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'Thursday, July 2, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER TWO R A T - S N A P KILLS RATS Also mice. Absolutely prevents odors from carcass- One packa^p 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 - enougn for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by STROMS' DRUG STORE McCormick, S. C. MASTER’S SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, > Court of Common Pleas. J. E. HERNLEN AND MRS. ESSIE HERNLEN AS EXECUTOR AND EXECUTRIX, RESPECTIVELY, OF JOSEPH HERNLEN, Deceased against ALICE CURRY, W. N. CURRY, W. L. CURRY, M. G. CURRY, MIRAH RADDEN, PEARL MC CORD, T. F. CURRY AND W. K. CHARLES, Attorney. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction on Sales day in July, 1931 (the same being the 6th day of July), in front of the Court House Door, in the City of McCor mick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: All that certain tract or planta tion of land situate, lying and be ing in Plum Branch Township, Mc Cormick County, State aforesaid, containing Twenty-five and Twen ty-four Hundredths (25.24) Acres, more or less and bounded on the North by lands of B. W. Parks; Bast by lands cf T. Garrett Tal bert; South by lands of J. M. Hearst and West by lands of M. G. & J. J. Dorn, with all improve ments thereon situate. As a condition precendent to the consideration of any bid, the said Master shall require a deposit of Seventy-five ($75.00) Dollars, which shall be forfeited to the Plaintiff’s as liquidated damages if the bid der fails to comply with the terms of such bid. > Terms of Sale:—Cash; purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master, McCormick County. June 15, 1931.—3t. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE On the 29th day of July, 1931, we will make a final settlement on the estate of Joseph Hemlen, in the office of the Judge of Probate in McCormick Court House and ask for a discharge as executor and executrix. All persons hold ing claims should present them be fore that day. J. E. HERNLEN, Executor. ESSIE HERNLEN, Executrix. June 27, 1931.—4t. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE On the 18th day of July, 1931, at ten o’clock a. m., I will make a final settlement and ask for a dis charge as administrator of the es tate of S. Caroline Strom. All persons holding claims should pre sent them before that day. W. T. STROM, Administrator. June 18th, 1931.—4t. Eyes examin ed. Spectacles Eye Glasses, and Artificial Eyes fitted without Drugs, Drops or Danger. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometristi 956 Broad Street Augusta. Ga. 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria in three days. 6 6 6 Salve for Baby’s Cold. Professional Card W. K. CHARLES Attorney-At-Law office, Farmers Bank Building Days at McCormick WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS The most dismal failures in the marriage scheme are the failures to get married. By ERNEST CAMP Jg Sharpers It’s a good plan when visiting New York to keep moving right along’. A stop is likely to lead to anything, including a chance to spend or give away some of your hard earned money. Nowhere else in this country are there so many people living by their wits as in chis city. These men can be found every where, from the ritziest hotels and most elegantly furnished Wall Street offices to the sidewalk curbs, and they are all after the same thing—your money. Back in one’s home town, practically the only unexpected appeals that come to you for money are from book agents and backdoor solicitors. These men are avowedly after your money and you can slam the door in their faces and end the attack. Kid Business Men Even the children here intercept one on the streets in the unend ing game of trying to separate you from your coin. Most of them are bootblacks of the kind Horatio Al ger made famous two generations ago. They are usually worthy little chaps and well deserve the nickel they charge for polishing your shoes. They are much the same type as Alger drew as a picture of New York life, except that few of them nowadays are* ragged, like his heroes, but instead are well-shod, aggressive little chaps with a keen eye to businiess. Their shines might be a little more lasting, but that is the penalty one pays for dealing with a sidewalk merchant. Street Performers At night most of these little lads go in for street performances. Their favorite stamping ground is the sidewalk outside of a theater during the intermission of a play. When the theater-goers come out to smoke a cigarette or get a breath of fresh air, these young sters go into action. One of them starts playing a mouth organ and the others jig. Some of them turn cartwheels and occasionally one is seen doing a clever little puggling act with a worn derby or an or ange. Then the hat is passed and quite a few dimes drop into the hat. Their act is often so interest ing that the spectators are late in getting back to their scats, caus ing more than a little annoyance. But it is one of those things one soon gets used to in this city. Evicted Cats Radio City, which is being built right in the heart of the theatrical district and which will cover sev eral blocks, is not being built with out some suffering. Most of this exists among the cats who have been driven from home. They have not only lost their homes, but lost all their feline con tacts, their neighbors and families alike being forced to shift quarters. Thrown on their own resources and their regular mode of life broken into, these hundreds of cats are going hungry and are growing more and more gaunt as time goes on. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is trying to round them up and put them out of their misery, but is finding it extremely difficult to lay hands on the sufferers. A Modern City Radio City will probably look like a dream picture out of a movie when it is erected. John D. Rocke feller, Jr., is to spend many mill ions on the project and it is to be built so all its parts will harmonize with each other. Viewed as a whole it will probably be an exciting and stupendous sight. . Across the way from where it is built will be old St. Patrick’s Cathedral, said to be the eighth largest building in seating capacity in the world. Its twin spires, once the pride of New York and which used to tower above all other structures, will be dwarfed by the solid masonry of the new de velopment. The new beauty will outshine the old in sheer solidity. But there will be a slight ache in the heart of those who make the comparison between the lace-like architecture of the Cathedral and the modern, towering skyscrapers. iXt Some of our local speeders act as if they were trying to be in two places at the same time. x There may be some recompense in getting the wrong number when television is perfected. ifA / COPS As we drove along beside the Hudson River we noticed a crowd at one of the piers. A discouraged gentleman had attempted to drown himself. Dripping and dejected, he sat on an empty barrel, while the cop who had pulled him out of the water talked to him like a big brother. Presently the patrol wagon arrived to take them away, the cop still ut tering words of friendly encouragement. At a busy corner stood a woman with a baby in her arms and a youngster tugging at her skirt, anxiously viewing the torrent of traffic, afraid to plunge in. The cop in the middle of the street sighted her, and raised his arm with a knightly gesture. The city stopped while the timid little mo ther crossed over. It was late at night. On the steps of a residence, the windows of which were shuttered, a man was slouched in an obvious state of in toxication. A cop touched him on the shoulder. They held a brief conversation. Presently the cop hailed a taxi, loaded the inebriated citizen in it, gave instructions to the taxi driver, and the taxi drove away. These incidents, occurring within my own sight and close together, reminded me that I have long intended to write a little something about cops. I have been a respectful admirer of them for years. They are so good looking physically, so even tempered, so courteous and so sensible. Doubtless, there is an occasional grafter among them; no large group of men in any profession is free from black sheep. -I admire most of all their self-possession and'the sound common- sense way in which they go about their work. Adlai E. Stevenson, once vice-president of the United States, used to quote a friend’s remark that “the Constitution* of Illinois is an almost perfect document, but it should have one additional paragraph. It should provide for an ap peal from the Supreme Court to any two justices of the peace.” The idea was that when all the high-priced lawyers and judges had finished their legal wrangling, then a couple of country chags should render a final decision on the basis of simple common sense. I recall that remark wherever I see a cop clamly taking testimony and dispensing justice in a traffic case. I feel then like adding a paragraph to my will, to read: “In case of any dispute among my heirs, the whole matter shall be submitted to the nearest traffic policeman, and his decision shall be final.” t ! Write Often This Summer No doubt you have many friends who are away from you for a part or all of the summer and they will enjoy hear ing from you often. SELECT YOUR STATIONERY FROM OUR FINE SHOWING We have a complete showing of fine stationery for both women and men. Best quality bond paper with envelopes of comnarative quality. White and colors in newest styles. You’ll find something that suits you exactly. Remember your stationery reflects your good taste and character, so create a favorable impression on your friends with a selection from our fine stock. Prescriptions filled day or night. STROMS’ DRUG STORE MAIN STREET McCORMICK. S. C. ■ FOR SATISFACTORY DRY CLEANING SERVICE SEND US YOUR WORK HATS CLEANED AND BLOCKED Greenwood Dry Cleaning Company “Dependable Service"’ BE THE FAMILY DOCTOR JOHN JOSEPH GAINES. M.D. MISTAKEN FOLKS People are still referring to sciatic neuritis as “sciatic rheumatism.” It just seems impossible to educate people to the point where they can discriminate for the man or woman who limps,—to say that he or she may not have rheumatism at all. Remedies good for real rheumatism will not benefit cases that limp from other causes. I have seen many patients who hacf* teeth and tonsils out, in an ef fort to cure neuritis that came from overstrain or injury. I once had a case of sciatic neuritis—a severe one—whose left sciatic nerve be came inflamed because of a diseased colon at the sigmoidi flexure; he was quite disabled, confined to bed. This man had had his tonsils out and several teeth extracted without benefit, of course! Such diagnoses in this advanced day and time are positively inexcusable. A neuritis is rifcver a rheumatism. And I have met many patients who had synovitis in the knee-joints, that might have been cured in the early stage by simple rest and the proper application of dry heat. Nine out of ten of them had taken medicine for “rheumatism,” which of course failed. The synovial mem brane is a soft, cushion-like layer, lining the joint, which provides the lubrication for the smooth performance of the hinge. Inflame that membrane by violent pressure, overstrain, or by external injury, and you have synovitis; the joint becomes feverish, dry, painful, and with little swelling. It is not rheumatic, is not necessarily caused by germs, and is not benefited by serums, vaccines,” or drugs taken by mouth «or rheumatism. To me, another terrible misnomer, is to call a complaint “mutcula rheumatism”—that is, between joints. One may get musclestrain, my ositis, or the vague achings and general tire of an exhausted nervour system, but not for goodness’ sake “muscular rheumatism.” I am not infallible, but to me there “is no such animal.” The fellow with this complaint needs REST, change of scene, mild warm baths, and possibly change of diet and feeding. Rheumatism medicines do not cure it, and time should not be wasted on them. I wish I had more space to elab orate. Our Foodstuffs Must Be Good to satisfy so many discriminating people as they do. You’ll find tnat the most particular people in town depend on this store for all of their foodstuffs. You, too, will find it most pleasing in every way to make this your headquarters for everything good to eat. FINEST FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES You’ll find our fresh fruits and vegetables of particular interest now. We have everything you could wish from the usual local variety to fancy California fruits. Delivery service for your convenience. Phone 43. J. T. MARTIN Main Street, McCormick, S. C. ’Phone 43 1854 WOFFORD COLLEGE 1931 SPARTANBURG, S. C. A Christian College for the Higher Education of Young Men, offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, and Master of Arts Degrees, Pre-Medical and Pre-Law Courses, and Courses in Education and Religion. Long and honorable history of educational service. Strong Faculty, Large Library, Well Equipped Laboratories, Ample Dormitory facilities. Voluntary R. O. T. C. Unit, Athletic Grounds, Field House* all forms of Inter-collegiate Athletics. Write for 1931 Catalogue to HENRY N.* SNYDER, President. » THINGS WORTH KNOWINQ A bird’s eye is protected by three eyelids. Egypt. Sweden has more radio sets in comparison with its population than any other European country. The African elephant, with his bug tusks, is a much more profit able source of ivory than the smaller tusked Asiatic elephant. Havana is replacing United States mail boxes, a reminder of the American occupation, with: Cuba’s own boxes. The $5,000,000 memorial to Ben jamin Franklin, to be erected in Philadelphia, is to illustrate the progress of mankind. The number of persons lying ill in hospitals in the United States averages about 726,000 a day. The growing season in south eastern Alaska, where the tempera ture is moderate the year round, is about 180 days. Otto Burk, chief of police of Provo, Utah, has recommended the formation of a junior police force,, composed of school children., Northern outpost of Canada re ceived 100,000 pounds of mail and express by airplane last winter. -X- HUMORETTES In acid soil, hydranges bear blue flowers, whereas in neutral soil they bear the “normal” pink blossoms. Shop Assistant—“The gentleman wants to know if that sweater will shrink.” # Boss—“Is it too big for him?” Shop Assistant—“Yes, sir!” Boss—“Of course, it wilir”' The ermine, or weasel, wears a ^ Mrs . Crabber—Oh, I wish I’d I brown coat in summer and white thought twice before marrying you. • n winter to hide it from its on- M r. Crabber—Huh, I’d be satis- fied if I’d thought just once. A substance, said to be harmless, for presserving the green color of vegetables has been discovered in England. Trees and shrubs sometimes be come “sunburned” when white washed or light colored walls re flect the hea't of the sun intense ly , Myrtle Dove—You are beginning to take some things for granted. I shall have to be a little firm with you. Fonda Love—Great! Let us make it a partnership! A cable station in the mid-Pa- eific known as Midway island, is 1,500 miles away from the Hawai ian islands, but is included in Honolulu county. The used car problem is becom ing serious in many foreign mar kets. INSECTICIDES Bor do Mixture, Bean Beetle Dust, Lime Sulphur, ready for iise. Ice Cream Freezers, Screen Wire, Screen Doors, Paints and Varnishes. All at right prices. WHITE HARDWARE CO. MAIN STREET McCORMICK, S. C. 1 333 Parts of women and girls are to be taken by men and boys in Chinese movies. Hundreds of old volcanoes are visible from the top of Puy-de- Dome, a French mountain. The Hottentots of Africa got their name because their quec \ clicking language suggested thi: sort of sound. “Thanks very much,” said the vicar, as little Tommy handed up his offering for the harvest festi val: “I must call ’round this af ternoon and thank your mother for these eight beautiful apples.” “P-please, sir,” stammered Tom my, “would you m-mind thanking her for t-twelve apples?” txt Experiments over the United' States show that whether or not lettuce will respond favorably to lime depends almost wholly upon local conditions. In some 1 cases an application of lime has increas ed yields—and in others has de creased them. Lime should be ap plied only after careful tests. Oth er pointers on lettuce growing are found in a new Farmers’ Bulletin, 1609-F, entitled “Lettuce Growing.”’ It can be procured from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C. TXT j Feeding the animals is no r: - If all the gasoline it takes to jcently adopted zoo custom; histor- find parking spaces were pooled, ' ians tell of visitors feeding tidbits the Atlantic ocean wouldn’t hold I to the sacred crocodiles in ancient the surplus.