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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, May 7, 1936 McCORMlCK ME3SENG1 Published Every Thursday Established June S, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner S Acting County Agent Hopes To Secure Terracing Outfit For County Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of tke second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months.50 Sunday School Lesson BY REV. CHARLES E. DUNN Effectual Prayer. Lesson for May 10th. Luke 18:1-14. Golden Text: Luke 18:13. Note the startling contrast pre sented by the parable of the Phari see and the publican. We picture the Pharisee, a man of wealth and power, a pillar of the church, high ly respected in the community. We see him in his seat in the syna gogue, well dressed, a pattern of agent’s office to be mailed out to An effort is being made to ob tain a tractor and machinery to do terracing work in McCormick County. E. C. Turner, Jr., Terrac ing Specialist from Clemson Col lege, met with a group of farmers at the acting county agent’s of fice and discussed the possibilities and outlook of establishing ter racing work with our farmers. The cost per operative hour for the tractor will be approximately two dollars and seventy-five cents. However, the probably cost per acre for terracing in this area will range from $1.85 to $2.25 per acre. In view of this fact, some farms may be so arranged that terracing, as a soil building prac tice, will earn a considerable part ef the soil building payment. Every one interested in having seme of their land terraced in this way, talk with their neighbors and see if they are not interested also. The feasibility of this plan depends upon the acreage to be terraced. A questionnaire is being prepared in the acting county politeness and good taste. But on the other side of the meeting-house there sits a poor outcast, shabbily dressed, his features marked by sin and shame. And yet Jesus tells us that this publican went home with a blessing denied to the rich and influential Pharisee. What a reversal of judgment! “Many that are first,” said Jesus, “shall be last, and the last shall be first.” One is reminded of the fable of the race between the hare and the tortoise, won by the lat ter, for the tortoise, though far slower, had more persistence and integrity of character. And so the Pharisee, despite his worldly advantages and success, was really a failure. Consider his pride. He trusted greatly in himself. His prestige had made hipi arrogant. Nothing damns like success, and the Pharisee was eminently suc cessful. There are many who, like this complacent Pharisee, are quite con tent with themselves. Such folks have little real religion. Their faith, suen as it is, is a superficial con formity to convention. How far they are from God’s Realm! The publican, on the other hand, was genuine in his eagerness to reform and start afresh. His humility was his saving grace. Note, too, the contempt of this Pharisee. He was a first class snob who judges a man not by the merit «f his character, but by his wealth and social status. How flatly this spirit contradicts the purpose of Jesus and the content of his mes- f.age! For our Lord came to this world to drive contempt out, and to put love in its place. Unless we learn this lesson soon our sick world will tumble into the abyss of irremediable disaster. ail farmers interested in this work in the county. During the mean time each farmer should come to some definite conclusion in his own mind as to how many acres he wishes to terrace at a certain time of year. In this way a definite acreage can be established. Then it can be determined whether it is ad visible to continue plans on this project. R. D. Saber, Acting County Agent. Treating Cotton Seed With Mercury Dust Promising Practice Farm Guide For May Clemson, May 2.—To guide busy faripers in essential farm activi ties in May, extension specialists make these suggestions: Agronomy Do not ruin a good stand of cot ton by chopping it all out. Leave two or three stalks every 8 to 12 inches. For a profitable investment make a side application of nitrogen to cotton soon after chopfJing. Plan to put all grain stubble land into soybeans, cowpeas, or velvet beans for soil-conserving and soil-building crops. Horticulture Sow tomatoes for July trans- pU.nting. Sow cabbage and collard about May 15 for August transplanting. Mulch tomatoes heavily with straw or leaves to hold moisture and prolong fruiting. Do not cultivate beans while the foliage is wet. Apply nitrate of soda to garden crops if not growing well. Do not cut young asparagus too closely; fertilize and manure the bed after cutting season. Agricultural Engineering Sharpen harrow disks for cutting in cover crops. Use weeder, spike-tooth harrow, or rotary hoe to break crusts formed over young seedlings. Equip ithe two-horse cultivator with disk hillers or small sweeps for early cultivations. Keep working parts of machines greased or oiled as this is cheaper Clemson, May 2.—About 50,000 bushels of cotton seed have been treated with mercury dust this than repairs. season by South Carolina farmers, j Order repairs and recondition all and 120 result demonstrations have machinery for the grain harvest, been started in 38 counties, says J Provide screens for dwellings, W. C. Nettles, extension entomolo- milk houses, etc. gist, who believes that this inex pensive dust treatment undoubted ly has merit. Experiences of cotton grov/ers and research men indicate that control scab, dust treatment of cotton seed fre- J Band apple trees quently improves stands, prevents moth by May 15. Insects and Diseases Spray fruit trees for curculio, codling moth, and diseases. Spray pecans with Bordeaux to for codling CHAMPIONS who have NEVER KNOWN DEFEAT Rock and Tom, owned by the Statler Farms Co., Piqua, Ohio. Driver, Russell Sando. Their present record—3900 lbs. tractive pull, which is equivalent to pulling 9 plows cutting furrows 14 inches wide and 6 inches deep. W HAT A RECORD! Never have these mighty champions been beaten. They’ve out-pulled every team they’ve ever met. These magnificent Belgians are Nature at her best. They are animals to which Nature has given the vital spark—that necessary, natural balance of all the elements of which champions are made. Natural balance is everything! It’s the difference between this team of powerful champions and common, ordinary plugs. It’s the difference between the best and the rest in almost everything. And here’s another example of Nature at her best—Natural Chilean Nitrate. This nitrogen fertiliser is favored by Nature with the champion’s vital spark—the natural balance of the -lements that make a champion. Into Chilean Nitrate Nature blended the vital impurities—the combination of many major and minor ele ments over and beyond nitrogen. Through countless centuries. Nature has aged and matured this nitrogen fertilizer in the ground, that you may return it to your ground as the safe, sure, balanced food for your crops. Natural Chilean contains almost two score of major and minor elements such as boron, magnesium, man ganese, iodine, calcium, potassium, etc—each a vital element in growth and healthy development of plants. 'ulubal RAN NITRATE OF SODA WITH VITAL IMPURITIES IN NATURE'S OWN BALANCE AND BLEND FOR GOOD DRY CLEANING AND DEPENDABLE SERVICE GIVE YOUR CLOTHES TO BOYD DALTON GREENWOOD DRY CLEANING CO. “Dependable Cleaners” We Are In McCormick on Monday and Thursday. feed from rotting in the soil dur ing cold wet weather, makes the cotton grow off faster, and in creases yields. The most striking results yet secured in the state were apparent cn April 16 near St. George. Treat ed and untreated seed were plant ed during the last week in March .and encountered several weeks of cold rainy weather. When examin ed on April 16 treated seed had produced a good stand of cotton, whereas untreated seed had large ly decayed and only occasionally a stalk was visible. While it is yet too soon to make predictions, it now appears that dust treatment of cotton seed may become established as a profitable cotton production practice in South Carolina. On such demonstrations as are being conducted this season, farmers may observe results and govern their future practices ac cordingly. • Experience Service Facilities Those are the Important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne In mind when you have occasion to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there Is no additional charge for service out of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. y -A tit Supervisor’s Report 13351 13352 13353 13354 13355 13356 13357 13358 13359 13360 13381 13362 13363 13364 13365 13366 13367 13363 13369 13370 13371 13372 13373 13374 13375 I 13376 j13377 13378 13379 13380 13381 13382 13383 13384 13385 13386 13387 13388 13389 13390 13391 13392 Hosie Brown, Salary H. C. Walker, Salary T. R. Blackwell, Salary John Cresweli, Salary G. E. Carroll, Salary J. F. Mattison, Lunacy Exams. W. T. Strom, Jail Expense W. T. Strom, Car Expense G. H. McCain, Car Expense J. T. Fooshe, Postage J. T. Fjoshe, Car Expense W\ H. Hamlin, Car Expense Mose Wideman, Supplies . M. L. Gibert, Supplies J. T. Martin, Supplies W. S. Arrington, Shoe Work J. A. Hamilton, Supplies Patterson Clo. Co., Supplies Browns Inc., Supplies J. L. Self, Supplies J. L. Smith, Supplies Bullock & Parks, Supplies A. H. Faulkner, Supplies White Hdw. Co., Supplies McCormick Ser. Stn., Supplies The Lisco Co., Tractor Grease Gulf Ref. Co., Gas and Oil c Dr. C. K. Epting, Prof. Serv. Dr. Garnett Tuten, Prof. Serv. Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., Supplies Standard Oil Co., Gas and Oil J. O. Patterson, Clerk, Postage for County Officers Miss Elnita Harvey, Short Course A. K. Britt, Top Soil, Past Due, Acct. W. T. Strom, Sheriff, Paid for getting Prisoners from other counties S. A. Rogers, Lumber M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Lumber Com. Pub. Wks., Water and Lights R. T. McKinney, Lumber S. C. Con. Tel. Co., Rents J. S. Dukes, Agt., Freight T. J. Price, Treas., Jury Tickets 18.00 33.33 8.33 50.00 45.00 20.00 52.60 25.00 15.00 8.00 25.00 25.00 7.25 16.52 12.88 3.50 14.19 3.34 11.55 3.25 7.07 15.93 v 4.15 1.93 9.97 21.16 41.47 4.00 21.00 70.04 40.99 10.43 50.00 12.20 27.45 8.05 114.21 15.52 1.8D 19.90 2.04 52.65 TOTAL $ 1,593.22 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Personally appeared before me G. H. McCain, Supervisor, who, being duly sworn, says that the above statement is true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. G. H. McCAIN. Sworn to before me this 2nd day cf August, 1935. J. O. PATTERSON, Notary Public, S. C. CLAIMS PAID BY THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1935 Control Irish potato and tomato diseases and insects with Bordeaux- lead arsenate spray. To avoid serious budworm and southern cornstalk borer injury, plant corn in lower South Caro lina about May 5; middle South Carolina May 10; upper South Car olina May 20. Arrange to poison the boll weevil CLAIMS PAID BY THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1935 Get ready to fight the screw Claim No. Payee Purpose Amount 13337 G. H. McCain, Salary $ 100.00 13338 J. T. Fooshe, Salary 100.00 13339 W. T. Strom, Salary 100.00 13340 C. W. Pennal, Salary 41.36 13341 T. J. Price, Salary 41.36 13342 J. F. Mattison, Salary 20.83 13343 J. A. Talbert, Salary 41.67 13344 J. W. Corley, Salary 66.66 13345 J. O. Patterson, Salary 30.00 13346 W. H. Hamlin, Salary 60.00 13347 C. C. Morgan, Salary 8.33 13348 J. L. Jennings, Salary 8.33 13349 J. L. Strother, Salary 8.33 13350 Joe Murray, Salary 16.68 worm. Insurance Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance Ex cept Life. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. Claim 13393 13394 13395 13396 13397 13398 13399 13400 13401 13402 13403 13404 13405 13405 13407 13403 13409 13410 113411 13412 13413 13414 13415 13416 13417 13418 13419 13423 13421 13422 13423 13424 13425 13426 13427 13428 13429 13430 13431 13432 13433 13434 13435 13436 13437 13438 13439 13440 13441 13442 13443 13444 13445 13446 13447 13448 13449 13450 13451 13452 13453 No. Payee Purpose J. A. Talbert, Salary — G. H. McCain, Salary W, T. Strom, Salary Amount $ 41.67 100.00 v, *. 100.00 jTt. Fooshe, Salary 100.00 T. J. Price, Salary 41.36 C. ,W. Pennal, Salary 41.36 J. F. Mattison, Salary J. W. Corley, Salary J. O. Patterson, Salary Hamlin, Salary Strother, Salary Morgan, Salary Jennings, Salary Joe Murray, Salary Hosie Brown, Salary •_ H. C. Walker, Salary , T. R. Blackwell, Salary John Cresweli, Salary G. E. Carroll, Salary W. H. Hamlin, Car Expense O. H. McCain, Car Expense W. T. Strom, Car Expanse J. T. Fooshe, Car Expense W. H. J. L. C. C. J. L. 20.83 66.66 30.00 60.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 16.68 18.00 33.33 8.33 50.00 45.00 25.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 County Pension Fund, Poor 100.00- 15.80 17.90 7.65 33.11 17.98 4.50 17.87 3.09 1805 3.35 14.83 1.83 2.00 19.40 36.61 50.70 21.16 22.20 10.00 44.39 132.50 5.60 18.00 M. G. & J. J- Dorn, Inc., Lumber 165.64 J. M. Brown, M. D., Prof. Serv. J. L. Bracknell, Supplies J. O. Patterson, Clerk, Postage, (Co. Officers) M. G. & J. J- Dorn, Inc., Rent of County Agent Office M. G. & J. J- Dorn, Inc., F. E. R. A., Rent Com. of Pub. Wks., Water and Lights D. L. Burnette, Labor J. W. Jennings, Supplies J. L. Smith, Supplies —- Mose Wideman. Supplies Patterson Clo. Co., Supplies J. L. Self, Supplies A. H. Faulkner, Supplies D. C. Talbert, Supplies Smith 10c Store, Supplies Browns Inc., Supplies W. S. Arrington, Supplies G. L. Sharptcn, Supplies M. L. Gibert, Supplies W. S. Walls, Potatoes White Hdw. Co., Supphes Standard Oil Co., Supplies Jeff Hunt Road Mach. Co., Supplies Lisco Company, Oil W. T. Strom, Jail Expense J. T. Fooshe, Office Expense Gulf Ref. Co., Gas Robinson Ins. Co., Premium Stroms Drug Store, Supplies J. M. Hemminger, Coffins 2.00 2.95 10.43 24.00 35.00 13.88 12.00 T. J. Price, Treas., Bonds 2,029.33 j A Talbert, Clerk of Court, Recording S. C. Con. Tel. Co., Rents T. J. Price, Bal. due on Salary C. W. Pennal, Bal. due on Salary G. H. McCain, Bal. on Expense Account 18.60 21.25 4.13 4.13 50.00 .$ 3,900.01 TOTAL - — STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Personally appeared before me G. H. McCain, Supervisor, who, being duly sworn, says that the above statement is true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. G. H. McCAIN. Sworn to before me this . j 3rd day of September, 1935. J. O. PATTERSON, NVktvarv OiiHlic. S. C. I