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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMlCK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, September 4, 1941 MB35ENGER ibllshed Every Thursday r Bstablished June S, IMS BDMOND J. MoCRACKEN, Editor and Owner , at the Post Office at Mc- t Connick, S. C., as mail matter of ' Mw second class. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: j Due Year $1.00 l Eta Months .75 ’ Three Months.50 Better Farming Train . Stresses Importance : Of Soils, Field Crops, Feeds DEFENSE BOND Quiz Rough-Ginned Cotton 1 Costs Farmers Money Q. I would like to provide a regular income for myself when I retire. Can this be done by buying Defense Savings Bounds? A. Yes. If you purchase a Bond for $37.50 each month, each Bond will mature in exactly 10 years. Thus at the end of 10 years you will have $50 payable each month as each of your Bonds reaches maturity. Q. But I will need more than $50 a month. A. Then you should invest a larger amount each month. Every $75 you put into Defense Bonds will pay you $100 ten years from now. Meanwhile, your money serves your demson, Aug. 30.—There’s not Government during this period of national emergency. much chance for a farm living of , _ „ „ . **i .. any kind without proper soil Note.—To buy Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest ^ *<"1^ p 0gt 0 ffi ce ^ bank, or savings and loan association; or write to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D. C. management and profitable field crop production, reminds H. A. Woodle, agronomist of the Clem- Son College Extension Service. And for better farm living plus University Tuition tTOstrirlr nrnrfiirt.irtn'* Mr J Will Not Be Higher livestock production”, Mr. Woodle adds, “these important phases of agriculture must be carefully -i. ii . . Columbia, Aug. 30.—Contrary to -That is why special emphasis a rt to circulation> tuitl o„ and Is given to the agronomy exhibits other fees for students ^ the and demonstrations on the Live stock and Better Farm Living Train to be operated through the state in September by the Exten sion Service in cooperation with the Atlantic Coast Line and af filiated railroads.” Towards achieving a better farm living and profitable live stock production in South Caro lina the agronomy exhibit of this traveling fair stresses these ideas: An improved permanent pasture is the foundation for more and better livestock. Adequate feed crops are essen tial if the family is to have suffi cient meat products for home use. Plenty of hay and forage crops mean- more milk for family user For higher crop yields, include legumes in the crop rotation. Intelligent use of fertilizers in creases yields per acre. * Improved permanent pastures must have lime and phosphate. Quality hay results from an adequate seeding rate, cutting at right stage, and proper curing. Grow more barley, the “winter com crop’V Sufficient wheat for home use should be the goal of every farm family. X Prepare Laying . Houses For Fall 0 Harvest E gg Put the laying hbuse in shape early so that the pullets can be moved in when they are ready to lay, County Agent M. A. Bouk- night advises McCormick county poultry growers. This will re move ahy chance of a break in the laying period because of re handling and moving them, or because of poor housing. The roof should be in good repair, loose siding nailed down to pre vent drafts, the house thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and fresh litter put on the floor. Now is a good time to remodel the laying house before the pullets are moved in, he suggests. In re modeling the laying house, it would be wise to remove the dropping board and ventilate the back. The roosting poles, instead of being placed above the drop ping board, can be placed 16 inches above the floor. Wire tack ed beneath the poles will keep the hens out of the droppings. A house without . dropping boards has four important ad vantages : 1. The front of the house where nests, feed troughs, and water fountains are located, is kept cleaner. 2. There is less injury from birds getting on and off the roosts. 3. The birds distribute them selves more evenly over the roost ing space. • 4. The house is easier to clean University of South Carolina for the coming academic year have not been increased over those charged last year, President J. Rion McKissick of the University announces, adding that the Uni versity and other State institutions of higher education earlier this year opposed a proposal in the legislature to increase tuition. The legislature killed the proposal. x Job Insurance Bodv m Elects Advisory Group * Appointment of a new state ad visory council consisting Of 15 members was announced recently by the South Carolina Unemploy ment Compensation Commission. Composed of an , equal repre sentation of workers, employers, and the general public, the coun cil is charged with the duty of aiding the Commission—Sam B. Pratt, Jr., A. J. Hatfield, and Cole L. Blease—“in formulating policies and discussing problems relating to the administration of this Act and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such problems.” The new council will replace two separate councils, which were set up soon after the establish ment of the Unemployment Compensation Commission as a department of the state gov ernment. Under the original ar rangement, the functions of the two councils overlapped in some details, one of them advising the Commission in an overall capacity, while the other was limited to Employment Service matters only. By having only one council these overlapping functions are elimi nated. The advisory council will serve without compensation, except that it will be reimbursed for any nec essary expenses. The new council is constituted as follows: Representing workers: Thomas Crenshaw, Columbia, an employe of the State and President of the Columbia Typographical Union; Claud R. Boland, Columbia, Presi dent of the City Federation of Trades; Kenneth Powers, Member of the Charleston Plumbers Union; J. Wilburn Bateman, Sumter, em ploye the O. L. Williams Furniture Corporation; James Chalmers, Employe, Greenwood Cotton Mills. Representing employers: H. S. Adams, Chester, Assistant Treas urer, Springs Cotton Mills; W. F. Howard, Lyman, Superintendent, Pacific Mills; Lyman Hamrick, Gaffney, General Manager, Ham rick Mills; J. H. Martin, Hartsville, Superintendent, Sonoco Mills; F. A. Cook, Greenville, Superinten dent Slater Mills. Representing the general public; Stanley F. Bryant, Conway, farm er, former state legislator; J. R. Watts, Jr., Barnwell, Attorney; Hugh O. Hanna, Hampton Attor- and cooler in the summer. The back of the house can be ney and former state legislator; constructed in sections so that it Riley Rowley, farmer, real estate can be opened lip the same as dealer, and former chief of the file front. This opening is a big Help in keeping the pullets cool in the fall when they must be confined until broken from going College back to the range. Poultrymen using this type of house move their pullets in during the early fall and the birds show no signs of consuming less feed. Greenville Fire department; Mrs Rosamond Wimberly, Spartanburg, Professor of Sociology at Converse Service Men May Register At USC On Resident Fee Civic, fraternal, and social or- ganteations can invest organiza tion funds in Defense Savings j Bonds, Series F and G. Columbia, Aug. 30.—Officers, non-commissioned officers and en listed men in the armed forces in defense of the nation stationed within this state, as well as their wives and children under 21 years of age, are hereafter to be ad mitted to the University of South Carolina as resident students and will be permitted to pay resident tuition fees, according to a reso lution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the University at its regular session. The new regulation applies not only to the Army but also to the Navy and Marine Corps. Since fees for non-residents are higher than for resident students, this provision will enable men serving in the national defense to effect a considerable reduction in the cost of educating them selves, their wives and children at the University. x Saving Dried Beans And Peas (By Myra Reagan, Nutrition Con sultant, S. C. State Board Of Health.) Do you have trouble keeping in sects out of the dried beans and peas you save for winter use? There is a very simple way to pre vent this trouble. As soon as the peas or beans are harvested they should be treated and then stored. To treat the beans put them in shallow pans and put in a warm oven for about half an hour. The oven should be barely warm, not hot, for you do not want to toast the beans. After the beans have been heat ed in this way they should be put into jars or buckets and covered. A cloth may be tied over the bucket for a cover. This slight heating will destroy any insects or eggs in the beans and if they are then protected they will stay in good condition. It is necessary to save out the ones which are to be kept for seed for they will not grow if they have been heated. txt New Corn Cutter For Harvesting ,Ensilage Clemson. Aug. 30.—A new type of corn cutter for harvesting en silage crops is being demonstrated for the first time this fall in the series of forage schools now being held in the state, C. V. Phagan, agricultural engineer of the Clemson College Extension Service, announced here. This particular cutter is built on the order of a sled with 2x4 or 2x6 runners. The cutting knife is at tached to one side and is made from an old crosscut saw by sharpening the back of the saw for the cutting edge. The opera tor rides the sled and catches the corn as it is cut and then lets it fall to the ground in bundles. The total cost of materials for constructing this sled, Phagan estimates, will run in the neigh borhood of two to three dollars. Plans and bills of materials for constructing this sled may be had through the county agents’ offices or by writing to the Extension Service at Clemson. S. C. Employment Service Makes National Record A recent summary of activities of the Employment Security agencies of each of the 48 states, released by the Federal Social Se curity Board, shows that in June the South Carolina Unemploy ment Compensation Commission’s Employment Service made the second be§t job-finding record of any state in the nation. ' The statement reveals that the Employment Service that month made 7,291 worker-placements, a gain of 168.4 per cent over the total for the corresponding period of last year. Only Rhode Island, which made an increase of 181.1 per cent showed a better rate of increase. The Commission, composed of Chairman Sam B. Pratt, Jr., A.*J. Hatfield, and Cole L. Blease, at tributed the excellent record in this state to the fine cooperation of both labor and industry with the Employment Service during the expanding National Defense emergency, improved economic conditions, and to the hard work of the Employment Service per sonnel. The good placement record in this state was also made possible, officials said, through the con tinued cooperation of unemploy ed workers who registered im mediately with the local Employ ment Service offices. A state wide labor recruitment campaign has resulted in the maintenance of a good “active file” of job-ap plicants. The file actually in creased in spite of the heavy “drain” on it due to placements. During June alone 15,083 appli cations for jobs were received at Employment offices. At the close of the month the active file held the names of 51,492 job-appli cants. This replacement of the supply of qualified labor has en abled the Commission’s Employ ment Service to continuously meet the employers’ demands for labor. “We are hopeful that we will be able to further improve this al ready good record,” the Commis sion said. “We urge every jobless worker in the state, skilled and unskilled, clerical, managerial, and professional, to register with the Employment Service. This Serv ice offers the best medium in existence for finding jobs, and it is entirely free. There is a full time or part-time office in each county.” The officials emphasized that the Employment Offices do not do the hiring—that they locate the jobs and refer workers to them. Therefore, the employers, and not the Employment Service, employ the workers and pay their salaries. -X- Defense Savings Stamps are a- vailable in denominations of 10, 25, and 50 cents, and $1 and $5. These Stamps make possible the purchase of Defense Savings Bonds on a practical installment plan, Each year South Carolina farm ers lose hundreds of thousands of dollars on account of rough-gin ned cotton, says County Agent M. A. Bouknight in explaining; that for the seven-year period 1 1933-39 the state had approxi- | mately 15 per cent of its total cot- I ton crop classified as rough-gin ned. These statistics were obtain- 1 ed from the Bureau of Agricul tural Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, j With the forecast of a light I cotton crop for South Carolina j this year, and with cotton prices relatively good, it is important that farmers take every possible precaution to have their cotton in first-class condition before it is ginned. This means that the j cotton should not be picked until it is thoroughly opened and dry and kept dry until the time of ginning. Cotton ginners also have a big responsibility in producing smooth samples of cotton which will com mand premium prices. Ginning machinery should be in good re - pair and operated properly, which means feeding the cotton to the gin in such a manner as to give a loose seed roll. Cotton buyers likewise have a responsibility in reducing the percentage of rough-ginned cot ton by buying cotton on a quality basis, giving premiums for a good preparation, and penalizing cotton of a poor preparation. SENSATIONAL VALUES AT BELK’S IN AUGUSTA Extra Special Bargains Every Week. Listen to Augusta Radio Stations for money saving announcements. Read the Augusta newspapers for special items. • j Visit Augusta’s Fastest Growing Store Fall stocks bought before the price rise. BELK-WHHE-LUKE CO. 845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Remember: You Always Save At Belk’s. On The Air! 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All taxes shall be due and pay- ! able between the 15th day of Seo- tember, 1941, and December 31, 1941. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31, 1941, the County Auditor shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent for January, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1, 1942, the County Auditor will proceed to add Two Per Cent for February, ] and if taxes are not paid on or be- j fore March 1, 1942, the County Au- j ditor shall proceed to add 3 per cent for March, and if taxes are not paid on or before April 1, 1942, the County Auditor shall proceed to add 4 per cent up to the 15th of April, 1942, 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 1941 are as follows: State 1 mill For County Purposes 13 mills Past 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 2 mills Bordeaux S. D. No. 3 4 mills McCormick S. D. No. 4 and Bonds 16 mills Buffalo S. D. No. 5 4 mills Bellvue S. D. No. 6 10 mills S. D. No. 7 00 mills Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 —10 mills Young’s S. D. No. 10 00 mills Wideman’s S. D. No. 11 — 2 mills Milway S. D. No. 13 2 mills Robinson S. D. No. 14 6 mills Dornville S. D. No. 15 2 mills Bethany S. D. No. 16 8 mills Lyon’s S. D. No. 17 8 mills Hibler S. D. No. 18 6 mills Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 mills Plum Branch S. D. No. 24 and Bonds 20 mills Consolidated S. D. No. 1, Parksville, Modoc and Clarks Hill, and Bonds_18 mills All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable to a poll tax of $1.00 each. The law prescribes that all male citizens 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. Commutation tax is included in property tax receipt. RUTH P. DUNCAN, Treasurer, McCormick County.