Laurel outlook., 1950-04-12
FUNO" SOLICITATION
OPENS FOR SCOUTS
Workers Seek $1,000 To ST.
200 For Three Divisions
Boy Scout Movement

An initial gift campaign fol
larger donors to the coming years
Boy Scout fund was begun here
Tuesday. C. A. Cromwell, local fin
ance chairman, said the prelim-
mary campaign is for contributions
of $40 and more and will be fol-
lowed by another solicitation, be-
ginning Tuesday, April IS, for do
nations of all sizes. The committee
in charge consists of j. r. Heeb-
ner, Marvin Hoppel and l.. Wayne
Hageman.
The solicitation of April IS is
to start with an early-bird break
fast at $50 am. in the club room
of the Masonic temple. 1t is ex-
pected about SO workers will be
present, and with subscription
cards issued to them they will
make a complete canvass of the
town.
This years goal is $1,000 to
$1,000 for support of the Boy
Scout program in its different
phases, including local activities
and expenses, Yellowstone valley
and national contributions. Most of
the money stays here.
Three local divisions are to be
thus aided: recently organized Elk
plorer Scouts of boys ID or more
years old, Boys Scouts of IL to
IA, and Cub Scouts of 8 to II. The
Explorers have Karl George as
scoutmaster; Leonard Ferrin is
scoutmaster of the II to ID group,
and Lowell Bulls is master of the
young Cub Scouts.
The contributions now being So
licited provide camps and camp
staffs, training for leaders, means
for organizing more units, ade-
quate professional staff, district
and council activities, character
building and citizenship training,
and fun for the boys.
A breakdown of the budget re-
veals that each dollar given will
be divided into IL sections: Direct
service to units, 81 cents; camp
and camping activities, 16.1 cents;
training volunteer leaders, 81
cents; field service and admins
tration, 7.9 cents; advancements,
registration and records, 81 cents;
national and regional service, IL
cents; insurance and retirement,
81 cents; organizing units, and
promotion, 2.7 cents; stenographic
equipment and office supplies, SO
cents; postage, telephone and tele-
graph, 80 cents; headquarters Of
flee rent and light, 1.3 cents, and
miscellaneous items, 81 cents.
The budget of the Yellowstone
valley council, the district organic
alton coordinating activities in 81
Montana counties, is for $33,550
in 1850. of the amount, $4,000 is
for salaries, representing $4,000
for four executives and $4,000 for
two office people. The years ex-
penses, other than salaries, is
placed at $14,550.
Items making up the $14,550 are
retirement fund, 5000; rent, light
and telephone, $3.50; office sup
plies and expenses, $3.50; office
equipment, 5000; postage, $3.50;
transportation, field service, $5,-
500; publicity, $500; camping and
activities, $4,000; leadership train
ing and conferences, $3.50; national
quota, $500; charter fee, $50; cam
paign expense, $500; miscellaneous,
interviews, moving, insurance, etc.,
$500; unbudgeted items, 5000.
The number of boys in the now
three divisions show an increase.
In the Yellowstone district in 194S
there were 852 Cub Scouts, and
1,141 in 1919; 1854 Boy Scouts in
1913, and 1872 in 1919; so Explor-
ers in 1948, and So in 1949. There
80 units in 1913, and 80 in
1949. s