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4 I . MoCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA ThurwUy, January 11, 1940 < ■■■■—i-i i ■ New Social Security Questions And Answers <By Martha Pressly, Manager, Greenwood Field Office, Social Security Board.) \ ■ * (Bditor's Note: This is No. 12, Hie last in a series of 12 Sets of Questions most frequently asked.) Q: A young woman starts to work in 1938 at the age of 20, and continues In the same business of fice until she is 31. Having mar ried, She then stops working for the rest of her life. Would she be entitled to monthly old-age bene fits in her own right at the age of 85? A: Yes. She would have had, mote than' forty quarters in cov ered employment before she stop ped working and would therefore be entitled to a monthly benefit in her own right. Q: Would it make any differ ence if she were married? • A: No. If her husband were fully insured and received month ly benefits after age 85, she would be entitled to a' supplementary benefit equal to half the amount he would receive. In such a case the wife would get either the sup plementary benefit or her own benefit, whichever was larger. If £er husband had not worked in covered employment she. would receive the benefit to which she was entitled in her own right. Q: A man whose monthly bene fit would have been $44 a month dies, leaving a widow and three young children; what will be the SAXON; GOING jg Cowfoit going to Save Augusta, 6a. $ .85 Jacksonville, Fla. 440 Miami, Fla. US Greenwood, S. C. .40 Greenville, S. C. 1.10 Knoxville, Tenn. 3.15 Spartanburg, 8. C. 1.60 Charlotte, N. C. .. 240 Columbia, 8. C. .. 145 Washington, D. C. 6.40 •Or nmCA Sm*w» Strom’s Drug Store Phone 95 _ McCormick, 8. C. JND .JESTER’S CASH SERVICE STATION You can get service night and day. Stop by and A. give us a trial. We carry a full line of Groceries and Fresh Meats. „ -Hot Lunches and Cold Drinks. Sanitary, and a good place to stop. , Located 2 miles from McCormick on Greenwood Highway. I*Help your teeth shine like the;* * stem... use Calox Tooth Powder * ★ ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★dr* CALOX veove vowesi Many of Hollywood's brightest stars use Calox to help bring out the natural lustre of their teeth— and you can rely on Calox too. Pure, wholesome, pleasant-tastang, approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau. Five tested ingredients, blended accord ing to the formula of a foremost dental authority, make Calox an economical tooth powder that can’t harm tooth enamel. Get Calox today at your drug store. Five sizes, from 10f! to $1.25. Copr. .1MB Me , lae. NEW SHIPMENT OF MULES AND MARES I have just received a new shipment of nice Tennessee mules and brood mares at my stables here. All guaranteed to give satisfaction. You are invited to come to my stables on Upper Main Street and look them over. J. L. SMITH McCORMICK, S. C. E COUNT IT A PRIVILEGE to express to you, the people of Augusta and the surrounding* trad*- area, our appreciation for your patronage which made 1939 a ban ner-year with us. We feel that your consideration is evidence of your trust and, for that, we are grateful. Whatever the coming year may hold for us, we are determined to honor your confidence by conducting our business in the same reliable manner which, we feel, has characterized our firm throughout its history. Our pledge to you is that you will continue to find no suggestion of misrepresentation in the advertising mat ter which will emanate from this store. Like the south ern gentlemen of yesterday—and of today—our word is our bond. We will advertise faithfully only that which we have or can supply. The merchandise we handle is absolutely without flaw. It is characterized in our by word:/‘Exclusive but not expensive.” % We are proud, too, of our personnel For it is compos ed of men And women who have been selected because of their courtesy and unusual ability.. We realize that our continued success depends largely upon them. And we believe that it is indisputable that they are a happy and a satisfied lot. Serving the public has always been a serious responsi bility with us. -And we prize the privilege. We expect to maintain the high standards which have won us so many friends in the past. And we expect to keep those friendships in the future by a consistent display of in tegrity and good-will. SAXON-CULLUM * % WANT 4DV. WOOD—For sale in fireplace or stove lengths. Call Phone 25. J. F. E. Jester. McCormick. 8. C. BABY CHICKS — BEST GRADE blood tested. Hatches Mondays and Thursdays. See us as to our livability guarantee before buying. Simkins Seed Co., Augusta, Ga. total monthly benefit for his I survivors? A: They will receive the maxi mum. amount payable—$85 a month. Q: A man earned an average of $100 per month for 20 years and then dies leaving a widow and five children, what amount will his survivors receive? A: $60 a month. Q: How long would they con tinue to receive this monthly benefit? A: The widow and children would receive ar^benefit as long as she has a child in ^er care under 18. When the widow reaches age 65 she would receive three-quar ters of her husband’s primary in surance benefit. Q: An individual earning an av erage of $50 per month dies after having been covered under the in surance system for 25 years. He leaves a widow and three children. How much would his survivors re ceive? A: $40 a 'month because the law limits benefits to 80 per cent of a person’s average wage. BE SURE ro INSIST ON IL 12 KX 8 Livestock Guide For January Attention To start the new year right with livestock. County Farm Agent D. Austin Shelley suggests these ideas for January. Animal Husbandry Balance corn for hogs with fish meal, skimmilk, or tankage. Allow beef cattle ample cheap roughage. For fall calves turn bull with cows about January 15. Give idle mules freex access to roughage, but cut the grain to a half ration. See that all classes of livestock have shelter, with extra bedding during cold nights. Make use of barley, rye, and oats for hog and cattle grazing. Repair the pasture fences. Dairying Make inventory of livestock, feed, and equipment. Decide now whether you will have silage next fall and plan for its production. Analyze herd records and decide where you can improve in manage ment and feeding. Repair pasture fences, clean out undergrowth, and stop washes in pastures. Plan now for improving perma nent pastures and for summer crops to supplement permanent pastures. Start the new year right by ’:eeping daily milk and feed rec- rds on each cow. Make January \ planning month for the coming ear. Poultry Mate breeders for hatching eggs. Make special breeding pen of est hens and pedigreed male to iroduce cockerels for next year’s natings. Provide breeders with green range. Get ready for baby chicks. Move brooder houses to new ground before starting chicks. Look for the mgersoll'Tt^me dial df fhe watch or fclQck y^du buy It ’i4 your .^sur-ande o.f dlependa biiity and 'Qualityj.irt Pocket Wqhdiei.Ifbiri >•JK00- • Wrhif Wnlthei from W. . . i.'OJ? - Beef Cattle Outlook Is Not Unfavorable Clemson, Dec. 30.—All things considered, beef cattle prices are expected to average slightly higher in 1940 than in 1939, acCordihg to O. M. Clark, extension economist, discussing the livestock outlook. “The price-strengthening factors for beef cattle in 1940 will be, it now seems, a stronger domestic demand for meat, the total live weight of cattle marketed less than in 1939, and higher prices for hides”, says Mr. Clark. “Over a- gainst these, however, as an off setting factor will be larger total meat supplies in 1940 than in 1939 because of the larger market ings of hogs. “The number of cattle and calves of all kinds on farms reached the low point in the down swing of the cycle in 1938, and has been increasing since that time, and the number is expected to in crease during the next few years”, Mr. Clark explains. “The total slaughter of cattle and calves in 1940 is expected to be somewhat smaller than in 1939. Steer slaughter probably will show little change but the marketing of cows and heifers for slaughter will be reduced.” Marketings of fed cattle during the late winter and early spring in 1940 are likely to be larger than the relatively small marketings of the corresponding period of a year earlier, Mr. Clark thinks. But the number of cattle market ed during the summer and fall next year may not be greatly dif ferent from the number marketed in that period this year.. jxj——— Chevrolet- Dee. 20 Sales Auditor’s Notice - FOR YEAR 1940. I toIU be at the different places on dates given below for the pur pose of taking tax returns on all E irsonal property, except the nd that is returned to the tax commission. All owners, agents, guardians, administrators, attor neys, etc., please take notice and make returns: Office all of January and through February 13th. J. C. Talbert's Store, Feb. 14tfr r 10 a. m. to 12 noon. Bordeaux, Cade’s Store, Feb. 14th, 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Mt. Carmel, Feb. 15th —-Mrs. N. S. Scott’s Store, Feb. 15th, 9 a. nr. to 10 a. m.; W. A. Scott’s Store, Feb. 15th, 10 a. m. to 11 a. m.; W. H. Horton's Store, Feb. 15th, II a. m. to 12 noon. Willington, Feb. 15th—Wright Andrews' Store. Feb. I5th, 3 p. m. to 4 p. m.; Mrs. L. F. McNair'k Store, Feb. 15th, 4 p. m. to 5 p. nr. Plum Branch, Feb. 16th—G. A. Talbert’s Store, Feb. 16th, I p. nr. to 2 p. m.; J. L. Bracknell’s Store. Feb. 16th, 2 p. m. to ? p. m.; J. J: Collier’s Store, Feb. 16th, 3 p. m. to 4 p. m.; T. W. Lanham’s Store’. Feb. 16th, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. Mrs. Joe J. Link’s Store, Feb. 20th, 10 a. m. to 12 noon. E. M. Morgan’s Store, Feb. 20th, 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Mrs. Mattie Hollingsworth'S Store, Feb. 21st, 10 a. m. to 12 noon. Vernon Church, Feb. 21st, S’ pv m. to 5 p. m. Young’s School House, Feb. 22nd, 10 a. m. to 12 noon. Modoc, Feb. 22nd—C. T. Bussey’s Store. Feb. 22nd, 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Parksville, Feb. 23rd—J. P. Brun son’s Store. Feb. 23rd, 1 p. m. to 2 p. m.; W. T. Self’s Store, Feb. 23rd, 2 p. m. to 3 p. m.; J. H; Percival’s Store. Feb. 23rd, 3 p. m. to 4 p. m.; D. M. Blackwell’s Store, Feb. 23rd, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. Clarks Hill, Feb. 27th—Jeff- Sharp ton’s Store. Feb. 27th, 3 p. m. to 4 p. m.: W. W. Hammond’s Store, Feb. 27th, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. Meriwether, Feb. 28th—J. O. Marshall’s Store, Feb. 28th, 3 p. m. to 4 p. m.; J. M. Rich’s Store, Feb. 28th, 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. After February 28th 10 per cent: penalty on all who failed or re fused to make returns: All male persons between 21 and 60 years are liable for poll tax. 21 to 50 years are liable fbr road tax or street tax. C. W. PENNAL, „ Auditor. Detroit, Jan. 2.—The best mid month sales period since May, 1937, was reported here today by W. E. Holler, Chevrolet general sales manager, with release of the company’s sales figures for the 10-day period ending Dec. 20. A gain of 51.1 per cent over the same period in 1938 was shown. Sales of new passenger cars and trucks totalled 31,034 units, an ih- crease of 10,499 units over the 20,- 535 retailed by Chevrolet dealers from Dec. 10-20, 1938. Likewise, the new car and truck sales gain which has marked Chevrolet's records since introduc tion of the new 1940 line in Octo ber, continued, with sales for the Dec. 20 period up 2.3 per cent ove- fche period immediately preceding when 30.334 units were retailed ! The gain over the similar period j LET US HELP YOU LOOK YOUR BESTT Clesq, T neatly pressed* clfthes are indicative of a neat, orderly personality. Ftar from being expensive, youTT find that it actually pays ttr> be immaculate in your ap>- pearanee. We are experts in this type of work—we know- just how to treat even thO' most dolieate frocks in your-' wardrobe, so that they will’ come hack to you looking- like new. Free pickup and* delivery service, of course! Greenwood Dry Cleaning Co. “Dependable Cleaners J. C. Dalton, Mgr. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All ;Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK. S. C. TO SELL ’EM, TELL ’EM- With An A«J last month was 4.5 per cent. Used Car sales by dealers showed - a comparable gain, with a total of t3,104 reported. This is an inc rease of 30.5 per cent over the ame period in 1938, and a jump f 13.2 per cent over the period nding Dec. 10 this year. Truck sales during the period' Dialled 4,833 units, a gain of 17.5 er cent over the same period last ear, when 4,112 sales were' re*- ^orted.