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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER X 8, 1945 unity to Those Who Served’ Offered Nunes And Stenogra phers Of This Community. Opportunity to “serve those who served” is offered "nurses and Stenographers of this community by the Veterans Administration, Mrs. Thelma L. Banks, U. S. Civil ^Service representative, pointed out today. A number of positions of both types must be filled immediately rhe said, in order to provide for the needs of returning servicemen and women. Stenographers with or without business experience will be given a few weeks’ specialized training in Veterans Administration work at the nearest facility, then trans ferred to Washington at govern ment expense. There they will find housing reserved in advance and friendly counsellors to assist them in adjusting to new sur roundings. ^ The facilities where preliminary training is provided are located in Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia; St. Petersburg and Lake City, Florida; Columbia, South Carolina; Mont gomery and Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Memphis, Nashville and Murfrees boro, Tennessee. Stepographers who wish to go d irectly to Washington may do so by providing their own transpor tation. Salaries for these posi tions with the present 48-hour week, are slightly over $47.50 a week * for experienced stenog raphers and $42.50 a week for the inexperienced, who need only pass the Civil Service test. Nearly 100 additional nurses must be secured during the month cf October for duty at Veterans Administration hospitals through- rut the United States. The salary for this position recently has been increased to approximately $3000 Annually for the 48-hour work week now in effect. At these hospitals, Mrs. Thelma L. Banks added, nurses will have the advantages of broadening clinical experience and the oppor tunity, to work with the most modern equipment. Nurses being released from military service and prospective graduates of nursing schools are. particularly urged to apply. ' ’ i Further information and appli cation blaidcsi may be obtained from Mrs. Trielma L. Banks at McCormick, S. O, State Fair To Be Held October 22-27 Columbia, S. C., Oct. 15.—The 76th State Fair, this year dedicat ed to celebrating America’s victory over the Axis, will be held here next week, Oct. 22-27, with the brightest prospects for a record fair since that fateful December day when Japan unleased the furies of war upon America. Un hampered this year by gas ra tioning and other war restrictions, fair officials have gone to great lengths to prepare the best dis play in many years for the thou sands who are expected to trek through the turnstiles. Many new features plus all the old ones will be on hand when the fair opens its gates for the week’s run. One innovation, which will be appreciated by everyone, in cluding the cows, will be the ab sence of flies, victims of a lethal dose of the miracle insecticide, DDT. All cattle barns and res taurants at the fair have been thoroughly sprayed with DDT in what is probably the first large scale demonstration in South Carolina. So the pesky insects will be few and far between. The United States Navy, which chased the Japs across the Pacific right up to Tokyo Bay, will make its first appearance at the fair with an exhibit. Incidentally, Navy Day, October 27, happens to be the closing day of the fair. Another new exhibit, first time in South Carolina, will be a Jap Zero plane. The plane is being exhibited by the Marine corps league for the Marine welfare *S=a ■* * • I *4* ^1 } / i I t/ewlow Places now/ SEARS ALLSTATE TRUCK TIRES 6.00x16 6-PLY 6.50x16—6-PLY 7.00x15—6-PLY 7.00x16—6-PLY 7.00x17—6-PLY 6.00x20—6-PLY 6,50x20 6-PLY 7.00x20—6-PLY ALLSTATE RAYON 7.66x16—S-PLY 7.50x20—10-PLY 22x6—10-PLY 6.25x20—10-PLY 10.00x20—12-PLY NON-RATIONED 7.50x20—10 PLY NON DIRECTIONAL MILITARY TREAD AUGUSTA, GEORGIA fund. Agriculture, South Carolina’s backbone, is well represented with exhibits by Clemson college, a Hereford show, a Guernsey show, a swine department, and depart ments for the various crops. Many farm communities are plan ning special exhibits of products of farm, garden and orchard. A model airplane contest and exhibit, so popular last year, will be held again this year. Prizes ranging from $3 to $35 are offered for the best models in each class, gas-powered, rubber-powered, built-up and solid scale models. For amusement, the fair has a- gain booked the World of Mirth shows for its midway and George Hamid’s spectacular “Fantasies of 1945” for the grandstand. On Saturday, the Hollywood Hell Drivers will preform their dare devil auto driving tricks. Special days wdll be observed as follows: Tuesday, Future Farmers Day, when all Future Farmers will be admitted free upon payment of the ten cents federal tax; Wed nesday, 4-H Club Day, when al 1 4-H Club members will be ad mitted free upon payment of the tax; Thursday, College and Foot ball Day; Friday, School Day when all school children will be admitted free upon payment of the 10c federal tax; Saturday will be dubbed “Thrill Day.” Cotton Report As Of October 1, 1J15 A rainy September r'^vced South Carolina cotton pr<~ "ect" and production is now foreo^t at 635,000 bales of 500 pounds '’ross weight from conditions on Octo ber 1, according to report i sued October 10th by Frank O. Hlack agricultural statistician, Columbia This is 35,000 bales or 5 per cent less than prospects a month ago and 85,000 bales or 12 per cent be low the indication of 720,000 bales on August 1. The adverse weather also has damaged the grade of both lint and seed with consider able reduction in value of these products. A crop of 635,000 bales would be the third smallest since 1892, com paring with the short crops of 406,000 bales in 1941; 492,000 in 1922 and the relatively good crop of 864,000 bales last year. The indicated yield is 301 pounds per acre which compares with the record yield of 384 pounds last year and the ten year average of 280 pounds per acre. The Bureau of the Census re ports 161,000 running bales ginned in the State to October 1, or about 26 per cent of the prospective crop, which is the slowest ginning since 1929 when only 19.5 per cent of the crop was ginned to October 1. Compared with last year the crop is shortest in the Pee Dee river section and poor to fair only in much of the south. Prospects are better in the upper half of the State, ranging from fair to good for most of that section. A 1945 cotton crop for the U- nitcd States of 9.779,000 bales of 500 prounds gross weight is fore cast by the Crop Reporting Board, based upon information as of Oc tober 1. This is a decrease of 247,000 bales or 2.5 per cent below the forecast as of September 1 and compares with 12,230,000 ^baTTs produced in 1944 and the ten (1934-43) year average of 12,293,- 000 bales. Lint yield per acre for he United States, computed at 260.7 pounds, is 32.8 pounds below last year’s record yield but 29.7 pounds above the 10-year (1934- 43) average. In the Carolinas, continued wet weather during September, to gether with the torrential rains which accompanied the mid month tropical hurricane, further reduced prospective production. Rotting of bolls and sprouting of seed in the burr was general in coastal areas of these States, while in Piedmont counties heavy foliage and lack of sunshine de layed opening. In the northern half of Georgia the crop outlook improved but this was more than offset by losses in southern coun ties. In Alabama, the crop outlook improved during last month. In Tennessee and Missouri, where the crop is unusually late, boll devel opment indicated a slight im provement in crop prospects. In Louisiana and Mississippi and cen tral and eastern Texas open bolls showed more weevil damage than had been anticipated, and indi cated production declined. In northwest Texas, hot, dry winds damaged late-planted cotton. Prospects in Arkansas show no change, but in Oklahoma dry, hot weather followed by rains of flood proportion damaged the crop very seriously. The crop is extremely late and the per cent ginned to date is near a record low. In the north ern half of the Cotton Belt plant growth is unusually large and foliage is heavy, delaying opening and increasing potential damage in case of early frost. No estimate of cottonseed pro duction will be made until Decem ber. However, if the ratio of lint to cottonseed is the same as the average for the past 5 years, pro duction of cottonseed would be 4,030,000 tons. The Bureau of the Census re ports that 2,176,023 running bales were ginned from the crop of 1945 prior to October 1, compared with 3,988,150 bales for 1944 and 5,749,745 bales for 1943. FOR SALE 1 1 4 Heads Mules, Mower, 1 Rake, Stalk Cutter; all kinds Farm Tools, Plows, Planters; 2,000 Bun dles Fodder, 5 Tons Hay, 250 Bushels of Corn; 1 Two-Horse Wagon. t. m. McKinney R. F. D. NO. 1 McCORMICK, s. C. FOR SALE 100 TURKEYS $1.00 will book your order for your Thanks giving Turkey. Place your order now, as government is asking for a large quota this season. See or write., t. m. McKinney R. F. D. NO. 1 McCORMICK, S. 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