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Thursday, April 24, 1930
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Curollum.
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McCORMICK MESSENGER
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Rural Hazards
Three bureaus of the depart
ment of agriculture, (chemistry
and soils, economics, and public
roads), ai£ co-operating with the
National Fire Protection associa
tion to provide a simple and prac
tical discussion of fire hazards on
farms.
The authors declare that every
farm owner is his own building in
spector and is responsible for any
construction that constitutes a fire
hazard.
Fire Protection Construction on
the Farm is the subject of this
government book, which tells how
to guard against fires, and how to
plan the farmstead to reduce haz
ards.
Location' of farm buildings is a
matter of primary concern on
farms. The authors discuss the
comparative desirability of having
farm buildings close together for
convenience in doing chores, and
at considerable distances from
each other for safety in case of
fire. The greater part is devoted
to the more important features of
construction which make for safety
from fire in the farm home, and
these suggestions are no less valu
able for home builders in towns
and villages not regulated by urb
an building codes. Special atten
tion is directed to the common
danger points in construction, the
cellar, the roofing, the stairways
the chimney and its connections,
the fireplace, and the heating and
lighting equipment.
It suggests the safe method of
meeting the problems and empha
sizes the importance of using fire
stopping in the framework of the
building and also the desirability
of fire-resistant construction in
the floors of the first story above
the basement.
“Statistics published each year
on the annual loss of life and
property in farm fires,” say the
authors in the introductory para
graph, “should cause the owner of
farm property to stop and think
and then proceed to provide, as
far as is practicable, against the
possibility of his own loss being
included in the annual report of
the state fire marshal. But the
average farm owner is like the
average man in other walks of life,
in that such figures mean little to
him, and he has a sublime faith
in his own immunity from disaster.
His neighbors’ buildings may go up
in smoke, there may be a fire
Women’s Clubs
Asked To Help In
“Buying” Study
A Great Discovery
When Pasteur discovered, in 1352,
that the infection of wounds was
caused by malignant bacteria, he per
formed a service of inestimable value
to mankind. Since then medical science
has been producing better and better
antiseptics, to kill these germs that
may enter the smallest cut and give us
diseases such as typhoid, tuberculosis
and lockjaw. Now, all you have to do t<v
be sure that these dreadful germs will
retail articles. Her mother and no t infect a wound, is to wash that
grandmother found only a limited' wound, however small, thoroughly with
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number of kinds and qualities of
modern housewife must
what she needs for her
home from hundreds of different
The
choose
articles offered for sale, and be
cause they made many things
themselves at home they knew
quality. The homemaker of today
has little to guide her in respect to
quality and is greatly in need of
authoritative buying information.
The Bureau of Home Economics
of the United States Department
of Agriculture and the American
Home Economics Association have
been interested in the possibility
that specifications might be pro
vided on the most commonly used
household articles offered for sate.
One necessary step in drawing up
such specifications, or statements
of facts concerning quality and
performance, is to learn what in
formation the homemaker lacks;
what facts she wants, especially in
the case of larger purchases.
Discussion of points connected
with the purchase of food, cloth
ing, textiles, and equipment, by
women’s clubs, would help in the
formulation of specifications in
several ways. First, as each topic
comes up every homemaker can
list the commodities under that
head which could be purchased
more satisfactorily if they were
labeled with quality or perform
ance information. This will help
indicate what articles should re
ceive attention Then each woman
can give in detail the particular
facts she wants to know about
each article on her list.
One woman wants to know how
to choose a blanket. Is all-wool
better than part-wool? How should
table linen be judged? What is
meant by weighted silk and how
can one tell it? How does it wear?
There are dozens of other commod
ities on which questions immed
iately suggest themselves. Careful
consideration of a few articles will
be more helpful than casual at
tention to a larger field.
The Bureau of Home Economics
and the American Home Economics
Association will welcome lists of
commodities suggested by women’s
clubs, along with a statement of
the points needed on each as an
aid in buying. Forms for record
ing this information will be sup
plied on request to the Washing
ton headquarters of either of these
organizations.
A series of definite programs for
women’s clubs on the subject of
consumer purchasing has been
outlined by Ruth O’Brien, of the
Bureau of Home Economics. It al
so may be obtained by writing to
the bureau in Washington, D. C.
X —
Elementary
Conferences
STROMS’ DRUG STORE
Four-H Boys’
Champions Have
Fine 6-Year Record
THINGS WORTH
KNOWING
CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 19.—
Over a period of six years, 1923-
1928 inclusive, 75 state 4-H prize
winners in South Carolina includ
ing 12 each of calf, pig, corn, cot
ton, and 11 poultry, 4 orchard, 6
peanut, and 6 potato club records,
grew products having a total value
of S16,GS2.25, with a profit of $9,-
578.09, the average value per dem
onstration being $222.16, with an
average profit of $127.71.
“A summary of the 40 crop dem-
onstrations gave an average value
Some kinds of ants in captivity 0 f $176.90 and a profit of $141.73.
have lived to be fifteen years old. an d the 35 livestock demonstra-
. tions gave an average value of
Among the crystals in the Field $273.89 and a profit of $111.63,”
Museum collection is a perfectly sa y S D an Lewis, assistant state
formed prism of blue beryl weigh- ' boys’ club agent, in analyzing the
ing twenty-six pounds. i recorded figures.
. 1 “A study of the 12 records of
Smallpox, which swept Amer- the 4-H winners in the corn club
ica in epidemics after the white shows that these young farmers
men came to America, kilted far produced an average of 114.33
more Indians than warfare. i bushels of corn per acre valued at
$129.87, at a profit of $100.54. The
Spain was the first European 12 cotton club prize winners pro-
jy was duced an average of 2642 pounds
of seed cotton per acre which gin
ned 1008 pounds of lint or 38 per
cent.
The records show that it cost an
average qf $54.81 per acre to pro
duce the cotton .which returned a
profit of $219.04. The state aver
age production of corn is 14.5 bush
els per acre, and that of cotton 154
pounds of lint per acre over an
average period of five years.
“The average value of the 12
calf club demonstrations was
$424.13 with an average profit of
$163.01. The average for 11 poul
try demonstrations was $284.06
with a profit of $120.74.
“It would help solve some of the
present economic conditions if
adult farmers would follow more
fully the most important methods
used by these junior demonstra
tors. such as thorough land prep
aration and efficient cultura
methods, seed of high quality, fer
tilizer practices to supply plant
needs, purebred animals, good
breeding practices, proper feeding,
« 1 * ^ 4. • 4. and proper care and manage-
People of Great Britain eat more.,.* . ,, _, T . 1. n
.. 4.1* 4 * ment,” Mr. Lewis believes
ice cream than any other people Q f
Europe.
TO AID YOU WITH SPRING
HOUSE CLEANING
At this drug store you will find many needed supplies to
help you with your spring house cleaning and renovating.
Just take note of the things you need and then pay us a
visit. You are almost certain to find just what you need
here. it will be the best quality, too, for we handle only
good merchandise.
We have Sponges. Stove Palish, Window Cleaners, Rubber
Gloves, Chamois, Lacquer, Metal Polish. Paint Brushes,
Naptha, etc.
STROMS’ DRUG STORE
Main Slreet McCormick, S. C.
country in which paper money was
issued, an event which took place
in the fifteenth century.
Nearly half of the wood used in
this country is utilized on farms
for construction, including barrels
and boxes required in marketing
crops.
Greenland is four times as large
as France.
Andre Hesse, a former cabinet
minister, is sponsor of a bill in
France to make juries of half of
men and half of women.
The United States has eradicated
the most horrible disease, gangosa,
in Guam, and made yaros and ele
phantiasis rare in Samoa.
The cost of taking the 1930 cen
sus jvill average about 30 cents for
each individual enumerated.
Only one person in twenty gets
‘air sick” from riding in airplanes.
of metals is said to
Corrosion
cost the United States $1,000,000,-
000 annually.
An individual uses only three-
fifths of his lung capacity in or
dinary breathing.
Most of the alligators, crocodiles
and manatees in United States
zoos are from Florida.
1
You’ve often heard of the constant
dropping of water wearing away stone
and perhaps seen the result. The
same constancy in saving will build up
a nice reserve for you—*a foundation
for your success and a safeguard
against adversity.
START YOUR
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
HERE
Little Talk On Thrift
TRUE THRIFT MEANS THE SCI
ENTIFIC MANAGEMENT OF
ONE’S AFFAIRS
(By S. W. Straus, President Ameri
can Society for Thrift.)
Steam shovels are used to re
cover great quantities of seepage
oil in the oil fields of Pecos coun
ty, Texas.
by
Program
11;00 a. m.—Introduction
Pastor of Hostess Church.
11:10 a. m.—Devotional by Miss
Nuckols.
11:25 a. m.—Announcements.
11:30 a. m.—^Departmental Con-
ferences-Cradle Roll, Beginner,
Primary Junior—Miss Nuckols and
Mrs. Shumate.
12:15 p. m.—General Conference
—Bring Your Problem!
1:00 p. m.—Luncheon Served by
The Hostess Church.
2:00 p. m.—Devotional by Mrs.
Shumate.
2:20 p. m.—Song Demonstration.
2:30 p. m.—Departmental Con
ferences (continued.)
3:15 p. m.—General Topics.
Special days by Mrs. Shumate.
Home Co-operation and Child
Study Clubs by Miss Nuckols.
A Navajo squaw would not think
qf making a perfect rug, for tra
dition says that blindness would
follow such a deed.
A new electrical device can be
used to seal broken blood vessels.
Louisiana’s annual harvest of
Spanish moss brings the state an
income of $2,500,000, and provides
manufacturers with stuffing for
upholstery.
The California woodpecker feeds
almost entirely on acorns.
“If there is any term that could
be used as a substitute for the
word ‘thrift’ I would say it is ‘per
sonal management.’ ”
This is an extract from a letter
recently received by the writer and
is of value because it brings out an
important aspect of true thrift.
Too many persons think of thrift
only in terms of saving money. It
would be well if more of us became
imbued with the thought that
thrift is really a matter of person
al management.
The writer’s attention recently
was called to the incident of a
family which is operated exactly
as a business even to the point of
annnual reports by the husband
and father in which he sums up
the various points of progress made
by the family during the year.
The American Society for Thrift
has worked out a plan which
ery contest, the highest
were won by Germany.
Gypsy horse traders must pay
a tax of $350 in every Georgia
county in which they bargain.
The germ cause of leprosy was
The dates and places are as fol- - discovered in 1871.
somewhere in the country every .lows:
few minutes, but ‘it won’t happen Monday, April 28, First
to him.’ If fire were possible only ; Church, Aiken, S. C.
.through his own acts, this attitude: Tuesday, April 29, First Baptist
lof mind might be justifiable, but j Church, Abbeville, S. C.
le should remember that when Wednesday, Arwril 30. First
Baptist Owls have extraordinarily keen
sight and hearing for their nightly
hunting.
Iriving an automobile he has every -tist Church, Clinton, S. C.
confidence in his own ability as a Thursday, May 1, First
iriver, but he is not nearly as sure Church, Newberry, S. C.
Bap-
Baptist
>f the other fellow. Likewise, with
jespect to the possibility of fire he
pay be careful himself, but he
tiould not put too much confid-
ice in the other fellow, who may
a hired man, with little respon-
iiity; a tramp, with less; or a
mber of his own tamily, partic-
rly a child. Nor should he count
much upon immunity from fire
ied by lightning, high wind
ing embers from a brush or
er fire, spontaneous ignition or
some other agency.”
Friday, May 2, Tabernacle Bap- j
tist Church, Columbia, S. C.
All conferences will follow the
above program with the exception
of the one held on Friday. This
will be held in connection with the
annual Sunday School Convention
of the Fairfield Association, The
Elementary Conferences will begin
at 3:00 o’clock. Leaders—Cradle
Roll, Miss Elizabeth Nuckols: Be
ginner, Mrs. J. F. Rivers; Primary,
Mrs. A. D. Reynolds; Junior, Mrs. |
A. L. Shumate. !
should prove helpful in personal or
In a recent international cook- household management. On a
awards Panted sheet are horizontal lines
for the different days of the
month. Across these horizontal
lines are vertical columns repre
senting the various items of ex
pense such as food, clothing, rent,
insurance, recreation, sundries,
savings, etc. Each of these col
umns is divided into two parts, one
called “anticipated’’ and the other
“actual.”
In the “anticipated” columns
there is to be written down the
amount of contemplated expense :
for each day of the month for the j
various items. In the “actual” |
column are spaces in which arc to !
be set down the sums actually
spent each day for each different
item. In this way, a person can
budget his entire month’s outlay
setting down for each day the
actual or pro rata amount of ex
pense. In following out this plan
everv reasonable effort should be
We invite you to start saving here
now for your future. We offer you
genuine safety and complete service.
Start your account now, no matter
how small you start.
THE EMEUS BANK
McCormick, S. C.
Eyes examin
ed. Spectacles,
Eye Glasses,
and Artificial Zyes fitted without
Drugs, Drops or Danger.
DR. HENRY J. GODIN
Optometrist!
956 Broad Street Augusta, Gm.
Trend In Farm Taxes
30 inches
Direct taxes paid by farmers
now amount to more than nine
hundred million dollars annually,
of which approximately 84 per cent
is paid through the general prop
erty tax, according to Whitney
Coombs of the Bureau of Agricul
tural Economics. Mr. Coombs be-
ieves that the period of rapid rise
of farm taxes has passed and that
any increase in the immediate fu-|pi an t s
ture will be at a less rapid rate. 3g j nc hes
He says that “the rate of increase pi an ts.
of State and local taxes will be less : * 33 inches
than it has been, but no general
reduction in farm taxes is likely :o
come from a decrease in total ex
penditures.” A report of Mr.
Coombs’ study is contained in pi an ts
Technical Bulletin 172 just issued 43 inches
by the United States Department olants.
Close-Space Cotton
CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 22.—
Obtaining a “stand” is the most
important and critical part of
cotton growing, declares R. W.
Hamilton, extension agronomist,
who says that not having enough
plants per acre to get maximum
returns from land, labor, poison,
and fertilizer causes the greatest
loss in cotton production. The av
erage acre of cotton in South Car
olina has less than 10,000 plants.
It should have over 20,000 for effi
cient use of the time and money
invested in growing an acre of
cotton.
One plant per foot of row will
give the following number of
plants per acre for varying widths
of rows:
between rows—17,424
between rows—14,520
between rows—13,756
plants.
40 inches
plants.
42 inches between
between rows—13,068
rows—12,446
between rows—10,890
of Agriculture.
Just Like An Ostrich
A medical authority says that a
E ersou who tries to cover up skin.
lemishes and pimples with toilet
creams and powders is just as foolish
as an ostrich that buries its head in
the sand to avoid danger. Skin erup
tions are nature's warning tliat cou-
atipation is throwing poisons into your
blood stream and weakening your whole
constitution. Remove the constipated
condition and you will strengthen your
system against disease and clear up
your disfigured skin. The best way to
clo this is with a course of Ilerbinc, the
vegetable medicine that acts natur
ally and easily, which you can get at
STROMS’ DRUG STORE
FORD BATTERIES
$7.95
WHITTLE BATTERY
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622 BROAD PHONE 2166
AUGUSTA. GA.
Strei
Thrift, 9 East 46th
York City.
But whether you adopt some ton P er acre. Practice
made, of course, to keep the “act- j such plan as this or proceed along cotton to leave two stalks every
“Yield per acre is determined by
the number of mature bolls per
acre, and not the number of bolls
per plant. It is much easier to
set, protect from boll weevils, and
mature a relatively small number
of bolls per plant on a large num
ber of plants per acre than to ma
ture a large number of bolls per
plant on a small number of plants
per acre,” declares Mr. Hamilton.
! “With rows 36 inches apart and
~ two plants per foot of row, an av-
Xew erage of three and one-half bolls
per plant will make a bate of cot-
some ton P er acre - Practice chopping
Tungsten . carbide is
cratch sapphire.
hard
.::oi;gh to
ual” expenses below, or at least
l not above, the “anticipated.”
These sheets, incidentally, may be
obtained without cost by any of
the readers of this paper who will
write to the American Society for J path of progress.
some other line, it should be borne ^ oe width. For efficient use of
in mind always that to be thrifty l an d, labor, poison, and fertilizer,
is simply to manage one’s affairs c * ose-s P ace t* 16 cotton.”
in such a manner that one con-
Mnually is moving forward on the
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Most of the restless, people
that way from too much rest.
get