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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. A NUMBER of service sport de- 11 balers want to know if it is true that basketball draws in more spec tators than any other sport. Also whether the estimated attendance of 90,000,000 a year is correct. My guess would be that the combined total of basketball spectators would be well beyond baseball, football, racing and boxing—but 90,000,000 is quite a collection of human beings. As a starter it might be men tioned that there are many more basketball teams than there are base ball or football teams. It happens to be a game that is popular in every state in the nation— Far West, Midwest, Southwest, South and East. Ned Irish has proved at Madison Square Garden that he can bank on an attendance ranging from 15,000 to 18,000 at every per formance. There are not so many basketball centers that can match this crowd accommodation — but there are so many hundreds of places on the map that can range from 4,000 to 10,000—and most of these places are usually packed. For example, Indiana is dotted with towns whose basketball teams draw more to a game than the en tire population of the town the game is played in. At least that is what Indiana experts and other camp-fol lowers tell ns. Basketball has never had the chance to compete with an Army- Notre Dame crowd — a Michigan- Ohio State gathering — a Southern Califomia-Notre Dame test — or an Army-Navy show. Many of these games would draw over 200,000 if there was only enough space in which to park the human body—lean and fat. I doubt that any basketball game, no matter under what favorable conditions, could lure in 75,000 or 100,000 people. If I am wrong, Ned Irish can correct me. But basketball isn’t played in just a few of our bigger stands. It is played in high schools and in col leges—in YMCA’s and churches, in boys’ clubs and girls’ clubs—not in hundreds, but in thousands of spots you never heard about. It isn’t a game scattered all over the map but packed all over the map. I still don’t believe the total at tendance would run up to 90,000,- 000 but maybe it does. At least this is an argument that no one can settle, give or take some 10,000,000 spectators. Faster but Gentler Basketball tqday is a faster and a far more skillful game than it was when I happened to play on the Vanderbilt team of some decades back. But it isn’t as rough a game as it was then. I am not referring to any man-to-man contact. In those days the gymnasiums were rather small and they were heated by a number of radiators or other warm ing appliances around the floor. One of the main ideas then was to bend or pin your opponent over one of these smoking hot devices until the flesh began to sizzle and there was an unpleasant odor of burning skin. I still recall such games where I looked more like a zebra than a human being—where there wasn’t so much skin left upon the body and what was left hap pened to be badly scorched. Basketball has come a long way since those pioneer, uncovered wag on days when the player took quite a beating, since there were no rules against anything except murder and possibly mayhem. It is ail different now. There are thousands of basket ball centers that have all the re quired room needed — that have accommodations for spectators. In those earlier days, basketball was largely a game intended for the swift. The swift are needed today. But I can’t recall facing any op ponent over 6 feet 2, where today t feet 2 is bordering often on the mid- ‘ get side. There were certainly no op ponents ranging from 6 feet 7 to 6 feet 9. These service debaters always 'want to know whether or not basket ball is the fastest game. Basket ball is faster than football or base ball-much faster—but not as fast as hockey where the players have the advantage of ice and skates. A basketball game played on ice with skates would be the all-time top for speed and all around agility. After all, skiing is the fastest sport. With out ice or snow, skates or skis, the next fastest sport is the 100-yard- dash. • • • *. Graatland Bice CULFA, penicillin, quinine, morphia 0 and blood plasma are vital in war medicine, but there’s another great healer, too, on the battle front and the home front—the power of song. The power of song has made this a top year for singers and com posers, for war with its demand for more and more music has thrust them into the foreground of the en tertainment field, with names that were doing well yestereday, like Frankie Boy Sinatra and Dick Haymes, for instance, now becom ing stars. Phil Regan recently brought this fact home to me. He made me un derstand that if you were to take the contribution of Hollywood’s songsters to the boys overseas and lay it end to end it would reach Bing Crosby from here to the moon and back again. And Bing Crosby, Frankie, Phil, Dick, Di nah Shore, Judy Phil Regan Garland, Deanna Durbin, Frances Langford, Betty Grable, and all that magnificent list of entertainers whose talent has livened our fight ing men have patched up many, many deep wounds of heart and mind. There’* a Reason Let me tell you something of what Bing means to the boys. I’ve talked to some of them back from the in vasion front who were there when old Bing, steel helmet on one side of his head, familiar pipe in the cor ner of his mouth, stood up in a jeep to sing for a detachment some where along the roads off Normandy. Howitzers were barking to his right, and a dull, persistent boom from the horizon indicated a barrage be ing laid down ahead. But at sight of the Old Groaner, boys who were halted on their grim forward march for a rest period straightened up and grinned. “Bing! Hey, Bing! How about ‘Pennies from Heaven’?” And when Bing grinned and raised his arm to indicate he was ready to begin, cheers and whistles split the skies. Then a silence more profound than Carnegie hall, for they didn’t want to miss a single note. When an ene my plane circled uncomfortably near, Bing just cocked an eye at the sky and said, “Gee what that Frankie Sinatra won’t do to steal a show!” and went right on sing ing. He’d give them all the old fa vorites until the order came through for the column to fall in. Those boys were marching up to the battle line, but their step was lighter, they had new courage with the echo of his music in their hearts — the courage that comes when danger is shared. A Hit With the G.l.s Once a week Dick Haymes puts on a radio show called "Everything for the Boys.” They send in their requests, and they talk by short wave telephone from the battle fronts to the folks at home. You should read the mail that pours in from the soldiers. Phil Regan, telling me of his experiences on his personal ap pearance tour, said: “Sometimes folks tell why they make certain re quests. You see, the songs they want aren’t always the smooth ones that are in the groove at the moment. They are the songs that remind them of home. Another song the boys want is "Onward, Christian Soldiers,” that fierce marching hymn, one of the greatest of all time. It’s keen as a sword, that one, and mighty as eter nity. It’s for moments where nos talgic reminiscence won’t do—mo ments when you want a lift as well as a boost forward. On U.S.O. tours Betty Grable had to sing “Embraceable You” over and over and over again. And Alice Faye’s “I’ll Have My Love to Keep Me Warm" seemed to fill the same spot with homesick boys. So after talking with Phil Regan my hat’s off to the singers and song writers of the world for what they’ve done and are doing for our boys and for the civilians during this war. Bing Crosby didn’t need war to make him great, but war hat brought him closer to the million! of fans who put him at the top and keep him there than any peace time years ever could. Baseball Immortals It is amazing, in a way, the amount of general public interest future nominations for baseball’s Hall of Fame have brought about. The old-timers, now 60 years or over, have the feeling that their fa vorites are being overlooked by younger generations. These old- timers saw Fred Clarke manage the Pirates 40 years ago and give a great ontfield exhibition at the same time. They saw him as a leader and a playing star. Spilling the Beane You’ll be astounded when you see Lncile Bremer in “Yolanda anJ the Thief’ coming out of a lake with her chiffon veils blowing 12 feet in the air and all her apparel dry, and I’m just the nasty gal who’ll tell you how it was made. She, poor gal, or rather, her swimming double had a wind machine strapped to her back with pipes in which they put the wind pressure. She backs into the' lake with her veils flying, falls | I in backwards and they reverse the; I camera and show her coming out. ! v. HOUSIHOLP .V.vXv.'.v.v. ..y.yy'M.-.y.yy >1 ** Crown the Table With Unrationed Foods (See Recipes Below) Menu Makin’s Meal fixin’s are a problem these days when foods are scarce or carry a high point val ue. Today all of us are going hunt ing for foods that are within easy reach, and easy to fix. With no points to spare, no time to waste, today’s housewife perches her thinking cap neatly on her head and goes right to work. If she can’t have fancy foods—or even hearty substantial ones she’s accustomed to having, she’s going to take what’s available, stir in a dash of her ready imagi nation and come forth with some thing that will do much better than just tide the family over. The War Food administration urges her to fix fish, and since there are ways to prepare fish delectably. Our Mrs. America will do it. A scrap left over from the roast? She can disguise it so well, that even she will not know it’s made over. When you make use of these fish recipes which I’ve collected for you, you can serve good food at a point saving: Halibut a la King. (Serves 6) 2 pounds boiled halibut 6 slices toast - 5 tablespoons fat Vi teaspoon paprika V* cup sliced, stuffed olives 4 tablespoons flour 44 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 2 egg yolks V4 teaspoon onion Juice 1 teaspoon vinegar Vi teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Arrange mounds of finely flaked fish on toast and mask with the fol lowing sauce: Melt 2 table spoons of the fat and blend in flour and salt. Stir un til frothy, add milk and stir un til sauce boils. Set over hot wa ter. Cream re maining fat with yolks of eggs which have been beat en, onion juice, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, and stir into hot mixture. Continue stirring until egg is set, then add olives, chopped. Pour sauce over fish and serve. Baked Stuffed Fish. 1 medium sized fish (whitefish, had dock, carp, flounder, pike) Salt and pepper Flour 6 strips bacon 1 small can of tomato soup 1 cup water Wash fish carefully in cold water, dry and sprinkle with salt and pep per. Stuff, sew up with twine and place in a pan. Dredge lightly with flour and place several strips of ba- Lynn Says: Ration Pointers: Baked stuffed heart is a rare treat. Make your favorite bread stuffing and sew it up in the cavity. Bake heart in tomato sauce for extra flavor. Lamb patties are delicious and make a quick easy meal. Wrap the patties with bacon and broil until browned on both sides. Halves of fresh pears may be sprinkled with cinnamon and but ter and broiled along with the patties. Veal stew is a delicious supper dish. Make with plenty of color ful vegetables riding on top of the smooth gravy and top it off with some light, fluffy dumplings. When ready to serve, stir soured cream ink) the thickened gravy. Pork liver is richest of all the liver in food value. It contains an excellent supply of thiamin. Lamb tongues are tender and delicious. Serve them with a dinner of baked noodles and creamed spinach. Lynn Chambers’ Point-Saving Menu •Baked Salmon with Eggs Parsleyed Potatoes Green Beans Carrots Jellied Lime and Cottage Cheese Salad Whole Wheat Rolls Fruit Butter Chocolate Cake Beverage •Recipe given con over the top. Add enough water to keep from scorching, about V4 cupful. Baste frequently with wa ter. Bake in a moderate (350-degree) oven for about 1-hour. Serve with tomato soup, thickened with a small amount of flour. •Baked Stuffed Eggs and Salmon. (Serves 5) 10 hard-cooked eggs 1 can salmon 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon chopped parsley Vi teaspoon salt 46 teaspoon pepper 2 raw egg yolks 1 cup sour cream Remove shells from eggs. Cut off both ends and carefully remove the yolks from the rounded end. Chop finely the salmon, yolks and pieces of white that were cut off. Add the melted butter, one of the raw egg yolks, chopped parsley, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of sour cream. Mix all ingredients thorough ly and heap into egg white shells. Place eggs in buttered baking dish. Mix the remaining egg yolk and sour cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over the eggs and salmon. Bake in a mod erate oven until sauce is firm, about 25 to 30 minutes. There are some meats for which points will not have to be spent. Here are recipes for some of them: Boiled Smoked Tongue. 1 smoked tongue Cold water to cover 6 bay leaves 1 teaspoon whole pepper 1 teaspoon cloves 1 onion, sliced Wash the tongue, arid if salty, soak in cold water overnight. Place in kettle with seasonings and let sim mer slowly until tender, from three to five hours, or until skin curls back. Then remove from the brine, pull off outer skin, cut off root and let cool in the brine. This may be served hot or cold with horseradish sauce. Sweetbreads, Broiled. (Serves 5) 1 pound sweetbreads 46 cup chili sauce 6 to 7 tablespoons bacon drippings Celery, parsley, lemon and onion Soak sweetbreads in water for 20 minutes. Cook in boiling, salted wa ter for 20 minutes with a bit of cel ery, onion, parsley and lemon. Let cool in liquid. Drain; place in shal low pan and pour over melted drip pings and chili sauce. Broil about 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Serve in a rice ring or with mush rooms, broiled, if desired. Kidneys. (Serves 4) 6 lamb kidneys or 4 veal kidneys Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons fat or drippings 1 tablespoon onion, minced Brown sauce Plunge kidneys in boiling water, remove skins and soak in cold salt ed water for 20 minutes. Slice kid neys, remove tubes and tissue and season with salt and pepper. Heat fat and add onion. Add kidneys and let cook for 5 minutes. Serve with brown sauce. Get the most from your meat! Get your meat roasting chart from Miss Lynn Cham bers by writing to her in care of Western e ’euispaper Union, 210 South Desplaines treat, Chicago 6, III. Please send ■ stamped, self-addressed envelope lor your ! reply. Released by Western Newspaper Uruo*. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for February 11 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. JESUS AND THE TWELVE LESSON TEXT—Matthew 10:1. 5-8: 11:1 25-30. GOLDEN TEXT—Ye are my friends. If ye do whatsoever I command you John 13:14. Service for Christ has not always been as impressive and effective as it should be because it has lacked conviction and spiritual power. God did not intend it to be the weak and faltering thing that it often is, be cause of our failure to go God’s way. The sending out of the twelve had special significance, and yet it brings forth principles which have a bearing on the service of every believer in Christ. The Servants of Christ— I. Have a Divine Commission (10: 1, 5-8). The twelve disciples had already been called into the Lord’s service. Now they were to be prepared for the service which was ahead. It was a time of commissioning and empowerment for service. God calls men today to serve Him. In fact, there is a very real sense in which every Christian is called to serve. Let no one try to excuse him self from that responsibility and privilege. To some comes a special call to leave their accustomed daily work and launch out into a broader serv ice for Christ. When that time comes, we may go forth with the assurance that the power of a divine Saviour goes with us. The twelve disciples had some special powers which we do not have and do not need. God suits the power to the need, and that means that in every circumstance we may look to Him with assurance, and go on. One of our difficulties in dealing with such matters as spiritual power is that we interpret the things of the realm of the spirit by physical stand ards and measurements. We are so quick to say “I cannot” on the basis of our logical human reasoning, when an appreciation of the power of God which is operative on our behalf would make us say with con fidence, “I can.” But, sadly enough, having left God out of our reckon ing, we find that it is indeed true that we cannot. Serving Christ means doing so in His power, and with His grace upon us. Nothing less will do! Nothing more is needed! II. Declare a Divine Revelation (11:1, 25-27). The messenger’s responsibility and importance are largely deter mined by the nature of the mes sage he has to convey. Particularly is that true where the message must pass through his personality and thus be proclaimed. The nations of the earth choose their most able men to be their ambassadors and grant them full power. The glorious thing about being a messenger for God is that we carry no ordinary communication. What we have to present is far above the most important message any earth ly ambassador could possibly have to carry. We, the children and servants of God through Jesus Christ, have something direct from the throne of God. He has revealed it (v. 25), and it seemed good in His sight to give it to those who had the childlike faith to believe Him. God’s revelation is hidden from those who are wise in their own con ceits, who are too proud to come by way of humility and faith. Thank God, some of the wise and mighty of this world have been willing to become as little children and learn at the feet of Jesus. The encouraging thing about it is that the door is open to the sim plest believer to trust God, to take the revelation of God’s iruth in His word, and give it out with grace and power. III. Extend a Divine Invitation (11:28-30). “Come”—what a blessed word for the needy and sinful! They are not to be shut out by their sin, nor to be hindered by their weakness. The door is open, and the invitation is to come. Why not respond? To whom are they to come? To Jesus. There are times when men can help us, when friends or church officers or the pastor can give us an uplifting word of counsel and en couragement. But for salvation, for a real lifting of the burden from the shoulders of those “that labor and are heavy laden,” there is no one like Jesus. We are privileged to invite people to Jesus, knowing that if they “learn” of Him (v. 29), they will not only have their loads lifted and find rest, but will enter into a bless ed yoke, fellowship with Him in life and service. His is a wholesome or a kindly yoke. That is the meaning of “easy” in verse 30. It is not always easy to serve Christ, but being yoked with Him in a kindly fellowship of service makes the burden light. The world is full of tired and dis couraged people. We who know Christ have the adequate answer to their need. Shall we not go in His name to present the truth to thorn and invite them to come to Christ? NO CHANCE The soldier walked into the neu- ropsychiatric officer’s office, saluted, and sat down. “What do you do for a social life?” the NPO asked him sud denly. “Nothing much," he replied. “Just sit around.” “Ah-ha!” pounced the NPO. “And don’t you ever go out with girls?” “No, sir.” “Oh-ho,” said the NPO. “And don’t you ever have the desire to go with girls?” “Well . . . sort of.” Pointedly, the NPO leaned for ward and asked: “Why don’t you?” “My wife won’t let me, sir.” SHOP TALK Mrs. Smith—That butcher is a very awkward fellow. Mrs. Jones—Yes, 1 notice his hands are always in his weigh. In the Army Now Colonel (at camp gate)—Doggone it, man, I’ve forgotten the password. You know me well enough. Sentry—But you must have the password, sir. Those are my orders. Voice (from the guardhouse win dow)—Don’t stand there arguing all night. Shoot him! Sounds Good Mr.—I hear they made a terrible mistake at the baptism of the Smith twins. Mrs.—Why, what happened? Mr.—They were supposed to be called Kate and Sydney, but the min ister got mixed up and caUed then! Steak and Kidney. Everybody Missing Wifie—I shall miss you while you are on your hunting trip, dear. Hubby—Thank you, darling. Wifie—And I shall pray that all the hunters you are going with will do the same. Make Sure Mac Junior (with visitors present) —Dad, may I have a dime? Mac Senior—Why, sure, son. Mac Junior—And this time you won’t make me give it back after the company’s gone, will you? Baby Talk Brown—You know it’s no fun to be pushed for money. White—I don’t know. When I was young my mother hired a nursemaid to wheel me about. Quite Corny Sam—What do you mean when you say those shoes aren’t a tight fit? Clem—Simple. They’re too tight and don’t fit. Outspoken Jones—I heard your wife had a good time at the party. Smith—“Heard” is right! She was the only one who could talk louder than the radio. Strange Coincidence Harry—I notice fat men are quite thick around this town. Jerry—Fat men are quite thick wherever you find them. POOR GUY Jane—I wonder how many men will be unhappy when I get married. Jean—Only one that I know ofl Some Bnll Diner—Say, this is an awfully tough steak. Waiter—Yeah, we don’t serve any sissy stuff around here. Second Hand Nit—Why does a secretary at a meeting always have a watch? Wit—Easy. So he can take down the minutes. The Very First She—Am I the first girl you ever kissed? He—Come to think of it, your face is familiar. Fair Pun Conductor (to boy giving him half fare)—How old are you? Large Boy—Is that a fare ques tion? Double Life May—I hear that fellow is quite a book worm. Kay—Take it from me he’s just an ordinary one. Stuck Up! Harry—An awful lot of girls are stuck on me. Jerry—They must be an awful lot! Nuts to You! Nit—So you’re a golfer? What’f your favorite course? Wit—Ice cream! 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