The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-15
Seven Acre Camp to Open
On Sunnerland Key This
Summer for K. ". Scouts
WORK TO START IN To-
DxYBs MIAMI OFF,
Gal SAYS WILL BE1
0f1EN 10 OTHERS


0fEN 10 OTHERS
work win start within 10 days
- : seven acre GUNNER camp
M Key West Boy Scouts Of
ldhtoe c6snty, David c. Nc
Curly, county Scout commits
sielsef, sounced today. The
lea5np locsted on Summerland
ke, vim BE ready for use late
next month or early in July, Nc
Curly said.
hihi II. Brick Of Miami, field
e6ec1five of the South Florida
NY 8lout Council, making his
| einlar Held visit to Key West,
ea1AS1ted Nee VS. an
h1ainc esnent. He said that the
ramp will provide facilities for
al Of Key Vests 10 troops and
two cub packsAa total of 1874
Scouts and n Cubs, as well as
adult leaders.
Brick said that Scouts from
J Dade and Broward Counties, the
other counties in the South Flor
ida Council, may also use the
site, but only irregularly. Al
though the Boy Scouts of Amer
| lea will operate the site, other
youth groups may use it upon
showing proper leadership and
organization.
= Brick referred to the Girl
Scouts as ONE such group and
presumably this camp would al
iso be available to the Police Ath-
letic League and the' Campfire
Girls.
Considerable credit for the ac-
ton of the Key West Scout or
ganization IN going ahead with
Tits plans to open the camp this
summer goes to Rev. j. H. john
son, pastor Of st. Mary's Star of
1.-THE Sea Catholic Church, whose
Troop is one of the newer Scout
units in the city.
AT the city-wide Scout organi-
zation meeting few days ago,
Father johnson proposed mo.
ton that a certain amount of
sasoaey Be set aside for develop
nlent of the camp site for use
this year. The motion was car
Fied, and $500 was set aside for
this purpose.
Bulldozers from the TOPPING
Construction Company will first
| grade the area, starting within
llo days. Then the main concrete
|sbuilding and installation of sani-
lsary facilities will be completed.
B. M. Duncan of the Overseas
HIGHWAY Commission has pro-
IVided federaily approved sani-
itary facilities which can be used
while work is being done on the
area.
The camp site is part of the
former CCC camp area and was
originally to have been used for
a trailer site until acquired by
the Scouts. Scouts will camp by
troops, under their own leader
ship and own camping commit
tee. Joseph Boza, chairman of
camping activities for the dis
trict committee, will be in over
all charge.
The county organizations ac-
tion has received the approval
of the District Conunittee and
the Executive Board, Brick said,
would pass on it about June 10.
w.. Cecil Watson, council chair
man Of camping activities for all
three counties, was here last
Weekend and met with members
of the district committee to Sc
cure facts for presentation to
the executive board.
Brick also announced that
Troop So, sponsored by the Ro-
tary Club, will attend the Coun-
Gil Camp at Snapper Creek in
South Miami from June 8 to July
q. A "Scouteral' or training
course for adult Scout leaders
will be held May 81 and June
at the Council Camp.
The field executive said also
that Carl Hilton will be chair
man of the Senior Scout Plan
ming Committee of the Monroe