Four "Outside”
Conventions Set
For McKinley Park
Mt. McKinley Park hotel and
3,030 square miles of Alaskan
wonderland officially opened on
Friday, June 1.
The big park hotel, operated by
The Alaska Railroad, has been re
decorated from “stem to stern”.
Hotel officials are bracing for
a hefty tourist season, Afrasiab
“Ding” Bakhtiari, McKinley hotel
manager, reports.
Four large conventions are
planned at McKinley hotel dur
ing the summer, according to
“Ding”. Some 140 members ~A
the National Editorial associa
tion gather at" the park this
month. Other conclaves are being
staged by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce; the Hawaiian
Chamber of Commerce and the
California Automobile association.
Regular Alaskan tours with
stops at Mt. McKinley Park ho
tel are planned again this season
by the Arctic Alaska Travel Ser
vice and other agencies.
The hotel, with its 95 rooms,
accommodates 190 guests.
The 86-mile road from the hotel
to Wonder Lake, a choice fishing
site, is open and bands of caribou
and other animals are reported
roaming the area in abundance.
Park officials say there seem
to be many Toklat Grizzly bears
in the park this spring, as well as
Dali mountain sheep, foxes, parka
squirrels, birds and other “un
paid” park entertainers.
Motorists can ship their cars to
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GIRL SCOUT
NEWS
Girl Scouts of troop 26 have a
short nature hike planned for the
next regular meeting, June 13.
Mrs. Charles Wilson, leader, re
minded scouts that parent-con
sent forms must be properly
signed and returned before leav
ing on the hike. Comfortable
clothing and “nosebag” lunches
also are called for.
July 15. Eugene Kirsch, chairman,
home at 11 a.m. During the hike,
a study of native Alaskan trees
and flowers will be made, taking
specimens for scrap books.
Mrs. John DeVries, R.N., gave
a first-aid demonstration to the
troop at the June 6 meeting. Care
of cuts, burns, slivers and use of
a triangular bandage were shown.
Ten Girl Scout leaders and
prospective leaders from Palmer
took part in the outdoor training
class conducted by Mrs. Marjorie
Kafer, executive secretary of the
Susitna council, June 5.
Divided into three patrols, each
McKinley park and spend as long
as they like seeing the sights. Or
they can go there via the railroad
and take the regular park tours.
Two trips a day are planned
between the hotel and Camp Eiel
son, where visitors are offered a
dazzling array of mountains over
which 20,300-foot Mt. McKinley
presides. Camp Eielson is 66
miles from park headquarters.
Another favorite drive over the
good park roads is to Polychrome
pass.
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Historical Data
Presented To
U. Of Alaska
One ton of documents dealing
with the early history of the Ter
ritory are en route from Seattle
to the University of Alaska as a
gift of Volney Richmond, Jr., of
the Northern Commercial com
pany, Dr. Terris Moore announced
today.
“The documents are the exist
ing records of the Alaska Com
mercial company that reigned su
preme from Kodiak westward
down the Aleutian chain and in
the Bering sea from the 70’s to
the turn of the century”, Dr.
Moore said. “The University of
Alaska is most grateful for this
gift.
“The shipment consists of 29
cases of ledgers, invoices, inven
tories, records of sea otter catches,
annual reports of traders to the
head office, diaries of store man
agers, reports on whaling, census
data taken by traders of the old
Alaska Commercial company”, Dr.
Moore said.
The work of sorting and clas
sifying the documents might well
be a year’s work for a history ma
jor, Dr. Moore indicated.
“Combining these papers with
the superb library of Alaskana
given to the university by D. E.
Skinner of the Alaska Steamship
company, the University of Alas
ka now has the finest collection
of research material in existence
on the affairs of the Territory”,
Dr. Moore stated.
prepared separate dishes. Follow
ing lunch, each fire and prepara
tion of food was explained.
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MIXED THE WAY YOU
LIKE THEM!!
STIPULATED FUNDS APPLY
ON NEW. NOT OLD. HOSPITAL
While plans and necessary fin
ancing applications for building a
new hospital for Palmer go for
ward, the hospital board is striv
ing to make present inadequate
quarters meet immediate de
mands.
j The board made it clear that
| the $6,500 to be raised by popular
subscription will apply on funds
required for the new building
and that no part of that amount
is to be used on the present quar
ters. The present buildings, how
ever, must have certain repairs
made before winter, and for this
purpose there are no funds.
CLEANING BEE
Women of the United Protest
ant church will hold a cleaning
bee Friday, June 15, at the
church. All women of the con
gregation are invited to attend.
School Board and P
To Hold Joint Meetii
On New School Plans
Special meeting of the P-T.A.
and school board is called for 8
p.m., June 13, at the school lunch
room. Purpose is to discuss prob
lems and bring out ideas and in
formation related to new school
construction and its financing.
Some of the topics to be dis
cussed are: Needs of the commu
nity, type of construction desired,
financing, sources of income,
ways and means of getting the
money; operation and mainten
ance, forecast of population and
increase in students.
The architect selected by the
school board is expected to be
present and to answer questions.
All interested persons are urged*
to attend this meeting, Mrs. Jas.
Kindler, president, said.
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Remember?
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