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! ~ j Jrndumattnu lI~ertall. February 8, 1960, is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America as a program for all boys, and lI~trta!1. The Boy Scout program has affected the lives of 33,500,000 boys and men, and now has an active enrollement of more than 5,000,000 of whom more than 13,000 are active in the Capitol Area CQuncil, and , lI~trtaB. The Movement now observes its golden anniversary and seeks to motivate all its leaders to further and greater effort on behalf of youth under the theme of "For God and Country," and , lII~rrta!1. The Boy Scouts of America, a great force for training youth in right char- acter and good citizenship, will hold its Fifth National Jamboree at Colorado Springs, Colorado, this July; Nnm m~trtfnrt. I, _h___________9_,. ~,___..,H~_t)n__m_____________m_________________, mayor of the city of __,<S!n__Ms!!_Q!J:~_'_____hh________________m, in the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the week of February 7 to 13 as Boy Scout Week. I do urge our citizens to recognize the patriotic service being performed for our community by volunteer Scout leaders; to express their appreciation to the religious bodies, school organizations, veterans' associations, fraternal groups, and service clubs which sponsor our Cub packs, Boy Scout troops, and Explorer uuits, and help the City of ______;?aQJ~a_.:LCQ~h_______________________ to be represented adequately at the great national Scout jamboree this summer. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name officially and caused the seal of the City of ___,!_"I}_MS!:J'&Q~___________h___________ . _ to be affixed, this _____athm___ day of _______ _h__m___.E~hK\,l,U'Y_______________, 1960. .1I.!. ///1Cf7.../~.. / " ,--/~ J _'-==-________ ___________ hh_________ yor I