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Show KSjfL VIEWPOINT qY 3 CLIFF MEMMOTT, Editor POLITICS ARE WARMING UP IT'S YOUR DUTY TO BE ACTIVE ... . Last week an announcement appeared in the Record and Standard that the' Democrats of Duchesne County had set dates for their county and precinct reorganizational meetings. Since this is the BIG YEAR in our nation's- politics, it becomes more and more necessary that you and I should get ourselves worked up to the point that we will attend all the meetings in our respective areas and help select the men and women who will' direct the political destinies the next your years. Was talking with a prominent leader of one of our churches the' other day, who was inquiring about dates of party caucesses of both the Democrats' and Republicans', so that he could pass ; the word on to his people. It is the thinking of the leadership j of the dominant church in Utah that if we are to keep our present way of life in Free America, then it becomes our individual, in-dividual, responsibility to help decide political issues. The First Presidency of the LDS church is not advocating which party you affiliate with, but they are mighty definite each citizen should affiliate' some place and become a part of the political l life of his1 community. That's good advice coming from any church leader. . . ,and I'm sure the heads of all religious organizations in Utah and other parts of the nation will, in due time, offer encouragement encourage-ment to their congregations to help keep America Strong and Free. . . And one way to insure that is to become active in politics this year when a . new national leader will' be elected and many states will choose governors and other important political leaders. If you have leanings toward the' Democratic party, then watch for the dates of their meetings, and be on hand to help choose those who will be carrying the load of government. Those who favor the' Republican philosophy, then don't put off attending the GOP meetings when they are called. Then the-re are those who don't know which party to affiliate with. ... Why not attend both parties' meetings and maybe you can make up your mind' which band wagon to climb aboard. Regardless of party affiliation, you can't afford not to join forces with one or the other group, and help plan the course our great1 nation will pursue during the ensuing years. vEv KNOW YOUR EXPLORERS AND THEIR PROGRESS. . . Lonnie' Carlile, senior crew leader of Post 2263 at Tabiona, gave the following talk on the Scout Sunday1 evening program performed in the Tabiona ward chapel, Feb, 5th: "HOW EXPLORING HELPS MEET THE SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF YOUNG MEN" The social needs of young men are met in Exploring. Our activities, which we make up ourselves, include (1) a service project to the church, community, or others, and (2) social activities ac-tivities for these we can have parties, dances' and other activities ac-tivities which we plan three months ahead. . This helps us fill our social needs and we get to know more people, have more fun, and mingle with other young people. Our leader acts more as' an advisor or chaperone than as a leader who tells us' what to do. He lets us go ahead and plan our own activities the way we want. Social needs are also met when we associate with one another. an-other. We get friendlier with each other and overcome inability to freely associate with one another. "Social," as in the dictionary, diction-ary, means; pertaining to companionship of persons in friendly intercourse, friendliness. In order to get better social relation- ship with our advisor and each other we have to show cooperation cooper-ation with each other. ' Our spiritual needs: our church goes along with the Explorer Ex-plorer program, and in such cases, as tonight, we have a chance to participate' in a church meeting. This helps us to become more spiritual minded' and to Show more reverence. I hope we, as Explorers, can more fully fill our social and. spiritual needs in this program. Is Typical American Boy Lonnie, who is the son of Kenneth and Nettie Carlile of . ' Tabiona, is one of the many thousands of boy's in the Uintah Basin and the United States dedicated to keeping the following pledge: As an Explorer Citizen:' 1. I will live the Scout Oath and Law. 2. I will be familiar with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. 3: I will respect and obey the law in order to have security and freedom. 4. I will share responsibility of my home, school, church, neighborhood, and community; and when legally of age, I will register and vote in all elections. 5. I will deal fairly and kindly with my fellow-citizens of whatever race or creed, in the spirit of the Scout Law and America's tradition of equality of opportunity. 6. I will work to preserve our American heritage of liberty and responsibility. I acknowledge that the privileges we enjoy were won by hard work, and sacrifice', faith and clear thinking of our forefathers. I will do all in my power to pass on a better America to the next generation. 30 j |