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Thursday, July 28, 1932 Winners Named In District Contests At Winthrop College SEVERAL McCORMICK COUNTY GIRLS IN LIST OF WINNERS McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA ixuivmnK Liiunr District Contests were held last week as a part of the Girls’ State Short Cohrse held at Winthrop Col lege. These fcontests were held in Health, Room Improvement, and Clothing—the latter being in the form of a Dress Review. Contest ants were entered from the various counties of the Piedmont, the Cen tral, and the Pee Dee Distrkis Chief' interest centered around the Health Contest, in which there were 42 Contestants from as many counties. The physical examina tions for this contest were conduct ed by Dr. Ben F. Wyman, Director of County Health and Rural Sani tation of the State Health Depart ment,. assisted by Doctors White of Gaffney, Humphries of Camden, and Bryson of Winnsboro. The winners by districts were: Piedmont: Addie Lee Ballard, Anderson County; Central, Ernest ine Malone, Richland County; Pee .Deb, Louise Gaskin, Kershaw Coun ty. These three will compete dur ing the State Fair in October for the.honor of being South Carolina’s healthiest club girl, and her repre sentative at the National Boy’s and Girl’s Club Congress in Chicago held next December. Second place was given to the following: Pee Dee District, Eva Lee Johnson, Darlington County; Central, Ellen Bell, Dorchester County, and Piedmont, Mildred Britt, McCormick County. Honor able mention was given to Evelyn Aull of Saluda, Mary Black of Barn well and Frances Coleman of Flor ence. In the Health Improvement Con test, in which the girls’ work dur ing the entire year to improve themselves by observing proper food habits, and health habits, keeping records and scoring them selves. The winners were: Central District, first place, Florence Yarn, Bamberg County; Pee Dee District, 'first place, Edna Earle Outel, Marl- Jmto County; and Piedmont Dis- "trlcfc, first place, Elizabeth Bryson, Pickens County. Second place went to Mary Sue Wrenn, McCormick County, Pied mont District; Mary Brown, Barn well County, Central District; and Hallie Covington, Williamsburg County, Pee Dee District, while third places were: Piedmont Dis trict, Saluda County, Mary Pow, Pee Dee District, Georgetown County, Sadie Jacobs, and Central District, Hampton County, Irene Smith. In Unit II, Foods and. Nutrition, a Yeast Bread Contest was held with following results: First place: Central District, Ruby Pearson, Bamberg County; JACK ADAMS^ Joe Sewell, now with the New York Yankees, played in 1,103 base ball games. Lou Gehrig, also of the Yankees, tied that record the other day. Gehrig is now shooting at Deacon Scott’s all-time mark of 1,- 307 consecutive appearances in the same act. w' ? V ' Shin guards for catcher’s use were introduced by Roger P. Bres- nahan of the New York Giants in 1908. The present National League was formed in 1879; the present Ameri can League in 1900. Interest Over State In Live-At-Home Drive SEARCH OF SUBSTANCE Residents of Long Island, New York—there are more than a mill ion persons living in Queens Coun ty alone—would like to see their part of the world represented in one of the big leagues. New York could easily support three baseball teams. The Olympic Games are held ev ery fourth year in a different coun try. The first modem Olympiad took place in Athens in 1896. At that meet the United States was represented by a team of nine. They won every event in which they were entered. In 1894 Hugh Duffy of the Boston Nationals batted for an average of .438. That’s a record. In 1929 the Brooklyn Nationals and Boston played a game which went 26 innings. That’s the long est game by innings. In 1918 the New York Giants op ened the .season by winning nine games. That’s the most games won at the start of the season. In their opening game in Detroit in 1930 the St. Louis Browns scored three runs, all of them homers. trict, Gladys Price, McCormick County; Pee Dee District, Helen Shuler, Florence County. Second place: Central District, Annie Harden Bull, Orangeburg County, Piedmont District, Emily Reeves, Pickens County; and Pee Dee Dis trict, Valee Douglas, Chesterfield * County; third place, Central Dis- ^ trict, Lois Rivers, Hampton Coun- vty; Piedmont District, Eunice Cog gins, Laurens County, and Pee Dee District, Mary Eugenia Powell, Marlboro County. In the Room Improvement Con test awards were as follows: Pied mont District: First place, Corrie Moore, Spartanburg County, Cen tral District, First place,* Philura Yam, Colleton County; Pee Dee District, First place, Letha Mae Ackerman, Williamsburg County. Second place in this contest went to: Piedmont District, Julia Ken nedy, Fairfield County, Central Dis trict, Caroline Riley, Richland County, and Pee Dee District, All- iene Holmes, Horry County. Third place, went to Piedmont District, none, Central District, Es sie Mae Charles, Lexington Coun ty, and Pee Dee District, Dorothy West, Kershaw County. In the Clothing Contest, which was in* the form of a dress review, awards were placed as follows: First place, Pee Dee District, Sadi Mae Ross, Darlington County, Cen tral District, Thelma Griffin, Col leton County, Piedmont District, Margaret Church, Anderson Coun ty. Second place went to Pee Dee District, Caroline Chandler, Dillon, Central District, Violet Mixon, Jas per, and Piedmont District, Julia Baskin, Abbeville County. Third place went to: Pee Dee District, Ellen Adkinson, Marion County; Central District, How high can a man jump from a running start? The original rec ord made back in 1876 was five feet five inches. It was not until 1887 that any athlete cleared the bar at six feet. The other night in New York, George Spitz jumped six feet eight and one-half inches. Will anyone ever better that record? X Fires Damage Young Pines Measurements on burned and un- burned longleaf pine in North Caro lina show that annual woods burn- Piedmont Dis- ing retards the . growth of the trees, the United States Forest Ser vice states. For 13 years, 2 plots were observed, 1 of which was burned over annually and the oth er kept free from fire. On the unburned plot the trees grew 19 per cent faster in height, 9 per cent faster in diameter, and 22 per cent faster in volume. X That churning butter is still a farming occupation in the United States is shown by the fact that 500,000,000 pounds of butter was made on farms last year. The United States’ forest acreage has shrunk from 800,000,000 acres to 140,000,000. Piedmont District, Annie Laurie Sturkey, McCormick County. In the Gardening and Canning Contest, first places went to: Pied mont District, Elizabeth Patrick, Fairfield County, Central District, Edith Evans, Orangeburg County, and Pee Dee District, none. Sec ond Place went to: Piedmont Dis trict: Agnes Gist, Union County, and Central District, Josephine Hoffman, Calhoun County. In the Poultry Judging Contest, first places went to the following: Piedmont District, Marguerite Mc- Cown and Harriet Welbourn, An derson County; Central District, Louise Young and Mary Rayle; Richland County; Pee Dee District, Marguerite Poole and Catherine Poole, ^Chesterfield County. Second Place, Piedmont District: Thomas Ramsey and Edwin Clay ton, Pickens County; Central Dis trict, None; Pee Dee District, Doro thy Atkinson and Louise Baxley, Marion County. Third Place:' Piedmont District: CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 25.— Increasing interest in the live-at- home campaign is reported from all parts of the state, says A. E. Schil- letter, extension horticulturist. Peo ple are in dead earnest about pro ducing and saving food for the family. “There’s Chesterfield county, for example, where Major W. J. Tiller, county farm agent, reports 34 meet ings with 1824 people attending,” Mr. Schilletter goes on. “In call ing attention to the importance of this program, Major Tiller has com piled figures to show that farmers in Chesterfield county are not liv ing at home by producing foods necessary for the family need. At each meeting the home agent has given a demonstration in canning, drying, and preserving the different foods. She very forcefully calls at tention to the necessity of vege tables, milk, and meat in the diet to properly take care of nutrition. At one of the meetings 74 negroes were present with some negroes at tending each of the 34 meetings; and both agents are receiving calls from negro farmers and communi ties for special meetings.” Other counties that are active also are cited by Mr. Schilletter as representative of the entire state. At a county-wide meeting in Laur ens, 72 people were present, and a doctor in the meeting endorsing the live-at-home program stated that 80 per cent of all of our diseases were due to an improper diet. In Newberry at a county-wide meeting 49 were present, in Oconee 95 were present. The home and farm ag ents in Oconee have sent out 3500 letters on the fall garden. In Pickens county five meetings were attended by 270 people. In Greenville county over a thou sand have attended the live-at- home meetings and 3000 letters on the fall garden have been mailed out. In Anderson county at a meeting at LaFrance mill village the 90 men present expressed a de sire to co-operate with the mill of ficials in having good fall gardens, and in the same county several of the mills have provided canning outfits. In Spartanburg county numerous letters on fall and winter gardening have been mailed out by the farm and home agents who have assisted the mill villages in conducting gar den contests. The Spartan Mill has 153 garden plots. In Marl boro county at McColl the mills are conducting a garden contest and 95 per cent of the mill families have good gardens. The cotts»ger opened her front door in response to the timid knock. On the doorstep stood u tramp. “Spare a little for a hungry man, ma’am?” lie asked. The kindly woman took pity on him and parted with sixpence. “By the wpy, my man,” she asked, “what caused you to become a tramp?” He was eager to tell his tale of woe. “The family physician, ma’am,” he said. “The family physician?” she echoed. “But how could he have brought it about?" "True as L stand here,” replied the tramp. “Years ago he advised me to take long walks after *ny meals, and I’ve been walkin’ after ’em ever since.” —London Answers. Roosevelt Ends Cruise •vww.-.*.-.- m 1 . ... f&mSSSSF: Lula Bess Keese and Martin Keese, Bernice Charles, : Oconee County; Pee Dee District. Lexington County and Sarah Henry Richardson and Kenneth .pymmea, Calhoun County, and J Young, Sumter County. Democratic presidential nominee, Franklin D. Roosevelt, brought his vacation cruise abroad the 40-ft. yawl. Myth II, to a close at Hamp- ton Beach, N. H., where he greeted 50,000 New Englanders in an in formal address. X A luminous mushroom found in Australia gives off such a clear green light that it is possible to read by it. ■ X A bean-sorting machine, that in spects navy beans and throws out all not up to standards of white ness, has been produced. — x Surveyors in a remote region of western Texas discovered ruins of an Indian village four miles long. Slow Waiting Wanted Grandfather was slowly walking along the sidewalk, and Billie, aged four, was about twenty paces behind, trudging along on little fat legs. “Why don’t you wait for me?” he called, aggrieved. “I’m waiting for you,” replied Grandfather, slowing up a bit and turning around. “Well.” said the panting youngster, “you aren’t waitin’ very fast!”—New Outlook. Unimaginative Two miners who had been brought up in tiie same village, hut had long since drifted apart, met the other day. “Hello, Tom! Let’s ’ave a drink,” said one. “No. Jack,” replied the other, who had recently come under the influence of a revival mission, “I ’ave been born again.” ‘What!” exclaimed Jack, looking down at the other’s legs. "Born again, an’ still bow-legged?” Bedtime Announcement Three-year-o!d Nancy's father had installed a new radio. Nancy listened with rapt attention to everything—mu sic, speeches, and station announce ments. N That night she knelt to say iier “Now I lay me.” At the end she paused a moment, and then said : “Tomorrow night at this time there will be another prayer.”—Stray Sto ries. HER INCOME TOO SMALL This office has on hand a stock of nice round and square cornered candidates’ cards and suitable type faces for printing them to please the most fatidious. # \ \ Have a supply printed, Mr. Can didate, before the campaign opens and be prepared to pass them around among your friends so there may be no mistake as to your name and for what office you are aspiring. Our printing is of best quality and our prices are very reasonable. iCl McCORMICK, S. C. “Reggie's working—what’s the mat ter?” * “Can’t live within his wife's income, l hear.” The Right Road Semi-Annual Report Of The Children’s Bureau Of S. C. Want Inscription Om Monument Of Robert Jennings McCormick Messenger, McCormick, S. C. My dear Sir: Referring to our adv in which we ing June 30, 1932. This is very offered $2.00 for the inscription of gratifying in view of the fact that the monument of Robert Jennings | the demands upon the Bureau have who married Tabitha Lockheart, he The Children’s Bureau finds that The hiker strode up to a yokel who ^ h&s kept well abreast of its work was driving some cows along a coun- during the six months’ period end- try lane. “I saj T , my man, am I on the right road for Giles' farm?” he asked. The yokel looked at him a few mo ments, and then nodded his head. “Yes, sur, you he on the right road,” he replied, “but ye be going the wrong way.”—Weekly Scotsman. Long and Short of It “Name this child,” said the minister, preparing to baptize the twins. The proud father threw out his chest, “George Theodore Andrew Johu Lincoln Carnegie Jones!” The minister gasped. “And the other?” The meek, nervous mother in a scarcely audible voice answered: “Maude.” been unusually heavy. The combined statistics for the six months’ period show that on January 1, 1932, there were 171 chil dren under active care and super vision. From January to June 30, 1932, 19 additional children were admitted to care, but during the having died 1816: The same'is desired to get his exact birtll fttid death dates in ord er to assist us to ascertain who his parents were. At the time of his death therfe were at least two other Roberts there known as Robert Jennings, same period 47 children were dis- Senior, and Robert Jennings, Jun- charged, leaving only 143 children ior.. This was 1816. in care on June 30th. About 1840 his widow, Tabitha In the home finding department Lockheart Jennings, came with all Why Patriarchs Are Popular “Now, regarding this relativity idea—” began the man who digresses. “I have a high regard for a certain kind of relativity,” interrupted Senator Sorghum. “Is there more than one?" “Oh, yes. The man with the most relatives is likely to control enough votes to give him considerable politi cal influence.”—Washington Star. HEAVY ON STOMACH Doc—I want you to take a good dose of iron right after each meal. Patient (with delicate stomach)— But won’t that make my meals too heavy. Doc? 18 applications for children were re ceived from January 1st to June 30th, and these, added to 83 appli cations under investigation and awaiting action, made a total ot 101 homes under study, applications were withdrawn, approved or rejected during the 6 months’ period, leaving on hand 29 applications for chil dren. j Outstanding in the work of the Bureau during the first six months oi the year has been the increasing number of appeals made for care of older children—boys and girls, but principally boys—whose ages range from 5 to 12 years. Prior to 1931 the majority of children ac cepted for care were from 6 months to 5 years. Children of this age are more readily placed for adop tion. In the past the older chil dren were placed in schools or or phanages, but for some time the ' orphanages have been so over crowded that they could not ac- ! cept additional children. This has | made it necessary for the Bureau to make an appeal for free homes for some of their wards. Just now about 5 little boys are needing homes. These are Dan and Perry, aged 6 and 3 years, attractive Drown a eyed little lads; Charles and Walter, her children (their oldest son, Clem, excepted) to Mississippi. Clem remained, dying there about 1830. She died here 1847, still a widow, and was buried here in Seventy-two Mississippi. Of Clem’s children all either filled, are thought to have come here then except two daughters, Mary and Martha, one of whom married a Griffis, these two daughters re maining back there. $2.00 will be paid for the inscrip tion referred to. Any information that any of the people back there can give will be appreciated and especially we might find helpful any information as to any Robert Jennings living in those old days. Some of the older people might know. Anyone who knows please write me or see Mrs. D. B. Hollingsworth at Edgefield. Our folks lived in the section somewhere between Edgefield and the Savannah River and the momr- ment should be somewhere there.. Yours respectfully, J. B. ABERNATHY. Woodland, Miss. July 25, 1932. IXT There are four times as many One of the Thoughtful “I want,” said the house hunter, house in an isolated position—at least aged 11 and 7, and Frank, also 7 five miles from any other house.” “I see.” said the house agent, with an understanding sort of smile. “You want to practice the simple life?” “No,” answered the house hunter, grimly, “1 want to practice the cor net.”—Pearson’* , . I i 1*-! — Chinese in the world as there are mericans. t\x Phosphorous under water is prac- ‘ ''.ally ind e structible. years old. All of these children have had satisfactory physical and mental examinations, and may be - — = placed without obligation to adopt be made to the Children’s Bureau, on the part of foster parents if 507 State Office Building, Colum- they so desire. Application should ( s. C.