The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-09-17
SCOUT RALLY
BIG FEATURE
OFLOCAL FAIR
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be completely dressed to stand in
spection on returning to the starting
line. First place In this event was
Walla Walla Fred Shields of Troop
1, WV. took second with George
Broughman. Troop 2 Kennewick 3rd
In the String Burning race two
sticks were set up for each contest
ant spanned at a height of twelve
inches by string and also at a
height of three feet. Each boy was
given a quantity of wood and two
matches and allowed to pile his fuel
ONLY as high as the first string with
the object of burning the second and
higher string in the shortest possible
time. First place in this event was
taken by Albert Bayer, Troop 8, w.
W.; End, Leonard Kincaid, Troop 2.
Kennewick; Gerald Campbell. Troop
1, Kennewick, Bird.
Some skill and practical knowledge
was shown in the First Aid race.
Teams entered by each troop consist
ed of two first aid men and a patient.
The teams started on a given line
with instructions in sealed envel-
OpS CHSIit CIi0I liz PoSiSiie
had broken collar bone. cash on
his head and broken leg below the
knee. The gashed head was COM
pressed and bandaged, the arm and
chest was bound and bandaged in
such way as to relieve pain as much
as possible and the broken leg was
bound with splints and bandaged.
The Judging of this event was quite
difficult as so many things entered
into the final results. Speed was only
one factor in the event. Accuracy,
neatness, and general results coupled
with resourcefulness in the use Of
the materials at hand were the points
upon which Judgment was based. The
official Red Cross score sheet was
used and the judges were greatly
aided by George Roberts of the Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
of Pasco. Winners i'm this event were.
1st, Troop 9, Walla Walla. Albert
Bayer, Leroy Millet, Geo. Bayer; End,
Troop IL, WV, Allen Reynolds,
Wesley Hancock, Ted Cook; 3rd.
Troop 8, WV, Rolly Nelson, Hough-
ton Gross. g. Schneider
Fire without matches in thirty mine
seconds with only materials from ma
lures own. With scout-made bow.
drill and block, Edwin Dumas Of
Troop 2, Dayton accomplished this
feat and took first place in this event.
Francis Mills of Troop 2, Kennewick
End; Albert Bayer, Troop 9, WV.
third.
In the water boiling contest Geo.
Henke, of Troop 2. Kennewick took
first place: Albert Bayer, Troop 8,
WV. 2nd:: Frank Barker, Troop II,
WV. third.
To aid variety and fun to the af-
fair each troop was requested before
hand to have ready a fifteen minute
demonstration of some phase of scout
work. Four troops responded with
some snappy stuff. Troop 8, WV.
took first place and the silver cup
with scene descriptive of a street
accident in which a patrol of scouts
pinched wild driver and gave first
aid to the victims. Troop two, WV.
took second with complete details
of a hike accident while Troop 8, w.
w. took third with snappy day in
camp from raising the colors at six
am to taps when they hit the hay.
A human signal tower may come
in handy almost any time out in the
open, especially if the top brick in
this tower happens to be fellow
with a fast semaphore in either hand.
Some fast time was made in this
event and Troop 3, WV. deserves
special credit for their tower of ten
boys erected from attention in patrol
formation in five and one-haf sec
onds. Troop 9, WV. took second in
seven and one-haf seconds and No.
2, WV. came third with time of
eight seconds. Time was not called
on the tower until the top man was
In erect position and signalling the
letter "R
The eighth and last event, Wall
Scaling, is perhaps the most difficult
of all to put on Each troop entered
a team of eight men with the object
of crossing 10-foot wall without ar
ificial means. In other words it is a
test of jumping ability and team
work. Troop 3, WV. took this event
with a time of Is and Us seconds
Troop L. Milton came second with
26 seconds Troop II, WV. took Bro
in 33 seconds.
In summing up the points of thf
different troops it was found thai
McAllister of Troop 9, Walla Walls
had made good his threat to grail
the cup. Troop three. Walla Walls
placed second and Troop 2, Kenne
wick third.
Through courtesy of the Kennewicl
Fair association scouts and scout mer
We're s..l.,litt ei =. e. 30 the Kennewicl
fair grounds after the rally and wer,
guests of the city for the rect of tn.
day. Contributions by the differen
merchants of Kennewick made tn
offering of prizes possible. From
opinions expressed by many differ
emit ones the 1925 fall rally was
wonderful success.
The big thing accomplished was il
the equalization of scout interest
Thru the efforts of the Kennewicl
Rally committee this affair was Sc
cured for this district. somethin,
which before has never been attempt
ed and could not have succeede,
without real work on the part o
the Kennewick scout men and tn
loyal support of the merchants AM
neople of the CITY. Then, too, Troo]