The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 1, 1945, Page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1945 _(_B_irl Scout-Bo «C DRIVEWILL Neid SERVICE BOY SCOUTING STARTHERE, “orncusvesr MOST ACTIVE vital spirit of democracy and of civ- ilization. This is exemplified Oath and Law: SCOUT OATH On my hcencr I will do my best: To do my duty to Ged and my Ceuntry, gnd tc cbey the Scout Law; in the Scout L e inpled N H I TV % s woovel hpeity sootat Maintains Aid of C”pp e i mentally awake, and morally ; straighi. Children But Sorely SCOUT LAW Campaign to Get Under- Handicapped Two Separate, DistinctPro- 7, Aseo| o rrostvorthy. e ; e . 1e were to violate his honor by Health has for some year not doing exactly a given task, main- tained a Cripplad Children's Roster ed, Are Given Here when trusted on his honor, he may ings During Summer P en which there are to date be direeted to hand over his Scout The Girl Scout-Bo out finance names. These represent the chil- Scouting i rugged grandeur” ‘B,x:!gr, : drive with it §3,000 obiective will be- dren who have g been reported since of our Alas tnto 2 4 A. Scout is Loyal T gin May 7 and continue for one week services to Crippled Children be- | cf cur Alaska is not to be compa h is loyal to all to M}um ‘ln_s.lll_s cccording to Mrs. Josephine Boyd, gan, through the Department, about v place in the v rid wher is due, his Scout Li-a(lcx: his home who is 1;( ng the drive for both! 10 or 12 years ago. the Scout Program is used, and| and parents and country. o 3 Since July 1, 1943, 148 of the 531 prior to totalitarian invasions Scouts 3. A Scout is Helpful. ad been made to open the children have been registered As | were active in 73 civilized countries., He must be prepared at any time e customary date of May we coniinue to put on an intense al Children's day. but the case finding program, we hoge to lo* e was post- cate many more. We have every poned to assure at least one week reason tc believe that there is a en the conclusion of relatively large number of children ation Army solicitations and who are crippled but not on our zinning of the Scout drive list. oncy obtained will be invested in Scme of the ¢ the local boys and girls and no part ( for with comp! or partial recovery of the funds will be usod outside|py private physicians or by the Of- of the Gastineau Channel; peliher|fice of Indian Affairs. Others have | any money be used to pay n helped through funds made It not only require: cquipment more and better pert leadership, that cout may be fully exper- ienced under any condition to make, tke Scout Motto, “Be Prepared”, & 4 practical fact | to save life, h2lp injured pers and sha: e home duties. must do at least cne “Good Turn” to comebody every day. A Scout is Friendly. He is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout 5. A Scout is Courteous. He is polite to all, especially to wcmen, children, old people and the wgak and helpless. He must not take pay for being helping or Shertly after Pearl Harbor Scout- came to an abrupt stndstill. The ders: were scattered to the far globe along with the boys they lead. Now, after several| years of inactivity, the Boy Scout s have been carv sal- | ¢ aries, rent, etc., except an amcun: avaflable by th2 Children's Bure movement is again in full swing, A ur\:l;m:s.[ e camp and a camp director. The re-|tions from the Territorial Legisla- oy Gup Ppacks registered and a will not kill n (hunm‘h : Hving vested in camp expenses, camp im-| A fey of them have received no'ing Scout Camp at Eagle River. $5 ahvs - and” piobest gl Hetefhke provements and equipment neces- 2 S their parents have re- ause their deformities been so advanced before they > reported to us that their cases e hopeless. ncther great tragedy lies in the some of the children have £ccuting in Juneau is carried on under two Sections of Boy Scouts of America, Scouts and Cubs. They are parate and distinct programs h th re closely interlock- Scoutin s Community Center- life ks sary to improve and cal Scouting programs. An ounce of prevention is worth 2 pound of cure is certainly an old saw, but cne that holds good throughout the years and that is the A Scour 17 Luedient. He obeys his parents, Scoutmaster, Patrol Leader, and all other duly constituted authorities. A Scout is Cheerful. twe altk Ar fact that 8. oIl ‘the s € ing programs play pe; ang cannot receive care because ,(3 While, Qubbing i Bome Center Ho2 smiles whenever he can. His in Jupeau and other.communities. fqf fack & funds. ¥ dience to orders is prompt and Keeping bo girls happily occu- | g gefinition of a Crippled Chilq _America knows Scouttng as a pro- ery. He never shirks nor pied in their laisure time, teaching ynqer which we work, is very in- BY&m of interesting, useful things umbles at hardships. them hobbies and developing a vo- (jysive: A crippled child is defined | to do 1{1 1hfu- lmsm‘rv time.| 9 A Scout is Thrifty. cational guidance interest; teaching g5 gny child under the age of 21 1-° learn the m: es of |, g not wantonly destroy 16yalty, good. cltizenship, WOrd 0itiz- |yoqrs who Js sufforing from: weederaft, of first aid, swimming He works faithfully, cnship, self reliance; how to live " j pjceages deformities of the 2Pd life saving, of outdoor cooking| y:stes nothing, and makes the with other children, ete., to prevent pyccless, bones or joints, congenital &Pd camping, of signaling, map mak- | us2 of his opportunities. He ing, hiking lives and world conflicts is a cit cquired who might be considered °s his money so that he may remendous preventative pProgram, |cytkcpedic cases (acute fr ’ the Red © Boy| pay his own way, be generous to cr hich Seouting is meeting nobly ang the acute state of p is Of America Is chartered dir-' thesa in and helpful t» tercugh the aid of every man and gya n luded) and the President thy obj He may -work for woman in the communities where 5 Gertain conditions of the eyes, s 1s its Honorary but must not receive tips for soouting exists. conge al or acquired, which call courtesies or Good Turns. Scout council members, ieaders, gor surgical correction. coutmasters Traincd 10. A Scout is Brave. committee members and other vol- 3 peformities, congenital or ac- utmasters are picked, trained He has the tourage to face danger unteer workers give hundreds upon | quired, which require plastic sur- 1°°%! F F time with- | in spite of fear, and to stand up hundreds of hours of their time t0 gery for correction. cut pay Lecause of thel in for the 1i,*.t against the coaxing cecp the programs functioning. present time we have on . nd o A.mr:r: 1. Scouting gives| of friends or the jeers or threats Once each year t ing list, 30 more children U9VS 2 chance to serve their com-\ of enemies, and defoat does not asked to join with th should be sent to Seattle. For m:‘“ ity. Tt tivities not only gives| down him, through financial inyestments in4he incgance, here are five examples of U= 2W1¢ knowledge, but they 111" A Seout'is Cleat. {future of these boys and girls, the t1o children who couid be helped: {[:f,‘““ ‘(VL,\n?:;; .I‘nir,r_x*n(‘l(i" v&{hvn He keeps clean in body and future of Juneau and the country as| A child with tuberculosis of the ity (‘- 6‘1 l“v }; \\.h n 1x-rmu sweep, ught, stands for clean speech, a whole. hip; one with tuberculosis of the V. €arthqua :\“““ fires and di clean sport, clean habits, and Velunteer Scout supporters will ¢ another with tuberculosis of 35S come-—the Scouts have always| _travels with a clean crowd. call at places of business and homes ght little finger; a fourth PrOVed at once their readiness to 12, A Scout is Reverent. and it is hoped that all will respond ywith cleft palate, and & fifth with ‘“‘( % 5 v % 12 is reverent toward God. He 25 generously as possible. Also please | contraction Sccuting is neither military nor of the hand due to is faithful in his religious duties, and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion. | anti-military. political or ments. couting class. It commercial remember that not one penny of pyrng your money is sent outside of this' QOthers are just as deserving but community. we don't have space to list them. T Many people ask why these chil- carefully avoids entangle- knows no race or creed Cubbing T 55 B L S roops are found . in ol LB hospital CAtholic Parish, Jewish Synagogue! Cubbing, the Home Centered pro- IEEN.A E UB m"“‘r; mr' Ala;ka'; SR A Whb and Protestant Church. It is avail- | gram, is for younger boys, 9, 10 and hav(; ’mpplmq co;dmuns otd acle Iu_)th to farm and city. It is 11 years of age. Today, after years oRGANllED HERE. Tt o ity o i G l‘cufllnd in scheols—it serves the rich of experimenting, by hundreds of r i a doctor, but it would mean and poor alike. Its aim is to help|lcaders, and after scientific re- cach of these boys to become the|search financed by the Laura Spel- best citizen that he can make of man RcckeZller Memorial, the Boy nimself. |Sccuts of America is meeting His daily Good Turn to some one|growing demand of the age — a pro- e Scout’s effort to help the|gram of home-centered activities other fellow, and also make the best|for boys of pre-Scout age. of himself. | precuring several highly® specialized physicians, a nursing staff and at- tendants trained cn orthopedic and ! plastic work, a staff or physiotherap- ists and physiotherapy equipment, a ibrace and orthopedic shoe maker, PROVINGPOPULA Three Organizations Are ® $ & The activities are suited to the . al convalescent and f h Sponsonng Movement R oS e psch year new thousands upon @ge and interests of the boys. The | e " o . housands of boys join Scouting.|“Den” is a natural, neighborhood 3 Dr. Haggland in Fairbanks is the . "0 " Bcjeg b ) _Meef Every Fnday {6y ortiopedic sisan 1 (16 Tercl- They find not only fun, but also a;play group. One of the mothers, real chance o be something more, |called the “Den Mother” gives in- Every boy really wants to make good | terested oversight and aids the Den ' —to amount to something—to be of | Chisf and Denner in carrying on| {value in life. The ideals of our|the Den Program. The “Den Chief” ereat American like Washington and' —a& Boy Scout, meets the “Cubs"” Linceln, and Roosevelt and Wilson cnce a week—he comes to meet them and others, stir us all to amhman,where they play. The “Pack” with and the desire to be real men. its man “Cubmaster,” consists of Three Problems several Dens. The Pack’s chief busi- Of course every man of us faces ness is to help the Dens. The De tery. Because of the press of his So that teen-agers may have a general practice and formerly be- place to call their own where théy cause of lack of orthopedic hospital- may enjoy dancing, food and enter- jzation facilities, his services are tainment, is the purpose of the nececssarily limited. Teen-age Club. Juneau's Teen-age ~ Cur immediate need is money to Club is still yn its infancy, though be used for matching with Federal progress is increasing by the week, funds tc adequately take care of the | as shown by the practically 100 per needs of the children on our waiting cent attendance. ist. In addition to the funds ap- * L i s 1 Credit for organizing this club is propriated by the Legislature and‘m:_ep ]&fm’:};}";’;‘sms . - llctf;:zf i;l;j;ncss is to provide activ- given to Don Pegues who through those now received from the Presi- getting them keen and ;‘ powers, S 2 encouragement for its stimulated interest from other Alas- dential Ball Fund, and the Alaska = d ready for use, |boys. T 2. Getting al vi s . kan towns sought backing and fin- '@uberculosis Association, we could people, 1g along . With other veg;”hs enter as Bobcats at Q‘I‘Wolf_ ancial aid. The Juneau Chamber use up to about $40,000 to match a 3. y » Pass on at 10 into “Bea: Finding a worthy cause for!year, at 11 into “Lion” year, and at use of these powers. 112 graduate into Scouting. America looks to Scouting be-| The Program was built to meet cause it helps a boy with these prob- |the homes number one question— lems—helps him find himself and|“What to do next?” Tt encour- ¥ powers—helps him “Be Prepar- | ages homes to handle their own out- ed. {ings and is bringing thousands of _ Most people know that the noth-|dads and young sons together. Cub- Ing-to-do-time, can make or break bing therefore opposes keeping the jany fellow. Some boys have check- younger boys in the spotlight of ed up on their own time and were publicity and urges allowing them of Commerce, Juneau Rotary and fund of equal amount which now American Legion provided this as-|lies dormant in Washington, D. C. sistance. The first official meet-| Any crganization or person who ing was held in the American Le-!can contribute even small amounts, gion Dugout last year, but was will please note that their money later moved to the Elks Hall where will be doubled because of this big more people can be accommodated. |log in the Federal Treasury. During the course of the evening| It is notea stationary accumulation cokes and hot dogs are sold for a of money that we want; it is a flow~ dime apiece. Kitchen help is volun- |ing fund of where-with-all, which tary and also the cleaning up af-|we can use to cure or arrest erip- terwards. Secretary-Treasurer of pling conditions which make chil- | suz'pl‘js;d to find that they had six to grow in their own natural en- 0 O] oy BT or eight hours of available time|vironment. il Joyce Smith, assist- | dre) s i lel;e lgvunb&x;sryuissserliig. Besides re-| s handiwhje— :"d:-”' o i e g, | freshments about 10 o'clock there is| ¢ "3’"‘;“3 brovides attractive things : entertainment which is organized ‘(:O (r]:aln eil:)l.sfispaxe .tlme—thmgs,‘ wHIIIER SAwMIll by Bill Harris dnd Don Pegues. This| 0™ | Seonibiiemelns G mrs & brief 15 minutes exhibits student tal- | 1 1 the greang hxc-‘rip'sag,ef}f?;:stf Va]“‘t‘, IS No - ' ; e s W OPERATING fi’v‘:fl; adds to the enjoyment o A YouTH MOVEMENTm\ brought to him in the American Plans are already being made for| ; o of f‘“e- e Scouting points the | future expansion of the Teen-age Juneau took another forward stel"]g } g g?o w ctfze?slxip th_m_ugh‘ Thomas Morgan, President of the Club. If possible, a club similar to this spring in the forming of a S°r¥ice Noi “getting” put “giving”| o, e Noran, Company, has e USO will pe installed; open af- | Parent-Teacher' Assoclation for the(-no% 07 ‘recelying® put *giving| s mo® MUEDE Sompany, has ter school and night. | purpose of bringing the parents ‘emd‘b?Ck scm(‘thmg‘ that shall, asiwhere he has been i b l e:. Dancing begins at 8 o'clock every |teachers of Juneau into closer un-|LiRcoln phrased it “make the world| ¢ for th i Friday evening, and closes at 11:30. derstanding. . :b:llm' pgcau of our lfe in it.” :snxmi;; Sk e b e ew| Parents and townspeople are wel-, These’ meetings which are held| st OurtAmevnca Jo.» melting .pot, Our| e min yesterday started cutting come at all times to visit and advise| monthly are well attended and the|% "8t has come from every people ', ™0 ! . : ol ‘plans for the varlous programs are 'O here sought liberty under law,| “Steadily on lumber requirements i o thought, provoking and shodld teug|I.8 World which blacks out indivi- | Of the Rail Beli—Alaska Railroad, MRS. JONES ON JOB [to increase the membership and the | 4Ua! freedom, our America must; Army Engxneers_axld it {Influence which this group will hawe;lsm"d as a lighthouse to freedom- th'rlc‘.u;ghoutut‘he Interior. | 3 2 v . . ted production of | 3 h d|on the youth needs of the commun-| YN8 men everywhere. Ours is a 0 Snmepe m:h iufi“ r:: rih:m’;‘?rrit::ia}o‘gi-‘“% crusade to keep democracy strong, this mill is 80000 feet per day, B o ot b SPIS S RAT :unlt/ed—a land of Brotherhood and|said Morgan. | partm pher, and assumed her| The United States uses about|CPPOFtunity. The spirit of the Good FETE e new duties this morning, {9,000 tons of cigarette paper a year.r“.m—carms about others, is mg} BUY WAR BONDS Vil jof food are now stockpiled through- lout Europe. | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAU, ALASKA LAWS GOVERNING Juneau Becoming GIRL SCOUTS ARE More and More Youth Conscious MOST IMPORTANT Troop Leader Mrs. Earl Cleveland Explains « Principles Earl Cleveland, troop lead- the importance of the Girl Scout laws and their importance in shaping the lives of all girls who 1e community of Juneau is be- coming more and more youth con- | scious and commendable start is being made today in the celebra- tion of Child Health Day. Ex a- tional articles in the press and on the radio; talks before organizations; and open house by various business- es throughout the week so that the boys and girls may become better acquainted with their community are among this year's plans a Sponsors of the Teen-age Club, live by them sponsors of the Scouts, members of The fixst law teils that “a Gitl the various organizations, teachers Scout’s honor is to be trusted.” She and parents all play their part in can be trusted with money and be- longings of o She respects any- thing told her in confidence and re- making this celebration possible - members that a confidence is not She 8 she can any |tells the fair and does her work honestly Ecout is loyal.” She is faithful to her family, her friends, and to those ho have faith in ner. she is tue Mys, Alice ]'R?ne]'ellsjust to tke things that thinks arz % right and goed. She is loyal to 1 What Is Accomplished by Membership who stly try to make her com- munity and her country a better place in which to live. ‘A Girl Scout's duty is to be use- fal and to help others” She s “Gitl Scouting gives you a chance ready to help anyone in trouble to tO 4o more of the things in which st of her ability. She does her YOU pieddy gesetaiind. and i r2 of work and assumes her sh 1 times with other girls and of duties at home, school, camp, or C'7°F frien lains Mrs. Alice wherever she is. If possible, sha TEorne, vities chairman docs a little more than her share, Gl § ke, camp o provided it dees not tak: from ™Mei in the out-of-doo one else the pleasure of doing M¢ ey learn to hands is a friend to ai ! '] J";O.\V]. carve wood, use a every other Gir] Beedle effectively and create their = own designs: They find things in nature and in their community to interest them. They play games and develop skill in different ‘sports, Whatever a person chooses to do it is usually more fun to work and play with others. You cannot de- velop any sort of good team play Scout ster to She al- ng and hows cor, th erationi for others, gh their ideas, way of li iefs may differ from hers. A Girl Scout is a friend to ani " She is kind to all animals and tries to protect them from ne- glect, cruelty and unfair treatment, PY_Yourself. =~ 1In a ‘('”1-1 ‘I"f'“‘f‘ takes geod care of her own pets “‘(‘{l’l‘ T shase e :mxl and she does not kill any creature 27¢ ‘eam to know and understand girls that are different from your- self. Learning to get on with Gther people so that you can enjoy working together is one of the greafest adventures in the world Gir] Scouts are interested in sister Scouts all over the United and in many other countries, as well unnecessarily, not st them. “A Girl Scout obeys orders.” rerates with others when tions lead te the health, happiness of her sc rs. She cheys the I munity and reque: even the small- of She their safety and of s of her of those * pi dire and ctl who have authority over her. \zfmt‘h‘u,-, _m their own troop and “A Girl Scout is cheerful.” She COMMBURILY. : ily jobs cheerfully. She Mrs. Thorne also strésses that a sclftreliant useful person can always enjoy life more than the person who does not know wiat to do for herself or for other people. As a mile or a pleasant eression makes everyone around including herself feel better 1d happier. “A Girl Scout is thrifty.” She un- derstands the value of materials, money, time and energy and does not waste any of them. self to add to the pleasure and com- fort of those around you and thus beccme a welcome member of any “A Girl Scout is clean in thought, 2XOUP- word and deed.” She directs her b thoughts toward things that are Adueous humour is the clear worth while so that she will not Wotery fluid which fills the front | stoop to words or deeds that would & bring shame upon her or upon cthers. part of the eyeball. — e CHURCHILL HINTS THAT | PEACE NEAR Makes Statement in House | of Commons, Reply- ing fo Question ! (Continued from Page One) ting King Christian to resume power. COUNT NOT TALKING 1 STOCKHOLM, May 1.— Count Bernadotte Jflew back to Stockholm from Copenhagen, a well-informed | American said, and he might be 1 bearing a German-Swedish agree- | ment for a peaceful surrender of the ' Nazi troops. Radio broadcasts however from Denmark and Norway said the Ceunt “did not bring any news, but if be did the message will be hand- ed to the Allies through the Minis- try.” The Count himself refused to say upon arrival here whether he had | brought from Denmark any com- | munication from Himmler, | e MIKALS. RITES WILL I BE HELD TOMORROW I san, oldtime resident of Douglas and Tenakes, who passed away Sunday night at the age of 82, in St. Ann's Hospital, will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Charles W. Carter Mortuary Chapel: The Rev. 'G. Herbegt Hillerman will conduct the services, and in- terment ‘will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. e ———— Approximately eight million tons | Funeral services for Chris Mikal- | l i | I i i sing, dance and plan a party.| States 'S Girl Scout you can prepare your-! ,and Robert W. Ginnett, boatswain’s CHANNEL APPAREL 20TH CENTURY THEATRE BULLDING s v Scout Finance Drive Begins Here May 7 CAMP WILL OPEN SCOUTS AREHIGH AT EAGLE RIVER SAYSMRS. GREEN MIDDLE OF JUNE Members in Or‘ganizalionsfSpeciaI Features Are Now in United States Make | Being Worked Out for Their Owanromises Excellent Training ry person, young or,old, who twin Joh IDEALS OF GIRL M , Deputy Com- Lelengs to the Girl Scout organiza- missicner and Chairman of the Girl ticn believes ause she has ac- Camp Committee, is busily working cepted it of her own free will, in with other .,members of her com- the ideals of the Girl Scout Prom- mittee in making plans for the sum- ise,” stats Mrs. R. S. n, troop mer cncampment which will take leader. The wording varies a little place immediately after the conclu- in different coumtries and in differ-|sion of the boys' camp. ent nguages, but the meaning is According to present plans the always the same. The Girl Scouts|boys will go out to Eagle River im- in the United States make this mediately after the close of school promise land the girls will go out about the Cn my ho T will try: |middle of June. A camp director, To lo my duty to God and my who has had years of experience in coun:ry, | Scout camping will arvive in Juneau To help other people at all times, at that time from Seattle. One of the features of this sum- to make a promise,” mer's camp which will delight every To obey the Girl Scout laws. | It is e says Mrs. Green, “but to keep one girls is that at least two and possi- is difficult unless some thought has bly three qualified life savers and been given to the meaning. In'swimming instructors will be at the of the Girl Scout promise there camp at all times, re three words, ‘on my honor'. Hav-| Mrs, Lois Likens, arts and crafts ing honor means having a sense of concultant, is planning a busy time what is right, just and true and'and a happy one for the campers. showing it in daily actions. It|Mrs. Likens is planning many real means that a girl ran be trusted to surprises in.things to do and things do her best. The next words are 'I|to learn about. The names of trees will try". Tt is not the simplest and {lowers; how to recognize these; thing in the world for a human be- how to us? them in arts and crafts ing to live up to this promise ev- at camp; how to preserve them for ery day of the year. But a Girl use later in the year; how to make £cout makes a sincere effort.” |clever things with shells. These are |Just a few of those many plans being made by this clever and talented | young matron for the pleasure of the the things Gastineau Channel Scouts. | Girl Scouts try to honor God in the fin way they know how, by the things they do and they say and think. They try to help other people by‘- teing mindful of their needs. Many| pecple fail to be helpful vevns | Brownies Have they st Vel . ’ e el docs ot v ! Their Own Little Code of Honor, Too mcney or clothes or food. Some- times the thing a person needs most | is & sign of friendliness. One of the ! reasens why a Girl Seout want to P o lcarn to do a great many things well ' 11,-"]) }irm\nlempwgrum {u lfl}r‘tlllx i5 so that she may be prepared to grs. Toveer (e Ages of SERSN (ten years, who then fly up from the Brownie horseshoe into the Girl Scout Circle. The Brownies have their own code of ethics as befits their ages and interests. This phase of the Scouting pro- (gram is one of the most worthwhile | and one_to which there is enthusias- | tic response. Brownies learn many ! things that are important to little girls and their leaders deserve a |real thank you for the many hours |of time they spend with the little girls and in preparation of the | Brownie meetings. The importance of this program to members and prospective mem- bers was delightfully shown in the New ‘Yorker recently. A little girl | had been accused of kicking another | member of her class in school, but help cther pzople at all times. | The Girl Scout laws are a code of | honor by which a Girl Scout her conduct. She uses as a daily reminder of the ‘ays In which she would like to act that she may be useful and re- spected in her community. Whaen a girl receives her pin she wakes this promise and her trefoil cr three-leaf designed pin is an em- blem and reminder of this three- fcld promis - C. G. MEN TRANSFERRED John A. Peterson, signalman 3/c, mate 1/c, USCG, were today de- tached from duty with the Cap- tain of the Port here for assign- ment to District Coast Guard (e response, and one which was Headquarters at Ketchikan, | convineing was “On my honor as — 4 waiting-list Brownie I did not do BUY WAR BONDS !thaL" TOMORROW ednesday DRESSES in groups at $6.00 519‘;00 §15.00 BLII}JSES 2.00