New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1928, Page 11

BOY SCOUT BOARD BUYS GAMP SITE Yotes to Buy Land in Eastiord for Summer Use One of the finest camping sites in | Connecticut will become the property of the N Britain Boy Scout cou cil as the result of the action taken at the semi-annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms late yesterday afternoon, when the coun- cil authorized President Alexander H. Scott and Treasurer William H. Judd to purchase of land on price of possessing evel natural advant nd offering eve facility for real camping, was sclect- ed by the camp committee after the members hiad traveled more than 5,000 miles in 15 months and had in- epocted 43 possible This committee Page, chairman; P. F. King, 8. H. Raymond, I Wainright. President A, H and Executive Oscar A Lrickson. The acquiring of u permanent camp which is its own prop 1s on: of the greatest forward strides taken by the New Dritain council in many vears, It means the'end of the many inconveniences suffered dur- ing the past at small, leased sites and offers local scouting an opportunity $7.500, This site, locations, consists of Lo 1ph “ott, Dr. Joseph Potts, | [the Natchaug tate forest and the 'awards than during the entire years |t | General Nathanicl Lyons Memorial of 1926 and 1927 combined, Colonel | state bears to the | park. on which fs the birthplace of Bullen reported. The council now has LL ail states; and on-third of the ratio | Only two hours’ | §3 first class seouts, 234 second cluss, liike to the north is the Union forest |and 311 tenderfoot. i r [ live nd with Mount Ochepetuck, 1,200 feet | The membership of the council has J | to ural rout !the Civil war hero. | in altitude, the highest point in east- ! ern Conngeticut. There will be close contact Wwith high-class |camps and with Camp Woodstock, | the Hartford |camp, with friendly rivalry with In addition to the regular camp, lishment of separate unit for younger | < il 5 . 4 ston, My - Sl % e S execttive board agrees. Solarjum Walls Hide proxiuwately $1,000,000 will be allott- is will have separate leadership #nd a different program—one morc { fitted to smaller bovs. Across the lagoon will be enough room to allow separate troop camps for any on assigned sites and programs wil be thelr daily | they will have to obtain their . at the central dining hall and to ob serve the regular ewimming and safety first rules and sleeping hours. They will also pay the regular board. It is also considered likely that an | older boys' umit, where veteran scouts could bulld lean-tos sleep out, can be arranged on this | cither be bridged or | blistering. ferry, cither means of communiea- | Dis ] : pryirolChor Smieg delicate skins begin their treatm:nt under sheets, | tion proviqng a ploncering project | for the scouts, | Season to Open July 6 inchorage for the boats and canocs | of the camp as well as shallow and | unruffled water for swimming. Out | increased from 542 630, Exccutive private | while the percentage of tenderfoot scouts has been materially redueed. County Y. M. C. A. Treasurer William H. Judd made his annual finan | places added tb the program later. |ed that expenses and receipts during the fiscal year the new site will permit the estab- |balanced at $7,773.17 Behind the walls of gre Florida offers sunbaths to residents, troops which wish to come |and v in unite. Troop camps will be placed | bers. Acting on the assertion of medi- under the direction | cal men that sun-bathing is not a of the respective scoutmasters, but [fad but a permanent development, resort owners are hastening to bring helr facilities up to date. An entire island in the Boca Mexico 18 being walled water side to close it view. and | have been built. The process of bringing a nco- Side of the lagoon. This lagoon will | Phyte into the solarium treatment crossed by a | IS necessarily & slow The lagoon will provide a sate | Stanley Works Girls 3 ine The Rt NEW BRITAIN DAILY il SAY 25, 1928, ratio which the populaion of the | tition, accerding to Koken Ikigami board r to improve themseives J said Ikigami, the peoples of the world. Statistics, he says, pan smallest amount of milk. sovernment now n of | of the metropolitan poli “In ord physi ane: than they b {they build up thir b not compete succe total poulat disclose ! which the mileage of the rural 4 star routes bear to route delivery wnd s in all states, { Within the Jast 11 m.o!.uls S:‘" Gongress Looking Abiead to, i ot fotert aia maioway were . of §: 5,774.50 of which sumn the 1930-1981 Construction |federal government contributed §617.620.04. There are 17.4 miles iEOLGE N Bureau of in January to Erickson reported, is they can- with other 1paign is to Le inaugurated duce all farmers to keep al report, which show- ending March 31 jof federal ail lLighway under con- | struction fn the state which will ‘":\‘d); complete. Tiw P share of tls MANN icut by the Unite Florida Sun Bathers Petershurg, Fla.. May 25 () — solariums, ed to Coun SaLs sovenhent fanaatending ed o <o s e fonet ot pid highway eonsiruction dure | 4o7 18 SERIERTS CoX nonstrued 0-and 3381 wnfer o DL S0t s o T et 24056 DB d by congress authorizing an | gt TSR W e inhre WA s priation of & 00,000 “for | a4 $190,461.17 toward inuing the fedeial aid highway b L ko e, public roads has tors in ever increasing num- cows, | attacked d | and funds have heen = that | tablishment of poui one of the countries using|tions in the conntr. The has several cxper- al dairy furms in operation, a | them out of work, Shanghat 1icki- Angry at the busses thet put sha cooliee stopped vers. vehicies and KINOWN FOR VALUES IN 179 COMMUNITIES a o | ADDTODEATE] Ly the state. i Ny tonitruction wam| 08 March 31,1828 there remained S e ito the credit of Connecticut a sum s | 0f $805.115.62 which fs available for bay of pramdn e e ; e new road building projects. This bal- Gulr o iuns ismreed Ty | A12 Will Femain to the state's eredit along the Y i [ until it is utilized for highway eon- from public h"r ol ,x 1 government to the sta o PR e el b L ey builling under the plan. i ; " [the law. 4 the bill just passed by con- | the 3 vould continue the program | ”’l’; i one to avoid | lor ! ore year ‘*‘;H‘YM"”“” Persons with unusually | T more Ciega along the Many private *sun houses” | the bill fust | ss only one-half or may bhe expended dur- one year. Based upon previous apportionments, therafore, Connecti- $500,0 torms of ture charged with ad funds and the ortionad $474 State of inistration | seeretary has to be tak-|cut will he allotted ah Connecticut | cach year or §1,000, ending June | Years Eat Milk and Eggs, Bon-bons Because our manufacturer found a way to grind the meat fiscal year Dine and Play Cards Stanley Works Girls' clul cral parti tion with states of freshly opened cccoanuts and immediately’ make it into the delicious bonbons, you can now enjoy a new tastincss—at a very nominal cost. covered with assorted T Now zoc iy, bonbon coatings. Get Them Saturday at Grant’s to clop one of the best camps in New England. The members of the exceutive hoard were greatly pleus- cd last night with the work of the committee, and they unanimously endorsed its choics The money for the purchase of thy land is being furnished by a group of generous triends of the co , who will also contribute some further $2.000 for the development of the Pl property. Permission was sceured from the Community chest fo obtain this money from an outside sinee there will be no publie cim- paign for funds. The council already Dolds an option on the tr; and the price is considered exceptionally rea- sonable. Purchase will be ma from J. €. Trowbridge, an Eastford town official and a fricnd of scouting. Site Thickly Woodad The camp site consists of about 35 acres of thickly wooded land lying on 1he southwestern shore of ‘rystal stford pond, on the town line ween Eastford and Woodstock in the northeastern corner of the It i3 60 miiles from New Britain | the Hartford-Willimantie- Ao a1 B2t nuibass e d its monthly meeting in St ot eueced 50 per eent of the to- | ; Sl o ars. | Mark's : ast cvening. 0.t of the road huilt and the Tesloeiot diluibem alngitheae \[1(;{1:1'::]:\:1T’<\||:y::‘w::- served mited 1o 313,070 per mile, | Tokyo, May 25 (®P—The Japanese & [ o 1 ‘was ¢ | must drink more milk and caat more Phere S . " o After supper a card party was on the basis of | must ¢ n There & no ecleared playing '“d]m»m Brlics wefe. mrvarded to ceording 1o the ratio |« it they hope to build up phy an. iheipurchpsed propeiyibutione A2 s U SRR ATAnEeC. S0 will be developed by cutting down | Misses Carolyn alt, Which tie area of the state hears to { sical constitutions which will enable ’ X tional compe- i R the total of all states; one-third of | them to enter internationa e ol Bauh e o North and Jennte Folden. [the total of all sta stumps. In the meantime, ba | | | und othor games will probably be | 1 Japan Is Exhorted WREATHS & SPRAYS Memorial Day d::u- 31.00 Each rival is m This fresh cocoanut is the genuine in beauty! red in a out Exccutive O. A, T planning a shorter and mpre con- | centrated camping season ~ than in | the past—from July 6 to August 18 Another improvement will be effeet- cd by taking a group of hoys up for the week preceding the oficial | opening. These will et up camip, co that everything will be ready on | opening day and the boys in camp the tieet week will be able to en- | joy a full program. Difficulties Ended The purchase of the Crystal pond | site ends the campmg difficultics of the local council—difficulties ¢ tending over a period of nearly ten years, or since New Britain scouts | first had a camp of their own. T first camp of the New Britain coun Buy Them in Grant's Lobby On Saturday source, FLUFFY =S UMMERY ‘ROJALI E"PllllNNTED CHIFFON \(HARMING DRE//E/ e Necessary Item For the Holiday” N'S DRESS SHIRTS $1.00 ... nuine broadeloth and madras shirts fn either the neckband or collar attached styles; absolutely 1st quality. ME & Fhoenixville route, but 10 miles of this will he cut ont when the new Tlolton-Eastford highway now in process of construction is comploted The pond is a mile and a quarter long Ly three-quarters of a mile in Width, with a long, shallow lazoor the southern end encireled hy the new property of the New Britain councl. The water is so clear that one can sce the bottom in plas where it is 30 feet decp. The provz lent breage is dircetly across the en- tire lake, ensuring cool air at tho | hottest days-—a | camp on even the great improvement over the former hotbox at Job’s pond. The tract purchased by the coun- cil is probably the most valuable on the lake, hemlock, pine, birch, and assorted hardwoods, affording ample scope for nature study and woodcraft. Only two other camps are located along the four miles of shoreline, and these are private camps con- ducted by college professors for western and New Jers boys. The few cottages at the lake are several hundred yards from the loca caimnp and are separated from it by almost jmpenetrable L privacy and an uninterrupted pro- gram for the scout camp. Tine Hiking Tervitory Possessing every natural adv tage, the camp is surrounded wonderful hiking territory, including | Announcing OUR APPOINTMENT asa s S90¢ 20020 AUTOMATIC OlL HEATOR DEALER For Home Heating ‘375 Installed, Small Down Payment. No Payments on Balance Until September 1st. For the Larger Home and Commercial Building, We Will Continue to Install Barry & 10 MAIN STREET It Is closely grown with | woodland, ing | cil was pitehed on an unshaded and | desert-like hit of land on the west- ern shore of Cedar lake, Chester. After several years the council moved to Rainbow, but .one summer there | was enough. The well-known site at Job's pond, Portland, was then leas- | cd, and the camp has been held there each year until now. It was an | unsatisfactory placed, however, be- | ing ot in the daytime and blanket- ed by fog.at hizht, being infested by mosquitoes, shaving no pure drink- ing water, and™acking the size and privacy neeessary for a real camping | program. With the fine new site it is | hoped by the committee that the | camp will grow until it 1s as well | known as any council camp in the state, . | | It is planned to construct several | | stone fireplaces so that visitors to the | | camp may cook their dinners and | ‘«njoy pienic parties while visiting | their sone. ! Troop 21, the newly formed troop {at the Nathan Hale Junlor High | school, has taken the lead in the inter-troop contest in advancement, | Col. W. W."Bullen, chairman of 1) | court of lionor, stated in his report | covering the last four months. It | now has US6 points and has passcd | Troop 4, which has fallen into second | | place with 345 peints. Troop 1 of Plainvills is third with 326, ! | During the first sive months of | 1928 the courtghas made more | ., $ 2600500990 less tank. 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