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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 12, 1942 ■cOORBOCK MESSENGER | Pakiiahed Every Thuntoy I btabUshed Jane S, 19M EDMOND J. MeCRACKEN, f Editor and Owner TODAY ' and Peered at the Poet Offleo at Mo- Cermick, s. C„ «e auUI matter of •' Ebe claes. • . i*TION RATES: f One Tear ——$1.00 ' Elk Months ; .79 Three Months .50 Six Inch Sermon ET RET. ROBERT H. HARPER Tfiinps That Mar Family Life. Lesson for November 15: Gene sis 27:30-35; Matthew 5:31,32; Lake 12:13-15. s Golden Text: Galatians 6:2. Someone has observed that'mod em heating systems have done much to destroy family life.- In other days when the members of the family gathered before- the fire in the living-room they saw more of one another than now. But this is a small matter-com pared to other things that ma^ enter in. In the lesson ^we read again the old story rof the estrangement of two’ brothers, the preference of one parent for. one son and the preference of the other parent for the other son, the de ception of the father by his wife and one of the sons, and the ov erweening ambition of that son. The wide-spread evil of divorce rains many a home, scatters the inmates abroad and robs .children of their heritage. But in the pas sage from Matthew we find that Jesus allows but one cause for di vorce—adultery. Finally we read of the bickerings of members of a family over their inheritance. Covetousness is a great evil and it seems aggra vated when brothers and sisters contend over their father's estate. Thus do many things mar fam ily life. The writer can suggest no remedy but the realization of the sacred nature of the home be cause marriage is ordained of God as already seen—if such realiza tion will lead the members of a ftmily, in all their relations and wider all circumstances, with all their problems, to seek God’s help in their difficulties. I x ^ Repair Farm Machinery Now For Next Season * .' . * ;4?v •. Clemson, November 9.—Placing flurm machinery and equipment in good shape now can insure South: Carolina farmers against costly de lay later, according to C. V. Pha- gan, Clemson extension agricul tural engineer. Curtailment in the manufacture of farm machinery next year will make it extremely difficult for many farmers to get new machines as replacements for old or worn- out equipment, the specialist says. For this reason, it is highly impor tant that farmers check up on their machinery now and make plans to recondition it for another year's operation. South Carolina farmers did more repairing and reconditioning of their farm machinery last year than ever before; as the war con tinues, it will be necessary to do even more in the future. The best plan to follow in re conditioning farm machinery is to repair machines in the order they are required for field use next year. In checking over a ma-f chine for needed repair, the first step is to clean it thoroughly of all dirt, grease, and other foreign material for a close inspection of the vital working parts. Particu lar attention should be given to the inspection of all bearings, gears, sprockets, and other moving dr wearing parts. Local farm machinery dealers are in a position to give farmers valuable assistance in ordering re pair parts for machinery and in making certain major repairs that many farmers are not equip ped to do. In ordering repair parts, it is important to give the make and model, or year, the ma chine was bought new; and the name, description, and number of the parts. Farmers who have lost or misplaced instruction manuals that give the parts number to certain machines should obtain additional copies from local deal ers to keep for useful reference, Mr. Phagan advises. TOMORROW B* DON ROBINSON WORK . . . . . profit If earning a living is looked at from a purely selfish viewpoint, there is practically no use in working any more. I have just figured it out from the standpoint of a married man with two children who is earning a salary of $3,000 a year. Under the new federal tax, he will pay the government about $330 during 1943 for income tax. In addition, he will pay perhaps 5 per cent in excise taxes on the things he buys, he will pay an other 10 per cent in local and state taxes arid; if he wants to be corisidered a 100 per cent patriot he will put io per cent of his in come into war bonds. So far that uses up 35 per cent of his to tal income. To c^arn that income, the aver age mrin must spend at least $150 in clothes in order to make * a presentable appearance, he prob ably spends another $100 for transportation to work, arid he has at least $100 in other expenses which could be eliminated if he just sat home on his front porch' twiddling. his thumbs. Expenses connected with work take at least 10 per cent of his income and sometimes considerably more. Consequently we now have 45 per cent of his income used up for items which have nothing to do with himself, which leaves him a net of $1,650 out of his origi nal $3,000. PENNILESS . . . expenses Evidently Uncle Sam hasn’t had much experience in bringing up children, when he allows only $350 as an income tax deduction for each child. But by taking that minimum amount set by the government, the support of two children r^ts him at least $700 a year. He is also allowed $700 for supporting a wife, if she isn’t working, so the total cost for taking care of his family, accord ing to government figures, is $1,400. When I figured the taxes and expenses of this man earning $3,- 000 a year, he was left with $1,650. Nbw, if we deduct these costs for a wife j and children, he has a to-i tal of $250 a year, or less than $5 a week, left for himself. Pre miums on the insuranefe he ought to have to look after the interests of his three dependents can eas ily consume that $250—so ■ he is actually left penniless. On the other hand, if he lived by himself and didn’t work, he could probably pick up about $600 to $700 a year from relief agen cies and have, spending money of his very own. OPTIMIST .... assets This method of figuring, of course, would be engaged in only by an entirely selfish and pessi mistic individual. The optimist, earning $3,000 a year, would still figure that he was getting a lot for his $3,000. Al though he too would have no cash assets at the end of the year, he would find plenty of consolation in the facts that he was able to have a wife and two children, furnish them and him self with a home, eat three good meals a day and be able to re side in a country where he was free to live the kind of life he chose. The amount he pays in taxes, even though more than he ever paid before, would seem to him to be a small price to pay to pre serve democracy and freedom and prosperity in his country. He would feel it well worth his while to work two or three months out of each year to * raise his share of the money necessary to help support his government and to protect his family against the threats of the dictators. And as for the money he in vested in bonds, he would con sider himself very lucky to be able to give the war program a ing hand and at the same time build a nest egg for himself. WASTE .... results Paying taxes to the government may often seem like throwing money into a bottomless pit. When we hear about the rate at which the government consumes money these days, qur individual contributions appear as a very small drop in a very large bucket. Apd when we read about the tremendous wastes of money re sulting from government ineffi ciency, bungling and extravagance, it is easy to picture all of our personal tax money, plus that of our friends, being poured into a project to erect a monument to honor WPA workers ’or to buy champagne for christening bat tleships. But again, it is the pessimist who sees nothing but the gloomy side of paying taxes. The opti mist will think of his tax money aS being spent to help build bat tleships or planes, to furnish our soldiers with food and clothing and to help pay the other terrific costs of winning this war. It, all gets back to those two different attitudes which can be taken by the man earning $3,000 a year. Whether we get nothing for our money or a lot for our money, either in our personal life or from the government,, depends largely on the way we keep our mental books. SOY BEANS The following article on Soy Beans was written by a Home Demonstration Club Member who understood the Home Demonstra tion Agent to say “Write” an article when she said “Read” an article on Soy Beans: SOY BEAN It. is said the first written rec ord of the soy bean is that of Em peror Sheng Nung of China in 2838 B. C. Ancient Chinese literature reveals that it was extensively cul tivated and highly valued as a food centuries before written rec ords were kept. Later records show, however, that it is an impor tant legume and one of the five sacred grains essential to Chinese existence. Poets have extolled the virtues of this plant, and at the yearly sowing of the seed the rulers of China had a great cere mony. It is, perhaps, one of the oldest crops cultivated by man. The soy bean was first brought to the U. S. in 1804 and grown only in gardens as one of the “curious plants of the east”, but at the present time it is cultivated in many states east of the Mississip pi river, and its range is destined to become more extensive as its value as a food and forage crop becomes more generally known. In 1935, 40,000,000 bushels of seed were produced on six million acres of land. This year the agricultu ral demand had been for a great er acreage than ever before for all America. The soy bean is partic ularly valuable as an oil producing source since the war has cut off the importation of vegetable oils into the democratic countries. The need for supplying this shortage by the cultivation of plants that are rich in oil is urgent. A few varieties of the soy bean as Va, Laredo, Peking, and others have been grown in our country largely for hay, silage and pasture. Since so many products have been made from the oil and meal of the soy bean, a demand for spe cies producing these ingredients in a greater quantity has caused experiment stations to select and hybredize plants that produce nearly all the characters desired by manufacturers of industrial plants. From the soy bean we get but ter and lard substitutes, salad and medicinal oils, glycerin, enamels and varnishes. The oil contains iodine and lecittun. Lecittun is a phosphatic compound used in baking confec tionary business and in textile and leather industries. In the Orient, especially China and Manchuria, the soy bean foods form the chief source of protein for the poorer class of people who are unable to purchase meats. Bread made from the flour of the soy bean is rec ommended by physicians to per sons having diabetes. # Japan claims to have 8 varieties of edible soy beans and our own United States is cultivating a few of the best types, and in our local gardens for the first time plants of one edible kind are being grown. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And AU Other Kinds of Insurance In eluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS —by Mac Arthur •f THINK yOlVftt SMART? WORD SQUARE bu PHIL HUMAtE-RSTOAie: 1 J 4- 5 z * 4 * ' Here is the world’s smallest cross word puzzle. Fill in words accord ing to definitions. The square will then read the same down as across. After you have solved it, see if you can make up any good 5-letter word squares. 1. Steer mark. 3. Good-by. 2. Ranch show. 4. Requires. 5. Put out, extinguish. WILD LIFE LINES 61/ EO AM THOM V ZENURUS This is a kind of armadillo That wouldn’t make a restful pillow i Because his armor is the toughest, ( The bumpiest, the very roughest Of any armadillo’s shell Found anywhere on hill or dell In South America, where these Queer creatures seek the shade of trees. Late Fall Jobs Important In Better Farming In field, orchard, and garden, there are important late fall jobs essential toward better farm ing and better farm living, says County Agent G. W. Bonnette who lists the following brief hints for special attention. Agronomy 1. Plow heavy clay land now M practicable and make spring work easier. 2. Oats can still be plant ed. 3. Sow enough wheat to make a good supply for home use. 4. Don’t leave any cotton unpro tected from weather; it may lose five or ten dollars per bale in value. 5. Destroy at once any re maining cotton stalks. 6. Begin preparing synthetic compost piles. 7. Buy and apply limestone. Horticulture 1. Prepare land now for setting fruit trees for home orchards in November and December. 2. Prune scuppernong type grapes last of November. 3. Make, cuttings of grapes and figs and set them out. 4. Set strawberry and rasp berry plants. 5. Sow lettuce in ccldframe for use in January and February. 6. Make selection of sweet potatoes for seed at digging time, if this has not already been done. 7. Harvest carefully sweet potatoes, if not already harvested. Insects and Diseases 1, Disinfect seed of small grain for smut control if necessary. 2. Avoid diseased sweet potato vines when selecting seed. 3. Purehase materials for dormant orchard spray and overhaul I spray equipment. 4. Fumigate weevil-infested grain where practical. 5. Plow under corn stubble, covering it deeply to control the southern stalk borer. 6. Plant oats on wireworm-infest- ed land and save velvet beans and crotalaria seed for interplanting. 7. Reduce entrance to beehives to two-inch space for the winter months, and feed bees where nec essary. Agricultural Engineering 1. Store corn and other grains in buildings made rat-proof. 2. Store cultivating machinery and grease parts that are likely tp rust. 3. Check over all farm ma chinery and equipment for needed repairs—replacement parts should ; be ordered early to insure de livery in due time. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Cqunty Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. Notice is hereby given that Mts. Mattie E. Hollingsworth, Executrix of the estate of Earnest L. Hol lingsworth, Sr., deceased, has this day made application unto me for a final accounting and discharge as such Executrix, and the 20)6h day of Nov., 1942, at 10 o’clock/A- M., has been fixed for the hear ing of said petition. All persons holding claims o- gainst said estate are hereby no tified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTTSON, T r ^qrp Probate, McCormick Co., S. C. October 20, 1942.—At. j