This photo belonging to William Chester Kipe shows Boy Scouts at Camp Baker in August 1938. First Row L-R Raymond Kipe, Eugene Hatter, Richard Wagaman, and James Weamert. Second Row L-R William Kipe, Chester Fox, Wade Pryor, Lester Fox, and Glen Fox. Third Row L-R Scoutmaster Joseph Curfman, Donald Debold, Karl Gray, Paul Fox, James Black, and Dave Neighbors. Back Row L-R George Eby, Maurice Clark and unknown. Camp Baker is located at Bradock Heights along Ridge Road and is still in use as a Scout Camp.

The adult male in the left is Joe Curfmam he started the scouts in Thurmont. He also was a teacher at Thurmont school. He was deferred from WWII because he was going to school and was sole supportor of his mother. When he finished school he then went into the military and had a long military career.  Before he left he took Miss Crawford's paddle, Oscar and cut it up, it was always a secret who had cut up Oscar.