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Show Scout Hanks Swell To All-Time llwh lis membership Drive Approaches Membership in the Utah National Na-tional Parks Co u n c i 1, Boy Scouts of America, is at an ali-t ali-t i m e high, Rulon W. Doman, council executive, announced this week. As of January 1,1950, a total of 6630 boys in 413 cub, scout, and explorer units were enrolled, enroll-ed, Mr. Doman said. "While scout advancements were slightly under the -record of some previous years, the enrollment continued to grow and 10 new units were added during 1949," the executive stated. The 6630 scouts in the council coun-cil are directed and supervised by nearly 2200 scouters.. From the standpoint of area, the Utah National Parks Council Coun-cil is the largest in Region 12. It covers the states of Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California, plus the Hawaiian Islands. In Scout membership it is exceeded exceed-ed only by Councils at Los Angeles and Salt Lake. The Council stretches over 19 of Utah's 29 counties, covering cover-ing all territory in the state south of Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, and Daggett counties, and the area in Arizona north of Grand Canyon. Annual fund campaigns to raise money for operation of the Council are in progress in most of the 39 districts. First to reach its quota, based on a minimum of 30 cents per capita, was Lehi district. Also over the top are North Sevier, and Grand districts. dist-ricts. According' to J.Crede Kindred, council chairman of finance, the council's goal is $41,352. A 1 1 districts are striving to raise their quotas by March 1 in order to achieve the gold star rating, which is based on attainment of finance and membership goals prior to the annual spring fellowship meeting. |