Evening star., 1945-04-01
lust Between
Yourselves !.
) By PhiIib II. Love.


All Mrs. Lawson King asked for
was few wren houses. What she
got was a large-scale housing prof.
ect.
Mrs. King, president Of the Neigh
borhood Garden Club Of Gathers
burg, Nd, made the request to the
boys and girls Of the fifth and sixth
grades Of the towns elementary
school. And in six weeks they'd
produced SO houses Of all shapes
and sizes, and started q junior gar
den club, besides.
The houses were displayed in Miss
Mabel Becraft's sixth-grade room In
the Gaithersburg School, along
with feeders, pictures, posters and
scrapbooks. A committee represent
ing the Neighborhood Garden Club
looked over the exhibits and award
ed prizes.
At the back of the classroom were
two trees, each bearing a variety of
bird dwellings. Some were Just or
dinary houses; others were much
more elaborate. Some had two to
four apartments; one was a bunga-
low. And they were made of all
kinds of materials-glass jars, tin
cans and even logs.
One house had q "For Rent" sign
out front, but what with the hous-
ing shortage, 1t was expected to come
down soon.
The winners of first prizes for
houses were Ellsworth Foxwell,
Bobby owen, Bob Spates and Will
mer Matthias. Feeders made of sar-
dine cans and wood won first prizes
for Dale Meadows, Dick Newell and
George Atwell, and the prize for the
best scrapbook went to Helen Be-
craft.
Helens 110-page volume, with the
other scrapbooks, was displayed on a
table, and posters and other pictures
Of birds were scattered over the
walls Of the room. Drawings Of
birds, in colored chalk by Dennis
Collier, decorated the blackboard.
Now that the club has solved the
bird housing problem, its members
are about ready to get on with their
SASVo1y 6o1OCil plOJCCl.
~
"The Boy Scout Gen. Eisenhower
Waste Paper Campaign" as it's
called, started March l and will con-
tinue through April 30. Last year
Scout troops and Cub packs rounded
up 100000 tons Of paper, and this
year they're expected to increase
that figure by at least $4,000.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, su-
preme commander Of the Allied
forces in Western Europe, is Spon-
soring this years drive because, a.
Chief Scout Executive Ebert K
Fretwen points out, "our most acute
war material shortage at home re-
mains waste paper"
I'm the war effort" Mr.. Fretwel
explains, "all kinds of paper are
used to make, wrap or tag the thou.
sands Of items sent to our armed
| forces. Scouts he continues
should urge housewives, storekeep.
ers and others to save, separate and
turn in wastebasket scraps, brown
bags and wrapping paper, all CORFU.
gated and cardboard boxes and car
tons, magazines, books and newspa-
pers. These are the raw materials
of blood plasma boxes, supply par
achutes, helmet Innings, shell ano
ration containers, etc."
Much of the money raised by the
sale Of the paper will be used by
the Scouts to contribute to the
National War Fund, the Red Gross
and other worthy causes. "All waste
paper collection agencies" says Mr.
Fretwell, will be urged to devote
at least part of the money to pro.
viding those little extra things that
make such a whale Of a lot of diff
ference to the veterans laid up in
hospitals. In many cases." he adds
"the money is needed for Scouting
purposes, to help provide camping
experience, equipment, other neces-
sites or q good turn to the spon-
! soring institution"
The Scout or Cub who collects
1000 pounds Of paper will be award.
| ed war service" medal bearing
| the likeness of Gen. Eisenhower
And each unit that gathers the
equivalent of 1000 pounds per boy
will be given a shell container re-
turned from a European battlefield
1t will be at least a 75-millimetel
container, and 1t will carry a printed
citation from Gen. Eisenhower.
Altogether, 148 troops ane
packs, representing more than 5000
boys, are participating in the cam.
paign," says Horace Walker, ex.
ecutive secretary Of the District Sal.
wage Committee. "The Nationa
Capital areas quota is 5000 ,00(
pounds"