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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1946 ■eCORMICK MESSENGER 1. iMIbM Imam S, IMS ■DMOND I, MoCSACKSN, *% Mm OffiM m% Omlek, 8. O. m m*n matter ml I ■OpSCBOTlON BATB: ' $U» Month* .78 Month*JO Inch vrmon RE'.'. ROBERT H HARPER f Vtttinn trt fh* Frodtu '2. nva om n to i . > • ’ • me cunditlons oi u.v: under oppression. A new king over Egypt had no kind ly sentiments toward the people of Joseph. He said they were a men ace to the country. With the evident design of exterminating the Israel ites, he began an oppression of them ever afterward remembered by them as a period of bitterness unrelieved even by hope of anything better The terrible Pharaoh died but the oppression went on unabated. Yet God still lived ai_i eyes were on hfs distressed people, aner ne re membered the covenant he had made with their fathers. Meanwhile the dreams of Moses aeemed to be fading as he. a fugi tive. led his father-in-law's sheep to the back side of the wilderness. Mow unlikely a place to begin a . grdat enterprise! Yet God was . there. And he caught the attention i of Moses from the burning bush I and opened his ears to great things, j Back in Egypt the Israelites, still ! groaning under their hard tasks. Knew nothing of the happenings in *»e wilderness. But they were des- ttaed to hear and follow Moses in due time. For out of the burning Bush Moses received his commis sion to lead his people from bond age. Heed the voice of God in your Bearts. ^ ^ X —I 4 , Foe By EIAIQTT PINE s NWNS Sports Writer < > >■. Four football players were prac- * Be ally unanimous Choices, on the i various “All-American” teams . . . v : gie seven principal sets df selec- * Hons, by Collier's. Associated Press,;, United Press. Sporting News, Inter- . national News Service, the New . York Sun, and Christy Walkh, all . picked DeWitt Coulter, Army, vaa l tackle, Warren Amling. Ohio State, • aw guard, and Glenn David and Felix Blanchard of the Army, as ; Becks. Richard Duden, Navy, . placed in six of the seven as an end, • Uanghn Mancha. Alabama, was a * ■Ax-out-of-seven choice for center. > John Green, Army, made six of the mythical teams as guard. The Army . ■ailed five berths on the “concen- , sns” team, which need surprise no A lot of boxers, ballplsyers, \ ' Bike riders and other athletes wouldn't be In the game today , [ * It wasn’t for Dr. Wilfred Fra- Bek and his plastic cast for Broken bones. Boxers in par- ttcnlar are always fracturing ( their hands. Doctor Fralick's v « technique rebuilt many mitts ! I toto something mnch better than 1 before. Jack Delaney. Max » ! SchmeUng, Tiger Flowers all i benefitted by the skill of this i surgeon, and went back Into the * ring to win new glory. Even ! Gene Tonney had his dukes > strengthened, as a precaution, ■’ before the first Dempsey fight. 1 Doctor Fralick has been dead i tor several years, but his devel- * opments in bone surgery are be- *. tag pat to use every day in army > and navy hospitals. « Bo McMillin, veteran Indiana U. coach, has been named “Football’s ' ’ man of the year” by the Football • Iwriters’ association. In four sea- ■ son's Indiana has won 27 games, lost 10 and tied three, for a per centage of .731. What is remark able about this is that McMillin had .Uo use civilian material entirely. He had no classy army or navy trainees with long gridiron records. A new sport is in the making . . . .racing miniature autos. The tiny sars are scale models of racers, . •bout 18 inches long, weighing sev en pounds. Speeds up to 112 miles per hour have been reached. Races are staged on circular tracks, from 10 to 105 feet in diameter. Each •ar is attached to a strong cable, -which in turn is fastened to a pole in the middle of the track. Cars * eost about $100, but can be made at Borne for $40. Orange Bowl games are sold out months ahead of time . . . there hasn’t been a public sale of tickets since 1939. Soccer is the “national'' game of 50 countries. Ralph De Palma, auto racing star, competed h) 2,889 races, and won 2,557 of them. v ■ 1WW TO WMHUfNOS usd Author of JNfUKNCSI * CHILD NEEDED UNDERSTANDING I HAD dinner one evening at the home of a friend and took part in a bit of family life that set me to thinking. The young son, who had always given such promise, had failed to “pass." He had not only failed in his examinations r but the headmaster had written the parents that the stu dents most desired by the school were those who made the grade. I talked with this boy bn general subjects—not once on school or lessons, nor did I suggest anything in the way Of parental expectations. He impressed me as being unusu ally well informed for his years; he was courteous, he had poise, his eyes shone with integrity. He was, in fact, a boy who would impress any person except, perhaps, his teacher. Well, today Tm writing those parents a letter which I hope will help them. Here are some facts I’ve included:. v Walter Scott, the great English novelist, was f l ■ classed as a dunce at school. 7) k Robert Burns, Scotland’s honored poet, was "a /' dull boy—good only at athletics." ^ > Philip Sheridan, though a famous dashing cav- ) ( airy officer who played such a large part in the Civil L war, was presented to his teacher by his own mother as being an incorrigible, and woefully stupid. Zy j Thomas A. Edison, famous inventor, had only three months of schooling in his entire life. I had thought of these men as I looked into the honest eyes of that sturdy little boy the other evening, and I won dered who, through lack of understanding, was responsible for his not making the grade. And I’m writing this with the hope that it may cause some parent or teacher to stop and think before blighting the career of some little boy or girl through branding him as stupid and developing in him an inferiority complex which he may never overcome. All he possibly may need is understanding. Parenthood AY MRS. CATHERINE CONRAD EDWARDS Associate Editor, Parents* Magazine > POOR BUT DID NOT KNOW IT 1 HAVE heard more men and women speak gratefully of their parents because the latter were un complaining than because of any other virtue. For as we grow older and tiiul that life has its trials, it is a source of warm pride to look back on what our parents went through, often without a word of complaint. Recently in reading of Gen eral Eisenhower's boyhood I have come across the state- tneni that the Eisenhowers were poor but they didn't know it. That has been the spirit of American parents — working to Improve the family’s financial status, making determined ef forts to give their children a better education than they had, - hot never wasting » minute 1 on > self-pity because of hard- ships along the way. So watch those little complaining words and gestures, if you want your children to cherish the mem- v ory of your, fortitude and cheerful spirit It isn't always easy to dis guise your dislike of certain neces sary tasks, to keep from grumbling oyer too much to do, but your chil dren will always remember and > appreciate your efforts to laugh off weariness and discouragement. We do not believe in keeping school-age children in the dark about serious financial problems or a family tragedy. It is better for them to have a sense of the family putting their collective shoulder to the Wheel in time of real crisis. It’s • the little, everyday annoyances that you’ll be glad, after they are over. you kept to yourself. r I often think of a call 1 once * made on a great-aunt when she 1 was In her 94th year. I asked ^ Aunt Cynthia how she was feel- ing and she replied, “Well, :> when I woke up this morning I felt pretty low and thought ! I'd stay in bed. 'Then I told myself, that's no way for a grown woman to act.. So I > talked myself out of it, got up j) and dressed and now I feel all > right.” This example of self- \ discipline on the part of a 93- t\> year-old woman who had borne ‘ much deep sorrow in her later years often comes to mind > when I am tempted to self-in- > Julgence. We all have similar inspiring examples to try to ’• live up to. And as parents there ./ is nothing more satisfying than ) to give yonr children a good ; example patterned on one yon l yourself have admired. ( One way to keep from expressing exasperation and frustration is not to expect too much from yourself. The woman who tries to keep her house as orderly after there are several children in it as she did when she was a bride is bound to experience disappointment. If she can keep this to herself, her ef forts to have a beautifully run house are highly commendable. But if she takes it out on her chil dren when the day she has planned, to wash and iron her bedroom cur- i tains goes by without the job being done, then she had better lower her housekeeping standards and raise her amiability score. { The Middles By Bob Karp Will We Be Taken* Again? NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Mc Cormick County, South Carolina, heretofore made and entered in the case of Sallie M. Gilchrist, et al, Plaintiffs, Vs. Benjamin Ed ward Gilchrist, Defendant, I will sell on Salesday in January, 1946, being the 7th day of said month, between the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse Door in the Town of McCormick, S, C., to the highest bidder, the following described property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, with all improve ments thereon, situate, lying and being in Washington School Dis trict, County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, containing Two Hundred Twenty Three (223) Acres, more or less, and bounded North by lands of T. B. Gilchrist, East by lands of T. B. Gilchrist and lands of R. J. Moultrie, South by lands <Sf R. J. Moultrie and lands of W. K. Charles, and West by lands of W. K. Charles and lands of E. C. Winn, all of v/hich will ipore fully appear by refer ence to a plat of the same made by J. M. Bussey, Surveyor, dated June 22nd, 1933. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The purchaser is to pay for the preparation and recording of all papers and 1 he revenue stamps thereon. If the highest bidder should fail to immediately com ply with his bid, in accordance With the terms of the Decree, the premises will thereafter be re sold upon the same terms and ati such bidders risk. J. W. CORLEY, Master and Probate Judge for r McCormick County, S. C. December 17, 1945.—3t. 666 Auditor’s Notice I will be at the following places on the dates given below, to take tax returns, on real and personal property. v All owners, agents, guardians, v administrators, attor neys, etc., please take notice and make correct returns for 1946: Office, Jan. 2nd thru the 7th and all days in Jan. and Feb. ex cept as follows: Bordeaux, Jan. 8th, 2:30 to 4:30 P. M. J. C. Talbert’s Store, Jan. 10th, 8:30 to 10:00 A. M. Mrs. J. J. Link’s, Jan. 10th, 10:30 to 12 noon. Plum Branch, Jan. 15th, 8:30 to 12 noon. D. W. Trammell’s Store, Jan. 22nd, 8:30 to 10 A. M. E. M. Morgan’s Store, Jan. 22nd. 10:30 to 12 noon. Parksville, Jan. 29th, 8:30 to 10:30 A. M. Modoc, Jan. 29th, 10:30 to 12 noon. Mrs. Callison’s St^re, F:b. 5th, 8:30 to 10 A. M. Vernon Church, Feb. 5th, 10:30 to 12 noon. Willington, Feb. 12th, 8:30 to 10 A. M. Mt. Carmel, Feb. 12th, 10 to 12 noon. Jeff Sharpton’s, Feb. 14th, 9 to 10:30 A. M. J. O. Marshall’s, Feb. 14th, 10:30 to 12 noon. After Feb. the 28th the law says add 10 per cent penalty to those who failed or refused to make returns. All male persons between 21 and 60 years old are liable for poll tax, all between 21 and 50 years old are hable for road or street tax, except those in the armed forces. All discharged soldiers should make returns. C. W. PENNAL, Auditor, McCormick County. WANT ADV. In the market for timber land, any size tract. Sae before you sell. Harry Ream, McCormick, S. G. I am in the market to buy all kinds of cows, yearlings,' steers, calves and hogs, at the highest market price. Write me or see me at McCormick, S. C. M. J. Jester, Jr. COLD PREPARATIONS LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS Caution, use only as directed. INSURANCE Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In eluding Life Insurance. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. The Poor Cave Man Had No Newspaper To Advertise In. But You Have !! q ADS For SALE IN OUR NEXT ISSUE i » i BUBBLES SEZ — • Ever think how much it takes to keep a house and family clean? And getting the soap is almost harder than doing the work. Remember, where there’s fat, there’s soap. So keep turn ing in USED FATS needed to help make more soap! /O' a emu LAXATIVE FORA TENDER STOMACH, x m BABY EASE GOOD for KIDDIES up to 12 FOR SALE or TRADE—Spring ers and milk cows. M. J. Jester, Jr.. McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE—200 bushels of com. James M. Bowick, Plum Branch, S. C. FOR SALE — One Servel Elec trolux Kerosene Refrigerator, in perfect condition. James M. Bowick, Plum Branch, S. C. FOR SALE—One Big Bone Po land China Hog and one Sow, weight, about 275 pounds each; latter will make ‘ good brood sow. H. M. Thompson, R. 1, McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE—One good English type Saddle and Bridle. T. D. Miner, Plum Branch, S. C. FOR SALE—122 acres good farm land bordering good stream of water; one-horse farm open. T. D. Miner, Plum Branch, S. C. Due to canceled order I have 90 U. S. Certified Pullorum Passed R. T. Red chicks which were hatched Tuesday. 15 cents each. L. D. Blake, De la Howe. FOR SALE—One small mule and one one-horse wagon and plow tools at reasonable prices. J. W. Corley, McCormick, S. C.