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I i f fd / i u\ • rr'- f ^.■•*<1 • > r-f^. • TSUI TO OUUXLVKft, OUB SBI6HB0BB. OUB COUNTBY AMD OUB GOD. Fort^Firet Year Efitabinhed June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ^ 1943 r ■ V v, ; , v Number ^ ImrWEEK in IIHsf'jj'L'wH I 1 Washington, D. C., Peb. 1.—The danger of possible food shortages in this country in 1943 has led the* Office of Price Administration to make plans for drastic action against growing “black markets/* Investigators have discovered that black, markets already exist for the illegal sale of practically all rationed and scarce products at prices which are far above the ceiling limits. After questioning over 1,000 re tail butchers in the East, the OPA gained sufficient evidence to take action against a number of whole sale butchers who were said to be Belling low grade meats at the ceiling price for the - highest ‘grades and" getting around the price regulations by other means. It is expected that they will be good crop food rationing, provisions plus luck so far as weather and production are concerned. Citing the problems of supply 1 in' his annual report to the President, Secretary of Agri culture ClSude Wickard said that most Americans are not yet aware of the extent to which food must be rationed this year. He pointed out that we probably couldn’t ex pect any greater output from farms than during 1942 and said that weather uncertainties, plus shortages of farm labor, of farm machinery, of fertilizer and of insectides will make it extremely difficult to reach the goals which have been set. There is a growing fear here that not only food rationing, but the proper distribution of other necessary civilian supplies, such as dealt with severely, for the OPA gasoline and oil, plus the distri- has made it clear that it does not intend'to let such practices get a hold in this country. It is pointed out. that the existence of black markets in other countries has broken down public confi dence in price control and could cause widespread ruinous infla tion in this country if not nipped in the bud. In China black markets contin ue even though capital punish ment is the penalty foi; operating them and in Germany, toward the end of the last war, black mar kets gained such a hold that even the government had to deal with them to get provisions. Our gov ernment will soon start a nation wide campaign against them and will count upon the people to aid by reporting black market activi ties which they know to exist. Officials £ere are frankly worried about the situation, as they realize their plan to supply enoggh food to all civilians re quires strict enforcement of all Baptist Hour Dr. J. Clyde Turner, Pastor First Baptist Church, Greensboro, N. C. t who will speak the first three Sunday mornings in February, 1943, on The Baptist Hour pro gram. Dr. J. Clyde Turner, Pastor First Baptist Church, Greensboro, North bution of industrial materials, such as steel, will bog down unless the gigantic organization here for handling these things is quickly tightened up and operated more efficiently There is entirely too wm ^ ^ er on much of the “stepping on e“h Hour for the first three other's toes type of control now P in Pebruary , the gener al which has already resulted m J .. .. . itheme of his messages being, considerable bungling, rae an- ^ Resources in the swer may be the appomtaent of 1 ^ announ< . ed s F one man to have complete charge chairman 0 f the Radio of the entire war program. But because of the almost equal division of the political parties in congress, the greatest worry is that politics will play an even Teachers Meeting Here Friday At 1 Crnwr House Announcement is made that there will be a countywide teach ers meeting at the McCormick High School, Friday afternoon, Feb. 5, at 4 o’clock. All teachers are urged to be present. Teachers may use their c?.rs to attend this meeting. - -X Mr. Hanvey Galls For All-Out Production Committee of the Southern Bap tist Convention. These programs are carried by an independent network of 35» stations at 8:30 EWT Sunday mornings. Beauti- greater part in our war program . , , . , _ f. • _ ,. . . . . ful printed copies of each message this year than last—and it is , , , ^ w obvious that politics could serious ly disrupt every wartime program. In the final analysis, the suc cess of our war program in 1943 can be assured only by the vigil ance of the people in supporting war measures and condemning all politically inspired actions by of ficials in Washington. MOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5th and 6th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. ' ' GENE AUTRY-SMILEY BURNETTE in 66 CALL OF THE CANYON Also ^ CHAPTER 14 “PERILS OF NYOKA*’ and SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20c, Plus Tax can be had by writing each time to THE BAPTIST HOUR in care of the station over which you hear the programs, i Mr. Lowe further states that Dr Turner is one of the most popu lar speakers among Southern Baptists, being in constant de mand as a speaker for assemblies colleges and Church meetings throughout the south. This is a return engagement of Dr. Turner on The Baptist Hour, the first engagement being in the 1941 Series. The Radio Committee reports that fan mail responses to The Baptist Hour programs over the 35 stations on the network indi cate that the audience is tremen dous. The prgorams are heard in South Carolina over Stations WMRC of Greenville, WCSC of Charleston, WIS of Columbia, WORD of Spartanburg, and also WSB of Atlanta, Georgia \ MONDAY and TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8th and 9th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M. ADOLPHE MFNJOU—JACKIE COOPER in 99 •• f “SYNCOPATION Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults, 28 cents; Children up to 12, 11 cents; Children 12 to 15, 17 cents, including defense tax. Let me add a word of endorse ment to the above statement. Dr. J. Clyde Turner is truly among the great preachers of this day. You will be greatly profited by hearing his messages for the | first three Sunday mornings ir ©i I February at 8:30 Eastern War P; Time. Other speakers will be {heard on the Baptist Hour pro- gram each Sunday morning at 8:30 through March. We hope you will hear all of these pro grams. x L. K. Simpson. x McCormick High Now Has Its New Movie Projector McCormick High now has iC new movie projector for which it has been working for some years. It is a Victor Animatophone pro jector, which shows either sound or silent movies. The school will use the projector as an aid to classroom work with classroom films and to show entertainment films from time to time. There will be a schedule of entertain ment features forthcoming that will be presented every two weeks during the physical training peri od. This is a forward step in the /school’s progress and Supt. Yates ;<£ Webb and his corps of teachers are to be congratulated for this accomplishment. Mr. E. Hanvey, County Super visor for the Farm Security Ad- mnistration cooperating in the all out mobilzation of farm. effort, today called on all McCormick County farmers to help bring idle land, and farmers short of land, together for all-out pro duction. Landlords with vacant farms, large farmers with more acreage than they can work with present labor, and farmers without e- nough land for full scale produc tion, to register their needs at the county FSA office. “We must bring land-power and man-power together. Every acre not working for food production will be working for the Axis in 1943.” “Right here in McCormick County there are plenty of small farmers who can work additional acreage. At the same time there are some operators forced to re duce production because of labor and machinery shortages. We want to bring the two together.” Farmers and landlords can se cure assistance in working out leases and farm plans through the County War Board or the FSA office. War loans for the pur chase of equipment, livestock, and other operating goods are avail able through the FSA and other lending agencies, and every farm er who can increase his produc tion will be aided by one or more of the agricultural agencies. \V. P. Parks, ^.. County Director of the Aircraft Warping Service, has received instructions from" Lt. Alex A. Goldstein, commanding the Ground Observer Section of the Columbia Filter Center, U. S. Aircraft Warning Service, to ar range for an instructional meeting to be held on February 5th , at 8 o’clock at McCormick court house. An interesting program has been planned, which will last 1 from an hour to an hour and a half, and which will include an explanation of the “Aircraft Warning Service and its vital inportance, the need for alert and responsible posts, etc.,” by the personnel of the Ground Observer Section of the Columbia Filter Center. All observers in the county are urged to attend this important meeting and are allowed to use your car. Continuation Of The Sixth Registration Rationing Guide For South Carolinians Coffee Stamp No.- 28 in War Ration Book One good for one pound un til midnight February 7. Fuel Oil Coupons .marked “Period 4” be came valid January. 30; good for nine gallons .until'April 6. Coupon? marked “Period 3” good for nine gallons until February 19. Gasoline Coupon No, 4 in “A” gasoline books, good for three gallons un til March' 22. Value of “B” and “C” coupons still three gallons. “T-l” and “T-2” coupons good for five gallons. License number of automobile at time of gasoline purchase must be written in ink. along with name of state in which automobile is registered, on back of each “A”, “B”, and “C” coupon. Name and address of owner must be written in ink: on back of each “T” coupon. Meat War Ration Book Two to be distributed soon, will be used tu ration meats and other commodi ties. No restrictions have been placed on the sale of live meat Tires During the continuance of the Motorists who apply to their lo- present war those who were born ca j rationing boards for tires or on or after January 1, 1925, shall recaps, or for new or renewal be registered on the day they at- g aso iine rations, must have had tain the eighteenth anniversary of their tires examined at an official the day of their birth; provided jopa inspection station and must that if such anniversary falls on take with them to their local a Sunday or a legal holiday, their boards their official tire inspection registration shall take place on records. Present deadlines for the day following that is not a | tire inspection—February 28 for Sunday or legal holiday. R. W. Dunlap, Chr., Local Board No. 57, McCormick I ers —remain in force. Thereafter, “B” and “C” ration book holders, and March 31 for “A” book hold- County. McCormick, S. C. X- “A” book holders must have a tire inspection every six months: “B” book holders, every four months; “C” book holders, every Buffalo Grange To ... .. o three months. Final date for mi- Meet Feb. 8th tial inspection of tires on trucks. Tax Commission Agents To Assist In Making In come Tax Returns The Buffalo Grange will meet Monday night, Feb. 8th, at 7:30. f , „ . , . . . . . ,, _ .. . .i on these vehicles must be mspect- o’clock at the Buffalo School - „ ^. *1 taxicabs and other commercial motor vehicles has been extended to February 28. Thereafter, tires House. -XX- ed every 60 days or every 5,009 j miles, whichever comes first. Sugar Stamp No. 10 in War Ration Agents of Income Tax Division of the South Carolina Tax Com mission begin their journeys over the State for the purpose of as sisting income taxpayers in the preparation of their returns on the eighth day of February, 1943. The Itinerary of Field Agents for this section is given below and their services are at the dis posal of the public in the matter •*>f giving aid. advice, or informa tion to the income taxpayers. Every individual receiving an income of SI,000.00 net, if single, or $! 8C0.G0 net, if married, is re quired to file a return. In addition to the returns of income, every person, . firm, or corporation making payments . o' salaries, wages, rents, commis sions, etc., in excess of $1,000.00 or interest or dividends, or both in excess of $1,000.00 is required to make returns of information hereon, giving the names and addresses of those to whom pay ments are made and the amount: so paid, and by whom paid. Corporations and partnerships are required to file returns re gardless of the amount of in come. It is hoped that taxpayers will take advantage of this aid as of fered by the Tax Commission in the filing of Income Tax Returns the dates announced. Owing to the transportation difficulties and other causes, it will not be pos sible for the Commission to serve the taxpayers other than on the dates as announced. Abbeville, Feb. 10, Court House. Anderson, Feb. 27-Mch 2, Court House. Edgefield, Feb. 8, Court House. Itinerary Of tv . J n •. y-\c IBook One expired at midnight Deputy Collectors Of; January 31. Stamp* No. 11 good • Internal Revenue will be valid to March 15. : Forest Fire'Fighters Service Gets Under Way Federal Income Tax returns for; the calendar year 1942 are requir ed to be filed by single persons who had a gross income of $500 or more and married couples who had a combined gross income of $1200 or more. ; I Greenwood, January 28. — The The period for filing Income work of prganizing members of Tax returns for the calendar yea* the Forest Fire Fighters Service of 1942 began January 1 and the OCD has started in the Aiken ends at midnight March Forestry District, which includes 15, 1943. All income Tax the counties of Aiken, Barnwell, returns must be in the office c Orangeburg. Lexington, Calhoun, the Collector of Internal Revenue Edgefield, Saluda, Greenwood, and Columbia, S. C., or in the hand? McCornrck. For the purpose of of a deputy collector, before mid this work the District has hgen rnght March 15, 1943, in order t r divided into two parts; U. S. avoid liability for penalties. | Forest Ranger, L. O. Barrett, of Deputy Collectors of Intern? Greenwood, has been apnointed Revenue will visit the towns Deouty Coordinator for Edgefield. *his section listed below on the Saluda, Greenwood, and McCor- dates shown, and at the places in- mick counties. S. C. State Dis- dicated, for the purpose of assist- trict Forester, G. N. Bishop of ing taxpayers with the prepara- Aiken has been apnointed Depufcv tion of their Income Tax returns Coordinator for the other five Should any information or assist- counties, ance be needed, taxpayers are re At a meeting last week, Local quested to get in touch with Dep- Coordinators were appointed for uty Collectors on the dates the. Aiken, Barnwell, Lexington, and deputies visit their nearest towns. | Orangeburg Counties. Local Abbeville, P. O. Building, Feb 25 to 27. Anderson, P. O. Building, Mar. I to 15. Edgefield, County Court House, eb. 26. Greenwood, P. O. Building, Mar 4 to 15. McCormick, County Court House. Feb.; 15. Saluda, County Court House. Feb. 27. Coordinators for the remaining counties will be appointed at ait early date. The Forest Fire Fighters Service <FFFS) - is one of the five basic defense groups that have been organized under the office of Civilian Defense. Its purpose is to provide trained and equipped fire fighters to augment the es tablished protection agencies, to acquaint people with their re sponsibility in fire prevention and “The blight or rural fires—fires. suppression and to provide an op- that destroy 3,500 lives every yea portunity for people in and near and consume over $200,000,000 forested areas to participate in the worth of property on our farms war effort. This auxiliary force ; Every 15 minutes, day after day will be registered under the office ; week after week, month after of Civilian Defense, and will be Greenwood, Feb. 11-12-13, Court month, a farm building is burned trained, classified and certified by House. somewhere in the United States.” the State Forest Service with the McCormick, Feb. 9, Court House. — Rueben Brigham, Assistant assistance of the U. S. Forest Sei- Saluda, P’eb. 17, Court House. director USDA Extension S^ivice. vice.