PLYING AUTOMOBILE—The Aerocar, a four-wheeled, two-place, pusher-type vehicle,
which can be converted from plane to car or vice versa, is shown during recent test flight over
Fort Worth, Tex. As a car it has a practical road speed of 60 miles-per-hour, and as an aircraft it
cruises at 100 mph. and has a range of 300 miles. Ling-Temco Electronics of Dallas has agreed to
begin manufacture of the unique craft if there are sufficient firm orders to justify quanity produc
tion. (AP Wirephoto)
49th Birthday of Girl Scouts In U.S.A.
Celebrated With Events Next Week
By MRS. NORMAN SUTLIFF
During the week from Sunday,
March 12th, through Saturday,
March 18th. the Girl Scouts of
this, the 49th state, will join those
in 49 of the other states, in a cele
bration marking the 49th birthday
of Girl Scouting in the U. S. A.
There are 3H million Girl Scouts
in the United States today, includ
ing Brownies, Intermediates, Sen
ior Scouts, and the registered
adults who work with them. Hie
theme for the year is “Honor The
Past - Serve The Future’.
The week starts with ‘Girl Scout
Sunday’, March 12th, when every
girl will attend the church of her
choice—in uniform. Many Kodiak
churches are making special plans
in honor of the scouts and request
that the girls arrive before time
for the service so seating can be
planned.
Local merchants have generous
ly donated many show windows
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which will be decorated by various
troops to demonstrate different
phases of scouting, or to show
what they themselves have been
k - - -
doing. Watch the windows this
week. Slides of local activities have
been provided to the TV station
and one movie showing the senior
Scout Round-up at Colorado
Springs will be shown by the Sta
tion.
The week will end, in Kodiak,
with the Annual Fund drive,
March 18th, the girls will be out
asking for your contributions.
Every penny of this money stays
right in Kodiak. It is used to keep
up the Girl Scout quonset hut, to
make camping possible for all
troops, for Brownie fly-ups, courts
of Awards, and other joint activi
ties, and to buy general supplies
for use of all troops, such as ref
erence books, phonograph records,
and certain camp equipment. It is
also used to help new troops get
started, and for leader training.
Fleet Reserve
To Meet Monday
Fleet Reserve Association,
Branch No. 165, Kodiak will hold
its monthly meeting, Monday,
March 13, at 8 p. m. at the C. P. O.
Club on the Naval Station.
All members or prospective
members are urged to attend.
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