Show Annual Boy Scouts to be beHeld beHeld beHeld Held in Cedar City May 4 and 5 5 OI- OI Many l Regional Executives and Scouts Will ViII WillBe WillBe Be in A Attendance lo J The annual hoy Doy Scout will wilt be held at the B. B A A. C. C on May 4 and 5 This event which was successful last year is again being sponsored by the B B. A A. A C. C troop of scouts This year ear a large number of scout officials including regional executive Oscar Kirkham and Mr Anderson of the Council will be present Besides the officials there will be over visiting scouts from Arizona Nevada and Washington Kane Iron and Beaver counties in Utah In I The following are arc the events e which will ill be held during the Boy Doy Scout and the rules which will govern the contests EVENTS 1 1 I. Handicraft projects in Wood Metal 1 Leather Rope or Hair lair A limit limit lim it of 3 articles from a troop Judges will base their decision on 1st the skill displayed 2nd the amount and quality of work 3rd the usefulness of the article Must meet the Merit Badge adge requirements 2 General Service Morse porse WigWag WigWag Wig Wig- Wag Si Signaling This will be a con contest contest contest test in reading The messages will willbe willbe be sent by an expert He Ile will begin at the rate of about 6 G letters per minute and increase the speed to 25 or more per minute Winners deter determined mined by the number of correct letters letters let let- or numbers received Limit of 3 contestants from each troop Each contestant may have a writer to assist assist assist as as- him but the medals will be given en only to the readers 3 Semaphore Signaling Conditions same as above except the rate late will I I begin at about 30 letters per minute and increase to 50 or more per minute 4 First Aid This contest will be an individual rather than a team event this year and will be based on a knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge of First Class and Merit Badge first aid work In an emergency a aboy aboy aboy boy is often alone and our aim is to develop skill rather than speed Each contestant to select a patient from his troop to work on The contestants will run 25 yards and perfect the first aid as outlined by an instruction sheet which will be placed upon the patient Not a speed event but a time limit of 10 minutes Each contestant contestant con con- to provide himself with a first aid kit containing the following Iodine or sterile gauze roller bandage 2 inch adhesive adhesive ad ad- tape and absorbent cotton He will also wear a neckerchief to be us used used used us- us ed as a triangular bandage Not more than 3 contestants from a troop 5 5 Tent Pitching Contest This contest contest con con- test will be decided on the basis of skill initiative and quality of work Limit of two contestants for each troop Tent or shelter to be made from a tarp or wagon cover Tent or shelter to protect against wind and rain To be put upon the lawn so there will not be trees posts etc to tie to Ditching will not be required Each contestant to provide his own materials and may have in readiness ropes pegs etc elc to be rolled up with tarp or wagon cover A time limit of 10 minutes C 6 Fire by Friction Not ot more than 2 contestants from each troop Each must work alone Must lust se e materials found in the southern part of the state Warming up not allowed but he lie ma may use notch that has been used before if desired 7 Cooking The t test st will be in making making making mak mak mak- ing hot cakes Scout may prepare his hii flour but Lut must add water or other liquids after the signal to go He lie mus provide hi his own fire wood and make the fire tire without the aid of a mot lIe He mu must t flip his cake to turn it at t mote more than 2 contestants from a coup Cakes judged by speed in making appearance ap ap- appearance and quality Scouts line lineup lineup lineup up and run 25 yards to place of fire making 8 8 Archery T Target get re regular ular 4 ft Distance of shoot ft Each contestant contestant con con- to shoot hoot 10 arrows The preliminary pre tryouts will be held Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day mornin morning and the 5 best Lest will qualify qualify for the finals in the regular meet in the afternoon 9 9 Rope Spinning This is h a tricks trick event e that has been requested by sev- sev I eral troops Limit of 2 contestants from each troop Each contestant will wiIl have 3 minutes to do his stuff Judges to base decision on the skill displayed If more than five entrants come in the preliminary tryouts will willbe willbe willbe be held before the beginning of the meet Time to be determined later 10 Swimming If Pool is available Speed event 50 yards Free style INSTRUCTIONS 1 1 I. A troop or scout must be up to date with their registration in order to be eligible to compete in this meet Scouts over 18 years of age are not eligible 2 The meet will be run on a n time schedule A copy of the schedule will willbe willbe willbe be given to each troop before the meet Th The scoutmaster shall send in a list of all scouts competing and the events in which they will compete not later than April 15 15 1928 This will enable the Council to have a program printed print print- ed 1 d listing the events and the names of all the contestants 4 The awards will be given iven at the Campfire Court of Honor 5 The individual awards will be medals A gold medal for tor first a silver medal for second and a bronze medal for third 6 The championship troop of the Council will be determined on a point basis which will ill be scored as follows a Total points made and re reported reported reo re- ported on the scoutmasters' scoutmasters monthly month month- ly Iy r report port for the months of October Octo Octo- ber her November December January February and March b 25 points for each troop or community good turn reported for the above n named med months Reported Report Report- ed d in detail c 10 points for each Boys Boy's Life subscription in the troop March 31 31 1928 d 10 points for each Star Scout 30 points for each Life Scout and SO 50 points for each Eagle Scout registered in the troop March 31 1928 e Handicraft points for first 75 points for second 50 points for third and 10 points for each article in wood metal leather hair or rope sent into the Council Offices Of before April 15 1928 f Participation in the parade points for first 75 points for second 50 points for third and 10 points for each troop taking part A special effort should be made madeI I this year to have the troop in uni uni- form If this is impossible they should h have ve a distinctive necker necker- chief dier g Points earned in Field Held Meet by individual scout members of ot a troop scored as follows Each first place points each second place 75 points each third place 50 points lend and 10 points for each scout who finishes in an event 7 A loving cup will be given to the winning troop to keep for one year and will become the permanent property property prop prop- erty of the first troop to win vin it three times at the Annual Boy Roy Scout Sopar Sopar- ovan In archery 25 additional points for each eab using bow and arrows arrows ar are ar- ar rows made by himself 8 R. Special troop awards will be given en to the troops scoring second and third highest in the and to the troops which score store points for the months of October November December January February and March in the monthly scoutmasters reports 9 Representatives from two or more troops hoops must compete om pete in an event before an award will iII be Orte can very well imagine ine what would take place if the newspapers of the world were suddenly to disappear pear What would the thrift thrifty housewife housewife housewife house house- wife do then She would be compelled compel compel- led to resort to the practice of thirty years ago and shop from place to place and spend half her time tim looking looking look ing It takes no great stretch of the imagination to conceive what this would do to business Stagnation would result almost instantly Ninety five per cent of the homes I of the land have a newspaper Its I message is read in some part by every every ev eVe ery member of the family This constitutes constitutes constitutes con con- a selling force for which there is no substitute The paper is the bulletin through which the housewife house house- housewife wife discovers what is new and what is on sale in every mart in her neigh neigh- It is as if she received a telephone message from the merchant merchant mer mer- II chant and it makes ma-kes no difference store a grocery store garage drug drugstore drugstore drugstore store or what not she knows be be- cause as she sits in her easy chair thair at home all this information is is spread out before her There is one criterion by which to judge The merchant who advertises es succeeds while he who does not do so fails falls This rule is as near universal as asIt asit asit it is possible for any anyone one rule to be It TillS THIS is the A. A B. B C. C of advertisIng advertising advertising advertis advertis- ing but advertising is the A. A B. B C. C of business and it would be a dreary and uninteresting world without it Copyright |