The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-01-30
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dren. There is general recogni-
ton Of the grave responsibility Of
providing our children, in this war
crisis, with the services necessary
to preserve for them in the future,
the things for which we today are
fighting.
The four freedoms will not mean
much to them, if they are told that
we have preserved them for them,
unless they are able to use those
fourf freedoms. You can not be q
citizen in democracy and feel con-
fidence in your own ability to meet
the future, unless in your childhood,
the basic needs of every child are
met, regardless of war conditions.
The carrying out Of this program
to achieve this end, lies largely in
the hands Of the children's bureau,
and the different health and welfare
projects under Administrator Nc
Mutt. But, I think it is the respon-
sibility Of the Office Of Civilian De-
tense to see that the needs are rec
ognized. They must have the back
ing of people in every community
so that the defense councils will rec
ognize the Importance of meeting
them.
Such magazines as Parents Mag
azine can do great deal to bring
before the public the needs Of the
children and the responsibility of
the public towards those needs. /
hope that many other magazines
and publications will also recognize
this responsibility.
must tell you that the pageant
on the contribution of the Negro peo-
pie to the history of the United
States, as given last night in the
performance called Salute to Ne
gro Troops" presented by the stage,
screen and radio division of the
Fight for Freedom Inc, was most
moving and thrilling. Any citizen of
the United States must have been
proud when Washington, Jefferson,
jackson and Lincoln, each came on
the stage and spoke their own mes
sage to their people, who loved de-
mocracy and liberty.
It carried into ones heart an emo
ton, which must translate itself into
a greater devotion to accept the
challenge of this war, and to make
of this nation the example which the
founding fathers envisioned, but
which we have never completely
carried out.
All CLUB INTEREST
I spent two hours at the Office one
morning and at II o'clock went down
to meet with group of the agri-
culture department extension people
working on the All club program.
They told me what they had de-
veloped for their victory work in
rural areas and assured me that
they would cooperate in the OCD
youth activities program in every
possible way.
Then we discussed how best the
Office of Civilian Defense could help
them to carry out a program, which
would not only make the community
strong now, but leave it stronger at
the end of the war to meet post
war problems.
VICTORY BOOK DRIVE
The Victory Book campaign has
started. This is a nationwide cam
paign to collect reading materials
for many needs, arising from the
national defense and war program"
Miss Althea Warren has been given
four months leave Of absence from
the Los Angeles public library to
direct this campaign and she has
her offices with the U.S.O. in the
Empire State building in New York
city. Good books of every kind are
needed for the U.S.O. reading rooms.
Each club house, of which there
are now 400, with many more con-
templated, will have space for from
500 to 1000 volumes. There are
state directors in practically every
state and your state librarian can
give you the address of the special
directors appointed for these collec-
tions. If you do not know where to
write in your state, write to Miss
Althea Warren, 1880 Empire State
building, New York city, and she
will tell you Wnere 10 Seno your
books.
BLIND PERSONS HELP
1t is a wonderful thing to feel
that in this emergency everyone
wants to help. I was glad to hear
that the New York Association for
the Blind is starting a course for
volunteers. The course is designed
to train volunteer workers for serv-
ice with the blind.
It will make it possible for them
to help the blind to adjust to war
conditions, which make even the or
binary occurrences of life more diff
cult. If you attend one Of these
courses and learn what modern pro-
cedures and policies are in New
York city, you can be helpful in
your own home town when you re-
turn there.
SAVE THE CHILDREN
One morning, at the Office Of CT
william Defense, met with some Is