The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-21
SC0UTERS GIVEN
SILVER BEAVERS

Brigadier-Genera1 John T. Ken
nedy, commanding officer at Ft.
Bragg, and First Lieutenant Stor-
er P. Ware, United States Marine
Corps, and formerly secretary OF
the North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, in Wilmington, were pre-
sented Silver Beaver awards Fri
day night at the annual meeting
Of the Cape Fear Area council IN
Whiteville.
Two Silver Beaver awards are
presented each year by the council
to volunteer Scouters who have
made an outstanding contribution
to Scout leadership during the past
year. General Kennedy received
his award in person, but Lieut..
Ware, member of an activated Ma
rine unit in California, had h
award received by Capt. Stanley
Hughes, of Camp Lejeune, d
Paul Wilson, secretary of the North
Carolina Shipbuilding Company.
Re elected president OF the
council for 1915 was Josiah A.
Maultsby, Whiteville businessman.
Vice presidents for this year will
be James H. Clark, EizabethtoWn,
and H. E. Evans. Laurinburg. D.
M. Darden Wilmington, was eect-
ed treasurer, and Thomas Lawth'
er, Wilmington, was elected assist
ant treasurer.
National Representatives will be
Brigadier General John T. Ken
needy, Louie E. Woodbury., Whining
ton, and w. M. Shaw, Fayetteville.
Members at large include E. o.
Rehm, DR.. w. T.. Rainey, Paul
Smith, and Horace Sisk, Fayette-
vile; the Rev. Ben Ormand, Chad
bourn; E. K. Proctor and Father
F. H. Howard, Whiteville; Edwin
Morgan, Laurel Hill; Henry Hut
aft and S. P. Douglas, Lumberton;
L. C. Bridger, Bladenbo-o and E..
j. Cox, Clarkton.
Emsley A. Laney, 1t. Ware, w.
Eugene Edwards, Ranald Stewart,
Harry Solomon, w. E. jenkins, the
Rev. Mortimer Glover, H. R. EN-.
DRY, and Robert Strange, Wilminy-
ton.
District chairmen include w. J.
Riley, Wilmington; 1t. A. J. Moore,
Fayetteville; James H. Clark, Eliz-
abethtown; Harold Collins, Lum-
berton; Norman Peal, Chadbourn.
and the Rev. F. L. Goodman, Wa
gram.
At the business meeting Friday
afternoon. President Maultsby pre-
sided and called on chairmen Of
operating committees to report.
Paul Smith, chairman Of organi-
zation and extension; 1t. Moore,
chairman of health and safety;
Rev. Ben Ormand, chairman of
leadership training; and Mr.. Clark;
chairman of finance, gave reports
on the work of their committees
during 1914.
Herbert Stuckey. deputy Region
al Scout Executive, commended the
Cape Fear Council for its progress
during the past two years, and J..
Rucker Newberry, Scout Executive
of Charleston. S. c., presented sew
eral challenges for future advance
ment.
While the men attended the bust
ness meeting, their wives were en-
tertained at a tea by the ladies
Of Whiteville.
President Maultsby served as
POSTMASTER for the banquet Fri
day night, and asked for represent
tatives of each district to stand,
all six districts being well repre-
sented. Scout Executive CORTLAND
w. Baker gave a review OF the
years work, pointing out an in
crease of 20 PEI cent in member
ship during 1914.
Ben. F. Sutherland, of Whining
ton, gave the main address of the
evening, choosing as his subject,
Genesis 44:34, For How Can l
Go up to My Father if the Lad
Be Not With Me?'
Those attending from Whining
ton included Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Wood
bury, M. and Mrs. Erookes Pet
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND w.
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Prince,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton Moore, w. j.
Riley, Robert Strange, j. A. Nc
Adams, Ben. F. Sutherland, Rev.
Mortimer Glover, F. M. Putnam,
Capt. Stanley Hughes, w. E. Ed
wards, Carroll Tinsley and Mary
Alice Blackham.