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Thursday, April 17, 1930 Name Winners/ In Contests McCQfIMICK BOY AND NINETY SIX GIRL ARE AWARDED MEDALS McCGRMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMlCK, SioutA Carotin*. Page Number & (Greenwood Index-Journal of April 12th.) Archie Langley of the McCor mick High Schol won first place in Tenth District declamation contest held at the high school auditorium here last night. Eugene Mcllwain of the Green- wood High SchQol was awarded second place. In the expression contest held at Klnety Six Miss Margaret Mayer, slaughter of Mrs. J. L. Mayer, won lirst place and Miss Kinard of the Pomaria School second place. Miss Mayer is a former pupil of the Greenwood School. Archie Langley’s winning decla mation was “The Real Problems of World Peace” and Eugene Mcll- ■wain’s subject was “The Highway man.” Others speakers were: John Riley, Ware Shoals; James McKit- trick, Whitmire; Graves Wilson, Ninety Six; Paul Crouch, Saluda; Homer Setzler, Pomaria; Paul Whitten, Newberry; Evans Boozer, Silver Street and William Ross, PrQsperity. The judges were S. Brooks Mar shall, superintendent of the Belton Schools; Marshall Brown, dean of Presbyterian College, and Murray Griffith, of Erskine College. Mr. Griffith announced the winners. Medals offered, by the district were presented the winners of first places who will represent the district at the state contests to be held in Columbia. Special musical numbers were rendered by the high school or chestra and girls’ glee club and piano solos by Miss Miriam Ham mett. 4Xt- A man never realizes the value of a closet until he acquires a family skeleton—or a case of hootch. -txi- j Too much kissing causes heart ; trouble, an expert says. This might be the reason why married men | live longer. I There will be no question left in your mind about the superiority of our farming implements after you have com pared them with others. No matter what piece you may^be wanting, careful comparison with other makes will prove to you that there are many added features of strength, durability and efficient operation in our imple ments. Right now the chief interest centers on breaking plows and planters. We have several models on display for your inspection. You must see them to know just how well they are made and why they will outlast and out-perform others. We highly recommend ,the Cole Cotton and Com Planters. These planters will drop 99 per cent correct. They are exceptionally durable. Many in this locality are still in use after many years of hard service. Come in now and look over the complete line of imple ments that we are showing.' WHITE HARDWARE CO. MAIN STREET McCORMlCK, S. C. EH? SIM SAVM FOR THAT ROHE OF TOUR Pli Don’t go on dreaming of a home of your own—don’t envy other people because they have one—start saving now and have one yourself. You can do it if you will just make up your mind. Live as economically as possible and save your surplus earn ings. You’ll be astonished how quickly it will mount up. WE OFFER YOU UTMOST SERV ICE AND SAFETY Y ou will find this bank always ready to serve you in whatever capacity pos sible. The friendly co-operation to he had here makes this an outstanding institution of its kind. THE PEOPLES BANK McCormick, S. C. J. S. STROM FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EXPERIENCED EMBALMER IN CHARGE McCORMlCK, SOUTH CAROLINA. FURNITURE AND STOVES Night Phone, 55 — Day Phone, 76 | Little Journeys in 1 *!* • *. ? Americana § I O I !{♦ By LESTER B. COLBY £ Most Profitable Investment in History. Q ueen Isabella, of Spain, hocking her royal earbobs to make possible the discovery of Amer ica has given the world a romantic story. But the actual cost of the ex- pediton and the method by which it was financed reveals another picture. liecent research has shown that the ‘‘overhead” of the entire voyage only amounted to about 3G,0t)0 pese tas whicb, reduced to good, hard United States coin, would be about $7,200! Or less than one per cent of what a modern pugilistic cham pion has been paid for socking an ambitious rival through ten rounds of rough house with pillowed mitts. Martin and Vicente Pinzon, broth ers, it now appears, did more than anyone else except, perhaps, Colum bus himself, to organize the expedi tion. Their old account books, re cently discovered, reveal the part they played in the affair and indicate that no member'of the party would suffer much today in matters of income tax. The Pinzons not only supplied two ships for the voyage, the Pinto and Nina, but captained them as well. Columbus, as commander of the ex pedition, was paid the equivalent of $300 and the two Pinzons got $180 each. Members of the crew got $2.30 a month, and the cost of food per man was fixed at $1.20 a month. AH of the guns on the three ships were invoiced at an equivalent of about $2,800 or approximately the cost of one loading for a modern heavy caliber gun. The entire pay roll ©f Columbus, for pilots and ‘sail ors, cooks and cabin boys, for the round trip, figures out about $3,060. The purchasing power of money, of course, was far greater at that time. For a number of centuries very little new gold had been brought into Eur ope and silver was scarce. Gold wears out. For hundreds of years .the-gold supply of Europe bad been dwindling. Much of it was lost because it has always been the custom to bury more or less gold with the dead in form of ornaments. Shortage of gold had brought cen turies of ever-increasing poverty to Europe, for only with a plentiful sup ply of money do prices for commod ities advance. Paper banknotes were a* later invention. Prosperity returned to Europe as a result of Columbus’. discovery of the New world. When the Spanish conquistadores discovered the lavish stores of gold add silver in the hands of the Indians of South and Central America and Mexico, they straight way grabbed it, loaded it into chests and shipped it home to Spain. It is interesting to know that an expenditure of $7,200 invested in the first expedition of Columbus lifted all Europe out of a period of depression and despond that had persisted with increasing acuteness for centuries and gave it prosperity. It is prob ably safe, to say that the money spent for the voyage of the Santa Maria, Nina and Pinto was the most profitable commercial Investment in the history of the world. The thing that amazes us today Is the fact that this new-found discov ery, the account books of the Pin zons, reveals the smallness of the financial investment. It is apparent that Queen Isabella’s self-denial In donating the royal baubles was not great. It is evident that what she gave was largely prestige much as Mrs. John J. Smith, wife of the village banker, might loan her name, along with donating a cake, to put over an Epworth league supper. But Isabel la’s gesture had rare value—for pub licity purposes. «£>. 1929. Lester B. Colbv.l Why a Boy Breaks Off Right Arm of All Dolls The Barnard girl frequently goes down to a pet bench in Riverside park to study or read or, perhaps, just look at the river. To that bench, or one near it. often comes a young woman with her little four-year-bid son, whom she cails “Buddy.” The little boy invariably has a doll with him, though not always the same one. The girl has been puzzled because each of these dolls has its right arm missing. She took it for granted that, through some strange coincidence, a similar accident had happened to each of the dolls. So, the other evening, when, in looking for something in the drawers of her wardrobe trunk, she ran across a cowboy doll that some one had giv en her, slie'at once thought of Buddy. The next day she gave him the doll and he \\as delighted with it. But .yesterday, she and Buddy and his mother sought the same bench and Buddy was v playing with his new doll. And its right arm was missing! As soon as Buddy wandered oiY n little way the gir! asked his mother about it. His mother laughed a lit tie—a tender little laugh. “It’s his own idea,” she said. “He does that to all his dolls. Von sec he’s crazy about his father. Me r|.!n:,< he Is perfect in every way. And bis father,” and her voice trembled Just a little and her eyes were misty, “his father lost an arm at Verdun.”—-New York Sun. Constipation Troubles Improved Uniform International “I have used Black- Draught as a family for a good 99 medicine many years,” says Mrs. Sallie Laughrun, of Huntdale, N. C. ”1 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 Sunday School ’ Lesson T (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D.D., Mem ber of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) ((c), 1930, Western Newspaper Union.) rati! for CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION; BILIOUSNESS take "Women ^ who need a tonic should ^ Cardui. Used over 50 years. c -isbJ hmstmnmsmMsacfmBOonoDs: The Story of Our States By JONATHAN BRACE XXL—ILLINOIS K ASKAS- KIA, the oldest town in Illinois, is on the site of an Indian village and it was here that Father Marquette, after his first discovery of the Illinois river, established a Jesuit mission In 1675. Four years later La Salle, the French explorer, passed through the Great Lakes, landed at the Chicago river and pushed on to the Illinois river, which ha named after the Indian trlbaa living in that region. Here he built a fort and sent his boat back to Montreal for further sup plies. When his vessel did not return he started home on foot and succeeded in finding his way to Montreal through a thousand miles of tangled wilderrtess. He gathered together another expe dition and returned to the fort, which he had left in charge of his companion Tonty. The fort lie found in ruins, but finally suc ceeded In locating and rescuing Tonty, who had been driven out by the Iroquois Indians. This riverway to the Mississip pi became one of the leading avenues of communication be tween the French in the North and Louisiana. French settlers soon located here and estab lished the most frieqdly rela tions with the Indians. la fact, though the Illinois country was ceded by France to England in 1763, the sentiment of the Indi ans and French together was so hostile that it was several years before the territory could be oc cupied. During the Revolution it was George Rogers Clark and his ex pedition into the territory north of the Ohio which captured Kas- kaskia and drove the English from this province. Various states claimed rights to parts of this territory, hut these were finally ceded to the federal gov ernment and In 1787 It was | formed into 4 he Northwest Ter- \ ritory. This tract extended from i Pennsylvania to the Mississippi '■ and was eventually divided into | Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michi- l * an - i in 1SU Illinois was admitted t as the twenty-first state with an I urea of 50,665 square miles. The * state is one of the most level in • the country ami is often called * the Prairie State. Politically ? Illinois is the most important ; state in the Union next to New • York and Pennsylvania as it has l twenty-nine electoral votes for i president. r (© by McClur* Newspaper Syndicate.) t i t i i ♦ ♦ Would You Know One If You Saw It? /If you ever came face to face with a germ, would you recognize it? Of course it is not likely that you ever will see a germ, unless you own a tremendously powerful micrescope, for you would have to magnify one over a thousand times to make it as mg as n pin head. But you should recognize the fact that these tiny genus can get into your blood streams through the smallest cut, and g’ve you tyruonl fever, tuberculosis, lockjaw, b-ood poisoning, and many more dangc/er • and perhaps fatal discr-“>. flier' one sure cafc-an rd c t dangers — werh g ' T ^ matter how sr' d'. Limn'd V*o o Lesson for April 20 JESUS TEACHING FORGIVENESS LESSON TEXT—Matthew 18:15-25, or Easter Lesson, John 20:1-16. • GOLDEN TEXT—Forgrive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus Teaching Forgiveness. JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus Teaching Forgiveness. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Why Practice Forgiveness? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—What Is True Forgiveness? This lesson touches a most vital sub ject for our everyday lives. We are always surrounded by wicked men. Ill treatment we shall most surely re ceive, for all who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suiTer persecution (II Tim. 3:12). In this lesson we have divine in structions as to our behavior in case of such ill treatment. I. How to Gain an Erring C-other (vv. 15-20). A sinning brother is lost. To bring him to a knowledge of Ids sin and restore him to fellowship in the church is to gain him. One soul is of greater value than the whole world. The method to lie used is: 1. Personal (v. 15). . Go alone and tell him his fault. Personal effort is most vital in win ning an erring brother. It is usually an .effective method. 2. The help of a comrade (v. 16) “Take with thee one or two more.” The vircsenco of one or two comrades helps in making known his fault. 3. Tell it to the church (v. 17). Sometimes the church can accom plish that which the individual and the comrades fail to do. 4. The binding author'dy of the church’s decision (vv. 18-20). When the church follows the in struction of the Lord, gathers in the name of Jesus Christ, and is actuated by the Holy Spirit, its decisions are final. II. Pfiter’s Question (v. 21). This question was probably occa sioned hy the ill treatment which Peter was then experiencing at the hands of his fellow disciples. Christ’s confession of Peter brought him into the limelight. The question of the dis elides, “Who is greatest in the king dom?** shows that there was some jeal ousy of Peter among the disciples. Tliis envy and jealousy was known to Peter. His patience being thus tested, lie came to Jesus with a question re garding forgiveness. From the Lord’s teach,birr as to the efforts to bring about reconciliation in case of offenses between brother and brother, lie knew that the spirit of forgiveness would be required. Peter, disposed .to he gracious, inquired, “till seven times?” showing his readiness to forgive his brother not three times, hut twice three times, and a little over. III. Jesuc’s Answer (v. 22). This answer was an astonishing revelation to Peter. Jesus said, not until seven times, but until seventy rimes seven, showing that willingness to forgive should be practically limit less. IV. The Two Creditors 23-35). Those two creditors illustrate Christ’s principle of forgiveness. 1. The gracious creditor (vv. 23-27). The king in this parable represents God. The servant who is greatly in debt represents the sinner, any sin ner. every sinner—yon and me. We were hopelessly in debt to God. Ten thousand talents are equal to some twelve millions of dollars. To meet this obligation would he an utter im possibility. Tliis man’s plea for time, promising to pay all, resembles man’s vain imagining that lie .can pay his debt to God. that by Ids future good works lie can atone for past sins. 2. The cru'l creditor (vv. 28-35). The man who was forgiven so much found a man who owed him a small sum—perhaps seventeen dollars. He shut ids ears to this man’s entreaty to have patience with him, flew at his throat, smd cruelly put him into jail, 'rite great merdy shown the one whose debt had been forgiven did not touch Ilfs heart, so he refused to be merci ful. Being set free from so great a debt us our sins stgainst God, we should not take up some slight consideration nguiiipt our brothers, hut should make God's act of unlimited forgiveness toward us a standard of unlimited for giveness toward others. (1) We, every one, continue to need every day the forgiveness of God. When we pray. “Forgive us our debt as we forgive our debtors,” let us he sure that we have put away all thought of sin hold against others. No mercy will he shown to those who have not shown mercy. Nine-Tenths Preventable Nine-tenths of all the diseases of the American people can be traced directly to constipation, doctors say. Constipa-' lion throws into the system poisons! which taint and weaken every organ! of the body and make them easy, victims for any germs which attack 1 them. Prevent constipation and you*, will avoid nine-tenths of all diseases; with their consequent pain and fi nancial losses. Herbine, the good old’ vegetable cathartic, will prevent con stipation in a natural, easy and<i pleasant way. Get a bottle today from, STROMS’ DRUG STORE Sandpapering and scraping lead paint is one source of contracting lead poisoning. IHICHCM McCormick Holiness Church Schedule The New Life The new life will have the reality of religion that comes through putting belief into action, actualizing good ness and brotherliness and all the no ble virtues that enrich and beautify life and make It Christlike.—H. B. Grose. STROMS’ On a Living Tree Works have their place; fruit has its place, but It Is found at the end of the branches, it grows on a living tree.—Selected. McCormick —. Preaching service Saturday night before 3rd Sunday at 8 o’clock; third Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock and third Sui day night at 8 o’clock. A cordial welcome extended to all. O. E. Taylor, Pastor. -txt- A. R. Presbyterian Preaching at Mt. Carmel. S. C., on he first and third Sabbaths at 11 u m. Preaching at McCormick, S. C., oft the second and fourth Sabbaths at 11:30 a. m. Sabbath school at both chnrehee •very Sabbath day throughout the eat. Laoa T. Preesly, Pantos. -txt- Plum Branch Baptist Church Schedule Rev. J. L. BOBO, Pastor. Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a.m., Luther Ridlehoover, super intendent; preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11 a. m.; prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Baptist Schedule BETHANY—1st Sunday, preach ing service, 3:30 p. m.; 3 rd Sun day, 11:30 a. m. BUFFALO—1st Sunday, Sunday School, 10:30 a. m.; Preaching 11:30 a. m.; 3rd Sunday. Sunday School 2:30 p. m.; Preaching, 3:30 p. m. McCORMlCK—1st Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.: Preaching 7:30 p. m. 2nd Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a m.; Preaching 11:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.; Preaching 7:30 p. m. 3rd Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:45 p. m.; Preaching 7:30 p. m. 4th Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a. m.; Preaching, 11:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.; Preaching, 7:30 p. m. WILLINGTON — 2nd Sunday, Preaching 4:00 p. m.; 4th Sunday, Preaching 4:00 p. m. W. H. BARFIELD, Pastor. X Troy A. R. P. Charge TROY—Sabbath school at 10:00 every Sabbath morning; morning worship, 11:00. Y. P. C. U. meets 1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbath evenings at 7:00 o’clock. Prayer meeting, 2nd and 4th Sabbath evening at 7:00. BRADLEY—Sabbath school, 3:00 p. m. 1st and 3rd Sabbaths; wor ship 3:30 p. ni. CEDAR SPRINGS—Sabbath school at 3:30 o’clock, 2nd and 4th Sab baths: worship 4:00 p. m. J. H. BUZHARDT, Pastor. -txt- McCormick Methodist Church Schedule McCormick — Sunday school ever Sunday at 10:15 a. m.; Preachin at 11:15 a. m. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Su* days, and at 7:30 p. m. on fourt Sundays. Prayer meeting Wednesday ever nx at 7:30 o’clock. Board of Stewards meets Monda light following 1st Sundays. REPUBLICAN Sunday School at 11 a. m. on and 4th Sundays. 1st and 3rd Sur days at 2:30 p. m. Preaching o 1st and 3rd Sundays at 3 p. m. Troy — Sunday school at 10:00 i m. 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays; 0® Sundays at 3 p. m.; preaching ttx Sundays 3:30 p. m.; 4th Sunday* 1 * m. Beulah — Preaching every dt Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. J. A. BLEDSOE, Pastor.