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Thursday, July/31, 1930 McCURMICR MESSENGER, McCURMICK, Soul* CuroTin*. Page Nmnher FT*! THIS IS THE RIGHT PUCE ' For the best the market affords in choice beef, pork, sausage, cured meats, etc., this is unquestionably the right place to get what you want at prices you can well afford to pay. There is no guess work about that. You’ll be satisfied with our quality meats at low prices. Phone No. 19 and we’ll promptly dehver your order anywhere in town, or call at market in rear of T. M. Dorn s store on corner of Main and Gold Streets and do your shopping in person. BEST HASH FOR SALE EVERY SATURDAY. T. HOWARD SMITH’S MEAT MARKET McCormick, S. C. Sawyer-Chiles Marriage Of Interest To Many In City (Greenville News.) The following announcement is of much interest: Mr? and Mrs. Thomas Sylvester Sawyer, of Blakely, Ga. announce the marriage of their daughter Eileen ' co James Joy Chiles on Thursday, July the tenth i nineteen hundred and thirty The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Sawyer of Blakely and has many friends in; Blakely and Thomson, Ga., who re- i gret that her marriage will take her elsewhere. She has been an ef- . s ^. ficient teacher in Thomson for the past three years. 1 "■ - - I The bridge-groom has many Gibert, M. R. LeRoy, F. A. Wise, R. friends in this city, who will find L. Dendy, G. E. Campbell, J. F. interest in the news of his recent Edmunds, W. N. Edmunds, H. Me- marriage. He is a son of .S. J. Kinney, J. C. Williams, Paul Dow- Chiles, and formerly lived near tin. M. C. White, J. B. Harmon, Jr., Greenville, but has made his home J. K. White and Dr. C. K. Epting. in Georgia for the past several Dr. Epting was a member of the years. For some time he has been committee on resolutions.^ .district manager for the Georgia Power Co., with headquarters at After spending some time with Thomson, but was recently trans- Mrs. C. S. Tompkins of Columbia parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Austin ferred to Greensboro, Ga., at which and Mrs. Lula Reynolds of East- Abercrombie, Mrs. R. L. Blalock and place the young couple will make man, Ga.,‘visited Mrs. M. L. Lyon baby re t U med to Knoxville, Tenn., their home. PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Greenwood, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY August lst-2nd GARY COOPER and j ■ FAY WRAY in “THE TEXAN” A terrior to men—a torment to women—a tonic for your adventure thirst. MONDAY and TUESDAY August 4th-5th “HAPPY DAYS” 100 entertainers including JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL WILL ROGERS DIXIE LEE EL BRENDEL and 95 more Song hits including “Mona” “A diet of love,” “Snake Hips” “Happy Days.” WEDNESDAY and/THURS. August 6th-7th RAMON NAVARRO in • “DEVIL MAY CARE” The Prince of Romance thrilling you with his love songs in his finest picture. It’s thrilling! It’s enchant ing ! v August Farm Calendar ( ; THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE THIS MONTH f. Agronomy Plan now to plant an abundance of winter legumes for soil improve ment. This is the most economi cal way to increase the fertility of the soil. : Do not pull fodder. It i3 ex tremely disagreeable work, and aside from being an expensive practice, it reduces the yield of corn. Clean off weeds from all terraces, ditch banks, and other places to prevent them from seeding if pos sible. Horticulture Plant pansy seed for transplant ing in late October or early No vember. A fall crop of Irish potatoes can be planted as late as August 15.- Beans planted in late August often bring a good price. Bounti ful and Stringless Greenpod are Mrs. Keilar Dies Near McCormick Mrs. Frances Amanda; KeRar died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charlie F. Franklin, near town early Sunday morning at the age of 36 years. Funeral services were conducted and burial made at Troy Monday afternoon. ' J. S. Strom’s service in charge. IXt Boll Weevil Infes tation Threatens Great Danger CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 28.— A condition which is far from en couraging regarding boll weevil in festation in the central and east ern parts of the state is revealed in the weekly survey made by members of the Pee Dee Experi ment Station staff. The highest average infestation for any county is 49 per cent for good varieties. , . ^ ^ Alter peach harvest cut out all "' n f ? f ‘ elds in ^rUngton county, broken limbs in the orchard, as a Wlth , ^ exception of Chester preventive for the shot-hole bor- county the mfestation has decreas- ers. at Plum Branch. Mrs. J. E. Glenn of Greenwood is enjoying a few days with Mrs. M. L. Lyon at Plum Branch. Miss Louise McBride of Willing- last week. »Mrs. Blalock’s friends | - ■ $Xt will be glad to know that she has A™.,..,] rinh fflititt fully recovered from her recent ■^*" l ** A ^ c *-*- v^clllljJ illness. , Entomology Dust peach trees a month after harvest for curculios, with lead arsenate and hydrated lime. Plow under tobacco stalks to de stroy bud worms and flea beetles. | Be prepared to fight the fall Mr. Lawrence B. Kennedy of San Francisco, Cal., son of Gen. J. Latter Part August An item of interest to the 120 ton Is spending sometime In Ashe- M Kennedv who was ca ii e d to 4 ' H club boys 111 McCormick coun- ‘ “ “ Washington on account of his f a . , ^^ ^at the annual club camp ville, N. C. Mr. L. L. Rankin and family left yestreday to make their home in Aiken where Mr. Rankin has a p«jA*;ion. / Mr. Calhoun Edmunds of St. Petersburg, Fla., is spending some time here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Edmunds. “Uncle Abe & David”i a De y stroy™b Radio Program (B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.) Each week-day evening from I Destroy the webs of the fall web- worm as soon as they are found. Plant Disease Use rust-resistant beans for the fall crop. * Continue 4-4-50 Bordeaux spray ther’*? illness snent several davs ihi wiU be held at C lemson College June 23, 1930 to September 20, 1930, for tomato leaf spot. MePnrmiek kse-nest of his aunt ! durin g the latter part of August, Uncle Abe & David will broadcast] After the fruit harvest, remove ujr TVM.rrioL xio rrrro t-h a f faccording to a statement by Thos. over the following stations except all fruits from the trees and the Mrs. Dr. Douglass Haggard. After iw ^ ^ * * k,,™ them his visit Dr. and Mrs. Haggard, ac- \™: Mor J an ’ c0 ™ ty "f nt, who will where otherwise noted: companied by Mr. Kennedy, spent hav ® charge of the McCormick del- - ----- several days in Washington with egation on this camp. Around 50 to 75 boys from Mc- 4 Miss Osborne of Umatilla, Fla., is spending some time at Plum Branch as guest of Misses Rebecca and Annie Lou Lankford. Mr. J. E. Bradley is speifding this week in Knoxville, Tenn. Gen. Kennedy. Gen. Kennedy with family and trained nurse left Wal ter Reed Hospital last Monday for San Francisco. While he has shown some improvement, he still remains seriously ill. Cormick county are expected to at tend this camp, and the expenses will be three dollars each |or each boy attending. Through co-opera tion of the college authorities, me^ls will be served in the college 6:45-7:00 p. m. New York Time WEAF New York City, OK. WRC Washington, OK WCSH Portland, OK. WEEI Boston, OK. WTAG Worcester, Monday, Wed nesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat urday. WGY Schenectady, OK except The McCormick Post of the Am- dinln S hall > for a cost of i 1 - 75 P er Monday and Friday off during Au- gust. erican Legion Auxiliary will meet boy ^ bree clays * Tbe bal “ at the home of Miss Willie Young, ance of the * 300 wU1 be used t0 of Troy at 4 o’clock tomorrow af- P ay * be cos ^ °* transportation of ternoon. boys to and from the college. \ ground, and burn, or bury deeply. Keeping the garden free of weeds and grass is an easy way to fight diseases. Agricultural Engineering The side delivery rake and hay; loader are labor-saving machines f that provide means for curing choice hay. For rat-proof storage building for ed in the Piedmont counties since last week. The average infestation in the unpoisoned fields examined was found to be 25.5 per cent while in the poisoned fields an average of 13 per cent of the squares were found to be punctured. The effect of poisoning is even I more marked when comparison iis made as between poisoned and I unpoisoned fields on the same farm or in the same county. In Florence county, for example, 22 fields on which no poison has been applied showed an average infesta tion of 22.4 per cent while the cor responding figure for 24 fields (mostly on these same farms) which have been poisoned was 14.9 per cent. Director H. *W. Barre, who pre pared this summary, emphasizes the necessity for mere active ef fort on the part of growers if the crop is to be saved. Miss Frances Wise has returned to her home in Yemassee, after ; T. E. L. Class spending several weeks here with ^ w relatives. Misses Jewel Patterson I Has Good Meeting and several other counties. and to pay the expenses of the helpers on vthe camp. The camp will be held in con junction with the. Greenwood boys, and Louise Remsen accompanied w her home for a visit of a couple of! _ , TT ^ The T. E. L. Class met at the home of Mrs. C. B. Long on Friday Mrs. M. M. Dillashaw and chU- afternoon with Mrs. Walter Strom. dren have returned to their home Mrs. S. D. Giles and Mrs. G. P. here after spending some time in Furqueron as assistant hostesses. Augusta with friends and relatives.: The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Morgan, the president of Miss Rucia Abercrombie is visit- c l ass - The different commit- ing her brother, Mr. A. C. Aber- tees ma de their reports and mat- crombie at Johnson City, Tenn. She \ ten* of business were attended to. will also visit Miss Mildred Horne In behalf of the class Mrs. Mor- at Mountain City. S?- 11 presented Mrs. L. L. Rankin , i with a lovely set of glasses for the Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sturkey and untiring effort she had put forth family of Salisbury, N. C., are see ing friends and relatives at Plum Branch. for the class. Several members of the class spoke of the apprecia tion of the work she has done for the class. ^ The meeting was then turned The program will be varied, in cluding visits to the college farms, dairy, hog barns, sheep barns, and other points of interest. Lectures on timely farm subjects will be given, and the recreation will con- line. sist of swimming, baseball games, WHO Des Moines, Same as Dav- group games, and camp-fires. No enport. These two stations (Dav- point will be left unattended to enport and Des Moines) operate give the boys who go on this the together. com and other grain, consider the WFI Philadelphia, Monday, Wed- metal structure and concrete nesday, Friday and Saturday—all foundation. days start August 1. j Watch feed adjustments on dust- WCAE Pittsburgh, OK. ing machines, in order ‘ that the WJAR Providence, OK. 11:15-11:30 p. m., New York Time WENR Chicago, OK—except Sat urday. WOC Davenport, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Friday and Saturday—now Thursday, starting July 17—Mon day starting September 1—Monday now occupied by White Rose Gaso- sixth county camp the best time they have ever had. x: (Commercial Fertilizer Used On WWJ Detroit, OK. WDAF Kansas City, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Thursday, starting July 17—Mon day off. KSD St. Louis, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, Friday. Mon- Cotton In 1930 day and Saturday off. WOW Omaha, OK. except Thurs day, which will start July 17. WFJC Akron, OK. WSAI Cincinnati, OK. COLUMBIA, July 24.—Farmers A used about 2,380,000 tons of com- Mrs. Norman Brown of Atlanta is spending some time here with over to’ the social committee. relatives. number of games were then en- mercial fertilizer on cotton planted ■ " "" joyed. Some of the famous say- j n 1930, compared with 2,427,000 Friday After spending several days last *ngs of “Aunt Het” were read. tons used in 1929, according to a dust will not be wasted and to give an even distribution. Animal Husbandry Feed sows that will farrow with in the next six weeks more liber ally than the rest of the herd, and try to make them gentle through handling. Cull out the swine herd and mar ket the culls in September, for the price should be higher than later. Turn hogs on soybeans for graz ing when they are 12 inches high. Breed the ewes for spring lambs, allowing 30 ewes to one ram. Change pastures for sheep fre quently. Treat sheep for stomach worms. Pasture idle horses and mules. Get together hay for winter. Dairying Mow the pastures to keep grasses tender and to kill weed^ Maintain milk flow by temporary grazing of Sudan grass or Pearl week with Mr. Austin Abercrombie! After games were ended, cream, report issued today by the Bureau and family, Mr. A. C. Abercrombie cake and punch were served. of Agricultural Economics of the Wednesday and Friday and family of Johnson City, Tenn., The meeting was attended by united StatesSOepartment of Agri- | W TMJ Milwaukee OK and Miss Mildred Home of Moun- one of the largest crowds out this culture. While about 3 per cent Friday. less acreage of cotton was planted | WAPI Birmingham, Monday, WTAM Cleveland, OK. except millet or by cutting green feed. Plan winter grazing crops. Pur chase seed and decide where to WEBC Duluth-Superior, OK. KSTP Minneapolis-St. Paul, except tain City, Tenn., returned home summer: last Friday Mr. J. J. Kilgore and family of ^XlddlctOll-GraillgCr Newberry spewt Sunday in the MarriHcrp Of home of Mr. S. H. Talbert of the -*ldrndgU UI 111161 Buffalo community. ^ Mr. and„Mrs. J. T. Reynolds of Augusta, Ga., are visiting friends and relatives at Plum Branch. beautiful this spring than in 1929, commer- Tuesday and Wednesday, cial fertilizer was used on a slight- j WS b Atlanta, OK. Thursday, ly larger percentage of the acreage, starting July 17. The total acreage of cotton fertil- | WHAS Louisville, Tuesday, Wed- ized was slightly greater than in nesday and Saturday. Thursday, Throughout Statp 1929, or 18 » 23 ^* 000 acres, compared beginning July 17. v ^ with 18,182,000 acres in 1929. The j WSMB New Orleans, OK. Thurs- number of pounds used per acre in d a y f starting July 17. MERIWETHER, July 28.—At a 1930 was 261, which is slightly less | WJDX Jackson, Miss., OK. afternoon ceremony than the 267 pounds per acre ap- Thursday, starting July 17. . „„„ . fl l characterized by its rare simplicity plied in 1929. j WMC Memphis, OK. Thursday, When on her way home from was tbe marr i a g e 0 f Allie The average price paid for fertil- starting July 17. summer acqpol at Winthrop, Miss Elizabeth Middleton to Mr. E. P. izer per top was the same in some- WSM Nashville, Tuesday and Ruby Abercrombie stopped over at Grainger, on Friday, July 4, at 4:30 States, slightly higher in some, Wednesday. Laurens for a visit of several days o’clock. The marriage service was and slightly lower in other States to relatives and friends. Mr. J. conducted by the Rev. W. E. Clyde, in 1930 than in 1929. When com- W. Abercrombie of Floral City, the Baptist parsonage, Kemper, puted for the United States these Fla., is also visiting in and around g q (differences offset one another so Laurens for a few days. , Mrs. Grainger is a graduate of that the average price for the Coker College and has taught since 1 United States in 1930 was prac- Miss Edna Duncan is visiting her her graduation. She is a talented tically the same as in 1929. cousin, Miss Margaret Duncan, in young woman of fine Christian Millhaven, Ga. character and possesses many The total cost of fertilizer used on cotton in 1930 is computed to BEST PRICES FOR CASH plant. Deliver milk products promptly and keep them clean and cool. Poultry Do not force the pullets into production too early. Clean and disinfect the laying houses before using. Free pullets from internal and external parasites before housing. Cull the non-producing hens. —X Death Of A Colored Woman FLOUR, per barrel - $5.50 FAT BACK MEAT, pound —11c. MEN'S OVERALLS, per pair -.-84c. characteristics which have endear- be $75,000,000, compared to $76,- ; BOYS* OVERALLS, per pair — 58c Those representing Thomas J. ed her to her many friends. 500,000 in 1929. The greatest MEN'S WORK SHIRTS, each — 62c Lyon., Jr^ Post of tl[ie > American Mr. Grainger is a young man amounts were spent i^.^fcorgi^BOYS'JVQRK SHIRTS, each — 55c nearly Legion at the State Convention in possessing many fine traits of $14,500,000;. Alabama, nearly $14,-1 - Turnip. Rutabagas and Cabbage Columbia last week were .Rev. W. character. He is a successful 000,000; Mississippi. • o^r $10,000,- Seed. V H. Barfield, 'departmental Chap- business man of Nichols. S. C., 000; and 'North Carofma, about j J. B. BLACKWELL’S STORE lain. J. M. Cox. J. M. Gibert. t. R. where they will yL Ji? thc-lr home. $10,000,000. » McCormick. S. C. ^ Lizzie Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson, died at her home near Willington last Wednesday, follow ing a brief illness. She was 32 years of age, and is survived by her father and mother, Jim and Re becca Norman, and a number of other relatives. Interment was made at Little Mill church cemetery Thursday af ternoon. J. S. Strom’s service in charge. txt OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. WEDNESDAY and THURS. July 30th-31st J. HAROLD MURRAY NORMA TERRIS and Stepin Fechit in Booth Tarkington's Story “CAMEO KIRKY” Good singing, Good music. Added News and Comedy. FRIDAY and SATURDAY ) August lst-2nd RICHARD ARLEN and MARY BRIAN in Zane Grey’s all talking Western Picture “THE LIGHT OF WEST ERN STARS” Added Cartoon and Comedy. MONDAY and TUESDAY August 4th-5th JOHN GARRICK and HELEN CHANDLER in “THE SKY HAWK” Enough thrills to satisfy every excitement seeker. WEDNESDAY and THURS. August 6th-7th CLIFF EDWARDS and BENNY RUBIN in “LORD BYRON OF BROADWAY” It’s full of laughs, song hits drama and georgeous techni color ballets. Come to the OPERA HOUSE Abbeville, S. C., and SEE and HEAR the finest talking out fit in the South. Shows—3:15; 7:00; 9:00 John D. celebrated his 91st birth day, and many an automobile own er gave him-presents, and* they were not in the ten cent’^class McCormick, S. C., either. - •* I July 29, 1930.—3. Notice For Bids For Transportation Of Pupils Sealed bids will be received un til 11 a. m., August 19, 1930, for the transportation of pupils from the Mt. Carmel school district to the Calhoun Falls high school. All bids shall be addressed to the County Superintendent of Educa tion, marked on outside of sealed envelope, “Bid for Transportation, of Pupils in Mt. Carmel School District No. 1,” and shall be open ed at the hour designated in this advertisement. Bids will be open ed and awards made by the Coun ty Board of Education, who shall have the right to reject any and all bids, and to readvertise for new; and additional bids. W. H. PARKS, County Supt. of Education.