EVERETT BACHELDER
TO LEAVE TUESDAY
ON MISSIONARY TRIP
Everett Bachelder, of the Valley
Christian Home for Children is
now busy making preparations
for a seven - weeks’ missionary
trip by dog team that will take
him from Palmer to the Yukon
territory and back through coun
try where temperatures go as low
as 70 below zero and where he
will travel over miles and miles
of frozen arctic wastes to reach
the people to whom he will preach
and teach.
Bachelder will be accompanied
on his winter trek by Lee Barry
of Seward. Barry, an employe of
the Alaska railroad who makes
his home at Seward, has taken a
three-months’ leave to make the
trip with the missionary worker.
Mr. and Mrs. Bachelder returned
some ten days ago from a trip to
the Kenai peninsula when Mr.
Barry came back to Palmer with
them.
Bachelder and Barry have been
making preparations since for the
dog sled journey, getting the dogs
ready and laying in supplies for
the trip. They have also been
getting in fire wood at the Chil
dren’s Home and making other
provisions for the children’s com
fort while they are gone. Mrs.
Bathelder will remain at the
Home during her husband’s ab
sence.
Seven dogs on the team for the
long trip will include Bingo, the
leader. Bingo is the mother of
Seegoo, the dog that Fred and
Sara Machetanz of Palmer now
have with them on a lecture tom
in Detroit and the East. Seegoo,
whose Eskimo name means ice or
frost, is a big white Siberian
Husky. According to word re
ceived here from Machetanz, See
goo is proving one of their main
attractions in the states.
Pinky and Browny, Bachelder’s
two big pack dogs, will make the
trip with him. Fang, 'a dog be
longing to the Rev. J. A. -Davis of
Palmer, will make the trip, which
will also include Tanner and
Butch, dogs belonging to John
Luster at Chickaloon and another
dog, Wolf, from Chickaloon.
Next Tuesday Bachelder and
Barry will set out by truck with
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the four dogs from Palmer for
Chickaloon. After picking up the
three other dogs there they will
continue on their trip Thursday,
traveling by truck until they
reach Mile 40 roadhouse, which
is beyond Tok Junction.
From there they will start their
dog sled trip in earnest, sending
the truck back to Palmer. At Tet
lin they will pick up another dog
sled team so that each of them
will mush his own dog team.
They plan to follow the road
to Chicken, traveling on from
there by the highway that goes
through the Jack Wade country
to Dawson, Y. T. On their return
trip from Dawson they are not
sure of the route yet and will
either travel back by the Alaska
highway or follow the Yukon
river to Circle. If they choose
the route to Circle they will then
follow the Steese highway to
Fairbanks. Regardless of the
route they follow for the trip
home, they plan to arrive in Fair
banks for the annual Winter Car
nival there.
ON BUSINESS TRIP
Emil Ganschow, of the Agri
cultural Research Administration,
spent several days at Fairbanks
on business, last week.
Girl Scout Council
To Moot January 22
A Girl Scout Council meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Charles Wilson Monday, January
22, at 8 p.m.,' Mrs. Wilson an
nounced today. Girl Scout lead
ers from Anchorage to be in at
tendance at the meeting are Mrs.
C. T. Manning, commissioner, and
Mrs. Marjorie Kafer, professional
Girl Scout worker.
Important Girl Scout projects to
be discussed at the Council meet
ing will include plans for the an
nual cookie sale, summer camp
and Girl Scout birthday. All lead
ers, committee members and any
one interested in Girl Scouting
are cordially invited to attend the
meeting, Mrs. Wilson said.
On Tuesday, January 3, an all
day training class will be held at
the Rec hall. Leaders and any
one interested in the work is also
welcomed to the meeting which
will convene at 9 a.m., according
to the announcement.
RETURNS TO OFFICE
Hugh A. Johnson, economist for
Agricultural Research Adminis
tration, returned to his office after
several days illness at home. Mr.
Johnson, now president of the Ki
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Only a few meintferl of Hfifi?
Butte Homemakers Club were
able to attend the regular meet
ing of the group, held January 11,
because of the deep snows, ac
cording to Mrs. Ann Burnham,
club reporter. The January meet
ing was held at the home of Mrs.
Alice Holbrook. Next month’s
meeting is scheduled for Febru
ary 9 and will be held at the home
of Mrs. Mary King, Mrs. Burnham
announced.
wanis Club was ill when the in
stallation meeting was held Janu
ary 8, and was unable to be pres
ent.
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ture tour” which is to start Janu
ary 26* according to word received
from them this week; In addition
to two lectures they are -to give
at the museum in’Detroit, they
are also to appear on a television
show, give an art exhibit and will
also attend an autograph party to
be given in their honor. They
plan to make headquarters at
Kenton, Ohio, and to return to
the Valley some time in April.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Machetanz are
well - known artists who make
their home here.
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