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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA fhttwd'ay, February 26, 1942 leCORMICK MESSENGER raMtehed Ererj Thursday | BaUblished Jana 5, BDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Pntered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of > ithe second class. I ' i SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 TODAY and ELEANOR . . . That Eleanor Mayris victuals already using Mrs. Roose velt's actions as vote-hunting am munition, it is hard to see how we are going to bolster up our unity during an election year. The chief hope is that enough in fluential leaders, such as Wendell Willkie, will put labels on all partisan actions—labels which will make it clear to every voter when anyone is seeking selfish gain at the expense of his country. There won’t be much to .v(orry WATCH FOR GOVERNMENT MENUS The success of the government’s efforts to stabilize the cost of liv ing depends largely on the co operation which all of us give to the program. One way of helping, which should appeal to most of us, is to Concentrate our food purchases on those products which we find are being sold at the most reason able prices. As we already have learned, hoarding sends prices up rapidly. So does scarcity. It’s the old story of supply and demancf. If demand exceeds supply, the suppliers all along the line are tempted to in crease prices. The foods which are lowest in price are the ones which are most abundant. If we conscientiously avoid buying the high-priced goods—the ones which are scarce —we not only will save consider able money but we will help in alleviating the shortage of the high-priced products and thus force those prices down. Supplies of most staple foods, according to the Department of Agriculture, are at record levels in this country. We have enough of these staple foods to supply the needs of the people of this coun try as well as to fill the food ships going to other nations. The office of price administra tion and the Department of Agri- cul'ture are planning. to work closely together to keep food prices down. They will play the role of shopping guides and will advise us what foods are abundant and which are scarce. They will, from time to time, suggest shifts in our food buying habits in order to meet varying conditions in food production. In addition to guiding purchas ing, the Department of Agriculture also is planning a wide-spread program to increase production of the foods which will be in greatest demand. From now on, both farmers and consumers will find the going a lot easier if they keep close tabs on the food growing and purchas ing suggestions made by the food authorities of the government. —Buy Defense Bonds— x WPA In South Caro lina To Aid Fanners In Need Of Workers Chaney affair, which the radio and daily Newspapers made almost as much of as they did of the bombing of Hawaii, is the best example we have been offered since the war began of how far we still have to go to reach that Roosevelt-Mayris a bout if the followers of both parties will take the advice of Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Republican leader of the house of representa tives, who said in a recent talk: “With the fate of the war hang ing in the balance no man or woman should think of injecting much tooted “unity” which we are politics into the war effort. We supposed to have today. must obtain the greatest non- It doesn’t matter much how any partisan efficiency procurable a- of us feel about Mrs. Roosevelt’s mong our 130,000,000 free, capable justification in employing a dancer people. Give us a great non-par- at $4,600 a year to take charge of tisan American effort. Let men the physical fitness division of an d WO men of every party; of the Office of Civilian Defense, every section of the country; of That’s of minor importance. When every phase of our national life we are spending a few billion dol- j 0 i n j n 0 ne great push for victory, lars each month on our defense with such an effort we will not program, and when huge depart- fail.” ments are being frantically built —Buy Defense Bonds— up overnight to try to guard the -x interests of all of our citizens, j - On Fflrirm there will be plenty of wrong de- -LilVC&lUUJA wii i. dj.ins c.isions which wm cost us a lot January 1, 1942 more than $4,600 a year. 97 J Maybe Mrs. Roosevelt did give a friend a break. Most of us do that SOUTH CAROLINA—Total live- ourselves once in a while. But it stock numbers on South Carolina also isn’t unreasonable to assume farms January 1 of this year were that Mrs. Roosevelt was convinced only slightly above a year earlier that Miss Chaney could handle prices were higher and the the job to which she was assigned, i value of all species advanced 15 Personally, I doubt if such a job P er cent, according to report is- is necessary. But I think the sued by Frank O. Black, Agricul- blame for all the furor about the tural statistician, Columbia, Feb- appointment — all Columbia, February 23.—In line >rith the policy established since its inception in South Carolina the WPA will suspend projects in rural areas if necessary to provide tabor for farmers unable to find necessary workers, Lawrence M. Pinckney, State WPA Adminis trator, said here today. While chat policy of releasing workers for farm employment has been applied since the program in South Carolina, it takes on new and greater significance in the light of the war, Mr. Pinckney pointed out. The WPA in South Carolina, he said, recognizes the vital importance to the wcr ef fort of high agricultural produc tion. With the beginning of the planting season approaching, Mr. Pinckney said, farmers unable to secuie necessary labor should be fully advised that workers on WPA projects in rural areas will be re leased wherever the need for their services is established. Refusal of WPA workers to ac cept offers of private employment on farms or in other activities— at prevailing wages for similar types of work will disqualify such workers for employment with the WPA, Mr. Pinckney pointed out. However, the administrator said, under the existing Act of Congress, “Any person who takes such pri vate employment shall at the ex piration thereof be entitled to im mediate resumption of his pre vious employment status if he is still in need and if he has lost the private employment through no fault of his own.” the morale- breaking caused by the publicity ruary 19. The number of cattle increased it received—should be put squarely j 5 per cent during the year 1941, on the shoulders of the politicians, j but mules held even. All hogs de- the New-Deal haters and the scandal-mongers rather than on the busy shoulders of the wife of the President of the United States. UNITY criticism Even without looking into the details of Taffaire Mayris, it is apparent that most of the excite ment about it was cooked up by the President’s “ill-wishers.” We have gone far enough in our slow progress toward unity for all but the most rabid Roosevelt- haters to realize there is some thing that smacks of unpatriotism these days about being too open in criticism of the President. Most all of the Roosevelts have done things which they undoubt edly regret. They have all had a turn at receiving unfavorable publicity. It was only a few months ago that we were all in a dither over the “Captain Jimmy” affair. What next month’s Roose velt story will be I don’t know and don’t care. But I do know it’s not going to do us one bit of good in. trying to win this war to sit back and criti cize the Roosevelts. Maybe it’s an enjoyable parlor sport, but it’s going to be an expensive one- expensive in both lives and securi- ty—if we carry it to the point where it continues to raise havoc with the morale which we are having such difficulty in building. MUD-SLINGING freedom This war is between those who love freedom and those who op pose it. Right through the war it is important that we hold on to all of the freedom that we possibly can —which includes the freedom to criticize. But we must guard against criti cism that is exaggerated, untrue or played up for an ulterior motive. Undoubtedly the man who en joyed the Chaney affair most was Adolf Hitler. To him it meant that there w T as still plenty of w r rangling among us. Probably he enjoyed it almost ds much as he does the stories which indicate that some of us are mad at the British for not winning more bat tles or about certain Englishmen being mad at us for trying to run things too much. To him those _____ stories mean that our morale isn t | tM s year. The current price of what it might be. $113 per head is $11 above last None of these stories is of any j anU ary, and the highest since importance except as examples of 193g Total yalue Qf $2 ,381,000 what not to do. Constructive criti- compares with $2,245,000 a year cism, suggestions for improve- agQ ments and exposure of any major | abuses of power will be welcomed ! all through the war. But those of us who go in for name-calling, creased 2 per cent; horses 5 per cent, and sheep 16 per cent. The number of chickens increased 14 per cent and turkeys 8 per cent. Total value of all species is placed at $52,534,000, compared with $45,638,000 last January and $39,073,000 as the average annual value for the ten years 1931-1940. All cattle and calves on farms are estimated at 355,000 head which is 5 per cent more than a year earlier and 3 per cent above average for the ten years 1931-40. The average value per head of all cattle and calves was $38.10 on January 1 compared with $29.00 a year earlier and $18.90 in 1934, the lov; point of cattle prices during the past 33 years. The maximum price of this period was $54.80 in January, 1920. Entire farm hold ings were valued at $13,540,000 compared with $9,§01,000 on Jan uary 1, 1941. The number of farm milk cows is estimated at 177,000 head which is an increase of 4 per cent over the number on farms a year ago but about the ten-year average. The price per head increased from $40.00 to $52.00 during the year ending January 1 and total value from $6,800,000 to $9,204,000. The number of hogs, including pigs, is placed at 628,000 head, a decline of 2 per cent from last January but 11 per cent above the average number on farms during the ten years 1931-1940. The price per head of $10.20 compares with $6.50 a year ago and $8.80 in Jan uary 1937, the previous high point of the past ten years. Total farm value is placed at $6,418,000 com pared with $4,160,000 on January 1, 1941. The estimate of 181,000 mules on farms at the beginning of the year is the same as last January, the gradual decline from 189,000 in 1937 having apparently been arrested. The farm price of $167 per head is $5 above a year ago and total value at $30,166,000 com pares with $29,407*,000 in January 1941. The number of farm horses de clined steadily from the high of 82,000 in 1912 to a low of 20,000 in 1937, swung upward to 22,000 in 1941, but again show's evidence of a further decline with the indica tion of 21,000 on farms in January up $4,000 from a year ago. 1 Wool prices have also advanced but it remains to be seen if greater re turns will stimulate sheep raising ! to the point of increased numbers. The estimate of 4,978,000 chick- ! ens on farms is the highest since | the present series of estimates be- j gan in 1924. The average price of 82 cents each and total value of $2,095,000 are also the highest of the 19-year period. Turkeys also are at the highest level of recent years in numbers, price, and value. The estimate of 67,000 on farms this January, at $3.00 each totaled $201,000 in val ue, compared with 62,000 head, $2.50, and $155,000 a year ago. UNITED STATES—The number of livestock' on farms increased sharply during 1941 and on Jan uary 1, 1942, the total in terms of animal units was the largest since 1934. The total for meat animals was the largest for all years and the increase in meat animals dur ing 1941 was one of the three largest for all years. The number of horses and mules continued to decline, but the number of cattle, hogs and sheep increased, with cattle and sheep numbers both making new all time records and hogs reaching the fourth highest level in. over 15 years. When the numbers of the vari ous species are converted to an animal unit basis which allows for the differences in size and feed requirements of the several species there was an increase from the preceding year of about 4 per cent; in terms of grain consuming animal units the increase was 6 per cent; and in terms ,of hay and pasture units the increase was about 3 per cent. The largest relative increase was in the number of hogs, which was up about 12 per cent. This in crease in numbers was a result largely of the large fall pig crop of 1941, which was up 18 per cent from that of 1940. The continued upward swing in the cycle of cattle numbers during 1941 brought the total of all cat tle on farms on January 1, 1942, up to a new high record of 74,607,- 000 head. This number was 3,- 146,000 head, or 4 per cent larger than a year earlier, and was about 1-3 of 1 per cent above the pre vious peak reached in 1934. Flocks of chickens and turkeys both increased during 1941. The number of chickens on farms on January 1, 1942, was up 12 per cent from a year earlier and was almost as large as in the peak year of 1928. Turkey numbers were up 6 per cent from a year ago and were 22 per cent above the 10- year average. The total inventory value of livestock on farms made a very sharp increase during 1941 and on January 1, 1942, the total of $6,- 590,535,000 was up 31 per cent from a year earlier and was the largest since 1920. xx Announce Staff Of ficers For Group One Of State Patrol mud-slinging and scandal-mon- gering aimed at causing unneces sary internal disruptions will soon become about as popular as a labor leader who calls a strike in a defense industry. VOTES selfishness 1 With politically minded indi- Sheep are rapidly disappearing from South Carolina farms. With the exception of a few minor up swings, the decline has been steady from 198,000 in 1867 to a new low of 6,000 head in 1942. After apparently stabilizing at about 14,000 in the early ’30s, the decline has been sharp in recent years. However, the price of $4.85 :;ach is $1.30 above last January .v.'.d the total value of $20,003 Columbia, Feb. 19.—Commander Dexter C. Martin of the South Carolina V/ing Civil Air Patrol, announced today appointment of staff officers for Group One of the state patrol. Headed by Group Commander J. P. Williamson of Greenville, the first group includes 14 western South Carolina counties, with headquarters at Greenville. The group will be composed of several squadrons. Other officers for Group One ■are: O. L. Andrews, executive offi- |cer: Dr. W. S. Judy, Adjutant; Dr. I McLean, personnel and medical officer; and Wayne Freeman, in telligence officer. i Also, V. D. Ramseur, Jr., train ing and operations officer; E. W. Beacham, equipment and supplies officer; Hugh Aiken, transporta tion officer; and Earl Brannon, communications officer. All are of Greenville. Counties in the group are: Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Green ville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, Laurens, Abbeville, Green wood, Edgefield, Saluda, Newberry and McCormick. i In a recent report from nation al headquarters. Wing Commander Martin was informed that South Carolina stood ninth in the nation among states in registration of its pilots for the Civil Air Patrol. The report showed that 368 of the more than 1000 fliers in South Carolina had registered for patrol | duty by Jan. 1. Don't go around with that ''all-in” feel ing, due to head cold misery. Try TAR- PI NOL, the dependable, nature-irada product, from the heart of tho Long-Leaf Pine. TARPINOL vapor penetrates quickly, opens nasal passages, soothes irritated mem branes. Get a bottle today, and see how pleasantly it brings you comforting re lief. Also a wonderful tit 0, d in easing the discom- flllllllllt *° r * °* s ' m P* e neuralgia, TillfKiln'IfP muscular soreness and stiff joints. Ask your storekeeper for TAR PINOL. 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NOSE DROPS 38GP IMiilES SF GAS PAINS >EiiaeaE3-‘iER>E3- jJUE TO C03STIPATI6B If you suffer headaches, ner vousness, bad breath, gas pains, sourness of stomach, muddy com plexion, due to constipation—little appetite with resultant tired feel ing—or smarting acid urinary pains in bladder and passages, then by all means decide to try WTTJ.TAMS FORMULA for yourself today! This good medicine combines Stomachics to ease out gas and sour bloating. Mild laxatives to sweep wastes from lazy bowels. And in addition, Kidney Diuretics to promote urine flow and help relieve acid-irritated bladder and urinary passages. Don’t be one of the unfortunates who continue to suffer when re lief may be so near. Get one of the 3 economy sizes of Williams Formula at the Peoples Drug Store. —Adv. WANT ADV. Milch Cows and Pigs for sale or trade. J. L. Smith, McCormick, S. C. WANTED—Scrap Iron & Metals. It is your duty to answer the call of your nation. We are paying excellent prices, but if you can’t trade with us sell it to some dealer. Delay is wasting precidus time which all of us are trying to save. Alford’s Ginnery, Edgefield, S. C. WANTED — Route man. Good opening. Sell, deliver Rawleigh Products year around, steady work, large profits. Write Rawleigh’s, Dept. SCB-211-137, Richmond, Va. FOR SALE—Just arrived, a fresh load of young mules, for sale or trade. J. L. Smith, McCormick, S. C. « PRINTING » to Order at Our PRINT SHOP Notice.—C|A| No. 314.—United States Of America, Western Dis trict Of South Carolina, In The District Court, Greenwood Divi sion. United States of America vs. 214.4 acres of land in McCor mick County, South CarolinaL— Estate Of P. W. Weeks. This pro ceeding is brought for the purpbse of condemning the following de scribed tract of land: All that certain piece, parcel or tract s of land, situate, lying and being in Bordeaux Township, McCormick County, South Carolina, on the waters of Little Buffalo Cr'-ofc, a tributary of Little River, of Savan nah River, situate on Forest Serv ice Road No. 107, about five miles southwest of McCormick, S. C., containing according to survey two hundred fourteen and 4-10 (214.4) acres, more or less, with courses and distances as shown by plat compiled by the U. S. Forest Serv ice, blue print of which is at tached to the petition herein, on file in the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, at Greenville, to which reference is invited for a more particular description thereof, and known in this proceeding as the P. W. Weeks Estate Tract No. 771, of the Sum ter National Forest, and in which the following named persons, firms or corporations have, or claim to have, an interest, to wit: Resident Defendants — Paul R, Brown and wife, (adjoining own ers) Rt. No. 3, McCormick, S. C.; Jim Cowen. (Colored) (Occupant) R.F.D.. McCormick. S. C.; Pearl W. Deason (Mrs. J. B.) R.F.D., Mc Cormick, S. C.; Delinquent Tax LoiLct-..* for McCormick Co., Mc Cormick, S. C.; M. G. & J. J. Dorn, rAdjoining owners), McCor mick, S. C.; G. P. McCain and \ < dioming owners) McCor mick, S. C.; N. Grady Price and wife, individually and representing as a class the heirs at law, or de visees. of Sara L. Price, deceased, (Adjoining owner), Rt. No. 3, Mc Cormick, S. C.; Treasurer of Mc Cormick County, McCormick, S. C.; B. W. Weeks, R.F.D., McCor mick, S. C.; Mrs. Marvie White Weeks, his wife, R.F.D., McCor mick, S. C. The following named po c-onr; and their respective spouses, if living, if dead, their heirs, devisees, creditors and as signs whose names and Addresses are not known: James Brown, J. C. Brown, Pick Brown, Freeman, wife or widow of Pick Freeman. . Lassiter, wife or widow of Josiah Lassiter, J. E. Parker, Walker, wife or widow of C. B. Walker. The spouses, heirs, devisees, credi-' tors and assigns of the following deceased persons whose names and addresses are not known: Abram Blanding, Elvy Freeman, Sara L. Price (Adjoining owner), and Williani Tolbert. The said defendants generaly and all and singular heirs, husbands, wives, devisees,, executors, administrators, representatives, alienses, succes sors, assigns of each and every of the above named persons, firms and corporations; and all un known owners, lienors, claimants having or claiming any right, title, estate, equity, interest or lien; and all occuoants, lessees, licensees and users and holders and owners of and claimants to easments in, on, over, across or through said lands; and all persons, companies, and corporations claiming any title or .’Interest to or in any part of said tract of land; are made parties de fendant to the end that they may come into court and by proper pleadings make claim to said lands, or to the proceeds arising therefrom. Take Notice, that O. H. Doyle. United States Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, has filed an appli cation in the District Court of the United States for the Western. District of South Carolina, stating that the United States is desirous of purchasing the above described land, and that you are the owner, or supposed owners of the said land, or have some right, title or interest therein, and demands that all issues of fact arising, or to arise in this action, particularly those of value, compensation and acreage, be determined by jury trial in the due course of this pro ceeding. Wherefore, you are re quired to come forward on the 13th day of April, 1942, at three o’clock p. m., at the United States District Court to be held at Green ville, South Carolina, and file ob jections. if any you have, to the proposed purchase of said land, otherwise a judgment will be en tered against you. The infant de fendants and persons under any other legal disability hereinabove named are further notified that the order of court provides that unless they procure the appoint ment of a guardian ad litem to represent them in said proceeding within twenty days after personal service of the said notice upon them, or in case service is made upon them by publication, within twenty days after the said service has been comoleted, the court, upon petition of the undersigned, will apnoint a guardian ad litem for said defendants. Done by or der of the court this 11th day of February, A. D., 1942. O. H. Doyle, United States Attorney. Witness my hand and official seal this 11th day of February, A. D., 1942. W. D. White. Clerk, United States Dis trict Court for the Western Dis trict of South Carolina. (Official Seal). INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In- i y eluding Life Insurance. mi ——I ■Ilia ■ HUGH C. BROWN, | McCORMICK, S. C. J