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2B -.- N». I IIW*»» T Y*LL I ,111 I I ..... EXfliflJ /■ ' BPP*FW MB*. T ] OT LUCK DlNNEß—Courtcilmaii J. S. Stewart delivered the ' mtt : jgts for the annual Boy Scout 'ot Dinner. Shown In the itrengthn Heritage Theme Of Scout Week KriljMsis on how the pro gee m of rne Scouts of America helps *to strengthen America's hctithfCTwin be the major" feature of "Boy Scout Week, February 7 to 13. ; ! , nationwide observance Trill celebrate the 55th anniversary ot the yottth movement with the theme Strengthen America's Heri tage, W. A. Clement, chairman Durham District, NQ_ 41, an nounced this week. MoPfc than 73 Cub Seout-fiaeksf Boy ymt troops and* Ejs>l|j£r& posts ■ Durham District wflMott parent? Scouting birthday din-' tiers; present advancement awards; participate In religions fend take part in Good Turns, AM ports to their chartered institjj tions, and patriotic projects, said l •plement. 1 "For 55 years the Boy Scouts of America has been a major Jfluence in training Americtt 'youth in character values, citizen* jship skills and attitudes, and phy sical fitness," Clement explained. "During Bo'y pill Uain malge it possible for parents, public nn d neigh-, jbors to see Scouting in action and jto learn more of the depth of its program for boyi from eight years -of age to manhood. Among the many Scout speak ers who will ftppear before com jmunity organizations during Boy Scout Week will be the Scout ouncil's winners of the Nathan s lale Youth Patriotic Awards. The ; latipnal recognition Was a part of • ast summer's Strengthen Ameri ' a's Heritage program of the Boy ; Icoi th of America in cooperation ' yitl Freedoms Foundation at Val ey Fnrge '■ "1 lecause of the vital need for oul h to be continually aware of J WftWT WEEK —FEB. 743 «i ■ > Our official Boy Scout department stocks all '** ymm fcnnnt ncrrlt: uniforms, booklets and equip ""Wwi* n . .. 10.25 I 1-* . iff. j - 1 w* * «» Vciii Straaten's picture, left to rirSt: Heery W. Gillis, Scout Executive of Hie Durham District, W A. Clement, Scout Chairman of Hie Durham ATTAIN EAGLK SCOOT RANK .. Three Boy Scouts and Explorers ill the Durham District last year earned.the Eagle Scout badge, the Wjghest advancement award pre sented by the Boy Scouts of Ameri tL_ t "Vomiting's highest honor," Geo D." White, Jr., chairman of the District Advancement Committee, said "takes initiative, preseverance, curiosity, versatility, scholarship and determination." A scout must earn twenty-one certain merit badges out of one hundred and eleven for Eagle. Na tionally, there were about 28,000 Boy Scouts and Explorers who re ceived the Eagle Scout badge in i" 54 -*. - * ixPEOREftS WILL QIVE UPSTAGE , eeasrtfr&Esß m •***> k an m « m Patriotic ceremonies will be pre sented at Service Clubs and other community meetings by Explorer i9*s«*> Pftt tt tbe. Boy. Scout » of* the? Boy Scouts of | > America. The tcereiwpies will carry out JfAi p* "Scout f/e*\ ttttme Streng tfien. America* fterilage, accord ing to Lewin N. Owens, Scout Commissioner of the. Durham Dis trict No. 41. Community organizations may arrange for a heritage ceremony put on by the Explorers by calling any Advisor listed in tfels'MH^km. The Explorers want to help the public understand and appreciate States of America and our respon sibility to preserve and enrich and pass on this heritage to future generations Owens said. their American heritage, the 1965 Boy Scout Week* theme is a con tinuation of the successful patri otic projects carried out last year," Clement explained. > - > District and Councilman Stewart. The I*M Nt Luck Dinner Wat held la the Durham Civic Center. Churches To Present Awards To Boy Scouts Boy Scouts and high-school-age Explorers will receive religious awards from their churches and synagogues as a §>art of the 55th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, according to Nello L. Teer, Jr., president of the Occo neechee Council. The religious awards are not Scouting awards but were created by relijkms leaders to stimulate thp spiritual grow{fi of "boys of various faiths, Teer explained. "From the point of view of the church leaders the religious program is a. means of braining Soouts iirfdyalty and serf fckA ,ta ' their chu*c|£s," Teer said, " and from tfie point of view of Scouting the program enables the Scouf%> fulfill -his obligation to .he. faithful in his reli&oiis diities." - Each religious a-Jvard requires the Scout to learn the history of hn church, become familtar with the Scriptures, and take an active part in his church or synagogue serVltfe as Well as give personal service to special projects assign ed by his minister, priest, or rabbi. - - - .. Boy Scouts of Catholic faith may earn the Ad AKare Dei Award. This was the firat religious award add was establilhed in 1041. The Roman Catholic Church has also developed the Parvuli Dei Award for Cub Scouts and the Pope Pius XII Award for Explorers. Hie Pro Deo et Patria Award was developed by the Lutheran Church, and the general Protest ant group adopted the God and Country program. There are also the Alpha Omega Award of the Eastern Orthodox-Catholic Church, the "Duty to God" Award present ed by the Church of Jesus .Christ of Latter-day Saints, TW Ner Tamid Award given by Jewish groups, the Sangha Award of the Bfiddhists, and the Religion in Life Award of the Unitarian Uni versajist Association. boy Scouts who. receivad re ligious awards in 1964 are as fol lows from the Durham District No. Robert L. Jones, Jr., Explorer Post 187 and his church is the Mt. Calvery United Church of Christ. -Jcftin Lee Snells, Explorer Post 187, hfs church 6aV Grove Free wfll Baptist church and. James O. Daniels, St., of Explorer Pp*t 100 at lit, Gilead Baptist 'Churcfc. Ctß SCOUTING Is CENTERED HOUND THE HOME • There are 560 Cub Scouts 'regis tered 4a the Durham District Boy SaDuta of America, Henrjr W. Gillls, TMrtrtrt Seont Executive reported m the of Boy- Sdout Weet Which ft ceMbrfctOd fr|m February 7 to 13. "Cub Scouting la a home-center *d program," Gili* said. "TV CVt Scout pursues activities (p his own home undar th* guidance ofTiis paints. His program cob si hof staple Skills and group 4&ivities carefully chosen ta chal leage him *a\ the elght-through t« level." ' - ~ 1 Pte Cub Scouts belong to 27 Ci b ScOdt pawls tfr6nmred by re ligious, PTA's and other commun ity groups, Gillis said. . - v. v- •. "i i I " "■ -» -v » J '• I SCOUTS WILL ATTEND RELIGIOUS ! S£RVi€sS BURINS BOY SCOUT WEEK Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, anil Explorers in the Oeconeechee Council. Boy Scouts of America, fulfill tbtir obligation to he "faithful in their religious duties' "by attending jeligious services in connection wMh Boy Scout Week Which observes the 55th anniver sa*7 of the national hoys' organi sation. Scouts of Jewish faith will at tend Sabbath services on Friday evening (Feb. 5) and Saturday (Feb. 6.), while other Scouts in uniform will attend their. own ehuiphes with their parents on Sqnday (Feb.T, and 14). Many telmrches plan to use the Boy Scoot Week theme Strengthen America's heritage and to recog nise their leaders and Scouts as part of services or special pro grams, according to Frank Bright, chairman of the District No. 41 camping committee. While not a religious teaching movement, the Boy Scouts of America believes that no boy can grow to a successful manhood Without a firm belief in God, Bright said. "No matter what the boy may be—Catholic or Protestant or. Jew I. - ...*■ v. • '• . ■ ' ' ' * '' ' F ' ,"• .' 't, •• \4* -$J * -'? i m, - •£ . .-{.,. ? •«. ./* '-*' « i'y v • : - ' ' *'•» .. y * • * -•/ : ;'M : ; • • • v ;v "' ;/»*'„' " : -'V'- : '' * u . ' f« ■: ■ • » > ■»■. • « * • * f - * -'' '■ >7 ' *'MY?, ' • ' ,'••• N* i' :, : V'ViK I • 'V** '• ? \ .' 'l* ?';/. ' > '*! SI ? ■ '•'•'s' •■'r-V ■•■> i'••i ■ ■■;" '■ X-; ■ M-J . .... r \«. * •".■■. aj> >£;•* • • • *". . > ' • :••• .« ... ~ . > V.^A r '-'r Growing Together... With Tomorrow's Citizens BOY SCOUTS THE SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS A NATURAL OR OF X FOE BOYS AND OUR MEN OF TO AMERICA Moßßt>w - HISTORICALLY AMERICA HAS FOUND LEAD -; *ERS THAT COME FROM THE RANKS OF BOY KJBIJBEJB SCOUTS, MEN OF ACTIVITIES AND CHARACTER THEY HAVE! DEVELOPED LIFE LONG INTEREST ' MWMI ,N PERPETUATING OUR NATION'S LEADERS AND HERITAGE. NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE 9TBFNPTHFN COMPANY IS PROPD TO HAVE GROWN WITH V OI NLNUINC.IL SCOUTING WHILE PROVIDING PROTECTION AND AMERICA'S ASSISTANCE THROUGH OTJR LEADERS TO HELP HERITRGE NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAJ —this fundamental need of good citizenship should be k#pt before him," Bright said. "The Boy Scouts of America recognizes the religious flement in training of the boy. hut it is absolutly non sectarian in its attitude toward that religious training. Its .policy is that the organization or in stitution with which the boy Scout is connected shall give de finite attention to his religious life." World Boy Scout Jamboree in 1967 A limited number of Boy Scouts and Explores from the Oeconee chee Cornell, Boy Scouts of Amer ica, will join Scouts from some 80 other countries for the 12th World Scout Jamboreee to be hpld in the United States in 1967. Thp last world jamboree was held in-'Greece in 1963 with 10 Scouts representing the Occonee chro Council. Eric D. Michaux of Troop 105 Sponsored by the St. Joseph A. M. E. Church attended the World Jamboree in 1957. V. h H' I ) 15 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE WHOLE SCOUT FAMILY A salute to 15 community orga nizations that use ay three pro prams of the Bt>y Scouts of America was issued today by E. L. Kearney of the Durham Dis trict as a part of Hoy Scout Week 'elehrating the flflth anniversary of the free world's largest youth movement. , Each organization provides Cub Scouting for boys who are eight, nine, and 10; Boy Scouting for hoys 11 or older; and Exploring for high-sch->ol-age hoys, Keareny ex plained. , . : The organizations,,are: 55—White Bocta Hapttet Chureta 00—Community .Bapfift ChurW 64—ST. Mark A. M. E. 'Z. Church 66 Oik Grove Freewill Baptist Church 111—Union Baptist Church 129—Mt. Vernon Baptist Church 144—Russell Memorial C. M. E. Church 149—Mt. Zion Baptist Church 166—St. John Baptist Church 187—Burton Elementary School P. T. A. 189—Mt. Level Baptist Church 190— Mt. Gilead Baptist Church 191—St. Matthew C. M. E. Church 293—Ebenzer Baptist Church 29U—Pilgrim Baptist Church During Boy Scout Week a total of 36 organizations which use the Sauting program in the District will hold special programs in line with the Boy Scout-Weelc theme, Strengthen America's Heritage, Kearney said. EXPLORING SEEN AS HIGH SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM More than 293 high-school-age boya in the Durham District are taking part in the Exploring pro itfcm -of the Boy Scouts of Amer ifla,, Henry W. Gillis. District 'Seoiif Executive said on the occa sion of the 55th anniversary of tthe national youth movement. "Exploring is a program of actidn," Gillis explained, "doing a wide variety of activities that interest the majority of the mem bers in each Explorer post. Some Explorer posts specialize in speci fic vocations such as sciene, auto mechanics, or different fields of business; but all emphasize the six areas of vocational fitness, service, social, outdoor, and citizenship skills." Explorers in the Durham Dist * wmBSL-i - ■ v-ay J All-While lit.- College Admits First Nftjro JONESBOBO, a member of Church, which was burp&Md jjfce ground oh Jan. 17, hiaiswpwlea in gfttning admission. tb Louisiana Polytechnic ImtnjjlU. As a consequence OfA #%4lt flUtl by COM attorney Nils tkmgUu, Baton Bouge ordered . deaegragaMoa d **■**!*•**.- aa a result ti * tflr seven MegrNs, Judg* ered desegregation fl# ern State Colla»a. TUnai last two LouiaiaM state eollegaa to remain segregated. ~ After filing of tha suit) Patti received one telopboao thraat that he "wfll have tt> learn how t# dodge bucksliat" and f second threat that "you will bt' Wiled if you set foot on campul." . | rict belong to A sponsored by religious ier f vice clubs, busiriesa »!*(£ iPlfv*' try, and other community grotjps.
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