CHANGES EXPLAINED BY LEADER -
Merger Of Nantahala, Pisgah
Councils To Further Scouting
Br MBS. ELEANOR SWIFT
Program Director
Nantahala Council
Oirl scout adults in this area
aw at this moment dissolving their
own Nantahala Council, trying to
substitute something better.
CMrl Scout leadership In Frank
lin to almost electric this year,
the adults devote anywhere from
five to thirty hours a week to
help Scouting In the community.
Your support has been a delight
and your financial assistance has
been the spark opening new
horizons for Franklin Oirl Scouts
which, last year, we never knew
exi&ted.
Until now. lack of training, pro
fessional Oirl Scout workers, and
finances caused Nantahala Coun
cil to operate on a small scale
considering the large area In
volved. Only four counties. Jack,
son, Macon, Cherokee, and Swain,
out of seven, offered Oirl Scout
ing. Such Independent community
scouting, such as we have in Syl
va. Franklin. Murphy, and Chero
kee was sufficient when the move
ment was young. i
Vast Machine
Recently. In order to bring
Scouting to all, national head
quarters put a vast machine into
operation on a national scale. By
dividing the 12 regions into area,
rather than city, councils admin
istered by paid, trained profes
sionals, many villages received
adequate leader training and
Scout facilities for the first time.
The operation is called "The
Green Umbrella."
Here Is how we got there, what
Nantahala Council provided for
Olrl Scouts, and what Its merger
Into Pisgah Councl means.
Financial Change
The first change to affect the
community will be financial. In
the following paragraphs I want
to show you In Franklin what
demands Pisgah Council will
make, how they must be met, and
how the United Fund plays a
bigger part In Olrl Scouting than'
in past years.
l^st June, leaders In Franklin
heard of "The Oreen Umbrella."
WOULD THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CIVIC
CLUB LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE
MAN WHO COULD BE THE NEXT CON
GRESSMAN FROM TIHS DISTRICT?
Your club members, like everybody living In the
12th Congressional District, have a right to know,
have a right to see a candidate and have a right
to ask him questions.
Many civic clubs have invited me in the last six
months to talk to them. When I have had the time,
I was delighted to do so. In the last 3 months, how
ever, the requests for speaking engagements were so
heavy that, unfortunately, I had to turn down more
than half. However, I will be very happy to talk to
your group or civic organization at any time when
I don't have an engagement and will answer any
and ail questions without holding back.
I do not make political speeches when invited to
speak to civic groups, but confine myself strictly to
answering non-partisan questions concerning our
district, our nation, or world affairs.
If you are interested, please write to Box 140 In
Waynesville,
HEINZ ROLLMAN
Our Region VI, In Atlanta, admin
istering North and South Caro-,
Una. Georgia, and Florida, wrote to
Nantahala and Pisgah Council*
(from Waynesvllle north) The
regional director explained that
Pisgah was strong and capable
enough to administer double Its
present area. On the other hand,
Nantahala was understaffed, over
simplified. and could not provide
sufficient leadership. A request
was made to merge the two to
gether into one area council.
Group Strong
There was no question which
one would take over the adminis
tration of Girl Scouting in the
Western Carolina area. Plsgah's
superiority meant the dissolution
of Nantahala Council, of which
we were justly proud. Council
members did not appreciate the
request. The Nantahala group was
strong. Franklin was providing
excellent leadership and troops
were growing. The Macon com
munity bad 1} adults, all trained,
eight troops on the Brownie and
Intermediate level, a new senior
troop and two-thirds of the council
board members. The latter voted
and assisted In sending a member
to the training school In New
York, another to camp in Colo
rado. Council program included
a three-day camporee, two work
shops, awards ceremonies, two
leadership courses In Murphy and
Franklin In 1969.
Much Lacking
But, we in the council knew
there was much lacking In Its pro
gram. Being the majority group
in Franklin, and trying our best
to bring Nantahala Girl Scouts
a fine program, we were unable
to bring Scouting to the four
counties which had none. In the
first place, each of us held three
offices, in the council, neighbor
hood (community), and a troop
leadership simultaneously because
there were not. and still are not,
enough willing individuals to go
around. Our leaders were trained,
but by Mrs. Tania Rollman, of
Waynesvllle, because Nantahala
Council could not afford to pay
a professional worker to train
leaders. The council has been com
pletely supported by Franklin for
several years, even though Chero
? r
and Sylva were members
Murphy being new to 1960).
Nantahala owns n? camping site,
no camping equipment, no train
ing aids, no library, no vehicles,
no office, and no trained person
nel. Many well-known resident* In
Franklin have been working with
your girls and providing out of
their own pockets such essentials
as crafts, transporteton for both
girls and adults, registration fees
(often time when a girl could not
afford It), refreshments and a
wards until the United Fund
came along.
Some Improvement
Nantahala Council then was a
very small operation. But, all of
us who love its associations
thought we were doing a good
job with the tools we had. The
financial situation was improving
constantly. Franklin bought tents
and cooking utensils literature,
and began long-term planning.
They selected adults to take ad
vanced training, girls to attend
national camporees and visit his
toric monuments, such as Juliette
Low, the founder's home In
Savannah, Oa. We council mem
bers in Franklin only hoped the
leadership could be sustained un
til these aspirations were accom
plished. Women in your commun
ity, Mrs. Carl Cabe, Mrs. Ollmer
Jones, Mrs. Harvey Price, Mrs.
Russell Cabe. Mrs. Robert Car
penter. Mrs. Pete Arms, Mrs. Mar
garet Roper, Mrs. Roy Klnsland,
Mrs. James Bleckley, Mrs. Katje
Mays, Mrs. John Bulgln, Mrs. J.
H. Fisher, and Mrs. Nell Seabock,
were in favor of all ventures that
would provide secure Scout govern
ment. The girls needed to know
that the Olrl Scout organization
was going to Increase camping
opportunities, skills, travel, and
vocational training. Once gefore
the council had become weak
through lack of leaders. Once
Informed of the merger plans,
Franklin neighborhood was will
ing to endorse whatever means
benefitted Oirl Scouts and
Brownies most. If Plsgah could
provide better facilities, if the
region thought the two councils
would produce better Scouts, we
would be as fine a district as
we had been a council.
Misgivings, Too
However, we had some misgiv
ings too. Nantahala Council had
no red tape and few restrictions.
In the past, when we wanted to
go camping, we simply collected
our gear, handbook, and Junketted
out of town about five miles. When
we had had enough out-of-doors,
we came home. Pisgah Council,
with 2,000 members to Nanta
hala's 200, did not and could not
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operate that way. A troop had to
Inform AnhevilJe several months
ahead of camping plana, take out
Insurance, take this. Include that.
And. could an office In Buncombe
County serve Murphy In the win
ter? or board members from
Franklin made many trips to
Asheville?
Many Assets
On Sept. IS. 1989. Mrs. Theo
dore Grant, national field staff,
and Mrs. Harold Clark, regional
committee, did their bast U> ex
plain away our many doufets. Pi*
gah bad many ptti such aa an
established camp at Brevard,
which was nearer Franklin than
Asheville, Films, training aids,
travel opportunities, budget plann
ing were available. And. most of
all. the services of a college grad
uate. a trained professional we
had needed so badly, and an office
to which to direct correspondence
and registrations were there.
As the visiting leaders com
pleted the discussion, our minds
kept returning to one subject,
budget. Finances . . . How much
did Pisgah Council want from us?
Where will the money come from?
A paid professional's salary. We
couldn't raise that much! Pisgah
would request all donations for
Olrl Scouts from United Fund?
What will we use to run our
troops? Nantahala Council ha?
had a glimpse of new vistas and
empty purses. The merger was
going to cost us something. At
the October Council meeting, the
merger did not pass.
Writes For Help
Nantahala wrote to the region
for more help on arriving at the
right conclusion. The Atlanta of
fice cleared up our money
worries. Pisgah, they explained,
would ask to present a budget for
each neighborhood. .Then, that
council would plan how to meet
the expenses. Nantahala digested
this Information and met again
in January. Three neighborhoods
voted in favor of the merger and
one cast a negative vote. We had
oonsldered, through many discus
sions, both sides of the problem.
By realizing that "you pay for
what you get," Franklin hoped ito
affirmative vote would improve
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Oirl Scouting la this' ar*? aadl
initialed a petition to Join PUgkh
Council.
Petition Accepted
In April the petition was
unanimously accepted by the Pls
gah board, an action which helped
our self-confidence. Nantahala
Council met for the last time on
May 8 to appoint delegates to the
Mwah council conference on May
12. Last measures of (be old or
ganization included acceptance of
Pljiiah provisos to place the Olri
Scout share of all United Fund
donations in the general adminis
tration of Plsgah Council from
which the district would receive
appropriations. We selected two
adults, one from Cherokee and one
from Murphy, to take courses at
Camp Edith Macy, near New York.
Funds for their training had al
ready been allocated and would
not revert to Plsgah Council.
Members also made plans for a
dinner meeting on June 25, where
Nantahala Council will be dis
solved and the first district busi
ness conducted. Mrs. S. B. Sneed.
Nantahala president, becomes dis
trict chairman and automatically
Is seated on the Plsgah board of
directors.
Catching Glimpses
Olri Scouts themselves are be
ginning to catch glimpses of the
activities our new association will
hold. They receive training films
quickly and read about workshops
in dancing, weaving, nature, and
leadership. Plsgah seniors held
a "Luau dance" that was the talk
of the Ashevllie young set for
weeks. Several of them were candi
dates for "all-States Encamp
ment", held in wilderness areas
each year. One was plannlg to
attend the Chalet, the most fam
ous of Oirl Scout hostels in
Switzerland. Another troop showed
slides of their dream trip to the
Cabana, a Oirl Scout camp in
Mexico, come true! These Scouts
were from Brevard. Our Scouts
decided they could do anything
Brevard Scouts could do and ap
plied for a commission to make
a braided rug for the Chalet in
Switzerland! Linda Henderson and
Winnie Gregory attended a na
workshop sponsored by Pis
TheM seniors acquired not
Information on conservation,
bat met girls who attended the
roundup In Colorado last sum
mer.
Bodxet Draws
A budget for 194041 for the
Nantahala District of Plsgah
Council Is being drawn up by the
financial committee. Soon we will
be able to taforaj you tM part
of the budget Franklin should as
Council will bring to Franklin dui
'Ing the next year. Never before
have the finances been itemized
so carefully or apportioned so
fairly. Franklin will be the head
quarters of the district, the pro
fessional worker will be here, for
Franklin hu the most Olrl Scouts
and needs the most service.
Franklin women Interested In
Olrl Scouting have worked all
year (or this merger with Plsgah
Council because they think Olrl
Scouts In Franklin will benefit
and because the region requested
the merger they feel sure the
community will back It as It al
ways has. The stepped-up program
will cost Franklin several hundred
dollars more. Olrl Scputs are as
suring that the money will create
better-trained young women than
ever before. You can see the Im
provement already. Very soon you
will be able to see the changes ,
too and this kind of pioneering
will give you even more pride In
Franklin womanhood, the type who
wears a green beret, a yellow tie,
and a badge sash "a mile long."
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