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JilfCunuicU true to ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our god. Twenty-Seventh Year Campaign Meeting Here Tomorrow IS LAST MEETING OF PRESENT CAMPAIGN; BIG BARBECUE DINNER WILL BE SERV ED NEAR THE COURT HOUSE The last campaign meeting for this year will be held in the court house at McCormick tomorrow, Fri day, August 24th, the speaking to be staited at 11 o’clock a. m. About 1 o’clock the meeting will be recessed for dinner. Miv J. Press Blackwell has arrang ed to serve a bArbecue and hash din ner in tho park near the court house and his laid plans to accommodate a large crowd. The Ladies’ Aid Society * f the Baptist Chu'.fch will sell cold dnnks, ice cream and sandwiches at the court house during the day. Mr. W. H. Charles has invited Hon. Fred H. Dominick to deliver a speech at this meeting. X Number McCormick People Attend Far mers’ Week Clemson 8 Pages — All Home Print Ballot Boxes, Books And Ballots Ready For Distribution McCORMICK, S. C., Thursday, August 23, 1928 Established June 5, 1902 MANAGERS URGED TO CALL OR SEND FOR THEM IM MEDIATELY Plum Branch School Opens September 10 REGULAR ATTENDANCE FROM FIRST DAY URGED The second annual Farmers’ Week, held at Clemson College last week, was bigger and* better in every way according to Thos. W. Morgan, county agent, who returned to Mc Cormick la^t Saturday, after spend ing eptire week at Clemson as sisting with thii program. On account of the heavy rains on Tuesday and Wednesday, the number of people present was smaller than last yea:’, but, at tha| some fifteen to eighteen hundred people were on hand for the meetings and demon strations. The programs, as carried out, were of great value to the far mers and their wives who were pres ent The entire college farm was open fcfc* inspect : on, the various de partments of the college, where ag ricultural information is worked out for the farmers of the state were in charge of the directors, and demon strations in the use of farm ma chinery, farm appliances of all kinds, and homo conveniences and practiees were in progress throughout the week. Among the McCormick County people who attended Farmers’ Week were the- following: T. J. Price, J. T. Fooshe, P. J* Dowtin, Mr. and Mrs. K r Dowt n, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Britt, W. E. Britt, Jamrs Britt, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Talbert, L. E. Leard, S. S. Major and three De la Howe School boys, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hester and family. Dr. and Mrs. Douglass Hag gard, and Mr. and Mra. J. R. Craw ford and family. All those present were very en thusiastic over the arrangement of the program, and the reception given the people of the state at Clemson. Already plans are being made for Farmers’ Week for next year, and it is hoped that an even greater num ber of people from McCormick Coun ty will attend. Managers of election will please designate some one of their members to call lor ballot boxes, books and ballots. They are ready for distri bution and the co.nmittee is very anxious to get them to the various precincts at once. The Club Secretary will please turn over to the managers of elec tion on Tuesday, 28th, tb: day of election, all ballots received by mail. These ballots are to be accounted for o n a separate poll list. The pc’ls will open at eight o’clock and close at four o'clock; and tabula tion of the i ©suits shall be immed iately made and a copy of the tabul ation together with the poll list shall be locked in the box and delivered to the Secretary. The other copy of tho tabulation shall be forwarded to the County Cha’rman as promptly as possible. Full instructions for the holding of the election is found in the front of the enrollment, book, and a summary of the Rules will be found at the foot of the list of managers as pub lished izi this issue of the paper. All precincts having fifty or more' enrolled vote: b will provide for vot ing under the Au-tral'an ballot sys tem. All precincts in the County with tho exception of Rehoboth, Bell’s Store and Lyon’s, will provide for voting under the Australian ballot system. W. K. CHARLES, County Chairman. J. M. BELL, Secretary. To The Ginners And Farmers Of South Carolina A Revival At White Town A revival meeting will begin at White Town school house Monday night, August 27th, and will continue through the week. Our pastor. Rev. C. A. Padgett will cairy on the meeting. He is expecting another preacher to help him in the meeting. Also, there will be some people from Edgefield to help sing and sdme who play string instruments. Wje are expecting a good‘meeting and we extend an invitation to all to come and bring your friends. Death Of Young Boy Walter Leroy 0‘Bryar, ago 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leroy O’Bryan, died yesterday morning at the residence of his parents, 948 Talcott street after an illness of six days. Funeral Servians will be held at McCormick, S. C., this aftei*noon at 2’clock. The young boy is survived by his parents: brother, Theodore O’Bryan, four sisters, Brunell«, Mary, Marga ret and Frances O’Bryan; Maternal grandfather, W. S. Zizemere.—Au-/ gusta ^Chronicle of Tuesday. Deai* Sirs: To make cotton production profit able, we must produce th>: quality and length of staple which the mar ket demands. The majority of mills of the south require a full inch staple. Their machinery is built- to spin this length of staple and these cctt(*i fibers in the bale that are longer or shorter than an inch are either lost in the process of maru- facture, or they cause the yarta pro duced to be of uneven grade and the mills will not use them. The higher per centage of inch fibers in a bale of cc'-iton the more valuable it will be for our cottoi mills here in the south. We know that to meet th’s demand in cotton we must produce at Irast 1 inch to 1 1-16 inch staple, with all t)fte f bers as near the same length as possible and this can be accomplish ed cnly by using pure bred seed and ■;o produce the shorter, uneven itaples means a penalty to the grew- r. We are another m *ith nearer the Tinning season, and the farmer who Tas planted pedigi ed cotton seed houid plan to make every effort to keep these seed pure at the gin. Extension Circular No. 82 was orrnared for the purposo of explain- : ng hew mixing at the custom gin may be avoided. A copy will be sent free upen request to Pro:. A. B. Bryan, Agricultural Editor; Clemson College, S. C. The F’ve-Acre Cotton Contrst has stimulated the use of better seed cot ton. It has caused members of here tofore skeptic cotton farmei's to de nounce cheap seeds forever in fav or o* purebred seed. It now remains for farmers to organize in each gin community and arrange with the lo cal ginner for the ginning of one par- ticulai* variety on an agreed day and thus keep the seed pure for planting purposes. We. of the Agronomy Division of Clemson College, feel that if we are able to get our message across to the farmers and ginners of South Car olina it will mean a barrier against the gradual dethronement of one of our leading money crops. "Sfery truly yours, S. L. JEFFORDS, Ext. Agronomist. The Plum Branch School will begin its work for this year Monday morn ing, September 10, at nine o’clock. Every patron of tho schcbl is urged to be present and everyone is cordial ly invited to attend the opening ex ercises. Although we know that at this time of the year a number of our boys are busy on the faim, it is our most sincere hope that every parent will make a determined effort, a sacrifice if necessary, to seo that his child be gins the year right with regular at tendance from the very first day. The following are the teachers for the year: F! L. Holroyd Miss Agnes Tolbert, Miss Adelaide Chandler, Miss Eleanor Mattison, Miss Lucy Brown, Miss Irene Langley. X Weevils Still Gaining WEEKLY REPORT SHOWS THAT POISONING PAYS CLEMSON COLLEGE, Aug. 20.— During the week ending August 18, the boll weevil infestation increased through the central area of the state, this increase being particularly mark ed in the fields which are rot being poisoned, and only slight in tho fields which are being po’soned. In sc'me poisoned fields the infestation is being held below the danger point at present and it is highly desirable that this be continued for another week or two until a crop of bolls is beyond the probability of injury. In general avprage the poisoned fields show 24 per cent of squares to be infested, while in fields not pois oned 63 per cent of the squares are infested:; in other words, the weevil damage is about three times as great in the unpoisoned fields. This should encourage a confnuatio.n of dusting fc«r the present. The heaviest infestations are rec orded from the southern counties of Bamberg and Orangeburg, which is to be expected. The infestation con tinues to be very light in the upper 1 Piedmont including upper Anderson County and thence to the mountains. McCormick Schools | Two Colleges Open September 10 Will Be Wedded PUPILS ASKED TO REPORT FOR ENROLLMENT AUGUST 27, 28 OR 29 .The McCormick Public Schools will open for the 1298-1929 session on Monday morning, September 10, at 9:00 o’clock. All pupils whr« expect to attend McCormick High School this session are asked to report for enrollment at the High School building on Mon day. Tuesday, or Wednesday, August 27, 28 or 29. All who do not report at this time may undergo a necessaiy delay in classification at the open ing of schocJ. I shall be at the high school building between the hours of 9:00 a. nv and 12:00 noon on the above named dates for the purpose of enrolling high school pupils. W, E. LAKE, JR., Supt. McCormick Public Schools. -IXt- Candidates Re quired To File Ex pense Account N ■■ All candidates are required by the rules of the party, to file with the Clerk of Court pi’ior to the first pri mary and immediately thereafter, an itemized and verified exper.se ac count W. K. CHARLES, Cojnty Chairman. -tXT- Morgan Orders Hairy Vetch Thos. W. Morgan, county agent, announces that he has contracted for two tons of hairy vetch seed and a supply c'f Austrian Winter pras for planting this fall at the lowest price in many years. These will be placed in co operative orders to the farmers of the county, and Mr. Morgan re quests that all farmers who want vetch should get in. touch with him as soon as possible and place their order. The shipment will be made around September 15'» and first orders will get the vetch. The price wTl depend upon the freight to McCormick, but will not be over 11 1-2 conts per pound. Austrian peas will be cheap er than the vetch. TRUSTEES, MEETING AT CHAR LOTTE DECIDE TO KEEP NAME OF MEN’S SCHOOL CHARLOTTE, N. C., Aug. 17.— Erskine College and the Wc*man’s College of Due West, schools opera ted by the Associate Reformed Pres byterian Church of the South, will be combVr-d and run as one school trustees of Erskine colleger meeting here Wednesday, dec’ded. The name Erskine College will be retained. Dr. R. C. Grier was retained as presi dent and Dr. R. L. Robinson, presi dent of the woman’s cc’llege was named vice-president and dean of the institution. Dr. F. Y. Prossly was elected dean of the theological department. Foil two years Erskine College has been a member of the Southern As sociation cf Colleges and this con- solidat’on will place the wtrwm stu dents on the same fcoting with the men in graduation degrees. The board of trustees in carrying out instructions of the general synod of the denomination mado plans to raise $250,000 additional endowment, nthv estimated to be the equivalent of $600,000. A finance committee consist ng of J, G. Shelton, States ville, N. C.; W. J. Roddey. Rock Hill. S. C-. E. C. Stuart, Bartow, Fla., and T. H. White, Chester, S. Q, was ar pointed to carry out the endowment plans. Additional members will be named at a later date. TXJ *\ Farmers’ Week Was A Success HURD ANNUAL FIDDLERS’ ran NONDAt NIGC ADD. 27 The Third Annual Fiddlers’ Con vention will be held at the McCormick High School Auditorium on Monday night, August 27, 1928. The music will start at 8:30 p. m. and will con tinue for two hours. We will have with us the Strother String Band from Lincoln County, Ga., the Willington String Band and the Winn and Seigler String Band from Rehoboth and others. Proceeds to go to McCormick School Building. ADMISSION—15 and 25 Cents. i W. O. GRAVES, JR., F. C. ROBINSON, Sec. and Treas. Manager. CLEMSON COLLEGE, Aug. 2(4 Not a failure of th? big Farmers’ Week unsuccessful^ and the mo~e than one thousand farm folk well instructed, fully recreated ar.d in spire^ and greatly pleased. One note of regret: Rains and ruined roads kept hundreds of others from enjoy ing the feast. Varied and complete information al programs each morrrung by the coilcgo and extension workers. Strik ing how-to-do-it demorstrations and exhibits each •afternoon. Notablo addresses of wide range of interest by men and women of natioi-wide reputation at each midday session. Band music, concerts, entertaining lectures, and good moving pictures each late afterroon and evening. Honors shown to 16 Master Fa: mers and five Master Farm Home Mak ers. Thus \\< re farmers and farrq families served by the r agricultural college with what Dr. E. C. Branson, veteran worker fron North Carolina University, called the best program within his knowledge during 30 years of such work in the United States, A ne'table fact was that a very large per centage of those attending were women, who have come to real ize that thore is more to life for farm women • than just keeping house. Another notable fact: A re markably large per cent of the at tendance was of men and women who came for the vv-ek—net just a day —and thus made a real vacation out ing of the occasion; and that is as it should be. 1X1 { One of the funny things is that the g*enuine jay-walker and a genuine fool driver, usually manage to avoid one another. Number 12 Tolbert Names Republican Electors HEAD OF OLD LINE REPUBLI CAN MACHINE DROPS COL ORED MEN COLUMBIA, Aug. 17.—The Re publican state committee met in Co lumbia yesterday and named the Re publican electors for the approach ing presidential election. All are white. They were announced yester day by Joseph W. Tdlbert of Green wood, state chairman, as follows: C. P. Prigden, Charleston. George Wl Beckett, Beaufort. E. E. Verner, Seneca. Dr. Frederick Luben, Gitepnville. S. E. Lowrance, Chester. H. E. Montgomery, Ki/ngstree. R. L. Smith, New Brcokland. Julius M. Green, Charlnston. R. R. Tolbert, Abbeville. All members of the state commit tee, except onq were present at yes terday’s meeting, Mr. Tolbert said. Sen. Robinson Tells How Governor’s Con tingent Fund Handled Editor Messenger: It has always been the custom of the General Assembly to give to the Governor’s Office a contingent fund to meet unseen contingencies that may arise while the Legislature is not in session, and he with the con tingent Commission is authorized to spend this money. This is what was done in the case of the purchase of the rug. He sub mitted a report showing how he had spent the contingent fund but no endorsement was asked or given. Yours very ibspeetfully, F. C. ROBINSON. McCormick Countv •/ Poultry Flocks Have Been Laying Heavily McCormick County commercial poultry flocks have been laying themselves into • prominence for Messrs. H J* Dowtin, K. Dowtin, and R. H. Middleton, who have demon stration flocks on which accurate monthly records arie kept. Records for the stat;e for the month of May show that out of the first five places in the state, McCorm'ck Coun ty flocks took three, with Mr. P. J- Dowtin’s flock of White Leghorns leading tho state with 21.3 eggs per hen for the menth. Mr. R. H. Mid dleton’s flock came third in the state with 20.2 eggs per hen, and Ma. K- Dowtin’s flock came fourth with 19 egg’s per hen. For the month of Jur.o, McCormick County took fi.istj second, and third places in tho state in commercial flock production, P. J. Dowt'n’s flock again leading the state with 19.4 eggs per hen for the month, R. H. Middle ton’s flock coning second with 18.8 eggs per hen, and K. Dowtia’s flock coming third w;th 18.2 teggs per hen. These flocks have all returned handsome profits to their owners this year, each man will probably make an average of $2.00 net per hen from his flock This is the bost demonstration McCorm'ck County has ever had in. the commercial poul try business, and the final results will shea* conclusively that there is money in poaltiy if it is handled in the right way. THOS. W MORGAN, County Agent. Mr. Charles Replies To Senator Robinson’s Statement Regarding The Governor’s Rug Mr. Editor: In the last week’s issue of your paper, you carried an alleged cor rection by Mr. Robinson of my state ment at Plum Branch in w r hich I stated that Governor Richards paid $1,165.00 for a .mg for his office, ard that the Ligislature O. K.’d the bill By way of reply and nc't ccrrec- ti o, Mr. Rboinson stated that “this rug was paid out of the Governor’s contingent fund and it was submitted to the General Assembly as informa tion only and not for its endorse ment.” The Governor can spend only such money as the General Assembly may give him. and thn General Assembly gets its mCney only by taxing the people, and when Governc* Richards advised the General Assembly that he had paid $1,165.00 for a rug the record does not show that Senator Robinson or anyone else in the Sen ate raised any objection to it, and by its silence approved the expenditure of this money. Just so Idng as the peoples’ money is to be spent in this why, no hope can be held out for a reduction i* taxes. Yours very truly, IV V r'MAPT.lTft