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MHAtKlVIlCK MKSSttlNwMt. IV»#1 OH(Vi«* ^ i *♦ I’H * % Thur IcCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 19BZ EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and. Owner at the Post Office at Mc- Oormick, S. C., as mail matter of •' Ebe second class. i BOBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year Si 00 Btz Months Three Months . (?an Spring ^Be fyar ‘Behind? by A. B. CHAPIN Sunday School Lesson REV. CHARLES E. :>T T *;N The New Commandment. Lesson for February 28th. John 12:23-33. Golden Text: John 13:34. Henry Drummond is best known lor his famous address. “The Oreatest Thing in the World.” “Contemplate the love of Christ, he says, “and you will love. Stand before that mirror, reflect Christ’s character, and you will be chang ed into the same image from ten derness to tenderness. There is nc other way.” But what, exactly, is this love of Christ? We can agree that it is much more than an emotion. To be sure, it has its sentimental side, hut fundamentally it is an ethical imperative, a moral attitude. It is forgetfulness of self, an absorption in the needs of others, a sacrifice of one’s own desires that one’s neighbors may be benefited. To be loving, in the Christian sense, is to escape from what a modem writer calls “the mundane egg of our self-consciousness and self-es teem.” Perhaps the best synonym for love is “mutuality.” This demands reciprocal cooperation by those who are free to be partners and equal sharers in the fruits of their labors. Such love, when given the right of way, can remove age-long injustices and soften bitter social tensions. There can be no doubt that we live in an unmutual social v n I//' .A ^ / VVELCOmC, urae \ y V / \ * /, / Three-Way Control Water On Pastures Has Real Promise Spartanburg, Feb. 20.—Terraces, contour furrows, and a good pas ture sod are affording a three-way control system against soil and water losses on demonstration pas tures on the Soil Conservation Serv ice in South Carolina—a new and somewhat experimental attack, which is being put into effect in cooperation with the South Caro lina Experiment Station and the Clemson College Extension Serv ice. Regular broad-base terraces of order where love faces frustration the same type that are being con- in its every forward step toward structed in cultivated fields have a more reasonable and durable economy. What is needed is some thin- more thoroughgoing realistic than conventional charity, or a philanthropy that solidifies the status quo. Society insists upon nothing short of justice. Note that Jesus, in our inspiring Golden Text, commands his disci ples to love one another as he has loved them. Study, in detail, the day by day intercourse between the Master and the twelve men joito whose hands he intrusted the task of building his Church. See how patient and affectionate he was not only in what he did for them but in what he allowed them to do for him! txt Slow Up The Water And Save The Soil -t XT- been built in these demonstration pastures. The grade of the terraces is somewhat reduced and the ends of the terraces are turned up slightly to increase the amount of water held for absorption. Where the terrace interval is — Mo ^n^ugh. contour furrows, sim ilar to the terraces but on a small er scale, are constructed at an interval of about every 30 feet to help hold the water and conserve the soil between the terraces. To provide a good sod, the en tire pasture area is disked to a depth of about four inches, limed, fertilized, and sprigged to Bermu da grass. Lespedeza, white Dutch clover, Dallis grass, and hop clov er are being sown to give imme diate control and provide limited grazing this spring. Moisture retained in the ground by the terraces and contour fur rows will provide a better growth of grass and the reduced run-off Clemson, Feb. 13. The farmer mean reduced soil losses, it is who slows up the run-off water p 0inted out. A good growth of is saving his soil, states E. C. Turn- pr rass> jp turn, will provide almost er, Jr., extension soil conservation CO mplete protection against ero- specialist of the Extension Service, ‘ sion and aid in abs orption of water, speaking with the recent Ohio river flood in mind and the great loss of good soil suffered by land in the l^yer Normal GraiiarV area involved. • ’* •' It is estimated, says Turner, that Explained By Wallace 300 million tons of soil were wash- , * J ed into the streams and valleys above Cairo, Illinois, by the Ohio A national policy of and pro- rlver flood, an average of 2.38 vision for “storage of reserve sup- tons of soil from each acre in the plies of food and fiber”, designat- Ohio drainage basin. ed briefly as the “ever normal In this connection the specialist granary”, will be clearly in the in asks each South Carolina land terest of farmers and consumers, owner. How much soil have you states Hon. Henry A. Wallace, Sec- lost from your farm this winter? retary of Agriculture. And, with facts and suggestions “It is my belief”, said the Sec- he points the way to reduction of retary, speaking at the recent soil losses. He says: . Washington conference of farm Your soil losses are in direct pro- leaders, “that the present soil con- portion to the amount and speed servation program, continuing year of thg run-off water on your farm, by year, should be supplemented Repair and maintain your ter- with provisions for commodity races as soon as weather condi- loans that can be made when and permit. Reterrace fields that as needed. . . . Then, during any should be reterraced. See that your marketing year when the supply terraces are not cutting down at of any commodity is larger than the ^nds normal, loans may be made to the Flin your crops with erosion producers of this commodity on control in mind. Keep clean-cul- the basis of supplies of the com- Uvated crops off * steep slopes, modity held in storage, which should be sown in some “Such loans would have the enwlon-resisting crop for forage* double effect of keeping the sur- Use your land for the^crop for plus portion of the crop in storage which it is best adapted ahd keep xor future use and of preventing your topsoil at home. ^ , the price to the producer from falling below a certain point. “However, if a bumper crop should be harvested in one season, if there should be a succession of years of favorable weather, or if there should be an unusual de cline in demand, supplies would pile up and the granary would overflow. . . . When the supply of any commodity reached a figure that exceeded normal by, say, more than to 10 to 15 per cent, then I be lieve we should provide for storage in the soil rather than for storage in the birr. “To accomplish this, the govern ment might offer producers condi tional payments in addition to cheir regular conservation payments. This second kind of payment would be conditioned on the farmer’s use of his land in a manner that would conserve and build up fertility for use in succeeding years. . . . “The program as thus far out lined should, I think, meet the sit uation of most commodities dur ing most years. But it is possible that a succession of favorable years might make even this combination of the soil conservation program, the loan program, and the storage- in-the-ground program inadequate to keep supplies from piling up. i Therefore, I believe that this con- ! ference will want to give consider ation to inclusion of a fourth type j urogram. This last-ditch opera tion would make positive control u£ production possible in an emer- sency brought on by extereme sur plus. It would never be thrown in to operation until after the ever normal granary was full and run ning over, and after the condition al plan of encouraging conserva tion and storage of fertility in the soil had failed to stabilize produc tion sufficiently to escape the danger of very low prices.” Still Coughing? No matter how many medicines you have tried fot your cough, chest cold or bronchial irritation, you can get re lief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you can not afford to take a chance with any 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-laden phlegm is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies have failed, don’t be discouraged, your druggist is authorized to guarantee Creomulsion afid to refund your money if ypu are not satisfied with results from the twy first bottle. Get Creomulsion right now. (Adv.) m. HENRY J. GODIN Sight . Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta. COLDS and Liquid, Tablets FEVER Salve, Nose Drops first day Headache, 30 minutes Try “Rub-Mv-Tism” World’s Best Liniment Insurance Good Farm Practices Learned By CCC Youths Knowledge Being Acquired by En- rollees in 13 Camps Great Bene fit to Future Agriculture of State Fire Insurance Ami All Other Kinds of Insurance Ex cept Life. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK. S. G. Soartanburg, Feb. 15. — The knowledge of good farming prac tices which CCC enrollees are ac quiring in the 13 camps assigned to the Soil Conservation Service in South Carolina will have a far- reaching effect on the agricultur al future of the state, in the opin ion of Ernest Carnes, state coordi nator of the SCS, and D. W. Wat kins, director of the Extension Service of Clemson College. More than 1,900 enrollees are en gaged in soil and water conserva tion activities being carried on in cooperation with the Extension Service on farms aggregating 197,- l 000 acres which are now under co operative agreeement with the Soil Conservation Service in the camp area, Mr. Carnes pointed out. A large proportion of these en rollees will return to farm homes after their period of enrollment is over, carrying with them a new insight into the seriousness of tl erosion problem and a practic knowledge of how erosion can controlled. During the present winter plan ing season the enrollees are ei gaged largely in reforestation wo and are planting approximate 10,000,000 trees on farms of coope ators in the camp areas, under tl supervision of trained foresters a tached to the camps. Other erosion-control metho which the enrollees are ‘learning 1 doing’, include the proper laying o of terracing systems; the constru tion of modern terraces and wat disposal systems; the constructs of contour furrows in pasture how close-growing crops can 1 used for erosion control; and he crop rotations, cover crops, str crops, and other vegetative met! ods of erosion control can bui un as well as conserve the fertili of the soil. “The actual work the CCC m< are doing in these SCS areas only one benefit of the program Mr. Watkins and Mr. Carnes agre “The knowledge of good farmix which they are acquiring and w carry through life will be of fa reaching effect.” “Sighs” Favored Dessert at Spanish Celebrations Spaniards are light eaters, a Spanish saying goes, because their favorite dessert is a “sigh.” A “sigh” or “suspiro” in Spanish is not, however, the lament of a lover, but instead a little cake of spun sugar which is toasted in an oven and melts in the mouth the minute one bites into it. “Suspiros,” observes a writer in the Detroit News, are one of the favorite delicacies sold at “ro- merias,” whifch are a combination of a saint’s day, a community pic nic and in some sections a cattle fair. The religious celebration in honor of the saint usually takes place early in the morning, other events in the afternoon. Many bring their lunches, but at an important “romeria” this is hardly necessary, for little booths and tents are pitched and in them one can buy nuts, cakes, candy, ice cream and of course “suspiros.” When there is a cattle fair in connection with a “romeria,” the fair usually takes place in the morn ing, as that allows both the buyer and the seller the whole afternoon to celebrate their good bargains. If two men have difficulty in agreeing on a price for a certain thing, they call in a referee, who thinks the whole proposition over very care fully, and then usually decides that the two should “split the dif ference.” This little service calls of course for a treat, and everything settled, the three men repair to one of the booths or tents for a celebra tion. King's Jester Useful in Telling Truth to Ruler Strange and degrading as it all now seems, it was thought neither strange nor degrading in feudal days that the average family jester should be a half-wit, writes Robert M. Hill in Blackwood’s Magazine. But the Chp with the asses’ ears, marking that great fraternity of the motley which was so much a part of the life of the Middle Ages, cov ered some of the sharpest as well as some of the feeblest brains. The baron of those days, engaging a family fool, did not seek for a mas ter of repartee—what he desired was a person with plenty of animal good spirits who was at the same time so simple as to make the baron’s own modest intellectual at tainments seem impressive by com parison. s The best person to meet these re quirements was the village idiot, who was accordingly transplanted to the castle. There he had privilege to wander where he chose, in the banqueting hall, the kitchen, even the ladies’ private rooms. His jokes were coarse and rough, but though he was sometimes whipped, gener ally no restraint was put on his babblings. CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMKVISTRATION 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 t. CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. By Hon. J. Frank Mattison, Pro bate Judge: WHEREAS, Mamie Lee Mims made suit to me to grant T. O. Pat terson Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of James G. Perrin; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said James G. Perrin, 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, v at H 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 16th day of February, Anno Domini 1937. J. FRANK MATTISON, Probate Judge. 3t. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. In the Court of Probate. Notice is hereby given that W. H. Gable and Mae Belle Gable, Executor and Executrix, of the es tate of Joseph Monroe Gable, de ceased, have this day made appli cation unto me for a final account ing and discharge as Executor and Executrix of the estate of Joseph Monroe Gable and the 9th day of March, 1937, at 10 o’clock has been fixed for the hearing of said pe tition. All persons holding claims against said estate are hereby noti fied to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTISON, Judge of Probate, McCormick County, S. C. February 8th, 1937. 4t. The Mink Family Minks are found in more or less abundance all over the United States, Canada and Alas.ca, as far north as trees will grow, says a writer in the St. Louis Globe- Democrat. When fully adult, they reach a length of about 18 Inches for the head and body, plus approxi mately 8 inches more for the tail. The body of a fully developed mink will be almost as thick as the wrist of a man of average size. In general, the mink bears considerable resem blance to the weasel, having a long body, longish neck and broad, some- v/hat flattened head. Its legs are short and rather stout, and its feet have five toes each, the toes being armed with exceedingly sharp claws. In color, it is dark brown above, lighter on the belly, and with a nearly black tail. The chin is white. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. In the Court of Probate. Notice is hereby given that W. D. Morrah, Executor of the Estate 1 f'* Miss Marv Morrah and Miss Ellen Morrah, deceased, has this day made application unto me for a final accounting and discharge as Executor of the Estate of Miss Mary Morrah and Miss Ellen Mor rah and the 11th day of March. 1937, at 10 o’clock has been fixed for the hearing of said petition. • All persons holding ' claims against the Estate of said persons are hereby notified to present same on or by above date. I J. FRANK MATTISON. Judge of Probate, McCormick County, S. C. February 9th, 1937. 4t. Smoke Screen Material Ilmenite is the mineral frpm which is manufactured titanium tetrachloride, used _ to produce smoke screens. Ilmenite is a by product of the tin mines. Titanium tetrachloride is useful in both offen sive and defensive military opera tions. Smoke screens may be laid with it either to prevent the enemy from seeing preparations for an at tack, or to cover a retreat. A power ful acid, it may also be used to dis perse bodies of troops. Dropped on them by low-flying airplanes, it soon eats up their clothes and burns their skin severely. The liquid is carried in tanks under the plane’s wings and sprayed through nozzles. The rush ing air tears the drops apart and the chemical reaction with the air soon vaporizes it. First Ice-Making Machine The first purely mechanical ice making apparatus was developed in 1775 by Dr. William Cullen, an Eng lishman, who perfected a device based upon the vacuum principle. This method was not practicable, and it remained for Jacob Perkins, an American engineer living in Lon don, to invent what was the fore runner of the modern compression machine. For a refrigerant, he used a mixture of ether and brine. His invention was patented in 1834. - - Alcohol from Artichokes •" Alcohol can be made from the levulose, or sugar, obtained from 1 artichokes which are about three- fourths water. Chemists flail that !the carbohydrate material In the itubers MUSCULA • imr- FR •T VlTt ' - —‘A*Il EXPOSURE . . • For quick roiief rub JAPANA& OIL (Eaarco) ou acti ng joints and aora atiti muscles. It's ammejnir how fast tbs aches and pains dua to cold wenthar. simple neuralgia, fatlgua and axposora or sprains ara relieved. 60c AH Droirglsta. Use JAPANESE O/l ffn-cr-coi WANT ADV. FOR SALE—Baby chicks, blood tested all heavy breeds $7.50 per hundred delivered to McCormick every day by Mr. F. P. Deason. R. H. Jolly & Son, 421 N. Main St., Anderson, S. C. Remember that we have quality meats at all times; fish and oysters Friday and Saturday. Delivery service in town 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. Jester’s Cash Market, McCormick. Choice selection of 2 year old roses at 20c each—Talisman (red & gold), Red Radiance, Pink Radi ance, Golden Ophelia, White Briar- cliff, Dame Edith Helen (pink), Julian Potin (deep yellow), Gloam ing (Scarlet Flame). Mrs. Frank Deason. FOR SALE CHEAP—One good farm mule, lots of farm implements and machinist hand tools. Preston Finley, McCormick, S. C.