Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ 4 /i MeCORMTCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 11, 1938 UcCORMlCK MESSENGER rablished Every Thursday published June ft, ISftft EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Mc- Chrmlck. S. C.. as mail matter of ftMo aeeond class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 ■fat Months .75 Three Months .50 Says Forest Farming Simple, Profitable i demson, Aug. 6.—By stocking 'woodland and idle crop land with 'valuable, thrifty trees, and by in vesting a small amount of spare time in protecting and helping these trees to grow to best advan- j tage. South Carolina farmers can greatly benefit themselves and «an, at the same time, increase the general prosperity of their ’comnranities and of the state as at whole, by means of forest farm- | tng ( says Donald R. Brewster,' forester of the Clemson College Extension Service. I IS has been estimated that the cultural woods work' required to produce a maximum harvest of valuable pine timber, starting with j the reforestation of open land by, planting, will average less than one hour per acre per year, Mr. Brewster explains. This includes the work of preparing the site said planting the trees, .weeding and pruning the young stand, vnarting the trees to be removed in periodic thinnings to give the better trees room to expand, and the high grade trees of She final stand for selective har vesting as they reach a mature siae and rate of growth. “It is thus apparent that, spare \ ±im*> spent on woodland cultural work has a high earning power in the creation of future timber values. From $1.00 to $10.00 per boar is easily possible”, the for ester says. "This forest farming is compara tively simple and easy to under stand. It is merely applied com mon sense and requires neither technical training nor expensive equipment. The timber crop does not ordinarily require cultivation nor is fertilizer necessary. Once started, forest trees need less at tention than any other farm crop. Any farmer can obtain advice und assistance in undertaking a j well planned program of timber- ^growing on his woodlands and idle crop lands by applying to the .state Extension Service, through bis county agent. txt Tariff Revision Urged By Derrick 'Columbia, S. C., July 30.—Down ward revision of the tariff was died as a necessary step toward solution, of the South's economic problems by Dr. S. M. Derrick, professor of economics at the Uni versity of South Carolina, in a statement prepared recently for the Associated Press. - ) In a dispatch published in The Mew York Times, Doctor Derrick’s statement, hi which he outlined a five-point program for economic' recovery in the section, was fea- turedL Several other Southern ec one mists were quoted. Doctor Derrick said that nation al prosperity is impossible while low wealth and low income pre- | vail in Southeast. His five- point program included: “1. Modification of the tariff xates downward. The high pro- j feetive tariffs have for years ex-| acted a heavy tribute from South ern people. I “2. Continuation of the policy of subsidizing agriculture to offset the disadvantage to agriculture twipnwiiii by the tariff. "ft. Continued and increased Federal expenditures for soil and forest conservation. “4. Adjustment of freight rates to put the South on a parity with other areas. “ft. Federal support of educa-. lion." He also pointed out that, “in w»»fcing wage adjustments in the latanw, national authorities must recognize that it costs as much to live in the South as in the North.” Doctor Derrick’s recommenda tion concerning the tariff was efted in an editorial in The Balti more Sun and received favorable comment there. Chevrolet- Change in Sales Trend Detroit, Mich., July 29.—A change in the normal sales trend was established by the Chevrolet Motor Division during the first twenty days of July when an in crease in both new car and used car sales was registered over thos£ of June, according to figures released today by William E. Holler, general sales manager of Chevrolet. The new car sales increase was 7% while the used car sales in crease was 14.8. The normal trend is usually down approximately ten per cent for new car sales in July as com pared with June. For the first 20-day period of July, Chevrolet dealers sold 29,858 new cars as against 27,936 for the same period in June. A decrease in used car stocks of nearly 16,000 was established by Chevrolet dealers during the first 20-day period of July as the total sale of used cars for the period reached 86,654 as against 75,484 during the same period in June. “When there is an increase in new car sales, it generally follows that used car stocks show an in crease,” said Mr. Holler. “The Chevrolet dealers not only changed the normal July sales trend as against that of June for\ new cars but were able to mer chandise used cars so ably that they decreased their stocks 5,900 in the first 10 days and over 10,- 000 the second 10 days.” diphtheria and typhoid fever. The local physicians conduct the prenatal and well baby clinics, they also assist with other work when called upon. O. D. Garvin, District Health Director. 165 against j ANNOUNCEMENT Tuberculosis X-Ray Clinic Held In County Dr. John M. Preston, State Tuberculosis Clinician, and his Technician, Mr. Nobles, assisted by the personnel of the McCor mick County Health Department, Miss Gertrude McGrath, nurse, Miss Lillian Sanders, Secretary, and Mrs. Olive C. Sheridan, Field nurse of the S. C. T. B. Association, held two X-Ray knd chest clinics at De la Howe State School on the 27th and 28th of July. Fourteen white and twenty-one colored wore given complete chest examination and x!-Rayed. Diag nosis were as follows: minimal pulmonary 5, pulmonary 1 and calcification of primary complex 11. This work to curb tuberculosis in McCormiCk County was made possible through the sale of Christmas seals last year. J. Fred Buzhardt, Chairman, is to be con gratulated upon the results of last year’s sale. Narrative Report Of The Work Done By The McCormick County Health De partment For The Year Ending July 1, 1938. 23 pre-natal and well baby clinics have been held with 245 prenatals examined and 258 infant and pre-school children. In addi tion 951 home visits were made. 8 classes for midwives were taught during the year with an attend ance of 114. There are 27 mid wives registered and one license has been revoked. School inspections and exami nations totaled 1536. A number of follow up visits were made to school children because of defec tive eyes, skin condition and wOnsils. Numerous cases of indigent ill ness were investigated, instruc tions ?.nd demonstrations given. 11 orthooedic cases were assign ed to Dr. White’s clinic in Green ville and treated. 2 hare lip and cleft palate children were assigned and treated by Dr. Carpenter in Greenville. 1 feeble minded child was placed in State Institute for Feeble Minded. 165 wassermanns and 110 g. c. smears were sent to State Labora tory. 16 W. P. A. Lunch Servers, 22 N. Y. A. Workers and 23 4-H Club girls were given complete physical examination. Two tuberculosis clinics were held with 78 chest examinations, 152 tuberculin tested, 3 fluroscoped and 60 X-Rayed. 4 people were admitted to State Park Sanator ium for treatment. 606 / people were immunized against smallpox, 152 against No Fixed Amount Can Be Paid Applicants For Old Age Assis tance, Say Public Welfare Department Columbia, Aug. 6.—Inquiries reaching the Department of Pub lic Welfare indicate a widespread impression that it is possible un der the Social Security law to pay all applicants for old age assis tance $30 per month, of which the federal government would pay one-half. Neither $30 per month nor any other fixed amount can be paid to all applicants for old age assis tance. The Social Security Board will not match any grant that is not * based on individual need. There is no known method of demonstrating that all applicants for old age assistance need the. same amount. There is no old age pension pro vided either by the State of South Carolina or by the federal gov ernment. What is provided under the social security, law is assis tance for needy persons over 65, and only what is needed in addi tion to what they may receive from other sources can be paid as old age assistance. As a matter of fact, there is only one state in the Union which makes an average grant of as much as $30 to recipients of old age assistance. That state is Cali fornia, where the average grant in May of this year was $32.53, of which the state paid $17.53 and the government $15.00. The state having the next highest average is Massachusetts, with $28.04. Both Georgia and North Carolina have laws permitting the payment of maximum grants of $30 and yet- in both North Carolina and Geor gia average payments in May were less than those in South Carolina, Georgia’s being $9.37, North Carolina’s being $9.48, and South Carolina’s $10.71. This office is also frequently asked to estimate the amount of money that would be required of the state “to pay the old people $30 per month.” While the infor mation above set out shows that it is impossible under the law to make a flat grant of $30 per month, or any other amount, it may be of interest to estimate the amount that would be neces sary if $30 per month could be paid to each person over 65 years old in South Carolina. The Cen sus Bureau estimates that there are 62,300 persons over 65 in South Carolina. To pay each of these $30 per month would require $22,428,000, of which the State would be required to provide $10,- 653,300, if this flat amount could be paid under the Social Security Act. If $30 per month could be paid to all persons in South Carolina who received old age assistance in July, and to those estimated to be added from applications pending August 1, the amount re quired would be $9,522,000 of which the State would have to provide $4,522,950 for a full year. However, since the law does not permit the payment of any fixed amount to all applicants for old age assistance these estimates are of no practical value. Moves Made I A*.. _•*( ! At Carolina Columbia, S. C., July 30.—Stu dent cooperative enterprises of the University of South Carolina, in cluding canteen, bookstore, post- office, etc., will be moved to the new Student Union building be fore the opening of the autumn term. WPA funds have been used to fit the basement of the new build ing for the cooperative enterprises, most of which have been housed in Legare college. John A. Chase, Jr., dean of ad ministration, said that the space vacated would be occupied by the school of journalism and the de partments of history and political science. Replying to letters of inquiry from my friends, whom I have served for optometric needs in the past, as to fahen I will return to McCormick County, I can only say that my continued ill health prevents my returning to my work. It is, however, a pleasure to refer my friends to Drs. Odom-Gore & Associates, with main offices in Greenville that have been estab lished for more than thirty years, a branch office in Seneca and recently a new office has been opened in Greenwood to better serve the good people of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick and Salu da Counties. You now have near you, in the Hodges Building at Greenwood, one of the most modern equipped offices, con ducted by gentlemen with a repu tation of more than thirty years of service to humanity’s eye needs. If I have done anyone a favor by writing this note, I shall feel happy. I take this method of in forming my former friends of ~ny condition. Hoping to be able to serve you some day. DR. L. C. BRANYON. Greenville, S. C. Experience Service Facilities Those are the Important things In measuring the wortta of a funeral director, and should be borne In mind when you have bccaslon to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there Is no additional charge for service oat of town J. S. STROM Main Street r McCormick, a. C. * * 9 / / /“T" * B£ SURS TO GET AN AJAriMCA’S STANDARD TIME! Y—l: A..: V// -- m&m r MI ^ 'o ■ Get trustworthy time la a smart Ingersoll watch. Yankee is the smallest and thinnest pocket watch at % 1.50. Chi <<mc> plated rase, clear numerals, unbreak* aide crystal. Strom’s Drug Store Phone 95 McCormick, S. U. “Wish you were here — going more places, seeing more things, having more fun, and saving lots more money. Typical One-Way Fares: \ Greenville _ Asheville Knoxville Greenwood __ .60 Los Angeles _ 35.60 2.80 4.65 Augusta $ .98 Richmond 6.90 Abingdon 5.25 Washington 7.98 Bristol 4.90 Big Extra Savings on Round Trips QUND i. * Farm Conservation Proves Effective mu iiIPpi SnwmKs fwl Ao COME-BACK AS raiLD LIKE IT: lb THE ONE I VI ELL VJH0 KEEPS THE HOME FIRES l> AND FIX BURNING- ^ f THE FURHACEj IT*> OUT/ y EXPERIENCE As You’d Like It: In the school of dry- cleaning experience, many people have learned that ‘‘cheap” dry cleaning of ten turns out to be the most expensive. Don’t risk fading, shrinking, or injury — send your gar ments to the Greenwood Cleaners and he SAFE! Our SERVICE is Court eous and Dependable. Greenwood Dry Cleaning Co. SPENCER GLASGOW, Rep. Insurance Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. i&jjjg: Wm ■iii m- *&> Looking at the agricultural prob lem in the Couth Carolina Pied mont from the modem “point of view.” The two aerial pictures shown above illustrate the eifec- tiveness of conservation farming practices such as terracing, contour sS;::3gg& - j cultivation, and strip cropping. Compare the land protected by these practices in the lower picture, showing a portion of the J. W. Gaston farm near Duncan,' S. C., with the eroded appearance of the land in the picture shown above it. Severely Eroded Land Being Retired mmi imi South Carolina farmers are re tiring thousands of acres of steep and severely eroded land to trees to control erosion and provide a profitable use from land that can not safely nor profitably be culti vated. The picture above, left, shows young pines recently set out on a severely eroded area. The center picture shows the height of a stand of eight-year-old pines. Shown on the right is an area of woodland on which the farmer is carrying out recommended wood land management methods. Pro- ; tection from fire and grazing and the use of proper culling and thin ning methods will provide a con- tinuous supply of wood products for the farmer and continuous pro tection for the land. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta, Qa f’ • BEAUTIFUL' ' 7 Natural -1 ooking FALSE TEETH 1 OWfcST PRICES v - St NO NO MONEY AIL— ’IT* KITS Dental Plate* tot men and woaawt — frooa laapraaaiooa taken In raw ham*. DATS Thooaaada of plaaaed natron*. MON BY* trial UNITED STATCS DKMTAL COMPANY Oa»t. a-A IMS MWw—fcaa Ava. Clnoaga, m.