Show Safety Sam Says By y Lowell J J. J Farmer Fanner The holiday season is well out of the picture for another year and we seem to have haYe gotten gotten gotten got got- ten through it without any serious serious serious ser ser- ious casualties from accidents The national toll was high and andI I am glad to say we did not contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute to it Toys are for the most part forgotten and the children have returned to their pre Christmas playthings of old sticks sUcks wooden guns swords and the like Right now there is an outbreak of minor minor minor mi mi- nor wars around the neighborhoods neighborhoods neighborhoods neighbor neighbor- hoods and the kids are having plenty of fun There is considerable hazard in playing with sticks swords pistols guns and knives of various varIous various var var- ious sorts that many of the kids do not realize so I am asking you mothers and teachers if you OU will please make doubly sure that and Alice and the rest are playing with care One of those little eyes is worth too much to be risked and one Brie prod with a a. stick can put a lifetime handicap of deformity on your child Everyone I have talked to about providing recreation and sport for the young people seems to agree e that supervised play is the best kind but no one seems to know how to go about getting It Money seems to be the main drawback It seems that anyone who supervises the kids' kids play has to be paid for it or that anyone anyone anyone any any- one who does anything like that has to be paid paW for it In III fact it itIs itIs itis Is a new American custom that if you turn over your little finger you have to get something out of it If It someone were Imported or appointed to do this type of work and he made his living that way it is right that he should be paid but I am maintaining that it is not necessary to hire someone someone someone some some- one to supervise our childrens children's pIa play At least not right now when every Is necesSary necessary necessary sary In winning the war There are plenty of clubs aud and organIzations organizations organizations around here that say they have community spirit and are trying to contribute to the welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare of the people and the most important problem they have la is still unsolved No one person is going to be beable beable beable able to handle this problem of supervised childrens children's recreation It is going to take organized ef ef- ef fort You have havo the organizations Where is the effort The future welfare of ot your county lies in the present welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare of your children It is up to you |