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t V McCORMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOITTH CAROLINA Thursday, September 23, 1943 FALL SEED NOW READY Crimson Clover, Austrian Winter Bens,' Hairy Vetch, Seed Oats, Afcruni Rye, Beardless Barley, Seed Wheat, Winter Rye Grass, State Lupine, Cattail Millett. Also all varieties of Garden Seed. WALTON SEED CO. Wholesale & Retail Augusta, Ga. Butter Grading Dem onstration Wednes day, September 29 WANTED Wanted to buy large quan tities of 4 foot Pine Cord- wood. Also, Pine and mixed Hardwood Slabs. Prices are good. See or write, J. C. WINN PLUM BRANCH, S. C. ' w PREWAR Truck Tires and Tubes Passenger Tires 450 x 20 WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE Phone 127 Aiken, S. C. fe. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight . Specialist Eyes Examineo ^Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 959 Broad Street Augusta. Ga INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All O. P. A. rulings now in effect require that farm-made butter be sold on grade and furthermore require that grades and ceiling prices correspond with grades posted by seller in a conspicuous place. The following provision for the I grading of country butter has ! been made by O. P. A. “Members of organi-^d Home Demonstration jClub Markets and other producers (•who score ^^r butter according to specific information from, or demonstrations given by the Ex tension Service Marketing Speci- ■alist or Farm and Home Agents, may use f be permitted base prices for the score at which their but ter vnea.run.” This means that the farm pro ducers of farm butter may score his or her ^wn butter provided only that his or her own score be done from knowledge or scoring gained through information re ceived direct from Extension Ser vice Marketing Specialists or Farm and H^me Agents through dem onstrations or other direct edu cational methods. Extension Ser vice representatives will not m any case actually score farm but ter in any manner by which the producer would be able to use that score in sales. It must be under stood that the farm producers are to sell on his own grade, but that such grade is made after receiv ing proper instructions from Ex tension Service renresentatives. In order that farm producers might be trained how to grade butter. Miss Tane Ketchen, Mar keting Specialist, Winthrop Col lege, will give this demonstration on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2:30 o’ clock in the office of the Home Demonstration Agent. Every in terested person is urged to at tend. Matilda Bell, Co. Home Dem. Agent. Wooten Aids In War Bond Publicity In order to help in the publicity program of the Third War Loan drive, Christie Benet, chairman of the State War Finance Com mittee. has obtained the services of Jack Wooten, assistant director of information for the Farm Credit Administration of Colum bia, to aid in publicity in the rural areas. Mr. Wooten’s services are being loaned” by the FCA to “cover’ agricultural activities in the drive. He will continue with his regular duties with the farm credit or- Her Mission Fulfilled (By Jack Wooten) “I’m sorry I can’t come to the war bond meeting,” the Horry Countv member of tne agricultural committee told V. >1. Johnson, the county agent. “The missionary so ciety is meeting at my house that same afternoon.” The farm woman spoke after hearing the county agent’s invita tion to attend a planning meeting at which the Third War Loan drive would be outlined and a "pmoaign mapped out to contact every fariher in the county through neighborhood committees and get them to invest in war bonds this month. But she din’t stop with the ex planation as to why she had to be absent. She continued: “I’ll do my part at the mission ary meeting. I’ll tell them what t 0 (*r,' i’ll make a little talk on war bonds. It ought to Ui. rigut iiito a missionary meet ing. When all is said and done, we all want freedom of religion and we might not have it if we don’t finance the war so that we can buy planes and shlt>s and fighting arms to give our boys ammunition to whip an enemy who doesn’t seem to give much thought to religious principles.” How manv bonds were sold as the result of the talk at that mis- sionarv meeting is not known — nor will be known. No bonds were issued but the seed of thought on what this investment will mean to Uncle Sam and the individuals who do subscribe were surely sown. The seed of investing in war bonds to win the war are being strewn in both rural and city areas throughout South Carolina. Patriotic citizens are rallying to ’ the cause, but raising 61 million dollars is a big job and everybody has got to go in and sow the seed. The harvest of freedom, including freedom of religion, will be the re sult of money invested in war bonds. Back the attack! The boys over there need your money to provide weapons to carry out that pur pose. If we do our part, we will win the war! X \ Conservation News You Always j ' Save At Belk’s BELK WHIT 845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Busiest Store In Augusta BELK’S SEPTEMBER SALE The Best Values Of The Year This is the opportunity to buy what you want at a price BEAUTIFUL DISHES and NOVELTY POTTERY Values up to $1.50 3c and 5c With other merchandise - 40,000 Dishes and Pottery To'Select From. (By Benj. W. Crouch) xetodiiig Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK. S. C WHAT? NO Other Kinds of Insurance In* | ganization, much of which now is being directed towards , the Third-War Loan drive, since both the production credit and nation al /arm loan associations are is suing agents for bonds. The quota for farm people in the Palmetto State, Mr. Benet pointed out, ts ten million dollars. “We need the help of every farmer,” he said, “to aid in fi nancing this war. The county agricultural committees in the state are cooperating wholeheart edly and in addition to the infor mation that will be given to the press and over the radio, a per son to person canvass is being made. All of us must do our part in financing this war so our government can build ships and planes and pay for the manufac ture of bullets and other muni tions. The more ammunition we have, the quicker we will finish this war.” WHEN THIS HAPPENS, PHONE US and We’ll Print Some For You In A Hurry!! Mr. J. L. Bracknell has an ex cellent growth of kudzu. to have been planted this past spring. Such growth can only be had by proper cultivation. This planting was on an eroded hill that no longer made profits in cultivation of cotton and corn. Areas of this type are returning dividends when planted to kudzu or sericea. Mr. Robert LeRoy seeded a part of his pasture to lespedeza sericea without an additional fence. The last time I saw this pasture the cows had grazed the sericea very close; however, the experiment seems to be successful. This may mean a more extensive use oi sericea on our hillside pastures. Why not have meat from a farm fish pond? To build good pastures—add lime and superphosphate. X Draft every acre for war work —make it serve its highest po tential use. res'/ you can make any purchase of UC OR MORE ON SEARS EASY PAYMENT RIAN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Notre Dame Girds for Grid September is the best time to move ferns, whether you take •.*. %v.vK«.y«er MARES AND MULES I: MOVE ^ HULLABALOO :\ N / (The following article was pre- ’ great dangers in rural America, pared especially for National The American Red Cross Home Weekly Newspaper Service by the an( j Farm Accident Prevention publication division of the Amen- program provides instruction for can Red Cross.) farmers, farm workers and farm Washington, D. C. — State and families in safe practice of han- national governmental agencies, dling machinery livestock and farm groups, civic and commer- other sources of accidents which cial organizations and the Amen- have caused appalling numbers can Red Cross have focused of deaths and injuries on farms their attention on the widespread each year. Rural Red Cross Chap- need of safety campaigns to les- ters and branches have enlisted sen the constant drain on the | the aid and co-operation of A potential backfield combination is shown in action as Notre Dame Uvi squads are trained into shape for another grid campaign. Left to right: . C5 Patt Filley, Bob Kelly, Bob Hanlon, and Coach Frank Leahy. I am now open for business in my new barn on Cedar Street with a large assortment of mares and mules. Why not trade in the one you don’t like for one you do like? Terms to suit anybody. ♦ J. L. SMITH Cedar Street McCormick, S. C. them from the woods or from the nursery. So if you have a shady eorner on the north side of the house where nothing will grow well try filling it in with these lovely green plants. ‘ Nearly all ferns need an acid soil. The Maidenhair will grow in a sweet soil so suit your ferns to nation’s manpower due to negli- country U farm U agents^ home dem- £oil if you would have luxuri- gence which in 1942 caused the onstration agents, schools and io- an ^ growth. death of more than 18,000 persons cal farm group organizations to There are two kinds of ferns, on farms and in farm homes and bring accident prevention courses poph renuirine- rHffprpnf trpqt- injured another 225,000 — badly to farm residents. Importance rf" 2*” g f, „ but not fatally. of safety campaigns is stressed by, Consequently the planting According to the 1942 figures, national farm groups and agen- is of great importance. Thoss approximately 4,400 of the 18,000 cies to their state and local group, which grow from root stocks can farm dead were due directly to Campaigns are conducted to be placed deep and firmed into occupational agriculture. A large show the danger spots on -farms the erQund Thncp Hcintr from portion also was burned to death I and simple steps which can be me g U ^ a ' V 1056 , ™ in farm fires, many of which taken to eliminate many of the c.-owns should be planted with the destroyed homes and barns. minor causes of major accidents, crown level with the surface of Reliable state surveys reveal Farmers are urged to place “no the earth. If the roots are soak- that machinery and animals re smoking” signs in barns and ed ^ wa . r for a . ^ . accountable for the greatest r y- other buildings, just as industry ber of fatal farm accidents, rna- has done: to make regular check- theK1 the y v;i11 start more quickly, chinery leading with 29 per it up on ladders, steps and farm e- You know a root stock is a and animals being the cause of quipment n<5t in use to safe-guard thick root—a rhizome. The Beech 26 per cent. Other common K. m against accidents. Care in the f ern i S 0 f ^jus variety, deaths are caused by far r - 10 handling of electrical pieces tuTU a crown is a clumplike bunch per cent; excessive heat—9 -er wiring is urged. Courses caution of roots and stems. in choosing their environment you can rest ’assured that the bulbs will grow and blossom next year. Even if you buy the bulbs from a perfectly reliable dealer it’s a good idea to soak them in a dis infectant solution before plant ing. Dig the bed about four times as deep as the bulb is high. Cov er with a thick layer of sand, put in the bulbs, cover with more sand and then fill the bed with loose earth. If you are troubled with field mice sprinkle camphor flakes in the sand at the bottom of the bed. Be sure the bed is well drained because water collecting around the bulbs is dangerous to lilies. After the ground is frozen a mulch of well-rotted manure can be put on the bed. Those tea cups which have be come discolored can be restored to their pristine clearness by rub bing them with damp baking soda. cent; lightning—6 per cent; t: ns the owner and the “hired-hand and explosions—4 per cent, and to handle livestock with great Both varieties can be divided falling trees—4 per cent. care, pointing out that due to the and if you get large clumps from Electricity has come to me idiosyncracies or peculiarities of the woods ifc > s a good idea to d0 farm in increasing quantities in animals, they always constitute a ,. h the past few years, especially <n- danger. This is especially true thls because ferns spread a .d der the government electn:::a- in so far as boars, rams, stallions, don '^ Tike to be too crowded, tion program. It has been a r eat jacks, bulls and any animal with Keep them well watered f coffee pot, too, will be help, and at the same nme young are concerned. . several weeks after they are first o ene i lted by letting a solution of created new* farm dangers. The Red Cross Home and Farm set t . . ■ v , taking soda and water perk The 1942 report on accic'onts Accident prevention program pro- . wii1 . _ ‘...‘. through it. Wash in clean <mdsv shows that more than 28,000 per- vides basic material that involve thick mulch of the leaves ; -i 5 1 1 ciean suasy sons were killed in motor traffic a close study of the individuals ra ke from the lawn. In c. r accidents and more than 1,000,000 home surroundings, thus enabling words, try to make their trr" - injured. Two-thirds of these ac- class members to conduct projects planted conditions as near 1 .e X- cidents occurred on rural high- in farm accident prevention such their natural nnpc ns nnssible ™ i •„ ways. Farm people had a big as studies of Joca! acbM^^ J™ ^ as yCU share in them. Walking on high- sideration of seasonal hazards Fan is a good time to plant know. Well, it has the same ef- ways after dark is one of the and promotion of local publicity, lily bulbs, too, and if you use care feet on soil. water and scald well after the soda treatment.