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Highland Park Press, 17 Jul 1930, p. 21

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SUNDAY ISSUE OF CAMP: "NEWSPAPER" campfire. After a luxurious supper| which consisted of cornflakes, stewed raisins and all the rest that a good breakfast should have, we went back to camp to muss up our tents for in-} spection. Before inspection we went| down to the mess hall and enjoyed two hours of games from nine to eleven in the nfternoon. As the day grew younger and younger we enâ€" joyed a good noon meal prepared by Harry, the most important man in. camp.. In the very early morning just before reveille we saw an exhibiâ€" tion of fireworks. The day began with aâ€" "Good Morning to You" and we were soon in slumberland makâ€" ing preparations for another glorâ€" ious day in camp.â€"Jim Suter, Troop 71, Libertyville. ; | § Visitors Day in Camp Today Camp Makajawan received with its customary good will several visitors from the north shore. Among those present are Mr, Moulton, father of Robert Moulton, Mr. and| Mrs. Betak, parents of : Mr. John Betiak, waterfront directéw, Mr, Aldâ€" rich, father of Knight Aldrich, a camp â€"J.â€" O., (Mr. Ed. Fowler, a brother of Mr. Jack Fowler, and sevâ€" eral members of the Bersch family who are here to pay a visit to Mr. George Bersch, our quartermaster. SWIMMING MEET HELD ‘AT CAMP Breast stroke for swimmers "50 yards." â€" Gerald Gulder, Troop 55, Giencoe; Egg and Spoon race for beginners. â€" Ted Smith, Troop 17, Winnetka; L. Haugsness, Troop 10, Wilmette; ‘Tom Roberts, Troop 46, Lake Forest; John Gleason, Troop 12, Wilmette; Free Style Swimming class.â€"Ed. Joyce, Troop 12, Wilâ€" mette; Paul Gilbert, Troop 13, Kenilâ€" worth; Evert Archer, Troop 46, Lake Forest; Tandeni Race for Swimmers. â€"Emory Sawyer, Troop 19, Winnetka and Harry Brown, Troop 20, Winâ€" netka; Bill Mehren and Lee O‘Brien, Troop 24, Hubbard Woods; Junior Officers Race "50 yards." â€" Dick Wichman, Troop 33, Highland Purk Paul Hoffman, Troop 1, Wilmette; Peter White, Troop 35, Ravinia. ' Electricians in Camp The electricians have finally gotâ€" ten here. If you have seen any strange glass things lying: around you know the answer.â€" The men are finishing the installation of the camp light and power system, which inâ€" cludes lights in headquarters, hosâ€" pital, dock. and a signal system to the west dock. Mrs. Albert P. Snite of Highland Park donated some splendid books to the camp. Mrs. Snite sent these to the council headquarters where they were packed and shipped to the camp library at Cimp Makajawan. These are books which belonged to her two sons Albert Jr. and John and will â€"make a splendid addition to the library and will be enjoyed by the boys who attend camp. Mrs. Everett L. Millard of Highâ€" land Park donated some scout uniâ€" forms which will be very much apâ€" preciated by some of the scouts who are not in a position to purchase them. FRIENDS OF SCOUTING MAKE DONATION Thursday, July 17, 1930 Several artists among the campâ€" ers of first period turned in material today which is being posted as the Sunday supplement of the "?" Durâ€" ing the week they will prepare more material for future Sunday issues of the camp newspaper. Batteries for Radio Reports from Chuck Simpson, radio operator, indicate that the camp short wave set will soon be in regâ€" ular daily use. Batteries for its opâ€" cration â€" were _ delivered . yesterday afternoon. No call letters have been assigned to the station as yet, but the license should arrive here soon according to reports from Mr. Fletâ€" Makes Major Problems Simple THE "YOU CAN DO IT BETTER AND QUICKER THROUGH DAILY NEWS WANT ADS" cher, scoutmaster of the radio troop, at. Chicago and as soon as that is bere the call letters will be known ard the station will be in a position to operate. SUNDAY AFTERNOON TREASURE HUNT "Where is ‘Trail the Eagle?‘ ‘Gee, I‘m tired.‘ ‘Aw right, I got it first‘," Such were the expressions heard durâ€" ing the treasure hunt conducted unâ€" der Mr. Boltz‘ direction this afterâ€" noon. In reality it was a song treasâ€" ure hunt, for it was based on the songs found in the camp song book. For years The Daily News has carried more want ads on its six publishing days of the week than any other Chicago newspaper on the same days. For the first six months this year The Daily News printed 329.284 want ads, 42,199 more than any other Chicago newspaper on the same day: Maybe you‘re among the wise iand initiated who have found how Daily News want ads solve major problems easily. If you need helpâ€"a maid or a chauffeurâ€"if you want to buy or sell a house or a carâ€"if you have lost or found something of valueâ€"for a quick solution of the problem at hand use a Daily News want ad. DAILY NEWS Dearborn 111 The campers assembled in front of the mess hall at 8:00 p. m. to receive the first message from Mr. Blotz. It read, "There‘s a church in the valley by the wildwood." By thinking a bit it became apparâ€" ent that theâ€"next note could be found down by the council ring. It was found in the pulpit by Frank Appleâ€" yard, Troop 55, Glenview. The trail went on like this leading the scouts on a merry chase. Some of the members of the senior staff seemed to think that the messages were quite hard, but the Makajawan scouts are (Continued on page

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