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Show Provo Woman Will Head Scout Drive Mrs. P. E. Ashton of Provo, has been named chairman of the Utah Girl Scout Council Fund Raising Drive, Mrs. Lyle Gas-kill, Gas-kill, Ogden, Utah Council president, presi-dent, announced this week. Mrs. Ashton, who has been active ac-tive in Girl Scouting over a period of 19 years, will assist local committees throughout the state in their efforts to raise funds to support the work of the Girl Scouts. "The Utah Girl Scout Council is supported by the United Fund in Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Counties," Mrs. Ashton, pointed out, "but since there are no United Funds in the remaining 26 counties, citizens have no opportunity to support the Girl Scouts, except through direct contributions. Each Girl Scout in' your community com-munity is a walking testimonial to the value of Scouting. We can depend on her to serve her community com-munity and we believe she can depend on her community to provide financial support to make Scouting possible. A native of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Ashton has lived in Provo for the past 24 years. Married P. E. Ashton, of P. E. Ashton Co. They have two sons: John, 17 and Patrick 8. She has served as secretary, fund raising chairman, chair-man, vice-president and president presi-dent of the former Utah Valley Girl Scout Council and as a member mem-ber of the Regional Committee for Region XII. Her interest in Scouting has cointinued since the organization of the Utah Girl Scout Council and she has served the council in many capacities. |