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# Thursday, July 6, 1933 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR Surfacing Of Lyon Family Highway Starts Reunion Was An En- ioyable Occasion Abbeville Press and Banner, June 29 J J . Seven mUes of the 19.2 milg ' stretch Abbeville-McCormick high Lincoln (Ga.) Journal, June 29. wav, route 20, received its first j On Sunday, June 18th, Mrs. J. L prime of tar Wednesday as bitu- Lyon gave a family reunion barbe- minous surfacing of the road got ( cue at her home in Lincolnton, in underway at Bold Branch, ten, honor of her daughter, Mrs. J. C. miles from the city,, with the work Lotheridge, who is visiting her from moving towards Abbeville. Follow- j her home in Pico, California. All ing completion of laying the first ! the guests as they arrived of three treatments of the mineral ) greeted by the hospitable pitch on this part of the road worfcf^ family. ■ers will move towards McCormick^ j At noon every one gathered un- Tfse project is expected to be fin- der the beautiful oak trees of the were Lyon ished during the month of August. According to local highway of- fic'als the stretch of road is in ex cellent condition for surface treat ment with the exception of approx imately one mile which is now un dergoing repairs. The road is now i closed to traffic but will be re-op ened, it was stated, in about two weeks or as soon as the second treatment is laid. C. G. Fuller of Barnwell, is sub- spacious grounds. Tables were decorated and set for the big oc casion. The most delicious barbe cue dinner was served with all the trimmings. There were 105 rela tives present to enjoy the festivi ties, which included those from Au gusta and adjoining towns, and also those from several towns and cities of South Carolina. A special table was decorated for relatives who were guests of honor, Our Neglected Assets STREAMS AND FISH- FORMER STATUS (By Harry R. E. Hampton, Secretary-Treasurer South Car olina Game and Fish Associa tion.) contractor of the project assisting which included the following: Mrs. the Hooper Construction company Florida, main contractors. 13 Pound Meteor Hits Near Spartanburg Spartanburg Journal, July 1. A meterorite, weighing 13 1-4 pounds, fell at Cherokee Springs jdx miles north of Spartanburg, at 9:42 a. in. Saturday. With a swish like the wind stir red by an airplane propeller and a stream of blue smoke flowing from it, it hit the ground within 40 feet of the Methodist Church and the same distance from G. E. May- field’s store, there. It plowed a hole in tije ground two feet deep, hit a root approxi-* mately one-inch in diameter, cut it as though it was a twine slashed by a pair of scissors, then bounced out and came to rest on the sandy soil. Mr. Mayfield, proprietor of the «tore, and J. A. Swofford ,who were .standing on the store porch when they heard the swish and the cracking of boughs on trees in the churchyard grove as the missile plunged through, ran to the spot where it had come to rest. The mis- .sile, similar to a stone, was so hot that it could not be held. Forty- five minutes later it was still warm. When brought to Spartanburg some time later by representatives of The Journal, Wofford professors, who examined it, found it still contain ed heat. The rock is irregular in shape, aproximately fous by four by six Inches in size. The swish of the speeding rock through the air was plainly heard many residents of the Cherokee Swings section, each of whom de scribed the noise it made as it plunged through the air as the “whirr of an airplane.” Robert Johnson was at work cleaning the cemetery plot at the church when the missile struck ap proximately 300 feet from where he stood. He said he heard the noise. Celia Hill, of Newberry, S. C., the late Mr. Lyon’s only sister; Mrs. Mary Susan Cannon, of Augusta, Mrs. W. P. Mims, of Lincolnton; Mrs. Sallie Bufford ,of Tignall, Mrs. C. C. Sanders, of Augusta, and Mr. William J. Gibbs, of Los Angeles, California. Those attending the reunion from out-of-town were: Mesdames Mary and Susie Lyon, Misses. Carrie, Mar garet and Frances Lyon, Messrs. Joe Jennings and Fuller Lyon, of Plum Branch, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bufford and Mr. J. T. Bufford of Tignall; Mr. and Mrs. Osborn Dorn, of Grovetown, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sanders, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sanders, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pike, Mr. and Mrs. George Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cox, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Lyon and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Buck and family, Miss Cornelia Cox and Mr. Roland Cox, of Augusta. Late in the afternoon the guests departed for their homes after hav ing enjoyed a most delightful day. x LOOK OUT FOR THE CHILD PORK CONSUMPTION The American people now are eating approximately 8 per cent more pork and lard per person than they did in the pre-war period, re ports the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. And they are eating a higher per centage of the total production of hogs. In the 1910-14 period the American people consumed 93 per cent of the pork produced in this country. Dur ing the abnormal post-war year 1919 they took only 76 per cent oi the production, because exporta tions to Europe were running un usually high. But as exports began to fall off and hog production changed only slightly, the per centage cf the to tal pork production (excluding lard) available to domestic con sumers exceeded the per centage consumed in the normal pre-wai period. In 1929, domestic consum ers took 96 per cent of the total production of pork, 2 per cent more than in the pre-war period. And in *1932, approximately 98 per cent of our practically unchanged por:; production was shoved onto the do mestic market. This was 5 per cent more than the per centage consumed by the American people in 1910-14. It was inevitable that during the industrial inactivity of the past 3 years that home con sumers would take the same or an Increased quantity of pork at only A very low price. With hogs, then, the excess production has been re flected almost entirely in the low price. •L-— — «■*. ^ - M- •——— - ( Spartanburg Journal. This vacation period for the school children increases responsi bility for the motorists who oper ate cars within the city limits. Chil dren naturally play in and about the streets in groups or singly. There afe city playgrounds of course, but all children do not go to them. There are neighborhood clans and gatherings, morning, af ternoon and night. Many of these popular concentrating points are at places where streets converge and ntersect and where corners are narrow and fraught with possibili ties of danger, especially if cais maintain a high rate of speed. Mo torists should act upon the sound, prudent theory of having the car under absolute control at all times, for there is no one who can tel) when a child will dart out right in front of the moving car. Neither is ;here a mind reader so astute as to J figure whether a child is going to ' ’wait until a car passes by, even if the child sees the car approaching. That is the child nature and it doesn’t change. When a tragic accident occurs and the facts em phasize that it was the child’s fault, poor consolation that is to the mail or woman at the wheel, for none would harm or injure a child will fully. You never know how a child or an adult is going to act un der any given circumstances and hat is why one cannot be too care ful. Considerate motorists will always be alert and careful in op erating their cars in city streets, in backing out of garages, swinging from one street to another or in cutting corners. Get Rid of Malaria! Banish Chills and Fever! To conquer Malaria, you must do two things. (1) Destroy the infection in the blood. (2) Build up the blood to over come the effects and to fortify against further attack. There is one medicine that does these two things and that is Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic 1 The tasteless qui nine in Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic de stroys the malarial infection in the blood while the iron builds up the blood. Thou sands of people have conquered Malaria with the aid of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. In addition to being a noted rem edy for Malaria, it is also an excellent tonic of general use. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic is pleasant to take and con tains nothing harmful. Even children like it and they can take it safely. For sale I _ „ Formerly all of upper South Carolina abounded in fish as well as in game. Brook, or speckled or mountain trout, native to this country, were plentiful in the mountainous streams of Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties, as the records of Mr. C. L. Newman of Raleigh indicate, up to 30 years ago. In the upper Piedmont creeks and rivers were to be found an abund ance of black bass, the “trout” of most of South Carolina, Eastern pickerel, or “jackfish,” redbreast, bream and other fine pan fish, just as abundant as they were in the southern and coastal parts of the state. In those days all of upper South Carolina was heavily wooded with valuable forests. Old writers men tion the “unbelievable extent and density” of these woodlands. Pos sibly few of our sportsmen and other interested persons realize that these wooded areas had any bearing on the fish life and the flow of our upland streams. As a sample of this former stream flow, Simms’ geography tells us that the Saluda river, now a shal low bed of rock throughout its en tire length, 90 years ago was navi gable throughout old Edgefield dis trict, which went up into McCor mick county, to a boat carrying fifty bales of cotton. In those days, the science of for estry, which tells of the value of wooded areas, not only for timber, but in regulating the flow of streams, prevention of erosion and supplying fish food, was practically unknown and not at all practiced in South Carolina. Protection cf watersheds, which regulates stream flow, is now recog nized as one of the leading func tions of forests. So long as the heads of the streams, or water sheds, are surrounded by wood lands, the streams flow boldly and evenly, which, of course, is the ideal condition for fish. The plant life attracts insects which provide- the fish with food, falling into the water from branches or being washed by rains. Soil erosion is prevented, keeping the streams c!e?.r. When the foresfs were cleared away from the rich soil to make way for farms and cities, many springs dried up. The flow of the streams was greatly cut down. Rainfall was not retarded by vege tation, so that the water ran off swiftly, carrying fertility with it, and washing away practically all fish food that dang to the rocks of mountain streams or to the banks, at lower levels, or that would have drifted slowly so fish could use it. Also, water vegetation was reduced. From the same causes, in times of drought, many streams now have insufficient water and practically no food for the fish. In addition to this, many manu facturing plants now dump refuse into these streams, adding pollution to the other destructive conditions. Fish go with forests, and when the forests were destroyed by early settlers who believed they were un limited, most of the fish went with them, man putting on the finishing touches, as will be discussed later. r xi VACANCIES ANNOUNCED BY MARINES More Time Granted Motorists To Order Licenses As Drivers COLUMBIA, July 1.—Because of the large number of unfilled appli cations for automobile drivers’ 1- ccnses, Ben M. Sawyer, chief high way commissioner of South Caro lina announced yesterday that cases would not be made against those not yet provided with such licenses until after July 12. The time for buying the licenses expir ed June 30, but the motor vehicle division was literally flooded with applications by mail and by per son during the last several days, to such an extent that it was physi cally impossible to issue prior tc July 1, all licenses applied for, and hence it was decided not to make cases against any one^ without such licenses, until after July 12. This additional time will allow the di vision to fill all requests. The announcement by Mr. Saw yer was as follows: “There is a large volume of un filled applications for drivers’ li censes and because of this adminis trative congestion in the motor ve hicle division, the highway patrol Reporting Progress In Cotton Acreage Drive QLEMSON COLLEGE, July 3.— With about a thousand committee men, mostly cotton growers, busy for several days last week checking- offers made by farmers to take cotton out of production, the acre age reduction campaign is well un der way. This week should tell the tale of what farmers will do to save themselves. “The total number of offers re ported to state headquarters by Saturday night, July 1, represent ing the first four days of active field work, was 3,816 from 35 dif ferent counties,” says D. W. Wat kins, assistant director of exten sion in charge of tabulations. “The total acreage offered was 33,527 acres. The estimated average yield averaged 236 pounds of lint per acre on the lands offered. The average yield for the state for the past five years is 220 pounds. Reports so far are principally from leading farm ers, which accounts for the high average yield on lands offered.” Under the first of two proposi tions offered the farmer, he takes an outright payment of cash based on the estimated yield in prospect on the particular land. Under this Have Crop Inspected Before Reducinsr The Acreage O will not make any cases against de- linquent^driyera until ^fter^ July 12. proposition offers received through July 1 and reported to headquart- In the meantime all motor vehicle drivers are requested to make ap plication for and secure their driv ers’ licenses.” No penalty will attach to those putting in their applications prior to July 12, Mr. Sawyer said. When the motor license division of the highway department closed its doors late last night, more than 100,000 drivers’ licenses had been issued. The division anticipates that above 200,0C0 will be issued, all told. x Vegetables That o Children Will Eat A limited number of applicants will be selected for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps at the Recruiting Office, Post Office- Building, Savannah, Ga., during the month of July. The Marine Corps maintains high standards of educational and phy sical qualifications of those who are selected for enlistment. Only young men of good moral character are accepted for enlistment whose educational qualifications are equivalent to those of a graduate of a high school. Many Marines are selected for sea duty on board battle-ships and cruisers and are given splendid op portunity for travel. During an enlistment one will travel thou-, , , , ^ . sands of miles and will visit many | v h ° le . earrots which^haye^ been strange and interesting lands. To? often the youngsters rebel when a dish of vegetables is set be fore them. It seems that no amount of coaxing lias one bit of effect in remedying the situation, so re sourceful mothers have had to look elsewhere for help in solving tho problem of the child’s likes and dis likes. . • Since likes and dislikes for cer tain foods are determined largely by flavor, many mothers have solv ed the problem by adding differ ent flavors to make the vegetables more palatable. Because of the tasty flavor which meat imparts, the addition of meat juice or bits of ground meat frequently makes the difference between a dish which is welcomed and one which is re ceived with utter indifference or rebellion. Try some of these com binations of meat and vegetables which are suggested by Inez S. Willson, home economist, and see how much difference it makes. Spinach With Meat Balls 1 1-2 pounds ground beef. 2 tablespoons lard. 4 tablespoons flour. 2 cups cooked spinach. 1 1-2 cups thin white sauce. 4 tablespoons grated cheese. 2 egg yolks, beaten. Salt and pepper. Season ground beef with salt and pepper and shape into meat balls. Sear on both sides in a little hot lard; reduce the temperature, cov er, and cook slowly for ten or fif teen minutes. Place a layer of hot cooked spinach in a casserole, and arrange the meat balls on the top Tavc the white sauce ready anc ust as you remove it from the fire, add the beaten egg yolks to it. Pour the sauce over the meat balls and spinach and sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in a hot oven or un der the broiler flame to melt and slightly brown the cheese. The addition of meat stock or broth to spinach improves this ver good but very bland vegetable. If meat stock is not handy, a bouillon cube may be used to good advant age. Carrots With Ham Slices Carrots become a favorite when '•oked with smoked ham. Have the -am cut into slices. Place them in hot greased frying-pan and sear ickly on both sides. When nicely •owned, reduce the temperature, Id 1 cup of water, cover the pan and allow the ham to simmer for fifteen minutes. Then add small Application blanks will be mail ed high school graduates upon re quest. TXT Immunity to smallpox afforded by vaccination lasts in some indi viduals as short a time as one or two years, while in other persons a vaccination may still be effec tive after ten years. peeled and cooked until tender in nlted water. Cook the ham and carrots together, basting frequent ly with the ham drippings, until the carrots are glazed and the ham is tender. x The average American drinks three-fourths of a pound of tea in in 30 minutes, a year; whereas the average Eng lish person drinks twelve times as much. , , ers called for $61,287 in cash bene fits. Under the second proposition, calling for a smaller cash payment per acre plus an option on an amount or cotton equal to that be ing destroyed the cash benefits call ed for in the offers reported through July 1 amounted to $313,- 254 plus options on 15,142 bales of cotton. “It is to be noted that about one- fourth cf the counties are not in cluded in these figures,” says Mr. V/atkins. “That is because some county committees had not yet time to pass upon the offers turned over to them. All county committees will be reporting regularly to,head quarters this week.” X-i Midsummer Livestock Reminders In Brief CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 1.— Brief timely reminders for July care of livestock are given by extension specialists. Animal Husbandry See that hogs have all green for age they will consume. Plant soybeans for late summer grazing—it is not too late. Fence fields and be. ready to hog down corn in the glazed or dent stage. Provide hogs some animal pro tein, such as fish meal, skimmilk, or tankage. Wean late lambs and get ewes bred Jfc early as possible. Change cattle on pastures every three" weeks if possible. Save feed by using permanent pastures while horses and mules are not working. Dairying Mow pastures frequently—the mowing machine is the best per manent pasture implement made. Destroy breeding places for flies, and use skimmilk-formaldehyde (3 gallons to one pint of formaldehyde and one pint of molasses) in shal- -ow pans to kill flies. As milk production begins to fall off on pasture, supplement with balanced grain mixture to hold normal milk flow. Feed up to two pounds of grain daily to growing stock to maintain normal growth. If producing cream for market, keep cream container in barrel or tub of cold well or spring water. If retail milk producer with sur plus at this season, dry off all low- producing cows that are bred fo fall fieshening. Poultry Keep mash before laying hens as this helps to keep their bodies cooi and stimulates egg production. Reduce feed cost by culling hens not laying and not by taking feed away from the whole group. Keep a grain feed before the pull ets and don’t start feeding a lay ing mash until the birds are at least five months old. If troubled with roup or chicken pox in past years, vaccinate pullets when two to four months old. 666 LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE Checks Malaria in 3 days, CbtdS first day. Headaches or Neoralfcia FINE LAXATIVE AND TONJC: Most Speedy Remedies Known CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 3. “Cotton growers who have signet* contracts offering to take out a part of their crop from production! this season should keep in mind that the acreage so offered must be inspected by the local committee before the crop is removed,” warns Dr. W. W. Long, director of exten sion. “When the Secretary/of Agricul ture declares the plan operative and authorizes the contraction of acre age, the grower will then, proceeds to remove the amount offered from production, after which the local committee will again inspect the: acreage and certify that the cot ton has been removed according to agreement and that the grower' is entitled to his rental benefit. “I feel it is important to make this announcement for the reason that some growers may proceed to destroy their crop immediately af ter signing a contract and before the acreage has been inspected and certified to,by the local committee/* In this connection Dr. Long calls attention again to the caution of C. A. Cobb, cotton production ad ministrator under the Farm Act, that it is extremely important that all claims for acre production of cotton be kept at a conservative figure. “We know of course that many of those who were the first to sign the contracts are among some of our best and most progressive farmers/* Mr. Cobb said. “Naturally these men use good seed; rotate their crops; fertilize rather heavily, and, otherwise use their skill to produce high acre yields. They would be loath to offer this acreage at too great a sacrifice to themselves. However, there are many acres of cotton which we know will not yield so heavily and, in all cases, the grower should plan to play fair - with his government. To do oth erwise might defeat the whole p.an. -X- Baptists To Hold Meet At Furman COLUMBIA, June 29.—Announce ment was made here yesterday by J. L. Corzine, director of the Bap tist General Assembly, that the an nual gathering of Baptist churcli workers had been changed from Greenville Woman’s Collgee to Fur man University in Greenville. The change was deemed advisable by reason of the fact that the man agement of Woman’s College is be ing taken over by Furman but the active control of the property does not become effective until August 1st. At present, the buildings of G. W. C. are cicsed except for some repairs, hence the difficulty in us- ing'the equipment for the Assem bly. The change effects the loca tion only, and not the program. Mr. Corzine stated that the entire pro gram of the week would be carried out as originally planned. It is interesting that the new well established annual Assembly of tho Baptist workers of South Carolina, began on Furman campus nineteen years ago, but has been held at Co ker College in Hartsville for tha past four years. It now returns to the place of its birth. The FMrman equipment is well suited for the purposes of the Assembly and a. large attendance is anticipated. The program lasts for one weeK only, but the days will be filled with con ferences, conventions and other helpful features. The camps are always attractive. It will be welcome news to many South Carolinians that Dr. Harry Clark, formerly of the Furman faculty but now of Knoxville, Tenn., will be a daily speaker during the Assembly. txr agricultural assistant ex amination TO CLOSE JULY 7 The United States Civil Service Commission has announced that it has received a sufficient number of applications for emergency agri cultural assistant positions to meet present needs, and that the receipt of applications will close on July 7.. Applications must be on file in the Commission’s office at Washington^ D. C, on: or before that date. The examination was announced to fill! vacancies under the newly-created /. ricultural Adjustment Adminis- ii ution of the United States De- r.rtment of Agriculture.. _X Few minerals-- exceed i.ardness. MX- topaz in The first school for the deaf in America was established in 1817, j