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about inches wide apply the warm
colored starch to the paper, spreading
it thickly and evenly.
Here's where you have a chance to
exercise your own artistic ability in
making designs. A comb with fine
teeth at one end and coarse teeth at
the other can be drawn over the wet
starch in wavy lines to make one de-
sign. Little ships can easily be made.
Or Just plain little whirls of the brush
will make nice cover design for your
favorite book.
If you want conventionalized roses,
take small potato masler and press
it on the starcll-covered paper and
turn it. press again and turn, repeat
ing till the whole sheet is covered.
There are dozens of other designs
which you'll want to experiment and
discover for yourself See what hap
pens with jar tops and bottle corks
and cookie cutters, etc.
You can make tiny little books,
covered with this gay paper, as spe-
cial gifts for all your best friends.
Make stiff covers of pasteboard, COW
cred with this starched paper, and
write a verse inside on a separate
sheet of white paper Tie them to-
gether with cord But be sure and
let the paper dry thoroughly before
you begin to work on it.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Five Awards
OF 81 Each
Available
Write Your Letter
From Given List
OF Topics.
JUNIOR PAGE READERS:
GoUo uN1, anfArAf1 ov,

JUNIOR PAGE READERS:
Have you entered our
contest yet?
~ Plans for a new feature
on this page-a sort Of Letter
Box for publication of interest
ing letters from young readers
were announced last Sunday.
Five prizes of 81 each are to be
offered each week for the five
best letters sent to the editor on
a variety of given subjects.
AS soon as the contest opened
last week letters began stream
ing in. The winners for the first
contest will be announced next
Sunday.
We wish to remind you, how
ever, that the contest continues
this week with a new set of 81
prizes to be awarded.
Letters must be written on any
one or more of the following
topics:
ture."
my Hobby"
"HOw l Make Spending
Money"
"An Interesting Pet"
How 1 Spent One Vaca-
tion."
There are a few simple rules
for the contest.
Here they are:
1. Select your topic from those
listed aboUe.
2. Place your name, address,
aoe and school at the beginning
OF your letter. Also give your
home telephone number, IT you
haze one.
;. Write simply, as if you were
,,Drittng to a friend or to your
4. Write letters as neatly as
possible. 1t is better to use only
one side of the paper.
In order to be eligible for one
Of the five ST prizes offered this
week, your letter must be in
the office of The Star by Friday.
Winners from the letters re-
ceived by next Friday will be
published two weeks from today.
In addition to the prize winners,
the editor will publish few of the
best letters received.
If you are very young do not be
afraid to enter the contest. In Sc
lecting winners the editor will take
into consideration the age of the
writer. and even if your letter does
not win a prize. there is the chance
that it will be published with your
name and address.
Address your letter to:
Junior Page Editor. The Sunday Star,
Eleventh and Pennsylvania Ave.
N. W.. Washington, D. c.
Decide what topics you would like
to write on and before you begin have
another look at the rules printed above.
1t will be good plan for you to
keep YOUR letters fairly short. That
is. don't write more than three or
four pages. On the other hand. be
sure to give all the necessary informa-
ton in writing on all subjects.
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Riddles
THE Riddle Man has discovered that

THE Riddle Man has discovered that
Boys and girls are not the only
ones who read the riddle column
He's found that adults also like rid
dies, and today he's printing five good
ones which were sent in by Mrs Des
Rocher.
/. Why is hen sitting on fence
like a silver dollar?
g. How does sailor know that
there are elephants in the jungle?
3. Where was Solomons temple?
4. Why is a cats tail like a long
rope?
5. If there was a nickel and dime
on a log and the nickel jumped of
why didn't the dime?
Answers.
/. Because it has its tail on one side
and its head on the other. z. Because
he went to see (sea). 3. On the side
Of his head. 4. Because it Is fur to the
end. s. The dime has more sense
Gents.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Characters Are
Found in Books

How often have you thought to
yourself. as you read book or a
short story. I'D recognize that char
acter If met her on the street." or Il
don't like this story The main char
acter isn't real" Or maybe you've
wondered why you didn't like certain
book and found it was because the
characters did not seem to live.
Well, here's novel way for you to
pep up your reading of stories which
may seem to you dull by really max
ing the characters come to life. Choose
a book which you have read and also
one which some Of your friends know
perhaps something which you have
had to read in your English class in
school. Pick out one of the main
characters, and choose one of your
friends to play that part. Have him
dress the part In a costume of the
period, which you can copy with little
expense from the illustrations in the
book. Do this with several characters.
and have them play little scenes from
the story
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Church Bells Put
To Sfranee Uses

TODAY We think of church bells as
merely saying, Hurry up or you'll
be late. Hurry! Hurry! Time to
start But in other countries and at
other times church bells have had uses
that appear to us as strange and un-
usual
1t was once believed that the ringing
OF church bells would stop storms and
pestilences. drive away enemies and
put out fires. At one time the bell in
st. Pauls Cathedral in London was
rung in great tempests and lightnines
as the old books say.
Again. church bells have been rung
backward to call aid in times of dis
tress and alarm. such as the breaking
out OF big fire. This was the custom
IN many places in Europe, and it is still
practiced. in parts of Switzerland and
Sweden.
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1t won't be long now until the birds
will be back. and you'll see many
pretty ones as you walk through the
woods, So We are giving you couple
of word chains with that idea in mind.
Change PATH to WIND in six
moves.
Change BIRD to CALL in five
moves.
In the sentence below the words are
spelled differently but pronounced
alike. What are they?
1t - to me that all of these -
should be ripped out.
Remove the middle letter from a
word meaning sharply inclined and
get a pace.
Remove the middle letter from a
word for wide and get small nail.
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stopped in the nearest drug store and
secured a telephone directory After
a moment he located the number,
stepped into the telephone booth and
called it. A feminine voice answered,
and when he asked for Mr. Wheeler,
she inquired who was calling. He
gave his name without any hope that
the important public official would
actually talk to him.
But a moment later he heard a
crisp. decisive voice on the other end
Of the wire. Dan put his lips close
to the mouthpiece
"Mr. Wheeler he said, 1--WE seen
in the paper where you are trying to
wipe out all the racketeers In the
city"
That's right"
We'll. I'm a boy working in a
tailor shop down on Wade street. A
couple of hard eggs are trying to make
my boss pay them $40 a week for pro-
lection, and wondered if you couldn't
do something about it."
you bet can!" the voice replied.
If you'll just come to my office to-
morrow and tell me all about it :"
Dan interrupted TO explain why this
was impossible. The voice was silent
for moment, then 1t said:
Gould you come out to my home
tonight? could see you about 9
o'clock"
why, yes replied Dan, somewhat
startled at the suggestion. Sure, I
can do that"
Good. III look for you at 9
| o'clock"
DAN hung up the receiver and left
the booth, breathing rapidly in
his excitement. He hurried home to
the shabby three-story apartment
building in which he lived, had his sup
per. changed to his best clothes, and
then tried to kill time until o'clock
Evening star., 1938-03-20
HISTOR|CRAhAS X By Leslie Hartley
THIS HEROIC BRONZE STAT
UE OF WILLIAM JENNINGS

THIS HEROIC BRONZE STAT
UE OF WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN IN POTOMAC PARK
WAS ERECTED BY THE WILL
LIAM JENNINGS BRYAN ME-
MORTAL ASSOCIATION AND
UNVEILED MAY 3. 1884, IN A
CEREMONY IN WHICH PRESI-
DENT ROOSEVELT AND OTHER
HIGH GOVERNMENT OFF,
GALS PARTICIPATED. GUT
ZOM BORGLUM Is THE SCULP-
TOR.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
the Great Commoner" who
was born March 10. 1860. often has
been called the Henry Clay of his
day because Of his long and unsuc-
cessful struggle for the presidency
of the United States.
Accepting the American philoso-
ply, three times and out" how
CNCA, olydlA, dAVCI 1lAo GAAlA " NCAC0o
as candidate for that high ohhce,
turned to writing and the lecture
stage, though he still remained an
influential member of his party.
An advocate Of silver as a mone-,
tary standard, Bryan at the Demo-
cratic national convention in 1896
delivered his celebrated speech con-
tanning the passage: You shall
not press down upon the brow of
labor this crown of thorns; you
shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross Of gold" 1t is generally be-
lieved that this speech contributed
to his unexpected nomination at
that time.
Also an advocate of peace, as Sec
retary of State under President
Wilson, Bryan resigned when he re-
fused to sign the Presidents sec
ond note to Germany in protest to
the sinking Of the Lusitania.
His last dramatic appearance was
ct the trial In 1925 Of John T,
Scopes, the Tennessee teacher &C.
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paper, handkerchiefs, cigarettes, ci-
gars, numbers, matches. and so forth;
but I don't believe that we have ever
had Q trick which was presented with
corks.
-Corks are very easily obtainable,
and since they are so light. they make
. very easy accessory to carry around
in the pocket. always ready for a per-
formance at a moments notice.
Effect: Removing two unprepared
corks from his pocket, the entertainer
explains to his audience that he has
q peculiar magnetic attraction for
these particular articles.
After the corks have been exam
ined to the satisfaction of the spec
tators, the magician takes them and
places them together with the two
largest ends touching.
Holding the top cork only, the magi-
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Her dolls are only a small part OF
Margarets collection of Far East
ern objects. She has many beautiful
fans from China. Japan and Korea
many types of sandals worn in all
these countries. Korean hats, Chinese
pipes, sets Of games like the battle
dore and shuttlecock and others The
entire collection is always exhibited
at the same time she shows the court
dolls.
Among her prized possessions is a
soft cotton ball covered with silk en-
broidered in elaborate colored designs,
which was a farewell gift from q
Japanese friend
Another Of her souvenirs is a friend
ship cup, hand-painted with japanese
symbols. with her name also printed
on it in English. One of her fans is
autographed in japanese symbols.
Though she has forgotten most OF
the japanese language, Margaret still
is adept in the use Of chopsticks and
is fond of serving a Japanese dish
called suki yaki. which she described
as sort Of Japanese chop suey.
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clan releases his hold on the other.
and wonder of wonders, the bottom
cork adheres to the top one as if mag
netized!
Explanation: Presenting this effect
requires little or no practice, and al
though you won't find that true with
the general run of magical effects,
this one is an exception.
When the corks are returned to the
magician, he merely moistens the
top, or large end, of one of them quite
unnoticed by the audience.
Now, when the corks are placed
together, they will stick together as
though magnetized and, because of
their liehtness. they won't fall apart
until separated by the entertainer.
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COvks in Trick
Seem Attached

BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.
MY TRICK today is, believe, bit
different from the effects that
! have described in the past, in that
1t Is done with an entirely new article,
or prop" as we would say in stage
language.
We have had tricks with cards,
coins. bottles, dominoes. ropes, strings.
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AIRY listened Sympathet1call!
M while her father bemoanet
IV the fate that had overtaker
4 4 him. Then suddenly Dar
uttered and exclamation.
Look here. Mr.. Roden!' he cried
'I've got an idea. I've been reading
where this new district attorney
Wheeler, I think his name ISIS max.
ing war on all the racketeers in the
city. Why don't you 60 and tell him
about these men who were just ir
here? know he'd do something abou,
it,"
Mr.. Roden's eyes opened wide ir
alarm.
mo, mol" he protested. That's the
worst thing could do. know a man
who owns small garage over on Nine
teenth street. Some racketeers tried
to shake him down. and he went to the
police. Two nights later the garage
was set on fire. and he lost everything
But you can't just let them get
away with this!" Dan insisted. You
can't just hand over $40 a week to
them"
Mr.. Roden shook his head hopeless
ly. If they only hadn't asked so
much, I might pay it. Maybe when
they come back tomorrow. I can get
them to cut 1t down.
PUT any such hope was destroyed
when the racketeers appeared on
the following day Mr.. Roden pro-
tested and pleaded, insisting that his
business couldn't possibly stand 50
large tax every week. He even got
out the soiled books in which he kept
his accounts, and tried to prove his
statements. The short, overdressed
man merely laughed at him.
Go on pail" he jeered I'VE know
you have plenty put away some
where. You can afford it. Now cough
up!'
Not $40 a week. Mr.. Roden walled
X can't pay $40 a week. Twenty
maybe 1 could raise. but not $40"
You'll raise $40" the racketeer
sneered. "and like it! How about that
girl of yours that was in here yester-
day. You wouldn't want anything to
happen to her. would you?"
Mr.. Roden went as pale as ghost
and shrank back against the counter
The two racketeers gazed at him con-
temptuously for a moment, uttered
another warning, and left.
Mr.. Roden wrung his hands. What
can do?" he moaned. The next time
they come in, III give them something
to satisfy them. And III close up my
shop at the end of next month, wher
I have to move out Of here"
Dan knew that it was useless tc
argue with his employer, who va.
thoroughly cowed and frightened
When the boy left the shop a short
time later to make his last delivery
his face was very serious. It looked
as though he was going to lose a job
and that was bad enough. But he
hadn't liked the sound Of the rack
eteers' threats against Mary Roden
That might prove far more serious
than the mere loss of Job or the
closing up Of business.
nAN thought about the problem all
the time he was making his calls
and by the time he finished work
that evening. had reached decision
He was going to try to get in touch
with District Attorney Wheeler. He
realized that he must do it secretly
without Mr.. Roden's knowledge, ano
there was no way that he could fine
time during the day to go to the dis.
trict attorneys Office. So he decided
to try to get in touch with him BY
telephone at his home
AS soon as he left the shop he
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE,

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
!. On condition that
3. Fallen tree.
6. Exclamation.
| 8. Negative.
| 8. Burial vase.
10. The smallest State (abbe.).
II. Retained.
13. Busy insects.
IS. Nickname for q lefthanded person.
II. Ocean.
10. Chart.
l9. Hold, grasp.
%. A petition. request.
"a. Sailors cry.
AZ. Electrical engineer (abbr.).
20. Shade Of brown.
30. The sun god.
81. BY.
80. Evening.
80. Printers measure.
VERTICAL.
1, Writing fluid.
2. Enemy.
3. A stringed instrument.
4. Used with either.
5. An insect.
6. Painting.
7. Belonging to him.
| IL. Position.
IA. Neurological wood spirit.
is. A Southern State (Abbr.).
20. Tardy.
81. OF sound mind.
%. A common vegetable.
%. Allow.
rs. Metal in the native state.
26. Sweet potato.
| 29 Average (abbr.).
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
l. Gross. word puzzle solution.
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CrOwded Coupe.

WE HAVE heard of the woman who
lived III the shoe
Who had children so many she knew
not what to do.
Her troubles were grievous, but pity
these who
Carry nine or ten kids in a car built
for two.
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National Usher Once
Dead End Player
Eugene Lerner Recalls His
Experiences and Reveals
Stage Ambitions.

YEAR playing plays
Today 19,
~ where a
a hard-luck the
boy who had break and
he hard
winter, to see Dead End
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Capital Girl Observes
Oriental Doll Fete
Margaret Morse Adopted This
Ancient Practice While
Living in Japan.

HE month OF March busy time
street NV That's when she observes the Festival
In Japan where she picked
takes place March ee extended
er period OF several weeks This
remona dolls dozens Of
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1EOIU.
cused of violating the State law
prohibiting the teaching of evolu-
ton in public schools. He died a
few days later on July 26 after
the conviction Of Scopes and was
buried in Arlington National Gene.
tefy.
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letter Contest Enters Second Week With New Offered
Unqvelc0me Visitors :: By %.:,ss W. ssys'
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Turner works for John Roden. .
building only . few doors from one Of the
city's boulevards. A new apartment build
and Dan gets a lot Of business from the
angry and discouraged He has Just had
orders from his landlord. Old Man Silver,
to move out Of the shop in 80 days, al
though he @ had lease that ,I,us runs for two
that, building inspectors have pronounced
The building unsafe, but Mr.. Roden thinks
this Is plan to get the tenants out, so II
can be rented again at higher rates, Mr..
Roder feels helpless against Silver's wealth
and influence. but Dan urges him to night.
Then two rough -looking men enter the shop
and announce that they have come to sisn
tective Association at 500 membership fee
and $40 weekly dues. Mr.. rRoden protests
that this sum will put him out of business.
but the racketeers point out that they'll
put him out Of business u he doesn't join.
As they leave the shop, Mary. Mr. Roden' 3
daughter, enters and he tells her Of his
NOW 90 ON WITH THE STORY.
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lust Reuersed

Just Reversed.
DETER: have had this car for
many years and never had a
wreck.
David: You mean you've had this
wreck for many years and never had
q car.
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For the Puzzle Fans

w YE HAVEN'T given you a
M maze puzzle for some time,
w but here's one that We
hope you'll like With your
pencil. start at the bottom and try
to find the one shortest path that
will lead you through the maze. And
don't cross over any lines!
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GO ON WITH THE STORY.
INSTALLMENT IL

INSTALLMENT ii.
\ 4 AIRY listened sympathetically
M while her father bemoaned
W. the fate that had overtaken
4 4 him. Then suddenly Dan
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BITTINGER

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Shaffer, near
Miami, Fla, who spent the past few
weeks here as the guests of Mrs.
Skaters sister, Mrs. 0. C. Buckle, re-
turned to- their southern home on
Tuesday of this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shaffer were accompanied on their
homeward trip by Mrs. 0. c. Buckle
and her daughter, Alice. Mrs. Buckle
and daughter will spend the winter in
Florida
Roy Broadwater spent last Sunday
as the guest of Miss Alverta Bauch,
at her home in the Cove.
Leon Curran returned to his studies
at the University of North Carolina,
early this week.
Miss Dorothy Curran returned to
Pittsburgh last week to resume her
work as teacher in one of the schools
near that city.
Mrs. Resides and daughter, Bell
fonte, Pa, visited Mrs. Resides sister,
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home in Meyersdale after spending
several months visiting her aunt,
Mrs. A. j. Mellinger. She was &C
companied home by Miss Vida Mel
linger who will spend several week.
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Hetrick and
children, Springs, were visiting Mrs
Hetrick's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Johnston, over the weekend. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Het,-
rick's sister, Miss Elsie Johnston.
Miss Pauline Reckner has returned
to her home here after a short visit
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Amos Reckner, Accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Beckman and
children motored to Morgantown one
day last week.
The Lutheran congregation of
Meadow Mountain will hold their an
nual Harvest Home Service Sunday
evening, Sept. II, at 8 o'clock. Every
body welcome.
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The U. B. Ladies' Aid of Loeb Lynn
will serve chicken supper in the
Ladies' Aid hal Ion Thursday, Septem-
Der Is, beginning at $50. The charge
will be so cents for adults and 25
cents for children. All are invited to
attend. -t.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church Of ~Kitzmiller is serving a
Maryland baked ham dinner on Fri
day evening, September 8, beginning
at $3.50 p. M, at the church. Suppers
are so cents per plate. The patronage
of the public is solicited.
The Rev. ]. R. Marley Cass, of Mt
Rainier, Md, will be in chrage of servi!
ces at st. Matthew's Episcopal church,
Oakland, and in the parish, during the
absence of the Rector, Rev. David G.
Trimble, who is vacationing in Canada.
Services at Deer Park and Swanton
will be as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Smouse and FAM
lily, of Holidays Cove, w. Va, and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Falkenstein and
family, of Myersville, Md, visited rel
atives here Sunday and Monday. Mr..
and Mrs. Smouse upon their return
home were accompanied by the for+
mer's mother, Mrs. Anna Smouse.
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NORTHGLADE

There will be Sunday school Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Everyone is
welcome.
Church service at the North Glade
M. E. church Friday evening, the 8th,
at 8 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Paul
r. Maness.
Miss Eloise Newton, Luke, is visit
ing Miss Vida Mellinger for few
days. ......
Mrs. Mae Beckman spent the past
weekend in Fairmont visiting rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Merrill spent
the past weekend with Mr.. Merrill's
brother, Charles Merrill, at Oakland
There will be a lawn fete in John
Mason's grove Saturday night, Sept
10, for the benefit of the Meadow
Mountain Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Straton, of
Washington, D. c., were visiting Mrs
STATIONS sister, Mrs. Arthur Fitz-
water, Sunday.
Miss Edna Nolte returned to her
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DIED
RONALD LEE FRESH

Funeral services were held last
Wednesday, August 81, for Ronald
Lee Fresh, son of Mr.. and Mrs. HUI
bert Fresh, of Frostburg, who died
at his home on Monday, August 20.
Rev. A. NJ. Wright, pastor of the Re
formed church, Salisbury, Pa, and
Rev. Karl Beck, pastor of the Salem
Reformed church, Frostburg, off
ciated. Miss Harriet Brode, Darleen
and Doris Warwick, of New Germany,
sang.
Interment was made in the Ale
gany cemetery. Surviving are his
parents.
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Mrs. Hettie Doolittle, at her home
here last SUNDAY.
Mrs. C. C. Beachy was confined to
her bed last week by an attack of
lumbago.
Charles H. Wiley, Canton, O., spent
the weekend with his family here.
Miss Marie Wiley, a student nurse
in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, is
spending her vacation at her home
here.
Josephus Glotfelty, accompanied by
his son Elwood and family, visited
relatives in and near Reisterstown,
Md, part of last week
Mrs. Edna Volk, of Cumberland,
visited relatives here last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, Deer
Park, visited relatives here on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Befans, of
Washington, D. c., spent Sunday
with relatives here.
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Union Holiness Tabernacle

Special revival services begin Fri
day night, September 8; music at 7,
preaching at 1880. Rev. C. B. Fugett,
Ashland, KY, will be evangelist in
in charge. Prof. Burl Sparks will be
musician and song leader, and he is
inviting talented local musicians to
assist.
Services every night and Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Fugett will give his
life's story Sunday night, September
II.