Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-25
COURT OF HONOR
AWARDS BADGES
TO BOY SCOUTS

s. L. McCrory. COUNT Boy Scout
executive came down from Laguna
mountains last night to check mp
on the prospective attendance of
scouts at the second session of sum
mer camp. At present there are 40
bows in camp with 81 signed up for
the second period. Indications are
that the attendance AT the second
period Will not exceed 10 or -
scouts and few have indicated
desire to attend the third period.
The camp committee has. therefore,
decided to close the camp at the
end of the second period unless as
many as 81 scouts should send IN
requests together with 81 deposits
during the next 10 days.
ANY boys who desire to attend
the second period who have not sent
in their names may do so by phon-
ing the office in the courthouse be
fore Saturday noon.
The first Court Of Honor was
held at 2.3O last Sunday afternoon
and many awards were made.
Scouts to whom awards were made
are as follows:
Second class rank awards-Elbert
Berry, Troop II, FL Centre.
First class rank awards.-Wini-
fred Reed, Troop Is, FL Centre;
key Price, Troop Is, FL Centre.
Merit badges awarded-Joe Bow
err, Troop Il, Yuma. Billy Adair,
Troop u, Yuma. Richard Wilson,
Troop /. Calexico. Jack Armstrong,
| Troop y, Yuma. Milton W. Fin
ley, Trrop 16, FL Centre. Donald
Palmer, Troop y. Yuma. Chester
Collins, Troop 3, FL Centre. Owen
Andrew, Troop l, Calexico. Adel-
bert Andrew, Jr., Troop /, CaleXico.
Paul Cook Jr., Troop ], Calexico.
Joe Bower, Troop l., Yuma.
In addition to these, Eagle Scout
Victor Hctzel, Life Scout Roy
Sweeney, and Star Scout Allan
Cameron all Of I'll Ccntro visited
camp over the Weekend and APP
pcarcd before the court of honor
fcr the following awards which
were made:
Roy Sweeney, Troop II, FL Cen
tro, camping, bird study, pioneer
ing, craftsmanship in wood.
Allan Cameron, Troop 3, Ell Cen
tro, cooking, bird study, handicraft.
Older Boys Visit
! Victor Hetzel is one of our old
campers having been in camp for
the last five years and would have
been in camp this summer but for
the fact that he is attending sum
mer school.
The rank Of Eagle Scout which is
the highest rank in scouting was
conferred upon Roy Sweeney and
Chester Collins at the court OF hon
or Sunday. Chester Collins is one
Of the older scouts Of the council.
He joined Troop ,, FL Centre, in
MAY, 1922, when Frank Lake, for
merry manager Of the Pacific Tcle-
phone Co., was scoutmaster of that
, troop, and has been d member of
the troop ever since. He is now
II years of age and is acting at
this time as one Of the leaders in
camp. Chester has been consist
ent scout throughout and a good
student in school and has always
been popular with his associates.
lie graduated from Central Union
high school this year.
Roy Sweeney became a scout in
June, 1928, while living at West.
morland and has been a active
fSeout er,-siHee. Roy Is the senior
patrol leader Of Troop IA, I'll Cen
tro, and has proved very valu.
able aid 10 his scoutmaster, as a
leader in his troop. When the
scouts in FL Centre have been put
on traffic duty Roy has been their
leader. Roy's father, j. ?. swee-
ner, acted as chairm9n protein of
the court of honor witch conferred
upon his son the rank Of Eagle
Scout. Lrs. J. 7. Sweeney, Roy s