McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, January 28, 1932, Image 4
Thursday, January 28, 1932
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE NUMBER FOUR
McCORMICK MESSENGER
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
Entered at the Post Office at Mc-
Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of
the second class.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
— Strictly Cash In Advance —
Qne Year -$100
Six Months * .75
Three Months .50
RECORDS IN ROADS
| J ustice Holmes Quits
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
found the burden of 91 years too
heavy for him and resigned from
the Supreme Court Bench after 29
1 years of service.
During the last ten years, the
United States has gone in for road
construction on a scale never be
fore known to ^he world. * It is es
timated we have spent in that time
ten billion dollars for road build
ing .and maintenance andi have
more than half of the world’s 6,-
500,000 miles of highways.
, Money spent for roads pays
dividends in promoting agricul
ture and industry, facilitating busi
ness and drawing strangers from
other places on social or business
pursuits. A county or state with
out good roads is condemned to re
trogression. I '
In spite of our‘record building
activities, {he demand for roads is
more persistent than ever. Our
secondary road system must now
be rapidly improved to properly op
en up territory contributary to
main highways.
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MINING AND WEALTH
Mining is one of {he few indus
tries that creates new wealth.
It takes metals from the ground
where they are worthless, and
transfprms them in{0 wages, taxes,
dividends and the necessities and
luxuries of life. It literally makes
new dollars, which have never
been used before. f
Every other industry has a use
for metals. It h&s been well said
that there never was a grea t na
tion without metal resources and
that is truer today than ever be-
forer
Thus, every sta{e and every citi
zen has an interest in mining, and
particularly Western states where
it is one of the principal employ
ers, taxpayers and purchasers. Min
ing is a mainstay of agriculture
and other indus{ries within those
states. It is vital, not only to
Western progress^ but to Western
existence.
X
WHAT WILL GROUND-HOG SEE?
Next Tuesday will be Candlemas
Day. For some Reason or other this
ancient church holiday has long
been associated with weather fore
casts. A very old English folk
rhyme runs thus:
If Candlemas be^overcast, /
Then the heft of winter’s past.
If Candlemas be clear and bright,
Then winter’ll take another flight
Out of the belief that if the sun
shines on Candlemas Day we are
in for six weeks more of cold
weather has arisen the American
myth of the ground-hog wl>ich is
supposed to come out of his hole on
February 2nd and pop right back
again if he sees his shadow. i
These are, of • course, purely
northern myths, from the regions
of ice and heavy snows. There' is
usually, about this time of the year,
in the northern latitudes, what is
called locally “the February thaw.”
Several deceptively mild days do of
ten bring woodchucks and even
bears out of their winter hiberna
tion, and once in a long time mild
weather continues right into spring.
But so far as we can find out, no
body ever caught the ground-hog in
the act of looking for his shadow,
and nobody has ever proved that
the condition of the skies on Can
dlemas Day determines how much
longer we may expect cold weather.
There seem to be some indica
tions that the financial and eco
nomic skies will seem a good deal
brighter on Candlemas of this year
than they did last year, and we on
ly hope that people will stop be
ing scared of their shadows about
February 2nd and put themselves
and their money back to the sort of
hard work which is.the only road
back to prosperity.
IXI
A man filed suit for divorce on
grounds that all his wife did was
stay home and listen to the radio.
At least that was one woman who
stayed home.
The retirement, at the age of 90,
of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States, brings to an end a mag
nificent public care?r. •
He has become recognized as one
of {he great jurists of history—
and, more than that, as a great
man as well. His has been a life
devoted purely to the public serv
ice. He has the qualities of mine}
and heart that are given to few
men in any {ime.
Justice Holmes’ life encompasses
a period that, to most of us, is his
tory. He tempered justice with
mercy, and fought always for the
rights of humanity, for {he op
pressed and the misunderstood and
the unfortunate. Age seemed to
add to, rather than detract from,
{he keenness and penetration of his
mind, and it was only ill health
that forced his retirement.
Although he has left the bench,
the work that he has done for his.
fellow citizens will be ever-present
for generations to come.
; X
American Legibn
' Promotes Safety
The 'American Legion,, -with its
11,000 posts throughout the coun
try, is aidirig in the welfare activi
ties of the nation. It has made
safety one of \its major activities;
safety in the home, in the school
and particularly on the highways
and streets of our land. Recent
estimates show that 100,000 per
sons were killed in the United
States by all accidents in 1931, of
Which approximately 35,000 were
victims of the automobile.
This new Legion activity has re
ceived the warm endorsement of
all agencies devoted to accident
prevention and • safety education.
Substantial evidence of this is sup
plied by the fact that the National
Bureau of Casualty and Surety Un
derwriters in New York, in furth
erance of its conservation cam
paign, has furnished the Legion
with a comprehensive text book
and guide. Under the title of
“Community Safety ' Activities for
American Legion Posts,” the Bureau
has not only outlined what the
Legion might do in attacking the
serious problem, but suggests how
it may be done. '
Every phase of the subject is
clearly and definitely covered ki
this attractive phamphlet of 38
pages, which is now going to ev
ery post in the United States.' The
situation in industry, the home, the
school and the street are all ex
plained with ^ suggestions for prb-
South Carolina
Society Entertains
In Washington
NUMBER OF NOTABLES LISTED
AMONG THOSE ATTENDING
RECEPTION AND DANCE
ROOFING SALE
The South Carolina Society in
Washington entertained at its first
event of the season at a reception
and dance last Wednesday evening
at the Shoreham Hotel in honor of
its Congressional Delegation and U.
S. Consul General and Mrs. Doug
las E. Jenkins from Charleston,
South Carolina. Mr. Jenkins is on
leave from his post at Hong Kong,
China. Approximately four hund
red South Carolinians and their
friends were present. A short
business meeting was held and of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year. A delightful program was en
joyed during the evening. A piano
solo was given by Mr. Lyman Mc
Crary pf South Carolina and sev
eral speciality dances by two young
ladies from the Hoffman-Hoskins
School of Dancing. A most de
lightful buffet supper was served
at eleven o’clock.
In the receiving line were Sena
tor and Mrs. Ellison D. Smith, Sen
ator and Mrs. James F. Byrnes,
Representative and Mrs. Thomas
S. McMillan, ' Representative and
Mrs. J. J. McSwain, Representative
and Mrs. Hampton P. Fulmer, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Butler B.
Hare, Representative and Mrs. All
ard H. Gasque and Consul General
and Mrs. Douglas E. Jenkins.
The new officers who were elect
ed are as follows: Senator Ellison
D. Smith of Lynchburg, S. C.,
President; Mr. Hugh E. Phillips of
Allendale, S. C., First Vice-Presi
dent; Mr. J. Austin Latimer of
Williston, S. C., Second Vice-Presi
dent; Mrs. R. L. Carmichael of
Dillon, S. C., Secretary; Mr. B. P.
Fishburne of Charleston, Treasur
er; and the following Executive
Committee; Repesentative Thomas
S. McMillan of Charleston, S. C.,
Mr>. David E. Finley of York, S. C.,
Mr. R. J. Cheatham of Abbeville,
S. C., Mrs. Alex. Bull of Charles
ton, S. C., Mr. Charles E. Jackson of
Columbia, S. C., Mr. L. E. Boykin of
Lamar, S. C., and Mr. Edgar Mor
ris of Pickens, S t C., Mr. P. H. Mc
Gowan of Laurens, S. C., was ap
pointed Director of Publicity.
X—
S. C. WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL
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.
Dillon — Cream station opened
here. *
Hartsville — Homes Stores, Inc.,
purchased Independent Cash Groc
ery Co., corner Carolina Avenue
and Fourth Street.
Union — W. W. Alman formed
grams looking to improvement. ^ partnership with D. C. Beaty, in-
Principal emphasis is laid on street ‘ surance agency,
and highway accidents. Legion-j Newberry—Weir’s, Inc., moved
naires are advised to get back of' into store on Main Street recently
constructive legislation of all kinds, ’ vacated by Philip Daitch.
to co-operate with the authorities} Columbia — Plans underway for
and other civic associations in j construction of two new wards
working out definite, Scientific, at State Hospital,
traffic enforcement, to back the | Union — Nicholson Bank &
schools in safety education and to Trust Co., paid dividend recently.
Do your dwellings or out-houses
need new roofs or repairing? If
so you can now save money on
your roofing. I represent one of
the largest roofing factories in the
world. We sell direct from factory
to you and save you the jobbers
profit. We pay the freight.
My customers tell me that my
roofing is the best they have ever
used. Why not try it for yourself?
It is heavy weight with thick l<yng
lasting galvanizing. The Asphalt
Roofing and Shingles are the best
that can be had. All kinds and
styles of roofing, paint and fenc
ing. Direct from factory to you—
and we pay the freight.
The year 1931 was the best I
have had while in the roofing busi
ness because my customers get the
best quality roofing at low factory
prices. With your support and co
operation I am trying to make 1932
even better.
ORDER NOW SAVE MONEY
Galvanized Corrugated 29 Gauge—
Heavy Weight , $3.66
Galvanized 3-V Crimp 29 Gauge
Heavy weight, you pay for
24 inch wide $3.76
Galvanized 5-V Crimp 29 Gauge
Hekvy weight, you pay for 24
inch wide $3.97
Genuine “Lock-Tight” patent lock
style Roofing 29 Gauge __$4.95
Asphalt Slate Shingles, Red or
Green Color __$4.45
Galvanized Interlocking Steel
Shingles, need no painting $4.97
Green Galvanized Colored, Inter
locking, gfceel Shingles—Red
or Green Colors $5.95
Galvanized Oval Ridge Cap Size
8 inches 3 1-2 cts.
Asphalt Roof Paint, Black color
Per Gallon 39c
Asphalt Roof Cement, for fixing
holes—
10 pound bucket $1.25
25 pound bucket $2.50
50 pound bucket $4.75
Asphalt Roll Roofing, Rubber
Roofing, Roof gutter, valleys etc.,
at money saving prices.
ALL PRICES ARE FREIGHT PAID
Write me immediately and I will
be glad to show you catalog and
samples and prices. Address,
Care And Handling
Cream For Market
Rooney-Fuller
J. W. CORLEY, Agent.
McCormick, S. C.
Number Cars Stolen
Decreases Last Year
labor for improved * conditions in
homes. The Legion has under
taken a great work and its efforts
will make life safer for us all.
X
Literary Society Meets
The Literary Society held its
regular meeting Friday, January
15th. Several new members were
added and the following program
was carried out:
Robert E. Lee, subject.
Song, Star Spangled Banner.
Life of Lee, Ralph Williams.
Poem about Lee, Matilda Will
iams.
Music, chorus.
Why I think Lee is a great man,
Woodrow Callison.
Jokes, John Morrah.
Current Events, Maggie Lou
Parks.
Magis study, Lorenzo Sturkey.
EUGENIA LANGLEY,
Reporter.
Orangeburg — Wolfe & Caugh-
man, Inc., installed electric incuba
tor in their store on Broughton
Street.
' Greer — Dr. John Harrison to
make headquarters in this city.
Work at United States Veterans’
Hospital being built on Columbia-
Sumter Highway progressing rapid
ly.
Walterboro — Enterprise Hard
ware Co., to open furniture depart
ment in addition to their hard
ware business.
Aiken — Parsons and Valk, Inc.,
opened local shop handling
antiques, novelties and sporting
prints.
Bridge over Coneross Creek, be
tween Walhalla and Westminster,
on Highway No. 183, opened to
traffic recently.
Burton — Road between this
place and Parris Island improved.
Allendale — C. L. Martin took
over management of United 5 and
10 cent Store here.
GREENSBORO, Jan. 24.—Sharp
decrease in the number of cars re
ported stolen from members and in
the number of hit and run drivers
reported are shown in a summary
of 1931 activities of the Carolina
Motor club made public by Cole
man W. Roberts, president.
Last year 92 cars were reported
stolen compared with 152, a reduc
tion of 40 per cent. Since 1922
there have been 1,201 cars stolen
from members of the motor club, of
which 1,191 or 98 per cent have
been recovered. This stolen car
recovery record is said to be out
standing in this country. Sentences
imposed on car thieves aggregated
24 1-2 years, bringing the grand
total of sentences since the club’s
inception to 271 years.
Rewards were paid in 24 in
stances following conviction of “hit
and run” drivers who caused per
sonal injury. In 1930 the figure
was 42. The 24 drivers were sen
tenced to an aggregate of 23 years
and $3,390 in fines.
Club service garages answered
nearly 15,000 emergency calls,*
bringing the total to 74,475. Flat
tires were responsible for 5,263 calls
last year and 1,957 vehicles were
towed. The club service cars trav
eled more than 50,000 miles to suc
cor members in distress. There
were 605 calls from members stuck
in the mud and only 577 calls for
emergency gasoline.
The legal department experi
enced a busy year, 1931 cases bring
ing the all time total to 5,468. The
department has collected $67,115.52
in damage claims for members and
$75,996.16 has been paid in 754
claims under the personal automo
bile accident insurance policy that
is a part of each membership.
The club has furnished definite
routings to more than 550,000 per
sons and distributed 1,600,000
maps, tour books and directories.
Nearly 2,500,000 license plates val
ued at $40,000,000 have been dis
tributed at club offices. The past
year saw the most intensive acci
dent prevention program carried
out that the club has attempted.
The activities including organiza
tion and equipping school safety
patrols and bicycle clubs through
the* Carolinas.
OR FOR MAKING BUTTER IN
THE HOME
The following article on the care
and handling of cream for the
market has been received from
Winthrop College by Mrs. Nell A.
Stallworth, Home Demonstration
Agent:
The price received for your
cream at the local cream station
depends to a great extent on the
quality of cream delivered. Each
producer should give some thought
and care in the handling of cream
in order that the local station will
have the reputation for deliver
ing cream of the very best quality
possible.
Butter making begins with the
production of the milk. Clean
stalls. Wash and dry udder of cow
before milking. Clean dry hands
and clean clothes for the milker
are essential.
The thorough cleaning and ster
ilizing of all dairy utensils is es
sential to the production of butter
of good flavor. Do not use rusty
pails. Do not use milk utensils for
other foods. Always rinse milk ves
sels with cool or tepid water to re
move all milk. Then wash in hot
water containing a small amount
of washing powder arftl scrub with
a brush. Scald in boiling water,
then drain by their own heat. Do
not use soap on dairy utensils.
While cleanliness is the first es
sential in the production of milk,
prompt cooling and storage at low
temperature are the most import
ant factors in preventing souring.
For best results, then, milk should
be cooled immediately after milk
ing and kept at a temperature low
enough to check the growth of bac
teria.
Cold water around the vessel
containing the milk is one of the
best ways to reduce temperature.
If you are cooling five gallons of
milk, use a vessel that will hold
four or five times the amount of
water. Stir water occasionally in
order to keep the water at even
temperature.
Where as many as six or more
cows are kept it generally pays to
have a separator. Where fewer
cows than six are kept, the cream
may be hand-skimmed. After
cream is skimmed off, keep in a
cool place and add to it the cream
from other milkings. Stir cream
thoroughly each time more is add
ed. Never mix warm and cold
cream or warm and cold milk to
gether.
The following bulletins are avail
able on the Care and Handling of
Cream:
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
F. B. 976, Cooling Milk and Cream
on the Farm.
F. B. 876 Making Butter on the
Farm.
Home Demonstration Depart
ment, Winthrop College, Instruc
tions for Butter Makers.
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Richer Land
More Corn
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Otis F.
Fuller, U. S. A., a native of McCor
mick, S. C., and Mrs. Miriam Pit-
field Rooney of 12 Perry street, this
city, obtained a marriage license
here today. The couple announced
they would be married January 30
in the Baptist church, Washington
Square this city.
Mr. Fuller gave Fort Totten, Long
Island, as his present residence.
Mrs. Rooney was born in Swamp-
ssott, Mass., the daughter of Georgy
and Mabel Dockendorf Pitfield.
Mrs. Rooney is a widow.
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J. B. Hannon, Jr.
Postmaster Here
John B. Harmon, Jr., has been
confirmed by the senate as post
master at McCormick and Joseph
G. Holland postmaster at Edgefield,
according to information received
here yesterday.
POLITICAL CARDS
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce my candidacy
for re-election for mayor of the
Town of McCormick, S. C., subject
to the rules and regulations of the
democratic primary.
C. K. EPTING.
FOR COMMISSIONER
OF PUBLIC WORKS
I hereby respectfully announce
my candidacy for re-election for
Commissioner of Public Works of
the Town of McCormick, S. C., sub
ject to the rules and regulations of
the Democratic primary.
J. S. STROM.
YOUR SAW
ACCEPTED
AS PA’RT PAY
UNION, Jan. 23.—Ryan Jeter’s
corn yield in his rotation demon
stration is an excellent example of
soil improvement through rota
tion of crops and companion crops,
says A. M. Vick, Union county farm
agent.
“An accurate report of Mr. Jet
er’s five-acre rotation demonstra
tion shows that his yield was 48
bushels of corn per acre, the high
est yield on record for this dem
onstration. The check plat, where
no legumes have been grown and
where no ammonia has been used,
gave a yield of only eight bushels
per acre, which is identical with
j the yield of the entire plat when
the demonstration began three
years ago,” says Mr. Vick.
“This demonstration is located on
exceptionally poor land and the
contrast now between the demon
stration plat and the check plat is
very noticeable. Our farm tour
visited this field in the summer and
the results attracted much interest.
This object lesson has been the di
rect cause of about 20,000 pounds
of Austrian winter peas being
planted in the county.”
Speakiqg of the corn contest
yields, Mr. Vick states further: •
“Records have been secured on
all 12 of the corn demonstrations, 1
the highest one being that of R. C. j
Jeter, which yielded 101 bushels
per acre. The average yield of all
demonstrations is 68 bushels per j
acre, which i-3 twice as high as a
contest yields when first begun.” j
on a NEW SIMONDS. Cut 10",; to 20 more.
Only a file to keep it in order. Let us change
your saw to the Simonds inserted tooth, re
turning it next day . r. We ship anywhere.
J. H. MINER SAW MFG. CO.
SlltUVKPOKl. I \ MKKUIUN. MINS lOl.l MBI\ N (
ACAD THE
CLASSIFIED
•s today
WANT ADVS.
FOR SALE—River bottom mixed
hay at $13.00 per ton, at Bor
deaux, S. C. Rich Cowan.
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WANTED—To buy a good one
horse wagon, must be reasonable.
G. W. Acker, Rt. 2, McCormick,
S. C.
DOG WOOD WANTED—For prices
and specifications see J. E.
Haynes at the Block Mill, Mc
Cormick, S. C.
FOR RENT—The Brown Store
Building on Main Street next
door to my store. J. S. Strom,
MbCormick, S. C.
WANTED—Milch cows with young
calves, also veal calves. Pigs
and shoats for sale at reasonable
prices. Call or ’phone No. 1420
day or^night. Jamie L. Smith,
Route 1, McCormick, S. C., forks
Greenwood-Abbeville Highway
two miles west of McCormick.
HAVE YOUR CLEANING done at
home by McCormick Dry Clean
ers, where you can get daily ser
vice. Now open for business at
the old pressing club stand on
Gold street. Good work and ser
vice is our motto. Alterations
and repairs of all kinds. W. E.
CAMPBELL, Proprietor, McCor
mick, S. C.
FROST PROOF PLANTS For Sale-
Cabbage and Bermuda Onion
Plants all varieties $1.00 per 1000,
5000 lots. 90 cents per 1000.
Prompt shipment. Dorris Plant Co.
Valdosta, Ga.
PERMANENT WAVES $1.95 and
$3.95. Phone 346, Oregon Beauty
Parlor, Greenwood, S. <?.
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