Palmer Youth Groups Join In Fun
As King's Lake Camp Season Begins
Over 50 youths of junior high
and senior high school age at
tending the first King’s lake en
l campment sponsored by the Pres
byterian church, returned to theii
homes in Fairbanks, Northway
Healy, Anchorage and Palmei
early this week as eager grade
school youngsters took theii
places.
The Palmer contingent, consist
ing of Marjorie Huntley, Tim Mil
ler, Dennis Hamann, Jeanette
Lindsey and Marilyn Dragseth
hailed the first camp session as £
success in spite of rain, wind anc
cold weather. According to re
por^s, they went swimming al
most every day—even in the rain
* Marjorie Huntley was honorec
at the Saturday night all-camj
banquet by being elected mos
popular girl.
Bob and Billy Estelle, Joe Law
ton, LaVern Lindsey and Colir
Mick were representing Palmei
in the grade school age encamp
ment this week.
Camp counselors from Palmei
Included Rev. Victor Alfsen foi
the first week of the camp, anc
’ Mrs. Winston Laughlin for the
second.
Supported by Association Dues
King’s Lake camp is owned anc
operated by King’s Lake Camp
Inc., a non-profit organizatioi
which is supported by yearb
membership fees and dues. Ac
cording to Jack Maze, member
ship fees are $2 yearly and mem
bership dues, which carry votinj
privileges, are $10.
Maze urged all local member
to renew their memberships fo
the year 1951. Only 10 people ii
this area have paid their dues s<
far this year, he said. Last yea
the Valley boasted 90 member
in the association. New member
ships and contributions of any de
nomination will also be welcome
Membership fees and dues ar
used for repairs on equipmenl
replacement and construction o
new buildings. This year mone;
is badly needed for installation o
refrigeration, a safe water suppl;
adequate for present increasini
in
Downtown Palmer
Service Station
Summer Service Time Is Here!
Give your car the attention it
deserves.
DISTRIBUTORS OF—
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GOODYEAR & RICHMOND
TIRES
Tost's
needs, and a new sewage disposal
system. Work on a new well will
start next week.
King’s Lake camp was started
in 1938 when Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
King, Sr., gave three acres of
their original lakeside homestead
for a site. The rest of the 16p acre
homesite was purchased for the
camp in 1946, largely through the
generosity of the First National
bank and the Bank of Alaska,
i both of Anchorage. The following
year more than 60 acres pur
: chased from the Department of
. the Interior were added to the
site.
In 1950 the camp was used by
. 590 campers, representing Boy
[ Scouts, five churches, 4-H clubs
, and Girl Scouts. The modest fees
; charged put camping experience
within the realm of possibility
for most youth and adult group
( members of central Alaska.
WOMEN OFFICERS SOUGHT
FOR AIR FORCE RANKS
The Air Force is commissioning
approximately 200 WAF officers
per month from among business
^ and professional women through
! out the United States and its ter
ritories. Commissions are offered
in the grades of first and second
‘ lieutenant.
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Vegetable Inspector Appointed
Larry Semler of White Salmon,
Wash., nas been appointed veget
able inspector for the Alaska De
partment of Agriculture. As a
horticulture graduate of Washing
ton State College, Semler has had
extensive experience in vegetable
work and holds a U. S. vegetable
inspector’s license with a super
visory rating.
He will be available to assist
farmers with problems concerning
harvesting, grading and packing
for marketing. Close liaison will
be maintained between producers
and various market outlets. The
growers will be instructed in
grading and packing according to
U. S. standards and dealers will
be encouraged to buy on grade.
The U. S. army quartermaster
division has agreed to purchase
all No. 1 quality vegetables the
Alaskan forces can use. It will
be the responsibility of the in
spector to see that all produce is
kept up to grade.
Applicants must be 24 but not'
more than 32 years of age at the
time of appointment. In addition
to a baccalaureate degree, three
years of business or professional
experience, preferably in a super
visory capacity or in duties work
ing within the public, are re
quired.
Application forms and informa
tion are obtainable by writing to
the “W-A-F”, Headquarters,
USAF, Washington, 25, D. C.
FUR-SEALING OPERATIONS
NET TREAS. $1 1/2 MILLION
During 1950 a total of 60,090
fur-seal skins were taken on the
Pribilof islands, Alaska, as com
pared with 70,891 in 1949, 70,142
in 1948, and 61,447 in 1947, reports
the Fish and Wildlife Service of
the Department of the Interior.
In addition, the byproducts
plant on St. Paul island of the
Pribilof groups produced about
340 tons of fur-seal meal and 42,
000 gallons of oil. Foxing opera
tions were suspended on the is
lands during the 1949-50 season
because of the poor demand and
low prices for blue fox pelts.
Net receipts from fur-sealing
operations covered into the United
States treasury in fiscal year 1950
totalled $1,593,277. Of this amount
the sum of $122,594 represented
net proceeds from the sale of fur
seal oil and meal.
The Alaskan brown bears and
grizzly bears are vicious. Do not
molest them. Better still—avoid
areas known to be the habitat of
these bears.
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VOTE YES!
Money spent on a local sales tax may
be deducted from your income tax
declaration. Let's seize this method of
diverting our tax money to our own lo
cal use.
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