MORB ABOUT
Woodlown Scouts
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scouts and Interested friends.
Work in dramatics centered
around the construction of a mar
ionette stage and the production
of a marionette show, "Little
Red Riding poodj" The basic
frame of the stage was an old
table about two feet by three
feet which was curtained and
then screened in by removable
sides and back. Upon these pieces
were painted background scenery.
The first scene of "Red Riding
Hood" takes place, as you know,
in a forest where Red Riding
Hood meets the famous wolf. The
second scene takes place in Grand
ma's bedroom.
In the first scene, trees and
grass painted upon the removable
sidess served as background. On
the floor of the stage was placed
a mat of green "paper" grass and
a large native rock which served
as Red Riding Hood's hiding
place.
The second scene involved more
complicated scenery. The back
drops were wallpapered to give
the impression of a bedroom.
Windows were painted on the wall
paper and little curtains with red
checked tie backs were made and
glued over the windows. The holly
wood bed had a mattress con
structed of a cigar box filled with
waste cotton from the hosiery
mill. It was then covered with
mattress ticking. A petit sheet,
counterpane, and pillow were
made to cover the bed. One of the
eleverest parts Of this handmade
■>ed was the headboard which was
Pptuffed and tuffed in the newest
I fashion. •
Other furniture which the
scouts made for the bedroom were
a slipper chair with full ruffled
skirt, a day-bed with many var
' ious colored pillows, a table, and
! a screen. Involved in the construc
tion of this miniature furniture
was sawing, nailing, cutting, sew
ing, »and pasting. All of this work
took patience and creative imagi
nation.
Maneuvering marionettes is
complicated. As you know, mar
ionettes are little dolls which have
strings attached to their feet,
hands, head, and back. These
strings are also attached to a
T-shaped piece of wood which the
operator holds over the head of
the doll so as to keep the strings
taut. The operator must be sure
he keeps the "T" and his hand
above the celling of the stage, out
Of sight of the spectators. The
marionettes walk or dance when
the operator tilts the "T" from
side to side. The dolls bow when
the operator tightens the hand
string. It took weeks of practice
before the scouts could maneuver
the marionettes smoothly and
realistically and at the same time
say the lines of the character
they were working. Exentually,
however, the wolf became an agile
dancer and a real vlllian; Grand
ma (one of the Seven Dwarf mar
ionettes converted into a grand
mother by the adoption of a ruf
fled gown and night cap) won
over the audience with her big
feet and gay manner; and Red
Riding Hood was a charming hero
ine in a pink qrgandy blouse and
rose satin robe.
As in all leadership work, the
life of a scout leadejf is . at times
discouraging. Scou'jf, like every
one else, work n^re diligently
' sometimes than otrers. Yet, at the
end of the year^as^ie leaders
survey the over-all nrcure of the
Scout Year, they carrot help but
have pride in the aeofcnplishments
of their scouts. The prig in Troop
3 have developed into better
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housekepeers and have found a
new hobby, marionettes. Yet more
Important, they have-improved in
personality, appearance, and re
sourcefulness. One of the scouts,
because of her excellent cooper
ation and work in scouting dur
ing the year, has gotten a sum
mer jab as companion to some
children whose mother heard of
the girl's fine scout-work.
Scouting is truly a democratic
instftution. Money holds^no sway
in a scout troop. It is the ability
and attitude of the individuals
which determine their advance.
Girl Scout Troop 3 is sponsored by
the American Legion Auxiliary.
The Auxiliary pays the registra
tion of the • members and makes
it possible for some of the girls
to attend the Community Concerts
and Little Theater productions
each time. It also enables those in
terested to go to Scout Camp in
the sutamer.
In my opinion there is no civic
activity in which the Auxiliary
could put so few dollars and get
such unbonded returns. The Aux
iliary and the community should
indeed be pround of these girls.
With their scout-work supple
menting their other activities in
school and church, they are each
day becoming more worthwhile
citizens.
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AN ANNOUNCEMENT
FROM THE
ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY
The Royal Typewriter Company has ap
pointed the Carolina Business Machines
Company of North Wilkesboro, North
Carolina as their authorized dealer for the
Royal Typewriter, For Wilkes' and Alle
ghany Counties. They will carry a com
plete4ine of-the Royal Standard and Port
able Typewriters. They will also be in posi
tion to give you complete repair service.
For all your needs in typewriters and busi
ness machines, whether large or small see
your local dealer,
CAROLINA BUSINESS MACHINES
COMPANY
/ JAMES E. MILLER, Manager
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North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Possibility Of
Sabotage Raised
Bahrein Island, Persian Gulf,
June 15 — An Air Prance Sky
master carrying 5^ persons plung
ed Into the Persian Gulf today at
almost the same spot a sister plane
crashed two days ago with a loss
of 47 lives. Airline officials raised
the possibility of sabotage by
Indo-Chinese Communists.
Twenty-two wer# killed, 18 are
missing and 11 were rescued in to
day's crash, raising the dual dis
aster toll of a possible 87.
The second plan*, flying from
Saigon in Indo-China with a stop
over at Karachi, crashed into the
sea two miles off Bahrein Island
shortly after sending a message
that it was coming in for a land
ing. :
identical circumstances
The circumstances were almost
Identical to last Tuesday's crash.
Today's plane crashed at 45 min
utes past midnight. Tuesday's
crash was 15 minutes past mid
night.
Eleven survivors were picked
up from today's wreckage by
surface craft and helicopters still
searching the waters in the area
for 12 bodies misstog from Tues
day's crash..
The searchers brought in 22
bodies from today's crash along
with the 11 survivors. All those
aboard the plane were French cit
izens, with the exception of five
Viet Namese and two Chinese.
An Air Prance inquiry commis
sion which arrived here to inves
tigate. Tuesday's crash ordered its
experts to examine the two planes
for signs of sabotage, a member
of the commission said.
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