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About Gold Hill news. (Gold Hill, Jackson County, Or.) 1897-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1940)
T h u r sd a y , D ecem b er 5, 1940_ The Gold Hill News Established 1897 P U B L I S H E D B Y IV E R S O N P R IN T I N G C O M P A N Y Wallace G. Iverson, Editor and Owner An Independent Newspaper Published in the Interests of Gold Hill, Oregon, and Vicinity P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y T H U R S D A Y Entered at the Postoffice at Gold Hill, Oregon, for tran s mission through the mails as second-class m atter. approval o f Scouting, there is good reason for the enthusiasm of the boys themselves. The movement's whole program is predicated on the idea of "learning by doing." To promote respect for the United States Flag, u color ceremony Is purl of troop meetings, and an Im portant part of the tenderfoot re quirements is a knowledge of cor rect flag usages. Self-reliance is developed on hikes in the woods, where — un der the eye of senior scouts and adult leaders — the beginners learn to pitch their own tents and cook their own meals. Trucking and path- finding games are exciting sport, and they teach the boys to be ob servant. Contests in first aid, knot tying and bridge building keep them alert and ready for the day when their knowledge will be of serious use to the community. The idea of service is kept before the boys throughout their years as toy Scouts. The daily good turn is a keynote of the program. Advance ment to higher rank requires evl- lence that the youngsters have liv ed up to the Scout Oath and Law ince joining. Typical of the sort of Good Turn hat appeals to the boy's dramatic ense is the distribution of Thanks- {iviag baskets, ushering ut public unctions, and assisting in rescue .vork. Preparation for such tasks »tills an eagerness lo perform oth- •r. less exciting jobs. Active parti- ■ipation in Scouting from his 12tii irlhday until he is 1C or 17 often ■as a profound effect on a youth's adulthood. phenominal growth of the Boy Scouts of America during the past In C h aracter B u ild in g three decades, the National Council of the organisation believes. Al The American boy's urge lo do though adults look with favor upon things is largely responsible for the the character-building aspects ol .scouting, the 12 year old is primar ily interested in joining a lively bunch of his contemporaries who seem to spend most of their time hiking, camping, performing spec tacular Good Turns and playing ex citing games. Records of the past three derr.de have well established the character values of Scouting. More than half of the Rhodes Scholars from the United States have been forme* Scouts. So have half the cadets at Annapolis and West Point. Private organizations who .tire many youn.t men frequently consider attainment ol Eagle Scout rank as the equiv alent of two years in college. The Army and Navy Air Corps give special perference to high ranking former Scouts because they are pre sumed to be serious minded, re S o u th e r n P a c ific P lace» sponsible and alert. Respite the solid basis for adult O rder for T ra ck F ittin g s S c o u tin g C on sid ered H ig h Spedai O^ea! A £ nm WATCH REPAIRING Larry Schade Have you seen the new Sunbeam Square Waffle Iron that bakes twice as much as any other? Sunbeam Mixmaster, with the new’ dial control. S u n b eam R azors $7.50 and $15.00 S. P Watcb Inspector Since 1918 21 S. 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