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Show Era Coy Scouts Join More Than 3 , ":n In Observing Ueek; fagrcns, Displays Planned By Troops ! I JmZh many varied activities il nation's 3,660,000 Cub Scouts, VI Scouts, Explorers and adult rs observe the 45th angary an-gary of the Boy Scouts of hi r'ca during Bov Scout week " ? to 12, with its theme, Rm c8 for a Better Tomorrow." y Scout Week is the largest W observance by young citi-':,n'i citi-':,n'i ,?,ce Scuting's incorpora-3 incorpora-3 11 Washington, D. C. on Feb. i m0re than 22,750,000 boys "th, 1,1s have been enrolled. I ?5,000 units in all parts of t nation,Its territories and over- 4.seas bases, will dramatize through demonstrations, exhibits, window displays and "pot luck" dinners with parents participating, the purpose of Scouting and the rich heritage it has in this country. Boy Scout Week completes the National Conservation Good Turn the Scouts have undertaken at the request of President Eisenhower, Eisen-hower, their honorary president. Members will report to their sponsoring spon-soring institutions and public officials of-ficials their accomplishments in arousing "public recognition of the need for adequate protection and wise management of our soil, water, mineral, forest, grassland and wildlife resources." President Eisenhower will honor in the White House during Boy Scout Week the 12 Boy Scouts and Explorers having the most outstanding records of conservation. conserva-tion. Throughout the nation Scout units which qualified are to receive re-ceive National Conservation Good Turn Certificates of Merit awarded award-ed jointly by Ezra Taft Benson, secretary of agriculture, and Douglas McKay, secretary of the Interior. Boy Scout Sunday will be observed ob-served Feb. 6 in thousands of churches with Scouts and leaders attending services in uniform. Those of Jewish faith will observe Boy Scout Sabbath in synagogues and temples Friday evening and (Continued On Back Page) BOY SCOUTS .... tContinued from Pase 1) Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5. Traditionally on February 8, all members recommit themselves to the Scout Oath or Promise at 8:15 p.m., in the four time zones. Church Programs Highlighting Boy Scout Week in the Duchesne and Moon Lake Districts will be special Boy Scout services in each of the L.D.S. wards Feb. 6, with a Troop Court of Honor in most of the wards. The Scouts and Explorers will also al-so wear their uniforms to school during Scout Week. Roosevelt District Under the direction of Don Nielson, chairman of the Roosevelt Roose-velt District Camping and Activities Activi-ties committee, five activities will highlight Boy Scout Week in the Roosevelt District. These events include: window displays in the windows of Roosevelt Roose-velt merchants, a District Court of Honor, Sunday, Feb. 6, at the stake house; special Scout Sunday Sun-day programs in the churches; a special, program at the Kiwanis Club for Eagle Scouts, and the wearing of the Scout and Explorer uniforms to school during Scout week. According to Mr. Nielson, the Myton Troop will have their display dis-play at the Moody Brothers in Myton; Second ward in J. C. Penney's; .Third ward in Chris-tensen's, Chris-tensen's, and Rulon D. Skinner, executive field man, will arrange a special display in Harmston Supply window. Duchesne District Scouting in the Duchesne District Dis-trict is under the direction of El-vin El-vin Barker, district chairman with the following as chairmen of the operating committees: Dr. John Smith, Health and Safety; Gilbert Horrocks, Camping and Activities; Ned Fairbanks, Advancement; El-wood El-wood Carter, Leadership Training; W. C. Foy, Finance; Oran Curry, Organization and Extention, and Al White, Commissioner. Moon Lake District Scouters directing the activities of the Moon Lake Scouts and Explorers Ex-plorers are: Fay Miles, District chairman; Glen Mohlman, vice-chairman; vice-chairman; Jess Palm, Camping and Activities; Max Hartman, Organization Organ-ization and Extension; Glen All-red, All-red, Finance; William Evans, Advancement; Ad-vancement; Linford Maxfield, District Dis-trict Commissioner; and Grant Peel, Neighborhood Commissioner. Commission-er. Roosevelt Leaders Scouting in the Roosevelt District Dis-trict is headed by James E. Bacon, District Chairman, and Lowell' Coleman and Russell Robison, vice-chairmen. Robert Murdock is district commissioner and his neighborhood Commissioners include: in-clude: Clifford Olson, Leo Haueter, Keith Mortensen, Ken Aycock, Lowell Babcock, Evan Olsen. j Sharon Cummings is chairman j of the Advancement committee, , with Merlin Killpack, Darrell At-1 kinson, Evan Percival and Samuel1 R. Hemingway as members of his I committee. j Chairman of the Camping and! Activities committee is Don Niel-: son, with Steve Bellon and Bob' Ferron as members of the committee. com-mittee. Joseph E. Olpin is Finance chairman, with Lynn Dye and Calvin Cal-vin Squire as members of his committee. Under the direction of Floyd Labrum, the Organization and Ex-1 tention committee functions with; Hank Swain and Harry Dean as ' committee members. Dr. Paul Stringham is Health and Safety chairman with the following fol-lowing men as members of the committee: Forrest Hancock, Lorraine Lor-raine Bolton, Ralph Taylor, Mel-vin Mel-vin Mower and Carl Betts. Buzz Larsen is the Leadership Training chairman, with Ferris Henrie assisting him. Owen F. Burgener is a member-at-Iarge assisting with the development de-velopment of the Scouting pro-1 gram. |