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Show INDEPENDENT Page 10 Sugar House, Utah Thursday, November 21, 1957 By Ruth Headrick Just after Chitter and Chatter had slipped up to get their second piece of oatmeal cookie, they jwere startled nearly out of their ;wits by the sound of footsteps, BIG, BIG footsteps coming along the path. Dropping their cookies, they scrambled swiftly into the highest branches of the cedar tree, and crouched fearfully be-hind the sheltering branches. And imagine their surprise to see, coming down the pathway,! a creature just like the one on the "You wouldn't want to do a thing like that, Jimmy, " his fa-ther shook his head. "You see, that would be just like putting you in prison, where you never could go the places you wanted to, or do any of the things you like. You wouldn't be happy like that, would you?" "No oh, my goodness, NO!" Jimmy exclaimed. "I guess I ne-ver thought of that I surely wouldn't want to hurt them. But, maybe I can make friends with them right here in the forest, and then they could go whenever they wanted to, and still I could see them. Do you think I could?" "I don't see any reason why you couldn't. You already have made a start, and all you need to do is to keep right on the way you have been, and the first thing you Iknow, they'll come right down and eat out of your hand." "Oh. Dad, do you really think so? I'll be oh, so careful, and I'll try never to frighten them. I'll come again tomorrow to meet you and all bring some more cookies and see if I can get them to comej closer." And Jimmy followed his father down the path, still plan-ning on how he would get to know Chitter and Chatter better. And that is the way Chitter and Chatter came to know that Jimmy and his Dad were their friends, and they didn't need to be afraid of them. T log, only much, much bigger, and! carrying over his shoulder a big black stick. And as they watched, this Man (for that is just what it was) sat right down on the log beside Jimmy. "Been waiting long, son," he asked, and his voice was low and pleasant, with a gentleness that drove much of the fear from the pattering hearts of our little friends. "Not too long, Dad," Jimmy re-plied softly, "I've been feeding the chipmunks. If you turn very slowly, you may be able to see them in the branches of the cedar tree. They scampered away when they heard you coming." Carefully both the Man and the boy turned, and sure enough, way up in the tree they could see Chit-ter and Chatter watching them, their bright little eyes shining like two little drops of ink and 'their bushy little tails flicking; back and forth. I "Aren't they two of the cutest little fellows, tho?" Jimmy chuckl-ed. "I sure would like to have them for pets. Do you suppose we could catch them, Dad?" 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COSES I Firs Security Bank pf Utah, N.A. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation I Girl Scout Briefs Girl Scout Troop 249, with Mrs. jPat Card as leader, held a "cook-W- " on Saturday, October 9 at !the Council Farm in upper Par-'ley- 's Canyon. Games and food In abundance was in evidence, and the girls were all in agreement that the 'most fun was had by Mr. Gard, who went along "just for the ride." Girl Scout Troop 2.43, under the leadership of Dorothy Giersz, is glad to report that it has 11 girls who are attending . the cooking school being held by the Utah 'Power and Light Company. They are attending a two-ho- ur class 'once a week for six weeks and will be able to show their older sisters a thing or two about cook-ing when they finish. Girl Scout Troop 139, with Kathy Humphrey acting as leader, were proud to have presented and re-turned the flag, with the honor guard for the Parent - Teachers Association meeting at the Mt. View School on October 17. On November 19, the Girl Scout Organization held a mass meeting of all interested parents in the Mt. View School auditorium at 3:30 in the afternoon. At this time they showed a movie depicting the various branches of scouting, its aims and purposes. Immediately following this mee-ting, the Scout organization plans a drive to begin organizing new troops in the southeast area. Any-one interested either in joining one of these groups or in offering their services as a leader or as-sistant, please contact Mrs. Vi-vian Cavagnolo, at CR When Dr. Edward L. Trudeau fell victim to TB in 1870 he went to the Adirondack Mountains to die. Instead he recovered and established a sanatarium and research center the forerunner of modern hospital treatment of tuberculosis. New Teen Club Started by Local Group Under the direction of its chair-man, Mayo Hogue the Youth Gui-dance Committee of the Fraternal Order of Eagles is planning the organization of a new young peo-ple's group, to be known as the Fraternal Order of Eagles Teen Club. Membership in the club will be open to all teenagers, boys or girls, ranging in age from 13 to 19 years inclusive. Parents of the youngsters need not necessarily be members of the parent organiza-tion, but they must give their con-sent before the boys or girls can become members. Initiation fees will be $3 and dues will be fifty cents per month. As much as is possible, the dir-ection and management of the club will be left in the hands of the teen-age- rs themselves, with the selection of their officers and the handling of their money being under their control. Their activi-ties will be selected by the mem-bers and will be subject only to such control by the Youth Guid-ance Committee as is absolutely essential. Projected plans for the group at this embrio stage include handi-- ; craft work, sports (including base-ball, archery and various other seasonal sports) and entertain-ment. For the dances, the Aerie will furnish the hall and the mu-sic, but all other expenses will be furnished by the club funds, with the approval of their own mem-bership. Membership in this youth group could well lead to membership in the adult organization for those finding interest in the group. Full information concerning the organization can be had by those who are interested if they will call Mayo Hogue, chairman of the Youth Guidance Committee at EM The Gold Rush wasn't tha oniy reason people flocked to California in the i9th century. TB sufferers migrated there in hopes the climate would cure Today's TB patients are treated in hospitals near their homes. |