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Thursday, October 30, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER. MciliK* i i < r\ .it- Dog Collars And j Prosperity Should Chevrolet Company Other Things Overthrow Depression (A. C. L. Ry.. Bulletin) Purchases Plant At Indianapolis DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 27.—Pur- The following timely article was written by Wright A. Patterson, A certain man recently bought a Editor-In-Chief of ^e Western ^ Martin-Parry Body dog. That oMtself was of no par- Newspaper Union, Chicago. We mHirmnnnrw nlant bv the ticular importance except to him deem J^^ ^f^eyThaU Chevrolet Motor Company, for pro- and his family. But the purchase our readers and trust they snail f ortoin tvnes of com- of the dog involved other pur- profit thereby. Read it carefully merclal bodies U3ed by Chevrolet cboses. There was, for example, and you'll thoroughly agree with ^ announced here r Q day by w . the matter of a collar. Also, one the author. nhand sfeneral side of the back yard in which the; PROSP^fTY is up for e^ecUon, manager of P the chevro i et Motor pup was to be kept was not fenced, running to overthrow DEPR^s ^ (>mDan y The pup’s advent made a fence SION ...I While the plantoperated this very desirable. | It’s for the people to decide mirtailed schedules ' the So the family set out to buy a which will be chosen. Every man £ hevrolei organi2atlon expects to ocUar for the pup and to inquire and every woman is privUeged to immediate full-time op- into the cost of a fence. baUofc—every day. -ration “I’m sorry we haven’t any dog DEPRESSION has no rightful n U rchase are collars,” said the clerk at the first place with a hundred and twenty acres of land 550 000 square store that was visited, “but we cqn million people, exchanging goods factory space an additional order one for you and have it here and services-^apable-accustom- ^ ^ squar 7 fe et of lumber stor- in tliree or four days.” The pup, 1 ed and wiUing to work—more high- e under roof railway however, was due to arrive the next ly skilled than other peoples r j„ h . n f_ wav as we n as 21 morning and would need a collar leaders in efficiency and progrcs- br g an ‘ he ; op y erated in varlous parts upon arrival. jsiveness—backed by the vast nat- country “These seem to be about all the ural resources of the United States. ^ a Jaml J on now Com pt ro Uer coUars we have,” remarked the When we make it Possible for thd chevrole( . wm go to Indianap . elerk at the next store as he set man who works to have a job we ^ ^ al manager of the new out a very meager stock. “We,make it possible for him to huy deyel nt to be known as the haven’t reordered lately, and have food for his family and so help all chevro P , et Commercial Body divls . not many on hand.” The family business, including that of the far- ^ o{ ^ chevrolet Motor Com . agreed that none of the collars mw. 'pany, while the remainder of the would do and moved on to the The rest of the world is of small ^ ^nel in the organization will fhhd store. Importance compared with that ^ taken over tatact Employment The proprietor knew he had just free market of IM.OOO’TOO r^ople--! at city wm total ^ men what =was needed, but it presently; homogeneous-vi like tastes, hab-, te the sale of ^ majn pro _ became evident that his collars j its and amirations-hving unff Auction unlti the M artin-Parry were intended for Great Danes or, the same laws-free of corporation will maintain its ident- St. Bernards rather than a six riers. Foreign trade may be troub- ^ ot i Little Journeys in | Americana j- V y y y y y V t! t i X months* old pup. He had a ship ment coming if they could wait. But they couldn’t. Finally, at the fourth store a proper collar was found. The fam ily had never bought anything at that store before but they 'intend to do so in the future. Then there was the matter of the fence. It had to be pup- proof/and not too expensive. A certain kind of wire fencing. “Sure,” said the salesman, “just the thing.” He quoted prices that seemed about right, and de parted for^the stock room. But he came back without the fencing. “Sorry, we’re out of that now but I can get it for you in three days.” The family, from past experience, knew that if the pup was turned loose for three days in a backyard without a fence there would be no need for a fence. Two other dealers were also tem porarily out of the needed fencing. By that time the afternoon was pretty well gone and interest was waning. Then the oldest hopeful suggested, “Let’s not build a fence. We cafi stretch a wire across the yard and fasten his chain on that. And we can take the money we save and buy another dog.” And so it was decided; all ex cept the part about the other dog. The arrangement is not as satis factory as a fence, but it will do for the time being at any rate. The point about the whole mat ter is that some store lost the sale of a roil of fencing that would have required also a certain number of led by tariffs arid revolutions, but f c " e £ ° perate at at their peak pur exports repre-! N ' sented only five and a half billions |’ T he «i a „ t Purchase agreement of doUars of gross business in a Pf" 1 P 1 *™®. ™ year out of a total American in- takes effect October 15 ’ and im - come of ninety billions. Stagnation of circulation is mediately thereafter Chevrolet will begin active operations, Mr. Knud- ‘sen said. The branches will be what’s the matter with agriculture. and with Business. Everyone can ta en over November 1, and provis- help to get that circulation mov ing again. Government can’t make Prosper- ions are already being made to ex tend the number to more than 50 to assure adequate national facili- ity^r B^em and o^r business leaders can’t make Pros perity—alone. It’s the people, un ited in opiftion and purpose /and courage, who determine Prosperity. They can elect it—none other. Ballots that will be validly count ed for PROSPERITY are of many kinds. Some one of them every man and woman can cast. For example: Help a deserving man or a wo man to get a little paying work— or, better, a regular job. Spend wisely and not too timid ly, and anticipate scheduled ex penditures so far is practicable. Turn the deaf ear to false, mis chievous rumors; and don’t repeat them, if you do hear them. Be willing to pay a fair price. Don’t take advantage of t<he other the new products of the company. txt Little Talk On Thrift (By H. R. DANIEL, Secretary American Society for Thrift.) EAGERNESS TO GET AHEAD TOO FAST RESULTS IN MANY FAILURES One of the practical lessons which S. W. Straus sought year in and year out to impress upon the masses of the people of this coun try was the value of what he term ed “patient thrift.” It was his doctrine that eagerness to get ahead too rapidly was responsible for the financial hardships of many persons. “To many,” he j man’s necessity. Recognize lihat once wro te, “the processes of sys- | he has as good claim to a fair | hematic saving prudent investing | profit as you. ! se em a little slow. Experience,; When a vampire that fattens on' nevertheless, has shown that ad- , the miseries of others shows up,' vancement through thrift is in many cases rapid because of the opportunities that are unfolded for handy man lost a job. The stores that didn’t have the fencing on hand may figure that help to make him unpopular. Discourage calamity howlers. Keep business moving evenly, j those who prepared themselves in *^ M .***wv. w. and remember that, to the average ever y wa y for these circumstances. I posts and other lumber, not to,man, his job is his particular' Thri ft is the happy forerunner of | mention paint and nails. And some business. When possible, reassure improved opportunity.” him against his fear of losing it. j W ith most persons the chief ob- Save, but save wisely, not in jective of their thrift habits is to fright. Invest for the profit that have enough to live on when they they are being very astute in cut-^ sound enterprise pays and for the shall have reached the age of re-j ting their stocks to a minimum and added profit that will come after tirement or the period of life when thereby avoidig any loss in pos- jthe hysteria of pessimism has pass- they will be able no longer to earn sible reduction of price. One won- ed. j a livelihood. It was always the ders if they also take into account X ‘ doctrine of S. W. Straus that, with the sales they lose by not carrying CheckineUp On this objective in view, no one could full stocks. | ^afford to take a chance with his 1 he Lorn Contest savings in an effort to obtain ab- By LESTER B. COLBY The Lost State of Franklin j H AVE you ever heard the story of i the Lost State of Franklin? Few ! know that we once had a state named , Franklin; that it existed for a brief time and vanished. And have you , ever heard of the mysterious Malun#- eons, the strange tribe of people who lived in that lost state and whose origin has never been solved? | The state of Franklin occupied generally what is now eastern Ten- ! nessee. It was organized in 178r>, | lived a brief and turbulent existence and passed out of history in 17SS. ; Few maps show it and few records exist telling of its passing glory. In the beginning of the push of settlers over the hills, North Caro lina’s boundaries were not fixed to the westward. Theoretically they extended onward to some distant, in definite point toward the setting sun. Straggling adventurers crossed the mountains. They settled and were far detached, in those days, from the mother state. The story of the state of Franklin begins in 1764, when the district w T as thrown open to settlement. Feeling against the tyranny of the royal gov ernor of North Carolina, sent over by England, led to the organization of the settlers along the Watauga river into the Watauga association. Due to their isolation they were less affected directly by the Revolu tionary war than the coastal settle ments. Freedom won, however, the settlers organized a distinct state government on August 23, 1784. Work of organization was fully completed at a second meeting on December 14 of the same year, and John Sevier was made governor. The first legis lature sat in Jonesboro in 1785. Factions developed and a part of the people wished to revert to the sovereignty of North Carolina. A bloodless revolution tvas fought out at the polls in May, 1788, and the Franklinltes lost. The North Caro lina legislature passed an “act of ob livion.” However, that state ceded the ter ritory to the United States in 1789 and in 1790 the territory of Tennes see was formed. Settlement followed with a rush and in 1796 the terri tory became a state. Now the Malungeons. When the settlers came into the mountain fast nesses of wdiat today is eastern Ten nessee they found a curious tribe of people there. They were obviously not Nordics as the settlers were. Neither did they seem to be Latins. They had no negroid characteristics though they were dark and swarthy and they certainly were not of Indian descent. Unschooled and primitive they knew little of their origin. Some thought they might he descendants of some detached group of Portu guese while others saw in them trace of the Moors. In the genera tions that they had been there in tlfeir isolation, their language, what ever it was, had degenerated into a patois. They lived to themsels T es exclusive ly and resented intrusion. For many years they were not recognized as citizens and were denied the rigid to vote. Suffrage was not given to them until after the downfall of the Confederacy. For generations in Ten nessee the Malungeons were the bug aboos of Tennessee childhood and many n bad little hoy has been threat ened, “The Malungeons will get you if yon don't watch out.” Recognized as gypsjiike in their trfekinesss, they were loyal to their clan. Some clue to their origin may he found In the word “mnlungo,” corn ing out of northern Africa, which loosely means comrade, mate or com panion. But how did that African word get to the mountains of eastern Tennessee generations ahead of the Nordics? That is the mystery. (5). 1929, Lester B. Colby.) normal returns such as might be The dog collar and the fencing are only two examples of hundreds ___ ** v ****«. — of others that might be cited. In- indications POINT TO BEST derived from speculation or from dividually they involve only a few YIELDS EVER MADE COUNTY any investment of funds where cents or a few dollars. In the ag- _ ‘ promises of unusually large and al- gregate they amount to immense Preliminary checks have been luring returns were held out. It sums that would materially in- made on 8 five-acre com contest was better, he always pointed out, crease the business volume and the fi e i ds ^ the county, according to to be satisfied with what might be profits of merchants who are car- r Fhos w Morgan, county agent, called a fair return on one’s sav- rying to an extreme the hand-to- and indications point to one of the ings and investments, mouth policy of buying. best yields McCormick county corn While this might seem a slow Some day that fence may be con t e stants have ever produced, process the result of “patient built, but at present the pup is A11 ^ contestants are not through thrift” along these lines is in real- getting ' along very well and does harvesting as yet, and final an- ity somewhat surprising unless one nouncements as to yields will be has made a close study of possible made when they are through. results. For example, a young man Those farmers completing their starting at 25 and saving $50 a demonstrations in the Five Acre month until he is 40 would have Corn Contest are listed as follows: approximately $15,000, provided his All Negro Schools in McCormick D. M. Wardlaw Edwin Parker, R. TueT cent County will open November 3, 1930. w - Cowan - Mrs - ^ola C. Cowan. H. ceeds femvested at 6 per cent An T. Christian, R. C. Freeland, E. R. What this really means is mat teachS^te and^eaTtf bigin Strother and J. M. Strother. : while he is saving only $800 a year teacners, etc., ana reaay to oegm jhe is adding $1,000 a year to his work Monday morning, November not seem to mind the lack of it. tXx NOTICE The most effective way of deal- capital, and, if he should keep this ing with sheep-killing dogs is up until he reaches the age of re- through legislation rigidly enforc- tirement say at 60, he would have ed. Proper legislation greatly re- a sum from which he could derive duces losses of livestock, danger of a very livable annuity for the rest Children will enjoy corn chowd-^ rabies, and at the same time pro-j of his years. et: Milk, potatoes, and canned tects licensed dogs. Many States 1 3, 1930. MOZELLE A. TAGGART* Supervisor Negro Schools. X -X- corn are the chief ingredients, with have enacted good'’ flog law& but. Heat by radio is said to be a near onion, salt poA and parsley to give some States still have practically j possibility. We are already get- flavor color. %4 : no regulations controlling the dog. ting a lot of hot air. Ocean Organisms Use Light to Seek Food When man understands the mech anism whereby tiny organisms of the sea are enabled to store up the sun’s radiant energy, and release it as light during the hours when sunlight is not available and the growing process is stopped, he will open new domains to liis control of nature, according to Dr. Charles A. Kofoid of the zool ogy department of the University of California. Many theories have been advanced suggesting Die need for this illumination: to lure other organisms for food, as a warning to enemies, as a mating signal, etc. In Doctor Ko fold’s opinion the light, in the case of dinotlagellata, is essential to life for a very peculiar reason. These or ganisms must he continually active, otherwise they sink and cannot live at the lower depths. Because of con tinuous activity they cannot store up a sufficient reserve food supply dur ing the day and must search for food at night. For this purpose these or ganisms, which lie on the border line between plants and animals, turn on their lights. Writing Sh«4« Now Light Cuneiform writing dating hack to the Sixth century before the Christian j era and tending to show that the ' Medes or Assyrians conquered and 'colonized Morocco, has been discov ered by Captain Odlnot, a French ex i plorer. This Week fy Arthur Brisbane Talking 14,000 Milos What idleness Means What Made Thought? The Moon and Radio You may now talk to your friend , in Australia, price $43 tor three minutes. The telephone company announces approaching reductions in long-dis tance rates generally, which should increase gross and net receipts and profits, stimulating use and encour- | aging business by bringing all Amer- j leans closer together. This writer talks from an office in New Y’ork to a ranch on the edge of the Pacific ocean with absolute ease j and clearness, whereas it Is necessary j to walk into the next room to speak to the assistant transcribing lids from the phonograph. You realize what the earnings of workmen amount to in industry, busi ness and prosperity, when you consid er efforts to relieve unemployment. There are undoubtedly four million men idle, and many more. Four millions, allowing for each man earning only $4 a day, tliree hundred days a year, would amount to $4,800,- 000,000 a year. Even on the “dole” basis of $5 a week, the annual/hill would come to $1,040,000,000. No wonder our “best financial minds” want to avoid the dole, which W’ould have to he added to taxation! Charles M. Schwab says a “record boom’’ is approaching. An ordinary boom, such as we had a year ago, would satisfy the aver age man. Many predictions of return ing prosperity have turned out to he descriptions of mirages. The people are tired of the Doctor Coue prosper ity. with its “every day, in every way. we are getting better and better." Page Number Fot® OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE. S. C. Thursday, October 30th Jack Oakie and Jeanette Maqponald in “LET’S GO NATIVE’ Girls, Gags and Gayety. One Day, Friday, Oct. 31st Dorothy Sebastian and Neil HamP.ton in “LADIES MUST PLAY” Added Cartoon and Comedy. One Day, Saturday, Nov. 1st. Buck Jones in his first ALL TALKING Western Picture “THE LONE RIDER” Added NEWS CARTOON and COMEDY. Mon.-Tues.—Nov. 3rd-4th Alice White and Lloyd Hughes in “SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE” A Comedy Laugh Riot. See it! Wed.-Thurs.—Nov. 5th-6ih Ruth Chatterton and Clive Brooks in “ANYBODY’S WOMAN” Wed without wooing. Living without love. This woman wants love—does she get it? Shows—3:15; 7:00 and 9:00 . Dr. Irving S. Cutter, dean of the Northwestern university medical school, develops this theory. Kona of years back, ultra violet rays were much more powerful than they are now, and they “activated protoplasm into life.” That’s how life came. The doctor does not tell us what activated the living protoplasm into thought, emotion, art. imagination. ■ TV On the south Pacific island of Nfau- foii, where stfentists were eucceaafui in photographing the eclipse, this strange thing happened. As the moon passed between earth and sun, shut ting out light, it also shut out what ever it is that enables us to send radi? messages. While the eclipse lasted the radio would not work over the Pacific. Scientists could not send radio messages. That would interest Zoroaster, who taught men to worship the sun. Kingsford-Smith flew the Atlantic, the Pacific and now, having flown from London to Australia, announces in the city of Brisbane that he makes long-distance flights no more. He obeys the orders of a young woman soon to be his wife. Zionists, intent on rebuilding the Jewish homeland in Palestine, attack savagely recent utterances and de cisions of the British government, which has the Palestine mandate. Britain proposes to stop, or greatly decrease, Jewish immigration into Palestine 1 . Jewish organizations accuse the British of putting the welfare of Arabs, who have been in Palestine for 700 years, ahead of Zionist wel fare. The British do not mention it, but they have more than 100,000,000 Mo hammedans in the empire, and, at most, three or four million Jews. They do not want to annoy the Moham medans by irritating Arabs, who are also Mohammedans. The brother of the Japanese em peror took his wife to the opera in Germany and obtained a “close-up” of western civilization. The opera, about colored people, was called “The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogany.” Members of a Fascist mob yelled: “Hail Hitler!” and “Germanyawake!” To make sure that Germany would awake they threw bombs, unpleasant ly described in the Associated Press dispatch as “stink bombs.” {t is proposed to spend two hun- ‘dred millions, or of public money to help the unemployed. Corporations are urged to tax themselves and con tribute. But you are told there must be no “dole,” none of the English system under which government gives the mimimum necessary to live, in cash, directly to those out of work. Everybody hopes it will not be necessary to start the dole here. On the other hand, if money were given direct to those that need it to be spent by themselves, that might he better than spending by committees, and avoid the unpleasant feeling of charity. GREENWOOD, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 31st—^November 1st RICHARD DIX and MARY LAWLOR in v “SHOOTING STRAIGHT” Dix in his greatest role as Laray Seldon — Gambler— Plunger—game to his last dol lar, backing every bluff with steel courage and iron fists! MONDAY and TUESDAY November 3rd-4th THE TWO GUN DON JUAN LIVES AGAIN! King Vidor has recreated the most romantic figure of the lawless west in a mighty talkie to thrill the world— “BILLY THE KID” witl* JOHN BACK SHOWN WALLACE BE] KAY JOHNSON and KARL DANE WEDNESDAY and THURS. November 5th-6th The voice that swayed a na tion— Hear John Boles—romantic hero of “Rio Rita” win the heart of his temptous loved one with songs that carry you beyond vourself JOHN BOLES and v LAURA LA PLANTE in “CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD” NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE On the 15th day of November, 1930, at 11 o’clock a. m., we will make a final settlement and ask for a discharge as executors of the Estate of J. H. Langley, decease. All persons* bonding claims should uresent them before that. date or be debarred. J. B. MOORE, Executor. CORA ELLISON, Executrix. Oct. 15, 193Q.-4t. Moscow reports officially the exe cution of one man, and the jailing of 74 others, for “graft in food* and clothing aales.” The man executed and the 74 jailed speculat^jl and clothing 'priced. Ruasta deals with such enterprises vigorously. «&. 193*. b.v Klnc FealurM ayadlcate. luc.) Trespass Notice Trespassing in any form, either hunting by day or night, is hereby strictly forbidden on my lands be tween Mt. Carmel and Willington, S. C., No. 2 District. Guilty parties will be prosecuted to the full ex tent of the law. JOHN A. GIBERT. Mt. Carmel, S. C., Oct. 20, 1930.—3t. WANT ADV8. REDUCTION on high grade cab bage plants on quantities from 500 or more. -See, write ©r phone H. R. Deason, McCormick, §. C. FOR SALE—10 weeks' old'pi | H. Quarles, Jr., Rt. 2. h mick, S. C.