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Thursday, March 12, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER TWO WEED OUT THE LOAFERS Oklahoma City recently k tested unemployment by demanding that an hour or two of labor be given in return for meals. Such a policy brought forth a welcome hegira states the Daily Oklahoman, for it required but a few days to solve the unemployment problem in so far as professional idlers were con cemed. As soon as loafers learned that they had to work for their food and were faced with the choice of working or starving they left for other places. As the Galveston News asserts in citing Governor Sterling’s ex perience with the spokesman for a delegation purporting to represent farmers and unemployed: “In more than one instance unemploy ment agitators have shown mark ed distaste for work when offered ah opportunity to earn a living by working. And beyond question the country is infested with bums who are only too content to live on public generosity.” Undoubtedly the panhandler has made the most of the opportunity to appeal to public sentiment Unemployment has been great enough without adding to the number. The Tulsa World com ments that men, asking individ uals on the street for the means to secure food, when led to eat ing places promptly disappear— money was what they wanted. It is not unusual, when no money is tendered, for mendicants of this stripe to pass on muttering curses and threats. Professional beggars and idlers, according to police departments of large cities, from a considerable proportion of those at the soup kitchens and bako shops, seeking food intended for the worthy. There are normally 1,500,000 peo ple in this country unemployed in good times. Most of them would not work if they had work. So it is desirable, in any analysis made of actual distress and in all meas ures taken to bring about relief to separate the parasite from the industrious man who should be given work whenever it is possible. —Manufacturers Record. TbA||£ Farmer "V3 With Five Cats You’ve heard of him. He cut five holes in his bam door so die cats could go 'in and out. Said when he yelled "scat” he wanted action. This agency has an exit for every member of the firm. Our clients get action whether they want fire insurance or a claim settled. Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 I McCormick CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. BY L. G. BELL, PROBATE JUDGE: WHEREAS, Amelia Wideman made suit to me to grant T. L. Edmunds Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Thurs ton Palmer; THESE ARE. THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the .said Thurston Palmer, deceased that they be and appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at McCormick Court House on 18th day of March, next, after publi cation hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand this 2nd day of March, Anno Domini 1931. L. G. BELL. Probate Judge. T HE thousands of letters re ceived in the $50,000 Camel cigarette contest, advertised in newspapers from coast to coast, were guarded in the same manner as huge gold shipments. Photograph shows contest mail being loaded into an armored truck at the Win ston-Salem, N. C., postoffice under guard for transportation to the of fices of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Charles Dana Gibson, noted artist and publisher of Life, Ray Long, president of Internation al Magazine Company and Editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Roy Howard, chairman of the board of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, were judges of the contest which called for answers to the question, “What recent change has been made in the wrapping of the Camel pack age containing twenty cigarettes and what are its advantages to the smoker?” The huge response to the contest announcements proved anew the great responsiveness of the public to newspaper advertising. Soybeans planted In combination with other crops such as com, cowpeas, Sudan grass, and sorg hums furnish a well-balanced ra tion. a large yield, and a great variety of forage. The United States obtained title to 417,064 acres of forest land and the National Forest Reservation Commission approved purchase of 538,048 acres in 1930. More than 73,000 miles in a New Ford THE substantial worth of the new Ford is reflected in its good performance, economy and reliability; Its stamina and endurance are particularly apparent in sections where bad roads and severe weather put a heavy extra burden on the automobile. In less than a year a new Ford Tudor Sedan was driven more than seventy-three thousand miles over a difficult route. The operating cost per mile was very low and practically the only expense for repairs was for new piston rings and a new bearing for the generator. The car carried an average load of 1200 pounds of mail and was driven 250 miles daily. “The Ford has never failed to go when I was ready," writes one of the three mail carriers operating the car. “The starter did the trick last winter even at 34 degrees below zero. The gas runs about 20 miles per gallon. At times I pull a trailer whenever I have a bulky load." Many other Ford owners report the same satisfactory performance. Every part has been made to endure — to serve you faithfully and well for many thousands o£ miles. The New Ford Tudor Sedan LOW PRICES OF FORD CARS $430 TO $630 F. O. B. DetrrPt, plun freight and delivery. Bumpers and tpare tire extrje at smalt east. You ran purchase a Ford on eeonomicsd terms through the Authorised Ford Finance Plane of tho Universal Credit Company. FEATURES OF THE NEW FORR Attractive linen and color» f rich, long-tcearing upholitery, sturdy steel body construction. Triplex shatter-proof glass wind* shield, silent, fully enclosed four-wheel brakes, four Houdaille double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers, aluminum pistons, chrome silicon alloy valves, torque-tube drive, three-quarter floating rear axle, more than twenty ball and roller bearings, and bright, endur ing Rustless Steel for many exterior metal parts. In addition, you save many dollars because of the low first cost of the Ford, low cost of operation and up-keep and low yearly depreciation. ( ) Future School Programs “It is entirely within the facts to say that, among all the enter prises of the people, no other out ranks that of education either in its size or in its potential results. Every day there goes into the el ementary, secondary, collegiate, technical and professional schools of this Nation practically one-fifth of our entire population,” writes Dr. Payson Smith, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education, in the United States Daily. He continues in part: “We may, with great pride, noto the achievements of the past. It is possible even to foresee, at least to some extent, what the schools of the future will be. It is clear that those schools will place increasing emphasis upon the individual child and his needs. Fixed and definite courses of study making exactly the same requirements of every child are already being dis carded in favor of more flexible! programs that make allowance for the infinite varieties of taste, tal ent and capacity which exist among children. “The schools of the future, pro fiting by the lessons of the past, will place less stress upon prepara tion and more upon growth and de velopment. The concern of educa tion will increasingly be to bring to bear upon the child those in fluences and agencies which will ihelp him to attain the highest physical, mental, and moral sta ture which it is possible for him to reach. Observant parents are finding that the schools are or ganizing their work so that these ends may be reached. “The old-fashioned school, whose praises are so often sung, deserved many of the good things that were said of it. Its most enthusiastic admirers, however, would be com pelled to admit that its instruction in matters of immediate concern was often far more theoretical than it was practical. “Take, for example, the matter of health. All will agree that an education which develops the mind at the expense of the body may be of doubtful value in con tributing to a life of happiness and usefulness. It should be, there fore, a source of satisfaction that the modern school is paying so much attention to the develop ment of play and games in which all can take part and in bringing children to understand how to care for those bodies which are the temples of mind and soul. “Among all the contributions to be made through education, there is none more important than that of sound moral character. Schools everywhere, both public and priv ate, are accepting a major chall enge of the present day which is that of bringing youth into the most intricate social and industrial life that the world has ever known armed with those powerful weap ons which alone will be sufficient, namely, sincerity, straightforward ness, thoughtfulness, honor, recog nition of the rights of others, and a zeal for justice. “Every well-wisher of America must rejoice that the schools of our Nation are bending their ef forts so vigorously to programs of character education. Let it not be supposed that this work is being done in a purely academic fashion. Every recitation, every exercise and demonstration, every game on play-ground and recreation field contributes each its opportunity for the development of these char acteristics of which the world will always stand in so great need. “In greater degree than in the past, our schools of the future will help young men and women to find the vocations for which they are adapted and will help to train them for their life work. The in dustrial life of our age is so com plex and intricate that youth stands perplexed in the face of the ?reat question as to what work he s best fitted to do and how to get nto that work after he knows what le wants to do. This means, of course, that opportunities for :rade, technical, and professional education must be greatly in creased.” Eyes examin ed. Spectacles, <^0 Eye Glasses, md Artificial £..es fitted without "bugs. Drops or Danger. DR. HENRY .1. GODIN Optometristi *5H kiruad Street Augusta. Ga. Everyone believes debts should be paid promptly, especially if they are coming his way. \YlQst of the. standard size fbower packets per, packet Norfkriip,Km<r Cols Seeds A WARNING Fertilizer Dealer No. 3 in a Series appearing in this newspaper T HIS is no year to take chances. If you are tempted to use “any old” fertilizer be cause it costs less, don't do it! Most of all, your crops need nitrogen—natural nitrogen— and that means Chilean Nitrate. I’ve arranged for a big supply of Chilean Ni trate in new 100 lb. bags. It’s cheaper than it has been for years. Better get your order in now, so you won’t be sorry later on. rrn 1 i C HILEAN NITRATE is original “Soda” —the natural nitrogen fertilizer that has been used for a hundred years in the South with best results. It increases yield and qual ity of every crop you grow. It’s indispensable as a side or top dressing to insure against loss. And when you order your fertilizer, be sure to say Chilean Nitrate to your dealer. That one word, “Chilean,” is your protection and your dealer’s too. Chilean means the real thing —the nitrate all crop champions use. Remem ber the two kinds—Original Chilean (Crystal line) and Champion Brand (Granulated) both natural nitrate. LOWEST PRICE in years /Jk NEW 100-lb. BAG The bzz without a backache Nitrite©! Soda EDUC.. 310NAL BUREAU 810 Carol.*::-. Life Bldg.,Columbia, S.C. tn writing for literature or ir.fs:ncl’.cr., pieces refer to Ad No. 69