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Show Mayor Thorn Makes Proclamation Concerning National Boy Scout Week Published prior to February 4, 1940. The Boy Scouts of America, Incorporated In-corporated February 8, 1910, and chartered by congress June 15. 1916, have, during the past 29 years, rendered noticeable services serv-ices to the nation. They have done effective work in this community and throughout the country. Practically Prac-tically 7.000,000 persons through scouting have enjoyed adventure, hiking, camping, swimaning, and fellowship and have learned how to be helpful to others. During the week from February 4 to 12. the Boy Scouts of America Amer-ica will celebrate their thirteenth anniversary. Wherefore, I, A. O. Thorn, mayor may-or of the city of Springville, do hereby recommend that the citizens citi-zens of this city observe the Boy Scout Week and that our civic organizations, or-ganizations, our churches, and our schools cooperate in carrying out a definite recognition of the effective service rendered by the Boy Scouts of America in order that the work of the Boy Scouts' program may be extended to a larger proportion of the boyhood of this city. In witness whereof, I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and caused the sea of this city to be affixed. Done this 15th day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1940. MAYOR A. O. THORN, City of Springville |