| Show ditori 4 opportunity for growth wo salute the boy scouts ofA of aberco merea observing its birthday daring during bay boy scout week feb feba 7 to 13 with its membership at an all alaimo time high of boys and adult loaders leaders enrolled our nation la Is all the richer for since 1910 more than americana americans havo have bene fitted by the train ini ing fellowship handicraft skills skill sand and high adventure of scouting and have been by the high ide adeau of ali the scout oath oatland Oat hand ud laws boy bok scout week this year places a major emphasis on Tho Scout family ye this is is a two way recognition ni tion it honor honors athe the inina many fathers of scouts tho the adult volunteer leaders ii hf the organization it Falu salutes fes the mothers who havo have given generous ay lyof of their time as den Mot mothers lidis in in me cub scout ranks it is hero here that the enrichment of family life is a main objective though doing things together boys and ana parents are ats learn loam to know each other better this emphasis upon stroxie family ties helps to build a stronger amer the scout family of tig p programs gmys meet t the c varying needs of boys cub scouting i la s for boya boys 8 9 old boy scouting is for those 11 12 abild 13 exploring is for young men 14 and older there are churches synagogues schools civic and 11 fraternal groups who sponsor tho the nations ni in their aims to strengthen family f lifo and build a bettor better future citizenship in iho the community P most arost of these groups sponsor ono one of the three 1 I programs rog tho needa today is s for more boys to have the a advantages i of scout training train ings these groups can best beat mcca I 1 this challenge by sponsoring additional programs j abia take it possible for forn boyt enjoy scout jing over ver i a ten year span from 8 to 18 under tinder tho same i auspices agricultural power few realize how deeply tho roots of agriculture are embedded ambo added in our lifo life georgo george washington was acclaimed the first fanner famer of the land thomas jefferson devoted much othi odais s time to agricultural experiments studying seeds soils fertilization and tion and was among tho the first to uso use contour plowing that great cly american statesman daniel paniel webster op operated orated a model jodef farm at massachusetts andrew jackson seventh president of the US waa was a plantation owner ovner and took toot great pride in the fact that the reaping mile machine hide wai was invented during his administration tra tion as every school child kows experienced perien erien ced iii n full measure hard on the land he ere signed tho homestead law of 1862 that aavo jie hous anda andi of american families miliea fa the chance to lelon 1 on pub lip lie domain land 0 ft this back k ground and our great industrial development itis small wonder that with aitho only uly jeven evan per chit centoria cen toMia of its land america ia is able to ce much more food por capita than other parts oft the world america industrial development has meant high product production i 6 per farm worker through the use of modern farad farm equipment in fact tho the history of farm farra mechanization esthe h history stora of americans brilliantz brilliants victory over famine if farmers eve everywhere I 1 could be ble blessed ased with tho knowledge the fredora and the machines fio so typical of amor amer ica the which have stalked mankind since timo i began n woul would ld b be only a it hazy memory conr forefathers iwho loved tho soil were wiser ithan ihan thy ewhen when they founded a system of government in the breaston brea tho the individual tho the will to attempt to achieve |
