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t Thursday, March 12, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER SEX Forest Service Gan . ^ % Not Supply Trees Private Plantings Because the Forest Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture grows nursery trees for planting on all the national forests, many persons believe that the Govern ment furnishes trees for private planting. This is not the case, ac cording to Forest Service officials, who receive scores of requests for trees. Instead of dealing directly with individuals, the Forest Service co operates with the forest depart ments of 38 States in supporting State nurseries where trees are grown for farm planting, the dis tribution of planting stock to far mers being handled entirely by the States. The Forest Service gets large orders for seedlings to plant on farms, and even requests for single trees for front yards. How ever, it has no authorization to either sell or distribute gratis trees j for planting on privately owned lands. Owners of farm lands 1 should apply to their State fores try departments. The Forest Serv- | ice will send, on request, lists of nurseries able to supply ornament als or shade trees. -tx*- The oil in “dustless” cloths may be renewed by applying a few drops of kerosene or light luber- cating oil on one corner, rolling the cloth, and letting it stand un til the oil has spread evenly. Or add a little oil to the rinsing wat er after washing the duster. One tablespoon of kerosene or one half tablespoon of light lubricating oil to one quart of water gives good results. •w vk - - - Bfe:' ¥LiJ MS *•] isAJj .1 act avii 43 (>i: [«ivj ra •nnu i riu r«i a ■ foshioned-Newest Shades* STBV/ICE weight: COLORS: Flesh, Nude Sun Tan .Mode Gun Me+af,Egg Shell, Basque Brown , Blacl^ srrr x 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 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. AN ADV. WILL HELP YOU No matter what you may want— buy, sell, find, trade, or rent—an ad vertisement in THE MESSENGER will help you. There is no limit to. the results it may bring. Your mes sage goes into the homes of several hundred people, and will be read in leisure time when decisions are made.. You won’t miss the small amount that advs. in this paper will cost. McCormick, S. C. THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS BANK mm R. G STEPHENSON By ROME C. STEPHENSON President American Bankers Association B ANKERS recognize that their busi ness carries especially heavy pub lic responsibilities and welcome all sound measures to aid them meet the duties this im poses. Unceasing efforts to bring about continually improving meth ods to safeguard depositors in banks of alkkinds have long bc4n up permost in the plans of bankers' organiza- tlons throughout the nation. They are not the outgrowth merely of the past year of business adversity, hut have been carried on actively for many years and have resulted in great prog ress along lines of better, safer hank ing methods. Although banking along with all business has suffered reverses, conditions in this field have been far less severe than they would have been had not hankers been widely success ful in their endeavors to develop the high standards of banking that now generally prevail. The American Bankers Association and bankers’ organizations in every state actively support the principle of government supervision of banking. The nationhl hanks, which receive their charters to do business from the federal government, are under the su pervision of the Comptroller of the Currency at Washington. Through his effleisnt staffs of expert bank examiners in every se6tlon he has the duty and powers to keep'watch of the way every national bank is being conducted, to suggest desirable changes in its poli cies or methods and even to step in and take control for the protection of the depositors if such action is war ranted. The state banks, also, which are chartered by the various state gov ernments, are subject to similar su pervision and control by state hank officials. In addition hanks in many places have long maintained voluntary clearing house associations which en force even closer supervision over their members. Bankers Favor Public Supervision Present laws adequately enforced contain ample provisions for govern ment supervision. Bankers univer sally believe in string, capable banking departments manned by officials with the discretion and courage to enforce these laws and act under them as the common welfare demands. They be lieve that these public officials should he paid sufficient salaries to command the services of men of character, ability and a resolute spirit of public service. They believe also that the hanking de partments should ha kept free from all political or other special influence in order to be able to act at all times with single-minded independence solely for the benefit of the public interest. Although banks in the United States operating under state or national char ters are thus subject to supervision of public authority, they are strictly pri vate business enterprises. They are owned by their stockholders and ad ministered by officials chosen through the boards of directors which their stockholders elect. No bank is owned or operated by the United States Gov ernment, nor, with one small exception in a western state, by any state gov ernment. The function of government in banking is to promote and enforce careful banking administration through the system of examination and super vision which I have described. This, however, does not relieve the individu al depositor from the necessity of judging and choosing carefully as to his banking relations, just as in his other business or professional rela tions. He must inquire for himself into the character and type of institution and men he shall do business with, satisfying himself as to their reputa tion, reliability and capability. These qualities are essential to complete the element of safety and dependability in any human institution. < • t.» drifted' An Illusory Law A The bank deposit guaranty law in any form is a snare and a delusion, de clares a banker in a state where U has been tried, adding: “It is a license and encouragement to irresponsible banks and banking and penalizes capital sol vency and prudent banking. It creates a sense of security in the minds of the unthinking and uninformed that is false and impossible to be realized on ultimately. To compare it to legitimate insurance is without reason and ab surd. It jeopardizes the solvency of all banks and the safety of all depositors for the theoretical safety of a few. Guaranty schemes always have been, are and always will be Impotent, futile and disastrous. It is not new. Has been tried, failed and discarded at intervals for more than 100 years in this coun try. No well-informed, honest and in telligent mind can accept it In prla- oipto or practice. Competent bank su pervision and restriction of banks to territory that will warrant sufficient capital investment and accounts is the only sana and honest course and will afford aH the guaranty the depositing puMSd is entitkfe to as cofeapartd with aH otto liuma&>affadrs. M This Week b Arthur Brisbane A Dangerous Embargo Four Things You Need A Big Copper Mine Real Divining Rod Los Angeles.—A gasoline price war holds public interest for the moment here. Standard Oil of California’s cut of 2 cents, made to meet erratic price cutting, will be followed by deeper cuts by other companies. The oil situation is bad, and an elimination process will gradually weed out weak er sisters. Then consumers that have been buying gas too cheap will even up matters by paying too much. The antiquated Sherman act pre venting common sense business ar rangements makes conditions worse. Some American companies demand an embargo on oil from foreign coun tries. Powerful companies that own inexhaustible subterranean “lakes of oil” in Venezuela and elsewhere op pose the embargo. They want to bring in their cheap foreign oil. They are protecting this country’s interests, perhaps without knowing or caring. An embargo would hasten the exhaustion of American wells, putting consumers and the moth er industry at the mercy of foreign well owners. What that would mean the country learned when Britain con trolled rubber and regulated the price. If you have four things, intelligence, energy, money and interest in the welfare of others, you can do good work. Mrs. Greenway of Tucson, Ariz., has the four. She started a furniture fac tory, for ex-service men not sick enough for a hospital but needing-- re cuperation in a perfect climate. That did much good. Then she built and is running a Tucson hotel, made up of separate bungalows, all furniture made by the service men, and all for sale to guests. Just at present the place is packed, but try to go there anyhow, if you go to Tucson. If you do not go you make a big mistake. Such a woman as Mrs. Green way, finding a way to help men in jured in their country’s service, work ing hard, with no profit, and little thanks for herself, should be at least praised. Mr. “Pepper,” Tucson’s king of ail newsboys, assures you that Mrs. Greenway is “an incomparable lady,” putting the accent on “incomparable” on the ante-penultimate syllable, “par.” “She gave me,” says he, “two tickets for the opera that cost at least $5 apiece. It was called ‘The Walker,’ and say, you qever heard that kind of mu sic in your life.” This indorsement of his Walkeure would gratify Wagner. If you own copper stocks, you are engaged by proxy in an interesting. Changing business and might learn about it by visiting the Cananea Cop per mine, a little south of the Mexican border, near Douglas, Ariz. That mine had stock selling at $8 a share. Copper running as high as 40 per cent was found and the stock jumped to $200 a share. Now the Anaconda Cop per company owns it. Cananea in normal times pays the Southern Pacific railroad a freight bill of $1,000,000 a year. Mr. Weed, man ager of the mine, a blue-eyed young American from the Michigan School of Mines, with his forehead leaning out above his eyes, learned the real business working in a mine after grad uating. He continues learning the busi ness by running bne of the greatest mines on earth. Aimless speculation and fruitless ef fort often lead to scientific accomplish ment. Chemistry is the successor to ancient alchemy, seeking to change inferior metals to gold. And now the old divining rod, with credulity as its only asset, may be replaced by a “rod” that really locates what you seek. A needle, called the Hotchkill super dip, described before the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, takes advantage of the fact that certain deposits disturb the earth’s normal magnetic lines. In the hands of a prospector, knowing geolo gy, that new divining rod is expected to reveal deposits of gold and other precious substances. You are not ad vised to invest in any such contriv ance just yet, but you might speculate on this: What would be the effect on the world’s gold standard nations if it became suddenly possible to multiply the gold supply by ten or a thousand, at little cost? • Scientists say typhus fever is spread by fleas that bite rats, then humans. | Recalling that Rocky Mountain fever. spread by ticks, was conquered by I “tick-juice inoculation,” the scientists suggest that a similar remedy for ty phus may be made of the rat-biting I flea. Ground-up fleas as a medicine would not be pleasing. Human beings and their governments should have the energy to eliminate rats. Then fleas ceuld not bite them Similarly, they should wipe out croco diles, that supply the death germs ol sleeping sickness to the tsetse fly. Impossible? Suppose each rat C€yr talned a gold dollar and each crocodile a $10 bHI, how ifng Would they last? Turker. seeking to uncover the faces and also.ftie legs of her women, fftarts a competition for “the most beautiful pair of legs la aH Turkey.*' (&. lltl, by Kins Feature* Syndic*t*, lac.) Improved Uniform International Sunday School f Lesson’ ] ('By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.. Mem ber of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) ((c), 1931, Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for March 15 JESUS AMONG FRIENDS AND FOES GOLDEN TEXT—Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. LESSON TEXT—Luke 10:38-42; 11: 14-54. PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus Among His Friends. JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus' Test of Friendship. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Friendship With Jesus. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Dealing With Friend and Foe. I. Jesus in the Home of Friends (Luke 10:38-42). There is no place where true char acter is so clearly revealed as at home. 1. His reception (v. 38). Jesus was received by Martha, as she was the head of the home. Jesus must have greatly appreciated the fact that there was one home in which he was wel come. 2. Mary sitting at Jesus' feet (v. 39). She, with fine spiritual dis cernment, knew that sitting at the Lord’s feet and hearing his word was that which would most please him. He was more concerned with oppor tunity to reveal himself to human hearts than with the eating of well prepared meals. Mary's way of en tertaining Jesus was more acceptable than that of Martha. 3. Martha cumbered about much serving (v. 40). Both sisters loved the Lord. It would be Impossible to say which loved the more, but Martha was bent on providing a fine meal for him. Because she was trying to do so many things, she was on the verge of dis traction, and- found fault with Jesus for permitting Mary to leave the kitch en to listen to his teaching. 4. Jesus’ answer (vv. 41,42). (a) He rebuked Martha (v. 41). He-did this most tenderly for he knew that she loved him sincerely, (b.) Defends Mary (v. 42.) He declared that but one thing was needful and that Mary had chosen that good part which could not be taken away from her. The one thing needful for every member of the race is a heart for the Lord which brings the individual to Jesus to hear hia teaching. M. Jesus Among Foes (11:14-54). 1. Charged with being in league with the devil (vv. 14-23). Being un willing to receive him as the Son of God and yet unable to account for his mighty works, they declared that he was casting out demons through Beelzebub, the chief of the demons. 2. Refusal to believe his miracles (w. 29-32). They asked for a sign to which he replied that they would have a sign from heaven in his death and resurrection. He reminded them, how ever, that their request showed un belief surpassing that of the heathen queen of the South and the wicked people of Nineveh. 3. Wickedness denounced (vv. 37-54). He pronounced six woes upon those who were opposing him and seeking his destruction: three upon the Phari sees and three upon the lawyers. a. The Pharisees (vv. 37-41). These he denounced for: (1) Punctiliously observing minute rites while at the same time breaking the Ten Commandments. They care fully tithed the small herbs of the gar den while practicing injustice with their fellow men and withholding love from God. He pointed out to them their attending to these external acts while their hearts were filled with wickedness. It was as absurd as merely washing the outside of an un clean cup. (2) Desire for public recognition (v. 43). This is a common sin today. Love for titles of respect aad positions of prominence is a very common sin. (3) Feigning humility (v. 44). He compared their hypocrisy to graves which are on the ground and may be stepped upon unconsciously by some one who would thus be defiled. b. The lawyers (vv. 45-54). The strictures of Jesus on the hypocritical Pharisees aroused the lawyers, one of whom indignantly declared, “Thou re proaches! us also.” In reply to this Christ pronounced three woes upon them: (1) For placing burdensome re quirements upon the people to which they themselves would not submit (v. 46). Religious rites should not be made irksome. (2) For the murder of God’s prophets (vv. 47-51). He showed that their attitude toward him was the same as was shown to the prophets by their fathers. Jesus declared that their guilt was the same as that of their fathers and that their generation would be held responsible for all that the fathers had done. (3) For keep ing back the knowledge of God by false Interpretations of the Scripture (vv. 52-54). New Fillings Needed God forbid that any of you should think that tore months from now you can work in the power of the filling you receive today. A new filling is needed for each new emergency of Christian service.—R. A. Torrey. # Obedience Obedience la the great organ of un- deretandlhf C&rl*t. Affjhen we do his will we shall understand him and when we understand him we shall become like him. > -IhwfhiBita.- - CHURCHCARDS Plum Branch M. E. Church Schedule PLUM BRANCH ASBURY:—Sunday school every Sunday at 10:00 a. m.; Epworth League every Sunday at 7:00 p. m.; Preaching 1st Sunday at 11:00 a. m.; Preaching 3rd Sunday at 7:30 p. m. BARR’S CHAPEL:—Preaching 1st Sunday 3:30 p. m.; Preaching*3rd Sunday at 11:00 a. m. BORDEAUX: — Preaching 2nd Sunday at 3:30 p. m.; Preachidg 4th Sunday at 11:00 a. m. ST. PAUL:—Sunday school every Sunday at 10:00 a. m.; Preaching 2nd Sunday at 11:15 a. m.; Preach ing 4th Sunday at 7:30 p. m.; Ep worth League every Sunday at 6:45 p. m. R. M. TUCKER, Pastor. -$Xt- McCormick Holiness Church Schedule McCormick —. Preaching service Saturday night before 3rd Sunday at 8 o'clock; third Sundffy morning at 10:30 o’clock and third, Sunday night at 8 'o'clock. A cordial welcome is extended to all. O. E. TAYLOR, Pastor. txt A. R. Presbyterian L Preaching at Mt. Carmel, S. C. t on the first and third Sabbath at 11 a. m. Preaching at McCormick, S. C., on the second and fourth Sabbaths at 11:30 a. m. Sabbath school at both churches every Sabbath day throughout the year. ' LEON T. PRESSLY, Pastor. txt Baptist Schedule BETHANY—1st Sunday, preach ing service, 3:30 p. m.; 3 rd Sun day, 11:30 a. m. BUFFALO—1st Sunday, Sunday School, 10:30 a. m.; Preaching 11:30 a. m.; 3rd Sunday, Sunday School 2:30 p. m.; Preaching, 3:30 p. m. McCORMICK—1st Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.; Preaching 7:30 p. m. 2nd Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a m.; Preaching 11:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.; Preaching 7:30 p. m. 3rd Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:45 p. m.; Preaching 7:30 p. m. 4th Sunday, Sunday School 10:00 a. m.; Preaching, 11:00 a. m.; B. Y. P. U. 6:45 p. m.; Preaching, 7:30 p. m. WILLINGTON — 2nd Sunday, Preaching 4:00 p. m.; 4th Sunday, Preaching 4:00 p. m. W. H. BARFIELD, Pastor. X Troy A. R. P. Charge TROY—Sabbath school at 10:00 every Sabbath morning; morning worship, 11:00. Y. P. C. U. meets 1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbath evenings at 7:00 o'clock. Prayer meeting, 2nd and 4th Sabbath evening at 7:00. BRADLEY—Sabbath school, 3:00 p. m. 1st and 3rd Sabbaths; wor ship 3:30 p. m. CEDAR SPRINGS—Sabbath school at 3:30 o'clock, 2nd and 4th Sab baths; worship 4:00 p. m. J. H. BUZHARDT, Pastor. X McCormick Methodist Church Schedule McCormick—Sunday school every Sunday at 10:00 a. m.; Preaching at 11:00 a. m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sun days, and at 7:30 p. m. on fourth Sundays. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing at 7:30 o'clock. Board of Stewards meets Monday night following 1st Sundays. REPUBLICAN Sunday School at 11 a. m. on Snd and 4th Sundays. 1st and 3rd Sun days at 2:80 p. m. Preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 3 p. m. Troy — Sunday school at 10:00 a. m. 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays; tnd Sundays at 8 p. m.; preaching tnd Sundays 1:80 p. ra.; 4th Sundays 11 4. m Beulah . J -4 ^reaching every 4th. Sunday afternoon at t:!io aVlc-k.. n. ^ ’ W. 8. HENRY, 4 .V. . \ ■ 4P md ■JL ^ . , v-- •• ♦ i ^ . t*. ft"-