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Thursday, October 16, 1930
•fcCUKMICK MESSENGER, McCORMlCK, SoufM CaroTinm.
N-’fiAor Fotfl
.Washington High
School News
waste through the cutting of South JJaV6
Carolina’s unexcelled timber sup
ply. It is an economic problem
that concerns not only every land
owner in South Carolina, but di-
ernor John G. Richards.
Fees for the various classes
1.000 Or More automobiles, are as follows.
Class “A”—Weighing not
\12.
of
Girl’
The following chanel programs *** _ According to the latest informa-
we^enYovel very mu^h during the ^ctly or indirectly affects every tion forwarded f r0 m Washington,
wstweek^ .citizen of the State. We have a e i g hty-five tov/ns in South Caro-
MON13AY— 'land use problem to solve, which, lina a population of more
Devotional—Mr. Mayer. ! if ne g lected ' wU1 mean a 3oss of than 1,000. Charleston, with its
Reading—“Our Hired
Mabel Cassels.
TUESDAY—
i Devotional—Mr. Mayer. nnnnnn
Reading—“October’s Bright Blue
Weather”—Edna Cartledge.
Song—“Come Little Leaves”—
Willie Reed Fowler, James Jennings
and Edith Robertson.
WEDNESDAY—
Devotional—Lucife Parks.
Reading—“Dark Brown is
Rfrer”—Hazel Dukes,
THURSDAY— '
Devotiohal—Miss Herron.
FRIDAY—
Devotional—Middleton Self.
the
millions of dollars annually to the 62,419 inhabitants, leads the list,
tax payers of South Carolina. Un- f 0 n 0wed py Columbia, Greenville
der the present strained agricul- and Spartanburg, all of which ex-
tural conditions approximately 14,- ceed 20,000.
acres in South Carolina, Columbia’s population, for an
must grow trees. There is no oth- area approximately twice that
er use to which this land can be charleston, is 50,195. Other cities
put at a profit to the owner. The a p ove the 10,000 class, are:
Commission’s exhibit at the State Greenville 29,081
Fair will aim to show in miniature Spartanburg 28,643
form what this problem is and how Florence 14,655
it can be solved. The exhibit will Anderson - 14,130
be divided into four distinct sec- Sumter 11,723
tions. The first section will aim to Rock Hi n 11,244 i
show the denuded condition of our Greenwood 11,011 1 .
forest land and the small amount cities with a population between ; is
|of old growth timber (1-2 ?nillion 5 ooo and 10,000 are:
“w™ run acres) that remains to be cut. At o ra ngeburg 3,764
_ ^ 5 ^ J u De. the present rate of cutting a few union - 7,423
more years and all of the old Gaffney 6,879
growth timber will be gone. Sec- Aiken 6,033
tion 2 will be designated to cover Darlington 5,556
the forest fire problem that con- Chester 5,440
fronts the Commission, and the Laurens ___• 5,348
steps being taken to solve it. Last Camden 5,142,
million Georgetown 5,068
acres of forest land was burned Hartsville 5,036
over, with a loss of around $2.00 Easley 5,023
an acre, or $10,000,000. This fig- other cities with a population of
tt™, onoH ure only covers the loss of actual 1.000 or more are:
highest yield. How many ^seed wood products and does not in- Marion J_ 4,915
elude the loss to landowners by Abbeville _ 4,406
erosion, the destruction of game cheraw 3,575
and other very destructive and def- Lancaster 3,541
losses - Forest fire protection woodruff 3,175
fe of organizations are being developed clover 3,111
°-n 6 bui dinpf alon S t 0 control the forest fire situation Conway 3.012
ft^hway. This has improved the . nt . r nf rnn . r™™*
over
2,000 pounds, $9.50.
Class “B”—From 2,001 to 2,500
pounds, $12.50.
Class “C”—From 2,501 to 3,000
pounds, $15.50.
Class “D”—from 3,001 to 3,500
pounds, $18.50.
Class “E”—From 3,500 to 4,000
pounds, $21.50.
Class “F”—From 4,001 to 4,500
~ 0 * pounds, $24.50.
Class “G”—From 4,501 to 5,000
pounds. $24.50.
Class “G ”—From 4,501 to 5,900
pounds, $27.50.
Automobiles weighing more than
5,000 pounds, will be registered in
Class “G” and for each additional j
500 pounds in weight or fraction
thereof the additional sum of $3.00
Mary Frances Drennan.
Vocal Solo—“Please Come
to Me”—Miss Godbee.
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS.
The Agriculture class has been
msy studying oats and the various ~"7 approximately” five
problems connected with the grow- y y
fnz of oats. Some of the problems
studied so far are as follows: When
should oats be sowed so as to get
What
How
should be sown per acre?
varieties yield the highest?
should oats be fertilized? *
The class borrowed a mower Fri-
Motor trucks are classed, and
rated by manufacturer’s rated load
capacity according to the following
schedule:
Class “H”—Not exceeding 1 ton
capacity, pneumatic tires, $15.50.
Class “I”—Not exceeeding 1 ton
capacity, solid tires $30.50.
Class “J”—Exceeding 1 ton, to-
;2 tons, pneumatic tires, $30.50.
Class “K”—Exceeding 1 ton to 2
tons, solid tires, $60.50.
Class “L”—Exceeding 2 tons to 3
tons, pneumatic tires $60.50.
Class “M”—Exceeding 2 tons, to
3 tons, solid tires $120.50.
Class “N”—Exceeding 3 tons to 4
tons, pneumatic tires, $100.50.
Class “O”
-o- COMING TO THE -o-
DIXIi: THEATRE
McCormick, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATUURDAY
OCTOBER 17TH and 18TH
HOOT GIBSON
“THE LONG, LONG TRAIL”
Comedy and News Reel
Sponsored by the Anne Carter Chap
ter U. D. C.
Show Starts at 8:10 p. m.
impus one hundred per cent.
ATHLETIC NEWS.
The Washington football
and other means of attack are con- Beaufort 2,762
sidered and put into effect. Edgefield 2,132
Section 3 will show the esthetic Allendale 2,066
team effect of trees on the landscape, Bamberg 2,^49
played a game with the second and what green forests mean to Bishopville 2,248
team of Johnston High School on the welfare of each landowner and North Augusta 2,003
test Wednesday, the score being to the State as a whole,; in com- Walterboro 2,592
32 to 0 in Johnston’s favor. This parison to blackened areas that Kingstree 2,392
game was rather uninteresting for greet the .traveler’s eye from one Summerville — 2,576
the Washington teafh * failed to end of the State tp another. Road- Liberty 2,129
dhow up so well and could not stop side beautification by planting Seneca 2,106
the powerful attacks made by the trees will also be a part of the pro- Eau Claire 2,910
State Fair Be Held
October 20 to 25
“There is one thing I wish to
stress particularly about the State
Fair” said D. D. Witcover, Presi-
Exceeding 3 tons to 4 dent. “That is, that the Fair runs
tons, solid tires $200.50. 'six full days and six full nights. As
Class “P”—Exceeding 4 tons to much attention has been paid to
5 tons, pneumatic tires, $200.50. jthe evening programs as to the day
Class “Q”—Exceeding 4 tons to 5 events, and those who remain over
tons, solid tires, $400.50.
Class “P”—Exceeding 5 tons
6 tons, pneumatic tires, $330.50.
Class “Q”—Exceeding 5 tons
6 tons, solid tires, $600.50.
Class “P”—Exceeding 6
pneumatic tires, $400.50.
Class “Q”—Exceeding 6
solid tires, $800.50.
| night will be well repaid for their
to trouble.”
to
tons
tons,
broadcast or in a drill.
5—If the oats are not to be sown
at once they should be spread out
in a thin layer and stirred occas
ionally to allow the gas fumes to
escape before being sacked.
Formaldehyde may be obtained
at drug stores.
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Canning Factory
Doing Big Business
The Lauderdale County Enter-*
The State Fair authorities also prise, of Ripley, Tenn., Sept. 26th,
carried the following article, for
which we are indebted to Mr. M.
P. Lankford of Plum Branch, who
lived in Tennessee a number of
years and also ran a truck farm in
Florida several years. Mr. Lank-
opposlng team.
Our next game will be played at
posed program.
Next will follow the wood utiliza-
Fort Mill -l— 2,112
Walhalla J—.1 ---V- 2,385
Fountain Inn 1,265
Greer 7 1,775
Latta 1,166
Johnston 1,072
Williamston 2,2391
York —% — 2,825
Washington on'Friday afternoon' tlon sec tion, where many species , Path — 2,740
apilnst Edgefield. Our team has of wood will be exhibited in a var- Whitmlre '
keen working hard since their first lety of deduct forms. Many in-
fame with the Edgefield aggrega- 1 dustrtes wlu be represented
Hon and a good game is expected, through a display of their pro-
n is hoped that a large crowd of ducts It is interesting to note
people will be present at the game that twenty per cent of the people
for the boys need support and the State are gaining a liveli- _
b005tin ^* | hood through the utilization of Ninet y Six — ’ Q
The girls are now practicing has- forest products, but we must also ^kens 1,1^
set ball in dead earnest and the remember that this industry, so Belton
feterest being shown by the play-‘ important to the welfare of South Calhoun Falls 1,758
cm fs indeed gratifying to the Carolina, can not be continued un- Central — l '* 6 °
rti. The manager hopes to be less the timberland of the State is Clt y ^
to schedule some games in the put to growing trees. There are Landrum -----
maiiy other products of the forest Mc Coll -- ’
that will be shown, such as the B ^®°^ land 1 ’ 9fi7
turpentine industry, paper indus- payee ----- ’
Wn who has been on the sick list try and other necessary and im- Chesterfield 1.030
wfth the mumps. We surely hope portant supplies that come directly Leesville — 1.34U
Ik will soon be able to return to from our forests. A miniature for-
* =hoob I est tree nursery will indicate the
Mr. Ralph Gales and Mr. Charles S fc e p S fj^e Commission is taking to Simpsonvi e ,
■ear future.
We sympathize with Pat Frank-
Pendleton 1,030
St. Matthews 1,750
want to stress the fact that Colum
bia is in easy riding distance af
ter nightfall from many surround
ing places and that many who can
not come in day time would find
a night trip enjoyable and profit-
Trucks not equipped with pneu- able. All exhibits are open at ford" says McCormick County soils
matic tires on all wheels are class- night, and special programs are, a re better adapted to tomatoes
ed as solid tire trucks. No truck given in front of the grand stand. than any he has ever seen and he
with a load capacity exceeding four | If school day at the State Fair, 1 believes a canning factory at Mc-
tons may be operated on any pub- 1 which is Friday of State Fair Week, Cormick would go a long way to-
lic highway of this state until the October 20-25, grows this year, as it S ward solving the problems of the
owner has received special permis- Las for the last few years, then it 1 cotton farmer. And now since the
sion for such operation from the j will attract a crowd only second, suggestion has been made, the pa-
county official in charge of such to Hig Thursday. per should like for Mr. Lankford
“Many teachers’” Secretary to throw some light on the subject.
Moore said “have found a trip to The article follows:
Columbia educational and enter- j The soil of Lauderdale county is
tabling for their pupils and last;well adapted to trucking and the
t T OOlf f wee ^ there were many busses ; diversification program has been a
’1.AM-JJV. 0 n the grounds, which had brought i blessing to the farmers of this sec-
TTow Fn TYTflnrllll P u P ils here for the da y- We wish tion. Notwithstanding a drouth of
to encourage this and to say that | over three months, the biggest to
mato crop in the history of Laud
erdale county is being marketed.
Last spring the Ripley Canning
highway, which permission shall be
approved by the state highway
engineer. .
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Come To Life Again? the state Falr wiU do everything
visits
Bussey of Erskine were visiting rel- get; Carolina’s idle lands back Iva
stives last week end.
to work. This year millions of trees
Messrs. Major and Patterson of w yj k e pi an te d m South Carolina
Greenville were visitors in our
jehool last week. They came in
Hie interest of The Pioneer Life In-
acrance Company and met with
members of the faculty.
1,270
McCormick — 1,304
Blacksburg 1,747
by progressive land owners. (Cowpens -----
West Greenville 1,917
A feature of the exhibit will be EUoree - 1.096
the moving pictures that will cover Denmark - 1,712
the reforestation story in tis en- Barnwell 1,834
How can Dr. Fu Manchu appear
again in the movies when he was
killed off by poison in the very
first picture in which he appear
ed?
The answer to this interesting
question is found in “The Return
of Dr. Fu Manchu,”’ thrill-drama
which comes to the all-talking
screen at the Abbeville • Opera
House Saturday only.
It is true that Dr. Fu Manchu
in its power to make these
pleasant and profitable.
| The program for Friday October Company contracted for approxi-
24 is arranged with full knowledge mately 800 acres of tomatoes. Prac-
! that it is school day and all events tically no rain fell on the plants af-
! are put on the program with this j ter planting. The results are mar-
fact as a background.
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Treat Oats For Smut
velous. Many days the past week
wagons have been lined up from
one block of the square to the
factory, nearly a mile long, loaded
with tomatoes. As a result the
An unusually large oat crop will factory is running day and night
be sown in the county this year, shifts, and on Sunday. The far-
appeared* to have killed himself "iri according to Thos. W. Morgan, mers get checks upon delivery of
his first picture, “The Mysterious county agent, who urges all farm- tomatoes.
Dr. Fu Manchu”—but did he real- ers to treat their seed with the; The pay roll for help at the fac-
if he did take formaldehyde treatment for smut.itory will average $1,000 per week.
fcaurle Godbee spent the week end would profit by seeing this exhibit. Estm l,4i2 P°ison was it capable of bringing ‘‘TOousands of bushels^of oits^ are j CM tiw ia^^number^of^eniployes.
Misses Nelle Johnson and Annie tlret y- Ever y citizen of the state Blackwell 1- 1,284 .take poison?
*t their homes
Waynesboro.
in Augusta and We particularly invite you to our wmiston 1,023
Manning a 1,864
booth during State Fair week.
L. E. STALEY,
State Forester.
SHERIFF’S SALE
It was indeed, a pleasure to have ‘
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones pay a)
short visit in our community re
cently. They are living in John- ‘
wton, S. C., this year, where Mr.;
Jbnes holds the position of prin-.
I and coach in the high school, j TAX EXECUTION
Iflr. Fred Bradshaw went to Co- w T STRO m, Sheriff,
Imnbia last Saturday to see the against
Carolina-L. S. U. football game. He ESTATE OF MRS. C. J. MITCHELL,
glad to report that Carolina By virtue of a Tax Execution to
waa ’ me directed, I have levied on and
Misses Marion Herron and Annie wiU sell ^ the highest bidder at
,Mckson spent the past week end Public Auction, within the legal
McCormick as the guests of Mrs. 0 f sa i e> a t McCormick Court
'T.;*vM-*vi"»rvovriiio ‘ i Qi q to make sure that he was dead? , , irT _
1 WMtohister 1,773 1 These are the questions, these of around one-half cent per bush-|The
Branchville 1,698
Mt. Pleasant
St. George 1,639
Fairfax
Jonesville
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r. C. Faulkner.
House, on Monday, the 3rd day of
Mr. L. V. Mayer was a visitor in November A. D., 1930, the following
Avgusta last Saturday. described property, to wit:
Hie friends of Mr. George Bus- tba ^ tract or parcel of Land,
death? Why didn’t officials of tost in the county every year on
Scotland Yard perform an autopsy account of smut, all of which loss 40 cars with an average of 1000
could easily be prevented at a cost; cases to the car have been packed.
output for the season will
and * many*'others,'*'which~are an- el for seed oats,” says Mr. Morgan.; Probably reach 75 cars_
swered in an absorbingly enter- Following are listed directions for; P a ‘ d b ";
taininsr fashion in the seauei pic- using the treatment: shel, and the yield on many fields
, 371 ture. The play is based upon one' 1- Mix one pint 40 per cent for- will aggregate $150 per acre. This
, of the popular stories by Sax Roh- maldehyde with 10 gallons water is better than any staple crop will
’ mer, the writer of sensational mys- tor each 80 bushels to be treated, net
tery fiction, who originated Fu For smaller lots, cut the amount of. The factory is now at its p.ak of
Manchu and made him one of the the mixture down in proportion, production and is canning 1 800
fiction For instance, one-half pint for- cases per day. (24 cans to case.)
maldehyde mixed with 5 gallons Mr. J. A. Grimes is manager and
water for each 40 bushels to be Mr. O. L. Grimes, bookkeeper.
A . treated, or one-fourth pint for- The factory is owned by Frank
vriv T\r* MAY RF BOUGHT IN Important, LeglOll- maldehyde with two and one-half Craddock, one of nine sons of B. A.
NEW TAGS MAY BE BOUGHT IN | Z,, . gallons water for each 20 bushels Craddock of Humboldt, The Crad-
NOVEMBER—RICHARDS | liairCS, liileCtlOll to be treated, and so on. Keep docks own about 15 factories, five
GETS FIRST ONE the m i X t U re covered until it is in this section at Ripley, Dyers-
i 1 * ■ -■b On Monday night, the 20th of ready to be used, this to prevent burg, Newbern, Ridgely and Hum-
October, at 7:30 o’clock, Thomas J. the escape of the gas. boldt.
Lit ei^t Plato most insidious villains
Go On Sale Soon and the screen v
of
with
and family deeply sympathize situate, lying and being in Bor- cense plates, now being manufac- Lyon Post of the American Legion
i them in the death of Mr. firhnoi District Mn a in thp of fVio ofofo nnnifpnfiorv in will hold their annual election and
r’s mother.
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Would Put The
South Carolina automobile „ .
2—Spread seed oats on a eight Besides selling to the local fac-
deaux School District, No. 3, in the tured at the state penitentiary in W111 noia rneir an “ UiU CiWWU11 floor, or on a cotton sheet on the tory, many farmers not under con-
County of McCormick, South Caro- Columbia, will be put on sale in installation of officers. Following ground, and sprinkle the mixture tract are trucking tomatoes to
lina, and known as the Mitchell November, according to an an- th e installation we are going to 0 r formaldehyde and water over Memphis.
Place and containing Eighty-Six nouncement made by the state Lave a smoker and eats and spend tl ie se ed, stirring until all the seed x
(86) Acres, more or less, and highway department. The 1931 ^Le evening in having a^ general are damp throughout. Do not pour j There is a difference between
.*U4 ^ ^ ^ J it’s
Soil Back To AX^Ork bounded by lands of Mrs. S.. E. plates have green numerals and sood time. Everything will be free, the mixture on until the seed are conce it an d confidence and
^ v vDrrrKrn i SQ we j. | >ba ^ £ be water runs out, generally easy to recognize.
STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION
MANS INTERESTING EXHIBIT
AT THE STATE FAIR
property of Estate of
Mitchell to satisfy the aforesaid
Execution and costs.
| Terms—Cash.
One i of the biggest problems in W. T. STROM,
float!) Carolina is to make profit- Sheriff, McCormick County.
4htc the vast stretches of rich. Sheriff's Office, McCormick C. H.
fertile sell that have been laid S. Oct. 15, 1930—3t.
Moragne, Mr. Singleton and others.; letters on a field of gray, and below
Levied on and to be sold as the the numerals are the words, “S. C.
Mrs. C. J.!Iodine State, 1931.”
Orders for 217,000 licenses have
been placed at the prison by high-
way authorities. The licenses are
I manufactured at a cost of five
cents each.
C. K. EPTING,
Commander.
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Grapefruit peel is being tried,
fertilizer in the south.
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but, be sure that all seed are damp.
3—Pile seed up in a round pile |
and cover with sacks, blankets, or;
canvas, and leave for 2 hours. i ^ ^
er two hours uncover the vided lt * ets clear across
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It’s not bad luck for a black cat
to cross in front of your car, pro-
4—A11 (
Change the horse’s feed occas- seect .If they have been thorough-
ionally, though not suddenly. A j ly miXeS* they will have a
The first plate was finished a horse—like a human being—likes the moisture so
few days ago, and deliy^ed to Gov. variety in his diet. ith
person who springs-af new
.crank until