The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-03
BOY SCOUTS ARE
GETTING READY
FOR TWO Events

Planning and preparation are
the order of the day for Boy Scouts
and Senior Scouts of Southeas.
Alaska, as summer camp time
draws near. Juneau. Douglas
Sitka and Skagway boys will jon
with Senior Scouts from all over
the Territory in the Alaska Coun-
ellis Third Annual Air Encamp-
ment to be held this year at Lado
Field at Fairbanks, where they will
be guests of the us. Air Force Tor
the week of June II to 18.
For two weeks before that, regu-
lar Boy Scout camp will be held
at Eagle River, with advance plan
ming indicating camp of nearly
twice as many toys as last year.
Gastineau districts camping and
activities committee has already
had several meetings to outline
work needed to get the camp IN
shape, and both Juneau Boy Scout
troops have had overnight camps
there this month. Scout officials
report the camp in good SHAPE,
having had occasional use during
the winter, but with no destruction
or removal of property. Last week
reduced the amount of snow there
considerably, with parts of the
camp area already melted off.
TWO WEEKS AT CAMP
Eagle River Boy Scout camp will
be two weeks this year, instead o.
the ten days as last season. In
terest in the camp is growing, par
ticularly since the scouts started
sleeping in 16 by l6 pyramidai
tents, instead of in the bunkAouS2,
according to scout executive Maui
rice Powers, who directed last year
camp.
Scout officials anticipate tina.
the camp will be needed for a ful.
month next year, because OF the
enthusiasm of Juneau and Doug
las troops and the interest OF the
Sitka scouts in attending. 1t is not
known yet whether or not the
Skagway troop will attend this year,
but they are being invited, Powers
said
Usual problems of readying thu
camp for use are being encountered
cy the committee, including the
need for a camp cook, ieaky lools,
the necessity OF building more tent
floors and borrowing extra tents,
the problem of getting supplies up
from the beach, and the routing
out of volunteer work parties for
one or two Weekends during Ma
but Boy Scout officers anticipate no
great difficulty in getting the
necessary assistance, Powers re-
ports.
REGISTRATION
New word was released on the
matter of campers fees by the Boy
Scout office today, with explana-
ton that the payment of half the
two-week fee will entitle the Scout
tc the benefit of the lower rate Tor
advance registration. May IS is the
deadline, after which the full fee OF
s2250 must be paid. Boys paying
$40 as a registration fee for camp
before May Is, with the other $40
being paid before camp time, will
save the $3.50 penalty for late
registration. This ruling applies to
cut of town troops as well as those
at Juneau and Douglas, Powers
said. The camp fee of $40 is use1
to pay for meals and their prepa-
ration, he explained, with the
alaska Council including in It's
regular operating budget provision
1ol purchase CT camp equipment
anu necessary repairs and addi-
.on to the camp.
SCOUTMASTERS
Camp staff this year will include
seoutmasters Chuck Buttrey, Ches-
ter zenger, henry Osinga, probably
Eli Wclz OF Sitka, for all OF part
OF the two weeks. Several OF these
men VIII e spelled off by members
OF their troop committees, in ORDER
that each troop will have one man
in camp all the time. In addition
to the cook, field executive Dory
Scudder of Ketchikan, and Powers
who is scout executive of the entire
alaska council will be there for the
complete period.
A feature of this years camp will
he more hiking and an overnight
trek, Powers reports. Visitors day
will be Sunday, June 5, with boys
returning to Juneau Saturday
evening, June IL, he said.