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Show SCOUT DOYS SAVE 1 17-MONTH-OLD BABE I Scouts, Ward and Ilobort Wobb, sons of Mr, nnd Mrs. D, O. Wobb, saved tho llfo of tho 17-month-old-daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. William dray, Jr., Monday when thoy rescued her from an irrigation ditch near tho Qrny homo. Tho two boys, ago 13 nnd 11 respectively, wero going to tho pasture In passing tho homo thoy notlcod tho babo In tho lot and, on hearing a splash a in I nu to lator, turned to soo what had caused- tho nolso. Not seeing tho tot thoy ran back. Tho child wns found in tho ditch lodged nt tho uppor end of n flumo with water covering It. Aftor M somo offort tho older of "tho boys, H, Word, succoedod In pulling tho child !fl from tho llumo. H Tho mothor, who was in tho gar- j A don, nnd grandmother, who was in- "'IHI sldo tho houso, woro summoned nnd - took caro ot tho child. , jfl It was said that a fow minutes i'M longer In tho ditch would havo proved -i fl fatal to tho babo. Tho happening jOT nlong ot tho boys nnd thoir prompt Y ! action Is alone crcdltod with tho sav- ' w Ing of tho littlo girl's llfo. II Tho child had just sllppod out ot , 9 tho houso unknown to tho womon I fl and wont direct to tho ditch. I fl |