THE WESTERIN YOUTH
A Boys' and Olrls' IN'tsw-s Paper
ublished Weekly, at Independence, Folk Co., Oregon
Entered Second Qui Matter April 9. 11(18 utthe Poat Offic in Independence
Folk County, Oregon, undar the Act of March 3, 1879.
Gus. A. Hurley, Editor and Publisher
Subacription Rf i: One Year 1.50; Six Month $ .76 Strictly in Adance
'tL 1. Independence, Oregon, June 19, 1918 No. 10
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Limbs.
The Camp fire Girls
lio,w beautiful the thought
"The Camp Fire Girls is an or
gauizalion of giriu and women to
develop the iiuue bpuit and
make it 'dominate the whole coua-
liiuiutjr."
What ahould the home Hpirit be J
it should be pure tuuided, hur
luowoua, friendly, aud above ail
iiiled with love. What a duty
theue gill have to do. What a
uiissiou u before them. They
are to cultivate these qualities
and make theui dominate the
wjtioie eommumty.
Littleueaa, jualouay and scan
daluing would be driven irom
tne con main t if the tamp Jb ire
girt could do all they have out
lined in the above alateiuent of
prnieiplea.
Can Una be done t It i a big
tiwk but it u worth the effort,
if the girla can do half what they
are trying to do they will have!
done much, liy their example
other will learn to do ua they
do, aud every life ia open to the
oeneiit of pure thougUUt and
right action.
W e are, to a groat extent, like
the company we keep. If we a-
aociate with the good and pure
we become good ami pure. Mat
urai cauaca bring natural reaulta.
Teaeloug bring learning and
learning broaden the viaiou and
make u aee the beautiful, the
good and the beat in nature and
nature ' law. A girl ia aa her
thought, ii ahe tiiinJu con
structive thought ahe become
constructive and broad minded,
if ahe think auutll, narrow, per
versed thoughts she become and
i small, narrow and perverse.
The Camp Fire girls are plan
nmg along right lines and they
will become a power for good if
they endeavor to do what they
plan doing as outlined in their
general principles quoted above.
When you think how many
tamp lire girls there are and
what this army of girls are do
ing then you cannot but realize
the immense possibilities of good
in this organization of home spir
it development, girl.
penalty for failure on the part of
a man grained deferred classifi.
cation to notify his local board
at once if hi status is changed.
Every registrant shall, within
five days after the happening
thereof, report to his local board
any facCiwhieh might change or
affect his classification, says sec
tion 11G of the Regulations.
Failure to report chancre ef'
status as herein required or mak
ing a false report thereof, is a
misdemeanor punishable by one
year s imprisonment.
The campaign to run down
these slaclars will be started
very soon and it will be a rig
orous campaign. Hep guilty of
evading ii.bifay sorv . r iilur
to report when they should be re
classified need look for no mercy.
Everv Datriotic registrant who
has been granted deferred class
ification, but whose status has
chaesred so that he is no longer
entitled to that classification will
rerort the change immediately
to his local board, said Captain
Jchn E. Cullison, in charge of
the execution of the draft law
in the office of the Adjutant-General.
Those who have not the patri
otism to report voluntarily will
goin nothing by it. They will
be found out and not only re
classified, but will be severe
punishment.
If a man is in doubt as to
change of status, he should see
his local board about it without
delay.
MES8AQC TO THE SCOUTS.
How many boy scouts bare looked
up tbe meaning of the word "scout T"
Probably but few know that a bidden
meaning la tbe one moat appropriate
to tbe organisation.
Tbe word 1 Dot a newly coined one.
In tbe old French, It was "excouter or
escolter" and wits used only in the
military sense of tbe spy.
Tbe Portuguexe, Bpanlttb and Italian
forme are somewhat similar to the old
lYench, both In form and meaning, but
tbe Latin "attsculture" is used In the
broader sense "to hear with atten
tion, to listen to."
In present-day English, the military
meaning "to reconnolter" is that most
often applied, yet the broader mean
ing Mch has come down from tbe
Latin is the one underlying tbe con
structive principles of the great so
ciety of boys.
were reaoy lor ouiy. At me scout
hull the buys were asked to make a
l)oue-tivhouse canvass for funds for
the llullfo sufferer. The boys
worked from 4 to 8 p. m., ami the
amount of their collections was $113.40.
WHAT SCOUTS ARE DOING.
Scouts in Peoria, III., are helping In
the movement to collect funds for the
Ited Star society, which Is for the cure
of horses and mules used In the wur.
A eampulgn Is on in historic Lex
ington, Jin us., to have all old worn
out Aineiicun fliiff removed and have
tbelii replueeil with new ftnfH. Tl'
boy scouts are the ones thut are doing
this.
A group of Birmingham (Alu.)
scouts went on s hike to Annistot, cov
ering the (SO miles In a day and a half.
BOY-SCOUTS
m
(Conducted by National Council of th Boy
Hi'oiit of AmxrliH )
THE BOY SCOUT OF AMERICA
Tbe Slacker
l'ortlaud, Or, June 19. Fed
eral authorities are gettiug
ready to institute a merciless
uauipaigu to run down and pun
ish a new form of draft slackjr.
Tula new slacker is the draft
registrant ,who was granted da
ferred ulasifiuatiou at the time of
his registration, but whose statu
since ha so changed that La uu
longer is entitled to exemption,
yet who remain silent about this
diauge in the hope it will be over
looked. There are estimated to be hun
dred of these case in Oregon,
and thousand of them in tbe
United State. Suspicion paN
ticularly ha been directed
against a great many of the du
ferred classifications granted for
industrial reasons.
It now appears that the status
of many of these men is not the
same as when they were granted
deferred classification. Yet they
have failed to notify their local
board aud continue to enjoy ex-1
emption from military service.1
In some cases, also, the original
classification was not justified.
Many cases where deferred
elwwifieatiou was granted for ie
peudeuey also have changed in
status, but the registrant has not
notified his local board.
With the time at baud wheu
the ueed for man power is so ur
geut that every available man
must either "work or fight," and
when lower classifications are in
be revised iu order to make more
men available for class 1, this'
ronn of evading military service
will not be tolerated.
The draft regulation are vory
plain and blunt ia prescribing the
(Dedicated to Troop No. 44, lieirolt.)
Wbne'r 1 a troop of loouta, brlglit-
yd and claar of akin,
Whtno'or I haar tholr healthy ihouta.
fiamohow dmp down within
The mul of m I fl a thrill of hont
kiv anil nrM.
Tot thtaa ara boya that will ba man ara
many yaara nava Olad.
iwa in na majunf are the man oa
wnom tha U.id muat ln.
And they ahall coma unto thalr work with
well-trained handa and clean,
And they ahall aund at Duty's poat,
heada up and ahouldari aquara.
Prepared for all tha day's commands and
aalf-rellant than.
They ahall have learned tha waya of Ufa,
tha flftlcla anil rilnnlnv Khv. I.
And have a knowledge of the trpea that
waan't sained from booka;
They ahull know honor as a neal, aub
tantlal gum to pride.
And coma to manhood and Ita aaraa
equipped and qualified.
Whan I behold a troop of ecoute I fimey
i rnn ana
How alrong through them tha yaara to
coma eafeKiiarried well ahall ba,
There will be Im of eelnahnoaa and more
of klndnraa whan
Tha troop la muatered Into life and all the
route ara men.
EDGAR A. OUFST.
SCOUTS FEEDING BIRDS.
jl
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wet, Oram and Bread Crtimbe Are
COUTS RE8P0NO IN HURRY.
At 8 :20 o'clock In the afternoon six
blasts of the tire alarm at Foxboro,
Maas sounded. This Is tbe mobiliza
tion call in Foxboro for the boy scouts.
Tbe scouts were widely scattered
about town at tha time. They were in
Ignorance as to tbe cuuse of the emer
gency call, but knew it was their duty
to make all speed for home, don their
scout uniform aud report at headquar
ters. In about 20 minutes 40 members
BOY OCOUT GOOD TURNS.
The Richmond commlKsion on tralu--tng
?amp activities has ninae publU
the result of the count taken to .tocer
tuln bow many soldiers from Curnp
j Lee come to Richmond to spend Sut
; arday night and Hundiiy. Through an
arrangement with the boy scoutg all
entrances to the city were posted and ;
close check was kept on ell visitors,
ft showed that 2,21i5 milillt'i-s came In, ,
aud there will be uu liicn ii.se In thtf )
owu a tmiiNiiortutloti fucllities.
J. M. Stark of Eugene was an:
Independence visitor over 5:un-tluy.
Big Sale
of War Stamps June 28
This is Our Day to Punch Old
Kaesar Bill in the Jaw. We
can do it by Buying; War
Stamps. Lets All Hit Him One.
It Will Be A Pleasure TO US ALL
BEEF REDUCED TWO CENTS A POUND AT
DIDE(S0N'S MARKET
fViain Street, Inde, endence
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Independence, Oregon