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Thursday, March 27, 1930 McCORMICK 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. McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carottn*. 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 'Single column display. Positions given at ONE-THIRD •xtra charge. , BUSINESS READING NOTICES: 4S per cent per line for each inser tion, average of 6 words to line. WANT ADVSm 6 cents per line for each insertion, average of 6 words to line. TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 oents 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.50 Dresses For Graduation The usual plea for high school graduates this spring to appear in -simple costumes at commencement exercises is being made by school authorities, but their appeals will be of no avail unless parents of high school pupils recognize the merit of the movement that start ed some time ago, to take the fash ion show out of commencements. It does not require a very good memory to recall when commence ment was a contest to see which girl could get together the most expensive outfit. Many parents spent far more than their finan cial situation permitted. Girls com ing from homes which could not meet such expense were embar rassed and made to feel that they were not the socal equals of more Iv^fyVgowned girls, condition has largely been ited, thsknks to the good Df schoo\officials and par ents of high scuool students as well. Garbed iman artless, unas suming way, girl graduates in uni form dress present a much more -sensible and pleasing appearance. Embarrassing contrasts are not 4rawn and the public school ideal, which recognizes all children on an equal footing, is more truly typified. tux Special Series Of Town Doctor Articles % Starts This Week Advertising If you look about and carefully study conditions as they are, you' realize the truth and force of the following expression of the Phila delphia Evening Bulletin on the subject of advertisinig: “This year advertising is more needed, not because people have less money to spend, but because they hesitate to spend it. It will be a fine test of advertising. It is far more logical to advertise when sales are hard than when they are easy.” Pe culiar conditions of which all in formed people are well aware make the present anything but a “good buying” time with the public. There is money in hand and at command, to be sure, but those who control it are more inclined than ever to keep it within their control. And that is the very time when those who have things to sell should do their most effective advertising. Anyone can sell goods when the buyers are many and willing, but when they are few and indifferent something must be done to move stocks of goods, supplies and merchandise, and no 'substitute has yet appeared as a lever that will take the place of advertising.—Camden Chronicle. TXT Some Don’ts DON’T spend more than you make —much or little. DON’T buy new automobiles until your debts, your preacher, your doctor and your can- dlstick maker are paid. DON’T bum useless gas. DON’T marry until you can at least support yourself, and thereby avoid burdening the “old man” with two, and maybe five or six, in stead of one. DON’T buy on the installment plan DON’T strain your credit. DON’T lie about vour ability to help worthy causes. DON’T be a loafer and then whine and fume because those whe work refuse to feed and support you. DON’T dodge your honest obliga tions and then fly higher than your neighbors. It causes talk behind your back. DON’T be a bootlegger. patron, crook or tightwad and then stay away from church on the lying plea that it is filled with hypo- c rites DON’T ignore your wife and then try to kill somebody for treating her kindly. DON’T drift into the habit of in discriminate lying unless you have a mighty fine memory. DON’T drink wet and vote dry. DON’T gamble with cards or with the ticker. DON’T beg or steal—either in or out of business. DON’T tell everybody about your business, your aches and pains. The world is not interested. It wants smiles and sunshine. DON’T saddle your mistakes upon others. DON’T, above all, be a slacker or quitter.—Calhoun Times. t Xt Dr. Mason And The Furey’s Ferry Bridge (Augusta Chronicle, Mar. 17, 1930) It was nearly a decade ago that a citizen of Meriwether, S. C., Dr. R. E. Mason, wrote the editor of The Chronicle a letter which reg istered a complaint that citizens across the Savannah river from 12 to 13 miles of Augusta could not do their trading here because of the lack of highways and a better method of crossing the river at Furey’s ferry. At that time there w£U| a winding wagon road from Martinez to the ferry that became almost impassable in rainy weath er, while the ferry was obsolete and there was no highway ap proaching the ferry on the South Carolina side. The Chronicle printed Dr. Mas on’s letter and with it an editorial entitled “The man who can see the Lamar building from his front porch and yet cannot trade in Au gusta.” It is true that from the home where Dr. Mason lived the ' Southern Finance building (for merly the Lamar building) can be seen on a clear' day, while the lights of Augusta are plainly vis ible any clear night. From the time that letter and editorial were printed neither Dr. Mason nor The Chronicle stopped until a contract was let to build the bridge which has been in course of construction more than a wayjrto the ferry, on that side of the river we were planning how to build a highway to the ferry on the Georgia side of the river. The fact that the route to be traversed was altogether in Columbia county and that county did no have the means to match state and federal aid, put it up to Richmond county and the city of Augusta. Very fortunately, we had a forward looking and progressive mayor in Julian M. Smith and the same kind of a chairman of the county com mission in M. C. B. Holley. The city council and entire county commission backed up Mr. Smith and Mr. Holley, respectively, in putting up $9,000 each and state and federal aid furnished the ad ditional $18,000. A highway cost ing $36,000 was then built to the ferry from a point on the Wash ington road about four miles from the city. The need of a better ferry re sulted in the state highway de partments installing a modern ferry propelled by a gasoline mo tor and then work was started to build a.bridge. After much work on the part of officials of McCor mick and Richmond counties, the bridge was finally launched and soon it will be completed. There should be a celebration when the bridge is opened and Dr. Mason should be the principal speaker. At one time naming the bridge for Dr. Mason was seriously con sidered, but it was thought that Furey’s ferry bridge would be bet ter since there has been a ferry near the bridge by that name for more than 100 years. It will be recalled that Sand Bar ferry bridge was so named for the same reason. Dr. Mqson now lives , in St. Stephens, S. C., near Charleston, where he is president of the cham ber of commerce, as well as a practicing physician, and he is about the busiest person in that place. Wherever he goes he is tireless in his efforts for the build ing up of that particular commun ity and section. Certainly he did more than any other individual to make the Furey’s ferry bridge possible, and before it was done counties had to swap territory, and highways had to be built to the site on both sides of the river. This section will never cease to be grateful and on yesterday Dr. Mason was in Augusta and while here went up and viewed the pro gress on the bridge. Augusta will * be tremendously benefitted commercially and thou sands of South Carolinians will have better access to our city as a market as the result of the Furey’s ferry bridge, for this bridge opens up McCormick, Abbeville, Ander son and Greenwood counties to Augusta and it also gives us an other route to the North Carolina mountains and the middle west. And it all came about because a man wrote a letter to The Chron icle to the effect that he could see one of our skyscrapers from his front porch and yet could not trade in Augusta. X EDUCATION OF SORTS it. I preferred that kind which I thought I could use. I realized that education is only a degree remov ed from ignorance. No matter how much I learned, there was just as much more waiting to be learned. The more I read and studied and thought the more I felt that I knew nothing, and even if I finally might see some light there would remain the mystery of life itself and the reason why I should hunger and thirst after knowledge. Another great truth forced itself upon me with great force and that was that things never were as they appeared on the surface, and to know how they were I would have to dig and dig. And so I have gone on until this day realizing how little I know, how great are the things not yet learned by any man, how deep and mystifying is life and its liv ing, and how ignorant are the most learned and wise. The man who accused me of being educated did not know what he is talking about. I am not educated and never have been. To me this matter of educa tion and learning is a thing too great ever to be finished. • • *Xt S. C. WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Page Number T*© Ifflf GROCERIES HERE AND SAVE KONEV 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. With this issue of McCormick Messenger there appears the first of a special series of Town Doctor Articles that should keenly inter est every loyal citizen of McCor mick. The reading and studying of these writings by a man, who with his associates, has a national rep utation as Community Business Builders, should and will mean dol lars and cents in the pockets of every individual regardless of his business or occupation. As the Town Doctor says “Mc Cormick is a business—the biggest business in this town’’, and every thinking man ant woman knows that it payo to know his business. The man who writes Town Doc tor articles. Mr. A. D. Stone of Chicago, is not a writer by profes sion, but head of an organization specializing in analyzation of com munity, industrial and commercial surveys and making therefrom re ports and appraisals by and through which industrial institu tions can ascertain whether or not the community is suitable or ac ceptable for any purpose of their business Years of experience in this work have shown Mr. Stone and his as sociates those things which cause communities to fail to attract new Industry, and at the same time those which cause communities to lose industries they already have. Town Doctor Articles are writ- year ancJ w hich will be completed ten to aid the community, to give w ithin the next two months. It suggestions for the elimination of re quired lots of work and lots of things nor. favorable in the eyes determination, but the results will of those who could be interested m S p e ak for themselves, the community; also for the fur- , In f irs t place before any- t,v.oH n pr r>f those things which at- thing could be done toward get- jtract commercial business and m- ting a highway on the South Caro- uubOlai enterprises. lina side, a portion of Edgefield The special series that starts coun tv near Furcy’s ferry had to this week can be of great value to ^ aC Q U i re d bv McCormick countv McCormick. How valuable depends ^ exC hange for other land which upon the citizens in every walk nr couM <rive Edgefield, life. Here is an opportunity made Tht , se ction of Edgefield nearest possible by McCormick Messenger the ferrv was in a remote portion and the local Lions Club for the county from the county answer to one very pertinent ques- seat W hile it was needed by Mo tion which can mean thousands 01 cermick to give a direct highway dollars to in course of time. It to Augusta. It cost about $1,800 opens an opportunity that should ^ dn T]r!0 necessary surveying to be taken advantage of, and it is get trac t s of land exchanged sincerely hoped that at least one C0U pties. an act of the leg- in every family in McCormick and Mature and much other work, but the surrounding territory will do as Dr M asoni W ii,h relentless zeal and (From The Horry Herald) Writers to the Horry Herald have raised some interesting questions lately. There is none more inter esting and thought-provoking than that which concerns the quality and effort of education. One writer, in the midst of his article, taking issue with some thing he had seen printed in a Herald editorial, states, “You got rich because you were educated,” referring to the humble composer of the editorial he had read. Another writer, a former Horry- ite, now living in Florida, in a short article advises that we let the other writer know what sort of education we got, and since it might be of interest to him and to others we will state it briefly here: I was bom in 1874. At six years of age I was enrolled in the coun try school. I went six weeks and then no more ’till another year. Charleston — Peoples State Bank of South Carolina voted to increase capital stock of bank from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Peo ples-First National Bank and Peo ples State Bank of South Caro lina merged with headquarters here. State Highway Department com pleted survey on proposed relocat ed Highway No. 261 from Manning to Santee bridge through Greeley- ville. Kingstree — Carload of chickens shipped from here which netted 69 farmers $801. Chesterfield — Movement to establish county hospital here. Hartsville — Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company recently shipped large order of pedigreed Mary Washington Asparagus seed to Gulf Coast Growers, Inc., Roberts- dale, Alabama. Fairfax — Planing mill of D. C. Sharpe started operation recent ly. Greer — Greer Bank and Trust Company purchased by Peoples’ State bank. Hartsville — Post of American Legion will erect Legion and Aux iliary Hut in or near this city. New Columbia — Greenville im proved highway opened to public. Spartanburg — Ben F. Adams , opened store here to be known as Spartanburg Tractor and Imple ment Company and to handle In ternational Harvester Motor trucks and farm implements. Belton—Belton Mercantile Com pany installed new shelving. Beaufort — Chamber of Com merce located in quarters in City Hall building. Belton — C. M. Tollison Grocery Store opened for business. Columbia — Clinic established in Waverly Hospital. Pickens — New feed store open ed for business here in oil mill building near depot. Columbia — South Carolina will build 526 miles of highways at ex- A few specials are listed here for FRIDAY and SATURDAY, only, FOR CASH, to show how you can save money by trading with us: SUGAR, 10 lbs. 55c GOOD FLOUR, per sack 95c LARD, 3 lbs. $1.10 MEAT, per lb. 12 l-2c BEANS, Southern King, 2 cans -25c PEAS, Stokely’s, 2 cans 25c — ■■ ■ ■ I ■ ■ ■ ■ i ■■ ■ !> CORN, Stokely’s, 2 cans 25c SALMON, Pink, 1 can 15c HASH, Castleberry’s, 1 can 30c RICE, whole grain, 4 lbs. PEAS, Stokley’s, 2 cans 25c LARGE MULLETS, per lb. ...15^ We also carry all kinds of fresh meats found in up-to-date market, fish, oysters in season, etc. Buy from us and save the difference. The specials are for cash for FRIDAY and SATURDAY only. A. H. FAULKNER Main Street McCormick, S. C. ME IS NO ROME ROAD 1 SUCCESS I was taught the alphabet in Web ster’s blue black speller and in the penditure of "$16"o6o,000 course of time I went through Camden — T. J. McNinch Mar- that. Off and on I studied Eng- i ble yard opened for business at 840 lish grammar Robinson's P™' i First Bapiist Church gressive practical arithmetic, his- edifice dedicated, ory and geography. I was still Greer—Remodeling of new r Scott limited to the six weeks unless by walking further, after one school was out I might get in at another which had not yet been taught out. I wanted more and still more and Store quarters nearing completion. Highway will be hard-surfaced between Liberty and Pickens, dist- ; y ance of seven miles. i According to statement issued by : Hiehway Deoartment, the This statement is as true today as •r when it originated years ago. Only work, determination and an ability to save will accomplish the coveted goal of success for you. The way is plainly marked, a grow ing bank account marks the mile stones, one by one as the total mounts. START YOUR ACCOUNT HERE NOW And you will be in a position to take advantage of any opportunity that may come your way. We offer you very advantage of modern banking. Come in now, get acquainted and open your savings ac count. Add to it regularly every week and watch how quickly it will grow. so while quite young I conceived , 75-foot pavement from Greenville the idea of studying right on af- j Spartanburg may become real- ter school was out. I borrowed ! Greer—A. & P. Store opened for textbooks not used in the schools, business in former location of I borrowed other books on su b~ > Kettle. jects, of almost every kinc *- 1 P ' cently made from here, ed up newspapers months after Camden — Former location of they had been read and thrown Baruch-Nettle Company remodeled away, magazines more than a year for occupancy by J. C. Penney old, perhaps yellow with age, for Company. Inc. um, p p j . . . . . Newberry — Home Bakery locat- j I had no money with which to bu. ed on corner 0 f college and Friend i such things but there were many streets opened for business re- | perfectly willing to give and lend ce"”v. When I was older I went to a Walterboro — Agitation unde’' , graduate of Furman University fOT establishment of go!' ; who taught one of the littl Ahbevjiip — Office quarters of ! schools and he started a class o r local sheriff improved, two, myself and one other, in Lat- ! Spartanburg — Bank of Onrv ! in and algebra. After school T THE EARNERS BANK McCormick, S. C. HE went on alone and still later I read and studied law books in thj same way at home. I learned several things that out of these books - i suggested in this week s Town en thiisiasm. gave of his time a^d j , t Doctor article in this issue of The his money and other public spir-jad riot get Messenger. v tef} citizens of the territory af- j Since I could read ana wrae, X: fected came to his rescue. whole world of knowledge was op- A made in the back. merc^ tak«n over ’ey Central ti^al ^ank. St. Georae — 1,25^ nour r1 • pouitrv valued at <5 269 shlyner' fr^m this e : tv recentlv. Myrtle Bea^h ^ Oce^r*-Forest Hotel forma'ly c '■ ened. Columbia—Tentative plaos n~- • for State-wide survey of ch ; *c welfare in South Carolina b ingle-cylinder automobile While Edgefield and McComick i en t0 me . M y education depended ASerican‘Legfon'alid Legion Aux-j i Germany has a motor at jer^ busy rtmeMenw out the-e | on me ,, j , vanted it x could get juary, co-operating. 1 THE SUDDEN CRY OF A CHILD- May mean only a mashed finger, a slight cut or it may be a serious burn, or fall—at any rate the proper first aid remedies, deftly applied will ease the pain and eliminate complications. Always have a supply of needed articles on hand so that you will be ready for any emergency with children or grown-ups. WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED We carry a complete stock of the very best first aid sup plies and drugs, all pure aivl fresh, such as—Unguentine, Bandage. Adhesive Tape, A •~»hol. Healing Powder, Iodine. STROMS’ DRUG STORE Main Street McCormick, S. C.