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McCORMICK MESSENGER, M«CORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 26, 1942
ItCORHICK HE3SENGBI
■DMOND 1. McCRACKBV,
Editor and Owner
at the Post Office at Me-
Oermlck, S. C., as mall matter of
second class.
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) MJINSCRIPTION RATES:
' Qm Tear $1.00
Six Months — .75
Three Months AO
is subject to the, economic re
strictions of wartime. / /-
• H In the first, pU^.jfthe^ base for
chewing * gum—^e stuff that
makes it chewy and makes it stick
to shoes—comes from the Far
East and from South America
There is still plenty available in
South America, but our country’s
desperate need for shipping space
has limited the supply from these
countries.
Be • * .j of
quate
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^ix Inch Sermon
RET. ROBERT H. HARPER
The Mission of the Church.
Lesson for November 29: Mat
thew 18:15-17; Acts 1:8; 2:42;
5*1-4; 11:27-30; 13:1-3; I John
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.Golden Text: John 26:21.
In this first of a unit, of three
Jbssons dealing with the Church,
we consider in several pertinent
passages the Mission of the
Church.
In the first scripture we learn
that it is the mission of the
Church to heal strife between
brethren and to promote Chris
tian fellowship.
Hie Church is the dwelling-
place of the Holy Spirit, for He
was promised to the early disci-
pi to empower them to be wit-
nes. es. It is a mission of the
Church to witness.
Hie promotion of right worship
M one mission of the Church.
Much depends upon intelligent
warship, whether the form be sim
ple or elaborate. But even though
aH the meaning of the form may
mot be understood there is some
wafcp in the worshiper’s belief that
in the form he is worshiping God.
Hie Church also promotes re-
Sef work at home and abroad.
The apostles decided that they
dhould be left to their spiritual
ministry to the people and so sev
en men were chosen who should
be responsible for relief work in
the church, while steps were soon
taken to send help to needy peo
ple in Judea.
Last but not least there is the
missionary work of the Church. In
Jfcitfach steps were first taken to
sera? the gospel abroad. Hitherto
Mm gospel had been spread by rea-
xon of persecutions which scatter-
<vd the disciples afar. Christians
fix Antioch set apart Paul and Bar
nabas to go on a missionary jour-
Wer- We may well believe that
mtdy the missionary-minded
church can flourish, today, as only
ffee unselfish man can attain un-
ife highest happiness.
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TODAY
and -
TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
CUM . . ' crisis
By reviewing our nation’s chew
ing gum crisis it is possible to get
a clear picture of how the war is
going to affect thousands of things
which most of us are in the habit
wf buying.
The chewing gum crisis was
brought to my attention on the
><&y when the newspapers first be-
gan screaming w T ith headlines
shout the invasion of Africa by
American troops. On that day,
when a stenographer asked, “Did
you hear the latest?”. I assumed
she referred to this world-shaking
jiece of news, but by giving the
stock answer, “No, what?” I found
that the real news of the day was
that chewing gum was no longer
available.
Hat being a gum-chewing ad
dict, but always having experi-
enced trouble with other people’s
gum somehow getting stuck to
my shoes, I was at first rather
pfeased with the news. But the
■mre I thought about it the more
apparent it was to me that it ac-
tsadly was news of importance—
that if chewing gum was suddenly
disappearing from the store
bbelves, thousands of other things
■mst be close to a similar fate.
■WARDING .... circle
Upon investigation, I learned
fiom the Wrigley company that
fbece actually still is plenty of
Skewing gum around, but that
gfcewing gum, like everything else,
hand, however, „nat cLi^ulty has
not yet resulted in a major cur
tailment of chewing gum manu
facture. But the talk about it,
plus taljk about curtailment re
sulting from the shortage of sugar,
has reached the public—and the
next logical step is hoarding.
Yes, even chewing gum is being
hoarded and that has meant it
has disappeared more quickly than
it should have from retail shelves
—the same as coffee and sugar
did and many other products will.
DEMAND . . . increase
The first result of the hoarding
of chewing gum, or' anything else
is local scarcities, which quickly
increase the pace of hoarding
whenever the product is available.
The second result is an abnor
mal demand by retailers for big
ger deliveries by jobbers and by
the manufacturers. Thus, even
though chewing gum manufac
turers could still supply a normal
demand, they, like other compan
ies facing the same situations, are
asked to supply the product at a
faster rate than the product ac
tually is being consumed.
In addition to 'this extra de
mand inspire# byr hoarders, there
is also an abnorftial demand for
chewing gum, as there is for hun
dreds! of other products, to supply
the needs of the armed forces.
Chewing gum is popular in the
army—and the army must be sup
plied first.
Another problem, applicable to
chewing gum, cigarettes and also
food, is an increased demand for
actual consumption among the
people. Busy war workers chew
more, smoke more and eat more.
Others, who are in a state of ner
vous tension over the war, do the
same.
Thus the demand is increased
on many different fronts while the
supply is ~ little below normal and
transportation problems make it
increasingly difficult to distribute
chewing gum or anything else
promptly to all outlets.
SHORTAGES towns
When those innocent little balls
of stickum are seriously affected
by wartime conditions, it is ap
parent that there are few products
which can escape.
During the first phase of the
war we were warned against
shortages of things made of vital
materials — particularly of steel,
tin, rubber and aluminum. But
now we are entering a new phase
in which there will be scarcely any
type of goods which’ can be sup
plied in unlimited quantities.
Shortages of imported products
are expected, : but in addition we
will have shortages due to lack of
manpower, to the impossibility of
replacing machines, to increased
demands for all types of things
for the armed forces, to increased
demand by the populace resulting
from its higher purchasing power,
and to the apparently natural ten
dency to hoard. And if none of
these things stand in the way, ev
ery type of product will be re
stricted by transportation diffi
culties.
Transportation problems are go
ing to hit hardest in the small
towns; for to go back to the chew
ing gum illustration, why would a
jobber use valuable fuel and rub
ber to deliver gum, or anything
else, to outlying towns if his sup
ply was inadequate for filling the
needs of the outlets in his own
city?
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Today there is more reason than
ever to take extremely good care
of house furnishings. Shortages are
bound to strike throughout our
whole system and many things or
dinarily easy to get will become
quite unobtainable. Care is part
of the conservation program be
cause good care of an article will
double the length of its useful
ness.
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GREYHOUND CHANGES
ALL SCHEDULES
ON DECEMBER
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conform with new wartime
regulations of O. D.T.*
* Off ice of Defense Transportation
On October 15th the operating speed of Greyhound buses was immediately
adjusted to conform with the new wartime regulations of the Office of Defense
Transportation. Since then buses have been running on the old schedules but
at the new speed. Beginning on December 1st, however, a completely new
schedule of arrival and departure times will go into effect
everything possible to maintain its high
standards of service under unusual condi
tions.
Yet on the whole, you may not find the
change in operating speed as marked as
you might expect For several months all
Greyhound buses have been running at
reduced speeds—yet this has not prevented
these buses from carrying half again as
many passengers as ever before.
Now when every bus, every tire, every gal
lon of gasoline must be used to full advan
tage there are ways that you can help.
Travel in mid-week when possible — take
less baggage than usual — and get tickets
and information in advance.
As can readily be understood, it has taken
a considerable period of time to complete
the full rearrangement of a service that has
transported more than 85 million wartime
travelers since Pearl Harbor. Until the final
changeover to new schedules, until every
detail of the new service is worked out,
there may still be occasions when you will
be inconvenienced.
For instance, you may find that connections
are not as well-timed as in the past—it may
be difficult to get complete information
about some trips—telephones at the Grey
hound terminal may be congested — new
time tables may not be available. You may
be sure, however, that Greyhound is doing
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rinsed turn yellow under the heat vention. Rev. Carl Giers is pas-
cf the iron and have soapy odor tor of the hostess church.
There are now more than thrBe
are expensive when we buy them ins before hemming,
and we all know that wool will The most important factor in
be restricted for civilian use. the care of linen is the laundering, when used. I can’t be too emphat-
Probably the best way to care Sheets and pillow cases come un- , * about the necessity of thorough thousand unit organizations of
for your blankets is to protect der this general term of linen, too.! rihsing Every soap manufacturer; the Baptist Training Union ot
them while in use. If you have If your laundry is done at home (Puts “rmse thoroughly' in the South Carolina in the thirty eight
long sheets you can make a deep be sure that all stains are removed directions on his^pac age.
the before putting in the suds and do
turn-over along the top of
blanket. And it’s a good idea to any mending that’s necessary be-
use blanket covers, too. Or you fore laundering whether you
can baste a strip of muslin over send your washing out or do it
the top edge of the blanket to at home. If you send the laun-
make a protector. The blanket, dry out find the best laundry in
should be covered to a depth of at 1 the community. Make a list of
least 12 inches so you will need | every thing you send before you
three-fourths of a yard of materi- send it and then check it when
al the width of the blanket to
make a protector.
Speaking of sheets, you can add
six or seven inches to a 99-inch
sheet which is too short for a
good turn-over. Rip out the top
hem which is usually three inches
and set on a false hem. Make
the false hem four inches deep.
Your finished sheet will be about
103 inches long, approximately the
same length as 108-inch sheets.
You know the length of sheets
Blankets deserve good care. They given is the “torn” length, mean-
the laundry comes home
Roll fine linens .like runners
and doilies on tubes. Then wrap
in paper and label the package.
Napkins that aren’t in daily use
will keep fresh if wrapped up in
paper or kept in a case. Store
linen smoothly. It’s a waste of
time and effort to launder linens
carefully and then let them get
wrinkled in a crowded drawer.
Be sure that linens are
thoroughly rinsed when they are
washed. Clothes that aren’t well
Baptist T. U.
Convention At
Union Dec. 28, 29
Representatives of the more
than twelve hundred Baptist
churches and more than seven
hundred Baptist Training Unions
in South Carolina will gather in
their annual Baptist Training
Union convention of the State in
Union, South Carolina, on Decem
ber 28, 29. The meeting will be
held in the First Baptist church of
Union with the other Baptist
churches of the city assisting with
the entertainment. Rev. Theron
J. Anderson of Lamar, S. C„ presi
dent of the convention, will pre
side over the sessions of the con-
associations of the state. Rev. I).
H. Daniel of Columbia is state
director of the work and Miss
Florrie Lee Lawton is associate
director. J\
Trespass Notice
Notice is hereby given that tlie
lands of the estate of Mrs. Hattie
White and my lands are hereby
posted against trespassing in
forms.
MARY W. WELlA.
McCormick, S. C.
Nov. 20, 1942.
BUYER MEETS
CCI I CD IN OUR AD
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