Scouting, Volume 59, Number 2, March-April 1971 Page: 8
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SCOUTERS' DIGEST
BIG MEET. Scouting's biggest 1971
affair, the 61st Annual Meeting of
the National Council, is set for May
26-28 in Atlanta, Ga. Comprehensive
"search and exchange" conferences
will be tailored to district chairmen,
district commissioners, council oper-
ating committee members, and re-
gional committeemen. Local councils
have full details.
Highlights: election of national offi-
cers, presentation of the Silver Buffalo
Awards, and inspirational programs.
For the ladies—luncheons and tours of
Atlanta, including famous Stone Moun-
tain and the Governor's Mansion.
Annual meeting activities will re-
volve around Atlanta's new Civic Cen-
ter auditorium. Shuttle bus transpor-
tation will be provided between the
meeting locations and the nine nearby
hotels being utilized for the event.
EXPLOSIVE ISSUE. "Bombs
bursting in air"-the stirring
verse gains response from most
of us. Unfortunately hundreds
of young men have extended their
interest to homemade bombs, with
disastrous results—blown-off
fingers and hands, lost eye-
sight, and even fatal injuries.
Research by Ernest E. Juil-
lerat of the National Fire Pro-
tection Association shows that
"most youngsters from 10 years
old upward know how to make a
bomb with matchheads." Made only
from matchheads stuffed into
spent carbon dioxide cartridges,
empty rifle shells, or similar
casings, these devices can be
deadly. Explosives are also
easily obtained by mail through
companies operating under such
complex addresses and anonymity
that redress is impossible when
accidents occur.
The BSA Health and Safety
Service and the National Safety
Council oppose the use of fire-
works or explosives except by
professional, licensed techni-
cians under controlled condi-
tions. Council camps have
almost universally banned fire-
works because of fire danger
and personal hazards. However,
if a pyrotechnic display is
arranged for a Scout event,
proper approval must come from
local authorities.
Many Federal, state, and
local regulations provide some
control of pyrotechnic mate-
rials. Adult leaders can help
explain to boys the reasons for
such controls, and why it makes
very good sense to steer clear
of explosives.
RECIPE FOR TROUBLE. In a real
emergency, a can of baking soda may
put out a grease fire in the kitchen.
Now a major manufacturer is promot-
ing the use of his product as a good
thing to have on hand for kitchen fire-
fighting. Don't buy the idea as a
project for your Cubs or Boy Scouts.
Baking soda is for baking. The BSA
encourages only the use of approved
fire extinguishers, which contain spe-
cially prepared sodium bicarbonate,
for household safety.
SPECIAL AGENTS. Ordinarily
educational standards of the Fed-
oral llurcau of Investigation re-
quire either a degree from a state-
accredited resident law school or
a degree from a resident 4-year
college willi a major in account-
ing anil at least years of prac-
tical accounting and/or auditing
experience. The Itureau is now
considering for Special Agent po-
sitions, on a limited basis, appli-
cants with 4-year resident degrees
with majors in physical sciences,
fluency in Fill-needed languages,
or 11 years of specialized experi-
ence. Applicants may contact a
divisional Fill office or write to
the Director, Federal llurcau of
Investigation, U.S. Department of
.lustice, Washington, D.€. 2O.
for information.
STAMP BANK. The
"Scout Universal
Stamp Bank" has
been launched as an
extension of the "Scout Universal Fund."
Scouts and Scout groups are encour-
aged to send used postage stamps to
the "Bank" for later sale to help less
fortunate Scouts around the world.
Procedure: Cut commemorative and
high value stamps from envelopes, leav-
ing a border around each stamp. Soak
the stamps in lukewarm water until
they float off the paper and then dry
them face down on a paper towel.
(Peeling dry stamps from the envelope
may damage them.) Last, mail stamps
to Scout 'U' Stamp Bank, Box 4204, Sta-
tion E, Ottawa 1, Canada.
GENUINE DUFFEL. William R. Duf-
fell is a longtime Scouter from Merion
Station, Pa., and a member of the Na-
tional Supply Committee of the BSA
Executive Hoard. Even if he wasn't on
the Supply Committee, he'd belong there
for his name alone. His ancestors came
to the USA from a small town near Ant-
werp, Belgium, named Duffel. The town
was noted for producing hags of a coarse
material that were used in the early days
for carrying personal gear and equip-
ment. The term, "duffel bag," came
with the town natives when they mi-
grated to America in 1610.
YOUTH REPS. Charles
Illsley, 17, from Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Kenneth
Spahn, 15, from Washington,
D.C., both Eagle Scouts
with outstanding records in
conservation, are two of the
three BSA National Youth
Representatives for 1971.
They were selected by a
national panel to join the
winner of the Reader's Di-
gest Association—BSA pub-
lic speaking competition in
making the annual report to
President Nixon on February
9. The public speaking
winner was not selected
until February 8, so was
not known when this issue
of Scouting Magazine went
to press.
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