The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
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Haslam and Dorothy Moore, stood
for an hour without stopping,
feeding this fire"
Pm bout to burn up, and this
old fire won't burn and I'm hun
cry" Dorothy said a little discour-
agedly.
But the payroll came a few min
utes later when two Scouts from
another unit ambled over, eyed
the spaghetti and meat cooking
over the improvised stove, and ex-
claimed 'boy, that looks good
The expression on both girls faces
changed Immediately.
While the two were giving the
fire encouragement by occasional
poking and continuously adding
wood, others in the intermediate
unit were ''cutting up the salad
with this knife, look at it, and
getting the utensils ready. A few,
Of course, were sitting at the table
lending moral support.
Cooking Detail
The intermediates were cooking
under the direction Of Mrs. E. M.
Shepherd.
Most of the scouts had jack
knives hanging on chains or
ropes around their necks. Sue Wal
ton, a blistered blonde, explained
how, with her knife, she had cut
ropes, and then helped
in cutting up the salad.
One Brownie, when asked what
she had cut with the knife she
so proudly displaying, hest
tated a moment and then rather
answered, "Nuthin' - but
myself"
Cooking and nature lore are only
part of the activities offered at the
day camp, even if the cooking
does take up most Of the morn
ing. The girls are making "sit-
upons," which are pillows Of oil
cloth stuffed with straw and en-
broidered with names, small en-
blemed lapel pins, and other
ha%ndicrafts.
Though they seem TO enjoy all
the activities, Barbara Womble,
for one, insists that "The swim
ming is the best" But a friend
close by nudged her and said, 1.-THE
swimming and the eating" Bar
bara is like a fish in the water,
which may account for her pref
erence.
The girls who don't want to
swim, go grabbing from the pier.
Yesterday afternoon "a whole
Brownie unit was grabbing, but
all they caught was two Brownie
size" crabs.
Swimming Supervised
The waterfront activities are
very well guided under the direc-
ton of Dorothy Wells, scout field
executive. Shirley Finklestein acts
as the Red Cross swimming in
structor and Mrs. j. B. Louns-
bury, who is also a registered
nurse, is the lifeguard.
None of the girls are allowed
to go swimming unless they have
turned in a doctors health certi-
ficate. Betty Emory sat on the
pier yesterday afternoon and
mourned, 1--WE been swimming
everyday this year and they won't
let me in because I forget the
health certificate"
Miss Louise Vanderwal, regis
tered nurse. is on duty at the
camp site at all times. No injuries
of any consequence have occurred
thus far, but she's kept rather
busy explaining what is this on
my arm" and %doctoring up very
minor scratches.
Mrs. Helen Jones, Scout execu-
tive. is director Of the camp.
The day camp will continue for
three weeks, and Thursday after
noon Of each week has been set
aside as visitors day. But visitors
to the camp will find that no spe-
cial events have ben planned for
their benefit, they will see just the
regular everyday routine of camp
lie, that is. And that is enough.
BY Special Bus
Scouts are transported to camp
each morning and back each aft
ernoon in a special bus. Camping
hours are from 10 am. to 4 pm,
Tuesdays through Fridays, and
when 4 o'clock comes. tired but
happy, they head for home.
All that fun for only two dollars
each week, and a little wear and