Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Me jflonttiflt Here Tonight Everything is set and ready for the best entertainment McCor mick has had in quite a spell—The Carolina Glee Club will arrive this afternoon and “Glee” will begin to spread all over the town. Everybody is talking it now and everbody who hasn’t already pur chased tickets is waiting to find somebody to buy a ticket from. The price is 25 cents for all up to 12 years of age and 50 cents for all over twelve. There will be no reserved seats. Come early and pick your own seat. The recital begins at 8 o’clock at the High School audi torium. This club won much applause on a northern trip last fall. They are now on their state-wide tour. Every audience they’ve had so far gives them great praise. Besides the regular program of Will Build Roads WASHINGTON, Mar. 3.—The South Carolina state highway commission won today in the proposed $65,000,000 highway bond issue, when the supreme court dismissed the appeal of Clarence L. Johnston and other citizens of the state, brought to prevent the Wants Veterans’ Hospital In S. C. The South Carolina Department of the American Legion is placing itself solidly behind a movement to have the federal government place one of the new veterans hos pitals in South Carolina, and is sale of bonds; holding that the making good headway in the appeal had failed to present a sub- i movement. Dem. Clubs stantial federal question. The Congress of the United The bond Issue, authorized by States has approved a large ap- the legislature, was attacked by P ro P riation tm the Purpose of Johnston and his associates who contended that under the state constitution the consent of the qualified voters of the state must first be obtained. Senator Blease of South Caro lina, took that view, and opposed the bond issue, but when the high er court of his state approved the issue, he withdrew from the fight, taking the position that as an ar- solos, duets, quartets, choruses, dent state rights advocate he could instrumental music, etc., there will be several “added attractions.” McCormick boasts of having a son in this club—Luther Andrews. He sings second tenor. A large at tendance is expected. If you don’t come you’ll always regret it. IXt- Thirty Farmers Work 1^040 Acres Of Cotton AND CORN TO MAKE A FINAN CIAL SAVING OF $10,361.89 By buying their fertilizer co-op eratively, home-mixing, and . by putting into practice improved methods of fertilizing cotton and com as leaded in Evening Class es at Parksville, the farmers of this community made and saved $10,361.89 according to the agri cultural teacher’s final report. This figure was arrived at by adding the amount saved by buying fert ilizer co-operatively and home mixing to the value of the in creased yields over 1928. The value of the increased yields were esti mated by the individual farmers. A total of thirty-two farmers were enrolled in evening classes, thirty of whom put into practice all or some of the conclusions reached in class. This is an aver age saving per man of $345.66. Some of the larger farmers saved and made over a thousand dollars more than the previous year. Six meetings on fertilizing cotton and com were held, so this means that each meeting was worth $1726.98 or $115.13 per man attending as the average attendance was fifteen men. Improved methods put into prac tice were increased amounts of phosphorus, ammonia and potash, changes in sources of ammonia, and changes from commercial mixed to home-mixed fertilizers for cotton and corn. An average of ten dollars a ton on cottoh fert ilizers, and eight dollars a ton on corn fertilizers was saved. The balance of the $10,361.89 saved and made was made up by valuing the 1S29 increased yields over 1928 yields at seven cents per pound of seed cotton. Credit was taken for cnly the increased yields that were made by improved practices. The cotton fertilizer used in 1929 was a 11.4-5 3x3.5 made from mixture composed of acid phos phate, sulphate of ammonia, and muriate of potash. Practically everyone used nitrate of soda as a side dresser. The corn fertilizer was a 13-4-0 mixed from acid phosphate and sulphate of am monia. The average application of fertiilizer to cotton was 300 pounds per acre plus 100 pounds of soda as a side dresser. The average application to com was 200 pounds per acre at planting plus 100 to 150 pounds of soda as a side dress er. They arrived at these mixtures and amounts to apply per acre by studying results of tests on fertil izing cotton and com, most of which were conducted over a per iod of years by th6 South Carolina $ Experiment Station. j ^ -X ! * v not approve submitting the con troversy to the decision of the fed eral courts. Counsel for the state moved to have the appeal dismissed on the ground that it presented no ques tion within the jurisdiction of the United' States supreme court and when the appeal was orally arg ued the court indicated that it took the same view after counsel for the objecting citizens had been heard. The court handed down no de tailed opinion, merely ordering the case dismissed and citing authori ties. * COLUMBIA, Mar. 3.—All South Carolina has to do now is to “sell bonds and build highways,” C. E. Jones, chairman of the state high way commission, said here today when informed by the Associated Press that the appeal of the state's $65,000,000 highway bond act had been formally dismissed by the United States supreme court. Mr. Jones said that the state highway department expects to launch within six or eight weeks a construction program that will call for an expenditure of approx imately $16,000,000. Approximate ly 650 miles of road will be paved or surface treated, with about 550 miles being of hard surface type. Sealed proposals for purchase of $10,000,000 of the bonds will be opened here at noon March 21. The bonds will 4)e advertised for sale tomorrow, Mr. Jones said. They will be dated April 1, 1930 and will bear interest at the rate to be named by the successful bid der. They will mature on June 1 and December 1, in each year as fol lows: $300,000 in 1939; $450,000 in 1940, and 1942; $600,000 in 1943 and 1944; $750,000 in each of the years 1945 to 1951 and $950,000 in 1952 and 1953. The bonds will be of $1,009 denomination each. The interest rate must be a multiple of one-quarter of one a building a number of new hospi tals to take care of the ever-in creasing demand from disabled veterans of the World War. These hospitals are to be distributed throughout the United States in places where they will best serve the needs of the people, and South Carolina is one of a few states without a hospital of this kind at the present time. It is therefore the duty of every ex-service man to affiliate with his local post of the American Leg ion, the organization that is spon soring this movement, and thus place himself solidly behind this movement for the relief of his fel low-veterans who are unfortun ate. A hospital in South Caro lina would mean much quicker service for veterans needing hos- pitilization, and would help to bring about a much needed em ergency service for ex-soldiers, something that is now practically impossible on account of the long distance South Carolina men have to go to reach a veterans hospital. txt Will Inoculate Dogs Against Rabies Here Next County Agent, Thos. W. Morgan announces that Dr. F. K. Peterson, Assistant State Veterinarian, from Columbia, will be in his office on next Monday, March 10, for the purpose of inoculating dogs for rabies. All persons in McCormick County who have dogs to be inoc ulated will bring them to the coun ty agent’s office not later than one o’clock on next Monday. The cost of the treatment will be fifty cents per dog, which is the actual cost of the vaccine used. Remember the date, next Monday, March 10. per cent and must be the same for all of the certificates. The certif icates will be awarded the bidder offering to take them at the low est rate of interest, at a price not less than par and accrued inter est to the date of delivery. A cer tified check must accompany all bonds. The bonds will be retired with revenue derived from the six-cent gasoline tax and motor vehicle li cense fees. In the calendar year 1928, when the gasoline tax was five cents, this revenue totaled $7,- 398,984.34. Home Demonstration Clubs have been organized in twelve communities in the county, and are now holding regular monthly meetings. The Modoc ladies met on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a club there. Plans are being made to organize a ladies club in Bellvue now soon. Should there be any other com munity in the county which wants a club, the agent will be glad to meet with them some time during the next month. The organized clubs with their officers are as follows: McCormick—President Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, vice-president, Mrs. W. M. Strom, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. L. L. Rankin. Bethany—President, Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth, vice-president, Miss Nannie Lee Dunlap, secretary and treasurer, Miss Emmie Sheppard. Willington—President, Mrs. Jas. Gibert, vice-president, Mrs. Wal ter H. Andrews, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Hemminger. Buffalo—President, Miss Alice Talbert, vice-president, Mrs. Lee Edmunds, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Avis Britt. Meriwether — President, Mrs. Bob Middleton, vice-president, Mrs. J .M. Rich, secretary and treasur er, Mrs. R. A. Cobb. Mt. Carmel—^President, Mrs. Lawrence Hester, vice-president, Mrs. D. J. McAllister, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. W .H. Horton. Parksville—President, Mrs. J. L. Gales, vice-president, Mrs. J. M. Bussey, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. W. P. Parks. Plum Branch—President, Mrs. J. J. Langley, vice-president, Mrs. R. M. Winn, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. H. M. Freeland. Rehoboth—President, Miss An nie Lou Morgan, vice-president, Mrs. E. M. W;nn, secretary and treasurer, Miss Gertrude Cul- breath. Bordeaux—President, Mrs. G. W. Cade, vice-president, Mrs. W. M. Lindley, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. O. G. Calhoun. Wideman—President, Mrs. Lu ther Bowick, vice-president. Miss Elizabeth Wideman, secretary and treasurer, Miss Mattie Spence. Dowtin—President, Mrs. Ken Dowtin, vice-president, Mrs. P. W. Roper, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. P. J. Dowtin. Modoc—President, Miss Lillian Reese, vice-president, Mrs. G. C. McDaniel, Secretary and treasurer, Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey. Out Illiteracy In South Carolina Canneries Of Vese- c? tables And Fruit -m- Take the farm horse to the “dentist” for examination at least once a year. Usually the long, sharp corners of horses’ teeth need occasional filing by a veterinar ian. Roughness causes sore ton gues or cheeks, and poor mastica tion which is followed by digestive troubles. Older horses especially need attention. 1 may i ^ war- | X POIlim M TllESDtt M. 11 A carlot shipment of poultry will be made from McCormick on next Tuesday, Merch 11. Loading at C. & W. C. Depot from 11 o’clock in the mornine: until 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The following listed prices will be paid: Colored Hens 22c Leghorn Hens 20c Ccx 12c Stags 12c Leghorn Fryers 12c Full-feathered Broilers 1 1-2 lbs. and over 25c Barebacks 18c Ducks 12c Geese I0c Hen Turkeys 25c Young Toms 20c v No. 2’s and Old Toms 15c Guineas, each 35c Please do not bring poultry to car with feet tied. Bring dif ferent classes of poultry, such as colored hens, leghorn hens, or coxs in separate coops and help speed up loading. Bring your poultry early. BUYFR RXSSER fv RARINOWITZ, Go*dsboro. N. C. TilOS. W. MORGAN, Courtly Agent. NELL A. STALLWORTH, Home Demonstration Agent. The London conference junk a lot of cruisers and ships, but how' about junking some J ^ ^ pf our hardships. J| Each member of the Committee on Illiteracy for the State of South Carolina appointed by Superin tendent of Education, Dr. Hope, with the advice of Governor Rich ards, has received a letter from Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the Interior and Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Illiteracy, asking that he act with and be a part of the National Committee in the intensive drive that is being put on for the re duction of illiteracy before the taking of the census which begins in April. The members of the State Com mittee who are thus welded into the national organization are as follows: Hon. John G. Richards, Hon. J. H. Hope, Miss Wil Lou Gray, Alex Long, Esq., Miss Mabel Montgom ery, Mrs. J. L. Coker, Dr. Patter son Wardlaw, Dr. S. H. Edmunds, W. W. Smoak, Esq., H. C. Strokeck- er, Esq., Mrs. Frank Henderson, J. Strom Thurmond, Esq., Mrs. Lottie Estes, Dr. R. C. Grier, Mrs. A. F. McKissick, T. M. Marchant, Miss Beatrice Arnold, Mrs. Millie D. Sanders, W. C. Hamrick, Esq., Kenneth R. Kreps, Esq. This action on the part of Sec retary Wilbur marks an additional step in the campaign against illit eracy. Secretary Wilbur asks fur ther that the State Superintend ent. Dr. Hope, give his permission to communicate with all county superintendents in the state, to of fer to them the facilities of the National Advisory Committee on Illiteracy and the information and methods of procedure it has de veloped. The National Advisory Committee on Illiteracy has made a careful study of the campaigns against illiteracy waged in many states and makes the lessons learned in those campaigns avail able to whoever would like to use them. It has, as a result of its .studies, prepared and published a Manual of 24 lessons, the com pleting of which will enable the average illiterate to read and write. This has already been dem onstrated in several states. The Manual will be furnished by the National Committee to any local organization at the mere cost of printing or a single copy will be f\nnished without charge and can then be printed locally. According to the census figures of 1920, five million adults in the United States are illiterate. One out of every fourteen people of voting age cannot read the warn ing sign on a poisoned well; can not read “Do Not Smoke, Explo sives Near,” cannot read “Danger Live Wire.” One out of every ter people over twenty-one canno write. The per centage of illiter acy in our country is greater thar that in England, Germany, Switz erland, Norway, Denmark anc Japan. The National Advisory Commit ’tee on Illiteracy was apponted las November with the consent o President Hoover who is very mucl interested in reducing the pe centage of illiteracy in the Unite States. Secretary Wilbur, at th' head of the Department of tlv Inferior, in whiich is located thr Office of Education, is Chairmar of the Illiteracy Committee. He r the cabinet official under whost guidance such studies logicall? would come. Dr. William Johr Cooper. Commissioner of Educa tion, is Vice-Chairman of the Com mittee. Outstanding people from a number of states who are au thorities on this problem are mem bers of the Committee. In the various states leading public- spirited citizens are being asked tc serve by their Governors and State Superintendents and are render ing yeoman service. X Census takers are getting ready to start their work, and the chances are that they will find most women younger than they were ten years ago. X COLUMBIA, Mar. 1.—CLpirman Alexander Legge of the Federal farm board, in response to a re quest of the South Carolinr Nat ural Resources Commission, ha» written Governor Richards that the Federal farm board wni make a study or survey in South Caro lina at an early date of vegetable and fruit conditions to determine whether Federal aid may bt grant ed for the canning industry. The request of the Natural Re sources Commission followed a conference with K. B. Gar.Intr. a representative of the Federe 1 larm board, and the request was en dorsed by the General Assembly m a concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Ward of Gcci ewn and passed by the Senate and the House two v/eeks ago. Letter to Legge The following paragraphs the letter of Governor Richards to Chairman Legge embody the re quest which was made by the South Carolina Natural Resource* Commission: “With the acceptance by -he medical and scientific authorities of this high iodine concent of South Carolina foods and Us en dorsement by them as a means of natural relief of the vaso goiuer area, the people of South Caro lina are now confronted with tne problem of getting their product* to the markets of the councry. The Commission is convinced that In order that this may be done there should be a system of canperie^in the state, the several plants located at strategic pbinls; and upon the commission’s iav’t texp Mr. K. B. Gardner, a r pi u- tive of your board, met a-uh a committee in the office of our commission, and as a resm- ci chat- conference it was detemiz.ieU' <aj the South Carolina Natu a! Re sources Commission to request your board ‘to make a sui-vcy of vegetable and fruit conditions in South Carolina with a vie w * 0 Fed eral aid for the canning b-.iuctrj in South Carolina.’ , “As Governor of the Sta'e a.'-d Chairman of the South v Carolina Natural Resources Commas 'cn, it is my privilege to convey his re quest to your board, with the est hope that it may be acceded to. “The people of South Carolina, will appreciate it very much if your board should direct ttuo sur vey to be made, and Dr. W. W- Long of Clemson College, d rector of the Extension Division, offer* the assistance and co-op ratio 1 of a man from his division, or tw* men if necessary.” Lcgge’s Letter Chairman Legge’s letter to Gc?- ernor Richards is as follows-: “Dear Governor Richar is. “Thank you for your letter ol February 21. “We shall be glad to make thh study or survey in South Ct rohna just as soon as we can prv ..cme- one loose to take on the Job. At the moment every man w r e have who is capable of doing this i* tied up on something else, and I shall have to advise you later as to just when it will be possible for us to get at it.” XXX ' l; Schedule Home ? Demonstration Work For Next Week Spring must be close at hand, *! bec :.i:-e you can buy winter cloth- ing cheaper now. Monday, March 10th, 2:30 p. m^, Bellvue H. D. Club at the home of Mrs. Charlie Cowan. Tuesday, March 11th, 3:00 p. m. Mt. Carmel H. D. Club in club room. Wednesday, March 12th, i.00 pu m., Washington 4-H club in oCboof auditorium. Thursday, March 13th, 3:00 p. m„ Dowtin 4-H Club at the home of Mrs. Bob Dowtin. Friday, March 14th, 3:03 p. kl* Meriwether H. D. Club in clui? room. Saturday, March 15th, office