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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Man About Town: The Big Parade: General Hap Arnold in the Stork “Cub” section —lots skinnier than his familiar fotos. “Thanks for getting that war over with!” said a handshaker. . . . Maj. W. Rockefeller, who also went to war The Hard Way, is back 30 lbs. heftier. He is one of The Lifted Pinky Set’s best advertisements. . . . Peggy Joyce (her bridegroom is detained on the Coast) escorted by millionaires who failed to win her be-jewelled hand. . . . Estelle Tay lor inspecting a Jap war bond, which a G.I. purchased in Tokyo for one stale U. S. ciggie. . . . Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo (The Last Man Off Bataan) and his wife and 4 boys entering the Waldorf. Mrs. Romulo was a Jap captive until res cued by one of her sons. . . . D. Runyon, the Broadway Bard, and his 2nd favorite writer greeting 1946 —and solemnly studying the cele brants as they are carried or thrown out. Show Business Vignette: Eddie Cantor was in Boston supervising “Nellie Bly,” a new show. Having a few hours to spare he phoned nearby Chelsea Naval Hospital and volunteered to give the boys an impromptu song-and-dance. . . . The hospital was tickled — so many of the invalids were well enough to visit their kin or friends — that the ones who stayed behind were lonely and depressed. . . . Cantor brought along Thelma Carpenter, Leonard Sues and Bea Walker. . . . After entertaining the vets they went to the mental ward. . . . There one weary soldier called to Eddie, “You’re swell, Al!” . . . The star realized the ill veteran thought Can tor was Jolson. Eddie did not cor rect him even when the lad re quested: “ ‘April Showers,’ Al” . . . Cantor rendered “April Showers,” Jolson’s theme song, and the Jolson fan was the last to stop applauding. Portrait of a Friend: When things don’t come out right—he comes right in. . . . When none of your dreams come true—he is. . . . He never looks for your money—except when you’ve lost it. . . . He never gets in your way—except to clear It for you. . . . Nothing is more im portant to him than making you im portant. ... He is in your comer when you’re cornered. ... He turns up when you get tum-downs. . . . All he wants in return for his helping hand is your handshake. ... He never insists on seeing you—except when nobody else wants to. . . . He raps your critics when they’re wrong and takes the rap for you— when they’re right. . . . The only way he sponges off you is to absorb some of your troubles so you can have strength left to fight the heels. . . . When you’re taking bows he bows out. ... You can do anything you want with his friendship—ex cept buy it. . . . Or sell it. . . . He makes you realize that having a real friend is like having an extra life. . . . All he asks of your friend ship is the privilege of deserving it. When Capt. Harold Stassen wit nessed the big hit, “State of the Union,” he told the authors that when politicians used to tell him how many votes they could deliver, he would invariably say: “How can you deliver the votes of a free peo ple?” . . . The collabbers have found room for it in the show with a punchy snapper. . . . Th" is how it goes in the 3rd Act. . . . Spike (the newspaperman-campaign man ager) tells Mary (the wife of the Republican hope): “The politicians coming to dinner tonight all can deliver the votes.” . . . Mary says: “How can you deliver the votes of a free people?” . . . Spike: “Don’t kid yourself, Mary. Lazy people, ig norant people and prejudiced peo ple are not free.” Soldier from Miami: This is the third time these railroads have done this to me. . . . They sell you a ticket to New York, and without warning make you get out at Phila delphia. . . . They shove you into a hurriedly made-uy coach train and if there is a seat available you get it. . . . One of these days someone will work up a lot of law suits regarding this nuisance—then maybe it’ll stop. . . . What am I griping about. ... I wasn’t in any wreck — which the Miami-N. Y. trains seem to be going in for a lot lately. . . . Aw, the hell with it. Czar Petrillo’s medics have or dered him to slow down or risk the penalty of his serious internal dis order. . . . Norman Corwin, the ra dio author, is ill. . . . The persist ent “Yankee” weather in Miami Beach packed the choo-choos north bound. Miami’s boss Curry has warned visitors (swank and otherwise) that they risk being collared in the raids on gaming spots. That’s going to scare them into laughing spasms, dear boy. ... A resolution is being drawn by the Newspaper Guild “barring” Fiorello from colyuming unless he apologizes for past insults to newsmen. That’ll be the day! .... The new Super-Chief Diesel now being made will du 150 miles per hour. . . . Ezra Pound, who preached for Mussolini, has been cent to the booby hatch. Central High School in Barker, N. Y. Is Huh oi Community’:s Cultural and Recreational Life By WILLIAM J. GREEN HIS is the story of a new cen tralized rural high school in the little town of Barker, population 500, town of Somerset, county of Niag ara, state of New York. Barker is similar to all our home towns. It took years of back-break ing work to clear the land, estab lish a community and its industry, plant fruit orchards, and develop a home town. Gradual prosperity evolved from that work, prosperity that was enjoyed by the second, third and fourth generations of pio neer families. But there came a time to Barker when it experienced depression, its land prices almost ruinous, its savings depleted or lost and economic despair its lot. In the depths of the depression, the educational facilities and oppor tunities in the Barker area were limited. There was an academic high school located in the village and a one-room elementary school for each of the districts in the area. It was Lon J. McAdam Sr., for more than 25 years a school ; trustee, who decided the school sys- ; tern was the place to begin for Barker to emerge from its despond ent plight. Centralization Approved. Serving with McAdam were John Conolly, Wesley Gotts, Raymond [ Gardner and Albert Harrington. J When Harrington retired, his place j was taken by Bradford Sherwood. For more than 10 years the faculty of the school at Barker had been under the direction of Milford H. Pratt, supervising principal, who is a native of Barker. Under Mr Adam’s leadership—and that leadership was often challenged j —the voters of the school districts ■ approved centralization. That was in 1937 and two years later the new half-million dollar building was oc cupied. It was a centralized rural high school, adjoining the old academic high school, situated on i Quaker road, with 45 per cent of \ its cost borne by the federal gov- j ernment. The one-room schools were j abandoned and buses brought even ! the elementary pupils to Barker. | The old high school building was made the elementary school. Further expansion of the central ized rural high school came in 1939 when the National Youth adminis- ' tration resident training center was located in Barker, co-sponsored by the board of education. The school extended its facilities to NYA- selected youths from all over New York state and received for its own locality an otherwise unobtainable shop program. Add Many Courses. Its curriculum was expanded to include commercial courses, music department, home economics and agriculture. In 1940, NYA built a production shop which became a wing of the school, and early in 1941 began the production of small parts for the army and navy. When war broke out an even faster pace was set. At night the shop became the classroom for adult defense trainees. In its three years of operation more than 1,000 men and women were trained in shop practice, machine operation, sheet metal, welding and automotive and aircraft mainte nance and repair. When NYA was dissolved by con gress in July, 1943, the tools and building became the property of the board of education. Barker also ob tained a stock of agricultural tools frcm a nearby NYA farm proj ect, making a total acquisition val ued at more than a quarter-million dollars. Adult trainees of the school found employment in war industries in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, with aircraft and ordnance plants and other factories turning out war equipment. Youth trainees, when physically qualified, went into the armed forces to serve their country. The physically-handicapped boys found employment in war industries. Many of these young men were brought to Barker, upon applica tion, to receive training not avail able in their home districts, and today over 300 youths from every section of New York consider Bark er a second home! In 1941 the board of education i leased 160 acres ad - ining the school. The land, v-hi .!> is extreme ly level, was surreved and sub mitted to the Civil Aeronautics ad ministration as an airport site. Eventually the CAA approved the plans for a Class 1 airport, but in the meantime the agricultural de- LIVONIA, N. Y.—Army and navy regulations couldn’t separate Tom my, an Alsatian shepherd dog, from his master, former Sgt. William Whiting of Rochester, it was re vealed here recently by Mrs. P. H. Campbell, a sister of the former sol dier, and reported in the Livonia Gazette. Tommy belonged to a French woman living on the outskirts of Metz when Sergeant Whiting found him. The dog, who had been living on potato skins, was literally skin and bones. His mistress, though fond of her pet, gave the dog to Sergeant Whiting who promised to feed the animal and take good care of him. Gave Tommy ‘Dope.’ Tommy, the shepherd dog, and Sergeant Whiting went through the war together with General Patton’s 3rd army. After victory the day came for Sergeant Whiting to re turn to the United States and it was found that regulations prevented taking Tommy along. The deter mined sergeant made preparations to smuggle the dog onto the ship and take him to the United States. partment of the school tilled a part of it. Focal Point of Town. The school farm provided food for use in the school cafeteria and served as an experimental plot for both the school and the community’s farm ers, and became the demonstration farm for the area. In 194b the tax payers voted three to one to pur chase the land. Vocational teachers secured sur plus obsolete aircraft for instruc tional use, and in 1944 the CAA granted the school an air agency certificate with an A rating. Since that time cub planes have landed in the athletic field and have been repaired in the school shop. In war and in peace, in com munity development and pride, in recreational activities, the new cen tralized high school at Barker, N. Y., has become the focal point, the hub for farmers, laborers and business men, for youths and adults —and all other hometown folks. First, two hours before sailing, Sergeant Whiting gave Tommy two phenobarbital pills, which he thought would put the dog to sleep. But as they didn’t react as he had expected, he followed up with codeines. On board boat he took Tommy to the darkest comer in the hold of the ship and hid him behind a couple of duffle bags belonging to two friends. Before the boat sailed, a complete check was made for ani mals and the searching party came within two feet of Tommy and asked •Sergeant Whiting if he had seen any cats or dogs aboard, to which question the reply was a de cided “No.” Quiet for Two Days. For two days and nights Tommy never stirred from behind those bags, but at two o’clock in the morning of the second night his master took him up on deck to the stern of the boat. On one of these nightly excursions a sailor saw Tommy and reported to the captain, who made two inspections of the hold of the ship, requiring all sol diers to come on deck while the search was made. Tommy must have sensed what was going on, for he never moved from behind the duffle bags. On the boat’s arrival in the Hud son river, Tommy and his master walked on deck — to the amaze ment of all the officers and sailors who had searched the boat. With out further argument Sergeant Whit ing was allowed to take his dog off the boat, whereupon they boarded a truck for Camp Shanks and later a train for Fort Dix. From Dix a trip was made to Trenton to a veter inarian for the necessary shot, re quired by law. Who Gets Interviewed? “The commonest complaint the poll-takers hear is, ‘Why haven’t I ever been interviewed?’ The an swer is that the usual survey covers only about 2,500 people. When this number represents all economic, geographic, sex and age groups in their proper proportions, it will yield a sampling of opinion that is within 3 per cent of accuracy for the whole country. STUDENTS in the aircraft vocational course at Barker Central high school overhaul a CAP plane under guidance of Leonard Carpenter, instructor and civil air patrol pilot. TWO OF the sturdy draft horses belonging to the farm department of Barker Central high school are led out of the barn by a student. Sergeant Smuggles Dog from France Pennsylvania Expects 85,000 Back to Farms If only those members of fam families and hired hands who lef» the farm during the war years re turn to Pennsylvania’s farms, it will mean a migration of 85,000 per sons, according to statistics com piled by Earle L. Moffitt, extension farm management specialist at the Pennsylvania state college. In computing what opportunities the state offers to returning service men and war workers interested in farming, Moffitt contends a large factor is represented by those re turning to the farms. In his figure of 85,000 he included all those young men and women in farm families who entered military service, as well as those that left agriculture to enter war industries. He also in cluded the large number of hired hands, many of whom resided right on the farms where they worked. “It will be difficult to estimate just how many will return to agri culture,” said Moffitt. He explained that many farm-reared persons may not immediately go back to the farms, as the result of experiences gained during the wartime years. He also indicated that any analysis of the return to agricultural pur suits may require several years— the length of time necessary to determine which individuals have quit farming for their new interests. All these figures, he indicates, are based on the number of Penn sylvania residents occupied in farming before the war, rather than any estimate of how many can profitably depend on farmin'; for a career. He also revealed that more and more returning veterans are utilizing the assistance of county advisory committees. Our Castoff Clothes Desperately Needed By Victims of War Approximately 25 million children men and women in the liberated countries overseas have received clothing donated by the American people in the United National Cloth ing collection of last spring. But 25 million is only a small percent age of the destitute, homeless and looted people of Europe, the Philip pines and the Far East. Devastation and want in those lands are on so vast a scale as to be almost beyond our comprehen sion. Millions there are even now inadequately clad for winter weather, for health and for self- respect. It is estimated that in China alone 200 million people need clothing. In the Victory Clothing collec tion we have the chance to befriend many more boys and girls and men and women—as we have befriended 25 million. When you send a gift to a friend you enclose good wishes. Contribu tors to the Victory Clothing col lection are encouraged to enclose a friendly message with their gift of clothing. ACTRESS Ruth Hussey rum mages in her closet for clothing to send to the Victory Clothing collec tion. The drive ends January 31. Most Powerful Diesel Locomotive in World Hauling Fruit From Florida The most powerful diesel loco motive unit in the world has been completed by the Baldwin locomo tive works. The new streamlined giant generates 3,000 horsepower, one-third more power than ever be fore has been placed in one cab of a diesel locomotive. The first of these great machines has been put into fast freight service hauling fresh fruits and vegetables from Florida to the northern markets on the Seaboard air line railway. It is restricted to a top speed of 85 miles per hour, but actually capable of 120 miles per hour. The new locomotive is powered by two engines, each having eight cyl inders in line. Normally, these two engines are 1,000 horsepower each, but the addition of turbo- superchargers adds somewhat more than 500 horsepower to each. Each of these drives a generator. ^ ia™— |MpROVE[) 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 January 27 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. A PEOPLE AT WORSHIP LESSON TEXT—Exodus 28:1; 35:4-9. 20- 29. GOLDEN TEXT—Thou salt worship the Lord thy God. and Him only shalt thou serve.—Matthew 4:10. A nation which knows God must have a place and a plan for wor shiping Him. The history of Israel has moved forward in the account in Exodus where the people de livered from bondage are estab lished as a theocratic nation; that is, pne governed by God. The covenant at Sinai (ch. 19) was followed by the giving of the law (chs. 20-23), and then in chap ters 24-40 we find the worship of God established. Two elements are necessary—a way in which God may be approached and a place to meet Him. The former is provided in the ordaining of the Aaronic priest hood, and the latter by the build ing of the Tabernacle. I. God Provides a Way to Wor ship (28:1). The appointment of Aaron as high priest, and his sons to serve with him, provided for the proper con duct of the worship of God which was to take place in the Tabernacle. The sinner coming into the pres ence of God must approach by way of the brazen altar where sacrifice could be made for sin. This called for a priest set apart for this holy duty, which would open the way for the repentant one to enter into the Holy place, and ultimately to know that his sin was covered in the Holy of Holies. Consider the grace of God in thus providing for the deep spiritual need of His people. All of this pointed for ward to the day when Christ the true High Priest was to make the perfect and final atonement for sin by the sacrifice of Himself on Calvary’s tree. The symbolic dress of the priest and his consecration for his duties are all very instructive, hut we do not have space to comment at length. Suffice it to say that the one who is to serve in the conduct of the worship of God is to be a called, cleansed and consecrated man, set apart for a holy calling and eager to be used of God to lead men into fel lowship with Him. From these first provisions for the worship of God we thus may learn many of the high principles which are to guide the church re garding the call and separation of men to the ministry. The gift and grace of God shown in the man’s character are far more important than intellectual or social standing. II. God Provides a Place of Wor ship (35:4-9, 20-29). The plan for the Tabernacie was given by God to Moses in much de tail. A close study of it will bring rich reward. Although the platis were made by God (Exod. 25-27), note that He gave to the people the privilege of pro viding the materials. They recog nized it as a high privilege and not a burden, and they came enthusias tically with their gifts. That thought bears application to the believer, for we know that God still loves a cheerful giver (II Cor. 9:7). Those who groan and grumble about the money and material needed for the worship of God have not caught the real spirit of Chris tian giving. The children of Israel brought more than enough of their most treasured possessions and of the la bor of their hands; in fact, they had to be told to stop (Exod. 36:1-7). Imagine having to tell people to stop giving! That would be a novelty! The Tabernacle was duly built, and thus there was provided for Is rael a place of meeting (Tabernacle literally means “tent of meeting”), beautiful and appropriate for their days of sojourning in the wilderness. The significance of the Tabernacle is both interesting and important. (1) It is a symbol of God’s pres ence with His people. All who were defiled were excluded because God was there. (2) It is a type of God’s* method of bringing sinners to Himself. There must be a sacrifice for sin before communion can be established. The furniture of the Tabernacle is therefore significant. The altar of sac rifice and the laver of cleansing come first in the outer court. Then on his journey from the sacrifice to the communion of the Holy of Holies, the one who seeks God is fed by the showbread, lighted by the candlestick and sustained by prayer, of which the altar of incense speaks. Christ is the Bread of life, the Light of the world, our High Priest and interceding Advocate. Within the Holy of Holies the mercy seat typifies the covering of a believer’s sins by the blood of Christ. (3) It is a symbol of the incarna tion of Christ of whom it is said that He “tabernacled” with men. (4) It is a symbol of heavenly things. Christ now appears in heaven for us as our minister and high priest (Heb. 8:1-5). (5) It is a symbol of God’s dwell ing with men in the ages of eter nity (Rev. 21), CLASSIFIED DEPART M~E N T INSTRUCTION ADVANCED PIANO COURSE. 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