European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse I daily Magazine above the Pren of traffic a wonderful old Windmill Gilill looms. A dutch association was formed to keep them in repair. Modern apartment area and superhighway outside Amsterdam did t spell doom for this Windmill though it s not used is photos by Bob Milnes by Maik Daunger staff writer this Windmill still earns its keep As a Sawmill in town of Veenendall. Faith buys and City slickers whore now Middle lined May recall that once upon a Lime u Windmill of a sort could be seen 01 most any Funn across the . Rural electrification and motors moved in. And nobody could care less that the few windmills still to he seen have All but rusted if they were Metal or rotted if they were Wood into just a ghost o their whirling swinging creaking past. Holland where u Windmill of the Clute sic Type was once everywhere to be seen also has Little use for them in today s Hustle and Bustle. And so hol land s Lovely windmills begun rotting away and were torn Down. Somebody in Holland Carneil though and de loll Lundschen Molen the association for the preservation of wind Mills was born. Through its activities National and provincial authorities came to Thi Rescue of the great Mills still existing. Chie among these Are the Mills Friday october 9, 1964 the stars and stripes around Kinderdick in the Rotterdam area. Since the 1820s diesel engines have served the purpose of pumping water Here and there is really no practical purpose for the 16 windmills in perfect working condition thut still stand. They have however been put to prac tical use in times of emergency. The Mills Are in operation fur the Benefit of tourists every saturday afternoon Duran to july and August. But their quaint Beauty can be admired any other time of the year too. The association suggests six Windmill trips in scattered parts of the nether lands for visitors with a yen to see this bit of old Holland. Information is Avail Able from de lot Andoche 9 Amsterdam. If u trip to real Windmill country in t possible travellers need Only keep Sharp Eye out. Windmills Are really Al most everywhere in Holland and can even pop up right in the midst of a modern apartment House urea. The Windmill is in Holland to stay. Page 11
