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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1938
From the Hearts of a Sturdy People
Comes a New and Finer Gainesville
ville' and congratulating it .on its rebuilding. Below — Albert Hardy,
Gainesville publisher, is inspecting the new Roosevelt monument situ
ated in the public square and dedicated Wednesday to the President's
honor.—Photo Courtety of The Atlanta Journal.
Gainesville Hails
Nation's Chief
Executive
BY ROBERT O’KELLEY
Through Lanier’s immortal val
leys of Hall treked thousands last
Wednesday to the Queen City of
"the Mountains to pay tribute to a
people who had rebuilt a city “along
sounder lines/* and chief among
them was the president of the
United States who smiled his fa
mous smile and praised a fine
people for their “courage and un
selfish co-operation.”
The occasion was the dedication
of Roosevelt Square, the center-
piece of the New Gainesville, Gor-
gia, rebuilt from the ruins left in
the wake of Georgia’s most horrible
tornado disaster less than two
years ago.
The President Speaks
"Ttys celebration, the outward
and visible commemoration of the
re-birth of Gainesville, is more than
m symbol of the fine courage which
has made it possible for the city to
come back after it was in great
part destroyed by the tornado of
1936.
“These ceremonies touch the in
terest and life of the whole nation
because they typify a citizenship
which is latent in the American
character but which too often re
mains quiescent and too seldom
expresses itself.
"You were not content to clear
away the debris which I myself
saw as I passed through Gaines
ville a couple of days after the dis
aster. You were not content with
rebuilding along the lines of the
old community. You were not con
tent with throwing yourselves on
the help which could .be given to
you by your state and by the fed
eral government. ^
“On the contrary, you determined
in the process of rebuilding to elim
inate old conditions of which you
were not proud; to build a better
city; to replace congested areas
with parks; to move human beings
from slums to suburbs.
"For this you, the citizens of
Gainesville, deserve all possible
praise."
Picturesque Crowd
Never before in the history of
Georgia had such a crowd as this
gathered with such a common pur
pose or with so nearly the same
feeling as did this crowd at Gaines
ville. Down from the mountains of
north Georgia came the roughly
clad, hardy mountaineer mingling
shoulder to shoulder and heart to
heart with the polished gentry from
the cities of the state as both stood
together admiring the courage and
indomitable spirit of a people who
could, from the ashes of a fallen
city, in two small years rebuild It
to stand more firmly and more
beautiful than ever as the “Queen
City of the Mountains."
The celebration in Gainesville,
like all large gatherings, drew its
quota of venders who harangued
the pqople to buy their wares which
ranged from balloons and climb
ing monkeys to all the new-fangled
gadgets that beset the marts today.
Slightly more than a hundred feet
from where the President spoke,
a medicine show was in full selling
swing and enterprising youngsters
who had fashioned improvised drink
stands in front yards did a land
office business throughout the day.
Crowd Awaits
President’s Arrival
All was in readiness at the rail
way station two hours before the
arrival of the President. The offi
cial cars were drawn up in line
for the parade, military units stood
ready and cavalry units had been
stationed along the line of march
that had been roped off for the
parade.
For several minutes after the
train stopped at the depot the crowd
waited for the President to appear.
Meanwhile secret service men had
alighted and spread around the
President’s coach at the rear of the
train. Colonel Marvin McIntyre
appeared at the coach’s platform
and waved to the crowd. The 21-
gun salute came to an end and the
President came onto the platform.
A slow drizzling rain began as
the President was escorted to his
waiting car and the long parade
through the business and residen
tial section of Gainesville began.
The rain lasted only a short time
and the tour of the city was fin
ished in comfort.
A short while later the President
reached the Roosevelt Square
speaking stand and the ceremonies
were under way.
"At long last the happy day Is
here," said Chairman Dunlap as
he introduced the Rev. Robert L.
Russell, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church, who delivered the in
vocation.
Governor Rivers
Says Welcome
"In the name of those who have
shared in the benefits of the gov
ernment, the aged, the farmers,
the home owners of the state,
and on the part of our state that Is
for the President 100 per cent, I
extend a heartfelt welcome, ad
miration and honor," so said the
Governor of Georgia as he wel
comed the nations chief executive
to the state and to the celebration.
ROOSEVELT WARNS
OF FEUDAL SYSTEM
Standing in Gainesville’s public
square, just dedicated to his honor.
President Roosevelt on Wednesday
accused his political opponents of
advocating a feudal system so
closely allied to fascism that the
ill-fed, ill-clad and ill-housed one-
third of the American people should
never expect any relief if their phil
osophy should prevail.
- "The nation will never get on the
road to recovery if we leave the
processs of recovery to those who
owned the government of the United
States from 1921 to 1933," he said.
Making a strong plea for his na
tional wage and hour legislation in
the South where are located some
of his bitterest opponents of the
measure, he said further:
“Georgia and the lower South
may Just as well face facts. The
purchasing power of the millions
of Americans in this whole area is
far too low. Most men and women
who work for wages in this area get
wages which are far too low.”
The chief executive warned the
South that factories cannot sell to
stores that have no customers.
"I speak of the workers in the
bottom third of our population—
millions of them who cannot afford
a suit of clothes," he emphasized.
“I speak also of millions of oth
er workers who are so under
employed and so under-paid that
the burden of their poverty affects
the little business men and the
millionaire himself."
WHAT TO EAT
and WHY ★
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4jou.± ton (foudite
Describes the Precious
MINERAL SALTS
That You Must Have in Order to Build
Strong Bones, Sound Teeth, Healthy
Nerves, Rich Red Blood
By C. HOUSTON GOUDlSS
6 East 39th Street. New York.
T HE human body is often compared to a machine, but it is
far more wonderful, far more complex, than the most in
tricate machine ever designed to rim without stopping, day
in and day out,for upwards of 70 years,is also a fully equipped
chemical laboratory. For if a chemist should grind a man to
bits and analyze the pieces, he,^, ;
would find at least 18 chemical
elements, and possibly traces
of several others.
In addition to oxygen, carbon,
hydrogen and nitrogen, the body
contains a wide variety of mineral
materials, which are necessary to
its proper functioning—and even
to life itself. The list includes
calcium, phosphorus, potassium,
sulphur, sodium, chlorine, magne
sium, iron, manganese, iodine and
copper. All these substances must
be furnished to the growing child
—through food and drink—and
generous amounts must also be
supplied daily in the diet of adults,
to replace the minerals that are
constantly being used up.
★ ★ ★
*
Minerals Necessary to Lite
^lt is vitally important that the home
maker should understand the function
of these various salts and where they
can be found. For if certain minerals
are lacking in the body, the heart will
stop beating. Without others, the bones
cannot form properly. Still others are
responsible for the rich red blood that
makes the difference between a healthy
person and a sickly one. Laboratory
experiments have proved that if you
leave out the smallest trace of the
mineral known as manganese, you de
stroy the love of a mother for her
child. And nutritionists—but unfortu
nately not mothers—are well aware
that less than a thousandth of an ounce
of iodine makes all the difference be
tween a normal man and an imbecile.
★ ★ ★
Calcium-—Captain of Minerals
Calcium deserves its ranking
position as the captain of the min
erals, because it builds the bones,
or body framework. And the bony
skeleton is to the human being
what steel is to a building. Cal
cium is also the chief constituent
of the teeth and upon healthy
teeth rests the health of the diges
tive system and, in turn, the en
tire body. For food tha^is improp
erly masticated is imperfectly di
gested and fails to nourish prop
erly.
About 99 per cent of the calcium
in the body is found in the teeth
and bones. If the body does not
receive an adequate supply of this
mineral in pre-natal life and dur
ing the growing years, the bones
will be porous, distorted and eas
ily broken, and the teeth will de
velop cavities and eventually may
fall out.
In addition to being the princi
pal material for making and
maintaining the bones and teeth,
calcium increases the strength
and pulsations of the heart and
helps the blood coagulate in case
of injury, thus keeping you and
your loved ones from bleeding to
death. That is why an extra sup
ply of calcium is fed to patients
just before an operation.
★ ★ ★
Calcium Builds Will Power
There is a close relationship be
tween calcium and sound, healthy
nerves. And this precious sub
stance likewise helps us to con
centrate mentally—it strengthens
our will power—and assists us in
acquiring that “do or die” attitude
toward life, which is essential in an
age when we must all struggle or
go under.
Yet despite its importance, it is
estimated by that outstanding au
thority, Henry C. Sherman, Pro
fessor* of Nutrition at Teachers
College, Columbia University, that
one-half of the American people—
even those with plenty of money—
are literally starving for calcium,
because they do not know the food
sources of this vitally important
mineral. *
★ ★ ★
Where to Obtain Calcium
The foremost sources of calcium
are milk and cheese, which is
milk in concentrated form. It is
chiefly to provide adequate cal
cium that homemakers must fol
low the rule of a quart of milk
daily for every child, and a pint
for each adult.
Vegetables, such as spinach, let
tuce, celery, asparagus, string
beans, cabbage, carrots and cauli
flower are also a good supple
mentary source of calcium. And
some fruits, such as oranges, figs,
strawberries and bananas like
wise supply significant amounts.
Indispensable Phosphorus
Like calcium, phosphorus is re
quired by the body in relatively
large amounts, and like calcium,
it is especially important in the
diet of children, because it is de
posited in the bones, along with
calcium, as calcium phosphate.
Phosphorus is indispensable for
all the active tissues in the body
and plays an important part in
regulating the neutrality of the
blood. It can be obtained from
whole grain cereals, eggs, dried
beans, cheese, lean meats, and
root and leafy vegetables.
★ ★ ★
Iron—King Pin of Them All
But measured in terms of food essen
tials, iron is king pin of them all. It
is the supreme element in nutrition
because it is necessary for the forma
tion of the hemoglobin or red pigment
in. the blood. And it is the hemoglobin
which carries purifying oxygen to every
cell in the body. Recently, it has been
discovered that copper is required for
the proper utilization of iron.
“Red blooded” is a term un
derstood by everyone to denote
health and strength, and it is iron
that makes us red blooded. When
your children grow pale and list
less, lose their pep and lack ap
petite, it is likely that they are
starving for iron. If you become
short of breath and “pant” when
going up hill, or upstairs, even
though there is nothing wrong
with your heart or lungs, the
chances are that there is insuffi
cient red pigment in the blood—
not enough to take up an adequate
supply of oxygen and carry it to
the millions of cells throughout
the body.
There is no excuse for cheating
yourself or your children of a full
measure of iron, for this mineral
can easily be obtained from liver,
egg yolk, whole grain cereals, mo
lasses, dried fruits, dried peas and
beans, nuts, lean meats and green
vegetables.
★ ★ ★
Iodine—Molder of Men
Almost everyone has heard that
iodine is the mineral which helps
to prevent that disfiguring en
largement of the neck, known as
simple goiter. But few people re
alize that it is the principal con
stituent of thyroxin, secretion of
the thyroid gland, and that the
thyroid functions normally only
when sufficient iodine is available.
A wide variety of physiological
disorders have been laid to iodine
hunger. Obesity is frequently the
result of thyroid disturbance. Spe
cialists contend that stubborn skin
diseases are associated with dis
orders of this gland. Many people
are accused of laziness who are
really suffering from thyroid de
ficiency. And competent authori
ties claim that the thyroid like
wise influences mental make-up
and emotional tendencies.
Iodine is found chiefly in sea
food and in fruits and vegetables
grown near the sea. In inland
regions, where soil and water are
poor in iodine, health authorities
frequently add it to the drinking
water. And the use of iodized salt
is also recommended. By these
simple measures, thousands of
growing children can be saved
from the disastrous results of io
dine deficiency.
In general, it can be said that if
the minerals calcium, phosphorus,
iron and iodine are supplied in
adequate amounts, the other min
erals will be automatically fur
nished.
But every homemaker should make
Breakfast Foods
Mass production of popular
brands of breakfast foods to
meet the demand created by
advertising has greatly re
duced the price of many of the
advertised brands. The sale of
these foods adds materially to
the demand and consumption
of farm products in the United
States.
An Invaluable Aid
To the Housewife
T N THIS issue you will find the
4 fourth of the series of arti
cles written by C. Houston
Goudiss, famous food expert
whose books, radio talks and
lectures have made him known
all over the country.
In this article Mr. Goudiss dis
cusses the vitally important subject,
“Mineral Salts.” He shows the ne
cessity of these materials in the diet,
and their relation to the building of
a strong heart, healthy nerves, rich
red blood, strong bones and sound
teeth. He also gives the food sources
of these salts.
Read each one of these arti
cles as they appear weekly in
this newspaper. They will
prove invaluable to the. house
wife in assisting her to keep the
entire family mentally and
physically fit.
it her solemn responsibility to provide
these four in abundance. For only in
that way can you insure optimal growth
in children, develop vigorous health in
adults, and maintain the highest pos
sible tone of every organ in the body,
© WNU—C. Houston Goudiss—1938.
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Where Character Shows
Character is what you are in
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