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Show Scout Week Features Full Program Of Activities Beginning Saturday Special Programs, Courts of Honor j Banquets, Snow Carnival Planned Approximately 920 Scouts and Scouters in the Hobble Creek district will participate in some phase of observance of the 48th annual National Scout Week begin-' ning Sat. Feb. 8, according to Wilford Manwaring, district head. Observance of the week in this area, has been officially proclaimed by Mayor J. Em-mett Em-mett Bird, who urges all citizens citi-zens to support the unselfish, patriotic service rendered the community by the volunteer Scout Leaders, who give of their time and efforts for the benefit of the youth of the community. Mayor Bird fur- ther stresses cooperation in all possible ways in the Scout's worthy Good Turn in 1958. Major Observances One of the major observances observan-ces of the week will be the Snow Carnival planned for Saturday, weather permitting, where the Scouts will enjoy at Mapledell, Payson Canyon, skiing, sleighing, skating and other winter sports. Three troops will go up Friday for an overnight stay and others will go on Saturday. To Visit Capitol Troop 64 of the Fourth ward directed by leader Richard Nixon plans to go to the State Capitol Saturday joining other Scouts of the state at the invitation in-vitation of Governor George Dewey Clyde to deliver the 1958 Safety Good Turn Pledge Letter promising support in projects and demonstrations related to the three phases of the program of Traffic Safety, Outdoor Safety and Home Safety. Saf-ety. The letter will be accepted by the governor in the rotunda of the capitol building. Other Observances Other observances of 'he week will be in the form of banquets, Courts of Honor and special programs. The Fifth-Seventh wards are joining for a Scout chili-supper this evening, Thursday, at 7 p.m., in the Stake House. A program will be furnished by the BYU and evervone is in- vited, especially parents of the Scouts. , Blue-Gold Banquet Cub Pack No. 3068 is planning plan-ning its annual banquet on Wednesday evening, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m., in the Stake House. All cubs of this pack; Den Chiefs and their parents; Den Mothers Moth-ers and Pack committeemen are especially invited. Under direction of Cub Master Mas-ter Gerald Heninger, a large number of boys from this pack received advancements at a meeting on Wednesday evening. even-ing. Stars were presented to 15 boys; four were presented badges and three graduated. Court of Honor In the Seventh ward Court of Honor Sunday, directed by Wayne Cutler and Grant Clements Cle-ments a number "of advance-rnent advance-rnent awards were presented. There were several first class (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Scout Week Features Full Program (Continued from Page One) badges; 12 second class; five tenderfoot and seven merit. Also Al-so Leader Cutler received his second Bronze Palm. Mays Anderson An-derson was the featured speaker. speak-er. Courts of Honor were held in other wards last Sunday evening and others will be held this Sunday, all to commemorate commemo-rate the National Scout Week. High Honors Possibly the highest honors being recognized at this time, are 3 Eagle awards , to Jan Felix, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Felix; to Allen Bringhurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bringhurst and to Robert Hansen, Han-sen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Hansen. Boy Scouts in observing the 48th Anniversary of Scouting will be launching a yearlong nation-wide Good Turn. The "fety Good Turn undertake" at the suggestion of President Eisenhower, will find four and a half million boys and leaders engaged in promoting safety in traffic, safety out of doors and safety in the home, Mr. Manwaring reported. |