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Page Four McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 8, 1935 Season Fpr Doyes ' J Begins Oct. 1st &EPTE1VIFER SHOOTING IS CUT OUT; OTHER SEASONS ARE ANNOUNCED The do\ r e season in South Caro-, lina was Saturday fixed for the pe riod between October 1 and Janu ary 15, simultaneous with the an- noiilicement of the elipiination of September dove shooting in the South. > Chief State Game Warden A. ■Richardson, of Columbia, made the announcement. Other federal regu lations on 1935 hunting were also IBIUOUSNESS announced. 1 Fixing of the dove season in Couth Carolina, state game officials quoted the biological survey as saying, “eliminates September shooting in the South and thus pre vents the killing of many imma ture birds.” The regulations fixed the wood cock season for the Carolirias, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana at December 1 to De cember 31, with the season on rail September 1 to November 30 as formerly. Sweeping restrictions upon duck hunting, it was explained, follow ed a* period of approximately 35 years during which the kill each year exceeded the annual increase from breeding. The adoption of a short hunting season was viewed as the only alternative to a complete suspen sion of duck shooting for the first time. The season in Southern states will run from November 20 to De cember 1 on ducks, geese, brant, j' > c > Vr fUn Cb.rl.. E. Dunn. ONE that DANIEL Lesson for August Ilth. Daniel 1:8-20. Golden Text: 1 Corinthians 6:19. When Nebuchadnezzar had cap tured Jerusalem, he took back with Mm to his palace in Babylon the finest specimens of Hebrew young * men he could find.. These were tliere treated with the most graci ous consideration. Presented with the best of food, and taught by the finest teachers, they occupied a position of unusual privilege. By such generosity of treatment the -king hoped to make good chal- out of them. But Daniel and his three famous friends, Sh&drach, Meshach, and ■Ahednego, would not sacrifice the faith and morals of their fathers. All of them registered conscientious objections to the king's program, and therefore 'got into trouble, barely escaping with their lives. Daniel must have had unusual personal charm. In addition to his physical attractiveness, he was well-spoken, and possessed of richly stored mind. Daniel is interesting as the first vegetarian who appears on the pages of history. Flatly refusing to eat the meat and drink the wine from the royal table, he begged for a diet of vegetables and water. When his guardian objected, Daniel proposed a competition similar to the test put forward centuries later by Franklin to the beer-drinkers in his London printing-office. The guardian gave his consent, and at the end of ten days Daniel and his friends proved to be in better phy sical shape than their rivals. But Daniel is best known by his famous experience with the lions, r.n episode all children love so well. Because he knelt down and prayed thrice a day to the God of his fath ers, with his windows opened to ward Jerusalem, he was thrown to the lions, much to the chagrin of his friend Darius, the king. How he was saved, and his enemies torn to pieces, is a thrilling tale. What a daring figure!. He defied a king. He lived true to his ideals. A ■ * \ A 1. *e. lift liiliiii l i •<* ,.•**** © 1935. Liggett Sc Myees Tobacco Co, . 7heS\fsrf of the ODStltuttO 'by Caleb Johnson* A ★ A THE CONSTITUTION . DRAFTED / IN SECRET CONVENTION The delegates who met in Phila delphia on May 25, 1787, chose General George Washington, of the Virginia delegation, as their chair man. Doctor Benjamin Franklin, a delegate from Pennslyvania, had declined because of his advanced years. The delegates knew before they met that certain things had to be done. They stated those in the Preamble. “To form a more perfect union.” It was that or ruin. The alliance under the Articles of Confederation was decidedly imperfect. “To establish justice.” There were no courts in existence that had jurisdiction across state lines. Only the “more perfect union” could “insure domestic tranquility,” lor states were already making threatening gestures at each other. “To provide for the common de fense.” The experience of the Revolution had taught them the necessity of united action in war. “To promote the general wel fare.” It must be remembered that the Preamble of the Constitution is merely a statement of purpose and Intent. The courts have many times ruled that no powers are granted to the Federal Government under it Many efforts have been made to construe this declaration of the purpose of promoting the general welfare, as a blanket authorization to the central Government to do whatever, in its judgment, might tend to that end. That is not the case. The Con stitution which came out of four months of deliberation specifically delegated certain powers and strictly limited the Federal Go^£rn xnent to those powers. The^ did not delegate broad autl Congress to do whatever od, even “to secure the ble^ liberty to ourselves and Jterity,” as the Preamble stal Constitution’s purpose, except as the central authority of the “more perfect union” followed the precise rules and obeyed the rigid restric tions imposed in the body of the document. The sessions of the Convention were held behind closed doors. Every delegate was pledged not to discuss the proceedings with out siders. All notes, memoranda and documents which might give an inkling of what was going on were carefully guarded. The friction be tween many of the thirteen newly- liberated nations was so intense, and political animosities ran so high, that the work of the Con vention might easily have been ruined by the premature disclosure of its deliberations. The only official record of the Convention recorded merely the items agreed upon, clause by clause. The only report of the debates was I in notes made by the delegates ! themselves. The Convention was | thrown into consternation one day, when James Madison reported that his notes of the previous session were missing. A frantic search ol the hall was made. Every member was questioned. The delegates wen* to bed that night in a state of great anxiety. The next morning, how ever, Mr. Madison reported that he had found the missing notes, in a pocket of the coat he had worn the day before. There was great uncertainty as to whether any document which 'the Convention could draft would serve to hold the states together. Doctor Franklin voiced the appre hension of all the delegates. The back of the presiding officer’s chair was ornamented with a carved de vice representing the sun, with rays shooting out in all directions. that was a rising sun or only the result of the there could de- tor Franklin. jacksnipe and coot. Restrictions included: the elim ination of sink-boxes, sneak boats, and open water shooting, shooting over baited water or land, or over live decoys. A three-shell limit on automatic shotguns, effective for the first time, with a prohibition against firearms other than shotguns of 10-gauge or smaller calibre. Fixing of a new bag limit of 10 ducks, with the possession of more than one day’s bag illegal. Bag and possession limits on geese and brant fixed at four. The three-shell provision bans shooting with a gun “the magazine of which has not been cut off, or plugged with a one-piece metal or wooden filler incapable of removal through the loading end thereof, so as to reduce the capacity of said gun to not more than three shells at one loading.” Use of blinds or floating craft of any kind has been prohibited be yond 100 feet from the high water shore line or nearest protruding growth, except in shooting sea coots. Civil Service Examinations igress The Su- *ower.) Offers 48 4-H Girls Free Chicago Trips; Week Of Sightseeing Forty-eight 4-H Club girls, one from each state, are offered free educational trips to Chicago this Fall and all expenses paid for a week’s stay at the 14th National Club Congress as championship orizes in the National Girls’ Record Contest. Every bona-fide 4-H Club girl in McCormick County and the state who is regularly enrolled in home economic projects may compete. In addition to the free trip given state ehampions a handsome gold medal : s awarded to county winners, and as a grand climax to the contest the highest ranking state champion is presented a $100 cash college scholarship by Montgomery Ward, monsoring the contest for the thir teenth year. Contestants for county honors are required to submit a certified record of their projects showing the number, value, prir.es and hon ors won, and 'a statement on the value of the training received. Girls competing for the $400 schol arship are required to submit in ad dition their original records, a photo and a statement of their club experience and value to them- The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: Engineering draftsmen, various grades, $1,440 to $2,300 a year. The following-named optional branches are provided for all grades except the junior: Architectural, civil, electrical, mechanical and struc tural. Principal horticulturist (bulb and floricultural investigations), $5,600 a year, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture. All States except South Dakota, Iowa, Vermont, Virginia and Mary land, and the District of Columbia, have received less than their quota of appointments in the apportioned departmental service at Washing ton, D. C. Full information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board c Examiners at the post office or customhouse in any city whic.i has a post office of the first or the sec ond class, or from the United States ; Civil Service Commission, Washing ton, D. C. Tax Collections Health Benefits Wortlfa Gain During July Price Of Santee Dam, increases during first Doctor Mason Says MONTH OF FISCAL YEAR AMOUNT TO $192,762 * Civil Service Examinations The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows : Chief explosives chemist, $5,600 a year, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Experiment Station, Bureau of Mines. I Area medical director, $5,600 a year, Indian Service. ^ull information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the United S'-^tes Civil Service Board of Ex- f *iners at the post office or cus- t' mhouse in any city which has a p:"t office of the first or the sec- c 1 class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Wash- irgton, D. C. COLUMBIA, Aug. 3.—Collections by the state tax commission last month the first month of the fiscal year, totaled $1,328,084, an increase of $192,762 over July, 1934, a state ment issued yesterday from the office of Chairman W. G. Query shows. The collection of income taxes last month totaled $116,333, as com pared with $88,447 in July, 1934. In the meantime inheritance tax in creased from $6,155 to $9,814; busi ness license tax from $155,022 to $168,262; documentary tax from $11,094 to $12,650; pool room tax from $150 to $250; retail stores tax from $893 to $1,042; beer and wine tax from $39,829 to $40,668, and gasoline tax from $639,177 to $715,- 305. The collection of tax on al coholic liquors last month amount ed to $32,229 and liquor license fees $10,000. There were no legal sales of liquor in July of last year. Collections on several items de creased during the month, as fol lows: Corporation license fees $3,- 284 to $2,057; corporation license fees for school aid, $1,773 to $J„- 050; soft and bottled drink tax, $108,044 to $97,134; admissions tax, $21,124 to $16,459; contractors’ tax, $2,550 to $1,400; electric power tax, $56,789 to $52,516; and beer and wine permits, $987 to $839. selves, their homes and communi ties. County, state and national ciu\ leaders and rural and educations organizations are co-operating with the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work, which orig inated the contest, in conducting it as an incentive to the 4-H pro gram. 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! 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 j Chill Tonic is pleasant to take and con- i tains nothing harmful. Even children like it and they can take it safely. For sale j by all drug stores. Now two sizes—50c | and $1. The $1 size contains 2J4 times as much as the 50c size and gives you 25% ■ more for your money, , —AdV. _ _ ^ | ST. STEPHEN, Aug. 3.—“0©e of' the greatest boons which the Santee-Cooper power dam and nav igation project can bring about is better drainage of the Santee coun try arjd\ esultant decrease of ma laria,’’^ays Dr. R. E. Mason, of St. J . Stephen, a physician thoroughly familiat with the topography of the territory to be affected and with health conditions of this section. Dr. Mason, who has practiced ac tively in St. Stephen for eight years and in the coastal country for a number of years, stressed the health phase of the great proposed project. “Malaria has been the scourge of the Santee valley since it was set tled and has held back its progress greatly,” Dr. Mason asserted. “The-' only way known to eliminate the disease is to eliminate tne cause; mosquitoes. “According to my understanding of the project, that part of the val ley which won’t be made into a res ervoir will be drained and floods will be controlled. At least 75 per* cent of malaria cases should be thereby eliminated from the sur rounding country. If this comes about, this will become one of the most healthful sections in the ens ure South.” “Power and navigation are im*-- portant,” Dr. Mason concluded j “but the elimination of malarial mosquitoes will be worth the entire. cost of the project.” j Makes Entertaining | . Easy “Preparedness” is the watch word of the smart summer hostess, because she never can tell when friends just out for a drive will step to say “H rt llo.” TPrn e such a pleasure to be able to invite them ir ’’or a cup of tea or a cold drink a J a sandwich. i it is a geed idea to have a v T stocked emergency shelf. Inez £ Willson, home economist, sug- ge ts some of the following canned r. ats for just such an emergency. Vienna style sausage, frankfurt ers, ham, corned beef, dried beef, deviled ham, tongue, veal loaf. , Z i N.