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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA V Thursday, April 16, 1942 VcCORBOCK MESSENGER L I Foblished Every Thursday Established June 8, IMS EDMOND J. McCKACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. ' ^DESCRIPTION RATES: ’ iptf Year fl.«i «tx Months .75 T^We Months.50 FOOD TRANSPORTATION Farmers, busy trying to produce record crops for Uncle Sam, have, in many cases, postponed facing the problem of how fdrm products are going to be transported after truck tires wear out. There is a feeling among many of us that, since the government is so anxious to have food produced it will find a way to solve the transportation problem. The government is, of course, working on this subject and is de veloping a plan. But the plan of the Office of Defense Transporta tion can only work out if the farmers and all the rest of us vol untarily assist right now in mak ing the problem less difficult. Since farm trucks are not own ed by the government, it is up to the farmers and transportation companies which do own them to see to it that they are used in the most economical manner. A few of the government’s suggestions for making the trucks last are: 1. Co-operate in transportation pools with neighbors. 2. Eliminate unnecessary use of vehicles. Don’t consider using a truck for personal transportation. 3. Revise marketing and buying programs. Eliminate daily or semi-weekly trips to market with less than full loads by planning loads and trips with neighbors. 4. Keep trucks in the best pos sible mechanical condition. It is estimated that if farmers do all they can to follow those suggestions to the letter, the 1,- 500,000 motor trucks engaged in transporting farm products can be made to last twice as long as they would under ordinary condi tions. There is no doubt that equip ment pooling and co-operative hauling will eventually be worked out in every rural community. But ' the big danger is in postponing such plans too long. Every un necessary trip made today is com plicating the future hauling prob lem. The time to begin following the government’s suggestions is right now. —Buy Defense Bonds— xx the armed forces of men who are more urgently needed in war pro duction. 2. To replace workers who are now deferred from military ser vice on occupational grounds whenever possible, with vocational trainees or other qualified per sons who, J>ecause of age, sex, or other reasons, are not suitable for military service, and To speed up war production by promoting the transfer of work ers from none^sei.tial to essential work. Applicants who need help in filling out their questionnaire are told to ask for such assistance from their employer, their labor union, from any office of the United States Employment Ser vice, or from a member of the Selective Service Local Advisory Board for Registrants. No fee is charged for this service. x TODAY and Don Robinson By LYTLE HULL Empl oyment Service Making Survey Of Man-Power Will Assist Citizens In Filling Out Their Questionnaires The United States Employment Service office in McCormick was making final preparations today to conduct a thorough inventory of the man-power of this locality on the basis of an “occupational questionnnaire’’ which has .been mailed to every man between the ages of 20 and 44 who registered for selective service on February 16, Manager H. Gerard Hartzog COLUMNS . ... seventh I want to suggest a group to be known as the “seventh column” which will include all of those people who accuse others of be longing to the “fifth column” or the “sixth column.” When the term “fifth column” was first used to define a large force of residents of Norway who helped the Nazis to gain con trol of that country, the term had a real meaning. It was accepted as applying to any person pre tending to be a patriot who was actually aiding the enemy in the conquest of his country. The term quickly broadened in this country to include anyone who was engaging in any action which might be interpreted as being of help to the enemy, even though he might not mean to be aiding the enemy. Then as the term became more popular, a great many of us be gan applying it to most any man in public office, or to our acquain tances, who committted the un pardonable sin of having an opinion which differed from our own. For a few months speech- makers throughout the country scarcely ever made a speech with out accusing someone of being a fifth columnist and radio an nouncers blasted forth each night about prominent members of society who were nominated for fifth column membership. Finally the term became monot onous and meaningless and gradually the flurry of accusations subsided. The great majority of the people accused of anti- American activities were acquitted by public opinion and it was evi dent that a new term was needed to make the headlines. TEAttf WORK ers afterward for what we be- Anyone Who sames knoWs liieve that nation should be!” what happens to the siHfe Which This means us! And it means doesn’t “pull together.’^ From that if we wish to win we have bridge to baseball — it’s all the & ot to resist the temptation of same. Heckle your bridge partner abusing our Allies; of abusing our and he plays worse than even he President; of abusing the con- knows how. Nag your golf part- gress; of abusing labor; of abus- ner and he slices into the rough, ing the owners of the factories; You can’t win a game of baseball of abusing Mr. Ickes, Mr. Stimson, or football with a team of “Sour Mr. Knox and Miss Perkins and Piisses” who hate each other and anyone and everyone else con- just won’t co-operate. nected with the vital operation of j Well—we are now trying to win the war effort. a much bigger game than any of This doesn’t mean that con- these and it is going to be very structive criticism should cease: difficult to do unless we use such criticism is an essential to TEAM WORK. When it is all over good management. It means that we can tell our team-mates what we should no longer indulge our- we think of their bad sportsman- | selves in acrid tirades based, for sh’n and general all-around in- the most part, upon rumors or efficiency. We can “bawl out” our upon lack of information—the bridge partner or be “bawled out’ type of vituperation which keeps by him. We can tell the captain everyone in a ferment and pre- how much more easily we would vents national co-operation: the have won the game than he did. type which emanates from fear. But while the game is in play, oraggadocio, and from mouths we will enjoy far greater success which work faster than do their if we abuse and denounce and owners’ brains. scold the opposing team only. We mus t k e patriots if we are If our captain gives an order g 0 i n g to win this war; and if we which may seem foolish; or if he are ^qq to fight, or too poor to is following a policy of which we t> U y ponds, or too occupied to give don t approve we on the side- a jj our time to some active war lines must remember that he has work _ we can at feast help by a plan of campaign in his mind foregoing destructive abuse and which is based upon inside knowl- by sh o W i n g our disapproval of edge of the opponent’s strategy others who indulge in it. and of his team’s capabilities; a I _ i * . , , ... , The Germans lost the first knowledge which we do not pos- TTr . ^ . ... ^ _ I; World war when their Team Work began to crumble. The French started the second World sess. We made him captain to co-ordinate our efforts and to lead us to victory. He can only accomplish that objective if we back him unstintingly while the i,. game is in play. The opponents ' _ , . . . . , . .,. , ... . is Japans. We have got to match know this and will move heaven A t . . ... .. . . it—“or else.” At present we are and earth to disrupt our team- ^ . , . , . . . ..... ... ... certainly not doing so! Every work while they maintain their I J* war with no Team Work and were beaten easily. The German Team Work—so far—is superb; and so BRANDS sixth That new term, rather unorigi nal in name, was created recently by Richard C. Patterson, Jr., chairman of the New York state defense savings staff and former assistant secretary of commerce, who won public fancy by referring to a large group in the United States as being the “sixth column.” Mr. Patterson’s term became M famous overnight when President own. William P. Witherow, president of the National Association of patriot should constitute himself a guardian of his own tongue and a censor of his friend’s tongues. When we have Team Work—we 1 MID-WEEK TRAVEL EASES WEEK-END CONGESTION You make it easier for yourself if you take trips, whenever possible, on mid-week days when travel is lighter—and you make it easier for soldiers, sailors, and war workers to travel on week-ends, often the only time they can go. 2 BUS TRAVEL CONSERVES TIRES, CARS, VITAL MATERIALS Each passenger can travel many miles farther by Greyhound than by private car—per pound of rubber, per gallon of gaso line. Then too there’s the saving of wear and tear on your car and its valuable tires. 3 GET TICKETS,INFORMATION IN ADVANCE—AVOID DELAY You can ease crowding at terminals if you get information about routes, fares and schedules—and get your tickets, too —well before you leave. On trips usually taken in mid summer—arrange to go early or late, thus dodging the July- August rush period. 4 GREYHOUND FARES SAVE MONEY TO BUY WAR BONDS One-Way Rd.-Trip m * jr Augusta, Ga., $ .72 $1.30 y /AZ—4 Jacksonville, Fla., 4.55 8.20 ✓ nil WAR EffOST / Charleston, S. C., 2.95 5.35 /faneaTfaf / Greenville, S. C., 1.25 2.25 /vmHGHYHOUNo/ Strom’s Cut-Rate Drug Store yary Phone 95, McCormick, S. C. ^GREYHOUND Manufacturers, says: “This is the wm have all the .. making5 - for time for but one fight—against v fe^ or y the enemy from without. Save the nation now and fight like troop- | —Buy Defense Bonds— important and confidential | Baptist Assembly At ner, tell startling news about the r ^ armed forces or government oper- : Hartsville June 22-27 ation of the war, thus repeating said today. ' The questionnaires were mailed Roosevelt, at a press conference, to registrants around April 1, and J expressed hearty approval of the must be filled out and returned to term and its definition, the Selective Service Boards with- Public speakers began making in 10 days from the day they were ] as t minute revisions in their talks received. The occupational regis- to make sixth column accusations, tration is being conducted jointly writers began scratching their by the Employment Service . and heads to decide who they would the Selective Service system in br and with this new slur and order to provide information to many people re-classified their the former. The Selective Ser- j acquaintances to see which might vice will furnish copies of the fit Mr. Patterson’s definition of completed questionnaires to the ^^e second line of unpatriotic Employment Service, which will | Americans. some rumor without real founda tion that in many cases was planted in their minds purposely by some enemy fifth column. Skeptics: Those who spread the propaganda of fear, as though the war is already lost and our efforts to combat the enemy are futile. Fault-finders: Those who, from their clubs, cafes or country stores, criticize—an^ perhaps even sneer—at the deeds and decisions of the President of the United States or other high government executives. The - let - George-do- it- crowd: Those who, either ^rom laziness or an inferior complex, want to put their share of the burden on the shoulders of others. While shout ing for victory^ they refuse to make any sacrifices to insure that victory. ELECTION . . . dangers The most frightening thing about this epidemic of name calling, is the fact that our na tion’s major name-calling debacle —a national election—is just a- round the corner. Even though congressional can didates have pledged themselves Baptist Convention.’ The 4-ssembly Committee of the South Carolina Baptist State Con vention announces that the twen ty-seventh annual session of the Assembly School of Religious Edu cation will be held at Coker Col lege, Hartsville, June 22-27. 1942. The director, Mr. J. L. Corzine, says: “The program will be built on the ‘Show Me How’ basis. Actual Sunday School classes will be taught and department assem blies will be conducted by special ists while those in attendance observe. This laboratory method of presenting methods in church work will be followed throughout the program. There will be labo ratories in W.M.U. work. Baptist Training Union work and Vaca tion Bible School work as well as in Sunday School work. “A new assembly feature will be a laboratory in church choir work conducted by Dr. I. E. Rey nolds • from the church music learn all she can about foods and their composition. There are four definite food substances that are essential for an adequate diet—calories (pro tein, carbohydrates and fat), minerals, vitamins and water. The calories supply the energy and do their share along with minerals and water to build and repair the body. Minerals, vita mins and water keep the body in good running order—in good health. Try to include in your daily meals plenty of milk. A quart of milk should be given to every growing child and to every ex pectant mother and nursing —»oth«r. Every other adult mem ber should have a pint of milk. This doesn’t mean that it has to be used wholly as a beverage. Yo can use it in cooking, in cream soup, over vegetables, in desserts and sauces. You should plan one or more -ervrgs every day of tomatoes, oranges, grapefruit, green cabbage or raw green salads. There should be one or more servings every day of leafy, green or yellow vegetables besides two or more servings of other vege tables and fruits. Potatoes come under the “other” vegetables and are a much more valuable food than they have been considered i for the past years. They are a good source of Vitamin C, furnish ADEQUATE MEALS FOR THE DAY (By Myra Reagan, Nutrition Con sultant, S. C. State Board Of Health.) Every housewife is anxious to see that her family is well fed. She knows that the right food is he foundation of health. Some- imes, however, she has trouble in planning meals that she is sure ire adequate. Well-balanced meals may be quite simple or very elab orate. Well-balanced, low cost meals for a day might be as follows: BREAKFAST— Eggs, Whole Wheat Biscuits, Molasses or cane syrup, Grits, Butter or enriched margarine. Coffee for adults, Milk for children. DINNER— Salmon Loaf, Mustard greens, Milk, Baked sweet potatoes, Cornbread, Butter or enriched margarine. school of the Southwestern Bap tist Theological Seminary. Fort | a little iron and are an excellent; Worth, Texas. “The talent for the assembly program includes thirty leaders carrier for fat. Use plenty of eggs—one a day for pvery person if you can and at Macaroni and cheese, Whole Wheat Biscuits, Slaw, Butter or Enriched Margarine, Canned Blackberries, Cocoa, Molasses. examine them in order to deter mine which men are already quali fied or can be trained for work I do not want to make, light of groups Mr. Patterson condemned, for I agree with him that the four in essential war industries. Those categories of people he mentioned men will then be asked to come j as belonging to the * sixth column to the local U. S. Employment Of fice for a fact-finding interview. to make the coming election a non-partisan and strictly patriot ic affair, it is almost certain each candidate will be charged by his opponent with being a so-and-so “columnist” of one number or the other, if these terms are still be ing bandied about when the cam paigning gets into full swing. That’s why I think it is impor tant that we decide now to dele- -txt- Workers possessing skills impor- j^ e resurrected that “column” tant to war production, but who fefe a which already had once been are not working in war industries run ^ the g rounc i. or in essential civilian activities, but who are willing to be trained UNITY attacks and transferred to such work will 1 The categories which Mr. Pat- be given an opportunity to do so. ! terson included as belonging to The official explained that the the sixth column are “gossipers,” purpose of the occupational regis- “skeptics,” “fault finders,” and are weakening our war program. gate to a seventh column, those but I think it is unfortunate that tration is to provide the govern ment with a complete inventory of its man-power in order: 1 to avoid the induction into the “let-George-do-it” crowd. The definitions given for each category are: Cossipsrs: Those who, in a very who upset all attempts at unity by being too free with their fifth and sixth column accusations. After all, if we really have some worth while accusations to make, there are still plenty of good Eng lish words W’hich we all under stand which will do the job nicely. “Public enemy” and “traitor” are two appropriate examples — but they must be handled with great care. —Buy Defense Bonds— from all sections of the Southern : fe^t three or four per person a week. There should be one or more servings every day of meat, poul- | try or fish. Plan at least two servings a! day of either whole wheat or en- J riched cereals and bread. Whole 1 grain cereals and bread play an important part in low cost diets because they are sources of seve ral valuable food substances. Fats should be included in your meals, too. Cream and butter furnish vitamin A, so if you use a margarine remember to make up the deficiency. When you have provided all these foods you may add sweets. If you write to the United States department of agriculture in Washington for the bulletin on Chemical Composition of Ameri can Foods Materials you can learn much about your foods. —Buv Defense Bonds— I Author of Sister Mary’s Kitchen In these days of stress the health of the family is of para mount importance. The produc tion of military equipment’ must continue without interruption— all workers must be on their jobs. Too many illnesses are caused by diet deficiency so it behooves every home-maker to study and A more expensive adequate diet might include the following: BREAKFAST— Oranges, Eggs, Whole Wheat Toast, Coffee for adults, Bacon, Butter, Milk for children. DINNER— Beef Roast, Brown rice Corn muffins. Mustard greens. Tomato salad, : Butter, Gingerbread with lemon sauce. Milk. SUPPER— , Cheese souffle, i • i Whole Wheat Biscuits, Butter, Milk, Baked potato, Slaw, Cocoa. , i ■h i • • J > 1 l ! JliJ