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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1938 From the Hearts of a Sturdy People Comes a New and Finer Gainesville Gainesville Hails Nation s Chief Executive In the top photo is seen a smiling Roosevelt greeting a new Gaines* ville and congratulating it on its rebuilding. Below — Albert Hardy, Gainesville publisher, is inspecting the new Roosevelt monument situ ated in the public square and dedicated Wednesday to the President’s honor.—Photo Courtesy of The Atlanta Journal. BY ROBERT O’KELLEY Through Lanier’s immortal val leys of Hall treked thousands last Wednesday to the Queen City of the Mountains to pay tribute to a people who had rebuilt a city "along sounder lines,” and chief among them was the president of the United States who smiled his fa mous smile and praised a fine people for their “courage and un selfish co-operation.” The occasion was the dedication of Roosevelt Square, the center- piece of the New Gainesville, Gor- gia, rebuilt from the ruins left in the wake of Georgia’s most horrible tornado disaster less than two years ago. The President Speaks "This celebration, the outward and visible commemoration of the re-birth of Gainesville, is more than a symbol of the fine courage which has made it possible for the city to come back after it was in great part destroyed by the tornado of 1936. "These ceremonies touch the in terest and life of the whole nation because they typify a citizenship which is latent in the American character but which too often re mains quiescent and too seldom expresses itself. “You were not content to clear away the debris which I myself saw as I passed through Gaines ville a couple of days after the dis aster. You were not content with rebuilding along the lines of the old community. You were not con tent with throwing yourselves on the help which could be given to you by your state and by the fed eral government. "On the contrary, you determined in the process of rebuilding to elim inate old conditions of which you were not proud; to build a better city; to replace congested areas with parks; to move human beings from slums to suburbs. "For this you, the citizens of Gainesville, deserve all possible praise.” Picturesque Crowd Never before in the history of Georgia had such a crowd as this gathered with such -a common pur pose or with so nearly the same feeling as did this crowd at Gaines ville. Down from the mountains of north Georgia came the roughly clad, hardy mountaineer mingling shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart with the polished gentry from the cities of the state as both stood together admiring the courage and indomitable spirit of a people who could, from the ashes of a fallen city, in two small years rebuild it to stand more firmly and more beautiful than ever as the "Queen City of the 'Mountains.” The celebration in Gainesville, like all large gatherings, drew its quota of venders who harangued the people to buy their wares which ranged from balloons and climb ing monkeys to all the new-fangled gadgets that beset the marts today. Slightly more than a hundred feet from where the President spoke, a medicine show was in full selling swing and enterprising youngsters who had fashioned improvised drink stands in front yards did a land office business throughout the day. Crowd Awaits President’s Arrival All was in readiness at the rail way station two hours before the arrival of the President The offi cial cars were drawn up in line for the parade, military units stood ready and cavalry unite had been stationed along the line of march that had been roped off for the parade. For several minutes after the train stopped at the depot the crowd waited for the President to appear. Meanwhile secret service men had alighted and spread around the President’s coach at the rear of the train. Colonel Marvin McIntyre appeared at the coach’s platform and waved to the crowd. The 21- gun salute came to an end and the President came onto the platform. A slow drizzling rain began as the President was escorted to hia waiting car and the long parade through the business and residen tial section of Gainesville began. The rain lasted only a short time and the tour of the city was fin ished in comfort. A short while later the President reached the Roosevelt Square speaking stand and the ceremonies were under way. “At long last the happy day is here,” said Chairman Dunlap as he introduced the Rev. Robert L. Russell, pastor of the First Meth odist Church, who delivered the in vocation. Governor Rivers Says Welcome “In the name of those who have shared in the benefits of the gov ernment, the aged, the farmers, the home owners of the state, and on the parUof our state that is for the President 100 per cent, I extend a heartfelt welcome, ad miration and honor,” so said the Governor of Georgia as he wel comed the nations chief executive to the state and to the celebration. ROOSEVELT WARNS OF FEUDAL SYSTEM Standing in Gainesville’s public square, just dedicated to his honor. President Roosevelt on Wednesday accused his political opponents of advocating a feudal system so closely allied to fascism that the ill-fed, ill-clad and ill-housed one- third of the American people should never expect any relief if their phil osophy should prevail. “The nation will never get on the road to recovery if we leave the processs of recovery to those who owned the government of the United States from 1921 to 1933,” he said. Making a strong plea for his na tional wage and hour legislation in the South where are located some of his bitterest opponents of the measure, he said further: , "Georgia and the lower South may Just as well face tacts. The purchasing power of the millions of Americans in this whole area is far too low. Most men and women who work for wages In this area get wages which are far too low.” The chief executive warned the South that factories cannot sell to stores that have no customers. “I speak of the workers in the bottom third of our population— millions of them who cannot afford a suit of clothes,” he emphasized. "I speak also of millions of oth- e~ workers who are so under employed and so under-paid that the burden of their poverty affects the little business men and the millionaire himself" IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. © Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for April 3 SERVING OTHER RACES LESSON TEXT—Mark 7:24-37. GOLDEN TEXT—God is no respecter of persons. Acts 10:34. PRIMARY TOPIC—The Lord of AIL JUNIOR TOPIC—The Lord of All. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC— Showing Good Will to Other Races. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC— Practicing Christian Brotherhood Toward All Races. “God is no respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34). He who by reason of His infinite knowledge might well draw lines of distinction between them is loving and gracious toward all, not willing that any should per ish, extending his mercy to men of all conditions and all races. But men, whose knowledge is so limited that they cannot even rightly judge the thoughts of their own hearts, are quick to discriminate against their fellow man because he is of a different race, color, or social posi tion. A leader in the Southern Baptist church recently pointed out that the number of heathen in the world has increased about two and a half times as rapidly as the number of Christians, which means that at the rate of progress of missions during the last generation the world has become more heathen at the rate of six million a year, and now we are retarding the process still fur ther. Because of financial depres sion we are recalling missionaries. When the world is ablaze with sin and God-denying political theories we withhold the gospel it needs. It has well been said that such strat egy is like closing the hospital be cause an epidemic is in progress. Jesus had gone into Syrophenicia and the region of Decapolia (look them up on the map) to rest. But the need of the Gentile peopla (to whom He was not at that time called to minister) impelled Him to help them also. Note how they were stimulated to believe, how their faith was tried, but triumphant. I. Faith Encouraged. The Greek woman and the man of Decapolis were led to believe in Christ in two different ways. 1. By hearing about Jesus. The woman “heard of him” (v. 25). Paul says, “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). Are we diligent in season and out of season, telling the story of Jesus ahd His love? If so, men and women of our acquaint ance will hear of Him and be ready to call on Him in the day of their trouble. 2. By a personal meeting with Jesus. The man was deaf; he could not hear about Jesus, but he could see Him. To him the Lord came in person, and by the sign language, related in verse 33, He stirred his heart to believe. II. Faith Tested. 1. By obstacles. The woman met what seemed to be a sharp rebuke (v. 27), although it was no doubt much tempered by the tender voice of Jesus, and by the fact that He did not use the word “dogs” as the Jews did in speaking of the Gen tiles. He spoke kindly, and He talked of the “little dogs” which were the pets of the household. But her faith was greatly tried, just as ours often is, not that it should fail, but that its strength might be dem onstrated. 2. By natural handicaps. Jesus put no impediment in the way of the man, for he was already hindered by nature. How often do we not feel that in our very personalities and bodies are those things which hinder our full apprehension of the grace of God. Shall we then give up in discouragement? No. The man believed right through the barrier of unhearing ears and a speechless tongue. We can do like wise by the grace of God. IU. Faith Rewarded. 1. By deliverance from the devil. The woman’s daughter was set free because of her faith. Men and wom en around us need to be delivered from the devil. Perhaps you who read these lines are in need of such deliverance. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house” (Acts 16:31). 2. By deliverance from personal limitations. The man’s “ears were opened . . and he spake plain” (v. 35). What is the unfortunate trait of personality, the handicap of body or mind that holds you back from accepting Christ as Saviour, or, having done so, from the full and free development of your spiritual life? Faith in Christ cuts right through the hindering inability. He said to Paul, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Temper We are told, “Let not the sun go down on your wrath,” but I would add, never act or write till it has done so. This rule has saved me from many an act of folly. It is wonderful what a different view we take of the same event four-and- twenty hours after it has happened. Forgive Your Enemies And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one anoth er, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.—Ephesians 4:32 WHAT TO EAT and WHY ★ 4jou±ton (foudite Describes the Precious MINERAL SALTS That You Must Have in Order to Build Strong Bones, Sound Teeth, Healthy Nerves, Rich Red Blood By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS • East 30th Straat. New York. T HE human body is often compared to a machine, but it Is far more wonderful, far more complex, than the most in tricate machine ever designed to run without stopping, day in and day out,for upwards of 70 years,is also a fully equipped chemical laboratory. For if a chemist should grind a man to bits and analyze the pieces, he^ would find at least 18 chemical' elements, and possibly traces of several others. In addition to oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, the body contains a wide variety of mineral materials, which are necessary to its proper functioning—and even to life itself. The list includes calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, sodium, chlorine, magne sium, iron, manganese, iodine and copper. All these substances must be furnished to the growing child —through food and drink—and generous amounts must also be supplied daily in the diet of adults, to replace the minerals that are constantly being used up. ★ ★ ★ Minerals Necessary to Life It is vitally important that the home maker should understand the function of these various salts and where they can be found. For if certain minerals are lacking in the body, the heart will stop beating. IFithout others, the bones cannot form properly. Still outers are responsible for the rich red blood that makes the difference between a healthy person and a sickly one. Lahoratory experiments have proved that if you leave out the smallest trace of the mineral known as manganese, you de stroy the love of a mother for her child. And nutritionists—but unfortu nately not mothers—are well aware that less than a thousandth of an ounce of iodine makes all the difference be tween a normal man and an imbecile. ★ ★ ★ Calcium—Captain of Minerals Calcium deserves its ranking position as the captain of the min erals, because it builds the bones, or body framework. And the bony skeleton is to the human being what steel is to a building. Cal cium is also the chief constituent of the teeth and upon healthy teeth rests the health of the diges tive system and, in turn, the en tire body. For food that is improp erly masticated is imperfectly di gested and fails to nourish prop erly. About 99 per cent of the calcium in the body is found in the teeth and bones. If the body does not receive an adequate supply of this mineral in pre-natal life and dur ing the growing years, the bones will be porous, distorted and eas ily broken, and the teeth will de velop cavities and eventually may fall out. In addition to being the princi pal material for making and maintaining the bones and teeth, calcium increases the strength and pulsations of the heart and Kelps the blood coagulate in case of injury, thus keeping you and your loved ones from bleeding to death. That is why an extra sup ply of calcium is fed to patients just before an operation. ★ ★ ★ Calcium Build* Will Power There is a close relationship be tween calcium and sound, healthy nerves. And this precious sub stance likewise helps us to con centrate mentally—it strengthens our will power—and assists us in acquiring that “do or die” attitude toward life, which is essential in an age when we must all struggle or go under. Yet despite its importance, it is estimated by that outstanding au thority, Henry C. Sherman, Pro fessor of Nutrition at Teachers College, Colombia University, that one-half of the American people— even those with plenty of money— are literally starving for calcium, because they do not know the food sources of this vitally important mineral. ★ ★ ★ Where to Obtain Calcium The foremost sources of calcium are milk and cheese, which is milk in concentrated form. It is chiefly to provide adequate cal cium that homemakers must fol low the rule of a quart of milk daily for every child, and a pint for each adult. Vegetables, such as spinach, let tuce, celery, asparagus, string beans, cabbage, carrots and cauli flower are also a good supple mentary source of calcium. And some fruits, Such as oranges, figs, strawberries and bananas like wise supply significant amounts. Indispensable Phosphorus Like calcium, phosphorus is re quired by the body in relatively large amounts, and like calcium, it is especially important in the diet of children, because it is de posited in the bones, along with calcium, as calcium phosphate. Phosphorus is indispensable for all the active tissues in the body and plays an important part in regulating the neutrality of the blood. It can be obtained from whole grain cereals, eggs, dried beans, cheese, lean meats, and root and leafy vegetables. ★ ★ ★ Iron—King Pin of Them All But measured in terms of food essen tials, iron is king pin of them all. It is the supreme element in nutrition because it is necessary for the forma tion of the hemoglobin or red pigment in the blood. And it is the hemoglobin which carries purifying oxygen to every cell in the body. Recently, it has been discovered that copper is required for the proper utilization of iron. “Red blooded” is a term un derstood by everyone to denote health and strength, and it is iron that makes us red blooded. When your children grow pale and list less, lose their pep and lack ap petite, it is likely that they are starving for iron. If you become short of breath and “pant” when going up hill, or upstairs, even though there is nothing wrong With your heart or lungs, the chances are that there is insuffi cient red pigment in the blood— not enough to take up an adequate supply of oxygen and carry it to the millions of cells throughout the body. There is no excuse for cheating yourself or your children of a full measure of iron, for this mineral can easily be obtained from liver, egg yolk, whole grain cereals, mo lasses, dried fruits, dried peas and beans, nuts, lean meats and green vegetables. ★ ★ ★ Iodine—Molder of Men Almost everyone has heard that iodine is the mineral which helps to prevent that disfiguring en largement of the neck, known as simple goiter. But few people re alize that it is the principal con stituent of thyroxin, secretion of the thyroid gland, and that the thyroid functions normally only when sufficient iodine is available. A wide variety of physiological disorders have been laid to iodine hunger. Obesity is frequently the result of thyroid disturbance. Spe cialists contend that stubborn skin diseases are associated with dis orders of this gland. Many people are accused of laziness who are really soffering from thyroid de ficiency. And competent authori ties claim that the thyroid like wise influences mental make-up and emotional tendencies. Iodine is found chiefly in sea food and in fruits and vegetables grown near the sea. In inland regions, where soil and water are poor in iodine, health authorities frequently add it to the drinking water. And the use of iodized salt is also recommended. By these simple measures, thousands of growing children can t>e saved from the disastrous results of io dine deficiency. In general, it can be said that if the minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron and iodine are supplied in adequate amounts, the other min erals will be automatically fur nished. But every homemaker should make Breakfast Foods Mass production of popular brands of breakfast foods to meet the demand created by advertising has greatly re duced the price of many of the advertised brands. The sale of these foods adds materially to the demand and consumption of farm products in the United States. An Invaluable Aid To the Housewife T N THIS issue you will find the 1 fourth of the series of arti cles written by C. Houston Goudiss, famous food expert whose books, radio talks and lectures have made him known all over the country. In this article Mr. Goudiss dis cusses the vitally important subject, “Mineral Salts." He shows the ne cessity of these materials in the diet, and their relation to the building of a strong heart, healthy nerves, rich red blood, strong, bones and sound teeth. He also gives the food sources of these salts. Read each one of these arti cles as they appear weekly in this newspaper. They will prove invaluable to the house wife in assisting her to keep the entire family mentally and physically fit. it her solemn responsibility to provide these four in ubundance. For only in that way can you insure optimal growth in children, develop vigorous health in adults, and maintain the highest pos sible tone of every organ in the body. C WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—1038. A Splendid "Service" for Floors Floors receive rougher treat ment than any other part of the home—and it is floors that show up to poorest advantage when neglected—best advantage, when properly cared for! Up to now, attractive floors have required some little time and attention, but this is no longer necessary. For into the field of domestic prepara tions has come “self-polishing wax”—liquid-smooth, simple to apply, lovely to see. This remark able preparation goes on easily, quickly, and dries in 20 minutes! Its results are 4-fold: The floors are protected—they are preserved —they stay freshly-clean longer— and they are beautified! A quality self-polishing wax protects and preserves, by forming a film over the surface—hard enough to with stand friction and grinding wear- and-tear. It induces floors to stay clean longer, because dirt and grease cannot become imbedded in the wood. It beautifies, be cause it is shimmering, transpar ent, and brings out the natural beauty of the wood. And what more could the home-maker ask for? There are, however, various qualities of self-polishing wax available. Only the best should be used, for both the appearance and condition of the floors. But the finest self-polishing wax is a joy to use—its lasting results a joy to see! FLOORS ■ POLISH THEMSELVES I .. .with O-Cedar Self- Polishi ngW tx. No rubbing—simply spread it on and let it dry — then watch your floors sparkle! Non-slippery, long- wearing—eliminates scrubbing— dusting alone keeps floors dean. Pull qt, only 83^. ' Where Character Shows Character is what you are in the dark.—Dwight L. Moody. tor PLANTS! Have you ever wondered why most of the finest gardens in your locality are grown from Ferry’s Seeds? Here’s why: 1 AH Ferry’s Seeds are the re sult of many years of careful breeding, b 'lecting and improv ing. In deveieping a new strain, the seed experts of the Ferry- Morse Seed-Breeding Institute hold “plant beauty contests” to select the finest plants. Their seeds are planted for the next crop. Thus, year after year, weaknesses are eliminated and desirable qualities encouraged. Select your flower and Tfg- etable seeds from the Ferry’s Seeds store display. All htve been tested this year for ger mination and tested for true- ness to type. 6c a packet and up. Ferry- Morse Seed Co., Detroit, San Francisco. FERRY’S SEEDS