The Rock'n'Roll Era - 1950's THE TIMES: America in the 1950's Average income in 1950 $3,210.00 Average cost of a new house in 1950 $8,450.00 Average cost of a gallon of gas in 1950 $.18 Major Entertainers Elvis Presley Grace Kelly Marlon Brando Marilyn Monroe Jimmy Stewart John Wayne Kirk Douglas Major Sports Figures Rocky Marciano (boxing) Mickey Mantle (baseball) Yogi Berra (baseball) Major Events Korean War United States & Soviet Union in arms race Rock'n'roll new music style McCarthy Hearings Presidents: + Harry S. Truman + Dwight D Eisenhower Beatniks and Jack Kerouak Lord of the Rings trilogy published TROOP 33 HISTORY 1950's Boy Scout Troop 33; First Lutheran Church; DeKalb, Illinois 1950's Troop 33 Scouts attended Camp Rotary MacQueen in Kirkland, IL.   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 [email protected]