Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1946 VcCOKMICK MESSENGER I WmUUM Kwery Thmndmy + BtmbURbcd Jaa» *» IM f BDMOND J. McCRACKBN, Editor and Owner ^larrd at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C, as mall matter of the second class SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Etx Months .75 Three Months w Si** 1 Inch v ISprmon ; t REV. ROBERT H. HARPER f : fesus and Supreme Loyalty to tod. Lesson fot Sept. 22: Exodus 20: 3-6; Joshua 23: 16; 22-24; Luke hi: 25-27. . ; f v Memory Selection: Matthew 6: hi. The Israelites often went into the Slol&try practiced by the heathen nations surrounding them and the iTen Commandments were first di ssected against this sin—"Thou shalt | have no other gods before me," This commandment could not be con- ' strued as recogntsidg other gods— jon the contrary It indicates" that jmey are false. We now take it as a IsMIter of course that men should .worship only the pne Ood. The very thought of other' gods is absurd. There can only be one Ood in the universe—supreme and infinite in all Ms attributes. Joshua called upon his people to Mrsake the false gods that were often so alluring to than and to warship only Jehorah. That was a momentous day for assembled Israel —the great leader reminded the ■eople that were their awn wit nesses, that they had chosen Jeho- wah and undertaken to serre Him. And all the people answered Joshua and said, “Jehovah our Ood we will srve and unto his voice will we ( hearken." \ Ages afterward, when Ood was . perfectly revealed to men in Jesus t Christ, Jesus called upon the mul- * Etudes who followed him to give ( Aim their supreme loyalty. Whoso- i srer, he told them, who would not ‘ •ear his cross and come after him, ' t would be his disciple. Do you trust in Jesus for life? If you do, you have an experience and n assurance worth ten thousand ) -xx- ^ By W. J. DRYDEN ' ' NWNS Fora Editor or Good eggs never stray from cool *K>tS. • It is always the time to cull the poultry flock. ! Poor land, too few acres and lack • application will not pay for im- j ed equipment. • What is your idea of the Ideal meat-type of chicken? Award of * gBJDOO is offered by A Ac P, through peultry industry, for the poultryman breeds the ideal bird. A W Yearly check up by the doctor of ail dairy cows is advisable. The vet should test for tuberculosis and bru cellosis, check udder, examine milk and check for skin diseases, arthritis other maladies. m The Romans were so fond of peas Eutt politicians used to distribute ahem free to make themselves popu- l*r. Might be more effective than distribution of campaign promises. Turkey raisers report that foxes not invade the roost if the sur rounding grounds are flood-lighted. W Of the three million electrified farms In America. 17 per cent are Ecated in Ohio, Michigan and Penn- Wffvania — "the Golden Crescent states." W A new chemical, combination of apergon and DDT to protect seeds stored for next spring planting, is effective against decay and Insect damage-. • “If we estimate dignity by Im mediate usefulness, agriculture is undoubtedly the first and noblest acience.”—Dr. Samuel Johnson. • “666,” the new British insecticide. Menzene hexachloride, will kill in sects by contact as a stomach poi- mm, and as a fumigant. Its use is ■mlted by strong musty odor and danger of food contamination. It will kill some insects not killed by «DT. J I ) X % mow TO WM PKIKMDS mm ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST I N 1869 Susan B. Anthony was on a speaking tour across the United States. She was trying to convince people that women should be allowed to vote. Seems queer today, but at that time it was a tremendous issue. She found that onp of the places listed on her schedule was Cheyenne, Wyoming. She had never been in Wyoming, knew little or nothing about Cheyenne. She was tired and it did not seem worth while tb make a speech there. She was about to wire ahead and tell them that she would be unable to speak, when a motto came to her. It was her own motto, but it was a hard one always to follow. It was: “Always do your best 99 D. Carnegie Desx - So instead of wiring on ahead, she got off at Chey enne and went to the hall where she was to speak. When she looked the crowd over she was discouraged; for it was composed chiefly of cowboys and prospectors and “floaters”—people who didn’t want their names known, or anything about them. She thought: “I’ll spare myself. There’s nobody of conse quence here. I’ll just slide through my speech.” Then she remember her motto and did her very best. After the speech was over, some of the men Came up and talked and she talked to them earnestly and sincerely. Then she left. After she was gone she asked herself, “Was it worth it I ’ A few months afterward she got an astounding -telegram.. It said: “The territory of Wyoming, through its legislators, has voted to extend to the women of the territory the right to vote.* , That was one of the most astonishing telegrams she ever re ceived. For Wyoming thus became the first territory, or state, in the whole world to extend full suffrage to women. She got into correspondence with a “worker” in Cheyenne and found that the speech she had made that night, when she did not feel like speaking at all, was the thing that turned the tide. ucceJJ Lt f-^arenthood BY MRS. CATHERINE CONRAD EDWARDS Associate Editor, Paronts* Magazino HOW TO UNDERSTAND A BULLY I S there a bully In your neighbor hood? There usually is! You look on him as a menace and a headache —unless he happens to be your own child, when your headache Is of a different sort. But the chances are that you are not the mother of this bully. He Is a threatening little stranger who swaggers down the street armed with a long stick; he’s often throwing stones or just throw ing his able fists around. U you know he’s coming, you do your best to get your chil- *** • dren out of his path. You aren’t going to let peace- able Bobby or * worse still, harm- X'l less Baby Sue, get beaten up or oth erwise victimized by a power-mad little despot. Yet did you ever stop to think of this Menace as merely another child—one with real diffi culties? To you, he’s taken on alarm ing proportions, but really, he’s just a little boy whose problems are so serious that he has to take out an unusually large share of hostility on those around him. Ever think of befriending him? It might be worth it. We’re not saying that he’s a pleasant fellow to deal with, when you have to watch him ev ery minute to make sure he’s not gouging your child’s eyes out— but wait ... A mother who be friended the bully in her neigh borhood tells ns how she went about it. Her son Tom had al ways played happily with the other neighborhood children, and she’d let him fight out his small scraps on his own. He’d had no major battles—until Billy “ j d V appeared on the scene.. Tom’s mother had noticed Billy before. Always he seemed on the offen sive, ready to start a fight. She ' knew that he came from a quar- > relsome home. Also she had fre- ' quently seen him teased by smaller boys because he was so heavy for his age. She decided that most of his aggressiveness might very well be a mistaken way of using the only defensive weapon he owned—his physical strength. So one day when Billy stalked into the yard and began ordering little Tom around, in stead of sending him home, as * other mothers in the neighbor hood did, Tom’s mother invited both boys into the house for * milk and gingerbread. Billy was so surprised he dropped his arro- • gant air at once. Tom proved to be a good host and offered to let Billy run his electric train. Soon the boys were playing like old pals. Billy wasn’t won over in a day. But on later visits he was treated as a welcome guest. Tom’s mother < didn’t interfere with their play but. to increase the atmosphere of t friendliness she sometimes told the boys a story, or let them admire 1 Tom’s baby sister. Dad was called in and occasionally took the two boys for a swim. The confidence Billy learned in making one friend soon began to show in his treatment of other boys besides Tom. Before long he was actually popular—and a far happier boy. ^ jj ~ > So perhaps all the bully needs to make him a desirable companion is a little understanding. There’s still truth in the old Christian principle that the best way to overcome a supposed enemy is to love him—for then he is no longer your enemy. He is your friend. ^ RAIN UDGET 1. —How many people in the U. S. are considered mentally ill? (a* 2 million, (b) 4 million, (c) 6 million, (d) 8 million. 2. —How many miles of railroads are there in the Uni led States? (a) 133,000, (b) 233,000, (c) 333,000, (d) 433,000. 3. —Louisiana consumes 45 pounds of rice per person a year. What Is the per capita consumption of the entire United States? (a) 4 pounds, (b) 16 pounds, (c) 26 pounds, (d) 36 pounds. 4. —One president was a graduate of West Point. Who was ho? (al Washington, (b) Grant, (c) Jackson, (d) Madison. 5. —How old Is the atomic theory? (a) 10 years, (b) 24 years, (ol 240 years, (d) 2,400 years old. ESS^CT railroad*. ANSWERS • 1.—(d) 8 million are mantall? ill. j 2.—(b) Approximately 233,000 mil** of < *.—(*) Six pounds par parson. 1 4.—(b) Ulysses S. Grant. > 5.—(d) The atomic theory was conceived abant 2,440 by Damerritna of Greece. Any Fort In A Storm The Dismal Future • * pAN SLAVISM—that ancient bug- * a-boo is at long last an accom plished fact. Today the Slavs of the eorld are united under one leader— Rtalln, and under one slogan— Uommunism. Their co-workers are to be found burrowing hopefully away In every quarter of the globe. They have gathered into their fold , the least savory elements of Poland, Hungary, Romania and East Prus sia; and they have every intention of gathering in those same elements over the balance of the earth. The peoples of the Western hemisphere, and of Western Eu rope, are as equally determined that this shall not occur, but 1 J* that instead the entire world | shall be made a place where eventually only free men exist. These two clashing principles are deeply ingrained and could never be reconciled by even smarter men than those whom the various nations 1 spare to represent them in that well weaving endeavor called the United Nations. ? There is unfortunately but one 1 solution—if it can be called a : “solution:" That is war—sooner' ( or later. Probably later than sooner, because the Western Nations won’t start it. and the Slavs will do so only v/hen they are confident of success. And herein lies the sole preventive- constant, overwhelming arma ments maintained by the West- 1 ern Powers—a dream which, sadly, will always be but a ^ dream until the awful awaken- . Ing occurs. ’ Bf* The last two world wars have fin- v ished for all time any pretense of chivalry or decency in warfare. War today is just plain mass murder of soldiers and civilians alike. Even the lives of wounded and prisoners are no longer respected; and women and children are just so much cannon and bomb fodder. When—and if— western civilization and Pan Slavism clash, there will be no concentration camps in the East for stranded diplomats and travelers—nor in the West for those who have treasonably espoused the cause of their country’s enemies. There will be no prisoners taken except to work as slaves; and there will be no wounded. Entire populations will be wiped out by atomic bombs, gasses, disease germs, and the long heralded “death ray." Compete "decontrol” of entire com munities, cities and states will be brought about with resultant mass death from starvation, thirst, plagues, burning and gassed cities. When the world wakes up, half or more of it’s population may be gone and the other half in a state of anarchy. From this morass some good genius may emerge to bring order out of chaos and to create one world out of those remaining humans who will at last have learned that war never pays. It is more likely however, that the awful mess will vomit forth evil men who will just about complete destruction of mankind. HEAT WOOD Buy an /ei sMmm. WOOD BURNER ★ ENJOY 24-HOUR CONTROLLED HEAT, ■k BUILD BUT ONE FIRE A SEASON— No Fires to Build On Cold Mornings ★ REMOVE ASHES ON AVERAGE OF ONLY 3 TIMES MONTHLY Insist on the Downdraft ASHLIY—nt's PATENTED. 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