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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

The Story Hour Saturday morn
ing was attended by II tots. The
children listened to stories and
danced the Hocke-Pocke dance un-
der the direction of Mrs. Raymond
KruSe and Mrs. James Lenke.
They also drew some strange ana
familiar pictures on the black
board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Their of Ell
more were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Theis of Millbury at a
Smorgasbord dinner at the Tivoli
in Toledo last Wednesday evening.
The occasion was the 25th we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Their.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Damschroder
were hosts at potluck supper
Sunday evening. Several birthdays
and the wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Weng we're
celebrated. Those present W e
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Damschroder
and children, Francis, Linda, Nor
ma and Gary Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Damschroder, Monty and Connie,
Mr.. and M Emil Weng of FL
more; Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Abke,
Darlene and Carol Jean of Penn
berville; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Damschroder and Pat and Mike Of
Fremont and Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Damschroder and Lebbie of Cur
tice.
Edgar Deitemyer, Johnnie Deite-
myer, Robert Long, and James
McCarty left for Tawas City,
Mich, last Thursday afternoon and
returned home Friday after enjoy
ing smelt fishing there. They
brought home a good catch, but
not as big as last year. Mrs. Clar-
ence Smith, Mrs. Richard Rey-
nolds and Mrs. Clarence Reynolds
also enjoying fishing there at the
same time.
Mrs. Grace Anderson is visiting
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Anderson and family at Bowling
Green, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene McCarty
announce the coming marriage of
their daughter, Lois Ann to Carl
N. Finn, April 18, at 7:30 p. m.
The old English custom of open
church will be observed for the
wedding at Trinity Methodist
Church with organ music proceed
ing the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hovis, Mr..
and Mrs. James Lenke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Beck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Giesler and Mrs. Glenn
Fulkert attending the wedding of
Mrs. Fulkert's cousin, Alice Ann
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17
MARBLEHEAD
MRS. MARY LUCAS

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kavulic and
sons, David and Ricky of Cleve.
land visited Mrs. Barbara Styan
cho over the weekend.
The Pinochle Club was held at
Grace Giesman Thursday evening
with Kate Mcdonald taking first
prize and Mrs. George Biro, sec
ond prize. Mrs. Helen Vaughn had
double pinochle and travelling aces
prize by Mrs. Nora ST. Marie.
Mr.. and Mrs. John JUDY and
son Joseph, have returned Friday
evening from three weeks visit
at Fort Myers, Florida.
Vito Menier, Louis Benya, John
Feyedelem, and Robert Bird, at
tended the opening baseball game
Tuesday at Cleveland Stadium, be-
tween Cleveland Indians and Chi
cago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Kruse are
the proud parents of daughter
born Saturday at Magruder's Hos
pital. Mrs. Kruse is the former
Mary Louise Lesko.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grassi en-
tertained weekend guests, Mr.. ano
Mrs. James Williams and family
of Cleveland.
Mrs. Joseph Malfara is con
fined at her home with an infect
ed eye the result of a scratch OF
her eyeball by her daughter.
A bridal shower will be helc
Thursday evening at st. Joseph'E
Church basement in honor of Bea
trice Lawitske.
Andy Washko of Cleveland, visi
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

ted with friends here over the
weekend as he plans to leave for
Arizona soon.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 1872 held installation Sunday
evening with Paul Bennice as the
commander.
Mrs. Ralph Luebecke has un-
dergone surgery at Magruder hos
pital Friday and is getting along
nicely.
Miss Jean Dziak of Toledo spent
the past few Weekends at home
with mother, Mrs. John Dziak.
A stork shower is being held
Wednesday at Community Hall at
Oak Harbor in honor of Mrs. Rob-
ert Wesley, the former Nancy
Puchalski. Mrs. George Walland
and daughter Janice, Mrs. John
Pepa and Mrs. Mary Lucas plan to
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bossi,
daughters, Diane and Judy of
Cleveland, spent Sunday with
Jim Bossi and daughter Josephine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin and
daughter were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Galati on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vito Menier cele-
brated their 9th wedding anniver-
sary in. Toledo, Saturday, April
IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Ring
holz were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. j. Olin at Sandusky on Satur-
day.
A sesquicentennial dance will
be held at Danbury Township High
School at Lakeside on Saturday
night, April 18. 1t is being spon-
sored by PIT. A. and Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce There will
be round and square dancing from
8 to II pm. with music by Jim
Huffman's Band. Two floor shows
will be presented during the eve
ming by Kay Lutes dancing girls
of Sandusky. The queen to reign
is Greta Ontko. Refreshments
are being planned by the COM
mittee.
The Knights of Columbus will
sponsor dance on Saturday night
April 18, at Biro Auditorium Mu-
sic will be by Bob Montgomery
and his orchestra. The public is
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

David, Mr.. and Mrs. James Crozier
and Miss Jean CroZier called at
the F. G.. Nickles and Son NOR
tuary in Cleveland, Tuesday eve
ming and expressed their SYM
pathy to the family of Lawrence
J. Holman. Miss Lila Crozier who
had spent the weekend there be-
fore Mr.. Holzman's death remain
ed there for the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kemp of To-
ledo, spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Yeasting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

is a rural mail carrier. The young
couple will reside in Pemberville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Dur
dell and Kathryn and Rex return
ed home Saturday after enjoying
two weeks vacation at Ormond
Beach, Florida.
The Porchlight drive for cancer
funds here netted a total of
$252.44. With many organizations
yet to give, this amount will great
ly be increased. The outlying dis
trict has made no report as yet
either. Last year the total amount
of all contributions of Elmore and
surrounding area was only $221.
Chairman Mrs. John DeStazio is
very pleased with the amount re-
ceived so far.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

cordially invited to uttend this
dance.
The American National Red
Cross Bloodmobile collected 1O3
pints of blood at its visit on April
6 at Biro Auditorium although
there were 118 people recorded.
George Biro mas returned to the
University of Detroit after his
Easter vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Cantalik
spent Sunday with Jean ann Don
i ich who celebrated her seventh
birthday at the home of Mr.. and
] Mrs. John Donich.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17
ELNORE
MRS. HARRY c. FuLKERT

Miss Kathryn Virginia Kuhl-
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Henry Kuhlman, Wood
vile, and Richard Charles Rahe,
SON of Mrs. Fred Rahe, Pember-
vile, were united in marriage
Saturday evening in the Solomon
Lutheran Church, Woodville. The
bride is we'll known in Elmore,
where she attended and was grad
uated from Elmore High School.
She is employed by the Toledo
Trust Company. The bridegroom
is a graduate of Pemberville High
School and Tiffin University. He
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

Pfc. Vincent Adams, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Adams. is return
ing to the us. after IL months
service overseas with the Euro
pean Command Communications
zone in France.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

Human hope and faith should
join in natures grand harmony,
and, if on minor KEEP, make mus
ic in the heart. Mary Baker
Eddy.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-04-17

Sickly lambs need extra warmth
and nourishment.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Rice Rallies 10 Beat
Texas A&M, BAT
BY the Associated Press

HOUSTON, Nov. 14.-David
(Kosse) johnson, a hard-charg-
ing fullback, added blocking and
pass catching to his Specialties
today to pull the Rice Owls to-
gether after a Shakey start and
lead them to BAT victory over
Texas A&M.
Johnson took key roles in a
pair of second-quarter touch
downs after the Aggies had
jumped into an early TO lead in
a game Rice had to win to stay
in the Southwest Conference
championship scramble.
Three touchdowns in the third
quarter iced the game.
johnson, the leading ground
gamer in the conference, plunged
over from the l for the tying
score after taking a 37-yard
pass from Quarterback Pinky
NiSbet.
Seconds later he intercepted
a pass and returned 10 yards to
the Aggie 40. Six plays later
he took out two Aggies on
block that permitted little Hor-
ton Nesrsta to carry over from
the 9 for the tie-breaking touch
down.
Texas A. d M. ------ 7 o @ 0-7
Rice - o IA 20 ga
Texas A. & NJ. scoring: Touchdown
Magourik ConVerSion-Kettler.
Rice scoring: Touchdowns-K. John
SON. Nesrsta, Rucka, Kellogg. Bridges.
Observation-Disclosures CD, Moegle.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Kentucky FumbIes and Spurts
Topping Memphis State 2O-7

Associated Press poll, lost four
fumbles in the first half, two of
them within striking distance of
the Memphis State goal. 1t
didn't score until midway of the
third quarter when Steve Neil
niger skirted right end for S
yards.
Kentucky scored twice and
Memphis State once in the final
period.
Memphis State, giving Ken
lucky it's first test this season
against the single wing, kept the
crowd uneasy with numerous ad-
vances into Kentucky territory,
one of which carried within one
foot of the goal in the second
quarter.
Memphis State ----~- 9 g 9 ,7-o6
Memphis State scoring: Touchdown
Clayton. Conversion-Keller.
Kentucky scoring: Touchdown
Meilinger. Schnellenberger. Platt. Con-
versions-Hardy Netoskie.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
SOUTH CAROLINA, 20(
WEST VIRGINIA, IA {
Southern Methodist
Nips Arkansas, 1877,
After Slow Start
By the Associated Press

DALLAS, Nov. IA. Duane
Mutt pulled slow-starting South
ern Methodist over battling Ar
kansas today with bullseye pass
ing that brought a 1877 victory
and kept the Methodists in the
fight for the Southwest Confer
ence football championship.
The versatile quarterback's
throwing set up one touchdown
and brought a second as SMU
came from behind to dominate
the game the last three quarters.
Doyle Nix, the pass-catching
SMU end, scored both of the
touchdoWnS, one on a pass from
Southpaw Hal O'Brien and the
other on a toss from Mutt.
Lamar McHan showed the
Razorbacks out. in front in the
opening period with his passing
and dashing and he was threat
to the Methodists all the way.
A crowd of 26,500 saw the
game in Indian summer weather
in the Cotton Bowl.
Preston Carpenter was credited
with the Arkansas touchdown
as he took the ball from Ron
Forrister after a pass from
McHan. McHan kicked the extra
point.
Arkansas 7 q O. y
Southern Methodist O o Z Ga
penter.. Conversion-,McHan.
Southern Methodist scoring: Touch
doTns--NiX ca. Conversion Stolen
Werck,
Evening star., 1953-11-15

son. a 6-footer from Dunbar
High. then converted.
Delaware increased it's lead to
1870 midway the third period
when Halfback Jim Wilkerson,
another Dunbar High grad.
sliced over from the l to cap a
53-yard drive The big play in
the series was a 16-yard run by
WjlkerSon to the Howard 5.
Freshman Center Clint Golden
saved the Bisons from a shut
out when he broke through to
block a Delaware kick on the
visitors 20, scooped up the ball
and raced to the 4. Eugene
Smith got two through the mid
die and Neverson covered the re-
manning yards with a smash over
right tackle.
The Howard team is idle next
Saturday and ends it's season in
Philadelphia on THANKSGIVING
Day when it meets Lincoln Uni
versity for the 48th time
Howard q q n a
Delaware -..-- O Il 0-IS
Howard scoring: Touchdown-Neverson
son.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Olson Rejects Offer
For Gavi|an Fight
Bv the Assoeioted Pres.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA
Sidney Flaherty, manager of
middleweight Champion Carl
(Bobo) Olson, said today he had
turned down a 100000 offer by
Promoter Bill Kyne for Olson to
defend his title against Kid Cav
ilan early next year.
Kyne wanted to stage an out
door bout at Bay Meadows race
track in nearby San Mateo.
Earlier today he offered Olson a
guarantee of 100000 plus 40
per cent of TV and radio rights.
Gavilan, Kyne said, would get a
$25. 900 guarantee and 25 per
cent of radio and TV take.
Flaherty declared, when the
match is made, it will be co-pro-
NOTED by Bennie Ford and the
International Boxing Club.
They've been trying to arrange
it since Olson beat Randy Tur-
pin in New York last month"
Gavilan, defending welter
champion who wants to move up
into the middleweight division,
last night battered Johnny Brat
ton for an easy decision in q
15-round title fight in Chicago.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
South Caroline d
Continued from Page C-1.)

NSO44O444ASA 41O4x4 I dSC -
intercepted a Wyant pass on the
Gamecock's 81. South Carolina
moved to the Mountaineer A
and Granting hit Halfback
Gene Wilson in the fiat and he
reversed his field and cut at
right angles into the end zone.
West Virginia Flashes Back.
Using a Wyant-to Altman lat
eral, West Virginia flashed back
to the South Carolina %, and
Marconi fought to the II. Then
Wyant's pitchout went wide and
Clyde Bennett fell on the loose
ball for the winners.
Papetti intercepted Gramling's
pass minutes later on the Noun
taineer IS and raced down the
sidelineS before being forced out
of bounds on tie 5 by Gramling.
Marconi made two yards in two
tries. Then Wyant bucked to
the /.
From the /, Marconi scored
and Stone converted with IL
seconds left to play in the third
quarter to cut the Gamecock
edge to 20-14.
West Virginia made it's last
effort late in the final period
from its own As. Taking it to
the 18, Wyant passed but Ben
nett hauled in the ball for South
Carolina on the 8 with a little
more than a minute left to play,
ending the Mountaineers s.
chances. Then the Gamecocks
held the ball to run out the clock.
South Carolina 767 O-2U
West Virginia orr 0-l4
South Carolina scoring: Touchdowns-
Gramling 90, g. Wilson. Conversions
Jarrett, Kincaid.
West Virginia scoring: Touchdown
Papetti, Marconi. Conversions-Stone ca
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Episcopal High Tops
Wilson for 9Th Win

Episcopal High of Alexandria
won it's eighth game of an un-
defeated season yesterday by de-
feating Wilson, 1910, at Wilson.
A 14-yard run by Halfback
Fletcher Carter and" a 5-yard
pass from Lee Putney to Gus
Allen gave the Maroons a pair
of touchdowns in the first half.
A safety came in the last
quarter when Jerry Scully, Will
son punter, couldn't hold a bad
pass from center while trying to
kick from behind his own goal
and the bah rolled out of the
end zone.
Wilson, which ended its season
with a 4-4-1 record. moved to
within a foot of Episcopal's goal
in the second quarter and to the
7-yard line in the third before
losing possession on downs. An
interception stopped the Tigers
on the 10 in the last quarter.
Episcopal -------7 Z Z Q 2-16
Wilson ------------- 0 O. o
Episcopal scoring: Touchdowns-Car
ter, Allen onversions-Ferguson (2(.
Safety-Scully (defected ball out of
Wilson end zone.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Longhorns Avert
Upset, Take Over
Southwest Lead
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. IA
Bunny Andrews. team captain
who wasn't good enough to be a
starter, threw. a 49-yard fourth
quarter touchdown pass today to
start Texas toward a 1873 vic
tory over Texas Christian.
The winning throw was a long
one to Menan Schriewer, sopho-
more substitute right end. He
caught the ball at TCU's IS,
shook loose from Malvin Fowler
and sprinted down the right
sideline. End Don Jones con-
verted.
Frustrated by fumbles and in
complete passes, and haraSsed by
TCU's great Ray McKnown most
of the afternoon, Texas made it's
second touchdown on a 1-yard
plunge by Fullback Dougal Cam
eron with 81 seconds left to play
With the triumph, the Long
horns grabbed exclusive possess
sion of first place in the rowdy
Southwest Conference race.
Defending champion, Texas
has only one game left to play
Texas A. and M. on Thanksgiving
Day.
Until Andrews came off the
bench to call the game-saving
play, it looked like TCU was
going to pull a typical big upset
after disastrous season which
had already seen them lose five
while winning two.
McKnown had punted, passed
and pounded Texas into the hole
in the second quarter and had
sent TCU ahead with a field goal
from the 15-yard line one min
ute, % seconds before the end of
the first half.
Texas 90 o o 1913
Texas Christian O 3 o. 3
Texas scoring: Touchdowns-Cameron
Schriewer. Conversion-JoneS.
TCU scoring: Field goal-McKnown.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Houston Shocks Baylor 377 Texas Late Scores Beat
Delaware State Wins Its First
BY Upsetting Howard, 1876

Little Delaware. State College
upended highly favored Howard
University, 1876, here yesterday.
The surprising win was Della
wares first in five conference
games, while the loss gave How
ard a league record of two wins
and five losses and eliminated
the Bisons from first-division
contention in the 16-team Cen
trail Intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation. Prior to this year,
Howard had finished in the
leagues top bracket eight sea-
sons in a row.
Yesterdays win was no f1uke
for the Delaware team which
completely outclassed the How
ard eleven The story of the
game was told in the rushing
yardage which saw the visitors
run up 1873 yards while holding
the Bisons to a minus Is on the
ground and only AZ through the
air. With the exception of its
4-yard touchdown drive, which
resulted from a blocked punt in
the waning minutes of the game,
Howard's deepest penetration
was to the Delaware 28-yard line.
After a scoreless first period,
Delaware got the break it needed,
A high pass from center pre-
vented Ed Neverson from get
ting off a fourth-down punt and
the visitors took over on the
Howard 13. An offside penalty
moved Delaware back to the 18,
but three plays later, Quarter
back Ollie Thompson passed to
Fred Perry in the end zone for
the games first tally. Thomp-
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Georgetown Harriers
In IC-4A Meet Tuesday

Georgetown University will
compete in the IC-4A cross coun-
try meet against runners from
35 other colleges in New York
Tuesday.
Coach Frank Sevigne will take
Ed Kirk, Frank Pf1aging, Gerry
Foley, Fred Arlington, Joe Stutka
and Bill Going to New York. The
HoyaS have beaten Fordham,
st. Johns, st. Joseph's, Navy,
Villanova, Quantico and La Sale
while losing only to Penn State
this season,
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Ninth Ranked Bears
Bruised Badly, Try
To Save Regulars
By the Associated Press

WACO, Tex, Nov. 14.-Under-
dog University of Houston, shoot
ing for a prestige victory, got it
with a bruising 37-7 victory over
Baylor's ninth-ranked Bears to-
day.
The thrice-be Missouri
Valley Conference team scored
the first two times it got the
ball and Baylor Coach George
Sauer played mostly second
stringers two thirds of the game.
Baylor had a first string tackle,
Bob Knowles, and it's Whizz Kid
quarterback, Cotton Davidson,
injured in the first quarter.
Sauer may have decided not to
gamble on any more injuries in
a non-conference game.
After Don Hargrove scored
from the five and Jack Patterson
punched over from the two in
the first period, Verle Cray
kicked a 10-yard field goal and
Sam Meeku went 9 yards for
a touchdown in the third. Pat
terson scored on a l yard
plunge and End Ben Wilson
scampered 25 yards with a
blocked punt in the fourth.
Baylor's only touchdown came
on the opening play of the final
period when Jerry Coody cli-
NAKED 30-yard drive from the
one.
Houston -----------1s Q 10 1877
Baylor " O 0 0 2 2
Houston scoring: Touchdowns-Har-
grove, Patterson (2), Meeks, Wilson.
Field Goal-Cray. Conversions-Carr,
Howton, Cray (2).
Baylor scoring: Touchdown-Coody.
Conversion-Dupre.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. IA
Kentucky's supposed romp
against Memphis State turned
into a fumbling nightmare and
it took a last-half squirt for the
Wildcats to gain a tough 20-7
football victory today.
The crowd of 10000 saw Ken
lucky tumble away the ball six
times in what was scheduled as
a prep for next weeks final
against Tennessee.
Kentucky, ranked 18th in the
Evening star., 1953-11-15
No Violation in Transfers

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. IA (P).
The Skyline Conference COM
missioner ruled today that there
was no rules violation in the
transfer to the University of
Utah of two basketball players
from Big Seven conference
schools. Gary Bergen transferred
to Utah from Kansas State Col
lege Art Bunte came from Colo
RADIO University.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Pirates 10 Open at Home
For First Time Since '93
BY the Assoeioted Press

BY The AssocIdted Press
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 14.-For
the first time in 81 years, the
Pirates will open their National
League season at home next
April 13.
Often in past years the Pirates
have played the Reds in the ira
ditional opening game at Gin
cinnati.
The Pirates last opened a
baseball season at home on April
27, 1893, against Cleveland. The
National League at that time
was composed of IL clubs.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Father of Lions Coach
Dies at Texas Home
BY the Associoted Press

KEMP, Tex, Nov. AR. w.
Parker, the father of Coach
Buddy Parker of the Detroit
Lions, died last night at his
home here following a stroke.
Parker was 10 and had been
suffering from a lingering ill
ness.
The Lions coach and his fam
lily were expected to arrive here
later today. Parker left De-
troit early this morning.
Evening star., 1953-11-15

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success as I've
ever heard.
Evening star., 1953-11-15
Winning Pot-of-G

M1AMI.-Biggest purse for q
3-year-old was the $116,400 won
by Straight Face in the 1853
Flamingo at Hialeah,
Evening star., 1953-11-15
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Evening star., 1953-11-15

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Evening star., 1953-03-30
By Anne Heywood

Mrs. L. K. was married to an
artist, very talented one. They
didn't have a lot of money. but
she loved him and was happy in
her life except for one thing.
"All my husbands friends are
artistic" she said. land I'm not a
bit. I appreciate it and enjoy it.
but I do so many times feel a
little wistful and ignorant. I'm
a good homemaker and pass
able cook, and if / do say so
myself, ] have quite a way with
people. But it seems like such
a meaSly talent when I'm sur
rounded with people who have
such great creative talent.
'"The trouble is" she went on
''the children seem to have in
herited their fathers ability. One
is IL and the other 10, and they
are already very artistic. I'm
afraid some day they will all
outgrow me, and ! wish there
was something impressive that
could do"
"Skill with people" told Mrs
L. K, is a very real skill indeed
# it weren't for you, and the
warm atmosphere you create, tc
say nothing of running a house
on a slim income, their creative
ability would probably withel
and die.
Whatever you do, don't try tc
compete with them and take art
lessons. Your talent is just as
real as theirs, and if you relax
and enjoy it, as well as cultivat-
ing it. you are bound to get the
payoff eventually"
That was two years ago, anc
the other day I got a very ex-
cited note from Mrs. L. K.
Il took your advice" she
wrote, land relaxed. decided
that even If I couldn't create
beauty I could at least enjoy it
"One day the children were al
home with colds. and they de-
cided to do some finger painting
got big sheets of plain white
wrapping paper for them, and