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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
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Forest Service Gan
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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.
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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.
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• 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
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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.
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An Illusory Law
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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.*'
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Improved Uniform International
Sunday School
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('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.
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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.
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A. R. Presbyterian
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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..
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