McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, September 11, 1941, Image 4
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, September 11, 1941
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EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
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Garden Work For
September
t; Barrett Scholarships
Announced By Lewis
Clemson, September 6.—Robert
McNair, Clarendon county 4-H
clubster, has won the state two-
year scholarship of $130 at Clem
son College made available to 4-H
club members by The Barrett
Company, Arcadian nitrate of
soda distributors, D. H. Atkinson,
acting agriculturist, Columbia, ac
cording to Dan Lewis, state boys’
club agent, under whose direction
the contest was conducted.
District scholarships of $65 for
one year under the same provision
were won by Louis McClain of
Anderson county for the Piedmont
district; Carrol Atkinson of Marion
county for the Pee Dee District;
and Emmett Johnson of Aiken
LIVESTOCK AND BETTER FARM LIVING TRAIN WILL BE HERE SATURDAY
^ —*' ^ ^ . • • . «. «
Keep all the garden crops grow- county for the Western district,
ing. Do not let them become Robert McNair has been a 4-H
stunted for lack of sufficient food, club member since 1936, has com-
Nitrogen is the most needed food pieted 10 demonstrations with
for the garden crops, and an W ell kept records during those five
abundant and readily available years, the total value of which
The eight-car special South Carolina livestock and better f arm living train, operated by the Atlantic Coast Line, the
Charleston & Western Carolina and the Columbia, Newber'rry & Laurens railroads in cooperation with Clemson Agri
cultural College Extension Service, will be in McCormick Sat urday afternoon, September 13th, from 4 to 6:30 o’clock.
Daylight Saving Time. This will be one of 45 stops in 33 co unties of the state.
The public is invited and urged to see the exhibits inclu ding forestry, agronomy, the home garden, bee-keeping, beef
cattle and swine, dairying, poultry, marketing, nutrition an d the kitchen.
supply should be on hand at all was $1514.98. He is continuing his CottOIl Pickers
times. Nearly always the garden c i ub wor fc through 1941.
crops can be benefitted by an ap- lqu^ McClain started his club
plication of sulfate of ammonia or WO rk in 1937 and has completed
nitrate of soda. Scatter some f 0ur years of 4-H swine work, two
followed the practice of recruiting
junior personnel for its examining
Asked. Xo Register through competitive exami-
& ^ nations, and filling vacancies in
its senior staff through promotions
: ” " . ^ lour years 01 *-±1 swine wor K , twu Work ers, men and women, in- frnm iunior ran ^ R an k ev
of the nian'f mC rf 5 r ° m f v J >ase years each of cotton and beef ' terested in getting cotton picking thus has become a true
r T. " ith , a cattle - and one y ear of P° ultr y jobs this season should register cSLer service with solendid oo
shallow cultivation. It will usual- The total value of his projects was with their j al s th Carolina f ’ wit *J s P lendld °P
ly pay well *okc wieir ioe<u ooutn p 0r t U nities for advancement to
* (State Employment Service office, uio-v,—. rnri i,
Suggestions I Carroll Atkinson, who began his 00^ hlgher rank and pay -
Since so great a proportion of
the banks insured by the Corpora
tion are so-called ‘country’ banks,
— ,, 1 Carroll Atkinson, who began his Manager H. Gerard Hartzog said
^ at . Ure ?? na beanS club work in 1936 ’ has c< > m P leted today. The office is located on
every week and store them away records on eight 4-H demonstra- the second floor of McCormick
°L . r U f e ‘ tions, the total value of his prod- j county Courthouse.
Cabbage plants may be secured uc ts being $661.50.
from plant growers now and
Manager Hartzog emphasized
. . . Emmett Johnson, beginning his t j iat the Employment Service is
transplanted to the garden or field 4 _ H activities in 1936 also, has
during September and October. h ad five years of 4-H experience,
These plants, under favorable i nc i u< jing three years with swine
conditions, will produce headed projects, one with cotton, and one f ees a kind
Ui December - They “ ay beef calves. His total 4-H persons y who antlcipate needing
be used, of course, as greens be- plub earnings have been $423.75.
fore heads ire formed. We recom- ^ foUT 0 f these scholarship
mend Charleston Wakefield and 1 winners have been active leaders
Drumhead Savoy. The Savoy will in 4_h club and community activi-
stand more cold than any other ties,
variety.
Are you growing your own cab-
representative of what the other
toage plants for early spring set-
government operated to help bring
together the vacant jobs and un-
emploved workers. It charges no
regular work, and those who will
be available for occasional cotton
picking jobs, should register now
so that the Employment Service
may be prepared to meet the ex-
Emmett Johnson’s comment on; p ected g rea t labor needs of farm-
the value of 4-H club work is ers during the harve st, the man-
ting? Seed should be sown the three scholarship winners say:
last of September or early Oc- 1 “ M y five years with the 4-H club
tober. ! have been very beneficial from the
Turnips can be planted with standpoint of experience and
ager added. In past seasons the
Employment Service has rendered
indispensable service to farmers
in locating pickers. It can do its
best service only through the co-
", aS ‘I* ‘“1 ° f 1 P roflts ' T* 16 ?- H clu ? 13 ! he ™ a ? I operation of the workers In regls-
October for salad. The Seventop
is one of the best salads for winter
use. The White Egg is a good
variety for both salad and turnip.
It is too late now for sowing ruta
baga turnips except in the south
ern part of the state. Purpletop
Yellow Aberdeen is one of the
best winter varieties.
Try the Japanese foliage turnip
for salad greens and turnips. It
is offered to the trade under a
number of different variety names.
Some seed houses offer it under
the name of Shogoin.
v Make Plantings Of:
Onions (seed)—Yellow Globe
Danvers, Prizetaker, White Pearl,
Australian Brown—Sow September
20 to October 20.
Onions (sets)—Yellow Globe
Danvers, Prizetaker, White Pearl,
Australian Brown. •
Cabbage (seed)—For frost-proof
plants — Charleston Wakefield,
Succession, and Late Flat Dutch.
Cabbage (plants)—Charleston
which every boy and girl should
get on and travel.”
Silo Fillers Beware
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Clemson, September 6.—The
death of a N^gro laborer from gas
poisoning in a partly filled silo in
Laurens county recently is the
basis for warning those who fill
silos, pit, trench, or vertical, to
take precautions against possible
danger from carbon dioxide, says
Prof. J. P. LaMaster, head of the
Dairy Department at Clemson Col
lege.
On the morning of August 20.
1941, a Negro man employed by
Robert A. Harris, near Gray Court,
entered a silo that had been part
ly filled with ensilage the pre
ceding day. The silage had set
tled during the night to a point
tering in advance of a call for
their services. It is anticipated
throughout the cotton region that
located in small communities and
serving primarily agricultural dis
tricts, FDIC is particularly eager
to attract to the forthcoming ex
amination young men who are
familiar with the workings of
small and medium-sized banks
and with the problems of agri
cultural credit. Appointees will
have excellent opportunities to
broaden their knowledge through
frequent assignments to banks in
larger cities within their districts
and through their training under
senior examiners with long records
of service.
The Corporation is seeking men
between the ages of 23 and 35 who
have had at least one year’s ex
perience in a bank, building and
loan association, or other financial
institution, together with either
three additional years of such ex-
DEFENSE
BOND
Quiz
Q. Can Defense Savings Stamps be redeemed?
A. Yes; they can be redeemed for cash at face value or ex
changed for Defense Savings Bonds. For example, 75 of
the 25-cent Stamps—total cash value $18.75—may be ex
changed for a, Defense Savings Bond which in 10 years will
be worth $25.
«
Q. How long have Defense Savings Stamps been on sale at
retail stores? , .
A. Sale of Stamps at retail stores originated in the State of
Michigan on July 10. The idea met with such success that
it is spreading rapidly, and soon Stamps will be sold in most
retail stores on a Nation-wide, basis.
Note.—To buy Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest
post office, bank, or savings and loan association; or write
to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D. C.
1942.
Full information as to the re
quirements for these examinations,
and application forms, may be ob-
^ , perience or three years of college, | tained from the Secretary of the
there may be a shortage of pickers. accountancy , or law schoo, edu „ Board of v s civll service Ex-
cation.
The written examination, to be
given in a large number of cen-
, about six feet below the open
Wakefield. Try a few for winter door The Negro man soon realized
The possible seriousness of the
situation may be largely avoided
through the complete cooperation
of farmers and labor in using the
Employment Service.
The Employment Service is NOT
an employer, but a free public em
ployment agency. The wages to
be paid, hours and other condi-
tiops of work, are details worked
out entirely between the workers
and employers,
“Our business is simply to bring
together the vacant jobs and the
workers needing employment,”
the manager concluded.
The McCormick office of the
Employment Service is located on
the second floor of McCormick
County Courthouse, and is open on
Thursday of each week.
use.
Kale—Siberian Curled.
Parsley—Moss Curled.
that he was being overcome and
yelled for help. Those who went to
his aid were soon affected by a suf-
Annoimces Exam
ination For Bank
Radishes Scarlet Globe ^ or f 0ca ti n g g as> carbon dioxide, and Examiners With FDIC
Rapid Forcing—for winter use,
China Rose and - Long Black
Spanish.
Mustard—Giant Southern Curl
ed.
Turnips—Japanese Foliage and
Seven Top for salad only.
Turnips—Purple Top and White
before ways and means could be
provided for removing the Negro
man from the silo he had been
overcome and was in a dying con
dition.
This tragedy should be accepted
as a warning to those who may
fill silos that are so constructed
The Civil Service Commission
announces the following examina
tions :
Radio Technician.—Recently the
young men of the country by the | Commission advertised the need
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor- | for radio technicians. The exami-
poration. according to a recent nation is now announced under
An opportunity to enter a career
of bank examining is offered
aminers at the post office or cus
tomhouse in any city which has a
post office of the first- or second-
trally located cities and towns! class, or from the United States
throughout the country, will con- j Civil Service Commission, Wash-
sist of two sections, the first de
signed to test applicants’ practi
cal knowledge of commerce and
banking, and the second to test
their education, experience, and
fitness. An oral examination sub
sequently will be given tb those
ranked highest in the written
tests. Appointments will be made,
as the need arises, from among
applicants with the highest com
bined ratings, for service within
the FDIC district which includes
the candidate’s legal residence.
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Examinations An-
, nounced By Civil
Service Commission
ington, D. C.
Egg for turnips. ... I that they may trap volumes of
Spinach—Aragon and Virginia gas in settling as this one did
announcement by the United
States Civil Service Commission.
Applications for admission to a
the title of Radio Mechanic-Tech
nician. Persons interested in this
work who have not already filed
Savoy. I Carbon d i 0 xi de , a poisonous gas competitive examination for posi- their applications, are urged to
Lettuce—Big Boston, New York, 1 th „, heavier than air is one of t ‘ ons as Juni ° r Bank Examiners apply at once. The jobs pay from
Jhe by-products of fermentation FDIC , at an annual salary of $ 1.440 to *2.300 a year. Fuil-time
the process required for proper $2 ’ 000 ’ wl11 be acce P ted b V the ! paid experience in technical radio
preservation of the silage. If Commission until October 2, 1941.
and Migonette.
Watch For Insects
Turnip Lice: Spray with nico
tine sulfate, three-fourths pint there is no way for this heavy T ^ e se positions, which^provide ex-
an<f five pounds of soap to 100 poisonous gas to drain through an
gallons of water, or two teaspoon- opening from the silo, the gas
fuls and one ounce of soap to one gradually accumulates, thus be-
gallon of water. coming more concentrated.
Cultivate and clean up ground Before entering a silo in the
where vegetables have matured. mo rning after it has been partly P rotection of depositors in more The salaries for these positions
Decaying vegetables and vegetable filled the day be fore, Prof. La- than 13 ’ 400 banks throu g hout the ! range from $1,400 to $2,000 a year,
plants are likely to increase di- Master advises, a safe practice is countr y- Federal Deposit Insur- ! For the lower grades, the optional
work or the completion of appro
priate study in radio is required,
cellent experience in banks of all j Applications will be rated at the
sizes and which involve extensive Commission’s Washington office
travel, should interest eligible as soon as practicable after receipt
young readers of this newspaper, until November 6, 1941.
Charged with responsibility for Technical And Scientific Aids.—
Canning Should Be
Continued Through
The Fall Months
“The canning of beans, carrots,
peas, corn, fruits, etc., should be
continued through the fall
months,” Miss Alice Talbert, Farm
Security Administration home
management supervisor, reminds
the Farm Security housewives in
McCormick County who made out
canning budgets for the year with
her in January and February.
“With prices on store-bought
food going up the way they are,”
Miss Talbert says, “home canning
is going to be more important this
year than ever before, especially
to those farm folks who have very
little cash money to spend.
“Every jar of home-grown food
put on the pantry shelf this sum
mer will not only bring its usual
dividend of better health to the
family, it will also increase in val
ue like money in the bank.
Treasurer’s Notice
The County Treasurer’s Office
will be open for the purpose of re
ceiving taxes from the 15th day of
September, 1941, to the 15th day
of April. 1942.
All taxes shall be due and pay
able between the 15th day of Sep
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
fore March 1, 1942, the County Au
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
sease and insect damage next to run the blower for 5
season.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
or 10 ance Corporation believes that
minutes to tree the sUo o'f carbon 30und bankin « can be furthered
dioxide gas. To test the air for by tbe aPP 1 ^'™ of realistic
INSURANCE
consistent supervisory standards
through the medium of bank ex
aminations. As a consequence,
Fire Insurance And All
Other Kinds of Insurance In
cluding Life Insurance.
safety a lantern or a lighted can
dle may be lowered into the silo.
If the flame goes out, it indicates
that the accumulation of carbon the Corporation always has con
dioxide gas is too great for safety.
If the flame continues to burn,
the air Is safe to breathe.
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HUGH C. BROWN,
McCORMICK, S. C.
sidered bank examination one of
its most important functions, and
has tried since its inception to
maintain an examining staff of
able, conscientious men who are
Do your share to preserve the trained in banking and finance
American way of life. Invest reg- and who want to make bank ex-
ularly in Defense Savings Bonds amining their career,
and Stamps. | For three years Federal De-
-Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps- ^orit Insurance Corporation has
branches are radio, explosives,
chemistry, physics, metallurgy, and
fuels: for the Senior grade, radio
and explosives only. Applicants
must have had high-school study
unless they can substitute for this
requirement technical experience
in addition to that prescribed for
each grade. Paid technical or
scientific experience is also neces
sary. Persons who have completed
appropriate defense training
courses or college study may sub
stitute this study for a part, or—
where appropriate—all, of the
prescribed experience. Applications
will be accepted until June 30.
Miss Bell. County Home Demon ______
stration Agent, and Miss Talbert i Lyon’s S. D. No. 17 8 mills
worked out a canning program for ® b }f 0 r n S s D D N n 0 .'ig "i::: 4 Sills
the month of August. During this Branch ‘ s . D . N o. 24
time canning demonstrations were and Bonds 20 mills
held in all sections of the county, j Consolidated S. D. No. 1,
usine the hot water bath and Parksville, Modoc and
using me not water oatn ana ciarks Hill, and Bonds-18 mills
pressure cooker methods. Farm AU male citizens ^tween the
Security families and others show- j ages of 2 i and 60 years are liable
ed an interest in attending these to a poll tax of $1.00 each.
meetings. The law prescribes that all male
“Many of the women working citizens between t* 1 ® of 21 and
with us are already good canners,” ye ^ 3 wo^six'da^s^n^he
Miss Talbert said. “Last year nublic roads, except those exempt
by law.
Commutation tax is included in
property tax receipt.
RUTH P. DUNCAN,
Treasurer, McCormick County.
they put up over 31,270 quarts of
fruits, vegetables and meats.”
“A number of our homemakers
reached their standard canning
budget requirement of 85 quarts
per person in the family,” con
tinued Miss Talbert, “and we are
striving this year to make it pos
sible for every family to can at
least last year’s quota, and many
will go beyond that.”
“Actual demonstrations in bet
ter canning methods w'ere a part
of the program for these meetings. |
Those women who are using pres- this year received special instruc-
sure cookers for the first time tions.” ■
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