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LOCAL NEWS of TROOP ACTIVITIES of
INTEREST to SCOUTS and SCOUTERS
The September Board of Review
proved to be one of the largest
Review meetings that has been
attended by the scouts of this dis
trict within recent months. Chair
man Crumpler expressed pleasure
wih the number of requests he
had received from scouts, asking
to attend this Board of Review
meeting. It is understood several
scouts have completed all require
ments for the rank of Eagle, the
highest award that can be offered
a scout. Scoutmaster Mincher.
Brown and Waters are to be con
gratulated in that members of
their troop wil be applying for the
Eagle rank at the next Court of
Honor.
*****
Camping time is slowly fading
with the passing of summer
months, and it is hoped that
scouts and their scoutmasters will
take advantage of the last op
portunities for summer outings
before summer is completely gone.
Scoutmasters Nethery, Ratcliff,
and Baird report a fine weekend
camp at Camp Whetstone. It is
understood that scoutmasters
.Baird and his troop had one of
the greatest experiences of that
troop in their camp, so much so
that the troop is now making
every effort to purchase camping
equipment in order that they
might be able to enjoy these out
ings more.
*****
School is starting again, and we
hope also is the interest in scout
ing. Each year it seems that with
summer vacation and the oppor
tunities offered in the summer,
the interest in advancement and
other activities offered by scout
ing begins to suffer. The district
committee is pleased to learn that
the interest of scouting has main
tained a higher standard than it
has in previous years. This is, of
course, due to the effort put forth
by scouters of this district. Three
cheers to the scouters for their
summer program.
*****
The troop committee of No. 86
has really started to work. Their
plans for a cabin for this troop
seems to be stimulating more in
terest in scouting in that com
| munity than has been shown for
some time. It is understood mem
bers of the troop committee have
made great progress toward de
velopment of plans for the troop
cabin. Troop Committeeman Joe 1
Baird is to be congratulated for i
his cooperation in their efforts to
obtain a site for the erection of i
the cabin. It is understood Troop i
Committeeman Baird has agreed i
to let ther troop have the neces- i
sary land for the cabin site.
*****
The scout cabin being built by i
the troop committee of troop 145 1
is rapidly taking shape. With help <
from the members of the Lion’s (
club, carpenters, and members of <
the scout troop, the outside work
on the cabin has been completed.
The erection of this cabin is a
memorial to which the Lion’s Club
may well be proud. Scoutmaster 1
Jenkins and his troop have shown
that they can and will have good ]
scouting, and deserve the efforts I
of their sponsoring institution in I
the undertaking of a scout cabin.
*****
Church Sunday for the scouts
of this district is getting more
and more response from scouts
and their leaders. The service held
at the Methodist Church Sunday
was inspiring to all who attended.
It is hoped that more and more
scouts will participate in these
services that are hel deach month.
Next Church Sunday will be held
in September at the Presbyterian
Church.
*****
Troop No. 86 and its sponsors
have undertaken a campaign to
raise sufficient money for the
erection of a cabin. The first steps
in the raising of this money was
taken last Saturday when mem
bers of the school committee spon
sored a Brunswick Stew at the
springs below the Vance Street
School house. It is understood
:hat the Stew was a big success
from both the patrons and the
:roop committee standpoint. It is
nspiring to the other troop com
mitteemen to see the work that
s being done by this troop com
nittee. The troop committee from
Saston is a recently organized unit
md is rapidly becoming one of the
jest in our community. If such
sonstructive work as this is con
inued, their desires to see Gaston
>ne of the better troops is as
lured.
*****
Several inquiries have been
nade recently concerning the cub
ling program. This program is
ine of the basic needs of this
lommunity. There has been little
lone in the past several years for
lounger boy. The Cubbing pro
gram answers the need for activ
ty for the boy from 9 to 11 years
>f age, and is sorely needed in
his community. It is hope that
hose sponsors of the scouting
jrogram in the city will study
he Cubbing program and give
he younger boy the opportunity
of participating in the scouting
program. Cubbing is definitely a
part of 3COutng and should as
sist the scout leaders in their task
of running a scout troop.
*****
Remember this is the month for
our Court of Honor. Begin talking
to Mother and Dad, and see if
we can’t get them to attend the
next Court of Honor and see you
get that badge. We need to have
the parents present at these func
tions; Scouts, let’s see what we
can do about this.
REGULAR RUN
OF SHOWS AT
THE IMPERIAL
Uptown House Reverts
To Regular Policy
Next Week
The Imperial ends its summer
operating policy this week - end
and starting Sunday will revert
back to their regular policy of
showing a Sunday-only film, then
featuring the film which was
shown at the Peoples on Sunday
for their Monday - Tuesday bill.
Next Sunday, the featured bill
will be "Arabian Nights,” with
Maria Montez and Jon Hall fea
tured.
Betty Grable an’d George Mont
gomery are co-starred in the film,
“Coney Island,” reveiwed on the
opposite page, which provides the
Monday - Tuesday picture next
week at the Imperial.
*****
“Gals Incorporated.” has been
selected for the Wednesday - only
film on next week’s Imperial pro
gram. It is a mild little musical
which will have to rest its case
almost wholly on its song content.
Among the chiei attractions ot the
picture are the Pied Pipers and
Glen Gray and his Casa Loma
orchestra. Leon Errol and Grace
MacDonald are co-starred. ^
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Roy Rogers is the singing star
of “Idaho” which will be shown
at the Imperial on Thursday and
Friday of next week. The melo
dies are plentiful; the plot i^
said to be interesting; there's a
lot of fast riding and shooting;
all of these assets, coupled with
Roger’s personal appearance in the
city several years ago, should
make the film one that hundred#
of local fans will be more than
anxious to see.
Rogers, oftentimes described as
the “King of Cowboys” acts and
sings his way through the film
in his natural, unnaffected ktylefl
The comedy is provided by Smiley
Burnette, Roger’s slap-happy ally,
who has also appeared on the
local stage. As the romantic in
terest, Virginia Grey turns in a
good performance. (&
*****
Bill Elliott and Gabby Hayes
are co-starred in the feature,
“Bordertown Gun Fighters” for
the Saturday - only offering on
next week’s Imperial program.
lATTEND BIRTHDAY DINNERl
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Keeter, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Keeter and son,
Freddie, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
T,»e and Sybil Jean Lee, Mr. an#
Mrs. Marvin Deberry and Marvin,
Jr., Miss Geraldine Deberry, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Hux and son,
Donald, Mr| and Mrs. Rudolph
Waters, Burt Mitchell and Myrtle^
Rose Waters and Mrs. Paul Leo®
attended a birthday dinner Sunday
in Scotland Neck honoring J. E.
Keeter on his sixty-third birthday.
Miss Maxine Mason of Raleigl^
spent the week end here with her
mother.
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Shows - 2:00 - 3:35 - 8:30
MON. - TVES.
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WED. - THVRS.
Clark Gable - Lana Turner
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