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N / McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROUNA Thursday, December 2, 1943 VcCORMICK MESSENGER Pablished Every Thursday Established Jane S, bdmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as man matter of c!r»ss. dCBSCRiPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Elx Months .75 Three Months —* .50 time-saving and labor-saving de vices which will be available to him as soon as the Nazis and the Japs give up. Having personally had’ a recent muscular experience with weed ing I am particularly fascinated by the “electric eye” process ot pulling weeds by a machine which is now being perfected. But, if you have apple trees, you may have an even greater yearn ing for the apple picking ma chine which, again by means oi the electric eye, will do the work of many men and will pick only the ripe apples and leave the green ones alone! ■ " . - DREAMS . . . . . plans I recently talked with Glenn Griswold, , former editor, of the magazine Business Week, who is now writing a weekly news-let- 1 ter called “Planning War.” Mr. Griswold spends interviewing the heads companies like General Electric, Radio Corporation of America, American Airlines and others who have scores of amazing new in ventions to spring on us as soon as they are again permitted to go into civilian production. As a re sult of the information he has gathered, he is convinced that life for Post his time of large Inch Pfttftoii . t REV. ROBERT H. HARPER t • The Sin of Covetousness. Lesson for December 5—Exodus 20:17; Luke 12:13-25. Golden Text: Exodus 20:17. Though the last of the Ten, the commandment against covetous ness is not the last in impor tance. For the desire for that which is another’s, whether his * n year , s a / te . r „ ^ be more fantastically advanced than even the most fertile imag- goods or his wife, is grievous sin. Evidently Jesus considered as . . __ , t . ., mtVw. coin mation can picture. The “funny’ covetous the man who said to ., . . „ , Him "Teacher bid mv brother paper wnters have done a eood „ job of imagination stretching in divide the inheritance with mo , portrayals of the 25 th cen- for the Master immediately ' warned the neonle aeainst covet- j tury ’ but 20th century ^ventors warned the people against covet apparently, outdistanced eusness, stressed spiritual values, .. and told the story of the foolish farmer. It was said of one king of Eng land that he was one of the best of men and one of the worst of rulers. The foolish farmer also , „ . . . | have 70-degree year round tem- was one of the best of farmers . , _ . - We may not have rocket ships by 1950—but, according to Mr. Griswold, “we will have 100-pas- senger planes flying to every Mid dlesex valley and farm,” we will and one of the worst of men. And he made three great mis takes that brought him to eter nal ruin—he was utterly self ish man, he thought he could feed his soul on corn, and he imagined he had unlimited time to enjoy the things of earth. He had lived for himself alone and he planned to build greater barns and hoard his last crop; he said to his soul, “Thou hast much goods” as if his soul could be stabled and fed like one of the oxen of his farm, and he said to the goods, “Much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, cat, drink, be merry.” But God t said unto him, “Thou fool, this , night is thy soul required of thee.” “So is he,” Jesus said, “that layeth up treasures for himself, - is not rich toward God.” And ; he urged the disciples not to be anxious about material things, pointed to the ravens as an evi dence of God’s care for the least «f his creatures,, and reminded them that they ■ were of more value in God’s sight than all the birds. So may we beware of covetousness, and trust in the heavenly Fkther for all our needs. TODAY mad TOMORROW By DON ROBINSON perature in our homes and of fices, we will have home lighting that will make the sun take a back seat, we will have television in practically every home, a^ri we will all have dozens of mechani cal slaves, controlled by electron ics, which will take over practi cally all of the he-man and he- woman jobs of the past. By 1960, even the farmers will probably have to play golf on Saturdays and Sundays in brder to get exercise! BLUEPRINTS freedom Of coarse all this fairy-land of tomorrow won’t just be tossed in our lap& as soon as Hitler says “Uncle.” The blue-prints for fairy-land have been drawn, but their exe cution will depend on whether we can hold on to prosperity and free enterprise after the war. Manufacturers aren’t going to spend money to perform miracles unless they are sure that' the peo ple have enough dollars to take advantage of those miracles. And manufacturers aren’t going to keep up their enthusiasm j over perfecting their inventions' unless they are assured that they will be rewarded for their work. At present there are a lot of politicians who would like to put an end to competition and hold on to the government control of goods and money which has made such headway during the war. But if all-out social security and government control of manufac turing, distribution and profits are substituted for business free dom, we might as well say good bye to our dreams of tomorrow. The competitive spirit, which gave us more automobiles, more refrigerators, better homes and better food than any other coun try in the world, thrives on free dom. The curtain will soon be lifted on the biggest, most spec tacular show ever put on by big business if we refuse to let the bureaucrats step in and call the whole thing off. X f ’So Little Time’ MASTER’S SALE HURRY CfcOSS-COUUTRY AMD PACKAGES SHOULD $£ BEFOZB DEC. ID ! HURRY RRMCMBRR YOUR. BOVS WHO ARE STIU. 11* THE UMITED S iV ONLY A PEW OP THEM CAM ^ / HOME CM HURRY do your Christmas smoppwg- NO$/ ! SHORTAGE OF HELP AMD SCARCITY OF GOODS WILL MAKE IT TOUGH FOR ? LATE SHOPP£2j>‘ i J m g r> I PL6/ s MAIL YOUR C:R.5TMAS packages } DONY BR£Ak:~MY*BACK with L iUTE MAIL MAN TT * n '3 i li ^ V , ^ / c i JUST IVAHT ra LOCK AT TL OZZ .v CHILDREN j’ YJA,?E PARS An* S IN ’ THAT'WINDOW--^ r . ■ ■ *$'4<i4 i fi - - OYA WU’K U:c IF WB WASTED 1 BBR TIMEUKE n!AT?_ "ffl-JUST THOUGHT \ \ I COULD SAVE YOU A ■ , FEW PENNIES, J ^ /-. r nc-Ai? . —-— (I'M SORRY) DEAR. THERE'S A TIME FOR WINDOW \ ^ 1 / \ 'SHOPPING; BUT IT ISN'T NOW, ---OH, OH- JUST A MINUTE- (^OH BOY/WHAT A SWELL SET OF WOOD DRILLS... INH6HT NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT SOMETIME^ , --AND l WAS APOLOGIZING Ginned In County To November 14th FARMS .... machines In 1960, as things look now, farm boys will listen with amaze ment while their daddies tell them about the old days when they used to have to pull weeds hy hand, pick apples with their hare fists and spend long hours in the hot sun caring for their ,3,867 Bales Cotton crops. For there is little doubt, unless something happens to bottle up progress, that the farm of the near future will be operated by a combination of electricity and machines with the human factor having little more to do than push buttons. Nobody knows, yet, how long it mill take to turn farm life- into a highly mechanized industry, Census report shows that 3,867 hot even a peek at a-few* of the bales of cotton were ginned in Mc- fnventlons which are being read!- Cormick County from the crop of cd for post-war marketing makes 1943 prior to Nov. 14 as compared It apparent that the fanner who with 4,051 bales for the crop of its to “keep up with the 1942. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS WASHINGTON COTTON GINNING REPORT Joneses” would do well to start now saving every penny he can lay his hands on to make down payments on the hundreds of Very respectfully. Date, 11, 28, 43. J. W. Britt, Special Agent. When you need roofing, sid ing, Rock Wool Insulation or home modernization, call us for the best in materials, workmanship and terms. PALMETTO ROOFING & StJPPLY CO. J. W. CORLEY Representative McCormick, S. C. Trespass Notice Trespassing in any and all forms is hereby strictly forbidden on the property of the Pentecos tal Holiness Church. Auditor’s Notice WANT ADV. J. H. WILLIAMS, Pastor. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick: In TTie Court Of Probate Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Charles Bowyer and Mrs. W. A. Scott, Administratrices of the estate of Mrs. Carrie Watt ; I will be at the following places, on the dates given below, to take tax returns, on all personal property, except the kind that is returned to the tax commission. All owners, agents, guardians, ad ministrators, attorneys, etc., please take notice and make correct re turns for 1944: Office, Jan. 1st thru the 4th. Plum Branch, Jan. 5th, 2 to 5 P. M. Office, Jan. 6th, thru the 11th. Parksville, Jan. 12th, 2 to 5 P. M. Office, Jan. 13th thru the 18th. E. M. Morgan’s Store, Jan. 19th, 2 to 4 P. M. - Office, Jan. 20th thru the 25th. Bordeaux, Jan. 26th, 2 to 4 P. M. Office, Jan. 27th thru Feb. the 1st. J. C. Tabert’s Store, Feb. 2nd, 1:30 to 3 P. M. Mrs. M. M. Link’s Store, Feb., 2nd, 3:30'to 5 P. M. | LOST—One black hound : dog, 1 Office, Feb. 3rd thru the 8th. ' year old, named Nick. Reward ^Vernon, Feb. 9th, 1:30 to 3 P. f or recovery. L. J. Johnson, R. 1, Mrs. Callison’s Store, Feb. 9th, McCormick, S. C. 3:30 to 5 P. M. „ ■ ... , , Office, Feb. 10th thru the 15th. _ ___ __ Willington, Feb. 16th, 1:30 to* LOST OR STRAYED—Red steer 3 P. M. * . with horns, weight, about 400 lbs.; Mt. Carmel, Feb. 16th, 3:30 to missing three or four weeks. E. 5 Office, Feb. 17th thru the 22nd Cheatham, Rt. 2, McCormick, Modoc, Feb. "23rd, 1 to 2:30 P. s - c - M. Clarks Hill, Jeff Sharpton’s Store, Feb. 23rd, 3 to 4 P. M, Notice Shinburg Mill is shut down for repairs until further notice. J. L. SHEPPARD. FOR SALE—Eajrly Jersey Wake field and All Season Cabbage Plants, now ready, at 35 cents per 100; $1.00 for 300; $3.00 per 1,600, f. o. b., my farm. C. E. Wilkie, Plum Branch, S. C. Pot Plants, Cut Flowers, Floral Designs, and Sprays, Christmas Wreaths and Baskets at reason able prices. Mrs. G. C. Sanders, McCormick, S. C. LOST—One red mare mule, 12 ^ ^ , — —— or 14 years old; weight, * about Tarrant, deceased, have this day I j. o. Marshall’s Store, Feb. 23rd, i nno lbs near Savannah River made application unto me for a V| to 5:30 P. M. i,oou ids., near i>avannan i«ver, final accounting and discharge as such Administratrices, and the ?O h f>’rSy*k° f A \ff Ce has er been 43 flxed says add 10% P enalt y t0 those fSr thrSearii^ "of i j££ g f aUM or refu3ed t0 make re - cr^sbprphv no" i male persons between 21 on or hv ^ 60 y ear& oW are liable for iniSi ^»L& reSent e 0 by Pott tax, all between 21 and 50 a oove date. years old are liable for road or Office, Feb, 24th thru the 29th. about 2 weeks ago. M. G. & J. After Feb. the 29th, the law J Dorn ' ^ McCormick, S C J. FRANK MATT1SON, Judge of Probate, McCor mick Co., S. C. November 8th, 1943.—4t. street tax, except 1 those in the armed forcesv C. W. PENNAL, Auditor, McCormick County. LOST—One “B” gas ration book. Charlie E. Brown, Troy, S. C. “Read ’Em and ZF ns* QUR;ADS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. Court Of Common Pleas. MRS. L. F. McNAIR, INDIVID UALLY AND AS ADMINISTRA TRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM H. mcnaik. Plaintiff, VS. MRS. GERTRUDE WRIGHT, De fendant. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the p.bove entitled cause, I will sell at pubiie auction on 'Salesday i’ 1 December, 1943, (the same being the 6th day of December), in front of the Courthouse door, in the city of McCormick, County .c^ote aforesaid, during the lepral hours of - sale, on terms sno'nfied below, the following de scribed real estate, to wit: (1) All that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Willington District, r,r >unty, South Caro lina, ' containing One Hundred Thirtv (130) acres, more or less, bounded now or formerlv ai fal lows* on the North by lands of Rollison, Charles and Norme'v East by la^ds of Gillebeau ar.l +v *e Andr°ws Cemetery lot; on t^e South bv County road and on the West bv lands of the Georgia Power Company, having courses and distances' as d^^nbed on a olat v,, T q Link. Sur veyor, dated November 6, 1933, ..— -f *<•< on file with the t opH ■Pa-k of Coinm^ia, ’ i lands de scribed in a mortgage from Jim moT-opr to the land Bank Coro- —irn^r dated Januarv 30, 1934, e^d recorded in Mortgage Book ig. Poore 257, of the Public Rec ords of McCormick County, South Carolina. (2) That certain lot or parcel of land in the Town of Willington, County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, fronting on C. As W. C. Railroad bv a distance of Seventy (70) yards, and running book in parallel lines a distance of Piorv>tv-s°ven (87) yards, and ^"ing Seventy ^70) yards wide in rear: bounded on the north and west bv* lands now or former- ^ nf s r McBride: on the east c. As w. C. Railroad; on the Ron+h bv lands now or formerly of .T. A. LeRov. '3> All that piece, parcel, or w, of land, situate, lying and be ing ip t^e Town of Willington, McCormick County, in" the Sfate of South Carolina, known «r.d doseribed as follows, to-wlt: T ot No. 1 in a niat made *w W. H. Newell, D°cember 19, 1916. of •Vto ■n-.H-r.r -nrnnorty in WilliPg- to" S c . fronting thirty-sik and q-in feet on the public mnnirtor back one hun- d»-<-^ o-'o f®et nor) on the Nr.-r+h Pne, and one hundred and one and 5-m (101.5’) on the - thirty-sevon '"v*) wid^ m the rear, fallows:- front or bv nnblic square, bv lands of Mrs. - -’o McNair. Northeast bv lands -f w. o Covi^. and Northwest by ’-'nds of W. H. McNair, and ad- •^ining w. n McNair’s bri^k ^^ore wall fiftv-five feet 155’) ’~nm pnbiic snuam running back- -”^rd s b°ipg tbe lot of land upon -"hich the brick store formerly of George R. Lawton stands, and be ing the same lot or parcel of land "onveyad to S. J. Hester by his 'iaed dated October 30, 1918. (4) All that certain lot, parcel or tract of land with improve ments thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of Willington, County of McCormick, and, State of South Carolina, having a front age of Twenty-five and one-half (25 1-2) feet on tne public square of said Town, and running back a distance of Sixty (60) feet, and being Twenty-nine (29) feet's.wide in the rear, and bounded on the front, or southwest by. public square; on the southeast side by J. G. Hemminger Store Lot; on the northeast by lands of Mrs. L. F. McNair, and on the northwtOt by lot and building of W. H. Mc Nair. Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for deeds and stamps. J. FRANK MATllSON, Master. Nov. 17, 1943.—3t. 1 DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasaee Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street. Augusta. Go. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And AH Other Kinds of Insurance fife* eluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN. ! McCORMICK, S. C. » AT FIRST SION OF A c 1 m °666 M TAIHET5. 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