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to n s il m o n m is i u r R e yRik Pierce is an addicted collector and admits it. He has collections of everysort from jelly glasses to neon beer signs. In fact, he has a hub cap collectionin his living room! So what happens when an addict decides to go %u201ccoldturkey%u201d ? %u201c I'm selling out,%u201d says the Brooklyn actor as he walked through hishodge-podge array of antiques. Actually, he%u2019s not really selling out, he%u2019s sortaweeding out%u2014at least enough so that he and his wife and kid can make itthrough their Pacific Street brownstone without bumping into a 1940%u2019s pinballmachine. That%u2019s what Rik%u2019s finest collection is in%u2014antique amusementmachines. Though they%u2019re not of the quantity nor, perhaps, quality (some ofthem need a good overhaul) that you%u2019d expect to find in an antique store,these unique machines are the type that fanatics look for for years. There%u2019s astereo viewer from the 20%u2019s which, for a nickle, would show you eight scenesof what was then lewd women. Another gem is a penny scale that would giveyou your weight and fortune stamped on the back of a movie star card.Perhaps the best item there is a charming old Wurlitzer juke box with acollection of 3 thousand records to go with it. This and other what-nots (windup taxi meters, Pachinko machines, %u201ccheese-cake%u201d card dispensers, etc.) aregoing up for grabs, but be careful about what you pick out%u2014he%u2019s got garbageas well as gold, and better hurry, because he might return to his senses andnot sell anything at all. If you%u2019re afflicted with this strange collectingaddiction, call Rik at 875-7307 for a %u201c fix.%u201dPutting Firemenin the Limelight.Firemen don%u2019t get enough credit. Controlling blazes takes a lot ofbravery, yet the firefighters of this city rarely receive any publicity. Inrecognition of this, the People%u2019s Firehouse is running an exhibit ofphotographs by the late Paul Thayer, entitled %u201c Fighting Fire.%u201dThayer, who died last year, lived in a firehouse, arriving with his cameraat as many fires as he could. He developed his pictures in a darkroom in thebasement of a Harlem fire station, and gave free prints to firemen. In thelater years of his life, Thayer%u2019s camera was a movie camera, which he usedto film %u201c The Bravest,%u201d acolor film included in the exhibit.In addition to %u201c Fighting Fire,%u201d the People%u2019s Firehouse will display aphoto exhibit by Jane Eisenberg dealing with the members of the People%u2019sFirehouse%u2019s fight to re-open Engine Oompany 212. In addition to thepictures, there will be a film on the struggle by Mike Higman, featuring theburnings in effigy of Abe Beams, John Zuccotti and John O%u2019Hagen. ThePeople%u2019s Firehouse is located at 125 Wythe Ave. and the exhibits will beopen weekdays 1 p.m.-5 p.m. and evenings by appointment. The displayswill run through October 1. So get down to the People%u2019s firehouse and seepictures of the fires you were lucky enough to miss.Tennis Anyone?It%u2019s Peanuts!It%u2019s happened to too many people. They leave their tennis lessonsbrimming with confidence in their strokes, only to get on the court and beconfronted with opponents who hit the ball at incredible speeds. Foryoungsters with this problem, there is an alternative to swearing off tjiegame forever; they can enter the Mr. Peanut Target Tennis^ompetition. Inthis, the ball is hit to the contestant at a nice slow pace.The competition tests six basic strokes: ground strokes, volleys overheadand serve. For all except the serve, ten balls are hit to the competitor, outof which he must hit five. Targets are placed on the court. Twenty-fivepoints are awarded for hitting the center red area of the targets, 15 for theyellow area, and ten for the blue area. If the ball is hit into the court, butdoesn%u2019t hit a target, five points are awarded. For the serve, targets areplaced in the service box, and the same scoring prevails.The contest is divided into three age groups: 12 and under, 14 andunder, and 16 and under, to help insure equal competition.So far, more than 12,000 youngsters have taken part in the target tenniscompetition. The last two days for signing up will be this Thursday andFriday, July 27 & 28, at the following times and Brooklyn locations:Bensonhurst Pk., Cropsey Ave. & Bay Parkway-7/289a.m.;Ft. Hamilton Pk., Ft. Hamilton Pkwy. & 95th St.-7/289a.m .;Gravesend Playground, 18th Ave. &56th St.-7 /2 8 9 a.m.;Kaiser Pk., Neptune Ave. &25th S t.-7 /27 1 p.m.;Kelly Playground, Ave. S & E. 14th St.-7/28 9a.m .;Linden riayground, Linden Biva. & vermonx Si .-7/27 i p.m.;Marine Pk., Ave. Unr. Gerritsen Ave.-7/279a.m .;McCarron Pk., Driggs Ave. &Lorimer St.-7 /2 7 9a.m .;McKinley Pk., 7th Ave. & 75th St.-7/28 9 a.m.;Pratt Institute, 215 Ryerson St.-7/27 & 7/289a.m .;Prospect Pk., Parade Grounds, Coney Island & ParksideAves.-9/271 p.m.Salvation Army, 110 Kosciusko St.-7/28 9 a.m.How to Make it with MailMuch as we would all like to leave for ourvacations without a care in the world (excepthow to get the darkest tan and avoid baddrinking water), people who are going away fora while should take time out to make sure theirmail doesn%u2019t start piling up in their boxes. Ontop of making the box practically impossible toopen, a crowded mailbox is an open invitationto burglars.There are several measures that can betaken. A friendly neighbor can pick up themail. If neighbors are unwilling or untrustworthy, turn to the Post Office. Arr,can be made to either hold mail orThe Postal Service has some othetips: Buy stamps before you go awa;not be near a post office at your vacAnd don%u2019t forget to write down theof the people you want to keep in toufact, it might not be a bad idea 1 envelopes in advance. Finally, writ*you%u2019ll want people to understand wsaying when you gloat over your grej%u201cAfternoon Sail%u201d IntoYestery |J. 111. Ul I \\time you ccorned beover to BelSeventh A%u2019Page 14, THE PHOENIX, July 27,1978