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McCORMICK MESSENGER.. ftitcCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA, THUR.WAV. PtOyEMBER: l«4fS m i ‘m. • J ' ' * , * . * * ^ * * ‘ McCormick School News GtMUnar School News Chopd Fro gram 'She fifth grade had charge of the chapel exercises on November ihe first and the following pro gram was given: * Grace Deason conducted the de votional and made the announce ments. Flay, A Lesson in Citizenship. Omracters: Instructor, Sara Will Talbert, Nels Olson, Buster Sanders, Patrick Riley, Virginia Leslie, Gino Maffiola, David Dillashaw George Westshire, Bobby Faulk ner, Sandy McLean, John Edwards, Marie L'Enfant, Katherine L. Dorn. Emogene Price, Georgia Britt, Marie Seigler. Sue Ellen Campbell and Dorothy Dillashaw sang the first verse of “America", after which each made a short talk on the meaning of some sentence or phrase of which the jferse was composed. Then the singing of the other three verses followed. A Game Between the first and last bell for the dismissal of school we sometimes play games. The fol lowing game has proved helpful hi promoting interest in deep breathing: AH the children draw as deep a "breath as they can and then the teacher chooses three pupils who ceem to have the best chest / ex pansion. These three go to one ride of the room. The rest then breathe and the three pupils pick out one who seems best to them. This goes on until all have been chosen or the last bell rings. Raymond Wideman, 5th Grade. Nature Chart .. Irl We are making a nature chart for November. This is the way we are making it. The pupils gather various things that are found. in November, such as seeds, vines, nuts, berries, acorns, different farm products and pretty colored leaves. Oh a large sheet of card board these things are arranged r-'d held in place with glue and WANT ADV. * * In the market for timber land size tract. See me before you Harry Ream, McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE — Three-piece living room suite, consisting of two rock ers and one Daveno bed, covered mKh leather; also one oak six-foot dining table. Also two and a half •or three tons of bright baled oat straw; at my home one mile east cf Plum Branch. W. Frank White. FOR SALE — Five eighUweeks dd Poland China and Duroc crossed pigs, at $10.00 each, at my home. Ralph E. Ridlehoover, R. 1, Plum Branch, S. C. i INSURANCE • _________________ i Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In* A eluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN. McCORMICK. S. C. Starts Relief in 6 Seconds .from All 6 usual > +L1C . COLD PRIPARATION f**TARLETS OR LIQUID Covfion: Take only at directed FOR SALE We have in stock for sale a good supply of Tires for Trucks and Automobiles, Bat teries and Seat Covers; also a good stock of Accessories. We have recently installed a new wheel balancing machine. Have your wheels checked. scotch tape. Katherine' Lott Dorn,' - 5th Grade. Globe of Berries and Moss Gather some green thick moss leaving about an inch of dirt with it in order that the moss may be kept fresh and green. Then line % goldfish globe with the moss putting the green part against the glass and dropping in differert colored berries with the moss. Several kinds of small green ferns are placed in the center. We placed our globe in a window where it can have sunshine to help make the fern grow. Bobby Faulkner, 5th Grade. On Monday of this week Mrs. Ted Harmon taught in the absence of Mrs. W. M. Talbert. High School The chapel program for Novem ber 4th was conducted by the seventh grade girls. Most of the program was on the subject of Armistice Day. The announcer was Nell White. The forty-seventh Psalm was read by Joan Bonnette. A national prayer was prayed by Dot Wall. Connie McAbee gave “The American's Creed'', by . Wil liam Tyler Page. Then all of the class pledged allegiance to the li nked States flag and sang “God Bless America.” The two last songs were novelty songs, “She’ll Be Coming Hound the Mountain” (with motions) and Miss Crawford played “That’s All” on the tonette. USO Drive At the regular assembly period last week, Rev. Mr. Boozer, the Methodist pastor, spoke to the student body. As publicity chair man of the USO for McCormick County, he explained to us the work of the organization and told hpw money for literature, enter tainment and the morale building of our t soldiers is needed and urged each; one of us to make a contri bution to the USO fund. Temperance Offering We are' gratified with credit able offering made to the temper ance drive by the high school stu dents last week. Exchange Fair Displays Both the Agricultural and the Home Economics Department en tered displays in the McCormick County exhibit at the Augusta Ex change Fair which was held last week. Miss Bell, our 4-H Club leader, had charge of the exhibit. Glee Club The High School Glee Club, un der the direction of Mrs. McGrath and Miss Crawford, has been or ganized. The members will meet for practice twice each week. Girls' 4-H Club The Girls’ 4-H Club met for the first time this year and elected of ficers as follows: President, Dot Brown, Vice President, Marion Freeland, Secretary and Treasurer, Frances Bodie. Plans for our club work were discussed, after which the program oh Citizenship was carried out. 4-H Club citizenship pledge by all members. Devotional led by Dot Wall. Others taking part on the pro gram were: Doris West, Betty Anne Camp bell, Frances Bodie, Joan Holliday, Nelle White. The citizenship prayer was given by Dot Brown. J. H. A.’s Meet The Junior Homemakers’ Asso ciation met October 31st in the auditorium The meeting was call ed to order by the Vice-president, Evelyn Wall. After singing “Follow the Gleam” the scripture was read by Sarah Shannon. Our program con sisted of the formal initiation of twelve new members. Following the program, finance, program and entertainment com mittees were appointed. Late Fall Important ' In Better Farming In field, orchard, and garden, there are important late' fall jobs essential toward better farming, says County Agent M. A. Bouk- night, who lists the following brief hints for special attention. Agronomy - -j. 1. Save zugheient seed for next year’s plantings. 2. Use a liberal amount of complete fertilizer un der small grains. 3. Sow enough wheat to assure a good supply for home use.. 4. Don’t leave cotton unprotected from weather. 5. Destroy at once any remaining cot ton stalks. 6. Start preparing compost piles. 7. Buy and apply limestone. 8. Keep all fields green with cover crops this winter, thereby saving plant food for next year’s crops, fl. Plant Dixie won der winter peas for home-made nitrogen. 10. Order fertilizer now. Horticulture 1. Prepare land now for setting fruit trees in November and De cember. 2. To prevent bleeding prune scuppernong-type grapes last of November and no later than January 1. 3. Make cuttings of bunch grapes and figs and set them out. 4. Set strawberry and raspberry plants during November and December. 5- Sow lettuce in coldframe for use in January and February. 6. Plan and prepare for the 1947 garden. Insects and Diseases 1. Disinfect seed of all small grain for disease control. 2. Avoid diseased sweet potato vines where selecting seed. . 3. Purchase ma terial for dormant orchard spray and overhaul spray equipment. 4. Fumigate weevil-infested grain where practical. 5. Plow under corn stubble, covering it deeply to con trol the southern cornstalk borer. 6. Plant oats on wireworm-infest- ed land and save velvet beans and crotalaria seed for interplanting. 7. Reduce entrance to beehives to two-inch space for the winter months, and feed bees where ne cessary. 8. Clean up and burn mummied Irish potatoes to pre vent worm damage next spring. Agricultural Engineering 1. See the county agent for plans of ratproof corn cribs, machinery sheds, and other types of farm buildings. 2. Check over farm machinery for needed repair parts, and order these parts now to pre- j vent delays next spring. 3. Store farm machinery after cleaning and greasing parts that may rust. X Farm Products Demand For ’47 May Be Lower WHAT ARE THE FACTS ABOUT THE TELEPHONE SITUATION? f- EMPTY PROMISES NEVER SERVE ANY GOOD PURPOSE. EVERY PER SON WHO IS WAITING FOR A TELEPHONE ALL THOSE WHO DESIRE AD DITIONAL TELEPHONE FACILITIES—jVND THOSE WHO ARE IMPATIENT OVER SERVICE DELAYS ARE ENTITLED TO KNOW THESE FACTS ABOUT THE SHORTAGES WHICH TELEPHONE COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY NOW FACE: 1. During the war, additional telephone equipment, telephones, cable, wire, poles, and other vital materials could not be obtained in adequate quantities because of .gov ernmental restrictions, which were necessary to conserve materials for war uses and to insure th^it our armed forces would be supplied with the communication equip ment they needed. Thus the war delayed, by several years, the normal expansion of facilities as well as the repair and replacement of existing facilities. 2. With the end of the war, use of the telephone for both local and long distance service was expected'to decrease, and the wartime demand for new telephones was expected to diminish., What has happaned has been exactly the qpposite. 3. Today, the telephone companies are staggering under the biggest traffic load in their history, and the number of unfilled applications for service is higher than ever - before. . j— ■ 4. Orders for needed equipment have been placed with the manufacturers and sup-’ pliers, who, as a result, are faced with an engineering and production problem - without parallel in the history of the Business. Because of shortages of material 1 and trained personnel, deliveries are uncertain. The indications are that it will take at least three years to balance production and demand, and for some items five years may be needed. 5. The shortages of materials have been further aggravated by numerous strikes in basic industries, with the result that one after another critical item has been in short supply, making our job of meeting service demands still more difficult. 6. Everybody knows how difficult it is to build a house, or buy an automobile, a pair of nylons or a white shirt. Telephone equipment, is just as hard to get, if not more so. - How soon this situation wir. improve nobody knows, but the indications are it will not be soon. THESE, THEN, ARE THE CONDITIONS WHICH WE, LIKE OTHER TELE PHONE COMPANIES, NOW FACE, AND OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO CON TROL. WE ARE MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO MEET SERVICE DEMANDS, BUT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS. IN THE MEANTIME/YOUR CONTINUED TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING WILL BE HELPFUL. South Carolina Continental Telephone Company Vi; Gin Notice FAULKNER TIRE & SUPPLY Main St., McCormick, S. C., Phone No. 1. L. - Clemson, Nov. 2.—The demand for farm products in 1947 is ex pected to continue strong, but good crops in 1947 may encounter some weakening in both foreign and domestic demands in the latter part of the year, says Dr. M. C. Rochester, Clemson extension agri cultural economist. The probable results of main taining a high level of production, with some weakening in demand during the last half of the year, are that the prices received by farmers for 1947 may average 10 to 20 per cent below the present level. With declining prices in the lat ter half of the year, the receipts from farm marketings in 1947 may average 5 to 10 per cent lower than in 1946. Farm production costs are expected to average higher next year. The results of a decline in the receipts from marketings and an increase in farm production costs may mean that the net in come realized by farmers will be as much as 15 per cent below *hat of 1946. For particular conr'-odi- ties, however, this situation nay not be true. Even if such reduction in and income as indicated re alized in 1947, the average f vear would not be consider" low level of income. In f~ the above situation devel"*^- average level of income f • year would be about as hi' any previous year un to IP'”' oeak of demand and the V’-hrst net income from fr" r ’i ^ ’ucts were probably reached in IP" 5 . With hieher wages, higher prices, and increased production, the national income is rising. It is evident, however, that produc tion along some lines is now in excess of normal requirements, and ices re- the s a . if the the as Th" After this week our gin days will be Friday and Saturday of each week until further notice. M. G. & J. J. DORN, INC., McCormick, S. Q. “A Louisvillian who became wealthy as a manufacturer bought a large farm apd lost so much money annually that income tax collectors said he wasn’t farming for profit but playing with a farm. ‘No,’ he said, T am farming seri- diftly; but when I began I was a victim of the error of supposing that it takes more brains to run a factory than to run a farm.”— From Louisville (Ky.) Times. X “Many farm families, in the best financial condition in history, are at the fork of the road. Wise in vestment of present funds offers an opportunity to provide consid erable financiaf security in the fu ture. Unsound use of present sav ings and current income will take agriculture ‘off the deep end’ a- gain.”—From U. S. Treasury cir cular mands may be met within a few months provided another wave of • industrial strikes does not occur, j If production reaches the point j that it must adjust itself to cur- ! rent requirements, some unem- j ployment is likely to develop, al- j though requirements in certa in j basic industries are such as to pro- J vide opportunities for a high level j of employment. It will not be possible to make promptly all the readjustments necessary to maintain this level of employment. Consequently, there is likely to be a period of business recession beginning sometime in Mie second quarter of 1947 cr later in the year. This will reduce the demand for agricultural raw ma terials and the purchasing power of consumers. Several months or even a year may be Required to make the readjustments and re- Westinghouse Refrigerators, Maytag Washing Machines Now on display. S. STROM ( McCormick, S. C. yOU WILL HEL YOUR BEST WHEN you TRy P-47 y P-47 A GENTLE LAXATIVE AND GASTRIC TONIC WILL CALM AND QUIET COMMON DIQESTIVE UPSETS PEOPLE’S DRUG STORE McCORMICK. S. C. turn to the present high level of | that the excess of accumulated de-1 employment. NQUR LETTER Mpy^ f\.V^ -FOR A ^