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Show FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By Clare D. Smith About Privileges and Obligations iijil'iljililijijlii , x' SOMETH I N G tUU U TELLS ME I'M l and should have It while they are young. But when a teenager becomes be-comes old enough to use the family fami-ly car he is likewise old enough to start learning the simple fact of life that "every privilege has its oMigations." The use of the family car is a priui-lege. priui-lege. Some parents do not extend this privilege, to their children, especially those in their teens. The teenager who does have the use of the family buggy also has the obligation to take' care of it and to get home with it at the appointed ap-pointed hour, To our Mississippi friend we say, "Observe the rules." If the hour ! for getting in seems too early, try-to try-to get it extended. If the punishment punish-ment is too severe, try to get it lessened. But, obey the rule, whatever what-ever it may be. Every game has Its rules and the game of life is far from being an exception. If yoa have tetate problrm you want to discuss or an observation to make, address your Irtter to FOR AM) ABOI'T TEENAGE KS, NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 6EKVKK. FKANKrORf, KJ . A Mississippi teenager complains, "My folks set a definite time for me to be home when I use the family car at night. If I am as much as a few minutes late, I lose the use of the car for a while and I don't think it is right. A fellow can't always be on time." A fellow can always be on time, if he makes plans right. Lit us grant that unforseen circumstances sometimes upset these plans a flat tire, for instance. But, unless teen-agers teen-agers have changed greatly since the author's days, the reason for not getting get-ting home on time is that it is difficult to leave the party or the malt shop while things are still in high gear. It's too easy to get lost in having fun and forget about time, T&fers dessrva their fun |