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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, April 8, 1937 UcCORMlCK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday ■atablished June 5, 1902 edmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner tattered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. / SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months.50 Sheet Erpsion Severe SCS Survey Shows Spartanburg, April 3.—The need for intensive erosion control work in many Piedmont areas is illus trated in a survey made by the Soil Conservation Service in the Fish ing Creek watershed near Rock Hill, says E. C. Turner, Jr., exten sion soil conservation specialist. Severe sheet erosion, resulting in a loss of at least three-fourths of the original surface soil, has affected 34 per cent of the land in the Fish ing Creek watershed, according to T. S. Buie, regional conservator of the Soil Conservation Service. The entire watershed was studied in detail to determine the extent of erosion and the influence of such factors as slope, soil type, and present land use. The data obtain- e<d will be of great value in formu lating land use and erosion con trol plans for the farms in the area. The area surveyed includes 35,831 acres covered by agreements with the Service, together with an ad ditional 12,245 acres lying within the watershed but not at present under agreement. Of this total area, more than 30,000 acres are gullied to some degree, the survey shows. By far the greatest amount of sheet erosion occurs on crop land with; & slope between three and seven per cent, it is pointed out. Pasture and woodland were found to have little or no active erosion, and cultivated lands with less than a three per cent slope were found ta be relatively unaffected by ero sion. -txt- Farmcrs Spring Guide On Care Of Livestock Clemson, March 29.—Reminding busy farmers that spring care of livestock is important, extension specialists suggest these pointers: Animal Husbandry This is a good month to sell fat hogs. Plant Biloxi soybeans for hog grazing. Castrate pigs at three to six weeks of age and use pine tar to control screw worm. Give suckling sows all they will eat of a well balanced ration. Shear sheep after the last cold spell and dip entire flock imme diately after shearing. Castrate beef calves at four to ten weeks of age, using the “Bur- dizzo” pincers and thus prevent screw worm infestation. Watch for screw worm cases. Use pine tar on the navels of new born animals. Dairying Continue liberal grain ration, to cows in milk especially. Plant plenty of corn for ensil age and grain for feed for next winter. Provida sufficient acreage for soybean or peavine hay to furnish two tons of hay for each mature cow (one-half that for yearling). Seed heavily to hold down grass growth. Seed one-fourth acre per milk cow in Pearl millet for summer grazing as a supplement to pasture. Keep cows off pasture in early April to give pasture a good start. Poultry Brood young chicks on clean ranges and avoid carrying diseases and parasites from old stock to chicks. Feed chicks liberally a well bal anced ration in clean hoppers. Select best cockerels for next year’s breeders. Keep old hens laying by provid ing a laying mash; get more eggs when prices are low. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. Broad Street Augusta, Ga. ICE CREAM Try Our Freezer Fresh , Ice Cream. 10 delicious flavors to choose from. / Ice Cream Sandwiches 5c Giant Paddle Pops 5c Double Ice Cream Cones 5c Banana Splits 15c 15c Pint 29c Quart. Curl) Service. DORN’S CASH STORE T. M. DORN, Prop., Phone No. 61 Augusta Street. McCORMICK, S. C. JESTER’S CASH MARKET Phone No. 25 Main Street McCORMICK, S. C. Fresh Meats of All Kinds, Fish And Oysters. We deliver anywhere in town from 7 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. daily. Come in and give us a trial. We pay market price for cattle of all kinds. See us before you sell. Remember that we are in the building with J. G. Campbell, next to Browns’ Inc. ' ‘A . 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. "It's pretty hard to beat NATURE Mi TgOHSZt CJ OklZOQn ROSALIND 2:013^, famous 4 year old bay filly owned by Gibson White, driven by Ben F. White. As a 3 year old, Rosalind won the great Hambletonian Stake last year. H ERE is an action picture of the great Rosalind, winner of the 1936 Hambletonian — the $50,000 trotting stake which is held in August every year at Goshen, N. Y. Nature gave Rosalind something an ordinary horse hasn’t got and can’t get—a natural balance of vital elements, speed, stride, courage, en durance. That’s why she is worth a fortune compared to an ordinary plug. Mother Nature also gave a natural balance of vital elements to Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda. Nitrogen, of course—and that’s mighty impor tant—but in addition to nitrogen Natural Chilean contains more than thirty other elements such as cal cium, iodine, boron, potassium, man ganese and so on. And remember, because of its natural origin, these vital impurities are always carried in Natural Chilean Soda in Mother Nature’s own wise balance and blend. Natural Chilean Nitrate of Soda ... the safe, effective food for your crops. It is an excellent side dresser. Natural Chilean NITRATE ol SODA NATURAL AS THI GROUND IT COMIS PROM With Vital Element* in Nature’s Balance and Blend RADIO — "UNCLE NATCHEL & SONNY” FAMOUS CHILEAN CALENDAR CHARACTERS See announcements of leading Southern Stations Herbert L. Stoddard Will Speak At Game Conference In Columbia c*'!-—v»-n. f! C.. —A’nonp (vtstattrtir" -jy'-io will take part in fie State Dam 0 Conference in Colu’-nMa. on Anril 15 is Herbert L. Stoddard. Dr. Havilah Babcock, president of the South Carolina game and fish as sociation, announced today. “Herbert Stoddard is recognized as the foremost authority in the country on the Bob White quail,” said Dr. Babcock. “For the past [ thirteen years he has devoted him self to studying, experimenting with, and raising quail on an ex tensive scale, and his book on the subject is accepted as the stand ard treatment throughout the country. For sometime he has been directing the Cooperative Quail Study Association of Thomasvillo, Georgia. “I think I can confidently say that there are few men in the United States, if any, who know so d much about the Southern par tridge, the most superb game bird in the world, as this mild-manner ed man, and we are most fortu nate in having him for our con ference.” Stoddard’s special field of ex perimentation and the subject of his address in Columbia is “Land Management for Quail Production”. He will discuss the factors neces sary to quail increase and explain how the average Southern farm can greatly augment its crop of birds by a little timely cooperation on the part of the farmer. West Jacocks, secretary of the State Association, today expressed the opinion that Stoddard’s coming will give South Carolina sportsmen an unparalled opportunity to con fer with a man who has more first hand information about quail-rais ing than any other. “What Mr. Stoddard has to say will be of spe cial interest to every land-owner and bird-hunter in the State, and we hope to have a large atten dance. Those attending the con ference will have an opportunity of discussing with him their own local quail-raising problem. Every body is invited,” said Mr. Jacocks. In addition to Stoddard, such other authorities and officials as Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey, Frank T. Bell, U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries, Charles E. Jackson, dep uty Commissioner of Fisheries, a number of game com missioners from other states, and other interesting and informed speakers will take part in the con ference on April 15 in Columbia. Farmers Planning Increased Potato Production In 1937 Clemscn, April 3.—Potato grow ers in nearly all commercial earlv and intermediate producing state* are planning to increase potato acreage and production this year, eays E. H. Rawl, extension horti culturist, on the basis of a spring outlook report issued by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. A 32 per cent increase in potat' acreage is intended by farmers in the commercial early states, abovf the area harvested last year, and seven per cent increase s intend ed in the commercial intermediatr states. With average yields the in tended acreage in early and all other states would produce a U. S. crop about 11 per cent larger than in 1936, the Bureau’s report indi cates. Available information indicates that 15,000 acres of early commer cial Irish potatoes were planted in South Carolina this year which is 50 per cent above the acreage of ! last year, but eight per cent below the average acreage for the yeais of 1928-32. Including with the com mercial crop all additional acre age, the report as of March 1 in dicates a 28 per cent increase of Irish potatoes for South Carolina. “The stock of old potatoes at the present time is much lighter than has been the case for a great many .years; therefore, with a very short supply of old potatoes and an im proved consumers’ purchasing power, this increase in Irish potato production in South Carolina and other early states seems justified”, Mr. Rawl concludes. “With average yields the supply of available Irish potatoes should not be burdensome until after South Carolina will have completed the harvesting of this crop.” First Watches Were Made io Germany, About 1EC0 It is generally agreed that the first man to make watches was Peter Henlein, an expert mechanic and locksmith of Nuremberg, i n Germany. About 1509, shortly after Columbus discovered America, he set himself to produce a small pock et clock. For motive power he intro duced the main spring, and with this as a basis produced little clocks —“watches” as they came to be known—which would fit in the pock et or the purse. We call an old-fashioned watch a “turnip” because it is so thick; but that is nothing compared to Peter Henlein’s products, asserts a writer in the Washington Star. They were almost round, and when they were sold throughout Europe they became known as “Nuremberg eggs.” Soon expert mechanicians in other coun tries were making them—strange- looking device^, round or drum- shaped, with no crystal on the face and no minute-hand, and a chiming apparatus to strike the hours. They became the fashion for the wealthy. They were not very accurate; peo ple still relied on sun dials for really correct time; but they were valued as jewelry—and a watch has re mained a jewel to this day. Kings and queens owned them. Queen Elizabeth and her court selected watches as modern women do their hats—to match their various costumes. , Indians of the Jungle First as Rubber Makers Savages of South America had rubber shbes; bottles and balls be*- fore Columbus was born. An Indian in the jungle tapped a rubber tree and from the milk or latex made what he wanted directly. He simply let the latex coagulate or dry on a form, states a writer in the New York Times. i European technicians developed more complex methods not because they were ignorant but because la tex does coagulate spontaneously at times. In fact, this tree-milk is much like blood. It clots. So for genera tions European and American man ufacturers had to make their rubber goods from crude rubber or huge clots of latex. Such .a clot can no more be brought back to its original state than dried blood. Hence the necessity of chewing or kneading crude rubber in powerful masticat ing mills and manipulating it in machines of a dozen different kinds before it is possible to produce a ! satisfactory rubber shoe or hot water bottle. In spite of this expensive and | troublesome kneading and chewing of crude rubber, the finished ar ticles are not quite so good in some respects as those made by savages in the Amazon forests. Our rubber products are well made, but the Indians’ are tougher and stronger. , Dos Breeder of 6500 B. C. Developed Fastest Type Streamlining is an old story with dog breeders. Back in 6500 B. C. the desert sheiks used this principle to develop a type of hunting dog that is the fastest of all such ani mals, notes a writer in the Chicago Tribune. Tablets and other relics found in ancient tombs reveal dogs similar to our Saluki, Afghan hound, greyhound, and Russian wolfhound. These are the fastest breeds of dog in the world, according to the Amer ican Kennel club. The Saluki's lines are flowing from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, with nowhere any defi nite breaks to offer wind resistance. This is the breed credited with being the only dog fast enough to bring down a gazelle, supposedly the fastest of all wild animals. The others, the Afghan hound, the grey hound, end the Russian wolfhound, are very similar in conformation. That the ancient Persians, Arabian and Egyptians aimed to breed such lines is evident, for these hunting breeds were the only dogs allowed inside tents and houses. Other dogs of those days were stoned away. The dog of the vikings, the Nor wegian elkhound, dates back to 4500 B. C., but this is a sturdier animal, bred for strength to cope with heav ier, slower quarry. The Maltese, a tiny lapdog, is traced back to the island of Melita in 3500 B. C. The chow chow, the Great Dane, and the mastiff, all hunters in the past, were first noted in 3000 B. C., at which t : rr.3 those toys, the Pekingese and the pug, also appeared. Discovery cf New World Held Been to Botanists The discovery and subsequent ex ploration of the New World made known to botanists many new and interesting, as well as economically important, forms of vegetation on the continents of North and South America. One great group that was almost unknown to civilization be fore that time is the cactus family, writes E. C. Hummel in Nature Magazine. One genus; Rhipsalis, is represented by a spedies found na tive to Africa, where it grows on the trunks and branches .of trees. Hav ing white, glutinous berries it has been given the common .name “mis tletoe cactus.” How it crossed the Atlantic is one of the botanical mys teries, but many believe it was car ried by birds from the American continent. The cactus family consists of some 2,000 species and varieties. With their almost unlimited variety of form and color it is little woQd$r they are often mistaken for stones, artificial ornaments, sea shell or fungu England’s Government The supreme legislative power of the British Empire is vested in a Parliament which is dominated by the House of Commons, of which the premier is the responsible head. ! Parliament is summoned by writ of the king on the advice of the privy council, and the king opens and closes each session. The king has a right to veto bills passed by both houses of Parliament, but in prac- • tice his veto is obsolete, as custom has decided that he must sanction every bill which Parliament ap proves and resolves to make law. Whatever the theoretical powers of the king may be. they are unques tionably limited to his personal in fluence over his ministers. Citric Acid Citric acid is a crystaline solid found dissolved in lemon juice, where it is responsible for the sour taste. In addition to a number of lesser technical uses the acid itself is used to flavor prepared foods and beverages, while its calcium salt is extensively used in the cheese industry. It has been known for a long time that varieties of a com mon mold, Aspergilus niger, pro duce citric acid when they act on sugar solutions, and in recent years this process has been applied to the large-scale production of the acid. A large part of the citric acid of commerce comes from these fungi rather than from lemons. First Submarines Were Small The first submarines were small affairs. The very first, built in 1620, was merely a large wooden row boat, decked over and made water tight by a covering of thick, well- greased leather. King James, of England, traveled under water sev eral hours in one of the strange craft, propelled by 12 rowers. A similar submarine, built a few years later, was equipped with several leather bottles. Water was admitted into the bottles to make the craft submerge. To rise to the surface, the inventor squeezed out the water with a lever and bound up the neck of each emptied bottle with a string. The Thyroid Gland Most laymen can claim a speak ing acquaintance with* the thyroid gland, probably the best known gland of internal secretion. Its enlargement produces the familiar goiter, states a writer in Literary Digest. The thyroid sits astride the neck, above the windpipe, pours a hormone (exciter) into the blood which regulates the body’s energy production. Sometimes embedded in the twin maroon lobes of the thyroid, sometimes just behind the thyroid* on the widpipe, are the parathyroid glands, four in number, the size of rice grains. Early anatomists over looked them entirely or assumed them to be part of the mighty thy roid. First Precious Stone Lovers So far as is known, the Surqerians, earliest inhabitants of Mesopotamia', were the first nation in history to recognize the ornamental value *of semi-precious stones, and to under stand and practice the art of stone cutting for the purpose of making cylinder seals, signet rings, beads and other jewelry. Great quantities of beads of agate, carnelian and lapis lazuli were excavated years ago from the ruins of the ancient Sumerian city of Kish by the Field Museum-Oxford university joint ex pedition to Mesopotamia. The Serbian Tragedy King Alexander of Serbia and his wife. Queen Draga, were assassin ated in their palace in Belgrade or June 10, 1903, as the result of a military consiracy. Draga was a former lady-in-waiting to Alex ander’s mother. She was the widow of an engineer named Mashin, and was 10 years older than th« king The king’s reactionary policies ha: for years made him unpopular. Arrival of the Tuxedo A real change in men’s evening d* ess occurred in the elegant ’80ts. It was then that the tuxedo made its appearance in New York pleas ure halls, where the Cloth Spongers’ society, the Buttonhole Makers’ un ion. the Plumbers’ Helpers’ coterie, and others disported themselves. Here it was worn in conjunction with embroidered shirt fronts, white satin waistcoats, and ties, and dia mond studs. The term tuxedo was an inspiration of cheap tailors, co incident with the rise of the ex clusive resort founded by Pierre Lorillard. “Cornin’ Through the Rye** Much controversy has arisen over the reference of the song, “Comin* Through the Rye.” It has often been illustrated by a waving field of rye, and the manufacturers of a celebrated brand of rye whiskey have used such an illustration show ing the lovers in a rye field. But the full significance of the song, accord ing to a writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is apparent after reading of the custom that estab lished a toll of kisses to be exacted from lassies who were met in cross ing the River Rye on stepping stones. ii ■*« <