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ALICE MEURER, a former Shelton woman, is shown here with some of the
orphans she is caring for in Columbia, South America.
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The Journal recently received
a letter from Alice Meurer, a
former Shelton woman who is
now living in Columbia, South
America.
Her letter follows.
Dear Editor:
I write with the hope that the
story which is enclosed and
photos might be of interest to the
readers of your newspaper and
help find a means to make it
possible to provide homes and
hope for many tiny orphans who
would not otherwise have hope.
Perhaps 1 should identify
myself, i am Alice Meurer who
graduated from Irene S. Reed in
1954. Following graduation I
attended Western Washington
State College in Bellingham where
Application has been received
by the Seattle U. S. Army Corps
of Engineers office from The
Quadrant Corporation, Bellevue,
for Department of the Army
permit for certain work in Case
Inlet at Harstene Point'on
Harstine Island.
The work includes construct
fill and concrete flood gate
structure; place approximately 30
cubic yards of riprap; dredge
16,000 cubic yards of mixed
gravel, sand, clay and mud to be
used in the fill to create a lagoon
with uniform depth and water
level for recreation, propagation
of oysters, and sustenance of sea
life.
Log
]'he small softwood logs
second-growth, now cut
in all timber regions
Yield up to l0 per cent more
framing lumber than mills
get if a promising new
system proves out in mill
s, Congresswoman Julia
er Hansen revealed here
]'he system was developed at
U. S. Forest Products
oratory maintained at
ison, Wis., by the Forest
rice, U.S. Department of
ing an
Agriculture, Mrs. Hansen said. It
utilizes advanced computer
technology to position each log
for the critical first cut that
assures highest yield of dimension
lumber for housing and other
construction.
Opportunities for mill-scale
trials are being investigated, Mrs.
Hansen said. First tests may be
made at a Pacific Northwest mill
where sawmill controls of the
type needed are in use.
"This will be a great boon not
only for lumber producers but for
conservation of our timber
resource if the results of the
exhaustive laboratory
investigation can be duplicated in
sawmills," Mrs. Hansen said. "It
will mean that proportionately
fewer trees need be cut for every
building framed with lumber and
thereby significantly extend our
timber supplies."
Industry representatives
briefed about the system urged
that it be tried in a commercial
mill with the needed computer
and other facilities.
Over half the framing lumber
used for houses and other
buildings now comes from
second-growth timber, according
to Mrs. Hansen.
Some 7 billion board feet of
western softwoods and 8 billion
of southern pine, she estimated,
are cut from such small logs
annually.
Interested parties are
requested to submit, in writing,
any comments or objections that
they may have to the proposed
work. The decision as to whether
a permit will be issued will be
based on an evaluation of the
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Life Insurance enables a man to l
accomplish immediately what
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otherwise would be the work of a
lifetime.
1717 Olympic Highway North
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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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I received the Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1958. This was followed
by 11 years of teaching first and
second grade. Through the years I
had but one obsessed dream. That
I now enjoy every moment of
every day. This was for a large
family of orphans without a
husband. It must have been very
frustrating to my parents and
teachers when my mind so
frequently wandered from my
studies to a dream world of little
people.
In June of 1970 after selling.
storing and giving all my
belongings away I began my
adventure. At that time I had no
knowledge of where I would live
or how I would locate the
unwanted, helpless babies. My
impact of the proposed work on
the public interest. Factors
affecting the public interest
include, but are not limited to,
navigation, fish and wildlife,
water quality, economics,
conservation, aesthetics,
recreation, water supply, flood
damage prevention, ecosystems,
and, in general, the needs and
welfare of the people.
Comments on these factors
will be accepted and made part of
the record and will be considered
in determining whether it would
be in the best public interest to
grant a permit. Replies to this
notice should be mailed to reach
the Seattle office not later than
Jan. 5 to insure consideration.
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only acquaintance in Pereira was a
young, kindly priest. As I arrived
this priest was transferred to
another city. Through friends of
the priest I located a small house
for $1 8 monthly.
The first months were spent
with young people of the streets
and older orphans all of whom
have since departed. In late
January of this year 1 moved to
this large house. On February 14
the first of the abandoned
orphans Francisco Valentine
arrived. All the education I had
taken did not prepare me for the
task of saving this tiny infant's
life. He weighed five pounds at
41/2 months was yellow from lack
of blood circulation and had
boils. Francisco was a victim of
real-nutrition. "[he first nights
were painfully long as Francisco
and 1 passed our time with his
bottle, but the days and months
that followed proved well-worth
any meager sacrifice I made.
Francisco, at 14 months, is now a
healthy, happy baby. I enclose a
photo 1 am holding Francisco,
Malnutrition really takes its toll
on the babies here. Often people
are seen carrying tiny coffins.
photo taken in June of this year. In
this photo I am holding Francisco,
Malnutrition really takes its toll on
the babies here. Often people are
seen carrying tiny coffins.
Yesterday I was thrilled to
discover Francisco at last could sit
up. Our doctors who are working
for us without pay say that in the
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future Francisco will walk. They
are very delighted with his
progress.
Since February this little
brood has grown to eleven. They
are Patricia, five; Sandra, three;
Mark Anthony, 3 ; Ana, 2;
Victoria, 11/2; David Gregorio, IV2;
Francisco Valentine, 14 months;
Jacinta Maria, 9 months; Jon
Jaime, 5 months; Lucia Orfelia, 3
months and Jean Elena, 2
months.
In this home 1 am alone from
6 p.m. - 9 a.m. with the children.
In the other hours there are one
volunteer assistant and one
woman who is a paid employee.
The children and myself are
becoming more organized with
each day. The day begins at 5
a.m. with six or seven baby
bottles. This is followed by
prayers, breakfast and chores. Our
washing is all done by hand often
it is necessary to carry well water
for bathing, washing, cooking and
all essentials as the water leaves,
but we are grateful to have a well,
knowing others do not enjoy this
luxury.
The children are all
progressing well. Here we have
pretty well conquered the
problem of parasitic worms.
These are the rule, not the
exception, in small children
because of filth and ignorance.
Two weeks ago I was frightened
by two moving six inch worms in
the diaper of one of the babies.
How is this work supported'?
rp ans
It is only through gifts ot
generous people here in Columbia
and back in the states we are able
to survive. Perhaps some of the
readers feel led to support this
work. If so gifts may be sent to:
Pat Ekman 23131 - 83rd., West,
Edmonds, Washington.
Pat, our hard-working
dedicated director, will send 100
per cent of the donations to us.
We are most grateful for any
support of any size.
I would enjoy hearing news of
my home town and its people in
this far away land. My address is:
Alice Meurer Apartado 1038
Pereira, Risaralda, Columbia,
South America.
In closing 1 would like to
salute m ? fellow classmates of the
class of '54 and send my
congratulations in their
retirement to my father, Pat
Meurer. Also George Hermes, Miss
Irene Burright and Miss Margaret
Baldwin.
Sincerely yours,
Alice Meurer
By John W. Peterson
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