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Thursday, November 26, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER EIGHT Must Make Livestock ! " e u2' tt . . n m. r\ indisputable proof fV,of r ' nn Important r actor On Self-Sustaining Farm DIRECTOR POINTS AGAIN TO NEED OF COW, HOG, AND HEN ON SOUTHERN FARMS CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. 21.— “The only system of diversified farming which in experience else where as well as in the Southeast has stood impregnable, has been a diversified livestock system to sup plement the production of cotton and tobacco, and not only is socfe that we can comp*ete successfully with others in the production of livestock pro ducts,” says Dr. W. W. Long, di rector of the Extension Service, dis cussing the importace of livestock in a balanced system of farming for South Carolina and neighbor ing states. Such % system, Dr. Long says, in cludes: 1. Sufficient dairy cattle as war ranted by. labor, pasturage and acreages available for feed crops to produce sufficient milk and but ter for the family, with some sur plus for sale either as sour cream for butter manufacture (and the utilisation of skimmilk for hog and afee "I ■ , SHO* AT MOTT miMAY NIGHT, NOV. % Yes Sir, look, look who is coming now, Thursday night, November 26, 1931, to Mott Brown’s Shop in McCor mick, that big show everybody has been talking about. M[usic by “Kid Happy,’’ Johnnie Johnson, Buck and wing dancing, by “Papa too sweet,” Grady Cunningham. Singing and playing by “Poor Poke Chops,” Bob Belcher, and “Sunshine,” Ben Wright. See the three girls from Due West do their best singing and dancing. 7:30 to 11:30 p. m. Admission, 10 and 15 cents Seats for white people too. MOTT BROWN, Manager. BOB BELCHER, Chairman. Hi !2E 'X. LITTLE HOIK THAT PEHUH A GIANTS JOB The advertismg columns of this pa per have little words every issue that perform a giant’s job when it comes to buying and selling. And they do it quickly and efficiently. , * * WHY NOT LET THEM HELP YOU? They are ready to work for you if you will only say the word. Phone 58 and give your copy to us and your adv. will soon be on the job for you. The cost is small—only a few cents or dollars an issue, more or less, cording to the size. ac- ITGORMICK MESSENGER McCormick, S. C. ft n m poultry feeding), or whole milk for the manufacture of cheese or condensed milk, and the manure to go back on the land to increase soi.‘ fertility. 2. Sufficient hogs to furnish meat for the famny. to consume farm by-products which might oth erwise be wasted, to furnish profitable market for the increased production of corn, and other grain and grazing crops, with enough surplus for sale to furnish addi tional cash income. 3. A farm poultry flock to furn ish eggs and poultry meat for the farm family with a surplus for sale weekly throughout the year. 4. A crop rotation system calcul ated to builci the fertility of the soil, prevent erosion, and yield suf ficient grain, forage and pasture for abundant feeding of the live stock on farms. 5. The production of cotton anc tobacco by improved methods and practices, with high yields per acre of the character of product in de mand at best prices. 6. Home garden, truck, and fruit sufficient to furnish the family menu with a balanced table and small surpluses for seasonal sale when local markets justify. 7. Small areas of such crops as sufficient wheat to furnish flour for the family, sorghum for mol asses, etc. 8. The increasing use of labor- saving devices and farm machin ery, in the home and on the farm, to mcrease man power production jxt Chicken Chatter PALMETTO PULLETS ARE PRO DUCERS AT HOME AND ABROAD CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. 21.— One hundred and three farmers keeping poultry during October realized a profit of nine cents a hen ^above feed cost, an exception ally good profit for October, thinks P. H. Gooding, extension poultry- rrian, since so many old hens take a rest at this season and as a- rule the pullets are not old enough to be laying heavily. Poultrymen keeping White Leg horns received the highest egg pro duction, with Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks foll^sying. Poul trymen keeping two breeds or more received the lowest egg production. Mrs. Buist M. Fanning, Spring field, made the best record in the sackyard class with 29 mixed breed lens averaging 14.3 eggs each: J. W. Suttles, Level Land, the best in the farm flock class with 136 White eghorn hens averaging 14.4 eggs each; W. D. Sutherland, Belton, the best iti the commercial class with 600 White Leghorn hens aver aging 9.2 eggs each; Miss' Gilmer Blankenship, Union, beat all con testants keeping egg record calen dars with 77 Rhode Island Red hens which laid 14 eggs each. That Palmetto State hens hold their own in competition with the best from other states, is shown, Mr. Gooding points out, by the fact that Talmadge D. Chapman, Greenville, beat all former records made at the Georgia Egg-Laying Contest with his pen of White Leghorns which laid 291.5 e^gs each and scored 2,801 points; while Egg- A-Day Farm, Spartanburg, came third, losing second place to a Washington pen of birds by a score of two points. However, the Spartanburg birds produced more eggs but were scored down on ac count of size of eggs. Fourteen hens in the contest laid more than 300 eggs each, and a bird from the Egg-A-Day Farm was first with a total of 330 eggs to her credit*. 1X4 THINGS WORTH KNOWING Christmas Dollar Day SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, CHRISTMAS DOLLAR DAY SALE AT WHITE’S IN AUGUSTA The J. B. White and Company store in Augusta, long famous for its big Dollar Day sales, is adver tising in this issue of The Mes senger, a Christmas Dollar Day Sale for Saturday, November 28th, which they believe will eclipse in every way any previous sale of the kind at their store. It is inter esting to hear that White’s engages about 100 extra salespeople for this great one-day sale. These sales people are carefully drilled and in structed in store methods, so that they will render expert service on the big day. Extra cashiers and wrappers will also be on duty to facilitate shopping service with the huge crowds that will throng the White store in this sale. With Christmas less than month off, it will be welcome news that gift items are largely featured in' the big Dollar Day program, and 10,000 Dollar Toys are offered. Every sale carries White’s posi tive guarantee of satisfaction or .your money back. X Advocate Meat In The Diet Of Growing Child Schedule Star Route Changed; Better Service Under a new schedule worked out by Postmaster Julius Wanna- maker, McCormick and other points traversed by the Anderson- McCormick star mail route will be given the advantage of an after noon airmail service. The after noon mail will leave McCormick at 1:45 p. m., arriving in Anderson three hours later, in ample time for transfer to a train vleaving this city for Belton at 5:20 p. m., and which connects with a bus line from Belton to Greenville. Mail Dumb Dora—I was awfully will arrive in the Textile Center in i* a ^ P&rty last night. portation. Lecturer—Allow me before I close to repeat the words of the immortal Webster— Farmer Podsnap—Lan’ sakes, Maria, let’s git out o’ here. He’s a-goin’ ter start on the dictionary. “I told Swellfront there were doz ens of people in this town who had never heard of him.” “I’ll bet that took down his pride a bit, didn’t it?” “Naw. He asked their * names and addresses and then set out to find them and try to borrow some thing from them.” ; ucky The rdinbow snake has a beau tifully tinted skin, which justifies the name.» John J. Audubon, famous American bird authority, was born in Haiti in 1785. The hedge fog fungus is an un usual type of mushroom with spines on the underside. Some of the Southwestern cac ti bear fruit even after three years of extreme drought. Records of ancient nations indi cate that silver was valued next to gold among metals in trade. The Havasupai reservation, in the depths of the Grand Canyon, is the only Indian reservation within a national park. Asbestos mines in the province of Quebec piled up an output worth more than $13,000,000 last year. Art experts have found that old marble can be distinguished from new marble by ultra violet ray tests. The old Greek civilization was like the American in that its peo ple were immigrants of many types, blended in a melting pot. Trans-Atlantic telephone service has been extended in Sweden, so that it is possible to talk to people within the arctic circle. The salamander, an animal which lives part of its life in water and part on land, is sometimes called “mud puppy” or “water dog.” “Perhaps there is no more criti cal age foT our children than from one to six,” says Inez S. Willson, home economist. Every mother of youngster between those ages will find “The Child From One to Six—His Care and Training” a source of much valuable informa tion. This is a publication of the Children’s Bureau, U. S. Depart ment of Labor, and may be secured for ten cents by writing to the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Mothers can place complete reli ance in this book, since it is the work of well-known authorities in, the different fields which is covers. Some folk may scoff at bringing up a child by book, but a little ad vice from experts never comes amiss. One section of the twelve which the book contains is devoted to “Food and Eating Habits.” Per haps no other one thing is the source of more difficulty than what and how the youngsters should eat. According to this book, the fol lowing is what a well-balanced diet for the average child from one to six should contain: A pint and a half of whole milk each day, but never more than a quart. Too much milk will make the child neglect other essential food. Fruit once or twice daily, includ ing at least one raw food. One or more fresh vegetables a day, with green, leafy vegetables at least three or four times a week. A starchy vegetable, potatoes f rice, or macaroni, once a day. An egg daily. A serving of fresh meat or fish daily by the time the child is 18 months old; before that three or four times a week. Cereal once or twice a day. Bread and butter two or three times a day. Cod-liver oil daily, at least for children under two years of age. Space does not permit discussing why all these different foods are required daily, but since meat in the young child’s diet has been and is a moot question, it may be well to tell the reason it is included. “Meat and fish supply valuable proteins, minerals, and vitamins.” The body needs daily proteins and mineral salts for the building of bones, teeth, blood, body tissues and fluids, as well as vitamins for its normal growth and functioning. A failure to provide any one of these food materials in sufficient amounts to meet the body needs eventually results fh malnutrition. “At the beginning of the second year small servings of tender meat —beef, chicken, lamb, or liver, boil ed. broiled, or roasted, and finely minced, should be given at least three times a week. By the tune the chi d is 18 months old, he may have meat or fish every day. As the child’s ability to chew increases, he may be given larger pieces of meat, but it must always be tender.” -X Winchell—There’s a girl who makes men keep their distance. Ripleigh — Confirmed bachelor girl, eh? .Winchell—No, she’s an usher at the Palace theater. | - time to be placed on the New York mail plane at 10 o'clock. Under present arrangements this mail reaches the Anderson office from McCormick about 7 p. m., and must, therefore, remain here sev eral hours before being transfer red. No other changes have been made in the bus schedule, Mr. Wannamdker stated, and the Sun day schedule will also remain the same as heretofore. The bus leaves, Anderson for McCormick immediately after the Atlanta train due here at 5:35 ar rives and mail has been assorted at the postoffice.—Anderson Inde pendent. txt Many Common Foods Supply Iron In Diet Mamma—In what way, dear? Dumb Dora—We played a game in which the men either had to kiss a girl or forfeit a box of choco lates. I got 10 boxes. Weary Willie—Lady, won’t you help a poor man that lost his fam ily in the Florida flood and all his money in the Wall Street crash? Lady—Why, you are the same man that lost his family in the Galveston flood and was shell shocked during the war. Weary Willie—Ain’t it so, lady? I’m the unluckiest guy on the face of the earth. Iron, which is essential to the formation of sufficient red cor puscles in the blood, is obtainable from a wider range of foods than most people realize. Liver has been greatly emphasized as a source of this important mineral, and many children have been told to eat spinach because of the iron it con tained. Raisins, too, are frequent- y advertised as an especially pala- ;able and and easily obtained iron- rich food. In response to many requests the Bureau of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, has compiled a list of common ani mal and vegetable foods which are rich in iron. The amount obtain ed from any one food is small, says the bureau, and it is well to in clude liberal quantities of iron-rich foods in the diet. Egg yolk heads the list. It is not only one of the best means of supplying the body with iron, but it also contains phosphorus and calcium, minerals needed to build bones, teeth, and other tissues. Next on the list come meats, particularly iver, kidney, brain, and heart; also ean muscle of beef, veal, pork, and amb. Oysters and shrimp are mentioned among sea foods. Several green-leaf vegetables share with spinach the distinction of being rich in iron. The list in cludes turnip and beet tops, chard, dandelion and mustard greens, wa tercress, kale, New Zealand spin ach, and broccoli leaves. The dried fruits are a good source of ijon. Apricots, peaches, cur rants, dates, figs, and prunes all vie with raisins in this respect. The whole-grain flours or cereals are mportant, particularly wheat, bar- ey, rye, and oats. Molasses ranks high. * Sorghum and cane sirups are also mentioned. Many legumes are listed, both fresh and in the brm of dried seed, such as limas, entils, common or kidney beans, cowpeas, and common peas. Al monds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, and hickory nuts also supply some iron. txt HUMORETTES Now began the teacher pleasant ly, “what year have we, Harold?” Little Harold pondered and re plied, “1930 in the daytime and 1927 at night.” “How do you figure we are so far behind at night?” asked the teach er. “It takes three years for star light to reach us,” said the boy. Theresa — Do you intend to ac cept Harry? Matilda — That all depends upon circumstances. .Theresa — What circumstances? Matilda — Why, his, of course! Dundreary — How much does it. cost you a month for your room and board? Cheatem — Well, some express- men charge me $3 and and some $2. Teacher—Unselfishness is volun tarily dqing without things we' need. Give a living example. Jimmie—Pa. He goes without a bath when he needs it. MacSponger—Come here, Billie! Don’t you know who I am? Billie—Yes, I’ve heard > daddy speak of you often. You’re mother’s- cousin who stayed here two months one time and never offered to pay a cent for board. ord- and by Umptediddy—The gunman ered me to get on my knees pray before he killed me. Padwfi—So you were saved prayer, my son? Umptediddy—Yes, Reverend. I said the long one you make on Sunday mornings, and he fell asleep. Guide—Why didn’t you shoot at that tiger? Timid Soul—Er-er, he didn’t- have the right kind of expression on his face for a rug. Her—You used to say that you were unworthy of me. 1 Him—Well, what if I did? Her—Nothing. Only you seem to be spending your married life try ing to prove it. Fay—I’m trying to find a face powder that can’t be kissed off. Ray—Won’t you put me in charge of your proving grounds? Mistress—Now, Matilda, I want you to show us what you can do to night. We have a few very special riends coming for a musical even- mg. Maid—Well, ma’am, I ain’t done no singin’ to speak of for yehrs, but if you-all insists upon it you can put me down for “The Holy City.” Miss Ouri—You never go out at night with your husband any more. Mrs. Ippi—No. The only thing that old relic takes out at night now is his teeth. Lady La de Dah (to daughter, as new hotel guests arrive)—More vulgarians! New Arrival (to friend)—Did you hear that woman? She takes us for a couple of foreigners. Wigg—It takes brains to get any wheres today. Wagg—Yep, that’s why so many people use other means of trans- Trainer—Say, I wanta congratul ate yuh on this artiefe you writ for the newspaper—it’s the berries! Pugilist—Yeah, dat’s what dey tell me. By Golly, I wisht I could read! “I just passed Bill Skidmore down the street and I never saw such a change in a man—he was walking, along as if he owned the earth, and he never even saw me.” “That’s simple. I saw him, too, as he was parking his car in the only space available in the entire- shopping district.” Gazipp—In the two miles be tween Hickville and Bumtown I drove by 18 hot dog stands. Gazopp—You don’t mean to infer that you stopped at all the others?’ A’gemon—Eusebia, what is it your father sees in me to object to? Eusebia—He doesn’t see anything in you, Algernon; that’s why he objects.