LOCAL EXPLORERS JOIN IN LARGEST
TERRITORIAL SCOUT ENCAMPMENT
Palmer Explorer Scouts Danie
Wolf, Joe Lentz, Jr., Dick Gan
schow, John Barnhart, Willian
^Harris, Wesley Grover, Ernes
Roetman, Douglas Bixby an(
their volunteer leader, Emil Gan
schow, were having an excitinj
week, according to reports re
ceived from Kodiak.
Boy Scouts from all over Alas
ka converged on the U. S. nava
station at Kodiak, Sunday, for i
seven-day summer encampmen
which is the largest in the historj
of Alaskan scouting. The encamp
ment is being sponsored by tht
Alaskan Sea Frontier and ele
ments of the Alaskan Air Com
mand.
^ Such distant and isolated spots
as Point Barrow, Fort Yukon and
Nome were represented as the 128
Explorer Scouts, aged 14 to 17,
arrived in five air force planes
which had picked them up at cen
tral points in the Territory.
Scouts from remote areas arrived
at the pick-up points by small
aircraft and boat.
Monday, under brilliantly sun
ny skies, the young campers, in
cluding many Indian and Eskimo
'boys, were welcomed to the naval
establishment by Rear Admiral
Clifton A. F. Sprague, command
er of the Alaskan Sea Frontier
and deputy commander-in-chief
of the unified Alaskan command.
Greetings also were extended by
Capt. L. J. Dow (U.S.N.), com
manding officer of the naval sta
tion and member of the Alaska
Council, Boy Scouts of America;
*and Capt. George F. Kosko (U.S.
N.), aerological officer, who is in
charge of the project.
A tour of the naval station fol
lowed the welcoming ceremony,
and the boys were briefed on the
week’s events. These will include
tours of the town of Kodiak and
of ships at anchor here, as well as
1 lectures and demonstrations on
- such subjects as firefighting, par
1 achute packing, aerology, diving,
fc and the ground controlled ap
l proach method of landing air
- planes when visibility is poor.
r, The scouts also will have several
■ sessions in which to test their
marksmanship on the rifle range.
The week’s activities will be
l climaxed on Saturday morning
i with a parade and presentation
of certificates to participants. The
certificates will bear the signa
tures of several high-ranking of
ficers, including Lt. Gen. W. E.
Kepner, commander-in-chief of
the Alaskan command; Rear Ad
miral Sprague, and Capt. John
K. B. Ginvder (U.S.N.), chief of
staff, Alaskan Sea Frontier.
This is the fourth time that Al
aska’s Explorer Scouts—who in
clude sea and air explorers—have
been summer encampment guests
of military establishments in the
Alaskan command. Two encamp
ments in previous years have
been held at Elmendorf Air Force
base, near Anhcorage, and one at
Ladd Air Force base, near Fair
banks.
The local scouts will be home
tomorrow, weather permitting.
KATHLEEN MOORE NEW
SENIOR REGENT OF
PALMER CHAPTER
Palmer Chapter 942, Women of
the Moose, held public installa
tion of officers June 26.
Installing officers from Anchor
age were: Installing regent, Hat
tie Fireovid; installing chaplain,
Madeline Pierce; and installing
guide, Margaret Fox. Graduate
regent, Feme Leek of Palmer,
was installing chairman.
The following Palmer officers
were installed: Kathleen Moore,
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senior regent; Haleen Ingalls,
junior graduate regent; Neva
Roark, junior regent; Margaret
Lucas, chaplain; Genevieve Mof
fitt, recorder; Jean Prewitt, treas
urer; Dorothy Ann Anderson,
guide; Joyce Leppanen, assistant
guide; Fanny Wirtanen, argus;
and Marcia Sollers, sentinel.
Corsages were presented to in
stalling officers from Anhcorage
and senior regent, Kathleen
Moore.
Following the installation, a so
cial hour was enjoyed by mem
bers of the Palmer Moose lodge
and the Women of the Moose.
4-H CLUB
NEWS
THE SMOKEY STOVERS
We had our meeting at our
leader, Mrs. Ann Burnham’s
home, June 19. Demonstrations
were given by Sylvia Bean and
Rosalie Burnham on Pop-overs,
and Arleta Goodrich and Eleanor
Falk on yeast breads.
We sang songs, played games
and made riddles during the
meeting. We have decided to use
our ten-cent dues to purchase
4-H T-shirts.
Our next meeting will be July
3 at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. Ann Burn
hams.
According to enrollment sheets
at the Extension office, 147 boys
and girls are carrying the follow
ing 4-H projects this year: Bak
ing, 75; garden, 47; sewing, 17;
clothing, 9; calf, 9; yard improve
ment, 6; crafts, 4; poultry, 2; room
improvement, 1; canning, 1. Many
are planning exhibits at the Val
ley fair in September.
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