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/ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, April 16, 1942 .7,, SHfi i- 1 .; -' a*. m* Democratic Clubs Meet April 25th v The Democrats of South Caro lina will reorganize in April and like the initial step in setting up the machinery to conduct the approaching primary elections. County conventions are to be held througout the state on the xicst Monday in May, which will be May 4th. Prior to the holding of these conventions the Demo cratic clubs must meet. The fourth Saturday in April, which will be April 25th, is set as the time for the meeting of the Democratic clubs, when reor ganisation will be perfected and <ie3egates elected. Each club is entitled to send one delegate to the county convention for each 25 members or majority fraction thereof, to be estimated by the vote in the fir& primary in 1940. A president, a secretary, an 'executive committee, an enroll ment committee and other com mittees as provided by the con stitution and by-laws should be chosen at this time, also an exec- rtive committeeman to serve for the next two years. , Be sure to attend the club meet ing. The state convention will be ' “Id on the third Wednesday in May. It is hoped that all Democrats in McCormick county will mani fest an active interest in the af- fatrs of the party. J. ARCH TALBERT, County Chairman, J. O. PATTERSON, Secretary, McCormick County * Democratic Party. Card Of Thanks The family of Mrs. T. B. Gil christ desire to express their deep appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown during her ill ness and at her death. Your thoughtful deeds will always be remembered. T. B. Gilchrist, And Family. Notice Of Club > Meeting All members of McCormick Democratic Club No. 2 are re quested to attend a meeting of the club at the court house at 3 o’ clock p. m. Saturday, April 25th. J. ARCH TALBERT, President. Program Made To Help Farmers Keep Up Operations NOTICE The week of April 27th to May 2nd has been designated by the Mayor as clean up week. All property owners are urged to co operate in cleaning up their prem ises and place their rubbish where the Town Truck may reach it. T. J. SIBERT, Mayor. McCormick, S. C. April 7, 1942. ________ FOR MIN U K Scalds -Burns immu m Home-Grown Corn-Fed Beef We recently purchased a number of Home- Grown, White Face, Corn-Fed Steers, for our mar ket and are now ready to fill your meat require ments syith this choice meat from 2-year-old steers that weigh from 700 to 900 pounds each, and have been fed well and grown fast into good, tender meat. Phone in your order, or come and make your selection in person. We deliver. JESTER’S CASH MARKET PHONE McCORMICK, S. C. aha ^8 PLENTY OF GARDEN SEED IN BULK AND PACKAGES We have a large assortment of Ferry’s Garden Seed in bulk and packages, including various kinds of Beans, Turnips, Greens, Squash, Okra, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets, Corn, Etc. Also Seed Irish Po tatoes, Peas, Cane Seed, Etc. DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, AND PLANTA- TION SUPPLIES. J. A. HAMILTON Augusta Street ? McCORMICK, S. C. In the effort to save farmers from the threat of displacement because of debt, the Farm Debt Adjustment service of the Farm Security Administration has help ed many families in McCormick County, it was reported today by E. Hanvey, FSA county supervisor. This program will be continued to help as many established farm ers as possible to keep up their operations in these days when every farm must produce all the food that it can. Efficiency of farm operations depends upon security, upon free dom from debt and worry. To bring these things about is the function of the Farm Debt Ad justment service of FSA. The pragram in this county is directed by a committee, whose members are R. M. Pettigrew, C. C. Morgan, and D. J. McAllister They review applications of farm ers who are laboring under a heavy load of debts. Their job is to help the farmer consolidate these debts, obtain the agreement of creditors to place the repay ment on a systematic basis, and arrange a plan of production that will make this repayment possible. The service is available not only for debt-burdened farmers who are participants in the FSA program, but for others as well. It is available, however, only to uhose farmers burdened by debts beyond their capacity to repay readily. The service has made possible the salvation of many small farm ers who were in danger of losing farms and possessions, and of be- ;ng driven from farm operations. In many cases, the work of the FDA committee and personnel of the Farm Security Administration las made possible the reduction of the indebtedness. In FSA [Region Five, consisting of the states of Alabama, Florida, Geor gia, and South Carolina, farm debts totalling approximately 22 million dollars have been adjust ed. These debts have been scaled down by 18 percent. Payment of approximately half a million dol lars in delinquent taxes has been made possible through this ser vice. X Great Progress Made In Getting Electricity To Farms Your Furniture From S. STROM , Easy Payment Plan. No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. m. . ... ' * / - j ■> Prepare To Poison Tomato Fruit Worm Clemson, April 13. — Tomato growers are advised to begin now to prepare materials for controll ing the tomato fruit worm on the early crop of tomatoes, says Dr. W. M. Upholt, assistant entomolo gist of the South Carolina Exper iment Station. Most satisfactory control can be obtained with a bait of corn meal with 1 per cent, of calcium arsen ate or cryolite, the entomologist states. Paris green is also effec tive in such a corn meal bait but it should not be used immediately before harvests for fear of poison ing the consumers. The bait should be mixed dry and then scattered over the plants, par ticularly the terminal buds, by hand. Thirty-five pounds of bait per acre will be required for a first application and nearly twice as much at later applications as the plants get larger. Some farmers will prefer to use a dust, in which case at least 70 per cent should be the active in gredient—either calcium arsenate, lead arsenate, or cryolite. Dust ing requires a machine for proper application. Fifteen to 25 pounds of dust should be used per acre. Calcium arsenate should not be used as a dust on light, sandy soils where there is danger of arsenical injury to the soil. Whether dust or corn meal bait is used, the first application shr Id go on when the plants are a : out a foot in diameter or just afte* he first fruit sets, whichever occurs first. Applications should i on be repeated every week until all danger from thev fruit won is past. Any application washed off by rain should be repeated as roon as possible. These control measures appl" to the tomato fruit worm whichhe worm that bores into the fruit Dr. Upholt explains. It is the ; ame insect as the corn ear worm hat ; is so common on corn, particularly sweet corn, and should not be confused with the large tomato hornworm or tobacco hornworm wMch feeds on the surface, par ticularly the leaves, but never bores into the fruit. , “Great progress has been made in recent years in carrying elec tric service to the farms of this State,” states Director D. W. Wat kins of the Clemson . Extension Service. “According to the census, in 1930 only 3.8 per cent of the farms had electric service, while today about a third of them have it.” Up to 1939 considerable progress had been made under the State Authority through R. E. A. in ex tending rural lines, and at that time it had constructed 1,255 miles that served 4,283 rural customers. But it was in that year that a phenomenal growth of rural elec trification commenced in the State through the medium of local cooperatives selt up through R. E. A. and under the local guidance of G. H. Stewart, rural electrification specialist of the State Extension Service. Since then 23 coopera tives have been organized and they serve practically the entire State. On January the first of this year these cooperatives had 9,371 miles of rural lines serving 26,261 customers. And, in addi tion, they had received approval on 2,357 more miles of lines de signed to serve an additional 7,- 398 customers, and surveys were being made on 638 miles to serve 1,887 more rural patrons. “Through these farmer-owned and farmer-controlled coopera tives, R. E. A. and the Extension Service have made it possible for many rural areas that are not so thickly populated to have electric ity, where otherwise it would have been impossible,” states Mr. Stew- nrt. “Hundreds of miles of new ines have been worked up and are only awaiting allotments of ma terials”, he concludes. Serving Abbeville, and parts of McCormick, and Anderson Coun ties is the Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc., with headquar ters at Abbeville, South Carolina. This orgnaization has 227 miles of rural lines with 583 customers at present. The officers of this cooperative are C. F. Gilliam, President, J. C. Gilliam, Secretary, W., E. Hall, Treasurer, Lem R. Stevenson, Vice President, Vernon Bradberry, R. M. Pettigrew, Edwin Parker, O. M. Galley, R. B. Ashley, Willard Brown, Project Superintendent, and James R. Hill, Attorney. That Farm Garden Is More Important Now Clemson, April 13.—A good farm garden is more important under present wartime conditions than ever before for more reasons than one, A. E. Schilletter, Clemson ex tension horticulturist, said recent ly in talking about the progress of the Victory Garden Program. Farm gardens serve three main purposes in national defense, Schilletter declared. Those are: 1. They keep down the demand on the general food market. 2. They furnish farm families the vitamins and minerals they must have for strength and mo rale. 3. They release commercially canned foods for city people, for ^he armed srevices, and for lend- lease purposes. To those not experienced in gar dening the horticulturist gives the caution that it isn’t an easy matter to care for a garden. He points out that gardens require planning and attention from the time the first furrow is plowed. But, he says encouragingly, with proper methods an astonishing a- mount of garden produce can be raised on even a small garden plot. The list of essential vegetables, Schilletter reminds us, includes potatoes, tomatoes, snap beans, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, peas, and all kinds of greens, such as tur- nps, mustard, spinach, kale, col- lards. Experienced as well as inexpe rienced gardeners will find im portant information in Extension Circular 181, Home Garden Hand book, and other material that may be had through county farm and home agents, Schilletter concludes. Canning Inventory “With all America Food-For- Freedom conscious, home can ning is taking on new importance this year,” . says Miss Matilda Bell. “For, as Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, Production and Conser vation Specialist, points out, ‘millions of quarts of good food stored away in home pantries are important to both family and national preparedness.’ ” So the home canner who plans to can this season will want to check her equipment, before she gets into full swing of the busy summer season. Here are some of the main points to check, says Miss Bell. “First, if you plan to can non acid vegetables, you’ll need a steam-pressure canner—and one in tip-top condition. Only in such a canner is it possible to get temperatures above boiling. And higher than boiling temperatures are necessary to kill the organisms that cause spoilage in practically all vegetables except tomatoes. “Steam-pressure canners need to be rechecked each year to see that the pressure gauge registers correctly. This gauge may be taken off and sent to the factory where it was made, for the manufac turers to check and adjust. Or, in some States Agricultural col leges or local home demonstra tion agents will help check the gauges. “The best way to can acid foods—fruits and tomatoes—is to use a water-bath canner for pro cessing. See that all parts of this are assembled. All you need is a wash boiler, a bucket, or a similar vessel that has a tight- fitting lid. and a rack for the bottom. This canner needs to be high enough to permit covering the cans or jars with 1 to 2 inches of water. “As for the containers—take stock of your supply of glass jars or tin cans.. Buy new rubber rings for glass jars. Good rings will stretch to twice their length. Do not use any jars or caps that show cracks, chips or dents for canning. Do not use porcelain-lined metal lids if the lining is the least bit loose, save them for preserves and jellies or dried fruits and vegetable cover. Tighten loose wire clamps on lightning-type jars by bending the wire down in the middle on top, and inward at the sides. “If you use tin cans, be sure you have the right kind of tin for the right kind of food you intend to can. You’ll need C- enamel lined cans for corn, lima beans, and succotash. C-enamel cans have a dull finish and are light gold color. You’ll need the deeper gold, R-enamel for beets, all kinds of berries, plums, pump kins and squash. Plain tin is satisfactory for all other fruits and vegetables.” Delint Cotton Seed And Save Linters For Needs In War Effort OR HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta, Ga } L Guard Against Farm Accidents To help farmers reduce likeli hood of accidents on their farms, the U. S. Department of Agricul ture has just released a free pub lication entitled “Watch Your Step.” It explains how many com mon farm accidents can be pre vented. Request Miscellaneous Publication 481 from the U. S Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C. WANT ADV. FOR SALE—Three mare mules weighing from 1,050 1,100 to l,20r pounds; all *plow tools, one goor two-horse Webber wagon; als< cotton seed for planting. W. A Winn. R. 1. Plum Branch, S. C. FOR SALE—Improved Louisian' Yam Sweet Potato Plants, Stat inspected, for delivery after 10U of April, at $2.00 per thousand, e my home. C. E. Wilkie, R. 1, Pluir Branch, S. C. FOR SALE—Fresh load of mule- and mares. J. L. Smith, McCor mick, S. C. Clemson, April ii. — Because of the urgent demand for increased supplies of cotton linters for chemical purposes in the war ef-, fort, the War Production Board is. asking the aid of farmers in the cotton-producing states in fur ther delinting of cotton planting seed, says Director D. W. Wat kins of the Clemson Extension. Service. Mechanical delinting of seed, it is pointed out, not only sa ves linters but saves seed and may mean larger production of cotton. The Board’s appeal received from Washington by Director Watkins says: “As you know, the supply of cot ton linters for chemical purposes, as well as for commercial uses, is quite small. Furthermore, we are interested in a larger production of cotton and in conserving the supply of cottonseed. “Under these circumstances we desire to encourage farmers to have their cottonseed delinted be fore planting. By delinting plant ing seed fewer seed are required to plant an acre, better germina tion results, and we save, for the general . welfare, fibers which, would otherwise be buried in the ground and lost for all purposes. “By application to thisi office (Materials Divison Cnemical Branch, War Production Board, Washington, D. C.) the delinters of planting seed will receive a permit to sell to whomsoever de sired the cotton linters obtained by delinting seed. Esich permit will require, however, assurance that no seed thus delinted will be eventually sold to oil mills for crushing. Instead, such seed must be used for planting purposes on- ‘We should appreciate it very much if you would arrange to con tact the county agents throughout the country and they, in turn, ad vise the farmers that the War Production Boards favors and en courages the delinting of cotton seed for planting purposes. “Please emphasize the fact that we discourage the delinting by chemical processes. This destroys useful fiber. We do, definitely, en courage delinting by mechanical methods.” CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. BY J. FRANK MATTTSON, PRO BATE JUDGE: WHEREAS, Mrs. L. F. McNair made suit to me to grant her Let ters of Administration of the Es tate and effects of William H. Mc Nair; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singu lar the Kindred and Creditors of the said William H. McNair, de ceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at McCormick on April 21st, Next, after publication hereof, at 10 o’clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand, this 7th day of April, Anno Domini, 1942. J. FRANK MATTISON, Probate Judge. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. Notice is hereby given that An sel Hamlin, Executor of the es tate of R. Claude Talbert, de ceased, has this day made ap plication unto me for a final ac counting and discharge as such Executor, and the 20th day of April, 1942, at 10 o’clock, A. M., has been fixed for the hearing of said petition. All persons holding claims a- gainst said estate are hereby no tified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTISON, Judge of Probate, McCormick Co., S. C. March 20th, 1942.—4t. FOR SALE—Coker’s 200 Plant ing Cotton Seed, one year from Coker, at $1.25 per bushel. T. A Dowtin, R. 1, Troy, S. C. FOR SALE—Yellow Seed C' a at $2.50 per bushel, or 75 c- j per peck, at my home. H. T. Cl - tian, R. 2, McCormick, S. C. READ THE AD$ Alonq: With the ^ V5 WHAT? MO WBRS LEr rER HEADS ourr ^ ? WHEN THIS HAPPENS, PHONE US and We’ll Print Some For You In A Hurry!! *