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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946 Weekly Roundup Of OPA Price News Sizg&r Stamp No. 39, good for 5 lbs, expires April 30. • A Spare Stamp No. 9, good for 5 It s. of sugar for CANNING expires October 31, 1946. No Forms Needed For Canning This year's home canners will not have to fill. out application forms for canning rugar, OPA Dis trict Director E. H. Talbert re minded South CaroliJte house wives today. OPA Distent Offices, which now handle sugar rationing. make formal application for can ning sugar, as was formerly the <:ase, he said.- Canning sugar this season will! be obtained through use of spare stamps contained either in Ration Book Four or on the sugar ration! sheet now being issued in lieu ofj a complete ration book, according] to the OPA annoucement. First spare stamp to be used for] canning sugar is No. 9 which be-j came valid Monday . for five! pounds and remains good through] October 31, Mr. Talbert pointed] out. This and another stamp tc be validated soiaetlme in June or] July will provide thte year’s allo-j cation for home canning sugar, he W omen , s The Great Semi-Annual Event at J. B. WHITE’S ore not equipped to process the said. millions of requests that would re*- •£ult if users were required to ‘Our national sugar supply - is still extremely tight, with no signs ^_T HOW T0 WIN "H 040 * and Author INFLUENCE PEOPLED MANY SIDES OF LIFE j O NE of the most completely exploded ideas in all the | world is the concept that there can be “perpetual mo- ‘ tion.’* .The United States patent office knows how foolish ‘ this is; it knew even as far back as 1813 when it got up a ( humorous form-lettqr to send to people who 1 thought they had discovered the trick. This is what it said: “Perpetual motion is considered a per petual notion, and ought not to be attempted until the sun rises in the West.” But this does not keep people from apply ing, for the office mails out, on an average, six form letters a week refusing patents on per petual motion devices. And this has been gen ing on for more than a hundred years. The department feels pretty discouraged about it. D. CARNEGIE l I’ve been reading an interesting book called “How to Make People Like You,” by my friend, Dr. Donald A. Laird; Here are six of his good rules: 1. Keep your promises. < 2. Lend a helping hand. 3. Don’t boss others. 4. Be truthful. 5. Don’t ridicule your acquaintances. 6. Keep your conversation clean. While reading these rules, have you found one that you ddn’t believe in? And what is a thousand times ' more important—do you practice them? ; • • The late William H. Wdodin, secretary of the treasury ; under Franklin D. Roosevelt, said in “The Etude” that the vibrations of fine music put a mysterious initiative and res olution into the average person. Good music makes one • feel that after all things may be better than they seem. \ Every great military leader has used music to give cour age to soldiers in time of war, and to stimulate men in ; times of peril. Let’s listen to more good music. Prerittiood 3Y MRS. CATHERINE CONRAD EDWARDS Associate Editor, Patents' Magazine » l MAKE B1BTHDAE PAfclV BEAL EVENT W B THINK every child should have a birthday petty each year from his feurth birthday on. Try to make them sufficiently different so they'll stand out in memory es **the year Aunt Lucy gave me a surprise party,” or the year your Isirthday dinner turned out to be e slumber party, or the year you had a picnic at grandmoth er's farm, or the time you had a "cooking party*' and you and your guests prepared the dinner, unimportant as a single party may seam to busy adults, one’s 'first 10 birthday celebrations make up a large part of one’s luppy childhood memories. It Is best that young guests he nearly the same age, but far party purposes, children ap to teen-sgors may be di vided Into two categories: those from 7 to 12, and those under 7. This doesn't moan that the oldest and the youngest in oaeh group will have the same tastes but It eaa bo managed, provided you have games and activi ties that ell will enjoy. In elthor ease, It's wise to limit the number of guests to 8 or 19 at the very most. Xf your youngsters are old enough, encourage them to help with the party planning. Invita tions can be simple and yet orig inal and fun to make. Send the levitations to the children, not their parents, as every child to receive mail. Dec- tions can be simple, too. Pa- iper tablecloths and napkins give la festive touch to the party table it's wonderful to be able to lead it’s wonderful to be able to restless waiting ror me: I ami “)r~ -’w* jjUJsLjlm&i— rying about washing 1 You'll want delicious and interesting food and that you can have, too, without putting a great deal of time and effort into the prepara tion. For both pre-school and school-age children, why not serve an early supper of soup, creamed cheese or peanut butter sandwiches and vegetable strips, milk, finished off with ice cream ahd little tarts, or cupcakes with pink icing? If you prefer party refreshments only, chocolate milk or cocoa and a serving of moulded gelatin or fruit sherbet with figure cookies are always welcome treats. As for entertainment, have a definite plan In mind be fore the guests arrive. Party games are mnch the same as when you were young, but if you can't recall them, librar ies and stationery stores aro stacked with books on just that subject. Active games should alternate with quieter ones, of course. The latter Include pussies, soap bubble blowing contests and guess ing games. If your house is small, enter tainment in which youngsters watch rather than participate will solve your space problems. Perhaps you have a friend who is an amateur magician, or if you have movie equipment or can rent it, you can show some cartoons and animal films, both of which are popular with chil dren. Telling stories and playing records are best for the time after refreshments have been served and the children grow restless waiting for their moth- 3 Great Days beginning FRIDAY March 22nd The Augusta store your parents and grandparents knew and loved to shop in! 3 great floors each a full city block long, and another floor now under con struction. Come, see the GREATER J. B. WHITE’S get underway! Again the women of the J. B. White store present their famous WOMEN'S DAY EVENT. Plan now to spend at least one day shopping at White's on Friday, Saturday, o r Monday ’ March 22, 23, 25. Bsf|f for now for Easter! Only J. B. White’s could bring you so ImicTS to choose from* at such low, low prices! Everybody knows that “Quality Costs Less at WfeiteV'* J. B. WHITE & Co. i . IN AVGUSTA! of immediate improvement,” Mr. Talbert said. “It is still uncertain how much of the Cuban sugar crop will be available to us; and this, along with the requirements of war-stricken areas, makes it impossible to be very optimistic a- bout the outlook,on sugar,” he ex plained. Those who customarily sell home-canned fruit butters, jams, jellies and other foods, however, may file an application with thj Columbia District OPA Office for the necessary canning sugar, Mr. Talbert said. The amount granted will be either the amount request ed, or the total used by the family for this purpose in 1945, whichever amount is smaller. Mr. Talbert added that the previous limitation of a total issuance of 250 pounds to a family unit will still apply. A record of the amount and kind of foods put up with this sugar must be kept by persons doing home canning for sale, he said. The use of spare stamps for canning sugar makes no change in the regular consumer sugar ra tions, which remain at five pounds for each four-month period, Mr. Talbert said. The next regular stamp becomes valid on May 1. “The critical state of our sugar supply makes it necessary for ev ery housewife to budget her use of sugar carefully,” Mr. Talbert said, and appealed to homemakers to see that their canning sugar is used only for the purpose for which it is intended. Price Controls Lifted On Croup Of Items— Lifting of price contr Is on pianos and other musical iiiitru- ments, a variety of sports ioth* ing, and some kitchen items has been announced by OPA. At the same time, OPA announced th. t phonograph records and all types of electric lamp bulbs have been suspended from price control. On these, price controls are susoend°d rather than exempted, the district office explained, so that if un warranted price increases result, controls may be re-established im mediately. Chairman, A. C. A. included in the exemption order, to the crop, the agency said, since they are not classified as musical instru ments. Kitchen items exempted from price control, the district office in Columbia pointed out, are those selling to consumers for 30c or less, to dealers for 20c or less, and to jobbers for 15c or less. Flour Ceilings Remain The Same— The recent change in the mill ing of flour, in compliance with War Food Order No. 144, has brought no change in the ceiling price of flour, OPA District Direc tor E. H. Talbert, said today in Columbia. 1 The new flour now coming onto the market complies with all the requirements stipulated in OPA’s pricing regulations for straight flours, and no changes in price ceilings are necessary, he pointed out. H. M. Freeland, McCormick County “Ownership is in fact a steward-! ship. It implies such land tenure ’ and use as to enable the possessor! to develop his personality, mai tain a decent standard of living for his family, and fulfill social obligations. At the same time, the land steward has a duty to enrich the soil he tills and hand it down to future generations as a thank offering to God the Giver.” —From Man’s Relation to the Land. X Concrete Dairy Improvements i ' ** can help America , <v increase food production Crop Insurance Available All-risk cotton crop insurance is available to you on your 1946 cotton crop. This insurance is of fered by the Federal Crop Insur ance Corporation to all cotton farmers. The insurance contract. ?.mong other things, gives the farmer a choice of covering his crop up to 75 per cent of the av erage 3 r ield or uo to 50 per cent of the average yield of lint cotton. Your County AAA Committee is nmvi-Mnv con^nient means for you to get additional information cotton crop insurance either at the countv AAA Office, or bj' 'i n eirg one of the crop insurance ofronts pppointed by the County Committee. If you desire cotton crop in surance contract must be signed to your planting cotton or before April 10, 1946, whichever is the earlier date. We urge you to take advantage of the opportunity to insure your j Investment in a 1946 cotton crop and to assure yourself that you will have an income from “Agricultural cooperatives are as much a part of our America of free enterprise as any other form of business. The fundamental characteristic of a cooperative is that it is operated for the mutual! benefit of its members, not as stockholders but as patrons. Ad- j vantages to a member accrue pri marily through his patronage with! the association and not because of any financial investment he may have made.” — USDA Interbureau Committee. Hollywood Theatre McCormick, S. C. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARCH 15TH AND 16TH Showing Continuous From 1 P. M. Saturday EDDIE BRACKEN in “OUT OF THIS WORLD’’ A Musical That Is Tops The Department of Agriculture has urged greatly increased milk pro duction to meet the needs of the United Nations for dry milk, butter, cheese. Concrete improvements— such as a new milk house, cooling tank,dairy bamfioor,granary ^nanure pit or storage cellar—will help many farmers do a bigger production job. ^ Concrete improvements are fire- safe, sanitary, cost little to build, last tot generations. Concrete farm jobs require a minimum of scarce materials. It you need help, get in touch with your concrete contractor, or building material dealer. —m pinny postal and — ^ PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Hart Building, Atlanta S, Ga. PUaae send booklets checked below: □ "Dairy Farm Improvements of Concrete" with pictures, drawing* sad "bow to do it” information. Nemo other concrete improvements on which you went booklets. Name............... R. R. No F. O State BUY U. S SAVINGS BONDS SATURDAY LATE SHOW r 10 “ESCAPE IN THE DESERT ’ ADMISSION: Adults, 30 t i-nts; such Children, 12 cents. These prices Radios and phonographs are not crop regardless of possible disaster include federal tax. Frank Farmer says: “I’d rather see good farming in action any day than hear learned advice lec tures on good farming.’*