BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

I VOLUME I, NUMBER 10 RIDGEFI ELD, CONNECT1 CUT 06877 MARCH 1, 1969 1

ER CAMP

Philmont i s a l a n d o f oppor tun i ty - f o r rugged adventure--where you w i l l do r e a l he-man h ik ing and camping--- f o l l o w i n g i n f o o t s t e p s of K i t Carson and o t h e r e a r l y American Pioneers- - - i n t h e High mountains of t h e South- e r n Rockies-- en joy ing Scou t ing a t i t s b e s t w i th t h e f i n e s t camp s t a f f i n America.

Philmont i s owned and o p e r a t e d by t h e Boy Scouts of America. I t con- t a i n s 137,000 a c r e s wi th e l e v a t i o n s f rom 6,400 t o 12,400 f e e t . Phi lmont abounds wi th d e e r , b e a r , w i ld t u r k e y , mountain l i o n , e l k and o t h e r an ima l s . There a r e t r o u t i n t h e mountain s t r e a m s . L a s t y e a r over 16,500 cam- p e r s " reached f o r t h e b i g one" a t Phi lmont .

I f you a r e 14 y e a r s o l d by S e p t . 1 , 1969 , a r e g i s t e r e d Scout o r Exp lo re r and a r e p h y s i c a l l y a b l e t o h i k e and camp i n t h e h i g h , rugged, mountains of Phi lmont c a r r y i n g a 25-35 pound pack on your back f o r t e n d a y s , you a r e e l i g i b l e f o r Philmont. You can f l y t o Philmont wi th your Counci l c o n t i n g e n t which l e a v e s on J u l y 1 3 t h and r e t u r n s on J u l y 27th . T o t a l f e e i s $250.00

" L e t s ' go Camping" i s t h e most ex- c i t i n g news a Scout can h e a r . I t means f u n , adven tu re , t h e s m e l l o f wood smoke around a camp f i r e and a chance t o advance i n r ank .

Summer camp i s Scou t ing a t i t s b e s t . I t i s your Counc i l s ' b e s t e f - f o r t t o h e l p t r o o p l e a d e r s t r a i n t h e i r boys t o "be p repa red" f o r l i f e . Both Camp Mauwehu and Camp Mef fe r t o f f e r t h e same e x c e l l e n t program o f : Scout ing s k i l l s , camp c r a f t s , f i e l d s p o r t s , a q u a t i c s , m e r i t badges and fun. The $25 f e e p e r s c o u t cove r s eve ry th ing e x c e p t spen- d ing money. Camp Mauwehu f e e d s i t s campers i n a c e n t r a l d i n i n g h a l l wh i l e Camp Mef fe r t f e a t u r e s Jamboree s t y l e camping on Green I s l a n d .

Troops should hold a p a r e n t s n i g h t i n March and o u t l i n e t h e i r p l a n s f o r t h e coming summer. P a r e n t s , l e a d e r s , Scou t s and o t h e r s r e l a t e d t o a t r o o p s ' camping p l a n s need t o know now when t o a r r ange t h e i r v a c a t i o n s . CoJor s l i d e s of summer camps a r e a- v a i l a b l e a t t h e Scout O f f i c e . P l e a s e r e f e r t o t h e annual Camp Guide Book f o r d e t a i l s and a good agenda.

A g r e a t and un ique expe r i ence a- w a i t s t h e Scou t s going t o t h e 7 th Na t iona l Jamboree a t Fa r ragu t S t a t e Pa rk , Idaho between J u l y 14-27,1969. The $450.00 f e e i n c l u d e s a i r t r a v e l r o u n d t r i p p l u s a f i v e day bus t o u r of t h e o ld west .

The Mauwehu Troop of 37 Scouts and t h r e e Leaders w i l l v i s i t S a l t Lake C i t y , Mormon Tabernac le , Brigham Copper Mine, S a l t Lake, Grand Teton Na t iona l Pa rk , Yel lowstone Na t iona l Pa rk ,Glac ie r N a t i o n a l Park , Bozeman, Montana, and Spokane, Washington.

Scouts w i l l spend t h e i r a c t i a n - f i l l e d days p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n hund- r e d s of a c t i v i t i e s . This once-in-a- l i f e - t i m e e x p e r i e n c e i s a v a i l a b l e t o any Scout who is 13 y e a r s o l d by Sep t . 1, 1969, b u t n o t 18 , i s S t a r r ank by J u l y 1, 1969 , and i s mora l ly and p h y s i c a l l y f i t .

Our s c o u t s w i l l be a p a r t o f t h e 240o-~oy c o n t i n g e n t from N e w England There w i l l be 45,000 Scouts from a l l ove r t h e world p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h i s week long ex t r avaganza . S p o r t s f i g - u r e s , movie and T V Shows and top government o f f i c i a l s w i l l be seen eve ry day.

I Francis Kalaman,MD--District Chairman Richard Deso------- Distr ict Executive Richard Booth-------District Commissioner Roger Paquin------- Ass't. D i s t . Exec. I

SASQUA COMI NG E V E N T S CHALLENGE March 4 Cub and Boy Scou t Round tab l e s -S t . P a u l ' s

Ep i scopa l Church-East Ave. , Norwalk 8 Sasqua D i s t r i c t S u s t a i n i n g Membership Kick-

o f f Meeting, 10 D i s t r i c t Meeting-Norwalk Hea l th Dept. 11 Commissioner 's S t a f f Meeting-Home of Richard

Booth, Hunters Lane, Norwalk 14 Community S .M.E. Repor t Meeting 20 Scout Ac t ion F a i r S t e e r i n g Committee Meeting 21 Community S.M.E. Repor t Meeting 2 8 Community S.M.E. Repor t Meeting

A p r i l 1 D i s t r i c t Roundtable 14 D i s t r i c t Execu t ive Committee Meeting-

Hea l th Dep t . , Norwalk **A11 meet ings beg in a t 8:00 P.M. u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e no t ed

SCOUT WEEK 1969 C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o a l l t h e u n i t s f o r t h e i r f i n e Scou t

Week programs. Cub packs a l l o v e r t h e d i s t r i c t have h e l d o r a r e c u r r e n t l y p l a n n i n g B lue and Gold Banquets . Many Boy Scou t t r o o p s and E x p l o r e r p o s t s , p a r t i c i p a t e d i n "Run Your Town Days" a n d V S c o u t s on View" d i s p l a y s .

Norwalk Scou t s can look fo rward t o p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n "Run Your Town Day" t o be h e l d i n Norwalk on March 1 1 t h .

M A P L E SYRUP C O L L E C T 1 NG The New Canaan Nature C e n t e r w i l l be g a t h e r i n g s a p and

c o n v e r t i n g it t o Maple Syrup d u r i n g t h e a o n t h o f March.

U n i t s w i sh ing t o v i s i t t h e Na tu re C e n t e r and s e e t h e p r o c e s s of c o n v e r t i n g s a p t o Maple Syrup a r e asked t o c o n t a c t M r . Thomason, 144 Ocanoke Ridge , New Canaan, Telephone-966-9577. V i s i t s can b e s chedu led f o r Tues- day and Thursday a f t e r n o o n s o r S a t u r d a y and Sunday a f - t e r n o o n s d u r i n g March.

D I S T R l C T S , M , E , KI CK-OFF MARCH 8TH The S u s t a i n i n g Membership Enro l lmen t f o r t h e Communi-

t i e s of Norwalk, Wes tpo r t , Weston, New Canaan, Wil ton and Vista,New York w i l l k i ck -o f f on S a t u r d a y , March 8 t h . U n i t c a p t a i n s f o r each u n i t and t h e e n r o l l e r s t hey have r e c r u i t e d t o h e l p them w i l l a t t e n d k i ck -o f f meet ings i n Westpor t and Wil ton on F r i d a y e v e n i n g March 7 t h and i n Norwalk and New Canaan on S a t u r d a y morning March 8 t h .

I n v i t a t i o n s t o t h e k i c k - o f f mee t ings w i l l be s e n t t o a l l p e r s o n s whose names have been s u b m i t t e d t o t h e Coun- c i l o f f i c e .

New S. M. E . C a p t a i n s The f o l l o w i n g men have been ap- p o i n t e d a s Cap ta in s f o r t h e i r u n i t s .

Troop 125 Frank M i l l s ; P o s t 3 1 C h a r l e s Howert; Sh ip 2 John Har ing

The f o l l o w i n s e n r o l l e r s names were submi t t ed t o t h e Counc i l o f f i c e i n t ime t o be p u b l i s h e d i n t h i s i s s u e .

Troop 125 Troop 68 C a p t a i n Frank E. M i l l s C a p t a i n Donald R. E s t r u p

C. M. F e r r e r P a u l Connolly W . Whitney Robe r t Jacoby Bur ton Emro C h a r l e s 0 ' Keef e W. Logan C a r l Bohs t ed t J . G r a y b i l l K . K l ine

If you want to know what this means see David Bruce . . .

at the MARCH Boy Scout-Cub Scout Roundtable

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ST. PAUL'S PLACE - NORWALK, CONN.

Tuesday, March 4, 1969 AT 8:00 P. M.

Pack 10 i n v i t e s a l l packs t o e n t e r t h e D i s t r i c t Space Derby Compe t i t i on a t t h e Scout A c t i o n F a i r on June 1 3 t h .

The re w i l l be compe t i t i on f o r t h e f a s t e s t pack i n t h e d i s t r i c t and one f o r t h e f a s t e s t 3 space s h i p s i n t h e d i s t r i c t . Each pack i s l i m i t e d t o f o u r e n t r i e s .

Those packs w i s h i n g t o e n t e r , c o n t a c t Don Henderson S r . 260 C a t a l p a Road, Wil ton , 762-3754, n o t l a t e r t h a n June 1st.

SCOUT S W I M PROGRAM Kenneth S t r o n g S r . , Chairman of H e a l t h & S a f e t y of t h e

Sasqua D i s t r i c t , h a s announced t h a t a new program o f i n s t r u c t i o n f o r F i r s t C l a s s Swimming, Swimming M e r i t Badge, L i f e s a v i n g M e r i t Badge, S c o u t L i f egua rd and Mile Swim w i l l beg ln on March 20th . I n s t r u c t i o n w i l l con- t i n u e o n Thursday n i g h t s f o r a b o u t 12 weeks. The pro- gram w i l l b e g i n a t 6:30 P. M. a t t h e Norwalk - Wilton Y. M. C. A.

A l l u n i t s p a r t i c i p a t i n g must s e n d an a d u l t w i t h t h e i r boys t o a s s i s t i n s u p e r v i s i n g t h e program. S i n c e o n l y a l im i t e ' d number o f boys can be accomodated i n t h i s pro- gram, r e s e r v a t i o n s must be made b e f o r e March 1 0 t h by c o n t a c t i n g Kenneth S t r o n g S r . , B u t t e r n u t Lane, Norwalk, 847 - 1 6 4 0 .

ROUNDTABLE - M A R C H 4 T H The Cub Scou t program theme f o r A p r i l which w i l l be

t h e b s s i s f o r t h e e v e n i n g ' s p rog ram w i l l b e Hobbies and P e t s . A s p e c i a l program f o r Webelos Den Leaders w i l l . f e a t u r e t h e A c t i v i t y Badge theme-Geologis t . These pro- grams w i l l be p r e s e n t e d by Cub S c o u t Roundtable Commis- s i o n e r David Bruce and h i s c a p a b l e s t a f f of a s s i s t a n t s .

M r . Troy Wilson,Boy Scout Round tab l e Commissioner, ha s announced t h a t t h e program f o r t h e March 4 t h Boy Scout Roundtable w i l l be With Map and Compass.

These programs a r e p r e s e n t e d t o A s s i s t ScouC Lead- e r s w i t h t h e i r p l a n s and programs. A l l t h o s e pe r sons i n - t e r e s t e d i n p a r t i c i p a t i n g a r e welcome.

A h i g h l i g h t of t h e March Round tab l e w i l l be a s p e c i a l program by M r . C a r l P i e p e r , Model T r a i n h o b b y i s t . M r . P i e p e r i s r e p u t e d t o have t h e w o r l d ' s l a r g e s t s t a n d a r d gauge model r a i l r o a d . Over 7 ,000 peop le e a c h y e a r come t o s e e M r . P i e p e r ' s C & E R a i l r o a d .

S c o u t u n i t s may c o n t a c t M r . P i e p e r a t t h i s Roundtable t o a r r a n g e v i s i t s t o s e e h i s d i s p l a y .

~ l d ~ scudo----------- District Chairman Bartlett Hastings--District Executive ~~h~ Moran----------- District Commissioner David Mazzei------- Ass't. Dist. Exec.

SCATACOOK D I S T R I CT CALENDAR March 3 2nd Session-Green Bar T r a i n i n g - F i r s t Con-

g r e g a t i o n a l Church, Danbury - 7:30 P. M . 5 Show and Do F a c u l t y Meeting-Council O f f i c e

7:30 P. 14.

6 Commissioner S t a f f Meeting - Danbury Motor Inn - 8:00 P. M.

8 2nd Report Meeting f o r SME Returns - Danbury and Ridgef i e l d

10 3rd Session-Green Bar T r a i n i n g - F i r s t Congre- g a t i o n a l Church, Danbury - 7:30 P. M .

11 D i s t r i c t Committee Meeting - Danbury Motor Inn - 8:00 P. M.

13 D i s t r i c t Roundtable - M i l l Ridge School , Danbury - 8:00 P. M.

SCATACOOK ROUND-UP Troop 5 , B r o o k f i e l d , under t h e l e a d e r s h i p of Scout-

m a s t e r , Don Winkley, was caught i n t h e r e c e n t snow s torm a t Camp Mauwehu and discovered how it f e l t t o be i n a r e a l s torm. A f t e r t r y i n g t o h i k e o u t down t h e l a k e they had t o abandon t h e i r s l e d s on Deer I s l a n d and h i k e back t o camp. Thanks t o t h e f i n e l e a d e r s h i p of Don, a l l Scouts r e t u r n e d s a f e l y .

The fo l lowing Scouts have r e c e n t l y ob ta ined t h e rank of Eag le Scout :

Mart in Hausen, Richard Xausen and C lov i s Atencio , a l l of Troop 41, Danbury; Donald H a r t l i n e and Timothy Rowe of Troop 26, R i d g e f i e l d ; and James Breen of Troop 5 Brookf i e ld .

THIS I S A CORRECTED DATE 15 3rd Report Meeting f o r SME Returns-

Danbury - Auditorium o v e r Danbury P o l i c e A s p e c i a l thanks t o A r t Melody who coord ina ted t h e

S t a t i o n - 1:30 - 4:00 P. M . Danbury "Run Your Town Day" and t o A1 Scudo who a c t e d a s

R idge f i e ld - R i d g e f i e l d Town Ha l l - 1:30 - t h e Master of Ceremonies a t t h e luncheon. 4:00 P. M.

17 4th Session-Green Bar T r a i n i n g - F i r s t Congre- g a t i o n a l Church, Danbury - 7:30 P . M. NEW COMMISSIONER

20 Council Eagle Scout Board of Review - Council O f f i c e , R idge f i e ld John Moran announced today t h a t Raymond Graber of

22 & Bethe l h a s been appointed a new Neighborhood Com%ission- 23 Green Bar Outdoor T r a i n i n g Sess ion - Camp e r f o r t h e Town of Be the l .

Mauwehu

SCOUT WEEK W I NDOW D I S P L A Y S The number of Troops, Packs and P o s t s t h a t took p a r t

i n t h i s y e a r s window d i s p l a y s was d i s a p p o i n t i n g . Out of 7 1 Uni t s i n t h e d i s t r i c t o n l y 13 u n i t s made t h e e f f o r t t o p u t Scout ing on d i s p l a y . On t h e p o s i t i v e s i d e - t h e s e 1 3 u n i t s a l l d i d a wonderful job and t h e judging commit- t e e was hard p u t t o come up wi th t h e p r i z e winners .

For t h e Troops : 1 s t P lace -- 2nd P lace -- 3rd P lace -- 4th P lace -- 5 th P lace --

For t h e Packs: 1 s t P l ace -- 2nd P lace -- 3rd P lace -- 4th P lace --

Troop Troop Troop Troop Troop

Pack Pack Pack Pack

R idge f i e ld R idge f i e ld R idqe f i e ld Danbury Be t h e 1

Danbury R idqe f i e ld Danbury Danbury

SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP CAPTAIPdS When t h i s n e w s l e t t e r is r e c e i v e d t h e 1969 Mauwehu

Counci l S u s t a i n i n g Membership Enro l lmen t Campaign w i l l have k i cked o f f and it is d i s a p p o i n t i n g t o no te t h a t s e v e r a l of our Packs , Troops and P o s t s have y e t t o come up wi th t h e i r s e l e c t i o n f o r t h e i r SME Capta in . While r a i s i n g money i s n o t always a p l e a s a n t t a s k i t i s a nec- c e s s i t y , and i f t h e counc i l i s t o have t h e funds needed t o p rov ide t h e s e r v i c e s t h a t t h e u n i t s d e s i r e r e v e r y one should do t h e i r p a r t .

As no ted i n t h e l a s t i s s u e of t h e n e w s l e t t e r a l l R idge f i e ld and Georgetown U a i t s have t h e i r Capta in ap- p o i n t e d . L i s t e d below a r e t h e C a p t a i n s o f t h e o t h e r d i s t r i c t u n i t s : DANBURY

Pack 9 Ed Walsh Troop 9 11 C.B. Manchester 2 1 22 Ray Z inse r 22 Ray H u l l , S r . 2 3 2 3 2 4 24 33 Leo Mc Manus, Jr. 3 3 Mart in Smith 52 James Ben t i 4 1 55 Fred Ruopp 52 R.C. Remele 8 1 55

111 Henry M i l l a r d 8 1 Fernand St.Amand 113 1 6 8 Al f red Hanson 117 Ed Jowdy 200 B i l l Lancy 119 A r t N e v i l l e P o s t 22 Aldo Scudo 168 Ralph Herald 8 1 202 David D'Emilio

REDDING Pack 118

NEW FAIRFIELD Pack 42 B i l l Keane

Troop 1 5 James Palmer 1 4 2 S teve Loya Troop 42 A r t S a l v i t t i

P o s t 42

BROOKFIELD BETHEL Pack 5 Troop 32

8 43 8 7 7 1 Howard Henry

Troop 5 Harold Todd 1 6 7 Fred Becke t t 8 Frank Messer, ,Jr . Pack 43

8 7 5 1 Herb Watson

ONE OF THE MANY COURTS OF HONOR HELD D U R I N G BOY SCOUT WEEK

Jamboree Chairman, David P h i l l i s r e p o r t e d t h i s week t h a t t h e r e i s s t i l l room f o r l 8 more q u a l i f i e d Scouts t o a t t e n d t h e 7 th Na t iona l Jamboree i n Idaho.

The fo l lowing have r e g i s t e r e d t o a t t e n d :

E r i c Krum T 31 J e f f Robbins T 5 David P l a t t T 5 James C . Wardwell T 4 4 Lawrence McLeod T 17 Cesare Spagnuolo T 4 4 Rober t G i l l T 36 William Veazie T 3 9 Frank Sharkney T 16

M . S c o t t Moore Edwin B. Dixon Mark Gandy J . A . Campbell Frank Whitehead Garry G i l l George Crosby Douglas Manning R u s s e l l Chipman Frank Blackwel l

Po. 31 T 4 5 T 1 9 T 63 T 108 T 36 T 39 T 36 T 2 T 16

David Barbour, Philmont Chairman announced t h a t a p p l i - c a t i o n s a r e s t i l l be ing accep ted f o r t h e Philmont Expe- d i t i o n .

The fo l lowing have r e g i s t e r e d t o a t t e n d :

Lyle Hawes T 15 James Palmer T 15 Marc Knapp T 15 Drew Barbour T108 Mike A u s t i l l T 4 4 James LoFink T 20 John J . P o t t e r T 8 C r a i g Schoch T 20

W . Mac Caughen David Johnson Richard Morgan David Begin Kar l J ensen Ar thur Bur l e igh P e t e r Darne l l C h r i s t o p h e r Jones Gregory Saum

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I s your t r o o p planning t o a t t e n d :amp Mauwehu t h i s summer? Rese rva t ions a r e coming i n f a s t . I n o r d e r t o i n s u r e a campsi te f o r t he week you want t o a t t e n d , be s u r e t o g e t your r e s e r v a t i o n i n e a r l y .

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The fo l lowing under l ined phrase has been added t o A r t i c l e X I X , S e c t i o n 5 , C l . 1 Paragraph "A" of t h e "Char t e r and Bylaws of t h e Boy S c o u t s of America":

"The uniforms s h a l l n o t be used: ( a ) When s o l i c i t i n g funds o r engaging i n any commercial e n t e r p r i s e . But t h i s s h a l l n o t be const rued t o f o r b i d members of t h e Boy Scouts o f America i n uniform from p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n l o c a l Counci l approved u n i t money-earning p r o j e c t s That do n o t i nvo lve t h e s a l e of a commercially produced p roduc t o r s e r v i c e , "

T r u s t e e s of t h e Glenn Symon Fund r e p o r t e d r e c e n t l y t h a t c o l l e c t i o n s a r e over $9,000.00. Th i s r e p r e s e n t s a g r e a t d e a l of ha rd work on t h e p a r t of hundreds of i n - d i v i d u a l s i n many fund r a i s i n g p r o j e c t s .

The Mauwehu Counci l has been a d v i s e d by The Insu rance Company o f North America which p r o v i d e s l i a b i l i t y cover- age f o r t h e Counci l and i t s l e a d e r s , t h a t it i s paying Glenn Symon's d o c t o r and h o s p i t a l b i l l s . These pay- ments do n o t r e p r e s e n t a concess ion o f l i a b i l i t y .

Admin i s t e r s of t h e Symon Fund p l a n t o use t h e money t o h e l p young Glenn wi th h i s r e h a b i l i t a t i o n and needs n o t covered by t h e I . N . A . payments.

MAUWEHU COUNCIL

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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, INC . 57 MAIN ST - P 0 BOX 326 RIDGEFIELD, CONN 06877

PAID AT

Phone: 438-2653

Mailed t o Scouters 1st and 15th oi each monrh cxcept July 15 and August I S .

Walter N. Plaut, Council President EarZe H. Comstock, Commissioner Raymond -F. Heck, J r . , Scout Executive

Roger 0. Paquin - Editor

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