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1935
The budget for 1935 was set at $3, 875.00. Dr. Malone was re-elected President of the Council, Mr. Clapp was re-elected Council Commissioner.
One of the interesting things about the reports of this Council show that nearly every month, Courts of Honor were held in nearly every community in the Council. Tremendous records have been kept showing the good turns of Troops, doing all kinds of civic duties throughout this Council during all these years.
The Council was without an Executive part of 1935 since D. T. Jennings left at the end of 1934. In 1935, the Council raised $2,251.00 and only expended $2,135.00.
1936
The budget for this year was $4,565.00. Dr. Malone was re-elected President of the Council, Mr. Clapp re-elected Commissioner. At the end of 1936, the membership of the Council was 488 boys, 131 adults, for a grand total of 619 membership with 25 units. One of the highlights mentioned in 1936 was the Annual Easter Egg Hunt for all Scouts
1936
and Cubs of the Council. Another highlight of this year was the Scouters University, completed with 85 people receiving Training Courses Certificates. The first Press Club organization took place in April.
Mr. Earl McClure became Scout Executive of the Council in February. This year $7,590.00 was raised and $7,144.00 was expended.
We find that the Scouts ushered at the Texas Tech College Football games during this year. The first Circus of the Council was held in Lubbock on November 27th and 28th.
The year 1936 ended with 1129 boys, 298 adults, for a grand total of 1427 membership with 56 units. We find that year that we had 27 Scout Troops, 8 Cub Packs. One of the troops was a Negro Troop.
1937
Dr. Malone was re-elected President, K. N. Clapp as Council Commissioner, Earl McClure as Scout Executive. We find the first mention of a Council newspaper being published in February 1930. Also in February, we find the first mention of the first Annual Kite Tournament in Lamesa. The first Jamboree Committee met on March 19, 1937.
The budget for this year was set at $9,156.00. The old Dining Hall at Camp Post burned down and the new dining hall was completed at Camp Post in April. The first mention of Boys' Life being used in this Council, we find four Troops subscribing to the Boys' Life Magazine with a total of 35 boys taking subscriptions.
During the Summer Camp of 1937 we find 365 boys in Camp from 40 different Troops. The senior scout camp was held in July. The first annual district meetings were held in December, in seven Districts.
This year they raised $11,216.00 on their $9156.00 budget and expended $1, 080.00. The membership at the end of this year was 1483 boys and 406 adults for a grand total of 1889 with 80 units. Broken down - 1 Sea Scout Ship, 1 Colored Troop, 66 White Troops, 13 Sea Scouts, 2 Lone Scouts, 1085 Scouts, 12 Cub Packs, 322 Cub Scouts.
1938
Dr. F. B. Malone was elected President of the Council, Mr. K. N. Clapp re-elected Commissioner, Earl McClure was re-elected Scout Executive. The budget for 1938 was set at $9,166.00.
Highlights of the year 1938 were the Boy Scout Circus and the Yellowstone Camping Trip for the Senior Scouts. The first Negro Camp in the Council was held on August 15th through the 18th. The first Negro Leaders Training Course was held in September.
This year, on a budget of $9,166.00, a total of $12,179.00 was raised against expenses of $12,186.00. The membership of the Council at the end of 1938 was 1,696 boys and 462 adults for a grand total membership of 2,158 with 105 units.
1939
Dr. Malone was re-elected President of the Council, K. N. Clapp was re-elected Commissioner, Earl McClure was re-elected Scout Executive. The budget was set at $13,291.00.
Earl McClure resigned as Scout Executive in February to become a member of the Regional Staff and Mr. Jack O. Stone became Scout Executive of the Council in March. He came here from Beaumont, Texas.
The Alpha-Phi-Omega Fraternity was installed at Texas Tech in April 1939. The Council used Camp Post for three weeks, had one week for Negro Camp and used Camp Wehinapay in New Mexico for one week in July. A caravan of Scouts from this Council went to San Francisco in July.
There were 41 members on the Council's Executive Board this year. December reports show that on a budget of 13,298.00, a total of $15,010.00 was raised and $14,725.00 was expended. The membership of this year shows 1,802 Scouts and Cubs, 475 adult leaders for a grand total of 2,277 in 84 units.
1940
Dr. F. B. Malone was elected President of the Council, K. N. Clapp was re-elected Commissioner, and Jack O. Stone re-elected Scout Executive. The budget was set at $15,900.00.
1940
The first District and Council First Aid Contests took place in March. The Circus was held on May 3, 1940. The first Cub-Dad Camp weekend was held June 22-23. The first mention of the Order of the Arrow annual meeting and banquet was in the December Report of 1940. The December report showed 19 Troops taking the Boys' Life Magazine, 615 boys subscribing.
They raised $14,366.00 out of their $15,500.00 budget and spent $14, 249.00. The year 1940 ended with a total membership of 2,223 boys, 550 adults, with a grand total of 2,773.
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