Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-01-30

of praise or reward, simply and sincerely render
ed sor sheer good Wills sake. scout is helpful.
Nearly every Individual, institution and organ
fzatton In this country has become accustomed by
this time to seeing khak-clad boy scouts busting
about, lending hand here and there and every
where, wherever and whenever there is some-
ching TO be done. The latter day version of the
adage: IF you want thing we'll done, you must
do u yourself seems to be eff you want a thing
done WELL get the boy scouts to do It,"
What scouts have done towards winning the
wsrtd war and their usefulness generally in times
of peace is now fully realized by the American
people No agency called into service by the
government In wars emergency responded with
more enthusiasm with greater efficiency than
did the army Of almost half million boys who
constitute the Boy Scouts of America
In the 1--WE Liberty loan campaigns, boy scouts.
acting always cleaners after the reapers and
working solicitors only In the last few days Of
each drive, secured 2,32s3os separate subscrip-
lions amounting to $3.50, 122975. Reducing this
total to an average for each scout, 1t means
sale of $3.50 worth of bonds a boy
The treasury department has recognized this
SERVICE by awarding to scouts 66914 war service
se1nb,ems and 2S,497 bronze bars making a total
OF 95.41I awards to scouts for distinguished serv-
ice M liberty loan work.
Soliciting Liberty loan subscriptions was q pa
sr1ossc service done at definite, stated times But
ghrough0pt the war-and they are still hard at
f-zaese boys sold 2,189,417 War Savings stamps
To the tCr2I amount of 43022.O44. For excep-
tiouaI work In the sale of stamps the treasury
department has given 23.l11 achievement buttons,
ezcm button representing sales made In rs different
hornsz and 1921 ace medals for sales totaling
$3.50.
But It Is only a small part of scout war service
that can be measured in terms of money. In the
soliciting of funds for Liberty loans scouts
sSEr used as "Moppers Up" and while their use
tfffneBs aud achievements Inf this respect are
things of which scouts proud, they are proud
Est ef cheir other work that was more individual
fIy Enthusiastically, scout Good Turn" service.
Z There Is much that is included In the term
scout service, but an analysis of individual good
ttxrlss as applied to the community or nation re-
&.ussz 1t simply to the job to be done next. AS
ruIe tbere were so many Jobs that there was no
next-saey all had to be done at once, and what
a more-shey were. In connection with Uncle
SANS loans there great deal of publicity for
tbe scouts to spread broadcast Between local
headauarters, scout messengers strengthened the
dimes of communication scout messengers helped
s,,t, the banks and made lighter the work of city
and federal officials. Those posters on the wind
hield of practically every automobile In the land
were put there by scouts
At the lean rallies, and other big patriotic meet
snss In every community In the land it was a
hoy scout that ushered you In. a boy scout that
gave YOU the subscription blank, boy scout that
srfed as orderly for the speaker; it was boy
cont hand very often that played and 1t was
nov scouts who formed a corps of assistants to
the police.
scents Mt the outdoor rallies attracted the at
<suffon of passersby with scout demonstrations
~ loan speakers and everywhere "served in any
,rapncity In which the scout uniform and what it
sfands for" gave prestige to the occasion and
helped sell bonds
Another big item in war service was scout gar
dens No plot was too large or too small for
the efforts Of the scouts whose slogan was Every
cont 10 feed soldier and one other" In cities
-,s,ts made vegetable gardens grow in back yards
eIs,t used to be a mass Of unkept grass and
-v1ssesax Boys who have no back yards asked
-. .u<, then paid rental with some of their
-s.asrx.st PRODUCTS. Country scouts planted wal
1870 On 4 large scale. and had the advantage