SCOUT NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 89, 12 October 1938, Page 16

SCOUT NOTES

(By "Keego.") Thought for the Week. — "Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time." Ist Seatoun Cub Pack. Last Saturday and a glorious day saw the Ist Seatoun pack, numbering 32, with CM. and A.C.M. in charge, travelling by train to Lower Hutt, and walking from the station to "Ridgeside." Western Hutt, the lovely home of Chil. On arrival they were met and warmly welcomed by Chil, and later when the kill was devoured in -the shade of native bush, accompanied by the songs of Native birds, all went down on to the green and played games until the arrival of Chil's pack, the "Robin Hoods," numbering 15, when more games and instruction followed. Later a very pleasant walk was taken through the beautiful bush, with return by secret track to the Den. The most important part of the day was the opening of a new fireplace in Chil's Den, but before entering the Den, the Breaking of the Flag, a prayer thanking God for peace and the singing of "God Save the King took place in a clearing in the wood. Then followed the making of the Kea Flower, which proved a great success. The Cubs adjourned to the camp-nre, down the dell, where their voices blended with the songs of the birds, tui, shining cuckoo, and many others. Both packs were permitted to visit John's very wonderful and interesting Tower museum. ; The day was one never to be forgotten by the Ist Seatoun Pack and especially Chil, who is always a favourite Old Wolf with the Cubs for her kindness and helpfulness. Mahina Bay Hut. Enjoyable weekends have been spent by i the Brooklyn arid Seatoun troops at the Toe H Hut, Mahina Bay, recently. The Brooklyn troop, under the leadership of Scouter R. Johns, did some splendid work m removing part of a slip and hauled a log down on to the "Plateau" for future camp fires. The Commissioner for tne Wellington Central District Mr H. Donkin, was . a guest of the troop, which was visited by G.S.M. ti. o. Ware SC, and Mr. W. G. Bear the camp warden. The First Seatoun Troop carried out an .instructive programme of camp training, directed by fSS Scoutmaster Mr. D. J. Jones|. For thPir work they cleared the drams, etc oFthe Bulh Chapel. The Scouter fs to be commended on his initiative in conducting a well-planned and mstrucfive Court of Honour camp. Such a ?S5 entirely fulfils the objects of tteSS patrons 3, Mr. and Mrs. McKmnon. All efforts are now being t direct ed by the executive to paint the hut fn preparation for the second anmver<?arv celebrations, which will De nem on Ye last weekend in November. First-class Tests. First-class SSa^HwSffSSt. Intended^rom the following seven troops:—Seatoun, St Cuthberfs, St. Jo«pb_s.ft. ™=>r a k n % Se^re^ta^'s^l^S? JyJi i failures More practice is evifSXrl SKtota SE^mThe ESHtSfetu^ pm on Frfday, November 4. Neaio Scouts and Cubs. The Ngaio Cubs and Scouts have made 8 thl «<&*«£ rg?3S5 Ilk?t Gtrdnl and the walk brought them to the pa at about w o'clock After lunch, which a Simber^fboyt cooked for.^mseWg the afternoon was passed m signalling games, fire lighting, etc The S.M. and nr took an opportunity to have a look at the Mill Creek camp sitewSere itl? hoped the Ngaio Scouts will camp at Christmas. Khandallah Scouts. DSM W. B. Fink has taken oyer control of the.Khandallah troop in the meantime owing to the resipnation^of Mr Green. Mr. Green has given many years of valuable service to the troop many will be sorry that he cannot carry on The troop opened the outdoor season on Saturday, starting out at 10.30 for Mill Creek and returning at 4.30. Johnsonville Scouts. The Johnsonville Scouts have selected P.L. Bob Hunter to represent them at the Australian Jamboree at Christmas. He is a lucky fellow but deserves it. The committee must be congratulated on their efforts in raising the necessary funds. They have held a number of functions, as also have the boys. Recently they staged a very successful hand ball competition. The Good Turn. It is not always easy to do our good turns, but the difficulty generally lies in ourselves. Most people whom we meet are quite ready to have good turns done to them. However, there are parts of the world where the doer of good turns is looked upon with suspicion, and the conscientious Cub finds his offers of help repulsed. Here is a story from India. It happened during a Cub Wood Badge training camp in the Central Provinces. The course had been out for the afternoon and held a special pack meeting in the jungle. Akela told each Six to make its way back to the camp under its Sixer and to do good turns on the way. The good turns were to be reported round the camp fire that evening. This is the story told by the Sixer of the Greys:—The Six first approached two little Indian girls who were carrying firewood and offered to do it for them. The girls were suspicious of their good intentions. They said some other men (the Blacks) had been bothering them too, but they had sent them about their business. When the Greys persisted the girls grew quite truculent, and threatened to call the police and lodge a charge against the would-be cavaliers. Somewhat discouraged, the Greys trudged on. There were very few people about and correspondingly few opportunities for doing good turns. Then they spotted a well, and a boy drawing water from it. They hastened to him. They said they would do all the work and fill the boy's buckets. But the boy was also suspicious. He was a bighcaste lad, and his caste scruples would not allow him to accept water from the hands of so motley a crowd. But he was ready to be friendly, and so he drew the/water himself and did the Greys a good turn by giving them a drink. The Greys were not yet defeated. Farther down the road they saw a man carrying a kerosene tin or something or other on his head. From a distance they hailed him and offered to take it from him and can-y it. His suspicions were even more easily aroused. What could this group of apparently well-to-do men of all shapes and ages want with his kerosene tin? He didn't know. But he was taking no chances, so he took to his heels and fled. In the end the Greys were reduced to offering to carry Akela's notebook back to camp, and Akela being of a less suspicious nature, they were j able to accomplish at least this good turn. Remember. Peel gave us Bobbies . . . but what about those white name tapes? Ever think of taking them off and washing them? You ought to be locked up. Preserve Your Pencil Sketches. When you have made a few pencil sketches of camp to hang up in your den, to prevent them from wearing off, as pencil sketches are liable to, just clean them up, pour or brush over lightly with milk and allow them to dry.

The crew of a sinking ship abandoned in thffi Irish Sea was saved by a cook who used his shaving mirror to flash an S.O.S. signal.