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EXPAT 72.
PROGRAMME : l-9-72.

Salisbury train to be met by organisation renresentative with transport. (subsequent trains from Gwelo and Wankie may also have to be met, this aspect to be examined when numbers and origins known).

Travellers conveyed to Provincial H.Q. where kit will be left and personnel removed, after wash and brush-up to breakfast at some suitable point.

Travellers to be contained until 10.30 hrs. with tour of city covering the museum and main shopping areas. Transport and several authoritative guides required.

All Expat personnel to be at Provincial H.Q. at 11.00 hrs.

 
11.00 Roll Call 
11.15 Load transport and embuss. 
11.20 Depart for G.P. 
12.30 Arrive G.P. 
12.45 Lunch 
13.30 Parade in full uniform 
      Inspection for Laundry 
      Advice of G.P. rules 
      Break up into patrols 
14.00 Parade in working dress with laundry. 
      Issue of Expat programme. 
      Issue of camp eauipment. 
      Allocation of patrol camp sites. 
      Move to camp bites. 
      Make camp. 
16.00 Inspection of camp sites 
16.30 to Report to Training ground 
16.45 Refreshment 
17.30 Tour of G.P. 
17.30 Retreat 
17.30 Showers 
17.30 Tuck shop open. 
18.00 Ambulance Room open. 
18.30 Dinner 
19.30 Report to Training Ground for rations and lectures. 
20.00 Explanation of Programme and Objectives. 
20.45 Coffee 
21.00 Return to camps. 
21.30 Lights out. 
 
GENERAL ORGANISERS INVOLVEMENT 
 
Date &   
Time     Duty            Person Responsible 
 
25.8.72 Prepare Nominal Roll 
        Prepare Patrol Rolls 
        Arrange billets 11 & 12 Sept. 
        Arrange dinner 11 Sept. 
1.9.72  Meet Salisbury train 
        Meet Gwelo train 
        Meet Wankie train 
        Convey Salisbury party to H.Q. 
        Convey Gwelo party to H.Q. 
        Convey Wankie party to H.Q. 
        Arrange Ablutions at HQ 
        Guide Salisbury party on City tour 
        Guide Gwelo party on City tour 
        Guide Wankie party on City tour 
11.00   Call Nominal Poll 
        Correct Nominal Poll 
        Correct Patrol Rolls 
        Arrange return rail bookings 
        Finalise dinner numbers 
        Correct billeting arrangements 
        Issue Patrol Roll to Com, QM's, Trans. 
        Prepare Patrol & Individual Mark sheets for 1.9.72 
13.00   Issue Mark Sheets 
13.00   Take Parade 
        Inspect for laundry 
        Issue Expat programme 
        Advise G.P. rules 
14.00   0rganise parade into patrols 
        Take parade 
        Allocate camp sites 
        Move to camp sites 
14.30   Inspect latrines & ablutions 
16.00   Inspect camp sites 
16.45   Guided tour of G.P. 
17.30   Open Tuck shop 
17.30   Retreat 
18.00   Man Ambulance Room 
18.30   Inspect Latrines & Ablutions 
19.30   Take Parade 
20.00   Explain Programme 
        Explain Objectives 
21.30   Lights Out 
21.45   Postmortem on day 
        Complete Patrol comment 
        Update individual marks 
        Prepare mark sheets for 2.9.72 
22.00   Check on camps 
 
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QUARTERMASTERS INVOLVEMENT 
 
1.9.72 Receive into custody Travellers kit at H.Q. 
11.10  Issue above kit to travellers 
14.00  Receive laundry 
       Issue patrol camp equinment 
19.30  Issue patrol breakfast rations 
       Issue patrol hike rations 
       Issue hike equipment 
       Issue compasses and maps 
 
25.8.72 Ascertain lecture requirements - all lectures & reports 
 
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TRANSPORT INVOLVEMENT 
 
1.9.72 Move Salisbury party to H.Q. & to breakfast 
       Move Gwelo party to H.Q. & to breakfast 
       Move Wankie party to H.Q. & to breakfast 
       City tour Salisbury party 
       City tour Gwelo party 
       City tour Wankie party 
11.15  Load transport and embuss for G.P. 
11.20  Depart for G.P. with full Expat strength 
14.00  Transport patrols to camp sites 
 
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COMMISSARIAT INVOLVEMENT 
 
1.9.72 Breakfast Salisbury Party 
       Breakfast Gwelo Party 
       Breakfast Wankie Party 
12.45  Lunch for full Expat strength at G.P. 
16.30  Afternoon refreshment 
18.30  Provide dinner 
20.45  Provide coffee at lecture 
 
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P R 0 G R A M M E : 2.2.72 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Physical training 
06.30 Ambulance Room open 
07.00 Breakfast 
08.00 Flagbreak and inspection in hike kit 
08.15 Inspection of campsites 
08.30 Repair camp site faults, but hike kit to be untouched and unaltered. 
08.45 Hike parties assemble 
09.00 Hike parties leave 
 
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GENERAL ORGANISER'S INVOLVEMENT 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Physical training 
06.30 Man Ambulance Room 
07.00 Inspect Breakfasts 
08.00 Take Parade 
      Inspection 
      Prayer 
      Issue Comment sheets for 1.9.72 
08.15 Inspect camp sites 
09.00 Inspect Ablutions & Latrines 
12.00 Inspect campsites 
17.30 Retreat 
18.00 Inspect camp sites 
      Inspect ablutions & Latrines 
20.00 Postmortem on day 
      Prepare Patrol comment sheet 
      Prepare mark sheets for 3.9.72 
      Update individual marks 
21.00 Check Campsites 
 
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PROGRAMME - 3.9.72  
 
05.00 to 07.00 Inspection of night campsites 
10.00 Assemble for Scout Own 
16.00 to 17.00 Meet transport - you have 15mins grace. 
17.30 Retreat 
18.00 Hand in logs, Maps and compasses at camp sites. 
      Showers 
      Tuck shop opens 
      Ambulance Room open 
19.00 Dinner 
20.00 Assemble at Training Ground for hike comments 
21.00 Coffee 
21.30 Draw breakfast ration and return to camp 
22.00 Lights out 
 
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GENERAL ORGANISERS INVOLVEMENT 
 
07.00 Flag Break 
09.00 Inspect camp sites 
09.30 Ambulance Room mobilised 
      Scouts Own 
11.30 Inspect Ablutions & Latrines 
15.00 Inspect camp sites. 
17.30 Retreat 
18.00 Tuck Shop open 
      Ambulance Boom 
20.00 Take parade and put hike tutors to comment. 
20.00 Inspect showers & latrine. 
      Inspect camp sites. 
22.00 Lights out. 
      Postmortem on day 
      Complete patrol comments 
      update individual marks 
      Prepare mark sheet for 4.9.72 
23.00 Check on camp sites. 
 
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TRANSPORT INVOLVEMENT 3.9.72 
 
??.30 Provide transport for night camp inspection. 
      Provide transport for Ambulance Room 
 to 17.30 Collect hike parties 
 
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COMMISSARIAT INV0LVEMENT 3.9.72 
 
19.00 Dinner 
21.00 Coffee at Training Ground 
 
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QUARTERMASTER'S INVOLVEMENT 3.9.72 
 
18.00 Collect maps, compasses and hike equipment at camp sites. 
21.30 Issue breakfast rations 
 
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PR0GRAMME : 4.9.72 
06.00 Reveille 
      Physical Training 
      Ambulance Room open. 
07.00 Breakfast 
08.00 Flag break and inspection 
08.30 to Group 1 "Personal and Camp Hygene" 
10.15    Group 2 "Bush First Aid" 
         Group 3 "Observation and Camouflage" 
10.l5 to Refreshment 
10.45 Tuck Shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
10.45 to Group 1 "Bush First Aid" 
12.30    Group 2 "0bservation & Camouflage" 
         Group 3 "Personal & Camp hygene" 
12.30 to 
13.00 Wash and rest 
14.15 to Group 1 "Observation & Camouflage" 
16.00    Group 2 "Personal & Camp hygene" 
         Group 3 "Bush First Aid" 
16.00 to 
16.30 Refreshment 
16.30 to Group 1 "Abseiling" 
17.30    Group 2 "Ravens Hill" 
         Group 3 "Incident Hike" 
17.30 Retreat 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
l7.30 to 
18.30 showers and rest. 
18.30 Dinner 
19.30 Report to Training Ground with 'Day Hike' kit. 
21.45 Coffee and draw breakfast rations 
22.30 Lights Out. 
 
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GENERAL ORGANISER'S INVOLVEMENT 4.9.72 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Physical Training 
      Ambulance Room open 
07.00 Inspect breakfasts 
08.00 Flagbreak parade 
      Inspection 
      Prayer 
      Issue Patrol comments for 2.9.72 & 3.9.72 
      Allocate patrols to instruction groups 
08.00 Inspect camp sites 
      Inspect ablutions & latrines. 
      Meet instructors & convey to lecture sites. 
08.30 Get group to lecture sites & introduce lecturers. 
      Maintain lecture time all day. 
10.50 Open Tuck Shop 
      Ambulance Room 
12.15 Inspect camp sites 
16.30 Obtain Instructors' comments. 
      Abseiling 
      Ravens Hill 
      Incident hike 
17.30 Retreat 
      Tuckshop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
18.30 Inspect camp sites 
      Inspect Ablutions & Latrines 
19.30 Take Rescue Parade & hand over to Organiser. 
21.45 Postmortem on day. 
      Prepare patrol comment 
      Update individual marks 
      prepare mark sheet for 5.9.72 
22.30 Lights out 
23.30 Check camp sites. 
 
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QUARTERMASTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES : 4.9.72 
 
08.00Place lecture equipment at lecture sites. 
        Laundry to laundry 
10.15 Replenish lecture stores 
14.00 Replenish lecture stores 
16.00 Set out stores for abseiling, etc. 
      Collect lecture stores 
17.30 Collect stores from abseiling, etc. 
21.45 Issue breakfast rations 
 
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TRANSPORT INVOLVEMENT 4.9.72 
 
19.30 Transport for night rescue 
 
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COMMISSARIAT INVOLVEMENT 
 
10.15 to 
11.45 Refreshment 
13.00 Lunch 
16.00 to 
16.30 Refreshment 
18.30 Dinner 
21.45 Coffee 
 
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PROGRAMME : 5.9.72 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Physica1 Training 
      AmbulanceRoom open 
07.00 Breakfast 
08.00 Flagbreakand Inspection 
08.30 to 
10.15 Group 1. Maps and estimation 
      Group 2. Care and use of tools 
      Group 3. Food storage and water purification 
10.15 to 
10.45 Refreshment 
      Tuck shopopen 
      AmbulanceRoom open 
10.45 to 
12.30 Group 1. Care and use of tools 
      Group 2. Food storage and water purification 
      Group 3. Maps and estimation 
12.30 to 
13.00 Wash and rest 
14.00 to 
15.45 Group 1. Food storage and water purification 
      Group 2. Maps and estimation 
      Group 3. Care and use of tools 
15.45 to 
16.00 Refreshment 
16.00 Draw rations for Backwoods meal 
16.30 to 
17.30 Group 1. Incident hike 
      Group 2. Abseiling 
      Groun 3. Ravens Hill 
17.30 RETREAT 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
17.30 to 
18.00 Showers and rest 
18.00 Report to Training ground to cook meal 
19.30 Camp fire 
21.00 Draw breakfast rations and back to camp sites 
21.30 Lights out 
 
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GENERAL ORGANISER'S INVOLVEMENT : 5.9.72 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Phyical Training 
      Ambulance Room 
07.00 Inspect breakfasts 
08.00 Flagbreak parade 
      Inspection 
      Issue patrol comments for 4.9.72 
      Inspect campsites 
      Inspect Ablutions & Latrines 
      Meet Instructors and convey to lecture sites. 
08.30 Get groups to lecture sites & maintain timetable. Also introduce lecturers. 
10.15 Open Tuckshop 
      Ambulance Room 
12.00 Inspect Campsites 
16.30 0btain Instructors' comments. 
      Abseiling 
      Ravens Hill 
      Incident Hike 
      Prepare camp fire 
17.30 Retreat 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room 
18.00 Inspect camp sites 
      Inspect Ablutions and Latrines 
      Arrange and supervise Backwoods meal 
19.30 Lead Camp fire 
21.30 Lights out 
21.45 Postmortem on day 
      Prepare patrol comments 
      Update individual marks 
      Prepare marksheet for 6.9.72 
23.00 Check camp sites 
 
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C0MMISSARIAT INVOLVEMENT : 5.9.72 
 
10.15 to 
10.45 Refreshment 
13.00 Lunch 
15.45 Refreshment 
20.45 Coffee 
 
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QUARTERMASTER'S RESPONSIBILITIES : 5.9.72 
 
08.00 Place lecture equipment at lecture sites 
10.15 Replenish lecture stores 
13.45 Replenish lecture stores 
16.00 Issue rations for Backwoods meal 
16.20 Set out stores for abseiling, etc. 
      Collect lecture stores 
17.30 Collect abseiling stores 
21.00 Issue breakfast rations 
 
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PROGRAMME FOR 6.9.72 
 
04.30 Emergency evacuation to point 2 miles away with breakfast rations. 
05.30 Make breakfast 
06.30 Return to camp 
06.30 to 
07.30 Clean up 
07.00 Ambulance Room open 
07.30 Inspection and Flagbreak 
08.30 Report to training ground in 'day hike' kit. 
17.00 Return to Camp 
17.30 Retreat 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
17.30 to 
18.30 Showers and rest 
18.30 Dinner 
19.30 Film show: "Mouth to Mouth" 
20.15 Draw breakfast rations 
20.30 Coffee 
21.30 Lights out. 
 
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GENERAL ORGANISERS RESPONSIBILITIES : 6.9.72 
 
04.30 Emergency evacuation 
04.45 to 
06.00 Patrol camp sites 
05.00 Inspect breakfasts 
07.00 Ambulance Room open 
07.30 Flagbreak parade 
      Inspection 
      Prayers 
      Issue patrol comment for 5.9.72 
      Inspect camp sites 
      Inspect Ablutions and Latrines 
09.30 Take wide Game parade & hand over to organiser 
12.00 Inspect camp sites 
17.30 Retreat 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
18.30 Inspect Ablutions & Latrines 
19.30 Mount Film show 
21.30 Lights out 
21.45 Postmortem on day 
      prepare patrol comments 
      Update individual marks 
      Prepare mark sheets for 7.9.72 
22.30 Check camp sites. 
 
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QUARTERMASTERS RESPONSIBILITIES 
 
08.30Issue Wide Game rations 
20.15Issue braakfast rations 
 
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COMMISSARIAT RESP0NSIBILITIES. 
 
18.30 Dinner 
20.30 Coffee 
 
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TRANSPORT ORGANISER : 6.9.72 
 
08.30 Transport patrols to 'Wide Game' start. 
(Covered transport required) 
 
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PR0GRAMME : 7.9.72 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Ambulance Room open 
      Physical training 
07.00 Breakfast 
08.00 Flagbreak and Inspection 
08.30 Report to training ground 
08.30 to 
10.15 Group 1. Map work 
      Group 2. Hold Fasts 
      Group 3. Practical Buuhcraft 
10.15 to 
10.45 Refreshment 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
10.45 to  
12.30 Group 1. Hold Fasts 
      Group 2. Practical Bushcraft 
      Group 3. Map work 
12.30 to 
13.00 Wash and rest 
13.00 Lunch 
14.15 to 
l4.00 Group 1. Practical Bushcraft 
      Group 2. Map work 
      Group 3. Hold Fasts 
16.00 to 
16.30 Refreshment 
16.30 Group 1. Ravens Hill 
      Group 2. Incident Hike 
      Group 3. Abseiling 
17.30 Retreat 
      Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
17.30 to 
18.30 showers and rest 
18.30 Dinner 
19.45 Report in 'Day Hike' kit for exercise 
21.45 Back to training ground. Coffee 
      Draw breakfast rations 
22.30 Lights out 
 
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GENERAL ORGANISERS' RESPONSIBILITIES. 
 
06.00 Reveille 
      Physical Training 
      Ambulance Room 
06.30 Inspect camp sites 
07.00 Inspect Breakfasts 
08.00 Flagbreak parade 
      Inspection 
      Prayers 
      Issue patrol comments 
      Inspect Camp Sites 
      Inspect Ablutions and Latrines 
08.00 Meet Instructors 
O8.3O Introduce Instructors & maintain Instruction Timetable 
10.15 Tuck shop open 
      Ambulance Room open 
11.00 Inspect camp sites 
16.00 Receive instructors comments 
16.30 Ravens Hill 
      Incident Hike 
      Abseiling 
17.30 Retreat 
      Ambulance Room 
      Tuck shop 
18.30 Inspect Ablutions & Latrines 
19.00 Inspect camp sites 
19.45 Take night exercise 
22.30 Lights out 
      Postmortem on day 
      Prepare patrol comments 
      Update Individual Marks 
      Prepare mark sheet for 8.9.72 
23.30 Check camp sites 
 
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QUARTERMASTER'S  DUTIES : 7.9.72 
 
08.00 Lecture stores to lecture sites 
10.15 Replenish lecture stores 
14.00 Replenish lecture stores 
16.00 Set out abseiling gear, etc. 
      Collect lecture stores 
l7.30 Collect abseiling gear 
21.45 Issue breakfast rations 
 
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COMMISSARIAT 7.9.72 
 
10.15 Refreshment 
13.00 Lunch 
16.00 Refreshment 
18.30 Dinner 
21.45 Coffee 
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DETAIL FOR NIGHT RESCUE ORGANISER 4.9.72

Each patrol is to perform a rescue operation off rock ledge or steep rock slope. The victim has had a fall and has sustained suitable injuries. Victim to be about 10 feet above general ground level. The rescue patrol are equipped for a 'day hike'.
Patrols will be handed over to you at 19.30 hours. The rescue sites can be in or out of G.P. All Patrols to be back in G.P. at 21.45 hours.

Your comments on the exercise to be given at "postmortem for the day' at 21.45 hours.

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DETAIL FOR NIGHT EXERCISE ORGANISER 7.9.72

Duration 2 hours all on foot.

The idea is a Patrol race with a verbal message, part of which is given to 3 or more members. (20 words each)

lst Section
By compass navigation via check points to map reference.

2nd Section
By star navigation via check points to locate a scouter's camp.

3rd Section
Find your way home. Repeat message on arrival.

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DETAIL FOR WIDE GAME ORGANISER 6.9.72

Duration:09.00 to 17.00

Work by patrols. Each patrol to leave in hike kit with empty water bottle in covered transport. To be given a map, but no map reference at destination. Instruction to proceed to a map reference where they will find and purify water, fill bottles and receive wide Game instructions.

Wide Game.

2/3 patrol attackers : 1/3 defenders. Defenders know to +- 5 sq. miles where other attacking parties are. Defenders each hold half a torn code giving 2 probable sites and direction of attack. Are to prevent attack by inconveniencing attckers and by defence of sites.
Attackers one party has charge, one has detonator, one has fuse, one has coded message giving attack site and time. One has code keys.
Attackers have to find each other and successfully place demolition charge.
All patrols to log with times and map references all activities and decisions. You must collect, check and mark logs and attend day's postmortem.

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DETAIL FOR HIKE OBGANISER : 1.9.72 - 3.9.72

Prepare different routes all difficult and of equal difficulty, 30 miles, route description by true north bearing and metres, map references for lunch and night camp. Night camps to be inspected at 6.30 hours Sunday, all routes to coverge 10.00hrs. Sunday and split off again. Hike to end at a map reference at 16.00 hrs.

Each hike party to have two tasks, one to be detection of light aircraft landing ground

Each party to be accompanied by experienced tutor who will correct navigation when error plots 5000 metres from true position. He will attend to feet at 12.00 hrs. 15.00 hrs. 18.00 hrs. Saturday and at 9.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs. Sunday if the trouble is reported to him within 3 minutes of stated time.

25.8.72 Check with QM on rations, maps, etc.

1.9.72 at 19.3O hrs. issue hike routes and instructions.

2.9.72 at 8.45 take over hike parties.
9.00 start hike.

3.9.72 at 5.00 to 07.00 inspect night campsites.
at 10.00 as emble hike parties for Scouts Own & continue hike
at 16.00 to 17.00 complete hike
at 18.00 collect logs at campsites
at 20.00 hike comments by tutors.
at 21.00 comment on logs (after coffee)

4.9.72 Prepare report and hand in at postmortem on day.

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FRIDAY 1st September 1972

1. Salisbury train to be met by organisation representative with transport. (Subsequent trains from Gwelo and Wankie may also have to be met, this aspect to be examined when numbers and origins known.)

2. Travellers conveyed to Provincial H.Q. where kit will be left and personnel removed, after wash and brush up, to breakfast at sone suitable point.

3. Travellers to be contained until 10.30 hrs with tour of city covering the museum and main shopping area. Transport and several authoritative guides required.

4. All Expat personnel to be at Provincial H.Q. at 11.00 hrs.
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Acknowledgements:- With thanks to "Rocky" Hudson Felgate (G.S.L. of 11th Riverside Scout Troop) - who all those years ago, thoughtfully and carefully filed these unique notes away for safe keeping.