The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-08
Troop Scores 996 Points to
Surpass Record Establish
ed BY New Salem

Pickardville under the direction OF
Paul Swensen, substituting for Scout
master w. p. Jefferies, took third
with 952. G. H. Ellison, scoutmaster
of the Mercer troop, led his group to
fourth place with 927 points, while
Roy G. Morley and his Goodrich boys
captured 854 points. The jamboree
was the second this year to be con-
.lucted by the Missouri Valley Area
Council under the direction Of Scout
Executive w. G. Fulton. District
Scout Commissioner F. w. Perry Of
McClusky was master OF ceremonies
for the day.
Opening with an informal inspec-
ton of the various troops by A. N.
Finstad, Commissioner Perry and
Scout Executive Fulton, the jamboree
swung into contests in scouting, wood
craft, and manual skill.
The boys prepared their own eve
ming meal in the open, entertaining
as their guests members of the KFYR
Boy Scout band, who arrived on the
scene after booster trip which took
them through Wilton. Washburn,
Turtle Lake and Mercer.
Leaders Eat Out, Too
Scouters OF the district, who are
completing a training course in boy
leadership conducted by Fulton, pre-
pared their own bacon, eggs, baked
bananas and coffee over outdoor
campfires.
A parade Of the troops was led
through McClusky streets by the Boy
Scout band to the high school audi
forum. Here the band presented q
brief concert which was most en-
Enthusiastically received by both scouts
and their parents, large number OF
whom were present.
Ribbons we're then presented to the
winners Of first, second, and third
places In the afternoon events by
Scoutmaster Robert Ritterbush Of Bis
lnarck, who had acted as official
scorer. Scoutmasters of all troops
represented next received badges &C.
cording to the place their troops had
finished in the final scoring.
Advancement awards were pre-
sented by the district court of honor,
the Boy Scout band played few
more numbers, q few interesting and
amusing stunts were put on by diff
ferent troops, and the jamboree came
to a close with q repetition OF the
scout oath and the singing Of TAPS"
by the scouts assembled.
First places in the jamboree con-
tests were won by the following
scouts and scout troops: First Aid
(bandaging)-Ralph Rott, McClusky:
First Aid (broken bones)-Donald
Hempel, Denhoff; Morse code (send-
ing) Robert Edwards, Goodrich;
Morse code (receiving)-Owen Leedy.
Goodrich; Buckingham Fandrich,
McClusky; Archery-Emil Bauer, NC
Clusky; Axe ThroWing-Harvey Fin
stad, McClusky.
The blanket stretcher race was won
by the McClusky troop and string
burning honors were captured by the
troop from Goodrich. All three knot
tying contests were won by McClusky
boys-Herbert Miller, Roy Schroeder,
and Edward Myers taking the first
places in these events. Dale Schwartz
of McClusky took first in the fire
making contest when flint and steel
were used, and Robert Billigmeier,
also Of McClusky was first to make
fire by friction.
Awards Are Presented
Awards presented by the court Of
honor were as follows: Tenderfoot-
Walter Braun, Mercer: Second Class
Bruce Hjelle and Edwin Rennick of
Mercer and Lynn Walch Of Goodrich;
First Class-Walter Doering Of Good
rich.
Merit badges were awarded as fol-
lows: Goodrich troop-Raymond Kraft
ard Leonard Augustadt, carpentry:
Douglas Mutschler, bookbinding; and
Paul Augustadt, animal industry.
Pickardville troop-Bill Jefferies,
Erwin Peterson, Don Jefferies, Paul
Swendsen and Lawrence Peterson,
;eathercraft; Alan and James Van
Vleet. first aid to animals: Carl and
Roy Swendsen, animal industry; and
Lawrence Peterson, agriculture and
pathfinding.
Mercer troop-Edwin Littke, George
Gardiner, Oliver Just, George Krug,
Wul4oLl 0IdO14s WOOOIOW SoAOW, NdI4
Littke, Jr., Duane Rice, Bruce Hjelle,
Walter Hjelle, John Peterson, path
finding.
McClusky troop-Alvin Berg and
Dean Billigmeier, personal health;
Harold Wahl, Reuben Gehring, Ralph
Rott. first aid to animals: Harvery
Finstad. firemanship; Lloyd Aldrich
and Leland Rohrer, handicraft; Dale
Schwartz, firemanship and safety;
Herbert Miller and Warren Klundt,
music: Sam Skaff, woodwork; Dan
Fandrich, cooking: Emil Bauer, wood
carving; Roy Schroeder, leathercraft.
1andicraft and personal health; and
Edward Mayer, camping.
Denhoff troop-Gerald Payseno,
Rudy Heb, Donald McKinnon, Carl
Gram, Richard Akland, William PEN
ski, Donald Hempel, Charles Leibig,
animal industry. bookbinding, and
pathfinding.