Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

At their January Pack meeting,
held last Friday evening, January
80, at Lone Oak School, Rockville
and Gaithersburg Cub Scouts of
Pack 208 set a new advancement
record of 70 badges earned in one
month. Included were eight Bob
cat awards to new boys, Is adj
vancements to higher ranks, and
55 arrow point awards. Highlight
of the evening was the presenta-
ton of Pageant of Transporta-
ton, in which Cub Scouts of Dens
8, 6, 9, IL and Is traced travel
ing habits through the ages from
the Cavemen to the first Cub
Scouts by rocket to the moon. The
advancement ceremonies were eli
NAKED by the award of the Webe-
los Arrow Of Light to Scout Nc
Laughlin and his reception into
Troop 447 by Scoutmaster Ira
Walters and members of the Pan
Their Patrol.
New members received on COM
pletion of the Bobcat requirements
were: Stephen R. Williams, Robert
j. Nelson, Lanny E. Bitely, Bruce
Leet, Eugene L. Frye, John Gloyd,
John D. Peddicord and Robert L.
Osterwise. Robert Pontius was re-
ceived BY transfer from Bethesda
Pack 231.
Mrs. R. C. Ambrose was re-
ceived as Den Mother of the newly
formed Den II of Gaithersburg
and Mrs. Seretha A. Hartwell as
Assistant Den Mother. Mrs. C. G.
Davis of Gaithersburg was re-
ceived as Assistant Den Mother of
Den IL. Donald McKinstry of
Troop 447 was commissioned as
Den Chief of Den of Rockville.
Wolf Badges marking compile
ton of the IL required tests of the
first year were awarded to John
Eckhart of Den IA, William
Brooks, Richard Culp, Victor Da-
Wis and Thomas Van Dyke of Den
Is.
Bear Badges showing completion
of the required work of the second
year were awarded to Roger Bur-
ton and Robert Stilwell of Den 1,
Wayne Collier of Den 2, Thomas
King, Robert Muller and Vernon
Rogers of Den 8, and Bernard
Price of Den 10.
Lion Badges, showing completion
of the third year tests, were
awarded to ROLAND Hamelin of
Den 1, and Arthur Sellers of Den
IA.
Arrow Point badges marking
completion of ten elective tests
each were awarded to ROLAND
Hamelin, Dennis Schneider, Wayne
Collier, Truefnan Burn, Charles
Stevenson, Thomas Buffers, Billy
Slater, Buddy Cobbs, Charles Nice
warner, Norman Pennington, Bry-
an Lane, Gilbert Frey, Del Beatty,
Harvey Fraley, Richard Rain
water, each receiving one. The fol-
lowing two arrow points each:
John Eckhardt, Tommy Brown,
Vernon Rogers and Arthur Sellers.
Those receiving three arrow points
each were Roger Burton and Cleve
Ambrose. Tommy King, Robert
Muller, Alan Morse and al. c."
McCutcheon each received four.
Bernard Price was awarded five,
and James Federline received
seven.
Fifty-three Cub Scouts received
silver neckerchief slides to mark
honor activity scores of 100 or
more points in the monthly con-
test. They are Chippy Burton,
ROLAND Hamelin, David Holbrook,
Denny Schneider, Bobby Stillwell,
Sveare Nicholson, Franklin Mitch
ell, Vernon Rogers, Truman
Burn, Tom King. Tommy Brown,
Robert Muller, Charles Stevenson,
Carl Dinwiddie, Mike Mclaughlin,
David Roush, Mike Stoughton,
Donald Luhn, Billy Slater, Tommy
Buffers.
Also Buddy Cobbs, Norman
Pennington, Charles Nicewarner,
Will Stackhouse, Frank Gilmore,
Charles Ryan, Bryan Lane, DON
aid Coleman, Billy Welsh, Tommy
Slater, Cleve Ambrose, James Fed
erline, Gilbert Frey, Buddy Fra
ley, Del Beatty, Richard Rain
water, Bernard Price, 81. c." Nc
Cutcheon, Lanny Bitely, Bruce
Leet, John Dickson, John Eek
hardt, Jan Kaechele, Alan Morse,