Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M Thursday, June 19, 1930 McCORMICK J\1 ftbSttN, M cCOiif?i* C A, Sovth Carolina. Page Numbet Two June 1 Crop Report COLUMBIA, June 12.—May was relatively dry, but fairly copious showers about the middle of the month brought spring crops to good stands generally and on June 1 the crop situation was satisfac tory for the State as a whole. Al though the spring was a little too dry up-state for best development of grain, especially spring oats, yet in the lower half these crops arc generally good, the outlook for the State as a whole being about aver age. The weather this year was generally favorable for harvesting operations and the grain crop.? were gathered in excellent condit ion. The probable yield of WHEAT is 12.5 bushels • per acre, which is about the average for the State, but the usual acreage was not seeded last fall, owing to excessive rain up-state, where most of the wheat is grown, and the total pro duction is estimated at about 575,- 000 bushels, compared to a crop of 768,000 bushels harvested last year and a 5-year average produc tion of 723,000 bushels. A yield per acre of about 22 bushels is expected for OATS, which indicates a crop of around 9,800,000 bushels for the state. This is about 10 per cent below the un usually good crop of last ye^r but about the average production for the State during the past five years. } The RYE crop is estimated at 34,- 000 bushels, which compares with 88,000 bushels harvested last year and a 5-year average production of 92,000 bushels. The condition of 54 per cent for home and commercial orchards combined indicates a PEACH crop of about 850,000 bushels, which compares with the short crop of 552,000 bushels last year and a 5- year average production of 914,000 bushels. UNITED STATES: The spring was generally favorable for field work and farmers succeeded in planting early crops in good sea son. The lack of rainfall in April and the rather dry conditions still prevailing in much of the area from central Missouri eastward have materially reduced prospects “lor hay crops, but up to the first of the month had slightly increas- prospects for winter wheat and had not seriously hurt rye, spring wheat, oats, or barley. Spring frosts, together with winter injury and local drought, have al so reduced prospects for peaches, pears, and apples. The peach crop is practically a failure through a wide belt extending from Virginia to Oklahoma and the crop seems likely to be the smallest since 1921. Apples are light in the same area and also in most of the Central and Southern States, but have set fairly well on the Pacific Coast and in New York, and this year’s crop is expected to be somewhat larger than was produced last year. A WINTER WHEAT crop of 532,- 469,000 bushels for 1930 is indicated by the June 1 condition of 71.7 per cent of norpial. This indicated pro duction is about 8 per cent less than the 1929 crop and about 3.5 per cent below the 5-year average for 1924 to 1928. The present fore cast represents an increase of a little more than 1 per cent over the 525,070,000 bushels indicated a month ago, the increase being shared by practically all states with the exception of Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico. RYE prospects are slightly below a month ago, the indicated produc tion of June 1 being 46,700,000 bushels, compared to 46,831,000 bushels a month ago. OitTS were planted rather earlier than usual and have had about an average start. They suffered from lack of moisture in the east ern corn belt and in most of the South, but in most of the heavy producing states from Wisconsin and Kansas west the reported con dition is close uo the usual aver- ; for this time of year. In the country as a whole the condition oi eats on June 1 averaged com pared wihi 32.0 last year and a 1 average cf .-Jh during th: Previous iu /ea.s. The condition of PEACHES on June 1 ft'as reported at 17.) o? cent, which compares with 51.7 on June 1 last year and 63.1 „he aver age for the month for the preced ing 10 years. The condition re ported is the lowest for the first of June since the very poor year j of 1921. Based upon the condition : reported, the forecast of produc tion is 45,443,000 bushels, which \fter the Wirst • \ Twenty-five Thousand Wkiles THE VALUE of sound design, good materials and careful craftsmanship is especially apparent in the new Ford after the first twenty-five thousand miles. Long, continuous service emphasizes its mechanical reliability and economy of operation and up-keep. As you drive the Ford through many months and years you will develop an increasing pride in its appearance and a growing respect for the substantial worth that has been built into it. From every standpoint—in everything that goes to make a good automobile—you will know that you have made a far-seeing, satisfactory purchase. Wherever you go, you hear enthusiastic praise of the car and this significant, oft-repeated phrase-—“Pm glad I bought a Ford.” A FORD owner in New York tells of a 13,000-mile trip across the United States and back in sixty days and says “the car was extremely economical to operate, com fortable and speedy." A grateful father tells how the Triplex shatter-proof glass windshield saved his wife and children from serious injury. To test tires, a large company drove a new Ford day and night, for an average of 500 miles every twenty-four hours. It was Ktill giving satisfactory service after 105,000 miles. A Ford car that had fallen into Fern an Lake was submerged for twelve days be fore being raised. After a new battery and carburetor bowl were installed, it was driven hack to Spokane under its own power. Many police departments have written cf the special advantages of the Ford in crowded traffic because of its alert speed, acceleration, and ease of control. An in creasing number of fleet owners are also purchasing the Ford because their cost figures have given conclusive proof of its economy of operation and up-keep. In addition to important triumphs in Germany, France and Italy, the Ford won eix out of seven leading places in a contest in Finland, first and second in the Rafaela races in Argentina, first and second in the run from Copcnhagen-to-Paris-to-Copen- hagen, three gold medals in England, first ranking in the durability test over the tortuous Amancaes road in Peru, and first place in the 1930 reliability run conducted by the Royal Automobile Club of Sweden. This contest was an exceptionally se vere test of endurance and sturdy con- Vr' struction because it was held in the dead of winter and covered 600 miles of steady running over snow-covered country roads and mountainous hills. NEW LOW FORD PRICES Coupe • . $495 Tudor Sedan 495 525 Roadster • $435 Phaeton . 440 Sport Coupe • • • • • De Luxe Coupe • • • • Three-window Fordor Sedan Convertible Cabriolet • • De Luxe Phaeton • • • De Luxe Sedan • • • • Town Sedan . • • • • AU price* /• o. b. Detroit, pirns freight anti delivery. Bumpers and spare tire extra, at low cost. Universal Credit Company plan of time payments offers another Ford economy. Ford Motor Company would be about 1 per cent less than the rather Hght 1929 crop and only about four-fifths of the average production during the preceding five years. ^ The present situation with re gard to peach production is the result of widespread winter injury and late frosts which have left on- Great Baptist Con- raintirkTi Wood > Birmingham, Ala., and vention x>ext weeK ior _ Mlss LlUan s F orbes, 1 Aurora Shumate, Birmingham, Ala.; Primary—Mrs. Jamas W. Jun- Nash- ville, Tenn. Every one of these The Baptist State Sunday School leaders is a specialist in her own Convention will hold its annual line of work and no worker with session at Coker College, Harts- children in the Sunday school can ville, June 23, 24, 25. A splendid afford to miss these conferences, ly from 1 to 10 per cent of a crop i program has been arranged, in- In addition to the conference work, in the Ohio Valley, Arkansas, Okla- ! eluding some of the leading Sun- there will be an interesting exhibit homa, and Kansas. For the 10 ! day school specialists of the South, of handwork done in the element- Southem States from North Caro- and a great attendance is expected, ary departments in the state. The lina to Texas, Arkansas and Okla- vlrs. J. M. Dawson of Waco. Texas, intermediate conferences for those homa, the June first forecast was who is recognized as being lead- who work with boys and girls of for 9 924.000 bushels, which would ing woman speaker of the denom- the adolescent age will be directed be about 15 per cent less than last ination > wi!1 brin g ? rcat Sn3 P ira - b y M f- A - J ' &ta * e Ap ^'° V ' /ear’s production in these States tional messages each day. 3r. Uen- ed Worker and Miss Alice Biby, and 45 per cent less than average Alford Porter, pastor of me Associa e ecreaiy o ® ” er jroductSon during the previous 5 First Baptist Church of Charlottes- mediate Department of the Sun- In the western group of vi,le ’ Va - wU1 deliver a series oi day School Board of Nashville, /ear-, m me vtestein gioup ci addresses Dr E p Andreci „ e 0 j The y wi il be ably assisted by a States as a whole the present fore- Nashvillej Te nn., probably know* number of Intermediate workers ;as^ is for a peach crop about 70 more about conditions among Bap- from the state. Miss Verda Von per cent larger than that of lasc ... _v>iir-r.KQo tvim on™ ntvwav -non unoren fmm Vnime 1 Pponlp’s year and 28 per cent larger than he average for the preceding 5 years. tist churches than any other man Hagen from the Young People’s in the South. He will speak on and Adult Department of the Sun- “Facing a Mighty Task in South day School Board, will have charge Carolina.” Mr. J. N. Barnette oi o fthe Young People’s Conferences. The production of commercial N as hville, our greatest specialist in She likewise will be assisted by lo- eariy POTATOES in the 10 earliest rura i church and Sunday school cal workers who have become spec- States is now indicated to be 24,- problems, will speak on Sunday ialists in this type of work. Secre- 611,000 oushels, or about 1 per cent SC bool administration each day of tary L. W. Wiley, State Sunday less than last year’s crop. The to- convention. In addition to the School Secretary for Illinois, will tal crop in 19 early and second g ene ral platform hours, therfc will direct the Adult Conferences. Mrs. ? arA or, £ of! t0 amoun ^ be numerous conferences on the R. B. Cannon of our own state, will to 34,210,000 bushels, compared variou6 departments of Sunday conduct the conferences on Home school work. The departmental and Extension Department of the conference leaders for the ele- Sunday School Oil Wednesday af- fercnce groups are as follows: Pas tors, led by Dr. F. W. Putney; Sec retaries, by Rev. C. M. Griffin; Teachers by Dr. W. W. William, State Secretary of Florida; Daily Vacation Bible School by Dr. E. E. Welchel; General Superintendents, Mr. J. N. Barnette; Departmental Officers, Miss Eliabeth Nuckols, Organized Class Officers, Sec’y L. V. Wiley. The convention has complete use ef the splendid equipment of Cok er College, including dining service class rooms, grounds, swimming pool, tennis courts, etc. In addi tion, the Hartsville Country Club and Golf Club have extended to the guests the privilege of using their grounds. Fine state highways lead to Hartsville from every part of the state. THINGS WORTH KNOWING Jet has been used in jewelry since prehistoric times. Billboards have be n abolished from the highways of Hawaii. Tokio’s traffic accident record last year showed 2,5JO children injured or killed in street acci dents. The octupus has powerful jaws forming a parrotlike beak with which it tears its prey. Moths of the European corn borer are only about an inch long, light yellow brown in color and very similar to some other com mon varieties. The attempt to renew youth of horses by transfusing blood from a young horse into the blood stream of an old horse was made during the seventeenth century. The United States consumes 5,- 000,000,000 cans of food each year. Main roads built by the Romans averaged eleven to fifteen feet in width. Wind is the great enemy of vegetation in Iceland. The greater part of the world’s gum arabic supply comes from the Sudan. Ammonia traces its name to an association with the Egyptian god Ammon. Ten thousand airplane licenses have been issued by the depart ment of commerce. People of only two very poor castes in India devote their days to making brass and copper ware. The Canadian government map ped 53,000 square miles of territory by aerial photography this year. Eel fishing is a big Danish in dustry. / The South American rhea dif fers from the real ostrich by hav ing three toes instead of two. In equatorial Africa parsley grows nine feet tall, an explorer reports. The Pekikng Gazette appeared daily from the eighth century A. D. until 1900. Louisiana put 1,000,000 pounds of dressed frogs on the wholesale market last year. Charleston Not Alarmed Over The Population Figures CHARLESTON, June 18.—When is a decrease an increase? Charleston, cradle of history and one time among the largest port^ and cities of the nation, contrary to popular expectation has not be come agitated over announcement by the Census Bureau that the population within the narrow con fines of the city limits has decreas ed more than five thousand since 1920. Charleston has very good reasons however. The decrease from 67,957 to 62,- 123 in ten years really signifies an increase and indicates .substantial growth for Charleston. Geography instead of algebra is the determin ing factor in this unusual mathe matical condition. For the first time in the two hundred and fifty years of exist ence on a tiny pennsula tip Char leston has stretched herself and, extending arms across the broad Ashley and Cooper rivers, has de posited on the far banks of either river several thousand of her citi zens who have developed almost overnight in these suburban areas the nucleus of a greater Charles ton. Back up the peninsula tip a half dozen miles another little city, outside the Charleston limits, has sprung into being and its several thousand inhabitants boast its- name of North Charleston. Be tween Charleston and North Char leston are located most of the ma- ior industries which have come here since 1920. Including the suburban develop ments within ten miles of the cen ter of Charleston, the official 193fr census gives for what it calls the “Charleston metropolitan area” a population of ninety thousand per sons, a substantial gain in number for the same area as compared with 1920 figures. This includes the suburban developments of Windemere and Riverland Terrace on the west bank of the Ashley River and also « includes North Charleston. Charleston, the third most con gested city in the nation, it may be seen therefore has in reality gained greatly in population al though at first glance the figures indicate a loss. This is explained by the fact that not for eighty-one years, March of 1849, have the res tricted boundary limits of the municipality been extended, al though in the past few years much of the population has moved from the peninsula tip to more roomy sections yet within a veritable stone’s throw of the city’s heart and still without the city limits. This has been made possible by construction within the past five years of two great bridges over the two rivers. It is a significant fact that the incorporated limits of Charleston remain, as in the past, still bound ing an area of four and one-half square miles. Perhaps, the Char lestonian figures, if the city fa thers decide to extend the city limits, the 1940 official city pop ulation will be shown as doubled. -txt- Some Garden Hints The United States sold more merchandise to Canada than to Great Britain last year. A tablet marks, the site of Jer emy Adams Tavern in Hartford, Conn., in which a colonel court sat for fifty years. The Bahama Islands are form ed of coral. The female corn borer moth lays about 400 eggs. txt MAXIM DISCONTINES FIREARM SILENCERS with 35.939,000 bushels last year. FRANK O. BLACK, Agricultural Statistician. HENRY L. RASOR, Junior Agricultural Statistician. mentary departments are as fol- ternoon, June 25, there will be sex- lows: Cradle Roll—Mrs. A. L. Shu- eral simultaneous conferences on mate, Easley, S. C.; Beginner—Mrs. the worker and his work. The con- HARTFORD, Conn.—Yielding to the publifc opinion that the manu facture of gun silencers helps ag gravate crime conditions, the Max im Silencer Company of the cit; has decided to stop making silen cers for firearms. The company, i is announced, is now making c successful silencer for airplane mo tors. By A. E. SchiHetter, Extension Hor ticulturist Cut off and burn old dewberry vines, also blackberry and raspber ry canes, as soon as they are through fruiting. If allowed to re main, they choke out the new growth and harbor insects and dis eases. Plow up the three-year-old strawberry bed after the crop is off and sow the ground with cow- peas. It is seldom profitable to carry the strawberry through more- than two fruiting seasons. Spray tomatoes and melons with Bordeaux-arsenate mixture to pre vent or check diseases and insects. Keep the grape vines covered to orevent black rot. Keep up the orchard sprays or you will have wormy fruit. In pruning tomato plants it Is safe to remove all shoots that ap pear where the leaves join the stalk, for fruit clusters are born on the stalk about midway between the leaves. Remember to make successive plantings of snap beans and corn.. X Keep the refrigerator well filled with ice. When there is too small a piece tjie temperature of the en tire box rises. This not only en dangers the food kept in it but causes the next piece to melt more rapidly in chilling the box to a de sirable degree.. , ,