Refugio Timely Remarks (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1946 Page: 4 of 8
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Page 4—REFUGIO TIMELY REMARKS, February 7, 1946
TWO Mil,MON
TO OBSERVE
BOY SCOUT WEEK
Nearly two million Boy Scouts,
Cub Scouts, Senior Scouts, and their
adult leaders throughout the Unit-
ed States will commemorate Boy
Scout Week, which begins Friday,
"Feb. 8, and continues through
Thursday, Feb. 14. The theme of
the observance, which marks the
36th anniversary of the founding
ef the movement in America, is
■“Scouts of the World—Building To-
gether.”
The Boy Scouts of America have
created a “World Friendship Fund”
and nearly two .million members
have been invited and tjjrged to con-
tribute voluntarily to It. Through
the fund, Scout Associations in
lands ravaged during World War
II are being helped to rebuild their
organizations, At the outbreak of
the war in 1939 there were more
than three million Scouts and lead-
ers in 70 different lands.
Aid to Post-War World
V . ~ •* Scout Troops, Cub
Many Boy ^ ^
Packs, and Senior Scout um„
*rk Boy Scout Week by contrib-
uting to the fund through local Boy
- - — The National Exe-
eity cathedrals
churches with
....... a „
iCOUL uouAiv-k., ^iy
utive Board of the movement au- j Scouts
thorized the ; wv”1
* rmirasmp
Fiifldi Relieving it Chft make a defi-
nite Contribution to the post-War
Worlds snice boys dedicated to the
fecbut ideals of tolerance, friendli-
ness, and democracy, may be the
leaders of th'e World of tomorrows
Many Troops have contributed
from, the money earned by salvag-
ing waste paper, while others have,
given the proceeds of special Scout
entertainments. To make certain
the greatest good is done with each
dollar spent, the Boy Scouts of
America secures the advice of the
International Scout Bureau in Lon-
don and has arranged with agen-
cies of the Federal government at
Washington to see that the Scout
organizations actually get the help
in the manner intended. The fund
will continue as long as Scouting
overseas needs aid for rebuilding.
The Boy Scouts of the Philip-
pines, for many years a part of the
Boy Scouts of America, and now
an independent association, has re-
ceived a shipment of Scout supplies
and $12,500. Ten thousand dollars
of the fund, earmarked for the
Philippines, forms a memorial to
the late General Theodore Roose-
velt, a Vice President of the Boy
Scouts of America at the time of
his death in Normandy, who took a
deep personal interest in the pro-
gress of Philippine Scouting while
Governor General of the islands.
j Nationwide Observance
Boy Scout Week will be observed
in every city and town and in near-
ly every village and hamlet in the
nation. Since Feb. 8, 1910, when
the Boy Scouts of America was in-
corporated at Washington, D. C.,
more than 12,500,000 men and boys
have been in Scouting. The active
membership today is more than 1,-
950,000 Cub Scouts, Boys Scouts,
Senior Scouts, and adult volunteer
leaders.
Hundreds of former members will
gather at Troop Reunions, which
this year, in many cases means re-
turned Scout Leaders and Senior
Scouts mustered out of the armed
forces. It is estimated that one-
quarter of the men in the armed
forces were once Boy Scouts.
There will be District Pot Luck
Dinners, and Scout Rallies, bringing
together many Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts and their parents. In this
way parents get to know more
about the Scouting programs, the
boys with whom their sons work
and play, and the high type of vol-
unteer leaders that are attracted
to the Movement.
Special Scout Services
Boy Scout Sunday, Feb. 10, will
see hundreds of thousands of uni-
R°v Scouts attending large
formeu i... village
or r*>*
- £$!
their Troops
Sir own faith. Those j
of Jewish faith will hold their ob-
servance is syfiagdgiies aii4 tuple's
Friday evening, Feb. 8th, and Sat-
urday, Feb; 9. Many sermons, ad-
dressed to the Scouts, will dwell
upon the World Brotherhood theme
of the anniversary.-
The twelfth point of the Scout
■Law reads: “A Scout is Reverent.”
He is reverent toward God. He is
faithful in his religious duties, and
respects the convictions of others
in matters of cutsom and religion.”
During Boy Scout Week, Scouts
take over scores of windows, and
theatre and office lobbies to dis-
play their handicraft and demon-
strate some skills they acquired
through Scouting. Hundreds of new
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are to
be inducted with appropriate cere-
monies. At Troop meetings, Scouts
will rededicate themselves to the
Scout Oath or Promise, and the
Scout Law.
Last Year a Busy One
Help Through Literature
* Thirty-seven shipments, mostly
Scout literature, have been sent to
20 countries. The fund is making
possible an international edition of
Lord Baden Powell’s original “Aids
to Scoutmastership,” an edition of
value in every country. Much pic-
torial literature of the Boy Scouts
of America is being made available,
since little translation is needed,
ince the printing of Scout manuals
nd other literature in foreign lan-
guages brings many problems, the
Fund will arrange for photo-offset
printing of copies of material sent
from abroad.
A feature of the Boy Scout Week
! celebration is the “Shirts-Off-Our-
Backs” Campaign. Boy Scouts are
out to collect from 500 to 1,000 tons
| of used by clean and serviceable
Scout uniform parts and camping
equipment to help Scouts overseas
resume their Scouting activities.
The collection is not considered
The year of victory, 1945, saw
the Boy Scouts complete their 70th
war service project, each of which
was requested by some top-ranking
federal official. They took part in
all eight bond drives, not only
helping local bond committees but
visited millions of homes and have
been responsible for the sales of
approximately $2,000,000,000 worth
of Bonds and Stamps.
When federal officials called on
young Americans to plant victory
gardens and work on farms to meet
the unprecedented need for food
production last year, the Boy Scouts
responded with their “Green
Thumbs” campaign. Thousands of
Scout gardens were cultivated and
harvested. The National Victory
Garden Institute awarded to 20,-
000 Boy Scouts the General Mac-
Arthur Garden Medal for doing
superior jobs in raising and har-
vesting a variety of produce in
gardens of at least 400 square feet.
“Green Thumb Certificates” went
to other Scouts who helped pro-
duce food.
Last Spring, the Boy Scouts
pitched in and helped the United
National Old Clothes program col-
lecting ten per cent, or 15,000 tons
of the 150,000 tons of serviceable
used clothing, shoes and bedding
obtained for destitute peoples over-
seas. Because they were best equip-
ped for it, Scouts were generally
charity but rather sharing by our used in the distribution of litera-
ture. They also aided effectively the
Victory Clothing Collection in
Scout with another.
Seek Ex-Scouts’ Uniforms
A special effort is being made
during Boy Scout Week, and the
rest of February, to call on former
members for Scout Uniforms and
accessories no longer needed. Each
Scout donor has been asked to in-
clude his name and address on the
equipment. Friendships that may be
formed, it is felt, will contribute to
the world-wide understanding.
The Scouts are seeking Boy Scout
shirts (without badges), hats and
caps, shorts, neckerchiefs and slides,
lanyards, belts, stockings, and
shoes. Scout equipment being col-
lected for shipment J overseas in-
cludes axes, knives, mess kits, duf-
fel bags, haversacks, sleeping bags,
tents, bugles, compasses, fire-mak-
ing sets, first aid kits, signaling
January.
flags, whistles, and Scout litera-
ture. j;. Mi*
Items contributed in the eastern
half of the United States will be
shipped to countries of Europe
while material collected in the west-
ern half will go to the Philippines
and China. The World Friendship ers f°r the boys of our District.
Fund will defray all shipping costs. (Continued on Page 5)
CHAIRMAN BAUER
SAYS PROSPECTS
OF 1946 BRIGHT
By DR. JAMES E. BAUER,
District Chairman.
Scouting and Cubbing have bright
prospects for the year 1946 in our
Copano District. Already added to
our District family is the new
Scout troop just being organized
in Tivoli, under sponsorship of the
Woodmen Lodge. This gives us six
Scout Troops and two Cub Packs
in our District setup.
Former active Scouters who have
been away in military service are
returning to active Scout work. This
will be an encouragement to Scout-
ers and Cubbers who have carried
on in the past two or three years
with limited volunteer adult lead-
Boy Scout Week - February 8 -14
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“....to God
and my country
“On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout
Law...” This spirit of the Boy Scouts of Copano District is one that stays in our minds as
we pause to do them tribute this week. We honor the Scouts for all that they have done this:,
year and, humbly, we ask the priviledge of subscribing to the spirit of their oath,
WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE BOY SCOUT TROOPS AND THE CUB PACKS OF
COPANO DISTRICT
Our nation is no stronger than the men of tomorrow
“IT’S GREAT TO BE A SCOUT”
This week, hundreds of thousands of boys will celebrate Boy Scout Week. They are part of'
you ... the part that is the future of American Peace and Security. Don’t be afraid of tomor-
row. They aren t. They’re loyal, brave, clean ... marching along with their heads up ... “to
do my duty to God and my country ... to help other people at all times . . . to keep physically
strong, mentally awake and morally strong.” That’s the Youth of Tomorrow!
You Can Help by Being a Friend of Scouting and Help Support This Worth-while Work.
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