Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-13
42 Boy Scouts
Win Awards at
Court of Honor

The American Legion hall was filled
with more than $50 people We'd
nesdar night at Imperial when 43
RUv Scouts represCn,ing six FL
Centro and Imperial troops received
awards and aGvancements in the
district Court of Honor
The program was IN charge of
Superintendent C. C. Hancock. Tie
awards were presented by Bill FoSs,
advancement chairman from FL
Centro. Scoutmaster Hans Lar
sen of Troop 50 conducted a cam
delight ceremony initiating nine
tenderfoot scouts, who in turn pin
ned miniatures OF their badges on
their mothers. Larsen was as
sisted by Harry Case and Wallace
Kent. also of Imperial.
Court of Honor awards were made
as fololws:
Troop 85. sponsored by the Am
erican Legion OF Imperial. Hans
Larsen, ScoutmaCter-
Tommy Allen ? service stars;
merit badges in WCoGcarvlng, WOOD
work, pigeon raising, swimming, 2
recruit bars. 50-hours service stripe
Donald Larsen - three Tyr. service
stars, 50-hour service stripe.
These Boy Scouts all received
their second class badges besides
the awards: Norbert Mccall -
badges III woodwork and poultry
keeping. service star, 50-hour serv-'
ice stripe. Marcus Sigmen - re-
cruit bar. service star, 20-hr. stripe,
badge in poultry keeping. Monroe
Robinson recruit bar. Roland
w. Newton recruit bar, 20-hr.
stripe. Mardis BristoW - recruit
bar, 20-hr. stripe. Harry johnson
- second class. Norman Haun =
recruit bar, Tyr. service star. Stan
lev jackson = Gecond class. The
troop also won the attendance BAN
ner.
Troop No. "a, sponsored by the
State Stret Christian Church, Ell
Centre, Leo BrinnCn, ScoutmaSter-
John Estrada recruit bar, 10
hr. stripe. Wayne Lyons - recruit
bar. 10-hr. stripe Bobby Bledsoe
= recruit bar, l0-hr stripe. James
Locke - recruit bar. Bill Hawkins
= 2 recruit bars.
John Bolin q recruit bars, Tyr.
star, lO-hr. stripe. Billy Joe Hyman
3 recruit bars, l0-hr. stripe. Tom
my Tyler = 2 recruit as, l0-hr.
stripe. Walter Freeman recruit
bar. lO-hr. stripe. Burke Beeshers
- recruit bar, 10-hr stripe.
Troop No. 73-Sponscred by Fire
Department of El Centro, Scout,
master. Clyde Lott
Stanley Drye and Harry Thomp-
son - 10-hr. civic service stripe.
Lee Pyle = service star (total 8
years. Jack Lehotsky - 10-hr
stripe. Bob Miller - 20-hr. stripe.
Jon Duringer 50-hr stripe DeX-
ter Babcock - recruit bar. Alva
Lee Fudge = first class award.
Troop Nc. 70 - Sponsored by
Negro University club of Ell Centro,
Scoutmaster, Rev Howard William
] Potts
Homer Broome - merit badges
in safety, firemanship.
Troop No. 70 - Sponsored by
Rotary club CT FL Centro, Scout
master, Bob Eyer.
Edwin Jones merit badge in
reading, recruit bar. Paul Dunlap
- badges in reading carpentry,
woodcarving, safety; first class
award. Jimmy Munscn - badges in
safety, pathfinding, wood carving,
music reading; second class scout
in carpentry. Ralph L. Osburn -
award. Norman E. Snow - badge
badges in swimming. civics, con-
servation, reptile study, handicraft,
public health; first class award
20-hr. stripe. Donald Womack -
badges in reading, athletics, wood
turning
Troop No. II - Sponsored by XII
wants club CT Ell Centro, Scoutmas-
ter, Dave Goddard
Phil Haas, second class award.
Duane Wells and Jack Magee -
first class awards.
Special awards JOHN Groenli,
Troop No 10 - 109-hr. civic serv-
ice stripe Arthur Prince No. 70,
Paul Dunlap, Troop No. 70 and
Ralph Osburn, Troop No. TO- den
CHIEF cords. Donald Womack.
! Trct.c Nc 70. life scout award.