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» UcCORMICK. MESSENGER. McCOKMICK, SOUTH CAKOU.. Thursday, December 24, 1936 fcCORMICK MESSENGER mblished Every Thursday Established Jane 8, 1902 SDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Mc- CSnnick, S. C., as mail matter of tbe second class. HTBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Btai Months .75 Three Months .50 Sunday School Lesson REV. CHARLES E. DUNN The Spread of Christianity. Lesson for December 27th. Hebrews 2:1-4. CMden Text: Revelation 11:15. We have been studying the early expansion of Christianity within the boundaries of the Roman Em pire. Under the compulsion of this initial impulse the faith of Christ las spread to all comers of the globe. Jfew people realize the extent and variety of the services render ed through the centuries by the many ambassadors of the Master who have tried to do for their gen- what the apostle Paul did Ms. Consider what is happen- today in distant lands. »ter in East Africa the Intema- Missionary Council is pro- a research project the aim •ff which is to present the film as -an effective channel of entertain- nent and education. In Japan the Onistian forces, inspired by their Eneat leader, Kagawa, are vitally interested in various types of co- ?s. For example there are a hundred medical coopera- hospitals conducted by the as consumer-owners, eight thousand men and who have gone out from tiie IS Christian universities and colleges of China are serving in every province and in practically every city of that distracted Re public. 52% of those listed in a re cent edition of “Who’s Who in Cbina” are alumni of these Chris tian institutions. A limilar scene confronts us in Tirrfia where in one district the gov- erxrjnent authorities gratefully ac- knawledge that their finest teach- ers come from the Christian high er schools. AD of this proves that the Christ tx&u movement abroad exerts an influence out of all proportion to its size. While the financial v re sources available for the mission- sry enterprise have been sadly de pleted, notable advances have nev ertheless been made by the mis sionaries of the Cross who have ‘ stack to their posts despite many discouragements. Resume Of Home Demonstration Work During The Past Year Extension work has been carried on in fifteen (15) communities in McCormick County during the past year, through Home Demonstra tion and 4-H Clubs. Fourteen (14) old clubs were re-organized and one new club organized with an enrollment of 264 members. Dur ing the past year, these members studied Food, Nutrition and Health, as their Major Project. All the clubs, except one, completed this Project. Eighty-eieht club members will receive Certificates at the Spring Council Meeting, as rewards for the good club work during the past year. Seven (7) will re ceive Diplomas for the excellent work done during the past four years. Thirteen (13) 4-H clubs were re-organized with an enrollment of 238 members. These girls stud ied Room Improvement and Home Management as their Major Proj ect. These lessons were given each month to local leaders by Miss Portia Seabrook, Home Manage ment Specialist of Winthrop Col lege. One hundred and thirty girls will receive certificates at the Spring Achievement Day Exercises for completing their club work. The Club Women are organized into a County Council of Farm Women. Two meetings were held during the past year, with good attendance and interesting pro grams. This Council has done sev eral outstanding pieces of work during the year. They have raised one hundred ($100) dollars, on the Marie Cromer Scholarship and now have one girl attending Lander College on this scholarship. They have started a Rural Traveling Library, starting off with 46 vol umes in the early spring and in creasing the number to 264 in the early Fall. A Plant Exchange has been started by the County Coun cil of Farm Women. The beautifying of the Court House grounds was the most out standing project of the year. Eleven plants were furnished by the Clubs and twer^v plants were donated by De la Howe School; the rest of the plants were furnished by the County. Two Ccmmunity parks have been completed. These parks were spon sored by the Heme Demonstration Clubs and the work was done by the NYA workers. Three other parks are being built. During the year, the Agent has visited 164 homes, assisting with different home tasks. She has re ceived 203 office calls. Those that called were assisted with some problem with which they needed help. Seven women and nine girls at tended the State Short Course at Winthrop College last June. One 4-H club girl, Eliza Bussey, enter ed the State Health Contest. Twenty girls enjoyed a week of Camp at Camp Long last summer. Twenty-five women attended a three-day camp in the mountains at Rocky Bottom Camp. Forest Service Weekly News Progress On Long Cane -xx- Civil Service Exam inations Announced The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol- Informational service represen- tstive, and senior, associate, and aatfstant informational service representatives, $2,600 to $4,600 a jnear. Social Security Board. Animal husbandman (sheep and goat breeding), $3,800 a year, as sociate ^nimal husbandman (sheep and goat breeding), $3,200 a year, associate animal husbandman (swine), $3,200 a year, associate in animal nutrition, $3,200 a year. Eure a u of Animal Industry. Commodity exchange investiga tor, and principal, senior, associ ate. and! assistant commodity ex change investigators, $2,600 to $5,- «10 a year, Commodity Exchange Administration, Department of Ag- rlcwlture. adertific aid (milling and bak- teg technology), $1,800 a year, Eurrau of Plant Industry. Engineer pilot, $3,800 a year, Fbrest Service. P\iH information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post or custom- Iwuse in any city which has a post «c£nce of the first or second class, *nr team the United States Civil f-r-ice Commission. Washington, DL C. County Agent’s Office To Be Closed From Thursday Evening Until Monday Morning The County Agent’s office will be closed from six o’clock Thurs day p. m., December 24th, until eight thirty o’clock Monday morn ing, December 28th. R. D. Suber, County Agent. Says Feed Cowpeas To Laying Hens Cowpeas are selling unusually cheap in most sections of the state and for this reason can be used as an economical feed in rations for laying hens, R. D. Suber, coun ty farm agent, advises McCormick county farmers. The peas may be substituted for part of the grain with excellent results. They are higher in protein content than ccyn, wheat, or oats, and for this reason they may tend to increase egg production. The county agent quotes P. H. Gooding, extension poultryman, that it is not advisable to grind cowpeas to use in mixing up a mash since they can be fed in the grain with the same results; also that one third or as much as one- half of the grain feed may consist of cowpeas. Greenwood, Dec. 19.—One of the most important happenings in For est Service circles during the past week was the acquisition through court proceedings of approximately 25,000 acres of land. A large amount of this was included in the Long Cane Ranger District in the surrounding counties. It won’t be long now before the titles on all of the hundreds of tracts wh’ch have been bought by the United States will be cleared. Much has been written and much has been said regarding the fish hatchery in the northern portion of South Carolina. This fish hatch ery is located on the Mountain Ranger District of the Sumter Na tional Forest. Recently, Superin tendent Allen, of the Bradley camp, had an opportunity to visit this fish hatchery and also study some of the new roads which are being built by the Forest Service in the mountainous country near Walhalla. Mr. Allen is still a ner vous wreck from riding over these tortuously winding mountain roads that abound in that part of the State. It is understood that he kept his lingers crossed during the en tire trip, so tightly, in fact, that he has not yet been able to uncross .hem. Another representative of the Long Cane Ranger District who spent several days on the Fish Hatchery project was O. P. Acker man. Mr. Ackerman is the Junior Civil Engineer here and his ser vices were needed in connection with certain survey work being conducted at the fish hatchery. A large number of Project Su perintendents, Company Command ers, and Educational Advisors met at the Star Fort Camp last Thurs day. Meeting with them were Ranger David and Assistant Rang er Giddings. A very large amount of the time at this conference was devoted to a discussion of educa tional work in the CCC camps. It seems to be the concensus of opin ion that the educating of CCC en- rollees is going to be emphasized and stressed a great deal more in the future than it has been in the past. These camps certainly pro vide a wonderful opportunity for training young men for jobs as skilled workers and for teaching them the principles of conserva tion and citizenship. The Forest Service has been alive to these re- sporsibilities for some time and much has been done at the Brad ley camp in the furthering of edu cational work. The enlargement of the program of education at CCC camps will be met with favor by the public everywhere. One of the classes which proved especially popular at the CCC camp at Brad ley is the course in boxing which was started by Ranger David and temporarily discontinued, owing to the pressure of other work. During the latter part of January ©lasses in the manly art of self defense will be resumed once more. The remodelling that has been done during the past week in Greenwood, headquarters of the Long Cane Ranger District, has all of the stenographers and clerks walking about with cotton in their ears and strange looks on their faces. The noise of pounding ham mers and the screeching of saws became so great at one time that the Ranger began searching for a nice boiler factory where work could be performed in more peace ful surroundings. Now that the re vamping has been completed, it can be truthfully said that the four rooms occupied by the Forest Ser vice in the Central Union Building, in Greenwood, look very attractive and business like. The renting of agricultural lands acquired by the Forest Service to the people living on these lands at the time of acquisition has be come a task of enormous propor tions. At the close of the coming year there will be from 400 to 500 families renting from the Forest Service on the Long Cane Ranger District. One of the new construction jobs started by the Forest Service is the building of the Woodlawn telephone line. This line will ex tend from the 100-foot steel look out tower at Woodlawn, near Au gusta, to the camp at Bradley, a distance of over thirty miles. It is a part of the net wotk of tele phone lines being built on the Long Cane District to provide communi cation necessary in locating and reporting forest lires. . ■ The recent ra,iny weather has proven a Ood-send insofar as the occurrence of forest fires is con cerned. It was a pleasure to state in our recent telegraphic report which is submitted every ten days, that there has been no fires at all during the past period on an area of one-half million acres. NOTICE OF TAX SALE xx- Buy Christmas Seals! Fight Tuberculosis “South Carolina must continue an extensively aggressive campaign against tuberculosis until the last vestige of danger from this men ace to children and youth is re moved from our midst’’, said Dr. Jas. A. Hayne, State Health Officer. Continuing, Dr. Hayne said, “From time immemorial tuberculosis has been a major scourge of the human race. During the past generation remarkable progress has been made both in the treatment and preven tion of the disease. In spite of this progress tuberculosis ^ ms serious problem especially for younger people. The State Board of Health and its affiliated eountj and city health units and boards with the cooperation of voluntary tuberculosis associations are wag ing a continuous war against the disease. The official health agen cies are financed by public fundi but the work of the voluntary as sociations is financed principally by the Sale of Christmas Seals. The voluntary tuberculosis as sociations are rendering a valu able service through their demon stration nursing and clinic pro grams, their educational services and other activities. At this sea son of the year, citizens in every section of our state are given an opportunity to help in the fight against tuberculosis by supporting the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association and its affiliated coun ty associations and committees through the liberal purchase ol Christmas Seals and Health Bonds.” Orchard Terracing A New Publication Clemson, Dec. 19.—With peach growers definitely planning largo increases in orchard plantings this winter, the South Carolina Exten sion Service is making every effort to have the new orchards ade quately protected against erosion. It is estimated that approximate ly 5,COO acres will be planted in Spartanburg county alone. Ir view of the emergency situa tion the Extension Service is is suing Bulletin 97, Orchard Terrac ing, explaining proper terracing o 4 orchards, placement of trees in rows in relation to terrace water channels and roadways, recom mendations for maintenance of terraces, and related matters. A special chart prepared by the Soil Conservation Service shows graph ically location of terraces, proper spacing of trees, and other erosion control methods. When plans for the large in crease in new orchards first be came known recently, specialist of the Extension Service, the S. C. Experiment Station, and the Soil Conservation Service agreed that there was an extreme need for a definite study of erosion condi tions in orchards and the formula tion of control measures. A committee headed by E. H Rawl, extension horticulturist, made a survey of bearing orchards which revealed that when orchards were planted without consideration of erosion control the land was virtually destroyed by erosion for agricultural use by the end of the bearing period. In view of this condition and the fact that the additional large increase would be “tied up” in or chards for a long period, plans were quickly made by the three agencies for getting the planting done on an erosion-control basis. These plans included the publi cation of Bulletin 97, which may be had free from county farm agents, the Soil Conservation Ser vice in Spartanburg, and the Pub lications Department at Clemson. Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick Countv. I havf seized the following described prop erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of Effie Belcher Tohnscn, and is described as fol lows: Two hundred (200) ac^es o f lonU more or less, in School District No. 1. McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north bv la^d of Dr. J. E. Watson Estate; east bv land of D. J. McAllister; south by land of Hal Belcher Es tate; west by land of Sallie Hart- field Estate, and nrobablv others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick. S. C., Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. is described as follows: Seventy (70) acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 24, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north and east by land of Carrie S. Strom Estate; south by land of C. Strom Estate; west by lands of W. A. Winn and Carrie S. Strom Estate, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C., Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described oroo- erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale will b 0 armlied tr» tbe pa^rno-nt, .''■ F the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of John Henry Grier, or McGrier. Estate, and is described as follows: One hundred ninety-two (192) acres of land, more or less, in •vjio'd District No. 1, McCormick County, State of South Carcina bounded on north by land of T. J. Jordan: east and west by lands of D. J. McAllister; south bv land of Issac Martin, and nrobablv others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick. S. C., Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described prop erty to satisfv the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and tne same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937. during the legal hours of sale in fro^t of f he Court House Doer at McCormick, South Caro lina. and the proceeds of the ^alr will be applied to the payment oi the said taxes and the cost of eaiJ seizure and sale, to wit: The property of T. L. Edmunds, and is described as follows: Two acres of lard, more or less in School District No. 4, in Town of McCormick, State of South Car olina, having a frontage of 200 feet on Railroad Avenue and running back • 435 feet, bounded on north by land formerly of J. E. Britt: east by land of J. E. Bradley; south by Railroad Avenue: west by land formerly of J. A. Talbert, and prob ably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tpx Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick. S. C., Dec. 14. 1938.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Card Of Thanks Dear Messenger: Allow me space in your paper to thank my friends, neighbors and loved ones for the many nice flowers, cards and fruits sent me during my three and a half weeks of illness. I wish to thank my faithful physician. Dr. C. H. Workman, for his services rendered me. Also, I wish to thank my beloved pastor. Rev, Persons, for his many visits and faithful prayers. May God richly reward each and every one. Thomas McKinbey. Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described prop erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of Lillie Mae Har rison, and is described as follows: One hundred eighty (180) acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 19, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by Cuffietown Creek; east by land of J. E. Harrison Estate: west by land of Robert Lee Faulk ner, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C„ Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described prop erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the said taxes and the. cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The ptopejty of C. B. Strom, agd County Auditor’s Notice FOR YEAR 1937 I will be at the different places on the dates given below to take tax returns on all kinds of personal property, by owner, or executor, ad ministrator, guardian, attorney, agent, etc., for year 1937: Office. Jan. 1st through Jan. 16th. Monday. Jan. 18th, Willington, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Monday, Jan. 18th, Mt. Carmel, 1 o. m. to 4 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. 19th, Bordeaux, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Wednesday. Jan. 20th, Joe J. Link’s, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Thursday, Jan. 21st, E. M. Mor gan’s, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Thursday. Jan. 21st, White & Freeland’s, 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Friday. Jan. 22nd, R. T. Mayson’s, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Friday, Jan. 22nd, Bethany School, 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Monday, Jan. 25th, Young’s School, 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. 26th, Clarks Hill, 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 26th, Meriwether P. O., 12 m. to 2 n. m. Tuesday, Jan. 26th, Hines’ Filling Sta., 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 27th, Plum Branch, 2 p. m. to 5 n. m. • Thursday. Jan. 28th, Parksville, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Friday, Jan. 29th, Modoc, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Office, all of February, after then the law says add 10 per cent penal ty to those who failed or refused to make returns. All male persons between 21 and 60 years are liable for Poll tax, and 21 to 55 years are due road tax unless exempted. So please make your returns. C. W. PENNAL, County Auditor. Still Coughing? No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough, chest cold or bronchial irritation, you can get re lief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and yon can not afford to take a chance with angs- thing less than Creomulsion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the inflamed membranes as the germ-lafen phlegm is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies have fafld, don’t be discouraged, your druggist's authorized to guarantee Creomulsi* * and to refund your money if you are n* satisfied with results from the very fin bottle. Get Creormilsior r>ow. (Adv Insurance Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance Ex cept Life. IIUCII C. BROWN, McCORMICK. S. C. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. In the Court of Probate. Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Mary E. Parker and Mrs. Mar garet J. Cade, executrix of the es tate of Mrs. M. M. Kennedy, de ceased, has this day made appli cation unto me for a final ac counting and discharge as execu trix of the estate of Mrs. M. M. Kennedy and the 19th day of Jan uary, 1937, at 10 o’clock has been- fixed for hearing of said petition* All persons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTISON, 1 Judge of Probate, McCormick County, S. C. December 18th, 1936, 4-t. 666 Liquid, Tablets FEVER Salve, Nose Drops first day Headache, 30 minutes. Try “Rub-My-Tism” World’s Best Liniment WANT ADV. Brood mares for sale or trade. J. L. Smith, McCormick, S. C. WANTED—Dogwood and Persim mon, in carload lots. For prices and specifications see me. J. E. Haynes. McCormick, S. p. FOR RENT—S rooms for rent on north Main St,,, desirable location. For fiifther Information see ‘Mrs. T. E. Deason, McCormick, S. C- * ‘ • ;