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■eCORMICK MKSENGER | rabUshed Every Thursday 1 BrtabUshed Jane i, IMS r | EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, f Editor and Owner patnrrfl at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as matt matter of tKe second cram \ ECBSCRIPTION RATES: f One Year -—*1.00 ' Blx Months — .75 Three Months — .50 Six Inch Sermon BY REY. ROBERT H. HARPER Christian Nurture in the Family. Lesson for November 8: Deute ronomy 6:4-9; 20-25; II Timothy 3:14, 15. Golden Text: Proverbs 22:6. The writer recently had the pleasure of renewing his associa tion with the children of a Christian home he had known in boyhood and he found that the four sons and two daughters have not departed from their early training. The lesson presents several pas sages (among many in the Bible) that teach the duty of parents toward their children. Deuterono my urges parents to love God and teach his way unto their children. Once a mother told the pastor of the church which had enrolled her small sons in its church school that she herself had no faith but that she would like for her sons to have “some kind of faith.” The church in many* instances has no co-operation from thg home. : Surely parents should first love God. Deuteronomy commands par ents to instruct their children in the sacred history of their peo ple, making clear the providence that had attended them. What a themfe this would be for parents today! In the last passage we have an exhibit of Christian teaching, proof of its results. Consider Timothy. Parents; realize how great a tr^usure God has committed unto you in your children and as good stewards of their moral and spirit ual lives present them unto the £ord, wholly dedicated and train ed for his service. / X Cotton Ginnings Given By South Carolina Counties COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO OC TOBER 18-IN SOCTH CARO LINA: CROPS OF 1941 AND 1942 : , The Department:.of hCommerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to . October 18, by counties, in South. Carolina, for the crops of 1942 and J941. The total for the State was made pub lic on Monday, October 26. (Quantities are in running bales, Linters are not included.) — * t: County 1942 1941 The State 524,021 324,839 Abbeville __ 8,683 2,366 Aiken __ 14,492 9,037 Allendale 4,453 4,775 Anderson __ 38,143 22,426 Bamberg __ 6,093 5,719 Barnwell 10,845 9,971 Berkeley 1,768 976 Calhoun __ 10,755 4,610 Cherokee __ 8,696 7,428 Chester — 8,199 4,490 Chesterfield — „ 20,647 15,657 Clarendon __ 15,053 7,054 Colleton 5,642 2,794 Darlington __ 14,132 6,913 Dillon 17,478 11,798 Dorchester __ — 5,534 2,885 Edgefield __ 9,742 4,156 Fairfield 3,813 957 Florence __ 19.226 7,426 Greenville — 20,198 18,835 Greenwood __ — 6,392 1,599 Hampton — 6,009 4,710 Kershaw — 5,988 3,164 Lancaster — J— 7,931 3,486 Laurens __ 16,049 8,231 Lee _ . 14,859 7,803 Lexington __ 7,472 3,176 McCormick __ — 3,479 773 Marion __ 5,274 3,831 Marlboro — 28,254 22,139 Newberry — 11,236 3,207 Oconee __ 12,640 10,354 Orangeburg __ — 39,313 21,810 Pickens __ 13,062 14,663 Richland __ 2,999 1,044 Saluda 6,733 1,802 Spartanburg 36,026 31,003 Sumter __ 19,331 7,950 Union __ 6,349 4,099 Williamsburg — _ 14,199 7,153 York -- 14,194 11,517 All other 2,641 1,052 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 5, 1942 TODAY RBd TOMORROW DON ROBINSON MARINES . . . spinach Elver since I was a boy I have thought of file U. S. marines as being something super-duper among fighting men. I don’t re call any special stories which first gave me that impression— but I belive that most of my gen eration thought of a marine in somewhat the same way that the coming generation thinks of Su perman—and that it would take plenty of spinach eating to ever become one. EIxpressions like “Call out the marines” and “Tell it to the ma rines” were commonly . used—and although we didn’t know just where those expressions came from or just wh^t they stood for, they helped build up the feeling that nothing disastrous could hap pen to this country as long as the marines were taking care of things. Later, when I read about the various exploits of the marines and the heroic and important part they have played in so many of our wars, I was impressed by the fact that their history actually is a Superman story. JAPS . • . • ' • • S“ ts Probably the expression which has done the most to convince us :hat the marines of today arr performing in the same heroic nanner as their predecessors i: ,he now famous reply of the com landing officer on Wake Island ^ho, when asked what he neede' lost, cabled back, “Send us mort "aps.” In this war the marines hav ertainly had the tough end c .he fighting so far. But from tl Philippines, from Wake, from tl Jolomons islands and from oth 'acific outposts have come o' eroic tal? after another tellir ow, with typical dare-devil spir nd smart fighting, the marin ave beaten enemy forces whit ere vastly superior in number, quipment and in anything es ut guts. So the old saying, “The marine ave landed and have the situa on well in hand,” seems to appl n this war as much as eve jefore, and the people of thi ountry already feel that thing jan’t go too badly for us as Ion? as there is a handful of marines waiting for action at each of the dangerous cross-roads of the world. SPIRIT . tradition Actually, I don’t suppose a ma rine is any braver or any smarter or any stronger than the men serving in the army or navy. All, so far, have given an excellent account of themselves in any fight ing which they have encountered. But there is a spirit which seems to stand out among the marines —a spirit which has become a tradition and which is inculcated into every new recruit, which makes him look forward to op portunities to tackle the impossi ble. As a consequence, some people get the impression that marines are a hard-bitten, weatherbeaten, raucous bunch of veterans—and the term Leathernecks, which is applied to them, emphasizes that impression. But actually the term Leatherneck came from a leather collar which used to be part of the marine uniform, and the im pression that they are “tough characters” is not substantiated by the facts, except when they are in contact with the enemy. The average marine of today is a young man of 20, from a smal’ town, intelligent, educated an sound-headed. He might be in college or trade school learning a business or profession, except that he has elected to join the marines and learn the serious business of fighting hard enough and well e- nough to crush the enemies of his country. BIRTHDAY .... 167th On November 10' the marines are celebrating the 167th anniversary of their founding—of the creation of the first corps of marines by a resolution of the Continental Congress passed in 1775. On that day marines all over the world will pause in their duties to listen while the commanding * officers read the birthday procla mation of the United States ma rine corps—which has been read every year since 1921—and which includes these paragraphs: “In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps, ma rines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, win-! ning new honors on each occasion until the term ‘marine’ has come to signify all that is . highest in miliiary efficiency and soldierly virtue. “This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are marines today have received from those who. preceded us in the corps. With it we also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the marines in every age. “So long as that spirit contin ues to florish marines will be' found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past.” A grateful nation—one that is proud of the achievements of its sea soldiers—will join the marine corps in observing its 167th anni versary. FOR TODAY BY PATRICIA DOW Armistice Day, 1942 THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS L. * —by Mac Arthur J New Wrap-Over Pattern No. 8229 — American women re-discovered wrap-overs just this year—and can’t get e- nough of them. Today’s pleasing pattern demonstrates just why the vrap-over is such a success. Note che simplicity of this frock with its graceful sweep to the side and neat three-button closing. Slip into it quickly for breakfast—for leisure hours in the evening. Pattern No. 8229 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20; 40 and 42. Size 16, short sleeves, requires 3 7-8 yards 35-inch material; 2 yards ric-rac. Name _ Address Name of paper Pattern No. Size I Semi 15 cents in coin, (for each pattern desired) to— Patricia Dow Patterns 206 W. 17th St., New York, N. Y. X Livestock Guides For Late Fall For the proper care of livestock in the late fall for better farm ing, County Agent G. W. Bonnette, calls the attention of Mc Cormick county farmers to these »ttfNK VOU'fte &MART? , Take your pencil in hand and try your skill at either or both of the ’ simple tasks outlined above. For Figure Folk, take a number from 1 to 9 1 and draw anything around it. For the Thin Man, just draw him doing j anything yon please—running, walking, working, playing, etc. _ ; FINAL SETTLEMENT FINAL SETTLEMENT TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. Notice is hereby given that Mrs. i [attie E. Hollingsworth, Executrix i the estate of Earnest L. Hol- ngsworth, Sr., deceased, has this ly made application unto me for final accounting and discharge 5 such Executrix, and the 20th ay of Nov., 1942, at 10 o’clock A. [., has been fixed for the hear- ig of said petition. All persons holding claims a- ainst said estate are hereby no- fied to present same on or by aove date. J. FRANK MATTISON, idge of Probate, McCormick Co., S. C. October 20, 1942.—4t. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate : ' Notice is hereby given that J. P. Price, Administrator cum tes- tamento annexe de bonis non-of the estate of Mrs. Mattie E. Price, deceased, has this day made ap plication unto me for a final ac counting and discharge as suc{i Administrator, and the 13th day of November, 1942, at 10 o’clobk, A. M., has been fixed for the hear ing of said petition. All persons holding claims against said estate are hertby notified to present same on oi*-t>y above date. J. FRANK MATTISON. Judge of Probate, McCormick Go., S. C. October 13th, 1942.—4t. reminders: Animal Husbandry 1. Breed sows for spring litters. 2. Have all weanling pigs double- treated for cholera. 3. To prevent the beef herd losing the weight gained on pasture, supply cheap roughage and a little cottonseed meal. 4. Fatten a beef animal to be slaughtered later for home use. 5. Remove the ram from ewe flock. 6. Feed idle mules ample roughage and give only half ra tion of concentrates. 7. See that all livestock have shelter and bed ding during cold rainy weather. Dairying 1. Increase the barn feed as pas tures are killed by frost. 2. Let the cows clean up the corn and hay fields after these crops have been gathered. 3. Provide warm, dry, clean stalls for fall-born calves. 4. Use a carefully selected purebred dairy bull from proved high-producing ancestry. 5. Use November spare time remodeling barns, putting in concrete floors, and other improvements. 6. Cull the low producers and feed the rest according to each cow’s pro duction. Poultry 1. Select now the best hens for next year’s breeders. 2. Keep layers in good flesh by feeding grain liberally. 3. Keep all-night or morning lights on the laying flocks. If electricity is not avail able, use kerosene lanterns, one to each 20-foot section of house. 4. Purchase male birds for next year’s breeding flock. x Conveniencies in the farm home prevent much waste of rural wom- anpower. Keep ’em firing—with junk! Throw your scrap into the fight.