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V i. i i fc. v Thursday, April 7, 1932 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER EIGHT THE MAN TURNS | J By HOWE EVANS J » 11 m i m i m-i-h-h-h-k- 4® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) (WNU Service) F UOM her seat in the breakfast nook, pretty little Madge Burton looked About her chum’s immaculate kitchen, and • watched wistfully her ; IHvparations for junior's lunch, **1 ought to go home and wash my ' dishes, but as long as I’ve taken your ; advice and given up my position, t kope you won’t mind if I stiffen my spine a little by detailing the rea sons.” “Shoot; I’m going to make cup of coffee before you go “Thanks. I heed it. I feel awfully shaky. I—I was counting up last night. In the four years Jim and I have been , .married, he has held an even' dozen different positions.” < “You mean quit that many?” Vera’s energetic young voice sounded explo sive She had none of Madge’s yielding softness of voice or manner. “That’s the limit, honest it*is. You have had . the same job all that time and sup ported Jim in between hiS.” % Madge shook her blond head , thoughtfully. “That’s hardly fair, Vera. He’s never been lazy or idle very long rand when he has been out of work he has done everything around the house, cooked and cleaned and—well, I love him more than I ever did, but as you say, J*ve been spoiling him.’’. ‘IHis mother did that before you ever met him!” Vera'spilled hot wa- "^^br on the stove emphasizing her •'words. ' r Madge smiled weariiy. “You Just "^chn’t blame him; h$ is such an ador able lamb when he has h|« own way about everythtpg.”, “Yes, and a * stubborn mule when jybody tries, to' boss him.” “Fortunately .they §eem to realize .where he is now' and give him his He g&ms better satisfied than ev£f >eeh JwCore and he’s been Used pore money next week.” jg itr coffee Madge was gazing dreatny satisfitction at the little ilow nCTfufl—r. Suddenly she forward,, a quick gasp in her ' “Oh, .dear, I spoke too soon ! There’s Jim cdlming now and I can tell by the way he uf^iks that he’s mad and has - quit another job !*’. Vera . dplloWed her to the door, catching 'one slim arm and pressing It firnhy. •Don’t weaken, now! ft you do— If you' go back to work you ^re lost Tou’U never have the nerve to take each a stand again.” ' ♦Don’t worry.” Madga’s large pansy ayes glowed. “Pm sure I’m doing the t>est thing for both of us. I’ll stick If out!” •» •*. Jim’was hanging up his coat as she catered the front door. “Why Madge, darling, are you sick? .Ton look so white—and sort of queer.” Hands grasping her shoulders, he started at her anxiously. The tenderness in his voice, the con- in his usually laughing eyes was Hhan Madge could stand. With a sob she jerked away from him and vanning into the dining room, buried lier head in tbq couch pillows. Jim followed and sitting down palled her into his arms. “What’s happened? Are you sick? I phone for the doctor? I never yaa.like this before!” Becaltlng Vera’s advice, Madge choked back her sobs. She must be calm. Pressing her head against his Shoulder she murmured shakily. “You don’t need to tell me. I know * you have quit again, just when every- thing seemed to be going along so line and I had planned—” She felt film stiffen at the unexpected reproach bat she hurried on, ‘'Let me.finish before you say anything. JinJrl'^lidn^f tell you I was going to resign my position today, I want to surprise you. Oh, Jim, Pm Just tired of leaving my little house and going oat to work • every day. I want to stay home like my friends, do a really good job of housekeeping, and I hoped I could with things going so fine for you!” Jim interrupted In so stern a voice that she sat up to look at him. “You mean jptj are tired of the of fice? I thought you were so sold on the whole bunch down there that you wouldn’t give up your job, that you’d give me up first!” She straightened, bracing herself, expecting one of his bearlike hugs. Instead he whistled, gave her one long, very serious look, glanced at his watch and jumped to his feet. Bewildered, Madge watched him for a second, then sprang up, catching at bio arm. ■„ “I’m sorry, Jim. I didn’t think you’d mind. Where;are you going, Jim?” “Back to thfe 1 office.” He tried to loosen her •franf i<) bold* “But how can you, if you’ve quit?" Somehow be seemed bigger, older; she was almost afraid of this new mood. “Yon and I are the only ones who know that. I Just walked out when the chief started kicking on some or ders. but if I can catch that next • train. I xian walk back and tell him I’ll shoot them through In fine style «n»! double the company’s profits.” Ilis arms around her, he gave her a quick, hard kiss. t “We can’t both quit, so since you . beiit me to It—” He smiled, his eyes roftonlng. j “Honest, Madge, Pm glad. I’ll be j borne at the usual time for dinner. t Yon won’t harp to rush so, getting |'things ready, maybe you’ll feel like a j movie afterwards.” Another kiss, which left Madge f tingling, and Jim was out of the house, ilng for his train. umi • • L .M ^1 KINDLY ATTITUDE “Have you any objections to me as a son-in-law?” asked the young man. “Yes,” replied Mr. Cumrox. j “At »nt you’re cheerful and compan- >itnble and-I like you first rate.” “Then why not have me in the family?” “I don’t want to take a chance on spoiling, you. I don’t know how ’you would tarn out after mother and the girls had bossed you around for a few years.”—Washington Star. . 'Caution “Did that man say he wanted to get up an article about me, telling i how X attained my present proud position in ’ life?” asked Senator Sorghum. “He gives that as his errand,” an swered the private secretary. - “Well, see him again rfnd find out which it is—a case of delicate fiat tery or blackmail.” EXPENSIVE THOUGHTS He was a picture of dejection. “Anyway . wrong?” asked his fellow worker. “I lost 30 shillings and a penny last night.” replied the unhappy one. “What an odd figure to lose!" re plied his friend. “How did you lose it?” “It happened at home last night,” came the reply. “I offered my wife a penny for her thoughts—” “Well?” “She was thinking that I ought to take her out for the evening,” the un happy man informed him.—London An swers. WILL COME LATER No Sale ’This book of universal knowledge will tell you everything you ought to know,” declared the agent at the door. “Don’t need it,” growled Mr. Grouch, “my wife tells me all that— and a lot more-fbesides.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. HU Interpretation A pupil who depends oftener on guessing than studying turned in the following sentence to express the meaning of junket: “I would like to have a junket to ride to schooH in. I would paint It orange.” NO REASON TO WORRY Jones—Brown had hls life ' in sured for a hundred thousand dollars. Mrs. J.—I’ve noticed his wife has stopped telling him to be careful when he leaves home. Directions Customer—Could you direct me to a vice president of this bank? ' Floor Policeman—Yes, sir. Follow' the car tracks to the edge of the town; turn south qn the first paved road, and drive straight ahead until you come to a golf course. h / -- k. $ <y tJcV. Carrot—I wish I was a fancy, high-priced vegetable instead of just a common old carrot. Tomato—Don’t, worry, you’ll be. Just wait till some doctor discovers that you’re rich in vitamin A or something. Might as Well “Here's an English writer who says a woman always should be given the last word in an argument,” cackled Mrs. Grouch. “Hull!” growled her husband, “does he also say the earth slTouhl he per mitted to go round on its axis and the sun to shine?” Unlucky Number They were quarreling, and the wife said to the husband, “I’d like to know how many girls you made love to be fore you met me?” “Twelve,” groaned the miserable man, “but I didn’t remember to count them until it was too late.”—Stray Stories. Not So Efficiency Expert—You are wasting too much time on your personal ap pearance. Typist—It’s not wasted. I’ve only been here six months, and already I’m engaged to the junior partner.—Good Hardware. Not Excused “If the bank hadn't closed,” said the crafty husband, “I should have given you a check for your birthday.” “Oh, that’s all right,” replied the cunning wife, “cash will be just as welcome and save me the trouble of getting myself identified at the store.” Deafness a Blessing Ts your husband doing anything to cure his deafness?” “No. He has decided to wait until the children have finished taking mu sic lessons.” ^ Too Long to Wait Week-end Guest—I’ve made up my mind not to retire until I am seventy. Sleepy Host (whose hints have been ignored)—In that case, old chap, I hope you won’t mind if I turn in now. LORD WILL PROVIDE -J Friend—Don’t you believe “the Lord orill provide?” Divorce Seeker—I wouldn’t be try ing to get rid of mine if I did. His Guess “John,” said Mrs. Dumbbell, “how does a bank’s frozen assets get that way?” “Probably caused by so many cold turn-downs by the president,” he growled. PREVENT KISSING “How can I prevent George kissing me at night when he comes to see me?” # “See him only in the daytime, dear.” The Easiest Way Visitor (at quiet resort)—What ever «!<> you.do here when it rains? Native—O, we just let it rain!— Stray Stories. Self-Restraint “I\ hope you don’t think I’m con ceited,” he said after he had finished telling her about himself. “Oh, no,” she replied. “But I am just wondering how you can keep from giving three cheers whenever you look at yourself in the glass.” Sambo Was Almost Right Teacher—Sambo, use the )yord de ceitful in a sentence. / Sambo—Papa and manima and Liza and de twins and Uncle Mose took de roadster to town and dey had de ceitful.—Capper's Farmer. His Hearing Traffic Cop—Why didn’t you stop when I whistled? Motorist—Pm sorry. I didn’t hear you. Traffic Cop—Well, you’ll get your hearing in the morning! Evident to Everybody Greene—The doctor says there's something the matter with my head. Black—You don’t mean to say you pai<f a doctor to tell you that?—Stray Stories. Chemical Note \ Chemistry Professor (to class)— What combination dissolves gold quickest? Young Man—A boy and girl en gaged ! -WE SAY IT WITH- VALUES GALLANT-BELK CO. \ Co-operation Sale Of Our New Low Price 79c Pair 2 Pairs for $1.50 The famous hose that water will not spot. A short time ago these hose cost you double the price that you can buy 'hem at this good store for now. Included in this lot are hose you paid as much as $1.95 for a short time ago. These Are Hose that Water Will Not Spot A special sale in co-operation with manufacturers makes this special price possible. Now is the time, this store is the. place to buy your hosiery supply if you want to save money. GALLANT-BELK GREENWOODS LEADING PflMDAMV “THE HOME QF DEPARTMENT STORE” uUmrAllI BETTER VALUES” WE SELL EVERYTHING AND SELL IT FOR LESS For All Time “How did you cure your wife of her antique craze?” “Oh, I just gave her a 1907 model car for her anniversary.”—Pearson’s, j McCormick Dry * Cleaners Gold Street, just of/ Main —Phone 72— Good Work Guaranteed Men’s Suits cleaned and pressed, 50c; Ladies’ Dresses and Long Coats, 50c. We do altering and repair work of any kind, also Hat work. Work called for and deliv ered same day in town. W. E. CAMPBELL, Prop. The next thing you know you will see seven or eight high school boys and girls crowded into a two-pass enger airplane. XXI The old gray mare had it on au tomobiles when it came to park ing. She, at least, could back out without getting a dent. Sleep is a wonderful thing. It keeps folks from worrying over their troubles twenty-four hours a day. X When we are alone, thinking is almost compulsory. That’s the reason most of us dislike to be alone very long. What the farmers need to raise most of all is a majority of the votes. tXI The water-ouzel, a bird whose r'-cestors lived in the air, now stays i or near the water and is a dar- 'ns diver. Anyway the back seat driver ’ever gets blamed for the accident. t\T Thn-e are five species of Pacific -'vmon. 1 xt More than ?0.000 farm tractors are operated in Italy. * Oklahoma shipped nearly 2,700 earloads of Irish potatoes to mar ket last year. )ril Farm Calendar ith Timely Hints CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 2.— Above 20,000 cotton plants are nec essary per acre, says R. W. Hamil ton, extension agronomist, to ob tain maximum of land, labor, and fertilizer in growing cotton; there fore close space the* plants. To obtain a good stand, Mr. Ham ilton suggests further: Prepare a finely pulverized seed bed. Mix fertilizer thoroughly with the soil. Plant 1.5 to two bushels of good seed. Cover seed well at uniform depth. Pray for good weather. Suggestions on horticulture are given by A .E. Schilletter, on agri cultural engineering by J. T. Mc Alister, on insects and diseases by Alfred Lutken. Horticulture Bed sweet potatoes. Sow tomato seed for mid-season and late crops. Sow asparagus seed for plants co set next season. Plant tender vegetables. Transplant tomatoes, pepper, etc., in coldframe and gradually harden for setting in the garden later. Fertilize fruit trees and start cul tivation. Agricultural Engineering Recondition fertilizer distribu tors and planters to insure equal distribution of fertilizer and seed. Hill-drop planters save seed and chopping labor. Use two-horse cultivators, equip them to open furrow, distribute fertilizer, and bed in one operation. Lay off rows and plant crops so as to utilize efficiently labor and machinery. Clean up, repair, and paint build ings. Insects and Diseases Buy materials and hav£ every thing ready for the peach and ap ple petal-fall sprays. Disinfect watermelon seed with one to 100 solution of corrosive sublimate. Control fungus diseases by spray ing with Bordeaux. In setting out plants discard all that show any evidence of disease. Remove codling noth bands and rou^h bark from apple trees and Supreme Talent Helps Dietrich In JLatest Film H 'SHANGHAI EXPRESS” DEPICTS STIRRING SCENES IN CHINA’S WAR AGAINST ROBBERS Seven well known character ac tors and aertesses supplement ibp work pi Marlene Dietrich and Clive Brooks Josef von Sternberg's lat est production, “Shanghai Express,” which is the Abbeville theatre’s fea ture picture for two days next week, beginning Wednesday, April 13th. These artists are Anna May Wong, Warner Gland, Lawrencf Grant, Gustav, von Seyffertite, FmR Chautard, Eugene . Pallette, and Louise Glosser Hale. Miss Dietrich’s characterization in “Shanghai Express” is that of ' Shanghai Lily, an adventuress, no torious N throughout the Orient. Brook plays the part of a British officer, one of her legioijYtf admir ers. Miss Wong, featured character actress in “Daughter of the Dra gon,” has the role of a Chinese courtesan; Gland appears as a Chinese war lord; Grant pbrtrays a European clergyman; Seyffertite has the part of a German advent urer; Chautard, a former cashiered' from the French army; Pallete *s a gambler and bookmaker; and Miss Hale, a vetersth actress, represents a boarding house keeper in Shanghai. Jules Furthman wrote the screen olay of “Shanghai Express,” which is an adaptation of an original story by Harry Hervey, novelist, playwright and globe-trotter. It was filmed on an ambitious scale at Paramount’s Hollywood studios and at several locations in south ern California. Card Of Thanks C" 1-. : e wish to thank each and every for their many acts of kind- shown us in our recent fire Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Britt, A. K. Britt. burn; secure new bands to attach in May.. ' .