McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, August 29, 1940, Image 8
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 29, 1940
& C Sportsmen
Will Gather
Civil Service Exami
nations Announced
At Newberry September 26th For
~~ Annuel Contention Of The
State’s Game And Fish
Association.
Columbia, Aug. 27.—South Caro
lina's sportsmen will gather Sep
tember 26 at Newberry for the
annual convention of the state’s
Game and Fish association, and
more than 1,500 persons, repre
senting all of the 46 counties in
the Palmetto state, are expected
to enjoy the big event.
Details are being completed for
the appearance on the program
of that day of some of the na
tion's foremost sports authorities
in several lines. There will be
special features which will inter
est huhters, fishermen and sports
followers in other fields.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has .announced open
competitive examinations for the
positions listed belbw. Applica
tions must be on file with the
Commission's Washington office
not later than the closing dates
mentioned in each case. All sal
aries given are subject to a retire
ment deduction of 3 1-2 per cent.
Closing dates for the first four
examinations are September 16 if
received from States east of Col
orado, and September 16, 1940, if
received from Colorado and States
westward. Applicants must not
have passed their fifty-third
birthday.
Statistical draftsman, $1,800 a
vear: also chief, $2,600; principal,
$2,300; senior, $2,000; assistant,
$1,620 a year. AppUcants must
have had high school education
and elementary drafting training
or experience, including statistical
In addition, a 1940 highlight will
be a sports rodeo—a fast series of drafting.
sport contests, including a* wide I ■ p^ight-rate clerk (land grant)
range of competition. There will 1 ^^ a year; passenger-rate clerk
also be special demonstrations by 7^1 grant) $2,300 a year;
expert wood choppers and expert
rffle a
and pistol shots.
freight-rate elerk, $2,080; passen
ger-rate clerk, $2,000; express-rate
Color motion picture films will $lf800; puiiman-rate clerk,
be shown of a South Carolina j a Applicants must
oorts subject, “The Nesting
.HAbits of the Houming Dove in
the South." ;
John D. Nock > of Cheraw is
president of the South Carolina
Game and Fish association; Sam
A. Williams of Newberry, executive
vice-president; the Rev. Bob 8.
Hodgcvof Union, immediate past
and West Ja&eks of
bia, secretary,
chairmen include Hansel
ivens of Pickens, zone one;
V. Brookshire of Andertdn,
Harry R. E. Hampton of
fejtL- zone three; George M.
Wlnnsboro, zone four;
) Mclver of Darling-
and the Rev. W. D.
ton- and , ,W. W.
zone six.
n
ton, zone
Arnold of
Doar of
Treasurer’s Notice
The County treasurer’s Office
will be open for the purpose of re
ceiving taxes from the 15th day of
September, 1940, to the 15th day
of April, 1941.
All taxes shall be due and pay
able between the 15th day of Sep
tember, 1940, and December 31,
1940.
That when taxes charged shall
^ot be paid by December 31, 1940.
the County Auditor shall proceed
♦o add a penalty of one per cent
for January, and if taxes are not
naid on or before February 1, 1941.
the County Auditor will proceed to
add Two Per Cent for February,
and If taxes are not paid on or be
fore March l, 1941, the County Au
ditor shall proceed to add 3 per
cent for March, and if taxes are
not paid on or before April 1, 1941,
<fce County Auditor shall proceed
+o add 4 per cent up to the 15th of
April, 1941, 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 1940
nre as follows:
state l mill
For County Purposes 13 mw*
T> ast Indebtedness 3 mills
For Bonds 16 mills
Constitutional School Tax_ 3 mills
Mt. Carmel School
District No. 1 2 mills
Willington S. D. No. 2 —_ 4 mills
Bordeaux S. D. No. 3 2 mills
McCormick S. D. No. 4
and Bonds 16 mills
Buffalo 8. D. No. 5 4 mills
Bellvue S. D. No. 6 10 mills
8. D; No. 7 00 mills
sethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills
Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 -.10 mills
Young’s S. D. No. 10 —,..00 mills
Wideman’s 8. D. No. 11 ... 2 mills
Milway S. D. No. 13 —.. 2 mills
Robinson 8. D. No. 14 6 mills
DornvUle S. D. No. 15 2 mills
Bethany S. D. No. 16 8 mills
T.von’s S. D. No. 17 8 mills
Hlbler 8. D. No. 18 —... 6 mills
Vernon 8.- D. No. 19 — 4 mills
Plum Branch 8. D. No. 24
. and Bonds —.20 mills
Consolidated 8. D. No. 1,
Parksvllle. Modoc and
Clarks Hill, and Bonds.18 mills
• All male citizens between the
nges of 21 and 60 years are liable
to a poll tax of $1.00 each.
The law prescribes that all male
"ttizens between the ages of 21 and
50 years must pay $2.00 commuta
tion tax or work six days on the
public roads, except those exempt
by law.
There is an increase in the
general levy, for the county, of 6
mills. This will cause some in
crease in the 1940 taxes.
Commutation tax is included in
property tax receipt.
P ^ RUTH P. DUNCAN.
Treasurer, McCormick County. ^
DR. HENRY J. GODIN
Sight
Specialist
iRfl rW” 1 Ryes
> Q
have had certain experience which
enabled them* to become familiar
with various (freight, express, or
passenger classifications, and
rules of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Assistant curator (ethnology),
$3,200 a year. National Museum,
Rmitiiannlan, Institution. Appli
cants must have completed a 4-
year college course in anthropology
and must h^ve had museum ex
perience in ethnology, or appro
priate graduate study.
Motion-picture photographer,
$1,800 year; also head, $2,600;
principal, $2,300; senior, $2,000;
assistant, $1,620; junior, $1,440 a
year. Head aerial motion-picture
photographer, $2,600 a year; also
principal, $2,300; ^snior, $2,000 a
year. Motion-picture - technician,
$1,800 a year; also head, $2,600;
principal $2,300; senior, $2,0Q0;
assistant, $1,620; junior, $1,440, a
year. The experience necessary
varies according to the grade of
the position.
FV>r the following two examina
tions, applications will be rated as
received until June 30, 1941. AppU
cants must not have reached their
seventieth birthday.
Principal marine engineer, $5,-
600 a year; senior marine engineer,
$4,600 a year. Optional branches,
for the senior grade only,- are:
Power-plant lay-out and piping,
turbines, boilers, Diesel engines,
deck mechinery, and general.
Principal naval architect, $5,600
a year; senior naval architect, $4,-
600 a year. Optional branches,
for the senior grade only, are:
Ship piping and ventilation, hull
structures and arrangements,
scientific ship calculations, small
boots, and general. <
Full information as to the re
quirements for the examinations,
and application forms, may be
obtained from the Secretary of the
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex
aminers at the post office or cus
tomhouse in any city which has a
post office of the first- or second-
class, or from, the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C.
—
Serve This Plate
For Dull Appetites
To refresh appetites jaded by
hot weather, Inez £. Willson, home
economist, recommends serving
this bacon and vegetable plate.
It’s light, yet satisfying and nu
tritious:
1 pound bacon
6 tomato halves
1 head cauliflower
Green beans
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1-4 pound mild cheese
Salt and pepper
Broil bacon untU evenly crisped.
At the same time place tomatoes
in the broiling oven, dot them
with butter, and heat. Cook
cauUflower and green beans sep
arately in boiling salted water.
Make a cheese sauce by combin
ing butter and flour, gradually
adding milk, cooking until thick
ened and then adding cheese.
To serve, arrange the head of
cauliflower in the center of the
platter and pour cheese sauce over
it. Alternate green bean bundles
and tomato halves arpupd it, and
#f bacon.
Flashes From Afield
Caught From Recent Reports Of
County Farm Agents.
The yield per acre of grain was
better than expected. J. A. Mc-
Elmurray of Beech Island pro
duced 62-bushels of oats per acre;
R. Lee Johnson of Montmorenci,
60 bushels—F. W, Corley, Aiken.
Th*» development of‘‘crobs dur
ing July was.-. Very good. We now
have prospects-for the- best corn
cron in years. Cotton is fruiting
very heavy in spite of rains earlv
In the month.—W. H. Pressly,
Allendale.
WHati lines of the two rw-al
electric cooherativcs. the Bine
a^d the Little River, have
been built. Anderson county will
have about 700 miles of rural
lines.—E. P. Josey, Anderson.
The five-acre com demonstra
tions in this countv this year
should make: a record yield, and
it now appears that manv farmers
will have to look toward hoes to
handll the surplus crop.—W. H.
Craven, B&iqbetfLU
A purebreA^Hereford bull was
introduced o||r the farm of K. M,
Johnson. Prltchardville. This is
the second of the vear in that
particular community and the
sixth for the county.—J. E. Young
blood, Beaufort.
In the Tri-County Electric Co-
onerat.ive. anproximatelv 80 miles
have been worked up in Calhoun
county. It appears now that an-
nt.he*’ *00 miles can be worked up
In this area.—Colin M^Laurin,
Calhoun.
Charleston county’s com yield
will be considerably above normal
because of sufficient moisture and
the general practice of side-dress
ing with soda 1 even after truck
crops.—C. W. ' Carraway, Charles
ton.
Cotton growers of the Grassy
Pond community organized the
Orasy Pond Community Cottop
Improvement Association, the va
rieties grown being White Gold
and Coker 100, Strain 2.—S. C.
Stribling, Cherokee.
Considerable time was spent in
July preparing for the opening of
the Borden Milk Plant that is
nearing completion in Chester.—
M. C. Crain, Chester.
A quality offering will be sold
through the Chester County
Guernsey Cattle Club sale Sep
tember 16. Fifty-nine females
and six outstanding herd sires are
being fitted for. this sale.—D. H.
Caughman, Chester,
Plans are under way to establish
a milk route in Chesterfield coun
ty whereby the farmers can con
vert their surplus feed into money
through the dairy cow.—J. C.
Willis, Chesterfield.
The grain records show some
very excellent yields, and that
barley may be an important crop
for this section as well as the
Piedmont.—J? McK. Jeter, Chester-
field
The number of fanners planting’
lespedeza for iiay last year was
far in excess r of any previous
records, yet this year the acreage
is far more 4 than double that
planted last year.—L. W. Alford,
Colleton.
On the five wheat production
records turned in average produc
tion on 46.5 acres was 34.4 bushels.
The highest yield reported in this
group was 43.8 bushels on 5 1-2
acres.—J. W. Talbert, Darlington.
X
Versatile Veal
Easily Prepared
In Many Ways
One of the tastiest ways of serv
ing veal chops is to dredge them
in flour and brown them on both
sides in hot lard, in the opinion of
Inez S. Willson, home economist.'
When the chops are nicely brown
ed, season them with salt, per^r
and paprika. Add 1 cup .^-ir
cream, cover tightly and let r k
very slowly until done. This ■ill
take about 45 minutes.
When browned, remove J ^e
chops to a hot platter and r* ':e
sour cream gravy by thick"- ',ig
drippings, and adding more F id.
Special Breaded Veal Steal-
Veal chops are also very r od
breaded in creole style. Dip he
chops in seasoned bread crvnbs,
then in a beaten egg and aga'' in
bread crumbs. Brown the c’ ops
in hot lard on both sides, hen
place them on a rack in a heavy
frying-pan, add 1 No. 2 1-2 can
tomatoes, 1 small chopped onion,
1-4 cup chopped green pepper;
cover and cook slowly for one
Krmr t
Farm News
Bright Spots
GOOD CORN AND PASTURES
Conway, Aug. 24.—The entire
corn crop in Horry county is above
ne average for the time of year,
according to County Agent V. M.
Tohnston. “With the prospects
for increased yields and with a
much larger acreage than we had
last year we should see hog pro
duction for the county on the in
crease again this fall", says. Mr.
Johnston. Illustrating pasture^
improvement the agent says: “On
R. M. Bullock’s two acres of im
proved pasture he had nine head
of cows and yearlings, and twelve
head of grown hogs and shoats
grazing. This number of animals
did not appear to be overgrazing
the pasture at that time.”
WINTER CORN CROP
Lexington, Aug. 24.—Barley is
fast becoming a “winter corn
crop” in Lexington county, says
County Agent R. R. Mellette. Ex
cellent yields are being harvested
and farmers are well pleased with
this fine crop. The indications
are that the coming year’s crop
will be more th^pA doubted. C. O.
Amick, Jr., is harvesting a crop of
30 acres with an average yield of
at least 40 bushels per acre. B. V.
Shealy and W. K. Shealy, two of
the pioneer growers in their com
munity, have excellent crops of
barley. A group of farmers made
a trip to Marett’s seed 1 ’ farm at
Westminster, and were so im
pressed with the new varieties of
barley they bought for fall delivery
about 80 bushels of the best seed
for sale.
WEEK-END SPECIALS
PEOPLES DRUG STORE
500 PERFECTION
TISSUES V
26c
WHEAT, OATS, GOOD
Marion, Aug. 24.—County Agent
W. R. Wells, Jr. ; in making a final
check of oat demonstrations finds
an average yield by the 10 demon
strations of 54.2 bushels per acre,
the cost, including harvesting and
land rent, being 35 cents per
bushel.
“The wheat acreage was the
largest that we have ever had and
our yield per acre was consider
ably higher", says Mr. Wells. “Five
demonstrations in wheat pro
duction showed a yield of 34.6
bushels per acre as compared with
24.7 bushels per acre in 1939. The
average cost per bushel in 1940
was 54 cents per bushel as against
73 cents in 1939. All five Of these
demonstrators used . Coker’s Red-
hart variety, which has proved
to be the most practical variety to
grow in this section."
*•* .
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Making Good
Hay Pays
ANEFRIN
HAY FEVER RELIEF
98c
150 SHEET ROLL
KITCHEN TOWEL
9c
FITCHE’S TEX
TOILET TISSUE
0 Rolls
MEDIUM SIZE
TEEL
25c
v
50c SIZE
UNGUENTINE
43c
100 CASCARA
HENKEES
14c
25c COLGATES
TOOTH PASTE
2 For 29c
25c LISTERINE
TOOTH PASTE
3 For 49c
50 BOOK
MATCHES
8c
75c FITCHE’S
SHAMPOO
59 c
$1.00 Size HIND’S
AND ALMOND
CREAM
49c
PEOPLES DRUG STORE
DR. C. R. STROM And JOE A. SIBERT, Props.
Next Door To Bank
Day ’Phone 110; Night ’Phone 33J
Augusta Street __— ; McCormick, S. C.
Clemson, Aug. 24.—Hay pro
ducers who attend to all the de
tails necessary to produce hay of
high quality get good returns for
the extra effort, says Vance Henry,
assistant extension dairy special
ist.
If the hay is to be fed on the
farnib' he explains, the returns will
be in the form of greater livestock
profits resulting from better
health, greater production, and
ess likelihood of breeding troubles.
If the hay is to be sold, hay of
higher quality will not only bring
more money per ton but will find
a more ready market.
Since 70 per cent : of the feed
value in legume hay is in the
eaves, methods of producing, har
vesting, and curing hay that will
result in a large proportion of
leaves is of paramount importance.
Lespedeza leaves contain approxi
mately three times as much di
gestible protein and fat and twice
as much calcium and phosphorus
as the stems. The* leaves also
contain 15 per cent more nitrogen-
free extract, more digestible car
bohydrates, and only one-half as
much crude fibre, the woodier/
less digestible carbohydrates. The
vitamin A potency, which is im
portant to the health, production,
and reproduction of livestock, is
also chiefly in the leaves of le
gumes rather than the stems.
Practices which tend to increase
the proportion of leaves to stems
and otherwise improve the quality
include heavy rates of seeding,
cutting at the proper stage, cur
ing properly, and storing so that
there will be a minimum amount
of handling with as little loss of
leaves as possible.
Annual lespedeza is in the best
stage of maturity to make hay of
high quality just as the bottom
leaves begin to shed; soybean and
cowpea hay, just as the pods be
gin to form. If leaf shedding be
gins to occur on soybeans or cow-
peas they may need to be har-
should be cut after the dew
erators
Buy a Westinghouse Refrigerator from us for
$5.00 down and balance on small monthly pay
ments.
J. S. STROM
PHONE NO. 76 McCORMICK, S. C.
is off, sun-cured in the swath two
to four hours, just long enough for
it to wilt good, and then raked.
Coarse-stemmed hay such as pea-
vine, soybeans, or kudzu should be
cured on racks. Easily cured hay
such as lespedeza should be cured
in the swath or in small shocks
and moved, into the bam the day
it is cut if it is sufficiently dry.
Camp Long Rendering
Service To Farm Life
Aiken, Aug. 17.—“Through its
summer program of activities
Camp Long, the state 4-H camp
near Aiken,-is working unobtru
sively but effectively in supplying
a much needed contribution to
farm life in South Carolina", says A goo d time to cull the average
Director D. W. Watkins of the Ex- nock is in the early fall, County
tension Service, commenting on a Agent M. A. Bouknight advises.
ners, 694 in.health habits; 768 in
folk dancing: and 111 learned to
play the bflKpQnicfu
“These specific activities", Di
rector Watkins points out, “are hi
addition to the many other forms
of help involved in training young
people to occupy positions of
leadership through such things , as
vesper programs, presiding over
assembly periods, and handling
other meetings.
“Going along - with the fun
side of camping there are influ-;
ences of work which help develop
broader ' vision, character, and;
citizenship."
JXX-
Cull And Dispose
Of The Non-Layers
recent report of O. Romaine Smith,
camp director.
At this time of year the good hems,
are still at work while the loafers
Each week since early in June have stopped for the season,
boys and girls from various coun- | Records have shown that it does
ties of the state ranging from 125; not pay to keep a cull hen oyer a
to over 200 attend the camp, the
report shows. Ordinarily 4-H club
members from three counties will
attend at the same time along
with their county farm and home
demonstration agents and local
leaders. By August 1 four camps
of three days each with a total
attendance of 517 and seven
camps of five days leach with a
period of time in order to receive
a higher price, the agent points
out. n
The later a hen lays in the sum
mer and fall the greater will be,
her yearly egg production, so that
the high producer Is the late layer
and hence the late molter. When
a hen stops laying she usually
starts molting. The early molting
total of 1002 had been held. This hen is the, “short-time" or poor
makes a grand total prior to that
date of 1519 4-H club members
who had met at Camp Long for
social, recreational, and informa
tional purposes under capable
leadership of trained agents.
It is interesting to know that
among those who had been in sr-
tendance up to that time 123
learned to swim in the lake whici , » rt) Te ji Laying Hens
is a part of the camp facilities;
217 received swimming instruc
tions; 151 passed the Red Cr-\ss
beginner’s test; 93 passed the Red
Cross swimmer’s test; 955 received
instruction in customs and man-
layer as t most . hens cannot grow
feathers and lay at the same
time. Contrary to general belief,
the early molter does not make
the early winter layer.
Those who want a circular on
culling should write to the Publi
cations Department at Clemsoa
for Extension Circular 113, H<&
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