Evening star., 1944-02-27
By Philip II. Love,
Editor, The Junior Star.

In the past, Junior Red Cross
raising money, collecting materials
tributed by the organization. But
this year, for the first time In Red
Cross history, junior members are
going to help with clerical work at
War Fund. headquarters in the
United States Chamber OF Com
merce Building.
And 1t isn't unimportant work,
either. It's work that has been
done by adults In the past-sorting
mail, filling envelopes. filing letters
and reports, even operating the du-
plicating machine. These are all
exacting tasks and mistakes in any
Of them could cause a great deal of
confusion.
The first Juniors were tried out
about five weeks ago and did so
well that they and others have
been encouraged to report for duty
every Saturday morning since And
during the month that the drive for
5000 100000 is on, says the Red
Cross, IAN army of young workers
will give clerical assistance to the
emergency services" not only on
Saturdays but after school on other
days.
There seems to be no limit to the
industry and ingenuity OF Junior
Red Cross members.
In Kansas City, Mo-, for instance,
group OF juniors converted the
bare chassis of an automobile trailer
into q mobile canteen which, with
q crew Of II. can serve food to / 500
persons.
Students Of woodworking, welding,
painting. electricity and auto me-
chanics did the job under the super
vision Of their teachers. They laid
a floor, built shelves and installed
two 10-gallon coffee urns, a two
burner hotplate, refrigeration sys-
tenn powered by storage batteries
and q twin-basin sink that also
could be used as a steam table.
Then they covered the canteen with
a double canvas top so arranged
that the sides could be extended to
provide a shelter "a feet long and
is feet wide.
In Detroit another resourceful
group Of juniors made jackets for
young refugees from upholstery
given to them by q car manufactur-
er. In the clever hands OF another
group old piano crates became crib
bage boards and dart games for use
in Army hospitals. And auto hub
caps were transformed into ash
trays.
Still another ingenious creation
OF juniors is the "woofen scrubber"
"a funny little dog carrying a cake
of soap and q wash cloth.
Junior jottings: Among the first
Juniors to show up for clerical work
at War Fund headquarters were
three Sacred Heart School pupils
Betty Ann Frick, IL, and Shirley
Tutwiler and Pat Wilson, both II.
Betty AIMS father, Joseph M. Frick,
is chief petty officer in the Sea-
bOCo. AAAC VI Az was doSlS1lCO W IklC
sorting of mimeographed sheets.
. . A current junior fad is the
sock hop" which raises money
but, as the Red Cross Robert P.
MacHatton points out. saves wear
and tear on shoe leather and the
gymnasium floor" Through
their National Children's Fund, the
juniors help to support war nurseries
in England. Last year they
sent school supplies to Polish refu-
gees In British East Africa and shoes
to war orphans in Russia. :. Other
junior activities include working in
Red Cross canteens, helping to pack
"ditty bags" salvaging paper, metal
and rubber scrap, taking courses In
first aid and water safety. The
slogan of this years War Fund drive
is Lets give!" And the juniors may
be counted on to do just that-in
time, thought and energy, as well as
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