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Thursday, October 1, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER EIGHT MtOMCK GA» MW W. M.'TALBERT, Manager At Pipkin’s old Stand, Main St., McCormick, S. C. Complete Stock Of Fancy Groceries We are glad to announce the opening, Satur day, October 3rd, of McCormick’s newest and most up-to-date Casl| Grocery. We will handle at all times a compile line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, Flour ana Feeds at prices which will save you money. FREE FREE FREE To the first 60 ladies visiting our store open ing day we will give absolutely free 1-6 lb. Bag REP BAND FLOUR We will also give away FREE while they last one to each ADULT VISITOR 1 Package MYLES TABLE SALT. 1 16 oz. LOAF BREAD. Dixie Crystals SUGAR 25 pound ^"jj 23 10 pound 49C CARNATION MILK 3 Tall Cans or 64 Of* Baby Cans * ©w Moneysworth FLOUR 24 pound 55C 12 pound 09#% Bag wfcC SHORTENING « 8 Pa r! d 69c ALASKA PINK SALMON 1 pound can= PURE RIO COFFEE 2 pounds SCHOOL BLUE ROSE TABLETS RICE ™ ree 10c 6 pounds 25C MATCHES 2 large Boxes Build Laying House Lumber Is Cheap CLEMSON COLLEGE, Sept. 28.— A good poultry house, an asset to any farm, need not be expensive in order to give good results, says P. H. Gooding, extension poultryman, who suggests that often buildings already on the farm may be re modeled without great expense to supply the needs of the hens as efficiently as expensive new houses. Mr. Gooding’s suggestions on lay ing houses are given briefly below. Springtime is the natural laying season of the hen. But with proper environmental conditions, accom panied by progressive breedifcg, the parasites have caused trouble. The 20 by 20 House The South Carolina poultry house which is 20 feet square, will house comfortably a flock of 100 to 125 birds. The square house affords the maximum amount of floor space and is economical to con struct. The shed-roof should slope to the north with a two-foot hood to protect the front of the house. The front and rear walls are nine feet and five feet respectively from the floor to the top of the plate. The south side has five feet of open front four feet above the floor and extending the length of the house, and also has two small sliding doors six inches above the floor large enough for the hens to pass through. Each end has a six-light window with panes 10 by 12 inches, laying season may be extended to include practically the whole year. The house and feed are the two big factors in the birds’ environment. Through proper housing an at tempt is made to supply the spring time weather conditons which ac company high egg production. Too often the poultry house is thought of as being merely a roosting place for chickens, whereas a good house is very useful throughout the year both day and night. Protection from extreme heat is of as much value as protection from cold. Much disease may be prevented by adher ing to a few sanitary principles in volved in proper housing. Comfort supplied in a well equipped poultry house favors high egg productisn. Location of the Laying House The ideal location for a laying house is on a well drained fertile soil with a southern or southeast er^ sloi"» p as to erooH drain age. Select a building site that will be convenient to the other farm buildings but allow sufficient yard space of approximately 150 square feet per bird. The double yarding system is a great aid in carrying out sanitary measures; and i is practiced on South Caro- aina f^rms where disease and and on the east end there is a door three and one-half feet wide by six and one-half feet high. The rear wall contains two six-light windows with panes 8 by 10 inches flush with the small doors six inches above the floor. An eight inch ventilation door is located just below the eaves and extends the length of the house. This opening, the rear windows, and the open front are all covered with one-inch mesh poultry netting to keep the hens in and the sparrows out. Extension Circular 115, Laying House and Equipment, which may be secured by writing the Publica tions Division, Clemson College, contains complete plans on con structing a laying house, as well as plans and directions for building coops, feeders, nests, and other lay ing house equipment. ±X± Not a dollar of Ford’s fortune came to him by descent, it is re lated but nevertheless it has de scended upon him. X Many manufacturers of food nro- ducts now label their goods even more carefully than the pure food lav; requires, the inspectors report. How To Tell Laying Hens SELL THEM IN THE FALL WHEN THEY STOP LAYING (By P. H. Gooding, Extension Poul tryman, Clemson College.) South Carolina poultrymen as a rule make the mistake of feeding non-producing 'hens through the fall and winter months in order to sell in the spring when price of poultry meat is a few cents higher. Records’m* 253 Leghorns and 458 heavy breeds hens at Clemson Col lege Experiment Farm ate an aver age of 36.5 pounds of feed and drank 1.3 gallons of milk at a to tal cost of 85.3 cents between No vember 1 and April 1, 1928 to 1930 inclusive. During these same three years hens brought 2.7 cents per pound more on April 1 than they did November 1, on the New York market. Assuming that a hen would weigh six pounds, she would be worth 16.2 cents more on April 1 than November 1. However, if she does not lay during this time, which most farm hens don’t do. and if she ate the same amount of feed that the hens on the experiment station farm ate, it would cost 85.3 cents to gain 16.2 cents, or a loss of 69.1 cents. This is the very thing that numbers of farmers are doing and in some instances it causes a loss rather than a profit on the poultry flock. One niay glance at the chart showing results of demonstration flocks for three years and see that hens should be sold during the fall, even though the price of eggs is high and the selling price of hens low. ber. The second culling can fol low a month or six weeks after the first, when the mediocre birds may be separated from the best layers. Only the best should be used for breeders next year. Body Changes With Production Comb: A warm, full red comb indicates heavy production while in this condition. When a hen stops laying, the comb tends to dry down and whitish scurf usually forms. Vent: This tends to be moist and enlarged in the layer, but small and puckered in the non-layers. Abdomen: The abdomen is en larged in the layer; in the non layer, it is contracted. The pelvic bones (sometimes called the pin or lay bones, located on each side of oe vent* are usually two to four finger-widths apart in the layer, but almost closed together in the non-layer, about one finger width. The distance between the pelvic bones and the rear end of the breast bone usually measures three to five fingers in the layers, but only one to two fingers in the non layer. The layers have soft, pli able abdomens, while the non-lay ers have hard abdomens, often fat and “bagging down.” Late Molterr Are Good Layers When a hen stops laying she usually starts molting. The later a hen lays in the summer and fall the greater will have been her past yearly egg production, so that the high producer is the late layer and hence the late molter. The early molting hen is the “short-time” or poor layer, as most hens cannot grow feathers and lay at the same time. Contrary to the general belief the early molter does not make the early winter layer. Many farm hens get plenty of grain during the summer months, but are not fed milk, meat scraps Time To Cull The best time to cull the average flock is in July and August. At this time of the year the good hens are still at work while the loafers have stopped for the season. Farmers specializing in poultry will find it profitable to cull throughout the year, but the average farmer will find one or two cullings sufficient. Two cullines are bettei;, the first to be made when summer egg produc tion begins to decline. In very poor ly fed and bred flocks this drop may come as early as June, while in many of the better flocks it will not occur until September or Octo- or fish meal. As a result they dc not get the necessary animal food, and through lack of this will stop laying and go into a molt much earlier in the summer than they would if they had been properly fed. Such a flock needs bettei feeding, and in culling, this allow ance should be kept in mind. Since broodiness tends to curtail production, some poultrymen make it a practice to sell the hens that go broody two or more times dur ing the year. A good way to identi fy the broody hen is to leg-band her when she goes broody and then she can be culled in the fall. S.G INDUSTRIAL WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWS REVIEW The following record of industrial activity lists items showing invest ment of capital, employment of la bor and business activities and op portunities. Information from which the paragraphs are prepared is from local papers, usually of towns mentioned, and may be con sidered generally correct. Sumter — Equipment at Rex Theatre iipproved. Kingstree — James Epps install ing modern dairy plant at farm. Plans underway to pave Bethea road.—Dillon Herald. Spartanburg —/ Ware Shoals Manufacturing Co., preparing to construct $125,000 addition to plant. Barnwell — Celebration held here recently to inaugurate opening of oaved Highway No. 3 from Colum bia to Fairfax by way of this city. Columbia — C. M Guest & Sons. Anderson, received $41,472 contract for construction of 102 steel cells at State Penitentiary. Abbeville — Construction to start at once on Calhoun Falls-Abbeville section of Calhoun highway. Walterboro — W. J. Moore’s hat chery to start October 1st. Greer — Wooten Shoe Shop in augurated delivery service. Sumter — Built-Up Veneer and Panel Factory of O. L. Williams System tt> establish its $200,000 wood worlling plant in this city. Belton — L. A. Tippin opened nhoto studio on second floor of Rice building. Sumter — McElveen’s Drug Store, South Main St., purchased by Dr. J. P. Lanham and H. F. Harrison. Columbia — Columbia Highway to be widened. Belton — Suite of undertaking rooms of Cox Furniture Co., com pleted. Spartanburg — City sold $134,000 worth of bonds for local improve ments. X- — Locomotives cause too many for est fires. Railroads are testing a centrifugal spark arrester which catches sparks in the stack and whirls them until they have time to cool. Even though the. weather has been extremely hot the past week school has been going on nicely. Only a few students have been ab sent on account of field work and attendance has been good. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Mayer, Messrs. L. B. Pierce and W. P. Parks spent Saturday in Batesburg and Colum bia. Mr. Mayer and Mr. Pierce attended an athletic meeting in Batesburg Saturday morning while Messrs. Pierce and Parks saw the Duke-Carolina football game in Columbia Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mayer visited friends in Batesburg and Leesville. The boys taking agriculture en joyed a trip to Edgefield last Fri day to see the “South Carolina Rabbitry.” Mr. Wooten and the class are considering using rabbits for their project this year. Mrs. P. S. Hamilton has begun a music class giving lessons at the school building Tuesdays and Fri days? The P.-T. A. will meet Thursday afternoon for the purpose of elect ing officers. A Columbus program has been arranged to be given by the pupils. The agriculture class has been clearing off the tract of land be tween the two highways making the view from the school building better. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Wocten and Miss Sallie Mae Parks spent Satur- day in Edgefield. Important Notice To Tax Payers I have been instructed by the mayor and town council that steps mi'~t be taken at once to collect all 19?" taxes due the Town of McCor- mi ’c. Unless these taxes are paid with in - he next thirty days, I will be forced to take such action as is necessary to collect same. J. O. PATTERSON, Clerk. Sept. 29, 1931. C rot a’aria, one of the best of the winter legumes, takes its name from Crotalus, the rattlesnake. Crotalaria seeds rattle in the pods. Some automobile drivers are contented because they never worry about anything ahead of them. **********************■***•? Great Pitching Won Over Uncle Jim ❖ * * * * * * * * * By RUBY GRUBER *************************£ * * * * * * * * * * Nine Year Old Girl Composes Poem The following poem was compos ed by Miss Virginia W&tson, nine year old daughter of Mr. ami Mrs.. H. O. Watson of Mt. Cannul, S. C.i J OAN CRANDELL slowed the car to a stop and glanced quickly at the gray-haired man beside her. The red light changed to green and she slid the car in motion. By the set of his shoulders and the lines around his mouth, Joan decided Uncle Jim Cran- dell was in ill humor. Jim Crandell and ids niece, Joan, were the last of the Crandell family. They lived in the big old house; Uncle Jim sternly trying to dominate the lively and lovely Joan; and she in turn trying to coax him into agreeing with her on more modern ideas than his own. As a result, they were usual ly in a heated debate, which they both enjoyed. “Uncle Jim, let’s stop at the ball game—we are just in time.” Joan glanced at her wrist watch. “You don't want to see a ball game; you are running after that good-for- nothing hall player, Bert Franklin,” grunted Uncle Jim, giving his cigar a tighter clamp. “Why don’t you like Bert? He makes a good salary, and he is jolly and likes me a ’little bit,’ ” modestly admitted Joan. “Bah! A ball player—kids’ play- no better than a stage actor—buy a ticket to get in to see them act!” Again, the innocent cigar caught the punishment. “Uncle Jim, I just happened to think, Bert won’t he playing today. He pitched a game yesterday. Joan's eyes were shining, eagerly, as she turned !for an answer. “Then, we will go. 1 enjoyed ball games till that young fool turned me against them,” Jim Crandell grunted. “Be good for my rheumatism to sit ir> the warm afternoon sun,” refusing to agree that lie wanted to see the game. As' the usher showed them to their seats, Joan suppressed a knowing lit tle smile—as if the width of the ball diamond could separate Bert from her! Joan keenly watched the players in practice, hoping to see Bert Franklin. “Oh, look! The home team is com ing out on the field,” Joan, excitedly, spoke. “What do you want mo to do?—stop them? That's what they get paid for, ain’t it?” This quieted Joan’s attempt at con versation with her uncle. For eight innings she sat silent and again she watched the home team take their places in the field; the score hoard read three for the home team and two for the visiting players. Satisfied, she sat hack. The pitcher had been throwing wonderful ball. Three up and three out, then home, she thought. Now that the game was almost through, she was anxious to get home. The crack of the bat against the ball caused Joan to drop her powder puff and take renewed interest in the game. The runner was rounding sec ond, started to third, thought better of it. and returned to second. Limply,. Joan sat. The ues# man up stood defiantly at the home plate. The pitcher threw the ball. Again that crack of the bat and a second man was on the bases. Joan dug her nails in the palm of her hand; Uncle Jim was beating his knuckles on the railing. “Another hit and we are done for!”' Uncle Jim gasped, his cfres never leav ing the game. “That’s a pinch hitter coming in,’* Joan spoke, hopelessly. “ ‘Home-Run- Tommy’ they call him.” A swift grounder dashed from the bat, filling the bases; a moan went up- from the crowd. Joan sat on the edge of the chair. • They were taking the pitcher out, ami a man with a mega phone was shouting: “Bert Franklin now pitching!” Joan turned to her uncle. He im mediately changed his interested facial expression to one of indifference. Bert walked to the center of the diamond; a few preliminary throws and he stood facing the hatter. Three times his arm went up in that swing ing motion, and three times the um pire called: “Strike!” Uncle Jim lost all pretended indif ference now; he was shouting: “Atta boy, Bert! Come on, kid! Just two- more limes like that! You can do it, Bert!” Uncle Jim pleaded unmindful of the happy Joan looking in wonder at her relative. The next man up to bat swung at the first one, hit it up, the ball bound ed in the air. Bert, like a flash, was under it. He was waiting for it; he had it safely in his glove. Again Bert Franklin put three swift strikes over the center of the plate, and the last man was out. A deafen ing roar went up from the fans. Uncle Jim called to Joan, as she dashed from the box. Loudly he called, far more loudly than was nec essary. “Oh, Joan, tell Bert Franklin we will wait for him and drive him home!” Uncle Jim proudly got to his feet and faced the awed crowd around him. “O. K., Uncle Jim. Will meet you in the car!” Mysterious Personality It is exceedingly doubtful whether that mysterious whole which we term personality will ever yield to investi gators, however patient, honest and meticulous in their searchings they may he.—Archibald Rutledge. . in. i—'——■r— i'^ la, f. M | i OUR CANARY Small little birdie, small birdie. Yellow as golden can be. Swinging and swinging all alone„ But not like the birds in the tree. When he sings he sings so loud. And no other bird would be sc= proud. He likes his nice morning bath. Which makes him feel so neat— He hops from rod to rod and swing. Upon his dainty feet. He must have his morning bath,. And his grass seed, That grows along the path. - VIRGINIA WATSON. Stage Aids Screen Stars FOOTLIGHT EXPERIENCE IS IN VALUABLE ASSET, ACCORDING TO “TRANSATLANTIC” PRINCIPALS Stage experience is a valuable as set to players who are how prom inent in talking pictures, according to a census of the principals of the cast of “Transatlantic,” Fox ro mantic drama playing at the Caro lina Theatre Thursday and Friday, Greenwood, S. C. Every one of the featured players in this romantic comedy drama has served his or her apprenticeship be hind the footlights, most of them on the Broadway stage. Edmund Lowe, who heads the cast, started his theatrical career ^ith a San Francisco stock com pany, later graduating to Broad way. Lois Moran, leading lady, recently played a highly successful engage ment on Broadway in “This Is New York,” her first appearance on the speaking stage, although she prev iously had been a dancer in Paris. John Halliday is a former Broad way leading man. Greta Nissen came to pictures from the stage, as did Jean Hersholt, Earle Foxe and Billy Be van. “Transatlantic,” which brings this unusual cast together, is a story which deals with life aboard a luxurious ocean liner, and the entire action takes place during a trip from America to Europe. William K. Howard directed from the story by Guy Bolton, famous- Broadway playwright. Lynn Star ling provided additional dialogue. t\x Death Of A Colored Woman Daisy Searles, wife of Jake Searles. died at their home near ;here Saturday, following a short illness: Burial was made at Piney Grove Chur6b Tuesday afternoon iat 2:30 o’clock. G. P. McCain’s iservice in charge. ’ Besides her husband, she is sur- Ivived by five daughters, three sons, ithree sisters and two brothers. Children should eat sweets only at he end of a meal, because sugar la- very concentrated food which the' ody uses for fuel only. Because t is soqn concentrated, and so* uickly iftlized by the body sugar ulls thi appetite. If a child Ifc; llowed to eat candy before he sits own to dinner, he has no appetite- or the other foods he ' needs to uild his body and keep it in good unning order. After he has eaten he required amount of other food, child may have a piece of candy; few dates or figs, a plain cooky. O v-ti rvf Itp for HUNT ADVS. FOR RENT OR LEASE—All or any suitable part of my land known as the Allston place near Pettigrew, for purpose of growing grain, hay or corn. Mrs. Onie K. Haggard., McCormick. S. C. CHANGE Cotton seed for cotton eed meal. We offer subject to - confirmation, one ton of 7 per it meal in exchange for each ton seed, both seed and meal deliv es to be Southern Cotton Oil Co., gusta, Ga. This proposition is )d for one week and our option regards any trade beyond that ie. I have a stock of fresh meal re and can make the exchange, i for ton plus $2.63 freight on h meal and seed. R. M. WINN, BATTERIES—We are prepared to re-charge batteries at $r.00’ each, and do general repair work. Mbore'S Shop, rear of Talbert’s Store, Mc Cormick, S. C. FOR SALE—Pure Beardless Barley at $1.50 oer bushel, mixed $1.25, Pedigreed Appier Oats,' 50 cents per bushel. T. A. Dowtin, Ttoy, S. C: tf. FOt SALE—6 room house and 12 r-res of land near Parksville. W. W Fowler, Box 755, Augusta. Ga. 4 tpo. FO't SALE—Deering Bfnder anti r'-od Rake in good shape, for $45 "0. Can be seen atf m3' home at any time. R.. F:. Ptedandi* Plum Branch, S. C.