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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. J&i IPhillipr Explaining the "IVi Cent 5 Cent Cigar (“Under an OPA order, the cigar Industry is permitted to charge 7V4 cents tor the old-time 5-cent cigar that has been selling for 6. This will mean a saving of. 50 million a year to cigar smokers who have been forced to pay 10, 15 and 20 cents for a cigar about the quality of the former 5-cent smoke.”—News item.) “I don’t quite get it. "It’s simple, if you stand still and don’t twitch.” "Look, hoW will it save smokers 50 million if they pay 7% cents for the new cigar?” “The seven-and-a-half-center will be the same as the old nickel cigar. “But there ain’t been a nickel cigar in years. 1 “Yes there has, but it has cost six cents.” “Okay. I just took another aspirin. Go ahead.” “So OPA authorizes you to pay seven and a half cents for the five- cent cigar for which you have been paying six cents.” “How does that save me 50 mil lion smackers?" “Because for a cigar as good as the old-time nickel cigar you have had to pay 10 cents.” » “Go on, I’m still on my feet.” From now on you only pay 7V4 cents for what you would have to pay 10 cents.” "But I never bought 10-cent cigars.” “Okay. You’ll be saving lots of money.” “How?” “It’s easy. By smoking the cigar you may soon get through OPA for 7Vi cents you will be saving money on the cigar you never buy for 10 cents.” • . “But I asked for a seven and a half cent nickel cigar today and they ain’t out yet.” “Did you ask for the 7% cent nickel cigar that cost 6 cents up to the time they thought up the 7% cent cigar that will cost 10 cents?” “Yeah.” “That leaves you even." “How?” "If you can^t get the seven and a half cent cigar you ain’t out any thing, provided you don’t buy some thing else that costs more.” “Is that ad valorem or ne plus ultra?” -“It’s without matches, due to the fact OPA has not acted on the free matches now selling for one cent that may be raised to three cents to keep you from burning your fingers at the pre-war level.” “Where are we now?” “Fourth down, in the shadow of the cigar store Indian, 20 yards to go." “Got a cigarette?” “A saboteur, eh!” • • • Hitler Explains His Silence I cannot talk about the war— There’s nothing I can say; I have so many things to do I cannot get away; To speak is quite impossible— No message ean I bring. For I’ve discovered suddenly The war’s a pressing thing. The mike and I were lovers once But we are parted now; Affairs that keep me silent, aeh! Are pressing on my brow; My viewpoint’s undergone a change And now at words I balk; At last I think it nice to let The other fellow talk. I never thought the day would come When far off I would stew And let another make my speech. .. (And neither, friends, did you!) I never dreamed there’d come a time— (So mark this day with chalk!)— When Germany would hear these words: “Oer Fuehrer eannot talk!” I realize you’re mystified When Himmler reads my stuff; . It must seem strange to hear my speeeh Bead from another’s cuff; But still I greet you from afar Where I must work and sweat Toe busy to leap to the mike In wartime . . . WANNA BET? * * * 1 “As long as only I myself was the object of some persecutions among certain Germans I could be mag nanimous and overlook their actions. But whoever use a dagger or bomb today against the State will be de stroyed without mercy.”—Hitler. You remember, of course, how magnanimous Adolf used to hand things over to Himmler in the inter- est of magnanimity, and they were popularly called the “Magnanimity Boys.” • • • "The OPA announced that on Christmas restaurants would not be allowed to charge more than 15 cents extra over what they charged for turkey dinners a year ago.”— News item. • Wanna bet? • • • The Lotus Club of New York which has been for men only for 74 years has capitulated and gone over to the ladies. It was about the last place in New York where a man could hide from his wife. I < ‘Mm nr HE odds were thousands to one '*■ against a stocky, freckle-faced blues singer who came here nine years ago for a career. Today Judy Garland is one of our top box office pets. She could pul aside her songs and go dramatic any day in the week. She could, but I sure would be mad at her. Hers is no Cinderella story. No stardom overnight for Baby Fran ces Gumm, “the little girl with the great big voice,” as she was billed in vaudeville. From the day she was three she worked, and worked some *5^ more. Long before Ju- dy or her two sis ters, Virginia and Judy Garland Sue, were born, Frank and Ethel Gumm toured vaudeville circuits as “Jack and Virginia Lee, sweet southern sing ers.” When the first Gumm sister arrived tht»y settled in Grand Rap ids, Minn. Grease paint was put aside for the nonce and Frank Gumm took over the New Grand theater as man ager. It was there, at the age of three, that Judy made her debut. Her two sisters, with mother at the piano, were on the stage. Judy had been told to sit quietly in the dress ing room. She had her own ideas— she still has. She wanted to sing, too, and sing she did. Before any one knew it she was standing in front of the audience singing five choruses of “Jingle Bells.” California, Here We Come Shortly after that the Gumms left for California. In other words, they worked their way out. Jobs were scarce. At Lancaster, Calif., the local theater was crying for a new manager. For nine years the Gumms lived there. It took a lot of courage to tackle a trip to Chicago. But they did it. There Fortune smiled. They were booked into the Oriental theater. That night marked the end of the Gumm Sisters. Up until now they had been billed as “the Crumb Sis ters.” “the Bum Sisters,” but this was too much. The marquee read, “The GLUM Sisters.” George Jes- sel changed their name to Garland, and Frances switched hers to Judy. Change of name didn’t mean a change of luck, though. They de cided to go home. Jobs along the road barely covered expenses. Then Virginia and Sue decided to marry. That meant that what was laughingly called their act would split up. For sentiment’s sake they had one last fling. They sang at the Lodge at Lake Tahoe. A tal ent scout spotted Judy and in three weeks she was signed by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer. Even then she waited around a year, but Judy finally got an assign ment — a two-reeler with Deanna Durbin called “Every Sunday.” Then Durbin was grabbed by Uni versal and started getting the breaks. But Judy got nothing except bits and heartbreak. Her first role with Mickey Rooney broke the ice. A couple of scenes in “Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry” led to writing a part for her in “Love Finds Andy Hardy.” Ida Koverman became her guardian angel and kept putting in those good words for her. Deserved It For “The Wizard of Oz” Judy re ceived the Academy award for the outstanding juvenile performance of the year. Then came “Babes in Arms” and a series of Rooney-Gar- land musicals that spelled box office dynamite. “Yeah, but how good will she be without Rooney?” the cynics ques tioned. Judy answered them with “Little Nellie Kelly,” “Presenting Lily Mars,” and “For Me and My Gal.” It seems a far cry from one-night stands in East Alhambra to the Phil adelphia Symphony, but Judy was the girl who made it. Last summer she broke the record at Robin Hood Dell when, accompanied by Andre Kostelanetz and a hundred piece symphony orchestra, she appeared there in a summer concert. One amazing thing about Judy is her extreme versatility. She could jump from Mickey’s teen-age sweet heart in “Babes on Broadway” to the mature role with Gene Kelly in “For Me and My Gal.” Then back with Mickey in “Girl Crazy.” Now she’s bridging the widest gap of all. With the technicolor musical “Meet Me in St. Louis” done, Ju dy’s done her first straight dramatic role in “The Clock.” • • • Goth, Such Praise! George Cukor, who’s done the job of his life in “Winged Victory,” is reading scripts at Metro. George said working with Darryl Zanuck was a terrific experience. He’ll take a chance on everything. And until George worked with him he had no idea Zanuck was so sensitive. “His picture mind,” says George, "is sharp as the cutter’s shears.” . . . Would you believe that Monty Wool ley’s name is not Monty, but Ed gar? Fancy Edgar behind that beard! Buffet Style Is Ideal for New Year’s Entertaining Waffles and sausage, an old-fash ioned favorite, will help you ring the old year out and New Year in with proper style. This hasn’t been such a bad year, has it? And as we look forward to the next one, we hope for many better things. It’s fitting then to ush er the new one in with good cheer and hope, and simple but good food to celebrate the occasion. Whether you’re just having your own family in cr friends over to welcome the New Year, ft should be done in style. Refreshments need not be elaborate but they should be decorated to be in tune with the season. Here are some sample menus to help you in deciding what to have. They are designed to fit your food budget: New Years Eve Snack I. Buckwheat Cakes Cranberry Conserve Coffee Assorted Fruit Plate Snack Suggestion II. Waffles and Pork Sausages Syrup Coffee Chilled Pears Snack Suggestion HI. Spaghetti With Chicken Livers . Garlic Bread Tossed Salad Lemon Snow With Custard Sauce Coffee Snack Suggestion IV. Welsh Rarebit on Toast Molded Fruit Salad Assorted Relishes Fruit Cake Coffee Snack Suggestion V. Cold Sliced Turkey and Ham Rye Bread Butter Relish Avocado-Grapefruit Salad Assorted Cookies Beverage Guests for a New Year’s eve sup per will be happy to help them- - se j ves from a buffet as infor mality prevails at the occasion. Set up the waffle iron with a pitcher of batter; or, if you are having a hot dish like Welsh Rarebit or Spaghet ti, it can be kept warm in a hot dish or at least on a hot platter. Guests won’t mind going into the kitchen for precious seconds. The recipe round-up for this event has a star-studded collection of dishes you’ll want. Waffles. 2 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons melted butter W teaspoon salt 3 eggs Sift together the dry ingredients. Add egg yolks, beaten and mixed with milk, then the melted butter. Fold in egg whites, beaten stiff. Bake in waffle maker and serve with butter and hot syrup. Cooking Sausages. To cook pork sausage so that it will be plump, juicy and tender, lay the sausages in a heavy skillet LYNN SAYS: Here’s How To Do: If you’re serving bacon, remember it re quires slow cooking, careful watching and removal from the heat when it’s crisp but not brit tle. To pan-fry bacon: Lay strips in a cold frying pan and cook over low flame, turning them oc casionally and pouring off fat as it accumulates. To broil: Place strips on broiler rack or pan about 3 to 3H inches below moderate heat. Turn when top is lightly crisped, broiling about 21& minutes to each side. To bake: Lay strips in shallow pan, allowing fat edges to over lap the lean edges. Place on top shelf of oven set at 400 degrees. Bake without turning for 12 or 15 minutes until crisp. with a small amount of water. Bring them gently to a boil and let them boil for several minutes, until all the water is cooked away. Then let the sausages brown, turning on all sides so they will have an even color. Sausages cooked like this will be done thoroughly with their flavor fully developed. They will not have lost the plumpness that is so attractive when they are served. Spaghetti With Chicken Livers. (Serves 6 to 8) 14 pound spaghetti 2 tablespoons shortening 1 onion 2 cups canned tomatoes or 1 can tomato soup % teaspoon pepper Vi pound grated American cheese 14 pound fresh mushrooms 1 pound chicken livers 1 teaspoon salt Cook spaghetti in boiling, salted water until tender. Drain and rinse in cold water. Heat fat in skillet and brown finely cut onion in it. Add spaghetti, to matoes, salt and cheese. Cook slowly until well blended. Serve in a casserole or on a platter, well garnished with fried mushrooms and sauteed chicken livers. Molded Fruit Salad. (Serves 8) 1 package lemon-flavored gelatin 1 cup hot water 1 cup maraschino cherry juice and water 1 cup sliced, seeded grapes 2 pears, peeled and sliced M cup maraschino cherries, sliced M cup finely minced celery 1 pink grapefruit, peeled and sec tioned Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Add cold cherry juice and water. Let cool. When slightly thickened fold in fruit and pour into a mold. Let chill until firm. Unmold on lettuce and garnish with clusters of grapes in pear halves. Serve with sour cream dressing. Welsh Rarebit. (Serves 6) 2 tablespoons butter 14 teaspoon salt 14 pound cheese, cubed 14 teaspoon soda Dash of cayenne 1 egg 14 teaspoon mustard 14 cup thin cream Melt butter in top of double boile. and then add cheese. Stir and cook until cheese is melted. Add beaten egg, seasonings, soda and cream. Stir constantly until smooth and thick, then serve over toast points, garnished with parsley. There’s nothing better than a chewy cookie for nibbling after the main dish has been heavy. In fact, many people would rather have a good cookie than anything else to top off the snack. You’ll like these cookies that are taste - tempters above anything else you ever had: Dream Bars. First mixture: 14 cup butter or substitute 14 cup brown sugar 1 cup sifted flour Mix above ingredients and pat into a shallow pan. Bake in a mod erate oven 15 minutes. Cranberry Jelly and Pancakes of fer simple but delicious fare for the New Year eve celebration. It saves fuss and dishes. Second mixture: 2 eggs 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons floor 14 teaspoon baking powder 14 teaspoon salt 114 cups coconut 1 cup nutmeats Beat the eggs, add sugar and va nilla. Blend in dry ingredients, co conut and nuts. Pour mixture on top of first baked mixture and bak. in a moderate oven for 20 minutes. When cooled slightly, add: Third mixture: 14 eup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons butter or substitute Grated rind of 1 orange Orange juice Cream sugar and butter. Add or ange rind and enough juice to mois ten to spreading consistency. Spread on top of-cookie mixture and theif cut cookies into bars. Get the mott from your meat! Get your meat roasting chart from Mist Lynn Chambers by writing to her in care of Western Newspaper Union, 210 South Dot- plaines Street, Chicago 6, III. Please tend a stamped, self-addressed envelope for your reply. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Was Star of Bethlehem A Natural Phenomenon? Astronomers Disagree Four astronomical hypotheses have evolved from the consideration of the Star of Bethlehem as a natur al phenomenon—specifically the pos sibilities of its having been a me teor, a comet, a new star, or the conjunction of two or more planets. A meteor is a very transient and local phenomenon. Under no cir cumstances could a meteor be visi ble for more than a few seconds and one large enough to attract the attention of ordinary observers would have had its place of impact commemorated. Tradition credits Hipparchus with having noted, in 134 B. C., a bril liant new star where previously no Swwe Tree tor armed forces in Iceland. star had been: and since Tycho Brahe discovered his famous nova in 1572, many new stars have been tentatively identified as the Star of Bethlehem. Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Venus are planets visible to the naked eye. Computation has figured that Jupi ter, Mars and Saturn were in con junction in the year 7 to 6 B. C., as such a phenomenon occurs about every 800 years; it is impossible to include Venus and still conform to the biblical account which places the Star in the East since Venus is most conspicuous in the western ho rizon. Modem astronomers do not attach touch weight to the foregoing hy potheses. Such phenomena would oc cur too far from the earth to serve as a local guide and, seen in the same direction from any point on the earth’s surface, would not stand—as the biblical Star of Bethlehem. Tips on Carving <5^ Finding the joints without hack ing up the bird is the hallmark of a skillful poultry carver. He can stand or sit to his task, whichever is more comfortable. Poultry spe cialists of the U. S. department of agriculture offer these tips: Have the platter set on the ta ble with the legs of the roast tur key or chicken pointing either straight toward you or toward your carving hand. A wedge of bread or apple under each side of the bird will steady it for carving. Make a clean cut between the body and the leg and give a slight twist on the end of the drumstick. If the bird is cooked just right, the leg will then separate easily from the body so you can see the joint and cut through it to the outside. The leg of a duck or goose is more difficult to disjoint than the leg of a chicken, turkey or guinea. A good carver leaves intact the tidbit near the backbone called the “oyster.” Separate the drumstick and upper joint, and slice the leg meat of a large bird. Start the wing cut at a spot above the point where the wing seems to join the body. Cut at an angle of about 45 degrees to hit the joint. The wing is sometimes not entirely separated from the carcass but dropped down so as to leave the breast free for slic- ing. Slice the breast meat of tur keys, chickens and guineas paral lel to the outside surface, along the grain of the meat. Cut the breast meat of ducks and geese across the grain of the meat at right angles to the ridge bone, after running the blade of the knife under the flesh to loosen it. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAV 8 chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for December 24 C 1 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. THE GROUND OF UNIVERSAL JOY LESSON TEXT—Luke 2:8-12: Hebrews 1:1- 4: I John 1:14. GOLDEN TEXT—Behold, I bring you good tidings of great Joy. which shall be to all the people.—Luke 2:10. Snapdragon Game Snapdragon, still played in a modi fled form in England and America, was a favorite Christmas game in England more than 200 years ago. The original game called for a quantity of raisins to be deposited in a large bowl or dish. Brandy or some other spirit was poured over the fruit and ignited. The bystand ers then endeavored to grasp a rai sin, by plunging their hands through the flames. A carol called “The Song of Snapdragon” accompanied the game. What would you like for Christ mas? Could anything be better than to find for your heart and mind that spiritual safety, certainty, and joy which transforms life? Well, that is exactly what Jesus came to bring mankind. It was the first Christmas gift, and it is the best gift this year too. I. Safety (Luke 2:8-12). Men need deliverance from their sin. They needed it when Christ came. They need it today. They must have a safe refuge, one in which they may rest secure. All the efforts of this world to meet man’s need are vain. As Jo seph Parker put it: “The world did not want an adviser. The world had advised itself almost into hell. The world did not ask for a specu lator. Everything that man could do had been done, and men sat in the darkness of their own wisdom. The world did not want a reformer, a man who could change his out ward and transient relations, an en gineer that would continually de vote his time to the readjustment of the wheels and the pulleys and the various mechanical forces of soci ety. The world wanted a saviour.” Jesus came as Saviour. The good tidings revealed to the faithful shep herds were to be “of great joy to all people” because they presented the One who could bring them re demption from sin. That revelation is ready to be made again this Christmas, and as it came to the shepherds at their work in the field, so it may come to you on the battlefield, in camp, in the air, under the sea, in the kitchen, the factory—yes, anywhere. , We rightly go to our churches to wor ship on Christmas Day, but let us remember that Christ is every where, seeking each one — yes, knocking at your door. Will you let Him in? Then you will have Christ mas indeed! II. Certainty (Heb. 1:1-4). God has spoken through the cen turies in the messages of many faith ful servants. We do well to give heed to God’s Word through them. But after all they were only serv ants. This message of redemption is so vital and fundamental that God sent His Son, Himself the Redeemer, to declare it. How final, and definite, and bless ed is that truth. The heir of all the eternal glories of God the Father, and Himself the effulgence (or the flashing forth) of the glory of God, has spoken God’s last word—His certain word — about redemption from sin. We all know how full of uncertain ty the world is, how our own minds are distressed by the very uncer- i tainty of countless things about us. 1 What a precious gift from God to realize anew the absolute certainty we have in Christ. He came to save, to satisfy, and to keep us. Note that He has all the needed authority and power to carry out 1 His loving purpose (w. 3, 4). He who “made purification of sins” for us to believe, is divine. He has all power. He is glorious beyond our ability to describe. He is God. We can rest in perfect assurance in His redemption. III. Enjoyment (I John 1:1-4). God knew the need of man for real joy if life was to be pleasant and profitable. Being a Christian was never intended to be a somber, doleful business. No, indeed. “These things we write,” says John, “that our joy may be made full.” What did he write? By inspira tion of the Holy Spirit he wrote of Christ, “the Word of life.” He had seen and known Him, the Redeem er. He had fine and uplifting fellow ship with Him, and declares that we too (as believers) share in that fel lowship. One of the bright and gladsome things about the Christmas season is our fellowship with our family and friends. It brightens the whole holiday season. How iquch more delightful is the fact that we have “fellowship with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” That fact really “makes” Christ mas! Many will be separated from family and friends this year, but Christ is there, and they may have this most precious of all friends with them. The empty place around the family table will be filled (if we wish) by the Lord Himself. Let’s keep Christmas with Him as the un seen but nonetheless real Guest. In fact, let us do even more than that, let us count Him into the intimate fellowship of our family circle (and two can make such a circle). That is what He wants to be—to you and to me—this Christmas Day, 1944. May his joy be yours in full measure. That is the wish of the writer of these lines, and it goes from his heart to the very last read er who may be in the uttermost part of the earth. A blessed Christmas to you! Making Doll House Furniture Is Fun H ERE is miniature furniture all carefully scaled to reproduce actual size pieces. Any little girl will love the'sturdy five-inch-long upholstered sofa and the lounge chair with matching ottoman. They are easy to make, too, and so is the chair. It is covered with a flower print. The dining room furniture is all made of straight blocks but the chairs are smartly upholstered in FROM BLOCKS OF. bright oilcloth to simulate leather. The bed with upholstered head piece is especially glamorous and the dainty dressing table has a matching stool made of half of a spool with padded top and full skirt. The nursery is also well fur nished with attractive pieces. • • • NOTE—Pattern 274 gives actual-size patterns or dimensions for ail the pieces of this furniture with illustrated directions for making. Patterns and direcUons are also given for the lamps and other ac cessories. Pattern 273 gives all directions for making the doll house. Patterns are IS cer '» each. Send direct to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hilli New York Drawer 14 Enclose IS cents for each pattern ordered. Name Address. 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