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(Conducted by National Council of the Boy ' Scouts of America.)FIRST TO WIU GOLD MEDAL.'Dali; Collier of Hock Island, HI., lias the honor of being lhb first scout to vin'the new golcl'medal just designed for the Court of Honor, by Iteimore Brown, tlie c::plorci\ The incident which won the coveted National Scout Medal of Honor for young Collier oc-eured last January. ;The hoy had just started on an or-rand for his mother when he noticed three men walking on the ice on the river. Even as lie saw them lie perceived to ills horror that the ice was breaking beneath them. He ran about 300 yards and found an old boat. There were no oars but lie snatched up a piece of board and jumping into the boat brokd his way through to where one of the men was sinking. The boy threw him' the hoard and pulled the boat, fast filling with water, close to the man, got him into it and back to shore. Then emptying out the boat lie set out again in search of the others. This time, not having even ‘the board to help him, he beat his way through the ice downstream with lifs fists. By this arduous process he finally got to where the other two men were. He managed with much difficulty to get both into the boat, which then began to sink from the weight and'.having shipped so much water. The men being unconscious, the boy bailed for dear life with his hands, screaming for help. Another boat reached them in time and all were gotten ashore. Not content with his already heroic achievement young Collier worked over the unconscious men frying to induce artificial respiration. He succeeded in tlio case of one man but the other who was just recovering from an illness never regained consciousness.; The story is one of the most striking of the many noteworthy instances of scout pluck and resourcefulness that have passed through the hands of the Court of Honor and Scout Collier well deserves the honor accorded him. iSCOUTS ON THE JOB.• Out' in . Bellingham,-. - Wash., some spectators, chuckled with ■ approval, over the following incident and reported it to the local papers: Aquart bottle of milk had been dropped in the street and lay splintered into a thousand pieces prepared to do their worst to all passing tires. Two lads in khaki “happened along.” Instantly their sharp eyes took in the situation. “Boy Scout Safety!” they shouted in unison and swooped down upon the broken bits of glass, which in another moment were gathered up and deposited in the proper receptacle. An excellent object lesson this, to all who 'Witnessed' the incident and another proof that scouting is doing just what it claims to do—makes responsible citizens.A small boy pushed accidentally to the ground in a school yard recently suffered a broken leg. Instantly there were boy scouts at hand to take chargeA G. A. R. VERDICT.A G. A. R. veteran of Columbus, Ohio, says: “While attending our Grand army encampments for the past few years, in many cities, of the United States I have come to the conclusion we could not get- along without the boy scouts’ everwilling help. They are the -first persons we meet when we get off the tram, to carry our luggage to our stopping place, and if we have no place engaged tliey will take us to one' arid see that we are made comfortable. They can beat the police at their own game when it comes to watching a street crossing or keeping the streets clear for parade. They are always on hand with a cool cup of water; in fact, everywhere to do a good deed for somebody. I Iiave} learned to love them. I consider the boy scout movements one of the best schools of American education., I say God bless them and the men who contribute their'thrie and money to boost them. Boys, the Grand Army of the Republic are your friends.”SCOUTS DO EMERGENCY WORK.Boy scouts did noteworthy work after the tornado disaster'ifi the South last spring, working tirelessly for many hours, rendering first aid, searching for the dead, and removing the wreckage. Local papers at the. time Expressed the greatest admiration for the pluck, energy and endurance* of these .young citizens pledged to service* of others at all times and under all conditions.VETERAN CORPS ORGANIZED-
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Newburgh Register
Newburgh, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 09, 1921
Page 4
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