Wasilla Scouts
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Wasilla’s Boy Scouts, partici
pating in their first Court ol
Honor, took top honors in almosi
every event and then walkec
away with the prize offered tc
the patrol having most visitors
present last Friday. The Courl
of Honor, held in the parlors ol
the United Protestant church
was the first of the winter foi
the Valley.
Competitive events included
knot-tying contests, with Scouts
participating in teams and indi
vidually, and a guessing contest,
Billy Joe Wade and Vernon
Fridley were announced tied
with two merits each for the po
sition of most correctly dressed
Scout in the Palmer troop.
Scouts who were given ad
vancement in rank at the Court
of Honor included:
Tenderfoot—Jim Morton and
Carl Caulkins; second class —
Vernon Fridley and Monte Larsh.
Wasilla Scouts were given
badges they had earned for work
completed in the past several
months. Scout executive Hal
Gribble, a guest at the Court of
Honor, awarded the rank of Star
Scout to Billy Joe Wade. Roger
Woods of the Palmer troop, ab
sent on Friday, also has attained
the rank of Star Scout. To reach
this rank a Scout must earn five
badges beyond those necessary
for his first class rank.
Scout officials and troop com
mitteemen present at the Friday
court included:
Jack Maze, Vernon Bridley,
W. E. Huntley, Harold Dinkel of
Wasilla, Dick Drabble, Clayton
Esslinger, Mr. Gribble and Scout
master Alfsen.
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HEALTH COUNCIL PLANS
WINTER’S PROGRAMS
Work for the coming wintei
months was outlined to member)
of the Valley Health Council a'
last Thursday’s meeting. Mrs
Clyde King, reporting to th<
group the recommendations o;
its executive committee, outlined
this program for the next five
months:
In January, Mrs. Harold
Thuma. head of the Alaska
Tuberculosis Association in
Palmer, will present a pro*
gram outlining the work in the
territory's fight against tuber*
culosis.
In February, the group will
hear a discussion of cancer
control and treatment. It is
possible that this meeting may
be changed to a later date, in
the event a speaker can be
secured.
In March. Mrs. Victor John
son will explain the work of
the Alaska Crippled Chil
dren's Association.
In April, Dr. F. R. Sims has
been asked to lecture on
dentistry.
In May, the concluding
meeting of the Health Coun
cil before the summer recess,
the program committee will
conduct a study of community
health problems here.
At Thursday’s meeting, Mrs
W. L. Zeile, former public health
nurse, explained the work of the
Public Health Service in the
Valley.
She emphasized the fact tha1
ti?e main function of the Health
Council is educational. That, too
is a primary duty of the Public
Health nurse, she said. She item
ized as specific duties of the
public health nurse, those of:
Communicable disease control,
tuberculosis control, venereal
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■ disease education and control,
; maternity care, child health,
; crippled children’s aid, school
health, care of vision and teeth
: and general health education.
Thursday’s Council members
were told that in the future an
outline of each monthly pro
gram will be prepared and given
to those attending. Delegates are
expected to promote health edu
cation in the Valley by taking
back a full report of Health
Council activities to the organi
zation which elected them to the
Council.
Secretary Mrs. John De
Vries reported that a letter
from Wasilla, answering the
Health Council request that
Wasilla be responsible for
$150 of the Valley's quota of
$600 for the health nurse's
salary, had been answered.
Wasilla replied that the matter
had been tabled until after
the holidays.
Mrs. King reported these
names as members ot tne Healtn
Council’s executive committee:
Mrs. Haiold Thuma of the
Alasxa Tuberculosis Association,
Mrs. Victor Johnson of the Alas
ka Crippled Children s Associa
tion, Mrs. L. C. Stock represent
ing welfare, Mrs. W. L. Zeile re
presenting health education,
Mrs. E. F. Sims of the Community
Chest and William Bouwens of
the American Red Cross. Coun
cil officers also are included on
this executive committee.
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