McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, August 30, 1928, Image 4
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Thursday, August 30, 1928
MifORMICK MESSENGER
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Established June ft, 1902
McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, SoutR Carolina.
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EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
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Type That Is Needed
Men wh<j can see the value of an
improvement to the community be
fore it is completed are the kind of
men who are needed for leadership.
All too often, thebe who are of a
conservative frame of mind control
the sentiment by reason of their po
sitions and development is retarded.
They have never tabsn a chance in
, their business and they don’t believe
in anything in which the element of
chance enters. They lack vision.
* The man who draws back always
comes around after the improvement
is completed and agrees that it is all
that was ever said for it.
They are to be admired for the po
sition they take. They can’t be blam
ed perhaps, because they have a type
of mind that can’t visualize things.
Being for it whe n it is done is some
thing.
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The Benefits
Of Highways
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.Highways are an investment that
pays real dividends and shows pro
fits, according to Frank Page, Chair
man of the North (Carolina Highway
Commission. In a recent speech, he
shelved what benefits have come to
that state from its fine roads.
As the first item, Mr. Page listed
relief to towns and counties and sav
ings to road users, through reducing
wear and tear and losses.
Second, educat onal opportunities.
Third, the rapid, cheap and safe
transportation of agricultural pro
ducts.
Fourth, factories avoid congested
centers and labor needs no tenements
in town.
Fifth, increased accessibility of
•resorts and places of scenic interest.
Sixth, the appeal good highways
make to potential residents.
Seventh, social advnntageq by do
ing away with isolation.
These are highway “dividends”
that are paid in every state and
every locality. A community that
neglects building gcod and adequate
roads is condemn'ng itcelf to me
diocrity and retrogression.
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Responsibility
For The Parents
Parents are at fault in more than
"Tivety per cent r," th' 1 accidents in
wh ch children are killed or injured
by automobilesi the coroner of a mid
west city has discovered. In the re
maining ten per (nrt, motorists were
speeding or driving carelessly.
This same average may not pre
vail in all parts of the country, but
it is probably about representative
of the average city or town.
Nc* one condones reckless or care
less driving of automobiles, but
Community Success
Success has been defined by a well
known authority as the progressive
realization of a worthy ideal.
This definition is in terms of in
dividuals, but it can be applied equal
ly as well to a business or a com
munity.
It lays down the fixed principle
that success is impossible without the
element, of a worthy ideal.
Therefore, communities that ex
pect to be successful must have a
worthy goal to which the energies of
the people are directed.
This community can expect to get
al;?ad only by aspiring to achieve an
aim that is within its reach, and by
following a well defined program of
action.
Nothing is impossible if the ideal
is worthy and the people are “sold”
on what they are attempting to do.
They can also make it a community
of homes where people really
ard where children can be reared to
become useful citizens.
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May Eliminate
S. C. WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STA
TISTICS SHOW THAT WOKERS
IN OUR COUNTRY RECEIVE
TWICE AS MUCH FOR SAME
WORK AS WORKERS IN
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
WAGES RISE FASTER
THAN LIVING COSTS
HERE
President Calvin
Coolidge Interest
ed In u America
complete c •nmissa*y a::d medical un
its ard a band, camped f weeks
“on locat on” with Griffith at Som-
Y. Regular army officers
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS NOT A
KEEN PICTURE FAN, HE IS
INTERESTED IN GRIF- -
FITH’S LATEST
President Calvin Coolidge is not
noted as a theatre-goer. Even in the
days when as Governor of Massa
chusetts, he ctecupied a modest room
at the Adams House in the heart of
Beltco.—C. F. Cox erecting new Boston’s thratre sectieii he was sel-
stbre bulding here. dom seen at a playhouse.
Belton—4Paving of Anderson street But there is one modon picture in
nearly completed. j which he is interested, and that is
Sumter—Rurdy street being hard- “America,” the big romart'c [ film
surfaced to Broad street. j made by D. W. Griffith of the Amer-
Sumter—Davis Implement Com- ican Revolution, which comes to the
pany moves into new home at 111 Dixie Theatre, Friday and Saturday,
live East Hamptcn Avenue. j Newspaper corespondents at the
Lexington—Carload tomatoes ship- White House relate that not only did
p*'d from here recently. i President Coolidge confer with Grif-
Pickens—Matheney Motor Co., fith about the making of “America,”
new firm, <v’ganized he:<e. j but that the austere and silent Chief
Belton—Concrete being poured on Executive asked the producer for a
number of still pictures of scenes
from “America,” to show the home
folks up in Vermont. Which betok-
4 01)Cy 9 F,tate b ghway link from here to Ab-
'J beville County line.
bridegroom’s act of endowing her
“with all bis worldly goods,” may be
deleted from the Proestant Episco
pal marriage ceremony when the
forty-ninth general convention of the
church meets here in October.
That question will be among
changes to be consideied by the house
(•; bishops and the house of deputies,
the legislative bod es of the church,
in connection with efforts to adept
the revised Book of Common Prayer.
Slight revisions in the services at
morning and evening prayers, and
new prayers for social service, good
Denmark—W c*rk commenced
Olar-Denmark highway.
Sumter—Poultry Farmers Field
Day will be held here August 22.
Lyman—Underpass being con
structed at this place.
Seneca—Contracts let foil surface
treating highway from here to Lons
dale, and from end of pavement at
Courtney to Newry.
Walterboro—Car of cured tobacco
recently shipped from here.
Greenville—Fiske Carter Construc
tion Company Of Graenv'lle awarded
contract to build 6 units of $10,000.-
government, world peace and °^ber| qqq ra y on pj an ^ Industrial Rayon
modern trends, alscV ai'e contained in Corp., at Covington, Va.
The Fiddlers’ Convention which
was held ia the high school auditor
ium Monday evening was attended
and thoroughly enjoyed by some five
hundred tc< six hundred men, women
and children. The music started
about 8:40 and lasted until about
10:20.
^ The entire program was greatly
Jdiere are accidents which the driver cnjo ^ e< ^ ^ the audience which called
can net avoid and which are due en
tirely to the irresponsibility of chil
drerv
Death or injuries that may make | Rpe ^ bound and was highly compli
them lifelong cripples should ever be ment °d f° r the various feats he per-
held up before children as the dang- on the violin, despite his age
er that lurks in the street, in the sCOre or more years,
form of automobiles, that may crush | n * Ce bttle sum of money was
their little bodies and break their rea bzed for the school,
bones.
They can nc«t be warned too fre
quently of this menace. They should
be taught never to cross a street
without first looking both ways. They
can not be too cautious. The respon
sibility is clearly upon the shoulders
of parents.
i Camden—New theatre building be- ___
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. The - n g. erec t c d on site of old Majestic ens an unprecedented enthusiasm on
bride’s promise “to obey” and the, J p ar ^. ^g president where mo
on t:on pictu res are concerned.
When one learns, however, that
“America,” was filmed under the
guidance of a special corps of re
search experts and h'stoiians, includ
ing representatives of the Daughter^
(•“ the American Revolution, the Sons
of the American Revolution, The Lex
ington Historical Society, and similar
organizations; that Secretary of War
Weeks assisted by turning over var
ious regular army units, who appear
in costume in the massive battle
scenes; and that Griffith used his
toric house-, actual battle grounds
and the shrines of American liberty
for the scenes, descendants of the
leading families Revolutionary
Days as extra people, and rums, pist
ols, flintlocks, and even uniforms
which saw service in the War of In
dependence as properties, the inter
est of even the President becomes un
derstandable.
And even had the subject and the
unusual manner of making the film
failed to make the average citizen
enthusiastic, the fact that Griffith
has broken all precedents by extend
ing to every man woman and child
an invitation to come and see the
more massive scenes made, would
give the general public a more per
sonal interest in “America” than in
any film prbduction ever made in
this country.
For the public took Griffith at his
word and turned out to the extent of
mono than 15,000 a day during the
weeks the producer, hrs players, and
United States regulars camped at
Somers, New York, “shooting” bat
tle scenes.
The story of “America ” wr'tten by
Robert W. Chambers, the no/elist,
whose earlier books dealt with the
Revolutionary period, and who is re
garded in literary circles as an ex
pert in the history of those days, is
the story of the struggle of the col-
oni.'s for liberty from Paul Reverc’s
ride until George Wash ngtc»:i b 2-
came President.
All of dramatic incidents of the
war, and its major battles figure in
the film. Griffith established a spec
ial research bureau to settle the
mooted points of American h’story,
and provide him with minute ard au
thentic data.
The selection of players was an
other process which took up much
time as Griffith and his advisory ex
perts insisted upon getting types for
the roles of Washington, John Ad
ams, Hancock, Quincy, Otis, Pres
cott, Warren. Gage, Howe and the
other leading figures of Am rican
history.
The monumental task \vamater
ially lightered by patriotic and his
torical organizations which placed at
the directors’ disposal the r collec
tions of documents and relics and
gave their advice and aid. His of -
ftces were swamped with letters from
every conceivable source offering as
sistance of every kind, from the loan
of historic flintlocks, to the request
by municipalities of Revolutionary
fame that he make scenes there, and
use descendants of Revolutionary
heroes as “supers.”
The interest displayed in the com-;
munitics where scenes have been tak- ’
cn, amounting to a revival of patrio 1 -
tic enthusiasm, has also served to
make the undertaking rest more
lightly o n Griffith’s shoulders.
The value of the assistance of the
regular army cannot be lightly pass-
ed over as it is a remarkable com- j
mentary on the lavish scale on which ^
“America” is being made, as well as!
upon the attitude of official Wash
ington towards the project.
Under instructions from Secretary
Weeks, infantrymen from Forts
Hamilton and Schuyler and from
Governors Island, accompanied by
the revised edition for which bishops,
clergy and laymen have boen work
ing for 15 years.
Between 125 and 140 bishops,
bishops coadjutor and bishops suf
fragan, and between 600 and 700
clerical. and lay delegates will vote
on the revisions. Littb controversy
is anticipated, save probably over
the proposal to eliminate the Thirty-
nine Articles of ReFgion. These
we:e set forth i n 1571 “for tho avoid
ing c* diversities. Churchmen who
favor their elimination point out that
they are not and never have been a
part of the Book of £c<nmon Prayer,
but simply havis been printed under
the same ccVer as supplementary.
Whatever action is taken on the
prayer book at the Washington con-
vent’on will be of historical signifi
cance due to the fact that revisions
havj3 been rai'e. Only three revisions
have been made in the history of the
American church. The bcok was
compiled during the 12 years between
1540 and 1552 by a commission head
ed by Archbishop Cranmer, who was
assisted by six bishops and six doc
tors of divin'ty.
The Right Rev. Charles Lewis
Slattery, bishop of Massachusetts,
says the change will elimirate many
archaic expressions which have lost
their meaning or are now misunder
stood, and that the “Book of Ages”
will (become also the bcok cf this
gene:Jdtion.
In England, where the established
church is under state control, mat
ters similar to those which will come
before the general convention here in
October have to be submitted to par
liament for final rat'fication. Wide-
spicad political controversy now
wages in Britain over rev’sion of the
Book of Common Prayer yet similar
queutiens avi expected to be settled
without difficulty during the meet
ing of the church boiy in Washing
ton.
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Many Attend The
Fiddlers’ Convention
to no avail for repetition of several
renditions. Col. A. E. Strother of
Lincolnton Ga., * held the audience
Walterboro—Glover Block of
stores at Railroad avenue and Hamp
ton street being remodeled,.
Salters Depc-t—People in this vic
inity busy curing tobacco.
Dillon—Good cotton crop predicted
in this section.
^onway—Plans mak’ng for con
struction of new bridge across Wac-
camaw River, ard new ;oad in con
nection with bridge.
Georgetown —Brdoklyn-Coop'erage
Stave Plant here operating at capa
city.
Georgetown — Re-surfacing of
Georgetown-Andrews highway
sought.
Georgetown — New roads nearly
completed in GoM Hope section.
Georgetown — Branch of B. & W.
Dry Cleaning Plant at Lake City op
ened here.
Un:or—Improvements Iv’ng made
to dwellings at Union Mills.
Columbia—-Crop conditions
throughout state are good,
Sumter—Lincoln High School
building being renovated.
Hartsville—Hartsville Print & Dye
Works with capitalizafon of $900,-
000 chai'tered.
Columbia—South Carolina tobacco
markets open..
Blackville—Baimwell County is
most diversified county of state.
Chester — Aragco-Baldwin mills
will build huge addition to Wh’tmire
plant.
Charleston—Edisto Public Service
Company and South Carol na Power
Company merge as South Carolina
Power Company.
Ycmasseo — Ycmassee Furniture
Company opened for business in
building formerly occupied hy Breed
en’s 10c ste-'e.
Ycmassee — Ycmassee Chevrolet
Company, i w concern. locates here.
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Fire Threatened
Main Street Block
There may be sea serpents, but no
body looks past the bathing suits to
notice ’em.
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Few curves ai'e dangerous unless
The cily f're department was call
ed cut about one o‘clc-:k last Friday
morning to put out a fire which was
rapidly gaining headway in Mr. Tyra
Walker’s barber shop on the second
floor of the old Bank of McCoimick
budding, and within ten minutes af
ter the arrival of the firemen they
had the blaze under control and soon
completely extinguished. The roof of
the building was damaged by the
flames and the contents mostly from
water.
The fire threatened one entire
block of Main Street business build
ings, which would in all probability
have been destroyed if the town had
not had wate r works and an up-to-
date file fighting outfit and brave
crew of firemen.
and special histuical and technical
advisers drilled the soldiers in the
manual cf arms in use during the
Revolution. The tactics and strategy
of the War of Independence was
studied and rehearsed.
The battlefields of the Revolution
were rebu lt under the guidance of
Griffith’s special staff, and Com a
high platfcom on the side of a hill
overlooking a beautiful valley the di
rector and his experts, through field
telephones and mounted couriers, di
rected the manoeuvres.
Stripping off their khak : , the reg
ulars, garbed as British grenadiers of
King George Thi^d, and as members
of the Continental Army, as Indians,
and as Minutemen, refought the lead
ing engagements of the Revolution
over and over again.
Later the famous Thirtf Cavalry,
from Fort Meyers, Virginia, crack
mountc outfit of the Army, restaged
Morgan’s raid) with Major Wain-
right, aide to Secretai^y Weeks, cos
tumed and made up as Morgan, lead
ing the charges, and Colonel Haw
kins, commandant of Fort Meyers, as
sisting Griffith in directing the
charges.
On every possible occasion Griffith
used actal locales for “America.”
Th’s necessitated the chartering of a
special train to convey the director,
his big staff of research workers,
historical adviser:* representatives
of patriotic organizations, technicians
and players about the country, in ex
pensive proceeding and a distinct in
novation.
In this way Griffith was able to
stage scenes at Buckman Tavern and
the Hanccck-Clarke house in Lexing
ton Green, at Bunker Hill, Dorchester
Heights, in and around Washington,
D. C., and through the state of Vir
ginia. Practically every shrine of
American liberty was visited by this
unique band of “tourists.” At the
D xie Theatre, Friday and Saturday,
8:30 p. m.
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Days Lengthen At
Rate One Second
Every 100,000 years
A bank in a foreign country has
closed after being in business 114
years. It was a case where the first
hundred was the easiest.
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One of the rudiments of domestic
some fool is coining as fast as you science is to know how to hurl a roll-
are going. , • i n g pin straight,
WASHINGTON, Aug,. 25.—The
days are growing longer—at a rate
of about cne second every 100,000
years.
That much has been established
through study of astronomical rec
ords covering long periods of obser-
vat’on which show that the earth is
gradually slowing down as it revolv
es on its axis. ,
Going further. Prof. Benjamin Bcs?
director of the department of m^ri-
d'an astronomy of the Carnegie in
stitutio n of Washington and of the
Dudley observatory at Albany, N. Y.,
has recently been led t . the conclus
ion that, the rotation rate undergoes
yearly and perhaps even daily
charges, with alternate per'ods of
slowing and speeding.
He also has observed an apparent
relationship between these fluctua
tions i n the rotation rate a d the
variable frequency in the occurrence
of earthquakes. Thun far it has not
been possible to foretell the amount
o: change to be expected in the
earth’s rotation but if this can be
done and the indicated relat’onship
can be rstablishel, he suggests, it
may became feasible for scientists
to predict periods of great earth
quake activity.
Edmund Halley was the first to
note the decrca'i.' in the spinning rate
of the earth, and Sir George Darwin,
second son Charles Darw’n, as-
cr’boj Ibis phenomenon to tbe fric
tion pr. • need by the tides piling up
cn slier s and dragging across the
bottom <<f shallow seas. That, how
ever, would account for only . two-
thirds of the aggregate loss
speed’ and Professor Boss believes
that the difference can be ascribed
to the existence cf similar tides
within the earth as well as in the
oceans.
The discovery of the alternate
speeding and slow’rg of the earth’s
rotation is credited principally to
Prof. E. W. Brown of Yalri. By com
paring the observed positions of the
sun, moon and planets, as recorded
during a century of observation, with
their calculated positions, he found
that in some years they were ahead
and in others behind the positions
they should have occupied. The fact
that the changes were simultaneous
disclosed that the earth, not the sun,
moon and planets, was out of step.
When the earth was young it is
calculated, it must have spun very
much faster than it does now, proba
bly making a complete rotation in
about five heurs. Now much okter, it
rotates once in 24 hours, bat despite
this relatively great loss of speed a
po rt at the equa L r travels at a rale
of more thaa 1,000 miles an hour.
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OLD MATTRESSES—made over as
good as new, furniture repaired and
upholstered. Liberal discount on all
work delivered to shop and called for.
Local references, all work guaranteed.
Case* 1 Mattress Company, Ferry St.
at Wardlaw, Abbeville, S. C.
FOR SAF F -<50 ° Bushels of Hast-
ing's 100 bushel
Oats, at 90 cents per bushel f. o. b.
Troy. W. R. Bowen, Troy, S. C.
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Business in McCormick
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wood, S. C.
FOR SALE-^r^
land China Hogs for breed ng pur-
peteest Best priae winning stock.
About two years old. Sacrifice for
$40.00 each or $75.00 pair. Papers
free. Pigs for sale cheap. O. C.
White, Plum Branch, S. C.
WANTFD~ Beef Cattle and Heavy
Hogs. J. Ij. Smith,
McCormick, S. C.
CATTLE
-Am paying highest
market price for
cho'ce beef cattle. A. H. Faulkner,
McCormick, S. C.
DWELLING—
and waterworks, corner of Oak and
Gold Streets, for rent or sale. Mrs-
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After looking over the fai: grounds
on a busy day one wonders wheno all
of the funny looking people keep
themselves when there isn’t a fair.
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It is sa ; d that automobiles in the
future will weigh only a hundred
pounds, which will give the average
pedestrian better than an even break.
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The paramoifnt issue in the coming
campaign should be “Where can I
park my car?” a