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Tkursday, February 20, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCGRMICK, South GoroHna. Number Two Solicitor Harris Enters Race For U. S. Senate Well Known Anderson Attorney Announces His Candidacy.—Has Good Record As Solicitor in Tenth Circuit.—Once Secre tary To Senator Tillman ANDERSON, Feb. 17.—(Special) —Much interest centers around the announcement of Solicitor Leon W. Harris, of this city, that he will be a candidate for United States Senate in the approaching primary. Mr. Harris has served as solici tor of the Tenth Judicial Circuit since 1920, when he was elected to that office by a flattering ma jority. In 1924 and 1928 he was re-elected to that office by sub stantial majorities, and during his term of office has tried some of the outstanding cases in the an nals of criminal courts of South Carolina. Solicitor Harris is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and after his graduation, servec as secretary to the late Unitec States Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman. During the World War he served in- the Expeditionary forces overseas ,and was on board the} transport America when it sank. Mr. Harris is a member of the American Legion, Forty and Eight is an officer in the reserve corps of the U. S. Army and a Mason, Shriner and a member of the Junior Order and Redmen, and has taken an active interest in Legion and fraternal affairs. He is a member of St. John’s Metho dist Church of this city, where he is one of its leaders. Solicitor Harris is 39 years old, and as solicitor has made an en viable record. His circuit includes Anderson and Oconee counties. His entry into state politics will be received with cordial interest in every section of the state. He will contend for the seat in the United States Senate now held by Senator Cole L. Blease. -XXX $1,000 Garden Contest Opportunity For All 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. CLEMSON COLLEGE, Feb. 18.— There have been few applications for entry into the 1930, $1,000 gar den contest, states A. E. Schillet- ter, extension horticulturist, who says that undoubtedly many have the impression that unless they sell vegetables it is useless to com pete, but that classes one and four give little credit for cash sales. “The gardener who makes * the best use of his plot, regardless of size, will be given first considera tion,” says Mr. Schilletter. “Past experience has shown that those who sell considerable have the best gardens, but in order that those who sell little or, nothing may compete against each other and those who sell large amounts may also have a class in which more credit will be given for cash sales, we have arranged the class es as follows: Class 1, for those whe sell noth ing up to $100 worth. Class 2, for those who sell from $100 to $500 worth. Class 3, for those who sell over $500 worth. Class 4, for tenant farmers only. “Each contestant will keep the same record and will be classified according to the amount sold. The record should show consecutive plantings throughout the season to keep up a supply of fresh vege tables, that sufficient quantities were served to meet the nutrition requirements of the family, and that sufficient amounts were can ned for winter use. Special cred it will be given for winter gardens. “The garden should show that the contestant is using the proper methods of controlling diseases and insects, and that it was prop erly fertilized. As far as possible the gardens will be visited and the records checked. “Each contestant in making ap plication for entry in this contest agrees to furnish the information asked for in the simple monthly contest record book. This simple but important task is an oppor tunity to make your experience work for you and others.” Orangeburg — Orangeburg Can ning Company re-organized and will operate this season. Charleston — Radio Commission granted permission to Fred Jordan and Lewis Burk to construct broadcasting station. Myrtle Beach — Nevf fire-resist ant Ocean-Forst Hotel building will be formally dedicated Febru ary 21st. Newberry — First shipment of spinach recently loaded out of here. Columbia — New buildings of Association of Blind of South Car olina recently opened to public for inspection. Moncks Corner — New Berkeley High School building formally op ened. Dillon — Dillon Coffee Company formally opened. Greer — Rogers Grocery Store on Trade Street being remodeled. Bishopville — Ginsberg Clothing Store opened for business. Greer — Parking space being established just off North Main Street. Western Union launched pro gram of installation of high-speed tickers to keep pace with new era of 8,000,000-share trading days.— Greer Citizen. Pageland — Peoples Bank and Trust Company reopened for busi ness. Hartsville — Construction un derway on post office building. Greer — Building formerly oc cupied by Andrea’s Lunch room being remodeled for occupancy by Elmore Lunch room. Newberry—New bakery will soon open for business at corner of Friend and College streets in Cope land building. Vamvilla — Bozzand Garage opened for business in this place. Spartanburg — Radio Commis sion granted permission to conduct broadcasting station here. Abbeville — Cohen Company store quarters extensively enlarg ed and improved. Easley — Plans under way for establishment of library in this town. . Greer — G. C. Young purchased R. Kirkwood jewelry business. Project approved by House Riv ers and Harbors Committee for 154 miles waterway between Cape Fear River, North Carolina and Georgetown, South Carolina, at estimated cost of $5,907,000. —tXt Fighting Auto mobile Accidents -txt- Many a cellar is wet because the surrounding ground is flat or slopes toward it. Water in the ground moves much more rapidly downward than laterally, and con ditions can be improved by grad ing the ground to make a smooth sharp, downward slope extending At least 10 feet from the building. It has become increasingly ap parent during recent years that the automobile accident problem will not be solved by such legisla tive boomerangs as compulsory in surance, but by certain punish ment of persons flagrantly guilty of causing accidents. So long as “cure” is subjugated to “indemnity” the accident record will continue to increase. During 1929, financial respon sibility laws were passed in some form in California, Iowa, New Jer sey, New York, Wisconsin and North Dakota. None of these forces unconditional compulsory insur ance on the public. The careful competent driver is not affected by them. They act solely in the case cf the careless and reckless. A large per centage of our ac cidents can be attributed to out moded, inadequate or unenforced traffic and highway driving ordin ances. In many states licenses to operate a car are given to any who ask for them, irrespective of their ability, experience, or responsibil ity. It is no wonder that this con- dition results in the deaths of 21,- 000 persons each year. Get after the reckless driver and leave the careful one alone. When every community does that we will be successful in the war against automobile accidents. tXt Some people are always de manding new laws, and at the came time the old ones are not used very much. Home Mixing Pays (By R. W. Hamilton, Extension Agronomist, Clemson College.) South Carolina farmers pur chase annually approximately 800,000 tons of fertilizer. At an average price of $28 per ton, this means that they must make an annual outlay, largely cash, of $22,400,000 for one production item before crops are planted. A sav ing of a few dollars per ton by economical purchasing and a gain in crop production through more efficient use of this fertilizer will add millions of dollars to our far mers’ pocketbook. Communities and individual far mers are making these savings on purchase price and obtaining in creased production by buying sep arate fertilizer materials and mix ing them at home. In 1929 a number of communi ties in Abbeville county pooled their fertilizer requirements, pur chased materials and home-mixed more than 3000 tons of fertilizer. They followed the recommenda tions of the South Carolina Exper iment station as to kind of mater ials and amounts to mix and made a saving of $6 per ton. The ef ficiency of this method in crop production was so outstanding that Abbeville county farmers, through their purchasing commit tees, are now making arrange ments to purchase and mix double the amount handled last year. Thirteen of the 16 South Caro lina Master Farmers selected bv the Progressive Farmer state that they buy their separate materials and home-mix their fertilizer. B. R. Smith of Johnston, who has won four prizes in the state crop contests, uses only home-mixed materials. All fertilizer used on the Clemson farm is bought as separate materials and home-mix ed. The 100 farmers in the Coker cotton contest in Darlington coun ty home-mixed the fertilizer for their contest plots. “American Fertilizer Practices,” which is a report prepared and published by the National Fertiliz er Manufacturers’ association, from data collected by fertilizer dealers, shows that 77.4 per cent of South Carolina fanners report ing had tried home-mixing and that 76.1 per cent of those that had home mixed found the results satisfactory. However, the report says that only. 14.1 per cent of South Carolina farmers interview ed are now home mixing, while in Alabama 40.1 per cent of those interviewed are home mixing. This larger per centage of home mixing in Alabama is probably due to the widespread use there of the Auburn method of fertilization de veloped by M. J. Funchess, a South Carolinian who is director of the Alabama Experiment station. Dur ing the season of 1929 Alabama farmers bought 259,553 tons of separate materials carrying phos phoric acid, nitrogen and potash. The latest year book of the Unit ed States department of agricul ture shows that for the three year period, 1926-28, Alabama farmers Executor’s Sale Of - Personal Property On Friday, February 21, 1930, we will offer for sale at 10:30 A. M., at the residence of David W. Thomas in Abbeville County, the following: Six mules, 1 horse, a variety of farm implements, tractor, thresh ing machine, pea huller, 1 section harrow, 1 cotton seed grader, two mov/ers, 2 rakes, binder and other farm tools; also one suite of fur niture; one Chevrolet Truck. Terms of Sale: Cash. Edwin Parker and Peoples State Bank of S. C., Ab beville, S. C., Executors. MASTER’S SALE NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE On the 28th day of February, 1930, at 10:00 o’clock a. m., I will make a final settlement in the Judge of Probate’s office in Mc Cormick and ask for a discharge as administrator of S. B. Strom, deceased. All persons holding claims should present them prop- ery attested before that date. W. T. STROM, Administrator. McCormick, S. C., January 28, 1930.-4t. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, Court of Common Pleas. MISS ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, against TESSIE CAIN, JOSEPHINE CAIN, JOHN CAIN AND MATTIE CAIN. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction on Salesday in March, 1930 (the same being the 3rd day of March), in front of the Courthouse door, in the city of McCormick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the following described real es tate, to wit: All that tract or plantation of land situate, lying and being in the County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, containing Eighty-one and T w o-t birds (81 2-3) Acres, more or less, bound ed on the North by lands of Will McDaniel; East and South by lands formerly of R. E. Gaines, now I. C. Harrison and on the West by lands of Richard Gilchrist and Five Notch Road, being the land conveyed to David Cain by B. H. Mathis, J. H. Rush and S. H. McGhee. Terms of Sale: Cash; purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master. Feb. 8, 1930.-3t. MASTER’S SALE On the 24th day df February 1930, in Judge of Probate’s office at McCormick, S. C., I will make a final settlement and ask for a discharge as administrator of the estates of J. Andrew LeRoy and Addie E. LeRoy. All persons hold ing claims should present them be fore that date. M. R. LeROY, Administrator. January 24, 1930.4t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, Court of Common Pleas. THE PEOPLES BANK OF McCOR MICK. SOUTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, against MRS. ANNA M. SEIGLER, Defend ant. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will sell at Public Auction on Salesday in March T930 (the same being the 3rd day of March), in front of the Court House Door, in the city of McCormick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the following described real es tate, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in McCormick County, State of South Qarolina, containing one hundred sixty-two (162) acres, more or less and bounded on North by lands formerly owned by Bob Ly on and L. L. Rankin, now owned by J. L. Martin, on east by lands formerly owned by Anderson Walls, now owned by N. G. Brown Estate, on South by lands of the McCormick Hatchery Opens February 12; 10,000 egg capacity Buckeye incuba tor; healthy White Leghorn baby chicks $15.00 per 100; guaranteed 100 per cent live delivery; custom hatching 4 cents per egg. J. L. Phillips. Manager, McCormick, S. C. Dries Up Colds In a Few Honrs The most disagrreeable and em barrassing- part of a cold is that constant, nasal discharge, which you can now stop in a few hours with Aspironal, the latest and most scientific “Liquid Cold Remedy.” Aspironal is guaranteed to etop the irritation that causes sneezing and nasal discharges; dispel the congestion and relieve grippy, neu ralgic pains, at the same time causing a gentle and complete evacuation of the liver and bowels. All druggists carry and guarantee Aspironal, the largest selling liquid cold remedy in the world, (adv.) STROMS’ DRUG STORE KOCXSOCOCSS Atlantic Coast Line Awards Corn Contest Prizes Farmers Bank of McCormick, S H i C., and on the West by lands for- used an average of 253 pounds of j mer ]y ownec i by Kenneth McDon- fertUizer per acre of cotton and i a i d> now owned by M. G. & J. J. obtained an average of 177 pounds Dorn, this being the identical of lint per acre. In this same per- t tracyt of lands willed me by Rob- iod South Carolina farmers used 322 pounds of fertilizer per acre and obtained 159 pounds of lint per acre. South Carolina farmers used 69 pounds more fertilizer and obtained 18 pounds less lint per acre. Data from F. W. Gist, fed eral and state agricultural statis tician for Alabama, show that for a five-year period Alabama far- ert Price by his will 1869 and prob ated on the 26th day of November 1869, and recorded November 26th 1869, in Edgefield County. Terms of Sale: Cash; purchaser to pay for papers and revenua stamps. The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will be requir ed to deposit with the Master, either in cash or cashier’s check, the sum of > Two Hundred and Fifty and no one hundredths mers have obtained 400 pounds j < $250.001 Dollars, as an eyidence more lint per ton of fertilizer used | Accented. 11 ^f 0 ^^ 1 Durcliaser than South Carolina farmers have., ccm pii es W ith his bid within a Since fertilizer interests claim reasonable time, said deposit will that, in South Carolina and Ala- I be applied on the purchase price. bama, 50 to 64 per cent of the to- i f n the event the purchaser fails .... , , . . „ , 1 to comply with his bid within a tal cotton crop produced is due to reasonable time, said deposit will fertilizer used, certaihly a large be forfeited as liquidated damages, part of the greater yield of cotton and the premises will be resold at per ton of fertilizer in Alabama j saic * ^l^G^BELL & Constipation Troublos "I have used Black- \V Draught as a family medicine for a good /, JftS many years,” says Mrs. Sallic Laughrun, of Huntdale, N. C. "I have found it an ex- cellent remedy for constipation and the troubles that follow it. I have suffered frequently from gas pains, and when I am bothered that way I begin at once to take Black-Draught. Relief follows quickly. "I give Black-Draught to the children when they are con stipated, and it is not long until they are running around again.” Thousands of others have re ported good results from the use of this purely vegetable medicine. Insist on the gen uine Thedford’s CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS Feb. 12, 1930.-3t. Master. 666 can be attributed to the more economical and efficient use of fertilizer by Alabama farmers. A publication ©f the United States department of agriculture . v w w -r. i i . states: ‘ Undoubtedly home mix- Relieves a Hcadache or Neu™,^ j mg is a good thing tor the far- in 30 minut chccks a Co!d the ; mer, both financially ana educa- first and chccks in , tionally, and should be encourag- three days , ed. Home mixing has proved sue- ^ ‘ * . . cessful in all parts of the coun- Ooo also In l.iquni | try.” * ” I South Carolina farmers, facer. If you’re buying an incubator,, with the spending of $22,OOO,0OC , get one large enough to hatch all for fertilizers during the next fev the chicks for home use in 2 or 3 j months, should study these facts hatches. It takes little more time ! together with the prices of fertil- , to care for a large machine than | izer, make purchases economically j to tend a smaller one and the i and use efficiently. What Alaba- larger allows for growth of busi- i Women ^ho need a tonic should take C Cardcti. Used over 60 years. c 188 J The Best Purgative for Relieves the congestion, reduces complications, hastens recovery. J. R. White, R. F. D. No. 3, Sum ter, S. C., has been awarded the first prize of $100 offered by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com- oany in the five acre corn contest staged during the past year. Mr. White produced a total of 594.75 bushels of corn on five acres or an average of 118.95 bushels per acre. R. H. Baxley, R. F. D. No. 3, Mull ins, S. C., who produced an aver age of 102.3 bushels per acre won the second prize of $75 offered by the Coast Line; C. W. Josey of St. Charles, S. C., was awarded the third prize of $60 for an average yield of 99.23 bushels per acre. The fourth prize of $25 was won by Charles IT. Galloway of Harts- viile, S. C., who produced 91.5 bushels per acre. The winners of the Coast Line awards were determined by the South Carolina Extension Service in connection with its own state wide five acre corn contest. Prizes offered by the railroad were lim ited to persons living in counties served by its rails. The Atlantic Coast Line is vitally interested in prosperity of agriculture in its territory and is co-operating in every possible way with the State Extension Service. It is convinced that an adequate supply of live stock is essential to any success ful system of farming. The pro duction of ample amounts of corn and other grains, and of hay and pasturage is essential before live stock can be profitably raised. The five acre corn contests are conse quently part of a far-reaching pro gram looking to an establishment of a well balanced agriculture in Coast Line territory. Similar prizes will be offered by the rail road for the coming year. There were 287 contestants for the prizes offered by the Atlantic Coast Line, and a total of 506 en tries in the State-wide contest. The possibility of greatly increas ing the per acre yields of com in Eastern South Carolina is show» by the fact that while the average of the twelve best yields in the en tire state was 90.04 bushels per acre, the winner of the first Coast Line prize produced an average of 118.95 bushels per acre and the winner of the fourth prize had an average yield of 91.5 bushels. Winners of the Atlantic Coast Line prizes showed total profits ranging from $370.68 down to $259.63, for the five acres. Their profits per acre varied from $74.13 to $51.93, while profits per bushel of corn were from 55.46 cents to 76.7 cents. These figures were ar rived at after taking into account all expenses in connection with the production of the crop. While the contest did not re sult in breaking any existing rec ords for corn production it proved beyond question that corn can be raised profitable in Eastern South Carolina and demonstrated the methods that gave the best results. In addition to the profit from the corn that was produced the win ners of the prizes found the con test decidedly worth while. J. R. White, winner of the At lantic Coast Line prize of $100 also- won the first State prize of $200 and the first Florence District prize of $100 offered by the Ex tension Service, a total of $500. R. B. Baxley, in addition to win ning the second prize offered by the Atlantic Coast Line also won . the third state prize of $50 and the second Florence District prize of $75, a total of $200. C. W. Josey winner of the At lantic Coast Line third prize of $50 also won the third prize of the Florence District of $50, a total of $100. Chas. W. Galloway, who won the Atlantic Coast Line fourth prize of $25 also won the Florence District fourth, prize of $25, a total of $53.. Models of Paris KEEP THEIR BEAUTY BY USING LEMON CLEANSING J. Butler Blackwell’s Store, Dealer, McCormick, S. C. ma farmers have done well. South Carolina farmers can do better. -XXX Triplets occur in families about once in 6,000 births. ness. Allow five eggs for each good pullet desired next fall. X I Dieting may be a fad and many women are losing their minds to ; lose a few pounds. Spraying to control the San Jose scale, one of the worst orch ard pests in the country, should b r done during the dormant period c the trees, says the U. S. Bureau o' Entomology. In the absence c foliage the sprays can be applie: much stronger than in the grow ing season. Up-to-date, clean dairies use j small-top milk pails because they keep a large part of the falling | hair and dirt out of the milk. These sanitary utensils are easy to use, cost little more than ordinary pails, and are one of the most valuable aids in keeping bacteria out of milk. Dirt kept out of milk jdoes not need to be strained out.