SCOUT NOTES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 269, 10 August 1938, Page 7

SCOUT NOTES

Troops Join In Search PLEASING RESPONSE (By Gold Stab.) The metropolitan commissioner wishes to express his thanks, to the Wellington scouts’, rover scouts and seouters who willingly took part in the search lor Mrs. Slave on July 25. The prompt response of S’O many at such very shoit notice was most encouraging. In new of the «hort time available for organising the parties it was particularly Penins' to note how quickly the scouts took their places in whatever party they were placed, irrespective of usual district anil troop organisations without fuss or delay. From many quarters have been received very pleasing reports of the W the scouts, even the youngest, persisted in the job right through the day and.at the end, though naturally tired, were still willing and anxious to go anywhere and do anything that might be beiptul. It there is one thing more than another which is necessary for the real scout to learn it is the obligation on him to carry on and do his best to help others whatever the inconvenience or discomfort to himself, 'rhe events of that Monday proved that the Wellington scouts fuLy appreciate this. If a word of criticism were possible it might be found in the fact that in the case of rather too many scouts there is a lack of knowledge of the country surrounding Wellington. 'This failing has probably been realised by the scouts and scouters concerned and they will no doubt be taking steps Io rectify .it. A letter has’ been received frott) Mr. .Mace expressing his thanks for the assistance given. The deepest sympathy of all members of the movement extended to .Mr. Mace and his three boys. It will be known to many that of these three boys two nfb scouts and one a wolf cub in the Wndestown group. The assistance and co-operation of our brothers from the Hutt Valley is also gratefully acknowledged.

Raising Funds. A novel yet practical way tor boy scouts to raise money for the Boy Scouts’ Fund has been suggested by Mr. Haydn Dimmock, editor of ‘’The Scout.’’ “Give a boy a job and let him earn the money,” he says. “Scouts cannot beg, -as it .is against the methods of boy scout training, but there is nothing against a scout earning the money. “Boy scouts have done similar good turns before. I remember we did all sorts of jobs to raise money to provide Braille literature for the blind in 1914. People showed their readiness to engage scopts for jobs of the most varied des’eriptions, and many of them were of the responsible kind. These included delivery of newspapers, parcels, and circulars, cleaning windows, motor-cars and cycles; tinsmith work, gardening, pushing bathchairs. addressing envelopes, lathering barbers' custoineiis, acting as waiters; bootblacks, assistants to cooks, tennis ball boys’, washing dogs, holding horses, typewriting, knife-grinding, carpentering, painting and glazing. Some scouts even acted as ‘nursemaids,’ and looked after the babies while the mothers went shopping.” Mr Dimmock recalled one humorous incident when a couple of .scouts borrowed a barrel organ and a monkey, and collected quite a lot of money around the streets of London. He suggests that the scouts fix on fi certain day, preferably during the ■National Scout Week, the programme ot the day to end with a camp fire or similar event at which the mayor of the district should be invited to receive all the money earned by the scouts during the '’"The National Scout Week is to be the first of its kind ever held-in the British Isleo. The week will start with big rallies in parks, sportsgrounds, mid other suitable places throughout the country, even the Mnnllest of villages arc arranging programmes of feouting activities, concerts, dances, whist drives, physical training displays, and other . events. Boy scouts have made a promise to do a good turn to somebody every day, and they intend to go all out for good turns during the National Scout Week. There are half a million hoy scouts in the Isles, which means that there will be many millions of good turns performed during the week.

Seaieh For Kidnappers. Two thousand boy scouts were enrolled in the search when Refer Levine, the twelve-yenr-old son of a New iork lawver. was reported to have been Ittdnapped on February 28. The wealthy father bad received n no'te demanding £6O-00 ransom. G-men welcomed the scouts' co-operation, and soon the scouts were scouring the-siirrounding woods -lor any possible dues. Tlie scouts discovered a toy typewriter, which is believed to tie the one on which the ransom note was tvped. Although a nation-wide appeal has been made, no trace of tlie kidnappers has yet boon found. . Tlie bode of Teter Levine has been found, washed up on the bench nt Long Island, near h ; s homo.