TERR. SCOUT LEADERS
ATTENDING COURSE
AT KINGS LAKE CAMP
Volunteer Scout leaders and
professional Scouts from the Ter
ritory are this week at Kings
Lake Camp where they are tak
ing the Wood Badge course. The
intensive outdoor training course
is being conducted by Robert
Perin, assistant director volun
teer training from the National
Council, New York; Russ Harri
son, assistant Scoutmaster, a
Scouter from Albany, Oregon
who flew here at his own expense
to participate in the course; Maj
or Bob Fisher from ELmendorf
Airforce Base, senior patrol lead
er; and Clarke Lethin, Scout
•executive, Western Alaska Coun
cil, assistant Scoutmaster and
• quartermaster.
The course is being offered to
adult leaders who will train other
leaders in the skills of Scouting
so they may teach on a Boy
Scout age level so that the youths
■will understand.
Scouters from all over Alaska ]
are taking the course. Twenty
lhree men, all here at their own
expense, have traveled (from
Haines, Juneau, Ketchikan, An
nette Island, Anchorage, Seward,
Ulmendorf Airforce Base, Fort
Greeley, Eilesen Airforce Base,
and Fairbanks.
This is the first time on the
Pacific Coast that the course has
been given in a local Council.
The Wood Badge originated in
England several years ago and
when it was decided to conduct
the course in the States, Scouters
I
L.O.O.M. Plan
Mother’s Day Program
Members of the Loyal Order of
Moose of Palmer will host a lun
cheon Sunday afternoon, honor
ing all Women of the Moose. The
Mother’s Day program will be
held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and
all W.O.O.M. are cordially invited
to attend. An informal program
will be conducted, with Dick Ben
son as entertainment chairman.
were sent to England where they
took the course. The National
Council agreed to maintain the
standards set by International
Board of Scouting in their train
ing. Out of some 3500 adults Who
have taken the course, only 700
have been successful in passing
the course. Scout Executive Leth
in passed the course in 1949 while
at Salem, Oregon.
Upon the completion of the
course at King’s Lake Camp this
Sunday, the men must then an
swer a series of two sets of ques
tions: answer questions on their
knowledge of Scouting and are
required to serve six months in a
training capacity in their local
Council before obtaining the cov
eted Wodd Badge identification.
While at Kings Lake the men
are training from 7 a.m. to 11
p.m. daily; cooking their own
meals by troop and patrol meth
ods: living in tents, and sleeping
on the ground.
A kick-off banquet was held
at the Palmer school cafeteria for
the group last Saturday:
Corsages, Bodionniers and Potted
Blooming Plants will be available
COME IN BEFORE STOCK RUNS LOW
PALMER NURSERY
About 1V2 miles north of Palmer on Glenn Hwy.
LOCAL COUPLE TO
VISIT IN IRELAND
Mr. and Mrs. James Srrrith of
the Hyland Hotel left for the
States today, enroute to Ireland
where they will spend about four
months visiting relatives. This
will be the first trip back to the
“old country” for Jim since 1919
when he came to America. Mrs.
Smith visited her home country
in 1949.
Prior to leaving for Shannon
the Smiths will visit Rose Walsh
of California, former U. S. Com
missioner in Anchorage, and will
spend a few days in New York
City. In Ireland they will visit
their brothers and sisters in
Counties Carlow and Lethram.
Mrs. Smith has lived in Alaska
since 1928, having come here from
Ireland. In August the couple will
be joined by Mlrs. Smith’s son,
Myles Hyland, who is a student
at Edison School of Aeronautics
in Seattle. This will be his first
trip to Ireland.
Before leaving for home the
trio plans visits in England,
France and Rome. During their
absence the Hyland Hotel will be
closed.
Irrigation Specialist
To Speak Friday Night
Marlin Groe, representative of
the Wade Rain Company, manu
facturers of sprinkler irrigation
equipment, is in the Valley this
week, visiting with the area
farmers who are interested in
this type irrigation. Mr. Groe
has been visiting as many farm
ers as possible, accompanied by
Stewart Durrant and Virgil Eck
ert of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association.
A special meeting will be held
Friday evening in the meeting
room at the Co-Op general of
fice. The meeting is being held so
that the public may learn about
the irrigation system, Durrant
pointed out- Mr. ,Goe will show
films and provide important in
formation in regards to irrigation
in farming.
Two Wade Rain systems are
now in operation in the Valley,
one at the Bob Webb farm and
the second at the Clifton Grover
farm. It is very interesting to
watch the systems in operation,
giving Mother Nature a hand in a
very important job.
All interested persons are urg
ed to attend the meeting, slated
to get under way at 8 p.m.
Area Welcomes—
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Farmers Cooperating Association
pointed to the many advantages
of regular air service in and out
the valley. 'It’s no good to grow
produce if it can’t be properly
moved”, Wilson stated and added
that the valley produces farm
products worth $3,000,000 and
manufacturing another $2,000,000
worth. “We are looking forward
to this new means of transpor
tation.” Durrant remarked that
agriculture will benefit more than
any other group in expediting
shipments. ‘'At the present time
we are trucking our air freight
to Anchorage. With this new ser
vice we will be able to eliminate
this transportation delay”.
Merle K. Smth spoke briefly to
the group, telling of the long study
made and predicted that busi
ness which will be generated from
Palmer will help in the growth
of the entire system.
Delegates making the inaugur
al flight included the following:
Jacque Roth, Sol Urie, Jack
Jaffery, Chris Martin, Harry Gil
ifilen, Jack Warner and Paul Nel
son, all of Seward. From Val
dez came William Egan, Max
Wells, and Woody Huls. Cordova
delegates included Bob Korn,
Frank Swartsbaker, Harold Nor
drnan, Howard May, Howard
Behymer, Perry Davis, John
Rosswog, Hollis Hendrich, Merle
K. Smith, John LeFever, W. H.
Chase and W. H. Smith.
The Anchorage group, largest
in number, included Ward Wells,
Ralph Brown, Alex Dunhan, Bob
Dodd, Jack Stern^ Phyllis Bock,
George Jackson, C. Hayes, Frank
Freeman, Mr. Hunt, Augie Heb
ert, Lloyd Olsen, Robert Baker,
A1 Brandsted, Robert Atwood,
Bob Alden, .Roy Brock, Mel Pet
erson, CLayt Shule and Dave
Drage.
Members of the inaugural
flight crew were Captain John
Whelan, Spencer Wessling, co
pilot, and Marsha Cuddlip, hos
tess.
Daily flight service, except
Sundays, will leave Palmer at
7:20 a-m, from the Palmer field.
The Cordova Airlines ticket of
fice is located in the Matanuska
hotel where Glenn Behymer, for
mer Cordova resident will be in
attepdance. First passenger out of
Palmer on Tuesday morning
flight was Mrs. Izola Sims, de
partment president American Le
gion Auxiliary who flew to An
chorage for connecting flight to
Fairbanks.
Special MEA—
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has one more year to run. The
two candidates receiving the
greatest number of votes will fill
the two-year terms; the third
highest will fill the unexpired
term of one year. In case of a tie
the one year term will be decid
ed by lot.
Other business to be conduct
ed at the special meetirg will in
clude voting cn (1) the proposed
debt limit of $25 million; (2) re
striction for Board of Directors
to $5 million expenditure with
out direct action of membership;
(3) capital credit amended to con
form with Territorial law, and to
combine the two capital credits.
In answer *o questions about
MEA's new loan, Cv Brewer,
MEA manager said this week that
the purposes of the loan are,
roughly, as follows: Approximate
ly 96 miles of distribution line
which will serve 368 new mem
bers. This is work spread out
over the entire system, not one
concentrated section. He said that
236 signed applications were on
hand last November, since that
time many of these have received
service, however, more will be
seeking membership and the
funds must be applied for ahead
of time to assure money for the
work when needed. The cost of
this addition to the system has
been estimated at $385,525. Other
Hospital Gets
Two Vehicles
Palmer’s hospital has t»een al
loted two military surplus vehi
cles, reported Board chairman,
A H. Mick. Acquired at two per
cent of their acquisition cost, this
transportation is expected to in
crease efficiency, he said.
In the event the new system
does not work out, the vehicles
will be disposed of at the end of
the required holding period. The
pick-up and panel trucks are in
good condition and will require
minimum maintenance, Mick
said.
planned work would be the in
stallation of three new sub sta
tions within the next year at a
combined total cost of $203,300.
Also 19 additional miles of trans
mission lines at approximately
$117,700; improvement to the ex
isting system, $236,193; legal fees
and pre-loan expenses, $230,521;
unadvanced funds $441,957.28;
and amount required in addition
to unadvanced funds, $524,282,
bringing the grand total up to the
present debt limit of $2 Vi million.
Fabulous money prizes
by Chamber of Commerce
may be coming your
way, soon!
LIVE MUSIC!
AT
Palmer Bar
Saturday Nile
MAY 12
• JIM NOBLE
• DENNIS SLAGHT
DELSEY
TOILET TISSUE
COLORED
4 rolls
59c
KLEENEX
400 SIZE
COLORED
SCOTT
TOWELS
GIANT SIZE
39c
STATE, FAIR
SOLID PACK
TOMATOES
JACK-N-BEANSTALK
Corn on Cob
NO. 5 TIN
45c
YES MADAME
Freestone PEACHES
NO. 303 TIN
35c
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Meat Department
SWIFT PREMIUM TRAY PACK
Cut Op Slewing Hens 57c
YOUNG U. s. SELECT
Sliced Beet Liver „59c
Sliced Bacon_n. 59c
Fresh Fryers As Usual
PUROLA
Shortening
3 ft. tin 79C
BONNIE BRAE
Strawberry Preserves
4 LB. 12 OZ. TIN
$1.89
Free
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■ Given Away
Memorial Day
1st PRIZE
Philco
■ Refrigerator ■
2nd PRIZE
Daveno Bed
3rd PRIZE
■ Roadmaster
Bicycle
4th PRIZE
Ladies Diamond
Ring Set
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