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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1953 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FOTB Mullins Tobacco Festival Is One Of State’s Most Colorful Events MULLINS—The annual Mullins Tobacco Festival sched uled this year for July 24th, is fast becoming one of South Carolina’s most popular summer tourist attractions. Started about 10 years ago, the Tobacco Festival is a tremendous kickoff celebration for the opening of the big tobacco mar ket in Mullins about the first of August. The main street of this Pee Dee town takes on a gay and colorful atmosphere for the festival, which is highlighted by a tremendous parade, complete with floats, bands and lovely girls. In 1952 there were more than 100 floats in the big parade, some 40-odd bands and 30 “queens”. There is entertainment in the streets all day, plus speeches, and at night there are two big dances. Another feature of the Festival is the competion among tobacco farmers in various contests during the day. There will be a considerable number of dignitaries on hand again this year including Gov. James F. Byrnes. Mr. Eugene Hinspn, Jr., is chairman of the Tobacco Fes tival, which is sponsored jointly by civic and service groups in Mullins. Mullins is the seventh largest of the world’s 88 bright leaf tobacco markets, and each year sells one-third of the to bacco marketed in South Carolina. It is a buying center for both domestic and exporting tobacco companies who operate nine big tobacco factories in Mullins. Always a fascinating sight are these tremendous tobacco auctions. More than 50,000,000 pounds of tobacco are sold each season in Mullins and during the peak of the selling period, the daily pay off to tobacco growers runs from $750,000 to $800,000. (This is No. 70 in a series of articles designed to acquaint readers with South Carolina, and is prepared by George MacNabb, Chief of Public Relations, South Carolina Research, Planning and Development Board.) KEEPING COOL. . . . Baby Mary Frances Morgan shares tub of cool water with family bulldog “Jiggs” in combating Pittsburgh s sizzling temperatures. FIRST ANNIVERSARY By Mary L. Bowles V ERA DANSE centered the tiny Dresden dancing girl in the bowl of violets. Gilbert was al ready an hour late. She had al most dialed the gift shop several times. She had not done so, be cause she was afraid that Maureen would answer and call Gilbert to the telephone. Yet Maureen, as Gilbert’s assistant, had a right to answer. She and Gilbert often worked late checking merchandise. But not tonight—the celebration of the first anniversary of their wedding. As she had many times before. Vera thought how different she and Maureen were in temperament and appearance. Vera was fair and small and chose pastel shades in clothes which she accented with fragile jewelry. Maureen was a tall woman who wore rich colors or black with only a gold clip or large gold earrings. Vera thought of her first meet ing with Gilbert over two years ago. She had strayed into a* gift shoix on Wabash Avenue. A tall, deeply tanned man had come for ward to meet her. She hardly real ized what she had bought. After that she returned to the shop many times. One bright October day Gilbert asked her to dinner. One day Vera had been brows ing about the shop, when Gilbert pointed to two figurines he had Just unpacked. The tiny figures looked like fugitives from the bal let. “Gifts Tor the ladies,” he had said. He banded the girl to Vera and the boy to Maureen "They’re lovely,”. Vera remem- bered saying, “but is it right to part them? I’m sure they’re lov ers.” “Perhaps they’ll get back togetb- «r.” Maureen had said. Several months later Gilbert and Vera had been married. Their home bad been set up in Gilbert’s apart ment on the North Side. Every time she dusted the figurine, she had a shamed desire for its danc ing mate. Now alone on the first anniver sary of their wedding, she could stand the room no longer. She decided to drive to the shop. Ashamed, yet determined, she decided to see if Gilbert was at Maureen’s apartment. She hur ried to the apartment hotel. The elevator could not carry her fast enough to the sixteenth floor. She knocked at Maureen’s door. “Come in.” Maureen called faint ly- “It’s Vera,” the visitor said. “I’ll be out in a minute,” Maur een called from the bathroom. Vera dropped into the nearest chair. The dressing table was bare. The desk and book shelves were empty. On the bed was an open suitcase, filled with lingerie. In one comer stood a wardrobe trunk, its racks crowded with summer dresses. The evidence of flight coupled . with Gilbert's lateness filled her with unreasoning dread. Maureen entered. Her scarlet robe seemed to drain all the color from her face. Smiling unsteadily, she stretched out on the bed and adjusted a pillow under her head. With an effort she spoke, “I sup pose Gilbert has told you.” “Why . . no . . . no . . stam». mered Vera. “It’s hard to tell,” Maureen con tinued. “I dread putting it in words . . . but I might as well confess. I’m a sick woman. Asthma and sinus infection have joined forces to drive me out of Chicago. I’m leaving for Tucson to night Gilbert insisted on picking up my reservation. He said you would understand.” “I’m sorry,” Vera murmured. “You Just missed Gilbert. He was in such a hurry. I forgot to give him your anniversary present” She picked up the package on the bed and handed it to Vera. Be neath the layers of tissue paper she found the figurine the part ner of her ballet dancer. Perhaps It would be symbolic—the lovers would truly be together at last. RET. ROBERT H. HARPER ■One World in Christ. Lesson for July 19: Ephesians 2: 8-10, 13-22. Golden Text: Ephesians 2: 19. Mr. Willkie wrote of one world, but long centuries before his time Paul had envisioned one world in Christ. Men are to be saved, not by their own works, but through their faith in Christ. And in this there is the possibility of men throughout the world to become fellow citizens with th'' saints and of the household of God. When Jesus died on the cross, a wondrous, strange thing hap pened. The veil of the temple, which had separated all but the high priest from the Holy of holies, was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, showing that hence forth all men, through faith might venture through the riven veil and approach the mercy seat, there to find God for themselves. It may have been to this riven veil that Paul referred when he wrote of breaking down the middle wall or partition. Certainly through Christ, all men have “access in one Spirit unto the Father.” * Thus all men are envisioned un der the gospel, which can bring those that are near and those that are afar off into one household of faith. Nothing could be more comprehensive than the fine picture that Paul draws of Christians be ing drawn together in the work of building a fit temple' unto God, founded upon the apostles and prophets, with Christ as the cor ner stone. ' f 'OASTED open-faced sandwiches satisfy your hunger pangs but don’t heat the kitchen since cook ing time is short Toast bread on one side, top with a slice of lunch eon meat, spread with chili sauce and top with a slice of cheese. Broil until cheese melts. Lamb chops take well to barbe cue sauce and broil quickly to keep your kitchen cool. Serve with a fruit garnish of pineapple, ban ana half and grapefruit segments. Chilled soups are ideal for start ing off the meal with proper spirit You might try jellied consomme or icy cold cream vichyssoise. •Salad-sandwiches are popular warm weather luncheon fare. Here’s a delicious one: place but- RECIPE OF THE WEEK Daffodil Cream Pie (Serves 6) 1% cups apricot whole fruit nectar Vz cup granulated sugar Few grains salt 1 envelope (1 tablespoon) plain gelatin V* cup cold water % cup chilled evaporated milk 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 baked 9-inch pasfry shell Heat nectar with sugar and salt. Soften gelatin in cold water and dissolve in hot nectar. Cool until slightly thickened. Whip evaporated milk until thick. Gradually beat in lemon juice. Fold whipped milk into thick ened gelatin and pour into baked pastry shell. Chill until firm. tered rye bread on platter, top with sliced, cooked chicken and top with thousand island dressing. Don’t discard cold, fried trout. Serve it on a bed of watercress or lettuce and pass with sour cream in which are floating thin slices of cucumber. Serve with a lemon wedge. Looking for something to go with potato salad? Take thin rounds of salami and spread with a mixture of grated carrots mixed with may onnaise. Roll as a cornucopia and serve around the salad. FLIES ATLANTIC . . . Peter Gluckman, 27, of Saa Francisco, is greeted by mother in London after he flew his single-engine 35-foot wing piano there via La brador, Greenland and Iceland. Air time was CV hows. NOTE ~~ The Bloodmobile will be at the Lutheran Church of Redeei TODAY rihursdayl from 2 until 6:45 p.m. . ^i» • YOU MAY NEED BLOOD YOURSELF... for no one knows when a major disaster may hit America. A ravaging fire, a shattering earthquake—or, an atom bomb! If it r.-; •• "3 happens—and when it happens—there must be blood on hand to take care of the injured. » V: You Can \ Save a mxrnitmsmmmMmmmmv Plim When You THE HOSPITALIZED VETERAN may be thousands of miles removed from enemy combat, but he still needs blood for the major surgery that will mend his body and heal his THE MAN WOUNDED IN COMBAT gets first priority on your blood. Because he needs it ... to live. In fact, out of every hundred wounded Americans who reach bat talion aid stations, 98 are saved today. And the prime reason is . . . blood! 71 \ 1 V -. i r ■■■ :‘.- . - . . ... r.',. .' •' v f - f • ' .•' l lou’re not forgetting any American And to you yourself, blood may mean (yourself included) when you give the priceless gift of blood. To the man wounded in combat, blood is life itself! To the veteran recuperating in a serv ice hospital, blood is what it takes to make him whole and well again. To the helpless child threatened with Polio, blood may mean protection against crippling disfigurement. the difference between life and death in time of accident or disaster. For blood saves lives! Bpt blood cannot he mined or manu factured. This priceless, painless gift must come from the veins of healthy men and women. Men and women who feel concern for themselves, their country and their fellow man. What better reasons are there for giving blood as often as you can? 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