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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 19, 1942 fcCORMICK MESSENGER Ik. rablisbed Every Thursday > Establisbed Jane f, EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Me* .CormtcK, S. !%» mail matter of ■A\: st*" class. •oftscfnrnoN rates: One Year $1.00 'fix Months ip Three Months 1 50 Six Inch Sermon BY REY. ROBERT H. HARPER Motives That Strengthen ^Family Life. Lesson for November 22: Exodus 2:1-4; Joshua 24:14, 15; Ephesians 5:28-31; 6:1-4. Golden Text: I Corinthians 13:8. The first motive, as suggested in the lesson, that will help to make a happy home is that of love. In the story of Moses we find the . Icve of the devoted mother toward her child and the love of an Egyp- j tian princess who, the mother be lieved, would have compassion on her son when she came to the brink of. the Nile. The second motive is that of reverence toward God which leads parents to dedicate their children unto him and to under take to rear their children to serve him. Third we find the mutual love between husband and wife: in the passage the emphasis is placed up on the love which the husband should have for his wife. The mo tive of love needs no comment here. Marriage “for convenience" and “for money” and other un worthy motives generally lead to failure and unhappiness. The last motive set forth is the desire of children to obey. They are commanded to obey their par ents and are reminded that the commandment to do so is the "first commandment with prom ise.” But fathers are counseled to deal with their children in love, that the children may not be pro voked to wrath but be brought up in the "nurture and admoni tion of the Lord.” Parents should so live as to gain their children’s respect and so deal with them that a parent’s love and wisdom may be seen. TODAY tomorrow By DON ROBINSON PROFITEERS millions The “war profiteers” of today ?re not the big armament manu facturers but the men and women young and old, who, because df the war, are earning more money than they ever made in their lives. In using the term “war profi teers” I do not necessarily mean to be critical of our natidn’s la boring force. I use the term merely to define a fact—the fact that millions of patriotic civilians are profiting because a war is going on. During the last World war the words “war profiteer” were used to brand as selfish and unpatri otic those large companies and wealthy individuals who were making a fortune out of war. To day, because of stringent control from Washington, plus high taxes on excess profits, an industrial con cern couldn’t be a profiteer if it wanted to. Nevertheless, the cost of produc ing war materials in this war is higher than it was in. the last —for instead of a handful of large companies making excessive prof its, the government is insisting upon higher wages for millions of workers. Somehow it may seem less ob jectionable, if someone has to profit out of war, that millions share in it rather than a few. But this can prove far more danger ous to the nation. cut out .joy-riding in automobiles, and we’re going to have to give up that second cbp of coffee, and one lump of sugar will have to take the place of two, and we’ll have to eat fish one night a week instead of roast beef, and we sac rificed an afternoon to dig out Did scrap iron t^iat we wanted to get rid of anyway, and there area few things we like which are missing from the -storekeepers^ shelves. But in spite of those few - in conveniences, when a family has an income of $75 a week instead 3f the $30 a week it formerly had, there is no question that it now is tasting a lot more of the good things of life than in the old days. In this country, where money talks so loudly, there must be a lot of people who are pretty well satisfied with conditions today. Most of them are anxious to have the war end—but meanwhile they find it a pleasant sensation to have that wad of bills handed to them every Saturday night. EXPLOSION . . shock Some day there is going to be a terrific awakening. It doesn’t take most people any time at all to g%t used to a high er standard of living, but it is very difficult to go back to a low er one. But when this war ends—when all armament production stops and 10,000,000 soldiers and sailors come home looking for jobs, there is apt to be a big economic explo sion. Even if a major depression is prevented after the war by an immediate shift to production to automobiles, refrigerators and other necessities which we all will want, there is no hope that the artificially inflated wages of today can last. Actually, this may mean that a arge proportion of the civilian population will do the major part of its sacrificing after the war is all ovfcr—when we have to make room in our plants, and thus share our pay, with the men who have been out winning our war. The Enemy on the Home Front LUXURY war There seems to be something very wrong about civilians living in greater luxury than they ever have at r time when millions of young men are fighting and dy ing for our country. Oh, yes—I know we have had to lOLLARS .... victory There are, of course, some odd creatures among us, such as col umnists, gasoline dealers and au tomobile salesmen, who haven’t made any extra money out of the war and who, when they read about the national income soaring rom 70 billion to 115 billion, feel They Serve America by Keeping Our Cars and Trucks Serving forMctory Why America's \ • Cars aid Trucks Are VEHICLES OF VICTORY* 9 Sole transportation for war workers in many com munities. 9 Sole transportation for war materials in many communities. 9 Six out of every ten farms use one car or more. •67 per cent of all farm car mileage is necessity driving. 9 Many war plants depend on trucks to haul all “Victory” freight. •Trucks alone serve 54,000 communities not reached by railroads. AH moiu Ptoiii go \ TO tMtVttOtrDiitfRl ^ * I than to any other (foaler *•». organixation The automotive mechanics of yesterday are the Victory Service Men of today. • • • For it’s up to them to maintain the motorized transportation system which car ries men and materials to and from America’s war plants, America’s farms, America’s other essential industries. • •. They know their job, and they’re doing their job! • • • Help them to keep your car or truck serving for Victory by getting skilled service now and regularly. * All statements based on reports compiled by the Michigan State Highway Department and the Statistical Department of A. M. A. 1 THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS —by Mac Arthur see /^irrVQAI 17T DEAlER YOUR UHIL ▼ liULlL 1 TODAY Headquarters for * * * VICTORY SERVICE ★ ★ ★ on all makes of cars and trucks , McGRATH MOTOR CO., INC as though they are letting oppor tunity slip by not getting in on the easy money. But, as for the millions of peo ple employed in flourishing war production plants where the union leaders have forced wages up to levels unheard of in the past, hey are enjoying a war pros perity which may never be ap proached in peace time. But the millions who are mak ing extra profits out of war should realize that they are shouldering major responsibility—that the other people of the nation, and armed forces of the nation, are willing to let these high wages continue only if the production return warrants it. In this war, we are more dependent upon pro duction than we ever were before. For that reason we are willing to give labor all the breaks. But if they bog down on pro duction anywhere along the line— or if they refuse to work longer hours when it is necessary—there will be more feeling against them than there ever was against the “profiteers” of the last war. If we can have an inflated standard of living and also win the war, all right—but all of us must remember that victory, not dollars, is the only real concern of every American. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING McCORMICK, S. C. AT YOUR SERVICE TO. HELP YOU SELL If defense work has taken every available maid in your community you will have to do your lown housework so don’t give up in de spair. If the maid could manage it so can you. It may be appalling to contemplate but you will find that it won’t be difficult after you get the “hang” of it. First of all organize your work. Figure out a system and simplify your living in such a way that tasks are cut down to a minimum. Next you must know the right way to take care of your house hold equipment—silver, rugs, fur niture—all the paraphernalia that make our American homes so com fortable and attractive. The first thing in the morning, on your way to the kitchen to get breakfast open a window in the living room, pick up the papers and empty the ash trays. Plump up the cushions and take out any wilted flowers. The papers, ashes and wilted flowers are disposed of in one trip and the living room is freshening while you start break fast. When you go back later in the morning to do the daily dust ing you find a sweet smelling room instead of one heavy with stale to bacco smoke. Eat breakfast and lunch in the kitchen. Almost every kitchen can be arranged to make room for & table and real chairs in place of that once popular narrow nook and crowded benches. When you really clean do one room at a time and do it thor oughly. Use the attachments of the vacuum cleaner to clean the draperies and upholstered furni ture as well as the rugs. Plan your menus a week at a time and make a complete market list. Go to market yourself so that you can be informed on the new products and take advantage of any “specials” your grocer has for you. When you come home from mar ket take your time to store your supplies properly. This means washing greens and trimming veg etables when necessary. You can save so much time getting meals that the extra time you spend for this task is well worth while. On the farm the men have a word for wasted motion, “back' track.” That’s why organization and planning are so necessary. They prevent wasted motion and going over the same places twice. Every time you back track you waste time and energy. Good housekeeping is only a small part of a woman’s life, a means to the end of pleasant living, so recog nize the non-essentials and learn to do the necessary tasks quickly and efficiently. to Order at Ou* PRINT SHOP