McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, January 15, 1931, Image 4
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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
-PAGE NUMBER FOUR
McCORMICK MESSENG1
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
l> of the bill-of-Iading.
^ If located in a Community
Entered at the Post Office at Mc
Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of
the second class.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
— Strictly Cash In Advance —
One Year $1.00
Six Months .75
Three Months— .50
THE EFFECT OF ENVY
in
which there was not already a
commission merchant established
the plant could start off in the
early spring by shipping fresh
beans and follow this by putting
the balance of the crop into cans.
At about this time the green toma
to would be ready for the Northern
market. When this market became
unprofitable the red ripe tomato
could then be put into the can. A
favorable year in the fresh vege
table market would pay for the
plant a couple of times over.
Two hundred acres of beans and
three hundred acres ( of tomatoes
Worry, hard work, dissipation} would keep the plant operating ov-
poor judgment, ill health, despond- er a satisfactory season. The to-
ency—all these are enemies of sue- niB-to crop is quite an inexpensive
cess, but none of them has a more crop, costing only about $1.00 for
evil effect than envy. seed ana^$10.00 for fertilizer. Some
This little demon is always on the of the fertilizer will remain in me
alert for a chance to pop into the s °n for a following crop. The banks
most unsuspecting head. If the would probably welcome an oppor-
soil is ripe for him, h? insinuates | tunity to help the farmer with
that you are not receiving enough crops such as these, which give so
©# this world’s goods for what you much more assurance of profit
are giving. / He blackens your than cotton, and which are har-
Hearon Succeeds Jones
are absent from school on account <D?l OQA OffprPfl
of mumps, and also one of our ^
faculty members. Miss Annie jack- I n Prizes For 1931 ! As Highway Chairman
Garden Contest
son. We surely sympathize with
all of them and hope they will
soon be able to return to school.
NEW HEAD PROMISES SANE
PROGRAM WITH NO RUN
AWAY IDEAS
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 12.—
Miss Lucyle Parks, a member of Prizes amounting to $1000 will be
the ninth grade has returned home offered for the fourth demonstra- COLUMBIA, Jan. 12. Charlie O.
from the Greenwood Hospital after tion garden contest to be conducted Hearon, Spartanburg newspaper
an appendicitis operation. Although in Sout h Carolina during 1931, an- publisher, to night was elected
she will still be absent from school n o un ced A. E. Schilletter, exten- chairman of the state highway
for several weeks, yet we are glad slon horticulturist. This contest commission to succeed C. E. Jones,
she is able to be at home. wlu be under the auspices of the resigned, John T. Stevens of Ker-
Z ~ extension workers of Clemson and shaw was elected vice chairman.
Mr. Hampton Parks, county Sup- wlnt hr 0 p colleges. Previous con- T h e elections were made to fill
ermtendent of education, was a tests have proved of great va i ue ;: n terms which are t0 expl re nsx.
visitor in our school one day .ast stimulating home gardening, Mr. May wit h appointment of four new
Wee * Schilletter says. members of the commission.
tv/tt. t \t Tv/roxroT. e irx r-vooio ^ To give ever y gardener o. chance xhe highway commissions meet-
w(Sd last Saturday on business Y* the prizes ’ the followil * classes tog adjourned after a day epen.
wood last Saturday on business. ■ provided: largely ^ routine businjss Xo _
Joyce * Bridges conducted the i nn^Zithnnt'^hpfn 1 Zi'd 3 in Mr ‘ j0 P es read his P artin g
chapel exercises last Wednesday “Y , f without being put m reccmmendation in oresentin- nis
morning There have been no ~ iass * resignation as chairman, and the
special programs during the pastL,Yf® A'Y® Wh ° SeU betWeen members accepted “regretfully” ac-
$100 and $400 cording to John P. Grace of Char-
Class 3, market gardeners who ipctrm
time to prepare anything smee the gejl over $400 worth ieston -
week, as the teachers have had no
holidays.
friend’s character by causing you to
draw unfair conclusions about him.
Envy tells you that you are not
appreciated; that honest wor£ has
no reward—only grafters and hy
pocrites get on in the world. He
gives' you a false estimate of your
own ability.
Then you begin to loathe your job
and hate your friends. Your work
Is not up to its former high stand
ard. You become a confirmed
pessimist and see bad in everyone.
Happily, however; there is a cure
for this condition of mind that en
vy produces. If your friends are
prosperous, be glad, because it indi
cates what can be done with the
proper amount of determination.
Uet their prosperity be a lesson.
'‘If your friends are well liked you
may be sure there is a good reason
for it, and that you can learn the
l?y blQse observation, f,
e advantage of every oppor-
vested at a season when cash is
badly needed.
" The plant should be under the
management of a canner of long
experience. Overhead should be
cut to an absolute minimum, al
lowing the manager to take his
recompense from subsequent pro
fits rather than from a definite
settled wage. The management
should be given a free hand in re
jecting all culls, and he should be
one who is definitely established
with a brokerage house of national
distribution, as well as one familiar
with the fresh markets in the
Northern cities.
The qualifications and Restrict
ions just stated appear to take on
a pretty large order. They, how
ever, are possible of fulfillment.
Since returning from our trip
North, ’ we have maintained * a
steady correspondence with many
of the canners whom we visited.
Mrs. Oliver Harris of Carrolton,
Ga., visited friends here recently.
Mr. Hearon told newspapermen
after the meeting his policy would
be a “sane” one, and added there
Class 4, tenant farmers only.
Class 5, negro farmers only.
First, second, and third prizes of would be ‘no runaway, crazy pro-
™., "Z £ 10 q $50, and $25 will be awarded aram ”
Mrs. Harris, formerly Miss Lyon, c i asse s one two and three- l Y' „ ^ k
was a teacher in our school two « n * ,f es ° ne ’. , ’ , I**: 1 Mr - Hearon has been pn the
years ago and her many friends ? 25 :. Y „ ^ highway commission since its be-
were indeed glad to see her.
and five; and smaller prizes of ginning in 1917. There Was no
cash, seed, or supplies in each contest in the election.
Mr Frank Parks, driver of the! cla ®f- ■ • J The commission tonight gave ap-
ParksviUe-Modoc bus, has been I ,^ he ® onte f Y been ma< ?f p0S : P roval to awarding low bidding in
sick, but it was surely a pleasure fitoe through the co-operation of the December letting to contractors
to find him back on the job after iYY’ ln certaln instances but in other
one day’s absence. Mr. Drue Black- Sparta " bU ^i N ‘ ^ tf Potash Ex ; gave authority to Ben M. Sawyer,
well, however, was a very efficient Port My ; , The Barrett Co and chlef hlghway commissioner, and
substitute. Hastings Seed Co., Atlanta, Wood- Charles Moorefield/ highway en-
ruff Seed Co., Milford, Conn.; Gell gineer. The awards were not an-
Brothers Seed Co., Portland, Ore- nounced.
gon; O. N. Simon and Son, and
Mitchell’s Seed House, Philadel
phia; B. B. Kirkland Seed Co., Co
lumbia; and others.,
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help and serve that is Some of them, established and re
scope of your ability,
have a different view
liable fellows,—are willing to enter
negotiations with local groups if
in jvhich you Uve. 'any are wlUing to coroperate with
in attitude will bring them. Others have not committed
The members of the school sym
pathize very much with Mrs. Brad
shaw in the death of her mother.
A word of praise should be given, s ^ f
to the pupils of Mrs. Rountree’s ^ lowing points will be tak-
era loof xxrooir en hito consideration in awarding __
room for two mornings last week . .. . .. CITES POOR SHOWING OF MO-
their record on “Good Habits” was , the Pf 1 ** n tbe con Y t ' ^ c ®“*
one hundred per cent. This was- secutive P^togs throughout the
surely fine and such training is in
deed excellent for these young peo-
ple. . - ! *
Unexpected.
‘pees nothing but mis-
envious. ,
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themselves this* far but have ’ said
they were coming to Florida this
winter and would stop off and
look at our country on the way.
You may be interested to know
that we have not found any, so
Plant Idea far—and we have written and sent
reports to over a thousand canners
in the country—who are willing to
start a small operation in a strange
part of the country and, in so do
ing,'' supply all of the necessary
capital.
One of the best prospects who
During last September, we sub- have visited us so far were two
BpSt§tes
To Favor Repeal Of :
18tb< Amendment
season that will keep up a ready
supply of fresh vegetables; second,
vegetables served in sufficient
quantities to take care of the. nu-
tritioiial requirements of the fam-
Jones Advises Slow Up
On Road Bond Issue
TOR VEHICLE REVENUES AND
SATS SALARIES TOO HIGH
More Money In
Trade Channels
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Money
in circulation in this country in
creased $26,000,000 during 1930.
The circulation statement of the
treasury showed today that on De
cember 31, $4,890,000,000 was going
the rounds. A year previous it
amour,Yd to $4,864,000,000.
Th e holidays brought $230,000,-
000 additional into circulation. The
amount on November 30 totalled
$4,660,000,000. The season increas
ed the per capita circulation from
$37.59 to $39.41 on December 31.
Total money in the country on
December 31 was $8,713,137,582
which compared with $8,732,677,-
064 a year before. Of the total on
December 31, $4,592,871,268 was in
gold coin or bullion. The treasury
held $4X52,328,593, of which $3,-
517.997,329 was in gold coin or
bullion.
Federal Reserve Banks and
agents held $2,051,443,291 of which
$706,385,471 was in gold coin or
bullion..
The per capita circulation while
higher than the month before com
pared with $53.01 on October 31,
1920, which was the peak per cap
ita circulation in recent years. The
lowest per capita circulation was
on January 1, . 1879, when it
amounted to $16.92. ‘ v ‘ r
The per capita oh December 31,
1930, was figured from a population
of 124,074,000. That in 1920 was
figured on a population of 107,-
491,000 and the per capita circul
ation in 1879 was figured on a pop
ulation of 48,231,000.
Card Of Thanks
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I wish to thank my many friends
for the many acts of kindness ex
tended to me while suffering from
a burned foot. May the Lord bless
each and everyone.
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W. C. JENNINGS.
b EARLY SHIPMENT
FRESH VEGETABLES
OF
(By Eugene Chatterton, South
Carolina Power Company.)
SAYS HENRY H. CURRAN, PRESI
DENT OF ASSOCIATION
AGAINST PROHIBITION
COLUMBIA, Jan. 12.—A warning
against increase of the state’s in
debtedness for road construction
purposes “until the special motor
Uy^ and. third, sufficient amounts revenues prove themselves
canned for winter use. Special more fu u y t‘ W as mide today l^C.
credit will be given for fall and E Jones, chairman of the state
winter gardens. The garden should highway commission In resigning
show that the contestant is using 1 as chairman.
the proper methods of controlling j citing the decrease in licenses
diseases and insects, and has prop- issued an d the small increase in to the highest bidder, for cash,
jrr: u: rY*?;.**;..-re*'
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FOR SALE—.At 11 o’clock a. m.,
Saturday, January 17, I will sell
mitted to the County papers of the
Edistq and Savannah district an
account of a personal visit made to
many of the Northern canning
plants!. The two articles submitted
dealt particularly with the differ
ent methods used in planting and
harvesting the Henderson Lima
gentlemen who operate a plant in
Virginia. They were willing to sup
ply the machinery if local Interests
would provide a building, boiler,
and working capital. The proposi
tion looks particularly good from
the standpoint that local capital
would not be tied up in frozen as-
Bean and the Alaska Pea, We sets r but woulti at a11 times be in '*
Yound that the Northern planters 1 vested in commodities that were
were using mass production meth-| The 1 * 6 of course, always
ods, and as a consequence we re a m arket for the staple canned
getting their yields at a much low- £ oods like beaus and tomatoes, at a
er cost per acre and per ton. The P 1 ** depending upon the quality,
methods; however, for tomatoes There are any number of small
and string beans were necessarily communities in Coastal South
Carolina that could take over this
WASHINGTON, ; Jan. 11.—The
prediction that 24 states are now
ready to vote for repeal of the 18th
amendment, and that the 12 addi
tional ones necessary for repeal
would follow within two years, was
made today by Henry H. Curran,
president of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amend
ment.
gasoline consumed, the chairman
said:
“My advice to this comix\ission
is to go slow in requesting the is
suance of further bonds until the
motor vehicle revenues further
prove themselves.
similar to those in South Carolina,
and the yields in these two vege-
or a similar project, very much to
January 9, 1931.
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tables, as an average from the best their own advantage. With every-
faimers, were no larger in Mary-, body working towards success it
land, for instance, than in South could be the beginning of a pros-
Carolina. It is quite possible, 1 P erous farmln g community. The
therefore, that the future canning handling of the fresh vegetables by
plants of this State will find it ex- Hie plant to be shipped to the
pedient to start their operations Northern markets should net, at
with string beans and tomatoes and toast, once out of every three
possibly beets, spinach and turnip y ears > an enviable profit. During
tops, before entering into the mass t he other years the canned pro
production methods for the lima duct * capable management,
bean and the pea. ' ' could hold its own, and gradually
A few of the smaUer communi- 8 row hi size and take over other
ties in Coastal South Carolina, vegetables including asparagus,
could do well at this time, to take Charleston, S. C.,
cognizance of their rather out
standing opportunity for a small
canning plant,—one that would
take over the functions of a com
mission agent to start out the sea
son and, after the fresh markets
had collapsed, put the balance into ——
cans. I JANUARY 12.—School opened
New machinery capable of put- again last Monday, January 5, af-
ting dp 1,000 cases a day of two ter the Christmas holidays, with a
dozen No. 2 cans vrould cost about very good attendance. Several new
$6,000. Many communities have pupils have enrolled and a welcome
floor space available, including a is extended to them. The faculty,
boiler, which could be used for the as well as the pupils, reported a
plant. Other essentials would be good time, but all of that fun has
working capital, the amount of been forgotten and everyone has
which would depend largely upon started to work with a determin- \
the management and their broker- ation to make this year better than
age relations. A good per centage last. This week will consist of re-
Washington High
School News .
of the canned goods of the coun
try is sold as soon as At is goaded
on cars at-the plant. ; The broker
advances 80 per cent upon receipt
view and on next week
will begin. '
‘exams’
Quite a number of our pupils
erly fertilized his plot.
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Give State Forestry
Conference Hearty
q . q T r Prove inemseives.
support, says .LiOIlflj, “While optimism with me is a
habit I am not so sanguine as to
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 12.— * expect larger motor vehicle reve-
“The South Carolina Forestry Con- nues in 1931 than those received
ference to be held in Columbia, I in 1930. In fact, I look for fur-
Wednesday and Thursday, January ther decline. If the motor vehicle
At the same time he analyzed the 21, 22, through co-operation of the revenues in 1931 decline to any
delegations of 12 states in the next state Forestry Commission, the Ex- appreciable extent under what was
Congress as containing 19 out of tension Service of Clemson College, received in 1930 the revenues will
24 senators in favor of submitting and the. Columbia Chamber of not be sufficient to meet increased
the repeal question to the people, Commerce, is sure to result in debt requirements and at the same
and 113 out of 160 representatives much benefit to the public welfare time satisfactorily maintain the
ready to cast similar votes. - * I of the state,” says pr. W. W. Long, roads of the state.” *
“As to the other states,Curran director of the Extension Service,! Mr. Jones farewell address re
said, “there are several more sena- who urges that there be a large viewed in detail work of the high-
ters and at least 42 more repre- attendance of landowning farmers, way commission during recent
sentatives now ready to submit this bankers, business men, teachers, years, told of the highway depart-
question, but there are not yet two- and others, so that the benefits of ment’s present financial condition,
thirds of each House willing to do the conference may be widespread, praised the assistance of Governor
so. i Dr. Long himself will open the Richards and the work of Ben M.
“The function of Congress in this first session of the conference with Sawyer, chief highway commission-
matter is not one of decision, but a discussion on Forestry and the er; Charles Moorefield, highway
merely the administrative duty of Idle Land Problem and will take engineer, and O. P. Burke, scere-
allowing the people to vote on the part in the proceedings throughout tary. a
question: How much' longer is the conference, which will deal It was a lengthy document of
Congress going to deprive the peo- with every phase of the forestry 21 typewritten pages. ,
pie of the right to vote?” problem—commercial, industrial, Speaking of the financial condi-
Curran reviewed the anti-prohi- educational, recreational, civic. tion of the department, he said:
bition history of the 12 states which “The wise utilization of our “In addition to the cash balances
he said, had “met the extreme twelve million acres of forest or at the end of the year of more
constitutional requirement.” They potential forest land is a matter than $16,000,000 deposited in var-
were Massachusetts, Rhode Island, of interest and importance to every ious banks in the state, funds new
Connecticut, New York, New Jer- citizen of the state,” says Dr. Long and availabale to South Carolina
sey, Maryland, Ohio, Illinois, Wis “the. farmer particularly because by the United States government
consin,, Louisiana, Montana and his present farm woodland can be for road construction purposes De-
Washington. and should be made more profit- cember 21, 1930, amounted to $5,-
As listed by him, each of these able by intelligent and thrifty 469,595.84 making a total of cash on
states will send to the next Con- handling, and his cut-over lands hand and available Federal aid
gress two senators ready to vote and submarginal crop acreages funds of $21,460,009.27.” I
for submission, with the exception should be reforested and made to Mr. Jones estimated the highway
of Maryland, Ohio, Louisiana, Mon- yield profits from forest products departments policy of purchasing
tana and Washington. He listed in a better balanced system of land cement sand and stone for con-
one senator in each of these states, utilization. And certainly those tractors saved $451,563.40 on the
In the list of representatives engaged in commercial forestry cement and $17,160 on stone and
Curran placed 32 out of the 43 pursuits owe the perpetuation of $42,900. on sand. |
New York delegation, 21 of 27 in their business to the scientific and Mr. Jones said the salary sche-
Illinois, 14 out of 16 in Massachu- business-like handling of their dule of highway department em-
setts, 3 out of 3 in Rhode Island, timber properties. In short, all in- ployees was 11.6 per cent higher
10 out of 22 in Ohio, 5 out of 5 in terests of the state private and today than it was in April, 1918,
Connecticut, and 5 out of 6 in public should be concerned in sup- and declared ‘it should be at least
Maryland. porting and promoting the excel- 10 per cent lower. He termed this
Curran named the 19 senator?, as lent forestry program already un- a “very serious matter to which
follows: Walsh,- Collidge, Herbert, derway by the State Forestry Com- you should give careful attention.
Metcalf, Bingham, Walcott, Cope- mission, a program for the preser- The concluding sentence of the
land, Wagner, Glenn, Lewis, Kean, vation and development of a great address was: '
Morrow, Tydings, Bulkley, LaFol- natural resource. Let’s give this ) “Remember, please, as you jog
lette, Blaine, Broussard, Dill and Forestry Conference a big attend- alon$ on your public pathway that
Wheeler. ance and hearty support.” the moon never barks at the dog.”
neai^The Peoples Bank, one 7 year
pld horse, good to plow or drive,
and one good heavy mule, harness
and saddle. Mrs. Tyra Walker.
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ORANGES—138 bushels Florida
Special Oranges at 1 cent a
piece. J. B. Blackwell’s Store, Mc
Cormick* S. C.
FOR SALE—Frost Proof Plants—
Cabbage and Bermuda Onion
Plants all varieties, $1.00 per 100<L
5000 lots. 75 cents per 1000. Prompt
shipment. Dorris Plant Co., Val
dosta, Ga.
LOST—One male Poland China
Pig on Saturday before Christ
mas. Weighs about 60 or 75 pounds.
Reward if returned to J. S. Mann,
McCormick, S. C., Rt. 1.
Lightning causes
many a serious
Fire loss.
Your property should be
safeguarded in every possible
way, but in spite of all precau
tions there are some fire dang
ers that you cannot gurad
against. It is imperative that
you make sure of your invest
ment by carrying adequate fire
insurance.
For over a hundred years in
surance has been guarding
property owners from financial
loss by fire. This agency has
resources and experience back
of it. Insure in the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company.
Frank C. Robinson
Insurance Agency
PHONE 46
McCormick
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