American Samoa
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Gets Its First
Boy Scouts
The boundaries of Kamehameha strict of the Boy Scouts of America Honolulu have been expanded by 276 nautical miles to the south — id, now, scouting is beginning in nerican Samoa.
Troop 251 of Kamehameha District is received its charter and 100 new moan Tenderfeet —agile at climb g coconut trees and adept at reef ear fishing—will soon be learning iw to tie bowlines and hitches.
They've got other strange lessons ead, too. For "trustworthy, loyal, ilpful" comes out something like a'alagolagoina, fa'amaoni, loto soasoani" in Samoan.
The new Polynesian troop was rmed after two community leaders Pago Pago, Aifili Lauvao-Lolo and atulua Tu'ufuli, asked the Govern snt Secretary, Mr. Owen S. Aspi 11, for help because of their con rn over juvenile delinquency.
Troop 251 is actually the second American Samoa. A smaller troop as formed recently under sponsor ip of the Mapusaga Church of sus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints.