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BSA, Troop 701 of the Daniel Boone Council to Celebrate 85 Years of Service Saturday, January 12, 2002, 5:30 p.m. at St. Timothy’s United Methodist Church across from Straus Park.
All former 701 scouts, scouters, and friends of scouting are invited. Please contact Mark Bailey at baileyfam4@citcom.net or (828) 883-9311for further information and/or to RSVP. Please plan to attend this special event, which begins with a cover dish dinner followed by a Court of Honor and a special 85th Anniversary program. The evening will also feature opportunities for fellowship, a memorabilia table for former scouts to share patches, photos, news clippings, and more. Troop 701 can be found on the web at www.troop701.org.
The Boy Scout movement began in America the Winter of 1910 and it eventually
was cultivated in the mountains of western North Carolina and in May of 1916,
Troop 1 was founded in Brevard, North Carolina under the leadership of Pastor
John R. Hay. Hay was the first Scoutmaster and pastor of the Brevard Presbyterian
Church and the Davidson River Presbyterian Church. Both churches later merged
to form the present Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church. Rev. Hay remained
as pastor until 1925. Troop 1 was later re-designated Troop 701 by the Daniel
Boone Council, which was established in 1920. Troop 701 is the oldest troop
in the Council, and one of the longest-chartered troops in the United States.
May, 2000, will mark the beginning of our eighty-fifth year of service to our
community and to our country. Troop 701 has produced over 48 Eagle Scouts since
1924: George L Biles, 1924; Jack Miller, 1931; Fred Miller, Jr., 1931; Henry
Miller, 1937; Robert Kappers, 1942; Henry Summey, 1942; Buddy Tankersley, 1942;
Alex Kizer, Jr., 1943; Kenneth Ratchford, 1943; John E. Cox, 1948; Bobby Lee
Cox, 1951; Douglas Israel, 1958; Benet S. Kolman, 1958; Donald Lee Moore, 1960;
Robert L. Daniels, Jr., 1964; Charles C. Demuth, 1964; Alessi Otte, 1964; Robertson
W. Buck, 1965; Richard S. Daniels, 1965; R. Edward Gash, 1966; Richard F. Stricker,
1966; Robert F. Alexander, 1967; Eugene Gayle Buck, 1967; William W. Hall, 1967;
Brian A. McGuire, 1967; Stephen A. Spicer, 1967; James Furr, Jr., 1968; Mark
McGuire, 1968; Bruce W. Arden, 1969; Jimmy Hill, 1970; Robert G. Melton, 1972;Michael
Bohan, 1973; James Deavor, 1973; William E. Gash, 1973; Harry A. Sager, 1981;
Donald E. Bowden, 1982; Gerald A. Parris, 1983; Burney Mack, 1988; Chris Williams,
1989; Shawn P. McKinney, 1993; Dustin Ashley Creech, 1994; David Ronald Lyda,
1994; Christopher S. Alley, 1996; Eric Wilson, 1996; Michael C. Bennett, 1998;
James W. Ehasz, 1998; Joshua Wade Owen, 2000; and Tony Donachy, 2001. Some of
the known Scoutmasters from 701 include: Clyde Carter - present, Dan Bennett,
Don Alley, Fred McKinney, Bill Hill, Mike Williams, Danny Stewart, Bill Moody,
David Micheal Henderson, Gene Parker, J.W. Arden, Robert T. Gash , Robert L.
Daniels, Sr., and John R. Hay.
FACTS:
Scouting's alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nation-wide survey
of high schools revealed the following information: 85% of student council presidents
were Scouts 89% of senior class presidents were Scouts 80% of junior class presidents
were Scouts 75% of school publication editors were Scouts 71% of football captains
were Scouts Scouts also account for: 64% of Air Force Academy graduates 68%
of West Point graduates 70% of Annapolis graduates 72% of Rhodes Scholars 85%
of FBI agents 26 of the first 29 astronauts