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, _ A Department. Devoted to the Interest Their Activity in All Lines of HEADQUARTERS NOTES, The Annual Honor Contest. The details of an “Honor Contest” which is designed to become a perma- nent feature of Scouting in Cusper for stimulation of enthus- _: iasm for Scout activities » are set forth in the follow. ing memorandum which been. sent out to all 7 troops: “Beginning January 1, 1921, ‘nll -troops’ of Boy Scouts under the Casper counch ‘will participate in an ann ‘Honor Conest* The first annual contest will close with the of the summer camp next summer. Thereafter the annual con- tests Will run from the close of the summer camp to the opening of the summer camp the following year. “A prize will be awarded to the troap | : winning the honor contest, said prize to become the temporary property of the troop and to be held in its possession during the ensuing ‘year. winning the, prize for three successive years shall become the permanent own- ers of the prize. “The honor prize shall consist of a color set, including a wational flag (41-3 ft. by 5% ft.).on a 9 ft. pole with a 6 in, spread eagle emblem and an honor flag (41-3 tt. by 5% ft.) of troop colors on a 9 ft. oak pole with a 6-inch First Class Scout emblem. The value of the color set will be about $25, and will be purchased out of funds of the coun- cil, eh | “The results of each annual honor contest will be announced at each sum- mer camp, and the award of the prize will be made with appropriate exer- cises at the summer camp by the court of honor, “Special awards of points to individ- ual troops may be by the court of honor in its discretion for instances of special merit on the part of the troop ¥.|letin” Any tr6op! of Local decease and Endeavor Here jFriday evening of, Geet weak: sien. ‘Troop 3 and Troop & will try to see which troop can make the ‘best record. M. P. Wheeler, president of the Io- cal council, has réturned from a. three weeks" trip Visiting friends’ and rela. | tives in the East. A meeting of the executive eommit- tee was called for last Saturday eve- ning at the Chamber of Commerce. No quorum was present but those who did attend discussed a number of topics of Interest to the organization. The second issue of “The Scout Bul. Was published Thursday. With the beginning of the bas! ball season the gymnasium at the high School is in s0 much demand for the practice of the high school teams that the da for meetings 6f troops at the ym have been cancelled. It is. ox- pect? that when the season is a lit. tle’ further advanced, ‘the high’ schooi practice will not be so strenuous, and troops will again be ings there, TROOP 1. No basketball Dractice was scheduled at the high school last Tuesday, a the troop was able to hold its regul: meeting there, Most of the evening w: given over to a practice basketball game between the troop team and a team of offi is, in which the officials easily outclassed their opponents. First Class Scout Harr Astin has been promoted from Scout scribe to 1 trol leader of the Fourth patrol. TROOP 2. Scouts in Troop 2 are contesting to! see who can write the best troop son: The troop held a 100 per cent meet- |ing at the high school last Friday. Scoutmaster Goodrich has ordered 16 pairs of eight-foot skis to be used by _| headquarters in. New York. able to hold meet-| Young. The members of the arm team are John Murray, Levern Elgin, Rob-« ert McDonald, James Julian, George Forster, Crawford Martin, James Mar- shall, Clifford Holmes, Philip Edwards, Glen Virgne, Fred Virgne, Gerald Stor- er, Marshall Keith, Dorton _Green and Ray Forrester. Four complete basketball teams have been organized in the troop. First Class Scout Harry Young, for. merly leader of the First patrol, has been promoted to the post of senior, pa, tro} leader, Fourteen applications have been re- ceived for membership in the Troop 2 Juniors: The meetings have not started on regular schedule but a number of the younger boys have been attending meetings of the troop. Ellis Young has been appointed patrol leader in the eb TROOP 3 3. | New patrol flags and shoulder colors | for the members of the various patru!s have arrived. The troop also has a new troop flag recently. purchased from TROOP 4. Scoutmaster Frank B. Taylor been kept busy giving tests to mem- bers of the troops who are candidates for advancement. Tyo or three tests are given every meeting night and tha Scoutmaster reports that his Scouts are making good progress. TROOP 5. istant Scoutmaster Benjamin hes ed the troop with a t.tv Amer- a flag, flagpole and emblem. The signed copy of the constitution and by-laws of the troop was lost last; week on Center street between the Na-! trona Power company and the Henning hotel. Finder should return to | headquarters at the Chamber of merce. Scout Ernest West has been apppint-| ed Scout serlbe and ® and correspondent. A | | TROOP ¢ 6. | Troop 6, recently organized in the Baptist church, is rapidly shaping into | ;}% regular organization. Scoutmaster | Stout is giving instruction in Tende:-| foot requirements, and the candidates | | now enrolled expect to pass their tests | within the next two weeks, Until this has; Se Ll Pennington, Cari apes Ba- dine Dismuke and Tom Cole. At the regular meeting Tuesday eve~ Liriack t the Baptist parsonage the mem- ip of Troop 6 Juniors had grown ey 34. With s0 many members present, it was found necessary to arrange a separate. meeting night for the Juniors and for the Scouts. The regular meet- ings of the Juniors will continue to be held on Tuesday evenings. The roster of the Juniors of Troop 6 now containa the following names: Dewey King, Wesley King, Clark Til. ton, Russell Brown, Robert Trowbridge, Robert Brown, Nelson Chase, Hubert} Cf: Black, Robert Castell, Waldo Hurley. Paul Schnu, Jack Schnur, Ray Mor. gan, Frank Nelson, Gale Moore, Harry Davis, Floyd Cole, Richard Anderson, Willis Isfer, Stanley Marrion, Frank Marrion, Joe Bingham, Warren Luz. den, Donald Tumbs, Glen Wilkes, Ber- nard Rutkowski, ‘Harold Terry, Donald Lobdell, Vern Hamlin, Frank Galyan, Howard Galyan, William Woodward, Herbert Astin. TROOP 7. The regular meeting of Troop 7 was} held at the North Casper school ‘Thurs- | day evening under the direction of} Scout Executive Black. The work at instruction of candidates in the ele. ments of Scouting occupied most of the | ening. Six candidates who enrolled | last week had a well prepared lesson on ‘arts of the Tenderfoot requirements, | including the Scout oath, Scout law. motto, significance of the badge, etc. A new lesson was assigned for next meet- ine inoluding: the history of the consti- tution and the flag, and the forms of respect due to the flag. Four new candjdates were enrolled, including Ike Stoddard, Manuel Tru- jallo, James Bagley and Elmer Hawk- ins. Three boys under regular Scout age were present and enrolled as the beginning of the Troop 7 Juniors. They are Alexander Foster, Ernest Bagley and William Guthrie. By a vote of the members present, the troop dues were fixed at 50 cents a month, Miss Dwyer, principal of the North sper school, ‘was a guest of the trod at the meeting. Clad Like Their Parents. The children of Holland are dressed in exactly the same manner as their parents. there is very little variety in that coun- ————— ORDER YOUR COAL From N. and A. Coal Co. Crosby. We handle HUDSON —BIG MUDDY Prompt Delivery Honest Weight ‘Phone 1400 ‘The Nebraska Shoal of Irrigation Located upon a 90-acre tract of land upon the edge of the city of Scottsbluff. Offers ‘to residents of the Piatte Valley opportun- ities for training in the elements of irrigation engin- eering. School opehs January 8, 1921. In the matter of their garb! try and it is sometimes difficult to aa termine the difference between the chil- dren and adults. ES His Nose Saved His Life. The smelling apparatus of the horse is very acute and the animal is inva riably guides by his nose in the sel-~- tion of food. A blind horse in the figia’ never makes a mistake in grazing up- on some unobjectionable growth. Vi 9 alae lak ha “It at first you don't succeed, ty, try “LORA : The NORRIS CO. Largest Market in the State 129 East Second Street Phone 12 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Loin Steal Round Steak Short Cuts 0c Ib. Shoulder Steak Pot Roast Prime Rib Roast 25¢ Ib. Don’t forget our Home-made Pure Pork Sausage Fresh Killed Poultry and Game Every Day Fresh Caught Mountain Trout Arrives Every Tuesday FRESH FISH EVERY DAY Salmon, Halibut, Lake Trout, Black Bass, Channel Cat Fresh Oysters Every Day Direct from the Coast Sauer Kraut, Sweet, Sour and Dill Pickles in Bulk Smoked, Salt and Picked Fish—Imported Norway Stock Fish Delicatessen Finnan Haddie in Glass Russian Caviar French Mushrooms Shrimp Lobsier Minced Clams Clam Chowder Norwegian Sardines Kippered Salmon Boneless Herring Crab Meet Roll Mops sonu Herring “moked Bloaters members of the troop on winter hikes. | week the meeting of the trodp has been Otto Goodrich, brother of Scoutmas- | -| scheduled to be held at the same time ..u Fish Norweigian Mackerel as a whole, or on’ the part of any indi- There is no tuition. A fee of $5 per semester cov- vidual Scout or Scouts of the troop, Ap- plications for special awards of points may be miadé by the Scoutmaster or the Scout seribé thru the Scout executive. “Bach: troop will be supplied swith a sufficient Number of blanks that one copy each week may be turned in to the office of thé Scout executive, and one copy kept in the records of the troop.” The memorandum is signed by the Scout commissioner and the Scout ex- ecutive, and approved on behalf of the local cotinel by ‘the chairman of the| court .6f. honor, the chairman of the publicity committee and the chairman of the committee on leadership and training. me The point system upon which contest is based is given below: Meeting talled to order on time, 5: Scoutmaster present on time, cent troop members present, cent troop members present, 15; 50 per cent troop dnerithers iprPpen sy: 10; Som commit coun panned meeting, 6; visiting boys not Scouts over 12 years, each 5; pa- rents of troop members present, each 5; promotions frem Tenderfoot to Sec- ond class, each .10; promotions from Second class to First class, each 15; merit badges, each 15; outside speaker 10: hikes; day 10; officers on day hikes, each) 6; hikes, overnight 20; officers on overnight hike, each 10; scribé report to headquarters day of meeting, leaving his name 10; copy of minutes filed in headquarters day after meeting, 20; special report, giving record of hik: applications. for mempership, certifi- cates of tests passed, civie work slips signed) by Scoutmaster, troop goo | turns and financial,statement of troop filed in headquarters day after mect- ing, 25. ih saath The first mobilization contest to he the ter Goodrich, has come to Casper to| sistant Scoutmaster of Troop 2. The troop is arranging an entertain- ment program to be given next Friday evening in honor of a new organization of Girl Scouts.. Friends,and the parents of troop members have been invited to attend. A troop drill team, composed of 16 Scouts, has been organized in Troop Drills are held Tuesday evenings at the Park school grounds under the dl- rection of Senior Patrol Leader 2 ed spend the winter, and will act’ as as-/ 2.{ to bring in a new recruit for the next | and place as the meeting of the Juniors. but beginning next week the regular meeting will be held on Thursday eve- nings so that the Scouts may have an jentire evening to themselves. «Games |and arjll.of the troop is being conduct- ed by Assistant. Scoutmaster Ralph Somers. Nine applications have been received for membership in the. troop, and each member has pledged himself ers entrance ,rental of books, etc. meeting. The troop’ is at present com- } Posed of Ted Cartwright, Chapin wright, William Anderson, Paul Co cen 772 " Admission granted to grade schools or men 18 years old or éver. For particulars write to— Box 615 THOS. H. McCARTHY, Supt. graduates from eighth Scottsbluff, Nebraska Cheese Imported Swiss Domestic Swiss Rocuefort Camembert Circle Brand Long Horns Brick New York Cream Limberger Blue Hill We have the Best the Market Affords Every Day iat SUED HOW TO HAVE MONEY NEXT CHRISTMAS INCREASING CLUB PLAN EVEN AMOUNT CLUB PLAN =: SPOT ISSTPIOIIIIISII SS, SIIIITITIITIOOTOOIVODIIIVOOITI IO IO D SEG MAS We Invite All Men and Women, Boys and Girls and Children eae Ted EVEN AMOUNT CLUB PLAN 1 ar iM Naeem a) OL S HAN So Deposit 1c Ist week, 2c 2nd week. Increase le each week—50 weeks Deposi each week held between troops will take place os | posit $5 —in 59 weeks ..... Deposit $10 each —in 50 weeks ............ Deposit $20 each week —in 50 weeks ..... 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