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\ V i i t in id ■ - • TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twenty-Sixth Year 8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. C. % ’ Thursday, March 22, 1928 • Established June 5, 1902 Number 43 Richards Touches On Blue Laws At Florence Sunday Newspapers And Ministry Call ed Upon To Uphold Gov ernor In Stand PT ORPMPP March 19.—Declar- Ford last Friday, it being a r LiUKhirsOr-, Marcn SoHnn nnA houe'ht bv Mr. Ed. Mr. E. C. Rice | Tuberculosis Problem Crop Report As Gets First Ford Big One In The State Of March First Model A Tudor Sedan Deliver- Chairmen In Number Of ed By McGrath Brothers Last Friday McGrath Brothers, local Ford deal ers, delivered their first new model ing that he conceived it to be his duty to enforce the Sunday laws just as rigidly as he enforced the other laws he found on the statute books, Governor John Q- R chards made it clear in an address at the Y. M. G. A. here yesterday afternoon that he did not intend to let up in his figbt for righteousness in South Carorna; that he believed the people of the state -would stand behind him des pite the criticisms and the jests of the newspapers. A thousand persons crowded into the Y. M. G. A. auditorium to hear Governor Richards, and half as many more were turned away for lack of Toom. Mrs. Richards accompanied the •governor to Florence and was g lve ” an ovation when she was introduced by Secretary W. B. Covington. “Law Observance and Its Relation to Good Citizenship” was the gover nor’s subject. Deploring the genercl spirit of lawlessness in nat on and state. Governor Richards declared he did not believe the ministry was ris ing to the demands of the time or striking at the root of the trouble as it should. . . „ “This is no time for temper zmg. he said. “We are living in a time of lawlessness, and if the ministry does not rise and strike, I don’t _ know what will become of our civihza- t on.” . . He called upon the press to join with the ministry in the effort to stem the lawless tide. The speaker said loss of proper regard for the Sabbath, even by God’s people them selves, was one of the mam causes of the lawless sp : rit existing today. De fending h s course of action and re- £ lying to his critics, who he said. ad remarked “fighting sin” was no business of a governor, Mr. Richards asserted, that he would never forget the religion he learned at his mother’s knee and that the main pur pose of man ; s to glorify God.. Th:s he conceived to be one of his highest duties^ and he would stick to the fight for the unbuilding of the moral ity of South Carolina. “Whisky,” he said, “ia debauchmg the young men and women, and the responsib'lity for the abuse .of pro hibition is upon the men who •preach prohibition and then patron ize bootleggers. I don’t believe the Democrats will nominate any man who isn’t heart and soul in sympathy with the prohibition • movement and who thus places Irmself in direct opposition to the constitution.” He added that “no ma n shall have my vote for any office who does not live what he preaches.” “The breaking down of the Ameri can home is the fundamental trouble with us today. If that goes on, civ ilization is gone. The control of the home is slipp’ng from the parents to the children, and the children rather than the parents are dominating so ciety.” The governor made a strong plea for family prayer. “Go back to your Bible and don’t be ashamed to pray for the protection of your children.” Governor Richards declared that he was not seeking to interfere with the religious bberties of the people. “Between religious liberty and li cense,” he said, “there is a wide gulf, I am not trying to drive people into the church. I am only trying to en force the laws of South Carolina to the best of my ability and will con- t ; nue to do so.” Governor Richards said more hard things had been said about him by the newspapers than about any other governor. But that everywhere he went in the state he received the commendation of the people for his efforts, and he believed the people wanted him to do what was right. He raid the Bible ought to be taught in the schools and colleges and that the men and women in these institutions who were trying to poison the minds of the bovs and girls ought to be driven out. X Sensational Crimes Made Into Extra- orinary Film Mystery And Mirth Share Double Honors In Screen Version Of “The Gorilla.” Tudor Sedan, and bought by Mr. Ed. Rice of Plum Branch. Mr. R ce is using the car every day and is well pleased with it. McGrath Brothers state that the Charlotte, N. C., Ford plant will soon be in operation and cars w’ll be com ing in faster within the next month, at least. They hope to get two more cars next week. IX t Democrats Are Out Of Debt So Says Chairman Clem Shaver In Giving Out Report Of J. H. Jones WASHINGTON, . March <•— T J e word went out tomght from head- quaiters of the Demociatic natioral committee that its entire indebted ness had been paid or underwritten and a surplus accumulated witn which to beg'n the 1928 campaign. Chairman Clem Shaver made pub lic a report from Jess H. Jones, the committde’r director of finance, whch showed contributions a-d pedges of slightly more tha.i halt a million dollars. Included in the total of $->08,500 was the $200,000 contributed by citi zens of Houston for the June conven tion fund, a $5fl 000 contr button from Thomas F. Ryan, of New York, a heavy contributor to Democratic party campaign chests in the past and one of like amount, by M’;. Jones who had a big hand in landing the convention for Houston, his home city. . _ T C. W. Watson, of Fairmont, West Virginia and Wili am F. Kenny, of New York City, were down on Jones list for $25>o6o contributions each, and John Henry Kirby, of Houston, $lfj000. while thb $10,000 donors in cluded John W. Davis, the party’s presidential nominee in 1924; Will- ; am A. Julian, national committee man from Ohio; Frank L. Polk, of New York, at one time under-secre tary of state, and Herbert H. Leh man of New York. In addition to the $200 000 Hous ton contribution wh ; ch Jones said he was holding as chairman and treas urer of the committee on convention ai rangements, he reported that the case intake since the last report of James W. Gerard, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, to taled $141.25Q. “When the other pledges are pa d your committee will be entirely out of debt and have probaby $250,000 with which to start the next cam- pa ; gn,” Jones advised Shaver. txt Atlanta Ford Factory Will Open In April 300 to 400 Workers To Be Em ployed At Cost Of $1,040,- 000 Yearly Combining the last word in chills with the last laugh in merriment, the picturizatio n of Ralph Spence’s fam ous mystery-comedy, “The Gorilla,” is coming to town this Friday and Saturday. It will be shown at the Dixie Theatre. This is the show that rocked Broadway for a year. In its film form it has been changed somewhat, it is reported by First National Pictures, in order to offer a new mystery tangle to those who may have seen the stage presentation, the sprang. That a great many have seen it is' due to the fact that during the last two years eight stage companies toured this country and Great Brit ain, scoring a sensational success everywhere. ATLANTA, Ga,. March 12.—The Atlanta assembly plant of the Ford Motor ^company, which has been in operative s'nce manufacture of the old Ford model was discontinued will be reopened about the middle of April, employing between 300 and 400 workers and with an approxi mate yearly pay roll of $1,040,000. Production of both closed and open car bodies will be inaugurated at the Atlanta plant, on Ponce de Leon ave nue, when it is reopened. Previously only open car bodies were pi'oduced here. The construct’on. from the stamped sections, upholstering and painting of closed car bodies may necessitate a larger number of work ers in addition to the 400 required fer ordinary assembling, it was said. The Ford Motor Company is now pioducing 1,200 cars daily and plans to open the Atlanta assembly plant when production reaches 2,500 daily. Production will be jumped to this point about the middle of April un der the schedule worked out by fac tory executives. At the peak of production on the model T car, Ford was turning out i' t 000 cars daily and an eventual schedule greater than this probably will result. A surplus of Fordson tractors were manufactured while production of the automobile stopped and the tractor plant is now being used for the new model A cars, it was learn ed. The Atlanta assembly plant has a maximum production of 250 cars daily but this peak will not be reach ed for some time after its opening in Counties Busy With "The Early Diagnosis Cam paign” Of National, State And Local Scope Chairmen in twenty nine counties in the state are bu?v with a new drive. The Early D.agnosis Cam paign of the National, state and lo cal tuberculosis associations. In co operation w'th boards of health and medical associations and various vol untary organizations, the leaders in this piogram are trying to convince the public that no chronic disease is more easily cured than tuberculosis if it is found in parly stages and that those who have such ordinary symp toms as digestion and loss of weight should have an examination. “Let Your Doctor Decide” is the slogan that is being spread over the State in clinic, talks, pamphlets, films and posters, by many organizations and individuals lined up by the following chahmen: ... Mrs. W. F. Nickles. Abbeville; Mrs. W. I. Johns, Allendale; Mrs. Calhoun Harris and Miss Minnie Wilson, Anderson; Mrs. Frank Folk, Bamberg; Mrs. A. A. Lemon, Barn well; Mrs. W. K. Fishburne, Beike- ley; Miss Grace McMaster, Chero kee; Mrs. R. E. Hanna, and Mrs. Frank Sarders, Chesterfield; Mrs. Edith Dickinson, Chester; Miss Cora Coventiy, Dorchester; Miss Lilian Pettcway DarPngton; Mrs. James White, Edgefield; Miss Edna Ander son, Fairfield; Miss Elsie Gudger, Florence; Misses Charlotte Pyatt and Margaret Forij. Georgetown; Mrs. J. B. Harvey, Hampton; Mrs. M. J. Rivers, Jasper; Mi<=s Bernice Steele, Lancaster; Mrs. W. C. R°g' ers, Lee; Mrs. W. G. Duncan and M : ss Conya Traynham. Lexington; Mrs. K. B. Hodges, Marlboro; Miss Robeita Pratt, Orangeburg; Mrs. A. R. Goodwyn, Richland; Mrs. Fraser James, Spartanburg; Mss Minnie Hood. Saluda; Mrs. P. B. Bobo Un ion; Mrs. L. L. Hardin, York. Just how great the problem of tuberculosis prevention in South Caiolina really is was indicated here yesterday when the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association made pub lic an estimate that there are 5,000 act : ve but unknown and und : agnosed cases of tuberculosis in the state. “The total number of active cases both known and unknown,” accord ing to the State association’s report, “are believed to number about 14,- 760. This figure is arrived at by multiplying by nine the last official ly recorded number of annual oeaths. Exper ; ence acquired during intensive case-finding surveys shows that the total number of active cases which can be found in a community, bears a constant relation to the an nual deaths. Th's is as nine to one. Two thirds, or 9,840, are known cases. One third, or nearly 5,000 are unknown to themselves, their doctors and the public. In the United States by an esti mate made by the Statistician of the National Tuberculosis Association there are 270 000 active but undiag nosed cases. The problem of finding these per sons is now engaging the activities of 1400 tuberculosis associations throughout the country who ar-e en tering on an ‘early diagnosis cam paign.’ financed by the Christmas Seal Sale. It is estimated that more than 50,000 workers are urging peo ple with danger signs to consult a physician. Although tuberculosis is fifth in older of its toll in human lives, it still kills more people between eighteen and fifty than any other disease. These peoplq. not only d ; e prematurely but unnecessarily if they can be awakened in time to the dangers indicated by the early symptoms.” XXI War Comedy On Way To Dixie "Lost At The Front” Features Charlie Murray And George Sidney United States Department Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Ag ricultural Economics, Co lumbia, S. C., Makes Re port On Crops Submarine S-4 Is Brought To Surface Had Been On Ocean s Bottom Since Seventeenth Of Last December With a large grain and hap crop for 1927, stocks of giain crops on farm? on March 1, are higher than last year. 1 The amount of corn on farms on March 1. is estimated at 52 per cent of last year’s crop, as compared with 45 per cent a yeai ago, and r. ten-year average of 47 per cent. The 13 233 000 bushels on farms compares with 9,946,000 bush els a year ago, and a five-year aver age (1923-1927) cf 10.832.000 bush els. Indications are that 4 per cent of the crop has been or will be shipped out of the county. It is es timated that 4 per cent of the 1926 crop and a ten-year average of 3 per cent was shipped outside of the coun ty where grown. Of the 1927 crop 80 per cent was of merchantable quality compared with 81 per cent of the 1926 crop and a ten-year average of 84 per cent. WHEAT stocks on South Carolina farms March 1 are estimated at 14 per cent of the crop compared with 13 per cent a year ago and a five- year average of 10 per cent. The 123,000 bushels compares with 104,- 000 bushels last year and a five-yeai average of 111,000 bushels. It is es timated that 1 per cent has been or will be shipped out of the county where grown compared with 2 per cent last year and a ten-year aver age of 1 per cent. OATS on farms March 1, are es- t'mated at 14 per cent of the 1927 crop compared with 14 per cent last year and a ten-year average of 11 per cent. This is the only important grain crop in the state of which there aie less reserves than last Due to a smaller production in 1927 than the year previous, the stocks on hand were estimated at 1,446,000 bushels March li compared with 468,000 bushels last year, or a re- duct’on of 22,000 bushels. The ten- year average is 1.226,000 bushels The amount shipped out of the coun ty is estimated at 6 per cent com • pared with 5 per cent last year and a ten-year average of 4 per cent. It is estimated that 5 per cent of the RYE crop rema'ned on the farm March 1, 1928. The estimates for last year and the 4-year average are also 5 per cent. This gives us 6,000 bushels o n farms March 1, this year. 5,000 bushels a year ago and 4 000 bushels as a four-year average. About 6 per cent of the crop will be shipped out of the counties where grown compared with 4 per cent last year and a four-year average of 4 per cent. Relatively low maximum tempera ture generally and rather low temp eratures during the latter part of February moie than offset the mild weather during the first half. The mean temperature of 46.2 was 1.2 degrees below the normal, and 9.9 High Yields On Small Acreage Offer Farmer The Best Safeguard Best Returns To The Farmer* Are From Highest Yield ing Fields High yields on small acreage offer the Southern farmer a safeguard against price fluctuations during the coming season according to an ad dress by Dr. Andrew M. Soule, Pres ident of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, as reported in The Atlanta Journal. “It is the weak and inefficient months of giuelling effort in winter grower who causes the constantly re- PROVINCETOWN- Mass., March 17.—Just 15 minutes short of three months from the time she was sunk i n collision with the coast guard de stroyer Paulding off this port, the submarine S-4 was brought to the surface today by a naval salvage crew. The submarine was sunk at 3:37 o’clock on the afternoon of De cember 17, and her conning tower broke water at 3:22 this afternoon. A dramatic demonstration on the deck of the salvage ship Falcon greeted the culmination of three weather on the part of the salvag- eis. As the conning tower appeared above the surface, Diver Tom Eadie, who won the congressional medal for saving a fellow diver the day af ter the S-4 went down, led the ci’ew of the salvage sh p in a burst of cheering. The men on board eight other ves- The coni c s'de of the World War, as it apears in many recent war mirthpiecea, reaches its hilarious cli max in Jo)4n McCormick’s production, “Lost at the Front,” which co-stars George Sidney and Charlie Murray under the First National Pictures’ banner. “Lost at the Front,” which was produced by Frank Griffin,, is to be the attraction at the Dixie Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. It is an entirely new type of World War comedy and it deals with a new lo cale the Russo-German front. Among its unusual features is the appear ance of the famous Russian women soldiery, the “Battalion of Death,” which figures in some of the most fun-provoking scenes. IXI BOX PARTY turning cycles of depression amongst cotton farmers ” Dr. Soule is quoted as saying. j A summary of last year’s Five- Acre Cotton Contest in Georgia in dicates that a yield of 200 pounds of lint cotton per acre when the staple sels clustered about the scene, brings around 20 cents should net joined in the shouting, and officers j f armer a p ro fit of approximately gratulate cIpt^&nasTT'King “nd $20.00, a yield of 300 pounds aroua* , Commander Harold S. Saunders, who $40.00, and a yield of a bale per acre, were in charge of the operations. | f rom $60.00 to $70.00. The summary Although divers had braved win- further shows that jt - •' months St to an get 0 the huTready for| 19 to 20 cents to produce under 15* raising, the final operation lasted pounds of cotton per acre and tna» abou,t four houis. At 11:05 a. m. the fig ure can be reduced to 12 t* water was blown from the control o . cents w hen the yield approximate* the submarine, and one by one tne r other compartments were rendered^00 pounds per acre and above, bouyant. Then came the s x great \yb e re a bale of cotton per acre i* pontoons, which had been lowered; harvested the cost should run dov* and ananed in pairs alorif the hull.! 0 in . nound All of the 24 navy divers who to 9 or 10 cents pei poun . worked on the S-4 were on the deck! The 131 Georgia farmers locate* of the Falcon as the submarine came a u p ar t s of the state who finish- up. In the 91 days since the col- | e( j Contest produced 701 bales of l.sion, these men had had 44 1-2 days 0 „,. 00 TVio suitable for diving and had made 566 cotton on 655 acres. The average dives to the ocean bed, 102 feet net prof t per acre was $76.70. The down. Although no serious accident avera g e cost per pound of lint was oocurreci there were ten cases of j s “bends” or caisson disease. ’ . , - .... j “The commercial fertilizer cost," ; Dr. Soule pointed out, “was not ex- Considerable Interest j cessive even though the quantity ! used by the contestants was two Shown In This Year’s 1 four times larger than the amount applied on the average farm.” State Cotton Contest County Agent Morgan Hopes Around Twenty McCormick County Farmers Will Enter A number of McCormick County fa 1 mers art? showing an interest in the State Cotton Contest this year, according to County Agent Thos. W. Morgan, and already several appli cations have been rece ved for the 1928 contest. Blanks may be had by writing or seeing the county agent, and Mi Morgan says that he hopes to see at least fifteen or twenty far mers of the county enter the contest. An added feature of the contest this year is the division of the state into three districts, the Upper, Mid dle, and Lower, with a first prize of $300 and a second pr ze of $100 for each district. In addition, a first prize of $600 and a second prize of $200 is offered for the two high est yields in the satte at large. This gives contestants in each seeCon of the state a chance to win a prize and should make the contest even more 'r.teresting and valuable. McCormick County is in the mid dle district* which includes besides Luther S. Strickland of Royston* Ga., who won the First Prize of $1.- 000.. offered by the Chilean N'itrfte of Soda Educational Bureau on 'hi* I five acre plot raised an average of 1,287 pounds of lint cotton per acre at a cost of $97.34 and a net profit of $216.19. His production cost wa* 6.4 cents per pound. The cotton wa* planted April 14th and 400 pound* of a 15-5-5 fertilizer per acre wa* incorporated in the seed bed. O* May 30th a side-dressing of 20# pounds nitrate of soda per acre wa* appl ed. During the previous winter he had applied ten tons of organic matter to each acre. The cotton wax cultivated nine times. “Results speak for themselves.* said Dr. Soule, “and indicate beyon# all doubt that early and thorough soil preparation, careful cultivation, generous fertilization the use of ef ficient, quickly-available top-dress ing materials, and the control of the weevil will enable the farmers of the southeast to materially reduce the area of land devoted to cotton, in crease the yield and profit sub stantially.” degrees below, the average of Febru -1 ^“' ’vhen, 00 Lexington^ 1 Richland; ary 1927. Winter gram crops mam-l Calhoun> Orangeburg, Kershaw, Lee, tamed about normal development,! Sumter, Darlington, Florence and ore than 7:v.) or,'' oit;-t's cash binders are now on file with Ford dealers throughout the United States, executives said, and all plants are to be pushed to full cap- ac’ty as fast as is practical. though rather severely checked dur ing the Januar’y freezes, which nec essitated considerable oat and win ter truck replanting, * according to the report of Mr. Richard H. Sull’- vai* of the United States Weather Bureau. UNITED STATES: Farm stocks of corn are estimated at 1.020,335,000 bushels which is 114,000»000 bushels less than March 1 last year, 309,000,- 0C0 less than two years ago and 73,- 000,000 less than the five-year aver age. The per centage of the 1927 crop that was of merchantable qual ity is reported at 73.4 per cent com pared with 71.4 per cent of the 1926 crop and 78.8 per cent of the 1925 crop, the 10-year average being 78.9 per cent. Wheat stocks at about 130,000,000 bushels aie about the same as last year, but about 30 000,000 bushels more than two years ago, and 3.- i 000,000 more than the five-year av- ! erage. Stocks of oats are estimated at 1 376,699,000 bushels compared with ! ,897 ’ " ■ r 1 r . Dillon. These counties make up the central sect on of the state, and lie across the state between the upper and lower districts. Another new feature of the con test this year is the fact that no cot ton pulling a staple less than 15-16 of an inch will be consideied for a prize. A variety of cotton known to pull not less than an inch staple un der normal conditions must be plant ed. In figuring the final yield, a deduction in lint weight of 2 1-2 per cent for each 1-32 under 1 inch staple will be made. The average yield per acre in the 1926 cotton contest was 600 lbs. lint cotton per acre* which was produced at a cost of 7.9 cents per lb. At the same time the average yield for the state in 1926 was 180 lbs. lint cotton, which was produced at an average cost of 17 cents per lb. This strik ing difference in the yield, and the corresponding decrease in the cost of production shows the results of improved methods of cotton raising, as are followed by the entrants in the contest. Any farmer having five acres of land in one field can enter the con test by applying to the county agent for application blanks and further information. Names of entrants from McCormick County Will be published at a»! early date. - --TXt -txt- Bethany Fanners’ ) Class Studying Fer tilizer Problems Teacher Of Agriculture In Mc Cormick School Conducts Classes For Farmers' Benefit J *.4i li V. There will be a box party at the i cf 480.092,000. l 0un ^J C } 00 \ ”°u! e ’ > F , rid , ay night ’ FRANK O. BLACK March 23rd, at eight o clock. | , The public is cordially invited. ‘ Agricultural Statistician. jcurney. between w enna and Venice takes 18 hours, but can be made by airplane over the mountains in three hours. The farmers in the Bethany com munity have shown very much inter est in the Evening Classes being con ducted by the Teacher of Agricul ture, W. A. Mason, Jr. Meetings this month have been held at wh ek the problem of fertilizers has bee* discussed. Still other meetings will be used in the working out of vari ous fertilizer combinations and how they apply to the immediate com munity. The group meets every week on Tuesday night. About a doz en farmers have been attending reg ularly and taking active parts in the meetings. The topic of Fertilizer is of special imi1ortar.ee at the pres ent time since most men are soon t* buy materials for their crops. It is expected that a simTar group will be organized in the RoHr*;-*® community. Aiiycnc I ; y of the two named sections is liivil- ed and urged to attend and brin * his problems for discussion, an! help in the solving of the other fel lows’. Let’s make it a GO!