Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCormick messenger, McCormick, south Carolina Thursday, July is, 1944 icCORHICK mbssengh raMIstaed Every Thustey E Mablished Jane 9. IMS EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, jm Bitter Mi Owner PMnei at the Pest Office at Me- t lEnalck, S. as mall matter ef >' At eecend class. t EBBSGRIPnON RATES: - (me Year IXjOO ’ WtK Months .79 Three Months .50 ; t REV. ROBERT H HARPER f Successes and Failures of Israel. Lesson for July 16: Judges 2:1 —3;7. Golden Text: Proverbs 14:34. The lesson concerns the turbu lent days “when the judges ruled.” As • long as Joshua lived, the Israelites prospered, but soon after his death disasters came. The new generation forsook. God and, through the evil influence of thf> heathen left in the land, went after Baal and Ashtaroth. Strong nations about them often ravaged the country and put the Israelites under tribute. The sad statement, “the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord,” often oc curs in the book of Judges, and also the record of God’s displeas ure—shown in His allowing the people to be “delivered” into the hands of their enemies. Again and again we read of this tragic routine, though an angel appeared at Bochim to rebuke the people and though they suffered greatly because of their disobedi ence. But God did not allow His people to be utterly destroyed. In time a “judge” arose to deliver his people and restore a stable government. He was generally a local leader, not exercising au thority over all the counrty. The tribes were never closely united until the time of the monarchy. Thus we learn that the Israel ites suffered through the very sin they had committed^— disobeying God by failing to drive the heathen from their midst. And there is grave ganger that. we shall suffer in this country by and by if we fail to cast out the evils that are found everywhere. But we also learn that God was ever concerned for His people and that He raised up deliverers for them. So will He help men now if they turn unto Him. So let us consider well the Golden Text: “Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any peo ple.” X— \ Ration Calendar For Week Of July 10 PROCESSED FOODS: Blue A8 through Z8 and A5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 through Z8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tok ens. Good indefinitely. SUGAR: Sugar stamps No. 30, No. 31 and No. 32 (Book 4) good for five pounds each indefinitely. CANNING SUGAR; Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for five nounds can ning sugar until February 28, 1945r Apply to local Boards for supplemental rations. SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indefi nitely. FUEL OIL: Renewal applica tions for next season’s fuel oil ra tions were mailed out June 1st. As soon as coupons are received, fuel oil tanks should be filled. Period 4 and 5 coupons for cur rent season good until September 30. Period 1 coupons for next year now valid. GASOLINE: A-10 coupons now valid in Georgia, Florida, the Car- olinas and Virginia. Expire Au gust 8. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his li cense number and State on an gasoline coupons in his possession, as soon as they are issued him by his Ration Board. Schools in which summer can ning for school lunch program is carried on, may benefit from the revised allowances of sugar to in stitutional users, E. H. Talbert, district director of OPA at Colum bia, has announced. Schools af fected will be those registered with OPA as institutional users. Beginning Friday, July 14, the allotments to schools for such canning will be: one pound of sugar for each pound of pre pared fruit used in making jams, preserves and marmalades: one pound of sugar for each two pounds of prepared fruit, or one pint of fruit juice, used in making jellies, and one pound of sugar for each two pounds of prepared fruit pulp used in making, fruit butters. There is no change in the sugar allowance for home canning for family use. Removal of the highest price line limitation affecting retail sellers in five price regulations, has been announced by E. H. Talbert, district director of OPA at Co lumbia, Women’s, girl’s, children’s and toddlers’ outerwear garments, women’s fur garments and men’s and boy’s tailored clothing may now be priced at retail without regard for the highest price line limitation, Mr. Talbert explained. The action, in the form of an OPA supplementary order, was is sued retroactive to June 30, 1944, the date on which the Stabiliza- | tion Extension Act of 1944 was signed by the president. Most price increases for cotton They Are The Only EYES You Will Ever Have DR. R. W. ROPER OPTOMETRIST Ground Floor, Marlon Bldg. 't 1 -, *. Augusta, Ga. ATTENTION! ALL HOME CANNERS! . Before you begin your 1944 canning, Good Housekeep ing Magazine advises you: use the boiling-water bath method for tomatoes and fruits, only. Can all vege tables except tomatoes by the correct use of a pressure cooker to be sure of killing botulinus germs. In the last few years, cases of botulinus food poisoning have cropped uo in widely different parts of the country. Buy, borrow, share a pressure cooker—but don’t can low-acid vegetables any other way. If you want further information, write Good Housekeeping Maga zine, 959 Eighth Avenue, 4 New York 19, N. Y. textile items, bringing them into compliance with the new Stabili zation Extension Act of 1944, will be absorbed before textiles and clothing reach buyers, E. H. Tal bert, district director of the OPA at Columbia, pointed out recently. The upward adjustments will a- mount to but a fraction of the raises asked for in original pro posals to Congress, he said. Mr. Talbert said that price in creases a^t the mill level were es timated to amount to from $25,- 000,000 to $50,000,000 under the extension act, which requires that * l > V ■. r 1 a 'av£ Rim. ONE OE irtRS eoUTH’S WAR JOBS u£d to M MONEY GROWS ON TREES? H does if you cut and sell your farm PULPW00D r If you saw dollar bills growing on your farm woodlot trees, you would lose no time in collecting them. Well, there’s cash in those trees even if you can’t see it. The cash comes when they are cut into pulp- wood. Now is the time to cash in on those idle woodlands. Wartime prices are high, and the armed services need the many mili tary items made of pulpwood. There will be many days this summer when weather or crop conditions will keep you out of the fields. Those are the days when you can turn your extra time and your excess trees into cash—cash that will buy new farm equipment, stock, war bonds or help pay off the mortgage or taxes. See your County Agent or Forester or our wood buyer today for information on what trees to cut. WEST VIRGINIA PULP & PAPER CO. PULPWOOD CAMPAIGN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Cat in touch with fhn dealer In year territory from whom wn buy waedt R. M. WINN, plum branch, s. c. 1 > VICTORY GARDEN BIBLE One of Mr. Noah Webster’s def initions of the word Bible is—“A book looked upon as authorita tive.” i Well—there’s a book published i this year called “10,000 Garden Questions Answered by 15 Ex perts.” It is published by Double- day, Doran, & Co., Garden City, I New York. It has 400 illustrations, and temperature and planting maps. The editor is F. F. Rock well. Its purchasers should be legion, and it is surely destined to become the Victory gardeners “sine qua non,” or in plan 1 Eng lish—“without which not.” If there is any phase of pre paring the soil, planting and car ing for seeds, plants and trees, which this book neglects to ex plain—it would be difficult to dis cover. It describes everything from poison ivy to wheelbarrows; from kerosene emulsion to lima beans; from Japanese beetles to Bleeding Hearts and from apricots to Zygocatctus Truncaius; and unlike the usual cookbook, which describes measurements in drams, grams, ounces and such like mys terious symbols — this wonderful book speaks just simple American. Here are a few examples of questions picked at random: Which vegetables are easiest to grow in a beginner’s Victory gar den? Where can I get a chart on various vegetables — taking how long from seed to table? How shall I fertilize a small space to produce largest possible crops of different vegetables? What time should a garden be planted in western Suffolk county. Long Is land? How can squashes, pump kins and onions be stored? * How shall I sow beets—and when? And on and on and on—through every known vegetable, fruit, flowers, shrub, tree and grass; through every phase of timing and care; through the intricacies of fertilization and drainage and on into the horrors of bugs, ; blights and blister. The questions have come from every part of the country, from beginners and from oldtimers, from hothouse enthusi asts to apple growers; and every one of .the thousands of useful questions on every known subject of interest to growers seems to be answered with direct simplicity, with knowledge and with intelli gence. The book costs somewhere be tween $3.50 and $4—but in our o- pinion it is cheap at any price. If this cost is to high for some to wish to pay; a group could buy it together and keep it in a place convenient to all its members. It would appear from this eulo gy that the writer might have a financial interest in the book— but alas no! Just admiration for the same way it is set up and a patriotic wish that all amateurs —and professionals—might profit by its funds of information, to increase the nation’s food output and their own knowledge. Last year’s Victory gardens accounted for the staggering proportion of 42 per cent of the green vege tables which were consumed in this country. A little help from a book like this could increase even this vast volume. Incidentally this book dwells in structively on the subject of land-scaping; and the great num-^ ber of those who build attractive little cottages out in the blistering sun—but who seem to overlook the great charm of foliage—could profit by its suggestions and in structions in beautifying their homes, and adding to their own comfort, by the intelligent plant ing of shrubs and shade trees* ceiling prices on each major cot ton textile item, separately con sidered, must reflect parity to the grower. Although all inner tubes are now ration-free, E. H. Talbert, district director of the OPA at Columbia, points out that the tire situation is still critical, since demand far exceeds supply. Tubes are not needed nearly as badly as tires, Mr. Talbert said, and so it is possible for synthetic rubber production to keep up with this demand. Tubes are also a great deal easier to make than tires, for the manpower needs are much under those for the manu facture of tires. Passenger and truck tires will get to only the most essential drivers again this month, Mr. Tal bert declared. Maximum prices at the country shipping point or basing point arc in effect this month for carrots cabbage, field grown and hothouse cucumbers, sweet potatoes, toma toes, onions, peas, lettuce, straw berries, red and black raspberries dewberries, blackberries, citrus fruits and all melons including watermelons, E. H. Talbert, district director of the OPA at Columbia, has announced. Growers who raise and sell this produce, particularly those who act as their own country shippers, may secure exact price informa tion from their local War Price and Rationing boards. Frozen asparagus and spinach in containers of 2 1-2 pounds or more, and frozen peas and straw berries in containers of five pounds or more may be sold un der an adjustable pricing order, conforming with OPA’s ceiling prices for 1944 for these items, E. H. Talbert, district director at Columbia, has announced. The pricing arrangement does not apply to small consumer-size containers. The July quota for new pas senger automobiles is 22 per cent below the June quota and 30 per cent under the May allocation, E. H. Talbert, district director of the OPA at Columbia, announced. The original stockpile of 530,- 000 new cars available on Febru ary 1, 1942, has dwindled to 30,000 today, Mr. Talbert, said. This is equivalent to a three day supply in normal times. FOR SALE Late 1940 Royal Chrysler Sedan. Perfect condition. Good tires. Low mileage. Color, - blue. Radio, heater, spot light, fog lamps and other extras. Locally owned. Guar anteed. Looks and runs like a new car. S. A. PITTS, v McCormick, S. C. '"T- Poultrymen Seek ing Further Improvement Clemson. Julv 8.—P. H. Gooding. ' extension poultryman and secre tary of the South Carolina Poul^ try Improvement Association, calls attention to three important reso lutions passed by the associatiop. at its recent meeting in Columbia. The resolutions, which deal with the evils resulting from the sale of distressed chicks, enlarging, the scope of membership, and an edu cational program regarding the association's objectives, are as follows: “Whereas the sale of distressed chicks in this state is conducted in most cases under questionable business practices and also tends • to spread infectious disease, be it resolved that this association take steps to remedy this practice, through the appointment of a committee to study this matter,. and if advisable, to secure legis lative action.” “Whereas one of the objects of the South Carolina Poultry Im provement Association is to im-i' prove and promote the poultry in-. . dustry of the state, be it resolved- that consideration be given to the:, matter of bringing into the assq- : , elation various allied interest^ connected with the poultry in dustry of this state.” “Whereas the county farm and home demonstration agents and vocational teachers have far- reaching influence on the poultry industry of this state, be it re solved that an educational pro gram be initiated by the president of the association to thoroughly familiarize these persons with the n purpose and objects of this asso ciation.”