Show x 1 I 1 k I 1 i k GOOD samaritans samaritana SAMAR ITANS designed to lush flash pages of books and magazines from a film controlled by a gadget held in the patients hands bands a ceiling projection machine brings many happy hours to this bedridden navy veteran a patient in the he portland ore veterans hospital the machine was presented by camp fire girls IN THESE UNITED STATES new reading device designed Design edl to aid handicapped veterans features button button not who has the button but who pushes it is the question which was answered recently when one of the first ceiling projection reading machines to be used in this country was presented to the veterans hospital in portland ore three groups of portland camp fire girls donated the machine for use of hospitalized disabled servicemen first patient to test out this n nove reading machine which projects book pages from a 35 millimeter film was eddie hall 21 navy overseas veteran from medford ore ali ah this is even easier reading than if I 1 were able to hold a book in my hands hall exclaimed as he pushed the control buttons which flashed written pages on the ceiling hall who must remain flat on his back is just one of many patients whose battle for health will be made easier by the innovation the ceiling projection machine a device weights about rune nine pounds and occupying 18 square inches of space flashes pages of books and magazines on the ceiling from a film controlled by buttons on a gadget held in the patients hands this small gadget built of aluminum can rest lightly in the hand buttons are manipulated easily enough so that persons not having the use of their hands can turn the pages merely by placing the gadget on the chest and pressing with the chin three groups combine the machine was purchased at a cost of by camp fires three age groups the blue birds camp fire girls and horizon clubbers clobbers club bers the money was raised in a variety of ways ranging from sale of community papers to tapping the organizations earned funds films for books cost from to 3 most books require only one roll of film A few run higher with the bible topping them all with four rolls required hospital authorities predict the machine will be a boon to bedridden patients already a national magazine has agreed to supply films of its monthly publications to hospitals having the projector although the reading device is an innovation it is no novelty for camp fire girls to provide gifts and service to hospitalized veterans and other shut ins during the war and extending into the postwar period camp fire girls had an outstanding record of service to the USO red cross community chests hospitals and other civic organizations in trenton N J a group of horl hori zon clobbers club bers camp fires senior group worked as teacher aides to bedside students handicapped children who are unable to attend school when the catholic youth tion on staten island N Y sponsored a swimming class for physically handicapped children help was recruited from camp fire fires s horizon club girls in cleveland ohio 11 year old loretta has spent more than days in a hospital bed seriously burned in an accident almost two years ago loretta has undergone repeated blood transfusions her long siege has been made brighter through the friendly efforts of a group of camp fires blue birds who have sent her many gifts and messages in making arrangements for a crippled childrens clinic in crookston minn blinn the directors realized that many assistants would be needed to assist in handling large numbers of patients camp fire girls offered their services and helped fill out clinical histories acted as pages got the children ready tor for examination and served refreshments occupants of the old ladies home in atlanta ga have enjoyed many happy hours of entertainment sup plied by At lantas blue birds these young fry of camp fire fill the 1 home with songs and mu music sic as part of their regular program to aid shut ins these are just a few examples of camp fire girls cooperation with others and their willingness to assume responsibilities and carry them out for more than members of this organization govern themselves by the law of the camp fire girls the third part of which is give Ser service vicel J 0 NEW TEACHING niue nine little deaf dea children are being instructed by ruth kuth mcconnell in the new method of 0 helping them overcome their unfortunate handicap and live more normal homo home lives A microphone is used at the philadelphia school so children nith vestiges of hearing can hear bear the sounds |