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i f HcCOKMlCK. MESSENGfch. Md.UKMU.K, sUl'TH I.a rliruary 4, 1937 Pm- HcCOKMlCK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday •Established June 5, 1902 •EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc- Osnnick, S. as mail matter of dhs second class. •DESCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Ox Months .75 Aiiree Months .50 Sunday School Lesson BY REV. CHARLES E. DUNN JTesus the Light of the World. Lesson for February 7th. John 9:1-11. Golden Text: John 8:12. The slgnfficane of our lesson theme is well expressed by Holman Hunt’s striking painting, “The Light of the World.” The picture represents the Master clad in a priestly robe over which there hangs a royal outer garment fit only for kings. The latter is fasten- ed with a wondrous brooch. One aide is studded like Aaron’s breast plate, with the twelve stones of the tribes of Israel, and so repre sents the Covenant of the Law. On the other side flash the stones of the foundations of the New Jerusalem, a reminder of the Covenant of -Grace. Between them, with an arm .stretched out to each, is a Cross, m testimony to the sublime truth that in Jesus’ death both the old and the new find their ultimate meaning. Upon the head of Jesus are two crowns, bne of gold, a token of his' right to rule, and the other of thorns, placed there by his enemies as a symbol of their hate. But one notes, upon close inspection, that these thorps have miraculously blos somed into leaves “that shall be for the healing of the nations.” In his left hand the Savior holds a lantern to guide him uiiougn the thickly wooded wild he has •entered. His right hand is placed upon a door long shut, for the lengthly stems of hardy shoots have firmly entrenched themsel ves upon it. And it is suggestive that no knob appears. The artist seems to want to say, “When Christ knocks at the door of human heart. It must be opened from the inside!” Tlie whole appealing composition, with its elaborate detail and lovely coloring, superbly heralds, in pic torial speech, the glorious words of our Golden Text, “I am the light of the world.” But it reminds us, even more of that other noble verae, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with trim, and he with me.” X Kudzu Proving Fine For Erosion Control Bell Makes Money On Sweet Potatoes Lee County Farmer Nets Over $100 per Acre Using Extension Ser vice Methods. Etadzu vines, which have be^h found to be very valuable for con trolling gullies and other severely eroded areas, are going to be a more familiar sight in South Caro- Jtna. The Soil Conservation Service has allotted 1,060,000 kudzu crowns for •erosion-control plantings in dem onstration and camp areas in the state and these demonstration plantings are expected to result in wide-spread use of the vine for erosion control. Although kudzu has been used as a shade vine for porches and has grown along hedge rows and in gullies for 25 years or more in the Southeast, it has been used only to a limited extent as a cultivated plant, agronomists point out. The demand for dense-growing perennial vegetation for erosion control has resulted in greatly in creased interest in methods of es tablishing stands of kudzu, partic ularly on badly eroded slopes where conditions are unfavorable for plant growth. Strong first-year growth has been shown to be dependent on proper land preparation, fertillza- ttion, careful planting, and first- year cultivation. Plantings made on poorly prepared land without fer tiliser have made little growth dur ing the first two years and in many cases have been virtually choked «ct by broomsedge. (By Jack Wooten, Extension Infor mation Specialist) A net profit of $1611.50 or $115.10 per acre was made in 1936 on sweet potatoes by Ralph Bell, Lee county farmer. The total value of his stock was $2805 and the crop was grown at a cost of $1193.50, which included all labor, hotbeds, seed potatoes, rent on land, etc. On the suggestion of T. M. Cath cart, the county agent, Mr. Bell put on a demonstration which was designed for two purposes: To test the value of impicved methods cf producing potatoes and to get a comparison in yield on Louisiana Porto Ricans and improved native stock. Mr. Bell admits that until 1936 he had made a complete failure cf growing sweet potatoes for the commercial market. He wm, there fore, in a receptive mood to under take a demonstration. The Lee county farmer secured 10 bushels of Louisiana sweet po tatoes and an equal amount of improved native stock. He set a “mother patch” of one-third of an acre of Louisiana potatoes and two-thirds of an acre of native stock. From the Louisiana stock ho cut enough vines to set six acres, and from the native stock he set seven acres of vines. Be sides these settings off the “mother patch”, he cut 75,000 vine cuttings —enough for seven acres — and these he sold to his neighbors. When Mr. Bell was approached on the demonstration idea, he told County Agent Cathcart: “You Extension fellows advise growing potatoes from vine cut tings but I never have been able to grow vines early enough to use the cuttings for planting. I am willing to stay with you for another year, and if I don’t make a crop with your methods I am going back to planting sprouts.” Needless to say, judging from the success he made with vine cut tings the past year, Mr. Bell is thoroughlv sold on the “mother patch” and vine cutting ideas. Mr. Bell’s total yield of sweet potatoes on 14 acres was 2005 bush els of U. S. No. 1’s, 600 bushels of improved seed stock, and 1000 bushels of culls for feeding pur poses. Naturally Mr. Bell is well satis fied with the yield of his potatoes as well as the remuneration he will receive from them. He attrib utes his success to the following: the securing of an improved strain of potatoes; the use of fire-heated hotbeds; the setting of sprouts in an early “mother patch”; the set ting of his entire crop from vine cuttings; the use of a fertilizer high in potash; and the adopting of an improved method of harvest ing and storing. A comparison of the Louisiana and native potatoes grown on Mr Bell’s farm shows that the import ed type produced nearly twice as much vine as the native. Another record shows that he made a yield of 250 pounds of native potatofes on a 540-foot row and 641 pounds of Louisiana potatoes on a row of identical length. By comparison it was also found that the Louisiana potato is the highest yielder, averaging 148.5 bushels as against 65.5 bushels for the native. Asked as to what he thought of the Louisiana strain of potatoes, Mr. Bell declared: “It produced much stockier plants, which grow up more rapidly than the native potatoes. My ex perience shows that it produces a much larger yield, the potatoes be ing of a more desirable shape and size. Aside from a profit stand point, I would say that it is un doubtedly the best potato, so far as taste is concerned, that I have ever put in my mouth.” The success of Ralph Bell of Lee county in adopting improved methods of sweet potato produc tion and in experimenting with the Louisiana Porto Rican type of potato was enjoyed by many other farmers who put on similar dem onstrations in 1936. In order to advise farmers throughout the state on practical and tried meth ods of sweet potato growing, a series of articles by A. E. Schillet- ter, horticulturist of the Clemson College Extension Service, will be gin in a later issue of this paper. These articles are designed to show through the experiences of others that the sweet potato can be made one of South Carolina’s ranking cash crops. Lice On Cattle Easy To Control Columbia, Jan. 30.—With inex- nensive, effective, and easily ap plied remedies available, no cattle owner should allow his herd to be come unthrifty because of lice, says J. R. Hawkins, extension animal husbandman with headquarters here. “Cattle lice become particularly troublesome during the winter months and cause considerable loss due to unthriftiness and failure of cattle to make a satisfactory gain in weight or in milk oroduc- tion on the feed supplied”, Mr. Hawkins explains. “Because of the thick winter coat, lice have a favor able opportunity to multiply and are seldom noticed until cattle be gin to lose the hair around the neck and shoulders through rub bing on feed racks and posts. “A good insect or louse powder applied in an area three to four inches wide along the back from head to tail and dusted into the coat of hair by rubbing with a brush or the hand will prove effective. Most advertised well known brands of louse powder are satisfactory but the most desirable are those con taining a combination of pyrethrum, derris, and naphthalene powder. Powder containing sodium fluoride such as is commonly used on poultry should rot be used on cattle as this product is poisonous to them.” For applying the powder ftfr. Hawkins suggests confining the cattle closely, either in stalls or a chute, so that the powder can be dusted along the back and rubbed into the hair. This treatment will kill most common kinds of cattle lice, but a second application is needed in 14 days to destroy those which hatch after the first treat ment. Oil, while effective for the con trol of lice on hogs, should never be used on cattle as it may cause the hair to come off and result in serious losses or injury, the spe cialist warns. -xx- Some Common Birds Shown In Bulletin New Extension Publication Tells of South Carolina Birds And Their Economic Importance to Farmers. Clemson, Jan. 25.—“The econom ic value of birds must be regarded as of first importance, for these true friends of the farmer ‘declare war’ on millions of insects and weed seeds annually, thereby sav ing the farmer from an enormous economic loss”, says T. O. Bowen, assistant farm agent of Sumter county, in connection with the pub lication of his bulletin on birds just issued by the Extension Ser vice. The new publication is Extension Bulletin 98, “Some Common Birds of South Carolina and Their Eco nomic Importance to the South Carolina Farmer”. Copies of the bulletin may be had free by South Carolina citizens through county agents or from the Publications Department at Clemson College. The feature of Bulletin 98 con sists of brief sketches of 31 birds common in South Carolina, with illustrations made from Allan Brooks’ paintings, photographs of which were secured through the National Association of Audubon Societies. In these sketches are brought out incidentally some of the most interesting characteris tics other than economic regarding the birds. Other sections of the publication give information on homes for birds and on food and water for birds, with suggestions towards en couraging conditions that will en tice and support birds. £ The Sanitary I Barber Shop $ McCORMICK, S. C. Regular And Reliable Service Ladies And Children Cordially Invited Songs the Patriots Sing About Their Native Land Here is a list of national songs and hymns which include some of the most important in use in various countries: Argentine Republic — “Mortals, Hear the Sacred Call." Australia— “There Is a Land Where Summer Skies.” Austria—“Be Thou Forever Blessed, Our Native Land.” Bel gium—“La Brabanconne.” Bolivia —“Praise Eternal to the Brave War riors.” Brazil—“Hymn of the Proc lamation of the Republic.” Bulgaria — “Bloody Maritza.” Burma — “Sound the Trumpet.” Canada — “O Canada! Our Fa thers’ Land of Old.” Chile—“Dear Land.” Colombia—“O, Glory Un fading.” Czechoslovakia — “Kde Domov Muj?” Deumarl — “King Christian Stood Beside the Mast.” Egypt—“March of the Khedive.” Estonia—“My Native Land, so Won drous Fair.” Finland—“Our Land.” France—“La Marseillaise.” Ger many — “Germany, Germany, Be fore All.” Great Britain and the colonies— “God Save the King.” Hungary— “Lord Bless the Hungarian.” Irish Free State — “A Soldier’s Song.” Italy—“Royal March” and “Fas cist Hymn.” Liberia—“In Joy and Gladness With Our Hearts United.” Lithuania — “Lithuania, Land of Heroes.” Mexico—“Mexicans, at the Call of War.” Netherlands — “Let Him in Whose Veins Flows the Blood of the Netherlands.” New Zealand—“God Defend New Zea land.” Norway — “Yes, We Love This Land of Ours.” Poland—“Poland’s Glory.’’ Russia — “Young Russia, Hail Victorious.” Scotland—“Scots Wha Hae Wi’ Wallace Bled.” Swe den — “Thou Ancient, Free and Mountainous North.” Switzerland— “Thou CalLst, My Fatherland!” United States—“The Star-Spangled Banner.” Wales—“Men of Harlech.” Modern People Taller Than the Cave Dwellers The truth is that, though we may not be much wiser, we are cer tainly much taller than our an cestors, says Osbert Sitwell in the London Daily Telegraph. The cave dwellings reveal the traces of a small, if wiry, people, and in medieval times armor crushed and contracted the physique of the governing classes, wrong and bad feeding that of the. governed; for a winter diet of salt fish once every 24 hours, day in and day out, without ever a sight of fruit or vegetables, was their lot. No vitamins worried their heads; none ever figured in the food of the Mid dle Ages. Height, of course, does singularly vary with the generations. It is said that after the decimation of the French race by the Napoleonic and Franco-Prussian wars the average Frenchman lost two inches or so of his stature. Trifles Make Perfection The great Italian sculptor, Michel angelo, was once visited by an ac quaintance, who remarked, on en tering his studio: “Why, you have done nothing to that figure since I was here last.” “Yes,” was the reply; “I have softened this ex pression, touched off that projection, and made other improvements.” “Oh!” said the visitor, “those are mere trifles.” “True,” answered Michelangelo, “but remember that trifles make perfection; and per fection is no trifle.” NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. In Probate Court. Notice is hereby given that Earl C. Jefferson, Administrator of the Estate of Mona M. Jefferson, de ceased, has this day made appli cation unto me for a final account ing and discharge as Administrator of the Estate of Mona M. Jefferson and the 15th day of February, 1937, at 10 o’clock has been fixed for the hearing of said petition. All persons holding claims against said estate are hereby noti fied to present same on or before the above date. J. FRANK MATTTSON, Probate Judge for McCormick County, S. C. January 12, 1937.—4t. County Auditor’s Notice FOR YEAR 1937 First Army Balloon Thaddeus S. <J. Lowe, twenty-nine, made the first flight for military purposes in the Western World in 1861, rising in a balloon near Wash ington to make observations for the Union Army of the Potomac, and from it transmitted the first tele graph message from the air to Pres ident Lincoln, says the Atlanta Con stitution. Military authorities didn’t see any value to either the balloon or the aerial telegraph messages, and Lowe quit the Army long before the war was over, to turn his hand to the invention of one of the first me chanical ice boxes. But the Lowe flights served a notable purpose: Count Zeppelin, twenty-four-year- old German Army observer with the Union Army, made his first balloon ascension in a Lowe craft, and got his idea for airships wTtile watching artillery fire being directed from a Lowe blimp. 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 p. 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 n. 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 ?. O., 12 m. to 2 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. 26th, Hines’ Filling Sta., 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 27th, Plum Branch, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 28th, Parksville 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Friday, Jan. 29th, Modoc, 2 p. m "o 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 arc due road tax unless exempted. Sr please make your returns. C. W. PENNAL, County Auditor. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight • Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 95B Broad Street Augusta. G*» Says Dormant Sprays For Fruit Trees Must Be Carefully Mixed St. Elmo’s Fire One of the queerest phenomena of 1 nature is St. Elmo’s fire. A strange electrical discharge, it takes many forms, but can occur only when the atmosphere is in a state of electrical tension, as before a thunderstorm, says a writer in the Washington Post. Then it manifests itself as a green or reddish glow from the masts and spars of ships, from the tops of mountains, and the spears of armies. Sometimes it takes the form of a burning ship or a fireball. Ductless Glands The ductless glands are a group of organs of which most are re lated in function or development to the circulatory system. The most important of .these are the spleen, the thymus, the thyroid, the para thyroids, the suprarenal glands, or adrenals; the haemolymph glands, the pituary body, the pineal gland, the coccygeal gland and the carotid eland** Proper preparation of oil emul sion sprays for application to dor mant fruit trees is very essential for success, advises R. D. Suber. county farm agent, discussing the spraying of fruit trees while dor mant for the control of San Jose scale and peach leaf curl. “Most of the oil now for sale in South Carolina is unemulsified, and unless a good emulsification is made and directions are followed closely, serious damage may occur”, says Mr. Suber. He quotes W. C. Nettles, extension entomologist, as warning that if the oil is not prop erly emulsified, when it is sprayed on the trees, some trees will get almost pure water which would not control scale, while other trees will get a high percentage of oil which might injure the trees. A Bordeaux-oil emulsion combi nation is advised for dormant peach trees, but the Bordeaux is not necessary for spraying apple trees, he points out. Farmers desiring information on materials and equipment needed for oil emulsion and details for the preparation of tank-mixed oil emulsion may secure them from county farm agent’s office. Notice: (L-2621)—United States of America, Western District of South Carolina, In the District Court—Greenwood Division. United States of America vs. 221 acres of ■’ A^Cormick Countv, South Carolina, H. A. Smith Estate, et al. H. A. Smith Estate Tract No. 263-c, situate, lying and being in McCor mick County, South Carolina, on the waters of Savannah River, sit uate on both sides of the Old Luke’s Ferry Road, about 2V 2 miles -ontb-v-st "f Clarks Hill, contain ing, according to survey, two hun- v uicd twenty-one (221) acres, more or less, and in which tho follow ing named persons have, or claim to have, an interest: Resident De fendants—Charlton Dozier, Edge- field, S. C.; Carroll Maree, a minor under 14 years, C|o Victor Maree, Charleston, S. C.: Elizabeth Maree, a minor under 14 years, C|o Victor Maree, Charleston, S. C.; Martha Maree, Charleston. S. C.; Pauline Maree, a minor over 14 years, Char leston, S. C.; John R. Maree, a minor over 14 years. Charleston, S. C.; St. Clair Maree, a minor over 14 years, Charleston, S. C.; Victor Maree, Charleston, S. C.; Mrs. Ellie Pearson. Rt. No. 4, Pelzer, S. C.; Allene Rainsford, individual ly and as executrix of the estate of H. A. Smith. Edgefield, S. C.; Bessie Rainsford, Edgefield, S. C.; x^v, n T?ai n sfo r H, Edgefield. S. C.; John Rainsford, Jr.m and wife, Hidgefield, S. C.; J. Middleton Rich and wife, Leslie Ricn. Meriwether, S. C.; W. P. Rich and wife, Annie F. Rich, Anderson, S. C.; Tax Col lector of McCormick County. Mc Cormick, S. C.; Treasurer of Mc Cormick County, McCormick, S. C.; John Rainsford, as executor of the estate of H. A. Smith, Edgefield, S. C. Non-Resident Defendants— Elizabeth DePass, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Frances Grooms, 413% Ellis St., Augusta, Ga.; Miss May- bell Rich, 413% Ellis St., Augusta, Ga. The heirs and | or assigns of the following deceased persons whose names or addresses are not known: John Boyd. Jr.. John T. Middleton, George G. Ware. And all other persons who may have any right, title, claim, demand, in terest in or lien upon the tract of land hereinabove set forth. Take Notice: That C. C. Wyche, United States Attorney for the Western District of South Carolina, under the direction of the Attorney Gen eral, has filed an application in the District Court of the United States for the Western District of South Carolina, stating that the United States is desirous of pur chasing, under the provisions of the Weeks Forestry Act (36 Stat. 961) certain lands in McCormick County, South Carolina, consisting of the tract hereinabove set forth, . containing, according to survey, two hundred and twenty-one (221) acres, more or less, and being fully described by survey made by the Forest Service of the United States, which said survey and description arc fully set out in the application filed by the United States Attorney in the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, at Greenville, South Carolina, and that you may be the owner, or sup posed owner thereof, or have some right, title, or interest therein, or * in some part thereof. Wherefore, you are required to come forward on the 9th day of March, A. D., 1937, at three o’clock, p. m., at the United States District Court to be held at Rock Hill, South Carolina, and file objections, if any you have, to the proposed purchase of said lards, otherwise a judgment will l .r.erp(t avainst you. The infant defendant and persons under any ->ther legal disability hereinabove named are further notified that the order of court provides that unless they procure the appoint ment of a guardian ad litem to represent them in said proceeding within twenty days after personal service of the said notice upon them, or in case service is made upon them by publication, within twenty days after the said service has been completed, the court, up on petition of tfie undersigned, will appoint a guardian ad litem for said defendants. Done bv order of the court this 29th day of January, A. D„ 1937. C. C. Wyche. United States Attorney. Witness my hand and official seal this 29th dav of January. A. D.. 1937. W. D. White, Clerk. United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. (Official Seal). checks COLDS and FEVER Liquid, Tablets A Salve, Nose Drops first day Headache, 30 minutes. Try “Rub-My-Tism” World’s Best Liniment CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. By J. Frank Mattison, Probate Judge: WHEREAS, J. A. Talbert made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Wilson Warren Fowler; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Wilson Warren Fowler, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at McCormick on March 3rd, 1937, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have why the said Administration should not be granted GIVEN under my hand, this 20th day of January, Anno Domini 1937. J. FRANK MATTISON, Probate Judge. 6* & . I I »_i. i ..—1