McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, November 24, 1932, Image 2
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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICR,
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ARfiBUCK MESSENGER
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, &Cablished June 5, 1902
■OND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
at the Post Office at Mc-
Ctaeaick, S. C., as mail matter of
wttr second class.
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ag-CEA TENNIAL CELEBRATION
33ZI5 THANKSGIVING DAY
THE George Washington Bicen-
texsaszi Celebration will be brought
to a. dose on Thanksgiving Day,
Xoeursbsr 24, in the same manner
ufahli it began on February 22
—veBLl religious services in honor
Gaarge Washington in all the
aSsvzdssti of America.
■Sle United States George Wash-
ftifftoa. Bicentennial Commission
wtorates that more than 75,000
<finnettes will participate in separ
ate thanksgiving Bicentennial # ex-
In many cities and towns,
Hoentennial Commission re-
churchs of all denominations
"wall laid joint corpmemorative
jving Day exercises in hon-
af 'Bse Father of his Country.
Eie reports from the religious
of America indicate that
flsvxs^ rimrch of the land will par-
in this closing tribute
by holding separate Bicen-
exercises or by joining with
er churches of their com-
a combined celebration.
■ Bicentennial Celebration has
png on in all parts of the
for the past nine months,
fluux 700,000 separate corn-
representing the schools
, as jwrtl as civic, fra-
dterntfl and, patriotic societies, have
acfiveiy: engaged in honoring
ary. of. George Washington
ro. Hundredth Anniversary
&£ fes Birth.. Every state, city
i in the Us^tj^d States has
ted: Besides, the Celebra-
l Ja& been carried out in all our
and dependencies as
i jn- seventy-eight foreign
: aacords of the United States
Washington Bicentennial
m. indicate that to date
one millien separate Bi-
mmOmaaal programs have been
JbdUaa. all parts of the world.
‘Hub unprecedented Clebration—
tribute ever paid to a
hero—will come to an of-
.with observances of sim-
auadp respect. A united na-
luriK-ihow its reverence and ad
its founder. v
iBEsited States George Wash-
Blcentennial Commission
that it has prepared
booklets to assist organiza-
'SJoszs At. arranging their Thanks-
gdraDg Day celebration programs.
2Sore lhan. 25,000 of these booklets
laave already been distributed. In
auftdttar the Commission had pre-
fxared a book of sermons made up
«£f -eHitributions from the leading
«deic?3>erL df the various denom-
ssxb&ibss. of America. These ser-
znon barks have been distributed
ywHEtirily^ churches in small cit-
ies md towns where facilities for
wummarrtr ore not abundant. Copies
be procured by writing to
tfielfeviect States George Washing-
uteKJ Hicentsnnial Commission in
Waofcfatgfan, O. C.
X
Music Club Meets
jCbe B Natural Music Club held
Tgggniax monthly meeting No-
wemfeer n,. 1932, at the home of
Bliss 55ma Caudle.
Use JiUowing program was car-
■’Sed-ost:
Airy Fairies — Spaulding—Selma
Lar.e Dreams—Brown—Mary E.
rOw. ,
suggestions to young
piano pupils—Eugenia Langley.
Haraireske—Dvorak — Elizabeth
of Instruments—Louise
Song — Lauge — Evelyn
Wild Cats March—Sousa
Lee Crawford and Nell
She program games were
Wfext meeting will be with
He tee Crawford.
refreshments were
EUGENIA LANGLEY.
TIMES JUST RIGHT
s t f ?'
To have your eyes examined and ne\v glasses
fitted. Prices are better than ever before and qual
ity greater than at any time.
New styles for less money than ever and old
style frames for less. Examination very accurate,
lenses properly ground, centered and focused to your
need. Prices $3.00 to $5.00 and up.
Tell your friends to call at Stroms Drug Store.
Wed^feday, November 30, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
f ( - i {"; ,.
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DR. M. R. CAMPBELL
Optometrist
ANDERSON, S. C.
WOK
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FELIX RIESENBER6
V w w w
FINAL INSTALLMENT
pciture the years; the years ahead.
.. John had an uncanny imagina-
John had refreshed himself in He kept saying to himself
the dressing room. He looked in I ‘‘ Thl s is rot, this is bally rot.” He
the mirror appraisingly: The deep ke Pt conjuring up pictures of John
tan of the open was being leeched Breen, perhaps .. even John Van
out by the city of shadows. He Horn, lolling about the world, th^
brushed back his stiff hair. He luck y husband of a very attractive
smiled so like Gilbert Van Horn, woman, a wealthy woman
He hardly cared. What did Jose
phine want?
After dinner they sat in the
familiar library. T leased the
house, you know, after Gilbert’s
death. They changed almost ev
erything, everything but this. I
Ipve the room.” A fire was crack
ling in the open hearth, a wide
deep chair. Van Horn’s chair, was
near the glow of flames.
stantly followed by admiring
glances, and sly comment, in th *
years to come he would drop out
of the famous company of the un
known few. Engineers would no
longer refer to him, seriously,
among themselves. Newer a:>d
greater works would rise
would forget him, long before hi
death.
Such dreams came to him. Hj
John, _
standing till Josephine curled on tried to enthuse himself with vis
the lounge, sat down. Tashi ions of Josephine, with mind pic-
brought a tray and Josephine lit a tures of joy. ‘ Rats,” he kept re-
cigarette. Then she jumped up. psating. The inactivity of tne af-
John had a cigar and she lit a
match, cupped the flame in her
ternoon was wearying.
He dared not look out on t.h
hands and held it for him, bending streets. He had dinner m :he
close to him. Tash had erone. Club.
uJrites of “THFTMASTER EXECUTIVE”
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Supplying a wefk-to-we^k inspiration for the heavy- burdened who will hnd
every human trial paralleled i n't he experiences of "The \fan Nobody Knows.*
STRENGTH, ASSURANCE, CALM
arranging hundred
office? Am arranging nui
million dollar foundation. We must
stop planning-and begin to rebuild
the tenements. Offer you full
charge of construction, as Director
and Chief Engineer. The city
needs you. •
Almon Strauss.
The house door opened: it' was
only Tashi, but John Brefen With
out looking, turned h^Uy and
waikeu taso toward MaefiSoa'Ave
nue, across Park Avenue, toward
Third. Hallway down the block
his attention was attracted • to a
lighted window of a bassment resi
dent and within was a scene tfiSV
paused his steps. A mother, sfeatecT
with child on her lap, both locking
up in smiling assurance into th>
facs of the father bending over
them. John Breen stood trans
fixed. Slowly he turned; slowly he
started to retrace his steps.
Suddenly the full import of the-
decision he had yet failed to make
came upon him. As his fine mind
grasped the facts his step quicken
ed. “My work ... or my Josephine
. . . which?” he muttered aloud as
if seeking to know that all the
years were summed up in those few
words. *
“First love wins,” said .Jnhn.
Breen, a great light of happiness -
Tash had gone
Josephine drew her fee: up on He arranged to give up his room,
the lounge, and propped by cush- “I’ll be back for my small trunk fo-
lons. blew smoke wreaths toward night. A motor trip. Hoid mv
the fire. Tashi returned with a 'nail.”
tray. ' Both cook Curaco. > John grew nervous, as the time
“John, you must tell me about came for his departure. He kept
your adventures, in South Ameri- wondering what he would do. Jo-
ca. v 1 ocphine certainly was a superb wo- coming to his face
For a long while they talked, man. The experiences of cne night He pressed the bell. Josephine,
aimlessly. The noises ot the city before kept gripping him. He hard- herself, stood in the door oefor^
were dim. Memories grew about ly knew whether he had captured him. In her eves was that lock
the flames. John glanced uo air £cr, or whether -^e had captured which only one man ever see$ . . .
I the painting of Gilbert Van Horn, him. Several messages came for deen into the soul
lifelike under the light. him at the last ipoment. “Tell ev- ; “My love my first my^ only
More than once in his journeys Jesus had passed the victims of Then they sat in snence. Sudden- eryoody I’m gone, for a few days.” love” said Josephine 'as -John
the justice of that day, writing,' tortured beings nailed to crosses and ly Josephine reached in a,fold of Mr. Wild of the old toqueduct Breen took her in his anttsl r
waiting piteously for release. Sometimes they wilted for days before her boaice and drew forth a pack- fight came in ajS. John was leaving. THE END ‘>>>•1
the end. The memory of such sights must have been constantly with age, handing it to John.‘“These He had not seen Af(r|lci for years. It
him; at every sunset he was conscious that he had walked just one day belong-, to you, John—I’ve kepi was with a genuirie'pang of regret
nearer to his own ordeal. ' • *1 them, you see.” The letters were that he hiirried out, and walked up
Yet Jesus never faltered. Calmly, cheerfully he went forward, in his hand, the outpourings- of nij Fifth Avenue in the cool dusk. So
cheering the spirits of his disciples, and striking those fiery blows fresh enthusiasm,: the ones in he severed one qf those loyalties
against hypocrisy and oppression which were to be echoed by the ham- which he told h^r of the aqueduct, men feel for,. 'other,, thos*3
hier blows upon his cross. ’ And when the soldiers came-to arrest him, and of his plans. She had kept Strong bonds of .xirfendship trans-
they found him ready and still calm. . .. (them t^ugto it^.^She^stood^j ..which* de
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The United States Civil gervice—
Commission has
_ announced «pc8i
^The'week'of his trisd and crucifixion takes up a large portion of the ! fore him, against the firelight, a mands so miich' laeclatlsif of ifs glv- l competitive examinations- as fol-
For that week.aione we can follow him almost hour by hour; presence outlined, her shimmering :ng.
wefUnow where "Sft ifS and fllfept; what he said and to whom;., we can dtess aflame. An uneasy fear held As he walked north, he gradually
trace the gathering storm bf/fury which finally bore him down. And his breath. “John, and then she increasecL h^ pace. He would get
this is the magnificent thing to remember—that thrdhgh all that long was on her khees, her head buried jJ>. Josephirife at eight o’clock. . it
torture of imprisonment, court trials midnight hearings, scourgings, loss in his lap, sobbing. Her
of food and loss of sleep, Jesus never once ceiased to be the master. j chest pressed against his knees,
His accusers were determined. They thronged the court yard be- her hair glowed in the light,
fore the palace,-clamoring forhis blood, yet even they felt a momentary “I have always loved you—
awe when he appeared before thpm’on the balcony
Even dilate felt it. The two ; men offered a strange contrast stand
ing there : —the Roman governor whpse lips were so soon to speak the
sentence of death, and the sUent, self-possessed ex-carpenter-
and doomed—yet beating himself with-so much majesty, as though he
were somehow beyond f the reach’’ of man-made law, and safe from the
hurt of its penalties. > • ■■.■n ; j >... * k ■
In the fate of the Roman were deep unpleasant lines; his cheeks
,|always!” She looked up, tears glist
ened like stars; oh, she was .beau
tiful.!:. '.■,... -... .. ...:: •
Hiis cigar had fallem he liftid'
her. Her face so close,to his,., ( Thai
years sped away. Over the inahlj-
elpiece, Gilbert Van Horn looked
was a splendid idfeT of hers to start
the journey by nighf,:'ih that hug?
luxurious chariot, rolling like a
separate little universe across the
smooth roads of New Jersey, under
a clear moon. The curtains would
be drawn. The driver and foot*
man, automatons, efficient nonent
ities, looking aheadf might think
cheir heads off, for fetll sheT dt he
cared. It was this flair f6? Unus
ual adventure which made hdr so
htrancing. John wondered" what
lows: o •- :
Senior Clinical photographer,. $2,-
000 a year, less a furlough deduc
tion ’ of 8 1-3 per cent" sLhd retire
ment deduction of 3 1-2 per «eat;
Veterans’ Administration, Hines,
Hi-
< Engineering' aide: (gyro compass),
$1,808 a year,; less a furtdugfif: <
ducUoh of . « ;l.* perOTifr-&r re
tirement deduction of. 3 fia- per
cent; Navy Yard, New York^>T.
All States except Delaware/^^owa,
Vermont, Virginia,
, down on them while,. Josephine
were fatty with self-indulgence; he had the colorless look of indoor poured out her heart. , John, car^ , ..
living. The straight young man stood inches above him, bronzed and essing her, his hungry soul crying 1 sn ® w oul « w Wear t t q # ^ . ,. : .
hard and clean as the air of his loved mountain and lake. for love, held her close^ Life, wha- he turned east, past the'hotel, j the District of Columbia ,ha,yp P re-
Pilate raised his hand; the shouting and the tumult died; a deathly I is it? What are the things that ne st . 0 PPca for a. moment His hand ceived less than their-share
stillness descended upon the crowd- He turned and faced the figure count? Why are we here? In the P oin tments in the apportioned- de^-
at his side, and from his coarse lips there burst a sentence which is a subconscious half-light , of the sent Hower* brought -or ^
truer portrait than any painter has ever given us. The involuntary mind, under the patter of love, hejkatodone a half-dozen tKihgsthai ^ ca serv ic- at .^raihngton.
—•_* ii-- — —i of perfect seemed to know. Josephine, in fev-: a p3' competent lover would have D. C. • . ■
erish impulse, poured forth her; attende d to - H is hand fished up; Full information may^be obtain-
strong affection. She had jilted ! an . envelope - He remembered the d f the Secretary of the Unit ’
him, and now, at last, she had re- note amid the crowd of things that
lented!
“I am tired of this place. We
will leave, John, leave it all. We
will travel, we will live in sunshine.
The world has much to offer us.”
Josephine and John sat on the
j» -
testimony *of the flabby cynical Roman in the presence
strength, perfect assurance, perfect calm:
“Behold,’* he cried, “the man!”
Next Week: The Sociable Man
Copyright, Bobbs-MerriH Company
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V
THE FAMIIY
DOCTOR
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES. M.D,
FROM THE MELTING POT
came to him on leaving the club.; ed States Civil Service Board iOf Ex-
Wi:h the sight and handshake of aminers at the post office iix any
old Wild, in the flurry, he had for
gotten it.
He stood in front of the Van
Horn house. He - was about to go
wide lounge, he held her, her head a P the steps. Then he thought,
on his shoulder, her hands clasp- Perhaps there was something m
ins his. It had be?n a long, long the note he should know, before
road, but at last, at last— . leaving with Josephine? He tore
‘ YOU knew I’ve sold the house, ® the Hi s Tves Pe fXwed the brief
they are going to build an annex to }|f“’ ,, s ^furred and clarified
the hotel next door. Everything
c d, „ very warm. He hooked his stick
over his arm and stepped nearer
the light. A huge black car had
come to rest behind him, silently,
a great car with curtains drawn. It
was behind him with dimmed
city which has a post off ice tof the
first or the second class, or ^rom
the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D .C. /
X
n
is changing, the people are
mg. The best New Yorkers now
live abroad most of the time. Oh
John, how glad I am that you
found me.”
ALFALFA GOOD FOR HOGS
. IN THE GRAZING ClfCLE
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. 12.—
With barley and rye as our : best
winter forage for hogs, and soy
beans as our best summer forage
John was on fire, he kissed her was behind "him with dimmed f ° r green grazing, there are two
There are some points—I might call them rules—that I feel pretty brutally, carelessly. He held her headlights like great eyes, as if a gaps m our year-round grazing
safe in abiding by, subject to very moderate amending for special cases, close and looked into her eyes. > monster eavesdropper was trying to program, says Prof. L. V. Starkey
I will mention a few ^ * i “ wh y can>t vve S et married, now, read the note also. chief animal husbandman suggest-
I have learned that the man needs at least one meat ration a day. tonight?” of fv, 0 iiaHtpri ina aifaifn f„ ’
cooked in the manner he likes it best. The working man needs morel « No j 0 hn dear No' no' We window/ to hear^the f/ f J to fl11 in the ^aps for
hOUSed man ‘ 1 d ° n0t permit heavy meats for th& !will leave tomorrow-night. I have notes of the piano Josephine was ^ gr ° W SUC ~
The adult human body needs one or two eggs dailv. rooked as the 1 sa , ma .^ y evid ently singing, playing. She was
individual prefers.
I prefer cooked fruits to raw fruits' as a rule:
^ d ^r an b ° dy need5 ° ne ° r tW0 eggs daUy ’ c00ked as ths “nd y Startle 1 people 'JmbTm noloubt “ready®' wSiint foThta! The first gap, Mr. Starkey ex-
early tomorrow. I want to get The footman passed him. John plans, is in the spring from about
ducer to the consumer these days, may pass the viand through a d6zen back to the clut/like Tgood boy° wito^^^enTpossiblyparfum J?se” the first of A P ril to the second
pairs of more or less dirty hands. It takes more than a casual rins- tonight. Get your things packed, phine The area door opened. week in Ju «e; the second in the
£! mv 'absolut^favorites°for g wfntor ^eatim/^ SteWed dried frUitS 1 wi ' 1 pat m V l l i i n ? S J n l he Sma , 11 Tashi and the footman brought out fall from about November first to
are my absolute iavorites tor winter eating. car trunk. Well take the coach, and were strapping a patent leath- the second week in ncoomhAr ai
The fruit portion of a meal, roughly speaking, may furnish from motor to Philadelphia, get married, er trunk on the rear carrier It was f f f • - . m December - A 1 ’
one-third to.one-half the volume of the ration. _ We, as a nation, eat j 0 hn, at last. And then, after a all real enough John looked. There faIfa J ts * nto both of these gaps
too httle of well-selected fruits. while, we can come back and set- was plenty of room for another perfectly, he states, and completes
We do not give enough attention to the volume of water taken. A tie things here, and go. go away for trunk. The area door clanged be- th? yearly grazing cycle
patient weighing 150 pounds should drink a total of a half-gallon of a f e w years. Oh I am so tired of hind the men He thought he “Alfalfa fit* w y ,•
water daily. Don’t await thirst, if you are sedentary. Get the habit New York." sIw JosephTne part toe h“avy lib- *11' hv .f. toak
of drinking methodically. rirlnl . min,,.. . i Late, very late. John Breen kissed rary curtains and look out. He ^ ^ . a so because it will
I am asked often, Shall I drink milk. This by people who are j OS enhine and left. must be quick. Again he read the produce a large amount of choice
merely run-down from over-strain of affairs. I ask, “do you like it?” J p . .. , „ nnf . p „7“ Gnf,r.iQo- if wa s in- hav whirh i<! j
“Yes.” “Then drink it.” But if the answer is, “No, I can’t say I John’s last day in the realms of ^te. it was veiy concise, it was m hay which is m demand on every
like it, but have been told it’s good for me.” Then I say, “take a glass uncertainty passed swiftly. He got • . lvestock faim - Fortunately we
now and then, but abandon it if it causes distress.” “Trial and Error U P early, tubbed and took a brisk The whole overwhelming problem can three crops of hay in addi-
—” vou know • • walk . Then he sent off a cable to swam before his eyes. Josephine, ^ ^ a “
! London. “Cannot accept China and foreign lands, palace hotels, ^ T¥T ^ P ri ng and fall graz-
' post.” That, for that! Repacked caresses, kisses, endearments. Soft mg. when handled in this way
a small trunk, whistling the while, j whispering allurements. Stupid 1 alfalfa will last about five years.
Several times he almost phoned j dinners, tiresome people, alien depending on how quickly it is tak-
Experience Service Facilities
Those are the important things in measuring the worth
of a funeral dttrector, and should be borne in mind when
you;have occasion to choose one
DISTANCE NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE
and there is ne additional charge for service out of town
j. s.
Main Street T McCormick, S. C.
Harboard and Pug. “No use. I’ll towns, queer uninteresting time - -
wire from Philadelphia.” Were destroying play: spats, boredom, en oy grass, tor grass rather than
they to be married before, or af- There was the beginning of the hog grazing is the limiting time «
ter 0 He wondered. Josephine road; she was ready to take him factor.
had a very puzzling way about her. from his city, to carry him away, ., pork can be alfalfa
after ® toe'Sseen him. The for about on£h, rd less than-
ously. “There’s a moon, tonight, for curtains were drawn to. ^ven in dry lot. Fortunate indeed is the
the elopement. Wefll pick up then she miglit be coming down farmer who has soils well adapted ^
tv^nfnth 1 StreeL 6 ^Good-bye, liu-ar. S^ar^ffghfened^ta n would *<> «>* Rowing 0 f alfalfa, for this
* s t— x. 9* o—carrv thpm far far nwav from the assures him of a continuous szraz-
till eight.” Something sounded carr y therh faL far away from
like a kiss, or a smack, over the Cll y’ forever.
phone ) ,,
He had several hours on his
hand* He sat and smoked- What
a washout the old town was! What
a place. Still, he would never be
a continuous graz
ing program and gives him an edge
The lines of the short letter burn- on the corn belt farmpr
ed in his hands. He had ho need ~ 1
to again persue them. »» . c . , ...
Pftir Jqtyi, % Send J^|e SS enjger Your _
Can you join me at nine .....
* , * j 7 i you. join me At i i ^ * f
lonely again. He kept trying to | o’clock tonight, at my Whirstreet | Order Ko^ Job Priplirig
s
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