Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Four McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 29, 1935 Welding «. * the best way to make a perfect union of two pieces of metal is by welding « • and ribe best way to get a more pleasing flavor and a better taste in a cigarette is by welding together the different types of tobacco . . . " - vt* A 1 S’*.,? - That Is just what we do in making CHESTERFIELD Cigarettes —the three of mild ripe home-grown to that is tobaccos grown in this Ipire welded ^together. Then these tobaccos are welded Chesterfiel Chesterfield * Myns Tobacco Co. together you get a combined flavor which is entirely different from any one type of tobacco. It is this welding of the right amounts of the right kind of tobac cos that makes CHESTERFIELD a milder and better-tasting cigarette. ••• the cigarette thats MILDER . the cigarette that TASTES BETTER ousands " For Roads SAYS ABUNDANT AVAILABLE FOR SEC ONDARY HIGHWAYS Aug. 24.—Governor >. Johnston, asserting that reds of thousands of dollars” to be provided by the .federal for the construction of * roads, urged yesterday that South Carolina county super visors contact WPA officials im mediately and “make their desires known.” * ^‘Other states are taking advant age of this opportunity, and I hope my state also will take advantage of it,” the governor said. He pointed out that the funds, to be provided for labor on the roads, would constitute an outright grant. v The state planning board was assured by Lawrence M. Pinckney, state WPA administrator, that funds would be available for proj ects in South Carolina. The board announced it con templated an extensive program of construction and permanent hnprovement of county roads not Included In the state highway sys- with which to do the grading or topsoiling of roads. If surface treatment of roads was desired, the WPA funds would be available for that also, on the same basis, he said. It was said by Hall that the board shared with Pinckney the opinion that the immediate construction of fann-to-market and cross-country roads in every county of the state was necessary to furnish employ ment in the present transfer of people from relief to work project rolls, and every county was Invited to make full use of the program. Projects should be made up and forwarded immediately to Pinck ney’s office in Columbia, H&U said. Mergenthaler Names Davis f-r Agency Head Hall Asserts Cities To Have , Same Chances STATE PLANNING BOARD HEAD DECLARES WILL BE ON PAR WITH COUNTIES IN SE CURING WFA FUNDS ANDERSON, Aug. 24.—Cities that desired street improvements would Rave the same opportunity to se cure WPA funds sufficient to cover all labor costs, it was announced here tonight by Wilton E. Hall, Chairman df the state planning board, working with Lawrence M. Pinckney, state works-progress ad ministrator, in formulating a pro gram of employment to take care Of needs of the state. Several counties had indicated their desire to secure WPA funds for road improvements. Hall said. It was announced last week that ^practically unlimited funds” had been assured by Pinckney for the construction of secondary roads. The counties are required to fum- Jsh only the tools and machinery The Newberry Observer, Aug. 6. Many printers, publishers and others in the territory served by the New Orleans agency of the Mergenthaler Linotype company will be pleased to learn that John L. Davis has been appointed manager of that agency to succeed the late Fred W. Bott. Mr. Davis, who for the last two years was assistant manager of the agency, was chosen for that im portant position by Mr. Bott him self, and received sound training in agency management from his wide ly known esteemed predecessor. Mr. Davis is a native of South Carolina, and is a practical printer and operator of many years’ expe rience. I He began his apprenticeship with The Newberry (S. C.) Observer, land completed it with the New berry Herald and News, where he learned to operate a linotype. With his trade* well in hand, he left Newberry to work as an opera- !tor for several large newspapers and printing plants in various parts of the South. But the Palmetto state soon drew him back and he joined the mechanical staff of the I Columbia State, where he served for ten years. Later he was fore man and then mechanical superin tendent of the Columbia Record. During the World War he served as state director in South Carolina for the United States employment service, and following the war filled executive positions in the field of vocational education for the gov ernment. I He joined the linotype organiza tion ten years ago and has repre sented the company in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Ten nessee. In 1933 he was made assis tant manager of the New Orleans agency, the position he continued to fill until his latest promotion. -txt- Alum Cure For Bite Of Snakes Boosted By Greenville Man The Newberry Herald and News. Some weeks ago this newspaper carried an article by Mr. Calhe Harman of Saluda county in which he gave his experiences in treating snake bite with alum. The idea was scoffed at by many but now comes forth a gentleman who says it actually works. The article was also carried in the Greenville News and the following is from T. D. Wood, who lives at Fountain Inn: “Some of my people were picking berries in my bottoms and the dog ran into the berry patch and got bit,” Mr. Wood wrote. “Immedi ately they brought him home. His head was swollen approximately as big again as normal, his eyes were very near closed, and he was swol len under the neck at least three inches in diameter—he' would lie and whine pitifully and tremble as though he was having a hard chill. The fangs of this snake were near ly one inch apart, which showed its enormous size. It bit him in the nose about one and one-half inch es from the end—both fangs went in and made a wound perfectly no ticeable without a thorough inves tigation. I am giving these facts in detail to show that he got a real snake bite from a real copperhead snake, which is one of the most poisonous in our section. “I immediately went to the drug store and got some pulverized alum and put one tablespoonful in a pint bottle which had one-half a pint of water and dissolved it thoroughly and poured it down him. In two hours he showed great improvement. Last night (Wednes day night) at 8 o’clock he ate a hearty supper and he ate his reg ular breakfast this morning. He is just as pert as he ever was—in fact, he has fully recovered.” lofaLi ■ BiLIOUSKlESS 8 Production Credit Groups Report Good (Collections COLUMBIA. Aug. 19.-The Way- ?ross (Ga.) Production Credit As sociation has already collected ap- ->roximately 78 per cent of the ’cans made by it this year, Ernest Graham, president of the Produc tion Credit Corporation of Colum bia, announced today while several other associations in the tobacco belt of Georgia and South Carolina and North Carolina have reported excellent repayments. The Waycross association loaned a total of $78,995 and through Aug 15 had collected a total of $61,491 Of the 421 farmers who secured ’oans 287 had repaid their loans m full from the proceeds of their to bacco while 51 others had made very substantial payments. J. K. Larkins, secretary-treasurer of the association, says that his organization expects to collect every penny that it loaned this year. Many of the farmers who had secured their loans on tobacco and cotton were able to pay off their loans with tobacco and thus have their cotton entirely in the clear. Mr. Graham said that excellent collections had also been reported by the Hfton, Adel and Vidalia as sociations in Georgia; Kingstree, Marion and Lake City associations in South Carolina and the Lumber- ton association in North Carolina. All of these associations are in the bright leaf tobacco belt, the first to open. “The farmers of this district are again demonstrating their loyalty to their production credit associa tions by meeting their obligations with the first proceeds from their crops,” said Mr. Graham. “Such a spirit as this will insure the per manency of these organizations, formed for the purpose of tapping ;he big money markets and secur- ng for the farmer production cred- t at the lowest rate of interest he has ever enjoyed.” x— Ground Being Broken For New Ford Plant At Northville, Mich. Ground is being broken by the Ford Motor Company at Northville, Mich., for a new plant to replace the present Ford factory in that city, in which all valves used in Ford cars and trucks are made. The new factory, designed by Albert Kahn, Detroit architect, will be a one-story structure of steel and brick, 200 feet long by 100 feet wide, with a half-basement to house the power plant, set in land scaped grounds near the site of the present factory, which, on the completion of the new one, about the first of the year, will be dis mantled and razed. Approximate-, ly 300 men will be employed, the number at present working at Northville. Decorative features of the new layout will be an artificial lake, formed by the damming of the River Rouge just above the Seven Mile Road in Northville, and an overshot wheel, operated by water piped from the head of Yerke’s Pond. This waterwheel likewise will be a part of the power equipment of the plant, but only a minor part since the River Rouge at this point has insufficient power and the new valve factory will require from 1200 to 1500 kilov/atts. The present valve factory a' Northville is the oldest of the so- called Ford “village industries.” It began operations in 1920 and to date has produced more than 163,- 000,000 valves—50,000,000 for the V-8 type motors alone. The valves are of alloy, cast at the Rougt plant and finished at Northville. With the completion of the new Northville valve plant, the numbei of Henry Ford’s little industries along the River Rouge, all com pletely modem and all set in beau tifully landscaped grounds, will be six. The others are at Plymouth Gaps and dies), Waterford (gauges), Phoenix (generator cut outs and switches), Nankin Mills (Screw machine parts) and New- burg, where a new air-conditioned factory for the manufacture of drills is about to begin operations. Other factories in the Ford “lit tle industries” chain are on the Huron River, notably the genera tor and starter plant at Ypsilanti where a thousand men and women are employed, and the lamp fac tory at Flat Rock, in which ap proximately the same number of employes produce all headlamps, tail lights and domelights used in the Ford industry. Farmers Make Mrtricy On Hogs And Hams FLORENCE, Aug. 26.—Florence county farmers have made co-op erative shipments of hogs every month this year, says J. W. Mc Lendon, county farm agent, com menting on the value to farmers of hogs as one phase of all-round farming. Since it is no longer necessary to have a full car to make an economical shipment, less than carload shipments to a Greenville packing house have been most satisfactory, he states. A record from Mr. McLendon’s files shows that certain farmers who shipped hogs in 1933 shipped 383 hogs this year that brought $5,328.22. In 1933, he adds, it would have taken over one thous and hogs to have brought the same amount. A special reputation for well cured hams is bringing Florence farmers premium prices, Mr. Mc Lendon points out. “Country cured hams have been hard to sell in the past on account of so many methods of curing,” he says. “The housewife could not tell what kind of ham she was get ting until she cooked it. Some hams were so salty they could scarcely be eaten. “Two years ago several market demonstrations in cutting and cur ing were given, and a campaign was launched for a one-method cure, using the formula in Exten sion Bulletin 77, Pork for Carolina Farmers. A 4-H Ham Club was organized last year, all members curing by the same method. No ham could be sold under the 4-H brand unless it was cured by the standard formula. “Every ham sold satisfies the customer, and there are not enough hams to supply the trade. “The last time a sale was made, we allowed only two to a customer and sold 250 pounds in 25 minutes. We now have orders for 575 pounds that we cannot fill.” Edgefield W. M. U. Meets At Parksville Church August 30 The Annual Meeting of the Edge- field W. M. U. will be held with the Parksville Church on August 30, 1935, the following being the pro gram: Friday, August 30, 10 a. m. Devotional, Miss Hortense Wood- son. Greeting, Mrs. 4ohn M. Bussey. Response. Introductions. Reports. Special Music, Miss Louise Brack nell. Message, Mrs. J. B. Boatwright. Prayer. Offering. Message by Missionary. Election of Nominating Commit tee. Adjourn for Lunch. Friday Afternoon Presentation of Sunbeam De partment, Mrs. Wallace C. Tomp kins. Special Music. Presentation of Y. W. A. Depart ment, Mrs. D. D. Brunson. Committee Reports; Time and Place; Enrollment; Resolutions. In Memoriam, Mrs. A. A. Wood- son. Election of Officers. Adjournment. -x For Vacation Meals Vacation days should be TT days, even for the one who pre pares the meals, whether the vaca tion is spent at the cottage or on route at tourists’ cabins. In any case, a generous supply of canned meats is a big help in preparing meals, says Inez S. Willson,. home economist. Canned meats, besides being cooked and ready to serve when no nore than reheated, have the add ed advantage of being easily stor ed. So you can order enough at one time to last throughout the en tire vacation. The canned meats may be re heated and served as they come, or they may be combined with other foods, just as you wish. Quickly cooked foods such as eggs and bacon often furnish the addi tion, although vegetables such as green beans and peas make splendid “one-dish” combinations with the canned meats. txt Dogwood timber is used for shuttles wherever cotton, wool or silk is manufactured and is also used in making spools, brush: backs and wood pulleys. , Prompt Delivery Of Any Chevrolet Model IS NOW ASSURED THROUGHOUT THIS AREA, SAYS C. C. CARR, ZONE MANAGER Prompt delivery of any Chevro let model, either Standard of Mas ter DeLuxe, is now assured throughout this area, it was an nounced today by C. C. Carr, At lanta, zone manager for the Chev rolet Motor Company. Mr. Carr reported that produc tion of Chevrolet cars and trucks has now reached a point where long delays will be eliminated. Ac cording to advice from the Cen tral Office in Detroit, plans are be ing laid for exceptionally heavy manufacturing schedules through the remainder of the summer months, as distinguished from the gradual tapering-off which is usual in the industry. “Last summer’s experience,” said Mr. Carr, “convinced Chevrolet that the time is ripe to depart from custom, insofar as custom, dictates a slackening of effort in the sum mer months. It will be recalled, that in 1934, Chevrolet sold and de livered almost twice as many cars in the last six months as it did in the first. This achievement, which was unheard-of up to that ;ime, enabled Chevrolet to finish< ;he year as leader in the industry for the sixth time in the last eight years.” Prospects for sustained business n the entire United States are bright, Mr. Carr added. Farm in come is up, with the result that; farmers are buying much more generally, and the metropolitan centers enjoy greater prosperity as a result. “All departments of Chevrolet dealers’ business are feeling the stimulation. There is more active movement not only of new and used cars, but, as might be expect ed, of trucks. Chevrolet produc tion will continue at high levels* through August, assuring prompt attention to orders, and quick de livery of any model desired.” txt——. Chevrolet Stock j Car Sets Record MASTER DE LUXE SEDAN GOES" 3,000 MILES ON 3 3-4 QUARTS OF OIL Twenty-one and three-fourths miles to a gallon of gasoline, and 3000 miles on 3 3-4 quarts of oil, were the records registered by a stock Chevrolet Master de luxe sedan in a certified 3000-mile non stop economy run staged in Cali fornia. The run was undertaken to learn the actual economy performance of the motor car under routine' driving conditions such as encoun tered by the average vacationing driver. The car was sealed by the Los Angeles deputy state sealer of weights and measures. This seal ing operation included the crank case and the ignition. The route taken in putting the mileage on the car included a jaunt into Sequoia National Park, elevation 8000 feet. At the oppo site extreme was Death Valley where the car passed through heat of 110 degrees. Having in mind the fact that no fair test of a car’s routine economy could be achieved without speed runs, the driver 2ruised the floor of famous Muroc Dry Lake at a pace of nearly 80 miles an hour. The Chevrolet came through the' hard test with no mechanical dif ficulties whatsoever, registering an average economy performance of 21.75 miles to the gallon. When the crankcase seal was officially broken, only three and: three- quarters quarts of oil were required to replenish the supply. txx Only Few Rooms* Available At P. C- CLINTON, Aug. 21.—j. H: Hunter,, the busihess manager of Presby terian College, stated today that’ the available space in the College’ dormitories for the coming session was practically all taken up. Of the four dormitories Spencer,, /’rnnni and Laurens are complete ly filled; The only rooms now r* 0 liable are in Smyth Hall, which i f he newest and largest dormitory f "* the campus. When Smyth is fi led the administration of the College plans to rent: rooms near the campus to take care of the students for whom dormitory space- is not available..