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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROUNA ^ ’ page number four ■. '•f r ' English-speaking world was chang ed in 1756, by dropping eleven days, we now celebrate Washington’s birthday on February 22nd instead of February 11th. But this whole year will*be givpn over to commemorating the Fa ther of this country. Everybody who can possibly afford to do so ought to make a visit to the city at Me- ' of Washington,, and the nearby tnatter of home of George Washington, Mt. Vernon, as well as to his birthplace farther down .the Potomac River, at some time or other during the year. It is our feeling that no true Am erican can really get the spirit of * v Mt Advance — $1.00 .75 .50 'America without visiting our na tional capital and "seeing the his toric mementos of the great leader who made our nation possible. The very cldthes that Wdshing- Itonton wore are on exhibition in the National Museum in Washing- of the reasons why four mil- ton. In the great memorial build- of work in the ling on’Shooter ; s Hill in Alexandria States—in fact, almost the erected by the Masonic Order as a that too many peo- memorial to Washington, may be ve money have stopped se en the aprpn he wore and the it. In the discussions gavel he wielded as Master of to thfe formation of the ; Friendship Lodge. In Alexandria Credit Corporation, it Was still stands- the school which he that more than a thous- built and for which he left an en- dollars has been taken ^dowment in his will, while the very >ut of circulation, out of the banks, streets of the city are a memorial, hidden away in safe deposits for he was the young surveyor who mattresses by people who are laid them out. St. John’s Church, almost paralyzed by the fear that i n which he was a vestryman, is y are going to lose what they open to visitors who are privileged accumulated. to sit in the pew which Washington e ordinary course pf busi- occupied, while back from Mt. very dollar changes hands Vernon is the little country church tiipes a year. To take at Pohick which he attended in his n dollars out of circulation earlier years, Mt. Vernon itself of seventeen billion stands almost as Washington left ess and that, the it, with much of the furniture a large enough sum which he used, four million persons at i Any time of the year is a good T] MOVING Annouhcemerit Of Strictly .Cash Plan • * ■ * ■ - ■ , ... , ■ , ^ , t - , ,, , „ — \ * t The trend of the commercial world is to get on a cash basis. V We have adopted this plan with the idea in view to increase the buying power of a dollar at our store, which is a saving for .the consumer. » . 4 ■ * • *» ' We want to thank you for your patronage of the past and in vite you to look to us for your hardware needs in 1932. Ours is high quality hardware at v very moderate prices. Let us serve y° u - . 5 :V " White Hardware Co., Main Street, _ McCormick, S. C. rork. ♦time tt> visit Washington. The city There are much safer thihgs to named for the great revolutionary o with money than to hide it. ? leader grows more beautiful year is not of thfe slightest value by year and easier to get to from t to spend. Hidden away it' any part of the country. Even if nothing, and if enough of it [ hidden it actually loses its value. who is holding currepcy of fear would be better off invest it in almost anything, most of the hoarded money ,o work again, we are going tihue to h£ve hard times; as as%his money gets, to work, Ity will come back almost tly. 1 X BACK TO THE FARM ere were 208,000 more persons en farms in America at the ling .of 1931 than there were b the^ beginning of JP30, accord- ig to" the annual report of the iecretary of Agriculture. From hat we observed, we should say ,t the increase during 1931 has even greater than that. This very significant movement of tion away from industrial and back to the rural reg- where the problem of keeping bf the poorhouse is nowhere so difficult. ps the most interesting ion which Mr. Hyde draws these and other figures is £nited Slates is approach- a stationary popu- uf four dr five of y ,The you can spare no time or money for any other holiday in 1932, by ^ill means we hope every one of our readers will find a way to pay at least a brief visit to Washington. S—v V. ... V- • i WHERE IS THE MONEY? (Spartanburg Herald.) The impression obtains that the failure of South Caroftha officials to sell this state’s bonds in the fi nancial center of America, New York, is due to the fact that we have a five million dollar deficit and the state’s credit is impaired. But officials of other states who have followed the custom of iourr neying to New York for the identi cal purpose of this state’s officials, are experiencing difficulty in get ting money. ' The reason, as the Dillon Herald says, is that New York is not turning any money loose. That naturally brings up the question, v/here is all the money? Financial writers estimate the cost of the World War to Am erica at twenty billion dollars, and place our investments in foreign countries since the war at a similar sum. So we have a staggering to tal of forty billions of dollars ac counted for in that manner. v Only the 100 per cent optimist would at tach hope of investors of this coun try getting back their money, from ,^Se nations oversgps—principal Teachers Return To Their School Work (Special to The .Messenger) WASHINGTON,. D.*C., Jan. 5.— Congress has again settled down to business, after its brief Christmas holiday, and every indication points to the present session being a high ly constructive one. Generally, business looks askance..at Congress during its sittings, fearing that it will pass legislation that will throw commercial activities' out of their usual stride. . The present Congress, however, is confidently expected to pass measures that will mitigate the present stagnation in business, as far as legislation can achieve that effect. While the two major par ed Congress by leading bankers and financiers and it is expected that one of these plans will be passed by Congress before many days have passed The general feeling here is that almost any one of these; After spending the holidays at projects will go a long way towards their homes in McCormick and ov- restoring confidence v in business One of the most important ques tions with which the present Con gress will have to deal is that of War Debts and Reparations. All Europe is beginning to feel that the amount of money it owes the Unit ed States is too great for it to be able to pay and that cancellation is the only solution. The recent European conference, in which this country was not officially repre sented although its observers took an active part in an advisory cap- acity, came to the conclusion that Germany cannot live up to the Young plan. This means that Germany dannot pay other Euro pean countries and they in turn will be unable to pay the United States. France’s position is the stumbling block and efforts to make that country change its attitude and forgive Germany its Reparations result in a general scaling er the county the following teach- support any legislation that the down of the combined War Debts and interest. The general impees- . . , . .. f . .« . done and, instead of allowing that sion is that it will eventually be . 0 . * . Q . i c3/% formality to tie up business, it has charged up to profit and loss. So .. . . . . * i' . *. . K411frt „ been shelved for more important wifck^a shortage of twenty billion ^ we must adjust ourselves to ♦, hard course of saving and , ...... recover it. THe Dillon 8roop or measures, which is to be ties are still keeping up their war* fare, yet neither side will fail toj ma y h country at large considers benefi- 1 an d Reparations. Another Euro- eial. j pean conference will be held next Congress proved its willingness month, and its recommendations to forget party strife by the speed may point the way to a solution of with which it ratified the mora- the world’s financial troubles. A torium, even if such action was ac- majority of voters in this country companied by growls from mem bers of both parties. All othefr de tails incident to organizing Con gress were handled without fric tion, committee chairmen being is felt to be against cancellation and the issue may become an im portant one in the coming Presi dential campaign. Recent developments began to named and installed promptly. On- make Newton D. Baker, President. a.*- - _ i _ _ a.a _ j? a. i j a. ■*-* 1 4XT', I , o TXTC!,'*/’»*•£*** o y*T o -rwxaa v* o q ly the election of the President Pro Tern of the Senate remains to be uu uness. One of-the earliest measures, or Wilson’s War Secretary, appear as an important figure in the coming campaign. Baker has come out in the open and shown that he is not averse to being the Democratic candidate if the party as a whole demands him. He has McCormick School Faculty Back Work After enjoying a two weeks’ vacation at their homes, members of McCormick school faculty re- ers have returned to their schopls turned to their work Monday morning for the remainder of the session. The out of town mem bers are: xvnss Elizabeth Johnson, Colum bia. Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, Lugoff. Miss Grace McCord, Greenwood. Miss Sara Bowles, Columbia. Miss Louise Corbin, Springfield. Ky», Miss Grace Reid, Richbufg. Miss Louise Collins, Columbia. Miss Virginia Ligon, Starr. Miss Florence Burgess, Greeley- ville. Miss Annie Harris, Belton. Miss Bertha Mabry, Greenwood. Members spending the holidays at their homes here were: Mr. H. H. Shiflet. Miss Frances Britt. Miss Margaret Patterson. ) Miss Julia Brown, succeeds Miss Evelyn Ramsey, who resigned for a nearer home. txt Schedule Of Home . Demonstration Work For Next Week for the remainder of the session: Miss Vivian Deason, Fairfax. Miss Martha Bell, Johnsonville. Miss Lucy Brown, Plum Branch. Miss Pansye Williams, Woodville. Miss Mary Bell, Woodville. Miss Mary Quarles, Allendale. Miss Kate Price, Bamberg. Miss Marion Sturkey, Lockhart. Miss Irene Britt, Moncks Corner. Miss Laura LeRoy, Clover. Miss Louise Langely, Clover. Miss Mary Martin, Congers, N. Y. Mr. Henry Walker, Ridgeland. Miss Claire Henry, Cope. Miss Helen Miner, Meeting Street. Miss Mabel Dorn, Edgefield. Miss Eloise Corley, Norway. Miss Marion Dorn, Rock Hill. Mi$s Nell Dowtin, Greenville. Miss Lupille Keown, Athens, Ga. Miss Mamie Keown, Flat Rock. Mrs. James Keown, Flat Rock. Miss Mary Remsen, Robinson’s. Miss Kate Britt, Plum Branch. Miss Alma Walker, Mt. Airy, N. C. Miss Birdie Walker, Weldon. N. C. Mr. James Bradley, Walhalla. Miss Josie Talbert, Savannah. Mr. Luther Andrews, Newton, N. C. Miss Annie Willis, Southern Pines. N. C. Miss Annie Lou Lankford, Will- ington. Mr. Lester Wideman, Irwinville, Ga. * txt Students Retiym To Various Colleges why money is scarce, hy the ^market for &k. Every financial nation is holding because it knows hose dollars give not any surplus ake their place, fa cannot hope to ey from outside the crops begin we have some- e outside m of • way, s we 1 that he is willing to be either a ^passed concerns increased taxation. ! standard bearer or a private in the That a boost is coming is not to be ranks in the campaign. While Gov- doubted. Roughly, the Republicans ernor Roosevelt is still the leading favor a general tax that will ap- candidate, yet he may be beaten in ply to everybody, while the Demo- the convention. / crats are working” for a tax that A lot of curiosity still exists as to j will mulct only the very wealthy whether former Governor Smith who, they arghe, arie v best able to will back Roosevelt. While Smith afford- the extra payffient.. The is considered unlikely to make the general feeling in this city is that! race again himself, yet his voice way, the is. still the loudest in the councils verage of his party and any man he op- overn- poses is unlikely to be /lomlnated, rough although it is questionable if he is ;es. powerful enough to name his own ettled choice. take If Baker is named a-*^:jelected, he laws, 'will be the fourth ol^ esti ^be ally made President wil1 be SI ral when the next president is swor n g in. Only Wiptami Henry Harrisor^! ow 68, James Buchanan, 65, and Zach-. ] it ary Taylor, 64, were older men Whiclmver party has net result will be citizen will pay moj ment either dir* higher prices forj After, the tax press can Nfislop ed Students spending the holidays at their homes here and in the county and returning to their studies in the various colleges this week are: ) Tusculum College, Greenville, Tenn Miss Elizabeth McAlister — Converse College, Spartanburg. Miss Elizabeth Branch. Miss Olive Branch, declared Winthjrop College, Rock Hill. Miss Maude Dowtin. Miss Selma Walker. Miss Helen Talbert. . Miss Cathleen Bussey. Miss Edna Duncan. Miss Harriett Sturkey. Miss Lucile Caudle. Miss Helen Brown. Miss Frances Langley. Miss Virginia Strom. Miss Rebecca Stallworth. * University of S. C., Columbia. Miss Rucia Abercrombie. Mr. Mark Dowtin. Mr. E. P. Bentley. Mr. John Wesley Jennings. Clemson College, Clemson. Mr. Howard Franklin. Mr. Billie Britt. Mr. William Dowtin. Mr. Welbourne Schumpert. Mr. Milton Walker.- Mr. Frank Corley. Mr. Wallace Talbert. Mr. Luther Drennan. Mr. Benton Talbert. * Mr. Carroll' Winn. Mr. Porter Dorn, Jr. Mr. Archie Langley. Mr. James Britt. •- Mr. Tom Stallworth. Citadel, Charleston. Monday, January 11, office. Tuesday, January 12, morning, grammar school; afternoon, Mt. Carmel H. D. club at 2:30. Wednesday, January 13, • high school 11 grade, morning; after noon, Fairfield 2:30. - Thursday, January 14, Washing ton 4-H Foods club; afternoon Dowtin H. D. club. Friday, January 15, Buffalo 4-H club; afternoon, White Town 2:30. Saturday, January 16, office. x Heap Big Injun '■V /J is- John Adams and Andrew Jacksoi.| Mr. Jim Murray, to were Baker's age when they weri Mr. ex- inducted into office. Baker is stiji Coker College, Hartsville. considered as a young man in the^ jht days, while Harrison, Buchans that and Taylor were all deemed Sid ital men at the time of their election -X— ' V ", v This.country imports 40,000 gl eyes each year; which shows r: the hunting season is at least^ r- i fitable to some. Miss Louise Bracknell. Ersklne College, Due West. Miss Mary Elizabeth Britt Lander College, Greenwood. Miss Mary Henry. Miss Alleen Arrington. 0 Miss Mabel Lvon. } t Be 'to derson Co Mary ,nfc>N. C. rath. Jorlcy. v «|| 1 iifci 4 i The Sioux tribe made Jean Dar ling, film star of V.O ur Gang", a princess of the tribe, so she acted as messenger {*> take a letter to President Hoover from Chief Med icine ' Crow, asking aid for the Indians at Fort Thompson, South Dakota, whose* crops have been' damag«dobttdH>sts.