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V Thursday,, August 9, 1928 McCORMICK MESSEDLrEK, Mc(J(JRAl 1CJK, South (Jaroitna. Page Number Eight MT. CARMEL NEWS Capt. and Mrs. William Sharpe and Son, Biily, Jr«,’who have been in San • Juan, Porte• Rico, for the past three years, a-rived in Mt. Carmel last Thursday for a few weeks’ visit with Mrs. Sharpe’s mother, Mrs. John D 'Cade. Their many filiends are de lighted to see them in their old home town onco more. Capt. Sharpe wil be stationed at Fort Benning, Co lumbus, Ga., a^id will leave in Sep tember for that port. Mrs. Sharpe . may remain longer. *. Mr. J. F. Sutherland was a visitor * in Lowndesville Monday and Tjf&s day. Miss Sallie T. Cade spent Monday in Calhoun Falls with Mesdames D. L. Bryson and James Hester. Mrs. J. D. Cade and Mr. H. O. , Watson were El be it on visitors Mon day. Mrs. Jco Reeves and little daught er, Elinor, returned to their home in Florence Monday, after a pleasant visit in Mt. Carmel. Quite a number of ladies were among the visitors at the speaking last Friday. It was a very pleaspnt day. Wb all enjdyed the speaking, the spleridid promises made and also the very excellent dinner served by Mr. and Mi's. Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Connor and family returned to their home in Bamberg, after a pleasant stay of oae week at his old home here. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Plowden and family returned to their home in Manning Monday, after a pleasant visit of one weejc with .Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. Dr. Meivin T. Wells of Atlanta spent the past week end with his ’parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. 4 Miss Reba Wells df Anderson and Mr. Floyd Wells of Greenville are . taking a much needed rest at their home in Mt Carmel. MrSi Edd Dunaway and attractive daughter. Miss Sara Francis, of Camilla, Ga., are visiting Mrs. L. E. Conner. M3ss Martha Connor returned home last Thursday from a pleasant iisit to her sister, Mrs. Inman Grif fin, in Americus, Ga. Mrs. Griffin accompanied her home and is visiting her mother. Mils. L. E. Cdnnor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowyer and son of Elberton were Mt. Carmel visitors one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Seabrcok and little Harrye left last Thursday morning to return to their .home in Latta. Mi*. Seabrook came over Tuesday to accompany Mrs. Seabrook and baby home before leaving for camp in Savannah, where he will be for two weeks. IXt- MODOC NEWS Just a little bit more than a month now and the children will be going back to school, off to. college and otherwise getting into shape for fall a$d winter work. Mrs. A. V. Bussey returned home Sunday night, after a week’s stay with relatives at Spartanburg. Mr. and Mns. E. A. Seigler spent Sunday with relatives and friends at Plum Branch. Miss Evelyn Bussey is spending a few days this week with relatives in Augusta. > Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bussey were the guests last Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. T T Bussey. Miss Billie Bass from Clarks Hill was a pleasant visitor here the past week end to Misses Lucy and Rosalie Bussey Misses Jannette and Lucile Mc Daniel were visitors here last Sun day to their mother, Mrs. . Mamie McDaniel. Mil Tom Dowtin, candidate for supervisor, was in our burg on Mon day of this week feeling the pulse of the voters. Mr. R. p. Bussey and Miss Lucy and Mr. W ill.am E. Bussey were shopping v sitors to McCormick Sat urday evening. Master Albert Howie and little -sistei*, Sarah, spent Monday with their cousins, Masters James, Ben and Henry Bussey. Messrs Otis and Bennie McDaniel of Augusta were seeing friends and relatives here and at Plum Branch last Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Logan Reynolds, Mr and Mrs. Led Hornsby and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stone were th® guests, Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. J. M- Stone. Misses Sall : e Mac and Blanche Mc Daniel spent the past week with thier grandparents, M*. and Mrs. F. p. Bailey. Miss Rosalie Bussey was a pleas ant guest to Miss Ethel McDaniel Sunday. Among the visitors who called on Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McDaniel last Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bailey, Minnie Belle and Roy Bailey am 1 Mrs. Y:ck Hammond from Au- fron| Red Hill, Miss Alva McDaniel gusla REHOBOTH NEWS Last Thursday evening Miss Annie L'. i Morgan entertained with a lit tic social for her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Zale Carpenter and Capt. Pat Ror.an, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Abou sixty friends of all ages gathered at Woodside Cottage, the home of Miss Morgan and her mother, for a few hours of fun. Many games were enj •/cd. “Barnyard Animals” ere ated much fun. A prize was offered fo:« the best imitated animal. Mr E. M. Morgan wen the prize imitat irg a bantam rooster; he flopped his wings, rubbered his neckf and it was about the midnight hour. A prize was also offered for guessing the r.umber of beans in a bottle. Lulu Grilfis of Cleora guessed the exact number and won a nice box of sta tionery. Elmer Talbert wdn the booby prize, a pair of goggles. After all the fun was overf the sunbeams served cake and iced lemonade. As they were leaving each guest was asked to write in an autograph al bum for Mrs. Carpenter. The lines were unusually interesting and ap propriate. Mrs. Carpenter and Miss Morgan are very close friends and she prom ises to come’ again in a couple of yeai's for a longer stay. They left Friday morning about 9 o’clock. They are returning by a different route home to avoid the mountain trails The second of August happened to be Miss Morgan’s birthday and it was a great pleasure to have her friends in her home; although she has stop ped tolling her age, she is old enough to vote this year, but refused the usual birthday cake with candles. The out of the community guests were as follows: Mi\ John Griffis and family of Cleora, cdusins of Miss Morgan, Messrs. Jesse and Tommie Loig of Edgefield and Cleora, Mrs. Natha n Long of Cleora, Mrs. Corley of Cleora, Miss Evelyn Winn and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harling and baby of Colliers. Miss Lencra Whatley is visiting her sistei', Mrs. Mayson, of Green ville. Miss Evelyn Winn is visiting Mins Frances St:<otn. Miss Marie Gilchrist visited her sister, Mrs. Roy Harling, last week. Miss Virginia Strom is guest of Miss Cornelia Winn this week. Miss Morgan and her guests made several calls last week, as follows: Mi's. E. P. Winn, Mrs. Alice Ouzts, Mrs. Ethan Whitu Mrs. H. M. Free land, and Mrs. C. C. Morgan; Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter and Capt. Ron- an made several trips to Edgefield. Mrs. Margaret Holliday and Miss Leu \Mhite arc v.siting relatives in White Town. They, with Mrs. J. T. Holliday, spent last Wednesday with Mrs. F. P. White. Miss Carrie Lou Stidm is spend ing sometime in Bamberg with Miss Adelaide Chandler. She also has relatives there she will visit. Mrs. Strom Culbreath is spending some time with her home people in Dillon. Raymond Morgan spent a day and night very pleasantly in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Strom last week. Mr. Marion Traylor and friend, Mi". Platt, were spend the day guests uf Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Freeland Fri day. Mr. Hampton Parks and family and Mrs. Willie Burkhalter and Miss Lucille Burkhalter were guests of Mrs. H. E. Freeland Sunday. CLARKS HILL NEWS NOTES Mrs. Leila C. Pearce of Hickory N. C., has returned home, after spending last week wth her sister, Mrs. D. E. Eckard, of Clarks Hill Mrs. Dr. Shaprton c*f San Antonia. Texas, left last Thursday for At lanta, Ga«, to visit, after spending several weeks in Clarks Hill. Mrs. Sharpton will visit Clarks Hill again before she returns to Texas. Miss Lake Middleton, who was op erated on in a Greenville Hospital, is doing nicely. Mr. Eubert Eckard and sister, lit tle Miss Mary Neoma Eckard, of Clarks Hill, are on an extended vis it to Hickory and Charlotte, N. C., gding through the country with their brother and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Joyce F. Eckard and Miss Harriet Aileen Eckard, of Charlotte, N. C. Mr. J. J. Nixon and family of Clarks Hill are spending several days in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. W. G. Fox is back in Clarks Hill, after spending several days with his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Whitehead, at Rich Square, N. C. Mrs. F. K. May is visiting her daughters, Mrs. Charles, and Mrs. Bunch at P edmont. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Shaipton spent Sunday in Greenwood. Cotton Letter By J. W. Jay & Co. 60 Beaver Street New York July 30, 1928 Dear Sir: We hand you herewith the result of our investigation regarding the condition of the growing cotton crop, with such othr? r information as may be peitmont thereto. This report is made up t . July 24th. The average indicated per centage condition for the United States is 69.6 per cent. Condition By States Per Cent Virginia 76.5 North Carolina 72.7 South Carolina 66.5 Georgia 65.3 Florida 72.8 Alabama 62.4 Mississippi 66.2 Louisiana 69.5 Texas 72.3 Arkansas 68.1 Tennessee 66.5 Oklahoma 70.9 Missouri 63.8 California ^ 95.2 Arize* la 92.1 New Mexico and all others 88.2 Summary By States VIRGINIA—Ten to fifteen days late. Cultivation and stands good to fair. Plant slightly undersize. Fruit ing good to fair. Weather favorable. Normal temperatures and ample sun shine. No insect complaints. Plenty of labor. Prospects favorable. NORTH CAROLINA—From ten to fifteen days late. Cultivation good to fair. Stands fair to good. Plant normal to undersize. Fruiting gcod to fair. Climatic conditions favor able, clear and warm. Weevil in many sections. Continued dry weather needed to restrict their activity. Ample labor. Prospects favorable. SOUTH CAROLINA—(From ten to twenty days latv. Cultivation and stands poor tr* fair. Plant normal to undersize. Fruiting poor to fair. A few complaints of hoppers and lice, Weather favorable except in some eastern counties where reports of slightly too much rain. Boll v.oevil infestation over a wide area and clear, hot weather needed, otherwise damage will be severe. Plenty of la bel'. Outlook uncertain. GEORGIA—From twelve to twen ty days late. Cultivation and stands poo? tc' fair. Plant undersize. Fruit ing poor to fair. The weather has been of a mixed character. Too much rain in northern counties until July 18th. More favorable now. Com plaints of too much moisture in southern cc•unties, elsewhere favor able. Reports of lice and fleas in some noitheastern counties. Plenty of labor. Weevil reported over a wide area. No damage as yet because of lateness of season. Hot, dry weather needed. FLORIDA—About twelve days late. Cultivation fair, Stands pocc to fair. Plant undersize. Fruiting fair. Too many showers, causing -increased weevil reports. No other insect com plaints. Ample labor. ALAMAMA—From two weeks to twenty days late. Iii some sections season i eported fully twenty-five and mcYe days late. Cultivatioi bad to fair. Sta ds fair to poo:'. Many com plaints of grass. Plants undersize; fruiting poor to fair. Too much rain in southern counties. Too wet ir> north until July 8th. Weevil report ed over a large territory. With wet weathcA se.'icHis damage expected. Prospects poor. MISSISSIPPI—From twelve tc tw r enty days late. In some south anc icuthwestern counties, fully twenty live days late. Cultivation poor t( fair. Stands good to pocc. Plan' undersize. Fruiting fair. Tod muci rain until July 18th. More favorable since. Boll weevil reported over r wide area and much damage fearec unless the weather is clear and warm Plenty of labor. Outlook only fair if weevil activity restricted. LOUISIANA—From two weeks to eighteen days late. Cultiva tion fair to good. Stands fair. Plant normal to undersize. Fruiting fair to good. Climatic conditions of a mix ed character. Too many showers in east and southwest. Elsewhere weather was favorable. Weevil ap pearing in many sections. No damage as yet. Ample labor. Prospects poor to fair. ARKANSAS — From ten to eighteen days late. Cultivation and stands poor to fair. Plant normal to undersize. Fruiting poor to good. Weather favorable, dry and hot ex cept in some southwestern and west ern counties where too much rain. Weevils have appeared in some sec tions but no general complaints of activity. No other* insect reports. Ample labor. Prospects poor to fair. TENNESSEE—Ten days to two weeks late. Cultivation and stands poor to fair. Plant undersize. Fruit ing poor to fair. Too much rain in northwest and some southeastern S. L A. To Sell Ice Cream, Cakes, Etc., Campaign Meeting At the campaign meeting at Wash ington School Building on August 10th the S. I. A. will sell ice cream, cakes, lemonade and other cold drnks. The proceeds will be used for school improvements. X St. Stephens’ Church Notice ' There will be service at St. Steph ens’ Church, Will ngti-h on the af ternoon of Sunday, August 12th, at 4 o’clock. This will be the only Episcopal service at Willihgton during the month of August, as the rector will be away on his vacation. sections earlier in month. More fav- ctable now, hot and dry. No weevil or insect activity rcpoited. Plenty of labor. Outlook poor to fair. TEXAS—Ten days to three weeks late. Cultivation fair to good. Stands poor to good. Plant normal to un dersize. Fruiting poor to fair in northwest, elsewhere fair to good. General rains needed over a wide area of the south, centlal and north western counties.* (Good rainfall on July 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th in northwest and in some north central sections will improve the prospects.> No shortage of labor. Local com plaints of boll worms A few lice and flea repeats Weevil activity re stricted because of the hot, dry v/eather. With recent raina. ciop prospects are promising. OKLAHOMA—Ten to sixteen days late. Cultivation and stands fair to good. Plant normal to undersize. Fru.ting good to fair. Climatic con ditions favorable, clear and warm except in some southeastern parts of State where had too much rain. Boll weevils have appeared over a wide a:ea. Recent hot weather has re stricted their activity except in southeastern counties where some poisoning is being done. No other insect complaints. Ample labor. MISSOURI—Abont eighteen days late. Cultivation and stands bad to fair. Plant undersize. Fruiting fair to poor. Complaints of too many showers in scattered parts of State earlier in. month. More favorable now. No insect complaints. Ample labor. Outkok poor to fair'. CALIFORNIA—Normal to one week early. Cultivation and stands good to excellent. Plant normal. Fruiting good to excellent. Weather ideal. Plenty of labor. No insect activity. Prospects excellent. ARIZONA—Normal to fourteen Uays late. Cultivation and stands good. Plant normal. Fruiting good to excellent. Favorable climatic con- ditions. Ample lab:*’. No insect complaints. Prdspccts excellent. NEW MEXICO—Averages on:; week late. Cultivation and stands good to excellent. Plant normal to slightly undersize. Fruiting good to excellent. Weather conditions fav- oiable. No insects. Ample labor. Outlok g^od to excellent. RESUME ^ Our crop investigation as of July 24th, indicates a per centage of 63.6, compared with 68.7 on June 23rd. This month’s condition per cent age shows a slight increase over the ten year average of 69 per cent. The season, however, is from ten days to three weeks late so that a part cf the usual June improvement in the plant growth has taken place this month. Cultivation and stands in some sections of the belt are reported as poor. The ho6 dry weather has caused the plant to mature more normally, although in parts of Georgia, Ala bama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri the growth is still slow and weeks of good weather are needed to remedy this situation. The boll weevil is reported in practically all areas with the excep tion of Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Missouri and some other small pro ducing states. As yet, there is no appreciable destruction from the weevil .'-s more seasonable tempera tures during the last two- weeks to gether with the lateness of the crop have h ■ ped to keep them inactive. This pest, however, is present in large numbers and a spell of showery weather would favor their activity and re:; ilt in heavy depredation. With the large reduction in the carryover of American cotton at the end of this season, in comparison with the amount on hand at the same time last year, makes it necessary toi produce an adequate suppy of Amer ican cotton this season for the World’s requirements. Since: ely yours, J. W. JAY & CO. AUGUST Farm Calendar THINGS TO BE DONE THIS MONTH Agronomy Fodder pulling is a nuisance as well a s unprofitable. Use th e mow- e;* and mako hay. Clean.ng terraces and ditch banks new will save fighting v/eeds and grass next spring. Now is tlv time to make plans for planting alfalfa. Repair \cagons and harness fer heavy fall hauling. The air is full of nitrogen. Plant legumes aPd gather your share of this valuable food. To become a better farmer, attend Farmers’ Week. Horticulture Cut out all de ad and weak branches from peach and plum trees and burn them to lessen danger from the bark beetle. Prepaac orchard land for cover crops—rye and vetch on poor land and crimson clover on better land. Make plans now for planting fiuit trees and grape vines next fall. Do not neglect tc* spray apple trees for bitter rot. Remember that grape vines should be sprayed after the fruit has been harvested to insure better fruit next season. To become a better gardener or fruit grower, attend Farmers’ Week. Entomology Dust for the boll weevil with edi- cium arsenate, about five pounds per acre. Dust for red spider <•* cotton with sulphur, 12 to 15 pounds ‘ per acre. Ask the Entomology Division for oth er methods of ccntrol. Dust with one pound cf calcium ar senate to four pounds <•' lime for cat erpillars c.i various ki.ds of plants Control lice on varicu^ plants by spraying with one pound cf laundry soap shaved thin and dissolved in four gallons of warm water; or use nicc*‘ine sulphate (Black L af 40). To learn how to control injurious insects, attend Farmers’ Week. Animal Husbandry Provide shade, fresh water ami salt for all classes of livestock. Save feed by using forage crops and pormam nt partures. Turn hogs on soybeans for grazing when they are about 12 inches high Provide supplement for the failing pastures. Breed ewes no' bred in July. Treat sheep for stomach worms. Cad'fully fit the show herds. To become a better livestock man, attend Farmers’ Week. Dairying Mow the pastures to prevent seed ing of weeds. • Give cows on late sumnur and fall pastures a little grain supplement. Select the anipnals for exhibit this fall at the fairs. Use great care always to keep the milk clean and cool. To become a better dairyman, at tend Farmers’ Week. Poultry R mc*ve a. d sell the molters from the flock. ^Don’t maintain a summe: resort for cull hens. Keep the pullets gi’owifig. Fccc liberally of grain and mash. Lice and mites may be getting your profits. Destroy theee pests. Supply green feed to the flock anc tho growing pullets. To become a better pcultryman- at tend Farmers* Week. Notice To Creditors Of Application Discharge IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES For The Western District Of South Carolina. No. B-1026 In Bankruptcy. In The Matter Of MRS. MARIE RICH MINARIK, Meriwether, S. C., Bankrupt. TO THE CREDITORS OF THE ABOVE-NAMED BANKRUPT: Take notice that co August 2, 1928, the above-named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court -praying that he may be decreed by the Court to have a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate, ex cept such debts as ai'o excepted by law from such discharge, and a hear ing was thereupon ordered and will be had upon said petition on Septem ber 7, 1928, before said Court at Greenville, in said Distiict* at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. D. C. DURHAM, Clerk. Dated at Greenville, S- C., August 4, 1928.—4t. P. E. Edmunds Is Instantly Killed IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT NEAR METTER, GA. William Buie of Savannah sustain ed probable fatal injuries, and P. E. Edmunds of Statesboro was instant ly killed, when ths automobile in which they were riding got out of contre.’ on the road six miles east' of Hotter .late yesterday afternoon, leaped a d.tch and ran into a fence pc*st before it was halted. Th? automobile, a la-ge roadster, was driven by Arthur Trapnell. Buio and Edmunds were riding in the rum ble seat and a nian named Woods was riding in the seat with Trap nell. The automobile got out of con trol while roanding a curve, leaped a ditch, throwing Buie and Edmunds out, and then hitting the post, it was stated. Edmunds was killed instantly, and Buie sustained serious injuries that may result in his death, it was stat ed. The latter was rushed to a hos pital in Pulaski for tieatment.—The above was taken from The Savannah, Ga, Morning News of July 30th. Mr. Edmunds was a native of Mc Cormick, leaving her© in 1898 for Bullock County, Ga., where he made a success as a farmer and stood high in church c’rcles, being a member of the Primitive Baptist Church of Statesboro. Burial was made in his church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Bowie Edmunds, and eight children; one sister, Mrs. Gedrge D. Price, of McCormick, (he and Mrs. Pries were twins) and eight broth ers, Messrs. G. W. of Augusta, Ga., C. H. and Joe F. of Abbeville, S. C., John A of Santa Barbara, Calif., A. A. of Edgefield, S. C., R. N. of Parksville, S. C., F. F. of Spartan burg, S. C... and W. J. of York, S. C. ]\Jrs. Price and all the brothers at tended the funeral, with the excep tion of Messrs. A. A., J. A. and C. H., who were not physically able to at tend or were too far away. X Smaller Crop Of Cotton Seen For South This Year ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 6.—Condit ions throughout the southeastern states, including Louisiana and Tex as, indicate that this year’s cotton crop will be considerably less than that cf last year? commissioners of agriculture from cotton states, meet ing here today, said. The consensus of the commission ers was that not more than 70 per cent of the normal crop will be har vested this year, on the basis of in- formatioi gathered first hand and^ through their field representatives. Unseasonable weathe:’, both for planting f^and cultivation, together with b6ll* j weevil infestation were blamed for the condition of the crop. Weevil infestation in Louisiana is particularly severe, Harry B. Wil son, agr cultural conmissioner, said. He declared that th© slight increase in acreage had been more than off set by abandonment and weevil rav ages. Conditions of the crop in Alabama are not much improved, said J. M. Moore, commissioner in that state. Alabama will produce hardly 800,000 bales this year, he estimated, because of abandonment and weevils. Wet weather caused much of the abandon ment, he declared. Asscrt’ng that the cre’p in his state was now approximately 74 per cent normal, W. A. Graham, North Caro lina agricultural commissioner, de clared that present prospects were that the yield there would not. reach the 1927 total of 85 r .\000 bales. Lat: planting and retarded development have given the weevil heavy infes tation, he said. South Carolina is in as bad a sit uation as it was in 1927 when only 148 pounds of lint cottoa was pro duced to the acre, said J. W. Sheely, commissioner there. “Unless we can improve that aver age we nrght as well get out of the cotton business,” said Mr. Sheely. Gedrge B. Terrell, Texas com missioner, said his state would pro duce piobably 4,500>000 bales but that weevil conditions wer© bad with indcations that infestation will be come more serious. Eugene Talmadge, for Georgia, added to the expressions that while the crop was fairly good in North Georgia, it was retarded in the South and would not produce last year’s yield. Don’t let your name be tak- :n off our subscription list just for the want of One Dol lar. Smd the dollar and or der the paper for another, tear. 1 ou won't regret it* ..