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avoid repeating any of those programs again, but there have been
dozens of programs which have NOT been re-broadcast, and which
contain vital messages you all probably would like to hear again--
and then remember, there are always THOUSANDS listening who never
heard it the first time. I will continue to give you live, NEW
programs as often as time and circumstances permit thru the summer
--and then resume ALL live new programs by Fall. This will permit
me the summer trip, lessen my personal burden, and still keep the
DAILY programs ON THE AIR the year 'round!
ABOUT OUR SUMMER TRIP
Scores of letters have come in from all parts of the country
from listeners, asking us to see them, and in many cases baptize
them, during our proposed summer trip. So let me give you what
information I have at this writing, concerning this trip.
As you probably can realize, we have to drive our car a great
deal, and so we have had a new car on order since the first of the
year. We are to take the train to Detroit, and take factory
delivery of the car at Detroit. We were promised delivery by June
20th. We had consequently planned to leave Eugene as soon as
school is out, which will be June 7th. Incidentally, since I have
found hundreds of you co-workers are interested in our family
personally, I might add here that we have also two daughters, both
married. One, Dorothy, has served actively on the office staff on
and off for four or five years, and is again on the staff at
present. Her husband, Vern R. Mattson, is now manager of our
general office--in charge of the mailing list, and getting
literature mailed out to listeners all over North America. For
this purpose he has in his office a staff of ten girls.
Our eldest daughter, Beverly, and her husband, James A. Gott,
have two little children--Larry, age 3, and Sharon Loma, age 2, and
(shall I let you in on a private family secret?--I believe
"Grandma" and "Grandpa" are more silly over those youngsters than
their parents, tho I can't yet get accustomed to being "Grandpa"--
it doesn't seem we are old enough).
Our son-in-law, Jimmy, recently had a terrible accident while
working in a lumber mill. The whole back of his left hand was
gouged out, being caught in the "edger." The tendons were cut, the
bones scraped down to thin splinters. The mill management rushed
him immediately to a hospital, where the tendons were tied and
plastic surgery applied. And thru believing prayer God is healing
the hand--the bones are growing back--he will have full use of it,
tho he will not be able to continue the heavy labor with his hands.
All things work together for good. With plans now laid to
soon be publishing The PLAIN TRUTH every month--twice as many pages
as at present--with the circulation now 75,000 copies, and growing
rapidly, we soon will need a new and complete mailing department
just for this, and mailing out certain other literature, and we are
planning now to have Jimmy join our office staff, in charge of this
new department.
Personally, I think you'll understand I feel thankful and
pleased at the prospect of having both my fine sons-in-law actively
with me in God's work. Jimmy, incidentally, is a deacon in our
little local church at Eugene.
Now to continue about the summer trip. I have just learned
that the coal strike apparently is going to delay delivery of the