Milford chronicle., 1961-03-03

knot tying. The Campers whipped
the ends of a rope and reviewed
tying the slip knot, taut-line hitch,
Glove hitch, and sheepshank. The
adventurers learned to ship the
ends of a rope and tie the square
knot and Glove hitch. They also
learned how to pass, oil, open and
sharpen a jacknife Senior Scout
Bonnie Hoey took the girls in the
woods and showed them how to
make a fuzz stick, which Is used
as first starter.
Fire Building
Since the snow covered the
ground and it was the first fire
building some of us had had. Mrs.
Evans sent us out to gather our
fire wood and we were told, we
would build our. fires on the
hearth of the fireplaces in the
lodge. Three sizes of wood are
needed to build a fire. Tinder
which is material that catches fire
easily 1t should be about as thick
as match and as long as pencil.
Kindlhg should be a little bigger
about the size of your thumb. 1t
must be dry and snap when brok-
en-. Fuel is the logs which keeps
the fire burning. We were all caut-
ioned, that any wood on the ground
would be wet, therefore we should
gather "Squaw Wood. which is
dead limbs still on a tree.
After gathering her firewood
each girl was given a chance to
build her own fire. We used the
Basic A foundation for our fire.
After lighting our fire we had to
properly put it out Fire safety
rules are very important: /. never
build fire under tree. 2. clear
the site down to clear for an area
of six square feet. 3. always have
water or a broom nearby. 4. Never
leave fire unattended. 5. gather
all sizes of wood before building
fire. 6. build a woodpile, Z. place
woodpile four feet from the fire,
on the side where sparks will not
fall. s. the fire must be out not
practically OUT.
Trail Blazing
The campers of out troop blazed
trail. Mr.. Hitch, Barbara Hitch,
and Bonnie Hoey helped us. We
used sticks to make arrows, ks
and other things to show which
way we were going. We also walk
ed in the snow Indian Fashion. so
there was only one set of foot
prints. At the end of our trail we
hung a scout field book on a tree
to show the end.
On our Hike
hike They first learned to tell
direction by the sun. Then we dis
cussed good manners to be used on
a hike. On the hike we learned
three games that we could play
either on hike or at a cook-out
On the way back some of the girls
took pictures.
When we got back to the lodge
we followed a trail that the camp
ers had laid. As we were going
along we found three arrows. then
danger sign. Next we saw only
one set of tracks. Some thought
that the others had turned back
others said they all stepped in
one set of tracks. We all agreed
that they were being very clever
so we followed the one set OF
tracks. because we could see a
trail sign farther up the trail. This
led us to a tree with bark that
was shredded. Mr.. Hitch said that
the bark was as good as oil tC
start a fire. 1t was a cedar tree
After finding the end of the trail
we turned and headed back to the
lodge. On our way back Mr.. Hitch
called the girls attention to the
difference between a long needle
and short needle pine.
Campfire Program
Saturday evening. everyone gath
cred around the fire in the main
room for an evening of fun. Each
patrol planned to either put on a
skit or play some games.
The Busy Bees partol started the
program with a skit called "The
Family Bottle. The father. Lou
zena Legates, Mother, Susan May
hew. Sister. Bev. Donovan, Boo
Boo. Geri Clark, B Bo. Regina
Marynchak, Brother. France
Crawford. 1t was about family
who lived in the South" and had
very bad habits.
The RED Robins" led the game
of "Sharades". Each person took a
name of song and acted it out
The rest of us tried to guess the
title of the song. Some of the songs
they did were, Rubber Ball. Put
your head on my shoulder. Tea for
two cha cha" They gave a demon
stration of the Pony and then ask
ed everyone to join them.
We had the privilege of having
two senior scouts go camping with
us. They have had lot of exper-
fence in doing skits. Bonnie Hoey
and Barbara Hitch did a skit call
ed Motorcycle" 1t was very fun
ny and made a very enjoyable end
/ ing to our campfire program.