VARIED ACTIVITIES PLACED
FOR BOY SCOUT WEEK FEB. 1-12
inrough many varied activities
the Chugach Westward 2,583 Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers
and adult leaders will observe the
45th anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America during Boy
Scout Week, February 6 to 12,
with its theme, “Building for a
Better Tomorrow”.
Boy Scout Week is the largest
annual single observance by
young citizens. Since Scouting’s
incorporation in Washington,
D. C., on February 8, 1910, more
than 22,750,000 boys and leaders
have been enrolled.
The 79 units in the Chugach
Westward District will dramatize
through demonstrations, exhibits,
window displays and “pot luck”
dinners with parents participat
ing, the purpose of Scouting and
the rich heritage it has in this
country.
Boy Scout Week completes the
National Conservation Good Turn
the Scouts have undertaken at
the request of President Eisen
hower, their Honorary President.
Members will report to their
sponsoring institutions and public
officials their accomplisments in
arousing “public recognition of
the need for adequate protections
and wise management of our soil,
water, mi #ral forest, grassland
and vfilullltt resources.”
Presidint Eisenhower will hon
or in the White House during Boy
Scout Week the 12 Boy Scouts
and Explorers having the most
outstanding records of conserva
tion.
Throughout the nation Scout
Units which qualified are to re
ceive National Conservation Good
Turn Certificates of Merit award
ed jointly by Ezra Taft Benson,
secretary of agriculture, and
Douglas McKay, secretary of the
interior.
Most of the Districts 28 Cub
Packs, with 900 members will
hold Blue ard Gold pot luck “ban
quets” with each family bringing
a part of the menu. They are
eight, nine and ten-year old mem
bers who follow a home-centered
program in their homes and back
yards.
The Cub Scouts will have “Lei
Freedom Ring” as their Boy Scout
Week program, with the February
birthdays of Washington, Lincoln,
and the late Lord Robert Baden
Powell, founder of Scouting, as
subjects of their dramatizations
and story telling. Cub Scouts will
honor their older members as
they “graduate” into Boy Scout
Troops. There will be skits, songs,
and games. At “Our Heritage”
celebrations in most of the 40
Troops who have 918 members,
the lives of the three men will be
portrayed to show how they lived
the ideals embodied in the Scout
Oath and Laws.
Scouts will install window dis
plays of handicraft and their con
servation achievements with ap
peals to the public to help con
serve America’s national re
sources. In many school assem
blies they will put on Boy Scout
demonstrations. Some will enter
tain children in hospitals with
songs, stunts, tricks, and games.
Explorers in many communit
ies will spend part of a day with
conservation officials to learn how
to conserve today’s resources for
a better tomorrow.
The 301 Explorers, boys 14
years of age and older, follow a
program of adventuring in the
open; getting along socially with
others; being of service to others
and exploring lifework possibil
ities.
Some will “fill” government
positions an hour or two to learn
the functions of public office. At
high schools many will use recess
period to demonstrate tree plant
ing and outdoor manners and also
erect school conservation exhibits.
Boy Scout Sunday will be ob
served February 6 in thousands of
churches with Scouts and lead
ers attending services in uniform.
Those of Jewish faith will ob
serve Boy Scout Sabbath in syna
gogues and temples Friday eve
ning and Saturday, February 4
and 5.
Traditionally on February 8, all
members recommit themselves to
the Scout Oath or Promise at
8:15 p.m. in the four time zones.
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AIRMEN TO NEAR RESCUE SPECIALIST
The attention of all local air
men is drawn to the next regular
meeting of the Matanuska Air
mens Association which will be
held February 10 in the Co-Op
club room, beginning at 8 p.m. A
guest speaker from the 71st Air
Rescue will be present, accord
ing to word received this week by
Ralph Farnsworth, association
president.
The speakers talk will be based
on light airplane pilots, methods
of search and rescue adaptable to
light airplane pilots, and in addi
tion, some problems dealing with
light airplane owners and advice
will be offered, including the need
to file flight plans, to follow them
closely and the importance of
closing a flight plan.
It is expected that the speaker
will arrive in Palmer via helicop
ter. All airmen are invited to at
tend the meeting.
AWARD CONTRACT
A contract for $3,179,528 for
construction of U. S. Air Force
facilities at King Salmon Airport
near Naknek, Alaska, has been
awarded to Morrison-Knudsen Co.
Inc., Hoge Bldg. Seattle, the Al
aska District Corps of Engineers
announced this week. The project
is to be completed, and ready for
use by October 30, 1956.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Local Garden Club
Planning Spring
Wild Flower Show
Members of the Palmer Garden
Club made plans for a wild flow
er show in mid-June during their
recent club meeting. Karla Duff
was named chairman of the show
which will carry the theme of
“Alaska Spring”. The show is
scheduled for June 18 and 19 and
will include displays using wild
berry shrubs, berries, jelly made
from wild berries, wild flower
specimens, arrangements with
wild flowers, with rocks, drift
wood, lechin, fungus, mushrooms
and moss. In addition an exhibit
of wild flower pictures by Rose
Johnson is planned.
Thirty-three persons were in
attendance at the meeting, many
of whom later joined the club.
Bess Johns was hostess for the
meeting ,assisted by Lillian Eck
ert and Edna Wehking as co
hostesses.
Following the business meet
ing Dr. Richard Washburn show
ed various seed catalogs, Helen
Scott spoke on starting seed in
doors, Rose Johnson spoke on tu
berous begonias, and Thelma Cope
demonstrated an arrangement of
daffodils. The display was later
exhibited in the Matanuska VaK
VERNA ADAMS TO WED
ON FEBRUARY 5
Verna Louise Adams, daughter
of Mrs. Ray Adams of Palmer,
will become the bride of PFC
Robert Lee Ayres of the 42nd En
gineers on Saturday, February 5
in a ceremony in the United Pro
tectant Church. Rev. Earl C.
Chandler will perform the single
ring ceremony at 8 p.m.
Although no invitations have
been mailed, members of the fam
ilies have extended a cordial in
vitation to all friends of the
couple and families to attend the
ceremony ar.d the reception which
will follow at the Matanuska
Hotel.
ley Bank on Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Johnson has offered to get
roots of the Alaska orchid which
she will give to Palmer Garden
Club members only. She will get
the roots this spring.
In addition to the spring flower
show, plans are already under
way for the “Alaska Summer”
flower show to be given later in
the year. Maud Hosier has been
named chairman of the summer
show.
A CORDIAL WELCOME TO A'«L
Brian H. Cleworih, Minister
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 6
10:00 Sunday School Classes
11:00 Morning Worship
\ "Jesus' Year of Popularity"
7:45 Evening Service
Movie "Buttonwood Inn"
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