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C ,-h*i_<► . ort* :t ■A 1 imtidti vt «EV. ROBERT H HARPER t v J The Basis of Courage for the Future. Lesson for December 31: Matthew 36:13-20; 11 Peter 3:14-18: 1 J&hn3:1-3. Goldbn Text ': II Corinthians 15:18. Studying last lesson the Ground of Universal Joy, we fittingly; con sider today the Basis of Courage for the Future. Many allow their Joy to bo marred by anxiety about things to come. Christians of the apostles' time, suffering many ills, had little hope of improved materi al conditions. The apostles encour aged them with the prospect of rich spiritual blessings. In the Great Confession we find the basis of all courage for the fu ture. The fact of Christ's coming should ever bring hope and cour age. Following the Confession, -Jesus spoke of the divine origin and permanence of the Church./ Peter writes of a great day to come, and urges steadfastness toward growth in the knowledge of Christ. ( John exclaims at the love of God through which Christians are now the sons of God. Their full stature in Christ does not yet appear but they have assurance they will be like Jesus. And they who have this hope will purify themselves. Men are now deeply concerned for the world’.* future. Reconver sion, the peace to be made and kept, all the after-war problems, tax the plans and purposes of thoughtful men. There are many notions of what should be done to bring men to highest good. Shall it be through education, the devel opment of a super-race, the spread of democracy, or what? The great need of the world is goodwill And this can come only through Him of whom the herald angels sang 2.000 years ago. Christianity has been only imperfectly followed, even by those who profess it—witness so- called Christian nations engaged in monstrous war. In the real prac tice of Christianity we find the only but sure hope of enduring peace, and of joy and courage for the pres ent and the future. % : Mr. Mr?. B. W. Beh pi Be- thune spent tiie holidays wifh rel v atives here. HeV? Branch •was jit day. > #..v; - * .Foster 1 — : —•• Speer of Plum visitor here Fri- Mr, ai\d Mrs. Martin Harrell of Whigiiam, Ga., spent the Christ mas holidays in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J.’ P. Deason and Mr. and Mrs. R. t. West. Mrs. Emma Smith, who has been spending some time with her daughter, { Mrs. B. W. Best, and Mr. Best, of Bethune, spent sever al days here this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McGrath, Jr., and daughter, Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McGrath of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Garrett and daughters, Betty and Patty, of LaGrange, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Storey and sons, Derry, Bert dnd Tony, of Calhoun Falls were Christmas visitors here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mc Grath. Mrs. F. E. Shealy spent Christmas here tives. of Mauldin with rela- _ Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Widincamp and children, Betty Lue and Mack, of Vero Beach, Fla., spent Christ mas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Wall, of near town. Mr. W. F. Wilkins of Parksville was among the visitors here Sat urday. *********** ************** KEEP FAITH \Mihus—\ XbykuymgX WAR BONDS Messrs. G. O. and J. M. Hem- minger of Willington were visitors here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Deason and Master Jones Deason of Charlotte, N. C., spent the Christmas holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Deason and Mr. and MrS. J. L. Dansby. Six TBousand Motor Coaches Be Ordered By The Nation’s Intercity Bus Hines Chicago, Dec. 25.—Six thousand motor coaches, presenting an in vestment of $90 million, will be ordered by tie nation’s intercity bus lines as soon as the lifting of wartime priorities ^permits their manufacture. In addition, a pro gram of rehabilitating all present equipment will provide employ ment for tens of thousands of au tomotive workers. These were the findings of the National Associa tion of Motor Bus Operators as the organization completed a sur vey of the industry’s postwar needs. “Normally, the country’s inter city bus lines require upwards of 2,000 motor coaches a year,” said Arthur M. Hill, association presi dent. “Because transportation is vital to the war effort, the manu facture of a limited number of buses has been permitted in the past three years, but far less than the actual requirements were met. Furthermore, these are Victory models that lack the comfort and luxury features postwar travelers will demand. “While the intercity bus indus try’s requirement of 6.000 motor coaches may appear small in com parison with the projected market for passenger cars,” Mr. Hill ex plained. “it should be remembered that highway buses, with new lux ury appointments, will average $15,000 in cost and will require a correspondingly greater number cf man hours for manufacture. Even when the pent-up demand is met, the anticipated postwar trav el boom will send requirements for subsequent years above previous levels.” The plans of nearly all bus com panies also provides for the com plete rebuilding of a major por tion of their fleets when manpcw er and parts are available. This will offer employment for thou sands of ex-service men. / Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY PALMOLIVE BATH 2 For 19c SUPER SUDS Lge., 23c r \ OCTAGON SOAP 6 For 24c OCTAGON TOILET SOAP 5 For 20c t OCTAGON POWDER ^ ■» re., 6 For 24c OCTAGON CLEANSER • ' N 3 For 10c OCTAGON GRANULATED 2 For 15c OCTAGON FLAKES 3 For 25c HONEYSUCKLE SOAP 5 For 20c GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. Two to Six Pattern No. 8717—This semi-prin cess Idea with a modified sweet heart yoke will make tiny hearts flutter. Make it with or without the Peter Pan collar. Pattern No. 8717 is designed for sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 0 years. Size 3 requires 1% yards of 35 or 39-inch material; Vi yard contrast for col lar. Send 15 cents In coin (for each pattern desired) to—> Patricia Dow Patterns 1150 Sixth Ave., New York 19, N. Y. WANT ADV. FOR SALE — Several houses in McCormick, in good residential sections, and in good repair. R. L. Faulkner, Phone, 49, McCormick. S. C. FOR RENT — Three second floor connecting rooms, with larg- closets, for light housekeeping, with water and light connections: unfurnished, per month, $13.00 Howard Watkins. FOR RENT — Two-room unfur nished apartment. Miss Tommie Parks. McCormick, S. C. FOR RENT — 5-room house, ir good condition, 3 miles out ot the town of McCormick. Mrs. B. W. McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE — Two good building lots, facing paved highway, south • of court house, in town of McCor mick. See J. L. Smith, McCor mick, or write Mrs. B. W. Best, Bethune, S. C. The Care Of Pullets In Laying Quarters The flock owner’s job is not ov er when the pullets are put into their laying quarters, says County Agent G. W. Bonnette. If he wants to make these pullets the most profitable, he must keep an eye on them from the time they are put in the laying house until the whole flock comes into produc tion. It may be that « some of the more aggressive pullets will keep others fought off from the feed hoppers. In such cases, addition al feed hoppers may correct the ‘rouble. In other cases, it might be well to remove some of tbr less aggressive pullets and put them in a pen to themselves. Tf . would probably be wise *o cull out some of the slow develop ing pullets that are late coming into production: also those that! show any indications of being sick, j With high feed nrices only vigor- i ous pullets should be kept for lay ers. It is wise to go into the house with a dim flash light or lantern after the birds go to roost to see if certain parts of the roosting space are avoided becauss of drafts or other reasons. It mav be nec essary to place some of the pullets on the roost at night until they get the habit of going on it. Sometimes, the agent states. ! considerable trouble is experienced with a large number of floor eggs. | Additional nests may help to cor rect this trouble. If cne nest to! every four or five hens is already provided, the trouble mav be onr- rected somewhat by drrkening the nest. This can be done by making the nest deeper or by hanging some feed bags about 18 inches in front of them. If the birds still 1 refuse to use the nest, it would be i wise to put the nests on the floor! until the pullets get accustomed! to using them, and then they could be put in their regular places. By ELLIOTT PINE The T-form*tion isn’t so new— George Halas, owner of the Chi cago Bears, was employing it in elementary form as early as 1919. He streamlined it in 1934, when he returned to coach the Bears. It is now the most widely used offense, since it is deceptive and flexible. . . . Colleges have just lately been getting on to its intricacies . . . hence its recent flourishing all over the sport pages. One of the greatest women ath letes of all time is Helen Stephens, Olympic champion runner. . . . She comes close to rivaling the incom parable Babe Didrickson Zaharias. . .' . Helen stands six feet tall, weighs 190 pounds. . . . she has run the 100-yard dash in 10.4 sec onds, the 100 meters in 11.5. She was only 19 when she scored in the 1936 Olympics. At present she holds 14 U. S. track and field championships. Other feats of hers . . . she hns thrown the eight-pound shot 46 feet . . . set a standing broad- jump mark of nine feet, one inch . . . hurled the discus 113 feet, 614 inches . . . Helen came from a farm near Fulton, Mo. She is now working in an air plane plant in St. Louis. Detroit’s curling club has opened its 59th season . . . that’s the game played by the dour and canny Scotch in which they hurl stones along the ice. . . . Sammy Snead, the pro golfer, is hitting better than ever, after a two-year .layoff. . . . Boston never lost a World Series. . . . Broker’s Tip. winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1933, never had won a race before . . . and never did afterwards. Hank Greenberg is the only man ever to hit one over the fence ui Chicago’s Comiskey park . . the distance is 440 feet ... he holds the same unique honor In regard to Boston’s Fenway park, where the length is 420. . . . Miami is plan ning a new baseball park, believii that the city will experience a pos*- war boom. Lieut. Angelo Bertel.i. former Notre Dame quarterback has signed with the Los Angeles nrc football club fo’- after the war “Rejui ’Em ana Jteap”:-OUft ADS RESOLUTIONS . . . 194b The most important New Year’s resolution any of us can make for 1945 is this: 1 shall do everything in my power to help win the war in the shortest possible time. That, of course, is a very general promise. To mean anything if needs to be broken down into a se ries of shorter resolutions—a son of a war-winning program for civil ians. When the war first started a lot of us fidgeted around looking foi things we might do to help. Wc were told that victory depended or an all-out effort, but many of us who wanted to play a part found if difficult to know what to do. Since then, however, we have been told about plenty of ways we can help: Some of them may seem like little things—unimportam things—but when multiplied by 130,- 000,000 they often assume tremen dous proportions. Buying a few gallons of gasoline irom a black market, for example, -nay seem a trivial matter. But il every automobile owner did it our economy could be paralyzed in nc time. The black market operators and their patrons set the example for how to disrupt industry and perhaps lose the war. But. fortu nately. their number is few enough, and the number of patriotic Amer icans who stick to the rules even when they see others breaking them is great enough, to cause only minor disruptions. CHECKLIST . . . victory To get back to New Year's reso- iutions, I think victory could def initely be speeded if every one of us- would resolve— To avoid hoarding and to criti cize any storekeeper who says, “You better stock up on these— they’re getting scarce—” To fight black markets and never patronize one— To give blood regularly to the Red Cross— To save fat, tin, paper and other needed materials— To avoid spreading any rumors •e information helpful to the en- :ny— To spend some time each week helping out organizations like the Red Cross and the USO— To help build morale in the ncmetl forces by writing letters to ’’'.lose who 1 are away and entertain- i>-.g those stationed near your town— ’ To stick to a necessary Job, and work at it every day until the war is won— To avoid unessential travel by train, plane, bus, or automobile— To conserve food— To refute arguments to the effect that Hie war is all over but the shouting— To buy more war bonds than ever before. GUILT blood All of those suggestions seem like pretty small things compared with what our men and women in uni form are doing. Yet there are plenty of people who consider them selves good Americans who wil) feel a real sense of guilt if they check over that list and realize how many of those vital things they are ignoring. There is no reason why any healthy man or woman should noi be willing to go through the simple process of giving blood to be used to save lives on battlefr.its, yet the Red Cross seems to be having a difficult time to get nearly the amount of blood which is needed. There is no reason why materi als like tin and paper cannot be saved in every home in our coun try, yet millions don’t save them because it is too much-bother. There is no reason why sales of bonds to individuals cannot always overreach the goals set. yet in one loan after another we fall short. This in spite of the fact that when Christmas came along we had the money to buy the largest dollar volume of Christmas presents sold in years. Apparently there are a lot of peo ple in this country who still think the war is none of their business. It may be a little late to convince those people that their help is need ed. But maybe a few New Year’* resolutions will help. t