Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-01

tional Capital Area Council, of
which Montgomery County is a
part, has been preparing for this
event for the past several
months.
Plans for the drive were drawn
up as early as last May. In the
waning days of August, the Civic
Service Committee of Montgom-
cry District County, headed by
Robert F. Pfafman of Silver
Spring, began to lay the definite
strategy for the campaign.
Each person involved from Mr..
Pfafman down to the smallest
tenderfoot Scout knew almost
two weeks ago exactly what he
was supposed to do.
Briefly the success of the ven
ture depended on an exact chain
of command approach. Mr.. Pfef-
man has a working committee of
ten other men. Each member is
over a specified number of Units
(Scout Troops and Explorer
Posts). Each Scoutmaster or
Explorer Advisor, whichever the
case may be, directs the boys in
his Unit. Each Unit is assigned
a specific territory and each boy
a definite strip Of territory within
the boundaries of his Unit.
Members of the District Civic
Service Committee, in addition to
Mr.. Pfafman, include Paul
Grooms, Joseph White and
Charles Robb of Silver Spring,
Daniel Currie and Reed Harris of
Chevy Chase, Joseph Salvano and
Ira Walters of Rockville, Edmund
Wettengel of Bethesda, Sherman
Sheppard Of Kensington and
Claude Williams of Ashton.
According to Chairman Pfaf-
man every one has cooperated
magnificently. The paper work,
necessary in laying out the Coun-
ty into sections for each Unit,
was the biggest headache. The
rest of the job has run smoothly
with a minimum of bitches. Else
where, throughout the National
Capital Area Council, the same
procedure has taken place.
Nearly $4,000 boys will partici-
pate within its boundaries which
include nearby Frederick and
Prince Georges Counties, plus
three other counties in Maryland
to the south, the District of Co
lumbia and about a dozen coun.
ties in northern Virginia. These
areas along with the rest of the
nation will conduct the drive on
the same date. Each boy who
participates will wear the tradi-
tional khaki uniform or the for
est green garb in the case of
Explorers (the older age group.
The posters as well as the door
knob hangers depict three lads, a
Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Elk
plorer, urging those involved to
go to the Polls on Election Day.
The message on the Liberty
Bell door hanger reads:
Heed youths call. Vote as you
think, but vote November 6, 1856
Use your freedom to vote"
Householders will be invited to
display these hangers in their
windows indicating their inten.
ton to vote.
DR.. Arthur A. Schuck, Chief
Scout Executive, said that "the
greater number of people that
turn out to vote, the greater will
be true democracy in action"
Recognizing the importance Of
free elections" DR.. Schuck con-
tinued, nearly four million mem.
bers of the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea are participating in non
partisan Get-Out.the-Vote cam.
paign. Scouts will demonstrate
that they are participating citi-
zens by doing their best to in.
still in adults determination and
responsibility to exercise their
rights as free people taking an
active part in our Government.
This Get-Out.the-Vote Good
Turn, and the spirit which
prompts it, can reach deep into
the hearts Of boys, helping them
to become more thoughtful mem
bers Of their community and their
nation.