McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, August 23, 1928, Image 1
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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
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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