Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-07-08
AREA SCOUTS
TO ATTEND
JAMBOREE

Saturday, July II. twenty-five
. scouts and two leaders OF the Cape
Fear Area CouuCil will board the
train Il Whitevlllv ON the frs
leg Of their journey 10 participate
in the Third National Jambcrec
OF the Boy Scouts os America. Thl
group from the Cape Fear Council
VIII board one OF the iuU special
trains starting out nom Atlanta
and will visit such spots as the
Garden of the Gods. Pixies Peak
Salt Lake City and the Great
Salt Lake on their way 10 the
Jamboree camp site. The 5000
acre that will bc the Jamboree
camp Is four miles square and is
on Il plateau 4 few miles back
from the Pacific Ocean and some
40 miles south OF Los Angeles.
The Cape Fear Area Council con-
tinSent will arrive at the jam
ooree site Thursday afternoon,
July 10th and will begin their
return Monday, July 9th.
The Third Jamboree itself is a
once-in-a-lifetime experience for
$4,000 Boy Scouts. Explorers, and
Leaders. More than just a great
camp. II will be a demonstration
OF the spirit of the youth of Amer
lea united behind a great ideal
and it will dramatically portray
the scouting method of teaching
the democratic way of life. The
SIMPLE but significant activities of
, living together by Patrols and
Crews, cooking, putting on DEM
onStrationS, hiking and taking part
IN the huge arena shows and sec
tional activities all demonstrate
democracy in action.
Included in the $4,000 will be
some $50 Scouts from other coun-
tries as guests OF the Boy Scouts
OF America who will represent
Boy Scout Associations of Aus
tralla. Belgium. British West IN
dies. Canada, Cuba. Denmark. Do
mInIca. France, Japan, Mexico.
Netherlands, Nicaragua. Norway.
philippines, Sweden and Vcnezu-
ella Some $4,000 Scouts and lead
crS VIII arrive N the Jamborcc
along with their equipment on SO
SpcCIa! Jamborcc trains from all
parts Of the nation with four rail-
road stations al the Jamboree
handling the arrivals and depart
urcS. The remaining JamDOrec
campers will travrl 10 the Jambor-
&C 10y bus.
Facilities at u, JamDulcc Viii
include l. :. Postal su5-StatIon
n each Of the five Jambovcc Trad
ing Posts. Twelve miles OF water
n;Ins, and four miles OF sewer
lines have been constructed as
well as eight miles Of intcr-camp
service roads. During its compare
lively short lie. the Jamboree
camp viii Use i8 million gallons
OF wafer. About ~ tons of garbage
Will be hauled from camp each
day. Several miles OF primary
electric lines viii bring in 600. 600
watts OF power. It's own telephone
system Will use 25 trunk lines.
Each of the 80 Sectional Camps
VIII have its own health lodge for
FIRST aid. temporary care and OBJ
Scrvation.
Each OF the $4,000 JamDorcc
campers viii have three opportun-
tiles 10 enjoy Pacific Ocean surf
bathing at Huntington Beach in
the State Park with an area one
mile long and 300 IT. wide assign
od To the Scouts by Division of
Beaches and Parks OF the State of
California. Each beach zone will
nave its own first aid station and
equipment for minor injuries with
a hciIcopter stationed al the beach
for quick emergency Transporter
ton to Corona Naval Hospital.
In order TO insure fire protection
five pieces of fire apparatus will
be stationed in the JamDorcc site
and manned Jy State Of California
pcrSomnC'. IL order to insure con-
tTo. OF automobile traffic. the
Orange County Shcrifi's Office
has given its Reserves an eight
week training course to meet Spec
iaI problems ~ ne JamDorlc. The
S1crii:s Office will DC assisted
1t the California State Highway
Patrol
Major events %. the Jam.,r,.
include. $50. .J..y i1tI IIIeirr d..