Scout News

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20284, 28 August 1937, Page 20 (Supplement)

Scout News

By “Silver Wolf."

It rtlll seem* that there are «om« « scribes who do not know my address yet. HA Boundary Road. Claudelands (cut It out and paste it up somewhere). Several letters have been delayed through being in correctly addressed, but “ Hamutana ” Scout News must be fairly well known, as they always seem to reach me. Do not forget our Welcome Corner,, you scribes, and let me have the names of the new’ recruits, so that we can give them a hearty welcome through this column. Happy trail*, HAMUTANA. BCOUTER* Ton will an, by this time, have reoelved the annual census forms Issued by D.H.Q. and H.Q. would be very grateful if all these were returned correctly filled In Immediately. No. 7 District have always had the distinction of being first In with these forms. See If we can’t repeat the performance. Thank you, Scouters. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK. " Reece—the central feeling of all happiness.” —Wordsworth. TE AWAMUTU Hello! Hello 1 This Is the lit Te Awamutu Troop broadcasting on relay from Station ROW Scout Hall. Friday night was devoted to wrestling and games. We all thought we were real tough guys until “ Bully ” got on the mat to demonstrate some of the 'holds. Then we came to the conclusion that we were not so good. A.S.M. Len Crothy was the chopping block. Rodger challenged all and sundry to a bout or Chinese wrestling. This Is Rodger’s long suit, he being so long In the legs. Before going home two new Scouts, Ron and Les, were Invested. Good Scouting to both of them. Station ROW. Te Awamutu, now closing down until next Saturday. Best of Scouting, brothers, and cheerio 1 SOUTHERN CROSS Hello, fellow Scouts! We have been told that you thought we were lost. However, ir you care to drop In on Friday night or even walk past us, a couple or hundred yards away you will hear us very much In evidence. You can’t keep a good troop down. I suppose we should offer our humblest apologise Tor our long absence from the columns of Scout News, but we hope to make up for It in the future. Our last meeting went with a bang as usual, and we enrolled another new member. Let me tell you, we need plenty, as several or our senior boys are unable to attend now and two of the Kingfishers patrol left for Australia some weeks ago. “ Woodby ” and “ Click ” have promside to shake us up about our badges, etc., as there are only a few SecondClass Scouts in our troop at present. Can we play “freezing”? After lasi Friday night’s game, bandages were much in evidence, and we are only too willing to have rival teams sent along to play ui on our meeting night. Talking about concerts (we weren’i, but it doesn’t matter.—“ H.”) we pui our heads together and decided to practise up for our much-delayed effort which wa> supposed to come off last November, bu which was partly prevented by the outbreak of paralysis. Threats have been heartily extended by the committee tha. if we don’t hurry up they will desert us

' so believe me, we certainly are hustling. Well, as the poor old scribe is reeling blue, we will close now until next week’s meeting. ATTENTION— ST. GEORGE’*! Owing to holidays, etc., the above Troop will not start parades again until September 6. let CLAUDELANO* Well, here’s Hamilton’s super troop in print once more. We know how much you all look forward to our notes, so we must apologise for disappointing you last week. One Monday last we made a start on our patrol corner*, and we hope to have them finished In a fortnight. Th* corners will be In the form or screens, which will Told back against the wall, and when finished, will give the patrols more privacy, which will enable them to get down to work In real earnest. As there was not a very good attendance, we picked up two sides for hand-soccer, and “ we ” beat the “ rest ” by a narrow margin. After this we settled down to semaphore and after a game of " magic carpets.” and a talk by one of the Rovers, we decided to conclude our meetings each week with a campfire, and were dismissed after a good meeting. THINGS Wl ALL SHOULD ENOW There la a right and wrong way to blow up a football. Here Is the right way. Take the outer case and draw out the tongue, then roll up the bladder into a ball and Insert It in the cover, shaking it a little so that it comes unrolled Inside. Now slip the tongue into position and lace up the two end laps tightly and the two centre laps loosely, then Inflate the ball, tie up the tube and, with a blunt Instrument, raise the mouth racing and slip It under the side or the casing. Draw the lace tight and your ball is ready for use. The sticks or signalling flags have a nasty habit of poking through the ends or the flags. This can easily be stopped by cutting off a finger of ah old glove and securing It to the end or the stick. There Is one warning, however—be careful whose gloves you usel HAMUTANA HOT SHOT* At a recent mock court held by the Damien's, one of the Damiens' mothers was brought up for making a birthday cake containing about 20 grains or arsenic: this very praiseworthy effort on her part, sad to relate, went astray l If the Damien's will get in touch with us, we will be pleased to give them the address or someone who would guarantee that there will be something much more reliable than arsenic In their next cake: The Hamutana Rovers are very keen goffers (?), but It seems as ir they must he hitting the balls too hard, as residents living near the new water tower have aid complaints about sudden showers or water caused by badly-aimed goir balls There is also a shortage of ducks on the uke, owing to a large number having been killed off by the same golf bal.s. obviously the Uamutana’s are much too tough for goir; we suggest marbles! We notice that, as yet, no replies have been received from our worthy friends in Te' Awamutu. We promise them that all replies will be treated with the utmost fairness, but don’t ne too libellous: