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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-02-21, Page 8Ike. The Tio es-Advocete, .Febrtie 21,E '195T F.if flt.O.flifl. icui 'Ecu nider's Birth ieth Anniversary Of Scoutin PIa.n• Active P.r�.gram •For.Scouts In Area De JACK CQ.RLESS Asst -'District Cor»missionsr kItaron District, which em- 'ttraces all two and villages be- tween Ailsa Craig and .Goderich; from Grand Bend to Seaforth, although only a small part of the •world brotherhood already has ;t full scouting program for this .Jubilee and Centennial year. binder the skilful guidance of District Cominissioner, Doug Carswell:, a district staff and training team has been formed With the accent :on Leadership 'Training., Here are some of the events. scheduled for 1957: On Jan, 12 in Clinton town a patrol leader's. conference was held, 'on Feb. 15: and 16. in Clinton RCAF a Bronze Arrowhead course was conducted for .jun- ior leaders, •To commemorate our Found- er's Birthday on Feb. 23, .a party for leaders and their wives will be held in Exeter Scout Hall. Starting on April 9 and lasting for four Tuesday nights a train- ing course for Cub leaders will be conducted in. Centralia RCAF .and, Clinton town.h A Silver. Arrowhead course for tact any Cub or Scout leader. p1"111�I1pu”,llt11111� 111m OUlApmml Ullm 111/ltllltmmU11U4m11111111......... fin mIm11Ul opt 1111111111.11111mulow; boys who already hold the Bronze Arrowhead will riot from. April. 22 until April 27, This course will be a five-day eamp at the Clinton Lions Camp at Holmesville. The big event of the year in Huron District will be the .dist- rict rally, This is an annual competition of Cub and Scout camping, pioneering, and con- servation skills. Thisyear the affair will be held in Exeter Community Park. Approximately 500 boys and leaders are ex- pected to attend. Three boys from Huron Dist- rict . are already getting set to go to England this summer as part of the Canadian contingent attending the World Jubilee Jam- boree, It is hoped also to send several other boys to the Am- erican International Jamboree being held this summer ' at Val- ley Forge PA. With the steady increase of. boy members in the movement, on of the main problems Com- missioner Carswell and his staff have is to ensure each group has enough leaders to carry on, Persons interested should con Today's Scout' is Tomorrow's Leader . THEY DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT C. V. Pickard PHONE 165 Real Estate - Insurance • EXETER '%.1u111n111,,,11m 111,1,1u 111111.11111111,11t11/11111„IIIUI I11I111HH Il1111111111111111111t111111111111111111kof IMMllll11„ Good Luck TO THE SCOUTS, CUBS, GUIDES AND BROWNIES LINDENFIELDS Phone 181 LIMITED 1tt1i111111111111Nt111U11/t114711td1111111llllun1u1It1171mlul iulmtm1111111t1111nuotttl1f11 W ItI11t11111tI11 m11UM Exeter (SCQ MARK GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY—Exeter Boy Scouts and affiliate groups in this district will take part in a world-wide observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the movement this Sunday when they attend special church services. On Monday, two new members were initiated into- the local troop. Above, Ted Wilson takes the oath from. Scoutmaster Terry Lawrence. Left to right are Patrol Leader Doug Jermyn; Assistant District Comrnisioner Jack Corless; Scouter Lawrence and Assistant Scoutmaster Ralph Sweitzer. T -A, Photo Town's Own Baden Powell Member Of Original- Troop —Continued from Page 1. from drowning in the river above the town dam. Rev. James Foote, minister of Caven church, appeared to be ac- tive in the troop, Leaders Prominent Leaders of the Exeter troop were prominent among the Scout- ing activities of the district. Scoutmaster Toni Pryde was in charge of a district Scout camp In Bayfield in 1922. In 1924, Stuart Stanbury led a provincial camp in Muskoka. It was sometime -during' the 1922-24 period that Exeter re- ceived the first charter in On- tario. Boy` Scout• headqudrte'rs in Toronto reveal that Stuart Stan - bury was instrumental in obtain- ing this charter since his troop was known at, the time as being one of the most active in the province. J. M. Southcott succeeded Mr. Pryde as Scoutmaster but it is not known who took over after the former resigned. After a.lapse of several years, Scouting in Exeter was revived in 1939 by Harold Whyte, now manager of Ontario Hydro in Lucan' and • Scoutmaster there. Mr. Whyte led the troop until 1946, when he moved to Lucan, and during ,that time be had one of the better troops in the prey- ince. Still Very • active. as Scout - Plan Church ,Services in T To Founder By SKIPPER Well friends, this is . a big week for us -the centennial an- niversary of the birth of our founder, Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell, and also the golden an- niversary of Scouting,. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides will wear their uniforms all day on. Friday, .Feb. 22, `B -P's" birthday,as a remembrance to the great man. This coming Sunday, Feb. 24, the Scouting Groups will parade to Main Street United Church for the 10 a.m. service, also as a remembrance .to the founder. We certainly hope that we have a good turnout to make this year's parade as successful as. last years. We have been doing some re= search into the history of Scout- ing in Exeter and Were certain- ly surprised to find out that Exeter has had a group since before the first world war. A more detailed history •appears elsewhere in this publication and from it you can readily see that you folksreally have a long and colorful history in Scouting. Your son can be with' Scout- ing from the time he is eight years old when he is able to join the Cub Pack, through the age of 11 when he adgances into Scouts and until the age of 16 at which time he can enter Rover Scouts, staying with them until he is 23. During those 15 years the citizenship training he receives has time and time again proved itself invaluable. Youngsters in Exeter , get ex- cellent Cub training from Bob Luxton of "A" Pack and Harold Sissons of "B" Pack. These two leaders have two Boy, Scouts, Paul Wilson and Doug Jermyn helping. them out by doingthe jobs of much sought-after as- sistants. Along with Assistant Scout- masters .Hal Hooke and •Ralph Sweitzer, your writer, Terry Lawrence, tries to hold the' Scout Troop on a steady course. Exc. ter has no haver Crew and so our boys must be clear of the troopby their seventeenth birth- day. • Our Assistant District Com ntissioner Jack Corless df Cen- tralia paid us a visit . at Men- day's meeting at Which we my vested tWo new scouts into the World Wide Brotherhood; These boys wete John. MacNaughton and Ted Wilson, Huron Dittriet held a Junior Leaders' B r o n z e Arrowhead course at Clinton last weekend. M at member of the district training team we had the pleas, tire of instructing on the course. txeter had. four boys att Jiding, Tom Arthur, Bolb Woods, Wayne towed and Doug Jermyn. Zxain- lnation papera have not yet boon • completed. but we feel sure •our boys did not let us down. A few people said they missed us last week; the influenza bug however did not.. °Hence, no Scout news but. we hope to be with you for • the rest of the year.. Just one more word. Will we see you at church this. Sunday? The Story In Elimville By MRS. ROSS SKINNER Euchre Club Elimville ' Euchre Club. was held on Friday evening at the hall with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Skinner as hosts. There ' were nine tables play- ing and winners were: ladies high, Mrs. Lloyd Webber; gent's high, Mr. Charles Stephen, and consolation, 'Mrs. Philip Murch. Lucky chair prize was won by Mrs. Wm. Johns. Mr: and Mrs. John' Ridley will be hosts on Fri: day evening. • Young People The Elimville Young Peoples Union and choir practice will be held at the home of Miss Sylvia Johns on Thursday evening. Mission Band The Elimville .Mission Band was held on Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Marilyn Johns. Misses Margaret and Elaine Johns had charge of the prograin. Miss Janet Skinner sang a solo and Miss Ann Johns read the scripture. Miss Marilyn Johns read a. poenri and Lynn Otis led itt prayer. Mrs. Howard Pym read the study' book. "Get'Well" cards were made at the close. Personal Items Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Johns and family, Mr. and Mrs, Allen Johns visited on Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gard- iner of Thames Road. Sunday guests with Mr, and Mrs. JoknRidley were Mrs.. Thomas Willis, Miss Flossie Davey, Mr. and Mrs.. I'larris West and Betty Lou o:l Centralia. Mr. Yand' Mrs, Howard Pyin. Mr, and Mrs, Sain Skinner and Karen of Centralia were guests with Mrs. P. Murch on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johns spent Monday with Mrs. Wm, f'ybus, Exeter. Mr, and Mrs. Chas, Stephen spent Sunday with Mr...and Mrs. Andrew Houston of Seaforth. Mr, and Mrs, James RorYph of Perot and Mrs. A. Miller' and 'family' of Clandeboye visit* ed with Mr, and Mrs. Howard Cunnington :ort Sunday,. Mr', and Mrs.• Fred unning- photlo Sd Ion. viai1ted 'on Tuesci'ay with Mr, . and. Mrs, 1,.. Vogail or Listowel, master at Lucan and in district activities, Mr. Whyte is respected as 'Ube of the outstanding Scout leaders in the province. • Since Mr. Whyte's departure, there have been a number of men in charge of the troop. 'These have included Ted Buswell,,Alf Andrus, Owen Atkinson, •'Harvey Pfaff, Don Traquair, and Rene Van der Neut. - Present leader is Terry Law- rence, of RCAF Station Centralia, and his assistants include Harry Hooke, Ausable Authority field - man, and Ralph. Sweitzer. Harry Hooke was pained Scoutmaster when the troop was re -organized a year. ago but stepped down re- cently because of the•pressure of .his authority work. ' Among the Cub leaders in the past have been Dr. H. H. Cowen, H. L. Sturgis, Margaret Melville and Barbara Dinney, now both married; Eric Sutherland, Doug- las Pryde; Mrs. Don Southcott. Interest Grows At Huron. Park By JACK CORLESS As the world celebrates 50 years of Scouting, RCAF Cen- tralia is proud to have, been an active member for the past seven years. That seven years has seen us grow from our first Cub Pack of 14 boys, and a Scout Troop .of ten Scouts, to over 90 Cubs and 25 Scouts. Leadership has increased and group committee membership has grown until now over 20 adults are actively engaged in supporting' this world wide •boys organization. The Centralia Cubs, Scouts, Guides and Brownies will com- memorate this occasion on Sun- day, Feb. 24, when special church services will be held for these members. The future sees plans for a father and son banquet. in March, a Centralia Cubaree ip May, and the Huron District Rally in Exe• ter in June. Hopes are higli that Centralia will bring back the pennants on this occasion. Plans are well advanced for Cub and Scout Camps, with pro- grams being drawn up and many exciting r events being planned. If past camps can be .used as a guide, this year's camps are as- sured of success. The excite- ment and adventure that a boy experiences at these camps will live with him for, many years. • Happy Anniversary Scouts!, CARRY ON YOUR GOOD WORK �earver�s Hardwar Exeter People have got used to. the Boy Scouts now. Nobody stands .and stares these days, as they used to, nearly fifty years ago. There are so many of them— over 212,000 in Canada and some six and a half million through- out the world. But how did it all start? In 1908 Robert Baden-Powell, the hero of Mafeking, published the first number of his "Scout- ing for Boys", a book issued in fortnightly parts at fourpenee each --and almost immediately a' great world movement was born, Its birth surprised nobody more than B. -P. himself. ' He merely thought that the ideas in his book, gained from, his own practical experience of training young men, might prove of some value to existing youth organiza- tions like the Boys' Brigade and the Y,M.C.4. It never en- tered leis head that boys all over Britain and elsewhere would start forming themselves into patrols and calling themselves "Boy Scouts." That is how the movement be- gan., But the ideas behind Scout, ing were . taking shape through fifty years of the life of B -P. The story began when he was a boy. He was one of six brpth- ers who used to . spend their hol- idays camping, hiking or sail- ing. They learned to -pitch rents, to cook on wood fires, to find their way about by map and compass and to look after them- selves. At school at Charter house his favourite 'spot was in a nearby copse which was out of bounds. Years later he wrote of those days; "It was in the copse that I gained most of what helped pie on in after life , how to hide my tracks, how to climb a tree and "freeze" up there while masters passed be- low." The Patrol System In 18-76 he went to India as a young army officer and special- ized in scouting, map -making and reporting. He was so suc- cessfgl that he was put on to training young soldiers for the work. It was during .this time that he worked out new ways of training soldiers. He discover- ed that a lot more than drill and lectures were needed, and used methods which were very unorthodox in those days. We see the beginnings of the Patrol system, now an intrinsic part of the Scout system. B -P would divide his men into groups of six with a leader in charge and give them competitions and games, and sometimes he Would send them out alone ,or in pairs to follow a route marked on a map, As a special distinction for efficient men he gave a badge, the design of which he took from the north point of the compass— the familiar Scout Badge of to- day. His reputation as a scout grew and he became recognized. as one of the greatest scouts in the Ariny. Later he went to .Africa —to Ashanti and Matabeleland. Here some more familiar as- pects of Scouting were added. He took to wearing a wide -brim- med hat to keep the rain from his eyes and the sun off his — Please Turn to Page 13 SCO& %OUR Jack Smith JEWELLER Phone 510 Exeter 0114111111.I1W11U14SilWO 11PM4MllitOO L11U1110411,.IIIX!IIFIIllhllp.1.lllllminolIl1Arnow lNl1.M.MM. Best 'Wishes To the First Exeter Troop and other Scouting .groups ,in the district, d' acMILLAN'S Phone 37 - 0 Exeter '. Y11mtt111111u 1111111,ut1111111m1,lllllltlmlml tlllmlmm1111111„11m 111111 I11 t1111filo; 1111111,1.11,11,11mlmll ltl1lt1111t 1111 t1,.. T. Pryde & Son PHONE 41 EXETER CONGRATULATION$ , TO THE BOY SCOUTS ON 'THEIR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY! Ur lebT. ' • SERVE 11 CCRSERV111 Co nservat i o n IS ,The Theme Of The World Scouting Jamboree In '57 Let's All Practise It! Ausable River Conservat'n Authority we salute THE (FOUNDER'S 100th. ,AND SCOUTING'S 50th. birthday anniversary i W. H. Ex.tfi i . Pham 24 Res. 1624