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r a, J? McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, July 31, 1941 Soil Conservation Train To Visit This Area -Mayor Sibert Asks Co-operation On Day light Saving Time Governor Burnett R. Maybank Preservation of soil, forest, and having issued a proclamation on wildlife resources will be the key- daylight saving time as of Mon- note of a soil conservation exhibit day, July 28th, I, T. J. Sibert, 1 train which will be open to the Mayor, request that our people co- | public from 9:00 a. m. Ip 4:00 p. m. Monday, August 11, at the Sea board Station Freight Depot in Greenwood, S. C., according to J F. Jones, County Agent and E. E Epting, of the Savannah Valley Soil Conservation District. The train is sponsored by the Soil Conservation Service, in co- _ ^ . . iperation with the State Extension **? < ci* ^ ^ le Service, and the Seaboard Air Line n ^ S ^ te Sh ^ Cou f s \ in “^ Railway, and will consist of one at Wtothrop College last week the baggage car two flat cars and one ollowing 4-H Club girls w ° n ^assengor coach loaded with ex- recognition in state-wide contests: hibits cperate in this movement. T. J. SIBERT, Mayor, Town Of McCormick. Short Course At Winthrop Last Week! In Record Achievement and Project Improvement the Blue Ribbons went to Jean Murray, The baggage car contains ex hibits of wide variety, action, and color. One exhibit has a tolling Dorehester County; Mary Thomas I ^ that the constant Wilkes, Fairfield County, Opa ( eros i on on unprotected C^etend Laurens County; Alice farmland . Each stroke of the bell Uae Tisdale, Clarendon County; sl lfies the loss of another and Sara Louise Copeland, Bam- 8 d ^ of u (rom the fields of America. Another exhibit consists of a collection of grasses and legumes valuable in erosion control. Other berg County. Misses Murray, Wilkes and Opal Copeland will be given free trips to the State Fair in October. In the Music Scrap Book Con-. , „ . . . . . . . - .. exhibits will be made up of model test Jean Murray, Dorchester . . . ... . . County, won first place. 't™ 5 ^ ml " lat “ re ; •mere were 70 gils who entered cha f ts ’ a " d , "“ hanlcal exhlbits of the canning Judging Contest. In various description, the Blue Ribbon Group the fol- In t ‘he >nain the exhibits will lowing teams won: Phyllis Bam- 0 ° rtray t the P ra f lces , ‘“‘"S em - hlll, Cherokee County, and Peggy P 10 ^ C0ntr0 ‘ erosion on farms Funderburk, Lancaster County; ln th * Savannah Valley Soli Con- Helyn Adams, Colleton County, senratlon District, which includes andEdlth Chavis, Calhoun Coun- N gefleld ^ McCormick count es. ty; Baizabeth Flowers, Charleston ™ ese P ra f“ cea mc ude ^“P rota - County, and Juanita Baker, Wil- t! , ons ’ “ntour farming, strip crop- liamsburg County. In the Red Dl ” g , terracing, use of cover crops, Ribbon Group; Gertrude Crapse, “"trol, retirement of badly Hampton County, and Frances I e ™ dl "e land from , cultiration Eind Gllstrop, Pickens County; Doris P lan ‘ m s to trees, kudzu, or espe- Richburg, Clarendon County, and ^ sericea and the construction Betty Finche, Spartanburg Coun- P f far “ P° nds whare Practicable, ty; Annie Ruth Hallman, Lancas- In addition to the baggage car ter County, and Julia Ulmer, of exhibits, there will be two flat Heaufort County. ears loaded with the latest types In the White Ribbon Group: | of implements used hi erosion con- Mlnnie Berry, Charleston County, tro! ' The 86 *111 include plows, and Frances Sprindle, Cherokee factors seed harvesting equip County; Kathrine Dinkins, Sumter ment - sli P scrapes and tools used County, and Ella Rue Dunn; ln farm woodland operations. A Frances Earl Halford, Edgefield passenger coach equipped with County, and Jean Young, Sumter comfortable seats will be used for ( ’ 0un ty the showing of motion pictures on Clothing Contest ,o11 improvement and conserva- Dress Revue — Blue Ribbon ‘ lon Group: Nancy DUlard, Greenville A display of U. S. Department of County; Phyllis Barnhill, chero- Agriculture and Extension Service kee County; and Virginia Inabinet, Publications will supplement the Calhoun County. Honorable Men- information in the exhibits, and lion: Elizabeth Woodward, Aiken representatives of the Soil Con- County; and Margaret Davis, fervatoin Service, Extension Serv- Rlchland County; Clothing Proj- lce ' and Seaboard Agricultural ect Achievement-Blue Blbb on Agents, will accompany the car Group: AUce Mae Tisdale, Claren- and ^ ° n ha " dat all ‘imes to ex- don County; Julia Swancy, Aiken P lain t , the exhlbits and t0 answer Coimty; Opal Copeland, Laurens ^ u f5 tlons ‘ .... , ^ . County; and LeClarre Williams, , Th < ere ™ 1U bo cb ” ge J br .Allendale County. Clothing Judg- ^ le " ing tbe axh ‘ bi ^ and tb * p “ b : ing—Blue Ribbon Group: Helen lc .‘a cortlally invited to visit the Peach Recipes Below are some of Mother Wal ker’s recipes for canning peaches for home use: Peach Jam 4 1-2 lbs. peaches, seeds and skins removed, 2 lbs. sugar, 1 C. peach juice. Spice bag, 1 tsp. allspice (white), 2 tsp. cinnamon bark, 2 tsp. Cloves (whole), 2 inches ginger root, 3 crushed peach kernels. Crush or grind peaches, add all ingredients. Mix well, boil until the consistency of jelly. Use the jelly test. Remove spice bag, pack jam in sterilized jars. Process 15 minutes at simmering and seal. Note: The thermometer will register 220 degrees when it has reached the jelly state. Peach Preserves 10 lbs. peeled slice cling-stone peaches, 7 lbs. sugar, 3 pts. water, 10 peach kernels. Bring sugar and water to a boil, add the peaches and kernels. Cook until the fruit is clear when lifted from the sirup. Pack in sterilized containers and seal. Sweet Peach Pickle 7 lbs. peaches (cling stone), peeled, under ripe, 4 lbs. sugar, 1 pt. water, 1 pt. vinegar, 10 peach kernels cracked and tied in a cloth. 1 spice bag containing 1 table spoon each of whole cloves, all spice, cinnamon bark, and 1 tsp. each of grated nutmeg and ground ginger. Dissolve sugar in vinegar and water, add cloth containing crush ed kernels and the spice bag, bring to a boil, add peaches a few at a time. When all have been added, cook 15 minutes, remove, place on platter, let them get cold, continue joilipg sirup until thick, pour over peaches. When both sirup and peaches are cold pack in hot jars, seal and process jars 20 minutes. Matilda Bell, Co. Home Dem. Agent. Mr. Hanvey Urges Farmers To Set Out Fall Gardens train. To relieve Misery of COLDS LIQUID TABLETS SALVE NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try “Rub-My-Tism” - a Wonderful Liniment 666 .Adams, Colleton County; Marian Hagins, Lancaster County; Mar garet Davis, Richland County; and Nancy Dillard, Greenville County. All Clothing^ Project girls who were in the Dress Revue can still try out for the Clothing Project Achievement by sending in their complete records by September 1st. * Th the Blue Ribbon Group of the State Health Contest—Julia Brailsford, Clarendon County; Olive Pinckney, Beaufort County, I their splendid accomplishments and Marilyn Ayer, Bamberg Coun- Lj ur i n g the year were: Colleton ty. Honorable Mention were county—Blue Ribbon; Aiken, New- Lucille Marshall, Kershaw County; berry, Greenville, Laurens, Horry, Eleanor Cone, Allendale County; chesterfield, Dillon and Bamberg ond Gene Jernigan, Berkeley —Red Ribbon; Florence, Lancaster, County. Berkeley, Georgetown, White Rib In the judging of good reading bon. ?amps the Blue Ribbon Winners Orangeburg County Council of were Sara Louise Copeland, Bam- Farm Women won the Gee Book berg County; Opal Copeland, shelf for the most outstanding Laurens County; Jean Murry, piece of work accomplished during Dorchester County; Helen Virginia the past year in the state. The Steedley, Bamberg County; Aline state Council Cup went to Lan Buckner, Hampton County; Car- master County for the highest men Bair, Orangeburg County. . core i n the Red Ribbon Group Red Ribbon Winners—Elizabeth Colleton, Dillon, Marion, Williams- Woodward, Aiken County; Julia burg, Aiken, Greenwood, Anderson, Swaney, Aiken County; Minnie B. Chesterfield, Laurens, Newberry, White, Lee County; Sara Ashley, Cherokee and Union were placed Abbeville County; Emma R. Edens, in t h e Blue Ribbon Group while Sumter County; Margie Cooler, Georgetown, Berkeley, Clarendon, Williamsburg County. White Rib- Darlington, Sumter, Lexington, bon Winners—Myra McKeown, Hampton, Chester, Kershaw, Fair- Chester County; Kathryn Roberts, field, Pickens, Spartanburg were Marion County; Bertha Mae Raf- placed in the Red Ribbon Group field. Blunter County; Vernell Honorable Mention went to Flor- Hemdon, Bamberg County; Mar garet Martin, Colleton County; Merrell Lane, Williamsburg Coun ty. Sara Louise Copeland and Opal ence, Horry, Dorchester, Beaufort and Bamberg Counties. Results of the 1941 Music Scrap Book Contest for women as an nounced by Mrs. S. O. Plowden, Copeland had perfect scores and Extension Music Director, General will go to the State Fair in Oc- Music Scrap Book—1st place, Mrs. tober. j H. Walker Smith, Marion County; In 4-H Council work the trophy 2nd place, Miss Ellen Dukes, Dor- was awarded Greenwood County Chester County. Project Song for the most outstanding work. Scrap Book—1st place, Mrs. W. P. Others winning recognition for Timmerman, Lexington County. Special Train To Show Better Farm Living Clemson College Extension Service And ACL Railroad Cooperating On Traveling Agricultural Fair In September. Clemson, July 26.—A livestock and better farm living train will be operated in South Carolina during September by the Clem son College Extension Service in cooperation with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, according to announcement of Extension Di rector D. W. Watkins following a conference here of representatives of the Extension Service and the cooperating railroad. The eight-car train, filled with exhibits and demonstrations to stress the various phases of better farming including the importance of more livestock, will make 45 stops in 32 counties. It will thus give people in practically every part of the state opportunity to see a moving agricultural fair that will be highly educational. “Major changes in farming are underway, and more people under stand the causes as well as the direction agriculture must take than at any previous time of change”, says Director Watkins “The federal government and the states are better informed and are doing more to soften the hardest bumps along the road to agricul tural change than ever before More information is available to people generally through many sources. “The Better Farm Living Train will show what some of the farm changes in South Carolina o.re and how they may be made. ‘ n- teresting and significant exh its and demonstrations will be r 'p- plemented with talks by specie i:ts in our farm problems.” Dr. R. F. Poole, presider' of Clemson College, commentir on the train, says: “There is no question but that the rai ^ds are doing much to help us eo - ate the farmers and to introduce re gressive ideas of meeting eal needs in an educational mr ner I personally believe hat this will be a splendid o' oor- tunity to reach many people.” Detailed information on the various exhibits and object lessons to be carried on the train and on the schedule of places and dates where exhibition stops are to be made will be announced later, says Director Watkins. Now is the time for all good farmers to set out fall gardens and come to the aid of themselves and their country, E. Hanvey, supervisor of the Farm Security Administration for McCormick County, said today. In this day of rising prices, the farmer has an opportunity as never before to prove his value to his country—and it all comes down to the matter of planting fall gardens and living at home, Mr. Hanvey said. “The low-income farmer has in his hands the chance of helping his country not only in the world crisis but also in a dangerous situation at home,” the FSA super visor pointed out. “Prices are rising. The country is alarmed by the danger of in flation. And the farmer adds to this danger every time he spends money to buy things he should produce for himself. “From July 1, 1940, to July 1, 1941, the price of fat back meat went from 9 to 15 cents, bacon from 20 to 30 cents, eggs from 19 to 33 cents, lard from 7 to 11 cents, butter from 28 to 38 cents. The farmer should produce these things and other foodstuffs for himself, and every time he does not do so, but goes into the market to buy them, he penalizes himself and his family and adds to the de mand which in the end will force the prices still higher. “Living at home on the part of every person who can do so be comes today therefore a matter of national obligation. It makes available more foodstuffs for na tional defense and defense of the democratic countries. And it is also a boost for the general wel fare, by helping stop the rising spiral of prices that hold so great a danger to everybody. “Practically everything that the farmer has asked has been done. He is to get parity prices for cot ton, which means 15 to 16 cents. Farm Security families have ob tained loans to buy livestock and chickens to feed themselves, to sell and to add to the defense re quirements. The farmer is helped to pay for improving his soil. “And now the gate is open for him to help himself and at the same time to help his country in return for all these benefits. Now is the time for him to prove his own resourcefulness and courage, to prove that living at home can be done and to laugh at high prices.” The time has come, Mr. Hanvey said, to set out fall gardens, rain and weather having come to the farmer’s aid in this respect. “If FSA families, and other farmers as well, take advantage of all these opportunities,” he said, “we shall see in this State and the South a degree of security on the farm that was never reached be fore.” txx demonstrations given by District Nurse. 11 visits made to tuberculosis patients. 4 patients admitted to sanitorium. 88 tuberculin test given. 13 V. D. clinics were held this quarter. 12 cases referred to fam ily doctor. 407 clinic visits were made, 55 field visits. 167 treat ments of Neo, 111 Bismuth and 2 Marphasen administered. 138 CCC,* N. Y. A. and Food handlers were given medical ex amination. Immunizations this quarter con sisted of 17 Smallpox, 37 Toxiod, 24 Typhoid. Laboratory work consisted of 3 water samples, 121 wassermanns, 60 malaria slides, 1 sputum for TB, 2 specimens for hook worm and 171 urinalysis. 7 individual water supplies in stalled, 26 sanitary units install ed, 1 septic tank installed, 2 homes connected with sewerage system. Field visits to private premises 146, swimming pools 1, and 5 schools. 7 mosquito breeding places eliminated, 3 buildings mosquito proofed, 4 complaints investigated and corrected. 16 field visits made to food handling establishments, 8 food handlers permits issued. Field visits to Dairy Farms 1. Respectfully submitted, Mauldin J. Boggs, Jr. M. D., Health Officer, McCormick and Abbeville County. IAI Narrative Report Of Work Done By The McCormick County Health Dept. For The Year Ending June 30, 1941. County Represented At The State 4-H Conservation Camp Narrative Report Of The Work Done By The Mc Cormick County Health Dept. For The Quarter Ending June 30, 1941. During this quarter 9 prenatal and 3 well baby clinics were held in the county health department by local doctors. 49 prenatals were admitted to medical and nursing service. 33 field visits were made to prenatals in refer ence to prenatal clinic and clinic findings. J33 visits were made to the office. 3 cases were attended by the nurse for delivery. 57 home visits were made to postpartum patients. 21 prenatals were treat ed for syphillis. 73 Infant and preschool chil dren were admitted to medical and nursing service. 89 field visits were made in reference to re- check and in reference to well baby clinics. 73 office visits were made. 16 children referred to their family doctor. 5 found with scabies. 60 school children were given physical examination. 24 referred to family doctor for defects. 3 visited in their homes for defects found at clinics. 3 midwife meetings were held with an attendance of 38. 34 visits were made for midwife su pervision. 4 midwives were car ried to Institute. 28 visits were made to office by midwives. 8 orthopedic cases were carried to Dr. White’s clinic in Greenville, S. C. 19 visits were made to orthopedic clinic. 8 cases trans ported to orthopedic clinic. 2 Aiken, July 28. — McCormick County was represented at the State 4-H Conservation Camp at Camp Long near Aiken last week by the following 4-H Club mem bers: Hubert Bowick, Manning Free land, and Robert LeRoy. These, along with the others, took part in the discussions of various conservation -matters during the week. The spirit of this camp was epitomized by the impressive ves per service it was opened with in the outdoor arena under the trees by the lakeside at sunset on Mon day. The Sumter group had charge of this service, with Ken- nedv Coulter of Wedgefield pre siding. Old-time hymns were sung, after which Uncle Tom Lan- ham, as all call him, of Columbia made an appropriate talk to young people. And there in the quiet of growing darkness on the lake side, as the sun had set in a bed of fire across the water, the spirits and thoughts of this 104 outstand ing boys and girls of South Caro lina farms were turned distinc tively upwards. And, as the assembly broke, their eyes too were turned upward as a giant sky- liner thundered low over camp on its nightly journey north—with lights burning in a free country, it made a thrilling sight. After this first night’s vespers the group assembled in Morris Lodge where an insight was gain ed into the week’s program by summaries of last year’s confer ence by the following boys and girls: Hariett Gandy of Darling ton county on Soil Conservation. James Ruff of Calhoun county on Conservation of Wild Life, Eleanor Patrick of Fairfield on Forestry and Youth, and Billy Buford of Barnwell reporting on Conserving Human Resources. Thus began this week’s con ference of leading farm youth of South Carolina that the Extension Service has dedicated to the con servation of those spiritual and material things that are knowr to be the bed-rock of America There were no disturbing “isms” in this conference—no isms ex cept true Americanism. Already close to two thousand 4-H boys and girls from 23 coun ties have held their camp at Camp Long this year, and hundreds more are to follow during the coming weeks. WANT ADV. FOR SALE—One four gallon Milch Cow, will freshen in few weeks. Mrs. Maude E. Miner, Plum Branch, S. C. FARMS FOR SALE ACRES OF OPPORTUNITY- ' 50 acres four miles west of McCor mick. Electricity and telep’ ""ie line available. 135 acres in c \~ vation, remainder woodland. Dv" 1 - ing and barn. Terms you car. r.f- ford to pay. W. H. Purdy, F Id Representative The Union Central Life Ins. Co. 658 E. Main St. Spar tanburg, S. C. Phone No. 3154. The work done by the McCor mick County Health Department for the year ending June 30, 1941, was concerned mostly with the following: 26 prenatal clinics were held this year by a local physician. 221 patients were given complete phy sical examination. 128 hpme visits were made for re-check and in reference to prenatal clinics. The nurse assisted with 5 de liveries. 32 prenatals were treated for syphillis. 11 cases were given post partum medical examination. 12 Well Baby clinics were held by a local physician. 203 Infant and pre-school children were given physical examinations. 16 chil dren were referred to family doc tor. 5 found with scabies. 9 midwives carried to Institutes. 9 midwife meetings were held with an attendance of 119. 21 new midwife certificates were issued. 136 office and home visits for mid wife supervision were made. 574 school children were inspec ted and examined by physician and nurse. 425 children given physical examination by doctor. 7 field visits were made to school children. 235 children were re ferred to their family doctor. T children excluded from school for pediculosis. One x-Ray clinic was held. 51 x-Rays made. 37 physical exami nations of chest made. 783 Tuberculin tests given. 22 field visits were made in reference to Tuberculosis x-Ray clinic findings. 4 patients were admitted to State Park Sanitorium for treatment. Two public lectures and talks were made with an attendance of 36. 496 CCC, N. Y. A., Food handlers. Hot Lunch servers, foot ball play ers, etc., were given physical ex aminations. 6 new orthopedic cases were re ported, 27 patients examined at orthopedic clinic in Greenville, S. C., at Dr. White’s Clinic. 15 treated, 38 fitted with shoes, braces, cast, etc. 66 cases transported to clinics. 6 demonstrations given patients by District Nurse. 52 Veneral Disease Clinics were held with 693 treatments of Neo, 406 Bismuth and 4 Mapharsen ad ministered. 56 new patients were admitted to medical service. 12 referred to family doctor. 1681 % clinic visits and 147 field visits were made. 16 physical examina tions given. 206 conferences held. | 18 communicable disease pa tients were admitted to service. 51 consultations with physicians in reference to contagious diseases. Immunizations this year con sisted of 429 Smallpox, 156 Diph theria and, 459 Typhoid. Laboratwy work this year con sisted of 4 water samples, 775 wassermaipis, 270 malaria smears, 1 sputum * test for tuberculosis, 2 feces for j Hook Worm and 463 urinalysis! >• The Sanitary Officers work this year consisted of the following: 7 approved individual water sup plies installed, 97 sanitary units .nstalled, 2 septic tanks installed and 2 homes connected with sewer system. 168 field visits were made to private premises, 2 visits to swim ming pools, 11 visits to public vater supplies. Visits to schools 22, 4 sewerage plants, and 6 visits to Dairy Farms. 3 buildings mos quito proofed, 7 anopheles breed- ng places eliminated. 17 public lectures and talks made with an attendance of 238. 9 complaints investigated and 4 nuisance cor rected. 9 food handling establish ments registered for supervision. 52 field visits to food handling es tablishments. 2 Dairy farms registered for supervision, 4 milk plants registered for supervision. 19 food handlers permits issued. Respectfully submitted, Mauldin J. Boggs, Jr. M. D., Health Officer, Abbeville and McCormick County. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING AT YOUR SERVICE TO. HELP YOU WIN YOUR RACE! j For Business Supremacy j By Advertising J ^ x—