The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-12
TO CINE PRIZES
FORBIRDHOUSES
Scouts Taking Great In.
terest in Bird Life in
This Section

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The first annual blrdhouse con-
tcst held by the Marion county
council Boy Scouts Of America will
Ibc opened with bird hikes on sat.
urday. The various troops through
out the county Will hike into the
woods and over the hills carrying
corn and wheat. which they Will
put in sheltered places where the
birds will be able to find the grain
at all times. suet will be fasten-
ed to trees out OF reach ot,all ami:
mails which would harm the birds.
The birds are the friends OF ev-
cry one. They need food these
days, as well as ali. other living
things. The Boy Scouts through.
out our country are doing their
best 70 protect and feed the birds
during the severe winter season,
when food Is SCARE and covered
with snow. The Marion county
Scouts are not 10 be outdone by
their brother scouts, OF other
places and will do their part for
the protection. OF their feathcred
friends. They will build bird
houses, feeding stations and baths,
for tho comfort and protection OF
tho birds.
Prizes will be given for the
three most practical and best built
bird houses and feeding stations.
a troop prize will be given for the
troop receiving the highest score
In points. A first prize in the
building contest, counting fifty
points, second prize counting thir-
" points and the third prize count,
ling ten points. Each bird feeding
hike. held by the troop during
the contest, will count twenty-five
points and ten points will BIO Civ.
en- for each troop feeding station
selected and maintained by the
troop. There must be at least one
full patrol in attendance at each
hike and the report OF the hike
must be In Scout Headquarters
within forty eight hours after the
hike, otherwise the hike will not
be counted.
The following rules will govern
the contest:
1.-The prizes will be awarded TO
the registered scouts who build
the most serviceable and best de.
signed bird houses, feeding station
and bird baths, according TO the
dimensions specified below.
2-Any boy over twelve years Of
ago can enter the contest by reg
lstering at local scout headQuar.
tiers.
S-The contest will close Tues
day. February IS. at 0 p. nj. All
bird houses must be in local scout
headquarters with the name and
address OF maker aud type Of bird
house firmly attached. (Tag must
not be pasted on bird house,.
Bird houses, feeding stations
and bird baths will be- returned to
the owner II called for not later
/ than March 10, 1929. All entries
not called for on or before thst
date will be used for sanctuary
! purposes.
Each contestant can build
and enter in tho contest as many
bird houses feeding stations, or
bird baths as he desires, but only
ono prize will be awarded each
contestant. although boy winning
10 prize for a bird house can also
win a prize in either the feeding
stations or bird bath divisions.
each boy may gather all the
information and suggestions OBJ
t0innhle from any source, hut al
work pertaining to the building OF
the bird house, feeding station OF
bird bath must be done by the
boy himself, and each prize win,
ner must furnish n signed state.
ment from either parents. guar,
dian OF his manual training in.
structor, showing he. the prize
winner, has complied. with this
rule. "a
ANY contestant desiring TO
sell bird house, feeding station
Tor bath, at tho exhibition following
tile awarding OF the prizes, should
mark the price he desires on the
tag with the name md. address
when he enters it in the contest
Providing entry is sold money
will be given the boy.
S-Any contestant desiring 10
donate his entry for use In the es.
tablishmen. of Bird Sanctuary Ia
West Virginia should mark Sane.
tuary" on the tag with his name
and address when he enters tho
bird house in the contest.
The contest will close Tuesday
February IS, ct 8 p. nj. Scout
leaders and parents who want
their boys to be real scouts win
encourage them to participate in
the contest. Scouts wishing TO
enter the contest will register at
scout headquarters not later than
January 25.
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