Ligonier Banner., Volume 83, Number 20, Ligonier, Noble County, 19 May 1949 — Page 2

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This is our view: This Weeks Orchid This week’s orchid goes to the Kappa .Sigma -Tau Sorority and Mrs. Max Mentzer for their fine work in connection with he Kindergarten program in Ligonier. _ e Contrary .to the belief of some, the tuition, paid by the parents of attending children, is used entirely for teaching. The supplies and deficit (if any) are paid by the Kappa Sigma Tau group. This is, of course, a service to the community over and beyond the call of duty, and attests the charitable aims of this group of young Ligonier women. But in addition to the service performed by the sorority is the efficient and capable handling of the youngsters by Mrs. Mentzer. Those who have been in close touch with this program realize how fortunate our community finds itself in having her available as a teacher. Undoubtedly, without her services, the program would be forced to close. Kindergarten is a wonderful manner in which to begin the long trek toward high school graduation. It is fitting that our orchid be given to the organization and teacher, who combinedly, are making it possible.

The Renewal In The Last Flower, James Thurber tells the lesson of Easter. The thoughts and dreams of the only man and woman left on earth after a terrible war are renewed by the beauty and loveliness of a flower which had the courage to grow from the rubble of man’s destruction. : The flower could not help itself when Spring returned to the earth ... So it is with man. The progress of mankind—that which we recognize as man’s slow climb from the primitive, animal like being that he was to the being he is today—has at its roots the constant renewal of the thoughts of men. The renewal of hope after disaster, the renewal of a conviction that life of itself is worthwhile, the renewal of an indomitable spirit which aspires to new heights from the very pit of failure —these, too, are our heritage as certain and trustworthy as the annual renewal of Spring. New hope has arisen from out the shattered dream of yesterday. It is so in all things. We should not gaze upon the ashes of man’s life on earth, but look, rather, for the spark they hide. The last flower blooms from the crumbling walls of our civilization. From that flower and from that spark the renewal comes. —Aron Gillmartin.

Use But Don’t Waste There never was a time when the nation was as interested in the conservation of natural resources as it is today. That is a wholesome thing, coming as it does on the heels of a great war in which so many resources were subject to a heavy drain. ; - There is particular interest in the conservation of the soil and timber reserves. Soil can be enriched and trees can be planted to take the place of those which are being cut down. But no one should get the idea that we have to be niggardly with our resources to the extent of curtailing industrial production and reducing our standard of living in this country. The situation is not that acute. ; The fact is that chemistry and the other sciences are finding new substitutes for nearly all of the old materials. This globe will never be short of resources as long as men use their brains and their ability. Vo ' —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

To preserve a long course of years still and uniform, amid the wuniform darkness of storm and cloud and tempest, requires strength from above—deep draughts from the fount of divine love—Mary Baker Eddy. .

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MUSINGS OF AN EDITOR by Calhoun Cartwright

Well, Mr. and Miss Senior, you’re beginning a new life today. You have finished what perhaps you thought was ‘the grind of high school days, but actually the picnic is over and you must start the job of readying the ground for everyday living. _ It will not be easy. It will not be a “pipe cinch,” a ‘“breeze” or a “walke away.” Old stuff, eh? You'’ve heard that before? Well, let it go in one ear and out the other if you wish, but you’ll learn it just the same. Let me tell you, Mr. Senior, that the competition for you has just begun, and everyone you brush up against won’t play it fair . . . won’t keep the rules . . . won’t make a break fall your way. Whatever you do, someone will lie about it, make it look the opposite of truth and use their foot if you fall down, to kick you loose. Someone, whose brawn is shy, whose courage to fight like a man just isn’t there will, nevertheless, fight in their own peculiar way by use of tongue ... malicious tongue. A hard weapon to defend against. ' You see, boys and girls, the truth if learned right now might save a heart-

ache, a headache or an aching back, and I can’t paint the. picture with only colors rosy for there are other colors in the universe.that you should see and be prepared to guard against. Remember that every boy can’t be a president or a manager or a man of leisure habits for someone has to do the work, and doing the work is the most honorable of professions. If you do the best that you knew how regardless of the task, no one can criticize you or make their burning arrows stick. Just remember, the more you do the more you can do, and it is easier to keep going than it is to stop and try to get going again. _ If you would really like to start off on the right toot, rush over to the Library and have Mrs. Stansbury tind you the advice of Polonius to his son In “Hamlet.” Don’t let anyone tool you that speech is *‘long haired stutt.” It’s filled with the truth of the ages . . . a great guide to better living for ail who would take the time to think. Just remember, Lads and Lassies, that_anything you know well will mean

you know more about that subject than ninety percent of the people you meet. S 0 concentrate on a few things . . . don’t spread yourself too thin. As you go through life you will build up the usual amount of frustrated desire, which at times will almost throw you, but if you’ve got the stuff, you’ll make adjustments and do the best you can with what you have. Just remember that ne individual is expected to settle every problem. You could not do so even if you wanted to. Further, no problem is ever settled in a lifetime, for change is a part of the underlying scheme of things. In your search .for peace and happiness, you will try many things and) eventually if you search hard and long enough, you will discover that nothing on the outside produces one iota_ of what you are searching. It’s all on the inside. What that something is . . . how you’re to find it . . . what you’re to do with it, can only be discovered by you. If you discover it, if you put it into practice, nothing can touch you. No enemy, no jealous person, no malicious gossip, no hobnailed shoe can touch you. But in their place will come a line of kindred souls who seek your help and in helping them will come your greatest reward. The majority of people in our world are good people. They have pretty much ‘the' same emotigns, feelingg.‘ and prob-

lems. lhey, like yourself, will .be searching. Perhaps together you ecan find it. : If T were to give one precept to you that might be the key to the entire answer, it would be those words of Jesus Christ which to me represent the crux of Christianity, ie., “Do unto others as you would others do unto you.” If you practice it, the reward can come within. It would be interesting indeed if Christians would put but that one principle inte practice, would it not ? May your journey be pleasant and satisfying. Frankly, Seniors, I think the world is yours if you'll but go after

7 S, d, . ; 7 / L 4 LPhillips i WNL srvem PRAYER FOR U.N. CHAPEL (““The United Nations is to provide a non-denominational chapel in its new home where men of all nations may pray.”—News Item) In this small room will be the cathedral, the mosque, the synagogue, the temple and the parish chapei. Within these four walls will be the prayer-room of the world. To this place let the white man and the black man, the Christian and the Jew, the yellow man and the brown man, the Hindu, the Moslem and the Buddhist—men of all races and creeds—gather to hear the still, small voice of whatever God they worship. Here the representatives of all peoples shall come humbly and devoutly in their separate faiths and reach understandings that will save a stricken

world. : Here let them kneel separately and at a time of their own choosing and ask. their God or gods that their words and actions may never make a mockery of the precepts of whatever religion they observe and cherish, s Guide them as they invoke You. Keep their minds clear and make their decisions just; rid them of suspicions, fears and hatreds. Let them never lose sight of the belief that the Supreme Being of their own faith and of all faiths loathes war and holds peace and the brotherhood of man foremost. — e Seldom have the representatives of peoples from the four corners of the earth been In a more difficult spot; rarely have human beings faced tasks more colossal; never have their decisions meant life or death, joy or misery, laughter or tears to so many millions. Grant that they may not quibble over the detalls of this room, its appointments or its mood. Help them realize that if men can fight and die as allies, they can worship and live as allies; that men who serve together in the same armies and navies and in the same cause can worship in the same cloister and in the same hope! 4 —_—— Here let all men find that if there is to be one world there must be one brotherhood, one depth of devotion, one abiding confidence in a Supreme Being. Make them understand that if a man is not contaminated in the use of another man’s council chambers, routines and

customs in daily considerations, he can never be contaminated by the use of a common meeting place for meditation and prayer, Here may no man forget that in every faith a man of any other faith may find the essence of his own faith: The belief in divine guidance. Prayer - is universal How strange that until now those who have come together from all parts of the earth to face the most complicated problems of recorded time have failed to provide a common meeting place in which to seek guidance! ; Of all moments in history when men of every race, color and creed needed divine council, this is the most desperate. How barren and hopeless have been these edifices of world peace without recognition of a God above! How futile these proceedings in council chambers of 100 .rooms without one room for a Creator! May this quiet room be hallowed! Here there is no pub’icity; here mno photographers,

no newsreels, no microphones, tensions.

Here he may sit not as an important statesman, harassed diplomat or instructed agent, worried over the reactions at home. but rather as a child reaching for the hand in which he has confidence, pleading for the light, believing that nothing matters more than a cause be just.

This room shall be no device of architects, blueprinters and construction crews, its value to -be measured in dollars; this shall be a room dedicated in the spirit of all faiths . . . a hushed chamber where every man may find the mood of his own temple. Within these walls may the United Nations see the universal altar and find that guidance, inspiration and wisdom without which there can be no lasting peace and no “brotherhood of man, . g Here at last there is “room in the lnn!ll » 2 ®¢ 9 : From Sublime to Ridiculous In Paris the other day a burglar broke into a circus and stole an Affican lion. He must have been surprised when he got back home and checked on his booty. e o o Elmer Twitchell, famous ‘oldtime big game hunter and crime student, declares that the fellow Wwho stole the lion obviously was an amateur, “All pro gzoo robbers mnkcahnuldet~hmam."he says. % e L ]

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Poems To Remember

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up-hill, ‘When funds are low and the debts are high, , And you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit; | Life is queer with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, B And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out, Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow,

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The Lord's Supper Lesson for May 22, 1949 i

LET US CLEAR UP some very common misunderstandings of what the Christian religion is. Some (both enemies and friends)

think it consists in turning one’s back on the world, living in a sort of happy wonderland where the evil of the world is altogether shut out and forgotten. Another notion is that Christianity presents an angry God (or one who can

very easily be made angry) laying down the law to mankind. Another is that Christianity is a purely individual affair. And still another is that the Christian religion consists of the teachings of Jesus and that is all it is. Every one of these misunderstandings vanishes in the light that shines around the Lord’s Supper. -

¢ S @ Betrayal PEOPLE SOMETIMES think that religion shuts men’s eyes to the ugly realities of life. Some religions try to do so: but not the religion of Christ. He knew the kind of world this is; he never let his disciples forget it. : ! - On that last night, dark forces were abroad. Jesus’ enemies were closing in on him, "One of his own circle would betray him. Yet it was in that sort of atmosphere, heavy with betrayal and hatred, that Jesus began this sacrament of faith, hope and love, o

- The true Christian does not live in a fool's paradise, he does not imagine that everything is lovely in the nicest of possible worlds. The sacrament which is the heart of his ‘worship is itself a reminder of the ugliness of the world which man’s sin creates.

NEXT WEEK : ANOTHER BIBLE LESSON.

You may succeed with another blow. - Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering __man, : Often the struggler has to give up, When he might have captured the victor’s cup. : And he learned too late, when the night slipped down : How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt. ' And you can never tell how close " you are, It may be near when it seems so afar; : So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit, It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.

Blessing : ” AND HE BLESSED the bread « » +» " It Christianity consisted mainly of condemning wickedness and denouncing sinners, then at the center of our worship we would have some symbol of dread and awe, like fire and brimstone, a consuming- flame, But no — at the heart of our worship is a thing as simple, plain and friendly as a loaf of bread, bread on which the blessing of God has been asked. Blessing, not cursing; invitation, not threatening, is at the heart of our religion. Whenever you see some one whose chief idea of being a ‘‘good Christian” is going around proclaiming the meanness of the world, cawing at everybody and everything. $ & »

Breaking ” AND BROKE IT, and gave .+ » " Artists have tried in a single picture to express the meaning of Christianity. Some of the pictures are beautiful,” but many of them miss an important truth. What shall it be? A picture of a shipwreécked woman clinging to a rock? Of a saint praying in a long solitary vigil? These leave out something vital, For Christianity is a fellowship. No Christian is complete by himself. At the heart of our religion is & Communion. Few if any Protestant churches allow any one even a minister, to give the Holy Communion to himself, by himself. The true Christian never finds himself, his true self, alone; only in fellowship. A Christian belongs with other Christians as much as one coal in a bed of coals belongs with all the rest,

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® & Blood lESUS TEACHINGS are so important, so full of wisdom and of living power, that often some one will say that Jesus was a teacher and only a teacher, and that following his teachings is all that Christianity is. Jesus did not think of it in this way. Bk True, his teaching is of the utmost importance; but that was not and is not all, As Mid- - dleton Murry said years ago, . Jesus was the only teacher who has died for his teaching. But he did more than that: he died : for those he taught. . The cup at the Holy Communion reminds every ®ne who partakes of it that Christ was not only a teacher, he was a sacrifice. i

- ] » l ' CRANTLAND ) RICE ot Hunting the High Spots AS 16 MAJOR league clubs move off under full steam, there will be more than one or two high spots to watch as the campaign rolls along. : It is only natural that most of these elevated notches will take in

the stars of 1948, such "as Stan Musial, Lou Boudreau, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Harry Brecheen, Gene Bearden, the home-run duel between Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize, plus such oddities as Larry

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“Yogi” Berra’s catching improvement. With Joe DiMaggio’s wounded heel in such a precarious state, the three holdover leaders from 1948 will-be Musial, Williajs and Boudreau. : £

Boudreau is the mystery man. His batting average for 10 seasons is now .299. It was well below this mark at this date last season. Yet the Cleveland pilot lifted his batting count to .355, a phenomenal upward leap. Lou is now 32 years old. The question is: Will the Cleveland star keep in the general neighborhood of .355 this season, or drop back to his lifetime average, around .299? Boudreau’s 1949 career will write an important chapter in the new American league race. What about the duel between Williams and Musial? Last year Musial struck for .376, Williams for .369. Mausial hit 39 home runs, Williams 25. Musial drove home 131 runms, Williams 127. The Cardinal slugger had a fair edge in every department of hitting, but it will be interesting to

see whether he can repeat this triumph against one of the greatest hitters of all time. On the other side of the question, it might be noted that Stan Musial can also handle the old ash rather deftly. His lifetime big league average is .348, Williams’ being .354. These are the two top men today, with no one else close. What about the big league pitching duel between Harry Brecheen and Gene Bearden? - Last year each won 20 and dropped 7 for a mark of .741. Brecheen allowed 2.24 earned runs per game, Bearden 2.43. This is about as close as the count can be. Johnny Sain, the Brave’s .able star, won 24 games to. lead both leagues. Hal Newhouser, possibly the best pitcher in baseball today—at least he is one of the best three —is another contender who hopes to lead both leagues in games won, even with only an average outfit. Newhouser would roll home working with the Red Sox or Indians. Sain, Newhouser and Vie Raschi should lead the pitchers with Brecheen, Bearden and Lemon close., The Home-Run Picture The section or sector allotted to home-run hitters will be a highlyinteresting compartment this season,

First of all, it is high time the Johnny Mize-Ralph Kiner deadlock was broken, The two tied in 1947 and they remained tied in ’4B. They each struck off 51 homers in 1947 and 40 last year, making a total of 91. This can’t go on forever. It is due to be snapped this new season. Last season both Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial hit 39 home runs each.

~ ““Here’s the odd part about this count,”” Stan Musial told me this spring. “I actually hit 41 homers. Two were credited only as two-base-hits. Yet certain umpires stated they were home runs. They really were.” ‘“There’s no question of a doubt about this fact,” manager Eddie Dyer cut in. “Stan ac-

tually had 41 homers last year, which would have given him the triple emown.” € ~ Umpires make few mistakes. But apparently two blew a pair of four-baggers in the Musial case. Musial rarely complains. The fact that he was supported by Eddie Dyer and a number of umpires is proof eénough that he was right.

No one can say yet whether Ted Williams will go out for right field swinging into the home-run zones, or fight for the batting leadership of his league. Williams and Musial are two all-star hitters. The condition of Joe DiMaggio’s heel may eliminate one of the strong contenders. Mize, Kiner, Musial and Williams should provide mest of the four-base artillery. But there is - one more entry—Sid Gordon of the Giants, % Gordon blasted 30 home runs last seéason. He is far in front of the pack this spring, with a March and early April recorfl that takes you back to the big years of Babe Ruth. be one of the most interesting feaoS mum... o