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V. 9 \ McCOHMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, June 10, 1943 v~ DR. HENRY J. GODIN Bight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And. Eye Glasses Professionally Pitted. •5B Broad Street Augusta. Ga X When you need roofing, sid- tog, Rock Wool Insulation or home modernization, call us for the best in materials, workmanship and terms. , PALMETTQ ROOFING & SUPPLY CO. * * t J. W. CORLEY Representative McCormick, S. C. $mcnali Miss Georgia Mars of Mt. Car mel was a visitor here last Thurs day. Pvt. James Mattison and Mrs. Mattison from Charleston spent the week end here with relatives. Miss Annie Chiles of Troy R. 2 was a visitor here last Thurs day. . pfc. J. T. HoUiday from Camp Elanding, Fla., is visiting relatives and friends here. Mr. Sam Mattison, p. o. 3-c, of the U. S. Navy, is here on a visit to his parents, Judge and Mrs. J. F. Mattison. WANT ADV. WANTED — Pine Pplp Wood at $8.93 per unit loaded on C. & W. C,, Georgia and Fla., and South ern Rail Roads. Extra pay for wood Ibaded from the ground. Liberal advance when loaded. R. M. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. Miss Henrietta Gilbert spent the week end in Ninety Six visit ing friends and relatives. V/ANTED—One 15 to 20 horse power boiler; old saw mill boiler will do. G. E. Hawkins, Box 83, Greenwood, S. C. ' Cut flowers, funeral sprays, de signs and corsages, at reasonable prices. Phone 113R. Mrs. Frank Deason, Florist, McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE—Two" young Jersey cows, fresh; also two brood sows and one Hampshire boar. J. P. rquetfon,. R. 1, McCormick, S. C. Mrs. E. Wedincamp and chil dren, Betty Lue and Julian Mack, of Glennville, Ga., are spending four weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Wall, of near town. Mr. W. H. Horton of Mt. Car mel was a visitor here last Thursday. ton, Ohio, are spending a few days here with their sister, Mrs. J. A. Talbert, and other relatives. Col. Heiss is expected to join Mrs. Heiss later. itfr. and Mrs. Cecil Sisk left this week for their home in New port, Tenn., after a visit with Mrs. Sisk’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dowtin, of near town. Mr. James Campbell Williams, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Williams of Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Greenwood, spent the week end with his parents, and relatives of Abbeville. He is in advanced training as layout man in metalsmith work at Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gooding of Hampton spent several days here last week with Mrs. Good ing’s mother, Mrs. Ruth Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilkie of Lambert, Ga., spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Deason. Miss Bettis Jane Deason accompanied them home for a visit of several weeks, and also for a visit to her broth er, Mr. Bobby Deason, of Jack sonville, Fla. Mr. M. M. Wall spent the past week in Asheville, N. C., with relatives. Miss Nell Dov/tin returned this week to Wake Forest, N. C., after having spent a short vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dowtin, of near town. Mrs. B. L. Talbert of Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. J. S. Heiss of Day- Mr. Herbert A. Caudle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Caudle, left Monday to report to the Naval Training Station at Bainbridge, Md. T. Sgt. James Arrington of Fort Moultrie spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Arrington. -X- Buffalo Grange To Meet June 14th The Buffalo Grange will meet Monday night, June 14, at 8:45, at the Buffalo school house. Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY PALMOLIVE 2 For lie SUPER SUDS Lge. 23c NEW KLEK Lge. 19c OCTAGON SOAP 13 For 25c OCTAGON TOILET SOAP 5 For 21c OCTAGON POWDER 13 For 25c OCTAGON CLEANSER 3 For 12c OCTAGON GRANULATED 5 COTTPOM PKG. Lge. 23c OCTAGON FLAKES 2 For 15c HONEYSUCKLE SOAP 5 For 21c FREE! RUBY COLORED WATER PITCHER AND 6 WATER GLASSES FOR ONLY 65 OCTAGON COUPONS FREE! » $1.70 VALUE BURPEE FLOWER SEEDS 8 PACKETS 98 VARIETIES FOR ONLY . . 15 OCTAGON COUPONS SPECIAL NOTICE REFERENCE SHOES COUPON NO. 17 EXPIRATION DATE JUNE 15, 1943 Notice Has Been Issued By O. P. A. Making The FINAL DATE That Your NO. 17 SHOE COUPON Is Good June 15, 1943. If you have given us your Coupon No. 17 and made payment on Shoes that you have laid away, we wish to advise you that these Shoes will have to be taken on or before the 15th day of June, 1943. This is order of O. P. A. and we will thank you to call before June 15th and get any and all Shoes that you have laid away. x We cannot accept N.o. 17 Shoe Coupons after June 15th. If you have any that you want to get the good of use them at once or not later than June 15th, as we will positively not take any after that date. GALLANT-BEK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD. S. C. Branch P. O. Numbers Part Of Addresses The new method of speeding up mail deliveries, through addi tion of a branch post office num ber to the address on mail for delivery in large cities, is being placed in operation rapidly. Re ports from many cities indicate that it has been received enthu siastically by the pfess, postmas ters, business concerns and the public. Within a few days after initi ation of the plan, under instruc tions of Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, nearly all the postmasters in the large cities affected had assigned postal unit numbers to their branch of fices, millions of residents had been advised of the number to be added to their addresses, and a considerable volume of mail al ready wds carrying the numbers assigned. By June 1, it is expect ed that practically all whose ad dresses are affected will have been notified of their postal unit numbers. The new system speeds up the separation of mail for distribu tion to branch offices and permits much more rapid handling of mail by inexperienc ed postal clerks, thousands of whom have been employed to re place personnel who have gone into the armed forces and into war industries. Rapid increase in volume of mail and the loss of some thirty thousand postal employees to the armed forces made it necessary to adopt the plan, in the interest of accurate, efficient mail service and for the relief of postal per sonnel who are carrying an ex tremely heavy burden of work. The average work week in the service now is about 52 hours, and in many post offices, em ployees are working 10 and 12 hours a day, seven days a week, because of local shortages of personnel. An example of the new type of address is: John C. Smith 222 Mattapan Ave. Boston 8 Massachusetts The rfilmbsr after the name of the city indicates the branch post office (or “postal unit”) through ‘ which delivery is made. Each resident of the large cities is ask ed by his postmaster to add the i postal unit number to his return address, and to notify all to whom he writes that his address is not complete without the num ber. Residents of small cities, towns and rural regions should inquire of their correspondents in the ' large cities concerning the num ber assigned to the city residents’ branch post office so that the mail may be expedited. The de gree to which mail will be speed ed depends upon the extent to which the numbers are used by mailers. * Under the new plan, mail that is sent to large cities, carrying the postal unit number, will be distributed more quickly than is possible now and with much less strain on postal clerks. While mail which does not bear the number will be delivered about as ! rapidly as at present, it will not | receive the benefit of the speed ier distribution and may not a- void possible delays caused by inability of the depleted force of experienced employees to handle all the mail. Postmasters, the press and the radio in the cities affected are co-operating to bring the plan to the attention of the public. Hundred of articles on the sub ject have appeared in newspa pers, some postmasters have made radio talks advising the public of the advantages of the plan, maps showing the districts in cities, with their numbers, have been published, and chambers of com merce have assisted in bringing the plan to the attention of businessmen. In one large city, the Mayor, who is unfamiliar with postal work, presonally demon- ! strated the efficiency of the new sysemt by making a separation of numbered mail rapidly and with out a single mistake. At the re- , quest of postmasters, scores of j ’arge companies are submitting their mailing lists for addition of the number, and millions of addresses have been so corrected. Postmasters throughout the country are publicizing the plan, since its success depends on the degree to which the public realizes the fact that the mails will be speeded by addition of the proper number to mail for the large cities. Please give correctly your com plete address in all communica tions and insist that same be used in all replies. Many a time the local address can be read when the addressee’s name can not. If you are visiting, this is very important. If you should move to a new address, you should immediately learn your new address and furnish the post office with your new and cld address. Never fail to use your box number, your street and number, or your route number and box number, whichever is applicable. X Vigilance With Poi son Gets The Boll Weevil Columbia, June 5. — “Poisoning cotton to control the boll weevil requires more timing and exact ness than most other operations in making a cqtton crop,” says David R. Hopkihs, Richland coun ty farm agent, who is now serv-. ing as boll weevil control specialist of the Clemscn Exten sion Service. “Start in time, do the work right, and you may expect pay ing results,” advises Mr. Hop kins, citing results as shown by some figures from the state cot ton improvement contest. These figures show that 617 cotton contestants who used early ! poison one and two times made 30 pounds an acre more lint than those who did, not poison; and 522 who made three and four applications of poison made 63 pounds an acre more than those who used no poison. These figures bear out what one county agent said recently about boll weevil poisoning: “The very nature of boll weevil damage makes poisoning results less impressive and harder to measure than is the case with poisoning Irish potato beetles, to bacco worms, etc. But I am im- 8 presed with this: I have seen many farmers who did not poison have their cotton eaten up, while I have never seen a total failure due to boll weevils where the cotton was poisoned right. The cotton farmer who is vigilant with poison comes through usually with a fair crop while the un poisoned cotton is often shot to pieces by the ravages of the weevil. Pasture Care!! By eliminating weeds that com pete with desirable pasture grasses for plant food and mois ture, farmers can develop a better sod and produce more grazing for their livestock, D. E. Craw ford of the McCormick soil con servation district, and G. W. Bon- nette, County Agent, said this week. This is especially desirable in the Food-for-Freedom program. Weeds compete for space, plant food and moisture, and in case of large weeds, shade out the small er growing plants or reduce their growth to the extent that little grazing is provided. Early mowing is desirable, but one mowing won’t do the job. Weeds come in cycles and must be mowed several times during the growing season to prevent re seeding. The best time to mow is when the bloom first appears, they pointed out. At this stage the food reserve of weeds is at its lowest point, and there is no dan ger of scattering seed by the mowing operation. Hand pulling or cutting will control weeds on areas which cannot be reached with a mower. Weeds in pasture compete with desirable pasture grasses just as weeds on cultivated land compete with row crops. Elimination of these weeds is an operation that will pay good returns in improved grazing and the development of a more desirable sod from an ero sion control standpoint. WE'RZ our/ WHAT? /JO LETTERHEAD? WHEN THIS HAPPENS, PHONE US and Well Print Some For You In A Hurry!! Congratulations James F. Byrnes (right), the dt* vector of the newly created Office of War Mobilization, exchanges sal utations with Judge Fred M. Vin son, of the U. S. Court of Appeals Ooft), who took over Byrnes* tw ister post as director of the Office rf Economic Stabilisation. X A General Eats Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower stops for noon mess by the roadside dur ing an inspection tour in Tunisia. His rations are kept warm by be ing packed next to the manifold, of his car en route. Food, Feed Shortage Needs Prompt Action Director Watkins Stresses Again Value of Sweet Potatoes far Food and Feed Clemson, June 5.—“War inevi tably is accompanied by shortag*; of food and feed; we ha^e al ready experienced in a small some of these shortages in South Carolina,” Director D. W. Wat' kins of the Clemson Extensio t Service, said here today, in stre-*- sing the need for utmost effcr> in food and feed production. “In Washington last week X was hnpressed with the stront probability that farmers in the Southeast might not be able to secure normal shipments of feed grains from the Midwest winter,” Director Watkins con - tinued. “It seems important that farmers in this state take thlj possibility into account and pro duce all of the feeds for our in creased livestock population tha’; may yet be possible. It is to late to plant some crops. Thi seed supply of other crops is pret ty well exhausted. The thing i that may yet be done are there fore limited by these and by the labor problem. However, to the extent that the food and feel shortage can be met on each farm, that should be done as a war measure. “Among the promising cropi which may yet be planted for harvest this year few are more important than sweet potatoe:;. While it is getting late for the best quality of commercial sweet potatoes, good yields may yet be made where good varieties of planting stock are available. Either plants or vine cutting; may be used. They should be planted close in the drill and be tween rows and should be give: 1 , a fertilizer with a high potash formula. The probability is tha'. there will be a market for all cf the gcod quality sweet potatoes that can be grown this year, either for fresh consumption or for dehydration.” If the sweet potato crop is to be increased, additional storage will need to be provided before harvest time, Director Watkins points out. For short periods they may be kept in cheaply con structed 4-type storage houses, plans for which can be obtained from county agents. Any left overs or culls will not ga to waste but can at least be used for livestock feed.