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CITY COUNCIL
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ter was laid over for further con-
sideration.
"A letter was read from Julian
J, Marks entering complaint about
assessments on his property hold
ings, asking a refund due to GER
tain conditions. The property is
assessed for $4,000 The matter
was referred to the city attorney
for his opinion.
The council confirmed the APP
pointment of DR.. ]. B. Parramore
to succeed B. Curry Moreno, re-
signed, as member of the Hous-
ing Authority. The appointment
was made by Acting Mayor Viii.
liam Freeman, who requested the
confirmation Of the board.
r. E. drummer of the Crummei
Bonding Company Of Chicago
which is handling the bondzre-
funding issue for the city anc
county, was present at the meet
ing last night along with Mr.
Rogers, who is office manager o.
the company at Miami
Mr.. drummer addressed the
board giving an outline of the
bond .y.af,1ndinc nropOsition. anC
requested the council to institute
certain proceedings which he sale
was very necessary in bringing
the matter to a successful con
clusion. The council was favor
able toward the suggestions made
by Mr.. drummer, and the boare
will take them under consldera'
ton on making up the budget TO
the coming year in which will bt
embodied certain monies to b
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She nodded. do you think it
is possible for a tree to be men
tally deranged?" He didn't start
and stare at her as she had half
expected. Instead he replied after
thoughtful moment. ITO think
that ! should meet a girl like you
in place like this"
you believe Pm goofy too"
The dust in the air was moving
now and the sands whispered
along the ground. but he seemed
undisturbed.
IF you're a goof, then so am I,
and we are goofs together" he
declared. The wall in the wires
above had changed to a deep
toned roar. "Are you a hermit"
she asked.
well, hardly" he ehuckled.
There seem to be gaps in your
education.
'sYour friends, the Nagaras,
say" he went on after a moment
shat life is the prick of sacred
dagger which lets us imagine
we're born and we died, when in
truth we remain immortal be-
ings."
Her eyes were growing larger
and larger. Il wish they'd come,
she half moaned.
"I'm glad / came" he declared
! his voice bland as cream. Here
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SERIAL STORY
STARTING TODAY

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GER solves this romantic tangle
brilliantly.
Rita Mphler Hanson is the au-
thor of ''The Road to Shani Lun, .
one of the most successful Sc
rails the Associated Press has
serviced.
Mrs. Hanson's "The Sacred
| Dagger" is set in central Asia,
as was 'Shani Lun.o And this is
4 territory that the author has
studied for many years, since as
a child on the Pacific coast she
came to know and understand the
Chinese.
Many of her summers have
been spent riding the western
mountains and plains, not unlike
those of Asia.
Before marriage she taught
school, and later, when her son
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An American Girl Finds Adventure
And Romance In Exotic Central Asia

another box and placed y on the
trunk for her to- sit on and then
drew the designated case 70 MN.
"Give me the key
Anne sat down quickly and
fumbled in her purse. I'll guess
you saved my life, she stam-
mered.
isMore or less" He inserted the
KEY in the lock and then looked
up ait her. smile about his eyes
and mouth. The mouth was sensl-
tive but q firm chin balanced II
II hope you appreciate deeply
what have done for you.
I'll do, naturally.
"And feel properly gratefui ana
indebted to me"
'.Of - Of course" she said.
sThank you very much. am
grateful" She felt dazed. The
whole thing was unreal. 1t was
an illusion this creepy place. had
laid upon her and would snatch
away again. ;,
'sI'm glad to hear you say it."
he declared. .That's not always
the way people here in the
Orient feel about having their
lives saved" He lifted the case
for her to open and make ner
selection. His actions and hers
seemed real enough. He laid the
case aside waiting for her to re-
move her ox2ords and pack them
He watched critically while she
laced the boots snugly about her
ankles.
"Give those bows an extra
knot" he advised. He must be ex-
pecting her to travel somewhere.
Maybe he had been sent to meet
her. He acted dictatorial enough.
She inquired about it. He sat
down on the shoe case facing her.
Il wasn't sent to meet you In
the way you mean. But" his grey
eyes smiled at her, there is a
way in which / was sent"
Anne had begun to get hold of
herself. She asked bluntly. what
does that mean?"
"You wouldn't believe me If I
told you" He looked around.
"Why don't your native friends
appear?"
Perhaps they're waiting for
you to leave"
'Oh, no. If they were approach
ing ! would have been warned"
II gave her a feeling of unseen
eyes upon them. He relaxed with
an elbow on the other steamer
trunk, but he kept his voice
pitched low. you shouldn't be
left here alone. It'll soon be dark. .
She knew it all too well. This
place has an evil reputation he
went on, "the local shepherds say
it's haunted"
She held herself with an eff
fort Are you trying to frighten
met"
Gould it be done?" he asked
regarding her; brown eyes, red
lips, wine bronze hair In short
dishevelled ringlets. And he had
already felt the slenderness Of
her body. 'You didn't scream
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ANNOUNCE CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMS

The United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission announces open
competitive examinations for
Inspector, engineering materials
construction assistant purchas-
Ing clerk. purchasing clerk, as
sisiant purchasing clerk and
junior purchasing clerk for filing
vacancies in the War Depart
ment. Fifth u S. Civil Service
District, comprising the states Of
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi. South Carolina and Ten.
nezsee.
Applications must be filed with
the manager, Fifth U. S. Civil
Service District. New Post Office
Building. Atlanta, Ga, before
the close Of business on Septem,
Der 10.
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HOT SOUP offers
EASIEST WAY
to proUide hot food for
summer. meals
says Dorothy Greig

ONG before there talk about heathfu ball
- diets SUCH remember Grandma admonish-
ing us Now don't you so filling up cold food 1t chis
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MRS. ISABEL BALL
TAKES TWO COURSES
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Lawrence Plaindealer, Canton,
n. 4, Tuesday. July %:
There is IN progress at st.
Lawrence University this sum
mer q continuation of the special
course given the past two years
ia Remedial Reading. This year
3 much more extensive course is
being given at the University.
The Remedial Reading Insti-
tuie is being conducted here as
part Of the summer session with
Miss Gladys L. Persons, an assoc
ciate Of Dr. Center. in charge,
and with Miss Briggs assisting.
In fact, there are many interest
inR aspects to the broadening
scope Of this whole subject. As
one OF her students in Florida,
rr. Center had MRS. Isabel Ball
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Chapter One
Alone On The Desert

Alone On The Desert
TWNHE somber grey haze
OF a slow-rising storm
was sitting over the
IN desert at the lonely
place of the tomb. Jus
Masar. Anne Willard threw
ner gloves and beret on the
me white gravel that looked like
the spilntered bones Of prehis-
torlc monsters and ran slim fin-
kers through her chestnut hair.
her head was aching after the
long bus ride, and the fact that
her
She had followed the directions
70 her fathers telegram explicit
~. Here she stood, bag and bag
gage, dropped from the Russian
concession bus that crosses the
kalmar desert to the border OF
Shani Lun. With sinking heart
she watched 1t disappear, running
beside the telegraph line that cir
cled a high. permanent dune
which was anchored by tamarisk
shrubs in grotesque shapes that
looked like devil dancers.
This mission she was on was
dangerous. she knew. But arch-
biologists do not expect life Of
ease and safety. This was the
thing she had lived for, longed
for all her young life-to share
her parents profession. It had
seemed gay and romantic in an
ticipation. Yet now that the time
had come il took on somewhat
terrifying aspect
She looked over at the round-
domed tomb in a hollow between
the hillocks.
'The resting place of an Arab
Ian missionary, descendent of the
Prophet. blessed Of Allah" the
Sart bus driver had told her IN
his broken English. He thought
there might be a half-crazed her.
nit living somewhere in the cliffs
above. but he did not question
her desire to be left in such a
place. She was from America
where people have strange Gus
toms. and from which they make
still stranger pilRrimages.
Anne noticed single poplar
tree that grew beside the tomb.
a young thing perhaps half her
own age and more than twice as
tail Il proclaimed the season by
q show OF new green leaves As
she walked towards II she saw
evidence Of the anguished life it
had led IN the twisted trunk and
broken limb stubs. Anne had a
special feeling for trees. Some
times she could talk to them and
fancy they responded.
A sudden guest Of wind sprang
up from nowhere and struck her
like q slap in the face. She backed
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and daughter were in high school
she began once again to expert
ence the lure of the Orient. Now
she has only one formula for her
writing-she takes, she says,
typical Americans, drops them in
to the Asiatic setting she knows
so well, and lets them work out
their own adventures.
Now she feels that her love of
the out-of-doors may have been
transmitted to her children, who
each summer take to the wilder
parts of the Cascade mountains
to work out adventures for them
selves.
But she does not worry, even
when she hears nothing fdr
weeks.
This story starts today in The
Citizen.
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of Key West who desired to con-
tinue her study. DIR. Center sug-
gested that she come to Canton.
Mrs. Ball is mere, not only as
student in the Reading Institute
but as an assistant in the Read
ing School.
f'The purpose of the Reading
Institute for which Miss Persons
was called to st. Lawrence, is
teacher training. She has two
classes of teachers to whom she
presents methods of teaching
Reading The students are d.
vided into the advanced and the
beginner classes and the whole
object of this instruction is to
equip teachers SO they can 60
back into their schools and
teach remedial sreading and a
deyelopmental program of read
ing. ysssreg gbaa Jt.
Miss Persons is an artistic
and inspired teacher. In addi4
ton to the regular lecture hour
with her advanced group in
| methods, she teaches a demon
stration class which they OBJ
serve. She demonstrates her
teaching methods through the
use of the lesson units in the
books of the Reading and Think
ing" series by Miss Persons and
Miss Center.
"The new feature of the Insti-
tute this summer is the Reading
School Miss Persons has been
director of the Reading Project
at Theodore Roosevelt High
School and associate director OF
the New York University Read.
ing Clinic Parents send their
children to the Reading Clinic
to secure individual instruction
in reading.
"On Miss Persons origina
J staff was Miss J; Briggs from
Barringer High School, Newark
: N, j., and also Mr. Deming, y;
member Of the psychology de-
paItment of St. Lawrence. AS hel
plans for the enrichment of thu
whole Institute program devel
oped, Miss Persons found tina
she needed more instructors. Mr.
George Bennett, technician a
the New York University Read
ing Clinic, was summoned. Mr.
Lester Ward Parker Of the regu
lar summer faculty was borrow
ed for oral reading. Mrs. Bal
and Mr.. Gallagher, students il
Miss Persons advanced cours,
for teachers were added: Mrs
Ball for special work and Mr.
Gallagher for vocabulary.
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used in connection with the bond
refunding proposition.
Members of the County Com
mission and School Board were
also in attendance as well as Will
liam r. Porter, who is interested
in the drummer refunding, all
taking part in the discussion at
fecting the county especially, and
the city as well.
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away and returned to her luggage
beside the telegraph pole whose
wires were htiEnrllinE d dismal
wall. Drawing the telegram from,
her coat pocket. she verified once
more the place OF meeting. the
tomb Jus Masar. But for the first
time she began to wonder If the
message had really come from
her father somewhere beyond in
the Bekkan Bula Mountains.
An enemy could have signed
his name. and there were enemies,
she knew. Shy-a Mayo was ru-
mored 10 be the greatest arch-
geological treasure of the CEN
turtles - could it be found and
and claimed.
Anne fastened the collar of her
red canelhair coat against the
chill spring air and stood there
trembling q little. What IL nobody
came to meet her? 1t was then
she heard the rustling IN the sand,
and turning, saw tall, dark
figure pause by the tomb as she
spied him, and then continue
across the space between them.
He was a young man, smooth
shaven, brownfaced, with the bold
hawk-like features of an Arab.
He wore black boots. a snug, mile
tary-cut overc0at and a high,
lambskin cap set at q iaunty am
gle. And there was a very strange
look in his sharp grey eyes as
he kept them fastened upon her.
She stood rooted to the spot
ViperIiS
.sDUT he can't be q half-crazed
D hermit--dressed like that"
she thought @Ha must be Rus
sian" She thought he was lift
ing q hand to his cap in salute
when suddenly he sprang at her,
caught her about the waist, lifted
her to one of the steamer trunks.
Then he was grinding something
in the sand with the heel Of his
boot.
Desert viper" he said in Eng
lish. you shouldn't be wearing
low shoes in a place like this
He spoke without an accent.
I'll supposed there would be
a village" she heard herself re-
plying in faint voice.
He gave her q sharp look.
what are you doing here alone?"
She had hoped for q moment that
he had been sent to meet her.
vI'm not alone" she replied
guardedIy. II have native friends
about. Niagara tribesmen." She
couldn't tell if he believed her
or not.
Niagara tribesmen here7 Then
they've come a long way from
their native hills" He picked up
the little snake by the tail and
tossed il away. do you mind IL
i stay till they appear"
who --- who are your" she
asked.
I'm q fellow-wanderer. Have
you a pair Of walking boots in
your luggage?" She pointed
mutely to 4 black case. He lifted
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your innards."
Her instinct was sound, at that,
for nowadays we all realize that
hot food is an aid TO speedy diges.
ton. We know that we feel better
for II. and that we get through hot
weather more comfortably when we
have some hotcfood with every
meal. 3 lsre nc Ge1
A Hight hot soup Is one OF the
most appetizing OF all hot dishes
for a summer meal. Certainly 1t is
the easiest to prepare-just open
the can. add an equal quantity OF
water or milk. and heat. And it's a
Murray from Nom who thereby
saves herself working over a. hot
range before a meal on a smother
ing day.
With hot soup decided upon as
the hot dish in a meal. all the other
main dishes can be prepared in the
cool OF the morning and tucked
safely away In the refrigerator until
meal time.
Plans for such warm day meals
might be something on this order:
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CARD OF THANKS

With profound gratitude we
wish to express our appreciation
To those friends and neighbors
who were so kind TO us during our
recent sorrow, the loss of our be-
loved one, Glenda Rae Roberts.
We wish to thank those who gave
the use of their cars and the
donors of the lovely floral tri-
butes,
aug26-1t THE FAMILY.
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MiaHiGns Wed
In Key West

Nelson c. Demorest, 35-year-
old Mani cartoonist, and Mary
q. Hickman. Is, also of Miami,
were married yesterday by Coun-
~ Judge Raymond R. Lord.
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Cream OF Asparagus Soup
Ito condemned soup add an equal
quantity 81 milk
Gold Meat Loaf
Sliced Tomatoes Potato Chips
Mu6iHs
Fresh Fruit ShOrfcake
Coffee
Chicken-C umb0 Soup
Ito the condemned soup add an eqad,
quantity Of qcdterj
Cold Sliced Ham gifh Stuffed Eggs
NeiS Potato Salad
Corn Sticks
Peach Tart
iced Coffee Nth Cream
Tomato SOup
(ddd an equal quantity Of milk OF
mater to condensed tomato s0upJ
Sliced Cold Lamb--MinI geIIy
RGiU Vegetable Salad
Fresh Sliced Peaches on Vanilla
Ice Cream
Iced Tea With Mint
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26
AT ST. JAMES

st. James A. M. e. Church: With
a large lighted Christmas tree on
the rostrum, flowers in memory of
the father and mother of Mr.. ].
Rome, the Senior Choir rendering
special music, Rev. B. N. Moore
preached his pref Christmas SER
mon on Sunday, December 81. At
5 p. m. the Sunday School gave its
Christmas pageant and received its
gifts Of candy and fruit. At the
8 p. m. service, Louis G. Gregory
brought an inspiring message,
"The Love Of God and the Brother
hood of Man."
Rev. B. N. Moore spoke on the
Brotherhood Hour over WTCN at
a p. m. and gave a most impress
sive and masterful address.
The Nativity pageant by the
Senior Choir and the Choral Club
will be given at 6 a. m. Christmas
morning.
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NQUISITTVE SAL
Continued on Page Sikh

recovery from your present illness
and best Of luck in coming year.
Miss Magnolia Latimer - To
learn her secret on how to retain
a sweet disposition.
To All the Boys in Army Camps
"A Merry Xmas and a Happy New
Year. Also, hurry up and win the
war, and remember your girl
friends and families are waiting
for you.
Mrs. Arthur HOward-More bub-
bling enthusiasts like her.
To Each and EveryOne-Even
though your names are not men,
toned here-A Merry Xmas to all
of you.
Miscellaneous Mutterings:
JEWELL MAINS all a-futter,
bein' that her fiance, BEN ALEX
ANDER, will be arriving in town a
few days after Xmas. Xmas
parties are holding the imelight
now you know. The Canoes will
probably have a nice crowd out to
their dancing party on Christmas
Mite. Well, I hope all you men
have made room for your presents
which will probably be rolling in
from the lovelights of your life.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-26

The Nursery School children of
the Phyllis Wheatley Settlement
House were entertained at a Christ
mas party by a club of girls from
the Southwest High School on
Monday afternoon. Gifts were pre-
scented each child and refreshments
were served. The nursery school
children in turn sang for their
guests.
Mrs. L. A. Hall, 7O8 Oak Lake
Ave. No., returned ON Monday
from Chicago where she has been
visiting her sister.
The Jolly Sixteen Club enter
tanned friends at a Christmas par
ty on Saturday night, December
20, at the Phyllis Wheatley House.
Punch was served on a very beau
tifully decorated service table.
Miss Anita Mason, daughter of
Mrs. Blanche Mason, will be quiet
ly married on Christmas evening
at st. Thomas Episcopal Church
with Father Melbourne Hogarth
performing the ceremony. She will
become the bride Of Mr.. Wilbert
Vernon Jones of Kansas City, No.
Attendants for the wedding will be
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Miss Mary Rollins of Minneapolis
and Mr.. Noel Harris of St. Paul.
Mrs. Vernon J. Rice of Pasadena,
Calf, and Mrs. o. S. Crittenden, Of
Detroit, sisters Of Mrs. Ollie Lind
say, of 500 E. Twenty-ffth St., are
in the city visiting. This will be
the sisters first Christmas togeth-
er since childhood. The out-of-
town visitors are also aunts Of Mr..
and Mrs. S. D. Harris.
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Speaking of presents for men-One
lady we know bought a dozen ties
land they are not cheap ones
either) and she says she gives one
to each of the men where she
works, from the janitor to the boss
himself, and on Xmas Eve she has
to hire a taxi TO carry home the
boxes she gets in return. (Quite a
featl) -. MRS. C. H. ROPER of
st. Paul was recently appointed
Chairman Of the Inter- Racial Edu-
cation Committee Of the WV. CA.
She has the distinction of being the
first race woman to hold this Office.
There are now two Race Wom-
en- on the Central "Y" Board. MISS
CONSTANCE FISHER Of Family
Service was elected to the Board
two years ago. Boy, is that s.
Mpls. girl angry since she found
out that her boy friend has given
his last years girl a Xmas present
and has only sent her a card Il
can't see how the b. +. is going to
EXPLAIN -. Well, the skating sea-
son is on IN full force and our pop
ular gals and sheils are busy jibing
one another in the cold, crisp, ali
under the stars, instead of on a
crowded dance floor. IT'S said
DIR. JAMES MIREE may be home
for the holidays from Washington
D. C.
Bein' that you are all busy Xmas
shopping and Sal is busy doing the
same thing, we are sure that no one
wants this column to be any longer
so here's wishing everyone again &
most happy Xmas.
YOUR PAL,
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To them this columnist extends tn
a bright and happy New Year.
though is Corporal Ollie Lewis of
Fl. Cook, Nebr., who will arrive
on the 28th for a three-day fur
Tough. He will be the house guest
of his mother, Mrs. Roberta Lewis,
759 Rondo Ave.
Mrs. J. Walton Crump, $50 Full
Ter Ave-, left Tuesday, December
%, for New York City to spend
the Christmas holiday season with
her daughter, Miss Charlotte
Crump, publicity director of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People. Mrs.
Crump will return to the city the
first Of next year, and will visit
in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh be-
fore returning home.
Mr.. Albert Burgess, son of Mr..
and Mrs. M. R. Burgess, 970 Ron
do Ave-, is in the city for the
Christmas holidays. Mr.. Burgess
is now making his home in New
York City with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Brown, BAT
Halsey st.
Mrs. Dewey Jackson and daugh-
ter, Ventress, 739 Rondo Ave-, left
the city Friday, December 10, to
spend the Christmas holidays in
Clarksdale, Miss, with relatives
and friends. They will also visit
in st. Louis, Mo-, and Memphis,
Tenn, before returning home.
Miss Norma Davis designed the
program covers for the US Owls
Girl Reserves ceremonial held late
in November. Her name was in
advertently omitted from the
write-up.
MIR. Willie Hill of Birmingham,
Ala, and Mr.. A. l. Foster, execu-
tive secretary Of the Chicago Ur-
ban League, were the house guests
Of Mrs. Villa Wilson, 697 st. An
thony Ave-, while they were in the
city during last week.
An attractive visitor to the city
this week will be Mrs. Jimmie
Griffin of Kalamazoo, Mich, who
will arrive on Christmas Day to
spend the holidays with her hus-
band, Jimmie Griffin, 671 w. Gen.
trail Ave. Mrs. Griffin is the for
mer Miss Edna Smoot of West Vir-
GINA. The Griffins have one baby
daughter. Mr.. Griffin is employed
as a guard at the New Brighton
Defense Plant and is a part-time
employee of the st. Paul Police
Force.
Rev. d. Pinclmey Jones, Oil Car
roll Ave-, continues i'll at his home
but is improving.
The Christmas party activities
for this 1941 Christmas season will
get off on poppy, swinging start
when the Cameo Social Club will
entertain about one hundred and
fifty guests at an informal dancing
party on Christmas Mite at the
Sterling Club. Out-of-town visitors
will be special guests. Miss Peggy
Tresvan is heading the committee
on arrangements. On Friday,
December &c, the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of the Sterling Club has issued in
vitations for dancing party with
Mrs. Villa Wilson chairman of the