January 10, 1945

January 10, 1945

949 W 12th St

San Pedro, Calif.

Dear Father, Mother and the rest of the folks at home,

Today and yesterday have been cloudy, sort of foggy days, when it looked as if it would start to rain any minute. This morning I took my raincoat along as a precaution but I did not need it, since altho it has looked a lot like rain, it hasn’t precipitated anything. Perhaps it will rain tonite.

Monday night was the annual congregational meeting here. It was indeed a very trying session. I guess Pastor Wellington is glad that he is leaving soon. As you know, the church here must relocate or make plans to if it is to continue to receive aid from the Home Mission Board without which aid it probably could not exist in its present condition. Well, as you also know from what I have written, there is a possibility of relocation that the Home Mission Board had tentatively approved. The matter was discussed Monday night and most of the congregational members turned thumbs down on the proposed new location. I was never so disgusted in my life. They seem to be wanting to kill the church here by their prejudice etc. Pastor Wellington was meeting with the Mission Board today and he will give them the sorry facts. I wonder what will happen. If the Home Mission Board withdraws its aid from the congregation here I am going to leave it, since I feel that any time and means I can give to the church can be better used elsewhere. Under such conditions I think I want to transfer my membership back to Gowrie temporarily. Maybe things will turn out all right, and I hope so, but at the same time, I doubt it.

Last night was Luther League. I went but I think sleep would have done more good. Monday I didn’t get to bed till 11:30 pm and I couldn’t sleep very well. However I have felt not too sleepy today.

In a used car lot on my way home every night, there stands a 1941 Chevrolet coupe. It is black, with excellent tires and looks pretty good. It would cost $873. Every time I go past it I look at it yearningly but so far I would still rather have my savings than it. Perhaps soon someone else will buy it and the temptation will be removed.

Mrs. Searcy was busy tonite so I didn’t take a music lesson this week. She was playing somewhere or other I guess.

I hope Ann Marie gets along better. By the way the Wellingtons use Dexin instead of Karo syrup, which they were informed by a baby specialist causes gas. You buy it at drugstores.

With love

C.P.

P.S. I got a letter form Vincent in which he says he is going to get another 2 week furlough. I was very glad to hear it.