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Promptly at 2 P. M. on Satur
day in the year 1915, the Boy
Scouts, 23 strong, started away
from the Presbyterian Church on
their first Hike, and what was
later d scovered to he the first
time any of the boys had ever
slept out of dco.s.
As the boys marched through
town, led by Scout Master Mosh
ery, and J. T. Chase, cook, sev
eral automobiles joined in behind
the boys, forming a small parade
and lending dignity to the whole
affair. At the corner of Roanoke
► Ave., and First Street, the boys
were picked up by the various
automobiles, and carried to a point
within two miles of the camp,
from which point the boys march
ed to camp, arriving there at 3:30
P. M. Activity began at once. The
boys were divided into four
squads, one squad for tent erec
tors, one squad to bring spring
. water, one squad for cleaning the
“' camp grounds, and one squad to
gather fire wood. At the end of an
hour the tents were erected, the
camp was clean, the drinking wat
er was on hand, the fire wood had
been secured and the kitchen and j
stove had been erected.
it would not tUKe mure man
three guesses to determine what
was next on the program; a good
swim of course, and as Roanoke
River was low and clear, the day
warm and the water cool, the
boys dirty after the hike, and
there being plenty of soap and
towels, you can well imagine it
was a clean and hungry set of
boys that appeared in camp at
about G:00 P. M. for supper.
All laws, rules and formulae
must be laid aside when it comes
to figuring on the capacity of a
, hoy’s stomach, and when twenty
three are to be fed, it seems al
most necessary to cook everything
in sight. For supper, about one
bushel of Irish potatoes were
fried, one large ham sliced and
fried, several pounds of sausage
cooked, several pounds of beef
prepared, several pounds of bacon
consumed, and about 36 loafs of
bread, and a large cooking pot of
coffee. Every boy had all he want
ed, and was helped anywhere
from two to eight times to a heap
ing plate full. Boys can certainly
eat. If there is any doubt in your
mind as to this, ask the ladies who
prepared this enormous supper.
After supper each boy washed
his own dishes, the cooking dish
es, and cleaned up the camp
the securing of live bait from
the nearby Green’s Creek for the
lines that were later to be placed
in the river. Never was there
more fun. Everything from whales
down to sharks were caught ac
cording to the reports echoed
through the woods from the boys,
the whale being the big catch of
a pike three inches long, a shark
being a craw fish. About an hour
and a half of this secured bait
enough to bait the lines. The larg
er boys set the lines in the river,
while the smaller ones made a tub
of ice cold lemonade in camp.
An average boy can ask at least
one question per minute, or sixty
per hour, therefore, twenty-three
boys can ask 1380 questions per
hour. All of these boys being far
above the average, the record per
hour easily ran near the 2000
questions per hour mark. As far
as can be determined, every ques
tion asked was answered.
Sad to relate, when the fishing
lines were drawn in, not a fish
was caught; so no fish were fried,
but Mr. Mosher had anticipated
this alarming state of affairs, and
had provided plenty of provisions
for the next day.
At about 11:15 P. M. beds were
made and at 11:55 (five minutes
of 12) all boys were in bed. All
fishing lines having been taken
from the river and packed away,
as there was to be no fishing on
Sunday.
Boys can be put to bed, but
sleep is a delusive fantom on the
first night in camp. Several ex
tremely wise and accurate state
ments were made by the younger
boys about bed time in respect to
the utter darkness of the wotxls.
the roar of the river, and the
ever present thought of mother at
home, and the older boys could
easily imagine a stump was a
monkey with glaring eyes. Sleep
conquered in the end, and all were
quiet. i
Just one boy awoke at 5:00 A. I
M. Sunday, and he soon had the
whole camp aroused. Strange to
say, every boy awoke hungry.
Again squads were formed, and
soon all was in swing. A water
bucket of finely cut up potatoes
were boiled, using the ham bone
of the evening before to season
them, seventy-eight eggs were
fried, the bread melted away and
the coffee was extremely good.
Out of seventy-eight eggs, only
one was found to be extremely
evil, and that evil egg will be
remembered for a long time by
the cook. After each boy had
washed his face and hands only,
the above breakfast melted away
like butter on a hot stove.
After breakfast the camp was
given another cleaning and every
thing put in place in anticipation
of the visitors we hoped to have,
and who did not fail us. Just, be
fore Sunday School started the
boys were lined up and ea h was
handed a tooth brush, cup of
water and tooth powder, and each
boy was properly instructed in the
uses of the tooth brush, the need
of the care of the teeth and a 15
minute tooth washing took place
Sunday School was started at
about 9:30 A. M. Sunday, and
aner prayer auu rue i cauing ui
the 23rd Psalm, remarks were
made by the Scout Leader. Mr
Chas. Welsh, Sr., at this time gave
the boys a most interesting anc1
instructive talk. After singing
America, the Sunday School war
dismissed. About eight boy visitors
had joined us, and while dinner
was being cooked by the many
willing ladies who had come to
camp, the boys were taken on a
walk down the river.
Every boy, grown up boys as
well, can readily imagine how
these boys wanted to go in swim
ming. How few of us there are
who did not slip away when we
were boys and plunge into the
rivers, and swimming pools a
round our various homes on Sun
day, and are we any worse for so
doing? However, not a boy went
in swimming on this Sunday. One
boy got wet to be sure, he fell in.
The boys argued their cause well,
but the Scout Master was firm.
Butter Supplies
Less This Mouth
Butter supplies this month are
slightly less than in January, ac
cording to the Raleigh District Of
fice of Price Administration. Last
month we made away with three
million pounds of butter daily, but
estimates show February's supplies
at two hundred thousand pounds
a day less. X,
The lowered quantity of-butter,
plus the reinstatement of lards,
shortening and cooking oils to the
point list, put margarine in great
er demand, making it necessary
to raise the value of margarine
to three Red points a pound.
Dinner consisted of soup, one
bushel of sweet potatoes fried,
bread and watermelons, and the
remaining provisions. After din
ner the camp was cleaned, the
whole equipment packed and
about 4:30 the homeward start was
made, where we arrived at about
-3:00 P. M.
The record in the Sunday School
was as follows. 3 boys 9 years old.
one boy 11 years old, 2 boys 12
years old, 6 boys 14 years old, 8
boys 15 years old, and 3 boys 16
years old Ten boys reported be
1_:~ a „ 4-T— o,,/i,
.school, 6 boys to the Methodist
Sunday School, 3 boys to the Pres
byterian Sunday School, 1 boy to
the Episcopal Sunday School, and
3 boys who attended no Sunday
School. Forty persons in all at
tended the Sunday School we held
and nearly 100 persons visited the
camp during the day.
The following donations are
hereby acknowledged by the Boy
Scouts, and Scout Master, Mosher
with many thanks:
W. D. Tillery, 25 yards of duck
for tents; Patterson Store Co., 26
yards of duck for tents; Hancock
House Co., 26 yards of duck for
tents; Rosemary Supply Co., 24
'.oaves of bread; Rosemary Drug
Co., 12 tooth brushes; Roanoke
Pharmacy Co., 12 tooth brushes;
Dr. T. W. M.' Long, First Aid to
the injured; Roanoke Mills Co., 2
dozen towels; J. M. Jackson, 45C
pounds of ice (delivered); L. G.
Shell & Co., cooking utensils; M.
S. Dorsey, tent poles and stove
irons; J. A. Moore, 45 yards bag
cloth; Taylor & Collier, donation
of groceries and meat; J. G. Butts,
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Pot Luck Supper Banquet:
The Annual Pot Luck Supper
Banquet for Fathers’ and Sons
will be on Friday night at the
Junior High Building in the High
School Cafeteria. The program
will be under the management of
Ted Speight, chairman of Camping
and Activities Committee of the
District. According to Chairman
Speight the entire program will
only last one hour and a half,
starting at 6 p. m. and being over
at 7:30, in time for the local high
school basketball game between
the local team and Weldon. Each
Scout and Cub that attends the
banquet has been requested lo
bring sufficient food to feed him
self and visitor. Drinks will be
furnished by the Activities Com
mittee of the district.
The annual Church Sunday for
the Scouts of the city will be held
on Sunday, February 11, at 11 a
m., at the Episcopal Church with
the Reverend Edmond Berklev
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watermelons.
Appreciation and thanks have
been voted the following person.'
by the Scouts for the many at
tentions shown: Mrs. C. A. Wyche
Mrs. G. B. Crews, Mrs. Wm. F
Horner, Mrs. L. S. Mosher, Mrs
J. T. Chase, Mrs. Job Taylor, Miss
Holiday, Mr. C. A. Wyche, Mr. G.
B. Crews, Mr. Smoot, Mr. J. M.
Jackson, Mr. Chas. Welsij. Sr., Mr.
Job Taylor, Mr. E. H. Ricks, Mr.
M. E. Dorsey.
Mr. S. F. Patterson has donated
two hundred dollars ($200.00) to
wards the uniforms for the boys.
The organization is undenomina
tional, and every boy in town is
welcome to join. The plans for
next year provides for a week
in camp, and the work this winter
will be mapped out towards this
end.
No organization in the towns can
accomplish more good than this
Boy Scout movement, and under
the efficient leadership of Scout
Master, Mosher, the boys will be
benefited in many ways-. Mothers
and fathers should urge their boys
to join the Scouts, and inform
themselves of this one of the
greatest movements of modern
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preaching. Scouts through the naiera
tion are asked to attend ChurcljWa
services together on this Sunday 11
in observation of the 35th ar£' ^
versary of Scouting in America ®
It is hoped that every Scout anc a*;
Cub in the city will attend th<
services at the Episcopal Churcf ^
on Sunday.
Scout Radio Progrant:
Several radiofc programs have !j
been arranged for the Scouts and *
Scouters during the next week, by
the Public Relations Commity-i, :
with MacRae Faison, chairml .1,
and the local radio station. The
Radio Prograih will start with a
short talk by MacRae Faison on
Wednesday, February 7, at 6:40.
Sunday, February 11, at 6 p. m..
Troop 142 will have charge of a
15 minute radio program. Mon
day, February 12, W. H. Pruden
will have a short talk at 8:55.
and on Tuesday, February 13,
Clyde Liske and L. B. Brown wjj| i
have charge of a 15 minute ra<VJ>' ■
program. It is hoped that all
scouts will arrange to hear as
many of these programs as pos
sible.
Scrap Paper Drive Success:
Altnougn tne wearner was un- (
favorable for the collection of 5
scrap paper by the scouts of the \
city, a great many more scouts ?
than was needed turned up Sun- j
day afternoon at the Girl Sc(Ai |
Hut for the city-wide collection of v
paper, and successfully completed I
the drive regardless of the slight
rain that continued to fall dur-^
ing the drive. Although the col
lection was not as large as form
er drives, the people were again
convinced that the scouts would !
collect their waste paper if they I
would cooperate and save it for
the regular drives. The tonage ^
this collection will be used towar®
the General Eisenhower awards
that will be given during May to
Scouts and Cubs who have col
lected 1,000 pounds of paper, and
the troop awards that will go to
all troops that collect an average
04 1,000 pounds for each scout in
their troop. Scouts and scoutmast
ers are urged to keep records of
the number of scouts and their
names that participated in the
drive on last Sunday. i(|
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