Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1946 Smokey Says: \ MUeWs.HUBBA- FIRE 1 PREVENTION AIN'T 5UCH A BAO JO»—BEFORE YOU LEAVE .Picnic ground be sure) your campfire is out/// 1^7 One smoldering camp or warm ing fire can destroy a forest. Thou sands of acres of woodland have been ravaged by fires which people thought were dead. Be sure your Are is out. June Farm Calendar y. Hy ELLIOTT PINE NWNS Sports Writer. Leadership in professional golf 5s now divided between Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan. Until Hogan returned from the army Nelson had things all his own way. Now Hogan has captured the Colonial Nation al Invitatibn golf tournament at Fort Worth. Sammy Snead is not quite in the class of these two but is near enough to be. a threat if either Ben Hogan of them relaxes a bit. Hogan is a little man, weighing only 135 pounds. He hails from Texas, as does Nelson. Few baseball rookies want to be catchers . . . they want to be out where the crowd can see them make spectacu lar plays. Catchers, never theless, are probably the best off in the long run. They ^ have a longer playing life. . . . Salary is always good, and when retirement comes, • there is nearly always a 1 coaching or minor league managerial job open. Pop Loveridge, veteran boxing trainer who has recently re turned from a USO tour, says Henry Jones, heavyweight champion of the Allied forces, is closer to world title form now than Gene Tunney was after the First World war. Thirteen mem bers of Notre Dame's baseball squad hope to become profes sionals. George Eamshaw, now s full commander, expects to remain in the navy, the former White Sox and Athletics right ^Jbander asked to be transferrea to Tegular service. On Angnst 10 comes the third szmual All-American baseball ffunc between eastern and west era high school boys . . . the Came will be played at the Cuh* Wrigley field in Chicago. Honu? Wagner will manage the eastern representatives and Ty Cobb the western. The game will b/. broacast over the ABC network. Nathan Dorfman, an English man who claims to have woo $000 ,000 with his betting system «t British tracks, is in the Unit ed States to try his luck. Ho concentrates on long shots. WANT ADV. In the market for timber land any size tract. See me before you sell. Harry Ream, McCormick, S C!. WANTED IMMEDIATELY — At tendants, white and Negro, men r.nd women, South Carolina State Hospital, Columbia. Write super intendent for application blank or apply in person any week day be tween 9 and 5. EARN AND LEARN — Excellent educational advantages offered in school of nursing to young white women holding accredited high school certificates. Apply super- itendent of nurses. South Caro- lida State Hospital, Columbia. FOR SALE — Philco Electric Table Model Radio. T. D. Miner, Plum Branch, S. C. Nice Jersey cow for sale just in. Second calf. B. N. Robertson, Plum Branch, S. C. Brief reminders by County A- gent M. A. Bouknight for busy farmers suggest much important farm work for early summer. Agronomy Plant velvet beans and grain sorghum on stubble land in June, for an abundance of cattle feed next November and December. Plant grain sorghum in late Tune and early July to harvest for grain nexi October. Produce f:od and feed, conserve and increase soil fertility, and add to nitrogen by planting stubble and corn middles to summer leg umes. If nitrogen fertilizers can be ob tained, side-dress corn liberally, cultivate shallow, and stop culti vation when corn is waste high. Use the mower on pastures and lespedeza fields to control weeds. Horticulture Apply quickly available nitrogen to garden crops if not growing well. Cultivate crops shallowly but frequently to save moisture. Mulch tomato plants heavily with straw or leaves to hold moisture and prolong fruiting season. Pack vegetables and fruits in the right kind of attractive package and get better prices. » Plant a few tomato seed for late crop. Make plans now to have plenty of collards, turnips, and “greens this fall and winter. Insects and Diseases Get the boll weevil early with presquare poison. Shell and treat peanut seed. Ask farm cr home agents for Circular 284, DDT — Farm and Home Uses. Spray or dust beans with derris or cryolite to control Mexican bean beetles. Avoid planting main crop of corn late to prevent “shatter worm” damage. Spray or dust peaches to con trol brown rot and curculio. Transfer and requeen bees. Agricultural Engineering Check mowers for needed re pairs. Remove and store binder and combine canvas after grain har vest; cover all bright parts of machine with grease or rust-pre vention compounds to prevent rusting. Be sure grgin is thorqughly ripe before combining it. Investigate possibilities of gar den irrigation from wells or small streams, using pumps or gravity flow. a Early Summer Notes About Livestock ADS For SALE IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Proper attention to livestock in June is particularly important, says County Agent M. A. Bouk night, giving brief suggestions to guide farmers. Animal Husbandry Keep hogs on green grazing. Graze soybeans when 10 to 12 inches high. Creep-feed calves intended for fall market. Market spring lambs at 70 to 80 pounds. Change livestock from one pasture to another to control parasites. Mow permanent pastures to de stroy weeds and give grass a chance. - Provide shade and fresh water for all livestock. Cull nonbreeders and inferior individuals. Make full use of pastures and save expensive feeds. Dairying Control flies by keeping all manure spread on the fields and by spraying with DDT. Cool milk and cream immedi ately after milking to control bac terial growth. Plant sufficient summer hay crops on grain stubble to insure an ample supply for next winter. Mow pastures often enough to xeep down obnoxious weeds. Sow at least one-half acre per milking cow in Pearl Millet or Sudan grass on a rich plot close to the barn to graze or to cut and feed green when pastures are dry and short. Keep abundant supply of fresh water before cows. Poultry Keep pullets on clean range dur ing summer Tnonths. Provide a range supplying an a- bundace of green feed. Do not push pullets into egg [production; feed a low-protein ra- ' . .V. r >. , • ■>£ ^ •• * \ ‘ •'•v* • » •> :• ■■ ’ V * ■ . • •-> -x. ' . • " r- . ‘-x tfsim# ■ ' v- ' % 3 . . . {• . m - : ' ■ » ^ v * V • • g * ‘ 6 . vl ' . * . > ' nmni- ' -- . Mm titta i J. A., a r o 5 •, ~ 5 " .'Ar x-Sic ,;••• zmm i > i» m , .*■* ' ,< vial i A’ i ^ V ” ' > V A. i, l.r 1 l i-!1 { , AUTO GOLDEN JUBILEE . . . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford rode again in the car that Ford first drove on the streets of Detroit on June 4, 1896. He was honored as an automotive pioneer during the Automotive Golden Jubilee recently held at Detroit. m xiw: ... mwmmM mm m--: :'y .'x-:- wmm: fip FISHING TOURNAMENT QUEEN . . . Miss Celieu Stratton, 19, queen of Florida’s third annual St. Johns County Fishing tournament, is hanging her fish net robe up to dry. The na tion’s oldest city, St. Augustine, Fla., will continue the tourna ment until October 1. The crown is made of fish hooks and the necklace of bobbers. • • • : JAPS FIFTH CABINET . . . Shigeru Yoshida, left, with Baron Kijuro Sfiidehara, retiring premier, center, and Kanehiki Yam amoto, head of co-operative party, as Yoshida formed an ad ministration by coalition. Yoshida heads the fifth cabinet sine# Japan’s surrender. , ■ t . Moved to Our New Location Complete line of Food Store and Market Equipment. * Also Industrial Scales in any capacity. Repair work on any type of scale. TOLEDO SCALE AUGUSTA CO. No Springs Honest Weight 1559 Walton Way, Phone 3-3559 AUGUSTA _ GEORGIA mrs rights P-47 will cm GENTLE RELIEF TO IRRITATED STOMACHS \ \ \ a m M \ A MEDICINE F(TR MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN PEOPLE’S DRUG STORE McCORMICK. S. C. FOR SALE tion made up mostly of grain. Watch the birds for lice infes tation and examine the sleeping quarters occasionally for mites. Vaccinate the pullets when three to four months old to pre vent chicken pox or sorehead. Turkeys Vaccinate poults for fowl pox as hey are moved to range. Put poults on abundant green- crowing range to reduce feed con sumption. Keep range turkeys on the move; start at bottom of hill, move uphill. Keep poults away from pools of water and wet spots. Place feeders and waterers on wide wire platforms. -X- one at Anderson that went to Dillard Watson, a local farmer. FHA and JHA youngsters account ed for the balance, except a half dozen shown by adult farmers. “The number, size, and quality of the beef cattle herds over the state is growing just as rapidly as we build real pastures with lime, fertilizers, and proper man agement,” states Extension Direc tor D. V/. Watkins. Youngsters all over the state are now looking for calves to feed out for next spring’s shows. Breeders are asked by Dan Lewis, state 4-H club agent, to make some of their best feeders available for these boys and girls. County agents and agricultural teachers would like to know where available calves are. As thig work grows, we are approaching the time when pub lic eating places will not have tc advertise “Kansas City Steaks” Clemson, June 1.—The fir A fat w hen they mean the best. Maybe stock show ever held in South b e “4_h Steaks”, or some- Carolina was at Florence in 1938. j j lin g 0 f the like, that will pro- The past spring there were seven' the best in beef that is now regional ones in the state. These being produced in growing volume were at Anderson, Fountain Inn, j n south Carolina. Columbia, Orangeburg, Ehihardt, McCormick county had one 4-H Walterboro, and Florence. There s t eer a t the Augusta show. It was were also a number of community exhibited by Billy Parker. and county fat stock shows. ^ There were 965 fine halter cat- U shown and sold at these ex- Doubling the time employed per libitions. The 4-H clubsters ac- person in productive work more counted for 613 — winning all than doubles the income per per- .a. d championships except the son. Fat Stock Shows Point The T/av South Carolina, U. S. Certified Pullorum Passed, Rhode Island Red Chicks. Hatched from a Certified Flock under rules of the S. C. Poultry Improvement Association. Our cockerals are sons of. hens that have laid 300 or more eggs per year and are mated to pullets from a Certified Flock. This strain is a very quick developer and livability is excellent. 15c each up to 100 $14.50 per 100 * Available May 22 and every week after this. L. D. BLAKE De la Howe McCormick, S. C. Westinghouse Refrigerators, Maytag Washing Machines Now on display. J. S. STROM McCormick, S. G due to x MALARIA? Malarial Symptoms. SAFE-QBICK-SBRE Caution Ubc om\ uirecici 66 ' ' V.x CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTR IT TON STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. BY J. W. Corley, PROBATE, JUDGE; WHEREAS. Mrs. Rena L. Brad ley made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of A. H. Latimer; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singu lar the Kindred and Creditors of the said A. H. Latimer, deceased, that they be and appear before ♦no in the Court of Probate, to be held at McCormick on the 10th day of June, Next, after publica tion hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admini stration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand, this they have, why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. J. W. CORLEY. Probate Judge.