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I V M; / ^ge Two McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, December 20, 1934 McCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday MftbHshed JUh** 5, 1908 Catered at the Post Office at Mc- Cermick, S. C., xs mail matter of the second class. Farm Statistics • -v ’ ✓ , V. .. , Necessary For Ag ricultural Programs CUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Bte Months .75 Three Months JW riree EDMOND M. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner . The fortcoming Census of Agri culture which will be taken begin ning January 2, 1935, is the most significant sinpe the inception of farm statistics in 1840. The drought has caused unprecedented destruc tion of crops and livestock and many changes have occurred in farms and ranches and in the util ization of land due to the distress- SEASON ing economic conditions of the past 1 few years. The Holiday Season is designed Federal, State and local agencies to bripg joy and happiness—but it having to do with agriculture are likewise brings with it a vast anxiously awaiting the statistics amount of preventable misery, be- developed by this census so that cause of the accident toll. The they may go forward with their gravity of the problem is magni-! efforts to assist the industry, fled by the fact that a large per Farmers can render great aid by centage of Holiday accidents in- procuring a copy of the sample volve children. Hundreds of them schedule from the Bureau of the are killed and thousands are need- Census, Washington, D. C. Study FOR A SAFE HOLIDAY lessly injured every December. of the schedule in advance will en- Here are a few rules, issued by able them to have their answers {o the National Safety Council, to help pass a safe and happy Christmas Season: Don’t permit children to play in the streets—the old practice of bitching sleds to automobiles is especially hazardous. Be extremely cautious in the mat ter of. ice-skating—ice must be at least four inches thick before it can be trusted to sustain a large group. Winter brings special automo bile hazards, such as ice and snow, poor visibility and soft highway shoulders. Remember them—and drive accordingly. Don’t use candles on your Christ mas Tree—don’t put it near a stove —don’t use inflammable trim- rriings—don’t permit it to dry out in the house after Christmas—don’t fail to anchor it firmly—don’t use light bulbs of greater strength than one firefly candlepower. These little hints are simple enough—there’s nothing but com mon sense behind them, and they wili cost nothing, in either time or money, to follow. And they may be the means of saving the lives of loved ones. for the enu- calls at their the questions ready merator when he home in January. Director William L. Austin of the Census Bureau wishes to emphasize the fact that every supervisor and enumerator, as well as all Census employees, are sworn to secrecy re garding the reports. The Director desires particularly to impress every farmer with the fact that his report will ijot be used as a basis for taxation nor communica ted to any tax official. 'iJledicctbeeU Ingredients of Vicks VapoRub in Convenient Candy Form VICKS COUGH DROP Explains ..Cotton Parity Payments Provisions governing the distri-* bution of the 1934 parity payment | under cotton production adjust- ; ment contracts are explained by County Agent E. L. Rogers, who says that word has reached him from Washington that parity pay ment checks Are now being mailed out at the rate of 20,000 per day. | Parity payments are made at the rate of one cent per pound on the farm allotment which is 40 per cent of the average production for the base period years 1928 to 1932. Forty per cent of the 1928 to 1932 production represents the average portion of the crop which was con sumed in the United States. Tenants and sharecroppers pro ducing cotton on farms covered by cotton production adjustment con tracts are entitled to a portion of the parity payment. Parity pay ment checks are received by land lords in trust to be distributed to sharecroppers and tenants accord ing to the provisions of the cotton contract. When landlords receive these parity payment checks they sign an agreement which covers distribu tion to sharecroppers and tenants. They also agree to report within 30 days, on another form which is provided, the distribution of the parity payment, including signa tures of tenants and sharecroppers who were entitled to a share of the 'payment. Instructions on pro cedure are included in the forms which are provided at the time of delivery of the parity payment check. Parity payments to be made this year to producers co-operating in the cotton production adjustment program are expected to total more than 26 million dollars. Notices will be sent out inline- diately upon receipt of these parity checks by the county agent. “Christmas” Not Xmas ffy by Hr* Ckarles E. Dutun, * TI'.c Christian Home. Lesson for December 23rd. Anderson Daily Mail. Christmas is Christ’s birthday and in writing the word no abbre viation such as “Xmas” should be tolerated. We heartily commend the action of those two young wo men who appeared before the Co lumbia city council the' other day with the request that influence of that body be brought to bear to ward discouraging the use of -Xmas” for Christmas. Of course, such a matter is outside the offi cial scope of a city council but such groups, along with others, could make kmnJm their stand to good effect. Christmas is the most outstand ing date on the calendar and it should not be robbed of much of its significance, beauty and reverence by thoughtless abbreviations which cannot convey fully the spirit of the Ynletide. “Christmas” is a beau- | tiful word and that beauty should, not be marred by what almost amounts to desecration through economizing on the number of let ters used to present it. As those young women of Columbia pointed out, use the abbreviation “Xmas” leaves the Christ out of Christmas. IXJ Civil Service Examination Luke 2:8-19. Golden Text: Luke 2:14. The home is the most funda mental of institutions, the seat of family life without which the hu man race would perish. Moreover it is our chief civilizing influence, the center of religion, of education, and of the fine arts. There is no blessing comparable to the heri tage of a Christian home with spir itually-minded parents. “Wherever a true wife comes,” wrote Ruskin, “home is always round her. The stars only may be over her head; the glow-worm in the night-cold grass may be the on ly fire at her foot: but home is yet wherever she is; and for a nobis woman it stretches far round her.” Such a home, the creation of a pure-minded, devoted mother, is immortalized by Burns in “The Cotter’s Saturday Night,” and by Whittier in “Snowbound.” It was during home life must be built. the nursery of all our famous Presidents. One thinks of that sacred shrine, the birthplace of Washington at Bridges Creek, and of Mary Ball, his beautiful and cultivated mother. And one re members, too, Lincoln’s tribute to her who bore him. “All that I am or hope to be,” he said, “I owe to my angel mother.” Now the Bible occupied a fore most place in the old-fashioned heme of our fathers. Indeed there was a time when the Holy Scrip tures, except for a favored ‘few, constituted the only household book. How our ancestors read it and loved it! Their reverence for the Good Book reminds us of Jesus Himself, who was certainly thor oughly versed in the sacred books of Judaism, due doubtless to care ful instruction by Mary and Joseph in the intimacy of their simple Nazarene home. The Christmas season is an ap propriate time in which to remind ourselves of the absolute necessity of preserving those abiding princi ples and sanctions upon which en- The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an op en competitive examination as fol lows: Master mechanic, aircraft-engine manufacture, $11.04 to $17.04 a day. Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadel phia, Pa. Specified experience required. Closing date, January 5, 1935. The salaries named are subject to a deduction of not to exceed 5 per cent during the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1935, as a measure of economy, and also to a deduction of 3 1-2 per cent toward a retire ment annuity. Full information may be obtained from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Ex aminers at the post office or cus tomhouse in any city which has a post office of the first or the sec ond class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washing ton, D. C. Meats, Oysters, Fruits, Nuts, Far Christinas We are prepared to fill your every need for Christ mas with plenty of Fresh Pork, Grown Beef, Veal, pure Pork Sausage, Mixed Sausage, Liver Pudding. Hog Head Cheese, Boiled Ham, Fish, Oysters, and various kinds of pickles and sauces to suit your taste. W e also have a hig assortment of Fruits. Nuts, Candies and Cakes. The quality and price will please you. ^ W e wish to thank you very much for your patron age during the year that is now fast drawing to a close and extend to you our hest wishes for a Merry. Merry Christinas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. CITY MARKET ” G. B. SMITH, Prop. McCormick, S. C. * DIXIE STORES SPECIALS FOR WEEK OF December 17th To 24th Visit Your Nearest Dixie Stores For Your Christmas Needs THE DIXIE STORES ARE HEAVILY STOCKED WITH THE REST OF EVERYTHING FOR YOUR CHRIST MAS TABLE. SHOP EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH! Maxwell House Coffee, lb. can 32c Fancy Blue Rose Rice, 5 lbs 23c E gg s ’ Fresh Shipped Doz 27c Swan's Down Cake Flour, Package 29c Bulk Shredded Cocoamit, lb. -22c Old Fashioned Brown Sugar, Bulk 5 lbs. 25c Mixed Nuts, lb. 23c Celery, extra large 10c Irish Potatoes, 10 lbs. 15c Tw r o Bottles Sauer's Pure Extracts 19c Hershey ? s Half Pound Cake Chocolate 15c Chocolate Covered Cherries, . *lb. box 25c Chocolate Cream lb.10c Drop Apples, doz. __15c to 40c Tangerines, doz. 15c to 20c Grapefruits, 3 for 10c 1 * Fancy Pink Salmon, 2 cans 23c Fresh Cocoanuts, 5c & 7 l-2c Fancy Florida Bulk Oranges, peck -29c Cloth Bags Sugar, 10 lbs. -50c Cloth Bags Sugar, 25 lbs. $1.23 Best American Cheese, aged lb. .... 17c Cranberries, qt. 23c Nucoa, lb. 19c Jell-o, 2 pkgs. 15c Cranberry Sauce, can 15c Starch, lb. pkg. 10c VISIT OUR PRODUCE DEPARTMENT YOU’LL FIND: Celery, Lettuce, Carrots, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Egg Plant, - Peppers, Cauliflowc r, Cabbage, Potatoes. Taylor Appoints | Men To Academy THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN NAMES YOUNG MEN TO NAVAL ACADEMY. Published In Co-operation With The State Highway Department Safety Program Diagrams of Danger—No. 2 ANDERSON, Dec. 12.—Represen tative John C. Taylor of the Third South Carolina district Monday ap pointed the following to the United States Naval academy at Annap olis: Richard Warren Robinson, of Anderson; Marvin Leonard Led ford of Lonsdale Mill, Seneca, ahd Emmitt Mobley Compton, Route 5. Greenwood. Robinson and Compton are cadets at Clemson college. Taylor named the following al ternates: (for Robinson), Claud L. j Reeves, Anderson; Edwin Pershing Abrams, Route three, Newberry, i and Joe King Dillard, of Newberry; | (for Ledford) Eber Hilliard Thom as, Route 3, Abbeville; Clement T. Latimer, Anderson, and Herbert W. Gasque of Walhalla; (for Comp ton) James W. Murray. McCormick; i David Wayne Watkins, Jr., Clem-1 son College, and William Arthur; Gurley, Anderson. All took the competitive en-, trance examination October 20. v \ 7.. I ■>«» PASSING ON A CURVE. Colds That Hang On Don't let them get started. Fight them quickly. Creonudsion combines 7 helps in one. Powerful but harmless. Pleasant to take. No narcotics. Your druggist is author ized to refund your money on the spot if your cough or cold is not relieved by Creo- mulsion. (adv.) Campbell Dry Cleaners No one Is more active in the campaign to persuade the automobile driver to exercise the care, courtesy and common sense which will re duce the appalling number of accidents than Motor Vehicle Administra- tors. They know the facts. Ten of them, officers of National and Region- al Associations, have described the most common driving and pedestrian faults. ^ t By PAUL H. DOYAL Chairman State Revenue Commission, Georgia Vice-President, Region No. 2 of American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrator. or a bus or another car Just over the brow of the hill. Suits Ami Dresses. 40e Each. 3 For SI.00 When Your Clothes Are No! Becoming To You They Should Be Coining To Us. W. E. CAMPBELL. Mgr. McCormick. S. C.* IF a motorist were to tlnd himself in a wholly dark car on a wholly dark road, it is fairly certain that he would not take a chance, but would stop. Yet, that is exactly what the motorist does not do when lie endeavors to pass another car cn a curve. The way is entirely blind ahead of him. He does not know what is around that curve. There may be a big truck or a fast flying bus or even a small car Just over the brow of the hill. That means an accident. According to figures supplied by the National Bureau of Casualty «.nd Surety Underwriters, there were 5,420 accidents last year due ♦o an attempt to pass another car on a curve, particularly on a hill. The deaths numbered 140 and the Injuries 5,530. There was a truck State police on country roads re- 1 port this passing on curves on hills , to be one of the most frequent of fenses by motor drivers. You will i often find these policemen waiting i on these hills. Summonses or ar rests inevitably result, and In the country it is a sure fine. Of course, | there are not enough policemen for every curve on every hill, therefore, many can get away with it except for the fact that there is another car coming. They pay more dearly J than the arrested or fined drivers. They pay for it with the lives of themselves and their families as well as strangers. They pay for It | in property damage, and in the eco-' nomic loss due to the accidents. No one ever has to pass on a hill —don’t do Itl A