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(By TREYOR ORAM)On the weekend of July 17, the 1st Gibsons Junior Scouts held their first four-day summer, camplarity- of this original conception to what would normally-■ have been just another Cub camp.■ l * • * , ■ • ‘The success as far as the boyr vCHarry Smith from Smitty’s Mar-ma.Scouter Mike Thatcher y^as in charge1, pf the Monday menu, which was topped off by friedchicken, - potatoes, fresh green pea strand strawberry .shortcake.Every ^moment of - Scout time-was taken up by varied activi-ties mostly related to swimming and \yater safety. The general organization of the .camp was under' the direction of Scouter John Ferrari^Scout Master A1 Raynor was an charge of the swimming and feoaf^activities and- his dem-onstfatmns on artificial respiration and^fe .saying .were, mstruc,. tive. TTheJhike to. the top of Keats was intbhpstihg; during which imstrucrtipn^as^givenion the differ-;ent Methods of estimating; dis-tance^l-s'A Iformal- Scout campfire on-C•jr Wi'tlet go for a short time, apparently uninhibited by the - accepted rules of' civilization. Cub uni-forms were' doffed to-give place to swim trunks and this informality was enough in itself to make for -a carefree atmosphere.• Strict 'supervision by the nine leaders was maintained at all times in a discreet way and theboys, 47 of; them . together ; with ~ a service Scouts, learned some- -thing : pf• -; discipline of life v and how. - to get along with fellowmen.- . - -'vThe camp was Complete^tyithposters, signs, totem ' poleyandcamp flag, all the work of ;lptalpeople-and Kit is to their effortsand the generosity ;6f . those whohelped the , *ehenr cirive .for funds, without the likes of ^ such a project woiild’ be impostsible, v that - the success ; of § thisL ' i .time several Scouts- were;brou'ght;.-.:.- gailges’ were? earned'and -districtbetpye • tfte group for;-investiture ‘^3^ brest's. were'presented tp.and badge, receiving.. ( ;, ' all those attending. Mr.' Davies lt;Dana ; Johnson received his. ^jias . ..Chief Rainy River, thejTenderfoot .badge; while .Robin Honorary chairman, presentedacbonald became a , second ^e prizes and on ;the./last day■F»f v.- ■ 6q ,^atehts; turned out ' for thelass Scout. Ricky iGibb^receiv.--'V* -*v -led his' Athletic badge. However feruce Marshall ' was not present tp:';:receive .'this; .Plumbers and Swimmers.-badge’s. •No accidents- were and the camp ended on a rainy Tuesday morning with return transportation kindly provided by the Gibsons ROMP.closing ceremony. It made the,»v *.From all reports Hwah-Sam, camp for the Cubs was the best ever, and glowing reports are circulating in many circles indicating the success and popu-youngsters feel • as though .par- 'ents are interested in*, his aetivi-* „ *♦'' * '**■' •, •»ties and gives - encbpyagement tothose trying to help the boys.One of the outstanding highlights as far, as thei hoys were concerned, was the Iriquois hair cut given to Geoff Thatcher, the district Cub master, and every boy had the opportunity of ad--ding his own little, artistic touch to Mr. Thatcher's make-up. The final result can be left with the reader’s, imagination!
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Gibsons Coast News
Gibsons, British Columbia, CA
Thu, Jul 30, 1964
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