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I0\ !N*OUl I loop.)IllcarBoy Scout Troop 52 was presented its 25th Annual Charter Monday night at its regular meeting by Roy Faubion, Organization Chairman for the Tierra Blanca District. The charter was presented to J. W, Dickerson. Jr., Institutional Representative for the First Methodist Church, the troop's sponsorj|f.:1J. Frank Ford, .lr „ Scout master of Troop 52 for the past five years, stated that there are 50 boys active in the troop at the present time, of which 15 are training for a special emergency service unit, under the direction of Mr Dickerson/ who|§ also the Hereford Fire Chief.This “Emergency Service Co* rps will be available to tile Hereford in case of natural disaster lt;t other emergency This group receiving! training in first HIfiremanship, safety, life-sav and electricity.Wm _ s m havereceived the Eagle Award, scouting s highest rank, during the past five years. They are Richard Brownd, David Grubbs, Steve Coneway, Arvell Williams. Lawrence Warner, and Grubbs.I Three of these boys, with several others from Hereford, made a 120 mile canoe trip in Canada this past summer Troop 52 yoes camping every two months, generally vtieftthew YJfishing is lx‘st. The troop recent* ly made a two night encampment at Ute Lake, near Logan N. M., and also makes camping trips to Tres Ritos, N M. and Camp Don Harrington, near Can onTed Higgins, (lid Brownd, Dale Gibson, and A1 Hunter serve Troop 52 as Assistant Scoutmasters, and Bill Phillips lt;lete Corliss, Dale Young, Ernest Roberts, and Baxter London are on the Troop Committee “We had nine of these men, along with 41 boys at our recent camp at Ute Lake,’* said Scoutmaster Ford, “so we not onlyhave ample adult support for the scouting efforts of these boys but we enjoy these outings as much as the boys do,**Troop 52 meets Monday nights at 7:30 at the Fellowship Hall erf the First Methodist Church,VC HURRICANEFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ill — A U. S. sailor in Saigonwrote his parents in Fort Lauderdale that he was using Florida hurricane safety precautionsto protect his quarters againstViet Cong bombs.Mr. and Mrs. R B. McCain said their son, radioman Thomas L, McCain, told them he stuck strips of tape across his windows to reduce the likelihood of their shattering in a blast The serviceman is quartered across, a street from the sometimes bomb-blasted Hotel Metro-(1lt;1
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Hereford Brand
Hereford, Texas, US
Thu, Apr 07, 1966
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