Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Civil Service v ' Placing Many ■, World War II Vets World War H veterans account ed tor 91 per cent of veteran placements in the U. S. Civil Ser vice fifth region during November, O. £. Myers, of Atlanta, regional director, disclosed today. Out of a Intel of 2712 placements in federal and military installa tions, 2482 were World War II servicemen and women. In addi tion, 12 widows or wives of dis abled veterans obtained positions. Veterans of World War I and other wars were placed in 204 po sitions, while Widows or wives of disabled veterans in this group tilled 14 jpbs. At present virtually all federal positions are restricted to vete rans, Mr.. Myers pointed out. Ex ceptions are made only when there is an insufficient number of available veterans — for instance, in many localities there is a short age of veteran applicants in typist and stenographic categories. The large number of veteran placements during November in dicates the success of the Civil Service Commission’s plan for ef fectuating the provisions of the Veterans Preference Act of 1944, he added. Hr, states the veteran place ments were: Florida, 1169; Georgia, 419; South Carolina, 338; Puerto Rico, 321; Tennessee, 302; Alabama, 163. Chief employers were the War and Navy Depart ments, accounting for more than 2000 of the positions. X Social Security Benefits In Area Up 30 Per Cent Twelve hundred and sixty-three monthly old-age and survivors in- jsurance benefits were in force at the end of 1945 in the area served by the Greenwood, S. C., office of Che Social Security Board, an in crease of 36 per cent over the number in force on December 31, 1944, Miss Martha Pressly, mana ger, said in a statement of the ac tivities of the office during the gmr. V In giving her estimates, which are subject to minor revision. Miss Pressly said that the increase over the year in benefits amounted to — I ■. M | , GOOD for KIDDIES up to 12 BUBBLES SEZ — • Now that those lovely nylons are on the way back, the trick Is finding soaps to wash ’em in! Best way to fix that is to keep turning in the USED FATS needed to help make soaps. Re member, where there’s fat. there’s soap. Keep saving yours I McCORMICK MESSENGER,' McCORMICK,' SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1946 Which is the UAW-CIO really after? Is it seeking facts—or new economic power? Does it want to know things—or run things? e These questions concern you as well as General Motors. i . For years the facts about General Motors have been made public. In spite of this, the UAW-CIO demands a, chance to look at our books, with the hint that we could meet Union demands “if the truth were really known.” ■ We have firmly declined to recognize this as a basis for bargaining: ✓ A ■ The Full Facts are Published ■ Something New Sii's boon A.tfced The obvious fact is that the >.T( ; !■».-.» itv right* under the law—and is reaching not iov m»!» rn-aj»ou but l«»r nerve power—not for a look at past figures, but for the power to sit in on forecasting and planning ike future. A “look at the books” is a clever catch phrase intended ns an opening wedge whereby Unions hope to pry their way into the whole field of management. It leads surely to the day when Union bosses, under threat of strike, will demand the right to tell what we can make, when we can make it, where we can make it, and how much we must charge you—n\\ with an eye on what labor can take out of the business, rather than on the value that goes into the product* How much General Motors takes in each year-how much it pays employes—how much it pays to stockholders—how much it pays in taxes—how much net profit we make—and many other facts are plainly stated in annual reports and quarterly reports. These are broadcast to 425,000 stockholders from coast to coast- sent to newspapers and libraries. Additional copies are free for the asking. 2. All Figures are Thoroughly Checked Every General Motors annual statement is audited by outside auditors. Similar figures are filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Does the UAW-CIO honestly believe that General Motors would or could deceive these experts? r ' 3 a Basis of Collective Bargaining Is DeVmed The Wagner Act lays down the rules for collective bargaining. *fhese cover such areas as rates of pay, hours of work, working conditions. . . ^ No mention is made of earnings, prices, sales volume, taxes and die like. These are recognized as the problems of management. a This Threatens All Business » If the Union can do this in the case of General Motors, it can do it to every business in this land of ours. Is this just imagination? Union spokesmen have said, “The Union has stated time after time that this issue is bigger than just an ordinary wage argument, that it is bigger than the Gorporation and bigger than the Union.** For Labor Unions to use the monopolistic power of their vast mem bership to extend the scope of wage negotiations to include more than wages, hours and working conditions is the first step toward handing the management of business over to the Union bosses. We therefore reject the idea of a “look at the books’* not because we have anything to hide but because the idea itself hides a threat to GM, to all business, and to you, the public. \ ' • ’ ' ' ! •; General Motors “MORE AND BETTER THINGS FOR MORE PEOPIE” 25 per cent. Approximately $182,000 in monthly benefits was av/arded during the year to men, women and children of this area, Miss Pressly said. The service area of the Green wood office includes Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood,, Laurens, mick, Newberry and Saluda coun ties. The number in the different classes of beneficiaries and the monthly benefit amounts received during the year were approxi mately as follows: Retired workers, aged 65 or over, 363, $6,894.90; wives, 65 or over, of retired workers, 76, $735.93; wid ows with young children, 170, $2,- 398.08; children of deceased or re tired workers, 600, $5,849.45; aged widows of workers, 47, $738.18. Miss Pressly said that a marked ncrease in the number of appli cants for old-age and survivors nsurance benefits following the end of the war had been antici pated. Many persons who have been eligible for benefits have de layed filing in order to help out in the war industries and other important tasks. Their retirement in increasing numbers is expected. “I should like to pass on a word of advice or caution to those per sons who are not forced by ad vancing age to retire, but who are beyond the age limit and are giv ing the question thoughtful con sideration,” Miss Pressly said. “It is; Call at the local office of the Social Security Board. It may be advantageous for you to file your claim at once. The people at the office can help you. They will do it gladly.” Miss Pressly added that all holders of social security account cards should guard them well. “People who have earn* ’ con siderable wage credits in covered employment during the w.t and who are now returning to house hold duties, to school, or t) other pursuits, may feel that the card is no longer of value to them, she said. “In many cases that will not be true. Many of these persons may return to covered employ ment in the near future, whether they now contemplate that action or not. The social security card identified the account to which all past wages earned by the worker in covered employment have been credited and to which future wages will be credited. It may represent an insurance policy to dependents of the wage earner in event of 'tragedy.” X Barnwell Farmers Get Top Les- pedeza Results Barnwell, Dec. 22.—J. T. Graves, Barnwell county farm agent of the Clemson Extension Service, reports some excellent results a- mong Barnwell county farmers with lespedeza. He cites several instances and points to the inter est stimulated by such successes. D. I. Hartzog of Hilda com bined 600 pounds of Kobe lespe deza seed per acre off of a 3-acre field and A. O. Bush of Ellenton section combined an equal amount from his 16-acre field. W. B. Powell of Williston cut at least one and one half tons of hay per acre from his lespedeza. All of the lespedeza followed good grain crops that were com bined in the spring. More and more interest is being shown in this crop as farmers are learning SALT FOR SWISS GOATS . . . Hikers near Davos, Switzerland, carry j salt in their pockets to trea. ...e goats that come to welcome them as they tour the countryside. - .. how to grow this crop. Very good success has been had wher^ les- pedezq was used for annual graz ing and in permanent pasture mixtures.