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1948 National 4-H
Club Contests
During the month of March
boys and girls all over Alaska
signed up for 4-H club work. The
Extension Service of the Univers
ity of Alaska hopes to enroll 1000
members this year. Some of the
chief boosters of 4-H club work
are leading citizens and business
concerns in the United States who
have for years given awards to
4-H club members through the Na
tional Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work.
This year, to date, 8 business
organizations or individuals have
informed the National Committee
of their desire to give awards to
outstanding 4-H club members in
Alaska.
Clothing Achievement — Spool
Cotton Co., District—medal; Terri
torial $225 toward trip.
Dairy Production—Kraft Foods
Com., District—medal; Territorial
—$100 bond.
Food Preparation—Servel,, Inc.
District—medal; Territorial—$225
toward trip.
Gardening—Allis-Chalmers Mfg.
Co. District—medal; Territorial—
all-expense trip.
Girls' Record — Montg ornery
Ward & Co. District—medal. Ter
ritorial—$100 bond.
Home Improvement—Sears Roe
buck Foundation. District—medal.
Territorial—$100 bond.
Meat Animal—Thos. E. Wilson,
Chicago. District — medal. Terri
torial—17-jewel gold watch.
Soil Conservation — Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company. District
—medal. Territorial—$100 bond.
: These contests are open to all
club members, but the awards to
Territorial winners of the trips to
Chicago, the $100 bonds, and the
17-jewel gold watch may be earn
ed only by club members who
were 14 years of age by January
1. 1948, and who have completed
REMEMBER
FOOD SALE
AT N. C. STORE
Ladies Aid Society
SATURDAY
THEY DON'T WANT CHARITY—
I THEY WANT A
What crippled children want, and what they
get through Easter Seals, is a chance in lije.
A chance for proper medical care and equip
ment, healthful recreation, special voca
tional training. A chance to overcome their
handicap, to lead useful, happy lives. Giv
ing through the purchase of Easter Seals is
your chance to give them a chance.
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED
CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INC
11 South La Salt# Stroot
' Chicago 3, Illinois
i
Every Easter Seal You Buy Helps a Crippled Child
Alaska Crippled Children’s Association i
Only Two Survive
C-47 Plane Crash
In Washington
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huddled together under one wing
of the plane. Another—his leg sev
ered below the knoo—was found
leaned against a tree several hun
dred yards down the mountain
from the shattered transport. A
sixth was seated in the burned-out
radio cockpit.
Two bodies were located about
a mile from the wreckage when
searchers persisted on the possi
bility that there were more than
the officially listed eight men on
board.
Cowlitz county coroner Gordon
Quarnstrom reported he was ad
vised the transport altimeter was
jammed at 2,700 feet. This was
about 100 feet below the crest of
mountain.
The plane fuselage had burned.
The twin engines were ripped
from the aircraft and scattered.
Both wings were sheared loose as
the plane plowed into a fire grove.
Major Harding was qouted as
saying the plane flew into a
. “thunderhead” at about 3.000 feet
altitude. He said the plane flipped
over, but by the time it was right
3 years of 4-H club work. District
winners in all contests will be
awarded medals.
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Sarah Chapman, niece of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Yaeger .of this
city, who has been attending high
school in Fairbanks and maintain
ing an “A” average all four years
was runner up in the Pepsi-Cola
scholarship prize and will receive
a college entrance award and $50
when she enters college next fall.
Winner of the contest was James
Bingle, son of Rev. and Mrs Bert
Bingle and one of 121 students
throughout the United Sta.ca to
receive four years of college with
full tuition paid, including travel
ing expenses as w^ell as a monthly
allowance while in school. One
round trip a year to the winner’s
home from any college they choose
for four years is part of the prize.
0
Rev. M. Day received word from
the head of his church that he has
been released from his woik here
to enter the U. S. Army Chap
lain’s Corps.
Just when the change will be
made is not known yet as it *. now
up to army officials. No successor
has been named for the Federated
(Church.
ed again, they had lost altitude,
and crashed. Two were killed in
the crash he said. Three others
died Sunday night. Major Harding
told one rescuer two were living
when he and Belmonte left the
wreckage for aid. The circum
stances of the eighth death were
not made clear.
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