https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/55b5789eb9cad0c2c8f4219d3f047e1c.pdf 690fc4165eb772b78563f92af9d7e0bd PDF Text Text IGN~lS VOL.9 MARCH, 1973 CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B.S.A. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE NO. 3 NEIGHBORHOOD S. M. E. STARTS MARCH 3I ,... HUNT HEADING PROJECT SELLING PROGRAM MEET YOUR DISTRICT S.M.E. CHAIRMEN MRS. ROUT APPOINTED 1973 PROJECT S.OJ.R. CHAIRMAN ·Mrs. James L. Rout, Jr. Mac· Hunt R. M. " Mac" Hunt has been appointed to lead·the council's "Special Projects" program for the Chickasaw Council again in i 973. Already, Mac and his Special Projects Committee are at work - selling various individuals, clubs and organizations on underwriting different projeets for the council. " Last Year," Hunt stated, "we sold many tangible projects - including canoes for camp, our School . Night for Scouting program, and our Scoutmobile the last mentioned project being our super sale of 1972." Hunt praised Ellis Poole of Poole Motor Homes, West Memphis, and Bud David of Bud Davis Chevrolet Company, for providing the Scoutmobile trailer and truck, respectively, that have enabled the ·Chickasaw Council to serve several hundred boys in the inner city of Memphis who otherwise would not have been reached. MORRIS NAMED TO NATIONAL CUBBING COMMITIEE Joe Hardesty Northwest Don McKinnon Southwest -Rochester Neely Ed Morrison North Central Council Activities Chairman Don Beard has announced the selection of Mrs. James L. Rout, Jr. to head project S.O.A.R. (Save Our American Resources) in the Chickasaw Council during 1973. Mrs. Rout, a member of the Mayor's City Beautiful Commission; active Cub leader, and the wife of the Council's able and personable Public Relations Chairman, will direct this council project, designed to involve Cubs, Scouts and Explorers in a conservation program that was most successful - and popular - in 1972. All Scouting units will have the opportunity fo participate in various unit-centered projects during 1973 and to earn national recognition. One of the highlights of Project S.0.A.R. will be "Keep America Beautiful Day" - April 28 - when Packs, Troops and Posts will participate in a coordinated program of conservation and ecology projects throughout the council area. THINGS EQUAL TO GOOD ACTIVI TIES GOOD S.M. E. GOOD S. M. E . · Bill Morris Council President William N. Morris, Jr. added another responsibility - and honor - to his numerous list of civic endeavors when he recently accepted an appointment to th.e National Cub Scouting Committee of the Boy Scouts of America. The appointment ·was made - and announced by Chief Scout Executive Alden G. 13.:irber and Don H. Flanders, Chairman of the Cub Scoutip.g Committee. Bill Morris has held many offices. in Scouting and in numerous other civic organizations. He is holder of the Silver Beaver and the Silver Antelope. In addition to serving as President of the Chickasaw Council, he also serves as Director of Manpower for Area Two of the Southeast Scouting Region. The Chickasaw Council is proud of Bill Morris and we know that he is proud of the Chickasaw Council. THE SAME THING ARE EQUAL TO F.ACH OTHER: Frank Fogleman Crittenden Dick Mills Southeast Lee Branch South Central W. L. Oliver Eastern For Every Boy In Scouting Today, There's Another Who'd Like To Be ... BUT CAN'T! Benny Ferrell David Lingo Nor1heast • GOOD SCOUTING = GOOD ACTIVITIES = GOOD SCOUTING BREAKFAST KICK-OFFS SCHEDULED IN ALL·DISTRICTS The Chickasaw Council's 1973 Sustaining Membership Enrollment will go into high gear with the neighborhood kick-off breakfast meetings scheduled to be held in all districts on Saturday, March 3. Our S.M.E. organization has been completed for all districts, according to Clay Shelton, Council Chairman . for the district phase of the enrollment program. Clay urges all District Scouters, Scout parents and friends of Scouting to become Sustaining Members of the Chickasaw Council. "If we are to be successful in our efforts to raise $185,000 - this year's council goal," Clay stated, "it will require full co-operation and participation in all districts. Our council is a great council and is doing an admirable job in serving our young people and we need everyone's support!'' ~ ~ Support Scouting Enroll as a Sustaining Member �SMOKE SIGNALS PAGE 2 EXPLORER PLANNING CONFERENCE PLANS ANNOUNCED L. Terry Britt, Chickasaw Council Exploring Chairman, has announced plans for the Explorer Spring Planning Coriference to be held March 30-31 at Holiday Inn University. This year, Holiday Inn's of Ainerica and Exploring are teaming up t o provide Explorers with the most exciting, fun-filled weekend planning conference ever. The purpose of this conference is: L To orient officers in their job responsibilities 2. To develop them into a working leadership team 3. To plan the post's activity schedule for 12 months We are going first class ingsmuch as Holiday Inn University will be our host, providing the best accommodati ons available. Because we have room for only eighty (80) persons, we must encourage early reservations for Post Officers (male and female). Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for making reservations is March 23, 1973. The cost is $4.00 per person, which includes lodging, snacks, breakfast, lunch, conference fees, and a full length feature film. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: March 30 5-7 P.M. - Check-in 7-9 - Opening Session 9-10 - Recreation 10-11 - Snack Time 11-1 - Friday Fright Flick March 31 8-9 A.M. - Breakfast 9-11: 30 - First Session 12-1 - LUNCH 1-3:30 - Second Session 3: 30 - Closing TAMS INVITE SCOUTS BACK! As a direct result of our most successful Round-up Program with the Memphis Tams that was culminated with a free clinic and ballgame for new Scouts and their recruiters, the Tams are inviting us back. On Saturday, March 10, the Tams will play host to the Kentucky Colonels, beginning at 7:30 P.M. at the Mid-South Coliseum. All Cubs, Scouts and Explorers in uniform, or who present their membership cards, will be admitted to a $4.00 seat for only $1.00. All adult leaders (uniform or membership card) will be admitted for $2.0Q.each. A preliminary game between the famous St. Louis Zips (Globetrotter type team of 12-14 year olds) and a local team will begin at 5:30 P.M. The Zips will also perform at halftime. Tickets for this exciting night with . the high-scoring Kentucky Colonels and our tenacious Tarns can be purchased from the Tams' Coliseum office or at the door on game night. Let's rally behind the Tams and help them make the play-offs! COUNCll"CAltNDAR FOR MARCH 3 S.M.E. NEIGHBORHOOD KICK-OFFS 5 DISTRICT TICKET SALES KICK-OFFS FOR SCOUT SHOW 8 EAGLE SCOUT DAY 8 EAGLE SCOUT BANQUET, 7 P.M., HOLIDAY RIVERMON T 8 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, 4 P.M., Scout Service Center 10 "OPERATIO N° REACH" TRAINING, 9 A..M., Evergreen Presbyterian Church 12 ORGANIZATION AND EXTENSION · COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center. 12 EXPLORING COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center 14 CAMPING COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center 18 COMMISSIONER STAFF MEETING, _ 2:00 P.M., Scout Service Center 21 ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center 30-31 EXPLORER SPRING PLANNING CONHOLIDAY INN UNIFERENCE, VERSITY OPERATION "REACH"-PHASE TWO-BEGINS NORTH CENTRAL COMMISSION ER Eugene Bates CHAIRMAN Ernest Abron EXECUTlVE Curtis Gray Warren Hampton CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 5 Scout Show Ticket Sales Kickoff. 8 Eagle Scout Day 10 Operation Reach Training - 8:30 A.M., Evergreen Presbyterian Church 12 Cub and Scout Roundtables 16-17 Spring Skill-o-ree 27 District Committee Meeting, 7:30 P.M., Scout ' Service Center 30-31 Explorer Planning Conference, Holiday Inn University, Olive Branch, Miss. 31 House to House Scout Show Ticket Sales 31 Firestone Encampment NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT SKILL-0-REE DR. A LVINE . SMITH Operation REACH Chairman Operation REACH, the program launched in 1972 by the Boy Scouts of America and designed as a new and positive approach to drug abuse prevention, will be continued in the Chickasaw Council in 19?3. Dr. Alvin E. Smith, who was chairman of the project last year, will head the program again in 1973. The purpose and objective of Operation REACH are to lead and help young people to REACH for real "highs" instead of going for a poor substitute like drugs. REACH for real friends and stand by them. .f!.EACH ~or waFm and open relations with p,arent~, "' other family-members and friends. REACH an understandin g with themselves by taking an open stand against drugs. The program aims at strengthening communications between young people and their parents. The focus is on drug prevention and the beginning point is the Scout Troop. On Saturday, March 10, beginning at 8:30 A.M., in the Evergreen Presbyterian Church, 613 University Street, a training program on Operation REACH will be conducted for all Scoutmasters and Senior Patrol Leaders. Also invited to attend this training session are District Chairmen, District Commissioners, District Health and Safety Chairmen, District Executives and 12 Operation REACH Trainers from each district. Following this training, the Scoutmaster ~md Senior Patrol Leader from each troop, with the assistance of other district leaders, will conduct training for the Scouts and parents of each troop. All troop representative s attending the March 10 training meeting will be given a kit of Operation Reach instructions and material. MALL SCOUT SHOWS SUCCESSFUL Six of the Chickasaw Council's eight districts participated in Scout shows during Scout Anniversary Month - February. Hundreds of Cubs, Scouts and Explorers thrilled the throngs that visited the Raleigh Springs and Southland Malls on the weekend of February 2-3 and the Holiday Plaza, JVIall in West . ... Memphis February 10. The Pack, Troop and Post exhibits were informative, colorful and varied. Thousands of mall shoppers were made to believe that "Scouting Today really is more than you think! " eounc il '711.emorial ~ribute ':fund MR. LAWRENCE McSPADDEN BY: Mr. and Mrs. Claud H. Brown, Sr. DR. JOHN M. CHAMBERS, JR. BY: Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Steinkamp Mr. and Mrs. David E. O'Mara MISS VERA LAWRENCE BY: Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. McDaniel, Jr. MR. ROBERT G. HEARD, JR. BY: Mrs. Henry B. Turner Now is the time to begin planning for the district Skill-0-Ree, to help your Boys to earn their skill awards. This event will be a two day event at Camp Currier. Starting at 5:00 P.M. Friday, March 16 and ending 5:00 P.M., Saturday, March 17. So help your boys all you can at your troop meetings now. If they pass their tests in camp we will have skill awards there. ROUNDT ABLES - CUBS AND SCOUTS The Cub and Scout Roundtables will be held March 12, 7:30 P.M., at.Metropolit an Baptist Church, 767 Walker Ave. The dates for Cub and Scout Training will be announced then. We urge you to . attend . ::· WELCOME! The North Central District would like to welcome Captain Charles Smith with the Salvation Army Ben Lear Citadel on Alabama. Captain Smith has been in Scouting for several years in Nashville. The North Central District is delighted to have Captain Smith and his family in Memphis and in our Scouting program. QUOTABLE QUOTES is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting p-eople up. - John Andrew Holmer ~ere CRITTENDEN CHAIRMAN Lindsey J. Fairley COMMISSION ER Bill Whitley EXECUTIVE David Cox KEY DATES IN MARCH 5 Scout Roundtable - 7:30 P.M., Arkansas Power and Light Co. Marion, Ark. For all Scoutmasters , Assistants and Troop Committee Members. 6 Cub Roundtable - 7 :30 P.M., Arkansas Power and Light Co., Marion, Ark. For all Cubmasters, Assistants, Den Leaders, Webelos Den Leaders, and Pack Committee Members. -8 Eagle Day for 1972 Eagle Scouts 15 District Commissione r Staff Meeting. For all members of the District Commissione r Staff. 27 District Committee Meeting - For all Operating Com~ttee Chairmen, INSTITUTIO NAL REPRESENT ATIVES and Members-at -large. 30-31 1973 Explorer Planning Conference This planning conference will be held at the beautiful Holiday Inn University in Olive Branch, Miss., at a cost of $4 to all 1973 Post Officers and adult leaders. The conference will be open only to the first 80 Explorers and adults to register. Registration deadline is March 23. For additional information see the Exploring column. CUB LEADERS TRAINING The complete training for Cub Leaders will be held on the following dates: March 13, 20, 27, and April 10, 17. All dates are Tuesdays and all training courses will be held at the F'irst United Methodist Church of West Memphis beginning at 7:30 P.M. SCOUT LEADERS TRAINING Cornerstone training will be held for all Scout leaders at 7:30 P.M. at the Arkansas Power and Light Co. in Marion, Ark. on the following Wednesday Nights: March 7, 14, 21. An Outdoor training day for Scout leaders will be held on Saturday, March 24 at Camp Currier. Six weeks later (May 5-6) an overnight training experience will be held at Camp Currier for adult Scouters and their boy leaders. A TRAINED -- · LEADER IS THE BEST LEADER! �PA GE 3 SMOKE SI GN ALS ·-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --INE FOR APPLIC ATION ·• MARCH 30I 1973 Return To: CH ICKASAW COUNCI L TEE DEADL SCOUT SHOW COMMIT APPLIC ATION BLANK 171 s. HOLLYW OOD MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38112 ANY REQUEST FOR SPECIAL BOOTH PREFERE NCE SHOULD BE APPLIED FOR BY SPECIAL ATTACHM ENT TO THIS CARD WITH WRITTE N DESCR IPTION We want to be a part of the 1973 'Scouting·- Today's Youth-To morrow's Leaders' Scout Show (Check the features your unit would like to take part in -- and give the information requested. ) Amplifier that will distract -from other booths will not be permitted to be used in the show. Merchandi se may not be sold by any unit! .O UR SUBJECT FOR THE SHOW WILL BE: Units may set up their booths 01n the. nights of April 11-12 From 4 :00 until 10:00 p .m. UN IT _ _ _ _ DISTRI CT - - - - Our Unit's Ticket Sales Chairman will be: _ _ _ _ __ Address - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ Phones _ State - City ELECTRIC ITY NEEDED _ _ __ Size of Booth - Circle one (8'x8' ) Busi ness Home Z ip Leader in Charge: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ (8'x16') (other Sx Additional informatio n you would like for us to know about your subject: Home Phone Name ) Business Phone Address City State Z ip �P~GE SMOKE SIGNALS 4. One or More of Thes e Valuable Prizes Can Be Yours fo~ Selling Tickets to ''Sco uting - Today's· Yout h - Tomo rrow 's Lead ers'' ? ?MYSTERY PRIZES?? Call on every house. You can win a great prize if you stop by a house where a mystery prize coupon has been placed. Your prize may be a sleeping bag, radio, ball glove, tennis racket, archery set, tennis ball, or a pocket knife. Knock on every door. Plan to Start Selling on March 5th PROPANE LANTERN NO. 2028 ROCKET SET RAYADO PACK NO. 1306 AM-FM RADIO NO. M-45-370V PIONEER SLEEPI NG BAG N0. 1491 RADAR LAMP N0. 1371 BACKYARD TENT 5x7 (Not official} SELS:CT ONE FOR SELLING 100 T I C K E T S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SPACE AGE CANTEEN N0.1199 CAMP LANTERN N0. 13n HAVERSACK NO. 573 PITCHBACK NET NO. P-50112V AIR MATTRESS N0.1457 PACK AXE N0.1510 .FRONTIER PACK FRAME N0.1085 CHEF'S TOOL KIT N0. 1486 FOLDING PACK SAW NO. 2365 SCOUT KNIFE NO. 1996 SELECT ONE FOR SELLING 30 TICKETS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '~J FLASHLIGHT NO. 1278 FOLDING SEAT N0.1026 CANTEEN N0.1201 TRAILBLAZE R COMPASS NO. 1059 CHOW SET N0. 1387 · CAMP SHOVEL N0.1269 SELECT ONE FOR SELLING 20 T I C K E T S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N OF EQUAL VALUE Will BE MADE BY THE SCOUT o ·F FICE DUE TO ITEMS DISCONTINUE D BY MANUFACTU RER - PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE - SUBSTITUTIO . ,, .f1~'·ToP- J SALESMAN THE IN EACH DISTRICT WllLL RECEIVE THIS GREAT POIRTABLE B/W T'' • Mr. Unit Leader, In order to be of assistance to our unit leaders in helping scouts wh<? earn prizes in nnaking their selections. we are mailing a Sicout Show prize catalog directly to the home of each registered boy in the Chickasaw Council. �SMOKE SIGNALS 5. AFEW WORDS FROM THE SHOW CHAIRMAN REMIND BOYS TO: DO THE FOLLOWING ON THE DAY OF THE TICKET SALES KICK-OFF. a. b. c. 6. - Robert S. Baker 1973 Show Chairman February 12, 1973 Dear Scouts, What is it? "Scouting Today's Youth Tomorrow's Leaders" is a tremendous exhibit of , the Scouting Program presented in hundreds of demonstration booths and thrilli~--:. actjvi!Y.:.;, areas, exciting camping disptaysana unusual specialty interests by the Cub Scout, Scout and Explorer Units of Chickasaw Council. "WY~. :)t~ W!~~j!l}~ several _a_~~ista~ts, one for_each Den or Patrol. Assign Patrols and Dens to different neighborhoods so a duplication of effort won't be made. SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR BOOTH SHOW SUBJECTS Here's Why Your Unit Will Want to Participate It's a great opportunity for your boys to show their stuff and to demonstrate skills to parents, friends, and neighbors! It's wonderful training to work with a plan and carry it through to the actual display period! It's program activity for your unit for the next month. Sincerely, Bob Baker Scout Show Chairman HOW TO GET STARTED PRE RALLY MEETING (To be held before Kick-off) 1. 2. 3. Get boys seated comfortably and quiet. Tell about prizes boys can earn, as shown on the Prize Incentive Flyer. Instruct your boys on good sales techniques. a. b. c. d. e. f. 4. Wear Your Uniform Be Courteous Be Neat and Clean Take Your Time Tell The Story Smile Have two teams, of two Scouts each, put on short, snappy demonstrations on the "wrong way", . and then on the "right way" to sell tickets, based on the suggestions given in No. 3. In order for your Unit to take full advantage of the Kick-Off day of March 5, we encourage you to set up a Unit meeting at your regular meeting place and to distribute and sell tickets on the Kick-Off Day. You will find that the enthusiasm of that day will create an excellent atmosphere for selling tickets. Does this sound lik.' a big job? Well, it depends on the size of your Unit. If your Unit is large, your onit will have 1 month to develop an · original demonstration or activity for this great experience! TO YOUR UNIT Put their tickets in an envelope and write their name and address on it. Turn in money for tickets sold at your Unit report dates. (usually a Troop or Den meeting) .Urge them to dress neatly ir.i full uniform and to make all efforts to sell their initial -issue of tickets that first day. LET'S GET ORGANIZED Thousands of people will see this huge show. Your unit will w~nt to be a part of this giant "Scouting Today's Youth - Tomor· row's Leaders" Show. Start planning now and PRESENTATION OF TICKET SALES PLAN PAGE 5 -, CUB SCOUTS Here are some suggestions- but if you have an additional idea, by all means use it! Bird Houses Basket Weaving Bone Craft Bubbling Bottles Ceramics Clay Modeling Cookie Cutters Craft Gifts Den Doodles Den Furniture House Numbers Jewelry Making Leathercraft Ne ckerchief Slides Paper Mache Photo Novelties Pipe Cleaner Cre~ Rope Making Salt Modeling Soap Sculpture Spoolishness Tin Can Cre~ Whittling Woodcarving Woodworking Know Your. City Know Your State Know Your Nations Hobbies ScrapboolCs Stamp Collections The Flag Indian Crafts Chemical Magic Conservation Pet Display Den Games Cub Florist Family Fun Novelty Games Feats of Skill FHts of Strength Health Habits Young Magicians Gardening Party Stuff Picnics Reading Sefety in the Holfte Block Printing Electricity Kites Knots Masks Model Aircraft Model Boats Model Railroad Model Trains Puppet Show Punch and Judy Show ·Radio Shadow Plays Simple Machines Sky Observer . Ha ll oween Parade Spatter Prints Stencil Stunts Things That Go Tools Toy Making Vegetable Zoo Wheel Power Shadow Craft Show Animals & Pets Backyard Cubbing Bike Safety Birds Coin Collections De n & Pack Ceremonies bdian Beadwork Indian Costumes Figures in Wire Ship Models Flower Making Coat Hanger Craft U. S. History Popsicle Craft Theme of the Month Button Craft Core Craft Tumbling Glitter Craft Totem Poles Foil Cr•ft Indian Vill•9e Cub Olympics Indian Dancittg Indian Heaclclress .I• 1 EXPLORERS Airplane Structure Air Control Center Aviation Center Communications Rating Landing F ield Operation Radio Weather Boat Building Boat E ngine Repairs Canoe Building or Repair Model Sh ips Small Boat Safety Navigation Sailboat Building Rules of the Road- Piloting Business Seamanship Rating Craft Skills Rating Emergency Service Christmas Time Safety History of Ships Journalisrn Kayak Building Landship Fencing Model A irplane Fire Fighters Vocational Exploration E lectronic Robot Spot Iight a Career Moon Camp Marlinsp ike Seamanship Pack Making Air Vocations Physical F iteness Rating Trampoline Forestry Auto Mechanics Skiing Mountain Climbing Missiles-Rockets Law Enforcement WHAT WILL THE UNIT PROVIDE? l. All necessary equipment for properly demon~ ._ •..!'- Fishing Gardening I Fire~¥ip Forestry Hog & Pork Production Home Repairs Horsemansh ip Knots Leathercraft Mechanical Drawing Metal craft Neckerchief Slides Personal Health Photography Pottery Printing Public Health Geology Insect Life Nature Pioneer Models Reptile Study Soil and VVater Con. Surveying Weather World Brotherhood Wildlife Management Bookbinding Coin Collecting Compass Dramatics First Aid Ind ian Lore Journalism Rope Making Zoology Architecture Art Basketry Block Painting Textiles Woodcarving Repa ir Mold Making Silk Screening Rocks and Minerals Stamp Collecting Ten&rfoot ~l)xestiture Pou ltry Keep ing Prepare for Scout Hiking If you have an additional idea - by all means use it! KEEP IT ACTIVE ANO ALIVE SCOUTS Agriculture Animal Industry Beeke eping Beef Production Conservation Corn Farming Dairying Dog Care Cotton Farming E lectricty Ecology Farm Arrangement Farm Mechanics Knife a (ld Axe Safety First Aid to Animal Railroading Lean-to Construct ion History of the Flag Radio Reading Sculpture Mach inery Masonry Packs Painting Pigeon Ra ising Plumbing Taxidermy Tent Making Woodwork Archery Atheletics Aviation Bird Study Botany Chemistry Citizenship in Home Citizenship in Community Citizenship in Nation Cycling & Safety Seamar>ship Sign ificance of Badge Rabbit Ra ising Astronomy Fingerprint ing f ~ • ~J t..,.I strating the approved subject- i.e., chairs tab les, benches, specia l signs, tools, decorations, et~.( Fire:- ~lations will NOT permit paper decorations of · any kind unless they are fireproof.} 2. Sufficient nur:nber of WELL-TRAINED BOYS IN CORRECT UNIFORMS to carry on -an ACTION-PACKE[} demonstration and to explain the subject to spectators. Use all the boys in your unit! If adults are required in booths, they must be in pro~r uniform. 3. PLENTY OF ACTION! We realize that some subjects lend themselves to action better than others. However, remember it's ACTION the public wants to see! This is where good planning and the application of personal ingenuity come in. All subjects can be "alive" if adequately planned. 4. Signs, I 2"x30" or I8"x30" indicating: I. Unit Number 2. Sponsoring Institution 3. Name of Subject S. Ticket Sales Chairman. o: -Cubs, Scouts and Explorers to sell tickets. 1. No amplifiers that will distrad from other booths will be permitted in your booth. 8. Booth to be built with Cubs, Scouts and Explorers participating. 9. Only charcoal fires will be permitted and must be confined to Arena Building. · l r ! -1 ..•' . ! �SMOKE SIGNALS PAGE 6. WHAT WILL THE COUNCIL PROVIDE? BOOTH AREAS-Provided by the Layout and Arrangements Committee wi ll ~e 8'. by 8' '.n _size (64 sq. ft.)-with 4' backs and sides in all bud~ings except Arena Building. Extra space c_an be provided if your unit signs up early and has 1t~ s~b1ec~s approved. The booths in the Arena Building will be roped off. If booth larger than 8'.x8' _is needed please specify size needed. But keep 1n mind booths can only be 8' deep. The Layout and Arrangements C ommittee will provide: I. Space and walls as described above. 2. Sign indicating booth numbers. 3. One. electrical outlet without charge.d Specihal services will be provided and charge to t e unit at cost. However, electrical outlets will be furnished ONLY by unit request on the form to be provided after your subject is approved. 4. Packs, Troops and Explorer Un its will be assigned booths by the Layout & Arrange~ents C ommittee to give a well. balanced show m a ll buildings. THIS IS HOW THE BOOTH WILL BE JUDGED 1. 2. I._I' 3. Booth must be manned at all times and only by Scouts in proper uniform actively demonstrating subject. Adults may 'not be in booth except in cases necessary for safety purposes. Den Mothers or Cubmasters are permitted in booth if properly uniformed. Po.i nts possible, 20. Scouts in attendance must be prepared to answer questions the visitor may ask, accurately and courteously. Points possible, 10. In order for Scouts to qualify for r:. ticket sales money must be reported not 1 than the show on April 14. Ticket sa1~:; money can be turned in either to the Boy Scout Service Center, 171 So. Hollywood by Friday, April 13 or at the Scout Show office at the Fairgrounds on April 14. The person reporting ticket sales will receive coupons for Scouts qualifying for prizes which can be redeemed at the "Country Store" located in the Merchants Building at the show. ALL PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP BY THE END OF THE SHOW ON APRIL 14. We encourage that ticket ·sales be turned in prior to the show in order to give the Scouts earning prizes their coupons in order that they may redeem them while they are on booth duty at the show. The Pack, Troop, or Post will receive 15% commission on all tickets sold and turned in on or before April 14. A 10% commission will be paid on all monies turned in to the Scout Office after April 14 and before April 27. No commission will be paid on money turned in after April 27. In addition, Scouts selling tickets in uniform have a chance of qualifying for mystery prize coupons placed in homes throughout the council. UNIT RECORD SHEET -=or IMPORTANT!!! Method of Ace Tickets Tickets w;!I be issued in books of ten, serially numbered. There will be a stub at one end of the ticket. The stub will have a space for the boy's name and unit which he is to fill in and keep when he sells a ticket. He will turn in the stubs and money _to his Unit Sales Chairman. The form below is for the Unit's Sales Chairman's convenience in keeping the records. The entire proceeds of the ticket saies must be delivered to the council. No person is authorized to make deductions from the proceeds of the ticket sales. MYSTERY PRIZES?? Hundreds of Mystery Prize coupons will be placed in homes throughout our Council. When a Scout salesman calls at one of these homes in uniform, the householder will present him with a Mystery Prize coupon. By bringing the coupon to the Scout Exposition ) on April 14, the winner will be able to draw for his Mystery Prize. Drawings will take place at the Scout Exposition on April 14 ONL:Y. All Scouts participating in the show will receive the participation patch which will be awarded to units at the close of the show in the Shelby County Building Show office on Saturday night, April 14. ------ ------ --- ILLUSTRATION OF PATCH GIVEN TO BOYS FOR FIRST BOOK OF 10 TICKETS SOLD. Strict conformity to subject and attractiveness of presentation are to be rated, as well as presence of unrelated objects of (!ny kind. Points possible, 25. (NUMBER OF PATCHES NEEDED) l I I I 1 4. Sign (12"x30" or 18"x30") indicating unit number, sponsoring institution and subject must be appropriately displayed. Points possible, 10. 5. Clarity of presentation or demonstration of subject or theme will be rated. Award cannot be given for display solely of things purchased or manufactured. Points possible, 25. ! 'I I All articles of personal clothing, n,ot necessary to the demonstration, must be kept out of booth, or strictly out of sight. Points possible, 25. I 6. ! ! CLASS "A", BLUE - 86 points or .more; CLASS "B'', RED - 70 to 85 points; CLASS "C", GOLD - less than 70 points. i lI .,__I I. ! i Please Order Only One Patch for Each Scout and Scouter Who Qualifies ------ ------ --ILLUSTRATION OF PATCH GIVEN TO EACH BOY AND SCOUT PARTICIPATING IN SCOUT SHOW. (NUMBER PATCHES NEEDED) DETAILS OF TICKET SALES PLAN Each Cub, Scout, or Explorer who sells tickets will receive an embroidered patch for the first book of 10 tickets that he sells as illustrated on the upper inside front cover. Patches can be picked up when ticket sales are reported to the Scout Service Center or to the show office at the fairgrounds. FILL IN ON BLANK LINES THE NUMBER OF PATCHES THAT YOUR UNIT DESERVES. THEN FILL OUT INFORMATION BELOW. TEAR OFF AT PERFORATION AND TURN IN WITH FINAL TICKET SALES REPORT. M LJ UNIT LEADER-- - - -- - -ADDRESS - - - -- - - - - - - --'CITY & STATE - -- - -PHONE _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ Scout Show Pictures · t'.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-' I (' JI •: : : �PAGE 7 SMOKE SIGNALS COMMISSIONER Jack Leake CHAIRMAN Parks Hicks EXECUTIVE Clark Bagwell INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT YOUR 1972 PERSONAL DISTRICT INCOME TAX LINE I: On this line make sure and list all wages paid to you by Chickasaw Council or your local institution. Tips on how to improve your unit need not be included. LINE II: On this line be sure to include all' dividends received by you for working in Scouting. For each warm feeling that you have felt you will add $100. For each character developed, add $100. For each good act of citizenship, add $100. For each good turn project done for your ins~itution, add $100. LINE III: On this line you are to list the total number of adults and boys totally dependent upon you. For each adult ADD $100, and for each boy ADD $500. You should involve all parents to some extent and should be helping the boys to ·develop their own leadership within the unit. LINE IV: DEDUCTIONS - · A. CONTRIBUTIONS: If you enroll as a Sustaining Member of Chickasaw Council you may not only deduct the amount of your membership, but you may increase that sum by $1 000 because through your concern for all boys and your desire for a quality program your support. will enable the council to do all within its power to insure that your wishes come true. B. INVESTMENTS: For attendance at the March Pack No. 1 Meeting at Mullins Methodist (Walnut Gr~.1(~ and Mendenhall) at 7:30 P. M. you ;ilay d~uct $500. The theme will be Fiesta and if you bring a 6" piece of wrapping string and old newspapers to make Bolos and pinatas and something for show and tell, you may deduct 1/2 the amount of line III. If you attend the Scout Roundtable, which will cover the Skill Awards, to be held on the THIRD Thursday at Kingsway Christian at 7:30 P.M., you may deduct lj2 of Line m. If_y~~ attend the D~trict Commissi~e~' Meeting at Shoriey's Eastgate on March 16 at 7:30 P.M. you may deduct 1/2 of Line III. (If you come at 6:30, have dinner and fellowship, you may deduct an additional 1/4 of Line III). If you are an LR. or Member-at-large and attend the District Committee Meeting on March 21 at Mullins Methodist in the Fellowship Class Room, you may deduct 1/2 of Line III. (If you make sure another member attends, you may deduct an additional 1/4 of Line III.) If you have a Scout attending Eagle Eay on the 8th or have Explorer Officers attending the Explorer Planning Conference on March 30-31, you may deduct 1/4 of Line III. LINE IV: Add Line IV A and IV B and then subtract from LINE III. LINE VI: Add Line I and IV and subtract from LINE II. This will give your refund on your efforts. If LINE VI is negative, perhaps we should sit down and talk about it. Forms may be obtained from the back th f ... NORTHEAST COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN Marcus Yarbro John W. Bradford C~E~OAR OF EVENTS EXECUTIVE Richard Stevens S.M.E. Kick-Off. " 5 Scout Show Ticket Sales Kick-Off. 13 Cub, Webelos and Scout Leader Roundtables, Highland Heights Methodist Church, corner of Summer and Highland - 7:30 P.M. 19 District Commissioner Meeting, St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, corner of Macon and Graham, 7:30 P.M. 22 District Committee Meeting, St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, corner of Macon and Graha~ , 7:30P.M. 31· Scout Show "House-to-house" Ticket Sales. CONGRATULATIONS To Al Guenther, Hugh Hendrick, Kerra Yoon, and Gilford Hart who were presented the Trumpet Award at the Annual District Banquet. Nominations for the Trumpet Award are received year round. For information, contact Margaret Pike, this year's selection chairman. NOTE Webelos Leaders will have separate Roundtables starting this month, aimed at their needs. TO SCOUTERS - From Richard Stevens It is a pleasure to return to Memphis and assist you in providing :;>couting to boys in the excellent Northeast District. I'm looking forward to meeting and working with you. I'm impressed by the high spirit and quality of Scouters I've met. Keep up the good work! ~Neighborhood SOUTHWEST . NORTHWEST EASTERN CHAIRMAN Frank Ryburn COMMISSION ER Bill Kirkpatrick EXECUTIVE Dick Daugherty . CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 3 S.M.E. Breakfast, 7:30 A.M .•. Our. Lady of Sorrow Catholic Church 7 Roundtables - St. Paul's Church, 1635 Georgian Dr., 7;30 P.M. 8 Eagle Day and Banquet 15 Third Firestone Meeting 20 District Commissioner Meeting - 7:30 P.M., First Methodist Church, Millington. 27 District Committee Meeting - 7:30 P.M., First Methodist Church, Millington. APRIL 13-14 - Scout Show FIRESTONE All Scoutmasters and Scouts are reminded to attend the third meeting to be held March 15 at 7:30 P.M. at Frayser Heights United Methodist Church. CONGRATULATIONS - Congratulations to Homer Burket and Chris Medearis for being awarded the District Award of Merit. Congratulations, also, to Gene Kobel on the outstanding job he did on planning our banquet. SPECIAL THANKS We want to give special thanks to Rea. Admiral A.M. Sackett for many outstanding thoughts given us at the banquet. Admiral Sackett reminded us that Scouting begins at home and that we all should be proud of ourselves. Ad· Admiral Sackett miral Sackett told us of the great assets Scouting brings to our community and how it affects our lives. All of us will be better Scouters if we put to use some of the thoughts Admiral Sackett passed along to us. Council Public Relations Committeeman Gene Bradberry tells the Scouting story to two "soon to be members" · at Raleigh Springs Mall Scout Show. . SOUTH CENTRAL CHAIR MAN Joseph H. Trotter COMMISSIONER Isaac Peterson EXECUTIVE Wendall Fant MARCH CALENDAR - MEETINGS: 3 NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT KICK-OFF. "Early Bird Breakfast," 8:00 A.M., at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 491 East McLemore Ave. All adult C .ib and Scout Leaders are invited. We need your help as Salesmen and Salesladies to tell the Scouting story and to enroll o~hers as Sustaining Members. 13 CUB AND SCOUT LEADERS' ROUNDT ABLE MEETINGS, 7 :30 P.M., at 481 E. McLemore Ave., second floor above the Tennessee Baptist Book Store, C.M. Lee Building. ROUNDT ABLE EMPHASIS - Cub Scout Fiesta: Webelos Activity - Scholar. Scout - Find Your Way/ Advancement in Camp. 20 DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING, 7:30 P.M., at 481 E. McLemore Ave. C.M. Lee Bldg. (Second Floor) 27 DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., 867 S. Parkway and Mississippi Blvd., St. Andrew A.M.E. Church. LOOKING AHEAD - To our District Camporee, April 20 and 21, at Camp Currier, Eudora, Miss. Camporee opens Friday at 4:00 P.M. and will close Sat. at 4:30 P.M. THANK YOU AND A SCOUT SALUTE!! - To each individual who participated in making our Annual District Scouters' Recognitiqn Banquet a success. A SCOUT SALUTE TO AWARD EARNERS: Award of Merit, Oscar Gates, Jr., Aaron Jefferies and Elias Carter, Jr. Special District Award, N. J. Ford. National Pack Summertime Award, Packs 109, 145, 197, 159, 500 and 581. National Camping Award, Troops 159 and 197. Den Leader Training Award, Mrs. Louise Payne and Mrs. Pearle Terry. Roundup Award, Pack & Troop 524. CHAIRMAN Or. William Pope COMMISSIONER Bob Pasley EXECUTIVE Tom Moore Bill Vance CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 3 Neighborhood S.M.E. Kickoff 6 Cub Scout Training 8 Roundtable at Gracewood Presbyterian Church 9-11 Spring Camporee at Camp Currier 13 Cub Scout Training 19 District Commissioners; Meeting 20 Cub Scout Training 24 Scoutmasters' Outdoor Training at Camp Currier 29 District Committee Meeting at Whitehaven Country Club Cubs at Southland Mall Show We wish to express our appreciation to all units and leaders and all members of Southland .Mall Association for their help and participation in our recent Southwest District Southland Mall Show. Over 1200 Scouts in 37 units helped make this show one of the most successful ever held. Also, our congratulations to Troop 348, sponsored by Bethany Parkway Methodist Church, for winning the trophy presented by the· Mall Association. Troop 348 had an ~ excellent display on survival. the attend to encouraged are leaders Scout Cub All Cub Scout Leaders' training courses listed above. The training will be held for three straight Tuesday nights beginning March 6, 7:30 P.M. at Grace Methodist Church, 1619 E. Raines Road. All Cubmasters will receive more information concerning the training through the mail. It's Camporee time in the Southwest District and all troops are urged to provide their Scouts with the experience only a camporee can provide. No prior reservation for the camporee is needed. Campsites will be on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a Scoutmasters' Roundtable meeting in the dininq hall at Currier on Friday Night of the Camporee. Further information concerning the Camporee should already be in the hands of all troops. For further information, call the Scout Service Center at 327-4193. Four districts will combine efforts on March 24 for the semi-annual Scoutmasters' Outdoor Training at Camp Currier. The Outdoor Session is the second session of the training required for the Scouter's Training Award and the Scouter's Key. All Scoutmasters and Assistants will receive further information by mail concerning this training opportunity. SOUTHEAST CHAIRMAN George Burke COMMISSIONER Ben Carpenter EXECUTIVE Claud Brown NEWS FOR CUBBERS Our Roundtable will be Thursday, March 1, 1973 - · 7:30 P.M. at 1foly Trinity Episcopai-Church; 3949 Kimball. The theme will be "Fies1i" Pack 82 will present an impressive ceremony. The Webelos leaders and interested Cubmasters will discuss the Webelos Encampment to be held on May 12. Training for Cubbers will be held - 7:30 P.M., on March 13, 15, 20 and 22 at Parkway Village Baptist Church, 4982 Knight Arnold. A Den Leader Coach Session will be held on March 27 .at the same place and time. NEWS FOR SCOUTERS Our Roundtable will be Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 P.M., at St. Matthews United Methodist Chlirch, 1362 Prescott. We will have a presentation on the "Personal Growth Agreement Conference." Plans for our May 18-19 Spring Camporee will be distributed. The "All Day Outdoor Session" of Scout leaders' training will be March 24. Contact your Coach Counselor or Richard Klink if you are interested in attending. NEWS FOR COMMISSIONER STAFF Our Commissioner Staff Meeting will be held March 20 - 7 :30 P.M., at Christ United Methodist Church, 4488 Poplar Ave. NEWS FOR INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Our district meeting will be March 22, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center, 171 South Hollywood. .... ' i 1j 1 ~ i ! I t i 1 ~ �SMOKE SIGNALS fOI ALL YOUR SCOUT ·cue SCOUT EXPLORER CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT shop at • TWO SCOUT SHOPS TO SERVE YOU BETTER COMPLETE STOCKS OF EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING • CUB SCOUT CELEBRATING OUR 1OOTH YEAR FOR THE MOST COMPLETE STOCKS -IN MEMPHIS DOWNTOWN SOUTHLAND MALL OAK COURT RALEIGH SPRINGS • SCOUT • EXPLORER Available at LO.WENSTEIN'S STORES East.••South_ ·fer A lefreslti11 P•se ·O• Tiie ."1111• load" Drinlc PUBLISHED BY CHICKASAW COUNCiL, BOY SCOUlS OF A~RICA 171 SoUTH HOLLYWOOD ST., MEMPHIS, tENNESSEE WILLIAM N. MORRIS, JR., PRESIDENT MANLEY Z. COX, COMMISSIONER REV. MILLEN DARNELL, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER JONES B. HUSKEY, SCOUT EXECUTIVE ROSS McGILL, DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICE C. T. ALEXANDER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SHANNON PITNER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR RALPH YOUNG, FIELD DIRECTOR JAMES R. McKINNEY, FIELD DIRECTOR CAREY KEATING, EXPLORING EXECUTIVE Published monthly for all Scouters registered in the Council ICIUI CU- ICBDI thinpgt> ~f«th COke --· (/JJlS Bottling Co., Memphis, Tenn. . . Chickasaw Council BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid 171 S. Hollywood Street Memphis, Tennessee 38112 Memphis, Tenn. Permit No. 435 If Undeliverable, Do Not Return E Tr 343 SM Mr. H. Kermet h Humphreys 751 s .. Goodl et t · Memphis, Termessee 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/. 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 I G N ~lS VOL.9 NO. 3 CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B.S.A. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE MARCH, 1973 NEIGHBORHOOD S. M. E. STARTS MARCH 3 I HUNT HEADING PROJECT SELLING PROGRAM Mac· Hunt R. M. "Mac" Hunt has been appointed to lead· the council's "Special Projects" program for the Chickasaw Council again in i 973. Already, Mac and his Special Projects Committee are at work - selling various individuals, clubs and organizations on underwriting different projeets for the council. " Last Year," Hunt stated, "we sold many tangible projects - including canoes for camp, our School . Night for Scouting program, and our Scoutmobile - the last mentioned project being our super sale of 1972." Hunt praised Ellis Poole of Poole Motor Homes, West Memphis, and Bud David of Bud Davis Chevrolet Company, for providing the Scoutmobile trailer and truck, respectively, that have enabled the ·Chickasaw Council to serve several hundred boys in the inner city of Memphis who otherwise would not have been reached. MORRIS NAMED TO NATIONAL CUBBING COMMITIEE · Bill Morris Council President William N. Morris, Jr. added another responsibility - and honor - to his numerous list of civic endeavors when he recently accepted an appointment to th.e National Cub Scouting Committee of the Boy Scouts of America. The appointment ·was made - and announced - by Chief Scout Executive Alden G. 13.:irber and Don H. Flanders, Chairman of the Cub Scoutip.g Committee. Bill Morris has held many offices. in Scouting and in numerous other civic organizations. He is holder of the Silver Beaver and the Silver Antelope. In addition to serving as President of the Chickasaw Council, he also serves as Director of Manpower for Area Two of the Southeast Scouting Region. The Chickasaw Council is proud of Bill Morris - and we know that he is proud of the Chickasaw Council. For Every Boy In Scouting Today, There's Another Who'd Like To Be ... BUT CAN'T! ,... MEET YOUR DISTRICT S.M.E. CHAIRMEN Joe Hardesty Don McKinnon Northwest Southwest -Rochester Neely Ed Morrison Dick Mills Southeast W. L. Oliver Eastern Benny Ferrell North Central Nor1heast Frank Fogleman Crittenden Lee Branch South Central David Lingo MRS. ROUT APPOINTED 1973 PROJECT S.OJ.R. CHAIRMAN ·Mrs. James L. Rout, Jr. Council Activities Chairman Don Beard has announced the selection of Mrs. James L. Rout, Jr. to head project S.O.A.R. (Save Our American Resources) in the Chickasaw Council during 1973. Mrs. Rout, a member of the Mayor's City Beautiful Commission; active Cub leader, and the wife of the Council's able and personable Public Relations Chairman, will direct this council project, designed to involve Cubs, Scouts and Explorers in a conservation program that was most successful - and popular - in 1972. All Scouting units will have the opportunity fo participate in various unit-centered projects during 1973 and to earn national recognition. One of the highlights of Project S.0.A.R. will be "Keep America Beautiful Day" - April 28 - when Packs, Troops and Posts will participate in a coordinated program of conservation and ecology projects throughout the council area. THINGS EQUAL TO THE SAME THING ARE EQUAL TO F.ACH OTHER: GOOD ACTIVITIES • GOOD SCOUTING GOOD S.M. E. = GOOD ACTIVITIES GOOD S. M. E. = GOOD SCOUTING BREAKFAST KICK-OFFS SCHEDULED IN ALL· DISTRICTS The Chickasaw Council's 1973 Sustaining Membership Enrollment will go into high gear with the neighborhood kick-off breakfast meetings scheduled to be held in all districts on Saturday, March 3. Our S.M.E. organization has been completed for all districts, according to Clay Shelton, Council Chairman . for the district phase of the enrollment program. Clay urges all District Scouters, Scout parents and friends of Scouting to become Sustaining Members of the Chickasaw Council. "If we are to be successful in our efforts to raise $185,000 - this year's council goal," Clay stated, "it will require full co-operation and participation in all districts. Our council is a great council and is doing an admirable job in serving our young people and we need everyone's support!'' ~ ~ Support Scouting Enroll as a Sustaining Member PAGE 2 EXPLORER PLANNING CONFERENCE PLANS ANNOUNCED L. Terry Britt, Chickasaw Council Exploring Chairman, has announced plans for the Explorer Spring Planning Coriference to be held March 30-31 at Holiday Inn University. This year, Holiday Inn's of Ainerica and Exploring are teaming up to provide Explorers with the most exciting, fun-filled weekend planning conference ever. The purpose of this conference is: L To orient officers in their job responsibilities 2. To develop them into a working leadership team 3. To plan the post's activity schedule for 12 months We are going first class ingsmuch as Holiday Inn University will be our host, providing the best accommodations available. Because we have room for only eighty (80) persons, we must encourage early reservations for Post Officers (male and female). Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for making reservations is March 23, 1973. The cost is $4.00 per person, which includes lodging, snacks, breakfast, lunch, conference fees, and a full length feature film. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: March 30 5-7 P.M. - Check-in 7-9 - Opening Session 9-10 - Recreation 10-11 - Snack Time 11-1 - Friday Fright Flick March 31 8-9 A.M. - Breakfast 9-11: 30 - First Session 12-1 - LUNCH 1-3:30 - Second Session 3: 30 - Closing TAMS INVITE SCOUTS BACK! As a direct result of our most successful Round-up Program with the Memphis Tams that was culminated with a free clinic and ballgame for new Scouts and their recruiters, the Tams are inviting us back. On Saturday, March 10, the Tams will play host to the Kentucky Colonels, beginning at 7:30 P.M. at the Mid-South Coliseum. All Cubs, Scouts and Explorers in uniform, or who present their membership cards, will be admitted to a $4.00 seat for only $1.00. All adult leaders (uniform or membership card) will be admitted for $2.0Q.each. A preliminary game between the famous St. Louis Zips (Globetrotter type team of 12-14 year olds) and a local team will begin at 5:30 P.M. The Zips will also perform at halftime. Tickets for this exciting night with. the high-scoring Kentucky Colonels and our tenacious Tarns can be purchased from the Tams' Coliseum office or at the door on game night. Let's rally behind the Tams and help them make the play-offs! COUNCll"CAltNDAR FOR MARCH 3 S.M.E. NEIGHBORHOOD KICK-OFFS 5 DISTRICT TICKET SALES KICK-OFFS FOR SCOUT SHOW 8 EAGLE SCOUT DAY 8 EAGLE SCOUT BANQUET, 7 P.M., HOLIDAY RIVERMONT 8 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, 4 P.M., Scout Service Center 10 "OPERATION° REACH" TRAINING, 9 A..M., Evergreen Presbyterian Church 12 ORGANIZATION AND EXTENSION · COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center. 12 EXPLORING COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center 14 CAMPING COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center 18 COMMISSIONER STAFF MEETING, 2:00 P.M., Scout Service Center _ 21 ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center 30-31 EXPLORER SPRING PLANNING CONFERENCE, HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY SMOKE SIGNALS OPERATION "REACH" -PHASE TWO-BEGINS DR. ALVINE. SMITH Operation REACH Chairman Operation REACH, the program launched in 1972 by the Boy Scouts of America and designed as a new and positive approach to drug abuse prevention, will be continued in the Chickasaw Council in 19?3. Dr. Alvin E. Smith, who was chairman of the project last year, will head the program again in 1973. The purpose and objective of Operation REACH are to lead and help young people to - REACH for real "highs" instead of going for a poor substitute like drugs. REACH for real friends and stand by them. .f!.EACH ~or waFm and open relations with p,arent~, other family-members and friends. "' REACH an understanding with themselves by taking an open stand against drugs. The program aims at strengthening communications between young people and their parents. The focus is on drug prevention and the beginning point is the Scout Troop. On Saturday, March 10, beginning at 8:30 A.M., in the Evergreen Presbyterian Church, 613 University Street, a training program on Operation REACH will be conducted for all Scoutmasters and Senior Patrol Leaders. Also invited to attend this training session are District Chairmen, District Commissioners, District Health and Safety Chairmen, District Executives and 12 Operation REACH Trainers from each district. Following this training, the Scoutmaster ~md Senior Patrol Leader from each troop, with the assistance of other district leaders, will conduct training for the Scouts and parents of each troop. All troop representatives attending the March 10 training meeting will be given a kit of Operation Reach instructions and material. MALL SCOUT SHOWS SUCCESSFUL Six of the Chickasaw Council's eight districts participated in Scout shows during Scout Anniversary Month - February. Hundreds of Cubs, Scouts and Explorers thrilled the throngs that visited the Raleigh Springs and Southland Malls on the weekend of February 2-3 and the Holiday Plaza, JVIall in West Memphis February 10. ... . The Pack, Troop and Post exhibits were informative, colorful and varied. Thousands of mall shoppers were made to believe that "Scouting Today really is more than you think!" eounc il '711.emorial ~ribute ':fund MR. LAWRENCE McSPADDEN BY: Mr. and Mrs. Claud H. Brown, Sr. DR. JOHN M. CHAMBERS, JR. BY: Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Steinkamp Mr. and Mrs. David E. O'Mara MISS VERA LAWRENCE BY: Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. McDaniel, Jr. MR. ROBERT G. HEARD, JR. BY: Mrs. Henry B. Turner NORTH CENTRAL CHAIRMAN Ernest Abron COMMISSIONER Eugene Bates EXECUTlVE Curtis Gray Warren Hampton CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 5 Scout Show Ticket Sales Kickoff. 8 Eagle Scout Day 10 Operation Reach Training - 8:30 A.M., Evergreen Presbyterian Church 12 Cub and Scout Roundtables 16-17 Spring Skill-o-ree 27 District Committee Meeting, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center ' 30-31 Explorer Planning Conference, Holiday Inn University, Olive Branch, Miss. 31 House to House Scout Show Ticket Sales 31 Firestone Encampment NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT SKILL-0-REE Now is the time to begin planning for the district Skill-0-Ree, to help your Boys to earn their skill awards. This event will be a two day event at Camp Currier. Starting at 5:00 P.M. Friday, March 16 and ending 5:00 P.M., Saturday, March 17. So help your boys all you can at your troop meetings now. If they pass their tests in camp we will have skill awards there. ROUNDT ABLES - CUBS AND SCOUTS The Cub and Scout Roundtables will be held March 12, 7:30 P.M., at.Metropolitan Baptist Church, 767 Walker Ave. The dates for Cub and Scout Training will be announced then. We urge you to . attend . ::· WELCOME! The North Central District would like to welcome Captain Charles Smith with the Salvation Army Ben Lear Citadel on Alabama. Captain Smith has been in Scouting for several years in Nashville. The North Central District is delighted to have Captain Smith and his family in Memphis and in our Scouting program. QUOT ABLE QUOTES ~ere is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting p-eople up. - John Andrew Holmer CRITTENDEN CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER Lindsey J. Fairley Bill Whitley KEY DATES IN MARCH EXECUTIVE David Cox 5 Scout Roundtable - 7:30 P.M., Arkansas Power and Light Co. Marion, Ark. For all Scoutmasters, Assistants and Troop Committee Members. 6 Cub Roundtable - 7 :30 P.M., Arkansas Power and Light Co., Marion, Ark. For all Cubmasters, Assistants, Den Leaders, Webelos Den Leaders, and Pack Committee Members. -8 Eagle Day for 1972 Eagle Scouts 15 District Commissioner Staff Meeting. For all members of the District Commissioner Staff. 27 District Committee Meeting - For all Operating Com~ttee Chairmen, INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES and Members-at -large. 30-31 1973 Explorer Planning Conference This planning conference will be held at the beautiful Holiday Inn University in Olive Branch, Miss., at a cost of $4 to all 1973 Post Officers and adult leaders. The conference will be open only to the first 80 Explorers and adults to register. Registration deadline is March 23. For additional information see the Exploring column. CUB LEADERS TRAINING The complete training for Cub Leaders will be held on the following dates: March 13, 20, 27, and April 10, 17. All dates are Tuesdays and all training courses will be held at the F'irst United Methodist Church of West Memphis beginning at 7:30 P.M. SCOUT LEADERS TRAINING Cornerstone training will be held for all Scout leaders at 7:30 P.M. at the Arkansas Power and Light Co. in Marion, Ark. on the following Wednesday Nights: March 7, 14, 21. An Outdoor training day for Scout leaders will be held on Saturday, March 24 at Camp Currier. Six weeks later (May 5-6) an overnight training experience will be held at Camp Currier for adult Scouters and their boy leaders. A TRAINED -- · LEADER IS THE BEST LEADER! SMOKE SIGNALS PA GE 3 ·-----------------------------------------Return To: CHICKASAW COUNCIL DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION· MARCH 30 1973 SCOUT SHOW COMMITTEE - • I 171 s. HOLLYWOOD APPLICATION BLANK ANY REQUEST FOR SPECIAL BOOTH PREFERENCE SHOULD BE APPLIED FOR MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38112 BY SPECIAL ATTACHMENT TO THIS CARD WITH WRITTEN DESCRIPTION We want to be a part of the 1973 'Scouting·- Today's Youth-Tomorrow's Leaders' Scout Show (Check the features your unit would like to take part in -- and give the information requested.) Amplifier that will distract -from other booths will not be permitted to be used in the show. Merchandise may not be sold by any unit! .OUR SUBJECT FOR THE SHOW WILL BE: Units may set up their booths 01n the. nights of April 11-12 From 4 :00 until 10:00 p .m. ELECTRICITY NEEDED ___ _ Size of Booth - Circle one (8'x8') (8'x16') (other Sx ) Additional information you would like for us to know about your subject: UNIT ____ DISTRICT----- Our Unit's Ticket Sales Chairman will be: _____ _ Address------------ Phones _ ______ _____ _ Home Business City State - Zip Leader in Charge: _________ _ Name Home Phone Address Business Phone City State Zip P~GE 4. SMOKE SIGNALS ? ? MYSTERY PRIZES?? Call on every house. You can win a great prize if you stop by a house where a mystery prize coupon has been placed. Your prize may be a sleeping bag, radio, ball glove, tennis racket, archery set, tennis ball, or a pocket knife. Knock on every door. One or More of These Valuable Prizes Can Be Yours fo~ Selling Tickets to ''Scouting - Today's· Youth - Tomorrow's Leaders'' Plan to Start Selling on March 5th PROPANE LANTERN NO. 2028 ROCKET SET HAVERSACK NO. 573 CANTEEN N0.1201 PIONEER SLEEPING BAG N0. 1491 .FRONTIER PACK FRAME N0.1085 CAMP LANTERN N0. 13n FOLDING SEAT N0.1026 AM-FM RADIO RAY ADO PACK NO. M-45-370V NO. 1306 RADAR LAMP N0. 1371 BACKYARD TENT 5x7 (Not official} SELS:CT ONE FOR SELLING 100 TICKETS-------------------- PACK AXE N0.1510 AIR MATTRESS N0.1457 SPACE AGE CANTEEN N0.1199 PITCHBACK NET NO. P-50112V SCOUT KNIFE NO. 1996 CHEF'S TOOL KIT N0. 1486 FOLDING PACK SAW NO. 2365 SELECT ONE FOR SELLING 30 TICKETS -------------------- '~J FLASHLIGHT TRAILBLAZER COMPASS NO. 1278 NO. 1059 CHOW SET N0. 1387 · CAMP SHOVEL N0.1269 SELECT ONE FOR SELLING 20 TICKETS-------------------DUE TO ITEMS DISCONTINUED BY MANUFACTURER - PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE - SUBSTITUTION OF EQUAL VALUE Will BE MADE BY THE SCOUT o ·FFICE . ,, .f1~'·ToP- J THE SALESMAN IN EACH DISTRICT WllLL RECEIVE THIS GREAT POIRTABLE B/W T'' • Mr. Unit Leader, In order to be of assistance to our unit leaders in helping scouts wh<? earn prizes in nnaking their selections. we are mailing a Sicout Show prize catalog directly to the home of each registered boy in the Chickasaw Council. A FEW WORDS FROM THE SHOW CHAIRMAN - Robert S. Baker 1973 Show Chairman February 12, 1973 Dear Scouts, What is it? "Scouting Today's Youth - Tomorrow's Leaders" is a tremendous exhibit of , the Scouting Program presented in hundreds of demonstration booths and thrilli~--:. actjvi!Y.:.;, areas, exciting camping disptaysana unusual specialty interests by the Cub Scout, Scout and Explorer Units of Chickasaw Council. Thousands of people will see this huge show. Your unit will w~nt to be a part of this giant "Scouting Today's Youth - Tomor· row's Leaders" Show. Start planning now and your onit will have 1 month to develop an · original demonstration or activity for this great experience! Here's Why Your Unit Will Want to Participate It's a great opportunity for your boys to show their stuff and to demonstrate skills to parents, friends, and neighbors! It's wonderful training to work with a plan and carry it through to the actual display period! It's program activity for your unit for the next month. Sincerely, Bob Baker Scout Show Chairman HOW TO GET STARTED PRE RALLY MEETING PRESENTATION OF TICKET SALES PLAN TO YOUR UNIT (To be held before Kick-off) 1. Get boys seated comfortably and quiet. 2. Tell about prizes boys can earn, as shown on the Prize Incentive Flyer. 3. Instruct your boys on good sales techniques. a. Wear Your Uniform b. Be Courteous c. Be Neat and Clean d. Take Your Time e. Tell The Story f. Smile 4. Have two teams, of two Scouts each, put on short, snappy demonstrations on the "wrong way", . and then on the "right way" to sell tickets, based on the suggestions given in No. 3. -, SMOKE SIGNALS 5. REMIND BOYS TO: DO THE FOLLOWING ON THE DAY OF THE TICKET SALES KICK-OFF. a. Put their tickets in an envelope and write their name and address on it. b. Turn in money for tickets sold at your Unit report dates. (usually a Troop or Den meeting) c. .Urge them to dress neatly ir.i full uniform and to make all efforts to sell their initial -issue of tickets that first day. 6. In order for your Unit to take full advantage of the Kick-Off day of March 5, we encourage you to set up a Unit meeting at your regular meeting place and to distribute and sell tickets on the Kick-Off Day. You will find that the enthusiasm of that day will create an excellent atmosphere for selling tickets. LET'S GET ORGANIZED Does this sound lik.' a big job? Well, it depends on the size of your Unit. If your Unit is large, "WY~. :)t~ W!~~j!l}~ several _a_~~ista~ts, one for_ each Den or Patrol. Assign Patrols and Dens to different neighborhoods so a duplication of effort won't be made. SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR BOOTH SHOW SUBJECTS CUB SCOUTS Here are some suggestions- but if you have an additional idea, by all means use it! Bird Houses Block Printing Basket Weaving Electricity Bone Craft Kites Bubbling Bottles Knots Ceramics Masks Clay Modeling Model Aircraft Cookie Cutters Model Boats Craft Gifts Model Railroad Den Doodles Model Trains Den Furniture Puppet Show House Numbers Punch and Judy Show Jewelry Making ·Radio Leathercraft Shadow Plays Neckerchief Slides Simple Machines Paper Mache Sky Observer . Photo Novelties Halloween Parade Pipe Cleaner Cre~ Spatter Prints Rope Making Stencil Stunts Salt Modeling Things That Go Soap Sculpture Tools Spoolishness Toy Making Tin Can Cre~ Vegetable Zoo Whittling Wheel Power Woodcarving Shadow Craft Show Animals & Pets Woodworking Know Your. City Backyard Cubbing ~ ._ • ..!'- Know Your State Bike Safety Know Your Nations Birds Hobbies Coin Collections ScrapboolCs Den & Pack Ceremonies Stamp Collections bdian Beadwork The Flag Indian Costumes Indian Crafts Figures in Wire Chemical Magic Ship Models Conservation Flower Making Pet Display Coat Hanger Craft Den Games U. S. History Cub Florist Popsicle Craft Family Fun Theme of the Month Novelty Games Button Craft Feats of Skill Core Craft FHts of Strength Tumbling Health Habits Glitter Craft Young Magicians Totem Poles Gardening Foil Cr•ft Party Stuff Indian Vill•9e Picnics Cub Olympics Reading Indian Dancittg Sefety in the Holfte Indian Heaclclress SCOUTS Agriculture Fishing Animal Industry Gardening I .I• f ~ • ~Jt..,.I Beekeeping Beef Production Conservation Corn Farming Dairying Dog Care Cotton Farming E lectricty Ecology Farm Arrangement Farm Mechanics Knife a(ld Axe Safety First Aid to Animal Railroading Lean-to Construct ion History of the Flag Radio Reading Sculpture Machinery Masonry Packs Painting Pigeon Raising Plumbing Taxidermy Tent Making Woodwork Archery Atheletics Aviation Bird Study Botany Chemistry Citizenship in Home Citizenship in Community Citizenship in Nation Cycling & Safety Seamar>ship Significance of Badge Rabbit Raising Astronomy Fingerprinting Fire~¥ip Forestry PAGE 5 Hog & Pork Production Home Repairs Horsemanship Knots Leathercraft Mechanical Drawing Metal craft Neckerchief Slides Personal Health Photography Pottery Printing Public Health Geology Insect Life Nature Pioneer Models Reptile Study Soil and VVater Con. Surveying Weather World Brotherhood Wildlife Management Bookbinding Coin Collecting Compass Dramatics First Aid Ind ian Lore Journalism Rope Making Zoology Architecture Art Basketry Block Painting Textiles Woodcarving Repair Mold Making Silk Screening Rocks and Minerals Stamp Collecting Ten&rfoot ~l)xestiture Poultry Keeping Prepare for Scout Hiking EXPLORERS Airplane Structure - Air Control Center Aviation Center Communications Rating Landing Field Operation Radio Weather Boat Building Boat Engine Repairs Canoe Building or Repair History of Ships Kayak Building Landship Fencing Model Airplane Fire Fighters Vocational Exploration Electronic Robot Spot I ight a Career Moon Camp Marlinspike Seamanship Model Ships Small Boat Safety Navigation Sailboat Building Rules of the Road- Piloting Business Seamanship Rating Craft Skills Rating Emergency Service Christmas Time Safety Journalisrn Pack Making Air Vocations Physical F iteness Rating Trampoline Forestry Auto Mechanics Skiing Mountain Climbing Missiles-Rockets Law Enforcement If you have an additional idea - by all means use it! KEEP IT ACTIVE ANO ALIVE WHAT WILL THE UNIT PROVIDE? l. All necessary equipment for properly demonstrating the approved subject- i.e., chairs tables, benches, special signs, tools, decorations, et~.( Fire:- ~lations will NOT permit paper decorations of · any kind unless they are fireproof.} 2. Sufficient nur:nber of WELL-TRAINED BOYS IN CORRECT UNIFORMS to carry on -an ACTION- PACKE[} demonstration and to explain the subject to spectators. Use all the boys in your unit! If adults are required in booths, they must be in pro~r uniform. 3. PLENTY OF ACTION! We realize that some subjects lend themselves to action better than others. However, remember it's ACTION the public wants to see! This is where good planning and the application of personal ingenuity come in. All subjects can be "alive" if adequately planned. 4. Signs, I 2"x30" or I 8"x30" indicating: I. Unit Number 2. Sponsoring Institution 3. Name of Subject S. Ticket Sales Chairman. o: -Cubs, Scouts and Explorers to sell tickets. 1. No amplifiers that will distrad from other booths will be permitted in your booth. 8. Booth to be built with Cubs, Scouts and Explorers participating. 9. Only charcoal fires will be permitted and must be confined to Arena Building. · 1 - l r ! -1 ' • .. . ! I .' l I I ' I I 1 ! I I I ! ! i l I .,__I I. ! i PAGE 6. WHAT WILL THE COUNCIL PROVIDE? BOOTH AREAS-Provided by the Layout and Arrangements Committee wi ll ~e 8'. by 8' '.n _size (64 sq. ft.)-with 4' backs and sides in all bud~ings except Arena Bui lding. Extra space c_an be provided if your unit signs up early and has 1t~ s~b1ec~s approved. The booths in the Arena Building will be roped off. If booth larger than 8'.x8' _is needed please specify size needed. But keep 1n mind booths can only be 8' deep. The Layout and Arrangements Committee will provide: I. Space and walls as described above. 2. Sign indicating booth numbers. 3. One. electrical outlet without charge.d Specihal services will be provided and charge to t e unit at cost. However, electrical outlets will be furni shed ONLY by unit request on the form to be provided after your subject is approved. 4. Packs, Troops and Explorer Un its will be assigned booths by the Layout & Arrange~ents Committee to give a well. balanced show m a ll buildings. THIS IS HOW THE BOOTH WILL BE JUDGED 1. Booth must be manned at all times and only by Scouts in proper uniform actively demonstrating subject. Adults may 'not be in booth except in cases necessary for safety purposes. Den Mothers or Cubmasters are permitted in booth if properly uniformed. Po.ints possible, 20. 2. Scouts in attendance must be prepared to answer questions the visitor may ask, accurately and courteously. Points possible, 10. 3. Strict conformity to subject and attractiveness of presentation are to be rated, as well as presence of unrelated objects of (!ny kind. Points possible, 25. 4. Sign (12"x30" or 18"x30") indicating unit number, sponsoring institution and subject must be appropriately displayed. Points possible, 10. 5. Clarity of presentation or demonstration of subject or theme will be rated. Award cannot be given for display solely of things purchased or manufactured. Points possible, 25. 6. All articles of personal clothing, n,ot necessary to the demonstration, must be kept out of booth, or strictly out of sight. Points possible, 25. CLASS "A", BLUE - 86 points or .more; CLASS "B'', RED - 70 to 85 points; CLASS "C", GOLD - less than 70 points. DETAILS OF TICKET SALES PLAN Each Cub, Scout, or Explorer who sells tickets will receive an embroidered patch for the first book of 10 tickets that he sells as illustrated on the upper inside front cover. Patches can be picked up when ticket sales are reported to the Scout Service Center or to the SMOKE SIGNALS In order for Scouts to qualify for r:. ticket sales money must be reported not 1 than the show on April 14. Ticket sa1~:; money can be turned in either to the Boy Scout Service Center, 171 So. Hollywood by Friday, April 13 or at the Scout Show office at the Fairgrounds on April 14. The person reporting ticket sales will receive coupons for Scouts qualifying for prizes which can be redeemed at the "Country Store" located in the Merchants Building at the show. ALL PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP BY THE END OF THE SHOW ON APRIL 14. We encourage that ticket·sales be turned in prior to the show in order to give the Scouts earning prizes their coupons in order that they may redeem them while they are on booth duty at the show. The Pack, Troop, or Post will receive 15% commission on all tickets sold and turned in on or before April 14. A 10% commission will be paid on all monies turned in to the Scout Office after April 14 and before April 27. No commission will be paid on money turned in after April 27. In addition, Scouts selling tickets in uniform have a chance of qualifying for mystery prize coupons placed in homes throughout the council. All Scouts participating in the show will receive the participation patch which will be awarded to units at the close of the show in the Shelby County Building Show office on Saturday night, April 14. ---------------ILLUSTRATION OF PATCH GIVEN TO BOYS FOR FIRST BOOK OF 10 TICKETS SOLD. (NUMBER OF PATCHES NEEDED) Please Order Only One Patch for Each Scout and Scouter Who Qualifies ---------------ILLUSTRATION OF PATCH GIVEN TO EACH BOY AND SCOUT PARTICIPATING IN SCOUT SHOW. (NUMBER PATCHES NEEDED) FILL IN ON BLANK LINES THE NUMBER OF PATCHES THAT YOUR UNIT DESERVES. THEN FILL OUT INFORMATION BELOW. TEAR OFF AT PERFORATION AND TURN IN WITH FINAL TICKET SALES REPORT. UNIT LEADER------ --ADDRESS----- -----CITY & STATE ---------'- PHONE __________ ~ UNIT RECORD SHEET IMPORTANT!!! Method of Ace -=or Tickets Tickets w;!I be issued in books of ten, serially numbered. There will be a stub at one end of the ticket. The stub will have a space for the boy's name and unit which he is to fill in and keep when he sells a ticket. He will turn in the stubs and money to his Unit Sales Chairman. The form below is for the Unit's Sales Chairman's convenience in keeping the records. The entire proceeds of the ticket sa ies must be delivered to the council. No person is authorized to make deductions from the proceeds of the ticket sales. MYSTERY PRIZES?? Hundreds of Mystery Prize coupons will be placed in homes throughout our Council. When a Scout salesman calls at one of these homes in uniform, the householder will present him with a Mystery Prize coupon. By bringing the coupon to the Scout Exposition ) on April 14, the winner will be able to draw for his Mystery Prize. Drawings will take place at the Scout Exposition on April 14 ONL:Y. Scout Show Pictures ··t'.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-' I (' JI •: : : show office at the fairgrounds. M LJ EASTERN CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE Parks Hicks Jack Leake Clark Bagwell INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT YOUR 1972 PERSONAL DISTRICT INCOME TAX LINE I: On this line make sure and list all wages paid to you by Chickasaw Council or your local institution. Tips on how to improve your unit need not be included. LINE II: On this line be sure to include all' dividends received by you for working in Scouting. For each warm feeling that you have felt you will add $100. For each character developed, add $100. For each good act of citizenship, add $100. For each good turn project done for your ins~itution, add $100. LINE III: On this line you are to list the total number of adults and boys totally dependent upon you. For each adult ADD $100, and for each boy ADD $500. You should involve all parents to some extent and should be helping the boys to ·develop their own leadership within the unit. LINE IV: DEDUCTIONS - · A. CONTRIBUTIONS: If you enroll as a Sustaining Member of Chickasaw Council you may not only deduct the amount of your membership, but you may increase that sum by $1000 because through your concern for all boys and your desire for a quality program your support. will enable the council to do all within its power to insure that your wishes come true. B. INVESTMENTS: For attendance at the March Pack No. 1 Meeting at Mullins Methodist (Walnut Gr~.1(~ and Mendenhall) at 7:30 P.M. you ;ilay d~uct $500. The theme will be Fiesta and if you bring a 6" piece of wrapping string and old newspapers to make Bolos and pinatas and something for show and tell, you may deduct 1/2 the amount of line III. If you attend the Scout Roundtable, which will cover the Skill Awards, to be held on the THIRD Thursday at Kingsway Christian at 7:30 P.M., you may deduct lj2 of Line m. If_y~~ attend the D~trict Commissi~e~' Meeting at Shoriey's Eastgate on March 16 at 7:30 P.M. you may deduct 1/2 of Line III. (If you come at 6:30, have dinner and fellowship, you may deduct an additional 1/4 of Line III). If you are an LR. or Member-at-large and attend the District Committee Meeting on March 21 at Mullins Methodist in the Fellowship Class Room, you may deduct 1/2 of Line III. (If you make sure another member attends, you may deduct an additional 1/4 of Line III.) If you have a Scout attending Eagle Eay on the 8th or have Explorer Officers attending the Explorer Planning Conference on March 30-31, you may deduct 1/4 of Line III. LINE IV: Add Line IV A and IV B and then subtract from LINE III. LINE VI: Add Line I and IV and subtract from LINE II. This will give your refund on your efforts. If LINE VI is negative, perhaps we should sit down and talk about it. Forms may be obtained from the back f th ... NORTHEAST CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER John W. Bradford Marcus Yarbro C~E~OAR OF EVENTS ~Neighborhood S.M.E. Kick-Off. 5 Scout Show Ticket Sales Kick-Off. EXECUTIVE Richard Stevens " 13 Cub, Webelos and Scout Leader Roundtables, Highland Heights Methodist Church, corner of Summer and Highland - 7:30 P.M. 19 District Commissioner Meeting, St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, corner of Macon and Graham, 7:30 P.M. 22 District Committee Meeting, St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, corner of Macon and Graha~ , 7:30P.M. 31· Scout Show "House-to-house" Ticket Sales. CONGRATULATIONS To Al Guenther, Hugh Hendrick, Kerra Yoon, and Gilford Hart who were presented the Trumpet Award at the Annual District Banquet. Nominations for the Trumpet Award are received year round. For information, contact Margaret Pike, this year's selection chairman. NOTE Webelos Leaders will have separate Roundtables starting this month, aimed at their needs. TO SCOUTERS - From Richard Stevens It is a pleasure to return to Memphis and assist you in providing :;>couting to boys in the excellent Northeast District. I'm looking forward to meeting and working with you. I'm impressed by the high spirit and quality of Scouters I've met. Keep up the good work! SMOKE SIGNALS . NORTHWEST CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE Frank Ryburn Bill Kirkpatrick Dick Daugherty . CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 3 S.M.E. Breakfast, 7:30 A.M .•. Our. Lady of Sorrow Catholic Church 7 Roundtables - St. Paul's Church, 1635 Georgian Dr., 7;30 P.M. 8 Eagle Day and Banquet 15 Third Firestone Meeting 20 District Commissioner Meeting - 7:30 P.M., First Methodist Church, Millington. 27 District Committee Meeting - 7:30 P.M., First Methodist Church, Millington. APRIL 13-14 - Scout Show FIRESTONE All Scoutmasters and Scouts are reminded to attend the third meeting to be held March 15 at 7:30 P.M. at Frayser Heights United Methodist Church. CONGRATULATIONS - Congratulations to Homer Burket and Chris Medearis for being awarded the District Award of Merit. Congratulations, also, to Gene Kobel on the outstanding job he did on planning our banquet. SPECIAL THANKS We want to give special thanks to Rea. Admiral A.M. Sackett for many outstanding thoughts given us at the banquet. Admiral Sackett reminded us that Scouting begins at home and that we all should be proud of ourselves. Ad· miral Sackett told us of Admiral Sackett the great assets Scouting brings to our community and how it affects our lives. All of us will be better Scouters if we put to use some of the thoughts Admiral Sackett passed along to us. Council Public Relations Committeeman Gene Bradberry tells the Scouting story to two "soon to be members"· at Raleigh Springs Mall Scout Show. . SOUTH CENTRAL CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER Joseph H. Trotter Isaac Peterson MARCH CALENDAR - MEETINGS: EXECUTIVE Wendall Fant 3 NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP ENROLLMENT KICK-OFF. "Early Bird Breakfast," 8:00 A.M., at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 491 East McLemore Ave. All adult C .ib and Scout Leaders are invited. We need your help as Salesmen and Salesladies to tell the Scouting story and to enroll o~hers as Sustaining Members. 13 CUB AND SCOUT LEADERS' ROUNDT ABLE MEETINGS, 7:30 P.M., at 481 E. McLemore Ave., second floor above the Tennessee Baptist Book Store, C.M. Lee Building. ROUNDT ABLE EMPHASIS - Cub Scout - Fiesta: Webelos Activity - Scholar. Scout - Find Your Way/ Advancement in Camp. 20 DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING, 7:30 P.M., at 481 E. McLemore Ave. C.M. Lee Bldg. (Second Floor) 27 DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 P.M., 867 S. Parkway and Mississippi Blvd., St. Andrew A.M.E. Church. LOOKING AHEAD - To our District Camporee, April 20 and 21, at Camp Currier, Eudora, Miss. Camporee opens Friday at 4:00 P.M. and will close Sat. at 4:30 P.M. THANK YOU AND A SCOUT SALUTE!! - To each individual who participated in making our Annual District Scouters' Recognitiqn Banquet a success. A SCOUT SALUTE TO AW ARD EARNERS: Award of Merit, Oscar Gates, Jr., Aaron Jefferies and Elias Carter, Jr. Special District Award, N. J. Ford. National Pack Summertime Award, Packs 109, 145, 197, 159, 500 and 581. National Camping Award, Troops 159 and 197. Den Leader Training Award, Mrs. Louise Payne and Mrs. Pearle Terry. Roundup Award, Pack & Troop 524. PAGE 7 SOUTHWEST CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER Or. William Pope Bob Pasley CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR MARCH 3 Neighborhood S.M.E. Kickoff 6 Cub Scout Training EXECUTIVE Tom Moore Bill Vance 8 Roundtable at Gracewood Presbyterian Church 9-11 Spring Camporee at Camp Currier 13 Cub Scout Training 19 District Commissioners; Meeting 20 Cub Scout Training 24 Scoutmasters' Outdoor Training at Camp Currier 29 District Committee Meeting at Whitehaven Country Club Cubs at Southland Mall Show We wish to express our appreciation to all units and leaders and all members of Southland .Mall Association for their help and participation in our recent Southwest District Southland Mall Show. Over 1200 Scouts in 37 units helped make this show one of the most successful ever held. Also, our congratulations to Troop 348, sponsored by Bethany Parkway Methodist Church, for winning the trophy presented by the· Mall Association. Troop 348 had an excellent display on survival. ~ All Cub Scout leaders are encouraged to attend the Cub Scout Leaders' training courses listed above. The training will be held for three straight Tuesday nights beginning March 6, 7:30 P.M. at Grace Methodist Church, 1619 E. Raines Road. All Cubmasters will receive more information concerning the training through the mail. It's Camporee time in the Southwest District and all troops are urged to provide their Scouts with the experience only a camporee can provide. No prior reservation for the camporee is needed. Campsites will be on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a Scoutmasters' Roundtable meeting in the dininq hall at Currier on Friday Night of the Camporee. Further information concerning the Camporee should already be in the hands of all troops. For further information, call the Scout Service Center at 327-4193. Four districts will combine efforts on March 24 for the semi-annual Scoutmasters' Outdoor Training at Camp Currier. The Outdoor Session is the second session of the training required for the Scouter's Training Award and the Scouter's Key. All Scoutmasters and Assistants will receive further information by mail concerning this training opportunity. SOUTHEAST CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE George Burke Ben Carpenter Claud Brown NEWS FOR CUBBERS Our Roundtable will be Thursday, March 1, 1973 - · 7:30 P.M. at 1foly Trinity Episcopai-Church; 3949 Kimball. The theme will be "Fies1i" Pack 82 will present an impressive ceremony. The Webelos leaders and interested Cubmasters will discuss the Webelos Encampment to be held on May 12. Training for Cubbers will be held - 7:30 P.M., on March 13, 15, 20 and 22 at Parkway Village Baptist Church, 4982 Knight Arnold. A Den Leader Coach Session will be held on March 27 .at the same place and time. NEWS FOR SCOUTERS Our Roundtable will be Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 P.M., at St. Matthews United Methodist Chlirch, 1362 Prescott. We will have a presentation on the "Personal Growth Agreement Conference." Plans for our May 18-19 Spring Camporee will be distributed. The "All Day Outdoor Session" of Scout leaders' training will be March 24. Contact your Coach Counselor or Richard Klink if you are interested in attending. NEWS FOR COMMISSIONER STAFF Our Commissioner Staff Meeting will be held March 20 - 7:30 P.M., at Christ United Methodist Church, 4488 Poplar Ave. NEWS FOR INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Our district meeting will be March 22, 7:30 P.M., Scout Service Center, 171 South Hollywood. .... ' i 1- j 1 ~ i ! I t i 1 J ~ SMOKE SIGNALS fOI ALL YOUR SCOUT ·cue SCOUT EXPLORER CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT shop at • CELEBRATING OUR 1 OOTH YEAR FOR THE MOST COMPLETE STOCKS -IN MEMPHIS DOWNTOWN SOUTHLAND MALL OAK COURT RALEIGH SPRINGS ·fer A lefreslti11 P•se · O• Tiie ."1111• load" ICIUI thinpgt> ~f«th COke --· Drinlc CU- ICBDI (/JJlS Bottling Co., Memphis, Tenn. . . TWO SCOUT SHOPS TO SERVE YOU BETTER COMPLETE STOCKS OF EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING • CUB SCOUT • SCOUT • EXPLORER Available at LO.WENSTEIN'S STORES East .•• South_ PUBLISHED BY CHICKASAW COUNCiL, BOY SCOUlS OF A~RICA 171 SoUTH HOLLYWOOD ST., MEMPHIS, tENNESSEE WILLIAM N. MORRIS, JR., PRESIDENT MANLEY Z. COX, COMMISSIONER REV. MILLEN DARNELL, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER JONES B. HUSKEY, SCOUT EXECUTIVE ROSS McGILL, DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICE C. T. ALEXANDER, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SHANNON PITNER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR RALPH YOUNG, FIELD DIRECTOR JAMES R. McKINNEY, FIELD DIRECTOR CAREY KEATING, EXPLORING EXECUTIVE Published monthly for all Scouters registered in the Council Chickasaw Council BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 171 S. Hollywood Street Memphis, Tennessee 38112 If Undeliverable, Do Not Return Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Memphis, Tenn. Permit No. 435 E Tr 343 SM Mr. H. Kermeth Humphreys 751 s .. 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