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»* y < —1. McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. THURSDAY, MAY 1 1941 ■ iii i!' pi'M.jii),. I ii fciiiii). r ■ niimiiu ,ir nm • v 1 - .i —rrr Comics That Will Amuse Both and Young Ask Me Another A A General Quiz BIG ■MM NEWS ABOUT THE SPNGEftBROS. 6PRE-AD Rap^olv aroumd the lot - By ED WHEELAN silk: I wear that the &G Boss ffUCT SENT DON WRIGHT TO PITT FALLS WITH A SIZZLING'AD R>R TOMORROWS PAPERS •! r lM GLAD OP IT,'DAD. THAT BUNCH OP GRIFlERS OUGHT -cr\ ctF- t U/,.. v | gTrank Jay Markey Syndlcatejinc^^^i TMIT. w IS A GRIFT SHOW" RED". IS ONE THAT IS MORE INTERESTED IM GETTING THE FUBilC'S MONE/ BK ALL SORTS OP CROOKED M»\NS THAN IN GNING \T GOOD, CLEAN ENTeRTAIN MEAiT GEE. NOW X UNDERSTAND MVPA ” WHV MISTER. BANGS IS GONNA SHOW OP THEM STlNGEP BROTHERS ^CAuse thev ain’t on TH' LEVEL- LIKE MOST CIRCUSES ARE. - huh M? SAV/FLIP!' DIDN’T ''Silk" howler USED TD BE WITH “WAT THATS WHAT THEY SAV ."BUTCH”. BUT "SILK" HAS ALW/AVS DENIED LALA PALOOZA A Practical Idea. LALA'S GOT A NERVE MAKIN % ME WALK THIS POOCH FOR HOURS WHILE SHE-S SlTTIN * IN THAT. BEAUTY PARLOR By RUBE GOLDBERG SOME GUY COULD MAKE A LOT OF MONEY IF HE INVENTED A MACHINE -rr Frank Jay Markey Syndicate, Inc. S’MATTER POP—The Blitzkrieg Seesawed! By C. M. PAYNE MESCAL IKE By s. l. huntley Time to Act POP—Modern Technique in Camouflage By J. MILLAR WATT I TOLD YOU TO CAMOUFLAGE THIS HOUSE! Tfr?; 1 ■; 2 Wi «¥iS#x5v iR^leMed^MThe^elLSmllSili-IlIL I AM CAMOUFLAGING it! Xx::::* By LANG ARMSTRONG Suburban Heights .w.v.' • • • • ‘'Uoesn’t look like lie’s got mock confidence In his boy!' f T i \r-W '.WaV. FRED PERLEV KNEW HE WOULD NO LONGER BE ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH HALF THE MEMBERS OF THE BRIDGE CLUB WHEN, ARRIVING HOME HE FOUND THEY HAD WAITED FOR HIM TO DECIDE THE CORRECT PLAY OF A HAND WHICH HAD SPLIT THE CLUB WIDE OPEN <SuAXt> »>■■■< rw gg eydiMU. ha; (Vlti4Af^5 The Questions 1. What are obiter dicta? 2. In Roman numerals, what is the meaning of “M” with a line over it? 3. Where are the sunniest spots in the United States? 4. Is the ghost shrimp trans parent? ’ 5. Are all roses fragrant? 6. Could Mount Everest be sub merged in the Pacific ocean? 7. What is the highest church in the world? 8. How long is the total water way of the Nile river? 9. What is man’s oldest food? The Answers 1. Incidental remarks. 2. One million. 3. The sunniest spots in the United States are in southwestern Arizona and southeastern Califor nia. 4. The ghost shrimp is so trans parent that the beating of its heart may be seen through its shell. 5. Of the thousands of varieties of wild and cultivated roses grow ing throughout he world, not more than 50 are fragrant. 6. If Mount Everest (29,002 feet) were located on the Pacific ocean floor in the Philippines, its sum mit would be covered by 6,000 feet of water. 7. The highest church in the world is the Protestant cathedral in Ulm, Germany. The spire ex tends 528 feet above the street, or a height equivalent to that of a 44- story building. 8. Four thousand miles.’ 9. Barley has been called man’s oldest food. This hardy cereal was cultivated 20 centuries before Christ. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans knew it, as did the ancient lake dwellers of Switzerland. DON'T BE BOSSED BY YOUR LAXATIVE-RELIEVE CONSTIPATION THIS (MODERN WAY • When you feel gassy, headachy, logy due to clogged-up bowels, do as millions do—take Feen-A-Mint at bedtime. Next morning — thorough, comfortable relief, helping you start the day full of your normal energy and pep, feeling like a million! Feen-A-Mint doesn’t disturb your night’s rest or interfere with work the next day. Try Feen-A-Mint, the chewing gum laxative, yourself. It tastes good, it’s handy and economical... a family supply FEEN-A-MINT Tbl Just Wars The only just wars are those against poverty, disease, and crime.—Anonymous. . RAZOR BLADES ■*» • ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THE % OUTSTANDING BLADE VALUE @KENT io&»£ BLADES ?7“rYK “TAKING THE COUNTRY BY STORM” KNOWN FROM COAST TO COAST • CUPPLES COMPANY - ST. LOUIS, MO. • Love Apart From Fear No man loves the man whom he fears.—Aristotle. Drop Blackmon's Lick-A-Brick in the feed trough. Stock do the rest. No drenching. No dosing. Animals keep in healthy working condition Nature's way. “STOCK LICK IT—STOCK LIKE IT” SOLD by leading Souhera Dealers ONE PRICE 25c If there is no Dealsr near you, write direct to BLACKMAN STOCK MEDICINE CO. Chattanooga - - Tenn. BUREAU UF STANDARDS • A BUSINESS organization which wants to get the most for the money sets up standards by which to judge what is offered to it, just as in Washington the govern ment maintains a Bureau of Standards. •You can have your own Bureau of Standards, too. Just consult the advertis ing columns of your news paper. They safeguard your purchasing power every day of every year.