https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/4471448afeb5d3a3d8defe69413a8e10.pdf c0552a9eab31f0bb42e6c9acfd60c226 PDF Text Text ~,. _ _ _ _ ,..., ___ - C - - - · T- •• - - SltfO KE February 1968 Chickasaw Counci I, B.S.A., Memphis, T enness-. Vol. 4 No. 2 Sustaining Membership Kicks Off This .Month "Boys' Life" Subscription Rate Beginning with unit charters that expire in April 1968, the membershi p ~·ate for "Boys Life" will increase from $1.50 to $2 a year (from 12- 1/2 cents to 16-2/3 cents a month). The regular nonScout rate will increase to $4 a year -or 40 cents a copy. March and earlier unit charter expirations have until March 30 to reregistel' in the council office at the current subscriptio n rate. New or additional subscriptions may be entered at current rates until March 30. If your unit is not already 100 percent, we urge you to take advantage of the current rates; and, if your unit charter expires in March, you will want to be sure you reregister in time. The last increase in the "Ec;•s' Life" subscriptio n rate was made in July, 1950. In the more than 17 years since that time "Boys' Life" has become one of the major magazines of America and has growi:i in size, quality, and program content. "Boys' Life" has become one of the essential ingredients of pack, troop and post programs for influencin g character developmen t, citizenship training, and physical and mental fitness. During the period, productio n and operating costs have increased to a point where they no longer can be met by the current subscriptio n rate. The revised subscriptio n rate will make it possible to meet current and anticipated production increases, to meet substantial postal increases scheduled for 1968 and beyond, and to add a substantial number of editorial pages and other improvements of interest and value to boy readers and unit proi-r ams. ••scouting Is Action " The Scout Show brochure was mailed to the Cubmasters, Scoutmaste rs, and Explorer Advisors last week. Jim Ewart, General Chairman of the show, encourages every unit to call a special meeting to select the subject and name the unit ticket sa1esmanag er immediately so you can begin preparation for our big show ''Scouting Is Action" sched- uled for April S-6, 1968. The show will be held ar the Mid-SouchFalrgrounds· Goal Of $105,000 Is Set Chief Scout Executive To Spe akA t Annual Recognition Dinner Alden G. Barber, new Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, will be the featured speaker at the . annual recognition dinner of the Chickasaw Council. Harold Steinkamp, Chairman of the annual dinner committee has announced · that the dinner for all Scourers in the council will be held on Thursday, March 7, at Ellis Auditorium . The price has been kept to a bare minimum ($2.00 per plate) in order to insure good attendance. Other features on the pro- . gram will include the r1resentation of ten Silver Beaver awards to outstar ding Chickasaw Scouters and the receipt of the coveted National Breakthrou gh award by council officers. Promitiona l material s will be mailed to all units in a few days and all Scouters should begin making plans to attend. The council is fortunate to have Mr. Barber as the annual dinner speaker as he will reveal plans that are being developed for the next few years for the national organtzatlo n. Organizatio n is now underway on the greatest sustaining membershi p program in the history of Chickasaw Council Chairman Sam P. Ryland announced Council, that a goal of $105,000 has been set. Last year a to~iµ of $75,000 was pledged which shows what a big job is in front of us. The campaign organizatio n has three divisions. Thomas H. Todd heads the Leadership Gifts Division. Paul Borda leads the ·official Family division. William Quinn and William Cowan are co-chairme n of the Districts Division. Sustaining membershi p or "Friends of Scouting" enrollment is held every year to fill the gap between what Shelby United Neighbors allocates and what the Council's needs are. The 1968 budget is $230,000 while our S.U.N. allocation is $125,000. In 1965, a long range plan was drawn up by the Chickasaw Council covering the years 1965-70. The gi-owth in the Chickasaw Council has been so great that we surpassed our 1969 goals in 1967. Thus, we start 1968 working on our 1970 goals so you can see "Suddenly its 1970." A council's primary job is to organize new units and to service the existing ones. In order to do this, more professional staff is needed to guide our outstanding volunteer leaders. At present, our District Executives are overloaded almost to the point of saturation. If we hope to con- Leadership Gifts Chairman Alden G. Barber Eagle New Staff Memb er Recognition Day G. Osbornew asemBobby ployed by the council as an executive trainee on J anuary 15 and will become a district executive se.rving with Bud Trigleth in the Southwest District when he completes his basic training at the Schiff Scout Reservatio n in March. tinue our growth, we must meet our minimum budget of $23,000. WU!iam Cowan and WUliam Quinn, co-chairme n of the Districts, announced that the following Scouters are serving as district enrollment chairmen in the sustaining membershi p enrollment: Northeast - BUI Allen; Northwest -Dr. Kyle Creson; Southeast -Clyde Smith; Southw e s t - P au 1 Rodgers; Official Family Chairman Captain W. M. Fletcher, U,S,N,, Chairman of Eagle Recognition Day announces members of his committee; They are: W.K. West, Jr., Ed Eslick, Henry Loeb, Neuman Taylor and Mark King. Captain Fletcher and his committee have a full day in store for the Eagles of 1967. The day will begin at the Mayor's office. After brief ceremonies the Eagle will meet and spend a major portion of the day with their sponsor, a top successful person in the field into which the Eagle hopes to enter. Eagle Day will close with a banquet at Chisca Hotel honoring Eagles in 1967 in Chickasaw Council. Captain Fletcher stated, "I'm happy to announce that our principal speaker for this occasion will be Frank Bobby Osborne C. Holloman, Director DivBobby is a native of Ala- isions of Fire and Police." bama and graduated from Athens College with a major children and lives at 4849 in religion. He has served as Spottswood . We welcome him pastor of several Methodist to the professiona l staff of Churches. the council. He is married with two FEBRUARY Paul Borda Calendar of Events 1. Councfl Health and Safety Committee Meeting Scout Service Center - 7:30 P.M. I. Council Or ganization and Extension Committee Meeting, Scout Service Center 7:30 P.M. 4. Council Commissio ner Staff Meeting - Scout Service Center, 2-3!30 P.M. 8. Eagle Recognition Day and Banquet 8. Council Executive Board Meeting -Scout Service Center - 4 P.M. 7-13 Boy Scout Week. 11. Boy Scout Sunday 12. Order of the Arrow Executive Committee Meeting -Scout Service Center 7:30 P.M. IS. Council Camping ann Activities Committee Meeting - Scout Service Center 7:30 P.M. 23. Order of the Arrow Vigil Ceremony -Camp Currier. 24. Order of the Arrow Brotherhoo d Ce rem on yCamp Currier. Eastern-B ill Jennings and Max Notowitz; North - Roe hes t er Neely; Central Charles Gregory; South - Dr. Robert Thorpe. The Leadership Gifts Division and Official Family Division kicks off this month along with the District Century Club and Specials. The Neighborho ods will kick off on Saturday morning. March 2. Thomas H. Todd. Jr. Chairman Sam Ryland, in expressing his appreciatio n to all the fine Scouters in the Chickasaw Council. sai~, "We have a big goal or rather a big opportunity in 1968. In order to meet this goal, all Scouters and parents are going to have to pitch in and enroll over 6,000 families this year as Friends of Scouting. We have challenging goals and we will make them." SHOWMAN SAM SAYS"Sign Up Now For The Scout Show April 5-6" �PAGE 2 SMOKE SIGNALS l~__N_or_th_ea_s_t__.ll_~--s_o_ut_hw_e_st__,ll.___so_ut_he_as_t_ SMOKE SIGNALS PUBLISHED BY CHICKASAW COUNCIL, BOY scours OF AMERICA 171 sourn HOLLYWOOD ST.. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE S. Shepherd Tate, President Robert S. Baker, Commissioner Ed M. Eslick, Public Relations Chairman JONES HUSKEY, scour EXECUTIVE WALTHAL PETERS. ASSI$TANT scour EXECUfTVF. BILLY GAMBLE. FIELD DIRECTOR CECIL WELLER. FIELD DIREC1DR RALPH YOUNG, _FIELD DIRECTOR Published monthly to all Scouters registered in the Council Sign Up OO!!ll'. p@ For Camp 7-7 7- llo 6-16 ~3 6-30 6-9 7~1 7~8 &-7 ' KIA JOMA 81'?1!8 l 89 2 50 3 2i.3 2li0 159 2 .. 86 86 20 20 lo8 57 79 341 360 360 503 57 9 9 259 259 .. l8o 133 66 66 lo7 55 5 300 304 75 343 2i. 330 330 351 209 6 366 366 75 l3 13 265 83 336 336 7 25 225 93 33). 219 ~19 8 219 69 230 30 I 219 219 56 9 74 2"8 255 i.6 liO 10 90 ll 252 27 l 271 I 197 95 12 198 274 274 I 257: ~~ 263 200 ~·9 CAMP C!IERCiQIE l 2 301 3 30lo 4 75 97 97 24 46 83 301 97 97 241 2i.1 92 223 25 2"8 271 · lS 40 3li0 3).0 255 278 278 281 221 5 6 281 198 55 221 247 276 35 276 212 7 8 Camp Staff Training Ralph Young, Field Director, has announced March 19 as the date for the first session of the camp staff training. The meeting will start at 7:30 P.M. at Highland Heights Presbyterian Church, 3300 Summer Avenue. Mr. Young would like to request that each Scoutmaster and Explorer Advisor check the qualification on the members of his unit. If they have members who are qualified and they would personally recommend to serve on the Camp Staff to pleas e talk to them about Camp Staff encouraging them to attend this most important training session. With all the unit leaders help we will have another great Camp Staff in 1968. Boy's Life MEMBERSHIP NORTHEAST ' SOUTHEAST NORTiiWEST SOUTHWEST CRITTE!\T()EN CENTRAL NORTH SOUTH EASTERN COUNCIL • BOYS' LIFE % 1,783 2,316 l,9SS 2,893 Sl9 7S9 992 l,S08 2,S20 1,471 1,840 1,416 2,278 2S2 94 149 2,074 1 8.7 48.S 12.3 1.1 9.8 82.3 1S,24S 9,S8S 62.8 11 February 11 82.S 79.4 72.3 Going West This Summer Have you every tried working out plans for a western trip for your son to include adult supervision, a six day bus tour, 12 days at a 138,000 acre ranch, all meals, transportation both ways, all overnight accommodations? It's a lot of details, but if your son is a 14 to 17 year old Scout or Explorer, your worries are over. He can go West to the Philmont Scout Ranch for a total of $160. If you have no son, maybe a boy in your Troop or Post would like to go. At Philmont (in Northern New Mexico) boys pan for gold, ride horses, and hike over mountain trails. Our chartered buses are not confined to a specific route nor do they have fixed stops as a train. We can take advantage of out of way places, such as the Taos Indian Reservation in New Mexico, without using other kinds of transportation. Adult volunteer leadership is selected from capable Scouters. The Chickasaw Council Contigent will leave Memphis on July 6, 1968 by chartered bus and will return on July 21, 1968. Remember: The total cost is $160.00. You Ca!) _make a reservation at the Scout Service Center - 171 S. Hollywood. Sixty dollars will reserve a spot for your son or a member of your unit. The balance of the fee will be due March 1, 1968 - $SO,OO and $S0.00 due on June l, 1968. If you want your son or .a member of your unit to GO WEST let him make a reservation and leave the details to us. Words often are Inadequate to express the sentiment we feel at the death of a friend. No finer tribute can be paid than to encourage some boy to Uve the llfe of a Scout and thus perpetuate the high principle you admired In your friend. A contribution to the C hick a s aw Co u n c il , Boy Scout Truat Fund ls the perfect tribute. . In Memory of_ _ __ _ ,;.___ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Byron Carson DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Albert Taylor DISTRICT COMMlSSIONER Bob Mitchell DISTRICT C0MMISSIONER C.A. Paul • aulson DISTRICT COMMISSIONI Ben Carpenter DISTRICT EXECUTIVE Gerald Strain BOY scour WEEK - FEBRUARY 7-13 Each unit should try to do something special for Boy Scout Week. I. Attend the Raleigh Scout · Show at the Shopping Center on Austin Peay Highway on Saturday, February IO. 2. Have special cer emonies at all Scouting Events and meetings. 3. Attend church and Sunday School in uniform on February 11. FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES I. District Meeting - St. Stephens Methodist Church. 8. Eagle Scout Day 11. Scout Sunday. 13. Roundtables - St. Michael Gym 26. Commissioner Staff Meeting - Scout Office. SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP KICK-OFF March 2. NOTE: Please do not schedule any Scout activities the weekend of March 2-3. UNITS DUE 1D REREGISTER IN FEBRUARY Packs: 3S, 83 Troops: 3S, 93, · 202, 260 Posts: 3S, 93 ROLL CALLS FOR FEBRUARY Packs: 92, 200, 223 Troops: 200, 223, 262 Posts: 200, 262 OUR 1968 LEADERSHIP District Chairman-Manley Cox, Comm is stoner - Bob Mitchell, Vice Chairman Norvell Ledbetter and Joe Johnson, Camping and Activities - Bob Small, Organization and Extension - Bill Fitzgerald, Health and Safety - Marvin Bowen, Finance Bil 1 A 11 en, Leadership Trat cg -Al Guenther, AdvancE ,en: - Paul Greer. POW NOW A tt e n t i on Cubqers I On March 23 we will have our 1968 Cub Leaders Pow-Wow. Every Cubber should have a part in this excellent training course. Re e rve this date today. scour SHOW APRIL s - 6, 1968 Do these thir..;s now II I. Select unit ticket sales chairman. 2. Select your subject and mail in reservation. 3. Plan to have every boy sell ,one book of tickets. Our 1968 goal is SO units participate in the S.cout Show. Let the flags fly Ill Scouting is FUN. DISTRICT EXECUTIVES M.E. "Bud" Trigleth Bobby Osborne FEBRUARY CALENDAR I. C ub and B o y Scout Roundtables - 7:30 P.M., G r a c e w o o d Presbyterian Church - 3890 Millbranch. 8. Eagle Scout Day 10. "Scouting In Action" Show -Southland M a 11 - Are you sure you have reserved a ·s pot? 7- 13. Scout Week-Let's celebrate SS wonderful years of Scouting! 11. Scout Sunday - Are your b o y s going to church together? is: Boy Scout Lead e r s Training - Gr a c e Methodist Church, 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. 19. District Commissioner Meeting - Whitehaven Presbyterian, 7:30 P.M. 24- 2S. Boy Scout Leaders Outdoor Training Session Camp Currier - Call Charles Thomas for reservations. 26. District Committee Meeting - Whitehaven Presbyterian Church- 7:30 P.M. "SCOUTING IN ACTION" SHOW Our Mall Show is shaping up nicely. Are you set with your plan, plenty of color and excitement for your boys? Let's make it the best yet. Your reservation is due now! LET'S GO Who wants to be an organizer in 1968. A real thrill to bring a new unit into the world! SCOUTER WINS SHRINER AWARD DISTRICT EXECUfIVE Wayne Drown BOY SCOUT WEEK IN LIVING MEMORY BOY SCOUT TRUST FUND DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Manley Cox I f I I t I t I I I I· Address_ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _C·ity-- - - - -- - - February 7-13, 1968 1 - O A Chapter M e et i 1 7:30 P. M., Second Pre~ terian Church S - Explorer Roundtab 7:30 P.M., Council Ser Center. 6 - Scout Roundtabl 7:30 P.M., Council Ser Center 10 - Explorer Skeet Sho Place to be announced. 13 - Cub Roundtable 7:30 P.M. , Park Ave. Cumt land Presbyterian Church 20 - District Commi Meeting - 7:30 P.M. , Cou Service Center 22- Commissioners Mi ing - 7:30 P.M., Council ~ vic-e Ceriter SCOUTER OF THE MON Bob Minatra, Scoutma of Troop 8S, is one of outstanding Scoutmaster s. 1...-...,·- -..,,J,l """" is alwayswi 'ing to helpotl and give gu1 lnce to new 1~ • ers by heli.. ng on the S training team. To Bob l out thanks for a job well d Recruit Of The Mo1 Dave Davenport, Southwest District Camping and Activities Chairman, is shown here admiring the trophy awarded to him by Al Chymia Shrine Temple " For Untiring Work With Youth" for 1967 at award presentation ceremonies on January 6. Al Chymia Temple consisting of over S, 000 members presents awards in fourteen areas of outstanding work in the community each year to their members who are voted to receive these awards by the membership of the temple. OUR 1HANKS To all who made our annual dinner ' a wonderful occassion. Especially do we thank Mrs. Hester Griffith and Dave Davenport for a fine job. Tour Send Acknowledgement to.___ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ Addres._ _ _________ __ _ City·---- -- - Dono(s Name____ __ __ _____ _ _..___ _ __ -~ t FEBRUARY MEETINGS Wonder Snack Foods, 6S3 Corrine just off North Thomas, would welcome groups of Cubs, Scouts of Explorers to tour this modern facility. Arrangements should be made through Miss Sue Baldridge - phone S27-8341. The purpose of the I cruit of the Month is to p mote year round r ecr1 ing and to recognize th units who do a good jot consistantly makin g Scouting program avail< to boys who want to be Ct Scouts and Explorer s. As unit's recrult and re~ ter boys they will app in the Smoke Signals. ' program will run thrc August 31, 1968. For e Month a new boy is rei t ered in a unit the unit receive a star designat 1 month -1 star , 2 mont 2 stars, etc. up to 5 st• Units that attain a ! star designation (recru at least l new boy in 4 ferent months) will rec1 an attractive wall cer cate. Units that attain a star designation will rec a handsome wall plaque. For unit leader s who cruit 8 or more new I between January 1 and J ust 31 will receive a c< mug. This particular mu believe will become a collectors item. Certificates, wall plai and mugs will be prese at roundtables within the tricts. These should aI in time for presenta in early May. �SMOKE SIGNALS February 1968 PAGE 3 ._j _No_rt_hw_es_t__.ll....._c_ri_tte_nd_en_ll"-_E_as_te_rn_-i!l11....._ce_nt_ra_1_ll___N_or_th_ _l\__s_ou_t~_ DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Larry Hilbun ·DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Richard F. Scruggs DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Charles Kassinger John J. Hardin, Jr. DISTRICT EXECurIVE Jim McKinney DISTRICT COMMlSSIONER DISTRICT EXECUTIVE Hart Greeri OPPORWNITIES OF THE DISTRICT FINISHED THE MONTH YEAR WITH RECORD Crittenden District now 2nd FIRESTONE MEETING has the largest number of Monday. February 1, 7:30 boys registered in Scouting P. M., Our Lady of Sorrows s inc e it's beginning - 519 Catholic Church, Highway 51 Boys. We raised the most North. money in our finance campaign-$5,600.00. Next year BOY scour ROUNDTABLE will be even greater thanks All Scoutmasters, Assisto the many dedicated Scouttant Scoutmasters, and Comers working here. mitteemen are urged to atLAPSED UNITS tend the Roundtable on TuesPack 292, Troop 149, Exday, February 6, 7:30 P.M., plorer Post 149, Troop 155 at Schoo If i el d Methodist and Post 72. Church, 1621 Dellwood in DUE IN JANUARY Frayser. Pack and Troop 233. NEW UNITS LAST YEAR p a ck ISO - Bethel AME CUB scour ROUNDTABLE Church, Eugene Harris as All Cubmasters, Assistant Cubmaster; Pack 151 - New Cubmasters, Webelos LeadSaint Paul Church, Henry ers, Den Mothers, and Committeemen are urged to at- Jackson as Cubmaster; Pack 390 - Westminister Presbytend the February Cub Scout terian Church. Allen Landry Roundtable Monday, Februas Cubmaster; Pack 39 ary 12, 7:30 P.M., at Our Holy Cross Episcopal, CharLady of Sorrows Catholic les George as Cubmaster; Church on Highway 51 North. Troop 151 - New Saint Paul Church, William Huggins as DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Scoutmaster. MEETING Welcome to Scouting! The February Commissioners Meeting will be held MEETINGS FOR FEBRUTuesday, February 13, 7:30 ARY P.M. at the new Scout Ser- MARK TIIEM DOWN vice Center, 171 South Holscour LEADERS ROUNDlywood. It is hoped that all Neighborhood Commission- TABLE February 15, 7:30 P.M., ers and Assistant District Commissioners will be pre- Crittenden Hospital Boardroom. Scoutmasters. Cubsent. masters, Committeemen; Den Mothers and Assistants FEBR UARY DISTRICT are urged to attend. Scout COMMITTEE MEETING Show Plans, Ticket Sales, TO BE HELD IN MILLINGShow at Mall, Camporee will TON be discussed. The February District Committee Meeting will be COMMISSIONER STAFF held at Whatley's Cafe in February 15, Thursday Millington. Our meeting will morning at the Fidelity Nabe Tuesday, February 20, tional Bank Boardroom. All 7:30 P.M. commissioners: Visit your units before this meeting. BOY scour WEEK-FEBDISTRICT COMMITTEE RUARY 7-13 February 2?. - 7:30 P.M., Scouting will celebrate its Thursday night at Critten58th birthday February 7 den Hospital Boardroom. In13. All Scouts who attained stitutional Representatives: the Eagle rank will be rePlease come to this meetcognized February 8. All ing. Protestant and C at ho 1i c Scouts and Scouters will rePLANS FOR scour WEEKcognize Sunday, Februaryll, FEBRUARY 7-13. as Scout Sunday. It is hoped Scout Sunday will be Febthat each Cub Pack, Boy ruary 11. Church programs Scout Troop, and each Excan be obtained at the Scout plorer Post will have disoffice. Boys should be in plays during this week. HapUniform for church. py Birthday Scouting - May Scout exhibits should be you have many more. placed in banks and store BOY scour SUSTAINING windows. MEMBERSHIP TRAINING FOR PERSONS The Boy Scouts of Amer- WHO MISSED LAST MONTH. ica nationally has for many All Cub Leaders-February years maintained the prin- 6, Tuesday night- 7:30 P.M., ciple of the local council. Crittenden Hospital BoardIt provides and encourages r o o m. Cubmasters, Den the opportunity for Scout Mothers, Webelos Leaders, Pa rents, Scouter s and Pack Committee please atFriends of Scouting to share tend. in the financial needs of the council over and above NEEDED their regular. gifts to SUN. Explorer Post in West The sustaining membership program is one of the in- Memphis. Boys 14-18. This struments through which a is an emphasis for this year. local council builds a per- Need sponsor and advisor. manent financial constituen- Contact R. B. McClung, 0 & E Chairman, at Gritten den cy. Hospital. COMING EVENTS - START BOY scour TRAINING Session 6 and 7 - Febru- PLANNING Scout Show Mall - March 30 ary 12 -6:30 P.M., Shoney's Council Scout Show - April at Center City Shopping Cen5-6. ter -134 N. Avalon. Plan to Jr. Leaders Campout - Apeat with us. ril 20 - 21 at Currier. Session 3 -Outdoor - FebCamporee-May 4-5. ruary 24 at Camp Currier. DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Vaughan Dow DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Ernest Abron DISTRICT COMMISSIONERDISTRICT COMMISSIONERBill Findlay Eugene Hagler DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING DISTRICT EXECurIVEFebruary 22 -7:30 P.M. . Alfred Thomas Change in meeting place:: Church of theHolyCommunion. D 1 strict Chairman DISTRICT COMMITTEE Vaughan Dow reminds all MEETING operating committee members, Institutional RepreThe Central District Comsentatives and Members at mittee will meet Monday, large of this change and of February 12, 7 P. M., at the . the importance of this meet- Scout Service Center, 171 South Hollywood. Mr. Abron ing. COMMISSIONERS ST AF F encourages all Institutional Representatives to be preMEETING sent. February 1-6:30 P. M. • Windjammer Restaurant. Dis- ROUNDTABLES trict Commissioner Bil' The Central District Findlay asks that all commissioners bring your unit Roundtables w i 11 be held analysis sheets to this meet- Tuesday, February 6, 7:30 P.M.; at the Beulah Baptist Ing. Churclt, 2467 Douglas. CUB LEADERS R 0 UN DACTIVITIES TABLE Boy ScoutWeek-February Feb r u a r 8 - 7:30 P.M., 7-13 Kingsway Cl1.Listian Church. Scout Show - April 5 - 6 · Commissioner Pat Hall has a Camporee -April 19 - 21 very informative program bu flt around the MARCH scour SHOW theme of Rivers of theWorld. All unit leaders should begin to prepare their proscour LEADERS ROUND- jects for the Scout Show. TABLE Tickets will go on sale March 11 and the Show date is April February 15, 7:30 P.M., 5-6. Kingsway Christian Church. Let's all turn out with good DISTRICT SCOUT EXECUattendance in support of our TIVE new Scout Roundtable Commissioner, Bert Green. February 7-7: 30 P.M., Beth Sholom Synagogue, 482 S. Mendenhall. EXPLORER LEADER ROUNDTABLE February 19, - 7:30 P.M. Mark this important date on your calendar. Place will be announced to all Advisors. DISTRICT RALLY All troops participating in the Big "E" Rally should make every effort to complete your rallys. FEBRUARY UNITS DUE TO REREGISTER Pack 343 -Kingswa y Christian Church. Tr o op 204 - Mc Lemore Chr!Rian Church. Troop 254 -Summer Avenue Baptist Church. Organization and Extension Chairman Jean Ulmer and Vernie Brooks reminds all units they are due the first of the month. scour sALurE May we express our deep appreciation and gratitude to our out going District Chairman H a r o 1 d Steinkamp and District Commissioner Bob Baker for the outstanding leadership they have given us in the Big "E" District for the past three years. Under their leadership our district has earned the National B r e a k t h r o u gh for three consecutive years and has enjoyed over a thousand boy increase in boy membership during this time. We give to Bob and Harold a "Scout Salute." DISTRICT CHAIRMAN Frank J . Lewis DISTRICT CHAJRMAN N. J . .Ford DISTRICT COMMISSIONER Cornell Wolf DISI'RICT COMMISSIONER Isaac Peterson D !STRICT EXECurIVE _Curtis J . Gray DISTRICT COMMrITEE MEETING Monday, February 19 at 7 P.M. The place of this meeting will be announced at a later date. It is very urgent that all Institutional Representatives and Members-at-large be in attendance. COMMISSIONERS MEETING Monday, · February 26 at 7 P. M. This meeting will be held at 2179 Albany Ave. It is very urgent that all commissioners be present. ROUNDTABLES (CUB AND SCOUT) Tuesday, February 13, at 7 P.M. The place of this meeting will be given at a later date. If you are a Cubmaster, Den Mother, Asst. Den Mother, Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Committeeman, or interested parent, you should plan to attend this meeting. LAPSED UNITS Pack and Troop 107Chicago Park Elementary School; - Pack 112 -Hopewell Baptist Church; Pack and Troop 183-Summer field Baptist Church; Post 170Barretts C h ape 1 School; Pack 135-Hills Chapel Baptist Church; Pack and Troop 171-Grant Elementary School; and Troop 126Woodstock High School. I;>ISTRICT EXECUTIVB Wendell L. Fant FEBRUARY RE REGISTER EXPLORER BASIC TRAINING Alfred Thomas became the District Scout Executive for the Central District on JanU!lrY 2. Alfred comes to us from Glendora, Mi_ssissippi. SUMMER CAMP Ernest Abron, District Chairman, encourages each Scoutmaster to make reservations at the Scout Service Center for a spot at summer camp. Mr. Abron says he does not want to see any boy denied the opportunity to go to camp because we fail to plan ahead so they can go. LAPSED UNITS Lapsed units are units who have ex;>ired regi st r ation cards. Pack 145 -Mt. Pisgah CME Church; Pack 154 -Mt. Vernon Baptist Church; Pack 174 -Cummings School; Pack 179-Le a th Elementary School; Pack 190-Neshoba E 1 e m e n t a r y School; Pack 194 - Mt. N e b o Missionary Baptist Church: Troop 109 Beul ah Baptist Church; Troop 14~ ".'" Oakville Baptist C he rch; Troop 190Neshoba Elementary School; Troop J~l -Collierville Elementary School; Post 102 Metropolitan Baptist Church; Post 176 - LeMoyne Garde: ,s Tenant Association. _.I UNITS Pack and Troop 124 - Douglas PTA: Pack and Troop 147-Carnes Jr. High School; and Troop 173-Keel Avenue Baptist Church. MARCH REREGISTER UNITS Pack and Troop 120Thomas Chapel Baptist Church· Pack and Post 126 Woodst~k High School; and Troop 132 - Belmont Baptist Church. BOYS' LIFE Encourage your unit to subscribe to Boys' Life Magazine this year. Let them enjoy the wonderful reading material in Boys' Life Magazine. Bring your unit up to 1003 Boys' Life Subscriptions. SUMMER CAMP Sustaining Membership Chairman Dr. Robert M. Thorpe FEBRUARY MEETINGS 3 - Century Club Kick-off (place to be announced) 6 Key Three Luncheon 6 District Commissioners Meeting - 7:30 P. M. , 224 Danny Thomas Blvd. Rufus R. Jones will be host. 13 District Committee Meeting - 7:30 P.M., N. J. Ford and Sons - 219_ Joubert 17 ~cialsKick-off (place to be announced) 20 Roundtable Meetings Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Explorers - 7:30 P.M. at Martin Temple C.M.E. Church, Edu- - -· cation Building - corner of ~ Parkway West and Kansas. Themes: Cub Scout "Rivers of the World" Boy Scout - .. Signaling Methods Explorer - District Cabinet, Council Representatives and the National Explorer Delegate Conference. 1968 OPERATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Organization & Extension Overtis Wilson, Leadership Training -Harold Hughes, Advancement - Paul Brandon, Camping and Activities Jessie Sinclair, Health and Safety - open, Finance - Dr. Robert M. Thorpe, DDS. BOY SCOUT WEEK - FEBRUARY 7to13 Many units are planning window displays in community businesses. Units will set up displays in community libraries (l'roops 198, 146, 133 and 501) Visit these Libraries - South Lauderdale and Cossin. Now is the time for your units to make reservations to attend summer camp at Kamp Kia Kima. The fee is $19.50 per boy per week. Start your unit on a saving plan now to enable them to SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD KICK..OFF go to camp. - March 2 scour SHOW We would like for your unit SUMMER CAMP RESERV Ato participate in the Scout TIONS Show .to be held April 5 • Troop 198 - William Hen6, 1968 at the Fairgrounds. ry. Scoutmaster; 197 - John Now is the time to make Walker, Scoutmaster; 133 reservations for the Scout Ivory Johnson, Scoutmaster; Show. 180, Eugene Trammell, Scout master. BOY SCOUTS SAY DISPLAY SHOW YOUR PRIDE IN AMERICA ADVANCEMENf Are your boys advancing in their units? If not, they are not getting what they signed up for. The national standard is that each boy should at least advance one rank. Will your unit achieve this standard in 1968? COUNCIL RECOGNITION BANQUET Ellis Auditorium - Date will be announced later. �February 1968 SMOKE SIGNAL S PAGE 4 FOR \ALL YOU R BOY SCOUT DO\\.N Ttt1\"X ••• EAST ••• SOUTH CUB SCOUT EXPLORER SCOUT Three Scout Shops To Serve You Better COMPLETE STOCKS OF • CUB SCOUT • BOY SCOUT • EXPLORER SCOUT CLOT HING AND EQUIPMENT SHOP AT • CLOTHING and EQUIPMENT FOR THE MOS T Available at COMPLETE STOCKS IN ALL THREE MEM PHIS -- - LOWENSTEIN'S STORES . Down town .. East .. South DOWNTOWN, OAK COURT and .. SOUTHLA ND MALL r For a ·Refreshing Pause On 'The Rugged Road' Drink PRI ZES Has your troop regis tered yet? Don't miss out on all the big prizes! 10-Man Tents Umbrel la Tents 2-Man Tents Colema n Cook Stoves Lanterns Ice Chests Cook Tables And Many Other Valuab le Prizes! It's not too late ... Enter NOW in the Big BLUFF CITY Newsp aper Contes t sponso red by Explorer BLUFF CITY PAPER STOCK CO. Boy Scout 1131 Agnes -Memp his, Tenn. Phone 27 5-31 51 Cub Scout thing s go Call for informa tion or assistance BOY SCOUT b~~th WEE K Coke 1 •• Dl •••• ~ -. ~Bottling Co., Me...-hia, ..... Tenn. Febru ary 7-13 Chickasaw Coundl BOY scoun ~F AMEllCA 1 7 1 So . Hollywood Street Memphis, T enn. 38112 t: undelavera ble, Do Not Retum Non - Profit ~11anizoti'!!D U . S. Posto9e Poicf M•mphi"a , Tenn. Permit No. 43!> � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chickasaw Council Newsletter 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 SMOKE Vol. 2 No. 7 Chickasaw Council, B.SA., Memphis, Tennessee July, 1966 Development Fund Reaches $400,000 Chickasaw Receives Awards At National Council Meeting Chickasaw Council was honored at the recent na- . tional council meeting held in Dallas, Texas, and received awards for excellence in the expansion of ScoutiTlg in the British Scouting_ Study An Associated Press news story from London by Eddy Gilmore for June 9th re:: lease has received quite a bit of coverage in some parts of the country. (One sample headline - "SCOUTS TOUT LONGIES AND LASSIES") Unfortunately, that article never did specify that the study was by The Boy Scouts Association of Great Britain, and concernEld only with British Scouting. As the first two paragraphs put it: "London, June 9 (AP) - A comn1ittea cf Boy Scout leaders urged the organization today to scrap its short pants, drop the word 'boy' from its name and take an interest in girls. The committee's report, delivered after two and a half years of study, recom .. mended a revolutionary streamlining of the worldwide organization founded in Britain by Lord BadenPowell in 1908." First of all, it should be pointed out that this study was conducted by The Boy Scouts Association of Great Britain for and about British Scouting and concerns only British Scouting. There are about 90 such · autonomous Scout associations around the world, building understanding and friendship but not interfering with andtfer' s operation. The Boy Scouts of America knew about the research oeing done by the British and commends the associarural areas of the council in 1965 and for growth iri service to boys in the innercity area. Tom McGuire, council vice president, received the awards at separate meetings held by the Rural Scouting Committee and the Urban Relationships Committee. The special plaques of recognition were presented to Pre side n t Borda at the executive board meeting. At the Rural Scouting meeting Mr. McGuire was featured on the program to tell the group about the highly successful school night · held in 1965. Those attending the national meeting were greatly impressed with very inspirational and informative program carried out for the 3200 delegates attending .. Representing Chickasaw Council were: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Borda, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Sharpe, Mr. and Mrs. Jones Huskey and Mr. Tom McGuire. The 1967 national council meeting will be held at Pittsburgh, April 13-14, 1967. Council Calendar JULY 1966 July 4 - Independence Day - Office will be closed. · July9~17 - National Wood Badge ~ Ca mp Currier. July 9 -25 ~ Philmont Tour. July 11 Council Commissioners Meeting - Scout Office 7:30 P.M. July 14 Council Organization and Extension Committee Meeting Room 200, Red Cross Building, 7:30 (Continued To Paae 4) P.M. Recruit Of The Month Certificate ClilCKASAW CQUNclL BOY $COUTsc.Of A~ERICA *-* ·11 * hlllt<llg~ ,,. .~ ~lot ... R'ECltUtT Of iHE MON1H ffOGR'>\~ .,., ... 1.1.oU-l/lkl;nf;,_.,.,~~w~~ IBIS WALL certificate will be presented to all units that earn a 4 star designation. Money Assured For Expanded And Improved Camping Facilities And New · Service Center Henry Loeb, Chickasaw Council Development Fund Chairman, announced that $400,406 had been raised in the development fund drive. He further stated that this figure put5 us over our goal of $400,000. Mr. Loeb said that although we have attained our goal, we are «triving for additional TOM McGUIRE ..... council vice president, is shown addressing the Rural Scouting Committee at the national meeting in Dallas. Shown with Mr. McGuire is Ro~rt V. Mullen, the national director of youth activities for the Sears Foundation. Recruit Of The Month contributions to take care of expected contingencies. The campaign organization had six divisions. Mercer West led the Advance Gifts Division. The Corporate Division was headed by Paul Borda, President ofthe council. Frank Fisher was chairman of the Special Gifts Division. Sam P. Ryland served as c hairman of the District Division. Bo yd Pickens headed up the Offic ial Family Division. In the Major Gifts Division, Clyde Lambert and William Wofford were Co-Chairmen. The District Division headed by Sam Ryland has been the highlight oi thJ.s campaign having raised $174,208 to date. Robert The recruit of the month program started January 1, 1966. The idea is to promote year round recruiting. When a unit registers a new boy or boys in a given month, it will then be designated as a 1 star unit. When a unit registers new boys in 2 different months, the unit will be designated as a 2 star unit, etc. up to 5 stars. Listed below are those units who have recruited new boys since the first of January. New boys in any given month will earn a 1 star designation for a unit. New boys in any given 2 months will earn a 2 star designation for a unit. 3 months, 3 star, 4 months, 4 star, 5 months, 5 star. 1 Star Units Packs 12, 22, 83, 98, 40, 82, 243, 277, 25, 303, 304, 44, 84, 249, 344, 348, 448, 30, 72, 233, 292, 347, 109, 105, 115, 138, 158, 198, 500, 50, 56, 274, 343, 366, 200, 58, 257, 350, 245, 309, 305, 90, 99, 76, 118, 139, 154, 174, 176, 505 and 509. Troops I, 55, 79, 323, 334, 25, 59, 209, 229, 303, 7, 34, 36, 348, 72, 233, _52, 88, 215, 180, 102, 154, 159, 164, 179, 194, 114, 132, 138, 163, 121, 122, 130, 146, 168, 192, 65, 255, 360, 204, 271, 13, 224, 252, 465, 212, 89, 243, 20, ll8, 165, 176, 195, 142, 110, 116, 133, 167 and 50. Posts 32, 61, 200, 69, 216, 66~, 9, 205, 229, 90, 248, 78, 158, 168, 199, 50, 253, 66, 83, 93, 16, 227, 346, 221, and 343. 2 Star Units Packs 2ll, 266, 3, 67, 80, 209, 48, 96, 2?7, 390, 250, 159, 124, 146, 57, 240, 258, 340, 220, 223, 79, 29, 281, 300, 10, 37, 248, 401, 41, and 265. . Troops 200, 2, 40; 220, 324, 351, 352, 45, 205, 230, 19, 33, 37, 249, 444, 31, 41, 347, 182, 144, 124, 87, 256, 276, 278, 343, 365, 4, 86, 83, 262, 257, 53, 69, 81, 85, 275, 16, 46, 54, 74, 400, 185, 136, 64, 221, 330. Posts 262, 209, 366 and 249. 3 Star Units Packs 61, 92, 81, 13, 45, 47, I, 251, 255, 259, 35, 2, 275, 352, 301, 302, 449, 130 and 238. Troops 92, 93, 234, 241, 9, 17, 28, 38, 49, 300, 304, 10, 345, 259, 240, 27, 202, 21, 15, 286, 90, 248, 344, 18, 500, 56, 219, 258. Posts 20 and 400. 4 Star Units Packs 32, 75, 252, 234, 54, 230, 286, 29, and 65. Troops 12, 61, 24, 246, 274, 2?3, 35, 66, 225, 42, 82, 247, 70, 281, 301, 30, 48, 198, 265 and 366. 5 Star Units Pack 262. Troops 32, 94, 97, 227, 75, 238 and 340. EARN THE NATIONAL SUMMERTIME PACK AWARD Thompson, Ketchum Campaign Director, said that $170,000 was the most ever raised by this division in Boy Scout drives headed by his firm. The amounts raised by the other divisions are as follows: Major Gifts, $35,- 815; Advanced Gifts, $51,115; Official Family, $43,810; Special Gifts, $15,158; Corporate Gifts, $80, 300. Everyone of the more than two thousand committeemen who participated in this drive 'should be proud of having reached our goal. Howe ver, every outstanding c a r d should be worked 4 rtc! cltc results reported. Recruit Of The Month IBIS BEAUTIFUL wal!'.·~: 1 plaque will be presented to all units that recruit new boys in each of five months. uUGH HENDRICKS, ... Scoutmaster of Troop 32, sponsored by Macon Road Presbyterian · Church, is shown z:eceiving his Recruit of the Month plaque from Bob Blee· ken, Northeast Dist rict Organization and Extension Chairman. Troop 32 is one of eight units that have earned . ~his award. ... SMOKE SIGNALS - SMOKE SIGNALS PUBLISHfD BY CHICKASAW COUNCIL BOY scours OF AMERA'.CA 198 SOlJI'H MAIN, MEMPHIS, TENN. Paul Borda, President Sam Mays, Commissioner Ed Eslick, Public Relations Chairman JONES HUSKEY, SCOlJf EXEClJfIVE WAL TI-!ALL PETERS. ASSIST ANT SCOlJf EXEClJfIVE RALPH YOUNG, FIELD DIRECTOR CECIL WELLER, FIELD DIRECTOR Published monthly to all Scouters registered in the council • BAX!ER FISHER,~roop 80, the winner of the 1966 Harvey S: Firestone, _Jr. A ard, receives a Certificate of Merit, a Silver Medallion, d a $100 U.S. Savings Bond from R,O Dedm~ (right), cha rman of the program. On the left ar~ Baxter s parents, M . and Mrs. J.B. Fisher, Sr. Firestone Award Presentation Thirty-eight Scouts Explorers in the ·North est District have been awar ed 1966 Firestone Certificat s of Merit. The announcemen of the winners was made J. H. McCune, Firestone General Factory Manager. Baxter Fisher, Troop 80, _Wl!S namedthewinnerof the Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Award. All 38 Scouts earning Certificates received a week at Kia Kima with fees paid. In addition to a Certificate, Baxter received an engraved silver medallion and a $100 U.S. Savings Bond. I Northeast I Dist!!'ict Chai".'man Manley Cox Dist".'ict Commissione!' F!!'ed V. Scott DisP.ict Executive Ge".'al d St".'ai n AUGUST 20, 1%6 Schedule this now inyour calendar - it is important - 1966-67 Program Schedule date - district fish fry and fellowship. At this time your district committee will schedule with you all of the 1966-67 dates for district, council, and national events. Complete plans will be in August Smoke Signals. JULY MEETINGS: . 7 - District Meeting, St. Stephens Methodist. 8-9 - O. A. Ordeal at Kia Kima. 12 - Cub Roundtable - St. Michaels Catholic. 14 - Explorer Cabinet Meeting - St. Stephens Methodist. 19 - Scout Roundtable - St. Michaels Catholic. 30 - Explorer Activity - Sardis Lake. APPRECIATION NOTES A special ''well done" to the training committee for a job well done i'.1 training in June. Many leaders will understand more about the whole Scout' program and purpose because of Joe, Herb, Marian, Bill. Bob, Tom, Manley, and so many more. Congratulations to those units who have earned the 5 star unit award. DISTRICT MEETING Institution Rep re sentative Night - All institutional representatives plan to give a report on: I. Cub Summer Program 2. Scout long term plans 3. Explorer activities 4. New Members The Institutional Representative film strip will be shown. CUB ROUNDT ABLE Scouts receiving Firestone Certificates of Merit for 1966 are Wes Barrett, Bill Brabson, and Ben Tutt, Troop 9; Terence Reilly, ROBER".l\.S. BAKER, Eastern Dist r i c.; 't-- Commissioner, served as 'One of the instructors at the Volunteer Training Center l\! Philmont Scout Ranch for ·me Boy Scouting Conferi::nce held JunE! 22 _ 28. A special program on --- --------- Emergency Preparedness will be featured. · Ken Robbins, Martin Rosenberg, and Bob Shannon, Sheriff's . EXPLORER CABINET Department Tour ·Troop 13; Rion Choate and Roddy Moore, Troop 16; Pat- During the summer rick Clements and Patric months, the Shelby County Gallaher, Troop 29. Sheriff's Department will be Others earning Certifi- sponsoring a tour which cates are Sumner Baker, would be of great interest Thomas Coughlan, David to Explorer Posts. Mithcell, Daniel Albright, This tour will be conand Randy Kuss, Troop 46; ducted on Friday and SaturRobert Casey, Ralph Gabb, day evenings from 8:00 P.M. Joseph Garbarini, Henry until midnight and will be Little ton, Dale Ralph, Da- open to all Explorer Posts vid Schmitt, Jerry Schmitt, of Me mp his and Shelby Danny Trudell, ~d Mike County. The boys who parTaube, Troop 47; Andy ticipate will be given an Graves, Troop 59. opportunity to tour the Shelby Also receiving Certifi- County Sheriff's Departcates are Baxter Fisher and ment, Memphis Juvenile James Fisher, Troop 8; Bar- Court and John Gaston Hosry Cunningham, Troop 230; pita! Emergency Room. In Hubbard Wooten and Charles addition, they will hear a Askey, Troop 286; Mac Todd, talk on laws, primarily conTroop 301; Rex Hickman, ·· cerning juveniles and will be Clifford Morrison, Mike shown a film. Also, these Morrison, Karl Schledwitz, Explorers will be given a Robert Stauffer, Troop 303· tour of Shelby County in ra- . -md John Burnett, Troop 309'. dio equipped cars for a view of law enforcement in ac- Plans for the July 30 Explorer activity will be made. Each Post must have its cabinet representatives present. LAPSED UNITS Post 223 - Macon Road Church of Christ; Post 225 - Raleigh Christian Church. DROPPED UNITS Pack 93 - Highland ; Heights Methodist Church· ! Troop 2ll - First Baptist Church. ROLL CALLS DUE: Troop 12 and 92. tion. Any Post interested in this tour, please contact Lt. A.C. Gilless at telephone 525-7531, extension 20. I Southeast I Dis t!'i ct Chari man Andrew M. Wray District Commissioner M.L ... L .. w" Blair Di strict Executive Wayne A. D"own JULY 12 - Order of Arrow Chapter meeting, Rebecca Memorial Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. JULY 28 - District Fellowship. Rebecca Memorial Methodist Churc::h. 7:00 p.m. The district meeting, commissioners meeting, Cub Scout roundtable and Boy Scout roundtable will be joint meetings this month as the district fellowship. Every unit leader, commissioner; district committeeman and unit committeemen are urged to attend this annual program planning and fellowship meeting. LAPSED UNITS Pack 55, Second Presbyterian Church (willdropJuly I, 1966); Post 55, Second Presbyterian Church, Pack 243, Southeast Lions Club; Pack 53, Oakville Booster Club. WELCOME James Shearin is Cubmaster of Pack 246, sponsored by Eastminister Presbyterian Church. Cherry Road Baptist Church will have a new troop by the time you read this. We extend the hand offellowship to these new leaders and units andwelcomethem into the Scouting family. SPRING CAMPOREE The Southeast District Spring Camporee was held at Camp Currier May 20-22. Over 500 boys took part in the activities and over 900 people attended the campfire. Everyone has reported · it a complete success. The top troop was 241 and the best patrol was Headquarters Patrol of Troop 55. Good time was had by all (do-nuts next time). RECRUIT OF TI-!E MONTI-!: l· Star - Packs 40, 82, 243, 277, 350 and 245. Troops 79, 89, 271, 323, 334 and 243. Posts 69, 216, and 665. 2 Star - Packs 3, 67, 79, 220; Troops 2, 4, 40, 53, 69, 81, 85, 86, 220, 275, 324, 351 and 352. 3 Star - Packs 2, 81, 275, and 352; Troops 21, 234 and 241. 4 Star - Pack 234; Troops 24, 246, and 241. Where does your unit stand on recruiting? A growing unit ia a good unit. Every boy deserves an invitiation to join a unit - are you doing your part? BOYS' LIFE Is your unit using the best program tool available? Are you a hundred percent" Boys' Life? If your answer to these questions is no, then you are m1~sing a bet and should get on the bandwagon. Give your boys the best. July, 1966 Southwest II _ N_o_rt_hw_e_st___.] Dist".'ict Chai".'man By".'on Ca!!'son Dist!!'ict Commissione".' C.A ... Paul" Paulson Di st".'i ct Executive Cy Thompson JULY CALENDAR 14 - Cub Leaders Roundtable, 7:00 p.m., Gracewood Presbyterian Church on Millbranch. 14 - Scout Leaders Roundtable, 7:00 p.m. Gracewood Pre sbyt e ri an Church on Millbranch. 18 - Commissioner Staff Meeting, 7:00 p.m. 25 - District Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Whitehaven Presbyterian Church. Program Planning Conference. 28 - District Explorer Cabinet Meeting. 1WO MONTI-!S LEFT!! We are proud of our units who have qualified for the 5 star unit award in the re.cruit of the month program but we want each unit to be recognized for the job they are doing in recruiting. The following units can still earn the plaque or certificate by registering new boys in July ai:id August. rLAQUE: Pack l; Troops 10, 30, 48, 227, 248, 344, 345; Post 20, 400. CERTIFICATE: Packs 10, 37, 48, 96, 2?7, 449, 248, 344, 390, 401; Troops 19, 33, 37, 90, 249, 400. PROGRAM PLANNING The district program and calendar of events has been planned and will be presented to all Scouters during July at the district committee meeting at Whitehaven Presbyterian Church on Monday the 25th. Every Scouter should be at this meeting in order to better prepare to help his or her unit plan the next years program during August. At this meeting each unit will be given the 1966-67 program materials. ITEMS TO BE DONE TI-!IS MONTI-I ( Check as completed and mail to Scout office) REGISTER ALL NEW CUBS, SCOUTS OR EXPLORERS. HA VE AN OlJfDOOR ACTIVI'IY. FLY TI-!E FLAG SEE TI-!AT EACH BOY IS GETTING BOYS' LIFE. WEAR THE SCOlJf UNIFORM. ATTEND ROUNDTABLE. GO SWIMMING ATTEND DISTRICT PROGRAM PLANNING CONFERENCE. POST ATTEND CABINET MEETING. VISIT YOUR SCOlJf DISTRIBlJfOR. Di strict Chairman Bob Heft Di strict Commissioner Jesse Barr Dis tri c:t Executive James McKinney DISTRICT MEETING July 18, 1966, 3rd Monday, 7:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Highway 51 North. Every Institutional Re present a tive and member-at-large is urged to attend as we make plans to support the units as they start the new program year. COMMISSIONEK MEETING Because of July 4 holiday the Northwest District Commissioner meeting will be held Tuesday, July 5. The meeting will be held at Union Planters Bank Building, 2188 Frayser Blvd. at 7:30 p.m. Jesse Barr is the District Commissioner, CUB SCOlJf ROUNDTABLE July ll, 2nd Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria of Our Lady of Sorrow Catholic Church, Highway 51 N. Neil Lawrence is roundtable commissioner. The council record shows that the better Cub Packs always attend roundtables. See you there. BOY SCOUT ROUNDT ABLE Third Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. The place will be announced. Mr. Gil Baron is our roundtable commissioner. Every boy deserves a good quality program. See that your Boy Scouts get a good program by attending the Boy Scout Roundtable. NEW DISTRICT EXEClJfIVE ON JOB Jim McKinney, the new Great Northwest District. Scout Executive, is now on ~e job. Mr. McKinney said, I am looking forward to meeting and working with all the fine Scouters in our district. My main goal will be to work with and through volunteers to see that all boys get a good quality program." DROPPED UNITS Pack 7 - McLean Baptist · Church; Pack 17 - Frayser Presbyterian Church; Pack 308 - Scenic Hill Baptist Church; Pack 3 2 2 - St. Theresa Catholic Church· Post 231 - Naval Air Re.: serve Training Center and Post 304 - Schoolfield Methodist Church. LAPSED UNITS Pack 30 - Springdale Methodist Church; Troop 44- . McLean Baptist Church; Troop 63 - Knights of Columbus - Council #616; Pack 280 - Church ofjesusChri st of Latter Day Saints (Millington Branch); Troop 280- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Millington Branch); Troop 322 - Little Flower Catholic Church; Troop 17 - Frayser Lions Club; Post 45 - International Harvester Company; Post 1 - U. T. Medical Units. ·,, luly, 1966 SMOKE SIGNALS PAGE 3 ...__cr_it_te_nd_en___.l l.__M_is_sis_s_iPP_i___.11 ...... __ N_o_rt_h __ I .... I __ so_ut_h __ ll .... __ c_en_tr_a1_ ... ll ___ Ea_s_te_rn_ ... I District Chairman Don Foster District Executive Bob Wiener DISTRICT MEETING This meeting will be held at the Woods Civic Center Conference Room on July 26. We will begin at 7:30 p.m. All Institutional Representatives and Membersat- large should attend this fellowship experience. Be a part of a growing programattend your district committee meetings and become involved in bringing Scouting to more boys. BOY SCOUT ROUNDT ABLE Mr. Jim Peters, Roundtable Commissioner, will present the July Roundtable at the City Swimming Pool on July 19. The highlight of this event will be water safety. All Scoutmasters and assistants are invited to participate. This one should be a real ball, so bring your swimming trunks and come over. We'll begin at 7:30 p.m. An attendance prize will be given to the unit having the most people present. ORDER OF THE ARROW The Crittenden chapter of Chickasaw Council Lodge is being formed. Mr. Bob Bentley has been recruited to act as chapter advisor. While small in number, the group is high in spirit. Theirchief goal during the summer will be to encourage those boys who have been tapped out to complete their Ordeal. He is at present forming a dance team which will perform at the Fall Camporee. During September, the OA Election Team will meet with all Scout Troops and conduct the elections. They will also explain the National Camping Award in an effort aimed at encouraging more unit campingduringtheyear. We extend to Mr. Bentley our best wishes in this undertaking. NEW UNITS We take this opportunity to welcome Troop 232 to our Scouting family. Mr. Ted Williams is serving as Scoutmaster of this unit which is sponsored by the Church of God, West Memphis. They are a fine group of Scouts and we're confident that they will grow and soon be one of the best troops in West Memphis. BOYS' LIFE Is your unit 100% Boys' Life? Have you ever stopped to think about how many hours a week a boy has free? One or two hours is spent in Troop Meetings, but he can get so much more out of Scouting if he is supplied with our full program. Boys' Life is designed to appeal to all Scoutings' ideals in the boy's mind and heart. Actually the magazine supplements his other Scouting experiences. For this reason alone it is important that he receive it on a regular basis. Include Boys' Life in your plans for this year's budget. You won't regret it. District Chairman Jim Brooks Di strict Commissioner Andy Snider District Executive Bob Wiener COMMISSIONER STAFF MEETING Mr. Snider has scheduled this meeting for Tuesday, July 5. Individual commissioners will be notified of the time and place. He wishes to express his thanks to those of you who are continuing in the work which you accepted for this year. Thanks to your efforts our unit picture is showing a definite improvement in the areas of ..:amping and advancement. WOOD BADGE Mr. Lee Meredith, Scoutmaster of Troop 41, Hernando, will be attending Wood Badge Training July 9 - 16. Mr. Bill Lawrence, Director of Volunteer Training will beincharge. Thisweeklong training experiencewill be held at Camp Currier. The group lives Scouting for a week. The men, who come from all over Region Five, will be divided into two troops of four patrols each. Scouting skills are taught in addition to Troop organization. Teamwork plays a vital role in its presentation. We mention this in the hope that several leaders will become interested in attending next summer. BOY SCOUT ROUNDTABLE Mr. Blackwell has scheduled the July Roundtable for the evening of the 25 at the recreation area of First Baptist Church, Senatobia. A mode! campsite will be erected and some new events will be presented. On the same program some campfire stunts are scheduled. He extends to all Scoutmasters an invitation to attend. CAMPING Al\![) ACTIVITIES Troops 347 and 235 have decided to combine their resources and attend Kia Kima together this year. Mr. Charles Thomas and Mr. Hugh Pierce will be in charge of the group. Troop 41, Hernando, will be in camp under Mr. Lee Meredith, Scoutmaster and will be assisted by Mr . Leo Carroll. NEW UNITS North Panola Vocational High School, Como is sponsoring Troopl84. Mr. James Jackson is the new Scoutmaster. The Eudora Lion's Club has chartered Troop 214. Mr. Albert S. White is Scoutmaster. JUNIOR LEADER INSTRUCTOR Scoutmasters Note - September 24 is the date set for a training session for your Junior Leaders. Start making plans now to have your boys attend. All Patrol Leaders, their assistants, and Senior Patrol Leaders should attend. You'll learn a lot from it. Dist!'ict Chai"'man F!'ank J. Lewis Dist!'ict Commissione!' Hosea B!'idges Dist!'ict Executive Cu!'ti s J. G!'ay DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING Monday 18, 1966 at Oates Manor Housing Project, 1157 N. Manassas, 7:00 p.m. All Institutional Representatives and members-atlarge should attend. COMMISSIONER STAFF Monday, July 25, 1966 at Oates Manor Housing Project, 1157 N. Manassas, 7:00 p.m. The Commissioner Staff is no stronger than its weakest member. ROUNDT ABLES (CUB AND SCOlJI') Tuesday, July 12, 1966 at the Binghampton First Baptist Church, 2849 Broad Avenue, 7:00 p.m. Send at least one representative from your unit. LAPSED UNITS: Pack 105, Friendship M. B. Church DROPPED UNITS: Pack 135, Hillis Chapel Baptist Church, Pack 183, Shannon Elementary School. CANOE TRIP July I - 5, 1966, 22 Explorers and 4 leaders will participate in a canoe trip lasting for 3 glorious days. Come along and join the fun in fishing, swimming, camping and exploring. The trip will originate at Bull Shoals Reservoir in northern Arkansas and will terminate at Batesville, Arkansas. For additional information, contact N. B. Powell or Curtis T. Gray at the Scout office, 525- 2351. A NOTE TO UNIT LEADERS We are only reaching a very small percent of the many boys in our communities with the Scouting program. Encourage more boys to join your units. BOYS' LIFE Is your unit 100% Boys' Life? If not, now is the time to subscribe. Here is a method to use - "Just ask them", $1.50peryear-121/2 cents per issue. Di strict Membership Northeast 1264 Southeast 1810 Northwest 1670 Southwest 1655 Crittenden 306 Mississippi 488 Central 900 North 732 South 1125 Ea stem 1906 Council 11,856 District Chairman N.J. Ford District Cammissioner Paul B!'andon District Executive No~val Powell DISTRICT MEETING July 12, 7:30 p.m. - N. J. Ford and Son's Funeral Home. COMMISSIONERS' MEETING July 18, 7:30 p.m .• 4907 Peace Road. ROUNDTABLES Cub and Scout Round· tables will be held at Martin Temple C.M.E. Church on July 19, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. CANOE TREK Our canoe trek on the White River will begin on Saturday, July 2. CUB SCOUT OLYMPICS Saturday, July 23. (Time and place will be announced) DUE TO RE-REGISTER JULY: Pack 146, Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Pack and Troop 188, Zion HilI M. B. Church. AUGUST: Troop and Post 167, Martin Temple Church. LAPSED UNITS MARCH: Packl57, Riverview School P.T.A. APRIL: Pack 133, Parkway Garden Presbyterian Church. MAY: Pack 175, St. Peter M. B. Church. Troop 166, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. DROPPED UNITS Troop 193-Geeter School, Troop 196 - Pillow Street C.M.E. Church. ~Ufda'I YOUR FLAG FOURTH of JULY Boys' Life 962 1330 1223 1187 134 300 48 12 59 1416 . 6721 Percentage 76.1 76.2 73.2 71.1 43.7 61.4 5.3 1.6 5.2 74.2 56.6 Disf!.'ict Chai~an Joseph Westb!'ook Disf"'ict Commissione!' Eugene Hagle!' Disf"'ict Executive Cha!'les G!'ego"'y DISTRICT MEETING July 12, 7:30 p.m. St. Paul Baptist Church located at Greenwood and McLemore. DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE Julyl, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul Baptist Church located at Greenwood and McLemore. DISTRICT ACTIVITIES 1. Cub Scout Olympics- July 23. · 2. Den Chief TrainingAugust 6. 3. School Night for Scouting - September 20. 4. Cub Scout Basic - October 8. 5. Goodwill Bags - October 8. 6. Jr. Leaders TrainingOctober 29. 7. Showando - November 26. THREE DEN MOTHERS QUALIFY FOR THE "DEN" MOTHER'S TRAINING AWARD." Mr. Ernest Abron, district vice chairman, and Mr. James Stokes, leadership training chairman, presented Den Mother's Training Awards to the following Den Mothers: Mrs. Lucille B. Norman, Pack 145, Mt. Pisgah C.M. E. Church; Mrs. Millie Scott, Pack 162, Castalia Missionary Baptist Church and Mrs. Marie J. Smith, Pack 139, Olivet Baptist. "EVERY BOY IN SCOUTING DESERVES A TRAINED LEADER." Requirements for the awards are: Cub Scoat Orientation, Den Mother's Training, Den Mother-Den Chief Relationship, Cub Scout Leaders Pow Wow, two consecutive years as a registered Den Mother and performance in leadership responsibility. EIGHT PACKS PARTICIPATE IN SHILOH EXPEDITION One hundred and thirtyfive Cub Scouts boarded buses destined for Shiloh Military Natonal Park located in Shiloh, Tennessee. The pl an ni ng committee consisted of: Mr. Eugene Hagler, Mrs. Verna Jones and Mrs. Millie Scott. The Cub Scouts were shown a move on the "Battle of Shiloh" and also visited the National Cemetery. Disf"'ict Chai!'man Ha!'Old Steinkamp Dist!'lct Commluione!' Bob Bake!' Oistt'ict Executive Billy Gamble NO LAPSED -NODROPPED Congratulations to all of our units and district personnel on this outstanding record of reregistering or. time. scour LEADERS ROUNDTABLE July 21. 1966, 7:30 p.m. Host for this monthly occasion wilI be Troop 336, Jack Foules, SM. The meeting place will be the All Saints Episcopal Church, White Station at Quince. DISTR !CT COMMITTEE MEETING July 28, 1966, 7:30 p.m. Mullins Methodist Church. District Chairman Harold Steinkamp reminds all institutional representatives, operating committee chairmen and district members at large to be present at this important meeting as the district calendar of events will be discussed and approved. DISTRICT EAGLE BOARD July 20, 1966, 7:30 p.m. East Gate Branch of Union Planters Bank. Contact Eagle Boa.rd Chairman Cecil Harris - 682- 5230 for conformativn or questions. CALLING ALL EASTERN DISTRICT EXPLORERS Your district explorer cabinet has scheduled two interesting, fun filled district activities for this summer. On July 11 - 12 and July 18 19, 1966 there will be a course taught by the U. S. Coast Guard on Basic Seamanship and Safe Boat Handling. A certificate will be presented to Explorers and adults completing the four night course. District Explorers Field Sports Tournament will be held in the month of August. A notice will be mailed to each advisor giving details about these activities. Make your post plans to participate. AUGUST UNIT DUE Troop 238 - Bethany Lutheran Church DISTRICT EXPLORER CABINET MEETING July 26, 1966, Carousel Restaurant on Mendenhall. This is an important meeting as final plans for the field sports tournamentwill be discussed and plans for fall activities will be made. Each of us in the Chickasaw Council express our deepest sympathy to Harold and Trudie Steinkamp in the loss of their son Glenn, as a result of a boating accident on Pickwick Lake. Glenn will always be remembered by each of us. A tip of the hat to Ellis Johnson, neighborhood commissioner, who was so instrumental in re-organizing Post 259 at Grimes Memorial MetliodistChurch. PAGE 4 FOR ALL YOUR BOY SCOUT CUB SCOUT EXPLORER SCOUT CLOTHING AND EQUIPME_NT SHOP AT FOR THE MOST COMPLETE STOCKS IN · MEMPHIS Scout Section 2nd Floor DOWNTC7NN and OAK COURT Coca-Cola Welcomes All Scouts To Kamp Kia Kima things go b~~th Coke TRADE · MARK~ ~ Bc·ttling Co., Memphis, Tenn. """···· SMOKE SIGN~LS July JW Ke(p you.rae(/. .. yoar ftmilff . .. your C'ommunitg I British Scouting Study (C.-.ntin.u =d Fror:i P ~ge l) tlon for their constant search for improvement and for completing the two and a half year study. The Boy Scouts of America continually conducts studies to keep Scouting an evolving program in tune with today' s boy and today's society. Since the study deals solely with British society, culture and semantics, we are in no position to comment on specific proposals .,reported, but can point out related familiar elements in American Scouting. In 1959, for example, after thorough research, the_ new Exploring program for high school age boys was launched. It i ncludes an active co - ed social program of dances, outings and other normal teen - age activities. It· also includes optional modern uniform with a blue blaze r , gray slacks and maroon tie. tD ~ iM-~ 1966 Shelby United Neighbnrs Campaign Call 525-5602 DO\\'NTOU"X •• • EAST •• _. SOUTH Three Scout Shops To Serve You Better COMPLETE· STOCKS OF * CUB SCOUT * BOY SCOUT * EXPLORER SCOUT · * CLOTHING AND EOUI PMENT Available at ALL THREE LOWENSTEIN'S STORES Downtown .. East .. South The famous merit badge program is constantly revised and updated, with such recent additional subjects as ·space exploration, oceanography, metallurgy. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Short pants, one should remember, have been the traditional British Scout uniform year - 'round. American Scouts have had long pants for over 25 years for . winter use, with the optional summer shorts being most practical for war weather · use. Continuing cooperative research studies by such groups as Opinion Research Corporation of Princeton and the University of Michigan indicates that the Boy Scouts of America has quite a good Chickasaw Councl1 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 198 S. Main St Memphis, Tenn. 38103 . H undeliverable, Do Not Return Non ~ Pro fit Or9anizatior: U.S. Postaqe Paid Memphis, Ten n. P e rmit No. 435 E Tr 343 SM ............................................................. ..,. ..... image. Mr. · H. Kenneth Humphreys 751 s. Goodlett .Memphi s, Tennessee 381.ll 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 1968 Title A name given to the resource 1968 (Feb) Chickasaw Council <em>Smoke Signals</em> Newsletter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Chuck Schadrack Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ken Humphreys Chickasaw Council Newsletter Newsletter