Scouting, Volume 34, Number 6, June-July 1946 Page: 1
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More Scouters—Less Paper
The two things just won't work out to-
gether. There were 353,556 Scouters two
years ago. There are 458,908 today. The
paper situation is as critical as it was mid-
war, and the facts do not add up to a
magazine in the mail box every month for
you, or to any peace of mind for us.
Here are the facts:
At the start of 1946 the paper mills put
us on a quota of 21 tons a month; our in-
creased circulation makes us use 30 tons a
month. It doesn't add up, does it?
We kept the paper wolf away from our
publishing door for a few months by se-
curing one extra carload of paper, but the
mill said, "That's all there is, there isn't
any more (above your quota)."
We tried the obvious solutions. Fewer
pages? No, the mill could not deliver the
different size sheet required for a 24-page
magazine. Lighter paper? The mill could
not produce it. Cut down our circulation?
We have no control over that, — every
Scouter gets it as a part of his registration
fee; that's By-Laws. Get paper from other
mills? Maybe you think we didn't try! The
situation is nation-wide. Mills are cancell-
ing accounts instead of taking on new
business.
There remained only one solution and
we are taking it most reluctantly. That is
to drop the July issue. The fact that there
is normally no August issue will help us
build up a little back log so we can finish
the fall issues on schedule.
We feel badly about taking this step.
We are especially concerned about the
Troop leaders who depend on Scouting
for program helps, and we are doing some-
thing definite about that problem. All
Scoutmasters will receive an 8-page leaflet,
Scouting magazine size, containing sug-
gestions and helps for late summer pro-
grams. We felt that it was absolutely
necessary to do this in order to do our
part to make the coordinated editorial
program (Program Note Book, Boys' Life,
Scouting) work in your Troop.
We all hope that these emergency situa-
tions will soon be a thing of the past. We
will be with you in September with a
number of features which we think you
will find helpful as you go into a fine fall
program, and in the meantime hope you
have a wonderful summer including some
good Scouting.
Managing Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
OF INTEREST TO UNIT LEADERS
Page
Forward In Air Scouting 16
Vacation for Everybody 18
Summer — Cub Scout Style 20
Planning for the Summer 21
The Big Adventure 23
What's Cooking After Supper 26
Just a Minute 28
Quizzically Speaking 28
Let's Have Good Eats 30
Ibbity — Bibbity — Sibbity — Sab 3rd Cover
OF INTEREST TO ALL SCOUTERS
President Head — President Houghton 2
Annual Meeting Highlights 3;
Silver Buffalo Awards 5
The Veteran Speaks 6
A Back-Trail Glimpse of Scouting in '45 9
The Scout Field 29
SCOUTING
JUNE-JULY, 1946 Vol. 34, No. 6
SCOUTING is published monthly except August and bi-monthly June-July, by the Boy Scouts of America.
2 Park Ave., New York 16, N. Y., and sent to all registered Scouters to help make more effective their
efforts in carrying on the Scout program. Subscription price to all others, one dollar a year.
Edited in the Division of Program by the Editorial Service
Diredor of the Division of Program, E. Urner Goodman
Director of Publications, Editor, Lome W. Barclay
Managing Editor, Lex R. Lucas Art Director, George W. Goddard, Jr.
NATIONAL OFFICERS OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Honorary President
Honorary Vice-Presidents
President Amory Houghton
Vice-Presidents John Sherman Hoyt
Reginald Parsons
Frank G. Hoover
Francis W. HatcK
John M.Schiff
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoaver
Walter W. Head
Chief Scout James E. West
National Scout Commissioner George J. Fisher
International Scout Commissioner Thomas J. Watson Treasurer Lewis Gawtry
Chief Scout Executive Elbert K. Fretwell Deputy Chief Scout Executive Pliny H. Powers
EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman William H. Pouch, Afbert E. Lownes,
Wheeler McMillen, Harrison M. Sayre
SCOUTING MAGAZINE: Reentered as Second Class Matter, March 3, 1945, at the Post
Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Copyright, 1946, by Boy Scouts at America.
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