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Thursday,
December
24,
1953
Religious
Books
Outsell
Most
Sexy
Modern
Novels
ap-
the
biggest
upsurge
In
religious
revised
standard
version
of
thn
fiction
and
non-fiction.
A
few
Bible,
and
"This
I
Believe."
Interest
in
such
books
even
proached
what
it
is
now."
barbarity
and
danger
of
ou
examples:
Bells
times
to
which
neither
science
"The
Miracle
of
the
'The
Bishop's
Mantle."
'Thci.nor
system
has
provided
an
an
A)
V
vT
Cardinal,",
"The
Seven
Storey
Mountain."
"The
Man
From
Nazareth,"
"The
Prophet,"
"The
Mature
Mind,"
"Mary,"
"Mr.
Jones,
Meet
the
Master,"
"The
rreexmgs
'Jli
Cfcriitmat
By
GEORGE
W.
CORNELL
NEW
YORK
Itf
Religion
has
become
a
"hot"
item
on
the
bookshelves.
Publishers
report
the
demand
for
books
with
a
religious
thme
is
at,
perhaps
the
highest
point
in
bonk
trade
history.
"So
far
as
1
know,"
said
John
B.
Chambers.
Harper
&
Brothers
editor,
"there's
never
been
tny
period
anytime
when
the
British
Sales
To
U.S.
Slump
LONDON
(Reuters)
Britain's
swer.
The
boom
has
come
since
the
1946
publication
of
Rabbi
Joshua
Loth
Lletrman's
popular
"Peace
of
Mind."
There
were
numerous
forerunners,
however,
such
as
the
Lloyd
C.
Douglas
novels,
in
the
1930s,
Henry
Emerson
Fosdick's
"On
Being
a
Real
Person"
and
novels
like
"The
Song
of
Berna-aette"
and
"Keys
to
the
King-
The
trend
has
marked
a
major
transformation
in
American
reading
habits.
It
has
swept
a
host
of
religion-
motivated
books,
both
fiction
and
nonaction,
to
the
best-seller
lists.
Some
publishers
say
the
subject
is
attracting
an
even
greater
reading
audience
than
sex
,
the
book
trade's
old
reliable.
"By
and
large,"
said
John
C.
Wiiley,
of
William
Morrow
tt
Co.,
"the
market
it
made
up
cf
two
staple
commodities
religion
and
sex.
I
rather,
think
th'it
today
religion
has
the
edge."
Public
demand
has
pulled
religious
books
into
the
mass-cir
Sign
of
Jonas.
"The
Greatest
Story
Ever
Told."
Pace-setting
veterans
of
current
best-seller
lists
Include
such
books
as
"The
Silver
Chalice,"
"The
Power
of
Positive
Thinking,"
"A
Man
Called
7
wiakri
we
.tnd
vou
art
meant
r
a-1
,
'...L.
mr-w?r
&
J
W
X
I
irttn
of
tb
evergreen.
Peter,"
"The
Robe,"
the
new
i
dom.'
v-vVi
.
w
if'A
"l
And
may
it
extend
to
11
tkoae
you
love,
too.
n
r
total
exports
in
November
were
culation
paper-bound
market.
About
15
books
of
religious
na
ture,
ranging
from
novels
to
PRINCE
RUPERT
FLORISTS
Third
Avenue
West
scholarly
studies,
are
on
th.
oUridii
in
low-priced
paper
cov
era.
;
the
highest
for
20
months
but
i
sales
to
North
America
showed
!
a
drop
in
the
official
figure.!
j
published
this
week.
I
However,
exports
to
America
I
for
the
first
11
months
of
the
year
rose
16
per
cent
over
ex-I
ports
for
the
first
11
months
of
SELF-NAMED
EXTRA
HELP
OBJECT
OF
POLICE
SEARCH
GRAND
RAPIDS,
Mich,
if
She's
In
her
early
20s.
She
wears
a
white
sweater
and
a
green
curduroy
skirt.
And
police
of
two
cities
are
looking
for
her.
Here's
why:
She
walked
into
two
Kalamazoo
stores
and
one
in
Grand
Rapids.
She
boldly
posed
as
a
new
employee
among
many
hired
for
the
Christmas
rush.
Then
she
tapped
the
cash
till
and
departed.
So
far
she's
at
least
$152
ahead.
B.
C.
CLOTHICRS
1IURD
AVENUE
There's
fairly
close
agreement
(n
what
caused
the
religious
literary
drift,
namely:
Hitler,
the
A-bomb,
dlsillu
1652.
ihis
represented
an
Increase
tionment
with
aceomnllshments
oi
1U
per
cent
in
sales
to
Ineiof
sheer
technolosv.
Soviet
des-
Lni'.ea
btaies
and
2i
per
centipotism,
international
fist-shak
a
to
Can.Kia
ing
and
altogether
the
fear,
But
post-war
years
brought
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T'
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hi
Wheat
Surplus
Said
Buffer
For
Farmers
Total
exports
for
November,
j
in
which
there
were
only
25
working
duys,
were
worth
$G6H,-000,000.
The
average
for
the
first
II
months
of
the
year
was
$359.0(10,000.
But
November
Imports
tit
$762,000,000
wers.
considerably
higher
than
exports
and
revealed
a
trade
deficit
for
the
mont
h
of
$IH
000,000.
This
showed,
however,
that
the
gap
between
Imports
and
exports
was
shortening.
For
the
first
11
months
of
last
year
is
avereged
$180,000,000;
for
the
first
11
months
of
this
year.
-:.:
Mr
.'"V-
II
I
VLUlMtaS
'
"
Vw'c'll
go
slung
with
Santa
in
wishing
Merry
Christmas
and
i
$156,000,000.
1
.
VHf
-
As
an
expression
o!
our
thanks
and
good
will,
we
extend
the
Season's
ir7
Ihis
Ereettnc
cocs
to
all
our
f
uends,.
W
ith
a
special
note
pf
cheet
"We
ish
you
joy
on
Christmas
Day
and
happiness
throughout
the
vear.'
MONTREAL
(CP)
Despite
the
hardship
Imposed
on
,
western
farmers,
Canada's
huge
wheat
surplus
this
year
will
act
as
a
guarantee
against
world
starvation,
a
Montreal
University
professor
claims.
'
Commenting
on
year-end
wheat
figures.
Prof.
David
L.
Macfarlane
of
Macdonald
College,
McGill
University
School
of
Agriculture,
said
the
reserve
of
wheat
will
act
as
a
buffer
for
western
farmers
If
a
crop
failure
occurs
within
the
next
few
years.
Farmers
had
been
unable
to
market
more
than
one-sixth
of
thi
tnt.nl
crnn
nf
f.Ofl
rW
nnrt
Happy
New
Year
lo
All.
DRY
GOODS
ond
NOVELTY
SHOP
Religious
Gifts
For
Soccer
Team
j
LONDON
(CP)
Bibles
trails
-
lated
into
Hungarian
were
given
i
members
of
the
Humcr-m
soe-
Greetings
to
all
our
many
friends.
GROTTO
CIGAR
STORE
j
eer
team
when
they
left
fur
j
home
after
defeating
England
6-3
in
an
international
match.
Western
Canada
I
bi;shols
lsec,nnld
tar?t-1i.-?n-
j
Htlian
wheat
harvesting
history,
B
rewerv
Profits
u1"f
10
surplus
of-
385.ooo.o6o
1
1
h"'shcls
"t
tllC
Cnd
0f
1952-
DUl
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I
t
t-
F
Uli
S&05
I
there
was
little
reason
for
pes-
r
'
sim
ism
on
the
world
wheat
sit-
VANCOUVKa
(CF)
-
Western
llat.ion.
,
;
Canada
Breweries
Ltd..
opertit-.
Prof.
Macfarlane
said
Canada
ing
in
ti
e
four
we'tent
province?,
cannot
export
in
a
normal
year
na
i.ei
iMi-n,iU-.
ot'.l.ixMi.in
for
at
the
level
maintained
during
the
fiscal
year
ending
last
Oct.
-cent
large-crop
years.
A
nor-31.
A
v
-ar
a'ti
t'.ie
net
piofit
was
i
val
crop
next
year
would
cut
$1,120,102.
1
the
surplus.
-
1
Cynce
more,
with
the
approach
of
Christmas,
we
take
time
out
to
express
to
all
our
friends
a.d
patrons
our
deep
appreciation
for
the
confidence
placed
in
ui
and
for
the
loyalty
shown
us
throughout
the.
past
year.
It
is
our
sincerest
wish
that
your
Holiday
be
filled
,
with
a
glad
spirit
and
good
health.
,
a
4
'
"M
-.1
lo
everyone
al
Cluistmas
lime
comes
the
joy
of
giving
and
mtiving.
It
is
our
pkasutc
now
to
olkt
our
suuciiil
wi.hns
lor
a
ay
iliuilul
lliltd.iy
to
aM
out
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if
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"it
came
upon
a
midnight
clear,"
may
the
message
of
Peace
and
Good
Will
dwell
in
your
heart
i
iM
'
a
.
t
Christmas.
If
;4
W
M.iy
your
Christmrs
be.
a
rcall
alt
its
merry
one
and
may
you
happy
memories
tluougltoui
a
lug'.
it
New
Year.
The
MaiKKh'.'mct
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tnnl
bluff
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PAXcRY
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