The Lexington advertiser., 1939-05-11
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The Council Of The Boy Scouts Is co,
BY HENRY WILLIS

The Council OF The Boy Scouts is COM
posed of men who are interested in
boys and in the future of our country;
all actuated by an unselfish desire to be
helpful to the coming generation. The
local Scout Troop is under the Andrew
Jackson Council with headquarters in
Jackson. w. B. McCarty, a very busy
business man, takes time out to do the
many jobs President of the Council
must do. Often, after a days work at
his own business, he will drive to Lex
ington, or to Rolling Fork, or to Natchez
or Gloster or Hazelhurst- Council
area is that big--to pep up the local
Scouters Omen interested in Scout work. .
Last Thursday evening the Council held
its semi-annual meet at Jackson. From
Lexington went such sterling, earnest
men as Roy Lyon, J. r. Williams. W.
o. Carter, Joe Latham, John Kier, J. M.
Hoff, Nick Walker; and from Cruger
those good citizens: John Turner, Wal
lace Flemming, Max Gertz, G. G.. Grif-
I'm. tWith two more men present
Holmes County would have won the at
tendance cup). There was reception
for National President w. w. Head of
ST. Louis, (who is president of a life
insurance company, past president of
the National Bankers Association
man of brains and polish and vision.
who gives much in time and talent and
money to advance the interest Of Scout
ing which he thinks-as most Scouters
dos the best movement in the world
today for promotion of civilization,
Christianity. His address at the dinner
after being felicitously introduced by
DIR. G. 7. Gillespie-was most excellent,
informative and thought provoking. He
is an able man of generous disposition.
A troop Of negro scouts was brought
in and sang scout songs, doing it we'll.
The negroes too are trying, under white
guidance. to promote the Christian
virtue s-temperance, fortitude and
justice. Those local citizens who are
giving of their time and funds to Scout
ing are select lot of men clean, earnest
and helpful. There are a number in
addition to those mentioned above.
Swing Music on its Way Out saws
headline in the daily. And surely there
will be little regret at its passing. May
it never hear the thump on resurrection
morn-or any other time.
There is Handy Little Office Gadget
for stapling papers together. If those
clerks who use it on papers that have
to be separated again had to 90 along
with their letters and get the papers
apart one might forgive it's indiscrim-
mate use. Otherwise /! Courses
on it).
The Delta Insurance Agents Asocia-
tion offers two scholarships in Sun
flower Junior College worth about
$4,000 each in cash. The College also
assists the beneficiaries of the scohlar-
ships. Requisites are: high school
graduation, need, character. Address J,
H. Johnson, Clarksdale, or S. j. c..
Moorhead. The Lexington and Tchula
agents are members of the Association
How Far DO Wild Ducks Travel? An
Ellinwood, Kansas, man makes a hobby
Of banding ducks (name Frank w. RobD
and spends lot of time and quite
bit of money but considers himself we'll
paid. Birds flying the Robl route are
certain of feed, and protection at his
sanctuary and even medical attention if
radios were set up and bit of dancin'
was attempted but dancing in an ex-