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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-25

They Played Games.
Arriving at the park, the funmak-
ers proceeded to play games and. as
one of the scouts said
Impair our appetites with cake,
popcorn, candy, drinks, chewing gum
and baEanas."
The Age Herald reporter had
planned to go to the meeting of
Troop l. and at about 7:30 o'clock
started to the meeting place of the
,troop.
Arriving at his destination he found
everything dark and deserted. Not
a scout was in sight.
Nothing daunted, this "unfazeable''
scenter of news, went out hot on the
trail of the missing boys and girls.
Mystery! Where did the scouts van
ish, and were were they going?
Ali Now we have it! Possibly a
lookeron would be able to throw light
on this most mysterious disappear
ance!
Locates Troop
After interviewing a number of per-
sons, and with the assistance of po-
licemen, pedestrians and others, the
reporter at last located the searched
for scouts in woodrow Wilson park.
Everyone was rushing about play
ing hide and seek or some similar
game.
1t was declared by the scouts OF
both Troop l and Troop that all
present enjoyed the evening and were
looking forward to the hike which
took place last Sunday.
Here is what jamie Tucker of Troop
{ says in reference to what happened
ON the hike:
last Sunday the Girl Scouts met
the Boy Scouts of Troop in the lobby
of the Chamber of Commerce build
ing at IL o'clock, right after Sunday
school The Girl Scouts who went
were: Annie Young, Florence Tucker
Henrietta (F,renchy) Neeny. Mary
Han. Lillian Sharrits, Alice Bagley
Jennie Tucker and Mrs. L. s. Tucker
better known as 'Cap'n JIM The Boy
Scouts that went were: Hoke Lon
nigan. Big Red tAlfred) Brown. Lit
tie Red (Jack) Brown. Clarence Rich
ardson. Roy Richardson, Clarence
Williams, Stanley Flowers. Jake
Schwartz. Dolphus Hall (Troop SD
and the senior patrol leader, Morgan
Hale. Also Mr.. Roach, the assistant
scout master of Troop 1.
I'VE started from First avenue and
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BY RALPH RENEGAR
un~ 40

The principal reason why 1 am
proud to be a Boy Scout is that it
helps prepare us to make better citi-
zens and better Americans. The Boy
Scout movement fosters loyalty, kind
ness, patriotism and politeness.
These are the four greatest things
that go to make up an ideal Ameri-
can citizen.
be a big thing in every person S
heart, and the Boy Scout work helps
put it there.
Everybody should feel a kindness
towards one another. and this is the
biggest thing on the scouts pro-
gram. Kindness to every living crea-
ture is taught and drilled into the
scout handbook, and included in the
scout oath. A scout must be kind
to dumb animals.
Patriotism is another OF the big
things in the Boy Scouts life. A
Boy Scout should always stand up for
his own country and should put forth
his best in it's upbuilding and the
enforcement of its laws.
Another of the big things of the
scout law is politeness. Politeness
is the keynote of the scout organiza-
ton. A Boy Scout should always re-
spect ladies and girls. He should
be polite and courteous to every lady
with whom he comes in contact.
There are many other reasons why
I am glad to be a scout too numerous
to mention
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The reason they are going this min
ute is because the carnival is to start
off with games. which will eliminate
in big campfire tonight. The boys
will group themselves around roar
ing bonfires and tell stories and scout
yarns of SO different kinds. Those
who get TO camp Friday earlier in
the day will also no doubt indulge In
boating and in 500 pleasures that
boys can think about to do when they
get together.
Much enthusiasm is expected to at
tend the two-day festivities, and n
great number of troops not only will
enter the games, but will go out
merely to enjoy the good time
Troop 40 is to have representation
of about So boys present, their assist
ant scout masters. Carl and Leon
Franklin, going with them as leaders.
G. w. Mcdonald. scout master, Is
anxious to go along but may not find
is possible.
1t is also expected that Troops 50,
49, 4e, 10, So. IA, IS and others will go.
Mr.. e. c. Burchfieid's troop OF East
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cent better anyway! Ask most any
scout
At Adams They Meet
The two assistant scout masters whd
will lead Troop 40 are charter mem
bers of the bunch. These boys will
leave from home and will meet at
Adams drug store corner bright and
early Friday morning, exactly at 7
o'clock.
None of this lying in bed lata
chaps, no matter how chilly the frost.
Football'll warm everybody up--even
the rooters. And boys got to be
either a player or n rooter. So of
course everybody will keep comfort-
able.
John w Gibson. deputy commE-
sioner of the Ensley district, is ex-
pected to be at camp with bells on,
and scouts are hoping that George
1. Mcdonald. deputy commissioner for
things out WOODLAND way, will get
there also
Who's going to be the first scout
who will write in report about af-
fairs OF the day! The scout editor
wants all details about the winning
teams
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the one out OF the bathroom. To-
gether they walked cautiously around
the deck, and. in a few minutes ran
into one Indian. whom they got in
a corner.
The Indian looked at them, and as
gun was level at his head he jumped
overheard into the mouths of huge
sharks.
But the surviving lnoian was not to
be found. Could he be hiding. and
waiting to spring upon the next per-
son who came near him?
The answer came in the form of a
roar of smoke and flame up the
hatchway. The Indian also climbed
out of the hatchway, only to be
wounded in the breast. He imme-
diately took the same course as his
partner-oyer the railing into the
sharks mouths.
The Indian had lighted the highly
inflammable hemp in many places,
and the vessel was soon a roaring
mass of flames, with the crew trapped
in the forecastle. However, they
soon got out dripping with blood,
and made an effort to lower boat.
After much difficulty "longboat"
was lowered, and a mass Of blankets
and men covered with blood piled in.
one barrcl OF water was also saved,
in addition to some crackers. M
1t was a cherries crowd in the
open boat, but they had their choice
of two things: Death or an 500
mile journey to the nearest land.
They evidently chose the later. The
boat was at the mercy OF the waves.
and sail of blankets and oats, the
forlorn party set the course for st.
Helena. volcanic island in the
South Atlantic. where Napoleon
spent his last days.
For six days and nights the boat
slowly progressed, but no land
showed up until the sixth
day. The party of fourteen had
wondere d If the course had
been set wrong. and they hardly had
strength enoungh to smile when the
island appeared upon the horizons
looking like a mass of cinders. The
other eleven men who were the vic
Tins of the two Manila Indians on
the ship found watery graves in the
deep, blue Atlantic.
The boat came into jamestown
Pharbor on January 6. 1886. and the
SURVIVORS were sent to hospitals. and
finally to the United States by A.
Mcknight. then United States consul
to st. Helena, from whom this sad
and tragic. but true story, came.
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"Our long cherished hope has at
last been realized! Last Fridays
meeting was held at Camp Andrews
and the cabin got start. Now II
will go up, because OF the spirit dis
played by the boys who worked on
1t, Saturday.
WE left town at o'clock Friday
afternoon in Mr.. Whites invincible
bort, and had a fast trip to Shades
mountain. Here the bort slowed up
little to pull the steep grade, but
soon we were speeding on our way.
"On our arrival we thought the
bunch at camp had taken us for a
champion football team at the close
of the season. Five boys had pre-
ceded US. and as they did not have the
permit. and did not think we were
ever coming, visions of the dark out
line of the Montgomery highway
came up. But our arrival put thin
into great spirits. Boys were imme-
diately sent for water, and all avail
able lights were put into use. AS Mr..
Carmichael was not there, no lant-
ems were available, and a candle of
the reporters was lighted about 60
times. but as the high wind blew 1t
out we gave it up as bad job. We
finally got three lanterns when Mr..
Carmichael came.
Supper was cooked, and the spat-
tering of the weiners. eggs, bacon,
ham. etc, was heard above the roar
of the wind.
after supper the meeting was held
in the mess hall. Curtis Mcintosh
was made temporary secretary. and
the reporter president pro tenn. The
bulletin was read and the efficiency
contest checked up. IThen the cabin
was discussed, and we were unani-
mously in favor of making a good
cabin which won't fall in on us, also
which will make tina others look like
the wreck Of the Hesperus.
Then after a little business. we
had some wild stories which turned
EN- green around the gils.' or
brought 'em to their knees so TO
speak. Nearly everyone contributed
some yarn that would make Hans
Christian Anderson turn pale with
envy.
Then we hit the hay 1t was
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Here's a regular Age-Herald Scout.
He won the second prize of $40 in
the Scout contest in writing a story
on why Am Proud To Be a Boy
Scout"
file has Just the sort OF alert in
telligence which denotes the max
ms" of another Alabama. writer.
Maybe you'll hear of him in that
line one day. Can't ever tell.
Here's a letter he has written con
corning his winning of second prize:
Dear Mr.. Barrett, Editor Age-Her-
aid:
II want to take this opportunity of
thanking you for your kindness, as
we'll as your thoughtfulness, in Of
fering to the Scouts of the city
chance to express their views on
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DOES THIS FIT YOU?

What does Boy Scout work
mean?
AS soon as you become a Boy
Scout the chest comes out-the
mead upright-a certain amount
OF pride and self respect is felt.
Your spiritual. physical and
mental growth begins.
Your first kind deed rs a Scout
expands your nature.
You will have an opportunity
for unselfishness.
You at once begin to realize the
man of wealth is not to be en-
vled-uniess he uses his privilege
of helpfulness.
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Good Work for
Old Birmingham

In report to the national council
headquarters, a scoutmaster fills in
the blank asking for comment upon
his troops community good turns as
follows: Did everything they could.
anywhere" which seems to be typ,-
cal of the spirit of scouts throughout
the country. The Jobs aren't always
the pleasantest sort either, or the
easiest, but when a scout tackles the
thing he does II for all he's worth. :"
with brain and Drawn and a right
good Will. Here are a few little
things scouts in Birmingham did, in
their leisure hours" 1t looks as II
these boys were not only going to
be good citizens in the future, but
are good citizens here and now.
One scout repaired a bridge, cleaned
mud out of two curbs and drained
ditch; half-hour time.
Five scouts removed n large pile
OF brush where trees had been
trimmed up; Is minutes each.
Five scouts repaired street where
1t had washed out by piling rocks
and brush and then dirt on top; one
hours time.
Two scouts buried a dead hen that
the city health department would not
remove; 30 minutes time.
Four scouts dug a drainway to let
standing water out of the street, and
opened up 10 sewers and % cutters
Two scouts repaired bridge and
opened four sewers and 20 cutters:
10 hours.
Ono scout cut dead tree which
stood close by the passageway and
da In fhnSa r,a In o.
one hour.
Eleven scouts worked two hours
getting water out of basement of a
church, then built a fire and dried
out the place.
Three scouts repaired four sewers
also ,raked up a lot of leaves from
around a house and burned them, as
they were dangerous to the commun-
ity; one and half hours.
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the roll call with each girl respond
ing with the scout oath.
The minutes were read and ap-
proved by all. AS there was no old
business we went onto the new BUSH
ness. We decided to go on a hike
Friday with Troop 81 B. S. A. II
they didn't go to Camp Andrews
Wednesday or Thursday.
Two members OF Troop 81 were az
the meeting Tuesday afternoon as
visitors. They were Dolphus Hall
and Herbert Carter. We discussed
the hike with them and decided 10
go to Indian Palace.
We are to meet at the Fifty
e7onneh Street Christian church. II
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The Girl Scouts are on the lookout
right now for lieutenant" or as.
sistant to the captain. Do you know
Of good one? She must be ovey IS
years old, and mRst be everything
fine and high and with big ideals.
1t has not been long ago that Mrs.
William G. McAdoo made an appeal
for women scout leaders to get into
the work. Here Is chance for you.
it might be.
The Girl Scouts have Just appointed
an Age-Herald reporter, who has
contributed the following good letter:
Girl Scout Troop
The last meeting was called to or
de- ~ The president. Then 70 -
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ith The Boy Scouts All Ouer T01U11
BOY SCOUTS AVE GRAND TIME AS THEY GO ONA
HIKE WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS TO THE ROCK HOUSE
BOYS, notice!
By CHRIS IVES


Are you going o let these get ahead of you?
Friday girls of the Girl Scouts visited
Boy Scouts of Troop the Chamber of Commerce building
A novel of introduction used.
Gosen president of
duce themselves telling The girls through the
performance and thus every made acquainted.
Clarence Richardson the
Boy Scouts of should hike with the Girl Scouts of
A Sunday, November carried by a majority
program had been forgotten Troop
suggested they all to
which promptly ION the double"
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This is the young representative of
Troop IT. who won The -Herald's
fifth prize of S. for writing story
on why he is proud of being member
of the scout organization.
Joe Miller is only IL years old, and
his mother, Mrs. ]. E. Morris. who ac-
companied him to The Age Herald Of
flee. declared:
SWorld politics may go on. They
paled into insignificance at our house
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ing will aid you in your work now
and in your older days. 1 have been
in the scout movement for four years
and J. wouldn't take a million dol
lars for the training l have received
and 1t will stay with me as long as
1 live.
Many Followers.
If you are a true scout, and live
up to your scout laws and oath, you
will find many boys ready to follow
you, looking to you for leadership
and advice. II you live as a true
trouble whatsoever in getting the
smaller boys and many other boys
lined up in scouting.
l am proud that / am a Boy Scout
because it has taught me how &c
do things all by myself; has taught
me to be loyal, to whom loyalty ,s
due; it has taught me how to be
of real service to other people, espe-
cially the older folks. 1t has taught
me how to be able to help in case
someone gets hurt--perhaps save
someone's life. 1t has taught me 20
know the woods, the plants and trees
and how to preserve them. 1t has
taught me how to be useful at all
ttihtSf NOV ~ SoiC iOi shCoC "tso
need care.
Training Sticks.
There is nothing that the Bow
Scout work teaches but what will
stay with you in your later life-if
you join the scouts with the pur-
pose of learning how to be real,
true scout, and how to be useful in
case of any emergency. Fellows,
don't join just for the good time that
is in it; but join that you may learn
how to be useful to your home folks
to your fellowman, to your commune
ty and to your country.
Some day your country will be
proud of you-why? Because you are
trained to be a real citizen and to
be something worthwhile in life.
1t is a promising field. 1t has its
weaknesses, of course. One of them
at present is it's shortage of men
workers-men who are needed to be
real leaders for the boys of today.
Some day, i hope to be big leader
in the Boy Scouts.
Is n Christian.
A good, true scout is a good Chris
tian. 1 am trying to live as true
scout should live, so that l won't
have any trouble in getting any boys
lined up in scouting. l know that
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we go. at 1890 in the morning of
November 25. We will cook our din
ner out there in the woods.
FLORENCE MONICA TUCKER.
Troop Age-Herald Reporter.
Troop 4 was organized in Septem-
Der under the leadership of MRS
L. S. Tucker. The troop meets every
Tuesday at 142 Fifty-seventh street,
north, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Two Patrols
Troop has two patrols. which are
Bob-o-Link and Pocahontas. Their
leaders are respectively Pearl Clark
and Maud Alley. The assistants are
jamie Tucker and Hanna White.
= The otp.rs officers are: President,
Julia May camp: vice president. Marie
Biggs; secretary. Annie Young;
treasurer, Eleanor Rich; scribe, Han
ma White.
Members of Troop 4 not already
mentioned are: Florence Tucker, Lii
liam Sharits. Alice Bagley, Mary Hail,
Bessie Farkas, Alma Taylor, Henri
eta Neeny, Mary Hayden. Margaret
Ovens, June Everhart, Elizabeth Hol-
combe. Grace Lee, and Guernsey
Rodenberry.
1t will be the duty of an incoming
lieutenant to take the place OF the
captain when it Is impossible for the
captain personally to accompany the
girls on their hikes or expeditions.
New members are being solicited
by the members OF Troop I. and the
hope of the leader is to have girls
organizations that will rival IL not
excel that of the Boy Scouts in the
city, she said.
Hear That, Boysf
when a movement such as the
Boy Scouts can accomplish SO much
and do such good work for the boys.
there is reason to believe that a like
organization for girls will not have
like beneficial results" declared
Mea TtrcIAr
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KS, Prize Winner
Scouting. and 1 consider it a great
honor to be chosen as second prize
winner, especially after reading the
other prize letters. l was indeed
surprised to be picked as a winner.
II extend my congratulations to
James w. Lackmond. He wrote
fine story and more than deserved
first prize.
Now a word as to what l am
going to do with my prize. My
years membership at the Y. NJ CA.
has just expired, and as 1 consider
it duty for boy to keep physically
fit this will enable me to join fer
another year. Again thanking yea,
remain sincerely yours,
STANTON SELLERS.
TROOP %. B. S. A."
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Girl Scouts May Go On
Trip to Indian Palace
troop of Girl Scouts in town?

Did know that there Of Girl Scouts in town?
There is, and a mighty lively bunch is
Other have
Troop Girl able that they
members of the only troop Of Girl Scouts in the city
They hikes
with the Boy Scouts taking their captain" aongM
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THE ALIBI

From Life.
The Secretary: This speech may
get you into trouble
The Honorable: Then you had bet
ter prepare statement saying that
/ was misquoted by tho newspapers.
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BY wARRICK SAUNDERS
Tr0ou ~


Scouting is a big, glorious boy
program. 1t has won allegiance from
more boys than any other club" or
idea, because it smells of the pine
woods, carries the call of the red
god to the city streets, teaches the
finest type of living. the great mys-
terry of getting on with ones fellows
and because it vibrates with the
service idea-which is outdoors
brotherhood carried into every nook
of life.
Around this idea boys who have
added years without growing old
have built the scout program. 1t Ia
as elastic as the human soul. Ii
covers the masterful scout. whose
first-class badge modestly indicates
a wealth of useful lore and practice
and it covers skinner-through, VINO
despises his badge because he DOESN'T
deserve 1t.
am proud that I am Boy Scout
because it is the greatest organiza
ton in the world for boy-its train
ing is worthwhile and when you
have reached manhood you Will see
just how much the Boy Scout train
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Mr.. Culley. scout master OF
Troop i. invites all the boys Of
Troops 1 and 2 to come On . hike
to Camp Andrews with him FRI
day mt p. m.
The following places are the
stops; Martin school. First avenue
and Twentieth street, and Five
Points.
JOSEPH JACOBS. scribe.
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By
Mignon Hall
Gee, What Yarns and Story Telling
and Football There viii Be Out at
Camp Andrews Today and TOMORROW

TIL bggetHn in the ye %
a Camp dt a
Ar you
be
ong
h
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weaer the will an prb members
the Scutom d e
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by GUY TILLMAN
PoAfafffr~ nov KAT

That I am proud to be Boy Scout
goes without saying. The Boy Scout
stands for all that is American. In
supporting the scout movement, i
support America as founded by
Washington and other pioneers. who
really were the first scouts.
I am proud to be a Scout because
the scout is respected and looked
upon as a very useful citizen--which
he is.
/ will never regret my three years
of scout life. 1 am much better for
1t physically. mentally and morally. I
am proud of the fact that l have
been on the upgrade in practically
every way since 1 took up scouting.
Being limited to 200 words. and as
I am to be held closely to the sub
ject, submit my last reason for be-
ing proud to be Boy Scout of Amer
lea:
A scout is trustworthy, loyal, help
full, friendly, courteous, kind, obedi-
ent. cheerful. thrifty, brave, clean,
and reverent.
strive year in and year out to
live up to these IL vital laws and
meet success in some degree, there
fore can you wonder why 1 Am
Proud to Be Boy Scout?'
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Here's another series of the
stories submitted to The Age
Herald in its recent $50 prize con-
test for the scouts who wrote the
best stories on why Am
Proud To Be Boy Scout"
Mighty good reasons here!
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ny JOHN SAUNDERS
Sr. Pat. Leader Troop 7S, Muscoda

am proud to be a Boy Scout be-
cause it is the first step toward good
citizenship, because It teaches me to
deal squarely with my fellowman, to
do my full duty in the community in
which I live; because it encourages
me to have a constructive nature, and
it enables me to learn scoutcraft and
woodcraft and to get nearer to ma
ture by getting out in her big fields
and woods and then l feel:
He is an honest four-square Scout.
competent go-getter.
Who always makes the best OF
things,
And tries to make them better"
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Why I Am Proud to Be Boy Scout

with four years of experience, can
be OF some service, either as lead
er, real, true leader. or to those
who may need my Services. The key
word of today Is Service"
| can't begin to tell you all the
things why l am proud to be Boy
Scout. The more learn the more
/ want to learn. It has made me a
good Christian scout, and above all
"a man! 1t has taught me how to
face my foe face to face and tell the
truth, and not be afraid. 1t has
taught me how to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful. kind, obedient. brave
and last of all. reverent to my God.
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