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-HARBOR P P IL BROOKINGS-HARBOR U - O u T i OPEN LETTEB ON SCOOTING , Th« i «• has ha? b« E d ito rs n not« o te :’! h«*re 1 en a m o r e o r le s s op« n A url*■!*«•’ n S' out en th u siast Mik« Pag« , ot B rookings, and th« Scout o rg an ization, *hich o p e ra te s on a n a t ional le v e l. V.« are printing a le tte r from Guv P . Mill« r , S< out • xecutive to Mike Pagt in its en tirety as a effort to explain the policies of and philosophies of Scouting and to give the re a d e rs an explanation of the fight between Mik- and tht Scout p rogram M r. C .A . Pag« B rookings, Oregon I> a r Mike: Your le tte r of July. 8 was awaiting me upon my retu rn from the National Jam boree a day o r two ago. Mike, I’ve known e v e r since 1 bee am t Scout Executive of this Council five y e a rs ago, of your keen In terest in the boys and the Scouting p ro g ra m . E ducators and people working with young s te r s have agreed for y ea rs that th* best way to tra in youth is to set a positive p erso n al exam ple. T h e re fo re , if w e’re going to teach boys to play the gam e according to the ru le s, w ea r adults m ust follow th«- sam e p a tte rn . FOR YOUR IlWSl’R A M ’R C O N SU LT Brookings OLDEST AND LARGEST AGENCY see or call F a u e r s o - L e o m e iste r A g en cy , Inc. Box 1188 B ro o k in g « , O regon P hone 5411 - 5412 CHETCO INN D A IL Y KWTKA M agbo f t 00 up W O K L ) A A TAS A l« « « . »10 00 or el xan n»,-fc«a..r wpi S COM FO RT A B IX ROOMS F 1 R X F L A C * A TV LO SSY 1M OOMMBaAL AirXB WNA «FARMS. h w ,, , ,,_r .lir as *s 1 i * jg ram -animations h e c a s e o . t, all "i o rg an izatio n s and and e n te r p ris e s , has a se t of ru les to folio a in th« form of its con stitution and b y -1 a * s . These apply u niversally to th e p ro g rarr w hether in Brookings o r New York C ity, and all of us *ho are a p art of the Scouting p ro g ra n m ust be governed by these ru le s, p a rtic u la rly if we a re to set a positive exam ple fo r the boys w hocom e u n d e ro u r lead ersh ip . T 'o o f these ru les o r policies are involved in the situation now existent in Brookings: 1. It is the policy of the Boy Scouts of A m erica that lunds raised for the m aintenance, p ro - m o t i o n , and t xtension of the Scouting p rogram shall be raised through the public su b scrip tio n of individuals and b u sin ess firm s. Such su b scrip tio n s to be made because of a rea liza tio n on the p art of the donor of the value of the Scouting p ro g ram to boys, to the com m unity,’ and to the nation and not as a by-product from the sale of m e rch an d ise, rec re atio n s sa ’and ing plan.- v e r e n d in g that th« plans dropped ropped In in lav lav o o r r of of tbi th«. norm al Scout Finance campaign. WELL CHILD CLINIC FRIDAY A A Brooking? link Brookings Well Well Child Child C Clinic will be held on Friday, August 16, betw een 9:30 a .m . and 11:30 a .m . at the Brookings G r a d e School. D r. David Brown a ill give P hysical Exam inations and Im m unizations for D P T , a n d Small Pox V accinations assiste d by D orothea M iller, Public Health N urse. IHUKSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1951 DR. SAMUELS MOVES OFFICE Dr. Ed Sam uels has moved his office to the re a r of his building in North Brookings. The front p a rt of the building will be leased out. Also S a l l y Swanson is now' working as a r e ceptionist at the office. It is my understanding that a week o r ten days p r io r to the d in n er M r. K e rr d isco v ered that »♦♦♦»»»♦********* the plans had been revived and at Mr. and M rs. Robert R e ttk e , that tim e pointed out again that and family attended the E l k s the Council could not p a rtic ip a te picnic in Ashland on Sunday. in that type of a financing activ ity . We sin c erely re g re t the m isu n d er standing that ap p ears to have d e SOCLYL SECURITY MAN veloped. Scouting has had a won TO VISIT HERE ON AUGUST 20 derful growth in the C u rry D istric t C a rlo s L. H unsinger, m anager the p ast th re e o r four y e a rs , of the E ureka D istric t office of d esp ite the fact that the lack of the Social Security A d m in istrat- funds and thus the n e c e s sa ry p r o tion fessional p erso n n el has hindered ion, announced today that a re the p ro g ram m a te ria lly . p rese n tativ e of that office will I think you will be in te re ste d to m aintain office housr know that during the p ast eight THUR. FRI SAT. months one of the m ajo r points of m aintain o f f i c e hours at the Aug. 15-16-17 of discu ssio n of the Counc il E xe Brookings City Hall, August 20, from 1:00 to 3:00 p. m . " THE AFRICAN QUEEN" cutive Board has been ways and Individuals wishing inform ation . also m eans of making it p o ssib le to Burt L an caster in p u t o n a n additional D i s t r i c t about the F ed eral old-age and su rv iv o rs insu ran ce p ro g ram ma; "APACHE" Scout E xecutive to se rv e the C urry contact the rep rese n tativ e at that D istric t on a full tifne b a s is . The adequate train in g of volu n teer SUN. MON. TUES. ff^ B T rn a n ^ ^ ^ p ^ io ^ o H im te le a d e rs , organ izatio n of n e w Aug. 18-19-20 I sin c e re ly hope that this will u n its, and the prom otion of the MA and PA KETTLE give you a d eeper insight into the 2. It is the policy of the Boy Scouting p ro g ra m is depend«-nt functioning of the Boy Scouts of on VACATION" upon such an addition. In 1956 for Scouts of A m erica that sponsoring A m erica and that you will chan also the f irs t tim e in many y e a rs , institutions of local Scout units nel your splendid enthusiasm and "TAKE ME TO TOWN" shall provide adequate m eeting the C u rry D istric t c a r rie d its weight financially in the ope ration ability into the p ro g ram as it has p laces for th«- units they sponsor of the C ouncil. If the d is tric t can b< en d e s i g n e d and operated That no unit o r local Council of throughout A m erica for the past $ N IT E $ continue to do so again th is y e a r, the Boy Scouts of A m erica shall W ednesday, Aug. 21 it is e n tire ly p o ssib le that the 48 y e a rs . ow nor m aintain any building other B est W ishes, board will authorize the em ploy "REUNION IN RENO" than designated Council cam ps. S incerely y o u rs, m ent of an additional D istric t also I’ll not attem pt to go into the Executive in that a re a even though "AGAINST ALL FLAGS" reaso n s why these p o lic ie s a re so Guy P . M iller »»•»»*»»***»*****»**»**»**** o th e r a re a s of the Council will sound except to point out that the Scout Executive have to b e a r the financial burden stren g th , v irility , and constant growth of th«- Scouting p rogram o ver the past 48 y e a rs b e a r te s ti mony to the soundness of these p o lic ie s. M r. H e n r y K e r r , D istrict Scouting C hairm an for the C u rry D istric t and V ice-p resid en t o f th«-Oregon T rail C ouncil, has had a thorough understanding of the second policy m entioned for a num ber of y e a rs and th«- firs t policy m entioned since .April of this y e a r when the m a tte r was thoroughly discu ssed at a m eeting of the Council Finance C om m ittee As has been pointed out on many occasions over th«- p ast few y ea rs drive for economical highway travel. the cre atio n of a Brookings Com Rugged ’Jeep’ vehicles save you time With power take-off, these work munity Youth C en ter is a splendid and money on job-after-job. horse vehicles operate a wide variety of p ro je c t. Many Com m unities They have the extra traction of’Jeep* throughout A m erica utilize such special equipment. And their rugged 4-whccl drive to maneuver easily where a Youth C enter for many o rg a n stamina stands up under the toughest ordinary trucks can’t go—through mud, izations and a c tiv itie s, including use 365 days a year. Today!—make a sand, soft earth or over rough, rocky Scouting, but this is not a Scout date to see and drive the Jeep’ vehicle country, in go«nl weather or had. 1 hey building o r used exclusively for that’s right for jo u r jobs. shift easily into conventional 2-wheel Scouting ac tiv itie s. Such a b u ild ing then becom es a com m unity p ro je c t and not a Scout p ro jec t, with the raisin g of funds co n flict ing se rio u sly with the funds so se rio u sly needed for the p e rs o n nel, se rv ic e s and facilities that form the foundation of a su c ce ss - ful Scouting p ro g ra m . The plan for the d inner and auction that you folks recently c a r rie d out was d isc u sse d as early as la st April by the Finance Com m ittee and M r. K err and it was recognized by all concerned that such a p ro ject was in d irec t conflict with the above mentioned Scouting policy. Following a d is cussion with the local members of the D istric t Finance C om m ittee, it was M r. K e r r's under- A test-drive will prove why Jeep’ vehicles will do your jobs better! CALL VAff0¿/M7£D f M / M T H M . J tTW O BR RAFIXO A D aa4 w KART mcBSTTW FOR DAILY DIRECT DEPENDABLE M o to r F r e ig h t S e r v ic e W IL L Y S .. . world s largest m anufacturers of 4 W h eel-D rive vehicles Get an on the job dem onstration today! ’Ovarmg A/ or Long Dis<«ee • CALL Cf** 4011 LORING'S SAIEfi s SERVICE 6 2 4 2hoteo Av# . - Brooking UmMMNNMNIAMIMIItliaAltHHtiniltMnNma*
