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Medford Scout
(Ediloi's notes Tern Nmi.
Jr., to en el three Boy
Scouii from the Crater Lake
Ana Council attending ih
11th World Jamboree In
Marathon, Greece. Tho fol
lowing to a review of tha
trip m far.)
B TOM MESS. JR.
Before our departure for
Eurooe. with the ultimate goal
of the 11th World Jamboree
nf Rov Scouts at Maratnon
Greece, we bad a three-day
p re-jamboree training teuton
at Ft Slocum. Tnia u
island fortress of only a ihort
ferry ride from New Hocneiie,
N.v.
AU members of our "Nor
Westers' Troop" (comprliing
aa Scouts and three scout
masters from Idaho, Washing
ton, Alaska, Oregon ana
northern California) met for
the first time that morning
at the Portland International
Alroort. We flew to Salt Lake
City where we took a Jet to
Idlewild International Airport
and were transported by bus
from there to New Rocneue.
At Ft. Slocum we were assign
mI to Army barracks.
By the next day, the entire
American contingent had ar
rived. We were given pnysi-
cal rechecks, and attended lec
tures and demonstrations. L.ec
tures included the importance
of aood public relations,
Everyone ate hearty meals
and gained a few pounds
which were later lost when
we had the Continental break
fasts of Europe (2 rolls and a
bottle of water).
Assembly a Riot
We learned the Greek Na
tional Anthem; we practiced
charcoal cooking in Aegean
clay pot stoves; we practiced
tent pitching; and we rehears
ed the America show and clos
ing ceremony to be used at
Marathon. Our last assembly,
the night before leaving for
Europe, was almost a riot;
everyone was so anxious and
excited about the trip.
This pre-jamboree session
was also the only opportunity
the troops had to get organiz
ed. Our troop, under the di
rection of Scoutmaster Hugh
Rader and his two assistant
scoutmasters, divided into
four patrols: Bear, Ram, Buf
falo and Beaver.
There is a leader for each
patrol, and a senior patrol
leader over all. The patrol
leaders are Tim Armour,
Harrv Sullivan and Mike Mai
com from Lewiston, Idaho,
and Bruce Noonan from Se
attle; and Tom Ness, Medfora,
was appointed the senior ra
trol Leader.
With being organized for
traveling, we toured New
York City the day prior to
our departure. Our official
World Jamboree uniforms in-
The Collectors Corner
Stamps with awe iniptrtn
beauty have been issued by
the Tongo Islands. Our club
Vice-President, Mrs. Muriel
Shortridge, displayed her
magniflcant collection at the
club board meeting Monday
evening. This is one collection
that all stamp collectors
would be delighted to have,
whether you collect stamps
or not. This is one set, pretty
bs a picture, that anyone
would enjoy viewing. Mrs.
Shortridge will have this
beautiful set on display at
our stamp club show Sept.
21-22 at the Girls Community
club. Each stamp of this Is
sue is absolutely round, and
the colors are gorgeous. We
have all known about triangle
stamps for many years, but
this Issue is something out
of this world. It would be in
terestlng to hear it any one
else In the entire valley has
this collection. It Is almost
imnoulble to obtain u
Thanks to a good friend of
Muriel's, we are privileged to
view these stamps.
We will have a new 7 cent
postal card "U.S.-World Va
cationand," issued Aug. 30
The new city mall delivery
stamp will surely evoke
smiles, a funny looking little
old mall carrier, a grinning
boy and a nondescript dog
represents a revolution in
stamp design. A few countries
have used . humor on their
stamps, but this is somethilng
new for the U.S.
We will have a bird stamp;
topical collectors will - like
this. From all indications the
topical display at our stamp
club show will feature many
outstanding Issues. This is one
category where stamps from
the entire world will be dis
played.
Aug. 1 gave us the new 8
cent luminescent tagged
stamp, Aug. 16, a S cent
Emancipation Pro clamation
tamp, Lincoln collectors will
like this. Aug. 17 a 8 cent
Alliance for Progress, and
Oct. 11, a 8 cent Eleanor
Roosevelt stamp. There will
be another Christmas stamp.
This makes many collectors
very happy. Millions of stamp
collectors throughout the
world cherish our colorful
commemorative stamps which
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SCOUT JAMBOREE This is the site of the
11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece,
which is being attended by three Scouts
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ON CAMPGROUND This picture shows most of the 12,000
Scouts from throughout the world gathering near the center
of the 11th World Jamboree grounds at Marathon, Greece.
elude campaign hats and red
Jackets, and at the uim duuq-
ing we were misianen ior
Canadian Mountics by some
people.
Leave lor Switserland
We departed Idlewild for
Zurich, Switzerland, aboard a
Swissair jet. Because of loss
of five hours in time zones
in flying over the Atlantic,
we had breakfast four hours
after dinner.
have been telling a story of
our country's past since their
first appearance in 1893.
The past year we have seen
many beautiful stamps issued
from every country In the
world. Singapore has issued
a colorful set, her "Progress
of Housing Development"
stamps. And her flower set
of stamps are beautiful. Tur
key has Issued a gorgeous red
Rose stamp," the most beau
tiful of all flower stamps, I
believe. Christmas Island has
a delightful issue. These Is
lands In the Pacific are mak
ing themselves known
throughout the world wun
beautiful stamps. Pltcalrn Is.
land has a nice new Issue
Vatican City collectors can
add many lovely stamps to
their collection.
Once again Its time to set
your covers on their way for
the "Deep Freeze" cachet and
cancel. They will return to
you in a year. You prepare
them and get them on their
way to the South Pole and
other stations in Antarctica
then forget them, and it's
delightful surprise when they
start returning to you In about
a year or late next fall. Op
eration Deen Freeze covers
are educational and inter
esting to have. The research
on each ship will keep you
busy for a long time. Collec
tors of this material should
contact our club President,
Elmer J. Binker, Box 324
White City, and become af
filiated with The Geo-Phila
telle club.
Blrthstones have always fas-
clnated me. and the bulletin
OI wis sruui' Sve iiiiuriun-
tion that would take a person
years to locate. Different post
offices are listed with the
birthstone name, and many
many countries have Issued
stamps of these minerals. And
now the sea shell collectors
can carry their hobby right
Into stamp collecting. Many
stamps are being Issued that
picture sea shells from all
over the world.
Attend our stamp club show
September 21-22 at the Girls
Community club and view all
these magnificent collections.
Mrs. W. H. Walwyn
Southern Oregon
Philatelic Society
Medford.
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Reviews Trip to 11th World Jamboree in Marathon
from the Crater Lake Area Council. The
Jamboree site is about 26 miles from Athens
on the plain of Marathon.
We also lost a lot of sleep.
From Geneva, Switzerland,
we took a motor coach to
Lausanne. On the plane to
Geneva we had another break
fast, and when we arrived at
Hotel de LaPalx (Hotel of the
Peace) In Lausanne, lunch
was served. At that point, no
one was hungry and, as lunch
progressed, we learned that
the biggest meal of the day
there is at noon. We managed,
Registration Set
For Area Students
At Junior Highs
Students entering Hedrlck
and McLoughlin Junior High
schools for the first time are
to register Thursday and Fri
day, Aug. 29 and 30, from 9
m. to noon and 1 p.m. to
4 p.m., the administration of
Medford school District 549C
has announced.
In addition, registration
will be held the evening of
Thursday, Aug. 29. The hours
are 7 to 9 p.m.
This scheduling arrange
ment does not apply to stu
dents who were registered
last spring in their respective
schools, but to students who
have moved into the school
district during the summer.
Ticktis on Salt
Beginning Monday, Aug
19, student body tickets can
be secured by Junior high
school students from 9 a.m. to
noon and from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m.
Registration of all new stu
dents at Medford High school
is scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 20,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and
Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
S t u dents who registered
last spring but desire pro
gram changes must see their
counselor from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. on Thurs
day, Aug. 22, and from 9 a m
to 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.
Beginning Aug. 19, the ac-
Uvlties of(lce w,j open to
Lcl, studen, bod ,ickcts
30 Cases of Disease
Reported in County
Thirty cases of communes-
ble diseases were reported to
the Jackson county public
health department last week,
according to Dr. A. Erin Mcr-
kel, director.
Measles and pneumonia
topped the list with six cases
each. There were five cases of
influenza and five of chicken
pox.
Others listed were impetigo,
two; mumps, three; and one
case each of German measles,
pink eye, and scabies.
though, to eat all seven
courses of the "lunch."
We learned too about not
overloading elevators (called
lifts in Europe). On the way
to our rooms, nine of our boys
were in an elevator that stall
ed between the third and
fourth floors. The incident had
its funny aspects to everyone
except those In the stuck ele
vator. We found out that the
lift was built for only five
people. But after that, we
didn't trust the lifts and took
to the stairs.
Take Long Nap
After getting settled In our
rooms, we decided to take a
siesta as the Europeans do
after lunch - or dinner as it
is called there, and really is.
Because everyone was so
tired, it was a "short" 18-hour
siesta, and we missed supper.
Our tour of Lausanne was
scheduled for the next day
and on it we saw the villa of
Yul Brenner, and the summer
resort, or retreat, of the Presi
dent of the Republic, at Vivey.
We also toured the Chateau
de Chillon which Lord Byron
made famous in his poem.
The following day we re
turned to Geneva to catch our
plane for Venice. After arriv
ing at Venice airport we were
checked through customs.
The Italian officials did not
pass us through as a Boy
Scout contingent, but rather
we had to open everything
and most surprisingly to us.
we were even asked if we
had any liquor or tobacco.
We took a canal boat from
the airport to the city of Ven
ice. This particular canal
serves as a freeway. Along
this route, our first impres
sion of Venice was of disap
pointment because we had
heard only the word "beauti
ful" associated with Venice.
All the way into the city the
beach, or shore, was piled
high with garbage, and refuse
was floating in the water.
People were actually swim
ming in this water. People
hang laundry out all the win
dows and throw garbage out
any window that doesn't have
laundry hanging in it.
Beautiful and Romantic
But we were to see the
Venice that is spendid, and
Venice is beautiful and ro
mantic at night. We were im
pressed on our tours of the
Doges Palace, St. Mark's
church and St. Mark's square
We visited a glass factory and
saw how Venetian glass is
made. We were told too that
Venice is sinking all the time
and that two feet of It is al
ready under water.
The troop celebrated the
senior patrol leader's 18th
birthday in the Hotel Suissce
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Scouts took eight of our boys
on a midnight gondola ride.
True to the old saying that
if a person stays in one place
long eough he will meet some
one from his home town, the
writer met two men from
Medford who were on tour.
After our two days in Ve
nice we took off for Rome
where we stayed at the Hotel
Metropole. The air-condition
ing of the hotel was more like
refrigeration but was exactly
what we liked-and was most
welcome. Our tours of Rome
included the Roman Forum
where Ceasar was killed, and
the Colosseum. The motor-
coach guide then took us down
the Appian Way to the Cata
combes. We also saw the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
at the St. Victor Emanuel
monument.
Tour Vatican
On our Sunday In Rome,
we toured the Vatican, at.
Peter's Basilica, and saw the
Pope from a distance. We
were not able to get a private
audience with him. However,
we learned later that at least
one American, contingent of
Scouts did have a private au
dience with Pope Paul VI on
the previous day about the
time we were arriving in
Rome.
On Sunday afternoon, the
writer met one of his cousins,
from Eugene, at our Rome ho
tel, who was on tour with a
group of college students from
Santa Clara, Calif.
That evening, all of our
troop went to the gardens of
Tivoli, and we all agreed we
had never seen so many foun
tains. Our sightseeing of Rome
also included Mussolini's For
um and the site of the old
Olympic stadium.
Athens More Btauiiful
Rome was beautiful but
Athens was even more so. The
buildings are so white and
dazzling that Athens, from a
distance, looks like a fake
city. Our first tour there was
to the Acropolis, the Temple
of Jupiter and the Temple of
Athena.
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has definite lanes of traffic
as in the U.S. In the other
cities everyone drives all over
the whole street, with the only
traffic law being a right-of-way
law to yield to the right, but
the people just glance to the
right and keep going.
We were told Athens is one
of the cleanest cities in the
world, and we believe it.
Early every morning, street
cleaners wash and scrub down
the streets with brooms. A
general impression from these
travels is that the countryside
and cities are cleaner than in
the United States. There isn't
all the litter along the road
side. There aren't any drive
in eating places in Europe
either at least, not where we
have been.
Camp Is Sat Up
We were to return to Ath
ens after the 11-day Jamboree,
so after our one-day there we
left for the Jamboree site at
plains of Marathon, about 26
miles from Athens. We arriv
ed there in mid-afternoon and
immediately set up camp and
braced ourselves against the
wind. The next day we almost
blew away. The wind has
since died down and it is
now warm. One also gets a tan
easily. The Aegean Sea is a
beautiful sight. The water is a
dark blue, and the sandy
beach at our site is one mile
long. The water is warm and
salty.
We had a refresher on the
history of this spot. The Bat
tle of Marathon was fought
on the foothills around the
plain of Marathon. At that
time the plan of Marathon was
under the Aegean Sea. The
battlet was between the
Greeks and the Persians. The
Greek soldiers who died in
the battle were buried in the
center of the valley where
Athens is now located.
Some of the activities of
the Jamboree are of a track
meet nature and skills of
physical fitness under the
titles of Triathlon, and Labor
of Hercules. So far, our troop
has participated in both of
these, also in the field sports
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above activities, plus swim
mine, the Talfnt . r . Rams
and Friendship exchanges at
meai lime.
The Arena is 1V4 miles
from our sub-camp, and one
night it took 3Vi hours to
get 12,000 Scouts into it. In
contrast, at our last National
Jamboree at Colorado
Springs, it took only IS min
utes to get 56,000 Scouts into
the Arena.
No Sense of Time
The Greeks apparently just
don't have the same sense of
time as Americans. The Grand
Parade of all Scout contin
gents passing in review be
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to start at 4:30 p.m., but the
King didn't arrive until 7
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The Scouts from California
are camped on one side of us.
On the other side are the
Austrian Scouts, and across
the road are the French
Scouts. Both the Austrians
and French do not seem out
goingly friendly so far, and
they do not participate in
many of the activities. Per
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French Scouts speaks English
may have a bearing on this.
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Scout's conception of the
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greasy hair, a hot-rodder, and
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As of this date (August 8)
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pace of activities, duties and
events seems to be quickening.
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