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Show I BOY SCOUTS TO RETAIN OFFICE Mayor Francis Says Work Among Youths to Be Continued Offices of the Offdcn Council of the Boy Scouts of America together with a scout executive will be maintain.-,! for the scout work in Ogden. it was announced today by Mayor Frank Francis, who Ifl president of the local council. At a mooting a few day lKo it was decided to eliminate the ot-ficM ot-ficM and the position of scoutmaster and commissioner and thereby avo large sum annually. Since that time Chail-s X. Miller, regional director of the western district dis-trict has conferred with Mayor Fran-cla Fran-cla with regard to the local situation Mr. Miller camo to gdn law Thursday at the request of Scout Executive Ex-ecutive O. A. Goates in view of the contemplated resignation of uie 1 ix-ecutive ix-ecutive which was tendered last Tuesday. ORu oi t m the conference Jftetween the two scout officials plansTof aiding in working out the affair of "" Incal council were completed and submit -ted to the council with reco,nimenda-j Hons. Mr Miller said today that a reorganisation reor-ganisation of the entire council would io perfected. Mr. Miller announced that in view ..f the pood Wdrk accomplished duiinc; the past three years in Ogden, the community could not afford to drop the program In order to maintain the scout council in Ogden Mr Miller announces that 8 stout executive must' be maintained, 'his being required by the national organization. The pJo-nnsori pJo-nnsori :i In .1 is h ment '( the portion of I scout executive and of the offices of the council would automatically cancel the charter he said. TO OPEB M B oi l M l This would also cancel the subscription sub-scription of funds foi the council-. Mr Miller stales. All records and office equipment WOU'd heconn the prupertx. of the Boy ScouUs of America and all i bartered troop ami ';i.;ui luivd officers would therefore operali separate units directly with the general gen-eral offices at New Vork. In view of these fact;; h has bet n decided to maintain offices in another location of th- City Other than the present headquarters in till Fred Klesel building and alSjb u employ a scout executive. Mr Miller announces that the national na-tional headquarters had asked scoui. Executive Gtoates to remain In Ogdcri until a suitable man maj u named to take over the position He also announced an-nounced that tile national org imzation had offered Mr. Goates two positions, one in California and ne In Arizona. The resignation of Mr. Goates will be acted upon at a meeting of the council In the offices of Mayor Francis Fran-cis next Tuesday night it Is announced. announc-ed. Ways and means of financing the organization will I" discussed 1 - . |