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Th lCjEckIiteIIC 15 lICE URIy t' transport, but, if understood, it is adaptable to'.ahlost any purpose. With it,. one 18 .enabled to make shel- ters, to1 fashion downy beds froni boughso to manufacture camp gad- gets, such as towel and clothes racks,' Ianterns- and 'caches,' and, last.- but flot, leait, to prepare and. cook the, variet>' of foodlp which. a nature stu- dent can find in. almost any country. While the possibilities of being marooned on désert isiands are remote for Most Girl Scouts,1 they, do have opportunities to pttt their jackkénife skill to use when they go on over- ,nigbt hikes and pioneer trips.'Wit the jack-knife as her sole implement, the Girl Scout cook can wbittle sticks planks and spears for ber food. She cati make an ing enious grille of -green twigs, stripped of leaves, and bark., 'rhe twigs are woven in and out of à. forked. stick and'used for broiling steaks and- chopi. She cati fashion long spears of green wood forý cook- ing bacon, '1càbobs» and bread twists.. On smooth planks balanced, at an angle over a fire of bot coals, she cati bake fisb or meat-witbout losing any of the natural flavor, while ber as- sistant makes two-tined forks froul twigs and plates f rom bark, with which to set a dining table of clean swept grass. SThe jack-knife indeed cornes in bandy for everything connected with a strictly pioneer existence. It is indispensalýle for first aid, and ini starting the fires s0 necessary to the camper's comfort. 'Seing Pre- pared," the motto of the Girl Scouts,. * neans to many of theim having a knife that is sharp and shiny. For despite the improbability of desert island disasters, many live i hope that an emergency will arise making it possible for them to demonstrate their pioneer woodsmanship. * MRS. EDEY'S MESSAGE "«On my own bebaîf and that of the National Council I want to wish you a very happy New Year. Loolcing back. over the old year we Girl rougu i-, uropeao Miosty Opens Another Shoe Repairinlg Shop Miàs.ty, whose pame bas been iden- tified witb 'slioe repairing, in Wil-: mette for' several years, MW4 wbose place of business is locited at 1195ý Wilmette avenue, ,is now. branching out. This week brings the announct- ment that he has established another repair shop at 403 Linden avenue. Missty specializes in siboe repairing, shoe shining and hat cleanifig After a slight illness Burt A. Crowe of 234 Raleigh road, Kenilworth -has returned to his home and is recover- ing rapidly., ~.0B1I a >48"4r ~%*1* ANNOUNGEMENT OpenigStra January 1,1931. ANEW WINNETKA. STORE By the Origimtors off Reasonably Pripod Chuuimg, Who Oport. Stores iun Primeipm Suburas OPENING WEEK ONLY-JAN. i 2NY ZGAJLI Offier )17TH INCLUSIVE heip to make * a others." Màrs. E. S. Avery of bas'been passing the yswith her mothi iWHOLIISALE Mih. 7M EMm Street