Scouting, Volume 84, Number 4, September 1996 Page: 4
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Scouting
iublished
America
J. Warren Young,
Publisher
Mike Wallace
Jim Wilson,
Associate Publishers,
Magazine Division
Jon C. Halter, Editor
Scott Daniels, Executive Editor
Kathy Vilim DaGroomes,
Associate Editor
W. E. Butterworth IV,
Senior Writer, Magazine Division
Robert Peterson
Suzanne Wilson,
Contributing Editors
Joseph Connolly, Director of
Design, Magazine Division
Elizabeth Hardaway Morgan,
Art Director
Brian Payne, Photo Editor
Sylvia Shockley,
Editorial Assistant
Robert E. Hood
William B. McMorris
Ernest Doclar,
Editors Emeriti
Bob Wiemers,
Operations Director
Lisa Hott,
Advertising Production Manager
John W. Ingram,
Circulation Director
Margie Swoyer,
Director, Customer Service
Chuck Carroll,
National Sales Manager
Leigh Novog,
National Marketing Manager
Barry Brown,
Fund-Raising Advertising Sales
Manager
Bill Clinton,
Honorary President
John W. Creighton Jr.
President
Jere B. Ratcliffe,
Chief Scout Executive
Magazine Advisory Committee:
James B. Kobak, Chairman
Louis T. Hagopian
Charles J. Haitim
Joseph W. Ostrow
Scouting magazine (ISSN 0036-9500) is published
six times a year by the Boy Scouts of America, 1325
W. Walnut Hill Ln„ P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX
75015-2079- Issues are January-February, March-
April, May-June, September, October, November-
December. Because of freedom given authors, opin-
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Letters
Sales tips could be misunderstood
One tip offered by the outstanding Boy
Scout salesman in the May-June News
Briefs was to "sell in uniform." According to
the Big Bear Cub Scout Book, however,
"When you sell something (except tickets to
a Scouting event), you should not wear your
Cub Scout uniform. People should buy your
product because they want it, not because
you are a Cub Scout."
Although the article was about selling
tickets to a Scoutorama, some readers may
have misconstrued his advice [as applying to
all sales situations].
Terry Ann Dash
Den Leader, Pack 147
Secretary, Troop 147
Holland, Pa.
♦ Thank you for the clarification. Chad
Gnadinger of Troop 541 in Louisville, Ky.,
was sharing his winning tips for the sale of
Scoutorama tickets, and therefore most, but
not all, of his advice can be applied to other
money-earning sales projects. By the way,
the Lincoln Heritage Council informs us
that Chad recently again broke his previous
record for councilwide Scoutorama ticket
sales.
Tornodo route can vary
The March-April Family Quiz was in error
when it stated that "Tornados in the United
States always travel southwest to north-
east."
As a pilot for 17 years and a National
Weather Service spotter for nine years, I
have seen radar-depicted tornadic signa-
tures and ground observations of funnel
clouds that came from the northwest and
proceeded to the southeast.
If you have a question or comment about what you read in
Scouting magazine or about something related to Scouting in
general, we'd like to hear from you. Write to us at Scouting
magazine, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Ln., P.O. Box 152079, Irving,
TX 75015-2079. Because of space limitations, we reserve the
right to edit letters for length and clarity.
Granted, they are rare, but they can and
do happen.
Harold W Patchin
Buffalo, N.D.
♦ Several weather-wise readers pointed out
the error in our March-April quiz. By the
way, startiyig with this issue our Family
Quiz page officially becomes the Family
Fun Page. Designed to appeal to the entire
family, it features activities, short puzzles,
and quizzes with different levels of difficulty.
Wildlife rescue article was an inspiration
After reading the March-April issue [and its
cover story on wildlife rescue Explorer Post
2000], I've started looking into the possibili-
ties of an animal rescue Explorer post here.
[So far] we have found a qualified person
willing to be an Advisor and we have a prob-
able chartered organization.
Kudos to Scouting magazine, a consistent-
ly helpful tool as well as good reading. I look
forward to every issue.
Stanford L. Freeman
Unit Commissioner
San Diego, Calif.
"Derby Days" camp is a hit
For three years our large pack of 100 boys
has combined all Cub Scout derby events
(space, raingutter, pushmobile, and pine-
wood) into a camping weekend called Derby
Days. Along with Cub Scouts and their fam-
ilies, we invite Boy Scouts and their families
from our joint troop.
The week before the event all cars are
weighed and registered at a special work-
shop, eliminating any last-minute rush. At
camp we run pinewood preliminary races in
the morning and finals after lunch. Then
come pushmobile races, dinner, and campfire.
Sunday morning features a pancake
breakfast, courtesy of the Boy Scout leaders,
followed by raingutter regatta and space
derby races. We usually finish by noon, then
break camp and head for home.
The boys and their families love the event
and are asking for more family camps later in
the spring and summer months.
Carol L. Reichert
Cubmaster, Pack 55
Bakersfield, Calif
♦ All pinewood derby enthusiasts will enjoy
the article "Every One a Winnerwhich
starts on page 36 in this issue.
(Letters continued on page 54.)
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