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i HcCQRMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, Number 9, 1944 / 17 VcCOUMICK MRSSliNUlitt rabIHhed Kvery Thursday established Junr 8. 18M , bdmonu j. McCracken, Editor and Owner Altered at,the Post Office at Me- *to^mlck, Sr C., mail matter off fee second class. * * - •CBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Si .00 Six Months .79 Three Months 9" BOMBINGS • • • routine How do the people of Germany stand up under that night and day • bombing which you would think would unnerve any human being? ' How did the English take it when tor weeks German bombers poured Are on their cities with the regu- . Jarity of clockwork? I think most Americans wonder about that. Most of us take for • granted that if the English and Ger- .mans can survive such day-after day attacks we undoubtedly could • do it too, but we will probably never i yate understand why life is not en tirely disrupted during an almost v continual “baptism by fire.'* • I was interested in the explana- ’ tion of a British flier who was in : London throughout the blitz. He r Sound a partial answer in a philos- .- «pby of “ routine.” The British , housewives, he said, live according ■ t» schedule. They get up at the aame time every morning. Their r meal hours never vary. They have regular bed-time. They spend • certain hours cleaning, other spe- , » eilic hours cooking and have a set • time for doing their daily shopping. c During the first few days of the - blitz, he said, their schedules were severely upset. But after a few " t <Jays they learned that the Ger- \ =nans came over at the same time ‘‘•each night — a little after five • of clock. So, within a week,- they ^-had fit these raids into their sched- . ules. They worked it out so that as ■soon as supper was over the next . step was to go to a shelter. It be- ’ eame just a matter of habit, part of • the daily routine. ‘NERVES .... let-up Naturally, this flier said, there ; was a great deal of tragedy and heart-break caused by the blitz. Many people were killed or hurt, homes were destroyed and, in many eases, children were separated •from their families. But the Brit- . ishers, he said, seemed to harden themselves very quickly to these • conditions and few had any great ;fear, from night to night, that their own family would be among the unlucky ones. For several weeks the Germans ‘ kept to their routine of bombing at the same hour and the Londoners stuck to their routine of going to > the shelters after supper. . He then told me about the gradual /. «et-up in the raids and offered a philosophy which I had never con- jAtdered, but which might apply in ;o«r country almost as much as it ;^did in London. He said that as long the raids continued on sched* inle, Londoners continued to accept ;1bem as part of their daily routine. But when they began to let up— , when the sirens didn’t blow at five tf clock—the family routine was up- 1 wt almost as much as when the' raids first started. When supper was over the people automatically ^prepared to go to the shelters jand then realized that maybe it wasn’t necessary.’ They became un- Icertain and upset about what they aliould do during the evenings. iFran the standpoint of reason they welcomed the relief from bombings, Imt the gradual need for a new noajor revision in their daily sched- • :*iles, coupled with an uncertainty ‘•over how long any new schedule might last, seemed to be more nerve-wracking than the continua- 1km of raids. AMERICANS . . . change Most # Americans, it seems to me. can understand that reaction. For ' even though we may not think much about it, we fight continually against changes in our routine and i.ean cope with major difficulties aft- ’er they become part of that routine. ! This applies to little things as well 'as important ones. If we suddenly ’have to move to a new place to Kve, if we change jobs, if our chil dren leave home or return home [after being away, if a relative comes to live with us, if our incohne goes up or down, if we have to 4eal with new storekeepers, if sick- wess develops in the family—those ere the types of things which de mand a change in schedule and apset the “even tenor of our ways” during the adjustment period. As creatures of routine, we often !prefer to accept hardships rather ffran to seek change. Men will keep jobs they don’t like rather than face the mental turmoil which would accompany a change. Wom- cn will put up with a home they •don't like in preference to adjust- themselves to new neighbors .awd new conditions. And even chil dren, until they get used to it, are .apt to dread the advent of a new ‘teacher, a new brother or sister, or ’a change in environment which calls for readjustment. t . 5ix+ Inch JSmtum t REV. ROBERT H HARPER t Th* Church During War and Peace. Lesson for November 12: Isaiah 2: \4; -9:6, 7; Matthew 5:23-48; Romans 13:1-7. ■ Golden Text: Matthew 5:9. . Beginning with Isaiah’s picture )f Christ’s kingdom as one of right eousness and peace, and continu ing with a prophecy of the Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6, 7), we come ^o the teaching of Jesus concern ing love to enemies. : We find a contrast between love to neighbors with hatred of enemies and a love that includes enemies, in the latter we have the ex ample of God Himself, who sends His blessings on all alike. \ From Paul’s teachings of the ori gin of government, we conclude that good citizenship is Christian Iduty. During war the Christian’s attitude should be determined by ^iis duty of allegiance to constituted authority. Violence done by an indi vidual in defiance of law is differ ent from that done by the Govern ment in opposing violence. The Church should support the Govern ment in war against aggression. While urging that war be waged without hatred and with the aim of bringing a just peace. I In time of peace, the Church should labor to inform, inspire and (Support the government in putting down the enemies that attack the [country from within. These enemies •know no truce, respect no rights, regard not the morals and welfare of our people, and seize the oppor* 'tunity to work their evil within the country while war is being waged upon enemies without. Eternal vigilance and determined opposi tion to monstrous evils in our midst will be the price of safety. And the people have the right to expect that the Church shall lead in making out country safe at home. Ration Calendar For Week Of November 6 mower, window and door screens and awningSfalWpuUaway for the winter. f * - Before the’smamtools* are stored tflean and oil thenuJfow is a good* time to make any necessary re-j pairs, too. The lawn* mower should be well cleaned and well oiled. It ‘would pay ^o- have it sharpened ready for use next spring. These jobs done now save time in the spring’s rush hours.. When the screens aie taken offj the windows and doors, brush, them well and then paint the [ wire with kerosene. Store them | carefully so that they won’t warp' and are safe from bumps that’ might break either wire or frames, j * Small awnings that are taken; care of at home should be thorough-' ly brushed before folding carefully’ and storing where they will keep clean. Lawn and porch furniture can be; put away now. Give metal furniture- a coat of kerosene to prevent rust * and be sure it is stored in a dry; ■ place. ^ In the garden there are a few' a odd jobs still to be done. * Old rhubarb plants will produce' * better next year if this fall you cov-j r er them well with manure. It canl be dug in next spring. i Clean the garden well before 1 mulching any plants. Cut offj all withered stalks and clear away all fallen leaves. Then begin mulching when the ground freezes^ Peonies and bulbs that were set out late will need a light mulch—j just enough to keep the ground frozen so that it won’t thaw anq tear the roots loose. i Perennials with soft crowns —t foxgloves especially — should btj protfected first with berry baskets or a frame of twigs lest the mulclvj ing leaves rot them. Sift coal ashes around delphini ums. j When chrysanthemums have fir* ished flowering cut them back to few inches. . It’s a good idea to fork up thi vegetable garden and leave il rough during the winter. This wi'J kill many grub pests. Don’t forget to remove and burl any yellowing iris leaves when yoj are cleaning up the perennial bon der. Pull up and burn all weeds an any annuals that have been kille.i h” light frosts. [ The cleaner your garden goc( into the winter the less troublt you'll have with weeds and diseasi next summer. If you have an asparagus bei cut <'ff the foliage and give it : rrrich of well rotted manure a aeon as the ground freezes. PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A8 through W5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each. Good indefinitely. MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 through P5 (Bonk 4) now valid at 10 points each for use v/ith tokens. Good indefinitely. t SUGAR: Sugar stamps No. 33, No. 31, No. 32 and No. 33 now good for five pounds each indefinitely. CANNING SUGAR: Sugar stamp No. 40 good for five ‘pounds can ning sugar until February 28, 1945. SHQES: Airplane stamps No. 1 and No. 2 valid indefinitely. FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou pons from last year and Period 1 coupons for this season now val- id. GASOLINE: A-11 coupons valid in Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia through November 8. Three A-13 coupons in the new book will become valid for four gallons each November 9. Regis tration for new books in progress now. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license number and state on all gasoline coupons in his possession, as soon as they are issued him by his ra tioning board. Faced with a continuing flood of applications for Grade 1 pas senger car tires, E. H. Talbert, dis trict OPA director, said today No vember quotas, raised slightly ov er October quotas, are still insuf ficient to take care of an appre ciable number, if any, of the “back-log” of applications on hand at most local War Price and Rationing Boards. Mr. Talbert said November quo tas of commercial tires were also too small to allow for any relaxa tion of rigid rationing require ments or strict observance of tire conservation rules by consumers. “The new quotas reemphasize the need for greater use of recapping as a means of keeping present tires in operation,” he said. November tire quotas for the Columbia district are 18,736. Issuance of flat dollar-and-cent: ceiling prices at wholesale level on j cooked corned beef has set the basis for a general reduction in average retail prices of at least 10 cents a pound, E. H. Talbert, dis trict director of the Office of Price Administration, said today. The action, effective November 8, revokes a previous order estab lishing cooked corn beef price a- no higher than the March, 1942, price. Shoes containing small quanti ties of leathr - reenforce fabric uppers, manui'ctured or imported before Nover .ber 6, have been made ration-free by the Office of Price Administration. The action, affecting mostly men’s and boys’ type shoes such as rubbersoled gymnasium shoes, was taken to enable shoe dealers to move current stocks, OPA said. Maximum prices on cucumbers, suspended because of heavy crop damage in the recent hurricane, will be restored at previously es tablished ceilings on January 1, 1945, the Office of Price Adminis tration said today. The previously established prices are $2.90 per 28 pound lug and $5 per 48 pound bushel, f. o. b. ship ping points in Florida and Cali fornia, for the period from Janu ary 1 to April 30. These prices at grower level will mean retail prices of about 16 cents per pound in the Southeast. OPA said ceiling prices on cu cumbers, except grown in hothous es, were suspended from Novem ber to January 1 because the re cent hurricane resulted in neavy crop losses in Florida and reduced the national supply of cucumbers to about 15 per cent of the 10- year average. Primitive Methods Need Not Be Followed in Advertising Mb L 4 Be Modern ADVERTISE HERE!! Retail prices of fresh snap beans are expected to be about six cents a pound higher as the result of action by the Office of Price Ad ministration of increasing maxi mum prices by $1.55 per bushel from November 1 through Novem ber 30. OPA said the action affecting all snap beans produced in the Southeast was mandatorv under the “disaster” clause of the Sta bilization Extension Act to com pensate growers for crop losses it Mi 7" k Htf • 11 v' m m CLAUDE WICKARD, Secretary of r.^ricullure ; asks you to try this FOREST QU/Z Can you give the correct answers to these ques tions about America's forests? Try it—then check the answers at the bottom ot the page. B D 1. About bow many five- room frame homes could be built with the amount ot tim ber that is killed by United States forest fires each year? 50,000 homes? 125,000 homes? 215,000 homes? 2 Is the total area burned over by the 210.000 forest tires we have each year about as big as— Yosemite National Park? Lake Michigan? New York State? 3. How many fighter planes could be built with the num ber ot man-hours of labor tied up each year in fighting United States forest tires? 100? 800? 500? 4. What causes the majority of forest tires? Lightning? Man? Spon taneous combustion? I 1. More than 215,000 five- room homes—enough to house the entire 1940 popu lation ot Washington, D. C. 2. Close to 31,000,000 acres, more than the land area oi New York State. 3. More than 800 fighter planes can be built with the ANSWERS (Don't peek!) almost 1,000,000 man-days of labor which United States forest and woods fires drain each year from factories and farms. 4. Man causes 90 percent of all United States forest fires. Pure and simple carelessness on the part of honest, law- abiding American citizens— 5. Why are forest fires a greater danger than ever? like you—accounts for the vast majority of the destruc tion. 5. Lumber, a critical war material, is vital in peace time reconstruction. With the shortage of manpower, fewer people are available to watch for and put out forest fires. ! I It to imp®***®* ,hot • YOU .erne-*®' th»* 1. CRUSH OUT rette, y°ui cigar, y ashes. . before you leave. 4 ASK ABOUT LAW-and ® P^ow sa every UT THE >rmit—if y° u SCLXO jail evexy S. AlWA-rSBECSSETOt; An extra Watersheds — j’hundred years ot forest 7ms /S AN EMERGENCY/ Something's got to be done right now about brush and woods and forest fires in America. We face enormous losses—in watersheds, timber, water power and manpower—unless you who might start such fires are extra carefuL Please read these rules. Please memorize them. Remember that year, with so many men away, there may be GREATER DANGER THAN EVER to America's woodlands and forests,)' -"AN EVER/ M. G. Sponsored By & J. J. DORN, INC. McCormick, S. C. from the recent hurricane. Action by the Offcie of Price Administration of raising the maximum price of fresh cranber ries by 25 cents per box to grow ers was expected to result in an increase of about one cent per pound at retail. OPA said the maximum price was raised in compliance with the Stabilization Extension Act after information indicated crop losses have cut production in the nation 44 per cent of the ten-year aver age. at all levels, to compensate manu facturers for increased costs. Re tailers may not raise their prices until notified by their wholesalers and, likewise, wholsalers must be notified by their manufacturer. X Big Barn Dance Show Municipal Auditorium, Aug4 ta, One Night Only, Thursday, November 16th Acting to boost hog production, the Office of Price Administration; has extended ceiling prices of $14.- 75 a hundredweight, Chicago basis, to hogs weighing up to 270 pounds. Previously, OPA said, the $14.75 price extended only to hogs weigh ing up to 240 pounds. The action was possible because of the greatly improved feed situ ation nationally, OPA said. The five-cent plug of chewing tobacco will cost consumers six cents and the ten-cent plug twelve cents under a new schedule of ceil ing prices made effective Novem ber 8 by the Office of Price Ad ministration. OPA said previous maximum prices were increased 20 per cent Augusta, Ga., Nov. 4. — The greatest Barn Dance Show ever assembled will appear at the Mu nicipal Auditorium, Augusta, ' on next Thursday evening, November 16th, at 8:30. Rufe Davis, number one hillbilly and motion picture star, known all over America for his ability to imitate anything that flies, crawls or scoots, wheth er it be human or animal, appears as star of the show, along with 25 other stars of radio, movie and records. Supporting Rufe will be such outstanding stars as — The Mon tana Kid — famous cowboy movie star and his famous horse Coley Bay. The Montana Kid will ride Coley Bay onto the stage of the Auditorium singing cowboy songs familiar to everyone and Coley Bay will perform in such a way as to be astounding as well as entertaining. The Four Original Hickory Nuts, who play everything except the kitchen stove, is headed by Chub by Chuck Roe, ace comic, who plays string bass hnd banjo, as well as the saw and a rubber bal- oon. The Hickory Nuts are screams. Charlie Althoff, number one cld timer fiddler, known to all movie goers for his many ap pearances in gold rush films as the ragged fiddler. Althoff has been in the movies for 32 years and was starred with Tom Mix and Buck Jones in many of their pictures. Bert Wayne and his eight “B” j Ranch Boys, have a style all their own and play hillbilly music from ; “Turkey in the Straw” to “Pistol Packing Mama”. Their music is a solid click, featuring Bert Wayne, his harmonica and guitar. The Campbell Sisters—Esta and Fiesta—now rated as the best fe male yodelers west of the Swiss Alps who, for the past two years, have been making best seller rec ords for the OKeh Record Com pany. These outstanding stars, togeth er with others, make up the big gest barn dance show of the year —two solid hours of fun, music and frolic—a show long to be re membered* ’ i ' / \ > i