Illinois Valley News, Thursday, May 10, 1945
A Bell Jòr Àdanol
u rtarutis
THE STORY THIS FAR: The Ameri-
ran troop* arrived at Adano, with Major
Joppolo. the Anizot officer in charge,
Sergeant Bor th wax In charge of securi*
ty. It was the hope of the .Major to
build confidence and replace the town
bell stolen by the Nazis. He arranged
with the navy to permil the Axhermen to
return to the watera. liespite orders is
sued by General Marvin, barring carts
from the city. Major Joppolo recalled the
order to permit food and water to enter
the town. Nasta, former mayor of Ada
no. returned from hiding, but was placed
under arrest by the Major to save him
from an organized mob. He was or
dered to report daily and repent his
sins.
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most refused to go and ask you.”
tern 909 has a transiei pattern of 2 bibs,
Captain Purvis said: "Where are ably mixed right up with it. Major
pockets, necessary patteinaneccs for suits
Lesson for May 13
these pretty mackerel the old fish- Joppolo could think of nothing less
in sizes 1. 2. 3 and 4
tempting,
but
Captain
Purvis,
hear
hound is supposed to have? Say.
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
Major, we got to make a deal here. ing the word vino, shouted: “Vino, lected
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hurray for vino."
Giuseppe here says he thinks
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
Major
Joppolo
stood
up
and
said
like the dark one best.”
Giuseppe put in a word for his I “Purvis, either you shut your big
THE TRAGEDY OF THE
loyalty: "I'm a save a blonde for I trap or I'll throw you out of here."
NORTHERN KINGDOM
Captain
Purvis
said:
“
Aw
come
you, boss.”
Major Joppolo really didn't know on. Major, don't be a spoil sport.
LESSON TEXT—I Kings 12 26-30;
what to say
You know you feel the same way. 1-4. 13b-18; II Kings 17 7. 8
GOLDEN TEXT—O magnify the Lord
Giuseppe said quickly to the fat if you were just honest enough to
with me. and let us exalt His name to
say so.”
Rosa, “Where are the girls?”
gether.—Psalm 34.3.
“Shut up. Purvis!” The Major’s
The mother said: “If you think
GOÍOEM FLAKES OF I
you can hurry two pretty girls try- eyes blazed, “That's an order. Now
Nations as well as people come
MtEAF AMD 3FAM I
ing to make themselves prettier. you behave yourself.”
to crossroads in their history, and
One morning Tomasino the fisher you'll find them in the bedroom.”
Captain Purvis stood up and sa- taking the wrong road then means
Major Joppolo was alarmed to see luted w'th a wavering dignity.
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man called on Major Joppolo at
future disaster. Solomon had built
the Palazzo. As he entered the Giuseppe get up and go into the
Tomasino came back with the up a great national prosperity, but
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building, and even as he walked into bedroom. He wondered what kind wine, and Captain Purvis saluted at the expense of heavy taxes. He
the Major's office, he looked like an of girls these were, anyhow.
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the bottle, bending slightly at the had forgotten God. and was suc
But in a few moments Giuseppe
American sight-seer. His neck bent
waist and aiming the breakaway of i ceeded by a son who followed in his
back on itself and his eyes wandered came back, leading a girl by each the salute straight at the bottle.
footsteps.
hand He had apparently explained
around in dull amazement.
Offered an opportunity to ease the
Rosa,
sensing
that
something
was
breakfast
Major Joppolo was pleased to see the situation to the girls, because
burden of the people <1 Kings 12-141,
wrong,
shouted
desperately:
“
My
him and said cheerfully: “Good Tina went directly to Major Jop
•
Taste
it...
and
you’ll agree.
Rehoboam in his folly made it great
polo, shook his hand, and sat down buy, my buy!" But nobody laughed er. and the nation was divided. The
Post's Raisin Bran is a magic com
morning, Ttimasino.”
Tina jumped up and said: “Let's ten northern tribes, which were
bination.' Made from real Post's
But Tomasino's face changed beside him, and the dark one. Fran
40% Bran Flakes, plus seedless
from curious to sullen, and he said: cesca. went .straight to Captain Pur dance,” and she ran over to the ra henceforth to be known as Israel,
raisins that stay tender, thanks to
vis, shook his hand, and sat down dio and turned on Radio Moscow. followed Jeroboam, and the two
”1 did not want to do it.”
Post’s exclusive Tender-Sured
“Moscow always has the best mu- southern tribes under Rehoboam be
by
him.
"Do what, Tomasino?”
process. Ask your grocer for Post'»
"Mmm,” said Captain Purvis, sic,” she said.
Judah.
came
the
kingdom
of
Raisin Bran—today.
“Come to the place of authority,
"not bad.” He felt secure in the
Francesca, with Major Joppolo's
with God's
Jeroboam started
this Palazzo. I have never done it
certainty that the girls did not speak help, carried the table from the favor, and might have led his people
in my life. My wife made me do
English.
middle of the room to the end away aright, but instead he became the | Due to an unusually large demand ar.d
It."
"Take it easy," Major Joppolo from the radio, Captain Purvis king whose name stood for wicked- I current war conditions, slightly more time
“Why? What did she want?”
said.
rushed over to Rosa, held out his ness .see II Kings 15:18». The story is required in filling orders for a few of
"She said that if you had low
Tina said in Italian: “I heard you arms, and said: “Okay, fatso, let's of that downfall is a sad picture of the most popular pattern numbers.
ered yourself to come and see me breathing in church last Sunday. dance.”
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unbelief and failure.
on my fish-boat, I could lower my
Rosa understood from his gestures
I. Religion
Meets
Politics
(I
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self to go and see you in the Palaz
what he meant, and she stood up Kings 12:26-30).
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huge partner careened around the dom of Judah, was the center of |
eat some torrone which my daugh
No.
room. After a couple of turns Rosa Hebrew worship. While the people
ter Tina made. My wife is a diffi
collapsed into a chair.
Name.
of Israel were free to go there |
cult woman. 1 hate her. She thinks
Then Captain Purvis danced with to worship, Jeroboam saw that it
Address
she is the authority in my house."
Francesca, and Major Joppolo with might lead to their being led away
Major Joppolo said: "Please be
from
him.
It
was
a
shrewd
political
Tina. They stamped and laughed
so good as to tell your wife that
and talked above the music until deduction, but it left God out of the
even though her husband was so
Tomasino said glumly: “You are picture.
reluctant in the delivery of her mes
He established new centers of
making too much noise. You will
sage, the Major would be delighted
worship, where calves of gold were
wake the girls.”
to accept.”
Tina ran over and toned the radio set up. They were probably in
Tomasino said: "1 am of half a
tended to be a symbol of God. but
down a little.
mind not to tell her. I hate her.”
they bespeak the folly of mixing
"The girls?” the Major said,
Promptly at nine o’clock Major
Tina blushed.
She said: "My worldly things with the things of
When opening a can of paint,
Joppolo knocked on the door at 9
God. They become an abomination
sister's daughters.”
jab two holes on either side of the
Tomasino
Via Vittorio Emanuele,
and
a
snare.
“Francesca's?”
In 1942, eur first year at war,
can near the top. Stretch a
opened the door, but did not show
The people responded to the ap
“Oh. no, of my sister who is in
4' zkb of the rubber consumed
wire through the holes and it can
the slightest pleasure at having a
parent interest of the king in their
Rome.”
in the U. S. was synthetic; In
then be used to remove excess
visitor.
1943, 35%, and In 1944 80%.
Major Joppolo did not think to welfare, and worshiped at the most paint from the brush without
"Come in," he grumbled,
At the present time, more
ask why the daughters were in Ada- convenient place. Religion had met causing the paint to harden on
The Major stepped in und tried
than 85% is synthetic.
no and the mother in Rome; or why politics, and had let politics take the the sides of the can.
to shake his hand but could not find
Tina blushed; or why she did not upper hand.
The synthetic rubber Industry Is us
it in the dark.
Someone has
suggested
that
seem very anxious to talk any more
ing soap at the rate of 100,000,-
A soap shaker may be made by
"Wt have to climb many stairs,"
when
we
begin
to
fii.d
ways
to
mat
e
about the sleeping girls.
000 pounds a year —enough to
fastening together two worn pre
Tomasino complained.
cover the needs of the population
“Let's dance some more,” she our religion easy, we can be cer war tea strainers of same size.
As a matter of fact, there was
tain that it is the enemy of our
of Chicago for one year.
said.
This homemade gadget makes it
only one flight. At the top of it
souls who is at work. When Satan
they
danced
until
they
were
possible
to
whip
up
an
excellent
A new kind of synthetic rub
they turned into a brightly lighted
begins to be solicitous about our
sweating in the midsummer
ber hat been developed from
suds in the dishpan in a short
hallway. Tomasino led the Major
welfare
and
suggest
that
it
is
too
heat.
lactic ocid (buttermilk).
time, thus utilizing all soap scraps
through the hallway to a narrow par
far
to
go
to
church,
or
that
the
It was Tina who said: "Some
as they accumulate.
lor. This parlor belied the unsocia
weather
is
too
cold
(or
too
warm),
The B. F. Goodrich Company hat
fresh air. Mister Major?”
— a —
bility of Tomasino. for its furniture
made experimental tires of rubber
He said: “That would be a good etc., etc., we should be on guard.
To avoid fatigue while you are
consisted almost exclusively of
produced from kok-saghyz, the Rut
Religious
ease
was
a
big
step
idea."
ironing or doing any work where
tian dandelion.
chairs a sure sign, in Adano, of
downward
for
Israel,
and
it
can
be
Tina said: “We can go right out
you remain long in one spot,
frequent and numerous guests Be
for any other nation. Where does
here."
stand on a heavy rug or rubber
sides the chairs there were only a
America stand in that important
She slipped out through wooden
mat.
large Italian radio in one corner
matter?
shutter doors onto a narrow bai-
and a round table in the center The
II. A Queen Meets a Prophet (1
Eggs which are very cold sepa-
"I've never been so happy in my cony over the dark street, and the Kings 19:1-4. 13b-18).
room was so narrow that from the
Major
followed
her.
chairs on either side one could reach life."
Elijah under the mighty hand of rate more easily. Break them as
Tina closed the shutter doors be
whatever was on the table.
God had defied the wicked king. soon as they come out of the ice
You ought to take more exercise, hind the Major.
Two guests had arrived before
Ahab, and his more wicked queen, box if the yolks and whites are
Mister Major."
The two stood against the cool iron
their
identity
the Major, and
sur-
Jezebel; yes. and all the prophets to be used separately.
Major Joppolo said: “1 was late. of the balcony railing and looked
— 9 —
of Baal, and had been gloriously
prised him.
I was very late
I got working on up at the sharp stars. Tina said
Squeeze a little lemon juice
victorious I Kings 18:17 41».
“Hi. Major.” said Captain Pur-
something, and I lost track of time
“Do you like it here?"
vis, who looked as if he had been
The queen, who was devilish in through the meat grinder before
1 had to run to church, It was very
Major Joppolo said: "I've never
into a couple of bottles of wine.
her wickedness and determination grinding dates, figs, prunes or rais
embarrassing.”
been so happy in my life.”
“Giuseppe told me tht old fish-
to destroy the worship of the true ins and they will leave the chop
Tina said: "You had Father Pen-
“That seems strange." Tina said,
hound here had a couple of pretty
God, threatened the prophet He per more teadily.
sovecchio worried
I could tel) by “when you're so far from home.”
daughters I was getting kitida lone
who had met the challenge of the
“Im not so far from home, in a
the way he got mixed up in his serv
Dusting with talcum or corn
hundreds of prophets fled in fear
some Giuseppe here told me he'd
way.
ice.”
Florence is almost a home
bring me up. Good
I
old Giuseppe.”
before the relentless hatred of this starch will help keep rubber
Major Joppolo said “Do you go to me. My father and mother were
venomous woman.
gloves from sticking together on
“Good night, a boss.
said Giu-
from a little town near Florence."
to church every Sunday"”
seppe. He was i much embarri ssed;
The prophet felt that al) was lost. the inside. The powder is dusted
“Where are you from, in Ameri
Tina said: "Of course ”
but God revealed to him that even both on the inside and on the out
he had had no idea that the Majoi
Major Joppolo was able to talk ca I mean?”
would show up
in that dark day there were many side. This should be done to any
“The Bronx. Tina."
with Tina, interrupted only once in
who were still true to Him tv. 18». rubber material that lies folded.
The Major was just as rinbar-
“Where is that, the Bronx?"
a while by bursts from the mother
rassed as Giuseppe. He was think-
It is a precious and encouraging bit
“New York.”
and gales of laughter all around the
of light in an otherwise dark scene.
mg of thi e sentences from the Am-
"The Bronx is part of New York
room, except from Tomasino, who
got notebook: “Don’t play favorites
Our main interest in this lesson is
City?"
stared moodily at the floor
Be careful about invita-
not the experience of the prophet,
“Sometimes I think New York
The Major said: “Do you always
but in seeing the cause of Israel's
tions. ..."
go to the Church of San Angelo?" City is part of the Bronx.”
“Why, hello,” the
downfall. Here we see one great
"Oh. 1 should love to go there
This time it was Tina who
“Haven't seen the c
reason—every king of Israel was a
blushed
“No." she said
"Giu Is the Bronx beautiful" Is it beau-
tain Purvis said. "Th<
wicked man. Some were better and
seppe told me you were going to tiful for Florentines in the Bronx?
in the kitchen
She'
some worse, but all of them forgot
be there
I wanted to see what How would it be for someone from
The Major sat down stiffly
God.
the American Major was like Most Adano?”
Captain Purvis said
“Say, I
A nation is on the downward path
“For m.v Florentine parents. I
Sundays I go to the Church of the
when its rulers forge» God. What
didn't know you were an old hand
Bencdettini "
think it is beautiful, yes. it is beau
■ round here, you dog
Whv don't
about our own nation? What about
Major Joppolo said: “What did tiful
In Italy they were just poor
the elected representatives of the
you tell me about these good things"
you think of the American Major"” peasants, and you know it is not
people? Do we choose men for pub
You old bum. I thought you never
Tina said
“He breathes very very beautiful for most of lhe peas
lic office because of their Christian
did anything but work
Tell me.
loudly, like the leaky bellows of the ants here. There my father is a
faith and character, or on
how are these chickens"”
pi|H> organ at the Bencdettini."
waiter He has a very good job, in
Major Joppolo said weakly
basis of political expediency or
I
The Major laughed
the University Club, it is a very
dilation"
haven't Seen the girls, except one of
“Have a piece of torrone,” Tina nice atmosphere, all the chairs are
them in church. This is my first
III. A Nation Meets Its Doom
said
"1 made it."
leather like in the Palazzo and the
Kings 17:7, 81.
time here "
One could not very well turn down walls are al! panelled
My mother
The hour had struck when God's
Captain Purvis, who was unques
an invitation put just that way. so has a washing machine Father has
tionably tipsy, said
Hey. sjieak
heavy hand of judgment had to fall
the Major took a big piece
The a car It is very beautiful for them.
mg of chickens, I heard one the oth
on Israel, the northern kingdom of
For me. it was not al-
candy «us passed all around the 1 think
10 tribes. Verse 6 of this chapter
You remember where Hoo
er day
JOEY: G •, Mom' I almost had to tell their Moms how easy it is to
room, and fol a time all conversa ways so beautiful."
relates their carrying away into cap
ver said once that he was going to
fight to ke-p the i- died Buns you put make those buns and other wonder
"Why not. Mister Major?”
tion stoi’ped
Nothing could be
in my lunch box!
fix it so there would be a chicken
tivity to Assyria, and verses 7-9 tell
ful treats with Fleischmann's yellow
heard except the crunching of nuts
"Well. it's hard to explain
You
i
us the reason for that judgment.
in every pot" Well. 1 heard the oth
MOM: Well, Joey, we ll Just have to
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er day that after the U S Army was
Ingratitude for God's blessing tv.
sound of boiled sugar coming un see that the Bronx was not the
around these Italian towns for a
7» led to the worship of other
stuck from tieth. During this time most beautiful place in America
1
while their was going Io be a chick
gods (v 8' They knew God's hatred
always
wanted
a
little
more
than
of chewing. Major Joppolo couldn't
en on every lap ”
AND ANOTHER THING, EPtTH...
for the sin of idolatry, and His
I don't know, it's hard to
help thinking how strange it was to we had
The Captain roared with laugh
judgment upon those who walked
FLEISCHAUNN5 IS THE ONLY
rot Mr
build a whole evening around the explain.”
ter Giuseppe, although he had no
in that wav, but they went right
yeast for BAKING THAT HAS
“No," said Tina, "you don't have
eating of torrone. but that seemed
idea what the point was laughed
on.
ADDED AMOUNTS OF BOTH
to explain. 1 know what it is to be
to be the program.
politely. The Major was horrified
Note m verse 9 that these things
VITAMINS A AND 0, AS WELL
That's why my hair is
When he dared. Major Joppolo restless.
Oy
’ **,r*«<f
Tomasino sat in depressed silence,
were done "secretly.” “The same
blonde. I guess.”
AS THE VITAMIN 8 COMPLEX !
said "Good "
ZWândtrful
thing Is true today of many who
understanding nothing
Major
Joppolo
had
made
up
his
Captain Purvis could afford to be
profess to be the people of God The
Tomasino's wife came in from more honest in English
mind that Tina s hair was dyed
line of demarcation between the
the kitchen with a platter of tor
But he didn't expect her to talk
What did we come to, i
now?
' ’•’’«#
chuTch and the world is not elearly
rone and saved the day
She must tory ?”
about it.
drawn. We do well to note care
have weighed two hundred and fifty
"Another piece," Tina said to the
Tina sensed his embarrassment.
fully the outcome of this course of
pounds She put the candy down.
Major cordially.
“Oh. my hair is not natural. Mister
procedure on Israel s part <vv C.
Giuseppe Jumped to his feet and
"In a lew minutes." the Major Major. 1 dyed it because I was not
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18». The fact that Israel did these
Introduced the Major to Tomasino's said.
satisfied
My dark hair was my
• And all those vitamins ga right
things
secretly
did
not
hide
them
wife
Her name was Rosa.
“We must have some wine.” the BruM
Every one had dark hair
Into your baking with no great loss
from the eyes of Jehovah t Ps 139
She said in her husky fat lady’s fat and happy Rosa said
in the oven. So always get Fleischmann's yellow
“Go out I wanted something different.
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2;
Heb
4
13)
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(John
W.
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