Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ \ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, January 9, 1941 Rices Received By Farmers Only moderate changes occurred in the general level of South Caro lina farm prices during the month or the year ending December 15, the general level of farm product prices was 5 points higher. Mid- December prices of poultry prod ucts were 25 points higher. Fruit, meat animals, and dairy products were all up 10 points. Declines in prices of other farm commodi-. part of these gains. Truck crop Poole, Wampler Speak At Poultry Meeting Clemson, Jan. 4.—Dr. R. F. Poole, president of Clemson Col- xii vs* v»v**«** *»»»»• lege, and Charles IV. Wampler of ties, however, offset the greater* Harrisonburg, Virginia, will be , - two important speakers at the an bv P^ces averaged 8 points lower. nua i meetings of the South Caro- wmnk o RiaJL AirHruitnral stat Qrain prices were down 8 potots, Una Poultry Improvement Asso- Frank O. Black, Agricultural SUt- * mid-December rmroiina istlcianr Colu^buT* Dec' SO. "The compared vdth ^-Deoember ^-commodity Index of price, re- 1 » 3 <>• ¥«* «»4. the 1810-14 • average. This level has held unchanged since June and is also the same as in Decem ber 1938. The index of prices paid, interest, and taxes was adjusted upward from the November 15 level at 127 per cent of the 1910- 14 average to 128 on December 15, on the basis of the most recent information available regarding tax payments per acre. cent a month earlier and 90 per -cent a year earlier. . Price changes were small in ex tent and mostly seasonal in char acter during the month ending December 15. Lint cotton at 9.9 cents per pound was up fraction ally and cottonseed advanced a dollar to 25 dollars per ton. Wheat, cowpeas, soybeans, eggs, and ' T airy products were up seasonally. Bogs and chickens were down werecom, r^peanuu The ratio ofpricesreceiv^ to j h prices paid, interest, and taxes at At 101 per cent of the 1910-14 79 per cent °y helr lovel In mid-December, United latlonshlP States price, of farm product. a»- po * nt ,l llgh “ than a „ mH , n( . r ease’ erased 2 point, higher than a reflecting ra P“ lna "“ a month earlier. The agricultural to prices received thm> in prices price level was also 5 point, above Paid, intereri. and to*® 8 - to m a year ago. Price movements at December a year ago, £e level of the end of the year were varied,,farm product prices »as only W l-ut gains in the prices of fruit, P er cent of the general average of dairy and poultry products more Prices paid, interest and * e8 - than offset minor declines In the: Prices paid by farmers P prices of other groups of com- j cessed feeds advanced generaUy nodities during the past month but corn ‘ Grains averaged 2 points lower' Prices were lower, limiting the rise (luring the month as declines In l° r toe feed todex po n . com, wheat, and rye overbalanced This index, at 100 Percentof the advances in other cereals. The ,1*10-14 average on December 15. cotton and cottonseed Index was was 1 point up from December 15 vnehanged; lint prices were 1 1939. Bran prices averaged *1.40 sightly lower but seed prices rose. Meat animal prices averaged 1 point lower during the month with dheep and lambs registering the per 100 poupds, which was 3 cents higher than on November 15. Average prices received by grow- ^ ers for cotton lint declined slight- rinly"advances in that group. Dairy ; ly during the month ended De duct prices, which usually ad- | cember 15, despite some upturn ce sfa-ymniiy from November ! in prices of specific grades at the - a ^ _ / a *• W J _ XA. ^ A 4* Jb December, Were up 7 points, ibices of eggs rose contraseason- r.ily in many sections of the coun- ry, lifting the index of chicken and egg prices 2 points. ' Compared with .a year earlier 10 spot markets. Cotton prices at v local farm markets in South At- Chevrolet— lantic States followed the upturn elation and fop South X^roUna Turkey Association, in Columbia, Wednesday, ' Jan. 15, according to announcement of P. H. Gooding extension poultry specialist. Mr. Wampler, who is president of the National Turkey Federation and owner of several turkey ranches in Virginia and Colorado will discuss the turkey industry in tbe South. He has had several year’s experience in extension work in Virginia, and in addition to his turkey ranches he is inter ested in the feed business, and is a breeder of Barred Rock chick ens, Aberdeen-Angus and Hol stein cattle, and Cheviot sheep. Other speakers will be J. D. Sykes, federal coordinator of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C., who will dis cuss organised poultry improve ment with the National Plan. Miss Martha W. Buttrill, extension nutritionist, Winthrop College, who will talk on the place of poultry and eggs in the diet; and J. M. Napier, extension AAA agent, Darlington, who will talk on poul try in the better-farm-living pro gram. The joint session of the two or ganizations will be, held at the Jefferson Hotel beginning at 11 a. m. Separate business sessions will be held In the afternoon. This poultry meeting is being sponsored by these two organiza tions but the public is cordially invited to what should be the larg est gathering of poultry-minded people in South Carolina during 1941”, says Mr. Gooding. 1X2 in terminal n^arket quotations, but an increase in the proportion of off-grade and short staple market- Buy Your Automatic Wood-burn ing Stove And Furniture On Easy Payment Plan. J. S. STROM PHONE NO. 76 McCORMICK, S. C. MEATS AND FISH Red Bass, Pan Trout, Salt Water Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Crokers, Mullets, and other kinds of fish. Fresh Extra Standard Ousters, 9C(t Per Pint - - fcWV 50c Fresh Select Oysters, Per Pint ^ OUG Per 55c Quart Fresh Extra Select Oysters, 30 C Per 60c Quart WWV Guaranteed all oysters and no juice—dry packed. Fresh Cooked Shrimp, A5C Per Pound ; Raw Shrimp, 20 C Per pound . Fresh Meats of all kinds at all times. < We deliver. . ** *• • ^ • - ’* V , ... We highly, appreciate the patronage we have re ceived in the past and hope for a continuation of same in the future, and look forward to serving you even bettef than heretofore. ^ r ^ '7' . * * ’ . 4 . Call , JESTER’S CASH MARKET PHONE 25 — McCORMICK, Si C. - • - • - - - - - *’♦ ..<1 Dec. 20 Sales . . i ■ • r, - J ; l * Detroit, Mich., Dec. 30.—Chev rolet dealers’ retail sales of new cars and trucks during the second 10 days of December showed a gain of more than 11 per cent over the near-record figure for the corresponding period in 1939, and made Important strides toward a new record in the • 1941 model year. W. E. Holler, general sales manager, announced here today. Sales for the period were 34,743, making a total of 66,172 for the month to date, a gain of approxi mately 5,000 units over the first 20 days of December, 1939. The figure for the final 10 days was 11.9 per cent above the 31.- 035 units reported in the same period of 1939, and 10.5 per cent above the total for the period im mediately preceding. The sharp est gain was registered by com mercial cars and trucks, sales of which were 35 per cent above those for the corresponding 10 days in December, 1939, and 39.6 per cent above the figure for the first 20 days df that month. Substantial gains also were made in used car sales, the report shows. Sales for the second 10- day. period totalled 45,990 units, for a total of 84,504 used cars in the month to date. Combined new and used car sales for the period were 80,733, and for the month to date, 150,676, according to the report. There'? complete refreshment in on ice-cold - » bottle of Coca-Cola. It has a clean, exhilarat ing taste you never tire of. So when you pause throughout the day, make it the • i i ' pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola. YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., Greenwood, S. C. « * % ings by farmers in other parts of the Belt resulted in minor declines in average prices received by farmers in other pafts of the Belt resulted in minor declines in av erage prices received by farmers. At 9.33 cents per pound, the United States mid-December av erage was nearly four-tenths of a cent less than a year ago. On the whole, the price for hoTs declined less than usual from November 15 to December ’j, steady to slightly higher pricer t the Corn Belt being responsi Is since prices continued to de' e elsewhere. With corn prices *' i somewhat more than hogs, - hog-com ratio for the Ur ' 1 States rose four-tenths of a bu < ”rl during the month ended Decer. jer 15. Prices of beef cattle dec r r?d sofnewhat for the country 3 a whole, downturns in West N' ch Central States more than off "t- ting steady to higher prices to the East North Central and Ro^ky Mountain areas. Chicken prices showed little change, averaging 13.0 cents per pound in mid-Decemfcet or only one-tenth of a cent down from a month earlier. AM Fort Jackson Soldiers On Radio Program Friday, January 10 Fort Jackson, S. C., Jan. 6.—The “folks back home” will have an opportunity to hear their talented soldier boys on a nationwide radio broadcast Friday; January 10, when a program ; originating at Fort Jackson is broadcast over the NBC Blue Network beginning at 3:00 p. m. EST. Fort Jackson talent, made up of National Guardsmen from Tennes see, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Missouri, will furnish the half hour program for the broadcast which is one of a series coming from thirteen of the larger army posts throughout the United States. A crew of announcers, master of ceremonies, production director and engineers are to arrive at Fort Jackson this week to make plans for the radio program which will go out over a nation-wide hook-up. The program will be in the na ture of a variety show and includ ed will. be Tennessee “hill-billys”, Carolina warblers and Missouri music-makers. Lieut. E. C. Townsend, Post Pub lic Relations Officer, is making local arrangements for the broad cast, assisted by Capt. Hugh E. Burke, Post Signal Officer. Rec reation officers from each division are lining up their best talent for the first tryouts which will be gin Monday, January 6. Lester O’Keefe, NBC Production Director, will be at Fort Jackson and have charge of the preliminary audi- tions. Recreation officers from* each Division now stationed at Fort Jackson have sent out a call for singers, iT\usicians, comedians, tap dancers—in fact entertainer^ 0 of any type whose offerings can be broadcast.- Producer O’Keefe willj spend all of this week here lining up this talent and making plans for the broadcast progffi^, Fort Jackson was selected i ds one of the thirteen army posts from which nation-wide broad casts will originate. • Beginning at Fort Dix, N. J., on December 20, the NBC crew of announcers, pro duction directors and engineers are touring the army posts broad casting one program of soldier talent from each post. The series will end on March 14 with a broadcast from Fort Lewis, Wash ington. Every broadcast will be heard from 8:00 to 8:30 p. m. EST, each Friday. xx The New Year Nation al Defense Needs .J! '<i U - Getting the skilled men needed for National defense jobs contin ues to be one of the greatest problems of the new year for the Civil Service Commission. Thou sands were appointed during 1940 but thousands more are going to be needed during the coming year at the arsenals and navy yards and in the air service. Tool- makers, instrument makers, and machinists are especially in de mand, and they are especially necessary to the National defense program. Among others also ur gently needed arc,: Aircraft in strument mechanics; aircraft mechanics; metalsmiths (avia tion); coppersmiths; lens grinders; loftsmen; ordnancemen (torpe does); shipfitters; and ironwork ers (shipfitting duty). If you are skilled in any of these trades, and want a Government job, write to or call for information at the office of the Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at any first- or second-class post office. You may also learn about these jobs by consulting the notices posted in the third-class post offices. XX Soldiers Appreciate Letters And Home Town Papers Fort Jackson, S. C., January 6 - Letters to Post and Division Off' • cials here from mothers, wives r \ sweethearts of soldiers from Sc \ Carolina continually ask w'' they, as "folks back home” car ^ to add to the happiness of tl'cr:.* boys in training. In compliance with these re quests, Army officials have inves tigated and found that a large percentage of the 2,800 men from South Carolina prefer personal letters and copies of their home town newspapers to‘all other gifts. Ranking* next in the gift $ne, soldiers from South Carolina like sweets. Caiyiy, cookies and choc olate are always much appreciated. (For nyfUDkg purposes sweets should be wrapped in oil paper and packed 00 they won’t melt or be crushed.) Further, soldiers like chewing gum. On the march it helps keep them from drinking too much water and from dipping into their lunch ration. , ■ Other gifts soldiers from South Carolina like are books of stamps, a pocket flash light and a towel now and then. Toilet articles; such as talcum powder, tooth paste,, tooth brush, shaving cream, razor blades and soap are always welcome. ^ The important thing about senriiner gifts to soldiers, the. In vestigation revealed, is that the gifts are more appreciated and therefore add more to moral when they arrive at intervals—rather than all in one bundle. For reading, the soldier likes his home town newspaper, a prayer book, a Testament or a magazine. But all of these possible gifts are secondary to a letter from a rela tive, or a friend “back home”. There is nothing a soldier—be he from South Carolina or Cali fornia, likes as well as a letter from home. Unfortunately, many letters to new soldiers are lost in the mails because they are not properly addressed. The correct way to address a letter to your boy in training is his name first, his company or battery second, his regiment third and lastly “Fort Jackson, S. C.” Some of the letters received by Post and Division officials have asked who mothers, wives and, yes, sweethearts should write for information about their boys. The answer is the Regimental Chap"- lain. The Chaplain is the army’s director of spiritual and moral guidance and helping soldiers, or their relatives, and .‘friends, is the Chaplain’s greatest pleasure.