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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

Troop 22 had a live meeting last Friday night An entire new body of officers were elected, with the fol- owing results:
 Senior patrol leader. "Old Folks" Lappage patrol leaders. Dummy Townsend, Red" Poole and 'Slouch" Ransom; scribe, Wild Mack McHale, and reporter stanton Sellers. tYou probably notice I am refraining from giving my nickname.)
 We hope with the new officers thus installed that we will be able to get better results than we have hereto fore. We got up basketball team, and after numerous practice tilts, cracked open the season with troop T of Bessemer. which we defeated to the tune of 34 to 10. After this we thought We had fine tea..s. couldn't be beat.
 Troop T asked for return game, and also asked that we come down ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
Nev Officers Elected
 By Scouts Troop 22

their court. We gladly granted the game, feeling sure that we would run away with them. When we got to their place we pranced out on the court and warmed up, looking like the lords of all creation probably; but what a different aspect at the end of the game! We were beaten to 4' You could have knocked all of us over with a feather. However, We are going to play the deciding game at Ensley High pretty soon, and l feel sure, after getting over all of our over confidence. that We will wallop them for the second time, and thus win the series
 Ye humble reporter cannot think of anything else to write, so will have to stop.
 Hope to have some real news next time, If permitted to exist after get ting such things as this out of my system. STANTON SELLERS.
 Troop Reportei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
SCOUTS INTERESTED
 NV WIRELESS OUTFIT

For observation: Claude Baker, Eli jah Brown, Mack Robinson.
 Clarence Richardson and Edwin Wilken have passed the swimming test
 Clarence Richardson has passed the test for cooking.
 Troop 1 is soon to have wire less telegraphy outfit It is being assembled by Clarence Williams. me outfit is to be a detector receiving and spark sending one in the par lance of the wireless amateur. It will have a 150-meter wave length and will be capable of sending be- tween Is and 40 miles and will re- ceive 1,200-mile messages.
 The troop is also to have field set soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
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Here Is . is--~.J bunch Of scouts who contribute three funny incidents that happened in their scout exist ence. At the top is Arnold Scale of Troop A. The middle scout is Andy Wissinger. of the same troop. and at the bottom is Joseph Jacobs of Troop 41.
 "The funniest thing that ever hap pened in our bunch" said the latter. was when Carl Thompson pulled a chair out from under Henry Wailes It not only brought Henry down with wails-but the Incident brought walls of laughter from us. Some of us laughed until we cried, but. of course, you should have been there to have enjoyed it."
 Andy contributed this: "A dog stood on the burning deck,
 The flame crept up around his neck.
 Hot dog!"
 Arnold Scale said
 "once upon time dog was run ming down the street. One of our scouts caught him by the tail and shouted out: This is the end!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

night did not fail to hold their Scout meeting back in their cabin This meeting was informal.
 Among the scout masters and scout heads at the camp were Fred Culley, F. Kelley, M. W. Canister, J. B. Hill and John w. Girson, deputy eommis- sioner an fine fellow.
 The boys of 49 did themselves proud by ranking ahead in all the football games held Saturday. Football play ing began as early as o'clock in the morning, the Scouts playing a large number of games and playing them hard.
 Awful Tired, Though
 Some of the boys were so tired they said they wanted to sleep a week afterwards" related one of the scout masters, and I don't doubt it, because every troop seemed to have gone in to do it's fighting best"
 Troop 49 won every contest it en- tered with it's junior and senior teams and these games numbered six.
 The first game Saturday was staged between the seniors of Troops 20 and 10, The latter won, 19-0.
 The first junior game, which was between Troops and 14. was won by the latter, 14-0.
 The second senlor game was pulled off between Troops 3S and A, 3s winning the fight, 25-o.
 The next game-between juniors was one put on by Troops Is and 75, 75 being winners, 60.
 Two senior games followed, the first between Troops 19 and 49, 4s being victor, 1S-0. In the second Troop 3S won against Troop 2T.
 A feature game was one between Troops 27 and 43. This was a game of soccer ball and 27 beat, To.
 Besides Troop 49, Troop 3S was champion, also having won all its fights.
 Supreme Test Coming
 Two junior teams-Troops IS and 14-must now play off their equality ranking. Whichever one wins must meet the junior team of Troop 49 in order that the championship rank ing be decided.
 A special football championship de- cision contest will be arranged very shortly. and Troop 49 teams are standing around hoping that it will be put on just as soon as they get over bodily weariness and physical bruises plucked off during their fights at the carnival
 Besides all these things mentioned, picture to yourselves mountains ot good things for Scouts to eat. plenty of boating to be enjoyed, numerous things to be wondered at in the sky much speculation to be indulged in as to whether a rabbit was noun tain lion, a flying squirrel or groundhog, and you will get mental picture of some fun" during a week end.
 The Scouts hated to think of Mon day and school. as they delivered fond adieu and shouted back to camp: Farewell for now, we hope we'll be back Saturday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

things, and he naturally turns to the Scout organization-for there he IS given every opportunity to do good and encouraged to grow up better man and citizen. And there he will find other boys, boys who are learning day by day to better serve their peo- pie.
 Scouts stand ever ready 10 help in time of peace as well as war. They are trained to do this from the mo- ment they join the Scout organization. If becomes second nature to them and they delight in it. They are glad to know that there is something that they can do. Most boys think that from the time they are l2 till
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
Rv CHRIS IVES

Most all the boys of Troop l went to Camp Andrews last Thursday to the football carnival held there. Those who remained and came to the troop meeting were not lazy, however. You can take these notes to prove the assertion. Tests were passed by most every boy present
 These are the tests that were passed:
 For pacing, Howard Baker, Claude Baker, Elijah Brown, Clarence Will Hams, Mack Richardson, Clarence Richardson and Jake Schwartz.
 For knife and hatchet: Howard Ba- ker. Claude Baker, Elijah Brown Clarence Williams. Mack Richardson and Jake Schwartz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

Rv FRANK F. CARLTON III.
 Iam nroud to be a Boy Scout De- cause I have promised on my honor to do my best; ,v
 1. To do my duty to Goa anu pi' country, and to obey the Scout law.
 2. To help other people at all tlnies'
 3. To keep myself physicahy s.Ione' mentally awake and moraily 70
 Isn't if something to be proud or to
 make such a promise as this and then do my best to live up to 1t!
 lam proud because have promised to keen my body and my thoughts clean. and that I can use them 10 heip mv parents and my friends, ana aiso' to help this city of ours by doing my bit. s,d
 IF makes me feel proud when l ma n good turn to do and we Scouts are always on the lookout for them.
 I am proud of that wonderful camp of ours. Camp Andrews ana or tne hours spent there developing myseii.
 I am proud to be a Boy scout Iv. it's teachings, indoors ana out
 discipline is another thing to De prouu of, and the efforts boy must ma ee e to null himself from a tenderioot to first-class Scout and of the chance he has to qualify for merit oaoses until finally he is an Eagle scout. am proud of the uniform we wear. because it tells the world that the poy 1t covers has pledged himself to pc "trustwcrthy, loyal, helpful, 1rleno- ,v courteous. kind. obedient, cheerful, thrifty. brave, clean and reverent: I am proud because l am part oi the whole-I am a Boy Scout!
 First-Class Scout. Troop 4o- iniru Semester. Ensley High Schooi. Ae' IA years. By STANTON SELLERS, Troop 2. A Scout An, how wonder1ul 'o pe Scout; to know those things Una. only a Scout knows. to do tnose things that only he can do! l ven, ture to say that it is the pride ana ambition of every boy to be soou Scout. When boy arrives at what | he considers the manly age or l2 ne longs to do something to be some thing. for then the spark of his am bition Is highest he plans noble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
Joe Morris Will Not
 Buy Watch As Planned
Birmingham. Ala,
 November 26, 1921

Dear MT Barrett, editor Age-Her- aid: I am going to purchase tlcKet for one-half q year to the Y. M. C. A. I want to go to the Y. M. c. A. be- cause it will keep me physically fit. The Y. NJ. c. A. is great help to the upbuilding of strong, manly American citizens. Because of this, I want to belong to this organization. It pleased me very much to know that I had won one of the prizes At first I thought I would get a watch. but I had rather go to the Y. M. C. A., so l will get the watch Christmas. Thanks very much for the offer. Yours truly, JOE MORRIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

do 1t If anybody got him started.
 One day. in order to test his cour- age. the boys staged something in- side which sounds pretty terrible to him, and the sweat is running off his brow. for fear he'll be called upon to make good.
 This is the best cartoon, in every detail. the Scout editor thinks. this young artist has done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

This cartoon we feel will be appre- ciated by every Scout in Birmingham. It was contributed to the page by F. Williams. It very graphically tells the story of how one body. in his Scout bunch, was always going around with his fighting clothes on. and bragging that he could whip anybody 10 times his size. and would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
Losers Will Haue
 To Feed Winners
It,s a fine thing to be winner.

It's a fine thing to be winner
 Winners get fed and entertained at the expense of the losers.
 At least. this is what is going to happen the glorious night of Decem- Der when the patrol of Scout troop A. v-ho call themselves the Wolves, are going to eat their heads off at a party given by the Eagles. For the Eagles and Wolves entered contest soms time ago and the Eagles lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
Runs Fast and Furious Scouts Cut Up and Played
 Staged Numerous Football Games al Big CarniUaL
By THE SCOUT EDITOR

Gee how everybody around Boy Scout land Friday and Sat- urdayl
 football fuI of Friday bright until Sundays had sunk behind the eautum
 The old wide, of the biggest assembled Andrews The bent little cabins hard all day, assembled campfire they hermit Dad" 6 in the of Eas Birmneham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
Livingston Scouts Are
 Interested In Boys Here
Livingston, November 2S, 1921
Editor Scout Page, Birmingham Age-Herald,
 Rirminpham, Ala.

Editor Scout Page Birmingham Age geHerad Birmingham Ala. want to appreciation to you for the way in which promoting through the columns of The The Scouts here activities of the Birmingham Scouts and the recent eause great deal of comment the other prize and feel especially be the only ouoftown Scout to a Thanking you and with best wishes l am,
 Sincerely yours
 WADE H. COLEMAN. JR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

Here nrc other fine scout Iet- ters submitted in The Age-Her- aId's recent $50 contest. in which the Boys Scouts submitted stories on the subject. "Why Am Proud To Re n Boy Scout"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

tn canala CmAn las Top9 9tw lted Inc % ean  h gan W e m  H n y m $
  play Tps2O1 and am h is the I Ip n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02
By SCOUT BALLARD BAYLIss

Dear Folks: Asking a boy why he is proud of certain things, and be expecting to get a civil answer is not according to the boys "constitu- tion." as we would say. But, how over, this question of asking boy why he is proud to be a Boy Scout certainly ought to get answers from all ve-blooded scouts.
 Ever since scouting was first or ganized in Birmingham and the scouts began to be seen by the pub lie in their uniforms. l have longed to be one of them. My greatest anfoi- tion was to get in a troop of these live boys. It was realized three years ago, and the first night at meeting was the one moment l shall always feel pride in. I could proudly say belonged to the Boy Scouts of America from then on.
 But to get at the real causes of my proudness. I must give several re quirements of tenderfoot, namely, the scout oath, laws and motto. Every time l repeat any of these Cor hear them sad) a thrill passes over me, making me feel proud that 1 am one of the many boys who have such a wonderful and beautiful set of laws and oath.
 The Boy Scout stands for every thing that is good and clean. He IS taught how to become the best citi- zen by experience and through his handbook. He is taught to be proud of the community he lives in. He does good turns for it. He gets to be proud of the city he lives in. l am proud that l am one or these' even though I find it hard to try to live up to the laws and oath
 One of the greatest events In the history of Birmingham has just passed, and the scouts were called on for duty. This was just one ln- stance where the scouts have served in doing good turns. l am proud that have been able to serve and prouder srill that I have served for Birming- hams birthday party.
 Last of all, am proud of my uni form. that it stands for the great or eanization of boys. Whether or not [ am in uniform, l am proud to say that am one of the thousands or bovs belonging to the wonderfui or ganization of the Boy scouts ol America whenever I am asked. Fur thermore, I am proud that l can try to follow such a motto as;
 'On my honor I will do my pest: 7
 .'1. To do my duty to God ana my country and to obey the scout laws.
 "2. To help other people at all times. .,o,,,v
 "a To keep myself physically strong. mentally awake and morally straight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-02

The gala affair is to be at Cecil Hackneys house.
 Robert Saunders, scribe of troop A, says that the troop is planning on some kind of hike for probably next Saturday.
 INExPERIENCED AT CHARGING From the Chicago Herald and Exam
 iner.
 Was your second hand truck re- paired by an expert?" said Farmer Chessman.
 I'm a little suspicious that 1t wasn't" replied Farmer Brookfield The young feller who did the work took the machine all apart, put it together again so it runs as easy as gold watch, an charged me only S20."
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-26
gimid couple Finally Made Happ,

trrom the Statesyillc Landmark
Last Tuesday about three o'clock.
a timid looains boy and good look
ing girl eased into the register OF
deeds office where they were re-
quested to make known their wants.
but their wants were hard to make
public. and the young man stepped
over 10 ous OF the office assistants
and in a trembling whisper asked II
marriage license could be- had there
and received an affirmative answer.
Then cane the question 10 be an
sw,red which has 90 be- gone through
with in the iSsue of all such para
pherualia. The Young mans mind
seemed partly paraly2cd tor the time
beins and the bride.to be came to
IA, rescue and readily gave the re-
qu red data. After what evidently
se. ui..i s. them sruellns cross eN-
ar. Sec ton The received the much de-
sired paper. and proceeded across the
hall TO the Office OF Justice ". j
Laaenoy. which had already been fill
ed by an expectant gathering. There
looking upon the crowd the courage
and ready Wit OF the girl departed
10 the same regions that the Young
mans had reached an hour previous.
and with down-cISt eyes she SAID
she couldn't get marie With all that
crowd looking on, whereupau the as
semblage was dispelled by sheriff
Alexander But to the bangers-ou
who remained outside the door, the
smile on the youu- mans iace when
he emerged with the blustinS girl
on his arm. followed by Justice Lag
enby. proved in satisfactory manner
that the desires they had not the
courage to ask for had satisfactorily
been gratified.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-26
4 Ee.union of Preachers Proposed.

Mineral Springs, Aug a5.-Mr. A.
l.. Helms and family OF Chipiey, Fla,
are spending some time with Mrs.
Helms parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. K.
Winchester The trip was made by
auto In two days aud they report
good roads most OF the way. Mr..
Helms SAYS the boil weevil is in west
Florida out conditions generally are
improving.
Misses Kathleen and Bernice Win
chester ara visiting in Chester and
Carlisle. > c.
Mrs. ". l.. Notes leaves The 26th
10 visit her son, Mr.. l.. 7. Notes and
wife. 10 Norfolk. Va. where h. is in
business.
Mis-, Viola Pok is spending the
week end AT Carlisle with her friend,
Miss Lula Mae Wishard.
Seaboard OF Monroe baseball team
played Mineral Springs the 2lth. Re
suit : TO In favor of Mineral
Springs.
There is a movement on foot to
build as many as four tents for
preachers at Pleasant Grove camp
ground so the people will always be
assured of good variety of preaching
during the whole week.
Rev. Mr. Byron is endeavoring to
have the custom fixed TO have a re-
union of the Union county preachers
annually on the third Sunday in Au-
gust. II is said that there are over
twenty-five preachers that have gone
out from this county scattered around
three or four conferences. 4 sue
cessful meeting has just closed.
The greatest question Of this COM
munity IL. will the proposed building
Of an up-to-date school house be
ready for the fall session Sub
scfber
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-26
Confidential Information Didn't
Alarm the Editor
tMrom the Marshville Hon

MTOm ln2 MaTSnNllle nome.
Have you ever had friend 10 come
TO YOU with confidential information
That is the kind that was whispered
10 the editor of The Home last week
by friend who had heard that Ger
tain folks had declared IL their pur.
pose To enter business boycott
against this publication. The gentle
man must have been in error. Al
least We will have let an element of
doubt linger until il is either verified
or denied During our % years ser
vice In this community We have had
quite 4 number of business boyeottS
threatened Some were for political
reasons. Others came through a mis-
Interpretation or misunderstanding
of something we had said. or we had
inadvertently rubbed the hair the
wrons way on some over-sensitiye
citizen. hut II is inconceiyable that
any group of men or any representa-
tive individual citizen in his right
mind could wind himself up i'm such
manners as TO threaten a boycott
h~hAiANA a EOl'l u mas H'-u H
an open and timely campaign against
vice and immortality in this commun-
ity Ii man should rush into a
burning school building and rescue a
few dozen helpless children would he
be a tit subject for a business boycott
When man sounds the alarm and
to arouse fathers and
TO the dangers that lurk in
modern vice dens and TO the perils
that endanger the virtue and charac-
ter of their daughters. should II be
resented in anger by people living in
a civilized country. in the midst Of
schools and churches? Somebody ev-
Identity misinformed our friend about
the threatened direful and destruc-
tive business boycott of The Marsh
willie Home.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-26
Pro6teeiing on Coffins.

4 Chicago district attorney who
claims discovery of the operation OF
a coffin trust in this country. has
instituted a Nation wide investiga-
ton" into the matter. He has gone
to Washington and New York to gath
er further evidence. He claims that
he is already fortified with facts in
dicating that the trust has been
making as much as 5000 per cent
profits. He indicates that the most
profitable field is in the foreign-popu-
lated districts OF the cities where the
profits have been so enormous that
six or seven funerals a year show
good returns on money invested As
this district attorney does not seem
10 be making dependence on con-
gressional investigation. but is rather
determined to conduct ii through tho
Department Of Justice. ii Is possible
that the country may sit back in ex-
pectation Of the forthcoming litera-
ture.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-26
picking ON the LAWYERS.

The Statesvile Landmark says:
The first expression OF disgust
heard from a lawyer. but he was not
alone in feeling that the law had been
cheated saws a report OF a murder
trial in which verdict of not guilty
was returned. Seeing that lawyers
are in business TO help cheat the law
they are not in position to complain
II the cheating is not to their liking
at times.
We do not believe the Statesville
Landmark ought TO have made such
a broad sweeping charge against the
lawyers. 1t is true that We find too
many lawyers who disregard the sol
emn oaths they have taken to up
hold the law. but we do not believe
the the lawyers generally help TO
cheat the law
What one shyster lawyer may do
in court goes out and is talked about
and a shyster ought to have the
light turned on him-and here is
where the profession suffers-the
profession as such does not have a
house cleaning and kick out the shys-
ters as II ought to do.
A defendant. no matter how bad he
IL. has a right to be defended In
c. by his attorney-and an honest
at oey will not help to cheat t."
la; We verify believe that there az
more honest lawyers than there are
shyster lawyers. II not. then surely
we have fallen on evil days.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-26
PAY YOUR MONEY AND
TAkE YOUR CHOICE

Get Out If the Game al Fifty az Sta
in Till Observation-Disclosures Di>a
gree a. ta the Age az Which Me-
Can Re Active and Still Max,
t.o,sl.
Ever since DR. Osler made IN,
much misauoted remark about mel
being beyond their period OF useful
activity Al forty. the discussion has
been raSins as 10 how old a man MAY
b. and still grab a mans success in
life or continue an already useful ac-
tivity. And like all other questions
about which men dispute. both sides
MAY be- right or both sides wrong. for
all depends upon the man.
In an article in tn Saturday Ev-
ening Post a writer ON the subject Of
The Dangerous Age. SAYS that you
must 20, fixed before fifty" or YOU
are a goner Now. there Is old CL,
Vile. the story Of whose life appears
in this paper. what YOU GOT 10 say
about him. He can't pillow and grub
like h. once could. but he is is happy
and successful as an old man and
good nelghhor. aud what have We TO
kick about@ We stand Tor the old
man. that. the man beyond fifty. II
he had the grit in youth he can have
il how. and Just watch the way some
OF them 30 al IT, The following eX-
amples are from Capper's Weekly:
What will YOU be doing in your
old ages viii you be sitting on the
front porch. siroking YOUR white
haire Or will you be active. power
ml and a leader? Most Of us have
the false notion that old age necessi-
tateS inactivity
The Earl of Ducie. %. is rounding
out his esth year of service in the
House OF Lords. along with s9-year-
old Barnes Eversly. both extremely
active. Compared with these English
politicians. Senator Lodge. Il. is a
youngster. So is Senator Dillingham;.
-. and senator Culberson. sc. Only
Uncle Joe Cannon, SIS. is a real rival
Ii YOU have an idea Of retiring |
when YOU are 60, consider the ex-
PLOTS by old men:
Commodore Vanderbilt did not be-
rome a great railroad king until he
was 10 AZ SIS he was the most ac-
tive railroad man of his day.
Socrates began studying music
when he was so.
pastuer discovered his hydropho-
,ia cure after he was CO.
Columbus between 80 and 50 made
his first voyages of American dis
'overy..
voltaire. Newton. Spencer. Talley-
and and Thomas Jefierson-all were
Ictiye and in their intellectual prime
Ifter so.
When Calico discovered the
monthly and daily vibrations of the
noon, he was IS.
There are tens OF thousands Of
'ther instances of great men who did
heir best work in old age.