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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, June 7, 194S ;! • Parenthood M: BY ( MRS. CATHERINE CONRAD EDWARDS j Associat* Editor, Parents' Magazine » SELECTION OF GLASSES IMPORTANT i B ECAUSE glasses have been im proved so remarkably in attrac tiveness we were under the impres sion that children and young people no longer minded wearing them. Then along came a letter from a high-school girl saying. "We're al ways being told by beauty editors that glasses don’Jt detract from our looks. Then why aren’t heroines in magazine stories ever shown in glasses? And why in the movies is a pair of spectacles used to disguise a pretty girl and not until she takes them off does the hero fail in love With her?” "But it wasn't until a mother wrote that while she had long ago got over thinking glasses spoiled her own looks, still she i minded a great deal putting ) them on her young son and daughter, did we realize how ! much lingering dissatisfaction there Is with having to wear even so universally accepted an aid to nature as glasses. Perhaps our surprise over these letters was due to the fact that we liad thoroughly checked the penal ties to beauty of not wearing glasses when needed, as against any pos sible loss of attractiveness the glasses might be responsible for, and found the spectacles actually flattering in comparison. And in making it clear that glasses are preferable to frowns, squints, and crow’s-feet, to say nothing of ill health and emotional topsyturvi ness, we may have gone to the ex treme of the three-eyed and one- eyed sisters in the fairy tale who browbeat the youngest sister be cause she had only the ordinary number of eyes l So, granting that no one puts on glasses without some reluctance <though in delving into the history of spectacles we learned that in the century following the invention of printing, glasses were often an af fectation to give the impression the wearer could read), we repeat that nowadays the great variety in shapes of lenses, the custom-made frames that can be worn to accent a hat or a dress, make having to wear spectacles more a challenge to good taste and knowledge of one's personal style than a threat to one’s appearance. This careful selection of the proper shape and color in lenses and frames is as important for children as for yourself. No longer does a youngster need to look all spectacles when the right ones can actually make thin faces look plumper and rolypoly faces look longer. From a home analysis of your own or your child’s face, decide first whether it belongs in the short or long group. If short, draw a 1-inch square on a piece of paper; if long draw a rectangle 1V4 inches long and % of an inch wide. Now, looking at the full face, note care fully the outline, disregarding the features. You’re likely to be sur prised at what you see, for nature often uses the features to create illusions of length or breadth just as you are planning to do with spec tacles. fcext, sketch into the square or rectangle the outside lines of the face, allowing the widest portion to extend full width of your original diagram. That is, if the forehead is the widest spot, let it begin at one side of the square (or rectan gle) and extend to the other. Then, proceeding from the broadest point, complete your drawing. The face you have sketched will fall into one of eight basic shapes, according to whether it is long or short and whether the chin is pointed or square. We haven’t space to mention all the facial variants and the glasses which most flatter them, but the specialist who serves you should know the possibilities for fitting spectacles to faces as well as eyes. Bad features, too, can frequently be minimized by cleverly fitted frames. “HOW TO WIN FRIENDS and Author of INFLUENCE PEOPlFy, SUCCEEDS IN AIRCRAFT FACTORY ANT to know how to get ahead if you work in an air craft factory? Well, here is exactly how one girl did it. She is Margaret Peters of Kent, Ohio. She employed a prin ciple in human relationships which you can employ, and ( which will not cost you a penny. When Margaret got a job in an aircraft factory, there were about 20 girls employed in her department. They all diet about the same kind of work, had about the same oppor tunities. Yet Margaret got ahead, the others didn’t. i After she had been working there a while, a young wom an named Brown was picked out of the other girls and pro moted to a more important position. What happened? Well, the other girls who had been working alongside her immedi ately became jealous and said there was no reason why she should be upped when they hadn’t been. Not only this, but they talked to her only when they had to; the rest of the time they kept their noses turned haughtily up, and made unkind remarks which the woman could overhear. Not a very nice situation, but that’s the way it was. At first, Margaret, being human, felt jealous and envious of Miss Brown’s promotion. Then she said to herself, “Well, after all, she has some good quali ties and I must not let my tongue run away with my self.” So she became friendly with her and to her ^ surprise found that Miss Brown was really nice. Now after this first advance, it was easy to carry on in a friendly fashion, because she saw there was more to Miss Brown than to the other girls. So she asked Miss Brown to make suggestions about her work and how she could im prove it. Miss Brown was eager to show her; one reason was that this helped Miss Brown make a better showing in her department. More work came in. The factory expanded. Miss Brown became more important to the company. She asked Mar garet to work overtime and Margaret was pleased, for this meant more money. Suddenly Miss Brown, who, by this time, was general in spector, was called for service in the Women’s Army Auxil iary corps. The foreman called Margaret to his desk and said, ‘‘You have been recommended to take Miss Brown’s place.” Of course Margaret was delighted. Then asked, ‘‘Who recommended me?” j “Miss Brown.” So Margaret took Miss Brown’s place at another increase in pay. The other girls who had been snooty to Miss Brown and who had criticized here were exactly where they started. Margaret got her advancement by not criticizing an-', other person and by trying to find something good in her-< And she did find something to admire. And today the tw® are good friends and Margaret is making more money thai* if she had let herself become envious and had criticized an other girl because she had been promoted when she herself, hadn’t. mpmmrm', \ insurance MALARIA CHECKED IN 7 DAYS WITH LIQUID for MALARIAL SYMPTOMS Take only as directed Fire Insurance And Ail | Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. 366 ADS For SALE IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Pulpwood < ikm Over 29 a, . YOU ARE DEFERRABLE ONLY IF YOU STAY ON THE JOB New draft regulations deferring men over 29 apply only to those whose work contributes to war -• i ' production, essential agriculture or the national / . * j health, safety and interest; k 'n (Workers who are in non-essential occupations or those who leave essential work like pulpwood i i • i cutting or hauling for non-essential occupations, i are liable to induction. |*V’ rV . PULPWOOD FI6HTS THE IAP LET’S FINISH THE FIDHT! West Virginia pulp & paper company CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ^ L Get In touch with the doaler in your territory from whom wo buy wood: j R. M. WINN, plum branch, s. c. ■**» v FIGHT FIRE! America needs every treel Needs its mature trees now for war. Will need its grow ing trees for peace. Don't lot fire destroy them. Watch matches—cigarettes—fires. The Church Speaks By M. E. BOOZER This week our churches are en gaged in the business of carrying on their vacation Bible schools. To my way of thinking, this is one of the essential phases of the church work. In the recent past we have had our attention fo- |cused upon the juvenile delinquen cy that is so prevalent in our country. I do not believe that it is an exaggeration to say that we may expect juvenile delinquency to increase in inverse proportion to our emphasis upon the vacation and church school. All parents should be just as careful about sending their children to Bible school as they are about sending them to the public schools. To develop a child’s intellect with out an equal development of character is catastrophic. Do You Or Your Friends Suffer From Rheumatism, Arthiitis, Muscular Aches? Here’s good news! The excruciating pain and swelling which accompanies these ailments can be relieved by the new med icine known as D M. C. COMPOUND No. 49. Few numan ailments can be as painful as ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMA TISM. Try it today: sold on a money- back ouarantee ii not satislied with re sults. Price—$3.00. For Sale By PEOPLES DRUG STORE —Adv. BARBECUE -X- Ration Calendar For Week Of June 4th PROCESSED FOODS: Blue Stamps— N2, P2, Q2, R2, S2, now V".!ld, expire June 30, T2, U2, V2, W2, X2, now valid, expire July 31. Y2, Z2, Al, Bl, Cl, now Y'ld expire August 31. Dl, El, FI, Gl, HI, now v lid, expire Sept. 30. MEATS AND FATS: lied Stamps— E2, F2, G2, H2, J2, now vr.lid, expire June 30, K2, L2, M2, N2, P2, now valid, expire July 31. Q2, R2, S2, T2, U2, now valid, expire August 31. V2, W2, X2, Y2, Z2, now valid, expire Sept. 30. SUGAR: Sugar Stamp No. 36, good for 5 pounds, expires August 31. SHOES: Airplane Stamps No. 1, I will serve a barbocue meat and hash d'nner to colored people near Bethel colored church in the Town of McCormick on Saturday, June 9th. Will sell meat and hash to any white people who will come for it or send for it and furnish their own centainers. Dinner will be cooked by John DcVore. BOB YELDELL, General Manager. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometrist Specialist in correcting Errors of Sight, Eye Headaches, and Crossed Eyes. Eyes Thoroughly Examined the Modern Way with out dangerous—Pupil Dialating Drops. Reference, ask your friends about my Reputation. Offices, 956-956 1-2 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia. v,,-. No. 2, No. 3 now good. FUEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. valid for 10 gallons each. GASOLINE: A-15 coupons valid through June 21. Ra tioning rules now require that each car owner write his license number and state on each coupon in his possession , as soon as it is issued him by his local rationing board. Your mile age rationing record must be pre sented to the board when apply ing for all passenger car gasoline rations. ALL DISHES .PLATES . PLATTERS . SOUP BOWLS . VEGETABLE BOWLS • CUPS . SAUCERS L' * Every piece just Each Nothing Higher - New Load Over 15,000 Pieces to Select From BELK 845 BROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA.