Part Ill by Jeff McDonald The Boy Scouts of Troop 281, Dallas, were at Ute Meadows Camp. It was their third day on the trad out of Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimmaron, N.M., and they were preparing for a side hike which would occupy most of the day. “Their destination was Mt. Baldy, a familiar landmark in the northwest corner of Phil- mont. Rising 12,443 feet above sea level, Baldy is the second highest mountain in New Mexico. The name Baldy comes from the fact that, due to poor weather and soil conditions, no foliage grows with 500 feet of the peak. At 10,000 ft. the crew stopped at Baldstown, once a large mining ™Mown. The hike was steep and long, due to switch- backs. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Mt. Baldy was ‘‘con- quered’’. On the fourth day, the boys hiked to Head of Dean Camp, where they participated in a ‘“‘Lumbering Days’’ compe- tition.| Events included log- ‘6 the t | at Philmont. in log-rolling and set a new camp record. After a flap-jack breakfast the next morning, the boys left for the next camp, Ponil. At this camp, the crew had a dutch- oven dinner followed by a branding demonstration. Ponil was a headquarters camp, so the boys enjoyed their first hot showers since they hit the trail. The sixth day was a long uphill hike for the scouts, to Upper Dean Cow Camp. Upper Dean was a dry camp. This meant a four mile hike for water. They slept next to an:old cabin which had served as a stopover many years ago for wranglers as they drove cattle to market. That night nature provided a fantastic light show, as bolts of lightning flashed inside a huge thunderhead. The seventh day was not one for hiking. The day started out well: singing as they went, the group covered mileage quickly. Before long however, they real- ized that they had passed the turnoff point two miles back. To make matters worse, another crew following a similar trail made the same mistake and caught up. The two crews took an alternate route over Lookout Peak and down through Bear - poPiable emeraency OXvOen Units Regulator & Mask Easy Parking 675-3366 Quick Service 675-5121 eam b Canyon, considered by many to be the roughest hiking country on the ranch. After leaving the canyon the boys were informed that they had passed the camp. The infor- mation proved incorrect and they continued on until they arrived at Bench Camp. The water at Bench had to be strained and purified. Brian Jacobs and Mr. Juris devised a condensation still, made of tent poles and pots. The water turned out O.K. Next week's report will in- clude the last days on the trail, return to Philmont head- quarters, and final ceremonies before departure. Footnote: Excerpts in this article were taken from the personal log of crew member, Raymond Jacobs. pears, milk. butter, ice cream, milk. apple crisp, milk. water at Bench Camp. A new $2.2 million bulk power substation atop Plymouth Mountain will increase the power delivery capacity of UGI Corp.’s Luzerne Electric Division to its more than 52,000 customers in the Wyoming Valley when it goes on line late this fall. The finishing touches are now being applied and soon testing and start-up procedures will begin. The Mountain Substation will be the largest in the UGI system when finished, and it will insure dependable electric service to the valley for years to come, according to Richard H. and general manager of the Luzerne Electric Division. “The new UGI Plymouth Mountain Substation will allow UGI to import from remote generating sources almost four times the power capacity we can now generate at our - E-Z CHECKS PERSONAL LOANS CHECK-CREDIT SUPER SAVER SAVINGS CLUBS your hen MEMBER F.D.I.C, = Hunlock Creek Plant,”’ Mr. Demmy explained. The outside power sources are the Penn- sylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Interconnection and the Conemaugh Power Plant in Western Pennsylvania, of which UGI is part-owner. The substation and additional transmission line moder- nization is part of the com- pany’s current $6 million system improvement program. The’ primary function of the substation is to take power off interconnection lines at 230,000 volts and step it down to 66,000 volts. Smaller substations located throughout the UGI electric service territory in turn reduce the distribution voltage further so it can be used by individual residential, com- mercial and industrial customers. z Page 7 by Bridgette Correale 639-5759 The fire that had Oak Hill up- side down was finally extin- guished last Tuesday. Would you believe it took six days! The brush fire located in the woods behind Pine Street would be put out only to start up in another area. The teenagers of our area showed their colors when they tramped into the woods with Indian tanks. rakes and shovels to help extinguish it. Last week we honored several boys who helped Smokey the Bear. this Mike Bob Fego. Jim Joyce, Mathews, Don Rollman, Wesley and Paul DeBarry. Birthday greetings to Helen Kishkill who will celebrate her birthday Sept. 21. Sorry to report that Scott Kerkowski received several stitches on his finger last week. Congratulations to Frank Orkwis upon winning first prize at Gate of Heaven's annual golf tournament held last weekend. Several weeks ago Frank took Legion Auxiliary To Install Officers The regular monthly meeting of the Daddow-Isaacs American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 672, will be. held at the Post home, Memorial Highway, Dallas, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Frances Yankoski, central director, will install the follow- ing officers for the coming year: Barbara Laning, president; Florence Shively, vice president; Florence Davenport, second vice presi- dent; Ruth Struthers, secre- tary; Helen Garbutt, treasurer; Jean Hazeltine, sergeant-at- arms; Josephine Matenus, chaplain; Shirley Templin, historian. second place in the Topp’s golf tournament. Belated birthday greetings to Susan Sternfeld who celebrated her birthday Sept. 19. All fly-up brownies and junior girl scouts will meet at Gate of Heaven's school Sept. 22 at 2:45 p.m. Brownies and mothers are asked to attend a meeting Sept. 25. For further details contact Mrs. Robert Cartier at 675-1952. Happy anniversary to Yolanda and Fred Tomaselli who will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary Sept. 26 Trudy Gerchak will celebrate her 14th birthday Sept. 30. Many happy returns. The = Oak Hill Civic Association is assisting in the refreshment booth at the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction. If there are any women who have not been contacted and would like to help, please telephone me at 639-5759. Three hours of your time is all that is requested. The residents of Hemlock Drive and their cars wish to thank the township supervisors for having their street repaved. The Zankels, Sternfelds. Correales, ‘and Sapsowitz, former residents of Dallas, recently enjoyed an evening at Bruticos. Irv Zankel, who will celebrate his birthday Sept. 26, was surprised with ‘a straw- berry covered birthday cake. Belated birthday greetings to Elly Gerchak, mh Colshraied her birthday Sept. Louis Correale, son of Vince and Bridgette, celebrated his ninth birthday Sunday with a dinner party hosted by his parents. Enjoying the home cooked Italian meal and birth- day party were: Brian Bednar, Robert ‘Callahan, Terry Cum- mings, Joe Gerchak, Doug Osborne, Peter and Joe Toma- selli. every BUSTER CRABBE POOL > is equipped with ~~ Aa wa. e Feeds chlorine automatically eo Whisks away surface impurities eo Keeps filter operating at top efficiency e Cuts down on vacuuming ALWAYS ON THE JOB— even if pool is unattended! 3. LAAR’S HEATER Sat. 9 to 5 Sun. 1 to 6
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