Asheville, April 30—With fires racing through the forest regions along the McDowell-Buncombe county line near Ridgecrest, nearly two scores of Asheville Boy Scouts of the forestry troop were being mustered into service tonight to aid the fire wardens who had sent out a call for aid. The call was sent by wire to A.W. Allen, Scout executive, by C.N. Meese, fire warden, and though reports were incomplete, it was indicated that the blaze is one of the most dangerous that have occurred this spring.
Boy Scouts from Hendersonville, Brevard and Roseman last night aided in quelling a fire that covered five square miles of timberland in Transylvania county, threatening villages in its path. Thirty-seven of the Scouts fought the fire all day yesterday and until 10:30 last night, aiding the wardens and foresters. The blaze was under control early Friday morning.
At the Transylvania county fire, the work of the Scouts was under supervision of Field Executive Henry W. Johnson of Hendersonville, and dinner and refreshments were served to the fire-fighters by J.S. Silverstein, president of the Transylvania Tanning Company. One fire was reported early Friday morning on government land, and J.W. McNair from the forestry office was called to the scene of the blaze but no definite report had been received on the fire at a late hour.
From The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, May 1, 1926
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