Show Large contingent Ninety nine scouts leaders to leave Basin for jamboree Ninety-four boys and five adult leaders from the Uintah Basin section of the Utah National Parks Council will leave Provo by special train July for Colorado Springs for the Fifth National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of OV ER boys and leaders will gather from July 22 to July 28 for the giant National Of the 93 boys and 5 adult leaders from the Uintah 44 boys and 2 leaders are from Uintah Scout 35 boys and 1 leader are from Roosevelt and 14 boys and 2 leaders are from Duchesne ADULT LEADERSHIP from the Basin participating in the Jamboree Neill C. as scoutmaster of Troop Floyd as scoutmaster of Troop and Craig scoutmaster of Troop Ray E. Vernal will be on the medical Staff of Section 39 and Ru-lon Dean Skinner will work with National Supply on the National A total of boys lead ers from the Utah National Parks Council will participate in the Colorado Springs This includes 11 troops from the Council 10 sectional and 10 members in an inter-Council Jamboree troop THE CONTINGENT will leave Provo at 4 p.m. on Tuesday and will have dinner and breakfast on the They will arrive at Colorado at a.m. on July On the and the group will set up camp and do some The Jamboree will operate from July 22 to Following the close of the the group will leave for the return trip at 4 p.m. on July and arrive in Provo at a.m. the next SOME BOYS from the Uintah Basin will travel with their families to Provo and the majority will go by Since two buses have been arranged there will be plenty of room for every the round trip bus fare to and from Provo the is and this must be given to Rulon Skinner no later than Monday The buses will leave the Uintah County Court House at Vernal Tuesday July 19 at 9 the Roosevelt City Park at 10 and the Duchesne Stake Center at 11 a.m. Each boy riding the bus is reminded to bring a sack lunch to eat at Pre-Jamboree training a t Merkley Park on June gave the boys practical training with the equipment they will use at Colorado They also had experience cooking three of the meals they will eat at the JULY 11 will see the following activities MORN- r j HEADS BASIN SCOUTS Rulon Dean Seoul Executive In the Uintah heads ih- contingent of BB boys and leaders who leave tor th National Scout Jamboree in Colorado Official first official flag complete unit camp inspection of unit camps by section field conservation activity AFTERNOON rehearsal for grand opening ceremony j field conservation EVENING grand opening arena gigantic fireworks Taps On July will MORNING simultaneous flag competitive field conservation Jewish Sabbath AFTERNOON Skill-o-Rama field conservation EVENING exchange JUL Y morning activities will devotional simultaneous flag religious services for all separate services at selected sites for major religious faiths AFTERNOON unit and visits EVENING World Friendship July 25 activities at Jamboree City will Morning simultaneous flag competitive field conservation Wild West Afternoon Skill-o-Rama field conservation Wild West Rodeo regional section JULY TI simultaneous flag competitive field conservation Skill-o-Rama field conservation Evening regional Section J u 1 v 2 7 simultaneous flag general daily finals on competitive field conservation activity Afternoon Skill-o-Rama field conservation flag section recognition THI JULY 28 the final day of the Jamboree will see-Morning simultaneous flag unit field conservation Afternoon rehearsals for closing arena unit field conservation closing ceremony with pageantry at arena candle lighting and Competitive events for the boys will include in two-man wood chopping log peavy obstacle log-rolling tent peg fitness log flagpole ro-man chariot monkey SOME OF THE events will arrowhead axe backwoods basket a broomstick butterfly camp gadgets from camp kitchen canoe ceremonial charcoal chopper diamond hitch drum edible wild emergency fire first fish identification and fly gun hobo homing and 25 other Of the Uintah Basin scouts to the most of the boys will be paying for the trip from their own Some will have assistance financially from mon and and a very small number will have mon and dad footing the OF THE 98 BOYS from the Uintah Basin 20 are Eagle The average age of the boys going is 13 years 7 The youngest boys are 12 and the oldest IS There are many reasons for National Jamborees Among them give boys an opportunity to grow in citizenship character and physical give an opportunity to make friends In other states and provides a boy the opportunity to see Scouting at Its best and thus influence all the units throughout America towards better quality Scouting and finally to impress a boy with the size and ness of Scouting |