https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/eb3561f9d9bcc108a02ae82dd9e2e644.pdf 937c4b730807ce46324af9234aa2a3b5 PDF Text Text ~ -- - -~ --- ' - ., \ conir Number 12 C. ·IJ.·- ·'Jr..,1,.-...1 · l ., ! . L (-·' '-·"" _ Mnr. 20, 1929, After a silence of several 'ifOCks' because ca1.1p currier hos been practically deserted on account of the flu epidemic mid unfavorable weather and the uncompleted driveway on cnL!.p property in to tho headquarters cabin, this shoot 2gain has neYJs to record. First of '.1li tho con th of :March thus f0r hns produced three pleasant v1eok-onds when nur:1ercms visitors havo cor.ie to can~, cnj oyi::g tho sunshine and gladly v:elcor:::ing tho first signs of spring---swelling leaf buds, the hardiest v7ild-flower blossor.1s c~1d tho singing of birds• While tho completion of tho drivovmy ·;:ill have to wait for r.1ore settled weather, tho grovel •;1hich wr.s loid lo.st fall has become a quite passable road in as far as tho co::1 tor of tho co.mp and r.:iakes sure and easy connection •:ri th Memphis. Still prudence should be e:x:erci sed by all vi si tors not to co;:.1.e in the face of an ui1favorablo \7eather forecast or too soon after a rain. It is a plo.::isn::t duty to report additional donatio:.1s to the headquarters cabin sir.. co the h'st issue of the 11ews. w. L. Gray brought dorm so De genuine Indian pot t e:ry tr.\ker: f ror.1. Indian r.1ounds, a~1d these pieces wil J. be highly treasured ·'.:!.S · ..10st fi tti::g gifts for a backwoods cai~. There has been no solici tntio1: of such presents, but they arc none tho less greatly appreciated and will be useful i:il i::i.IJ.king th0 cm:1J? nttrc.ctivc. A:J.d lost rr<.:t~k the Goldsr::i th dop':1rt1·.10:::.t store vory thoughtfully gave a $150.00 radio reccivii1g set thc.t 1-rill holp to keep Co.mp currier in enjoyable touch w1th the outside wurld. Other frier:.ds of th0 :Boy scout :::ov0r.1.011t have si gnificd their faJ.tention of G::ikbg sidlar do~~ntions, and these likemse ·:rill be i:1ost tho.nkfully accepted. Troops 13, 19, n:1d 40 ho.ve done srn:1e cle.'::tring on tho lo.ke site, ond a nui:1.ber of trues hnve been follod there to produce logs for n new building on the spot rrhore the old Kelley cabin stood. Tho new cabin is intended for a. fm:Ji ly thnt will help look o.f ter and vrork on the carJp. \ scout I1eaders conter.:plo.ti::ig trips to the car.rp ·,1i th neebers of their troops are cnutioned, however, agoinst per:·.:itting scouts: to fell or disfigure trees or anything olso that is ~rowing on the lake site or any other part of tho cor-p. It should be re;:1ei::bered, also, that there is a strict order in force requirbg scouts to secure perr.:its at the )3oy scout office before starting to ca.1~1P currier, Troop 29 has be~~ the buildi~~ of a. cabin directly opposite that of No. 13, and plans to finish it before su:·:::.er. scoutr:iaster Wesley patton and l])roop co1::;ni ttee Cho.iri:-;an J. A· Stephenson, ·:ri th deleGntions of scouts, have spe:'.it several week-ei:ds at the work already and are pushina; it v.rith great enthusiasr:.. �CoT~ p currier No. 13. -News March 26, 1929. Tho camp has received another welcome donation of books, miscellaneous lot that 'dl.l help the scouts uhile away hours of indoor leisure uhen rainy weather happens to overt~kc them. Tho donor was Mr. J .• M. Walker. El The bright, wnrm weather lnst s~turdny mid sunday brought rr£llly visitors to camp, including about twenty ~ho c~oo for tho first time. On Sunday the cars were coming nnd going from morning till evening, some being from considort:tblo distrmco, Troop 29 made onother \70ok.. end trip to car.1p and marked progress on their new cabin. This week, because of the school holiday on Good Friday, they intend to do o. lot of ;-,ork on tho building. The redbud trees 0re in bloor.1 and the doguood just bursting its buds, so the '1oods begins to kke on its first spring beauty dotted all over vri th pin.1.t a:1d ';1hi te spots. .Also many dormant insects and reptiles are erJerging fror:1 wintEJr quarters, but the tir:J.e for chiggers is not yet. scouteiasters pla:1:1ia,; trips to Car.;p Currier for their troops are ca.u.tioned ag0in to see to it thnt the boys who com~ nre fully inforrJed a.bout the rules of tho cowp. If those have bet.:n forgotten, it ·;d.11 be well to get infornation at the :soy scout office Dt tho time tho pcrr.1it is obtained. Boys untrt:iined in the scout use of axes should be required to leave such too ls at home. Anybody ~;;ishing to gnther ~1ild flowers · should plan hikes off the camp, and thos0 71ho may be interested in killing or making collections of vild life should do likewise. At this season the first visit to camp may be sufficiently interesting if the day is spent in the mere enjoyment of awakening nature, blooming nild flowers, bursting lenfbuds and singing birds; but each trip should bo planned beforehand ·;;i th dofini te projects to fill the time completely. The hickory loving cup is still waiting a chance to be presented to Troop 34, i7innors of last foll•s contust, but ···ith the retUrh of mild 'ileather this pleasant occasion ··,'ill not be much longer postponed.. The cup, moreover, has been skillfully hollowed out by c. H. Hutchison of the Lee Lumber company, who, scout like, did the work uithout pay as n good turn. He used to be a member of NO. 16ts troop committee and was instrumental in getting the material for the first troop cabin built on the camp. �cani-p CLrrr Ler 1'!e-W$ April 2, No. 14. 19~9. A surprise gift to c~ currier last week was a filter which will be very much appreciated. rt was sent by Mrs. Walter Lane Smith of Memphis. "' * * * * Troop No. 29 has become a regular visitor at camp and its cabin is making rapid progress. * * * * * scoutmaster J. w. cooper and members of Troop NO. 56 of Eudora, Miss., went into the woods last saturday and cut and hauled a load of poles for their cabin which is planned to be built without the use of a nail. rt will be unique and in thorough keeping with the backwoods. * * * ** The cabin of Troop NO. 9 has been built up as far as the roof-plate and ought soon to be a place to livo in. This tro0p and the scoutmaster, T. J. Turner, are falling more and more in love 1;i th their location ancc already aro planning lands cape impr ov emen ts. * * ** * work has begun on the new Kelly cabin on tho S2l!le spot as the old one. rt will be occupied by a fo.mily to holp guara the camp from fires. * * ** * R· G· Walls, troop committeeman of No. 11, was at c~ '<7i th a group of the scouts last Heek-end. This gentleman hns ho.d camping experience and loves the outdoors. He kept something going throughout thoir stc-.y, c::nd the boys had n good time • .Among other activities they enjoyed a refreshing s·.-;im. �cor11p Currier 1'levJs May 1, 1929. NO. 16. The last week-end trips had to contend with showers, and some Boy scouts were kept avm.y be co.use of the threatening weather, only four troops coming, os compared with eleven the week previous; but the sun caxne out Sunday D.nd brought more non-scout visitors thon usuc.l, totaling thirty-six. The troops present were Nos. 7, 21; 29, nnd 33. They came for real outdoor life. Troop 7 slept in improvised hnmmocks and pluckily stuck to this plan in spite of the fact thnt cabin shelter was offered them. The showor13 of Saturday night tested their ability to take care of themselves in the open, but they came through in fine shape. scoutmaster Ollie TUcker was in charge. **** scoutmaster ]riney and a bunch of troop 33 boys made their first visit to camp this spring. They pitched six tents, arii each boy did his own cooking. The showers of Saturday night drove some of them to shelter, but Senior Patrol Leader James Dallas and several others stuck to their tents cind kept themselves dry despite tho fact that the wind blew down one of their tents in the middle of the night. sund~y morning this yowig senior patrol lec:ider triumphantly remarked: "That was the first time I ever had a chance to camp out in the rain, and I didn•t want to gq indoors. We got along very well." The ditching of the tents was a new experience for these scouts, ·and some of them did not succeed in running their lovels very true; but the job was good enoug..~ to keep the water out of the tents, and next time they will know how to do better. About the first thing one member of this troop did Friday evening nas to fall in the weter nnd got his foot wet. Ne:x:t oorning ho ue.s hoarse and was sent back to Me.ophis in an automobile. ** * * scoutr.1aster Wesley Patton of troop No. 29 hf1s ordered 2, 000 brick to be delivered at cw:-;p for $15. 50 a thousnnd. .Any other troops wanting such material can get in on this low price by putting in the order without delay. The brick is to be delivered this week. Also local snnd and gravel can be obtained now. It is a good time to secure such 1:1.atcrial without the vcxncious delays that sometimes occur. * *** R. ]3. Wilkerson., Jr., car.le dorm on the bus on Sunday and passed two boys of troop NO. 21 in cooking tests. They wore Crauford and Wilford Davis. ** ** N.!.!'. Pa.rker, Chair:r.n...--i of tho Car.:p Currier coa1i ttee, has authorized troops to cut logs on~ the lake site for use in building troop cabins. There is no charge for the logs, but they r.mst be cut under Mr. Myers direction. Troops will be reguined to secure the necessary hauling. �......... No. 17. ------ . --. . -... ·--- ··--. - ~ .- May 8, 1929. some Troop NOo 9 was at camp Friday night a..'1d Saturday, putting in some good V70rk on the roof of their new cabin. To scoutmaster T. J. Turner of this troop our hearty thanks are due for the contribution of a new kind of cwnp stool called "The Tourist", Vihich is a recently patented stool of his ow.e make.· ·'.E'his adds one more good scat to tho rather limited supPly in the headquarters cabin. The stool is not only strong i::ind good looking but also, unlike some folding stools, it collapses into the smallest possible space and cannot easily get out of order, two import[.lnt features that will appeal to all campers. ******** The last weok-ond. was a red letter occasion for Troop 29, Saturday night being the first time they have slept in their new cabin. The. latest .feature to be added is a splendid fireplace which some of the men friends of the troop worked hard to complete at this time. The cabin, which can noV7 be comfortably occupied, is 20x24 in size with a sleeping balcony above floored about three-fourths of the same space. Sonday school, under tho leadership of Scoutmaster Patton, Vlas hald in tho cabin Sunday morning Elnd a happy day was span t in the woods. ******** Troop No. 34 came down Saturday ui th enough cobblestones to build a fireplace and chir:mey in their log cabin. pln:ns have been completed for this iqportant addition to the building, and it is to bo finished in the next few weeks. scoutr.::aster Morriso:::i end Assistar1t scoutcaster Orgill acconpanied the scouts, and they did not start back to Mei:::phis until after holding a council fire after supper in the gnthering dnrkness. SoDe of the boys hnd planned to caq> out over night, but because of a threatening store they uisely concluded to postpone that ploo.sure until sou,; other ti•·.e. *** * ** * * scoutL<asters are der.:onstratin5 the fact that the r:1ost enjoyable deys at coup are those which nre plmmcd full of interesting projects. �Ccrllj p May 14, 1929. No. 18. The big rally last Saturday naturally kept all :Soy Scouts in Memphis, so there is little news from here this week; yet two energetic troops, No. 29 and No. 34, hurried down to camp immediately after the rally to spend a night and a day. Troop 29 still finds plenty to do in their new cabin, working till 11 otclock Saturday night, but the time is near when they can begin to enjoy the woods in ways tho.t will toke them out of their troop headquarte.rs and introduce them more familiarly to wild nature itself. No. 34 always ha$ been distinguished as a troop of hunters and led by an enthusiastic youth very appropriately named Hunte~. Even before breakfast Saturday morning they were scouting, scantily clad, through the woods D.Ud finding things of more real interest than some groups would discover in a whole day, nmong other of their quarries being a tortoise that gave evidence of being older than the boys' fathers yet still going strong nnd probnbly good for another half century of active l'ife. It is a custom at Ca.rap Currier for thu finder of one of these reptiles to carve his nar.Je and tho date on one of the plates of its shell to see if it will stay at cw:ip and also to see how much marked it will becot~ as tho years pass, In this instance, though, tho youngster did not do the ca.rving, because ho proved to be a better finder than a keeper, as the clever animal took advantage of a chance to rJUke gocd its escape when its captor was not looking. Troop 34 also began the foundation of their cabin fireplace uhich is to be built in the southwest corner directly before one's fnce as he enters the door. ** * * * There is a great difference in scoutr.1asters, and nowhere :core noticeable than at Camp Currier where the system is to have each troop under the ir.u:1ediate control. of an adult leader. Probably it is because boys are so easily cade ha:ppy in the woods that some scoutnasters seo:o to think all that is necessary is to tak~ thc1:1 to car:p and turn ther.1 loose, yet our handbooks r:1ost earnestly try to if.!pross upon scout lenders tho inporta.~ce of having a well-thought-out prograo. of projects before ever starting on u hike or carlping expedition. The stress so earnestly laid upon this matter is for the double purpose of helping tho scoutrJaster r::iake a good ii:1pression upon tho boys and helping tho boys to have a glorious outing. Though fundar.i.ontally inportant to provide suitable fooi, bedding and shelter, the real success of the outing depends so greatly upon the projects planned and successfully carried through, that scout1:iasters are urged not to slight this :~;attar. ' It is not necessary for the leader to be a woodsr.1an, but he is in the best possible position to know what the r:ier.1bers of his troop want to do, and usually that is precisely what they ought to be allowed to do. The good psychology of saying "Yes" rather than 1'No" to boys should ever be kept in r.1ind. soretir:ies the scouts want to do sor:"ething their leader lmo\1s very little about, but this does not prevent its being adopted as a project, f .or bhe canp director is eqployed for the very purpose of helping out in such cases or . oven assuuing the entire leadership if requested. '!here is nothing in nature that cannot be enjoyed here, and this i::Jakes it wholly unnecessary and inadvisable to resort to city ga~:1es or projects. When boys aro in the woods they enjoy ther.iselvos ·oost if allowed to cast aside for the day or week-end everything that pertains to city life. Give ther..1 a chance, Mr. scoutLaster, and prove the truth of this. 1· •. ' �···~ ·- . 22, 1529. No. 19. The next big event in Memphis scouting will be the Jamboree at camp currier on Saturday, June 8th, the next day after the close of school. * • * • The last week-end, beginning as early as Wednesday, saw representatives of the following troops at camp: nos. 7, 8, 10, 27, 29, 47 and 56. Troops 7 and 10 wore busy· felling trees for cabin logs. Troops 8. and 27 came down to camp and hike. Troop 27 was still busy on its new cabin, No. 56 was hauling logs, end No. 47 came only on Sunday for a few hours pleasure in the woods. **** uxciting ovent on Saturday was the capture of a rattfosnake noarly four feet long and having nine rattles. It was kept alive over,Sunday so that all ]oy scouts at camp might have a good look at it ~nd hear its rattle. It is to be hoped that this is the lest of this kind to be found on tho camp, 1nt never-the-less tho members of each troop should be carefully trained in giving ;first aid to victims of snakebite. .An * * * * This is a most alluring time of year to camp out and troops coming to Camp Currier arc learning to take c~re of themselves in the woods in a most independent nnd satisfactory mcnner. It rnined lightly Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, ond yet not D single Scout sleeping in tho open got wet or becBme uncomfort.'.:'ble, dcspi te the fact that some of the nights were quite cool. **** · Visitors wor...: prcsr..;nt at car;1p almost all day Sunday. vory wolcomo. Thoy aro always **** Cll.i-.ip cu.rrior is being used more and more as a mere camping place and point of departure for hikes into thu forests round-about. In various directions from one to five miles interesting ond instructive hikes are ·being taken by lo.rge or sr:iall groups nccor.lpanicd by the cor.1p director or othor tra.in'3d ndul t lo1.:1ders. This gives o.n opportunity for renl scouting in which the boys lenrn how to take cnro of thenselves rnd of others in the bo..ck:woods, putting into prnctice under idoo.l conditions what they learn in theory at troop meetings ot hoIJe. They aro safeguarded r:iost carefully ')lld practically and yet allowed every frcedou to enjoy their outing§ in the i7o::f thoy vmnt to di> it. �canip Currier ~ev/s May 29, 1929 .. No. 20. Twenty-four ]oy Scouts will win prizes at the big J a.mboree at Ca:mp currier on Saturday. June 8, the next day after the close of school. According to scoutmaster Howard Pritchard, chairman of the committee of arrangements, who was at camp the last week-end looking over the ground, it will be the largest gathering of Memphis scouts for the sumner, a day of freedom and happiness for all, a day full of fun in the ba.cki7oods, a day of games and good eats, ui th a big treasure hunt in the afternoon, picnic suppers in the evening and a rousing council fire at night. Scoutmasters, troops, patrols and parents a.re urged to make this a real ]oy Scout holiday, the first and best of the season, when books ar.d the indoors are laid aside ond nature can be enjoyed in the most plee.sant part of the early summer. Troops are already planning to go to camp on Friday afternoon. A special invitation is extended to all parents of the ~couts to come to cany;> on Saturday oftornoon, bringing picnic s~ppers to eat wit;h ~he boys at their various cabins and tents all over the ca.mp. It will give the ~athers and mothers a chance to see the ca.mp itself and also the boys in their own qamp ~gtivities. ' Troops are expected to pitch camp as soon as they arrive @d to enjoy their own games and hikes us they themselves may plan until Saturday Elit'ternoon. The parents are invited to come on Saturday afternoon in time to m.tncss the big, free-for-all treasure hunt set for 3 o•clock. ' ,,. ... · After the treasure hunt the several troops rrill eat supper 1,,, . . with their guests on their O'l7Il cabin sites or other camp sites which they may se1 ~~~ ·~··~'-· ,..,~t. ond ll:; ,iJ:~ghtfall will be the grand council fire at which the twenty-four winners will r~S~iVe their prizes. ,, In case of unfavorable weather on Saturday it is plnnnod to postpone the foregoing program until the following Monday, June 10, and v1ithout further notice. In that event those who may have come to camp on Friday should plan to stay over in camp and thus nv:ike unnecessary a return to the city till after the program has been put on, The committee of nrrl\Xl.gom0nts is cor.iposed of Chairman Howard Pritchard, commissioner Ross A. N!D.thews, Edwin Dnlstrom, and ]en Coffey, Inquire at Boy scout Rend.quarters in Memphis for. directions to Camp currier either via Bull Frog corner on the Hernando Road or Florida street and the Horn Lake road over the best highway in Desoto County, Mississippi. **** The meDbers of troop No. 29, while at camp the last week-end, were taken on a ~ree Stu,dy hike. Tho method fallowed was to find in the neighborho~d of their cabin a different kind of tree for each boy present. In this way the thirteen. boys leo.rned the na.r:ies of th~Bteen trees, while to each boy was a.ss igned one particular tree with which he is/fwniliarizc himself us thoroughly as possible. **** Troop No. 34 began work on the concrete foundation of a fire)lace for their cabin last Saturday. * *** Troop No. 7 were in the woods again last week-end felling lore trees for their new cabin. * * ** scoutoaster Howard Pritchard was at car:i.p sun.day considering la.us for the completion of tho cabin for his troop, No. 5. �I 0 ' I currier -\\\ew'S \ No. 21. June 4, 1929. EVerything is being put in readiness at Camp Currier for the Jamboree to be held here on Saturday, J'l.llle 8, or, in case of necessary postponement on account of unfavorable weather, on Monday, J'l.llle 10. ***** scoutmasters, or others who come to camp in the capacity of ]oy scout leaders, arc especially reminded, on account of the Jamboree this week, that they are responsible for informing their boys about tho requirements of tho camp and seeing to it that tho regulations are carefully.observed• Their attention is called particularly to the prohibition against taking firearms of a:n;r· description for use either on or off the ca.r.lp, for the danger is greatly increased when many people are present. Also the hacking of trees, either alive or dead; is forbidden, as well as the destruction of anything else on the camp. under the supervision of the cat.1p director trees r:iey be felled 011 the lake site, but arrangenen ts should be l'Ja(ie for that beforehand and there will be ·no tine for it on the day of the Ja.r:iboree; Water from the deep well is pure and should always be used for ordinary drinking. Also the running spring wator is fit for cooking ond is ne~.I'-­ er to the cabin sites of the north end • . Scouts wishing to do n good turn can be of great assistance if they will refrain from scattering paper or other trash. Paper rolled into a tight wad and thrown into a gully is well disposed of. * * * * ,. w. J. :Barfield, Dr. Ho\mrd Curl, F· 11. Morrison, Howard Pritchard, & Thos. J. TUrner, scoutr.10.sters respectively of troops No. 27, 10, 34, 5, & 9, were at c~ the last woek-ond. Also nonbors of troops 11 2nd 40. Tho last three scoutr:iasters ucre i:mpc,rin tendb.g nnd helping uork on their cabins. Junior Assistant Scoutnaster Eclgar Gift e.nd others of No. 40 car:ie do.-m to clear off their cabin site, but they also uent suinuing and frog hunting. Four boys of No. 11 hiked oost of the way fron Menphis, and they especially enjoyed the shade and coolness of the woods uhile here, for the weather was warr.i• .f.) �- *. * -·· .• camp currier' Ju.nc 17, 1929. Dear Mr.- Scout Leaier: Every nook you arc reco1v1ng, as herewith toduy, a letter of news ond information about ca.mp Currier which probn.bly is of as much interest to the members of your troop as to you, but tho fact often comes to light that some of tho Boy Scouts do not have an opportunity to rend these weekly news shoots. Only yesterday an enorbetic Boy scout of Memphis drove down to tho camp with his par0nts for tho solo purpose of inquiring whether this camp will be open all sumnor' o.nd tho car.rp director present every day to help look after the boys and especially to load then on hikes and help then in their nnturo study, When assured thnt such was the case, they said thtit tho troop to ";7hich this boy belongs wishes to corJe do;m often this sui:1uor nnd eventually to build a cabin here. If thct troop hnd boon given a chance to road the CD.L'P Currier Nows, yesterday's trip of inquiry would not have boon necossory; so will you not post tho Nous regularly in ycu.r troop's plnco of ncoting or, if tho troop does not r:ieet during tho sur.n:1er, uiJ.1 you not put tho No~1s into tho honds of sorJe boy leader uho vlill sho-rr it to tho other r.:cnbors? In this com1cction, also, please allo17 us to ronind you of a few it'lportant things, narJely: First' troops or snallor groups COL1ing to Co.L~ currier are expected to secure a perni t a.t tho office (306 En:.1kors Bldg.) before stnrting, preferably the day before. This por;~:i t is for tho purpose of nssuring tho office that the boys will have safe londorship a~d of knowing who tho lender is to be. Also that proper cquipccnt uill bo taken to shel tor the boys and keep then confortable. Furthercoro, it is &osirod to kno17 thot enough ond sufficient vuriety of food will be to.ken, and thnt o. project has been plooned that will keep tho boys busy and interested vihile thero. Ther0 hnvo boon instnncos uhon tho boys were allowed to c ot10 \'ii th nothing to shd tor thor.:, no blankets, l i ttlc or poorly selected food, nnd no thing plan:rnd n1:)out l'.ihnt they should do, which a.lnos t o.luo.ys results in an unsatisfuctory trip. Socond.ly, no firoarL".s arc allowed to bo brought, al though under good leadcrShip tho boys find plenty of things to hunt nnd cotch without bodily do.ngcr to anybody. In tho third place tho caLj? director is always here nnd ready to assist in planning both work and play, to acconpany whole troops or patrols or single individuals on expeditions into tho woods that afford all sorts of beautiful and interesting bits of nature~ Also ho will pass then in tests for Merit Badges on any kind of subjects related to car-:p life Elnd nature. Cordially yours, e >1~"'° 1 /Jr1/v �c~~P Currier c~ev!s~ -No.. 22. If June 19, 1929. Boy scouts have been at Camp currier every day since the close of school. Troop 29 remained here after the Jamboree until the following Wednesday, end on Thursday troop 33 returned to live in their tents until Saturday night. On ~aturday, also, one of tho new troops, No. 15, came fo~ the week-end, while mombors of Nos,. 34 and 56 wero here on· separate days. *** Troop 33 was hero mainly for tho serious work of hotping to build their cabin~ the first one to be erected on the north side of the lake sHo. several men who are Civi tDns, tho spol'lsoring organization for this troop, were hero to work with the boys on Thursday, Friday, Snturday, ond Monday, and ~lready the new cabin is practically finished. '!he walls of the bu.ilding are made of Tomahawk siding, which produces tho outward appearance of a log cabin. *** Troop No. 15 came in the :Soy ~out bus, Clll'll.J?ed out along the trail that leads to Noo 34•s cabin, slept only about the customary five hours of first-nighters, and ate a 5 o 1 clock sunday breakfast. !!:!his is a new troop whoso scoutmaster is H. T. :Butler, formerly of Dyersburg, Tenn. He hns been a Bo:t scout himself and also has had experience in leadership. '!ho members of the tTOq;> who accor:npo.niod him on this trip were Hugh :Barton, Lawrence Busby, T. J• :Byrnes, IJ:lhooas Draper, Billy Fuson, Clay Gibson, ]):lwnrd Green,· Cleo Harris, George Kenney, Erskine Lowe, ~d Albert Walmsley. The troop ~s sponsored by the :Bellevue :Baptist Church of Memphis. $Unday forenoon they inspected the Various cabins On tho cmnp, stopped long enough in No. 34ts cabin to have a twenty minute religious service, and selected a beautiful cabin site of their own where in future visHs they intend altvays to pitch their tents. They caught a ground puppy and a tree lizard, jumped a black snake which ran too fast :for anybody to overtake, and dug a box ~rtoise out of the nud. They also r:iade the acquaintance of eight trees---cucuraber, hGp hornbeun, sycar~ore, beech, sugar oa.ple, hickory, white oak, and winged eln---bef ore returning to their canping place to prepare a noonday neo.l. A big crop of blackberries is just beginning to ripen on the coqp. The boys of troop NoQ 15 were tho first to pick sor.1e, which they had for dessert $Unday noon. Occasional rains will r.nke bushels of theso finq berries for thoso who cooo to ca.op during the next few ·weeks. *** Troop 34 p~ans to spend part of this week at CaJl'.!P improving their cabin and enjoying life in the opene The last time they were here they found a clutch of eggs supposed to be those of a reptile of some kind. '!1hey were not in a n_est but simply grouped together o·n the ground, evidently to hatch by the heat of the sun. ']hey are being kept in the hope that they will be hatched so that it can be seen what manner of creature it is. �No. 23. June ?4, 1929. There were scouts at Camp currier every day the past week and two troops at once most of the time. One troop, No. 34, came ~own twice, their overnight hike being in the.nature of a sumner farewell to their scoutmaster, F~ w. Morrison, who left the latter part of the week for his old eastern home in Mass., where he will spend the summer as usual. The troop did not do any work this time, having come just to enjoy themselves in the woods and have good things to oat. * ** One scoutmaster already this surrmer has returned to Memphis s~ck from eating qanned meat that was tainted or of which he ate too much. Canned moat at best is a quostionablo food for camping out. Frosh meat is much better if it can be kept on ice, but not many campers are prepared for such good housekeeping in the woods. However, bacon is hard to boat anywhere, and it has the advontage of being easy to keep. But meat is not a necessary food if one will substitute boons for it. There is druiger, also, in eating too many beans at one tima. one person should not consume a whole can of them at once. Better divide with somebody else. *** Scoutmaster Pritchard of troop No. 5 was at camp twice during the past week, and members of his troop were here six days. The boys spent most of the week having a good tioe, the best of which was suimning, sometimes as much as throe times a day. But sone good work was put on their new cabin which now has a roof and is far enough along to be occupied. * ** Increased oiling of tho water this year is having a narked effect on the mosquitoes. It is wise, however, to bring sooe kind of dope to keep tho strny insects off. *** Four days were enjoyed at camp the past week by sooe menbers of troop No. 40 under the leadership of Patrol Leader Hugh :Burkett. ~is young scout is a born c~er and can keep his patrol cor.£ortable in any kind of weather, occupied and happy under all conditions. They report the catch of eight half-pound fish in the waters near car.:rp. However, they picked so l:'lany blackberries that part of then soured before they were all eaten. *** Cnr>pers coning for the first tine ond staying only over night are often heard to renark, "I wish I had planned to stay longer". *** Troop No. 29 spent the week-end, as usual, at caI::!J?. Near thmir now cabin they have built rustic scats for holding council fires. Sunday oorning they went on a hike to the rock spring and found several interesting bits of nature on the way. In the afternoon of that day they enjoyed visits fron several auto loads of Meqihis friends. scoutciaster Patton ond J. T· Stephenson, chairnan of the troop con~1ittee, were with the boys during thoir two dayst stay at car.1p. ** * Every Saturday afternoon, when two or noro troops are at caup and wish to indulge in a treasure hunt or other sinilar a.r.msenont, it will be arranged for then. Notice of such a desire should be given to tho canp director at least as early as the day previous, if arrwgenents have to be nade beforehand. This can 1::e done through the Meqphis :Boy scout office. �Comp currier rJeds If . July 1, 1929. TWO troops at can;p again. Members of troop 34 were here Wednesday and 'lhursday. Wednesday night they slept in their unscreened cabin and reported next morning that mosquitoes did not disturb them. It requires two days a week to oil the water at carrip and in the environs, but the good results make it worth while. Neighbors of the camp, also, have become interested in oiling and report noticeable freedom from tho :post. Troop No. 29 was represented at camp on Friday, and the boys rushed directly to the swimming hole. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stephenson, who were here Sunday, brought down a carload of neighbor boys who are not Boy scouts, that they might see the new cabin, the c~ in general ond to enjoy a swim. Mr. Stephenson, chairr.lD.n of the troop cor.mttee and who is greatly interested in the cabin, said, 11 I just had to come down". No. 29 is the first to have a troop treasure hunt at Car.lp currier. It will be held on the 4th of July as a part of the dedicatmvy progra.o for their new cabin. Tb.one will be coqietition between the three patrols of the troop in this treasure hunt, and it pror.rl.ses to be a lively contest. Hunter cox, a student at Ole Miss and an ex-Lone Scout, was at tho caop sunday afternoon. He and his brother both were Lone scouts in this conounity before Caop currier was established. Tho other brother is ·now a student at Harvard, l!l1d they both retain a keen interest in scouting. Their father. w. w. cox of tho Eudora neighborhood, is a rJer.1ber of Chickasaw council and of the CaJJp currier Cor_-rd t too. · The swir:ir~ing hole at en~ is attracting considerable attention lllld providing both fun ond cor.;.fort ns a hot weather feature. Tho water is over tho heads of li ttlo scouts and docp enough for large boys to swir_i. rt has no appreciable current, ®d yet there is a steady stroorJ of cool water constantly running into and out of it. It can be used as r_'Jany tir.'lCs a day as the boys wish. canpers should not neglect to bring fresh fruit, for those who do are usually howling for sor.1e before they have been at caq> nore than two days. 1here are plenty of wild blackberries to be found just now, but nothing is nore wholesone and appetizing in su.r.iner than all kirils of fresh fruit, the kind you like best, and it is not hard to keep it inc~. Moreover, it is a serious oistake to rely too nu.ch on canned goods, nnd it-is the sign of an inexperienced Cal:!>or. �July 10, 1929. No. 44. This year Camp currier had the biggest Four th of July week in its history. There were seven troops represented at camp during the week, an average of ore a day, and as many as four troops at the same time. *** Troop 29 had set July 4 as the date to dedicate their new cabin, but although they were here two days the boys were having such a glorious time celebrating the Fourth with firecrackers and otherwise, swimning, hiking, and treasure hunting, that Scoutmaster Patton found no time for the dedicatcr y ceremony, so they had none except the prayer of the pastor as the crowd of scouts and grownups sat down to their Thursday eveni~ picnic feast. Since th.e completion of their cabin scoutmaster Patto:p. has been figuring the problem eats down to a fine point, so that he now is able to provide excellent meals at 15 cents apiece, and all that a hungry boy wants to eat, too. There were no police regulations to act as a k~ll-joy in tbe / use of Fourth of July fireworks, so the boys made the woods ring with their cannonading, and yet everything was done with so much care that nobody was hurt. TWenty scouts were present and they had thirty-eight visitors, making a merry group of fifty-eight who enjoyed the big day together. The three-mile treasure hunt was won by the ]lack ]ear patrol including Eugene Early, ]onner Ragland, Edward Eldridge, Paul Link, Eugene Grissom, and Farris Novel. They made the round in fifty minutes. perhaps.some other troop has a patrol that would like to challenge these Black ]ears for a treasure hunt. *** of his troop, No. 27. scoutmaster Wm. J. ]arfield was down for two days with part '!hey had a gc;iod program and a pleasant out]rg. * ** Messrs. D. T· Griffith and H. L• ]eardsley of the tropp committee of No. 33 were here two days and a group of the scouts under the lead~rship of Jimmie Dallas spent three days at camp working on their recently inclosed cabin. *** Troop No. 38 enjoyed its first over-night caniping visit at Camp currier the last week-end. R· ]. Wilkerson carne as scout leader, and the boys were busy every minute of the time. They broke the record by putting in a full ' nights sleep the first night out. They hiked, swarn, and feasted on blackberries of their ovm picking. ** * Troop No. 8 came without an adult leader, but under the direction of the cam,p director they spent two happ~ days. At present this troop has no scoutmaster. �NO. 44. July 16' 192 9. 11 '1.b.e swimming hole is fine~ was the comment made by some older :Boy scouts who drove down Thursday to try it out; "and the highway is in excellent condition, too'! , Yes, the road from Memphis to Ca.mp currier is really the best one in Desoto County, Mississippi. .Any car can bring you down to cail!J? in less than one hour• *** Found on the camp: ver case knife. A pair of opera glasses and as n .... * ** IJ!P.e May apple season is on. Qne :Boy scout found and ate a dozen last sun.day. When one knows how to pick out the edible part they are really good, too; and it's fun to hunt them. *** Five troops were at the camp during the past week, some of them for a stay of several days. One bo,w remarked: "I used to think it \7aS dull at camp currier, but I have found out different. II *** 'lb.e Civitan troop, No. 33, spent three days in their new cabin over tho \7eck-ond. On SUnduy, too, some of the troop committee came domi. and had some excellent pictures taken. T\7enty-three members of the troop nere present as well as the scoutmaster, Chester :Briney, ond some parents of the boys. All are justly proud of their no~ cabin. *** one Boy scout came down last ~eek who was never allow" ed to visit it befo:re. If parents who are bnckm.ird about letting their boys come to the back.woodi3 uould themselves c01~1e down to inspect it they would lose all their fears. It is fc:tr so.fer than the city of lvlor:iphis in every uay that one may wish to compare the two places. It is true that down here the boys are allowed the greatest freedom; the~ can go as scantily clad as the laws of cor.mon decency perin:i t; they swim in the oost comfortable bathing suits ever r:iade, provided by Mother Nature; they can drink excellent cous r.U.lk, buy fresh vegetables in the neighborhood, and pick their own fresh fruit. *** last for a week or two yet. in having them on the oenu. The big crops of blackberries and Way apples wiilil There is as ouch fun gathering them as satisfaction *** scoutoaster Pritchard and his right-hand helper, Perry Pipkin, brought their wives .down to visit the boys of their troop, No. 5, who did a little 1:io re work on their new cabin last week-end. *** $Un.days are suitably spent at canp. There is a short religious service every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock for all Boy scouts or their parents who may wish to attend. Also, in the neighboring village of Eudora there is a forenoon $Un.day school of the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist denomination, as well as evening]. Y. P. u., Epworth League, and y. P. s. c. E· Eoy scouts are welcooe. ** * All kinds of hikes and backwoods am.isements are available at camp currier at a oooent•s notice. According to the boys' strength, physical condition and personal inclination they can lie in the shade (and this is recoorJended at IJ:!.dday), cavort in the cool water, hike through. the £orest for one mile or ten, and sleep like babies at night. * ** Troop No. 27 intends to begin on their proposed cabin the next tioe they cooe down. �NOa 45. comp ' (J . T·~. -. ··I· Ct1rr1e-r ·Ne\1\15July ?4,_1929 .. ' Only two troops to be reported at camp this time, but three boys were here the whole vveek and kept something going every day. The c01-veriience of having one's own cabin is a real advantage in every_ way, not the least of which is that the parents of tenderfoots arc more willing to let their sons coroo in all kinds of weather. A place to swim, also, is a very groat attraction for tho boys themselves in warm weather, because it insurus bodily comfort as well as addir:g materially to each day•s program. * * * A lot of Boy scouts v;ho froquon t the camp arc leam·-ing how to take care of themselves so rrell in the >1oods that ver.1 little is over heard about chiggers causing any discomfort.. The careful cnmper knons ho11 to avoid them. *** Troops 5 rui.d 33 plan to make improvements at their c~bins during the present week. * ** The heavy rain did nothing but good on camp Currier and 11as followed by a second heavy sho\l'or, both of uhich delayed the heymaking 'but will stimulate the grass to renewed growth and greenness. * *· * considerable vms done on Kelly Cabin last week so that it presents the appenrance of n real home once more. The roof is ·nearly finiShed. *** camp currier is having a chance this summer better than ever before of fulfilling its mission of being a reel, ·every- day, nearby, backvroods camp vrhich Me!I\Phians can reach at any time ui thin an hour af tcr leaving home. The camp director 1 s constant presence there results in the perfect protectim of the camp so that it is enjoying entire freedom from poache:rs of any kind. Nobody but :Boy Scouts, their fam:Ues and viti tors come to the camp ooy more, and they are always assured of being properly received 9 their needs provided for, their comfor·t insured, and their program of activities assisted in every way. *** Aug11st usually is the month for longer encampments than usual at camp currier, a time '\7hen the boys and their scoutmaster come to spend at least a week of their vncation together here living in tents. This year, better than ever before, they can do this Vii th the prospect of finding other troops here at the same time and the assurE'.J.1co of inter-troop activities that add to the interest of each dnyt s prograr.1. *** Along with as much fun as a boy wishes to indulge in· he finds no end of v:oodcraft a;r.d nature study if he is so inclined. The amount of it is limited only by his ability to find it, and in c2se he is too tenderfooted to shift for himself he always coo go d th groups of others or be accompanied by the camp director \7ho is ready to give his tir.1e to one individual just as willingly as 'to many. Indeed the.re are oany advantages in traveling by twos. *** '.[he boys who come to camp currier, including some who never came before this SUL'lr.1er, are discoTering that, besides the pleasures of the camp itself, it is surrounded by such extensive forests that they can hike off the camp in several directions just as r.iany miles as they LJa.Y wish or are able to travel and finding wild woods all the way. This makes the c~ proper more of a headquarters, a starting point, to which they can return at the end of the day to enjoy it~ honelikeness. �CaTTjp Currier -NevJs No. 46. Jtily 31, 1929. Fishing is the latest developnent at Camp Currier. It began last week-end and has been found to be real sport. T. J. Byrnes of troop 15 has t re distinction of catching the longest fish thus far, eight inches. He had never caught one b.efore. Another fisherman caught fOUl' feet of fish out 0f the swimming hole last Saturday in ono hour. The kinds arc catfish and different varieties of perch, and they bite as if nobody had ever fed them before. Tw~ fisherman caught enough at the swimning hole to ma...'lt.e a meal for six. Grub worms seem to be the best bait, but gr'lsshoppers do very well and are more :plentiful. For three years tho :soy scouts have been dreaming about swimming and fishing at this caI!lp, and how, presto! these sports already are reality and so attractive as to hold the center of the stage. *** Five tr.oops uere at Ca.nr.9 the past \7eek, covering all seven days, and at least two troops were present every do.y. ~; ** Troop 5 already is enjoying its new cabin, and the merit badge.:.; test· on bird study r;as passed 'i;he last ucek-end by three of its members; Thurman Crawford, Osborn Bradley, and John Slater. *** scoutmaster H. T. :Butler and ten members of his troop, No. 15, came into c~ on the :Boy scout bus lnst Saturday a.nd returned to Mcr:iphis Sunday afternoon. Their project for this visit was cleaning of·f their nenly chosen cabin site, and they did a very good job of it. They also sue,m, fished, and :pnssod tests. * "* * �As this good ne\1S proba.bly will" e;1ttract. increased numbers this week-end, please reaA the followmng before you start: the fish already caugl~t have been as large as one•s he~d and on down to half that size, but that is large enough to cook and the quality is fine. '!he fishing stream is small, so only a short fishing rod is needed not longer than six or eight feet. You will be expected to fish only >Tith ordinary hook ruid lino. Fisherman, also, 111ill be ex:pected to catch only ns mu.ch as they Tiill cook and oat while at camp. Furtherrr.ore, in view of the larger numbers that will be coming to CalI!l? now, it is more important thm ever that each group of Boy scouts coming do'l7Il shall be nccorr::poniod by their scoutmasters or other adult ruid real scout leaders. Fishing hours will be limited as follows: From daylight until 9: 00 A. r,1. and from 5 p. M. till dark. swimming hours, also, will be limited for the present to one hour at a time between 9 A. M. ond 12 otclock noon and between 4 p. },,Z. to 7. Of course, the fishing wi 11 be limi tod to scouts. Harry c. Myers, Ca.mp Director. �Aug. 7, 1929. Troop No. 10 pulled into camp Sunday morning for their 4th annual eight-day encampment. It required the Boy Scout bus and half a dozen cars °Vl transport them. It would be ha~a. to beat this troop for genuine camping, and t.Ley wUl help make it interesting for other troops that may be here this week. On +Jha absence of their scoutmaster, Dr. Howard Cu:cl, who is snending the summer in the nc)J.'th, the troop is fortun&te and hr-:ppy to have with them their former scoutmaster, c. D. Kennedy, and his r:ife whose home is in st. Lou.is. *** scoutmaster Roger Stanley, with part of his troop, No. 19, :::pent two days at camp this week. Thoy caught som0 fish, but lack of proper bait r;revented their having much luck. Rowover, they !ID.do up for this with two good bli'rir.:irning periods every day. The scoutmaster is himself a woodsman and kept the boys l•1;,.sy both days with an interesting program. Tho night they nerc ti;ere 111as ideal for star-gazing, and an hour or more was spout on tho headquarters ova1 studying the heavens, particular attention being given to throe constellations which seemed to be quite well learned. One morning they 1110nt on a tracking hike that proved very interesting and revealed some ~ights of nature IThich none of them had seen before. *** Troop NO. 41 of Hernando, Miss., came for their first visit to Cam,p currier last week. They made straight for the swimming hole which natural~Y is growing in popularity. "VJe went on an overnight hike to the Coldwater river ·l. few weeks ago 11 , said Scoutma.ster McKee, 11 but, strange to say, \1e found no good :olace to swim. This little place, though, is ideal and you can see how the boys enJoy it. That little strear.1 of pure spring rTater keeps it sanitary." The first day this troop was in carr:p they were visited by two of the troop committeemen, G. c. Mingee and J. K· Tipton, who hiked over the camp almost like youngsters ond helped select a cabin site. ~t night the boys studied the stars a little while, but a whole day in the woods made them too sleepy to stay mmk.e long. The next ~orning•s r:iail brought theti a surprise in the shape of a letter in a long business anvblope. It came from their troop co11.1f.1i t tee visitors of the day before, stating that they he.d made a canvass of the business men of Hernando 11ho had contr:4buted so liberally that the r.loney for their proposed cabin nas already raised. scoutf.'.aster McKee had to return home the.t day, as had been :::lanned for the troop; but the boys wanted to stay longer, so they were allowed to ·erra in over another night. on leaving, Mr. McKee said: "We shall begin building our ::abin without delay, and intend to finish it before school opens." *** The last week-end has seen soma good work done on the doors end windows of Troop 5 • s cabin so that now they have the build.ing inclosed. ** * Troop cor.JL1itteer.1an Krivcher of No. 25 11as at canp sun.day and announced that this troop already has sufficient Eoney to build their new cabin. v1ork on which will be cor.oenced this week. Mr. Krivcher saw senator s. ]. Dean, the Eudora merchant, while here and eng£ged of hin the brick necessary for the fireplace and chir.mey of the proposed cabin. As several other cabins will want such r:m.tcrial this sura~er, Mr. Dean will ship in a carload of brick this week-and will deliver sar:B at the cabin sites of troops that put in orders in tine to rJake delivery before the end of the ueek. Troop 25 has decided to build its cabin of Tot'la.hawk siding, the new and popular imitation log cabin naterial, and it is their intention to finish the building this nonth. . .... .. ~ �. " ---.------------ - - - -- Aug. 20, 1929. Jo. 48. ]ecause the usual :Boy scout news was not issued last week, report must cover a fortnight. Week before last one of the big events of the summer was troop No. lO•s annual eight-day encampment, which has become a regular feature at camp currier. "It was the best encampment WO have had yot, 11 said George w. :Bell, JllO of the assistant scoutmasters upon whom with Ed Shelton rested the responsibility because of the absence of the scoutmaster, Dr. Howard curl. At tho edge of tho woods on tho east side of the meadow in front of troop No. 5's neV! ca.bin worG set U:9 tho nj.nc pup tents, two wall tents for hospital and officers quarters and a larg~~ k~. ':;ehen tent. A new addition to the kitchen equipment was an ice-box excoll8ntly hJme-ma.de by tho troop before coming down. Their canw p~esented an interesting sight, whether it was at sunrise with the boys rolling out in response to tho bugle, at noon when the chow line of ravenous Scouts was. marching past the bench of stearnrhng victuals, in the afternoon when everything Vl'as in g_u:i.et ord.or under tho disinfecting rays of an August sun while the boys rested in tho shade, after supper when all sat in a circle around the nightly council fire, or at taps 11hen ca.ch tent uas alight uith a candle in a homemade tin-can candlestick, a piece of handicraft taught by c. ]. Kennedy, the ex-scoutmaster uho spent four days of tho week as a visitor at the camp of his old troop. George ]ell and Ed Shelton, the two assistant scoutmasters in cha~ge, grew up in this troop~ A few years ago they were timid tenderfoots, but they have developed into leaders of whom Chickasaw council is proud a.nd to whom the 9arents of the younger boys ought to give an annual vote of thanks. In an informal and probably unconscious way tho friends of tho troop did that this sumr:ior, for on Sunday, August 4, ten visitors came <iorm from Menphis. On \icdnesday there \7ere eleven visitors; on ~hursday, ten; Friday, t~o; Saturday, nineteen; and sunday, thirteen. Ed Shelton, r;ho had charge of the kitchen, used the scouts in details of three to help him and to learn h0\7 to cook. Each detail was on duty for three meals handrunning, and then their kitchen duties were furnished for tho week. Each boy paid $5 for the expenses of the eight-day outing.,, This amount paid for not only transportation and all their food, including :r:iany complimentary meals for their guests, but also bought a nUDber of new kitchen utensils and the naterial for their new ice-box. George Bell had charge of the hospital tent an.ong other duties, but the casualties of the week were no more serious than a few Di.nor scratches and bruises. Every norning the boys were given setting-up exercises and then they trooped down to the spring stream for a dip _before breakfast, with the result that everybody was up and coning throughout the week, playing, hiking, suin:iing, and boxing. A series of playground ball gar.1es was played with the Eudora troop, No. 56, with two victories for No. 56 a..vid one for No. 10, but the Memphis troop pronises to reverse this next sumr:ier. Saturday night scoutr.:iaster J.W. cooper of troop No. 56 and his boys attended No. 10ts council fire when a lively prograr.i was put on, including the antics of "Miss Williacsll, v1ho net and was introduced to the Eudora scouts on their way to the council fire. G~is *** Scoutnaster Howard pri tchard and sone of his troop r:ienbers were at car:rp two days, and now their new cabin is under lock and key. *** �'.:..2- scout Thomas Brawley of troop No. 27 pedaled doVln to the ca.mp Sunday, August 11, on a fifty-mile bicycle hike. After drinking a quart of cool milk he rested an hour and then pedaled back home again. He brought the neus that troop No. 27 is planning a big treasure hunt at Camp currier on September 14. Scoutmaster Barfield never fails to ha7e a well planned program for his troop 1 s visits to the camp, and as a result the boys are always up on their toes and have a good time. * * * on his way to camp Thomas Brawley was overtaken by another lone bicyclist, earl crutchfield, who rem~ined over night in the new cabin of his troop, No. 33. earl and the camp director spent the early evening v;i th the telescope trained on the moon and then went frog-gigging. ** * one nerr troop seckj_ng a cgbin site-'\7ished to know 50 would release theirs, but Scoutrn&r,ter Arnold Houston of the Collierville ;7rote back that his boys are no17 cutting cypress logs at home and \7ill soon them to Camp Currier, .a distance of forty miles, to build a cabin there. A cabin ~ill be a novelty at this camp. if NO• troop haul cypress ** * G. c. Mingee, the well-known agricultural agent for Desoto county, has been chosen to tnke charge of No. 41 ts building operations and will J.oubtless put up an attractive cabin. All the merchants of Hernando .are behind this project, and it will be the pride of the town. ** * During the last two ueeks fourteen troops have been at Jcmp currier for periods ranging all the way from one to six dcys, and often several ~;roops were present at the same time. Also, the last tv70 Sundays have been marked by many visitors. Last Sunday the first car arrived at 7:30 A. Ivh and the last dc:,ca rted after sunset, from tvlO to five being at camp throughout. the day. One car brought a party of six, including a Memphis couple, parents of a Boy scout rrho Here unwilling to send their son to the backwoods camp '· i thout investigating first \7hat sort of place it is. On departing the ulOther said: nwe are satisfied. Our son may come, and we ourselves shall come back, too. rt is P fine, safe place for boys~ ** * The past fortnight has sceri the now cabin of troop No. 25 assume the appearance of a real building.. scout Leo Kornik, with Abe Krivcher and a varying nur:iber of troop members, has boon at camp r:iost of the tine. They have had a few days help from t:VW local laborers, end one day scoutrJas tor J. D. Marks and the father of Henry Leh1'18Jl cane down and rendered valuable assistance. *** The past week has seen building ~aterial hauled to the crunp for troops No. 19, 25, 34, and 41~ tmd !or the new Kelley cabin. rt also has seen the :Burris cabin filled vath hay Dnd the road to senator neanis gravel pit reJ_,aired $) that the cheap sand and gravel are now obtainable and the camp road gravt;ling contract can be co~leted. ** * scoutmaster F. w. Morrison of troop No. 34, who spent the sur.ir.1er in the East, was a visitor last Sunday and brought a fine English hiking compass as a gift to the ca~ director. EXtensive interior inprovements are planned for No. 34ts cabin this fall. ** * Two CTenbers of troop No. 45, who were at camp a few days last week, including the unusually cool night, resorted to a new wrinkle in order to !rnep warr:i. Sy.retching a canvass across two parallel logs, they heated a mwber of stones and placed then under the canvass, on which they slept in cor::lfort under a 11 their bedclothes as covers. �corrip currier-News . s._~ No. 50. w. 19a1 More than any other equal period d'iring the summer, the week before last was characterized by construction work at Camp Cu.rrier, though .some of the troops present (there were nine al together) cani(;j only . to camp, hike, fish, swim, and eat watermelons. * * * * The newly started cabin of Tro::ip No. 4.1 had its walls nearly half .way up, with the door and wine.ow frames in place Friday nitll.t. :AlSo the cy:press shakes for the roof had boe~1 hau.led from: near MooretoJm in DeSoto county ten miles from the cam;;i where they were bought for $1.00 a hundred at the stump. These are bedutiful boards, mid other troops wanting to put on cypress roofs can ~et any quantity at the same price. * ** * Troop 34, happy with its ner: stone firepla.ce, has been putting its subfloor in condit;ion for the laying of tho top floor which will be an improvemunt of the near future. ** ** Five members of Troop No. 50 wer~ brought to ca.mp by th0ir Scoutmaster, Arnold Houston, on vvodnesday and spent the remaindt.r of the week h.;;re camping end making preparation for the beginning oftheir now ca.bin at a log-rolling planned for tho following Monday. In the meanti:c:ie their logs, which are cypross, werl:.l hauled from the troop's homo at Collierville, Tennessee. **** Boys from Troop No. 25, under the leadership of Leopold Kornik,wero nt ca.mp threc: days early in tho week putting the roof sheetiug o~ their cabin. They also hirod a mason to build their fireplaco and chimn.ey. * * ** Five members of Troop No. 5 wdre at camp throe days, They bu.:s.icd themselves a bout the new cabin, a;;.d. two of them passed the test fo:r the; camping merit badge, The~.r Scoutmaster, Howard Pritchard, brow,ht them down Thursday and came for them Saturday nkht. * * * * ... A patrol from Troop no. lS, tmder the l.:;adership of Assistro1t scoutrnc.ster Gerald Capers, car.le to ca.mp satu.rdny ni.e:ht and stayed over Sunday. They fished, swam and feasted 0:1 lllll.scadines, * * * * Sunday !llorning ten int:.n;bers of Troop No. 8 arrived in a truck to ir~trOduce their now Scoutr·.aster, FrE'.n~c L0uckes, to Camp Currier for a stay·· of two days. Like ru1y troop tLnt has buen without a Scoutmaster for so long, No. 8 is on its toes now to prove itself one of the most active troops in Mrn~1phis. Most Of thc.se boys en~oy life in the outdoors, and. they are fortunate in getting an outdoor r,1an for a leader. * *** Assistant scoutniaster George Ham nnd his brother, Hope, were at ca.:·;p on SU.nday looking at the new ca'l::lilns that have sprung up this year. Their Troop,No. ·11, has an excel:i.ent concrete en.bin foundation that was laid during the s·coutr.:m.s tership of A. s. Fry. Also a large rick of cobblestones to be used in the lower half of their cabin walls, and it is their in ton ti on to complete the building this fall. The plans and location of their ca.bin &re calculated to r.w.ke it one of the most conspicuous buildings on the carJ._p. * * * *· The ninth troop represented .at caup this WL:ek was No. 56 of Eudora. �No. 51 17 I 1929 The big event of week before last was troop No. 41' s ~M -·f.ashion.Bd.. log rolling. On Saturday evening the scoutmaster, Arnold Houston, arrived with more scouts to join those who had been at camp several days and to make ready for the fathers, mothers and friends who began to come early Monday mcrning. some of tnese had been here before, but for others it was the first visit, for the;y live forty miles away. It was a busy day for the men and boys, and before night some of the former were thoroughly tired. Most of the forenoon was spent in putting down a foundation of readyrnade concrete blocks and in sawing of logs to certain lengths. At noon it was a pleasu:re to turn to the attractive picnic lunch which the ladies had spread in varied abundance, and after a brief rest the manual laborers returned to their job with a determination that resulted in fourteen of the largest logs being put in place, carrying the walls of the building to nearly half their intended height. This is the largest single-day beginning of its cabin. acco~lishment I of any troop in the * •. * * * * * * * * * The same week, also, was one of marked accomplishment on the part of troop No. 41, for on Saturday night their new cabin, the material for which was all standing in growing trees a month ago, was all up and roofed in. While the members of this troop are to be congrat~.ated, they owe a grateful vote of thanks to scoutmaEter McKee and Troop committeemen Mingee and Tipton for their enthusiasm and actual manual labor~ * * * * * * * * * * * Last Friday was the first day in many weeks that no scouts were at camp currier. *********•** It is a pleasure to announce that the graveling contract at camp currier has been finished, so that automobiles now have the best hardsurface highway in Desoto county connecting the Headquarters cabin with the City of Memphis. No more danger of being stuck or sliding into the ditch. The traveling time is less than one hour. * ***** ****** * * Scouts from five different troops were at camp currier over the last week-end, but during the first part of the week there were none because school has begun. This is quite different from the summer vacation season, but it allows more work to be done in camp improvement and upkeep. * * * * * * * **** * q 1.1;-, _,.vf t J. A,;:''"·~">~'<!: ;.,'' A week-end two-night visit from troop No. 27 deserves special mention because it was such an enjoyable one. This troop arrived at camp after dark Friday night and started back to Memphis immediately after breakfast Sunday morning so as to atte.nd Sunday School at home; but the fun began several weeks before last Friday night because the outing was being planned and prepared for at least a month before the red-letter day. scoutt~J~~ is wise enough to know that it is almost as enjoyable~­ ;J ready for such an occasion as this as it is to actually take part in it. This Scoutmaster, also, is a rµethodical man, and therefore every hour of the trip from Memphis back to Men~his was packed full of a systematic program. As a result of all this his boys were on tiptoe for the big event days before the date set, and their time at carno was one of incessant �· abtivi ty and 1pleasure~ Thanks to Mr. Ba;rfield• s disc'ipl~r:ie the Scouts went . , to .bed eai'ly and actually slept well the first night despite their excite• Anent over the· events of the following day. 1 /, '''•· ;': ; .. ~. +tarly next morning everybody was upt had eaten a hearty bre~fast, arid the cooking utensils were cleaned by 7 o•clock. The next thing was a ~wo~h:o'\.li' hike. The latter part of the f:orenoon found them felling the first 'trees to make logs for a cabin .they will1 build this fall. This timber cut- · . ting was followed by a swim, after which they cooked and ate dinner and . rested unt.il 2 o'clock. Until 3 p. M· they played light glU!les arid then tjle · ·t;reasure hunt, the big event o_f the day, began. , ,·f':' .. .·r,: •'I T"-o patrols participated in this; namely1 .the Eagle patrol with NJ:cCarrol:\, as lead.er and Sam Ap::p:)..ebaurn, Earl :Baker,-_Harold HtHtbger, �Wi.ley Hutchins en6.. Stanley Martin; and the Black Bears wit,h Tho·!aae Brawley as loader and Robert Butler, Cecil Bunnell, Dick Easley and John Oates. They followed two, separate trails of two miles each, and the Black Bears ccvered the distance in forty-five r,1inutes. Eight minutes later the Eagles eqne in, delA.yed a little "because one runner had hurt his leg. But the fleetest patrol answered one question incorrectly and, as the other patrol's a:1swers were all right, it was the Eagles that won after all.. i:rhe actual t:'easure, a fountain pen, was found by Dick Easley; but each menber of tbe Fir,r.ing patrol received a first prize, while every one _of the runners-up was g:..ven a consolation prize. For a wonder, nobod_y grouched about the trail, and the race really was a close onel All then went swir.rr:d.ng again, and after that came supper. several of the boys took cooking tests, a..'1d o.t 7 :30 the council fire began. The program was lively from start to finish, and was followed by a surprise, a freezer of ice cream. .Jl.fter that the treasure hunt prizes were presented, and everybody was glad to "hit the hay.u Sunday morning breakfast was finished before 7 o•clock, the camping site was policed, cooking kits and bla..'1ket rolls were packed, the bus honked, and all were off to the city, waving goodbye and promising to 11 r.iturn for four days at Thanksgiving tine. n * ** ** * *** ** Assistant Executive Willard Hays and District Commissioner Robt. G. Wilkerson were over-night cmnpers at camp the last week-end. * * * * ** * ** * * Last Sunday brought another long procession of visitors, the majority of whom wanted to "see that new ca-bin of the Hernando troop, 11 which is attracting much attention and receiving many compliments. �No. 52 l Sept. 26, 1929. FOtT1TD: At the camp the last week-end. A good knife, a finger ring, a canteencover, a civilian hot, and a neckerchief. Owners should phone to the office to claim their property. * * * * * * Seven troops were at camp the last week-end, and three of them had big doin 1 s. Saturday was dedica'tion de.y for the Civitan cabin, Troop No. 33. The Scouts came to the camp in the :Boy scout bus Friday evening. Early in the afternoon their guests, EH.. •.:tbers of the Civitan Club and their wives, began to arrive, and at 4 o t clock the formalities commenced. First the official photographer, ILL. Beard8ley 1 shot the compa.'1y in various groups, and then Iv1r. Harry Loring Clarke took charge of the ceremonies. He introduced :B:.11 (Fi. L.) Owens, pres5.den t of the Civi tans, who very gracefully pros on tod the fine, new cabin to the troop. Dr. J.J. Walker, pastor of the East End Christian Church, made the dedicatory prayer; and Chester Briney, as Scoutmaster, formally accepted the troop1s backwoods home. Scout Executive Gordon Morris gave a congratulatory talk, and Jirrrw:ie Dallas, who has be6n the senior patrol leader during the past year, finished the program as the representative of tho boys themselves. Th0 company was then invited to anothur part of tho cabin sito where a light lunch was served while the boys put on an interesting exhibition of scout activities. The Civitans have done a fine thing for Troop 33, and sev0ral of tho club 1 s m0mbcrs, who modestly keep themsolvos in tho background, are deserving of special credit. If this troop d%s not make .a good showing in camp life. accom.plishments, it will not be the fault of their sponsors. The new officers of the troop for the present season are: Roy Hearn, senior patrol leader; Robert creagi.1, Claude MclTew, Jimde Dallas and John Creagh, patrol leaders. They were presented to tho:i.r Memphis visitors in a formal v ay; they had char.ee of the patrol performances as their f-Uvsts ate refreshments; and upon them rests the responsibility of making a. camp record this year in keeping with their home in the woods. 1 ****** Rec<:Jn tly by mistake the nem.:e of this camp has appct1.red in print several times as "Currie", but it is hoped that nobody will be misled into calling it that instead of its real name, camp Currier, which alread;ir has so much fine sentiment wrapped up in it. ****** Saturday also brought the long anticipated complimentary barbecue for Troop No. 34, winners of the last Camp Currier Contest. The excitement began Friday morning when the pig was butchered. Soon after school the sane day Hugh Burkett, the vetvran camping patrol leader of Troop No. 40, arrived with seven other members of the troop to barbecue the pork that night and serve the feast next day. This they did in perfect fashion, taking turns in three-hour tricks from dusk until breakfast. time. Next morning brought other r.1ernbers of both troops, and at 5 o'clock in the af tcrnoon forty-seven feasters sat down to the following menu: ]8Xbecued pork, buns, potato salad, cookies l'nd apples mixed v1ith good cheer nnd followed by a short program. First the coveted hickory loving-cup was presented to the victors, pnd in accepting the trophy for his troop Scoutmaster F.VJ. Morrison said they would rather have it thnn El. silver cup. They will give it the place of honor in their troop room, and the 11 Chief 11 intimated that they intend to ke0p it there, defending it against all on-coners. IJ:'his is a fine fighting "Spirit, but several other outdoor troops purp©se to give the present possessors a ··~" hot r11.ce for the honors in the a::mroaching conteRt. �l , 1~e\1\/S Oct. 1, 1929 NO• 53 Three be:- rskin floor rugs coCJ.stitute a most appropriate and welcome donation to the furnishings of the headquarters cabin last week by Mrs. Walter Lane Smith of Memphis. This is the second time that N:rs. Snith has thought1ully added to the equipment of this building, and her interest i'- very mu.ch appreciated. *******"' w. Crowded out from last week's news was the visit of Rev. L. Norris, the scoutmaster of 'I'roop 4.-3. He was accompanied by Assistant scoutmaster Bonnie G, Hill and Warren 1-1.llen, the newly chosen senior patrol leader. They selected as a cabin site the point next south of No. 111 s concrete foundation and intend to begin the erection of an old-fashioned lo{": cabin in the near future. ****"'*** Five troops have been at camp the last week-end. * * * * * * *·* The troops that have the most enjoyable outings at Camp currier are those that come with definite plans about what the;y- shall do while here. suggestions for such programs are contained in the fall contest point-sheet, and whether or not a troop wishes to t1;ke part in the contest the scoutmaster will find here some activities in which his boys may take an interest. Other boys do, and there is sufficient variety for all tastes. ******** Scoutleaders Willard Hays, Robert Wilkerson camped out over Saturday nif;ht at camp Currier. a..~d Carroll Wells * * * * ** * * The most interest'ing and most beautiful season of the year at camp Currier begins with the month of October. Then it is that the annual fall contest starts. The chiggers and the mosquitoes are gone. Wild fruits and nuts are ripening. And, best of all for the average boy, October brings the open season for possU!ns. There is a private possum hunt scheduled for Wednesday night of this week, and the first regular Saturday night hunt will be on the night of October 5th, * * ** * * * * Troop 25 has made great progress on its new cabin during the pc.st fortnight,. They expect to move in this month. The boys of this troop have done sorno hard work on their backwoods home, and no troop in Chickasaw council is more pleased with the prospect of heving such a happy hang-out at Camp Currier. As soon as they become settled they expect to enjoy caril> life to the full and all the year round. * * * *. * * * * Troop 56 spent Saturday evening at Camp Currier and enjoyed cooking supper around a campfire. This troop has been going into the woods on Saturdays since school began, and they report that half enough logs already have been cut to build their cabin. i:rhe troop is growing, too. �can1p curr1er No. 54 i ! Oct. 8, 1929 The first possum hunt of the season was out of the ordinary because ladies took part. It was the idea of qome of the old.er :nembers of Troop 10 - Ed Shel ton, Cecil McDonald, Raymond Owen, Thomas Gaines, Harold Gowdy, George Jones and Harry Rogers. Their guests were their former Scoutn1astcr, c. B. Kennedy, and his wife, Mr. and Mrs • .Andrew -lohnson, and Misses Ruth :Brennon, Tina Mariana and Elizabeth Marshall. They drove down to camp after an early supper, and it was neaxly 8 o 1 clock when the~r reached the woods. Indeed, Uncle :Sen Alexander, tht;i veteran hunter who w~s to lead in the chase of fat marsupials, had given up their coming and hBd taken off his shoes to go to bed when the merry party knocked at his cabin door. Somebody hnd recently told Uncle Ben a terrible snake story so that he was almost afraid to venture forth after dark, but having promised to go, he consented to accompany the young white folks with the distinct understanding that somebody else should t2ke the lead and he only follow with his dogs. It was an almoFt silent group that moved along through the forest for about twenty minutes without the least sound from any of tho dogs. '11h.en Watch barked and Uncle Ben said: 11 He has i t treed already. 11 Then the pent-up excitement broke out and the hunters all joined in a mad race for the tree. The animal was found to bo in a hollow tree, and several woodchoppers took turns with an axe before the tree fe~l. With a flashlight the possum could be seen about four feet up in the hollow, so th.e tree trunk was chopped in two again before the quarry could be rel.'lched, and then it was that Raymond Owen pulled it out by the tail and chucked it into a tow-sack. some of the young ladies had never seen a possum nnd for most of them it was a novel experience to go hunting in the woods after dark. Two more possums were soon brought to bay, but as both of them took refuge in sink-holes and it would have required several hours to dig them out, it was promptly voted that 11 we have had enough sport for one nigh t 11 and the party hastened back to the camp-fire where all were soon busy roasting wieners and otherwise making ready for a midnight supper before starting back home. * ** * * * **** Troop 56 was at camp two days at the week-end. They hiked, tried some new ideas in cooking and wound up their stay with a treasure hunt followed by a roast-chicken supper. This spre8d was donated by the two patrol leaders, Irving Craven and Albert Sidney White. The treasure hunt was over the same trails as had been used by Troop 27 a few weeks ago, and the opposing patrols roached the goal all within the sElille minuto, Albqrt Sidney VVni te' s patrol ranking the round in 26 minutes, while that of Irving craven's patrol was 27 minutes. The winners also brought in a beautiful baby gray squirrel which they surpi:isod on the ground and captured before it could ciimb a tree. Moreover, the other patrol found a box tortoise. No wonder they couldntt win. * * ** ** * **** Troop 25 was at camp again, still working on their new cabin, which now has almost half of the roof on and the fireplace foundntion in. �Oct. 30, 1929. No. 56 Two possums were tr~ed at once Saturday night and, as is often the case under such circumstances, neitiler one of them was caught. Later a third marsupial was found. One scout shinned up the tree before exactly locating the quarry. His companions on the ground soon espied it directly behind him, and on turning around he faced its wide-open mouth and glistening teeth only inches in front of his nose. Then, either from quaking fear or deliberate intention, he promptly shook the animal off the limb and Harry Davis of Troop 8 caught it, thereby addin<s 500 po in ts to his fall con test score. In the struggle the possum bit the boy's wrist, but an immediate apnlication of iodine was all the first aid that was needed for that, and next mo~ning it was practically well. * * * * ** * Eleven troops were represented at camp the last week, a record break~. * * * *'* * * Troop 50 improved its first week-end apportunity to begin its new cabin, which scoutmaster J. Austin says will be pushed to early completion. w. ******* A large group of Troop 8 boys spent the week~end at camp. On Sunday Mr. & Mrs. A. ]3. Rowe, one of whose sons is a member of this troop, broug;h.t a few friends out from the city and treated the combined group of :Boy scouts and grown-ups with a fried chicken picni<! dinner that proved to be a rea.l feast• Not only that, but Mr. Rowe proved his faith in the prqposed new troop cabin by bringing down in an accompanying truck a newly constructed outdoor can~ table and bench seats which vrnre initiated by use that day and they donated and placed in position as the first permanent improvement on the cabin site. * * * * * * * Troop 10 had young lady frhind; as guests at their second private possum hunt last Friday night at camp currier. The hunt was followed by a midnight campfire repDst before starting back to the city. **** *** A group from Troop 25 put in another good dayt s work on their cabin and now have a fine new fireplace and chimney completed. They soon will be ready to uove into their backwoods home. ******* A new record was established last Saturday by a comparatively new Memphis troop, No. 43, of vinich Rev. w. L· Norris, pastor of the New south Memphis :Baptist Church, is scoutmaster. Between 11.A..M. and 4 p.M. the scoutmaster and five of the larger members of the troop, without any employed help, felled the trees for forty-one logs for their cabin which Mr. Norris in his custo~iary businesslike way purposes to build without any unnecessary delay. It is to be a genuinely oldf~shioned log cabin, for this preacher is something of a woodsnnn himself. llC****** Scoutmaster H• T. :Butler, Assistc:mt Scoutmaster Robert Raymond and twenty E1e:mbers of tha.t growing Troop, No. 15, arrived at camp Saturday and followed through an intensive two-day program of work and fun at their big cabin site over OJ} the west side. one of their r:iost enjoyable diversions was a spirited treasure hunt in which the Black Bear pa.trol was victorious. �NO. 57 Nov. 6, 1929. Camp currier is indebted again, this time to Mr. Geo. R. Kendall of Memphis, who brought as a gift to be hung up in the Headquarters Cabin a fine eight-day clock. On Sunday Mr. & Mrs. Kendall came out to the camp, as so many parents do, to bring- their son who is a member of Troop 1, and with him they brought this very welcome and useful surprise. It is pleasing indeed to have people do such nice things as this, and all such graceful acts are all the more appreciated because they are not solicited. "'******* Father John H. Shea, Scoutmaster of Troop 49, and a dozen of his scouts drove to camp in the rain last Friday for their first visit here. The day was rainy and the forecast said Hmore rain,11 but Father Shea said the boys had been look:ing forward to the trip for two weeks and 1:0uld have been greatly disappointed not to come, so he brought them. And they all proved to be good sports and good campers. They were lodged in a cabin where they could keep dry and warm, and it is well that they were so protected, for at 1 A. M. it poured down again. But saturda~r brought better weather, and they had a good time although the possum hunt they had planned for was out of the question. ******** Mr. T. E. Beard, one of the fathers of No. 19, was at camp the last week-end and built an outdoor oven for this troop which,will appreciate this added equipment. All such things, too, are pleasing evidences of the parents! interest in their sons' outdoor activities. ******** The erection of Troop 40t s fine new cabin is going on apace. Scoutmaster Austin and several of the Scouts are here every week-end, and much interest is being manifested in the building. Considerable material will be sent down this week, for they are hurrying to enclose it before winter. * * * * * * ** Troop 1 came again last Saturday, a few of the boys hiking down the highway. One good result of the rains of the day before was plenty of fresh mud for wild animal tracks, and the members of this troop took ad.vantage of that to make some plaster of Paris negatives. ******** Members of Troop 25 are now looking forward to the day when they can lock their equipment in a finished cabin. Some of them spend nearly every week-end at the work, and they are too busy at it even to go hunting. �------~--- --- - ...... --~~---·----.---- ·--- ------ CA.lV'Jl CURRIER NEWS ·' Page 2 Assistant Scout1-:1aster Gerald capers, his mbther and two other ladies, together with several members of Troop 19, were over-night caLipers in the troop's log cabin Saturday and Sunday. The boys were engaged in nature study. ******* James Marquis of Troop 37 came on a bicycle hike from his home in Memphis, thirty-seven miles, to ca1:ip currier Saturday afternoon and pedaled· back again Sunday. This you.th is an experienced bicycle rider, but he took his time this trip and r:-,erely hung up a preliciinary record for others to shoot at. It was two hours flat. ****** The foregoing was written for last week but crowded out. Since then another group of scouts of Troop lS occupied their cabin three days and caught a possur:i Saturday ni{{ht, stel'llng Adm;1s being the actual cap1tor, and Troop 40 put in a big dayts work on their new .cabin. Tuesday night of last week scout Executive Morris, court of Honor Chairman c. T. Mccaoe, Cor.r:issioner Ross A· Mathews, and Assistant to the Executive Willard Hays cane down for an official hunt, bagging two possuL~ and enjoying a wiener roast before starting hor:1e. � 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 Camp Currier Description An account of the resource This collections contains pictures and documents relating to the Chickasaw Council's camp in Eudora, Mississippi. 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 \ ~ -- - -~ --- ' - .\ , conir C · ·- ·'Jr..,1,.-...1 . IJ. ! . (-·' · l ., L '-·"" _ Number 12 Mnr. 20, 1929, After a silence of several 'ifOCks' because ca1.1p currier hos been practically deserted on account of the flu epidemic mid unfavorable weather and the uncompleted driveway on cnL!.p property in to tho headquarters cabin, this shoot 2gain has neYJs to record. First of '.1li tho con th of :March thus f0r hns produced three pleasant v1eok-onds when nur:1ercms visitors havo cor.ie to can~, cnj oyi::g tho sunshine and gladly v:elcor:::ing tho first signs of spring---swelling leaf buds, the hardiest v7ild-flower blossor.1s c~1d tho singing of birds• While tho completion of tho drivovmy ·;:ill have to wait for r.1ore settled weather, tho grovel •;1hich wr.s loid lo.st fall has become a quite passable road in as far as tho co::1 tor of tho co.mp and r.:iakes sure and easy connection •:ri th Memphis. Still prudence should be e:x:erci sed by all vi si tors not to co;:.1.e in the face of an ui1favorablo \7eather forecast or too soon after a rain. It is a plo.::isn::t duty to report additional donatio:.1s to the headquarters cabin sir... co the h'st issue of the 11ews. w. L. Gray brought dorm so De genuine Indian pot t e:ry tr.\ker: f ror.1. Indian r.1ounds, a~1d these pieces wil J. be highly treasured ·'.:!.S · .. 10st fi tti::g gifts for a backwoods cai~. There has been no solici tntio1: of such presents, but they arc none tho less greatly appreciated and will be useful i:il i::i.IJ.king th0 cm:1J? nttrc.ctivc. A:J.d lost rr<.:t~k the Goldsr::i th dop':1rt1·.10:::.t store vory thoughtfully gave a $150.00 radio reccivii1g set thc.t 1-rill holp to keep Co.mp currier in enjoyable touch w1th the outside wurld. Other frier:.ds of th0 :Boy scout :::ov0r.1.011t have si gnificd their faJ.tention of G::ikbg sidlar do~~ntions, and these likemse ·:rill be i:1ost tho.nkfully accepted. Troops 13, 19, n:1d 40 ho.ve done srn:1e cle.'::tring on tho lo.ke site, ond a nui:1.ber of trues hnve been follod there to produce logs for n new building on the spot rrhore the old Kelley cabin stood. Tho new cabin is intended for a. fm:Ji ly thnt will help look o.f ter and vrork on the carJp. scout I1eaders conter.:plo.ti::ig trips to the car.rp ·,1i th neebers of their troops are cnutioned, however, agoinst per:·.:itting scouts: to fell or disfigure trees or anything olso that is ~rowing on the lake site or any other part of tho cor-p. It should be re;:1ei::bered, also, that there is a strict order in force requirbg scouts to secure perr.:its at the )3oy scout office before starting to ca.1~1P currier, Troop 29 has be~~ the buildi~~ of a. cabin directly opposite that of No. 13, and plans to finish it before su:·:::.er. scoutr:iaster Wesley patton and l])roop co1::;ni ttee Cho.iri:-;an J. A· Stephenson, ·:ri th deleGntions of scouts, have spe:'.it several week-ei:ds at the work already and are pushina; it v.rith great enthusiasr:.. CoT~ p currier -News No. 13. March 26, 1929. Tho camp has received another welcome donation of books, El miscellaneous lot that 'dl.l help the scouts uhile away hours of indoor leisure uhen rainy weather happens to overt~kc them. Tho donor was Mr. J .• M. Walker. The bright, wnrm weather lnst s~turdny mid sunday brought rr£llly visitors to camp, including about twenty ~ho c~oo for tho first time. On Sunday the cars were coming nnd going from morning till evening, some being from considort:tblo distrmco, Troop 29 made onother \70ok .. end trip to car.1p and marked progress on their new cabin. This week, because of the school holiday on Good Friday, they intend to do o. lot of ;-,ork on tho building. The redbud trees 0re in bloor.1 and the doguood just bursting its buds, so the '1oods begins to kke on its first spring beauty dotted all over vri th pin.1.t a:1d ';1hi te spots. .Also many dormant insects and reptiles are erJerging fror:1 wintEJr quarters, but the tir:J.e for chiggers is not yet. scouteiasters pla:1:1ia,; trips to Car.;p Currier for their troops are ca.u.tioned ag0in to see to it thnt the boys who com~ nre fully inforrJed a.bout the rules of tho cowp. If those have bet.:n forgotten, it ·;d.11 be well to get infornation at the :soy scout office Dt tho time tho pcrr.1it is obtained. Boys untrt:iined in the scout use of axes should be required to leave such too ls at home. Anybody ~;;ishing to gnther ~1ild flowers · should plan hikes off the camp, and thos0 71ho may be interested in killing or making collections of vild life should do likewise. At this season the first visit to camp may be sufficiently interesting if the day is spent in the mere enjoyment of awakening nature, blooming nild flowers, bursting lenfbuds and singing birds; but each trip should bo planned beforehand ·;;i th dofini te projects to fill the time completely. The hickory loving cup is still waiting a chance to be presented to Troop 34, i7innors of last foll•s contust, but ···ith the retUrh of mild 'ileather this pleasant occasion ··,'ill not be much longer postponed.. The cup, moreover, has been skillfully hollowed out by c. H. Hutchison of the Lee Lumber company, who, scout like, did the work uithout pay as n good turn. He used to be a member of NO. 16ts troop committee and was instrumental in getting the material for the first troop cabin built on the camp. cani-p CLrrr Ler 1'!e-W$ No. 14. April 2, 19~9. A surprise gift to c~ currier last week was a filter which will be very much appreciated. rt was sent by Mrs. Walter Lane Smith of Memphis. "' * * * * Troop No. 29 has become a regular visitor at camp and its cabin is making rapid progress. * * * * * scoutmaster J. w. cooper and members of Troop NO. 56 of Eudora, Miss., went into the woods last saturday and cut and hauled a load of poles for their cabin which is planned to be built without the use of a nail. rt will be unique and in thorough keeping with the backwoods. * * * * * The cabin of Troop NO. 9 has been built up as far as the roof-plate and ought soon to be a place to livo in. This tro0p and the scoutmaster, T. J. Turner, are falling more and more in love 1;i th their location ancc already aro planning lands cape impr ov emen ts. * * * * * work has begun on the new Kelly cabin on tho S2l!le spot as the old one. rt will be occupied by a fo.mily to holp guara the camp from fires. * * * * * R· G· Walls, troop committeeman of No. 11, was at c~ '<7i th a group of the scouts last Heek-end. This gentleman hns ho.d camping experience and loves the outdoors. He kept something going throughout thoir stc-.y, c::nd the boys had n good time • .Among other activities they enjoyed a refreshing s·.-;im. NO. 16. cor11p Currier 1'levJs May 1, 1929. The last week-end trips had to contend with showers, and some Boy scouts were kept avm.y be co.use of the threatening weather, only four troops coming, os compared with eleven the week previous; but the sun caxne out Sunday D.nd brought more non-scout visitors thon usuc.l, totaling thirty-six. The troops present were Nos. 7, 21; 29, nnd 33. They came for real outdoor life. Troop 7 slept in improvised hnmmocks and pluckily stuck to this plan in spite of the fact thnt cabin shelter was offered them. The showor13 of Saturday night tested their ability to take care of themselves in the open, but they came through in fine shape. scoutmaster Ollie TUcker was in charge. * * * * scoutmaster ]riney and a bunch of troop 33 boys made their first visit to camp this spring. They pitched six tents, arii each boy did his own cooking. The showers of Saturday night drove some of them to shelter, but Senior Patrol Leader James Dallas and several others stuck to their tents cind kept themselves dry despite tho fact that the wind blew down one of their tents in the middle of the night. sund~y morning this yowig senior patrol lec:ider triumphantly remarked: "That was the first time I ever had a chance to camp out in the rain, and I didn•t want to gq indoors. We got along very well." The ditching of the tents was a new experience for these scouts, ·and some of them did not succeed in running their lovels very true; but the job was good enoug..~ to keep the water out of the tents, and next time they will know how to do better. About the first thing one member of this troop did Friday evening nas to fall in the weter nnd got his foot wet. Ne:x:t oorning ho ue.s hoarse and was sent back to Me.ophis in an automobile. * * * * scoutr.1aster Wesley Patton of troop No. 29 hf1s ordered 2, 000 brick to be delivered at cw:-;p for $15. 50 a thousnnd. .Any other troops wanting such material can get in on this low price by putting in the order without delay. The brick is to be delivered this week. Also local snnd and gravel can be obtained now. It is a good time to secure such 1:1.atcrial without the vcxncious delays that sometimes occur. * * * * R. ]3. Wilkerson., Jr., car.le dorm on the bus on Sunday and passed two boys of troop NO. 21 in cooking tests. They wore Crauford and Wilford Davis. * * * * N.!.!'. Pa.rker, Chair:r.n...--i of tho Car.:p Currier coa1i ttee, has authorized troops to cut logs on~ the lake site for use in building troop cabins. There is no charge for the logs, but they r.mst be cut under Mr. Myers direction. Troops will be reguined to secure the necessary hauling. ......... ------ . --. . -... ·--- ··--. - ~ . - No. 17. May 8, 1929. some Troop NOo 9 was at camp Friday night a..'1d Saturday, putting in some good V70rk on the roof of their new cabin. To scoutmaster T. J. Turner of this troop our hearty thanks are due for the contribution of a new kind of cwnp stool called "The Tourist", Vihich is a recently patented stool of his ow.e make.· ·'.E'his adds one more good scat to tho rather limited supPly in the headquarters cabin. The stool is not only strong i::ind good looking but also, unlike some folding stools, it collapses into the smallest possible space and cannot easily get out of order, two import[.lnt features that will appeal to all campers. ******** The last weok-ond. was a red letter occasion for Troop 29, Saturday night being the first time they have slept in their new cabin. The. latest .feature to be added is a splendid fireplace which some of the men friends of the troop worked hard to complete at this time. The cabin, which can noV7 be comfortably occupied, is 20x24 in size with a sleeping balcony above floored about three-fourths of the same space. Sonday school, under tho leadership of Scoutmaster Patton, Vlas hald in tho cabin Sunday morning Elnd a happy day was span t in the woods. ******** Troop No. 34 came down Saturday ui th enough cobblestones to build a fireplace and chir:mey in their log cabin. pln:ns have been completed for this iqportant addition to the building, and it is to bo finished in the next few weeks. scoutr.::aster Morriso:::i end Assistar1t scoutcaster Orgill acconpanied the scouts, and they did not start back to Mei:::phis until after holding a council fire after supper in the gnthering dnrkness. SoDe of the boys hnd planned to caq> out over night, but because of a threatening store they uisely concluded to postpone that ploo.sure until sou,; other ti•·.e. * * * * * * * * scoutL<asters are der.:onstratin5 the fact that the r:1ost enjoyable deys at coup are those which nre plmmcd full of interesting projects. 1· •. ' No. 18. Ccrllj p May 14, 1929. The big rally last Saturday naturally kept all :Soy Scouts in Memphis, so there is little news from here this week; yet two energetic troops, No. 29 and No. 34, hurried down to camp immediately after the rally to spend a night and a day. Troop 29 still finds plenty to do in their new cabin, working till 11 otclock Saturday night, but the time is near when they can begin to enjoy the woods in ways tho.t will toke them out of their troop headquarte.rs and introduce them more familiarly to wild nature itself. No. 34 always ha$ been distinguished as a troop of hunters and led by an enthusiastic youth very appropriately named Hunte~. Even before breakfast Saturday morning they were scouting, scantily clad, through the woods D.Ud finding things of more real interest than some groups would discover in a whole day, nmong other of their quarries being a tortoise that gave evidence of being older than the boys' fathers yet still going strong nnd probnbly good for another half century of active l'ife. It is a custom at Ca.rap Currier for thu finder of one of these reptiles to carve his nar.Je and tho date on one of the plates of its shell to see if it will stay at cw:ip and also to see how much marked it will becot~ as tho years pass, In this instance, though, tho youngster did not do the ca.rving, because ho proved to be a better finder than a keeper, as the clever animal took advantage of a chance to rJUke gocd its escape when its captor was not looking. Troop 34 also began the foundation of their cabin fireplace uhich is to be built in the southwest corner directly before one's fnce as he enters the door. * * * * * There is a great difference in scoutr.1asters, and nowhere :core noticeable than at Camp Currier where the system is to have each troop under the ir.u:1ediate control. of an adult leader. Probably it is because boys are so easily cade ha:ppy in the woods that some scoutnasters seo:o to think all that is necessary is to tak~ thc1:1 to car:p and turn ther.1 loose, yet our handbooks r:1ost earnestly try to if.!pross upon scout lenders tho inporta.~ce of having a well-thought-out prograo. of projects before ever starting on u hike or carlping expedition. The stress so earnestly laid upon this matter is for the double purpose of helping tho scoutrJaster r::iake a good ii:1pression upon tho boys and helping tho boys to have a glorious outing. Though fundar.i.ontally inportant to provide suitable fooi, bedding and shelter, the real success of the outing depends so greatly upon the projects planned and successfully carried through, that scout1:iasters are urged not to slight this :~;attar. ' It is not necessary for the leader to be a woodsr.1an, but he is in the best possible position to know what the r:ier.1bers of his troop want to do, and usually that is precisely what they ought to be allowed to do. The good psychology of saying "Yes" rather than 1'No" to boys should ever be kept in r.1ind. soretir:ies the scouts want to do sor:"ething their leader lmo\1s very little about, but this does not prevent its being adopted as a project, f .or bhe canp director is eqployed for the very purpose of helping out in such cases or . oven assuuing the entire leadership if requested. '!here is nothing in nature that cannot be enjoyed here, and this i::Jakes it wholly unnecessary and inadvisable to resort to city ga~:1es or projects. When boys aro in the woods they enjoy ther.iselvos ·oost if allowed to cast aside for the day or week-end everything that pertains to city life. Give ther..1 a chance, Mr. scoutLaster, and prove the truth of this. ···~ ·- . No. 19. 22, 1529. The next big event in Memphis scouting will be the Jamboree at camp currier on Saturday, June 8th, the next day after the close of school. * • * • The last week-end, beginning as early as Wednesday, saw representatives of the following troops at camp: nos. 7, 8, 10, 27, 29, 47 and 56. Troops 7 and 10 wore busy· felling trees for cabin logs. Troops 8. and 27 came down to camp and hike. Troop 27 was still busy on its new cabin, No. 56 was hauling logs, end No. 47 came only on Sunday for a few hours pleasure in the woods. * * * * .An uxciting ovent on Saturday was the capture of a rattfosnake noarly four feet long and having nine rattles. It was kept alive over,Sunday so that all ]oy scouts at camp might have a good look at it ~nd hear its rattle. It is to be hoped that this is the lest of this kind to be found on tho camp, 1nt never-the-less tho members of each troop should be carefully trained in giving ;first aid to victims of snakebite. * * * * This is a most alluring time of year to camp out and troops coming to Camp Currier arc learning to take c~re of themselves in the woods in a most independent nnd satisfactory mcnner. It rnined lightly Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, ond yet not D single Scout sleeping in tho open got wet or becBme uncomfort.'.:'ble, dcspi te the fact that some of the nights were quite cool. * * * * · Visitors wor...: prcsr..;nt at car;1p almost all day Sunday. Thoy aro always vory wolcomo. * * * * Cll.i-.ip cu.rrior is being used more and more as a mere camping place and point of departure for hikes into thu forests round-about. In various directions from one to five miles interesting ond instructive hikes are ·being taken by lo.rge or sr:iall groups nccor.lpanicd by the cor.1p director or othor tra.in'3d ndul t lo1.:1ders. This gives o.n opportunity for renl scouting in which the boys lenrn how to take cnro of thenselves rnd of others in the bo..ck:woods, putting into prnctice under idoo.l conditions what they learn in theory at troop meetings ot hoIJe. They aro safeguarded r:iost carefully ')lld practically and yet allowed every frcedou to enjoy their outing§ in the i7o::f thoy vmnt to di> it. canip Currier ~ev/s No. 20. May 29, 1929 .. Twenty-four ]oy Scouts will win prizes at the big J a.mboree at Ca:mp currier on Saturday. June 8, the next day after the close of school. According to scoutmaster Howard Pritchard, chairman of the committee of arrangements, who was at camp the last week-end looking over the ground, it will be the largest gathering of Memphis scouts for the sumner, a day of freedom and happiness for all, a day full of fun in the ba.cki7oods, a day of games and good eats, ui th a big treasure hunt in the afternoon, picnic suppers in the evening and a rousing council fire at night. Scoutmasters, troops, patrols and parents a.re urged to make this a real ]oy Scout holiday, the first and best of the season, when books ar.d the indoors are laid aside ond nature can be enjoyed in the most plee.sant part of the early summer. Troops are already planning to go to camp on Friday afternoon. A special invitation is extended to all parents of the ~couts to come to cany;> on Saturday oftornoon, bringing picnic s~ppers to eat wit;h ~he boys at their various cabins and tents all over the ca.mp. It will give the ~athers and mothers a chance to see the ca.mp itself and also the boys in their own qamp ~gtivities. ' - Troops are expected to pitch camp as soon as they arrive @d to enjoy their own games and hikes us they themselves may plan until Saturday Elit'ternoon. The parents are invited to come on Saturday afternoon in time to m.tncss the big, free-for-all treasure hunt set for 3 o•clock. ' ,,. ... · After the treasure hunt the several troops rrill eat supper 1,,, . . with their guests on their O'l7Il cabin sites or other camp sites which they may se- 1 ~~~ ·~··~'-· ,..,~t. ond ll:; ,iJ:~ghtfall will be the grand council fire at which the twenty-four winners will r~S~iVe their prizes. ,, In case of unfavorable weather on Saturday it is plnnnod to postpone the foregoing program until the following Monday, June 10, and v1ithout further notice. In that event those who may have come to camp on Friday should plan to stay over in camp and thus nv:ike unnecessary a return to the city till after the program has been put on, The committee of nrrl\Xl.gom0nts is cor.iposed of Chairman Howard Pritchard, commissioner Ross A. N!D.thews, Edwin Dnlstrom, and ]en Coffey, Inquire at Boy scout Rend.quarters in Memphis for. directions to Camp currier either via Bull Frog corner on the Hernando Road or Florida street and the Horn Lake road over the best highway in Desoto County, Mississippi. * * * * The meDbers of troop No. 29, while at camp the last week-end, were taken on a ~ree Stu,dy hike. Tho method fallowed was to find in the neighborho~ d of their cabin a different kind of tree for each boy present. In this way the thirteen. boys leo.rned the na.r:ies of th~Bteen trees, while to each boy was a.ss igned one particular tree with which he is/fwniliarizc himself us thoroughly as possible. * * * * Troop No. 34 began work on the concrete foundation of a fire) lace for their cabin last Saturday. * * * * Troop No. 7 were in the woods again last week-end felling lore trees for their new cabin. * * * * scoutoaster Howard Pritchard was at car:i.p sun.day considering la.us for the completion of tho cabin for his troop, No. 5. \ . f.) I - 0 ' I currier -\\\ew'S No. 21. June 4, 1929. EVerything is being put in readiness at Camp Currier for the Jamboree to be held here on Saturday, J'l.llle 8, or, in case of necessary postponement on account of unfavorable weather, on Monday, J'l.llle 10. * * * * * scoutmasters, or others who come to camp in the capacity of ]oy scout leaders, arc especially reminded, on account of the Jamboree this week, that they are responsible for informing their boys about tho requirements of tho camp and seeing to it that tho regulations are carefully.observed• Their attention is called particularly to the prohibition against taking firearms of a:n;r· description for use either on or off the ca.r.lp, for the danger is greatly increased when many people are present. Also the hacking of trees, either alive or dead; is forbidden, as well as the destruction of anything else on the camp. under the supervision of the cat.1p director trees r:iey be felled 011 the lake site, but arrangenen ts should be l'Ja(ie for that beforehand and there will be ·no tine for it on the day of the Ja.r:iboree; Water from the deep well is pure and should always be used for ordinary drinking. Also the running spring wator is fit for cooking ond is ne~.I'-er to the cabin sites of the north end • . Scouts wishing to do n good turn can be of great assistance if they will refrain from scattering paper or other trash. Paper rolled into a tight wad and thrown into a gully is well disposed of. * * * * ,.. w. J. :Barfield, Dr. Ho\mrd Curl, F· 11. Morrison, Howard Pritchard, & Thos. J. TUrner, scoutr.10.sters respectively of troops No. 27, 10, 34, 5, & 9, were at c~ the last woek-ond. Also nonbors of troops 11 2nd 40. Tho last three scoutr:iasters ucre i:mpc,rin tendb.g nnd helping uork on their cabins. Junior Assistant Scoutnaster Eclgar Gift e.nd others of No. 40 car:ie do.-m to clear off their cabin site, but they also uent suinuing and frog hunting. Four boys of No. 11 hiked oost of the way fron Menphis, and they especially enjoyed the shade and coolness of the woods uhile here, for the weather was warr.i • Dear Mr.- Scout Leaier: - *. * -·· .• camp currier' Ju.nc 17, 1929. Every nook you arc reco1v1ng, as herewith toduy, a letter of news ond information about ca.mp Currier which probn.bly is of as much interest to the members of your troop as to you, but tho fact often comes to light that some of tho Boy Scouts do not have an opportunity to rend these weekly news shoots. Only yesterday an enorbetic Boy scout of Memphis drove down to tho camp with his par0nts for tho solo purpose of inquiring whether this camp will be open all sumnor' o.nd tho car.rp director present every day to help look after the boys and especially to load then on hikes and help then in their nnturo study, When assured thnt such was the case, they said thtit tho troop to ";7hich this boy belongs wishes to corJe do;m often this sui:1uor nnd eventually to build a cabin here. If thct troop hnd boon given a chance to road the CD.L'P Currier Nows, yesterday's trip of inquiry would not have boon necossory; so will you not post tho Nous regularly in ycu.r troop's plnco of ncoting or, if tho troop does not r:ieet during tho sur.n:1er, uiJ.1 you not put tho No~1s into tho honds of sorJe boy leader uho vlill sho-rr it to tho other r.:cnbors? In this com1cction, also, please allo17 us to ronind you of a few it'lportant things, narJely: First' troops or snallor groups COL1ing to Co.L~ currier are expected to secure a perni t a.t tho office (306 En:.1kors Bldg.) before stnrting, preferably the day before. This por;~:i t is for tho purpose of nssuring tho office that the boys will have safe londorship a~d of knowing who tho lender is to be. Also that proper cquipccnt uill bo taken to shel tor the boys and keep then confortable. Furthercoro, it is &osirod to kno17 thot enough ond sufficient vuriety of food will be to.ken, and thnt o. project has been plooned that will keep tho boys busy and interested vihile thero. Ther0 hnvo boon instnncos uhon tho boys were allowed to c ot10 \'ii th nothing to shd tor thor.:, no blankets, li ttlc or poorly selected food, nnd no thing plan:rnd n1:)out l'.ihnt they should do, which a.lnos t o.luo.ys results in an unsatisfuctory trip. Socond.ly, no firoarL".s arc allowed to bo brought, al though under good leadcrShip tho boys find plenty of things to hunt nnd cotch without bodily do.ngcr to anybody. In tho third place tho caLj? director is always here nnd ready to assist in planning both work and play, to acconpany whole troops or patrols or single individuals on expeditions into tho woods that afford all sorts of beautiful and interesting bits of nature~ Also ho will pass then in tests for Merit Badges on any kind of subjects related to car-:p life Elnd nature. Cordially yours, /Jr1/v1 e > 1 ~"'° No.. 22. c~~P Currier c~ev!s~ -- I f June 19, 1929. Boy scouts have been at Camp currier every day since the close of school. Troop 29 remained here after the Jamboree until the following Wednesday, end on Thursday troop 33 returned to live in their tents until Saturday night. On ~aturday, also, one of tho new troops, No. 15, came fo~ the week-end, while mombors of Nos,. 34 and 56 wero here on· separate days. * * * Troop 33 was hero mainly for tho serious work of hotping to build their cabin~ the first one to be erected on the north side of the lake sHo. several men who are Ci vi tDns, tho spol'lsoring organization for this troop, were hero to work with the boys on Thursday, Friday, Snturday, ond Monday, and ~lready the new cabin is practically finished. '!he walls of the bu.ilding are made of Tomahawk siding, which produces tho outward appearance of a log cabin. * * * Troop No. 15 came in the :Soy ~out bus, Clll'll.J?ed out along the trail that leads to Noo 34•s cabin, slept only about the customary five hours of first-nighters, and ate a 5 o 1 clock sunday breakfast. !!:!his is a new troop whoso scoutmaster is H. T. :Butler, formerly of Dyersburg, Tenn. He hns been a Bo:t scout himself and also has had experience in leadership. '!ho members of the tTOq;> who accor:npo.niod him on this trip were Hugh :Barton, Lawrence Busby, T. J• :Byrnes, IJ:lhooas Draper, Billy Fuson, Clay Gibson, ]):lwnrd Green,· Cleo Harris, George Kenney, Erskine Lowe, ~d Albert Walmsley. The troop ~s sponsored by the :Bellevue :Baptist Church of Memphis. $Unday forenoon they inspected the Various cabins On tho cmnp, stopped long enough in No. 34ts cabin to have a twenty minute religious service, and selected a beautiful cabin site of their own where in future visHs they intend altvays to pitch their tents. They caught a ground puppy and a tree lizard, jumped a black snake which ran too fast :for anybody to overtake, and dug a box ~rtoise out of the nud. They also r:iade the acquaintance of eight trees---cucuraber, hGp hornbeun, sycar~ore, beech, sugar oa.ple, hickory, white oak, and winged eln---bef ore returning to their canping place to prepare a noonday neo.l. A big crop of blackberries is just beginning to ripen on the coqp. The boys of troop NoQ 15 were tho first to pick sor.1e, which they had for dessert $Unday noon. Occasional rains will r.nke bushels of theso finq berries for thoso who cooo to ca.op during the next few ·weeks. * * * Troop 34 p~ans to spend part of this week at CaJl'.!P improving their cabin and enjoying life in the opene The last time they were here they found a clutch of eggs supposed to be those of a reptile of some kind. '!1hey were not in a n_est but simply grouped together o·n the ground, evidently to hatch by the heat of the sun. ']hey are being kept in the hope that they will be hatched so that it can be seen what manner of creature it is. No. 23. June ?4, 1929. There were scouts at Camp currier every day the past week and two troops at once most of the time. One troop, No. 34, came ~own twice, their overnight hike being in the.nature of a sumner farewell to their scoutmaster, F~ w. Morrison, who left the latter part of the week for his old eastern home in Mass., where he will spend the summer as usual. The troop did not do any work this time, having come just to enjoy themselves in the woods and have good things to oat. * * * One scoutmaster already this surrmer has returned to Memphis s~ck from eating qanned meat that was tainted or of which he ate too much. Canned moat at best is a quostionablo food for camping out. Frosh meat is much better if it can be kept on ice, but not many campers are prepared for such good housekeeping in the woods. However, bacon is hard to boat anywhere, and it has the advontage of being easy to keep. But meat is not a necessary food if one will substitute boons for it. There is druiger, also, in eating too many beans at one tima. one person should not consume a whole can of them at once. Better divide with somebody else. * * * Scoutmaster Pritchard of troop No. 5 was at camp twice during the past week, and members of his troop were here six days. The boys spent most of the week having a good tioe, the best of which was suimning, sometimes as much as throe times a day. But sone good work was put on their new cabin which now has a roof and is far enough along to be occupied. * * * Increased oiling of tho water this year is having a narked effect on the mosquitoes. It is wise, however, to bring sooe kind of dope to keep tho strny insects off. * * * Four days were enjoyed at camp the past week by sooe menbers of troop No. 40 under the leadership of Patrol Leader Hugh :Burkett. ~is young scout is a born c~er and can keep his patrol cor.£ortable in any kind of weather, occupied and happy under all conditions. They report the catch of eight half-pound fish in the waters near car.:rp. However, they picked so l:'lany blackberries that part of then soured before they were all eaten. * * * Cnr>pers coning for the first tine ond staying only over night are often heard to renark, "I wish I had planned to stay longer". * * * Troop No. 29 spent the week-end, as usual, at caI::!J?. Near thmir now cabin they have built rustic scats for holding council fires. Sunday oorning they went on a hike to the rock spring and found several interesting bits of nature on the way. In the afternoon of that day they enjoyed visits fron several auto loads of Meqihis friends. scoutciaster Patton ond J. T· Stephenson, chairnan of the troop con~1ittee, were with the boys during thoir two dayst stay at car.1p. * * * Every Saturday afternoon, when two or noro troops are at caup and wish to indulge in a treasure hunt or other sinilar a.r.msenont, it will be arranged for then. Notice of such a desire should be given to tho canp director at least as early as the day previous, if arrwgenents have to be nade beforehand. This can 1::e done through the Meqphis :Boy scout office. Comp currier rJeds I f . July 1, 1929. TWO troops at can;p again. Members of troop 34 were here Wednesday and 'lhursday. Wednesday night they slept in their unscreened cabin and reported next morning that mosquitoes did not disturb them. It requires two days a week to oil the water at carrip and in the environs, but the good results make it worth while. Neighbors of the camp, also, have become interested in oiling and report noticeable freedom from tho :post. Troop No. 29 was represented at camp on Friday, and the boys rushed directly to the swimming hole. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stephenson, who were here Sunday, brought down a carload of neighbor boys who are not Boy scouts, that they might see the new cabin, the c~ in general ond to enjoy a swim. Mr. Stephenson, chairr.lD.n of the troop cor.mttee and who is greatly interested in the cabin, said, 11 I just had to come down". No. 29 is the first to have a troop treasure hunt at Car.lp currier. It will be held on the 4th of July as a part of the dedicatmvy progra.o for their new cabin. Tb.one will be coqietition between the three patrols of the troop in this treasure hunt, and it pror.rl.ses to be a lively contest. Hunter cox, a student at Ole Miss and an ex-Lone Scout, was at tho caop sunday afternoon. He and his brother both were Lone scouts in this conounity before Caop currier was established. Tho other brother is ·now a student at Harvard, l!l1d they both retain a keen interest in scouting. Their father. w. w. cox of tho Eudora neighborhood, is a rJer.1ber of Chickasaw council and of the CaJJp currier C or_-rd t too. · The swir:ir~ing hole at en~ is attracting considerable attention lllld providing both fun ond cor.;.fort ns a hot weather feature. Tho water is over tho heads of li ttlo scouts and docp enough for large boys to swir_i. rt has no appreciable current, ®d yet there is a steady stroorJ of cool water constantly running into and out of it. It can be used as r_'Jany tir.'lCs a day as the boys wish. canpers should not neglect to bring fresh fruit, for those who do are usually howling for sor.1e before they have been at caq> nore than two days. 1here are plenty of wild blackberries to be found just now, but nothing is nore wholesone and appetizing in su.r.iner than all kirils of fresh fruit, the kind you like best, and it is not hard to keep it inc~. Moreover, it is a serious oistake to rely too nu.ch on canned goods, nnd it-is the sign of an inexperienced Cal:!>or. No. 44. July 10, 1929. This year Camp currier had the biggest Four th of July week in its history. There were seven troops represented at camp during the week, an average of ore a day, and as many as four troops at the same time. * * * Troop 29 had set July 4 as the date to dedicate their new cabin, but although they were here two days the boys were having such a glorious time celebrating the Fourth with firecrackers and otherwise, swimning, hiking, and treasure hunting, that Scoutmaster Patton found no time for the dedicatcr y ceremony, so they had none except the prayer of the pastor as the crowd of scouts and grownups sat down to their Thursday eveni~ picnic feast. Since th.e completion of their cabin scoutmaster Patto:p. has been figuring the problem eats down to a fine point, so that he now is able to provide excellent meals at 15 cents apiece, and all that a hungry boy wants to eat, too. / There were no police regulations to act as a k~ll-joy in tbe use of Fourth of July fireworks, so the boys made the woods ring with their cannonading, and yet everything was done with so much care that nobody was hurt. TWenty scouts were present and they had thirty-eight visitors, making a merry group of fifty-eight who enjoyed the big day together. The three-mile treasure hunt was won by the ]lack ]ear patrol including Eugene Early, ]onner Ragland, Edward Eldridge, Paul Link, Eugene Grissom, and Farris Novel. They made the round in fifty minutes. perhaps.some other troop has a patrol that would like to challenge these Black ]ears for a treasure hunt. * * * scoutmaster Wm. J. ]arfield was down for two days with part of his troop, No. 27. '!hey had a gc;iod program and a pleasant out]rg. * * * Messrs. D. T· Griffith and H. L• ]eardsley of the tropp committee of No. 33 were here two days and a group of the scouts under the lead~rship of Jimmie Dallas spent three days at camp working on their recently inclosed cabin. * * * Troop No. 38 enjoyed its first over-night caniping visit at Camp currier the last week-end. R· ]. Wilkerson carne as scout leader, and the boys were busy every minute of the time. They broke the record by putting in a full ' nights sleep the first night out. They hiked, swarn, and feasted on blackberries of their ovm picking. * * * Troop No. 8 came without an adult leader, but under the direction of the cam,p director they spent two happ~ days. At present this troop has no scoutmaster. NO. 44. July 16' 192 9. 11 '1.b.e swimming hole is fine~ was the comment made by some older :Boy scouts who drove down Thursday to try it out; "and the highway is in excellent condition, too'! , Yes, the road from Memphis to Ca.mp currier is really the best one in Desoto County, Mississippi. .Any car can bring you down to cail!J? in less than one hour• * * * Found on the camp: A pair of opera glasses and as n .... ver case knife. * * * IJ!P.e May apple season is ate a dozen last sun.day. When one knows how to pick really good, too; and it's fun to hunt them. * * * on. Qne :Boy scout found and out the edible part they are Five troops were at the camp during the past week, some of them for a stay of several days. One bo,w remarked: "I used to think it \7aS dull at camp currier, but I have found out different. II * * * 'lb.e Civitan troop, No. 33, spent three days in their new cabin over tho \7eck-ond. On SUnduy, too, some of the troop committee came domi. and had some excellent pictures taken. T\7enty-three members of the troop nere present as well as the scoutmaster, Chester :Briney, ond some parents of the boys. All are justly proud of their no~ cabin. * * * one Boy scout came down last ~eek who was never allow" ed to visit it befo:re. If parents who are bnckm.ird about letting their boys come to the back.woodi3 uould themselves c01~1e down to inspect it they would lose all their fears. It is fc:tr so.fer than the city of lvlor:iphis in every uay that one may wish to compare the two places. It is true that down here the boys are allowed the greatest freedom; the~ can go as scantily clad as the laws of cor.mon decency perin:i t; they swim in the oost comfortable bathing suits ever r:iade, provided by Mother Nature; they can drink excellent cous r.U.lk, buy fresh vegetables in the neighborhood, and pick their own fresh fruit. last for a week or two yet. in having them on the oenu. * * * The big crops of blackberries and Way apples wiilil There is as ouch fun gathering them as satisfaction * * * scoutoaster Pritchard and his right-hand helper, Perry Pipkin, brought their wives .down to visit the boys of their troop, No. 5, who did a little 1:io re work on their new ca bin last week-end. * * * $Un.days are suitably spent at canp. There is a short religious service every Sunday morning at 9 o'clock for all Boy scouts or their parents who may wish to attend. Also, in the neighboring village of Eudora there is a forenoon $Un.day school of the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist denomination, as well as evening]. Y. P. u., Epworth League, and y. P. s. c. E· Eoy scouts are welcooe. * * * All kinds of hikes and backwoods am.isements are available at camp currier at a oooent•s notice. According to the boys' strength, physical condition and personal inclination they can lie in the shade (and this is recoorJended at IJ:!.dday), cavort in the cool water, hike through. the £orest for one mile or ten, and sleep like babies at night. * * * Troop No. 27 intends to begin on their proposed cabin the next tioe they cooe down. (J . T·~. -. ··I· ·Ne\1\15- NOa 45. comp Ct1rr1e-r ' ' July ?4,_1929 .. Only two troops to be reported at camp this time, but three boys were here the whole vveek and kept something going every day. The c01-veriience of having one's own cabin is a real advantage in every_ way, not the least of which is that the parents of tenderfoots arc more willing to let their sons coroo in all kinds of weather. A place to swim, also, is a very groat attraction for tho boys themselves in warm weather, because it insurus bodily comfort as well as addir:g materially to each day•s program. * * * A lot of Boy scouts v;ho froquon t the camp arc leam·-ing how to take care of themselves so rrell in the >1oods that ver.1 little is over heard about chiggers causing any discomfort.. The careful cnmper knons ho11 to avoid them. * * * Troops 5 rui.d 33 plan to make improvements at their c~bins during the present week. * * * The heavy rain did nothing but good on camp Currier and 11as followed by a second heavy sho\l'or, both of uhich delayed the heymaking 'but will stimulate the grass to renewed growth and greenness. * *· * considerable vms done on Kelly Cabin last week so that it presents the appenrance of n real home once more. The roof is ·nearly finiShed. * * * camp currier is having a chance this summer better than ever before of fulfilling its mission of being a reel, ·every- day, nearby, backvroods camp vrhich Me!I\Phians can reach at any time ui thin an hour af tcr leaving home. The camp director 1 s constant presence there results in the perfect protectim of the camp so that it is enjoying entire freedom from poache:rs of any kind. Nobody but :Boy Scouts, their fam:Ues and viti tors come to the camp ooy more, and they are always assured of being properly received9 their needs provided for, their comfor·t insured, and their program of activities assisted in every way. * * * Aug11st usually is the month for longer encampments than usual at camp currier, a time '\7hen the boys and their scoutmaster come to spend at least a week of their vncation together here living in tents. This year, better than ever before, they can do this Vii th the prospect of finding other troops here at the same time and the assurE'.J.1co of inter-troop activities that add to the interest of each dnyt s prograr.1. * * * Along with as much fun as a boy wishes to indulge in· he finds no end of v:oodcraft a;r.d nature study if he is so inclined. The amount of it is limited only by his ability to find it, and in c2se he is too tenderfooted to shift for himself he always coo go d th groups of others or be accompanied by the camp director \7ho is ready to give his tir.1e to one individual just as willingly as 'to many. Indeed the.re are oany advantages in traveling by twos. * * * '.[he boys who come to camp currier, including some who never came before this SUL'lr.1er, are discoTering that, besides the pleasures of the camp itself, it is surrounded by such extensive forests that they can hike off the camp in several directions just as r.iany miles as they LJa.Y wish or are able to travel and finding wild woods all the way. This makes the c~ proper more of a headquarters, a starting point, to which they can return at the end of the day to enjoy it~ honelikeness. CaTTjp Currier -NevJs No. 46. Jtily 31, 1929. Fishing is the latest developnent at Camp Currier. It began last week-end and has been found to be real sport. T. J. Byrnes of troop 15 has t re distinction of catching the longest fish thus far, eight inches. He had never caught one b.efore. Another fisherman caught fOUl' feet of fish out 0f the swimming hole last Saturday in ono hour. The kinds arc catfish and different varieties of perch, and they bite as if nobody had ever fed them before. Tw~ fisherman caught enough at the swimning hole to ma...'lt.e a meal for six. Grub worms seem to be the best bait, but gr'lsshoppers do very well and are more :plentiful. For three years tho :soy scouts have been dreaming about swimming and fishing at this caI!lp, and how, presto! these sports already are reality and so attractive as to hold the center of the stage. * * * Five tr.oops uere at Ca.nr.9 the past \7eek, covering all seven days, and at least two troops were present every do.y. ~; * * Troop 5 already is enjoying its new cabin, and the merit badge.:.; test· on bird study r;as passed 'i;he last ucek-end by three of its members; Thurman Crawford, Osborn Bradley, and John Slater. * * * scoutmaster H. T. :Butler and ten members of his troop, No. 15, came into c~ on the :Boy scout bus lnst Saturday a.nd returned to Mcr:iphis Sunday afternoon. Their project for this visit was cleaning of·f their nenly chosen cabin site, and they did a very good job of it. They also sue,m, fished, and :pnssod tests. * "* * As this good ne\1S proba.bly will" e;1ttract. increased numbers this week-end, please reaA the followmng before you start: the fish already caugl~t have been as large as one•s he~d and on down to half that size, but that is large enough to cook and the quality is fine. '!he fishing stream is small, so only a short fishing rod is needed not longer than six or eight feet. You will be expected to fish only >Tith ordinary hook ruid lino. Fisherman, also, 111ill be ex:pected to catch only ns mu.ch as they Tiill cook and oat while at camp. Furtherrr.ore, in view of the larger numbers that will be coming to CalI!l? now, it is more important thm ever that each group of Boy scouts coming do'l7Il shall be nccorr::poniod by their scoutmasters or other adult ruid real scout leaders. Fishing hours will be limited as follows: From daylight until 9: 00 A. r,1. and from 5 p. M. till dark. swimming hours, also, will be limited for the present to one hour at a time between 9 A. M. ond 12 otclock noon and between 4 p. },,Z. to 7. Of course, the fishing wi 11 be limi tod to scouts. Harry c. Myers, Ca.mp Director. Aug. 7, 1929. Troop No. 10 pulled into camp Sunday morning for their 4th annual eight-day encampment. It required the Boy Scout bus and half a dozen cars °Vl transport them. It would be ha~a. to beat this troop for genuine camping, and t.Ley wUl help make it interesting for other troops that may be here this week. On +Jha absence of their scoutmaster, Dr. Howard Cu:cl, who is snending the summer in the nc)J.'th, the troop is fortun&te and hr-:ppy to have with them their former scoutmaster, c. D. Kennedy, and his r:ife whose home is in st. Lou.is. * * * scoutmaster Roger Stanley, with part of his troop, No. 19, :::pent two days at camp this week. Thoy caught som0 fish, but lack of proper bait r;revented their having much luck. Rowover, they !ID.do up for this with two good bli'rir.:irning periods every day. The scoutmaster is himself a woodsman and kept the boys l•1;,.sy both days with an interesting program. Tho night they nerc ti;ere 111as ideal for star-gazing, and an hour or more was spout on tho headquarters ova1 studying the heavens, particular attention being given to throe constellations which seemed to be quite well learned. One morning they 1110nt on a tracking hike that proved very interesting and revealed some ~ights of nature IThich none of them had seen before. * * * Troop NO. 41 of Hernando, Miss., came for their first visit to Cam,p currier last week. They made straight for the swimming hole which natural~ Y is growing in popularity. "VJe went on an overnight hike to the Coldwater river ·l. few weeks ago11 , said Scoutma.ster McKee, 11 but, strange to say, \1e found no good :olace to swim. This little place, though, is ideal and you can see how the boys enJoy it. That little strear.1 of pure spring rTater keeps it sanitary." The first day this troop was in carr:p they were visited by two of the troop committeemen, G. c. Mingee and J. K· Tipton, who hiked over the camp almost like youngsters ond helped select a cabin site. ~t night the boys studied the stars a little while, but a whole day in the woods made them too sleepy to stay mmk.e long. The next ~orning•s r:iail brought theti a surprise in the shape of a letter in a long business anvblope. It came from their troop co11.1f.1i t tee visitors of the day before, stating that they he.d made a canvass of the business men of Hernando 11ho had contr:4buted so liberally that the r.loney for their proposed cabin nas already raised. scoutf.'.aster McKee had to return home the.t day, as had been :::lanned for the troop; but the boys wanted to stay longer, so they were allowed to ·erra in over another night. on leaving, Mr. McKee said: "We shall begin building our ::abin without delay, and intend to finish it before school opens." * * * The last week-end has seen soma good work done on the doors end windows of Troop 5 • s cabin so that now they have the build.ing inclosed. * * * Troop cor.JL1itteer.1an Krivcher of No. 25 11as at canp sun.day and announced that this troop already has sufficient Eoney to build their new cabin. v1ork on which will be cor.oenced this week. Mr. Krivcher saw senator s. ]. Dean, the Eudora merchant, while here and eng£ged of hin the brick necessary for the fireplace and chir.mey of the proposed cabin. As several other cabins will want such r:m.tcrial this sura~er, Mr. Dean will ship in a carload of brick this week-and will deliver sar:B at the cabin sites of troops that put in orders in tine to rJake delivery before the end of the ueek. Troop 25 has decided to build its cabin of Tot'la.hawk siding, the new and popular imitation log cabin naterial, and it is their intention to finish the building this nonth. . .... ~ .. . " ---.------------ - -- -- Jo. 48. Aug. 20, 1929. ]ecause the usual :Boy scout news was not issued last week, G~is report must cover a fortnight. Week before last one of the big events of the summer was troop No. lO•s annual eight-day encampment, which has become a regular feature at camp currier. "It was the best encampment WO have had yot, 11 said George w. :Bell, JllO of the assistant scoutmasters upon whom with Ed Shelton rested the responsibility because of the absence of the scoutmaster, Dr. Howard curl. At tho edge of tho woods on tho east side of the meadow in front of troop No. 5's neV! ca.bin worG set U:9 tho nj.nc pup tents, two wall tents for hospital and officers quarters and a larg~~ k~. ':;ehen tent. A new addition to the kitchen equipment was an ice-box excoll8ntly hJme-ma.de by tho troop before coming down. Their canw p~esented an interesting sight, whether it was at sunrise with the boys rolling out in response to tho bugle, at noon when the chow line of ravenous Scouts was. marching past the bench of stearnrhng victuals, in the afternoon when everything Vl'as in g_u:i.et ord.or under tho disinfecting rays of an August sun while the boys rested in tho shade, after supper when all sat in a circle around the nightly council fire, or at taps 11hen ca.ch tent uas alight uith a candle in a homemade tin-can candlestick, a piece of handicraft taught by c. ]. Kennedy, the ex-scoutmaster uho spent four days of tho week as a visitor at the camp of his old troop. George ]ell and Ed Shelton, the two assistant scoutmasters in cha~ge, grew up in this troop~ A few years ago they were timid tenderfoots, but they have developed into leaders of whom Chickasaw council is proud a.nd to whom the 9arents of the younger boys ought to give an annual vote of thanks. In an informal and probably unconscious way tho friends of tho troop did that this sumr:ior, for on Sunday, August 4, ten visitors came <iorm from Menphis. On \icdnesday there \7ere eleven visitors; on ~hursday, ten; Friday, t~o; Saturday, nineteen; and sunday, thirteen. Ed Shelton, r;ho had charge of the kitchen, used the scouts in details of three to help him and to learn h0\7 to cook. Each detail was on duty for three meals handrunning, and then their kitchen duties were furnished for tho week. Each boy paid $5 for the expenses of the eight-day outing.,, This amount paid for not only transportation and all their food, including :r:iany complimentary meals for their guests, but also bought a nUDber of new kitchen utensils and the naterial for their new ice-box. George Bell had charge of the hospital tent an.ong other duties, but the casualties of the week were no more serious than a few Di.nor scratches and bruises. Every norning the boys were given setting-up exercises and then they trooped down to the spring stream for a dip _before breakfast, with the result that everybody was up and coning throughout the week, playing, hiking, suin:iing, and boxing. A series of playground ball gar.1es was played with the Eudora troop, No. 56, with two victories for No. 56 a..vid one for No. 10, but the Memphis troop pronises to reverse this next sumr:ier. Saturday night scoutr.:iaster J.W. cooper of troop No. 56 and his boys attended No. 10ts council fire when a lively prograr.i was put on, including the antics of "Miss Williacsll, v1ho net and was introduced to the Eudora scouts on their way to the council fire. * * * Scoutnaster Howard pri tchard and sone of his troop r:ienbers were at car:rp two days, and now their new cabin is under lock and key. * * * '.:..2- scout Thomas Brawley of troop No. 27 pedaled doVln to the ca.mp Sunday, August 11, on a fifty-mile bicycle hike. After drinking a quart of cool milk he rested an hour and then pedaled back home again. He brought the neus that troop No. 27 is planning a big treasure hunt at Camp currier on September 14. Scoutmaster Barfield never fails to ha7e a well planned program for his troop 1 s visits to the camp, and as a result the boys are always up on their toes and have a good time. lone bicyclist, troop, No. 33. cope trained on * * * on his way to camp Thomas Brawley was overtaken by another earl crutchfield, who rem~ined over night in the new cabin of his earl and the camp director spent the early evening v;i th the telesthe moon and then went frog-gigging. * * * one nerr troop seckj_ng a cgbin site-'\7ished to know if NO• 50 would release theirs, but Scoutrn&r,ter Arnold Houston of the Collierville troop ;7rote back that his boys are no17 cutting cypress logs at home and \7ill soon haul them to Camp Currier, .a distance of forty miles, to build a cabin there. A cypress cabin ~ill be a novelty at this camp. * * * G. c. Mingee, the well-known agricultural agent for Desoto county, has been chosen to tnke charge of No. 41 ts building operations and will J.oubtless put up an attractive cabin. All the merchants of Hernando .are behind this project, and it will be the pride of the town. * * * During the last two ueeks fourteen troops have been at Jcmp currier for periods ranging all the way from one to six dcys, and often several ~;roops were present at the same time. Also, the last tv70 Sundays have been marked by many visitors. Last Sunday the first car arrived at 7:30 A. Ivh and the last dc:, ca rted after sunset, from tvlO to five being at camp throughout. the day. One car brought a party of six, including a Memphis couple, parents of a Boy scout rrho Here unwilling to send their son to the backwoods camp '· i thout investigating first \7hat sort of place it is. On departing the ulOther said: nwe are satisfied. Our son may come, and we ourselves shall come back, too. rt is P fine, safe place for boys~ * * * The past fortnight has sceri the now cabin of troop No. 25 assume the appearance of a real building.. scout Leo Kornik, with Abe Krivcher and a varying nur:iber of troop members, has boon at camp r:iost of the tine. They have had a few days help from t:VW local laborers, end one day scoutrJas tor J. D. Marks and the father of Henry Leh1'18Jl cane down and rendered valuable assistance. * * * The past week has seen building ~aterial hauled to the crunp for troops No. 19, 25, 34, and 41~ tmd !or the new Kelley cabin. rt also has seen the :Burris cabin filled vath hay Dnd the road to senator neanis gravel pit reJ_, aired $) that the cheap sand and gravel are now obtainable and the camp road gravt; ling contract can be co~leted. * * * scoutmaster F. w. Morrison of troop No. 34, who spent the sur.ir.1er in the East, was a visitor last Sunday and brought a fine English hiking compass as a gift to the ca~ director. EXtensive interior inprovements are planned for No. 34ts cabin this fall. * * * Two CTenbers of troop No. 45, who were at camp a few days last week, including the unusually cool night, resorted to a new wrinkle in order to !rnep warr:i. Sy.retching a canvass across two parallel logs, they heated a mwber of stones and placed then under the canvass, on which they slept in cor::lfort under a 11 their bedclothes as covers. No. 50. corrip currier-News . s._~ w. 19a1 More than any other equal period d'iring the summer, the week before last was characterized by construction work at Camp Cu.rrier, though .some of the troops present (there were nine al together) cani(;j only . to camp, hike, fish, swim, and eat watermelons. * * * * The newly started cabin of Tro::ip No. 4.1 had its walls nearly half .way up, with the door and wine.ow frames in place Friday nitll.t. :AlSo the cy:press shakes for the roof had boe~1 hau.led from: near MooretoJm in DeSoto county ten miles from the cam;;i where they were bought for $1.00 a hundred at the stump. These are bedutiful boards, mid other troops wanting to put on cypress roofs can ~et any quantity at the same price. * * * * Troop 34, happy with its ner: stone firepla.ce, has been putting its subfloor in condit;ion for the laying of tho top floor which will be an improvemunt of the near future. * * * * Five members of Troop No. 50 wer~ brought to ca.mp by th0ir Scoutmaster, Arnold Houston, on vvodnesday and spent the remaindt.r of the week h.;;re camping end making preparation for the beginning oftheir now ca.bin at a log-rolling planned for tho following Monday. In the meanti: c:ie their logs, which are cypross, werl:.l hauled from the troop's homo at Collierville, Tennessee. Boys from Kornik,wero nt ca.mp iug o~ their cabin. and chimn.ey. * * * * Troop No. 25, under the leadership of Leopold threc: days early in tho week putting the roof sheetThey also hirod a mason to build their fireplaco * * * * Five members of Troop No. 5 wdre at camp throe days, They bu.:s.icd themselves a bout the new cabin, a;;.d. two of them passed the test fo:r the; camping merit badge, The~.r Scoutmaster, Howard Pritchard, brow,ht them down Thursday and came for them Saturday nkht. * * * * ... A patrol from Troop no. lS, tmder the l.:;adership of Assistro1t scoutrnc.ster Gerald Capers, car.le to ca.mp satu.rdny ni.e:ht and stayed over Sunday. They fished, swam and feasted 0:1 lllll.scadines, * * * * Sunday !llorning ten int:.n;bers of Troop No. 8 arrived in a truck to ir~trOduce their now Scoutr·.aster, FrE'.n~c L0uckes, to Camp Currier for a stay·· of two days. Like ru1y troop tLnt has buen without a Scoutmaster for so long, No. 8 is on its toes now to prove itself one of the most active troops in Mrn~1phis. Most Of thc.se boys en~oy life in the outdoors, and. they are fortunate in getting an outdoor r,1an for a leader. * * * * Assistant scoutniaster George Ham nnd his brother, Hope, were at ca.:·;p on SU.nday looking at the new ca'l::lilns that have sprung up this year. Their Troop,No. ·11, has an excel:i.ent concrete en.bin foundation that was laid during the s·coutr.:m.s tership of A. s. Fry. Also a large rick of cobblestones to be used in the lower half of their cabin walls, and it is their in ton ti on to complete the building this fall. The plans and location of their ca.bin &re calculated to r.w.ke it one of the most conspicuous buildings on the carJ._p. * * * *· The ninth troop represented .at caup this WL:ek was No. 56 of Eudora. No. 51 17 I 1929 The big event of week before last was troop No. 41' s ~M -·f.ashion.Bd.. log rolling. On Saturday evening the scoutmaster, Arnold Houston, arrived with more scouts to join those who had been at camp several days and to make ready for the fathers, mothers and friends who began to come early Monday mcrning. some of tnese had been here before, but for others it was the first visit, for the;y live forty miles away. It was a busy day for the men and boys, and before night some of the former were thoroughly tired. Most of the forenoon was spent in putting down a foundation of readyrnade concrete blocks and in sawing of logs to certain lengths. At noon it was a pleasu:re to turn to the attractive picnic lunch which the ladies had spread in varied abundance, and after a brief rest the manual laborers returned to their job with a determination that resulted in fourteen of the largest logs being put in place, carrying the walls of the building to nearly half their intended height. I This is the largest single-day acco~lishment of any troop in the beginning of its cabin. * •. * * * * * * * * * The same week, also, was one of marked accomplishment on the part of troop No. 41, for on Saturday night their new cabin, the material for which was all standing in growing trees a month ago, was all up and roofed in. While the members of this troop are to be congrat~.ated, they owe a grateful vote of thanks to scoutmaEter McKee and Troop committeemen Mingee and Tipton for their enthusiasm and actual manual labor~ * * * * * * * * * * * Last Friday was the first day in many weeks that no scouts were at camp currier. *********•** It is a pleasure to announce that the graveling contract at camp currier has been finished, so that automobiles now have the best hardsurface highway in Desoto county connecting the Headquarters cabin with the City of Memphis. No more danger of being stuck or sliding into the ditch. The traveling time is less than one hour. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Scouts from five different troops were at camp currier over the last week-end, but during the first part of the week there were none because school has begun. This is quite different from the summer vacation season, but it allows more work to be done in camp improvement and upkeep. * * * * * * * * * * * * A week-end two-night visit from troop No. 27 deserves special mention because it was such an enjoyable one. This troop arrived at camp after dark Friday night and started back to Memphis immediately after breakfast Sunday morning so as to atte.nd Sunday School at home; but the fun began several weeks before last Friday night because the outing was being planned and prepared for at least a month before the red-letter day. scout- 1.1;-, q t~J~~ is wise enough to know that it is almost as enjoyable~_,. vf t J. ;J ready for such an occasion as this as it is to actually take part in it. A,;:''"·~">~'<!: ;.,'' This Scoutmaster, also, is a rμethodical man, and therefore every hour of the trip from Memphis back to Men~his was packed full of a systematic program. As a result of all this his boys were on tiptoe for the big event days before the date set, and their time at carno was one of incessant '''•· /, ;': ; .. ~. , ,·f':' .. .·r,: •'I · abtivi ty and1pleasure~ Thanks to Mr. Ba;rfield• s 1 disc'ipl~r:ie the Scouts went . , to .bed eai'ly and actually slept well the first night despite their excite- • Anent over the· events of the following day. +tarly next morning everybody was upt had eaten a hearty bre~fast, arid the cooking utensils were cleaned by 7 o•clock. The next thing was a ~wo~h:o'\.li' hike. The latter part of the f:orenoon found them felling the first 'trees to make logs for a cabin .they will1 build this fall. This timber cut- · .. ting was followed by a swim, after which they cooked and ate dinner and . rested unt.il 2 o'clock. Until 3 p. M· they played light glU!les arid then tjle · ·t;reasure hunt, the big event o_f the day, began. T"-o patrols participated in this; namely1 .the Eagle patrol with NJ:cCarrol:\, as lead.er and Sam Ap::p:)..ebaurn, Earl :Baker,-_Harold HtHtbger, Wi.ley Hutchins en6.. Stanley Martin; and the Black Bears wit,h Tho·!aae Brawley as loader and Robert Butler, Cecil Bunnell, Dick Easley and John Oates. They followed two, separate trails of two miles each, and the Black Bears ccvered the distance in forty-five r,1inutes. Eight minutes later the Eagles eqne in, delA.yed a little "because one runner had hurt his leg. But the fleetest patrol answered one question incorrectly and, as the other patrol's a:1swers were all right, it was the Eagles that won after all.. i:rhe actual t:'easure, a fountain pen, was found by Dick Easley; but each menber of tbe Fir,r.ing patrol received a first prize, while every one _of the runners-up was g:..ven a consolation prize. For a wonder, nobod_y grouched about the trail, and the race really was a close onel All then went swir.rr:d.ng again, and after that came supper. several of the boys took cooking tests, a..'1d o.t 7 :30 the council fire began. The program was lively from start to finish, and was followed by a surprise, a freezer of ice cream. .Jl.fter that the treasure hunt prizes were presented, and everybody was glad to "hit the hay.u Sunday morning breakfast was finished before 7 o•clock, the camping site was policed, cooking kits and bla..'1ket rolls were packed, the bus honked, and all were off to the city, waving goodbye and promising to 11 r.iturn for four days at Thanksgiving tine. n * * * * * * * * * * * Assistant Executive Willard Hays and District Commissioner Robt. G. Wilkerson were over-night cmnpers at camp the last week-end. * * * * * * * * * * * Last Sunday brought another long procession of visitors, the majority of whom wanted to "see that new ca-bin of the Hernando troop, 11 which is attracting much attention and receiving many compliments. No. 52 l Sept. 26, 1929. FOtT1TD: At the camp the last week-end. A good knife, a finger ring, a canteencover, a civilian hot, and a neckerchief. Owners should phone to the office to claim their property. * * * * * * Seven troops were at camp the last week-end, and three of them had big doin 1 s. Saturday was dedica'tion de.y for the Civitan cabin, Troop No. 33. The Scouts came to the camp in the :Boy scout bus Friday evening. Early in the afternoon their guests, EH .. •.:tbers of the Civitan Club and their wives, began to arrive, and at 4 o t clock the formalities commenced. First the official photographer, ILL. Beard8ley 1 shot the compa.'1y in various groups, and then Iv1r. Harry Loring Clarke took charge of the ceremonies. He introduced :B:.11 (Fi. L.) Owens, pres5.den t of the Ci vi tans, who very gracefully pros on tod the fine, new cabin to the troop. Dr. J.J. Walker, pastor of the East End Christian Church, made the dedicatory prayer; and Chester Briney, as Scoutmaster, formally accepted the troop1s backwoods home. Scout Executive Gordon Morris gave a congratulatory talk, and Jirrrw:ie Dallas, who has be6n the senior patrol leader during the past year, finished the program as the representative of tho boys themselves. Th0 company was then invited to anothur part of tho cabin sito where a light lunch was served while the boys put on an interesting exhibition of scout activities. The Civitans have done a fine thing for Troop 33, and sev0ral of tho club 1s m0mbcrs, who modestly keep themsolvos in tho background, are deserving of special credit. If this troop d%s not make .a good showing in camp life. accom.plishments, it will not be the fault of their sponsors. The new officers of the troop for the present season are: Roy Hearn, senior patrol leader; Robert creagi.1, Claude MclTew, Jimde Dallas and John Creagh, patrol leaders. They were presented to tho:i.r Memphis visitors in a formal v1ay; they had char.ee of the patrol performances as their f-Uvsts ate refreshments; and upon them rests the responsibility of making a. camp record this year in keeping with their home in the woods. ****** Rec<:Jn tly by mistake the nem.:e of this camp has appct1.red in print several times as "Currie", but it is hoped that nobody will be misled into calling it that instead of its real name, camp Currier, which alread;ir has so much fine sentiment wrapped up in it. * * * * * * Saturday also brought the long anticipated complimentary barbecue for Troop No. 34, winners of the last Camp Currier Contest. The excitement began Friday morning when the pig was butchered. Soon after school the sane day Hugh Burkett, the vetvran camping patrol leader of Troop No. 40, arrived with seven other members of the troop to barbecue the pork that night and serve the feast next day. This they did in perfect fashion, taking turns in three-hour tricks from dusk until breakfast. time. Next morning brought other r.1ernbers of both troops, and at 5 o'clock in the af tcrnoon forty-seven feasters sat down to the following menu: ]8Xbecued pork, buns, potato salad, cookies l'nd apples mixed v1ith good cheer nnd followed by a short program. First the coveted hickory loving-cup was presented to the victors, pnd in accepting the trophy for his troop Scoutmaster F.VJ. Morrison said they would rather have it thnn El. silver cup. They will give it the place of honor in their troop room, and the 11 Chief11 intimated that they intend to ke0p it there, defending it against all on-coners. IJ:'his is a fine fighting "Spirit, but several other outdoor troops purp©se to give the present possessors a ··~" hot r11.ce for the honors in the a::mroaching conteRt. l , 1~e\1\/S NO• 53 Oct. 1, 1929 Three be:- rskin floor rugs coCJ.stitute a most appropriate and welcome donation to the furnishings of the headquarters cabin last week by Mrs. Walter Lane Smith of Memphis. This is the second time that N:rs. Snith has thought1ully added to the equipment of this building, and her interest i'- very mu.ch appreciated. *******"' Crowded out from last week's news was the visit of Rev. w. L. Norris, the scoutmaster of 'I'roop 4.-3. He was accompanied by Assistant scoutmaster Bonnie G, Hill and Warren 1-1.llen, the newly chosen senior patrol leader. They selected as a cabin site the point next south of No. 111 s concrete foundation and intend to begin the erection of an old-fashioned lo{": cabin in the near future. ****"'*** Five troops have been at camp the last week-end. * * * * * * *·* The troops that have the most enjoyable outings at Camp currier are those that come with definite plans about what the;y- shall do while here. suggestions for such programs are contained in the fall contest point-sheet, and whether or not a troop wishes to t1;ke part in the contest the scoutmaster will find here some activities in which his boys may take an interest. Other boys do, and there is sufficient variety for all tastes. ******** Scoutleaders Willard Hays, Robert Wilkerson a..~d Carroll Wells camped out over Saturday nif;ht at camp Currier. * * * * * * * * The most interest'ing and most beautiful season of the year at camp Currier begins with the month of October. Then it is that the annual fall contest starts. The chiggers and the mosquitoes are gone. Wild fruits and nuts are ripening. And, best of all for the average boy, October brings the open season for possU!ns. There is a private possum hunt scheduled for Wednesday night of this week, and the first regular Saturday night hunt will be on the night of October 5th, * * * * * * * * Troop 25 has made great progress on its new cabin during the pc.st fortnight,. They expect to move in this month. The boys of this troop have done sorno hard work on their backwoods home, and no troop in Chickasaw council is more pleased with the prospect of heving such a happy hang-out at Camp Currier. As soon as they become settled they expect to enjoy caril> life to the full and all the year round. * * * *. * * * * Troop 56 spent Saturday evening at Camp Currier and enjoyed cooking supper around a campfire. This troop has been going into the woods on Saturdays since school began, and they report that half enough logs already have been cut to build their cabin. i:rhe troop is growing, too. can1p curr1er No. 54 i ! Oct. 8, 1929 The first possum hunt of the season was out of the ordinary because ladies took part. It was the idea of qome of the old.er :nembers of Troop 10 - Ed Shel ton, Cecil McDonald, Raymond Owen, Thomas Gaines, Harold Gowdy, George Jones and Harry Rogers. Their guests were their former Scoutn1astcr, c. B. Kennedy, and his wife, Mr. and Mrs • .Andrew -lohnson, and Misses Ruth :Brennon, Tina Mariana and Elizabeth Marshall. They drove down to camp after an early supper, and it was neaxly 8 o 1 clock when the~r reached the woods. Indeed, Uncle :Sen Alexander, tht;i veteran hunter who w~s to lead in the chase of fat marsupials, had given up their coming and hBd taken off his shoes to go to bed when the merry party knocked at his cabin door. Somebody hnd recently told Uncle Ben a terrible snake story so that he was almost afraid to venture forth after dark, but having promised to go, he consented to accompany the young white folks with the distinct understanding that somebody else should t2ke the lead and he only follow with his dogs. It was an almoFt silent group that moved along through the forest for about twenty minutes without the least sound from any of tho dogs. '11h.en Watch barked and Uncle Ben said: 11He has it treed already.11 Then the pent-up excitement broke out and the hunters all joined in a mad race for the tree. The animal was found to bo in a hollow tree, and several woodchoppers took turns with an axe before the tree fe~l. With a flashlight the possum could be seen about four feet up in the hollow, so th.e tree trunk was chopped in two again before the quarry could be rel.'lched, and then it was that Raymond Owen pulled it out by the tail and chucked it into a tow-sack. some of the young ladies had never seen a possum nnd for most of them it was a novel experience to go hunting in the woods after dark. Two more possums were soon brought to bay, but as both of them took refuge in sink-holes and it would have required several hours to dig them out, it was promptly voted that 11 we have had enough sport for one nigh t 11 and the party hastened back to the camp-fire where all were soon busy roasting wieners and otherwise making ready for a midnight supper before starting back home. * * * * * * * * * * Troop 56 was at camp two days at the week-end. They hiked, tried some new ideas in cooking and wound up their stay with a treasure hunt followed by a roast-chicken supper. This spre8d was donated by the two patrol leaders, Irving Craven and Albert Sidney White. The treasure hunt was over the same trails as had been used by Troop 27 a few weeks ago, and the opposing patrols roached the goal all within the sElille minuto, Albqrt Sidney VVni te' s patrol ranking the round in 26 minutes, while that of Irving craven's patrol was 27 minutes. The winners also brought in a beautiful baby gray squirrel which they surpi:isod on the ground and captured before it could ciimb a tree. Moreover, the other patrol found a box tortoise. No wonder they couldntt win. * * * * * * * * * * * Troop 25 was at camp again, still working on their new cabin, which now has almost half of the roof on and the fireplace foundntion in. No. 56 Oct. 30, 1929. Two possums were tr~ed at once Saturday night and, as is often the case under such circumstances, neitiler one of them was caught. Later a third marsupial was found. One scout shinned up the tree before exactly locating the quarry. His companions on the ground soon espied it directly behind him, and on turning around he faced its wide-open mouth and glistening teeth only inches in front of his nose. Then, either from quaking fear or deliberate intention, he promptly shook the animal off the limb and Harry Davis of Troop 8 caught it, thereby addin<s 500 po in ts to his fall con test score. In the struggle the possum bit the boy's wrist, but an immediate apnlication of iodine was all the first aid that was needed for that, and next mo~ning it was practically well. * * * * * * * Eleven troops were represented at camp the last week, a record break~. * * * *'* * * Troop 50 improved its first week-end apportunity to begin its new cabin, which scoutmaster J. w. Austin says will be pushed to early completion. ******* A large group of Troop 8 boys spent the week~end at camp. On Sunday Mr. & Mrs. A. ]3. Rowe, one of whose sons is a member of this troop, broug;h.t a few friends out from the city and treated the combined group of :Boy scouts and grown-ups with a fried chicken picni<! dinner that proved to be a rea.l feast• Not only that, but Mr. Rowe proved his faith in the prqposed new troop cabin by bringing down in an accompanying truck a newly constructed outdoor can~ table and bench seats which vrnre initiated by use that day and they donated and placed in position as the first permanent improvement on the cabin site. * * * * * * * Troop 10 had young lady frhind; as guests at their second private possum hunt last Friday night at camp currier. The hunt was followed by a midnight campfire repDst before starting back to the city. * * * * * * * A group from Troop 25 put in another good dayt s work on their cabin and now have a fine new fireplace and chimney completed. They soon will be ready to uove into their backwoods home. ******* A new record was established last Saturday by a comparatively new Memphis troop, No. 43, of vinich Rev. w. L· Norris, pastor of the New south Memphis :Baptist Church, is scoutmaster. Between 11.A..M. and 4 p.M. the scoutmaster and five of the larger members of the troop, without any employed help, felled the trees for forty-one logs for their cabin which Mr. Norris in his custo~iary businesslike way purposes to build without any unnecessary delay. It is to be a genuinely oldf~shioned log cabin, for this preacher is something of a woodsnnn himself. llC****** Scoutmaster H• T. :Butler, Assistc:mt Scoutmaster Robert Raymond and twenty E1e:mbers of tha.t growing Troop, No. 15, arrived at camp Saturday and followed through an intensive two-day program of work and fun at their big cabin site over OJ} the west side. one of their r:iost enjoyable diversions was a spirited treasure hunt in which the Black Bear pa.trol was victorious. NO. 57 Nov. 6, 1929. Camp currier is indebted again, this time to Mr. Geo. R. Kendall of Memphis, who brought as a gift to be hung up in the Headquarters Cabin a fine eight-day clock. On Sunday Mr. & Mrs. Kendall came out to the camp, as so many parents do, to bring- their son who is a member of Troop 1, and with him they brought this very welcome and useful surprise. It is pleasing indeed to have people do such nice things as this, and all such graceful acts are all the more appreciated because they are not solicited. "'******* Father John H. Shea, Scoutmaster of Troop 49, and a dozen of his scouts drove to camp in the rain last Friday for their first visit here. The day was rainy and the forecast said Hmore rain,11 but Father Shea said the boys had been look:ing forward to the trip for two weeks and 1:0uld have been greatly disappointed not to come, so he brought them. And they all proved to be good sports and good campers. They were lodged in a cabin where they could keep dry and warm, and it is well that they were so protected, for at 1 A. M. it poured down again. But saturda~r brought better weather, and they had a good time although the possum hunt they had planned for was out of the question. ******** Mr. T. E. Beard, one of the fathers of No. 19, was at camp the last week-end and built an outdoor oven for this troop which,will appreciate this added equipment. All such things, too, are pleasing evidences of the parents! interest in their sons' outdoor activities. ******** The erection of Troop 40t s fine new cabin is going on apace. Scoutmaster Austin and several of the Scouts are here every week-end, and much interest is being manifested in the building. Considerable material will be sent down this week, for they are hurrying to enclose it before winter. * * * * * * * * Troop 1 came again last Saturday, a few of the boys hiking down the highway. One good result of the rains of the day before was plenty of fresh mud for wild animal tracks, and the members of this troop took ad.vantage of that to make some plaster of Paris negatives. ******** Members of Troop 25 are now looking forward to the day when they can lock their equipment in a finished cabin. Some of them spend nearly every week-end at the work, and they are too busy at it even to go hunting. ·' CA.lV'Jl CURRIER NEWS Page 2 Assistant Scout1-:1aster Gerald capers, ladies, together with several members of Troop in the troop's log cabin Saturday and Sunday. nature study. ******* ------~--- --- - ...... --~~---·----.---- ·--- ------ his mbther and two other 19, were over-night caLipers The boys were engaged in James Marquis of Troop 37 came on a bicycle hike from his home in Memphis, thirty-seven miles, to ca1:ip currier Saturday afternoon and pedaled· back again Sunday. This you.th is an experienced bicycle rider, but he took his time this trip and r:-,erely hung up a preliciinary record for others to shoot at. It was two hours flat. ****** The foregoing was written for last week but crowded out. Since then another group of scouts of Troop lS occupied their cabin three days and caught a possur:i Saturday ni{{ht, stel'llng Adm;1s being the actual cap1tor, and Troop 40 put in a big dayts work on their new .cabin. Tuesday night of last week scout Executive Morris, court of Honor Chairman c. T. Mccaoe, Cor.r:issioner Ross A· Mathews, and Assistant to the Executive Willard Hays cane down for an official hunt, bagging two possuL~ and enjoying a wiener roast before starting hor:1e. 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 1929 Title A name given to the resource 1929 Camp Currier Newsletters 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 Camp Currier Camp Currier Newsletter Newsletter