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Show - " '- - i Upward Trend In Scouting Activity Noted During Past Year, Retiring President Bacon Reports There has been a definite uptrend up-trend in scouting in the Uintah Basin during the past year. That fact is evidenced by a report re-port released this week by James E. Bacon, former - president presi-dent of the Basin district of the National Parks Council, , who recently resigned from this position when he was appointed president of the Indian mission for the LDS church in this area. According to Mr. Bacon, in August 1949 scouting in the Uintah Basin was at a low ebb. It was then the council officials from Provo came to Roosevelt and held a meeting with all leaders of sponsoring institutions institu-tions at which time everyone concerned faced the facts if scouting were to continue, then those concerned would have to go to work and build an organization organi-zation an dthen raise funds to carry on. At the August meeting in 1949 the thought was advanced that the Basin withdraw from the National Parks Council and form their own independent council. It was pointed out that $10,000 would be needed to finance fi-nance such a program. At this time local scouters considered this the thing to do. However, as the full impact of the project struck the group they reconsidered reconsid-ered and again sought affiliation affilia-tion with the council. Executives Execu-tives of the council had returned to their homes in Provo after the Basin group approved the divorce, but reconsidered their previous action and again returned re-turned to Roosevelt for a second meeting. The second meeting, like the first, was held in the Roosevelt LDS chapel, and all scouters, and many interested mothers attended, at-tended, and a permanent organization or-ganization was set up headed by Mr. Bacon as the president. At this meeting an entirely new and different program was offered. of-fered. Thus the Uinta Basin Scout district remained a part of the National Parks council, and at the present time a young man, Grant Mace, is serving as a full time assistant to Chief Rulon Doman, and doing a creditable job. Six thousand dollars have been raised to finance the program pro-gram in the Basin and under the leadership and inspiration of Scouter Mace, scouting in this ; big area is progressing with un-predicted un-predicted speed. I Former' mayor, B. H. String-ham, String-ham, of Vernal, was selected vice-chairman of the district, with Paul Murphy, of Roosevelt, being named as commissioner. They, along with Chairman Bacon Ba-con and the hold-over committeemen, commit-teemen, began functioning. Mr. Stringham was also named finance chairman of the Uintah Basin council and a very successful suc-cessful drive was carried on. Mr. Mace assumed his duties in May of this year, and devotes all his time to this area. Mr. Bacon announced Monday Mon-day that he and Mr. Stringham were recently released from the, respective offices held by them due to a heavy load otherwise, other-wise, and in their place the following have been nominated: Dr. Ray Spendlove, of Vernal, president; Mr. Murphy, Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, vice-president; and Wilson Wil-son K. Anderson, Tabiona, com- , misisoner. The reorganization meeting was held at the LDS chapel here on Sept. 2. with Chief Doman representing the council to receive the nominations nomina-tions and carry them back to the Provo office. |