A: They were all, at one time, Boy Scouts. I myself was a Brownie, and still have my
Girl Scout Pin from the 60’s. Maybe I
sold you cookies.
Imagine my surprise, while sorting
through Mom’s belongings, to discover this Good Scouts
advertisement in an old 1970s Life magazine.
I figured it could be easily overlooked, and the social value far
outweighs old paper, so I tore it out and had it laminated. It belongs to some Boy Scout troop,
somewhere.
“It’s such fun to be one of
the troop-to hike and swim and camp out…Come on, fellows, and test your
spunk! Once a Scout, Always a Scout.”
I can’t possibly imagine those words in print today. Henry Fonda heads the chart, and right next to him is none other than sports legend and current fodder, Bruce Jenner; actor Paul Winfield is at the other shoulder. To continue:
“Reveries
of days on the trail may or may not have passed through the minds of the former
scouts shown here when they agreed to pose for a forthcoming public-service ad
for the Boy Scouts that asks adults to sponsor new troops.”
So, do they still do that anymore? Mark Spitz; Howard K. Smith;
James Stewart; take a peek at the rest.
It’s a wonderful testament to the Scouts. More recently: Steven Spielberg; Richard Gere; George Strait. Maybe they do.
Jan 2019: I've decided to sell the advertisement on my Etsy store. I'm preparing another road trip and must once more unload the Conestoga before heading over the mountains.
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