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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, May 13, 1943 icCORMICK MESSENGER mblisbed Every Thursday I Established Jane S, INI ' t BDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner ntered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of IPo second class. B^SiSCKlPTiON RATES: One Year 1 $1.U0 Six Months .75 i^iree Months.50 Six Inch Sermon FOR TODAY BT PATRICIA DOW BY REV. ROBERT H. HARPER Peter and John Preach to Sa maritans. Lesson for May 16: Acts 8: 14:25. Golden Text: John 4:35. When persecution scattered Christians abroad, Philip, the dea con, went to Samaria and made converts, and the Jerusalem church sent Peter and John there to investigate and complete the work. Simon the sorcerer, a nominal convert, had had much influence among the people by his magic Seeing the disciples do greater things than he could work by magic, he offered Peter and John money for the power to confer the Holy Spirit. His trafficing spirit In holy things has given a name, simony, to traffic in that which is sacred. Pet^r severely rebuked Simon, telling him his money might per ish with him—the gift of God eould not be bought. Simon then besought the disciples to pray for him that he might escape the evil consequences of his sin. It would be pleasing to know that he was really converted, but we do not know that he was. The lesson sets in contrast Superficial and genuine conversion. Let us make sure that we really believe, and that we have a Christian experience that is free •f all selfish and worldly motives. The world thinks it has its last say about a minister of the gos pel when it can say he is “preaching for money.” But is such an unworthy man much worse than any other who under takes a high service with no high motive? Hunger Stalks Europe; Hold Food Talks In U. S. Slowly Comes the Davrti ALLIES TO MAP RELIEF PLAN FOR STARVING MASS Conference To Be Held In Hot Springs, Va. linext week, representatives cf the United Nations will meet in Hot Springs, Va., for the impor tant Allied Food conference. As they gather, ominous re ports from occupied Europe will ring fresh in their ears—reports of widespread malnutrition and hunger among the hundreds of thousands cf children and the old er men and women in these coun tries. With these reports will echo the plea of such organisations as the i National Committee on Food for : the Small Democracies for imme- j diat^ action to especially feed the small children of the vanquished (nations so as to prevent perma- ■ nent deformation in their growth, j Already the arsenal cf democ racy, America may well assume the role of the world’s granary. | According to U. S. officials the Hot Springs, Va., sessions will - be chiefly devoted to the formulation cf plans which the different rep resentatives will take back to their respective governments. It will then be up to these governments to act on the proposals. The officials have also pointed out that the conference will not only concern itself with immedi ate food problems of the Allies. Studies will be made of restoring Full of Patches! agricultural productions in the Pattern No. 8369—You can dig distressed countries themselves af ter the end of the war. In both, the supplying of food 8369 up all the material you’ll need to make these aprons. The gayer the pieces, the brighter the a- and the study of future produc- prons. Pattern No. 8359 is in sizes 12, 14, 16, 13, 20; 40 and 42. Size 14 work apron No. 1 takes 1-2 yard 32-inch material and 1-2 yard contrast. No. 2 apron takes 7-8 yard in monotone. Stenos And Clerks Take Merit Exams Name Address Name of paper Pattern No. Size Send 15 cents In coin, (for each pattern desired) to— Patricia Dow Patterns 206 W. 17th St., New York, N. Y. It’s Your PATR20TIC DUTY to aids victory! Stenographic and clerical po- *itions in the state departments of Public Welfare and Unemploy ment Compensation, and in the U- nited States Employment Service are now open, but applicants must qualify by passing merit examina tions to be held in the near future, E. H. Bradley of Due West, merit system supervisor, an nounced. Applications must be filed with the merit system supervisor on or before May 17, Mr. Bradley said. The examination date will be announced later. In addition to the stenographic and clerical positions, jobs as key punch equipment operator and supervisor' tabulating equipment operator are also open, and examinations kre being scheduled. The several job classifications for which qualifying examina tions will be held and the salary ranges are as follows: Clerk-Typist, $70-105; Junior Clerk, $70-105; Senior Clerk, $99- 125; Principal Clerk, $110-145; Junior Stenographer, $89-110; Senior Stenographer, $90-130; Principal Stenographer, $115-150; Key Punch Tabulating Equipment Operator, $95-120; Sunervisor Tab ulating Equipment Operator, $95- 120; Supervisor Tabulating Equip ment Operator, $145-190. Mr. Bradley said that persons Tr e S p a£sing in all form s at the Interested Li filing applications, v> , a {- er supply in the Town of for any of these positions should; McCormick is hereby strictly for _ procure irom his c*fice ^ orl “ a ^ an d swimming and boat plication blanks and submit ohen. j r |^» n g j s strictly forbidden in the within the icquired time. p tioio-1 wafcer supnly at Rocky Creek, graphs are required and for this Guilty part - es will be punished t0 reason it will not be practicable e:c tent of the law. for many applicants to wait until COMMISSIONERS . OF the last minute to complete their WORKS eM'&MN! EXTRA SUdAR for Canning is Available. Apply to Your Ration Board The Government has allotted extra sugar to enable you to can as much of this season's fiuit and berry crop as possible. You can secure this extra sugar by applying to your Ration Board. For best results with your jams, preserves and canning, use — Notice PUBLIC applications. All applicants must be citizens of the United States, and for the Unemployment Compensation Commission and Department of Public Welfare, must meet certain state residence requirements. Minimum qualifications fi>r the various jobs depend upon the responsibilities and duties in volved. A complete announce ment giving details will be fur nished when requests for applica- tien. forms are filed. J. S. Strom, Chairman. McCormick, S. C., April 28, 1943. WRITE A WANT AD CASH IN ON STUFF / M > IN THE ATTIC 1! tion, America will be looked upon to play a vital role. Our rich fields will produce bumper crops, and of all the nations in the world, our great industrial plants for the manufacture of farm e- quipment are the best situated to emerge from the war un scathed. Predict Bumper Crop. Despite severe labor shortages, the lowest number of horses and mules on the farms in 60 years, and the scarcity of new tractors, farmers still are expected to seed and harvest record acreage. This tremendous achievement should be sufficient to put the Ameri can farmer in the van cf the ef fort on the home front. The 97 million acres of corn that farmers are expected to plant this year will exceed 1942’s by 6 per cent. It has been indi cated the wheat acreage goal of 52,500,000 will be reached. Oat. seedlings may show a slight drop to 42,638,000. Increases in potato planting are' expected to approximate 14 per cent; dry, edible beans, 16 per cent; dry field peas, 35 per cent: and soybeans, 9 per cent. Barley may register a slight dip and rice acreage remain the same. With this huge prospective yield in field crops, cattle pro duction also promises to be ex ceptionally high. Last fall’s . rec ord pig farrowing and indications of equally heavy litters this spring should keep America well stocked in pork, bacon, ham and lard. Against this picture of abun dance, a dismal sketch has been drawn cf occupied Europe. All of the factors that go into agricul- j ural production — fields, animals and labor—have been blighted by war; and in the villages and the big cities, hunger marks the faces of the populace. The situation is said to be par- icularly acute in Belgium and Tolland. Before the war, both hese countries imported a large proportion of their foed. In Belgium, the dai'y available ation is about 950 calories as against the minimum need for 2,500. In some sections of the little nations, more than 50 per cent of the children are tubercu lar and have no resistance to dis ease. In Holland, a recent rc- 3crt showed an increase of over 70 per cent in deaths from tuber culosis. According to estimates, 30,900 to 40,000 tons of meats, fats, dairy products, cereals and other pro tective foods for children are needed monthly to restore chil dren to a sound nutritive basis. Adults have also been severer affected by inadequate rations They are without the foods not only to maintain present emer gencies but also to build up A# HOUSE ¥ HAZAI KUc ARTHUR fP/Of/ -AFTBR HANK'S U'fFF PBlfBEZA TFL Y BOUGHT TH' SAH£ IDENTICAL SRRfNG HAT I DID?-1 TOLD WU U/£ U/ERNT SPEAKING TO WUL YOU'RE MADE > FOOL Of ME-ETC- - */>* —— . / sistance against possible future ravages. v Boost Shipments to Allies. ery 109 quarts of milk produced were required for the processing of butter, cheese and dry, evapor- Even as the representatives ated and condensed milk for for- prepared to gather for the United Nations conference, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., lend-lease admini strator, announced that America would step up food shipments to the Allies for the remainder of the year. Revealing that America shipped about G per cent of its total food production abroad last year, Stet tinius said a boost in this figure could be expected, in view of prospective increased harvests. “Food for Russian soldiers has priority on a par with guns and planes on convoys sailing for the U. S. S. R., where the best farm lands have been ravaged by the enemy,” Stettinius said. “The 10 per cent of Great j Britain’s food supply provided by the United States makes possible ! maintaining food rations in the [ United Kingdom at a level which, although considerably more severe than in the United States, is suf ficient to maintain the intensive war effort.” In summarizing increased shipments during the first quar ter of 1943 over those of the same period last year, Stettinius presented these facts: Shipments of beef and veal amounted to about one pounc out of every 100 produced. Lamb and mutton were shipped at a rate of about 18 pounds of every 100 produced. Thirteen pounds of pork out of every 100 produced were shipped. In canned fruits and vege tables, not quite one can out of every 100 cans were shipped. Less than two quarts out of ev- eign shipment. Out of every 100 pounds of butter, one-half pound was ship ped. Shipments of lard, marga rine and other edible fats anc oils approximated 13 pounds ou of every ICO. Out of every 100 eggs hatched lend-lease shipped 15 in drie form to the Allies. Shipments of dried peas, bea and fruits jumped considerab over those of last year. X Maltese Worker Twins Reunited Erwin and Edwin Larsen, identfc cal twins from Hoquiam, Wash- who were separated for the firfl( time in their lives after they ca: into the army, have been assign to the same company at Cai Beale, Calif., at the request President Roosevelt. Their moth asked the President if the bo; could be reassigned. -X- Kate Falzon has lived all of her 70 years on the island of Malta. She has endured the merciless bom bardment of the luftwaffe. But when volunteers are required for any Job she is the first to come forward. Here she helps waterproof the roof of sleeping quarters of RAF pilots. Breaks Tradition Never in the 159 years of its his tory has a girl worked on the floor 1 cf the New York Stock exchange. . ?:»t with the war the precedent haa ’ Icen brak r. av.J Helen Manzcli* —I *.^ ..ie cnc to (&0 ...