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Show FIRST TO WIH GOLD MEDAL Dnle Collier of Hock Islnud, 111, Km the honor of being the first scout U win the new gold medal Just designed 1 fop the Court of Uononby IJelmora P Brown, tho explorer. The Incident which won tho coveted Nntlonnl Scoid Mednl of Honor for ypnng Collier oo cured Inst Jnnunry. The boy had Just atnrtetl on an cr rand for his mother when, lip noticed three men walking on the In1 on th river. Kvcn nsihe h:iw them lie perceived per-ceived to his horror thnt the Ice wn brcnklng heneutli them, Nlle run about SUt) arils and found un old bout. There we.ro. no onra bht lie kiijii.I.oJ up u piece of board nntl Jumping Into the boiit'broko bis tway through to wliem one' of the men wh'ninklng. The boy throw him he board .Ami pulled the boat, fast filling with water, wa-ter, close to! tho man, j got him Into It and back tQ shore. JThen eniptyln; out' the boat ho set out ngnln In search of the others. This time, not hnvlng even tho board to Ielp lit tit. be beat his wny through tho Ice downstream with his fists. By this arduous process he finally got to where the other two men wore. Ho managed with much difficulty to get both Into the bout, which then began to sink from the weight and haying shipped so much water. The men being uni-oiwlotv: the boy balled' for dene llfyVlth hit ImmK Ncrcnmlng for holpi Aiiot'-i: boat reached them In time and .H were gotten ashore. Not content w'.t!-hN w'.t!-hN already heroic achievement ymm; Collier worked over the uueonse'ii" men trying to lnIuco'iirllll''lnl n'taj tlon. He succeeded' In the Vn''ci' one man but the! other who. wiih !:i-j! recovering from, an "Illness never r gnlued consciousness. The, story Is one of the mostistrlklng of 'the many noteworthy Instances of; scout plucV and resourcefulness thfit hnve p:ismC through tho hands 'Of J the Court o:! Honor nnd Scoub CofUer well deserve tho honor accorded h'lm. ,-. |