https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/78ccb134d49cf97192fe75fe49bf5771.pdf 549c46601e78780303cc08f1720bc302 PDF Text Text n Fl T 1Rr ,Extra Acres For Scouts' Use Negroes to Have Own Camp Boy Scouts in Memphis and the Chickasaw Council soon will have an additional 810 acres to use for camping. F. T. (Pat) Thayer, council president, announced today : 1. The purch ase of a 10-acre site south of Mitchell Road, adjoining Fulle r State Park. 2. Plans to lease the 800 acres of Cemetery Ridge near Sardis, ;Miss., from U. S. Engineers. Thay er said the lease for Ceme tery Ridge will be signed "with in the next few days, " with the council paying the gov- ~~n;:::d. $1 Yf ffiJ11:t f a The council /tn~h~sed ilie 10acre site near Fulle r Park from Carrin gton Jones for $7500. rrhayer said it will be developed ' nto a camp for t'he council's 99 negro Scout troops, which have a total memb ership of about QOOO. "It will be prima rily a tent camp, but we plan to build a torage house on the site," ['haye r said. "We also will put an adult traini ng cente r into perati on on the site this sumer." This will be the first time the ouncil has owned a camp for egro scouts . In past years , the :ouncil has rented space in li'ulleT Park from the state to ,se as a camp site for negro oops. Thaye r said the state has lgreed to let the council connue to use Fulle r Park. There ill be no rental fee except for e of the buildings, he said. There are no imme diate plans ~r developing the 800 acres ar Sardis, Thaye r said, "but will be developed as memership in the council grpws and ,e need for additional camping 1cilities increa ses." The Chickasaw Council alO · s Camp Kia Kima (al-1+1 0 acres ) at Hardy , Ark., .rid mp Curri er (about 350 a,:es) • Eudo ra, Miss. ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chickasaw Council Camps Description An account of the resource Contains documents relating to other camps of the Chickasaw Council besides Kia Kima. Contains a subcollection for Camp Currier. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document n Fl T 1Rr , Extra Acres For Scouts' Use Negroes to Have Own Camp Boy Scouts in Memphis and the Chickasaw Council soon will have an additional 810 acres to use for camping. F. T. (Pat) Thayer, council president, announced today: 1. The purchase of a 10-acre site south of Mitchell Road, adjoining Fuller State Park. 2. Plans to lease the 800 acres of Cemetery Ridge near Sardis, ;Miss., from U. S. Engineers. Thayer said the lease for Cemetery Ridge will be signed "within the next few days," with the council paying the gov- ~~n;:::d. $1 a ffiJ11 :tf Yf The council /tn~h~sed ilie 10- acre site near Fuller Park from Carrington Jones for $7500. rrhayer said it will be developed ' nto a camp for t'he council's 99 negro Scout troops, which have a total membership of about QOOO. "It will be primarily a tent camp, but we plan to build a torage house on the site," ['hayer said. "We also will put an adult training center into peration on the site this sumer." This will be the first time the ouncil has owned a camp for egro scouts. In past years, the :ouncil has rented space in li'ulleT Park from the state to , se as a camp site for negro oops. Thayer said the state has lgreed to let the council connue to use Fuller Park. There ill be no rental fee except for e of the buildings, he said. There are no immediate plans ~r developing the 800 acres ar Sardis, Thayer said, "but will be developed as memership in the council grpws and , e need for additional camping 1cilities increases." The Chickasaw Council alO · s Camp Kia Kima (al-1+1 0 acres) at Hardy, Ark., .rid mp Currier (about 350 a,:es) • Eudora, Miss. ~ - - 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 1960 Title A name given to the resource 1960 (7/19/1960) Press-Scimitar: Extra Acres for Scouts' Use Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Press-Scimitar Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Andrew Schrack Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Press Scimitar Papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Licensed for use by the Kia Kima Alumni Association in this historical display. https://www.memphis.edu/libraries/special-collections/ Camp Fuller Cemetery Ridge Periodical Seminole Division