McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, April 19, 1934, Image 2
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
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McCORMICK MESSENGER
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
Entered at the Post Office at Me*
Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of
the second class.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year $1.00
Six Months .75
Three Months.50
MORE FARMERS THAN EVER
There are more people living on
farms in the United States now
than at any previous time in our
bistory, according to the latest fig-
ares from the Census office. On
January 1, 1934, farm population
in America had reached an all-
time high of 32,509,000; and this
in spite of the fact that during the
year 1933 more people moved from
the farms to the city than back
from city to farm. The difference
is accounted for. by the fact that
nearly half a million more babies
trere bom on the farms than there
were deaths among farm people
■ last year. ! *
This increase in bur farm popu
lation does not taUy with the
Eloomy picture s6 often painted of
the concentration of population in
cities exclusively, leaving only e-
aough people on the land to grow
tood for the cities, with the aid
df improved farm mkchinery. That
pietuce was based upon the notion
iffiat people prefer city life to
country life.* No doubt many do,
but we still cling to the notion that
the reason so many folks remain
•n the farms is because they find
farm life more satisfying and se
cure than the life of the average
person in the city.
We hear a great deal about dis
tressed farmers', and we know., a
good many who have hard sled
ding. But we havewt yet heard of
anyone starving to death on a
farm. The idea that, even if it is
mot always a good business specu
lation, there is always food and
shelter on the farm, is turning
more and more city folk to this
mode of living. We look for a real
*back to the farm** movement.
! | No More Hand-Outs
By Albert T. Reid
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First Annual Auto
Membership Round-
Up Of Legion May 11
Fertilizer Needs Of
Porto Rico Sweets
Clemson College, April 14.—That
a rather high percentage of potash
in the fertilizer increases the yield
«f marketable sweet potatoes is
shown by experiments in South
Carolina and several other states,
and by the experiehce of growers,
says A. M. Musser, horticulturist of
ghe South Carolina Experiment
Station. Tests with different a-
mounts at the Pee.Dee Station at
Florence show that yields are in
creased by increasing the potash
xp to nine per cent, he states.
A 3-8-8 or a 3-8-10 (NPK) mix
ture is recommended for this state
ly the horticulturist, who explains'
lhat some may think eight per cent
4f phosphoric acid more than the i
xweet potato requires.
Experiments in North Carolina
and Georgia, Mr. Musser states,
have shown that the source of ni-.
trogen for the sw^et potato crop
is important and that one-fourth
to one-third of the nitrogen should;
tome from such organic sources as
lot onseed meal and dried blood,
and the remainder from inorganic
sources such as sulphate of am-'
maonia, nitrate of soda, etc. The
organic carrier also gives a better
physical condition to the mixture. 1
Muriate of potash is generally con-
aiclered better than some other
iources of potash, and phosphoric
acid in most cases comes from su
perphosphate, while a small a-
The first annual Auto Member
ship Round-Up of The American
Legion of South Carolina will be
held in Columbia Friday, May 11th,
according to Department Adjutant,
Goudelock, it is expected that more
than 4,000 membership cards will
be received at that time.
A large victory meeting* will be
held at the Jefferson Hotel at 8
p. m. on May 11th celebrating this
unusual e- T ent. The contest is ex
pected to put The Legion in this
state “Over The Top” in so far as
membership quota is concerned.
Many worthwhile prizes, such as
watches, rings, and a LeFever shot
gun, are to be awarded to individ
ual members, Post and Department
Officials for their membership ac
tivities.
It is believed that many disabled
veterans whose compensation has
just recently been restored will
now be able to renew their mem
bership in the greatest veterans*
organization in the history of the
world.
Several National Officers of The
Legion, including Watson B. Mil
ler, National Rehabilitation Offi
cer, are expected to be present at
the meeting on May 11th. Mr. Mil
ler is said to know more about vet
erans’ laws than any other man in
the country.
A Happy Angler in the Bent-Pin League;
SPRING . . . The photo above happens to come from the Southland^
tmt Mabel Claire Strickland, of Douglas, Ga., does more than attest her
mwtbership in the Bent-Pin League . •. . she typifies th^ opening of
happy childhood season throughout the land.
lii Treasury DepV j
Blue
Beauty
LEXINGTON . . . Miss Ruby
Dunn (above), junior at the Univer
sity of Kentucky, is the most beauti
ful co-ed at the Bluegrass school, so
J voted the editors and judges of the
annual year book.
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Why
Liquid Laxatives
are Back in Favor
WASHINGTON . . . ThoaM
lefferson Coolidge (above), Boston
banker, photograpehed afc ’us desk
Jhen he took over U. a. Treasury
mount is often obtained from cot- iscal affairs as assistant to
tonseed meal. 9r .v Moiganthau.
5f a large amount of fettilizer
eontaining a high percentage of
joluble salts is applied to the sweet
potato plants or vine cuttings, it
b suggested that that part be put
to ‘fe fuirow and the remainder May we to ^ f
applied as a side-dressing later. neio . hbor ,
Splitting the application leaves lit- j hea 0 rtf8lt
tie chance of the young plants be
ing Injured by too great a concen
tration of soluble salts.
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BEAUTY
Card Of Thanks
and loved
appreciation
ones
for
announce birth of a son
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Clarke an-
nmmce the birth of a son, Henry
Ftancis, born April 10, 1934. ]
our
the
many acts of kindness shown us
during my illness and our recent
bereavement.
Friends were never more loyal,
thoughtful and sympathetic than
at this time; and it shall never be
forgotten.
J. A. Self,
And Family.
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CHICAGO . . . Readers should im*
be startled. The photo above is oahrj
a new type of beauty mask . w . an*
the photographer remained long 1
to see a beautiful lady'
. . as a butterfly from a/
The public is fast returning to the use
of liquid laxatives. People have
learned that the right dose of a
properly prepared liquid laxative will
bring a perfect movement without
any discomfort at the time, or after.
The dose of a liquid laxative can
be varied to suit the needs of the
individual. The action can thus be
regulated. A child is easily given the
right dose. And mild liquid laxatives
do not irritate the kidneys.
Doctors are generally agreed that
senna is a natural laxative. It does
not drain the system like the cathar
tics that leave you so thirsty. Dr.
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is a liquid
laxative which relies on senna for its
laxative action. It gently helps the
average person’s bowels back to
regularity.
You can always get Dr. Caldwell’*
Syrup Pepsin at any drug store, ready
for use. Member N. R. A.
Card Of Thanks
Wc wish to thank our neighbors
and friends, teachers and school
mates for each and every kind
deed shown to our son, Everette,
during his illness and death, and
for the beautiful flowers. May
Ood send showers of blessings to
each of you.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beauford.
Grandfather And Grandmother.
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HORSES
for
SALE
or
TRADE
I have plenty of Mules and Horses for you to
make selection to suit yotir requirements and invite
you to call and inspect them. They are priced right
for quick sale, or will trade for mules, horses or
cattle. "
JAMIE L. SMITH
Intersection Abbeville - Greenwood - McCormick Highway.
Two Miles West of McCormick
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and which con tains Four Great Treasures
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AN OLD MAN’S CONCLUSIONS
Whenever some one recommends
that f you buy a current novel which
claims to be ultra-modem in its
cynical appraisal of life, save your
two dollars and take down your Bi
ble and read Ecclesiastes again.
You will find in it everything that
the Greenwich Villagers have ever
said, and much better said than
they ever thought of saying it.
It is the book of an old man,
who had sought pleasure in every
conceivable form but had nowhere
found satisfaction. <
Vanity of vanity; all is vani
ty.
What profit hath a man of
all his labor which he taketh
under the sun?
One -v generation passeth a-
way, and another generation
cometh: but the earth abideth
forever.
The sun also ariseth, and the
sun goeth down, and hasteth
to his place where he arose. . .
All the rivers run into the
sea; yet the sea is not full;
unto the place from whence
the rivers come, thither they
return again.
All things are full of labour;
man cannot utter it; the eye
is not satisfied with seeing, nor
the ear filled with hearing.
The thing that hath been,
it is that which shall be; and
that which is done is that
which shall be done; and there
is no new thing under the sun.
Being in a position of power, and
with educational opportunities be
yond those of other men, the writ
er set forth to make himself the
wisest of all. But
I perceived that this also is
vexation of spirit. ,
For in much wisdom is much
grief; and lie that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
He tried to find satisfaction in
mirth and wine, and again in a»-
chievement—the building of pal-»
aces and gardens, the accumula
tion of property, gold and silver,
servants.
Then I looked on all the
works that my hands had
wrought, and on the labour
that I had laboured to do: and,
behold, all was vanity and vex
ation of spirit, and there was
no profit under the sun.
So, disillusioned and old, he con
tinues for eleven gloomy chapters,
and then suddenly there comes a
change in the tempo. He has found
the answer, the one thing that
gives satisfaction, the one safe
guard against a lifetime of fruit
less searching and reiterated dis
appointments.
Remember now thy Creator
in the days of thy youth, while
the evil days come not, nor the
years draw nigh, when thou
shalt say, I have no pleasure
• in them.
There are scholars who say that
this majestic twelfth chapter of
Ecclesiastes does not jibe with the
other eleven and must have been
added by a later hand. True, per
haps, but improbable. It makes a
grand conclusion to a very won
derful book, and it belongs just
where it is.
' From the deep shadows of Eccle
siastes you turn with a sense of
relief to the Psalms, filled with the
grandeur of the mountains, the
fragrance of spring air, the vast
stretches of the firmament and the
joy of the Lord. To be sure, there
are other notes, for the Psalms are
a complete emotional record of
human life.
Next week: Wisdom of the Ages.
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Our All For The Kingdom
Lesson For April 22nd.
Matthew 19.
Golden Text: Acts 20:35.
There is much to be said in favor
of the young man who inquired of
Jesus the way of eternal life. He
had the precious gift of youth with
its radiant health and ardent
dreams. He was so personally at
tractive that Jesus fell in love with
him. He had wealth and social
standing which opened to him
doors of rare opportunity. Above
all, he was apparently a person
of unusually high character.
But with all his charm and pop
ular appeal, he was not satisfied.
Worldly success left him cold. He
was eager for something more than
the comfort and prestige of an as
sured position amongst the elite.
Life as he knew it bored him by its
trivialities. He was wistful for a
nobler philosophy. Disillusioned by
the vanity of earthly pursuits, he
came to Jesus seeking to tynow the
secret of His haunting gospel
loving good-will.
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How did the Master receive him?
Sympathetically, of course. But
Jesus was too exacting co admit
him just as he was into the circle
of His disciples. “There is one
thing that you lack,” He declared.
“Go. sell all you have, and give
the money to the poor.” It was a
totally unexpected challenge, too
bitter a pill for the young man to
swallow. Keenly disappointed, he
turned away, making the great re
fusal. The cost of marching un
der the Christian banner was too
great.
What was the matter with this
attractive youth? The trouble was
that he did not own his wealth,
but his wealth owned him. He was
like the plutocrat of whom Ruskin
writes who carried his fortune on
his own person in a belt of gold
so heavy that when the ship upon
which he was traveling foundered,
he was unable to save himself, and
so sank to a miserable death.
Now let us beware of supposing
that this danger is confined to the
unusually rich. The fact is that
the acquisitive impulse is strongly
rooted in all types of humanity.
One of the primary duties of the
Christian is to keep this passion
for possession under strict controL