Morganville, Kansas, the Clay County town of 250 "brave cultivateurs" as its affiliated town of' Feves, France, words it, has had its picture painted as a Christmas gift for the Feves school house.

Arvid Jacobson, an alumnus of the Morganiville schools, now a professor in the Art department at Kansas University, will show a collection of his water colors November 24th in his hometown portraying the village and nearby country scenes (the drought-struck tree, the infinite wheat) for the home populace to vote on for the final selection. It will then be airmailed to France for Christmas presentation. The second choice by popular acclaim will be given to the Morganville schoolhouse by Mr. Jacobson.

The exhibit and choosing of the scene to be sent abroad will be in connection with an all-day Thanksgiving festival starting with a freedom of worship service at the church followed by an international dinner featuring native dishes of local war brides, a recipe from Feves, and gifts of the vanished Indians, as well as the traditional, turkey and cranberry sauce. The colored slides taken by August Kolling, who has recently visited Feves, and family treasures from all parts of the world also will be shown. Mr. Jacobson will lecture formally and informally during the day on the importance of art in the daily living of a people.

The painting goes to France in response to a request from the Feves schoolmaster for something of intangible value as a "souvenir of our experience." The priest, mayor and schoolmaster of the bombed Lorraine town have written that thanks to the sustaining ration of powdered milk provided by Morganville for their sixty children through last winter plus the warm clothing, sheets, shoes, soap, tinned meats, sugar, cocoa, rice, candy, school supplies and last, spring's garden seeds, they can now go on their own momentum with the help of their own government in some rebuilding.

But they write they wish to continue the friendship on a social basis, and are preparing a Christmas surprise for Morganville. Mr. Henri Torlotting, schoolmaster, added, Kansas country fashion, "to please let us know if ever ... for maybe we can do as much for you sometime."

This is the progress of the gesture made by Morganville fifteen months ago when a Peace Pageant on an August night brought an audience of persons jamming into the little town and which was later broadcast to Europe.

Operation Democracy, UNESCO, CARE, and French Aid are the "liason and know-how" national agencies which have been essential in facilitating the �experience.�