Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-07
BANNER YEAR IN
WORK FOR
.COCHISE COUNTY

A banner year for Boy Scout work
! in Cochise county was predicted at
Ian enthusiastic meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the County Scout
| council in Bisbee Wednesday night
DR.. N. c. Bledsoe, as president of
| the county council, presided and
Douglas was represented by j. H.
Davis, r. E. Souers, Rex Rice and E.
| w. Graves
| Bisbee, Tombstone, and Douglas
were the three cities which had del
egates present, the meeting drawing
about Is interested citizens. 1t was
decided by the committee to conduct
/ a financial drive throughout the
county during Boy Scout anniversary
week from February 8 to 13. Funds
for the work of the Scouts during
the year will be solicited at that
time, although in Douglas it Will
first be necessary to present the
plan to the special chamber of COM
merce committee on advertising for
| its sanction.
J During the anniversary week, a
special program of entertainment
will be offered for the Boy Scouts
/ of the county. The, budget for the
coming year was considered Wednes-
day night also and general plans
made for the Scout camp which will
be held at Rust1ers park again. A
i limited npmber of boys from each
city in the Otiffty will be admitted
to this camp which is improving
leach summer. /
| A contest involving all sorts Of
Boy Scout activities is being arraug-
in which the various troops will com
Ipete against one another and for
which prizes will be awarded to the |
Iwinners
The following rules and regulations
iapply to the contest: sitN
A. Contest open to all registered |
troops in county. ~
sB. Each troop to carry on an inter- /
patrol contest to determine win |
ming. patrol to represent troop |
in county contest.
TC. Troop article must be in Scout
headquarters not later than the /
day following the close of each
division.
ID. Contest to be divided into the
following divisions:
1. Knot board contest
2. Model bridge contest.
8. Model signal tower contest.
4. Model camp contest.
e. Each division to carry on for g
period of one month.
F. Three judges appointed by tn
president of the council viii
judge the articles submitted.
Points to be Awarded
Two hundred points will be given
for first place in each division 100
points for second place; SO points !
for third place.
Prizes to be Awarded
patrol prize will be awarded |
the winning patrol in each division |
A troop prize will be awarded the /
troop showing the greatest number
of points at the close of the contest. I
DIVISIONS
No. L. Knot Board Contest
Specifications: Knot board must
be twelve inches wide and two and
one half feet long. There must be
20 knots of Is inch rope, including
the 8 required tenderfoot Knots. Ends !
of rope whipped.
Judging: Correctness Of tying,
neatness and arrangement of knot !
board will be factors in judging.
No. 2. Model Bridge Contest
Specifications: To be made of
wild material, not lumber frame
lashed properly, not nailed or glued
Maximum length 8 feet, width 10 (
inches, minimum length feet, I
width 8 inches. Any standard con- +
struction as diagramed in pioneering
merit badge pamphlet can be used,
Judging: Construction, neatness, |
design, to be factors in judging.
No. 3. Model Signal Tower
Specifications: To be made of I
wild material, not lumber, frame
lashed properly, not nailed or glued,
Maximum height "a inches, minimum
height IA inches.
Judging: Design, neatness and
construction will be factors.
No. 4. Model Camp
Specifications Model for perma
nent camp SITE one building, 6 tents.
Mounted on board feet six inches
square.
Judging: Arrangement of tents
and building; general plan for
grounds, neatness. will be factors.