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d/ <1 McCORMICK MESSKm,l-,K. McCOKMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, Jam.;.r> 6, Retailers Must Apply For Rationing Tokens By Jan. 8th All retailers of rationed foods "^re reminded again today by the Office of Price Administration *hat they have only until January - to apply for their initial stock ^f the new one-point red and Nue rationing tokens which will fro into general use February 27, 1944. • , Forms on which merchants can 'nake applications for change tokens have already been distrib uted to Steal war price and ra tioning boards, it was explained by E. H. Talbert, district director of + he Office of Price Administra tion at Columbia, S. C. Retailers will follow a simple formula ' In estimating their initial needs for ° supply of tokens. They will present this request to their ra- J ioning bank which will • supply token? in unit bpxe? of 250 tokens each. Tokens axe slightly smaller than a dime and are made of a vulcanized fibre* Rubber Situation Still Very Serious II A WORD FRO 3 if F r x 4 TO ALL TRUCK OPERATORS: As you are probably aware, the rubber situation is still very seri ous, and I am writing you as a truck operator ii^ this county to ask your cooperation so that if all possible, all of our trucks will be able to continue operating. We do not. have enough new truck tires to go around, hew-1 ever, true hers can be reasonably; assured of recapping facilities for > their tires. There is no type of i hauling engaged in which • can- j not satisfactorily use recaps, if; first the trucks arc not overload ed, second, excessive speed is not indulged i.i—and this should be 35 miles per hour or less, depend ing on road conditions; third, that sufficient air pressure is maintained for the load carried, and, fourth, that the tires are not abused in any way. There are no doubt numerous tires on the trucks in this county which are ready right now for re capping, and if they are run much longer, this could not be done. Under the tire rationing “Thanks A Million 9? i ■ «- a tire down below the point where it can be recapped, the ra- The inStportance for each retail °r having a supply of tokens oft regulations if an operator wears hand was stressed by Mr. Talbert, who ppinted out that after Feb- :uary 27, all red and blue stamps tloning board is required to re in ratio* book 4 will have the came value of 10 points each, regardless of what figure may be printed on them. The new red and blue tokens—each having a value of one point—will be issued r.s change from the fixed 10- ixjint .value of each stamp, after February 27. The new system, Mr. Talbert explained, will be of especial benefit to merchants as it will re duce the number of stamps they have to handle, will speed the checking of points on merchan dise and remove considerable con gestion in stores during the busy hours. Only retailers who have al ready registered as dealers in ra- ■ioned foods will be eligible to re ceive tokens, an OPA statement added. If a merchant has failed to register, hfc should do so with his local war price and. rationing board immediately. * x • ' X— Buffalo Grange To Meet Jan. 10th The Buffalo Grange will meet Monday night, Jan. 10th, kt the Puffalo school house at 7:30 o’ clock. ject any further application for a new tire. We ask, therefore, that each truck owner in McCormick Coun ty go to the nearest Tire Inspec- ion Station as promptly as possi ble, have all the tires on each truck inspected, and where the inspector indicates a recapping job should be, performed, make immediate arrangements to have the job done. As stated, recapping service is available and under present reg ulations, a certificate from the Rationing Board is no longer re quired. Simply have your tires inspected without delay and ar range for any recapping service needed as promptly as possible. Recently, . the Army released hundreds of good used truck tires in practically all sizes to dealers in this area. All short haul trucks can use these tires to good advantage and the issuance of certificates for “Used Truck Tires” is not governed by quota limita tions. ■ If such tires cannot be located in your locality, they may be ordered , by mail from any of •the larger tire companies or re cappers. I . Also, we are sure you appreci ate the importance of keeping a close check on your tires in the As manager of the Belk-Luke company store in Augusta, I feel it my personal duty and privilege to express personally to the store’s thousands of friends and satisfied customers, the company’s full appreciation for the wonderful patronage we have enjoyed during the year 1943. To say “Thanks A Million” is most appropriate, for during the year just closed the Au gusta store of the Belk-Luke company experienced the unprecedented increase of $1,000,- 000 in sales volume. Thus, breaking all records, and firmly entrenching this establishment in the enviable position of maintaining its unbroken record and reputation as “The Fastest Growing Store in Augusta.” MILLION DOLLAR CELEBRATION SALE There is an old saying, “Action Speaks Louder Than Words.” And while I can voice the thanks of myself and associates for your loyal support of the store and our merchandising efforts to please one and all, we feel that something more tangible than mere words will better evidence our true appreciation of the mutually satisfactory relations that exist be tween us as buyer and seller. Hence, Belk’s Million Dollar Celebration Sale, in appreciation of your goodwill, good wishes and good patronage. The values are worth while and mean unusual savings during the entire month of January. Be sure and get your share, of the bargains. • It is our way of saying again and again “Thanks A Million.” • ' Yours truly, J. F. LUKE, Manager Come Help Us Celebrate Our Remarkable Growth —^elk’s The Fastest Growing Store in Augusta 845 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. BELK’S VALUES MAKE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS n\ 1 ABOVE THE HULLABALOO By LYTLE HULL TO FEED THE STARVING The senate .foreign : relations committee has requested the r ‘ate department to work out a rystem for getting food to the people of Nazi-occupied European countries. JThe system contem plates cooperation with Great Britain, Swfeden and Switzerland and would be patterned after the 1 lan under which food and other Eupplies have, for a long time now, been sent to Greece. These r upplies would be purchased with pritate funds and distribution would be based upon agreements between the belligerents “with rigid safe-guarding of such relief ro that no military advantage whatever may aerrue to the civil populations or armed forces of invading nations.” There would he the added understanding that tion of the New York Herald Tribune, written by Madame Balsan, an American bom lady who has lived abroad a great deal of her life and whft is an au thority upon present conditions in France. “The weary, heart - breaking breadlines—the empty stores—the return home, having failed to ob tain rations; the fireless hearth— the cry of hungry children—list less and weary from their en forced day in bed—kept there for lack of warm clothing and fuel— the cough of the tubercular—the terrible resignation of dying chil dren. Has ever human misery been greater or more sustained?” Madame Balsan goes on to say —that 70 per cent of the French children are tubercular or pre- tubercular; that some children if the enemy should in any way arc becoming blind from lack of whatsoever take advantage of thi: procedure, the shipments would c-ase immediately. Now it has been definitely proven—by the Greek “pattern”— that the lives and health of great numbers of our Allies can be raved without helping the enemy; and to the ordinary American citizen—with his arms full of bundles on his way home to a well-clothed and a well-fed family -it seems more than strange ■hat something cannot be done to lessen the suffering of the mil- 5ions of cold and hungry people who were our Allies and friends rntil the great Nazi octupus beat vitamins and fats: that babies are being born of half the normal weight; that everyv/here there is starvation and semi-starvation; that, “During the coming winter months a whole generation of un dernourished tubercular children will die if we send no supplies.” Norway, Holland, Denmark, Bel gium, France; it’s the same wher ever the National Socialist Hitler and his Prussian partners in crime have set their hobnailed heels. There Is a way for us to help and there are few Ameri cans who would not join a move ment which would save our friends without aiding our ene- nnd starved them into submission, mies. But—as Madame Bal'n.'’' It is difficult for us—who arc'says: “There is much sympathy 1 0l ‘ ePnwn °d. S. C upset by the butter shortage—to in Washington for lifting of the grasp the full import of the con- blockade, buf no action will be ditinvi of the people of the in- taken until public opinion ex- 1 vaded countries. The followin:, presses itself more forcibly in its j is from an article in a recent edi- favor.” I future for better assurance of con tinued operation of your vehicles. We urge that particular atten tion be given at all times to the four requirements in the second paragraph of this letter for tire protection and in' compliance with the regulations. Very truly yours, H. N. Coleman, Chairman, War Price and Ra tioning Board No. 46-33-1. X , “Jeep Houses” “Jeep Houses” made of wood and glue are furnishing comfort and shelter for our armed force? all over the world. The “Jeep House”, 15’ x 15’ in size, is now being used by our boys in the Artie and the tropics, housing eight men each. In the “Jeep House” the framework and the structural members are of wood molding, so designed that they interlock. The “Jeep House” can be erected very quickly after our boys take over. Protection from freezing winds and blistering sun, provided by the “Jeep House” is fully appreciated by our boys af ter taking a. hard won bridge head. The exterior of the “Jeep House” is painted with olive drab camouflage paint and the interi ors finished with camouflage paint in cockpit green hue. The “Jeep House” is just one of the hundreds of ways wood is helping our boys, says L. O. L~.-- rett, Project Forester of the L. J. Forest Service. Mr. Barrett i -3 timberland owners to send i ir trees of fighting size to war. ..2 further stated that the U. S. - -- est Service would aid timbe d owners in marketing timber . , *;- able for sawlogs and other v vital timbers. This service can be obtri2d without charge by writing th U. S. Forest Service, 13 Fed ral Building, Greenwood, S. C., o* by t k phone number C .<2(3, Livestock Guide For January Attention To start the new year right with livestock, County Farm A- gent G. W. Bonnette suggests these ideas for January. Animal Husbandry 1. Balance corn for hogs with fish meal, £kimmilk, or tankage, 2. Alloiv beef cattle ample cheap roughage. 3. For fall caves turn bull with cows about January 15. 4. GJve idle mules free access to roughage, but ■ cut the grain to a half ration. 5. See that all classes of livestock have shelter, with extra bedding for cold nights. 6. Make use of barley, rye and oats for hog and caffctle graz ing. 7. Repair the pasture fences. - • Dairying 1. Make inventory of livestock, feed, and equipment. 2. Decide now whether you will have silage next fall and plan for its produc tion. 3. Analyze herd records ^nd decide where you can im prove in management and feed ing. 4. Repair pasture fences, clean out undergrowth,, and stop washes in pasture. 5. Plan now for improving permanent pastures and fof summer crops to supple ment permanent pastures. 6. Start the new year right by keep ing daily milk and feed records on each cow. Make January a planning month for the coming year. Poultry 1. Mate breeders for hatching eggs. 2. Make special breeding pen of best hens and pedigreed male to produce cockerels for next year’s matings. 3. Provide breeders with green range. 4. Get ready for baby chicks. 5. Move brooder houses to new ground before starting chicks. M, Li' CimiES WANTED Wanted to buy Sap Pine, Gum .and Oak Cross- *ties. Will buy ties at any loading point on C. & W. C. Railway. Will also buji ties at your farm or woods in truck-load lots. Ties must be stacked in convenient loading places. - For full information see or write J. C. WINN PLUM BRANCH, S. C. Buy Your Furniture From S. STRO M Easy Payment Plan. No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. ' * V u v, 1 ?' >y.$». v r; ! L\ v.y\ WRITE A WANT AD CASH IN ON STUFF ‘nr—2 , THE ATTIC ^ 'v> f. TIRES RECAPPED Factory Methods SAVE 50% ON TIRE COSTS ^ssenger and truck tire re mapping. Fasscnger, truck and traotD r t re vulcanizing. nelly-springfield tires. COWART RECAPi .VC. 508-11 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.