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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMlG.K. SO- I H CAROLINA Thursday, June 3, 1943
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A navy aerial bomb smashed into
the living room of this Berkeley.
Calif., home bat Instead of explod
ing it rolled under the piano. Julius
J'eddy points to the hole in the wall
- iade by tne bomb which was re*
sieved by air raid wardens.
A Ski Fighter
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Pastor, noted heavywelghl
r. Is welcomed into the army's
troops at Camp Hale,
Ools., by Torger Tokle, world
champion ski Jumper and holder oi
m deaen world records.
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TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
CIRCUS .... necessity
Although the government is
deaf to all appeals for the right
to use motor or rail transporta
tion facilities for non-essential
purposes, it showed no hesitancy
about giving its permission to the
Ringling Bros, and Barnum ano
Bailey Circus to take “The Great
est Show on Earth” from one enc
of the country to the other.
Thus the cirpus is now official
ly classified as a wartime neces
sity, as well it should be. For,
even though we are in the midst
of a war that calls for all-out sac
rifice, we need an occasional dose
of inspiring entertainment to bol
ster us up. The cirucs has always
been one of the most potent sprina
tonics for Americans and to ban
its appearance during wartime
would be akin to banning the
spring season itself.
The circus is thought of largely
as a “kid’s show,” but as I looked
over the audience reaction when
the 1943 show opened in New
York, it was apparent that the
“kids” age 25 to 70 watched with
even more wide-eyed wonder than
the kindergarten contingent.
Ycugsters haven’t yet learned
what is impossible. They watch
the feats of human strength &nd
balance with an interest that
springs from the thought that they
can probably go home and, with
a little practice, perform these
circus stunts in their own back-
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yards. But the oldsters know
what is impossible and yet they
:ee one “impossible” feat after
..nother being performed before
heir very eyes.
AUDIENCE . 7 . 4,000,000
Every performance of the circus
his year is crowded with men ir
uniform, most of them on short
leave from strenuous training in
learby camps. If for no other rea
son, the inspiration it must be to
these men to see the capacity of
the human body when properly
trained is enough to make it worth
while to keep the circus going on
during wartime.
In addition, the kick that mil
lions of children get out of the
circus makes it seem important
not to permit a war in which they
have no part and which they do
not understand from interfering
with their big thrill of the year.
The Office of Defense Trans
portation, which warns civilians
not to travel unnecessarily, has
made a human and wise decision
by exempting circus elephants,
circus gorillas and circus per
formers from that ruling.
Last year the Ringling Bros
circus was seen by over 4,900,000
people. This year the attendance
will probably be even greater than
that, for there are few soldier.?
who, when possible, won’t tak
advantage of the offer to see this
I remarkable show without charge.
And one more argument to
5 ustify the “circus as usual” dur
ing wartime is the patriotic theme
of the show itself. A March of
he United Nations, envisioning
the happy days when the four
freedoms will be shared by all
oeoples, and the Drums of Victory
r inale of this year’s show, add
new hope and encouragement to
war-weary people.
Flies for RAF
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Jadwiga Pilsudski, daughter of
the late Marshal Josef Pilsudski
of Poland, poses in London beside
one of the fighter planes she flies
from station to station for the RAF
Air Transport Auxiliary.
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fastest growing store in Augusta, is due to the fact
that, you get better values here, in and out of sea
son. A $400,000 stock makes selection easy.
DISHES AND NOVELTY POTTERY
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We have at all times at
least 40,000 pieees of dishes
and pottery to select from.
VALUES UP TO $1.50
5c and 10c
With purchase of other merchandise. —
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845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
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MEMORIAL WORK
write
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GREECE .... strength
No description of the marvels
the circus show could do jus
tice to it. The features everyone
talks about after seeing it, such
as the amazing performance of
LaLage and her aerial troop, take
seeing for believing. But the
circus has everything this year.
Perhaps it’s because of the war—
but somehow the clowns seem
funnier, the animals more fero
cious and the feats of strength
more breathtaking than ever be
fore.
Thousands of years ago, when
Greece was at the height of her
glory, all wars were temperarily
called off for the duration of the
Olympian games. Thus the peo
pie were able to satisfy their
longing to see, each year, the
athletes and acrobats, who had
reached new heights of physical
perfection, demonstrate the capa
bilities of human strength.
Perhaps we cknnot get the Japs
and the Germans to declare an
armistice while we go to the cir
cus, but it would do most anyone
good to take a few hours off
from thinking about the war arid
spend an afternoon or evening
under the big tent. The circus
somehow seems even more im
portant in wartime than it does
when everything is right with
the world.
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The United States army brought
football to London for the first time
in 25 years. “Bewilderingly com
plex’’ was the comment of British
sportswriters. The teams were
composed of members of the U. S.
Army Field Artillery and the Engi
neers. They played before a crowd
of 25,000 for the benefit of the Brit
ish Red Cross. The Field Artillery
won 19-6
Chevrolet-
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Detroit, Mich., May 26. — With
141,556 additional enrollments re
corded in the past month, mem
bership in the Victory Service
League, national patriotic alliance
ef car and truck owners sponsor
ed by the Chevrolet dealers of
America, new totals 1,283,476, ac-
•ording to an announcement
made today by William E. Holler,
national director of the VSL.
Total enrollment to date in the
eight Chevrolet territorial areas
of the country are as follows:
Flint region, 318,000; Southeast,
165,959; Pacific Coast, 170.0,4;
Southwest, 119,302; Great Lo';cs,
62,060; Midwest, 146,326; ) "c-
ern, 95,558; Atlantic Coast, * 9,-
377.
Organized about six m~ "tr
ago, the League is dedicatee to
“Service for Victory,” anr to
“Save the Wheels that Serve '.•n-
erica.” It is now recognize* as
one of America’s
organizations.
great patr ->tic
Ripeness Important
In “Combin
ing” Grain
Farmers who are nning to
use combines for harvesting their
small grain crops may profit by a
word of caution again this year,
says County Agent G. W. Bon-
nette, pointing out the impor
tance of letting the grain ripen
thoroughly before starting the
combine.
With the scarcity of labor and
harvesting machinery in certain
sections of the state, there may
be some tendency to harvest the
grain crop before it is thoroughly
ripe in order to cover as great an
acreage as possible with available
equipment. This year more than
ever before it is important that
farmers delay the harvesting of
their grain crops until it is dead
ripe in order to prevent any loss
of grain from spoilage.
In harvesting most cereal grains
the combine should not be started
until 10 days or two weeks after
it is customary to begin harvest
ing with a binder. If the threshed
grain feels damp or is easily
dented with the fingernail, the
mcisture content is too high for
safe storage.
If there is any doubt as to the
safe-keeping qualities of the
grain after being harvested with
a combine, it should be spread
out cn the floor of some shed or
other building and stirred fre
quently for several days.
Another method that has been
recommended is to sack the grain
in sacks that are not mere than
two-thirds full and stack the
sacks in rows so that air can cir
culate freely on at least two sides.
It is also advisable to move the
sacks once or twice a day to in
sure better ventilation.
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Chevrolet-
Scrap Material
Collections
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Detroit, Mich., May 31.—During
the past month Chevrolet deal
ers collected 8,648,254 pounds or
4,324 tons of vital scrap materials,
bringing the grand total for the
past nine months to 206,303,360
pounds or 103,151 tons.
Metal scrap collected by the
dealers during the 30 days period
amounted to 7,802,342 pounds or
4,901 tons, raising the total of
iren and steel, copper, brass,
aluminum, lead and other metals
gathered to date to 191,506,455
pounds or 95,753 tons. During the
same period collections of 845,-
912 pounds or 423 tons of other
scrap such ns rubber, paper, rags,
burlap bags, rope, etc., brought
the nine-month total of these
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(Each week in this space will be presented a picture
and word portrait ot someone whose name is news.)
mxsiimmmi •Two dramatic events highlighted the ap-
pointment of Lieut. Gen. Jacob L. Devers to
commander of the United States forces in the
European theater of war. Preceding the ap
pointment was the plane crash in Iceland
which killed Lieut. Gen. Frank Andrews,
Devers’ predecessor. Following it was the
great Allied victory in Tunisia.
• Devers is a pioneer in tank warfare which
has been developed to a new high by the
blitz technique of today. He was in charge
of the mechanization of the Panama Cana)
defenses in 1930, and in 1941 became com
mander of the armored forces at Fort
Knox, Ky.
• Thus, as the Allies flay the Axis with the
Nazis’ own mass raid methods, Devers stands
at the head of our European forces ready to
follow up the Tunisian success with more
knockout blows.
•What will the Allies do next? Devers appar
ently knows, for when he was appointed sec
retary of war Henry L. Stimson said:
• “He has been especially prepared for this
assignment as a result of an extensive trip
which he made recently through the European,
African and middle eastern theaters.”
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Lieut. Gen.
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As flood waters continued to rise in the Midwest, army engineers
brought barges and amphibious jeeps into the area. They not only
rescued residents and their household furnishings, but also removed live
stock. Here two goats and three pigs are being floated on a barge from
the flood zone.
He Started Nazi African Rout
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British Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery is shown at right preparing to
make a recorded broadcast entitled, “A Message to the Women of Eng
land.” His troops started the Allied African offensive which ended in
complete defeat for the Germans in that sector.
Horseshoes Won’t Stop Allies
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A Nazi official is shown peddling “Luck Iron,” horseshoe-shaped good
luck symbols, in a Nazi fund campaign in Berlin. Perhaps Nasi leaders
feel that their populations need the good luck in view of the heavy bomb
raids they are suffering.
materials to 14,796,905 pounds or
7,398 tens.
“The collection of scrap materi
als so vital to the production of
ammunition and essential war
materials is one of the many 5n-
pertant patriotic activities of 1’'°
Victory Service League, nati.r' al
alliance of car and truck ow - ?
sponsored by the Chev:
dealers of America,” said
liam E. Heller, Chevrolet ge’*^-
sales manager and national di" -
tor of the VSL. “In seven mo:' T >s
membership in the League lias
reached the huge total of 1.283,-
476 and the activities of the or
ganization expand in proportion
to the increased membership.
“In addition to collecting scrap,
the Victory Service League as
sists the Red Cross by recruiting -
blood deners and in other ways.
It helps promote the sale cf War
Bonds, collects books and sports
equipment for the men in the
armed services and supports every
authorized war effort program on
the home front. It helps to “Save
the Wheels that Serve America”
by doing everything possible* to
maintain the country’s vital au
tomotive transportation system
for the duration.