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r McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, July 17, 1941 icCORMICK MESSENGER h Published Every Thursday m BstabUshed Jane 5, ItM ■DMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Me* t Oonnick, 8. C., as maU matter of : the second class. Don Robinson I f SUBSCRIPTION RATES: f OEM Year $1.00 f Bbc Months .75 f Three Months M HORSES census In 20 years the expression “working like a horse” will prob ably be synonymous with “taking a day off.” For the era of horse- work seems to be about over, judg ing by the livestock census taken by the U. S. government. The special group of census > TV/r • TT J workers which was given the task Measures Urgeci of counting beaks, snouts and I noses of all animals in the barns Florence, July 14.—“High winter of America, has reported a total survival of boll weevils followed by of 10,086,971 horses in all of the Ideal weather conditions for United States, which is almost 4,- weevil development in June ex- ! 000,000 less horses than there were Boll Weevils Abundant, Control plains the abundance of boll weevils in South Carolina at the present time”, state F. F. Bondy and C. F. Rainwater, entomologists of the United States Department of Agriculture located at the Pee Dee Experiment Station. “The av erage square infestation on several farms in Florence county, examin ed during the week ending June 28, was 31 per cent. “Regardless of whether or not early season control measures were used, if weevils are abundant in their fields growers will have to continue to apply control measures to protect their cotton crops. “The first generation of boll weevils began to emerge from the first punctured squares during the last week of June in the Coastal Plains area. Fields should be ex amined frequently for Weevils, as TO per cent of the squares have al ready been found punctured in some fields near wooded areas.” The new cotton dust developed by Bondy and Rainwater which controls the boll weevils without causing leaf lice injury should be an added incentive for the farm ers to dust their jootton. This dust Is described in detail in Circular E-538 of the Bureau of Entomolo gy and Plant Quarantine, copies of which may be obtained by writing to the Pee Dee Experiment Station. This dust can be pre pared by mixing calcium arsenate and derris at home and is also being sold to the farmers ready mixed. The ready-made mixture is an advantage to the farmers who do not have the facilities for properly mixing it at home. x Sandy Branch H. D. Club Meets The regular meeting of the club met with Mrs. Charles Bowick, June 19. Twelve members and two visitors were present. Mrs. J. B. Walker conducted the de votional. Yearly record cards were com pleted, . when we received the years work, the best recipes used, demonstrations and work as a whole of the club. A contest was conducted by Mrs. B. C. Owings, local leader, after which Mrs. Bowick served a tempt ing salad course with iced tea and mints. Since then the club has quilted two quilts to help send delegate to Winthrop College. We have had much sickness in our community and the club has sent fruit, also a sunshine basket to a shut-in. Our club will have its annual picnic at the regular meeting date. Reporter. FOaDEFENSE BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGS "BONDS AND STAMPS j(Ht&ALK Af YIM>R.POSTKJFFICE OR BANK AMERICA ON GUARD! Above is a reproduction of the Treasury Department’s Defense Savings Poster, showing an exact <liz; ^aMon of the original "Minute Man” statue by famed sculptor Daniel Chester French. Defense Boi > and Stamps, on sale at your L > or post office, are a vital part •jl .iii.jr.ca’3 defense preparai.oiis. i in 1930. Unemployment among horses has become widespread and the government isn’t expected to sponsor a Horse Works adminis tration or a Horse Conservation corps to change the trend. The horse seems to be doomed to ex tinction, a victim of the tractor. Other farm animals, according to the census, are faring better. There has been a considerable in crease in the last 10 years in the number of cows, cattle, calves and pigs. The sheep population has remained about the same. The final count of the census bureau shows our country to be populated as follows: 131,669,275 people, 10,086,971 horses, 802,989 colts, 3,844,560 mules, 60,674,734 heads of cattle, 33,523,185 cows and heifers over two years old, 34,137,253 hogs and pigs, 40,129,- 261 sheep and lambs and 660,- 000,000 chickens. POULTRY eggs Poultry raising, although just a side-line oq most farms, actually is one of America’s biggest indus tries. Chickens are raised on more than 5,000,000 farms and the number of eggs produced is al most two and a half billion dozen a year—over ^ dozen qggs a week for every family in the country. At 25 cent-; a dozen that would make the egg jprop alone worth nearly 600 millipri dollars. When that egg business is added to the cash value of the 660,000,- 000 chickens during the year it is evident that the chicken coops of America are operating on a scale equal to America’s biggest business institutions. The turkey business doesn’t compare with chickens yet, but it’s coming right along. In 1940 there were a total of about 28,000,- 000 turkeys, which is at least enough to take care of everyone’s Thanksgiving dinner. And that was alhiost double the number raised 10 years ago. Turkey farming has become more and more a job for specialists. While the turkey pop ulation increased, the number of farms raising turkeys decreased almost 100 per cent during the past 10 years. DAIRIES eating I never realized, until I looked over the farm census, what a drastic reduction in the use of butter in the American home took place during the depression years. In spite of better incomes these days, the use of butter has never come back. Oleomargerine and such substitutes may have partly replaced it on the consumer’s table, but from the dairy farmer’s view point finding a market for butter is a serious problem. In 1929, the census shows, dairy farmers sold 135,045,358 pounds of butter and in 1939 they sold only 78.358.296 pounds—an average of just about two pounds a year for each person in .the country. Ob viously, from those figures, the great majority of people are get ting along without any butter at all. While the farmers only sold 76,- 358.296 pounds of butter, they churned 428,692,339 pounds. The only explanation I can see for that is that the biggest outlets for the dairy farmers are their own tables. It looks as though, in addition to doing the growing of the food for the nation, the farmers are also handling most of the eating. FARMS consolidation According A to the census-taker’s count, there are now approximate ly 200,000 less farm owners in the United States than there were in 1930, but there are about 75,000,- 000 more acres which are in farmland than there were 10 By LYTLE HULL The People Want Proof The primary interest of all citi zens of the United States, is the welfare of the United States, This is a natural sentiment and is occa sioned by two human traits—self- interest, and an emotion called patriotism. As a result of these normal inclinations, Americans want to act in that manner which most favorably affects the present and future interests of their na tion. If war against the Axis powers is the most advantageous method of procedure, Americans are ready to adopt that status. If our present stand of “Help to Britain short of war” is best, Americans are desirous of con tinuing it. This nation has been regaled for the last two years with every ar gument which the pro-war and anti-war enthusiasts have been able to produce. Its reaction on the most vital question does not change—15 per cent for war, 85 per cent opposed. The conclusion is simple: the interventionists have been unable to convince the American public that this country would profit by actively and officially entering the war against Germany or any other power at this time. One of the interventionists’ strongest arguments is that our entry will stir the country to greater arms manufacturing speed and therefore produce larger de liveries to Britain—and for our own defense needs. The non-in terventionist counters with the arguments that we are progressing more efficiently under present conditions than we would under the stress and agitation of a “state of war.” The interventionist contends that we should convoy freight ships to England and attempt to prevent submarine sinkings: thus assuring England of an uninter rupted supply of necessities. The non-interventionist answers that this act would make us an offi cial aggressor toward Germany and therefore subject to attack by Japan under their mutual con tract. The interventionist states that this is a “war of principle”—a “struggle for democracy.” The non-interventionist asks for in formation on the Stalin govern ment. The interventionist says that our active participation will assure the defeat of the Axis—and the non-interventionist asks “how?” And right here the interventionist weakens. For the only way we could be of further assistance in winning the war—aside from our rapidly increasing production fa cilities—would be by sending a vast army of well-equipped Amer ican soldiers to fight in Africa or in some other country where it could land and establish bases. We haven’t got a vast army and we haven’t got the equipment, and if we did have them there wouldn’t be the ships available to transport them in essentially huge contingents. The interventionist claims that unless we go to war now, Britain will be defeated and we will face the world alone. The non-inter ventionist answers that if we go to war now, and Britain is unable to hold out until such time as we can “step up” our assistance—we will really have to fight the entire world alone. Also if Britain Re dded to ' negotiate a peace, through weakness—we would have to follow her lead or inherit her war. The American people want proof from the interventionists before they involve their country and its future in known dangers. Until they get that proof they prefer to take a chance on the “unknown quantity.” The American people are bored by exhortation and ir ritated by juvenile abuse. years ago. The explanation is: Increased consolidation of farmland into the hands of a few owners. The cen sus shows a lot of new farms of under 10 acres, too, but they are mostly in industrial areas where running a farm is combined with non-farm employment. The big change of the decade is the increase in the number of farms which have turned into big busi ness. One third of the farmland of this country now belongs to farms of over 1,000 acres in size which are owned by less than 2 per cent of America’s farm-owners. Another 20 per cent of the farm land is in farms of from 500 to 1,000 acres, owned by about 3 per cent of farm-owners. Just as in industry, where a comparatively small number of companies do the big proportion of our nation’s business, the same is now true in farming. But that may be a help to the consumer rather than a handicap. For it means mass production methods are now being applied to farming, and business has taught us the lesson of mass production creating lower prices and more plentiful supplies. X Author of Sister Mary’s Kitchen Summer week-ends seem to be meant for guests and fun and the hostess who is her own cook can have iust as much fun as the quests if she plans cleverly and prepares ahead of time. Paradoxical as it may seem, you will save yourself much work if you serve your guests breakfast in bed. It does away with all the dining-room work and gives many precious minutes for those tasks you want t© get out of the way by yourself. Light-weight painted tin trays that are just the right size to hold a light breakfast of toast and coffee and fruit are available in any “dime” store or housefurnish ing department. You will find small two-cup coffee pots, indi vidual sugars and creamers and covered toast plates to suit your pocket-book, too. From the guest’s point of view breakfast in bed will be luxury. She will feel that you are the Perfect Hostess and sing your praises to the skies. If you prefer a late hearty breakfast have it on the porch or in the garden and serve it bouffet fashion. This permits your guests to string along in a delightfully leisurely manner and keeps your dining-room clear. Foods cooked and served in heat-proof dishes will keep hot for late comers. If the food must be reheated it’s no trick at all to warm it in its own dish. All meals are pleasant served out doors and quite simple menus are desirable. A luncheon of salad with rolls and a fruit shortcake with plenty of coffee can be ready within 10 minutes after you come in from church or a game of golf. Prepare the salad and arrange it in its bowl ready for serving. Cover closely with a refrigerator “cap” or with two thicknesses of waxed paper fastened securely with rubber bands. Split and butter the rolls and put them in uncovered glass baking dish ready to reheat. Serve them in the same dish to keep them piping hot. Make the shortcake and store it, closely covered in the refrigerator. It will bake while you are setting | the table and eating the salad. If you prefer you can bake the short cake in the morning and simply reheat it before serving. I You can make all these prepara tions while your guest is having | her breakfast in bed. BUYER MEETS CCI I CD IN OUR AD OlLLLCiN columns.... ■» X CHCRCH1 SCHEDULE FOR BUFFALO, TROY AND BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCHES. Buffalo—Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10:00 o’clock. Preaching every 1st and 3rd Sunday morning at 10:45 o’clock. Troy—Sunday School every Sun day morning at 10:00 o’clock. Preaching every 2nd and 4th Sunday morning at 11:00 o’clock. Bethany—Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10:30 except 1 on 4th Sunday when at 2 :30 o’clock 1 p. m. Preaching every 4th Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. Wade Kay, Pastor. McCORMICK BAPTIST CHURCH SCHEDULE Leonard K. Simpson, Pastor. Sunday school every Sunday morning at ten o’clock. J. S. Dukes, Superintendent. Preaching at 11 o’clock a. m. and 8 o’clock p. m. every Sunday. Baptist Training Union at 7 o’clock every Sunday evening. J. Fred Buzhardt, Director. Prayer meeting every Wednes day evening at 8 o’clock. Come, let us worship together in all of these services. PLUM BRANCH CHARGE Preaching Appointments: Asbury Church—First Sunday, 11:00 A. M. Republican Church—First Sun day, 4:00 P. M., also third Sunday, 11:30 A. M. St. Paul (at Plum Branch)— Second and fourth Sundays at 11:30 A. M. Sunday School at Republican— Each second, third and fourth Sundays at 11:00 A. M.; on the first Sunday at 3:00 P. M. Foster Speer, Pastor. PREACHING AT BORDEAUX Preaching at 4 o’clock the first Sabbath afternoon of each month. The services are held in a room adjoining Cade’s store. All in vited, children and adults. S. W. Reid, Minister. WANT ADV. FOR SALE—Several pairs shoes, including several pairs of boots, for repair bill. W. S. Arrington, McCormick, S. C. RENT — Rooms for rent — fur nished or unfurnished. Mrs. L. Hollingsworth, Rt. . 2, McCormick, S. C. FARMS FOR SALE ACRES OF OPPORTUNITY—450 acres four miles west of McCor mick. Electricity and telephone line available. 135 acres in culti vation, remainder woodland. Dwell ing and bam. Terms you can af ford to pay. W. H. Purdy, Field Representative The Union Central Life Ins. Co. 658 E. Main St. Spar tanburg, S. C. Phone No. 3154. Notice For Bids For Transportation Pupils Sealed bids will be received un til 12:00 o’clock noon, July 29. 1941, for the transportation of pupils from the following school districts * Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 to Calhoun Falls School. Willington School District No. 2 to De la Howe State School. Bordeaux School District No. 3 to De la Howe State School. Flatwoods School District No. 7 to Sharon School. Lvon’s School District No. 17 to McCormick High School. Vernon School District No. 19 to Sullivan’s School. All bids shall be addressed to the County Superintendent of Education, marked on outside of sealed envelope, “Bid forr Trans portation of pupils in School District No. ” and shall be opened at the hour des ignated in this advertisement. Bids will be opened and awards made by the Coun^ Board of Education, within 10 days after bids are received, who shall have the right to reject any and all bids, and to re-advertise for new and additional bids THOMAS R. TALBERT, County Supt. of Education. McCormick. S. C., July 7, 1941.—3t. < PLUM BRANCH GROUP OF BAPTIST CHURCHES. Geo. P. Lanier, Pastor. Plum Branch—Preaching, 11:00 a. m., 1st and 3rd Sundays. Sunday School, 10:00 a. m., each Sunday. Training Union, 8:00 p. m., each Sunday. W. M. S., 3 p. m., Wed nesday after 2nd Sunday. Dea con’s meeting, 8:00 p. m., Friday before 1st Sunday. Quarterly Conference, written reports from all departments, 1st Sunday in Jan., April, July and October. Observance Lord’s Supper—Each 3rd Sunday, following quarterly conference. Parksville—Preaching, 8:00 p. m. 2nd Sunday and 11:30 a. m., 4th Sunday. Sunday School, 10:30 a. m. each Sunday. W. M. S., 3 p. m. Wednesday after 2nd Sun day. Quarterly Conference, 4th Sunday in Jan., April, July and October. Modoc—Preaching, 11:00 a. m., 2nd Sunday. Quarterly Conference, same Sunday in Jan., April, July and October. W. M. S., each month. Lord’s Supper, each quar ter. Bethlehem—Preaching, 3 p. m., 2nd Sunday. Sunday School, 2 p. m., each Sunday. W. M. S., 3 p. m. Saturday before 3rd Sunday. Quarterly Conference, 2nd Sunday in Jan., April, July and October. Lord’s Supper, each quarter. o’clock. Sabbath School on the second and fourth Sabbaths at 10:30 o’clock. BRADLEY A. R. P. CHURCH Afternoon service on the first, third and fifth Sabbaths at 3:45 p. m. Sabbath School on first, third and fifth Sabbaths at 3:00 o’clock. You are invited to worship with us. Rev. R. E. Craig, Pastor. LONG CANE A. R. P. CHURCH Services on the first and third Sabbaths of each month. Sabbath School at 2:30 p. m., Mr. Horace D. Brown, Superin tendent. Sermon by the pastor at 3:30 p. m. This church extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend these services. W. C. Kerr, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH SCHEDULE McCormick Methodist Churchr— Sunday School every Sunday at 10:00 a. m.; Preaching at 11:00 a. m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays, and at 8:00 o’clock every Sunday evening, except 3rd Sunday even ing. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing at 8:00 o’clock. Young Peoples Division every Sunday evening at 7:15 o’clock, except 3rd Sunday night when they have charge of regular preaching service at 8:00. Troy Methodist Church.—Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays: 2nd Sundays at 3:15 p. m.: preaching 2nd Sunday 4:00 p. m.; 4th Sunday 11 a. m. The Epworth League meets 2nd and 4th Sundays at 8:00 o’clock. Rev. W. M. Owings, Pastor. The Rev. R. E. Craig makes the following announcements concern ing the services at the churches in his charge: TROY A. R. P. CHURCH Morning service on the first, third and fifth Sabbaths at 11 o’clock. Afternoon service on the second and fourth Sabbaths at 3:30 o’clock. Sabbath School on the first, third and fifth Sabbaths at 10 o’clock and on the second and fourth Sabbaths at 2:30 o’clock. Y. P. C. U. on first, third and fifth Sabbaths at 7 o’clock. • ' CEDAR SPRINGS A. R. P. CHURCH Morning service on the second ahd fourth Sabbaths at 11:15 MT. CARMEL A. R. P. CHURCH Preaching, the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sabbaths at 11 a. m. Sabbath School every Sabbath at 10:15 a. m.. Miss Lennie Covin, superintendent. Rev. S. W. Reid, Pastor. PRESSLY MEMORIAL A. R. p! CHURCH, McCORMICK. Preaching, the 2nd and 4th Sab baths at 11 a. m. Sabbath School every Sabbath at 10:00 a. m., Marshall Creswell, Supt. Rev. S. W. Reid, Pastor. McCORMICK PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH SCHEDULE Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. Preaching on 2nd and 4th Sun day mornings at 11 o’clock. A cordial welcome to all. Rev. J. W. Williams, Pastor. • McCORMICK CHURCH OF GOD Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. Preaching service at 11 o’clock every Sunday morning and preaching every Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. Young People’s Service every Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock. A cordial welcome to all. Rev. W. L. Davis, "Pastor.