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Thursday, January 30, 1930 MccomncR messenger; mIcormick, souts cmm*. i w . • Page Numb'er Tfirol Eight 4-H Girls Clubs Have Been Organized !N THE COUNTY WITH AN EN ROLLMENT OF 248 MEMBERS State Would Come To Front In Can- The following officers were elected in the clubs: McCormick High School Seniors President, Maude Dowtin. Vice-President, Tommie Walker.' Secretary, Lucile McGrath. McCormick High School Juniors President, Rosella Rankin. Vice-President, Minnie Dunlap. Secretary, Louise Vaughn. McC’k. Grammar School Seniors President, Alma Faulkner. Vice-President, Frances Robinson Secretary, Sarah Louise Strom. McC’k. Grammar School Juniors President, Sara Lou Bledsoe. Vice-President, Doris Charles. Secretary, Margaret Robinson. De la Howe Senior President, Mildred Williams. Vice-President, Mamie Lou Lewis Secretary, Evelyn Armstrong. De la Howe Juniors President, Mae McDonald. * Vice-President, Juno Mont Joy. Washington Consolidated President, Mary Frances Drennan Vice-President, Ruth Cartledge. Secretary, Lucile Parks. Plum Branch School President, Elsie Langley. Vice-President, Maggie Lee Winn Secretary, Geneva Riddlehoover. MRS. NELL A. STALLWORTH, Home Demonstration Agent, Mc Cormick County. , txt Though rapid progress is being made in establishing an American potash industry, the United States still spends $18,000,000 a year for potash imported from Europe. \ ixt Daily livestock reports of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics are now broadcast to South Amer ica and Porto Rico from Station KDKA at Pittsburgh. The report includes the Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Lancaster, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City markets, and the Boston wool market. qualities established,” writes Or. Weston, “the government of the commonwealth has placed itself squarely behind the movement to iimff Industry! make the state’s food products available everywhere. The interest of canners and packers throughout COLUMBIA, Jan. 28.—“With the country has been enlisted and establishment of half a hundred conservative estimates place the canneries next year, South Caro- ' number of new co-operative can- lina will make her bid for a prom- ning and packing plants that will inent place in the country’s can- be in operation next year at fifty. ning and packing industry. This statement is from an article by Dr. William W. Weston, Director Already there has been an enor mous increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables locally, of the South Carolina Natural Re- consequently the demand by sources Commission, appearing in housewives for glass jars and con- the January issue of “The Glass ! tainers has increased at an extra- Container,” a magazine published in New York City and of nation wide circulation. “The Glass Con tainer,” of which Norman E. White is editor, is the official publica tion of the industry manufacturing quadrupled.” all types of glass jars and bottles Dr. Weston’s ordinary rate. It is estimated that more than ttfice as many glass jars were sold in South Carolina in 1929 as were Sold in 1928 and in 1930 this number will be that article in “The for the packing and preservation j Glass Container” is illustrated with of foodstuffs, dairy products, a photograph of a typical vege- chemicals and condiments. In re cent months it has devoted much space to discussion of the packing and preservation in glass of food stuffs and dairy products particul arly. These articles have set forth many of the advantages of the glass containers. In view of the fact that the Glass Container Association of America is engaged in a wide range of scientific studies relat ing to the packing and preserva tion of fruits, vegetables and other products, the activities of the South Carolina Natural Resources Commission have attracted its in terest. Packers throughout the country are alive to developments in the Palmetto State and the makers of glass containers partic ularly are watching the studies being carried on by the Commis sion’s chemists. Dr. Weston’s article reviews in outline the progress made in de termining the iodine content of table field in the Coastal region and the “vegetable i^iap” of South Carolina. FORD ,BATTERIES ; $7.95 WHITTLE BATTERY. SERVICE 622 BROAD * PHONE 1166 AUGUSTA. GA. The Best Purgative for Relieves the congestion, reduces South Carolina food products and compUcation8> hasten8 rccove Vy. tells of plans under way for mak ing those products available all over America, especially in what is known as the “goiter belt.” “With nutrition and medicinal. The average annual rate for stock fire insurance has decreased from $1.04 to 86 cents since 1914. 4 50 horsepower six-eylinder engine Not until you drive the new Chevrolet Six can you appreci ate what a wonderful improve ment has been made in its famous six-cylinder valve-in- head engine. With its capacity increased to 50 horsepower, it has great reserve energy for | sweeping up the steepest hills— for swift acceleration—and for sustained high speeds. Its power flows evenly and smoothly. And it is extremely flexible in traffic. In fact—it does everything you could possibly want a motor to do. Yet it is remarkably economical in its use of gasoline and oil. Come in today for a demonstration. —At Greatly Reduced Pric •es The ROADSTER The SPORT ROADSTER The PHAETON The COACH The COUPE The SPORT COUPE ___ s 495 s 525 495 ’565 ’565 ’625 The CLUB SEDAN The SEDAN The SEDAN DELIVERY The LIGHT DELIVERY CHASSIS The 1 1-2 TON CHASSIS The 11-2 TON CHASSIS WITH CAB 625 s 675 s 595 s 365 *520 625 AHpricetf. o. b. factory, Flint, Michigan The New CHEVROLET SIX A ' SIX IN THE PRICE RANGE OF THE FOUR THINGS WORTH KNOWING Camphor trees are evergreens. California has more aviators than any other state. An X-ray machine used in treat ing cancer at the University of Illinois cost $500,000. Homing pigeons have been found useful in practically every branch of the military service. The north polar region is chief ly water, whereas the south polar region is chiefly land. More than 3,000,000 hectars orj 57 per cent of the whole area of Sweden is woods, the province of Norrland having alone 13,000,000 hectars of forests, while central and southern Sweden shares are 5,700,00 and 4,900,000 hectars, respectively. Fifty years ago, ninety out of every 100 Texans lived on a ranch or farm; but the next census is expected to show that at least fifty-five out of every 100 now live in towns. A power site of more than 20, 000 horse power has been discov ered in the Hongass national for est in southeastern Alaska. One scientist estimates that the population of the world in the pre historic new stone age may have been about 1,000,000 and that by the time of the iron age there may have been 20,000,000. Crickets are a serious pest in the cotton fields of California. The plateau of Tibet is on the average more than two miles high. A naturalist states that some birds have sight 100 times as sharp as that of a man. An automobile from China was among those entering Yellowstone National park last summer. / A large* quantity of first-class motion picture films is sent each year from America to the leper colonies of the tropics. More than sixty airplanes clear the Cleveland airport daily, car rying an average of sixty pas sengers and 5,500 pounds of mail. A jumper tree calculated to be more than 3,000 years old, grows from a cliff in Logan canyon. Utah. It has a circumference of 28 feet 8 inches and is 44 1-2 feet high. There are 2,330 taxpayers in American Samoa. Missouri has begun plans for a new $2,300,000 road program. Coal mines in Illinois produced 55,948,199 tons of soft coal last year. American antelope are so num erous in Idaho as to constitute a farm nuisance. A novel garden tool bores holes for setting out plants and can be operated standing up. Rubber automobile tires are real ly only about half rubber; the re mainder is zinc oxide, sulphur, and carbon black. tXI Skim milk contains practically all the nutrients of whole milk ex cept the butterfat and is an ex cellent feed for growing calves, growing and fattening pigs when used as a supplement to corn, growing chicks, fattening poultry, and laying liens. The cash value of skim milk fed on the farm in well-balanced rations is equal to the market value of such amounts of other feeds as have the same feeding value. For calves, about 10 pounds of dry skim milk or 10 to 12 pounds of commercial or hortie- mixed calf meals will take the place of 100 pounds of fluid skim milk. For pork production, when fed as a supplement, 100 pounds of skim milk has a feeding value equal to about 11 pounds of corn plus 7 pounds of tankage. For lay ing hens, 100 pounds of skim milk will take the place of about 15 pounds of meat scrap. Only sweet skim milk should be fed to calves, but either sweet or sour skim milk may be fed to hogs and ooultry. X Publicity is like a great many other things, it is easy to get the kind you don’t want. Complete Census Supervisor List For State Given WASHINGTON.—A complete list of the census supervisors for South Carolina was announced last Thursday. The state has been divided into eleven districts, with one supervisor appointed to take charge of the census work in each district. The census will be taken during April by between one and two hun dred enumerators working under each supervisor. Following are the supervisors their headquarters, and the coun ties included in each district: District 1—Clarence E. Gray; Anderson. Counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee and Pickens. District 2—Godfrey Webster, Greenville. Counties: Greenville and Laur ens. District 3—Henry W. Moore; Spartanburg. Counties: Cherokee, Spartan burg and Union. District 4—Aaron H. Bynum; Rock Hill. Counties: Chester, Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster and York. District 5—Edward B. Hamer; Marion. Counties: Dillon ,Horry, Marion and Marlboro. -District 6—Walter S. Peterson; Greenwood. Counties: Edgfield, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry and Saluda. District 7—William F. Moseley; Columbia. Counties: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington and Richland. District 8—Marion W. Seabrook; Sumter. , * Counties: Clarendon, Lee, Or angeburg and Sumter. Distrcit 9—Fred D. Slaght; Hartsville. . Counties : Darlington, Florence, Georgetown and Williamsburg. District 10—John C. Spann; Al lendale. Counties: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper. District 11—Robert C. Lebby; Charleston. Counties: Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester. X An Opportunity For Service The Cherokee county legislative delegation can render the county a genuine service by making ar rangements for the publication of regular periodical financial reports of all agencies handling pujilic funds. This is customary in prac tically all other counties in South Carolina and in other states, and was the practice here until some ten or a dozen years ago when, as a result of certain political and personal enmities, laws requiring these reports were changed. And Cherokee county has been the los er in actual dollars and ’ cents. There could be no better time than the present session of the legisla ture for Senator Hamrick and Rep resentatives Fort and Kirby to cor rect the evil of omission in this respect that now exists.—Gaffney Ledger. Cherokee county’s delegation in the General Assembly can very well handle its affairs without the aid or suggestion from the outside. But we heartily endorse this sug gestion of the Ledger. These fin ancial reports should be published at intervals, not because they might provide some revenue for papers existing in that county, but because it is the money of the tax payers of Cherokee county that is expended for all county obligations and indebtedness, and every tax payer has the right to see and read just where and how this money is spent.—Spartanburg Journal. X The trapper who tries to outwit the red fox must sharpen his wits, as this fox is keen scented and suspicious and has a wholesome fear of man. Traps and the ground where they are set must be free from human odors. Steel traps may be cleaned by boiling them with twigs'of spruce, fir, hemlock, birch, or sassafras, by burying them, or by leaving them in run ning water for a day or so. After being cleaned they should be hand led only with leather or waxed cotton gloves and kept in a clean bag or basket until set. Gray and kit foxes are not particularly wary and are more readily caught than red foxes. txx The biggest kicker in almost every community is also the big gest loafer. S. C. WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW The following record of indus trial activity lists items showing investment of capital, employ ment of labor and business activ ities and opportunities. Informa tion from which the paragraphs are prepared is from local papers, usually of towns mentioned, and may be considered generally cor rect. Dillon laying water main down extension of First Avenue to Wil- son-Smith Veneer Company plant. Greenville — Representatives of Department of Commerce inspect local airport first part of month to ascertain what, if any, improve ments are necessary to put field in shape for future development. Belton — Alford and Johnson Store building remodeled and roof repaired. Conway — Abram’s Chain Store consolidated with Conway Depart ment Store and will occupy home of latter business and be known as Abram’s Chain Store. Walhalla — Strand Theatre im proves “talkie” equipment. Newberry — First Jitney-Jungle store for this town opens at cor ner of Main and Caldwell streets. Abbeville — Haddon-Wilson dry goods and ready-to-wear store moves to site formerly occupied by Ramey and Gilliam store. Sumter — Rex Theatre renovat ed and Western Electric sound equipment installed. Dillon — The Dillon Coffee Com pany opens wholesale and retail store on Main Street. Hartsville — Gardner’s Variety Store moves to 1322 Carolina Ave nue and will be consolidated with Gardner’s Furniture Store. Bishopville — Sound equipment installed in Lyric Theatre. York citizens discussing propo sition to organize a second bank for city. Camden — Welsh Motor Com pany moves from north . Broad Street to 631 West Rutledge Street. West Greenville — Overhead bridge over Piedmont and North ern Railway tracks on new Easley road, expected to be completed by February 1.' Beaufort — Riverside Candy Kitchen changes hands and new owner makes extensive repairs. Blackwell — Simon Brown’s Sons store, recently destroyed by fire, to be rebuilt soon. Georgetown — New star mail route operating between Charles ton and this city and serving San tee and Awendaw. Hartsville — Tedder’s Hardware Store moves from Fifth Street lo cation to building on Carolina Avenue formerly occupied by Hartsville Motor Company. St. George — Store building on Main Street occupied by Parler- Kizer Grocery and recently gutted by fire, to be rebuilt by February 1 and again occupied by same store. Hartsville — Nick’s Cafe is new restaurant for this place. Georgetown — Stamper Chevro let garage and show rooms com pleted on Front Street near Dozier. Hartsville — W. A. McNair Groc ery moves to building formerly oc cupied by W. A. Folsom Grocery Store. txx County Audit - * One thing Governor Richards stresses in his annual report is that a careful, uniform audit of the books of the several county of fices of the state be instituted. This, to our mind, would be one of the very best things that could be done by our legislature. There would of necessity, have to be a system of bookkeeping that would be standardized, and there would have to be the regular publication of the audits when made. The cost would be considerable to inaugur ate such a regime, but not very heavy after it was once set going. And the saving would, we judge, far outweigh the cost of such a system.—Union Times. That is a sound recommenda tion, worthy of adoption by all counties of South Carolina. • In Spartanburg regular audits are made from year to year by experi enced, capable certified public accountants. But there are many of the 46 counties of the state where no audit is ordered until conditions and affairs are disclos ed that make such procedure ab solutely necessary. Then it is a case of locking the stable after the horse has been stolen.—Spartan- mrg journal.