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Alaska Sportsmens' Council Formed at Palmer Meeting
KINGS LAKE CAMP
ANNOUNCES FULL
SUMMER SCHEDULE
Kings Lake Camp will be com
pletely utilized next summer
starting May 31 and continuing
through the summer to August
31.
Boy and Girl Scout troops, An
chorage Y.M.C.A., several 4-H
clubs and four churches will use
the camp facilities, Lloyd Morley,
chairman of the board of trus
tees announced this week.
Boy Scouts will camp from May
31 to June 21, followed by the
YMCA from June 21 through
July 5. Girl Scouts will then take
over until July 26 when the
Presbyterian Church plans a two
week stay.
From August 9 to August 13
4-H clubs will camp, followed by
a four-day stay by the First
■Baptist Church. August 17 to
August 24 has been reserved by
the Central Lutheran Church;
August 24 to August 31 by the
'Church of God.
The Presbyterian young people
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Sportsman’s Council, which it i!
hoped will include all sportsmar
groups in the territory, was helc
in Palmer March 21.
Organizations represented al
the meeting included the Matan
uska Valley Sportsmen, Anchor
age Sportsmen’s Association, Tan
ana Valley Sportsmen of Fair
banks and the Territorial Sports
men of Juneau. These organiza
tions ax-e charter members of the
council. >
Committee members named in
cluded Jack Murphy of the An
• chorage association,. A. W. BodJ>
of the Territorial Sportsmen,
Wallace Fitzgerald of Fairbanks
and Glenn Wood of the local or
ganization. Jack Murphy, repre
senting the Anchorage Sports
men’s Association was named
temporary chairman.
The newly-organized council
plan to organize the territory’s
various sportsmen’s associations
into a single unit. Each club will
maintain their independent stat
us. They will practice fish and
game conservation and will seek
as members every sportsmen’s
organization in the territory, it
was announced.
The meeting was held in con
nection with the National Rifle
Association small bore champion
ships held here March 21 and 22.
Also attending the organiza
tional meeting were Burt Ahls
trom, Ray Woodson and Paul
Kirker of Anchorage: Buster Rid
dle, LeRoy Shebal and Ivan
Thorall of Fairbanks; John D.
Bush, Bruce Graham and Maud
Hosier of the Matanuska associa
tion.
and Boy Scouts use the camp for
winter outings. Other organiza
tions may make reservations for
weekends by contacting Morley.
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“Rip” Harris Wins
AH Alaska .
Championship Shoot
John “Rip” Harris, a foreman
at the Evans-Jones Coal mines,
won the All Alaska Champion
ship with a very fine score of 772
out of a posible 800 during the'
Alaska Sectional Rifle Tourna
ment held in Palmer March 21
.and March 22..,
Thirty-six ctonpetit^TB' entered,
the tournament; wjfhf- six rnen
from the Tartana Valley Sports^
'mans dub, seven from College'
and six from the Chilgach Rifle
and Pistol club at Anchorage
competing in the tow-day exent.
Col. Paul D. Harder of Fort
Richardson was referee, appoint
ed by the National Rifle Associa
tion. Bruce Graham of Palmer
was executive officer, Mst. Sgt.
Douglas Sheridan of Ft. Rich
ardson was chief Range officer
and Marie Westenbarger, Star
Route, Palmer was statistical of
ficer.
Winners, in addition to Harris,
who received a gold medal, are as
follows: John R. Dodge, second,
silver medal; K. Westenbarger,
Vernon Donaldson and Lynn
White who received bronze med
als in that order. .
In the experts class Daniel Con
tini received a silver medal as
first prize with Buster Riddle and
Daniel Fleming each receiving
bronze medals for second and
third positions.
Stanley Johnson led the sharp
shoots and received a silver med
al. Second and third place bronze
medals went to LeRoy Shebal
and Mayhard Perkins.
A first place silver medal went
to John J. Lee in the marksmen
class and bronze medals were!
awarded Angela Burnham and;
Ivan Thorall for second and third
placings. High junior won Daniel
Contini a second award, a bronze
medal. Angela Burnham also re
ceived two awards, her second, a ’
CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew E. Hanks
With the weather getting better
our annual land clearing program
is starting. If you haven’t signed
up for the A.C.P. payment for
clearing land for tillage you
should do so now if you wish to
participate in the program. The
deadliriB js April 1. There is also
a’ payment .schedule for grass pas-'
turb seeding, fertilization of pas
tures and also a new one for pas
ture liaanigement. To qualify for
this payment a farmer must have
a good seeded pasture, fertilize,
rotate grazing over the fields by
fencing, mow or spray to control
weeds, and not overgraze. Ap
plications to participate in the
A. C. P. program are made at the
Extension Service office at Pal
mer. If you signed up early to
do land clearing before April 1
and haven’t completed the job it
is necessary that you resign. Bet
ter check into it at once.
I have just read an interesting
statement. Mr. Byron T. Shaw,
Administrator of the Agricultural
silver medal for high woman.
Roselyn Miller received a bronze
medal as second high woman
shooting in the tournament.
Following the two-day meet,
participants enjoyed a social get
together in the Co-Op club room
Sunday night.
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people of the U.S.A. as well ii
1975 as they are fed now we wil
have to produce thirty percen
more food by then. There wil
then be 190 million mouths ti
feed. .That will be a lot bigge
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