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PALACIOS BEACON, PALACIOS, TEXAS
Star Dust
★ Winner: Virginia Vale
★ Scouts Eye Graduates
★ Elbow Room for Grant
— By Virginia Vale —
A PPARENTL Y J esseLasky,
l \ who is now conducting his
second search for new faces
for the screen, thinks that
there is something in a name
.—at least, something in my
name. For he has chosen
"Virginia Vale" as the name
which will be bestowed on the
girl who is selected as the win-
ner of this nation-wide talent
quest.
The boy who wins will be called
"Robert Stanton"—which makes me
wonder if some man, somewhere,
who really is named Robert Stan-
ton, was as startled and exasperat-
ed as I was over discovering that
his name had been kidnaped, as it
were. There ought to be a law
against it!
Freddie Bartholomew is no longer
a star. Metro has demoted him,
and promoted James Stewart,
TUtyd Gib&oMi
ADVENTURERS' CLUB
headlines from the lives
of people like yourselfi
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"Assassin of the Nile
ITELLO, EVERYBODY:
*• -*■ You know, boys and girls, I have often said that
you'll find adventure close to home a darned sight easier
than you will roaming the world. One who goes traveling
in search of thrills usually doesn't find any until he gets
back into his own bailiwick again. But there are excep-
tions to every rule—and here's one of them. George C.
Dcrste of Bardonia, Rockland county, N. Y., met his big-
gest thrill when he was thousands of miles away from home
and in a strange exotic country.
The country was Egypt, and George landed there in the
course of his travels as a fireman on a tramp steamer. The
steamer was carrying scrap iron, unloading it in consign-
ments of various sizes at ports along the Nile river and its
many branches. The year was 1912, and the ship had
traveled part way up the Nile and was anchored in the
river just south of the town of Medinet El Faiyum.
The ship was anchored not far from a pier. The weather
is pretty hot in Egypt. In the afternoon, particularly, the
sun beats down with such intensity that it is next to im-
possible for anybody but a native to do any work. It was
at the height of the hot season, and the crew of the steamer, dripping
sweat from every pore of their bodies, were just about all in. Along in
the afternoon the skipper gave orders for all hands to knock off work for
the rest of the day.
The men didn't argue about that. Most of them just walked to
the shadiest spot tliey could find on that hot ship, flopped on the
deck and rested. But there were a half dozen young fellows—
George among them—who had a better idea. They stripped off
their clothes and dived over the side into the water.
The Hot Sun Beat Down on the Hull of the Vessel.
The water was cool and refreshing. Tho.se lads were in it,
off and on, for the better part of the afternoon. They came out,
now and then, for a breathing spell on the ship's deck, but the
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By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
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Lesson for June 18
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PAUL WRITES PERSONAL
LETTERS
LESSON TEXT—II Timothy 1:1-6;
Philemon 1-7, 21. 22.
GOLDEN TEXT—Study to show thy-
self approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to bo ashamed, rightly di-
viding the word of truth.—II Timothy
2;13.
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Sentinel Features
BACK TO WORK
I I1E most important job for con»
gresg today is what it has been
for the last six years—to put America
back to work. This must be the watch*
word. Back to work for the unem-
ployed. Back to work for idle capital
and empty factories. Buck to work for
all to the task of creating a better world.
Only under an administration dedicated
to such a program can America ones
more move forward."—U. S. Represent
talive /. William Ditter.
JAMES STEWART
whose popularity increases with ev-
ery picture he makes—and he's
making plenty of them these days.
These are the days when the girls
who are graduated from high school
or college may be taking a screen
test right along with their diplomas,
without knowing it. Practically all |
of the major movie companies are
in need of pretty girls, it's said,
and talent scouts have gone forth
to find them.
Of course, the very girls who
come out best in these informal
screen tests could probably go to
Hollywood anil try hopelessly for
years to get into the studios.
Remember Wesley Barry, one of
the screen's first child stars? He
has beep signed for a feature role
in "Stunt Pilot," the second in a
series of Monogram pictures based
on the "Tailspin Tommy" cartoon
strip.
He has been in the real estate
business for three years, and during
the last nine months has been sales
manager for a large realty firm in
Hollywood.
George Hicks, the NBC announcer
who has been down to the bottom
of the ocean and up in the clouds
for special broadcasts, and is to
cover the American visit of the king
and queen of England, has received
more than a thousand letters from
fans who enclosed blank sheets of
paper with the request that he get
the royal visitors to autograph them.
Hicks is the kind of man who
wouldn't make such a request even
for himself!
Cecil B. BcMille always orders an
extra microphone on the stage
when Cary Grant Is doing a play
on that radio theater program. The
extra microphone is used exclusive-
ly by Grant, who waves his arms
and gesticulates while performing,
and doesn't like to worry about ac-
cidentally striking the per,son beside
him.
Over a period of two months The
Three Marshalls (Peggy, Jack and
Kay) have had to change their
radio program five times because
the songs they submitted to the sta-
tions before taking to the air were
banned.
They couldn't sing "Hallelujah,
I'm a Bum"—it was thought to be
offensive. "My Heart Belongs to
Daddy" was all right if only Peggy
and Kay sang the lyrics; Jack could
play the music, but he couldn't sing
—network rulings reject the song if
it's sung by a man.
They couldn't sing "The Preacher
and the Bear" because the lyrics
contain the word "coon." "Shoot
the Likker to Me, Jive Boy," a jam
session favorite, could be sung only
if some word not suggesting an al-
coholic beverage was substituted for
"likker"—which in this instance was
used as a musical term.
ODDS AND ENDS—"Captain Fury,"
the first motion picture to be shown at
New York's "World of Tomorrow," is
one of the most old-fashioned melo-
dramas seen for a long time in the
wikld of today . . . Here's an inspired
title for you—the sequel to "Angels
With Dirty Faces" will be tailed
"Angels Wash Their Faces" . . . Mickey
Rooney's going to England to make "A
Yank at Eton" this summer . . . Jack
Benny's "Man About Town" may re
vine the popularity of musical pictures
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A great reptile was between him and the ship—and not more than
20 feet from him.
sun beating down on the iron hull of the vessel made it so hot that
they were glad to get back in the water again.
The afternoon wore on and the sun began sinking toward the horizon.
As its scorching rays withdrew h'ttle by little, the day became cooler.
One by one the swimmers climbed back aboard the steamer and
stayed there. Finally all of them were out of the water except one.
And that one man was George Dorste.
George loved the water and he hated to leave it. He was swimming
some distance away from the ship's side, and about half-way between it
and the pier. As he splashed about in the river he heard a voice calling
on shore and, looking up, saw a native standing on the pier.
The native was shouting to George, but in a language he didn't
understand. Then suddenly he began to point toward the ship.
George could figure out only one reason for that pointing. He im-
mediately jumped to the conclusion that someone aboard had
dropped something over the side and wanted him to retrieve it.
He turned and swam slowly toward the ship. The native on the pier
kept right on yelling, but George paid no attention. And then, suddenly,
he saw it—a thing that looked like a log floating in the water, but a log
that had a rough wrinkled snout and a pair of glassy eyes just showing
above the surface!
The Pier Was a Great Distance Away.
A crocodile!
The great reptile was between him and the ship—and not more
than 20 feet away from him. A shudder went through George's
body when he saw it. I!e turned and began swimming toward
the pier. But the pier was a great distance away—or at least, so
it seemed to George. He knew that beast could catch up to him
in less time than it takes to tell the story.
He was swimming as fast as he could—exhausting himself in a spurt
for the pier. And the crocodile was following along behind. It seemed
to George that the great reptile never approached any closer than that
original 20 feet—the distance that had separated them when he turned
toward the pier. Was the beast playing with him, as a cat would with a
mouse? Or was it waiting until George had exhausted himself in his
swim toward shore before those cruel jaws opened and closed over him?
Still swimming frantically, he reached the pier. And then
another terrifying discovery greeted him. As he made frenzied
efforts to climb up the poles that supported the pier, he found that
he couldn't. Those polls were covered with a slippery moss. He
could make no headway up them. And all the time, now, the
crocodilc was coming closer, swimming slowly toward what it
knew must inevitably furnish it its evening meal.
He Scraped and Clawed at the Moss-Covered Piles.
By now, George was mad with terror. He was still clawing and
scraping frantically at those smooth, moss-covered piles when the native
on the dock came to his rescue. Suddenly, the native picked up a
huge piece of scrap iron from a pile on the dock, and hurled it at the
swimming crocodile. The piece missed. The native threw another—and
that one found its mark. It hit the beast on the snout, and it dived
beneath the surface.
By that time a boat had been launched from the ship. It
came tearing across the water as George's shipmates pulled
hard on the oars. It reached George a few seconds after the
crocodile had gone down.
"As they pulled me out of the water," George says, "I lost con-
sciousness for a minute or two. But I came back to life before the boat
had reached the ship—in time to see the steely eyes of the crocodile
which had reappeared once more. It was following along, not more than
10 feet behind the boat."
And George says that if he'd had a gun then, it would have given
him the greatest pleasure to aim it right between those two glassy eyes
and pull the trigger.
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Wildlife Federation Works to Protect Black Bass
The National Wildlife federation
reports a steady increase in laws
protecting America's most popular
game fish, the black bass. In all
but five states, there is a closed
season on the small-mouth and
large-mouth bass. Thirty-eight
Wildlife Week stamps. It is point-
ed out that black bass do not spawn
until water conditions are suitable,
and that the male bass guards the
nest until the spawn hatch. While
the nest is guarded, the male fish is
in poor condition, is easily caught,
Letters—what interest we all take
in them! We go to town to get the
mail, or we stop our work at the fa-
miliar signal of the postman. Too
little thought is given to the possi-
bility that our letters may be a
means of blessing in God's hand.
Paul has given us model Christian
epistles.
In considering our lesson it is dif-
ficult to indicate specific verses, but
the reader can readily identify the
truth taken from the lesson under
each division.
I. Remembrance.
Paul did not write letters which
were impersonal and distant in spir-
it. The warmth of a loving heart,
the refreshing recollection of past
fellowship, a genuine interest in the
joys and sorrows of his brethren
put love into every sentence of his
letters.
We need to learn the art of writ-
ing letters. Even so-called business
communications may often carry a
touch of encouragement or inspi-
ration. Personal letters should
certainly be a constant medium of
keeping bright the flame of affec-
tion between parents and children,
brothers and sisters, and Christian
friends separated by distance.
Observe that the remembrance of
Paul had to do with both personal
and spiritual matters, and note how
naturally and easily the two blend.
There should be no need of being
offensively "preachy" in writing let-
ters. The personal and spiritual in-
terests of our lives should be so
close together that we normally
and without effort can put them
forth as one in spirit.
II. Inspiration.
Who has not had the unforgetta-
ble experience of receiving a letter
just when its cheering word was
needed. Many a man has been saved
from despair and possible destruc-
tion by such "a word fitly spoken"
which is "like apples of gold in pic-
tures of silver" (Prov. 25:11). "A
word spoken in due season, how
good is it!" (Prov. 15:23).
We enjoy receiving such letters—
do we make an effort to write them
to others? Or do we excuse our-
selves by saying, "You know I am
such a poor letter-writer!" when the
fact is that we are probably lazy or
indifferent to the needs of our
friends?
Notice that Paul's inspiration and
instruction to his friends revolved
around two points—his constant
prayers on their behalf and his faith-
ful presentation of the teaching of
God's Word. If we would follow his
example we must first really pray
and then study God's Word for our-
selves before we shall be ready to
pass it on to others.
III. Admonition.
Scolding has no place in a letter,
but kindly admonition is quite in or-
der. Paul improved every oppor-
tunity to urge his readers to per-
sonal piety. Christian fellowship, at-
tendance upon the means of grace,
prayer, and the study of God's
Word. He also urged his young
brother in the Lord's service to "stir
up the gift of God" which was in
him. The influence of the world,
the pressure of work, or some bur-
den of spirit might cause a man to
bog down in the slough of despond
or of mediocrity. A letter from a
true Christian friend at such a time
might well be the means in God's
hand of renewing holy resolves and
of stimulating renewed endeavor. Do
you think of someone who is waiting
for that kind of a letter from you?
IV. Co-operation.
Friendship and fellowship are not
one-sided. The very words demand
the existence and interaction of two
personal beings. "A man that hath
friends must show himself friendly"
(Prov. 18:24). Paul recognized this,
and when he wrote to Philemon he
gave him opportunity to respond in
loving obedience to a request while
at the same time he showed the
highest degree of Christian consid-
eration and courtesy toward Phile-
mon. Tlie epistle is a "masterpiece
of persuasive tact and delicacy and
an enduring model of truest Chris-
tian courtesy" (Ellicott),
No right thinking person is satis-
fled to be the constant recipient of
the love and thoughtfulness of anoth-
er with no opportunity to recipro-
cate. The smallest child or the hum-
blest individual who must receive
help wants to show his loving ap-
preciation. A considerate friend will
therefore open such an opportunity,
not as a command or in a spirit of
expecting something in return, but
as an act of Christian courtesy.
""PHIS idea is the result of an ex-
periment. A friend had a set
of sadly out-of-date white linen
drawn work scarves for buffet,
serving and dining table. Her
dining room was being done over
with touches of turquoise blue
in the draperies and wall paper,
so she had the scarves dyed to
match. They were so effective
that the simplest paTt of the
drawn work design was copied in
coarse linen in various colors for
mats and scarves throughout the
house.
While the turquoise scarves
were especially attractive, those
in golden yellow and a bedroom
set in soft rose were also full of
charm. The sketch shows how the
drawn work is done. If you are
looking for something effective
that is quick to make, here it is.
Just pull out the threads of the
linen to make an open space about
an inch wide. The scarf may be
hemmed at the same time the out-
side edge of the opening is being
whipped. Just follow these
sketches. No other directions are
needed. Use either linen or mer-
cerized thread in a matching
color.
NOTE: Book 1—SEWING, for
the Home Decorator, and No. 2,
| Gifts, Novelties, and Embroid-
eries, are now 15 cents each, or
both books for 25 cents. Readers
| who have not secured their copies
of these two books should send in
j their orders at once, as no more
| copies will be available when the
: present stock is sold. Your choice
j of the QUILT LEAFLET illustrat-
ing 36 authentic patchwork
j stitches; or the RAG RUG LEAF-
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j for both books for the present,
ASK ME
ANOTHER
The Questions
?
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information,
on Various Subjects
1. What is a Texas leaguer in
baseball?
2. Who crossed the Rubicon?
3. What is the difference be-
tween a savage and a barbarian?
4. What would result if all the
colors were blended together?
5. Among the 12 signs of the
zodiac are four that represent ani-
mals. Which are they?
6. Is there any difference be-
tween semi-conscious and semi-
unconscious?
7. Why was it said that if Cleo-
patra's nose had been shorter the
whole face of the world would
have been changed?
8. How did the dandelion get its
name?
9. What is the significance of the
name "Prospice," the title of one
! of Browning's poems?
j 10. A donkey-engine, though do-
I ing a lot of donkey work, has in
fact nothing to do with a donkey.
Can you name three other hyphen-
ated words, the first word of which
is the name of an animal, the
whole having nothing to do with
the animal?
Uncle J^hil
Sciji:
Why Start Outside?
Begin the brotherhood of man
with the "brother" next to you
and spread it as you have the
opportunity.
Kept up long enough, any
merry-go-round becomes as mo-
notonous as a treadmill.
Those who in a logical dispute
keep in general terms hide fal-
lacy.
Isn't It a Pity
Insurance companies are not
willing to take risks on our air
castles.
One kind of "forgotten man" is
the one who neglected to think of
himself with any degree of intelli-
gence.
The "please, sir" little boy
seems to have vanished even from
anecdotes.
Cleopatra had been less attractive
she would not have enslaved Ju-
lius Caesar and Mark Antony.
8. From the French "dent d«
lion," meaning a lion's tooth, re-
ferring to the leaves of the plant.
9. It is interpreted as meaning
"Look Forward."
10. Pig-iron, dog-watch, horse-
chestnut, monkey-wrench.
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The Answers
1. A short fly that drops between
infield and outfield, out of reach of
both.
2. Caesar and his army.
3. Savage means untamed; bar-
barian means the state between
savage and civilized.
4. All the colors of the spectrum
blended together give white.
5. Leo (lion), Taurus (bull), Ar-
ies (ram), Apricornus (goat).
6. The first usually denotes go-
ing from the unconscious to the
conscious state. The reverse is
the case in the other.
7. To convey the idea that if
Ail-Around Man Was
Worth the Money!
The customer was being shaved
in a country town to which he was
a visitor, when the barber cut him.
The man was all apologies, and
placed a piece of tissue paper over
the gash.
When the shave was finished the
customer—to the great surprise of
the barber—handed over a sub-
stantial tip.
"That's all right," said the vic-
tim, with a smile of forgiveness;
"I don't often get shaved by a
man who deals in three trades."
"Three trades?" queried the
puzzled barber.
"Yes," came the sarcastic re-
ply—"barber, butcher, and paper-
hanger."
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enacted prohibiting the interstate i until the spawn is hatched is highly
shipment of black bass illegally j necessary to the welfare of the vart-
caught. A vote in all of the states | ous members of the bass family,
gave the bass first place as the ; which includes bluegills, crappy,
sportsman's choice among 1939 , sunfish and rockbass.
Our National Spirit
The national anthem makes us
get up and hustle in order to be
able to sing it.
Diligent work and religion go
well together. In the Bible there
are many exhortations to labor.
Truth crushed to earth will rise
again. A lie crushed to earth
goes on mumbling for years.
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