Show ml 77 F V 62 A w 71 Q 5 1 e af 1 I 7 av 4 SG k A i K w 5 z V ix jog we weekly picture ekly story atory firearms fest festival i val T 9 tho the farmers guard of austria crock crack riflemen from the fountai mountainous n pongau area have iv no cut throats criminals bior or villains to shoot at these days burthey but they keep in trim as they have during in th the past t years vcr way bock in the lawless days of 1550 the citizenry A of the region Z W formed r ri i f flem 1 e m ans a n s guilds g u 11 d s as protection N against poachers a chers plunderers arlid and deserters eser from the private armies of the 14 in numerous u m e ro ul s dukes duke sand and barons baroni the years brought peace to the ahe section but S the r riflemen who had come to cherish their responsibility 1 and take in their prowess remained or organized ionized this year ahn which commemorates the anni anniversary ver 7 of 0 f the founding of the first guild the small quiet town of st johann A near vienna played host Z 1 to the spectacle dressed 0 A in their quaint costumes above the people arrive for the festival IS each group of riflemen cepro benting 46 a N geographical ia 0 1111 s r ra kaw na aa 6 v r IT WI m c di cis province ii award 0 O LI r i eai so me sort of special citation n to w 4 take home abaye y award x y at an N t 3 7 5 V S V J avi Z 1 V V 4 A this old timer above has had his day with the rifle but hes still strong enough to marchmond play in the band 19 j the riflemen of pat 7 murau above in their traditional fur hats await j i turn to shoot with T 6 the old rifles they bear ks tho iho day progresses the heat cat grows strong but with the traditional of alo ale ri right I 1 on iland t h a r e es little chance that anyone will go thirsty sampson the J giant combined scapegoat and mascot is one of the features of tile the colorful parade climaxing t the he days activities the festival was witnessed by sa s1 aa spectators t this h i s 0 a year rt t |