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Show MU ieet Boosts Scouting Program; I Oct Eagle Awards Observance of Boy Scout Week, February 6 to 12, was given an inspirational start Sunday Sun-day night at the concluding session ses-sion of the Roosevelt LDS stake conference when an outstanding-program outstanding-program was presented under the direction of the stake M I. A., with Robert Andrews in charge. Highlighting the program was the awarding of Eagle badges tq two young Boy Scouts, and adr dresses by three boys whq attended at-tended the 1950 gcout Jambpree at Valley Forge. I Jack Burgess, gon of Mr. and ; Mrs. Bert Burgess, of the Roos- , evelt Second ward, and Larry Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs, "Buzz" Larsen, of the Ballard ward, were cited for their out- standing work in the Boy Scout program, and then received their Eagle badges. Ted Olpin, scout- master of the Second ward, pre-' sented with- his award, ana Lar- j ry received the highest Scout ; award from his father. Each boy was given the privilege of presenting pre-senting his mother with a miniature min-iature Eagle. Prior to receiving their citations, cita-tions, Jack and two other boys, Fred Brown, of Montwel, and I Lynn White, of Ballard, de- livered fine addresses on the Scout Oath. Each told of the experiences he had enjoyed at Valley Forge and how Scouting (was so interwoven into the gospel gos-pel of Jesus Christ. Rulon Andertpn, member of the stake "hjfih council, gave a stimulating address on the 41st anniversary slogan, "Strengthen .the Arm of Liberty." A quartet composed of Ned Gines, Clyde Johnson, Bennie Schmiett. and Dr, Vere Johnson sang two numbers and Paul Murphy, district dis-trict scout commissioner, lead the audience In the recommittal declaration. Grant Peel, of Myton, My-ton, sang the solo, "Stouthearted Men," and a trumpet solo was played by Carolyn Whiting, of Neola. |