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’Thursday, December 8, 1932
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
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J been planted since February 22.
" The Commission collected prac
tically all of the famous George
Washington portraits which have
been exhibited in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art of Washington, D. C„
during the Celebration. This is
the first time that these famous
portraits have been gathered un
der one roof.
Abroad, seventy-eight countries
have participated in the Bicen
tennial Celebration. This was a
spontaneous movement, without of
ficial invitation from our Govern
ment.
Twenty-six foreign cities have
named streets, parks and squares
' for George Washington. In Ger-
THE CLOSE OF THE BICENTEN* many alone four cities have renam-
NTAL CELEBRATION e( j thoroughfares for George Wash-
'■ ington.
The world-wide George Washing- The Government of Poland is-
ton Bicentennial Celebration was 3Uec j a special postage stamp in j
brought to an official close Thanks- honor of the Bicentennial Celebra-
giving Day with Thanksgiving serv- ^ on
ices in the churches in honor of the j n Vienna a new municipal
Father of His Country. The United apartment house was named after
States George Washington Bicen- G eorge Washington,
tennial Commission reports that a h 0ve includes but a few of
Thanksgiving services were held by the highlights of the Celebration,
the churches of all denominations In every 3 tate> C ity and town in
in every city in America and in the America, commmemorative ob-
large cities abroad. servances were held. Plays and
For the past nine months, since* plants were produced, Bicenten-
February 22, millions of people in nial trees were p lant ed, contests
all corners of the world have par- were conducted, meetings and par
ticipated in what Was the great- ades were held
est celebration of history in honor The United States Bicentennial
of a National hero.
Commission in Washington hopes
The United States George Wash- to ther all the re p orts of B i C e n -
iagton Eicentemnial Commission is tennial events from all
over the
now bushy engaged compiling de- world Those res p 0nslb i e for
tailed records of the Celebration.
these events should send complete
While these cannot be available tor ts immediately to the Corn-
several months, the highlights of mlsslon xhese wlll be p ub ii Sh ed
in Memorial Volumes of the Cele
bration and will be deposited in
the Reading libraries of America.
Undoubtedly these Volumes will be
a valuable addition to the Wash-
ingtonia now available.
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Mr. A. C. Bradshaw
Kills Canada Goose
the Celebration are here set down.
Active work of the Commission,
with President Hoover as Chair
man and Congressman Sol Bloom
as Associate ^Director, began some
two and a half years ago. Plans
were mapped out for a nation-wide
and world-wide celebration and
not for a world's fair or a geo
graphically centralized event.
Co-operative Bicentennial com
missions were appointed in every
State, city and practically every
town of America. Beside*, commit- 1
tees were appointed among’civic,
iratemal and religious bodies asi
well as in the schools.
More than 700,000 separate and
distinct Bicentennial Commissions;
and committees functioned active-,
ly during the Celebration period.
A conservative estimate by the
United States George Washington
Bicentennial Commission claims
that more than one million differ
ent Bicentennial Celebration pro
grams took place during this nine
months period.
The United States Commission
has distributed, without charge,
more than 12 million pieces of lit
erature in assisting local commit
tees. Historical pamphlets, plays
and pageants, music, educational
pamphlets,etc., have been publish
ed and distributed from the Com-
mission’i headquarters in Washing
ton. —
Nation-wide educational contests,
in the elementary schools, high
schools and institutions of higher
learning have been conducted by
the Commission. More than two
million American boys and girls
have participated in these contests.
The Commission has distributed
to the schools of America more
than one million large-size litho
graphed copies of the Gilbert
baiart Athenaeum portrait of
George Washington.
tryman. Winter brings need for
special care of animals, these spec
ialists say.
Animal Husbandry
Provide plenty of bedding, under
good shelter, for hogs.
Make liberal use of barley, rye,
and oats for hog grazing.
Do not allow the sheep to take
the cold winter rains.
Give beef cattle good roughage,
such as legume hay. #
Feed mules cottonseed meal
along with other concentrates, if
grass hay or fodder is used for
roughage.
Give idle mules access to rough-
age and cut concentrates one-half.
Dairying
I Protect dairy cattle from direct
drafts and from rains.
| Feed milking cows good-quality
roughages to limit of appetite.
Feed grain in proportion to milk
produced by each cow.
I Give dairy cattle access to pure
1 fresh drinking water.
Graze cows not over two hours
per day on winter cover crops.
Poultry
Free poultry house from drafts.
Keep the laying flock in good
flesh.
Feed the molters liberally to get
early production.
Get brooding equipment in order.
a)rites of “THE^KASTER EXECUTIVE 0
Supplying a wetrk-to-wcelc inspiration for the heavy-burdened who will find
every human trial paralleled in~the experiences of “Th^^lamXohod^Cnows.*
Seed Of Black Locust
Food For Game Birds
A CANADA GOOSE. TAGGED BY
JACK MINER, CANADIAN NAT
URALIST. AT" KINGSVILLE, ' ?
ONTARIO. CANADA. KILLED
NEAR PARKSVILLE, S. C.
Mr. A. C. Bradshaw of Parksville,
S. C., while out shooting this week
killed a Canada goose, and on ex
amining same found an aluminum
tag on one leg with the following
words on it: “Write Jack Miner,
Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.” Jack
Miner was communicated with at
once and it was learned that he
was the owner of The Jack Miner
Bird Sanctuary at Kingsville. On
tario, Canada, and tags all the
ducks, geese and other smaller
migratory birds that visit his bird
sanctuary* to study their routes of
migration and also how long they
live. Furthermore, it gives Jack
Miner full information as to the
States and Provinces killing the
greater number of birds; how long
they stay in the United States and
how long they remain in Canada.
All records are given to the Can
adian Government for safe keeping
to use for educational purposes in
the schools, colleges and universi
ties of the country.
All tags pladed on ducks and
geese have printed on one side a
verse of Scripture—Jack Miner’s
unique way of spreading the Gos
pel. He is by no means a religious
fanatic, but is a strong believer in
Every library in America receiv- God’s Word, and uses the fowls of
cd a copy of the Commission’s spec- ; the air to spread such select verses
ial flag chart showing all the flags'of Scripture as: “Have faith in
used in the Revolution. Every * God,” “No good thing will He w T ith-
Pont Office has received a large ’ hold from them that walk upright-
pcster of Wakefield, Washington’s! ly,” and many other similar prom-
uLlhpiace. % ! ises. Jack Miner says, “It has been
More than one million copies of; the means of many a Bible being
Ih2 George M. Cohan song, “Father j opened by men who had scarcely
c f tile Land We Love” were distrib
uted. This eong was v/ritten for
ever read the Scriptures. Even in
many prisons, prisoners had read
t he Commission by Mr. Cohan as, in daily papers of such birds being
killed and that they carried a verse
of Scripture. This caused the pris
oner to turn his face toward God
and repent.
Jack Miner is a poor man finan-
his personal tribute to our First
; '= "sident.
A special Bicentennial quarter
dollar was minted and put in gen
eral circulation. A special medal
was also minted which the Com- cially and will die a poor man be-
mission awards for meritorious ser
vice in connection with the Cele
bration.
Our Post Office issued a series
of twelve George Washington
stamps to commemorate the Cele
bration.
The Definitive Writings of
George Washington are now being
compfled and published. This is
the most comprehensive undertak
ing on George Washington ever at
tempted. Twenty-five volumes
will be required to complete this
work.
Wakefield, the birthplace
cause he is not only giving his
whole time to study of bird life but
is and has given every cent of
money he possesses to feed and
care for the feathered creatures
which spend their summer and
raise their young in Canada, and
winter in the United States.
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GIVE LIVESTOCK CARE
Calendar of Suggestions From
Specialists For December
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Dec. 3.—
of Suggestions for the feeding and
George Washington, has been re- j care of livestock in December are
-stored and turned over to the Gov- given briefly by L. V. Starkey, chief
eminent as a national shrine. j animal.husbandman; C. G. Cush-
More than thirty million George man, extension dairy specialist;
Washington memorial trees have and P. H. Gooding, extension poul-
The many-purpose black locus
tree, which has been widely planted
in this coantry, is especially valu
able as a producer of winter food
for game birds. Its seeds are sought
in bad weather by the bobwhite, the
Hungarian partridge, and the
pheasants, especially in the North
west, reports the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
The seeds are rated as one of the
more valuable foods for bobwhite.
Ruffed grouse, California quail,
mourning doves in the West, and
several of the larger nongame birds
of the East also eat them.
Besides furnishing food for gaxpe
birds, the black locust tree yields
timber for the farmer and nectar
for the honey bee. ‘ It grows rap-j
idly to post, pole, and timber size.
Its intricate root system is • well*
adapted for holding soil and check
ing erosion. As a member of the
legume family, the locust tree fixes
nitrogen, enriching the soil.
With these several points, in its
favor black locust is one of the
favorites for planting woodlands,
groves, eroded areas and odd pieces
of waste land about the farm. On
account of the presence, of harmful
insects in certain localities, it is
advisable, to consult with State for
estry agencies before planting on a
large scale.
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Pays To Chill Pork
The prompt chilling of pork im
mediately after slaughter is the
only practical means of preventing
loss from spoilage and is as essen
tial as chilling fresh milk, says the
United States Department of Agri
culture. Natural air temperatures
are frequently not cold enough for
chilling freshly killed carcasses es
pecially in the South, where warm
weather at butchering time, or soon
after, often results in the spoilage
of meat.
Many southern farmers provide
desirable “weather” for chilling
their meat by renting space in re
frigeration plants. Some plants of
fer this service on a share basis,
but in many localities cold-storage
space may be rented at a reason
able figure. Other farmers use
homemade ice boxes or ice-chilled
brine in which portions of carcasses
are immersed. The temperature at
which pork is held during the cur
ing process is also important and
for best results should be kept near
38 degrees Fahrenheit as it requires
some time for the salt to penetrate
to the inner parts of the larger
cuts.
The Bureau of Agricultural En
gineering will supply free plans for
making an ice box for chilling meat
on the farm.
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It takes about twelve pounds
of crude rubber to make an au
tomobile tire.
THE SOCIABLE MAN
A wicked falsehood has come down through the ages.
It reappeared in an English book as recently as 1925. Th? author,
in describing a visit to the high spirited Lord Fisher, tells of finding
him less jovial than usual. Obviously something was weighing on his
mind, and he soon revealed it.
“You know that Pilate was succeeded as Governor of Jeruflalem oy
'’'ntulus,” he remarked in dull tones . . . The new Governor gave o
“ r, inute description of Jesus, concluding with the statement, “Nobody
has seen him laugh.”
With that wretched remark Lord Fisner lapsed into neditative ~11-
mce. He wanted to be reverent; he had be n .veil grounded i
adlt’ons of his church: he would do his duty as a Christian and an
Englishman, no matter what die cost. But to worship a Lord who
'■'ver laughed—it was a strain. Lord Fisher nade io pretense
about that.
The quotation from Lentulus is a forgery, rnmed nv an unknown
mpostor in a later century; yet how persistently it has •ived, and with
• hat tragic thoroughness it has done its work. How many vniUions
of happy-minded folk, when they have thought of "esus at all, have
had a feeling of uneasiness. “Suppose,” they have said, “he were
o enter the room and find us laughing and enjoying ourselves! When
diere is so much suffering and sin in the world, is it right to be happy?
What would Jesus say? ...”
With such compunctions cheerful folk have had cheir brighter
moments tinctured. The friendliest man who ever lived has been
shut off by a black wall of tradition from those whose friendship he
would most enjoy. Theology has reared a graven image, and robbed
the world of the joy and laughter of the great companion.
It is not hard to understand when you remember the character of
the early theologians. They lived in sad days; they were men of in
trospection, to whom every simple thing was symbolic of some hidden
mystery; and life, itself, a tangle of philosophic formulae.
Baffled by the death of Jesus, they rejected the splendid truth, and
fashioned a creed instead. Lambs were put to death in the Temple
as o, sacrifice for the sins of the worshipers; ergo, Jesus was the Lamb
of God. His death had been planned from the beginning of the
world; the human race was hopelessly wayward; God knew that it
would be and nothing would turn Him from His vindictive purpose to
destroy it but the sacrifice of an innocent Son.
.... Thomas Paine remarked truly that no religion can be really
divine which has in it any doctrine that offends the sensibilities of a
child. Is there anv reader of these articles whose childish sensibili
ties were not shocked when the traditional explanation of the death
of Jesus was first poured into his ears? Would any human father,
loving his children, have sentenced all to death, and been persuaded
to commute the sentence only by the suffering of his best beloved?
Small wonder that the Jesus of such a doctrine was supposed never
to have laughed! — * .
Next ^ • The First Miracle . . . Copyright, Bobbs-Merrlll Company
CITATION OF LETTERS
of administration
THE FIRST MIRACLE
The Gospels tell a different story.
The life of Jesus, as we read It in the scrmtui*es is what the life
of Lincoln would be if we were given nothing of his boyhood and voim^
manhood, very little of his work in the White House and every detat*
of his assassination. AH of the four gosn«is contain verv full accounts
of the weeping which attended the crucifixion; John alone remembered
the laughter amid which the first miracle was performed.
It was in the little town of Cana, not for from Nazareth: and T esus
and his mother had been invi*^d to a wedding feasL Often such a
celebration continued several days. Everybody was exoected to en
joy himself to the utmost as long as the food and dri^ik lasted—and t
was a point of pride with the bride's mother that both food and drink
should last a long time.
Enthusiasm was at a high pitch on this occasion when a servant
entered nervously and whispered a distressing message to the hostess.
The wane had given out.
Most of the guests were too busy to note the entrance of the serv
ant or the quick flush that mounted to the hostess’s cheek. But one
woman’s sight and sympathy wrere keener. The mother of Jesus saw
every move in the little tragedy, and with that instinct which is quicker
than reason she understood its meaning. She leaned over to her
son and confided the message.
“Son, the wine is gone.”
Well, what of it? He was only one of a score of guests, nerhap'
a hundred. There had been-wine enough as it was: the party vs
noisy and none too restrained. Besides, there was a precedent
the matter. Only a few weeks before when he was tortured by hun
ger in the wilderness, he had refused to use his miraculous power :o
transform stones into bread. If the recruiting of his own strength
was beneath the dignity of a miracle, surely he could hardly be expect
'd to intervene to prolong a party like this.
Did any such thoughts cross Jesus’ mind? If they did we have no.
record of it. He glanced across at the wistful face of the hostess—
already tears sparkled under his lids—he remembered that the event
wo 1 ' the one social triumph of her self-sacrificing life; and instantly his
decision was formed.
He sent for six pots and ordered them filled with water. When
the contents of the first one was drawn, the ruler of the feast lifted his
glass to the bridegroom, and the bewildered but happy hostess: “Every
man setteth on first the good wine,” he cried, “and when men have
drunk freely, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good
wine until now.”
The mother of Jesus looked on in wonder. she had never fully
understood her son; she did not ask to understand. He had some
how saved the situation; she did not question how. And what was
sufficient for her, is sufficient for us.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick.
BY J. A. TALBERT, ACTING PRO
BATE JUDGE:
WHEREAS, Annie Lee McMahan
made suit to me to grant Mrs. Lena
Holloway Letters of Administration
of the Estate and effects of Bessie
Holloway Ferryman;
THESE ARE, THEREFORE to
cite and admonish all and singular
the Kindred and Creditors of th»
said Bessie Holloway Perryman, de
ceased, that they be and appear be
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to
be held at McCormick Court Hous-
on December 24th, 1932, next, after-
publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in
the forenoon, to show caus* if an r
they, have, why the said Adminis
tration should not be granted
GIVEN under my hand this 1st
day of December, Anno Domini
1932.
^ J- A. TALBERT,
Acting Probate Judge for McCor
mick County.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHARGE
Take notice, that on the 15th day
of December, 1932, at 11 o’clock a.
m., I will render a final account o:
my acts and doings as Administra
tor of the Estate of Willie Middle-
ton, deceased, in the office of th?
Judge of Probate for McCormick
County, S. C., and on the same day
will apply for final discharge.
All persons having claims against
said Estate will present them prop
erly attested on or before that
date.
J. M. GIBERT,
Administrator, Estate oL Willi?
Middleton. ’
November 21, 1932.—4t.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHARGE
On the 21st day of January,
1933, at 11 o’clock a. m., we will
make a Final Settlement as Execu
tor and Executrix of the Estate of
John E. Hunter, deceased, in the
office of the Probate Judge of Mc
Cormick County, S. C.. at which
time we will ask for a discharge.
All persons holding claims
against said Estate should present
them properly attested before that
date.
MARY CATHERINE HUNTER,
Executrix.
E. I. DAVIS,
Executor.
November 29, 1932.—4t.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHARGE
i To all and singular the 7]
hnd creditors of Mozelle
deceased:
Take Notice, That the under
signed will apply to the Acting
Judge of Probate at McCormick. S.
C., on the 31st day of December,
1932, at eleven o’clock, a. m., for a
final settlement of the Estate of
Mozelle Belcher, deceased, and dis
charge from the Office of Admin
istrator of said Estate.
LOUIS S. BELCHER,
Administrator, Estate Mozelle Bel
cher, deceased. ” :
November 29, 1932.—4t: ;
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A good many fishes change color
when disturbed, due to contraction
and expansion of color cells.
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The number of rattles on a rat
tlesnake' does not indicate its age,
but shows the number of times the
snake has shed its skin, which us
ually happens twice a year.
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A piano with a disappearing key
board is a new thing in modernis
tic furniture.
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Those are the important things in measuring the worth
of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when
you have occasion to choose one
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Main Street McCormick, S. C.
SAYS STAY BY HOGS
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. 28.—
“More forage is being used in
South Carolina than ever before
and more hogs are being fed at a
profit than ever before. The price
of pork is of course low, but so is
the price of corn and practically all
other farm commodities; therefore,
I hogs continue to market the feed
for more than market price and the
j corn-hog ratio is just as favorable
as when both feed and hogs sold
for a much higher price.”
So asserts Prof. L. V. Starkey,
chief of animal husbandry, urging
that when hogs are as cheap
as they are now it is a good
time to select the best gilts
1 for brood sows and have some
hogs on hand when the price takes
a turn for the better. It has been
the history 0 f the hog industry, he
says, that farmers reduce the num-
-hpr of ho?s o* ~ nrices