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4 Thursday, July 5, 1928 /V a/JC'A MESSENGER. McCORKIICK, South Carotin*. m j Why Compromise With Socialism? BminM MOUNT You could not choose a better time than this anniversary of American freedom to start a bank account. How appropriate to perpetuate the spirit that it exemplifies by gaining for your self the true freedom for which your forefathers fought. You can gain the freedom and true enjoyment of living only by being fi nancially independent. Growing bank account changes the whole aspect of life, bringing with it a peace of mind and joy of accomplishment that is most satisfying. Make up your mind to start saving and have your savings account estab lished by the Fourth, then each suc ceeding independence day celebration will be a milestone by which to meas- ure your progress. HIE PEOPLES BANK McCormick, S. C. (Industrial News Bureau, The Manufacturer.) H. T. Sands of New York, Pres ident of the National Electric Light Associafon, told the delegates of the Fifty-first Annual Conv'ention that the electric light and power industry has nothing to fear from an honest i.:qu.ry, and, in. fact, wants the in vestigation of the Federal Trade Commiss’on to be most searching. Mr. Sands- voices the right policy. The utilities should have nothing to hide. They are owned by several million private American citizens. The 'nvectmerts of these citizens must be protected and made to earn a reasonable return. No industry is subject to more 4-H Club Girls And Boys Talk At Ban quet In Washington All of the 4-H club members who are attending the Second National Club Encampment and many of their friends in the United States Depart ment of Agriculture were present at the club banquet held Monday night at the City Club. The feature of the evening was a talk by D:i. Edward E. Slossch, Director of Science Ser vice, on the application of scientific research to the utilization of waste products. This, in Doctor Slosson’s opinion, is one of the most signifi cant movements of this age, and is of great importance to agriculture, since it involves such agricultural wastes as sugar cane stalks, corn Ll 3 We make a specialty of studying the needs and requirements of our customers and if we fail to have what one wants the first lime, we will have it with-n a very short while. Wc strive.to render f’im c T ass, everyday drug store service and speciali - .;; in filling prescriptions. Let us serve you. STROMS’ DRUG STORK McCORMICK, S. C. * 35E 38 HAT THE PASSWORDS TO SATISFACTION IN GROCERIES These few words arc, without doubt, the passwords to true sat i ifacticn in groceries. They are short and to the point—just a simple command but there is a world of understood meaning in them. Here arc a few of the reasons why these words are the passwords to satisfaction in groceries— We handle only the best and freshest merchandise of well known and proven brands. Our prices are lowest for quality foodstuffs. You get the advantage of prices on quality buying. You are always treated fair and courteously in our store. You will find it a pleasure to trade here. Last, but not least, it costs you no more to use our delivery service. Your groceries are brought to your door. J. T. MARTIN Main Street McCormick, S. C. —i Qii ——J thorough or drastic regulation by local, state and federal governments than is the electric utility. No oth er line of business, unless it be the railroads, is required by law to keep such uniform accounting methods, and no other line of business is mere closely scrutinized as to its policies and the issuance of its securities. Even if it so desired, the electric ir.dustry, individually and collective ly, uader such a system of public regulation, could not operate its properties successfully except upon a fair and squa:e basis. The present investigat on of the ut lities originated more or less as a political issue. It ha^ been cloud ed to some extent by forces which would use the investigation to dis ci odt private ownership. It has seemed to be the desire of some critics oi: the industry, to make it appear that the utilities are pur suing an improper course when they fight public ownership schemes which would ultimately mean :u n- atkn of private investments. It is hard to understand why in a free country like ours calumny and aspersions should be hurled at an ndividual or company that fights the encroachment of policies vvh'cfc vrould not only destroy it but would undermine and take away the rights and privileges of individual citizens. Where is there anything wrongful in an individual or a company fight ing the adoption of socialistic poli cies by our government? The after math of the world war disclosed tha the much praised public ownership i.i Europe was a failure. This coun try’s experience in operating its rail loads is known to u:3 all. It is right and proper that these lessons be ini pressed on every one of us that we may oppose every socialistic effort to extend the public ownership idea beyond the mere necessities of gov eminent. Utility executives would be cr minally negligent toward the stockholders if they sat quietly by and allowed investments in their companies to be jeopardized and pos- s.bly ruined, without raising their voices in defense and in favor cf pri vate enterprise and initiative as es tablished and encouraged under cur Jcrstkutioh, and against practices vhich destroy our most trusted and o. g-establ.shed princ pies of gov r. ment. That utility companies must be honestly conducted goes without laying. If some companies are net so conducted abuses should be cor rected. But this does not mean that whole industry should be cruci- orse Picnic Meats For Fourth July Outing The lunch that you take along is the big item for youu Fourth of July outing. It won’t be much of a success if you do not have a toothsome spread for meal time. Good lunch meats for your sandwiches is essential. We have a pleasing variety of most wholesome cooked meats in cluding boiled ham, bologna, minced ham, wejners, pressed! ham, dried beef and liver-wurst. FRESH AND SANITARY Everything in our shop is always absolutely fresh, handled and kept under the most sanitary conditions. If you buy it here, you know it is fresh and clean. We also have a variety of cheese and, sweet and sour pickles. J, PRESS BUCKBELL Main Street McCormick, S. C. Led, that the investments of stock holders should be jeopardized, cr that thousands of executives and em ployes in the industry who arc furn ishing the highest type of electric service i n the world, should be em- bairassod and unjustly criticized for conducting the properties for which they are responsible in lawful man ners which they deem will best pro tect their investments, even if such policies have to go to the length of fighting public ownership. Instead of being criticized, many leading utility executives, newspa pers and periodicals shduld be thank ed publicly for fSghting the inroads of socialism. Why should any man in this country be criticized for up holding American ideals of govern ment? Why should the advocates of policies which would discourage and destroy private initiative and enter prise in this country be given such consideration and support as is ac corded them today ? The people should realize that a tremendous economic disturbance is being engendered by forces which are attempting to initiate new and experimental governmental policies. They should realize that their inter est in the whole matter is far great er than the interest of the utility companies, for the simple reason that individual and personal rights are at stake. Mr. Sands is right when he says: “Let the investigation of the elec tric light and power industry be thorough.” Then after* this investi gation is completed, let the investi gators center their inquiry on the stalks, cotton seed, wood pulp, and so on. Doctor Slosson brought with him many interesting samples of building mateiials, textiles and oth er useful articles manufactured from wastes. Two boys and two girls were chooen to represent four different sections ci* the country and to tel) something about club wurk as they were adquainted with it. Evelyn May DcGrave, of Mercer County. N. J. told about her wo:k in clothing anc m llinery and other club projects ) Everett Saylcr of Decatur County, Iowa, sketched his 8 years in club work, and explained hew he had started with pigs, and through them became interested in alfalfa, which caucsd him to give attention to prob lems of soil fertility. A consider able area ; n the county has now been planted to alfalfa as a result o? the impetus given by this club boy. Beat rice Mickelson, who had come all the way Lorn Graham County, Ari zona. tJ attend the club camp, spoke of the splendid team work among the 200 4-H members in her county and of what club work meant to them C. D. McMillan, a South Carolina boy from Spartanburg County, said he had made a total net proiit oi ever $1200 in his 8 years of ciub work, particularly in pig, poultry a.u cotton projects. Learning to keep recoids, he said, had been one o: the most important lessons for him The last, conference was held ir the auditorium oi the new National Museum June 26. Miss Harlcai James Cf the American Civic Asso ciation was the speaker of the day. She pointed out the possibility in the near future of having two types of highways in every county—straight, through routes for business use. anc winding scen e roads :'or iNeachin^ scattered country homes without de stroying the charm of their lyeatio:. Local and through traffic road, would also have to be prov ded, sir said, the latter located if possible or the outskirts of large centers rathe, than lunning. through them. The Washington Monument, Cor coran Art Gallery,. Pan. Amer.ca; Building, Lincoln Memorial and Li braiy of Congress were visited clui ng the afternoon. Page Niimlier Changes In Distribu tion Gf Crops Since The World War Blue Book Gives Interesting Figures On Cotton Seed Crop BALTIMORE, Md. f June 30.— Some very interesting statistics tending to show the value of the cot ton seed crop to the South aire car ried in the Blue Book of the Manu facturers Record fdp 1928 which is just off the press. These figures place the total value of crude cotton seed products for the year ending place from less productive to more July 1927, at $240,284,000. productive crops per acre. A de- “Cotton seed and its by-products c'Jease has cccurred in the acreage add millions to the South’s cotton of wheat and i n the acreage of other wealth,” says the Blue Book. “ The cereals. On the other hand, the most valuable product of the cotton acreage devoted to cotton, alfalfa. Since the World War significant changes in the distribution . of f-r. ps have taken place in the United States. From 15.000,000 to 20,000,- 000 acres of crop land formerly re quired to feed horses and mules have been released for other uses. More over, considerable shifts have taken -X DUCK DATA There is much differe. ce of op n c n as to whether the number of.wik lucks in this country has increa? e- in the past ten years, since the pass tge of the migratory-bird treaty ac of 1918. The Biological Su'.vey or the United States Department o’ Agriculture, with the ass stance », about 3,000 observers in varicu parts cf the country, is making a study of the abundance of ducks by counting or estimating the numbers: of birds at their concentration point in the same day each month over a period of years. In the State of Utah alone many millions df ducks have died during the past ten years from poisoning by alkaline waters, but with certain areas of marshland in this State set aside for feeding, rreeding., and nesting grounds for wild fowl, under a bill approved by the President on April 2, great num bers of ducks will be saved. This is a matter of interest throughout the West, for ducks banded in Utah have been found in at least 11 other west ern States. X Forest Service Rangers report that heavy losses of sheep from poison ous plants are likely to occur when the sheep, after trailing long dist ances without being permitted to graze, are turned on ranges where pc-isdnous plants occqr. ZXZ The little boy who believed hi Santa Claus until he was twelve years eld has grown up now to be lieve his bootlegger when his boot legger tells him he is getting pure Scotch at ten dollars a quart. forces that would cripple and des troy private enterprise in this coun try, and find what motives lie behind such a program and what forces are supporting it. seed is its oil. Next in importance are cotton-seed cake and meal, fol lowed by linters and cotton seed hulls. Cotton seed oil meal and hulls form an important source of food and feed supply. The food value of the oil is said to rank high er than hdg lard, beef tallow, cocoa- nut and olive oil, or creamery butter. The value of the meal and hulls for cattle feed is unsurpassed. Much of ;his product is consumed in this country, but heavy shipments are made abroad, the exports of cotton seed products for the fiscal year 1927 being 60.464.000 pounds of cot ton seed oil, 501 000 pounds of cake and meal and 257,358 bales of linters “Cotton seed oil enters largely in to the manufacture of clco-margar- ine and the refined oil is used ex tensively throughout the country in place cf hog fat, while other pro ducts form important ingredients in the manufacture of fertilizer. Cotter seed oil pioduction in 1927 amounted to 251,721.000 gallons, valued at $142,242,00(4 These figures repre sent only actual crude and refined oil and give no idea of the value o products which are exported and which are manufactured wholly or ir part, from cotton seed oil. In the early days of the industry cotton seed o l was used only for illuminat ing purposes and for the manufac ture of soap. The refined oil is row wddely used as a food product in the form Cuj vegetable shortenirg compounds, margarin, salad oil and salad dressing and new uses for it are being found constantly.” By states the value of the crude cotton seed products "or the year ending July 31, 1927, is 1‘sted as fol lows: Alabama $13,898,000; Ark ar.sas $17,089000; Georgia $27,128,- 000; Louisiana $3,643000:; Missis sippi $28.640,000'; North Carolina $17,707,000. Oklahoma $20,144,000; South Carolina $12 248,00; Tennes see $14,425,000. Texas $69,707,000; all other states $10,655,000. XXI 31 Cotton Warehouses Are Added Under Fed eral Warehouse Act Thirty-one large cotton ware houses in Tennessee, Mississippi Arkansas Lou's ; ana a’d Texas wrre licensed during the past month un- -ir> r Fod / al Warehouse Act, the United States Department c-f Agri culture has announced. These ware houses have a eembmed storage cap acity of 854,000 bales. The licenses effective June 1, were issued to th r Federal Compress ar.d Warehouse Company of Memphis ard tw r o other companies controlled by the same management. Prior tc the issuance of these li censes the three companies had 29 warehouses, with a combined capa- e ty of 627,700 bales of cotton, oper ating under the Warehouse Act. The combined capacities of the 60 ware houses now operated under Federal supervision total 1,481,700 bales. Among the larger houses licensed June 1, is one at Blytheville. Ark., having 95,000 bales capacity; anoth er at Little Rock, Ark., with 80,000 bales; one at Ft. Smith, Ark., with 25,000 bales, another at West Mem phis, Ark., with 60.000 bales; one at Dyersburg, Tenn., with 33,000 bales, and three plants at Memphis with an aggregate capacity of! 280,000 bales. One of the plants at Memphis alone has 200,000 bales capacity, perhaps the largest cotton warehouse in the country. The Federal Compress and Ware house Company and its predecessor companies had a number of their w-ailehouses licensed since 1921, but not all. The placing of all their plants under Federal supervision at this time, says the Department of Agriculture, appears to indicate they have found operating under the law to be of business value to them. X clover, fruits, and vegetables has in creased notably. These facts are recorded by the United States Department of Agri culture. In the originally forested portions of the United States rn al most universal deefeaso hae takes, place in ciop acreage since the war, particularly in the hilly sections. On the other hand, an increase in acre age has take n place in the prairie and Great Plains regions, where con ditions are favorable for the use of large scale machinery. Thus croj». production has been stimulated on the level lands of the WIest at the sacrifice of much of the poorer or less level lands of the East. Increas ed mechanization c*f agricultural work and the development of drought-resistart varieties of crops has had much to do with this change. Corn acreage, according to cersus figures, has declined in almost every county east of a line from Lafayette, Ind., to central Missouri and centra! Oklahoma. Northwest of this line, on the othor hand, a general increase in corn acreage has taken place. la like manner a decrease in the area i n cotton in Georgia and South Car olina has been more than compen sated by an increase in Texas and Oklahoma. Cotton acreage has in creased also along the northern mar gin of the Corn Belt, where the boll weevil does less damage than in the cotton aiea farther south. Acreage in oats decreased ir southern Indiana and Illinois, Miss ouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. This de crease, however, was more than com pensated by an increase in. acreage oats in Minnesota ard the Dakotas. Hay acreage has decreased slightly, but rather generally, in the pra'rie and Great plains regions. It has increased in Missouri, southc r Illi nois, Ohio, and the Northe-n ter* States. XXX Little Talk On Thrift Americans Lead World Business Efficiency (By S. W. Straus, President Amer'can Society for Thrift) Iw We as Americans, often r.rs crit icised for our ccmmrrcialiom. Nev ertheless. it can not be denied *hat we have developed a type of indus trial thrUt that is making itself felt all over the world. A,.ner.can efficiency means simply the elimination of the greatest pos sible amcur> of waste. In brief, it is tin ft applied tc* business. And it is to bo sani to our honor that »r any other countries are taking note of our methoas ar.d are beginning to follow therr. People who claim that they never saw corn grow, should go out any day about this time of the year and take a look. XXX It is said that all the ancient civ ilized nations understood the art of making bricks. Also it might* be added, the art of throwing them. When we note the great progress being made on every hand, vc gain an appreciation of the value of American efficiency. Better stand ards of living for the masses t * the people are eort’nuaily being develop ed, education is broadened, more am icable relations between employer ard employee are fostered, and high er ideals of citizenship are brought into existence. While we are more extravagant and mere wasteful of our resources than others we have no superiors in real business effici ency. An example of this is shown in the building and construction industries. It takes twice as long, and some times more, to erect a building in England as it does here. The result is that buildings over there, gener ally speaking, cdst as much as they do here although the craftsmen en gaged in construction work are only- paid a third as much as they are here. Rents, of course, must be in keeping with building costs because the only way a building can be op erated profitably for the owner n t® secure an adequate income. Thus a heavy burden is placed upon working people through lack of efficiency ia the building industry. American business methods fam ish a splendid example of the value of the thrift principles. X The word civic may be spelled just the same way backward, but any{ community that expects to accomp lish civic achievements had bett^ ( keep the v/erd going forward..