Break-Up Gauges
to Place for
Jaycee Classic
A 20-foot high, yellow and
brown tepee gauge is in place in
the Knik River. The Anchor; |.e
Junior Chamber of Comment
members last week built this
huge gauge-carrying structure
on the river bed near the bridge.
The Jaycees call it “Noah’s Ark”.
The tepee-like structure of
telephone poles guard the steel
casing which houses a timing
mechanism to be used in the Jay
cees classic. The center steel cas
ing is perforated to allow water
to flow inside; the top is welded
smut to prevent tampering. The
t.ming device will be inserted in
a panel to be cut out of the side
of the erasing about July 1. After
the mechanism is installed the
panel will be locked shut with
four separate locks. “Houdini
himself couldn’t tamper with the
mechanism’, say the Jaycees.
The timing device will consist
of two floats, each in a separate
cylinder. One float will be set to
flip a switch at the 11 -foot level,
starting the sounding of a siren;
the second float will set a switch
to stop the clock when the water
hits 12 feet.
The clock will be located in a.
mailer near the Knik Drive-In.
Tiie gauge, which is 100 feet off
more, will be connected by cable
: the shore. Two men will at all
t.rnes guard the clock.
When will Lake George go out?
Tiie public has until June 23 to
..ake their guesses. After June
13 it is up to the glacier, water,
and guage.
BAPTIST BIBLE SCHOOL
PLANS COMMENCEMENT
The Vacation Bible School of
the First Baptist Church will end
two weeks of interesting and
t .jovable activity with its com
mencement Friday evening at
: 30.
At this time the beginner, pri
ary, junior and intermediate
•partments will present brief
- hits on what they have learned
miring the two weeks of Bible,
mudv and other training. The
students handicraft creations
will be on display in the church
moment.
Following the exercises, dur
. g which the students will re
ceive diplomas, refreshments'
v. ill be served in the church kit
chen.
Parents and friends are especi
. Iy invited to attend the com
; *. encement exercises.
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THURSDAY. JUNE 19
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
EXPLORERS, Elks hall, 7:30
p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 p.m.
LEGION AUXILIARY, Craft
room, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
HOSPITAL BOARD, Hosp. din
ing room, 8 p.m.
NURSES ASS’N, Health Center,
8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
4-H BAKE SALE, Piggly-Wiggly
SUNDAY, JUNE 22
U. P. CHURCH PICNIC, King’s
Lake
MONDAY, JUNE 23
PALMER KIWANIS, Grange
hall, noon
M.E.A. BOARD, M.E.A. meeting
room, 8 p.m.
PALMER GARDEN CLUB, 8
p.m.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN,
8 p.m.
COMMUNITY BAND, Cent.
School, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. JUNE 24
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
I Health Center
1 CAP CADETS, Cent. School,
I 7:30 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, City Hall, 8
p.m.
1 WOMEN OF THE MOOSE,
Moose hall, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
U. S. ARMY RESERVE, Armory,
8 p.m.
i CARPENTERS LOCAL, Carpen
i ters hall, 8 p.m.
; COMMUNITY BAND, Cent. Sch.
| 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, 7
p.m.
EXPLORER^, Elks hall, 7:30
p.m.
PIONEER GRANGE, Grange hall,
8 p.m.
VALLEY AIRMEN, Quonset Hut,
8 p.m.
PUBLIC DINNER, St. Michael's,
6-8 p.m.
LOCAL PArHOLUUISr
TO VISIT EUROPE
Dr. Charles Logsdon, plant
pathologist at the Alaska Agri
culture Experiment Station, was
recently notified of a Rockfeller
grant of $1600 which he will use
during a visit this summer to a
number of European countries.
Dr. Logsdon, who will be accom
panied by his wife, will be visit
I ing a number of universities and
other institutions of learning, in
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Ger
many, Switzerland, and Holland.
While in Europe the local
i scientist who received his doc
i torate degree from the University
of Minnesota, will present a
paper on potato ring rot and
green-sprouting at the Seventh
Congress for Microbiology which
! is to be held in Stockholm.
Mrs. Logsdon and the couple’s
I three children leave Palmer June
I 24 for Minnesota where the child
! ren will remain with their grand
| parents during their parents’ trip
i to Europe.
The Logsdons will fly to Europe,
leaving New York around the
first of August. They expect to
be gone about 45 days and will
make their return trip to Alaska
by plane.
In addition to his duties with
the Experiment Station, Dr.
Logsdon is a member of the Pal
mer City Council.
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CAA CELEBRATES
20TH BIRTHDAY
Celebration of the 20th anni
versary of he Civil Aeronautics
Administration will take place
throughout the U. S. and Alaska
during the week of June 23-28.
Acting Governor Waino Hend
rickson will speak at a “kickoff”
dinner meeting sponsored by the
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
June 23, along with Administra
tor Allen D. Hulen of the CAA’s
Fifth Region, and Halford P.
Noggle, special representative of
James T. Pyle, Administrator of
Civil Aeronautics in Washington.
John C. Hooper, secretary of the
Regional Air Space Subcommit
tee, will speak at noon June 23
before the Kiwanis Club in Fair
banks at the Travelers Inn.
On June 23 the acting Gover
nor, Hulen and Noggle will
speak before the Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce; George S.
McKean, deputy regional admin
istrator, will speak to the Cor
dova Chamber June 24; Hulen
and Noggle will appear at a pub
lic meeting in Nome June 24;
Noggle and Charles E. Planck,
public information officer, Fifth
Region, will speak before the
Fairbanks Junior Chamber of
Commerce and Joel T. Caudle,
airways operations specialist,
will speak to the Golden Heart
Toastmasters Club in Fairbanks
on the same day, June 25. Acting
Governor Hendrickson will ap
pear June 25 as guest speaker at
a dinner meeting of the Anchor
age Chamber. Other speakers
wll appear before various other
organizations in the Territory in
the Southeast section and in Pal
mer July 2, and Anchorage July
21.
The Malanuska
By Joe Mars
From the foothills of the Chugach
To Talkeetna peaks so high,
Where the mighty Matanuska
And the oft' times docile Knik
flow by,
Dwells a land of pure content
ment
With it’s lakes and streams so
clear,
Where a hardy breed of farmers
Sow their seeds and persevere
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: Where the snow lies deep in win
ter
j And crowns mountain peaks in
July,
I And glaciers tread with magnifi
cent dread,
Their chosen paths on high;
Where the moose will browse in
the lily pond
And slowly enjoy his fill
And fireweed in gaudy splendor
Cavort on nearby hill.
Where muskrats, like minature
ferrys
With small silvery wakes;
Ever busy, ever moving
As they ply the streams and
lakes.
Where the ever hungry rainbow
Leaps high to grasp a fly;
His usually graceful body
Now seemingly all awry.
Oh, let me plant my cabin
Beneath this northern sky;
In this peaceful little valley
Let my family multiply.
And when I pass from mortal
earth
My body please inter
On a flowered-covered hilltop
Deep in the Matanuska.
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Home Demonstration Agent
There is still room for a few
more 4-H campers at either camp
June 27 - 30 or June 30 - July 3.
„ Register at the Extension Office
as soon as possible.
* * *
4-H T-snirts may be purchased
at the Extension Office now'. So
be in style for all summer 4-H
activities by wearing one.
* «* •
Families do take time to play in
the summer even if they are ex
tremely busy it was recalled by
a recent check of homemaker
clubs. In answer to a roll call of
family activities for fun and rec
reation, summertime activities
rated high. Women often men
tioned picnicing, fishing, boat
ing, swimming, and other out
door activities as their family
favorites. Working together on
outside projects around the house
was also listed as a form of
recreation combined with work.
WORKING STUDENTS
REMINDED OF
SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS
Since May 15th, 375 Alaskans,
mostly high school students,
have applied for social security
cards, according to the Juneau
offce of the Social Security Ad
minisration. The office reminds
students, seeking employment for
the first time, that they will need
a Social Security card before
starting to work.
It is easy to get a S. S. card,
or a duplicate if the original card
was lost. They are available by
completing Form SS-5, obtain
able at any post office. They are
to be mailed to P. O. Box 1331,
Juneau. When starting work the
employer is to be shown the so
cial security card for his records.
‘“Your social security card is
your ‘insurance policy’ in the
Old-Age, Survivor’s and Disabil
ity Insurance Program. Take
good care of it”, advises SSA of
ficials.
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families do take advantage of the
beautiful but short summers.
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