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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 30, 1944
3,603 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In County
To November 14th
DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE
BUREAU OP THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON / ^
COTTON GINNING REPORT
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Census report shows that 3,603
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County from the crop
t ^944 prior to Nov. 14 as com
pared with 3,867 bales for the crop
cf 1943.
Very respectfully,
J. W. BRITT,
Special Agent.
Date, 11, 25, 44.
Ration Calendar For
Week Of Nov. 27th
PROCESSED POODS: Blue AS
through W5 (Book 4) now valid at
10 points each. Good indefinitely.
Stamps X-5, Y-5, Z-5, A-2, and B-2
became valid indefinitely Decem
ber 1.
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, No. 33 and No. 34
good indefinitely for five pounds.
CANNING SUGAR: Sugar stamp
No. 40 good for five pounds can
ning sugar until February 28, 1945
SHOES: Airplane stamps No.
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 md state on all gasoline
coupons in his possession, as soon
as they are issued him by his ra
tioning board.
District OPA Director E. H. Tal
bert said today initial success of
the Grocer-Consumer Anti-Infla
tion Campaign was assured by im
mediate response of food retailers
and consumer organizations, par-
fKtiSforO'&iyCe
BULL
Overconfidence—
W HEN there are no internation
al wars going on. it is consid
ered perfectly good sportsmanship
to swing with both fists at any na
tion which gets in one’s way: But
during times like the present there
is only one fellow to swing at—and
that is the enemy.
About two or three months ago it
appeared probable to some that
Germany must collapse in short or
der. A few unfortunate remarks
from highly placed officials, both
here and in Europe, helped to bol
ster this glowing prospect, and the
results have been little short of
tragic. Blood donations, bond pur
chases, and war work in many
branches have been hard hit by this
premature wave of optimism.
Workers have in many cases left
critical war jobs with the under
standable intention of obtaining per
manent postwar positions, and quite
a number of industries are suffer
ing accordingly.
But there is another phase to this
optimism which is even more dis
tressing: The outcropping of the
petty bickerings and frictions which
exist normally in peacetime, but
which have no place as between
allies in moments of danger. Some
where, almost daily, one reads the
account of a statement by some
congressman, or a '‘question" by a
member of parliament, or an arti
cle in Moscow's Pravda, which lac-
orates someone’s feelings and helps
none at all in holding the Allies to
gether in close accord.
This is definitely no time for fric
tion; and the purveyors of news
would do well not to stress the ut
terances of certain irrepressible and
irresponsible \ feudists.
A theogfatless statement by
someone in an authoritative po
sition can do much harm to the
cause of essential close cooper
ation between the Allies. But
careless statements usual
ly constitute what is known as a
scoop by some enthusiastic cor
respondent. And while the opin- ,
ion of the speaker may have lit- ; ■.
tie to do with the sentiments of,
his government or his country- ;
men, it is "fair game" for oth
er nationals of the type which
is usually "looking for trouble."
The fortunes of war "wax and
wane” from many causes, one of
the principal—though most subtle—
of which is overconfidence. The his
tory of warfare reeks with stories
of campaigns, wars and causes
lost—lost when they seem within
easy grasp of one side or the other
—because over-optimism has caused
laxity on the part of the apparent
winner. The losing side in the con
flict usually does one of two things,
he either quits or he gets his ba^k
up against the wall and fights h.ve
the proverbial wildcat. In many
a battle “where all seemed lost"
the "loser” has won out through
sheer desperation and the “winner”
has lost out through relaxation. This
principle applies not only to war
fare but to every conflict in life.
It is a recognized and obvious fact,
and why its significance and dan
ger should be neglected during the
heat of conflict, is one of the strange
phenomena of the human intellect.
This war is not won in Europe.
It may be very far from won. It
can last just as long as the Allies
allow it to continue and the Allies
can even "play politics" with it if
internal friction so inclines them. So
it would seem only fair to our in
terests that those in prominent po
sitions whose utterances are "news"
should refrain from making state
ments which will cause Allied fric
tions and that managers of the daily
press should caution their editorial
staffs against placing before the
public utterances which may mili
tate against their greatest efforts
on behalf of the common cause.
How to help lick our
War-time Shortage
It is staggering to realize that our most serious war
time shortage is no longer tin or aluminum or rubber
— but pulpwood. You may look all around you at the
pine which blankets our country-side and wonder
how there could possibly be a scarcity of anything
so plentiful. Of course there is plenty of pulpwood.
The problem is manpower.
What can you do?
If you want to see this war won—
quickly. If you want to get those boys
back home—alive and soon—there is
$
nothing you could do that would help
more than getting some of that much-
needed pulpwood into the mills.
If you have any suitable woodland
of your own; if you can cut and haul
pulpwood from someone else’s land; if
you can take even a part-time job in
the woods, do what you can.
Where does ail the pulpwood go?
Did you ever stop to think that every
shot is loaded with explosives made
from pulpwood; packed for overseas
shipment in special waterproof, paper-
board containers; aimed by a paper
map; and fired according to paper
orders. Multiply that by ever}' other
item of supply and equipment and you
begin to realize why wood pulp is
so essential to
winning the war.
Unpeeled Pine is urgently needed NOW!
WEST VIRGINIA PULP AND PAPER CO.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Get in touch with the dealer in your territory from whom we buy wood:
R. M. WINN, Pi™ BRANCH, S. C
.VICTORY
PULPWOOD
CAMPAIGN
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ticularly women’s organizations.
Future success, he pointed out,
will depend largely on cooperation
by housewives who buy groceries.
Strengthened control of food
prcles now, Talbert said, is the
foundation on which postwar con
trol of 'inflationary prices will be
built. He cited prices on certain
staple items during and following
World War I to show that runa
way food prices came after mili
tary victory and when vigilance a-
gainst inflation had relaxed.
For example, he said, on Armis
tice Day potatoes were selling at
3.3 cents per pound. By the mid
dle of 1920 the price had risen to
10.3 cents per pound—only to
plunge \to 2.1 cents per pound
three months later. Other ex
amples cited were: sugar, 10.8
cents per pound in November,
1918, rose to 26.7 cents per pound
in the middle of 1920 only to drop
to 6.2 cents per pound a few
months later; lard which was held
to 34.2 cents per pound during the
war rose to 42 cents then plunged
to 15.4 cents per pound; butter
went from 66.8 per pound to 78
cents then down to 40.2 cents
when economic collapse followed
the inflation peak; round r ak
went from 38.5 cents up to 45
cents then down to 30.2 cent er
pound; rice jumped from 14 nts
up to 18.7 cents then droppec :o
8.7 cents per pound; and • zzs,
which had reached a price cf t.l
cents per dozen on Armistic iy
rose to 92.4 cents then plung cl to
31.7 cents per dozen in the ish
late in 1920.
Every housewife was caught in
the maelstrom of inflation-d Ela
tion of food prices and we ime
savings were wiped out. Gr :ers
who might have gained temp rar-
ily during inflation saw their en
tire business wiped out in defla
tion. Farmers went bankrupt.
Only through adequate price
control can a recurrence of such
catastrophe be averted, District
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1 1 REV. ROBERTR HARPER t ,
WorUl-lPide Christian Fellntvship.
Lesson for December 3: John 17:
IN-33; I Cor. 1:1-3; 12:4-14; 11 Cor.
8:1-9.
Golden Text: John 17:20. 21.
T HE first passage is part of the
Lord’s high - priestly prayer
made just before He went into the
garden of Gethsernane. He prayed
for the union of the disciples with
one another. Himself, and the
Father. We cannot think His words
referred to the union of all His fol
lowers in one great church—they
evidently concerned the spiritual
fellowship of Christians every
where.
Paul recognizes the oneness of
Christians in beginning his I Corin
thians —^addresses the church in
Cornith, "with all that in every
place call upon the name of Jesus
Christ,” as those “that are sanc
tified in Jesus Christ,” and "called
to be saints.”
Further, Paul writes in the 12th
chapter of I Corinthians of the
diversity of spiritual gifts to be
used in the church all to one great
purpose of being the means through
which the "same Spirit" may work.
They who exercise these gifts form
one body in Christ.
The apostle, raising an offering
for poor saints in Jerusalem, told
the Corinthians of the great gen-
erosijy of the churches of Mace
donia and then cited the example
of Jesus Himself in becoming poor
that men might be rich. This pas
sage should lead us to see the
unity of Christians throughout the
world and lay upon us the obliga
tion of loving helpfulness to others
in the time of their need. The relief
of manifold needs, when the war is
done, will tax our utmost resources
of love and ability. But we shall
not fail in our Christian fellow
ship and benevolence if, like the
Macedonian Christians, we first
give our "own selves to the Lord. ’
For giving ourselves, we shall not
vithhold anything from God which
lie needs to help our brethren.
Drive On Expired
License Plates To
Begin December 1st
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Director Talbert said.
The drive on enforcement of
1944-45 motor vehicle license reg
istration will begin on December
1st. according to J. S. Williamson,
chief highway commissioner.
Approximately 250,000 licenses
have been issued to date through
the highway department.
The motor vehicle division has
just about completed the work of
getting out the new licenses, said
Mr. Williamson. Although there
was no last minute rush during
October, a considerable amount of
work was entailed by the numer
ous transfers requested.
The license plate now being is
sued is the first original plate
used in three years. In 1941-42
two license, plates were required,
one on the front and one on the
rear. The next year a reprocessed
plate was issued to motorists, with
only one required, to be displayed
on the rear. In 1943-44, a strip
revalidating the single license re
quired the year before was issued.
On December 1, 1944, any driver
of a motor vehicle carrying an ex
pired South Carolina license tag
will be subject to arrest by state
highway patrolmen.
TOWN TAX NOTICE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
McCORMICK, AND BY /.U-
THORITY OF SAME:
SECTION ONE: That a ta*: 'f
dx mills of the assessed valr 1 -
ion of all real and pers
property lying within the cor; ' -
xtr limits of the Town of Mf
nick. S. C., as assessed for f
•v^ County purposes is he” 'V
levied and assessed to meet r d
defray the current expenses of
the Town of McCormick, S. C., for
the fiscal year beginning October
1st, 1944, the said taxes shall be
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due and payable at the office of
the Town Clerk on the 1st day of
1Q44
SECTION TWO. That in addi
tion to the above levy of six
mills for current expenses as pro
vided in section one of this ordi
nance. a levy of thirty six (36)
mills is hereby made upon all the
real and personal property lying
within the corporate limits of the
Town of McCormick, the same
being levied for the purpose of
paying interest on bonds and to
retire bonds of the Town of Mc
Cormick. S. C.
SECTION THREE. The Clerk
and Treasurer shall enter said
levies and assessments upon tftfc
books of the. said Town of McCol*-*-
mick and receive said taxes, that
the said taxes shall be paid to the
Clerk and Treasurer in lawful
money of the United States on or
before the 1st day of January,
1945. v
SECTION FOUR. That on all
taxes ard assessments, or any
portion thereof, charged against
any property or party on the
duplicate for the fiscal current
vear and due the Town of McCor
mick, S. C., that shall not be paid
on or before the first day of Jan
uary, 1945, the Clerk shall add a
penalty of 1%. that on the 1st day
of February, 1% additional penal
ty shall be added making a total
of 2%. That on the 15th day of
March, all taxes remaining unpaid
for the previous year shall be
placed in execution and an addi
tional penalty of 5% be added
and the Clerk shall issue his
execution directed to the Chief of
Police who shall proceed to col
lect the past due tax together wiCh
penalties and costs.
Done and ratified by the Town
Council of the Town of McCor
mick, S. C., in council assembled
and the seal of the town affixed,
this the 4th day of September,
1944.
T. J. SIBERT,
Mayor.
C. R. STROM,
JNO. T. McGRATH,
W. P. PARKS.
C. H. HUGULEY,
P. R. BROWN.
M. L. GIBERT.
Town Council, Town of McCor
mick, S. C.
Attest:
J. O. PATTERSON,
Clerk and Treasurer.
(Seal)
Sept. 4, 1944.-; V, "