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* \ McCORMICK MESSENGER, UcCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, February 20, 1941 U. S. Income Tax Returns Federal income tax returns for *he calendar year 1940 are re- squired to be filed by single per sons who had a gross income of $800 or more and married couples who had a combined gross income -of $2,000 or more. Under the “Public Salary Tax Act of 1939“ the income of officers -and employees of the State and any of its political sub-divisions t»r>rf municipalities is subject to .tax by the Federal Government and the income of Federal Gov ernment officers and employees is subject to tax by the States. The period for filing income tav returns for the calendar year 1940 began January 1 and ends at midnight March 15, 1941. All in come tax returns must be in the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue, Columbia, S. C„ or in the hands of a deputy collector, be fore midnight of March 15, 1941 in order to avoid liability for penalties. Deputy Collectors of Interna Revenue will visit the towns listec below on the dates shown, and at the places indicated, for the pur- VES, CHILEAN SODA is good because it's “Natchel” —the only natural nitrate in the world. It's good for all crops, before planting or after. It’s particularly profitable for side- dressing and top-dressing. It acts quickly, picks the crop up and pushes it'to early maturity* Use Natural Chilean Soda under your crops . • . for top* | dressing and side-dressing, tod. iv ' v "" Give them the full benefit of all its natural fertilizing and soil improving qualities. your car / 2/, the cost Go by Super-Coach—«t only one-third the cost of driving a small privata car, afed with sons of the strain and worry! One Way Rd.-Trip Jacksonville, Fla. $4.15 $7.50 Charlotte, N. C. —— 2.20 4.00 Greenville, S. C. 1.15 2.10 Augusta, Ga. - .65 1.20 Strom’s Cut-Rate Drug Store Phone 95. McCormick, S. C. R E YH 0 U N D \UNMS\ MULES AND MARES Just arrived Tuesday, a fresh load . •/ ' ' - • t m of Mules and Mares. All sound and good workers. See them at my stables on Upper Main Street. Agent for Studebaker Wagons. J. L. SMITH Main Street — Phone 1420 — McCormick, S. C. WOOD BURNING STOVE Buy Your Automatic Wood-burn ing Stove And Furniture On Easy Payment Plan. J. S. STROM PHONE NO. 76 McCORMICK, S. C. pose of assisting taxpayers with the preparation of their income tax returns. , Should any infor mation or assistance be needed taxpayers are requested to get in touch with deputy collectors on the dates the deputies visit their nearest towns. Abbeville, P. O. Building, March 3 and 4. Anderson, P. O. Building, March 11 to 15. Edgefield, County Court House March 1. Greenwood, Federal Court House March 12 to 15. x Federal Insurance For Workers And Their Families Baptist Associational Training Course Will Be Held At Cmllie Self Church In South Greenwood, Feb ruary 24-28. Workers beyond 65 years of age may now qualify for Federal Old- Age and Survivors Insurance, ac cording to Miss Martha Pressly, manager of the Social Security Board’s field office in Greenwood, S. C. Thousands of retired work ers over 65 are returning to their old jobs because of the national defense program. When they work a sufficient length of time to qualify for Federal insurance and retire, they may file a claim for monthly insurance based on all wages they have earned in covered employment since January 1, 1937. Miss Pressly stressed the point that Federal Old-Age and Survi vors Insurance is for workers in commerce and industry and their dependents and is paid only to those who qualify. “Old-persons who need public assistance should apply to the local welfare board in the county in which they live and not to the Social Security Board,” she said. A booklet describing old-age and survivors insurance for workers and their families will be mailed free of charge upon request. If anyone should like to know more about the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of the Social Security Act, Miss Pressly invites hem to write her office and ask 'or booklet number 35. Address your request to the Social Security Board field office, 502 Hodges Bldg., Greenwood, S. C., and book let number 35 will be mailed im mediately. The Annual Spring Abbeville Baptist Associational Training Course will be held next week, February 24th-28th, at Callie Self Church in South Greenwood. The course begins each evening at o’clock and runs through 9 o’clock. Rev. J. A. Hunnicutt has ar ranged a carillon concert each evening. Rev. W. S. Cromer has arranged to show some pictures of old Bible scenes each evening. A course for workers in each department of the Sunday School will be offered with the following teachers: Cradle Roll—Mrs. J. O. Long of Abbeville. Primary—Miss Myrtle Culbert son of Ware Shoals. Junior—Rev. W. H. Biers of Greenwood. Intermediate—Mrs. J. W. Brad ford of Greenwood. Young People—Mr. P. W. Jayroe of Greenwood. Adult—Rev. W. S. Cromer of Ninety Six. Vacation Bible School—Rev. J. A. Hunnicutt of South Greenwood. General Officers Course—Rev. J E. Ledbetter of Ninety Six. Outline of Bible History—Dr. Charles F. Sims of Greenwood. Every teacher, officer and in terested Baptist is urged to attend. Bryan Dom, Assoc. Supt. 1XI Civil Service Exami nations Announced Open competitive examinations for the positions described below were announced by the United States Civil Service Commission Feb. 13. Applications will be ac cepted at the Commission’s Wash ington office not later than March 13 and March 17, 1941, the extra time being allowed for those sent from Colorado and States west- ■rti, AMAlINfl AMERICA AMERICA'S HIGHEST WATERFALL YOSEMITE FALLS IN YOSEMITE PARK CALI- rOkNIA. PLUNCES 2600 FEET DOWN A GRANITE CLIFF IN THREE GIANT LEAPS...IT'S ELEVEN TIMES. AS HIGH AS NIAGARA. vdvqpeou TOM AMD MUCK • STATUES OF TOM SAWYER A%0 HUCKLEBERRY FINN.MARK TWAIN'S IMMORTAL CHARACTERS. WEL COME YOU TO HANNIBAL.MISSOURI. WHERE THE AUTHOR LIVED. LONG-HOUSE POW-WOWS DESCENDANTS OF THE 'SIX NATIONS' ...ONCE POWERFUL INDIAN TRIBES ..-.STILL MEET IN THEIR DISTINCTIVE "LONG-HOUSE"AT SYRACUSE.N.Y. *37*PASS£NG£R TOURING CAR* GREYHOUND'S STREAMLINED SUPER-COACHES ARE OFTEN CALLED AMERICA'S "OUT*OF- TOWN" CARS...BIG LUXURIOUS 37-PASSENGER LIMOUSINES, COMPLETE WITH CHAUFFEURS. South Carolina Farms Need More Lespedeza Clemson, Feb. 15.—Lespedeza, now being grown from the coast to the mountains, is fast becom ing one of the more important South Carolina crops, because farmers have found that it has a prominent place in a system of profitable farming, H. A. Woodle, extension agronomist, said here today. Lespedeza’s advantages, Mr. Woodle states, are that it grows well on most South Carolina soils, increases soil fertility, produces high yields of easily cured good quality hay, reduces soil erosion, and furnishes a mueh needed ad dition to farm income. Aptly therefore it is often called “Caro lina Alfalfa’’. High yields of hay, seed, and forage are easily procured when a few simple rules and practices are followed. Demonstrations show that best results can be obtained from the following six practices ’isted by Mr. Woodle: 1. Use suitable varieties—Com mon and Tennessee 76 for pas tures, and Kobe and Korean for hay and seed. 2. Seed at proper time—Late February and early March. 3. Use heavy rates of seeding— For pastures, 15 to 25 pounds per acre. For hay and seed crops, 25 to 50 pounds per acre or more. 4. On less productive soils, phos phate and lime increase yields. Limestone and fertilizer applica tions should be made broadcast previous to seeding. 5. The use of the hand seed''’ is the most practical method of row ing lespedeza. It is advisable use a drag harrow after so ,T i ig on grain, or a cultipacker \ hen sown alone. 6. Lespedeza should be cut f ir hay when in full bloom or v -en the bottom leaves begin to shrU INSURANCE Fir« Irisurancc And 41) Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C BROWN, McCORMICK, S* & pointed out. Of total January 1941 place ments, 11,528 were on regular work, while only 730 were temporary. Of the total number, 399 were veterans. In January, 1940, 59 veterans were placed by the Employment Service. Benefits paid during January, 1941, to unemployed workers in covered fields totaled $168,630.46, representing 25,750 separate checks. The average check amounted to $6.55. This was a decrease of al most 15 per cent from the total a- ward. All salaries are subject to a 3 1-2 per cent retirement de- mount of benefits paid during duction. Senior and assistant chemical analyst, $2,000 and $1,620 a year, respectively. There are five op tional subjects: precious metals assaying, and analysis of ore and metals, coal, petroleum, and gas. Applicants must have had general experience in analytical chemical work or assaying, including some experience in the optional sub ject selected. Inspector, naval civilian police, Navy Department, $3,800 a year. The duties involve general direc tion of a civilian police force at navy yards and naval establish ments. Applicants are required to have at least 2 years of law-en forcement or criminal investiga tion experience on a nation-wide basis. Engineman (steam-electric), va rious grades with salaries ranging from $1,320 to $2,600 a year. Ap pointments to these positions will be made in Washington, D. C., only. The duties involve the op eration and maintenance of power plant and mechanical equipment, and applicants must have appro priate experience in this work. Full information as to the re quirements for these examina tions, and application forms, may be obtained from the Secretary of the Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners at the post office or customhouse in any city which has a post office of the first- or second-class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. X Jobs On Increase Benefits Decline January, 1940, when 31,450 checks totaling $197,358.07 were paid. The average check amounted to $6.28. The primary objective of the Commission is to find jobs for un employed workers—paying bene fits is a secondary function. Every applicant for benefits must first apply for work, and benefits are paid him only if no job is avail able and if he meets the several other eligibility requirements of the law. For More And Better Livestock On Farms More than twelve thousand jobless workers were placed in public and private jobs during January, 1941, by the South Caro lina State Employment Service, according to Sam B. Pratt, Jr., chairman of the South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission, of which the Employ ment Service is a coordinate divi sion. The total number of place ments was 12,258, an increase of 483 per cent over placements in January, 1940, when jobs were found for 2,101 persons. For the same period unemployment bene fits dropped off 15 per cent. Clemson, Feb. 15.—A trend toward diversified farming and a higher standard of farm family living is shown by the increased interest in more and better livestock as :-e- vealed by summaries from county reports which show that with county agent assistance 211 pure bred boars and 365 purebred and grade sows and gilts were placed on South Carolina farms in 1940. The completion of 30 hog feeding demonstrations and 6 swine sani tation demonstrations was report ed. Farmers of the state are realiz ing that beef cattle can convert home-grown feeds and forage into both profitable and marketable form. County agents reported 26 beef cattle feeding demonstrations and 37 beef cattle herd manage ment demonstrations conducted besides 167 major 4-H beef calf club demonstrations completed. Interest in a better quality of stock is evidenced by the placing of 244 purebred beef bulls and 1012 purebred beef cows and heifers. Interest in sheep is shown in the placing of 17 purebred rams and the completion of 2 sheep man agement demonstrations. County agents reported 42 pure bred jacks in use and 1370 mule colts foaled on South Carolina farms during the year. Much Activity In REA And AG Engineeriir; Clemson, Feb. 15.—Comfy convenience, and power are c' "- ing to South Carolina farms in i' - creasing quantity as shown ' y demonstrations, and water system installations. For example, 487 communities were aided in organizing to ob tain rural electrification, says G. H. Stewart, assistant extension agricultural engineer. Approxi mately 37,732 farms served by all rural lines in 1940 bear impressive evidence of the spreading use of electricity in rural areas. These farms were served by 6544 miles of REA Cooperative lines on which allotments have been made and 4990 miles of power company lines. Demonstrations on the use of electrical farm equipment included 25 demonstrations on electric brooders, 31 on electric hotbeds, 30 on dairy equipment, and 34 on feed grinding equipment. There were also 19 farmer-ginner meet ings attended by 607 interested persons. Farm machinery demonstrations included 147 on the care and re pair of farm machinery, 53 on les pedeza seed harvesting, and 68 other farm machinery demon strations. A total $f 489 farm water sys tems were installed with assistance or plans from the county agents, and 34 septic tanks for farm homes were installed with aid from the county agents. Cushman Stresses Im portance Of Rough- age For Dairy Cows Clemson, Feb. 15.—The impor tance of roughage feeding upon the cost and levels of milk pro- iuction were emphasized by C. G. Cushman, extension dairy special ist, in a paper entitled “Methods and Results of Dairy Herd Im provement Associations in South Carolina”, which was presented before the Southern section of the American Dairy Science Associa tion. “Our records seem to indicate that sources of feeds may be as important as to merely say ’they are balanced’,” states Mr. Cush man. “Furthermore, there is a striking difference between re sults obtained on heavy roughage feeding in other sections of the country as compared with those of South Carolina. It is obvious that we must compete on a rough- age basis if we in the South are to produce dairy products in com petition with other sections of the country.’’ In commenting further, Mr. Cushman states that definite problems in the production ■ and feeding of ropghage in the South eastern states which must be solved include the production of greater quantities of a higher quality roughage, better manage ment in feeding, and more at tention to the proper fertilization of roughage crops which in- Much of the increase is due to summaries of county agent • v job openings on National Defense ports for 1940 on rural electrifi- j fluences the actual feeding value projects in the State> Mr. Pratt 1 cation activities, farm machinery of these crops.