https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/9a42c0ac56616be923babdb0ab6b0ff1.pdf 0f2b4ec6206de0e385b7e7b7ab171225 PDF Text Text HIPIHIS rl II IOMlt4IIIIt$ t?52 CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. lNC. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE .\ �CIIICKASA.W COUIICII,,, MEMBEBS 0r IFE p" S. A.-INC. EXECUTTYS Boagp - 1952 OfficorS Mro Urr, ALvan I', [ate, Jr. to Robert A,eklen Mr. W" IIo .&usttn Charlee M. Crunp Mr. R. D. I'uller Mr. A. trl. Hohenberg Mr. Elton Ao Bieves, Jr. Mr. J. 8o Walker *Mro A. I. I(c'trJhorter Mr. X'. I. Christenbury ivir. J. M. Mclftright _Mro Iviro lIerbert F. Hemker Mr. W. Gordon Morrls C.h.alrman Mr. Bolert Ir. Irwin, Jr, Mr. Bussell Perry Mr, A, K. Burrolr Ivho P, a, clayton Mr. Charles M. Crump Mr. [. Robert .A.ck1en I{r, J. !ir. }'1. Mel{night Jo B" Walker Mr. Joseph .A,. Dalstrom Mr. Id.win nalstrom Mr" Eoward ivl. *rube Mr, B. D" 3'u1Ler Mr. P. C. Clarke !4r. M. J. Yosse Do fennison, Jr. I. WllLlamson Bev. J oe1 Wiggs Mro Jo Mru 0. Mr. Eenrl Senner ivlr. C" ,A.rthur Bnree Mro J. D. Uarruth lvlr. E, M. tllayton Mr. 3en 3n Coffey, Jr. nr. A. W. nick Mr. tr. B. nonoLgon, Jr. *Ivlr" W. 3. Dormon, Jr. Mr. lhtL Enerick Mr. Smce if. Ewing Mro W. IIo I'lsher Irlr. F. Joe tr'lanagan *Deceased. Presld.ent Vlce*Presid.ent Vlee-President Vlcs-Presid.ent Viee-Presid.ent Vic+-Presid ent Vice-Presid.ent Vics-President Associate Secretary freasurer A,ssistant Treasurer Scout Corarlssioner Scout Sxecutive Coumtttee Act lvi.t les Ad.vancement .A.wards & Besolutlons Camplng Constitutlon & By*L,aws Cubbing Ixp1oring X'lnance Eealth & Safety Inter*Baclal Ireadershlp fraining 0rganlzation & Xxtension Outfitters Public Belations Distriet Chairman Northeast !l3n Doyle Nance Northwest }ir. Sam E, Cross Southeast Mr. J. Bn Sarler MembeJs*,A"t-.LAIgg Mr" B. B, GareI I{r.. Jo P. GoLd.sohmid. Mr. X, C. Grisson Mro Wo P" Ha11id^ay i.ir" C. Co Hand.ly i4r, [, F. Howard. A. J. Iverson Mr, F. C, Irambert Mr. Jo H. Iialone Mr, R. C" Mays Mr. Allen }iorgan Dr. A, R. Porter, Jr. IVjr, Southwest Crittenden Mlssissippi Mr. B. Go Ra,rnsafr Sr, ivlr. CO W' Rittelmeyer Mrn E, 30 Saunders Xr. I{o c* Schuoisser Dr. G. A, $cott i',fr. Wo IJ. Sharpe Iuir. Mr, Mr. Mr. Mr. J. Io Skinner l. Ko fhompson, Jr, Bo Ao Trippeer Do Ir. Valentlne H, G. Webb �I gi{3 sIr,qpB AWA"SDS U0 l,{E}qm.S N'OB T. Mc0abe *Mr" Oeorge CIIICKASA',4| C0UXTCIL'--.8. !ISIINGUISEM *Dr. J" C. Ayres Mr. C. 0f P. Phlllips BEAvER SERVICE TO Sr A.,INP,. SO1TIOON L96L Mr. F. I, Christenbury L942 r.991 Ilir" J. 1946 19 3L S, A1len *Mrn John A. Angus 1949 *Mro John T" Morgan 1"9S1 Mr. Charles M. Cnrnp 1949 *Mro John I" Roberts 1931 nr' 3. E. Jacobs L944 1931 Mr. Abe Scharff 1944 t9& i{r " Harry Webb *Mrr tr, R. Forsd.lck 1933 lir. *ivir. A. D. iviclihortor 1939 I,lr, Guy Soyer 1945 3. Coffey, Jr. 1934 Ivir. Joe O. Helns 1945 L935 Mr. 19 35 Mr. Srrrce W, Ewing 1956 Mr" 3rad.y l/ililey 1946 Mr. Xobert G. Bamsay, Sr a 1"996 Mr. M. it4. i{uckabee L9M Mr. Id^win Dalstrom 1,937 Irlr. 3u C. Grisscnr ].,947 Mr. R. Von Stelnen l-937 Mr. 1938 Mr. 3en *Mro Wa1tcr Ir. *Mr. Georgo Wood. Mr. Mr'. Gray 5'. Joe 3'lanagan C. Arthur Srrree Mr. C. H. Church *Mr. Joe Hopper Dr' f. S. Sl"iot Mr. g. l.t. Clayton Mr. l,lvan F. Tato, Jr, 3ob Dozier I. J. Robert Acklen L948 it{r. W. 1948 1988 i4rn fr, Sharpe Robert L" Irwin, Jr" 1949 r.939 Mr. C. W" Rittelatoyer 1999 Mr. Jack 1940 Mr. 1.940 ivrrr -Hrl]'L -EInerlCt{ F. Goldschnid, Ilarry Sinplrins a. K. Surrow 194L lvif r ivir. J. G. Gates 19211 ivir. floward L942 Mr. A. I"{r. W. P. I{allid.ay Clayton *Xecease& 1946 A. B. Carter ivir. ivlr. Po L946 t942 B. C. ivia,ys l,r. ''l o40 1C)trn L950 1950 1951 Grube J. n, fcnnison, Jr, 195L 1951 �AffEOI mE IJIYES 0X' B0YS IHE GOOD WOHKS OB DEVOTS,D VOIUNTtr*EBS. ouR RsrsP0Ns,Isll,rly T,9 lF,aiN 4{p rNsprsp TE&M l'lE CAN ONI,Y TEBOUGU rr rs 'i!"' ir S$0UIMASIIRS KsT ( q, Jlears) 3en 3, Coffey, Jr, Dr. Iloward" Curl B. Von Stelnen *8, Ko Treaoh *Joe llopper IriiLLer C, Johnson C, H. Church l" trtnd.l-e, Jr. Russell Peete Jaroes J. 3rad.y 1{iLey Phil E. Emerick Ned C. CantreLl J, Charles Cotton J. J. Jones iierrl lld.r.relL Hope H. Tord Irawrence loweLl J, 0ranvilLe Gatee Ilorrest MottwelLer Smery Ward. Joe Flanagan Fred.orlck iviillor i{. Robert L,. Dr. Bu [. Carney Huckabee Irwln, Jr. E. Jacobs Charles W. RitteLmeyer Sruce W. &\ring Chester Sheild"s Charles S, Church Bob Dozler H. ivi. BobinSon Harrg' Slripkins SKIPPSSSI 1"933 1934 1934 1935 1936 1"936 ].;937 t93l 1938 1938 1999 1940 1940 l_940 1940 1941 1941 $ Chester $reilds I'red.erick [. Carney *Deceased Reans Joe Helras Lawrence Kent E\rgene Parish tlilliam J. Newton, *Victor W. Wink1e Earl C. 3erry, Sr. A. 3en Orgel J. n. [ennison, Jr. R. S. Hayne Lloy(l. 19.tr6 1 OeLT L94? 1948 1"946 Jr. Eirby Stringer SCOUIERS KEY-. ( 3 1946 1943 L943 L946 1946 1946 1946 1946 Bob Dozler Sruce W. l\aring Howard M. Grube 1943 L942 1943 1946 1946 1946 Anbrose Highgate Kenneth Hur,rphreYs 1951 1951 L9 51 1951 J. I. B. I, !i. I.l, ivlartin Harold. B. Biaskwood. C. Senson Sales f94l. 1941 1942 1948 1948 1949 1949 1950 1948 1949 1949 1950 HaroLd. R. Slackwood C. Senson $61es ,J. R. Hurt 19r19 1948 L948 ].;947 B, Steeke,n SCOUTEBS "A,W4RPS ( S.veafs) L9+9 l'94? yeprd, 1o/Lo sgau fed Chi].dress Ytrgll t942 ,KEY (5 reprs) I'red.erick [. Carney I{oward. M. Orube Dr. [. S. Eliot A" B. Sowman Mrs, A. 3. Sownan David Gairhan E. C, Grissom Mrs. E, C. Grissom Mo I. Martin lvlrs. Iiarry H. Snee tr'. T. (Pat) Ihayer Dr, Hyrnan Greenfield" Hemker !I. F. W. A. Kinney 1 0.1A \949 'loRn 1950 1950 19 50 10 6n 19 50 1950 1950 1951 l-951 1951. �C i-lJCi{ r\ Sr\W CO U r\l C Jl-, ! 5.;\, ii rVJ Eful Pi-J JS, -l Irrl rrl J r\lC. , December 17, L953 Dear Scouteri Ae we approach the end. of another Scouting; year, It is welL that we pause and evaLuato the progress of thls great lviovement torruard. which you and. others like you are uuking eueh a valuable eontribut ion. lhe past year has brought numerouc problens whieh have into victorles d.ue to tho r:ntirlng efforte of atL of the scouters in our council. Your offlcers are hr::ubly gratefuL for the wonderfur spirtt of cooperation which has prevailod. throughout our ranks this year, and. rore should. alL look with renewsd. detorminatlon on forthconlng obstacLes, feeling that with such cooperation and effort no problem wlLl prove too great to overcome. been turned. i We feel that wlth our four tr'leId. txecutives, aided and directed. by the -A.sslstant Exocutive and our Executive, wo are for the first time ln a positton to glve ad.equate guldance and service to the nistrictso It is here, ln the District, that Scouting in the various units must si:rvivo or fat1, and. we are the lnstrr:.mentaIlty throrrgh which the ilfulrlt of Scoutlngrl must be kindled. and. taken to the ind.ividuaL boy. It is this nindividuaL boyrrthat is the focal point of aLl our efforts antl hts ultimate welfare raust be the goal toward which all our energies should. be d.trected.. as a Today your Councl1, lts membership m:nbering over gr E00, etands living testimonial to the r:ntirlng efforts of the hundred.s of men and wornen, present and past, who have worked that the boyhcod of our area mtglt enjoy the Scouting. unselfishly to the end. glorious benefits of 1; Sincerely, .A.Ivan F. 8ato, Jr., Fresid.ent" �Ci-l lC l(i\Si\!Y CotJll I 5,;\ Jll C. C Jl,, rll Irtrl Pi-l i5,'f [t\l r\l Decenbor 17, 1952 [o the I'rieads of Scoutlngt [o aI]. of us ln the Council the Annr:al Meetlng provid.es an opportunlty to take stock of what has been accomplished, in the pre* ced.lng tweLve uonthso For the year December accompl-ishments are lrany and foLlow, During thls ms{s nore progress Sreriod are shown tt ts tn sefrlng 1, 1951 * 30, 1952 these tn the Beports of my slncere boyhood. November Committees whlch beLief the Council has than tn any previous period. ln it,r htstory. Ehere has been more canping, better Dlstrict operationr more activities; r,,&lch, together with the excellent work of the Unlt Lead"ers, the splend.id. Courmlsstonerte Staff, the fine Conimitteos and. the smooth functioning of the Executivs 3oard. has produced results in uilrich all of us can take justlftable priflen So each and. every one of you r,rho have mad.e these accomplish". I take thls opportunity to elpress my deep appreciation for aLL that you have iloae; for there 1s no d.oubt that you ruho a,re lead'. lng youth to become men of character, trained. for participatlng citizeoshlp, are building a stronger foundation for the future of our Natlon. rnents posslble mey Siueere3.y yours, lh A \nn - 7y. 1s' *"r t'(-c+,, /l ( Uttw-t' tI. Gord.on Morls, Scout Executive" WGM: MC �\ KiP o KT5 a,c B rv lTr.Es -cpl/${ rrlEE Dglng the past year lt was tho aim of your Counoittee to carry through on prograns which wouLd f,it aIl age groups * Elplorers, Scouts a!d. Culs' Partlclpation by as na.ny boys as posslbLe wa,s oux nain objeetivor poY s-cou[, 1iIEEr Ciurrch attenda.nce, in a bod^y, by units, parentsl lons, etc. nade this weok outstartdlng, nightel d'emonstrat* EEOSIIION 't{1th the fine supnert of alI leaders and boysr we staged. our finest at the $heIby County Sutld.ingn luraediately after the Exposition we started on plans for the L953 show to be heliL ta Mtarcho show -: Jt:ne 6*f-B . [he Cang:-O*Bee was pLanned and. carried out for ]oth Scouts and. E:4plorers on the same date. Ehe spirit was oxoellent with 38 froops and. 15 Posts part,lcipating" CAIP 6U.FRIEB CAlPrO-BpE There was a rr[E total 1? Class ttA.il Award$ $ero presented. 7 Class lfB,l jt!{ards were presented. 22 Class lr0u Auards were presented of 46 S,wards presented. as conpared to 35 Award.s in 1951+ !EnBY fhe Kite Derby for Cub Scouts was he].d at Audubon Park anil Overton Fark, the folLowing S"wards were mad"e: 35 Class rlA.ll Arrard.s uere presented. 3 C1ass llBll Awards were presented. 5 Glass ll0ll Awards were presented. Sorty three units participated, in thls event. [he Cub Scouts, Scouts and. Explorers pa,rticipated in the fcllowing events! C1ean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up ?arade in April I'lre Prevention Weck * startlng October 4th Yictory Xay Parade - Nover:ber 1lth ir{any Units par:tlcipated and two the i;leug:his Fire Department. trophies were presented. to the Councll by X]CPIOBEB PO SSUM HIJI{I lhe Possum l{urt and Square Dance was held. at Carp Currier October 25th. Tho event w&s a trernend.ous success with 375 attend.ing. C.OOD IUXN DAY As a good" distributed. shoes, etc. turn for GoodwiLl Industries, Cub Scouts, Soouts, nktr''lorors approximatcly 20rOCO bags and asked. peopi.e to give clothing, which could. be used. by Ooodwill Industriesu Over I0r000 of' the bags were collected. - these having as estinated. value of over $e0r00O,0O. [he rraterials col].ected will ]e cIeaned., repaired. and. soLd. ]y fi].Ied Page -1* �-1 ACIIVISIES COit$WStEE (-Cgnt.1the hand.lcappod. people who are afford.ed, omployrnent and. wages by the Goodwill Industries, Bhis was one of the best good turl:s our boys have ever d.ono r bellevo more Cubs, Scouts, Xxplorers took part in thc various above than ever befora and. that the publls is more Scout consctous. Not aI1 activlties wero on a Counsil IeveI, as our Districts aro to be commend.ed. on tht: finc prograri of activities in the Distriets. We appreciato the splend.id. cooperatlon reeeived. from overyone in carrying out a vcry flnc year of activitios, trtle activitles ltstod. aIL-time hlgh in Ad.vancenent was attained d.uring L95P" thero gain ln overaLl advancornent of l?$ av* the 1951 rocord.. this yoar was a 3?8 Boards of [evlow and. Courts of llonor were hcld.o In addition to thesot therc wcre also a total of 14 District Eaglo Oourtg of Eonor d.urlng which tlme 68 Eaglo Sad.ges were awardcd.. .A. new [he succoss of tho Ad.vancement Program is a ref].ectlon of the Plannod. and contl&uouswork of thc Distriet and. Untt lcad.crs in the Cub, Scout and" E4plorer programgr ALI of the Districts are to bc d.uring the past year, It ls cnmnendcd for thcir ad.vancement progress worthy of notc that thc ScminoLe Division $he followlng advanccmont has bocn mad.c in L952 and ts the 1951 rccordl cu33I]\TG le5L W compared. 'ruith G4,r.N 298 g6r 63 2r9 LlB 269 t48 50 30 67 B2 15 SCOUIIi{G lvicrit Sad.gcs 836g 5BB o(<,o 699 965 Second. C1ass oo L4 Wolf Sear Irion Wcbclo Sirst e Class $tar Lif e t67 83 Saglc 48 6B dv 10 a9 10 1B 15 Eag3"c Paln l.0ss 1"61 296 181 on 233 had. 7 EE'LORINS Sronze -Awards Gold. Awards Stlver ;lrarards Craft Skills Xmergcney Skl}Is Physlcal 3'itness Yo cat lona] I-rplorat lon 5 I 1 a 10 t* I I 5 d 3 2A 19 5 16 11" 3 3 1 1 B B 1 L 6A37 878 a Seaimnship Aviation Outdoor $ktl-Is Navlgation total .Ad.vancsncnts 2 Page -?-- �'! CS"I(PING CO&S,IITIEE there was a treraend.ous upsurge in canping during the past $ear - morg Scouts participated. in the canrplng prcgram than ever before in our hlstory. Your Committee feels that the Unit Lead.ers have done an outstand.jng job and. are to be congratulated. on their fino accompLishments in leading their boys into the great out-af-d.oors. Tnr the firet time Scouts of our Council went to Philatont Scout Ranch, Cifiarron, Nevr Mexico, They had. a wond.erful tine snfl another trip ls plannetl for next year. At Canp Currier a Tree tr'arm wa6 started. this year. It will be und.er the supervision of e4pert foresters and r,rl11 do much toward. helping this ean.gl. In this ccnnection some of the tirnber was cut, and" soLd.. The results of thts cutting 6111 provlde money for more lrrprovements in our camping progran a,nd. will enable the remaining trees to grow ar.d d.evelop und.er better condittons. Your Coinnittce feels this is a nost worthv;hile project, especially as the proJoct will hei.p to teach conservation. $everal classes of foresbry stud.ents fron: dlfferent colleges have already stud-ied. the forestry program und.er the supervision of the forestry e4pertsp Plans &re no!{ under way for rmny need.ed^ tmprovements at our campsr includ.ing new equipnrent for Camp Cumier and. a new d,ining hall- for ltamp Kia Kima, in ad.dition to nunerous repairs and. replacernents at both caJnps. Below youwill find, figures for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, Cpi/tr3.8.IS0N 0r A"ITU{IANCE 1951 Scouts attend.ing Carap Scouters attend.ing Camp l[unber of Scout Days I$uaber of Scouter Days Nu,n:ter 3,748 oor 8,150 L,287 1,892 of Visltors COI\@3.BISON Currier [ota1s Gain 1954 Logs 1,l-48 4, E56 835 198 10,511 2,36r I,597 310 6t4 2,506 Oairr Loss Nur$ber Sggbgl Sct. tdks. Sct. idks. Scoute Scouts 1e.51 1e53- Carnp CAi'lP CUBRIEB QT ATE-U{D,A1[CS AT S't'}4ffi& CA}ES Nu.r.:ber }iunrber Kamp Kia Ktma. 06mp Th'l.1er AI 195L: 1e5l- 57 76 19 524 5AB B 2T? 200 794 804 !7 L0 83 965 302 1, S50 G.ain loss Wfr 96 974 IO q 311 I 1,38r g1 Page -3- �CampinE Comr.l_ttee ( x4-c"aP 0r At[,.8[rDA]rcS A! cont.) I0NG_AI{! S$oRT IERM CA,IPS Nunbsr Nunbel Og,in Loss Nuiober Nwbqr Oaig Losg Scouts Sgouts $ct. Days Sct.Days Camp Kamp Ca.arp Currier &ia Kima l'uller Nisc. $ltos ( Srort term) Misc. Sites (Long f,ern) [0rars 1e51 r95B 4r708 4, 855 L 5A0 5eB 2L? eo0 1,069 1 , 480 57 85 Ie51 I t t 50 148 I 4L2 L0,5LI 2,961 a , L4 6,818 2,L?? L,605 3,ogg lt4a4 6 , 7 55 1? 19.5! I 8 ffi? 6,570 7 r]-Ag L,579 19,21L 1,07? 63 63 198 2g16a) 4,409 CiISBIltIO C0lCI{I[IEE fhe Cubbing Coramlttee te very proud to report of tts accon'plishments for the year 1952, Xuring the past year successful Cub Scout Actlvlties lneLud.ed the Cub Klte Dorby, Cub-O-Bee, Exposltion and the raost inportant, those in the Pack, Den and houe. Ihe Kite Derby held tbia f;edr was ln three sections with the 1argest attend.ance of any Ktte Derby in the h|story of Chickasaw Council. fhe real" proof of the ef,fectiveness of our Cub Brogram in Chickasaw Council is in the contlnued growth and galn of Cub Ad.vancement in 1952. Please note this fine Cub Scout "Advancement in the Ad.vancement Comnitteets report and. the increaoe in membership ln the Organization and. Xxtenston Comnitteel s report. r' Page *4- �'! E]PJ,OR Il'T0 C0 lvil/i I - t [f& Ihe Explortng Conmitteo ls proud to report that the year 1952 was the most successful in the history of Exploring in Chickasaw Councll. l{any new and varied. activities have inereased the d.enand. for Explorer Unlts; and the fuII neasure of results in E:ploring for 1952 can tetter be neasured by the influx cf new XEplorer Units in 1953' [he erowning Erpl"orer Socta] of the year, as a Cor.rncil-wld.e activityt the lPossun Hunt and. Square Dancer [here were a tota]. of 375 porsons partlctp.ting rtrhich alnost doubles the attendance of 1951. was activlty was add"ed to the rosters, the Cementery large portion of the suecess of this operation raust be cred.lted. to the U. S. Air Force. This service branch gave.us two mon for our staff, developed a movie fih.r of the Shca.nprient and. parachuted. Ihls year a new Rid.ge Sncanrpnent. A suppltes d.uring a survival operation. young nen and. Ad.visors md.e the coLorful trip to Phihnont !:cplorers sa,de a sid"e trip at Cimarroor New Mexico. Ihese to 01d Mexteo bringing back souvenirs, rlswap itemsll and nenorles of an adventurous trip. Mr. I. A. Wad.ltngton, Jr., one Of the Ad.visors, mad.e sone exceptlonal movies eo that those of us who could. not nrake the journey niight enjoy their experiences, Thirty-six Smut lanch fhe U, Sr Navy and. lltckey Srothors Lumber 0o. have taken smalLer of Xxplorers on various trips to vtew and use their facilities, lfith the Counctl X4plorlng Comrnittee serving r* 46vfs,orsr four Conimittees arade up of Exp3-orers have becn set up to plan Council Srplorer activities, And. vrith the expression of their d.osires the Council can better arrange lurposeful act ivities, groups With rnany eocisl and high adventure activities within the varlous Posts, plus the weekly Exp}orer treks at ihnp Kia Kilca, wetre on the upward. trall" toward a welL round.ed. E:rplorer Prcgram. Page -5- �IT }:iAiil for Chictrrasr,vr maqy I'eals cx coiin.,iI trEE Couneil is entirely free of clebt, as it has been the pclicy to spend. on1;r thsse firnd.s which f,iere in haad. lhe 'oooks he,ve been audited- by Peat, I,larrrick, Mitchell & Co., Certified- Public Accountants, and. have been found. in ord.er. fie are d"eeply ind-ebted to our auditors for the outstand.ing service r,rhich thqy have given above a.nd beyond" the aud.lting of the books - they ha.ve set up office systens and. hl,ve aid.ed. in mary ways to improve the efficency of the Corurcilt s rccord.s ;t-11 of us certainly owe thern a vote of thanks for their many contribu-tions to thc cause of Scouting. 3rr careful management all camps uere operated urithout a loss during the i:ast summer, and this d"espite the very low carnp fees of $I4r00 per r,.,eek for r+hite Scouts and. $7.00 per r,reek for l':fegro Scouts. ir{ar1v other catps charged. irigher fees but vre do not berieve they d.ld. ar:y better carqping, Our Cor,,nci1 is gror,ving rapidly (oven tef, in the past year ancl over in the last 5 years), fi"rrcb the need. for more fuad-s is a constant uroplen. [his year, in ord.er to meet this need.r a Sustaining ilembership CampaiSn v/as carried. through to a successful conclu-sion. fhe resdts of this Campaign enabled us to live witirin our buC.get to clate and. we do not believe 1,/e.,ui11 be overspent by the end of the calendar year, -t6$ lle d.eeply and. sincerel;,r alpreciate the contributi6ns of our glr-staining Members r,.,hich ma-d.e it possible for better tralning to be provid.ecl for the 91668 bo;rs 636 lead.ers noy on the rol1s. g1ad. to report the 1952 3oy Scout i:mosition atrd. the Seminole 3o,r Scout Xxr:O sition r.,,ere successfuL ascl fu:ids $rere ra,i sed. th,'ough these neeJis for canrps and. camp improvement. ]Tone cf the aoneJr from these events is used. in our opcrating expense. lie are llivision Chicl:asaw Council faces a great ehallenge for 1953. fhe rapiC. grovrth, the e:qranrled. activities and the continuqd. rise in the cost cf opcratioils vri1l pu.t a, severe strain on oul: finances. Your Committee is rnaking evcry effcrt to secure tlie needed. money in ord,er that Scouting may go forr.erd. and serve the youth of our area who wa,rrt and need. this training. Page -6- �ITEAIm ' & SAIETY C9rMrTlEr The functions of the Heal-th and Safety Cornmlttee overlap those of all other operating Comrnittees of the Council. The fine eooperat,ion of these other Conmittees and. of the ind.ivid.ual lead.ers in the Council have centributed. materlally to Health and. Safety progra.rn, Ycur Coninlttee tnspeeted Ka$p Kia Kima, Camp Currier and Camp X'ul1er a.nd found. cond.itions in our Council camps to be very satisfactory. Reeoi::nend.ations for even better Health and. Safety oond.itions have been nacle for the 1953 season. Again this year we were fortunate in havlng a mernber of the National Staff te inspect {arp Kia Ktma and his report on ilealth and. Safety cond.itlons was extremely favorable, lhrough the close eoeperati.on of parents, offieials anC the ned.ical exaniners, llodk of the boys anC. men attend.ing our Couneil camps reeeived. the required. physlcal e:<aminatlon before golng to eanp anel the necessary recheck upon arrlval at the earip. Waterfront safety ls of primary inportance ln the Hea1th and" Safety prograln of the Council; and ycur Comu:ittee found. trhe waterfront safety program for the supervtsion of swlnming aad bcating extremely well ad.ininlstered. at our Council campsr Health and Safety are a vltal part in the 3oy Scout program both in lead.ership and toy tralning, Ihe Leadershlp fraining Corrmlttee gave Health and Safety instructlcns at eaeh Leaders Training Course. truring the year, 699 Scouts who advanced. to Second. Class rank were tralnerL in First Ald and Safet;,'g 296 $couts ruho were pronioted- to the 3'irst CIass rank were further tralned. ln First Aid. ltre foLloruing Merlt Sadges related, were earned^ d.uring the yearl PubIic Health Perscnal }Iealth Iirst Aid. L,ife Saving Swiraming Physical Xevelcpement to the Health and Safety L3B Athlet lcs t"53 Canoe L64 Rowing t6 73 Safety 82 81 X'irernanship 186 171 ing Progran 1r5 4+ .ltr::s.ngenents are now belng road.e for an inspecf i,rn of every Unit rneeting place l;lu'oughout tho Council. Plans for this inspection will be anncunced in tho near J'utrrre. [hese inspoot*ops will be mad"e by the Health snd $a.t"e{,y Comnittee ln the listricts, with bhe coope:'ation of the Ccrinissl.(rr.)€!-!''s Staff, a;rd. will cor'er conditio:rs affecting IIea]-th and ga._f i i ' I I . ety. I I I ( I I I Page -7* �I "^l I .[[$t-R/rQ r r![_1QQ]$i,!l r$x lhe rork r:f the Inter-Racial Committee is confined. solely to lTegro and" is handled. through the Seninole }ivision of the Courrcil. youth the Cornmittee feels that all of us can be proud. of the Scouting program co.rried. on for the benefit of the Negro boys of our o,r€&r In the 106 Units in the Seminole nivision there are 21165 boys, the largest membership th.e Division has ever had.. fhe Council is now serving more Negro bol,s than any other Co,mcil in Region 5. Flease see the Organization & Extension Cor,rmittee report for detalls. For the third. yea.r the sumner carqp of the Division was held in Iuller State Far'l; These camping faclllties are satisfactory vdth some exceptions - there is no sruimming or boating avail. ble in the Park, vihich necessitates the transportation of the'boys to other places to get the necessery aquatic training. Limited. boatlng r^ias available at a sraa,ll lake on ad.jacent property through the courtesy of the ovrners. although plans for a su'j.mnlng pool ha','e been approved" and. the State of fennessee has ar:,rropriated. the money for construction, the pool cannot be built at the presorrt timc because of the steel shortaE;e, 't,tre urge that suimming be provio-ed. at Canrp 5'uLrer at the earliest possible d.ate. An ad.c"itlonal Field Executive uas enploJied for the Seminole li.vision tirlc ycar, so there are nol,r three staff members; the Division Xxecutive a"::d. tr,,o 5'ield. Xxecutives, servin6g this progra.m. Tl:is is the best staff we ha.ve ever hadr Ano bher big step forward. was mad.e this ;'ear in the acquisition of qrlendiC. new officos for the Seminole Division. Arrangements uere rnade vrith the l,le;rphis Urbar league to use two floors of the buildj.ng at 544 Beale Ave. for a period. of years. this building rvas rryaired and. redecora.ted and prcviCes comfortable, vrel1 Iighted. offices. ,tle belit:ve these office s to be a tremendous assot to the efficient operation of the Divtsion and r,re invito your inspection. XIe,::'e glad to rq':ort the advancerirent record. nas much better this;,.ear than last and. vre commend. the leaders for this improvoment. ltay it cc,nti.nue euid, increase d.uring the coming jrear. All in all, the Seminole l,rivision is meking progress. D:ring the coning /ear we pian to make the advantages of Scout training available to an eyen larger numbe:. of lfegro boys. l, Page *8- �IxAlSSi{rp [RiJlTr]Tg- CoJ,il{rTtEE Iurin,g 1952 the efforts of o,ur Training Committee has been d,er36,rd,s strengtening our training teams and itproving the quality of our training program. To this end, Cub, Scout and. kplorer ]read.ers lraining Courses have been held. in ad.d.itlon to Green 3ar conferences, qpecial cou-rses, Round.tables and. a Cubberst Porlpfiow. [hese Iraining experiences have been schedulecl. so that every person 1n the council cor-rld. receive the benefits of training. lhe folIor,rl lop Unit collf S eS. comparison shows our progress d.rJ.ring L95Z in Training lead.e::s ( Cubmasters, Scoutnasters, and post Arlvi$org) in basle Di t1 0 ,rtf strict 19 51 1952 So irtheast 2?.gfo DD "P So uthrvest 55.8$ 56 ,4' ifortheast 3e /, 5? /, lTorthr:est ?e {' 34 Cri t terrd.en L4. i.ii ; si r-. sippi 25, f, Serninole i}v. .sa 4, fi od^ 3.6/, 35,L,Eo !,re have eontinued to d.evelope oLlr I'raining fiIm iibrary and. oil:er tralning tcols. Cur Adult T::aining Center at Camp C"trrier has tieen most ussful ss the center of Scout and Xlplorer L,eader training out-of*d.oors. [he [raining Comnittee looks forrarard to 195I as a J/ear in r,&ich ue can a reai contribution thror:gh the t:"aining anci. coaching of our Unit lead.ers. To your learle:"ship Training Committee there is nothing more importar.it in the operi'rtion of our great counciL tha.n the tia.inirrg of the men who will Lead. boys, mal<e Page -9- �I ORG;;IZ;\TIt-,}i & fi[SIr.']:i COi.ii ilff i;i" Chicllasar,r Council nor,r ha,n the 1 est me.:bershin in its 36 year histqr;.__:_-?.!9:lQg!*Sco:tts, Scouts,. Ixpl.orers. 2,874 L*ead,qls,* a rqrand total of 9 ,668 OtlR GROi,itH -, ?'500 III PASI CJB GBOWTI{ IN PASO 5 7,000 OUR GROiJ,TH IN PAST 6, 500 OTIR G&Ol.iT}i I1'T . . YXAB L4.38{o xL r . . 6g.3lf, IO YIABS . PASf 12 7 56.?Bf, YXARS r YXAES. - L2n.56fo o 6, 012 000 5 500 tr 5,045 .5,000 trli.Nl + * 4,500 lni..:rir,:l 4 52? it,i{rl1 iil ;iri:i'r l,+iiri t.'_.: )-t1 4,000 I#iiirll l:il:::::i+! 3,605 I 3,500 j Rl., lffi'l 4,348 4,37\ i I ii,.l,l'.,.l | l:;i.:;::-::lf il liii,,.:i;ii l-::::::;::::..., t: t: 'JrZ{? !!!:{ l.::j.;.i.:j il li:r,::l::::ij r!i::iiil 3,000 l. :i:::::::':l l-::::::'i.i'l li:.:.:.i::::-i i i.':-":.1:::.: I 2,500 r.ii lti:l I fi::.1 -_ 2,00a r:i::::l i;i til{ | : :r::.:,i j lr:::_::::.:-l i ::.:::.i I :l r'r r\:{ ',:;.!i.>-:1 i,l,:'ji. 1 ,500 iii+i,1 l::.::i:r,: rl li#J j 1 ,000 1 i:'.,,,ii riii 1 [ii ,: ir':.j.:ri l.t:j:ijl fi.iii t+in ll!:'i.fi.l iiiiiiiiii.':jl lj'x.il iit;l,' Year 194-1 191.2 L943 1944 L945 t946 194? t9& 1949 1950 t9s1 rgba Page -10- \ �0rEan.lzation & Extension Sggglfile*rcgnt 3elow ) ls a eonrparison of menbership for the yoaro 1951 and. 1952r Dec. 1, 1951 Deen 1. 1952 gAiN l0SS Whlte Scouts Negro Scouts White 5:rplorers Negro Explorors 2r2& TOIA.I SCOI}IS & ffPiJOEE}lS 3179L -#* * llhite Cub Scouts Lr ggS Negro Cnb Scouts 2,12L 228 693 674 2,586 2,795 2A9 7 1294 917 UOIJIJ CTIB SCOUTS 11362 1"89 0 2r?83 L,468 543 I06 g6 225 40 ao 19 [0IAT: IEtrDlBS 2,045 2,374 329 OIA}ID IOTAI I/MMBURSIIIP 8 1422 9,668 11246 251 2?9 2B lotaL Units Ehe District 0rganizatlon anil Extenslon Coamittecs antL tho Comiaissionerl s Staff are to be eommenilocl for the outstanding job they have done this year" We slncereLy appreciate the fine service they have rend.ered. to the boys of Chlckasaw Council. Tho Seminole Divlsion has a gain of 5.354 tn rlenbershlp and, the pereentage of gain in the whlte membership Ls t9,6?f", givlng the CounciL an of tl$Bfo Cubbing last year had^ a galn o.f 22,1f" -- this year I .08$ gain --* rvhereas Scouts had. a galn of 3.8,68%, therefore, congratulations are in ord.er to the Scoutg, overaLl gain f t o6v �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chickasaw Council Executive Board Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Description An account of the resource Contains Reports of Committees, Annual Reports, Recharters, and Minutes Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HIPIHIS II IOMlt4IIIIt$ t?52 rl CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. lNC. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE .\ CIIICKASA.W COUIICII,,, p" S. A.-INC. MEMBEBS 0r IFE EXECUTTYS Boagp - 1952 OfficorS Mro Mru Bev. Jo 0. J Mro Urr, Mr. _Mro Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. *Mro Mr. ivir. Iviro Mr. Do fennison, Jr. I. WllLlamson oe1 Wiggs ALvan I', [ate, Jr. to Robert A,eklen W" IIo .&usttn Charlee M. Crunp R. D. I'uller A. trl. Hohenberg Elton Ao Bieves, Jr. J. 8o Walker A. I. I(c'trJhorter X'. I. Christenbury J. M. Mclftright lIerbert F. Hemker W. Gordon Morrls C.h.alrman Mr. Bolert Ir. Irwin, Jr, Mr. Bussell Perry Mr, A, K. Burrolr Ivho P, a, clayton Mr. Charles M. Crump Mr. [. Robert .A.ck1en I{r, J. }'1. Mel{night !ir. Jo B" Walker Mr. Joseph .A,. Dalstrom Mr. Id.win nalstrom Mr" Eoward ivl. *rube Mr, B. D" 3'u1Ler Mr. P. C. Clarke !4r. M. J. Yosse Presld.ent Vlce*Presid.ent Vlee-President Vlcs-Presid.ent Viee-Presid.ent Vic+-Presid ent Vice-Presid.ent Vics-President Associate Secretary freasurer A,ssistant Treasurer Scout Corarlssioner Scout Sxecutive Coumtttee Act lvi.t les Ad.vancement .A.wards & Besolutlons Camplng Constitutlon & By*L,aws Cubbing Ixp1oring X'lnance Eealth & Safety Inter*Baclal Ireadershlp fraining 0rganlzation & Xxtension Outfitters Public Belations Distriet Chairman Northeast !l3n Doyle Nance Northwest }ir. Sam E, Cross Southeast Mr. J. Bn Sarler Eenrl Senner C" ,A.rthur Bnree J. D. Uarruth E, M. tllayton 3en 3n Coffey, Jr. A. W. nick tr. B. nonoLgon, Jr. W. 3. Dormon, Jr. lhtL Enerick Smce if. Ewing W. IIo I'lsher F. Joe tr'lanagan MembeJs*,A"t-.LAIgg Mr" B. B, GareI I{r.. Jo P. GoLd.sohmid. Mr. X, C. Grisson Mro Wo P" Ha11id^ay i.ir" C. Co Hand.ly i4r, [, F. Howard. IVjr, A. J. Iverson Mr, F. C, Irambert Mr. Jo H. Iialone Mr, R. C" Mays Mr. Allen }iorgan Dr. A, R. Porter, Jr. Southwest Crittenden Mlssissippi Ra,rnsafr Sr, Rittelmeyer Saunders Schuoisser $cott Sharpe Skinner fhompson, Jr, Trippeer Valentlne Webb Mr. ivlr. Mro lvlr. Mr. nr. Mr. *Ivlr" Mr. Mr. Mro Irlr. Xr. Mr. ivlr. Mrn Dr. i',fr. Iuir. Mr, Mr. Mr. Mr. B. Go CO W' E, 30 I{o c* G. A, Wo IJ. J. Io l. Ko Bo Ao Do Ir. H, G. *Deceased. gi{3 sIr,qpB BEAvER AWA"SDS U0 l,{E}qm.S 0f CIIICKASA',4| C0UXTCIL'--.8. Sr A.,INP,. N'OB !ISIINGUISEM SERVICE TO SO1TIOON *Dr. Mr. *Mr" *Mro *Mro i{r " *Mrr *ivir. Mr. *Mro *Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr'. Mr. *Mr. Dr' Mr. Mr. ivir. ivir. ivlr. I"{r. L96L r.991 19 3L 1"9S1 1931 1931 1933 1939 1934 L935 19 35 1956 1"996 1,937 l-937 1938 1988 r.939 1999 1940 1.940 194L 19211 L942 t942 Mr. Ilir" *Mrn Mr. nr' Mr. lir. I,lr, Ivir. Mr. Mr. Mr" Mr. Irlr. Mr. it{r. i4rn Mr. Mr. Mr. ivrrr lvif r ivir. Mr. L942 1946 1949 1949 L944 1944 t9& 1945 1945 L946 1946 1946 L9M ].,947 L948 1948 1949 ''l o40 1C)trn L950 1950 1951 195L 1951 J" C. Ayres C. T. Mc0abe Oeorge P. Phlllips John T" Morgan John I" Roberts Harry Webb tr, R. Forsd.lck A. D. iviclihortor 3en 3. Coffey, Jr. Wa1tcr Ir. Gray Georgo Wood. 5'. Joe 3'lanagan Xobert G. Bamsay, Sr Id^win Dalstrom R. Von Stelnen C. Arthur Srrree C. H. Church Joe Hopper f. S. Sl"iot g. l.t. Clayton l,lvan F. Tato, Jr, a. K. Surrow J. G. Gates Po A. Clayton W. P. I{allid.ay *Xecease& a F. I, Christenbury J. S, A1len John A. Angus Charles M. Cnrnp 3. E. Jacobs Abe Scharff 3ob Dozier Guy Soyer Joe O. Helns I. Robert Acklen Srrrce W, Ewing J. 3rad.y l/ililey M. it4. i{uckabee 3u C. Grisscnr A. B. Carter W. fr, Sharpe Robert L" Irwin, Jr" C. W" Rittelatoyer Jack F. Goldschnid, Ilarry Sinplrins -Hrl]'L -EInerlCt{ B. C. ivia,ys floward l,r. Grube J. n, fcnnison, Jr, I l'lE CAN AffEOI mE IJIYES 0X' B0YS ONI,Y TEBOUGU IHE GOOD WOHKS OB DEVOTS,D VOIUNTtr*EBS. rr rs ouR RsrsP0Ns,Isll,rly T,9 lF,aiN 4{p rNsprsp TE&M S$0UIMASIIRS KsT ( q, Jlears) 3en 3, Coffey, Jr, Dr. Iloward" Curl B. Von Stelnen *8, Ko Treaoh *Joe llopper IriiLLer C, Johnson C, H. Church Jaroes l" trtnd.l-e, Jr. Russell Peete J. 3rad.y 1{iLey Phil E. Emerick Ned C. CantreLl J, Charles Cotton J. J. Jones iierrl lld.r.relL Hope H. Tord Irawrence loweLl J, 0ranvilLe Gatee Ilorrest MottwelLer Smery Ward. Joe Flanagan Fred.orlck [. Carney iviillor i{. Huckabee Robert L,. Irwln, Jr. Dr. Bu E. Jacobs Charles W. RitteLmeyer Sruce W. &\ring Chester Sheild"s Charles S, Church Bob Dozler H. ivi. BobinSon Harrg' Slripkins Dr. [. S. Eliot Ytrgll Reans Bob Dozler Sruce W. l\aring Howard M. Grube Joe Helras Lawrence Kent E\rgene Parish tlilliam J. Newton, Jr. *Victor W. Wink1e Earl C. 3erry, Sr. A. 3en Orgel Eirby Stringer J. n. [ennison, Jr. R. S. Hayne SCOUIERS KEY-. ( 3 yeprd, Lloy(l. B, Steeke,n HaroLd. R. Slackwood C. Senson $61es ,J. R. Hurt J. I. Anbrose B. I, Highgate Kenneth Hur,rphreYs !i. I.l, ivlartin SCOUTEBS "A,W4RPS ( S.veafs) Harold. B. Biaskwood. C. Senson Sales A" B. Sowman Mrs, A. 3. Sownan David Gairhan E. C, Grissom Mrs. E, C. Grissom Mo I. Martin lvlrs. Iiarry H. Snee tr'. T. (Pat) Ihayer Dr, Hyrnan Greenfield" !I. F. Hemker W. A. Kinney 1"933 1934 1934 1935 1936 1"936 ].;937 t93l 1938 1938 1999 1940 1940 l_940 1940 1941 1941 t942 1943 L942 1943 1946 1946 1946 19.tr6 1946 1 OeLT L94? 1948 1o/Lo 19r19 L9+9 1943 L943 L946 1946 1946 1946 1946 1"946 l'94? ].;947 1948 1948 1949 1949 1950 1948 1949 1949 1950 1951 1951 L9 51 1951 1 0.1A \949 'loRn 1950 1950 19 50 10 6n 19 50 1950 1950 1951 l-951 1951. SKIPPSSSI ,KEY (5 reprs) I'red.erick [. Carney I{oward. M. Orube 1948 L948 sgau fed Chi].dress f94l. Chester $reilds 1941 I'red.erick [. Carney 1942 *Deceased 'i!"' ir $ C i-lJCi{ r\ Sr\W CO U r\l C Jl-, ! 5.;\, J r\lC. rVJ Eful Pi-J JS, -l Irrl rrl , December 17, L953 Dear Scouteri Ae we approach the end. of another Scouting; year, It is welL that we pause and evaLuato the progress of thls great lviovement torruard. which you and. others like you are uuking eueh a valuable eontribut ion. lhe past year has brought numerouc problens whieh have been turned. into victorles d.ue to tho r:ntirlng efforte of atL of the scouters in our council. Your offlcers are hr::ubly gratefuL for the wonderfur spirtt of cooperation which has prevailod. throughout our ranks this year, and. rore should. alL look with renewsd. detorminatlon on forthconlng obstacLes, feeling that with such cooperation and effort no problem wlLl prove too great to overcome. We feel that wlth our four tr'leId. txecutives, aided and directed. by the -A.sslstant Exocutive and our Executive, wo are for the first time ln a positton to glve ad.equate guldance and service to the nistrictso It is here, ln the District, that Scouting in the various units must silif:urvlirvlto or fat1, and. we are the lnstrr:.mentaIlty throrrgh which the of Scoutlngrl must be kindled. and. taken to the ind.ividuaL boy. It is this nindividuaL boyrrthat is the focal point of aLl our efforts antl hts ultimate welfare raust be the goal toward which all our energies should. be d.trected.. Today your Councl1, lts membership m:nbering over gr E00, etands as a living testimonial to the r:ntirlng efforts of the hundred.s of men and wornen, present and past, who have worked unselfishly to the end. that the boyhcod of our area mtglt enjoy the glorious benefits of Scouting. Sincerely, .A.Ivan F. 8ato, Jr., Fresid.ent" ii 1; i Ci-l lC l(i\Si\!Y CotJll C Jl,, I 5,;\ Jll C. rll Irtrl Pi-l i5,'f [t\l r\l Decenbor 17, 1952 [o the I'rieads of Scoutlngt [o aI]. of us ln the Council the Annr:al Meetlng provid.es an opportunlty to take stock of what has been accomplished, in the pre* ced.lng tweLve uonthso For the year December 1, 1951 * November 30, 1952 these accompl-ishments are lrany and are shown tn the Beports of Committees whlch foLlow, During thls Sreriod tt ts my slncere beLief the Council has ms{s nore progress tn sefrlng boyhood. than tn any previous period. ln it,r htstory. Ehere has been more canping, better Dlstrict operationr more activities; r,,&lch, together with the excellent work of the Unlt Lead"ers, the splend.id. Courmlsstonerte Staff, the fine Conimitteos and. the smooth functioning of the Executivs 3oard. has produced results in uilrich all of us can take justlftable priflen So each and. every one of you r,rho have mad.e these accomplish". rnents posslble mey I take thls opportunity to elpress my deep appreciation for aLL that you have iloae; for there 1s no d.oubt that you ruho a,re lead'. lng youth to become men of character, trained. for participatlng citizeoshlp, are building a stronger foundation for the future of our Natlon. Siueere3.y yours, lh A - \nn 7y. 1s' *"r t'(-c+,, /l ( Uttw-t' tI. Gord.on Morls, Scout Executive" WGM: MC KiPo KT5 a,c B rv lTr.Es -cpl/${ rrlEE Dglng the past year lt was tho aim of your Counoittee to carry through on prograns which wouLd f,it aIl age groups * Elplorers, Scouts a!d. Culs' Partlclpation by as na.ny boys as posslbLe wa,s oux nain objeetivor poY s-cou[, 1iIEEr Ciurrch attenda.nce, in a bod^y, by units, parentsl nightel d'emonstrat* lons, etc. nade this weok outstartdlng, EEOSIIION 't{1th the fine supnert of alI leaders and boysr we staged. our finest show at the $heIby County Sutld.ingn luraediately after the Exposition we started on plans for the L953 show to be heliL ta Mtarcho CAIP 6U.FRIEB CAlPrO-BpE -: Jt:ne 6*f-B . [he Cang:-O*Bee was pLanned and. carried out for ]oth Scouts and. E:4plorers on the same date. Ehe spirit was oxoellent with 38 froops and. 15 Posts part,lcipating" 1? Class ttA.il Award$ $ero presented. 7 Class lfB,l jt!{ards were presented. 22 Class lr0u Auards were presented There was a total of 46 S,wards presented. as conpared to 35 Award.s in 1951+ rr[E !EnBY fhe Kite Derby for Cub Scouts was he].d at Audubon Park anil Overton Fark, the folLowing S"wards were mad"e: 35 Class rlA.ll Arrard.s uere presented. 3 C1ass llBll Awards were presented. 5 Glass ll0ll Awards were presented. Sorty three units participated, in thls event. [he Cub Scouts, Scouts and. Explorers pa,rticipated in the fcllowing events! C1ean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up ?arade in April I'lre Prevention Weck * startlng October 4th Yictory Xay Parade - Nover:ber 1lth ir{any Units par:tlcipated and two trophies were presented. to the Councll by the i;leug:his Fire Department. X]CPIOBEB PO SSUM HIJI{I lhe Possum l{urt and Square Dance was held. at Carp Currier October 25th. Tho event w&s a trernend.ous success with 375 attend.ing. C.OOD IUXN DAY As a good" turn for GoodwiLl Industries, Cub Scouts, Soouts, nktr''lorors distributed. approximatcly 20rOCO bags and asked. peopi.e to give clothing, shoes, etc. which could. be used. by Ooodwill Industriesu Over I0r000 of' the fi].Ied bags were collected. - these having as estinated. value of over $e0r00O,0O. [he rraterials col].ected will ]e cIeaned., repaired. and. soLd. ]y Page -1* \ ACIIVISIES COit$WStEE (-Cgnt.1- the hand.lcappod. people who are afford.ed, omployrnent and. wages by the Goodwill Industries, Bhis was one of the best good turl:s our boys have ever d.ono r trtle bellevo more Cubs, Scouts, Xxplorers took part in thc various activitles ltstod. above than ever befora and. that the publls is more Scout consctous. Not aI1 activlties wero on a Counsil IeveI, as our Districts aro to be commend.ed. on tht: finc prograri of activities in the Distriets. We appreciato the splend.id. cooperatlon reeeived. from overyone in carrying out a vcry flnc year of activitios, .A. new aIL-time hlgh in Ad.vancenent was attained d.uring L95P" thero was a gain ln overaLl advancornent of l?$ av* the 1951 rocord.. this yoar 3?8 Boards of [evlow and. Courts of llonor were hcld.o In addition to thesot therc wcre also a total of 14 District Eaglo Oourtg of Eonor d.urlng which tlme 68 Eaglo Sad.ges were awardcd.. [he succoss of tho Ad.vancement Program is a ref].ectlon of the Plannod. and contl&uouswork of thc Distriet and. Untt lcad.crs in the Cub, Scout and" E4plorer programgr $he followlng advanccmont has bocn mad.c in L952 and ts compared. 'ruith the 1951 rccordl ALI of the Districts are to bc cnmnendcd for thcir ad.vancement progress d.uring the past year, It ls worthy of notc that thc ScminoLe Division had. cu33I]\TG Wolf Sear Irion Wcbclo e SCOUIIi{G lvicrit Sad.gcs Second. C1ass Sirst Class $tar Lif e Saglc Eag3"c Paln EE'LORINS Sronze -Awards Gold. Awards Stlver ;lrarards Craft Skills Xmergcney Skl}Is Physlcal 3'itness Yo cat lona] I-rplorat lon Seaimnship Aviation Outdoor $ktl-Is Navlgation total .Ad.vancsncnts le5L 298 2r9 LlB 67 836g 5BB 233 t67 83 48 10 W g6r 269 t48 B2 o(<,o 699 296 181 on 6B a9 G4,r.N l.0ss 63 50 30 15 965 1"61 oo L4 7 dv 10 1B 10 t* 5 2A 16 3 1 B 1 5 I 1 a I 5 15 I d 3 19 11" 3 a 1 B L 6A37 878 2 Page -?-- -1 CS"I(PING CO&S,IITIEE there was a treraend.ous upsurge in canping during the past $ear - morg Scouts participated. in the canrplng prcgram than ever before in our hlstory. Your Committee feels that the Unit Lead.ers have done an outstand.jng job and. are to be congratulated. on their fino accompLishments in leading their boys into the great out-af-d.oors. Tnr the firet time Scouts of our Council went to Philatont Scout Ranch, Cifiarron, Nevr Mexico, They had. a wond.erful tine snfl another trip ls plannetl for next year. At Canp Currier a Tree tr'arm wa6 started. this year. It will be und.er the supervision of e4pert foresters and r,rl11 do much toward. helping this ean.gl. In this ccnnection some of the tirnber was cut, and" soLd.. The results of thts cutting 6111 provlde money for more lrrprovements in our camping progran a,nd. will enable the remaining trees to grow ar.d d.evelop und.er better condittons. Your Coinnittce feels this is a nost worthv;hile project, especially as the proJoct will hei.p to teach conservation. $everal classes of foresbry stud.ents fron: dlfferent colleges have already stud-ied. the forestry program und.er the supervision of the forestry e4pertsp Plans &re no!{ under way for rmny need.ed^ tmprovements at our campsr includ. ing new equipnrent for Camp Cumier and. a new d,ining hall- for ltamp Kia Kima, in ad.dition to nunerous repairs and. replacernents at both caJnps. Below youwill find, figures for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 195L: Cpi/tr3.8.IS0N 0r A"ITU{IANCE AI CAi'lP CUBRIEB 1951 1954 Gain Logs Scouts attend.ing Carap Scouters attend.ing Camp l[unber of Scout Days I$uaber of Scouter Days Nu,n:ter of Visltors 3,748 oor 8,150 L,287 1,892 !7 4, E56 835 10,511 I,597 2,506 1,l-48 198 2,36r 310 6t4 COI\@3.BISON QT ATE-U{D,A1[CS AT S't'}4ffi& CA}ES Nu.r.:ber }iunrber Oairr Loss Nur$ber Sggbgl Scoute Scouts Sct. tdks. Sct. idks. 1e.51 1e53- 1e5l- Wfr 83 96 965 974 302 311 1, S50 1,38r G.ain loss IO q Carnp Currier Kamp Kia Ktma. 06mp Th'l.1er [ota1s 57 524 2T? 794 I 19 B 76 5AB 200 804 L0 g1 Page -3- '! CampinE Comr.l_ttee ( cont.) x4-c"aP 0r At[,.8[rDA]rcS A! I0NG_AI{! S$oRT IERM CA,IPS Nunbsr Nunbel Og,in Loss Nuiober Nwbqr Oaig Losg Scouts Sgouts $ct. Days Sct.Days 1e51 r95B Ie51 19.5! Camp Currier Kamp &ia Kima Ca.arp l'uller Nisc. $ltos ( Srort term) Misc. Sites (Long f,ern) [0rars 4r708 4, 5A0 2L? 1,069 57 148 I 4L2 8 855 L 5eB eo0 480 85 1? I 6 a t , , t 7I 50 55 L4 L0,5LI 2,961 6,818 63 2,L?? 63 3,ogg lt4a4 1,07? 198 2g16a) 4,409 1 L,605 ffi? , 6,570 7 r]-Ag L,579 19,21L CiISBIltIO C0lCI{I[IEE fhe Cubbing Coramlttee te very proud to report of tts accon'plishments for the year 1952, Xuring the past year successful Cub Scout Actlvlties lneLud.ed the Cub Klte Dorby, Cub-O-Bee, Exposltion and the raost inportant, those in the Pack, Den and houe. Ihe Kite Derby held tbia f;edr was ln three sections with the 1argest attend.ance of any Ktte Derby in the h|story of Chickasaw Council. fhe real" proof of the ef,fectiveness of our Cub Brogram in Chickasaw Council is in the contlnued growth and galn of Cub Ad.vancement in 1952. Please note this fine Cub Scout "Advancement in the Ad.vancement Comnitteets report and. the increaoe in membership ln the Organization and. Xxtenston Comnitteel s report. Page *4- r' Page -5- E]PJ,OR Il'T0 - C0 lvil/i I t [f& Ihe Explortng Conmitteo ls proud to report that the year 1952 was the most successful in the history of Exploring in Chickasaw Councll. l{any new and varied. activities have inereased the d.enand. for Explorer Unlts; and the fuII neasure of results in E:ploring for 1952 can tetter be neasured by the influx cf new XEplorer Units in 1953' [he erowning Erpl"orer Socta] of the year, as a Cor.rncil-wld.e activityt was the lPossun Hunt and. Square Dancer [here were a tota]. of 375 porsons partlctp.ting rtrhich alnost doubles the attendance of 1951. Ihls year a new activlty was add"ed to the rosters, the Cementery Rid.ge Sncanrpnent. A large portion of the suecess of this operation raust be cred.lted. to the U. S. Air Force. This service branch gave.us two mon for our staff, developed a movie fih.r of the Shca.nprient and. parachuted. suppltes d.uring a survival operation. Thirty-six young nen and. Ad.visors md.e the coLorful trip to Phihnont Smut lanch at Cimarroor New Mexico. Ihese !:cplorers sa,de a sid"e trip to 01d Mexteo bringing back souvenirs, rlswap itemsll and nenorles of an adventurous trip. Mr. I. A. Wad.ltngton, Jr., one Of the Ad.visors, mad.e sone exceptlonal movies eo that those of us who could. not nrake the journey niight enjoy their experiences, fhe U, Sr Navy and. lltckey Srothors Lumber 0o. have taken smalLer groups of Xxplorers on various trips to vtew and use their facilities, lfith the Counctl X4plorlng Comrnittee serving r* 46vfs,orsr four Conimittees arade up of Exp3-orers have becn set up to plan Council Srplorer activities, And. vrith the expression of their d.osires the Council can better arrange lurposeful act ivities, With rnany eocisl and high adventure activities within the varlous Posts, plus the weekly Exp}orer treks at ihnp Kia Kilca, wetre on the upward. trall" toward a welL round.ed. E:rplorer Prcgram. '! IT }:iAiil cx coiin.,iI trEE Chictrrasr,vr Couneil is entirely free of clebt, as it has been the pclicy for maqy I'eals to spend. on1;r thsse firnd.s which f,iere in haad. lhe 'oooks he,ve been audited- by Peat, I,larrrick, Mitchell & Co., Certified- Public Accountants, and. have been found. in ord.er. fie are d"eeply ind-ebted to our auditors for the outstand.ing service r,rhich thqy have given above a.nd beyond" the aud.lting of the books - they ha.ve set up office systens and. hl,ve aid.ed. in mary ways to improve the efficency of the Corurcilt s rccord.s ;t-11 of us certainly owe thern a vote of thanks for their many contribu-tions to thc cause of Scouting. 3rr careful management all camps uere operated urithout a loss during the i:ast summer, and this d"espite the very low carnp fees of $I4r00 per r,.,eek for r+hite Scouts and. $7.00 per r,reek for l':fegro Scouts. ir{ar1v other catps charged. irigher fees but vre do not berieve they d.ld. ar:y better carqping, Our Cor,,nci1 is gror,ving rapidly (oven tef, in the past year ancl over -t6$ in the last 5 years), fi"rrcb the need. for more fuad-s is a constant uroplen. [his year, in ord.er to meet this need.r a Sustaining ilembership CampaiSn v/as carried. through to a successful conclu-sion. fhe resdts of this Campaign enabled us to live witirin our buC.get to clate and. we do not believe 1,/e.,ui11 be overspent by the end of the calendar year, lle d.eeply and. sincerel;,r alpreciate the contributi6ns of our glr-staining Members r,.,hich ma-d.e it possible for better tralning to be provid.ecl for the 91668 bo;rs 636 lead.ers noy on the rol1s. lie are g1ad. to report the 1952 3oy Scout i:mosition atrd. the Seminole llivision 3o,r Scout Xxr:O sition r.,,ere successfuL ascl fu:ids $rere ra,i sed. th,'ough these neeJis for canrps and. camp improvement. ]Tone cf the aoneJr from these events is used. in our opcrating expense. Chicl:asaw Council faces a great ehallenge for 1953. fhe rapiC. grovrth, the e:qranrled. activities and the continuqd. rise in the cost cf opcratioils vri1l pu.t a, severe strain on oul: finances. Your Committee is rnaking evcry effcrt to secure tlie needed. money in ord,er that Scouting may go forr.erd. and serve the youth of our area who wa,rrt and need. this training. Page -6- ITEAIm & SAIETY C9rMrTlEr The functions of the Heal-th and Safety Cornmlttee overlap those of all other operating Comrnittees of the Council. The fine eooperat,ion of these other Conmittees and. of the ind.ivid.ual lead.ers in the Council have centributed. materlally to Health and. Safety progra.rn, Ycur Coninlttee tnspeeted Ka$p Kia Kima, Camp Currier and Camp X'ul1er a.nd found. cond.itions in our Council camps to be very satisfactory. Reeoi:: nend.ations for even better Health and. Safety oond.itions have been nacle for the 1953 season. Again this year we were fortunate in havlng a mernber of the National Staff te inspect {arp Kia Ktma and his report on ilealth and. Safety cond.itlons was extremely favorable, lhrough the close eoeperati.on of parents, offieials anC the ned.ical exaniners, llodk of the boys anC. men attend.ing our Couneil camps reeeived. the required. physlcal e:<aminatlon before golng to eanp anel the necessary recheck upon arrlval at the earip. Waterfront safety ls of primary inportance ln the Hea1th and" Safety prograln of the Council; and ycur Comu:ittee found. trhe waterfront safety program for the supervtsion of swlnming aad bcating extremely well ad.ininlstered. at our Council campsr Health and Safety are a vltal part in the 3oy Scout program both in lead.ership and toy tralning, Ihe Leadershlp fraining Corrmlttee gave Health and Safety instructlcns at eaeh Leaders Training Course. truring the year, 699 Scouts who advanced. to Second. Class rank were tralnerL in First Ald and Safet;,'g 296 $couts ruho were pronioted- to the 3'irst CIass rank were further tralned. ln First Aid. ltre foLloruing Merlt Sadges related, to the Health and Safety Progran were earned^ d.uring the yearl PubIic Health Perscnal }Iealth Iirst Aid. L,ife Saving Swiraming Physical Xevelcpement Athlet lcs Canoe ing Rowing Safety X'irernanship L3B t"53 L64 73 82 81 1r5 4+ t6 186 171 .ltr::s.ngenents are now belng road.e for an inspecf i,rn of every Unit rneeting place l;lu'oughout tho Council. Plans for this inspection will be anncunced in tho near J'utrrre. [hese inspoot*ops will be mad"e by the Health snd $a.t"e{,y Comnittee ln the listricts, with bhe coope:'ation of the Ccrinissl.(rr.)€!-!''s Staff, a;rd. will cor'er conditio:rs affecting IIea]-th and ga._f ety. Page -7* ' ( i i ' I I . I I I I I I I "^l l, I .[[$t-R/rQ r r![_1QQ]$i,!l r$x lhe rork r:f the Inter-Racial Committee is confined. solely to lTegro youth and" is handled. through the Seninole }ivision of the Courrcil. the Cornmittee feels that all of us can be proud. of the Scouting program co.rried. on for the benefit of the Negro boys of our o,r€&r In the 106 Units in the Seminole nivision there are 21165 boys, the largest membership th.e Division has ever had.. fhe Council is now serving more Negro bol,s than any other Co,mcil in Region 5. Flease see the Organization & Extension Cor,rmittee report for detalls. For the third. yea.r the sumner carqp of the Division was held in Iuller State Far'l; These camping faclllties are satisfactory vdth some exceptions - there is no sruimming or boating avail. ble in the Park, vihich necessitates the transportation of the'boys to other places to get the necessery aquatic training. Limited. boatlng r^ias available at a sraa,ll lake on ad.jacent property through the courtesy of the ovrners. although plans for a su'j.mnlng pool ha','e been approved" and. the State of fennessee has ar:,rropriated. the money for construction, the pool cannot be built at the presorrt timc because of the steel shortaE;e, 't,tre urge that suimming be provio-ed. at Canrp 5'uLrer at the earliest possible d.ate. An ad.c"itlonal Field Executive uas enploJied for the Seminole li.vision tirlc ycar, so there are nol,r three staff members; the Division Xxecutive a"::d. tr,,o 5'ield. Xxecutives, servin6g this progra.m. Tl:is is the best staff we ha.ve ever hadr Ano bher big step forward. was mad.e this ;'ear in the acquisition of qrlendiC. new officos for the Seminole Division. Arrangements uere rnade vrith the l,le;rphis Urbar league to use two floors of the buildj.ng at 544 Beale Ave. for a period. of years. this building rvas rryaired and. redecora.ted and prcviCes comfortable, vrel1 Iighted. offices. ,tle belit:ve these office s to be a tremendous assot to the efficient operation of the Divtsion and r,re invito your inspection. XIe,::'e glad to rq':ort the advancerirent record. nas much better this;,.ear than last and. vre commend. the leaders for this improvoment. ltay it cc,nti. nue euid, increase d.uring the coming jrear. All in all, the Seminole l,rivision is meking progress. D:ring the coning /ear we pian to make the advantages of Scout training available to an eyen larger numbe:. of lfegro boys. Page *8- IxAlSSi{rp [RiJlTr]Tg- CoJ,il{rTtEE Iurin,g 1952 the efforts of o,ur Training Committee has been d,er36,rd,s strengtening our training teams and itproving the quality of our training program. To this end, Cub, Scout and. kplorer ]read.ers lraining Courses have been held. in ad.d.itlon to Green 3ar conferences, qpecial cou-rses, Round.tables and. a Cubberst Porlpfiow. [hese Iraining experiences have been schedulecl. so that every person 1n the council cor-rld. receive the benefits of training. lhe folIor,rl lop Unit lead.e::s collf S eS. ,tr1t f0 ( comparison shows our progress d.rJ.ring L95Z in Training Cubmasters, Scoutnasters, and post Arlvi$org) in basle Di strict So irtheast So uthrvest ifortheast lTorthr:est Cri t terrd.en i.ii ; si r-. sippi Serninole i}v. 19 51 2?.gfo 55.8$ 3e /, ?e {' L4. fi 25, f, .sa od^ 1952 DD "P 56 ,4' 5? /, 34 4, 3.6/, 35,L,Eo !,re have eontinued to d.evelope oLlr I'raining fiIm iibrary and. oil:er tralning tcols. Cur Adult T::aining Center at Camp C"trrier has tieen most ussful ss the center of Scout and Xlplorer L,eader training out-of*d.oors. [he [raining Comnittee looks forrarard to 195I as a J/ear in r,&ich ue can mal<e a reai contribution thror:gh the t:"aining anci. coaching of our Unit lead.ers. To your learle:"ship Training Committee there is nothing more importar.it in the operi'rtion of our great counciL tha.n the tia.inirrg of the men who will Lead. boys, Page -9- ORG;;IZ;\TIt-,}i & fi[SIr.']:i COi.ii ilff i;i" Chicllasar,r Council nor,r ha,n the 1 est me.:bershin in its 36 year histqr;.__:_-?.!9:lQg!*Sco:tts, Scouts,. Ixpl.orers. 2,874 L*ead,qls,* a rqrand total of 9 ,668 -, ?'500 7,000 6, 500 5 * 4,500 OtlR GROi,itH III PASI YXAB CJB GBOWTI{ IN PASO 5 YXARS OUR GROiJ,TH IN PAST IO YIABS . OTIR G&Ol.iT}i I1'T PASf 12 YXAES. . . L4.38{o 56.?Bf, r . . 6g.3lf, r - L2n.56fo o 6, 012 000 500 .5,000 tr + 5,045 trli.Nl lni..:rir,:l ii,.l,l'.,.l lffi'l it,i{rl1 ;iri:i'r iil l,+iiri t.'_.: )-t1 I#iiirll l:il:::::i+! | l:;i.:;::-::lf liii,,.:i;ii il l-::::::;::::..., t: t: !!!:{ l.::j.;.i.:j il li:r,::l::::ij r!i::iiil l. :i:::::::':l l-::::::'i.i'l li:.:.:.i::::-i i i.':-":.1:::.: I r.ii lti:l fi::.1 r:i::::l i;i til{ | : :r::.:,i j lr:::_::::.:-l i ::.:::.i :l I r'r r\:{ ',:;.!i.>-:1 i,l,:'ji. iii+i,1 l::.::i:r,: rl jli #J1 i:'.,,,ii 1 [ii riii ,: ir':.j.:ri l.t:j:ijl tf+i.iinii ll!:'i.fi.l iiiiiiiiii.':jl lj'x.il iit;l,' 4 52? I Rl., 4,348 4,37\ 4,000 3,500 3,605 iI j 'JrZ{? 3,000 2,500 I -_ 2,00a 1 ,500 1 ,000 Year 194-1 191.2 L943 1944 L945 t946 194? t9& 1949 1950 t9s1 rgba Page -10- 7 xL I \ 0rEan.lzation & Extension Sggglfile*rcgnt ) 3elow ls a eonrparison of menbership for the yoaro 1951 and. 1952r Dec. 1, 1951 Deen 1. 1952 gAiN l0SS Whlte Scouts Negro Scouts White 5:rplorers Negro Explorors TOIA.I SCOI}IS & ffPiJOEE}lS llhite Cub Scouts Negro Cnb Scouts UOIJIJ CTIB SCOUTS 2r2& 11362 1"89 0 3179L Lr ggS 693 2,586 2r?83 L,468 225 40 -#* 2,12L 674 2,795 7 1294 2,374 9,668 543 I06 g6 ao * 228 2A9 917 329 11246 2B 19 [0IAT: IEtrDlBS OIA}ID IOTAI I/MMBURSIIIP 2,045 lotaL Units 8 1422 251 2?9 Ehe District 0rganizatlon anil Extenslon Coamittecs antL tho Comiaissionerl s Staff are to be eommenilocl for the outstanding job they have done this year" We slncereLy appreciate the fine service they have rend.ered. to the boys of Chlckasaw Council. Tho Seminole Divlsion has a gain of 5.354 tn rlenbershlp and, the pereentage of gain in the whlte membership Ls t9,6?f", givlng the CounciL an overaLl gain of tl$Bfo Cubbing last year had^ a galn o.f 22,1f" -- this year I .08$ gain --* rvhereas Scouts had. a galn of 3.8,68%, therefore, congratulations are in ord.er to the Scoutg, f t o6v Note Note for historical disclaimer <small><i>Please note that these documents are presented as they existed in their original form for historical accuracy. This document may contain racial or culturally insensitive language. Since the beginning in 1916, Scouting in Memphis has been regarded as a pioneer in interracial Scouting and equality; however, it still existed within the context of a segregated South. 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