https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/5c5bc5eb9f16167fb25ffae76cc6bb70.PDF 09c0105b432e26c57f3ba97e91aebb4d PDF Text Text REPORTS OF COMMIT'l,EES . 1941 CHICKASAW COUNCIL Bog Scouts of America MEMPHIS, TENN. I Annual Meeting • December 2, 1941 • Hotel Peabodg �OHICKA.SAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. HTC•, Memphis, Tennessee ME!JIBERS OF TEE EXEJCUT IVE BOARD - 1941 Officers Abe Scharff A. K. Burrow P. A. Clayton Edwin Dalstrom A. B. Waggener P. C, Clarke W. P. Halliday Henry M. Clayton Joe Flanagan F. Mr. Gordon Morris W. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr, Mr. President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Field Commissioner Scout Executive Chairmen, Standing Committees Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. ·~fr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr .. Paul L. Day A. D. McWhorter R. G. Ramsay Rodney Baber James Seddon Allen Elmer M. Rios Emile A. Bizot C. Arthur Bruce J. s. Goltman Edwin Dalstrom Ray Loe Defries P. A. Clayton H. w. Slavick Charles M. Crump E. A. Harrold Oran L. Cox A. :B. Friend Joh1J. A. Fogleman Russel Wilkinson L. R. Taylor Activities Awards & Resolutions Camping Civic Relations Constitution & By-Laws Court of Honor Cubbing Finance Health.& Safety Int er-Racial Organization Outfitters Publicity Rea.ding Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Senior Scouting Training Members-At-Largo Mr. c. H. Church Ernest C. Ball A, Earle :Bolton Mr. o. K. Earp Edw;:i,rd F. Barry Mr. J. Granville Gatos Lucius E. Burch Mr. A. E. Hohonborg Mr. T. P. Howard Joh..T'l. Cleghorn Jesse Cunningham Mr, w. w. Heiskell Mr. Perry Pipkin Mr. Mr. Mr, Mr. Mr. Mr. John E. Roberts Perry Sellers J, L. Skinner Chester Shields Harry Webb James Wiseman �AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. INC. FOR DISTI:HGUISBED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD ************* T HE Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. S I L V E R B E A V E .R J, o. Ayres Charles T. McCabe John T. Morgan George P. Phillips John E. Roberts Harry Webb L. R. Forsdick A. D. McWhorter Ben B. Coffey Jr. Walter L. Grey George Wood F. Joe Flanagan R,. G. R;misey Edwin Dalstrom R. Von Steinen C. Arthur Bruce Charles H. Church Joe Hopper T. S. Eliot Henry M. Cla;yton Alvan Tate Jr. 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1935 1936 1936 1937 1937 1938 1938 1939 1939 1940 1940 ************************************ THE SCOUTMASTER' S KEY Mr. Ben B. Coffey Jr. Mr. R. Von Steinen Dr, Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Howard Curl E. K. Leach Joe Hopper Miller Johnson Charles H. Church J. Brady Wiley Russell Peete Charles Cotton J. J. Jones Nod Cantrell Hearn Tidwell 1933 1934 1934 1935 1936 1936 1937 1938 1938 1940 1940 1940 1940 �C 1-J JC j( f\ SJ-\ 'vV C0 U J\1 CJ L, B. S.J-\. 1 J1'1C. J'vl £~1 Pl-l J 57 -r EJ\J J\L Dec. 2, 1941 To the Friends of Scouting: In December of each year the Council stock of what has been accomplished during the preceding twelve months. ta~es Follo'Wing this letter is a brief Report from each Standing Committee of the Council in which is described the major accomplishment s of the Committee for the fiscal year December 1, 1940-November 30, 1941. While these Reports will give you a great they do not fully reflect or information, deal of tho men - our Scouters - who to give enough credit given of their time and freely and have so loyally Program of character Scouting tho effort in carrying building and citizenship training to our boys. To these Scoutcrs belongs the praise for the fine. results achieved~ May I takD this opportunity to express to every Scouter in the Council rrry deep appreciation for tho work done and the sacrifices made for the cause of Scouting, for I believe the men who are training our boys to live the Scout Oath and Law are t:ruly building n strong foundation for tho future of the Nation. SincGroly yours, Jf.~/n~4 Scout Executive �r) c ·p (') h. -r ...;;' J~ .!,,, '- f') ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE In the very beginning of this report your Cammi ttee would like to pay tribute to the Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, District Commissioners, Assistant District Commissioners and the Junior Officers of the Troops of the These Counci~ for the fine leadership they have given throughout the year. commends Committee Activities the and leaders have worked hard and faithfully their splendid efforts and accomplisbnont s. We feel they do serve a real vote of thanks for their fine work. Tho eleventh Am1ual Camp Currier Ca.mp-0-Ree was held at Camp Currier noar Eudora, Mississippi on June 6 1 7 and 8. Fifty-Six Troops :participated and there was a total of 1,035 Scouts in CD.mp. Tho events wore: Camping, Patrol Camping, First Aid, Mor.so SignaUing, Scout Rescue, Fire Building. Forestry and Wall Scaling. These events were juclg:id by tho leaders of the Troops entered, and the District t:i.nd Assistant District Com."!lissioners. Their efficiency was splendid. In fact, they did. tho most efficient job of judging that wo have over had. Tho events wore run off in n. highly satisfactory and orderly manner, and we beliovo cv:3rybody had a good time. As is our custom, there wa.s no Fi·rst PrizD or Grand Prizo Award made to any Troop as the winner of the Camp-0-Roe, but the efficiency of all the Troops was recognized. by their achiovemcmts against the stand.ard. Pennants were awarded to all Troops ,,n.10 q_uaJ.ifiod, Forty-Ei&ht of th€: fifty-six Troops won pennants. Thero wGre twelvo Clr1.ss 11 A11 pennants awarded, fourteen class 11 ] 11 , a'1d twenty-two Claes "C 11 • The efficiency of tho Troops this year as compared to 1940 is shown by the fact that twelve Troops won the ClD,ss 11 A11 award o.s compared to ten in 1940, fourteen won Class 11 J3 11 :pennants as cony;iared to seven in 1940 1'1.nd twenty-two won the Class 11 C11 ao compared to twentyeight in 1940. The Judges were very cor.1plimontary of tho fine work of the Troops and wo feel that definite pro gross has boon mado in this event. Your Cor.r!littoc roco1:1mends that the AnnUl:\l Canp-0-Reo and District practices for th0 Ca.r::rp-0-Roo be hold again in 1942. The Advancement ?rogrn.m11 which was carried on from September 24th to December 21st, 1940 wns the sixth of this type of activity to be held in the Council. The use of the 11 Program 11 affords Troop leaders a splendid series of well rotmded ~ctivi tics in Advn.ncemont, Crunping Training, Good Turns, etc. In these events the Troops f\lso competed ago.inst tho stJndard and pennnnts wore awarded to twenty- \ three Troops. We are gln,d to report that ten TroopB won Cla,ss 11 A11 , · throe Troops class 11 ] 11 and ton Troo1)s Class 11 0 11 pennants. 11 Your Committee is now operating 11 The Advancement for 1941 and the results will be known early in Dccombor. Wo rocom.~ond thnt a progrom of this ty.po be promoted in 1942, as we fool it has a definite placo in the progran of tho Council. Progrmn 11 A new event this year was Scout Mobolization Dn;v which Pago 1 �Activities Committee .(Continued) was held at Overton Park on October 25th. Approximately 1,100 Scouts participated in this event which was purely a get~together of the Troops by Districts to play games and have a good time. At this meeting seventy-four new Scouts were recognized., these being Scouts who had. entered Scouting since September 5th. We rE)corrunend that a similar activity be carried. on in 1942 and that it be held in the fall. A new activity this year was the Field Moots for the Scouts outside of Memphis who are a part of Chickasaw Council. The Field Meet for the Scouts of the Ori ttondcn District was held at West Memphis, Arkansas and for the Scouts of the Mississippi District was held at Sn,rdis, Mississippi. Both of those Meets prov~d very enjoyable and their success certainly warra11ts their continuntion next year. During the year there was a District Meeting held in every District in Mcnwhis • At tho so meetings moving pictures wore shown and pep meetings for ca.mp wore hold. There was also a Scout and Scouter Mobilization at Tech High School which was woll attendedt as all of tho Districts participated in it. We recommend thr.,t similar meetings be held in 1942. CAMPING COMMITTEE Camp Currie~, near Eu~ora, Miss. The Annual Council Camp was held at Camp Currier for seven weeks during the past summer with an average attendance of sixtynine Scouts as compared to seventy-one Scouts in 1940. However, in 1940 the Camping period was limited to six weeks. During the :period of June 15th to AU6'USt 10th, 1941, 307 , Scouts spent a total of 491 Scout we9ks at Currier as compared to 233 Scouts who spent a total of 448 Scout weeks at .Camp in 1940, The Camp foe charged was $4,50 per week, the same as for the last several years and tho net loss on the operation of the Camp was $205.78. So far as interest and attendance are concerned tho 1941 season at Camp Currier was good, even though not quite up to last year's all time record, Gain or as will be seon by the figures bolow: Loss as compared to 1940. I&§.§. 1940 GAIN 1941 lW. 553 4,479 3,926 4,462 Scouts attendil'lg Ca.mp Currier 106 653 472 578 11,967 12,800 12,104 Number of Scouter Days 1,364 1,203 1,699 496 Number of Visitors 3,268 3,318 3,422 104 Scoutors attending Camp Currior Number of Scout Days 696 Pago 2 �Camping Committee (Continued) We believe the fine attendance of the Camp can be largely attributed to the swimming pool and water system which was given by Mr. and Mrsw A. K. Burrow in 193·6. Ever since its construction this splendid eq_uipment has been a source of joy and satisfaction to all of the Scouts ru.1d Scouters in the Council. Your Com.~ittee feels that everyone in Chickasaw Council owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. :Burrow for providing these splendid facilities. for not only do the well, pool and bath house afford a great deal of pleasure to the Scouts but they afford a great deal of protection to the health and cleanliness of the boys in Camp, On behalf of all of the Scouts and Scouters, we wish to express our deep and sincere appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Eurrow for this splendid gift. In 1940 Mrs. :Belle s. Rosenthe.1 generously gave the funds to constru.ct a Health Lodge and Office Euilding in memory of hor son, the late Mr. Mitchel H. Rosenth.c'll, Jr. For tho pa.st two years this Health Lodge has been used and appreciated by tho Scouts and Scoutors of tho Council ,11nd has really filled a long felt want. Wo deeply approciato tho use of this building and tho fine memorial it is to a former Scout:ir who did such outstanding work in Chickasaw Council, as did his fathor before him. This memorial will serve the boys for mc'Uly years to come, a.nd we are very gratoful to Mrs. Rosen U.i.al for this memorial to her Scouter son. W1P KIA KIMA :Dl"EAR HARDY I ABK. Your Committee felt it would not bo wise to try to operate Kamp Kia Kima during 1941 due· to tho heavy financial loss sustained in its previous operation. A careful study was made of the situation and it was felt that the Kanp should be operated by some Scout grou:p rather than for it to lie idlo Tho Eastorn Arkruisas Council of the :Soy Scouts of .A.".lorica, with headquarters at Jonesboro, Arknnsas, was interested in the Kamp ana_ after some negotiations the C:mping Cornni ttce recommended that KN:lp Kia Kina bo rented to tho Eastern Arkansas Council for tho 1941 season. This was done and a fine can:p well attended was conducted by tho Eastern Arkansas Co~ncil. Due to tho fact thn.t they had such a splendid Kar:1p at Kia Kina during tho past SUJ~ser the Eastern Arkansas Council desired to purch~so tho KruJp from Chickasaw Council but duo to the fact that D.n n.groonont as to price could not be renchod there was nothing clone toward tho solo o this property. Scvoral offors wore r.:iade but your Connittee did not foel the :prices offered wore sufficient, hence nothir,g wl"l,s d.one about it a.nd Chickasaw Council still owns Kar.ip Kia Kir.1a. No repairs of any consequence bn,ve boen no.de at Kamp Kia Kia'l for the past sevcrol years fu"'lcl we feel a provision should be nndo to take care of the necessary work in next ycnr' s budget. There are no il:rr:1ocliate repairs necessary but before the Kamp is opor['\,toc. ngain wo feel th<."'..t it should be put in good conditionSomo of the Scout Loaders of tho Council Page 3 �Camping Committee <continued) are very anxious for the Kamp to be operated in 1942 and at the present time there is a special Committee studying the situation with the view of making recommendations to the Camping Commi ttec and tho Executive :Board as to what shall be done next year. C.AM'P D.ANIELS. M:ljlMPHI S, T:li!l'[fh Camp Daniels had a good season in 1941 with ninety-eight Scouts in Camp. During the four weeks it was operated the boys spent a total of 136 Scout weeks as compared. to 156 in 1940. While tho attendance was not as good as last year, the Camp was well conducted. and was a source of plea.sure to all of the boys who were in it. We greatly appreciate the help of 11 Tho Commerical Appeal Camp Fund for which supplied funds su:fficicnt to send fifty underprivileged negro Scouts to Camp for one week. These boys were selected with tho help of The 11 Family Welfare Agency" to whom we arc greatly indebted for fine coo11oration. Both 11 The Commericcl Appeal 11 and. The "Family Welfare :A.gency 11 h..·we helped these less-chance boys for the last three years and we d.o nppreciate tho work they ho.vc done. Boys 11 We arc also ina.ebted to Mr. Ed Da1strom 1 Alonzo Locko, The Ladies AU.Xiliary of Lotter Carriers nnd Mrs. L. E. Brown, whose contributions made it possible for six boys to go to Ca.'Up for one wook. Tho Crunp foe wn.s $3. 00 per week amounted to $74.64. nna. the net operating deficit Du0 to tho f'n.ct thfl,t the Camp buildings arc in good repair there were no major repairs made this yoar with the exception of a cont or to..r which wns placed on the roofs of all th,J Adirondack shacks. ------------------------~-------------- Your Committoo strongly recommends o,nd urges th11t o.. botter and larger Camping ProgrnJ:1 bo c:-lrried through in 1942. We cn.rnostJ.y roq_u.est the help of ovary Scout Lori,dcr towr.i..rd tho end of rn:i.king possible an over increasing numbor of boys in all of our Scout Cnnps. We tire of the opinion th.."tt camping is one of tho gfcA.t est thin[:;s in the life of n. boy and that without a Cn.r:lping ProGrnrl which grows from yoar to ycc,r that we will not give the boys the training which they deserve o.nd which will be of valu.0 to then throughout their lives. CIVIC RELATIOl~S COMMITT::::E Due to tho national cncrgency the Scouts of Chickasaw Council have had the privilege of serving in naey and vo.riod activities over and above their nor:c10.l civic service Q.uring the past year. That they have faithfully curriccl. out thoir i\ssi'.:;nno·nts in connection with these civic enterprises can be rondily soon by readin5 a list of sone of their wajor activities which arc outlined below: Page 4 �Civic Relations Cornmi ttee (Continued) Scouts put 3 1 000 11 Bey Defens~ :Son.ds 11 Stickers on automobiles. Scouts distributed 9,000 small posters 11 Buy Defense Bonds & Stamps" Scouts delivered 350 posters 11:Sey Defense Bonds Rere 11 Negro Scouts delivered 12,000 Defense pamphlets to 60 Negro Churches Scouts delivered 2,500 pamphlets 11 For Defon:se Bey U. s. Savings Bonds" 75 Scouts distributed 750 large posters 11 Buy Dofense Bo:nds & Stamps" 400 Scouts aided in collecting 9,238 pounds of aluminum (Scouts won first, second. an.d third prizes for largest amount of aluminum collected. Total prizes $25.00 which amount was donated by tho Scouts to the United China Relief.) Troop 34 delivered 400 circuln.rs "Fight Infantile Paralysis 11 Troop 26 doliver8d 2,500 blotters for Union Ave. Church of Christ 65 Scouts distributed posters for the American Red Cross 5 Scouts distributed posters for United China Relief 25 Scouts sorted magazines collected by Station WMC for men in tho Army 450 Scouts marched in tho Fire Prevention Weck Parado 1,068 Scouts marched in tho Armistice Day Parado The following served ®.:ring tho Cotton Carnival: 475 Scouts served in tho Parado for the Arrival of tho King and Q,ueen 300 Scouts served in tho Floral Parade 276 Scouts participated in tho Childrons' Parado 1,250 Scouts assisted in tho Grand Parade. Approximately 1,000 Scouts are now engaged in collecting waste paper for National Defense 896 Scouts ushered in five Southwestern football games 75 Soouts ushered ~t Mew Festival at CrUJnp Stadium 15 Sea Scouts ushorod nt Navy Dey Progrrun at Gerber's 25 Scouts ushered at Miss. Stnto Tennis Tournament 350 Scouts marched in Clean· Up..,.J?aint Up...Fix Up Parado 35 Scouts ushered for United Service Organi~~tion 40 Scouts in Emergency Service Corps wore on duty in First Aid St~tion for Jr. Chambor of Commerce .Air Show. 700 532 39 64 6 May we suggest that you consider the thousands of hours of service these boys have given in doing the things listed above. And there are ma..~y more events in which they participated which are not listed~ We know that our Scouts have done a really good job, and we cormnend them for carrying out their jobs as true Scouts. Scouts are taught to "Do A Good Turn Dai ly 11 • When they render civic service we believe they are receiving basic training in good citizenship. This training~ while val1:iable to the connnunity, is even more valuable to the boys and we sincerely recominend that the Scouts of the Council be given every- opportunity to expand their service in doing civic ~ 1 Good Tu.rns 11 in the coming year. ·:we recommend that no'!( only are the Scouts given every opportunity to serve when callod on, but that a program of service n.ctivities be planned and carried through in 1942. Page 5 �COURT OF HONOR During the fiscal year, which ended December 1st, the Scouts of Chickasaw Council were awarded the largest number of Merit Badges in the history of the Council, which was organized in 1916. We regret to report that in advancement in rank there was a loss (as compared to last year) in First Class Scouts, Star Scouts, Life Scouts. But we are proud of the fact that in the highest rank, that of Eagle Scout, there were awarded the largest number of Eagle Baa.ges in our history, in fact, more ~ -4." than double the number won in 1940. All of us have a right ~.\\j'\j? to be proud of the work of tho so boys who have won this :Badge, ~1Srfor thay deserve a lot of credit. We invite your attention •1,,,;p•'' to the figures below which show a comparison of the number of <LU awards made in 1939, 1940,1941: --r r First Cl ess Badges Merit Badges Star Badges Life :Badges Eagle Badges rn 1939 194Q 241 2,680 154 71 288 201 2,800 180 2,954 152 93 88 20 20. 44 GAIN LOSS 87 154 28 5 24 A high standard of work has been maintained and the boys have done well. But we feel there is much to be done in training Merit Badge Counselors and in recruiting more Counselors to aid the Scouts. f- For 1941 we recommend that groat offort bo ma.de tow~rd this end and toward recruiting more men to serve on tho Court of Honor. Your Chairman wishes to acknowledge his appreciation of the fine cooperfl.tion of tho Vice-Chairmen o.nd Members of the District Courts of Honor. Tho success of the Merit Badge Progrnm is duo to tho loyalty of those Scouters who have so fn.i thf'u.lly carried out their duties and who hc·wc made it :possible for tho Sccuts to hav0 tho advnntaees .of this pre-vocational training. CUBBING COMMITTEE The Cubbing program of the Council during 1941 showed increased activities in every field under excellent leadership. Like Scouting, Cubbing is a leisure-time program for boys with character building and citizenship training as its aim and purpose. Cubbing is a home-centered program and thereby brings the boy 1:1.nd his parents closer together through cooperation and direction under a play-learn program. It is designed for boys 9 to 12 years of age. Every day there are increasing numbers of boys graduating from Cubbing into full-fledged Boy Scouts. During tho past twelve months five new Cub Packs have boon organized under tho sponsorship of institutions which also sponsor Scout Troops. The comparative figures on Cub Membership for the 12 months ?' f.!~. /~ ~./(.( ~ ·¥if\~ ~l \ ·'·>··W· '! tf/~ -~~.\ · ;W);;~f ~ \ ·. · , ~ a-...,!'\ ~'4/ ~~, !l '}· ,J \~l .;, , "'\..)( ~ ')~' J~!~'}).' ~ -..,__.. .:. I Page 6 �Cubbing Committee (Continued) ending December 1, 1941 are as follows: Cubs Packs li4.Q. 1941 318 14 403 85 4 18 The_)1mual Cub Picnic held in August at Overton Park was a. h1~:;h success with more than 250 Cubs anrl pru.·ents pe,rtfoipating~ The spirit and onthus7.asm of tho entire progra.'U was overwhelming with awards going to all wiru1orso 1'hc3 Picnic has o stablishoa. it solf as tho out stnr,ding ovont of the year for Cu"bM.ng ana. the 1942 Cub Picnic should be even c;rcator. April 1941 "blGw in a fine Ki to Derby ,,V"hich indicatea. over incree,sing cooporation between Cubs and their parents f:ro:rr. the humbor anc" size and novelty cff the kites flown. A big tim0 was enjoyed by a lo,rgo delegation of Cubs, Cub Lenders ana. parents. We i)rGdict our 1942 Kite Derby will be even better than this year 1 s success. Tho Cub Leaders t Rotmd Table became fwly orgm1izod . in 1941, hn:vin.g drawn.and approved its resolutions and by-laws l.'J,nd el.:ctcd its officers. ]ig plans arc in tho m~kinG for tho Round Table 1 s 1942 sessions. \ @r\ ~~~- '~ ?,\ '-.._~ N:,:.. '$ '0'- \'V ' 'f:f\(f),n0,;J I l ~~~ .;5,/l FINANCE COMMITTEE The Finance Committee conducted by the Council in 1941 was the best we have ever had, with a total of $~0,061.66 raised in cash and pledges. The actual figures are as follows: t;-~~/_'._ Jcash (White) ?,lodges (Wh:i.te) TOTAL (Whi to) $24,060.67 3, 338.57 Cash (Hegro) Pledges (Negro) TorAL (Negro) $ $27, 399. 24 1,646.28 1. 016.14 TorAL CASH J-i.l\fD PLEDGES 2.662.42 • • • • • • $30,061.66 Youx Committee wants to tako this opportunity to again thank each and every person who cont ribu.ted to tho support of the Council and to thank tho CampaiF:,n Workers who did. such a fine pioco of work in raising the largest amo;nt of cash in tho history of tho Council in tho last Cn.mpai~n. Without the help of our good friends who contribute nnd work, the necessary funds for tho Scouting Program could not bo raised and the training of our boys. would suffor. We do appreciate wh""t has been so faithfully done by so mony people in order that this program of character building F.l,nd citizenship training may continue to progross each year. Tho nooks of tho Cou...'lcil ~md of the throe camps hme boon audited by Poat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., o.nd wore found to bo correct. age �Finance Committee (Continued) We es1)ecially invite your attention to the fact that Chickasaw Council is entirely free of debt. We believe this statement will be as gratifying to our frien/is as it is to us. It has been the :policy of the Council for a number of years to spend only when funds were available and we .reconunend the continuation of this policy. During tho year two bequests wero made to tho Council. In tho will of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Currier, who died in Genova, Switzerland, $5,000.00 was boq_ueathod to thG Council. Duo to difficulties with tbe Swiss Government tho administrator of Mrs. Curriorts estate has not boon able to carry out the provisions of tho will, but we hope those difficulties will soon be cleared U.1?• For many years Mrs. Cur-rior contribu'l;ed :nost generously to Scouting. In 1925 she gave the first thousand nollars toward the purchase of tho land for Camp Ci.u·ricr, which is !k'lmod for hor ~msband., the late Mr. Charles C. Currier. She also provided funds for tho building of tho dam which impounds tho water of tho lol·rn at camp; for tho building of the Moss Hall, and. for other irrrprovemont s. We will alwr:tys remember and appreciate her generosity. In tho will of Mrs. Emma. Denio Voorhies, who died in Memphis, $5,000.00 was bequeathed to tho Council to bo used in advancing tho prograin of Scouting in our area. Pcyment of this amount ha,s boon mac. o by tho Executor, of the estate and tho m<rncy is now on deposit. Wo will nlwP,j"S appreciate Mrs. Voorhiosl generosity in assisting the Council to carry on its work with and for tho benefit of our boys. It is proposed that a Trust Fund be stf'..!'tod with tho funds provided in these ti:.ro beq_uest s. Mr. Irving Berlin, Author of 11 God Bless America", has generously given nll of the proceeds of tho royalties from this song to tho Boy Scouts of Anerica. and tho Girl Scouts. The Nationa:!,. Council sot up a Board of Trustees to handle this money and to allocate it to the various Local Councils. At tho An.nu.'i,l Mooting in 1940 an application was made to tho Trustees for funds to pay tho s..alar~r of an Assistant Scout Executive to worlr with undor...privilogcd boys oJ~clusivcly. Tho Trustees approved tho Council 1 s application and since Juno 1941 we have hr.td the fine services of an additional Assistant Executive. Your Cor!lnittee is very grateful for this help because of tho vital nocossi ty of helping tho loss-chance boys of Memphis. Many of these boys n.re now receiving tho benefits and training which Scouting affords--without the financial assistance provided by Mr. Berlin these boys would not now be on tho Scouting Trail to good citizenship. We deeply appreciate tho gift of Mr. Borlin and tho allocation of tho funds by the Trustees. HEALTH & SAFljTY COMMI TTE:C This Conmi ttco is gratified. to report that tho Health and Safety Recorc1 of our Scouts during 1941 has bo0n excellent. Thero wore no broken bones or other serious injuries suffered by SO.outs with the single exception of one boy who was bitten by a snake while walking along a road. This Scout rccovorod conplotcly in a short tine and suffered no permanent ill-effects Page 8 �I Health & Safety Committee (Continued) from the wound. This splendid record is a real tribute to the fine leadership of our Scout Leaders and we commend and congratulat e them on the fine work they are doing in providing safe activities and camping for the boys of this Council. Hund.rods of Scouts have participate d in activities, parades, games, Camp-0-Rees , etc., during the year and we a.re proud of the work of the boys and their leaders in llk'lking such a splendid safety record. Safety through skill is a fine thing to teach boys and we feel that our Scoutmaster s, Assistant Scoutmfl.ster s, Camp Staff Members and others have done 1:1. rc['.lly fine and constructiv e piece of work in mo.king the above record possible. INTER-RA.CI.AL COMMITTEE Your Committee's work is confined solely to Negro Scouts and is handled through a sub-council kno,'1"'!1 as the Seminole Division of Chickasaw Council. All of the officer and members of the Seminole Division, including the Assistant Scout Executive, are Negroes. During the year ending Nov. 30, 1941 there were 14 new Troops organized and 8 Troops were dropped from the rolls. There are now 43 Troops, a not gain of 6 Troops in the Division over the previous year. There. are 623 Scouts as compared to 605 Scouts in 1940, a gain of 18 Scouts. There are 5 Cub Packs with 55 Cubs on tho rolls. This is a gain of 1 Pack and 9 Cubs. The camping program at Camp Daniels was excellent oven though there were not ~uito as many Scouts in camp this year as last. The records show that 98 Scouts spent a total of 136 Scout weeks at Daniels as compared with· 109 Scouts who spent 156 Scout Weeks there in 1940. The camp fee charged was the same as last year, $3.00 por week, and tho net opera.ting deficit was $74.64 for tho four weeks season. Due to the good conditions of tho buildings and equipment vory little repairs wore necessary this year, tho p*incipal expense being the cost of pu.tting tar on t.he roofs of all of the Adirondack shn.cks. They nre now b. good shape, and wo consider it one of' tho bost camps for Negro Scouts in tho Nation We arc proud of tho work of tho Negro Scouts in doing civic good turns this year. Due to the nationnl emergency a great mal\Y calls have boon made on them ana_ they have responded willingly anr1 have done their jobs well. They collected about 750 pounds of aluminum in the drive for this metal; they distributed 6,000 pamphlets for tho Sholb~r County Tuberculosi s Society and they distributed 12, 000 pri,mphlots on national do.fense for the Government. They have also participate d in parades, church events a.~d oth0r activities and arc to be commended for their accomplishm ents. During the yonr tho advancement in rank and tho award of Merit Badges to Negrc Scouts was indeed poor. Only l Scout ~dvancod to First Cl<.1.ss Rank !'age 9 �~nter-Racial Committee (Continued) and only 1 Star :Badge was awarded. No Life or Eagle J3adges were won. Your Committee feels that one of the greatest problems in the Council today is to devise ways and means to help these boys to advance in rank, for we find the great majority of them never advance beyond the Tenderfoot rank. Therefore, they miss the splendid training and the real fun in Scouting through failure to _got into tho higher ranks of the Movement. And they do not take part in tho Merit Badge Program, which is such a help to boys in pre-vocational training. This is shown by the fa.ct that only 27 Merit Badges were awarded during the whole year. We certainly are not proud. of the record of these Scouts so far as advancement is conc0rned and we urge thc."1.t every effort be made in helping these boys to get more trcl.ning through advancement in rank nnd in working for Merit Badges. We invite your help toward th;i.s end. In the Finance CDJUpaign of tho Council in 1941 the Seminole Division turned in $1,646~28 in cnsh and $1,016.14 in pledges for a total of $2,662.42. This is a loss of $121.53 as compared to last yetw. We wont to thank all of the lfogro Scoutors and Campt1.ign Workers for their fine help in this Campaign. We feel that our Negro work is mo.king some progress but that especial emphasis must be put on ndvanco~ent for 1942. ORGAiU ZAT I 01-T COMMITTEE In the spring of 1941 tho Council received the Walter W. Head Acorn Award for reaching tho objectives it set for itself in total number of Scouts, Troops, Cubs, Packs for tho year 1940, this being the third con~ .socutivc yonr tho Council has won this fine Award. We feel thnt you aro as proud of this trophy as we o.ro, for every Scout and Scouter in Chickasaw Council has a right to feel a real satisfaction in receiving this recognition from tho National President of tho :Soy Scouts of Amoricn, Mr. Walter W. Head of St. Louis. Your Cor:i:mittoo is now working hard. to organize enough new Units and to recruit sufficient Scouts to win the Awn.rd for tho fourth consecutive time and we hope the results will be successful. But it will take a real effort on the part of every Scout and Cub Loader for the Council to recei vo this rocogni ti on. Your help is earnt:lstly requested in recruiting these Scouts and Cubs. Another ir~ontivc for an enlarged ncnbership is that Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Exe cut i vc, has made a personal appeal to all Scouters, and particularly to Scoutl1k'1.sters n.nd. Cubm..'"l.stors, to 11 Recrui t at lon.st one addit ion~l boy in every Scout Patrol and in every Cub Den before Deccnbor 31st, as n patriotic service. 11 To all Scout ors Dr. Wost says, 11 Rogard.less of your rel1.1,tionslfrp to Scout int:, suggest to your Scout Executive a. place where a new Troop o; Pack aight be organizod. 11 Thero is no douJJt but that in this period of onergoncy tho nore trci.nod Scouts who arq ready for service the bettor will be nany jobs done. This is cspecin.lly true in the collection of �Orgnnization Committee (Continued) aluminum, paper, etc., in which Scouts ho.ve played and are playing important ports in assisting in National Defense. That boys want to be Scouts is well illustrated by the Eoy-Fact Survey recently conducted in the City nnd County Schools in which it was found thnt 1,954 boys who are not Scouts want to be Scouts. We are doing our level best to plnce these boys in the various Troops. Du.ring the past yet'tr 8 Troops of White Scouts and 14 Troops of Jfogro Scouts woro organized. Wo rogrot to report that during the year 5 Troops of White Scouts, 1 White Cub Pack and 8 Troops of Negro Scouts were dropped from the rolls. We are glaO. to report the Council now has the largest membership in its 25 year history with 3,307 beys cnrollc~. Below is a comparison of the membership for the past tri.rco years: White Scouts Mogro Scouts TOT.AL SCOUTS ••••••••• 2,090 White Troops Negro Troops TOTAL TROOPS ••••••••• 85 34 White Cubs Negro Cubs TOT.AL CUBS••••••••••• White Cub Packs Negro Cub Packs TOT.A.L CUB PAC.KS ••••• 5§;1 2,651 2,197 605 2,802 2,291 2,914 -a.. 112 92 62~ 94 37 129 98 43 6 __§_ 141 12 95 )27 272 338 46 55 66 _L 132 318 393 75 4 10 4 14 14 5 19 4 2 119 6 -- -1..... 5 During the past yenr '"e have had more changes in our leadership personnel than over before, this being duo to tho national emergency n.nd because so many of our men have boon trnnsforrod to othor cities by their employers. A number of our leaders have volunteered for military and naval seririce and many have been called to the colors. So far, 52 Scoutmasters, Oubmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, District Commissioner, Assista...YJ.t District Commis•. sioners have joined tho armed forces of the United States and one Assistant Scoutmaster joined the Royal Air Force. We are very proud of the fine record these Scouters have made. Two of those leaders have l!k~do tho supremo sncrifico; Lt~ Herndon Homer, U. s. Army, former Scoutmaster of Troop 3S, who was killed in an automobile accident in Georgia; Lt. :Billy Drivor, R. A. F., former Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 91, who was killed in a plane crash in England. !n spite of tho t orrific losses in man-power the Council has made progress in serving boys and in giving them the benefits of tho rich progrnm of Scouting. In this connection we want to express our sincere appreciation of tho fine work which has boon done by tho new leaders in tho Council Page 11 �qrga.nization Corrµnittoo (Continued) those men who hav-e stepped into the breach and who have made it possible for the Packs, Troops, Ships to carry on. Without these men the boys would have been deprived of Scouting in m,'lny ins ta.noes -- with them, and our other good leaders, they arc marching along the trail which leads to good citizenship. OUTFITTERS' COMMITTEE The three official Eoy Scout Outfitters in Memphis are J. Goldsmith Co.;. Phil A. Halle; Lowenstein•s. During the year the stockG of Scout uniforms, supplies and o~uipmont carried by those outfitters have boon inspected by the Committee members and wore fo'l).!ld to be ade~uate. A representative of the National Supply Department also inspected the stocks nnd made a vo·ry favorable ro:port on them. & Sons We particularly commend these firms for their displays of merchandise and for tho publicity they have given in their show windows and in the newsp~pers to Scouting. ~ach week they have c~rriod an advertisement in 11 Thc Pross-Scimitar", this ndvortisemont usually being pla.ced near tho quartor-pnge :known as "Tho Scout Pross Scimit ar 11 • They have worked with and for tho Council and we greatly approciato their help. They have also helped in other w~s - po.rticularly by sending to each Scout nnd Scouter in tho Council a 'Christmas ]'older showing the Scout equipment, etc., \lhich was available at their stores. Tho National Council furnishod tho folders but the three local outfitters paid for tho addressing, postage nnd rond.ling of about 4,000 pieces of mail. Cooperation of this kind is a roo.l benefit to the cause of Scouting and pays large dividends. For 1942 wo recorunond tho outfi ttors continue to display tho official equipment, uniforms, etc., as they have in tho past, for they are making a real contribution to the Movement by keeping in stock and effectively displaying tho r:ia.ny things which Scouts use. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Tho Council is deeply indebted to "The Press Scimitar" which for mnny years has publishGd a quartor-pD.ge each wook known as 11 Tho Scout Press Scimi tar 11 • This is an extremely valuablE:i aid in informing the Scouts and Scouters of Council activities, Courts of Honor, Cnnp-0-Rcos, etc., and it is widely rc.;cd. In adcli ti on, tho columns of tho paper hn.vo o,lways boon open to Scout news of all kinds. We arc especially indebted to "The Pross Scinitar 11 for tho fine publicity given to tho Council's Finance Crunpaign, and we do apprecin.to it. Commercial Appeal 11 has boen very generous in printing Scout news and has cooperated to the fullest extent in publicizing tho various activities. During the Finance Car.rpaign 11 Tho Cor.irJ,;rical Appoa1 11 helped greatly throuch r>ropcr tining of nows which had a great deal to do with the success of the Car.1paic;:1. ThroUi;hout tho year this po.per has boon helpful to the Scout Movonont n...ri.cl we wo.nt to ex:pross our a1~rcciation for tho fine sup:port 11 Thc Page 12 �Publicity Coromtttee (Continued) '. : they have given. Your Committee has always found the radio stations of Memphis willing and ready to give freely of time on the air in broadcasting Scouting events. We want to take this opportunity to thank Stations W M C, W M P S, W R E C, WH B ~ not only for the programs presented but also for the work done by their staffs in :preparing script and. carrying out tho programs. ThiS greatly increased and helped the effectiveness bf the pro~rruns, not to mention the fact that without their help these programs would not bLivo boon possible. Tho Council and your Committee is indeed indebted to these Stations for their many contributions. Wo D,ro indebted. to the Standard Printing & Supply Co., for printing 20,000 Finance Campaign pledge cards nnd. other printed ma.torio.1; to Latsch &Arnold, Inc., for printing; to the Grcll.arn. Paper Co., for their con... tributions of paper for use in all of tho above. Those firms have been liberal to Chickasaw Council in making contributions to Scouting and we do appreciate what they have done. We want to thank the officio.l outfitters, J. Golds mi th & Sons Co., Phil A. Hallo, Lowcnsteir..t s for their excellent window displo.ys during Boy Scout Week. REA.DUTG COMMITTEE This magazine costs but 6i¢ per month and we conaid.or it one of the best investments which can be made for a boy. Seventy-five cents per year is a small amount whon the values of good reading are considered and all of us should encourage our Scouts to develop good habits in their ron.ding. · .. May we suggest that 11 BOYS' LIF'E 11 is a Christmas present which most any boy would enjoy. Tho sale of this mag~zinc is not confined to Scouts but is open to all. Your Scoutmaster or Scout Headquarters will be glad to arrange for tho subscriptions to go to any boys to whom you would have it sent as a pro sent. Your Committee fools that 11::Soys • Lifc 11 is the best answer they h-'J.Vo found so fnr to combat 11 trash 11 read.irJ€. A co.sual glance at any newsstand sho1-rs there is plenty of material av ml.able which, while interesting tho boy, will cortainly do him no good, to say the lea.st. 11:Boys t Lifc 1t is filled with adventure stories which arc clean and wholesome - there arc D,rticles on building n strong body - games, pictures, etc., which will do much to lend a boy's thinking in tho right che.nnel nnd to divert his mind from 11 trnshy thrillcrs 11 • With this in mind your Reading Committee is determined to push t o officir.»l Sc ut · n~· ffia""llZinc into tho fore-·round as much as possible cmd to Page 13 �Reading Committee (Continued) recom.~end to all p~rents and Scout Loaders that they help in this endeavor. Your Cor.1Jnittce further recommends that tho pleasure and value to be derived from reacting good books and maga.zinoi be enphasized. Parents as well as Scout Leaders can assist in this program by nal~ing good literature available to the Scouts and by encouraging them to read. In the Troops int orost in read.i1:~ can be advanced. by personal contact, questionnaires, contests, gi vine; books as prizes and na.'rl.y other wo.ys. Scouts should bo Given full information regarding the public library syster:i. The estnblishnont of Troop libr[1,rios supplied with interesting books as well as Morit B11c1c;o Pamphlets will not only tend to cron.to n.n interest in roac1ing but [1,lso ·will aic\. :·.k'\tcrin.lly in tho advanccr.:ont pro3:rrun. RURAL SCOUUNG COMMITTEE Outside of the City Limits of Memphis thcro n.ro now 21 Troops of White Scouts an(1 6 Troops of Ncr;ro Scouts, a totn.l 27, which is a gain of 1 Troop as conpn.rod to last year. Of these Troops thoro arc 18 in Tonnossoe, 6 in Mis sissi:ppi, 3 in Arka"l.sa.s, We fcol thero shoula. be no re Troops in tho rural sections of our Council, and wo rocor:rrjond that in 1942 additiolli~l stress be laid on c;ottiri.{; Sco·utin,..:~ to r:1oro boys outside of Mor..1phis, Thero a.re thousa.m1s of boys of Scout ac~o in the 4i counties in our Council and a ercat najori ty of these boys want ancl. need Scout inc;. Thero a.re sovora.l new Troops now in process of organizntion anc1 we strongly rocor:u:1Emc1 that acl.cU tional Troops be organized just o,.s rapicUy as tho proper leadership can b c found nnc1 trained. SWIOR SCOUTING COMMITTEE Senior Scoutinc; has nl'.'l.cle its croatest step forward during tho past year. This is shown by tho fact tha.t wo now have 4 good ships of Sea Scouts, tho s. s. s. 11 Idlewilc1 11 , tho s. s. s, ":Bonito. 11 , tho S, s. S .• 11 :Bellovne 11 , tho S. s. s. 11 Dolphin 11 • In tl;lcso Ships there arc ?4 Seo. Scouts us cor.1pn.rcd to 42 in 1940. We are indeed proucl of tho work of those young non anc~ the real · por0ross they nro nnkinc. They arc greatly intorcstod in this proGrar:t anc1 arc to be cor.ncndod for their activities. Duo to the fact that tho 47' cruiser 11 Mctlphisll has boon up for repairs for a consiclorn.blo portion of tho year tho Sea -... Scouts dicl not na.ko their annual cruise to New Orleans this ( ,,- \..J .~ ye."..r. But tho Scouts have nadc a considerable nu:ibcr of week , ' 0 1 end trips up the Mississippi n.nd have enjoyed this training 11 11 · "":..fJT--\-';;_! i:i::10:1soly. Part of the tine tho Monphis wa.s out of con:mssion cn.n be charged to tho present cnor~oncy which is af- !N~Jl~··t;\ ~;,p~ )\-.;;.tS~;,:-~~ foctinG all of us. When tho not or broke d01vn the pa.rts could ~\ not bo purclmsod for sono woolrn n.ncL we thour:ht fer r.. tine that all. at purohc,sod be not could the ilcw pnrts \J cb~t· Tho Soa Scouts have put in r.iany hours of work in repairi!li; ancl uaintinc the 11 Mor.1phis 11 ancl it is now in tho best cond.ition Paco 14 . .', •• -¥- �~onior Scouting Cor:lT.'littee (Continued) it has been in for nany nonths. We want to express our thanks for the fine contribution of tho Gola. Battery Service which has kept the batteries on tho 11 Menphis 11 charGod at all tines. at no expense to the Council. This is a real help, and wo do appreciate it. Tho Cou."1cil now has seven Explorer Pn.trols and we look forward to several new Patrols in the nen.r future. The Er.1orgency Service Corps of Chickasaw Council has ·Doon or 1:;anizcd within the :past fow r.1onths on the 'basis of f·ully trainini:; a Group of twelve Senior Scouts as a noclcus around which tho Council Corps will be forned. Thi~ t;roup has been trained in advanced First Ai cl, Radio Corr:n:mication and Cocle Sitsnalling. This ol'ir.;inal (:;roUJl has boon contactinr~ other Troops throughout Monphis anc1• hn.s succeeded in starting seven new Troops in Er:iergency Sorvico Corps traininc;. The Council has 1)0en diviclod into five sections with each section havinG its own trri.ininr.~ coursos anc1 le:idersh;i.p, but sot up in such a way that the conplete Corps of Chicka.sa.w Council CM function :l"',s a unit. The Enorgoncy Service Coprs toc1..ny includes forty-nine Sq-outs and plans ar0 now foraGd to more than triple this nunbar within a comparatively short period of tine. While tho Senior Scouts of tho Council have had noro social functions this year thnn ovor before wo still :r.<ecomr.10nc'\. that ac'ldi tional parties and social events be r.iro::iotocl throughout the cor.1inc; yonr, for we believe those affairs appoai to young nen anc1. will serve to keep then affi liatocl with tho Moven8nt for a lonGer period. TRAINI!Q:.. COMMI'l~ ~~~:.- With an ever-increasin, ; realization that the training of leaders is one of the most import0nt needs in the successful operation of our Scout Troops, C·u:b PacJ::s and Senior Units, the Training Committee has placecl a great a_eal of emphasis on its li"rogram during the past year. We have t.ried to make the courses G.Vailable to all loaders and. to conduct the courses which arc most needed.. - ...,...,...... .... ~'? ~~-.,......,-- __ _ Your Chair:mn.n wishes to take this opportunity to thank the (o Instructors and Staff' Members who have served so faithfully and '1 ~ well in these training schools. Without their help we could not [\ have ma.de the progress as reflected in the report below; · ra._1-f ~ ~~Tit(). :;::.'-V-2~ L~~\ --~--------------~-Cl Page 15 �Trainin,<£ Commi ttce (Continued) NO.PERSONS ATTE11DING Unit Unit· Unit Unit Unit Unit 1, Elei;ients of Sea Scout Leadership, Part II 1, Elemen'.;s of Scout Lead.er ship, Part I 1, Elements of Scout Leadership, Part II 1, Elements of Scout Leadershi~, Part III 3, Health & Safety 4, Principles of Scout & Cub Leadership, Part I Unit 4, Principles of Scout & Cub Leadership, Pa.rt II Unit 5, Specialization 6uurses Emergency Service Trainers in Troop Camping Troop Roportor• s (Scouts) Introduction to Scouting CERTIFICATES ISSUED 19 17 7 7 27 15 .2 27 2 24 15 4 118 10 27 5 65 14 51 37 4 50 In addition to the abovo courses there were three training schools conctucted by Region 5 at Camp Currier during the past year. Those were Camp Director• s Course, Emergency Service Course, Tre.ining in Troop Camping. There were 83 Scouters tsking advantage of those courses and we greatly appreciate the opportunity of having Scouters from other parts of the Region with us at Camp Currier. ~he Training Committee feels that its weakest point in carrying out the program of leadership training is in not being able to roach tho new or inox:poricmcod Scoutmo,sters and. .Assistant Scoutmasters. We strongly recon111end. that the Training Program be tied in with the Publicity e.nd the Organization Committeos in an effort to get untrained. Scout Load.ors to take adva.11tage of the various courses. This is ospecin1ly imr)o:rtant in view of the exceptionally large turn o\•er in man-power duo to the na.tionn.l emergency. For 1942 we rccomr.iend Training, more Training and STILL MORE TRAINING. THE SCOUT OATH On my honor I will do my best-To do ny duty to God and. my cou.~trJ, and to obey the Scout Law. To help other people at all times. To keep myself physically strong, nentally awake, and nor ally straight. Po,ge 16 � 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 Executive Board Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Description An account of the resource Contains Reports of Committees, Annual Reports, Recharters, and Minutes 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 REPORTS OF COMMIT'l,EES . 1941 CHICKASAW COUNCIL Bog Scouts of America MEMPHIS, TENN. Annual Meeting • December 2, 1941 • Hotel Peabodg Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr .. OHICKA.SAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. HTC•, Memphis, Tennessee ME!JIBERS OF TEE EXEJCUT IVE BOARD - 1941 Mr. Abe Scharff Mr. A. K. Burrow Mr. P. A. Clayton Mr. Edwin Dalstrom Mr. A. B. Waggener Mr. P. C, Clarke Mr, W. P. Halliday Mr. Henry M. Clayton Mr. F. Joe Flanagan Mr. W. Gordon Morris Officers President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Commissioner Field Commissioner Scout Executive Chairmen, Standing Committees Mr. Paul L. Day Mr. A. D. McWhorter Mr. R. G. Ramsay Mr. Rodney Baber ·~fr. James Seddon Allen Mr. Elmer M. Rios Mr. Emile A. Bizot Mr. C. Arthur Bruce Dr. J. s. Goltman Mr. Edwin Dalstrom Mr. Ray Loe Defries Mr. P. A. Clayton Mr. H. w. Slavick Mr. Charles M. Crump Mr. E. A. Harrold Mr. Oran L. Cox Mr. A. :B. Friend Mr. Joh1J. A. Fogleman Mr. Russel Wilkinson Mr. L. R. Taylor Members-At-Largo Ernest C. Ball Mr. c. H. Church A, Earle :Bolton Mr. o. K. Earp Activities Awards & Resolutions Camping Civic Relations Constitution & By-Laws Court of Honor Cubbing Finance Health.& Safety Int er-Racial Organization Outfitters Publicity Rea.ding Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Senior Scouting Training Mr. John E. Roberts Mr. Perry Sellers Edw;:i,rd F. Barry Mr. J. Granville Gatos Mr, J, L. Skinner Lucius E. Burch Mr. A. E. Hohonborg Mr. Chester Shields Joh..T'l. Cleghorn Mr. T. P. Howard Mr. Harry Webb Jesse Cunningham Mr, w. w. Heiskell Mr. James Wiseman Mr. Perry Pipkin AWARDS TO MEMBERS OF CHICKASAW COUNCIL, B. S. A. INC. FOR DISTI:HGUISBED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD ************* T H E S I L V E R B E A V E .R Dr. J, o. Ayres 1931 Mr. Charles T. McCabe 1931 Mr. John T. Morgan 1931 Mr. George P. Phillips 1931 Mr. John E. Roberts 1931 Mr. Harry Webb 1931 Mr. L. R. Forsdick 1932 Mr. A. D. McWhorter 1933 Mr. Ben B. Coffey Jr. 1934 Mr. Walter L. Grey 1935 Mr. George Wood 1935 Mr. F. Joe Flanagan 1936 Mr. R,. G. R;misey 1936 Mr. Edwin Dalstrom 1937 Mr. R. Von Steinen 1937 Mr. C. Arthur Bruce 1938 Mr. Charles H. Church 1938 Mr. Joe Hopper 1939 Dr. T. S. Eliot 1939 Mr. Henry M. Cla;yton 1940 Mr. Alvan Tate Jr. 1940 ************************************ THE SCOUTMASTER' S KEY Mr. Ben B. Coffey Jr. 1933 Mr. R. Von Steinen 1934 Dr, Howard Curl 1934 Mr. E. K. Leach 1935 Mr. Joe Hopper 1936 Mr. Miller Johnson 1936 Mr. Charles H. Church 1937 Mr. J. Brady Wiley 1938 Mr. Russell Peete 1938 Mr. Charles Cotton 1940 Mr. J. J. Jones 1940 Mr. Nod Cantrell 1940 Mr. Hearn Tidwell 1940 C 1-J JC j( f\ SJ-\ 'vV C 0 U J\1 CJ L, B. S.J-\. 1 J 1'1C. J'vl £~1 P l-l J 57 -r E J\J J\L Dec. 2, 1941 To the Friends of Scouting: In December of each year the Council ta~es stock of what has been accomplished during the preceding twelve months. Follo'Wing this letter is a brief Report from each Standing Committee of the Council in which is described the major accomplishments of the Committee for the fiscal year December 1, 1940-November 30, 1941. While these Reports will give you a great deal of information, they do not fully reflect or give enough credit to tho men - our Scouters - who have so loyally and freely given of their time and effort in carrying tho Scouting Program of character building and citizenship training to our boys. To these Scoutcrs belongs the praise for the fine. results achieved~ May I takD this opportunity to express to every Scouter in the Council rrry deep appreciation for tho work done and the sacrifices made for the cause of Scouting, for I believe the men who are training our boys to live the Scout Oath and Law are t:ruly building n strong foundation for tho future of the Nation. SincGroly yours, Jf.~/n~4 Scout Executive r) c ·p (') f') -r ' J~ .!,,, '- h. ...;; ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE In the very beginning of this report your Cammi ttee would like to pay tribute to the Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, District Commissioners, Assistant District Commissioners and the Junior Officers of the Troops of the Counci~ for the fine leadership they have given throughout the year. These leaders have worked hard and faithfully and the Activities Committee commends their splendid efforts and accomplisbnont s. We feel they do serve a real vote of thanks for their fine work. Tho eleventh Am1ual Camp Currier Ca.mp-0-Ree was held at Camp Currier noar Eudora, Mississippi on June 6 1 7 and 8. Fifty-Six Troops :participated and there was a total of 1,035 Scouts in CD.mp. Tho events wore: Camping, Patrol Camping, First Aid, Mor.so SignaUing, Scout Rescue, Fire Building. Forestry and Wall Scaling. These events were juclg:id by tho leaders of the Troops entered, and the District t:i.nd Assistant District Com."!lissioners. Their efficiency was splendid. In fact, they did. tho most efficient job of judging that wo have over had. Tho events wore run off in n. highly satisfactory and orderly manner, and we beliovo cv:3rybody had a good time. As is our custom, there wa.s no Fi·rst PrizD or Grand Prizo Award made to any Troop as the winner of the Camp-0-Roe, but the efficiency of all the Troops was recognized. by their achiovemcmts against the stand.ard. Pennants were awarded to all Troops ,,n.10 q_uaJ.ifiod, Forty-Ei&ht of th€: fifty-six Troops won pennants. Thero wGre twelvo Clr1.ss 11 A11 pennants awarded, fourteen class 11 ] 11 , a'1d twenty-two Claes "C 11 • The efficiency of tho Troops this year as compared to 1940 is shown by the fact that twelve Troops won the ClD,ss 11 A11 award o.s compared to ten in 1940, fourteen won Class 11 J3 11 :pennants as cony;iared to seven in 1940 1'1.nd twenty-two won the Class 11 C11 ao compared to twentyeight in 1940. The Judges were very cor.1plimontary of tho fine work of the Troops and wo feel that definite pro gross has boon mado in this event. Your Cor.r!littoc roco1:1mends that the AnnUl:\l Canp-0-Reo and District practices for th0 Ca.r::rp-0-Roo be hold again in 1942. 11The Advancement ?rogrn.m11 which was carried on from September 24th to December 21st, 1940 wns the sixth of this type of activity to be held in the Council. The use of the 11Program11 affords Troop leaders a splendid series of well rotmded ~ctivi tics in Advn.ncemont, Crunping Training, Good Turns, etc. In these events the Troops f\lso competed ago.inst tho stJndard and pennnnts wore awarded to twenty- \ three Troops. We are gln,d to report that ten TroopB won Cla,ss 11 A11 , · throe Troops class 11 ] 11 and ton Troo1)s Class 11 0 11 pennants. Your Committee is now operating 11 The Advancement Progrmn11 for 1941 and the results will be known early in Dccombor. Wo rocom.~ond thnt a progrom of this ty.po be promoted in 1942, as we fool it has a definite placo in the progran of tho Council. A new event this year was Scout Mobolization Dn;v which Pago 1 Activities Committee .(Continued) was held at Overton Park on October 25th. Approximately 1,100 Scouts participated in this event which was purely a get~together of the Troops by Districts to play games and have a good time. At this meeting seventy-four new Scouts were recognized., these being Scouts who had. entered Scouting since September 5th. We rE)corrunend that a similar activity be carried. on in 1942 and that it be held in the fall. A new activity this year was the Field Moots for the Scouts outside of Memphis who are a part of Chickasaw Council. The Field Meet for the Scouts of the Ori ttondcn District was held at West Memphis, Arkansas and for the Scouts of the Mississippi District was held at Sn,rdis, Mississippi. Both of those Meets prov~d very enjoyable and their success certainly warra11ts their continuntion next year. During the year there was a District Meeting held in every District in Mcnwhis • At tho so meetings moving pictures wore shown and pep meetings for ca.mp wore hold. There was also a Scout and Scouter Mobilization at Tech High School which was woll attendedt as all of tho Districts participated in it. We recommend thr.,t similar meetings be held in 1942. CAMPING COMMITTEE Camp Currie~, near Eu~ora, Miss. The Annual Council Camp was held at Camp Currier for seven weeks during the past summer with an average attendance of sixtynine Scouts as compared to seventy-one Scouts in 1940. However, in 1940 the Camping period was limited to six weeks. During the :period of June 15th to AU6'USt 10th, 1941, 307 , Scouts spent a total of 491 Scout we9ks at Currier as compared to 233 Scouts who spent a total of 448 Scout weeks at .Camp in 1940, The Camp foe charged was $4,50 per week, the same as for the last several years and tho net loss on the operation of the Camp was $205.78. So far as interest and attendance are concerned tho 1941 season at Camp Currier was good, even though not quite up to last year's all time record, as will be seon by the figures bolow: Gain or Loss as compared to 1940. lW. 1940 1941 GAIN I&§.§. Scouts attendil'lg Ca.mp Currier 4,462 4,479 3,926 553 Scoutors attending Camp Currior 653 472 578 106 Number of Scout Days 11,967 12,800 12,104 696 Number of Scouter Days 1,364 1,203 1,699 496 Number of Visitors 3,268 3,318 3,422 104 Pago 2 Camping Committee (Continued) We believe the fine attendance of the Camp can be largely attributed to the swimming pool and water system which was given by Mr. and Mrsw A. K. Burrow in 193·6. Ever since its construction this splendid eq_uipment has been a source of joy and satisfaction to all of the Scouts ru.1d Scouters in the Council. Your Com.~ittee feels that everyone in Chickasaw Council owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. :Burrow for providing these splendid facilities. for not only do the well, pool and bath house afford a great deal of pleasure to the Scouts but they afford a great deal of protection to the health and cleanliness of the boys in Camp, On behalf of all of the Scouts and Scouters, we wish to express our deep and sincere appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Eurrow for this splendid gift. In 1940 Mrs. :Belle s. Rosenthe.1 generously gave the funds to constru. ct a Health Lodge and Office Euilding in memory of hor son, the late Mr. Mitchel H. Rosenth.c'll, Jr. For tho pa.st two years this Health Lodge has been used and appreciated by tho Scouts and Scoutors of tho Council ,11nd has really filled a long felt want. Wo deeply approciato tho use of this building and tho fine memorial it is to a former Scout:ir who did such outstanding work in Chickasaw Council, as did his fathor before him. This memorial will serve the boys for mc'Uly years to come, a.nd we are very gratoful to Mrs. Rosen U.i.al for this memorial to her Scouter son. W1P KIA KIMA :Dl"EAR HARDY I ABK. Your Committee felt it would not bo wise to try to operate Kamp Kia Kima during 1941 due· to tho heavy financial loss sustained in its previous operation. A careful study was made of the situation and it was felt that the Kanp should be operated by some Scout grou:p rather than for it to lie idlo Tho Eastorn Arkruisas Council of the :Soy Scouts of .A.".lorica, with headquarters at Jonesboro, Arknnsas, was interested in the Kamp ana_ after some negotiations the C:mping Cornni ttce recommended that KN:lp Kia Kina bo rented to tho Eastern Arkansas Council for tho 1941 season. This was done and a fine can:p well attended was conducted by tho Eastern Arkansas Co~ncil. Due to tho fact thn.t they had such a splendid Kar:1p at Kia Kina during tho past SUJ~ser the Eastern Arkansas Council desired to purch~so tho KruJp from Chickasaw Council but duo to the fact that D.n n.groonont as to price could not be renchod there was nothing clone toward tho solo o this property. Scvoral offors wore r.:iade but your Connittee did not foel the :prices offered wore sufficient, hence nothir,g wl"l,s d.one about it a.nd Chickasaw Council still owns Kar.ip Kia Kir.1a. No repairs of any consequence bn,ve boen no.de at Kamp Kia Kia'l for the past sevcrol years fu"'lcl we feel a provision should be nndo to take care of the necessary work in next ycnr' s budget. There are no il:rr:1ocliate repairs necessary but before the Kamp is opor['\,toc. ngain wo feel th<."'..t it should be put in good condition- Somo of the Scout Loaders of tho Council Page 3 Camping Committee <continued) are very anxious for the Kamp to be operated in 1942 and at the present time there is a special Committee studying the situation with the view of making recommendations to the Camping Commi ttec and tho Executive :Board as to what shall be done next year. C.AM'P D.ANIELS. M:ljlMPHI S, T:li!l'[fh Camp Daniels had a good season in 1941 with ninety-eight Scouts in Camp. During the four weeks it was operated the boys spent a total of 136 Scout weeks as compared. to 156 in 1940. While tho attendance was not as good as last year, the Camp was well conducted. and was a source of plea.sure to all of the boys who were in it. We greatly appreciate the help of 11Tho Commerical Appeal Camp Fund for Boys11 which supplied funds su:fficicnt to send fifty underprivileged negro Scouts to Camp for one week. These boys were selected with tho help of The 11Family Welfare Agency" to whom we arc greatly indebted for fine coo11oration. Both 11The Commericcl Appeal 11 and. The "Family Welfare :A.gency11 h..·we helped these less-chance boys for the last three years and we d.o nppreciate tho work they ho.vc done. We arc also ina.ebted to Mr. Ed Da1strom1 Alonzo Locko, The Ladies AU.Xiliary of Lotter Carriers nnd Mrs. L. E. Brown, whose contributions made it possible for six boys to go to Ca.'Up for one wook. Tho Crunp foe wn.s $3. 00 per week nna. the net operating deficit amounted to $74.64. Du0 to tho f'n.ct thfl,t the Camp buildings arc in good repair there were no major repairs made this yoar with the exception of a cont or to..r which wns placed on the roofs of all th,J Adirondack shacks. ------------------------~-------------- Your Committoo strongly recommends o,nd urges th11t o.. botter and larger Camping ProgrnJ:1 bo c:-lrried through in 1942. We cn.rnostJ.y roq_u.est the help of ovary Scout Lori,dcr towr.i..rd tho end of rn:i.king possible an over increasing numbor of boys in all of our Scout Cnnps. We tire of the opinion th.."tt camping is one of tho gfcA.t est thin[:;s in the life of n. boy and that without a Cn.r:lping ProGrnrl which grows from yoar to ycc,r that we will not give the boys the training which they deserve o.nd which will be of valu.0 to then throughout their lives. CIVIC RELATIOl~S COMMITT::::E Due to tho national cncrgency the Scouts of Chickasaw Council have had the privilege of serving in naey and vo.riod activities over and above their nor:c10.l civic service Q.uring the past year. That they have faithfully curriccl. out thoir i\ssi'.:;nno·nts in connection with these civic enterprises can be rondily soon by readin5 a list of sone of their wajor activities which arc outlined below: Page 4 Civic Relations Cornmi ttee (Continued) 700 Scouts put 31 000 11 Bey Defens~ :Son.ds 11 Stickers on automobiles. 532 Scouts distributed 9,000 small posters 11 Buy Defense Bonds & Stamps" 39 Scouts delivered 350 posters 11:Sey Defense Bonds Rere 11 64 Negro Scouts delivered 12,000 Defense pamphlets to 60 Negro Churches 6 Scouts delivered 2,500 pamphlets 11 For Defon:se Bey U. s. Savings Bonds" 75 Scouts distributed 750 large posters 11Buy Dofense Bo:nds & Stamps" 400 Scouts aided in collecting 9,238 pounds of aluminum (Scouts won first, second. an.d third prizes for largest amount of aluminum collected. Total prizes $25.00 which amount was donated by tho Scouts to the United China Relief.) Troop 34 delivered 400 circuln.rs "Fight Infantile Paralysis 11 Troop 26 doliver8d 2,500 blotters for Union Ave. Church of Christ 65 Scouts distributed posters for the American Red Cross 5 Scouts distributed posters for United China Relief 25 Scouts sorted magazines collected by Station WMC for men in tho Army 450 Scouts marched in tho Fire Prevention Weck Parado 1,068 Scouts marched in tho Armistice Day Parado The following served ®.:ring tho Cotton Carnival: 475 Scouts served in tho Parado for the Arrival of tho King and Q,ueen 300 Scouts served in tho Floral Parade 276 Scouts participated in tho Childrons' Parado 1,250 Scouts assisted in tho Grand Parade. Approximately 1,000 Scouts are now engaged in collecting waste paper for National Defense 896 Scouts ushered in five Southwestern football games 75 Soouts ushered ~t Mew Festival at CrUJnp Stadium 15 Sea Scouts ushorod nt Navy Dey Progrrun at Gerber's 25 Scouts ushered at Miss. Stnto Tennis Tournament 350 Scouts marched in Clean· Up..,.J?aint Up ... Fix Up Parado 35 Scouts ushered for United Service Organi~~tion 40 Scouts in Emergency Service Corps wore on duty in First Aid St~tion for Jr. Chambor of Commerce .Air Show. May we suggest that you consider the thousands of hours of these boys have given in doing the things listed above. And there are ma..~y more events in which they participated which are not listed~ We know that our Scouts have done a really good job, and we cormnend them for carrying out their jobs as true Scouts. Scouts are taught to "Do A Good Turn Dai ly 11 • When they render civic service we believe they are receiving basic training in good citizenship. This training~ while val1:iable to the connnunity, is even more valuable to the boys and we sincerely recominend that the Scouts of the Council be given service every- opportunity to expand their service in doing civic ~ 1 Good Tu.rns 11 in the coming year. ·:we recommend that no'!( only are the Scouts given every opportunity to serve when callod on, but that a program of service n.ctivities be planned and carried through in 1942. Page 5 COURT OF HONOR During the fiscal year, which ended December 1st, the Scouts of Chickasaw Council were awarded the largest number of Merit Badges in the history of the Council, which was organized in 1916. We regret to report that in advancement in rank there was a loss (as compared to last year) in First Class Scouts, Star Scouts, Life Scouts. But we are proud of the fact that in the highest rank, that of Eagle Scout, there were awarded the largest number of Eagle Baa.ges in our history, in fact, more ~ --r -4." than double the number won in 1940. All of us have a right ~.\\j'\j? r to be proud of the work of tho so boys who have won this :Badge, ~1Sr- for thay deserve a lot of credit. We invite your attention •1,,,;p•''' to the figures below which show a comparison of the number of <LU awards made in 1939, 1940,1941: 1939 194Q rn GAIN LOSS First Cl ess Badges 241 288 201 87 Merit Badges 2,680 2,800 2,954 154 Star Badges 154 180 152 28 Life :Badges 71 93 88 5 Eagle Badges 20 20. 44 24 A high standard of work has been maintained and the boys have done well. But we feel there is much to be done in training Merit Badge Counselors and in recruiting more Counselors to aid the Scouts. f- For 1941 we recommend that groat offort bo ma.de tow~rd this end and toward recruiting more men to serve on tho Court of Honor. Your Chairman wishes to acknowledge his appreciation of the fine cooperfl. tion of tho Vice-Chairmen o.nd Members of the District Courts of Honor. Tho success of the Merit Badge Progrnm is duo to tho loyalty of those Scouters who have so fn.i thf'u.lly carried out their duties and who hc·wc made it :possible for tho Sccuts to hav0 tho advnntaees .of this pre-vocational training. CUBBING COMMITTEE The Cubbing program of the Council during 1941 showed increased activities in every field under excellent leadership. Like Scouting, Cubbing is a leisure-time program for boys with character building and citizenship training as its aim and purpose. Cubbing is a home-centered program and thereby brings the boy 1:1.nd his parents closer together through cooperation and direction under a play-learn program. It is designed for boys 9 to 12 years of age. f.!~. /~ ~./(.( ~ ?' ·¥if\~ ~l \ ·'·>··W· '! tf/ ~ -~~.\ · Every day there are increasing numbers of boys ;W);;~f ~ \ ·. · ~'4/ graduating from Cubbing into full-fledged Boy Scouts. , ~ a-...,! ~~, !l '}· ,J \~l '\ During tho past twelve months five new Cub .;, , "'\..)( Packs have boon organized under tho sponsorship of ~ ')~' I institutions which also sponsor Scout Troops. The J~!~'}).' -..,__....:.. comparative figures on Cub Membership for the 12 months ~ Page 6 Cubbing Committee (Continued) ending December 1, 1941 are as follows: Cubs Packs li4.Q. 318 14 1941 403 18 85 4 The_)1mual Cub Picnic held in August at Overton Park was a. h1~:;h success with more than 250 Cubs anrl pru.·ents pe,rtfoipating~ The spirit and onthus7.asm of tho entire progra.'U was overwhelming with awards going to all wiru1orso 1'hc3 Picnic has o stablishoa. it solf as tho out stnr,ding ovont of the year for Cu"bM.ng ana. the 1942 Cub Picnic should be even c;rcator. April 1941 "blGw in a fine Ki to Derby ,,V"hich indicatea. over incree,sing cooporation between Cubs and their parents f:ro:rr. the humbor anc" size and novelty cff the kites flown. A big tim0 was enjoyed by a lo,rgo delegation of Cubs, Cub Lenders ana. parents. We i)rGdict our 1942 Kite Derby will be even better than this year 1 s success. Tho Cub Leaders t Rotmd Table became fwly orgm1izod .. in 1941, hn:vin.g drawn.and approved its resolutions and by-laws l.'J,nd el.:ctcd its officers. ]ig plans arc in tho m~kinG for tho Round Table 1 s 1942 sessions. \ @r\ FINANCE COMMITTEE l ~~~- '~ ? ,\ The Finance Committee conducted by the Council in 1941 ~~~ .;5,/- was the best we have ever had, with a total of V '-.._~ N:,:.. l '$ '0'- \'- $~0,061.66 raised in cash and pledges. The actual ' 'f:f\(f),n0,;J I figures are as follows: t;-~~/_'._ Jcash (White) $24,060.67 ?,lodges (Wh:i.te) 3, 338.57 TOTAL (Whi to) $27, 399. 24 Cash (Hegro) Pledges (Negro) TorAL (Negro) $ 1,646.28 1. 016.14 TorAL CASH J-i.l\fD PLEDGES • • • • • 2.662.42 • $30,061.66 Youx Committee wants to tako this opportunity to again thank each and every person who cont ribu.ted to tho support of the Council and to thank tho CampaiF:,n Workers who did. such a fine pioco of work in raising the largest amo;nt of cash in tho history of tho Council in tho last Cn.mpai~n. Without the help of our good friends who contribute nnd work, the necessary funds for tho Scouting Program could not bo raised and the training of our boys. would suffor. We do appreciate wh""t has been so faithfully done by so mony people in order that this program of character building F.l,nd citizenship training may continue to progross each year. Tho nooks of tho Cou...'lcil ~md of the throe camps hme boon audited by Poat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., o.nd wore found to bo correct. age Finance Committee (Continued) We es1)ecially invite your attention to the fact that Chickasaw Council is entirely free of debt. We believe this statement will be as gratifying to our frien/is as it is to us. It has been the :policy of the Council for a number of years to spend only when funds were available and we .reconunend the continuation of this policy. During tho year two bequests wero made to tho Council. In tho will of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Currier, who died in Genova, Switzerland, $5,000.00 was boq_ueathod to thG Council. Duo to difficulties with tbe Swiss Government tho administrator of Mrs. Curriorts estate has not boon able to carry out the provisions of tho will, but we hope those difficulties will soon be cleared U.1?• For many years Mrs. Cur-rior contribu'l;ed :nost generously to Scouting. In 1925 she gave the first thousand nollars toward the purchase of tho land for Camp Ci.u·ricr, which is !k'lmod for hor ~msband., the late Mr. Charles C. Currier. She also provided funds for tho building of tho dam which impounds tho water of tho lol·rn at camp; for tho building of the Moss Hall, and. for other irrrprovemont s. We will alwr:tys remember and appreciate her generosity. In tho will of Mrs. Emma. Denio Voorhies, who died in Memphis, $5,000.00 was bequeathed to tho Council to bo used in advancing tho prograin of Scouting in our area. Pcyment of this amount ha,s boon mac .. o by tho Executor, of the estate and tho m<rncy is now on deposit. Wo will nlwP,j"S appreciate Mrs. Voorhiosl generosity in assisting the Council to carry on its work with and for tho benefit of our boys. It is proposed that a Trust Fund be stf'..!'tod with tho funds provided in these ti:.ro beq_uest s. Mr. Irving Berlin, Author of 11God Bless America", has generously given nll of the proceeds of tho royalties from this song to tho Boy Scouts of Anerica. and tho Girl Scouts. The Nationa:!,. Council sot up a Board of Trustees to handle this money and to allocate it to the various Local Councils. At tho An .n. u.'i,l Mooting in 1940 an application was made to tho Trustees for funds to pay tho s..alar~r of an Assistant Scout Executive to worlr with undor ... privilogcd boys oJ~clusivcly. Tho Trustees approved tho Council1 s application and since Juno 1941 we have hr.td the fine services of an additional Assistant Executive. Your Cor!lnittee is very grateful for this help because of tho vital nocossi ty of helping tho loss-chance boys of Memphis. Many of these boys n.re now receiving tho benefits and training which Scouting affords--without the financial assistance provided by Mr. Berlin these boys would not now be on tho Scouting Trail to good citizenship. We deeply appreciate tho gift of Mr. Borlin and tho allocation of tho funds by the Trustees. HEALTH & SAFljTY COMMI TTE:C This Conmi ttco is gratified. to report that tho Health and Safety Recorc1 of our Scouts during 1941 has bo0n excellent. Thero wore no broken bones or other serious injuries suffered by SO.outs with the single exception of one boy who was bitten by a snake while walking along a road. This Scout rccovorod conplotcly in a short tine and suffered no permanent ill-effects Page 8 I Health & Safety Committee (Continued) from the wound. This splendid record is a real tribute to the fine leadership of our Scout Leaders and we commend and congratulate them on the fine work they are doing in providing safe activities and camping for the boys of this Council. Hund.rods of Scouts have participated in activities, parades, games, Camp-0-Rees, etc., during the year and we a.re proud of the work of the boys and their leaders in llk'lking such a splendid safety record. Safety through skill is a fine thing to teach boys and we feel that our Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmfl.sters, Camp Staff Members and others have done 1:1. rc['.lly fine and constructive piece of work in mo.king the above record possible. INTER-RA.CI.AL COMMITTEE Your Committee's work is confined solely to Negro Scouts and is handled through a sub-council kno,'1"'!1 as the Seminole Division of Chickasaw Council. All of the officer and members of the Seminole Division, including the Assistant Scout Executive, are Negroes. During the year ending Nov. 30, 1941 there were 14 new Troops organized and 8 Troops were dropped from the rolls. There are now 43 Troops, a not gain of 6 Troops in the Division over the previous year. There. are 623 Scouts as compared to 605 Scouts in 1940, a gain of 18 Scouts. There are 5 Cub Packs with 55 Cubs on tho rolls. This is a gain of 1 Pack and 9 Cubs. The camping program at Camp Daniels was excellent oven though there were not ~uito as many Scouts in camp this year as last. The records show that 98 Scouts spent a total of 136 Scout weeks at Daniels as compared with· 109 Scouts who spent 156 Scout Weeks there in 1940. The camp fee charged was the same as last year, $3.00 por week, and tho net opera.ting deficit was $74.64 for tho four weeks season. Due to the good conditions of tho buildings and equipment vory little repairs wore necessary this year, tho p*incipal expense being the cost of pu.tting tar on t.he roofs of all of the Adirondack shn.cks. They nre now b. good shape, and wo consider it one of' tho bost camps for Negro Scouts in tho Nation We arc proud of tho work of tho Negro Scouts in doing civic good turns this year. Due to the nationnl emergency a great mal\Y calls have boon made on them ana_ they have responded willingly anr1 have done their jobs well. They collected about 750 pounds of aluminum in the drive for this metal; they distributed 6,000 pamphlets for tho Sholb~r County Tuberculosis Society and they distributed 12, 000 pri,mphlots on national do.fense for the Government. They have also participated in parades, church events a.~d oth0r activities and arc to be commended for their accomplishments. During the yonr tho advancement in rank and tho award of Merit Badges to Negrc Scouts was indeed poor. Only l Scout ~dvancod to First Cl<.1.ss Rank !'age 9 ~nter-Racial Committee (Continued) and only 1 Star :Badge was awarded. No Life or Eagle J3adges were won. Your Committee feels that one of the greatest problems in the Council today is to devise ways and means to help these boys to advance in rank, for we find the great majority of them never advance beyond the Tenderfoot rank. Therefore, they miss the splendid training and the real fun in Scouting through failure to _got into tho higher ranks of the Movement. And they do not take part in tho Merit Badge Program, which is such a help to boys in pre-vocational training. This is shown by the fa.ct that only 27 Merit Badges were awarded during the whole year. We certainly are not proud. of the record of these Scouts so far as advancement is conc0rned and we urge thc."1.t every effort be made in helping these boys to get more trcl.ning through advancement in rank nnd in working for Merit Badges. We invite your help toward th;i.s end. In the Finance CDJUpaign of tho Council in 1941 the Seminole Division turned in $1,646~28 in cnsh and $1,016.14 in pledges for a total of $2,662.42. This is a loss of $121.53 as compared to last yetw. We wont to thank all of the lfogro Scoutors and Campt1.ign Workers for their fine help in this Campaign. We feel that our Negro work is mo.king some progress but that especial emphasis must be put on ndvanco~ent for 1942. ORGAiU ZAT I 01-T COMMITTEE In the spring of 1941 tho Council received the Walter W. Head Acorn Award for reaching tho objectives it set for itself in total number of Scouts, Troops, Cubs, Packs for tho year 1940, this being the third con~ .socutivc yonr tho Council has won this fine Award. We feel thnt you aro as proud of this trophy as we o.ro, for every Scout and Scouter in Chickasaw Council has a right to feel a real satisfaction in receiving this recognition from tho National President of tho :Soy Scouts of Amoricn, Mr. Walter W. Head of St. Louis. Your Cor:i:mittoo is now working hard. to organize enough new Units and to recruit sufficient Scouts to win the Awn.rd for tho fourth consecutive time and we hope the results will be successful. But it will take a real effort on the part of every Scout and Cub Loader for the Council to recei vo this rocogni ti on. Your help is earnt:lstly requested in recruiting these Scouts and Cubs. Another ir~ontivc for an enlarged ncnbership is that Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Exe cut i vc, has made a personal appeal to all Scouters, and particularly to Scoutl1k'1.sters n.nd. Cubm..'"l.stors, to 11Recrui t at lon.st one addit ion~l boy in every Scout Patrol and in every Cub Den before Deccnbor 31st, as n patriotic service. 11 To all Scout ors Dr. Wost says, 11Rogard.less of your rel1.1,tionslfrp to Scout int:, suggest to your Scout Executive a. place where a new Troop o; Pack aight be organizod. 11 Thero is no douJJt but that in this period of onergoncy tho nore trci.nod Scouts who arq ready for service the bettor will be nany jobs done. This is cspecin.lly true in the collection of Orgnnization Committee (Continued) aluminum, paper, etc., in which Scouts ho.ve played and are playing important ports in assisting in National Defense. That boys want to be Scouts is well illustrated by the Eoy-Fact Survey recently conducted in the City nnd County Schools in which it was found thnt 1,954 boys who are not Scouts want to be Scouts. We are doing our level best to plnce these boys in the various Troops. Du.ring the past yet'tr 8 Troops of White Scouts and 14 Troops of Jfogro Scouts woro organized. Wo rogrot to report that during the year 5 Troops of White Scouts, 1 White Cub Pack and 8 Troops of Negro Scouts were dropped from the rolls. We are glaO. to report the Council now has the largest membership in its 25 year history with 3,307 beys cnrollc~. Below is a comparison of the membership for the past tri.rco years: White Scouts 2,090 2,197 2,291 94 Mogro Scouts 5§;1 605 62~ -a.. TOT.AL SCOUTS ••••••••• 2,651 2,802 2,914 112 White Troops 85 92 98 6 Negro Troops 34 37 43 __§_ - - TOTAL TROOPS ••••••••• 119 129 141 12 White Cubs 95 272 338 66 Negro Cubs )27 46 55 _L TOT.AL CUBS••••••••••• 132 318 393 75 White Cub Packs 4 10 14 4 Negro Cub Packs 2 4 5 -1..... TOT.A.L CUB PAC.KS ••••• 6 14 19 5 During the past yenr '"e have had more changes in our leadership personnel than over before, this being duo to tho national emergency n.nd because so many of our men have boon trnnsforrod to othor cities by their employers. A number of our leaders have volunteered for military and naval seririce and many have been called to the colors. So far, 52 Scoutmasters, Oubmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, District Commissioner, Assista...YJ.t District Commis•. sioners have joined tho armed forces of the United States and one Assistant Scoutmaster joined the Royal Air Force. We are very proud of the fine record these Scouters have made. Two of those leaders have l!k~do tho supremo sncrifico; Lt~ Herndon Homer, U. s. Army, former Scoutmaster of Troop 3S, who was killed in an automobile accident in Georgia; Lt. :Billy Drivor, R. A. F., former Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 91, who was killed in a plane crash in England. !n spite of tho t orrific losses in man-power the Council has made progress in serving boys and in giving them the benefits of tho rich progrnm of Scouting. In this connection we want to express our sincere appreciation of tho fine work which has boon done by tho new leaders in tho Council - Page 11 qrga.nization Corrμnittoo (Continued) those men who hav-e stepped into the breach and who have made it possible for the Packs, Troops, Ships to carry on. Without these men the boys would have been deprived of Scouting in m,'lny ins ta.noes -- with them, and our other good leaders, they arc marching along the trail which leads to good citizenship. OUTFITTERS' COMMITTEE The three official Eoy Scout Outfitters in Memphis are J. Goldsmith & Sons Co.;. Phil A. Halle; Lowenstein•s. During the year the stockG of Scout uniforms, supplies and o~uipmont carried by those outfitters have boon inspected by the Committee members and wore fo'l).!ld to be ade~uate. A representative of the National Supply Department also inspected the stocks nnd made a vo·ry favorable ro:port on them. We particularly commend these firms for their displays of merchandise and for tho publicity they have given in their show windows and in the newsp~pers to Scouting. ~ach week they have c~rriod an advertisement in 11Thc Pross-Scimitar", this ndvortisemont usually being pla.ced near tho quartor-pnge :known as "Tho Scout Pross Scimit ar11 • They have worked with and for tho Council and we greatly approciato their help. They have also helped in other w~s - po.rticularly by sending to each Scout nnd Scouter in tho Council a 'Christmas ]'older showing the Scout equipment, etc., \lhich was available at their stores. Tho National Council furnishod tho folders but the three local outfitters paid for tho addressing, postage nnd rond.ling of about 4,000 pieces of mail. Cooperation of this kind is a roo.l benefit to the cause of Scouting and pays large dividends. For 1942 wo recorunond tho outfi ttors continue to display tho official equipment, uniforms, etc., as they have in tho past, for they are making a real contribution to the Movement by keeping in stock and effectively displaying tho r:ia.ny things which Scouts use. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Tho Council is deeply indebted to "The Press Scimitar" which for mnny years has publishGd a quartor-pD.ge each wook known as 11Tho Scout Press Scimi tar11 • This is an extremely valuablE:i aid in informing the Scouts and Scouters of Council activities, Courts of Honor, Cnnp-0-Rcos, etc., and it is widely rc.;cd. In adcli ti on, tho columns of tho paper hn.vo o,lways boon open to Scout news of all kinds. We arc especially indebted to "The Pross Scinitar11 for tho fine publicity given to tho Council's Finance Crunpaign, and we do apprecin.to it. 11Thc Commercial Appeal11 has boen very generous in printing Scout news and has cooperated to the fullest extent in publicizing tho various activities. During the Finance Car.rpaign 11Tho Cor.irJ,;rical Appoa111 helped greatly throuch r>ropcr tining of nows which had a great deal to do with the success of the Car.1paic;:1. ThroUi;hout tho year this po.per has boon helpful to the Scout Movonont n...ri.cl we wo.nt to ex:pross our a1~rcciation for tho fine sup:port Page 12 Publicity Coromtttee (Continued) '. : they have given. Your Committee has always found the radio stations of Memphis willing and ready to give freely of time on the air in broadcasting Scouting events. We want to take this opportunity to thank Stations W M C, W M P S, W R E C, W H B ~ not only for the programs presented but also for the work done by their staffs in :preparing script and. carrying out tho programs. ThiS greatly increased and helped the effectiveness bf the pro~rruns, not to mention the fact that without their help these programs would not bLivo boon possible. Tho Council and your Committee is indeed indebted to these Stations for their many contributions. Wo D,ro indebted. to the Standard Printing & Supply Co., for printing 20,000 Finance Campaign pledge cards nnd. other printed ma.torio.1; to Latsch &Arnold, Inc., for printing; to the Grcll.arn. Paper Co., for their con ... tributions of paper for use in all of tho above. Those firms have been liberal to Chickasaw Council in making contributions to Scouting and we do appreciate what they have done. We want to thank the officio.l outfitters, J. Golds mi th & Sons Co., Phil A. Hallo, Lowcnsteir..t s for their excellent window displo.ys during Boy Scout Week. REA.DUTG COMMITTEE This magazine costs but 6i¢ per month and we conaid.or it one of the best investments which can be made for a boy. Seventy-five cents per year is a small amount whon the values of good reading are considered and all of us should encourage our Scouts to develop good habits in their ron.ding. · .. May we suggest that 11 BOYS' LIF'E 11 is a Christmas present which most any boy would enjoy. Tho sale of this mag~zinc is not confined to Scouts but is open to all. Your Scoutmaster or Scout Headquarters will be glad to arrange for tho subscriptions to go to any boys to whom you would have it sent as a pro sent. Your Committee fools that 11::Soys • Lifc 11 is the best answer they h-'J.Vo found so fnr to combat 11 trash 11 read.irJ€. A co.sual glance at any newsstand sho1-rs there is plenty of material av ml.able which, while interesting tho boy, will cortainly do him no good, to say the lea.st. 11:Boys t Lifc 1t is filled with adventure stories which arc clean and wholesome - there arc D,rticles on building n strong body - games, pictures, etc., which will do much to lend a boy's thinking in tho right che.nnel nnd to divert his mind from 11 trnshy thrillcrs 11 • With this in mind your Reading Committee is determined to push t o officir.»l Sc ut · n~· ffia""llZinc into tho fore-·round as much as possible cmd to Page 13 Reading Committee (Continued) recom.~end to all p~rents and Scout Loaders that they help in this endeavor. Your Cor.1Jnittce further recommends that tho pleasure and value to be derived from reacting good books and maga.zinoi be enphasized. Parents as well as Scout Leaders can assist in this program by nal~ing good literature available to the Scouts and by encouraging them to read. In the Troops int orost in read.i1:~ can be advanced. by personal contact, questionnaires, contests, gi vine; books as prizes and na.'rl.y other wo.ys. Scouts should bo Given full information regarding the public library syster:i. The estnblishnont of Troop libr[1,rios supplied with interesting books as well as Morit B11c1c;o Pamphlets will not only tend to cron.to n.n interest in roac1ing but [1,lso ·will aic\. :·.k'\tcrin.lly in tho advanccr.:ont pro3:rrun. RURAL SCOUUNG COMMITTEE Outside of the City Limits of Memphis thcro n.ro now 21 Troops of White Scouts an(1 6 Troops of Ncr;ro Scouts, a totn.l 27, which is a gain of 1 Troop as conpn.rod to last year. Of these Troops thoro arc 18 in Tonnossoe, 6 in Mis sissi:ppi, 3 in Arka"l.sa.s, We fcol thero shoula. be no re Troops in tho rural sections of our Council, and wo rocor:rrjond that in 1942 additiolli~l stress be laid on c;ottiri.{; Sco·utin,..:~ to r:1oro boys outside of Mor..1phis, Thero a.re thousa.m1s of boys of Scout ac~o in the 4i counties in our Council and a ercat najori ty of these boys want ancl. need Scout inc;. Thero a.re sovora.l new Troops now in process of organizntion anc1 we strongly rocor:u:1Emc1 that acl.cU tional Troops be organized just o,.s rapicUy as tho proper leadership can b c found nnc1 trained. SWIOR SCOUTING COMMITTEE Senior Scoutinc; has nl'.'l.cle its croatest step forward during tho past year. This is shown by tho fact tha.t wo now have 4 good ships of Sea Scouts, tho s. s. s. 11 Idlewilc111 , tho s. s. s, ":Bonito. 11 , tho S, s. S .• 11:Bellovne 11 , tho S. s. s. 11 Dolphin11 • In tl;lcso Ships there arc ?4 Seo. Scouts us cor.1pn.rcd to 42 in 1940. We are indeed proucl of tho work of those young non anc~ the real · por0ross they nro nnkinc. They arc greatly intorcstod in this proGrar:t anc1 arc to be cor.ncndod for their activities. Duo to the fact that tho 47' cruiser 11 Mctlphisll has boon up for repairs for a consiclorn.blo portion of tho year tho Sea Scouts dicl not na.ko their annual cruise to New Orleans this -... ye."..r. But tho Scouts have nadc a considerable nu:ibcr of week ( ,,- \..J .~ end trips up the Mississippi n.nd have enjoyed this training ' 0 1 , i:i::10:1soly. Part of the tine tho 11 Monphis 11 wa.s out of con- "":..fJT--\-';;_! · :mssion cn.n be charged to tho present cnor~oncy which is af- !N~Jl~··t;\ ~;,p~ foctinG all of us. When tho not or broke d01vn the pa.rts could )\-.;;.tS~;,:-~~ not bo purclmsod for sono woolrn n.ncL we thour:ht fer r.. tine that ~\ the ilcw pnrts could not be purohc,sod at all. \J Tho Soa Scouts have put in r.iany hours of work in repair- cb~t i!li; ancl uaintinc the 11 Mor.1phis 11 ancl it is now in tho best cond.ition · Paco 14 . .', •• -¥- ~onior Scouting Cor:lT.'littee (Continued) it has been in for nany nonths. We want to express our thanks for the fine contribution of tho Gola. Battery Service which has kept the batteries on tho 11Menphis 11 charGod at all tines. at no expense to the Council. This is a real help, and wo do appreciate it. Tho Cou."1cil now has seven Explorer Pn.trols and we look forward to several new Patrols in the nen.r future. The Er.1orgency Service Corps of Chickasaw Council has ·Doon or1:;anizcd within the :past fow r.1onths on the 'basis of f·ully trainini:; a Group of twelve Senior Scouts as a noclcus around which tho Council Corps will be forned. Thi~ t;roup has been trained in advanced First Ai cl, Radio Corr:n:mication and Cocle Sitsnalling. This ol'ir.;inal (:;roUJl has boon contactinr~ other Troops throughout Monphis anc1• hn.s succeeded in starting seven new Troops in Er:iergency Sorvico Corps traininc;. The Council has 1)0en diviclod into five sections with each section havinG its own trri.ininr.~ coursos anc1 le:idersh;i.p, but sot up in such a way that the conplete Corps of Chicka.sa.w Council CM function :l"',s a unit. The Enorgoncy Service Coprs toc1..ny includes forty-nine Sq-outs and plans ar0 now foraGd to more than triple this nunbar within a comparatively short period of tine. While tho Senior Scouts of tho Council have had noro social functions this year thnn ovor before wo still :r.<ecomr.10nc'\. that ac'ldi tional parties and social events be r.iro::iotocl throughout the cor.1inc; yonr, for we believe those affairs appoai to young nen anc1. will serve to keep then affi liatocl with tho Moven8nt for a lonGer period. TRAINI!Q:.. COMMI'l~ With an ever-increasin,; realization that the training of leaders is one of the most import0nt needs in the successful operation of our Scout Troops, C·u:b PacJ::s and Senior Units, the Training Committee has placecl a great a_eal of emphasis on its li"rogram during the past year. We have t.ried to make the courses G.Vailable to all loaders and. to conduct the courses which arc most needed.. ~~-.,......,--. ..,..., ...... - ~~~:.- ~'? __ .... _ Your Chair:mn.n wishes to take this opportunity to thank the (o Instructors and Staff' Members who have served so faithfully and '1 ~ well in these training schools. Without their help we could not [\ have ma.de the progress as reflected in the report below; · ra._1-f ~ ~~Tit(). :;::.'-V-2~ L~~\ --~--------------~-Cl Page 15 Trainin,<£ Commi ttce (Continued) NO.PERSONS ATTE11DING Unit 1, Elei;ients of Sea Scout Leadership, Part II Unit· 1, Elemen'.;s of Scout Lead.er ship, Part I Unit 1, Elements of Scout Leadership, Part II Unit 1, Elements of Scout Leadershi~, Part III Unit 3, Health & Safety Unit 4, Principles of Scout & Cub Leadership, Part I Unit 4, Principles of Scout & Cub Leadership, Pa.rt II Unit 5, Specialization 6uurses Emergency Service Trainers in Troop Camping Troop Roportor• s (Scouts) Introduction to Scouting 19 17 27 .2 27 15 118 27 5 65 51 CERTIFICATES ISSUED 7 7 15 2 24 4 10 14 4 50 37 In addition to the abovo courses there were three training schools conctucted by Region 5 at Camp Currier during the past year. Those were Camp Director• s Course, Emergency Service Course, Tre.ining in Troop Camping. There were 83 Scouters tsking advantage of those courses and we greatly appreciate the opportunity of having Scouters from other parts of the Region with us at Camp Currier. ~he Training Committee feels that its weakest point in carrying out the program of leadership training is in not being able to roach tho new or inox:poricmcod Scoutmo,sters and. .Assistant Scoutmasters. We strongly recon111end. that the Training Program be tied in with the Publicity e.nd the Organization Committeos in an effort to get untrained. Scout Load.ors to take adva.11tage of the various courses. This is ospecin1ly imr)o:rtant in view of the exceptionally large turn o\•er in man-power duo to the na.tionn.l emergency. For 1942 we rccomr.iend Training, more Training and STILL MORE TRAINING. THE SCOUT OATH On my honor I will do my best-- To do ny duty to God and. my cou.~trJ, and to obey the Scout Law. To help other people at all times. To keep myself physically strong, nentally awake, and nor ally straight. 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