Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-03-25
Scouts Planning
Unique Session

| attend unique Junior Leaders
Training Conference at the Royal
Palm Hotel, Carolina Beach, April
II, ID, and 10, Neil Cornwall, Boy
Scouts of America Executive, an
nounced today.
| The Conference is set up and
run entirely by the Scouts, from
II to IA years old, and adult par
tlcipation in the event is limited
to roles as discussion leaders and
advisors.
The event is planned by the
! boys from the beginning 70 TIE
end and al! decisions are made by
them Cornwall said.
Representatives from Boy Scout
troops in New Hanover, Fender,
Brunswick. Columbus, Bladen,
Robson, Scotland and Hoke Co
unties will attend the three day
conference.
The purpose of the meeting is
to train the boy leaders in the
functions of Scouting, Cornwall
said.
Friday, April II, members will
check in at headquarters and a
meeting of discussion leaders and
advisors plus meeting of Scout
masters, Assistant Scoutmasters
and Senior Patrol Leaders will
follow.
Saturday, April 18, the Invoca-
ton will be given by Reverend D.
c. Weber, pastor Carolina Beach
Community Church. Mayor A. L.
Mansfield of Carolina Beach will
give the Welcome Address and
Wallace West, Council Training
! Chairman, will give the Greeting
Message
In addition, Clifton L. Moore,
District Solicitor and Council
Commissioner, will deliver the
keynote address and Gray Collier.
Conference Secretary and Scout
in Troop 627. Bladenboro, will adj
dress the gathering on Scout
Ideals"
Saturdays program also will in
subjects chosen by the Scouts.
They include: Getting Parents
and Troop Committees Interest
ed; Achieving Discipline thro-
ugh Leadership and Planning"
conducting Patrol Meetings:
Emergency Service and Civil De-
fense'; Patrol Hiking and Camp
ing; and 'Investiture and install
latlon Ceremonies and the Boy
Scout Advancement Program"
In addition five groups of Pa
troll Leaders and Assistants; two
groups of Senior Patrol Leaders;
one group of Explorer Crew Lead
ers and Assistants; one group of
Troop ScribeS and Quartermast-
erS; and one group Den Chiefs
VIII meet in discussion sessions.
Sundays program will include
Scout worship services and final
adjournment.
Cornwall advised all Scouts
planning to attend the Conference
that the attendance is limited to
go persons and is on a first
come, first served basis. Scouts
are also advised to bring their
own blankets, sheets and pillow
cases.
The members of the Conference
Committee, all Boy Scouts who
are responsible for the program
and their Troops are: Marvin
Register, Troop 204. Wilmington:
Levi Hunt. Conference Chairman
Troop 327. Pembroke: Donald
Eearn. Troop Az. Laurinburg:
Bert Womble. Troop l8. Winter
Park: Malcolm Mclean. Troop
30i. Lumberton: Scooter Jordan.
Post AT. Laurinburg: John E.
Thompson, Jr.. Troop sol. White
vile: Chris Spivey. Troop 5O4
Chadbourn; and John Burner,
/ Troop 1872, Burgaw
: Also Bobby Melvin. Post 600.
lizabcthtown: Gray Collier. Troop
627, Bladenboro: Carl Britt. Ship
1913, Lumberton: Joe Mcleod.
Troop 4O1. Racford: Kenny Crut-
enfield, Troop 800. Fairmont; Paul
! Gentry, Troop 425, Laurel Hill:
! Allen Cochran. Troop 2O3, Will
mington: Charles NJ. Stoudenmirc.
Post 203, Wilmington: Wayne
Simmons, Troop 1876. Hampstead;
Sam Scott, Jr., Troop SOB, Fair
Bluff: and Charles Cottingham,
Troop 202, Wilmington.