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Thursday, March 13, 1930 McCOmfICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, SoutJi Carolina Page Number Foot MRM1CK 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 cents per inch for each inser tion” nothing less than 4 inches accepted for double column dis play, nor less than 2 inches for siupoe column display. Positions given at ONE-THIRD extv 3 charge. • BUSINESS READING NOTICES: G per cent per line for each inser tion, average of 6 words to line. IV ANT AD VS., 6 cents per line for each insertion, average of 6 words uo 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. by Arthur Brisbane Bury Me in Pink Gandhi’s Appeal The King’s Maxim If War Did Come Woman’s interest in dress, strong and deep, goes back a million years. She started with a necklace, according to scientists. First an ornament VOTED PAY INCREASE One must infer that members of the house who voted to increase their compensation from $400 to $600 per session, must have acted on the principle that the only way to bring that consummation about would be for them to act, and it would also indicate that a long session is ahead. For a 40-day session $400 is not so parsimonious, considering the average ability dis played by the average law-making oody that goes to Columbia. But in recent years the sessions have not __ w been confined to the constitutional around the.neck, then one around the the legislators have upon occasion voted themselves to handle their goods, and, the ■ people should refuse to buy any- . thing sold by the house. Lincolnton must keep her rail road, but it will never do it if busi ness is continually taken from it as at the present time. If it is allowed to go, the hope ana struggle and sacrifice of years will have been in vain, i We have it now—and can keep it if we will! I Your attitude is—what? ixi Lincoln Boy Has Wonderful Memory •>9 Hell’s Heroes, Big Human Drama Of The West, Coming waist, then a skirt and all sorts of things. A woman in California who mur dered a man and killed herself asked to be buried in white satin with yel- increased wage before adjourn ment. If the increased figure is set to attract the best talent and material, that will prove disap pointing. For the type of men bad ly needed in the legislative halls of the state are those to whom the CHARLES BICKFORD, RAYMOND HATTON AND FRED KOHLER FEATURED IN SENSATIONAL VERSION OF PETER B. KYNE STORY low roses in her hand. A well-known actress in New York compensation at any figure would jumps from a twentieth-story window seepndary consideration. and makes two requests: first, that she be buried in pink satin; second, that her husband keep away from the funeral. Beautiful in sincerity and humility Is Gandhi’s appeal to the British gov ernment. *”On bended knees, I ask you to ponder this phenomenon”— namely, the ‘‘impoverishing of India’s mighty good thing for the other There must be no good time to in crease legislators’ salaries, any more than there is a good time to get sick but it appears to some of us that the house selected a time when things are not overly prom ising to run up the expense of state group is charged with engineering the scheme, which subjects them to the criticism that economy is a dumb millions’’ by Britain. fellow to Journal. practice.—Spartanburg SUBSCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months ,75 Three Months.50 SAFE DRIVERS -txt- WHERE IS IT? “What are the characteristics of a good and safe driver?” That was the question recently asked by the American Automobile Association of several nationally known traffic and safety experts. The good driver has a high de gree of self-control at all times, this control manifesting itself in various ways. The good driver always main-! tains his car in such shape that it '*■ responds easily and quickly, thus assuring control of the car, as far as the. purely mechanical equation is concerned. The good driver regulates his | speed in accord with the condit-; ions of the road over which he is traveling, and nevpr travels at such a rate that he can not stop it within the “clear course” ahead. The good driver invariably ex ercises due regard for the rights of others and always applies the simple axioms of courteous behav ior. The good driver accepts the safety of the pedestrian as primary i consideration. If you are hitting on all six you! are doing part to promote safety, { insofar as your personal responsi- | bility is concerned. The points j stressed are not intended to be exhaustive, but they certainly em body some of the main moral and physical factors involved in safe j and sane driving. If our memory serves us right, we recently saw a report of a speed record maintained on the public highways of the state by a man who was delivering a certain pro duct from one city to another, which stated that he ran between 65 and 80 miles per hour over the j entire distance covered—never un der 65 nor more than 80 miles per hour. Think of that! Endanger ing lives of motorists met and passed along the road—just for the sake of making prompt delivery of the product or making a speed record, or possibly both. So it seems that the legislature could at this session enact no more needy law than one to reduce the speed limit and put patrols out to catch the speed demons. X HOW THEY DO IT 1 Some people possess the faculty of “getting next” to almost every good rwoposition that comes along. This is especially true with regard to anything of exceptional value that is offered by our local mer chants. It saves them many dol lars in the run of a year. Hew do they do it? They read the ads in every is sue of the home paper, never omitting even the small want ads. E\ery issue of this paper has something of especial value adver tised herein, something that many people would be glad to have. The persistent ad reader locates these things—and gets them. Keen your bargain eye on the ads of the home merchant. If he says it is good, or of especial value you may be sure it is as he states. He can not afford to misrepresent his gcods, even if he so desired. To do so would soon put him out of business. -tXl- Land Values Remain Same M. a .meeting of the McCormick County Board of Equalization in the auditor’s office on January 6, 1930, ft motion was made and car ried that “land values remain, as a whole, as they are, except the different district boards may make proper adjustments to equalize values in their districts.” Mr. W. E. Sheppard was chair man of this meeting and Mr. J. M. Gibert clerk. -X- It is getting so that the rich class considers It quite offensive to be referred to as a millionaire. They object to being classed among the common herd. Gandhi says, “I do not intend to harm a single Englishman.” He wii! only resist passively. } • ■— 1 Very touching, but not the attitude J Where is that “economy bloc” that gains independence, not the at- that was so successful in blocking titude of a people ready for independ- < legislation in the house a couple of enoe. weeks ago? Where was it yester- day when the vote came on the bill to increase the salaries of the members of the house from $400 to $600? We ask you, where? They surely were not on the floor of the house, rallying to their battle cry Britain set a different example be fore the Hindus after the Sepoy re bellion. The British put murderous rebels inside of cannon and blew them to ; 0 f “Economy, first last and all the pieces, knowing that religious super- i time.” Give some of them credit, stition would make the punishment most l orrible. No rebellion of consequence since then. One industry marches on to higher and higher figures. In the cigarette business, prosperity reigns. Every body always lias money to buy ciga rettes. When employment Is lacking there those who voted against the in creased pay, but remember that those who hollered loudest for eco nomy in other departments, had nothing to say in opposition to raising their own pay. The bill passed the third read ing in the house today, and now goes to the Senate. Maybe the Senate will kill it, and maybe it will not. We do not know, but anyhow, the members of the house who voted for the bill will certain is leisure to smoke more cigarettes, and all feel that they must have them, j ly know that they have done all . « *• • * air frv crcki' mnT'P TnnnPV job or no job. Last year’s production was one hun dred and nineteen billion cigarettes, almost a thousand cigarettes per year for every man, woman and child in the United States. One tiling most important to all business men in connection with the gigantic *• garotte Industry: Cigarette men are the most aggressive, energetic and continuous advertisers in the nation. The Standard OH Company of New Jersey sets an example to other oil concerns, voluntarily reducing its re finery operations by one-seventh. Refining is a continuous process, and must continue seven days a week, but only six days’ actual work will be done, to prevent overproduction. And most important part of the good example, men will not be dis charged or have their wages cut. An English clergyman reveals King George's six maxims, ail hung up on the walls of Ids library. The first is: “Teach me to be obedi ent to the rules of the game.” Excellent for a constitutional mon arch. obeying the will of his people. Rulers of a different kind. Alex ander, Caesar, Napoleon, had a differ eut maxim: “See that you obey the rules of the game as 1 make them.” We do not understand management of prisons, or our criminals are dif ferent from other criminals. Weeks ago. Warden Hoffman of Auburn prison. New York, told a re porter: “We are sitting on a powder keg.” Recently, a convict stabbed (lie bead keeper of the prison to death. He knew that the electric chair, nearby, would inevitably avenge that murder. Nevertheless, he committed it- they could to get more money. N©w, with the pay raised to $600 for 40 days, will the legislature be content, or will it figure that its members are working 40 days at $15 a day, and then go ahead and vote itself overtime pay for the number of days over 40 that the session requires, working in the meantime about half the time. Why not give the people of the state a run for their money? If the legislature member’s time is worth $15 % day, surely the state ought not to be charged for time when the legislator is not actual ly working. Why not make it a straight union schedule job. Put in a time clock, and punch it, and pay good wages, but pay for time actually consumed in the capitol, and not for time used in traveling to and from the member’s homes, and the days that the legislature is not actually in session. The vote on the bill in the house today is not yet to be obtained, but we hope to get it, and print the vote by members, so that even though the memory of man may fail between now and the next election, those who care to, may clip it out, paste it on the clock, and have it ready for use next year during the campaign. Economy bloc! Ho, ho, ho.—An derson Daily Mail. IX! LINCOLNTON’S RAILROAD General Ely, coinraamllng the see- oml crops area, lias a plan to defend New York city in war. lie would “mobilize the civilian services.” If modern war came the civilian services would mobilize themselves. And with them the six million popula tion of New York, as many as sur vived the first gas arid bomb attack, would mobilize themselves by scatter ing through the country, abandoning the city as rats leave a ship when it is sinking. In case of an attack by airplane, which would be the first sort of attack itt a new war, it would not be neces sary for General Ely to worry about his suggestion for “guarding the wa ter supply.” After the first half hour, there (Lincoln, Ga., Journal.) For years and years Lincolnton and Lincoln county longed for and worked to get a railroad. Tr* loir? tow>-> pnd county did get a railroad, which has meant everything to the prosperity and upbuilding of the town and coun- Vjr . Who will hvae the temerity to deny the benefits that have come as a result of having rail transpor tation lacilitiss here? The railroad has been a blessing to the farming and business inter ests of the town and county, and if it should happen to exist no longer, woe be unto the town’s fu- jin'e growth. How many farmers in Lincoln county are now ready and willing to go* back to the old wagon and mule method of hauling their fer tilizer for a distance of twenty and more miles and carrying their cot ton to market via the same route? Shall we go backward instead of forward. The Journal is told that a show down is coming soon—whether or not Lincolnton will continue to keep its railroad. It can be kept ■ running if local people will give it j the patronage now being taken: from it by trucks. If the business | interests of the town persist in! allowing their merchandise to be j hauled by private truckers, then we may expect the worst. Folks, it must not happen! Right now there is a wholesale house in Athens whose traveling wouldn’t he anybody left in New Y"ork , T . . to drink water. The dead couldn’t salesmen makes Lincolnton every and nil tlie Uv,„ g wo».d MS' left the city. j OV er to a private trucker to | deliver in Lincolnton at a price An encouraging statement comes j ust as as the railroad charg- from Mr. Edsel B. Ford, now in Flor | es . Ida. He is one who talks rarely, and! Good God! What do our mer- thinks first. President of the Ford J chants mean by allowing their company, knowing the sales from day 1 goods to come in by thi": route? to dav, possessing sound information; Doing so, they are ki.hng the r go rth«Snfn c steady improvement In business, par house con tinue to favor the private ticularly in industrial lines. trucker with this business, Lin» (©» by King Feature* Syndicate, Inc.) . colntcn merch antS Should refuse (Lincoln, Ga., Journal.) William Leverette, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lever ette, of this place, has a most un usual and remarkable memory. ! In fact, his accurateness in re membering things is infinitely am- 1 azing! 1 This little boy has a hobby of “knowing” the number of license .tags on automobiles. He can in stantly tell the number of any- ! one’s tag whose car he has ever seen. j Not only can he tell you the | number of the 1930 tag, but if you owned a car in 1929, and he. ever i saw it, he can give the number as i well. Apparently, William pays no closer attention to people’s license tags than anyone else, but, some how, in some mysterious manner, once a car passes before his vision, the license number is indellibly implanted in his memory and, the wonder of it is—he never forgets! While this is a particular hobby with the little man, he is unusual ly bright generally. He has made two grades each school term and has every month made the “honor roll” in school. If a remarkable ability and alert memory count for anything, Will iam Leverette undoubtedly has a great future ahead of him in some line of endeavor. X R. J. Southall Died In Augusta (Augusta Chronicle. March 8.) Richard John Southall, died at the residence of his son, J. R. Southall, 913 Seventh street, yes terday afternoon at 3 o’clock. He leaves to survive him two sons, T. J. and J. R. Southall, of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Mollie E. Blount, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Mat- tie L. Hill, of Augusta; 15 grand children and nine great-grandchil dren. He was a widower of Mrs. Savannah Franklin Southall. Mr. Southall was born in Pet ersburg, Va., on August 29, 1852, a son of Thomas J. Southall and Mrs. Susan Mims Southall. He came to this city as a young man and for many years was a prom inent lawyer in this city. He had also practiced in Aiken county, re cently had confined his activities to the McCormick section of South Carolina, until his retirement about two years ago. He was a descendent of the Walton family who came over with William Penn. The funeral services will be held from the chapel of W. I. Wilson and son, at 3 o’clock today. Rev. Thomas Walker, pastor, officiating, and interment will be in the Pine Forrest Baptist church cemetery, in Aiken county, S. C. The following grandsons of the deceased will be pallbearers: Rich ard, Herbert ,Thomas and Wiley Hill and Luther and Richard Southall. .jXt Freedom Of Press Wins Another Vic tory In Courts CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 3.— Freedom of the press won another victory here Thursday when the appelate court overruled a con tempt of court conviction of Louis LV Seltzer, editor, and Carlton K. Matson, editorial writer of the Cleveland Press, daily newspaper. The appellate court ordered Matson and Seltzer not to pay $500 fines nor to serve 30-day jail sen tences, which were imposed on them a year ago by a common pleas judge, Frederick Walther. In addition, the appellate judges scor ed Judge Walther for his actions in the cane and delivered an opin ion that the rights of free news papers were essential to a free people. Judge Walther tried and con victed Mason and Seltzer on the contempt charge when he took of fense at an editorial in The Press which criticized him for granting an injunction restraining Sheriff E. J. Hanratty from stopping a betting system at a race track. Newton D. Baker, former secre tary of war, defended Matson and Seltzer. The appellate court decision said: “We live in an age of pitiless publicity, w’here the freedom of the press and freedom of speech are paramount issues. And newspa pers should have the right to print what they please, always guiding themselves by the laws of libel. A free people must have a free press, and a newspaper should have the right to speak freely its views. ‘ Because a man gets on the bench, it does not necessarily mean that he has changed his tempera ment or his liability to get excited, and if he can set himself above the rest of mankind and sit in judgment on grievances in which he I*? the injured party, we are es tablishing a dangerous precedent.” tXl Scientists are not agreed as to how long ago man learned to “Hell’s Heroes,” Universal’s great human drama based on Peter B. Kyne’s famous story, “Three God- fathers,” is coming to the Dixie j Theatre on Friday and Saturday. It has a remarkable cast which in cludes Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton and Fred Kohler in the roles of the “Three Godfathers” of Mr. Kyne’s story. I Six weeks in desert country in , the height of summer was the por- ! tion of the Universal company filming “Hell’s Heroes.” Universal j determined that the scenes shown should be those actually described in the story. This meant taking the entire company into the Mojave Desert in the heart of summer. For six weeks the camera followed the actors through a land of intense desola- ; tion, of sun glare on wastes of 1 rock, sand, cactus and twisted 'Joshua trees. For the most part the thermom eter stood at more than 120 de grees. The “Three Godfathers” probably suffered most. The roles of Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton and Fred Kohler called for them to let their beards grow, and to wear dirty, tattered clothes. When they finally came out of the desert, a trio of scarcecrows would have looked respectable in com parison. The scenic background of the picture is vivid and awe-inspiring hi the extreme. In addition to the striking desert shots, there are in tensely interesting scenes of the famous “ghost city” of Bodie, Cal., once a great mining town, now in habited by only a handful of old- timers hoping against hope for “boom times” to come again. The exceptional cast of the “Hell’s Heroes” includes Fritzi Ridgeway, Maria Alba. Joe de la Cruz, Buck Connors and Walter James. William Wyler directed the picture which was prepared for the screen by Tom Reed. Peter B. Kyne. famous author, personally assited in the prepara tion of his story for the screen. In order that the story should be in every degree technically correct. Universal sent Tom Reed to San Francisco to consult Kyne in the preparation of the story. Several weeks were given to such confer ences. Kyne later informed the studio that never before, in his knowl edge, had there been such co-op eration between studio and au thor. “Hell’s Heroes” is one of the best known of Kyne’s many suc cessful books. Universal consider ed it as, exceptional material for a picture, both from camera and dialogue angles, and the belief was more than justified in results. The film is a remarkable blending of romance, adventure, pathos and humor. txt Poultry Improve ment Group Making Fine Progress Now Washington High School News The honor roll for this week is as follows: FIRST GRADE— Frances Robertson Hazel Dukes Sara Howie Anyelie Drennan SECOND GRADE— Henry Jennings Bussey Pamelia Fdmunds Willie Reed Fowler Martha Louise Rich THIRD GRADE— Edna Carlledge Gary Self Lewis Rich Emily Dukes Daisy Parks FOURTH GRADE— Nina Bussey Mary Belle Jennings Marie Stone FIFTH GRADE— Mildred Blackwell Carolyn Dukes T. R. Cartledge SIXTH GRADE— Eveljii Blackwell Mary Eckard Glenn Self SEVENTH GRADE— Floyd Drennan Eunice Stone EIGHTH GRADE— Robert Lee Joiner Lucyle Parks NINTH GRADE— Louise Cassels Alice Bunch T. J. Stone Anel Edmunds Marie Gilchrist Annie Martha Ryan TENTH GRADE— Blanche McDaniel Blanche Middleton ELEVENTH GRADE— Fred Bailey Robert Middleton Ruth Cartledge The chapel programs have been quite interesting and show that much work is being done, by both pupils and teachers. During the past week they have been as fol lows: Monday morning, Mrs. Roun tree’s room. Poem—Esther Jennings. Song—The sixth grade girls. Poem—Margaret White. Tuesday morning, Miss John son’s room. Scripture—Pat Franklin. Song—“The Radio”—Third fourth grades. Poem — “Puppy Love” — Nina Bussey. Duet—“A Little Bird”—Edith Robertson and Lewis Rich. Song—“March Wind”—6 boys and 6 girls. and CLEMSON COLLEGE. Mar. 8.— The annual handbook of the South Carolina Poultry Improvement As sociation, just issued under direc tion of Prof. C. L. Morgan, chief of the poultry division, shows a membership consisting of 250 flock owners and 13 hatcheries, repre-r senting all of the more common breeds and varieties of poultry. The handbook lists the hatcheries and breeding flocks according to grades and to stage of disease era dication. “The association.” Prof. Morgan says, “has a definite program for standardizing the quality of breed ing flocks, hatching eggs, and baby chicks with reference to breed, characteristics, egg production, and disease eradication. Standard flocks must meet to a reasonably high degree the breed and variety requirements of the American Poultrv Association, and must show evidences of high egg produc tion. Certified flocks must pass rigid inspection and must contain males from hens of 200 eggs or better. All standard and certified flocks must be blood-tested. South Carolina is fast reaching the point where sufficient high qual ity breeding stock is available within the state for expansion and improvement of poultry.” Officers of the association are: O. P. Suber, Whitmire, president; Y. T. Dickert, Newberry, vice-pres ident; J. G. Wofford, Hartsville, treasurer; H. G. Seawright, Pend leton, secretary; G. W. West, Spar tanburg; W. S. Dorset, Ridge Springs; Professor C. L. Morgan, Clemson College: Dr. W. K Lewis, Columbia: directors. Wednesday morning, Miss Wood’s room. Scripture—Euzelia Seigler. Reading—“The Bluebird”—T. R. Cartledge. Reading—“My Tree” — Eunice Stone. Reading — “Old Man March Wind”—Claire Rich. Miss Mc- ■ James Thursday morning, Kinney’s room. Reading—“Arithmetic” Jennings. Play—“The Three Promises”— Henry Bussey, Vivian Bailey and Doris Williams. Friday morning— High school. Scripture—Lucyle Parks. A meeting of the S. I. A. was held Thursday afternoon in the school auditorium, with only a few r ladies of the different communities nres- mt. Mrs. Ryan, the president presided and the following pro gram was given: Song—By all. Devotional—Rev. Pressley. Song—Third and fourth grades. Duet—Edith Robertson and Lew r is Rich. Song—Second grade. Reading—T. R. Cartledge. Reading—Eunice Stone. Reading—Claire Rich. Play. Piano solo—Miss Bobo. Talk—Rev. Leon T. Pressly. Rev. Presslv gave a most inspir ing talk on the topic—“The Power of' Love.” He said that love was one of the greatest things in the world and by use of many illustra tions he made his talk impressive to even the small children who were present. It was indeed a oleasure to have Rev. and Mrs. Pressly with us on this occasion and we hope that they w’ill come again soon. During the business session, the secretary read minutes of the last meeting and called the roll. The president called reports from chairmen of the various commit tees and after a short discussion of some form of entertainment for next month, the meeting adjourn ed. Ex-President . H. Taft Dies Saturday William Howard Taft, former president and fonner chief justice, di«d it his hom° in Washington late Saturday afternoon. He passed peacefully from life, wrapped in a merciful unconsci ousness after weeks of illness. A stroke from hardening of the art eries preceded death by a half hour. He was in his 73rd year. . Burial was made hi Arlington r^niotprv a; 2 O’clock Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Mayer and little daughter. Nell, are spending this week end in Greenwood. They were called there on account of illness of Mr. Mayer’s father. Card Of Thanks We take this means of express ing our thanks to all of our neigh bors and friends who were so good and kind to us during our illness, also to our faithful physician, Dr. Workman. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McKinney. IXI A man who isn’t loyal to his home town is not likely to be loy al to anything.