European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 troops fling in the Highlands Indian lore brings scouts to scots boy scouts at holy perform american Indian Lun Zybra Durfee staff writer holy Scotland although it May not be a threat to the Highland american Indian dancing is gaining popu Larity Here after being introduced to the local Community by a troop of boy were booked up All summer to per form the dances and its becoming almost a full Lime Job for some of said scout master Merrill troop 431 of the boy scouts of America Bra was established Here about a year ago and the population of the holy Loch group now numbers we hold our meetings at the armed forces Myca in downtown Dunoon and some functions in the navys Dolphin we use any facility we said Roy unit we dont have a scout Camp Here but Gene the executive officer of the lets the scouts Camp on his farm outside holy Brook leaders Here said they held a boy scout exposition last year and this generated a lot of interest in the scottish not too Many came but those that did sure spread the word about our activities and the Indian said who can be found during working hours aboard the submarine tender Holland performing his duties As a chief Petty and assistant scoutmaster Mike Altman and Ugene and eight patrol were invited to attend scottish boy scout troop Leader Clark the Leader from Glasgow troop 210 had contacted the scout leaders Here ear Lier and arranged a meeting where they talked about scouting and getting together for what the scots Call International As a result four american boys Are going to scottish scout Camp this summer where they will be staff members for the whole camping according to scout leaders Here weve also been invited by the scots to Irene Clark and Ugene Dickerson provide accompaniment to troops authentic american Indian Cole participate in their woo body course which is for its similar to our Eagle scout said fifteen scouts from their Lead ers and their and 10 girl guides joined their american counterparts boy and girl recently at a they stayed overnight at american Homes and everyone really enjoyed Clark they even wrote it up in the local the scouts from holy Loch have been invited by the District commissioner of Glasgow to All scottish scouting functions throughout the added Bra asked How he got his troop into Indian the native of Estherville revealed he was named the Best Indian dancer in the state of Iowa As a scout in 1962 and so i taught the kids Here the dances when we started the Clark also taught the dances to scouts and school groups when he was stationed in san the scouts make their own Indian cos Tumes according to scout leaders materials Are hard to come we have to special order Many of the items so the boys can make authentic said Bells and feathers Are Lough to there Arent very Many tur keys Over Indian dancing and scouting is a family affair with the Irene beats the Drums at performances and she also is a Den Leader As Well As help ing out with boy scout records and she also handles the said commissioner Brook of the lady originally from Camden when they the Hoys age 11 to 16 Start out with the pipe Hon Oring the four said we do a four beat Canoe step and the peace pipe is passed he if you took a movie youd see that the dancers look As though they Are paddling a Canoe when they perform this the boys then go into the chiefs dance and then do some fun dances the american indians at their two hour weekly meetings the scouts practice the dances for 45 we spend the first half hour on Formali ties and then about 45 minutes on training for Merit badges and finish with the Indian said when i watch these boys put on the pro its even for their instruct to believe that none of these youngsters could dance one step a year he said Washington state legalizes laetrile a a Bill legalizing the use of a substance proponents contend is an effective cancer has been signed into Law by Washington Dixy Iju Washington became the latest of about a half dozen states which have legalized use of which is produced from Apricot the Federal food and drug administration has outlawed interstate shipment of also known As Vitamin on grounds that tests have failed to show it is of any value in treating use of laetrile also is opposed by the american cancer which contends it raises false Hopes in cancer victims and has led some to forgo accepted surgical and chemotherapy treatments the measure requires the state Board of pharmacy to certify the purity of laetrile administered in the slate and forbids the stale medical association from taking disciplinary action against doctors prescribing