McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, January 15, 1931, Image 2
Thursday, January 15, 1931
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
page number two
New Farm Agent
Reports For Duty
Mr. Thos. W. Morgan announces
that he has taken over the duties
of county agent, of Aiken county,
£nd is occupying the office in room
14 of the Bank of Western Caro
lina building, formerly occupied by
Mr. C. Lee Oowan.
Mr. Morgan states that he will
be glad for the farmers of the
county to call by his office when
in town, and asks them to call up
on him at any time for his services
when they are in need of him.
Mr. Morgan comes to Aiken county
with nine years experience in ag
ricultural work, and is anxious to
be of service to the farmers of the
county.—Aiken Journal Review.
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To Prosperity
(The Dillon Herald.)
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AUGUSTA, GA.
Auditor’s Notice
Somebody is always starting
something to take the joy out of
life. A man over in McCormick
county proposes a law that would
prohibit the state -highway de
partment from issuing an automo
bile license to a man except upon
proof from the county treasurer
that the man had paid all taxes
assessed against him and also a
statement from the bank that
the man owed it no money.
But just what would happen if
the general assembly could be in
duced to pass such a law? * The au
tomobile dealers would have to go,
out of business and ninety per cent
of the people would have to go
back to walking. It would be
quick way to restore prosperity in
South Carolina, but The Herald
doubts if the people want that
brand of prosperity. The majority
would rather live in the woodshed
and suffer the pangs of hunger
than to give up the motor car.
There is no doubting the fact that
the joy wagons have a powerful
hold on the people. And South
Carolina is not by itself.
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Schedule Of Home
Demonstration Work
For Next Week
Everything
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you want or need
in a motor ear
I will be at the following places
on dates named to take tax re
turns for 1931, on all personal
property, by owner, trustee, guard
ian, administrator, attorney, agent,
etc.
Office, Jan. 1st to 13th.
Mt. Carmel, Jan. 14th, 9 to 12.»
Willington, Jan. 14th, 2 to 4, p. m.
J. C. Talbert’s, Jan. 15th, 9 to 10.
Bordeaux, Jan. 15th, 10 to 12.
J. J. Link’s, Jan. 16th, 9 to 11.
Young’s School House, Jan. 17th,
10 to 12.
Office, Jan./19th.
E. M. Morgan’s, Jan. 20th, 10
to 12.
Holley’s or Farmers Supply Co.,
Jan. 20th, 2 to 4 p. m.
Ella Lagroon’s, Jan. 21st, 10 to 12.
R. T. Mayson’s, Jan. 21st, 2 to
4 p. m.
R. H. Quarles’, Jan. 22nd, 9 to 11.
E. L. Hollingsworth’s, Jan. 22nd,
10 to 12.
Plum Branch, Jan. 22nd, 2 to 5
p. m.
Meriwether, Jan. 23rd, 10 to 12.
Clarks Hill, Jan. 23rd, 2 to 4 p. m.
Office, Jan. 24th, to 26th.
Modoc, Jan. 27th, 10 to 12.
Parksville, Jan. 27th, 2 to 4 p. m.
Office Jan. 28th to February 20th.
After that date penalty will be
charged to those that refused to
make returns. All male persons
from 21 to 55 years are liable for
road tax; all from 21 to 60 years
are liable for poll tax, and should
make returns if you don’t pay any
other tax.
C. W. PENNAL,
Auditor, M. C.
Monday, January 19, 3:00 p. m.,
Mt. Carmel-Willington 4-H Club at
Mt. Carmel.
Tuesday, January 20, 2:45 p..m.,
Rehoboth H. D. C.
Wednesday, January 21, 12:35
p. m., McCormick High School
9th grade. 3:00 p. m., Bordeaux H.
D. C.
Thursday, January 22, 2:30 p. m.,
Bellevue H. D. C. at home of Mrs.
J. B. Branch.
Friday, January 23< 3:00 p. m.,
Parksville H. D. C. at home of Mrs.
R. N. Edmunds.
Saturday, January 24, 2:30 p. m.,
White Town H. D. C. at home of
Mrs. Frank White.
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Thos. W. Morgan
New County Agent
Thomas W. Morgan, newly ap
pointed Aiken County farm demon
stration agent, Monday succeeded
C. Lee Go wan, who recently resign
ed atter having served in the of
fice for the past several years.' Mr.
Morgan’s appointment was made
Public a month ago by Dr. W. W.
Jong, director of the Clemson Ex
tension Service.
Mr, Morgan C6mes to Aiken high-
y recommended, having been
county agent at McCormick for the
last seven years. He graduated
from Clemson College in 1923, and
taught two years as an agricul
tural teacher in Orangeburg before
going to McCormick.
The departure of Mr. Gowan
from Aiken will be regretted. He
has done excellent work in the
county, especially in building up
the 4-H clubs.
Mr. Morgan says that he will be
Very glad for the farmers of the.
county to call by the office when
they are ill town, and urges them
to call upon him for services when
they have need of him. He is anxi
ous to be of service to the farmers.
Miss Mable Bradwell has accept
ed a position in Mr. Morgan’s of
fice.—Aiken Standard.
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Health And Profits
In Home Gardens
THE more you see of the new Ford, the more you
realize that it brings you everything you want or
need in a motor car. • • • And at an unusually
low price.
Its substantial beauty of line and color is ap
parent at a glance. Long, continuous service em
phasizes the value of its simplicity of design and the
high quality that has been built into every part.
The new Ford accelerates quickly and it will
do 55 to 65 miles an hour. It is an easy-riding car
because of its specially designed springs and four
Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shock absorb
ers. It has fully enclosed four-wheel brakes and
the added safety of a Triplex shatter-proof glass
windshield. Operation and up-keep costs are low
and it has the stamina and reliability that mean
thousands of miles of uninterrupted service.
See the nearest dealer and have him give you
a demonstration ride in the new Ford. Check up
every point that goes to make a good automobile
and you will know it is a value far above the price.
The New Ford
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CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 7.—
That demonstration gardens prov
ed to be a big factor in the recup
eration stage for the contestants
in 1930 is a conclusion drawn from
the reports that are now being
checked by the Extension Service,
which conducted this contest.
An outstanding illustration of
this is revealed in Mrs. N. L.
Couch’s report and statement. She
sold $764.39 worth of products,
canned 203 quarts, and made 1870
servings for a family of six from
her 1-4-acre. “I have gotten much
pleasure out of my garden,” she
says. “Really, I have had a health
garden that has meant much to me
and my. family. Not only does it
keep us healthy, but happy as well.
| No more will I be without my
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mostly raw vegetables, and milk. It
wasn’t long until they were nor
mal.”
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“I have tried Xo haye a garden
the year round,” says Mrs. W. S.
Creech, Olar, who made 1429 serv
ings for a family * of 14, canned
624 1-2 quarts, and sold $121.10
worth of products from her 1-4-
acre. “I never go to the store for
anything that I can grow in my
8. C. WEEKLY i South Carolina Leads
INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW
The following record of indus
trial activity lists items showing
investment of capital, employ
ment of labor and business activ
ities and opportunities. Informa
tion from which the paragraphs
are prepared is from local papers,
usually of towns mentioned* and
may be considered generally cor
rect.
Advertiser compares favorably with
weekly papers that are published
in larger and wealthier towns in
the state. Now, will, not the local
business interests assist us in mak
ing the paper a greater factor in
1931? We want the stranger who
reads The Advertiser to get a fav
orable impression of the town
and county in which it is publish
ed. Will you not help us to ac-
garden and I sell lots of my can- complish this worthy aim?—Edge-
ned stuff through the winter.” field Advertiser.
Mrs. M. Griffin, Rock Hill, had
a 1-4-acre garden in town from
which she cooked and sold enough j The Child’s Allowance
products to pay for an operation
for one member of the family,,
made 2003 servings, and canned Child specialists believe that
271 quarts.
Easley — Street traffic signal in
stalled at corner of Main and
Table Rock Streets here.
Cheraw — Contract for grading
Highway No. 9 between this place
and Chesterfield let recently.
Chesterfield — Highway between
here and Pageland to be hard-sur
faced soon.
Newberry — Z. F. Wright pur
chased old Klettner home on Cald
well Street, and will erect brick
home for Methodist parsonage.
Bishopville — City water tower
painted recently.
Pickens J. E. Ward opened
new garage and repair shop in
building formerly occupied by
Smith’s Garage.
Walterboro — F. E. Dunham of
Peoples Water Service Company,
having warehouse and work shop
erected at rear of power plant.
Bishopville — Construction of 1.-
083 miles of State highway and
5.4 mile^ of bridge work contract
ed for under $65,000,000 bond pro
gram since first contracts let May
20, 1930. Practically all work com
pleted.
Pickens — Snlith’s Garage moved
to building formerly occupied by
Ray Lynch opposite Methodist
Church.
Columbia — Broad River Power
Company ordered by Supreme
Court to resume operation / of
street railways in this city.
Allendale — Pastime Theatre
remodeled and repaired and Vita-
phone installed recently.
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A Small Farmer
Fighting Through
Newspaper Reflects
/ The Town
a
pocket allowance works best when
it is in no way dependent on work
done to help in the house, but is
given in order to train the child
in the use of money. Help in sim
ple tasks should be expected as a
matter of course, and an allowance
It is said, and with much truth, of some sort given also as a mat-
that a newspaper reflects the town ter of course. Do not use the al-
in which it is published, so far as lowance as a means of discipline,
the progressiveness of the town Find other ways of teaching obed-
goes. A neatly printed, well edited ience or other necessary lessons,
newspaper which is liberally pat- Very unusual tasks may be paid
ronized as an advertising medium for, if the child would otherwise
by the local merchants, indicates have a continual sense of drudgery
that the community is enterpris- connected with everything around
ing and prosperous. On the oth- the home. For example, dishwash
er hand, a carelessly printed and mg is something everyone should
poorly edited paper which carries help with. Everyone makes dishes
practically no local advertisements, dirty. Window washing, painting,
indicates that the town in which mowing the lawn, cleaning the cell-
it is published is lacking in enter- ar, and similar occasionaljasks, of-
prise and progress—is dead/ in oth- ten a little heavy for a child, may
er words. rewarded by definite pay, just
Help us to make The Edgefield °s one might pay an outsider to do
COLUMBIA, Jan. 7.—Perhaps no
better instance of grit, energy, and
perseverance in working out a new
salvation for the small farmer who
formerly staked his all on cotton
can be found in Richland county
than that of James H. Lever on
Columbia, Route 3, who has turned
from -cotton to the cow, hog, hen
program, and who is already con
vinced that cows, pigs, and chick
ens will make him single-handed
an easier living than he has ever
had before. On his small farm of
41 acres Mr. Lever used to plant 15
acres of cotton. This year he plant
ed no cotton. Last year on two
acres he made one bale and lost
perhaps $25 on the venture; where
as he would have made 80 bushels
of corn and 15 bushels of soybeans,
which would h^ve brought in say
$125 at a total production cost of
$35 or less. He is convinced that
■'■'ybfcc.ns are the salvation for
jma:r T farmers in his situation who
furring to livestock, for says
he: “soy'ce?-' grazing saves labor,
my sakes. rpd c’mense.” Last year
. he planted six acrcn of B’loxi soys
in corn, gathered the corn, and
grazed six head of ari some
hogs and other animals 'or tv/r
months on these beans.
Five Guernsey and Jersey ao ' *
grade heifefls are being grown on
this year for sale and two cows are
milked regularly. Two brood sows
will be supplemented by two more
to furnish a supply of pigs for feed
ir°r. This year he fed 21 nigs usin^
''ome bought corn, and cleared
$105.58 above all costs even with
corn at high price. He has also
45 Red hens and is saving 63 of
this year’s pullets to enlarge the
flock. On these 45 hens.a strict
record shows nearly $i ner year per
hen for ^bor and profit.
In his pig feeding venture thi*
vear he had for partner his son
James, a 15-year-old clubster. to
whom belonged 11 of the 21 pigs.
With a self-feeder which the coun
ty agents and livestock specialists
advised and helped build. James’ j 666 also in Tablets
11 pigs were fed continuously on — : - ==
In Quality Of Cotton
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 5.—
South Carolina has the place of
honor for the Southeast in the
production of better staple cotton,
according to data just released by
the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, showing that South
Carolina has 48.0 per cent of her
crop in the 15-16 to 1 1-16-inch
staple class; North Carolina 39.5-
per cent; Georgia 15.6 per s cent;
Alabama 5.4 per cent. South Caro
lina also leads North Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Oklahoma in per cent of eptire
crop tender able on futures con
tracts, 96.6 per cent of the South
Carolina crop being tenderable.
Alabama has only 58.5 per cent
tenderable.
These data show that South
Carolina farmers are making more
rapid progress in improving the
quality of their crop than any oth
er Southeastern state, says R. W.
Hamilton, extensions agronomist,,
who feels that this progress may be
attributed to the fact that this
state was the first to realize that its
cotton was not meeting the require
ments of its cotton mills and the
first to make a concerted effort to
produce that quality of cotton re
quired by the mills.
During the past five years more
than 4000 farmers have entered
the. South Carolina Five-acre Cot
ton Contest for improvement of
quality and yield per acre. This
contest is sponsored by the South
Carolina Manufacturers’ Associa
tion, is conducted by the Clemson
College Extension Service, and is
encouraged by leading farmers,
business men, newspapers, bankers,
and progressive agencies through
out the state.
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Effective Advertising
(The Spartanburg Herald.)
Advertising is the newspaper’s
biggest source of revenue. Cut it
off and the press can’t carry on so
well. Naturally the policy of the
newspaper is to cry in a loud
voice: “It pays to advertise.” But
the newspaper is not alone in this
praise for the printed word and
picture is the greatest and cheap
est advertising medium the world
has ever known.
Industrial and economic Readers
have been convinced of the appeal
of newspaper advertising for gen
erations. No product, neglecting
the press as an advertising medium,
has ever carried on to stand in the
charmed circle of nationally and
internationally known products.
This is an accepted fact. Man will
never find a match for the printed
word as an advertising medium.
This city has recently been the
scene of a number of sweeping
furniture sales. Thousands upon
thousands of dollars—cold,' hard
cash—were spent in the houses
conducting the sales. Officials ^de
clare the receipts reached figures
they never dreamed would be at
tained. The sales were heralded in
display newspaper advertising.
Great pages prepared a region for
great sales.
Thousands read and came to buy^
And now an official of Sterchi
Brothers says: “We are great be
lievers in newspaper advertising.
Firms that do not use the newspa-'
cers are simply overlooking the-
best and cheapest medium. It is'
^ard for me to understand how
"r’ T firm expects to succeed, just
there waiting for customers
^ walk in. You’ve got to tell them
h oi't it. Newspaper advertising
oays uiusually big dividends in
Spartanburg. I want to congratul
ate the two papers on their pulling
power.”
This official is right. The man
who builds the best mouse trap
will never see the world beat a path
"■o his door unless he yells about
his trap from the house-top.
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is a doctor’s Prescription for
COLDS and HEADACHES
It is the most speedy remedy known
Advertiser reflect a wide-awake, hem. Where the ready cash in a
health garden. A few months ago progressive town in 1931. The mak- family is too small to permit any
two of my children were under- | ers can hot do this alone. The pay, the spirit of teamwork can be
A man who starts out in life to weight and they seemed to be very local merchants and business men so strongly developed that no work
hit the high spots eventually has unhappy. I began to give them
$0 go into low gear. , quantities of fruits and vegetables,
must do their part. Some people need seem like drudgery, unfairly
are kind enough to say that The imposed on unwilling shoulders.
yellow corh, fishmeal, shorts, aftjj ! Try this: Heat an unopened can
soybean grazing, while the other r' of salmon in boiling water. Make
pigs were hand-fed. The son’s J' a boiled dressing such as you would
pigs at 180 days weighed 48' use for cole slaw, or hollandaise
pounds more than the father’s 13 sauce. Open the can of salmon very
pigs, which at 10.25 cents pe~ carefully, wrapping it in a towel
pound meant a profit of about $50 to prevent scalding the hands, and
in favor of the new idea of self- pour the hot sauce over it. Chopped,
feeding. : . 4 parsley may he added itdesirei^ *