The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20

SENIOR SCOUTS
 RETURN SUNDAY,
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 Returning Sunday afternoon from Fairbanks were A Senior Scouts and leaders who have been in attendance at the Third Annual Air Scout Encampment, held this year at Ladd Air Force Base.
 Boys and leaders were flown in following the week-long encamp- ment by two Air Force planes, with other planes returning groups to Annette Island, Anchorage and Nome. Scheduled to return to Ju- neau Saturday afternoon, the flights were delayed by bad weather throughout Southeast Alaska. In- cluded in the two planes which cvernighted at the Juneau airport were representatives from Juneau, Douglas, Sitka and Petersburg, with the latter group staying over- night in Juneau and going to Petersburg today. Sitka Sea Scouts and their leaders left by chartered boat last night for their home town.
 General comment on the Senior Scout Encampment was that it was very good, with appreciation voiced by the young men for the greater amount of free time in the sched- tile enabling them to visit several times in Fairbanks. They extended their thanks for the hospitality of the 50O1st Air Group, under the command of Col. N. D. VanSickle who were host to the camp of 119 young men from all over Alaska.
 Graduation certificates were awarded at the conclusion of the review parade Saturday morning, at which time Col. Kane, executive officer for Brig. Gen. Dale " Gaf- fney, complimented the Senior Scouts on their excellent appear ance and conduct during the en- campment.
 All of the Juneau delegation re- turned Sunday, with the exception of scoutmaster Chester Zenger, still in attendance at the Department Convention of the American Le- zion, and Julian Rivers, who is awaiting the arrival of his parents at Fairbanks.
 Juneau scouts and leaders who participated in the encampment were: Richard Klingbeil, Robert Ripke, Jerry Hill, Wayne Powers, and Chester zenger, all of Troop 613; Donald MacKinnon, Jerry Wade, and Charles Buttrey of Troop 23; Herbert Martin of Troop GA; Harvey Clauson, Leo Oster- man, Jeff Pegues, Julian Rivers, and Harold Zenger of Ship 712; and scout Executive Maurice Powers. Representing Douglas was Pat Wellington of Troop 6l0.
 Sitka Sea Scouts from Ship 744 included: Charles Anselm, Stuart Brown, Larry Calvin, Robert Franks, Arnold Didrickon, Herbert Hope, Lyle Kuehn, William Law renee, Edwin Osbakken, Daniel Preston, James Price, Jake Peters, Raymond Radach, Buddy Smith, Terry Troutte, Charlie Trierchields, Wilfred Williams, and leaders Frank Calvin, Joel Campbell, Ernest Fuess, and Louis McGee.
 From Skagway were: James Bei- tinger, Stanley Brown, John Hoyt, Charles Roehr, Tom Tunley, How ard Welch, and leaders Ernest Larson and c. J. Roehr. The Petersburg group included; Robert Lloyd, James Rhodes, Ronald Sarff. and scoutmaster Dickson Taylor.
 Twelve scouts and leaders par ticipated from Wrangell, with 23 going from the Air Scouts and Sea Scouts at Ketchikan. In addi- ton to the Scouts from Southeast Alaska, large delegation attended from Nome, with Fairbanks, An chorage, Palmer, and Wasilla com pleting the group of towns repre- scented.
 The Alaska Council of the Boy Scouts of America is already ne- ginning to plan for the 4th Annual El,campment, which will be held probably either at Anchorage or Kodiak next year. This is in order to give scouts the opportunity 10 tecome better acquainted with the resources and people of the Terri tory. Scout Executive Maurice Powers, who returned to Juneau with the group Sunday, is leaving for Ketchikan Tuesday morning where he will participate in the White River scout camp for boys
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