Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-11-01
r.. C.. Young
Scout Head
In District
Officers Elected
At Dinner Meeting
Thursday Evening

Al the regular monthly meeting
of the Vance district committee Of
OccOnccchc Council of Boy Scouts
held Thursday evening at the Capt.
tol Cafe, r. 6. Young, principal OF
Zeb Vance school. was elected dis
trlct chairman; ". Y. Bryan. OF the
Henderson Furniture Company. wHS
elected vlcc-cairman. aud DR.. w. W.
Noel. Henderson surgeon, WAS elect
ed district commissioner 10 serve
during the fiscal year of 1917.
Clarence +. Greene. W. Il. BcaS
ley and Leon JUyncr comprised the
nominating committee, which mace
| its report al the meeting presided
over by {. .. ScIfcgi. district chair
man.
DR.. James II. Wheeler. chairman
of 4 Subcommittee appointed by
Seifcrt 10 arrange details OF the an
nual meeting OF the district. re-
ported that the committee had set
the date for November 2i. The
event this year will be III the form
of rally and picnic supper al : p.
NJ. and will be III the basement ri
| the First Methodist Church. accord
ing to DR.. Wheeler. Dr.. Noel. chair
man OF the committee on program
tor the supper, stated that negota-
tons were under way for proml-
nent out-of-towa speaker. and tina,
| there would be some unusual ica-
lures OF scouting on the program
| including some Scout and CuD
demonstrations. Harold Zekarla Was
placed i'll charge of food and table
arrangements.
II was announced that scouts
| Il Il
/ per with their parents and friends.
III addition 10 ScoutcrS and thcIr
wives.
We expect every scout. scout
scout parent. unit leader. troop
committeeman. district committee
man, merit badge counselor and
commissioner connected with Boy
Scouting IN Vance county Ia attend
this big rally. stated SCIfcrt. who
has guided scouting through the
most successful year of lis history in
the county.
The ticket of admission 10 the sup
per will be a picnic basket of SUI
ticicnt quantity Ia feed all members
of the immediate relatives and
friends IN attendance. ZckarIa Az
uOunced that free coffee and soft
drinks would be provided but that
each person must be provided for by
the picnic basket mctrOd for food
No tickets will be sold and the food
baskets vii! be the only price OF ad-
mission. The public IS invited t.
attend and bring their own baskets
of food. Scifcrt emphasized thar
the come one. come all rule vii
prevail and urged committee mem
bcrS to put forth every effort Il
make the supper one of the largest
events OF It's kind ever held III the
district.
Leon Joyncr. Jr.. district COM
missioner. announced completion ui
the staff of district commissioners
which will serve next year with +
{. Wells as assistant district COM
missioner. Each commissioner is {,
have no more than three institution.
and units under his supervision
Joyncr stated that Il lonC-fClt need
for this type of service To sponsors
unit committees. unit leaders and
units O! scouting has finally bcci
met IN the appointment OF five we'll
qualified men To assume these dU-
tics for the district organization
The men named and the institutions
they will serve are: Il. G.. s Davis
Jr.. for the Episcopal Church trupr
81 and kiwanis Club troop IS: "
/. b. BcaSicy for the Presbyterian
Church troop Is and Baptist Chmc%
troop 81: V. II. Jones for the Lion,
Club troop 80 and the new Yves,
End Cub pack: ". {. Stroud for tn,
Union Chapel church troop IS: aru
r. ". EhrCt for the Rotary Club EX-
plorcr post 3 and Methodist ChurCc
cub pack 80.
JOyncr pointed out that II hac
taken about two years 10 perfect th>
organization within the district tC
provide adequate service i'm scout
ing, and predicted that the new adj.
mInlSiratlon is now in a position tC
expand Scouting 10 several hundred
more boys who need and want tho
program throughout the county.