Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-08-25
BOY SCOUTS OFF
w. FOR 2 WEEKS CAMP


NJ. r. church. Each one had
brought his blankets and kit for
a two weeks camping trip. After
the packs were inspected they
went home to sleep until early the
next morning.
Promptly at s a. m. the follow
ing day assembly was sounded in
front OF the city library where
the Boy Scouts were ready to
march to Lake of the Woods.
Scout Master John Rigg formed
them in line and they marched off
with a cheering song. They fol-
lowed the Pacific highway to the
Dead Indian road, then along that
road to Spencer's, where they
camped for the night.
At intervals during the march
Mr.. Rigg commanded a halt and /
rest, seeing that each scout lay flat
on his back and relaxed, giving
the greatest possible rest to the
body.
That afternoon about o'clock
the first commissary truck began
to load the provisions for the .
camp. The first stop was at H. .
G. Enders' store, where a crate
of oranges was received, a gift to
the Scouts; then $50 loaves of
bread were taken on at the Lithia
bakery. The balance of the load
was checked on at the State Ex-
change grocery, whose manager,
A. Powell, had been the success
full bidder for the following sub
stantial list of muscle and fat pro-
drcing foods:
case tomatoes, 800 lbs. pota-
toes, so lbs. onions. 40 lbs. rice,
best head; 20 lbs. maccaroni, 10
1-gal. cans White Karo, so lbs.
bag beans, 100 lbs best flour,
lbs. Royal baking powder, 10 lbs
salt, l lb. Arm and Hammer soda,
can best coffee, 1S cans best
cocoa, | case large size Borden's
milk, 25 lbs. sugar. 20 lbs. yellow
corn meal, 10 lbs. wheat hearts,
25 lbs. best butter, 5 2-oz. cans
pepper, boxes matches, so lbs.
Petite prunes, 1875 lbs, hams, 40
lbs. bacon. 10 lbs. lard, 8 cases,
80 dozen, eggs.
The truck was weighed and
found to have 1900 lbs. of meats
and groceries. Driven by Mr.. Ne
Vile it Immediately took the road
TO camp.
Mr.. Whittle, after consider, BILE
shifting and adjusting his numer-
Gus orders succeeded in releasing
his second large truck which he
at once commenced to load with
the large tent and / sack of pota-
toes, | sack sweet corn and boxes
of apples. a rift from our pro-
gressive citizen, Fred Wagner. The
load was completed with the rolls
of bedding, camp kits, axes,
shocks, skillets, stew pots, dutch
ovens. etc, including over so
Eounds of flapjack flour, prepared -,
by some of the Scouts. When
this load was all on including
Scout Caldwell it weighed 20S5
pounds. This truck was late in get
ting started but with its headlight ,
the road bright and with
its careful driver reached the
camp in time for the boys to roll
up in warm blankets for their u
first night out. ',
Wednesday morning after an N
early breakfast the troops march a
I'd off eagerly to their permanent 5
amp at the Lake Of the Woods. ~
The two trucks arrived there h
first and unloaded. Returning e,
hey reached Ashland at 8 p. M, o
all well and having the u
ime of their lives. ~
At the camp reveille sounds to IN
Use, dress in bathing suits and Sc
axe plunge in the Jake. Mess a. !,
all for breakfast assembly call w.
or setting up exercises; drill and "
alks on reverence and other Ell
scout laws by Scout Master Koch lie
ef. =. ~.
Assistant Scout Masters Mowat 81
nd Badger will take $50 loaves W
II bread to the camp the latter NJ
art of the week. ~
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