Scouting, Volume 28, Number 3, March 1940 Page: 33
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COLD WEATHER
EMERGENCY SERVICE
TTERE is an outstanding example
of Scouting's effectiveness in
terms of community service by a
Troop that has made the Scout
Motto "Be Prepared" a living, vital
part of their program.
This letter was forwarded to
Scouting by the Great Plains
Area Council Executive who re-
ceived it from Scoutmaster R. V.
Walkers of Troop 98, Scobey,
Montana:
"Dear Chuck,
... At eight on the morning of the
sixteenth, the thermometer stood at 30
degrees below zero. To make matters
worse, the power in the school building
had failed, necessitating the cancella-
tion of all classes. I immediately
turned out our Safety Patrol, station-
ing some on strategic intersections
leading to school and instructed others
to go around to homes, notifying stu-
dents of the postponement. Within the
hour, our work was complete and
practically none of the school children
were subjected to the real risk in-
volved in being out in the dangerously
cold weather for the trek to school
and back again.
"(Signed) R. V. Walkers"
Here in a community of twelve
hundred people, situated only a
few miles from the Saskatchewan
border in the heart of the North-
west Plains country, where official
temperature readings of sixty be-
low zero have been made in re-
cent years, a Troop of Scouts,
through the wisdom and ability of
their Scoutmaster and Troop
Leaders have made a substantial
contribution to the community in
which they live. Such service is
the "Scouting Way"—the "Amer-
ican Way" in operation.
Your Troop's Budget
(Continued from page 18)
In the disbursement of these
funds, there are some fundamental
rales which must be observed in
order to protect both Scouts and
Troop Leaders. Funds should be
spent only for budget items as
authorized by the Troop and should
not exceed the amount set up for
the budget item. All expenditures
should be made preferably by
checks which are signed by the
Scoutmaster and counter-signed
by the Troop Treasurer. It is most
important that at least two signa-
tures appear on each check, in-
dicating that two Troop officials
have authorized the expenditure.
Receipts should be obtained on
all cash expenditures, and these
should be carefully filed. Finan-
cial obligations should not be in-
curred, except as a last resort, and
then, only where definite respon-
sibility is assumed by the Troop
and its leaders.
It is most essential for the Troop
to keep adequate records which
are up-to-date, correct, and avail-
able to those entitled to see them.
Too often our Troops fail to make
financial reports from time to time
to the Sponsoring Institution, to
the Troop Committee, and to the
boys themselves. Yet, just as the
stockholders and depositors in a
bank are entitled to financial re-
ports, so are Scouts entitled to re-
ports on their Troop's financial
status. Their nickels and dimes
invested in the Troop are just as
important to them as any funds
invested by stockholders and de-
positors.
In addition, the sharing of this
information with the boys creates
a feeling of participation, partner-
ship, and responsibility that makes
for a greater appreciation of the
values of the Troop Budget Plan,
and this, in turn, stimulates the
Scouts to do their part in making
the financial program of the Troop
effective. If your Troop's financial
program is developed with the
above principles in mind, then the
danger of unconsciously taking
liberty with the boys' money is
definitely limited.
To encourage Troops to keep
adequate financial records, the
National Office makes available,
through the Local Council, a spe-
cial Troop Financial Record Book,
without cost, to those Troops that
will operate on the Troop Budget
Plan. If your Troop is interested
in adopting the Troop Budget
Plan, or securing a copy of this
record book, we suggest that you
visit your Local Council Office and
talk with your Scout Executive.
He will be very glad to help you.
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gCOUTING teaches orderliness, care of per-
sonal and group property, and a pride in
ownership. To help in such instruction, to save
the Troop and its members from loss, to avoid
ownership disputes, to insure neatness, and order
there's nothing quite like Cash's Names.
Mark all Troop equipment—tents, blankets, cots,
etc.—with the Troop name and insignia. Have each
member mark his Scout equipment—hat, clothing,
linen, bedding—with both Troop name and his own
name woven with fast color thread in fine tape
by Cash's.
Cash's Names are neat, permanent, safe, eco-
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MARCH, 1940
Remember that a "Going Troop" Is a Groiving Troop
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