Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1942 Eleanor Roosevelt Private Papers of a Cub Reporter: The . scene is Honolulu, and the dialogue begins: “Listen!” The increasing roar sounded like the surging swell of voices from a distant stadium. “Planes,” he said. “Our pa trol . . He shook his head. “Too many.” In the distance there were sharp explosions—like vicious blasts of thunder. They rolled and cracked And echoed. Ay blinding, jagged sheet of yellow dame rose and spread. “. . . Well, it’s come at last . . .” **. . . What happened, sir? Was it bad?” “Very bad. They caught us flat- footed. Approached very high. Twenty, maybe thirty thousand feet . . . The anti-aircraft boys held up their lire ...” “. . . They knew just where to strike and what to strike with.” “They hit us with incendiaries the first time over . . . They caught the hangars at Hickam . . . and even went out of their way to set fire to Rogers Airport buildings and the barracks.” “. . . The enemy gave us three blasts . . . It'll be days before we can patch up.” . . Casualties heavy, sir?” "... They scored a direct hit on Schofield Barracks.” "... Clipper service, of course, has been suspended. The Japs are reputed fond of shooting down un armed transport planes.” ... It was Japan that the United States was at war with. “And Pearl Harbor, sir?” "A mess . . . They scored direct hits on the foundries and on the pumping plant near the drydock. 'They burned the air station hangars . . . The hospital’s all right, and they didn't hit any of the fuel oil tanks . . .” "Pearl Harbor was a cinch . . . AH they had to do was follow the coast line and blast away ...” "But how could they get several hundred planes here?” "God knows. Japan . . . wouldn’t have enough aircraft carriers . . . My guess is that they got a couple of carriers through by traveling away from the regular shipping lanes. That . . . put 100 to 150 little shipboard fighters in striking distance ...” "The raid occurred at eleven for ty-two ...” The bombing of the Island of Oahu had occurred at 11:42 . . . The President of the United States announced by radio to the country that America was at war with . . . Japan, whose fleets, even then, were headed eastward . . . “Our country has known some black days, but none so black as this one. God help us all!” The above are excerpts from “Lightning in the Night,” by Fred Allhoff, which appeared in Liberty Magazine, Sept. 7, 1940. —Buy Defense Bonds— When Nazi agent Geo. S. Viereck was recently indicted in Washing ton he was temporarily taken to the police station. When he registered there he was asked (among other queries) to give personal references. He gave the names of two individ uals high up in our gov’t. One is high in the State Dep’t—the other is a U. S. Ambassador . . . Anyone consulting the Washington (DC) po lice records can obtain these names. —Buy Defense Bonds— Letters from the movie colony these days all read as though every body out there had their options dropped . . . Errol Flynn got his final American citizenship papers last week . . Dorothy Di Frasso allegedly won $25,000 from ex-King Carol of Rumania in a gin rummy orgy in Mexico . . . Irving Ber lin’s latest song is called “Pearl Harbor” . . . Willis Hunt, who k just got his divorce from Carol Lan 1 dis, will soon marry Elise Curtis. 3 He leaves soon to fly for the R.A.F. . . . Jimmy Durante says the Japs i are sure to wind up on their Tokyos ... A tire firm uses this honey of a ■ slogan: “Don’t be a skidiot!” . . . ' America is like this: Mario Gallo, manager of the San Carlo Opera company, was married here last ■ week to Hizi Koy Ke, Japanese so k prano. —Buy Defense Bonds— j: Terrific feud going on in the U. S. ■ Supreme court. Justices Douglas,! Murphy, Black and Frankfurter are; the principals involved . . . San ’ Francisco newspaper man Paul' Smith (a Lieut. Comdr. in Navy Public Relations), has received the Green Light from Sec’y Knox . . . To drop the traditional silence—and keep the public informed. Mr. Knox feels that unlike other wars, this is "a people’s war”—and they should know all, etc. —Buy Defense Bonds— Jimmy Dorsey says the Jap Em peror should be called: “Hirohito- Below-The-Belto” . Because they’ve been caught accepting ad verts from shows containing smut and double entendre, the Christian Science Monitor will no longer take play ads in Boston until they’ve first studied the manuscript ... If you don’t have to use the long distance phone (for mush, frinstance) please don’t! Gov’t agencies and officials are incessantly on them and unless yours is life and death stuff—you are urged to use the mails. ACTIVE ASSIGNMENT In the paper, a few days ago, I read that our second son, Elliott, was assigned to an aviation unit and will be off on active duty again. This time it will not be, I am sure, over the wilds of Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland that he will fly, as he did all last summer. I thought he was still taking a training course and secretly rejoiced with his wife in the comparative security of rou tine flying. Shortly, apparently, there will be three boys whose whereabouts for us are wrapped in mystery. I left Washington one night on the night train and found my cousin, Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, waiting for me in New York at a very late hour to talk over certain changes in the organization for which she has done so much work. “Young America Wants to Help” has been a part of the British War Relief. Now, I imagine, they will redouble their ef forts to help not only young people in England, but young people any where in our country who need it. I love the photograph which re cently appeared in some papers of young Colin Kelly and his mother. I thirds many people will be touched as I was, by the letter addressed to the “President of the United States in 1956” by my husband. He asked that this little boy be given an ap pointment to West Point because of the services which his father had rendered to his country. Colin Kelly has a proud heritage and though pride can never remove the sense of loss which Mrs. Kelly and this little boy have suffered, still, in the future, it win mean much to both of them. Perhaps a child brought up in th* shadow of heroism may find it always a motivating force in his young life. —Buy Defense Bonds— INFANTILE PARALYSIS In stopping at the headquarters for the celebration of the President’s birthday for the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, I found that Mr. Kieth Morgan was pleased and deeply stirred by the telegrams which he has been receiving from his chairmen throughout the coun try. Apparently, being at war has not in any way lessened their interest in, the war against this dread dis ease. They feel more intensely than ever that they must save the chil dren by finding out how to prevent epidemics and how to care for those who are stricken. The strength of our children is the strength of our nation. The heavy epidemics of infantile paralysis during the past three years have brought us 26,000 casu alties in this particular war. We can ill afford such losses as these, and so, no matter what we give in other ways this fight must go on. —Buy Defense Bonds— SEEDS TO ENGLAND It seems queer, in winter, to be thinking about shipping seeds to England, but England can think about gardens earlier than we. I received a notice today that the New York Home bureaus had sent more than $2,000 for the purchase of vege table seeds to Mr. Donald Neville- Willing, who allows his home at 18 East 70th street. New York city, to be used as headquarters for the committee working for American Seeds for British Soil. Mrs. A. W. Smith, the state leader of the Home Demonstration Agents in New York, writes me that one dollar’s worth of seed will provide enough vegetables for a family of five. I can only believe that the English are better gardeners than we, for I am sure that the vegetable seeds that I buy for my own use cost me far more. I am not, how ever, a very good gardener, even by proxy. —Buy Defense Bonds— COUSINS APLENTY One night we had a rather large gathering of various family groups at Christmas dinner. The number of cousins was really quite amusing. I think the complications of family relationships, as regards my husband ! and myself, became completely baf fling to our English guests. When you tell some one, that the lovely lady sitting opposite him is your husband’s half-niece, that she married your first cousin, and that he was her sixth cousin, whereas you are married to your fifth cousin once removed, and are also her sixth cousin and that her children, in order to simplify life, say “Uncle Franklin and Aunt Eleanor,” when the relationship is really only that of a half great-uncle, you may well imagine that you have led anyone, no matter how great his interest in genealogy, through a maze from l which there is no emerging! A few old friends were here with us as usual, and we drank the usual toasts to absent family and friends, adding one toast in tribute to our British guests. After dinner, we had newsreels, featuring both the prime ; minister and the President, and then sang together for a while It will be quite impossible for me, of course, to thank the many people who have sent the President and me Christmas cards and telegrams, but I want to say here how grateful we are for their thoughts and the con fidence and affection which so many of them expressed E. R. PAIN OVER HEART DUE TO NUMEROUS CAUSES Not infrequently a very worried individual consults his doctor com- i plaining of a pain or an ache or of some type of dis comfort in the left lower anterior part of the chest. He is certain that this is due to heart dis ease and that his days are numbered. However there are many causes for pain in this part of the chest only a few of which are due to heart dis ease. There are so many causes be cause several organs in addition to the heart, skin and muscles are sup plied with nerves from the same segments of the spinal cord. Pain over the heart (precordial pain) ' may be due to a spasm of the mus cle at the inlet or outlet of the I stomach, to high acidity of the stomach juices (heart bum) or to an irritable bowel. Pain due to dis eases of the pancreas and spleen may also be referred to this region. Death Rate from Increasing Diseases in the United States per 100,000 Population mi 1927 ton WP 19» «Q wrr Irritation of the lining of the chest cavity and either surface of the diaphragm may cause it. One of the most common causes of pain over the heart is inflamma tion of the nerves between the ribs or their irritation by bony over growths in the spinal column. Pains in the muscles between the ribs due to their being strained by lifting, retching or coughing or to their being injured are the most frequent of all. 'Broken ribs may also cause pain over the heart. Syphilitic disease of the heart and aorta not infrequently causes a narrowing of the openings of the coronary arteries and a diminished blood supply to the heart. It fre quently is the cause of chest pain. J As it may alsc cause a leaky aortic valve, it, too, may cause serious disorders of rhythm. Fortunately, due to the improved methods for the treatment of syphilis and to the vigorous campaign being waged against it by Surgeon General Par- ran of the United States Public Health service, this kind of heart disease is becoming less of a men ace. Spasm Pains. Hardening of the coronary ar teries which in places results in a narrowing of the vessels, limits the flow of blood and may cause some precordial discomfort. A spasm in such a vessel due to a cold wind or to exertion, anger, or excitement may cause very severe pain which usually subsides quickly when ac tivity is stopped. Certain drugs which relieve the spasm of the ar tery and cause it to dilate, cause the pain to cease almost miracu lously. This type of heart pain is quite common in older people es pecially during cold weather. It often appears for the first time when a patient goes out in the cold after an attack of “flu.” The most serious and most severe heart pain and the most lasting is that which usually develops when one of the arteries of the heart is blocked by a blood clot. This cuts off the blood supply and destroys a part of the heart muscle which after several weeks is replaced by ; scar tissue. Most of the people who i develop clots -or spasms in the hard ened coronary arteries recover, but are rarely able to carry on as they did before. If you have a pain over your heart, even if it is not severe or i alarming, see your doctor and find out what is causing it. Then fol- ; low his advice and so remove its i cause or prevent its return. Dr. Nathan S. Davis III **Is it the pain you mind, or something it stands for?**—Aus tin Fox Riggs, M. D. # • * QUESTION BOX ' Send questions to Dr. Nathan S. Davis III. ; 1 Winnetka, 111. (Ennlose a self-addressed, j stamped envelope.) j Q.—My little girl has a rash like eczema on the inside of both arms, at the elbows. Also on the back of the legs, at the knees. All of the , various eczema treatments have j had no effect on this rash. What would you suggest? M. P. A.—That a skin specialist be con sulted who would make a more def inite diagnosis and prescribe ac cordingly. Do not wait too long to consult the specialist. - improved UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for January 11 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. THE INFANCY AND BOYHOOD OF JESUS LESSON TEXT—Luke 2:25-35. 39, 40. GOLDEN TEXT—Jesus increased in wis dom and stature, and in favor with God and man.—Luke 2:52. "Nobody knows what a boy Is worth. And the world must wait to see; For every man in an honored place Is a boy that used to be." Jesus was “only a boy” as He grew through infancy and childhood, but in that baby and that boy rest ed all the hopes of mankind. While He was not just like any other boy, yet His growth and development were normal, and we may learn much that will enable us to help the boy in our home, in our blpck, or in our church. The mother of Jesua, in fulfill ment of the law of her people, on the eighth day identified Him with the nation (Luke 2:21), and then at the end of 4Q days brought Him, with her humble sacrifice, to pre sent Him to the Lord. There a beautiful and prophetic scene took place as the Holy Spirit revealed to godly old Simeon His I. Complete Salvation—in a Baby (w. 25-35). The Holy Spirit (not yet come as the indwelling presence in believers’ hearts) had come upon Simeon, a man right with God and with a deep longing in his heart for the coming of the Messiah—“the consolation of Israel.” He was assured of living until that day, and now as he waited in the temple the babe who fulfilled that promise was laid in his arms. He blessed God as he broke forth in praise and prophetic utterance. Note the full conception of the work of the Redeemer—deliverance from bondage and fear of death, light to the Gentiles and glory to Israel, a stone of stumbling but also of rising again. A revealer of the hearts of men—yes, and One whose sacrifi cial death would pierce the heart of His mother. One is glad that Simeon and Anna iv. 36) and “them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem” saw in Mary’s infant son the Son of God incarnate, for round about was un belief (John 1:11), hatred (Matt. 2:16), and indifference (Matt. 2:4, 5). Is it not so today? Christmas has just been celebrated. How many saw the babe in the manger as Je sus the Saviour? The scene changes—the little fam ily is back in Nazareth in the hum ble home—and there we see II. Perfect Development in a Boy (vv. 39, 40). The period from infancy to ac countability (12 years) is summed up in the full-orbed growth of the boy Jesus described in verse 40. The one business of every child from birth to 12, or somewhere around there, until the period of ado lescence, is to grow without any sense of responsibility except obedi ence to authority; and obedience in the case of a child is always in or der to give the child perfect free dom from everything else, without any sense of responsibility. That is the story of Jesus: He grew!” (G. Campbell Morgan). Growth is, first of all, physical. Jesus stands by the side of every boy and girl as the body grows from babyhood to maturity, for He too knew that experience. We may talk to Him as an understanding friend about the physical needs and prob lems of our children. Let us re member that here, as elsewhere in Scripture, the physical body is rec ognized as important. Mentally, He experienced growth. The strange, apocryphal tales about i the child Jesus, representing Him as , a man of mature wisdom in a child’s ; body, do not compare even remote ly with the beautiful naturalness of a keen-minded boy asking questions, observing, always learning. Boys and girls, you may talk with confi dence to Him about your lessons, your growing interest in this excit ing world of ours, of your need for guidance in learning. Be sure that He will understand. The crowning touch upon the growing personality of the child is .the spiritual. We read of Jesus that “the grace of God was upon him.” "Grace,” says Dr. Morgan, “is first, that which delights and charms. Grace, secondly, is desire to impart to others the things that make them happy. Grace, finally, is the ac tivity that does this at all costs.” A gracious child is an altogether de lightful being; and when that gra ciousness is the result of the “grace of God” upon him, it is surpassingly lovely, for it makes him Christlike, ! even in the days of childhood. Great and grave has been the neglect of the spiritual life of chil dren for whom much has been done physically and mentally. Christian parents must not make that mistake —and they need not, for the Lord Jesus here too stands ready to coun sel, guide, encourage, and strength en them in every good purpose and deed. EZ3 Pattern 2993. DIGTAILS of wool are the chief A lure to this crocheted cap that does for all winter sports including that of being decorative. Mit tens and a scarf complete the set. Pattern 2993 contains directions for ing the set in 12-16 year sizes; illustra tions of it and stitches; materials required. Send your order to: Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pat tern No Name Address Small Obligations Life is made up, not of great sacrifices, or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kind nesses, and small obligations giv en habitually are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort.—Sir Humphrey Davy. sniffly watery misery of your head sold Just two drops Penetro No-- ^ixxrz m each nostril as directed * ..ps ^ ve that cold the air as cok* 0 i«e^ uasal breath ing passages o- . on —and air rushes ha its healin'* .... ouys long lasting sb|^ ply- ^ .^10" 1 uie genuine, economical FENETRO SSSfs Save your scraps of soap, melt them together and use for wash ing clothes. • • • It’s better to wash soiled woolen garments through several sudsy waters instead of just one. It is easier on the garment. * • * Cook carrots in just a little wa ter so you won’t have to drain off any of the minerals and vitamins before serving. * . • * One teaspoon of onion juice or half a sliced raw onion added to mashed potatoes gives them a dif ferent flavor. * • • Wash your dish towels daily and dry them in the sun to keep them white and free from odor. • * * When setting the table for guests, allow from 24 to 30 inches of space to a person. This makes for comfortable seating and serv ing. A crowded table is uncom fortable and somewhat confusing to bbth hostess and guests. * • * When grinding dry bread, tie a paper bag over the outlet of the grinder to prevent crumbs from going over the table and floor. • • * To clean a washable window shade, spread it on a table or the floor and rub it gently with a soft sponge frequently dipped in luke warm, mild soap suds. Clean off the suds with a damp cloth, then wipe the shade dry with a soft, clean cloth. 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