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i>lcCOi\MiCK t , ' it' v rH ^.VROLINA Thursday, PecennFer 23. I>3' Claims For Benefits Of Old-Age Insurance Now Being Certified Winter Driving Hints With “Reasons Whv” (By C. W. Wood, Chevrolet Na tional Service Director.) Greenwood, Dec. 15. — Martha Pressly, Manager of the Field Office for the Old-Age Insurance Bureau of the Social Security Board, re turned a few days ago from Birm ingham, Alabama, where she con ferred with Regional officials, and with representatives of the Bureau of Old-Age Insurance from Wash ington in regard to administration of the old-age insurance provisions of the Social Security Act. Miss Pressly reports that consid erable time was given by Wash ington and Regional officials to the discussion of claims for lump sum payments of benefits, which are now being made to persons who are entitled to such benefits. Motorists who want to derive maximum satisfaction from the •’inter operation of their cars are q’tinf? time now, at the approach if cold weather, to have all lubri cants changed. Increased demands 'mposed by cold weather make the step most important. It is one of ■ he first things that shofuld be lone when winter makes itself felt. Lubricants should be changed at three points, the crankcase, the transmission housing, and the rear axle housing. Motorists who\ un derstand the reason for this will <rive the job the attention it merits. And that reason is simple. Lubricants tend to become thin Miss Pressly explained that there and lo se their lubricating quality are two types of lump-sum pay- under extreme heat, and to thicken ments that' can be made at any under extreme cold. For this rea- time after January 1, 1937. One is son, summer-grade lubricants are the death benefit which the Fed- made heavier-bodied than winter- eral Government is paying to rela- j grade, because they must with- tives of workers who have died 1 stand, without excessive thinning, since the first of this year, and not only the heat developed in whose wage-earnings after the last day of December 1936, and before their death entitled them to bene fits. The other type of lump-sum benefit, now payable, is for the eligible worker who has reached the age of 65 since the first of January 1937. In the State of South Carolina 247 claims have been filed with local field managers and sent to Washington for adjudication and then forwarded to the U. S. Treas ury Department for payment. “A total of $3263.55 has been paid,to claimants in South Carolina, since the first of the year, 1937,” said Miss Pressly, but there is still some money in the Treasury, waiting for many 65-year-old wage-earners in this State, or for relatives of de ceased workers who are entitled to payment, but have not as yet filed claims. When asked the question, “How would you go about filing a claim for lump-sum payment of old-age Insurance?” Miss Pressly replied, “The first thing you do is to ob tain an application blank upon which you write the information the Social Security Board will need in order to approve and certify your claim. This form can be se cured at any office of the Social Security Board. You either write to the manager and tell her why you are entitled to payment and ask her to send you a suitable ap plication form; or, if you prefer, you can go to the nearest field of fice of the Social Security Board and fill out the form while you are there. Some one in the office will be glad to give you any assistance you desire.” Miss Pressly said emphatically that the old-age insurance bene fits now payable are based on operation but high outside tem peratures as well. Winter lubri cants, on the other hand, are thin- j ner at normal temperatures than i summer lubricants, so that not even very cold weather will make them too thick to flow. ' It is highly important that sum- i mer oil be drained from the crank- i case, and the latter thoroughly flushed to remove all trace of it, before cold weather sets in. The refill should be made with the grade of winter oil recommended by the manufacturer for that make and model. This will assure a sup ply of fresh, clean lubricant, of the proper consistency for the en gine in question. And what is equally important, the flushing will rid the crankcase of any accumu lation of dirt, moisture, and other foreign substances which, if left there, would tend to form sludge and choke the oil lines. 1 At the two points where heavier lubricants are used, the case is similar. Transmission gears, and the ring gear and pinion in the rear axle, operate in a bath of lubri cants, which for proper results must be of the right consistency. If the car has hypoid rear axle, be sure to get the lubricant recom mended for that type. Just to be sure, the winter check up should include an inspection of the numerous other lubrication points on the car, and the filling, with recommended lubricant, of all that are not full. This includes front wheel bearings, steering mechanism, spring shackles, brake linkage, and fan. Dec. 2, 1937. wage-eamings of certain employees and have nothing whatever to do with charity or relief money. BETTER HEALTH ikDr.J. ROSSLYN EARP Medical Editor, Division of Health Education, New York State Department of Health * EPIDEMIC BLEEDING » From the surgeon’s point of view war is an epidemic—of blood letting and infected injuries. Immediate danger of death to the victims of *his epidemic results from loss of blood. Those who survive this risk must face other risks of mutilation or death from infection. The Spanish war has shown us the first organized attempt to combat blood loss on an epidemic scale. As much as ten gallons of blood have been sent daily from Barcelona to the Spanish government front. Young women are glad, to answer radio appeals to act as donors and literally to “shed their blood” for their country. The blood is “typed” and' collected into sealed glass ampoules under pressure. It is then cooled to freezing point and sent up to the front, being kept in refrigerators until needed. Before use the ampoules are slowly heated to body tem perature. During the Spanish-American war 3,000 of our soldiers died of typhoid fever, 345 were killed in battle. During the World War, our soldiers having been inoculated against typhoid fever, only 227 died from that disease. But 36,694 were killed in action and 13,705 died of wound .. In the next war medical science may triumph over deaths from wounds as it has already triumphed over typhoid fever. Of course man should use some of his ingenuity in Inventing an alternative to war. The very best way to fight an epidemic is to prevent it. There'g an Ingersoll for every member of the family — watches for pocket, wrist or handbag at prices from $1.25. You can buv them at stores ri‘;fit here in town. Diphtheria in this day and time, it isn’t ieces<?arv for any chi’d to die w t diphtheria. All parents and guard ians should know something about diphtheria and the easy way to prevent it. This disease is particular fatal to children from 6 mo. to* five years of age. So great is the toll in these years that over half of all deaths from diphtheria occur among children at this age. Diphtheria is a severe “catching” or communicable disease. It is caused by a germ that enters the body through the mouth or nose and attacks the warm moist lining of the nose, throat and windpipe. These germs are expelled from the body in the discharge of the nose and mouth by the means of cough ing, sneezing, kissing or even talk ing. Persons may also catch the disease by handling articles which have been recently infected by such discharge. We may think that because there is no diphtheria around us, we are lafe but this isn’t true. Some people who have hgd diphtheria or who have been exposed to it carry diphtheria germs in their noses and throats although they are appar ently well themselvesi Such people are called “carriers”, and they may give diphtheria to others. About one in every hundredth of the popula tion is diphtheria carriers, who is capable of spreading the disease. It is thus possible to be exposed to the germ without knowing it. It is very important for the par ent to recognize the early symp toms of diphtheria. Like any other disease, it is more easy controlled in the early stages. It often comes on with only slight symptoms, such as sore throat, chillness, a little fever, or some other less serious illness. A child with any of these slight symptoms should be taken to a doctor. Practically every child has a natural immunity or protection against this disease until it is about six months old, but all between the ages of 6 months and 8 years of age can be protected safely against diphtheria by the injection of diphtheria toxiod. About 1 cC of toxiod is injected under the skin, usually in the arm or back between the shoulder blades. This procedure is harmless and is usually painless. This toxiod causes the child to de velop very slowly an immunity against diphtheria, which npay be come complete in from two to six months. When the immunity is complete, it last for many years and probably for life. Some children may require a second injection of diphtheria toxiod to produce a complete and lasting immunity. It is therefore advisable to have a schick test about six or eight weeks after the Injection of toxiod. This is a skin test for the determination of the liphtheria immunity status of the child tested. The physician places a drop of harmless liquid in the cuter layer of the skin. This pro cedure takes but an instant and like the immunization treatment, leaves no scar. If in the next four days a red spot appears on the arm it shows that immunity has not yet been established and that an other injection of toxiod should be given. If a child has been exposed to the disease and the parent is aware cf it, it is important for the par ent to denote this fact to the phy sician, because antitoxion is given nstead of toxiod. Antitoxion gives j mmediate protection against the iisease. As the immunity which the mtitoxion produces only last for i short time, afterwards it should >e given the toxiod, because as 1 cave said before, toxiod immuncs he child for many years and some cases for life. This disease has been so fata to young children that the Sta has made steps to prevent it Toxiod has been given to eac * Health Office in the State to ad minister to all children 5 and un der of indigent families. In thi way there is no excuse for a child of this age not to be immunizec against this disease. Mrs. Anne B. Babb, County Nurse. xx Record Month For Department largest in the history of the com mission. Two shifts of employee were used during most of th month in an effort to catch u t with the mounting work. The outstanding record was made n spite of the reduction in th: mmber of working days because o two holidays, Armistice day and Thanksgiving. Ordinarily the commission would have made about 1,000,000 postings, since employment reports on about 207,000 workers covered by the act are received monthly, showing wages “payable” and hours worked by each employee during each week of the period. Therefore, for an employee who draws his pay weekly, at least four postings are required monthly, each operation necessitating the listing of the date, the wages he earned, and the number of hours he was emp-oyoa during the week. A plan is being studied by the commission whereby it hopes to greatly simplify the reporting sys tem which employers coming under the unemployment compensation act are now required to follow. Un der this plan the monthly employ ment reports, which have caused so much difficulty, would be re quested only four times a year, or at the end of each quarter, and would have to show only the total wages “payable” to each employee for the three months period. The record of hours would be eliminated from the proposed new reports en tirely. The contribution reports, along with the contributions, would have to be submitted monthly just as under the existing procedure. Can Pecans -XX- fovember was a big month fo * employee records section of the rth Carolina unemploymen npensation commission, which eked up a production total o: 74,991 postings during the 30-day statement compiled by R. Brice ,ters, administrator, shows that iduction for the month was the Christmas Festivities Are Major Feature At U. S. Army Stations Christmas festivities have always been a major feature at all Regular , Army stations, and this year will ; be the first Christmas in the Army i for many new recruits. It is quite interesting to note the number of different ways in which these young men will spend the Holidays. Hundreds of Southern lads who enlisted for stations in the New i&igland States during the past year will witness their first White Christmas. At these Northern Army posts a program of Winter sports will be carried out which will be quite a novelty to the Southern boys. Ice skating, snow shoeing, skiing and hockey will be new to them, but not for long, as all of Uncle Sam’s regulars are more than eager to learn any competitive sport. Northern boys enlisted for Army stations in the South will find it quite a novelty to have a warm sun shining on them during the Christmas Holidays. Those who have enlisted for tropical stations will probably spend the Christmas Holidays on the beach at WaikiKi in Hawaii or ’neath the shade of the sheltering palms in Panama and the Philippines. At all Army stations—whether che weather is warm or cold, Uncle Sam will provide everything pos sible to insure that his soldier lads enjoy the Holidays. Beginning with Christmas Eve, there will be a con tinuous program of entertainment until after New Year’s Day. There will be dancing, recreational and athletic events. Army bands win play Carols Christmas Eve and ap propriate hymns on Christina, morning. The Christmas Dinner .viil be a bounteous repast of tur- .;ey, cranberries, and appropriate hde dishes. The big event of the day will be the community Christ mas tree on which will oe hung a present for everyone and Santa Jlaus will be there in person to pre side over the ceremchy of ais- .ributing the gifts. Mother and Dad need not worry about their son being homesick on Christmas for he will be having the time of his life. As pecans are so low in price this year, it is quite likely that some if you would like to can some. Mi*' Birdseye says the following method has been found quite satisfactory. It is also simple and inexpensive. Put freshly cracked nut meat; i into clean glass fruit jars. Put on I rubber rings and tops but do not ; tighten the tops. Place the jars in an ordinary wash boiler or a vessel with a wooden rack to keep the jars from contact with the bottom. Use two to three inches of water in the boiler—do not use more than this. Bring the water to a boil and boil for 15 or 20 minutes with a 1 lid on the vessel. Remove jars quickly one at a time and tighter the lids. Spring clamp jars are slightly more satisfactory for this process. It is better if these jars are stored in a dark place. The nuts will keep sweet for several months. This cooking time has been found more satisfactory than either a longer or shorter period. Matilda Beil, Co. Home Dem. Agent. xx Camp Modoc News Camp Modoc, Dec. 18.—Robert West and his crew have just com pleted landscaping the grounds at Woodlawn Lookout Station. Mr. West plans to start work at the Faulkner Mountain Lookout Sta tion next week. Forty-six enrollees have just been transferred to Camp Modoc and this brings the company strength to a total of two hundred and thirty-seven men. The officers and camp personnel join in congratulating Foreman Ollie McGee who was married cn Monday, December 13, to Misi Eleanor Eubanks, of Edgefield County. Mr. McGee was granted a week of leave for honeymoon. R. M. McKinley, from the Forest Service office in Columbia; W. R. Paddock, Herbert A. Knock, S. M. Shanklin, from the Forest Service office in Atlanta; and Road Su perintendent Vernon, from the For est Service office in Columbia, vis ited Camp Modoc during the week. XXX lowing winter cover crops have been unusually satisfactory. Yields above 75 bushels per acre have been secured following hairy vetch. —W. D. Wood, Marlboro. Five hundred and sixty-five acres were terraced this month by the two. tractor grader^ outfits of the Newberry Soil Conservation Asso ciation.—W. E. Jenkiri^on, Jr., New berry. \ The total tennage of Bye poultry marketed cooperatively this year to date is 89,323 pounds^ which, has netted 1656 farmers wlho sold, the poultry a total of $13,93£tfSji— G. H. Griffin, Oconee. , * According to estimates all, lioitnn. contestants made good yielius again proving that close spaciipg and narrow rows produce more than wide spacing and wide rows.— T. A. Bowen, Pickens. There is apparently a large in crease in the acreage devoted co winter cover crops. This increase is due primarily to the soil con servation program.—David R. Hop kins, Richland. Fifty corn enterprise reccfds show yields from 20 bushels toylOO bushels per acre, averaging 38.8 bushels at an average cost of pro duction of 20 cents per bushe).—J. W. Talbert, Sumter. We have one 3G0-acre demonhtra- ticn of Kobe lespedeza on the ilarm of Dave Cameron, York, R-3. Cot ton fbliowing lespedeza on farm is producing better tl bale per acre.—L. W. Johr York. Treasurer’s Noticel Placements Gain Over 100 Per Cent Insurance Fire Insurance And All O her Kinds of Insurance Ex (•i Life. HITGII C. BROWN, MeCORMICK. S. C WANT ADV WANTED: Man with car to ta’" over profitable Rawleigh Rout' Established customers. Sales wa> up this year. Must be satisfied with earnings of $30 a week to start. Write Rawleigh’s, Dept. SCL-77-101 Richmond, Va. Columbia, Dec. 17.—During the first 11 months of 1937 the re-em ployment offices of the National Re-employment Service placed 21,- 802 persons on jobs in private in dustry in South Carolina, a gain of more than 100 per cent over the total placed at the close of the cor responding 1936 period, C. M. Wil son, acting director of the National Re-employment Service and direc tor of the employment service di vision of the South Carolina Un employment Compensation com mission, announced today. In other words, the director said, during the first 11 months of last year 9,258 unemployed persons were placed on jobs. This year’s ftgure represented a net gain of 12,544 over that of the corresponding 1936 period, he added. During November, 1937, alone, there were 2,726 placements. Total registration of persons seeking jobs was 2,163, and persons who renewed their registrations totaled 3,738. For the 30-day period of 1936, there were 3,232 new registrations, 3,384 placements, and 4,295 persons renewed their registrations. x Better Farming News ENCOURAGING PROGRESS R- w ORTET> " T ’ r ' T > T *'T' or,f COUN TY FARM AGENTS john Brown of the Pepper 4-H club is leading the cotton contert- ants with a reported yield of 1420 pounds of lint on one acre.—J. D. Miller, Greenville. J. C. Dowling, who has been in the five-acre cotton contest for three years, reports having gather ed the equivalent of 46 500-pound bales of cotton from 27 acres.—J.- C. Anthony, Hampton. Six calves were started on feed by four clubsters for the Savannah Fat Stock show and sale, and eight clubsters have grown out e.gh; Duroc gilts to be shown at Sa vannah.—J. P. Graham, Jasper. In cooperation with the Forestry Department we had a forest-thin ning demonstration showing how farmers could cut the undesirable trees for pulpwood and leave the best ones.—W. C. McCarley, Ker shaw. V/e marketed 72 carloads of hogs frem Dec. 1, 1936, to Dec. 1, 1937. The hog shipments amounted to $94,899.76.—W. R. Wells. Jr., Marion. Corn yields secured this year fol- The County Treasurer’s Office will be open for the purpose of re ceiving taxes from the 15th day of September, 1937, 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 for 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- rot paid on or before April 1, 1938,. the County Auditor shall proceed. to add 4 per cent up to the 15th of April, 1938, after which time the- County Treasurer shall issue exe cutions for -all unpaid taxes, p^lus *ent, penalty. The tax levies for the year 193T artf 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 Id mills S.' D. No. 7 00 mills Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 ,JL0 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 mlHs 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 i? 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 CoaL Phone 82R, or see me. G. J. SANDERS. Sr, McCormick, S. C. Trespass Notice- Slab' Haulers and’ Trespassers, take notice: Any person hauling wood or trespassing on our prop erty including tile Finley Land, Hunting or Fishing, will be prose- i-’ed to the full extent of the law. Uorrv Team. HKNRY .1. GODIN* S’.glu Specialist' ' Eve* Examined* Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta, Ga.