The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-06-02
TO RE-ORCANLlE
THE BOY SCOUTS
Elizabeth City To Be the Scout
Capital Of Nine Northeast
ern Carolira Counties

Within the near future Elizabeth City
will be or the way as & factor in Scout
dom. The National Boy Scouts of
America. Executive Headquarters in
New York City. have a new plan which
-is being worked out as fast as possible
and while it is estimated five years viii
be necessary to cover the entire United
States. this section will be reached quite
early. North Carolina has been divid-
ed into several districts and Elizabeth
City is to be the Scout Capitol for the
District comprising nine counties. viz:
Pitt. Washington, Martin, Bertie, Cao-
wan. Perquimans. PasquOtank. Curri-
tuck and Camden. The preliminary sur
vey siveS nine troops Cor nearly SOC
joys) as q goal for Elizabeth City. and
a possible seventy to eighty troops fog
the nine counties. This means that a
regular trained Scout Executive sent
here by the National Headquarters, will
supervise all Scout activities for this
district and much stress is to be placed
upon the selection of ScoutmaSterS and
Assistants. One of the National organ
izerS. who is now in Florida, is eX-
pected TO pay the City a visit ut an
early date and it is probable it won't
be long before the Boy Scouts" Of
Elizabeth City will be able to play
part in every good movement for the
betterment of the community and that
the realization of many a boys dream
may come true: a REAL SCOUT
CAMP"
For a number of years Boy Scouts
in this section have fought hard for an
existence. They have organized and
re-Organized and have been promised
everything from a little tin wagon to
a real Log Cabin" home all their own.
but at no time has there been any real
scout work. as a troop unit, put over
along the lines covering necessary re-
ouirementS laid down in the Scout Man
ual.
The Boy Scouts of America as an
Organization probably has more friends
among real red-blooded boys between
the ages of u and IS years, both in
elusive. than any other known plan of
boys work. 1t embraces in its scope
all of the attributes necessary TO the
attainment of ideal young manhood. No
denominatiOnal lines are drawn. No
creeds recommended. The Jew and
Gentle. the Protestant and Catholic, all
have an equal place. but churches OF
all denominations are fostering the
movement (nOw in its eleventh year in
the United States) and are expecting
much from the troops organized among
their own boys. Thus the boy gets the
religious training of his fathers and
mothers choice and the four square
boy of to-day prepares for the four
square man of tomorrow.
If Dad would take the Scout oath
along with Son and live up to its teach
ing and precepts there would be new
song for the Angels in Heaven. This
is the SCOUT OATH, viz: ION my
honor will do my best % to do my
duty to God and my country and to
obey the Scout Law; (2) to help other
people at all times; 81 to keep myself
physically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight" This is followed by
twelve laws, viz: "A scout is trust
worthy: loyal; helpful; friendly; cour-
teous: kind; obedient; cheerful thrifty;
brave; clean and reverent And his
motto is BE PREPARED" and slogan
do A GOOD TURN DAILY"