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/ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, June 28, 1945 INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN. McCORMICK. S. C MALARIA CHECKED IN 7 DAYS WITH LIQUID for MALARIAL SYMPTOMS Take only as directed 666 jttMonaU Friends of Mrs. J. A. Parks will be interested in knowing she un derwent an operation at the Uni versity Hospital in Augusta, Ga., on Friday, June 22nd, and that she is doing nicely. She expects to return home shortly. Pvt. W. P. Parks from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., has been spending a ten day furlough here with his wife and children. Mrs. C. H. Huguley, who under went an operation at the Green wood Hospital about two weeks ago, returned to her home here last Friday and continues to im prove satisfactorily. Miss Thelma Chiles of Green wood is visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. Jimmie Brown and daugh ter, little Miss Deardra Ann Brown, of Augusta, Ga., are visit ing here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Edmunds. Mrs. C. A. Gilbert and Miss Hen rietta Gilbert have returned from a visit to friends and relatives in Ninety Six, Greenwood and Tuca- pau. & DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometrist Specialist in correcting Errors of Sight, Eye Headaches, and Crossed Eyes. Eyes Thoroughly Examined the Modern Way with out dangerous—Pupil Dialating Drops. Reference, a^k your friends about my Reputation. Offices, 956-956 1-2 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia. Buy Your Furniture From S. STROM Easy Payment Plan. / * No Carrying Charge. McCormick, S. C. l-i A picnic was enjoyed at Britt’s spring Tuesday evening. Those at tending were Mrs. Kate Hender son, Miss Atwood Henderson, Mat- tie Mae, Mary and Jack Hender son, Misses Christine and Gene vieve Fleming, Mr. Carlton New and Pfc. Furman LaGroon. A very nice evening was enjoyed by all present. -xx Ration Calendar For Week Of June 25th FOODS: Blue FATS: Red PROCESSED Stamps— N2, P2, Q2, R2, S2, now valid, expire June 30, T2, U2, V2, W2, X2, now valid, expire July 31. Y2, Z2, Al, Bl, Cl, now valid, expire August 31. Dl, El, FI, Gl, HI, now valid, expire Sept. 30. MEATS AND Stamps— E2, F2, 02, H2, J2, now valid, expire June 30, K2, L2, M2, N2, P2, now valid, expire July 31. Q2, R2, S2, T2, U2, now valid, expire August 31. V2, W2, X2, Y2, Z2, now valid, expire Sept. 30. SUGAR: Sugar Stamp No. 33, good for 5 pounds, expires August 31. SHOES: Airplane Stamps No. 1. Remember — You Always Save At... GALLANT-BELK COMPANY PALMOLIVE Bath, 2 For 19c Reg., 3 For 18c SUPER SUDS :e., 23c OCTAGON POWDER Lge., 6 For 24c OCTAGON SOAP 6 For 24c OCTAGON CLEANSER 3 For 10c OCTAGON GRANULATED 2 For 15c OCTAGON TOILET SOAP 5 For 20c OCTAGON FLAKES 3 For 25c HONEYSUCKLE SOAP 5 For 20c GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. No. 2, No. 3 now good. FUEL OIL: Periods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, valid for 10 gallons each. GASOLfNfe:' A-10 coupons valid thru Sept. 21. Each car owner must write his license number and state on each gas coupon as soon as it is issued him. Mileage ra tioning record must be presented when applying for all passenger car gasoline rations. Make ration application by mail —save time and effort. Farm Slaughterers Face Disap pointment Many farmers in South Carolina who have slaughtered meat to sell in previous years have so far fail ed to register for new slaughter ing permits now required by OPA, District Director E. H. Talbert said in Columbia yesterday. The dead line for registration is June 30. Farmers who have not applied to the Local War Price and Ra tioning Board for permits by that time will not be allowed to slaugh ter any meat for sale,, nor have such meat slaughtered for them for sale, Mr. Talbejrt explained. Any resident farmer who sold or transferred no meat, or not more than 400 pounds, during the 1944 base period may secure a permit to slaughter and sell up to 400 pounds during the next year. Those who slaughter for sale or transfer more than 400 pounds but less than 6,000 pounds will be giv en a quota based on last year’s record. Furlough Gas Limit Raised Servicemen with furloughs of more than 30 days are now eligi ble for additional gasoline, ac cording to recent OPA decisions. Such gasoline will still be issued on the basis of one gallon a day, said the Columbia District Office, but the former 30-gallon limit has been lifted for the benefit of re leased American prisoners of war who get leave or temporary duty assignments for sixty days in this country, and for servicemen re turning from overseas with more than 30 days’ leave. To secure these gasoline rations the serviceman merely needs to show his furlough papers and the mileage rationing record of the car he intends using, when ap plying at his local board, OPA ex plained. Servicemen on terminal leave are also eligible for furlough gas oline at the rate of one gallon a day, OPA added, but" the limit o 30 gallons still stands in such cases. Several days ago, the agency an nounced the granting of addition al gasoline sations for transport ing wounded servicemen from hos pitals to places of entertainment and return, since such outside ac tivities have proved of great value in their fight for recovery. Business Hamstrung? No! — Says Bowles A slap at those who complain that OPA’s price policies have prevented big business from mak ing a profit was a set of figures recently compiled by .the Depart ment of Commerce, and released by Chester Bowles, top man of OPA. The result of a study including over one thousand corporations, the figures show that profits in 1943 and 1944 were far above pre war levels. Even after the pay ment of higher wartime taxes, Bowles revealed, earnings of the corporations were double what they were in 1939. Earnings reported for the first quarter of 1945 are continuing at an extremely high level, Mr. Bowles added. New Tires For Some Farmers Farmers who have converted passenger cars to farm use are eligible for new tires, if farm-im plement tires cannot be used, and no suitable tires are available, OPA District Director E. H. Talbert in Columbia said today. Examples given were “peach flats” and similar converted ve hicles, which Mr. Talbert said are essential in maintaining our peak food production. More “Long Handles” In Near Fu ture The recently announced OPA- WPB program to step up produc tion of men’s and boys’ heavy weight knitted underwear should bear results in plenty of time for this coming winter’s wearing. Dis trict Director E. H. Talbert said this week. Designed to achieve production in the July-September quarter e- qual to the same quarter’s pro duction in 1943, the plan provides for weekly reports by manufactur ers of current production figures, with monthly production goals set by WPB. Shoes Get Another Ration Holiday Approximately four and a half million rationed shoes will be sold without stamps during a three week “odd lot” sale in July, OPA officials in Columbia predicted to day. The “ration holiday”, extending from July 9 through July 28, al lows dealers to sell certain odds and ends and broken sizes, which accumulate after every selling sea son, without requiring ration stamps. Such odd-lot shoes must be sold at prices at least 25 per cent under June 1, 1945, price, ac cording to OPA. “With our national supply of shoes in such a critical condition, we cannot afford to have wearable footwear gathering dust on deal ers’ shelves,” District Director E. H. Talbert explained. “This ra tion-free sale affords a chance to get these shoes where they’re most needed—on the feet of Ameri cans.” He estimated the release would include about 1,400,000 men’s shoes and approximately 3,100,000 wom en’s shoes. No children’s shoes are included because normal sales have been so great that no sur plus has accumulated, he said. X Increased Consump tion Of Peaches Is Necessary To Prevent Partial Waste Of Bumper Crop Increased consumption of peaches by housewives and com mercial users alike will be neces sary during the next few weeks to prevent partial waste of this year’s bumper crop, R. E. Robb, cf Columbia, district representative of the War Food Administration’s (CCC) Office of Supply, said this week. The Bureau of Agricultural Ec onomics crop report for June in dicated the present crop will be the largest on record. South Car olina’s estimated production of approximately 5,632,000 bushels is more than double the 2,460,000 bushels produced in this state last year, according to Mr. Frank O. Black, State Statistician. Robb urged all housewives in reach of community canneries to take full advantage of such facil ities to conserve peaches. He pointed out that, in view of lim ited sugar supplies and the scar city of commercially canned fruits and vegetables, home canners might well consider canning a supply of peaches without sugar. These, he said, can be used when sugar supplies increase or when the family quota has lasted a lit tle longer than usual. /? Don’t Gamble! Have extra KEYS Duplicated While-U-Wait 2 for 35c Guaranteed to fit or money refunded. Ben Franklin Stores McCormick, S. C. By ELLIOTT PINE Professional athletes reach their peak between the ages of 27 and 24. according to a study made by Prof. Harvey Lehman of Ohio U. He in vestigated the records of more than 10.000 star performers in many sports to reach Ibis' conclusion. Baseball players ar£ at their best around 28; football men: at 26. Ban tamweight boxers fight; best at 25. while heavies attain their top at 29. Golfers, as might be guessed, ar^ a little older when in top form, but not much, than other athletes. Ama teurs hit the peak at 29. profes sionals at 32. The oldest group are the billiard players, who average over 34 years, slightly more than the bowlers. Tennis and hockev stars are at their height at 27. King Janies IV of Scotland out lawed golf playing in 1491. largelv because it took men's minds off the practice of archery, a really prac tical game in those days. . . . Soon afterwards, however, the king tried his hand at the game, and liked it. so he changed his mind, and the law too. The winner of the Ken tucky Derby, Hoop Jr., was bred near Montgomery, Ala. Hank Greenberg, formerly a star on the Detroit Tigers, has been discharged from the army. He was naid $55.- 000 in his last season. 1940. Twice. 1935 and 1940. he had been chosen “most valuable player in the Amer ican League.” Pepper Martin, former fire brand of the St. Louis Cardinals and now manager of the San Diego club, has violated base ball tradition by picking his own ; team to win the coast pennant. Larry Hoff, Richmond, Calif., high school track star, is still undefeated in hurdling, broad jumning and relay racing after participating in 10 meets. , An other hurdler attracting atten tion is George Walker of Illi nois U.. who ran and leaned the 220 yard low hurdles in 23.4 sec onds, best time in 10 years. Al Lopez is passing the all-time catching record set by Gabby Hart nett. . . . Gabby caught 1,793 gamer: in his plaving life. . . . Lope* reached 1.770 early in June. . . The only difference is that Hartnete did all his work on one team, tL~ Cubs, while Lopez has been er» three, the Dodgers, Braves and P;- rates. The American league mars* was set by Ray Schalk of the White- Sox. with 1,721 games. Promoters of the 500 mile aufe race at Indianapolis, an annun: Decoration Day feature for manx years, are hoping to resume the grind in 1946 if the war is all over. The first 18 hole golf course in thi United States was constructed a* Belmont, 111., in 1893. Previousi.*, largest course was 12 holes. The game had been introduced into th» U. S. only five years earlier. Hollywood Theatre Best Entertainment Week After Week McCormick, S. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH Free admission for everyone wh> has bought a War Bond since th? Seventh War Loan started. PAUL MUNI in “COUNTER ATTACK” FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH One show only, starts at 8 o’clock “THE NATIONAL BARN DANCE” If You Suffer From Arthritis And Rheumatism You can now do something about it the new medicine, D. M. C. COMPOUND No. 49, has brought relief to hundreds of suf ferers. We know of no other preparation on the market so effective in relieving the pain of Rheumatism, and Arthritis and you take no risk in trying this won derful medicine as reuslts are guaranteed os money refunded. Price—$3.00. For Sale By PEOPLES DRUG STORE AdV. SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH Show starts at 2 o’clock and runs continuously JOHNNY MACK BROWN in “TRIGGER LAW” Also: RAIDERS OF GHOST CITY LATE SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT 10:30 “I LOVE A MYSTERY” MONDAY AND TUESDAY JULY 2ND and 3RD “TILL WE MEET AGAIN” Also: NEWS OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD MATINEE 3:30 P. M. Adults 3T: “A WAC, A WAVE, A MARINE” Also: Serial — BLACK ARROW READ THE AD$ Along With the Newt ADMISSION: Adults, 30 cents. Children up to 12, 12 cents; Chil dren 12 to 15, 18 cents, including tax. ADS For SALE IN OUR NEXT ISSUE