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■' m THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. WOMAN'S WORLD Housewife Needs Workroom of Her Own B7 Ertta Haley •pHE MEN of the house have their libraries, dens or workshops, the youngsters their playrooms or dens, but what does the lady of the house have? Frequently, nothing! Homemakers need a room of their own, a sort of private retreat where they can follow their hob bies, home management or enter tain a guest or two just as much as anyone else in the family. In many houses this is a very real possibility, too, if space is utilized properly. So many houses have small rooms which may be used as a spare guest room, or as a sort of a den,or as a catch-all for things that really could go into the attic or basement. Since these rooms are so small, few have thought of putting them into real, busy use. The room I have in mind can be as small as 8'x8'. When all the space is carefully and fully used, this can be converted into a “room of her own” for the lady of the house who not only so much de serves it but also needs it. Here she can do her marketing if there’s a telephone at hand; here she can catch up on letter- Table Topic lit* small room for sewing .... Writing; here she’ll sew either alone or with her friends; or here she can retreat to listen to her fa vorite program or read a book while the youngsters entertain their friends in the living room or while Oad has his evening fun fest with the youngsters before they go to bed. In reality, the room can be to the homemaker an office such as many have from which they direct their activities. Select Room With Closet One feature which the room ab solutely needs is a closet, especial ly if it is to serve a variety of uses. This need not be large, for one which is 21 inches deep will hold all that it needs in the way of sewing aids. The closet will serve its purpose first of all if it has double mirrors, one mounted on front of the center door and one on the back of the closet door. These will be inval uable in helping you to fit clothing properly when you’re sewing. Also in the closet you’ll have space for a dress form which is so helpful in sewing, an ironing board, an iron and cord, a large box for mending, etc. Another aid which will be ex tremely helpful is to have six or The beauty of the fragile des ert rose, that all too briefly blooms in the Mojave desert, has been captured for perma nent enjoyment in ail its lovely colors under the durable glaze of this California earthenware. The dinnerware is shown on brown tablecloth with a pink napkin reflecting the pink of the decorative floral design. eight shelves running from top to bottom on one side of the closet. These may be made into drawees, if desired, but at any rate have the sections which can be used for spools of thread, needles and pins, fasteners, trimmings, tape meas ure, scissors, pinking shears, pat terns, sewing books, remnants to use in mending or quilting as well as sewing machine attachments. If you do not feel that you have room for an ironing board in the closet, perhaps you’ll want to place a card-table in the closet. Another possibility is a board that can be used for pressing and cutting. For the latter purpose you should have a board that is at least 27" wide and 60" long. Now available are card tables which all fold into a small suit-case And entertaining guests. which would also be handy for the room. TJiis will serve for pressing and sewing, and some cutting op erations. It can double as a table for refreshments or bridge when you entertain. The closet might also be used to -THE READER'S COURTROOM Shooting Blanks No Defense -By Will Bernard, LL.B.- Is it a Crime to Shoot Blank Cartridges at Somebody? A playful youth got very drunk one Christmas Eve, and decided to “have a little fun.” Taking an old-fashioned shotgun from the at tic, he loaded it with powder and went down to the railroad station. As the next train rolled into the de pot, the youth gleefully fired away at the engineer! Arrested for as sault, he protested that he wasn't guilty — since there weren’t any bullets in the gun. However, the court found him guilty anyhow, pointing out that the frightened engineer couldn’t tell the gun wasn’t loaded! The judge com- mented: “Fun is too energetic* even for Christmas Eve, when it looks like a little free-and-easy homicide! Shooting blank car tridges at a man is among the out door sports that are forbidden!” • * * * f A woman adopted a little boy, but soon decided that she didn't like the youngster after all. Late one night she deposited him on somebody’s doorstep, rang the bell, and fled. However, the woman was soon picked up by police and charged with violating the state's child-abandonment law. At the trial, she insisted that the law ap plied only to natural children, not to adopted ones. But the aourt found her guilty anyhow. The judge said that, when a person adopts a child, she is responsible for him. It was a title bout, and the cham pion was taking a terrible beating. Sensing a knockout, the excited crowd stood up on the benches — shouting and screaming. Suddenly one of the ringside benches caved in. One fan was seriously injured, and later sued the promoter for not providing sturdier seats. The pro moter argued that the spectators should not have stood up, but the court disagreed and held him li able. The judge said it was only natural for boxing fans to jump up onto the benches. • • • Is an Engaged Man Presumed To Know His Own Mind? A young man and his fiancee each owned a vacant lot. However, his property was worth seven times as much as hers. One day, the girl coyly suggested that they trade lots with each other — "even Stephen.” When the youth hesi tated, she threatened to break the engagement at once. In a panic, he agreed to the deal — and the ex change was carried out But soon afterward, the girl broke the en gagement anyhow. Disillusioned at last, the young man went to court to get his property back. And the court cancelled the whole deal on grounds of “undue influence.” Said His Honor: “This young man was not well matched against this accomplished woman. She re quests, he demurs, she urges, he yields. The contest was unequal. A woman can always exercise an undue influence over the man she professes to love!.” — store one or two folding chairs that you want handy in case of enter taining. Use Decorations To Reflect Personality In a room of her own, each homemaker has a real opportunity to reflect her own personality ef fectively. The room can be gay, smart, subdued but charming, with bright or brilliant colors. If the room is small, take it easy on pattern since too much decora tion will make it seem too full and crowded looking. With a little more space, you can use some pattern, if this is wisely done. A picture or two, your favorites, of course, may be used on the walls, but too many of these will only add clutter. Much of what is used depends upon the propor tions of the room. With lots of natural light, you need but few lamps. If the room is on the shady side of the house, and you lack space for lamps, use the pin-up types on the walls as they will be space-savers. Have at least one comfortable chair in the room, as you will do much of your work in it. Other chairs may be added as space and necessity dictate, but when space is lacking, store folding chairs in the closet. Be Smart! A high fashion theme that will add smartness and ver satility to ever so many dresses, come Autumn, is the dress and jacket combination. This may be chosen in sheer wool, jersey, tweeds, checks and plaids with a plain fabric for contrast. There will be bare-top dresses with matching jackets and sleeveless dresses with jackets. The trend is toward hipbone length and simple design. In itself this fashion is a wonderful double duty idea, giving the same outfit a range from daytime casual to dress-up! Another new jacket idea for evening in cludes separate jackets of taf feta, often lace-trimmed. KATHLEEN NORRIS Aid Yourself by Aiding Others O NE OF THE CRUELEST prob lems life could bring to any woman came some years ago to Lily Drake. When her husband came home in 1946 Lily had a girl of 3, and a year later a boy was born. The boy was still an infant when his father was killed in a motor crash. They were driving along quietly enough in a summer dusk, but the man in the convertible be hind them wasn’t; Ward Drake was crowded against a bank, the car tipped over, little Ned was hurt, and the man of the family killed. Lily faced it, and was going along well enough when the real trouble developed. Her little son is an imbecile. No one knows whether the jarring crash of the accident brought it on, or whether it was rooted further back. For a little while Lily felt as if she couldn’t face this blow. She had an office job at that time, received a pension, and whatever her mother’s slender income added, for they all lived together. She investigated the situation for defective children and found the right place for Ned—but at $300 a month. You, who don’t know anything about it, may ask why small babies’ care need cost so much. This is very special care. Children of this type never can be left alone. Day and night they must be watched. Almost every child needs a nurse; nurses are well paid. Little beds need daily chang ing and airing; small garments are replaced as often as four times a day. As any mother of an imbecile child knows, be cannot be kept at home. Neither child nor mother can stand it. So Lily tried every thing, she borrowed money, she "... she borrowed money ..." tried to find some kind old woman who would take him to the country. Then heart-broken, she put him into a state institution, and rented one of the cottages oh the grounds, to be near him. She commuted to the city, 40 miles away. She got up at 5:30, caught a 7:15 bus, then a street car, then office hours and a counter lunch. And then the whole story backward, in burning summer heat and winter black ness. Then she broke down. Convalescent, deep in debt but undaunted, Lily began to make her self useful in the institution. She had "been a war nurse; that train ing was invaluable. She studied the children; Ned she could not help, but he loved to be near her in a quiet, wistful little way, and many another child was brought to more normal work and play through Lily’s interest. She is now one of the managers, at $400 a month, her cottage rent free, and little Jane, although aware that one of the children in the big tree- shaded hospital is her brother, seems not at all disturbed by the situation. But best of all, in this most heroic and satisfactory solution, is the fact that Lily has found herself. She loves her work; her fresh striped uniforms, her swarms of small adorers, her serious talks with the mothers and guardians who so much need her advice, and the cheer she brings them. For an attractive woman, obviously loved by her charge^, not finding tham repulsive or even puzzling, is an immense asset in a place like this. Many a heartbroken mother goes away comforted, after a sight of the long dining room with its bowls and bibs and highchairs, the big playroom with its rings of fat little cushioned chairs, the lawns and playground. And older chil dren, the six and eight and 10 group, have been known in count less cases to cry to come back, after a very brief contact with the big world outside. “Mrs. Drake has introduced changes here that have been copied all over the union," said the old head doctor to me. “Just simple things, but things that never were done before. We first noticed the change in the noises they made when they were all together. Now that is over.” “The old rule,” he said, “was that they marched two and two for 20 minutes after breakfast, then climbed into the circle of chairs and stayed there. Any foot that came down was rapped. That was necessary, for they would have torn each other’s eyes out, then. Now little sets come down in turn, and her nurses watch and grade them. These are little changes, but any change is sensational here.” “She solved her problem,” I said, in deep admiration. “Yes, and no one can do that and not solve a lot of others." ‘Hearing Ear’ Dog Helps Mistress ‘Hear’ Phone NEVADA, MO.—A “hearing ear” dog is “Ted,” a terrier owned by Mrs. C. S. Townsend. Mrs. Townsend’s hearing is im paired. She cannot tell when the telephone rings without using a hearing aid, and the device bothers her. But “Ted” hears the teyephone, finds Mrs. Townsend, and nudges her toward the instrument. Then she puts on the hearing aid. Britons Told To Economize Industrial Group Urges Lower Taxes LONDON. — The federation of British industries asserted the only way for Britain to pull out of its economic nosedive is to lower its standard of living. The federation said the Labor government's spending on social welfare schemes must be cur tailed. One of these schemes is the costly national health service. In a statement the federation also called for leaver taxes, fewer government controls, and harder work to produce more without rising prices. It added that Labor party plans for nationalizing more basic indus tries, such as iron and steel, are “distracting” the nation’s produc ers at a time when business prob lems demand their closest atten tion. The federation represents 6,000 owners of British industries. It corresponds roughly to America’* National Association of Manufactur ers. Its statement said: “There can be no escape from the hard logic that our standards of living, in cluding social services, must be cut according to the cloth we can from now on make. "The vast and menacing increase in state expenditure constitutes the basic inflationary influence in our whole economy. “It is this which bears most heavily upon production costs and is one of the most serious handi caps to the future of British trad* and to the living standards of mi* people.” SCRIPTURE: Psalms S:l; 23:1: IS IS; 91:0-1); 103:8-13; 110:1; 118:23-23; Matthew 21:15-18, 38-42; 22:41-45; Luke 24*44 DEVOTIONAL READING: Mark 14:12-16. 22-26. Jesus and the Psalms Lesson for September 11, 1949 S OME parts of the Old Testament Jesus never once mentioned. Others he quoted again and again. Could this be because some parts were more helpful to him than others? At any rate, the Psalms were one section of his Bible which he often quoted. • • • Worship O NE USE Jesus made of the Psalms was in public wor ship. Whenever he went up to the Temple he would join in singing or in listening to the great choirs singing these an cient hymns. Many of our own best loved hymns, while not direct trans lations, are based on Psalms. For example, “Still, Still With Thee” is from Psalm 16; Dr. Foreman “God Is My Strong Salvation” from Psalm 27; “The King of Love” from Psalm 23; "O Worship the King” from Psalm 104. In private worship also we know Jesus used the Psalms. One of the Hebrew names for them was “The Book of Prayers,” and Jesus, like many another who has loved these Psalms, found in them the natural expression of what was deepest in his heart when he turned toward his Father in heaven. A striking proof of this comes from the story of Cal vary. The cry, “My God, why hast thon forsaken me?” Is a quotation from Psalm 22:1, and “Into thy hands I commend my spirit” is from Psalm 31:5. Thus, two out of three prayers he uttered in his last moments were from the Psalms. So the reader today, pondering in a quiet moment these immortal poems, either from the printed book or bet ter yet, as Jesus did, from the treasures of memory, may often find in them prayers which seem breathed from his own mind and to which he need only say. Amen, • • • Truth about God J ESUS also found in the Psalms a revelation of truth. It would be too much to say that Jesus de rived his ideas of God from the Psalms. But certainly some of the great teachings about God which we hear from Jesus we can read already in the Psalms. Jesus did not use the Psalms stupidly, of course. He would never have supposed that you could take just any sentence about God out of some Psalm or other, and quote it as the last word about God. For instance, during his tempta tions the thought was suggested to him that he could jump off a high building and not be hurt; had not God promised just that in a Psalm? Now it is true that Psalm 91:9-12 does say that God will keep you from “dashing your foot against a stone” but Jesus knew that does not mean that God will guarantee to keep you out of trouble or harm no matter how foolish you are! • • • Christ in the Psalms J ESUS found in the Psalms also prophecies. There is a rather thin line between illustration and prophecy. For instance, when the Jerus alem boys and girls were making such a noisy welcome for him, and the dignified priests were protest ing, Jesus quoted Psalm 8:2 in de fense of the children: “Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise.” Did he mean that the Psalm ist had predicted that very occasion, or did he mean that the Psalm expressed * truth always good. At all events, we do know that Jesus often took a Psalm, or a part of one, as a prophetic picture of himself. He knew himself to be the true King of Mankind, "the Lord’s Anointed,” as his use of Psalm 110:1 plainly shows. Yet he also knew that he must pass through suffering to his throne (Luke 24:26). When the leaders of his people rejected him he was not surprised, for he thought at once of Psalm 118:22-23. When he hung on the cross, and saw the soldiers gambling for his clothes. Psalm 22:16-18 would sure ly come into his mind. And can we doubt that in his last agonies, one who knew the Psalms so well would not have remembered also the later lines from the same prophetic Psalm? It begins with the tragic question—Why? But it rises to a song of triumph—"When he cried unto him, he heard!” r (Copyright by the International Coun cil of ReUgloua Education on behalf af 10 Protestant denominations. Released I* WNU features. MIRROR Of Voor MIND ^ ^ Reason Retreats In Face of Love By Lawrence Gould Can you keep a girl from “throwing herself away”? Answer: Rofely. If you give her concrete proof that the man she’s in love with is a scoundrel, that may stop her marrying him, though she’s more apt to resent it than be grateful for it. But a girl who loves a man you think unworthy of her usually loves him (unconsciously) for the very qualities you disap prove of. He appeals to the re pressed side of her nature, whose existence, as a “nice girl,” she is unaware of. Marrying him pro vides an opportunity to gratify this side of herself, and at the same time, repudiate it by trying to “re form” him. D* aggressive people develop high blood pressure? Answer: As a rule, no, a com mittee headed by Dr. Henry A. Schroader told the Medical Adviso ry Council of the American Founda tion for High Blood Pressure. The two notable characteristics of the "hypertensive personality” are that the person is unable to assert himself and that he tends to follow rigid patterns (like the man who feels he cannot leave the office un til he has “cleaned up his desk’’). The apparently aggressive people who develop high blood pressure are those who are timid at heart and "put on an act” to hide their panic. Is there a “routine” In treating mental illness? Answer: There’s no rigid formu la, but every successful course of treatment goes through certain stages. According to Dr. Eugene Ziskind of Los Angeles, these are what a layman might call: (1) win ning the patient’s confidence, (2) encouraging him to get the things he fears or is ashamed of “off his chest”; (3) helping him realize that they are not as terrible as he imag ines; (4) giving him a healthier at titude toward life, and (5) getting him back to his family and his job. It sounds simple, but may take much skilled and patient effort. LOOKING AT RELIGION By DON MOORE fr took 800 veaks roe-rue MHlfHCltmifKAN) CHURCH -to come about/pree cmnsnANm Ammo m denmarc in too. FAMOUS BALLAP B SO BEAUTIFUL. VO CAUSE SINNERS TO REPENT ANP RE&AM A cuPK-ruu / r /OF THE OLP NEST HAS BEEN KNOWN ML EaPLV CHURCH PEOPLE PFA/EP WHILE FACING THE EAST AS THE RISING SUN WAS THE SyMBoiorcmsi: | KEEPING HEALTHY Blood Pressure and Weight Related By Dr. James r P IS KNOWN that overweights ( have a greater tendency to high blood pressure than those of nor mal or less than normal weight. Many of us have read or heard of the little book “Life Begins at Forty;” others have heard that Osier stated that men past 60 should be chloroformed. Osier did not make the statement because the best mental work of outstand ing inventors, musicians, profes sional men, authors has been done after the age of 60. Referring to blood pressure and body weight it is interesting to know that the greatest munber of heart strokes (coronary throm bosis) occur after 40 years of age and grow fewer after the age of 60. In a series of cases reported from Finland, the results showed that the average body weight in women increased as the blood pres sure rose. Among those with high qlood pressure, considerable more tveryreight was found than among those with normal blood pressure. More cases of high blood pressure were also found in women of excess weight than in those of normal weight. In men, excess weight up to the W. Barton age of 40 did not seem to affect the blood pressure. Similarly after the age oL-60 excess weight did not seem to affect the blood pres sure. However in the 40 to 59 age group, men with high blood pres sure showed considerable more ex cess weight than men with normal blood pressure, and overweight men showed more tendency toward high blood pressure than those of normal weight. Insurance companies have been pointing out for years that as ex cess weight accumulates the blood pressure rises and that increased blood pressure occurs more fre quently in persons of excess weight than in other persons. A not :d United States physician. Dr. Fishburg, has stated that the presence of overweight and high blood pressure in the same person is often due to hereditary predis position to these two conditions. The lesson from the above is that weight begins to increase and also the blood pressure at the age of 40, when “life begins,” because more and richer food ean be bought and less physical work Is done or ex ercise taken. While the changes of a youngster getting infantile paralysis are not as great as some physicians have reported in cases where tonsils have been removed, when It does develop it is generally of the ser ious bulbar type of paralysis. • • • Ulcer of the stomach Is common In salesmen and other tens* in dividuals. 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