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ft ' Second Annual Edition Observing The National Anniversary Of Scouting In America Wayne 1 ME sville M Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park WAYNESVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties II YEAR NO. 6 MS MUM' . ' - - 1 MlxM HMM MMk OUNTAINEER ut Center Will Be Built In This County i wood County Now Has 200 Boy Scouts T - i : 1 : " : ' ' ' . ' Z : 1 T-w-r 1 TV A A ; w' w ting Growing dly In County firt! gntcr Orel tot, By llth t .Scout p ' Scoi t C1rs of I fciver, est in Jght bo jay Jar; "y te result of long and nu I t . t - on the part of pt V, ,f Haywood County, ? bavo b i interested in Scout- ttto. : ca tu Scot! j to 2eir I' .iyw ! f"ed i ' ft tv i-'lar &e O of I Inter 5 mat! ' .ting f $iy to ive ; ed i,.3 ' Recreational "J Stimulate t, Says Medford 1EDFORD j nt acquisition by ,a Council of the America of a 700 : serration on the East Fork of Pig Id bring a renewed ling in this County, interest to the people i County1 to know that of this particular site i t f the Daniel isoone t this Was an ideal spot . Reservation and urged ouse it as the location manent Camp and Res- DISTRICT CHAIRMAN County has been or j a Scout district only -d-a-half years. Yet, ict it today the aec trict in the Daniel from the point of - of troops and the its enrolled. We v 'erful progress in has been due pri ict that the pro- i f Havwood County 4 iv, iini-tanro af rivin? set training to young boys. (Haywood County we now have ; Jtroops organised and approxi iUy 200 Scouts enrolled, In ion to these there are approxi ly 60 men in ,Haywood County ""ir eivin? time to Scouting bp in the capacity of Troop rnmittee, District uommiwee, tmasters, or Assistant Scout- ra. . . is impossible to estimate in mira and cento the amount of tin Scouting. It certainly can--Je denied that Scouting is great meficial in the physical life of pTowincr bov. It provides a .rounded program of hiking, 4 to and exercise of various types j.h give to the boy a well-round-, ,nd hi hful physical develop- fKo' , mnst imnortant WU ' Vl'U vwv - - - A r cnA4-:M io 4f a -in fin on pp 4 the character development of boy. From the age of V& years a boy must be 12 before he Scout a boy is very '' itlv becomini; a man. The few " following the age of 12 very . jeaiy aeiermme me cuwki he boy. If his thinking, his tm hia pnthiismsm. Ins cur mmmmmmmmm)mm mil man .1.1 & v s Scout Leaders Got Up Material For This Scout Issue This is the second annual edi tion of The Mountaineer devoted to the observance of the national anniversary of Boy Scouts. Last year the general theme of the edition was the progress the Scouts had made, and some of the outstanding accomplishments. This year, in observing the SOth anniversary, the leaden in the Haywood district have prepared the articles that are being used in the edition. Of course, the two scout execu tives of the Daniel Boone Council, Mr. Allen and Mr. New have arti cles in the issue. This edition is truly of the scout leaders in this district, and the publishers feel that their articles contain facts, and conditions about Haywood County that every citiien should know. WILLIAM MEDFORD. of Way- nesville. is chairman of the Hay wood District this vear. and has working with him a group of capa ble and willing leaders in uaywooa needed training to boys at this im pressionable age.' If in the future the men of Haywood County point back to Scouting and say that the movement "decidedly influenced my life for the better," then those nf im who are devotintr our time to Scouting will feel that we have Wn ffillv repaid for the time and effort that we have given to tne cause. Tt it nnr aim to add two new tnwna tv our nresent number in Hfivwnnri Countv durine the com ing year and to increase the en roll mont. in Scouts. We have also the verv crreat task always before us of improving the facilities of our present troops lor giving ine correct training to boys. In volunteer organization such as Scouts, we are necessarily faced with the problem of keeping bcout ino- n interestinff nroeram. at tractive to the bovs. or it will fail We are looking forward to the year 1940 with increased interest in Spoutim? and we hone that we can end the year a little better prepared to give Scouting to the boys of Haywood County. An "Ene-le Scout ranking is often Considered the equivalent of two years of college training. jr. w "In els, ljy to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America, continues the pvnmnlp Rpt hv hia father, the , ItlO CUUmainaui) -..w I 1 r are directed in the correct! late president, one of Scouting's UUb J11ICI1US. then he has every oppor- develop into a normal, khv and unrieht young man . wholesome and healthy inte- Of' trt Ufa . fimntinir trips to Pro- .... . ,,wv.ei facilities for giving this much i"" - : . i - i sir. Some 40,000 Boy Scouts partici pated in rescue and rehabilitation in the disasterous New England hurricane of vjjb. tonthly Training Meetings Sire Held For Scout Leaders TRAINING CHAIRMAN s of any organization n 'the quality of its I. E, T ' rest, Chairman Lead r p Training. 'le suet ' :nds v; ers. Tr-cse leaders must con- plan, promote, and direct ?prog;rrm that may be carried 'I It is therefore, impossible i lace too great an emphasis on imporinnce of proper training I Jeader:-L'p." firing the past few years local -)t councils throughout the try have greatly increased i" activities in this field, as Van F out worfiers are con- id that lack of trained lead ;causrs most of the losses of ,4 nd troops each year. irour' out the past year the 2Sf'po'i district co-operated with ,P -hrr districts of the Daniel d vmcil'in promoting lead t ring. In this council j(K s in the introduction to wrre held, six men jat- II iftd & rnmlifA mmi?u lipid $l: (C ?d on page 12) line work in the Haywood District. S f" M "H - ' J. R. SECHREST, of Canton, if 'hairman of the leadership train LED CAMPAIGN FOR ACQUIRING TRACT More than 163 colleges and uni versities have conducted Scouting courses for Boy Scout leaders. A total of 27,232 Boy Scouts represented 636 Councils at the National Jamboree held in Wash ington, D. C, in 1937. W. J. DAMTOFT, of Canton, was instrumental in the acquisition of the 700-acre tract in Pigeon for the new site for Daniel Boone Coun cil camp. Mr. Damtoft has taken a keen interest in Scout work and has served in many official capa cities in the district and council. Colin H. Livingstone, first presi dent of the Boy Scouts of America, held that post 15 years. Haywood District Led All In Council Duringil939 ADVANCEMENT CHAIRMAN f . ' i I CARLTON PEYTON, of Canton, is chairman of the Haywood Dis trict's work on Advancement. Photo by Culberson, Asheville. More than 6,300,000 copies of the Boy Scout Handbook have been distributed, making it one of the most widely read books. It has been estimated that each copy is read by five Scouts. , --! By Carlton Peyton. Haywood district led all the oth er districts of the Daniel Boone Council in advancement during 1939, There has been an increase in the number of awards of every rank and in the number of Merit Badges earned. Troop leaders have done well in encouraeinsr their Scouts to ad vance in rank. At the twelve Hay wood district courts of honor held during the year there were award ed seventy Tenderfoot, thirty-one Second Class, thirty-six First Class, forty-two Star, twenty-five Life, four' Eagle, five Bronze Eagle Palms, five Gold Eagle Palms and six hundred and thirty-five Merit Badges. As a result of the excellent showing made by the Haywood dis trict, the Daniel Boone Council made a record of sixty-six per its members First Class Jrank and above, and only thirty four ner cent Tenderfoot. I Promotions are made at the dis trict courts of honor which are held alternately at the Champion Y. M. C. A. in Canton and the Havwood' County court house in Waynesville on the second Tuesday of each month at seven-tnirty. The February court will be held at the Champion Y. M. C. A., Tues day, February J3th. The public is cordially invited to attend. Efficient Leaders Few, if any, agencies in Haywood County are exert ing a greater influence among young boys than the Boy Scout movement. And as the 30th anniversary of Scouting in America gets underway today, it is well to look behind the scenes and see just what that force is that 13 making the movement such a bless ing to our younger generation. Of course, it is the adult leaders that give un selfishly of their time and energy in carrying on the responsibilities of molding character of the "men . of tomorrow." These men are not doing their work for show. They are not doing it with the hope of getting pub lic recognition. They are doing it because they know and feel the need of the scout movement. We have been in close touch with the work. We have seen the fruits of their labors, and these leaders deserve a warm place in the heart of every citizen of the county, because they are making this a better coun ty in which to live because of their Scout work. Haywood County is indeed fortunate in having in her midst, a group of capable men thatare carry ing on the great work of Boy Scouts. Haywood District Comprised Of Ten Thriving Troops Several Troops Are Not Up To Full Quota Of 32; Others Have More The official enrollment of the Haywood district, of Boy Scouts, as of Saturday afternoon, showed that 200 boys are in the 10 troops of the district. The complete list, together with the troop committee and scout masters and assistants are listed below: Canton Troop 1 Scoutmaster R. Fort Smathers. Asst. Scoutmaster James Rick- ards. I Troop Committee Dr. A. P. Cline, G. C. Suttle, H. L. Morgan. Scoots Alexander, Billy; Allen, Biilie; Barton, William; Bass, Jimmie; Beal, Bobby; Blackwell, Muston; Burnett, Thurman Lee; Burrus, Brainard. Campbell, James; Cavanaugh, Martin; Clark, Jimmy; Clark, Walter; Colaman, Max; Coman, L. A.; Deas, Jimmy; Dudly, Buck; Freal, William; Haliburton, Billy; Haliburton, Joe. Harkins, Jimmi; Harrell, Dur ham; Henderson, Charles R.; Hol land, Harry; Johnson, William R.( Justice, Earle; Kirkpatrick, Jim mie; Ledford, Bryson; May, Jack; Parks, Wayne. - Powell, Carroll; Rhea, Johnny; Rickards, Leonard; Rickards, Ray mond; Rollands, Luther; Sharp, Bruce; Sharp, Edgar. Shope, W. Calvin; Smathers, Bobby; Snyder, George L.; Steph ens, John; Wells, Billy; Wells, Carey; Willis, Charles; Wilson Wallace. Waynesville Troop 2 Scoutmaster R. C. McBride. Assistant Scoutmaster Troop Committee Ben E. Col- kitt, Chairman, J. E. Massie, Frank M. Davis. Scouts Colkit, Ben; Colkitt, Bobbie, Davis, Joe; Dicus, Jimmy; Dicua, Mark; Evans, Harry; Foy, Henry; Green Capers; Green, Marion; Lee, Bobbie; Morrow, Donald; Pal mer, Kenneth; Palmer, Fred; Ray, Billy; Kicheson, Jack; Walker, Paul; Way, Joe. Waynesville Troop 3 Scoutmaster James Liner. Asst. Scoutmaster ChaX V. Balentine. Troop Committee R. L. Burgin, Chairman, Frank Worthington, C. A. George. Scouts Bradley, Richard ; Breese, Robert H.; Buckner, Earl; Burgin, Rob ert Lester, Jr.; Cofifey, Lyle Welch; Curtis, Zeb Walton, Jr.; Dover, William; Dyer, J. Harry; Fugate, Jack; Hall, Aldeen; Leopard, Ern est A; Leopard, Frank, Jr. Martin, Fred Earl, Jr.; Medford, Phil; Moseman, Billy; Plott, Hay wood E.; Underwood, Howell; Vaughn, Frederick; Worthington, Frank, Jr. , Canton Troop 4 Scoutmaster M. M. Crisp. Asst. Scoutmaster Ivan Justice. Troop Committee Haldie Keid, Chairman, M. T. Brooks, J. M. Shiflet, M. C. Sprinkle, Carl Pain ter. . ' '' Scouts Baldwin, Jack; Bramlett, M. Vaughn, Jr.; Brown, Billy, Jr.; Cagle, Carl; Cannon, Tommie; Childers, Frank M.; Childers, Har old; Childers, Ralph. Clark, Harry; Clontz, Frank; Gidney, Charles; Hardin, Frank; Harkins, Paul; Harrison, Bill; Jennings, Bennie; Moore, Paul; Moore, Phillip; Muse, Rex W.; New man, Ernest. Painter, Carl; Powell, James; Pressley, Howard; Ramsey, Joe Bob; Ramsey, Wayne, Rhinehart, Bobby; Rhinehart, Buddy; Robin son, Jackie; Saunders, George. Sharp, Noel; Sherrill, Harry Wesley; Smathers, David Joe; Ward, Clifton Raymond; Warren, (Continued on page 12) Camp Daniel Boone To Be Moved Soon To Head Of Pigeon SCOUT EXECUTIVE - x vx v A W. ALLEN, scout executive of the Daniel Boone Council, of which the Haywood District is a part. Mr. Allen's headquarters are in Asheville. 3,400 Boys Are Of Scouting Age In This Section More Adequate Scouting Facilities Needed To Care For Growing Demands By Floyd New, Assistant Scout Executive, Daniel Iioone Council During the past year there were 3,400 boys living in Western North Carolina that became twelve years of age. Surveys have shown that if a vote had been taken that 90 per cent or about 3,000 boys would have wanted to become Scouts. Of this group only about One-tenth reully had the chance. There are hundreds of colored boys that want and need Scouting. About 10,000 are of age to take part in Cubbing, the Scouting program for boys be tween the ages of V and 12. By adding up the figures it is seen that there are over 25,000 boys between the ages of 9 and 16 liv ing in Western North Carolina. Needless to tay that only a very small percentage of these have had the opportunity to be a Scout, to enjoy the thrills of camping, hik ing, and the activities that they would like. Several years ago the Daniel Boone Council - was organized to - (Continued on page 12) Dr. Francis Property Bought For Recreational Center For Scooting By A. W. Allen, Scout Executive Daniel Boone Council. Acquisition of the Head Prop erty on the Little East Fork of the Pigeon River in Haywood County fulfills a dream which lead ers in the Daniel Boone Council of the Boy Scouts have had for nine teen years. The 700 acre tract will be the center of the outdoor activities of Scouts and leaders for all Western North Carolina. This is to be a Scout Reservation. On it will be located Camp Daniel Boone, the council camp. A training center for adult leaders will be developed. It is also planned to set aside areas for advanced camp ing and to use other sections to teach forest conservation and to make the entire reservation a wild life refuge. The land is more familiarly known as the Dr. Francis property. It is fifteen miles from both Can ton and Waynesville and can bo reached over all weather roads. The property is surrounded on three sides by Pisgah National Forest, giving assurance of an uncontami oiated water supply for all purposes and protection from incroachment by projects which might not fit in with the general program. Elevation of the site runs from 3,000 feet to more that 5,000 feet, the highest point being High Top. Within a short distance are five or more mountains which reach an elevation of more than six thous and feet and open up unlimited possibilities for hikes and overnight camps. One of the first steps which will be taken will be to secure the ser vices of the engineer from the national camping service of the Boy Scouts of America. Together with the camping committee of the Daniel Boone Council, this ex pert will visit the reservation and give advice on the location of the various features which are to be included. Blue prints and a small scale model will then be made so that the entire project of develop ment can . be carried out over a period of years along carefully planned lines and as means are available to carry out the plans. . Camp Daniel Boone will be moved to the location as soon as pratical. This is the council camp which has been operated for fifteen years and' provides camping facilities for Scout troops particularly during the summer months. All equipment is provided for the unit and, for eight weeks, a trained staff is on hand to assist the troop leaders in (Continued on page 12) Camp Life Brings Out Good Qualities Of Young Men CAMPING LEADER 1 n v -n 1 1 I ' 'llilliun I ; BEN E. COLKITT, former dis trict chairman, is serving the Hay wood District this year as chair man of camping and activities. He had an important part in the coun cil in acquiring the 700-acre tract in Pigeon. By B. E. COLKITT The one phase of Scouting upori which we depend to hold the inte rest of boys is that phase which we generally refer to as Camping and Activities. All boys go through the stage when they are definitely interested in out-door life, when they are likely to read Wild West Magazines and Adventure stories with their hair-raising incidents and dare-devil stunts, because they appeal to their imagination. Tha Scouting program was designed to provide a wholesome and well di rected program for the develop ment of boys during this age. Each Scout Troop is supposed to take long hikes and overnight camping trips each year. The boys learn to do outdoor cooking, pitch tents and make comfortable beds from evergreen boughs. They learn the art of trailing animals ani numerous other activities pertain ing to the great outdoors which are not only interesting but useful to the boy as well. I am sure that men now can look back on their boyhood days and realize what a. tremendous appeal such a program has to the young boys of today. The Scouting program as a - (Continued on page 12)