Evening star., 1942-06-21
Deaf Boys and Girls Learn Overcome Handicap Kendall Soo
Just
Between
Yourselves
BY PHILIP Fl. LOVE
Junior Star Editor.

vacation different from any we have
ever experienced.
Because of the gasoline and tire
situations, we shall have to learn
to stay much closer to home than
ever beforehand like it. There will
be no more of those long automobile
tours that so many of us used to en-
Joy. And even those weekend trips
to beach and countryside will have
to be reduced to the barest minimum
if, indeed, they are not eliminated
altogether.
In the carefree years before Pearl
Harbor, I spent nearly every clear
week end at a water front farm
about 80 miles from Washington. l
say nearly" because, occasionally,
l would achieve a bit OF variety by
visiting one OF the many summer
colonies near Annapolis And, of
course, my annual two-Week vaca-
ton allowed me to drive just about
anywhere within the bounds of rea-
son and the limits of my pocketbook
Most of you no doubt devoted your
summers TO much the same sort OF
activities.
This year-for me, at least-those
jolly week ends are only memories.
Indeed, I shall consider myself
lucky if / can manage somehow
to spend my two weeks on that
water front farm. If l can find
some way TO get there and back
any way less inconvenient than
actually walking these l6O miles
shall be quite content.
But even if I wind up by having
to stay at home. I shall not COM
plain. And neither should you.
After all, We are blessed TO have a
home in which to stay-or have you
never thought of that?
Think OF all the people in the
world who have no homeS-people
in those countries which have been
overrun by the Axis hordeS, people
whose homes have been bombed
from over their heads. people whose
homes have become their prisons.
Think of the enslaved peoples of
France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark,
Norway, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia.
Greece, Malaga. the Philippines, the
Dutch East Indies. Burma-even of
Germany, Italy and Japan. Think of
the brave English, the amazing Chi
neSe. the incredible Russians; of the
boys of Bataan and Corregidor, the
soldiers, sailors and marines who
are fighting for the cause of free
dom on so many far-fung battle
fronts. .-r g. :.
Why. we are lucky to be able to
90 on living in the comparative
peace and security that we enjoy.
And we must never forget that we
are enjoying that peace and security
only because others are buying it
for us-with blood and tears and
sweat.
OF course, We can never hope to
begin to repay the debt we owe our
fighting men. But We can at least
make few small payments on ac-
count-token payments. you might
call them-by purchasing as many
War savings bonds and stamps as
we can afford, turning in all the
scrap rubber we can find. saw
ing newspapers and other material
that our Government may find it
necessary to salvage.
AS for vacation-we can learn to
enjoy ourselves at home The
water in the local pools-or even in
our bathtub, for that matter-is just
as wet as any We can find at the
beach, and the sun in our backyard
will give us just as healthy coat
of tan. We can take advantage of
the recreational facilities in our
parks and on our public play
grounds; we can enjoy pleasant
hikes around our neighborhood: we
can play badmlnton, croquet and
other simple games in our own back
yard or on the nearest vacant lot.
We can, IN short, have just as much
fun as We have ever had in vaca-
ton months-and without wasting
our country's precious gasoline and
rubber.
Hot? Go to the nearest pool or
else just climb into your bathtub.
Bored? Play game or 60 on hike.
Want a change of scene? Visit the
nearest park or recreational center.
Like to meet some new people?
Make a house house canvass Of
your neighborhood, collecting scrap
rubber and waste paper. Want to
spend some money? Buy stamps
and bonds.
Richard Brown. 8, of 1903 Upland
terrace NV, is carrying on a novel
salvage campaign. Its success"
says his mother, Mrs. Richard Rol-
land Brown, lis Que to the fact that
the average small boy is a potential
source of all junk. Ask any one
of them to stand on his head after
he has been at play few hours. !
He really is man of the world, too
and gets around to every vacant lot
and basement
With his mothers help, Richard
pasted red, white and blue stripes
on several large paper bags, then
added his name, telephone number
and business title, Uncle Sam
Scrapper, together with a date of
collection, The bags then were dis
tributed around the neighborhood.
ITO get the small scraps of rubber
and metal into the campaign is
Richards aim," his mother says,
and our local housewives seem glad