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.1- .ST'T:.' , J. - • I'?- '■■' J ■• / W: ... .i.*..* .' . . -- .--r-- I THURSDAY, MARCH $. 1938 THE CUNTON 6hRONICLE, CUNTON, S.' C V PAGE nVB ♦/ / Farm Demonstration Notes C. B. C«MKMi< Coanty Affcat Sige allotment shall be apportioned to farms in such state which were not] used for cotton production during any of the three calendar years imme-1 diately preceding the year for which, the allotment is made, on the basis' PEOPLE YOU KNOW | of land, labbr, etc. Each county) * wHl receive he portion of the rtatel »• •>'>"'* »"<* »«"■ Elbert, th,'.<Te.Ke .llotment according to theljP'"'S - in . each township under the super vision of the community referendum committee will he as follows: Sulli' van township. Hickory Tavern school; Dials, Abercrombie-Owings store in Gray Court; Youngs, Robert A. Har ris’ store; Waterloo, Center Point school; Laurens, agricultural build ing; Scuffletown, Sandy Springs school; Jacks, Bell's store, Renno; Mrs. John D. Davis was called to Florence Sunday on account of the critical illness of her mother, Mrs. W.. M. Sellers of Latta, w'ho is Additional Aid For Idle Voted Only Nine Votes As^ainst It In House; Final Measure Will Feed Aliens. Washington, March 1.—A $260,000,- Cotton Marketing Quota Referendam I Saturday, March 12, between the hour, of 8;30 ..m. and 7 p.m., the | ~ pUnted ' to «tton Mr- farmers of Laurens county will be » , oreceding years plus, Mr. and Mrs. J. Noland Parker of, , given opportunity to vote on cotton- ireage diverted in swh y^rs 1 Langley, announce the birth of aia patient at McLeod’s infirmary. .000 emergency relief appropriation, marketing quoU. The place of voting prgoram. Provision | daughter, at Aiken on Feb. 28.- Mrs. I Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Cooper spe"t | is made, however, that in distributing| Parker before marriage was Miss Sunday in Laurens with Mr. Cooper’s, the state allotment of acreage tolLidie Davis of this city. the counties .adjustments may * be) Friends of Mrs. C. L. Sims will be made for abnormal weather condi-i iiiterested to kntw shTe Ts Tmpfdvmg tions and trends in acreage during!after an illness, the five year period. The national j Ralph B. Baker and family of New- allotment of bales and the state, berry, spent Sunday with Prof, and acreage allotment are determined by Mrs. Kenneth Baker. w U1111 A^O U t V110 vW I Ip 11 1*A 1 • sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and,‘l'^'‘^* signature by President Roose- Mrs. T. J. McAllister. i:s»» Alma“""Bddii and dau^ter, Gazzie, of Stanley, N. C., were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. King. Mrs. B. O. Whitten is spending velt. Congressional action was complet ed when the house accepted, on a 336 to 9 vote, a joint senate-house com mittee’s compromise between bills the tw’o chambers passed originally quota jto 2,500,000. The conference report on the relief bin eliminated from the original measure a house amendment denying relief funds to aliens who had not filed citizenship papers. ORPHANAGE TEAMS PLAY SOFTBALL formula written in the Act. The. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCrary, Mrs.j^ Roosevtlt in-itiated the, Saturday afternoon the printers re vived the olden days of Thomwell by defeating the shopmen 25 to 17 in a sofeball game. The printers appeared to Jiave the game "in the bag” at first but the shopmen stepped put and, put up a fine fight. At the end of the first half of the seventh nining the score was 17 to 17. __ The printers had last at biT andT distribution to counties of the state iR. F. Copeland and Mrs. C. W. Wier Cross Hill, M. MiUer ^aman s i, determined by for-j of Laurens, attended the funeral of Hunter, ci y a , in on^ — imula, with the slight variation just!R. A. Kitchens at Santuc on Friday. Those eligible to vote are: 1. Onlyi^^n^ion^' j ^r. and Mrs. W. J. Crews spent farmers who were engaged in the pro-, procedure alone would cause j Sunday in Spartanburg with the lat- duction of cotton in 1937. This in-1 eludes both white and Negro farmers 2, No cotton farmer (wrhether an in cKvidual, firm, association tity) shall one vote in the referendum, even though he may'have been engaged in 1937 in the production of cotton in two or more communities, counties. some countie.s to be cut back too se verely from their 1937 planted acre age. The Secretary of Agriculture is ter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bobo. Mrs. Carrie lyec Buchanan of Ashe- father, J. J. Rallenger, who is quite «PP^‘0P^>at>on February 10 when he ^’'’ought their score up to the winning ill. Miss Helen Adair and Miss Robbie wrote Speaker Bankhead of the house that hundreds of thousands of needy partnership, corporation, i counties anjville, N. C., spent the past week withJ^cU in on Sunejay. lation, or other legal en- acreage! allotment so they! her sister, Mr.s. .1. R. Holland. D. McKee, stmlent be entitled to more than Noijfhbors, student,at or states. 3. There shall be no vot- ing by provy or agent, but a 5“ly 1 million bales, authorized officer of a corporation,' firm, as.sociation, or other legal en-i Farm Acreage otmen s cent of the planted and diverted acres ] Coker college, Hartsville, sjH*nt the of 1,937. This additional allotment'week-end with her parents, Mr. and is created for the purpose and not | Mrs. W. K. Noighboi*s. taken from other counties. The ef-| Mrs. I feet is to raise the total national al- .spent sev I the city with relatives. points, but wanted to keep playing until their/’outs” had been exhausted. Hendorton vi.iVod thrforin'er'o Vu^^^ »PPli«l for relief A"o‘hor game brtweun these teams and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.! '"uld not be helped ‘’o P‘«y«> "> ‘''.' "'•r future. W. S, Horne in Ware Shoals Tuesday. I available funds. Congress had Formerly it was a regular custom Dr. J. C. Roper attended the fun-; $1,500,000,000 for the for the printers and the shopmen to era! of Mrs. Lorette Heustess Ben-; year ending July 1. j play baseball each Saturday after- Aubrey Williams, acting WPA ad-1 noon, . ministrator, stepped up the March re-| Jack Fllliott pitched for the print- nt the week-P'c^.l’.'’‘’8ri’am today. He authorized theters, Joe Milam and George Elliott for end with friends and relatives in 500,000 persons to the) the shopmen. hXirman Jordan Was the city. work relief rolls, bringing the total) umpire. Mrs. J. E. Britten was called to' Paul Suinei’d of Ivaurens, * Folhert, Ga., yesterday on account of I .eral days the jwist week in j the critical illness of her mother. 11 , ^ ^ Mrs. C. M. Bailey is .sjpenJing sev-j In dis-l Friends of Mi.ss Maynie I^eake will oral weeks with her daughter, Mrs.’ I ni aim *ii> >> v rtm- iiv «ii nmi > Mlaui and chil-;)^ agreement, only the person or persons I ’ immirUnt excoutio*ns* Burton an.l son’. Henry. |McAlister of|0 who -signed oi-onterisl into the lease i former olantinc cotton duiimr 1 Sunday in Inman as the guests' Greenwood, were the guests f^nnday, or share cropping agreement ahall j F^ch farmer fMr. and Mrs. B. W. Gibson. ! of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Roberts. ^^igible to vote. 5. In the ovent j an> piloted five acres except in ‘ ^-uy Elliott and son. Alfi-rnl Browning, .student at the' two or more person^ engagtHl in P'o- Richard, spent .Sunday in Walhalla ] Cniversity of Shuith Carolina. Colurn-) ducing cotton in iJJi jointly, in com-! than five «€M-es!with the former’s parents, Mr. and 'hia, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Piner of;<> m«u. or m community, ouch nuch P-r-j ^ th^ pUnt ?KrectMrn. S. C. EllloU. ^.ireenvin.., ..,,1 Mr. un.l Mrs Theu- ’’"'votinrin '^bc“Jc°?endura shall be '»i >>.'■ 'I'"-’ T"-''"'' "f <:icimiwo,UI, ..pent by secret ballot. The New Farm Bril: The county , , . . acreage allotment is expressed only three past years, in acres. At least 98 per cent ofj After each farmer has been spotted the state acreage allotment is appor- five acres and the less than five- given an allotment equal to his plant- Mrs. W. O. Brown, of RfK-k the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. ed and diverted acreage in the best "ost with'|A. Dicus. relatives. ♦ W. tione<l to the ctrunties and becomes county acreage allotments. Not more than two per cent of the state acre- Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ••• and EMBALMERS Ambulance Service Phones 41 and S99-J L RUSSELL GRAY and Y. PARKS ADAIR, Gem. Mgra. acre farmer has been alloted his acre age out of the county allotment, the next step is to set aside not over three per cent of the remaining county acreage allotment to he alloted I to cotton farms which otherwise would 'receive only from five to 15 acres. The remainder of the county acre- By Presbytery age allotment is then to he appor tioned among th^ cotton farms of the county oi\ 'Siich ba.sis that each ' farm will receive a prescribed percent age of the acreage on the farm which is tilled annually or regularly ro- tate<l, except that no farm will receive an allotment greater than the larg est planted and diverted acreage dur ing the past three years. No further allotments under this provision will be made to those farms which have already been given allotments equal to their highest planted and diverted acreage, -Ail faims that are-spotted Mrs. J. r. Maddox has returned to j lyo^ag her home in Madison, Ga., after | VyllCrCU spending the past week with her^ mother, Mrs. C. L. }^im.s. j Dennj' Pitts of Greenvillo, .spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Nan- iiie A. Pitts. . Friends of .Mr^ and Mrs, G. RT j Simpson will be sorry to know their I little son, Wright, is confined at home on account of illness. Leadership Training School Be- inR Held Al First Presbyte rian Uhurcih for Three Bava. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS For All Make Machines, Standard and Portable. ADDING MACHINE RIB BONS ADDING MACHINE PAPER Call 74 Chronicle Pub. Co. five acres to begin with will receive additional allotments sufficient to raise the allotment to each such farm to a uniform percentage of the tilled or rotated acreage of the farm (ex ceptions already meetioneil). In establishing the trlliHl or regu- Beginning last night and continuing through Friday evening, four courses Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid Tmld, Mis.s j in Christian leadership are being of- Mary Todd, and Walter Todd spemt | fried in a South Carolina J*Vesbytei7 Sunday in High Point, .N. C.. with the j leadership training school being held former’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. lat the hirst Presbyterian church of jo and Ml'S. Han-y Bolick. this city. Mr. and Mr.s. W. D. Copeland were Classes are being hebl for the three visitors in Columbia on Wolnesday. nights from 7 to 9 o’clock. Certificates Mrs. J. A. Neightwirs of Chicopee, j of credit will be awarde<l to all who Ga., is spending the week with Mr. ■ complete ten^ hours of work including and Mrs. W. K. .Neighbors and other! the three school sessions and as.sign- relativcs. ; ments given. The school’s courses Mrs. Henry Nabors spent Sunday! were jilanned by the Religious Edu- in Greenville with her brother. : cation committee of South Carolina Miss Alice Neighbors of Green- presbytery. , ville spent Sunday with her mother,T~ Tht* Kt*v. C. .1. Matthews of New- Floor Sanding — Beautiful Floors City Electric 3 Plumbing Mrs. Lil,a Neighbors, who live.s near, berry, will teach the first course, here. )‘^Planning for Children in Local Buck Abrams of I>eicestcr, .N. C.,l Church,” “How to Teach in Chuix*h and Mi.ss Lou .\bram.s of ,\ugu.'»ta, %^chooI,” will be taught by the Rev. Ga., spent the week-end with their -R W. Conyers of Ware Shoals. The mother, Mr.s. Estelle Abrams. 'text book i.s entitled, “What is Teach- , . , , f 1- - Friends of .Mrs. .Nannie A. Pitts ing?” Teaching the third course will lyly rotatwi ac-CT for a farm for. b,. th.- Kov. I), K. of (lol.lvill,.. t e |>ui ))u..« o laa ing a arm co homo on aroount of injurios;Tho oo»r,.i. titlo i, "Town and f'oun* received in a full. I G y Church lacadership” and the text •Mr. ond .Mrs. W. I). Coleman of botik, “The .New Call.” “The Essen- iireenwoixl, were vsiitor.s in the city tially .Missionary Character of Chris- on .Sunday. ' tianity,” the fourth course, will Iw Friends of Mrs. Eugene Hilt will I taught by Rev. F. T. McGill of Cross be interested to know she is improv- Hill, who will use for u text book, ing after an illness. ."Into .All the World.” | .Mr. ami Mrs. I). C, Hcuste.ss were Many leaders in nearby churches as) in ('lio .Sunday for the funeral of ^ well as those in the Iwal chuixh are) Mr. Heustess’ si.sler, Mrs. Lorette ' *‘XpiH-tt»d to attend the training school. Heustess Bennett. * IThe same courses will be offereil in Miss Annie Lee Jackson, member I similar leadershij) training school to of the school faculty at Princeton,) h<* held lit Abbeville on .March 9, 10 spent the week-end with her par-|a*>d 11. | ents, Mr. and .Mis. T. J. Jackson. ^ _ _ Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Pinson spent CjlTftnCl JUrV NstlllCS An Old Way of Getting Ahead You are facinfi: new conditionN today, new oppor tunities, new problems. But you do not need to learn any new principles of success. There is an old and tried way of ^ettinj; ahead that is just as good and Just a.s certain to win as ever—regular deposits in a good bank. This bank offers you a,ssured safety for your money, and friendly service and co-operation that will help you on your financial way. Make a better future for yourself by regular deposits in your own account in this time-tested institution. WE WELCOME YOUR BANKING BUSINESS M.$. BailM i Son BANKERS ‘^tJEDEST ^TRDNGIST I acreage allotment, there will fii*st be I excluded from such total tilled acre- ' age any acres devoted to wheat', to- Imcco, or rice for market, or for I feeding to livestock for market. I A farmer will be allowed to .sell all the cotton he produce.s on his alloted acri'age tax free. This will encoutage better farming and farm practice. Comp any For Electrical and. Plumbing Needs Repairs the week-end in .Mullins and Latta with relatives. Mi.sses Ella Little MoCrary and^ Mary Howze Dillard spent the week end in Orangeburg with the former’s sister. Miss Copie McCrary. Year’s Committees The grand jury in making its final presentment last week, appointed the following committees to investigate L. N. Henderson of the government)and keep informed on county affairs E. M. Timiicimaii Phoned aerial corps stationed at Langley Field, Va., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs, L. S, Henderson, H. D. HENRY 1898-1938 f. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY for the year: / Jail and court house: J. I). Wil liams, chairman, Gillette Simpson, P. Miss Maude SumereT and Betty; h. Miller. Jean Sumerel spent Tuesday in New-| Fxlucation: P. B. Adair, chairman, berry with relatives. ! (;. R, Workman, J. B. Owings. INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE IX)ANS NEGOTIATED -f Miss Madeline Adair, Miss Mar garet Hollis and Mrs. Wyman SheSly were visitors in Greenville on Wed nesday. L. C. Bond, Charle.s, Paul and R«y Anderson spent Sunday in Greenwood with relatives. Auditing: H. D. Gray, chairman, W. E. Clardy, A. B. Terry. County home and chain gang: W’. H, Ballentihe, chairman, G. B. O’Dell, J. F. Blakely, C. R. Cooper. Roads arvd bridges: R. L. Gray, Jr., chairman, John C. l.angston, J. 'E. Mi.ss Fay Cauley, student nur.se at I Hunt, K. B. Austin, the General hospital in Greenville,] R. j, Copeland, of this city, a hold- spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Cauley. Mrs. C. Q. Holland, Mrs. .Nancy over juror, was selected as foreman i for the year. Telephone 121 IllBi'amlctt, Mrs. George Foreman, I.,an-!CADET GAVE NICKNAME don Holland, John Holland, and Fran-j‘BLACK JACK’ TO PERSHING)]) ces Falls visited relatives in Morgan ^ ' Hugh L Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN 15 Yean Experience Professional Insurance Information Furnished Free Member — Tbe National AsaociatioB of Life Underwriters. ton, N. C., on .Sunday. I Wasliinjton, fob. 28.-.\ cadet waif J. Isaac Copeland, librarian at Fur-j<’f gave General John J. Pershing man university, Greenville, spent the) the nickname "Black Jack, which week-end with his parents, Mr. and! stuck to him through his army ca- Mrs. W. D. Copeland. j reer. Miss Virginia Cheatham of Green- A friend said today that the gen- wood, was' the week-end guest of eral often chuckled over the inci- Miss Margaret Brice and attended dent. I the Hi-Y dance given at the country! He returned' to We.st Point as an;, club on Friday evening. j instructor from the command of) B. R. Fuller, Mrs. J. iB. Townsend [the Tenth Cavalry, a Negro regiment, and daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, i As he himself recalled he was prone returned Saturday from a visit tO|to emphasize his lectures by say- relatives in Tampa and Daytona ing: “That was the^way we did it Beach, Fla. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Fuller, who spent sev eral weeks visiting her tons in Flor ida. in the Tenth Cavalry. 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