Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 24, 1939 TODAY •" J ID** CALIFORNIA empire I have been traveling the length rnd breadth of California, for the f irst time in a good many years. Nobody can really know the United States until he has visited the Pa cific Coast. The country west of the Great Divide is an empire in itself. It could be separated com pletely from the rest of the nation and be self-sufficient and pros perous. It is not hard to under stand why Californians feel a love for their state such as few feel for any land. From the palm-fringed shores of the South to the pine-topped mountains of the north, Cali fornia has a variety of climate, of geography and of scenic beauty such as no other of the 48 states has. Its natural resources include everything from oil to oranges, from g^ain to gold. In the South, California’s climate in summer reminds me of that of Palm Beach -MEATS - TROY MARKET Specials Saturday , r Veal Steak Per Pound tww Roast 4 Qf* Per Pound 1 Stew 4 Cf% Per Pound — 1 Leg-0 -La mb 9 9 f* Per Pound tfcW Mutton Chops 9flf* Per Pound Mutton Roast 1 ftc Per Pound " TROY MARKET TROY, s. c: JACK GABLE, Prop. MASTER’S SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick, In The Court Of Common Pleas. Persuant to an Order and De cree of the Court in the case of Mrs. L. L. Wescott, Plaintiff, a r gainst Preston Finley and Mrs. Kate Morgan,_Defendants, I will sell to the last and highest bidder or bidders for cash at public auc tion in front of the Court House Door of McCormick County, S. C., on Salesday in September, the same being the 4th day of Sep tember, 1939, during the legal hours of sale, the following de scribed real estate, to-wit: ALL of those certain lots or par cels of land situate, lying and be ing in the Town and County of McCormick, South Carolina, one of which lots fronts Ninety Five <P5’) Feet on Maple Street and running back in a parallel shape One Hundred (100’) Feet to an alley and being bounded on the North-East by Maple Street; South-East by lands of Mattisons; South-West by an alley running through said block and on the North-West by Gold Street of the Town of McCormick, S. C. Said tract of land consists of lots No. 1, 2, 3 and a part of Lot No. 4, in Block “B” of the Town of Mc Cormick, S. C. , , ALSO: All of that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the Town and Coun ty of McCormick, S. C., fronting Fifty (50’) Feet on Maple Street of the Town of McCormick, S. C., and running thence back in a par allel shape for a distance of Two Hundred Twelve (212’) Feet to Cherry Street and bounded on the North-East by Cherry Street; South-East by lands of J. C. Brown; South-West by Maple Street and North-West by lot be longing to McCormick Building and Loan Association formerly and now by Miss Birdie Walker. As the Plaintiff has not sought and specifically waived the right to any deficiency judgment bid ding will close on the date of sale but as a requisite to the accep tance of any bid the Master will require of any bidder other than the Plaintiff or her Attorney a deposit of 10% of the amo , UI \t °f auch bid as evidence of good faith to be forfeited as liquidated damages should such bid not be complied with within five days from the date of such sale. Tne purchaser to pay the Master for papers and revenue s^^Ps* _ y P J. FRANK MATTISON, Master McCormick County, S. C. McCormick, S. C. August 10, 1939.—3w. or Miami in winter. Bright sun shine by day, but you’re likely to need a topcoat at night. In the country around San Francisco Bay one can expect rain almost every day, and straw hats appear only on the heads of tourists from the East. Not without reason does Cali fornia call itself the Golden State. ENGINEERS paradise With more and better raw ma terial to work on than could be found in any comparable area anywhere, California has for years been 1 a paradise for engi neers. Beginning with the gold mining area, which is still far from ended, technical men have been working wonders in Califor nia. The great tunnels and aque ducts in the south, bringing water from the mountains to irrigate the farms and turn turbines for electric power, are matched by the magnificent bridges across the Golden Gate and the Bay of San- Francisco in the north. Califor nians drill for oil in the bed of the ocean, and invented the curved drill which can tap oil de posits a mile away from the origi nal hole. The “caterpillar” tractor, most useful of agricultural implements, is a California invention. Scien tific agriculture and horticulture have a wider application in Cali fornia than, I believe, in any other state. I still maintain that Florida or anges and grapefruit are superior to the California products, but Florida could learn a lesson from California in the matter of marketing its citrus fruit. Every California orange is, in effect, personally conducted from tree to consumer. SCIENCE ....... advanced California is a scientific center *of world importance. The great telescope at Lick Observatory on Mount Wilson has been the medi um through which the greatest astronomical discoveries of all time have been made. Now the new 200-inch telescope, twice as large, is being built on Mount Palomar, near Los Angeles, and in a year or two we shall know more about the rest of the universe than we have ever known before. In every phase of scientific re search, many of the greatest lead ers are in California, working in the University of California and the California Institute of Tech nology, and attracting students and research workers from all the world. Here Luther Burbank did his great work in developing new kinds of fruits, vegetables and flowers; here the most penetrat ing research into the problems of human behavior and the working of the human mind has been done. Something in the California air seems to stimulate the thirst for knowledge. HOLLYWOOD work Movie fans from all over the world flock to Hollywood in the tourist season, hoping to get at least a glimpse, if not an auto graph, of one or more movie stars. Much bunk has been written a- bout the glamorous life of actors and actresses, and the fabulous salaries young men and women get for apparently doing nothing but play around. As a matter of fact, there are few people who work harder for their money than the movie folk. When a picture is being made, the glamour girls have to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning to start their hair-do s and make-up for the day’s work, which begins in the studio at 8. They work until 5 or 6 o’clock, on the set, and get to bed by 8 or 9. While a picture is in work they have no time for play. Between pictures the movie ac tors and actresses make up for lost time by having as gay a time as they know how. Those are short, brief intervals for the suc cessful ones. The discipline and demands of the studios do not permit of any sort of frivolous be havior while they are working on a picture. Not only tourists but residents are crazy about the movies. I went to a preview at the celebrated Chinese Theater in Hollywood a few days ago, and the streets were jammed for blocks with crowds watching for a glimpse of the stars as they arrived. The picture was “Stanley and Livingstone,” and when it comes to your theater don’t miss it. It is one of the most stirring pictures I have ever seen. Social Security Board STOPS ACCEPTING CLAIMS FOR LUMP-SUM OLD-AGE INSUR ANCE FROM WORKERS REACHING 65 YEARS OF AGE. Congressional approval of a bill amending the Social Security Act caused the Social Security Board to stop accepting claims for lump sum old-age insurance benefits from wage earners now reaching 65, according to Miss Martha Pressly, Manager of the Green wood Field Office. Under the re vised program such workers have an opportunity to get . lifetime monthly benefits. These benefits will become payable on January 1, 1940, instead of in 1942, as scheduled in the original law. Commenting on these changes, Miss Pressly said: “Termination of the payment of lump-sum benefits, up to now payable to workers at age 65, is the only revision of the old-age insurance program to take effect simultaneously when the amend ments are signed by the President. The new and liberalized plan, while discontinuing this kind of benefit, enables all workers in covered employment—regardless of whether they reach 65 before or after 1940—to receive monthly benefits if they meet a few simple requirements. “Our estimates indicate that approximately 485,000 persons past 65 will be entitled to monthly benefits in 1940, and that the benefits payable during the year wiU exceed $110,000,000. This total includes payments to retired wage earners, plus the additional benefits which the amended plan provides for wives and dependent children of retired workers, and for the widows, orphans, or de pendant parents of workers who die.” Pointing out that the amended act makes it possible for the worker to continue building wage credits after age 65, Miss Pressly said: “This means that the work er now continues to build up old- age insurance wage* credits re gardless of his age, as long as he remains in employment covered by the program.” Discontinuance of claims re ceipts does not apply to death benefits, also made in the form of lump sums under the original law. Such payments to the relatives or estates of wage earners who die before 1940 will be continued. Monthly ‘survivors’ benefits, pro vided by the new law, become ef fective under it on January 1, 1940. Widows, orphans, or de pendent parents of workers who die after that date may receive such benefits within the terms of the revised plan. X outer edge put a border of tiny new potatoes rolled in minced parsely. Next add a row of string beans, then diced beets. In the very center put some flowerettes of cauliflower and sprinkle with grated cheese. Around the cauli flower put halves of sweet green peppers filled with com cut from the cob, cooked and mixed with cream. Allow one-half pepper for each person to be served. Fill in spaces between the peppers and cauliflower with green peas or baby lima beans. Maybe a word or two about the care of the plank won’t come amiss. A good, heavy plank should last a lifetime, growing more and more indispensable with the years. Heat a new plank in a very hot oven until it begins to smoke. Then, rub well with suet or other fat and heat again. Always heat your plank and rub it with fat before using. Clean the plank by rubbing it well with paper, and then wash in hot, clear water. Dry quickly in the sun. APOfRM WPMfN Dr. m 'lCMaffett President of the Notional Federation of Bosineee and Profeaaional Wo men’s Clubs, Inc. - COTTON - 1939 We cordially invite you call on us whenever we can serve you in any way. We make loans on growing crops during the summer, also, liberal advances on cotton placed on storage with us in our Government approved warehouses. We store cotton and issue Government approved warehouse receipts. Also, place cotton in Government loan for customers when in structed to do so. All cotton enroute to us is covered by Insurance by fire insurance and flood insurance. Personal attention given to all business entrusted to us. POPE & FLEMING, INC. W. H. SAUL, Prest., Cotton Factors 721 Reynolds St., Augusta, Ga. References, our customers and Ga. R. R. Bank & Trust Cv*. “Re^id ’Em and Reap” OUR ADS I Author of Sister Mary’s Kitchen I. " Tr ~ August — and gardens teeming with vegetables that offer a direct challenge to the ingenuity of cooks. We like to use lots of vege tables in the summer, but we like new ways of serving them, too. Try planking vegetables for a porch or garden dinner, only in summer I like to call it supper— it seems to sound cooler. To go back to planked vegeta bles. One great advantage in the plank is that it keeps foods hot. Another advantage is that you can use a great variety of vegetables which permits each person to choose his favorites. Dish washing is saved by having all the vegetables in one serving dish. Since you have a variety, smaller amounts of each vegetable are needed, with the result thai you can combine plentiful with scarce ones, thereby using u small quantities that might othei - wise go begging. Choose and arrange your vegc- | tables with an eye to their colo Each vegetable must be cookc • j separately before arranging o n the plank. Heat the plank thoroughly, ani rub it well with fat. Then fill it with vegetables and put in a het oven for ten to fifteen minute . Brush all the vegetables with melted butter after they are put on the plank, so that they will glaze and brown a bit in the oven. Here is a suggestion for a plank ed vegetable meal. Around the A long step forward has been made by the publication of a list of one thousand women lawyers in the country and telling something about them, according to Judge Florence E. Allen, of the United States Circuit Court of Appeal. As far back as a hundred years ago, women were not allowed to study or to practice law, but for almost two decades now they have been winning their places in the field and have made excellent rec ords as counselors, advocates, members of important govern mental boards and judges. * * * Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin is the only woman member of the Civil Service Commission and re ceives a salary of more than $8,- 000. She lived in Tennessee be fore taking up her residence in Washington, D. C., and was used to official life, her husband hav ing been a member of Congress. * * * Women working on industrial and commercial jobs in New York State received an annual wage of $676 as against $1,211 paid to men, according to social security figures for 1937. * * * Sylvia Mendes Cajado, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the founder and editor of the magazine “Hoje,” which, translated, means “Today.” * * * The cartoons by Anne Mergen, which appeared in the Miami Daily News, played an important part in the recall of city commis sioners campaign which won for her paper a Pulitzer gold medal for meritorious public service. * * * Miss Dorothy A. Heneker, Ge neva representative of the Inter national Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, has been elected to the Royal In stitute of International Affairs at Chatham House, London. * * * Maria A. Frasca, a recently ap pointed member of the New York City Parole Board, will sit on the board for the next ten years and help fix the indeterminate sen tences that com§ to the board at the rate of about 2,700 a month. Pigeon Breeding Test South Carolina pigeon breeders will be interested in the an nouncement that a pigeon breed ing test will he held at Millville, New Jersey, conducted by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, says John W. Matthews, assistant extension poultryman. Any pigeon breeder is eligible for the test, which will run for 51 consecutive weeks, beginning Oc tober 1. Entries shall consist of six pairs of mated pigeons. Winnings will be determined by the total weight of squabs produced by the pairs in the pen during the year. Pigeon breeders who wish to enter birds in the contest may obtain an entry blank and complete in formation from C. S. Platt, Col lege Farm, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Optometrist & Eyesight Specialist DR. J. C. TTNLEY HAS MOVED HIS OFFICE TO 214 12th ST. AUGUSTA, GA. WHERE HE WILL BE BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER TO SERVE YOU. FOR HEALTH, COMFORT YOUR HOME SHOULD BE INSECT-PROOF Better See About Your Requirements Today. —All our work done by skilled craftsmen. SCREEN MESH, SCREEN FRAMES, SCREEN REPAIRS — See — ALBERT HADDLESEY, SR. 1949 Jefferson Davis Avenue AUGUSTA, GA. Phone 4m BSE * We Doze But Never Close RALPH FENDER’S GARAGE 24 Hour Service AXLES & CHASSIS STRAIGHTENED COLD IN CARS BODY AND FENDER WORK Phone 937 15th And MilledgeriHie Road Augusta, Ga. OPEN. FILLING STHT10N • ) I have opened a filling station at the old stand next door to my store on Upper Main Street and solicit a share of your patronage. Gas, Oils, Washing and Lubricating. G. L. SHARPTON Upper Main Street, McGjjjjnick, S. C. D » frn—fll 1 m JESTER’S CASH SERVICE STATION You can get service night ancl day. Stop by and give us a trial. We carry a full line of Groceries and Fresh Meats. . . Hot Lunches and Cold Drinks. Sanitary, and a good place to stopw Located 2 miles from McCormick on Greenwood Highway. 1 1NSI8N $1.2S cZ7hGek6o& POCKET AND WRIST WATCHES *1.00 to *3.95 ALARM CLOCKS *1.00 to *2.95 LOOK FOR ON THE DIAL THEY WOULD READ YOUR AD TOO, IF IT APPEARED HERE