Scouting, Volume 30, Number 1, January 1942 Page: 12
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Bird House rotates
on post, guided by
vanes to keep open
side amy from the
wind
Connected to Dry
Battery and Small
Bell inside Dwelling
House
Block fixed
to floor
Block bearing
top of post
DETAIL OF BEARING
AND
OF SLIDING CONTACTS
from rotating house to
fixed post
Spring Contact Blades
Brass Contact Bands
Wires carried in Grooves
DETAIL OF CONTACT DEVICE
, - Perch, lightly supported on
coil spring atone end. Weight
of bird lovrers perch and doses
bell circuit _, .
^■4}- Insulated
Wire
Light Coil Spring touching
plate but not touching pin
Brass Plate
BIRD5' FEEDING
HOUSE
YY/TH REMOTE BELL ALARM
Designed by
^fotdori T* ^cflJiaAV^
BIRD RINGS BELL
Here is something new in bird
feeding stations. It's the type of
gadget boys love to build, and has
real value besides as an aid in
bird study.
The feeding station is the fa-
miliar weather vane type, plus
some ingenious wiring. It should
be a good project for boys who
have graduated from the electric
train and know something about
wiring a circuit.
Few materials are needed: some
insulated wire, a dry cell battery,
a bell or buzzer, a few pieces of
metal for contacts, some kind of
switch, and a small coil spring.
Construction is made clear in the
drawings. The bell, which is not
shown, is placed somewhere inside
the house, near a window from
which the feeding station can be
watched. It would be a good idea
to include a small knife switch
near the bell so that it can be
turned off.
SOAP CONTEST
The National Soap Sculpture
Committee has announced the
18th annual competition for small
sculptures in Ivory soap for the
Procter and Gamble Prizes. This
contest will close May 15, 1942.
Cash prizes totaling $2,200 will be
awarded in three classes — Ad-
vanced Amateur, Senior, and Jun-
ior. There are also group prizes
and a special award. For further
information write to the National
Soap Sculpture Com-
mittee, 80 East 11th
St., New York, N. Y.
JANUARY
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IT'S FUN TO KNOW
ABOUT BIRDS
Did you ever watch a bird shuck
a seed?
Do you know how to attract
more birds to your neighborhood?
Have you ever timed a flying
bird to learn how fast it travels?
These are some of the things
members of Audubon Junior Clubs
try to discover outdoors by watch-
ing birds. Many Cubs and Boy
Scouts enroll in Audubon Junior
Clubs every year. The National
Audubon Society has a special en-
dowment for its Junior Clubs, cov-
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J n it
ering over half the cost of club
materials!
Every Junior Club member re-
ceives a bird membership button,
six four-page illustrated bird leaf-
lets describing the year 'round ac-
tivities of a bird, six (5^x8^)
color plates of birds and six out-
line drawings for coloring. Every
club receives a junior newspaper,
"News on the Wing," published six
times each school year. Clubs of 25
or more members receive Audu-
bon Magazine.
Ten or more Boy Scouts or Cubs
and their leader may form a club.
Club dues are ten cents per child
per school year. Send combined
club dues to Junior Department,
National Audubon Society, 1006
Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
Leaflets come in two editions, jun-
ior style with large print and sim-
plified text for Cubs and younger
Scouts; senior style with smaller
type and longer text for Scouts in
sixth grade or in secondary schools.
Please state number of sets in
junior or senior styles.
Homes for Birds
Scoutmasters who are beginning
to think of bird house building
in their Troops would do well to
write to the Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C. for Farm-
ers' Bulletin No. 1456, "Homes for
Birds." This pamphlet describes
methods of attracting birds, how
to build nest boxes for different
species, feeding stations, shelters,
etc. It is adapted for use through-
out the United States, and is very
complete and detailed.
WANTED:
10,000 UNIFORMS
step toward a solution of the
uniform supply problem, espe-
cially for boys who face financial
difficulties in acquiring Uniforms,
has been made recently in Brook-
lyn. Brooklyn Scoutmasters, Skip-
pers, and Cubbers are being en-
couraged to enlist a Scout mother
12 SCOUTING
Plan a Program of Physical Fitness in Your Troop
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