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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C.
By EDWARD EMERINE
WNU Features.
T OSS a silver dollar on the bar.
If it’s genuine, it has a clear
tone. If it’s counterfeit, it echoes
only a dull thud. If a dollar doesn’t
ring t.-ue, any Nevadan can detect
it at once.
Hypocrisy has no place in Nevada,
a state where there is plenty of
room for almost anything. More
than a hundred thousand square
miles of brilliantly colored terrain
rise in chain after chain of moun
tains, with snow-capped pinnacles
13,000 feet above the level of the
sea. But everything and everybody
in Nevada must ring as true as a
silver dollar—or be quickly detect
ed and properly appraised. Nevada
is a big, free, unspoiled land where
values are fundamental.
Nevada believes in a forthright
approach to divorce, gambling and
drinking. Human nature is human
nature, and is seldom changed by
passing a law. But there can be
law and order—and there is in Ne
vada—without deprivation of per
sonal rights or attempt to legislate
morality.
Better to have license and con
trol than bootlegging and illegal
gambling, says Nevada. The de
tails of a partnership dissolution
concern only the persons involved.
But tolerance of human foibles and
mistakes is one thing; flouting of
laws or obligations is another. Ne
vada takes its government serious
ly and tolerates no dishonesty,
crime or hypocrisy. That’s the way
it is in Nevada—and Nevadans like
it.
Ranchers and Miners.
And besides, Nevadans are more
interested in prospecting, mining
and ranching than they are in reg
ulating the lives and habits of oth
ers. They love ranching and herds
of sheep and cattle. Town folk and
ranchers alike hunt for promising
rocks that show a trace of gold, or
silver, or other valuable mineral.
They like broad highways that take
them to lakes and mountains and
pleasant valleys. Eating at counters
and rubbing elbows with each other,
and visitors, is one of their friendly
habits. The “club,” a social center
not unlike the continental cafe, is
a community institution.
Those who drive rapidly through
Nevada, or stop only in its clubs to
drink and try their gambling luck,
will never know the state. Nevada’s
mountains have produced nearly two
billion dollars of mineral wealth,
chiefly in gold, sUver and copper.
Other important minerals are lead,
'zinc, quicksilver, tungsten, sulphur,
graphite, borax, gypsum and build
ing stone. No one can estimate its
untouched, undiscovered and unde
veloped wealth.
“But Nevada is a desert!” A
desert? A most productive one,
then, yielding wool, cattle, sheep,
horses, hogs and poultry. The live
stock industry is a big one in Ne
vada. The state’s agriculture is
varied, and as irrigation advances
even more diversification is seen.
Wheat, barley, hay, potatoes and
VAIL M. PITTMAN
Governor of Nevada
Former lumberman, rancher
and banker, Governor Pittman ts
now publisher of the Ely Daily
Times as well as the state’s chief
executive. He has also served
as state senator and lieutenant-
governor of Nevada.
capacity to aid the war effort. Thou
sands of people came to the state to
swell its 1940 population of 110,247.
“We in Nevada are individual^
ists," Gov. Vail Pittman told the
Nevada State Cattle association at
Elko last fall. “We enjoy the thrill
and satisfaction, as well as the
profits, which our work brings us."
The democracy and hospitality of
the Old West still live in Nevada.
The state’s richest citizen and the
lowliest cowpuncher, miner or
JEEP ON LAKE MEAD . . . Most of the shoreline of Lake Mead,
back of Boulder dam, is in Nevada. Shown in the amphibious jeep
are Lloyd Payne, Clark county clerk; J. D. Porter, Las Vegas, and
Peggy Neville, Salt Lake City.
many other crops are naturals. Wa
ter for irrigation comes from snow-
fed mountain streams, from arte
sian wells, and from dug wells with
pumps to raise it to the surface.
Growing in Wealth, Population.
As Nevadans continue the devel
opment of the natural resources,
their state forges ahead. The least
populous of all the states, it contrib
uted vitally to victory during the
war just ended. Thousands of sol
diers, ground troops and air forces
were trained on its soil and in its
air. Mines and mills operated at
sheepherder sit down together.
Movie stars and the nation!s wealth
iest who visit the state soon learn
that they are not judged by their
weal.h or their fame. , Nevada has
its own standard. A gilded dollar
is worth no more than any other;
it’s the metal inside that makes it
ring true.
In 1775, before the Revolutionary
war, Franciscan friars crossed Ne
vada on their way to California.
Fifty years later, Peter Ogden of
the Hudson Bay company discov
ered the Humboldt or Ogden river.
Jedediah Smith passed through the
region in 1826, and John C. Fremont
traversed it with an exploring party
a few years later.
Colonized by Mormons.
Brigham Young, the Mormon
leader, who settled the Salt Lake
basin, concluded that what is now
Nevada was a part of his domain.
In March, 1849, he announced the
organization of the State of Deseret,
which included Nevada. In that
same year, N. Ambrose, Nevada’s
first farmer, settled near what is
now Genoa. Colonization by the
Mormons continued until 1857, when
Young recalled them to Salt Lake
City in order to mass his forces in
the conflict with the federal gov
ernment.
Until the discovery of the famous
Comstock lode in 1859, there were
only about 1,000 inhabitants in Ne
vada, chiefly Me mons and Califor
nia gold seekers who had tarried
along the way. But silver and gold
brought a stampede of fortune hunt
ers from all over the nation. Th«
population of Virginia City spurted
from a handful of men to 30,000.
Bonanzas were struck and devel
oped, and men became wealthy be-
yound their dreams overnight. Foi
many years the Comstock lode wai
the richest silver mining center ir
the world, and from it has come ap
proximately one billion dollars ir
gold and silver!
Soon Nevada became a territory,
and on October 31, 1864, President
Lincoln by proclamation made Ne
vada a state. Carson City, though
smaller than Virginia City, was
made the capital. Nicknamed the
“Battle Bom State,” Nevada had
lived through lawlessness, bicker
ing, Indian uprisings and politica'
chicanery to take its place as oni
of the stars in Old Glory.
Famous Lode Not
Named for Findei
The Comstock lode at Virginia
City was named for Henry Com
stock, a man who did not discov
er it, and who would have been
too lazy to work it if he had!
In June, 1859, Peter O’Riley and
Patrick McLaughlin discovered a
rich lode, though neither one real
ized how valuable it was at the
time. Old Hen*-- Comstock was
prowling arouno as usual, watch
ing others work, and immediately
laid claim to the spot himself,
insisting that he had already tak
en up claims there.
The two Irishmen, however,
were unimpressed. Comstock
went away to find help and re
turned the next day with Manny
Penrod, who cheerfully backed up
Comstock’s story. Pete and Pat
probably knew the two claimants
were liars, but the site was lonely
and they didn’t want to go to
court. They agreed to give Com
stock and Penrod equal shares in
the discovery.
But there was plenty of silver
and gold for all of them!
NEVADA’S ARTESIAN WELLS
The artesian well, shown at the
right, is located near Gerlach. Such
wells are being used to provide
water for irrigation and livestock.
This particular one, however, is a
part of a frog farm. More and
more wells are being drilled and
dug in Nevada for irrigation and
other purposes.
Most of the irrigation water,
however, comes from mountain
streams, fed by heavy snows far
above the valleys.
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By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
Of The Mjody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for March 31
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
A NATION DEMANDS A KING
LESSON TEXT—I Samuel 8:10-22.
MEMORY SELECTION — Blessed Is the
nation whose God Is the Lord.—Psalm 33:12.
A major crisis has come in the
life of a nation when it is ready to
change its form of government. That
was especially true in the case of
Israel, for they were about to throw
off the direct rule of God and de
mand a king.
There were good reasons for their
desire. Samuel was old. His sons
who were to succeed him were not
honest (I Sam. 8:3). But there were
other motives not so good; for ex
ample, their desire to have the
pomp of a kingly ruler and a wish
to be like other peoples (v. 20).
Their request was made known to
Samuel (I Sam. 8:6). He was
grieved, but the Lord showed him
that it was not His rule they were
rejecting, but God’s rule (v. 7).
The matter came to a crisis as
Samuel was sent to reason with
them (v. 9).
I. Prophetic Words (vv. 10-18).
There is always a price to pay if
we are eager to follow the styles of
this world. Israel wanted to have
a king with an attractive court and
a mighty army like their neighbors,
the other nations, but they had not
realized that such things are not
provided out of the king’s pocket.
A word of warning may be in
place here for Christians who have
fallen for the temptation to keep
pace with their ungodly neighbors—
to “keep up with the Joneses,” as it
is sometimes put.
Government has a right to call on
the governed for its support, but
who will deny that the tremendous
military establishments which the
rulers of the earth have maintained
have been both burdensome and
provocative of war.
We live in a sinful world, and we
may as well face the necessity of
protecting ourselves and policing
the unruly, but think how much bet
ter would be oiir lot if we like Is
rael could have been under the
direct rule of God.
They did not want it. Are men any
better today when they reject the
beneficent rule of the Son of God
over their lives?
II. Persistent WUls (w. 19, 20).
The people refused to hearken.
Their stubborn reply was, “Nay, but
we will have a king over us,” and
one can almost hear the emphasis
on the word will.
One might have expected that the
leaders of the people would have
sensed the folly of their plan and
asked God to continue to rule over
them forever, but the stubbornness
of the willful human heart is al
most beyond belief. When its deter
mination is coupled with pride and
unbelief it becomes an even more
appalling barrier to the blessing
of God.
Therein lies the outstanding lesson
of these verses. Let us beware that
we do not sin like Israel; yes, sin
even worse than they did. Joseph
Parker in the People’s Bible (vol.
6, p. 287) makes this acute applica
tion of the truth: “Do we condemn
them? Let us not be ready with re
proach; nor urgent in condemna
tion. We are doing a deadlier thing
it may be than the elders of Israel
did in this case. We are told that
God is angry with the wicked every
day; that the wicked shall be driven
into hell, and all the nations that
forget God. We are told that the
liar shall have his portion in the
lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone, that no drunkard shall
enter the kingdom of heaven, that
anything unclean, defiled or corrupt
shall not pass into the city of God’s
light; we are told that nothing re-
maineth for the sinner but a fear
ful looking for of judgment and
fiery indignation.
“What is the result? Men can go
immediately from the hearing or
reading of the most terrific state
ments concerning the future of the
wicked and can throw themselves
with unbridled license into all the
diabolical enjoyments which stimu
late but never satisfy the corrupt
soul.”
III. Providential Willingness (vv.
21, 22).
Reluctantly, but inevitably, comes
the divine expression of willingness
to let man go the way he wants to
go. Israel shall have a king, says
God. In fact He had prophesied this
day long before (see Deut. 17; 14-
20),
So it is true (to quote Parker
again) that “we can force our way
through all solemn warning, all path
etic entreaty, all earnest persuasive
ness . . . We can go to hell if we
wall . . . There is nothing before you
but love, grace, mercy, tenderness,
God. That is all. There is a cross—
hew it down! There is a way around
it, a way through it, a way over it
—you can get there!”
May we, neither as individuals nor
as a nation, thus thwart God’s love
and reject His warnings, and go on
our own stubborn way into sin and
sorrow.
Woman's World
Tailored Slacks and Vests Are
Easily Made from Men’s Suits
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IF YOU can persuade your son or
husband to part with that old
shiny suit, you will have the mak
ings of a nice slack suit right in
hand. So often suits may become
ill-fitting for the men folk. Sleeves
may be too short, trouser legs not
quite long enough. In some cases,
the vest loses all use because it is too
tight to wear.
With expert cutting and fitting,
many of these old suits can be suc
cessfully remodeled into a smart
slack suit for the teen-aged girl.
If there is a great deal of fitting
to be done, it would be best to buy
a pattern to assure accurate cutting.
If you are expert at cutting and
fitting, make up a pattern of your
own. If there is little fitting to be
done, rip the trousers out complete
ly and trim them as necessary.
In woolen fabrics it is essential
to allow a generous half inch for
seams on all edges beyond the
stitching lines. Mark the paper pat
terns to indicate the sections to be
cut from lining fabric and mark
to show the lengthwise thread.
In making the slacks or trousers,
it is especially important to have
them hang properly. By no means
should they be too tight, as this
will not only give a poor appear
ance, but it will cause the fabric
to pull apart easily.
Remodel a man's old suit . . .
Lay the pattern on the fabric cor
rectly, making sure that both are
on a smooth surface. The machine
will need some adjusting too, before
you attack the sewing problem.
Men’s suits are made of thicker ma
terial than you ordinarily use for
sewing and the stitches will have to
be adjusted to the weight of the
fabric. When you stitch over three
or four thicknesses, try the stitch
on scraps before actually beginning.
Tailoring the slacks is a real chal
lenge as it requires a different tech
nique from the sewing on ordinary
fabrics. Be generous with pins and
bastings. It’s hard to rip out stitches
on material of this type, and it’s a
good idea to be right before you
put those finishing stitches in the
slacks. The slacks will have to be
Posy Pretty
A beguilingly simple dress in pas
tel striped cotton is this one with
a tight bodice, cap sleeves and full
skirt. Embroidered posies go
around the hem and ent petals en
hance the neckline.
Into a trim vest.
machine-stitched at all points, and
the stitches should be as short as
is practical.
If the seams on the inside of the
slacks are made as neatly as pos
sible, the garment will hang well
and look well. Work on a flat sur
face and press each seam before
it joins another. The seams should
come together without stretching or
pulling.
I can’t stress pressing too highly
when working with wool. All the
seams need constant pressing to
assure good fit and workmanship,
and the final finishing touch to the
slacks should be a complete press--
ing.
Cutting and Making
The Vest From a Suit
If you are making a vest for a
girl’s slack suit from a man’s suit
vest, it will be necessary to cut the
vest apart at shoulder and under
arm seams. Then fit the front and
back vest to the figure. The second
button from the bottom should come
to the waistline.
The seams are then pinned direct
ly on top of the shoulders so that
the waistline is in the above posi
tion. The vest will extend away from
the figure at the front armhole.
Draw this excess down to the under
arm seam and make a dart into
the underarm seam.
Shoulder seams should be
marked after taking the vest off the
figure, and also the side seams on
the front vest. This is done with
basting. Underarm darts both in the
vest and lining should be marked.
Pin both fronts together. Cut off
at the shoulder and sides allowing
generously (about an inch) for
seams.
The darts in the vest and lining
should be stitched separately. Slash
darts in the vest and press open.
Turn under one-half inch on vest
and lining at shoulders and under
arm seams, ripping back outside
the stitching when necessary. Baste
the edges together and press. Stitch
close to the edge on the machine.
A knitted back for this type of
vest does not take much work and
will make a very attractive outfit
for the girl. If desired, a calot can
also be made for the slack and vest
spit, in the same color as the
knitted back.
Hoiv to Reclaim Wool
When hand-knit wool sweaters
are no longer usable, the wool
from them can be easily re
claimed if the garment is washed
and dried thoroughly. Do not try
to unravel a sweater which is knit
too closely. Use the following
method for ripping hand-knit
sweaters.
1. Wind the strands of wool
around a board, making sure that
the end is always visible. Con
tinue until you have a long enough
piece, and then break off the wool.
2. Tie the starting and finish
ing ends together on the board.
At four equal distances apart,
tie a white thread around the
wool strands on the board, and
then remove the wool from the
board. Repeat these steps until
the sweater is completely unrav
eled.
3. Dip the skein of wool into
warm water untU thoroughly
soaked and then squeeze excess
water out carefully. Tie a weight
to the bottom of the wet skein
to remove kinks, and then hang
skein to dry. Do not expose to
sun; dry in any airy place. When
dry, wind into balls. It is then
ready for knitting.
Spring Fashion Notes
Mother and daughter outfits have
long been popular, but now we are
also beginning to see matching suits
for the younger and older brother.
With skirts full and sleeves in
flated right now, waists, of course,
look smaller and smaller. Tiny mid
riffs are played up, some of them
even being laced like a real corset.
Waistlines are dipping lower over
rounded hips.
Stove-pipe hats with narrow brims
are seen more and more in the
news. These usually carry some
intricate detail like a gold strand
for trimming.
In some striped materials, very
much resembling men’s suit materi
al, you’ll find jackets slightly cut
away and flared. Wear these with
frothy, veiled hats for the last word
in fashion.
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sketches and directions of things to make
from things on hand and inexpensiya
new materials that you can find in tha
shops now.
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