https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/02d0afaf63daf481bc45bdf4f9ead5f0.pdf f14a10bb741b7e0ac8ef76beb62a5d61 PDF Text Text REPO RTS OF COM MITT EES I 1946 \ 'I CHICKA SAW COUNC IL Bog Scouts of America .· MEMPHIS , TENN. ! Annual Meeting • Novembe r 15, 1946 • Hotel Peabod~ �-=========================-====-=-::::================--·-=-~=====================-t CHICKASAW couwcrL, B. s. A., nm._ Memphis, Tennessee MEMBERS OF TEE EXECUTIVE BOARD - 1946 Officers I I 'I President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Scout Executive Mr. A. K. Burrow Mr. Oran L. Cox Mr,. W. L. Sharpe £.fr. H. W. Slavick Mr. T. Robert Acklen Mr. C. B. Senhausen Mr. J. A• .Angus Mr. Emile A. Bi zot Dr. B. E. Jacobs Mr. W. Gordon Morris ti Chairmen, Stand.in<:: Committees Mr. Kirby Stringer l.fr. H. M. Clayton Mr. P. A. Cl~rton Mr. J. A. Angus Mr. Lewis c. Callow Mr·. J. S. AU en Mr. T. Robert Acklen ivir. W. L. Sharpe ifr. F. L. Christ en bury Mr. Ed.win Dalstrom Mr. H. W. Slavick Mr. R. C. Clark Mr.3. W. Hirsh Mr. A. Longstreet Heiskell l11r. F. J. Vandemark Hr. A. B. Carter Mr. E. E. i'foore Mr. Henri Benner Hr. Charles Ri ttelmeyer Activities Advancement Awards & Resolutions Camping Ci vie Relations Constitution & By-Laws cu.-obing Finance Heal th & Safety Inter-Racial Organization & Extension Outfitters Publicity Reading Rural Crittenden District Mississippi District Senior Scouting Training Members-At-Large Mr. c. Arthur :Bruce Mr. P. c. Clarke Mr. Jesse Cunningham Gen. A. Danielson Mr. Joe E. Davis Mr Lewis R. :Donel son, Jr. Mr. J. A. Foltz, Jr. Mr. Raymond c. Firestone Mr. \.V • P. Halliday Mr. E. A. :S:aaold w. I_ w. Hirsheimer Mr. H. Mr. A. E. Ho hen berg Mr. T. P. Howard Dr.Charles C.King Mr. Fred w. Lucas Mr. J. H. Malone Mr. A. D. McWhorter Mr. Edmund Orgill Dr. A. R. Porter Mr. Ira w. Pyron Dr. George P. Rawls Mr. R. G. Ramsay liir~ John E. Roberts Mr. Abe Scharff Mr. Floyd Sherrod Mr. J. L. Skinner Mr. G. D. Strauss Mr. R. A. Taylor Mr. R. A. Tri:ppeer Mr. Russel Wilkinson ·--· �AWARDS To M.EMBERs oF CHICKASAW com~cIL, :s. s. A., me. FOR DISTE..TGUISHED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD .... -.-.-.-.T s H E T c. Ayres Dr. tJ. Mr. Charles '.L'. McCabe *iir. John T. Morgan *Mr. George P. Phillips rv!r. Jobn Eo Roberts Iv!r. Earry Web-D *Mr. L. R. Forsdick Mr. A. D. McWhorter Mr. Ben B. Coffey, Jr. *i:.:Ir. Walter L. Gray £.Ir. George Wood }ID.·. F. Joe Flanagan ri Mr. Ro-oert 'Jo Ramsay Mr. Lclwin Dalstrom Mr. R. Von Stein en r.~r. c. Arthur Bruce Hr. c. H. Church I L v E R 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 19:35 1936 1936 1937 1937 1938 1938 Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. l~r. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Vir. Hr. Hr. B EA vER Joe Hopper T. s. Eliot Henry H. Clayton Alvan Tate, Jr. A. K. :Ourrow J. G. Gates P. A. Clayton w. P. Halliday F. L. Christ enbury Jam.es Seddon Allen John A. Angus Charles i·1. Crump J3. E. Jacobs Abe Scharff :Bo 'b Dozier Guy Boyer Joe :!:I elms 1939 1939 1940 1940 1941 1941 1 Q;-; LJ_') ...,.., 1942 1942 10.1...., ., 1943 1943 1944 1944 1944 1945 1945 ~.::> -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:.:-:-:-:-:-:•;4:~:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- T:a:E SCOUTMASTER 1 S KEY Mr. Ben B. Coffey, Jr. R. Von Steinen Dr. Howard Cm·l r•Ir. E. t• .1.~. Leach Hr. Joe Hopper lvir. r<iiller Johnson Mr. c. H. Church !:,ir. J. Bra.dy Wiley iwir. Russell Peete Ivrr. 1933 1934 1934 1935 1936 1936 1937 1938 1938 Mr. Mr. Ir.r. Mr. Hr. Ivlr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Charles Cotton J. J. Jones Ned Cantrell Hearn w• Tidwell Hope H. Ford Lav.rrence Lowell Forrest ifottweiler Emery Ward J. G. Gates F. J. Flanagan 1940 1940 1940 1940 1941 1941 1942 194.3 194.:2 1943 -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-.:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:*Deceased '-------------·--------------------------\ �ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Circus For the second time the Activities Cor:imittee, with the Executive Staff, planr.ed the Kiwanis Club sponsored, and the Scouts and their leaO..ers put on, a Boy Scout Circus. Once again it was pronounced an out stan6.L1i; success. The project was financially underwritten by the Kiwanis Club to the extent of one thousand dollars. The Club members gave their whole-hearted support in secui·ing advertising, arranging for properties, aiding Boy Scouts in ticket sales and furnishing almost unlimited man-power in promo tin&: a.:c.cl producing the Circus. Scouts, Cubs, their leaders and parents joined in the prelimL'1ary preparations. Tickets were sold all over town, acts rehearsed, properties gathered. and :plans discussed. On the night of May 3, 1946 Crump Stadium became alive with Scouting activity. A1_'.lproximately 3,500 Scouts and Cubs filed onto the field to present a i12ri.orama of Scouting to about 10,500 spectators. Bridges were erected pioneer fashion, tents were pi tchecl, signal flags flashed and. clowns cavorted. When the Circus books closed the Scouts had $9 ,091. 31 net profit to ad.6. to last year 1 s $8,005003, mak:inf; a total of $17,096.34. This will be used for builcLing a new mess hall and other permanent improvements at Camp Cu.rri er. The Activities Committee acknoi:1ledges a tremend.ous debt of gratitude to the Kiwa..".tis Club for the aid mi;i_ effort that made our Circus an event for 2)ri de. Camp-0-Ree .~"\ -~·":? \.'j~-\ .-~~:~. . Included in this activity were practices of :nany Scoutinr; skills such as Troop and Patrol Cam.-_pinG·, First ~\ ~-;; .:0~~,.,( ~\ Aid, ~restry, Signalling, Fire Building, CookL1g and ,--:_~ ~·/.,l1.1r!.,,)'1)\\i:~1 Wall Scaling. The events were judged by the District ~--· 1 _.q1 i//(- \·,:r:":~,:·~)i;,,:i~ Commissioners and. were conducted under the a_irection ~/:y::=b-f -~\:;;'\\?]~{} of the Scoutmasters. fr'\\-'-:::.1" ) dt On the week-end of June 6, 7 and 8 the Chickasaw Council Scouts and Scouters participated in the sixteenth consecutive annual Camp-0-Ree. -~~~ ,;_ \/ . \\ f.~,_./;~:(~·j;/ ~ .; "· f':):,:i,,-Ji:-:: ·:.'. .. /.:· · • Camp-0-Ree attendance showed a marked gain over last year. Thirty-eight Troops participi:i.ted this yeru: as Page 1 �r i Activities Committee, Continued I against thirty-two last year, bringing 598 Scouts or 81 more than the previous I year. Awards of 11 A11 ratings were earned by 8 Troops, n:gn by 9 Troops a..11d 11 C11 by 7 Troops. Comparatively, this year showed a gain of 5 Awards of 11 11 ! A , a gain of 3 .A.wards of 11B 11 , and a loss of 4 Awards of 11 C11 • I I ' llA-A-A-A" Program ':i:o ro1L11d out a year of Scouting Activity there is now in prot;ress a new feature replacing the usual Fall Advancement Contest. Descripti vel~', it is called the 11 .A.-A-.P-A Program" since it considers ADVANCU!El\i"T, ACTIVITY, ACHIEVEiti:Ei:JT .&:rn A'ITl!rND.A.i'TCE. Each Troop participating has an opportunity to 11 11 have their practice of Scouting recognized with pennant denoting A , n:s:i 11 11 or C rating, while the four Troops in the Council reaching the highest numerice.1 score will receive a 11 .AA. 11 rating. At present it is still a bit early to even predict the final score since the :program has just passed its half-way mark. However, indications are that it ~nll indicate an upsurge of the interest and activity within the Council. A Forec..§.§1 This Committee, in concluding its year's work, has been considering, plarining and investigating possi bili ti es for a program next year. It has worked on the basis of setting up a skeleton frame-work for a well.... balanced year-round activity program. It is hoped that advancing time will find more boys participating in Scouting acti vi ti es on a Council-wide basis. Finally, the entire Activities Committee tender their grateful appreciation to the Scouts, Leaders, parents and other friends of Scouting who have given of their time and effort to make possible the gains indicatea. by this report. ADVA.WC:ENENT COMMITTEE Yoi..1r Committee has been very busy during the past year obtaining , new Merit 3adge Counselors for Chickasaw Council. Just recently a revised list of these Counselors has been issued. Unfortunately, this list coes not include as many as we would like to have, but many of the Merit Badges have more Counselors than previously. This, we hope, will make it easier for the Scouts to receive proper instruction and examination in the various Merit Badges. The rules governing the operation of the District Boards of Review, (formerly called Courts of Honor) have been revised, and plans are presently under way to inaugurate District Courts of Honor to supplement the present District Bo~rds of Review. Counselors are very badly needed in certain categories, and Scout Headquarters will be glad to furnish application blanks for these openings. Page 2 �Advancement Committee, Qontinued During 1946, the following record in advancement has been made: First Class Badges Star Badges Life Badges Eagle Badges Merit Badges 174 108 41 25 1, 736 CAMPING COMMITTEE The annual Council Camp was held at ) Camp Cu.rri or for 8 weeks during the past suJnmer with an average attendance of 63 Scouts as compared to v 87 Scouts in 1945. During the season, 'l ~ vl- v June 16th to August 11th, 319 Scouts spent )})([ /.61 ~\~'- 0 ~ a total of 503 weeks at Currier as ~-J~)f 1't ~---.__V... com:pc.red to 343 Scouts who spent 675 weeks I ~,~ at Camp last year, this being a loss of 172 / /{/1 1.. weeks. The camp fee was $9.00 per week for /{a 1~ ) Scouts v!ho came as individuals and $8.00 _./~ ~ 1~l"\3.. for those who came under their own Troop ~----·--IU= -i..-- ' · ' 1 eader shi :p. ...._,..;"' ...;:, ....:.-. -C' L.1 ::::.:----- j'l " -1JL. '--...... . -- Es-oecial stress was put on the Scoutmasters to bring their boys to Camp as a Troop. This plan was far more successful than· in former years as 17 Scout Leaders brought their Troops to camp as compared to 5 in 1945. We reco;m:ienG. that all Scoutmasters lay plans early in the New Year to i:::o to Camp with their boys next sumuer, so they may derive the pleasure of :paxticipatil1[; in a camping experience with their own boys who benefit so much more from this type of camping than when they go to Camp as individuals. We regret to report that our year-round camp attendance did not measure u;.0 to former years, as will be seen by comparing the figures below: Gain or loss as Compared to 1945 1944 Scouts attending Camp Scouters attending Camp Number of Scout CWyS Number of Scouter days :I:~umber of Visitors 3,355 388 11,165 1,370 700 1945 3,145 342 10, 928 939 702 1946 2,642 382 8,557 864 937 GADT LOSS 503 40_ 2,371 75 235 The Water System and Swimming Pool which was given to the Car~ by Mr. and Hrs. A. K. Burrow in 1936 continues not only to provide excellent drinking water but wonderful swimming facilities. Your Committee feels that everyone in our Council owes a debt of grati tu.de to Mr. and Mrs. Burrow, for not onl;y- do t:i.:!.ese facilities afford great pleasure - they also provide a great a_eal of protection to the health and cleanliness of the boys, for Page 3 �Camping Committee, Continued without a doubt a plentiful supply of pure water is one of the greatest assets a camp can have. On behalf of all of the Scouts and Scouters we wish to ex-_[lress our deep appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Burrow for this splendic":. gift. In 1940 the Health Lodge was built through the courtesy of Mrs. Belle Rosenthal as a Memorial to her late son, Mr. Mitchel H. Rosenthal, Jr., a former Member of the Council. This building continues to be exceptionally useful to the ca_mping program, and we do greatly anpreciate it as a lasting memorial to a former Scouter who did so much to carry on the work of the CoTu.'1.cil. Kamo Kia Kima, near HarQY.:, Ark, Your Committee felt that in view of the inability to get lumber, pipe and equipment to make the necessar~r repairs which will have to be made before Ka1rrp Kia Kima can be operated, that it would be unwise to attempt to operate it this year. Hence, the Kamp was not opened. But we have maintained the property as well as we could with the materials available, and we hope that conditions ~dll permit it to be opened within the next two or th..ree years. Camp Daniels •. Hemphi s, Tenn. Camp Daniels had a good season in 1946. There were 162 boys in camp as conrpared to 160 last year. During the 5 weeks it operated the Negro Scouts S})ent a total of 256 Scout 1.·.reeks as compared to 244 weeks in 1945, a sain of 1;3 weeks. We sincerely hope that plaYJ.s will be made as early as possible in the Hew Year for more Scouts to take advantage of this Camp, ru10_ we urge all Negro Scoutmasters to encourage their Scouts to save enough money to go to Camp and then to take them under their own leadership. We do annreciate the continued help of 11 The Commercial Appeal Cai::tp Fund for Boys 11 which supplied funds for 85 under-privileged boys to go to Ca.mp Da_niels. These boys were selected with the splendid aid of The Family Weifare .Agency to whom we are greatly indebted. Both 11 The Co!ffinercial Appeel 11 and the Fa~mily Welfare Agency have helped these less-chance boys for the past 8 years and we deeply appreciate it. The camp fee was $6.00 per week. For some years the Camping Committee and other Scouters have felt there was a definite need for long range planning in our camping program. Realizing tho need for speedy action your Cor:unittee arranged for Mr. Stanley Hawkins of the Ene;ineering Service of the lfationH.l Council to come to £fom-phi s for an inspection of the grou..""lds and. equipment of our three camps. Following this Mr. Wes ii. Klusmann, Director of the Camping Service of the National Council, was invited. to come to Memphis from fie>..i York to inspect tho camps and to make recol:'.lmendations. He did so and inspectea_ Ca.11p Currier a:1d Camp Daniels but was prevented from visiting Kamp Kia Kima Page 4 �Camping Committee, Continued acco1n1t of high water over the road about thirty miles from Kamp. At the suggestion of Mr, Hawkins a map of Camp Currier was mac:.e and sent to the National Council for study. With this map and the r e1?orts of Messrs. IGusmann and Hawkins a long-range plan of development was mac~e b;r the CB.!JJ.ping Service and was approved by your Committee and the Execu·ci ve Boarcl of t:".le Council. This plan contemplates the demolition of six cabins at Camp CiJ.rrier which are considered hazardous, the enlargement of facili tics to provio.e more drinking water, the improvement of the roads, construction of a new rfoss Eall; the construction of a Storage Warehouse; the development of 8 Troop sites which will be available for use by all Troops of the Council. On each of these sites there is to be a Troop Lodge, wash-house, latrine, campfire ring imd sleeping quarters. These sleeping quarters will be varied, some of them being tents, some Adirondack shacks, etc. to provide Scouts an opportuni t;ir of camping under different environments. Ever since the opening of Camp Currier in 1925 Troops have been allocated sites by the Council and given the right to construct cabins for the use of their own boys. The Troops wer·e resyionsi ble for fire ancl wind storm insurance and the upkeep of the cabins. Over the years many cabins have not been covered by any insurance and few of them have been adequately maintained as to necessary repairs. This lack of maintenance is shown by the fact t~w.t there .are now 6 cabins which a.re in such a bad state of repair they are not only unfit for use but are definitely unsafe. Therefore, steps are being taken toward demolishing these cabins. Before any action is ta}:en in this regard the sponsoring institutions will be consulted and permission · 1 secured to remove the cabins. I I The l\'ational Council recommends that all cabins on the Ce. ri1p should be the property of Chickasaw Council a."ld technically and legally they a.re the property of the Council. Your Committee expects to contact all sponsoring institutions whose 1:i.1roops have built cabins at Currier and to secure, if possible, their consent to talte over the cabins. Due to sentimental reasons many Troops may prefer to maintain these cabins, hence, it may be a period of some years before this practical ownership by the Council of all cabins ~dll be fully assumed. When the new Troop sites are built the Council will give permission for Troops to use them on application but in the case of the Troop which formerly O'l!tned a cabin on a particular site and which Troop has given up its ownership of the cabin, that Troop will 'be given preference on the use of the new site and equipment. It is proposed to start on one new site as soon as ma.terie,ls a.!1d equipment can be secured and then to follow through on the remaining seven sites as soon as funds are available. Your Comniittee believes it is on the right trail to a really efficient development of Camp Currier and the entire camping program of the Council. We realize it will take some years to complete the job anci that the expense to be incurred will be considerable. But we believe all of the effort a;:1cl expense will be justified because when the present plans are completed your Council will have one of the best camps in America. Page 5 �CIVIC RELATIOHS COMMITTEID Since the close of the War the Scouts and Cubs have not ha.d the opportm1i ties for ci vie service that existed during war t~f!les, but they have done well wl1at they have been called on to do. Below is a list of some of tho activities the boys have engaged in: 1.3 Scouts distributed 175 Posters for the lfational Conference of Christians and Jews. 12 Scouts acted as a color guard for Flag ceremony on Pan-American Day 160 Scouts carried flares and sparklers for Cotton Carnival Parade. 550 Scouts carried sparklers and flares for Grand Carnival Parade of the Cotton Carnival. 150 Scouts directed traffic and decorated graves in National Cemetery on Decoration Day. 20 Scouts p2xticipated in Flag raising ceremony at Crippled Ad.ult s Hospital. 33 Scouts distributed posters for u. S. Army Recruiting Service. 6 Scouts distributed 4,000 leaflets for Shelby County Tuberculosis Society on 11 Get a Chest X-Ray Examinationtt. 45 Scouts distributed 1,500 posters for the Memphis Community Fi.mo.. 31 Scouts distributed 200 Navy Day Po st ors. 41 Scouts carried Flags of the Allied Nations in Navy Day Parade. 92 Scouts marched in Fire Prevention Week Parade. 42 Scouts carried signs in Fire Prevention Week Parade. 25 Nec.;ro Scouts distributed 300 posters for the Memphis Community :il\md. Those boys have given thousands of hours of work in helping various ci vie undertakings, ancl. we believe you will agree they ~re t~oinc<s a most i.•1orth-while job. CU3BHTG COMMITIJ:'EE Your Cubbing Committee is proud of the record Cuobing has Hade during 1946. The different Packs for the most part have been doing great work with the Cubs who range from boys who have reached their ninth birthday to boys who have reached their twelfth birthday; and your Cubbing Committee can point with pride to the fact that Chickasaw Council now has the largest number of Cubs and Cubbers in its history. The enthusiasm among these Cubs scattered throughout the Council for Cubbing is refreshing to all who witness it and if any Scouter wants to get a.real thrill, he is cordially invited to attend any Pack meeting of any Pack of the Council, and especially is everyone invited to the Annual Cub Kite Derby which is Council-wide and held in the spring of each year and to the Annual Cub Picnic Pow-Wow which is also Council-wide and held in the late summor of each year. On these two occasions, both of which are held in Overton Park by tile la)~e, the exact time of which is publicized by our local newspapers. You will see .American youth in action with a vim and zest that will cause Page 6 �Cubbing Committee, Continued you to agree that the Cubbing Program is on a sound basis in Chickasaw Council. The Annual Kite Derby was held this year at the customary pla.ce in Overton Park on Ap:ril 6th. It was really a Derby too, with a large variety of kites, each made by the Cubs themselves aided by their Dads, Mothers or Den Mothers, entered from many Packs of the Council. Promptly at 2:00 P. iVI. that afternoon the well made plans of the Committee in chc;xge were put in motion and from that moment until the final Grand Awards were made and the Derby brought to an end, there was not a dull or motionless spot on the vast field, each of the Cubs was trying his best to win one of the coveted silken ribbons denoting the winners of first, second or third place. The following figures will show you the steady progress macle by the Cubs during the past three years, and the gain inn umbers made in 194;6 as compared to 1945, of which we feel that all of the many unnamed. but conscientious and unselfish leaders, including Den Chiefs, Den Mothers, Committeemen, Cubmasters and Assistant Cubmasters may be justly proud: 1944 1945 ~ GAIN Cub Scouts (White) Cub Scouts (N e,e;ro) TOTAL CUE soourr· s•• •••••.•••• 770 162 932 874 223 1,097 902 28 119 147 Packs (White) Packs (Negro) TOTAL PACKS •••••.•••..•...•• 23 __ 7 30 ~ 1,244 28 30 -1.2. -1Q. 40 45 ~ 2 __ 3 5 The Annual Cub Picnic Pow-Wow was held this year a little later than usual due to rain causing a week's postponement. On October 4th at 2:00 P.M. near the lake in Overton Park several hundred Cubs and Cuobers met with the parents of the Cubs for an afternoon of fun and frolic. Evor:y-one enjoyed the events, among which were what is known as a "Dry Land :Boat Race 11 and a surprise and unrehearsed contest kno11m as 11 The Pirate Ship". The Cubs tried their best to salvace all of the 11 pieces of eight" (in the form of pieces of paper with various numbers on them) from this 11 Pirate Ship 11 before it went down right there on the field before their imagination. The entire afternoon 1 s program was carefully planned. and the Pow-Wow Committee did a good job to keep the different events moving on schedule and when 5:00 o 1 clock came and the picnic lunch was spread upon · tables furnished by the Memphis Park Commission, no one had to call the Cubs the second time. Silk ribbons for first, second and third place were again awarded to the Cubs who were winners of the different events and mrui.y Cubs went home h~ppily displaying their trophies. Special thanks are extended to the several District and neighborhood Commissioners who acted as Judges of the events and helped make the afternoon a great one for those attending. We owe the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., many thanks for the use of their sound truck on many occasions because without a sound truck it would Page 7 �Committee, lI have been impossible to Cubbing run the different over tho 1 Continued events, sprawled as they wero all lo,nc~scape. Wo could :prolong this annual report a great deal but still kuop it well worth reading by telling of tho guessing con test at the Picnic Pow-Wow in which every adult was given an opportunity of winning a first, second 01· tl1ird place for the Pack r csponsi ble for their presence by guv:Ging the closest to the number of grains of corn in e. gallon jar, or by tollinc; you of tho beautiful Indian head-bands made and exhibited by the Den Iviothors in the Den Viother s Contest, or by tolling you of tho half of a fried chicken some of the Packs furnished for their Cubs to feast upon at tho end of the afternoon's fun, but we' 11 pass on with this brief review to other important activities of the Cubs. Each month, 'l'.ri th the exception of July and August, on tho first Thursa.ay of tho month at 6:30 P.M. the many Cub Leaders of the difforcnt Packs of the Council break ·oread togcthC:1r as tho Cub Loaders' Round. TalJle in the basement of tho First l-fothoclist Church and them proceed to e, discussion of the })roblems and acti vi tics of G"..i.b1)ing for tho following month. Those Rou.7ld 'I'c::,ble meetings are usually well planned nnd attended and everyone interested in Cubbing is cordially invited to attend each month. Re servo.... tions are mc.~clo in advance with Headquarters at 75¢ per :plate. Not only cJ.o we loa,rn what other Packs in the Council arc doing in these monthly meetings but we have an opportunity of rubbing elbows with the Cub Leaders of tho different Packs &'"ld asking for the solution of the many problems which arise. Also the 0,ttempted wit at those meetings which keeps them from becoming clu11 o.nd boresome is sometimes a treat for ,jagged nerves (and othertimcs not). In 1946 as in 1945 a very successful Cub Leaders' Clinic wgs hola_ at tho Lamar Community House with 137 Cubbers taking part. At the enC:L of .,. the five .:ceting course there were 52 Cuobers who were a'.varded. Certificates. The Committee and Faculty which conducted this Clinic were composed of 1 exporic:;.1cocc local Cubbcrs ancl wore generous with their time ancl :planninc. Such cli:aics mean trained Cub Leaders for both now and. old Packs and. cons ti t•J.te the di ffcrence between a successful year of Cubbing such <:ts Chickasaw Com1cil has had this year ana. a mediocre yGar which we hope we will 11ovc1· ht:we. Each year the Clinic is held it is a bett<.r one th::i,n l:Joforo and wo s,i'o a.TJ.ticipating a greo.t ono for 1947. It was a privilege for all of the Cubs of the Council to have a part in tho Second Annual Boy Scout Circus this year. About 900 Cubs, all nattily outfittod in their clean blue uniforms, marched upon the field at Crump Stac1iTu11 with flashlig:hts led the audience in s·inging "American and then (If you were one of the Den Mothers on the field with the Cubs at that moment) then the sta.mped.e began and how those Gubs did get off the field. They dicl a gooc~ ,job with their event ftnd received a lot of nice compliments from you who sa.w it, for ,,;hi ch they are all thankful. The Cubs are keen for a larger :part in this next year' s Cir.::~us and are asking for it now. Fot only did the Cuos take part on the field in the Circus, but they sold a lot of tickets anc~. we1·e glacL to have a part in this biggest event of ScoutL1c; for the year. Page 8 �Cubbi ng Comm ittee, Conti nued We canno t end this repor t witho ut expre ssing appre ciatio n to the Scout s who serve d as Den Chief s for the diffe rent Dens. A Den Chief is a Scout who comnumds .the confid ence of his Scout maste r a.."'1.d is assig ned by him to help the Den Mothe rs to run the weekl y Den Neeti ngs of the Cubs. This is one of the first steps a Scout can take on the ladde r of leade rship and is a challe nge for all Scout s. Cong ratula tions to the Scout maste rs who have appoi nted such fine Scout s as Den Chief s; to the Scout s who have taken their first step upwar d on the lailde r of leade rship ; to the many faith ful Den Mothe rs, Comm itteem en, Cubm asters , Assis tant Cubma .sters and mothe rs and dads who have coope rated so unsel fishly to make 1946 the bie;ge :;t yea:r in Cubbi ng which Chicka ,saw Counc il hc-,s ever had.. Your Comm ittee is pleas ed to repor t that the finan cial condi tion of the Counc il is the best in its histo ry. We espec ially invit e your atten tion to the fact that the Counc il has lived withi n its budge t_ ano. h8.s not infrin c·ed u-clon any other funds ; that the Colmc il is entir ely free of debt. We belie ve these. two statem ents will be as gratif ying to you a.s they are to us, It has been the polic y of the Counc il for many yen.rs to live withi n its buo.ge t, and we recommend. the conti nuati on of this polic y. I I. I The Counc il.bec ame a parti cipat ing member of the Memphis Community Fund on April 1, 1943 ancl our relati onshi ps with the Fund have been VGry l)lens ant and satisf actor y. For tho year Janua ry 1, 19<16-Deceo bor 31, 1946 the Community Fund alloc ated $31,4 34.00 to the Cou_11cil. While our memb ership in the Fund elimi nates the Boy Scout Finan ce Campa ign in Memphis and Shelb y Count y i t does not elimi nate the campa ign in our area outsi de of Shelb y Count y. This area inclu des the easte rn half of Critte1 1ci.en Count y, Arkan sas; DeSot o, Tate, Penol a Coun ties, Miss issipp i. The 1946 ce1n:paigns in these cou."'l ties rt;;sul ted in the follow ing: DI STRICT RAISED Tj}T])ER CRITTElTDEN DI $TRI CT Critte nden Co. Ark. ' $1,00 0.00 $1,0:~5.00 $ 750000 600.0 0 750.0 0 '750.00 425.0 0 550o00 $175. 00 200.0 0 $3,10 0.00 $2,75 0.00 $350. 00 $25.00 MISSI SSIPP I DI STRICT DeSot o Co. Miss. Tate Co • Mi s s. Panol a Co'°) Miss. Page 9 �Finance Committee, Continued Scouters in the area who have worked so hard to raise their share of the Counci1 1 s bur.get. Your Committee has carefully studied the needs of the Council for the coming ;y-ear. After this study we recommended to the Executive Board that the tote,l budget of the Cotmcil for thi:.; ~rear 1947 should be $41,344.67, which amou_-ri.t the Board approved. The sources from which this bud@;et will be secured. are as follows: From Memphis Community Fund •••.•.••• $37,764.67 From Finance Campaigns in Area •••••• 3,250000 330.00 ]'rom General Education :Board........ :BUDGET CAL:sJ.mAR YEAR 1947. • • • • • $41, 344. 67 T·he Finance Committee is very proud of the success of the Boy Scout Circus which not only proved a splendid activity for thousands of Scouts and Cubs but was a splendid financial success resulting in a net :p:rofi t of $9,091.31, which is $1,086.26 more than was raised in the first Scout Circus whiC:-1 was held in 1945. The entire Council is deeply indebted to the Memphis Kiwa.11.is Club which sponsored the Circus and. to the Scouts c:mcl Scouters, Cubs and Cu"bbers who brought about those fine results. For a detailed story of the Circus we invite your attention to the re~oort of tho Activities Committee. '.l'he books of the Council e,nd of the three camps were aucd tea. by Peat, ~farwick, Hitchell & Co., Certified Public Accotmtants, and were found. to be correct. HEALTH & S•.U'ETY COiviMITTZE This Committee is gratified to report the health and safety record , ..-of our Cubs a.YJ.cl Scouts during 1946 has been excelJ.ent. During ~.<t{.~ the Ca;np-0-Rees~ Kit~ ~e:by, ~ow... \fow, Circus,. summer c~mps and. / \ . other event_s '::11Q activities tnere was not a single serious · ( M}};/ injury 01° brol,.en bone. fr~,_::,_·.':.·: ;;~1~··. \?i'.%fU}!iWif .~;: This splendid record is a fine tribute to the work ' ~'i'?,; of our leaders who are directing the activities o:f the Cubs ___.work fine the for them end Scouts. We com!!1end and congratulate they are cloing in provid.ing safe activities for the boys of this Co1.mcil. Thousc.mds of Cub Scouts and Scouts have participated in many activities durinc; the year' and we are proud of the. boys and their ieaders for making such a splendid record. Safety through skill is a fine thing to teach boys, and we feel that our Scoutnasters, Cubmasters, Skippers, Assistant Cubmastcrs, Assistant Scoutr:ie,sters, Mates and Camp Staff Members have done fine and constructive work in ma!:;:ing this safety record po s si bl e. L----------------·---------- ------------=:--------" Page 10 �IlifTER-RACIAL COMHITTEE The work of the Inter-Eacial Committee is confined solely to Negro Scouts and Cub Scouts and is handled through a Sub-Council known as the Seminole Division of Chickasaw Council. All of the Officers and men of the Division, including the progessional staff, are Negroes. During the year ending Nov. 1,. 1946 the Seminole lli vision made the largest growth in its history. There are now 1,369 Scouts on the rolls as compared to 1,097 last /ear, a gain of 272 Scouts. There are no'.'' 342 Cubs as compi:i,red to 223 last year, a net gain of 119 Cubs. The total membership is 1,711 Scouts and. Cub Scouts, the largest number in the histo~y of the Division and a gain of 391 boys over the figures as of November 1, 1945. We are glad to see this progress being made but there are still thousands of boys who want and need the program of Sc"uting ancl we look forward to reachin,;:: them through the. continuecl growth of this Division. The camping program at Camp Daniels was better than last year although the attendance was almost the sa::ie as in 1945. 162 Scouts spent a total of 256 weeks in Camp this yeA.r as compared to 160 Scouts who spent 244 weeks in 19 45. We sincerely hope that plans will be laid as early as possible in the Kew Year for more Scouts to take advantage of this Camp and we urge all l'fogro Scoutmasters to plan now to 1.;o to Camp Daniels next summer with their Troops. lifow is the time for the Scouts to start saving their money so they will have their camp fees ready when Camp opens next June. The Camp fee this year was $6.00 per week. · The buildings at Camp Daniels are in fair condition ancl it was not necessary to spend much money on them this year. A workshop nnd a recrea.'j;ion pavilio.11 are badly needed, as there are no facilities to take care of the boys on rainy days. The boys swim in Wolf River, which is not satisfactory but is the best available water in the vicinity. We are proud of the work the Negro Scouts have done in carrying out ci VJ.. c good turns. i:i'hey have helped. whenever called on and have done a good job in :parades, distributing posters, church activities and other events. For a number of years there has been but one Negro Field. Scout Executive in the Division. With the continued gT0>-1th in numbers of Units and ·boys it was ili'l'perati ve to have more professional help, as one man could not hand.le all of the groups efficiently. We are glad to report the,t we have secured the services of a returned Veteran as Field Scout Executive, so· that we now have two men to work for ri.nd 1vi th the men and boys of this Division. ORG.ANI ZATIOH COMHI '::TEE Your Cammi ttee is very happy to report that Chickasaw Council has grOi·m in numbers during the past year. As a matter of fact lli~ Cq_ulli'J.l. now h2,s t:ie 10,r.,;est membershiu in its 30 :reAI history with a grand tqJiJi.ll...o.i �Organization Committee, Continued 6,461 men and boys_ on the rolls. This is the first ~rear the total membership has par;sed the 6,000 mark. And this in spite of the fa.ct that we h::we shown a loss in lfoite Scouts. We cannot explain the reasons for this loss but we do hope to overcome it before the end of 1946. :Below is a comparison of the Membership for the past three years: Nov. 1, 1944 ·White Scouts Negro Scouts TOTAL SCOUTS •••••.••.••• Nov. l, 1945 Nov. 1, 1946 2,329 2' 21;~ 1,118 3,447 1,097 2,112 1, 369 272 3,309 3,481 172 101 102 57 158 56 158 106 66 4 lO 172 14 770 162 874 902 28 223 932 1,097 342 1,244 119 23 30 2 15 30 28 12 40 45 3 5 TOTAL SCOu""TS 8: CU.SS. • • 4, 379 4,406 4,725 319 TOTAL SCOUT:::RS & CU:BBERS 1, 382 l,?36 287 White Troops Negro ~roops ~OTAL TROOPS............ White Cul) Scouts Negro Cub Scouts TOTAL GU3 SCOU'I'S,....... White Packs Negro Packs TOT.AL PACKS 7 100 147 GRAND TOTAL • • • • • • • . .. • • • 5, 761 5,855 6,461 606 188 198 217 19 TOTAL TROOPS A?m PACKS ••• We commend the Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Cubm8,sters, Den Mothers, .Assistant Cubrnastcrs for the fine work they have done to bring the values of the Scoutin,-:; prog-.cam to an ever-i:..1creasing number of boys .. They have the satisfaction of a job well done and of having made a reo.l con tri but ion to the welfare of our youth. We want to express our thanks rn16. deep ap:;_Jreciation to each ·and. every one of them, for without their leadership our boys coulc.l not have enjoyed this training. We reco:nnend that in the coming year every effort be made to reach an eYen lP,rger number of boys. OUTFITTZRSI COi•lll!IITTEE The three official outfitters of the Council are J. Goldsmith B~ Sons Co., Phil. A. Hane, B. Lowenstein & Bro. All during the year, in t:·:e face of shortages throughout the Nation, our outfi ttsrs have kept their stocks of official Scout and Cub uniforms and equi1)ment <:.s complet·e as Pace L3 �Outfi tters 1 Commi:ttee, Continued possible. The fine service of these outfittErs has been of much help to the Scout'.3 e,nd. Cubs and their leaders. SevcrA.l times our representatives have checked t:::.e su;)plies and very good report:; were rn[l.de on each inspection. We would like to tha..'l'lk and commend the outfitters for their splendid di spln,y of Scout merchandise; for the advertisements they hD..ve carried in the newspapers; for paying for the cost of sending the Christme.s folder of Scouting su~Y:Jlies to every Cub and Scout in the Colmcil; for the fine wey they have cooperated \·.Ji th the Council throughout the year anc1 for many ye<:>..rs in the past. We do appreciate their loyal help a.11d support. PU:SLI CITY COM~vHT~E We acknowled5e with sincere appreciation the cooperation of the hundreds of indi vicluals and organizations who have contributed to the further:ince of the Scouting program in Chickasaw Council by publicizL1c::; the mc.ny ph2.ses of Troop and Council-wide nctivities during the yeE1.r. The Scout Press Scimitar which a;;'mears each month lk1.s for. the large p~,rt been responsi blc for any ::ncasure of facility by which we tre.nsmi t information aoout Scouting to the people of !fomphis and the lViid-South • . Our radio publicity this ye;_\r has been of a high C£1li ber .omd has added much J\30 the progra.rn of the Colmci·l. Through the good offices of Radio Station 'WMC a serial dran1a about Scouting was _orepared and produced each month bringL1g a romantic and practical a·o:nlication of the Scout prograi11 to the le,rge audience who regularly list en to Wli!C. In addition to the above mentioned :i?roc;ram all of the radio stations of ~ilemphis, WMC, if.tlEC, ifJMPS, W'EHM 2nd. W1IBQ have contributed generously of their time and talent to our task of l)ringing the story of Scouting and. spot announcements .of special events to the public. The success of the Boy Scout Circus, Scout Week, Summer C.:.1-mp e.nd the other Council-wide events depended in a great measure to the fine cooperation of the Commercial Appeal which devoted much valuable spo..ce to the publicizing of these events. '.I'his Committee is indebted to the department stores and meny other business institutions of Memnl1is for their valuable cooperation in the task of bringing into the :public eye such features as Boy Scout Circus, Scout Week, Erbe. The ver3r fine wind.ow di splays donated by the aforesaid business houses added immeasurably to the success of eachintricn.te pa:ct of the Scout progrrun tJ:-.ds year. In spite of these accomplish~1ents which have been the results of work by a 1.-;,rge nu.111ber of unnamed ind.ivid.u.s.ls, the Scouting program offers a wide op:9ortuni ty for further development. i·le must raise the level at which we ai·e regarded by the public. That Scouting is a definite mecli um through which the quality of future citizenship can be determined must be made an· established fact in the minds of the holf million people encompassed by the bound~i.ries of Chickasaw Cou.YJ.cil. ll'b.is can be accomplished only -by Page ·13 �Publicity Committee, Continued disseminating more knowledge of the Scout progra,.rn among the populace. While enormous strio.es have been made to1t.rard this end it is necessary that the Scout progrr.w-n continually refresh itself lest it become accepted by the ~puOlic ·wi tb.011t entl111siasm. All Scouters k:no\1 the ve~lue of the 'Nark but it is a mistnke not to realize thn.t the pu-blic as a whole must be remind.eel of this truth with vigor. Let us hope that this pro"blem can be met with increasing resolution. READING CQMMITTEE Good reading has been :promoted among the Scouts anc;_ Cubs of the Co1m~~il during the p2,st yenr. This h<::.s been done through the bulletin, the Scout Leaders 1 RoL.1-11C'c To.ble, The Cub Leaders' Round Table and through trdning schools for leac~ers. We believe the promotion of good reacling is essential in the Scouting progrcw!l anc~ that every effo1·t should be made to encour::i,ge it. We c.re certain that 11 :BOYS 1 LIFE" is an excellent o,i~ in training boys in Scouting techniques and in providi:'.1g stories e,nd a.rticles which are beneficial to youthful minds. We again heartily endorse this magazine and recommend that it be used. to the fullest extent. We suggest that all Scoutmasters a.'1c1 Cubmasters urge tirnir boys to subscribe, for we are of the opinion the reading of this mc.:\~azine will do much to help boys and enable leaders to a.o a better joo of trainin[;. RURAL SCOU"TIEG COMHITTEES i:i:he Area of Chickas('l.w Council is composed of the Eastern .Half of Crittenden Cou.nty, ArkA.nsas, DeSoto, Tnte, Panol;, Counties, Mississippi; Shelby County, Tennessee. In this Area, outside of the City of i\fomi;ihis, there ere 54 Troops, 33 of v1hich are White a.116_ 21 lfogro, 8 White Cub Packs and 2 lfo,'.'.;ro Cit:Lv Packs. The total of 64 Uni ts now operating is a gain of 5 Troops aid 3 Cub Packs over the year 1945. We Dre proud to see Scouting in the Ju-ec:i, i.";o forward, but we believe there are many other places where Units coulc!. be orgClnizea., and we hope that in the co;'1ing year many more Troops anc~ Packs will 'be orcanized so thc.t o.. larger percentage of boys mey have the ~;enefits of ScoutL1r. CRITTENDEJ:J DISTRICT The Crittenden District now has 4 Troops of White Scou,ts, 3 Troops of J:Tegro Scouts, 2 White Cub Packs and 2 J:fogro Cub Packs, m2king .?, total of 11 units in the District 8.s compared to 8 last year. This is t1.~e first District orgnnized in tho Council, and it 11c'1S certainly done t;ODd work ever since the very beginning. We are very glcl.d to see the splendi cJ. progress bein{; me.,clo in Crittenden Di strict in serving an ever-increasing number of boys in the Scouting pro/;ram of character building and ci tizenshi:p training. Po.ee 14 �Rural Scouting Committees, Continued MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT In the Missi~:.sippi District there are now 13 White Troops, 1 lliegro IJ:roop, 2 White Cub Packs, a total of lG Units ns compared to 12 Units last year. There are several places where Troops will probably bo orge,nized early in tho lTow Year, and we look forward to continued :progress in tho lvii ssi s sipJ?i D.i. strict. During 1946 the District organized its first Sea Scout Ship ru1d is thus beginning to serve the older Scouts. We are pleased that the Cou.ncil has secu..:.~od a motor boat for the u·se of these Sea Scouts, Dnd when it is put into coEuJ.i ssion it will undoubtedly serve as a major factor in trainin{,; these boys. There are thousands of He::i;ro boys of Scout age in the District but m1til t~1is year no Troop had ever been orgrui.ized. Now there is a Troop of Negro Scouts at Sardis anO. before the next year ends we ho1)e there wi11 be addi tioncl liogro Troops in the Di strict. We c.re glad to report the Mi ssi ssi:0pi Di strict is c ontinuinc to make real progress in Scouting and feel that Ne are headed for an even better year in 1947. OJIBWAY DISTRICT The Ojibway District is com:posod of all of .Shelby County outside -of the City of Memphis. In this District there are 16 White Troops, 4 White Cub Pa.cks, 1'7 lfogro Troops, m.'.Ll.cing a total of 37 Units as compared to 36 Units last 3ree,r, this being a net gain of 1 Unit. '.L1his District is doing good work anc~ the boys are aci.vancing in B.a..rik. There are several places where we think new Troops could be orga.riized, and we hope they will be orgi."'nized shortly after the turn of the year. SENIOR SCOUTING OOMMITTEE Senior Scouting in Chickasaw Council is in very poor conc'.i tion as a mat tor of fact it is in the weakest condition it has been in for a number of yenrs. :Before the War thore were approximately a dozen Ships with nbout 200 Sea Scouts in them. Now, we havo but 6 Sea Scout Ships c.nd 60 Sea Sco11t s. This is a net loss of one Ship and 14 Sea Scouts sinco last 3'ee.r. We cnn attribute part of our troubles to the fact that there was not a boc::,t o:L any description for the use of the Seet Scouts. We are gle.d to report thc:,t wo have just recently secured a 25 1 motor boat from the United States Coast Guard. This boat needed some repairs and these are now beinr; metde by the Ship to which the boat is assigned by the Council. We do hope that the lh:.v-.1 or Coast Guard will soon release some boats for our uso. l;le have made aiYplication for three boats from the navy but have heard nothing from our application. We are certain there is a tremendous. need for trainirtg Scout r.; in Page 15 �Senior Scouting Co~Jnittoe, Continued the Senior Program ruid we recommend thct evE:-ry effort be made in 1947 to 1. Secure additional boats. 2. Promote more and bettor activities for older Scouts (15 years of e.ge and above). 3. Organize at least 6 additional Senior Units. TRAINIHG COMMITTEE In a large measure, tho Committee has achieved its aims and ob,jecti ves in both the yearly and. long-term progrossi ve training for Cubbers and Scoutcrs. We have endeavored to make available trtd.ning opportunities in Scouting activities, ceremonies, ideals and methods by tho use of formal t~aining courses, visual aids and trips to the Council's camp. The Cofilmittee is very appreciative of the assistance given by Leaders both in the Council office and in tho field who have materi<,.lly contribu~od to the development of the training program. Our hearty congratulations to the ScoutGrs who are to rocei ve the Scoutm2,storl s Key or tho Scoutor' s Training Award this year. Wo recommend that in 1947 th~t special emphasis be placed on (a) Recruiting and training faculties of instructors for all training courses. (b) AdeQuate nu.~bcr of tr~ining courses for Leaders ana. Cammi t tc em en. ( c) Proper rocogni ti on ancl ceremony for those who hnve satisfactorily completed training courses. Below is a report of the trnining courses held during 1946: COl.TRSE no. PERSONS ATTEl~llifil. Fundamentals of the :Boy Scout Movement (For White Leaders - Jan. 1946) Commissioners' Training Course (For White Leaders - Jan. 1946) Commissioners' Training Course (For .Negro LoP.eers - March 1946) (For Negro Leaders - Sept. 1946) 1 Troop Co.mJ?il1t";; Course (For White Loaa_ers - March 1946) CERTIFICATES ISSUED 14 14 7 7 8 3 26 21 61 42 l'----~...-~~~~~...-~~...-~~~...-~~~~~~~~~...--...~~~~~·--""""=:>":,...---=~·,...-.,.....·u•-. ·-·Page I6 �Training Committee, Continued COURSE NO. PERSONS ATTEJ;TDUTG Cub Leaders' Training Course (For White Leaa.ers - May 1946) I 137 cm~in.oAL~im 188,l}lfW 02 Cub Leaders 1 Training Course (For ilTegro Leaders - March 1946) 19 Standard First Aid Course (For White Leo.clers - Sept. 1946) 13 Advanced First Aid Course (For White Leaders - Oct. 1946) 13 Scoutmaster's Training Course (For Negro Leaders - March 1946) 30 Health & Safety Training Course (For White Leaclers - Oct. 1946) 4.0 39 Advanced Scout Loaders' Training Course (For White Leaders - Oct. 1946) 23 19 1 --.....:'.!:....___ Skipper Training Course (Home Study) TOTALS. • • • • • • • • • • • • • .." 392 :u. 228 Page 17 ��r-·--- -,---- ----- --, ~ i T'H 6 I II I ' s D i s i0 N iv. EM I N 0 LE ---·--OF -·- CHJCKA9AW CQLJNCJL B. S.f\ . .J,,c.... / - . . Ded ;0at'es ~ e. s fe.. c.. t tlAI !.>1-:: . m N: 71-tL. pc1ge AD -'iii" tlie fletvrt'\if\g G. I.~.~ lilho are large!;;- flespor\sf ble, for 7he Gro1AJth 1~ AdvaJ-\celflel'\t Tkrougho~t ttf;. Divis lot\.. , , I L----- --___ __.;._ --- _J - �SE1\\lPlOLE DJYJSJOJ'l OF Cf-J JC1~;\S;.\\l\1 COUJ'lCJ L\ B.S.r\·~ JJ'IC. Novan'ber 22. 1946 To the Fri ends of scouting: . lJova:nber is the time of year when stock is taken and new plans perTBe war is over, though its effects will rena.in with 'Us for many years to come. Those of us in Scouting had not the slightest idea that the effect would be so widespread, a.ff ecti:ng almost every unit in the Division. f acted for the Seminole mvision of C.il:i.icka.saw Council. In the following pages you will see some of the activities and records which do not fully nflect the loyal and unstinting service of the hundreds of people who have so freely given of their counsel and efforts, thu.s making it possible for more boys to get the benefits of Scouting. May I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to every friend of Scouting, to every scouter. Jubb er, Dennother, Committeeman, institutional head, Merit Badge counselor and the Inter-Racial committee for their loyal and hardy cooperation. Most cordially yours, "~' ,-9/Z /~J . .z {) /j. . ( /,")';d ()/.,/ v;1/,_1.,~_,...,.;A_4. ~,.~._,.. ~.... './ JD:gb J .~ !eaucharnp, . .Assistant scout Executive �.. ... 1 S:Eltil-JOLE DIVISION OF CHICKASAW OOUH~L. :B. s. A. nro. I· l:emphis, Tennessee STERI!.'G C01l1I!TTEE - 1946 OFFICERS Mr. J. L. :9rinkley a~; t'~r, M,iV. ]onner Ro.v • S.A. Owen Hr. H.F. Price Ji r. J. w. Olarke l·1~'r• J •.A. :S ea;uchamp 11:r. 1.0. Harris Chainn~, Division Jhainnan Vice - Chainna.n Vice Chainna.n secretary Cornmi ssioner Executive Field Executive St'anding Committees Mr. ColQ rado B. Johnson ~.~r. T.:;.n, Hayes Mr• Bobert Si. :3.rown r.:r,. :E.A. Teag,ue }.;r. E.A, :Iawkins Sr. Hr. i7• .Alonzo Locke Dr, :a.E. 3land !:r. ,A..13. Jland l:r. R.J, P.oddy Hr. J • .A. Hayes l•:r. J .L. lh.i.cirnor l3oard of Review Ca>nping Civic Relations Court of' Honor Cubbing Finance Health Organization ... . Rural scouting Safety . Training :: ~ I I . -rl 'I I I i •• '1 Di strict Oonuni ssioners .' l'Ir. J ,H. · Smith Mr. J. '\Ve Eason · Er. J EsteiRev. R.E. 13olden ::r. :;.H. Harris :Mr•. ~t{. Rodd¥ Arrowhead Arkan$as .w. . . . ,., •,. . •'.: .. ~· t·__ · Ottawa ~apaw Shel'by ::Oun ty ' .. ~ ~ •. l3urrow . .};r•. ~ .A.r:C " ' .. · i.;r. ·Edwin Dal st rom I<r.·:W~, Gordon. Horris ~ · ·ca.rii'a:rron ~ l··.·.. : • . :Pre$ident., Chickasaw Jouncil t Jhai'rn1an~ Inter-Racial l Scout ~ecutive I l I I i ' J �• Mr. Claud e :Bell 1942 M:r. Robe rt Johns on 1944 Mr. J .L. :Buckner 1946 • Deceased ~-----------------....-------------------- -----~---- �r-' r-r-------- 1 •C,AMPING ca:MITTEE Camp Daniels, in Douglass Park, Shelby Countr. 1 I 'l'onn, I '!he camping season of ~ Daniels for 1946 waa tor five neeks, June 16th to July 21st inclu.s.ive.. 'l'ho 9:1,. erage attendance was 51 boys per week as compared to 46 boys per woek in 1945. During the camping season, .163 diff cre...'1t boys spent a total 256 boy \'leeks in camp as compared to 160 different boys spending 344 boy · \leeks in 1945. The camping fee was· $6.00 per v1eek 11hich '7as an increase of 50¢: ovt)r 1945. Thl.Q increase was made :because of the increase in prices of food and help. 1' of _ -A. k' · l/ I\ I\ t whi~ i7e are grateful to the Commercial .Appeal paid the! expense of 17 boys for 2 weeks, 37 boys fo~ :t,,,:week and l 3 boys for 3 neeks. The selection of these bo1s was i made by the Family 11elf a.re, Childrens' :Bureau and the II Tennessee Department of Public "Jclfare. This is the . eighth consecutive year that we have had this help l from the Commercial Appeal. The leadership for the year waS. good, but a,dvancem.ent was sanewhat behind this year With 7 'boys completing their First Class requirements as compared to 15 last year. Senne progress was made in the He_rit :Badge nork with 167 Merit Badges as compared t-0 96 earned last year. 40 boys were taught to swim as compared to 42 la~t year, 32 passed the 50 yard requiremenl for First Class sw:immil1€ as compared to 15 last yep.r. Due to the heavy rain$ and high water, swimming h~d to be curtailed somei7hat.. In fact, during some of the rrecks, the boys had opi:x>rtuni ty ~o swim only twice. Two small canoes wei-e built and the boys really enjoyed the experience of boating and canoeing. Ue are hoping to have some ada.itional boats for neXt summer. The ad.di tion of china cups and plat~s instead o~ the 1;:i,n ones was enjoyed very much. The ad.di tional cooking and serving utensils helped in tne pre'.Paring and sersrtng of food considerab1y. Some imp+ovanents I were also raade in the dish washing to help meet the requiranents of the Nation...· I al Council standards. A much needed latrine Was built. I . scouts from Arlington, Troops from the county nero well represented Rith Turrell and ~.!est Memphis. f O~ille, The committee wishes to thank Drs. L.A. Johnson and $.!. Hickman who examined a number of the ~oys free of charge. wher~t Tht:l camp needs elcatric lights and. a large liu.t over-night campi~ can be done during tho \'!inter months. A awimrning pool is our greatest need since '\1olf River is not safe for diving and all. Life Saving tests have to be passed in the city pools• �CIVIC RELATIONS The Scout13 of Seminole Division have responded whenever called upon to carry out a civic good tum. They have done a good job in para.des, distributing posters, church and school activities and other civic events. Scouts of Chickasaw Council sponsored a Circus and Scouts of Seminole Division which they served are sold over $300.00 worth <>f tickets. Other capacities as follolVs: in Scouts participated in the Cotton Oarnival parades. Delivered baskets for Elks during Christmas. Distributed posters for the Community '.ii'und. Served as ushers at Uanassas High SChool for the rtt1v, at Home" movement. 71 Collected over 4000 milk bottles for the Mid• South Dairy Council 137 22 25 17 These boys spent many hours doing these and other good turns and the committee wishes to commend the spirit in which they performed their duties. ' COURT OF HQl~R Al though improvements have been ma.de we still have a long w~r to go in advanc&. men ts. During the year, we have secured more lieri t Badge counselors for the Division. The Scouts are very inte~ested in advancsnent and many have been handicapped because we did not haVe an adequate n;1Jnber'.;of counselors. The counselors have given their service and knowledge :freely, and the committee sincerely thank them. 1Ve are still in need of 1,~erit Badge counselors in a. nunber of fields. \7e know that there are many who would be glad to serve if we could only reach them. We cannot reach our advancement goal Until we have more trained counselors to give our Scouts the proper instruction and examine,. tion that are needed for the various Merit :Badges. District '.Boards of Review are now 1,.n process and will add much to our advancement program. l,3elow is a record of a,dvancsnent of scouts for a three year period. lli4: second Class Scouts First Olass Scouts Star $Couts Life Scouts Eagles Merit J3adges 190 24 5 2 - 1945 -1946 275 93 47 38 12 16 10 0 4 2 111 418 312 I I t _____ .J �CJ't.lB:BING We are pleased to report that Cubbing has ma.de great progress du:ting 1946 in the Division. We have increased both in the number of Packs and also in the number of Jubs. r:rthe figures below will show you the gains we have been making during the past three years. C,'ub Sco'l.:l.ts Packs 1944 1945 160 223 7 13 - 1946 342 119 15 3 '!his gain has been possible because we l1ave had excellant cooperation from Denchiefs, Denmothers and .Jubmasters. In 1945 we had a. Thanksgiving Fellowship 3reakfast at Oanlp Daniels.. 189 Oi..1bs participated despite the cold weather. Since the breakfast was a great success we fe!t it should be an annual affair, tl1erefore, this year we a.re agai.n haV·· · ing the Thai'.lksgiving Breakfast. '!he Packs have had a large rromber of events during the year. The Pack meetings have been well attended by parents. We now have JUb Graduation ceranonies and a fair advancement program in all Packs• ~ere have been holiday parties and outings which have sfia~ careful planing. and detailed work. \Ve are hoping that in 19~7 we m~ /mo re events where all the Packs can get together. At the present time the Packs get together twice at Jamp Daniels - on the fourth o:f July and Thanksgiving. We are hoping to add two other ev'ents to our program in 1947, whereby the ~v.bs can participate as a unit~ . Ou.b Scoi..i.tingc is for the 'boy nine through eleven, at this age the bqy is in a. fonnative stage and we have :fou.'ld that i:f we can keep the Cub interested we need not worry about the Scout. The Oubbers and Scou.ters have a joint Bound Table. separate ;Ju."o Leaders meeti~ in the future. We are hoping to have a. There are two rural Cub Packs, both in Arkansas• We hope that in 1947 we will be able to carry .Ju.bbing to other :rural sections, especially Shelby Oounty and north lviississippi. The committee wishes to thank the Oubmasters, Denmothers and Den Chiefs for the grand job they are doing in Jubbing. We recommend that an effort be made to reach an even larger number of boys in 1947. There are a m.imber of commnuities that need and want Jubbing. One of our great needs is for an intensive trainirlg course for Oub Leaders, We plan to have such a course in the early · spring. �·-------·........,.,..,.·-1 HEALTH .AND SUETY This comrni ttee is glad to report that the health and safety of our boys, Cubs and Scouts, du.ring 1946 has been excellent. There were no_. accidents· among scouts at camp for the camping period. Each Scout was examined by a physican before going to camp and also after entering. Wo serious illness of any kind occured du.ring tho entire five rreeks • .4).1 boys ucro s.blc ··to ·complete "their -schoduled-a-e.m.p' tim~. Safety through skill in water f'ront activities was carried out this year as never before. Adequate cold storage was :provided for the food stuffs and a better systan of washing disiies was used. The committee wishes to thank the leaders for their splendid cooperation during otl1cr evcrits at camp, especially the outing for Cubs when more than 200 boys enjoyed a cia;"i' at camp. All scoutmaster s and Cubmastors are to be comnendcd bccaus.e, no inj·1.4rios have occared at any Troop or Pack meetings nor, to a..~;" going to or from these meetings. 'l"ie thank all who have done such fine and constructiv e \7ork in making this safety record possible. Seminole Division will have a Health and Safety Course sometime in February o:f 1947 fqr Scout leaders. :©n:phasis will be placed on outdoor Hea~th and Safety aotivitics. �QIG.ANI ZATION During 1946 the Di'lfision had the la:rgest growth in its history. Our membership fell off in January, May-, July and September, but October was a banner month; 362 boys were registered, thus giving us a net increase of 391 boys for the year. ( See graph in back of book ) .· Now that the war is over we are gradually recruiting ex-G.I• s to Scouting. lB Oubma.sters and SCoutmasters registered during 1946 were veterans. 'Some of these men were fonnerly connected with Scouting either as scouts or as SCouters and a number of than are now in SCouting !or the first time. · We have needed a Field Scout Executive for a nun1ber of years. In June of th1 s year we were fortunate in adding to our professional staff an ex.service man who had had two years of previous pmfessional service. Since th~ summer months are most~ centered around the cainping prog:ram, we have not as· yet felt the full impact of his sel"V'iC e, but we are still in need of an even. larger staff, especially in the office, if we are to reach thousands of boys who· want and need the program of Scouting. The committee was handicapped at the beginning of the year because the originalq appointed chairman resigned. DeSJ>i te the change of leadership we are proud to rep0rt an increase ot 10 Troops and 3 Packs for the year. :Below is a cauparison of ma:nbership for the past three years: Ngv, 1, 1944 Scouts Nov. l ,1945 l,118 l,369 342 1,711 162 Cubs TOTAL l,280 57 7 Troops Packs· TOTAL 64 56 66 12 68 15 81 SC outers Cubbers Total nunber Cubs and scouts Total nunber C~bera and SCouters. Grand total registrations Nov,l,1946 -Gain ~ Z/2 -· 119 391 10 3 13 316 82 398 1,711 398 2,109 We express our sincere thanks to the comnissioners,. SCoutmai;ters, ~sters, De:nmothers and Committeemen for the grand job they did d.uring the year and Wi. th their continu.ed help we hope to reach an even larger 11\lillber of boys in 1947. �,--~---·------ ·---- PY}3Lic;tTY The Setr4.nole Division is deeply indebted to the Memphis \7orld Newspaper for printing the column 11 Scouti~ Among Our :Boys" in the Tue8d.ay edition each week•. In spite of the shortage of paper thet have alwars had space for Scout news. This ha~ been a great help in selling Scouting to th-e people throughout the area in uhich we servo. Ue 'vi.sh to thank tho officers of the Memphis "World for their fine cooperation. The Press Scimitar and the Oommorcial .Appeal have both been most genef()us and cooperative in printing our news. News of Jamp, Training School and other events ~ve been printed in these papers. The committee realizes that if tbe Divisio;i is to grow wo must let the public know.what we are doing. •In 1947 we hope to make even better use of the space allotted us :i,n these papers. . :aural Scouting in the Arca outside of Memphis is composed of Crittenden County in Arkansas. Panola County in Eississippi and Shelby County in Tennessee. There are 20 Troops and 2 Cub Packs. At the present time there 348 Cubs and Scouts in units. There aro 3 Troops and 2 Cub Packs in Arkansas. A Troop end a Pack in \1 est Memphis, l Troop in ~rcll an,d l Troop anQ.. 1 Crib Pack in Mari.on. lPRTHEBN liI SSI SSIPPI We have l Troop in Sardis, in Panola County. This Troop has mado progress through the worlt of its Troo:p canmittee. The:re are many more commilnities in this area where new Troops could be or~anizoc}.. tic recommend that 2 additional Troops be organised in Tate and DeSota Counties. SHEtBY oom1TY There arc no\7 17 Negro Troops in $1),elby County outside of Monphis. These Troops are doing good work and plans are being made for more ad.vancanent in 1947. The comni ttee recommends th~t an effort be made to ~eed up the Ad.Vancanent program in the Rural area. and that Troops Pe organized in those areas that are not now being reached. I I J. l �iihen we embrace Scouting we should realize the magnitude of the responsibility. that Scouting tbm.sts upon us. Few men have greater rosponsibili.ty. Advancement from the rank of the Tenderfoot to the rank of the Eagle Scout should be the corresponding goal of both the Scout and his leader. Advancement of tze Scout will be detorminod by tho advancanont of his leaders. Tho Scout can not rise higher than that of tho loader. If tho loader is not trained he cannot load the scout. Re must bo train.:id spoci:fically and d.ofinitcly to do his job, be it that of Commissioner, Scoutmaster, Cubmastor or Committeeman. Several times during tho ~rear we opon tho doors of tho insti tuto and invite all to come in and be trained specifically to moot the proble:ns that lio ahoad. A training school for Scoutmast9rs,. Cuh lcad-0rs and Commissioners was hold on February 26th and March lst, 5th, 7th, 12th, 15th and 22nd. Also a Commissioner Course was held September 16th. 17th, 18th,. 19th and 20th. In addition to regular training schools whonevor. a. now Troop is organized, a traintng program is conducted on tho job. This year, as never boforo, the Scout Leaders• Round Table has been used in training leaders. Tho Round Tablo activities have done much to enrich tho Troop programs and has mot the needs of a number of men unable to attend tho training schools. Number of persons attending Commissioners Training (March 1946 ) 8 Scoutmasters Training ( March 1946 ) 30 Cub Loaders ( Maroh 1946 ) 19 Commissioners Training ( September 1946) 26 On the Job Training 8 Round Table ~2Q TOTAL lruli:BlR OF PERSC>nS 216 In addition to the Round Table meetings 546 clock hours wore spent in training by manbers of tho Division. We are grateful to LeMoyne College for allowing tho training schools to be hQld on their campus and to lTational and Regional representatives who aided local staff members in co:rmducting those schools. We hope that during the coming year more training in all pha.sos of Scouting at different intortals Will bo held in order that a larger number of people m~ be reached. · · �r-------------------------------~---·--~ SPONSORING IN§TITUTIONS .Antioch Baptist Church Ba;rretts Chapel SChool Bartlett Junior High School Beautiful Zion :Baptist. '7est Memphis, Ark. Benj es town School Bethel Presbyterian Church Bethlehen. :Baptist Church (South Menphis) :Beulah Baptist Church Brooks Avenue School Brunswick Junior High SChool Cane Cree~ Baptist Church Centenar;v Methodist Church Collierville Junior High School Collins Chapel C.M.E. Church Dixie Homes Tenant Assoeiation Douglass High School Farly Grove Baptist Church F.a.st Trigg Baptist Church Ea.stern star Baptist Church Fbenezer :Baptist Church First Baptist Church, Chelsea First :Sap~ist Church. Lauderdale Foote Homes Tenant .Association Frtqser School Friendship Baptist Church Friendship School., Arlington. !fenn. Geter High School Gospel Temple !aptist Church Grant School Greater Mt. Zion :'Baptist lllurch Greeh Hill School, Sardis, Miss. Hamilton High School Hamner - ~lor school Hilla Chapel :Baptist Church Hyde Park School Jackson Avenue :Baptist Church LaRose School Leath SChool LeMoyne Gardens Tenant Association Lester Street School Lincoln school Log Union School Magnolia Baptist Church Manassas High School Marion Arkansas lli.gh School llietropoli tan Baptist Church Middle :Baptist Church Mississippi JUvd. Christi~ Church Mt. Nebo l3aptist Church Mt. Olive C.lvi. & Church Mt. Pisgah C.M. E. Church Mt. Plea.san. t :Baptist Church Mt. Vernon ~aptist Church Mt. Zion Baptist Church Oak.Ville SChool st. .Andrew A.M.E. Church st. James A.M. E. Church st. Luke i3aptist Church St. Stephens Baptist Church ~ringhill Daptist Church Turrell Arkansas High School Vollentine Baptist Church Weaver School White Station school White Stone l3aptist Church Woodstock SChool, Lucy• Tennessee �....... 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Hunter Mr. Louis R. Johnson Mr. Charles Jones Mr. Everett Toliver -Mr~ Frazier Waller Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mrs. Ida Bayes Mrs. Louise Houston Mrs. 1~ozella Marrs Mrs. Malissa. Rainey Mrs, Maceo Redwood Mrs. Carrie Rhodes Mrs. Iness Rodgers Mrs. Isabelle Simmon a Mr4 George T. Whi tma.l Mr. Joe Te ·ifilliams Mr. F.A. \Villiams Mr. o. T. Williams Mrs. Nancy Snith Mr. Miss M.L,, Washburn Miss Cenetta. Washington s.M. Mrs. Lucille Thompson Laura. Tyus ura •. Wyatt l ( ) Promise 'ro Do My '.Best To :Se Square and To Obey The Law Of 'l\le Cub l'ack« II �TBQPP REPRESENTAT IVES Mr. H.L. King Dr. A.N•. Kittrelle Hr. James Love Rev• J. A. Mc Dani els Mr. E. D. Ivie Ghee Mr. Ike Addison Mr, M.F, Alexander Mr. Arthur Allen Mr. H.R. .Allen Mr. o. L• .Armour Mr. W.H. :Sennett Mr, J ,H, Bishop Sr• Mr, Hennan :Broome Mr, Fe Bufford Mr. John R, lhmtyn Mr. O.L. Cash Mr. G.T. Cherry Mr., Richard Danner Mr, L.A.. Davidson Mr. Edgar Davis Jr, Rev• A. F • D, Dixon Mr. R.n. Duncan Mr, Ira Enery 1Ir. J ,w. 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Slavick Officers T. Robert Acklen C. B. Senhausen J. A • .Angus Emile A. Bi zot B. E. Jacobs W. Gordon Morris President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Scout Executive Chairmen, Stand.in<:: Committees Mr. Kirby Stringer l.fr. H. M. Clayton Mr. P. A. Cl~rton Mr. J. A. Angus Mr. Lewis c. Callow Mr·. J. S. AU en Mr. T. Robert Acklen ivir. W. L. Sharpe ifr. F. L. Christ en bury Mr. Ed.win Dalstrom Mr. H. W. Slavick Mr. R. C. Clark Mr.3. W. Hirsh Mr. A. Longstreet Heiskell l11r. F. J. Vandemark Hr. A. B. Carter Mr. E. E. i'foore Mr. Henri Benner Hr. Charles Ri ttelmeyer Members-At-Large Activities Advancement Awards & Resolutions Camping Ci vie Relations Constitution & By-Laws cu.-obing Finance Heal th & Safety Inter-Racial Organization & Extension Outfitters Publicity Reading Rural Crittenden District Mississippi District Senior Scouting Training c. Arthur :Bruce Mr. H. w. Hirsheimer Dr. George P. Rawls P. c. Clarke Mr. A. E. Ho hen berg Mr. R. G. Ramsay Jesse Cunningham Mr. T. P. Howard liir~ John E. Roberts w. A. Danielson Dr.Charles C.King Mr. Abe Scharff Joe E. Davis Mr. Fred w. Lucas Mr. Floyd Sherrod Mr Lewis R. :Donel son, Jr. Mr. J. H. Malone Mr. J. L. Skinner Mr. J. A. Foltz, Jr. Mr. A. D. McWhorter Mr. G. D. Strauss Mr. Raymond c. Firestone Mr. Edmund Orgill Mr. R. A. Taylor Mr. \.V • P. Halliday Dr. A. R. Porter Mr. R. A. Tri:ppeer Mr. E. A. :S:aaold Mr. Ira w. Pyron Mr. Russel Wilkinson ·--· AWARDS To M.EMBERs oF CHICKASAW com~cIL, :s. s. A., me. FOR DISTE..TGUISHED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD -..- ..- ..- ..- T H E s I L v E R B EA v E R Dr. tTJ . c. Ayres 1931 Mr. Joe Hopper 1939 Mr. Charles '.L'. McCabe 1931 Dr. T. s. Eliot 1939 *iir. John T. Morgan 1931 Mr. Henry H. Clayton 1940 *Mr. George P. Phillips 1931 Mr. Alvan Tate, Jr. 1940 rv!r. Jobn Eo Roberts 1931 Mr. A. K. :Ourrow 1941 Iv!r. Earry Web-D 1931 Mr. J. G. Gates 1941 *Mr. L. R. Forsdick 1932 Mr. P. A. Clayton 1 Q;-; L..J. _,.'.), Mr. A. D. McWhorter 1933 l~r. w. P. Halliday 1942 Mr. Ben B. Coffey, Jr. 1934 Mr. F. L. Christ en bury 1942 *i:.:Ir. Walter L. Gray 1935 Mr. Jam.es Seddon Allen 10..,1 .~...:.:,> £.Ir. George Wood 19:35 Mr. John A. Angus 1943 }ID.·. F. Joe Flanagan 1936 Mr. Charles i·1. Crump 1943 Mr. Ro-oert 'rJi o Ramsay 1936 Dr. J3. E. Jacobs 1944 Mr. Lclwin Dalstrom 1937 Mr. Abe Scharff 1944 Mr. R. Von Stein en 1937 Vir. :Bo 'b Dozier 1944 r.~r. c. Arthur Bruce 1938 Hr. Guy Boyer 1945 Hr. c. H. Church 1938 Hr. Joe :!:I elms 1945 -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:.:-:-:-:-:-:•;4:~:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- T:a:E SCOUTMASTER1 S KEY Mr. Ben B. Coffey, Jr. 1933 Mr. Charles Cotton 1940 Ivrr. R. Von Steinen 1934 Mr. J. J. Jones 1940 Dr. Howard Cm·l 1934 Ir.r. Ned Cantrell 1940 r•Ir. E. t• .1.~. Leach 1935 Mr. Hearn w • Tidwell 1940 Hr. Joe Hopper 1936 Hr. Hope H. Ford 1941 lvir. r<iiller Johnson 1936 Ivlr. Lav.rrence Lowell 1941 Mr. c. H. Church 1937 Mr. Forrest ifottweiler 1942 !:,ir. J. Bra.dy Wiley 1938 Mr. Emery Ward 194.3 iwir. Russell Peete 1938 Mr. J. G. Gates 194.:2 Mr. F. J. Flanagan 1943 -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-.:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- *Deceased '-------------·--------------------------\ ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Circus For the second time the Activities Cor:imittee, with the Executive Staff, planr.ed the Kiwanis Club sponsored, and the Scouts and their leaO..ers put on, a Boy Scout Circus. Once again it was pronounced an out stan6.L1i; success. The project was financially underwritten by the Kiwanis Club to the extent of one thousand dollars. The Club members gave their whole-hearted support in secui·ing advertising, arranging for properties, aiding Boy Scouts in ticket sales and furnishing almost unlimited man-power in promo tin&: a.:c.cl producing the Circus. Scouts, Cubs, their leaders and parents joined in the prelimL'1ary preparations. Tickets were sold all over town, acts rehearsed, properties gathered. and :plans discussed. On the night of May 3, 1946 Crump Stadium became alive with Scouting activity. A1_'.lproximately 3,500 Scouts and Cubs filed onto the field to present a i12ri.orama of Scouting to about 10,500 spectators. Bridges were erected pioneer fashion, tents were pi tchecl, signal flags flashed and. clowns cavorted. When the Circus books closed the Scouts had $9 ,091. 31 net profit to ad.6. to last year1 s $8,005003, mak:inf; a total of $17,096.34. This will be used for builcLing a new mess hall and other permanent improvements at Camp Cu.rri er. The Activities Committee acknoi:1ledges a tremend.ous debt of gratitude to the Kiwa..".tis Club for the aid mi;i_ effort that made our Circus an event for 2)ri de. Camp-0-Ree On the week-end of June 6, 7 and 8 the Chickasaw Council Scouts and Scouters participated in the .~"\ sixteenth consecutive annual Camp-0-Ree. -~·":? dt . \.'j~-\ .-~~:~. Included in this activity were practices of :nany fr'\\-'-:::.1" -~~~ ,;_ Scoutinr; skills such as Troop and Patrol Cam.-_pinG·, First ) ~\ ~-;; .:0~~,.,( ~\ Aid, ~restry, Signalling, Fire Building, CookL1g and ,--:_~ ~·/.,l1.1r!.,,)'1)\\i:~1 Wall Scaling. The events were judged by the District ~--· 1 _.q1 i//(- \·,:r:":~,:·~)i;,,:i~ Commissioners and. were conducted under the a_irection \/ ~/:y::=b-f .. -~\:;;'\\?]~{} of the Scoutmasters. \\ f.~,_./;~:(~·j;/ ~ .; Camp-0-Ree attendance showed a marked gain over last "· f':):,:i,,-Ji:-:: ·:.'. year. Thirty-eight Troops participi:i.ted this yeru: as · .. • /.:· Page 1 r i II Activities Committee, Continued against thirty-two last year, bringing 598 Scouts or 81 more than the previous I year. Awards of 11 A11 ratings were earned by 8 Troops, n:gn by 9 Troops a..11d ' I 11 C11 by 7 Troops. Comparatively, this year showed a gain of 5 Awards of ! 11 A11 , a gain of 3 .A.wards of 11B 11 , and a loss of 4 Awards of 11 C11 • llA-A-A-A" Program ':i:o ro1L11d out a year of Scouting Activity there is now in prot;ress a new feature replacing the usual Fall Advancement Contest. Descripti vel~', it is called the 11 .A.-A-.P-A Program" since it considers ADVANCU!El\i"T, ACTIVITY, ACHIEVEiti:Ei:JT .&:rn A'ITl!rND.A.i'TCE. Each Troop participating has an opportunity to have their practice of Scouting recognized with pennant denoting 11 A11 , n:s:i or 11 C11 rating, while the four Troops in the Council reaching the highest numerice.1 score will receive a 11 .AA. 11 rating. At present it is still a bit early to even predict the final score since the :program has just passed its half-way mark. However, indications are that it ~nll indicate an upsurge of the interest and activity within the Council. A Forec..§.§1 This Committee, in concluding its year's work, has been considering, plarining and investigating possi bili ti es for a program next year. It has worked on the basis of setting up a skeleton frame-work for a well .... balanced year-round activity program. It is hoped that advancing time will find more boys participating in Scouting acti vi ti es on a Council-wide basis. Finally, the entire Activities Committee tender their grateful appreciation to the Scouts, Leaders, parents and other friends of Scouting who have given of their time and effort to make possible the gains indicatea. by this report. ADVA.WC:ENENT COMMITTEE Yoi..1r Committee has been very busy during the past year obtaining , new Merit 3adge Counselors for Chickasaw Council. Just recently a revised list of these Counselors has been issued. Unfortunately, this list coes not include as many as we would like to have, but many of the Merit Badges have more Counselors than previously. This, we hope, will make it easier for the Scouts to receive proper instruction and examination in the various Merit Badges. The rules governing the operation of the District Boards of Review, (formerly called Courts of Honor) have been revised, and plans are presently under way to inaugurate District Courts of Honor to supplement the present District Bo~rds of Review. Counselors are very badly needed in certain categories, and Scout Headquarters will be glad to furnish application blanks for these openings. Page 2 Advancement Committee, Qontinued During 1946, the following record in advancement has been made: First Class Badges Star Badges Life Badges Eagle Badges Merit Badges 174 108 41 25 1, 736 CAMPING COMMITTEE The annual Council Camp was held at ) Camp Cu.rri or for 8 weeks during the past suJnmer with an average attendance of 63 Scouts as compared to j' " v 87 Scouts in 1945. During the season, 'l l ~ vl- v June 16th to August 11th, 319 Scouts spent )})([ /.61 ~\~'- 0 ~ com:pc.red to 343 Scouts who spent 675 weeks I -1JL. ~,~ '--...... a total of 503 weeks at Currier as ~-- J~)f 1't ~---.__V ... at Camp last year, this being a loss of 172 / /{/1 1.. weeks. The camp fee was $9.00 per week for /{a 1~ ) Scouts v!ho came as individuals and $8.00 _./~ ~ 1~l"\3.. . for those who came under their own Troop ~----·--IU= -i..-- '·- 1 eader shi: p. ' ...._,..;"' ...;:, ....:.-. -C' L.1 ::::.:----- -- Es-oecial stress was put on the Scoutmasters to bring their boys to Camp as a Troop. This plan was far more successful than· in former years as 17 Scout Leaders brought their Troops to camp as compared to 5 in 1945. We reco;m:ienG. that all Scoutmasters lay plans early in the New Year to i:::o to Camp with their boys next sumuer, so they may derive the pleasure of :paxticipatil1[; in a camping experience with their own boys who benefit so much more from this type of camping than when they go to Camp as individuals. We regret to report that our year-round camp attendance did not measure u;.0 to former years, as will be seen by comparing the figures below: Gain or loss as Compared to 1945 1944 1945 1946 GADT LOSS Scouts attending Camp 3,355 3,145 2,642 503 Scouters attending Camp 388 342 382 40_ Number of Scout CWyS 11,165 10, 928 8,557 2,371 Number of Scouter days 1,370 939 864 75 :I:~umber of Visitors 700 702 937 235 The Water System and Swimming Pool which was given to the Car~ by Mr. and Hrs. A. K. Burrow in 1936 continues not only to provide excellent drinking water but wonderful swimming facilities. Your Committee feels that everyone in our Council owes a debt of grati tu.de to Mr. and Mrs. Burrow, for not onl;y- do t:i.:!.ese facilities afford great pleasure - they also provide a great a_eal of protection to the health and cleanliness of the boys, for Page 3 Camping Committee, Continued without a doubt a plentiful supply of pure water is one of the greatest assets a camp can have. On behalf of all of the Scouts and Scouters we wish to ex-_[lress our deep appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Burrow for this splendic":. gift. In 1940 the Health Lodge was built through the courtesy of Mrs. Belle Rosenthal as a Memorial to her late son, Mr. Mitchel H. Rosenthal, Jr., a former Member of the Council. This building continues to be exceptionally useful to the ca_mping program, and we do greatly anpreciate it as a lasting memorial to a former Scouter who did so much to carry on the work of the CoTu.'1.cil. Kamo Kia Kima, near HarQY.:, Ark, Your Committee felt that in view of the inability to get lumber, pipe and equipment to make the necessar~r repairs which will have to be made before Ka1rrp Kia Kima can be operated, that it would be unwise to attempt to operate it this year. Hence, the Kamp was not opened. But we have maintained the property as well as we could with the materials available, and we hope that conditions ~dll permit it to be opened within the next two or th..ree years. Camp Daniels •. Hemphi s, Tenn. Camp Daniels had a good season in 1946. There were 162 boys in camp as conrpared to 160 last year. During the 5 weeks it operated the Negro Scouts S})ent a total of 256 Scout 1.·.reeks as compared to 244 weeks in 1945, a sain of 1;3 weeks. We sincerely hope that plaYJ.s will be made as early as possible in the Hew Year for more Scouts to take advantage of this Camp, ru10_ we urge all Negro Scoutmasters to encourage their Scouts to save enough money to go to Camp and then to take them under their own leadership. We do annreciate the continued help of 11The Commercial Appeal Cai::tp Fund for Boys11 which supplied funds for 85 under-privileged boys to go to Ca.mp Da_niels. These boys were selected with the splendid aid of The Family Weifare .Agency to whom we are greatly indebted. Both 11The Co!ffinercial Appeel 11 and the Fa~mily Welfare Agency have helped these less-chance boys for the past 8 years and we deeply appreciate it. The camp fee was $6.00 per week. For some years the Camping Committee and other Scouters have felt there was a definite need for long range planning in our camping program. Realizing tho need for speedy action your Cor:unittee arranged for Mr. Stanley Hawkins of the Ene;ineering Service of the lfationH.l Council to come to £fom-phi s for an inspection of the grou..""lds and. equipment of our three camps. Following this Mr. Wes ii. Klusmann, Director of the Camping Service of the National Council, was invited. to come to Memphis from fie>..i York to inspect tho camps and to make recol:'.lmendations. He did so and inspectea_ Ca.11p Currier a:1d Camp Daniels but was prevented from visiting Kamp Kia Kima Page 4 I · 1 I Camping Committee, Continued acco1n1t of high water over the road about thirty miles from Kamp. At the suggestion of Mr, Hawkins a map of Camp Currier was mac:.e and sent to the National Council for study. With this map and the r e1?orts of Messrs. IGusmann and Hawkins a long-range plan of development was mac~e b;r the CB.!JJ.ping Service and was approved by your Committee and the Execu·ci ve Boarcl of t:".le Council. This plan contemplates the demolition of six cabins at Camp CiJ.rrier which are considered hazardous, the enlargement of facili tics to provio.e more drinking water, the improvement of the roads, construction of a new rfoss Eall; the construction of a Storage Warehouse; the development of 8 Troop sites which will be available for use by all Troops of the Council. On each of these sites there is to be a Troop Lodge, wash-house, latrine, campfire ring imd sleeping quarters. These sleeping quarters will be varied, some of them being tents, some Adirondack shacks, etc. to provide Scouts an opportuni t;ir of camping under different environments. Ever since the opening of Camp Currier in 1925 Troops have been allocated sites by the Council and given the right to construct cabins for the use of their own boys. The Troops wer·e resyionsi ble for fire ancl wind storm insurance and the upkeep of the cabins. Over the years many cabins have not been covered by any insurance and few of them have been adequately maintained as to necessary repairs. This lack of maintenance is shown by the fact t~w.t there .are now 6 cabins which a.re in such a bad state of repair they are not only unfit for use but are definitely unsafe. Therefore, steps are being taken toward demolishing these cabins. Before any action is ta}:en in this regard the sponsoring institutions will be consulted and permission secured to remove the cabins. The l\'ational Council recommends that all cabins on the Ce .. ri1p should be the property of Chickasaw Council a."ld technically and legally they a.re the property of the Council. Your Committee expects to contact all sponsoring institutions whose 1:i.1roops have built cabins at Currier and to secure, if possible, their consent to talte over the cabins. Due to sentimental reasons many Troops may prefer to maintain these cabins, hence, it may be a period of some years before this practical ownership by the Council of all cabins ~dll be fully assumed. When the new Troop sites are built the Council will give permission for Troops to use them on application but in the case of the Troop which formerly O'l!tned a cabin on a particular site and which Troop has given up its ownership of the cabin, that Troop will 'be given preference on the use of the new site and equipment. It is proposed to start on one new site as soon as ma.terie,ls a.!1d equipment can be secured and then to follow through on the remaining seven sites as soon as funds are available. Your Comniittee believes it is on the right trail to a really efficient development of Camp Currier and the entire camping program of the Council. We realize it will take some years to complete the job anci that the expense to be incurred will be considerable. But we believe all of the effort a;:1cl expense will be justified because when the present plans are completed your Council will have one of the best camps in America. Page 5 CIVIC RELATIOHS COMMITTEID Since the close of the War the Scouts and Cubs have not ha.d the opportm1i ties for ci vie service that existed during war t~f!les, but they have done well wl1at they have been called on to do. Below is a list of some of tho activities the boys have engaged in: 1.3 Scouts distributed 175 Posters for the lfational Conference of Christians and Jews. 12 Scouts acted as a color guard for Flag ceremony on Pan-American Day 160 Scouts carried flares and sparklers for Cotton Carnival Parade. 550 Scouts carried sparklers and flares for Grand Carnival Parade of the Cotton Carnival. 150 Scouts directed traffic and decorated graves in National Cemetery on Decoration Day. 20 Scouts p2xticipated in Flag raising ceremony at Crippled Ad.ult s Hospital. 33 Scouts distributed posters for u. S. Army Recruiting Service. 6 Scouts distributed 4,000 leaflets for Shelby County Tuberculosis Society on 11 Get a Chest X-Ray Examinationtt. 45 Scouts distributed 1,500 posters for the Memphis Community Fi.mo.. 31 Scouts distributed 200 Navy Day Po st ors. 41 Scouts carried Flags of the Allied Nations in Navy Day Parade. 92 Scouts marched in Fire Prevention Week Parade. 42 Scouts carried signs in Fire Prevention Week Parade. 25 Nec.;ro Scouts distributed 300 posters for the Memphis Community :il\md. Those boys have given thousands of hours of work in helping various ci vie undertakings, ancl. we believe you will agree they ~re t~oinc<s a most i.•1orth-while job. CU3BHTG COMMITIJ:'EE Your Cubbing Committee is proud of the record Cuobing has Hade during 1946. The different Packs for the most part have been doing great work with the Cubs who range from boys who have reached their ninth birthday to boys who have reached their twelfth birthday; and your Cubbing Committee can point with pride to the fact that Chickasaw Council now has the largest number of Cubs and Cubbers in its history. The enthusiasm among these Cubs scattered throughout the Council for Cubbing is refreshing to all who witness it and if any Scouter wants to get a.real thrill, he is cordially invited to attend any Pack meeting of any Pack of the Council, and especially is everyone invited to the Annual Cub Kite Derby which is Council-wide and held in the spring of each year and to the Annual Cub Picnic Pow-Wow which is also Council-wide and held in the late summor of each year. On these two occasions, both of which are held in Overton Park by tile la)~e, the exact time of which is publicized by our local newspapers. You will see .American youth in action with a vim and zest that will cause Page 6 Cubbing Committee, Continued you to agree that the Cubbing Program is on a sound basis in Chickasaw Council. The Annual Kite Derby was held this year at the customary pla.ce in Overton Park on Ap:ril 6th. It was really a Derby too, with a large variety of kites, each made by the Cubs themselves aided by their Dads, Mothers or Den Mothers, entered from many Packs of the Council. Promptly at 2:00 P. iVI. that afternoon the well made plans of the Committee in chc;xge were put in motion and from that moment until the final Grand Awards were made and the Derby brought to an end, there was not a dull or motionless spot on the vast field, each of the Cubs was trying his best to win one of the coveted silken ribbons denoting the winners of first, second or third place. The following figures will show you the steady progress macle by the Cubs during the past three years, and the gain inn umbers made in 194;6 as compared to 1945, of which we feel that all of the many unnamed. but conscientious and unselfish leaders, including Den Chiefs, Den Mothers, Committeemen, Cubmasters and Assistant Cubmasters may be justly proud: 1944 1945 ~ GAIN ~ Cub Scouts (White) 770 874 902 28 Cub Scouts (N e,e;ro) 162 223 ~ 119 TOTAL CUE soourr· s •• •••••.•••• 932 1,097 1,244 147 Packs (White) 23 28 30 2 Packs (Negro) __7 -1.2. -1Q. __3 TOTAL PACKS •••••.•••..•...•• 30 40 45 5 The Annual Cub Picnic Pow-Wow was held this year a little later than usual due to rain causing a week's postponement. On October 4th at 2:00 P.M. near the lake in Overton Park several hundred Cubs and Cuobers met with the parents of the Cubs for an afternoon of fun and frolic. Evor:y-one enjoyed the events, among which were what is known as a "Dry Land :Boat Race 11 and a surprise and unrehearsed contest kno11m as 11The Pirate Ship". The Cubs tried their best to salvace all of the11pieces of eight" (in the form of pieces of paper with various numbers on them) from this 11Pirate Ship11 before it went down right there on the field before their imagination. The entire afternoon 1 s program was carefully planned. and the Pow-Wow Committee did a good job to keep the different events moving on schedule and when 5:00 o 1 clock came and the picnic lunch was spread upon · tables furnished by the Memphis Park Commission, no one had to call the Cubs the second time. Silk ribbons for first, second and third place were again awarded to the Cubs who were winners of the different events and mrui.y Cubs went home h~ppily displaying their trophies. Special thanks are extended to the several District and neighborhood Commissioners who acted as Judges of the events and helped make the afternoon a great one for those attending. We owe the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., many thanks for the use of their sound truck on many occasions because without a sound truck it would Page 7 l Cubbing Committee, Continued I have been impossible to run the different events, sprawled as they wero all 1 over tho lo,nc~scape. Wo could :prolong this annual report a great deal but still kuop it well worth reading by telling of tho guessing con test at the Picnic Pow-Wow in which every adult was given an opportunity of winning a first, second 01· tl1ird place for the Pack r csponsi ble for their presence by guv:Ging the closest to the number of grains of corn in e. gallon jar, or by tollinc; you of tho beautiful Indian head-bands made and exhibited by the Den Iviothors in the Den Viother s Contest, or by tolling you of tho half of a fried chicken some of the Packs furnished for their Cubs to feast upon at tho end of the afternoon's fun, but we' 11 pass on with this brief review to other important activities of the Cubs. Each month, 'l'.ri th the exception of July and August, on tho first Thursa.ay of tho month at 6:30 P.M. the many Cub Leaders of the difforcnt Packs of the Council break ·oread togcthC:1r as tho Cub Loaders' Round. TalJle in the basement of tho First l-fothoclist Church and them proceed to e, discussion of the })roblems and acti vi tics of G"..i.b1)ing for tho following month. Those Rou.7ld 'I'c::,ble meetings are usually well planned nnd attended and everyone interested in Cubbing is cordially invited to attend each month. Re servo.... tions are mc.~clo in advance with Headquarters at 75¢ per :plate. Not only cJ.o we loa,rn what other Packs in the Council arc doing in these monthly meetings but we have an opportunity of rubbing elbows with the Cub Leaders of tho different Packs &'"ld asking for the solution of the many problems which arise. Also the 0,ttempted wit at those meetings which keeps them from becoming clu11 o.nd boresome is sometimes a treat for ,jagged nerves (and othertimcs not). In 1946 as in 1945 a very successful Cub Leaders' Clinic wgs hola_ at tho Lamar Community House with 137 Cubbers taking part. At the enC:L of .,. the five .:ceting course there were 52 Cuobers who were a'.varded. Certificates. 1 The Committee and Faculty which conducted this Clinic were composed of exporic:;.1cocc local Cubbcrs ancl wore generous with their time ancl :planninc. Such cli:aics mean trained Cub Leaders for both now and. old Packs and. cons ti t•J.te the di ffcrence between a successful year of Cubbing such <:ts Chickasaw Com1cil has had this year ana. a mediocre yGar which we hope we will 11ovc1· ht:we. Each year the Clinic is held it is a bett<.r one th::i,n l:Joforo and wo s,i'o a.TJ.ticipating a greo.t ono for 1947. It was a privilege for all of the Cubs of the Council to have a part in tho Second Annual Boy Scout Circus this year. About 900 Cubs, all nattily outfittod in their clean blue uniforms, marched upon the field at Crump Stac1iTu11 with flashlig:hts led the audience in s·inging "American and then (If you were one of the Den Mothers on the field with the Cubs at that moment) then the sta.mped.e began and how those Gubs did get off the field. They dicl a gooc~ ,job with their event ftnd received a lot of nice compliments from you who sa.w it, for ,,;hi ch they are all thankful. The Cubs are keen for a larger :part in this next year' s Cir.::~us and are asking for it now. Fot only did the Cuos take part on the field in the Circus, but they sold a lot of tickets anc~. we1·e glacL to have a part in this biggest event of ScoutL1c; for the year. Page 8 Cubbing Committee, Continued We cannot end this report without expressing appreciation to the Scouts who served as Den Chiefs for the different Dens. A Den Chief is a Scout who comnumds .the confidence of his Scoutmaster a.."'1.d is assigned by him to help the Den Mothers to run the weekly Den Neetings of the Cubs. This is one of the first steps a Scout can take on the ladder of leadership and is a challenge for all Scouts. Congratulations to the Scoutmasters who have appointed such fine Scouts as Den Chiefs; to the Scouts who have taken their first step upward on the lailder of leadership; to the many faithful Den Mothers, Committeemen, Cubmasters, Assistant Cubma.sters and mothers and dads who have cooperated so unselfishly to make 1946 the bie;ge:;t yea:r in Cubbing which Chicka,saw Council hc-,s ever had.. Your Committee is pleased to report that the financial condition of the Council is the best in its history. We especially invite your attention to the fact that the Council has lived within its budget_ ano. h8.s not infrinc·ed u-clon any other funds; that the Colmcil is entirely free of I debt. We believe these. two statements will be as gratifying to you a.s they I are to us, It has been the policy of the Council for many yen.rs to live I . within its buo.get, and we recommend. the continuation of this policy. The Council.became a participating member of the Memphis Community Fund on April 1, 1943 ancl our relationships with the Fund have been VGry l)lensant and satisfactory. For tho year January 1, 19<16-Deceobor 31, 1946 the Community Fund allocated $31,434.00 to the Cou_11cil. While our membership in the Fund eliminates the Boy Scout Finance Campaign in Memphis and Shelby County it does not eliminate the campaign in our area outside of Shelby County. This area includes the eastern half of Critte11ci.en County, Arkansas; DeSoto, Tate, Penola Counties, Mississippi. The 1946 ce1n:paigns in these cou."'lties rt;;sul ted in the following: DI STRICT CRITTElTDEN DI $TRI CT Crittenden Co. Ark. ' $1,000.00 MISSISSIPPI DI STRICT DeSoto Co. Miss. Tate Co • Mi s s. Panola Co'°) Miss. $ 750000 600.00 750.00 $3,100.00 RAISED $1,0:~5.00 '750.00 425.00 550o00 $2,750.00 $25.00 Tj}T])ER $175.00 200.00 $350.00 Page 9 Finance Committee, Continued Scouters in the area who have worked so hard to raise their share of the Counci1 1 s bur.get. Your Committee has carefully studied the needs of the Council for the coming ;y-ear. After this study we recommended to the Executive Board that the tote,l budget of the Cotmcil for thi:.; ~rear 1947 should be $41,344.67, which amou_-ri.t the Board approved. The sources from which this bud@;et will be secured. are as follows: From Memphis Community Fund •••.•.••• $37,764.67 From Finance Campaigns in Area •••••• 3,250000 ]'rom General Education :Board........ 330.00 :BUDGET CAL:sJ.mAR YEAR 1947. • • • • • $41, 344. 67 T·he Finance Committee is very proud of the success of the Boy Scout Circus which not only proved a splendid activity for thousands of Scouts and Cubs but was a splendid financial success resulting in a net :p:rofi t of $9,091.31, which is $1,086.26 more than was raised in the first Scout Circus whiC:-1 was held in 1945. The entire Council is deeply indebted to the Memphis Kiwa.11.is Club which sponsored the Circus and. to the Scouts c:mcl Scouters, Cubs and Cu"bbers who brought about those fine results. For a detailed story of the Circus we invite your attention to the re~oort of tho Activities Committee. '.l'he books of the Council e,nd of the three camps were aucd tea. by Peat, ~farwick, Hitchell & Co., Certified Public Accotmtants, and were found. to be correct. HEALTH & S • .U'ETY COiviMITTZE This Committee is gratified to report the health and safety record of our Cubs a.YJ.cl Scouts during 1946 has been excelJ.ent. During , . .-- the Ca;np-0-Rees~ Kit~ ~e:by, ~ow ... \fow, Circus,. summer c~mps and. / ~.<t{.~ other event_s '::11Q activities tnere was not a single serious fr~,_::,_·.':.·: .. ;;~1~··. \ injury 01° brol,.en bone. ( M}};/ · This splendid record is a fine tribute to the work \?i'.%fU}!iWif .~;: of our leaders who are directing the activities o:f the Cubs ~'i'?,; ' end Scouts. We com!!1end and congratulate them for the fine work ___.- they are cloing in provid.ing safe activities for the boys of this Co1.mcil. Thousc.mds of Cub Scouts and Scouts have participated in many activities durinc; the year' and we are proud of the. boys and their ieaders for making such a splendid record. Safety through skill is a fine thing to teach boys, and we feel that our Scoutnasters, Cubmasters, Skippers, Assistant Cubmastcrs, Assistant Scoutr:ie,sters, Mates and Camp Staff Members have done fine and constructive work in ma!:;:ing this safety record po s si bl e. L----------------·----------------------=:--------" Page 10 IlifTER-RACIAL COMHITTEE The work of the Inter-Eacial Committee is confined solely to Negro Scouts and Cub Scouts and is handled through a Sub-Council known as the Seminole Division of Chickasaw Council. All of the Officers and men of the Division, including the progessional staff, are Negroes. During the year ending Nov. 1,. 1946 the Seminole lli vision made the largest growth in its history. There are now 1,369 Scouts on the rolls as compared to 1,097 last /ear, a gain of 272 Scouts. There are no'.'' 342 Cubs as compi:i,red to 223 last year, a net gain of 119 Cubs. The total membership is 1,711 Scouts and. Cub Scouts, the largest number in the histo~y of the Division and a gain of 391 boys over the figures as of November 1, 1945. We are glad to see this progress being made but there are still thousands of boys who want and need the program of Sc"uting ancl we look forward to reachin,;:: them through the. continuecl growth of this Division. The camping program at Camp Daniels was better than last year although the attendance was almost the sa::ie as in 1945. 162 Scouts spent a total of 256 weeks in Camp this yeA.r as compared to 160 Scouts who spent 244 weeks in 19 45. We sincerely hope that plans will be laid as early as possible in the Kew Year for more Scouts to take advantage of this Camp and we urge all l'fogro Scoutmasters to plan now to 1.;o to Camp Daniels next summer with their Troops. lifow is the time for the Scouts to start saving their money so they will have their camp fees ready when Camp opens next June. The Camp fee this year was $6.00 per week. · The buildings at Camp Daniels are in fair condition ancl it was not necessary to spend much 'j;ion pavilio.11 are badly the boys on rainy days. factory but is the best money on them this year. A workshop nnd a recrea.needed, as there are no facilities to take care of The boys swim in Wolf River, which is not satisavailable water in the vicinity. We are proud of the work the Negro Scouts have done in carrying out ci VJ.. c good turns. i:i'hey have helped. whenever called on and have done a good job in :parades, distributing posters, church activities and other events. For a number of years there has been but one Negro Field. Scout Executive in the Division. With the continued gT0>-1th in numbers of Units and ·boys it was ili'l'perati ve to have more professional help, as one man could not hand.le all of the groups efficiently. We are glad to report the,t we have secured the services of a returned Veteran as Field Scout Executive, so· that we now have two men to work for ri.nd 1vi th the men and boys of this Division. ORG.ANI ZATIOH COMHI '::TEE Your Cammi ttee is very happy to report that Chickasaw Council has grOi·m in numbers during the past year. As a matter of fact lli~ Cq_ulli'J.l. now h2,s t:ie 10,r.,;est membershiu in its 30 :reAI history with a grand tqJiJi.ll...o.i Organization Committee, Continued 6,461 men and boys_ on the rolls. This is the first ~rear the total membership has par;sed the 6,000 mark. And this in spite of the fa.ct that we h::we shown a loss in lfoite Scouts. We cannot explain the reasons for this loss but we do hope to overcome it before the end of 1946. :Below is a comparison of the Membership for the past three years: Nov. 1, 1944 Nov. l, 1945 Nov. 1, 1946 ·White Scouts Negro Scouts TOTAL SCOUTS •••••.••.••• 2,329 1,118 3,447 White Troops 101 Negro ~roops 57 ~OTAL TROOPS............ 158 White Cul) Scouts 770 Negro Cub Scouts 162 TOTAL GU3 SCOU'I'S,....... 932 White Packs 23 Negro Packs 7 TOT.AL PACKS 30 TOTAL SCOu""TS 8: CU.SS. • • 4, 379 TOTAL SCOUT:::RS & CU:BBERS 1, 382 GRAND TOTAL • • • • • • • . .. • • • 5, 761 TOTAL TROOPS A?m PACKS ••• 188 2' 21;~ 1,097 3,309 102 56 158 874 223 1,097 28 12 40 4,406 5,855 198 2,112 1, 369 3,481 106 66 172 902 342 1,244 30 15 45 4,725 l,?36 6,461 217 272 172 4 lO 14 28 119 147 2 3 5 319 287 606 19 100 We commend the Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Cubm8,sters, Den Mothers, .Assistant Cubrnastcrs for the fine work they have done to bring the values of the Scoutin,-:; prog-.cam to an ever-i:..1creasing number of boys .. They have the satisfaction of a job well done and of having made a reo.l con tri but ion to the welfare of our youth. We want to express our thanks rn16. deep ap:;_Jreciation to each ·and. every one of them, for without their leadership our boys coulc.l not have enjoyed this training. We reco:nnend that in the coming year every effort be made to reach an eYen lP,rger number of boys. OUTFITTZRSI COi•lll!IITTEE The three official outfitters of the Council are J. Goldsmith B~ Sons Co., Phil. A. Hane, B. Lowenstein & Bro. All during the year, in t:·:e face of shortages throughout the Nation, our outfi ttsrs have kept their stocks of official Scout and Cub uniforms and equi1)ment <:.s complet·e as Pace L3 Outfi tters 1 Commi:ttee, Continued possible. The fine service of these outfittErs has been of much help to the Scout'.3 e,nd. Cubs and their leaders. SevcrA.l times our representatives have checked t:::.e su;)plies and very good report:; were rn[l.de on each inspection. We would like to tha..'l'lk and commend the outfitters for their splendid di spln,y of Scout merchandise; for the advertisements they hD .. ve carried in the newspapers; for paying for the cost of sending the Christme.s folder of Scouting su~Y:Jlies to every Cub and Scout in the Colmcil; for the fine wey they have cooperated \·.Ji th the Council throughout the year anc1 for many ye<:>..rs in the past. We do appreciate their loyal help a.11d support. PU:SLI CITY COM~vHT~E We acknowled5e with sincere appreciation the cooperation of the hundreds of indi vicluals and organizations who have contributed to the further:ince of the Scouting program in Chickasaw Council by publicizL1c::; the mc.ny ph2.ses of Troop and Council-wide nctivities during the yeE1.r. The Scout Press Scimitar which a;;'mears each month lk1.s for. the large p~,rt been responsi blc for any ::ncasure of facility by which we tre.nsmi t information aoout Scouting to the people of !fomphis and the lViid-South • . Our radio publicity this ye;_\r has been of a high C£1li ber .omd has added much J\30 the progra.rn of the Colmci·l. Through the good offices of Radio Station 'WMC a serial dran1a about Scouting was _orepared and produced each month bringL1g a romantic and practical a·o:nlication of the Scout prograi11 to the le,rge audience who regularly list en to Wli!C. In addition to the above mentioned :i?roc;ram all of the radio stations of ~ilemphis, WMC, if.tlEC, ifJMPS, W'EHM 2nd. W1IBQ have contributed generously of their time and talent to our task of l)ringing the story of Scouting and. spot announcements .of special events to the public. The success of the Boy Scout Circus, Scout Week, Summer C.:.1-mp e.nd the other Council-wide events depended in a great measure to the fine cooperation of the Commercial Appeal which devoted much valuable spo..ce to the publicizing of these events. '.I'his Committee is indebted to the department stores and meny other business institutions of Memnl1is for their valuable cooperation in the task of bringing into the :public eye such features as Boy Scout Circus, Scout Week, Erbe. The ver3r fine wind.ow di splays donated by the aforesaid business houses added immeasurably to the success of eachintricn.te pa:ct of the Scout progrrun tJ:-.ds year. In spite of these accomplish~1ents which have been the results of work by a 1.-;,rge nu.111ber of unnamed ind.ivid.u.s.ls, the Scouting program offers a wide op:9ortuni ty for further development. i·le must raise the level at which we ai·e regarded by the public. That Scouting is a definite mecli um through which the quality of future citizenship can be determined must be made an· established fact in the minds of the holf million people encompassed by the bound~i.ries of Chickasaw Cou.YJ.cil. ll'b.is can be accomplished only -by Page ·13 Publicity Committee, Continued disseminating more knowledge of the Scout progra,.rn among the populace. While enormous strio.es have been made to1t.rard this end it is necessary that the Scout progrr.w-n continually refresh itself lest it become accepted by the ~puOlic ·wi tb.011t entl111siasm. All Scouters k:no\1 the ve~lue of the 'Nark but it is a mistnke not to realize thn.t the pu-blic as a whole must be remind.eel of this truth with vigor. Let us hope that this pro"blem can be met with increasing resolution. READING CQMMITTEE Good reading has been :promoted among the Scouts anc;_ Cubs of the Co1m~~il during the p2,st yenr. This h<::.s been done through the bulletin, the Scout Leaders1 RoL.1-11C'c To.ble, The Cub Leaders' Round Table and through trdning schools for leac~ers. We believe the promotion of good reacling is essential in the Scouting progrcw!l anc~ that every effo1·t should be made to encour::i,ge it. We c.re certain that 11 :BOYS 1 LIFE" is an excellent o,i~ in training boys in Scouting techniques and in providi:'.1g stories e,nd a.rticles which are beneficial to youthful minds. We again heartily endorse this magazine and recommend that it be used. to the fullest extent. We suggest that all Scoutmasters a.'1c1 Cubmasters urge tirnir boys to subscribe, for we are of the opinion the reading of this mc.:\~azine will do much to help boys and enable leaders to a.o a better joo of trainin[;. RURAL SCOU"TIEG COMHITTEES i:i:he Area of Chickas('l.w Council is composed of the Eastern .Half of Crittenden Cou.nty, ArkA.nsas, DeSoto, Tnte, Panol;, Counties, Mississippi; Shelby County, Tennessee. In this Area, outside of the City of i\fomi;ihis, there ere 54 Troops, 33 of v1hich are White a.116_ 21 lfogro, 8 White Cub Packs and 2 lfo,'.'.;ro Cit:Lv Packs. The total of 64 Uni ts now operating is a gain of 5 Troops aid 3 Cub Packs over the year 1945. We Dre proud to see Scouting in the Ju-ec:i, i.";o forward, but we believe there are many other places where Units coulc!. be orgClnizea., and we hope that in the co;'1ing year many more Troops anc~ Packs will 'be orcanized so thc.t o.. larger percentage of boys mey have the ~;enefits of ScoutL1r. CRITTENDEJ:J DISTRICT The Crittenden District now has 4 Troops of White Scou,ts, 3 Troops of J:Tegro Scouts, 2 White Cub Packs and 2 J:fogro Cub Packs, m2king .?, total of 11 units in the District 8.s compared to 8 last year. This is t1.~e first District orgnnized in tho Council, and it 11c'1S certainly done t;ODd work ever since the very beginning. We are very glcl.d to see the splendi cJ. progress bein{; me.,clo in Crittenden Di strict in serving an ever-increasing number of boys in the Scouting pro/;ram of character building and ci tizenshi:p training. Po.ee 14 Rural Scouting Committees, Continued MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT In the Missi~:.sippi District there are now 13 White Troops, 1 lliegro IJ:roop, 2 White Cub Packs, a total of lG Units ns compared to 12 Units last year. There are several places where Troops will probably bo orge,nized early in tho lTow Year, and we look forward to continued :progress in tho lvii ssi s sipJ?i D.i. strict. During 1946 the District organized its first Sea Scout Ship ru1d is thus beginning to serve the older Scouts. We are pleased that the Cou.ncil has secu..:.~od a motor boat for the u·se of these Sea Scouts, Dnd when it is put into coEuJ.i ssion it will undoubtedly serve as a major factor in trainin{,; these boys. There are thousands of He::i;ro boys of Scout age in the District but m1til t~1is year no Troop had ever been orgrui.ized. Now there is a Troop of Negro Scouts at Sardis anO. before the next year ends we ho1)e there wi11 be addi tioncl liogro Troops in the Di strict. We c.re glad to report the Mi ssi ssi:0pi Di strict is c ontinuinc to make real progress in Scouting and feel that Ne are headed for an even better year in 1947. OJIBWAY DISTRICT The Ojibway District is com:posod of all of .Shelby County outside -of the City of Memphis. In this District there are 16 White Troops, 4 White Cub Pa.cks, 1'7 lfogro Troops, m.'.Ll.cing a total of 37 Units as compared to 36 Units last 3ree,r, this being a net gain of 1 Unit. '.L1his District is doing good work anc~ the boys are aci.vancing in B.a..rik. There are several places where we think new Troops could be orga.riized, and we hope they will be orgi."'nized shortly after the turn of the year. SENIOR SCOUTING OOMMITTEE Senior Scouting in Chickasaw Council is in very poor conc'.i tion - as a mat tor of fact it is in the weakest condition it has been in for a number of yenrs. :Before the War thore were approximately a dozen Ships with nbout 200 Sea Scouts in them. Now, we havo but 6 Sea Scout Ships c.nd 60 Sea Sco11t s. This is a net loss of one Ship and 14 Sea Scouts sinco last 3'ee.r. We cnn attribute part of our troubles to the fact that there was not a boc::,t o:L any description for the use of the Seet Scouts. We are gle.d to report thc:,t wo have just recently secured a 25 1 motor boat from the United States Coast Guard. This boat needed some repairs and these are now beinr; metde by the Ship to which the boat is assigned by the Council. We do hope that the lh:.v-.1 or Coast Guard will soon release some boats for our uso. l;le have made aiYplication for three boats from the navy but have heard nothing from our application. We are certain there is a tremendous. need for trainirtg Scout r.; in Page 15 Senior Scouting Co~Jnittoe, Continued the Senior Program ruid we recommend thct evE:-ry effort be made in 1947 to 1. Secure additional boats. 2. Promote more and bettor activities for older Scouts (15 years of e.ge and above). 3. Organize at least 6 additional Senior Units. TRAINIHG COMMITTEE In a large measure, tho Committee has achieved its aims and ob,jecti ves in both the yearly and. long-term progrossi ve training for Cubbers and Scoutcrs. We have endeavored to make available trtd.ning opportunities in Scouting activities, ceremonies, ideals and methods by tho use of formal t~aining courses, visual aids and trips to the Council's camp. The Cofilmittee is very appreciative of the assistance given by Leaders both in the Council office and in tho field who have materi<,.lly contribu~od to the development of the training program. Our hearty congratulations to the ScoutGrs who are to rocei ve the Scoutm2,storl s Key or tho Scoutor' s Training Award this year. Wo recommend that in 1947 th~t special emphasis be placed on (a) Recruiting and training faculties of instructors for all training courses. (b) AdeQuate nu.~bcr of tr~ining courses for Leaders ana. Cammi t tc em en. ( c) Proper rocogni ti on ancl ceremony for those who hnve satisfactorily completed training courses. Below is a report of the trnining courses held during 1946: COl.TRSE Fundamentals of the :Boy Scout Movement (For White Leaders - Jan. 1946) Commissioners' Training Course (For White Leaders - Jan. 1946) Commissioners' Training Course (For .Negro LoP.eers - March 1946) (For Negro Leaders - Sept. 1946) Troop Co.mJ?il1t";; Course no. PERSONS ATTEl~llifil. 14 7 8 26 61 CERTIFICATES ISSUED 14 7 3 21 42 1 (For White Loaa_ers - March 1946) l '----~...-~~~~~...-~~...-~~~...-~~~~~~~~~...--...~~~~~·--""""=:>":,...---=~·,...-.,.....·u•-. ·-·Page I6 I Training Committee, Continued COURSE Cub Leaders' Training Course (For White Leaa.ers - May 1946) Cub Leaders 1 Training Course (For ilTegro Leaders - March 1946) Standard First Aid Course (For White Leo.clers - Sept. 1946) Advanced First Aid Course (For White Leaders - Oct. 1946) Scoutmaster's Training Course (For Negro Leaders - March 1946) Health & Safety Training Course (For White Leaclers - Oct. 1946) Advanced Scout Loaders' Training Course (For White Leaders - Oct. 1946) Skipper Training Course (Home Study) TOTALS. • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . " NO. PERSONS ATTEJ;TDUTG 137 19 13 13 30 4.0 23 1 392 cm~in.oAL~im 188,l}lfW 02 :u. 39 19 --.....:'.!:. ... __ _ 228 Page 17 ~ r-·----,-----------, i I I I I ' T'H 6 s EM I N 0 LE D i v . i s i 0 N ---·--OF-·- CHJCKA9AW CQLJNCJL B. S.f\ ... J,,c.... / N: - . . Ded ;0at'es ~ e. s fe.. c.. t tlAI !.>1-:: . m 71-tL. p c1 ge AD -'iii" tlie fletvrt'\if\g G. I.~.~ lilho are large!;;- flespor\sf ble, for 7he Gro1AJth 1~ AdvaJ-\celflel'\t Tkrougho~t ttf;. Divis lot\.. , _J , I L-------_____.;._--- - SE1\\lPlOLE DJYJSJOJ'l OF Cf-J JC1~;\S;.\\l\1 C OUJ'lCJ L\ B.S.r\·~ JJ'IC. Novan'ber 22. 1946 To the Fri ends of scouting: . lJova:nber is the time of year when stock is taken and new plans perf acted for the Seminole mvision of C.il:i.icka.saw Council. TBe war is over, though its effects will rena.in with 'Us for many years to come. Those of us in Scouting had not the slightest idea that the effect would be so widespread, a.ff ecti:ng almost every unit in the Division. In the following pages you will see some of the activities and records which do not fully nflect the loyal and unstinting service of the hundreds of people who have so freely given of their counsel and efforts, thu.s making it possible for more boys to get the benefits of Scouting. May I take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to every friend of Scouting, to every scouter. Jubb er, Dennother, Committeeman, institutional head, Merit Badge counselor and the Inter-Racial committee for their loyal and hardy cooperation. JD:gb Most cordially yours, ()(/ /.",, )// '~v;J;d1 . /.z, {_1)., ~/_j., .. .,.. ;A_4. ~,.._~ ,.". ~'~ ... . ,-9/Z './ J .~ !eaucharnp, . .Assistant scout Executive .. ... 1 S:Eltil-JOLE DIVISION OF CHICKASAW OOUH~L. :B. s. A. nro. l:emphis, Tennessee STERI!.'G C01l1I!TTEE - 1946 Mr. J. L. :9rinkley a~; t'~r, M,iV. ]onner Ro.v • S.A. Owen Hr. H.F. Price Ji r. J. w. Olarke l·1~'r • J •.A. :S ea;uchamp 11:r. 1.0. Harris OFFICERS Division Jhainnan Vice - Chainna.n Vice Chainna.n secretary Cornmi ssioner Executive Field Executive Chainn~, St'anding Committees Mr. ColQ rado B. Johnson ~.~r. T.:;.n, Hayes Mr• Bobert Si. :3.rown r.:r,. :E.A. Teag,ue l3oard of Review Ca>nping Civic Relations Court of' Honor Cubbing I I }.;r. E.A, :Iawkins Sr. Hr. i7 • .Alonzo Locke Dr, :a.E. 3land Finance . -rl !:r. ,A..13. Jland l:r. R.J, P.oddy Hr. J • .A. Hayes l•:r. J .L. lh.i.cirnor Health Organization . .. . Rural scouting Safety . Training :: ~ •• '1 Di strict Oonuni ssioners l'Ir. J ,H. · Smith Mr. J. '\Ve Eason · Er. J .w. EsteiRev. R.E. 13olden ::r. :;.H. Harris : Mr•. ~t{. Rodd¥ . ' . ~ .. ~ . .} ;r• . ~ .A.r:C •. l3urrow ~ •,. " ~ ' : .. · i.;r. ·Edwin Dal st rom I<r.·:W~, Gordon. Horris . ,., l··.·.. • . . ' . • '.: .. ~· t· _ · Arrowhead Arkan$as · ·ca.rii'a:rron Ottawa ~apaw Shel 'by ::Oun ty :Pre$ident., Chickasaw Jouncil t Jhai'rn1an~ Inter-Racial l Scout ~ecutive I l I I i ' J 'I I I i I· • Mr. Claude :Bell 1942 M:r. Robert Johnson 1944 Mr. J .L. :Buckner 1946 • Deceased ~-----------------....-------------------------~---- r- ' r-r-------- •C ,AMPING ca:MITTEE 1 1 Camp Daniels, in Douglass Park, Shelby Countr. 'l'onn, I I '!he camping season of ~ Daniels for 1946 waa tor 1' five neeks, June 16th to July 21st inclu.s.ive.. 'l'ho 9:1,. erage attendance was 51 boys per week as compared to 46 boys per woek in 1945. During the camping season, .163 diff cre...'1t boys spent a total of 256 boy \'leeks in camp _ as compared to 160 different boys spending 344 boy -A. · \leeks in 1945. The camping fee was· $6.00 per v1eek l / k '· 11hich '7as an increase of 50¢: ovt)r 1945. Thl.Q increase I\ I\ t was made :because of the increase in prices of food and help. i7e are grateful to the Commercial .Appeal whi~ paid the! expense of 17 boys for 2 weeks, 37 boys fo~ :t,,,:week and l 3 boys for 3 neeks. The selection of these bo1s was i made by the Family 11elf a.re, Childrens' :Bureau and the II Tennessee Department of Public "Jclfare. This is the . eighth consecutive year that we have had this help l from the Commercial Appeal. The leadership for the year waS. good, but a,dvancem.ent was sanewhat behind this year With 7 'boys completing their First Class requirements as compared to 15 last year. Senne progress was made in the He_rit :Badge nork with 167 Merit Badges as compared t-0 96 earned last year. 40 boys were taught to swim as compared to 42 la~t year, 32 passed the 50 yard requiremenl for First Class sw:immil1€ as compared to 15 last yep.r. Due to the heavy rain$ and high water, swimming h~d to be curtailed somei7hat.. In fact, during some of the rrecks, the boys had opi:x>rtuni ty ~o swim only twice. Two small canoes wei-e built and the boys really enjoyed the experience of boating and canoeing. Ue are hoping to have some ada.itional boats for neXt summer. The ad.di tion of china cups and plat~s instead o~ the 1;:i,n ones was enjoyed very much. The ad.di tional cooking and serving utensils helped in tne pre'.Paring and sersrtng of food considerab1y. Some imp+ovanents I were also raade in the dish washing to help meet the requiranents of the Nation...· I al Council standards. A much needed latrine Was built. I Troops from the county nero well represented Rith f . scouts from Arlington, O~ille, Turrell and ~.!est Memphis. The committee wishes to thank Drs. L.A. Johnson and $.!. Hickman who examined a number of the ~oys free of charge. Tht:l camp needs elcatric lights and. a large liu.t wher~t over-night campi~ can be done during tho \'!inter months. A awimrning pool is our greatest need since '\1olf River is not safe for diving and all. Life Saving tests have to be passed in the city pools• CIVIC RELATIONS The Scout13 of Seminole Division have responded whenever called upon to carry out a civic good tum. They have done a good job in para.des, distributing posters, church and school activities and other civic events. Scouts of Chickasaw Council sponsored a Circus and Scouts of Seminole Division sold over $300.00 worth <>f tickets. Other capacities in which they served are as follolVs: 137 Scouts participated in the Cotton Oarnival parades. 22 Delivered baskets for Elks during Christmas. 25 Distributed posters for the Community '.ii'und. 17 Served as ushers at Uanassas High SChool for the rtt1v, at Home" movement. 71 Collected over 4000 milk bottles for the Mid• South Dairy Council These boys spent many hours doing these and other good turns and the committee wishes to commend the spirit in which they performed their duties. ' COURT OF HQl~R Al though improvements have been ma.de we still have a long w~r to go in advanc&. men ts. During the year, we have secured more lieri t Badge counselors for the Division. The Scouts are very inte~ested in advancsnent and many have been handicapped because we did not haVe an adequate n;1Jnber'.;of counselors. The counselors have given their service and knowledge :freely, and the committee sincerely thank them. 1Ve are still in need of 1,~erit Badge counselors in a. nunber of fields. \7e know that there are many who would be glad to serve if we could only reach them. We cannot reach our advancement goal Until we have more trained counselors to give our Scouts the proper instruction and examine,. tion that are needed for the various Merit :Badges. District '.Boards of Review are now 1,.n process and will add much to our advancement program. l,3elow is a record of a,dvancsnent of scouts for a three year period. second Class Scouts First Olass Scouts Star $Couts Life Scouts Eagles Merit J3adges lli4: 190 24 5 2 0 111 1945 - 275 47 12 4 2 418 1946 - 93 38 16 10 312 I I t _____ .J CJ't.lB:BING We are pleased to report that Cubbing has ma.de great progress du:ting 1946 in the Division. We have increased both in the number of Packs and also in the number of Jubs. r:rthe figures below will show you the gains we have been making during the past three years. C,'ub Sco'l.:l.ts Packs 1944 160 7 1945 223 13 1946 - 342 15 119 3 '!his gain has been possible because we l1ave had excellant cooperation from Denchiefs, Denmothers and .Jubmasters. In 1945 we had a. Thanksgiving Fellowship 3reakfast at Oanlp Daniels.. 189 Oi..1bs participated despite the cold weather. Since the breakfast was a great success we fe!t it should be an annual affair, tl1erefore, this year we a.re agai.n haV·· ing the Thai'.lksgiving Breakfast. · '!he Packs have had a large rromber of events during the year. The Pack meetings have been well attended by parents. We now have JUb Graduation ceranonies and a fair advancement program in all Packs• ~ere have been holiday parties and outings which have sfia~ careful planing. and detailed work. \Ve are hoping that in 19~7 we m~ /mo re events where all the Packs can get together. At the present time the Packs get together twice at Jamp Daniels - on the fourth o:f July and Thanksgiving. We are hoping to add two other ev'ents to our program in 1947, whereby the ~v.bs can participate as a unit~ . Ou.b Scoi..i.tingc is for the 'boy nine through eleven, at this age the bqy is in a. fonnative stage and we have :fou.'ld that i:f we can keep the Cub interested we need not worry about the Scout. The Oubbers and Scou.ters have a joint Bound Table. We are hoping to have a. separate ;Ju."o Leaders meeti~ in the future. There are two rural Cub Packs, both in Arkansas• We hope that in 1947 we will be able to carry .Ju.bbing to other :rural sections, especially Shelby Oounty and north lviississippi. The committee wishes to thank the Oubmasters, Denmothers and Den Chiefs for the grand job they are doing in Jubbing. We recommend that an effort be made to reach an even larger number of boys in 1947. There are a m.imber of commnuities that need and want Jubbing. One of our great needs is for an intensive trainirlg course for Oub Leaders, We plan to have such a course in the early spring. · ·-------·........,.,..,.·-1 HEALTH .AND SUETY This comrni ttee is glad to report that the health and safety of our boys, Cubs and Scouts, du.ring 1946 has been excellent. There were no_. accidents· among scouts at camp for the camping period. Each Scout was examined by a physican before going to camp and also after entering. Wo serious illness of any kind occured du.ring tho entire five rreeks • .4).1 boys ucro s.blc ··to ·complete "their -schoduled-a-e.m.p' tim~. Safety through skill in water f'ront activities was carried out this year as never before. Adequate cold storage was :provided for the food stuffs and a better systan of washing disiies was used. The committee wishes to thank the leaders for their splendid cooperation during otl1cr evcrits at camp, especially the outing for Cubs when more than 200 boys enjoyed a cia;"i' at camp. All scoutmasters and Cubmastors are to be comnendcd bccaus.e, no inj·1.4rios have occared at any Troop or Pack meetings nor, to a..~;" going to or from these meetings. 'l"ie thank all who have done such fine and constructive \7ork in making this safety record possible. Seminole Division will have a Health and Safety Course sometime in February o:f 1947 fqr Scout leaders. :©n:phasis will be placed on outdoor Hea~th and Safety aotivitics. QIG.ANI ZATION During 1946 the Di'lfision had the la:rgest growth in its history. Our membership fell off in January, May-, July and September, but October was a banner month; 362 boys were registered, thus giving us a net increase of 391 boys for the year. ( See graph in back of book ) . · Now that the war is over we are gradually recruiting ex-G.I• s to Scouting. lB Oubma.sters and SCoutmasters registered during 1946 were veterans. 'Some of these men were fonnerly connected with Scouting either as scouts or as SCouters and a number of than are now in SCouting !or the first time. · We have needed a Field Scout Executive for a nun1ber of years. In June of th1 s year we were fortunate in adding to our professional staff an ex.service man who had had two years of previous pmfessional service. Since th~ summer months are most~ centered around the cainping prog:ram, we have not as· yet felt the full impact of his sel"V'iC e, but we are still in need of an even. larger staff, especially in the office, if we are to reach thousands of boys who· want and need the program of Scouting. The committee was handicapped at the beginning of the year because the originalq appointed chairman resigned. DeSJ>i te the change of leadership we are proud to rep0rt an increase ot 10 Troops and 3 Packs for the year. :Below is a cauparison of ma:nbership for the past Ngv, 1, 1944 Nov. l ,1945 Scouts Cubs Troops Packs· SC outers Cubbers TOTAL TOTAL l,118 162 l,280 57 7 64 Total nunber Cubs and scouts Total nunber C~bera and SCouters. Grand total registrations 56 12 68 1,711 398 2,109 three years: Nov,l,1946 Gain ~ - l,369 Z/2 342 119 -· 1,711 391 66 10 15 3 81 13 316 82 398 We express our sincere thanks to the comnissioners,. SCoutmai;ters, ~sters, De:nmothers and Committeemen for the grand job they did d.uring the year and Wi. th their continu.ed help we hope to reach an even larger 11\lillber of boys in 1947. I I J. l ,--~---·------ ·---- PY}3Lic;tTY The Setr4.nole Division is deeply indebted to the Memphis \7orld Newspaper for printing the column 11 Scouti~ Among Our :Boys" in the Tue8d.ay edition each week •. In spite of the shortage of paper thet have alwars had space for Scout news. This ha~ been a great help in selling Scouting to th-e people throughout the area in uhich we servo. Ue 'vi.sh to thank tho officers of the Memphis "World for their fine cooperation. The Press Scimitar and the Oommorcial .Appeal have both been most genef()us and cooperative in printing our news. News of Jamp, Training School and other events ~ve been printed in these papers. The committee realizes that if tbe Divisio;i is to grow wo must let the public know.what we are doing. •In 1947 we hope to make even better use of the space allotted us :i,n these papers. . :aural Scouting in the Arca outside of Memphis is composed of Crittenden County in Arkansas. Panola County in Eississippi and Shelby County in Tennessee. There are 20 Troops and 2 Cub Packs. At the present time there 348 Cubs and Scouts in units. There aro 3 Troops and 2 Cub Packs in Arkansas. A Troop end a Pack in \1 est Memphis, l Troop in ~rcll an,d l Troop anQ.. 1 Crib Pack in Mari.on. lPRTHEBN liI SSI SSIPPI We have l Troop in Sardis, in Panola County. This Troop has mado progress through the worlt of its Troo:p canmittee. The:re are many more commilnities in this area where new Troops could be or~anizoc}.. tic recommend that 2 additional Troops be organised in Tate and DeSota Counties. SHEtBY oom1TY There arc no\7 17 Negro Troops in $1),elby County outside of Monphis. These Troops are doing good work and plans are being made for more ad.vancanent in 1947. The comni ttee recommends th~t an effort be made to ~eed up the Ad.Vancanent program in the Rural area. and that Troops Pe organized in those areas that are not now being reached. iihen we embrace Scouting we should realize the magnitude of the responsibility. that Scouting tbm.sts upon us. Few men have greater rosponsibili.ty. Advancement from the rank of the Tenderfoot to the rank of the Eagle Scout should be the corresponding goal of both the Scout and his leader. Advancement of tze Scout will be detorminod by tho advancanont of his leaders. Tho Scout can not rise higher than that of tho loader. If tho loader is not trained he cannot load the scout. Re must bo train.:id spoci:fically and d.ofinitcly to do his job, be it that of Commissioner, Scoutmaster, Cubmastor or Committeeman. Several times during tho ~rear we opon tho doors of tho insti tuto and invite all to come in and be trained specifically to moot the proble:ns that lio ahoad. A training school for Scoutmast9rs,. Cuh lcad-0rs and Commissioners was hold on February 26th and March lst, 5th, 7th, 12th, 15th and 22nd. Also a Commissioner Course was held September 16th. 17th, 18th,. 19th and 20th. In addition to regular training schools whonevor. a. now Troop is organized, a traintng program is conducted on tho job. This year, as never boforo, the Scout Leaders• Round Table has been used in training leaders. Tho Round Tablo activities have done much to enrich tho Troop programs and has mot the needs of a number of men unable to attend tho training schools. Number of persons attending Commissioners Training (March 1946 ) 8 Scoutmasters Training ( March 1946 ) 30 Cub Loaders ( Maroh 1946 ) 19 Commissioners Training ( September 1946) 26 On the Job Training 8 Round Table ~2Q TOTAL lruli:BlR OF PERSC>nS 216 In addition to the Round Table meetings 546 clock hours wore spent in training by manbers of tho Division. We are grateful to LeMoyne College for allowing tho training schools to be hQld on their campus and to lTational and Regional representatives who aided local staff members in co:rmducting those schools. We hope that during the coming year more training in all pha.sos of Scouting at different intortals Will bo held in order that a larger number of people m~ be reached. · · r-------------------------------~---·--~ SPONSORING IN§TITUTIONS .Antioch Baptist Church Ba;rretts Chapel SChool Bartlett Junior High School Beautiful Zion :Baptist. '7est Memphis, Ark. Benj es town School Bethel Presbyterian Church Bethlehen. :Baptist Church (South Menphis) :Beulah Baptist Church Brooks Avenue School Brunswick Junior High SChool Cane Cree~ Baptist Church Centenar;v Methodist Church Collierville Junior High School Collins Chapel C.M.E. Church Dixie Homes Tenant Assoeiation Douglass High School Farly Grove Baptist Church F.a.st Trigg Baptist Church Ea.stern star Baptist Church Fbenezer :Baptist Church First Baptist Church, Chelsea First :Sap~ist Church. Lauderdale Foote Homes Tenant .Association Frtqser School Friendship Baptist Church Friendship School., Arlington. !fenn. Geter High School Gospel Temple !aptist Church Grant School Greater Mt. Zion :'Baptist lllurch Greeh Hill School, Sardis, Miss. Hamilton High School Hamner - ~lor school Hilla Chapel :Baptist Church Hyde Park School Jackson Avenue :Baptist Church LaRose School Leath SChool LeMoyne Gardens Tenant Association Lester Street School Lincoln school Log Union School Magnolia Baptist Church Manassas High School Marion Arkansas lli.gh School llietropoli tan Baptist Church Middle :Baptist Church Mississippi JUvd. Christi~ Church Mt. Nebo l3aptist Church Mt. Olive C.lvi. & Church Mt. Pisgah C.M. E. Church Mt. Plea.san. t :Baptist Church Mt. Vernon ~aptist Church Mt. Zion Baptist Church Oak.Ville SChool st. .Andrew A.M.E. Church st. James A.M. E. Church st. Luke i3aptist Church St. Stephens Baptist Church ~ringhill Daptist Church Turrell Arkansas High School Vollentine Baptist Church Weaver School White Station school White Stone l3aptist Church Woodstock SChool, Lucy• Tennessee ....... S C 0 U T l1I A S T E R S AN D iA S, S. I S T .A. H 'l1 S Rev. Lo\1is H • .Aldridge Mr. P.J. .Anderson Mr. Adams :Bailey Mr. B.T. ]anks Mr. G.H. :Sanks Mr, Major :Bennett Mr. Diamond Brown Mr. Hen17 L. Boyce Sr. Mr. Harrison :Byres Mr. Hilliard Carnes Mr. J .T. Chandler Jr. Mr11 Judge L. Clam: Jr.Mr. w. w. Cook Mr. Charles Cox Hr. W.E. Crawford Sr. Mr. Louis Davis Mr. :Booker T. Dickerson Mr. :So ssie Dinkins Mr. Manuel Doggett Mr. Charles :&pps Mr. H.c. Foster Mr. Oliver Freeman Mr. Noble Gatlin Rev• Alexander Gladney Sr. Mr. Charles Graham Mr. Edward Gray Mr. Louis Harrison Mr. John Rt Harris Mr. W.A. Hawkins Mr. Harry H~es Mr. Booker T• Henderson Mr. Charles Henl"'J Mr. Moses Herron Mr. J .a. Hill Mr, John w. Hirsch Mr• .A..::. Hodge Mr. J • w. Hunter Mr. Leon Hurd Mr. M.M. Jackson Mr. Thomas Jackson Mr. Robert Johnson Mr. Thaddeus Johnson Mr. Edward Jones Mr. James Jones Mr. J .G. Xing Mr. Walton King Mr. i'Villie Lawrence Er. Bennie Lee Mr. Andrew LeWi s lvI:t'. F.J. Marable ~:r. J ease w. Mason l·Ir. Joseph Mason Mr. Elmo Maxwell , Mr, James I1icClinton Mr • .Andrew E. Mcintyre Hr. Robert L. McRae Mr. M, C. Hims Mr. o.T. Horgan M re Charles l.io rri s Mr. H.A. Neale Mr, Arthur nelson Mr. W.H, Nelson Mr. W.L. Pamphlet Mr. Grant Parham Hr. De!T$)sey Partee Mr. o. T. Peeples Mr, Edwin T. Prater Mr~ Tommie Price Er. Percy E. Pruitt Mr. Ernest E, Ross Mr. Garfield Shelton Mr, Robert J. Shores Mr. 0 zell Simmons Mr~ \V.L. Simmons Mr~ E. De Snith ~·:r. Zellner Stockton Mr, o,o. Suttles Hr. J ~I. Tay-lor },;r. liewton 'Jllompson Mr, R.:S. Thompson Mr. helvin Tolen Mr, ,V. T. Travis Sr. l,ir. W.T. Travis Jr. Elder Louis Turner Mr. A,J. Warfield Mr. :S.W, Weed Mr. Charles E. '\VUliams Mr. Lester Williams Mr. Wilbert i1ilson CU:BMASTERS Mr. Robert :e:. Brown Mr. Willis E. Brown Mr. Herman Griffin Mr. Odell Gey Mr. E.A. Hawkins Sr. Mr. s.E. Hollbrook Mr .. H.L. Hunter Mr. Louis R. Johnson Mr. Charles Jones Mr. Everett Toliver -Mr~ Frazier Waller Mr4 George T. Whi tma.l Mr. Joe Te ·ifilliams Mr. F.A. \Villiams Mr. o. T. Williams Mr. s.M. Wyatt AND pENMQTHERS Mrs. Sallie :Bartholomew Mrs. Lillian Coleman Mrs. Janie Guy Mrs. C.H. Harris Mrs. M. I• Hawkins Mrs. Ida Bayes Mrs. Louise Houston Mrs. 1~ozella Marrs Mrs. Malissa. Rainey Mrs, Maceo Redwood Mrs. Carrie Rhodes Mrs. Iness Rodgers Mrs. Isabelle Simmon a Mrs. Nancy Snith Mrs. Lucille Thompson ura •. Laura. Tyus Miss M.L,, Washburn Miss Cenetta. Washington l ( ) Promise 'ro Do My '.Best To :Se Square and To Obey The Law Of 'l\le Cub l'ack« I I TBQPP REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Ike Addison Mr, M.F, Alexander Mr. Arthur Allen Mr. H.R. .Allen Mr. o. L • .Armour Mr. W.H. :Sennett Mr, J ,H, Bishop Sr• Mr, Hennan :Broome Mr, Fe Bufford Mr. John R, lhmtyn Mr. O.L. Cash Mr. G.T. Cherry Mr., Richard Danner Mr, L.A.. Davidson Mr. Edgar Davis Jr, Rev• A. F • D, Dixon Mr. R.n. Duncan Mr, Ira Enery 1Ir. J ,w. Falls Mr, M,A. Flynn Mr. John E. Ford Sr. Mr. William R. Golden Mr, Isaiah Goodrich Mr. Henry R. Grinner Rev. G.F. Harrmond Mr. C.H. Harris Mr. J, A. Hay-es Mr, J .D. Holt Mr, James Hunt Mr •. Cecil Ingram Mr. Oscar Jenkins Mr, L.V • Johnson Mr. :Bilbo Jones Mr. Preston Jones Mr. H.L. King Dr. A.N •. Kittrelle Hr. James Love Rev• J. A. Mc Dani els Mr. E. D. Ivie Ghee Hr, J • s. Mebane Hra William Murray Hr. \7ill Myers Hr. Dave Newbern Mr. S,L. Hobles Hr. Mil ton Norris Rev, W,A. Owen Mr, H.H. Owens Mr. H.A. Parks Mr. H, F. Pat ton Mr. vv.c. Potts Mr, R.J. Roddy Mr~ George Rodgers Mr. Robert Ross Mr. ~. D. Savage Mr. Dave Smith Sr~ Mr. J .H, Snith Mr. J .A. SWayze Mr. :Sen Thompson Mr. w.o. Tyus Er. R.A. Washington Hr. Sam i'Tashington Mr •. R.H. '.1eathers Sr. 1i r. J. Yi. U estb rooks I:ir. n.o. Whitaker Mr. Roosevelt Whitt Rev. A.i1. Williams Mr. A. E. Withers Sr. "' Mr. Jimmy Young fACK REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Hal~ Cash Mr •. John Gammon Mr. J .u. Gooden Mr, »nmett Grant Mr. Henry Hall Mr, Louis l3. Robson Mr. Cubie Johnson * Deceased,. Mr. James Lee Mr. Eddie 1'.icCullough Mr. Wil.liam Snith Mr. L.A. Snell Rev. B.J. SYkes Mr. J • Henry Tate Mr. David Tillman Mr1r A.Ti. Willis ----------------------------------~:~:o::. 1750 1725 1700 1675 _,..,. 1_650 1625 ·- 1600 --- 1575 1550 1525 1500 / 1475 / VJ / 7 1450 / , v 1425 ~-.... ' 1400 Jan. Feb. Mar. GRAPHIO CHART SHOWING c.m .AND soou~ mroLLMntT 1946 ' / v n·)? / . JY / / j ~( rt \ \ // \ '/ \ L--- .Apr. May June July Aug • -- / ~7 /' ,/ .) / !/ L.-/ -- I/ / / ·- ! -· ... ~, -... ~ Sept, 0 ct. Nov. nee. -·· '..: ' ' ' '; - AMERICAN'S CREED . . . . . I beli~ve in the United. States of America as a , governII1ent., of the people, by the people, for the · '. p~ople;. whose just pow~rs are derived from the . conserit .of the gov~:rned; a democracy in a republic; a .sov~reignNation of 'ma11y sovereign States; a p~r. fept union, one and inseparable; established upon .· tl10s~ .principles of freed~m, ·equality, .justice.-~nd , ----. -· .: .. F>':· Jlumanity . far which American patriot$ sacdfced ~-:~ their lives and fortunes. '."· ~I therefore believe it is my duty to rriy country to ~ove it; to support its Constitution; to obe~ its laws-; Jo i::espec~ its flag, and defend it against all '.· . . enemies. -WILLIAM TYLER PAGE ' .. '· 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. The material reflects the culture and context in which it was created and does not reflect the views and principles of the Kia Kima Alumni Association, the Chickasaw Council, or the Scouting movement.</i></small> 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946 Title A name given to the resource 1946 Chickasaw Council Reports of Committees Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Duane Klink & Chuck Schadrack Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chickasaw Council, BSA Committee Report