Scout News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 266, 13 November 1935, Page 14

Scout News

(By

“Lona Wolf")

This mark** a i»ijnientuu< period in die hisiur y oi this weekly cuiuiuu. lor through tire ‘'Chronicle Wauganui Jkuui> uni say farewell to “i.ciie Hojf’’ and will bid welcome to “none Hover.’’ Fur live yeai> the weekly a-les have been conducted by •‘Lone Woif. ” ana he baa *vt a standaid which all good •"•touts will a>.-i-t “Lgiic Rover ’ to maintain. ’’Kacie Ea.” Only the Maori iaiewell nil; do jus-t.-e io the iteiings oi •’Lone Won” a.» he takes his leave of Danganui >•'(.uts. In conducting this coiuuin •>»er a period ot live years i.e has re • eived as.-ista«»«‘e from many and var ed Sources. To tao.-c who ha»e been rf-[a;.isibie toi the s-tipph vi notes a-'d Hems of interest thanks are tendered, and the hope is expressed that the supply w»d be continued that the col num may be uiainfained. The >u« • r-*s oi (be column depends mainly on those v».lunlary contributors whose oiietiitg> “Lone has been able to g:ub»r rider the one heading oi H-out Notes. Mar iaev continue the good work! To 3*l. good hit k and (hod Scouting! Haeit Ka! “Ha ere Mai." ■ i . Ko . » makes his iw « - file strike lor this column in the 10l lowing lot in:--I toe t.-ansier • I Ulan lb ■ ■. \\e - Mgton ha - necessitated a I hang ■ i n t«»c authorship of tnese notes. Me are •til soriy that a bond existing lor >0 lit liny yea Is h.*> tu In.’ severed, but Allan must he • ongral«i*:itrd »»n ju» proinolion. and we reel sure that iie will soixi link up with the movement • a Ueiii.igton. However, as his sucrcs*or “Lone Kovcr ” will endeavour to keep up ti>e standard set, and at this stage appeals to all “Big Eiutiicis’'’ i Ciib-’irig and b-uuting to help v it by sending in notes a- ■ fieri as pus>ib!e. If there aie Iny difiicuaies readers are up ogainst in Scouting matters they may, through these notes, oviain su« h service as will be of the u>tno*i value io tacm. Suggestions for ■•icy improvement of supplies for th s <-*»tumn will be gratefully accepted and acted on if necessary. With ail others Conner led with the movement, •'Lone Rover” is out to is- - in making in Wanganui boom. >«••, with a l°ng pull, a strung pull, and a pull toil together, let a Address. -.1 aid he a.idrcs.Mid: --“L-'iiu iL>vei. •ae of Air. L. Luk- • 217 Victuiia Avenue, 01 'J King * A»euue. First Wanganui City Rovers. Uedoesuay, XovemlH’i 6. This dale wdi be yd another tu be reiueuiucieu ■ V u- tor that night we 10-t another • our ‘foundation Members a-> ”Kov»-£ bccoud ’ A Daje leaves ua t« 1 ; ».i-iuio new. Lui wiiat is uu; Ra-s w..-.iiiig A.lan “good hunting’’ in his new home of service. “Inky,’ as we affectioiialiy cad him, has been oui M-rrvtaiv and trea*uter throughout al mo.-t the whole ci uur length <n Ku vi Jig. and has ireld t-ae most thankless :o>. Well in 10.-ing “Inky” we not •»nlv hc-e a valuable men in office, but in Ro eriug as aeii. However, we all g «<» w.’ have rearranged »ome oi c-ai »»»iu cr- until the next annual meeting. Here ate the alteration.-: —General, -•.nd minute* scvielary. “»yvfoxi'i J. Lewi..; tr.a-bivr, Kwer L. Hay -V. ’ : - 1 i Ar no I ■, Ko vis L« ■ .• an 1 Hl »i \. .t ai ; -ov:al »um:iotiee, R.M. ••» i < cr, Arnold, Rover .Siunemun. on ;tmi»u.an< c ur. f r the ragir e .• ot K. Rex Arnold, om in-tr’ictur. and it, na-n t -ulieicd fn m hea:t ladutr This neck «e ate off out ibr a nn» r>r.e 1 to leave ineir bikes a; our R.L.’s hon-e in Uan.uer street.

The Napier ' (.neat n*./».-! Ru'd- have stalled in Napier uuce inure. 1 liev have held ! three nicclin-- and are nuvv down tu bii.Miit’ss. Tiny aie a small band 01 eight al present, but they feel that it i- be.-t tu start .-mall and work up gradually. La.-t week they went into me biatter ui lighlwcigiit camping. Wiiat a lot ol extra weight we cany li. t is nut uvees.-ary. Many were -u. prised !•> find that a woollen shirt ..ith lung sleeves vveigaeJ a quarter 01 a j.ouuu more than one wilh short sleeves, and vvhu would have real'svd that a safety razor in a nickle case weighed a pound, but the razor on its own carefully vv tapped in paper onh weighed a quarter of a pound.* “Kobin flood ' demoiiftt 1 aled the light-nr.-s of a rape weighing 1-Übs. and a» :ing al-.o as a ground-sheet, wheivas a raincoat weighed Jibs, and onlv i -ei\e«i tiie one purpose. • “Deer Fool” Rave a talk on tuap- . reading and map-making, illustrating | a- he went along vvit'h various types ol 1 maps and postmarks of ihe maps ma le •by the first exploreis. He fired the l Kuvers with a desire tu- try and make • a map of their own distiicl. Guod . n..j,.- are hard get and one ma le by Rovers v.uuld be uf great use to ■ Srouter> in ,-ut<ing the first class jour ! 11. v for their Scouts. Campers’ Badge. : iis one of the niu>i important badges in our v.oik 1:1 >cuuting as • man is .‘kilowed to take Scouts into . : .. At.y “White Stripe” man i wOl th hi> salt likes to feel he is quali J fi. I to take chaige of tamps, but it. is 1 :* big respe-n-ibiiity and needs training you qualified tu wear a “Campers’” ■ badge* If not, why not? Your S.M. ; h.,x a right t«» expert his leaders to be J eft. .ent in this work. : The tc-ts will be put in these notes I i t week and if you can do them tell 1 your SeOu’.er. and arrangements will be • made for a ceitain night (<,r day) ■ for an examinaiiun. Sleeves up. you I leaders and lead the way to bettei l camping. New Headquarters. Although is e.-sentially an butd«»or game, yet there are times when a club-ioom i.- not only handy, but a r Ui , I »i >vine time past our “Brothers I uf tne Wanganui Last Troop have been I meeting under ditncullles guaranteed |io te.'t ile >couting “-pirn” ol ail j com erne.l.m the> have shown their j pin. ,v by i.i-eping on, keeping . -oi Mid a re.-uit ot their effurts We I t»eiie-.»* til.:( It Hid not be Ic-llg bciOte i th>-v ha •* taeir own club room and hcadqua: tei s. When l'in‘ happy day dawns tor the ofli. ial opening we anto-ipate a record ciowd ot “Brother S<’outs from al! W.iugaimi io ioin in cu-ngratulating • »>.:r biot hers on their success. II he “spitit ” of S uuting is eunla.ned in the PApressioii “We be of 1 ••nr bio -i” and what is Wanganui i Last’s j 1 ide will be our pride, and we I hop- H. hear of tii ir troop being as I .-eli reheat as our brothers over the I.'er. i»e«:in-v what one group ran do, other gr‘»ups »-an do, if they want tu Laid enough. 1 District Compet.tion-. lu-t a irmindei taat tliiie are .i' !.-,•> di.-uirt rxent.s left fur this ‘ *• Tii - iir.-t on< the Hallem- 1 t‘in i Bunner. Tais is due to come off any i \ : Lriore <’hri>tmas. Don t forget ihe nltPrat tons, you chaps. “ < om- | p:i>-” woik i- put in in-tead of the I •.'-•■■ui Law” and the •••-aipet it ion is ! ’ i !»• xun in open. This probably - I oon h be-'k v.i-ji ,-aturday up tu 11111. li; Ia mi '.-wot ” up the tests. • I'h? other treply is ihe Kvtary Banst ert ient troop in Wan )gani;i. Tha; mean- in badg- woik. |iii.-;rirt parade turnout, and service 1. .1 . !<.■(•,» both iianner- in view. The Bai 1 net < astlc. lin Tro<>{; llotary Banner,