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2t‘* < * McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, March 27, 1941 A (S.r 1941 Cotton Stamp Plan To Be Ex plained At Meetings Dear Producer: Arrangements have been made to hold meetings at the following places for the purpose of explain ing the 1941 Cotton Stamp Plan. Tf possible, please attend one of 'these meetings: McCormick County Court House —Saturday, March 29th, 10:00 A. M. Clarks Hill Depot—Monday, March, Slst, 3:00 P. M. * Plum Branch Depot—Tuesday, April 1st, 10:00 A. M. Washington Consolidated School Yard—Tuesday, April 1st, 3:00 P. If. X. M. Morgan’s Store, Plum Branch, S. C.—Wednesday, April 2nd, 3:00 P. M. WUUngton, (Yard of Community Center) —^Thursday, April 3rd, 19:90 A. M. Mt. Carmel, (Yard of Commu nity Center)—Thursday, April 3rd, 3:09 P. M. Mrs. Hollingsworth’s Store, Rt. No. 2, McCormick, S. C.—Friday, April 4th, 10:00 A. M. Dowtin Community, (Robinson Sdhool Yard)—Friday, April. 4th, *3:00 P. M. All of the above meetings ex cept the meeting to be held in the Court House Saturday morning, March 29th, will be held out in the open. Therefore, if weather conditions are not suitable on these dates, the meetings will be postponed. Very truly yours, M. A. Bouknight, Secretary McCormick, County A. C. A. James O. Patterson, Jr., County Administrative Assistant. t*i — Union Meeting 4 Edgefield Association, Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Sunday, March 39th. Five-Acre S. C. Cotton Contest OPEN AGAIN TO ALL FARMERS The regular Fifth Sunday Union Meeting of the Churches of the Edgefield Association will be held with the Mountain Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, March 30th. The morning session will begin at eleven o’clock, and the afternoon session will begin at two o’clock. Dinner will be served by the Mountain Creek Church. Interest ing and helpful programs have been prepared which it is felt will be enjoyed by all who come. Each church of the association is urged to have delegates present; and a cordial invitation is extended to every one to attend. A. D. Croft, Chairman, Program Committee. Ilf SERVICE STATION I am prepared to renddt prompt and efficient service to the motoring public with that Good Gulf Gasoline, Oils, Tires, Tubes and Accessories. Cars ’washed, greased, polished and/ waxed on short notice. Radiators flushed and motors cleaned by im proved method. Give me a trial and be convinced that I have the service you desire. WALTER T. STROM On the West corner of Main Street and Route 43 Phone 40J McCormick, S. C. Refrigerators Buy a Westinghouse Refrigerator from us for $5.00 down and balance on small monthly payments. J. S. STROM PHONE NO. 76 McCORMICK, S. C. m yjii mm ■mm » od 1 • - larger o» nitrate vott t» aU ® na a\vty- «ro»^ bet? 7 be«er <l u a /K0*° yie Be Sura You Get NATURMf. CH/LEAW NITRATE OF SODA The South Carolina five-acre cotton contest, which has been conducted each year since 1926, will be continued in 1941. This contest is conducted by the Ex tension Service, -and is sponsored by the Sopth Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association. Prizes for 1941 will be the same as. 1940, which are as follows: First state prize, $750; second state prize, $275; first district prize, $200; second district prize, $125. Since the beginning of the con test in 1926 more than 11,000 farmers have entered from all sections of South Carolina. Mc Cormick County had a winner in 1939. This contest has been in strumental in putting South Caro lina at the top of the list so far as quality of cotton and length of staple is concerned. There are no strings tied to this contest. Any' variety of cotton that pulls at least one inch staple is eligible to compete. Any for mula and quantity of fertilizer may be used. The five acres must be in one body of land. A simple record of performance is required. All McCormick County farmers are invited to enter this contest. Entry blanks may be obtained at the county agent’s office. M. A. Bouknight, County Agent. T'TT PROGRAM REPORT to A merica Edgefield Associations! Baptist Training Union Rally, Sunday Afternoon, March 30, At Mountain Creek Church tV The Program is ,as follows: Theme—“Following The Living Christ.” 2:00—Song Service — Led by Chorister—Rev. Yates Frady. 2:10—Devotional—“Obeying the Living Christ”—Ethelyn Shuford. 2:20—Roll call of churches, bus iness, announcements. 2:40 — Demonstration — “The Bible and Records”—Plum Branch Inter. Union. 2:55—Special Music. • 3:00—Message—“Following the Living Christ in our Training Unions.” Rev. J. F. Burriss. 3:25—Hymn—“Where He Leads Me I Will Follow”—Congregation. 3:30—Dismissal. X National Defense Work In State Pushed By W.P.A. Columbia, March 25.—National defense work in South Carolina is being pushed to the fullest extent by the Work Projects Administra tion through its 16,000 project workers now engaged in defense activities in this state. Acting commissioner Howard O. Hunter recently notified state administra tor Lawrence M. Pinkney that workers on certified defense con struction projects of the WPA could be employed on a 48 hour per week basis “to expedite work and move up completion dates on certified defense projects”. For merly the maximum weekly hours were 140 for any one project worker. Mr. Pinckney reported yesterday that more than 1,200 WPA workers are currently employed in South Carolina on projects for the de partment of war, more than 150 on national guard work, and more than 1,500 on work of the depart ment of the navy. The largest single group, more than 9,000 workers, is employed on the Santee-Cooper clearing project where the men are located in 30 different camps. The San tee-Cooper hydro-electric devel 'p- ment was recently declared es*^T- tial to national defense by v r :l- liam S. Knudsen, OPM Director General. Approximately 300 addP r ^ • al WPA employees are reccj i tg training in skills and trades v e- quired by defense industries. '' 're than 400 other workers al’ ^dy have completed this training, in South Carolina. Others of the 16,000 WPA le- : The Ford Motor Company’s business has always been to serve the needs of the American people. In providing them with low-cost transportation for the past 38 years, we have devel oped one of the country’s larg est and most useful industrial units. During a national emer gency, we feel that these facili ties should be devoted without reserve to our country’s needs. Toward that end we started rolling months ago, with these results: 1 A $21,000,000 Ford airplane en- " gine factory, started only 6 months ago, is nearly completed. 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XX New African Squash A Fine Winter Type fense workers in South Car-ina about eight feet by eight are employed on various air/ rts, when danger of frost is past the strategic highway netwov Blackville, March 24.—The new African squash, which has been under test at the Edisto Experi ment Station near here, has pos sibilities of becoming an impor tant winter-type squash for South Carolina, according to O. B. Gar rison, assistant horticulturist of the station. “Unlike other winter-type va rieties, the African squash appears to be well adapted to the South east, is highly productive, and the fruits keep well during the win ter”, says Mr. Garrison. “A plant ing of this variety yielded about 5 1-2 tons per acre at the Edisto Station last season and some of j these fruits, now in common stor- J age, are still in excellent condi- j •tion. An adequate supply for family use can be grown in the home garden and the fruits kept throughout the winter months when other vegetables of similar flavor and palatability are not available.” This squash, chemists, point out, is a rich source of vitamin A and as such is valuable for supplementing sweet potatoes and the leafy vege tables, particularly turnip greens and collards, during the winter; and spring. The raw squash con tains 1 1-2 times as much caro tene (pre-vitamin A) as does raw sweet potato. This variety has thus far shown remarkable resistance to the in sects and diseases which common ly attack the squash in this sec tion; therefore, spraying or dust ing is not likely to be necessary. The seed are planted in hills feet The a bell-shaped fruits are left on the survey of employment and : ^ed, facilities for naval aviation and maxhie activities at the Citade piHYjKiealth activities schools serVfSwdrcn of military and naval • >Siployees, recreational activities in communities adjacent _ >*f • t . ■ mfirtMfr-'' 4 -'- vine until they reach maturity when they turn to a bright yellow ^color. They range from four to IP poundstjin size. As soon as the ithey should be and stored in a cool, dry place, the fruits will keep for months. When sectioned and baked, one medium-size fruit will provide six to eight tasty servings. They may be used to prepare delicious pies similar to sweet potato and pump kin pies. IXt Better Farming Notes In January, the Hampton Coun ty Livestock Marketing Associa tion sold 212 hogs for 47 farmers, netting them $3259.88. The associ ation membership has now reach ed 225.—J. C. Anthony, Hampton. The poultry project committee has approved loans to 4-H club members for poultry projects which total at least 5,000 baby chicks, largely with new producers. —R. D. Steer, Greenv/ood. J. A. Blakely is conducting a bar- ley-for-silage demonstration which looks very promising. John W. King, Jr., states that he can pro duce green feed more economically with barley than with corn.—W. R. Gray, Greenville. Members of the one-variety cot ton community having for sale good seed one year from breeders are having their seed tested for germination. We hope to place all good seed in the communities where they were produced.—J. D. Miller, Greenville. I Since lime was distributed last season through the AAA, a good many farmers have applied for it this year for permanent pastures, and sites are being selected for this purpose.—M. M. McCord, Georgetown. We have received 31 cars of lime through AAA, most of which ; will go to improve pastures. We have secured seed and lime for 20 acres of permanent pasture dem onstrations.—J. W. McLendon, Florence. • Eight farmers have been assi-'^dl in selecting suitable locations ' 'r, pastures, with fertilizer and f''*' : - ing recommendations for c \' Many others have been r'"i assistance in the office.—J. J. King, Florence. To encourage better home or- ards we fielt^armersjx) select cooperatively. We have thus far ordered 300 fruit trees and 61 pecan trees for 22 farmers.—R. H. Lemmon, Fairfield. Several farmers on rural electric lines have been advised regarding brooding/chicks with electricity. Three fafmers have decided to brood this method.—J. F. Jones, Edgefield. D. D. Kiser of Reevesville pur chased a registered jack from an outstanding breeder in Tennessee, and thus should stimulate mule raising as an added farm enter prise.—J. M. Lewis, Dorchester. We shipped eight cars of hogs 5.n January. With improving prices, interest is increasing, our farmers are doing a better job of feeding, and will give more attention to the spring litters.—S. W. Spps, Dillon. To date 42 farmers have ordered pine seedlings through our office. Many more would set out these seedlings but feel that they have no protection from forest fires.— F. M. Hast, Clarendon. We assisted four farmers in grading and marketing 525 bushels of sweet potatoes which netted $658.25. Interest is gradually grow ing and there will be some new producers this year.—J. C. Willis, Chesterfield. WHAT 7/JO LETTERHEADS WHEN THIS* HAPPENS, PHONE US and We’ll Print Some For You In A Hurry!! NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING AT YOUR* SERVICE TO.HELP YOU SELL* J