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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S, C, THtHtSPAY, QCJTQjBERlffl, Stfan^e Facts J Gigantic Dictionary f Colorful Nature • Egg Crosses ^ In a 40-volume Chinese diction- now being compiled, each will not only be defined, but given in each compound word every type of phrase in which H can be used. For instance, the “yi” has 11,000 different list- fa order to use this diction- therefore, constant refer- will have to be made to its r-volume index. C. Among the many things that are found in their natural state in a variety of distinct colors are <Camonds, gold, honey, icebergs, r, jade, lightning, pearls, rain, I, snow and sponges. , In Arizona, a gun or other eapon that has been used to kill unlawfully is confiscated by state. But a weapon that has a person must be returned t» the defendant, if unconvicted, ar to an heir, if convicted, after flbe trial is over. 4. Many temples of worship, par ticularly those of Ethiopia, are Mifl surmounted by a cross whose points are covered with ostrich symbolic of the ancient be- that the world was created an egg.—Collier's. Beware Coughs fron common colds - That Hang On Oreomulsion relieves promptly be lt goes right to the seat of the ie to help loosen and expel laden phlegm, and aid nature le and heal raw, tender, in- bronchial mucous mem- . Tell your druggist to sen you •bottle of Creomulsion with the un- •nrnlHnrilng you must like the way it mickty allays the cough or you are folnve your money back. CREOMULSION BvGooghs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Universal Language Kindness is a language that the can speak, and the deal and understand.—Bovee. IRLD’S | UMEST SELLER AT I0‘ SUOSEPHl ASPIRIN Qualified •*Tve half a mind to get mar led." •*A half mind is all you need." DONT BE BOSSED mt YOUR LAXATIVE-RQJEVfc •ATION THIS MODERN WAY you feel gassy, headachy, logy to dogged-up bowels, do as millions taka yeen-A-Mint at bedtime. Next — thorough, comfortable relief, you start the day full of your energy and pep, feeling like a Feen-A-Mint doesn’t disturb night’s rest or interfere with work the day. TVy Feen-A-Mint, the chewing laxative, yourself. It tastes good, it’s (y and economical... a family supply FEEN-A-MINT To* Discontent Discontent is the first step in the of a man or a nation.-*- SCOLDS quickCy LIQUID ,, ..TABLETS A SALVE NOfE DROPS COUCH DROPS Common Sense A handful of common sense is a bushel of learning. 'CessedKetief. RHEUM ATISM^umbogo 'All the Traffic Woi|ld Bear' • There was a time in America when there were no set prices. Wnrh merchant charged what lie thought "the traffic would bear." Advertising came to the rescue of the consumer. It led the way to the estab- Iwhed prices you pay when you bpy anything today. Motor Scooter, First Used as ‘Adult’s Toy,’ Now Plays Important Transportation Role wwwwwwww VE p WWWWWWWtf UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY I chool Lesson s: By NATHANIEL WAYNE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) NEW YORK.—A young man motored into New York one day not so long ago. He had started from Los Angeles for Chicago and when he arrived there de cided since he was averaging 117 miles to the gallon, he had enough money left to go on to New York. When he arrived in New York, thie trip had cost him $8 for fuel. Naturally the lad wasn’t driving a ten-ton truck, not even an ordinary passenger automobile. He was riding in a mo tor scooter, a vehicle that started out several years ago as a toy at an amusement park and has ended up as a machine that has the transpor tation industry agog. Even the builders thought of them in the beginning as a frivolous adult plaything. The idea then was to in stall- them in amusement parks. That was back in 1936. Much to the manufacturers’ own amazement they soon discovered the scooters being used by Hollywood actors and actresses for recreation inside the studios during rest periods. And more or less youthful vacationers started riding them for sport in Flor ida winter resorts. It wasn’t necessary for this to go on for long without attracting at tention. A few enterprising men soon established scooter stations and rented by the hour the power-driven, magnified children’s toy. The pro prietor of the establishment at Jack sonville Beach, Fla., stocked 50 for use on the 37-mile stretch of smooth, firm beach that appears there at low tide. Original Model Redesigned. However, it was not until the man ufacturers redesigned the scooter and gave it more power and me chanical durability, that Business began to give it attention. While this has been less than three years ago, already more than 50,000 are in operation. Telegraph companies have found that messengers can deliver twice as many telegrams, with greater speed by use of the scooters instead of a bicycle. Retailers have discov ered that it offer% a swift and cheap means for light deliveries. Garages are buying them to speed up deliv eries of cars to owners who ask that their automobiles be sent to their homes. (The scooter is hooked on the rear bumper as a trailer.) Air fields are stocking them to elimi- I By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for October 27 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. CHRISTIAN MOTIVES FOR ABSTINENCE LESSON TEXT—Luke 1:13-18; 2:40; 4:4; 8:21. 25. 43-45. GOLDEN TEXT—For the kingdom of God Is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and Joy in the Holy Ghost.— Romans 14:17. Xv.vMwX-X-M-XvX'X-t-X; Above is the youth who started from Los Angeles and wound up in New York. His scooter is of the older type, set to carry baggage. The girl in the lower picture is riding one of the new streamlined models. ■ nate the long walks between runways and hangars. What is making the automobile in dustry think twice, however, is in creased use of the motored gliders for non-commercial purposes. Some notable cases of long-distance tour ing are being recorded. A 55-year- old Missouri man in 18 months trav eled 28,000 miles in 37 states, Can ada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas. He towed a trailer containing a folding cot, blankets, clothing and a radio. He averaged more than 100 miles per gallon and his expenses were $1 a day. Low Cost Operation. Two boys of 15 and 18 made a six-week journey last year from Minneapolis to Monterey, Mexico, and returned, carrying bedding, tent, clothing and some tools. The total cost of the 4,600-mile trip was $88.51. They used less than 40 gal lons of gasoline. Retail sales agents of automo biles are askixig, "how long has this been going on?" They also would like to know where it is going to take them. As yet, none of the larger manufacturers of automobiles are turning out motor scooters. That may be changed any day now. Meanwhile there are about 10 spe cialist companies making scooters, and they are laying down a nation- United States Scene, Month of October, 1940: JLaSalle Map of Business Conditions. Present business conditions are reflected in this map of the United States prepared by the La Salle Extension University of Chicago. Spending for Defense Speeds Up Business L. G. ELLIOTT President, La Salle Extension University Fall and winter business conditions frill be the best in many years, as a result of the large amounts of money being spent for national de fense. The total expenditures are large and under the governmental policy of spreading orders through out every section of the country they directly provide more money for many communities. New opportuni ties for labor and for profitable busi ness are being found in cities of the interior, in smaller towns, and in rural districts. The upward trend has already car ried business close to the highest lev el of a year ago. It is most striking ly indicated by the much larger vol ume of retail sales, the registration of more new passenger cars, the greater number of freight cars load ed each week, and the increased buying of both industrial and farm products. Unless adversely affect ed by unfavorable events abroad, the Britain Has Bought 1,001 U. S. Ships WASHINGTON.—Acceptance re- cently by the United States mari time commission of a British offer of $4,640,000 for of its 20 year old laid up vessels bring to 1,001 the number of American ships bought by Great Britain since the begin ning of the war. Still other ships obtained by Canada may later be transferred to England. momentum of expansion will carry on for a considerable period. Cash farm income, this year, is estimated at close to $9,000,000,000, which is about 5 per cent higher than last year. The increase represents an average annual gain of more than $75 per farm. The number of per sons employed in manufacturing, and the amounts paid in wages, ex ceed those of last year by about the same percentage as does farm income. When higher purchasing power enables both city and rural consumers to buy more goods, trade increases and general conditions become more favorable. Prices for farm and industrial products have been advancing mod erately during the past few weeks, and for many commodities are close to the level of a year ago. Stable prices help maintain confidence and enable industry and agriculture to plan ahead more profitably. Peri ods of sound prosperity are those in which prices do not change too rap idly in either direction. The steel industry continues to be the leader among those which are advancing steadily. It reflects the volume of orders from nearly every line of business and is, therefore, a good indicator of general conditions. The developing new industry—that of armaments, requires large amounts of steel and has already pushed operations close to capacity. Not only are government pur chases for defense becoming great er, but also private buyers have been increasing their orders in re sponse to the improved consumer demand for manufactured products. <?>; ' 11111: wide sale organization this year. The improvement and business applica tion begun in 1938, increased in 1939 and is being vastly accellerated since spring. New models have gone in for streamlining and even more horsepower. Telegraph companies are reported to be motorizing their messenger service, at least on the Pacific coast, and are expected to be using 4,000 scooters by the end of this year. The new type of machines are alyo doing service for parcel delivery companies, druggists, grocers, butchers, confectioners, automobile dealers, garages, printers, army and navy, police departments, postmen, and many others. In large indus trial plants they transport tools, sup plies and men, passing through gates and doors too narrow for mo tor trucks, and also do pickup work outside of the plants. 'Export Sales Also. Although no drive for export sales has been made scooters have been shipped to countries all around the world—from Alaska to Argentina and from northern Europe to South Af rica, and to Hawaii, the Philippines, China, New Guinea, Australia, In dia, and Palestine. Light pleasure and messenger models have a top speed of 35 miles per hour and travel 100 to 125 miles on one gallon of gasoline. The heav ier parcel carriers can make 25 or more miles per hour and run 75 miles on a gallon. The weight is close to the pavement, the doughnut tires give non-skid traction and all have brakes for safe operation. The numerous models are suited to many uses, for convenient transportation over short distances or on tours of thousands of miles and for the carriage of loads up to 200 pounds. Lastly, they are priced from less than $100 to $275. Power of the engines has been tripled in many models and flow ranges from % to 2^ horsepower. All the engines are of single-cylin der, air-cooled, four-cycle type and operate at high speed, delivering maximum power and torque within a range of 2,000 to 3,500 revolutions per minute. They are self-contained little power plants, complete with accessories and fuel tank, and are manufactured by four small-engine companies primarily for stationary power purposes and for driving lawn mowers, small agricultural imple* ments and the like. Engine Equipment. The engines are equipped with air cleaner, generator, starter, speed governor, flywheel air blower, fuel tank, and lighting coil to supply elec tric current for horn and lamps. Some models have driving-belt pul leys that give automatic change of speed through all ratios from low to high speed. One has a two-speed sliding gear transmission, and some have an automatic clutch that re leases tension on the belt so the engine can idle when the scooter is standing still. Arrangements for carrying two persons take the form of an extra seat on the scooter for tandem and of a passenger sidecar designed to harmonize with the scooter. Engines are concealed in a venti lated sheet-steel hood mounted in front of and over the rear wheel on a unit drop frame made of pressed steel, channel steel, or steel tubing and having a broad, flat foot board. A wide, flat, comfortable coil-spring seat cushion is supported on the hood or on long springs ex tending up over it. A kick starter is provided on the side or front of the hood, and either a contracting or expanding brake on the rear wheol is operated by a pedal on the top- board or by a lever or grip an the handlebar. Life is our most precious posses sion. No intelligent person will waste its fleeting moments, nor de fer to a later season the living of hirf life to the best advantage. WeTive now—today. Nor is any thoughtful one ready to let life slip by without its finest and richest return of usefulness and blessing, not only to himself, but to others. International Temperance Sunday affords us an opportunity to show our young people that those who indulge in ii^toxicants cannot live such a life. We suggest that a satisfying life is I. Useful (Luke 1:13-16). John was to be born into a life of such blessed usefulness to God and man that he was to be a “joy and gladness" to his parents, “great in the sight of the Lord," and instru mental in turning “manyjof the chil dren of Israel ... to the Lord." Such a life is worthy of emulation on the part of every young man and woman. What is the secret of it? Undoubtedly, fine Christian parent age had mucli to do with it. Wa note that God began preparing this great character a generation before he was born. Other elements also entered in, such as rearing and training, but most important of all was the fact (v. 15) that he was not to be driven by the false stimulants of this world, but by the infilling of the Holy Spirit of God. No “wine nor strong drink," but being “filled with the Holy Ghost’’—there, young people, is the secret of a happy and useful life. II. Normal (Luke 2:40). These words stress the fact that Jesus developed normally—physical ly, mentally, and spiritually. Let us emphasize the need of letting chil dren develop and grow normally, for we live in a day of constant high pressure, when even the life of a child is not permitted to grow in its God-intended peace and according to the normal processes of nature. Give your boys and girls time, and encourage them to grow normally. Obviously, the use of strong drink can only hinder, make abnormal, or destroy such normal growth. Let’s rule it out altogether and let our people grow and wax strong in the Lord. III. Well-Balanced (4:4; 6:21, 25). Making a life is more important than making a living. The bread of this world is not enough; we must have the satisfying portion of fellow ship with God. This we find in His Word. Nothing material, social or mental will fully satisfy the soul of man. His heart cries out for a mes sage from God. Intoxicants make men to laugh when they ought to weep, give them a false satisfaction which is followed by an inexpressible hunger. They are unbalanced individuals. Why not be among those who, knowing God and His Word, are in telligent enough to laugh at the right time, weep at the right time, and who know how to choose that which truly satisfies for time and eternity. IV. Fundamentally Right (6:43- 45). There is a false optimism which would have us think we can sow to the wind and avoid reaping the whirlwind. Men are encouraged to think they can waste their time and their substance, taking into their bodies the destructive elements of intoxicating liquors, and somehow come out all right. Young people are lured by clever advertising to think it is socially correct and smart to indulge, and that there will be no evil effects. Such an obvious false hood should not fool any keen young man or \froman. The roots of an evil life bring forth corruption, for the heart of a man who follows after sin cannot bring forth that which is good. The kind of a person you are in your heart, the things you do when no one sees, the seeds you sow in indulgent and profligate living — these determine character and destiny for time and eternity. Just so, fine, noble and upright thoughts and actions will bring forth gloriously fine and useful lives—a delight to God and man—well-bal anced — normally developed — not only without a regret at the end of life’s road, but finding there God’s approval. He Did Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest contin ually, he will deliver thee.—Daniel 8:16. Think It Over For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul; or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul.—Matt 16:2)5. Flower Basket Quilt One of Rare Beauty 'T'HE Flower Basket quilt is one •** of the most beautiful and versa tile designs you could imagine. Parts of the flowers may be ap^ pliqued and the rest done in out line, or if you desire, the flowers may be done entirely 1 in em broidery. • * * The transfer, Z762, 15c, gives you the cutting pattern for the pieced baskets, as well as 20 different flower motifs which fit in these baskets. You will find many more uses for these flowers, too, as they are ideal for luncheon cloths, curtains and other linens. A quilting design also comes on this transfer. 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Demand BAYER ASPIRIN Good Breeding Good breeding, as it is called . . .is different in almost every country, and merely local; and ev ery man of sense imitates and conforms to that local good breed ing of the place he is at.—Chester field. for stuffy head colds’ misery PEHETB0 * 0, « ) False Prudence There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile pru dence, the result not of caution, but of fear.—Burke. ESSO REPORTER NEWS mmmmmmmm a.M. Noon F.M. P.M. WCSC D 7:55 12:00 6:30 11:00 S 1:00 6:00 WIS D 7:30 1:15 6:30 11:00 SI 1:00 6:30 WFBC D 8:00 12:30 6:30 11.-00 S IKK) 6:30 WWNCD 7:45 12:15 6:00 11:00 S 1:30 6:00 WPTF D 7:55 12:30 6:30 11.-00 S 12:30 6:45 ♦WDODD 7:45 12:25 6:15 10:30 S 12:30 6:30 ♦WNOXD 7:00 12:00 5:15 10:30 S 12:30 9:00 WBT D 7:55 12:30 5:10 10:30 S10:45 1:55 ^Central Standard Tm w D~DaUy SSunday t ii 9 iu The buyer’s assurance is the advertis ing he or she reads in the newspaper. That is the buyer’s guide. It tells die prices one must expect to pay. Let the seller who tries to charge more bewarel