Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f Thursday, October 2,1930 hlcCORMICK ME&MNGER, MeGOkM/CK Sovtft 'Jmrottn* Page Number TN .v McCORMICK MESSENGER “Saving State Money” 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— 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 extra charge. BUSINESS READING NOTICES: 6 per cent per line for each inser tion, average of 6 words to line. •WANT AD VS., 6 cents per line for each insertion, average of 6 words to line. TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 cents 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. (The Chester Reporter.) SUBSCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 MAKING CITIZENSHIP The greatest industry in this country is now well under way, to continue for several months. It is - one in which there are no strikes. It depends upon child labor, but its finished product is good citizen- 4ship. That industry is the Ameri can public school. The American people, whose motto sometimes seems to be, “Let George do it,” have a way of evad ing the responsibility for this great Idealistic and practical enterprise, and leave it all to the teachers and school executives. They kick with great gusto when the high school graduate can’t spell or write well, or when the schools have failed in some other respect, yet they never ask themselves if the success of the undertaking does not depend in large part on home co-operation. Teachers and school executives who have to contend with parental Indifference, find that their plants turn out only an indifferent pro duct. • , . The success of the school opera tion can be greatly promoted and the children can be prepared for more useful futures if the school patrons will work with those in Charge of the schools. Teachers will testify that the f best results are obtained when the school work is placed first and out side pleasures get secondary con sideration. They will also bear ,witness to the fact that the best results are obtained when parents ' back up school discipline. These are two. things to keep ip mind if we wish to accomplish the end in view—making useful citizens out of boys and girls. t}Lt KEEPING INFORMED Some men who are neither blind nor illiterate, claim with great sin cerity that they never “read the advertisements.” : Yet, if you could investigate,. in each case you would find that the man who never “reads the adver tisements” used an advertised tooth paste, shaved with an advertised razor and shaving soap or cream and smoked an advertised cigar. If he owns an automobile, it will be an advertised one. If you ask his opinion of any automobile, he will reply in words that might have been lifted bodily from an advert isement of that automobile. Advertising has formed his opin ion to a great degree. He may have received his information through others who obtained their knowl edge from the advertising. , But it Is .a fact that no man can escape the^ effect of advertising, even if he does say he “never reads the advertisements.” No one of us ever reasoned out entirely from his own mind that the earth is round. . If we had not heard it or read it, we would never have known it. . In these days of good, truthful, helpful advertising to say, “I never read advertisements,” is merely one way of saying, “I don’t read all ad vertisements.” _X Science is on the way toward ex tending the human life limit 900 years or so, it is said. That will he a long time for lots of folks we 4kxiow to be bored. The Carolina Free Press renews the argument that one of the greatest methods to simplify gov- arnment in South Carolina and save money for the people would be to handle all local matters at home instead of throwing these things into the general hopper at Columbia along with matters of state-wide interest, and having the operations of the machinery clog ged and slowed down as is always the result. The Free Press pre sents the matter as follows: “The Democratic primary is over. Each of the forty-six counties has pick ed its legislative delegation for 1931-32. The men selected have high hopes of rendering some ser vice to their counties and to the state. Now that the election is over let us look at the promises they made. In almost every case they promised to vote for lower taxes. This sounds easy, but what are they going to do when they face the appropriation bill next year and realize that they must find the revenue to take care of it? They must either raise the tax levy or cut the appropriations. There is no disposition on the part of anyone to increase the cost of the state government. Therefore, efforts should be made to put economical measures into effect. One plan whereby the cost of gov ernment can be reduced is to cut the cost of the legislative branch. That can be done in two ways. First by biennial sessions of the legislature which we hope will be approved by the people at the polls at the general election in Novem ber. The second plan is to cut down the length of the sessions. This can be done. To anyone familiar with the methods in effect at Co lumbia it is easy to be seen that at least half, if not more, of the legislative session is taken up with purely local matters. Therefore, this method should be changed. It can be changed if the various county delegations will meet prior to the opening of the legislature and complete their supply bills. These bills should be ready to pre sent to the General Assembly for ratification the day the session opens. This would certainly save a lot of time and pave the way for an early and exclusive considera tion of state matters.” many hundreds cf thousands of dollars a year to transport pupils to and from school. All pupils, rich and poor, coming within the range of a bus service are entitled to the transportation, without question as to whether or not they are able to provide transportation for them selves. And if we can spend pub lic funds in such large sums to Public Men In glancing through the editoria! columns cf the metropolitan press one cannot but note the ease and alacrity manifested by some writ ers in criticizing the officials at the helm of government. How nat- Free School Books (Anderson Daily Mail.) This year the demand for free school books seems to be greater than in previous years, because with the pinch of short time cot ton mill operation and low priced cotton, many a family which ordi narily could supply its children with books, this year find it hard indeed to scrape up the money suf ficient to provide them. The compulsory education law requires that children between the ages of 7 and 14 attend school, and yet it does not provide the neces sary school books for them to use. This important cog in the school system must be furnished by the pupil or his parents, and so great has been the demand for free school books this season that the meagre sum provided by the hunt ing license fund does not nearly provide sufficient. The call has been made for second hand school books, and in many cases books have been sent to the attendance officer of the district. The Horry Herald points out that South Carolina furnishes the school houses, for teachers, and even for transporting the pupil to and from school in many instances, yet does not provide the needed books. Adding to the comment of the Horry Herald, the Greenville News says: This is a thought that should have the serious consideration of South Carolina citizens and -legis lators at this time. While it is true that existing laws provide for the furnishing of books to those who are unable to pay for them that statute places a kind of “paupers’ oath” requirement upon citizens who would avail them selves of this law. Yet school books are just as much an essential part of the public educational sys tem as teachers, buildings, and buses to transport children to and from school. The system of bus transporta tion for pupils, particularly, pre sents itself by way of comparison with the matter of text books. We are spending in South Carolina ural it has become to take rsue transport to and from school chil- jwith this or that statesman, or t° dren whose parents probably own c ^ e h* 55 failures rather than his an automobile and are able to pro- j accomplishments. How quickly en- vide transportation for their chil-] cools and the once ard- dren, why is it that we cannot provide text books on the same basis? Of the two—transportation or text books—are not the books actually a more nearly indispen sable part of the system of educa tion? The point is that we are spend ing vast sums of money in public education, some of it in all sorts of “frills,” and yet we are neglect ing to provide out of these public funds one of the most essential factors in public education—books. We are imposing a very heavy— in some cases almost insupportable —burden upon numerous parents for the purchase of books while at the same time we are spending public funds rather lavishly in some other educational directions that are not absolutely impera tive to an adequate common school education. By a more economical utiliza tion of our public school funds, and a curtailment of expenditures upon some of the activities that are rather a superstructure upon genuine public educational needs the state could save sufficient money to provide for a system of free text books throughout the state. And it would be a far more important and more beneficial ser vice to the citizens of the state than some of the public education al expenditures that we are now making. X Chevrolet Has Good Air Cleaner Dashing over a gravel or dusty road, with the wind causing swirls of dust to cloud the pathway of the car, the motorist often won ders what effect this dust has up on the engine of his automobile, and if it finds its way into the vit al working parts thus causing a grinding wear. The reassuring answer to this question is supplied by James M. Crawford, Chief Engineer of the Chevrolet Motor Company, who ex plains interestingly how the air cleaner removes the dust from the tfitake air, making it purer than that which you yourself breathe. If it were not for the air clean er, dust and sand would enter the carburator—even in city driving— causing wear on cylinders, rings and pistons,” Mr. Crawford says. Quite often the dust on a good road cannot be seen but it is there just the same. Motor car wheels constantly grind off fine particles of road material which are dispers ed through the air. These particles viewed under a m&crascope bear a striking resemblance to a valve grinding compound. “Were it not for the air cleaner, this dust would enter the engine, form on the cylinder walls and soon become thoroughly mixed With the lubricating oil. The in evitable result would be formation of a grinding compound which would attack pistons, rings, cylind er walls, bearings and other work ing parts, causing damage through out the engine, lowering its. per formance, shortening its life and making unnecessary . repair ex pense. “The air cleaner, used on all Chevrolet cars, is made entirely of metal, has no moving parts and will last for the lifetime of the car.” txx Good size and quick growth are the essentials in raising good roasters. Ground grains produce better flesh than whole grains and are more easily mixed and fed with milk. Use about 2 pounds of milk ent constituent becomes apathetic and critical. It is seemingly easier to criticize an executive for those things he has left undone than to examine conscientiously and acclaim his record of performance. Errors of omission are frequently played up by an antagonistic press far more invitingly to the reader than the actual errors of commission, even though the latter may be few and far between. A legislator introduces on the floor of the House or Senate a measure designed to accomplish a great, public good. Supporters lump in and solidly back the lawmaker —for a time—then owing to the fact that stupendous obstacles are not overcome in short order, these supporters become , lukewarm and their one time ardent enthusiasm turns to pessimism and dark fore bodings. Again, it is quite a habit these days to charge everything of an unfavorable nature to the admin istration. A collapse in the stock market, trade depression, unem ployment, etc., are directly laid at the door of the Chief Executive. Instead of maintaining a calm, clear faith and trust in the men elected by popular suffrage to high office, there are those hysterical ones who fly into paroxysms of terror or rage and, forgetting their earlier confidence, make generous use of the invective, thereby offer ing no real 1 solution of the prob lem involved but muddling things generally, hampering the executive and bewildering their fellow coun trymen. Let us have faith in our public men. They are but human beings like ourselves, even though endow ed with that particular astuteness that their respective offices de mand. They can accomplish a great deal more with the generous support of a trusting electorate. While there may be some officials who are unworthy, the majority are conscientious and try to do the right thing. In the interests of the Nation let our people encourage those men who are holding the reins of gov ernment and are faithfully per forming their duties. In this way they will be enabled to render even greater service. The country will benefit correspondingly and our citizens will become more , closely knit in the common fabric of sturdy Americanism. L. W. X STORAGE CAPACITY BALES It Is Better Business Now to Hold Your Cotton Than to Plant Next Year at Present Ruinous Level of Values— Ship Your Cotton to Us— Low Rates—Every Service— Tills organization was recently formed to take over all properties of the Atlantic States Ware- * house and Compress Company. x We will store your cotton at most attractive rates. Further, we will arrange for you to se cure advances on such cotton up to 80% of its value, provided proper margins are maintained. The rate of interest will be most attractive. If you ship us your cotton by motor truck, fte carry insurance against fire from time it was load ed at point of origin. If you like, we’ll gladly sell your cotton for you at only 50c per bale commission. If you prefer to sell your stored cotton direct, there will be no commission charged. We believe you’ll find here the kind of service you've al ways wanted. Get in touch with us AT ONCE! RATES FOR STORING COTTON First Month, per bale 30c Each Month thereafter, per bale ..25c INCLUDING INSURANCE Georgia-Carolina Warehouse & Compress Co. AUGUSTA, GA. LANSING B. IFF, President HAMILTON FHINIZY, Vice-President E. C. WEBB, Treasurer WE HAVE EVERY TOILET REQUISITE FOR MEN Just because the women of this community have chosen this store as their favorite for toilet requisites is no indi cation that we have overlooked the needs of you men, for we haven’t. You will find every possible requirement here waiting for you—the very best to be had. EVERYDAY NEEDS:—Safety Razors, Shaving Cream, Af ter Shave Talcum, Razor Blades, Blade Shapeners, Straight Edge Razors, Hair Tonic, Shampoo, Face Soap, Etc. STROMS’ DRUG STORE McCormick, S. C. a E 4; Tnside” Information •< Outing flannel makes a good drip bag for fruit juice when mak ing jelly. It is preferred by some people to cheesecloth. Neglecting to boil the glasses may in some cases cause ferment ation of the jelly after a few weeks. Scalding the glasses with hot water is not so good a precaution against this undesirable result as boiling vhem. Use cheerful, fresh looking cur tains in a small breakfast room or alcove. Dotted, checked, or strip ed gingham is good, or English prints, or cretonne, or muslin branded in color. If the breakfast room is sunny, select colors and fabrics which will not fade or be affected by the strong light. Moldy bread may result from vrapping the bread up before it is thoroughly cool, or from lack of :are of the bread box. In addition o airing the bread box frequently, to 1 pound of mash. If dried milk | >ometimes scald it out thoroughly, is used, mix 15 pounds in 10C inci dr y ^ in a warm °v en o r on pounds of mash and add water he back of the stove, or directly in the sun. Molds do not like dry hot air or sunshine. Com meal, oatmeal, low-gradi flour, middlings, and finely ground oats are good fattening grains. | Give water freely at the beginning j Whites or yolks of eggs may be and end of the fattening period, used instead of whole eggs in mak- Feed the birds very lightly twice a day for about the first 2 days; then feed them all they will eat twice a day for the rest of the time, but do not leave feed before them. Cockerels weighing about 4 pounds will gain about 3-4 of a pound in flesh in 10 days feeding. >ng fancy white or yellow cakes, or as an economy in using up parts of eggs left over. For most pur poses 2 white or 2 yolks may be considered roughly the equivalent of 1 egg. When yolks alone are used a little extra baking powder is sometimes needed. OPENS SOON NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR EQUIPMENT READY Yes, sir, we’re ready. Our stock is complete for any-expedition. Drop in now and look over our stock and select the . supplies you need and want. Your trip will be more successful, and pleasurably with good equipmeiiit: * ; Every item in oiir stock is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OUR STOCK INCLUDES :_Shot Guns, Camp Supplies, Hunting Coats, Rifles,. Ammunition, Gun Swabs, Flash Lights, Shell Vests, Etc. WHITE HARDWARE GO. MAIN STREET McCORMICK. S. C. E5E Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when you have occasion to choose one i DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there is no additional charge for service out of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. . In the mad rush of the age, the man who takes time to think is always a few steps ahead. -txt Motorists who drive a car with one hand can scarcely be called fore-handed. X All are not friends that are friendly, but you can usually de pend on a dog. v % XX* Some men are kind to. their wives because it is the better part of wisdom. tX* ^ Some people find life very sim- When you see a big strong man ilar to a vaudeville show. You think carrying a cane, you are inclined' the next act will be a little better, to wonder if the trouble isn’t Un~ but it isn’t. |der his hat.