Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
Scouts Celebrate
5Oth Anniversary


the 50th Anniversary of Scouting
in America at a Camporee held in
Seaford at the Dupont picnic
grounds.
The jubilee ceremony Saturday
evening opened with Scouts and
Cubs and parents and public in
attendance. Mr.. Ronald Dommer-
muth, District Executive, opened
the ceremony with comments on
Scouting activities in America, the
Sussex District and this Anniver-
sary celebration. Mr.. George Coul-
ter, Seaford, Camporee Director,
introduced SGT Charles e. Riley,
Youth Bureau, Delaware State
Police, who spoke to the audience
on the values of Scouting and the
work of the Youth Bureau in pre-
vention of Juvenile Delinquency.
A pageant depicting the so years
of Scouting in America was pre-
sented by selected group of
Scouts from the District. This
ceremony was capped with an In
dian dance setting off a large
campfire.
Mr.. Joseph Lingo, MiIlsboro, as
sisted by Mr.. Lou De Fanti, Sea-
ford, Scoutmaster of Troop 1872,
directed this campfire.
The three day event opened on
Friday night with a registration of
Is Troops representating all areas
of Sussex County. $50 Scouts, 25
Scoutmasters and adult District
leaders gathered around a "get to
gether" campfire. Assembly for
this was sounded by Allen Could
Official Camporee Bagler, of Troop
20, Laurel. After planning the fol-
lowing days events and campfire
singing taps were sounded.
Saturday morning dawned clear
with revilie at $50. Breakfast
fires blazed through out the camp
and the aroma Of bacon and eggs
filtered through the woods. After
camp clean up the Scouts hiked
for two hour swim as guests of
the community pool.
In the afternoon the Scouts we're
Joined by the cub packs and ex-
plorer from around the county
for series of games, contests and
exhibits. Each Troop presented a
display of Scouting skills signal
towers, monkey bridge, camp cook
ing, knot tying and other numer-
Gus displays. The threat of rain
Saturday night hurried the Scouts
to lashing tents and in a short
time all were quiet with 1870 Scouts
bedded down after a full day.
Sunday dawned clear and bright
with breakfast followed by Church
Service conducted by Rev. John
Link of Rehoboth Beach. The clos
ing ceremony featured the pre-
sentation of awards and the Jubi-
lee Camporee Patch. The Camp
oree drew to a close in the best
Spirit of Scouting with everyone
happy with the most successful
Camporee in the history of the
district. Scout and Scout leader
appreciation is extended to all who
made this event SO successful
The Chief Judge of the Camp
oree was Edwin Smith, District
Commissioner, Georgetown, AS
sisted by Walter Spence, Green
wood, John Eden, Seaford, Everett
Murphy, Reliance, James Flood.
Selbyville and Melvin Hearn.
Georgetown. They announced the
following unit awards for. camp
ing.
Honor Awards: Troop 95, George
town, Panther Patrol; Troop 249,
Eagle Patrol, Seaford, and Troop
BOZ, Eagle Patrol, Lincoln.
Proficient Awards: Troop 242,
Greenwood, Flaming Arrow & War
Hawk Patrols; Troop 90, Laurel,
Hawk Patrol; Troop 50, Rehoboth,
Flaming Arrow, Cobra and Rattle
snake Patrols; Troop 166, Bridge
vile, Rattlesnake Patrol; Troop
1913, Milton, Panther Patrol; Troop
1O6, Reliance, Crow Patrol; Troop
1872, Seaford, Wolf, Flaming Arrow,
Flying Tiger e Apache Patrols;
Troop 307, Lincoln, Beaver, Hawk
and Wolf Patrols.
Participation Awards: Troop 25S,
Frankford; Troop 1, Lewes; Troop
SO, Millsboro.
Individual Scout awards for the
following events were made as
follows; Knot Tying Robert Dor
say, Troop 162 First, Dolphus
Stevenson, 307, second and Bruce
Northrup, 1872, Third.
Heaving Bar: Ray Farley, 307
First, William Coulter, 1872, Sc
cond. Dave Smith 242, Third.
Fire Building: Preston Rogers,
SO. First, Jan McCabe, 1872, Second
and Bill Stenenson, 1872 Bill Goff,
SO Ken Lemon 1. tied for Third.
Compass: Bill Sullivan, 1872,
First. Hal Dukes, S5, Second, Ken
Lehman, /. Third.
Rope Climb: Ray Farley. 307.
First. Myron Morgan, SO7, Second.
Bill Sharp 1913, Third.
Hight Judging: Bill Sullivan.
1S2, First, Allen Gould. 80 Second
and Don West SO, Third.
Explorer Post 1872, Seaford. led
by Jim Templeton acted as Camp
oree Assistants in conducting the
contests and general operation of
this event.
The district and its Camporee
Committee are indebted to the fire
companies from Seaford. Blades:
Lewes, Gumboro. Laurel, Green
wood and Bridgeville for their AS
sistance. Engines were on hand "a
hours a day for fire control. Their
streams of water provided a cool
ing shower for many a Scout.
The Camporee Committee which
planned and axacuited tbiS bioh1,-