McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 24, 1945, Image 4
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, May 24, 1945
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“Here l*ve been going around
dreaming about getting a
new car as soon as the war's
won.
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“But I know better. It may be
2 or 3 years after victory
before I can make that dream
come true."
“In the meantime, the Qulf
man is helping me to keep my
old car from being a night
mares He says with Gulfpride*
and Gulflex** it can be kept
going until I get a new one."
“So now. I'm not worrying. By
giving it the best lubrication
I can buy, I expect to keep
on the road." r
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FOR YOUR MOTOR
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capital letters. •. protects
against carbon and sludge!
""GULFLEX
FOR YOUR CHASSIS
Knocks out friction at up
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MACHINES .... hoys
In this highly mechanized age,
the boy to be envied more than the
ope yfho is born with a silver spoon
in his mouth is the one who cuts
his teeth on a monkey-wrench.
And the boy to be pitied is the
one who grows up in a maze of
ihechanically and electrically oper
ated gadgets without having the
faintest idea of what makes them
work.
I speak as one who knows — for
f am one of that strange coterie of
20th century males who studiously
avoid all contact with the insides
of all machin-s for fear of demon
strating a stupidity about them
which is amazing even to me. ^
I don’t know quite how it is that
I reached manhood in such total
ignorance of what makes things gc
—particularly when I realize that
many of my friends with whom
I grew up have a knowledge of ma
chines which astounds me.
But because of my first-hand
knowledge of the embarrass
ment and inconvenience which
constantly haunts a mechani
cal illiterate, I am writing this
column in the hope of influenc
ing some school mar’m, or
school master, or educational
director or conscientious par
ent to take action to prevent
their charges from facing a
marching world unarmed with
the facts about what makes it
tick.
LATIN . . . automobiles
I don’t entirely blame the school
system for my abysmal ignorance
of mechanics. Experience has
taught me that I probably would be
no shining light in this field even
if I had been exposed to a thor
ough training. But, so far as I can
recall, no attempt was ever made
in my school—and I don’t think it is
in * the schools of today—even
to teach boys what goes on under
the hood of automobile.
A lot of them manage to pick up
this information. Many boys, al
the age of 16, are able to take an
automobile engine apart and put
it together again. But there are
probably still a lot who, unless
taken in hand, will grow up as I
did—and will never know a car
buretor from a radio tube unless
they are carefully and patiently
coached.
I took a lot of courses in school—
like Latin, and trigonometry, and
ancient history—on which I spent
hundreds of hours and for which I
have never found any practical
use. I would trade half of the
c.ourses I had in high school for a
good groundwork in what to do to
make my car go when it stops.
And, as a sideline, I would be in
terested in learning a few simple
rules about radio repair, about put
ting a new washer in faucets, about
installing electric light fixtures,
about adjusting a lawnmower, and
other simple things like that. In
addition to courses in machine
operation, I strongly recommend
that high schools Introduce a
course on How To Be a Handy-
Man.
FARMS . Y ; . school
A well-known farm expert recent
ly said that the first thing to do, if
you hope to be a successful farm
er. is to take a course in ma
chine shop work. He pointed out
that a farmer, usually being far
away from any town where he
can get help with equipment re
pair, must be able to make all
minor repairs himself or else
waste a great deal of time and
money.
This will be increasingly true
with the postwar farmer, who will
have more mechanical and elec
trical equipment than any farmer
ever had before.
But it is almost as important for
“the man of the house” in towns
and cities to gain a basic knowl
edge of the operation of the thou
sand and one machines which work
for him—which supply his trans
portation, furnish his entertain
ment, freeze his ice, wash his
domes, light his house anu ouin
his toast.
It seems to me that a sound
practical education about machines
is of much greater importance than
it is given in our present educa
tional system. Whether a boy is go
ing from school to a farm, to col
lege or to business, all of the knowl
edge he can pick up on this sub
ject will be invaluable to him.
With practically all mechanics
and electricians doing war work to
day, I have learned a bitter les
son in the need for this neglected
part of my education. Tussling with
a machine age without any under
standing of machines is compara
ble to fighting a modern war with
bows and arrows.
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State Department
Seeks Business An
alysts Having Knowl
edge Of German
The State Department in Wash
ington has issued a call of great
urgency for 300 business analysts
with at least a reading knowledge
of German, Thelma L. Banks, U.
S. Civil Service representative re
vealed today.
They will be sent to Germany
for six to eighteen months to study
files and records of German in
dustrial, financial and insurance
firms to determine the condition
of the firm’ financial structure
and productive capacity.
■ Salaries range Tram $2600 to
$4600 a year. In addition to a
reading knowledge of the German
language, applicants should have
had at least three "years executiv
jr analytical experience in busi
ness, industry or the government
Persons with the desired quali
fications who are not presently
engaged in essential war work, are
urged to contact the Civil Service
office at once, McCormick, S. C.
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Printer Profreaders
Needed By U. S.
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YiJoy ernmen t
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced that
Government Printing Office po
sitions as Printer Proofreader are
available in Washington, D. C
4pp!icaiT?s-must have had 5 years
:f experience as a proofreader; or
> years as a printer, including oi
supplemented by 2 years as o
proofreader. The required practi
cal test in proofreading may be
taken at places throughout the
country.
Printer Proofreaders are paid
$1.46 an hour plus overtime pay,
which amounts to about $3,950 a
year.
Persons now using their highest
skills in war work should not ap
ply. Federal appointments are
made in accordance with War
Manpower Commission policies
and employment stabilization pro
grams.
Applications will be accepted
until the needs of the service have
been met.
Further information and appli
cation forms may be obtained
from the Commission’s Local Sec
retary, Mrs. Thelma L. Banks, at
McCormick, S. C., or from most
first- and second-class post of
fices, from Civil Service Regional
Offices, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington 25, D. C.
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Motor Driver Licenses
Are Now On Sale
South Carolina drivers licenses expire June 30, 1945, except for members of the
armed services. ' j
Renewal applications have been mailed to all motor vehicle owners and are avail
able at Patrol District offices and at Coin nbia headquarters.
| Renewal form must be typed or printed in ink. '
Metal licenses are not available. The fee is fifty ($0.50) cents. Do not send cash.
All applicants, except members of the armed services, who submit applications af
ter June 30th, must stand required examination.
STATE DEPARTMENT
P. O. Box 1498
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION
Columbia 1, S. C.
left after a crop is harvested.
Seed stores particularly have the
chemicals that are needed to de
stroy these pests. Rotenone is
effective and permitted on bean
aeetles and cabbage worms. Dusts
i.re available and easily applied.
Cryolite is effective against most
.hewing garden insects and may
)c applied either as a dust or as
■pray. Diluted calcium arsenate
s the material most frequently
•sed against potato bugs. Cry
olite or calcium arsenate is very
sffective against tomato fruit
worms, horn worms, and * potato
augs on tomatoes. Some insecti-
ides contain Cryolite in connec
tion with seme of the newer fixed
;cppers which make tomatoes stay
jreen longer by controlling leaf
spots.
A few pigs for sale means mon- i
2y new—don’t forget the cle’ sow
vhen you are planning your farm
irogram.
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Farm News
(By G. W. Bonnette,
County Agent)
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Folks, the winter survival of
boll weevils is reported to be a-
bove the average for the last sev
eral years, W. C. Nettles, Clemson
extension entomologist, said a few
days ago.
In view of this larger survival
of weevils and of the probability
that the hot dry weather of th
past several summers may not be
present toward natural contro’
of the weevil, Mr. Nettles advise. f
farmers to prepare for various
control measures this season.
“For early control we strongly
recommend sweetened poison,” hs
says. “Both blackstrap and cit
rus molasses have proven satisfac
tory. Best control is obtained
when the first application is made
at the first sign of squares.
“Since it may be more difficult
than usual to obtain molasses, v/c
arge that early arrangements be*
made for these materials—molas
ses and calcium arsenate. Ccuntj
agents can give information about
sources of supply.
“Satisfactory experimental re
sults have been obtained by th-
use of one pound of calcium ar-
enate, one pound of flour and tv/:
gallons of water as a substi utr
for molasses.”
Our grain crop looks extra
which is the outcome of fertil : i?
it time of planting in most c "s
Cold weather has put a da
m “King Cotton”, but we ' ' vf
! ime to overcome this set br
Nov/ is the time for every "'v-
dener to wage a 4-front wa a-
gainst the Mexican bean 1' * le,
cabbage insects, potato bugs nd
tomato insects, says County A ont
G. W. Bonnette.
Cabbage worms, bean b:T les,
potato bugs, and most tomato in
sects are chewing insects, the a-
gent explains. The Harlequin bug,
which feeds on members of the
cabbage family, and the squash
bug are sucking insects, and must
be killed with a contact insecti
cide or be handpicked or starved
by destroying remnants of plants
Precious, irreplaceable woolens
must be protected this yeai
against the “fleeting moth of silver
grey” with all the vigor possible.
Blankets and garments must be
taken care of with extra precautior.
in order to prolong the life and use
fulness of these articles.
Before woolens are packed away
they must be scrupulously clear
and free from moths because moths
can work one place just as well as
another. Dry cleaning, laundering;
sunning with thorough brushing
will rid materials of moths, eggs
and larvae.
Make it a point to be ready tc
take care of woolens just as soor.
as they are clean. Even a few days’
delay can cause damage.
If you wash your blankets it’s
a good idea to add a moth
proofing compound to the last
rinse water. Many commercial
laundries will do this for you
and they will also seal your
woolens in mothproof paper
for a small extra charge.
The day you plan to wash
blankets don’t try to do any other
extra task. Hope for a warm breezy
day to hasten the drying and fluff
ing.
Give all blankets a good shaking
before putting them into the suds.
This removes the loose dust and
lint and little wads of wool that
have loosened from usage and
collected here and there. Inspect the
binding at top and bottom for
soiled spots that may require spe
cial attention when you get the
blankets in the suds. After
these preliminaries the business
of washing is ready to begin.
Be sure that the water for
sudsing and rinsing is all the
same temperature. Between 85 and
90 degrees F. is the proper tem
perature.
The suds for washing should be
made of a mild soap and should be
very heavy. Squeeze the suds
through the fabric and rub soiled
spots with a soft brush. Wring from
this suds, taking care not to twist
the fabric. Then put into a second
heavy suds, the same temperature
as the first. Rinse through two
clear waters, again the same tem
perature.
Shake and pin the selvage edges
to the line, using plenty of pins and
taking care not to stretch the
pinned edges. Shake frequently
while drying.
For speedy drying spread blanket
lengthwise over two clean lines,
about a foot apart. Use no pins and
shake blanket often. Keep edges
straight and reverse blanket when
partly dry.
When blanket is perfectly dry,
brush surface lightly to fluff up nap.
Do both sides, working toward the
binding with quick light strokes and
a soft-bristled brush. Pull binding
even and smooth wrinkles.
HEM*
FOODS:
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Ration Calendar For feaTm no. sg expires au-
Week Of May 21st gu ^^ S: Airplane stamps no. i.
No. 2, No. 3 now good.
FUEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3. 4, 5,
valid for 10 gallons each.
GASOLINE: A-15 coupons
valid through June 21. Ra
tioning rules now require that
each car owner write his
license number and state
m each coupon in his possession
as soon as it is issued him by his
local rationing board. Your mile-
ige rationing record must be pre
sented to the board when apply
ing for supplemental B and C gas
oline rations.
PROCESSED
Stamps—
H2, J2, K2, L2, M2, now valid,
xpire June 2,
N2, P2, Q2, R2, S2, now valid,
•xpire June 30,
T2, U2, V2, W2, X2, now valid,
xpire July 31.
Y2, Z2, Al, Bl, Cl, now valid,
xpire August 31.
MEATS AND FATS: Rd
Stamps—
Y5, Z5, A2, B2, C2, D2, now va’id,
expire June 2,
E2, F2, G2, H2, J2, now valid,
expire June 30,
K2, L2, M2, N2, P2, now valid,
expire July 31.
Q2, R2, S2, T2, U2, now valid,
'xpire August 31.
SUGAR: Sugar Stamp No. 35 ex-
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