KING S LAKE—
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white caps and may enter the
deep-water area beyond the float,
which is reserved for them.
Red caps were in the majority
at the camp this summer, but
there were a good half dozen or
more of the green-hatted swim
mers in evidence, too. “All of
those green caps have learned to
swim since they came to camp.”
Mrs. Browning proudly an
nounced.
The camping week is planned,
of course, around a day-long pro
gram of absorbing outdoor activi
ties. But what happens wheri
Alaskan weather doesn’t co-op
erate with plans of camp leaders?
The Scouts simply adjourn to the
spacious Elks cabin for an indoor
recreation program. The cabin
offers so many opportunities for
indoor craftwork, that sometimes
camp counsellors secretly wish
for rain.
Highlights of the camping sea
son are the overnight hikes and
trips the Girl Scouts make. This
year, there were three such trips.
One group of Girl Scouts took
canoes and paddled to the King's
Lake entrance. There they por
taged their canoes over the nar
row" neck of land that separates
King's Lake and Anderson’s Lake
and made an overnight stay on
the shores of the neighboring
lake.
Another group of girls made an
overnight camp on the island in
King's Lake. Still a third group
made an overnight trip of a hike
to the top of Lazy Mountain.
All in all. King’s Lake camp
offers a complete and absorbing
week of outdoor living to Girl
Scouts. Activities are supervised,
but the girls learn self-reliance
and independence, too. And best
of all, they learn to live together.
Mrs. Browming thinks it will be a
long time before there is a recur
rence of a first-night incident of
last year. That was the night
that a seven-year-old Brownie
Scout gave point to an opinion by
slapping a tentmate. Girl Scouts
do learn to live together at King’s
Lake.
Clover Club Sells
Baked Goods fof Camp Fees
Thus far, the Clover 4-H Club
has held five bake sales during
the summer months. The final
sale before 4-H Club camp wdll
be held on July 28. At that time,
the girls hope to have made
enough money to pay their camp
fee.
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IT'S swimmin' lime at the Girl Scouts camp at King's Lake. Most
of the camp's sixty-plus Girl Scouts are either in the water, or are
changing into swim suits in preparation for their plunge. The
waterfront session was one of the most popular activities on the
camp program. There were 23 Girl Scouts from Palmer who at
tended King's Lake camp this summer. Most disappointed Girl
Scouts in Alaska were the Fort Richardson girls, whose Army
fathers didn't like to see them get so far from home in these days
of the tense international situation.—(Photo by Palmer Studios.)
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HEADS DISCUSS—
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ments in the same general area,
to compete for the market now
supplied fairly adequately by
present production.
Mr. Irwin reminded that there
are only a few farms in the Mata
nuska Valley, even after 15 years
of development, which are pro
ducing to capacity. The high cost
of land clearing long has slowed
expansion on established farms,
and is the major drawback in
bringing homestead lands into ag
ricultural production.
He believes that agriculture
will assume its proper place in
Alaska’s development if aid can
be given to settlers already on the
land, particularly through revi
sion of antiquated homestead
legislation. “Agricultural devel
opment is not the key to Alaska’s
problems,” he said. “Agriculture
cannot develop, unless it is pre
ceded by industrial development.
We must know where the key
centers of population are to be if
agriculture is to do its job prop
erly.”
The ARA head added that pres
ent research projects are expect
ed to aid materially in increasing
farm production, within the next
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seas duty.
“The National Guard is orga
nized for the purpose of home de
fense and men in the Guard have
a better opportunity for remain
ing at home, than do any others.”
By late Thursday evening, only
one man, Albert Jorgesen of the'
Ray Cather home, had enlisted in
the Palmer platoon. However the
scheduled American Legion meet
ing of Thursday evening was can
celled, and it is probable that
other men will volunteer soon,
Mr. Murton feels.
Meanwhile he asserted he
would do everything possible to
assist Palmer in planning its pro
gram of civilian defense, one a*
the functions of the National
Guard. Mr. Murton, and prob
ably Lieutenant Ashley will at
tend next Monday’s public meet
ing, called to plan the civilian
defense of Palmer. That meeting
will be held in Palmer Gymna
sium at eight p.m.
few years. As each farm moves
toward its maximum efficiency,
fewer farms will be turning out
greater quantities of produce to
fill the market needs.
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