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tVJe^OKMICK. 5iESSENGEIi. ithCORMICK. SOUTH CiAROIli'JA Tlitirsday, UecrmEer 2, 1937 Fight Tube rculosis! Buy Christinas Seals Now!! Tuberculosis is a costly disease, costly to the individual, costly to his family, costly to industry, cost ly to the community. All of us tax payers and rent-payers, must pay for sickness, whether we are ill or well. For the tuber culosis patient there are such tangible expenditures as loss of wages and income, doctor and hospital bills, besides the cost that comes from the danger of spread- Jr< r *Ms disease to his friends and family. At this very moment there are xifa less than 330,000 active^ases cf tuberculosis in the United States, ^eaiiy a dozen of which are said to be in McCormick County. This year, 1937, about 70,000 persons itave died or tubeieulo^is, .nest Ox v.her.i young ad sit:, for this is a young person’s disease. If you will multiply 590,000 living cases by $1,- 0X, Which is the carefully com puted cost of a tuberculosis case „o home, industry and community, vou will get the stupendous total of two billion dollars. That’s what these 590,000 cases of tuberculosis will cost you and everyone else who lives in the United States. But most of that cost is unnec essary, since tuberculosis is a dis ease that can be prevented. In fact, it can be eradicated. That two bil- Made of the finest ingredients on e laiuwiw pound* for pound recipe, end baked skillltlh to hring out its delicious flavor, ioccmpara* bis CLAUSEN’S Genuine Pound Cake is a fa vorite for ever, occasion Order it today. AT YOU* AROCCITt ClauSSenS CEhUINE POUND CAKE /' Pause...at the familiar red cooler Greenwood Coca-Cola Bottling Company Greenwood, S. C. Experience Service Facilities Those are the Important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when you have occasion to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there Is no additional charge for service out of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, o. C. GIVE AN 1.1 r\ ' O'' /y > • ' r-.'Ov V < i There's an Ingersoll for every member of the famiIy — watches for pocket, wrif» or liamlba" at prices irozn \ on can Imv the m imgM at •'tores here in town. lion dollars is like a leak in a great dam o:* dike where the water chat should be saved for productive uses, runs away needlessly. Why not stop this leak? We know how to it; we have been able to reduce the havoc of tuberculosis from 150,009 deaths some thirty y»ars ago to about 70,000 at vn3 present time. Three decades ago 175 persons out of every 109,00j then living died annually from tuberculosis wnile today the cor responding rate is about 55. We have learned from experience how to control tuberculosis. We know that hospitals for treatment of the disease and for health pro tection are cur main line of de fense against the disease. We have proved that clinics, doctors, tuber culin testing and X-raying of high school and college children ana young adults, together with com petent public health nursing, are essential to find tuberculosis in its early curable form'and to prevent its spread in home, school and in dustry. We know that health edu cation in the school and in the population at large will teach peo ple how to avoid tuberculosis, and, above all, we know that organiza- don of community resources and of focused public opinion on the problem of tuberculosis are mighty aids in getting rid of this White Plague. Why, then, should we allow a leak of two billion dollars to con tinue? It is simply because of in difference on the part of the pub lic. Some people know how to pre vent tuberculosis but everybody should know how to prevent it. The tuberculosis associations oi the United States, local, state, and National, have been the leaders in tne fight against tuberculosis. Their biggest task is now before them. With the distinct gains that have been made in the last thirty years, many, people think that tubercu losis is conquered but this is far from being the case. Tuberculosis still is Public Enemy No. 1 among the young people of this nation. The job of conquering tuberculosis can be completed but it needs the support of every man, woman and child in the country. T he appeal of the Christmas Seal is one way in which every body can help to fight tuberculosis. But it is only one way. Your money is greatly needed to provide zhe .inews of war to the fighters who are leading the attack on this dis ease. But more than your financial support is necessary, your moral support and your enthusiastic co operation are also needed. Enlist today in this life-saving campaign. Sit down, now, if you haven’t al ready done so, and seal up that dol lar for the Christmas Seals and mail it to J. Fred Buzhardt, Mc Cormick County Chairman. Every penny of this money will be used to fight tuberculosis. Let every citizen do his bit in this campaign in trying to raise money that more and more efforts may be put forth for the citizens of this county to be set free of the dread of this aw ful disease. xx — Three Points Em phasized By Martha Press]y. Mgr., Social Security Board’s Greenwood, S. C., Field Office ported until such time as positive identification of the worker can oe established. Miss Pressly reminds employers that the next information returns are not due until on or before Jan uary 31, 1938. -xx- Camp Bradley INcws Camp Bradley, Ncv. 27.—Mr Shanklyn, COC Inspector, visited camp and all camp projects Tues day and Wednesday of last week. He was accompanied by Mr. Harry Wagner, of the Columbia office. Many friends and relatives of both CCC men and Forest Service personnel ate Thanksgiving dinner at camp. The Long Cane went through Thanksgiving day without a fire in spite of the large number of hunt ers that v/erc but. Now every one at Bradley welcomes a rainy week end. The annual Thanksgiving bail was held in the Recreation Hall on Wednesday night. The music was furnished by Hugh Barton and his band and the dance was very highly complimented by every one attending. Visitors came from Greenwood, Abbeville, Saluda, Mc Cormick, Troy, Bradley, Edgefield, Johnston, and Modoc. Every one at Camp Bradley re grets to know that District Engi neer Puckette was unfortunate in cracking a rib when he fell from a pile of rock at the rock crusher last week. Ranger Wm. P. David returned to the Long Cane on Tuesday after spending several days in Atlanta. Cotton Ginnings Given By South Carolina Counties made a short visit here on Monday of this week. Messrs. B. M. Bussey and H. J. Bussey were visitors to Augusta Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Garner spent Sunday among relatives in Augusta. Mrs. Mamie McDaniel and daughters, Miss Lucile and Jen- nette McDaniel, spent Sunday here v.ith Mr, and Mrs. J. O. McDaniel. Mr. William McDaniel was dinner guest Sunday to William and Ben Bussey. Mr. Ray Bussey and Richard Key were v;eek end visitors here to homefolks. Mr. Albert How r le from Camp Bradley spent Saturday and Sun day here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie. Miss Ethel McDaniel is spending the week among relatives m Au gusta. A. 1 Farm Calendar For December Guidance COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO NO VEMBER 14 IN SOUTH CARO LINA: CROPS OF 1937 AND 1936 The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, 1 announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to November ^ 14, by counties, in Soyth Carclina, ( for the crops of 1937 and 1936. The total for the State was made public on Monday, November 22. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1937 The State 877,146 L. J! 1 ya:;i:ce —$1.50 Three points are emphasized by Martha Pressly, Manager of the So cial Security Beard’s Greenwood 3. C. Field Office, observance of which will assist employers in com plying with the Federal old-age in surance plan. “Our office has received numer ous incomplete Forms SS-5, Worker applications for ac count numbers, filed by em ployers under authority given in Treasury Regulations” Miss Pressly said. “We cannot assign ac count numbers because there is in sufficient information furnished upon which to make a positive identification of the workers in volved.” Miss Pressly’s three points are: 1. The employer, in failing to re quire each employee to file appli cation and secure an Account Num ber, has obligated himself to file for such employee, thus causing himself otherwise unnecessary work. 2. In failing to secure from this employee sufficient information to permit a positive identification he has made it impossible for the Board to assign an Account Num ber. 3. His employee, from whom tax has been collected, cannot be cred ited with the amount of wages re Abbeville __ 13,773 Aiken __ 31,549 Allendale __ 10,244 Anderson — 61,460 Bamberg __ 13,102 Barnwell 19,184 Berkeley — 3,730 Calhoun 20,703 Charleston __ 723 Cherokee 15,980 Chester __ 14,148 Chesterfield — 30,276 Clarendon 22,365 Colleton __ 12,351 Darlington 24,612 Dillon 26,593 Dorchester 9,157 Edgefield __ 15,975 Fairfield __ 7,073 Florence __ 25,899 Greenville — __ 41,574 Greenwood __ 9,005 Hampton __ 10,192 Horry 963 Jasper __ 1,521 Kershaw __ 13,820 Lancaster __ v 10,567 Laurens __ 23,033 Lo e __ 27,313 Lexington __ 13,236 McCormick -- 4,107 Mai ion __ 8,694 Marlboro __ 36,151 Newberry __ 15,893 Oconee __ 17,321 Orangeburg — 68,704 Pickens __ 24,419 Richland — 7,596 Saluda 7,930 Spartanburg __ 56,451 Sumter __ 34,554 Union __ 11,832 Williamsburg __ __ 20,927 York __ 23,883 An ether 2,287 1935 640,968 8,343 24,517 8,187 33,653 13,972 18,163 1,783 16,575 454 4,353 9,924 23,834 15,344 9,671 22,082 22,183 7,532 12,033 5,179 19,47-. 22,087 6,305 9,565 531 1,273 13,74; 11,31? 15,42. 24,03. 13,11. 3,62 6,73. 30,71, 12,37. 10,00. 65,050 14,62. 6,13. 6,775 25,39. 30,137 5,7K 16,968 8,335 1,511 xx- Modoc INews {Too late for last week) Well, we have had real winter t.me the past few days and many nice hogs are being killed in our c mmunity. Mr. Sam Morgan, Jr., returned Sunday to his home in New York City, after spending the summer h3re with his aunt, Mrs. G. E. Lukes. Mrs. J. D. Bilton is spending the week here with her grandmother, Mrs. Laura Garner. Miss Rosalie Bussey is spending the week among relatives in Au gusta. Mr. G. N. Moore of McCormick Even in December farmers must keep busy wi th important activities, chiefly looking toward the future says County Agent R. D. Subcr, who lists these brief suggestions. Agronomy Weather permitting, turn heavy soils that have no cover crops. Put cotton under cover to pre vent loss of $5.00 or more per bale. Clean up briars and plum thick ets around edges of fields. Bed down stalls and barns with leaves, pine needles, or grain straw; the bigger the manure pile the smaller the fertilizer bill. Horticulture Prune fruit trees and bunch grp np.s. Make garden plans, get cata logs, and order seed before seeds men are out of desirable varieties. If fruit trees have not already been set, do so this month; fall or winter planting in the South is preferable to early spring planting. Prepare hotbeds for sowing in January. Prune scupernong vines to Dec. 15. Propagate grapes and ornamen tal deciduour shrubs from new cut tings. Terrace all land to be planted to peaches before trees are set. Insects and Diseases Burn trash and weeds in gardens and fields to destroy hibernating insects. Burn orchard prunings to destroy shot-hole borers. Plow under old stalks to destroy insects. Burn twigs severed by girdlers. Apply lime sulfur or oil emulsion dormant sprays after trees are completely dormant. Agricultural Engineering Use tractors freely for belt jobs, sawing wood, feed grinding, etc. Cut in cotton stalks and other material with a disc harrow. Build and repair terraces now so that they may settle before the hard spring and summer rains. Build or repair fences for better handling of livestock. Store the cultivating machinery and grease parts that are likely to rust. Purchase a few needed farm shop tools for machinery repair vverk during winter months. Treasurer’s Notice The Comity Treasurer’s Office* will be open for the purpose of re ceiving taxes from the 15th day of September, 1037, to the 15th day of April, 1938 All taxes shall be due and pay able between the 15th day of Sep tember, 1937, and December 31, 1937. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31, 1937, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent lor January, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1, 1938, the County Auditor will proceed to* add Two Per Cent for February^ and if taxes are not paid on or be fore March 1, 1938, the County Au ditor shall proceed to add 3 per cent for March, and if taxes are* not paid on or before April 1, 1938, the County Auditor shall proceed, to add 4 per cent up to the 15th of April. 1933, after which time the* County Treasurer shall issue exe cutions for all unpaid taxes, plus 7 per cent penalty. The tax levies for the year 193T are as follows: For State Purposes 5 mills For County Purposes 8 mills For Bonds 14 mills- Constitutional School Tax_ 3 mills Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 2 mills Willington S. D. No. 2 5 mills Bordeaux S. D. No. 3 2 mills McCormick S. D. No. 4 and Bonds 14 mills Buffalo S. D. No. 5 4 mills Bellvue S. D. No. 6 10 mills S. D. No. 7 00 mills Bethib. S. D. No. 8 8 mills- Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 __10 mills Young’s S. D. No. 10 00 mills Wideman’s S. D. No. 11 2 mills* Milway S. D. No. 13 2 mills Robinson S. D. No. 14 ____ 6 mills Dornville S. D. No. 15 2 mills Bethany S. D. No. 16 8 mills. Lyon’s S. D. No. 17 8 mills Hibler S. D. No. 18 6 mills Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 mills* Plum Branch S. D. No.> 24 and Bonds 20 mills. Consolidated S. D. No. 1, Parksville, Modoc and Clarks Hill, and Bonds. 18 mills All male citizens between the: ages of 21 and 60 years, except those exempt by law, are liable tO' a poll tax of $1.00 each. The law prescribes that all male citizens between the ages of 21 and. 55 years must pay $2.00 commuta tion tax or work six days on the public roads. Commutation tax is included in property tax receipt. RUTH P. DUNCAN, Treasurer, McCormick County. COAL I am now ready to fill your or ders for High Grade Domestic COaLL Phone 82R, or see me. G. J. SANDERS. Sr., McCormick, S. C. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta. Ga. WANT AD~ FDR CALS—Large Paper Shell Pecans at 20 cents per pound. James W. Corley, McCormick, S: C: LOST—One Setter Bird JDog, white, with one brown $ar. Reward. J. G. Dorn, McCormick, S. C. T X t- Camp Modoc News Camp Modec, Ncv. 27. — The Lc.npany’s strength has recently reached its maximum foe thh <uarter. Wc now have a total of 200 enreliees at the camp which is also the largest number since Camp F -11 has been established. Thanksgiving day which is usual ly a hazardous one from the stand point of fire control was success fully passed without a fire. There were three smokes reported but all turned out to be false alarms caus ed by debris burners. Two foremen and 48 enrollees are being retained in camp over holidays and week ends during the fire season to take care of the fire situation. Com munication is kept with additional men at all times should an emer gency develop that would require more men. District Engineer S. E. Puckette is making a survey and taking soundings at the Key Bridge over Turkey Creek for a proposed new bridge. Lieutenant Loy Jordan attended the Auburn-Georgia game in Athens Saturday. Inclement weather has slowed down progress on construction but in spite of it we are expecting to complete the Key Road from State Highway No. 23 to the Key Bridge by December 3. About one-half mile was graded on the Turkey Road during the past week. Farm News Bright Spots Winnsboro, Nov. 13.—R. H. Lem mon, county farm agent, thinks that one of the best clays of exten- "irm v-ork he has ever done was on Oct. r.T when he carried a group of farmers to a prominent beef cattle breeder’s farm in the state and purchased seven purebred Here ford bulls for several farmers lo cated in different sections of the county. “With the present labor conditions and the unfavorable outlook for profitable cotton pro duction, more and more of our farmers are turning to livestock as a source of income”, he states. * * * Laurens, Nov. 13:—Laurens farm ers have purchased three small combines for harvesting lespedeza seed and' other farm seeds, says County Agent C. B. Cannon, re porting these results: G. F. Bu ford, Clinton, harvested approxi mately 60 acres of Korean lespe deza and has thrashed the rise of r 22,000 pounds of clean seed. Mr.. Buford has 250 acres of Korean* lc?pedeza and 100 acres of Ten nessee 76. These seed are being b.-vvested on halves with the ma- c 1 ihe. Reeder Workman, Goldville;. 1 * harvested several thousand j-'.rinds of seed with the combine, i * king the payment on the ma- trine with seed. The machine will more than pay for itself this year harvesting lespedeza seed for Mr;. Workman.