Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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New Irish Chief' Europe’s Loveliest" ' | Eamon de Valera, native ol U F- heads the new giTvemment of the Irish Free State which defeated President Cosgrave at the icccm election. The young woman who posed as "Miss Denmark” at the International Beauty Contest at Nice, France, won the title of “Miss Europe.” Henry Ford Starts The Industrial Revival (By Caleb Johnson) It is too soon to predict how the business and industrial world will respond to Henry Ford’s declara tion that he is about to risk every thing he has in the. effort to put as many men as possible back to useful work at once, but unless I am all wrong, the effect of the starting up of the Ford plant- on a full-time maximum production basis is likely to be the turning point in the industrial situation. I am not interested in advertis ing Mr. Ford’s cars, but I am great ly interested in the man himself. That is partly because he has prov ed himself right in prctically ev- Streei Fighting in Shanghai Lpcks Like Real War This is how the Japanese built up barricades of sandbags from behind which they shot down Chinese irreg ulars and civilians while the residents of the Foreign Colony looked on helpless to interfere. Ham, Bacon Offer Many Possibilities All over the world are ham and bacon lovers, but according to Inez S. Willson, home economist, Ameri cans are especially fond of these foods. There is something about the taste of smoked meats that they like. Everyone’s appetite is stimulated by the smoky flavor of the hickory from the north woods. Ham or bacon with eggs seems to be the usual method of sei*ving these meats. Ham or bacon with eggs is good, but why use them only in that way ^ when smoked meats offer an endless variety of combinations with oth^p foods which are equally as good? 1 With a cooked ham and a piece nf bacon fn the refrigerator, one need never worry about the prep- mr&tion of a hasty meal nor the arrival of unexpected company. The economical housekeeper can ■save money by purchasing a whole ham, and then using" it as she seeds it. She may bake the ham fn the usual way, or she may bake it as suggested below by Miss Will- son. Baked Ham— Select ,a ham of the desired weight. Wipe it with a damp cloth, and place it with the fat side up in a roasting pan. Place in a slow oven (300 degrees Fahrenheit) and cook until done, allowing 25 minutes per pound for cooking. About 45 minutes before baking is completed, take the ham from the oven and remove the skin. Score the fat top in crisscross fashion with diagonal gashes, about 1 inch apart. Insert whole cloves at each cross-section. Rub the fat with 2 tablespoons mustard, then cover with a half-inch layer of brown sugar and very fine bread crumbs which have been moisten ed with pineapple juice. Set the ham back in the oven and finish baking at a moderate temperature. Serve with rings of canned pineap ple halves. Ham en Casserole— Ham en casserole is an excellent way of cooking slices of ham. Cut the hame about an inch and a half or two inches thick. Put it in a casserole, cover with milk and bake for 1 1-2 hours in a slow oven. In addition to these, there are hundreds of ways of using small amounts of ham in appetizing combinations. The last bits of the ham can be made into such combinations as ham croquettes, ham loaf ,or ham mousse. tXt Fighting Insects In Tobacco Plant Beds MARION, March 5.—Tobacco plant beds in Marion county and elsewhere inspected recently by Alfred Lutken, extepsion entomo logist of Clemson College, have shown that in a number of tobacco growing counties serious damage has occurred from insects feeding on the young plants. In beds where plants had disappeared there were found cutworms and newly hatched larvae of what is appar ently the tobacco budworm; a few slugs were found in some beds and in others there had been slight damage from flea beetle larvae feeding on roots and stems, Mr. Lutken stated. Though the small black flies so numerous in the beds do not feed on plant tissue, their larvae may cause some damage. Fortunately, Mr. Lutken advises, all the insects which feed upon the foliage can be controlled by using tfte same poison mixture. For this poison he prescribes: Thor oughly mix one pound of Paris green, five pounds of arsenate of lead, and five pounds of hydrated lime, and dust this mixture lightly over the plants, using about one pound to 100 square yards, prefer ably late in the afternoon when the air is calm and the leaves are fairly dry. Do not apply the pois on when drops of water are on the leaves. Two applications a week should be sufficient unless the poison is washed off by frequent rains. Apply no more than is necessary to keep the insects un der control, as heavy or frequent applications might injure the plants. The dust mixture should prevent damage by slugs, but Mr. Lutken thinks it advisable to supplement this by a broad band of dry hy drated lime around the bed where damage has occurred; and that if cutworms and mole crickets become troublesome, poisoned baits should be scattered in the beds. erything he has undertaken and th largely because he has quite a dif ferent conception of wealth than most rich men have. “We have nothing the public did not give us,” he said the other day; and he has said the same thing to me more than once. I asked him once why he bought ouc che other stockholders in his company. Be cause stockholders demand divi- dens,” he said. “They think the warnings of the company belong to .hem. I wanted to use them to put back into the business, to im prove the quality and reduce the price of cars. The money we get j,LiOve uie cost of making a car be- :ongs to th3 people who paid it, ana I can omy give it back by .naking a oetter and cheaper car.” fcso i was not a bit surprised when, a few days ago, he said: “No surplus exists for private benefit; every surplus is provided for future use. The future is here and we are going to do our utmost —risk everything, if necessary—to use this surplus which the public, chrobgh its dealings with us, has pioviaed, to see if we cannot make what the country needs most— work, jobs! “We are going to risk everything we’ve got to create useful work for just as many people as possible!” Mr. Ford realizes that his own in dustries alone will not end the de pression, but he believes that if he can operate to capacity, or nearly so, thousands of other industries will take heart and resume produc tion and the depression will slowly disappear. “You know, faith is catching!” he says. To set the Ford Motor Company operating at capacity is a task so huge, widespread and complex that there are no words to convey its full meaning in one phrase. A glimpse at some angles may help. First, after more than two years’ depression, with 7,000,000 out of work in the United States alone, how many prospective buyers of low-priced cars are there in the world? Price, terms, volume of hoarded money, prospective employment for the masses—definite knowledge of these and many other unfathom able factors are essential to a cor rect answer. The best minds can only speculate. To get the retail price so low the masses dan buy it raw materials and supplies going into a car must be bought at the lowest figure. To get them at this figure they must be bought in tremendous volume. So mammoth an intake of goods requires colossal production to consume. Such huge purchasing and production demand stagger ing sums. Mr. Ford’s schedules are elastic and capable of large expansion. If a strong market develops, and men supposed to know say Mr. Ford’s potential selling field was never before so great, the volume of pro duction will be increased to meet it. Based on an anticipated produc tion of 1,500,000 cars a year, gross purchases of raw materials and supplies will average more than $52,000,000 a month. During peak production in previous years pur chases have exceeded $80,000,000 a month. On this basis Mr. Ford will spend more than $300,000,000 in De troit and Michigan for raw ma terials, manufactured supplies, freight and labor in the rest of 1932. In the Detroit district alone he will employ more than 100,000 men at the standard minimum wage of $6 a day and upward. The average monthly payroll in the Detroit district will run to more than $18,000,000 a month. Now it approximates $10,000,000. To feed the Ford plants with raw and manufactured materials and goods, more than 5,500 direct and indirect suppliers, scattered over the United States, will employ approximately 300,000 men. Of these supplies about 1,200 are in jetroit and 300 in Michigan out- ie Detroit. To keep the plants going it is timated there will be a freight Dvement of 236,000 inbound and 3,000 outbound cars, with a jight bill, paid directly by Mr. ird to the railroads and shipping mpanies of the United States, of ore than $86,000,000. Suppliers lipping to Mr. Ford will pay the railroad upward of $10,000,000 nore. Handling the railroad cars vill require larger railroad working forces. Add to such items things like steel, tires, copper, lead, paint, | glass, lumber and all the other 'items that go into the making of literally thousands of plants, sea- tered all over the world, by the initiation of this new Ford pro gram. A hundred thousand men put back to work in his own plants will mean at least that many more given jobs elsewhere. Not every industry can start up like that on one man’s sayso. Boards of directors and bankers have to be consulted before any chances are taken. But nobody but Henry Ford himself has to be con sulted in this case, and I believe he has given himself good advice. XXI LOOKS A BY ♦OBSfRVfR An Old Bread Line— Recently we chronicled the Fleischmann Bakery as being the first to maintain a bread line, dat ing back about ffty years. That fine piece of charity, however, is far from being the oldest bread line here. The other day it came to light that Trinity Parish is still running one that is exactly .139 years old. It appears that in 1792, John Leake willed the interest on $5,000 for bread to be distributed by that famous Episcopal Church, • and through all those years the will has been complied with. The dole is being distributed nowadays by Rev. Edward H. Schleuter, vicar of St. Luke’s Chapel, one of Trinity Church’s affiliates. No “Hands Off” Signs— One of the most attractive free shows here is maintained in the Daily News building on East 12nd Street. It is, curiously enough, an exhibition of machinery and “ro bots.” And children especially are invited to stroll through the exhi bition and handle everything to their heart’s content. Children are simply mad about the place. My own youngster, 6, went there with a pal a couple of years older and reveled in the vari ous gadgets. One thing Shown was a telephone. She took down the re ceiver, dialed her number and saw the machinery she set in motion get her the connection and then, ten feet away, her pal answered the call and talked to her. Other things are automobile models, steam engines, elevators, riding stairs and all kinds of things like that. After a child has spent a few hours in the place she comprehends a lot more about modern conveniences than she ever did before. > • And it is all gorgeous fun! Sales People— One of the curious things visitors here observe quickly is the detach ed air with which sales people in the big stores wait on customers. In the better stores there is never any attempt made to force a sale. The idea seems to be that if that par ticular customer walks out, there will be a new one in before many minutes. One result is that women here thoroughly enjoy shopping, more so than in any other city in the world. Here it seems to be quite all right to walk out. One never gets a “dirty look” from any of the sales force. And they are really grate ful when a sale has been consum mated. Horse Cars— New York City was probably the last place in the whole country to stop running horse cars. The last line was on Fulton Street, a few blocks from Wall Street and it took the car about half an hour to go the half mile between terminals. Of course the line was operated merely to hold the franchise. The other day one of the big de partment stores celebrated its fif ty-ninth anniversary and part of the celebration was to get the street car people to run a horse car on. 59 street, on which the store is located. The car ran all day and took in thousands of nickels from people who enjoyed the “novel” ex perience. To stop the car one pulled a cord tied to the driver’s leg, who there upon pulled a lever that opened the rear door. PAGE NUMBER TWO ROOFING SALE Do your dwellings or out-housesr 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. Wc sell direct from factory- to you and save you the jobbers; profit. We pay the freight. My customers tell me that my- -oofing is the best they have ever* used. Why not try it for yourself?' It is heavy weight with thick long* 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 yon— and wc pay the freight. The year 1931 was the best j; 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 193<£ even better. ORDER NOW SAVE MONEY Galvanized Corrugated 29 Gauge— Heavy Weight $3.5S Galvanized 3-V Crimp 29 Gauge Heavy weight, you pay for 24 inch wide $3.76 Galvanized 5-V Crimp 29 Gauge Heavy weight, you pay for 2€ inch wide S3 89 Genuine “Lock-Tight” patent lode style Roofing 29 Gauge __$4A6 Asphalt Slate Shingles, Red or Green Color $4.45 Galvanized Interlocking Steel Shingles, need no painting $4.97 Green Galvanized Colored, Inter- . I locking. Steel Shingles—Rcdl 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 P.ITO Write me immediately and I wSI be glad to show you catalog anti samples and prices. Address, J. W. CORLEY, Agent. McCormick, S. C. MYflOME W YOURS byB£RTHAfDSON LAY A real aid at housecleaning <time when walls must be cleaned may be found in any five and ten centr store. The little rubber sponge, which costs ten cents, will remove discolorations from paper as easily as an ordinary eraser removes soil from any paper. The tiny part icles which rub off the sponge are easily brushed from the floor. Left-over cereals such as creamt of wheat, farina or wheatena, may be used as a dessert if sugar or syrup is added. Dissolve the sugar and add to the cooked cereal, pour into moulds, and chill. At serving* time place on an .attractive plate, add whipped cream or pour plain cream over. This is especially goo<£ for the smaller children. The younger children in the fam ily usually dislike the idea of hav ing the outgrown clothes of the larger child passed on to them. IT the article happens to be shoes, why not have the soles repaired, new buttons sewed on, and the shoes newly dyed and polished? The shoes will seem new, and will really be new to that child. Besides the psychological effect upon the child;, the shoes wear longer and a real saving is effected. Eyes examin ed. Spectacles, Eye Glasses, fitted without and Artificial iCyes Drugs, Drops or Danger. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometrist! Ja motor car and it is easy to seej|56 Broad Street Augusta, Ga. When dish towels are too worn to- be used as towels, cut out the part most worn, lay the two least worn- parts together, turn in cut edges, and stitch all around the edges witlr the machine, then across from cor-, ner to corner, making a double- cross. This makes an excellent dish cloth, and wears a surprising ly long time. ^o clean combs thoroughly and c -ickly, use the ordinary string c’ aner wet with any commercial c’ aning fluid. The grease dissolves readily, and the comb may be washed with warm suds and drie*£ after.