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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE i eee 6 ri pa SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1946 By DON HOULDEN 6th OSHAWA CUB PACK The Six Oshawa hosts last y evening to their Mother's Auxiliary and Group Committee, not to mention the Dis- the meeting to order, and opened 4 vith & very impressive Grand . Then, explaining to the Cubs about 'the programme of the eve- ning, she welcomed the Mothers and Fathers. Turning Commissioner nes, she asked him io ake over. r explaine e a Msi ny parents the meaning of , the Brotherhood of Scouting. Then calling Dorothy Glover and Norma Borrow into the circle, he invested them with the full authority of an Assistant Cubmaster, After this impressive ceremony, the meeting opened up. Games were played under the supervision of the ter and Commissioner. In one, the Pirate's Lair, the Mothers were asked to contribute, which did nobley. ©. M. Don Houl- den, from the 8th "B" Pack, led the singing of Cub songs, and this was followed by a delightful surprise package for each Cub. Then, with suspense running high, were allowed to exchange presents, with some of the Leaders receiving somic books. big little books, ete. rs "the highlight of the evening was due when Mother's Ayxil- ary presented the Leaders with -8ki socks, as an appreciation year's service, the circle again, Grand Howl and certain crime to the skit that ex- ungle Story of Rud- ¥ ot i £5e "EE jel my version of a d And I know that the Leaders and Cubs wish every- in the Movement Merry would have certainly thought all this was crasy, for we never moved out of the Hall. But we did!! For, believe it or not, our cheeks be- came ruddy, and we huffed and "Before we set out, however, C, M. Don Houlden, our Akela, had Grand was led by Senior Sixer dall. Then, to make sure none of our company got lost a read the names of present, Then we started. north, after packing ns in & funny game, we Cub Pack were | 5ang encountered storms and treacherous seas, that made us ever wary of things to follow. (the games "Storm" and "Life-boat Drill" were played). Then, carrying our provis- fons ashore, we landed in the land of the Uggy-uggs, treacherous peo=- ple, led by a freocious chief. Now, warned by our inte.preter that the Uggy-uggs killed anyone that did not carry their provisions on thelr heads, we proceeded inland, with the bundles of food on our heads. A few men were lost, however, when they dropped their bundles. But still we went on! Finally, having entered the lands of the Powowowo, ferocious head-hunters, we were ambushed, and had to flee for our lives, fording the Limpopo upon stones that had mysteriously ap- peared above the water's surface. Then, tired and anxious for our comrades, we made camp, five feet from the North Pole, and fried fish (Game), At this spot, relieved to find that we were still intact, we Christmas Carols, which were lead in part by the Blue and Red Sixes. Then, with music still ringing in our ears, the White Six, under the direction of Gilbert Taylor and John Randall put on a play, that scared poor old Baloo half out of her wits. Following this, food was served, and everyone ate until they just about burst, After all had been satisfied, Akela called the meeting to order, and presented his assistants with boxes of chocolates, and to the new Assist- ant an additional prize of the A.C. M. hat badge. Following. this, presents were opened and lald aside. Akela re- ceived, as is the alarming custom, the prize of two comic books (which n the way he has read thorough- y). Akela presented each Cub with a letter of good wishes for the Sea- son, and all wished him a very Merry Christmas, Then with a very impressive Grand Howl, the meeting closed with Prayers. Everyone 'said afterwards, when they went home, that this had been the best Christmas Party ever. 7th OSHAWA TROOP Black Hand Backs Down Hello, everybody, this is your rov- ing reporter bringing you the news and views of the 7th, You are all probably wondering what our headline means, Well, I'll tell you. It seems that one night, during the week of the 13th, our 8. M. Alton Dunk, was sitting com- fortably in his chair, when suddenly there came a knock upon his door. Going to see who it was, he found a man dressed in a blue suit, with a dark-brown overcoat pulled around his ears, and a grey felt hat pulled down over his eyes. Our intrepid 8. M. asked him in, He entered, and stood shaking as if he had just seen a ghost, Asking him who he was, the stranger held up a black glove. Yes, it was the "Black Hand". He had come to ask the 7th to for- get what had happened two weeks before, but when our S.M. refused, he pleaded and pleaded not to make him take out his threat on the 7th. He was so shaky and earnest, that our Scoutmaster decided to have mercy on him, Mr. Black Hand, as we shall call him, had an idea. It was to make the night into a meeting of com- petitive activity. So after thinking it over, Mr, Dunk decided to accept his plan. This is what happened at the meeting. It opened as usual with Flag- break by George Tanton, and pray- ers by Bob Burr, Inspection was taken and special dpnsideration was taken to thor- oughly inspect Patrol Boxes. This was\ won by the Wolf Patrol. Ad I said before, our meeting was a real Patrol contest and the points were to be added on to those of the past three months to determine who won the Patrol contest. A knot was handed around to the Patrals in the dark to determine what kind of a knot it was. This was won by the Lynx Patrol, with the If coming second. Nexti there was a sudden-death knot relay, which was won by the and seconded by Bulldogs At tne front of the in which the bandages are placed on a broken thigh, Those competing were Ron McKee of the Foxes, Doug McGee of the Bulldogs, Jackson of the Wolf, Stark of the Buffalo, Clarke of the Eagle and Dalby of the Lynx. This event was won by Doug McGee of the Bulldog Patrol. The PLs of each patrol were given an envelope containing num- bers which were to be given to each boy of his Patrol. These were used in a qui» and one of the questions which mystified everyone was 'What is the Scout Slogan?' Do you know? Next was Patrol Lashing, which was entered by Doug McGee of the Bulldog, Art Beaver of the Fox, Bob Burr of the Eagle, Ken Huntley of the Buffalo, Allan Es- sery of the Wolf, and George Mc- Gregor of the Lynx, A Patrol Sig- nalling Conte t was held next, and it was won by the Eagles. The Eagle Patrol were given Scout Carry Cases and crests for winning the last Patrol Contest. Members of this Patrol are--P. L. Don Clarke, Bob Corbet, Leo McKay, Klen Hager~ man, Bob Burr, Hugh Shields, Don Brown, and last, but not least, Allan McTavish. These awards were pre- sented to the boys by Mr, N, H. Ashley. Meanwhile our A.SM., Mr. Mc- Lean was seen busily adding up the points in preparation to announce the winner of the contest. Finally the time came, Everyone was tense and excited. When the winner as announced there was a loud cheer from the Lynx Patrol. Yes, the Lynx won the contest. Congratulations, fellows! Our meeting ended in the usual POW-WOW. As this was the last' meeting of 1946, I think the boys should be reminded that our first meeting of 1947 would be on January 3rd, at 7:30 pm. and next year the 7th will go on to bigger and . better things. As I won't be seeing you again this year, I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas, and a prosperous" New Year, Oh, by the way, we Scouts are not to arrive at the hall before 7:25 PM. 5th CHRISTMAS PARTY This week the 5th Oshawa Scouts were entertained by the 2nd Girl Guides. The boys arrived first, and lined up along one wall, and the girls lined up along the opposite wall, and they all stood surveying one another until the Guide Lead- ers started the programme off by having each person draw a picture of the Christmas tree in the dark. Then there was a game of musical arms which didn't last very long. After this there was a dance, if you could call it a dance. Boys were running left and right with girls hot on their heels until the leaders decided it was best to stop and start the presentation of the gifts. While the presentation was in full swing, refreshments were served. Some of the gifts were: dolls, cig- ars, rattles, and 8. M. Sutton was presented with a baby's bottle, Af- ter they had had their fun, taps were sung, and the boys and girls went home. AN EDITORIAL BY THE EDITOR It is only fitting that I, the editor of this Column, should say a few words before I close the column for another year, I could congratulate everyone on their fine Scouting spirit, but I should not, nor shall I ask any Scout personage to come to task pe anything that was lacking hroughout the year. There is too much ahead to do and to plan for. But, while we are doing our best to make ourselves happy materially, I hope that we are serving the com- munity to the best of our ability. I am often reminded of the skit put on by a group of Cubs with reference to doing a Good Deed. A helpless old lady, laden with par- cels, happened to fall down and was immediately beseiged by a number of Wolf Cubs, who picked up her parcels very smartly, but neglected i 8 IN OUR TIME By Howie Hunt "Oh no--I'm not here to collect money--I'nt just whipping up a pot of tea." to pick the poor old lady up. Alas, and alack, perhaps our minds dwell too much on material things, rather on Service to individuals. Let us, at this time, and for the coming year, combine our mottos "Do your best", "Be Prepared", and "Service" into a definité plan of good-will for the coming year. In this way will we bs able to broadcast more effect- ively the splendid work for human- ity we are doing. So often, when we see an old lady standing in the aisle of a bus, we are inclined to be selfish, and say that we have as much right to the sect as she has, and even more. But when we rise from our comfort, and offer the older lady our seat, we are per- forming a good deed to ourselves, to our nation, to humanity, to the old lady and to God. There is an old Chinese proverb, which says, "Enjoy yourselves. It is later than you think." By doing good we can achieve that aim in life. Our service of good-will is not always received with great outbursts of thanks, but you can be sure that it is received by the person or per- sons affected more deeply than words can express. Yes, at this Christmas Time, En- joy yourselves. If it is later than you think, your good deeds will bear fruit. So, as we face the cold, grey dawn of another year, with all its happi- 2iess and sorrow, let us all together, cry with one another--"and do a good turn to somebody every day!" Then, firmly resolved to do our best, to be prepared, to offer our lives to the service of others, let us, with the Grace of God, go forth into the unknown, and win the battle, May 1947 be a year of Scouting activities, of happy socials, of pros- perity, of progressive work with the boys, and may it bring us closer to one another in this great work. Then, when another year has fin- ished, may we all turn to one another and say truthfully--"I have done my best every day. I have gone forth in the early morning prepared, and I have returned at eventide still prepared for any emergency. I have served my fellow man and my God. I have done good turns every day to everyone, I have lived." I am sure that that is en- Joying oneself. Then, it is mot later than you think, NATIONAL EMERGENCY-- ATTENTION The Government of the Domin- fon of Canada has asked the Boy Scouts Association of this nation to collect paper. ON December 27, the 8th Oshawa Sea Scout Group will collect papers in the north wards of the city. All those north of Alice Street and south of Ross- * "SILVER-FLEX o MODERN eo CLEAN © EFFICIENT INSULATION e COOL IN SUMMER WARM IN WINTER o SAVES FUEL e SAVES HYDRO . | SILVER-FLEX APPLICATORS & PANEL WORK , HARRY DROGOMOTZ '718 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH ; PHONE 1352W [HIS insulation value will remain uniformly constant, since it is impervious to moisture tranfusion and does not sag or settle. It insul- ates by bending back the heat rays . . . its in- sulating effect is instantaneous. SILVER-FLEX is the modern, clean, efficient insulation and paneling for homes, factories, and garages ... no sagging ... Vermin proof. For Further Information Contact STEVE OSMOK tana Road are asked to save their Christmas paper to help the Troop, and the nation. All 8th boys are asked to be on the alert for further information concerning big project. If there is any large amount of paper around, please phone Don Houlden -- 3072W or Jack Lorimer-- 3092J, and we shall make the neces- sary arrangements to take care of it. Merry Christmas to all. WAR EFFECT ON FOOD In the course of an article in the November issue of the Economic Annalist on "the impact of the war | on domestic consumption of farm products", Frank Shefrin, Econom- | § ics Division, Dominion Department | § of Agriculture, gave some interest- ing figures. Food consumption in Canada per head of population, he said, increased 13 per cent between 1939 and 1944. The expansion in employment and payrolls between 1939 and 1945 increased the war- time demand for food well over the immediate five-year pre-war period. The total number of men and wo- men 14 years of age and over, gain- fully employed, rose from 3.7 mil- lion on June 1, 1939 to 4.3 million on April 1, 1945, Capital Closeups By JOHN LEBLANC \ Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa, Dec. 21.--(CP)--Poland, which hag a national trait of going at things directly, settled the Cana- dian flag issue--to its own satisfac- tion, anyway--in a matter of hours and with no oratory at all ; Morris McDougall, president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, who is just back from a trip to Poland, tells about it. He was to preside at the unveiling of a plaque to five Canadian airmen killed in the crash of a plane carry- ing pencillin to Poland, and the Poles decided the occasion called for a Canadian flag. McDougall said Danada hadn't yet decided on a national flag, but that didn't deter his hosts, They got themselves a big red , square of bunting, which served as a field. From the British embassy, they borrowed a Union Jack. This went into one corner, From pictures, they fashioned a reasonable facsimile of the Canadian coat of arms, which also was laid on the field. That served the purpose. . L What's in a ¥ ame: Some curiosity has been aroused as to why Hon. Louis St. Laurent, new full-time External Affairs Minister, isn't call- ed simply "foreign minister." The reason is that his duties include dealings with Commonwealth na- tions, which are not "foreign." The situation in Britain is not the same. Britain's foreign = secretary With the Season's Warmest Greetings to my Customers for a MERRY XMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! D.R. TAFT 75 BROCK ST. WEST The press gallery chief also for the same ceremony. plans for the tune of "O Canada." When the ceremony Dougall was the musicians got the tune. deals with foreign countries, while | been she has Dominion and Colonial ports on how the Poles hurdled another impasse--this one musical-- for the ceremony JIS Deius Lined vi, they asked hin PRES 2k lo Tn ihe vis Miotke, he suggested band y "God Save The King," which it came, Mc- surprised to hear the band break out in an excellent ren- dition of "O Canada." He asked how It was explained a woman had located who could whistle the melody. She and the band got to. gether. She'd whistle a few bars, and the band would pick it up, This went on unt the bandsmen had the whole song down pat. { OCVI Activities censor left for home . itl, V0, ComSon Jars Sot hoje past bi tis week vas th {alv- ~ MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. When we catch up to the censor you will see some of the rest of the copy--we hope. re- RISSON BROS. Distributors for the IMPERIAL HEATING CO. for the Province of Ontario Of The Famous WONDERGLOW ON. 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