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King's Lake Camp
Palmer Boy Scout Troop 654,
encamped with scouts from
throughout the territory, con
cluded a successful two week per
iod at King's Lake Camp August
12.
Awards, merit badges and ad
vancements in rank were accom
plished by many of the boys.
Handcraft, waterfront and out
door activities, classes in first aid
and nature kept both scouts and
leaders busy from reveille to taps
This year’s attendance was the
largest in scout summer camping
with 77 attending the first week
and 82 the second.
Gene Butler, territorial assis
tant executive, directed the very
successful program, assisted by
Lt. Herbert Rosen, of Big Delta,
Sgt. Ora Johnson, Bennie Dupris,
Vern Fridley, Jr„ Scoutmaster
Vernon Fridley of Palmer as
* ’.veil as scoutmasters from An
chorage, Seward, Fairbanks, Mt.
View and Big Delta.
Palmer scouts will receive
their advancements during the
next Court of Honor.
P-TA COMMITTEE
MEETING CALLED
Mrs. James Kindler, president
of Palmer P-TA has called a
meeting of the executive com
w mittee and committee chairmen
to be held at her home August 22
from 3 to 4 p. m.
Coffey Insures Every Thing
Remember?
CONSERVATION
I NOTES
Br LEW E. HANKS
Max Sherrod and Irving New
ville recently received 10-year
service awards from the Weather
Bureau. Of the fifteen original 1
cooperative weather stations es
tablished in the Valley in 1941
only Mr. Newvilie'g and Mr.
Sherrod s are still operating.
Others, of course, have been es
tablished since. The latest sta
tions to be established are at Har
old Dinkle’s at Wasilla and Jim
Reddington’s at Knik. The pur
pose of these stations is to mea
sure local variations in weather.
Microclimatology it is called.
These local variations in tempera
ture. rainfall, sunshine, frost,
wind direction and velocity are
very important from an agricul
tural standpoint. The men operat
ing these stations as a public ser
vice are making a real contribu
tion to local agriculture.
Speaking of wind direction and
velocity, remember those winter
winds? Do you remember about
those windbreaks? The Palmer
Soil Conservation Subdistrict has
requested the Soil Conservation
Service to furnish planting stock .
for windbreaks. The Soil Conser- i
vation Service will grow them in ;
their nurseries. How many spruce 1
and birch will you plant in pro- :
tected windbreaks two years from i
now? The Subdistrict ” will fur- 1
nish trees if you will protect and (
plant the windbreaks. At present (
t is hoped to furnish spruce and i
birch. t
Several hundred trees of state- 1
Record Group Attends
Summer Church Camp
Seventy campers, with six
churches represented, are at
King's Lake camp this week at
the annual Church of God sum
mer camp. This is the first time
since 194d tnat representatives
have attended from each Church
of God in the territory, according
to Rev. and Mrs. George Geiwitz,
who with their son are attending
from Palmer. Other representa
tives include. Rev. and Mrs. John
Marshall and family from Kodi
ak; Rev. and Mrs. Herman Beyer
from Juneau; Rev. Russell Wil
son. Fairbanks; Rev. James Aus
tin. Anchorage, and Albert Har
rison. Sutton.
Study classes for all age groups
are conducted daily. A recreation
al period including swimming
and boating is enjoyed from 2 to
4 p. m., followed by a service at
4:30. Evening services include
the Young People’s service at
seven and an Evangelisitic ser
vice at eight.
The camp will close Sunday,
August 19. There will be a clos
ng service in the evening to
which the public is cordially in
/ited.
side varieties were planted this
^ear. If some of them prove to be
ast growing and winter hardy,
;ome of these may also be fur
lished. Windbreak trees should
)e planted in 2 or more rows 4 to
! feet apart. Get to measuring,
let to figuring and let’s see how
imbitious you are when it comes
o protecting the topsoil on your
arm. ,
ARR Excursion Special
For Annual Valley Fair
An excursion special is planned
by the Alaska Railroad. Sunday.
September 2. during the eleventh
annua] Matanuska Valley Fair, it
was made known this week..
The train will be scheduled so
as to allow Anchorage visitors
ample time to see exhibits and
enjoy a full day at the Fair. It
will leave Anchorage at 11 a. m.
for Palmer and return at 6 p. m
Special excursion fares have been
set
Reduced fares will be in effect
not only September 2 but also
on the regular Anchorage-Palm
er run September 1. There will
be no train September 3.
3-Star General at
Annual Wasilla Dinner
Obviously enjoying themselves
at the Annual Wasilla Grange
dinner Saturday evening v,we
the commander in chief of the
Alaska Command, Lieutenant
General W. E. Kepner and his or
derly.
On invitation, the General
arose and spoke a few words to
the assembled diners, telling
them how much he enjoyed get
ting out among the people of
Alaska.
About 300 other guests partook
of the Grange dinner also.
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