TROOP 33 HISTORY 1950's Boy Scout Troop 33; First Lutheran Church; DeKalb, Illinois       CLICK BELOW TO VISIT A DECADE OF TROOP 33         1920s     1930s     1940s     1950s     1960s     1970s     1980s     1990s     2000s     2010s   The Rock'n'Roll Era - 1950's   THE TIMES: America in the 1950's DOLLARS PEOPLE HISTORY 1950 - Avg Income Elvis Presley Korean War           $3,210 Marilyn Monroe US / Soviet Arms Race Marlon Brando Beatniks & Jack Kerouak 1950 - New House Grace Kelly Lord of the Rings published           $8,450 Kirk Douglas McCarthy Hearings Rocky Marciano Rock'n'Roll Music 1950 - Gallon of Gas Mickey Mantle U.S. PRESIDENTS           $ .18 Yogi Berra     + Harry S. Truman     + Dwight D Eisenhower . . . . First Lutheran Church purchased the empty Haish Mansion in 1955. Troop 33 held their troop meetings in the baasement of the mansion until around 1961. The mansion was demolished in 1961. In it's place a second parsonage was built along with a parking lot for the church. The carriage house to the right still remains serving as a multi-unit apartment building. The auto garage behind the mansion is still used, with one garage bay serving as a place for storing much of Troop 33's equipment.   1950's Troop 33 Scouts enjoyed summer camp at Camp Rotary MacQueen in Kirkland, IL.   1953 National Scout Jamboree Information about the 1953 National Scout Jamboree - Irvine Ranch, CA - click here   1954 Region 7 Canoe Trip Information about the Region 7 Canoe Base - Boulder Junction, WI - click here   Troop 33 Eagle Scouts in the 1950's. 1959 - William Farris   Key Adult Leaders in the 1950's Year Scoutmaster Chairman Representative 1950 NOT CHARTERED 1951 Don Smith Robert Nelson Leo Olson 1952 Don Smith Robert Nelson Leo Olson 1953 Don Smith Robert Nelson Leo Olson 1954 W. Grant Farris Elmer Williams Don Smith 1955 Ray Bowman Elmer Williams Glen Johnson 1956 Ray Bowman Elmer Williams Glen Johnson 1957 Ray Bowman Elmer Williams Glen Johnson 1958 John Hilbert Elmer Williams Glen Johnson 1959 John Hilbert Elmer Williams Clarence Yaeger . . . .   CONTINUE EXPLORING OUR HISTORY Troop 33 - First Lutheran: DeKalb, Illinois RETURN TO THE 1940's MOVE AHEAD TO THE 1960's Return to the Troop 33 History Page Do you have photos or stories of Troop 33's history? E-Mail Cliff Golden cliffgolden@yahoo.com