National Boy Scout Week Set for
Feb. 6-12 to Mark 41 st Anniversary
As the entire nation pauses to
honor Boy Scouts of America this
week on its 41st anniversary, lo
cal Scouts and leaders here are
also working on plans for the
year’s activities. One of the proj
ects that holds particular appeal
right now is the possibility of
some one Palmer Scout attending
the World Jamboree to be held in
Austria during July. The gather
ing of the Jamboree depends, of
course, on what will develop in
the world situation during the en
suing months. The last World
Jamboree was held several years
ago and has not been resumed in
the past eight or nine years be
cause of the wars and internation
al situations.
Palmer has one Boy Scout
troop, No. 654, and an Explorer’s
troop. The latter is sponsored
here by the Kiwanis Club. The
Rev. Victor Alfsen is Scoutmaster
of troop No. 654, which is spon
sored by the United Protestant
church. Vernon Fridley is assist
ant scoutmaster. Chairman serv
ing on the local Boy Scout com
mittee is Clayton Esslinger, as
sisted by Don Ingalls, Emil Le
Walter and Jack Maze. Walter
Huntley, active in Scouting for
more than 30 years, is institution
al representative and also a mem
ber of the executive board of the
Alaska Council of Boy Scouts.
The nation’s 2,750,000 Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and
their adult leaders will observe
Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6 to 12,
marking the 41st anniversai'y of
the organization, by engaging in
a nation-wide clothing collection
to meet emergency needs abroad,
by strengthening their efforts in
Civil Defense, and pointing up
the need for conserving the na
tion’s natural resources.
The anniversary is observed in
all parts of the nation by over
75,000 Units. During the week
many store windows in the states
will be given over to the Boy
Scouts to demonstrate some of the
: useful skills they acquire at their
i meetings and in Scout camps,
i There will be displays of handi
I craft and special exhibits calling
attention to the conservation ef
forts of the organization, its ap
peal for spare clothing and its
training in civil defense.
The Civil Defense Staff of the
i National Security Resources Board
has recognized the role that the
Boy Scouts of America play in
working with state and local Civil
Defense agencies.
In a statement the Board said
that the Boy Scouts, nation-wide
in scope and operating under a
federal charter granted in 1916 by
Congress, “has the responsibility
of maintaining a program for
training boys and young men in
Scoutcraft, outdoor skills, phys
ical fitness and citizenship re
sponsibilities, and in developing
character.”
The Boy Scouts of America, the
Board recognizes “has long been
active in developing and carrying
out a program of service in time
of emergency. Its regular activi
ties include first aid, firemanship,
life-saving, communications, sani
tation, safety and similar skills
that prepare for service. Its par
ticipation in the work of state and
local Civil Defense agencies
should be encouraged.”
The Boy Scouts of America is
prepared to assist by furnishing a
Civil Defense messenger service,
help the Red Cross in first aid
training and cooperate with other
organizations responsibile for pro
viding food, clothing and shelter
during emergency periods, and
aid rescue units and ambulance
services when requested.
In addition, when requested by
state and local Civil Defense
agencies, members of the organi
zation will be trained and made
available to work with Civil De
fense leaders in organized self
protection programs, and such
auxiliary programs as aircraft ob
servers.
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JAMES KINDLER IS
NEW CUB MASTER
FOR PALMER PACK
James Kindler, new Cub mas
i ter for Cub Scouts in the Valley,
took over his duties February 1,
upon the resignation of Dr. Allan
Mick. There are approximately
30 Cub Scouts in the Valley, com
prising four dens. Past Cub mas
ters in addition to Dr. Mick, in
clude the Rev. George Geiwitz
and Hugh Johnson. Members of
the present Cub Scout committee
are Howard Estelle and Joseph H.
Gallant. The Cub Scouts are
sponsored here by the Palmer
P-TA. Den mothers are the Mes
dames William Fogg, Howard
Estelle, James Kindler and Rob
ert Johns.
The next pack meeting of the
Cub Scouts will be held at the
school gym on February 26. Plans
will be discussed then for the an
nual Blue and Gold Cub Scout
banquet, usually held in Febru
ary, but which, this year, has
been postponed until some time
in March. The date will be an
nounced later.
When Dr. Mick resigned as Cub
master he extended his apprecia
tion to all who had assisted him
in the Scouting work. He placed
special emphasis on the work
done here bv den mothers, which
until recently, also included Mrs.
Joseph Gallant. Dr. Mick said
that the den mothers had made a
real contribution toward the suc
cess of Cub Scouting here.
23 Brownies to Take
Part in Investiture
Ceremony Here Tuesday
In an impressive* investiture
ceremony to be held Tuesday,
February 6, at the Co-Op club
room, 23 little girls of the Valley
will become members of a new
Brownie Troop here. Special in
vitations to mothers of the
Brownies have been issued for
the ceremony, which will take
place at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
The new troop is comprised of
third grade Brownies.
Mrs. John Zetmeir is leader of
the new troop; Mrs. F. V. Poore
assistant leader. Serving on the
Brownie committee are Mrs. Wil
liam Gulbranson, Mrs. Roy Brock
and Mrs. Gust Scheibl.
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