McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 07, 1931, Image 8
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Thursday, May 7, 1931
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE NUMBER EIGHT
A T - S N A P
KILLS RATS
Also mice. Absolutely prevents
odors from carcass. One package
proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in
cakes—no mixing with other food
Guaranteed.
35c size - 1 cake - enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size - 2 cakes - for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size - 5 cakes - enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by
STROMS* DRUG STORE
MoC^ymick. S. C. %
If FIRE
destroys
your Rhine
If a fire should come
tonight, sweeping
away your home, or
your factory, could
you start rebuilding?
Are you adequately
protected so that your
insurance policies
and not’ycrur bank ac
count would pay the
replacement costs?
Paul J. Robinson
Insurance Agency
PHONE 66
McCormick
Receive Bids
For Star Route
^TEMPORARY SERVICE ANDER
SON TO McCORMICK BE ES
TABLISHED.—BIDS BE TAK
EN UNTIL NOON WEDNES
DAY. — TRUCK NECES
SARY FOR JOB
XAnderson Independent, Tuesday)
Postmaster Julius Wannamaker
yesterday announced that he would
receive bids, beginning today add
until 12 o'clock Wednesday, for
'temporary star route service be
tween Anderson and McCormick.
Mr. Wannamaker made this an
nouncement following a confer
ence between Chief Clerk J. S.
Cuttino, of Charleston, officials of
the C. & W. C. railroad, add repre
sentatives of The Independent and
Daily Mail, at which it was reveal
ed that the railroad has surrend
ered its contract for hauling mail
entirely on the Anderson-McCor-
mick branch of the road. Rail
road officials are co-operating in
an effort to maintain mail se^ice
up to its present standard afttr a
change of schedule on the line
goes into effect May 31.
There is one star route now op
erating between Anderson and
McCormick. An additional star
route is contemplated, this one to
be operated from Anderson at 6:30
a. m., arrive in McCormick at 9:30,
depart from McCormick at 4 p. m.
and arrive in Anderson at 7 in the
afternoon. On Sundajr the carrier
will make the trip to McCormick
but will immediately return, de
parting from there at 9:45 and ar
riving back in Anderson at 12
o’clock.
Blanks on which bids may be
submitted are available at the of
fice of the postmaster. There is
an immense volume of mail now
dispatched over the C. & W. C.
each morning, and bidders should
bear in mind the fact that all
classes of mail, including parcel
post, must be handled. Frequently
over 1,000 pounds of mail is dis
patched down this proposed route,
and the average weight is about
600 pounds. It will be necessary
to use a truck in order to handle
this volume of mail.
The lowest competitive bidder
will be awarded the contract. As
soon as the route is permanetly
established, the carrier must give
sufficient bond to guarantee per
formance of the contract, and
should he forfeit the service or in
any way fail to carry out his bid,
bis bondsmen will be liable for the
amount necessary to keep the
service maintained. i
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No bids will be received after 12
•’clock Wednesday, May 0, ^
Capt. S. S. McBride
On last Wednesday afternoon at
1:30 it was our sad privilege to at
tend the funeral services of Capt.
Samuel Stuart McBride, in the
Presbyterian Church at Willington,
3. C. Capt. McBride was born
n that vicinity May 12, 1845, and
iad spent practically eighty-six
/ears Uiere.
As we listened to the funeral
grayer by Rev. E. T. Gettys of De
a Howe St^ate School, and to the
:ermon by Dr. C. E. Sullivan of Co-
umbia, S. C., who is pastor of the
hurch at Willington, we were im-
•ressed with the remarkable’ life
bat had been lived by Capt. Mc
Bride. “Fifty years an Elder in
he Presbyterian Church; a man
/ho was a consistent, courteous
Christian gentleman, tolerant of
»thers’ faith, loyal and devoted to
Ms own; one whose Christianity
.vas bigger than churchanity; one
vho did not put creed, but Christ
Irst, in measuring a Christian
ife.”
“Four years a Confederate sol
dier.” What a picture that brings
to mind, of privations, hardships,
faith and perseverance. Bravery
md courage and love for fellow
;oldiers made that a period for
vhich all southerners honor those
heroes of the sixties. Capt. McBride
was the next-to-last survivor of
his Co. K. 15th S. C. Regt.
And after he had done his duty
on the battle field and returning
home to find “the despot heel” on
his own soil, he did not, as he
might have done, say: “I have
fought a good fight,” but he help
ed organize and led the “Red
Shirts” who, were to eradicate
Carpet-bag Government in S. C.
and restore white supremacy. His
was a patriotism that called for
clear thinking and staunch acting.
It never failed. His democracy
never wavered, tie stood solid
always for the Democratic Party.
When this McCormick County
was to be formed he was one of the
active promoters.
An active member of the Masons
for 60 years. A good man once
said to the writer “a good Mason
is ever a good man, and needs not
belong to any church,” but we are
glad Capt. McBride did not let
Masonry keep him from being a
follower of the Saviour, and believe
that being a good Christian made
him a better Mason.
Early in the nineties he was
married to Miss Mary Lou Porter,
who survives him. His devotion
to his wife was exemplified by the
sanctity and purity with which he
kept his marriage vows, for never
was there a blot or suspicion of
doubt of his inviolable adherence
to his marital pledge.
To this couple were bom , the
following children: Mrs. L. C.
Rich of Clarks Hill, Mrs. O’Neal
Sanders of Aiken, Miss Louise Mc
Bride, J. W. McBride and S. S. Mc
Bride, Jr., and a son, W. Waddell,
who died two years ago.
In old Willington cemetery, a
most beautiful sequestered spot, his
body was tenderly laid away under
a mound of beautiful flowers, most
of them grown and tended by his
neighbors and friends — a loving
tribute to his. memory.
Surely “a good name is rather
to be chosen than great riches,”
“and what doth the Lord require
of thee, but to do justly and to love
mercy and to walk humbly with
thy God?”
A Friend.
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For School Trustees
At Plum Branch
Farm Life Desirable
And Profitable One
FARMERS CAROLINAS, GEOR-
GIA AND FLORIDA WILL
PROVE IT IS NOT JUST A
MODE OF LIVING
Plum Branch, S. C.,
May 4, 1931
Editor, McCormick Messenger,
McCormick, S. C.
Dear Sir:
I appreciate the re-nomination
for school trustee in Plum Branch
School District as appeared in last
week’s issiie but I positively cannot
serve for another term.
I submit the following nomina
tion:
J. L. BRACKNELL,
E. R. WHITE,
E. M. MORGAN,
E. L. LANGLEY,
L. W. RIDLEHOOVER.
Respectfully,
R. M. WINN.
Professional Card
W. K. CHARLES
Attorney-At-Law
office, Farmers Bank Building
Days at McCormick
TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS
COLUMBIA, May 7.—“Farming to
make a living and thereby making
money is the method whereby the
farmers of the Carolinas, Georgia
and Florida are going to prove that
, farming is not only a mode of life
but a desirable'and profitable one,”
said F. H. Daniel, president of The
Federal Land Bank of this city, to
day while discussing the future of
farming in these four states serv
ed by his bank. “Farming to make
a living should be the first con
sideration of the great majority of
farmers, for, that accomplished,
they are at least assured of a liv
ing. It forms the mud sill from
which they can build their other
activities. A good home, a garden
and forage crops for the livestock
are essentials which, when provid
ed, give the farmer a sense of se
curity not enjoyed by many a
dweller in the cities. With these
in sight, with reasonable efficiency
in farming in this atea, the cash
crops will produce the funds with
which to pay the taxes, interest
and upkeep and surplus besides.
“This is not theory,” continued
Mr. Daniel, “it has been demon
strated times without number. Pos
sibly those who will agree with
these statements most readily right
at present are those thousands of
farmers who left farms a few years
ago to take employment in the
cities, many of whom now are
without jobs and some without
funds with which again to estab
lish themselves in the country.
Many of them, however, do have
funds and they or the sons who
were brought up on the farm are
purchasing farms again It is in
deed fortunate for them that they
can now obtain properties at much
lower prices than prevailed a few
years ago. In fact, at prevailing
prices, I sincerely believe there
never was a time when there was
such a good opportunity to obtain
good farms at figures which in
sure a profit on reasonably effici
ent operation. The people of these
southeastern states are not awake
to the possibilities which lie before
them. Back in the early nineties
in the middle west the basis of
many great fortunes was laid by
the far-sighted individuals who
realized-that there would again be
a demand for land and at much
higher prices. Here we have a
comparable situation, only, in my
opinion, it is even greater than it
was in the middle west three de
cades ago. The demand for farm
land must increase. It is sure to
do so as soon as it is fully realized
that it is being offered at prices
below its true value from the
standpoint of earning power, as is
the case today all over this terri
tory. In what other part of the
country is it possible for a few
thousand dollars to purchase out
right a farm unit which will afford
a family a living, pay expenses and
also a fair amount of net cash at
the end of the year? And it isn’t
necessary for a prospective owner
to make a large down payment.
“When the general public again
realizes that one of the safest and
soundest investments it can make
is in the farm, the supply of farms
which can be bought at current
low prices will be quickly exhaust
ed. Everyone knows how universal
has been the suffering frpm the
national debauch in speculation in
the stock market. From the shell
shock of that debacle the public
has not yet recovered its sanity. It
has developed a temerity even to
ward its own private enterprises
and a deep skepticism toward oth
ers. As it gradually recovers, it
will be astounded at its lack of
business foresight in not investing
in land during this period in which
land values have declined to below
pre-war levels. and this area can utilize the pro-
“It is an economic axiom that ducts of every acre of tillable land
when commodities fall to levels be- when properly farmed. We have
low the cost of production, it’s a no such farm problem as is faced
good time to buy. If anyone doubts in parts of the northwest where
that good farms can now be pur- there is a sparse population. We
chased for less than it would cost need no immigration, for when we
to clear them and erect the build- once awaken to our own possibili-
ings, let him tackle the job. But ties, farms will not be available at
S. C. WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW
Hartsville — Farmers in this
vicinity held Hog Growers mceti^T.
Georgetown — Local streets be-
ng repaired.
Walterboro — Paving underway
on Bells Highway, eight miles
north of here.
Greenville — Eugene B. Smith
purchased W. M. Thompson’s Ford
business.
Belton — Belton Light and Pow-
>r Company moved to new offices.
Columbia — Plant erected here
,o manufacture spinach concen-
• rate.
Abbeville — Abbeville Service
3tation opened at comer of Trinity
and Church streets.
Bamberg — Bridge over Edisto
Siver nearing completion.
Newberry — Busy Bee Cafe un
dergoing remodeling.
St. George — Byrd’s Cash Groc
ery opened in new building of W.
L. Byrd, Jr.
. Allendale — Ten carloads of as
paragus shipped from here during
recent week.
Estill — J. C. Anthony shipped
carload of hogs from here during
recent day.
Beaufort — Von Harten, Bros,
opened in new garage and machine
;.hop.
Dillon — Establishment of can
ning factory under consideration
for this city.
Easley — Lyric Theatre installed
two Strong Super High intensity
Reflector Arc Lamps and accessory
equipment.
Georgetown — Winyah Hotel and
Cafe repainted and repapered.
Camden — Plans being made for
cotton show.
Allendale — Southeastern Petro
leum Corporation to drill for oil
on Allendale County line as soon
as machinery is installed.
Newberry — Movement under
way to reopen Exchange Bank.
Allendale — N. G. Heape and W.
R. Carter opened grocery store
and meat market in building for
merly occupied by H. C. Myrick.
Easley — Shady Lawn Golf
Course opened.
Lexington — B. H. Seay improv
ed Gulf Filling Station.
Columbia — Organization of
$100,000 corporation for marketing
South Carolina produce announced
by Ashton H. Williams of Florence,
headquarters to be in this city.
Abbeville — Movement under
way to rebuild Abbeville County
Memorial Hospital.
St. George — New fire truck and
equipment arrived here.
Hartsville — President of Na
tional Gas & Utilities Corporation
of New York, informed local cham
ber of Commerce, that company
decided to erect gas plant here.
Allendale — Southeastern Petro
leum Co., capital stock $60,000 and
Allendale Oil Co., capital $1,000
with joint headquarters here, given
right to sell oiL rights and leases,
and drill for petroleum.
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GREENWOOD, S. C.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
May 7th-8th
Joe E. Brown
and
Winnie Lightner
in
“SIT TIGHT”
SATURDAY, May 9th
Rex Beach’s
“THE SILVER HORDE”
MONDAY and TUESDAY
May llth-12th
Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
and
Dorothy Lee
in
“HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE”
Wednes-Thursday-Friday
May 13th-14th- 15th
Ann Harding
Clive Brook
and
Conrad Nagel
in
EAST LYNNE
ADMISSION
1 until 2—25c.
2 until 6—30c.
After 6—40c.
New low prices all the time
with the same high standard
of entertainment values!
TI U E
TO BUY
M. G. & J. J. DORN
.(Incorporated)
Dealers
McCORMICK, S. C.
Schedule Of Home
Demonstration Work Chemists Find Extra
Has Used Fertilizer
For Half Century
Fifty-wto years, a user of com
mercial fertilizer. That is the rec
ord of T. J. Parker, Tifton, Ga.
He has used Chilean nitrate of
soda ever since 1878, according to
the South-wide contest conducted'
last year to find the pioneer ni
trate users in this country. For
more than a half century he has;
had consistently good results in
fertilizing cotton and corn.
The first commercial fertilizer
used by .American farmers was
Chilean nitrate, which was shipped
to this country in 1830. This ma
terial did not come into wide use;
until after the Civil War. Nitrate*
from Chile is now used at the rate;
of about three-quarters of a million
tons a year.
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For Next Week
Value In Fertilizer
Monday—May 11, Washington When chemists recently analyzed
4-H Sr., 11:30-12:30. | a sample of our oldest commercial
Tuesday—May 12, Carmel H. fertilizer they found a number of
D. Club. plant foods which farmers general-
Wednesday—May 13, McCormick ^ never were present in the-
High School 8th Grade 4-H club; material.
Fairfield H. D. Club. I Their analysis of Chilean nitrate
Thursday-—May 14, Dowtin H. D.' °f soda, the fertilizer which has
Club.
Friday—May 15, White Town H.
:d. ciub.
Saturday—May 16, office.
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Prize Winners To Be
Announced Next
Week In Contest
WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL
TEACHER’S SCHEDULE FOR
WEEK OF MAY 1I-1G
Monday—May 11, Flat Rock
Community, 2:00 to 6:00 p. :n.
Tuesday—May 12, Modoc Com
munity, 2:00 to 6:00 p. m.
Wednesday—May 13, Parksville
Community, 2:00 to 6:00 p. m.
Thursday—May 14, Meriwether
and Clarks Hill Communities, 2:00
to 9:30 p. m.
Friday—May 15, Clerical work at
.home.
Saturday—May 16, Clerical work
at home.
W. H. WOOTEN.
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Forests of Alaska cover approxi
mately 71,437,000 acres, an area as
large as the States of Missouri,
Maine, and New Jersey combined.
the reproduction value is not al
ways a guide to its current value.
Present prices afford a good op-
the prices it is possible to purchase
them today.
“The experience of The Federal
portunity to purchase at figures Land Bank of Columbia in selling
upon which a real return on the
investment can be made.
“The people to buy these farms
already live in the communities
where the farms are located. They
are the best people to own the
properties. There is a large pop-
farms during the last year, in
which we have sold more farms
than ever before, leads me to be
lieve that confidence in the fund
amental value of land is returning
and that it is only necessary to
point out the facts to revive it
ulation in these southeastern states completely;’ concluded Mr. Daniel.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., May 5.
•—Prize winners in the Camel cigar
ette $50,000 cash prize contest will
be announced next week, officials
of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany, said today.
The contest judges and their
staff, who have been carefully
reading the approximately 1,000,000
entries, have completed their work,
the announcement stated, and
plans are now being completed for
the actual awarding of the checks.
Thirty-eight prizes, including a
first prize of $25,000, are to be
awarded for the best letters on how
the new cellophane moisture-proof
wrappers on Camel cigarette pack
ages benefit smokers. Second prize
will be $10,000, and third prize $5,-
jGO. There will be five awards of
$1,000 each, five awards of $500
each and 25 awards of $100 each.
Judges of the contest are Roy W.
Howard, Chairman of the Board
of the Scripps-Howard i .eague of
Newspapers; Charles Dana Gibson
famous artist and publisher of L-il j
Magazine, and Ray Long, Presiden
of the International Magazine
Company and Editor of Cosmopol
itan.
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forest in sen-is!'-'rid cotton is
reviving as the result of premiums
paid for the long-staple cotton the
variety produces.
been used in this country since
1830, revealed potassium, calcium,,
iodine, boron, magnesium, all es
sential for plant growth—in addi
tion to nitrogen.
Until recently Chilean nitrate
was prized by farmers as a source
of quick-acting nitrogen—nitrate
nitrogen, but the n^w analysis
shows that the fertilizer contains
other plant foods besides nitrogen.
It is now believed that the pres
ence of these impurities, each of
which is necessary for normal
plant growth, accounts for the un
usual record farmers have had with
this natural nitrate. Scientists ex
plain the presence of these uncom
mon elements by the natural ori
gin of Chilean nitrate. It is ob
tained from deposits in a barren
desert which covers thousands of
acres in northern Chile.
WANT ADVS.
FOR SALE—200 Bushels of Yellow^
Com in shuck for $1.00 per
bushel. 100 Bushels Wannamaker’s
Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed at
75 cents per bushel. W. C. Holley,,
at Holley’s Corner, near Plum
Branch.
LOST—One White and Brown
spotted Bitch about 2 years old.
McGrath Bros., McCormick, S. C.
Itpo.
FOR SALE—500 bushels good sound
ear Corn in shuck at $1.00 per
bushel. Also several hundred
bushels Coker 5 Cotton Seed. J. W.
Bracknell & Son, Plum Branch,.
S. C.
FOR RENT—Seven room dwellings
on Gold Street, McCormick, with
water, lights and garage. Apply at
Messenger office. 3tpo.
In April there were fewer hens
and pullets in American farm
flocks than for several years pre
ceding.
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People with lots of pepper in
their make-up are the salt of the
earth.
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Five thousand cross word puzzles
have been shipped to South Am
erica. Our neighbors just will be
civilized. ,
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The ocean is between 70 and 100 at $1.00 per bushel. T. A. Dowtin,
million years old. It is old enough Rt. 2, Troy, S. C.
no doubt, to have sense enough noi. — ■ ■ - ■■■ = '
to try to drown its troubles. FOR SALE—Coker No. 5 cotton
X — j seed. Ginned clean. Seventy-
The trouble with high fliers is five cents per bushel. W. K.
FOR SALE—Cabbage, Tomato and:
Bermuda Onion Plants, $1.00 per
1000. Pepper, Sweet Potato and
Egg Plants $1.50 per 1000. Prompt
shipment. Dorris Plant Co., Val
dosta, Ga.
CORN—White or yellow, dry and
sound, shelled or in ear, at $1.0(1
per bushel. White or yellow meal
that they are seldom equipped with
parachutes.
Charles or J. L« Strother, McCor-
mlck, S. C.. . vv . ,