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OF THE
.U.S.A..
Girl Scout Camp
With the coming of Spring, the
thoughts of all Brownie andGlrl
Scouts In the Pioneer Area turn
to camp, and many activities are
planned for the weeks ahead.
Troops will be interested in the
advance notices below, as this
will give them time to make
plans to attend.
THE SPRING TROOP CAMP
WEEKEND for Girl Scouti (10
to 17 years of age) has been plan
ned for MAY 24 at Camp Rotary,
I with Mis$ Jane Bachman, Field
Director, in . charge. She will be
assisted by troop leaders and
members of the 1951 camp staff.
| Only 50 girls can be enrolled and
applications are accepted in the
onder in which they are received.
I Applications, with a $2.00 fee for
the entire weekend, should be in
the Girl Scout office by or before
Tuesday, April 29th. Application
I blanks may be secured at the
Girl Scout office, 101 W. Second
Ave., Gastonia, by the troop lead
ers or individual Scouts. All cam
pers are asked to arrive at camp
by 5 p. m. on Friday, May 2nd.,
jwlth a nosebag supper (includ
ing drink) and a bed roll contain
ing at least 4 blankets or quilts.
Army cots will be used by all
campers. Other equipment need
|ed: flashlight, tin cup, tin plate,
fork, spoon, toilet articles, change
of clothes (blue Jeans or slacks
and sweater).
Camp Rotary is lovely at thisj
time of- the year, and all campers
look forward to this annua)
event.
Saturday, MAY 3rd., will be
BROWNIE PLAY DAY. an an
nual event for all 7 to 10 year!
Brownie Scouts. All adults are |
invited to join in their fun, and
at least one adult for every eight
Brownies is required to come,
| This year a Brownie "Fly Up |
Ceremony" will be held for the |
10 year old girls who are ready
to "fly up" Into a Girl Scout troop.
Leaders are requested to send
names of these girls to their
Troop Organization Chairman or
the Girl Scout office at once. ,
prownies and adults pre asked to !
arrive at camp by 10 a. m. Vvlth
lunch (Including drink)' and plan
to stay until 2 p. m.
SENIOR SCOUTS (ages 14-17)
will "spend the day" at camp Sat
urday, MAY 10th., arriving at
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Former Citizen's
Bites Conducted
Funeral servl.?* were conduct
ed at Calvary Baptist church in
South Gastonia Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock for J. Burgin Conners,
59, who died at his home in the
Myres community Wednesday
morning.
The service was conducted by
the pastor, Rev W. L. Walters, 1
assisted by Rev. Roy Collins and
Rev. Earl Armstrong.
Mr. Conner waa a former over
seer of the Myres Mill. He was
also overseer of the American
Mill, at Bessemer City for a num
ger of years. Recently he operat
ed the lunch stand in the Myres
Mill. He had been In failing
health for about ten years.
He was born July 17, 1893 in
Cleveland County the son of Wil
liam and Louisa Gardner Conner
He spent his childhood and young
manhood in Kings Mountain. He
attended school In Kings Moun-:
tain and when a young man Join
ed Grace Methodist church.
He married the former Miss
Annie- Hutchlns, also of Kings
Mountain. She preceeded him in
death in September 1950.
He was a member of the South
Gastonia Lockee Tribe, Order of
Redmen.
He is survived by five sons,
Hunter, Gene, J. B. and Hubert of
City, two daughters, Mrs. Odysses
Lawlng, of Gastonia, and Miss
Betty Conner of the home, two
brothers, D. G. Gardner, of Gas
tonia, and Mack L. Conner of
Kings Mountain, and six grand
children. ? >a" .
10 a. m. All Seniors are looking
^ day' 8ince theIr
eight delegates will be on hand
to share their Senior Conference
with them. Everyone
KS. " ,o brta*
Seniors are .his
r^at endin? a Re??onal Sen
FiorS" m ? at Jasksonviiie,
Florida. Linda McGinty Bel
Ho v l p ^ancy Harri8'
m jfln?rTyV "eo Merlin Bar"
jwtt, Janet Lewis, Sandra Smith
Gastonia; Anita McGinnis, Kings
Mountain; Amelia McGinnis
Holly. They will beaccom
F?elrtni MiSS Jano Bachman,
i- ield Director, and Mrs. Cain Em
ri'Jf00pJ^der from Mt. Holly
MAY 17th^ PV7 CAMpOREE,
may 17th: Intermediate troon?
are invited to attend, 9:30 a. m to
3P- Wear MueJ,in, br ,K
and shirts, and bring lunch A
??> ' ?1v?mure and fun is tn
store for everyone!
ESTABLISHED CAMP: The
Camp Committee, Mrs. D W
Peach, Chairman, Mrs. Roger Mc."
Arver. Mrs. Charles Dunn Mrs
Harrebon Yancey, Gastonia; Mrs'
ljarry Page. Mrs. E. T. Plott
Kings Mountain; are ?n-,sy with
reparis, replacements, and im
provements that annually pro
ceeds the opening of the summer
camp season. With the many im
provements made through the
years, Camp Rotary is in better
condition to serve the girls of the
Pioneer Area than it has ever
been. Both girls and parents rec
ognize its many advantages and
^fn quick ,0 respond to
Ihem. 1 he 14th Established Camp
season, June 23 ? Aug. 3 |? al
ready completely filled ' except
Julv S*' vacancies the last week.
July 28 Aug. 3. Most 'sessions
have a waiting list.
The swimming pool , at camp
w i.l he open this year from June
thtough 13. and troops are in
vited to plan picnics and come
out for a free swim during that
time. In order to ha.e life guards
on hand, troops are requested to
notify the Girl. Scout office in ad
vance the days they plan to come!
- DAY CAMPS ?
Five days of out.door fun in
three different spots have been
planned for Brownies and Girl
Scouts this year: at
<1* Camp Rotary ? June 3-7,
2 Camp Kiwanls ? June 9-13.
. ?3) Cramerton Recreation
Ground ? - June 23-27.
Folders have been ' distributed
to all troops, and applications are
reaching the Girl Scout office
lay" Miss Jan<* Kachman.
Held Director, will <\ireet the
TPS s<"hefU,lod ^ the
StJ! Rotary Cramerton
Mrs. Dorothy' Webber, Neigh
borhood Chairman and Troop
Leader at Iincoln Academy, will
direct the camp on the newly ac
quired Camp Kiwanis sitev
Uvlr?8?"?. of s,mP>e outdoor
g- '"eluding hiking. cdokinK
campcraft, singing. fo|k games'
and i rafts will be carrie-i out at
all camps. A daily swir . will be
Rn,n^"SChl>'h,"e a,SO at ,hp
Rotary and Cramerton Dav '
Camps. |
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Student Project
Being Carried Out
The classes of Kings Mountain
high school are working in a
beautifies tlon project of the
school campus, according to a re*
port of Howell Lane, principal.
Each class has .Tweeted a spot
to beautify from a drawing of
the achool grounds by I. B. Go
forth, Jr., eighth grade class.
M)ss Gussle Huffstetler, Me*
dames Jeanette L. Mann, and C.
E. Mitcham are acting as faculty
committee on this ground beautl
flcatlon project.
"Flowers, shrubs, and ma*
are being planted under the direc
tion ol teacher*," Mr. Lane said.
Mr. Lane stated that the class
es were finding their science out
doors by studying and caring for
the plants, but all plans will not
be carried out this spring.
31m? were 140 children 14
year* of age or under kilted In
traffic accidents on North Caro
lina highways last year.
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