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McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, April 1, 1943 ft-'w Skilled And Unskill ed Tradesmen Urged To Join Up Columbia, S. C., March 29.— (Specif—With the frowin^ need for Construction corpsmen to renre with the armed forces at American army and naval bases outside the continental limits of the United States, there are. vast opportunities now for skilled and unskilled tradesmen who will en list to serve with t>fie Navy’s famous “Seabees”. Equally flue opportunities are offered quali fied men who serve hi the Army with the Army Engjheers. This announcement was mlTde here to day by Lieutenant Commander Dan Henry, Officer in Charge of Navy Recruiting for this state. “The Seabees have already made a famous name for them selves at Guadalcanal' and on other battle fields during the present war and are destined to blase a new trail of glory in the current fe&ges of history,” Comnd. Henry said. It was pointed out that men In South Carolina between 38 and 50 1-2 years, and who are skilled in trade ratings, may volunteer for the Seabees in, Class V-6. Naval Reserve, in a rating com mensurate with their, civilian trade or skill. Determination of the rating shall be the responsi bility of a Naval Officer from the Civil Engineer, Corps, who will visit Columbia to hold personal interviews at the Navy Office in the First National Bank Building, soon. However, applicants are urged not to apply until the CEC Recruiter arrives here for personal interviews. His itinerary will be published in the paper in advance to allow men throughput the State time to get in here to try out for tfe* SJqgbees. His full itinerary will be publicized through the press The Officer in Charge further stated that those men between 18 and 38 who feel that they are qualified for duty with the, Sea- bees, should see the Seabees offi cer and make oUt the necessary papers, obtaining approval from th? officer. If found qualified in SjU respects, the men may re port to the local Selective Service Board and volunteer for induc tion. He will he inducted at the Armed Forces Induction Station (Fort Jackson or Camp Croft) and later enlisted in a rating for which found best qualified. The accepted men will undergo training under actual assimilated war time conditions at one of the Navy’s Seabee centers, and later assigned duty at one of the Am erican bases outside the conti nental limits. It is noted that there are openings for white men and negoes as well, and interest ed men are urged to get full de tails now for the country is in great need of them. Among the type men urgently needed are those with experience as a blacksmith, bull dozer opera- OFFICIAL TABLE OF CONSUMER POINT VALUES FOR MEAT, FATS, FISH, AND CHEESE tf- No. Effective March 29, 1943 caanMpomr r No. 1 Yank in Tunisia Inspects U. S. Troops H'’ mm Photo shows Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, commander-in-chief of Allied forces in North Africa, in an informal pose enjoying a chuckle with seme U. S. troops during an inspection tour of the Tunisian area, shortly before the big battle for Tunisia got Into full swing. Since then American heavily, armored columns have been battering with telling effect at some of the strongest natural defenses in the world in South Central Tunisia, AJA Volunteers Take Final Physical mmm : V S. ' Wmi ■ iMmm m .v.-v Wmi. mm Americans of Japanese ancestry who were finally permitted to vol- rnteer for a special combat regiment known as the AJA, are shown 1 ;>:ng up for their blood tests as they take their final physical exami- Lations. Those that passed the physical were given the oath of induction sent to a provisional camp, pending transportation to Oahu. Army Men Become Victory Gardeners \ Wll V * T'jy 1 - iw,- - - Convalescent soldiers from a local hospital at Miami Beach, Fla., assigned to a nearby victory garden by the army air forces technical (raining command, are shown hoeing in a bean patch as they bolster the •'ation’s food production while working their way to health. Their work ^ Jk roughly huiK * vised so that none of the men become a victim of overwork or overexposure to the sun. — — STEAJ^ T-l Club Rlk-UMndieut Mk—7-iuelicuL Slikta SlfMn—boMtas Round Top Round Bottom Round i. Pcund Tip. Chuck or Stouider Sink ROASTS Rib—standinf (chin# bone on) (10* cut)..: BMo Rtk-standbiK (chine bom on) (IIP cut) Rib-standinf (chlm bom on) (7' cut) Blado Rib—standinf (chlm bom on) (T* cut) Round Tip. Rump-bom In Rump-boneless Chuck or Shoulder- bom in... Chuck or SbouMer—hornless.. STEWS AND OTHER CUTS Short Ribs Plate-bone In Plate-boneless Brisket—bone In Brisket-boneless Fbnk Moat Nock—bom In Nock—boneless Hooi of Round—boneless Shank—bom In thank—boneless ... HAMBURGER •oof pound from necks, flanks, shanks, briskets, elates, and miscellaneous beef trimmings and beef fat. Point* COMMODITY Points porlb. VARIETY MEATS Brains Hearts Kidneys Livers Sweetbreads Tails (ox Joints).... Tongues Tripe VEAL STEAKS AND CHOPS Loin Chops Rib Chops. Shoulder Chops Round Steak (cutlets) Sirloin Steak or Chops ROASTS Rump aod.SIrloln-bom In... Rump and Sirloin—boneless. Leg Shoulder—bone in Shoulder-boneless STEWS AND OTHER CUTS Breast—bene in. Breast—boneless Flank Meat Neck—bone In Neck—boneless Shank—bone in Shank and Heel Meat—bom- less.. Ground Veal and Patties— veal ground from necks, flanks, shanks, breasts, and miscellaneous veal trimmings VARIETY MEATS Brains Hearts Kidneys Livers. Sweetbreads Tongues. G COMMODITY LAMB— MUTTON STEAKS AND CHOPS Loin Chops Mb Chops Leg Chops Shoulder Chops—blado at arm chops ROASTS Leg—wholoorpart Sirloin Roast-bcm hi Yoke, Rattle, or Triangle-- bom In Yoke, Rattle, or Triangio- boneiess Chuck or Shoulder, square out--bom hi... Chuck or Shoulder, square- cut—boneless Chuck or Shoulder, cross cut—bom In STEWS AND OTHER PUTS Breast and Flank Neck—bone In Neck—boneless. Shank—bone In Lamb Patties—lamb ground from necks, flanks, shanks, breasts and miscellaneous lamb trimmings VARIETY MEATS Brains Hearts Livers Kidneys Sweetbreads : Tongues BACON Bacon—slab or pleco, rind on. Bacon—slab or piece, rind off. Bacon-sliced, rind off. Bacon—Canadian style, piece or sliced Bacon—rinds Bacon—plate and Jowl squares Points peril*. COMMODITY Pome* porlb. 6 PORK STEAKS AND CHOPS Center Chops End Chops Loin—boneless, fresh and cund only Tenderloin T Ham, slices Shoulder Chops and Steaks.. Belflos, fresh and cured only ROASTS Loin-whole, half, or end cuts Loin- canto cuts Har:-whole or helf Ham-butt or shank end.... Ham—boneless Shoulder—shank half (picnic) baneln Shoulder—shank half (picnic) bonaiess Shoulder—butt half (Boston butt)—bom hr :. Shoulder—butt half (Boston butt)—hornless OTHER PORK CUTS Sparoribs Nock and Backbones Feet-bone In Fat Backs and Clear Plates.. Plates, regular. Jowls.. j, Hocks and Knuckles Leaf Fat VARIETY MEATS - Brains Chitterlings. Hearts Kidneys. Livers _* Tongues Ears. Tails.... Snouts COMMODITY psr lb. READY-TO- EAT MEATS COOKED, BOILED, BAKED* AND BARBECUED Dried Beef Ham—bom In, whole or halt. Ham-bom to slices Ham—butt or shank end Him bnmlnrr. whole nr r bnB. Ham-bonaiess, slices Picnic or Shoulder—hone hr.. Picnic or Shoulder—boneless. Bouillon Cubes, Beef Extract, and aU eUiar moat extracts and concentrates tonfuna mBn. Foot-bane to. it rstoe of any •tta ready tb-aat aasst item shall be determined by adding 2 points per pound to the point ralue per pound of the uncoeked item from which it is prepared if it is sold whole, or 3 points per pound shall be added if it is cooked and aKced. SAUSAGE Dry Sausaga—Hard: Typical Items are hard Seta ml, hard Cerveiat, and Popperonl... Semi-dry Sausage: Typical Items are soft Salami, Tmiringtr, and Mortedeiia. Fresh, Smoked and Cooked Sausage: Group A: Typical Items are Pork Sausage, Wieners, Bologna, Baked Loaves, and Llvor Sausage. Group B: Typical Rems are Scrapple and Tamales. Souse and Head Cheese also included MEATS (In tin or glass containers) Drains Sulk Sausage. Chill Con Caree Deviled Ham Dried Beef.. Hams and Picnics (whole or half) luncheon Meat Meot Loaf... Meat Spreads Pigs Feet, bone In Points porlb. MEATS (In tin or glass containers) Pigs Feet, boned Cutlets. Potted and Deviled Meats Sausage in Oil. Tamales Tongue, Beef. Tongue, Lamb Tongue, Pork Tongue, Veal Vienna Sausage All Other Points porlb. FISH (In any Hermetically sealed container) Banito.... Caviar Crabmeat Fish Roe Mackerel...^ Salmon Sardines Sea Herring. Tuna Yellow Tail. AU Other. Points porlb. FATS AND OILS Butter* Lard*... Shortening* Margarine Salad and Cooking Oils (1 pint=1p3uad).„_. CHEESES * Rationed cheeses include natural cheeses and prod ucts containing 30 percent or more by weight ot natu ral cheeses. Prints per lb. CHEESES* Eaamplea of rationed cheeses: , K Cheddar (American) Swiss Brick Miinster. Lfmburger Dehydrated—Grated Club Gouda Edam. Smoked. Italian (all hard varieties). Paint* per lb. CHEESES* pMtO porlb. Greek (all hard varieties).) ... Process Cheaso ^ Cheese Foods.... ') a Some cheeses are not rationed. The important examples are: Cream Cheese, Neuf- chatel. Cottage, Camem- bert, Liederkranx, Brie, Blue. (For a complete list of cheeses net rationed, see the Regulatiene.) *Excest purchases in bulk units containing mere than fire (5) pounds (not subdivided into units ot S pounds or less). For such pr—sa« Official Table el Trade Paint Values. tor, carpenter, concrete worker, diver and diver tender, draftsman (electrical, mechanical and struc tural steel), driller (quarry), elec trician, engine operator, gas and diesel repairman and launchman. Others desired include mechanic, pile driver foreman, pipefitter and plumber, pipelayer, powder- man, rigger, road machine opera tor, sheet metal worker, steel worker, telephone and switch board man, water tender, welder, wharf builder, and wire splicer. Men of all ages, interested in this service and who possess the necessary qualifications may apply for the Seabees in the Navy or for duty in the Army Engineers. X Chevrolel- Spring Condition ing” Urged Declaring that the arrival of Spring this year brings with it a critical stage in the preservation of the nation’s automotive trans portation system, Ed Hedner, na tional director of service for Chevrolet, urges the individual car and truck owners of America to accept as their patriotic duty the responsibility of making sure their vehicles are thoroughly and properly “Spring conditioned.” “There are many reasons why it is tremendously important for owners to accept such responsibil ity this year,” he said. “Subnor mal driving at low speed, plus the attendant inclination of many owners to neglect proper service, and the rigors of severe winter conditions in many sections of the country have exacted lr~vy toll of the nation’s cars r :id trucks. “Whether or not our mote" c- hicles will continue to function f- fectively in getting war wr ’S to and from their jobs, ar n transporting an increasing vol ume of war materials depen ‘ to a large extent, on how well he individual owners respond ?' ,ht now to appeals from the gc ' n- ment as well as the industry to put their best equipment in the best possible operating condi: m.” Vital statistics of the nation's car and truck “population” were offered to point up the emergency of the situation and to impress upon owners their responsibility in maintaining transportation vital to the war effort. The statistics show that prior to Pearl Harbor, more than 5,000 passenger cars and 1,500 trucks, consigned to the scrap heaps, left thi high ways every sundown, never to re turn to service. Today with the birth rate “zero” as the result of the cessation of production of cars and trucks for civilian use, it is pointedly plain, according to Chevrolet’s national director of service, that we must take good care of every vehicle now in operation, to assure its enduring usefulness in helping to win the war. Points included in the approved Spring conditioning check-up of fered by Chevrolet dealers are as follows: 1— Drain permanent anti-freeze solution into a container for use again next Fall. At the same time, tighten radiator hose connections and flush radiator of sediment. 2— Cross-switch or rotate tires according to recommended proce- ! dures or previous rotation dia- jgram, thus spreading the wear on all tires. / v \ 3— Adjust bearings, repack front wheels with correct lubricant, if necessary. Check wheel drums and brake lining for wear. 4— Lubricate chassis complete. 5— Drain crank-case oil and re place with fresh lubricant. G—Check transmission and rear axle housing and use correct lubricant, if necessary. 7— Remove all corrosion from cattery cables, terminals and met al encasement, and cover termi nals with grease. See that bat tery is fully charged. 8— Thoroughly inspect sheet metal, including fenders and body fer dents and rust. After rust has been removed touch up paint to preserve sheet metal. To make sure of continued ef ficient and economical operation during the spring and summer seasons, regular motor car main tenance check-ups on a monthly rather than a mileage basis arc recommended. Cotton Ginnings Given By South Carolina Counties COTTON GINNED IN SOUTH CAROLINA: CROPS OF 1942 AND 1941 -X- “Farm’ers have recognized that a certain amount of friction and lack of complete and smooth undertanding is one of the fea tures of a war and is bound to occur in one way or another in I any war. While they do very properly resent criticsms which assume that, because consumers are paving high prices, the farm ers are profiteering, and similar J criticisms by other more or less The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned, by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1942 and 1941. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1942 1941 The State 694,555 408,098 Abbeville __ 13,074 4,076 Aiken __ 17,300 10,226 Allendale __ 4,859 4,991 Anderson 53,820 29,297 Bamberg 6,490 6,107 Barnwell 11,959 10,485 Berkeley __ 1.943 1,04G Calhoun 17,242 5,211 Cherokee __ 12,922 10,863 Chester __ 11,826 6,681 Chesterfield _ 26,472 18,983 Clarendon __ — 16,539 7,424 Colleton __ 6,005 2.948 Darlington __ __ 19,050 7,542 Dillon __ 22,337 12,391 Dorchester 5,718 3,056 Edgefield __ 12,322 5,963 Fairfield 5,191 2.1C3 Florence __ 24,582 8,313 Greenville 33,546 26,418 Greenwood 3,921 3,241 Hampton 6,407 4,937 Kershaw __ 7,923 4,198 Lancaster 11.256 6,226 Laurens 22,146 ’ 11,335 Lee __ 16,800 8.43.1 Lexington 9,375 4,050 McCormick 4,118 1,37( Marion 3,147 4.247 Marlboro __ 37.040 24,629 Newberry 16,093 5.63' Oconee __ 17.367 12.53f Orangeburg __ __ 42,511 23,563 Pickens __ 22,468 19.70E Richland 4,142 1,566 Saluda __ 8,531 2,842 Spartanburg __ _ 56,696 44.655 Sumter __ 22,626 8.956 Union : 8,532 6 • “’0 Williamsburg __ _ 16,238 7 ^6 York __ 21.887 17 :5 All other __ __ 3,333 - - 3 irresponsible people, they we nevertheless influenced by r.s sound patriotism as will be f d among any group of people”.- D. W. Watkins, Clemson Extension Director. Wallace Welcomed .. ..... . Vice President Henry A. Wallace • s shown smiling broadly as he was •relcomed to Balboa by Edwin C. Wilson, V. S. ambassador to Pan ama. Wallace flew here from. Washington, visiting the Cana] Zone Hcfote proceeding to Costa Rica. In the background crew members gas and oil the ship as army photograr nhers snap away for photos. -X- Pointcrs on Points BIS mw Meat and cheese lovers arc going to have to get along on consider ably less, for the duration, and pcs- sibly for some time afterward. Here J. H. Westing (left) and Leon Eosch of the Office of Price Ad ministration use models as they ex plain the meat and cheese paint rationing system to members ot the niess in Washington. • XX There are many crops that axe most profitable when marketed “on the hoof” as livestock. -xx- Even the lightest-hearted farm er can’t laugh off the ever-pres ent threat of loss of fertile soil through erosion.