The Holly chieftain., 1924-03-06

smolderng fires In 1922. hundred medals for
mertorio,Is service were awarded to scouts By the
PENNSYLVANIA state forestry service. Reports like
this come from all tile large timber
The Boy Scout Fireman in the cities has been
especially trained by the chief of the Fire Depart
nent in Firemanshp and Safety First. His pri-
mary duty is to stop the fire before it happeEs
He Is the official aide of the fire department and
saves loss Of money and perhaps loss of life by
his efficient service in fire prevention. No kero-
sene poured on the kitchen fire; hot ashes in
wooden barrels; all gas and electric fixtures In
spected Are the fire escapes free from obstacles.
the Railways from rubbish? Are inhammable ma
terials sequestered? Since 1917 10000 Boy
Scouts in every state in the Union have learned
how to prevent fire from starting how to keep 1t
from spreading, and what to do In an emergency
The boy and the policeman not always on
terms of friendly cooperation. But the police find
the Boy Scouts of the utmost assistance. Indeed.
the New York police department Is preparing a
manual especially for the use of Boy Scouts, so
repeated and conspicuous have been the services
these lads have rendered.
Every scout has been trained In first aid and
many Of them carry first aid kits The scout mot
to is BE Prepared" and the instances where
scouts prompt application of his knowledge has
saved u human life nnumerable Here's
dramatic instance. Into the great York Field
house at the University of Michigan streamed
n tremendous crowd. The dedication exercises
had commenced when the jam mt the north
his chest found his arm jammed against the throat
of n young woman who facing him. The
woman, slowly suffocating. uttered penetrating
screams. Scoutmaster Frank FAIRY of Flint. Mich.
gathered three of the Flint Scouts and proceeded
through the crowd. who loudly predicted cit
couldn't be done" The scouts worked through to
the entrance then penetrated in few feet and
asked the people to step outside. A number
promptly responded The request repeated
until the crowd thlnned sufficiently for the
girls father to carry ont his daughter, who by
this time was unconscious. The scouts could not
get out of the crowd. But other scouts of the
Flint troop Immediately administered first aid and
within halfhour the young woman, with assist
ance, wns able to take her seat at the Marine
Michigan game.
The National Aeronautca association hns
worked out plan of cooperation with the Boy
Scouts. The scouts to receive special instruc-
ton from mir officers and landing fields operated
by the United States government. They are to be
welcome guests at the weather bureaus Ihe
course which they take will enable boy to tell
any type of plane in the air. understand its ma
neuvers and operations, read its signals and rem
der intelligent aid il it is in distress.
For more than year special study has been
made of radio as an activity in connection with
the program of the Boy Scouts The subjects
which have been under consideration by experts
include these recommendation as to absolute
ly standard parts which the organization can ap-
proye. development of broadcasting plant. with
regular broadcnstng stations throughout the Unit
ed States; n system of receiving stations in local
council offices with wide range; receiving set
In the home of every scout; system of broadcast.
ing and receiving between troops ty portable
sentIng and receiving set
These are some of the reasons why leading edu'
GATORS declare scouting TO be one Of the most I'm.
portant factors building the America of tomorrow.
Scouting is not recreation merely the scout lead.
ers declare, Scouting is service It trains for cti
zcnship 1t builds character"
These are some of the reasons why one under.
standing citizen is apt to say to another
Your best pal, the Boy Scout"