La Junta tribune., 1917-11-01
SCOUTS BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Harvest Zinnia Seed and Pile Gu
cumbers and Make Enough
for First Payment

At a recent meeting OF the Boy
Scouts they decided to buy Liberty
Bond, and TO raise the money by as
sessments. In order to make the
first payment as large as possible II
was decided that the initial assess
ment be as much as the average boy
could make in a day. This amount
was TO be determined by. going to
the country Saturday and working.
as that is the only way some of the
scouts have OF acquiring money. a
great deal OF praise should be given
the boys for working last Saturday.
as some OF them had to break other
important engagements. but they felt
that they were justified in that'they
were working for their country.
which is calling for the very best
from all citizens. II all persons were
as patriotic as these Boy Scouts.
even considering the fact that patri-
otism is what they stand for. and
this was no more than their duty.
your country and mine would. not
need to worry about her destiny in
this sad hour which is the very cri-
sis of our fate.
X. A. Gordon. OF North La Junta,
engaged the boys to harvest his
mammoth zinnia crop. The Scouts
could be seen about town as early
Is s o'clock last Saturday morning
filling their knapsacks. They arrived
ready for work so early that It was
too wet to gather the zinnias. A
good scout never gives up and a job
at picking cucumbers was found.
which they finished by 10 o'clock.
BY this time the zinnias could be
picked. The work was more tedious
than picking cucumbers and 4,
seemed that the IL o'clock whistle
would never blow, bat II did. After
an hour and fifteen minutes frying
and eating beefsteak. the Scouts be-
gan work again with lots OF pep. as
as II was decided to work until they
had filled definite number OF sacks.
which would determine the amount
OF the assessment for the Liberty
Bond. After that the boys were
privileged TO earn money for them
selves. There were six OF the eleven
Scouts that stayed. They were Beu-
ford Hahs. Frederick Mckee. Dave
Davis. Wallace Lombard. Fred Fra
zier and George Glysson. The other
boys. who worked. but did not care
to stay after the money for the Lib
erty Bond WAS earned. were Caring
ton Mckee. Lowell Miller. Earl Re-
gan. Clinton Steward and Charles
LOWS. The Scouts that stayed fin
ished the xinnia harvest at <:+6
O'Clock. Mr. Gordon paid the boys
. very liberal price. IS cents per
hour. per capita. Each Of the eleven
boys paid 81 on the Liberty Bond.
The SIX boys who stayed longer got
:6 cents and . 8 cent drink each,
making the total cheek amount to
$3.50.
II was decided at the meeting Fri.
day that the best worker amoag the
Scouts should have special mention
% the honor scout Of the day. Al
though all the Scouts did themselves
honor. Il was decided by. both Mr..
Gordon and scoutmaster Mitchell
that George 0iysaon easily took the
honors Of the day. He showed that
he had iearaed one OF the most I'm.
portant lessons Of life. Work when
you work. and play when you play.
The Scouts were given a.scout un.
form which was sold to . Scout for
IS. This and the one dollar assess'
msnt from each Of the twenty Scouts
makes s:s towards the $50 Liberty
Bond.
Neat o. A.. C1nVts