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Porterdeld Shea back?
Don't get me wrong" Rofe cautioned "Im pretty high
my club don't think it's quite ready to match the
ability and balance the Yankees nor the power OF the RED
At least this in all sincerity until get real
good look at new first baseman
Sweet Sight, That Big Homer
Dick Kryhosk, large, ungainly young man who hit 1923
League after serving an early stretch
Yank, Reds first baseman. That's the hope OF the
Tigers manager anyway big strong and he takes
cut Rofe IF he could hit Is home runs in our
park we'd be rugged"
perfume times added unnecessarily Look at Cleveland
pointed Only clubs outscored last The
Sox Cleveland which got only six runs
and nosed us for third place by two games.
eve have hitting 3OO including George
kel the batting champion ana we mao Two more ae'e III e
29os The Indians had only Dale Mitchell in the 800 class but
they home than did They weren't
hitting Gordon Keltner Vernon Dolby
and Hegan but they slipping in that big belt that blows
game apart.
Another thing" lamented. "we couldn't beat the Red
sox We won only seven out games
games the park Why, I'll know. We figure
Boston, did it
only four times all year. That killed US"
In the OutfeId, Tigers Are Tops
Rolfe delighted acquisition Gerry Priddy
from the Browns guys Rolfe
sad been needing that type in ineld He'll
help Kryhos Don Holloway whoever plays first and he'll
help John Lpon at shortstop
"And" he added, dreamy "he figures hit few home
too Last Priddy hit many
tire inheld-11"
Rolfe has the best outield the business admit
1t under His first neHoot Evers Vic Wertz and
Johnny Grohae too And behind them the reliable
Pat Muin and the veteran Charlie Keller.
I'VE ought to handle the doubleplay little better too be-
Priddy" Roe says He Lipon won't make it like
Ruto and Gerry Coleman of the Yankees Boudreau and
Gordon but what other combination does Those turn
base hits into double plays"
Nor are Rolfes pitching worries large With Hal New
houser Virgil Hutchinson Houtteman
four certain starters who anywhere from Is to 10
each last He's got pair of 10game winners who ought
to improve meaning Ted and Hal White plus Dizzy Trout
and Paul Calvert for relief
A Yankee for Added Glass
There's Yankee flavor to the Tigers due to Rofe
doubt Priddy exYankee So Kryhosk and the
catcher Robinson there's Charley Keller
At recent testimonial dinner to Keller New York Rolfe
said that why anxious Charley
because he'll add class club don't that the Tigers
lack class but he's the kind fellow young players
to know and study"
That still goes, Red saying "and Charley could be
help that If doesn't any trouble with that
back of his where could club find two better extra outders
than Keller and Pat Mullin?"
impression that Rolfe worried about Tigers
But the Yanks and Red SoX yes.
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that high
The ex-Yankee third baseman, who turned
in one of the good managerial jobs last season
by taking the Tigers to fourth place with only
half an infield, thinks his club is not so much
overrated as the Yankees and Red Sox are
underrated. Especially the Yanks," he was
saying Let me give you an example:
Everything in the world happened to
New York last year. Di Maggie was out half
the season. Berra, Heinrich, Porterfield and
Shea were hurt Yet they beat us by 10 games.
So what's likely to happen if Casey Stengel
has Di Mag from the start and if the arms of
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OnIy4Yonkees
Sure Regulars,
StengeI Says
By the Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Mar.
2.-Manager Casey Stengel said
today only four men have regular
jobs "sewed up" with the world
champion Yankees.
He listed them as Outfielder Joe
Di Maggie, Outfielder-First Base
man Tommy Heinrich. Catcher
Yogi Berra and Shortstop Phil
Rizzuto.
Other spots, the manager said,
are wide open"
VERO BEACH, Fla, Mar. 2
(R.-Two things heartened flu
weakened Manager Burt Shot
ton today as his Dodgers swung
into the second day of spring
training.
One was the spry department
of Peewee Reese, key short
stop, who underwent a hernia
operation in the winter. Il feel
great" said the Dodgers cap
tain.
The other was the streamlin-
ing of Pitcher Don Newcombe.
who reported he lost 7 pounds
in yesterdays workout, and
Catcher Roy Campanella, who
dropped S.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 2 (P).-
Manager Leo Durocher has tagged
Righthander Sheldon Jones fol
an exclusive starting role this
year and picked him for 20 pitch.
ing victories.
with any kind of luck. Jone!
should win 20 games" the Giant!
skipper said. USED only as {
starter, he's bound to win mini
mum of 15."
Jones, who started and relieved
both last season, won IS ane
lost IL.
BRADENTON, Fla, Mar. 2
(P).-Pennant stock of the Bos-
ton Braves jumped considerably
today after it became known
that First Baseman Earl Tor
geson would be able to throw
properly. Torgy suffered a
shoulder separation last May in
an ineffective effort to take
out" Brooklyn Second Baseman
Jackie Robinson. "1e threw
well enough to satisfy me-" said
Manager Billy Southworth of
Torgy. "Sure, he threw side
arm. but he always did"
SARASOTA, Fla, Mar. 2 (P).-
Billy Goodman, courageous youns
first baseman of the Red Sox, still
has a few spots of fungus infec'
ton on his hands. The pepper.
youngster was hampered las
season by losing weight AM
spread of the Pacific jungle no
contracted during his war serv
ice.
The Sox. who named Stew
O'Neil yesterday as coach to sue
ceed the late Hazen (KikD Guy
Ter. will have to get along with
out Earl Combs, first base coach
who is recovering from influenza
Vern Stephens, slugging short
stop. officially became a holdou
yesterday. He is reported to b.
seeking $4,000. The Red Sox art
believed willing to go as high a!
$35. 900.
CLEARWATER, Fla, Mar. 2
R.-Manager Eddie Sawyer
said today the first spring train
ing drills convinced him that the
Phillies are in condition.
Sawyer said he was especially
pleased with the form displayed
mrs a TNTrNT~ r- q ,
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Win, Lose, or Draw
Almost, but Not Quite Ready
By FRANCIS STANN
Stor Stoff Correspondent

LAKELAND Fla. Mar 2-It's with haste than good
judgment that Detroit being rated American League pen
threat Rofe suggested at his first on theeld
the year. We're improved ball club he ad
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(See BLACK HELEN. Page C-2)
Evening star., 1950-03-02

CLEARWATER. Fla, Mar. 2
R.-Manager Eddie Sawyer
said today the first spring train
ing drills convinced him that the
Phillies are in condition.
Sawyer said he was especially
pleased with the form displayed
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(See DURHAM. Page C-4.)
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(See BONUSES, Page C-4D
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(See SUTHERLAND Page ca
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(See TRAINING CAMPS, Pg. CID
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The great strides taken by the
State Of New Jersey in recent
years toward the abolition Of
racial discrimination were de-
scribed by Governor Alfred E.
Driscoll Of that State in major
address here on June 70 before
the forty-frst annual NAAcP
convention.
Governor Driscoll told an over
flow crowd at the Union Method
list Church of the events sur
rounding the preparation and
adoption Of the States new Con
stitution, which has been widely
hailed as the most advanced with
respect to civil rights adopted in
any State in the past two decades.
Governor Driscoll told an over
HOW crowd at the Union Method
list Church Of the events sur
rounding the preparation and
adoption Of the States new Con
stitution, which has been widely
hailed as the most advanced with
respect to civil rights adopted in
any State in the past two de-
cades.
We now have in New Jersey"
said the States Chief Executive.
fair, effective law against dis
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Mrs. Rebecca Dicqs
Of bingham Passes

Mrs. Rebecca o. M. Digs, wife
OF the late Charles Diggs. passed
away Wednesday, June 81. at her
home, Blaisdell Rd., bingham, at
the age Of Sc.
Funeral services were held
from the home Saturday. June
"A, at IL noon. Rev. r. M. Owens.
pastor Of Peoples Baptist Church.
q which the deceased was a
member OBLIGATED. Mrs. Blanche
Digs sang favorite hymns Of the
deceased. and special request
number, "Steal Away to Jesus. "
Mrs. Florence H. Taylor accom-
panied.
Mother Diggs Gas she was
called by her many friends) will
De sadly missed on the South
shore as well as in Boston. She
leaves to mourn their loss. = de-
voted and loving daughter, Ma
pei E. Digs, and a sister. Mrs
Lydia E. Minter; and a host Of
friends. Burial was at Mt. Hone.
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VACATION
CHURCH SCHOOL

1t is here!i st. Mark Vacation
Church School, ZIG Townsend
ST., Roxbury, from 9 A. NJ. to u
noon, beginning Wednesday,
July 5 and running three weeks,
ending July 81. All youngsters
from ages four to is are invited
to come and learn and have fun.
Come Everyone. and Wer-
ship" Is the general theme for
the entire school and various
projects will be pursued by the
kindergartners, primaries, jun
iors, and Intermediates which
will include creative writing and
drawing, studies in worship, dis
cussions, dramatics, crafts, re-
creation, trips to the parks and
points of interest and picnics.
The school is under the super
vision Of Mrs. Bernard Kelley,
Jr. The staff includes Mrs. Mar
garet Martin, Mrs. Edna Gentry,
Mrs. Cora Brewer, Mrs. Margaret
Mrs. James Docket, Miss
Loretta Hemenway, Mrs. Mae
Jarvis, Mrs. Irma Ballantine, and
Mrs. Estelle Smith. The regis
tration fee is twenty-five cents.
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WORLD PEACE ONLY
WITH GoD'Bp. Walls

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. THE
salvation Of the world will not be
found in the A-bomb or the H
bomb, but in the saving grace Of
Jesus Christ. The world must get
back to the principles Of the Ser
mon on ''the Mount to Obtain a
Lasting Peace" Bishop w. J..
Walls said in addressing the Tooth
annual New England Conference
Of the A. NJ. E. Zion Church.
Bishop Walls called upon the
Church to take an active part in
all Of the causes that were being
used to make the world a better
place in which to live. He
thought that the church should
have and command the leader
ship in the struggle to bring
democracy to all peoples Of the
world.
The conference was held June
1923, in the Ann Elizabeth
G srdner Church, which was
bought two years ago and at that
time had only eight members.
The membership has grown to
l27. The Rev. r. w. Gullette is
the pastor.
Assisting Bishop Walls at the
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GRANT A.M.E, CHURCH
Rev. L. E. crumIin, pastor
1856 Vernon ST.

Rev. I. o. Lemon, Presiding
Elder Of the Georgetown district
Of the A. M. E. Church, Charles
ton, S. G., was the guest speaker
last Sunday morning. Vision Of
the Mountain" was Rev. Lemons
subject. Miss Shirley Wooten,
soloist. At 400 PM, Miss Helen
Smith and Lewis Hughes were
united in Holy Matrimony by the
pastor. At 1880 PM, the Evening
Service was conducted by the
pastor. Sunday School Outing"
viii be held at Crescent Park,
r. l., Tuesday, July 4. Buses will
leave the church at 800 AM.
Prayer Service, Wednesday eve
ming at 800 PM.
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conference was Bishop Raymond
L. Jones. In his sermon at closing
services Sunday. Bishop Jones
told his hearers that science. art,
invention and education played
an important part in the progress
OF civilization, but that the only
true principle Of real living was
the fatherhood Of God and the
brotherhood of man.
Others who addressed the con-
ference were the Rev. c. H. Fog
gle, Pittsburgh, Pa; the Rev. ].
c Haggard, Yonkers, N. ";
President W. J. Trent, Living
stone College. Salisbury, N. c.;
the Rev. W. c. Darlington, New
Rochelle, N Y; the Rev. H, B.
Shaw, Wilmington, N. c.; the
Rev. G. E. Shields, superinten-
cent, Methodist Church.
The reading Of appointments
closed the conference. There
were no major changes. The 1851
conference will be held at the
Columbus Ave. A.M.E. zion
Church, the Rev. A. A. Perry,
pastor.
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rector Of the church, was chiefly
for the edifcation Of the gradu-
ates. He said in part: Educa-
ton is the development of mind
and body and soul--the mental
and the physical and the
spiritual. He further declared
that taking part in church activi-
ties is one Of the ways a person
may continue his or her educs-
ton. After the sermon, Rev.
Ferguson presented a sealed en-
velope to each graduate which
conveyed his best wishes in a
very practical manner. Following
is list of the graduates:
I.surine Batiste, Practical Arts:
Joyce Campbell, Boston Clerical
Eileen Mcintyre, Girls High
Betty Philips, Girls High; Kath-
leen philips, Teachers College
Evelyn Ryner, Girls High; Mary
White, Boston Clerical; Eugene
Walcott, English High; Ivy Will
son, Brighton High; Clement
Wilson, English High, and Lester
Wilson, English High.
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0'BanyOun's
Observations

One Of the clubs in st. Paul
Church, Cambridge, has made
bids for a concert by Carrie Bid
dlngs, soprano, who made a pro-
found impression when she sang
at the morning service. June Is,
and they expect TO have her =
recital, next fall.
Odd how people viii leave
rural districts, come to a big CITY
for advanced education, then
proceed to infiltrate the culture
Of the rural districts into that
city. In many cases, we find mat
the efforts are successful to !
high degree, and that residents
OF the city encourage and par
tlcipate in such infiltration. We
have striking example in the
growing popularity of the gospel
chorus, obviously meant to be
creations of new Spirituals. Aside
from the fact that our people
have not the incentive to create
Splrltuals which they had when
creating them. very few Of them
have musical value in construc-
ton and treatment, and are weak.
inferior limitations which cause
many musicians to be ashamed
to see them in print. It all comes
from the desire OF humans to ret
back to normally and that de-
sire Is definitely out of tune with
the Creators program, which is
perpetual progress and evolu-
ton. I have kept off Of this sub
lect for a long time, as many
persons may call it 4 case Of
Sour grapes But, as | have
said before. / believe that She
use Of these songs, and the way
they are used, is not consistent
with the spirit Of worship which
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pledged more than 81 100000 for
The Christ and His church
campaign.
Bishop Shaw, born in Able
vile, Miss, studied at Rust Col
lege, Holly Springs, Miss; Gam
mon Theological Seminary, At
lanta, Ga, and Boston Uniyer-
sity and was ordained in the
Methodist ministry in 1908. For
five years he was the editor of
the Southwestern edition OF the
Christian Advocate.
Elected a bishop in 1885. he
served four years in New Or
leans and is beginning his sec
ond quadrenium in Baltimore.
The church recognizes him as
an outstanding preacher and one
OF the leaders Of the Methodist
central jurisdiction.
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SUMMER PROGRAM OF
SERVICES
(Visitlng and Guest Rectors

Visiting and Guest Rectors
During July and August
Sunday, July 2--The Rev. FIR.
P. c. Moore-Browne, Rector
Emeritus, Providence, r. 1.
Sunday, July s--The Rev. Ma
than Wright, BID, Diocese Of
Southern Ohio.
Sunday, July 16 and Sunday,
July 2S-The Rev. Harry E. Rah-
ming, Rector and E xamining
Chaplain, Diocese OF Denver,
Colo.
Sunday, July so-The Rev.
Donald o. Wilson, Diocese of
Western Mass.
Sunday, August 6-The Rev.
James Mitchell, Canton, Mass.
Sunday, August 10 and Sunday,
August 20-The Rev. Thomas
Logan, Rector, Calvary Church,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sunday, August 27-The Rev.
Alfred M. Lambert, Rector, st.
Monica's Church, Hartford, Conn.
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CIVIL RIGHTS in new JERSEY
DESCRIBED BY GOV. DRISCOLL

crimination-and the important
thing about it is that it is work
ing Likewise our FEPC law
works"
Noting that his State continued
its pacemaking in civil rights by
being the first to ban segregation
from the States National Guard.
Governor Driscoll added: I'VE are
continuing to practice what we
preach. Just this year, the New
jersey Legislature adopted eight
laws prohibiting discrimination
in housing built with public funds
or public assistance"
Even after the adoption Of its
enti-discrimination Constitution,
Governor Driscoll said, dlscrini-
nation was not automatically
erased in his State; there was
much follow-up work to be done.
Making reference to a number of
successful legal battles waged by
the branches and New Jersey
State Conference Of the NAACP
to enforce the constitutional pro
visions against race bias in hous-
ing, education, employment, and
other areas, he stressed the need
for cooperation and teamwork as
the basis for winning the struggle
against the forces of bigotry.
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COLORED BISHOP PRESIDES
OVER WHITE CONVENTION

REDLANDS, Calf. - For the
first time in the history Of Meth
odism a colored bishop presided
over a white conference at the
week-long Tooth session of the
Southern California-Arizona an
nual conference of the Method
list church.
Bishop Alexander P. Shaw Of
Baltimore, Md, was especially
invited by the conference to pre-
side at the gathering on the
campus Of the University Of Red
lands.
He and other church leaders
were entertained at a reception
given by DR.. George H. Anna
cost, president of the university.
and Mrs. Armacost.
The bishop heard reports that
churches and individuals have
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veal the vanity of their authors
The publishing of a book merely
to boast Of being writer is one
thing, and to feel you have light
to offer on perplexing and con-
fusing things is another. II you
have breathed into words sense,
sound and warmth and created a
living thing, you are justified in
privately publishin rgather than
let your light stay hidden under
bushel,
All anthologies on literature
written by the earlier writer's of
the race were invariably taken
from privately published tracts,
brochures, phamplets and books
privately publishing rather than
tors ransacked Libraries, attics
and other hidden channels to I'M
cover what might have merit.
The only thing between oblivion
and immortality in the case Of
many of our foremost men has
been something that had the
foresight to publish.
Even the most lowly at some
time say some things that ought
to become the treasure of society,
but because they were not put in
printed form they have gone the
way of all the world. All printed
things are being reared in the
hope of finding inspired writings
and sayings that should be put
into our literary storehouses.
Nixon's papers is a poem
on the Colored Writer. After urg-
ing him to blaze path to a
mighty forest he ends the poem
with these words:
Then you can build,
Writers of the race,
A lovely thing to fit into some
lovely place
Even mansion OF inspired |
thought patterned and
wrought.
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Atty. Bullock
AT Baha'i Center

Mr.. Matthew w. Bullock, VINO
recently returned from Haiti,
where he spent several months
on behalf Of the Baha'i World
Faith, will speak on Security
Through Religion" at the Baha'i
Center, 1l6 Commonwealth Ave,
Sunday, July 2. at II o'clock. Mr..
Bullock, former chairman of the
State Parole Board, is one Of the
delegates for the Baha'i Inter-
national Community in the
United Nations non-govern-
mental organizations.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-07-01
RALPH WILLIAM NIXON
SEER ON HOW TO GET
PUBLISHED

The late Ralph William Nixor
you'll remember as the local
poet who won the poetry prize
offered by the Portrayal Of Finer
Arts in 1913 The tragic death
of this promising young poet re-
moved from the scene a writer
who solved the difficult problem
of getting published without sell
ing ones soul. Among his literary
possessions have been found near
ly a dozen folders and a book of
poetry, 'You and l." All were
privately published, peddled and
sold by the author. He had no
distsste against standing on a
busy thoroughfare and shouting,
"A Poem for SaleF' In this mass
appeal ne succeeded to some ex-
tent in getting the common peo-
pie to buy poetry along with
iheir potatoes.
As man should live by poetry
as well as potatoes this local poet
has shown our writer's how TO get
started. Nixon's method is SO
much better than denouncing the
low tastes of the masses and
blaming the greed of publishers
from keeping many worthwhile
literary contributions from seeing
the Light of day because cash
registers failed to ring up daily !
huge sums. Nixon felt he had |
something to say he urgently /
wanted others to hear He did not
resort to blaming our newspapers
or excluding poetry and playing
Ip scandal, or our business men
or failing to operate publishing
houses. He made up his mind
ne must be heard, and did his
oWn publishing and marketing
There are those who hold that
III privately published books re- i
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Secy. Whites Address
At NAACP Convention

to turn the dark-skinned people
ofAsia against the United States
and Towards Soviet Russia than
anything else. When such hurt
full stories are supplemented by
the as yet improved charges of
communist infiltration Of the
State Department by Nc
Carthy in the United States
Senate who has no wise Edgar
Bergen to put truth and moral
ity in his mouth can one wonder
why American prestige in Asia
has sunk almost to the vanishing
Point?
No informed person in the
world can doubt that If Asia as
q whole goes over to Russia's
side, the chances of survival Of
democracy will be virtually end
ed. Should the present racist
barbarism under Malan in the
Union of South Africa which
is as bad as Nazism under Hit
Ter, and suppression by armed
force Of demands for better
wages and more decent living
conditions in places like Nigeria
continue, Africa in time may fol-
low Asia's example of despair
ing Of faith in democracy.
When these realities are COM |
bined with the continuing brazen
refusal Of Dixiecratss.and reac- |
tionary Republicans here Al |
home to permit anything at all
to be done Iegislatiyely about |
human rights the situation is
one which should strike terror I
In the heart and mind of every
American citizen. I say this not |
as hyphenated colored-Ameri-
can but as an American citizen
Who hates all forms of totalitari-
anism and who fears for the
future of his country. Our fear
must not, however, be the kind
which destroys hope and para
yves initiative. On the con-
trary We need to hold fast to
the vision and courage which
The founders OF the NAACP ex-
iibited a years ago last Lincoln's
birthday when they pointed out
me domestic and world conse-
Iuences OF failure to solve the
ace problem.
We need desperately to con-
'lnue to widen our horizons to
Understand that the so-called .
ace question is not now nor has
I ever been since the nrst slaves
we're brought to the western
hemisphere or since colonial
empires began to be built either
sectional or a national prob
EN- but instead a world problem
'ecause our resources are meager
We must Of necessity continue ,
Q concentrate primarily on
leaning up our own American /,
backyard to get rid Of the dan
erous rubbish OF prejudice which ,
I'll cutters it. But we must !
lot lose sight of the fact that
mat happens to black people in
'irica and the Caribbean. to
'rown men in Asia and Latin
america, to yellow men in the {
orient is part and parcel OF What q
Iappens here at home lust as
ne perpetuation of prejudice or !
'ction to end bigotry here at !.
lome has immediate repercus-
ions on them. We can and must
i've aid to insure democracy to 9
'tners less fortunate and strong
nan we for in so doing we bul-
park democracy for ourselves
(Contjnuad Nat rxy.,
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the Church demands, and that
they will die natural death.

! wish to thank the many read
ers who have encouraged me in
their expressed appreciation Of
my column, and hope they will
continue to feel that I am trying
to give my best to you through
this avenue. am now taking a
short leave Of absence, but hope
tc be back in print before long.