https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/ecc2aa413d779f269595a44b0ce2f0ce.pdf 8b5f8e8b3326dff6dacc193d99e1d122 PDF Text Text / / r REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 1944 CHICKASAW COUNCIL I BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA I MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Annual Meeting • December 12, 1944 • Hotel Peabody �-r· .rJ J , . . I ~ . �CHICKASAW COUNCIL. B. S. A. UTC. Memphis, Tennessee MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD - 1944 Officers President Vice-Presid ent Vice-Presid ent Vice-Presi ctent Vice-Presid ent Vice-Presid ent Secretary Treasurer Cammi s sioner Scout Executive Mr. P. A. Clayton Mr. ~\. K. Burrow Mr. Edwin Dalstrom Mr. w. -p Halliday Mr. R. G. Ramsay Mr. Oran 1. Cox Mr. Percy C. Clarke Mr. .Emile A. Bizot Mr. F. Joe Flanagan Mr. w. Gordon Morris . Chairmen, Standing Committees Mr. Paul L. Day Mr. F. 1. Christenbur y Mr. R. G. Ramsay Mr. John Pilkington Mr. Jnmcs Seddon Allon Dr. George P. Rnwls Mr. T. Robert Acklen Mr. A. K. Burroi.<1 Dr. A. R. Porter, Jr. Mr. Edwin Dnlstrom Mr. John i~. Angus Mr. ::ao scoc C. CV1rk Mr. H. W. Slnvick Mr. John E. Roberts Mr• F. J. Va.ndomn.rk Mr. G. w. McAuloy Mr. C. Bryant YouJ1g Mr. Henri Benner Dr. B. E. Jacobs ~\cti vi tics Awards & Resolutions Camoing Ci vie Relr.'.tions Constitutio n & By-Laws Court of Honor Cubbing Fin.:-i.ncc Health & Safety Intcr-Ro.cin l Organizatio n Outfitters Publicity Reading Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Senior Scouting Tr.'1ining Members-At-Large Mr. o. Arthur Bruce Mr. Lowis c. Callow Mr. H. M. Cln;yton Mr. Jesse Cunningham • A. Danielson .Gen. w Mr. Joe E. Davis Mr. Bob Dozier Mr. E• .A. Hnrrold Mr. Hnrold Hirshcimcr Mr. i'l.. b. Ho hen berg Mr. T, P. HowP.rd Mr. Fred W. Lucn.s Mr. A. D. McWhortcr i~ir. Edmund Orgill -· Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr, Mr. w. Pyron Schnrff w. L. Sh2.I'pC Fleyd Shcrro d J. Lister Skinner R. .illon Tcylor Ira l~be �AWARDS TO MEl-03ERS OF CHICKASAW COUNc±L, B. S. A, INC. ; . FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD .... -.-.-.-.THE SILVER B'.E AVER 1931 J. C. ~res 1931 Charles Tr McCabe 1931 John T. Morgan George P. Phillips 1931 1931 Jolm E. Roberts 1931 Harry Webb 1932 L. R~ Forsdick 1933 A. D. McWhortcr Ben B. Coffey, Jr. 1934 1935 Walter L. Grey 1935 George Wood 1936 F. Joo Flanagan 1936 Mr. Robert G. Ra.msay 1937 Mr. Edwin Dalstrom 1937 Mr. R. Von Stcinen Dr. Mr. *Mr. *Mr. Mr. Mr. *Mr. Mr. Mr. *Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. b. ArthU:r Bruce Mr. c. H. Church Mr. Joe Hopper Dr. T. s. Eliot Mr. Henry M. Clayton Mr. Alvan Tn.te, Jr. Mr. A. K. Burrow Mr. J. G. Gates Mr. P. A. Clnyton Mr. w. P. Halliday Mr. F. L. Christenbury Mr. James Seddon Allen Mr. John A. Angus Mr. Charles M. Crump 1938 1938 1939 1939 1940 1940 1941 1941 1942 1942 1942 1943 1943 1943 .. . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . ~.-.-.-.-.-.-,-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- THE SCOUTM.ASTER 1 S KEY Mr. Bon B. Coffey, Jr. 1933 £,1r. Charles Cotton Mr. J. J. Jones 1934 Mr. R. Von Steincn 1934· Mr. Nod Cantrell Dr. HowD.rd Curl 1935 Mr. Hearn W. Tidwell Mr. E. K. Leach Mr. Hope H, Ford 1936 Mr. Joo Hopper Mr. Lawrence Lowell 1936 Mr. Miller Johnson Mr. Forrest Mottwoilcr 1937 Mr. c. H. Church Mr. Emory Ward 1938 Mr. J. J3rady Wiley 1938 Mr. J. G. Gn.tcs Mr. Russell Peete Mr. F. Joo Fln.nagan 19 43 -:-:-:-:-:-:-:- :-:-:-:-:-:-:-: -:-:-:-:*Deceased 1940 1940 1940 1940 1941 1941 1942 1942 1942 �C~JJ C1( f\ S;\ '1V '-''O·LJ jI'\}.,'- JI "-'1 r p ' '\ tJl\1t\.,.,. J.J. J.f .. 7-l ·1Yl EPA P~J l 5, T£~1 j\L Dec. 12, 1944 To the Friends of Scouting: Each December the Council takes stock of what has been accomplished in the Scouting program of character building and citizenship training during the preceding twelve months. Following this letter is a brief report from each Standing Committee in which is described its major accomplishments for the fiscal year December 1, 1943 - November 30, 1944. But these short reports do not fully or adequately reflect tho loyal and unselfish service of the hun.dr0ds of men and women who have so freely given of their time and effort to enable our boys to have tho benefits of Scouting and Cubbing. 'rhe War has caused many pitfalls in tho paths of youth training but in spite of thoir.m.:my difficulties our Loaders have carried on. To them is duo tho credit and praise for the results achieved. May I take this opportunity to express to every Don Mother, Cubbcr and Scouter in Chickasaw Council my deep appreciation for their splendid work nnd for tho many sacrifices they have made, for I sincerely believe tho results of their efforts moan much to the future of our lfation. Cordially yours, 114~ Jf:w.4,-uLovv Gordon Morris, Scout Exocuti ve WGIVJ./MJ �ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Tho fourteenth annuo,l Cnmp-0-Rce was held ::i.t Ce.mp Curr:l.1:1· 1111 June 3rd, 4th, 5th. Forty-two Troops participate d and 752 Scout 11 w1 >1'11 I 11 camp for this event. The Activities included Crunping, Po.trol Cri.inpl111'; 1 First Aid, Morse Signalling, Scout Rescue, Fire Building and Wntm" H1>111111·., Forestry., Cooking, Wall Scaling nnd Semaphore Signalling~ Thcso tiv1:i1it.~1 w1 l'i1 judged by the Leaders of tho Troops assisted by some of tho Distr:lot 011111°· raissioners ruid Troop Committeeme n. The Scouts did a good job and 1/)111 11v1111L1~ were run off in a hit;hly satisfactor y mnnner. ifo ospocinlly comrno1dl 1,1111 Scoutmustor s and Troop Loaders for their fine work nnd for tho fo.d ~.1\11'. there were no serious injuries sustained. We believe evorybody hnd n. good time. The· efficiency of the Troops in tho Crunp-0-Ree was roco(t,n:l.:.-.nd \Jy to tho so who qualified against the standnrds. Thi1•\,y. t'olll' pennants awarding pcn,nants; 12 Troops won Class 11 A11 , 13 Troopti won Ol11.1H1 won Troops 42 tho of 11 B11 ri.nd 9 Troops won Class 11 C11 • Tho judges complir:icnte d tho Scoutn fol' l,hr:ilJ• has boon made, progress to dofini that fool we a..YJ.d work, Troop 38, sponsored by The Lamar Heights Presbyteria n Ohu:roll, t:\ll<1 leadership of Scoutmaster J. F. McCallon was tho only Troop 1.o w111 the under 11 11 in each of tho 10 events in tho On.1:1p-O ...Reo and thus rM.\lco n. ratir.g an A We congratulat e Scout!.lastcr HcCallon and espocinlly on1nLwnd score., perfect outstanding work. their for Scouts the Your Oor.u:ii ttoo rcconoonds the Annunl Cru:ip-0-Roo bo hold D.w1:.ln 1.H 1945. The .AdvanccDont Progrno wns ngain conducted durins tho ln:LL1 •r· IJltl' I. 1 with the result thf'.t 8 Troops won Cln.ss 11 A11 pcnn::mts, 2 '1 rnop11 yeµr the of 11 11 won Class 11 B11 pennants rmd 3 Troops won Class C • .£1. totnl flf 24 '.P.i·onp11 partic1po.to d in this event n.s conpn.red to 37 Troops in 1943. Thin ill l,lll' 10th year this tYPe of progrn:.1 has been offered to the Troops - it cor\11\11!.11 of 8. well-rounde d list of events includin~:; advci,ncor:1.ent, canping, civic ,·;nod turns, etc. Due to tho lack of gD.solinc n-my Troops curtn.iled thoir cnr.1pl 1v~ and there lms not been as nuch interest in the progrnr:i as in forr.wr y1,111..1'11. P.A. Clayton Coo:.mndo Coursc 11 was rebuilt_) in a now location at Oanp Currier, and it hns been the source of nuch pleasure to boys who have used it. MP.ny Scouts usGd it during the Caop-0 ... Ree and J\~~~ R\. d:-1ring the su~:1-:ier carJp. Next yenr we rocor:u:iond th.-":.t oore use be Dade of this OoDf.land!'.l Course 4·~~·&\ I -and that use of it be included in tho 1' . 11 Tho c· l CA.f.lp-0-Roe Events. ----)\ f )~ ft' • ' 1. ... j'~\j\_ ~ 'fJ/ y1~ . ~-.~ : n4 VI \h,~x.: --1~.~-,, "-... ~--,'~:(f/'-°\.)·\ .., ./_.1 -~We again wrui.t to cor.nond tho Scout..) J :..:=--u o0 -~o" <:::.:::::..~~~r.w.stors, Assistant Scoutonster s and Junior Officers for the fine leadership they hnvc given.-~ ..... __,...,.,, - """"'::---L ""' ' '· ,_..."----· �CAMPING COMMITTEE ~~ ----.. . . ...,...7'~~~.,.~~\ Camp Currier, near Eudora, Miss. . The annual Council camp was held at Camp Currier for 8 weeks during the past summer _-e:.'"""""':;'-=JiJ~2~~:J\~---~.:;,o:::::~.--~---.:k. with an avera,,,.e attendance of 81 Scouts as 0 --it;:_, .. ~-:0 <;;='1~-r:::-~~ . . ----~.z:...::;;.1j,r-::.-:<:::. =~=~~;;;-~:-:;.:~· compared to 94 Scouts in 1943 • Durin.othe 0 ~--r-z . ·..-_.'. ~~~~.-~~2;-.:=;-~~-;.,.. 1@1)1\!)\1 season, June 11th to August 6th, 295 Scouts ((~1) '!~jll spent a total of 652 Weeks at Currier as It~ 1 1 ,\ compared to 301 Scouts who spent a total lJ 1 ' of 541 Scout weeks at camp in 1943. The camp fee ~~:~ ~!~\· ~ 1 ~~f In former years Scouts went to camp for.periods of one week or more. This year we decided to di vi de ~-\ \ the camping season into four periods of two wooks ·~ each and to have the Scout go to camp by periods. This was very successful and we recommend its continu.o.nce next year. We believe that the camp was outstanding and the.t the 1)oys really enjoyed themsel vos at Currier. Duo to transportation difficulties tho year-round attendance hc".s boon curt.'.'..ilod somewhat as compnred to normal years, but we arc glad to report th::-,t it is much bettor the.n in 1942 nnd 1943 ns will be soon by comparing the records below: Gain or Loss as Compared to 1943 1942. Scouts attending Camp Scoutors attending Crunp Nurabor of.Scout .Days Number of Scouter Days Numbor of Visitors 2,599 349 9.113 1,119 2,166 1943 1944 Q!lli 2,837 286 9 ,969 825 928 3,355 388 11,165 1,370 700 518 102 1,196 545 - LOSS 228 Tho water system and swiDr:1ing pool which wore gi von to the c.<;>,mp by Mr. & Mrs. A. K. Burrow in 1936 provides not only oxcollcnt drinking water but wonderful swiBming facili tics nt the camp, Your Co;;imi ttco fools that ovoryono in our Council owes r'debtof grnti tudo to Mr. & Mrs. Burrow for not only do those fn.cilitios nfford grec,t plonsuro - they n.lso provide a groat deal of protection to tho henl th nna. clonnliness of the boys. For without a doubt q. plentiful supply of pure wr..tcr is one of tho gren.test nssots a crunp can have. On behalf of all the Scouts and Scoutors we wish to express our deep npprecic..tion to Mr. & Mrs. Bui·row for this splendid gift. In 1940 the Health Lodge wn.s built through tho gonorosi ty of Mrs. Bello s. Ro sontho,l as a nomorial to hc-r late son, Mr. Mitchel H. Rosenthal, Jr., a forocr ncubor of the Council. This building continues to be exceptionally useful to tho cnr.iping progrnn, nnd we greatly approcintc it as a lasting ~cnorinl to a fornor Scouter who did so much to carry out the work of the Council as a Scout and Scouter. Pago 2 �On.oping Connittce Continued Recently, Mrs. Rosenthal nade nnothor generous gift of a $1,000.00 Wnr Bond, the inconc fron which is to be used to :-Jaintain and keep in repair 1 the Health Lodge at Canp Currier. We sincerely ap:prcciatc Mrs. Roscnthal s generosity. K,anp Kio. Kir:rn., near Hard,y, AI!k. Your Oorn:ii ttco felt tho,t in view of W;-:r conditions and lack of nanpower i t would be unwise to attcnpt to operate Kaop Kia Kina durinr; the past sw.lnor. Hence, the cnnp wa.s not opened. But we h..•we oaintnined the property by repairing the roofs 11nd floors of the buildings and hn.vc built a new hog-proof fence n.round tho cru:i.psito. Wo arc doint; everything possible to ~aintain the property in good condition so thc'\t it will be nvaila'l;llo for use just as soon as conditions pcrnit. We feel sure that this cnr:i.p should be put into operation just as soon as tho noccssn.r~r r:mnpowcr n.nd eq_uipnent con be secured. 'Cru::rg Dnniols, Memphis, Tenn. Cnop Druiiols had the best season in its history in 1944. Thcr-e wore 185 boys in c~~p as co~parcd to 151 last year. During the four weeks it was operated the Negro Scouts spent ri, total of 303 Scout weeks as cor:rparcd to 230 weeks in 1943. ·we arc indeed pleased that these Scout-s arc taking advantage of this outdoor trnining and arc showing greater interest in en.op than ever before. They hnvo every reason to do so for we believe Cnr..1p Drui.iols is one of tho best iri the Nation for Negro boys. Wo are very npprocio.ti ve of the continued help of "Tho Co:·_morcinl Appeal Canp Fw1d for Boys 11 which supplied funds to send 507 undor-pri viloGed boys to Conp DMiels. Those ·coys l.rore selected. with the splendid aid ru'l.d cooperntion of tho Fanily Welfare AGcncy to whor:i we f\!'G also deeply indebted. Both 11 Thc Co~_mcrcfo.l Appenl 11 and tho 11 Fn.nily Welfare Agency" have helped those lcss... chnnce boys for tho pn.st 6 yon.rs nnd through their help noro nnd ::iorc boys ru'C gc tting the bcncfi t of Scout training. Tho cnr:rp fee wns $5.00 per week which is an increase of $.50over19 43. �Canping Co::lf.li ttoe Continued We rccogni zo tho fact thnt canping, for tho durn.tion, will b c cnrricd out under d:i.fficultios ri.nd tho.t sono of our out-of-door ncti vi tics r.iny bo curto,ilcd bocnusc of wnr conditions. But we strone;ly rocor:ir.~ond o.nd urge th.:i,t every effort bo ~10.dc for Scouts to do as r.1uch car.1ring as possible in 1945 a~1d that we do our utno st to provide ns nuch trnining in tho 01Jon as is po ssi blc. Toward this end we ask tho su1:iport of every Scouter in tho Council. CIVIC RELATIONS At-TD DEFEHSE COOPERATION COMMITTEE Tho United States Govcr~~cnt requested Scouts cll over Ar..'icricn to servo ns HGloa.nors After Tho Reapers" in tho sale of War Bonds in tho Fourth Wnr Lonn CanpaiGn• Your ·co~~:iittoo accepted a quota of $75,550.00, this ru:i.ount representing one $25~00 Bond for every Scout in Chickasaw Council.' We thou{;ht this was n high quota but it proved otherwise for the Scouts sold a totnl of $307,125.00 in Bonds for Dn average of more thnn 4 Bonds for on.ch Scout. We fool sure you will shnro our pride in this fine pc..triotic work nnd for tho splendid work done by our Scoutr.mstc:r s,Trocp Co:.mi ttcoaon and. District Co::missioncrs who collected tho !Jonoy nna. deli vorcd it to Scout Hcadq_unrtcrs after Scouts had sold the Boncls. These non worked untirinGlY to do this job, and we especially cor:inond then for their efforts. Below is a list of the five Troops which sold tho largest ru:iount of Bonds: TROOP SPONSORING INSTITUTION .;\MOUlirT OF Bmrns $70,475.00 25 Congregntion Children of Israel 50 Collierville Rotary Club 29 '325.00 44 McLean Blvd. Baptist Church 19,900.00 34 Gre,cc-St. Luko 1 s Episcopal Church 15 ,875.00 56 Go..llowny i'licnorinl Methodist Church 12,100.00 This was the largest and. nost successful u:nclcrtaking by tho Scouts of ChickD..saw Councii in this Wox, ::md your Cor.::~i ttce is indeed proucl of their ncconpli shr:iont s. Tho Scouts 1 second largest activity in furthering tho War Effort was tho year-round collection of waste pn.pcr by Scouts nnc. Cubs. :Soys gathered pD,por n.11 over tho Oou.."'lcil Aron, but one of tho r.1ost effective nc.Dns was tho ostnblishnent of conpounds which served as storaso plnces for the pa:rior collected l!...'l'J.d to which nn.ny people brou~:;ht pnpcr • �Ci vie Roln.tions and Defense Coonerntion Cor;i.ui ttco Continued Our records show the following: Paper collected by Scouts 367,874 po:unds Paper collected by Cubs 122,,267 pounds .. Totnl auount of pE'por collected - 490,141 :pounds .. The following collected tho lnrscst anounts: TROOP 90 SPONSORIHG INSTITUTION 11.MOUHT COLLECTED T. K. Young Bible Class a.rid First United Luthe:r:nn Church & Rubber Co. 92,829 pounds 43,911 pounds 59 Firestone Tire 38 Lannr Heights Prcsbytori0n Church 32,585 pou..1ds 97 Groonlruid Heights Civic Club 28,215 pounds Union Avenue 24 ·23 13 ~nptist Church 12,610 pounds Fellowship Class, First Methodist Ch. ,8,870 pounds Whiteh~von Methodist Church 7,870 pounds St. Christian Church .6,430 pounds Highl~nd ~ This represents tho lnrscst anount of paper over collected by tho Scouts n.ncl Cubs of this Cour.cil. Anet we cor.1r:iond tho boys for their fine. work Scouts have ·ronclerec1 r:w.ny other civic :;ood turns ;x1rt of which a.re listed below: 27 Scouts plncco. 1,600 .Ar.1oric&."1 FlP.gs on Soldier Gr<-,vcs nt tho lfational Cc;·Jotery on Mcnorinl Dny. 300 Scouts nnrchccl in Fire Prevention Weck Pn.rn.clo. 39 Scouts fornod sonrching p['.,l'ty for purts of n..1 il.":loricrui ll.irlinos plnne which crn.shod. 17 Scouts worked in check roo:r.:i for.u.s.o. 100 Scouts distributocL 1,200 posters for Wnr & Welfare Fund. 10 Scouts distributed 200 posters for Christian Mission. 25 Cubs nndo 50 nrticlos of h,_<t.11c'.icrnft for Crirmlod Childrcn 1·s Hospital. 25 Scouts clistri l>utod 11,000 handbills for Rus-;,iru-i Wnr Rcliof. 165 Scouts distributed 5,695 Govorn.':lcnt Posters. 90 Scouts uctod tts guides anc~ r:icssonGers nt Flnc Rni sinf; Corcnonics. 6 Scouts deli vcred 200 po stcrs for J owi sh Welfare Fund. 10 Scouts 0.istributecl 400 posters for Y.W.C ...\.. Cnnpn.ign, 50 Scouts collected nagazinos for Soldiers ~t tho request of the �Civic Relations and Defense Cooperation Committee Continueg .American Red Cross. May we suggest that you consider the thousands of hours of service these boys have given in'doing the civic good turns listed above. Wo believe you will agree they are worthwhile for tho community, tho state and tho nation. COURT OF HONOR During tho fiscal year, which ended December 1, 1944, tho Scouts good work but with tho exception ofF.ir'9t Class Scouts and Ea[;le done bavo as many have made an advancement in rruik as they did in 1943. not Scouts believe tht:?.t all of us hnvc a right to feel a lot of satisfnction we However, for what they have done, for they do deserve credit for accomplishing much under difficult conditions which have been caused by tho wnr. We invite your nttcntion to tho figures below which show a comparison of tho number of awards made in 1942, 1943, 1944: --GAil'i .. 225 263 116 26 3,241 First Clo..ss Badges Stn.r Badges Life Badges Eagle ]o..dges Merit Badges 194 190 113 46 3,201 235 135 72 53 2,344 ' 1~5 o a!' "h1.E pi>;_,.,;.~?: ... -LOSS 41 55 41 7 857 ~ ~. ~ \\ ~ "1ft'! . .1>-r ~~.,s J ,,, l{(j\_~ Your Chairmnn wishes to acknowledge his appreciation cf · of Court tho of Members tho fine coopcrntion of tho Vice-Chairmen, is Progrrun Badge Merit the of Honor ruid Merit Badge Counselors, The success out curried duo to the loynlty of those Scoutors who have so faithfully their duties ond who have made it possible for tho Scouts to have the o,dvantages of this pre-vocational training. CUBB IHG COM1\1I TTEE Cubbing has ma.de progress during 1944 even though it has suffered from lack of leaders in a number of our Packs. Below are comparative figures for the past three years: / /"( ~~ 1942 ~.,,~•.U·~~ ., /i. fl/,,,·~~'t '\;;~~~f,~ ~\\\.·~. ~p ·~· ~li~ '\..~<ti "' '-..,. / ".. Cubs(White) ; Cubs( Negro) TOTAL CUBS Packs( White) Packs( Nogro) ~ 1944 GAIN ..21 597 728 1Q9' 897 743 174 917 15 5 20 18 24 21 8 29 2 23 6 30 506 5 __ LOSS 3 1 Page G �Cubbing Committee Continue d Plans are under way to organize a number of new Packs and wo anticipa te a largo growth in Cubbing shortly aftor January ls~. In April the Cub Xi to Derby was held in Overton l?nrk with a lc~rgo variety of kites entered from most of our Packs. Awards wore mado to winners of the va.rious contests and a big time was had by all. This event docs much to stimula te the Cubcraf t feature of the Program nnd has nlweys boon well nttondod . We fool thnt it should by all means remain an annu.c..'l.l event in the Program . In August the nnmw,l Picnic Pow-Wow was hold in Overton P1:1,rk with the best c,ttondrm cc of Cubs and Cubbors , parents and friends thnt wo hrwe over h."-d• .Awards were made to the Cubs nnd Packs winning the v::.rious events. Tho compoti ti ve Cubbing enthusia sm displaye d at this event ccrtninl y · warrants the continua nce of this affair. The Cub Leadcrs 1 Round Table mot regular ly througho ut tho ycnr l".nd has done much to train leaders and create enthusia sm runong those who arc primnri ly interest ed in working with younger boys. Attendan ce i:md partici pation by every Don Mother and Cubbcr is urged at nll of tho Round Table oeoting s. Mnvr we tnko this opportu nity to express tho apprccin tion of the Comoitte c for the splendid work done by tho Scouts who servo as Don Chiefs. The loc,dorsh ip which those Den Chiefs have shown dooonst rntcs that Scouting is really noo.surin g up to the high ideals set by its loaa.crs . And we nlso wn...'1.t to thmi.k the Scoutna stcrs of tho Troops who have coopern tod by delegating the fine Scouts from their Troops to act as Den Chiefs - it is this coopora ti vo ,spirit which is helping the Cubbine:; Progrun to carry on. FINANCE COMMITTEE We·are pleased to report the financia l conditio n of the Council is the best in its history . We especia lly invite your attentio n to the fact that the Council is entirely free of ciebt. We believe these two stateme nts will be as gratifyi ng to you as they arc to us. It has boon tho policy of tho Council for many years to spend only when funds wore availab le and wo recommend the Pago 7 �Finan ce Comm ittee Conti nued While our mGmb orship in tho Fund olimi nntos tho Boy Scout Finan ce Campm gn in Memphis and Shelb y Count y it does not elimi nnto tho CnmpD.ign in our Arca outsid e of Shelb y Count y. This Aro"'- inclu des the on.ste rn half of Critte nden Count y, Arknn sas; DeSot o, Tate, Panola . Coun tios,· Missi ssipp i. Tho Crunpa.ig;.1s in those count ies wore very succe ssful and below is a. repor t of them: COUUTY QUOTA Critte nden Co. Ark. RAISED $700. 00 $700. 00 DeSot o Co., Miss. 750.0 0 750.0 0 Tnto Co. , Miss. 525.0 0 484.2 5 Panol a Co., !1iiss. 700.0 0 700.0 0 $2,67 5.00 $2,63 4.25 ~ mrnER 40. 75 $40. 75 Tho Finan ce Commi ttce great ly appre ciates thu splen did work in the leade rship of our Scout crs in these count ies, for they have done nn excelle nt job in rri.isi ng their sh[l.ro of tho Coun cil's budge t, and bcc.::..uBo of their help Scout ing is reach ing more boys in its progr"1 .ffi of chn.ra ctcr build ing o.nd citize nship train ing. Tho Finan ce Commit too is deepl y indeb ted to Mrs. Bello s. Rosen thal for the gift of a $1,00 0.00 Wn,r Bond, the incom e fror..1 which is to be used for tho up-ke ep of tho honlt h lodge at Camp Curri er. This lad.go was built as a memo rial to tho lo.to Mr. Mi tchol H. Rosen thal who was Mrs. Roson the,1 1 s son and a Member of Chick asaw Coun cil. Hrs. Roscn thD.l also provi ded tho funds for tho const ructio n of this build ing and now she has provi ded funds to keep it in good repai r for uany years to come. We .deep ly ruid since rely appre ciate her gener osity . Tho books of tho Counc il and of tho throe camps have boon audit ed by Poat, Marw ick, Mitch ell & Co., and wore found to be corre ct. HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE This Con;:ii ttoo is grnti fiod to repor t the her.i.lth and safety of our Cubs and Scout s 9.urin g 1944 hc".1.s been excel lent. Durin g tho Cnop- 0-Roo s, sunoo r ca.:":lps nnd other r.>..cti vi tics there were no serio us injur ies and only two or throo ninor accid ents. This splen did recor d is a fine tri buto to tho work of our loade rs who arc direc ting the activ ities of 4,371 Cubs and Scout s. We cor..mend D.nd congr atula te then for tho fine work they arc doing in provi ding sn.fc acti vi tics and cro:iping for tho boys of this Coun cil. Hundr eds of Cubs nnd Scout s h~vo p~rticipntcd in activ ities, parnd os, Canp0-Rco s etc., durin g tho year, and wo arc proud of tho boys and · Page 8 �Health & Sufoty Cor.unittoc Continued their leaders for naking such a fine safety record. Safety through skill is a fine thing to teach boys t1.nd wo htl that our Scoutr.msters, .Assistant ScoutrJastors, Cubnastcrs, .A.as1 atr.mt Ou\,.. r.1astcrs o.nd Cnnp Staff Mcnbors have done fine and constructive work 11\ l',\l\ldl\I this safety record possi blc. INTER-RACIAL COMMITTEE p- Tho work of this Comoittoo is confined solely t o / .l'>i . Negro Scouts n~d Cubs and is h'Uldlcd through a subcouncil known as tho Sor.1inolo Di vision of Chickasnw ~~ Council. .i'i.11 of the officers nnd r.ior.:i.bors of tho .........:. '7""' . Di vi sioli, including the J~ssi sto.nt ,Scout Executi vo, arc liJ'ogro cs. j ./ ) " .../ I n J anua.ry we set M ob jcctivc of 1,200 •.w 1~"~ ~ Scouts, this objective to be roached by Doconbor 31, '~~*~"':. .~ ·''~~ 1944. This objective has not' as yet been roached, \~w~~·· but we ore hopeful it will be before the end of 1944. 1\ Thero ore now 1,100 Scouts on tho rolls ns cor:ipn.rcd to 1,016 lo.st yonr, . a not gc:dn of 84 Scouts. ~hero are now 174 Cubs as coDpc.rod to 169 last yonr, n net gain of 5 Cubs. Those Scouts nro in 57 Troops and Cubs nr0 in 8 Packs, which is a gain of 6 Trr,ops n..."l.d 2 Packs during the yca.r. The total uwborship of Negro Scouts and. Cubs is 1,274 which is tho lorgost we have over ho.d. -ii~ ~~ ~ Th0 camping progrD.I:l l".t CN:'!p Dnnicls was. oxccilcnt rind there wore 185 Scouts in Cro:ip as conparod to 151 in 1943, Tho records show these boys spent a total of 303 Scout weeks in canp during tho four weeks sonson as conpared. to 230 weeks last year. Tho en.mp foe was $5.00 per week, cw.1 incrcn.so of 50¢ over the previous season. Due to tho good condition of tho buildings nnd equipment very l i ttlo repairs wore needed during tho season n.nd the canp property is in good shape. We consider this cnop one of tho best in the Nation for Negro Scouts. Advancenont in rank a~ong Negro Scouts continues to be poor • .Al though ii'::iprovenonts have been shown over previous years, we feel these boys i:liss r.mch of tho splendid training and rcnl fun in Scouting because of their failure to roach the higher rnnks. Every effort should be nadc to induce then to advance to n.t least tho First Clri,ss Rank. We n.r e proud of tho work the Negro Scouts hnvo do no in D.i ding the war effort cmc. in ci vie good turns. They have collected wnsto paper, scrap iron, etc .... they have distri butod Govcrnoont posters - they have pnrticipo.tod in church activities, parn.dcs and other events. They n.rc cortninly to bo coD.r:i.endcd for their ri,cconplishr:i.onts, Pago 9 �QRG.1\;NIWI011 & m'llTSION COHMITT:EE In the en.rly part of 1944 Chieko.saw Council rocci vec1 11Thc W:U tcr w. Hcn.d "\.corn .t\.ward 11 for rce,ching the objectives it had set for itself in tho total :nw.lber of Scouts, Troops, Cubs, Packs for tho yo!JX 1943• this being the sixth consecutive tine tho Council has won this fine awo.rd. We feel thnt you ~re as pro~d of this troph;y' as we arc, for every Sco"Ut ~.nd Scouter, Cub nnd Cubbcr, has a right to feel a real satisfaction in receiving this rccogni• tion from tho Nntionn.l President of tho Boy Scouts of .Ai~crica, ~. Walter W. Head. Your Committee is now working to organize enough P~cks and to recruit sufficient boys to win tho .l~ward for the seventh consecutive tiDc. We boli©vc the results· will be successful. new Troops and Althoush there has been very little g~ins in tho total nunbcrs of boys on th~ rolls this ye~r it is our ploo.sure to roport that Cnicknsnw Council now has the largest ncmbership in its 28 yoo:r history with~ total of 4,371 boys enrolled. Below is a conpurison of l:ler:ibcrship for the past 3 years: Doc. 1. t 44 GlulJ Dec. 1. 1 42 Dec. 1, I 43 White Scouts Negro Scouts TOT.AL SCOUTS 2,300 708 3,008 2,.395 J,,016 3,411 2,354 1,100 3,454 White Troops :Negro Troops TOTAL TROOPS 103 47 150 105 51 156 100 57 157 White Cubs Mogro Cubs TOT ..u, C1IB S 506 91 597 728 169 897 743 174 917 Whi to Packs !fogro Packs TOTAL PACKS 18 5 23 24 6 21 30 29 8 41 _M,_ 43 5 _§_ 1 15 _5_ 20 _2_ - 3 l. Since March the Cou.~cil has had no Assistant Scout Executive ( whi to). We fool that Chickasaw Council shoulcl have n.t least three .Assist.. nnt Scout Executives (white), one Assistant Scout Executive (nogro) and one Those mon arc badly needed ruld oust bo Field Scout Executive (nogro). secured if tho Council is to do tho work i t should in serving boys. In fact, we believe tho greatest need of the Council todny is at lcnst two Assistant Executives. WQ say this because we know tt~~t lack of sufficient staff has resulted in sonc units being dropped which we know could have boon saved if even one .Assist.:1nt Exocuti vo hn.d been on tho job. Then, too, we know the units in tho. aroa arc not receiving tho attention they deserve, for they Pago 10 �Organization & Extension Committee Continued should be getting better service than they are. Therefore, this Committee urges that concentrated efforts be made to secure additional staff at the very earliest possible time so that more boys may have tho benefits of Scout training. In 1942 we began to lose numbers of Scoutmasters to the Armed Forces. During the past year we have had tho greatest loss of Scout and Cub Loaders that we have ever experienced. This naturally handicap-pod tho work of tho Troops o.nd Packs and also our growth in numbers. We need Loaders! Won't YOU assist in rocrui ting men who ·will guide our boys on the tro.il which lends to good citizenship? OUTFITTERS CO~ll~ITTEE Tho three official outfitters of tho Council arc J. Goldsmith & Sons 90., Phil Ji.• Hallo, B. Lowenstein & Bro. All during tho yonr, in tho face of shortages throughout tho Nation, our outfitters have kept their stocks of official Scout and Cub uniforms nnd equipment as complete as possible. Tho fine service of those outfitters has been of much help to tho Scouts and Cubs and their loaders. Several times our representatives have checked the supplies carried n.nd very good reports 11.rcre !llr'J.do on er.ch inspection. Wo would like to commend and thank the outfitters on their splendid display of Scout mcrclk1.ndise and the paid advertisements which they have carried in tho newspapers, for they have certainly cooperated with tho Council in every possible way. PUDLICITY COMMITTEE We arc deeply indebted to the "Memphis Press Scimi tar 11 for tho public£).tion of 11 The Scout Press Scimitar". For a part of the year this quarter-page w~s printed semi-monthly but in tho latter pnrt of tho year it was nccossn.ry to cut down on the size of tho space and to print it monthly,. This, of course, is due to the :paper shortn.ge ca.used by tho war. This section is a groa.t help in advising Scouts, Cubs, Scoutors, Cubbers of· tho various Council ncti vi tics and we particularly emphasize our thanks to tho officiD-ls of the "Memphis Pross Scimitar" for their fine cooporo.tion. :Both 11 Thc Commercial ~\ppcal 11 and tho 11!fomphis Press Scimitar" have boon most generous in printing Scout <llld Cub nows. They hc~vo cooperated to thc·fullost ·extent in publicizing Oamp-0-Rees, summer camps, etc. We deeply appreciate their help and the fine support they hc~vc alw~s given the Council. Radio Sta.tions WM C, W R E C, WM P s, W H ] Q, hc·wc all been very helpful to Scouting and we tclce this opportunity to express our ap.. preciation to them for tho assistro1co they have rendered. This splendid newspaper and radio publicity has done much to increase tho effectiveness of Scouting, not only in Chickasaw Co1Ulcil but also in our neighbor Councils, and we do appreciate all of it. Page 11 �READING COMMITTEE Good reading has been promoted among the Scouts &."ld Cubs of the Council during the past year. This has been done through the bulletin, the Scout Leaders' Round Table, the Cub Leaders 1 Round Table and through training schools for leaders. We believe tho promotion of good reading is essential in tho Scouting program and that every effort should be made to encourage it, Wo arc certain 11 Eoys' Li fc 11 is an excellent aid in training boys in Scouting techniques and in providing stories and articles which are bonoficial to youthful minds. We again heartily endorse this magazine and recommend that it bo used to the fullest extent. Wo suggest that nll Scoutmasters and Cubmo.stors urge their boys to subscribe, for wo n.re of tho opinion tho reading of this magazine will do much to help tho boys nnd onnblo the lenders to do a bettor job of trdning. RURAL SCOlJ"TING COHMITTEE'S ln the Arca of tho Council, outside of Memphis, there arc 44 Troops, 26 of which nrc white and 15 l~ogro, and 3 white Cub Packs. Tho Arca is composed of tho eastern hnlf of Crittenden County, Ark.; DeSoto, Tate, Tho total of 44 ~nnola Counties, Mississippi; Shelby County, Tennessee. uni ts now opcro.ting is n gain of 3 Troops over 1943, But there ;:i.ro many more potentit\l Scouts and Cubs in tho·aroa and WC recommend thnt in 1945 pRrticulnr emphasis be put on the orgnnization of more Troops and Pncks to gi vo those boys tho advant<:.ges of Scouting. CRI TTEl~DEN DI STRI CT The Crittendon District now has two Troops of white Scouts and two Troops of Negro Scouts. This is tho first District orgenized in tho Council, and it has done sood work ever since its organization. This District has made especially fine progress through the work of its Court of Honor and in the ndvancomcnt in rcnk of its Scouts, and tho District is functioning well. MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT In tho Mississippi District there a.re now 8 white Troops and 1 Cub Pack and 2 Troops in tho process of organization. Thor e are also sever al places where Troops will bo organized if s~fficient manpower can be secured. It is hoped these Troops can be organized shortly after tho first of tho yenr. The Scouts h~vc mado more and better advancement this year than ever before, and it is anticipated continued progress ~~11 be made. The District is functioning well. :Page 12 �Rural Scouting Qommittccs Continued OJIBWAY DISTRICT In Shelby County outside of Memphis there arc 16 white Troopo, 2 White Cubs Packs and 13 Negro Troops, n. total of 31 units. This Diotrict is doing good work and the boys arc advancing in rank. There l1l'O sovornl places whore we think now Troops could be organized ond in two of those organization has already been stn.rtod ruid tho Troops arc expected to roc;:lstor by Janua.r3r 1st. FUTAlTCE The 1944 Finance Clllilpaign in tho Arca was a splendid success nnd because of it nn over increasing number of boys will have the bcnofi ts of the Scouting progra.111. Below arc compnrati vc figures: Crittenden District Mississippi District TOTAL 1943 1944 $: 789.00 1.864. 75 $2,653.75 $ 700.00 1,934. 25 $2,634.25 This is a fine demonstration of toao work by the Scoutors of tho Aron in tho interest of tho boys mid the Council grontly v;pprociatcs it. Thero wns no finnncc campaign conducted in tho Ojibway District, as Shelby County is included in the Monphis War & Welfare Canpaicn; the Mouphis Cor:imunHy Fund is a part of this organization and our Council is a nmbor of the CoD!J.uni ty Fund. Tho greatest need in tho J°'.l.rca is nn Assistant Scout Executive to various units.. .1\.11 of the Com1cil's white Assistant Executives tho with work arc now in the J°'.1.rnod Forces and have been for a nunbor of nonths. This luck of stuff nonbors is serious in that Troops arc not getting tho service they should. We strongly recoi:mcnd that every effort be nude to secure tho services of an Assistrui.t Scout Executive at the earliest possible no~ont, SENIOR SCOUTING COMMITTEE The number of Senior Scouts in Chickasaw Council has dropped considerably during the past yeart due to so many of our older boys volunteering {t·r·t. _for service in the Armed Forces and som? of our Skippers ent~ring the /'. lfavy. There are now but 8 Sea Scout Ships and 94 Sea Scouts as compared to 11 Ships and 178 Sea Scouts last year. :But we fool confidcnt Sea Scouting will come back with a rush as soon as tho war '· "'~~'B is over and we expect to do everything we con to hold the Sea W Scout organization intact until our boys come home. · * .. The S.S.S-. 11Momphis 11 , our 471 cruiscrt has not boon in commission for a number of months due to engine trouble .:md our inability to get repair parts. Tho engine has now boon completely overhauled and when the' weather permits we hope to start cruises for tho Scouts again. J?o.go 13 �TRAINING COI;ll'-1ITTEE Your Committee believes the training of leaders is and will continue to be one of the most important activities of the Council, particularly in --·-··· ~ .... these times when so many of our Scouters and [. I j(!~\ I J Cubbers are being called into the Armed · \fJ.~~J~Jl.';l;;;£~;/ Forces and new men are taldng their places. ~('.-\· }~•.1. \J \>" With this in mind we have tried to provide \S; .,,~;:'] training for as many as possible and to conduct \"\~f the courses which are most needed. #. 1 1 '" __ ] [" This year, as never before, the Scout Leaders' Round Table has been· used in training leaders. Many excellent and instructive programs have been conducted and this has resulted in training many men who were unable to attend tho regular trnining courses. We fool tho Round Table activities have done much to enrich the Troop programs and we certainly recommend that this tr[',ining be continued in 1945. Your Ch.'lirman wishes to tak€? this opportunity to thank tho Instructors and Staff Members who have served so faithfully and well in our tr~,ining program. Without their help we could not have made the progress reflected in the report below; ATTE!.ITDING CERTIFICATES ISSUED Elements of Cub Leadership ( 2 Courses) 77 26 Fundnmontals of the Eoy Scout Movement ( 3 Courses) 95 95 149 54 65 65 TOTAL •• • • • • • • • • • • • 386 240 N,Ai\1E OF COURSE Scoutma,stor ts Training Course ( 4 Courses) Rod Cross Life Snving Course ( 35 Junior - 30 Senior) NO. PERSOHS We strongly recommend that training and more training bo provided for [',11 of otU' leaders in the coming yonr. Pa.go 14 � 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 r I / / REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 1944 CHICKASAW COUNCIL I BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE Annual Meeting • December 12, 1944 • Hotel Peabody -r· .Ir J J ~,,... . Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. .Gen. Mr. Mr. CHICKASAW COUNCIL. B. S. A. UTC. Memphis, Tennessee MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD - 1944 Officers Mr. P. A. Clayton President Mr. ~\. K. Burrow Vice-President Mr. Edwin Dalstrom Vice-President Mr. w. p Halliday Vice-Presi ctent - . Mr. R. G. Ramsay Vice-President Mr. Oran 1. Cox Vice-President Mr. Percy C. Clarke Secretary Mr. .Emile A. Bizot Treasurer Mr. F. Joe Flanagan Cammi s sioner Mr. w. Gordon Morris Scout Executive Chairmen, Standing Committees Mr. Paul L. Day Mr. F. 1. Christenbury Mr. R. G. Ramsay Mr. John Pilkington Mr. Jnmcs Seddon Allon Dr. George P. Rnwls Mr. T. Robert Acklen Mr. A. K. Burroi.<1 Dr. A. R. Porter, Jr. Mr. Edwin Dnlstrom Mr. John i~. Angus Mr. ::ao scoc C. CV1rk Mr. H. W. Slnvick Mr. John E. Roberts Mr• F. J. Va.ndomn.rk Mr. G. w. McAuloy Mr. C. Bryant YouJ1g Mr. Henri Benner Dr. B. E. Jacobs Members-At-Large ~\cti vi tics Awards & Resolutions Camoing Ci vie Relr.'.tions Constitution & By-Laws Court of Honor Cubbing Fin.:-i.ncc Health & Safety Intcr-Ro.cinl Organization Outfitters Publicity Reading Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Rural Scouting Senior Scouting Tr.'1ining o. Arthur Bruce Mr. E • . A. Hnrrold Mr. Ira w. Pyron Lowis c. Callow Mr. Hnrold Hirshcimcr Mr. l~be Schnrff H. M. Cln;yton Mr. i'l.. -· b. Ho hen berg Mr. w. L. Sh2.I'pC Jesse Cunningham Mr. T, P. HowP.rd Mr. Fleyd Shcrro d w • A. Danielson Mr. Fred W. Lucn.s Mr, J. Lister Skinner Joe E. Davis Mr. A. D. McWhortcr Mr. R. .illon Tcylor Bob Dozier i~ir. Edmund Orgill Dr. Mr. *Mr. *Mr. Mr. Mr. *Mr. Mr. Mr. *Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Dr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. AWARDS TO MEl-03ERS OF CHICKASAW COUNc±L, B. S. A, INC. ; . FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO BOYHOOD . . . . -.-.-.-.- THE SILVER B'.E AVER J. C. ~res 1931 Mr. b. ArthU:r Bruce Charles Tr McCabe 1931 Mr. c. H. Church John T. Morgan 1931 Mr. Joe Hopper George P. Phillips 1931 Dr. T. s. Eliot Jolm E. Roberts 1931 Mr. Henry M. Clayton Harry Webb 1931 Mr. Alvan Tn.te, Jr. L. R~ Forsdick 1932 Mr. A. K. Burrow A. D. McWhortcr 1933 Mr. J. G. Gates Ben B. Coffey, Jr. 1934 Mr. P. A. Clnyton Walter L. Grey 1935 Mr. w. P. Halliday 1938 1938 1939 1939 1940 1940 1941 1941 1942 1942 George Wood 1935 Mr. F. L. Christenbury 1942 F. Joo Flanagan 1936 Mr. James Seddon Allen 1943 Robert G. Ra.msay 1936 Mr. John A. Angus Edwin Dalstrom 1937 Mr. Charles M. Crump R. Von Stcinen 1937 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~.-.-.-.-.-.-,-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·- THE SCOUTM.ASTER 1 S KEY Bon B. Coffey, Jr. 1933 £,1r. Charles Cotton R. Von Steincn 1934 Mr. J. J. Jones HowD.rd Curl 1934· Mr. Nod Cantrell E. K. Leach 1935 Mr. Hearn W. Tidwell Joo Hopper 1936 Mr. Hope H, Ford Miller Johnson 1936 Mr. Lawrence Lowell c. H. Church 1937 Mr. Forrest Mottwoilcr J. J3rady Wiley 1938 Mr. Emory Ward Russell Peete 1938 Mr. J. G. Gn.tcs Mr. F. Joo Fln.nagan 19 43 -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- *Deceased 1943 1943 1940 1940 1940 1940 1941 1941 1942 1942 1942 C ~JJ C 1( f\ S ;\ '1V 'O·LJ I'\}.,- JI p ' '\ tJl\1 r '-' j '- "-'1 J.J. J.f .. 7-l t\.,.,. · 1Yl E PA P ~J l 5, T £ ~1 j\L Dec. 12, 1944 To the Friends of Scouting: Each December the Council takes stock of what has been accomplished in the Scouting program of character building and citizenship training during the preceding twelve months. Following this letter is a brief report from each Standing Committee in which is described its major accomplishments for the fiscal year December 1, 1943 - November 30, 1944. But these short reports do not fully or adequately reflect tho loyal and unselfish service of the hun.dr0ds of men and women who have so freely given of their time and effort to enable our boys to have tho benefits of Scouting and Cubbing. 'rhe War has caused many pitfalls in tho paths of youth training but in spite of thoir.m.:my difficulties our Loaders have carried on. To them is duo tho credit and praise for the results achieved. May I take this opportunity to express to every Don Mother, Cubbcr and Scouter in Chickasaw Council my deep appreciation for their splendid work nnd for tho many sacrifices they have made, for I sincerely believe tho results of their efforts moan much to the future of our lfation. WGIVJ./MJ Cordially yours, Jf: 4,-uLovv 114~ w. Gordon Morris, Scout Exocuti ve ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Tho fourteenth annuo,l Cnmp-0-Rce was held ::i.t Ce.mp Curr:l.1:1· 1111 June 3rd, 4th, 5th. Forty-two Troops participated and 752 Scout 11 w1 >1'11 I 11 camp for this event. The Activities included Crunping, Po.trol Cri.inpl111'; 1 First Aid, Morse Signalling, Scout Rescue, Fire Building and Wntm" H1>111111·., Forestry., Cooking, Wall Scaling nnd Semaphore Signalling~ Thcso tiv1:i1it.~1 w1 l'i1 judged by the Leaders of tho Troops assisted by some of tho Distr:lot 011111°· raissioners ruid Troop Committeemen. The Scouts did a good job and 1/)111 11v1111L1~ were run off in a hit;hly satisfactory mnnner. ifo ospocinlly comrno1dl 1,1111 Scoutmustors and Troop Loaders for their fine work nnd for tho fo.d ~.1\11'. there were no serious injuries sustained. We believe evorybody hnd n. good time. The· efficiency of the Troops in tho Crunp-0-Ree was roco(t,n:l.:.-.nd \Jy awarding pennants to tho so who qualified against the standnrds. Thi1•\,y. t'olll' of tho 42 Troops won pcn,nants; 12 Troops won Class 11 A11 , 13 Troopti won Ol11.1H1 11 B11 ri.nd 9 Troops won Class 11 C11 • Tho judges complir:icnted tho Scoutn fol' l,hr:ilJ• work, a..YJ.d we fool that dofini to progress has boon made, Troop 38, sponsored by The Lamar Heights Presbyterian Ohu:roll, t:\ll<1 under the leadership of Scoutmaster J. F. McCallon was tho only Troop 1.o w111 an 11 A11 ratir.g in each of tho 10 events in tho On.1:1p-O ... Reo and thus rM.\lco n. perfect score., We congratulate Scout!.lastcr HcCallon and espocinlly on1nLwnd the Scouts for their outstanding work. Your Oor.u:ii ttoo rcconoonds the Annunl Cru:ip-0-Roo bo hold D.w1:.ln 1.H 1945. The .AdvanccDont Progrno wns ngain conducted durins tho ln:LL1 • r· IJltl' I. of the yeμr with the result thf'.t 8 Troops won Cln.ss 11 A11 pcnn::mts, 2 '11rnop11 won Class 11 B11 pennants rmd 3 Troops won Class 11 C11 • .£1. totnl flf 24 '.P.i·onp11 partic1po.tod in this event n.s conpn.red to 37 Troops in 1943. Thin ill l,lll' 10th year this tYPe of progrn:.1 has been offered to the Troops - it cor\11\11!.11 of 8. well-rounded list of events includin~:; advci,ncor:1.ent, canping, civic ,·;nod turns, etc. Due to tho lack of gD.solinc n-my Troops curtn.iled thoir cnr.1pl 1v~ and there lms not been as nuch interest in the progrnr:i as in forr.wr y1,111..1'11. . 11 Tho P.A. Clayton Coo:.mndo Coursc 11 was rebuilt_) in a now location at Oanp Currier, and it hns been the c· source of nuch pleasure to boys who have used it. )~ • ' MP.ny Scouts usGd it during the Caop-0 ... Ree and l ft' 1. '· ... d:-1ring the su~:1-:ier carJp. Next yenr we rocor:u:iond J\~~~ R\. f j'~\j\_ '' ~ th.-":.t oore use be Dade of this OoDf.land!'.l Course 4·~~·&\ 'fJ/ y1~ .. ~-.~ and that use of it be included in tho -- 1' I VI \h,~x.: "-. .. CA.f.lp-0-Roe Events. ----)\ n-: --1~.~-,, We again wrui.t to cor.nond tho Scout- - ./_.1 4 ~--,'~:(f/'-°\.) ~- o- J =--u ... ) ·\ .. , r.w.stors, Assistant Scoutonsters and Junior <:::.:::::..~~~- :..: 0 -~o" ,_..."----· Officers for the fine leadership they hnvc given.-~ ..... __,...,.,, - """"'::---L ""' CAMPING COMMITTEE ~~ Camp Currier, near Eudora, Miss. ----....... ...,...7'~~~.,.~~\ . The annual Council camp was held at Camp ~~:~ Currier for 8 weeks during the past summer _-e:.'"""""':;'-=JiJ~2~~:J\~---~.:;,o:::::~.--~---.:k. with an avera,,,.e attendance of 81 Scouts as --it;:_, .. ~-:0 <;;='1~- -r:::-~~ .... ----- 0 ~.z:...::;;.1j,r-::.-:<:::. =~=~~;;;-~:-:;.:~· compared to 94 Scouts in 1943 Durin.o- the ~--r-z .. ·..-_.' .. ~~~~.-~~2;-.:=;-~~-;.,.. • 0 1@1)1\!)\1 season, June 11th to August 6th, 295 Scouts ((~1) '!~jll spent a total of 652 Weeks at Currier as It~ 1 1 ,\ compared to 301 Scouts who spent a total lJ 1 ' of 541 Scout weeks at camp in 1943. The camp fee ~!~\· In former years Scouts went to camp for.periods of ~ 1 ~~f one week or more. This year we decided to di vi de ~-\ \ the camping season into four periods of two wooks ·~ each and to have the Scout go to camp by periods. This was very successful and we recommend its continu.o.nce next year. We believe that the camp was outstanding and the.t the 1)oys really enjoyed themsel vos at Currier. Duo to transportation difficulties tho year-round attendance hc".s boon curt.'.'..ilod somewhat as compnred to normal years, but we arc glad to report th::-,t it is much bettor the.n in 1942 nnd 1943 ns will be soon by comparing the records below: 1942. 1943 Scouts attending Camp 2,599 2,837 Scoutors attending Crunp 349 286 Nurabor of.Scout .Days 9.113 9 ,969 Number of Scouter Days 1,119 825 Numbor of Visitors 2,166 928 1944 3,355 388 11,165 1,370 700 Gain or Loss as Compared to 1943 Q!lli -LOSS 518 102 1,196 545 228 Tho water system and swiDr:1ing pool which wore gi von to the c.<;>,mp by Mr. & Mrs. A. K. Burrow in 1936 provides not only oxcollcnt drinking water but wonderful swiBming facili tics nt the camp, Your Co;;imi ttco fools that ovoryono in our Council owes r'debtof grnti tudo to Mr. & Mrs. Burrow for not only do those fn.cilitios nfford grec,t plonsuro - they n.lso provide a groat deal of protection to tho henl th nna. clonnliness of the boys. For without a doubt q. plentiful supply of pure wr..tcr is one of tho gren.test nssots a crunp can have. On behalf of all the Scouts and Scoutors we wish to express our deep npprecic..tion to Mr. & Mrs. Bui·row for this splendid gift. In 1940 the Health Lodge wn.s built through tho gonorosi ty of Mrs. Bello s. Ro sontho,l as a nomorial to hc-r late son, Mr. Mitchel H. Rosenthal, Jr., a forocr ncubor of the Council. This building continues to be exceptionally useful to tho cnr.iping progrnn, nnd we greatly approcintc it as a lasting ~cnorinl to a fornor Scouter who did so much to carry out the work of the Council as a Scout and Scouter. Pago 2 On.oping Connittce Continued Recently, Mrs. Rosenthal Wnr Bond, the inconc fron which is the Health Lodge at Canp Currier. generosity. nade nnothor generous gift of a $1,000.00 to be used to :-Jaintain and keep in repair We sincerely ap:prcciatc Mrs. Roscnthal 1 s K,anp Kio. Kir:rn., near Hard,y, AI!k. Your Oorn:ii ttco felt tho,t in view of W;-:r conditions and lack of nanpower it would be unwise to attcnpt to operate Kaop Kia Kina durinr; the past sw.lnor. Hence, the cnnp wa.s not opened. But we h..•we oaintnined the property by repairing the roofs 11nd floors of the buildings and hn.vc built a new hog-proof fence n.round tho cru:i.psito. Wo arc doint; everything possible to ~aintain the property in good condition so thc'\t it will be nvaila'l;llo for use just as soon as conditions pcrnit. We feel sure that this cnr:i.p should be put into operation just as soon as tho noccssn.r~r r:mnpowcr n.nd eq_uipnent con be secured. 'Cru::rg Dnniols, Memphis, Tenn. Cnop Druiiols had the best season in its history in 1944. Thcr-e wore 185 boys in c~~p as co~parcd to 151 last year. During the four weeks it was operated the Negro Scouts spent ri, total of 303 Scout weeks as cor:rparcd to 230 weeks in 1943. ·we arc indeed pleased that these Scout-s arc taking advantage of this outdoor trnining and arc showing greater interest in en.op than ever before. They hnvo every reason to do so for we believe Cnr..1p Drui.iols is one of tho best iri the Nation for Negro boys. Wo are very npprocio.ti ve of the continued help of "Tho Co:·_morcinl Appeal Canp Fw1d for Boys 11 which supplied funds to send 507 undor-pri viloGed boys to Conp DMiels. Those ·coys l.rore selected. with the splendid aid ru'l.d cooperntion of tho Fanily Welfare AGcncy to whor:i we f\!'G also deeply indebted. Both 11 Thc Co~_mcrcfo.l Appenl 11 and tho 11 Fn.nily Welfare Agency" have helped those lcss ... chnnce boys for tho pn.st 6 yon.rs nnd through their help noro nnd ::iorc boys ru'C gc tting the bcncfi t of Scout training. Tho cnr:rp fee wns $5.00 per week which is an increase of $.50over1943. Canping Co::lf.li ttoe Continued We rccogni zo tho fact thnt canping, for tho durn.tion, will b c cnrricd out under d:i.fficultios ri.nd tho.t sono of our out-of-door ncti vi tics r.iny bo curto,ilcd bocnusc of wnr conditions. But we strone;ly rocor:ir.~ond o.nd urge th.:i,t every effort bo ~10.dc for Scouts to do as r.1uch car.1ring as possible in 1945 a~1d that we do our utno st to provide ns nuch trnining in tho 01Jon as is po ssi blc. Toward this end we ask tho su1:iport of every Scouter in tho Council. CIVIC RELATIONS At-TD DEFEHSE COOPERATION COMMITTEE Tho United States Govcr~~cnt requested Scouts cll over Ar..'icricn to servo ns HGloa.nors After Tho Reapers" in tho sale of War Bonds in tho Fourth Wnr Lonn CanpaiGn• Your ·co~~:iittoo accepted a quota of $75,550.00, this ru:i.ount representing one $25~00 Bond for every Scout in Chickasaw Council.' We thou{;ht this was n high quota but it proved otherwise for the Scouts sold a totnl of $307,125.00 in Bonds for Dn average of more thnn 4 Bonds for on.ch Scout. We fool sure you will shnro our pride in this fine pc..triotic work nnd for tho splendid work done by our Scoutr.mstc:r s,Trocp Co:.mi ttcoaon and. District Co::missioncrs who collected tho !Jonoy nna. deli vorcd it to Scout Hcadq_unrtcrs after Scouts had sold the Boncls. These non worked untirinGlY to do this job, and we especially cor:inond then for their efforts. Bonds: TROOP 25 50 44 34 56 Below is a list of the five Troops which sold tho largest ru:iount of SPONSORING INSTITUTION .;\MOUlirT OF Bmrns Congregntion Children of Israel $70,475.00 Collierville Rotary Club 29 '325.00 McLean Blvd. Baptist Church 19,900.00 Gre,cc-St. Luko 1 s Episcopal Church 15 ,875.00 Go..llowny i'licnorinl Methodist Church 12,100.00 This was the largest and. nost successful u:nclcrtaking by tho Scouts of ChickD..saw Councii in this Wox, ::md your Cor.::~i ttce is indeed proucl of their ncconpli shr:iont s. Tho Scouts1 second largest activity in furthering tho War Effort was tho year-round collection of waste pn.pcr by Scouts nnc. Cubs. :Soys gathered pD,por n.11 over tho Oou.."'lcil Aron, but one of tho r.1ost effective nc.Dns was tho ostnblishnent of conpounds which served as storaso plnces for the pa:rior collected l!...'l'J.d to which nn.ny people brou~:;ht pnpcr • Ci vie Roln.tions and Defense Coonerntion Cor;i.ui ttco Continued Our records show the following: Paper collected by Scouts 367,874 po:unds Paper collected by Cubs 122,,267 pounds .. Totnl auount of pE'por collected - 490,141 :pounds .. The following collected tho lnrscst anounts: TROOP SPONSORIHG INSTITUTION 11.MOUHT COLLECTED 90 T. K. Young Bible Class a.rid First United Luthe:r:nn Church 92,829 pounds 59 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 43,911 pounds 38 Lannr Heights Prcsbytori0n Church 32,585 pou..1ds 97 Groonlruid Heights Civic Club 28,215 pounds Union Avenue ~nptist Church 12,610 pounds 24 Fellowship Class, First Methodist Ch. ,8,870 pounds ·23 Whiteh~von Methodist Church 7,870 pounds 13 Highl~nd St. Christian Church .6,430 pounds ~ This represents tho lnrscst anount of paper over collected by tho Scouts n.ncl Cubs of this Cour.cil. Anet we cor.1r:iond tho boys for their fine. work Scouts have ·ronclerec1 r:w.ny other civic :;ood turns ;x1rt of which a.re listed below: 27 Scouts plncco. 1,600 .Ar.1oric&."1 FlP.gs on Soldier Gr<-,vcs nt tho lfational Cc;·Jotery on Mcnorinl Dny. 300 Scouts nnrchccl in Fire Prevention Weck Pn.rn.clo. 39 Scouts fornod sonrching p['.,l'ty for purts of n..1 il.":loricrui ll.irlinos plnne which crn.shod. 17 Scouts worked in check roo:r.:i for.u.s.o. 100 Scouts distributocL 1,200 posters for Wnr & Welfare Fund. 10 Scouts distributed 200 posters for Christian Mission. 25 Cubs nndo 50 nrticlos of h,_<t.11c'.icrnft for Crirmlod Childrcn1·s Hospital. 25 Scouts clistri l>utod 11,000 handbills for Rus-;,iru-i Wnr Rcliof. 165 Scouts distributed 5,695 Govorn.':lcnt Posters. 90 Scouts uctod tts guides anc~ r:icssonGers nt Flnc Rni sinf; Corcnonics. 6 Scouts deli vcred 200 po stcrs for J owi sh Welfare Fund. 10 Scouts 0.istributecl 400 posters for Y.W.C ... \.. Cnnpn.ign, 50 Scouts collected nagazinos for Soldiers ~t tho request of the Civic Relations and Defense Cooperation Committee Continueg .American Red Cross. May we suggest that you consider the thousands of hours of service these boys have given in'doing the civic good turns listed above. Wo believe you will agree they are worthwhile for tho community, tho state and tho nation. COURT OF HONOR During tho fiscal year, which ended December 1, 1944, tho Scouts bavo done good work but with tho exception ofF.ir'9t Class Scouts and Ea[;le Scouts not as many have made an advancement in rruik as they did in 1943. However, we believe tht:?.t all of us hnvc a right to feel a lot of satisfnction for what they have done, for they do deserve credit for accomplishing much under difficult conditions which have been caused by tho wnr. We invite your nttcntion to tho figures below which show a comparison of tho number of awards made in 1942, 1943, 1944: First Clo..ss Badges Stn.r Badges Life Badges 225 263 116 194 190 113 235 135 72 GAil'i -.. -- 41 LOSS - 55 41 a!' " ' 1~5 o ... h1.E pi>;_,.,;.~?: Eagle ]o..dges Merit Badges 26 3,241 46 3,201 53 2,344 7 ~ ~. ~ ~ \\ "1ft'! 857 ~~.,s ... 1>-r J ,,, Your Chairmnn wishes to acknowledge his appreciation cf l{(j\_~ tho fine coopcrntion of tho Vice-Chairmen, Members of tho Court of · Honor ruid Merit Badge Counselors, The success of the Merit Badge Progrrun is duo to the loynlty of those Scoutors who have so faithfully curried out their duties ond who have made it possible for tho Scouts to have the o,dvantages of this pre-vocational training. CUBB IHG COM1\1I TTEE Cubbing has ma.de progress during 1944 even though it has suffered from lack of leaders in a number of our Packs. Below are comparative / figures for the past three years: /"( ~~ ~.,,~•.U·~~ /i. fl/,,,·~~'t ., '\;;~~~f,~ ·~· ~\\\.· ~. ~p ~li~ '\..~<ti "' . '-.., ".. Cubs(White) / ; Cubs( Negro) TOTAL CUBS Packs( White) Packs( N ogro) 1942 ~ 506 728 ..21 1Q9' 597 897 18 24 __ 5 6 23 30 1944 GAIN LOSS 743 15 174 5 917 20 21 3 8 2 29 1 Page G Cubbing Committee Continued Plans are under way to organize a number of new Packs and wo anticipate a largo growth in Cubbing shortly aftor January ls~. In April the Cub Xi to Derby was held in Overton l?nrk with a lc~rgo variety of kites entered from most of our Packs. Awards wore mado to winners of the va.rious contests and a big time was had by all. This event docs much to stimulate the Cubcraft feature of the Program nnd has nlweys boon well nttondod. We fool thnt it should by all means remain an annu.c..'l.l event in the Program. In August the nnmw,l Picnic Pow-Wow was hold in Overton P1:1,rk with the best c,ttondrmcc of Cubs and Cubbors, parents and friends thnt wo hrwe over h."-d• .Awards were made to the Cubs nnd Packs winning the v::.rious events. Tho compoti ti ve Cubbing enthusiasm displayed at this event ccrtninly warrants the continuance of this affair. · The Cub Leadcrs 1 Round Table mot regularly throughout tho ycnr l".nd has done much to train leaders and create enthusiasm runong those who arc primnrily interested in working with younger boys. Attendance i:md participation by every Don Mother and Cubbcr is urged at nll of tho Round Table oeotings. Mnvr we tnko this opportunity to express tho apprccintion of the Comoittec for the splendid work done by tho Scouts who servo as Don Chiefs. The loc,dorship which those Den Chiefs have shown dooonstrntcs that Scouting is really noo.suring up to the high ideals set by its loaa.crs. And we nlso wn...'1.t to thmi.k the Scoutnastcrs of tho Troops who have cooperntod by delegating the fine Scouts from their Troops to act as Den Chiefs - it is this cooporati vo ,spirit which is helping the Cubbine:; Progrun to carry on. FINANCE COMMITTEE We·are pleased to report the financial condition of the Council is the best in its history. We especially invite your attention to the fact that the Council is entirely free of ciebt. We believe these two statements will be as gratifying to you as they arc to us. It has boon tho policy of tho Council for many years to spend only when funds wore available and wo recommend the Pago 7 Finance Committee Continued While our mGmborship in tho Fund oliminntos tho Boy Scout Finance Campmgn in Memphis and Shelby County it does not eliminnto tho CnmpD.ign in our Arca outside of Shelby County. This Aro"'- includes the on.stern half of Crittenden County, Arknnsas; DeSoto, Tate, Panola. Countios,·Mississippi. Tho Crunpa.ig;.1s in those counties wore very successful and below is a. report of them: COUUTY QUOTA RAISED ~ mrnER Crittenden Co. Ark. $700.00 $700.00 DeSoto Co., Miss. 750.00 750.00 Tnto Co. , Miss. 525.00 484.25 40. 75 Panola Co., !1iiss. 700.00 700.00 $2,675.00 $2,634.25 $40. 75 Tho Finance Commi ttce greatly appreciates thu splendid work in the leadership of our Scoutcrs in these counties, for they have done nn excellent job in rri.ising their sh[l.ro of tho Council's budget, and bcc.::..uBo of their help Scouting is reaching more boys in its progr"1.ffi of chn.ractcr building o.nd citizenship training. Tho Finance Commit too is deeply indebted to Mrs. Bello s. Rosenthal for the gift of a $1,000.00 Wn,r Bond, the income fror..1 which is to be used for tho up-keep of tho honlth lodge at Camp Currier. This lad.go was built as a memorial to tho lo.to Mr. Mi tchol H. Rosenthal who was Mrs. Rosonthe,1 1 s son and a Member of Chickasaw Council. Hrs. RoscnthD.l also provided tho funds for tho construction of this building and now she has provided funds to keep it in good repair for uany years to come. We .deeply ruid sincerely appreciate her generosity. Tho books of tho Council and of tho throe camps have boon audited by Poat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., and wore found to be correct. HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE This Con;:ii ttoo is grntifiod to report the her.i.lth and safety of our Cubs and Scouts 9.uring 1944 hc".1.s been excellent. During tho Cnop-0-Roos, sunoor ca.:":lps nnd other r.>..cti vi tics there were no serious injuries and only two or throo ninor accidents. This splendid record is a fine tri buto to tho work of our loaders who arc directing the activities of 4,371 Cubs and Scouts. We cor..mend D.nd congratulate then for tho fine work they arc doing in providing sn.fc acti vi tics and cro:iping for tho boys of this Council. Hundreds of Cubs nnd Scouts h~vo p~rticipntcd in activities, parndos, Canp-0-Rcos etc., during tho year, and wo arc proud of tho boys and · Page 8 Health & Sufoty Cor.unittoc Continued their leaders for naking such a fine safety record. Safety through skill is a fine thing to teach boys t1.nd wo htl that our Scoutr.msters, .Assistant ScoutrJastors, Cubnastcrs, .A.as1 a tr.mt Ou\, .. r.1astcrs o.nd Cnnp Staff Mcnbors have done fine and constructive work 11\ l',\l\ldl\I this safety record possi blc. INTER-RACIAL COMMITTEE Tho work of this Comoittoo is confined solely Negro Scouts n~d Cubs and is h'Uldlcd through a subcouncil known as tho Sor.1inolo Di vision of Chickasnw Council. .i'i.11 of the officers nnd r.ior.:i.bors of tho Di vi sioli, including the J~ssi sto.nt ,Scout Executi vo, arc liJ'ogro cs. pt o / .l'>i . ~~ ......... :. '7""' -ii~ . ~ ~~ j I J b ./ )" ... / n anua.ry we set M o jcctivc of 1,200 1~"~ ~ •. w Scouts, this objective to be roached by Doconbor 31, '~~*~"': ... ~ ·''~~ 1944. This objective has not' as yet been roached, \~w~~·· but we ore hopeful it will be before the end of 1944. 1 \ Thero ore now 1,100 Scouts on tho rolls ns cor:ipn.rcd to 1,016 lo.st yonr, . a not gc:dn of 84 Scouts. ~hero are now 174 Cubs as coDpc.rod to 169 last yonr, n net gain of 5 Cubs. Those Scouts nro in 57 Troops and Cubs nr0 in 8 Packs, which is a gain of 6 Trr,ops n..."l.d 2 Packs during the yca.r. The total uwborship of Negro Scouts and. Cubs is 1,274 which is tho lorgost we have over ho.d. Th0 camping progrD.I:l l".t CN:'!p Dnnicls was. oxccilcnt rind there wore 185 Scouts in Cro:ip as conparod to 151 in 1943, Tho records show these boys spent a total of 303 Scout weeks in canp during tho four weeks sonson as conpared. to 230 weeks last year. Tho en.mp foe was $5.00 per week, cw.1 incrcn. so of 50¢ over the previous season. Due to tho good condition of tho buildings nnd equipment very li ttlo repairs wore needed during tho season n.nd the canp property is in good shape. We consider this cnop one of tho best in the Nation for Negro Scouts. Advancenont in rank a~ong Negro Scouts continues to be poor • . Al though ii'::iprovenonts have been shown over previous years, we feel these boys i:liss r.mch of tho splendid training and rcnl fun in Scouting because of their failure to roach the higher rnnks. Every effort should be nadc to induce then to advance to n.t least tho First Clri,ss Rank. We n.r e proud of tho work the Negro Scouts hnvo do no in D.i ding the war effort cmc. in ci vie good turns. They have collected wnsto paper, scrap iron, etc .... they have distri butod Govcrnoont posters - they have pnrticipo. tod in church activities, parn.dcs and other events. They n.rc cortninly to bo coD.r:i.endcd for their ri,cconplishr:i.onts, Pago 9 QRG.1\;NIWI011 & m'llTSION COHMITT:EE In the en.rly part of 1944 Chieko.saw Council rocci vec1 11Thc W:U tcr w. Hcn.d "\.corn .t\.ward 11 for rce,ching the objectives it had set for itself in tho total :nw.lber of Scouts, Troops, Cubs, Packs for tho yo!JX 1943• this being the sixth consecutive tine tho Council has won this fine awo.rd. We feel thnt you ~re as pro~d of this troph;y' as we arc, for every Sco"Ut ~.nd Scouter, Cub nnd Cubbcr, has a right to feel a real satisfaction in receiving this rccogni• tion from tho Nntionn.l President of tho Boy Scouts of .Ai~crica, ~. Walter W. Head. Your Committee is now working to organize enough new Troops and P~cks and to recruit sufficient boys to win tho .l~ward for the seventh consecutive tiDc. We boli©vc the results· will be successful. Althoush there has been very little g~ins in tho total nunbcrs of boys on th~ rolls this ye~r it is our ploo.sure to roport that Cnicknsnw Council now has the largest ncmbership in its 28 yoo:r history with~ total of 4,371 boys enrolled. Below is a conpurison of l:ler:ibcrship for the past 3 years: Dec. 1. 1 42 Dec. 1, I 43 Doc. 1. t 44 GlulJ White Scouts 2,300 2,.395 2,354 41 Negro Scouts 708 J,,016 1,100 _M,_ TOT.AL SCOUTS 3,008 3,411 3,454 43 White Troops 103 105 100 5 :Negro Troops 47 51 57 _§_ TOTAL TROOPS 150 156 157 1 White Cubs 506 728 743 15 Mogro Cubs 91 169 174 _5_ TOT .. u, C1IB S 597 897 917 20 Whi to Packs 18 24 21 3 !fogro Packs 5 6 8 _2_ - TOTAL PACKS 23 30 29 l. Since March the Cou.~cil has had no Assistant Scout Executive ( whi to). We fool that Chickasaw Council shoulcl have n.t least three .Assist .. nnt Scout Executives (white), one Assistant Scout Executive (nogro) and one Field Scout Executive (nogro). Those mon arc badly needed ruld oust bo secured if tho Council is to do tho work it should in serving boys. In fact, we believe tho greatest need of the Council todny is at lcnst two Assistant Executives. WQ say this because we know tt~~t lack of sufficient staff has resulted in sonc units being dropped which we know could have boon saved if even one .Assist.:1nt Exocuti vo hn.d been on tho job. Then, too, we know the units in tho. aroa arc not receiving tho attention they deserve, for they Pago 10 Organization & Extension Committee Continued should be getting better service than they are. Therefore, this Committee urges that concentrated efforts be made to secure additional staff at the very earliest possible time so that more boys may have tho benefits of Scout training. In 1942 we began to lose numbers of Scoutmasters to the Armed Forces. During the past year we have had tho greatest loss of Scout and Cub Loaders that we have ever experienced. This naturally handicap-pod tho work of tho Troops o.nd Packs and also our growth in numbers. We need Loaders! Won't YOU assist in rocrui ting men who ·will guide our boys on the tro.il which lends to good citizenship? OUTFITTERS CO~ll~ITTEE Tho three official outfitters of tho Council arc J. Goldsmith & Sons 90., Phil Ji .• Hallo, B. Lowenstein & Bro. All during tho yonr, in tho face of shortages throughout tho Nation, our outfitters have kept their stocks of official Scout and Cub uniforms nnd equipment as complete as possible. Tho fine service of those outfitters has been of much help to tho Scouts and Cubs and their loaders. Several times our representatives have checked the supplies carried n.nd very good reports 11.rcre !llr'J.do on er.ch inspection. Wo would like to commend and thank the outfitters on their splendid display of Scout mcrclk1.ndise and the paid advertisements which they have carried in tho newspapers, for they have certainly cooperated with tho Council in every possible way. PUDLICITY COMMITTEE We arc deeply indebted to the "Memphis Press Scimi tar 11 for tho public£).tion of 11 The Scout Press Scimitar". For a part of the year this quarter-page w~s printed semi-monthly but in tho latter pnrt of tho year it was nccossn.ry to cut down on the size of tho space and to print it monthly,. This, of course, is due to the :paper shortn.ge ca.used by tho war. This section is a groa.t help in advising Scouts, Cubs, Scoutors, Cubbers of· tho various Council ncti vi tics and we particularly emphasize our thanks to tho officiD-ls of the "Memphis Pross Scimitar" for their fine cooporo.tion. :Both 11 Thc Commercial ~\ppcal 11 and tho 11!fomphis Press Scimitar" have boon most generous in printing Scout <llld Cub nows. They hc~vo cooperated to thc·fullost ·extent in publicizing Oamp-0-Rees, summer camps, etc. We deeply appreciate their help and the fine support they hc~vc alw~s given the Council. Radio Sta.tions W M C, W R E C, W M P s, W H ] Q, hc·wc all been very helpful to Scouting and we tclce this opportunity to express our ap.. preciation to them for tho assistro1co they have rendered. This splendid newspaper and radio publicity has done much to increase tho effectiveness of Scouting, not only in Chickasaw Co1Ulcil but also in our neighbor Councils, and we do appreciate all of it. Page 11 READING COMMITTEE Good reading has been promoted among the Scouts &."ld Cubs of the Council during the past year. This has been done through the bulletin, the Scout Leaders' Round Table, the Cub Leaders 1 Round Table and through training schools for leaders. We believe tho promotion of good reading is essential in tho Scouting program and that every effort should be made to encourage it, Wo arc certain 11 Eoys' Li fc 11 is an excellent aid in training boys in Scouting techniques and in providing stories and articles which are bonoficial to youthful minds. We again heartily endorse this magazine and recommend that it bo used to the fullest extent. Wo suggest that nll Scoutmasters and Cubmo.stors urge their boys to subscribe, for wo n.re of tho opinion tho reading of this magazine will do much to help tho boys nnd onnblo the lenders to do a bettor job of trdning. RURAL SCOlJ"TING COHMITTEE'S ln the Arca of tho Council, outside of Memphis, there arc 44 Troops, 26 of which nrc white and 15 l~ogro, and 3 white Cub Packs. Tho Arca is composed of tho eastern hnlf of Crittenden County, Ark.; DeSoto, Tate, ~nnola Counties, Mississippi; Shelby County, Tennessee. Tho total of 44 uni ts now opcro.ting is n gain of 3 Troops over 1943, But there ;:i.ro many more potentit\l Scouts and Cubs in tho·aroa and WC recommend thnt in 1945 pRrticulnr emphasis be put on the orgnnization of more Troops and Pncks to gi vo those boys tho advant<:.ges of Scouting. CRI TTEl~DEN DI STRI CT The Crittendon District now has two Troops of white Scouts and two Troops of Negro Scouts. This is tho first District orgenized in tho Council, and it has done sood work ever since its organization. This District has made especially fine progress through the work of its Court of Honor and in the ndvancomcnt in rcnk of its Scouts, and tho District is functioning well. MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT In tho Mississippi District there a.re now 8 white Troops and 1 Cub Pack and 2 Troops in tho process of organization. Thor e are also sever al places where Troops will bo organized if s~fficient manpower can be secured. It is hoped these Troops can be organized shortly after tho first of tho yenr. The Scouts h~vc mado more and better advancement this year than ever before, and it is anticipated continued progress ~~11 be made. The District is functioning well. :Page 12 Rural Scouting Qommittccs Continued OJIBWAY DISTRICT In Shelby County outside of Memphis there arc 16 white Troopo, 2 White Cubs Packs and 13 Negro Troops, n. total of 31 units. This Diotrict is doing good work and the boys arc advancing in rank. There l1l'O sovornl places whore we think now Troops could be organized ond in two of those organization has already been stn.rtod ruid tho Troops arc expected to roc;:lstor by Janua.r3r 1st. FUTAlTCE The 1944 Finance Clllilpaign in tho Arca was a splendid success nnd because of it nn over increasing number of boys will have the bcnofi ts of the Scouting progra.111. Below arc compnrati vc figures: Crittenden District Mississippi District TOTAL 1943 $: 789.00 1.864. 75 $2,653.75 1944 $ 700.00 1,934. 25 $2,634.25 This is a fine demonstration of toao work by the Scoutors of tho Aron in tho interest of tho boys mid the Council grontly v;pprociatcs it. Thero wns no finnncc campaign conducted in tho Ojibway District, as Shelby County is included in the Monphis War & Welfare Canpaicn; the Mouphis Cor:imunHy Fund is a part of this organization and our Council is a nmbor of the CoD!J.uni ty Fund. Tho greatest need in tho J°'.l.rca is nn Assistant Scout Executive to work with tho various units .. .1\.11 of the Com1cil's white Assistant Executives arc now in the J°'.1.rnod Forces and have been for a nunbor of nonths. This luck of stuff nonbors is serious in that Troops arc not getting tho service they should. We strongly recoi:mcnd that every effort be nude to secure tho services of an Assistrui.t Scout Executive at the earliest possible no~ont, SENIOR SCOUTING COMMITTEE The number of Senior Scouts in Chickasaw Council has dropped considerably during the past yeart due to so many of our older boys volunteering {t·r· t. _for service in the Armed Forces and som? of our Skippers ent~ring the /'. lfavy. There are now but 8 Sea Scout Ships and 94 Sea Scouts as com* . . pared to 11 Ships and 178 Sea Scouts last year. :But we fool con- '· "'~~'B fidcnt Sea Scouting will come back with a rush as soon as tho war W is over and we expect to do everything we con to hold the Sea · Scout organization intact until our boys come home. The S.S.S-. 11Momphis 11 , our 471 cruiscrt has not boon in commission for a number of months due to engine trouble .:md our inability to get repair parts. Tho engine has now boon completely overhauled and when the' weather permits we hope to start cruises for tho Scouts again. J?o.go 13 TRAINING COI;ll'-1ITTEE Your Committee believes the training of leaders is and will continue to be one of the most important activities of the Council, particularly in --·-··· ~ .... #. these times when so many of our Scouters and [. I j(!~\ I J Cubbers are being called into the Armed · \fJ.~~J~Jl.';l;;;£~;/ Forces and new men are taldng their places. ~('.-\· }~1 •. 1. \\J> " With this in mind we have tried to provide \S; .,,~;:'] training for as many as possible and to conduct \"\~f '" the courses which are most needed. [" __ ] This year, as never before, the Scout Leaders' Round Table has been· used in training leaders. Many excellent and instructive programs have been conducted and this has resulted in training many men who were unable to attend tho regular trnining courses. We fool tho Round Table activities have done much to enrich the Troop programs and we certainly recommend that this tr[',ining be continued in 1945. Your Ch.'lirman wishes to tak€? this opportunity to thank tho Instructors and Staff Members who have served so faithfully and well in our tr~,ining program. Without their help we could not have made the progress reflected in the report below; N,Ai\1E OF COURSE Elements of Cub Leadership ( 2 Courses) Fundnmontals of the Eoy Scout Movement ( 3 Courses) Scoutma,stor ts Training Course ( 4 Courses) Rod Cross Life Snving Course ( 35 Junior - 30 Senior) NO. PERSOHS ATTE!.ITDING 77 95 149 65 TOTAL •• • • • • • • • • • • • 386 CERTIFICATES ISSUED 26 95 54 65 240 We strongly recommend that training and more training bo provided for [',11 of otU' leaders in the coming yonr. Pa.go 14 Note Note for historical disclaimer <small><i>Please note that these documents are presented as they existed in their original form for historical accuracy. 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