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I '■w v r-v ’ McCORMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday; May 2, 19io ‘ Xr'ir'. Vfr VcCORMICK MESSENGER Pablfshed Every Thursday f established June 5, 1M1 \: BDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Rtcred at the Post Office at Me- Cermick, S. C., as mall matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Stz Months .75 Three Months HO Cotton Mattress Plan Simple In Operation Clemson, April 20.—“With a big surplus of cotton in this country much interest centers in the use of some of this cotton to improve xhe living conditions of farm fami lies that are in need of cotton products”, says D. W. Watkins, director of the Extension Service. “The cotton mattress-making program is an important step in this direction”, Mr. Watkins con tinues, “for it aims to put a cotton product into the hands of families that cannot buy it and thus to consume some cotton that would not otherwise be 'consumed.” A progress report from ’ Sumter county agents states that every thing worked fine at Dalzell when the state’s first mattress-making center started on Monday, April 3.5. Another mattress center was launched at Lone Oak on Tuesday and the work then went on to five other points already organized. Two Sumter county communities Ihave also requested organization for mattress making and the ex tension agents feel the job can •soon be done. The plan, available for any county, is a simple one: 1. The Government makes sur plus cotton available. 2. A rural family is eligible for Examination For Postmaster Here WAIHiNCTOH Hi i . Washington, May 1.—The de velopments resulting from Ger many’s seizure of Denmark, its in- An open competitive examina tion to fill the vacancy in the position of postmaster in this city has been announced by the United States Civil Service Commission at the request of the Postmaster General. Receipt of applications to close May 10, 1940. In order to be eligible for the examination, an applicant must in •• aay out CLAUSSEN’S BREAD vasion of Norway and threats a- I be a citizen of the United States, gainst Sweden, coupled with the must have actually resided within possibility of the German capture the delivery of this post office, or of Holland and with it the im- within the city or town in which mensely wealthy Dutch East In- the office is located, for at least dies, have brought the war and its one year immediately preceding possible effects upon the United the date fixed for close of receipt States back to the fore-front of of applications, must be in good political discussion. physical condition, and within the The United States is not going prescribed age limits. Both men to get into or take any part in and women are admitted this war to save anybody else’s Under the terms of an Act of property, under any circumstances. Congress, approved June 25, 1938, That can be set down as fixed and the Civil Service Commission will definite. If Germany and Japan, certify the names of the highest or either of them, can seize the three qualified eligibles to the Dutch East Indies, the United Postmaster General who shall States, as official Washington thereupon submit the name of the views the situation today, will not one selected to the President for make a move to stop them. nomination. Confirmation by the For that matter, we probably Senate is the final action, would not make a move to stop Applicants will be required to the seizure of the Philippines by assemble in an examination room Japan. The Philippines asked us for written tests, and will also be for their freedom and we gave it rated their education, business to them a few years ago, with only or professional experience, general a few slender strings attached, qualifications and suitability. The Washington, with its ear to the Civil Service Commission will make ground, does not hear even a an impartial inquiry among repre whisper of a public demand that sentative patrons of the office, we ought to go to war with any- both men and women, concerning body to save the Philippines. the experience, ability, and char- The same goes for our assumed acter of each applicant, and the interest in China. Nobody who evidence thus secured will be con- represents any important body of sidered in determining the ratings public sentiment believes that to be assigned to the applicants, there is any justification now or The Commission is not interested likely to be in the future for get- in the political, religious, or fra- ting into a scrap with Japan. ternal affiliations of any appli- Yet the war talk will not down. cant. It is becoming more apparent Full information and application every day that there is a genuine forms may be obtained at the post war propaganda movement under office in this city, or from the way and doing some effective work United States Civil Service Com- in the national capital. Just why mission, Washington, D. C. Appli- anybody either wants this country cations must be on file in this r,*6 Yes—every day, Claussefi’s special Freshness Patrol inspect* bread on dealers’ shelves . . , removes and replaces any but the freshest loaves—assures you a constant supply of fresh Claussen’s Bread at all times. Day in... day out, C.L.A. USSEN’S keeps a dependable supply of fresh bread at your grocer’s. Ask your grocer for fresh Claussen’s Bread. He’s a member of Claus sen’s Freshness Patrol, too. Order Claussen’s Bread today. m Alt I m Uo i n tree cotton and ticking for one mattress if the family income is ! to go to war, or wants to scare the I Commission’s office at Washing less than $400 per year when one-, American people into the belief ton, D. C., not later than the date lialf is derived from the farm. that somebody is going to make specified at the head of the an- 3. The cotton is made available war on us,.is not easy to see at | nouncement toy the county Triple A committee, fir st glance. It takes a bit of dig- ======== which also certifies the families g in g in the inner labyrinth of poli- C0 „ 0 . • Qll - +V , QTY , entitled to the mattresses. tics to find even a plausible reason. ° f 4. Through community organi- 1 Delleve ln lact> most or tnem nation workrooms will be provided War Talk Originators know it isn’t so. But it is hard to USED CAR CY COLOGY BARGAINS AT — STARR SMITH MOTOR CO. $593 1937 DODGE Touring Sedan. Good tires. Original finish like new. Good motor ZPw I W 1937 DODGE Coupe. Leather upholstery. Good tires. Motor runs perfect $343 30 needful families may, There is a belie# strongly held | bodjf ^and/ ^ou SC thait^hne m of make their own mattresses under, by the most audacious and irre- banana oiT Y 5 ExtenSnn^^S^w norite win of NewDeal favor- Many of the shrewd observers 1! ltes ^ th * at , if * he situation can be here , wh o have been saying that ^jnervisinn antl macie to look as if this country j^r. Roosevelt is inclining again to- ^ as m danger, the people will the idea of running for a att " n l e a fl d cal1 upon the third term, say that those reports Of wn," ^n°Vu hese war P ro P a p ndlst s will originate with people who have ry of Agriculture Grover Hill, tell them, can possibly save us. observed his nleased smile when ^s er wo?ked d ou e t Ct 0 nam?it T i hat so . rt . ofis said to be ver y s uch a suggestion is made. Those this is an nnnnrfnnitv ly ww P 1 ®? s a nt , ' Mr. Roosevelt s ears. better versed in the intricacies of v. tt/ 5 pW 8 flattering to any Administration nolitlcs continue to it ^ a ?v? Vernment t0 t0ld hslieve that the President has it, and are willing to work for it. that he is the one man who can | -n nde U n his mind not to take the third term nomination which would be his for the asking. These same people, however, are a little concerned with the war like tone of his utterances in re gard to possible invasion of the American sphere of influence in the Western hemisphere by Ger many. Some of the veteran ob servers think that if there was anything in Mr. Roosevelt’s re marks indicating that he expected or wanted this country to take oart in the war, he had scraped the excuse pretty thin. Third-Term Talk Increases It is noticeable, however, that third-term talk not only in Wash ington but elsewhere throughout the country began to increase among Democrats very shortly after Mr. Dewey had demonstrated to the Republican voters and the rest of the country that he would be a mighty hard man to beat if his party should nominate him in June. Washington has stopped refer ring to Tom Dewey as the “panty- waist” candidate, and is measuring His chances with those of Bob Taft, the only other Republican contestant still out in front. The under-cover scullduggery of na tional politics is already at work L n trv to kill off both Taft and Dewey. None of the “big money inter- sts” who have financed Presiden tial campaigns in the past, wants either of these men. Neither will stand hitched or take orders. So the scheme seems to be to try to develop a deadlock on the conven- Hn floor. whe r e it will be imoossi- ble for either Dewey or Taft to get a majority, and the convention ”' 7 iil be forced to pick a dark horse. Rather, the idea is to have the dark horse already picked and hidden in a stall under the con vention stage, ready to be trotted out, on a moment’s notice. That is the time-tried way in which politics has been played in be past. Whether it wall succeed this time is another question. The general run of voters are going to have more to say at this Republi can convention than the machine politicians and big capitalists. Dark Horses Still, however, people are talk ing of dark horses, of whom at the moment Wendell L. Willkie, of Commonwealth & Southern Power Company, is the best liked. No body questions for a minute that Mr. Willkie would make a good President. Most believe that he would make a pretty poor candi date. The latest bit of Washington gossip, which may have some bearing on Presidential intentions is the rumor that Mrs. Roosevelt has taken a house in Southern California and expects to live there from next Spring on. But, on the other hand, she has just signed a new five-year contract for her daily newspaper feature at a price which only the wife of a President could possibly get. 1939 PLYMOUTH 2-Door Se dan DeLuxe Model. Trunk. Radio. New tires. Motor guaranteed. Original blue finish. Like new 1938 PLYMOUTH 2-Door De- Luxe Touring. Original green finish. Good tires. Motor complete- ly reconditioned I 1936 PLYMOUTH 4-Door Se dan. Black finish. Good tires and motor 1935 PLYMOUTH 2-Door Touring. New paint. Good tires and motor 1934 PLYMOUTH 4-Door Se dan. Black finish. Runs and looks O. K. 1937 FORD 2-Door 85 Model. Trunk. Good tires. Radio. Car looks and runs like new $297 $223 $133 $343 1936 FORD 2-Door Sedan \ Trunk. Good tires and motor Only __ $327 $148 1933 FORD Coupe. A good buy ___ 1938 CHEVROLET Coupe. New paint. Good tires and motor. Only 1937 PACKARD 4-Door Tour ing Sedan. Original green finish like new. Low mile age. Good tires $383 $397 TRUCKS PRICED TO SELL NOW 1939 DODGE 1V 2 Ton Chassis and Cab. Dual wheels 133” W. B. Good tires. Motor perfect. See it $483 1939 G. M. C. y 2 Ton Pick-Up. Looks and runs like new. Only $487 ClauSSeriS bread POLICE FOR FRESHNESS MASTER’S SALE 1936 DODGE 1V 2 Ton 160” W. B. Dual Wheels. Good tires and motor $297 1937 DpDGE % Ton Panel. Clean inside and out $298 1933 CHEVROLET 1 Ton 133” W. B. Lots of service left. Only The used car you buy here has plenty of punch and power! It takes you there and brings you back. Why not stop in and select your car from our large line-up? STARR SMITH MOTOR CO. Dodge, Plymouth, Dodge Trucks Sales Service 521 BROAD ST. DIAL 2-7761 AUGUSTA, GA. By virtue of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of McCormick, S. C., here tofore made and entered in the case of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, Vs. Ham mond Chamberlain, Defendant, I will sell on Salesday in May, 1940, being the 6th day of said month, between the legal hours of sale, before the Court House Door in the Town of McCormick, S. C., to the highest bidder the following described property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the County of McCormack, State of South Carolina, contain ing Seventy (70) Acres, more or ’ess. and bounded on the North by lands of M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Inc,; on the East by Public Road and ’ands of Sadie Adams; on the South by lands of Marcellus Chamberlain, and on the West by Big Stevens Creek. TERMS OF SALE: For Cash. The purchaser is to pay for the preparation and recording of the deed, including the required rev enue stamns. If the highest bid der should fail to immediately comply with his bid, in accordance with the terms of the decree, the premises will thereafter be resold upon the same terms and at such bidder’s risk. As no personal or deficiency iudgment is demanded in the action, the same being expressly vaived. the bidding will close at the sale and will not remain open for thirty days. Possession to be delivered pur chaser on December 1st, 1940. The property will be sold subject to the unpaid taxes thereon in the amount of $46.70. J. FRANK MATTISON, Master for McCormick County, s c April 15. 1940.—3t. NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In TTie Court Of Common Pleas. MARY BELL GARRISON, Plaintiff. VS: C. R. STROM AND W. M. STROM, Trustees. Defendants. PURSUANT to order of the Court in the above entitled matter, I will sell before the Court House Door in the Town of McCormick. County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, on Sales Day in May. the same being the 6th day of May. 1940, during the usual stamps. A deposit of ten per cent UNCLE NATCH EL Says:_ ^ " ■ " ■“ SHO* ITS GOOD, SONNY, LI KE EVERYTH ING MOTHBRNATURB MAKES T hat’s Uncle Natchel’s phi losophy ... it Mother Na ture made it, it’s good. Chilean Soda is good be cause it’s “Natchel”—the only natural nitrate in the world. It’s good for all crops, before planting or after. It s particu larly profitable for sidedress ing and topdressing. It acts quickly, picks the crop up and pushes it ahead to early ma- : turity. Sidedress — topdress — witli I natural Chilean Nitrate. It > gives your crops plenty of quick-acting nitrate, and a natural balance of many other ; protective plant food elements. NATURAL • CHILEAN tunure ofsom PROTECTIVE ELEMENTS Boron Iodine Manganese Potash Magnesium Calcium and many more hours of sale, the following scribed property: ALL that tract or parcel of land known as Lot No. 3 situate, lying and being in McCormick County, State of South Carolina, contain ing two hundred and fourteen (214) Acres, more or less, said lands being a part of the Estate of John T. Middleton, deceased, and bounded now or formerly as fol lows: on the North by lot No. 2 and lands of Mrs. Mary John Bell: on the East by lot No. 4 and lands of Mrs. Mattie B. Rich; on the South by lot No. 4 and Savannah River; on the West by Savannah River and Lot No. 2; this being the identical property conveyed to Mrs. A. M. Bell by P. C. Middleton, M. B. Rich and M. J. Bell on the 5th day of October, 1903, deed being recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Edgefield County, S. C., in Deed Book 19 at page 739. The bidding will be held open, as required by law, for a period of thirty days. TERMS OF SALE CASH, pur chaser to pay extra for deed and de- will be required of the highest bidder. J. FRANK MATTISON, Master For McCormick Co., S. C. April 15th, 1940.—3t. W. N. WIDEMAN Watchmaker Ami Jeweler Upper Main Street McCORMICK, S. C. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership consisting of W. M. Strom and C. R. Strom, known, as the Strom Drug Company, lo cated in the Town of McCormick, S. C., has been dissolved; that C. R. Strom is no longer connected with said business and that W. M. Strom is now the sole owner of said Strom Drug Company. C. R. STROM, W. M. STROM. Dated at McCormick, S. C., April 10, 1940.—13t. DR. HENRY J. GODIN ✓ Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta. Ga,