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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, July 16, 1942 Six Inch Sermon \ w-, m 4V' BY REV. ROBERT H. HARPER v Cain and Abel: A Contrast. Lesson for July 19: Genesis 4:1- 15. Golden Text:Hebrews 11:4. In the story of Cain and Abel ftrst appears the idea of sacri fice. Both brought gifts unto God. Wherein did their offer ings differ? Certainly not in the things offered. Cain's later con duct proved that his offering ^cked consecration of heart, while “by faith Abel offered a •ore excellent sacrifice than Cain.” Instead of mending his own v*ays, after God talked with him, Cain visited his fury upon his brother and stained the earth vith the blood of the first mur der. His heartless question in answer to God has been heard through the ages. It should be asked, not in cruel indifference, "it in realization of responsi bility of our brothers. Cain’s curse has come upon all murderers. Dread of vengeance ’-*as disturbed all * who have shed blood. What was the sign God ap pointed unto Cain no one knows. Why was he protected? Because God reserves vengeance unto himself. The State assumes the right to punish murderers but orlvate .vengeance only perpet uates the wrong and brings the avenger into the same guilt with the offender. We see the tendency to evil contrasted in the two brothers. Abel withstood, while his brother yielded and went the whole way of sin. In his blood which cries from that primal field we find more than an evidence of man’s ’ate; in Abel we find an exam ple of faith that rises triumphant over the tendencies to >evil in human nature and achieves a life independent of circumstance and physical death. CULLING Don’t allow any slow-down in ihe egg production factory this summer. Keep every hen on the iob producing the eggs that are essential food for the health of our armies, our allies, and our rivilian population. Good produc tion during the summer also —•cans more profit from the flock. Cull the flock in JULY or AU GUST and dispose of the non-lay- era. It does not pay to keep a cull hen over a period of time in ^rder to get a cent or two a pound more for her. The CONDITION of the comb and body of the hen will indicate ; 'hether she is laying or not at the time she is handled in culling, 'v dry, dull, scaly comb; hard, dry, tight skin; sunken tight, small abdomen; and stiff curved-in pel vic bones, often with rolls of fat on the ends, denotes the non-lay- 'vr. A layer’s comb will be large, bright red, and of a waxy, glossy texture. Her skin will be loose, ihin, and silky. The pelvic bones will be thin, sharp and straight; and the abdomen full, soft, and jliable. In culling, remove the EARLY MOLTERS. Almost all hens molt sometime between June and No vember. With the exception of the late molter, almost all hens stop laying while they molt. Those that molt early molt slowly and remain out of production a long time. Contrary to general belief, the early molter does not make the early winter layer. The later a hen lays in the summer and fall, the greater will be her yearly egg production. Thus, the high producer is the late layer and hence, the LATE MOLTER. She is the hen to keep. The color in the body of a lay ing hen bleaches in a definite or der while she is laying and re turns in the same order when she stops laying. By noting the bleach ed areas the approximate num ber of eggs laid can be told fairly accurately. Therefore, in the yel low skin breeds, hens with well rounded, bright yellow legs, beaks, and yellow color around the eye lid, in the face, and around the vent, show that they have laid very little, if at all, and should be taken out. Keep the hens with bleached eye lid, vent, and pale, flat legs. Cull the hens closely at the RIGHT TIME OF THE YEAR, ad vises Miss Matilda Bell, Co. Home T)em. Agent, and keep the egg pro duction factory humming at full speed this summer. State Wide School For Administrative Offi cers Of Citizens Defense Corps Mr. J. Fred Buzhardt, Com mander of the Citizens’ Defense ~Jorps in McCormick County, Is being invited to attend the two- day State Wide School for Admin istrative Officers of the Citizens’ Defense Corps to be held in Co lumbia on July 21 and 22, Major G. Heyward Mahon, director of the State Council of Defense, has announced. The purpose of the school will be the instruction of all district, county, and town defense chair men, coordinators, and command ers of their exact duties and re sponsibilities in organizing for the possible emergencies that we face. The school will consist of I lectures, discussions, demonstra- tions, and sound film, designed to , cover every portion of civilian de fense which pertains in any way to South Carolina. 1 There will be an address by Ma jor General Robert Eichelberger, commander of the First Army Corps, entitled “What The Enemy Is Like.” Other speakers are to be Charles H. Murchison, of Atlanta, South eastern regional director of the Office of Civilian Defense. Chem ical warfare will be taught by Dr. H. R. Sturgeon, of Presbyterian College, who served in the Chem ical Warfare Division of the, AEF in the first World War, and who has successfully taught protection against poison gas in a number of civilian defense schools. Although the entire program has not yet been announced^ it was definitely stated that great emphasis would be laid upon the setting up of control centers. Colonel John A. Brockman, assist ant director of the Council, will give detailed information on this vital operation. Our officials attending 'the school can secure lodging at the University of South Carolina for one dollar for the first night and 25 cents for the second night. Meals will cost 25 cents for break fast and 30 cents each for lunch and supper at the University Cafeteria. The school will be held in Drayton Hall at the University. Major Mahon is urging all offi cials of the Citizens’ Defense Corps to place the “Share Your Car” plan in action so that the con sumption of gas and rubber will be held at a minimum. uiomEn INTH -XX- Green Feed And Shade Help Develop Pullets A range that provides shade and green feed helps greatly in devel oping pullets, says County Agent G. W. Bonnette. Succulent green feed is one of the best natural foods for chick ens. A good green range is an economical source of proteins, minerals, and vitamins. Green feed has advantages other than nutritional, because it tends to keep the birds satisfied and may help to prevent feather pulling and cannibalism. Sudan grass makes an excellent crop for summer grazing if kept mowed back so as to encourage the growth of new tender leaves. Its ability to endure period^ of drought makes it especially val uable during the hot dry summers. Sudan grass grows three to five feet when mature and has stems about 3-16 of an inch in diameter. When used as a grazing.crop for poultry, it is necessary to "cut it back when it gets about 12 inches high. It then tillers freely and provides young tender foliage. Su dan grass does best on a rich loam, but it can be grown successfully on almost every class of soil from a heavy clay to a light sand.’ In seeding Sudan grass a rather firm seedbed is best. It is custom ary to broadcast about 40 pounds of seed per acre in ground plowed and harrowed well and cover the seed about one inch deep. Primitive Methods Need Not Be Followed in , Advertising Be Modern ADVERTISE HERE!! BY JANET CUPLER WOMAN of the Week: You may never have heard of Eleanor Smith, who died recently in Michigan at, the age of 84. She was a great woman. The late Jane Addams called her one of the three “creative geniuses” who helped make Chicago’s Hull House, founded by Miss Addams in 1889, one of the most helpful and for ward-looking settlement houses in the country. Not content to merely keep under-privileged children off the street, the Hull House group has always stressed the need for developing their skills and talents. Miss Smith established the settlement’s music school, the first of its kind in America, in 1893 and continued to direct its activities until 1936, when her sister succeeded her as director. * * * OPA EXPERIMENT: The Office of Price Administration is trying out, in New York, a volunteer housewives’ brigade to see to it that local merchants selling “cost- of-living commodities” post their ceiling prices. Whether or not the experiment will be tried else where depends largely on the out come of the New York group’s work. OPA officials say, however, that this does not mean a change Jn the OPA’s attitude toward un authorized “meddlers.” You will be called when, and if, your ser vices are needed. * * * JOB BLUE BOOK: If you want to .know what war jobs (and non war jobs) are open to women and how your war training influences your chances of post-war em ployment, you will find the an swers in a book compiled by the U. S. employment service and called “Occupations Suitable for Women.” It is now in your public library, or will be soon. * * * NO MORE XXXX: Be careful, say the censors, about those xxxx you send to service men over seas. You know and he knows that they have nothing whatever to do with sailing schedules, gun emplacements or the price of tobacco in Timbuktu. But the position of an “x,” or the number of symbols used, has been known to reveal important information when used by clever spies. * * * SUNNY SIDE UP: You can buy a protective hand cream that’s greaseless and can be rinsed off with water. When it is re moved, the dirt comes off with- it . . The WPB, unable, appar ently, to resist the charms of the very young, has agreed to allow ruffles on some .types of chil dren’s clothing . . Now you can eat your proteins and wear ’em too. Some of the new “victory fabrics” are said to contain as much as 40 per cent protein fiber. A Good SALESMi WHO WORKS CHEAP. u NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING © Is Food Acid Or Nonacid? For purposes of canning, foods are considered in two groups ac cording to the quantity of free acid they contain. The acid foods ire fruits, tomatoes, pickled beets, ripe pimentos, and rhubarb. The nonacid foods include all other vegetables, such as asparagus, peas, beans, and corn, and also meats and poultry. The acid foods are processed at or near the temperature of boiling water (212 degrees Fahrenheit) in a boiling-water bath, or in a steamer, or in an oven. The acid products may also be canned from the open kettle. Nonacid foods must be processed in a steam pressure canner at temperature of 240 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit obtained by applying 10 to 15 pounds of steam pressure. The addition of small quantities of an acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice, to a nonacid vegeta ble or meat does not change the acidity of the food enough to per mit processing in the boiling-wa ter bath. This can be done only if enough acid is added to pickle the food. For example, beets are a nonacid vegetable and need to be processed under steam pres sure, but when they are pickled in vinegar they may be handled as an acid product in the boiling- water bath. The use of chemical preserva tives, such as salicylic acid, so dium benzoate, and “canning powders,” should not be used in home canning any kind of food. These chemicals vary in their ef fects on the human body, some being more harmful than others. The safe way for the home can ner is to process foods adequately with heat and not to use chemical preservatives. Matilda Bell, County Home Dem. Agent. -txt- Gins In Condition Are More Efficient Clemson, July 11.—Gin opera tors can save time, labor, fuel, wear dn machinery, • and the quality of cotton by check-ups, proper adjustments, and repairs on gin equipment this summer, says C. V. Phagan, Clemson ex tension engineer. Under war time conditions, such savings are contributions to the country’s fighting strength. Experimental work at the U. S. Cotton Ginning Laboratory, Stoneville, Miss., shows the im portance of keeping gins in good condition. It was found that gin brushes in poor condition, on the average, have cut the value of short-staple cotton 80 cents a bale, and of damp long staple, $1.50 a bale. Replacements of worn brushes have decreased ginning time 7 to 10 per cent. Air-blast nozzles improperly ad justed have caused losses of as much as $1 a bale on long-staple cotton and slowed down the gin ning process 25 per cent. x “Since the last war, most of time agriculture has lost from wage increases, but has gained urban employment.”—John D. Black, economist, Harvard Univ ersity. c “Before all else we must J n i'n how to use our American ^ Mi wisely with the greatest profit -o —Carlton Beals. VJE'RB OUT' V/HAT? NC LETTERHEADS 1? WHEN THIS HAPPENS, PHONE US and We’ll Print Some * For You In A Hurry!! “I believe that if we can create equitable marketing conditions for the Southeast on poultry and eggs, many counties will get more income from poultry than cotton.” —D. W. Watkins, director, South Carolina Extension Service. X Self defense not only justifies but demands shooting the boll weevil and other crop-insect in vaders with poison bullets. xx The farmer who won’t join the cooperatives for mutual benefit may eventually find himself in the Down-and-Out club. Concerning the value and use of legumes there is an apt Bible word! “He that knoweth to do right and doeth it not, unto him it is a sin.” x A farm without a garden is like a soldier without a gun. x A poultryman is known by the birds he keeps—good poultry- man. good birds. “Read ’Em arid Reap” OUR ads Farm Leaders Plan More Lime For Land Clemson, July 8.—The impor tance of liming South Carolina croplands was stressed and plans were laid for a liming program at a conference of Extension Service workers at Clemson, July 6, Ex tension Director D. W. Watkins announces. ' The conference was an outcome of the following resolutions on the need for liming most South Caro lina soils passed by the State Ag ricultural Planning Committee at its meeting in Columbia, June 30: “BE IT RESOLVED: That the State Agricultural Planning Com mittee recognizes the* fact that soil acidity is one of the most important limiting factors in profitable farming on most soils and for most crops in South Caro lina; v That approximately 80 per cent of South Carolina soils are too acid to support a diversified sys tem of farming; That a sufficient quantity of nitrogenous fertilizers is not a- vailable at the present time, mak ing it important that farmers grow more winter and summer legumes, which is not practical without the use of sufficient lime. THEREFORE, the Committee recommends that each agency represented on the State Agricul tural Planning Committee coop erate fully in promoting an in tensified liming program, and that full use be made of county, com munity and neighborhood com mittees obtaining the maximum use of lime; that agency heads are requested to instruct their field personnel to give active support by assisting local volunteer com mitteemen and farmers to obtain and file necessary application blanks for obtaining lime as con servation material through the Agricultural Adjustment Agency.” Corn Meal En richment Under Clemson Study Clemson, July 11.—Should corn meal as well as white flour be enriched? Nutritionists and doc tors say yes. The techinal prob lems to be solved before it be comes a possibility are being in vestigated by Dr. E. J. Lease and Dr. R. C. Ringrose of the £5outh Carolina Experiment Station. The enrichment of corn meal has long been considered to be one of the best ways to combat pellagra because corn is very low in the pellagra prevention vita min. Until recently the pure enriching ingredients were too expensive to use widely. At pres-t ent, however, because of lar^- scale production, the price of thine ingredients has dropped consid erably so that they can now be used on a large scale. Dr. Ringrose and Dr. Lease be lieve it will cost only about three cents to enrich a bushel of meal. Since universal enrichment of flour and bread is now a reality in South Carolina, this investi gation of the widely used staple, corn meal, offers prospects of further improvement in the nu trition of the people of the state. MR. MERCHANT I lie EYES of THE C*"* COMMUNITY WOULD BE ON YOUR AD- IF IT HAD BEEN xt^HRoe IN THIS ISSUE Weeds have been called the whiskers of neglect, and that’s what they are. Mow ’em down. “In the last reckoning all thi’^s are purchased with food”.- r C. Loudermilk, assistant cl.lf Soil Conservation Service. POLITICAL CARDS i "Fitting livestock into a ' food supply is an effective " r iy to keep both the farm and -te farmers fit.”—K. F. Warner, U. S. Department of Agriculture. FOR TREASURER I hereby announce my candi dacy for re-election to the office of Treasurer of McCormick County, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. I am very grateful for the splendid support given me in the past, and your continued influence and sup port in my behalf shall be highly appreciated. RUTH P. DUNCAN. FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce my candi dacy for House of Representatives from McCormick County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. I greatly appreciate the many favors from you in the past, and shall highly appreciate your support and in fluence. W. T. STROM. FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES I hereby announce my candi dacy for re-election to the House of Representatives from McCor mick County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Your spport and influence shall be highly appreciated. HUGH C. BROWN. FOR AUDITOR I am a candidate for re-election to the office of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Demo cratic party. I will appreciate your support and influence. C. W. PENNAL. FOR COTTON WEIGHER I hereby announce my candi dacy for re-election as Cotton Weigher at McCormick, S. C., sub ject to the rules and regulations governing the primary elections of the Democratic party. Your sup port heretofore is highly appre ciated, and if re-elected, I assure you efficient service as in the past. EDGAR R. PRICE. FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce my candida cy for re-election to the office of Game Warden for McCormick County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. The continuation of . your supoort and influence shall" be highly appreciated. D. M. McGRATH. FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce my candi dacy for the office of Game War den for McCormick Cunty, sub ject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. I highly appreciate the support given me in past years and shall be very grate ful for your support and influence this time. W. O. GRAVES. FOR GAME WARDEN I hereby announce my candida cy forfGame Warden of McCor mick County, subject to the rules an4 regulations of the Democratic party. Your support and influence shall be highly appreciated. W. W. M. LINDLEY. FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce my candida cy for Magistrate of the McCor mick Magisterial District, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Your sup port and influence will be highly appreciated. J. BRUCE WALKER. FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce my candida cy tor re-election to the Magis trate’s Office in the McCormick Magisterial District, subject to the rules and regulations of the Dem ocratic partv. Your support and influence will be appreciated. H. C. WALKER. FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce my candida- 2y for Magistrate of the McCor mick Magisterial District, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Your support ind miiuence win be sincerely ap preciated. O. B. MINOR. ^ FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE I hereby announce my candi dacy for re-election to the office of Judge of Probate for McCor mick County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. I am indeed grateful for the support given me in the past and will highly appreciate your support and influence in the coming election. J. FRANK MATTISON. FOR CONGRESS I hereby announce that lam a candidate to represent the THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT of South Carolina in the Congress of the United States and pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. BUTLER B. HARE.