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Last Call For-The Cotton Contest Entrance Date Closes First Of May County Agent Thos. W\ Morgan Wishes to call attention to the fact that this is the last week in which Applications can be received for the State Five Acre Cotton Contest. The entrance date closes May 1, and after that nc' more applicat'ons can be re ceived for the 1928 contest. Those farmers of the county who are planning to enter the contest and who have not returned the ap plication blanks to Mr. Morgan, Are 'urged to do this at once and not be too late to enter the contest this Eighteen applications have been peeeived to date, and several more to come in during the week, who have entered the contest the county to date are Fsted as wUows: X- J. Hester, Troy; W. T. Kamsey, McCormick; W. L. White, l&cCormick; E. Hanvey, Troy; S. L. Britt, McCormick; R. M. Wtfnn, Plum Branch; W. O. Covin, Willington; W. D. Morrah, Troy; W. C. Holley, Plum Branch; W. E. Britt, McCormick; R. T. Mayson, McCormick; J. F. Stone, Parksville; S. J. JK ; ng, Plum Branch; ^ T.’Strom, Plum Branch; Mrs. R. A. Wideman, Troy; W. A. Winn, Pbim Branch; Luther W. Drennan,. 'McCormick and C. E- Wilkie, Plum Branch. A significant fact about the con test this year is that each one of these entrants is complying w'th the near rules and planting a variety &f rotten guaranteed to pull not less than one inch staple under normal conditions. The varieties of cotton being planted in contest fields this year are as follows: Coker Cleveland 6, Delta-type Webber, Clevelad 884, and Neely’s Pef! : greed Cleveland. Attention is again called to the county prises which have been of- fered. The business men of McCor- msek have offered $35.00 first prize, JXLOO gecCnd prize, and $15.00 third prize to the three farmers of the eaufty who produce the three highest yekis of cotton on five acre contest plsOs in the county. Messrs. J. W. Bracknell and Son .and R. M. Winn, of Plum Branch, huam offered $25.00 first prize and IB&0O second prize to the farmers in Pfam Branch, Rehoboth, and Wash- ingtcQ school districts consolidated with these, who make the two highest yields of cotton in this territory. All farmers competing for the prizes to be regularly entered in the State Phm Acre Cotton Contest and abiding by the rules and regulations govern ing same. Mail in your application to Thos. Hw Morgan, Cdunty Agent, this week, and give McCormick County a beset on economical cotton produc- c m T jitwl On Savannah River Is Sold Vame Of Company Buying Is A Secret Although no definite information ,ould be obtained this afternoon it is understood that a number of tracts of land have been purchased recently on Savannah River. The Rosenberg Estate conveyed 1,196 acres of land to J. B. PwAur this morning and re ceived a total of $27,500. Aftemeys when questioned con- ceiaintE th * plan8 for the develop ‘ mnr > ^ the river stated that they unable to make any statement other than the fact that the land had purchase* The name of the ?>ower company was not divulged and ’1 deeds were made to J. H. Parker. It is understood that this is the j. U4M * of land to be purchased the exception of a small tract in Tlfield County. The majority of ‘bTland purchased was in McCormick that this land was idea of the 'construc- dam other than that larks Hill. It is even e Clarks Hill dam is o be constructed in that two other dams tween that point and iver bridge at Cal- bbeville Press and of Monday. Sinclair Freed Of Conspiracy Charges Not A Single Vote Cast For Conviction Of Oil Man WASHINGTON, April 21.—Harry F. Sinclair was freed today of charges that he conspired to defraud the government in the Teapot Dome oil lease. A jury in the D‘strict of Columbia Supreme court acquitted him, requiring only three ballots to reach its decision. One of the jurors, who withheld his name, later sa : d not a single vote for conviction was cast by any of the jurymen in the one hour and fifty- nine minutes they considered the case. On the first ballot he said, eight were for acquittal and four undecided, and on the second, ten for acqu ttal and two undecided. Accepted Story. In declaring Sinclair not guilty of conspiring with Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, to defraud the government in the rich oil lease the jofy accepted the story told by a government witness, M. T. Everhart, Son-in-law of Fall, of the Liberty bond deal which the govern ment charged was bribery. The jury upheld Everhart’s story that Sinclair gave Fall $233,500 in Liberty bonds for one-third rhare in the Tres Ritos Cattle an Lard Com pany, the Fall rahch in New Mcx’co. Everhart, had testified that he had received the bonds from the oil oper ator and had given them to Fall but insisted they had no connection with the oil lease. It was a tense moment when word came that the jury was ready to re- pdrt. Mrs. Sirdar, who for six years had stood beside her husband as he fought various charges grow ing out of the oil lease, broke under the strain and began to sob. Sin clair took his place at the counsel table and arose as the jury filed into court and stood beside the jury box. The calm faces of the jurymen gave not the slightest indication of their verdict. The court asked if they had reached a verdict and upon an af firmative answer the clerk asked. “What is your verdict, Mr. fore man.” “Not guilty,” he replied. Audible Sigh An audible s : gh from somewhere followed, and then congratulations were heaped upon Sinclair by his friends and counsel who crowded around him. Mrs. Sinclair cried openly as the strain of the six years was lifted by the jury’s two words. She was surrounded in the court cor ridor by friends and as soon as Sin clair could push through the crowd he went to her side to lead her from the court to their apartment in the Carlton hotel. The oil man stopped long enough to say: “I have felt from the inception of these charges that I would be ac quitted . of every suspicion of inten tion to defraud the government if the charges were ever passed upon by the jury. I am happy at the out come, of course, but it is only what I have expected because I knew that I had not acted corruptly or uneth ically in negotiating the lease.” XXX 7,982 Pounds Poultry Loaded Here On 17th Next Car To Be Loaded Here Some Time In May The third earlot shipment of poul try for this year from McCormick County was made on Tuesday, April 17. A total of 7,982 pounds of live poultry was loaded into the car, for which the farmers received $1,708.23 in cash. Risser & Rabinowitz, poul try buyers of Philadelphia, bought the car. Loading was completed at Newberry and Prosperity, S. C. This makes a total of 24,497 pounds live poultry shipped in car- lots from the county this year, for which $5,084.97 has been paid to the producers in cash. In addition to this several thousands of dollars worth have been shipped by express and sold to 1 truck buyers. • Another car will be shipped around the middle of May, at wh : eh time ii i: expected that we shall load a full car in the county. THOS. W. MORGAN, County Agcr.fc Catholic Group Leads Churches In Gains For 1927 Sixteen Methodist Bodies Sec ond And Lutherans Third NEWj YORK, April 15.—Churches in the United States gained 573,000 communicants during 1927, the cen sus of the “Christian Herald” made public Thursday, shows. The total enrollment in these churches was 48,594,163. The increase over the 1926 gain was almost 100,000. The greatest gain was made by the Catholic group, composed of Roman, Polish and American old Catholics, which added 183,889 members for a total of 16,854,691 communicants. Of this number, 16,735,691 were Roman Catholics. The Methodists, divided into six teen bodies, were second with a gain of 150,910, while 20 bodies of Lu therans gained 67,879. Others in or der of gain were Disciples of Christ, Baptists, Latter-Day Saints, Orient al Catholics, Mennomites, Reformed; Brethren (Dunkards), United Breth ren and Adventists. ^The only groups registering decreases were the Pres- byteriars and the friends. The census result follows: Roman Catholic 16,735.691; Methodist, Epis copal, 4,592,004; Southern Baptist, 3,735,001; National Baptist (colored) 3,253,369; Methodist Episcopal South 2,,567,962; Presbyterian, U. S. A., 1,- 885,727; Northern Baptist, 1,481,376; Southern Baptist, 1,392,820; Protest ant Episcopal, 1,190,938; Episcopal 781,692; Lutheran (Missouri Synod), 645,345. Latter-Day Saints, 567,319; Afri can Methodist Episcopal Zion, 500,- 000; United Brethren in Christ, 396,- 946; Jewish congregations, 357,135; Reformed in U. S., 451, 926; Evange lical Synod of N. A., 336,118; col ored Methodist Episcopal, 333,002; Churches of Christ 317,937; Norwe gian Lutheran, 294,227; Greek (Hel lenic) Orthodox, 285,000; Lutheran Augustana Synod, 224,529; Evange lical chm'ch, 217,935, and Russian Orthodox, 200,000. The census disclosed that consoli dation of churches has decreased the number of ministers. There were 217,204 at the start of 1928, almost 1,500 less than a year previous. The number of churches in the country was set at 235,991 or 1,470 less than in 1926. txx Farmers Are Facing Shortage Of Feeds IF inter Grains Damaged; Need To Plant More CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 21.— The very unsatisfactory condition of small grains throughout the state indicates that many farmers who were depending upon such crops for feed may find themselves faced w'th a shortage in the near future, says Prof. T. S. Buie, chief agronomist. Therefore, the early planting of feed and forage crops should not be over looked, he believes* j In addition to corn, a number of other summer crops, such as Sudan grass, the millets, sorghum cane and summer legume hays like cowpeas and soybeans, may be grown as feed for work stock. Prof. Buie says, “Sudan grass, millet, or sorghum, planted o n soil of reasonable fertil ity and given even a little attention, will produce very satisfactory yields early in the season. Either crop maTces hay of fair quality which is eaten by pract'cally all classes of stock.” Details about growing these crops may be obtained by writing to the Division of Publications here for Extension Circular No. 80 or to the Agronomy Division here for specific instructions. txt Card Of Thanks We use this method of expressing our sincere thanks to our neighbors and other friends for their kindness to us during the illness and at the death of our husband and father, Mr. J. W. Miller; also for the beauti ful floral offerings. Mrs. Miller And Chlid»en. IXJ ! Wonder what the flying fish think when they see Lindy skimming over the ocean way above them ? McCormick To Play Calhoun Falls .Time Get Soy Beans ! And Good Seed Corn Here Friday W / . L. W'hite Made Good Yields Probably Last Game Of Season °f C ° r , n j ml , So >' Bean On Local Field Ha y Last Year A1 Smith Acclaim ed In Asheville Thousands Assemble To Bid Farewell To New York Presidential Candidate Probably the last game of the sea son will be played on the local field on Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock-when McCormick High meets their foe in the strong team from Calhoun Falls. It will be remember that the visitors won from the local team two weeks ago but since the n the McCormick boys have tightened their play and all look forward to a fight for the victory. Several of the local boys have been out on account of injury but are now back at their usual post and with a determination to show the visitors some real baseball Our last game here showed the team that the public is back cf them and look what they did. The same thing will take place if the support ers will turn out and give their voices in cheering our beys as they are worthy of. Let’s get out and see our boys in form and give them the hacking they deserve. The admis sion fee of 10 cents and 25 cents should keep no one away but should make the place all the more inter esting. What’s a quarter when we can get our moneys worth in seeing a hard fought game which is fillel with clean sportsmanship from be ginning to end, Yes! I’ll meet you there! txt J. Me. T. Daniel Writes Of M.cGormick School States That Good Work Is Be ing Done In Our School; Recommends Little Improvement «■■■•«'■■ „■ . 1 ■ > ' Columbia, S. C. Aprli 20, 1928. Superintendent S. P. Clemons, McCormick, Si C., Dear Mr. Clemons: Please excuse my delay in writ ing you since .my visit to the Mc Cormick High School. Your building is well planned for high school jvork, and on the day of my visit, presented a clean and well kept appearance. The records cf your office are efficiently kept. Your accreditment by the Southern Asso ciation of Schools and Colleges indi cates without any report from me, that the school is well organized, and that the teachers are doing splendid work. I fdund the teachers doing good work, and found the school liv ing up to the standards of the As sociation. I believe your school is worthy of the accreditment by the Association, as far as your Organ ization and the work of your teach ers are concerned. You have the nucleus of an ex cellent library. I hope that you will be able to ,add books from time to time to your library, and that its use will be of greater service. I should like to call your attention to the sanitary conditions of the Mc Cormick High School. Surface toil ets are not desirable, when with the expenditure of a small amount of money a sewerage system could be provided. I understand that the tc>wn water supply has been piped within reach of the school. I urge you and your board to take steps to eliminate the surface toilets. I am quite 'certain that your present con dition will be a handicap in regard to your school’s being accredited by the Southern Association in the fu ture. Please let me hear from you concerning this. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, J. Me. T. DANIEL, State High School Supervisor. txt C. Of C. To Meet Wednesday May 2 The regular meeting of the C. of C. will be held at the home of Mrs. Acker, Wednesday afternoon. May 2nd, at t-00 o’clock. All members arc urged to he pres ent, as there is some very important business to be taken up at this meeting. Now is the time to make arrange ments to get your soy beans, velvet beans, Sudan grass seed, and some good seed corn for this year’s plant ing. The time of planting these seeds is drawing closer every day, and it is the wise farmer who secures his planting seed early and from a reli able source. Every acre of corn planted in Mc Cormick County this year should have either velvet beans or soy beans planted right along with the corn. W. L. White, of the Liberty Hill section of the county last year made over 40 bushels of corn and one and one-half tons of O-Too-Tan soy bean hay per acre on five acres of improv ed land. The beans were planted in rows down the corn middles about the same time the corn was planted, and did not interfere with the grdwth of the corn. O-Too-Tan soy beans are recom mended for planting with corn, the beans planted in rows down the corn middles at the same time the corn in planted, or soon after. One bushel will plant around 10 to 12 acres this way. Or, if you do not plaht soy beans with your corn, plant them in the open field in 18 to 24 inch rows and watch them make’ hay. If velvet beans are to be planted with corn, plant Osceolas or Missis sippi Blacks in the row w'th the corn at the time of planting. If the vel vet heaps cannot be planted until late, plant 90 Day Runners. Sudan grass makes an abundance of green hay and forage for the livestock throughout the summer. Sow around 15 pounds seed broadcast ^o the acre and cut for the stock as soon as it is large enough. Improve your seed corn. Get some Douthit’s seed corn and make mere corn to the acre. Plant some yellow corn for the , poultry and dairy cat tle, as yellow corn makes a better feed than white corn. If you plant yellow corn let me help you get some got J d sed grown right here in the county at a reasonable price. These facts should appeal to all farmers at the present time, as feed for the livestock is one of the great est problems on our farms every year. Regardless of what this year brings, we should make every effort to produce plenty of feed fer the livestock. Plenty of good grain and hay will keep the feed bills down. THOS. W. MORGAN, County Agent. X Two Acres Cotton Bring Profit $131.65 Benton Talbert Makes That Amount Clear And Keeps Up With His Other Work Benton Talbert, a pupil enrolled in the agriculture class last year, plant ed two acres of cotton in connec tion with his class work. With this work he spent the amount of $58.10 and grew a crop which gave a pro duction of 750 pounds lint cotton The crop was worth $186.25 and sub tracting the cost of growing the crop Benton has as his net profit a sum of $131.65. It w ll be remembered that this wdrk was done in addition to his regular work in the class room and represents what he made by applying his spare time to advantage. Benton has studied the latest facts in fert ilizing ard var'ous other problems in cotton growing. Benton was in the agricultural —onn for two years and was up in all his classes during the entire time. He is going to make good in the agricultural field if he chooses to make that a phase of his life work. He is steady and earnest in his work and soon will take the responsibili ties and deal with them in an ad vantageous way if he uses his study as he did in the agricultural class. Why can’t others imitate his ex ample ? tXl Now Vitamin F. has been discov ered. When they run out of letters for the newly discovered vitamins they will have to begin naming them like Pullman cars. ASHEVILLE, N|. C., April 22.—Ten thousand people saw Governor Al fred E. Smith of New York end hi® vacation here at 4:40 o’clock this af ternoon. Persons from every walk of life and from every part of western North Carolina and from three neigh boring states were jammed into a seething mass about the governor's private car, yelling: “We’re for you, Al,” fighting for the opportunity to shake hands with the governor. In a public statement issued to the press just before his departure. Governor Smith pronounced his ten- day vacation in the “Land of the Sky* “one of the happiest periods of my life.” He said that the much talked of Southern hospitality exceeded his fondest expectations. “The wonderful hospitality of the South,” his message said, “has made me feel that I was not ia mere vis itor but that I was as much at home and among my own people as if I were in New York or in the executive mansion in Albany. “You hav# -opened to me yx>ar homes and your hearts, and I leiahre you with the happiest impressions of your beautiful country, your thriv ing community and your generous kindness.” Never before in the memory of oldest residents here has such a pub lic demonstration been accorded any public man as the one tendered to the departing governor this after noon. Several thousand automobiles jammed traffic for miles about Bilf- more, and more than an hour was re quired to clear the roads following the departure of the governor’s tralin. Fc'r more than a half hour fol lowing his arrival at BiltmCre sta tion individuals struggled madly for the chance just to get glimpse of the governor, and hundrels of people, in cluding officials from several states, shook hards with him. Accompanying the g^Vfmor on his private car were Senator and Mrs. Peter G. Gerry cf Rhode Island, Judge Joseph M. Proskauer of New York and members of the private party including James J. Riordan, William F. Kenny, Wjilliam H. Todd and Sgt. William Roy. On the pri vate car of Mi’. Todd, which was also attached to the train, were New York newspaper men trailing the governcr. Early this afternoon Governor Smith made an inspection of the United States veterans’ hospital at Oteen and addressed the disabled veterans, all of whom he could not see person ally, over the hospital’s private radio station. ^ txt DAILY THOUGHTS 1. It is easy and safe while driv ing on slippery roads to follow in the tracks of some other car. Jesus has led the way for us, and the way is safe. Let us follow His tracks. “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”—John, 14:3. 2. “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” We shall never be ; n poverty as long as we have Christ. 3. Many believed on Christ because of His Healing. The work of our physicians is great and wonderful; God bless the physicians who take time to speak of Christ. 4. Only the one who makes a sac rificial service towards his neighbors and fellowmen knows real happiness. 5. Back to the Book and Family Altar. Let this be our cry, and the modern problem will be solved. 6. A prayer. “Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yet, let none that wait on tnee be ashamed; let them be ashamed which transgress without a cause. Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou a’** 1 he * r ut of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.”—Amen. Psalm, 25. E, A. WILKES. .