American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
W CAMPAIGN WILL BRING
BENEFITS TO POWER COUNTY.
Executive Committee of Oregon and
Idaho is Raising $50-00O to Make
Possible the Organization of Rural
or Country Type OF Association
Greenwood Local Chairman.


To make the Yong Mems Christian
Association available not only to those
living in some OF the larger cities. but
to bring il within reach of 80 per cent
of the older boys and young men of
Idaho and Oregon, II is proposed to
undertake a program that will within
three to five years put some form of
the Association work into rural COM
munities and small towns not now en-
joying the privileges of the "Y.' Mr.
r. h. Greenwood is local chairman OF
the committee to raise the money quota
for Power county. He was interview
ed this morning and explained the
campaign as follows:
A very fair question being asked by
many communities as to what they
may expect for the amount OF money
ranging from $50 to $500, which they
may raise.
1t would be impossible to promise
every community which may be con-
tributing that they will within the next
year or two have some form of local
Y. NJ G. A. effort The poposed plan
WILL however, bring the Association
work much closer to every community
than ii has been before and will act
ually develop an organized work in IA
very large number. II is impossible to
say at this time which ones will be
served first. Murh will depend upon
the needs and the attitude of the peo-
pie of the community In some cases
a long period OF educational work mus,
be carried out before organization can
be effected on a sound basis.
Work Is Statewide.
The location of District Secretaries
each one covering from ten to fifteen
counties, is necessary before county
work can be successfully established
| and maintained or before any work
can be carried on In local high schools
industrial centers or on the community
plan. In the larger counties 1t Is
hoped the full organized county plan
could be put into effect; In other coun-
ties, some work can be done at once In
| high schools an in cooperation witt
other agencies.
Every community will receive an in
direct benefit from the work done II
their colleges and universities and
from the Boys Conferences.
The larger appeal is for work to b.
done in the state as a whole. II is
matter of mutual interest Whereve
the character and life OF boys an,
young men is strengthened, whethe
1t be in the lumber camps. small towns
collegs or cities, the whole state I
richer for the experience. We recog
niZe this in every other public enter
prise in the state. man who pay
taxes for road improvements is no
necessarily assured Of a hard surfac
road past his door. Only a small per
centage of those who pay taxes 10 sup
port the State University and Agri
cultural College have sons or daugh
ters educated there.
While the object of this committe
In undertaking an enlarged prograi
is to meet the needs of all kinds {
communities and to respond to thei
appeal for help, we cannot out OF hon
esty and fairness promise everyon
, that a Y. M. c. A. or Boys Club wi
be organized in their community {
once or even within year.
Campaign Under Way.
? II is reasonably certain that II th
proposed plan of the interstate con
mittee Is carried out, large number
communities will be benefited, bot
directly and indirectly. II is moral
, certain that none will be served III
less the plan is supported
: In keeping with the efforts In mar
I other states. the Executive Committ'
+ OF Oregon and Idaho is undertakir
. to raise fund of $4,000 which wi
Z make possible the organization OF u
q rural or county type Of Associatio
s which will make possible the esta
y lishment OF welfare work for many 4
d strengthening the work OF the yariol
e city Associations as well as in secu
ing several new one.
An organization campaign is beiI
conducted throughout the two stat
during the week, June 2 TO g. The e
, tire amount has been allotted amor
a the various counties. The quota I
=. Power county Is 5000.
AS we go TO press we are inform
, that the citizens Of Power county a
). responding to this appeal and {
;, Committee are very confident that I
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