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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. EPIPHANY TIME OF GjFT-GIVING ‘My Daily Prayer This Year’ Threshold of a New Year. Epiphany being the time of gift giving in many lands, presents are associated with the Wise Men and their gift-bearing satellites. According to Spanish legend, the Wise Men pass through Spain each year on Epiphany Eve as they jour ney to Bethlehem to pay homage to the Christ Child. Children, envision ing the procession of the Magi wend ing its way across the horizon—the gem-set crowns and blazing torches melting with the sunset—place their shoes on window sills and balconies before going to bed. The shoes are filled with hay for the Wise Men’s horses: on Epiphany morning, the hay is gone and toys and sweet meats overflow such receptacles. Befana was cleaning house when the Wise Men stopped to inquire how near they were to Bethlehem; Be fana knew nothing about Bethlehem, nor had she heard of the Holy In fant whom the Magi were seeking; so she finished her sweeping and went to bed. But Befana could not sleep; the regal cortege which had passed her door, the bright Star which gleamed in the sky, and her own premonitions haunted her; so, Befana started for Bethlehem at midnight on Epiphany Eve. Alas, the magic hour had passed and, although Befana has wandered ever since, she has never found her way to Bethlehem. That is why La Befana brings toys and confections to Italian children on Epiphany Eve; and Russian Ba- bouska holds a candle to the face of each sleeping child while she slips a present under his pillow—hoping that some day she will find the Babe of Bethlehem. Story of The Visit Of St. Nicholas’ Was Written for Own Kin On December 23, 1822, Dr. Clem ent Clark Moore told his children the story of St. Nicholas and read to them a poem entitled “The Visit of St. Nicholas,” which he had 'written especially for the occasion. Dr. Moore was chagrined when “The Visit of St. Nicholas” was pub lished in the Troy (N. Y.) Sentinel on December 23, 1823, as an anony mous contribution: a Doctor of Di vinity, he considered the poem be neath his dignity and many years passed before Dr. Moore allowed it to become known that he was the author thereof: no doubt he suspect ed how “The Visit of St. Nicholas” had found its way to the Sentinel. Miss Harriet Butler, daughter of the Rev. David Butler, had been a guest in the Moore home on “the night before Christmas” in ’22 and had hastily copied Dr. Moore’s narration in her album. Treasuring the poem throughout the entire year. Miss Butler sent a copy of it to the Sentinel as the Christmas season of 1823 approached. SANTA’S HELPERS Santa has had to call upon many people to help him with his toys. Fire departments have become cen ters of repair work in many cities. They are often given expert assist ance by boys and girls, who know just what each boy and girl wants. Bayberry Candle Tradition Given Economic expediency—not Christ mas traditions—prompted Puritan housewives of colonial New England to make their own bayberry candles. Puritan antipathy to Christmas celebrations disembarked from the Mayflower with the Pilgrims. The Massachusetts general court in 1659 welcomed (somewhat belatedly— communications being slow in those days) the tidings that the Round- head Parliament had abolished the observance of Christmas in 1643. Restoration of English royalty in 1655 brought a revival of Christmas customs to England but in several New England communities the Puri tan prejudice against Christmas fes tivities persisted—in spite of im proved facilities of communications —until the early part of the 2011) century. Foreign Christmas Various foreign countries contribute many strange Christmas customs. In Norway there is a myth that the spruce grew from the bloodsoaked ground where two lovers died. The lights symbolize their love, faith and hope. At Saint Marks in Naples, the dogs are taken to church oh Christmas morning. There they wait patiently until their masters leave. Russia holds that Mary is omnipo tent and uses a scene with her rather than the Christ Child. ‘Best Doctors for Veterans’ Is Promise of General Bradley 'T'HE old home town is the end of the road for the soldier who has come back to be a civilian, and his rehabilitation depends largely on how the home folks treat him. That, in substance, is the view of Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, head of the Vet erans’ administration. When he addressed the 27th annu al convention of the American Le gion in Chicago recently, General Bradley pointed out that America had to make good on her promise to veterans. Until they have been re stored to health and are back on their jobs, the war is not ended. After World War I “we saw the banners of welcome fade,” General Bradley recalled. But if the home folks do their part, he envisioned a “healthy national future” with America’s “enterprising and imag inative youth,” the ex-G.I.s, as its bulwark. “The veteran is not a problem, but we can make him one,” Gen eral Bradley told the Legion dele gates, as he outlined jobs and com munity attitude as two factors in re habilitating the ex-service man of World War II. Whether he is shown gratitude or is ignored will make the difference. General Bradley asked Legion support—and community support— for six major objectives in legisla tion sought by the Veterans’ admin istration. He listed them as: 1. Competent doctors, ade quately paid. 2. Promotion of doctors on their ability to perform services. 3. Retirement for doctors who serve the Veterans’ administra tion. 4. Hiring of resident physi cians to aid in veterans’ hospit als when they are understaffed. 5. Post-graduate courses for all VA doctors. 6. Development and procure ment of specialists, to be given higher pay than other doctors. General Bradley wants enough hospitals, fully staffed, to give the veterans “the best care available, equal to any the rich can buy.” Also, he wants the hospitals locat ed near medical centers where doc tors and specialists can be found, not in out-of-the-way places that will not attract competent personnel. He would locate hospitals, especially smaller ones, right at the veterans’ j door, for emergency cases. The administration may take over some of the 60 U. S. army hospitals now declared excess, General Brad ley stated, but he pointed out that most of them are of temporary con struction, are not fire-proof, are at isolated camps far from medical centers, and should be used only as stop-gaps in the program. The general considers the building of proper hospitals as a part of the cost of winning the war, just as guns and planes were part of the cost. Also, these hospitals should be located where the veteran needs them, and not where some commu nity wants a hospital built! There are four million veterans of World War I who are eligible for vet erans’ hospitalization, and to this may be added another 15 million from World War II who are return ing home at the rate of about a million a month. Thus, the Veter ans’ administration is faced with the job of providing adequate hos pital facilities for 19 million veter ans. “And we’ve got only two years to do it,” General Bradley declared. Washington can’t do the job alone, he told the Legionnaires. The home Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, head of the Veterans’ administration, be lieve, that the 19 million veterans of the two world wars are entitled to the best hospital care possible, in addition to all other benefits pro vided by the G.I. Bill of Rights. towns, the home folks, will have to help re-establish the veteran. He urged community centers, one-stop stations, to aid the veterans in every town in America. "GAY GADGETS" Associated Newspapers—WNTJ Features. By NANCY PEPPER SUPERSTITIOUS ALOYSIUS Are you always wishing on a star? Do you see good omens in the tea leaves? Lot of teens have told us about their pet superstitions, and we’re passing them on to you. Most of them have to do with O.A.O. problems. Well, it’s the stuff that dreams are made of! (Have you seen the “Superstitious Aloysius” lapel pin?) Sighted Boy, Sank Same—Want to know whom you’re going to marry? Turn your friend ship ring around your finger 23 times (that seems to be the lucky number) and the first boy you see is the One! Any how, that’s what it says here. Cutting Corners —When you hear a lot of giggle gushing in the lunch room, it’s just some of the Hep Hedys playing the Corner game with their pieces of pie. You ask some one to name each of the three cor ners of your pie slice after different boys you know. She doesn’t tell you which is which, so the rest is up to Horses, Alive or Wooden, Are Her ‘Hobbies’ fate. The boy whose name is on the first corner you cut into loves you—the boy on the second corner, you love—the boy on the third cor ner you’re going to, marry. Lucky Rings—No, you don’t wear ’em on your fingers. It’s the popu lar superstition of letting the tele phone ring four times before an swering it—providmg you’re hoping it will be that certain party on the other end of the line. They say it works—sometimes. * * * JABBER YWOCKY D AFF YNITION S To skip the track—To break up a romance. Fuzzbottons—Unprofane profanity. It’s your favorite expression of ex treme annoyance. It charges me—It thrills me. When you see an attractive boy you say “Charge, Charge.” Cosmic—The latest word to mean cataclysmic, out-of-this-world, ter rific. Drop in the bucket—The new name for “Drip.” Boiled wolf—New name for a hot dog. Oven—That’s what you call a pho nograph. Why? Because you put Hot Platters on it, don’t you? You’re dead—You’re wrong. S.M.A.W.—You write these initials on the backs of your letters. They stand for “Send Me a Wolf.” * « * Teen Routines. Hand me that Bulb. What Bulb? That’s right, the Watt Bulb. * % Look at the Lady. Which Lady? Yes, the Witch Lady. « • • We premiered at the Astor, All New York turned out. And, after my first chorus. Came a talent scout. “Oh, M.G.M. is looking “For your voice and charm “To co-star with Van Johnson—” Ping!—There’s my alarm! • • • Daffynition of a Kiss. A kiss is a noun—Because it’s com mon and proper. A kiss is a pronoun—Because it’s possessive. A kiss is an adverb—Because it modifies an act. A kiss is a conjunction—Because it brings together. A kiss is an interjection—Because it shows feeling. A kiss is a verb—Because it acts upon the subject. A kiss is a sentence—Because it expresses a complete thought. Go West, Girls, if You Want a Husband! In the West there are more men than women, but in the East the girls are in the majority. Also, there are 104 men per 100 girls in small towns as against 96 in the city. These latest figures were compiled by Dr. Clifford A. Adams, director of the marriage counseling service at Pennsylvania State college, who draws the natural conclusion that women desiring husbands should go West. <$> Although crippled since a horse threw her a few years ago, Fannie Branson of Agate Beach, Ore., has not lost her love of horses. She carves lifelike miniatures from bal sa wood, using plastic wood for the finer details. Unborn calfskin gives them very natural-looking hides. Saddles and bridles are faithful re productions of the real thing. Miss Branson spent most of her life on an east Oregon ranch. DETECTOR OF CARBON MONOXIDE A simple bulb - and - tube device which can be carried under the arm placed first in AAF board tests to find the best method of detecting carbon monoxide in aircraft. All the operator has to do i» break the tips of a chemical-filled glass tube 4 in sert one end in a rubber bulb, and squeeze a couple of times. If any car bon monoxide is present in the at mosphere—perhaps from a damaged heater—the tube changes color. A color chart then tells the exact per centage of carbon monoxide in the air. MOVE HOUSE 26 MILES TO KEEP POWER CO-OP FOREMAN ON JOB Ailnuttt Make - Upi By GABR1ELLE To make your Home Treatment really effective, you should ti ke the following steps, One Minute for each. First, cleanse throat and face with liquefying cleansing cream. Second, remove with tissues. Third, pat with skin freshener. Use a cot ton pad dampened with cold water. Fourth, apply foundation cream or lotion. Smooth on with the finger tips. Fifth, rouge, powder and lip stick. Step by step—very simple but very effective! Ledger Syndicate.—WNU Feature*. Based on the fact that most girls marry between the ages of 20 and 25, and that most men marry be tween 23 and 28, Dr. Adams has compiled data on how many single men there are for every hundred girls, throughout the 48 states. Lead ing the states is Nevada with 177 men for every hundred girls; Wyo ming is second with 165; Idaho 131; California 128. The remaining states came follows: out as Ariz. 127 111. 95 Mont. 125 Minn. 95 Wash. 122 Del. 94 Ore. 117 Mo. 94 N. Mex. 113 Miss. 94 Fla. 111 Maine 93 Texas 109 Ala. 93 Vermont 108 • Iowa 92 Va. 107 N. Jer. 91 Md. 106 Ohio 91 N. Dak. 106 N. Y. 90 Colo. 103 Penn. 90 Mich. 102 Tenn. 90 La. 102 Neb. 90 Ky. 101 Utah 89 Wis. 101 N. H. 89 Ark. 99 Kan. 89 W. Va. 99 Conn. 89 S. Dak. 98 S. C. 88 Okla. 98 N. C. 86 Ind. 98 Mass. V 83 Ga. 98 R. I. 83 OGALLALA, NEB. — After the , manager of the Consumers’ Public Power district at Grant, Neb., had devoted several months to house hunting, without success, he served notice that he would be compelled to resign. It was then that Ed W. Harvey, the district manager, who declared he couldn’t afford to lose the Grant manager, got busy. Harvey asked all employees throughout the territory to look for a house suitable for a family. The hunt ended at Keystone, 26 miles from Grant, where a six-room house, 34 by 54 feet, was found. Harvey said he would move it. Confining moving operations to the hours between midnight and morn ing, the job took three nights. Two tractors provided the power and Plummer Brothers of Ogallala, moving contractors, supervised the move. Complications included a detour below Keystone dam, necessitating the climbing of a long, steep hill. Guard rails along the highway had to be removed to permit the house to pass. Hour by hour through the long nights the house moved foot by foot and yard by yard to travel the 26 miles to its new foundation. The novel solution of the house hunting problem resulted in keeping , the manager at Grant and his re union with his wife and children who had been living in Scottsbluff, over 100 miles away, for several months, the Keith County News reported. Poodle Dog Saves Soldier in Hawaii EAST MOLINE, ILL. — Arthur Grammens, former technician fifth grade in the army, owes a lot to Pal, a French poodle he found in Hawaii. At first Grammens consid ered Pal only a companion, but lat er discovered the little dog was tru ly a bodyguard as well. During maneuvers off an island, Grammens was ordered to swim to a designated point in the ocean and then return to shore. As he plunged into the water, Pal followed. “I swam out without too much trouble,” Grammens later reported, “but while I was swimming back I became too weak to go on. All I could do was to grab Pal, who seemed to size up the situation, for he pulled me into shore.” Grammens entered the service in 1941 and was stationed overseas 3t4 years. Ultra-Violet Rays Kill 96% of Bacteria in Milk Cans After One Minute of Exposure Invisible rays sprayed by a new U-shape ultra-violet lamp can reduce the bacteria count in washed milk cans 96 per cent in one minute. The tests were conducted under con ditions of contamination more ex treme than ever would be encoun tered in normal service. Although longer irradiation brought slightly better results, for practical purposes in a dairy adequate bacteria-killing efficiency is obtained in one min ute. Dr. Harvey C. Rentschler of the Westinghouse research labora tories said the experiments showed that the ultra-violet tube was only 1 per cent less efficient in 45 seconds of irradiation than in one minute. Bent U-shape to get maximum radiation of all exposed areas in a can, including the hard-to-reach areas in the shoulder, the 30-inch- long lamp fits into any conventional size dairy utensil. Operating on standard 110-120 volts alternating current circuits, the unit consumes less electricity than a 25-watt elec tric light bulb. Explaining that a low bacteria count is of dollar-and-cent impor tance to the farmer and dairyman, since their profits are based on the quality of their milk, Dr. Rentschler said the bactericidal lamps step in where the cow steps out to keep milk flowing to the bottling centers in as pure a condition as modern scientific skill can protect it. He added: “Milk is free from infectious or ganisms as it comes from healthy cows but in the past the problem has been to keep milk from picking up contamination from the cans, other utensils and milk room air. Al though thoroughly washed and drained, the cans in many instances were contaminated by rinse water and the air in milk rooms on th« farm, in bulk stations or in cream eries.” !MPROV E D j UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson N- (V. (V- (W. ? ? ? ? t ASK ME ANOTHER ? A General Quiz (v. {v. jv. fv. fv. (v, (v. O— C^- O- <%• IV- A*- By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for December 23 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS TO THE WORLD LESSON TEXT: Luke 2:1-14. GOLDEN TEXT: Glory to God In tin highest, and on earth peace, good will to ward men.—Luke 2:14. 1. Who was the first President if the United States to be born a citizen of the United States? 2. In weather language what is a thundercloud called? 3. What is an aureole? 4. Through what cession did the United States acquire its largest addition of territory? 5. What is a sadist? 6. Who was the first President who was subsequently a congress man? The Answers Christmas again! Yes, and it’s going to be a joyful Christmas this year, isn’t it? Let’s not miss a sin gle bit of the joy and gladness of the season. Let’s observe all the precious customs and traditions. Let’s share in the pleasantness and the laughter. Some may have to do it with a sense of sadness hidden in their hearts, but even they will join us in really keeping Christmas this year. But don’t forget to keep Christ in your Christmas this year as never before! We who know Him should realize how much the world needs Him. We should see in the months just ahead our greatest opportunity to make Him known. Our lesson topic is “The Message of Christmas to the World.” What is that message? Here it is: I. Make Room for Jesus! (w. 1-7). “It came to pass”—yes, it always does when God has given His prom ise. For seven centuries God had said, “He is coming,” and then He came. God rules the affairs of this world even though thoughtless and unbelieving men not only grieve Him, but often defy Him. Jesus came—but He came to a manger, “because there was no room for him in the inn.” Is it not the same today? There is no room for Him now in the hearts of most men. Is He wanted in our places of business, in our governmental of fices, in our social gatherings? Remember, it was not because they haved Him that there was no room. It was just that they were “preoccupied.” That is the trouble in men’s hearts today. They should have made room in the inn for Jesus even though everyone and every thing else must be turned out, and we should make room for Him no matter what else or who else must go. They would have made room for Jesus had they known who He was. We do know, and yet we do not make room. Why not? (Jer. 17:9; John 15:24; Rom. 8:7).” (John W. Bradbury). That is the message of Christ mas! Make room in your heart, in your life and in your home for Jesus! Then go quickly and II. Tell Others About Jesus! (w. 8- 12). The religious leaders slept soundly the night Jesus was born. They knew the prophecies of His coming, but they were not looking for Him. Perchance some of them slept in the very inn where He could not be received. But the shepherds were awake. They knew that something unbeliev ably great had happened, for the heavens were ablaze with celestial glory. At first they were afraid, but they were soon comforted by the words “Fear not.” How characteristic that message is of the whole gospel tes timony. Fear not, there is salva tion; Jesus has come to seek and to save the lost. But be sure to note that such a message is not just for one’s per sonal joy and encouragement; it is for “all people” (v. 10). The shep herds realized that and the verses following our lesson tell us that “they made known” what they had seen (vv. 17-20). How great that need is today! After all these centuries since Jesus came there are still multitudes of people on this earth who have never heard about our Saviour. There are children who would ordinarily have been in church and Sunday school who, because of the war, have grown up in heathen darkness. Others there are who have heard but have not responded, and we must go to them once more this Christmas and tell them that “a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” was born in Bethlehem. Make room for Jesus, and then make Him known to others. That will lead you to HI, Praise God for Jesns (w. 13- 14). The angels could hardly wait with their praise. “Suddenly” a multi tude of the heavenly host appeared, praising God for the blessed mes sage of peace and good will. The Christian life is quite incom plete and unbalanced if it does not include much praise. The Lord is worthy of all the praise of every believing heart this Christmas Day! The writer of these notes extends to you the heartiest of good wishes at this glad Christmas season. He pleads with you if you are not a Christian, make room for the Sa viour in your heart! Then, let us all make Him known everywhere, to the praise and glory of His name. It would please the one who pre pares these notes to have a word from his friends everywhere, assur ing him of their interest and prayers. Just a postcard will do. The address is at the head of tha column. Don’t expect a reply, but be assured that he will pray for you. 1. Martin Van Buren. 2. Cumulo-nimbus. 3. Illumination surrounding the >ody of a holy person in Christian art. 4. Louisiana Purchase. 5. One who delights in inflicting pain on others.. 6. John Quincy Adams. O King features Syndicate All Rigtitj RaMrwd DIONNE'QUINTS' promptly relieve coughing of CHEST COLDS MUSteroLE Upset Stomach Relieved In 5 minutes or double money back When excess stomach acid caases painfal, suffocat ing gas, sour stomach and heartburn t doctors usually prescribe the fastest-acting mediemea known for symptomatic relief—medicines like thosein BeH-aas Tablets. No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort In a jiffy or doable voar money back ou return of bottle to us. 26c at all druggists. 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