The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
SCOUTS DO
BIG WORK
IN COUNTY
Are Engaged Ia Mapping and Measuring
Black Walnut Trees In Grady; Save
Expense 10 Government

sha Boy Scout troops have done
work the past few weeks that would
have required months work and
stacks of worry besides to a govern
ment expert was the opinion voiced
by scoutmasters last night as final
program for scout work until July
was completed. Not many adult cit
liens in the city have devoted as
much actual time to patriotic service
as the majority of the patrol mem
bers, one Of the masters Of scouts
ventured yesterday,
Two weeks ago the government
was facing a problem in this locality
that loomed up startling A forester
must be secured from the northern
reserves and brought here at an
enormous expense to oversee the pro
lection of valuable black walnut trees
in these parts But scout commits
sioner Rev. William Denham winded
the proposition and counseled with
his junior foresters who hit the trail
early last Friday morning and will
have the job across in another week
at latest The measurement and
mapping of the location Of all such
trees in the county and the magni-
tude of that work can best be real
lied by the young ranges aglO have
now passed the bulge Of the task.
And perhaps the best Of the whole
thing is the fact that through it all
the government had not been to one
cent expense and the job is being
! as neatly done as if an expert in
woodcraft had spent the summer in
Grady
Bill posting and patriotic canvass
ing and advertising have been taken
over by the boys under Rev. Den
ham and the other masters until that
trade has been monoplized, gratis.
House to house distribution of liter
ature for Red Cross benefit lectures
has taken no little time and papering
the town with bills is no little trou-
bic; but enthusiasm is the password
at the scout camps Special scout
leaders who have devoted practical
ly all their time to the good of their
troops during the work of the last
Ismonth as announced by masters yes
terday are: Paul Inman, orderly
lieutenant of forestry; Russell Har
rington and William Gossett, adver-
tising agents; George Livermore, bill
posting agent; Milton Minnette, or
derly to the local exemption board;
Brownwood Emerson, scribe for the
four troops, and others who have
rendered no less valuable duties to
the scout movement 1T would be
unfair to mention any particular ones
who have stood out in more promi-
nence than the others said Harry
Schwartz, who believes that the
whole organization has established
remarkable record already.
Every one of the 129 members of
the four troops of Boy Scouts will
be assigned a specific and responsi-
be place to fill in the coming w S.
S. carnival, masters announce. Be
sides the drill booked for the occa-
sion, military police duties will be
assigned. Weekly drills have put the
patrol in shape to make a good show
ing both during the carnival and on
July when the day will be turned
over in Chickasha to scout demon
strations A big patriotic review is
promised and the scout rolls are
growing with each Friday night drill
Some of the boys are now rigged
out in full uniform that they have
furnished themselves, it being
against the rules of the organization
to accept contributions. Several
scouts have been recommended to
national headquarters for merit badg.
es, according to the scout leaders
reports.
Inquiries have been coming in
from all parts of the county with ref
erence to the organization of out
posts in the smaller towns near here
Troops will be organized at Minco
J Rush Springs and Alex, it is expect