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Thursday, May 22, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carolina. Page Number Two HONESTY HcCOHMICK 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 j other men out of their property 25 cents per inch for each inser- without being caught. Before long he was not trusted by anybody, not even by his own family. When One foundation of success in this world is being honest and straight and doing the right thing by oth ers. I have never seen a rascal yet who amounted to anything. He might own a few things apparent ly, but these did not last him long land he could not continue to beat tlon; nothing less than 4 inches accepted for double column dis play nor less than 2 inches for | ^ m3in bas done wrong and con- aingle column disp ay. tinned to do wrong so long that Positions given ! everybody puts ' him down as a ^USmESS READING NOTICES: '<*eat and a swmdle he is in a bad 6 per cent per line for each inser- , wa r an <* 18 heade ^ straight for the tion, average of 6 words to line. penitentiary or the poor house— WANT ADVS., 6 cents per line Horry Herald. for each insertion, average of 61 y words to line. 1aN EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 cents per line, 6 words to line. Alladvs, set in body type, 6 cents per single column line; extra GASOLINE CONSUMPTION declared he would marry no couple who did not agree to unite with During the past year a total of j church. He did not make any 13,400,062 gallons of gasoline were compulsory condition. What he did consumed in the 48 states of the sa y ^ a s that he asked all whc Union and the District of Colum- C ame to his church for marriage bia, on which the gasoline tax to taled the impressive sum of $431,- 636,454, according to statistics re leased by the bureau of good roads of the federal department of agri culture. The average fee per gal- that they would “seek to attach themselves for v/orship and fel lowship with a Christian church in the community where they reside” —that is to say they promise to enter, at least as attendants and Intelligent reading of the labels | The flavor of whipped cream on foods and an intelligent appli- used as* a sauce may be varied- cation of the information obtain-! Add two tablespoonfuls of dry ed in label reading would save the consumers of the nation millions powdered cocoa to one-half pint of whipped cream which has been of dollars a year and would pro-j sweetened to taste and flavored mote the cause of truthful labeling ] slightly with vanilla. Or add a of foods most effectively say offi cials of the Food and Drug Ad ministration. X w wXJLUCs.La (XI/ JC'dOU CLO CLuLwAAv4Cm(/•«* c4/<hva j T . - . . Ion collected was 3.22 cents as interested inquirers, into some par- ma * aines or person^ se ing against 3 cents in 1928. During ticular Christian congregation. Dr the year 20 states increased the • Bowie says. “If they do not want rate of taxation either one or two j this, there is no reason why they cents. The highest tax per gal- i sb ould come to the church to be Ion is six cents, South Carolina be- vnarned.” ing one of the few states -exacting j what is wrong with that atti- that figure, and the lowest two tude? under the law, a man and cents. These figures convey the woman may be married by civil impressiveness of gasoline con- officers. If they feel no religious sumption in the United States and compulsion, if they seek to make the vast sum total derived from the a convenience of the house of God imposition of a nominal tax on a and have no intention to attend a Taxpayers’ money should not be j commodity that has come to be chrlstian church a nd seek its fel- , wasted on state university students regar t ded f s , a v ‘t a l “ccessity to the lowshlP; why shouldn’t they go to charges for big type on all single h make poor showing in their country at large ' Iu the great 1 a magistrate? column advs., except head and ^T or who att^ the mstitu- ™ of states the tax money goes «t (From The State) -signature. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: —- Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $100 Six Months .75 Three Months 50 A RURAL PROBLEM , 4 -i 114?^ - exclusively to the construction and tion to enjoy its social life. t , A ; . . , „ mamtenance of the highways. And . .. . r . . that is the fairest form of taxa- faculty committee on curriculum' . TT , ^ , * * * .. * „ r . tion. Here and there states appor- *A great bulk of the retail busi ness of this country is done in towns of less than 10,000 popula tion. More than half of the retail business in town^ of 10,000 and less is the farmer trade. These, facts are based bn statistics gath ered on the subject. The interests of the dealers, and the newspapers in towns of this classification are co-ordinate. They should work together in a friendly spirit. The only practical interest that any of them may have must be along lines that will also be to the farmers’ benefits if it is to be permanently productive. Neither th6 dealer who sells to the farmers or the newspaper pub lisher perform^ the service offered by the other. Neither can either of them perform the service that the farmer may expect from both of them working together. If each works independently and without co-operation with the oili er, they will waste energy, time and effort. They will work at cross purpose and in many cases fail where 6o-operation might have meant success. They need to work together to be effective. tX* - UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE revision in the University of Wis consin to recommend revolutionary changes which, it is believed, would result in much better work by students and in reduction of the expense of maintaining the uni versity. The basic thought of the new plan is to judge student, not a number of credits, but by his mental attainments. By the yard stick, /students who fall so far be low even minimum results as to show that they are net getting anything of value would be win nowed out. Much more emphasis than heretofore would be placed on attainment and growth by the student than on the mere attend ance of class and the meeting of routine requirements. Unqualified^ students would be excluded at the end of the first two years.' Of every four sopho mores one would be excluded from entering the junior year. Another result would be elimin ation of students who go to the university for a social career. Wis consin, like every other university, is plagued with them, tinder the Credit system they can get by and carry home a diploma which is meaningless. But, judged by intel lectual progress, they would have to show it or go home. t—lXl JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY Several states have adopted uni form traffic regulations as en dorsed by the United States Cham ber of Commerce, and according to A. B. Barber, manager of the traffic department of the body, he says that in those states adopting the code, it has had its effect on reducing auto accidents and fatal ities. Marked discrepancies are dis closed between the North Atlantic States and the Middle Western and Southern States. Between 1920 and 1930 in the North Atlantic States, form Maine to Maryland inclusive, fatalities in creased 64 per cent and automo bile registrations 158 per cent. > During the same period, in the Middle Western States, Ohio, In diana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon sin, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, fatalities increased (From The Anderson Independent) Almost all the politicians of South . Carolina are Democrats. They are proud of being Demo crats. They boast that they were bom Democrats and are determin ed to die Democrats. Asked what kind of Democrats they are they will boast that they are Simon- pure Jeffersonian Democrats. That U all very fine, but if you pin 99 out of 100 down to a close examin ation, you will find that the$ know little more about Thomas Jefferson than that he Was the founder of the present Democratic party, and that he is one of its patron saints. Andrew Jackson being the other. They know he was the author of the Declaration of Independence and a prolific writer on political questions with a keen insight into underlying principles, but hardly more than one in a hundred has real acquaintance with what Jef ferson really fought for and all tion a part of the gasoline tax for the maintenance and support of their school systems or public building programs. — Spartanburg Journal. X GET THE BEST As the time for the “two-ring” circus approaches—the race for che United States senate and the gov ernorship—the important fact must not be overlooked that a new legislature must be chosen by the electorate of the 46 counties of the state. There was never a time when good legislative material was m^re imperatively needed than right now, when South Carolina has em barked upon a highway building program involving the expendi ture of t&i or twelve million dol lars annually for a period of four or five years. The query has been advanced time and again by think ing men who have some concep tion of values: Is the state com petent to expended millions an nually on any project, however, beneficial and lasting its results, and however, badly needed? Let the voters begin casting about to interest to men and women best qualified for public service in of- ferin their services to the state and respective counties.—Spartan burg Journal. XXI THE ULTIMATE IN LEADERSHIP “What the Democratic party needs,.” says the * Spartanburg Jopmal, “is a man with the ambi tion of Caesar, bridled by the sub missiveness of Socrates, the youth ful eagerness of Alexander vith the longevity if Methusaleh, the moral courage of, Daniel ,wit.i the wisdom of Solpmon and about ten million more votes.” ‘ There was a man who combined all these fine qualities of leader ship, but he was born in 1732, be came the father of his country and CHURCH MEMBERSHIP only cream may cool their milk or tream by setting a covered barrel, through which water may be pumped, in the ground between the pump and the stock tank. The pipe from the pump should be ex tended to the bottom of the barrel, and the outlet should be near the top of the cans. small amount of caramel syrup. Or crushed fruit pulp such as straw berries. Whipped cream flavored in different ways may be served on sponge cake for an emergency des- ;rt. -txx- Dentists have a poor opinion of onions. X A man who can read a Sunday newspaper after someone else has gone through it, sure deserves a Carnegie medal. The annual census of the Christ ian Herald shows an increase of only 300,000 in the membership-of Christian denominations in the United States last year, compared with an increase of 1,000,000 the year before. Dr. H. K. Carroll, compiler of the census, interprets the figures thus: “The church is not dying, as some cynics would have us believe. And if it is losing its hold oi^ the people, there is nothing in these statistics to show it. During a year when business receded, when many publications lost circulation, when the membership of hundreds of civil and social organizations drop ped notably, it would have been an achievement for the religious bodies merely to hold their own. But they have done better—they have gained, made one of the most remarkable gains, all things con sidered, since the days before the great war.”—Hendersonville Times- News. X Spraying The Bean Beetle Spraying with magnesium arsen ate is recommend by the U. S. De partment of Agriculture for con trol of the Mexican bean beetle, which now infests most of the States east of tjie Mississippi Riv*- er. Use 2 pounds of magnesium arsenate to 100 gallons of water, beginning to spray when the adult beetles are found in the field. As the beans grow, the new foliage should be sprayed again at weekly or ten-day intervals, especially if the pest is abundant. Three or four applications may be necessary but ordinarily two thorough treat ments will protect the snap bean crop. It is essential to spray the undersides of the leaves of the plant, where the beetles feed. Mag nesium arsenate is poisonous to man alao and should be handled with care. Snap beans should not be sprayed when pods have begun 100 per cent while registrations in- claim to be Jeffersonian Demo- creased only 126 per cent. ! crats while championing policies In the Southern States, Virginia, | as foreign to the tenets of Jeffer- North and South Carolina, Ken- 1 son as it is possible for policies to tucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and be. Louisiana, fatalities increased 230 i For the benefit of those who so died in 1799. His wa ® tQ form As important as spray ing, to combat the beetle, is the destruction of the crop remains af ter harvest. Plow under all plant remnants at least 6 inches deep, gays the department. X Timber In Farm Economy Washington. He had a successor by the name of John Adams, .but his successor was lacking in some of the admirable qualities which immortalized the name of Wash ington. The Journal sets a standard which is unattainable in this day of practical politics in which greed and selfishness are the dominating factors. If a leader of Washing ton’s type were to offer for the j Farm woodlands occupy a sub presidency he would be “crucified stantial place in farm economy m on a cross of gold.” Let’s adopt a program for the development of some other plan to get that ten agriculture in Franklin County, Forest Service, U. S . Department per cent and registrations 194 per loudly proclaim their unadulter- j million votes, Colonel Fike. The Maine, recommended recently by a cent. iated Jeffersonian Democracy we Dillon Herald. special committee of farmers and “The states in the second and call attention to his insistence up- X-I other business men appointed by third groups,* Says Colonel Bar- on preservation of the “whole con- USE CHURCH AS CONVENIENCE the County farm bureau. The ber, *had until the last year or stitutional vigor” of the govern- rtwo, and most of them still have, ment. Jefferson believed absolute- very inadequate motor vehicle ly in fidelity to the constitution as laws and incomplete admtnistra- the surest, in fact the only safe- tive organizations. The New Eng- guard cf liberty, land and North Atlantic group And yet we have public servants have in general good laws and good who beast of their Jeffersonian administrations following the lines Democracy and treat the constitu- ot the Uniform Hraffic Code draft- tion with no more respect than ed by the National Conference on they would a scrap of paper. If it Street and Highway Safety.” were not so lamentable, it would X - i § et ridiculous. And seme editors are as bad— SELLING OUT AT COST We are offering our entire stock of staple and fancy groceries and other merchandise at actual cost FOR CASH. We are selling out everything in the; store and you can save much money by taking ad vantage of this opportunity and laying in a supply at these prices, a few of which are listed here: BEETS, Blue Label, No. 2 19c CHERRIES, Blue Label, No. 2 _. 25c CHILE SAUCE, B. Label No. 2 ’ _ 23c CATSUP, Monroe,. 14 oz. 17c i . ..i.. i i. , ■ i i OYSTERS, 2 cans for 25c SAUSAGE, Sunflower : 25c BAKING POWDER 8c ENGLISH PEAS, Southern King. 10c LYE, Red Devil 10c RAISINS, Seedless i 10c LARD, Cresent, 4 lbs. 55c LARD, Crisco, 3 lbs. 55c SYRUP, Pure Ribbon Cane, can . I5c . DUTCH CLEANSER 8c 1 1'” 1 r • • ■ ■ ■ 11 " JELLY, Petroleum, (perfumed) __ 8c FLOUR, Service $1.15 I GOOD COFFEE 19c Overalls, Coats and Shirts at cost We are selling everything out at actual cost FOR CASH. A. H. FAULKNER Main Street McCormick, S. C. (The Raleigh News and Observer) of Agriculture notes that the com- There are men who never enter mittee found that 10 per cent of j ^ a church except to be married or the total receipts of the average , are carried there for funeral serv- Franklin County farm came fiom , ^ ices They dare not enter into the wood and lumber. In two type-> holy estate of matrimony without 'of farming operation programs ^ invoking the blessings of the recommended by the committee church Even though they seldom for farms calculated to do an an- ^ -..VVVVVVV' ' * -------- -------- $ n •TJwu wut not t^t t*e with and af j ; . nt _ as the litlcians - convenience of th; The committee recommenos me, w secrets,” was Quoted by Shake- rhe conslilution was .-aped by the and its ministry, givin . following adjustments in the man- ,38 speare—even before the radio was . the governor and the 1 "™ of p erso nal interest or sup agement of farm woodlands: U) || darken the doors of a sacred ed nual business of $3,000, the sale of fice in their life time, their family wood from the farms and tunbei- asks its offices in burial. In a lands accounts for at least $200 a sense in both instances they arc .v ear. I The committee recommends the , brought into use. v iudiciary to put through that road Dort ~ to an institution whose good make selective cuttings,^ < ^ bond issue—and yet that rape is 0 .ffj ces a rc evoked on two supremj all farm woodlands to favor the It is a hard job these days to defended by editors who class occas ions. growth of the more valuable trees. put your finger on a man who is themselves as loyal followers of, ma y ba ve been partly in pro- reforest waste areas. ^ not under someone’s thumb. ' Jefferson and defenders of his test of { ba t a ttitude which was a:. txt >£<5; 1XI principles. # the bottom of the declaration of Many places are preparing to Dreams come with sleep, but to 1X1 make them come true you have to be wide awake. things don’t pay. citv. who was recently said to have most. Rev. Dr. Bowie, rector of Grace save daylight, but wouid prefer to copal) church in New York save city, who was recently said to have most. TENDER JdV STEAKS ^hat a treat. Of course, you like them—who doesn't? But, you say, the problem is to get that kind. Well, we always have them. You can de pend on that. You'll never he disappointed if you will let us furnish the meat for your meals. Good steak is just one of the many high lights of our meat service. We always have a complete var iety of the very best in every line. Our prices are moderate, too. You pay no pen alty for the superior quality of our meat. CITY MEAT MARKKET • Phon:? No. 61 J. L. REYNOLDS, Prop. Augusta Street McCormick. S. C. Talk may be cheap, but cheap (Epsicopal) church in New York save darkness because it is used