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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Dec 1938, p. 43

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practical purposes) correctly and in order. Mfter learning about the compass the scouts were told how to report a ship on ,the horizon by mneans of ,relative bearings. ,A. report of. "«a ship over there,' sir" would Pot be adequate because the -officer. ad- dressed- would have to sweep-the,,en- tire horizon before fInding the ship sighted. Howiever, if the report was 1'ship two points. on the. starboardý bow,ý sir" the officer knows that the sightedý sh.ip is 'on the starboard (right) side off the. bàw, (forward part) of the vessâel. Narrowi.rg thi, position stili utl is the ý-tvwo n toints." In this wvay the position of the rcported ship iscon- fined to. à small sector that anyone aboard hea ring the lookout's cail could find. The -ship. for, purposesý of relative bearirgs. is divided into four parts on each side. Usin2 the star- .board side for ex.arple they %vould be.: (1) The. starboard. jbow (2) For- ward of the starboard beami ( 3) Ab- aft the starboard beam (4) The star- board, quarter. Directly ah-ad , is termed "dead àhead" and directly astern is termned "dead7 astern." "«Abeami" is the direction from the vessel at right angles to the keel of the ship. Each of these major divl- isions is broken down, into three srnaller portions,. desig.nated by, "ýpoints." MEETINGS Meetings of Sea Scout Ship Ouil- mette are héld Monday nights at 7:30 o'clock at the bank building, 1150 Wiimctte avenue., The Wilmette Sea Scout ship is the first.sea Scout ship organized %west of the Ap- palachian Mountains. The ship has considerable tradition back of it and boasts of the best sea scout equip- trment along the North Shore. Amlong mfany .of, the privileges. en joyed by member's is, the use of, a, sturdy 40- foot power cruiser as well as, a 26- foot .surfboat which has been con- verted to a regular sea - going schooner. Mooring facilities .are available in. Wilrnette,. Harbo r f or 1118 Greenleaf avenue; Einer E. Erick- son, 215 Seventeenth ýstreet;. Kenneth Hamnin rg,. Glendenning road; Bill D. Haviland, 230 inth street; C.> Wayne Hotze, 749 Twelfth street. Martha A. Huff, 706 Washington. avenue; Muriel C. Ja- nickt, 2127 Thornwood avenue. ,David L. Kendrick, 1344 i3reenwood avenue; Paul C. Lang, Jr., 933 Ashland: avenue; Peggy L. Lively, 1511 Central' avenue;: Tomn G. Lively,' 1511 Central1 avenue; Donald H. Mllett, 920 Chestnut- avenue; John C. Ml'ett, 920 CheÉtnut avenue: Charles G. Moreau. 1507 Walnut avenue; MerrY J. Orr, 1002 Greenleaf, avenue,, Cathermne R. Peàirs.on, 117 Dupee place; Gerard C. Peterson, 144 Maiple avenue. Franik A. Randali. Jr., 912 Twelfth sre;John D, Randall. 912 Twelfth street: Nancy Rc'bb. 816 Greenleaf ave- nue;, Donald D. Roberts. 1135 Lake ave- nue; Ruth. E. Russeli. 701 E.lmwoýodave- nue; Richard 1. Fhaprro. 401 Gregorv avenue; Milton I. Shapiro. 231 Greenlepaf avenue;, Betty B. Smoot. 610 ManIoe ave- nue: Lowell D. Sýnorf, 717 Elmnwood ave- Lorna L. TicOeman, 1025 Linden avenue; Donald B. Toepnen, 1200 Elmwood ave- nue: Robert D. Turgeon, 1709 Lake ave- rnue. HOME FROM SCHOOL Harry Weese, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Weese, 141 Kenilworth avenue, Kenilworth, wiIl be home Friday or .Saturday for the Christ- mras holidavs from C-anbrnook aca- demy in Michigan.. John Weese is *Mr. and Mrs. Leonqrd E. Meycr ýand d;7ughter. Roberta. of Anffle& ton, Wis., w ill spend the holiçlays with Mr. Meyer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Meyer, 1422 Greg- ory avenue. Miss Gloria Webster of the Wil-, mette Public Library staff, is leaving. Friday of this week to spend Christ- mas with her famîily in Bellevue, High team gamne, Gunners, 1068, high teamn three gamnes: Gumners, 915-10-081-925, ý2848; high individual gamne: Lindberg and'Leal, 216; high individual three gamnes:. Dalstromn, 157-197-192, 546.; on-ly two gamnes over 200 thisý week: .Lindbérg and Leal, 216; 15,pound'turkeyswere won by:, Mestjian ýof Engineersý Dalstromn of Bombers, .Daily, of Artillery,> Benner of Torpedoes, Severin. of Guniners,. and Hill, of Destroyers. TEAM STANDINGS Team W. L Flet. Artillery ..... .......... ;..... 19 14 .576 Gunners ................ ...19 i4 .576 Bombers..........1 16 .515 Torpedoes......... ...617 .485 Destroyers...... ....... .... 15. 18 .455 Engineers ............... .13 20 .ý394 WOMEN'S LEAGUE Results Sy w.inning two, of the, t1ree games Thursday night from Ben Erickson Delivery, Hi-Ridge Market held their two game lead over Locust Farm Stores, who dropped two of their. games to Ratny Florists. Uigh game and high series of the 1evening, again was taken by Fran- ces Toscani with 171 for high game and 469 for high series. High team game was rolled by Ben Erickson 'Deliverv with a 657 game. High Stantdinlgs Téam. W. L. Pet. Hi-Ridge Market ....... 17 13 .567 Locust Farrn Stores ...15 15 .500 Ben Erickson DeliverY ...15 15 .500 Herman J1. Ratny Florist.13 17 .433 Bill Robertson, son of Mr.- and Mrs. W. E. R~obertson, 521 Central avenue, arrived home Saturday for the holidays from Vermont acad- emny in Vermont. FOR DACINWG DBUTA-N TE S r Wi4A *S* - Rensselaer polyteCé at Trroy, N. Y-. 1~~ .. I I I

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