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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Phenomenal Demand Points Up Annual Bible Week Observance Turbulent World Seeks Guidance From Scriptures By DEAN RAMOS — Released by WNU Features. The specter of starvation haunts millions of people in a war-torn world afflicted with violence, unrest and confu sion. But it is not only relief from the pangs of hunger which people crave. The world in general is starved for the comforting and inspiring words of guidance from the Bible. This, urgent and far-flung demand for the Bible in a tur bulent postwar world will be em phasized during the annual observ ance of National Bible Week, sched uled October 20 to 26 under auspices of the Laymen’s National com mittee. In an attempt to focus increasing Interest on the Bible as the Book of Books, National Bible Week was originated in 1941 by the Laymen’s National committee. Held annually since then, the event has gained increasing support and now is ob served on a nationwide scale. Proclamations by President Tru man, governors and mayors will add impetus to the observance. News papers and radios will spread in formation about the Bible, and in many communities special pro grams and displays are planned. Big Foreign Demand. Deprived of Bibles for six years because Hitler classed the book as “non essential,” Germany is de- ‘BEST SELLER’ OF THE AGES . . . The Bible ranks as the most published book In the world. Craftsmen are shown here with a fac simile of the priceless Gutenberg Bible, which dates from the 15tb century. The original Gutenberg Bible, first volume to be printed from movable type, is in the Library of Congress in Washington. SMALLEST BIBLE . . . Printed in Scotland in 1895, this Bible is the smallest .in the world. It is compared with a ring for size. manding seven to nine million copies to fill the long pent-up need. Church leaders there testify that the Bible “is needed as badly as food.” More than a million New Testa ments have been distributed in oc cupied Japan, a country which Gen eral MacArthur has described as “ripe for Christianity.” An addi tional million copies still are re quired to fill requests. Armed might liberated the Philip pines from the oppressor. Now, on another front, Americans are spread ing the teachings of Christianity there by printing and distributing the Scriptures in nine of the most common dialects. China, flooded with paper money as inflation mounts, also is being swamped with Bibles in the face of a widespread demand. Bibles des tined for China are being printed in the various dialects, although most are in Mandarin, the Chinese union language. For the first time in his tory, Bibles for China are being printed in this country because of excessive costs under inflation pre vailing there. In this country, too, the Bible continues to uphold its reputa tion of being the “best seller” of all times as sales continue to soar to phenomenal peaks. Heads ‘Best Sellers.’ Although no exact tabulation on sales of the Bible is available, it is estimated that from 15 to 20 mil lion Bibles, New and Old Testa ments and portions of the Scriptures are sold annually in the United I States. These astronomic sales far surpass distribution of the top “best sellers” in the fiction and non-flc- tion field, distribution of these books seldom exceeding more than 75,000 copies in a year. Termed “the only book which is never off the press,” the Bible rep resents the major output of six large publishing companies in this coun try. Two of the firms limit their production solely to Bibles. The universality of the Bible is indicated by figures disclosing that at least part of the Scriptures has been translated into 1,070 different languages and dialects. The marked postwar popularity of the Bible is attributed in part to publication of simple, direct, new translations. Since its first publica tion early in 1946, the revised stand ard version of the New Testament has been in widespread demand in all Protestant churches, sales al ready exceeding more than a mil lion copies. Phenomenal sales also have followed introduction about four years ago of the Confraternity edition of the Douay version, which is accepted by the Roman Catholic church. Although curtailed distribution during wartime, particularly in foreign countries, undoubtedly accounts in part for the present marked spurt in sales, the Bible actually has been a consistent “best seller” ever since Wy- ciiffe’s first English translation in the 14th century. After Wycliffe, other important versions by Tundale, Coverdale and Cranmer followed, but these early volumes are written in English that is archaic today. 1535 Preface Quoted. The preface to the 1535 Coverdale Bible, however, is still highly re garded by Bible scholars. "It will greatly help you to understand Scrip ture,” he writes," if you mark not only what is written, but of whom, and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with what circumstances, consider ing that which goes before and that which follows.” Generally credited with being one of the most significant events in history of the Bible was release of the King James version, almost uni versally accepted by Protestant de nominations, in 1611. By some mir acle, the flowery Elizabethan ex pressions of the day did not creep into the translation, but instead a basic Anglo-Saxon vocabulary was adopted which shows no signs of be coming archaic even after nearly 350 years. Literary excellence of the version, Bible scholars agree, has not been surpassed. Modem transla tions, including the 1901 American revised version, so far have failed to supplant the King James version in popularity. GOING PLACES, SEEING THINGS ir Hostess Careers Lure Country Girls Lured by the romance and^ glamour universally attached to air careers, country girls in increasing numbers are getting their wings as airline hostesses. From small towns and rural America rather than from the big cities, generally conceded to be the centers of style and glam our, the airlines are securing those charming hostesses whose minis trations add immeasurably to the comforts and pleasures of air travel. In fact, not a single girl from New York City is listed in the roster of 175 Capital airlines hostesses, ac cording to a check made by Jane White, chief hostess. Chicago has five hostesses on the list, Cleveland, two, and Philadelphia, only one. The only big city with a fair showing is Detroit, with 20. Most of the hostesses, in round numbers about 130, come from small cities, towns, villages and farms. Places like Bowling Green, Ohio; Pearl River,N.Y.; Broad Brook, Conn.; Almont, Mich.; Puxico, Mo.; rural Pros perity, Pa., and Grant Town, W. Va., appear as the home towns of the girls. Prospects of a career combined with a glamorous existence induce most of these small town girls to seek jobs as airline hostesses. Miss White believes. The girls generally are ambitious and are confronted by limited opportunities in their home towns, she adds. Admiting that girls from the cities are just as ambitious. Miss White explains that the big city girl has more opportunities for a career than a girl from a small town. Modeling, radio, advertising or designing are among the fascinating jobs available to the city girl. On the other hand, the average small town girl is lim ited to a desk-and-typewriter exist ence. “Reared away from interest ing things and strange places, the country girls want to go places and see things,” Miss White explains. “A Job as an airline hostess provides that opportunity.” In support of the chief hostess’ contention that girls rebel at office work, a survey of the 224 hostesses on the active and inactive lists, shows that 120 of the company’s hostesses formerly had office jobs. In addition, 22 had been reception ists. Of the others, 20 had been nurses and 14 were teachers. Only 3 had been models and 1 was a dress designer. Miss White also believes that the NO BIG CITY GALS . . . Typical ■mall town girls are these hostesses for Capital airlines, Pat Temme of Decatur, HI. (left), and Betty Ana Fabry of Green Bay, Wls. surroundings and mode of life of the country girKbetter fit her for the qualifications of a hostess. The qual ifications are rather stringent, too, only a few of the 12 daily applicants being accepted as hostesses. Educational background is the principal requirement, regulations providing that applicants must be either a registered nurse, a college graduate or have completed two years of college plus two years in business. Other, requirements are that girls must have charm and in telligence, and “must not be unat tractive.” When girls become airline hos tesses, most of them are intent on a career, according to Miss White. One girl has been with the airline for seven years, and several others have service records of from three to five years. Despite the original career-mind- edness of hostesses, however, the average length of service is only 12 months. The reason: Cupid also flies the airlines. Statistics show that 98 per cent of the hostesses who re signed did so merely to change their career from flying to housekeeping. The fact thats marriage has been taking a heavy toll of hostesses does not puzzle Miss White a bit. "After all," she says, "the basic qualifications of a hostess are the same as those of a wife. If a girl has intelligence and is charming and pretty, she will make a good hostess or a good wife.” Bees in Bonnet LOGAN, UTAH.—lone S. Bennion, dean of women at Utah State Agri cultural college, was out driving when her automobile began misbe having. The temperature gauge turned fiery red and steam jetted from the radiator. A swarm of bees had been attracted by the hon eycomb section of the radiator and taken up residence there. Vary the Salad With the Meal (See recipes below.) Salad Parade Salads lead the health parade be cause in them you eat so many fruits and vegetables before they get a chance to lose their vitamins and minerals. All through the ages people have turned to salads because they craved t hings fresh from gar den and orchard. Besides, certain foods are more attractive and appealing served in their raw state, or in salad form. Salads may accompany the main course, and then they are served on a side plate, but alongside the main course. If you want to entertain in a special way, the answer is a salad platter or salad bowl. Use fruit or vegetables as your taste dictates. Don’t forget the party or dessert salads which are in a class by them selves. These are full of fruit and even whipped cream, the fairy prin cesses of the salad world. Serve them for special occasions as a top ping to a meal or as a party dish. Frozen Banana Salad. (Serves 10 to 12) 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt ! tablespoons mayonnaise ! 3-ounce packages of cream cheese 2 tablespoons crushed pineapple K cup maraschino cherries, cut in quarters H cup walnut meats, chopped 1 cup cream, whipped 1 ripe bananas Crisp greens Add lemon juice and salt to may onnaise and stir in cheese. Add pineapple, cherries and nuts; fold in cream. Add bananas, cut in cubes. Turn into tray and place in auto matic refrigerator. Freeze until firm, then serve sliced on crisp greens. Here’s a pretty salad that may be served either as a special salad or as an accompaniment: 'Ginger Ale Fear Salad. (Serves 6 to 8) 2 envelopes plain, unfiavored gelatin 1 No. Z’A size can of pears % cup maraschino cherry juice 2 tablespoons sugar % cup lemon juice Hi cups ginger ale Few drops red coloring 8 maraschino cherries Soften gelatin in % cup of the cold pear juice drained from can. Bring to a boil % cup pear syrup and stir in softened gelatin until dissolved. Add maraschino cher ry juice, sugar, lemon juice and ginger ale. If a darker color is desired, add a few drops of red coloring. Rinse a shallow pan in cold water; arrange pear halves, cut side up in bottom. Top each with a cherry. Pour gelatin mixture over pears carefully so as not to dislodge pears. Chill until firm. To serve, cut gelatin into squares with a sharp knife and place on lettuce. Serve with desired dressing. When you’re serving a heavy din ner, there’s nothing better than a crisp salad just bursting with vege tables. For example, a chefs salad is about the best choice, or perhaps a cole slaw. A true chefs salad is composed mainly of some of the salad greens LYNN SAYS: Try Old Salad Favorites With New Touches Watercress is especially good with mayonnaise to which a bit of catsup has been added. Sliced radishes and chopped green pepper are also good additions. Asparagus tips on a big slice of tomato seem tastier when served with a blue cheese dressing. Break up the cheese In french or oil dress ing and add enough lemon juice for tartness. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU Cream of Mushroom Soup Roast Chicken Sweet Potato Balls Green Lima Beans •Ginger Ale Pear Salad Lemon Pie Biscuits with Honey Beverage •Recipe given. such as escarole, romaine, lettuce, raw spinach, endive, watercress, dandelion greens or celery cabbage. They may be arranged bouquet style or shredded and tossed lightly with an oil and vinegar dressing (some times a french dressing) just be fore serving time. One or more of the following may be added for variety if you want to tease the palate: Sliced radishes, chopped green pepper, diced cucum bers, cut celery, sliced stuffed ol ives, tomato sections, sliced pickle, sieved hard-cooked eggs, rolled an chovies, minced onion rings, garlic salt, celery salt, celery seed, or a light sprinkle of thyme, curry pow der or chili powder. Here are some tempting varia tions for a cole slaw type of salad: Plain Cole Slaw: 4 cups finely shredded cabbage, 1 tablespoon cel ery seed, 1 cup cooked salad dressing. Option al additions: 1 tablespoon either dill seed or cara way seed or mus tard seed. Carrot Slaw: 2 cups grated or shaved carrots, 2 cups cabbage, 1 teaspoon minced onion, 1 cup boiled salad dressing. Sla\v Deluxe: 3 cups shredded cabbage, 1 cup diced banana, % cup chopped peanuts, 2 tablespoons cat sup and 1 cup boiled salad dressing. Pineapple Slaw: 2 cups shredded cabbage, 1 cup cut, drained pineap ple, % cup boiled salad dressing, 1 tablespoon celery seed and dash of paprika. Spanish Slaw: 1% cups cut cab bage, 1 cup diced tomatoes, 1 cup diced cucumbers, Vi cup chopped green pepper and % cup of boiled salad dressing. Two molded salads that mat be served as an accompaniment are a pretty addition to the table: Molded Grape Salad. (Serves 6) VA tablespoons unfiavored gelatin 'A cup cold water 1 cup orange juice 1 cup lemon juice 44 cup sugar 1 cup seeded or seedless grapes Vi cnp nutmeats Lettuce Soak gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes. Bring juices to a boil, add sugar and gelatin. Cool, and when thick, fold in grapes and nuts. Pour into individual molds and chill until firm. Serve in nests of let tuce. Mixed Fruit Salad. (Serves 6) 3 oranges, peeled and diced 3 slices canned pineapple, diced, or 1 cup pineapple tidbits 1 unpeeled red apple, diced 44 cup pitted dates, cut into pieces 1 cup seeded grapes, cut in half 44 cup mayonnaise 44 cup coconut, shredded, if desired Mix fruit with mayonnaise and chill thoroughly. Serve on shredded lettuce; sprinkle with coconut, if de sired. Released by Westsra Newspaper Union. Serve sliced tomatoes on a bed of lettuce with a dressing to which a few caraway seeds have been added. You might also like a half avo cado dressed with lemon juics served with cubes of fresh orange to which just a suggestion of onion has been added. Strips of peeled avocado marinat ed in lemon juice may be effectively combined with sections of grapefruit or orange, strips of pimiento and grated blue cheese and nutmeats. SCRIPTURE: Hebrews U—13: Gene sis 12:1-9. DEVOTIONAL READING: Romans 5:1-8. Creative Power of Faith Lesson for October 19, 1947 Dr. Newton T HIS lesson takes us to the West minster Abbey of the Bible— Hebrews, eleventh through the thir teenth chapters—to meditate for a season upon the valiant souls in the long ago who ob tained a good re port as they stood at the passage of destiny and sound ed the trumpets of triumph, even the trumpets of faith. The reader will be richly rewarded to stop right here and open his or her Bible and read these three chapters. Your atten tion will be riveted to the word, faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of "things which do ap pear.” Hebrews 11:1-3. • • • A Journey to a New Land ¥ WANT the boys and girls to look at the passage which de scribes how Abraham, “when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” How could Abraham leave his pleasant situation in Ur? Through faith in God, and that alone. A memory verse is here suggested: “I will trust, and will not be afraid,” Isaiah 12:2. Abraham might well have been afraid of unknown enemies, of disease, of poverty. Men do become afraid of these things, unless their faith is in God. But Abraham believed in God—had faith in God. And he went forth, holding the hand of God. There is creative power in such a faith. Abraham discovered that every step he took was accompa- •nied by God. He built altars. He talked with God, and God talked with him. Such will be the experi ence of every boy and girl who stakes his or her all upon implicit faith in God. • • • What Faith Can Do I NTERMEDIATES are considering what they will do with their lives. \It is the vitally important period when they lire wistfully con sidering a life career. This lesson would seem to clearly indicate that God has a purpose and plan for each life. He will reveal that plan to those who trust him for guid ance. Faith in God at this point is absolutely essential if we are to live victoriously. Read again the eleventh chapter of Hebrews and see how these heroes of faith in the long ago cast themselves wholly fnto the will of God for their lives. We can have no doubt about their ultimate success. Parents and teachers are here reminded of their solemn respon sibility in pointing intermediate boys and girls to the truth of Sun day’s lesson. Life is too valuable, too fleeting, to be frittered away in purposeless drifting. Faith is the bright shaft of God’s presence and power to guide young people into his will. It is the unfail ing light to direct their steps daily. It is the creative power to sustain them each step of the way. • • • This Power at Work T AKE any one of the characters portrayed in these three chap ters of Hebrews and see how faith in God produced men and women who changed the course of history. Young people are interested in biography. I would commend to you the lives of the great men and women of modem times, who lived in the creative power of faith in God. John Wesley, for example. There was a man whose life, when strangely warmed by the spirit of God, lifted England from the depths of secularism and set her feet once more on the high way of worthy achievement. Martha Berry is another splendid example. Miss Berry devoted her life to God’s will and purpose to open doors of opportunity to the under-privileged boys and girls of the southern mountain areas. To day, at Mt. Berry, stands a school with the largest campus in the world—a school which reveals what one life can accomplish when that life is built by the creative power of faith in the Living God. >r Take my life and lat it be, Consecrated, Lord, to Thee." * • • fCoDrsiebt by tbe Internationa] Council of Religioui Education on bebalt of 45 Protestant denominations. Released by WNU Features.) SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS raiding umor ^roct \ STUNNING date frock for juniors with slim lines to praise a youthful figure, slanted lines boldly accented with unusu- Descend 2,159 Feet While recently exploring the caves underlying Dent de Crolles, a mountain in the western Alps, a party of Frenchmen descended 2,159 feet. This is the greatest depth ever reached by speleolo gists. 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