McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. South Carolina.
Trliursdaf, March \ 1928
Page Number Two
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IKE flit ENOINE IS
NEI DEVELOPMENT
THE four-cylinder engine in the
new Ford represents a new develop
ment in modern automobile engineer
ing. It is unique in design and per
formance because it develops 40-
brake-horse-power at only 2200 revo
lutions per minute.
THIS means you can do 55 to 65
miles an hour in the new Ford and yet
you do not have a high-speed motor.
THE low r. p. m., or revolution
speed, also means greater efficiency
and longer life because the lower the
speed of your engine, the less the wear
on its parts.
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AUTHORIZED FORD, FORDSON AND
LINCOLN DEALERS.
McCORMICK, & C.
143,890 Tons Imported
Feedstuffs Consumed
By State’s Livestock
COLUMBIA, Feb. 20.—South Car
ol'nr. automobiles consumed 100,000,-
000 gallons of gasoline ’n 1927; hogs,
chickens cattle and other live stock
consumed 14^-890 tons of imported
commercial feedstuffs, of which 47,-
743 tons was cotton seed me^l for
feeding purposes; gasoline shippers
paid $143,755.74 for inspection and
feedstuffs shippers paid inspection
fees amounting to $35,972.63 and the
total receipts of the state department
of agr'culture commerc"* and indu*-
tr'es ; ncludfng gasoline and feedstuff
inspeeUon fees, amounted to $11,-
673 37. which exceeded the cost '>f
operation cf the department by $97,-
108.00, according to information con
tained in the annual report of J. W.
Shealy, commissioner, which is now
in the hards of the printer.
The $97-108 excess receipts over
disbursements was turned over to the
state treasurer for tin general fund,
together with $2,997.16 of the 1927
appropriat’on wlr'ch was unused dur
ing the year, making the total paid
into the general fund by the depart
ment $100,105.13.
Gives State Funds.
Comparative figures for the past
sixteen years, contained in the re
port, show that the department is
not only self-supporting, but aids the
state financially to a considerable
degree.
In a preface to the report, H. W
McCreight, chief clerk of the depart
ment, says:
“Cash receipts are deposited
monthly with the state treasurer and
disbursements are made by warrants
drawn through the comptroller gen
eral with itemized statements attach
ed as is required by law.
“All records are verified annually
by the state bank examiner.
“The source of the largest amount
of cash receipts is the inspection tax
of one-eight cent per gallon on gaso
line and kerosene, which amounted
to $143,755.74 during 1927. These
inspcct'on fees are pa d by shippers,
not by retailers, and the rate being
so small is not passed on to consum-
IV2 Bales per Acre
"probably the best crop in the State
A yield of one and one-half bales of
cotton per acre, in spite of weather and
weevil. Consider this fact. It is particu
larly important right now when you are
planning Spring fertilization.
Mr. Spearman used "AA QUAL
ITY” Fertilizer and got his best crop
in a farming experience of thirty years.
Hundreds of enthusiastic letters have
come to us from successful cotton grow
ers who use "AA QUALITY” Fertil
izers. Despite weather and weevil, they
report large yields per acre.
Mr. Spearman writes: "My crop
is probably the best crop in the State,”
and ends with this significant statement,
"I believe your formulas are perfectly
suited to South Carolina soils.”
*The formulas of "AA QUALITY
IV2 BALES OF COTTON PER ACRE . . . Hon.
W. D. Spearman, Easley, Pickens County, S. C., says:
"/ used only 400 lbs. of ’AA QUALITY' Fertilizer
per acre without top-dressing or soda and l have
been informed by those who are acquainted with tin'
cotton situation this season that it is probably the
best crop in the state, the yield being around 1 %
bales per acre. This is by far the best crop l have
ever grown and / have been farming for around 30
years. 1 think this is a very fine recommendation
for ’AA QUALITY’ Fertilizers. I believe your for
mulas are perfectly suited to soil conditions in it out h
Carolina.”*—Sept. 23, 1927.
1V 2 BALES PER ACRE ... Mr. E. J. Sloan of
Fountain Inn, Greenville County, S. C., says: ”1
have used your ’AA QUALITY’ Fertilizer this year
on my cotton crap and I have had very fine results.
I am sending you some pictures of a field of cotton
grown with ’AA QUALITY’ Fertilizer from which
I expect to gather around one and one-half bales per
acre. I think this is a good recommendation for 'AA
QUALITY’ Fertilizer.”—Sept. 8, 1927.
25 TO 30% BETTER RESULTS . . . W. W.
McCarter of Antreville, Abbeville County, S. C.,
says: ’’I used around 1,000 lbs. of 'AA QUAL
ITY’ Fertilizer per acre on my cotton crop this year
and it is around 25% lo 30% better in yield and
quality than when I used the other goods. It pays
to use 'AA QUALITY’ Fertilizer.’’—Sept. 8, 1927.
PRAISES MECHANICAL CONDITION . . . Mr.
J* T. Edwards of Taylors, Greenville County, S. C.,
says: "/ have a very fine cotton crop grown with
'AA QUALITY’ goods this year. It will average
around one bale per acre, which is a mighty fine
yield considering the unfavorable season. The fine
uniform mechanical condition of 'AA QUALITY’
Fertilizers is a big help in getting uniform crops, to
say nothing of their superior quality.”—Sept. 22,
1927.
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Fertilizers are exactly suited to South
Carolina soils. Famous crop and soil
experts have prepared these fertilizers
for use on your field. These fertilizers
are made right. Crop records year af
ter year prove it.
The largest fertilizer company in the
world guarantees the quality of "AA
QUALITY” Fertilizers. Over sixty
years of fertilizer experience are back
of every bag.
“AA QUALITY”
FERTILIZERS
Sold under a Double Quality Guarantee
1st Guarantee
on the front of each bag is one of the following
famous old names that stand foe a fertilizer
made to meet the exact needs of your soil.
"AA” Ashepoo Zell’s
Agrico Pccomoke
Coe-Mortimer
2nd Guarantee
on the back of the bsg-—the "AA QUALITY** Seal
—guaranteeing that every sack contains the choicest
giant-food materials mired' with tciontiiu car*.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
The American Agricultural Chemical Company
Columbia Sales Department Palmetto Building, Columbia, S. C.
crs.
“This amount indicates that 115,-
004,592 gallons of gasoline and kero-
se.-.e wero shipped into the state dur
ing the year. Of this qu.'.rt'ty an-
pioximately 100 000,000 gailor.r, ; s
gasoline and 15,000,000 gallons ker
osene.
“The commercial feedstuffs re
ceipts $35,972.63. derived from sales
of feed inspection tags r.nd stamps,
at the rates of 25 cents per ton.
shows that 143,890 tons of commer
cial feeds were sold in South Caro-
1'na during 1927. Of this quantity tax
tags were sold for cotton seed meal
(for feeding purposes) to the amount
of 47,743 tons.
“The seed inspection fund $1,535,-
is derived from agricultural seed li
censes issued to seed dealers. The
retail dealers license fee is $2.50.
which gives dealers the pr'vTege of
having their seeds tested by our
chemical labaratory for purity and
germination.
“A large seed germinator was in
stalled during the year, enabling the
department to render larger and
more efficient seed testing service
than ever before.
Disinfectant Fees.
“The commercial disinfectants re
ceipts represent registration fees of
$10 for each, brand or all brands by
one manufacturer for $50. The pur
pose of this law is to insure full
strength and purity of such products.
“The condimental feeds and tonics
(stock foods and medicines) repre
sent registration fees for the purpose
of protecting Tve stock, poultry, etc.,
the rates being the same as for com
mercial disinfectants.
“While tho object of the various
fees above described is to cover all
expenses incurred in inspecting, ana
lyzing and administration in connec-
t'o n with such dutieq the financial
records show that through economi
cal methods of operating all divisions
of tho department, the excess in re
ceipts over expenditures has been
steadily increasing for many years,
amounting in 1927 to about $100 ; -
000.
“The department distributed innoc-
ulation for leguminous crops to the
p.mount of $62, be'ng authorized by
law to either manufacture this prod
uct or to malce contract with a repu
table manufacturer for the purpose
of supplying residents of the state at
cost. The latter method has been in
operation for many years and has
be'm satisfactory. The delivered
price is 50 cento for one acre bottles
and $2 for five-acre bottles, which
we are confident is more economical
and satisfactory in every respect
than to install the equipment and
other details incidental to manufac
turing inoculating material.
“As these receipts are paid direct
to the manufacturer monthly, not
passing through the state treasurer’s
office, this statement is not included
in the financial report.”
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Tobacco
“It was but recently, when I started to act as master of
ceremonies with my band at theParamountTheatre,that
I realized how vital perfect voice condition was to a
performer, I have always been a consistent smoker
and fortunately, Lucky Strikes were my favorite brand,
I like their toasted flavor and, best of all, I can smoke
as often as I like, without fear of irritating my voice,
which is becoming a great ^^ p-. A
asset in my work.”
“It’s toasted
No Throat Irritation-No Cough*
How They Happen
(A. C. L. Ry. Bulletin.)
More grade crossing accidents take
place on Saturday than any other
day of the week, but more people
are killed and injured on Sundays.
The greatest number of accidents oc
cur on clear days, and at crossings
where the view of the railroads is
unobstructed.
These are some of the results of a
study made by the Bureau of Roads,
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, of about 5,800 grade
crossings accidents in 1926.
The Bureau found that about as
many accidents took place at rural
crossings as at crossings in or near
towns and cities of 2,500 or more
population. Rural accidents, however,
caused about 76 per cent more fatal
ities than urban accidents, and are
est’mated to have been responsible
for 16 per cent of all rural highway
fatalities.
Passenger automobiles were invol
ved in almost 70 per cent of all the
accidents. The number killed and
injured was likewise greatest in ac
cidents of this sort. Motor trucks
ranked a poor second. The fact that
there were 535 accidents in which
pedestrians were struck by trains at
grade crossings, illustrates the ex
treme carelessness which people dis
play at such places.
Of the 5,808 accidents studied, 2,-
010 occurred at crossings where
there was protection in the form of
gates, watchmen, or some type of
audible and visible signals. There
were 74 cases, for example, where
automobiles crashed through lowered
gates. In 504 cases the signals of
the watchmen were disregarded. In
a number of cases watchmen were
run down by automobiles, or had
their lanterns knocked out of their
hands. One watchman threw his
lantern at an approaching car in a
last futile effort to bring it to a safe
stop.
Grade crossing accidents wei'e
found by th~ Bureau to vary mate
rially with the different seasons of
the year. While previous studies have
shown that August is the month of
maximum traffic, rural accidents do
not reach their peak until October,
and urban accidents until November,
w : th a marked peak in November for
the two combined. For fatalities the
maximum is reached in October. The
only reasonable explanation for th ; s
condition appears to be that people ^ c ^y building:
are slow to adjust their habits to I you ever stop to think:
Lack Of Co-Oper
ation Kills Cities
(From The Hendersonville
Times-News)
Edson R. Waite, who is frequent
ly quoted by The Times-News in his
popular feature, “Did You Ever Stop
l‘o Think?” has this to say on the
subject of co-operation in town and
meet the inclement winter weather,
slippery roads, side curtains or
frosty windows, etc., and other fac
tors doubtless play their part.
It was found that while the great
est number of urban accidents occur
red in the late afternoon between 5
and 6 o’clock, the peak of rural acci
dents came between 3 and 4 o’clock.
If only passenger automobiles are
considered, the peak in accidents was
between 10 and 11 o’clock at n'ght.
In 1,110 out of the ^ 962 accidents
involving motor vehicles, the vehicles
ran into the side of the trains, indi
cating conclusively the excessive
speed, and lack of care with wh*ch
they were being driven. In 189 cases
these vehicles struck the train back
of the engine or first car
In 50 of the grade crossings acci
dents the automobiles were driven by
children under 18 years of age.
There were 103 cases in which the
driveis""were intoxicated, and 24 in!
which they were deaf. Defective j
brakes were reported to have caused
51 acc’dents and inadequate automo
bile lights only 14.
The study showed that 4,154 of the
5,808 accidents occurred when the
trains were rulin'ng at less than 30
miles per hour. There were 172
where motor vehicles ran into the
side of trains that were standing
still. As the speed of the train in-
ci eased the fatalities became great
er.
No report is made as to the rela
tion of the speed of automobiles to
the number and severity of accidents.
Probably no facts were available.
But anybody who has given the mat-j
ter any study knows that the man
who gets hit at grade cross :igs is
the man who doesn’t pay cation
to what he is doing, or who i • in so
big a hurry that he doesn't nk it
worth while to stop, look ar listen.
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Fearing that he would forget his
wife’s birthday, Otto Kuehne of
Montreal ir.ailed himself a loiter
timed to reach him on the annivers
ary. It was delivered four years later
and reminded him of another of her
birthdays.
That lack of co-operation in some
cities has killed them so dead that
strangers in the city are hardly,
aware of the fact that they are in a
city.
That it is quite possible to be a
good citizen ^nd a good booster at
the same t : !me.
That the fact of the matter is * a
good citizen means a good booster.
That in some cities the meetings
of the civic organizations look like
a convention of mutes.
, That they never should get into
such a condition thta the newspapers
have to prod them all the time to-
keep them awake.
That they should follow the exam
ple set by the newspapers.
That the newspapers are running
true and sure.
That they are always boosting and
helping to build the home city.
That newspapers have a reputa
tion for progress and live up to their
reputations.
That they are leaders in a dom.-
munity.
If some cities would learn to fol
low their leaders ,they would grow
faster and their city would never get
a reputation of being an electric-
lighted graveyard.
The above thoughts are worth con
sideration, even here in Henderson
ville. Perhaps, they are not new;
but they have merits, down to those
paragraphs commending the news
papers for their boosting and spirit
of helpfulness. It is true that news
papers are usually optimistic and
that they are working all the - time
for the upbuilding of their commun
ities and the sections which they
serve. Many other business men may
learn valuable lessons froth the at
titude and the efforts of the news
papers.
Above all, however, the people of
any community which makes pro-*
gress nowadays must leRrn the sec
ret of co-operation, of team work for
community upbuilding.
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Miss Myrtle Herson of Philadel
phia identified James Leber as the
masked man who held her up, by
pointing to his deformed feet.