Explorer Scouts, Leadors Convert
Bus; Make Trip to BYU Conference
Twelve Explorer scouts and
three adult leaders left Palmer
on Aug. 15 on a trip to Brig
ham Young University, Provo,
Utah, where they attended the
first annual international Ex
plorer conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-Day Saints, Aug. 23-28.
Sound like a routine trip?
Not this one. The boys not only
earned the money to make the
trip; their mode of transpor
tion was probably the most
unique of any bringing scouts
to the BYU campus.
They converted a 40-passen
ger bus for the trip, building
triple-deck bunks and tables.
They worked out menus and
•earned enough food to cook
one meal a day.
Questions About
Business Answered
Internal Revenue Service
has announced that copies of
an eight-page reprint of “Ques
tions and Answers for the
Businessman” on travel, en
tertainment and gifts, are
available at the Government
Printing Office.
The questions and answers
explain in simple non-legal
terms, provisions of the reg
ulations originally published
in the Internal Revenue Bull
etin of July 29.
The “Questions and Answers
for the Businessman” is label
ed Document No. 5495 (7-30
63), and costs 5 cents per copy
and may be obtained by writ
ing to Superintendent of Doc
uments, Washington 25, D.C.
There is a 25 per cent discount
on quantities of 100 or more.
The booklet was widely dis
tributed to trade and profes
sional associations by the Ame
rican Society of Trade Execu
tives,
They earned funds for the
trip by holding car washes,
cutting wood, doing general
cleanup work at a trailer court
in Anchorage, and handling
the pop concession at the Pal
mer Grand Prix in May.
En route, the boys were en
tertained at a watermelon and
canteloupe party in Idaho
Falls at the home of Mrs. K.
D. Bohman’s parents, and
spent a day in Yellowstone
Park. In Salt Lake City, they
visited all the tourist attrac
tions and went swimming in
the Great Salt Lake. They
were housed in the BYU resi
dence halls and dined in the
University cafeterias.
During the week’s confer
ence which was attended by
3500 boys from 29 states, the
District of Columbia and five
foreign countries, the youths
received instructions in citi
zenship, physical and personal
fitness and exploring. They
also took part in group discus
sions on a wide range of world
issues, and held their own tal
ent show.
The boys conducted the ses
sions with a minimum of adult
supervision. One phase of the
program included competition
in more than 100 skills and
arts, ranging from public
speaking to rope climbing.
Palmer area boys who at
tended the conference were
Dennis Spendlove, Michael
Wetherbee, Terry Lee Beal,
Richard D. Bohman, Bill Boh
man, Dennis Campbell. Neville
Keith Downes, Terry Lee Hol
lembaek, Ralph Hulbert, and
Gary LaRose. Two Anchorage
boys also joined the group.
Adult leaders were Joe A.
Lentz, Jr., Clyde Oberg, and
an unnamed Anchorage man.
The tourists are expected to
be back in Palmer about Sept.
2. in time for school opening.
How many ways is electricity used in this picture?
How many ways is U used in your home? Do you ever wonder
what happens when you plug into a wall outlet? Where does the
power come from? You usually can’t see it unless it is in a light.
Why do fuses blow? Why should you NEVER touch an electrical
object with wet hands? Scores of 4-H Club members could tell
you the answers. They found them while working in the 4-H
electric program. Through the Cooperative Extension Service
and sponsoring groups, the young people have access to some of
the best personal guidance and informative literature in the
electrical field. Boys and girls interested in electricity should see
the munty extension agent.
Handicap Trio Starts Play
The Women’s Handicap Trio
will begin the winter sched
ule of bowling on Sunday,
Sept. 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the
Palmer Bowling Center.
A few bowlers are still need
ed to complete the teams. Any
one interested is urged to con
tact Irma Leibing at PI 5-3220
after 5 p.m. The league will
especially welcome anyone
just learning to bowl.
Discovered in 1877, Dinosaur
Graveyard near Como Bluff.
Wyo., is one of U.S.'s major
fossil beds.
Vancouver Island, is 13,000
square miles in size.
Local Residents See
Refinery Dedication
Several Palmer area resi
dents watched dedication cere
monies near Kenai last Satur
day when Standard Oil Co. of
California opened its new $10
million refinery.
H. G. Vesper, president of
Standard’s Western Opera
tions, Inc., announced during
the dedication ceremony that
Standard will reduce its prices
on gasoline and other petrol
eum products sold on the Alas
kan market by one cent a gal
lon.
Alaskan consumers are be
ing given the benefit of trans
portation savings, made pos
sible by the location of the re
finery at Nikiski Beach, Ves
per said.
The reduction on motor fuel,
diesel, furnace and stove oil
will go into effect on Sept. 1
and will be applicable through
out Alaska, he added.
Standard Oil began service
to Alaska 78 years ago, in 1885.
The company pioneered tanker
service of bulk oil products to
Alaska before 1900, and now
has storage facilities in coastal
areas throughout the state.
Although Standard began oil
exploration in Alaska in 1913, |
success was not achieved until
1957, when Richfield Oil Corp.
discovered the first commer
cial field and began its devel
opment with Standard as a
partner.
This oil field, located on the
Kenai peninsula about 60 miles
southwest of Anchorage, will
supply oil for the Nikiski re
finery about 20 miles west of
the field. The refinery will pro
cess 20.000 barrels of oil a day.
Special provision had to be 1
made to protect equipment,
! particularly instruments, from i
the cold. Although the Kenai
peninsula boasts a milder cli
mate than much of Alaska, it
is one of the coldest refinery
locations in the world.
The plant will employ 28
persons on a year-around basis
and will operate 24 hours a
day.
A number of dignitaries, in
cluding Alaska’s Gov. William
Egan, were present at the cere
monies. About 500 spectators
watched the proceedings.
The refinery is the first
modern crude oil distillation
plant in Alaska.
LOTS OF WOOD
States comprising old Ore
gon Territory produce 85 per
cent of USA's softwood ply
wood, 17 per cent of pulp.
Lewis was 29 and Clark was
33 years old when they were
selected for their western ex
pedition.
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RAINBOW GIRLS
GIVE TO DRIVE
Palmer Assembly No. 7, Or
der of Rainbow for Girls, gave
the Matanuska Valley ambu
lance drive a vital and wel
come boost recently, according
to William Hermann, chair
man.
“No doubt, the girls had oth
er important plans for their
money. However, they chose to
assist in this vital community
project,” Hermann said. Their
thoughtfulness exemplifies the
spirit and character of the
Order of Rainbow'.”
Hermann also thanked the
Golddusters homemakers’ club
for their contribution to the
drive.
He noted individual dona
tions from Mr. and Mrs. Will
ard Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Ro
land Snodgrass, and Lewis J
McDonald. Also, a $25 contri
bution was received from an
Experiment Station family
who wish to remain anony
mous.
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Civic Club
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