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Appalachian Trail Club bulletin

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  • 91 July, 1946.—A proposed letter to be sent to the sponsor of a newly elected member of the P. A. T. C. was presented and its adoption was approved by the Council. The leasing of a site for a shelter in the vicinity of Chimney Rocks in Pennsylvania, about three miles south of Snowy Mountain Fire Tower, in the Michaux-Mt. Alto State Forest at a cost of five dollars a year, was authorized. The Council voted to transfer the membership held by Mr. John W. Morris in lieu of rental for the site of Wilson's Gap Lean-to, donated by him and Mr. Bell, to Mr. Morris' widow or to whomever she should designate. August, 1946.—The chairman of the special committee for the purchase of headquarters property was authorized to accept the contractor's ' """, for improvements to the property at 1916 THE SUPERVISOR'S COMMENTS The schedule of work trips for some years has been two a month in spring, summer, and fall and one a month in winter. This has been continued, club trips having been made in the past quarter to both Maryland and northern Virginia, while overseers also worked in Pennsylvania. Summer growth is an old story to workers on Blue Ridge trails. The difficulty is that it occurs simultaneously on over 75 miles of Trail, all of which should be cleared within two weeks—and that just can't be done! This year, however, we did fairly well by seeing that the Trail was completely cleared and painted before the summer growth started and then attacking the worst places as rapidly as possible in June, July, and early August. Small work parties and overseers did good work in this respect. The Supervisor will be glad to hear from members who covered sections after August 15 where the way was blocked by summer growth. This will furnish a check on the suitability of the timing this year and assist in scheduling clearing next year when it will be most effective. It was decided at the Overseers' Meeting last fall to continue use of trucks for work trips. It was agreed, however, that more adequate equipment was needed. The situation was surveyed and arrangements made to secure a truck from Appalachian Trucks, Inc. Of interest is the fact that the officers and stockholders of this company are all members of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. A truck has now been equipped with removable sides and cover, and space provided under the floor for stowage of tools. In lieu of the burlap sacks of straw, seats have been provided. This means that 25 persons can be taken in the truck with the same comfort they would have in a bus, except for heat in the winter, and have more freedom of movement than in a bus. The new equipment was placed in use in midsummer and seems to have met with approval. By picking apples each fall during the war years, Club members provided much needed labor to orchard owners over whose land The Appalachian Trail is located. In June one such owner, who also owns the land on which Mosby Lean-to stands, wrote the Supervisor of Trails and asked if the Club was still disposed to help out with the apple crop. The Overseers' Committee surveyed the situation, reported to the Council, and were authorized to schedule "apple trips" when needed. As a result, almost every week-end from July to September, a group varying from eight to 25, left Washington Saturday morning for the orchards,
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