| Show boy scouts observe birthday anniversary this week national boy scout week began officially in utah last a t eatn sunday february 4 4 comma commemorating the anniversary of th the boy scouts of america the e sunday I 1 evening of the monticello ward was under the auspices of the scout organization whitney buddy redd neal thomas and py 14 0 o jameson three boys who wed aSLi Fed the national jamboree at va a forge last summer were the three principle speakers each of them told very interesting accounts of their experiences including both the pleasant and unpleasant phases of their trip from their reports it was obvious that the boys not only enjoyed themselves but got a liberal education at the same time one of the boys told about taking a supply of cockle burs from the west which he traded for souvenirs to the green city boys as porcupine eggs from this it is evident that they were not the only ones who learned something new on the trip in which boys participated there was a meeting held in blanding last night to decide the future handling of the district it was thought advisable that the district be divided with blanding and monticello troops bac each becoming independent districts the results of the meeting have not been learned there are 34 active scouts and I 1 15 active explorers in troop with oscar jameson acting as scout master and alexander jameson in charge of the explorers culminating the weeks scouting work will be the program and plate luncheon held at the church house in mantici monticello saturday q ac 4 mo D 0 operating a hospital it seems is just as difficult in these times of rising prices as if it were any other sort of business increased operating costs have made it necessary for t the he hospital board to announce a raise in prices 0 of f non contract patients even so the local rates are lower than those of other hospitals in the area several people in the county have reported seeing t tha h flash of the atomic bomb e exploded on frenchman flats near las vegas nevada the last blast occurred at about tuesday rooming morning reports are that it lit up the whole western sky for I 1 a momentary flash it was followed some minutes later by a rever brating rumble as the impact of the concussion followed the blast I 1 our january thaw this year catches us like the swede who arrived at the pier just as his boat left when his friend ballel oley I 1 tink you can make it in oley philosophized how can I 1 when I 1 got no place to stood A january thaw would be fine if there were anything for it to thaw since so many youngsters who proper training or understanding of at the use oe 01 firearms are turned loose with rifles it Is fortunate indeed that no serious injuries have resulted in monticello recently john lewis front window was broken by a 22 bullet which spent itself in the room by shattering the glass t top of a coffee table parents have a grave responsibility lity to make sure that their children are thoroughly schooled in the handling of guns before allowing them tree free use of thern them there is considerable controversy about whether the ground hog saw his shadow on february 2 whether he did or not seems to have little effect on the weather it has been and continues to be one of the mildest winters in memory if it were not that we need the storm so badly the many days of sunshine would be very indeed |
