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SECTION "B" t i DIAL R-326 ALL DEPTS._ THURSDAY, MARCH 28th, 1946 SECTION B—PAGE 1 V j I LOCAL NEWS of TROOP ACTIVITIES of INTEREST to SCOUTS and SCOUTERS Agency of Roanoke Rapids Community Chest EAST CAROLINA i COUNCIL CAMPOREE i Two dates have been furnished ' the Scoutmasters of the Council, May 3, 4, and 5th and also June ' 12, 13, and 14, one of these dates ' will be selected as the date for the Council Camporee that will be held in Recreation Park Wilson. The Council Camping and Activity Committee furnished the dates to the Scoutmasters so that they might have the date best suited to the different Scout troops over Council. Present plans for the Camporee call for some changes in the methods used in this years Camporee. Junior leaders will be permitted to stay with one of the Patrols of the troop, they will not however be permitted to part icipate in the Camporee, but may act as Councilors for the Patrol with whom they are staying. There will not be any provision for the Junior leaders made at the Camp oree,other than permitting them to remain with some patrol from the troop. Only one Junior leader will be permitted to stay with each patrol, this of course means one junior leader in addition to the regular patrol. It is hoped that every -troop in -the Council will be represented at the Camporee held in Wilson. SUMMER CAMPING Again we remind the Scout master and Troop Committee that there will be no Council Camp this year. The Council Camping and Activity committee has given notice that the Camp at Camp Charles will not be ready for camping this year. Individual Scout troop are urged to begin their cwn plans for camp. This has been the method used in this Council for the past several years, with the exception of last year when the Council held a 3 week camp in Goldsboro and New Bern. These facilities are not available however this year. The summer camping will be left to the in dividual Scout troops. SCOUTING IN WELDON BEING REVISED The Scouting officials of Weldon are making an effort to revise their Scouting in that they are reorganizing their Cubbing pro gram and senior program for Scouts of the City, and making some changes in the Scout troop. For several months the Cub Pack has been inactive and 'the senior program has not been successful since Air Squadron leader Ben Richardson moved to Society Hill. It is hoped that the difficulties in Weldon will be worked out within the next ten days and that the three program for boys of that city will be working by the firts of the month. TROOP 141 MAKING PLANS FOR NEW CABIN Members of the troop committee of 141 have begun work and plans on a Scout hut for members of that troop, it is understood that the officials of Number one Mill have agreed to assist in the building of a Scout Hut for these boys. For several months the scouts of 141 have been meeting at the home of the Scoutmaster, and in the back yard of Number One Mill Superintendent Bill Hodges .Membership in the troop has increased to 21 boys., Thus making it impossible to meet in small 'rooms as they have been doing during the past two years. Congratulations to the members or the Sponsoring Institution and troop commitee for their interest and assistance in giving the boys of that area the chance to have a real scouting program. PLANS TO INCREASE CUBBING Cubbing chairman Ed Berkley is workin on plans to increase the Cubbing program in the city, Chairman Berkley met with sever al Scoutmasters on Monday night of this week end presented plans for increasing the cubbing pro gram in the city. It is hoped that hte cubbing program will be in creased in accordance with Scout ing during the remainder of the year. ADJUSTABLE AIR CARGO SPACE Many of the new air transport soon to appear on the domestic air routes of the country will have adjustable cargo space which can be arranged to fit varying pas senger-cargo proportions. Thus space may be shifted on brief notice when mail, express and other articles outweigh the pas senger list or vice versa. — Mail Easter Cards Early Ths War Department’s request this week that overseas Easter greetings be mailed early brings to'Blind a thought which is some times overlooked these days With the war over- and millions of our boys home, there is a natural ten dency on the part of most of us here at home to place less em phasis upon the overseas aspect of our holidays than we did in the past. Most of us have our husbands, sweethearts, sons or brothers home with us—but the War Department’s release comes as a timely reminder that there are still millions of American boys overseas and that, although the war is over, the distance sep arating them from home hasn't diminished—Tokyo and Berlin and fhe other areas of occupation are still a long way from home. In some respects, the job of an army of occupation is almost as trying as that of a wartime army. a year ago tms time our urs were occupied with the grim busi ness of waging war with our ene mies—in Europe, two weeks pre viously, the Rhine had been cross ed, and in the Pacific our super forts were hurling death and de struction upon the Japanese home land. The tempo of the war was approaching a climax, and time was a matter of days. Today, most of the GI’s who were fighting this time last year are home. But oth ers are still over there, with new men arriving all the time. For tunately, there is no longer the danger ,the fear, and the fox holes of last year; but there is the monotony, the loneliness and the yearning for home. Easter, like Christmas, is a holiday closely associated with home. And thoughts of home will certainly be uppermost in the minds and hearts of those GI’s when Easter Sunday comes around next month. Next Easter most of them will be home. Until then, ‘'Happy Easter” to them means an envelope and a stamp—and all the love that both can carry. Send all three today. Mountford Is Awarded Bronze Star Word has been received that William J. Mountford, 34678620, Company K, 232nd Infantry Regi ment has been awarded the bronze star medal for heroic achievement in action on January 18, 1945, near Sessenheim, France. During the enemy attack on Sessenheim. Pfc Mountford, squad leader made repeated trips under intense enemy artillery mortar, machine gun and small arms fire and under direct enemy observation to secure am munition for his squad. When not carrying ammunition Mountford was in exposed positions directing and observing his squad’s fire. When eenemy troops broke through on the company left flank, Mountford led his squad over and repulsed the enemy pen eration. His outstanding courage, initiative and devotion to duty were instrumental in successfully repulsing the enemy attack on Sessenheim. Nine times in 10, behavior means more than race. In other words, you would despise men of your own race just as much if they be haved as the others do. Farmers Are Urged Not To Let Time Pass Farmers in Halifax County were urged today not to let the time slip on them in filing applications for cotton crop insurance. The closing date for accepting appli cations is April 10, or seeding time, whichever is earlier, accord ing to G. L. Kelly, chairman of the AAA County Committee. There's a double reason for farmers to get their applications in early Mr. Kelly explained. One reason is for each farmer individ ually to have protection against all unavoidable natural hazards, which only Federal Crop Insur ance can give him. Insurance pro tection starts when the cotton is planted. The other reason is much (the same, only broader—to make sure that the county has the required number of growers cooperating in the insurance program. Before crop insurance is available in any county, applications must be filed which cover at least 50 farina (or one-third of the farms growing in surable crops). Any landlord, own er, tenant or sharecropper may insure his interest in a cotton crop up to 75 percent of the average yield. AIR CARGO Figures compiled by the Air Transport Association of America reveal that mojor airlines plan at an early date to increase their cargo carrying capacity more than five fold over the estimated 96„736,369 ton miles flown last year as equipment becomes available. i -—----— ■I Knock off...Have a Coca-Cola | mi >y 'j iin I'j i u [§m i .iB r wmmtiL ! ... making funtime out of worktime The whole family turn to with a will to get the yard in shape. “Many hands mal«> light work.” Especially when sometime during the job, each hand gets hold of a frosty bottle of Coca-Cola, right from the family refrigerator. Coca-Cola adds fun to what ever you’re doing. It brings on the friendly pause that refreshes—a moment to relax and enjoy yourself—and each other. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COAPANY BY I WELDON COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS, Inc.
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