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/ / , Thursday, Februalry 23, 1928 flipi-’ McCORMICK MESSENGER, MeCGRMICK, South CaroTtn. Page Number Cream of the Tobacco Crop |g M% < ^Hoott Mon, Luckies . dinna hurt my throat or wind,” says Sir Harry Lauder, famous Scotch Comedian smoked Luckies for years andall this tinier vel>een active in my work which demands a dear Janice for singing and good wind for ^ dancing* *m & , ways a bra bricht moonlicht nicht ^mrithLuchies—Hoot, Mon, they -dinna hurt my wind dr Ihioai 9 * PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEDS M ^ssrs. W. K. Charles and J. A. Talbert attended the State Bar As sociation in Columbia last Thursday and Friday. Mr. Charles was elected societal y of the association fbr the present year. daughter, Mrs. Jamie Smith. -No Cough. 9S9B - * « -i * ' ’ ^ S Being modernly equipped and having a full line of parts, we are prepared to render the best of ser vice to Chevrolet owners in the way of putting your cars in first class order add aft reasonable prices. Our mechanics are experienced Chevrolet mcp. We do repair work on any make of cars, but specialize on Chervorlets, new and old models'. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call us when you need our services. McCORMICK CHEVROLET CO. Main Street McCormick, S. C. Messrs. Luther A,ndr2ws and E. P. Ecrtley, students of Furman Uni versity, Greeny Tie spent the week end 'With relatives here. Th* many friends of Mr. Walter Seigler of near McCormick will re- c,ret to learn of his illness since last Saturday. was a business visitor here Monday. ■ i Mr. Gordon Dawson of Greenville attended to business here Monday. N. G. Brown & Son take half of the last page of this paper to an nounce to their friends and the pub lic i.i general a big reduction on their $20,000 stock of merchandise. Read the nvitation and visit their -tore for further particulars. • jXt Mayor Abercrombie Thanks Voters I want to thank the good people of McCormick for the splendid support g ve.i me as mayor of our town in receat election, and I pledge them the very best that is in me for the next two years. I shall strive to make this the best and cleanest town in the (State. I want to also thank all the good people who stood by me during the present administration in my fight to enforce right, for without their A* t i s* a* v * ** - i. ^ support I could have accomplished Mr. John G. McKie of Meriwether , ' but little. Very respectfully, AUSTIN ABERCROMBIE Mayor. X 7 MEATS AND GROCERIES Misses Mary Louise Heust'as and DAILY THOUGHTS Mary Joyce, teachers in the McCor mick High School, spent the week end with friends at Ninety-Six. . Mi£s Mafctjgl Stp^ajt, music teach er in th* McCormick Schools, spent the week end with her parents at Fountain Inn. Mr. .W. McDaniel of Modoc was a business visitor here one day this week. Rev. and Mrs. I.eon T Pressly left Monday to spend a few days with relatives at Stoney Point. Mrs. F. E. Williams was a recent visitor to her son, Mir. Roger Wil liams, of Spartanburg. Mr. C.^L. Freeland of Plum Branch Route 1, was among the business visitors hers Monday. Mr. L. L. Hester of Mt. Carmel attended to business matters here Saturday., . •* ' - /M*.- and Mrs. J. J. 'Dom returned Monday pight from a ten days' visit in Florida and Cuba. They report a pleasant trip With no trouble, driv ing- their Lincoln automobile E600 miles.without a puncture or inter ruption of any kind. J. Press Blackwell wishes to announce the open- ing of his meat market and grocery store in the Mill er Building. I am handling the best grade of West ern Meats, also native beef and pork. After this week will have a full line of fancy and staple groc eries, fruits and vegetables. Will make prompt deliveries of all orders over phone. The public is cordially invited to inspect the store and market throughout. We have fresh Shad, Red Snapper and other kinds of fish, also fresh Norfolk select Oysters every Friday and Saturday. J. PRESS DLACKDELL Miller Building McCormick, S. C. The U. D. C. Chapter will meH at the home of Mrs. Dan B. Woodward next Thursday afternoon. March 1st, at S?30 o’clobfc, with Mrs. J. T* Mar tin and Mrs. M. W. Cheatham as joint hostesses. All moippers be pre pared to artaWdr &R cttR with some item of local h'story or quotation from Calhouq Stevens or Hampton. Miss Elizabeth Stilwell, student at Lander College, Greenwood, spent the week end here with Miss Annie Cowan. I. Linc'plh, “AH I 'am and eve* hope to be is due to my angel mo ther.” v God bless the mothers who make our nation. II. The London flood revealed the tragic secrets of the slums. What would our hearts reveal if they were flooded? III. If you would compliment the preacher on his sermon, say you were drawn closer to Christ. IV. Preacher, is it right for me to dance and play cards? ' Yes, if Christ is welcome. V. Do I believe in backsliding? Wait until I slide forward enough VT. And they took knowledge tha “they had been w‘th Jesus.” . Let us walk with this same Jesus txx Items Of Interest To The Farmers The wise farmer will make plans now for controlling the boll weevi in this year's oottoh crop. All indi cations point to the fact that we wil have a heavy infestation, and every cotton grower should make arrange ments for his calcium arsenate along with his fertilizer. There are still some who are skeptical regardnig the use of calcium arsenate, even after the definite results that have been obtained from its use, and, on account of the method of using this material, many have b get results from tts However, the same recommendations still hold good, and will pay if car ried out. These are: Calcium arsen ate, molasses and water tho old 1-1-1 mixture will pay on young cotton be fore it has begun to put on squares After that, only calcium arsenate dust, applied with a power -duster can be made profitable. A good hanc dustor that will take care of five So •M The new Ford is the complete car, giving you everything you want or need in a modem automobile. Standard equipment includes five steel-spoke wheels, four 30 x 4:50 bal loon tires, windshield wiper, speed- ometer, gasoline gage on instrument panel, dash light, mirror!,' combination stop and tail light, oil indicator rod, complete tool set, theft-proof coinci dental lock, pressure grease gun lubri- 'l! •.•*. . ' cation, and Ford-Triplex shatter proof glass windshield: See the new Ford now on display in our show room. rGRAID BROTHERS AUTHORIZED FORD^ FORDSON AND LINCOLN DEALERS. McCORMICK, S. C. Miss Katrina Morrah, student at acreg dusting night and morning> can vWTWj a1 a f ^ be bought for fifteen dollars Due West Womans’ College, Due West, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mor- raty of the Bellvue section. If thfis is not enough to take care of the crop, a horse drawn duster should be bought. Many will figu that they carulot afford that, Kev W W. Sisk, who has been the nse o{ the duster and cal . ill at his home here the past six ( cium arsenate wiU not equa i the cx . weeks or more, is slightly better at resuUing from th e loss of half this time. -o- COMING TO THE -o- DIXIE THEATRE Friday and Saturday February 24th and 25th, 7:45 p. m. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Messrs. H. C. Fennel and E. D. Knight spent Tuesday in Columbia on bua'ness. Mrs. D. M. Bullock and Miss Theo Bullock spent Tuesday in Columbia. The T. E. L. Class will meet at the home of Mrs. E. B. Brown at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, 24th instant. All members are inivted to attend. IN 661 His Majesty, The American 1 Swift action, tender romance, daredevil stunts, with lightning-like whip-lash, comedy nobody can resist, rapid adventure, high conspiracy, mystery plots, all are found in tips picture. Nuff said. Just see this Fairbank’s picture. / ALSO—PATHE WEEKLY SHOW STARTS AT 7:45 p. m. COMING March 2nd and 3rd JOHN GILBERT IN “TWELVE MILES OUT • Mrs. Mary J. Bell and Mrs. V. M. Sanford have returned from a visit of six weeks to relatives in Uma tilla, Florida. a cotton crop. To date the McCormick Cream Station has paid out $4,119.03 for butterfat produced in the county. With the introduction of more pure bred bulH seven were placed last fall, and two already this spring, and better cows, the day is not far away when the cream station will pay out this much each month. In response to a number of inqu : r- ies from different parts of the coun ty, another poultry car will be run around the middle of March. Surplus poultry should be saved for this car ♦whenever possible, for the prices will be at the height at that time. Th6 broiler market promises to open high this season, and the next car will probably pay very attractive prices for the small chicks. The last call for pruning and spraying the orchard is here. Soon the buds will be putting out, and then this Work, especially the spray ing, will have to stop. Don’t let your orchard go through this season carrying its load of surplus limbs and dead branches, and probably an infestation of scale. Spray mater ials can be bought at White Hard ware Company at McCormick and applied very cheaply, and the results will come in better fruit next sum mer. For full directions regarding Mr. J. P. Sturkey of Lincoln < pruning and spraying see the county County, Ga., was a business visitor a g e nt. und the vent, under the wings, ' maybe around the back of the but ^ead if you have not dusted them in the past few months. A hen that is feeding lice from her own body will not lay eggs long at a profit. And now that the price of eggs is at the low place for the season, it will pay us-to get rid of all pests that keep hens from laying. Dust the hens with sodium fluoride, or some good insect powder. Blue Ointment may be used by mixing one part blub ointment with two parts vasaline or lard, and rubbing lumps the size of a pea into skin and feathers around the vent. Remember, Blue Ointment :is poisonous i THOS. W. MORGAN, County Agent. -X Cotton Contest On Mr. M. H. White is here on a visit to Mr. H. M. McCain. Mr. McCain, who has been ill several week^. is improving slowly. Mr. John M. Bell has been on the sick list the past week, and is still confined to his room. Mrs. H. B. Grose and children of Augusta are spending some time here in the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah G. Mattison. here yesterday. Mrs. J. A. King returned to her home in Abbeville Sunday, after j but it is true. A majority of the poultry on the farms of McCormick County is “lousy.” That doesn’t sound good, An examination of spending the week here with her your birds will probably show lice mand for American types of cotton, and (2) to produce cotton more eco nomically by increasing the yields per acre and thus decreasing the cost per pound so that growers may make a pfofit. Progress made in the previous con tests has been very encouraging, says D. W. Watkins, assistant direc tor of the Extension Servicd, who had charge of the first contest and has firm faith that the contests will be a big factor in enabling eastern growors to compete with western growers. He points out that already great progress has been made in dis seminating among farmers purebred cotton seed producing lint of one inch or more; and that a public opinion is being created for growers to re ceive the price premiums due them on cotton of better staple. Further- nrlore, contest records show that yields can be increased to a profit- CLEMSON COLLEGER Feb. 18.— able point by improved cultural The South Carolina Five-Acre Cot- methods and intelligent fertilization, ton Contest, conducted first in 19261 South Carolina farmers who desire and again in 1927 by the Extension, to enter the contest are invited to Service, w’Tl be repeated in 1928, the their county farm agents. Cotton Manufacturers Association of South Carolina having announced hat it will repeat this year its gen erous donation of $2000 given last year for prizes. The prizes for the initial contest in 1926 were given by the editors of The State, Columb'a. j The contest will be on the same! five-acre basis as heretofore, and there will be six prizes—one each of $1000, $500, $200, and three of $100. Rules will be announced short-j y by the Clemson College agrono mists, who will be in charge of the j ^ contest. Over The primary purposes of the con test are (1) to pitoduce cotton with, How a staple approximating, one inch in bergh length to meet the bulk of the de- i’in 9 V id Golds Relieved with Vai Snuff nose : ■■ ■ 1. . i i'i L. _ . .