ANADIAN THE MAGAZINE FOR ALL BOYS/ VOL 1 NO 7 *j]lL> ^Iff I^M^ ^Btf! ^Lr ^% SANDY MORTON / RESCUED FOOTBALL SEASON'S HERE. TO BE A BETTEB FOOTBALL PLAYER,SEE PA6E SIX. Great day for indoor B*B Gun shooting! What's a little rain when a fellow has a DAISY YOU'LL HAVE EVEN GREATER TARGET FUN Range. It's the perfect solution to every boy's WITH THESE FAMOUS DAISY GO-TOGETHERS. where-to-shoot problem. All Dad and you have to do is clear a 15 foot area and the contest is on ! DAISY 102 CUB B-B GUN: Lever-cocking action. 350-shot gravity feed repeater. Wood-grained stock. 31" long. Ask Dad if you can order your DAISY Range today. You'll get a 3' x 5' canvas DAISY 25 PUMP GUN: backdrop with metal Steel barrel and pump action. 50-shot supporting rod; 24" x automatic feed repeater. Simulated silver 20" x 8" target box engraved receiver. 37" long. with canvas B*B catcher; 40 targets. $4.98 postpaid (veri• DAISY 1894 B.B GUN: fied value $9.98). 2-way cocking action lever. 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We simply reason. hoped we would be able to publish The really wonderful thing is a magazine that boys would feel that we have been able to publish was designed for them, and pro• any material from boys. We pub• vide information and entertain• lished a feature fiction story by ment they wanted. 16-year-old Stephen Lane in June, We did have a little dream, how• which many boys said they thought ever. We hoped, in time, we might was excellent. We have a new be able to encourage some boys to column on Model Building starting contribute stories, cartoons and in next issue written by 15-year-old photographs to CB, and eventually Ken Browning. We have poems, develop a publishable author or cartoons and short adventure stor• artist. We didn't talk too much ies from boys as young as eight about our dream; we didn't want years of age. There is nothing to sound sick in the head. Many wrong with the reading and writing people were convinced boys didn't potential of Canadian Boys. They even read, much less write. need encouragement, not criticism. Well, we would like to report We would like more boys to feel that our dream has already come free to express themselves and send true. Every week we get several us fiction stories, articles, poems, Twelve action-packed Scouting stories, poems, cartoons, photo• cartoons, jokes, essays, or photo• pictures in colour! graphs, jokes, etc., from boys all graphs. Memo-type Calendar, 81/2"x11" over the country. Each issue To encourage better photog• brings some 300 letters comment• raphy we announced a Photo Con• with space for jottings ing on the magazine, telling us test last month. Already many Important Scouting facts, what they like, what more they excellent photographs have been religious holy days, etc. would like, and occasionally what submitted. These photographs they don't like. For a group of prove there are plenty of young Every member of the Scout boys 8-18 years old who were said people with talent, and what's Movement NEEDS one to not be interested in reading more, young people willing to anything, and incapable of writing work hard to develop their talent. 50c each letters without someone holding a We still want more of you to Use this coupon today big stick over their heads, this is participate though, and the contest quite a magnificent performance. deadline is October 31. So send Much of the material submitted us your photographs. The editors Boy Scouts of Canada, for publication is very good. We of CB are waiting for them. Quebec Council, can't accept a lot of it, not because ALEX WATSON 2085 Bishop St., Montreal 25. Please send calendars LETT THEY LIKE SUMMER ISSUE career page. In my opinion, it's (PRINT your name) GREAT! It gives us a chance to Dear Sir: decide what we want to be when we grow up. The article on ciga• (and address) I find myself thoroughly delighted rettes was especially helpful. How with your July-August issue of CB. about how to drive a car and get Everything was perfect. I enjoy {City, town, R. Rte., Province) a license? fishing, reading, and all other things for which I enclose $ mentioned in it. I liked the 25 Robert Hutchings, Halifax, N.S. — 50c per calendar, postage things to do in summer very much. Dear Sir: paid. Your books, records, photos, and I feel that everything in my July- stamps are very helpful. I especially August edition of CB is just tremen- (Send orders in Manitoba to wanted to congratulate you on your Continued on page 23 1485 Portage Ave., Winnipeg 10) OCTOBER 3 CANADIAN BOY THE MAGAZINE FOR ALL BOYS OCTOBER 1964, VOL. 1 NO. 7 CONTENTS Alex. M. Watson EDITOR Norman Brown Football is a Running Game by Syd Young 6 ASSISTANT EDITOR Rescued by Sandy Morton 10 Richard T. Logan ART CONSULTANT Can Canada Top the Record Charts? by Sandy Gardiner 13 Margaret Large EDITORIAL ASSISTANT baby bitting Is Not Just For Girls 17 Jack Young ADVERTISING MANAGER Ine JBaaen Powell Story 18 Merle Lang CIRCULATION ASSISTANT L-ton Wall Game by Paul Brock 20 George N. Beers MANAGING DIRECTOR Award for Valour 22 CANADIAN BOY is published by Boy Scouts of Canada, 1345 Baseline Road, Ottawa 5, Ont. Chief Executive, Fred 1/1 J. Finlay. Advertising Office: 696 v^areers — ounaing jvien into i outn Yonge Street, Toronto 5, Ont. Single copies 25c. Subscription prices: In Canada, 1 year $2.00, 2 years $3.50, 3 Canadata 26 years, $5.00. All other countries, $3.00 per year. Authorized as second-class mail by the Post Office Department, Pen Pals Ottawa, and for payment of postage in 27 cash. Contents copyright by Boy Scouts of Canada. Characters and names in fiction stories in CANADIAN BOY are The Coin Collector by Peter Degraaf 28 imaginary. Contents may not be re• printed without written permission. All manuscripts submitted must be Records by Sandy Gardiner 29 accompanied by self-addressed envel• opes and sufficient return postage. While the publishers will take all reasonable care they will not be re• Stamp Corner by H. L. Woodman 30 sponsible for the loss of any manu• script, drawing or photograph. All editorial correspondence should be Books by Morocco Bound 31 addressed Editor, Canadian Boy, P.O. Box 3520, Station C, Ottawa 3, Ont. Puzzles and Games 32 CHANGE OP ADDRESS. To avoid missing copies, please send your change of address before you move to: How To Make A Book Rack 33 Subscription Department, CANADIAN BOY, P.O. Box 3520 Station "C", Ot• tawa 3, Ont. Please give both your The CB Flag Poll 34 old and new address, and any letters or numerals appearing on the address label. If you are a member of the Boy Scouts of Canada also give the Rib Ticklers 35 name and number of your group. ADVERTISING POLICY. The policy Letter 3 of the Boy Scouts of Canada prohibits selling in the uniform or in the name of the Boy Scouts of Canada, unless Editorial — Readers, Writers and Photographers 3 the product or service offered for sale has been approved by the National Executive Committee; the selling of any product must be done on its own merits. The advertisement of any product or service does not indicate Sandy Morton, author of "Rescued," is a native of Ontario and a approval by the National Executive graduate of the University of Toronto. He has been a professional Committee unless so stated. writer for 15 years, and has contributed to a number of Canadian magazines. He lives in a log cabin near Madoc, Ontario, where his Certain advertising in this magazine may contain offers of sales plans for only companions are a pet crow and several tame deer. Mr. Morton individuals. says he has always wanted to write a story about kids trapped in a mine, since he was once lost in one at the age of 12. The Boy Scouts of Canada does not assume any responsibility by way of warranty or otherwise with respect to the products offered in advertisements Syd Young, who wrote the story "Football is a Running Game," has in the magazine, but to the best of our written for several magazines, and is a keen follower of sports, knowledge, the value of such products especially football. He feels that there are some basic football skills is commensurate with the selling many young players don't know about, and so he wrote this article prices suggested. All advertisers in to help them improve their game.