IX MZDTOKD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
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Bible Sales Boom as Religious
Revival Continues in America
Editor'! NoUt Tha lait fw
Trs ha Man a grtai up
urga of raliglout faallng and
Interest la iha Unltad Staits.
It's still growing. How grtax
la it and why hai it coma
about? Following li tha tint
of thrta dlspatehss atlamptlng
to maaaur Ihli aplrliual awalc
anlng with statistics and ax
plain why Americans ara turn
ing again to tha church.
Br H. D. QUIGQ
Unltad Praia Corratpondant
New York--U.R) The relig
ious revival that began as a rip
ple during the war years is run
ning at flood tide in America
today.
Bible sales are booming. An
estimated 12,000,000 Bibles and
testaments will be sold this year
alone.
The American Bible Society's
distribution has doubled in a
decade. During that same decade
the population increased only
14.S per cent.
Churches Crowing Fast
The churches are growing
twice as fast as the country. Dur
ing the last quarter-century
church membership went up 59.8
per cent, population 28.6.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen gets
4,800 fan letters a week from his
television program.
Billy Graham, the evangelist,
In the last year preached to au
diences totaling more than 2,
000,000. . Newspapers are blossoming
with religious features. At least
two newspapers have begun
printing the whole Bible in in
stallments. Religion on Radio
Millions hear a vast assort
ment of religious radio programs.
One prominent Protestant clergy
man was startled to learn a sur
vey showed 1,423,000 sets tuned
WONDERFUL MIX!
Cherry & Cider
in to his network
Sunday afternoons.
One of the most remarkable
of these manifestations is the
growing market for Bibles. Next
September 30, the revised stand
ard version of the Holy Bible
will be published the fifth au
thorized version of the Bible In
English. Price $6. The first print
ing will be 925,000 copies.
But listen to this: As of now,
five months before publication,
advance orders stand at more
than 600,000. If you've ever
doubted that the Bible is the all
time best-seller, consider the fact
that last year's top-selling novel,
"From Here To Eternity," reach
ed 240,000.
Figures Not Released
The big publishers don't re
lease the figures on their yearly
sales of Bibles. The religious
editor of one big house said that
"sales have been going up in al
most a straight line since 1947.
One of the largest publishers of
Bibles said it did the best busi
ness in history last year; its sales
rose 20 per cent in 1951 over
Murphy Citizens Ask
For Business Name
A number of citizens In the
Murphy, Ore., area have filed
an application in the county
clerk's office for the assumed
business name of the Bridge
point Ditch company.
They are Vivian and Roy
Whitsett, Elery and Elva Stone,
Arthur Gilmore, Mark and
Juanita Young, David and Lu
cretia Hvall, Callie and Lou
vella Hill, Lester and Berteena
Hill, Herman Messlnger, George
and May Fields, I. G. and Rose
Naylor.
Sam and Nellie Letteken,
Ralph and Olive Planalp, Au
gust and Mary Sakraida, T. E.
and Myrtle Lewman, Florence
Bentley, A. J. Farra, A. S. Farra,
Gladys F. Clegg, W. N. and Flos
sie Carl, Harold and Dorothy
Whitestine, H. A. Richardson
and John K. Samsel.
sermon on 1 1950. During the same period.
the country's population rose
about two per cent.
"Last year," PubVshers Week
ly reported recently, "Bible sales
for some publishers were simply
fantastic'
High Gains Disclosed
A questionnaire which the mag
azine sent to bookstores in all
sections of the country disclosed
high gains in the religious book
and Bible market, with some
stores reporting Bibles gaining
one-third to 50 per cent in 1951
over 1950.
The Increase is in the face of
a decreasing sale of all other
books except those on religious
and Inspirational subjects.
Figures Fair Index
The American Bible Society's
figures are a fair index to what
has been happening. It distrib
utes whole Bibles, testaments,
and single books of the Bible at
cost of production, the prepon
derance of its sales being the
small portions of Bibles. Its total
U.S. distribution in 1940 was
3,772,559. Then the climb: 1947
4,020,683; 1948 4,047,915;
19494,727,626; 1950 6,250,-
370; 1951 estimated at 8,000,
000.
The last Bureau of Census fig
ures available show 9,248,000
Bibles and testaments sold, in the
U.S. in 1947. A book publishing
authority projects that to 12,000,-
000 in 1952 as a "very con
servative estimate."
ATTENTION DAIRYMEN!
DR. GILDOW
Head Veterinarian of the
CARNATION DAIRY FARM
WILL SPEAK ON
DISEASES, DAIRY MANAGEMENT
AND PROGRAM FEEDING
t th. MEDFORD HOTEL
Thursday Evening, May 8th, at 8 o'Clock
'We have tried for laveral years to obtain Dr. Gildow's
services, so ho might speak to our Dairymen of Jackson
County. Wo Urge that all Dairymen and wives attend
this moating.
COFFEE
and
DONUTS
Will Be Served
Butte Falls
Butte Falls Mr. and ' Mrs.
Ward Sybouts and daughter vis
ited Mrs. Sybouts' parents in
Prinevllle last week-end.
A three-act play, "Aaron Slick
From Punkin Crick," was pre
sented last Friday evening in the
high school auditorium by the
Juniors and seniors. The play
was directed by Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Horn. In the cast were
Dwight Fredenburg, Gene
Wright, Lee Jolliffe, Beth Ab
bott, Phyllis Trefren, Barbara
Ellis, Marlene Casey, Glenn and
Rayetta Sheppard.
Between acts Ward Sybouts
sang, accompanied by Mrs. Sy
bouts and Ralph Holbrook play
ed two violin solos, accompan
ied by Mrs. Sybouts.
Home Extension met May 1
at the home of Mrs. Bill Edmond
son. Miss Eula Wlntermote gave
the lesson on "Streamlining
Your Housework."
Next meeting of Mt. Pitt club
will be Thursday evening, May
8, at the home of Mrs. Dave
Bregren.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Ellefson
are parents of a boy born April
27 in a Medford hospital. He has
been named David Lee.
Mt. Pitt club members, with
their families, enjoyed a turkey
dinner May 2 at the high school.
Cards were played later in the
evening. Mrs. Ward Sybouts was
in charge of the dinner. Attend'
Ing were Mr. and Mrs. John Zim
merlee and daughters, Mrs. Vir
ginia Dillon and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Albert and girls.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Poole and
Priscllla, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Zim-
I merlee, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Sy-
Ok
STRIKE
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT-Strlke pickets James Cooper (left)
and Eddie George, Oil Workers International Union (C. I. O.)
parade before entrance to an idle high octane unit at Port Arthur,
Texas. With no settlement in sight at this plant, the world's
largest, Bruce Brown, deputy petroleum administrator announced
that an order would be issued this week to limit flying In general.
Gov. Martin's Son
Delegate Candidate
Samuel H. Martin, Portland
lawyer, is a candidate for dele
gate from the state at large to
the Republican National Conven
tion. He states: "After twenty
years of 'Deals' under the Demo
cratic party, it is high time we
had government for all of the
people. In these critical times,
we are in urgent need of a presi
dent who will restore the faith
of all Americans in the (jignity,
strength and integrity of our na
tional administration and I feel
that General Eisenhower is em
inently fitted for this high of
fice." Martin is president of the
Dartmouth Alumni association of
Oregon, a graduate of Harvard
law school, a member of the
American Bar association, Ore
gon State Bar and 'Multnomah
Bar association, having been sec
retary of the latter, and has prac
ticed law in Portland for 20
years. His father, the late Char
les H. Martin, was a former gov
ernor of Oregon.
bouts, Mr. and Mrs. Bierrel
Facey and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Bregren, Alf and Rlcki, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Tygart, Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Bustan and Mrs. Ed.
Malloy and children.
Since 1931 West Virginia has
held, the lead In the production
of bituminous coal.
Rogue River Hires
Teacher, Janitor
Rogue River Bill Esselstyn
of Wasco, Ore., was hired as
teacher for the eighth grade and
W. H. Tenney was hired to re
place Janitor R. Godfrey who is
returning to California, it was
announced at the regular meet
ing of the school board last
Thursday,
Enrollment of the high school
was given as 179 and the grade
school has 340 students.
Lights Requested
A petition with 30 signatures,
requesting the lighting of the
athletic field be submitted to the
voters was read and acted upon.
This would require $4200 be add
ed to the operating budget of the
coming year and would cost the
taxpayers of the district an addi
tional three and one-third mills,
it is estimated. This proposal will
be voted upon when the new di
rector for the district is elected
on June 16.
The county rural budget elec
tion will be held May 19,' from
7 to 9 p.m.
APPLE TRICK EXPLAINED
Ntchez, Miss. U.R) F. Brln
ton Finn, New York art collector
who exhibited some of his rare
prints here, says that if you
halve an apple crosswise, then
cut off a thin slice from one of
the halves and hold it to the
light, you will see a perfect out
line of the blossom from which
the apple grew.
Estimated 10,000
Persons Return
To Seasonal Jobs
Salem (U.R) Nearly 10,000
persons returned to seasonal Jobs
In April, the State Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission
said Tuesday.
That left the number without
work at 22,722, still 6,262 more
than a year ago.
Loggers Not Included
Estimates of unemployment
from the commission's 28 local
offices did not Include several
thousand loggers who became
involved In a labor dispute
shortly before the end of the
month. Until they enter actively
into the labor market they can
not be considered as "without
work," the commission said.
Practically every area of Ore
gon showed definite improve
ment in employment conditions,
but agriculture and construc
tion still were not picking up
as rapidly as a year ago. Only
Hillsboro reported a shortage of
farm workers, asking for 50 fam
ily groups to hoe .and dig berry
plants. Salem noted a lull be
cause of early completion of hop
yard tasks. Medford and Eugene
also had more than, a thousand
seeking jobs.
Payments Drop
Payments to unemployed
workers also dropped in April,
Insurance benefits were $1,285,
294, a decrease of 34 per cent
from March but half a million
dollars higher than a year ago.
Payments for 10 months of the
benefit year reached $12,747,
141 compared with $9,884,071
at this time in 1951.
Claims for insurance also have
declined steadily but remain
slightly above the same weeks
last year. Construction, food pro
cessing and lumber continue to
supply most of the claimants.
Radio Operator Tests
Saturday at K. Falls
Klamath Falls Radio opera
tor examinations will be held in
Klamath Union high school here
starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
May 24, it was announced today.
The examinations will include
written code and radiotelephone
tests, amateur code and written
tests and novice and technician
code and written tests.
Pens, ink, rulers and pencils
are to be furnished by applicants
and those desiring code tests
must also bring telephone re
ceivers, according to Francis H.
McCann, acting engineer in
charge of radio District 13. Mc
Cann stressed the importance of
j arriving on time to take the ex
aminations.
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