Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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»y, April 56, T92S MeCORMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carolina. Page Number Four MESSENGER Every Thnreday ibliahed Jane S, 1902 lif' >nd j. McCracken, litor and Owner. ‘ULATION: 1,300, and growing DISPLAY ADVERTISING — \^25 cents per inch for each insertion; Nothing less than 4 inches accepted Cor double column display, nor less tiban 2 inches for single column dis play. ' 1 BUSINESS READING NOTICES, 6 cents per line for each insertion, average of 6 words to line. WANT AD VS., G cents per line for each insertion, average of 6 words to line. TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 cents per line, 6 words to line. All advs. set in body type, 6 cents per single column line; extra charges for big type on all single column advs., except head and signature. Positions given at ONE-THIRD extra charge. Catered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mall matter ef tthe second clans. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Strictly Cash In Advance —— One Tear $1.0# Six Months ,7# Three Months AO — —— What Is Fair Weather? Front page news for a good many people begins with the little box in the upper edrner of the paper that 'tells them whether or not to leave their umbrellas at home in the morn ing. A prophecy of “fair" is often disappointing, for the term may in clude a cloudy or threatening sky, or even a slight spr : nkle, not enough to dampen the front lawn, but quite enough to spot a new spring Hat. Is the weather man wrong *.t mere ly misunderstood? 4)ne difficulty is that “fair" as ap plied to weather is a meteorological term. Most dictionaries take note of Mrs in defining the word, but the lay reader of the newspaper, hoping for a beautifully dear day, may ex pect. toe much. Offical observers of weather .conditions sie told to use the worjdj “fair” jn rendering^reports. The Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture on its forecast work considers a day as •'fa'r” when not more than 0.01 inch of prec'pitation is expected to occur within the period covered by the forecast. By precipitation is meant gain, or- snow reduced to its water equivalent. The term has in the pdst also been used* although not in forecasts, to denote a state of the sky between overcast and clear. The expressions “cloudy" or “partly cloudy” are modif’cations of a fair Weather forecast, indicating that the weather is not expected to be clear. Looking over various dictionary de finitions and standards set for Weather Bureau observers, “fair” is generally found to embrace a certa'n degree of cloudiness and unsettled conditions. In forecasts it signifies absence of measurable precipitation. JX1 One Out Of Every ’' Five Has One • T * Total fees from registration and licenses for all of the automobiles in the United States to $301,061,132, and represents more than twenty- three million motor vehicles in use in this country. This is an enormous outlay both in the number of automobiles in use to- 1 day, and also in the amount of mcney wh'ch it takes to pay the var ious states in license fees. ^The government, through the state departments, found that last year there were 23,127,315 motor vehicles in use, which was divided into 20,- 2^0,429 passenger cars and 2,896,886 trucks and road tractors. By using the estimated population of the Unit ed States, it reveals that there is one machine to every 5.13 persons. States with a registration increase of 10 per cent or more are North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah and Arizona. States with a numerical increase of 50,000 are New York, California, Oh ; o, Illinois, Texas and New Jersey. As in other recent years, motor vehicle registration receipts consti tuted a substaintial contribution. The total receipts from reg stration. These funds were allocated as fol lows: Collection and administration $14,876,410; State highways $189,- 983,239; local roads $53,577,893; pay ments on State and County road bonds $38,087,598; and for miscell aneous purposes $4,533,942. X Probably horse sense is reedel to regulate our stable government. The Problems Of A Young Boy Last week we learned how every class of living things was made by God into two parts, male and female. Looking intd the plant world we found that it was necessary for these two parts to unite in order that a seed might be formed that will produce another plant. Animals, 1 ke plants, are separated into these two divisions, male and female, and in them, also, each ‘part contributes to the development of a new life. One of the simplest examples cf this is found in the oyster, where the male and female parts exist in the same body. The oyster, when the two parts have united, forces from its body a great number of eggs. These, for a time, float around in the water. Finally they cling to some hard substance to which they grow and arcund which they form their shells. There is no more beautiful illustra- t'on of reproduction than that of the salmon which are found along the northwestern coast of our country. In this fish the female and male parts are in separate bodies. During the major portion cf the year they range the seas searching for food to build up their tissues. In the spring the female, accompanied by* the male, ascends the r'vers of our northwestern coast for the purpose of laying the eggs which have been forming in her body. These eggs are given off by the female i n some sheltered spet on the bed of the riv er. But they contain only half of the life of the fish to be and are on ly made fertile by the addition of the male germ. So the male salmon swims gently over the eggs in their nest and throws out from his body a slimy substance which falls upon the eggs and unites with them. All this time neither of the fish has tak en time for a bite to eat and their betiies are completely worn out. As a result of th : s exhaustion they al ways die and, in this way, sacrifice their lives that their species may con tinue. All fish grow within themselves myr'ads of eggs; a codfish has been known to contain several million at one time. This is necessary because of the danger there is of destruction to the eggs from other fish and the elements. When we consider the higher animals, we find that God has taken care cT th s in a different way. The female, instead of laying the egg, keeps it in a nest within her body provided there by nature. When it has been fertilized by the male germ, this egg grows ins : de the body of the animal and lives in the blood of the mother. After a definite per iod of time the animal comes forth from its mother’s body and is born ir.td th : s world. It lives on the milk from its mother until it is able to fare for itself. From this we see that all life be gins in a very, very small way. Ffom the uniting of the tiniest male and female parts grows and develops the mature plant or animal. As truly as “the heavens declare the glory of God,” does this Divine plan for ex tending life upon this earth show His glory and His handiwork. Next week we shall see how God prov'ded that man should keop human life fh continuance here. m Pat Major Returns After Long Absence ROCK HILL, April 22|—Pat Maj or, Rock Hill man who disappeared seven years ago last December and 1 fi om whom no word had been re ceived in the meantime, returned to Rc<ck Hill Saturday night, via Char-; lotte, from Los Angeles. He is spend- j ing the night here and will go to morrow, it is understood, to Green ville, where his family now reside. Recently Mrs. Major, not having h?ard from her husband in seven. year-', instituted legal proceedings to collect his insurance. Mr. Major left Rock Hill in Decern-, her, 1920, with two men who report ed upon their return that he had left them at King’s Mountain, N. C., and that they had not seen him since. Mr. Majdr, it is understood, has been in California. The details of his disappearance were not known last night. txt Boy Scouts America Plum Branch. S. C. NOME TOWN PHILOSOPHY The world Is going so fast you’ll n**'-- er have the rheumatism if you keep up with it. Winter’s at the home door but he's always willin’ to give autumn a chance to make good. Even If h—1 Isn’t paved with good Intentions, it’ll be hot enough to make some folks hop high. If the work has got the right ring, you needn’t worry about the dream cornin’ true. THE MOMENT OF FATE TRAINING A HUSBAND Mrs. Pester—Do you consult your husband’s tastes in furnishing the table? Mrs. Knagg—Always. How else would I find out what he shouldn’t have? Continuous Parade One person in ten has an auto 'And he sure is a favored xuy. The t. c. holds up the other nine So they can watch the tenth go by. Carefully Thought Out • “Mother,” said Bobby, “can I be a preacher when I grow up?” “Of course you may, dear. If you want to.” “Yes, I do. I s’pose I’ve got to go to church all my life, anyhow; an’ It’s a good deal harder to sit still than It is te walk around and holler.” Farsightedness “Our friend Piper is a farsighted man. Is he not?” • “Yes. very much so. Since he bor rowed the $50 off me he spies me a half mile off.’’ Hard to Understand “I want you to cure me of my deaf- .^doctor.” “Are you married?” “Yes.” “I don’t see.»why you want to be cured.” THE DOUBLE INCENTIVE Friend—Now that you’re a daddy yen have a great incentive to hard work. Newpop—Yes, a double Incentive— It’s twins. Another Theory The earth with steady motion turns. There is no way to stop. So. now and then, mankind discerns The underworld on top. Beating Him “Heck Tarpy stopped me in the big road as I was coming home from town yesterday, and I beat him out of a dol lar, slick and clean!” related Gabe Soggins of Slippery Slap. “How’d you do that?” asked an ac quaintance. “He wanted to borry a dollar off’m me, and L didn’t have it.” Influential Young Mrs. Green—My husband is a very influential man in politics. Caller—You don’t say! Young Mrs. Green—Yes, indeed. George has voted in two presidential elections and both times it has gone the way George voted. Then the Row Started Mrs. Snappy—I had the dentist ex tract that tooth today. Snappy—Happy tooth! Mrs. ( Snappy—What do you mean? Snappy—It Is now out of reach ot your tongue. FULL OF STARS First Flapper—Oh, 1 think the movies are just like heaven! Second Ditto—So full of stars? The boy scouts held their regular meeting Friday, April 20, 1928, at 3 o’clock. We had 10 present. A da'ly report on good turns was given. We adjourned to go get some f ree~ for the play Saturday night. We thank every person who helped make the play a success. j EDWARD HODGENS, Scribe Ex-Tempo. Double-Headed Advice "Man, know thyself” and thus secure The good that doth from knowledge flow; But when you know yourself, be sure You don’t tell people all you know. Mannerly Conservation “Willie, have you no manners?” “Well, if I waste them now I won’t have any when company comes.” By VICTOR REDCLIFFE. ’ CCCGGCCC&SCGZ, (Copyright, 1920. Western Newspaper Union » It was twenty years since I had seen Luigi Rizzio, but the strong fea tures that suggested a certain Roman nobility of character about the greai Italian tragedian was yet manifested in the face, aged, furrowed, but still capable of expressing the true fervoi of dramatic art. 1 had become first violinist in tin orchestra of the Thespian theater, and a protege by my side had heard me speak so often of Rizzio, but having never seen him, that he was quite eager and excited over the appear ance of the greatest master in his line. Rizzio had originally made ids success in “Ophedra,” a classical mas terpiece. He ''.’as billed for this the last day of th-* week by the request of old admirerbut. in the meantime was the star In a modern drama called “The J-nadow,” of which a young man of genius and wealth, Alli son Deane, was the author. The opening night was a distinct success, and over om customary midnight lunch Waidner and I discussed the event and its principal interpreter. ‘‘You have more than once told me the story o’ Rizzio,” said Waidner. “Tell it to me again.” “He is the last of his race, a nohle and intellectual family of Palermo.” I narrated for the fiftieth time. “There was u vendetta in the family. One by f one his relatives f£ll at the hands of the vengeful Paoli family. Exile was necessary to prevent Rizzio from becoming a victim to insatiable assassins. He l.ed to American shores. There was a girl at home he loved. Poverty came to her and she wedded another. There was a little child, a girl, named after her mother, Celeste. Ten years ago I learned that both her parents had died. Rizzio had sent for the orphan and adopted her. She ht.s been the loving link to his unhappy past. I hear that his whole soul Is wrapped in care fot the dnughter of the only woman In ever loved. You noticed in the lower box tonight the bewllderingly beauri ful young lady seated with the author of the play?” “All eyes feasted on the radiant creature.” responded ■ Waidner. “I understood that quite a friend ship has sprung up between those two,” I proceeded. “It is the great wish of Rizzlo’s soul to see Celeste well provided for before he leaves this life.” Every evening of the week afte: that the bright young pair occupied the stage box. It w*s quite natural that they should do so, and the audi ences were pleased and interested, for the young author of tht play was pop ular and the fact that he was paying attention to the adopted daughter ot the impersonator suggested romanti cism. The last evening of the engage ment, when Rizzio was to appear in “Ophedia,” when he first came on the stage I noticed his glance fixed upon the yoang girl he idolized and a glint of pride and.joy came to their depths. Following his gaze I observed iliat the dainty, graceful hand of Celeste bore upon one finger a glittering en gagement ring. Never had I seen Rizzio act as he did that night. The audience was entranced, and I knew that his strength and power were sus tained by the thought that his darling one had gained a protector to take bis place when he was gone. I rememnered that in ihe earlier years of my knowledge of Rizzio. I bad many times he ml otaer actors «ay that he was ever possessed with xhe idea that some dark day the Ranks ffould seek him out and complete the vendetta sworn to nearly half « century previously. 1 wondered. *s the curtain raised on the last scene •>f the tragedy, if Rizzio still brooded #ver this menace. I'c was later that i .earned the cause o<; the presence in ais statuesque face of a tenseness 4ml agony he betrayed as he came •tpon the stage in the fifth and last *ct. , • It appeared that Rizzio had gone to <be rear stage door, opening on a little court, to get a breath «f the cool night ^lr to insjpire him with freshness for the great death scene in which the iTngedy culminated. He stood there (glone for a moment or two glancing at <he stars and awaiting his call. A stealthy figure gained his side. Be fore he could draw hack something /littered in the air in consonance wit 11 tu uplifted arm. “The hour has come!” pronounced « stern, vengeful voice. “The Paoli a*-ver fails!” And then a poinarn was driven to hilt directly between the shuil. <lers of the doomed man. The astns- «in llitted. Rizzio staggereo bm*k. wep braced himself. At that moment cue call came for his appearance 0:1 the stage. With a powerful effort the master of the historical art straight ened up. He drew a costume cape c:ver his shoulders. He was deathly pale, but there was a smile upon his Ups—he was thinking of Celeste aim oer sure future happiness. The rendition of that last vivid no; heid the audience spellbound. Th* moment of that final scene when he portrayed the grandeur of death n<, well ns its agonies enthralled all with in sight and hearing. A’s he sank prone his eyes sought those of Celosu and Deane. He smiled, then reaching behind him he drew out the fatal dag ger and his life blood gushed forth. “Tfir Celeste I die happy!” he spolu in expiring accents, and the victitL of the dread Paolls lay HVeless. BILLIES CHANCE By MILDRED WHITE. (Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.) She was the most wonderful girl he had ever seen ! She was “the girl” Billie told himself; all this, as he sat in desperate mood, on his own porch step. Ail his life he had been wait ing for just such a girl, and now that she had come, he could make no prog ress whatever in winning her. or even in voicing his affection. He raked the gravel wrathfully as he thought of the many opportuni tiies which had heretofore .been thrust upon him, for wooing hours. Yes, thrust upon him, Billie reflected, by willing parents. For Billie’s bank roll was substantial. Billie’s family, beyond reproach, Billie himself good to look upon and equally “good” to talk to. And now that lie was in earnest—deeply, deadly earnest—he was balked in his love- making intention at every turn. Billie felt that he could not survive another day without making love to Connie. He had held his tongue in check just as long as he could. Connie was too pretty, too altogether charming to be held from him longer. Yet, how he was going to express his feeling for the girl in the presence of her forbidding mother was more than Billie could figure out. Mrs. Web ster’s frigid proximity alone, he was sure, would freeze the words on his Ups, and Mrs. Webster was never ab- sent durlng Billie's'calls at least, from her only daughter’s side. Brandon had warned him of this when Billie requested the introduction to Con stance. “It’ll never be two’s company,”' Brtindon had said, “Mother Is always on the Job. This mother Intends to keep little daughter her willing slave In subjection. Wiser and braver men than you have failed there, Bill.” But still Billie had persisted; to find his friend’s warning true. His cleverly planned invitations for drives or theaters had all been accepted In mother’s name—mother always went too; this was understood." Billie confessed to himself that Con nie had a remarkable way of convers ing with one—In confidence as It were—with her eyes. According to the luminous eyes of Connie, her mother’s presence between them, was as great a regret to herself as It was. to him. And according to the twlnkly eyes of Connie, she admired Immensely his clever, though useless maneuvers, to be rid of that presence. And lately— only very lately—according to the soft and wistful eyes of Connie, she knew an eagerness akin to his own, in wish ing to hear the words that he so yearn< ed to speak. With a gesture of weary despair, Billie arose from the porch step and proceeded “Webster\ward,” to fnlflll an engagement to take Constance and her mother to a concert. He smiled, comforted, anticipating the girl’s nearness during the performance. If he could be quick enough to push the old lady In the first seat, Connie would sit next to him. But alas! Billie was not quick enough. It was Con nie, whom her mother’s directing arm, put into the first seat. So Billie sulked throughout the con cert, and Billie further sulked as Mrs. Webster, upon the homeward walk in sinuated herself between Connie and himself, a relying arm upon either. A strong breeze coming up in the. early spring night, blew dust In their faces, and Billie felt a savage delight in forcing his charge against the gale. Her skirts buffeted her steps, and as Connie hastily withdrew an asssisting arm in order to cling to her own hat, Mrs. Webster’s new straw turban was merrily lifted by the breeze and car ried swiftly off in the darkness. “Catch it Connie,” she gasped, and Connie dashed off in pursuit. Then as Mrs. Webster vainly peered about in the windswept gloom, Billie with a shouted word ran in an oppo site direction. “We will round it up,” he promised; but everything which lured as a shad ow hat, proved to be no hat at all, and accidentally or purposely, which, I cannot say, Billie and Connie met in the darkness at the end of the Webster lawn behind a Webster tree. And Billie, believing that “it’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.” pro ceeded to capture his own good and Connie’s slight figure, as well, at the same time. “No use looking further,” Billie mur-1 mured inarticulately, “too dark, too breezy. Hat’s gone to Jericho by this . time.” “But mother,” whispered the girl, "she’s coming, I hear her.” “Let her come,” answered Billie wickedly, “we are harder to find back here than the hat.” And then Billie told his love story !j It was eloquently told—and very well | —if shyly received. “Constance!” came a querulous, voice. “Oh, Constance! where are you?” : “Mother thought a lot of that hat,’' ! the girl said into Billie’s coat lapel, “I really think that you might get a long way into mother’s graces, Billie, If you could bring it back in the morn- ( Ing.” I “But, darling!” objected Billie, “if I could find that hat, what would it look like in the morning. It’s raining now.” "Mother bought the hat at Miss Wol cott’s,” Connie insinuated. “Misa Wol cott would know where to find anoth er like it, Billie.” Anil that is the very way that j Billie made the grand opening for his victory. U. D. C. Chapter Meets May 3rd Memorial Day To Be Observed Tlx U. D. C. Chapter will meet v tn Mrs. H. N. CAeman next Thurs- ’ay afternoon, May 3, at 3:30 o’clock. Mrs. J. & Strom and Mrs. W. M. _tiom will be ass’sting hostesses. All members be prepared to answer the roll call with some poem writte.i during the war. At this meet- ng we will also have a quiz on Southern history. On May 10th at 10:30, Memorial Day exercise will be held -at the High School Auditorium. After the exercise at the school flowers will be placed cn the graves of veterans. Luncheons will be served to the vet- e:ans and their wives by the mem bers of the U. D. C. Chapter. rouiiUL CARDS FOR SHEFIFF I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of McCormick County, subject to the rules and‘reg ulations of the Democrat e Primary election. I shall highly appreciate the sup port of the people. W. T. STROM. FOR SUPERVISOR I hereby announce my candidacy for Supervisor of McCormick Coun ty, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic primary. I solicit the suffrage of the voters on my merits and the faithful promise tc execute the duties of said office fairly and economically, if elected. I shall highly appreciate your sup port. W. M. McCUE. For Supt. Education I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Superintendent of Education of McCormick County, sub ject to the rules and regulatic’ns of the Democratic party. * w. h. parks;" WANT ADVS. 17 AD CJ A117—Good 7 weeks old rvit oilLEip c & Duroc crossed pigs, $5.00 each. Oat Straw, ‘ $10.00 per ton. Oat and Vetch Hay, $25.00 per ton. W L. White, R. 3, McCor mick, S. C. 1 tpo. DAD CJ A f 17—One New Six Room FUIl O/ILEj House, on two acre lot; electric lights, goed well, garden, barn, garage, etc.; on Augusta Street south of court house. Address, A. Z., cf. Messenger Office, McCor mick, S. C. See Richard Dix in “Paradise For Two,” Dixie Theatre Friday and Sat urday. DAD CJAID—34 acre farm edge rUU O/iLU northern C ity lim-ts Greenwood at a sacrifice. Fine for dairy, trucking, etc., or development. A bargain. Write, Y. May, Green wood, S .C. 4 19—3-tpo. DAD CJAT 17—Two good cows, run otMiEi fresh to pan> one t0 freshen in May, and a good No. 10 De Laval Separator, all for $225.00. J. M. Bussey, Parksville, S- C. DAD CJAI|7—A limited quantity run OALJL of Deltatype Long Staple Cotton Seed; absolutely pure; direct from Coker last year. Will sell to farmers in McCoimick and adjoin ing counties at $1.25 per bushel. R. M. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. 4-12-3t. WANTFD -A ff0od man at Mc_ T? rill 1 IjLF Cormick able to give reference to canvass and sell Singer Sewing Machines. Prefer a man be tween 21 and 35. Good pay. Apply to Singer Sewing Machine Co., Greenwood, S. C. WANTED- 11 "; 1 ;^ 0 '? rir McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE7 Work i, star p f in ! Co^ se n s guaranteed Paint for $2.25 per gallon. See G. T. Baughman, agent, McCormick, S. C.