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v N '* 4 * r-' TliursJayJ 5, 1933 iVfcCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR K Is Buying Power of Cotton and Cotton Seed Commodity Group 1910 TO 1914- ■'ate Cost in Terms of Cotton (Price of 9C0 Pounds of Cotton Seed Included in Price of Cele. 1 ) 1930. M 193! .TSSL’ \ ir 1932. f I L T HE eftlcles that 'Cost a farmer slightly over one and one-half tales of cotton In the period from *910 to 1914. cost him three hales in JL9IC. The large crop of 10"l caused tovlon prices to fall atlil iotver, and la that year the farmer had to pay five bales of cotton f».r the same Msl of articles. Large surpluses Increase the •‘disparity” between -otton prices and the prices of things the farmer buys. The way to restore the buying power of cotton is to elimi nate the surplus. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration's pro gram of production control provide* a means to do this. Growers who operate with the Government will >• helping to bring about the adjust ments necessary v to bring back ths buying power of their crop. m • THE COTTON PRICE SQUEEZE Each tele represents a million teles Black teles - Carryover White bales - World Consumption PRICE 29 cents’ PRICE 12 cents' xM ' '■£ -> '• v i tm PRICE fc'fe cents* • i M: P-3 i ffW- ! %il£i > 1923 1926 1932 w^AUGHT between a top-heavy snr- - plus consumption, the price of i cotton . ; to -the southern •growerdigs, been squeezpd/unmerci- f fully. Back-in 1933 the carryover was net so heavy, and the price to grow ers wraa high. By 1926 the squeeze kejrhn to be felt. Though consump- - * "'• /IW ' - v v Ji tion had Increased, .the acreage and production had ; increased to . a- greater extent, and there was a car ryover of nearly six million bales. By 1932, a&Mhe graph shows, the squeeze we= '’il Consumption dropped b ''on bales, and the carryu 'ed to thirteen ♦qilllon. The price of cotton could not hold up under such, con dittoes nor can it be expected to .recovei until.this carryover is lightened bj an adjustment in acreage and pro duction. The Agricultural Adjust ment Administration will aid grov^ erp Rllc h an adjustment ii •' 1034. , . •}/ tetters to Santa Claus f*9 Plum Branch, S. Q December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a little doll, ^ little doll ted and a piano. Don't forget the* other children and dopt forget Miss Brown, and bring mo seme fruit and candy. Your little friend, Amanda Collier. SR-C •r- Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring a pretty red wagon, a gun so I can go hunting, lots of fruits, nuts and candy. Don’t forget my teacher, Miss Brown. Yours truly, Clarence Wall. ^ Plum Branch, S. g„ December 18, 1953. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 8 years old. I am in the third grade. I got on the honor roll this month. I hope you are coming to see me Christmas, and I want you to bring me a cap pistol, caps to put in it, a wagon, fruits, nuts and candy. Don’t for get my teacher, Miss Brown. Bring her something nice, too. * Lots of love. Your little friend, Robert Wilkie. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: *' v^ease bring me a baby doM that will cry and sleep, also a rick-rack, some candy, apples, oranges, nuts, grapes, and, oh, please don’t forget Miss Brown, my teacher. Bring her lots of nice things, also my school ynotoa, and bring Grandmother and Granddaddy Mitchell lots of nice things, too. Don’t forget Grand mother Seigler. Bring her lots of nice things, too. Lots of love, Louise Seigler. 3r Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 7 years old, and go to school. I like my teachers fine. I want you to bring me a pair of gloves, a little wagon, a knife and some nuts and fruit. Please don't forget my little bro ther, Frank, and be good to Miss Irene and Miss Brown. Your little friend, Albert Freeland. nuts, apples, oranges, candy, ba nanas* rick-rack. Don’t forget my teachers, Miss Irene Langley and Miss Brown. Bring them lots of nice things. Oh, please don’t forget my Grandmother and Grandfather Mitchell also Grandma Seigler. Bring them lots of things, too, and don’t- forget my little brothers. Bring them a wagon, football and basketball. Bring mother and dad dy something too. Lots of love, Edna Seigler. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 10 years old. I want you to please bring me a wag on, fruits, graces, candies and nuts. Yotrr little boy, • Charles Brown. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: v I am a little boy 9 years old. I w§nt you tq please bring me a little truck, a football, fruits, candies and nuts. Your boy, Tom Robert Brown. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am so glad you are coming. I want you to bring me just anything you like. Don’t forget the poor lit- ;le boys and girls. / Your little friend. , Margaret Bracknell*. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little boy 7 years old, and go to school every day and try to be a'good little boy. Santa, I want you to bring me lots of nice things. Don’t forget the orphan children. Oh, yes, bring my teachers, Miss Irene and Miss Brown, something nice, too. Your little boy, Charles Freeland, Jr. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a horn, a train, and some fruit, candy and nuts. I ^ry to be a good boy. I want you to kiss me when you come. Bring Louise a dolly and little wagon. Kiss her, too. Your little friend, Edwin Rice, Jr. ther and two sisters, and be sure to bring my teacher, Miss Irene, something nice. Your little girl, Louise McKinney. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. ' Dear Santa Claus: I want you to please bring me a football, firecrackers, candy, fruit and nuts.' Little Richard wants a toy motorcycle. Please don’t forget Miss Irene. I want you to bring her a big box' of chocolate candy. Love and best wishes, Thomas Culbreath. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl 7 years old, and I am in the second grade. I have tried to be a good little girl. I want you to please bring me a raincoat and hat and a pair of galoshes, a toy machine, fruits, nuts and can dy. Don’t forget my teacher. Miss Irene Langley, mother and daddy. Your little friend, Helen Celf. Plum Branch, S. C.. December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a red wagon and a ball and also nuts, candy and fruit. Do not forget Eunice and Ev elyn. Both of them want a dell and nuts, fruit and candy. Do not for get to bring my teacher, Miss Irene, a box full of candy. Yow little friend, Helena Wa4J. Plum Branch, S. C.. % December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Will you please bring me a pretty red wagon and gun and some crackers and lots of fruits and nuts and candy. Now. don’t forget Mis^ Irene. She would like a^nice box of chocolate candy. Yours truly, Carl Wall. Plum Braneh, S. C., » December 18, 1933. ' Santa Claus: bring me 8 sleepy doll, and , Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl 7 years old, and in the second grade. I have studied hard and I want you to bring me a lit>le wagon and a doll, also a tea set for my dolls. Bring me some firecrackers, sparklers, Roman can dles, also candies, fruits and nuts. Don’t forget mama, daddy, my bro-; Plum Branch, S.C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I would like many things this Christmas, but will ask for only a few. Now, I need a raincoat as I already have galoshes, and I want a doll and doll bed. a tea set and box of handkerchiefs. Now, I know three persons that I want you to visit. They are Miss Irene Langley, Mrs. Miller and my Grandmother Freeland. She lives with us, and all she wants is lots of candy. Devotedly, Mable Freeland. Plum Rranrb, S C„ Drcrmber 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a raincoat and cap. I want a box of firsc r acke T 's and some Roman candles. I would like to have a basket ball if you d^n’t think it’s too much. Trv tc go to see the little poor children everywhere# Don’t forget Edwin and Louise. We will be in Simpson- ,r ille at trraoddaddv’s house. He lives in the Methodist parsonage. Lots cf love, Carolyn Rice. Plum Branch, S r V. December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus McCormick, S. C. r 1 "“Ii J 5 ’!!.5. y f a I.i_ 0 . I< ?:J Oear San-a cSus*™'’" 'V 933 ' nm iri the second grade, I want you to bring me a doll and a bandeaux. This is ell I want. With love to you. Eva White. McCormick. S. O., , • December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I an a little boy 6 vears old. r have b r en very good this year, so please bring me a little automobile with a real horn and lights, also candv. fruits, nuts and fireworks. My little sister is 4 years old. So- please brng her a doll that will go to sleep and cry. Your little boy, Lester Swaney, Jr. P. S.—Don’t forget my teacher. Miss Irene, and bring her lots and lots of nice things. hem a nice present- I want you to bring me a doll and i bantam and a ball with a rubber n it and a pair of gloves, and some ruit and candy; and I want a ring, ind do not forget my mother and ather, too, and do not forget my irandmother at Ninety-Six. Mattie Lee McKinney. I am writing to let you know what I want. I want a running .watch and a head band for Christ mas. Don't forget my sisters. ; Bring my little sister a big doll. And don’t forget my mother and .father. Ahd bring me a ring and ! iome frufts and nuts. Yours truly, Willie Bowick. McCormick. S. C, December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Here I come. I am just a wee lad, but I am big enough to wear over alls. I want a little wagon and plenty of every kind of fruit. James Ollie Wideman, Jr. McCormick. S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little bov 9 years old, and in the third grade, f want you to bring me an air rifle, a little auto mobile and a raincap, also fruits, nuts and candies. I want some fire crackers, sparklers. Roman candles. pkvvncket«. Don’t forget mama and daddy. Don’t forget Miss Brown, pbn is mv teacher. Bring her some thing nice, too. Your little boy, John Robert McKinney. McCormick. S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa C^aus: I want vou to bring me a bicycle, seme eanriy. fruits and nuts. With love, William Kelly. McCormick, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a pencil and tab let and fruit, candy, nuts and any- hinfir y^u think a little girl like I should have. Your little edrl. Ruth Wideman. McCormick. S. O . December 18, 1933. De^r .Saato Claus: lam looking for you to come to ~~o j-np x want you to bring me a bi<r wago”> and some fruit and nnt.s ' , nd candy. Don’t forget, mv iittle brof-hers. Duane and Hugh, also mothe- daddy. With love. Robert Strother. Phim Rraneh. S. C„ December 18, 1933. D^r Cant a Claus: I am a little girl in the fifth grade. I want you to bring me a bontam. ring and a story book. Don’t fidget mv grandmother at Ninetv-Six. Bring her a nice ores- °nt. Also b^mg me seme f^n’t and candy, a pai> of gloves, a rick-rack and something else nice if vou think T have been good enough. With leva. Lillie Mae McKinney. Plum Branch. S r '.. December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl and am in the fourth grade. My teachers’ names are Mrs. Lankford and Mrs. Banks. I want you to bring them a pres ent. I want you to bring me a doll and a ball with a rubber on it, and I want you to bring me a bantam, and my little sister a doll, and I want a pair of gloves and a ring, and I want some fruit and candv and do not forget my mother and father, and do not forget my grandmother in Ninetv-Six. too. Louise McKinney. Modoc. S C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl 10 years v old and in the fifth grade: My teachers’ names,are Miss Jackson and Mr. Corley. Santa, I want you to bring me a ball and nencil box, a’so fruits, nuts, candies and fireworks. Don’t forget mother and daddy. Your friend, Vivian Bailey. Modoc. S C., December 18, 1933. Deav Santa Claus: I -mi p ifitle girl 12 years old and n the sixth grade. My tefleb^m’ names a r ~ Miss Tackson and Miss T nnfort. ptopse do not forget them. I want you to bring me a raincoat x rtpn'*i 1 bo-', a loose leaf notebook, ond lot-- of fmits, nuts and fire- g'orks. Do not forget mother and daddy /■ - Lots and lots of love. Martha Hazel Bailey. ♦ 'McCormick. S. C„ December 18, 1933. D'-ar Santa Claus: T am a little boy in the third g-ade. T am 8 years old. I wan* """i to bring me a cowboy suit and a oictureyshow machine, also fruit - ’■’d some kind of fireworks. Bring — f her. daddy, sister and cvery- 'iody else someithing nice. John McCracken. Modoc. S C.. December 18, 1933. " *r Santa Claus: T am a little boy 6 years old, and T m in the second grade. I have t- ’ed to be a good little boy this ar. I want you to bring me a T tie car with elecric lights, a ball, r -d a knife, fruits, nuts and candy, r -o fireworks. Don’t forget mother, dn.ddy and my teacher. • Lots of love. Heyward Bailey. Plum Branch, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I am in the second grade. My name is Mattie Lee, and my teach ers’ names are Miss Brown and Miss Irene. I want you to bring McCormick. S. r \, December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a little hammer and some fruit, candy and fire works. Don’t forget Granddady Moses. Your little boy, Moses Wideman. McCormick. S. C.. December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a coat and a cpd, and anything else you can. D^n’t fororet daddy. Your little friend. Betty Finley. McCormick. S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear San*a Claus: Remember me Christmas. Bring me a nice raincoat and a pair of long nants. and some of everything you have to eat, and a whole lots of fireworks. Your little boy, Walter Wideman. McCormick, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Please'don’t forget me. I want a rubber jacket and a pair of long pants, and fruits, candv. nuts, fire works of all kinds. Don’t forget mother and daddy. A friend, James Wideman. McCormick, S. C., December 18, 1933. Dear Santa Claus: Bring me a wagon , that will roll on the ground and 1 will not tear up, with some tires to fit it. So I will close for this time. Roy Spence. Treasurer’s Notice BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Milford Dfllasnaw announce the birth of a daughter on December 5th, named Mildred Christine. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dillashaw announce the birth of a 9-pound son on December I5th. Mr. and Mrs. C. Lee Strom, of Gastonia, N. C., announce the birth of a son, James Lee, on December 13th. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE counting, as tate of An ceased, to NOTTCE *IS HEREBY GIVEN, That on the 29th day of January, 1934. or as soon! thereafter as con venient, I will_ render my final ac- cutrix of the Es in Turman, de- - Probate Court for McCormick Com ty, and will ask to be discharged a; Executrix of said Estate. IDA 1L GARTRELL, Executrix Estate of Anderson Tur man, deceased. Dated Decemb jr 16, 1933.—4t. Finger Wavi ig. Manicuring Marcelling, Etc. EXPERT 0PERATOR I have had a njumber of years ex- perience operating beauty parlors in Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D. C. Having now located in Mc- Corihick, I can take care of all your beauty requirements. I Mrs. W. R. Shackelford Located at the H. C. Walker resi dence on pine Street. Call 33-J for appointment 666 LIQUID, TABLETS," SALVE, NOSE DROPS Checks Malaria 1 in 3 days, Colds first day, Headaiches or Neuralgia in 30 minutes, f FINE LAXATIVE Most Speedy AND TONIC I emedies Known The County Treasurer’s Office will be open for the purpose of re ceiving taxes from the 15th day of September, 1933, to the 15th day of March, 1934. All taxes shall be due and pay able between the 15th day of Sep tember, 1933, and December 31. 1933. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31, 1933, the County Auditor shall proceed .o add a penalty of one per cent w Taruarv. and if taxes, are no: paid on or before February 1, 1934 the County Auditor will proceed to aaa iwo -rei* cent and Five Per ?ent from th': 1st of Marqh to the 15th of March, after which time unpaid taxes will be collected by L ,he Tax Collector. The tax levies for the year 1933 ire as follows: For State Purposes 5 milk For County Purposes 10 milk For Bonds 12 milk Constitutional School Tax__ 3 milk Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 2 milk Willington S. D. No. 2 5 milk 3ordeaux S. D. No. 3 2 milk McCormick S. D. No. *4 and Bonds 14 milk Buffalo S. D. No. 5 4 milk Bellvue S. D. No. 6 10 mills S. D. No. 7 00 mills Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 10 mills Young's S. D. No. 10 2 mi k Wideman’s S. D. No. 11 2 mills Milway S. D. No. 13 8 mPs Robinson S. D. No. 14 6 mills Dornville S. D. No. 15 2 nfiik Bethanv S. D. No. 16 3 mills Lyon’s S. D. No. 17 Hibler S. D. No. 18 6 mills Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 milk Plum Branch S. D. No. 24 and Bonds 16 mills Consolidated S. D. No. 1. Parksvilie. Modoc and Clarks Hill, and Bonds.. 17 mills All male citizens between the ages of 21 *and 60 years, except those exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00 each. The law prescribes that all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 years must pay $2.00 commuta tion tax or work six days on the public roads. Commutation tax is included in property tax receipt. T. J. PRfcCE, i Treasurer, McCormick County, 4-H SODJJ JERKERS What might b^ called soda jerk ing the 4-H way was the subject of a demonstration by two boys of Polk* County, I iwa, which won third place for 1 hem at the Iowa State Fair and second at the state dairy contest held at the Waterloo (Iowa) Dairy Cattle Congress. The boys had teen in 4-H w r oik several years and patterned thel: demon stration «i ter the methods used in making drinks for tMr social ?athering$. Both bqys live dairying is a fefature and they stated that they b lake 9e drinks to serve with meals at hoie. In these drinks they used milk yhich they charged to them^eivesAtxithe sur plus price in Des Moines, wbhwas me and one-half cents a quart. .his price they figured the cost of the best home ma de drinks was on ly a cent or two £ glass. “Chocolate-flavored drinks are very popular”, s£ id Wilbur Sargent, one cf the team members in his part of the demonstration. It is easy to make, 'but ae cautioned folks to add the j chocolate last in t any drink it was usjd in so that there would be the nuxinium dilu tion. This is to prevefit the choco late from sticking to, the glass, ex cept in very small qiantities. Canned raspberry juice also makes a fine drinlf when mixed with milk, said fruit juice can be carried their utens in a chest with boy, but any sed. The boys and materials elves so they order and set on easily. In- ugar in granu- recommended onsists of one f sugar to four 10 minutes. Us- iform sweeten- could keep them up their demo: stead of adding latcd form the making a syrup and one-half pa of water, boiled 5 ing a syrtip gives ing. Their chocolattfPrtok was made with one quart *hiilk, one-third cm of chocolate sr u P> stirred well, 2»"d served coki. The raspberry c! nk was made 4°ne quart milk, cm cup juice, oflifeup syrup and shake or stir. The’hocolate syrup i ‘ made of three c#s sugar, one of cr> :oa and three o^ater, then boil five minutes. Tb#ngredients are mixed dry. They ! ad e an orange drink which thej^id would not curdle if kept col^ L l