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f kT N \ FBUK TO OUB8ELV«S. OUB NEIGHB OBS, OUB COUNTBY AND OUB GOD. Thirtieth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, December 3, 1931 8 Pages — All Home Print Number 27 Thirteen 4-H Chibs Organized In County Thirteen 4-H Clubs have be£u organized in McCormick County this month with total enrollment of 229 club girls. The clubs will study First and Second Year Foods and Clothings. ' It wag necessary to organize 5 clubs in the McCormick High School to enroll all who wished to join. These girls come from the town of McCormick and surround ing communities. Three clubs were organized at Washington School and two at Plum Branch. McCormick Grammar School has one club of girls who are just be ginning club work and new clubs have been 'organized at Buffalo and Bethany. The clubs with their officers are as follows: McCormick High School 11th grade: Pres., Betty Workman. Vice-pres.. Elsie Langley. Sec. and Treas., Frances Strom. Pro. Chairman. Mildred Britt.! McCormick High School 9th grade: Pres., Sarah Smith. Vice-Pres., Alma Faulkner' Sec. and Treas., Benzie Rankin. Pro. Chairman. Gladvs Price. McCormick High School 10th grade: - Pres,. Sarah Bracknell. Vice-Pres., Martha Lang. Sec. and Treas., Lois Arrington. Pro. Chairman. Eugenia Langley. McCormick High School 8th grade: Pres., Matilda Williams. Vice-Pres.. Lillian Tuten. Sec. and Treas. Henrietta Brown. A Cartload of Maine Potatoes fo^ihe-President | ' f:*; mmm v - mm Mr 'mm iW*: * Mrs. Susan Palmer Dies Suddenly Mrs. Susan Goodwin Palmer died at her home in the Buffalo com munity at 10:30 o’clock Monday night from a heart attack. She was 74 years of age and a life long member of Buffalo Baptist Church, and was the widow of the late Samuel Palmer. Funeral services were conducted Program For Friday Evening, Dec. 4th AT 8 O’CLOCK, McCORMICK HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM As the first entertainment put on for school benefit, this season we are offering the following at tractive and interesting program on Friday night of this week. A recital of a beautiful one act by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Lide, p 2 a y—^^5 Grace McCord, Eng- ! assisted by the Rev. A. H. Buzhardt. instructor in the High School. jw ’ ■ mm ’Way Down East they still use the slow, patient ox for jobs that call for heavy hauling. Mames money crop is potatoes. So Lenville Hawkcs of Cumberland Center loaded 40 bushels of spuds into this 1W>- year-old ox-cart, yoked up his team of white-faced Hereford steers, and started to take the load to Washington as a gift from Governor Gardiner to President Hoover. City folks who had never seen an ox-team crowded around the rig as it was photographed in Times Square, New York, and wondered what the long goad in the driver’s hand was for. of Troy A. R. P. Church and Rev. Leon T. Pressly of McCormick A. R. P. Church, and interm- Vocal Duet—Prof, and Mrs. Dean of Calhoun Falls. A performance by one of Au- ent made in McCormick ceme- g US t a ’s most popular magicians, tery at 3 o clock yesterday after- 1 Admission—Adults 15 cents, and noon. v G. P. McCain’s service in children 10 cents. charge. Mrs. Palmer is survived by five daughters and four sons, as 'fol lows : Mrs. W. F. Cothran, Mrs. J. T. Dillashaw, Mrs. F. T. Young, Mrs. J. Z. Edmunds and Mrs. Louis Rob inson: Messrs. G. G., W. H., S. B. and Calhoun Palmer, all of McCor mick, and a number of grandchil dren. -txt- Sudden Death Of Mr. Jimmie Newby 1 Freshman Class Elects Officers Pro. Chaijman. Billie Morrah. T/iffcTIft Ollltm McCormick Grammar School, • L,luIlh V^lUIIS Olgll 6th and 7th grades, meeting at High School building: Pres., Elizabeth Brown. Vice-Pres., Rebecca Drucker. Sec. and Treas., Elizabeth Talbert AIM Pro. Chairman. Elizabeth Harris. McCormick Grammar School Food Club: Pres., Vanda Clair Ludwick. Vice-Pres.. Thelma Brown. Sec. and Treas., Mayzelle Rush. Pro. Chairman, Margaret Hollo- ■way. Washington Clothing Club: Pres., Margie Reese. ViCe 'and S "^ e , B mS Neoma Wadsworth, chairman of the Com- Employment Pledge TO STIMULATE BUYING AND GIVE EMPLOYMENT WHERE POSSIBLE WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 30.— Lions ClubS throughout the country i are pledging their members to give employment and to resume normal buying within their means, accord ing to a statement received by Eliot Junior Order Sec Eckard. Pro. Chairman, Carlyn Dukes. Washington Food Club Unit II: Pres., Elmira Wood. Vice-Pres. Frances Wells. Sec. and Treas., Viola Wilkie. Pro. Chairman, Earle Parks. ' Washington Food Club Unit I: Pres., Mary Louise Dom. Vice-Pres.. Martha Hazel Bailey Tnltfee on Co-operation with Na tional Organizations, from Arthur B. Heaton, a member of the Lions Club of Washington, D. C., who in itiated the movement. “On the principle that public buying is one of the most powerful forces to help end the depression,” said Mr. Heaton, “a group of local service clubs in Washington, D. C., S^'and-TrStMldredGUcISt M^eMd 5 Sake^umhlie? Pro. Chairman, Annie Laurie Jy ; P u „„„„„ Wood. Plum Branch Food Club Unit I: Pres.. Jane Bracknell. , Vice-Pres.. Hazel Langley. Sec. and Treas., Mary Katherine Self. Pro. Chairman. Bernice Jennings. Plum Branch Clothing Club: Pres., Edna Minor. Vice-Pres.. Helen Cheatham. Sec. and Treas., Bernice White. Pro. Chairman, Alma Jennings. Buffalo Clothing Club: Pres., Bfelle Hester. Vice-Pres., Louise Lovelace. Sec. and Treas., Sarah Frances Franklin. Bethany Food Club: President. Helen Minor. Vice-president, Eliza Bussey. Sec. and Treas., Frances Goff. Program Chairman, Alice Rush. x Card Of Thanks To our friends and neighbors, we wish to acknowledge with grateful appreciation your kind expression of sympathy in our recent bereave ment. Mrs. Emma Smith And FamUy. -I x t- Stiff-Necked Jack ft:*--. ? ®m witnin the limit of their means. This movement has been so suc cessful locally that the Lions In ternational has sent similar pledges to all its 2,600 local clubs in the United States. “Replies numbered in the hund reds have been received from Lions Clubs in all sections of the country and the pledge has been signed by thousands of members. Since part of the pledge is to solocit sim ilar action among others, the movement does not end with the Lions Clubs alone. The pledge reads as follows: “ ‘ Upon my honor, as a member of the (insert name of local ser vice club), I hereby pledge that while we are emerging from the depression, I will, to the best of my ability, observe each and every one of the following rules: “ ‘ 1. I will furnish employment, when possible, on two days of each week to one or more persons for work outside of the ordinary rou tine for which I regularly pay em ployes. “ ‘ 2. I will seek the procurement of a similar pledge from at least one other person who is not af filiated with any of the service clubs of the city. “ ‘ 3. When feasible and eco nomical, my circumstances consid ered, I will purchase during each week at least two articles useful to myself and family but not es sentially indispensable. “ ‘ 4. I will endeavor to comply in spirit and in letter with any and every action that my club might determine to take in the interest of reduction of unemployment.’ “In addition to the pledges, many Lions Clubs have been circulating small cards to be left in stores when purchases are made under the plan. These read as follows: To The Manager: This purchase, not an indis pensable one, is made in support of the allied service clubs campaign to relieve the present unemploy ment and depression situation.” “A space is left for the signature of the purchaser and the name of his club.” X Card Of Thanks Organized Here Calhoun Council, J. O. U. A. M., was organized here on Tuesday night, December 1st, with thirty charter members. “Calhoun Coun cil” was the name chosen for the council. The following were elect ed to serve as officers: Junior Post Council, J. A. Talbert. Vice Council, Jno. T. Faulkner. Recording Secretary, W. W. Keown, Jr. Financial Secretary, R. L. Faulk ner. - .. Treasurer, W. T. Strom. Conductor, H. N. Coleman. Warden, Geo. L. Sharpton. Outside Sentinal, G. N. Moore. Inside Sentinal, C. K. Epting; Chaplain, J. P. Robinson. Trustee to serve 18 months, W. S. Arrington. Trustee to serve 12 months, J. P. Robinson. Trustee to serve 6 months, C. H. Fooshe. j The above officers will be install ed on Thursday night, December 10th, at which time all members are requested to be present. Any one desiring to join may come in as a charter member up to Thurs day night, December 10th. The second and fourth Thursday nights of each month were select ed as meeting nights for the Cal houn Council. Application for a charter has been made and will be granted this council on Thursday night, Decem ber 10th, and every member must be present at that time. txt Wideman H. D. Club Meets South Carolina Gin- nings Show Increase COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO NO VEMBER 14 IN SOUTH CARO LINA: CROPS OF 1931-1930 -tx.t- Mary Mat- - Miss f R^oid,' t when he was p8 . n the - with Washington and W^rscm. Jade the team to'Kenver, (hough not topUy. ...... Dear Mr. Editor: Please allow me a little space in your paper to thank my friends for the kindness and offers to me since I had the misfortune of losing my stock by lightning, and especially to thank the Red Men and the peo- | pie of McCormick for the purse they gave me. CHARLES L. FREELAND. Plum Branch, S. C. The Wideman H. D. Club met on November 24, ^931. The follow ing program was carried out: Song—America. Bible reading—Psalm 100. Prayer—Miss Mattie M. Spence. Minutes. Reading — Thanksgiving—Mrs. Spence. Our Thanksgiving—Miss Carroll. Thanksgiving D., ry—Miss tie M. Spence. Thanksgiving Beginning - Elizabeth Wideman. The following officers were elect ed for the coming vear: Mrs. L. W. Bowick. president. Miss Elizabeth Wideman vice- president. Mhs Mattie Spence, secretary and treasurer. After this the meeting was turn ed over to our agent who gave us our club cards and a lecture on “Health of the Home Maker,” pointing out the ways our steps, energy and health could be pre served. The club was invited to meet at the hospitable home of Mrs. L. W. Bowick in December and let “Santa” come to see each of the members. “Capsule” friends were drawn, which caused lots of fun and we were reminded to keep our friends name a secret, except to tell Santa to remember them. Misses Mattie Spence and Eliza beth Wideman were appointed to The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces \ the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to Novem ber 14, by counties, in South Caro lina, for the crops of 1931 and 1930. The total for the state was made public Saturday, November 21.. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1931 1930 The State __ 930,786 879,087 Abbeville _ _ 19,866 14,559 Aiken __ __ _ 28,711 26,136 Allendale _ 6.254 6,888 Anderson _ 69,027 55,583 Bamberg __ 13,724 14,983 Barnwell v 18,114 19,144 Berkeley 2,170 3,168 Calhoun _ _ _ 15,867 15,516 Charleston __ _ _ 607 1,327 Cherokee _ . 19,263 18,197 Chester . 23,109 19,964 Chesterfield 31,377 29,068 Clarendon _ __ _ 16,905 18,937 Colleton 9,020 10,237 Darlington _ 20,237 17,503 Dillon _ _ 23,050 23,428 Dorchester 7,058 6,418 Edgefield _ 19,088 17,511 Fairfield 10,800 . 9,686 Florence 17,465 17,291 Greenville 48,679 47,320 Greenwood 17,281 15,287 Hampton 6,527 7,087 Horry 762 1,783 Jasper _ 1,534 1,842 Kershaw _ _ _ 21,254 19,496 Lancaster _ _ 16,566 12,698 Laurens _ __ 35,314 29,127 Lee _ 27,343 25,168 Lexington 15,196 15,857 McCormick _ . 6,993 6,647 Marion __ 8,111 3,550 Marlboro _ _ 38,018 38,011 Newberry 23,815 19,543 Oconee 17,322 17,362 Orangeburg 58,531 59,891 Pickens 22,240 21,633 Richland _ 7,523 7,963 Saluda 12,595 10,895 Spartanburg 72,893 74,583 Sumter 30,980 29,596 Union 18,820 16,291 Williamsburg 15,196 15,459 York 34,020 29,426 All other __ 1,561 2,028 Santa Claus Letters For The Children Children who want their letters to Santa Claus printed in The Mes- c ’ r 'nrrer are urged to write and send represent our club as local leaders them to this office by Saturday, and meet with the other club lead- December 5th, so that some of ers in McCormick each month to ' hem can be printed next week and aid our agent in her work here. the others the following week. On- Red Cross Seals were distributed ly two more weeks left in which to and the county chairman, Mrs. publish Santa Claus letters, so at- Carrie Talbert, asked our co-opera- tend to this right now if you want tion in the sale of same. After a song, we adjourned. MATTIE M. SPENCE, Reporter. The freshman class of McCor mick high school met Monday, No vember 30, for the purpose of elect ing officers for this year. The following officers were elect ed: President—Anna Furqueron. Vice-president—Matilda Williams Secretary and Treasurer—Hen rietta Brown. This is our first year in high After an illness of about ° n o school and we, as freshmen, ace hour. Mr. Jimmie Newby died at n ianning to make thi^one of the his home here about 2:30 o clock f res hman classes ever record- Monday morning. He had not been ed in the hist ory of the high real well for some time, but was up school and about as usual Sunday and retired for the night apparently feeling as well as usual. About 1:30 he began to suffer from what was thought to be a heart attack, which resulted in his death at 2:30. ' • Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Leon T. Presslv and in terment made in the Newby grave yard five miles south of McCor mick at 10 o’clock Tuesday morn ing. G. P. McCain’s service in charge. Mr. Newby was a son of the late Gusse Newby and the late Mrs. Emma Robinson Newby of this sec tion and was 57 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by two sisters and four brothers, as follows: Mrs. G. E. Carjoll of McCormick and Mrs. Georgia Walker of Newberry; Messrs. Char lie, Gusse and Pat Newby of Mc Cormick and Walter Newby of Iva. X Mr. Wallace Smith Dies Of Pneumonia Mr. Wallace Smith died at a hos pital in Camden about mid-night last Thursday night of pneumonia. For the past few weeks he had been making his home with his sister, Mrs. B. W. Best, of Bethune, where he had a position with a highway construction company. He suffered several days from flu, which developed into pneumonia shortly before he was taken to the hospital. He was 20 years of age, a member of the Methodist Church and was born and reared in Mc Cormick. Funeral services were conducted at his home here at 2 o/clock Sat urday afternoon by his bastor, the Rev. W. S. Henry, assisted by the Rev. Leon T. Pressly of the A. R. P. Church and the Rev* Dr. D. V. Cas- son of the Baptist Church and in terment made in the city cemetery. G. P. McCain’s service in charge. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Emma Smith, of McCormick, and three sisters and three broth ers, as follows: Mrs. P. J. Robin son, McCormick; Mrs. B. W. Best, Bethune, and Mrs. F. L. Shealy, Alcolu; and Messrs. Grady and Jamie Smith of McCormick Howard Smith of Manning. and -txt- The Mendelssohn Club Meeting vour letter printed. Write plain ly and leave at least half an inch space between the lines and don’t i crowd the words too close together. The Mendelssohn Club had a very enjoyable meeting with Miss Mary Sue Coleman acting as hostess for the occasion. In the absence of the president, the vice-president, Miss Mary Sue Coleman, took charge of the meet ing Each member answered to the roll call with the name of a composer and one of his works. Af ter a bit of routine business the following program was successfully rendered: , . „ “Through the Air”—Keren— Nelle Fooshe. „« J J “Second Mazurka —Godard— Helen Crawford. “Life of Ludwig von Beethoven —Eula Caudle. , ^ „ Duet: “O’er Hill and Dale”— Engelmann—Mary Sue Coleman and Rebecca Drucker. Works of Beethoven—Benzie Rankin. . ^ . March of Hongroise—Kowalski— Lillian Tuten. A contest. , After these numbers the hostess, assisted by Miss Rebecca Drucker, served a delicious salad course. On December 15 the club will meet with Miss Helen Crawford. Let’s try to have a full house at this meeting. „ E. Caudle, Reporter, Making Honor Roll At The Citadel Cadet C. N. Pennal, of McCor mick nf the Freshman Class of The Citadel. Charleston, S. C., has succeeded in making the honor roll for the 2nd academic month. To make the honor roll at The Cita del is a difficult task and shows that Cadet Pennal is progressing well in his adademic work. Cadet J. S. Dukes, of the Senior Class of The Citadel, Charleston, S. S., has succeeded in making the honor roll for the 2nd academic month. To make the honor roll at The Citadel is a difficult task and shows that Cadet Dukes is progressing well in his academic work. He is g,lso president of the Y. M. C. A. . v / Methodist Bazaar . Next Tuesday The annual Methodist Bazaar will be held Tuesday, December 8,. in the Miller building on Main Street. i Fancy work will be for sale as well as delicious things to eat. The nublic is cordially invited to buy from the articles on display. Have manv things that are needed for the home as well sis other things that will make lovely Christmas gifts. ^ Sophomore Class Holds Meeting A meeting of the Sophomore class was called Tuesday. Novem ber 24, for the purpose of electing officers. tne following officers were elected * President, John Bill Bradley. Vice-president, Sara Louise Strom. Secretary and Treasurer, Alma Faulkner. We, as officers who were selected to represent our class, shall en deavor to make ours the best class in the history of McCormick High School. ALMA FAULKNER, Reporter. txt | Quits Tariff Post \ Henry Pi Fletcher, who has re signed as Chairman of the U, v b. Tariff Commission, is expected tp be appointed to a diplomatic post.