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4 / / McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMlCK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 16, 1944 Ration Calendar For Week Of Novembr 13 PROCESSED FOODS: Blue AF through W8 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each. Good indefinitely. MEATS AND FATS: Red A8 through P5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. SUGAR: Sugar stamps No. 30. No. 31, No. 32 and No. 33 now good for five pounds each indefinitely Stamp No. 34 good for five pounds indefinitely on November 16. CANNING SUGAR: Sugar stamp No. 40 good for five pounds can ning sugar until February 28. 1945. SHOES: Airplane stamps No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 valid indefinitely FUEL OIL: Period 4 and 5 cou pons from last year and Period coupons for this season now val id. GASOLINE: A-13 coupons valid through December 21. Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license number and state on all gasoline coupons in his possession, as soon as they are issued him by his ra tioning board. The Office of Price Administra tion has acted to restore low- priced cigars on the retail market and, at the same time, compen sate manufacturers for sharply increased material and labor costs. The action is expected to make possible estimated savings of fifty million dollars annually to cigar smokers of the nation. Under new maximum price schedules, effective November 13, Xhe 5-cent cigar of March, 1942, will retail at 2 for 15 cents, the 10-cent cigar of 1942 at 2 for 29 cents, and the 25-cent cigar of 1942 at 2 for 65 cents. said today. At the same time, figures cited by Mr. Talbert showed the aver age family’s expenditure for food rose sharply because most families were buying more and better qual ity of fo©d. Now about 40 per cent of the. average family’s mon ey spent goes for food. As vistory nears the already in creasing demand for more and better food will grow and greater inflationary pressures are expect ed, Mr. Talbert said. To maintain adequate price control on food as a bulwark against disastrous in flation which followed the first World War, grocers have joined with OPA in sponsoring a Grocer- Consumer Anti-Inflation Cam paign during the final months of this year. Posters and placards supporting the campaign are now on display at most retail food stores in this area. The posters urge all house wives to use OPA price lists dis- Begin Plans For 1945 Spring Victory Garden Clemson, Nov. 4. — The growing of good gardens throughout the year is largely a habit, declares A. E. Schilletter, Clemson extension horticulturist, reminding all peo ple who have available garden plots that now is a good time to begin making plans for the 1945 spring Victory garden. Many who have developed the gardening habit recently have found it prof itable as well as a source of pleas ure and happiness. Plant the garden near the house for convenience, Mr. Schilletter advises; change the location of the garden annually if you have adequate space. Moving the gar den each year helps to avoid or lessen insect and disease damage played in "all stores'as a means of to vegetables. Some vegetables do keeping food prices in line. The not S ive the best results If planted placards pledged support of the to the same soil tw0 y ears ln suc - store to the program. cession. In preparing new soil for gar- it is desirable to broadcast (and maybe complete commercial fer SEEK ‘INFUTIONMY^MOHEV m 6th WAR LOAM ' Pointing out that consumers are, the key to the nationwide cam- dens ’ paign, Mr. Talbert said various I lmmediat;el y stable manure civic organizations, especially v . . women’s groups, are being urged an 1 d tarn or . break to take an active part in the pro gram. Major purpose of the drive is to encodrage all grocery buyers to make full use of OPA price lists as a guide for all purchases of groceries, meats and fresh fruits and vegetables, and as protection for themselves against possible ov ercharges and for the grocer a- gainst unfair competition. Despite widespread talk of the “high cost of living”, the Office of Price Administration said today | the land deeply before winter rains begin. Where soil is strongly acid apply dolomitic limestone or basic slag to that portion of the gar den where you plan to grow cab bage, peas, spinach, beets, etc. Irish potatoes will tolerate greater soil acidity than will these vege tables, Mr. Schilletter adds. X Cotton Report As Of November 1, 1944 Goal of 14 Billion Aims • _ _ 1 j At Holdings of Idle Cash By AL JEDLICKA “To many people now getting more money than ever before in their lives . . . investing in war bonds . . . simply j means taking dollars at a time when they come easy and putting them away in a safe place, against the time when J the need may be greater and the dollars harder to get.” Thus commented the National City bank of New York in > discussing the Sixth War loan drive, scheduled to get under- . way next week with a goal of $14,000,000,000, with $5,000,- , 000,000 to come from individuals. In the Sixth, as well as in the five^ A SOUTH CAROLINA cotton In granting the increases, OPA the third wartime Thanksgiving crop of 850,000 bales of 500 pounds made it mandatory that manu- dinner should actually cost less g ross weight is indicated from racturers resume production of than last year. | conditions on November 1, ac- low-priced cigars, which had vir-1 Using a sample menu for a cording to report issued November tually disappeared from the mar- family of six, including turkey, loth by Frank O. Black, agricul- ket under previous price sched- | cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and tural statistician in charge, Co- ules, at a comparable ration with other traditional holiday dishes, lumbia. This is the same size 1942 sales. [OPA compared ceiling prices of crop as forecast in October but is Thus, OPA said, cigar smokers individual ingredients with ceiling i 14 per cent above prospects on Au- who have had to buy more expen-I or average of last year. Totals in- gust 1, compares with 626,000 bales ive cigars because manufacturers dicated the Thanksgiving din- had ceased making low-priced ner for the family of six should items, will again find the low- priced cigar available in quantity, ‘hough at slightly higher prices. cost nearly 2 per cent less — the exact figure dependent upon local prices and the class of store where sand cigars to the average smok er. The net result will mean savings, bought. OPA estimated, of $10.98 per thou-1 Turkey itself should be cheaper this year because ceiling prices are lower. Eggs, onions, celery and lettuce should cost less. On the other hand, cranberries will be higher because of recent adjust ments in ceiling prices to com- Early white potatoes of the 1945 crop have been brought under dol- lar-and-cent ceiling prices that will result in retail prices com- pensate growers for unusual crop parable with last season’s after price control became effective. District OPA Director E. H. Tal bert, said. The dollar-and-cent ceilings were ceed more than 15 per cent set at grower level with retail prices established by a fixed per centage mark-up. The new prices were recommended by the War Food Administration to assure fair return to growers and maintain production of potatoes. The Office of Price Administra tion and Santa Claus are working together this Christmas in an ef fort to keep prices of toys within reach of families with moderate incomes. District Director E. H. Talbert said OPA early this year estab lished maximum prices for many new Christmas toys and the toy price staff in Washington has re cently been tripled to take care of new items appearing on the mar ket. Although applications for maximum prices have been ar riving in the Washington office at more than twice the rate of last year, the increased staff has oeen able to clear all filed prop erly. Mr. Talbert said enforcement staffs of OPA have been instruct ed to give as much attention as possible to Christmas toy sales this year to prevent widespread over charges such as reported last year. Consumers are asked to report suspected overcharges to their local War Price and Rationing Board. Used toys, as well as new toys, are covered by OPA maximum prices, Mr. Talbert said, which re quire that such toys be sold at no more than three-fourths of the original cost if in good workable condition. losses caused by adverse weather. Thanksgiving Day meals in res taurants should be no higher than last year and in no case may ex- the restaurant’s regular prices for Sunday dinners of the same class, OPA said. wi . • X Livestock Guides For Late Fall Despite tremendous inflationary pressures, overall food prices ac tually dropped 6.2 per cent from May, 1943, to March, 1944, E. H. Talbert, district director of the Office of Price Administration, For the proper care of livestock in the late fall County Agent G. W. Bonnette calls attention of McCormick County farmers to these reminders: Animal Husbandry 1. Breed sows for spring litters. 2. Have all weanling pigs double- treated for cholera. 3. To prevent the beef herd losing the weight gained on pasture, supply cheap roughage and a little cottonseed meal. 4. Fatten a beef animal to be slaughtered later for home use. 5. Remove the ram from the ewe flock. 6. Feed idle mules ample roughage and give only half ra tion of concentrates. 7. See that all livestock have shelter and bedding during cold rainy weath er. Dairying 1. Increase barn feeding. 2 Feed each cow according to pro duction to make most use of short supplies of concentrate grain ra tions. 3. Hold grain rations to as nearly 16 per cent digestible pro tein as possible. 4. Feed roughages liberally. 5. It is not too late to plant winter grazing. Poultry 1. Select now the best hens for next year’s breeders. 2. Keep lay ers in good flesh by feeding grain liberally. 3. Keep all-night or morning lights on the laying flocks. If electricity is not avail able, use kerosene lanterns, one to each 20-foot section of house. 4. Purchase male birds for next year’s breeding flock. made last year and the ten-year (1933-42) average of 759.000 bales. The indicated yield of 369 pounds lint per harvested acre is close to the record yield of 375 pounds in 1940 and compares with 261 pounds last year- and the average of 285 pounds for the five years 1938-1942. The Census report shows 631,- 000 running bales ginned in the State prior to November 1 which compares with 614,000 bales to the same date last year and 611,000 in 1942. Picking and ginning have been previous war loan drives in which approximately $78,000,000,000 were raised, patriotism, of course, will be the guiding theme, with civilians asked to make some small sacri fice to back up .the much greater sacrifices of our fighting men on the far-flung world fronts. But in the Sixth, as well as in preceding war loan drives, the tre mendous personal advantages to be gained by investing in government securities are apparent. Not only will such investments build up nice nest-eggs for future use when the war boom tapers off, as the National City bank pointed out, but bond purchases now tend to head off present inflationary forces with all of their danger to the price structure. Peak Circulation. As of November 1, money in cir culation stood at an all-time peak of $24,409,000,000, rising $193,000,- 000 in one week partly because of election betting and campaigning, and going up approximately $5,055,- 000,000 from the same period last year. With this huge volume of money in circulation reflecting the pros perous state of the nation, and with rationing and the restriction in production of civilian goods limit ing expenditures on ordinary staples, many people have found themselves with a surplus of in come. Large investments in govern ment bonds, and large sav ings, have absorbed much of these surpluses. In connection with savings, a recent study made by University of Illinois economists showed that farm families are among the most conservative regardless of the income level. In 1942, for ex ample, it was found that when disposable income for farm families under study averaged at a high of $4,390, expenditures were kept down to $1,891, with the remainder being available for saving. Despite the large investments in war bonds and savings, however, much money is being spent on lux uries. Best evidence can be seen in heavy transportation traffic, hotels, theaters, night clubs and cocktail bars, it was pointed out. Also emphasizing the availability of a lot of easy money, it was said.Tt is the heavy volume of gambling L taking place, with some estimates t placing the figure at over $1,000,- L 000,000 in New York state alone for l six months. Of this sum, $300,000,- t 000 was wagered at race tracks, f with the rest bet on the outside. * v With all of this easy money j around, a concerted effort will be . made to get it into the Sixth War L loan drive, with banking circles { strongly recommending face-to-face \ canvassing of prospects for sub- j- scriptions. t The war advertising council has p launched a campaign built around i the slogan — “Plan your spending; - plan your saving” — which is de- - signed to direct the people’s think- v ing toward holding on to their *. money now for less prosperous [ times. j Although the advertising coun- * cil’s campaign will line up with the t Sixth War loan drive, it will be con- tinned after the latter has ended . to keep the thought of assuring fu- * ture security fresh in the public ; mind. Fits All Pocketbooks. “ As usual, the Sixth War loan * drive will offer opportunities for all * classes of investors. Bigger buyers t will be able to purchase the 2Vz * per cent 22-27 year bonds; 2 per * cent 1-10 year bonds; IVa per cent > 2% year bonds, and % per cent one-year certificates. { In addition, there will be the E, j F and G ranging from $25 to $10,000 v bonds for ordinary investors, and t series C tax notes. ; As in the Sixth War loan drive, ( commercial banks will be eligible 1 to subscribe only for limited ; amounts of 2 and 2% per cent bonds \ and F and G bonds for the invest- •. ment of their time deposits. i The $14,000,000,000 goal of the ) Sixth War loan drive compares 1 with actual sales of $20,639,009,000 1 in the Fifth; $16,730,000,000 in the | Fourth; $18,943,000,000 in the Third; 1 $18,555,000,000 in the Second, and ! $12,947,000,000 in the First. ./ At /<&/- ClauSSenS Two Kinds of Cough By Dr. J. B. Warren Soor«-mo • S-f* There are two kinds of cough, fe cie kind there is mucous or CflSer substance that must be mtoaahi up from the bronchial and so a remedy contain- ipecac or other “expecto- <rug should be used. In -Vier kind of cough, the ir- ieftvnt e*vigh is where there is no •naarfWMS J i be brought up but irritates the throat en coughing. The cough- ta* serr^f no useful purpose, is -^»ajruy.' the patient, and may 'implications in nose and .-fc’U •i-***, aggravate pain, cause Vjsj'. rk steep, overwork the heart. TMc cough requires a “quieting” drug. Tbose Boys Need' r /7 in { */L V‘ The Poor Cave Man Had No Newspaper To Advertise In. But You Have !! <5? TlOOKFOtm CUnSSanS xeapE.f MWAY5 FRESH *1 YOVR CROCER* A NEW RECIPE EVERY WEEK ClanSSeaS FAYORED IVEI l&Munolh&ei, YEARS —Be a WAC Medical Technician. The Army trains you. See your nearest Army recruiting officer. 60,000 NEW PIECES AND NOVELTY POTTERY JUST RECEIVED Make your selection from pieces worth up to $1.50 the slowest since 1936 with only about 76 per cent of the crop ginned to November 1 compared with 89 per cent to this date last year. Correspondents report $1.50 as the season average price for pick ing a hundred pounds of seedcot- ton, compared with $1.25 last year and $1.00 in 1942. The price of picking ranged from 50 to 55 cents per hundred for three years 1938- 1940 but has advanced about 25 cents per year since 1940 to reach $1.50 for the 1944 season. A UNITED STATES cotton crop of 12,320,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight is forecast by the Crop Reporting Board of the U- : nited States Department of Agri-! culture, based upon indications as j of November 1. The present fore- . cast is 367,000 or 3.1 per cent a- bove the forecast of 11,953,000 oales on October 1, and compares with 11,427,000 bales produced in 1943 and 12,455,000 bales for the 10-year (1933-42) average. Lint yield per acre for the United States is computed at 293.3 pounds which yield is well above the pre vious all-time record yield of 272.4 pounds. Average yield for the 10- year (1933-42) period is 226.9 pounds per acre. Mild temperatures with very lit tle rainfall during October over most of the Cotton Belt have yields for most other States, been almost , ideal for maturity Assuming the ratio of cotton and harvest of the cotton crop, lint to cottonseed to be equal to Present prospective production is | the average for the past 5 years, up 100,000 bales from a month production of 5,107,000 tons of cot- ago for Texas, 80,000 each for tonseed is indicated. Mississippi and Arkansas, 50,000 j An unusually large proportion for Alabama and 45,000 for Mis-1 of the crop is still open in the souri. For other States present fields, but rate of ginning in O;- prospects are about the same as tober showed some improver.. AND A DIME With The Purchase Of Other Merchandise 845 DROAD ST. AUGUSTA, GA. a month ago. over previous periods. More y. All-time record yields are indi- ers are needed to complete he cated for Virginia, North Caroli na, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, of the crop, particularly in the States west of the Mississippi Riv- and Arkansas, and near-record e r, but with continued favorable weather no serious harvesting dif ficulties are expected. The re port of the Bureau of the Census shows 8,281,571 bales ginned from the crop of 1944 prior to Novem ber 1, compared with 9,062,869 for 1943 and 9,713,354 for 1942. X *:*;