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Fire insurarco plays such a v'.tal
part in the home and business life
of the nation that essential facts
1919, that showed an underwriting 2.8 per cent, for the period,
profit; all the other years were pro- “In ether woid>, xrom every
cluctive of deficits for the business | insurance dollar earned by under-
as a whole because of high losses, writing operations. 56 3 cents went
expenses and taxes. to the public for losses sustained and
“The results of 1927 have not yet 46.5 cents were subtracted to meet
been brought together so as to make the expenses of carrying on the bus-
poss'.ble a further comparison, but iness.
it is known that the year was more “The losses, in the course of the
regarding this business, which is the | successful than any other since 1919. eight years, for the group of corn-
backbone of all financial credit, have Thus far in 1928, however, losses panics under consideration, exceed
a personal interest for every citizen, have displayed a considerable in- $2,300,000,000, and remuneiation to
During the last eight years the \ crease over the same period ^of last agents surpassed $1,000,000,000.
underwriting dollar of the large year, and, as a consequence, the im- j “After meeting their various obli-
fire insurance companies in-the Unit- mediate outlook is for a higher loss gations, the companies found their
ed States has been insufficient to rate this year. I ‘underwriting dollar short of their
, cover losses paid to the public, gen- “Premiums earned during the needs by 2.8 cents, in the aggregate
*eral expenses of operation and taxes, eight-year period reached the enor- more, than $118,856,000, and t°
by more than $100,000,000, Ernest : mous sum of more than $4,000,000,- take care of the deficit by dipping
Sturm, chairman of the Continental | 000; yet, despite the fact that no into surplus account. In some cases
Insurance Co., states, following an great conflagrations occurred, loss new capital had to be contributed to
examination by the corporation’s ] payments to policyholders from the restore impaired reserves,
statistical department of the business day to day toll of fire amounted to j “It was generally, however, the
done by a group of about 200 leading 56.3 per cent of the whole, and com- surplus funds built up over a period
concerns. | missions, overhead expenses and tax- of years that maintained the
“In the eight-year period from es to nearly $2,000,000,000, cr 46.5 strength and stability of the stock
1919 t3 1928,” said Mr. Stiirm, i per cent, with the result that there
“these companies had only one year, | was a net deficit of $118,856,000, or
5 years of service
is only a starting point
for BUICK" Skilled engineering
and rugged construction make it
fire companies, which supply per
haps 90 per cent of all the fire in
surance of the nation carried on
buildings and commodities of all
kinds. The dividends paid to stock-
' holders during the period were de-
i rived from investment income.”
In other words, if the reserves of
the insurance companies built up
! for the protection of policyholders
| had not been profitably invested, in-
i surance company stockholders would
| have been losers and the financial
j strength of the companies would
have been seriously impaired or de-
j stroyed. It is not right to expect
, investment return on savings to cov-
J cr the current operating expenses of
a business. The pi’emium rate of in
surance companies should show an
underwriting profit.
cars l
Keep In mind when buying your new car, that more than
three-quarters of all die Buick cars produced in the last
twenty-five years are still serving their owners.
Btiick endures—Buick stays young—Buick stands up and
ghaspits best over a longer period than any other car—
because it is endowed Wuh an extra-rugged double-drop
frame—Buick’s world-famous Sealed Chassis and Triple*
Sealed Engine—and the most nearly perfect oiling system
ever developed—
You’ll prefer Buick because it leads in beauty and luxury:
and you’ll prefer it, too, because it is die most durable of
cars—and therefore the most paying investment.
if If Buick models hare Lorejoy Hydraulic shock
absorbers, front and rear, as standard equipment
SEDANS $1193 to $1995 / COUPES $1195 to $18 ><
sport Models $1195 to $1525
Jtt prices f. o. k. Flint, Hick., ganMrwmsnt tax tohe adrird.
The finance pleu, tkemmi deihakte. it’trusi^ibie.
HARRISON MOTOR COMPANY,
Dealers Greenwood, S. C.
Augusta Stores Close
Wednesdays 1 O’clock
Augusta, Ga.
May 10, 1928.
Editor McCormick Messenger,
McCormick, S. €.,
Dear Sir:
At a meeting of the Augusta Mer-
char.ts, held Wednesday afternoon in
the Assembly Room of The Cham
ber of Commerce, it was unanimous
ly decided to close the stores on
Wednesday through the summer at
1:00 p. m., beginning June 13th, and
continuing through August 20th.
Will you please carry a notice to
this effect in your paper, so no in
convenience may be occasioned to
our good friends contemplating a
shopping tour dn those days?
Cordially yours,
L. S. MOODY,
Secretary.
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In many parts of the Mid-Western
and Eastern States woodchucks have
in the past ten years become a men
ace. Effective means of control are
described in Leaflet 21-L, “Wood
chuck Control in the Eastern
States,” copies of which may be se
cured from the United States De
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C.
It’s easy to tell
that this oil is
better
for when the motor
idles
or when the hill
is steep, you feel
the difference—
it’s an
oilier oil which
takes a hold on
metal and
“stays put”
A real road
test
Sixty cars and trucks were operated
for two months with a good oil com
monly u^ed by motorists, and then
for two months with “Standard”
Motor Oil—nearly 200,000 car miles
in all. The same gasoline was used
throughout.
With “Standard” Motor Oil these cars
averaged 8.5% greater mileage per
gallon of oil. The better piston seal
and greater power resulted in 12-7%
more miles per gallon of gasoline.
The greater oiliness of “Standard”
will have the same effect in your car.
(Pub ic Service.)
“Why so deprersed. Brown?”
“The horrible cost of living,
chap: constant bills
paint and shingling.
“What, house?”
“No, daughters.”
old
materials,
Household Hints
Wise’n Otherwise
Press well-seasoned mashed pota
toes through a colander cr potato
press. This makes the potatoes light
and fluffy.
Clara Makes Her
Bow As A Para
mount Star In “IT”
Tom—“I have found the meanest
man at -last.”
John—“Who. What do you
mean ?”
Tom—“He’s deaf, and has never
told his barber.”
Clerk, to boss by telephone—
“Listen, chief, I won’t be able to mo
tor back until Thursday.”
“So you want a few more days of
grace, eh?”
“No, sir—-of Helen.”
two
Aunt—“Dear, what are you
quarreling about?”
Hubby—“Why, I’d made up my
mind to stay in tonight, and now
Flo has made up her face to go out.”
Clerk—“This is the finest cigar
ette lighter on the market, madam.”
Young Thing—i“It certainly l^oks
cute.' How many cigarettes does it
light to the gallon?”
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet, '‘ ,
And made of her knees such dis
play . \
That the old-fashioned spider.
Embarrassed beside her,
Was actually frightened away.
in
The View Pjint
“He knows all the best people
town.”
“Then why doesn’t he associate
with them.”
“They know him.”
“What do you think of that wo
man
“Well, her clothes are against
her.”
“Yes. that’s what I liked about
her.”
It’s getting so that the modern
idea of roughing it is to drive a sed
an with the windows open.
Safety First
“Do you drink?”
“No.”
“Then hold this quart while I tie
my shoe lace.”
Doctor (to fair patient)—“You
certainly have acute appendicitis.”
Fair Patient—“Oh, Doctor, you
flatter me.”
Assistant—“There’s a woman out
side with a case of fallen arches.”
-Doctor—“I don’t want any today,
but tell her to leave the case and
I’ll look them over.”
Always make meat soups with cold
water, to which salt has been add
ed, and gradually heat to the boiling
point, but never boil.
To make certain jelly will come
out of the mold perfectly, first
brush the mold with olive oil before
putting in the mixture.
Bicarbonate of soda added to
cheese assists the melting, and
makes it more digestible.
Place canned pears on a bed of
lettuce. Fill cavities with skinned
and seeded white grapes. Serve
with a cream dressing.
Pumpkin pie is delicious when
served with whipped cream.
Stuff small firm heads of cabbage
with minced ham and bread crumbs.
Use date filling, flavored
lemon, in tart shells and top
whipped cream.
with
with
An aluminum pan that has been
badly burnt can bo cleaned by pour
ing in a little water, and boiling an
onion in it. The burnt matter rises
to the top, and leaves the pan clear.
(BY ELINOR GLYN)
(Authar of Clara Bow’s first Par
amount starring production, “IT,**
which arrives at the Dixie Theatre,
Friday and Saturday. Antonio Mor
eno is featured.)
To clean your oven, wipe it with
a damp cloth while it is still hot.
To retain the taste of fresh fruit,
add the sugar to apples when they
are nearly cooked.
Polish brass ware well, then coat
it with a colorless shellac, and it
will remain bright indefinitely.
For an easy dessert, thicker the
syrup from cooked prunes with boil
ed tapioca, add lemon juice and pour
over the prunes.
When grinding figs, dates or ra’s-
ins, add a little lemon juice, and the
fruit will not clog the chopper.
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A Little Talk On
Thrift
(By S. W. STRAUS, President
American Society For Thrift.)
of
Success Of Gennan-Irish Flyers
Due Primarily To Their
Genius For Patience And
Persistence
Spike—“Say Did you hear about
the new furs I found on the street
?»»
car
Mike—“Naw, What about
Spike—“Transfers.”
em
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“IT” is that peculiar quality which
some living beings possess which
draws others of both sexes. The
possessor of “It” must be absolutely
unselfconscious though full of self
confidence and have that magnetic
“sex appeal” which is irresistible.
Mothers spoil boys with “It”—wo
men never refuse them favors, while
when women possess “It” they are
simply devastating—they can attract
any man o ven against, his judgment,
and they arouse devotion in their
female companions.—while those
who wa t upon them or come in bus
iness contact with them become ver
itable slaves. But the quality of
“it” is extremely rare among women
—Mvusards of beautiful and physi-
caliy attract've creatures who fas
cinate certain men have no touch of
it. An ugly girl can have “It” for
.t is a quality of the mind as well
as a magnetic emanation and actual
beauty has nothing to do with it.
Or. the screen there are only a few
men who possess “It” and at this
moment I can pick out only one wor
man—Clai*a Row—because jutet
sweetness, goodness, beauty cr “sex
appeal” alone have nothing to do
with it. People can have “It” for a
while and lose it or they can gain it.
Perhaps tho strongest exponent of
“It” now on the screen is Rex, the
horse-—he has that fearless, uncon
querable flash in the eye which
shows passionate love for his lady
—as well as individual character.
Mr. Gilbert was another exponent of
“It” in “His Hour” and in “The Big
Parade.” Douglas Fairbanks has
“It” in all cf his pictures. The whole
Barrymore family have “It”—es
pecially Jack—his is perhaps strong
er off the screen than on. The Prince
cf Wales has “It”—his brothers, wh6
are handsomer, have none at all.
Girls of the magazine cover type
never have “It” and indeed only few
blondes. I think we shall all have a
surprise when we see Clara Bow as
my new heroine—I think I can safe
ly say that she will radiate “It*
through the picture. Some few dogs
have “It”—but almost every cat and
every tiger. Watch a really beauti
ful. well-fed cat, or a cage of tigers.
Note their lazy indifference and
their unexplainable fascination, and
you will realize something of what
“it” means.
€-ara Bow a “Wow” in Her Latest
Picture, “IT”
If crowded houses are a sign of
Much has been said in the news
papers recently regarding the flight
of Captain Koehl, Major Fitzmaurice
and Baron von Huenefield across the!
Atlantic. While this exploit reflect- j success, Clara Bow may well consid-
! ed the possess on cf noble courage, er herself nothing short of a “Wow,!”
Child (in bus to stranger)—“Dad- j technical skill and a daring imagin-j xhose who have already seen “It”
dv Daddy!” at:on upon the part of these three VVj jj tell you that Clara’s first pic-
Mother—“Hush, darling. That; airmen, they demonstrated also theituie knocked them out of their
It’s a gentleman.” j P oss e s s:on of a background of pat«-1 seats. To send its ncw r star off to
I ence and persistence without whicn | good start, Paramount provided
Sunday School Lesson j the r success would have been irnpos-l } ler with Elinor Glyn’s own concep-
“The Bibical story of the creation! stole. j tion of “It,” and Miss Bow has cer-
isn’t Daddy.
by
a
must have been written
ball reporter.”
“How come.”
“Well, it starts off, ‘In the
inning—’ ”
base-! In reading the various statements. tamly taken advantage of “It.” In
made by these intrepid aviators, onei additicn tc , t ’ n i s> Clarence Badger,
is struck by the series of painstaking j director of sure-fire hits, wielded
incidents—the tremendous attention j th * megaphone and Antonio Moreno
big
Motorist—“Is this
street?”
Policeman—“Yes, and
no two ways about it.”
a one-way
there ain’t
to detail—which preceded their : does
the “heroing.’
Tt,” having
“Why is a lazy dog like a hill?
“I surrender.”
“A slow r pup!”
We’ve drunk from the same bottle,
We’ve slep in the same bed,
And it’s a helluva wonder
That we both ain’t dead.
an
Modern Housewife
He—“You don’t know' what
iron is.”
She—“Yes, I do. You curl your
hair with one.”
STAN DARD
MOTOR OIL
“Standard?* Greases, Transmission Oil and
Gear Compound are made with the same care
as “Standard** motor fuels and motor oils.
A stranger who was rather deaf
entered a little Scotch church. He
seated himself in a front pew and
placed an ear trumpet on his knee.
An elder of the kirk, who had never
seen an ear trumpet, watched him
with grave suspicion.
When the minister entered, the
man lifted the trumpet from his
knee, but before he could adjust it
he felt a tap on his shoulder and
heard the indignant elder saying:
“One toot, an’ you’re oot.”
X—*
If you are having trouble teaching
the young calves to drink, starve
them for 12 hours.
flight. The same characteristic has; everything, had no choice but to get
marked the career of Col. Lindbergh J ever and get over big! “It” has.
In these days when the success o:j Dixie Theatre Friday and Satur-
aviation is new enough and novel | a ay> May 18th and 19th, 8:20 p. m.
enough to capt’vate the attention of,
all mankind, spectacular flights are;
superficially regarded only as the I Young chicks just hatched need
reflection of a dashing type of brav
ery But back of these amazing oc
curences, wherever success has
come, we have found in every case
that the adventurer i n preparing for
his voyage, possessed a remarkable
gift of pat'ence.
We can apply this lesson to good
purpose to all other phases of life.
The basis of success is not the flash-
noc be fed anything until they are
about 60 hours old as they are sup-
piieti when hatched with a certain
amount of available food in the yolk
sac which i* absorbed into the body.
In fact if they are fed too soon after
hatching digestive trouble may re
sult. When 2 1-2 days old the chicks
should be fed 5 times a day for the
first two or three weeks and about
ing incident that fascinates the be-1 3 times a day after that. It is im-
holder and fires the imaginat : on. I portant not to let them overeat; feed-
Real success in every department, of ings should be trequent but of a
life is due to patience and persist
ence. Fortunes are amassed through
the slow accumulations of money.
Great careers are developed through
a tremendous amount of hard work
spent in the perfection of detail.
Those who would make progress
in life must learn these facts first
of all. It is the thrift prinepile of
patiently saving small sums of money
and prudently conserving the mom
ents and hours that, applied to any
activity, means eventual success.
Whatever your aims and ambitions
may be, bear in mind always that you
can never attain them in a substain-
tu.l and satisfactory manner until
you are capable of infinite patience
and limitless pers'stence.
mall quantity at a time. A good
feed for chicks up to two weeks old
is a mixture of 4 parts of corn meal,
2 of bran, 2 of rolled oats, 1 of mid
dlings, and 1 of sifted meat scraps.
This feed should be given three times
a day and alternated with a mixture
of equal parts of finely cracked corn
and cracked wheat fed twice daily.
When chicks are two weeks old, a
good mash may be made of 4 parts
of yellow corn meal, 2 or bran, 2 of
middlings, 1 of - sifted meat scraps,
and 1-2 of bone meal. This feed may
be left in a hopper where it is avail
able to the chicks at any time. If
prepared chick feeds are purchased,
they should be bought from a reli
able place.