The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-08-24
Lake Placid'Gang
Jubilant Trip
BY Stanley (sweets) sweeti"s
Director Of Publicity

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Rrishtly-clad in their red, blue
and orange T-shirts, shorts knee
high with flashlights blinking Tor
action those Lake Placid campers
were "eager-beavers" every min
ute of their week-long stay.
They would hunt. fish, sail,
swim. arch, rifle-shoot engage Ia
art craft and pursue every sport
available to them - and there
were many and varied ones.
Every minute of every day and
mart of the night both senior ana
Junior counselors were kept busy
handing out assignments and safe
guarding the welfare Of all Lake
Placid youngsters.
Youngsters representing tne
Broward, Pinellas and d a d e
County areas were there enjoying
every effort exercised by their
superiors. College and high school
students went up to visit as guest
of courteous James Marlin, art
craft counselor from nearby Lake
Placid.
AS the cool breezes swept over
the 15O-acre plot of playland, Jim,
Joe and James would take advan-
tage of the various activities met
cred out to them. From six IN the
morning to evening taps, your
boy and mine would receive the
rewards of all that's great and
good. They had fun and plenty OF
it. Courteous treatment and cour-
teous behavior became the order
of each day.
AS Mrs. Johnnie Lee Perry, wife
of the executive secretary, so aptly
described it: 'My kids Moses, Mo-
zelle, Katherine and Shirley Ann
are having loads of fun, and I'm
enjoying it all, right along with
them" H
AS program director, Frank
Ross of the YIN did masterful
job. He was here, there and
everywhere and never once falter-
ed in the stretch. Guiding the des-
tiny of all Lake Placid young
sters, Ross was capably assisted by
a competent staff of directors.
Phillip Dixon as waterfront di-
rector gave the lads his best in
water sports - boating, canoeing,
rowing swimming, life saving and
diving. Dixon was just plain old
Mr.. Body-Builder, and the kids
loved him.
Joseph Kershaw as physical di-
rector was barking all over the
place. He was a one-man team,
working night and day as he
stressed discipline among the
group. He was all over the place
and once he mingled among the
boys, at once they knew he was
there. 1t didn't matter much
where or when, Kershaw was al
ways there. Calisthenics, park
games, drill or what-have-you,
Joe'd be there.
Vernall Ross came all the way
from st. Petersburg to serve as
counselor and inStructor-in-ar-
cherry. Quiet, unassuming, but
stern and efficient in his task.
Jefford Smoth as head counselor
and Instructor in riflery, could
serve but five days due to
a vacation trek to New York, but
there it was your reporter filled
IN along with his duties at the
typewriter. The kids didn't forget
jeff for he is the guy who handles
the big guns-"Gun Smoke"
style.
The task of reverence was
handled by Rev. Edward T. Ora
ham of Mt. Zion Baptist. An old
YMCA work horse" Rev. Gra-
ham was already familiar with
YIN work land had had L a k e
Placid experience before, just as
other counselors on the staff. De-
votions, cabin prayers, construc-
tive stories and just plain spiri-
tial uplifts-all attributes so es-
Sential to camp life-lighted up
every phase of camp activity.
Campers eyes sparkled when ever
Rev. Graham told "A story or re-