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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, June 29, 1944 IcCORMlCK MESSENGER i \ i raMlahed Every Tto ■etablished Jom S» ■DMOND J. McCRACKEN, BAiter and petered at the reel Office at Me* Cermlck, s. C., ae mail matter ef the second class. * i - - SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One v Tear $1.00 Biz Months .75 Tttrpp Months .50 t T- V. is ■ }.y t REV. ROBERT H. HARPER f (This week’s “Six-Inch Sermon** fis taken from a weekly column, "Faisons in Uniform,” written by Jacob Simpson Payton for the General Commission on Army and Ksvy Chaplains.) FOX HOLE RELIGION It seems that Chaplain Thomas BL McDilL Jr. arrived in the Sooth Pacific with an inquiring . mind. „ Since he had had no ex perience at the front he was eager for information about the exact religious condition of men in ac tual combat. As far back as dur ing his pastorate of the Associ ated Reformed Presbyterian Church, Russellville. Ark., he had heard many conflicting reports varying all the way from the claim that troops in action were veritable Cromwellian crusaders to the charge that they had di vested themselves quite entirely Btf reliance upon religious faith. His first opportunity to get at the facts came to Chaplain McDill when shortly after his arrival on an island of the Pacific, the senior chaplain came to see him. Soon the conversation turned to durability of religious experience arising in periods of fear and danger. • TO the General Commission on Army and Navy Chaplain's, Chap lain McDill has sent an account of what he heard that day. He writes: “Recently the senior chap lain had invited, a chaplain, fresh from the States,’ to preach at one cf the services. His subject was *Fox Hole Religion,* and the gist «f his sermon was a rebuke a- galnst sudden professions amidst danger with an equally sudden forgetfulness as soon as the dan ger was passed. After the service the chaplain in charge asked; "How long have you been out here?* T have just arrived,’ was the reply. ‘Can you give me .a specific instance of a soldier in a fox hole, suffering from bombard ment, who has made a promise to God that he failed to keep?’ asked the senior chaplain. x Cautions Motorists To Take Extra Care Of Tires Pacing a backlog of more than 150,000 approved applications for new Grade I synthetic tires for which there are no stocks avail able. the Office of Price Adminis tration today cautioned motorists to take extra care of their tires during the summer months in or der to make them last until re placement can be had. J. P. Armstrong, regional ra tioning executive, pointed out that one of the objections to synthetic rubber, the only kind now avail able for civilian passenger use, is Its inability to withstand heat ds well as tires made from crude robber. Even in winter driving, he said, tremendous temperatures are built up within the tire by the constant flexing of the sidewalls and friction aganist the highway, and in summer this heat is in creased immensely. He cautioned motorists to drive slower—35 miles per hour, at the aiost—and to have their tires re capped before the carcass becomes damaged. He also warned that streetcar tracks, curbing, road ob stacles and holes contribute more than their share tq the ruining of tires. “With responsible care”, Mr. Armstrong said, “a tire can be re capped from three to five times, adding many thousands of miles to its life. There is no outlook for new tires for any but the most icssential drivers soon, so motorists .most take care of the tires they Iiave now.” His is Invasion! Now in the hearts, brains and muscles of our American Youth lies the future of our country. Bow your heads. Pray with millions of mothers the country over, as their hearts reach out over the seas, each one seeking out her boy, to protect him with the shield of her love. /*• Believe that in this world there is definite strength in decency and honor. Believe that in our devotion there is moral force. Believe that our witt to victory will aid that victory. r r ‘ Seek and ye shall find! Let us seek added strength and fortitude for our men in our own sacrifice and devotion. Let us focus every thought, every action, and every prayer on the boys fighting for us. And, while each one bends to his task with ever-growing fervor and energy, let us adopt a common symbol as our faith in Victory. Let that Symbol be War Bonds. Let us pour our money in a gigantic flood of goodwill toward our sons and brothers, as a spiritual shield for them. This is the Invasion. The lives of our boys are at stake. Let them see that the Soul of America is with them. 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McCORMICK SERVICE STATION McCORMICK, S. C. I 'j -1 J J. R. CORLEY McCORMICK, S. C. J. S. STROM McCORMICK, S. C. WALKER LAGROON McCORMICK, S. C. J. L. SMITH McCORMICK, S. C. STONES’ GROCERY MODOC. S. C. Y" A • i No Change In present gasoline rations as a re- Seiection is the solution pf sue- suit of third quarter allocaticms, said today. Third quarter quotas for .the . nation as a whole show a reduc- Gasolllie Rations tion of 7 ’ 000 barrels daily from Yxd&UJiIlt. the second quarter quotas, OPA pointed out. Although the allocation for thf East Coast states was increased There will be no change in by 22,000 barrels a day, the most recent reports on gasoline con- ful selling! See? the Office of Price Administration sumption in this area indicate that it is runnnig considerably a- bove the current'buota,‘with the peak of the normAl seasonal in crease still to be met. Consumption for the nation as a whole appears to be running even with or slightly above quota for increased effort to conserve gasoline, to live within quotas in the critical months we are lust entering.” Charles F. Phillips, Deputy Administrator for Ration ing, emphasized. in the near future.” he said. To make the civilian supply go as far as possible, Mr. Phillips re iterated the three cardinal rules of gasoline conservation: 1 Share your car. 2. Ask for no more than you “With the tempo of war in fer the second quarter, according creasing in both east and west, we need. 10 2 PA ,have no reason to any 3. Use only the <*asoline ration “This picture points to a need expansion of civilian allotments ed to you. sonne ration- -<■ .... —■ —jA