SIGNALLING COMPETITION 1961

Extract from the Troop Log

Thursday 8th June 1961

Tonight was the night of the signalling competition and the team - T.L. Alistair Cram, P.L. Ian Fraser, Seconds Ronald Russell and Michael Nisbet, met at H.Q. at 7.00 hrs. when we were told to go up to the Lyle Road. Three Troops were competing, the 45th and the 5th being the other teams. As the 45th were doing Morse, the 5th and the 70th signaled first in semaphore. Two messages were sent (see below). Then the 45th did their Morse.

Results were as follows:-

 

1) 70th Renfrewshire                        100%

2) 5th Renfrewshire              94%

3) 45th Renfrewshire                        78%

 

The examiner was Captain Ian Pearson. The shield was not presented to us as it was being cleaned.

 

Scribe: Alistair B. Cram (T.L.)

 

First message sent by Michael Nisbet (Sender) and Ian Fraser

‘Semaphore signaling is a very convenient mode of communication between vessels or persons close enough to discern the signals clearly’

 

Second message sent by Alistair Cram (Sender) and Ronald Russell.

‘When double letters occur in a word after the first of the double letters is made the arms are dropped to the break position and then without a pause moved to the second letter’

 

Scout Notes (Greenock Telegraph) (15th June 1961)

Congratulations to the 70th Renfrewshire Cub Pack on winning the Beaven Sports Trophy, and to the 59th Renfrewshire Pack, who were runners up. The arrangements were once again in the cpabale hands of SM John Allen.

Another Scout competition has been keenly contested – this time for the Wm. Shearer Signalling Trophy. The 70th Rebfrewshire Troop are to be congratulated on their narrow win  from the 5th Renfrewshire who were runners up. Capt. Ian Pearson was the examiner.