Show Fi- Fi THE READERS READER'S DATE BOOK BOOK- National Boys Boys' Club Week Will WillBe WillBe Be Observed March April 31 37 April 6 National Boys Boys' Club Week will be celebrated this year from March 31 21 to April 6 by some Boys' Boys Club members in cities and small towns across the nation The weeks week's observance will be built around the theme Building the citizens of tomorrow The Boys' Boys Club movement was founded in New England 90 years ago Since 1906 the Boys' Boys Clubs have been federated into a national Clubs of America organization Boys' Boys Today in club houses of their own in a warm and friendly atmosphere atmosphere at at- Boys' Boys Club members members members mem mem- bers meet their friends away from the dangers of the street With the encouragement of trained l leaders aders they develop strong bodies acquire hand nand skills desirable attitudes of behavior fair play Ij ti and an understanding understand understand- ing of the rights of others Boys' Boys Clubs I r give b boys boy o y sE sg s i E STREET g opportunity a and n n. n d dt guidance for self- self t 11 FEATURE E f 1 development They r t tea teach e a c h them that J America is the land of opportunity for those who will work and learn and strive However there is a need heed for more Boys' Boys Clubs At least three million boys still live in shadow lands in our cities and villages where the most fruitful soil is found for the growth of crime and subversive subversive subversive sub sub- isms They live in crowded crowd crowd- ed homes where there is little to where do-where io where there are tensions quarreling quarreling quarreling and bickering They seek their companionship and play on the streets These boys deserve the guidance and leadership of a Boys' Boys Club This is a part of the story of Boys' Boys Clubs that will be told during during during dur dur- ing Boys' Boys Club Week It will be an effort to get minded civic-minded citizens in home towns across the nation to become interested in the idea for their community Any community community community desiring to establish such a club can contact Boys' Boys Club of America 1381 Fourth Avenue New York 16 NY for help and advice One of the most important things to remember about the Boys' Boys Club movement is that there is very little delinquency among the boys from eight to 20 who have their own clubhouses through the United States in which they find recreation recreation recreation and companionship in r school after-school and evening hours Boys' Boys Clubs lessen delinquency i f wherever they are established This is the testimony of judges police f and probation officers What is more important Boys' Boys Clubs build good citizens with strong healthy bodies boys who are completely honest honest honest hon hon- est who have a respect for all property property property prop prop- erty and individual rights and who have a deep and abiding faith in America and the fundamental principles principles prin prin- upon which our strength as a nation has been built A Boys' Boys Club in the local community community community com com- m might be the solution to many of its problems National Boys' Boys Club Week would be an opportune opportune opportune op op- op- op time to give it serious thought S e e r Seeds for TOr Democracy C Campaign Is Outlined The Committee for Free Asia a privately-organized privately privately oper effort to oppose communism throughout Asia started its 1952 Seeds for Democracy campaign March 3 It will continue through June 3 3 This campaign is designed to ease a critical inadequacy in food production production production pro pro- throughout the Philippine Republic Vegetable seeds are not easily produced in the Philippines They must be imported a process normally too costly for the average Filipino family The campaign offers Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans an inexpensive and easy method of indicating in a practical practical practical way their interest in the problems of the people of other nations It offers also a method of stimulating greater Filipino resistance to the blandishments of communism Last year this campaign resulted in packages of seeds contributed contributed contributed con con- from all p par parts a r t s of the United States Seeds desired are green string beans Chinese cabbage green pepper pepper pepper pep pep- per mustard egg plant collards cucumber watermelon kohlrabi bi and loose leaf lettuce They may be mailed in any container which meets domestic mail regulations and may be addressed Seeds for Democracy San Francisco Calif All contributions will be acknowledged acknowledged acknowledged edged and contributors are invited invited invited in in- to include with each seed package a personal message to a Filipino The seeds will go to Filipino farmers school children and small land owners for planting in vegetable gardens that will produce food in the spring Each package of seed shipped to the Philippines will have attached a label containing the following text in both English and the national national na na- na- na language of the Islands These vegetables seeds are offered to you free from the people of the United States who have formed the Committee for a Free Asia to help you in the speedy rebuilding and development of your great lic The home towner might remember remember remember ber the Seed for Democracy campaign campaign campaign cam cam- as he buys his spring supply for his own garden |