European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Con.7 f 4 51 Luxembourg town plays Host to Encampment _ pc s of european boy scouts Hie chalets pay a very Small fee the amount depending on the size of the chalet. Average Price is about $1.50 per according to Weber the generosity of the citizens of Wiltz is responsible Tor it becoming the scouting capital of Europe. We get. About $400 each year from the Luxembourg government to run our pro Gram Weber said. So the townspeople raise the rest of the Money we  in addition to maintaining the campsites building and keeping the chalets in repair Money is needed to operate the City s scout office the year around. Two full time Emlo is work there and during the scout season from july 15 to sept. 15a staff five is needed. Weber is typical of the generous Wilt citizen. He built a Fine Home with the Only swimming Pool in Wiltz on the top of a High Hill overlooking the area but did t Jove in instead the House is used for scout activities while Weber and his family Vive in an apartment in the town. T each sunday we have a reception at the House for two leaders from each scout in Roop camping in the area Weber said touring this reception these leaders get acquainted with each other and with the members of the Wiltz scout committee. Arrangements Are made for troops to visit i each other s Camps Tours to Points of in Terest in the area Are planned arid we of the City to try to see that our visitors   Weber is especially proud of the internal tinal Friendship promoted by the scout program at Wiltz. This Friendship and understanding be tween the boys of different nations is on of the most important results of the whole program he said. Weber explained that while get together Are definitely encouraged each troop has its own private campsite separated from other Camps. This is unlike the scout jamborees where a common Camp area i shared. Each troop can conduct its own pro Gram and arrange its schedule for visits joint hikes trips and campfire ceremonies Heribert he Gener Leader of a troop from Oberhausen Germany reports group s arrival to Weber. With scouts from other countries he said. Members of the local scout troop also take an Active part in this Friendship program and work hard at play Rig Host tothe visitors. During the summer the Wiltz scouts Good deeds for the Day must be some act benefiting the visiting scouts. Discussing the number of scouts that visit Wiltz each summer Weber pointed out that the count is measured in scout nights one night s lodging for one scout. For years we have averaged 30,000 to35,000, scout nights each season he said. This summer we will have  than40.000  he went on to explain that requests from scouts which would have raised this total by More than 17,000 nights had to be turned Down because there just weren t enough campsites available. The Sites Are allotted on a first come first served basis with reservations made Well in Advance. Scouts Rig a line from the porch of their chalet bivouac to dry their daily washing an outmoded Huld hoop fiets a reprieve As an accessory for. The fad that has taken its place it Jim of. Those on the receiving end get a workout trying to get into position to catch the Wacky disk. The stars and stripes saucers anyone i yes Virginia there Are flying saucers. Wham of they re called and following the Success of the Hula hoop it s the latest craze to hit Europe. Back Home wham of is an old Story but it was called Frisbee there presumably after its innovator. Anyway it All began with an australian aborigine named Boomer after whom the Boomerang was named. Wham of strictly a product of modern science is made of soft plastic and somewhat resembles the top of a Small trash can. The idea is to sail it gracefully through the air in any of a series of Maneu vers which practice the instructions indicate make perfect. For instance you can play catch with wham of tossing it in a curve from yourself to another person or in a straight line. By Tilting it slightly you get a curve it says Here and by tossing it backhanded you get a straight toss. For a Boomerang effect tilt the Saucer and throw upward and. It s supposed to curve around in a return flight. To make skips tilt at a 45-degree Angle and throw onto the ground. The crazy thing will Bounce like a Stone glancing off water and sail upward into level flight. The ingenuity of children can turn whom of into any number of games and grownups have been known to play with it for hours to the frustrated screams of Small Fry. Summing up Good fun for All. A w the plastic Saucer can be made to do tricks provided you master the Art of tossing it. Most kids Are better at it than their elders try the Day outwit 6, 1959 the stars and stripes