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heart big enough to capture anyone lucky enough to spend a few minutes with him.
His sparkling blue eyes and ready smile envelop even more of his suntanned face as he leafs through hic scrapbook. The smile broadens as he points to photos of himself entertaining a group of Aborigine orphans with a home-made instrument called a hootenanny which includes a washboard, bells, whistles, tambourines and bicycle horns of all sizes. “I’ve always got time for the kids,” he enthused, his eyes glittering.
This year, as always, he’s got some special things for the kids. He brought along a “swagman" doll - the Australian equivalent of a hobo. As he sings “Waltzing Matilda." the familiar campfire tune about a swagman in the outback, he illustrates the Australian slang words with the doll. Suddenly, probably for the first time, the kids - and their parents - understand what the song really means.
“What makes a country is its people,” Mr. Banes said, when asked what brings him back to America for the ninth time. “I’ve a soft spot for the Yanks.”
During World War II he served is a medical corpsman, and in his *pare time put his musical talent to ivork organizing and performing for ;he troops. Through his work and ;he concerts, he met many wounded Americans during their recupera:ions. He stayed in contact with 'Ome, and has been able to visit with
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