Evening star., 1943-08-16

lAntlc ocean ana oIcW UP tIe At"
lantic Charter they looked at the
world and Its needs on . grand
scale. Now to complete the picture
there should be meeting Of minor
minds-say In q rowboat on Central
Park Lake-to outline the minor
freedoms that would add to the
comfort Of mankind.
On the very good chance that any
meeting of minor minds Is likely to
find me in attendance, ! have drawn
up a few Of the little freedoms /
would propose from my end Of the
rowboat in Central Park. In my
postwar world, women would be for
hidden to buy ashtrays for house.
Only men would be allowed to buy
them. Women buy ashtrays because
they think they are pretty or cute,
or because they match the curtains
or the furniture, or because they are
tricky or unusual.
Decent Target Needed.
But they never. never buy an ash
tray simply because 1t would be good
to hold ashes. I have no doubt that
the Norden bombsight was originally
designed by Mr.. Norden to enable
him to hit an ashtray bought by
Mrs. Norden because 1t looked like
q Mexican sombrero.
There Is only one sensible ashtray
and that Is great. big. round or
square piece Of glass or pottery that
holds q lot Of ashes and affords Q
decent target. But let . man put
this sort Of ashtray In his house and
before you know 1t the women will
have filled it with water and started
floating flowers In it.
Another little freedom that would
be welcome would be freedom from
being awakened by the telephone
at night only to have the person
on the other end say Indignantly:
"Well. I must have the wrong
number"
1t wouldn't be 50 bad II the per-
son who got the wrong number
acted as II he were sorry about
it, but he always acts as II you,
by getting out OF bed and answering
the phone, had done him m
injustice.
Little freedom No. 8 would make
1t q prison offense for any one to
make up bed In the modern tight
manner, with the sheets drawn taut
as violin string, the blanket un-
yielding as drum head. You 90 to
bed sleepy, but before you can tight
your way under the covers you are
wide awake.
Violent Remedy.
Once inside, your troubles have
just begun. The tight sheets pre-
vent q comfortable stretching out,
the tighter blankets bind your
shoulders and arms like q strait
jacket. The only way to get comfort
able is to yank up the sheets, tear
the blankets loose from their moor.
ings, and leave yourself three
quarters exposed. Beds are made
up tightly only because they look
nice during the daytime. have yet
to meet daytime bed admirer,
who goes around exclaiming my.
how beautifully that bed is made
up"
Freedom No. 4 would make Il
legal and praiseworthy for any
person forced to dine by candlelight
to snatch the candles from their
candlesticks' and bang the hostess
over the head with them.
Freedom No. would give every
citizen the right to destroy In any
manner he saw fit-clubbing, stab
bing, showing on to third rail, or
dropping into pit OF pythons-
those people who walk up to you,
look you straight in the eye, and
say, Bet you don't remember me.
Bet you don't know who I am"
Yes sir, I'm going out in that
rowboat. I'd like to tell you when
I'm sailing but you know-military
security.
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