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/ Thursday, ^February 20, 193TJ 5/cCORMIGK MESSENGER, McGORMICK, SoutH Carolina. Page Number Foifll McfORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. display advertising- 25 cent- per inch for each inser tion; nothing less than 4 inches accepted for double column dis play ;aor less than 2 inches for single column display. ' Positions given at ONE-THIRD ex era charge. BUSINESS READING NOTICES: G per cent per line for each inser tion, average of 6 words to line. WANT ADVS., 6 cents per line for each insertion, average of 6 woiuo to line. TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 cents per line, 6 words to line. All advs, set in body type, 6 cents per single column line; extra charges for big type on all single column advs., except head and signature. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months ; i.50 Accidents At Home The automobile and trains are blamed for causing many acci dents, but few people stop to think that one-fourth of the mishaps occur right in the home, from var ious causes. We often hear the remark that one is safe at home. Statistics of one of the large insurance com panies recently stated that during the last five years 25 per cent of the claims pa4d were paid on ac count of accidents that happened within the home. Of course, there are many causes for these accidents. This one com pany alone paid out $200,000 on ac count of injuries received in falls, either from step ladders, chairs, slippery floors, or falls down stair ways. There are other forms of accidents that happen within the home, and one that ranks along with falls is that of explosions, and injuries from fires. Many accidents that happen within the home could be prevent ed, and if people paid as much at tention to safety first rules at home, as they do in the out-of- doors, the list of fatalities and in jured would diminish. 1 Xt UNFIT PARENTS ary of ^4,000 per year, making the job that Lyon has been * filling cost the taxpayers $8,000 instead of $4,000 as heretofore. The solons evidently believe in the “stretchout” system. Wonderful solons we have.— Yorkville Enquirer. The taxpayers of South Carolina have grown so used to this stretch out system that they cease to pro test. With all the slashing on the appropriation bill as regards state colleges and universities, new of fices with attractive salaries must be chucked in here and there. Meanwhile, the dear people pay the bill, and wonder why if the axe of economy struck such telling blows here and there, the tax col lector is impervious to the rav ages of the axe.—Spartanburg Journal. tXT RADIO TAX PROPOSED Parents who do not take some interest in the education of their children beyond merely sending them to school fall far short of the duty they owe to their off spring and to society. The progress of the child in his school work should be carefully watched and aided by admonition or approval as circumstances re quire. Too many parents place the entire responsibility upon the teacher and fail to see that the necessary home work is punctually performed.—Aiken journal and Review. A tax of $2.50 on each radio set •in South Carolina has been pro posed, the proceeds to go to State Park, which sounds very laudable and praise-worthy. But as has been suggested, why levy a special tax on the radio, and not on the piano, the graphone, and other instruments of a like nature? So far as the special tax on the au tomobile is concerned, there is thoroughly justifiable and suffi- ent reason for that, as good roads are needed for the automobile, and (the automobile owner is in hearty sympathy with any sane and sen sible measure looking to this end. But can any good and sufficient reason be given for singling out the radio for 1 special taxes, not matter how laudable the purpose for which the money is to be rais ed? State Park is deserving of decidedly more support than the State of South Carolina seems to be able to furnish, but that sup port, is strikes us, should come from a general tax, and not ac cording to the plan that has been proposed.—Chester Reporter. Certainly making provision for the lack of accommodations at State Park is • most worthy and commendable. BUt why pick on the radio? State Park should be taken care of and all other insti tutions and plants of South Caro lina by the law-making body pro viding a building and improve ment ani repair program. Such legislation has been urged by former executives, but it failed to receive public approval. Some time the state will deal with its insti tutions as it should, and the mod ern way is to provide a bond is sue for that specific purpose.— Spartanburg Journal. X PUBLIC AND OTHER SERVICE jected to volley of questions. Mr. Treiber, president of the Diesel Engine Corporation of Camden, N. J., traced the progress of Diesels from the heavy marine engine of 800 pounds per horse-power to the modern air-plane engine of 2 pounds per horse-power, consum ing less than 1-4 the pound of crude oil per brake horse-power. The engine does away with car buretors, spark plugs and ignition, and uses the coarsest fuel oil after gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, ben zine and all by-products have been extracted. This combustion is so perfect that the exhaust does not soil a clean hankerchief. The engineers admitted that this was “revolutionary,” and that it will soon dominate land, sea and air—and under the sea, while oil and gas men were anxious to know what is going to happen to their business. It is understood that be sides the Packards, The Continent al Motors, Chrysler, Lycoming, Curtis, Whitney-Pratt and other manufacturers have been conduct ing experiments with a Diesel the patents of which are controlled by the Wright Corporation. The Diesel oil burning engine is also being adopted quite generally by rail roads because of economy in op eration. The New York Central, Lehigh Valley and other roads placed orders for about 100 engines while the Canadian National pro poses to equip their entire system with this new power producer. — tXi PRINT THE NAMES 66 Show Boat,” Famed Talking Picture Com ing To Dixie Theatre Unique Combination of Screen Epic and Stage Musical Extrav aganza Made by Universal with Laura La Plante and „ Joseph Schildkraut GOOD WORD FOR SENATOR ROBINSON (Ttoy Correspondent in Sunday’s Greenwood Index-Journal.) Senator F. C. Robinson of Mc Cormick, has been signally honor ed by nis justly due promotion by being placed on the State Tax Commission. The trophy comes to Senator Robinson, (McCormick county’s first and only senator) as a deserved promotion and his ex ecutive ability will make for. our county and our state a worthy son of a worthy sire. The best wishes of this writer are handed him with rounds of best wishes from a host of friends. x “THE STRETCHOUT SYSTEM” (Spartanburg Journal.) Representative Keith of Green ville is the author of a bill that has passed the house that re quires: All persons, firms or corpora tions doing business with any state department of this state un der contract or otherwise are hereby required to file with the secretary of state within thirty days after such contract or work is agreed upon between the per son, firm or corporation and any State department, the name of person, name of co-partners if a firm, and name of the stockhold ers if a corporation, and the na ture of the work to be done wheth er by contract or otherwise and the amount to be paid for such work. Any person, firm or corporation who fails or refuses to comply with this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a punishment or fine within the discretion of the court. Any department of this state that contracts with any person, firm or corporation to do any kind of work for the state or the state departmenl and such person, firm pr corporation violates the provis ions of this act, it shall not pay any money under such contract or agreement until such person, firm or corporation complies with the provisions hereof. This bill should and doubtless will pass the senate and become a law. It brings the state’s activi ties and business contracts and agreements out in the open, where they should be. It is sound pub lic policy and should be rigidly ad hered to, once it is enacted into law. It eliminates the possibility of much of the vague, irresponsi ble whispering and inuendo that goes the rounds. No honest state official and no honest contractor or other individual, firm or con cern doing business with the state in any capacity can object to such a measure on logical grounds. X The Injustice Rankles . (Greenwood Index-Journal.) Here is a dispatch from Ridge- land, the county seat of Jasper county, appearing in yesterday’s News and Courier: “Ridgeland, Feb. 15.—(Special.) (Spartanburflg Journal.) In comment on the displacement of J. Fraser Lyon from member ship on the state tax commission at the persistent insistence of Governor Richards, and the con firmation of the governor’s ap pointee, Mr. Robinson of McCor mick county, the Newberry Ob server says: “It would be very in teresting to have a clear state ment of the reason for the gover nor’s removal of Mr. Lyon and the senate’s consent to that removal.” The Newberry exchange is of the opinion that such actions tend to drive good men out of the public service. Certainly it does not quicken or stimulate any interest they would have in venturing into the political arena. In contrast, the Observer comments on the policy of a great railway system towards its officers, as follows: Mr. Lyon had just carried to success a suit to force the South ern Railway to pay $420,000 back taxes, and in the face of this he is removed from office. The South ern has never been known to re move an officer who had served it as well as Mr. Lyon has served the state . Which is bne reason the Southern Railway is conducted ' —Jasper county, which pours ap- with an efficiency to which the 1 p r0 ximately $20,000 annually into state government of South Caro- the State 6-0-1 law fund and Una is a stranger. txt- Quite evidently our solons be lieve in the “stretchout” system. Take note of this: Governor Richards appoints Mr. McLaurin to be a member of the tax commission. The tax commis sion is too strong to let the ap pointment be confirmed by the senate. The governor then appoints Senator Robinson of McCormick. The senate will confirm this ap pointment and Robinson will draw a salary of $4,000 per annum. Then the tax commission or some one else forces the retaining of Fraser Lyon to act as attorney for the tax commission at a sal which will get back little more than $5,000 of that amount this DIESEL ENGINE FOR year, must increase its county- MOTOR CARS wide levy on real property by (fifty per cent in order to run its Two or three weeks ago C. L. 1 schools. Classes were dismissed Cummings, of Columbus. Ind., indefinitely at noon Thursday rigged up a four-cylinder car with when there was no money. Today a modified Diesel engine which 800 citizens unanimously asked the 1 county delegation to raise the levy from ten to fifteen mills in order he drove to the New York Auto- ' mobile Shows, 92 miles, at a cost j of $1.38 for fuel. Since then he returned to Detroit, running the i mileage up to 2.500 miles. During that time he filled his fuel tank with waste and crank-shaft oil at : a filling station about four times at cost of about 4 cents per gal lon. j At Detroit Mr. Cummings at tended the annual convention of ' Automotive Engineers, 1000 of whom were present, and was sub that the session may be contin ued.” Jasper county is one of the smallest in the State and its tax able wealth is very small compar ed with Spartanburg or Green ville or Charleston. Jasper cannot keep its schools running without increasing its .tax rate fifty per cent. The 6-0-1 law pours money into some large and wealthy counties, which are amply THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY REBRUARY 20-21-22 Seldom is a theatre afforded the opportunity of presenting to the public a •motion picture of such unusual merit as “Show Boat”— and accordingly, the management of the Dixie Theatre is justly proud to announce the presenta tion of this Universal super talk ing production to its patrons be ginning, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 20, 21, and 22, Special Matinee Friday at 3:30. “Show Boat” is not merely a motion picture. Besides being an intensely dramatic picturization with dialogue of Edna Ferber’s famous best-seller of the same name, the production includes, in sound, all of the famous musical hits of the Zeigfield extravaganza, “Show Boat,” presented as an in tegral part of the program by the world famous stars who appeared at the Zeigfield Theatre, New York. Therefore, besides seeing as liv ing characters the immortal ro mance which Miss Ferber gave the world in fiction, theatre-goers actually hear the equivalent of a high-priced New York show as a part of their entertainment. In order to procure such a pro gram for the picture, Carl La- emmle, president of Universal, Florenz Ziegfield, producer of the New York show, Jerome Kern, publisher of the musical hits, and Oscar Hammerstein II, son of the famous impresario, combined their vast theatrical interests to repro duce in movietone the highlights of Ziegfield’s New York produc tion to be incorporated in the pic ture. • “Show Boat” itself is the $1,000,- 000 effort of Harry Pollard to pic- turize in lavish detail the exotic and romantic epic of the river- bank show folk. Life along the giant Mississippi is one of the most fascinating of American his tory, and into this colorful period came floating the glamorous stemwheeler carrying its cargo of minstrelsy and mirth. Golden voiced darkies sat at the gangplank crooning the tuneful melodies over the slow-moving, moonlit waters. And no less ro mantic than they, were the pir ouetting ladies, the langorous Southern gentlemen who appeared in the melodramas aboard. The townsfolk came to the riverbanks and sat enraptured at the wonders they saw and the music they heard—marvelled as they gazed upon the beauty of Magnolia, play ed by Laura La Plante on the screen, and listened to the impas sioned words of Ravenal, played by Josepfli Schildkraut. Such was the setting chosen by Miss Ferber for her famous novel, a setting replete with colorful drama that lends itself magnifi cently to photoplay portrayal." And when to this pictorial feast sound is added, the effect becomes liter ally indescribable. The show boat, tall stacks belching smoke and calliope screaming, rounding the bend; the darky quartet, inimit able in its melody, softly singing. Seven months were expended in making the film version, the dia logue version and synchronizing the sound effects not only at Uni versal but on the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers, and exact repli cas of the show boats themselves were built especially for the pro duction. The cast headed by Miss La Plante and Schildkraut in cludes among others such notables as Otis Harlan, Emily Gitzroy, Alma Rubens, Jack McDonald, Jane La Verne, Neely Edwards and Elise Bartlett. Helen Morgan, Jules Bledsoe, Aunt Jemima and the Plantation Singers are seen and heard from the Zeigfield show. 1 ■— « able to take care of their school needs. Here is a situation which rank les. It is essential that some changes be made. If we could but recover our sanity and good sense, appoint capable advisers and find out what is the best system need ed, all this sort of thing would disappear. County control and county sup port of public schools are sound basic principles. Why not re member that? State aid should go to the weak and not to the strong. Washington High School News The chapel programs for this past week were very interesting, and St. Valentine Day coming at the end of this week gave an ap propriate theme. Monday morning, Mrs. Roun tree’s room. Scripture—Everett Wood. Valentine Play—Sixth Grade. Song—“Valentine, St. Valen tine”—Sixth grade and seventh grade boys. Tuesday morning. Miss John son’s room. Scripture—Martha Hazel Bailey. Reading—Pat Franklin. Story—Mildred Gilchrist. Wednesday morning Miss Wood’s room. Scripture—LUlian Brooks. Reading—“Quotations of Lin coln”—Claire Rich. “Our Lincoln—A Tribute”—Lela Seigler. “Little Blossom and President Lincoln”—Eunice Stone. HEALTH PROGRAM * Health Alphabet—Mildred Black- Reading—“A Man” — Preston Agner. “The Children’s Health Code”— T. R. Cartledge. “The Sand Man”—Jack Rich. “Health and Happiness Pledge” —Marie Bussey. “Wet Feet”—Carolyn Dukes. “Clean Teeth”—Ethel Willis. Reading—Henry E. Bailey. Thursday morning, Miss McKin ney’s room. Song—“Good Morning”—James Jennings and Willie Reed Fowler. Reading—“Mistakes” — Frances Robertson. Reading—“A Valentine’^-Eliza- beth Self. Reading — “Where He Sent It” -Jessie Reese. Reading — “Queen of Hearts”— Annyelle Drennan. Reading — “The Little Archer”— Ralph McIntyre. Friday morning, The high school Scripture and prayer—Louise Cassels. Play—“Lora’s Valentine.” Char acters: Lora, a young lady, Ruth Cart- lectge. Lucy, the maid, Lucile Mathis. Admirers of Lora: Bob, Hubert Williams. Arthur, Charles Bussey Jack. Fred Bailey. In Friday night, a play, “No body’s Darling,” was presented in the school auditorium by a group of people from Martinez. Georgia. Not a very large crowd attended but a neat sum of money v/as realized. The play was very good, the characters acting their parts in a skillful manner, and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the audi ence. During intermission be tween acts music and readings were given, as well as a cake v/alk, which added variety to the pro gram. The boys’ and girls* basketball teams had quite an “outing” on Friday, for they went to Newberry to enter the district basketball tournament. Even though both teams were defeated, they played good games and certainly made a creditable showing for Washing ton. The Washington boys played Prosperity at Newberry College at three o’clock. This game was very thrilling as the scores for both teams ran “neck and neck” until the last few minutes of the game wdien Washington boys seemed to weaken and also made several fouls, which put Prosper ity in the lead. However, the team put up a brave fight, accomplished some pretty pass work and secured ' some unusual field goals. The line | up for Washington was: ; Center Joe Price Guard Fred Bailey Guard Charles Bussey Forward Ralph Gales Forward W. P. Parks, Jr. Score: Prosperity 21; Wash. 15. At Newberry High School at six o’clock, the Washington girls played Whitmire, being defeated by a score of 29 to 24. During the first quarter the Washington girls seemed rather excited and allow ed Whitmire to secure a lead of 17 to 4. In second quarter, Wash ington really began to play ball and for the res! of the gam? the cort-J*. grew hotter and the din ners more uncertain. At the end of the half the score was Whit mire 29, Washington 11. When the whistle sounded for beginning of the second half, Washington girls returned to the court with a determination to win, and it is believed by many that if the game had lasted a few minutes longer, this determination would have caused the victory. Whit mire was not allowed to score dur ing the last half, while Washing ton’s score was increased to 24. It would be hard to pick out any special stars in this game for each member of the team played an excellent game and deserves much praise. The line up for Washing ton was: Forward Anel Edmunds Forward Louise McDaniel Center Blanche Middleton Center Ella Ree Buchanan Guard Mary Frances Drennan Guard Blanche McDaniel Substitutes: Mamie Rena Bus sey, Annie Martha Ryan, Lucyle Parks. The teams enjoyed this trip to Newberry very much, for in addi tion to playing a game, they had the privilege of seeing several other games between the various teams of the district. The boys w T ere accompanied by Mr; and Mrs. Sam Jones and Mr. Fred Bradshaw, the girls by Miss Herron and Miss Bobo. 'TUfe- Washington boys placed a basketball game with McCormick on last Wednesday afternoon. This team was not strictly a school team but was composed of some town players. It was the first game that Washington has played but the boys showed up unusually well. The score was 28 to 16 in McCormick’s favor. Mr. Hartzog of Greenwood, who represents the National Cotton Growers’ Association was a visitor here last week. Mr. Snyder of Spartanburg also visited our school in the interest of Wofford College. Each Year More Mothers Treat Colds Externally The Dangers of “Dosing” Colds Now Avoided by Use of Modena Vaporizing Ointment When Vicks VapoRub was intro duced, mothers especially were quick to appreciate it, because it is just rubbed on and cannot upset children’s delicate stomachs, as “dos ing” is so apt to do. Today, the whole trend of modem medicine is away from needless “dosing.” As more and more mothers adopt ed this modem external treatment, the fame of Vicks spread until today it is the standby for colds—adults’ as well as children’s—in over 60 countries. "Just rubbed on throat and chest, Vicks acts through the skin like a plaster; and, at the same time its medicated vapors, released by the body heat, are inhaled direct to the inflamed air-passages, loosening the phlegm and easing the difficult breathing. Ever-increasing demand for this better method of treating colds is shown in the familiar Vick slogan. Made famous when Vicks reached “17 Million Jars Used Yearly”— later raised to “21 Million”—there are now “Over 28 Million Jars Used Yearly.” FOR SALE—Hatching eggs select ed, pure bred Barred Rocks, $1.00 fifteen eggs, (Thompson strain). Mrs.'Frank Deason, McCormick. S. C. , 1 tpo. FOR SALE—Several mules, cheap. W. K. Charles. McCormick. S. C. WANTED—To buy good used Sing er Sewing Machine. Must be in good condition. Address Box 45, McCormick. S. C. I AM LOCATED ill the Mart Brown shop near the ginnery and pre pared to do all kinds of woodwork and blacksmith work at reason able prices and on short notice. Horseshoeing, all around $1.00. J. Z. Spence, McCormick. S. C. WANTED—Several croppers for farms near McCormick. Apply to J. D. Richardson, McCormick. S. C. 4t. CATTLE—Am paying highest mar ket price for beef cattle and hogs. See me before selling. A. H. Faulkner, McCormick. S. C. BUYING Cows, Veal Calves. Chick ens and Eggs. J. B. Blackwell’s Store. McCormick, S. C. FROST PROOF PLANTS — For Sale—Cabbage and Bermuda On ion Plants all varieties, $1.50 per 1000, 5000 lots, $1.25 per 1000. Prompt Shipment. Dorris Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga.