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McCormick messenger, McCORMick, south Carolina Thursday, March 2,1944 leCORMICK MESSENGER Pablished Every Thursday Established June S, IMS FDR Has New Secretary , ■dmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner Watered at the Post Office at Me- Cormlqk, S. C.^as nvail matter of ; the second class. f -r; SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ji.uO Mix Months 7b Thrpe Mnnths st* ^ | t REV. ROBERT R HARPER f Jesus Urges His; Disciples to Watch. Lesson for 'March 5: Mark 13. Golden Text: Mark 13:35. When the disciples were great ly impressed and one of them re marked. upon the grandeur of the temple, Jesus told them, that not one stone would be left stand ing on another. Later, on the mout of Olives, Peter .and James and John asked Jesus when the temple would be destroyed. ! The answer of Jesus includes both the destruction of the temple and the end of the age, and his statements seem to swing hack and forth between the two. Within a generation Titus and Ws Roman legions captured Jeru salem and destroyed the temple, hut some' think that the words “wars and rumours of wars” in clude more than the siege of Jerusalem, and that the world wili be cursed by wars until the second coming of Christ. Certainly some of the Lord’s predictions referred to Jerusalem and the near future. “The abom ination of desolation” spoken pf by Daniel was the desecration of the temple by the presence with in it of heathen shrines—this a- ^pmination was seen in the tem ple before the coming of Titus. Also the persecutions of the dis ciples and the flight of the peo ple took place in that generation. Other things that Jesus said seem to refer to the end of the age and his own second coming. It is difficult to Settle all ques tions relating to that ‘ coming— this much is certain that no man can know when it will be. If neither Jesus nor . the angels ^know when it will be, how can mortal man know? So the great application which we should re gard for purselves is that which Jesus makes, “Watch.” ‘ William D. Bassett has been named by President Rocsevelt to suc ceed the late Marvin H. McIntyre as secretary to the Chief Executive. Mr. Bassett has been acting as an assistant to Stephen Early, press secretary to Mr. Roosevelt, for some time. Photo shows Secretary Bassett holding his commission as he was congratulated by President Roosevelt. > Churchill Was Right iiiiiiiiilHiliil (Each week ,in this space will be presented a picture and word portrait of someone whose name is news.) • James H. Doolittle’s hame ranks first in many fields of aviation. He was the first airman to span the continent in a day,- first to fly the haz ardous outside loop, first to make a totally blind flight, first to fly a plane faster than 300 miles per hour, and the first to lead a bombing raid on Tokyo. ,, •Although he is a product of the daredevil period of American aviation, Doolittle has a reputation for scientific planning of operations. He is considered one of the best aeronautical engineers in the world and holds a doctor of science degree. •At 46 Doolittle is small, bald and chunky. He has a precise military manner of speaking and a natural way of taking charge of situations as Maj. Gen. James they arise. B. Doolittle olh this war he has been credited with doing much to prove the invincibility of superior air strength. As commander of the Eighth air force he is playing an important part in the bombing of Germany from Englarut De la Howe Teams Have Fine Bas ketball Season •the boys and girls of De la Stowe have brought to a close a ‘very successful basketball season. The De la Howe boys won e- leven out of twelve games, and amassed a total of 373 points to their opponents’) 184. All games off the regular schedule were won. The record for the season follows. De la Howe, 14; Connie Max- well, 11, De la Howe, 20; Connie Max well, 13. De la Howe, 66; Calhoun Falls, 12, De la Howe, 19; Connie Max well, 18, De la Howe, 29; Trenton, 15, De la Howe, 31; Abbeville, 16. De la Howe, 28; Calhoun Falls, A De la Howe, 54; Trenton, 24, De la Howe. 32; Abbeville, 21. They won the district No. 3 tournament by defeating Monetta 30-9, and Trenton 29-14. By winning the district 3 championship De la Howe boys won the right to represent her district in the Zone 2 elimination game. They lost to the Jenkins- vflle boys on Jenkinsville court In a second extra period 23-21. Jenkinsville was declared winner after the game ended in a tie. An extra period was played. This also ended in a tie 21-21. jenkins- ▼Hle was successful in scoring first 'In the ^second extra period and therefore .was declared winner of 2, 3, 4, and 13. J. M. , Asst. Supt. of De la Howe, eeeeheri the bovs. De la Howe girls, coached % Want to learn a skill? WOULI> YOU pke to be a radio operator, a skilled ste nographer, -an airplane me chanic, an expert driver? In the Women’s Army Corps you have a chance to get val uable Army training—training that may^ pave the way to bigger pay, ' better jobs after the war. TODAY find out ‘about all the WAC offers you—the in teresting jobs, the chance to meet new people and see new places, and to help your counr: • ♦try* APPLY at any U. S. Army Re cruiting Station. Or write: The Adjutant General, 4415 Muni tions Bldg., Washington 25, D. C. * (Women in essential war in dustry must have release from their employer or the U. S. Employment Service.) • • *.* * *'* * * * * Plan Speedy Switch To Peace Production 1 ij /> ¥ j‘ ^ * SEEK TO AVOID DEPRESSION WHEN HOSTILITIES END Baruch Committee Offers De mobilization Report. i / by Supt. E. F. Gettys, closed their season with 5 victories and 4 de feats. They won games from Connie Maxwell Orphanage twice, 2 from Abbeville, Calhoun Falls, one. They lost one game bo Cal houn Falls and three to Trenton. The girls scored 218 points in nine games while their opponents scored only 129. No teams scored more than 20 points on the De la Howe girls. They lost their game in the Trenton tournament by only one point. Many specta tors claimed the De la Howe girls’ guards to be the best they had ever seen. Casualty of Nazi Fire Her anguished father carries this little Italian girl to an Allied first aid station near the front lines, somewhere in Italy. She was wounded by German strafing planes. By AL JEDLICKA Quick, easy, effective . . . In those three words are em bodied the recommendations of a special presidential committee’s report on swithching the nation’s industries back to peace-time production when the war ends. Quick—to maintain high em ployment opportunities for vets as well as civilians; Easy—to avoid a maximum of delay in reconversion; Effective—to achieve a high level of activity in keeping with American standards. Headed by capitol’s most re spected business authority, Ber nard M. Baruch, the special com mittee recommended that devel opment of the nation’s resources in the postwar period primarily be left to individual initiative, in accordance with traditional Amer ican methods. The role of gov ernment would be to assist this individual initiative at every hand with simplified, adequate admini strative machinery. Referring to its program as a means for entering on a postwar “adventure in prosperitythe spe cial committee outlined seven points for securing its objectives: 1. “Quick, fair and final settle ment of cancelled war con tracts . . . 2. “Enactment now of a post war tax program so that business men will know what taxes they face and can plan accordingly. 3. Early planning fer the dis posal of the huge stores of gov ernment owned war goods. 4. Government loans to help business change over from war to peace production. 5. Unification of government agencies dealing with release of servicemen and workers from war duties so as to avoid mass dis charges during the depressed transitional period. 6. Planning, designing and en gineering of useful public works should be prepared for any emer- gehey. 7. Suspension of wartime con trols when the need for them passes. Reconversion Capital. One of the big problems dealing with any switch from war to peacetime production is the busi- nesseman’s possession of capital HOifSEwl ¥ HAZA Mac lithur focf, THE WIFE'S SO CZA&prLATELY— THERE’S PLEASING HER AND I HAVE TO SPEND THE WHOLE PAY AT HOME.... §f P-U-T- I- THINK~r~KNOW :t WHAT- MIL-PUT-HER IN GOOD HUMOR- --U.L SURFKrsE HER &Y l PREPARING HER FA VORITE! EREAKFAST AND HAVE EVERYi j DETAIL ABSOLUTELY, PERFECT/ I HAVEN'T \ OVERLOOKED) A THING! 'fU/MfWf OF AU THE} ftfOflf/FDP£ &EAT/N‘ H/S HEAD AGAINST TH' WALL AGAIN! /KT/ with which to finance any change. Although U. S. department of commerce economists figured that business has accumulated about 35 billon dollars in cash and bonds as reserves during the last two years, stress has been placed on the need for quick settlement of cancelled war contracts to pre vent manufacturers, etc., from getting stuck with materials and unfinished and finished goods and having their capital all tied up and unable to be put to work for reconversion. The U. S. department of com merce economists also figured that cancelled war contracts might amount to about 17 billion dollars, and in its report, the resident’s special committee ad- disrupting ordinary markets. Sell Surplus Now. Declaring that “Our proven productive capacity is as good as an inventory in reserve,” the committee suggested that the army and navy now look into its surplus -goods with a view toward releasing some for civilian use now. “The months to come, while the war is still on, are the most precious months for disposal,” the committee said. “Market con ditions will never be better.” In the event of Germany’s de feat before Japan’s, the commit tee recommended the shift of part of industry from war to peacetime production in view of the smaller demand for munitions that will result. Although the military chiefs already have WANT ADV. Stop Running Fits in Dogs with Ski Hi, the only guaranteed rem edy, or get your money back. Peo ples Drug Store. We stand behind it. LOST—My “A” gasoline ration book, No. 985473. P. W. Roper, R. 1, Troy, S. C. LOST—My “A” gasoline ration book and my No. 3 and 4 ration book. Green New, R. 3, McCor mick, .S. C. ■ — 1 1 — LOST—My kerosene ration book. Fred Wardlaw, R. 1, Box 78, Mc Cormick, S. C. LOST—My No. 3 ration book. Carrie Talbert, General Delivery, vocated direct negotiation be- 1 drawn “P a Program for scaling down arms production when that McCormick, fc>. g. day comes, it remains a secret, ~ the committee said. ; { LOST—Bunch of keys on key- The presidential committee’s r ^ n S about two weeks ago in Mc- ween the government and con tractors, with review by the comptroller general ordinarily in charge of checking all U. S. ex penditures reserved solely for cases of fraud. To speed contract settlement, the committee suggested: 1. Full, immediate payment for all completed articles. 2. On uncompleted articles, full payment of labor and materials, but 80 per cent payment for all other costs. 3. Immediate, full payment of settlements with sub-contractors when approved. 4. Bank or government loans to contractors awaiting stttlement of claims. Another knotty problem that has been facing postwar planners report followed one of the sen- j Cormick. G. W. Cade, Rt. 1, Mc- ate’s special committee on post- 1 Cormick, S. C. war economy policy and planning, | r:r=:========= - . ' r, headed by Sen. Walter George LOST—My “T” gasoline ration (Ga.). The senate committee’s report did not differ radically, but it did lay greater stress on a pro gram for disposing of the gov ernment’s great war plant facili ties, totaling about 15 billion dol lars. The committee suggested that the government hold on to its plants until it discovers how many will have to be retained for armament production in the postwar world, but when disposal is made to private interests, no is the disposal of the huge stock plants should be sold where their of surplus war goods, which the j use might crowd their respective government has on hand, without fields. book, on highway between Parks- ville and Greenwood. James Robertson. Modoc, S. C. LOST—One lady’s black kid glove on streets of McCormick on Friday P. M., Feb. 18th. Reward for recovery. Please return to Messenger office. # LOST — Three No. 4 ration books. Sam Booker, R. 1, Mc- Cormick, S. C. ». FOR SALE OR TRADE—Pair Off Black Mares, 3 years old and well broke. V. H. Jennings, McCor mick, S. C. t L / J A* SMH . I ■ a ISsC