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Hutt News, 26 November 1941, Page 2

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' '' ' 1 ,'fM ' ."''' Owing to eitttipiUuicfli, the next .district campfire will be fceld at Ist Lower Hurt Scout Hall on. November 2ftth, not at Petone. LoVer Hutt Scouts' pfcreat* are Invited to be present. . V..' v District New*. >. Rovers of the Ist Lower Hutt Crew recently visited Matua's place at Belmont tor show practical appreciation of bis services to the Crew. Some solid'work was done in e*ca- , vating lor a driveway, and a crimson manuka was planted to commemorate the. occasion. Hutt Valley Old Wolves' social and dance o,n Wednesday, 3rd December, at tat Lower Hutt Scout Hall, 7.45 p.m.® Present and Future. At present the Hutt Valley and Bays District is at a critical stage of development. In common with other .districts, we are feeling the loss of Scouters and Kovers now engaged in military duties. . It is possible to cover that ljbss to a certain extent by developing the Patrol system and training the older Scouts to fuller responsibilities. The greater problem is the great increase of population in the City of Lower Hutt, The quiet back roads and" country lanes are gone, and now hundreds of children are living, where-the market gardens were a year ago.

We believe that the Sccfttt Troop and Cub Pack is a first claßs asset to We need men and women with real love and Sympathy for young folk to help us. AH men and women worthy of the name are doing their utmost to save our Empire from the most terrible threat it has ever faced. The children of to-day are the heirs to their sacrifice. I say again, the aim of Scouting is good citizenship, and here is a field of as important as any I know. .Who will help us? '''ITUAKANA."

LONE "Kamahi,"'why»r|3tjursed from a tour of Lone Scoiit»l oh '10th inst., reports that he touched at Otorohanga, '* Mangaweka, . Palmerston, Waipawa, Napier,, Bay View, Eskdale, Dannevirke, Norsewood and Levin. Many- of the boys were well out of town, involving travelling by caror bfcycle before their homes were reached. Fortunately, no horseriding waß necessary, or "Kamahi" may have hpjl to act the part of the "Lone Ranger"! The total mileage was in the vicinity of 973 miles, taking 16 days, during which 32 boys were contacted. Only two were missed, one through sickness in his family and the other on account of transport and other contributing difficulties.

In the time covered by the trip, three boys were invested as Lone Scouts, and one completed the requirements for the Second Class tests, while eight others ,passed sections of certain of 'the tests. Seven new recruits were enrolled. The enthusiasm and keenness of all the boys was an inspiration, and the interest shown by their parents and others in Scouting was most encourfging.

"Kamahi" is glad to announce that three ex-Cubs from Belmont Pack, through their Akela, have been enrolled as Lone Scouts. Owing to the distance to any local Troop being too great, and there being no Troop in Belmont at present, the acting-Commissioner for Hutt Valley and Bays has given permission for these chaps to receive their training through the Lone Scout section. /They will work* with local Scouts for outings and camps as much as possible.

STANLEY COLE * "Cornwall" Decoration Stanley Cole? who lives at Tennyson Street, Petone, and who was awarded the "Cornweli" decoration early this year for his courage and fortitude while undergoing treatment in hospital over a long period, is now back in hospital. He has been in dreadful pain for some weeks now. Some of you will remember meeting him at the campflre on the occasion of the visit of the Palmerston Scouts some time ago, his first appearance after receiving the high award from the Governor-General. He was a Cub in the "Irresistible" Group before he flr&t entered hospital some years ago, and later became a member of Ist Kelburn Scout Troop. Stanley needs your — don't forget to remember him. "KAMAHI." SCOUTING OVERSEAS. In future a monthly bulletin will be compiled from the official "Weekly News Bullerla" of the Boy Scouts Association in England. "Those who serve Znglanl must expect nothing from her; we dobas* ourselves if we regard our country as merely a place in which to eat and sleep." ' 'The "universe is so vast and ageless that the life of one man can only be justified by the measure of hia sacrifice." , In this spirit - the Boy Scouts of Britain work on. It is "theflnaV test ot war;" <--s i

, the wind, wfctth at times tb n«*« . approaching agale, Was not conducive to faultless play, the fielding ■I tfeama'waa excellent. The i local club, however, had a decided batting superiority, despite the reputation of . Ford's "demon" pitcher, " Wilson.. The highlight of the game ; was a smart "treble-play" by Hutt, 1 following a beautiful- catch by Trask, at short-stop. Last Saturday the Hutt team, when faced with formerly thought unbeatable Jenkins Gym. team, thought they would be lucky if they could hold them to a draw. With the score at 6—l |n favour of Jenkins at the end of the first innings, Hutt appeared to have a very Bmall chance of victory. However, due mainly to smart- fielding and good pitching by France and Hall, Jenkins were prevented from increasing their score. At the end of the third innings the scores/.were level, and the forceful batting by Hutt, led by Douglas and Forsyth, . carried the issue beyond doubt. In the last innings Hutt actually scored 18 runs, making the final scQre 37—12 in favour of Hutt. All members and intending members are requested to attend the practices held each Wednesday evening at Strand Park, as the "A" team for Saturday will be chosen then. Also members are asked to attend the meeting to be,held at Mr. J. Pott's residence, 55 Connolly Street, on .Thursday evening, 27th November. i ' " ■ =.