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Show Page 10—THE HERALD, Provo, Utah Thursday, October 7, 1971 » Letters to Editor Detailed Outline Given On HowAllocation for Boy Scouting Is Spent Editor Herald: As one who has grown up with bd bees shah nto the tremendous effect for Ge thatit has in the lives of boys,including my own five boys merit badges and 14,000 activity cub scouts were issued and 500 scouts were given the eagle ca The ae purchases books, materiais, prepares schedules for the scout Annually every boy, who haveall benefited from the C@MPStraining and experience they leader, and unit must be rehave had in scouting, I am registered and this is a big job. A bookke2per keeps all the writing this letter to suggest some ae oa financial records, and the and money exthat might be h elpful to in- Payroll terested Sagas rane have penditures. Since the scouts are concern for how the monies for charted by Congress, each council must submit to an anscouting in the National Parks nual independent C.P.A. audit area are actually spent. In letter to the editor which The audit report is submitted appeared in the Herald Oct. it both to Congress and to the was pointed out that there are National Office. As required, 14,000 Boy Scouts ini Utah County numerous reports are provided to the regional scout office in Los STREATOR CHEVROLET and 26,00¢Council, in the UtahThere Nationa!is Angeles and the National Office Parks probably no council in the in North Brunswick, New Jercountry that has as high a per %*Y. capita scout population as right $1.68 — Program Develophere in our own area. And the ment: Each professional scouter annual cost per scout for has been trained to motivate and carrying on this program in help the volunteer workers Utah Countyas allocated by the develop and carry out the Program. At the beginning of United Fund is $8, compared every scout year in September, with a national average 2% times this much, or $20. Questions have been raised as to-how this $8 is spent. Here is the breakdown: $2.24 — Field Services: In Utah County, six professional scouters service nine districts, Each of these men assists these men meetwith the district chairmen and commissioners to finalize plans for the coming year and meet monthly with the commissiener’s staffs who are responsible for carrying the program to the various units, There is also a roundtable Salt Lake City Approximately 25 miles per gallon. Body by Fisher. Serviced at more places than any otherlittle car ‘72 from volunteer leaders in the various meeting with the cub scout churches and other leaders each month. In addition organizations sponsoring they meet with the District scouting, training them so they Exploring Chairmen and help them develop a program of can work effectively. The Boy activities, such as speech conScout ‘am is consistentl ly administered ee the tests, athletic events and many country so that a Utah County other attractions intended to who receives his Eagle hold the interest of young men 14 bed fulfills the same stan- ‘0 18 yearsof age. dards and does the same things Available in the main office Free: 38 G.E. Transistor Radios P-2790 G.E. Long Ranger miniature transistor. Slide rule dial. Automatic volume control. Convenient carry thong. as a scout in New York or Los are films, projectors, training Angeles, The average number of aids, and other materials for use scout units per professional byyy the district training committees. scouter is 147 in Utah Coun’ The ” professional scout against a national averageof 32. In a month’s time these leaders Tepresentatives also work with attend many meetings, mostare at night and their weekly schedule often results in a 50 to 60-hour week. $1.44 — Service Center and Office Services: iein Provo Sent Office or service center is the central headquarters of the Utah National Parks Council. It keeps the records and the various committees in setting up programs such as the Scout O Rama, Camp O Ree, and the Eagle Banquet. Workshops &° held in which the pn scouters train those leaders who will train scout Masters, cub masters, and explorer $1.04 — Camping Services: services 1,230 scouting units and The Utah National Parks 26,000 boys (14,000 from Utah Council operates five camps. County). Records are kept on They are MapleDell near troop that has ever been Payson, Warner near Moab, registered and charted through Beaver, Lost Camp at Panguitch the Boy Scouts within the Lake and a eh in the high council, in addition to every Vintahs. 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An American Dream Machine” because PBS said it wanted additional documentation of certain allegations, In its place, a piano player appeared on dream machine. Jacobs called the action censorship, Jerry Slater, general manager of PBS, said the cancellation had nothing to do with the controversial nature of ve camps this past year more than half of the boys came from Utah County. While at the camps,scoutprofessionals meet with the leaders to help them be in their camping. $1.60 — Administrative Ex: A charter fee is paid each year to the National Scout Office which provides many essential services to scouting. Several Utah County scouters are representatives of the National organization and help develop the books, programs, ard ideas that are later supplied to each district. Inder this category also is included the costs for payroll taxes and insurance and other related benefit costs, as well as insurance on buildings and facilities, plus the cost for counzil-wide insurance for scouting volunteers. Local trainii ‘aining programs are arranged yearly for staff members to update them on various new innovations. Recognition is also provided to friends of scouting and volunteers who have dedicated manyyearsof service to scouting. The governing body of the Utah National Parks Council is an executive board made up of over 150 volunteer citizens who the program andsaid it would approvethe annual scout council be broadcast later with more documentation. According to Jacobs, David Sannes and Jeff Desmond of Seattle and Charles Grimm of Tuscaloosa, Ala. acted as undercover informants within new left groups in 1969 and 1970. Jacobs said the F3I gave approval to acts of violence Planned bythe three Sannes' plan to booby trap a bomb so radicals would be killed was never carried out, Jacobs said, but Desmond's plan to bomb a Seattle post office and Grimm's plan to set fire to buildings at the University of Alabama were. ond and Grimm were arrested with others in those cases but both were released, Jacobs said. In addition to showing the film, Jacobs and other persons involved in the controversy will appear on the WNET program, “Behind the Lines” is a series, originaliy sch-duled to begin later this month, thai will depict the operations of news media. program and budget. They are responsible for expending the money, and making decisions on salaries, operations, office expense, , etc, I hope this additional information will add to a better understanding of how the scout funds areused in building menof good character. Objections By FBI on Film To Be Shown NEW YORK (UPI)—A 12minute segment alleging the FBI condoned acts of violence which was cut from a Public Bre-deasting Service show aired in cities across the country Wednesday will be broadcast by a local station Friday. WNET, the New York City educationalstation, scheduled a one-hour program for Friday nightentitled “Behind the Lines —Special” which will include the FBI segment. The film, compiled by Paul Jacobs of National Educational Television, was cut from Wednesdaynight's “The Great Fy ma Plu, Free: 60 Sporty Blankets eee ‘ vy MORE PROTEIN New..:J0 Fat Free Hi-Land Low-fat Charm Milk in One Gallon Cartons Now Hi-Land introducesa fatter carton for a thinner you! Charm, the answerto an energy-seeker's dream and a money-saver's hope, is now available in a big, new economy size: one gallon carton with improved handie. Of course Charm will also continue to comein the popular half gallon carton. 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