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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, March 19, 1942 BcCORMICK messenger i raMtehed Every Thursday ■stabllshed Jane 5, 19M EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Mc- Oormlck, S. C., as nkail matter of • the second class. f t El iiSC *TION . r S: {■ Yi tr- $1.00 '< fllx Months .75 T9)ree Months .50 TODAY <md HOARDING MONEY The hoarding of money is the latest problem on our home front and one of the most difficult problems with which to deal. It seems that until recently the amount of money in circulation in this country averaged between six and seven billion, dollars a year. But now there is between 11 and 12 billion dollars in pockets, tin boxes and perhaps buried in back yards. It is believed that considerable •of this hoarded money has been hidden away by foreigners in this •country who have seen bank de posits seized in their homelands and fear similar action here. There is, of course, no reason for such fear . in the United States and there is no reason to think that dollar bills are any more secure than defense bonds. The chief difference between U. S. currency and government bonds is that the bonds pay interest and the currency doesn’t. But the hoarding of money does create a serious problem in that it holds a possible threat of ex cessive spending and inflation at any time. If it continues, people who have hoarded money may be forced to report it or turn it in, in very much the same way which they are now being required to report their hoards of sugar. One way that this could be done would be to require that old currency be cashed in, or at least exchanged for new currency, before a certain date or the holder would be liable to a heavy fine when the money >is released. Ordinarily, what we do with our money is our, own business. But, if a group of people act to take a sizable amount of money out of circulation, it - could disrupt our .whole economic system. Our eco- l nomic system is having enough difficulties today without per mitting this new one to gain too much headway. So if any of us want to bury money away for a rainy day, let’s bury it in the - form of defense bonds instead of currency. Then it ' will keep growing while it is out of circulation and when we dig it up, in ten years or so, every $18.75 board will be worth $25. Buy Defense Bonds xx A Daily Food Guide (By Myra Reagan, Nutrition Con sultant, S. C. State Board of Health.) The State Nutrition Committee has adopted a list of foods which should be eaten each day. These foods will give an adequate diet. Every housewife should check her meals to see that all these foods are included. The meals’ might be very simple or they might be very elaborate and still have the right things in them. This is the adopted list: 1 pt.—1 qt. milk, 1 egg, 1 or more servings lean meat, poultry, fish or seafoods*, 1 serving green, leafy, or yellow vegetables, 1 serving tomatoes, raw green cabbage, orange or grapefruit, 1 serving sweet or Irish pota toes, 2 other servings vegetables or fruit, 2 servings whole grain bread, cereal, or “enriched” breads**, 1 other serving of grain prod ucts—bread or cereal, Butter (or margarine with vit amin A added), Sweets: Moderate amounts if desired. Include cane or sorghum sirup or cane molasses, 6 or more glasses of water. Ah average serving for fruits and vegetables is about 1-2 cup. * Dried peas, beans, soybeans, or peanuts may be substituted for lean meat, poultry, fish or sea food, and eggs not more than three times per week. ** “Enriched” flour and bread have better food value than plain white flour but are not as good as whole grain flour. Don Robinson SET FISHNESS . . . hope In our nation, where we boast of complete freedom of religion, a casual look at the way we live clearly shows that many of us in terpret that freedom as freedom from religion. A lot of us, in recent years, have been living pretty self-centered lives. We have watched out for our own interests and our own pleasures, and have concerned ourselves as little as possible with the problems and struggles of the rest of the people. I Now we realize that our selfish interests must be made secondary to the common good. We are having a difficult time to part company with those selfish interests. Housewives are hoard ing sugar and canned goods to get the jump on their neighbors. La bor unions continue to fight for higher wages. Farm groups con- [tinue to try to grab, out of the war, an extra profit for our rural population. And politicians find it difficult to forget politics and follow their habitual tactics of trying to get grants for their con stituents at the expense of the rest of the nation. But ki spite of many examples of continued selfishness, there is a bright ray of hope in the fact that all of these actions are being fought by the public on the grounds that they are selfish. Selfishness, in the eyes of most of us, is becoming an unpardonable trait. It is rapidly reaching the “last ditch” stage in this country. SERVICE thrills Although the war has not yet been felt here to any great ex tent, millions of people already have begun to realize that there is something bigger and more im portant to work for than them selves. Even those who have volun teered to aid in local defense work—altl'.ough they may not yet have been called upon to sacrifice much time or to do a great deal jf work—have been led by an un selfish urge to give up certain comforts and pleasures in order to do something for their commu nity. 'Women who may have spent most of their working hours pur suing little social pleasures are finding a new satisfaction in spending more time doing things for others. Boys who had become accus tomed to spending their spare time in selfish pastime are sud denly finding the biggest thrill of their lives, in donning a uniform and going into the service of their country. Men in factories, who have never before taken an interest in any activities outside of those of direct concern to themselves or their families, are feeling a surge of satisfaction as they realize the vital part they are playing in the service of mankind. RELIGION .... struggle As the war progresses, it is apt to appear more and more as a predominantly religious war ... as a struggle between spiritual val ues and barbarism. In addition to the Axis nations personifying barbarism and the United Nations representing the more spiritual goals, it will in clude many struggles within na tions and within individuals in each nation. The “Mr. Hyde” in many of us will be subordinated to the “Dr. Jekyll.” Out of it all will undoubtedly come a reawakening of spiritual values among the people on both sides of the struggle and we can anticipate a higher form of civili zation wherein greed and brutality and selfishness will be more hate ful than ever before to all the peoples of the world. Religions of all kinds have al ways been strengthened by strug gle. It seems to follow then that the greatest struggle in which man has ever engaged will pro duce a more vital religion than we have ever known. The only other choice would be total destruction of all spiritual force—and it is doubtful if man is capable of de stroying that no matter how much he might try. RUSSIA surge In Germany and Italy, where religion has until recently been an important part of the life of the people, the attempts to smother it will eventually lead to rebellion. History shows many efforts which have been made to kill re ligious beliefs and substitute the worship of a state or a man, but it has never worked for long. There is an indefinable element in the human make-up which is quickly starved without religion— and man has always overcome anything which interferes with satiating this hunger of the soul. In Russia, where an effort ♦ has been made in recent years to sti fle the religious beliefs of the peo ple, it is expected that all opposi tion to religion will be swept away by the glorious struggle the peo ple of that nation are carrying on in the service of mankind. The basis of all religion is un selfishness and it is impossible that milions of Russians can per form the heoric, unselfish acts which they are performing today without having a vital religion surging through their souls. In spite of the efforts of Com munist leaders to push religion in to the background, it seems quite probable that a victory for the Russians will be an even greater I victory for God—and that the ' new Russia, after the war, will be a highly religious nation. CANS food In a few months you may be able to measure the healthful- • ness of canned foods by their availability on the market. Some favorite canned goods will be taken off the grocer’s shelves altogether, some will blossom out in new clothes and some will be available in limited quantities. One of the favorite canned sup pers—canned pork and beans—is scheduled to be eliminated en tirely, "for in the plan to conserve tin it has been decreed that beans can be cooked at home as they were by grandma. Even Fido will be affected. Canned dog food, which uses 820 tons of tin each year, will no longer be sold in cans. It has been found that de-hydrated dog food can keep a dog just as healthy as canned food. Baking powder, cereals, flour, and spices are among the other products which will be cut off en tirely from their tin can supply. SALVAGE . . . collections There will probably soon be ma jor additions to the list of foods which can no longer be supplied in tin cans. But this can be post poned if we all save tin cans and turn them in when there is a local tin can collection. The government estimates that it can salvage 120,000 tons of tin and scrap steel in a year if we will all see to it that tin cans go to war instead of to the garbage heap. The tin cans turned in will be reprocessed with chemicals. To make this as simple as possible it has been requested that house wives give tin cans the following treatment before bundling them up for collection: 1. Remove both ends of the can and wash it. 2. Step on the can lightly so that there is still about a quarter mch of air room between the walls of the can for chemicals to f low through when it is being re processed. 3. Put both ends of the can in side the can itself. That’s all there is to it. PRICES .... protected Although the quantity of foods available in tin cans will be con siderably reduced, this will not mean a scarcity of all the food we need. Neither will it mean in creased prices for canned goods. Tn our new national policy of substituting government control for the old competitive system of selling on which America has thrived, both prices and proper distribution of food wall be un der the close scrutiny of Wash ington. Already Mr. Henderson, who is in charge of the gigantic problem of handling supplies and gover ning prices, has fixed prices on many of the most popular lines of canned goods. He has issued a regulation fixing the manufac turer’s and jobber’s price on 11 canned fruits and 15 canned vege tables—and severe penalties have been set up for any violations of his price edicts. Although he has not yet fixed retail prices, this will be done quickly if it is found that retailers attempt to raise prices on these canned goods. The 11 canned fruits which should stay at the same price level from now on are: apples, apple sauce, apricots, cherries i (red, sour pitted), cherries (sweet), fruit cocktail, fruit salad, peaches, pears, pineapples, and plums. The 15 vegetables on which Mr. Henderson has fixed prices are: asparagus, beans (all dry varieties), beans (lima), snap beans (green and wax), beets, carrots, corn, peas, pumpkins, sauerkraut, spinach, sweet pota toes, tomatoes, tomato catsup, and tomato juice. HEALTH .... capsules It is expected that other pack aging materials, in addition to tin, will soon be rationed by Mr. Henderson. The cardboard used in many packaged cereals and other, grocery products is becom ing scarce due to huge require ments for cardboard in packaging shells and other munitions. Glass, although plentiful, will probablv become harder to get as more and more manufacturers turn to glass containers for their prod ucts. Only about 1 per cent of packaged foods are now packed in glass, so it is easy to picture how impossible it would be for the glass industry to expand enough to supply containers for the food products which will be cut off from tin. Packaging is a problem of mi nor importance among the great problems we face today, but it serves as an excellent example of the changes in every little thing which will result from our war program. If we have to go back to the cracker-barrel era of retailing, we can do it without any parti cular hardship. The main thing is to keep sufficient fc*>d avail able to protect our health—and there is no question that this will be done. In fact, the government is taking more interest in our health today than it ever did before, and even though our food may not be delivered in fancy packages, we are apt to come out of this war a much better and more in telligently fed people than we are today. And that’s all that really mat ters—even if we eventually sit down to a dinner of health blooming capsules. —Buy Defense Bonds— Coker’s Pedigreed Cotton Seed For Sale I have a few Lag ea;ii of folic ving varieties of Coker’s Pedigreed Cotton Seed: 200 Strain 2, 100 Strain 4, 4-In-l Strain 4, price .50 per 100 pound bag. Can deliver at county agent’s office. J. L. BRACKNELL PLUM BRANCH, S. C. 388 -1X1- Chevrolet - First 1942 Dealer Committees Detroit, Mich., March 5, — A comprehensive picture of the re tail automotive business in its “duration dress,” presenting a cross-section of Chevrolet dealers’ thinking on problems common, to all auto dealers will result from a series of 94 zone, regional and national committee meetings be ginning Feb. 24 and concluding with a two-day final session in Detroit, Mar. 16-17 William E. Holler, Chevrolet general sales manager, announced today. In the face of stringent restric tions applying to the auto man ufacturing business as the first war-time commercial “casualty,” these ftie^tings are expected to develop a compilation of imme diate needs foreseen by the re tailers so that they may remain the servant of the motorist. In 37 zones throughout the country, 76 dealer meetings will be held. Two groups—the Dealer Service Committee and the Dealer Business Management Committee —will discuss the two current prime phases of the retail auto mobile business. Selected dele gates from these groups then con vened in Chevrolet’s eight region al headquarter points March 3 to prepare a more inclusive report for their representatives to bring to Detroit for the final sessions with Mr. Holler, his staff, and de partment heads. “Since early in 1937, regular dealer committee sessions have served an important liason role linking Central Office with the more than 8,000 Chevrolet deal ers,” Mr. Holler said. “The con tinuity of this program has af forded us the most complete cu mulative picture of retail prob lems and procedures in the indus try. At no time in the history of the program have dealers faced such rigourous conditions as con front them today, and thus it follows that never before has Chevrolet had a chance to serve dealers at a time when its sup port and counsel are more neces sary. “Formerly, these groups were designated the National Dealer Planning and National Dealer Used Car Committees, but as we have broadened our program of ‘specialization for efficiency throughout the wholesale organi zation, we have likewise encour TRUCK TIRES RECAPPED We have all sizes rubber. Send us your tires and rationing certificates. HOLLOWAY-DOUGHTY 811 E!lis Street _ _ AUGUSTA, GA. Tractor Tires Repaired 0 SSE £ FRESH MEATS, OYSTERS AND FISH Call on us for Fresh Oysters-Extra Standards and Extra Selects-Pork, Beef, Lamb, Veal and Fish of All Kinds. We grind sausage for the public at any time. We deliver. \ JESTER’S CASH MARKET PHONE 25 _! McCORMICK, S. C. 3E aged the retailers to adhere to the same principles. “The new committees will be termed Dealer Service and Dealer Business . Management Commit-* tees, indicative of the specialized functions they will hold in the over-all program of girding the organization for the severe tests ahead. “We have always felt that this democratic procedure is in line with the great American tradi tions. Over the years the commit tee system has proved itself time and again, for the suggestions and recommendations from the field, as conveyed by chosen dele gates, have been of material as sistance in formulating policies of maximum benefit to the entire or ganization. “Because there are more Chev- rolets on the American highways today than any other single make of car; because Chevrolet dealers have led the industry in sales con sistently through the past decade, and because Chevrolet dealers have established themselves in their respective communities as reliable, progressive business men, we feel that from these commit tee sessions will come sound, prac tical programs. Service to a na tion that is so highly dependent upon the motor car for transpor tation at a period when such transportation is of strategic military importance is a direct contribution to the victory we all are pledged to win.” Specific program recommenda tions have been prepared by Mr. Holler for the various committee meetings, in order to afford “starting points” for discussion by the dealers. The nation-wide scope of the committee member ship, plus the fact that both large and small dealerships will be rep resented. assures complete cover age of all aspects of any given question, Mr. Holler pointed out. In the five years of the Dealer Committee system, Mr. Holler said, nearly 2,000 separate meetings have been held, attended by more than 8,000 dealers. This broad- gauge representation' of • the re tailer in national planning has played an invaluable role in the creation of policies and program improving Chevrolet service to owner and dealer alike. — x Veterinary Clinics TO BE HELD AT HOLLINGS WORTH’S STORE, WILLING- TON AND McCORMICK The County Agent’s Office is cooperating with the F S. A. Of fice in holding mule clinics in different parts of the county. Three of these clinics have al ready been held with 106 mules treated. Dr. W. A. Barnette of Greenwood is holding these clin ics and is charging a nominal cost of $1.00 per head for these treat ments. The purpose of these clinics is to float teeth and give dny other treatment that is necessary to improve the condition of the workstock so that they will be more efficient during the 1942 crop year. . .v Following is a list of the three other clinics that are to be held in the county: Hollingsworth’s Store, Friday, March 20th, at 2:00 p. m. Willington,, Tuesday, March 24th, at 2:00 p. m. McCormick, Friday, March 27th, at 11:00 a. m. County Agent’s Office. McCormick, S. C. We’ve got Axis to grind. Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps. —ON PAY DAY, BUY BONDS—