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Canadian Bay THINGS TO DO JUNE, 1968, VOL 5, NO. 4 BOATING SAFETY When it's time for boating at your camp or cottage Lontents — take a minute to check these safety precautions. Scouting Round the World: Sweden 7 Mexico 8 Australia 9 Germany 12 uttiui iiia TTono' TCnnc 16 Warsaw 16 The Terror of the Tar Sands by Ed Cosgrove 10 • Examine the boat hull. Is Make Peace Not War by George Bourne 14 it in good repair? • Is there a Dept. of Collecting and Trading Badges by Evan Morris 17 Transport approved lifebelt Great Canadians by James Simpkins 18 for everyone? • Is there a bailer? Books 21 • Is there a good distress signal light or bright flag? Otto Matic by Vic Atkinson 22 • Is the first-aid kit O.K.? Penpals 23 • Is any food or equipment stowed carefully and pro• Those Wonderful Two-Wheeled Machines! tected? Part Two by Roger Appleton 24 • Are there two paddles or T-Iiiotlp Rtiplrl oars in the boat? • (On power boats) is there The Square Page 26 a fire extinguisher? • Be sure to inform your Award for Valour 28 parents or another adult where you plan to go and Models by George Bourne 28 how long you will be. Stamp Corner by H. L. Woodman 31 If you check all these Hockey Puzzle Winners 32 points you'll enjoy your trip more—and for added Science by D. A. Coburn 33 enjoyment be sure to take along enough Wrigley's Letters to Lester 5 Spearmint gum for the whole gang. Editorial: Go To It! by Dan Spry 4 THIS ISSUE, in both Junior and Senior editions, the former director of the World Scout Bureau speaks to all Canadian boys active in Scouting. Dan Spry's guest editorial, on page 4, is for you. Take a look. See what you think of it. The cover on this issue is one of our more unusual efforts. No, we didn't have to send a cameraman around the world. We found some Canadian boys who represent the various ethnic groups. We asked for and received official taste that uniforms from different countries. We put them all together and—the June 'HAftY GO LIVELY' cover! Howzat for trick photography? flavour JUNE, 1968 Norman Brown EDITOR George Bourne Go To It! ASSISTANT EDITOR Investiture is a big moment in the standing of one another's problems, Richard T. Logan life of every Scout. During the concern is kindled and bursts into ART DIRECTOR ceremony he is told he is "now a a flaming desire to help. We can member of the worldwide brother• be proud that our movement was Margaret Large hood of Scouts." How many of us one of the first voluntary organiza• appreciate the full meaning of this tions on Earth to work at helping EDITORIAL ASSISTANT welcome? in the development of a real sense Jack Young Many of us know there are of the brotherhood of man. Scouts in different countries on this We know now, surely, that we ADVERTISING MANAGER planet, but do we realize that Scout• are not our brother's keepers — at ing census figures show thirteen home or abroad — but we have Mary McWilliams and a half million men and boys come to know that we are his SUBSCRIPTION SUPERVISOR working in our movement, in 92 helpers. countries? Do we fully appreciate CANADIAN BOY is published by Boy In Canada, where we are blessed Scouts of Canada, 1345 Baseline Road, that all of them, regardless of race, Ottawa 5, Ont. Chief Executive, J. with a beautiful, bountiful land, we Percy Ross. Advertising Office, 696 creed, or nationality, are our broth• Yonge Street, Toronto 5, Ont. West• have the wherewithall to be good ern Canada representative: John L. ers? I feel we must admit that helpers. We have a responsibility Jackson, 3610 Main Street, Vancouver most of us have a hazy idea about 10, B.C. Single copies 25c. Subscrip• to share our wealth, our know-how, tion prices: In Canada, 1 year $2.00, 2 the movement we joined. Surely years $3.50, 3 years $5.00. All other and our energies, with less fortu• countries, $3.00 per year. Authorized we were signing up for fun, for as second-class mail by the Post Of• nate peoples in this world of ours. fice Department, Ottawa, and for adventure, for friendship! payment of postage in cash. Contents As Scouts, we've already set an copyright by Boy Scouts of Canada. Contents may not be reprinted with• Now we need only read our example for others, for years past, out written permission. Characters and names in fiction stories in CANA• daily newspapers or lock onto our and for the years ahead. Now, let's DIAN BOY are imaginary. While the publishers will take all reasonable television sets, and we can see that go an extra mile. Give that extra care they wiU not be responsible for ounce of interest, and care, and the loss of any manuscript, drawing in some parts of the world our or photograph. brothers are having a rough time. concern, for a troubled world. Op• Race riots, student strife, and other portunities exist in Scouting, in CHANGE OF ADDRESS. To avoid missing copies, please send your incidents of violence indicate that CUSO, WUS, Oxfam, the Canadian change of address before you move all is not well in our space-age, Hunger Foundation, and in a multi• to: Subscription Department, CANA• DIAN BOY, P.O. Box 5151, Station F, Telstar-TV world. tude of other organizations, for Ottawa 5, Ont. Please give both your old and new address, and any letters action that can give personal satis• or numerals appearing on the address It's my impression that young label. If you are a member of the faction, and create good. Boy Scouts of Canada also give the people today are more aware of name and number of your group. and more concerned about their Too often, young people blame ADVERTISING POLICY. The policy fellow humans than the older peo• their elders for the condition of of the Boy Scouts of Canada prohib• its seUing in the uniform or in the ple are. The splendid participation today's world. Too easy! People name of the Boy Scouts of Canada, of our youth in every Oxfam walk unless the product or service offered of the older generation did their for sale has been approved by the and March for Millions, and in best — when they were your age National Executive Committee; the selling of any product must be done door-to-door canvassing for any on its own merits. The advertise• — but perhaps their best wasn't ment of any product or service does number of charitable, urgent causes enough, for the times they lived in. not indicate approval by the National Executive Committee unless so stated. is only a reflection of the teen's They did manage to survive de• awareness that poor people need pressions, they fought wars, they The Boy Scouts of Canada do not assume any responsibility by way of help, that the hungry and the sick opened up uninhabited land and warranty or otherwise with respect to the products offered in advertise• in distant places cannot survive developed the great nation that is ments in the magazine, but to the best of our knowledge, the value of without a hand from us. Canada today — great in the eyes such products is commensurate with the selling prices suggested. All ad• This is good. Kids from two to of the world. vertisers in this magazine are familiar with the official policies of the Boy 20 are giving their time, their Canada is far from perfect. Scouts of Canada and have indicated their willingness to abide by them. energy, and a magical thing called There's a lot more to be done. We Anyone receiving information or liter• ature that is in conflict with these heart, without expecting to be paid know it. So do you. policies should immediately notify the Editor, CANADIAN BOY, P.O. Box for it. I hope there will be more Young Canadians have the 5151, Station F, Ottawa. 5, Ont. participation, and more interest, in chance, the great opportunity based these acts of thoughtfulness for ' All editorial correspondence should on our affluent society — which be addressed Editor, Canadian Boy. others. P.O. Box 5151, Station F, Ottawa 5. your elders built with good intent Ont. As technology shrinks the phys• — to give your time and talents to ical size of our planet in terms of help make the world a still better MEMBER OF CANADIAN rapid travel, instant communica• place, for yourselves and all your CIRCULATIONS AUDIT BOARD tions, and a resulting deeper under• brothers. Go to it! By Dan Spry INC. CANADIAN BOY B] (H p D ROVER HOSPITALITY Dear Lester: The Maccabee Rover Crew of the Sir William Van Home District is once again extending its hospitality. Man and His World promises to be just as exciting as Expo 67 was, and our crew is offering accommodations to any Rover Scout or Rover Crew visiting Montreal this summer. All those interested write to: Sheldon Spier, Secretary MRC, 4610 Mackenzie Street, Montreal 26, Que. And get your letter away to Mr. Spier as soon as possible. This offer does not include Cubs, Scouts, or Venturers. —LS CYPRESS JAMBOREE Dear Lester: The Cypress Jamboree, August 3rd to 11th this year will be held in Cypress Hills Provincial Park, 20 miles south of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. "Cypress 68" — as we call the jamboree — is on the site of the original home of the Royal North West Mounted Police, and will involve It takes a real adventure program.