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4 Q Q News About Books . . - From the Library By MISS HELEN WEBSTER Mtdford Librarian How or why he had ever been admitted to the United States Army was a mistery, for he ap parently knew not a word of English. What speech he uttered might have been phrases in an obscure foreign tongue, or they might have been only some jargon of one insane. The staff of the neuropsychia ' trie hospital for veterans was hard put to it to find any point of contact from which they could begin his treatment, and the pa tient must have been very lone ly. Recognized Bible Then came a box of donated books including one in. charac ters that no one in the hospital could identify. They were not Greek, nor- Russian, not , He brew but they might chance to be the language of our puzzling patient, and we took the book to his ward. With delight . he recognized -it, exclaiming over and over in the first words of English we had heard him use, "The Book! The Book! The Book!" From then on he spent hours with his Bible. ' ' r- Almost every English-speaking home has at least one version of the Bible. Your public library has many, including the King James, the Latin Vulgate, the Moffat Translation, the Amer ican Translation, the Moulton . Modern Readers Bible, and the Revised Standard Version. Few Read It Yet comparatively few, if many visitors read the Bible, and many who do read it peruse.it without pleasure and without understanding. "It is a pity that such a book as this, so full of human inter est, so universial in its relieious significance, should be a closed book to many modern readers." So felt Wilbur. Owen Sypherd, and to make the Bible better kttown and better understood by boys and girls he wrote "The Book of Books; the King James Version of the English Bible, abridged and arranged -. . . for younger readers," as an introduc tion to one of the . enduring masterpieces of, English litera ture. ' Bible as Literature To present the Bible as litera ture0 and nothing else, Ernest Sutherland Bates arranged and edited "The Bible; Designed to be Read -as Living Literature." Working with taste, discernment and a minimum of comment, the author lends newness to texts that may have become hack neyed by long repetition. , Mary Ellen Chase wrote J.The Bible and the Common Reader" with a similar purpose. Her book reveals clearly and refreshingly the profound depths of human interest and the glorious litera ture of the Bible. Edgar J. Goodspeed, in "How to Read the Bible," offers a guide to the rich treasury of human experience and spiritual enlightenment contained in this "library" of 80 volumes written over a period of a thousand years in many tongues. The O events recorded in the books.' of the Old Testament are retold in one entrancing account by Ful ton Oursler's 'The Greatest (-Book Ever Written." Tells of Writing : "Our English Bible in the Mak ing," by Herbert Gordon May, is the story of the making of the English Bible from its earliest beginnings down to the publica tion of the Revised Standard Version, an account .that : is completely accurate and at the same time highly interesting. , - Albert Bailey, - author of IT ALWAYS HAPPENS Huron, S. D. U.R1-- Francis Koopman decided to take mat ters into his own hands during a decent dry spell. He drilled a well in his back yard to obtain water for his lawn. The next week it rained. U, jTCamM i 1 r : J " J? " biHs mta I ptf&tf - ' AU-IH-OGI LOAN 1 (Up to $2500 or mere) . i Make one payment, we J V place. Tatet,KB to f :- k- 24 months to pay! -Jr- pacific INDUSTRIALS Frank Wilkinson, Manager PHONE 3-3989 - 16 S. Central Modford ' "Daily Life in Bible Times," has a profound interest in arch aeology and has conducted many tours through Bible lands. The purpose to reconstruct in his imagination the life of Bible times in its various epochs. A "Devotional Commentary on the Bible," by William Sher gold, approaches the Scripture from a devotional and inspira tional point of vie w This book, with Edith Deen's "All the Wom en of the Bible" and the large pictorial work, "The Bible and Christianity," are now on order and soon to be added to the Med f ord Public library. - - If you would like to observe this Bible Week by refreshing your acquaintance with "The Book," your public library is a good place to start. Monday. Oetober 17. 193S MSDFdKO fOKTOON) MAIL TXIBUMI . 1HJILB Gloria Swanson Finds Movie Company Making 'Ambassador's Daughter' in Paris By GLORIA SWANSON " Written For United Press Paris (U.R) It was a real "busman's holiday" for me and I loved it Directly under the Eiffell tower I found the movie company making "The Ambas sador's Daughter." What fun finding old friends and familiar sights such as mov ie cameras, megaphones, extras, makeup men, hairdressers, and regular studio chairs bearing .the names, of Norman Krasna, direc tor; Olivia De Haviland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Francis Lederer. "Where are Edward Arnold and Adolphe Menjou?" I inquir ed. "Not working today," some one offered. I don't know Ed ward Arnold's appetite, but I could imagine what Menjou was doing even though my watch showed me it was 3 p.m. He loves good food. A discovery I made in 1941, when we both made "Father Takes A Wife." During that picture I learned that Adolphe had had a stomach operation, so, when he' invited me for lunch at Lucy's across from Paramount and RKO, I na turally supposed he'd eat gruel or a coddled egg. Ate Gourmet Fashion Not at all. Gourmet fashion, he ordered the works from soup to this side of nuts! How he worked after such a meal I'll never understand. With this as a daily regime .1 am surprised that his weight hasn't changed an ounce. It would be a major catastrophe if it did, for it would certainly ruin a most famous wardrobe. Edward Arnold I last saw at the opening of Palm Springs theater in the round. He as us- Son," even though he didn't con vert me to that kind of theater. Myrna Loy and I chatted about Bill Powell. "What a won derful team you two were," I reminded her. Television' wants them to do a series of "The Thin Man," type. But Myrna said, "Bill likes to weed his garden these days. He finds it less stren uous than television!" Francis Lederer what plea sant and unpleasant memories. The first was a happy meeting in 1932, when I was carrying under my heart the young wo man who was now standing be side me under the Eiffel tower and being introduced to Francis and Mrs. Lederer as Mrs. Amon. This gave them a shock. Yes, Francis, you and I were 23 youngers when we first met, I cruelly reminded him. Our sec ond meeting was professional ual was superb in "My Favorite and not a happy experience be cause we closed a stage show in Boston we were starring in. Tem perament was high and recrim inations rampant. Reminded of Wilder Norman Krasna called Miss De Havilland and John Forsythe for a scene. To say that Krasna reminded me of the director of "Sunset Boulevard," Billy Wild er, is a compliment to both with the long line of successes they have to their credit. Olivia De Havilland I have always admired as a woman. Away from a camera she handles herself with grace, and is an as set to our industry. I loved "The Heiress' and her portrayal in it so much that right -after I fin ished "Sunset Boulevard" fin 1949 Paramount sent me to 33 cities to help promote her pic tures. John Forsythe has been walk ing about the streets of Paris in the sergeant's uniform he wears in "The Ambassador's ; Daugh ter." Any moment now the movie is going to be minus jt. leading man some M.P. will surely see him passing an officer with out saluting. I'm not going to be the one to warn him, I ean assure you, because I'm looking for another story! . DOWN BOYI Falls City, Neb, (U.R) The city; council passed ah ordinance levying fines of from $5 to $50 on owners of barking, whining, baying or howling canines. And each time Fido stages a repeat performance, his owner' is sub ject to, another fine. , ' , ,' :, Waterbury, Conn. U.B The first customer at the new drive in, teller window at the Water bury National ' Bank, Howard Tracy, drove up in a horse and wagon. . : j . . t ! . Court Records POLICE COURT - Bruee Edward Netoon, violation of the basic nil. $10. James Donald Atto. failure 'to stop at a stop sign, $5. Robert Franz Burger, violation of the basic rule. S10. Richard Lee Wooton. failure to yield the right of way. $10 . Anna Katnanne cooper, failure to stop at a stop sign, $5. MMVl ward A. 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