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TTiurfeday, June 30, 1932 HcCORMICK MESSENGER McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR MAKING PAPER IN THE SOUTH Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner May 1 this year than on the same strategic places, at entrances to date a yea: earlier and about six doors, and other light places. What bids fair to become one of per cent less than the five-year This same poisoning method can the most important industries of average for that date. Evidently be modified for use about the the South as well as give reforesta- there has also been a reduction in dwelling porches and outhouses, tion its greatest impetus in this the number of hens and pullets in Use the same mixture as noted section is the announcement that commercial flocks for the number above, or add three teaspoonfuls of for the first time white paper is of eggs received at the four prin- , the commercial formalin to a pint being successfully turned out from cipal markets the first five months of sweetened milk. Partly fill an a pulp and paper plant at Savan- of this year was 21 per cent less ordinary drinking glass nah, Ga., the project being directed than for the same period last year solution. Then line a Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months a .75 Three Months .50 S. C WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW by Dr. Charles H. Herty, interna- and 18 per cent less than the five tionally known research chemist year average for the corresponding and industrial consultant. Dr. months. The combined storage Herty has long advocated convert- holdings on June 1 of cold storage ing southern slash pine into pulp and frozen eggs were 26 per cent der the edge of the glass and paper manufacturing, and af- less than last year and 24 per cent ter the building of this plant and less than the five-year average for since its initial operations, is firm- .hat date. er in the faith that another great “Apparently the number of industry has been added to -this chickens will be no greater next section than ever. In the South year than this and possibly not as the pines grow from three to five great. The number of chicks times as fast as spruce in the North, hatched in farm flocks this year It had been contended that south- was about the same as last year but ern slash pine was not adapted to was 10 per cent less than the five- The following record of industrial activity lists items showing invest ment of capital, employifient 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. paper manufacture because it con tained too great a quantity of res inous matter, but''this theory was coiiiuaccea oy ur. Herty. The erec- | the first four months of the year tion of the initial plant at Savan- than during the corresponding per- year average. About three per cent fewer chicks were hatched in commercial hatcheries during Bennettsville — Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of New York, purchased about 2,000 acres of land ef estate of late J. A. W. Moore, north of town, for consideration of $130,000. Allendale — S. B. Bannett remod eling his store building on Main Street. Contract let for surfacing ten miles Society Hill-Bennettsville gap of Layfayette Highway, work to be completed October 15. Route No. 10 from Greenwood to McCormick opened to traffic. Walterboro—^Improvements made in Walterboro Funeral Parlors.. Union — W. H. Middlebrook pur chased shoe repairing business of £L Robinson. Greer — New Methodist Church opened. Newberry — Chamber of Com merce making preparations to erect new signs on highways lead ing into this city. Greer r— Kilowatt Park to be op ened to public soon. Pickens — J. A. Roper purchased J. A. Dillard interest in Dillard Mo tor Co. Belton — Tapestry Shop, estab lished here in building formerly occupied by Carter’s Lunch Room. X St AY AT HOME That’s sound advice the office of state director of employment issues to unemployed men and women throughout South Carolina to keep within their home territory. All signs point unescapably to the un employment problem becoming more acute as winter approaches. Each town, city and locality has its local burdens that are on the in crease. Men and women who are out of work may think that they could find jobs in other areas but better go slow about cutting the home moorings. When additions are added this way to the already pressing conditions local authori ties are burdened with the situa tion easily gets out of hand. The admonition says: “It is far better for the work seeker to remain j where he is than to start oyt to seek elsewhere something which the present crowded urban conditions makes it virtually impossible to obtain.”—Spartanburg Journal. txt NATION’S UNEMPLOYED nah was made possible by a dona tion of $50,000 by the Chemical Foundation, Inc., for equipment, and an annual appropriation of $20,000 by the Georgia Legislature. These agencies combined with the positive support of business inter est in the city of Savannah brought to realization the paper making factory. A Savannan dispaten relative to the possibilities of the venture says: ‘The organized movement to prove out the com- merciak possibilities of utilizing as raw material the several species of pine that grow so prolifically in the Atlantic Gulf states from Georgia to Texas, gives promise of revolu tionizing the paper industry.”— Spartanburg Journal. x DON’T LOSE FAITH IN THE LAND Men who have lost faith in land values will find some encourage ment in the statement of Frank Daniel, president of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, that the bank has sold so far this year $i,- 500,000 worth of farms and that the sales were fairly well distributed over the territory covered by the bank. Land at present prices is the cheapest —ling in the world today. The man who owns an acre of land holds title to something that ex tends to the center of the earth. A hundred dollars invested in *an acre' of land buys more than anything else on the face of the earth. An acre of land, properly cultivated, is an inexhaustible source of wealth. The more you work it the more valuable it becomes. A gold mine depreciates in value with every ounce of gold taken out of it. Land values in South Carolina fell to zero 200 years ago when the indigo industry collapsed, but men of that period lived to see those same lands sell at high prices. The same thing happened at the close of the civil war, and again in 1873, in 1893, and as late as 1914. When land values fall they rebound to higher levels. The present low land values are opportunities beckoning to young men of courage, vision, energy and initiative. The young man who is willing to make sacrifices, practice thrift and work like a beaver for the next few years has an oppor tunity to lay the foundation for a iod last year and 33 per cent less than during the same months in 1930. South Carolina, however, has shown an increase this year over last. “The farm price of eggs May 15 was the lowest for that date in the 2S years for which records are available, and chickens were the lowest for that date in 16 years. The lack of buying power of con sumers and the weak demand for eggs for storage have been the principal factors unfavorable i-o egg and poultry prices.” x Well Managed Hens Pay CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 25 — Andy Bauer, Andrews, made che best record among the backyard flock record keepers for May with his 35 White Rock hens, which laid 24.6 eggs each. C. A. Vincent, Lynchburg, led the farm flock class with 164 White Leghorn hens, which produced 23 eggs each. S. P. Myers, Eutawville, made the best' record in the commercial class with 1107 White Leghorn hens, which laid 16.2 eggs each. The birds in these flocks laid well because they were fed a well balanced feed and were provided with comfortable houses. The gen eral summary of 78 flocks for the month shows that the gross income, which includes the sale of poultry and eggs, was 32 cents per hen. Each hen ate 15 cents worth of feed which leaves an income above feed cost of 17 cents. According to rec ords of previous years the average monthly charge for interest, de preciation, and all other costs is approximately 6.6 cents per hen, which deducted from the income above feed cost, leaves a net labor income of 10.4 cents per hen for the month. X— * Control Of House Flies Is Urgent In Dairies CLEMSON COLLEGE. Tune 15.— The most dangerous source of bac terial contamination in dairies dur ing the summer months is the fly, says C. G. Cushman, extension dairy specialist, urging dairymen to fortune that’will maintain him in | greater vigilance against this pest, comfort for the rest of his life. and suggesting control and des- The successful men of the period! truction methods by which dairy following the civil war were the-premises may be made safe from men who bought land at bargain' contamination through flies, prices shed white collars, put on I Regarding control Mr. Cushman overalls and mined fortunes out of) points out that since flies lay their the soil The opportunities of this [eggs in all. sorts of animal matter period are greater than were the and decaying waste matter, it is ap- opportunities of that period with the saucer or plate with white blotting paper cut the size of the dish and place it bottom up over the glass, quickly invert and place a match stick un- As the solution evaporates from the pa per, more flows out from the glass and thus the supply is automatical ly renewed. Fanners’ Bulletin 1408, which is available free from the Division of Publications, U. S. D. A., Washing ton, D. C., carries a complete dis cussion of this subject and control measures. X Good July Gardening CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 25.— Remarking that unless we produce a good living on the farm, in large measure our farm families will go without much that they need and want to eat, A. E. Schiiletter, exten sion horticulturist, makes these im portant suggestions tpward good July gardening. “Keep all the garden crops grow ing. Don’t let them become stunt ed for lack of sufficient food. Nitro gen is the most needed food of most garden crops and an abundant and readily available supply should be on hand at all times Nearly al ways the garden crops can be much benefitted by an R.pplication of sul phate of ammonia or nitrate of coda. “When you prepare your foil garden, apply a liberal amount of well decomposed manure. Be sure it is well decayed cr it will burn the plants. The advantage of manure in preventing drying of soil can be better appreciated v/hen we know that 100 pounds of sand will take up 25 pounds of water; 100 pounds of clay, 50 pounds of water; 100 pounds of organic mat ter (manure), 190 pounds of water. “When you plant your fall crop of Irish potatoes cut the seed pieces larger than you would for spring planting. Do not expose the cut surface and allow them to lose moisture. Press them well into the soil. Your late crop of Irish potatoes should be planted before August 1, preferably, about July 20 or 25. “Good varieties for July plantings include Lookout Mountain and Irish Cobbler potatoes; Extra Early Pur ple Top, Winter Aberdeen, and White Egg turnips; Improved Pur ple Top rutabagas; Bountiful and Stringless Greenpod beans; Cros by’s Egyptian and Detroit Dark Red beets; Big Boston, Mignonette, and New York lettuce; Chantenay and Coreless carrots; Stowell’s Ev ergreen, Country Gentleman, and Trucker’s Favorite corn Bush and Giant Summer neck squash.” tXI Grow More Feed Crops No Extra Labor Cost lO MEMHM PRICES Have installed electric refrigeration and •» made other provisions to properly care for and serve the best of fresh meats to our customers at all times. Delivery made in town at any time. Phone 1420. Mar ket open on upper Main Street every Sat urday afternoon. Very best m,e^ts at lowest prices. JAMIE L. SMITH Modoc H. D. Club Meets BUSINESS CARD White Crook- -The The total number of unemployed throughout the United States is be tween ten and eleven millions, bas ed upon the estimate of the Am erican Federation of Labor, which in turn draws its figures largely from the statistics of the Federal Department of Labor and the Bu- • rcau of Census. This estimate is reckoned as conservative and in cludes many of the leading indus tries which in normal times run full capacity with armies of work ers. Not only is the falling off steadily increasing, but there is the natural reduction in payrolls and operating of plants and factories. The outlook is indeed serious and little wonder it is that Congress hangs on, not caring to shut up shop until some attempt is made to case tftis tragic condition of affairs. —Spartantttifg^Joumal of 22nd in- *$ant. . Dillon Herald. Outlook Relatively ‘Good For Poultry Says Mr. Clark parent that all manure and waste matter around the premises should be cleaned up thoroughly and scat tered over the fields to dry out quickly at least twice a week, pre ferably three times, in summer, and at least once in winter. , For the destruction of the fly it self various methods are recom- CLEMSON COLLEGE, Tune 18.— “At least ten moft acres of corn or other feed crops are possible when a two-horse cultivator is used in place of single plows,” says J. T. McAlister, extension agricultural engineer, who has just completed a series of 17 demonstration neet- irigs in 16 counties, showing the various operations and adjustments that can be made to make the work of these labor-savers more effici ent. According to cotton contest and other records of the Extension Ser vice it requires 35 hours of labor up to the time of harvest to grow an acre of cotton when single plows are used. This includes all opera The Modoc H. D. Club held its regular monthly meeting on June 20th in the home of Mrs. G. C. Mc Daniel, with eight members present and two visitors, Misses Edna Los- koski and Carolyn Dukes. The devotional was led by the vice-president, Miss Louise Mc Daniel, as the president was absent. The roll call and reading of ninutes oy secretary. Then Mrs. Stallworth cook charge of the meeting. She gave a help ful talk on tomatoe dishes and demonstrated tomato juice. . She also recalled our memory to “The Achievement Day,” which will be held July 9th at McCormick and urged all of us to be present. The club decided to have a play party and a committee was nom inated to plan and announce the party. The committee was Misses Ethel McDaniel, Lucy Bussey and Lillian Reese. Then the crowd was invited into the dining room, where they were served cakes and ice tea, which was delightfully enjoyed by all. After enjoying some games and singing a few songs, we adjourned. Reporter. — —X Ventilate The Hives • » And Give Bees Room CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 18.— As the weather gets warmer bees need more ventilation, says Ned Prevost, extension bee specialist, advising bee keepers to be sure to have the full front of the hive op ened and, if this is not enough, to raise the hive from the bottom by putting blocks one-half inch chick under each of the four corners, thus giving opening on the four sides of the hive. If bees cluster on the outside of the hive in the afternoon this is a sign, he warns, of a crowded con dition or the lack of ventilation. Too much room is more destralble than not enough at this season of the year, so Mr. Prevost suggests: “Look through your hives to see that they have plenty of room; and if you are undecided, it is bet ter to give them another super.” :—i xi W. H. Wooten Moves To Andrews, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wooten leave P^rksville, June 29th for Andrews S. C., where Mr. Wooten will teach agriculture in the Andrews High ochoal. He has taught at Washington Consolidated High School. Midway Parksville and Modoc, since gradu ating from Clemson College four years ago. He has made an out- in his field of Chiropractic Health Office Dixie Highway Hotel Rdgefield DR. A. H. MacALUSE, D. C. Hours: Daily—10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. Evenings by Appointment Lady in Attendance WANT ADVS. BATTERY RE-CHARGING — For Radio, 50 cents; 6 volt car bat tery, 75 cents; 12 volt car bat tery, $1.00. D. C. Talbert, Mc Cormick, S. C. 2t. LOST OR STOLEN—Setter Bitch with white and black markings, one black ear. C. Earle Johnson, Modoc, S. C. Near Antioch church, Edgefield County. Modern Flour Mill for Custom Grinding. We guarantee bet t e^r flour and absolute satisfaction. Will also pay cash or exchange for wheat, corn, rye, barley, etc. Ask your grocer for further particulars. Emerald City Mills, Durst An drews Co., Green wood, S. C. EXAMINATION OPEN FOR MEDICAL TECHNICIAN The United States Civil Seiarice Commission has announced that until July 19 it will accept applica tions for the position of Medical Technician (Bacteriology and Ro entgenology), to fill vacancies in the United States Public Health Service at Philadelphia and Pitts burgh, Pa. The entrance salary is $1,800 a year, less $540 a year for quarters, subsistence, and laundry when furnished. For the vacancy at Phrladephia the Treasury Department wishes a man, and for the vacancy at Pitts burgh it wishes a woman. Applicants must have been grad uated from a standard high-school course or have completed 14 units of high-school work acceptable for college entrance; provided, that those who do not meet this require ment will be given a noncompeti tive mental test. In addition, ap- etc. mended ranging from all sorts of') are used only 34 hours of labor are “This,” Mr. McAlister standing success work ’ and we regret to lose him and Plants must have had at least two firms of land oreoaration hoeine Mrs - Wooten from our midst - We years of training or experience in When two-horse cultivator^ wish the< " the best ^“““fhat b 1 acterlology and roentgenology, in- Andrews, however, and hope that eluding a minimum period of six they will remember their many months of experience in each friends in Washington school dis- branch. trict. Full information may be obtained X- from the Secretary of the United />.♦ • 1 . A States Civil Service Board of Ex- GlVll Goillt AuJOUl 116(1 ammers at the post office in any necessary, points out, “is a net saving of 31 hours per acre; and on 20 acres of cotton this would amount to 620 hours, which would permit the growing of as much as 20 acres of CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 25.— traps to poisons. A practical Even with the low prices now pre- | method which Mr. Cushman sug- vailing, poultry products will buy ‘ gests as being used successfully more feed than during the same throughout the state is through a months of the pre-war years and home-made and effective poison will purchase 65 per cent as much made of three gallons of skim milk, ^ of all commodities used by farmers one pound of brown sugar or its other crops in addition to cotton, in living and producing as against equivalent in molasses, and one; These additional feed crops will about 50 per cent for an average pint of commercial formalin. This make any farm more secure under of all agricultural commodities and is a stock solution and should be present conditions and permit the 38 per cent fbr cotton, says O. M. kept in a tight container. Pour j lowering of production on cash Clark, extension specialist in farm a small amount of this daily into crops, management, discussing the pres- shallow pans, preferably rusty pans, ent outlook regarding the poultry Place small rocks about on the industry. bottom of the pan, or leave a small * >r the country as portion of the bottom exposed so — . . , . j w 1 » ™ 1, y thp fiv ran alisht and feed As many as 50 acres of row crops for new trial heard, a whole,” Mr. Clark continues, that the fly can aligtu ana ieea y haniirpd with two T A n “about two per cent fewer hens and upon the poison. Distribute these are bemg laying pullets in farm flocks on pans about the barns and sheds at one man, an a cu T Dtp Fridav Evening city which has a post office of the Ltdienmaj first or the second class> or from , Friday evening. Only two cases “Many farmers are now using ! were tried by juries, as follows: two-horse cultivators who have not I A. K. Britt, plaintiff, vs. Mrs. used them heretofore. Some say Rebecca Wideman, defendant.^ Ver- "There were for the eountry a* portion of the bottom exposed so they could not_ farm without them. ^t_tar ptointiff.JM. 00 . the United States Civil Service The June term of civil court for Commission, Washington, D. C. McCormick County adjourned late TX j When a motorist runs a dead heat with a train to a crossing, he never lives to boast about it. X Motion Distribute these are being handled with two mules, J. A. Hamilton, .plaintiff, vs. W. |S. Pipkin, defendant. Mistrial. If people ever learn to love their £$temies, they may also learn to love their friends.