Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1937 — Page 6

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SCOUTS BEGIN INTENSIVE TRAININ

Boy Scout Camporee Is Opened Today A t Hanna-Nuttman

Training Being Given To Boys In Out Door Life Under Supervision Os Scout Leaders: Youths' To Be Self-Sufficient. LIVE IN TENTS The most intensive kind of training in outdoor Boy Scout work is being given the boys attending the Fifth annual Anthony Wayne Area Council camporee at the HannaNuttman city park today and Sunday. The,camporee has been organized to give the boys an opportunity to accomplish in two days what would require several months if done alone. Expert guidance is being given the boys by trained leaders in the field. The boys are taught self reliance through the necessity of making their own camps and beds, preparing their own meals and being responsible for the appearance of the 40 or more camping lots. One of the main purposes in holding the camporees each year is to broaden the experiences of the Scouts through the intermingling with other boys over this ar-' ea from nine counties. Some of the Scouts will attend the camporal,; which is composed of Scouts from j four states. The final gathering is the Jamboree to be held during the latter part of June when Scouts from all over the world will meet in Washington, D. C. Recreational facilities are offered the boys at the camporee through the many games and unusual contest held during the stay at the camp. The religious aspects.of Scouting are not forgotten as the Scouts will all march to Decatur churches Sunday morning.

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The Rev. Homer Aspy is cnbmaster of the Decatur pick of which there are now four dens organized during the last school year. The cub movement is one to prepare boys of the ages of nine to 12 for the Scout program. Den headquarters are located in the North, South and West Ward and the Central school buildings. This summer a series of hikes and other outdoor activities have been planned for the boys. Heading the organization in Decatur is Charles Langston, committee chairman.

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Club President

■ ■fl Bud Townsend, is president of' the Decatur Junior Chamber of 1 Commerce which is sponsoring the I Camporee here.

Concessions Stand Is Erected At Camporee Scouts who become tired of ‘ ' their own cooking as well as visit-; I ors will be accomodated at the' Hanna-Nuttman city park during i i the camporee by a concession tent | , erected in the center of the■ ' grounds. A complete line of sandwiches. | soft drinks and candies will be ' c arried and sold at cost. From this , tent, boys may also purchase ne- | cessities for their own patrol kitchens. such as bread and meats. ■ o No Vacation Scouts at the Hanna-Nuttman' city park will not find the visit a I (picnic). Mard woik and plenty of it is scheduled during the two- ! day camporee. Campmaster Bryce Thomas, director of senior Scouting for Adams County, is campmaster at the Camporee. He will be in charge of the headquarters. He registered the boys and ' assigned the boys to their camp sit--1 es. Boys must wear tags on, shirts, with camp site number and patrol numbers. Scouts can not leave camp without permission of head- ' quarters. A special headquarters , has been installed at the camp and its number is 878-T and any boy may be reached by phone. The phone will also be used in case of emergencies. Mr. Thomas served as assistant campmaster at the first two camporees and as campmaster at the last three, including this one.

Is Commissioner Sylvester Everhart is Adams County commissioner of Scouting. He is the contact man for the county committee with the Scouts themselves.

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Father J. J. Seimetz

The Rev. Father J. J. Seimetz, pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, and Dr. E. T. Franklin, superintendent of the M. E. Hospital at Fort Wayne, are in charge of church services. R. L. Van Horn is Area executive, and John L. Briggs is assistant executive.

SENIOR SCOUTS ARE ACTIVE IN CITY ® w ’ e~* T a >JskK WM M* wS- • wgg /-ji® l-os-w ■L’ jA ® 7J3®® Shown here are the boys In the Senior Scouting program. They are: Top row. reading from left to right:—Bill Hunter, Fred Kirsch, Guy Koos, Harold Zimmerman, Don Bixler, Louis Smith, Doris Stalter, Dick Girod, Monroe Fuhrman, Robert Maloney, Fred Carson. Middle row, reading from left to right:—Robert Beavers, Dan Holt house, Bill Brown, John McConnell, Jim Highland, Junior Zerkle. Bottom row, reading from left to right:—Vernon Affolder, J. Alton, Bud Anspaugh and Neil Highland. Senior Scouting in Decatur was organized this year for the first time under the direction of a committee composed of Bryce Thomas. 1 chairman; Amos Ketchum, Harold Zwick and the representatives from the boys. Louis Smith, president of the senior Scout gdoup, and Dick Girod, secretary-treasurer. The boys group is composed of the older boys from the three Decatur troops and are all of high school age.

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R. L. Van Horn

SuccessjOf Count! Troops Due To Ml Sponsoring ScoJ

Dozens Os Men Help In Boy Scout Work Here; L. A. Cowens Is Head Os County Committee. BOYS INTERESTED The majority of the credit for the success of the Adams county Boy Scout troops has been due the committees of adult men which have have backed the movement from the start. These volunteers have acted as the “middle men’ between the boys and the state and national organizations. Heading the organization this year is Lloyd Cowens, chairman of the Adams county committee, who works mostly with the older men. Organization of the program is this committee's work. Sylvester Everhart, the county commissioner, is in supervision of the program for the Scouts themselves. Under commissioner Everhart are the Scout masters, assistant Scout masters, and the patrol leaders. A third group of men are representatives of the sponsoring organ izations Clarence Bcßll is chairman of the Rotary committee; Dr. Eu-’ gene Fields, of the Lions committee. and Clarence Weber, of the | American Legion committee. The | duties of these committees are to see that Scout interest does not lag either in the sponsoring organization or among the boys. Other heads of adult committees are: activities. Dr. Eugene Fields,' | training and organization. Roy' i Price; court of honor, W. Guy

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W. Guy Brown ” chairman of the court of honor which will be held at the Hanna-Nuttman City Park, this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Other members of the court are: Roy Mumma, Second class commissioner. first class commissioni er, the Rev. Homer .1. Aspy, Merit j badge commissioner, W F. Beery; j Mayor A. R. Holt' oase, life scout i commissioner; Dr. Fred Patterson, I Eagle Scout commissioner. I

Committee Is Announced Fob Fifth Annual Camporee Heiß

The committee in charge of the camporee was announced today by Clarence L. Schuts, chairman. The vice-chairman is Frank Baker. On the general committee are R. L. Van Horn, area Scout executive, and J. L. Briggs, assistant Scout executive. Other committee heads are: Lloyd Cowens, director assisted by | the Decatur Junior Chamber of j Commerce. Erection of staff and concession quarters: Jos. Plaskett, director; Harry D. Dailey, Edward Jaberg, Lowell J. Smith, and a patrol from troop 21. Administration and operations: Frank Baker, director; and members of the cub committee: concessions, D. G. Mills, chairman, Tharell Davis; first aid tent: Ralph Clark, and Leo Didier; registrars, Sylvester Everhart and Dr. Eugene Fields: observers and scorers; chief observer, Homer Smeltzer, chief scorer, Walter Roempke, and assistant scorer, Ed Ford; transportation, Herb Ridgley and Dale Cheney. As camp master, Bryce Thomas, is chairman of the program arrangements, assisted by Oreon Kees lar, assistant campmaster. Other , members of this committee are Robert Smeltzer, L. R. Mote, J. Hirshy, Red! Green, R. Nelson Snider, Allen Bixby, Paul Congdon, Wendell Green, L. Miller, H. Klrk- • Patrick. Joe Warner, H. Richardson,

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General Vice Chairman. Mr. ■ er is also a member of the J Executive Board and tackles “| 1937 Camporee with a wide ■ lence gained in the P r ® v ‘ nu C 1 porees. Mr. Baker will be dire] ly in Charge of the adniini. 1 details in the operation 1 camporee here in Decatur. i