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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. Novel Plant Stand Fills Wide Windows ' I 'HE plant stand illustrated above is as practical as it is decorative. The attractive ar rangement of potted plants not only breaks ■ the monotony of a wide or corner window but also provides a light and healthy place in which to keep plants indoors. The full size pattern offered below pro vides an easy method for making and attaching this plant holder. User merely traces pattern on material specified, saws and assembles as pattern indicates. Any fourteen-year-old boy can build this stand in an evening’s time from scrap lumber that can be purchased ii) any lumber yard. Send 15 cents for Decorative Plant older Pattern No. 7 to Easi-Bild Pat- Co.. Dept. W, Pleasantville, N. Y. field tern Gas Customers Of the more than 21 million cus tomers of gas in America, over 10 million are serviced with natural gas, nearly 9 million with manu factured gas, and the rest with mixed gas. 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MORE than just a tonic— it's powerful nourishment! SCOTTS EMULSION HIGH ZHEROf TOHIC B Fiery Smarten j of minor ur^ns Quick use of this soothing ointment gi\es wonderful relief. Keep it handy. RESINOL 20^S u ii e/l? —i RHEUMATISM NEURITIS-LUMBAGO MCNEILS MAGIC REMEDY BRINGS BLESSED RELIEF FICTION co/w£/? ‘BOOMERANG’ By BOY CONSTINEB f: It! Larg. BottteU « «—Small Size 60c| » MITIII: lit HIT M IIIECHt ■ III (Ml MIS SIIIIS n IT Ull n mu»l i llll Mil Cl. laa. JUmiTIUI ~ all Size 60c| illt * (■i|l ll prlci I ♦. n»«H| you to understand the grand idea which our management has decided upon. It’s really splendid!” She smiled, showing white pearlish teeth. J. P. studied the sheets a mo ment, and then looked up somewhat questioningly. “I notice something about a thirty day free—” She smiled. “No, this is not ex actly free. Yet, it is free in the sense that you'll not be paying for the new car at the present time. What you’ll be paying the mere $250 for is absolutely prompt delivery of your new car within seven days after your deposit” ( / J. P. gave this a careful thought, then asked, “Supposing the car is not satisfactory, and the depositor decides he does not care for this type car?" “That’' she said quickly, “is a very good question. In fact. I’m Holloway wanted to disown Jimmy until a beautiful woman proved that father and son were cut from the same pattern. T RAILING smoke from an ex pensive cigar, stoutish J. P. Hol loway led his wife from the ele vator and into his private office. “Knew the moment you called," he flared, “Jimmy had wired for more money. But I’ll not send him one cent Not one red cent! You under stand?” Mrs. Holloway settled herself in the nearest chair. The gentle ex pression on her small, motherly face did not change. “As a matter of fact,” she said softly, “I did hear from Jimmy, but—” “Knew it” J. P- interrupted, “knew it all along. You were sit ting right here when I told him I would absolutely not tolerate any foolishness from him while he was attending college.” He hesitated momentarily as he puffed furiously at his cigar, then added, “And now that he has gone and invested over his head in this—this blind enter prise with this woman whom he thought was his friend, and she has run out on him with the capital and left him without as much as fare—’’ It was then the intercom buzzed. J. P. flipped the button irritably. “Yes?” “A Miss Jenkins to see you, sir,” came a voice through the intercom set. “Has she an appointment?” he asked. “Oh, goodness!" Mrs. Holloway broke in hurriedly. “James, I for got to mention her. I asked her to stop in today.” J. P. froWned. “Well,, who is she?” he asked caustically. “We met yesterday at Mrs. Wel lington’s dinner party,” she replieef, as she patted an imaginary gray hair in place; then added, “She is, I think, associated with the Delbam Motor corporation in Detroit; there fore, Pm sure, in a position to help us buy a new car sooner than we could have hoped to otherwise. . . .” '‘But I don’t want a new car,” he countered, "I have just had our old car overhauled.” “But—surely, James,” she re turned somewhat pleadingly, “you can spare her a moment.” J. P. paused momentarily as he relit his cigar, and then flipped on the intercom set. "Send Miss Jen kins in,” he said briskly. What J. P. saw entering his office a moment later was a dark, slender woman, and in the mid-afternoon light she was almost beautiful. The coil of her black hair pinned into a chignon at the nape of her neck, the tailored gray suit with the white pleated blouse was very becoming to her straight shoulders, and nar row slender hips, he thought. “It’s so nice of you to permit me a few minutes of your valuable time, Mr. Holloway,” she began. Then, with a slight nod toward Mrs. Hol loway, she added, “I’ve heard so much about you and your rapid ad vance in the business world, that it’s really quite a pleasure. . . .” J. P. grinned. “Thank you,” he said, as he adjusted his tie. “I—” “Your wife," the saleswoman in terrupted. “has told me that you’re interested in a new car.” “And remember this, Mr. Hallo way,” the saleswoman continued amiably, as she laid a slender hand upon J. P.’s desk, “you’ll again be setting the pace. The first to recognize a good proposition. Never let it be said, ‘J. P. Holloway overlooked a good bargain.’ ” Whereupon they laughed heartily. After a moment’s pause, J. P. turned to Mrs. Holloway and said hesitantly, “You know Martha, we’ve had our old car some time . . .” he made a slight gesture with his free hand—"it’s in good condi tion now that I’ve had it overhauled —yet, one cannot tell about those old models. Why, just the other day, John Fetters was telling about his old car’s stalling in the noon- hour traffic on Fifth and Vine. We wouldn’t want that to happen to us —would we—dear?” Mrs. Holloway considered him sol emnly. “But James,” she began, “you said you were not interested in a new car—” “Oh, I know, I know,’’ he protest ed in alarm. “I wasn’t—that is, until I heard this offer ftfiss Jen kins has made. And you should know that I never let a good propo sition slip through my fingers. No, sir, not J. P. Holloway.” He then turned and smiled at the saleswom an, a warm, intimate smile. Then “W-well, I really—” “That’s fine,”—she leaned closer —. “It’s certainly a privilege to have this opportunity of explaining our new car and system to intelli gent people.” She paused to turn on additional charm. “The fact is, we are merely trying this new car out, and want only to try it through peo ple of yoqf high reputation.” “This.”—she laid some sheets carefully before J. P.—“will help “I’ve heard so fnnch about you ness world, that it’s really quite a glad you brought that up.” She hesitated to ash her cigarette and, in doing so, seemed to be concen trating on the proper clauses to use, as she continued, “Now in the event you are not completely satisfied, the management will gladly refund your money and return the car to the factory. Isn’t that fair enough, Mr. Holloway?” “Oh, yes. quite fair,” he said, through the haze of cigar smoke, as he resumed reading of the typed sheets. They seemed all in order, he thought. Though the thought of a new car was somewhat new to him, yet, this seemed to be such a good investment, in fact—too good to pass up. Why, he’d be getting the jump on the boys at the club, who were thinking and talking about getting their new cars next month. Next month! Why he’d have ilia within seven days. . . . T HERE was a brief hesitation, and then he said, "Sounds all right. But—” Miss Jenkins broke in, “I can readily understand, Mr. Holloway, a man of your intelligence will be suspicious of an investment of this nature. And well you might be. Yet, I can assure you—you’11 be pat ting yourself on the back within the next ten days.” J. P.’s eyes wandered across to Mrs. Holloway for her approval. No comment. “Ye*, Lord, we Jove Thee,” quick we make reply. Then—’’Feed my sheep,” He says, and clear and plain Along the ether ways of earth and sky The voice sounds out again: “Loveft thou me?” He-questions us.O friends, And may we answer truthfully today: "Yea, Lord,” for all eternity depends On what we say. 'Siace iAc// < &u>utell a - -i and your rapid advance in the busi- pleasure. . . .” continued, “To whom should I make this check out. Miss Jenkins?’’ he asked, as he fingered rapidly through his checkbook. “James,” Mrs. Holloway broke in, "perhaps we better not be too hasty. Supposing we talk this over this evening, and Miss Jenkins”— she nooded in the saleswoman’s direction—“can drop in tomorrow and get your final decision.” Turn ing quickly to Miss Jenkins, she added, “I’m sure that’s perfectly all right with you!” A shadow darkened the - sales woman’s eyes. She glanced at J. P. and then back to Mrs. Holloway. “W-well, I—’’ and stopped. Mrs. Holloway smiled gently. “I knew you’d understand.” she said, and then quickly rose to open the door for the somewhat bewildered saleswoman. J. P. chewed at his freshly lit cigar furiously. "But Martha,” he burst out, “you—you don’t seem to understand. I want to buy that car —now—not tomorrow or next week or next Christmas—” “Have you made the check out, James?” she asked calmly. “And just what has that got to do with you running this—this woman out of here. I certainly intend to make it out. And furthermore—” “Yes,” she countered, “you’re go ing to make it out, James. But not to her! Instead, to your son.” J. P. choked for a moment. “I— I told you,” he flared, “I was not going to send him one cent, and I meant just that!” He tapped nerv ously on the desk with his forefinger. “Any man with the intelligence he’s supposed to have, letting some silly woman come along and make a complete fool of him . . . Well,’’— he groaned—“it’s sometimes diffi cult for me to believe he’s my son.” Mrs. Holloway smiled. “But James, you’ve just proved beyond any doubt that he is your son.” J. P. gave her a blank look. “Just what do you mean by that?” She paused. “It took me four days to -inquire around and locate the right woman. It wasn’t easy. In fact, I wasn’t sure until yester day.” J. P. grunted, a deep frown puck ering his forehead. “I certainly don’t follow you. First, you stop me from buying a new car; now you’re talking in riddles.” He brushed the ashes from his vest un consciously, then added, "Would you mind explaining just what this is all about?” She nodded. “No. , I wouldn’t mind. In fact, I’ve looked’ forward to ( it.” "All right, all. right. I’m wait ing,” he urged. "Just' this: Your son fell for a charming woman with a smooth sales talk; so did you. Those sheets of paper in her briefcase aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. She’s a phoney; so was Jimmy’s friend: When I was introduced to her, she apparently didn’t recog nize my name, but I knew hers. She’s the woman who swindled your son.” IntematioDol Uniiorm Sunday School Lessons -By DR. KEBKETH L FORtMAN SCRIPTURE: Genesis 11:27—25:11. DEVOTIONAL READING: Hebrews 11:1-10. God's View of People Lesson for October 10, 1948 ((■yOU can learn more about hu- I man nature from reading the Bible than from living in New York,” said a Yale professor who had tried it both ways. He was right; for in New York you are likely to see your neighbors only on the outside, while in the Bible you are introduced to people on the in side. One great value of the Bible is its Dr> Foreman plain stories about people, all sorts of people—simple, great, wise, foolish, saints and sin ners. They lived thousands of miles from here, and thousands of years ago. They dressed differently and many of them spoke in languages now dead. Yet somehow they live in these inspired stories. Saints O NE of the great biographies of the Bible is that of Abraham. If you will read it in Genesis you will see it is not like one of our mod ern biographies; it does not follow a continuous line, but consists of short incidents strung together sometimes without connection. It is more like an album of pictures than like a movie. Yet putting all the pictures together we get an impression of a re markable man. Indeed, Abraham was one of the most remarkable mea who ever lived. Without a church, without a Bible, without prophet or priest or tradition, bom in a nation and a family that “worshiped other gods,” as Joshua said later, somehow Abra ham came to know that there is but one God. and not only to know that as a fact but to know that God as a friend. (In fact, Abraham’s name among the Arabs to this day is “The Friend.”) We must call Abraham one of the great religious geniuses of all human history. Yet he does not stand alone. The Bible is a book of saints; the letter to the Hebrews calls the roll of some, and ends by saying time is too short to name them all. Now a saint is not a person who lives totally without sin. A saint is one in whose life good ness is stronger than evil; a saint Is one who actually lives as a friend of God, for whom God Is the central fact in all his life. Sinners T HESE are no whitewashed plas ter saints, the great and small figures of the Bible stories. They come before us just as they were. Abraham, for example, at times was a coward, a liar, a bigamist, a slave-holder. We must not suppose that ev erything any character in tho Bible did was right, or Is right today. The writers simply tell the stories, seldom using ad jectives like “bad” or “good” or “noble” or “mean.” We are left to make our own jodgments. We are shown what effects sin has on men, we see how evil spreads by suggestion and imitation, we see how temptation works. God inspired the biographers; but he does not inspire men to tell lies or to cover up evil by calling it good. So do not be shocked to find that even a saint like Abraham had feet of clay. The important things about him are the good, not the bad. * • • The Light That Shines C'URTHERMORE, when you read " these Bible biographies, you can trace a very interesting story through them all: namely the story of the human understanding of Right and Wrong. But in Old Testament times, as in the case of Abraham, we must remember they were in the dawn-years before the sunlight of Christ had risen. Some of the things Abraham did would get him into jail nowadays; bnt some of those very acts were then the mark of a gentleman. Sometimes when- you are discour aged and think the world is growing worse, all you need to do is to think back to some of these old Bible stories. What the very best peoplfe did then, is now by Chris tians seen to be not always good. The human race has progressed, and nowhere more than in its knowl edge of what is right to do. And even so, a man like Abraham, as good and great as he was, shines with an even brighter light across the centuries, challenging us to rise above our times as he often rose above his own. (Copyright hr the laterattionMl Council of Religious Educetion on behtlf of 40 Protestent denominetions. Releesed bs WNU Fettures.' Crop Roots Require Oxygen and Water Organic Matter Decay Helps Soil to ‘Breathe 1 Soils must "breathe” deeply il crop roots are to support high yields above the ground. These roots need oxygen to grow and reach out for water plant nutrients. To breathe deeply, soils must have regular additions of organic matter. Without organic matter soils tighten up. Soil particles are jammed together. The soil becomes a compacted mass. There is little room for either air or water. Roots find it hard to forage in the tight soiL When organic matter is added, it opens the soil for air and water to soak in deeply. As it rots the organic matter builds soil struc ture. The humus formed from or ganic matter swells and shrinks with wetting and drying. Com pounds that form when organic matter decays help to stick these mineral particles together in small groups so that the soil is loose and workable. Organic matter should be added deep in the soil as well as in the plow layer. Middle West Soil Im provement committee points out that the best way to drive organic matter down deep is through use of tap-rooted legumes, such as al falfa or sweet cloiter. regularly in the rotation. The ropts of these legumes drill down 18 to 25 inches below the plow layer. Heavy stands of legumes also can be secured by liming according to soil tests, and by making sure soils are well stocked with phos phate and potash for full produc tion. When a good top growth is plowed under to go with the roots, these legumes will build the struc ture tilth soil needs for high yields. One-Wheel Power Unit The power unit, designed by Carl ton M. Edwards, Cornell university, for Lincoln Arc Welding foundation, can be used to drive numerous front mounted garden tools, farm tools, lawn mowers or snow blades. A cultivate? tool bar can be attached across the rear of the frame. Cast er wheels on each end of the tool bar will adjust depth and give three points on the ground for balance. All welding on this unit can be done with a 3/16-inch diameter elec trode, using approximately 180 am peres welding current. Herds and Flocks All night lights help to prevent stampeding of turkeys on range. Blackhead of r.k e y s causes heavy losses. Phenothiazine pow der mixed in the mash at the rate of one ounce daily for 100 birds, has been found effective in preventing losses, because it destroys cecal worms which are carriers of the blackhead organisms. DEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS IJoutlfuf 'Uersatile ^baytimer J^anddome ^Jivo-f^iecer j'Or 3t Two essentials for livestock and poultry in late summer are shade and water. DDT Proves Effective On Peach Tree Borer DDT, when used as a trunk spray, will control the peach tree borer, according to the New York State agricultural experiment sta tion. The new method of borer control takes the place of older methods using ethylene dichloride of PDB crystals, since it is non- injurious, labor-saving, time-saving and inexpensive. DDT is used at -the rate of two pounds to each 100 vallons of water. 12-20 Daytime Dress. YOUTHFUL, captivating day- *■ time dress is suitable for prac tically every occasion. It buttons down the back, has interesting button trim and a choice of sleeve lengths. • * * Pattern No. 8209 comes in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 14, 4 yards of 39-inch. 1737 .12-42 Push-Up Sleeves. TpHIS smart two piecer is des-> lined for a busy fallrint ter season. The slanted lines accented with unusual novelty 1 ( tons; sleeves are push-up with! neat cuffs. • • • Pattern No. 1737 Is tor size* 12. 14, 18, 20: 40 and 42. Size 14. three-q sleeves. 4\ yards of 39-inch; 3 y* 54-inch. The Fall and Winter FASHION tains 60 pages ot sewing informatl special features, easy to make si free pattern printed inside the Send 25 cents. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN D] 530 South Wells St. Chicago 7, BL Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No Name. Do not leave your camera in the glove compartment of your car. The heat has ruined many feet of good film. —e— Did you know that when evapo rated milk is mixed with an equal amount of water it has the same food value as bottled milk and may be used in the same way? —o— Mending should be attended to before clothes arfe washed. Un checked rips and tears grow big ger and shaggier during the wash ing process. —•— Many people do not know the principal difference between salad dressing and mayonnaise. Salad dressing contains starch, mayon naise does not. —•— A jar of soap jelly made from scraps melted in hot water will do mor£ than save soap. It makes it easier to wash as you go when baking, because you can just dip a brush into the jelly and clean up odd pieces without bothering to get out the dishpan. —•— When you’ve scoured the bath tub to gleaming whiteness, dash in a spoon of soap jelly, add a little water, and swish it about with a long-handled brush. This will re move the last persistent grains of cleanser, which sometimes can’t be seen but are certainly felt when you bathe. Do This for Head-Cold StuffinessS Instantly—the moment you put a few dro; of Vicks Va-tro-nol i each nostril—you’ll feel your cold-stuffed nose start to open up and give you ' ful relief from snlflly head-cold < Va-tro-nol acts so fast because it l right where trouble is. It relieves ■ congestion, and makes breathing e If used In time, Va-tro-nol hetpa pre vent many colds from developing! Tty It! 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