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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, February 11, 1943 Isli s r rablistaed Every Thursday ■etablisbed June *. IMS bdmond J. McCKACKEN. Editor and Owner peitered at the Poet Office at Me- Cerm)'** 8. C., as mail matter ot *• "* i class. d|7B6t;iwii‘T10N RATES: Ode Year Si.uo Ittc Mentis XS Three Months r .50 Six Inch Sermon Submarine Is Hitler’s Last Aee As Allies Forge Ahead In Pro duction And Battle BY REV. ROBERT R. HARPER Jesus Heals a Man Bern Blind.: Lesson for February 14: John 9: 18-38. Golden Text: John 9:25. It was sad that the blind man’s parents were not permitted to SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLAN TIC.—Inky darkness has settled over the ocean. The skipper stands by on the bridge. Bek him he cs hear the muffled clatter of Lie en gines. Hie waves chop noisily a gainst the Ship’s sides. In the hold lays a precious treasure cargo bound for the Allied fight- front. Maybe the cargo consists fuel, or maybe of munitions, then again of guns or tanks But regardless of whatever it may consist, the cargo is essential the army in the field awaiting its arrival. We are in a new kind of war different from any that has ever been fought before, and as a re suit new problems have arisen in of or * * — SU1 |. ne W prooiems nave arisen in rejoice over him because they c(mdlicting lt The gre atest of feared the Jews and felt it neces- these problems is the problem of supply. In fact, the whole success in modem warfare lies in the so lution of this problem of supply. No wonder then that the skip per of that ship plowing' bravely ! through the dark waters of the ocean stands so vigilantly at his post. On the delivery of his car- sary to refer their questioners to their son. The more we read of what took place between the question ers and the once-blind beggar the more we should realize that the beggar was a .remarkable man, capable of gratitude, courage, and spiritual discernment. Perhaps, i . g 0 ma y depend the success of a like John Milton, he had seen battle the tri) / m p h of a tactical more of heavenly things In the; manl ,. v „ thn , _, v decide an en _ darkness of blindness than many others see with normal sight. He was not Impressed by the threat ening questions of the Lord’s ad versaries, stoutly ' denied that Jesus was a sinner, and ended by stating a conclusion (verse 33) (hat his hearers could not dis pute. Instead, they denounced the man as a sinner and east him oat. When Jesus heard of the man’s harsh treatment, he sought him out and revealed himself to him as the Son of God. Then the man found a far greater bles sing than the gift of mortal sight, “Lord, I believe,” and he worship ed his new-found Lord. So may we learn that in a varied service the goal of all the followers of Jesus is to bring men to know the Son of God— that the purpose of God’s mani festation to men in Christ was the restoration of their spiritual sight and the giving of light and life to their souls. manuever that may decide an en tire campaign, and bring victory. Has Confidence in Ship. But the skipper’s concern is not with his shipf Perhaps she has come from the yards of Henry J. Kaiser, whose modern construc tion methods have enabled thou sands of his eager and sweating workemen to turn out the most seaworthy ships in the world in a matter of mere days instead of months. The skipper is not wor ried about his crew. They are all tsained and courageous sailors. Trees Requested By Farmers Exceeds Of fer Made By Pulpmill Columbia, January 30.—Farmers of South Carolnia, in response to the offer of the Southern Kraft Division of the International Paper Company to furnish one million pine seedlings free of charge, have sent in orders far in excess of the original offer. Altogether, a total of 1,388,000 trees have been requested, which exceeds by nearly 400,000 the number of trees that the pulp- mill had stated they would give away. Hpwever, Mr. A. A. Don- ham, in charge of wood procure ment at the Georgetown mill, has stated that his company would buy the additional trees that are needed, and that the entire amount would be distributed. Orders were taken by the coun ty agents in 32 counties of the state from a total of 437 different farmers. Union County led all others with 60 farmers request ing 176,500 trees. Kershaw and Clai;efidon Counties were second and third with orders totaling 104,000 and 98,500. These counties were followed by Darlington, with 83,000; Green wood, with 81,500; Abbeville, 76,000; Chesterfied, 71,500; and Lancaster, 69,000. Other counties Jn which trees will be distributed are Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chester, Col- Jefcon, Dillon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Florence, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry. Orangeburg, Richland, and Sum ter. Arrangements are being made by officials of the Clemson Col lege Extension Service, the State Forest Service, and the pulpmill at Georgetown to distribute these trees during the second and third weeks of February. Notice will .be given to landowners as to when the trees will be delivered to their respective counties, and they will be expected to come to a central ly located point in each county lor their trees. And the skipper dees not fear the sea. He knows: its sounds, its smells, its moods. He can handle it like a mother can handle her baby? Why then his concern? Tonight as every night, the skipper re mains on the alert against the menace cf the submarine, that silent and steel swordfish that prowls so stealthily in hidden waters, striking like the head of a whip and then recoiling back into the sea again. What makes them so dangerous is that they cannot be seen, that they can send out their torpedoes at a distance and then crawl quickly away. Near shore, their effective ness has been greatly reduced by the patrol bomber; against heavily escorted convoys, they must pro ceed cautiously; but out in the oceans and in ^hinly strung convoys, they are always danger ous. In 1917, the submarine nearly won the war for Germany before Allied naval leaders perfected a defense against it. Today, Hit ler makes no bones about the fact that the Axis is depending upon the U-boat to cripple the Allied supply line and immobilize the vast numbers of United Na tions soldiers poised on the ma jor battle fronts. The submarine is Hitler’s last ace. Everywhere the Allies have seized the initiative. After a peri od of preparation American pro duction has begun to turn out great quantities of equipment for its fighting men and those of the other United Nations. The war in Russia has made serious in roads on German manpower and placed the Reich numerically at a disadvantage with the Allies. Again it is appropriate to re member that this is a new type of war we are fighting. Whereas it was once possible to maintain armies off of the land they occu pied, modern warfare requires tanks and vehicles from steel and ruber; tanks and vehicles which also eat up gallons of gas and oil. Furthermore, the develop ment of “blitz” tactics, of con centrating vast quantities of men and material for break through blows and the subsequent encircl ing movements, requires a steady flow of material. Soldiers Need Tonnage. Our experts have figured out that it takes 17 tons of shipping to carry one man to a fighting front and 3.4 tons of shipping to supply him for a year. Brig. Gen. R. W. Littlejohn, the quar termaster general of the American forces in the British Isles, esti mates that 10.3 tons of shipping are needed to transport a soldier and 1.5 tons a month to supply him. With officials planning for the organization of an army of 7 1-2 million men, the magnitude of the problem of supplying them on fronts thousands of miles away can be clearly seen. Not only must the U-boat menace be elim inated, but our ship building mpst continue at its present un precedented record. With Henry J. Kaiser playing the dominant role, American ship builders amazed the world, and confonnded the Axis, by surpass Lincoln Speaks Again ing President Roosevelt’s goal of 8 million tons last year. This year, a mark of 18 million tons has been set up. The new method of ship construction—of building thf hull, deck, etc., in sections on as sembly lines and then putting them together as a finished prod uct in the ways—bids to crown the shipbuilder’s efforts with suc cess. Ship production has reached a point where ship launchings have surpassed sinkings. But Allied na val experts also feel that German submarine construction is keeping ahead of sinkings. Information has been received that the Nazis have halted all ship construction and diverted facilities to sub marine manufacture. Have 200 Subs. Allied naval experts believe that the Nazi submarine fleet approxi mates 600 craft and that prob ably 200 can be found in opera tion at one time. U-boat mother” ships—giant submarines that can repair and refuel subs at sea—are also said to be in action. Two new developments in the submarine have been reported. U-boats now are supposed to be capable of submerging to depths of 600 feet whereas their former limit was 300 feet. Use of com pressed oxygen to a degree 400 times greater than heretofore is reputed to enable new submarines in construction to operate their Diesel engines under water, in creasing their cruising range and speed. Despite the ominous threat of Ihe submarine however, Allied naval leaders are confident they can- successfully combat thq peril. Extensive expansion of the bomb er patrols; production of faster ships and escorts, and enlarge ments of convoys are expected to greatly reduce sinkings. Improve ments in sound detection instru ments and in the explosive power of depth charges will improve the efficiency of the sub fighters. Patriotic Production Of Food And Fiber m m® inigiffid, (S<mH tes ■ft® ftlke •ftl® WdDlrfk.W® THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS —by Mac Arthur U'/F/f, WB 5IM Ot MONTH t$ YOUR BIRTH PAY / YFZ IT aa/D DON'T YOU PARE COflf£ HOME MTU AMY PRESENTS— WE'RE &NPER HF-AVY EXPENSE AS IT IS-ETC -ETC- - NOT ONE PRESENT O'YA UNPERSTANP ? JUST AS YOU SAY y D£AR FEME ARE YOUR SUPPERS \ Clemson, Jan. 30. — “Food and fiber for freedom—that is what our farmers will be producing in 1943”, says Extension Director D. W. Watkins, speaking of planning farm production in 1943. “There is a need for what we grow, and farmers will have no ;rouble in selling what they pro duce; but it isn’t just a matter of producing and selling their crops. It is a matter first of growing those things essential to our .fighting forces, to our Allies, and to us here at home. “South Carolina farmers are doing their best to help meet the production goals set for 1943. On many farms meeting the produc tion goals will mean changing the established farming practices, for many times meeting them calls for more labor, more fertilizer, and harder work than ordinary.” Crops which are called “essen tial” by the Government and which are grown in South Caro lina, Mr. Watkins points out, include the following: Cotton varieties with staple length of 1 1-8 inches or longer, peanuts and soybeans, sweet and Irish po tatoes, and such other vegetables as carrots, kale, onions, peas, peppers, spinach, sweet corn, to matoes, and vegetable seeds. Farmers planting these crops will be given preference in the de livery of chemical fertilizers, in order to assure the increased pro duction of these “essential” prod ucts. “In producing these crops,” Mr. Watkins concludes, “farm peo ple will have to depend more and more on themselves for food for their families; so they will be producing for themselves as well as for war needs. The more food a farmer can grow for his own use, the more food of the general supply he releases for other war needs. The Extension Service, with its farm and home agents and specialists, pledges its best help in this serious food situa tion.” PIPE, OEAR.y.flU BET YOU „ TIRED YOURSELF OUT SHOPPING FOR Birthday present % £ ^ ^SauJ^YOOTOLD me not to buy you ANYTHING y. tfOO-NOTA THING FOR NY ' BIRTHDAY- NOT EVEN A ‘ DIAMOND RING— 4 mm Sweetbreads A Delicacy Sweetbreads have long been considered a delicacy. Since they are one of the non-restricted items in the “Share-the-Meat” program, they may be served of ten in a variety of ways. They are pre-cooked before be ing fried, creamed .or made into a salad. To pre-cook, wash the sweetbreads and simmer for twenty minutes in water to which one teaspoon of salt and one tablespoon *of vinegar have been added for each quart of water used. After they are drained, the membrane is removed. Jessie Alice Cline, home econo mist, suggests that a sweetbread salad be served in a large bowl or on individual salad plates. Sweetbread Salad 1-2 pound sweetbreads 11-2 cups diced celery 2 chopped tomatoes 1 cup cooked or canned peas 3-4 cup mayonnaise 11-2 teaspoons lemon juice Salt, pepper, lettuce Wash sweetbreads. Simmer 20 minutes in water to which one teaspoon of salt and one table- sppon of vinegar have been add ed for each quart. Cool. Remove any membrane. Break into small pieces. Combine with other in gredients, using enough mayon naise to moisten. ChUl. Serve in lettuce cups. Serves 6 to 8. RADIO REPAIR SERVICE Work guaranteed, all makes. Full stock tubes and parts. WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE 814 Main St. - AIKEN, S. C. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examinee Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted, osfi Broad Street Augusta. G* INSURANCE Fire Insurance. And A1J * Other Kinds of Insurance In eluding Life Insurance. READ THE ADf Alone With the News HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. Auditor’s Notice 1943 I will be at the different places on the dates given below to take tax returns on all personal proper ty, except the kind that is return ed to the tax commission. All owners, agents, guardians, administrators, attorneys, etc. please take notice and make re turns for 1943. Office, January 1st through the 11th. E. M. Morgan’s Store, January • 2th, 10 to 12 a. m. Plum Branch, January 12th, 1 to 5 p. m. v - Office, January 13th through the 19th. Parksville, January 20th, 9 to 12 a. m. Modoc, January 20th, 12 to 2 p. m. Jeff Sharpton’s Store, January 20th, 2 to 3:30 p. m. J. O. Marshall’s Store, January 20th, 3:30 to 5 p. m. Office, January 21st through the 27th. Bordeaux, January 28th, 10 to 12 a. m. Willington, January 28th, 12 to 2 p. m. Mt. Carmel, January 28th, 2 to 5 p. m. Office, January 29th through February 9th. J. C. Talbert’s Store, February 10th, 1:30 to 3 p. m. Mrs. Joe Link’s Store, February 10th. 3:30 to 5 p. m. Office, February 11th through the 16th. Vernon Church, February 17th, 1:30 to 3 p. m. Mrs. Matjac Hollingsworth’s Store, February 17th, 3:30 to 5 p. m. Office, February the 18th through February the 28th. After that date, the law says add 10% for refusing or failing to make returns. All male persons between 21 and 60 are liable for poll tax, except those in the armed forces of the U. S. All between 21 and 50 years are liable for cap. road tax, or / street tax, except those in the _ armed forces of the U. S. The above schedule is the best I could make on account of gas rationing. C. W. PENNAL, Auditor. WANT ADV. LOST—My A gas ration boafc. 362513D. Reward tor recovery. JL J. Wheeler, R. l. Box 4, Mt. Car- !mel, S. C. .