The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-04

ZINE Miner herewith prSSSIlIS Ille
second in a series of articles outlining
the Boy Scout program and how it
operates.)
The area office of the Headwaters
Area council, Boy Scouts of America,
is located in the Village Hall, Hibbing,
Mimi This Office serves all Boy Scout
leaders and units in all of the COM
munitieS of the Mesaba and Vermilion
ranges, and territory westward to Be-
midi and north to the Canadian Dor
der The area office is in reality 10
offices rolled into one, as means Of
economy in operation of the Scout
program ALI of the communities
through their payment of a proper
tional quota maintain the office SER
! vice which includes a full time Office
secretary.
There are many important records
kept in the area Office of all troops
and their membership of men and
boys. In the first place, the registra-
ton of the troops is handled at the
area office. Each week applications for
Scout charters are forwarded to the
National Office in New York City and
record of each Scout and leader is
maintained. 1t is possible for anyone
wishing to get copy of his Scouting
record to secure the same at the area
Office.
A great deal of correspondence from
| of fl,a
cub packs is taken care of by the
executive and his Office. Information,
| suggestions, programs, pamphlets of
various kinds are distributed to those
operating the Scout program in the
different communities.
Because of the financial participa-
ton of the communities in the area
budget, all badges earned by Scouts and
presented to them at courts of honor
are free of cost. This constitutes quite
an item in the area budget. In adj
dition to the various Scout records, the
business affairs of the council and its
executive board, as well as that of the
Is districts are taken care of by the
executive and his Office. Records, cor
Irespondence, council detectives and their
planning emanate from the Scout office
which is the service center of Scouting
in the area assigned to it by the
national organization. It is branch
office of the national council. Periodi-
cally bulletins are issued to our Scout
leaders with information on Scouting
activities, as well as helps for leaders.
The postage item in the council budget
amounts to $350.O0 annually.
Without this assistance made avail
able through council utilization, it would
be rather difficult to operate the pro-
gram successfully, as the national
headquarters is no longer attempting
to serve troops individually. The execu-
tive, his office and staff are the spark
plugs" of Boy Scout work in the
Headwaters area. Without the service
they give and the assistance to volun-
teer Scouters, the program would not
be able to succeed.
The various communities of the Iron
Range and of the Headwaters area Or
gained under Is districts have wisely
and with the minimum expense de-
veloped the area council organization,
the expense of which individually the
communities could not afford at the
present. All Scout work in the United
States is operating on the area council
plan, to reach boys everywhere. Any
organization, group of citizens, church
or civic body interested in group of
boys and who would like to make use of
the Boy Scout program may sponsor
a troop by getting in touch with any
local Scouter, or by writing the Scout
Executive, Boy Scout Office, Hibbing,
MINI.
Continued Next Week