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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1946 TOO BIT? e«t SLIMMER this i v ,, fHam candy way \\TSI Have a more alender. VS • graceful fiaure. No exer- x eiainjr. Nolaxativea. No drug*. With the aunple A YDS Vitamin Candy Reducing Plan you don’t cut out any meaU, potatoes, meats or fcMHM Ymi afanply cut them down. It’s easier delicious (vitamin fortified) meals. Absolutely harmless. » Goverment Needs Accountants, Auditors . by medical doctor*. Cut Bate Draff Store Tear Oat This Ad As A Reminder up to 12 The Federal government needs accountants and auditors for duty in the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Ten nessee and the U. S, Civil Service Commission, Atlanta, Georgia, an nounced examinations for proba- ticnal appointment today (July 2, 1946). Entrance salaries for these jobs ange from $3397.20 to $5905.20 a 'ear, for standard work week of Jorty heurs. Appointees must show that they have had progressively .—, g j>v ci and successful ac counting experience of from three to six years, of a scope and quali ty sufficient to demonstrate their ability to handle difficult techni cal accounting assignments com mensurate with the duties of the position. Appointees must be able to plan, direct, supervise, perform or report upon general or special ized accounting work which re quires thorough knowledge of fundamental theory and practice and will work under administra tive, general, or immediate super vision, with responsibilty appro priate to the grade of the position. Veterans will be given prefer ence as provided in the Veterans Preference Act of 1944. The age limits for these examinations (18 to 62) will be waived for persons entitled to veterans preference. How to apply—file application Forms 57 and 5001-ABC; also Pref erence Form 14 (for applicants claiming 10 points County Forest Fire Facilities « Are Constructed Columbia, June 30.—The State Commission of Forestry will ex tend organized forest protection to all woodland areas in the Statr beginning July 1, 1946, announced Charles H. Flory, State Forester. Heretofore, intensive control cf w . preference), f 0res t fi res h as been limited to with the Fifth U. S. Civil Service ^ogg areas where suitable legisla- Regional Office, Atlanta 3, Geor- ^i C . n provided funds to match gia. For additional information see state and Federal appropriations Examination Announcement No. ^ jqj* fire control work, 5-69 and the Commission s local j state-wide protection was au- secretary at most first- and sec- thorized by the passage of the ond-class post offices in the above south ^Carolina Fire Protection Act No. 183 on April 18, 1945. During 1945-46, intensive pro tection was given 7,554,306 acres of woodland in. 24 of the counties in the State. Intensive protection will be extended to the remaining 22 counties during the coming mentioned States, from whom ap plication forms may be obtained or the Commission’s Regional Of fice, Atlanta. X Need For Salvaged Kitchen Fats fis ™ 1 yea ^ . .. Thus, during the Columbia, July l.-s—The need for es ^ry will set into motion the first salvaged kitchen fats is just as State-wide forest fire control or- _ important now as during wartime ganization in the South. ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE I DONE BY EXPERTS If you can’t bring your welding to us, we will come to yoy. McGRATH MOTOR CO., % * CHEVROLET DEALER, McCORMICK, S. C. Westinghouse Refrigerators, • • Maytag Washing Machines Now oh display. S. STROM McCormick, S. C. CAN YOU BELAX AND ENJOY AN EVENING AFTER A BIG MEAL WITHOUT STOMACH DISTRESS 9 m ... IF NOT TRY even more so in view of the fact that soap manufacturers lack e- nough fats and oils to produce normal quantities of soap prod ucts, Mr, R. W. Hamilton, State Director, of the Production and Marketing Administration, said this week. “Extra pounds of used fat turned in will mean more soap on the grocery counter,” he pointed out. “Therefore, I urge every housewife, without exception, to continue collecting and turning in used kitchen fats. Skim soups and stews, scrape pans, render meat scraps, and employ any other practice that will enable you to turn in a larger amount of used fat.” Mr. Hamilton reminded house wives that salvaged fats should be put in a clean tin can and that, when the can is full, it should be taken to the meat dealer, who will pay four cents a pound for these kitchen fats. Remember,” he said, “that ev ery ounce of used fat is needed for he production of soap and other essential peacetime items. By tak ing your salvaged fats to the col lection point, you will be helping to produce soap and the other things you want.” In addition, Mr. Hamilton ex plained that, in order to help re lieve famine areas abroad, the President has asked the United States to export 365,000 tons of fats and oils to needy countries this year. “Therefore,” he declared, “in sharing with the hungry millions in famine areas, people must con tinue to be conservation-minded, not only in saving fats and oils, out also by eating less bread and by using more of the currently- abundant foods, such as potatoes.’ Local buyers are Dixie Home Stores and Bussey’s Market. WANT ADV. In the market for timber land any size tract. See me before you sell. Harry Ream, McCormick, S LOST—White gold wrist watci on streets of McCormick, with lame Iris engraved on back. Find- or, take to Dixie Store, and receive eward. Mrs. G. L. Sandifer, Troy S. C. WANT — 30 cords dry slabs oauled from near Buffalo Church o Troy; distance about eight niles over highway, L. M. Terrel Horne. Troy, S. C. * y P-47 m | MEDICI NV l B-R .ML i Of E : N‘i S*# PEOP ! ; STORE McCORMICK, s. & k* v, 4 £ WANT—Reliable colored man t' drive trucks and work at wood \nd coal yard. L. M. Terrell Horne. Troy, S. C. FOR SALE—Oats, at r bushel at my farm. H. T tian. R. 2. McCormick, S. FOR SALE — One vou" cow, second calf. J. W. Rt. 3. McCormick, S. C. per hris- - nilk jveless, FOR SALE—3-piece livii g room suit, like new. Mrs. B. W. Parks, McCormick, S. C. “Read ’Em and Reap” our ads season, the 1946-47 Commission of fire For- 4 The expansion of fire control activities to all woodland areas necessitated the construction of 31 new fire detection towers and 400 miles of telephone lines to supple ment existing improvements. These towers, with 112 existing State-owned, private and federal towers, except for a few secondary towers, will afford the detection coverage necessary to adequately protect all woodland areas in South Carolina during normal weather conditions. The telephone lines connect each of the towers with local exchanges and will complete the basic communica tions system for the entire State, except for necessary spur connec- .ions to headquarters of Uni: Rangers and Fire Wardens. Organizations for each of the 22 new fire control units will be or ganised and trained prior to nexv lire season. Improvements are Constructed Towersites were secured in areas which were blind to existing towers through the combined ef forts of personnel of the Commis sion of Forestry, the County Legis lative Delegation, the County For estry Board, ami interested citi- :ens. Many of the towersites were secured through donation by pub lic spirited citizens, others were purchased by the counties for use by tbe Forestry Commission. Towersites were selected on the basis of elevation above the sur rounding terrain. The average normal distance which can be seen from each of the towers is 8 to 10 miles. • Towers were purchased from Bethlehem Steel Corporation, who placed the lowest bid on prefabri cating the towers to conform with the Commission’s specifications. No new towers will be construct ed in the McCormick Unit. One U. S. Forest Service Tower is lo cated In McCormick County. Un der a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Forest Service, this tower, with tower§ in adjoining counties will afford complete nor mal protection to all woodland areas in the control unit. All construction, including both foundation and steel erection, was under the supervision of Fire Con trol Engineer J. R. McLees, of the Commission’s central office in Co lumbia. Actual construction of all of the 31 towers was done by one foundation crew and two steel crews, employed and trained by the Commission of Forestry, at a cost which was considerably less than contractors bids which were received. This represented a grea’ saving which can now be used for fire control equipment and organi zational work. The accompanying pictures show towers in various stages of con struction. First the foundations which are concrete reinforced with steel; second, a tower half-com pleted; and, third, the completed tower. Excavations were generally made through cooperation of th( County Supervisor. Foundations were laid usually in two days. Steel erection was completed in two to four days. One new telephone line which has been constructed in McCor mick County will connect Fores’. Service telephone lines in Edge- field County to the McCormick Exchange. These lines, used only for for est fire control, were constructed by the District Rangers and State- trained crews under the super vision of the Forestry Commis sions’ communications engineer, Horace Campbell. A considerable saving was also made in state construction of these lines over contractor’s bids, thus allowing increased purchase of fire fighting equipment for the new control units. These facilities, the detection towers and the communications system, tire basic requirements to adequate control of woods fires. The completion of the new facili ties now permit the organization of the unit to meet the fire pre suppression and controj problems within the unit. This next logical step in adequate protection is al ready planned and under way. “The progress made thus far in fire control under South Caro lina’s Statewide plan is entirely gratitying”, said State Forester Flory. “Plagued with materials shortages on every hand, we feel lhat we have been able to fulfill the plans set up for the first year to a very satisfying degree. The remainder of the State-wide plan deals with equipment, organiza tion and training. The purchase of equipment necessary to the control of woods fires and organi zational work is already under way. By October, which is the be ginning of our fall fire season, wc should be organized within each of the units to cope with problems relating to the prevention and control of fire. Assistance given us thus far by legislative delega tions, forestry boards and local citizens has been splendid.” ::<• X?.,--- & • i«£..