The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-02
OPPORTUNITY FOR
COUNTRY BOYS TO
BROADEN VIEWS
To Receive Instructions as to Work
at Summer Encampment. To be
Entertained With Clean. Whole
some Programs. Parents Welcome.

Next week the agricultural club
boys of this county will meet the
boys of Kinds County at the coun-
try place of Col Sidney McIaurin
on the Jackson Brandon road in
their summer encampment TO receive
instructions as to their work.
1t is a late thing for the country
boys to have an opportunity to have
a few days away from the farm
duties and enjoy time arranged
for their pleasure and development
along the lines they are interested
in and to meet boys of other coun-
ties and learn to know them and
realize that other boys are doing
the very same kind of work that
they are trying to do.
County Agents Simmons and
Hand have very carefully selected
the time beginning the afternoon
of August 9Th, next Monday, to
assemble the boys, assign them to
quarters and be ready for system
attic activities on the morning of
August 7th, and keep up the sche-
dule through Wednesday and Thurs
day when the camp will be over
in the afternoon in time for the
boys to reach home. This time was
selected so that the tents now being
used by the girl scouts might be
kept without expense, and the camp
cook retained All the cash outlay
for the encampment will be cared
for by those in charge.
Another feature of the camp is
the fact that Mr.. Thos. B. Aber-
nathy, director of Boy Scouts, will
have charge of the camp and give
the boys training along practical
lines that will be of service to
them. Along with the athletic and
other contests will be talks and in
structions by men who have made
a close study of special subjects, in
fact, it would be well worth the
time of all the farmers to spend
the time at this place and be boys
again; it would prove to be instruc,
tive for them as well as a vacation
away from the everyday duties of
the farm. Every provision will be
made for the entertainment and
safety of the boys. Mr.. Abernathy,
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hand will all be at the camp
and every parent is assured that
the boys will be given personal at
tentiOn and the camp conducted with
clean, wholesome programs.
There will be regular times for
work when every boy will be re-
quired to work; then when time
for swimming or recreation comes
every boy will join in, the regular
camp cook, the one who has had
charge of the scouts camp during
the past two months will look after
the proper preparation of the food.
All parents will be welcomed at any
time, in fact, it is desired that they
visit the camp and see for them
selves what it means to be a club
boy and compare the opportunities
the boy Of today has over what
they had a few years ago. This
time is being given for the benefit
of club boys and will be the best
time they could spend.
Every parent owes it to his boy to
encourage him and help him to have
every advantage. This camp will
be open to any boy who is inter
ested in club work regardless as
to whether he has a club acre, or
club pig this year. Next year it will
probably be open only to those who
are actually sticking.
Get in communication with COun-
ty Agent Simmons at once-NEXT
WEEK is the time.