The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-12-26
SCOUTS CONTINUE ACTIVE
IN 1929, REPORT SHOWS
Troop Now Has AZ Members
% First and Second Class
Scouts Earn 20 Merit Badges

Scouts Earn 20 Merit Badges
Twenty-Five first and second class
scouts, members of Oakland Troop
No. l, passed 70 merit badges, 27
members of the troop advanced at
least one rank and other achieve
ments for the year 1929 are recorded
in the annual report which has just
been sent to National headquarters
by George H. Hanst, scoutmaster.
This interest in class study, coupled
with the two weeks camping trip and
participation in many other events
has made the year 1929 an important
one for the local troop.
At the present time there are AZ
members of the troop, 10 Tenderfoot
scouts, 10 second class, and 10 first
class scouts Two of the first class
scouts are Eagle scouts and one of
these was made a Knight-Eagle, the
highest rank any boy can obtain. On
ly seven were removed from the troop
roll during the past year, and these
were called away by school, work,
moving away, etc.
Those who advanced at least one
rank during the past year are Ken
meth Lawton, Fred Peddicord, Gerald
Imam, George Stuck, Jack Treacy,
George Browning, Carroll Casteel,
Robert Utterback and Harry Stemple,
to Tenderfoot; Lewis Jones, David
Walter, James Treacy, Walter Daw-
son, Roger Maroney, Richard Gender,
William Kahl, John McIntire Schell
Hoye, Gene Nordeck, to Second class;
Stuart Hamill, Richard Glotfelty,
Waller Hoye, Robert Altstetter to
First class. Harley Dawson and
Ward Hinebaugh became Life Scouts.
Merit Badges Passed
Seventy merit badges were won by
% first and second class scouts dur
ing the past year, the report states.
A merit badge is given that scout
may find his life's work. Those pass
ing one or more merit badges were
Harley Dawson, Charles Davis, Ward
Hinebaugh, Waller Hoye, Donald
Stemple, Wilmot Bowen, Elvin Imam,
James Nordeck, Lindsay Gender,
Joseph Sollars, Bernard Gender,
Richard Davis, Lewis Lawton, Lewis
Wildman, Schell Hoye, Stuart Hamill,
Richard Gender, James Treacy, Ar
thur Lawton, Walter Dawson, Richard
GIotfelty, Robert Altstetter, Harley
Dawson and Ward Hinebaugh each
passed IA merit badges,
Badges were won in woodcarving,
first aid to animals, first aid textiles,
personal health, reptile study, public
health, scholarship, camping, swim
ming, physical development, pathfnd-
ing, pioneering, hog and pork pro-
duction, fremanship, plumbing, handi-
craft, civics, woodwork, carpentry,
electricity, cycling, leathercraft, cook
ing, life saving, farm records and
bookkeeping, automobiling, bookbind-
ing, bugling.
Three overnight hikes with an
average attendance of Is, and three
day-hikes with an attendance of %,
were taken throughout the year; the
troop participated in civic parades,
had exhibits at the county fair, and
helped in community enterprises. An
average of 80 boys spent two weeks
in the scout camp on Deep Greek
Lake.
Local organizations which are aux
iliary to the local troop include the
Troop committee composed of W. w
Dawson, Harland L. Jones, Donald R
Sincell, F. E. Rathbun, L. M. Fra
ley; the Ladies Auxiliary, Mrs. Ber-
nard Gender, president; the Court OF
Honor, composed of a number OF
Oakland citizens who examine the
scouts for merit badges.
A banquet and get-together Of
boys and parents is being planned