Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ s r 4 McGORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Tlmrsday; October 30, 1041 McCORMICK MESSENGER j Published Every Thursday F Established June 5, ISM EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, c . C., as mail matter of the se class. •OBSCR1PTION RATES: One Year $1.00 out Months .75 Three Months .50 TODAY *vul less lightly—but when all of the (defense units of the town march ed around the field behind the high school band, the whole audi ence thrilled to the realization America are now in the throes of building a defense organization like Westfield’s. In the towns along the eastern seaboard the people are more or that this town had done a Job for ■ j ess so id on the idea. They sense Lmu Kooinsoi; SMALL TOWN defense The other day Governor Edison of New Jersey stepped before a microphone and said to an audi ence of 10,000 people in Westfield, N. J., “I declare a state of emer gency in Westfield!” That was the signal for the two-year old defense organization of Westfield, a small town subur ban to New York, which has gain ed the reputation of being “the best defended small town in America,” to uphold its reputation in the eyes of visiting officials from all parts of New Jersey as well as from neighboring states. A debris clearance squad rush ed onto the demonstration field to clear logs and brush from a “besieged” street, the volunteer fire brigade made quick work of checking a house fire lit for the occasion, the police reserve, all in uniform, quelled a riot, and the motor corps and Red Cross group bandaged and cared for a number of wounded rioters. Staged with little preparation, the “fire,” the “riot,” the “wounds” and so on were treated more or America—that it had the trained man-power and woman-power ready to carry out any duty which this emergency might offer—and that it would deal with real danger in an even more adequate way than it dealt with the staged dangers arranged for visiting celebrities. i FRIVOLITY bravery In a small town, where everyone knows everyone else, a demon stration of this kind cannot be ex pected to be put on without a cer tain amount of frivolity. You can’t see Tom Smith, the local banker, suddenly appear in a red fireman’s hat and red checkered shirt without having it strike you funny. You can’t see your next door neighbor, who hates to clean up his lawn, rush out with an axe and wheel barrow to remove a heap of debris, without kidding him about it. And you can’t see one of the gang enough danger to feel it is to their interests to have an organi zation ready “just in case.” Not many of them expect Ger man bombers suddenly to come over the horizon. But they know that even without any attack from outside, the “arsenal of democra cy” which flows to eastern ports is a potential danger to factories, storehouses, ships and railroads. Even in the towns far away from the coast, where defense production is booming, the people are coming to the realization that it won’t do any harm to be pre pared for emergencies. It is hoped that our thousands of local defense organizations will never be needed to deal with any foreign foe, but they can be in valuable in helping to keep the home fires burning. 2LA^j mm >>>>» '■W-im ■' -■ -t< DUTY La Guardia F. H. LaGuardia, U. S. director I « o * j of civilian defense, recently esti- you bowl with every Saturday . . ,, ^ ^ , nicrv,* „ *■ Vp- -i-v. y I mate d that the chances are 94 per night out directing traffic with a , . .. . .v\ HoHo-o ^ * cen t against any attack on this badge on his shirt and a gun at i „ . , , , , .. ... , .. , . . country. But he added that if his side, without wanting to drive , ^ „ _ . . ™ *4.1, 4. 4. 4. there was even a 6 per cent chance on the left side of the street to .. , , . f' .. , v,«.n j v, * that there might be an attack see what he’ll do about it. i ... * « r. u _ i* 4.v,- ~ ! every citizen of America should Of course if this was Germany, , . ... . be ready to meet it. CHEVROLET AIDS NATIONAL DEFENSE MAKING MILITARY TRUCKS nc matter how close a friend of yours that man in the new police shirt was, you’d treat him with the utmost respect when you saw that badge and gun—or maybe he’d take a shot at you for your insolence. But in America, the newly uni formed officer is apt to show em barrassment rather than authority when he appears before his friends. And there’s no weakness in that attitude either—for in a time of emergency that same em- barrassmentr is apt to inspire the kind of bravery which keeps men from retreating in the face of any danger. With their friends watch ing, these men would be embar rassed not to be heroes. EMERGENCIES explosions Thousands of towns throughout Because of that feeling, Mr. La Guardia, in spite of being the busy mayor of the largest city in the world, took on the additional job of organizing civilian defense. He has asked for the formation of defense councils in every town throughout the land and has pre pared a general plan for the for mation of such local councils along uniform lines. His plan calls for the following groups in each town: air raid war dens, auxiliary police, bomb squads, auxiliary firemen, fire watchers, medical corps, rescue squads, nurses’ aides corps, staff corps, messengers, drivers corps, emergency food and housing corps, decontamination corps, demolition and clearance crews, road repair crews. MAKING 75-MM: SHELLS f/ Ksr CHMmR & KVV Today, more than ever before, CHEVROLET ECONOMY is a Personal Advantage and a National Asset SAVES GAS • SAVES Oil • SAVES UPKEEP When you realize that The Finest Chevrolet of All Time brings you trim new “Leader Line” Styling . . . new Body by Fisher of the same type and size used on higher-priced cars ... a power ful, thoroughly proved Valve-in-Head “Victory” Engine and Unitized Knee- Action Glider Ride ... along with its low price and low operating costs— —then you know exactly what we mean when we say that, under today’s conditions, Chevrolet economy is both a personal advantage and a national asset. IT PAYS 10 BUY THE UADER AND GET THE IEADING BUT DESIGNED TO LEAD IN STYLING DESIGNED TO LEAD IN PERFORMANCE DESIGNED TO LEAD IN ECONOMY . X, !■ All Motor Vehicle Owners Please Take Notice! , * 1 NEW 1941-1942 MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES MUST BE PURCHASED BEFORE OCTOBER 31, 1941 Current motor vehicle licenses expire on October 31st. Applications for 1941-1942 licenses should be made immediately as t he law provides that new plates shall be displayed on November 1, 1941. Annual licenses must be provided for PRIVATELY OPERATED PASSENGER CARS and also for TRUCKS and SEMI-TRAILERS having a load capacity of less than 3 tons, as semi-annual licenses cannot be issued for these vehicles. When applications are made for TRUCK and SEMI-TRAILER licenses the weight of the empty vehicles must be given. T he net weight only is required. NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT in w hich the owner resides must he entered on the application in the space provided. Read carefully and follow the instructions on the application card and he sure that the information thereon is in accord with the vehicle you now own. Remit only certified check, cashier’s check or money order. Do not send cash. If an application blank has not been received advise the Highway Department immediately, giving owner's name and address and the make, type and motor number of vehicle you wish to register. Owners of vehicles purchased and operated prior to October 22, 1941, will he re quired to pay such portion of the 1940-1941 fees as may he due. The 1941-1942 license only will ho required for vehicles purchased after October 22. 1941. McGrath motor co.. me McCORMICK, S. C. War Department Takes Truck And Bus Inventory For National Defense STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Motor Vehicle Division Columbia, S. C, P. O. Box 1498 All truck and bus owners in the nation are being asked to file data on their vehicles with the Highway Traffic Advisory Committee to the War Department. Through the Public Roads Administration and the Work Projects Administration this information is being gather ed and tabulated into lists of highway transportation units a- va liable in all parts of the country for use in case of emergency. Every owner of any truck or bus should file a completed question naire, regardless of the uses to which vehicles are put in their daily work. In South Carolina over fifty thousand cards have been mailed to all owners of these vehicles, and over nineteen thou sand questionnaires, or 37% of the total, have been filled in and re turned by owners willing to be of service in time of national emer gency. Records made public October 16 in Washington, D. C., placed Wis consin and Wyoming ahead of the other states v/ith over 50% returns received, other leaders being Ver mont, 47%; Colorado, 46%; Wash ington and New Jersey 45%; Rhode Island, South Dakota and Delaware 43%;' New Mexico 41%; Utah 40%; Ohio, Maine, Nevada and Arizona 39%. No southern state is included among the lead ers for which returns are quoted. The five million trucks and busses in this country present a tremendous reserve toward which the nation may turn if transpor tation emergencies should arise in connection with national defense. But the government in Washing ton has no records of their kind, location, size or availability. These items can only be secured from the owners, who are now asked to turn in completed questionnaires at once, and to make returns in South Carolina equal or better than those noted for any of the above states. Data for three great transpor tation mediums, air, water, and rail, are already on file in Wash- - • _ k Sove % the cost of driving on Autumn trips by STROM’S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE N PV Phone 95 One-Way Rd.-Trip McCormick, S. C. Charleston, S. C. $2.70 Augusta, Ga. -65 1-20 Jacksonville, Fla. 4.15 7.50 Savannah, Ga. 2.55 4.60 Knoxville, Tenn. 3.70 6.70 Columbia, S. C. LJ55 2.80 * Plus 5% Federal Transportation Tax _j Buy Your Furniture From J. S. STROM Easy Payment Plan. No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. ii Fruit Juice.. Nature’s Aid For Constipation.. in PRUNQL Laxative + Prunol works along nature's lines in helping to relieve you of con stipation. Prunol contains one of nature’s aids—prune juice, and this combined with tasteless mineral oil and phenolphthalein will give you comfortable, easy bowel movements—no irritation or griping, results so often felt from ordinarj', harsh laxatives. Prunol is guaranteed to give you relief. It you’re not completely satisfied with results obtained from Prunol your druggist will refund your money. Prunol comes in 60c or $1.00 sizes. Sold and guaranteed byf PEOPLES DRUG STORE, McCormick, S. C. I ington. Highway transportation, the fourth great medium, will place itself alongside these others through the data collected from the questionnaires now in the hands of truck and bus owners. The need for such information is urgent. Truck cmd bus ovmers may serve best by sending in their completed cards immediately. The War Department wants this information. It is of vital impor tance to the national welfare. Owners are urged to cooperate by completing their cards and mail- .ng back at once.