Scouting, Volume 28, Number 8, September 1940 Page: 26
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New Sea Scout Ship
and Officer's Flags
AT the June meeting of the Na-
tional Executive Board, de-
signs were approved for two new
Sea Scout Flags, illustrated on this
page. Now, instead of the 39 dif-
ferent flags under the old plan,
there will be but two Sea Scout
Flags as recommended by the Na-
tional Committee on Senior Scout-
ing and Sea Scouting in the inter-
est of simplification. By the addi-
tion of stars to these flags, they
will be made to designate different
ratings and officials.
The specifications for these two
new flags are as follows:
1. Ship's Flag
This flag is to be half blue and half
red with the insignia and lettering
within a circle in the center of the
flag.
(a) Flags of all Ships with First
Class rating or less, according to the
Rating Plan, will carry one star in
the upper lefthand corner.
(b) Flags of Ships with the rating
of Local Flagship Squadron will carry
two stars, one in upper and one in
lower left corners.
(c) Flags of Ships which are mem-
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bers of the Regional Flotilla will
carry three stars, one in upper and
one in lower left corners, and one at
right center.
(d) Flags of Ships which are mem-
bers of the National Flagship Fleet
will carry four stars, one in each
corner.
2. Officer's Flag
This will be basically the same flag
—half red, half blue—but will bear
only a plain Sea Scout Insignia in
the center of the flag. Since the Skip-
per flies the flag of his Ship, he needs
no special flag. Designations of other
officials will be made as follows:
(a) Flags of all Local Officials
above the Ship Committee will carry
two stars, one in upper and one in
lower left corners.
(b) Flags of Regional Officials will
carry three stars—one in upper and
one in lower left corners, and one at
right center.
(c) Flags of National Officials will
carry four stars—one in each corner.
These flags will be made up in
the same sizes as heretofore. The
Ship's Flag will be made in two
sizes: 2' x 3' and 4^' x 5V2'; and
the Officer's Flag in three sizes:
12" x 18", 2' x 3', and \Yz' x 5V2
It is not intended that Ships
which have the old style flag will
immediately discard them, but as
new flags are purchased, the new
designs will be used. These flags
will be sold through the National
Supply Service. Purchasers should
state the rating of the Ship at the
time they place the order. Un-
doubtedly the issuance of these
new flags will eliminate entirely
the confusion which apparently
has existed among Scouters and
Sea Scouters alike because of the
great number of flags which were
in use. For prices and details
write the National Supply Service,
B.S.A., 2 Park Avenue, New York,
N. Y.
THE FIRST SCOUT LAW
A DISCUSSION between Mrs.
Kornhauser, proprietor of the
Pilgrim Garage in New York City
and the garage night men was
interrupted by the crash of broken
glass. The culprit, a young boy,
admitted his guilt and promised
to pay 65 cents for a new window.
Mrs. Kornhauser, against the ad-
vice of her men who warned her
she would never receive the
money, told the boy she would
trust him and see how honorable
he was. Half an hour later the boy
was back with 30 cents, request-
ing a receipt and promising to pay
the balance in a short time. Upon
questioning he proudly admitted
he was a Boy Scout.
Mrs. Kornhauser reported this
in a letter to the Home Office,
closing: "With profound admira-
tion for the magnificent service
your organization is performing
for America, which, in my humble
opinion, undoubtedly will prove
in time to be an investment that
will yield security for every man,
woman and child in the entire
world."
IS DELICIOUS FOOD
ENJOY SOME EVERY DAY/
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