Show l Boy oY Scouts To Celebrate Birthday I. I February 6 to 12 More than members of the 1 goy Boy Scouts of Am Amp America erica throughout the thet p t nation will observe the anniverSary nary Sary of the organization during Boy BoyScout BoyScout Scout Week which o opens ens Friday Feb f 6 and continues through Thursday Feb 12 s I The anniversary will be celebrated in m every city and town and most villages and hamlets throughout the nation and its possessions It is young Americas America's largest birthday cel cel- L The theme of Boy Scout Week this year is The Scout Citizen at Work in his home in his community community community ity in his nation in his world Scouting's activities for the year beginning with the birthday celebration celebration celebration cel cel- will be related to this theme i Bushels of Food Plan The nations nation's Boy Scouts are engaged in the program of saving and producing ing food to alleviate the worlds world's food shortage As part of their service program program program pro pro- gram this year each Boy Scout is expected to save a bushel grow a bushel ushel share a bushel of food I Each Cub Pack Boy Scout Troop I senior Scout Unit will share in a Report Re uRe i port wrt to the Nation that will tell of their heir community services last year and md their program for this year The report will be made to the President of if the United States to Congress and ando to o the United Nations Program for the Year In a addition to conserving food and natural resources the Boy Scouts will emphasize safety and fire prevention home lome repairs and personal health J Through Through their World Frie Friendship Fund of if voluntary gifts the Scouts have sent ent more than tons of supplies to o help Scout organizations overseas oversea to o rebuild This aid is to be continued continued continued contin contin- throughout 1948 Scouting is having a 1 rebirth in many of the countries ravaged by the warThe war The f The Boy Scouts International Bureau in London reports a world membership membership member member- ship of boys and leaders in 42 nations World peace and mutual understanding understanding under- under standing is an objective of Scouting Through World Scout Jamborees and the resultant expanding interest in friendships understanding and perT personal per per- T relationships through Continued on page 4 BOY SCOUTS TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Y FEBRUARY 6 TO 12 Continued from page 1 dence dente these aims are increasingly be being being being be- be ing met The Sixth World Jamboree last summer brought Boy Scouts and leaders together in France from 38 nations The Boy Scouts of America is the largest group in the ilic World Scout Broth Brotherhood Its Scouts and i Leaders are members of units They in turn come under the ilie jurisdiction jurisdiction jurisdiction juris juris- diction of Local Boy Scout Councils Councils Councils Coun Coun- which provide camping experiences experiences experiences exper exper- leadership training activities and Courts of Honor to mark individual dual growth through the grades of the various programs Bo Boy Scout Sunday Sunday Sunday- Feb 8 the ilie actual anniversary date of the ilie original incorporation of the ilie movement in Washington DC D.C. will willbe willbe be marked in countless churches of all denominations as Boy Scout Sun Sun- day Scouts and Leaders will attend church services in un uniform orm Many sermons addressed to the Scouts will touch on some aspect of the birthday theme o Mr and Mrs Paul K Martin and daughters have moved to Nephi where Mr Martin is employed at the Painters Painter's Painters Painter's Painters Painter's Paint Paint- ers er's Motor Co Before leaving they were honored by a group of friends and relatives at a surprise p party Mr and Mrs J J. J E. E Dozier of Salt Lake City were present for this Mrs Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin is the ilie former fonner Maureen Larson t Miss Margaret a student nurse in training at the Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City spent last week end visiting in in Manti While here she was the guest of Mrs Enger Enger Enger En- En ger Kjar S Latest reports received from Salt Lake City concerning Mrs Erastus indicate that she is im im- im proving She recently has undergone two serious operations at the ilie Salt Lake L. L D D. D S S. S hospital S Mr and nd Mrs E. E Parley Christensen who Were married recently have moved moved moved ed from Mrs Christensen's home in Manti to Ephraim where they expect to be settled in Mr Christensen's Christensen's Christensen's Chris Chris- home within a f few w days Mr and Mrs Lynn Cox are moving into the home this week 4 Ira Beal celebrated his birthday birthday birth birth- day anniversary Tuesday afternoon with a birthday party at the ilie- ilie home of his grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Peterson His birthday was on January January January Jan Jan- uary 26 Mrs Nettie Alder Munson of Salt Lake City returned to her home re recently recently recently re- re after spending ten ten days visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing with friends and relatives in Manti ManU Mrs Munson is a former ormer ManU Manti Man Man- U ti resident Mr and Mrs Perry Eliason are having having having hav hav- ing an extended visit in Los Angeles caused by Mrs Eliason's illness They are guests there of Mr and Mrs Edgel Edgel Edgel Ed- Ed gel Blackham and h have ve been gone for two weeks 1 A |