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McCURAi A.lihiS'Sfc/i * iriJli, McCQKMICK, 6ouin Carotin*. Page Number Eight Thursday, May 8, 1930 POLITICAL CARDS FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce my'candidacy lor re-election as magistrate of the McCormick Magisterial Distript, subject to &e rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. Having had 14 years’ experience, " which is a valuable equipment, I feel that I am qualified to fill the office, and I shall highly appre ciate all suppoprt and influence I receive in the coming primary. J. B. HOLLOWAY. FOR PROBATE JUDGE I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of pro bate judge for McCormick County, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. I highly appreciate the splendid sup port I have always received at the hands of the voters and trust that my honest efforts to faithfully per form the duties of said office meet with your approval, and that I again receive your support and in fluence. L. G. BELL. FOR TREASURER I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of treasurer of Mc Cormick County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Due to varied business experiences I feel that I am fully competent to handle the affairs of thp* office, and' if elected I shall conduct the same in a fair and impartial man ner. I am a World War veteran, havihg served my couhtry two years, one year in France and Italy. I shall highly appreciate the support and influence of the vot ers. YANCEY E. SEIGLER. FOR STATE SENATE I hereby announce my candidacy for State senator from McCormick County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic par ty. I highly appreciate the en dorsement received in the past, and earnestly solicit your suffrage and influence in the coming pri mary. ’ ' W. K. CHARLES. — ^xt ^Mississippi Gambler’ -JOAN BBENNETT THE HEROINE ' ^ IN VIVID RIVER-BOAT * ROMANCE /' . All the world loves a romantic rascal, especially if he turns out to be more'romantic and not so much of'a rascal as first appears,- Such is the case with Joseph Schildkraut as the star of “The Mississippi Gambler,” his latest Universal pic ture now being screened at the Dixie Theatre, Friday and Satur day. “The Mississippi Gambler,” Schildkraut’s first appearance on the talking screen since the im mortal “Show Boat,” was especial ly written for the star to afford him every possible opportunity for the romantic allure which he dis played so markedly in the previous super-production. The story vir tually revolves around the glam orous characterization, , and is packed with dramatic action be cause of the colorful period in which it is set. Beautiful Joan Bennett plays op posite Schildkraut in the leading feminine role, and the unique crashing climax of the story gives her the best conceivable opportun ity to display the remarkable abil ity which critic.'? have been as founded to di^^o^er in a girl o' otehtern. Schildk'aut’s dark, o^a- sic handsomer - e.s and Mi sc t»o-> neH’s blonde loveliness, 1 '‘geth^ ”>th marvelous photographic cf fects by Gilbert Warrenron. their love scenes together lossih 7 - more appealing than anythin" hitherto brought to the screen. An outstanding cast, incledhr Carmelita Geraghty, Alec B. Fran cis, Otis Harlan, Billy Welsh and others support Schildkraut and Miss Bennett under the direction of Reginald Barker. ^ ^ ^ Tablet Relieves a Headache or Neural* In 30 minutes, checks a Cold t first day, and checks Malaria three days. _ 666 also in Liquid Highway Patrol (Spartanburg Journal) South Carolina is not the only state inaugurating highway patrol this year. Others are making the start and studying the problem, and approaching it in the same helpful attitude towards the mo toring public. In a fow weeks South Carolina highway patrol will be or ganized, but not until those enter ing the service are sent to a train ing school where it is hoped to impress the personnel with the re sponsibilities involved and the idea that its duty is to keep traffic moving safely. Minnesota is one of the states in which the highway patrol is be ing inaugurated and the ideas in mind there are similar to those held by the directors of the organ ization in South Carolina. We are informed by the chief of the Min nesota patrol of their views as to the duties of the patrolmen: The men are expected to enforce the provisions of the traffic act and the motor vehicle registration act as well as the laws for the pro tection of the highway property, such as bridges, signs, and the roadway itself. It is a big task, but not an im possible one, thanks to the fact that the average car owner is a law-abiding citizen, asking only a fair share of the road, and reason ably thoughtful both of his own safety, and the safety of others. He may. at times, through ignor ance or thoughtlessness, commit various infractions of the traffic act; but as long as they do not seriously endanger anyone, it is not fair that he should be arrested 'and punished for such offenses. The average fair-minded driver is glad to have such errors called to his attention and glad to cor rect them. So the work of the patrol will be largely educational. In short, the aim of the men is not to catch drivers doing wrong, but to help them observe the law. Arrests will be made only where drivers are willfully and seriously endangering traffic. • The men will all be in uniform, in plain sight of the highways. There will be no arrests from am- bush. There will be no effort to run up a record for a large num ber of arrests. ' v The ideal to be aimed at is no accidents and no arrests. But where drivers, either due to intox icants or any other cause, are in competent or indifferent to the safety of themselves or others, it will be our duty and our aim to keep them off the highways, by ar rest, by confiscation of the car in some cases, or by any other means that may be proper in the circum stances. txt The self-feeder in the hog lot may become clogged during damp weather. It requires only an oc casional visit to each feeder to see •that the grain is feeding down freely so that the pigs can get their feed when they want it. If the feeder can be placed under an open shed or covered with a roof to keep out the rain there will be less danger of wetting the feed in ' rainy weather. X Success in raising beef calves for market depends largely on the start they get. Up to weaning time, calves need only a small amount of feed, other than milk, but they should learn to eat some grain and hay so they will not lose flesh during weaning. Calves in tended for baby beef should be started on a little grain when from i to. 6 weeks old. A mixture of equal parts, by weight, of shelled eorn, whole oats, and wheat bran .s good. The corn and oats may be jrcund until the calves are used tc ating them. Increase tnj gia-i. Jiowance gradually up to wcanin. ;ime. txt Have your retail meat man bone a shoulder of lamb for you. Fill the center with hot savory stuff ing, sew the edges together to form a plump, square cushion. This piece of meat will be easy to carve, tender, and juicy. It is one of the less expensive cuts of lamb. X— ^ Trends in farm taxation show; that from 1914 through 1917 the rise in taxes was gradual, from 1918 to 1923 there was a drastic in- i crease, and since 1933 there has | been a small increase each year. Farm taxes in 1927 were estimated | to be over $900,000,000. Most of > this amount was paid through the i general property tax and taxes! leyxed on automobMec. \>ix>000-©0000000000000-0ooooc ~ c He Found a ? Good Angel By LEETE STONE O^XXKKKKXKKKJOCKXHXJOOOOOOOO (Copyright.) H ARLEY DIXON, wealthy clubman, was seriously suffering from bore dom. The World war, in which he had notably distinguished himself ns an ace with the Lafayette Eseadrille, had not only taken his right arm from hirj, but had spoiled him for the pur suits of peace. He seemed to have lost his capacity for being interested in anything. The one thing he looked forward to eagerly was the publication of each new novel dealing with war experi ence. He enjoyed comparing the au thor’s reactions with his own. And finally an impelling desire grew with in him to tell the world of his own harrowing and adventurous days and nights of air battle. But how? He was not a trained writer. And the loss of his arm nat urally prevented him from using a v typewriter. Consequently the whole f idea was vague and indefinitely for mulated in his mind until the morning he noticed this ad in his paper: “Good Angel, Inc.—See us for the intelligent type of stenographer. The real ‘dictated but not read’ kind.’’ Light broke in on Harley Dixon. How simple! An intelligent ste nographer would solve the problem. Which explains Ids call that morning on Miss Downs, head of Good Angel. Inc. “You see, Miss Downs,” he ex plained, “I’m really looking for an ex traordinary young woman: one who cannot only transcribe accurately and swiftly, but one of a literary, bookish turn who can possibly make valuable suggestions as to the formulation of my story material herself. Have you such a one in mind?” “I’ll send you Miss Virginia Grey tomorrow morning. Mr. Dixon.” That evening Harley Dixon told some of his intimates at the club about his forthcoming venture. They smiled with amused affection, not re ceiving the idea very seriously. Harley had tried so many avenues of escape from boredom since the war that It was but natural bis friends, should be rather skeptical over the outcome. He was a likeable, attrac tive, clean-cut man; but Ids affluent status in life had removed 1dm from the arenas of struggle, and had made him rather easygoing and not too per sistent. Virginia Grey arrived promptly at nine next morning. She was prepos sessing in every particular. She was simply and smartly clothed. Her fea tures combined character said charm, and in her large dark eyes there shone a frank directness that immediately compelled Harley Dixon’s respect and admiration. The first fe\V days were largely do-; voted to discussion, planning and ar ranging war-time notes and photo graphs and dates, rather than to any actual dictation. At five o’clock ol the third day, as she rose to leave. Virginia Grey turned to Harley and said in her appealing way: “I’d like to ask you something, Mr. j Dixon.” “By all means. Miss Grey. Would! you like to leave earlier? You may. just as well as not, you know.” “Oh, no, indeed! I wanted to ask i if you realize how much hard work.] thought, time and concentration tldsj boo'k is going to take? I do. and it j interests me. You have fascinating' material. 1 just want to be sure you! will persevere till we finish it. You will, won’t you?” “Why, surely. Miss Grey. I’ve a; publisher friend who will put the book! out if we make it sufficiently interest-j ing, and I’ll persevere now that i have; a g[ood right arm in you.” There were times of discouragement when Harley was nearly tempted In 1 relinquish the undertaking: but tlic, experience, cheer and useful sugges-1 tions of Virginia Grey never failed, in! see him over his doubts and doldrums. The companionship between Harley and Virginia influenced ids character in a very real and fine way. lie be gan to look forward to her smile, and her trim, bobbed head bent over tin : typewriter as he had looked forward to nothing else for years. Days ceased, to drag. Life was provocative. Am ! bition stirred within him. It was rarely that Harley could in duce her to dine and attend a theater with him. As women can, Virginia kept their comradeship almost entire-1 ly within the bounds of their joint work. Of the dictates of her heart she gave no hint. At last the day arrived when they walked up Fifth avenue in the spring sunshine. Harley with the completed manuscript under his arm and Yir ginia’with a glow of achievement in her eyes. They left the package wit is Harley’s friend, a prominent publish or, and took a bus ride in celebration The week of waiting was a lonely one for Harley without work and with out Virginia. Saturday morning hi - friend telephoned to say the book wes accepted. Several moments later Virgin?» Grey’s home phone rang insistently. A voice she had come to care for spoke excitedly: “Good Angel — Good Angel — the book’s gone over, yours and mine! Just beard! Good Angel—er—wlmt do—what do you say to being my good right arm for keeps . . . ?” k The Italian government is reported to have offered a premium of 200.00:» lire to any Italian firm which wi'l pro duce or’board engines which will meet forei^u ct' i.‘L- ’• | Little Journeys in I Americana f : | k o t % By-LESTER B. COLBY v The Man Who Drank Up a Town «« JOHN DROULLARD. John Droul- ^ lard ! John Droullard! 1” For more than fifty years now, ev ery little while, a bailiff in the Circuit court in Quincy, III., has been crying the name of John Droullard. But John Droullard never answers. John has been dead now for more than eighty years. Yet in these eighty years no man, probably, has been “haled into court” as many times as John. It’s John’s drinking that is td blame. Drinking done ’way back in the 1840s. This is the story: John Droullard was a French Ca nadian. Boot making was his trade. Somehow lie drifted into the Missis sippi valley when the white man’s civ ilization was young. Quincy is one of the* oldest cities in Illinois. Quincy was established as a county seat the day John Quincy Adams was inaugurated President. The county is called Adams. The park in the center of the city is John’s park. That’s how old QTiincy is. John Droullard was there before that. When he came to where Quincy stands, lie found only two settlers. John Wood and Willard Keyes alone had preceded him. They lived in log cabins! John Droullard was the third. John was a bootmaker and Wood and Keyes both wore moccasins. Oth er settlers, for a long time, wore moc casins. But finally the town grew and John Droullard opened a cobbling place in a cabin of ids own. In the days when land was very cheap John Droullard got much of it. He owned laud all around where Quincy stands. Much of it is down town property now. But John got to drinking. When he grew older John spent the most of his lime around Brown’s tav ern. He no longer made hoots. He just drank and dreamed. Occasional ly John would run out of money. Then lie would sell a lot. A lot was al ways good for another period of drink ing. Selling a Ipt with John might he nothing more than taking a few dol lars—twenty, perhaps, or thirty, and giving the buyer a receipt. On occa sion lie might write the receipt on the back of an envelope or a scrap of butcher paper. Transactions like that sufficed in those days. Such tradings were sat isfactory to the buyer and seller alike. The buyer gained possession and John knew that the lot had been trans formed as by the touch of an alchem ist, from dirt to red wine. That pleased John. Wine was to drink and it gave cheer and warmth; set an old man’s blood to running again. John would smack his lips as one lot vanished and turn to the next. There were more lots, many of them. Finally John died, some eighty years ago, and was buried. Quincy grew Property became valuable. Holders started to resell the lots they had bought from John Droullard. For a long time little was thought of it. But in these latter days, with fortunes tied up in single lots; with title in surance and all such things, well — Every now and then the bailiff in the court in Quincy will be heard call- j • “John Droullard. John Droullard! John Droullard l I” And then- the judge, with solemn mien, will say: “Defendant defaulted.” Records will be written into large, legal books in a very lawful manner So, year by year, lot by lot, the titles on the bits and parcels of property that John Droullard drank away more than eighty years ago are being cleared up. (fe. 1329. Lester B. Colby.) Modern Brides Expect Much of Their Husbands Time was when a young man had saved $40 or $50 and had a good job on a farm that paid him $25 a month he began thinking seriously of mar Huge. But those days are gone for ever. Nowadays when a man asks a girl to marry him the prospective bride expects much more. She absolutely must live in a house with hardwood doors, furnace heated and equipped with a clothes chute. It must have running water, hot and cold, electric lights, a sun porch, basement, garage, bathroom, large lawn and terrace. Be fore the bridegroom-to-be buys the license he must first purchase at least two American walnut bedroom suites, an overstuffed living room suite, the latest dining room furniture, a com plete kitchen equipment, including a gas range, and. If Jhe fixtures are not built-in, a kitchen cabinet. And there are many other little things, too numerous to mention. Young brides are entitled to all the nice things their husbands can afford to give them, but it does seem that 8 ome of them would do a whole lot hettei by waiting a hit for all these tilings. The husband who constantly .works upward and who consistently increases Ids wage eaVning capacity buys H ose things piece by piece am» tut t>v hi; It more married women .•t><c'*\«’d i heir household equipment pi tiv’t mrimer perhaps they wouh* >ir 'hose things more. And . rv- • n it Z'lio’nflw wmilfl Rev. J. R. Galloway Rev. J. R. Galloway, colored, died at his home near Willington early Monday morning, following a long illness. He was 52 years of age ana had for a number of years been supervisor of colored schools of McCormick County and a leader of his race. He is survived by his wife and several children and a number of other relatives. Closing Exercises Of Colored School Here Next Week Esjelle Patterson Estelle Patterson, colored, wife of Elbert Patterson, died at her home near town Tuesday morning, after a long illness. She is 'sur- i vived by her husband and several small children and a number of other relatives. x -txt- W. O. W. Meeting All members of Map'e Camp, No. 1116, are requested to meet in the hall Tuesday evening, May 13, at 8:30 o’clock. - Sbv. Ben Franklin of Greenwood will be with us, so let’s give him a big crowd. C. H. HUGULEY, Clerk. C. H. FOOSHE, C. C. txt Excessive. Cultivation Injures Vegetables CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 5.— Vegetable growers frequently have' errqpeous ideas regardnig the benefits of, and necessity for, cul tivating their crops, says R. A. Mc- Ginty, head of the horticultural division. The object of cultivation is usually the destruction of weeds and the conservation of moisture i by the maintenance of a soil mulch. ^ “Experiments with several vege tables have shown that a soil mulch is not as important as is often thought to be the case, but that the suppression of weeds should be the chief aim of cultiva tion,” continues Mr. McGinty. j “Generally speaking, cultivation about two inches is probably as ef fective as deeper stirring with most, crops, and even this seems to be necessary only when there are weeds to be destroyed. “The response of vegetables to cultivation apparently depends largely upon the* kind of root sys tems which they have. Celery and onions which have a limited or short root system have given larger yields where a soil mulch was maintained, while other crops such as cabbage, carrots, and to matoes, which have extensive roots that occupy the soil in every di rection, made little response to stirring of the soil, providing weeds were kept down. Plants with a large, branched root system are able to intercept the moisture moving toward the surface so that it is not lost by evaporation. With such crops, stirring the soil in or der to break the dust and provide a mulch does not seem necessary if no weeds are present. “Excessive cuitivatibn may act ually damage a crop by breaking the feeding roots or by encourag ing more rapid evaporation follow ing rains which wet the soil to on ly a shallow depth.” x The surest w-ay of getting a new stand of alfalfa well inoculated is to scatter soil from a productive alfalfa field or from the roots of sweet clover or bur clover plants From 250 to 500 pounds of soil pc acre is the usual application. Ir some cases a mixture of equa quantities of inoculated soil anc seed has given good results. This involves less labor and expense, bu? is not always quite as sure tc bring good results as the heavic application of soil. Moistening the seed with water to which has been added a little glue, and mixing s small quantity of soil with the seed, has in some cases resulted in satisfactory inoculation. Inocul ation is also accomplished by means of artificial cultures. x The oil in “dustless” cloths mi^ be renewed by applying a few drops of kerosene or light lubricat ing oil on one corner, rolling the cloth, and letting it stand until tlv oil has spread evenly. Or a little oil may be added to the rmci~ water after washing the duster One tablespoon of kerosene or one half tablespoon of 11 "it lubv.c ing oil to one c;u?.rt of water gb good results. W-' < ten that s-r in' is ii? is eb: fact that gasoil.le has gar up "V. i. The public is cordially invited to attend the closing exercises of the McCormick Colored School at 7:30 p. m. on the following dates: May 14, 15, and 16, 1930. The annual sermon will be preached Sunday, May 11, 1930, at 4:00 p. m. by Dr. J. W. Douglas, D. D., of Greenwood. S. C. W. SAMUEL MIMS, Principal. XXI Notice Legionnaires Get your tickets for the Edge- field barbecue, not later than May 12th. The barbecue is on the 16th, 6:30 p. m. See the undersigned for tickets. Tickets are 75 cents. J. B. Harmon, Jr. Stroms’ Drug Store White Hardware Company Dr. C. K. Epting 1 W. N. Edmunds iXi THINGS WORTH KNOWING Subtropical Hawaii is closer to the territory of Alaska than to the United States. The polar bear has hair on the soles of its feet, which helps it to avoid skidding on the ice. The great majority of our do mestic animals and our cultivated plants are imports from the old world. Writers in Turkey are taking to the use of typewriters since the adoption of the Latin alphabet there. Experiments show that cheese of good quality may be made from milk that has been partly frozen. A course in motion picture lav is one of the new courses at the University of California summet school. Colored flags for signaling, used by the United States navy and merchant vessels, were introduced by the British in 1856. N 4 • ^“Snuffles,” one of the deadliest diseases of rabbits, is now treated by cod liver oil. New York City’s population has increased tenfold since 1850. Kajisgs expects to spend approx imately $29,500,000 in road im provements in 1930. » Of the 1,600,000 tourists who in 1929 visited Vancouver, B. C., 17 per cent stayed at tourist camps. It costs more than $6,000 to equip a present day dental office, according to the Chicago Dental Society. The University of Texas has been chosen the twenty-ninth member of the Association of Am erican Universities. A monthly newspaper publish ed by students of Alaska Colleg in Fairbanks has attained a cir culation of *4,000 in the norther: territory. Tho three largest religious or ganizations in American Samoa are the London Missionary So ciety, Catholic churches of America Samoa and the Latter Day Saints. Spectacles to aid sight were in vented before the thirteenth cen tury. Suicides arc about three times as frequent among men as among women. It is estimated that the normal mortality of young birds is about 50 per cent. Race horses increased marej than five inches in average height between 1700 and 1850. Fifty-one races and racial ml tures are found among the 1,6 member of Hawaii’s nation ’guard. London’s traffic officers are be equipped with red lights i their backs to lessen their cha ces of being hit.