The Sidney herald., 1957-06-13
Sidney Boy
Scouts To Attend
Natl Jamboree

NQI Il &C
The Yellowstone Valley Coun-
Gil of the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca, with headquarters in Billings
will be represented by 80 Scouts
Explorers, and adult leaders al
the Fourth National Boy Scout
Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa.
next July IL to 10, which vii
have more than $4,000 partici-
pants,
From the, Sidney area in the
group will be Richard Sanford
Harlan Stone, John Beagle, Rob-
ert M. St Cyr, Gary Habedank
Philip Foss.
Wallace West, Jamboree Com
mittee Chairman Of the Council
in announcing plans for the yell
howstone Valley Councils con-
tingent said that eligible Scouts
and Explorers may still apply tc
participate.
The jamboree is a Sef-sustain-
ing enterprise made possible BY
the fifty dollar National JAM
boree fee paid byt each partici-
pant which provides the food, USE
Of certain equipment and the cos
of building the jamboree camp
Transportation, leadership, pre-
jamboree training and prepare
ton, and sightseeing enrou.e are
included in an additional local
fee of $185.0O.
A 1,5OO-acre tent city will
house the jamboree. 1t will have
its own water, electric power, and
telephone facilities, an amphi-
theatre seating $4,000 persons,
and five trading posts
The citizens of Americas new
est, youngest, and busiest COM
munity will be Scouts Explorers
and leaders from all walks of
life All races and creeds will be
represented as they exchange
skills, swap home town products,
and learn about customs and ira
ditions of many sections Of the
nation
For many Of the participants"
said MIR West ''the jamboree will
be a once in a lifetime expert
ence seeing America and camp
ing with others from all parts of
the nation"
The local contingent will COM
prise two j1mbuee troops, each.
with 80 Scouts or Explorers, a
senior patrol leader or a senior
crew leadE,- two Junior assis-
tant unit leaders and three adults.
The three adults are the unit
leader and two assistant unit
leaders, one in charge of physical
arrangements and the other re-
sponsible for activities.
The unit leaders of the local
jamboree units are: j. w. Leg
gate, Billings; Sam Melnick, Bill
lings; Ralph J. johnson, Billings;
Otto Habedank, Sidney; Amos
Clark, Red Lodge; Bob Jones,
The itinerary of the local jam
boree contingent follows:
Jamboree Scouts will leave Bill
lings at 500 a. m. Saturday, July
8 by chartered bus. Routing will
be through Glendive, Bismarck,
Duluth to St. Ignace,
where the group will
be ferried across the Machinaw
Straits to Machinaw City, Michi-
gan. They will camp overnight at
4 Boy Scout camp near Traverse
City, Michigan
Next day will be spent in the
Detroit area. Sightseeing will in
,lude, The Ford Motor Co Plant,
Village, and Greenfield
Museum. Boys will stay overnite
the museum dormitory.
Sights enroute to New York
-ity will include Niagara Falls
md the National Biscuit Co..
Highlights Of the day In New
FORK City Wednesday, July 10
will include the Statue OF Liberty,
United National Headquarters,
nd Radio City-Rochefeller Gen.
er. Overnight the Scouts will be
in cabins in the New York
>ity Councils Scout camp at AL
inc, N. j.
Enroute New ork City to the
amboree site at Valley Forge,
will visit Independence
Iall, and other historic sites in
Philadelphia.
The contingent will be encamp-
d at Valley Forge from after
DON of Thursday Of July IL until
of Friday, July 10. {
Homeward bound the contin-
ent will spend all day in sight