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Show e V-- -. r n M.vt I.t's oesn't do somebody something about that church." Well, someone finally has. A working group of teen-ager- s, of the Rev. under the guidance Richard Moore, pastor of the Franklin Methodist Church, ' recently scrubbed and swept and shoveled for a week to fix up the lonesome little church, And on June 12, worshippers again filed into it, just 97 years and, two days after the very first "service was held there. It's an old church, but it was Youth who restored it and Youth who sponsored the non- denominational service. These who don't are the teen-age- rs teen-age- rs make headlines who are eager to turn their energies to worthwhile projects if someone will only lead them. Dorothy R. Moss, , Franklin. W. Y. Passlig Stranger We live on an island and, of necessity, are very early risers. ' It's 15 miles down the key and over to the Florida mainland, and the school buses leave on schedule! So it's barely day- - - Jtjti! imentary i remarks about seagulls. If it's all right with ybtf, I'd like to take most N of them back. Oh, I'll grant that a flight of gulls across blue water is the stuff on which poets feed. But the stuff on which gulls feed is something ; else again. first winged the garbage cans Tve They're ever seen. A gull's idea of a blue-pla- te special column. this will not be discussed in My initial encounter with gulls was from the deck of an ocean liner. I watched them as they followed the ship, out of Southampton and I considered them sheer beauty in motion. But recently I've met more gulls than people. I've been feeding them leftover toast in the morning and waking up musclebound at night.-That'not their fault, of course. My pitching arm is out of practice, but they're better catchers than Yogi Berra. Frankly, I don't care for their conversation. A few of them have made remarks I wouldn't take from my best friend. The rest of them gossip . . ,' . -- . . JJ slow to accept strangers. I had never lived in a large city before, and I knew no one here. Being a naturally gregarious person, however, I was determined to make friends. For my opening wedge, I chose from the social pages of the daily paper a woman's organi-- " zation which seemed to suit my particular interests. I wrote to the committee chairman and introduced myself. My new friend received me warmly, and from the club associations I have widened my acquaintances. I have found Sacramentans as warm and friendly and considerate as people anywhere, because 1 gave them a chance. Sacramento does not turn a snobbish back on a genuine smile and an outstretched hand, and the label of "distant" and "unfriendly" was certainly unjustly bestowed. Mrs. Oren Burt, Sacramento, Calif. little visitors invariably wander over to watch and ask questions. I am amused to find that soon each child has a polishing cloth and is industriously shining away at the car. If he is sowing grass seed, breakfast I when begin light ' he allows each child to put a in- is there but preparations, grubby little hand into the bag spiration for me from some- - to "help" him. If they ask him one who is completely una- - a question, he always takes ware of it. time to answer. If they tell him He is a nsnerman wno goes some 'experienceMof theirs, he pasour beach at sunrise every shows real interest and listens morning. I see him standing quietly. motionless in his boat, gliding No, he has never read a book of face the into the straight on child psychology. But I new day. Head up, shoulders think he could write one. M. back, he looks quietly confi- - , F., Lancaster, Pa. dent. Alone but not lonely, he Aid to Menu Planning goes to take what the day holds out to him. I turn to the I hang a slate and slate pencil kitchen ready to meet the day in my kitchen so the various with more confidence and members of the family may jot strength for the" fisherman down the dishes they would having passed by. Jane Cor- - like me to prepare. At the end bett, JLongbeach, Fla. of each week, I plan my menus for the coming week, working Tfct Stcrtt of Getting Along in the special requests of my with Children family. This plan makes everyWe have no children, and I am one happy, and it makes my certain that my husband has job easier. Mr. Lena Stro-heknever read a book on child Quincy, UU psychology. But he understand children and they un- Kind Words for a Friendly City derstand him. His secret is a Before we moved to Sacraone. He makes them mento, Calif., from a small . simple feel grown-u- p and important, town in Wisconsin last year, If he' Is washing the car on a we had been warned that were distant and Saturday morning, inquisitive . Wt Pay Sac-rament- Utters $10 for Your We welcome your vietos on any subject of general interest. If we print your letter, you will receive $10. Letters must be signed, but names will be withheld on request, We reserve the right to edit contributions. Address Letters Editor, Family Weekly, 179 N. er, (aspiration from a A- 1 called Plymouth Church, and it stands on a narrow macadam road between two small farming communities in New York State. For 13 years it has stood empty and abandoned, windows broken, paint peeling, doors sagging. People driving by it would murmur, "Too bad MY jh ... i have, in my time, made several compl- ans i like old hens. They plant their pipestem legs in the sand, hula their hind ends, and gabble. It's a kind of grisly gavotte. I have studied the situation pretty carefully, although at first I thought it might be indigestion. And small wonder. But I have been forced to conclude that gulls do not know from nothing. The grandpappy of them all lowers his head into his vest, clears his throat, and points his beak at me. What comes out is .a poor imitation of a meow. All his relatives stand around expecting my applause. I can't even work up a weak smile. I guess gulls are like some people. Nice to contemplate but a big disappointment to meet. Afichiyan Ave., Chicago 1, III. 4 WIN THE INTERVIEW, WIN THE BREAKFASTS WITH A FLAIR y vV 171 ( (r North Michlg s i w Ave., Chicago I, III. Its JOI by James C. Worthy 7 (Recipes) JUNIOR TREASURE CHEST edited by Marjorie WHAT NEXT FOR ROSALIND f 4 Barrows RUSSELL? by Peer J. Oppenheimer ........10 II One of the bounties of living along the Atlantic, Pacific, or Gulf coasts is surf fishing. a challenging form of angling which has many enthusiasts. And judging from the catch our cover friend is reeling in, there's nothing puny about the size of the fish you can get by this method. For the pic ture story of an unusual enterprise related to turn to page 13. 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