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THUS TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Twenty-Ninth Year
8 Pages — All Home Print
McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, April 23, 1931
Established June 5, 1902
Number 47
Farmers Bank To
Pay Dividend
4-H Club Girls Hold
Contest Day
Of 10 Per Cent was big success and well
, ATTENDED
RECEIVERS ARE MAKING RE
PORT TO COURT AND ASKING
PERMISSION TO PAY THAT
AMOUNT ON MAY 1ST AS
SECOND DIVIDEND ,
The receivers of Fanners Bank
of McCormick, state that they are
making their report to the court
and asking permission to pay a
dividend of 10 per cent on or about
May 1st.
All depositors holding time cer
tificates are requested to send or
present them in person for the
purpose of crediting the dividend.
All open deposits of $1.00 and
above will receive dividend checks
through the mail, while dividend
checks of less than one dollar will
be paid at the bank.
This will make a total of 45 per
cent paid since the bank closed last
June.
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Spelling Contest
For McCormick
County Schools
Many of the teachers and pat
rons as well as the pupils of our
schools have asked that our coun
ty be represented at the spelling,
contest airlock Hill in July. I ap- j
predate the interest already mani
fested and am asking each school
to encourage the contest, plan and
get ready for a general meeting on (
May 15th, at the McCormick High
School at 4:30 p. m., at which
time each school will have three
representatives to take part so we
may select one to represent us at (
Rock Hill.
W. H. PARKS,
Superintendent of Education, Mc
Cormick County Schools.
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Mrs. Fannie Dansby
The following beautiful tribute
to Mrs. Fannie Dansby has been
written* by her little friend, Miss
Maggie Young.
As the night was quietly and
peacefully preparing to depart, a
shining angel winged its way from
the pearly gates of paradise and,
after looking over the countless
flowers in the garden of life, it
padsed before one pure white rose;
and stooping gently plucked it from
its stem and carried it swiftly and
safely to the Heavenly Shore and
laid* it at the Master’s feet, there
to blossom afresh in the morning,
more beautiful and spotless than
ever before. /
The gentle, loving spirit of Mrs.
Dansby is now above, safe and
happy in that home beyond the
sky, where pain and sorrow are un
known. But, ah! The sadness and
grief and loneliness of the dear
ones left behind, who will never
cease to miss her bright, sunny
smile, her cheering words of love
and comfort, and her wonderful
example of Christian fortitude and
patience during all her life. Al
ways a dutiful, loving daughter, a
true, devoted wife, a fond, adoring
mother and a friend of whom I
can truly say:
“I never crossed your threshold
with a grief.
But that I went away without
It. Never came heart-hungry, but
you fed me, eased the pain and
gave the sorrow solace and relief.
I never left you but I took away.
The love that drew, me to your
side again.’
God in His love and mercy has
seen fit to call you home and we
know that <4 He doeth all things
well,” so farewell, dear sweet friend
of mine:
"Go thou thy way, and I go mine
Apart, yet not afar.
Only a thin veil hangs between
The pathways where we are.
And, God keeps watch ’tween thee
and me,
This is my prayer,
He looks thy way,
He looketh mine and keeps us
ever near.’
Contest Day for the 4-H Club
girls of McCormick county was held
Saturday aftemon, April 18th, at
the High School Building in Mc
Cormick. Twenty-eight girls were
present competing for first honors
in the county. Mrs. Stallworth,
Home Agent, was assisted in this
work by Miss Blanche Tarrant, Dis
trict Agent, and Dr. C. H. Work
man:, Dr.- Garnett Tuten and Dr.
W. G. Blackwell. A number of
club girls and ladies also assisted
with the picnic lunch and other
work of the contest.
There are eleven 4-H girls clubs
in the county with an enrollment
of 255 members. These twenty-
eight girls ha<T been chosen to rep
resent their various clubs.
Twenty-one girls had been chos
en to enter the^Health Contest, and
it would be hard to find a fairer
finer group of girls than those
competing for the honor of being
the Healthiest Girls in 4-H Club
work in McCormick county. After
the physical examinations were
completed by the physicians, the
records showed that Harriet Miller
of De la Howe scored highest with
Laurena Nichols also of Le la Howe
winning second place. Each girl
in the contest made a good record
and only a few minor defects were
noted in the entire group. Those
entering this contest were Har
riett Miller, Lourena Nichols,
Louise Elders, Lillian Whitener, of
De la Howe State School, Mildred
Britt, Frances Walker, Gladys
Price, Ruby Cothran, Frances Rob
inson, Elizabeth McAlister, Doro
thy Bpwen, of McCormick High
School. 4-H Club. . Margie Bussey,
Alice Bunch, Mary Neoma Eckard,
Mildred : Blackwell, Annie Ruth
Maddox, of Washington 4-H Club.
K&thrine Self, Pamelia Clem, of
Plum Branch 4-H Club. Anna Fur-
queron, Mary Lou Williams, Ruby
Pulliam of McCormick Grammar
School 4-H Club.
In the afternoon the Project
Contest was held. In this contest
the winner was chosen on the
work she had" done in her club this
year and her past record in cltib
work. Each girl had an exhibit
of her work on display. Sara Louise
Smith of .the McCormick High
School 8th grade won first place.
Eugenia Langley of Plum Branch,
but of the McCormick High School
9th grade won second place. Each
of these girls were in the Room
Improvement Project and have
done” splendid work in their clubs.
Others entering this contest were
Mary Sue Coleman, McCormick
Grammar School 4-H Club Jr., An
na Furqueron, McCormick Gram
mar School 4-H Sr., Mildred
Blackwell, Washington 4-H Club
Jr., and Mary Sue Langley, Plum
Branch 4-H club all in Foods work.
These girls displayed yeast bread
which they had made. Felecia
Jeffords and May Armstrong rep
resented the Clothing Clubs of De
la Howe and displayed dresses they
had made. Ruby Cothran of che
McCormick High School 4-H Sr.,
and Helen Gilchrist of Washing
ton 4-H Sr., were in the Room Im
provement Contest and displayed
articles made for their rooms. Mar
garet Hemminger of Willington
had previously been chosen as win
ner of first place in the Health
Improvement Contest . with Alice
Wells of Mt. Carmel as second.
Harriett Miller, Sara Louise
Smith and Margaret Hemminger
with three other 4-H club girls
who will be chosen later will rep
resent McCormick county at the
State Short Course at Winthrop
College in June.
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The greatest amount of fog re
corded by any fog signal station
in this country during the last
fiscal year was at Moose Peak
light station, in Maine, where the
fog signal operated 1,934 hours,
or 33 per cent of the year.
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Receipts used by Chinese in
cense makers vary considerably
and there is much secrecy as to
formulas.
Spring Meeting
County Council
Farm Women
WILL CONVENE AT WASHING
TON SCHOOL BUILDING SAT
URDAY MORNING 10:45
The Spring Meeting of the Mc
Cormick County Councli of Farm
Women will be held at Washing
ton Consblidated School on Satur
day, April 25, beginning at 10:45
o’clock a. m. The following pro
gram has been arranged:
Program of McCormick County
Council of Farm Women, April 25,
1931, Washington School:
10:45—Registration of Clubs.
11:00—Meeting called to order by
Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, vice-president.
Song—America the Beautiful.
Devotional—Miss Annie L. Mor
gan, Plum Branch.
Welcome—Mrs. J. J. Minarik,
Meriwether.
Response—Miss Susie Patterson,
Mt. Carmel.
Vocal Solo—Miss Amelia Wide-
man.
Roll Call—By Clubs.
Minutes of last meeting.
Report of officers.
Music—Washington School.
Report of County Chairmen.
Assembly—Singing of club songs.
Talk—Miss Jane Ketchen.
Report of County Chairmen Con
tinued. '
Reading of Constitution of Coun
ty Council.
Appointment of Committees.
Report of Credential Committee.
1:00—Adjournment for lunch.
2:30—Music—Washington School.
Talk—Miss Jane Ketchen, State
Marketing Specialist.
Awarding of certificates.
Business Session.
Report of Committees.
Closing Song.
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Death Qaims
T. R. Dansby
Thomas R. Dansby, 55, promi
nent farmer of the Bethia section
of Abbeville county, died on Sat
urday from lockjaw supposed to
have, been caused by a thorn which
entered his finger in the early part
of the week. He was ill three
days.
Mr. Dansby was the son of David
Dansby and Margaret Adkins
Dansby. To mourn his loss he is
survived by his widow, who was
Miss Josie Martin, two daughters,
Miss Melrose Dansby, of Green
wood, and Miss Margaret Dansby,
of Greenville, three brothers, C. J.
Dansby, Joe Dansby and E. P.
Dansby, and a sister, Mrs. S. P.
Buford, of Abbeville county.
Funeral (Services were conducted
at Lower Long Cane Monday af
ternoon by his pastor, the Rev.
J. R. Hooten, assisted by the Rev.
W. C. Kerr, of Abbeville.
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Young Killer, 7,
Given Freedom
The Historical
Sketch Of Buffalo
Baptist Church
(Prepared by Buffalo Home Dem
onstration Club.)
Among the many spots of his
torical interest in McCormick
County stands old Buffalo Church
with its dauntless spirit of faithful
sons and daughters brought down
through the ages.
Due to the fact that the old rec
ords have been misplaced or lost
the information gathered here-in
shall be limited.
In the year 1776 a band of de
voted worshippers organized the
Buffalo Baptist Church which was
located at that time on what was
known as the Collier Place about
three and one-half miles from Mc
Cormick. After several years of
worship there the members decided
to move it. Therefore the next
building was erected about fifty
fyards to the rear of the present
one. In 1857 Buffalo Church as
it now stands was constructed by
the late Architect, Captain Henry
Jones. There are four acres in
cluded in the church grounds
which was gratefully donated for
this purpose by one of its members,
Mr. Jacob B. Britt.
Since many of her members have
been drifting from time to time
into the town centers she may be
considered as one of the mother
churches of the county.
A number of her boys and girls
have had the privilege to attend
some denominational college. The
only preacher that she can call her
own is Rev. Joseph LeRoy of Lin-
colnton, Ga.
Through the many years of per
severance Buffalo Church is striv-
Ipg to carry on and help fulfill the
great commands for extending the
Master’s Kingdom to the uttermost
parts of the earth.
WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga., April 20.—
His age of seven years gave Fred
Wilcher his freedom today, despite
the killing of his 13-year-old bro
ther, Ernest, with a shotgun charge
officers said was intended for a 10
year old playmate.
The killing took place in a re
mote section of Johnson county
Saturday, but did not reach the at
tention of the authorities here un
til last night when a coroner’s jury
conducted an investigation.
According to testimony before
the jury, the Wilcher boys and
James Gilpin had been fast friends
until a quarrel arose Saturday at a
neighbor’s house, then they dis
persed to their homes.
“I’ll get you when you pass my
house,” Fred shouted to James.
Fred arrived home first, got a
shotgun, and pointed it through
the window as Ernest and James
approached. Ernest rushed up to
disarm his brother and received the
full charge in his head.
Sheriff W. D. Bowland said Fred
was too young to know the mean
ing of his act and therefore no ac
tion would be taken against him.
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Good Potato Plants
Are Very Scarce
CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 21.—
Good potato plants are very scarce
throughout Georgia, the principal
source of these plants, according to
L. P. Watson, extension horticul
turist, in charge of the state sweet
potato contest, and it seems likely
that contestants and other farmers
in this state may have great diffi
culty in securing high-grade plants
to meet their needs.
Mr. Watson urges farmers to get
in touch immediately ‘with their
county farm agents, as he will be in
frequent communication with the
agents regarding sources of good
plants.
“The best plants it is possible to
obtain should be used,” says Mr.
Watson in discussing the import
ance of high yields of No. 1 pota
toes. “Some very poor strains of
sweet potatoes were grown in the
state in 1930. The use of such
strains materially lessens the
chances for success with this crop.”
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School Reports
Sent Out Again
As usual the reports for all stud
ents in our schools are sent out
Thursday. These reports carry in
RED INK some additional infor
mation for the home. We trust
parents will make a thorough
study and next Monday afternoon,
April 27th, from 3:30 to 4:45, visit
the school where your child is at
tending. We shall be glad to have
you as our guest, and 'too, we shall
be glad to give any information
you desire. Our aim is one hundred
per cent work and co-operation.
Faculties McCormick Schools.
]Vl,t. Carmel H. D.
Club Has Meet
The Mt. Carmel H. D. Club met
in the club room at 3:30 o’clock
April 14th, with 15* members, one
new member, Mrs. McLain and one
visitor, Mrs. J. R. Tarrant, present.
The meeting was called to order
and devotional led by the presi
dent. All sang “America The Beau
tiful.” The president requested that
they would respond to the roll call
by naming their birthday flower.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes, a very interesting lit
erary program followed:
Selection—April—Mrs. R. J. Mc
Allister.
Spring—Mrs. Florence Patterson.
Earth’s Awakening—Miss Annie
White.
Dandelion—Mrs. Ida Black.
The Neighbors—Wild Flowers—
Mrs. L. L. Hester.
Arrangement of Flowers—Miss
Susie Patterson.
May Day is Child’s Health Day—
Mrs. H. O. Watson.
Then the meeting was turned
over to Mrs. Stallworth. In place
of her regular talk on flower gard
ens, she talked on pellagra and its
increase and prevalence in South
Carolina. An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure, so we
hope South Carolina, and especial
ly this part of it, will try to wipe
out the disease by a diet of good
wholesome food, vegetables, milk
and eggs.
A motion was made and carried
that we nieet at the club room be
fore our next meeting for our
spring cleaning. After Mrs. Stall
worth’s talk the president had a
nice little flower contest.
Mrs. H. O. Watson and Miss An
nie White acted as' hostesses for
the afternoon and served delicious
little cakes with iced tea and lem
on.
We had quite a beautiful dis
play of flowers. Mrs. Watson won
first place with a vase of purple
iris, Mrs. Boyd, second place with
a vase of mixed flowers. Several
pictures of the flowers were made.
After a pleasant afternoon the
meeting adjourned.
Local Legion Post Puts
On Community Meet
STATE COMMANDER BE PRES
ENT.—263RD ARTILLERY BAND
TO FURNISH THE MUSIC
The public is invited to attend
a meeting of the American Legion
on April 30th at 8:15 in the school
auditorium.
A. Stanley Llewellyn, Depart-'
ment Commander will visit the lo
cal post and will be the principal
speaker of the , occasion. Mr.
Llewellyn features community work
and will talk on community build
ing.
Either Mr. Dan Lewis or Mr,
Theo. Vaughan of Clemson College
will also be present and discuss 4-H
club work. Other prominent leg
ionnaires are expected to be here
and some of them will probably
have something to say.
The 263rd artillery band will
furnish the music. This band is
considered one of the best in the
country, and it will be a rare treat
to hear them.
This is the first time the local
post has attempted to have a com
munity meeting and the members
feel that they are very fortunate
in being able to afford such an at
tractive program.
All expenses are to be borne by
the local post and there will be no
admission. Everyone come and en
joy the evening. Fine speeches and
fine music.
Four-H boys and girls are es
pecially urged to take in this pro
gram.
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Short Talks By The
County Agent
Every farmer should take it up
on himself, at once, as a commit
tee of one to be sure to plant
enough feed crops, such as com,
velvet beans, soy beans, cowpeas,
etc., to feed his livestock. It will
be much better to do this than to
run short of feed and have cheap
cotton on hand, because the stock
can’t eat cotton.
Paint the inside of the silo ev
ery two or three years with raw
coal-tar thinned with gasoline.
This helps to preserve the wood
and to exclude moisture.
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Turning cattle or sheep on clov
er pasture when they are very
hungry may cause them to bloat,
' especially when the clover is young
1 and succulent or wet.
Plans should also be made to
start an all year garden. Make a
succession of plantings from now
on. Don’t forget that sweet pota
to patch; and the sorghum patch
for syrup.
The five acre Cotton Contest has
definitely proven that under boll
weevil conditions, the highest
yields of cotton per acre have been
produced on rows from 35 to 37
inches apart and the cotton left 2
to 3 stalks 8 to 12 inches apart in
the drill. It is very important
that our cotton produce staple of
15-16 inch or better. The mills do
not want staple of shorter length.
Therefore, good seed of a variety
known to pull this staple should be
used.
Continue the orchard spray
schedule. This is necessary if you
expect to have an abundance of
sound fruits. A good orchard is a
material factor in “living at home.”
Motor Magnate
Lauds Dry Law
NEW .YORK, April —Prohibi
tion, Henry Ford said in answer to
a questionnaire made public today,
had been a great benefit to busi
ness and labor.
The Detroit manufacturer said
also that the first effect of the re-
, turn of legalized liquor would be a
“wide-spread reduction of wages,
due to the demoralization of labor,
which liquor always causes.” That
was, he qualified, if the “impos
sible” should occur.
Big business had more to do with
prohibition enforcement today
than any other agency, Ford said,
because business began to require
sobriety among employes before
prohibition was thought possible.
The questions were put to him by
the alcohol information committee.
His company, the motor manu
facturer said, first raised its mini
mum wage, “then undertook to in
sure the sober use of it.”
Business had been aided vastly
by enactment of the Volstead act,
he declared, explaning:
“The law gives up a weapon.* We
no longer are left to ourselves in
trying to get decent conditions for
families but have the support of
the government. If officials ap
pointed to enforce prohibition were
more successful, it would be of
great benefit all around.”
“No one can question,” Ford said
in reply to another question, “the
great increase in general business.
The liquor business made money
for a very few—took money and
money-making ability from many.”
The present depression, he pre
dicted, could result in more sober
safeguards for the future because
people were thinking soberly.
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Schedule Of Home
Demonstration Work
For Next Week
Any farmer interested in joining
the Corn Contest, Cotton Contest,
or one-acre Sweet Potato Contest
please get in touch with,
E. L. ROGERS,
County Agent.
McCormick, S. C.
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Shell peanuts for seed either by
hand or with some kind of a ma
chine that will not damage the
kernels. Breaking the inner red
skins injuries their germination.
Monday—April 27, McCormick
High School Sr., 4-Club, 12:30 p. m.
Tuesday—April 28, Wideman H.
D. Club 2:30 p. m.
| Wednesday—April 29, De la Howe
4-H Club.
Thursday—April 30, Parksville H.
D. Club, 3:00 p. m.
Friday—May 1, office.
Saturday—May 2, office.
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The Weather Bureau plans to
substitute airplanes for kites in
exploring conditions in the uppefj
air. > i