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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McGORMIGjC, SOUTH CAROLINA
Thursday
>34
HCK MESSENGER
Published Every Thursday
/Established June 5 ( 1902
Edmond j. McCracken,
Editor and Owner
Mtered at the Post
Cormick, S. C., as 411
4he second class.
ill Matter of
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GOVERNMENT AND THE CO
OPERATIVES
L. V. Mayer Accepts
■ Monticello Post
When it comes to helping the
Jkrmer, the government can pur
sue no more effective course than
Wi wjork with and for the farmer-
•wned and controlled cooperative
associations. < ~ > >
That Ss the opinion of many
Tfguttural economists, and of
■metals in the Department of Ag-
aiculture and the Agricultural Ad-
• Justment Administration. And Mr.
Ruosevelt has said substantially the
s—h* thing many times.
It is better to help a person do a
thing for himself than' simply to
«..Bo it for him—and that-applies to
. farmers and everyone else: The
cooperatives are here to stay. They
.db not change with administra
tions and parties and shifts in po-'
sentiment. A farm relief
tnay be drastically revised over-
bt, and the entire / course of
lure changed; cooperative
is fixed., and permanent so
as basic principles are concem-
It is designed for the long
I, and not for temporary emer-
is an encouraging fact that the
government is constantly
■eekjng to strengthen the position
of the cooperatives. It is working
urittl them in its acreage reduction
program, and the. cooperative lead
en .have been fredly consulted
uriieh farm legislation and policies
were being considered. The fine,
the co-ops have made dur-t
depression, hr the facfeKof great'
obstacles, is the most encouraging*}
adgXLj on the agricultural horizon
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M GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY
he automobile got off to a bad
t in 1934, Returns for January
w an increase of close to ' 17
cent in motor vehicle ' fatali-
i as compared with January,
L The death total for the
was 2,400—pnly very slight-
ess than in the same month of
1, the year which established
existing “high” for fatal auto-
le accidents.
That record places a heavy re-
spoasfbllity on automobile drivers
and traffic authorities. The reck
less;'the incompetent,’the discour-
teuos, continue to rule the high
ways. They are, of course, in the
ity, representing less than
per cent of all motorists. But
f menace the lives, health and
of the ninety per cent who
■W* competent-, cautious and cour-
iBOUS.
There are three distinct phases
the automobile accident prob
lem. One is traffic laws—the state
«r community which lacks si rea
sonable, modernized traffic code,
titoroughly and efficiently en-
Toraed by highway police, is itself,
•ancouraging accidents. The sec-
<cnd phase is the licensing of
•drivers—as yet, only a proportion
* «I states have set up machinery for
.checking on the experience, the
wftflity, and the physical attributes
t-cf motorists. The third phase is
the car itself—millions of auto-
xtobiles which are defective in
Irakes, steering mechanism, lights
«r signaling devices are permitted
*e use the streets and highways.
ETvery responsible citizen should
afttnd squarely behind proposals
designed to reform, perfect and im
prove legislation concerning one
«r another of these factors. The
tutomobile is killing 30,000 people
every year—and no one knows
rpficre death, behind the steering
rfreel, will strike next.
Card Of Thanks
Meriwether, MaV 28—The an
nouncement that Mr. L. V. Mayer,
Superintendent of Washington
Consolidated^ School, has resigned
tjhis position iias been received with
great regret by the trustees, patrons
and friends of the school.
Ten years ago this school was
organized by Mrs. W. M. Rowland,
ably assisted by Mr. J. H. Drennan
and Mr. G. C. McDaniel. The dis
tricts, in which are located Parks-
ville, Modoc, Clarks Hill and Meri
wether, were consolidated and
within two yea^ a^ifcart^ntial brick
building was ef&Wtf'and the school
opened. —* t v
Mr. L. V. Mayer was elected as
superintendent and - h&S' . served
eight years. Thrbdgf* ‘Wk Opacity
for organization, hta--kAowledge of
the • fundamentals of. at^ successful
school, his high ideals for faculty
and students, Mr. M^yer achieved
remarkable succbs&'in'Spite of many
obstacles that would have meant
defeat without his - courage and
leadership. ,
He created an accredited high
school from which have gone out
more than a hundred graduates. A
number have gone to £#Uege, where
they have stood well, reflecting
credit upon the training they re
ceived at Washington High School.
Mr.' Mayer assisted a number of.
these students in getting scholar
ships and has taken a lively inter
est in their careers.
Not only has Mr. Maypr held a
high place in the educational cir
cles of McCormick County, but he
and Mrs. Mayer have made a fine
contribution to the church and so
cial life of our community.
We are sorry to lose them and the
best wishes of our people go with
him and his family into their new
home.
Mr. Mayer has accepted a posi
tion as superintendent of the.
schopl at MonticeUo, S. C., which
with the residence and other at
tractions that accompany it, make
a most desirable situation both for
the present and the future.
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Jesus in the Shadow of. the Cross.
Lesson for June 3rd.
Matthew 26.
Golden Text: Matt. 26:39.
Civil Service
Examinations
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows:
Junior Social Economist, $2,000 a
year, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor. .
Associate Naval Architect, $3,200
a year, Assistant Naval Architect,
$2,600 a year.
The salaries named above are
subject to a deduction of not to
exceed 10 per cent until June 30,
1934, and of not to exceed 5 per
cent during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1935, as a measure of
economy, and also to t a deduction
ot 3 1-2 per. a retire '
ment annuity;, i
All States except Jowa, Maryland,
Vermont, Virginia, and the District
of Columbia have received less than
their share of appp^U^^nt^ in the
apportioned departtp^ntal serv
ice at Washington.
Full toformfubn^ay he obtained
from the Socifetary s of the United
States CiviV Service Board of Ex
aminers at the post office in any
city which has a post office of the
first or the second class, or from
the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D. C.
Farm Womei* **
Tq Have Monthly
r^We would like through . these
•eolumns to express to everybody
ear thanks, gratitude and high ap-
jreciatiort for the love, kindness
and sympathy shown to us during
#ur recent bereavement, the illness
*nd death of our beloved wife and
wither, Mrs. W. T. Brown. We also
Tftank you for the silent tributes of
•4are, the exquisitely beautiful flow-
gers. May God bless you all.
W. T. Brown and Children.
Radio Program
SATISFACTION OF RURAL LIFE
STRESSED ON 4-H JUNE
PROGRAM
Clemson College, May 28.—Farm
women ahd home demonstration
work will come into the radio pic
ture June 6 with the initial broad
casting on the home demonstra
tion radio hour to be presented by
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture and the state agricultural col
leges over NBC stations at 12:30
to 1:30 p. m. eastern standard time.
A feature of the first broadcast
will be a message to farm home
makers by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt/ Two farm women will dis
cuss what home demonstration
work means to home and commun
ity, and Dr. C. W. Warburton, di
rector of Extension Work, U. S. D.
A., will tell what the women con
tribute to agricultural progress.
The June broadcast of the Na
tional 4-H club program will be
June 2 from 12:30 to 1:30 p. m.
eastern standard time over NBC
Our Golden Text pierces to the
heart of the lesson in its vivid pic
ture of the prostrate Master, in
agony of spirit, praying fervently
that He might be spared from the
otdeal of the Cross, and yet will
ing to yield to God’s will. f ,
That natural desire of Jesus to be
saved from an untimely end was
not destined to be realized. The
forces arrayed against Him pushed
Him swiftly toward the dreadful
woe i: of the crucifixion. As we
watch the impending drama we are
reminded that the Cross is the
most convincing revelation in his
tory of the reality and solidarity of
sin. Here we have indeed, as Pres.
Coffin points out, “the exposure of
a murderous world.”
Now who were the crucifiers of
Christ? As we think of the scene
in the Garden we at once see Judas,
the unfaithful cynic, whose kiss of
betrayal led to the Master’s arrest.
Then we picture those soldiers.
We remember, too, the Sadducees,
wealthy, priestly, aristocratic, fa
vorable to Rome. Conservative in
temper, they make us think of the
Victorians in nineteenth century
England, who upheld the Bible and
the thrbfte. Jesus to them was a
dangerous agitator.
And we recall the Pharisee^
ithose pillars of orthodoxy who dis
liked Jesus because He broke the
Sabbath, associated with undesir
able folk, upset people. i
" Then; we turn to Pilate, that
skillful politician who was so eager
to keep on good terms with Caesar.
And we encounter Herod, that so
phisticated product of the smart
set.
And now we see the frenzied,
irresponsible crowd, passionate with
the lust of blood, shouting, “Crucify
Him!” Finally we note the apa
thetic, indifferent public.
All these hurled the Master to
His doom. And we remember they
were not unusually corrupt. They
cherished the conventional ideals,
and so were like you and me.
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WHEN PROPHETS SPOKE
Queen Jezebel was nothing if not
courageous, as We have already
seen. When she heard what Elijah
had done to her prophets she
sent a messenger to Elijah say
ing, So let the gods do to me',
and more also, if I make not
thy life as the. life of on§ of *
them by tomorrow about this .
time*.•**'=*• - / • • 7 !
Elijah was forced to flee, and
suffered a breakdown from which
he never fully recovered. But he
had strength enough left to plant
himself squarely across the path of
King Ahab. That royal gentleman
desired to extend his estate and
tried to buy the vineyard of a self-
respecting citizen named Naboth,
who refused to sell. Ahab caused
Naboth to be accused of treason,
and he was put to death, and his
estate, according to the law, was
confiscated. Kinj* Ahab hurried
over to look at his new acreage, and
there was Elijah waiting for him.
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And Ahab said to Elijah,
Hast thou found me, O, mine
enemy? And he answered, I
have found thee; because thou
hast sold thyself to work evil
in the sight of the Lord.
Behold I will bring evil upon
thee, and will take away thy
posterity. . . .
And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard these words that
he rent his clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his flesh, and
fasted, and lay in sackcloth,
and went softly.
All the starch went out of the
kings when the prophets spoke up.
Elijah was one of the most heroic
of them all, and Mount % Carmel,,
where he faced the idol worshipers,
is a monument on the path of
human progress. It marks the spot
'Where one man stood against tre
mendous odds and by his own sin
gle-handed. courage turned back a
nation j;Q r spiritual wprship; Ot.,
him we might say < what Whittier
wrote of another champion of
righteousness:
The world redeemed from su-...
:■ • perstition’s sway
Is breathing free for thy sake -
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We are told that Elijah never
died but was snatched, up to Heav
en in a chariot of fire. Elisha, who
had been his assistant, put on his
mantle and continued his work, a
power in the land for many years.
So great was his vitality that even
death could not destroy it. i <:
And it came to pass, as they
were jurying a man that, be
hold, they spied a band of men;
and they cast the man into the
sepulchre of Elisha; and when
was let down, and
touched: the bones of Elisha,
; . fte .revived, and stood up on his
feet.
The earlier prophets did not
write their sermons, but about 300
B. C. some of them began doing so.
The first to write was Amos. He
was not trained in a theological
school and did not belong to the
priestly party or wear the union
label, so that when he began to
preach an officious priest tried to
stop him. Am»s would not be stop
ped; he had plenty of courage.
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The Sanitary Barber Shop, located i» a£ront of the
Marsh j; Dry jQLebners, wishes* do announce to our
patrons and friends and general public, that due to
the incrferse 'bf business we are m€&iRg; to a new lo
cation previously occupied by Mr. RL D. Wideman,
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Groceryman, on Augusta Street.
This is a spacious and cool place, and our aim is
to do oihr best* make our pattons ^ comfortable
while receiving and waiting for work. ‘ .
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Sanitation is our motto, and every custooxter-is '-a
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We are glad to announce to you that we have se
cured a barber, Mr. J. P. Burnett, who has followed
the profession for several years, and makes ladies'
work a specialty. He is Skilled m all styles of hair
cuts, Shoulder Bob, Graduated Bob, Wind Blown
and Boyish Bob; also hair thinning.
Men, Women and Children are cordially invited
to visit us and we will highly appreciate 'your
patronage.
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stations, the program-centering on
satisfactions in rural life empha
sized by 4-H club work. A club
boy, a club girl, a farmer, a state
club leader, and Dr. C. B. Smith,
director of Extension Work, U. S.
D. A., will discuss these satisfactions
from various angles. “Music we
should know” by the U. S. Marine
Band will add to the pleasure of
ihe -program.
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All Cotton, Contracts
Sent to Washington
TOTAL PAYMENTS TO STATE’S
FARMERS WILL REACH
SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS
Clemson Cqitejje,, May 26.—The
farmers of SbCith Carolina have
whole-heartedly supported the Na
tional Administration in its efforts
for cotton acreage control, says R.
W. Hamilton, assistant to Dr. W.
W. Long, director of the Extension
Service, announcing that South
Carolina is the first state in the
South to have the contracts from
all of its counties accepted by the
State Board of Review and sent to
Washington for final approval by j
, the Secretary of Agriculture.
All told, 71,321 farmers of thisk
state have signed the 1934 cotton
acreage reduction contract, the
! records show. These contracts
cover 1,368.000 base acres, which is
94 per cent of the five-year base
acreage. Of these base acres 708,218,
which is 37.9 per cent of the aver
age acreage, have been rented to
the government at an average ren
tal of $7.51 per acre.
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I “In addition to the rental pay-
| ment there will be an additional
parity payment of at least one cent
per pound on 40 per cent of the
five-year average production,” Mr.
Hamilton states. “Total payments
on these voluntary contracts in
South Carolina will amount to ap
proximately $7,000,000. Rental
checks representing 50 per cent of
the rental payment are now being
received in the state. The total of
these first payments will amount to
approximately $2,650,000.
“The tremendous task involved
in the signing, compilation, adjust
ment, and statistical analysis of
these 71,000 contracts was accom
plished only by the most hearty co-
opsciition of the farmers with the
local and county committeemen
and the Extension Service.”
WHAT A NIGHT. THE ICEMANS
BALL DIDN’T BREAK UP
* TILL 3 A.M.-THIS
20 POUNDS FEELS
A TON '
W'se.
MR. HOULIHAN.
LOOKS LIKE THAT
BALL LAST NIGHT
WORE YOU OUT.
THIS OUGHT TO SET
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YOU UR » MISS O GALLAGHE P-
YOU’RE THE COOK
,WHO KNOWS
WHAT IT TAKES
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WHAT A CHANGE '
WHAT A CHANGE/-
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MYSELF UNTIL,
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