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McCORMICK MESSENGKK. McCORMTCR SOt hi CAROLINA Thursday; March 26, 1942 Mary S. Jordan Helps \N .,' f.'i (.■,.( I •sts.. fit With Red Cross War Relief Mary S. Jordan has contributed % worthy service in soliciting a- ■ round $16.00 from the colored people in her community for Red rross War Relief. Those who have not yet made a contribution -tnay give same to Mary, or to Paul R. Brown, county chairman. This county was asked for f1,000.00 and only $680.00 has "been raised, 15 per cent of which will be retained locally. Everyone Is urged to step forward with an • offering for this most urgent ^ause. Dance At Mt. Carmel Tomorrow Evening; Everybody is cordially invited to attend a round and square dance at the community building in Mt Carmel on Friday night, March 27th. Music by Dan Fergurson and his Rhythm Makers. Veterinary Clinics To Be Held At McCor mick And Mt. Carmel -XX- 435 Register At USC For Defense Classes There will be two more mule clinics held in the county, the County Agent’s office in coopera ting with the F. S. A. Office and Dr. W. A. Barnette of Greenwood in getting this work done. Five of these clinics have already been held with 150 mules treated. A nominal cost of $1.00 per head is charged for these treatments. The purpose of these clinics is Oolumbia, March 23.—A total of to float teeth and give any other ^5 students registered last week treatment that is necessary to for courses offered by the Uni versity of South Carolina’s school engineering under the national engineering, science and manage ment defense training program. These courses, sponsored and fnanced by the United States cffice of education, are designed to fit men and women to fill specific needs of government and industry in the nation’s war ef- S fort. improve the condition of the workstock so that they will be more efficient during the 1942 crop year. Following is a list of the two other clinics to be held in the county: McCormick, Friday, March 27th, at 11:00 a. m. Mt. Carmel, Tuesday, March 31st, at 3:00 p. m. County Agent’s Office. EASTER COMES THIS YEAR ON APRIL 5TH. Spring Suits FOR MEN WHO WANT ONLY THE BEST NATIONALLY KNOWN MAKES PRICE ^0^7 CO AND RANGE ft w. UP Every garment built by master tailors. Stocks now complete and awaiting your inspection and approval SUITS THAT ARE THE HALLMARK OF QUALITY AND STYLE —By— Kuppenheimer, Hickey Freeman and the makers of Timely Clothes. No better suits are made by anybody at any price ... we vouch for this. Full Line Of Dress Accessories ARROW: Shirts, underwear, handkerchiefs. WILSON: Sox and fine tinder garments. HICKOK: Belts, suspehders and jewelry. Dobbs Hats . . . $5.00 up. Berg Hats . . . $4.00 up. Plenty of correct sportswear When you come to Augusta March 31-April 1 for the Twin States Livestock show be sure and visit our store, where you will receive a most cordial welcome. F. E. FERRIS & CO. 752 Broad Street. Augusta, Ga. 1,370 Bales Of Cotton Giiu ed In County To March 1st DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, WASHINGTON. COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 1,370 bales of cotton were ginned In McCormick County from the cro" of 1941 prior to March 1st compared with 5,923 bales for the crop of 1940. Very respectfully, J. W. BritL Special Agent. Date, 3-23-42. X Six Inch Sermon GARDEN AND FIELD SEED See ua for cheapest prices on all garden and field seeds. Giant Striata Crotalaria, Cotton Seed, Cane Seed, Dallis Grass, Field Corn. ALTON SEED CO. 737 Reynolds Street, Augusta, Ga. ABOVE ^HULLABALOO By LYTLE HULL BY REV. ROBERT H. HARPER The Transfigured Christ Human Ne^d. Lesson for March 29: Luk« 9*- 28:43a. Golden Text Luke 9:43. Oftfimor n human face mov be transfigured by great emotion- £ was not strange that the whole person of . T e«;us was glorified when lie knelt in prayer on a moun tain. Moses and Elijah appeared in glory and talked with him about lis death which he would “accom plish at Jerusalem.” He wa.s go ing to that death willingly. WLk- the three disciples awoke, how did vr.vr 1- < men who feike^ with Jesus? Only througn power of heavenly exeprience. Perchance we shall bear our no’*- sonality into heaven, know one another there, and be strength ened now by the thought that nn- seen, dear ones hover about v Peter wonted to remain in the presence of heavenly glory he proposed that three tab 0 ’- , e- '•les be bnilt on the mountain. But, even while he spoke, t 1 *'' 7 ' came a voice from the cloud, 0 ng. “Th : ~ ? s my Son, mv chn ~ - hear ye him.” Thus did Pete- learn that mountain-top exo-'- riences must be followed by ser vice to the unblessed in the valley below. There the multitude found. And there, as the caption has it, “The Transfigured Christ Meets Human Need.” Let us seek the mountain-top of the spirit in the contact of our knees with the lowly earth, that we may gain a light for our own pathway, and also a light to il lumine the needs of our own time. —Buy Defense Bonds— X Treat Cotton Seed And Aid War Effort Utf NOW TO CHECK RHEUMATIC HCKLT AT HOME . Three Simple Rules Stay away from drafts/exposure; (2) rub /*•.» part briskly, but lightly, with the warm n of your hand; (3) take RUX Compound ' 1) as directed. RUX ingredients speed re f-ora the Inside (where the pains actually er a quarter of a million individuals have .1 and vouch for the effective, dependable ■f that RUX Compound (liquid) brings to ;n. Nothing to mix, no bother, pleasant to “. You invest only a few cents a day for X hr-.efits - - so you can sleep, work and h new joy. Get RUX today! 3 econ- ..! sizes special at PEOPLES DRUG STORE —Adv. Clemson, March 21.—Since mor^ long staple cotton and cotton seed products are essential foi war effort, farmers are encourae- ed to treat their cotton seed with a view to getting better stands and larger yields, W. C. Nettles entomologist of the Clemson Ex tension Service, said here today. The treating of cotton seed pro motes better germination antf stands of healthier plants and consequently improves the yield of cotton. Nettles explained. Farmer experience accumulated during the past eight years and Experiment Station, data fully justify the practice of treatin' otton re^d. Farmers placing orders early r or mercury dust (Ceresan) f -mating cotton seed should be able to secure all necessary. Shortages may appear later dur ing the season, and almost cer- ainly during 1943. Nettles warns that seed treat ment will not put life into dea seed, nor will it control wil* Pest wilt control is obtained by planting wilt-resistant varieties Seed-treating centers opera 4 d by gins, oil mills, fertilizer d 1- ers, country stores, and agr 1- ^ural teachers have aided in ^"t- ting two-thirds of the S' ’ :h Carolina cotton crop treated r' k- ng the past two years. Mac’ '~v ielinted seed require a sir ''Mr mount of mercury dust for \ t- ment and usually result in hii-har ields than fuzzy seed. More complete informatior m -otton seed treatment may be found in USDA Leaflet 198 en titled “Cotton-Seed Treatm it”, •bitten by Haskell and Ba. jer, . 7 STA plant pathr legists. FINAL SETTLEMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 4 v Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. „e is hereby given that An- Tamlin, Executor of the es- ->f R. Claude Talbert, de ceased, has this day made ap- unto me for a final ac- and discharge as such jcutor, and the 20th day of April. 1942. at 10 o’clock, A. M., has been, fixed for the hearing of said petition. All persons holding claims a- ' -~t said estate are hereby no tified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTTSON, Judge of Probate, McCormick Co., S. C. March 20th, 1942.—4t. 2y JANET CUPLER PHILATELISTS ALL IT MAY SOUND fantastic, but it works! The Camp Fire Girls have been collecting stamps—just any cancelled postage stamps— \nd sending them to England, here the dye is extracted by a ecial process. Prbceeds from he sale of the dye go to purchase ^spital beds. # * * HE ARMY, TOO AN ORGANIZATION to be lUd “Bundles for America” is in he process of formation. It will o for the army what “Bundles •>r Bluejackets” already is doing for the navy, coast guards and uarines. * * * FOR BUNDLES MANY WOMEN have been de voting their time to the sale of ’efense bonds and to helping various organizations with their excellent war effort, and one of the hardest working of these women is opera singer Helen Jep- son. She has been traveling over the country as a representative of “Bundles for Bluejackets.” ONLY ONE SIDE TO THIS QUESTION With the exception of a few die-hard members of the old in terventionist and isolationist pre war parties—who seem more interested in blackening each other than they do in co-opera ting to defeat our external ene mies—the people of this country are determined that we shall dic tate the peace terms at the con clusion of this war. There are always periods, dur ing a long drawn out war, which both “faint hearts,” and also some very clever people, believe propitious moments in which equitable peace terms should be suggested. Viewed from the standpoint of immediate . expedi ency these peace proponents often have a strong argument on their side; but under certain circum stances th merest thought of terminating a war except through victory—might prove a fatal blun der. This nation is the fortunate victim” of just such circum stances. For if ever we allow ourselves to sue for peace in this or any other war—we will destroy for ourselves and for our pos terity, that greatest of all offen sive or defensive weapons; that weapon which our forefathers have welded for us in the last 150 years—the belief inherent in all true Americans that WE CAN NEVER BE DEFEATED. We are today involved in what is popularly termed a “life or death struggle.” While this ex pression is not to be taken liter ally, it is not so very far from the actual truth. For if our side □f this contest was finally beaten, we—America—would have suf fered DEFEAT; and though we could retire to our own country and defend it against all comers— the morale which is part of our make up would have suffered; and the consciousness of DEFEAT would develop a destructive weak ness—like a cancer—in our na tional being. Comparisons are usually odi ous—so are illustrations. But nevertheless an apt comparison is a world champion prize fighter. Why is it that these champions— once dethroned—“never come back”? They are just as strong, and they can box just as well as before. But defeat has broken down their morale—and morale is 50 per cent of any struggle. A good illustration is France. France has suffered many defeats in her war-filled history. it is nothing new to her. She gave up this time as a matter of expediency. If she had fought on—as she did twice in the First World war when every ray of hope seemed gone— she might have suffered physi- allv but have been spared the mental anguish and the far- reaching aftermath of defeat. Today our side is getting the beating of a lifetime—except in Russia. But it is a mathematical certainty that the tide will turn and then it will be the enemy who* will have to “grit his teeth andl bear it” if he doesn’t want t<> be “knocked out.” Right or wrong, we are in this war; and if we were a hundred times wrong—we still must win it, regardless of any other con sideration. For the day America, allows someone to dictate a peace to her—that day she forfeits her self-assurance as the Unbeaten Champion, of the World. That day she proves faithless to the trust in which'she holds this land 'for her posterity. That day she loses that thing called morale, which—while it exists as part of ^ her—will defend her freedom from without or from within. The day will come when the nations of Europe are bled white, and when the red blood of an un conquered people will be needed to save mankind from a long, long period of darkness. We must never even think peace until the enemy begs us to discuss it on our terms. —Buy Defense Bonds— Grow Sweet Sorghum For Quality Syrup Clemson, March 21.—Plenty of good sorghum syrup for home use would play a vital part in better farm living and would save many dollars now spent for other sweets, says H. A. Woodle, exten sion agronomist. Syrup, whether from sorghum or sugarcane, is of increasing importance in. the face of a probable sugar short age, he declares. 7o Relieve Misery of LIQUID. TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In in recent years most Piedmont; eluding Life Insurance. farmers have discontinued the ormer practice of growing sor ghum and making syrup, which is rich in vitamins and minerals essential to health. Advising a return to this practice, Woodle makes timely sugestions on sor ghum production. 1. Chodse a variety that is known to produce syrup in your locality. 2. Select a well drained soil that will produce a good crop of corn or wheat. Acid soils are not , 956 Broad sm-pt recommended. 3. Prepare land as for corn. Plant on a firm seedbed in rows 3 to 4 feet wide, and 4 to 6 inches apart in the drill. Do not cover O c* £3 C / % OT*n 4. Apply 400 pounds of mixed from Cokertr treated HUGH t.. KROWN, MoCORMICK, S C. on HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. Amrnstft o* WANT ADV. FOR SALE — Truck load of Planting Cotton Seed, one year grown in fertilizer*'per" acre "'at "planting, j “PP* r P» rt °* ° pe " ®/ tur - Side-dress with 100 to 200 pounds j da y nex . t , tr< ?f C - of quick-acting nitrogen fertiii- store - M - M - Wal1 ’ McCormick, zer per acre when about 40 days old. Do not use barnyard manure on sorghum for syrup, since it affects the quality of the syrup. 5. Cultivate same as for corn. 6. Harvest when seed are be- ‘SUNSHINE LADY’ THE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN EERS called her the "Sunshine Lady.” She was Martha McChes- ney Berry, founder of the Berry school for underprivileged chil dren, and she died recently at the age of 75. * # * GUARDS COLONEL KING GEORGE VI of Great' suggestions on community Britain has approved the appoint- mills where needed may be ment of his eldest daughter, tained from county farm age.? Princess Elizabeth, to the honor ary position of colonel of the Grenadier Guards. She succeeds the late duke of Connaught. —Buy Defense Bonds— FOR SALE—Three mare mules, weighing from 1,050 1,100 to 1,20(1 pounds; all plow tools, one good two-horse Webber wagon; also tween soft and hard dough state, cotton seed for planting. W. A. If sorghum is too green or too | Winn, R. 1, Plum Branch, S. C. ripe, an inferior syrup will like:y ; result. Information on harvest!’ grinding, and syrup-making : s : •.* • txt Every time you get your v v \ buy Bonds and Stamps for lire U. S. A. —ON PAY DAY, BUY BONDS— FOR RENT — Six-room dwell- ing, with good well of water in ! yard, garden and pasture, 3 1-2 miles from McCormick on high way in Sandy Branch community. I J. P. Furqueron, R. 1, McCormick, S. C. LOST—One high school riiig with Initials. H. P.” Reward if returned to Messenger office.