McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, December 17, 1931, Image 1
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McCormick County ^
Shows A Slight •
Ginning Increase
COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO DE
CEMBER 1 IN SOUTH CARO
LINA: CROPS OF 1931-1930
The Department of Commerce,
through the Bureau of the Census
announces the preliminary report
on cotton ginned prior to Decem-
her 1, by counties, in South Caro
lina, for the crops of 1931 and 1930.
The total for the state was made
public Tuesday, December 8.
(Quantities are in running bales.
Linters* are not
included.)
County
1931
1930
The State
974,959
942,344
Abbeville
20,843
16,270
Aiken
.__ 29,183
27,852
Allendale
6,396
6,966
Anderson
.__ 73,826
59,534
Bamberg
.__ 13,893
15453
Barnwell
18,399
19,403
Berkeley
> ,2,236
3,311
Calhouns
16,496
16,175
Charleston . _
. 705
1,548
Cherokee
20,256
19,781
Chester
___ 24,395
21,935
Chesterfield
___ 32,584
31,814
Clarendon
.__ 17,134
19,404
Colleton
9,106
10,414
Darlington ___
21,056
13,117
Dillon
___ 23,453
25.672
Dorchester _ _
___ 7,116
6,507
Edgefield __
._ 19,485
18,637
Fairfield 1-
.__ 11,101
10,330
Florence
18,803
19,051
Greenville _ -
___ 52,389
51.063
Greenwood
___ 17,970
16,894
Hampton
__ 6,592
7,206
Horry
890
2,020
Jasper
__’* 1,569
1,885
Kershaw __ -
___ 22,269
20,995
Lancaster __ _
18,336
14,212
Laurens
___ 87,044
31,489
Lee _
___ 28*197
26,'571
’ Lexington _
15,626
17,067
McCormick _
___ 7,fcl7
7,148
Marion — -
* 8,722
9,595
Marlboro
__ 38,931
41,294
Newberry
___ 24,814
21,991
Oconee
18,758
18,767
Orangeburg
__ 59,571
61,767
Pickens
___ 24,575
23,485
Richland
___ 7,756
8,414
Saluda - r j.
___ 13,296
11,975
Spartanburg _
___ 77,352
80,116
Sumter _______
.__ 31,905
30,970
Union
___ 19,617
18,038
Williamsburg _.
.__ 15,789
16,098
York
37,737
32,361
All other
___ 1,561
2,049
Report Of Bethany
H. D v Club Meeting
Rivals for Republican Honors
Schools Will Oose
Friday For Holidays
McCormick Public Schools will
close'tomorrow afternoon for the
Christmas holiday season, which
will be for two weeks, the schools
to open again on Monday morning,
January 4, 19*32, for the remainder
of the 1931-32 session.
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Will Plaint Paper >
Next Wednesday
The Messenger expects to publish
next week’s issue on Wednesday
in order that the papers may get
over the routes and into the homes
in the county in Thursday’s mail.
Therefore, all having items or ad
vertisements for that issue are ask
ed to get same to our office in
Monday’s mail, or sooner^ if pos
sible.
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Bethany H. D. Club met at the
school house on Tuesday afternoon,
December 1st. There were eight
members and two visitors present.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. C. L. Will
iams, and devotional led by Miss
Elizabeth Hollingsworth.
The following program was car
ried out:
Song—“Silent night”—By all.
v Poem—“Christmas”—Miss liucia
Quarles. ’ '
Reading—“The Medicine Shelf”
—Mrs. R. H. Quarles.
“Some Helpful Hints on Kitchen
Arrangements’^—Mrs. C. L. Will-
Jams.
Business.
Roll Call.
Minutes read and approved.
Bulletins from Clemson College
on how to butcher and carve meat
were distributed, which was very
thoughtful of the president at this
season of the year.
Having a Christmas party was
.discussed.
The meeting was turned over to
County H. D. Agent, Mrs. Nell A.
Stallworth. She, with the assist
ance of the,local club leaders, gave
a very helpful demostration on
“The health of the home maker.”
Mrs. Carrie Talbert, chairman of
Christmas seal sales campaign in
McCormick County, met with us
and made an impressive talk on
the subject. Mrs. J. W. Seigler
was appointed club chairman, and
the members were/urged to co-op
erate with her.
The club decided to give the Sal
vation Army a quart ?hower to help
with their Christmas dinner.
Reporter.
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White Gifts For
The King—Service
The Adoration Pageant
Picturing the adoration in the
Bethlehem story, and challenging
the consecration of life to Christ
through gifts of Self, Service, Sub
stance, to be given in the Plum
Branch School auditorium by the
young people of the Baptist Church
Sunday, December 20th, 7:30 p. m.
Cast
Madonna—Miss Louise Brackiiell.
Three Kings—Messrs. Ellison
White, James King and G. T.
Rearden.
Leading Angel—Miss Maggie Lou
Parks. ,
Associate Angels—Misses Sara
Talbert and Lois Stone.
Three Wise Men—Messrs. Ray
mond HoHoway, Charlie Wall and
Bill Bracknell.
Reader—Miss Anpie Lou Lank-
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ford.
Leader of Gift Bearers—Mrs. Roy
Strother.
Gift Bearers—Misses Virginia
Freeland, Geneva Ridlehoover, Ed
na Miner, Mertie Miller^ Pauline
Wall, AZalie Self, Francis Lyon
Connie Lee Brown and Mrs. John
Self.
Torch Bearer—Helen Miner.
• Senior Chorus—Misses Maggie
Wells, Amelia Wideman, Alice Lee
WeJJs, Sarah Bracknell, Evelyn
Winn, Mary Frances TalbSrt,
Messrs, ftaymond Sanders, C. E.
Winn and Neal Ridlehoover.
Junto* Chorus—Lilly Kate Brack
nell, Lucile Brown, Catherine Self,
Emma Belle King, Helen Cheat
ham, Alta Talbert, Jane Bracknell,
Vivian Strother and Carolyn Free
land.
Pastor—O. L. Orr. -
Ttfe prospect is for a beautiful
service. The public is cordially in
vited^
A Good Old-Fash
ioned Custom—Buy
Christmas Seals
Rep. Bertrand L. Snell (left) of Potsdam, N. Y., is shown shak
ing hands with Rep. John Q. Tilson, of Connecticut, whom he defeated
in the caucus to name the Republican candidate for Speaker of the
House. The contest was a formality only, although bitterly fought, as
the Democrats have a House majority.
Roliert Lincoln O’BrieiWormer
Boston newspaper editor, has been
named chairman of the Ta riff Com
mission. succeeding Henry
Fletcher. Mr. O’Brien was Pres
ident Cleveland’s personal stenog
rapher
Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere
to cur friends and neigh
bors for their acts of kindnesses
shown ns during the- illness and
at the tleath of t our brother, Mr.
Jimmie Newby, also for the beauti
ful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Carroll,
And Family.
Rev. Lynn Thanks
The Wrong Man
The Rev. Leon T. Pressly of Mc
Cormick on Tuesday received the
following letter from the Rev. L.
Ross Lynn of Thornwell Orphanage
of Clinton, S. C., and has a deep
regret in that he is not due the
thanks extended in the letter. Mr.
Pressly says, “I am sorry to say I
am ‘not guilty,’ but want the let
ter published so the ‘guilty par
ties’ may see it.”
The letter follows:
“My Dear Brother Pressly:
A few days ago we had a ship
ment of farm products from Mc
Cormick or that vicinity. In some
way we seem not to have a record
as to who sent it. We have no
church there, and we are suppos
ing that possibly some of the peo
ple of your congregation are the
“guilty parties.” If so, I trust you
will be kind enough to express our
cordial thanks to the proper party
or parties.
' The appeal which we made for
contributions of farm products has
been most generously responded
to. I am sure we have had some
$2,500 worth of goods sent in. Our
pantries are stocked up with flour,
meal, syrup, canned goods, etc.,
sufficiently for the next three or
four months. We have our own
meat, milk and eggs.
With the season’s best wishes, I
am, ^
Most sincerely,
L. ROSS LYNN,
President.”
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State Leading Again
In Quality Of Cotton
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Dec. 14.—
Through the united efforts of far
mers, cotton manufacturers, news
papers, seed breeders, agricultural
leaders, and the Extension Service
of Clemson College, South Caro
lina again leads the Southeastern
cotton producing states in the im
provement of the quality of cotton,
says R. W. Hamilton, extension ag
ronomist, who finds that 60.6 per
cent of the 1931 South Carolina
cotton crop was 15-16 inch staple
or longer. Per centages for other
Southeastern states are North Car
olina 57.8, Georgia 22.9, and Ala
bama 15.5 per cent. Only the Delta
states, where true tong staple cot
ton is grown, Mr. Hamilton points
out, exceeded South Carolina in
per cent of quality cotton, Texas
having 54.6 and Oklahoma 54 per
cent of 15-16 or longer.
“In 1925 only about 15 per cent
of South Carolina’s cotton was
15-16 inch or longer and very little
of the state’s crop could be used by
local mills,” Mr. Hamilton states.
“The Extension Service in 1926 or
ganized the five-acre cotton con
test for the improvement of staple
and yield per acre, and this con
test has run for six years with the
hearty co-operation of all interests,
approximately 5,000 farmers having
entered during the six years. Each
of these farmers planted seed of
improved breeding, and each five
acres became a source of good
seed not only for the entire farm
of the contestant but for his neigh
bors. This widespread increased
use of seed that produces the de
sired staple lengths accounts for
the steady improvement in the
quality of South Carolina cotton.”
iroutn
(Special to the Messenger.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. ,16.—
Evidence that the present session
of Congress is going to be one of
thjfe hardest-working bodies ever
selected was furnished on the op
ening day when the roll-call di
vulged the fact that only four Sen
ators were absentees out of the
ninety-six entitled to sit, and that
1 only two Representatives were
‘ missing out of the 434 provided for
Leaders of both parties will be
called upon to exert their utmost
endeavors to keep their members
in Washington during every vote
I and to placate their insurgents and
independent members. The Lower
House has a Democratic majority
of two over all opposition and has
taken over all the chairmanships
of the various committees. Any
hope the Republicans had that
splits would develop in the selec
tion of men for these important
posts vanished when the Democrats
held a six-hour caucus, named the
various chairmen and broke up
without leaving a single disgruntled
party member.
The ^Republicans proved equally
united in the face of defeat and
the Snell-Tilson battle for the
Speakership, which had been an
nounced in advance as a struggle
that would go to the death, ended
in Representative Tilson congrat
ulating his opponent and promis
ing his full allegiance. Observers
here predict that the two leading
parties will function, strictly along
party lines on all matters of im
portance.
Never before in the history of
Congress have there been so many
bills offered for consideration as at
the present session. Nearly three
thousand bills are now in the hands
of the public printer. They are to
cover everything from absolute
free trade to higher protection; and
from free coinage of silver to a
firmer stand on gold as a medium
of exchange.
Many of them are aimed at cur
ing the present depression. They
provide for vast public improve
ments at enormous Expense; recip
rocal trade agreements with Russia
and other countries; and various
plans for relieving European na
tions from the crushing weight of
their war debts. The appropria
tions called for in these different
bills, if they were all passed, would
increase the national debt beyond
the power of the nation to pay in
centuries.
However, everybody here realizes
that only a few of these bills will
ever be reported out of committee
and get before either House. Many
of them are obviously “trading
material” while others are of the
plainly marked “vote-catching”
type. When the new Democratic
committee chairmen get down to
business, a lot of the bills will be
summarily disposed of and the
grist hammered down to a size that
can be handled.
Among the bills that are certain
of appearance are measures to pro
vide for increased taxation;
Can you get across the idea to
your public that every letter and
package should carry seals? Do
you know that if we did that one
thing we’d make our goal? You
remember some of our old slogans
A seal on each letter, helps many
get better.” “It takes a seal to
make it Christmas mail.” “The
Christmas stamps will not carry
any kind of mail, but any kind of
mail will carry it.” “The Good
They Do, Depends On You—Use
Them.”
This is an old challenge. After
all the harping that has been done,
letters and packages are going
through the Post Offices without
seals on them.
MRS.. CARRIE TALBERT.
McCormick Co., Chairman.
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Christmas Pageant
Sunday evening at 7:45 the fol
lowing Christmas program will be
rendered at the Baptist Church by
a cast and choir that is this week
working for its presentation:
I
“The Lord is in His Holy Temple.”
Prayer and Chant.
Recitation—Three Angels (conceal
ed reader).
II
Pageant “At The Manger.”
Scene 1—The Shepherd and the
Angels.
Intermission—Reading.
Scene 2—The Babe in The Manger
and The Wise Men.
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1st Processional
2nd Processional
3rd Processional
Tableaux
IV
Distribution of gifts for the poor.
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
“Joy To The World.”
EACH AND EVERY ONE IS
CORDIALLY INVITED.
Plum Branch H. D.
Club Holds Meeting
The December meeting of the
Plum Branch H. D. Club was held
on Wednesday afternoon, December
2nd, in the home of Mrs. S. J. King.
Appropriate scripture, suggestive of
the Christmas season, was read and
the program was also along this
line.
The health of the home maker
was the topic for this month and
Mrs. Stallworth gave a very inter
esting and helpful lecture on “Pos
ture.” Plans were discussed for* a
banquet early in the new * year.
Each lady is to invite her husband
or some friend. The object of this
banquet is to stress the use of home,
made South Carolina products.
We were very glad to have Mrs.
Carrie Talbert, Red Cross chair
man for McCormick County, pres
ent at this meeting. She stressed
the importance of buying Christ
mas seals at this time.
At the close of the meeting the
hostess served tempting refresh
ments. ^
Reporter.
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Help The Needy
The publicity chairman of the T.
E. L. Class has placed Christmas
boxes for the poor in different
grocery stores. Won y t you people
when you buy for yourselves bu^
an extra pound and drop it in the
box? In this way help others less
fortunate than ourselves.
All T. E. L. members are asked
to put away a pound every week;
until Christmas, when a commit
tee will call for these and dis
tribute them among the needy.
These boxes are for anybody.
Publicity Chairman.
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T. E. L. Class Meets
changes in the Federal Reserve
Bank Act; and revision of the pres
ent income and inheritance tax
provisions. Politically, the change
of the complexion of the Lower
House from Republican to Demo
crat ifc expected to benefit instead
of harm President Hoover. What
ever the Democrats do will be used
by Mr. Hoover’s campaigners as a
boost for their candidate in the
coming election and, conversely,
whatever that party fails to do will
be equally valuable to the Hoove*
spellbinders as campaign material.
Meanwhile the President can be
expected to bow to the will of the
Democrats in the Lower House on
all matters that are not of the
gravest impdrtance, allowing him
self to be guided by the feeling that
half a loaf is better than no bread,
observers here say.
Perhaps the hottest fight will oc
cur over the bills to impose more
taxes. The general feeling here is
that the wealthy are to have their
taxes boosted, even the so-called
interests being said to agree that
this is the most logical action. The
ordinary taxpayer is not to escape
scot-free, however, as new sales
taxes, especially on luxuries and
near-luxuries, will be proposed, it
is said. Changes in the inherit
ance laws appear certain and are
expected to prove agreeable to both
parties.
Whatever happens during the
present session of Congress will
have to be discounted by the vot
ers, politicians of both great par
ties assert. Some speeches will be
delivered with an eye to influenc
ing votes in the coming President
ial election and with the purpose of
building up good campaign mater
ial, it is said.
The President is firmly commit
ted to the task of restoring a meas
ure of prosperity to the entire
country in the next few months
and he is sure to sign any measures
that will benefit the ordinary man,
whether proposed by his own party
or by the Democrats, relying on the
good sense of the common voter to
distinguish between his own value
and that of his opponent.
The business and social meeting
of the T. E. L. Class was held Fri
day, December 11, at the home of
Mrs. W. M. Talbert with Mrs. R. L.
Faulkner, Mrs. Maurice White and
Mrs. Garnett Tuten as joint host
esses.
The president opened the meet
ing with scripture reading, Mrs.
Dukes leading in prayer: After
the different committees had made
their reports, no further business
the meeting was turned over to the
social committee. Hostesses serv
ed ambrosia and cake.
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“Sunshine” A Success
Here Friday Night
“Sunshine,” a comedy presented
at the McCormick High School
Auditorium last Friday night, by
local talent from Hodges, was a
success from every standpoint and
was.thoroughly enjoyed by a large
crowd from in and near town. ,
The play here was sponsored by
the McCormick Lions Club, the
proceeds from which go to a fund
to help the needy in McCormick:
County.
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After frost has killed the aspara
gus plants in the home garden, it’s
a good idea to cut off the,tops ctojse
to the ground and bum them. This
destroys any diseases that may be
on the stems.
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Pugilistic Senator
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Senator William W. Barbour, of ""N*
New Jersey, has been appointed to
fill out the unexpired term of Sen
ator Morrow. He was an amateur
heavyweight ring champion in his
youth.