The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-03
Letters 70 Editor
Your Neighborhood
Is Improved BY
Cub Scouting

IS Improved By
Cub Scouting
Editor. The Herald
AS our country has grown. 50
have our cities and towns. Families
are living closer together. Yards are
smaller. vacant lots fewer.
We are learning that this physical
closeness Of our families does not
necessarily produce a better ac-
quaintance with them. In fact. the
opposite is often true The very
number Of neighbors one has seems
to make it difficult 10 get to know
them we'll.
A casual nod often takes the place
of the Old-fashioned chat across the
fence The old sharing Of problems
between families is not quite so
common. Tragedies can occu. just
two doors away and we may not
hear Of them for days
Yet most OF us would like to know
our neighbors better. We share with
them certain problems Our neigh
bors provide our children, closest
friends. We send IN children to the
same schools and share the com
mon privileges Of our communities.
Certainly there is a basis for com
mon understanding.
This matter Of neighborliness is
quality we can do something
about. if We are convinced it is i'm
pOrtant
Nothing builds nciehborhood spirit
50 effectively as uniting to solve a
common problem That Is especially
true when the problem relates to
the children Of the community III
/ fact our children provide lis with
the best basis tor q development Of
ReighborlinesS
Can you afford not to get ac-
quainted with the parents Of your
sons best friend? Would not the
friendship Of the BOYS be enriched
by a friendly association between
the two families? You Ike to talk
about your children. So do your
neiehbors. Why not get together
some evening and talk about youl
children?
Chances are that most Of the
folks iii your neiehborhood would
like to get better acquainted too
They'd like to have a little more Of
the old-fashioned neighborlinesS.
Since cub scouting Is home and
neighborhood conferred, ii provides
an ideal means of bringing this
about. The very fact that the den
is made up Of your boy and his
neighborhood friends makes il a
ne.ghbofhood project It becomes
even more a neighborhood enter
prise when YOU realize that thc den
meets IN Your own home on the
home Of a neiehbor.
A mother OF the leiglborhood
serves as the Key leader ol th.s den
of Cub Scouts Naturally, she needs
the interest and help Of all the
mothers in order 10 make Cub
Scouting work effectively That Of
course. means working together Oh
behalf Of boys, and group Of folks
can't Join together III such q cause
without getting to know czech other
better
Often Cub Scouting awakens com
munity interest Through the eXperl-
ence of organizing and operating q
Cub pack. people become more
aware Of. their obligations to their
community. Other community or
carnations become more active in
the community People begin to rea-
he that if they work together much
can be accomplished to improve the
many phases Of community life
All Of this is very healthy and
basic TO the American way OF life
But most important Will be your
discovery through working together
in Cub Scouting, that your neigh
bors are fine folks You'll BEGIN to
enjoy their company You'll get to-
gether more often You'll help each
other over the rough spots and
share each others pleasures.
This has an effect upon your boy
He, too becomes more interested
in his neighborhood Through pass
ing along to him this traditional
spirit Of American neiehborliness
your boy discovers that this is the
way things get done in America
through working together respect
for the other fellows convictions
planning for the greatest GOOD of
Sincerely yours,
George Petrakos