Scouting, Volume 54, Number 10, December 1966 Page: 23
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POST PIG ROAST. Roasting for 71/2
hours, "Emmaline" was the star of Post
2325's booth at a Scout Fun Fair in Cicero,
III. She was roasted on a 3/4-inch spit over
a 50-gallon oil drum cut lengthwise and
filled with 90 pounds of charcoal. The pig
was purchased already cleaned through a
neighborhood butcher. When roasted, free
samples were given to passersby at the fair.
Emmaline won a first-place ribbon for the
post.
GOOD TURNS GALORE. Hundreds of
patients in psychiatric wards throughout
the country are in need of bathrobes,
slippers; children need denim trousers,
sport shirts and sneakers. The oc-
cupational therapy departments need pa-
per, pencils, paints, weaving yarns, and
leather for craftwork. Patients' beauty
parlors need cosmetics, combs, soap
and shampoos. Does this suggest any
Good Turns?
Jim Moise, Scoutmaster
Troop 114, Franklin Park, N.J.
TRAVELING COOKIES. Baking 20
dozen cookies and sending them to the
Da Nang military hospital in Vietnam
was the special project of Den 4, Pack
125, San Bernardino, Calif. They were
sent in care of Den Mother Mona
Schermerhorn's cousin, a Navy medical
technician.
CANNED YULETIDE. As a Yuletide
project, Troop 204, Detroit, Mich., dec-
orated cans, filled them with Christ-
mas cookies (baked by mom), and
delivered them to a home for the aged.
William Summers
Secretary, Troop 204
SANTA SAFETY. Jamestown, N.Y.,
Cub Scouts assist their fire department
each year in distributing firesafety tags
to residents. These tags stress the in-
creased danger of fire, during the holi-
day season because of Christmas trees
and other decorations.
Chatauqua County Scouter
Mayville, N.Y.
OVER THERE. To spread the holiday
spirit, Scout units throughout the
Nation are sending Christmas cards to
the boys in Vietnam. Den 6, Pack 3171,
Northampton, Ohio, sent 50 cards to
local servicemen in Vietnam, and will
send Valentines in February. Troop 3,
Waukegan, 111., sent cards along with
some soft drink mix to 75 Waukegan
servicemen in Southeast Asia. Both units
have received numerous letters of thanks
from the boys "over there."
PLANTERS. Pack 47, sponsored by
St. Cecilia's Church, New Orleans, La.,
holds contests throughout the year.
Recent ones included growing birdseed,
sweet potato vines, and cotton plants.
The plants are grown at home and
judged at pack meeting.
Mrs. W. A. Guidry
New Orleans, La.
SO? My Cub Scout son was preparing
to demonstrate mouth-to-mouth resus-
citation to the den, using the model he
and his father had made. As he put his
mouth to the mouth of the model, I
saw a look of revulsion on the faces of
the boys watching. Surprised, I asked
what was wrong. "What if it's a girl?"
their spokesman asked in dismay—■
followed by a chorus of "Yeah, what if
it's a girl?"
Mrs. L. P. Hall
Florence, Ala.
WISE APPROACH. How the discipline
of Scout-age boys is handled was dis-
cussed at a Lone Tree Council (Haver-
hill, Mass.) Leader Training Course.
One troop committeeman ended the
talk with a few personal remarks.
"Well, my boy is 6 foot 2 inches and
weighs 180 pounds. We discuss things!"
Herbert G. McKinney
District Scout Executive
WHAT'S IN A NAME? When some
one calls for "John" at Sea Explorer
Ship Red Jacket, Rockland, Me., they're
calling for confusion. The 18-man ship
has seven members with the name.
John A. Perry
Associate Advisor
Rockland, Me.
DIAL-A-BAND. Scouters in Clovis,
N. Mex., wanted to hold a Boy Scout
Week parade but couldn't find a band.
So on parade day, 300 Scouts carried
transistor radios through the streets
tuned to radio station KCLV which
played march music.
Associated Press
A BOY DUSTS HIS ROOM
He must dust; but, oh, he measures
Every swish around his treasures;
Must be careful in the jolting
Of his rabbit's tail (it's moulting),
Must not jostle by a little
Shell of beetle, hollow, brittle;
Must not go within a minute
Of the jar with minnow in it.
He must guide his duster over
Priceless feather of a plover.
He must pass with skill and cunning
Prizes like cocoons, while shunning
By his radiator, warmed there,
Any cobwebs that have formed there.
—Barbara A. Jones
TRAINING TRIUMPHS. When a bus
overturned ahead of their station wag-
on, Scouts of Troop 999, Jefferson Park,
111., opened their first aid kit and gave
assistance. When state police arrived,
the Scouts worked with them in aiding
the 45 injured and carrying stretchers
up an embankment to ambulances.
A state police commander said, "This
meritorious action points out to the
public the fine training the Scout pro-
gram provides."
Chicago Area Council Scouter
THANKS. To strengthen the thank-
you habit, Den Mother Roberta McDow
of Pack 68, Stockton, Calif., keeps a
box of Cub Scout stationery handy.
Boys are encouraged to write thank-
yous to a den dad, the park superin-
tendent, the Red Cross swim program
director, and others who have helped
the den. The Den Mother thanks retir-
ing denners, den chiefs, and other
helpers.
MOTHER'S INTUITION. The mother
of our council president must have had
Scouting in mind when she named him
Burton Simon August—initials B.S.A.
Leonard J. Delesky
Otetiana Council, Rochester, N.Y.
WHAT'S YOUR SIZE? When God
measures a man, He puts the tape
around the heart instead of the head.
Bulletin
Chief Seattle (Wash.) Council
FLASHY SALUTE. Highlighting the
Detroit Area Council Freedom Festival
was a fireworks display and a salute to
freedom given by 200 Scouts. The boys
signaled with flashlights to Canadian
Scouts across the Detroit River.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . UG?
A metropolitan Scoutmaster and his
boys were attending the Sun Dance
festivals at Pine Ridge Indian Reserva-
tion. The Scoutmaster asked an old-
timer nearby to show the boys how
Indians light a fire. "Simple," he re-
plied, reaching into his pocket. "Indian
uses flint and steel." He then produced
a modern cigarette lighter and lit the
Scouts' campfire.
Dennis A. Stevens
Yucaipa, Calif.
"GEE, THANKS." When a friend
repaired a tent for our troop at no cost
to us, the Scouts sent him the follow-
ing letter: "Thank you so very much for
repairing our tent. Our troop really
appreciated it because we don't know
of any other place where you can get a
tent fixed free."
Joe M. Finkel
Assistant Scoutmaster
Birmingham, Ala.
COOKIES AND COIN. Bakeries and
banks are tops on the Cub Scouts'
"Places To Go" list of the Charter Oaks
Council, Hartford, Conn. Bakeries pro-
vide hungry Cubs with plenty of re-
freshments while many neighborhood
banks open a free savings account for
$1 in the name of each boy visitor. EJ 23
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