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Thirtieth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, March 3, 1932 8 Pages — All Home Print Number 40 Teachers Annual Convention Next; Week In Columbia GOOD SPEAKERS AND PLEASANT SOCIAL PROGRAM; TWO DAY MEET, 10TH AND 11TH COLUMBIA, Feb. 29.—According to plans announced by the Colum bia chamber of Commerce here Saturday, the teachers who attend the annual convention of the South Carolina Teachers’ Association here on Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11, wilLenjoy a ple'asant social program as well as an outstanding convention array of speakers. Two of the principal events will be the reception to be given at the Governor’s mansion on Thursday afternoon, and the reception at the Jefferson Hotel on Friday evening. Numerous persons of more than state-wide prominence 'will be in the receiving lines, and the affairs are being anticipated with keen pleasure by mapy Columbians. The Richland County. Federa tion of Women’s clubs an*! the American Legion Auxiliary will have charge of the Thursday event, and the Friday evening affair will be tendered by. the central com mittee of the Parent-Teacher’s As sociation, assisted by Miss Adele Minphan, supervisor of the Colum bia public playgrounds. The Am erican Legion; John LaFitte, com mander of the Columbia post, will have charge of the transportation to be offered to the visiting teach ers. The Columbia Chamber of Com merce will again this year offer the services of its rooming directory, which will be maintained at the Columbia Township ' auditorium, convention headquarters. Here, those who desire accommodations in a private home wiy be assigned to available rooms. No advance reservations will be made for such rooms, it was announced. Doctor John DeweyNif Columbia University, New York, and Senator Tom - Connally of Texas head the l&t of speakers for the convention. Dr. Dewey will have as his subject “Education and Social betterment,”* while Senator Donally will speak on “Education and Democracy.” Other nationally-known speakers include: Dr. Bancroft Beatley, professor of secondary education at Harvard; David Lawrence, editor of the United States Daily and politi cal commentator of Washington and Ray O. Wyland, educational di rector of the Boy Scouts of Am erica. David R. Coker of Hartsville and M. A. Wright of Conway will be two South Carolinians to be featured on the program of the convention. Governor I. C. Blackwood will de liver an address on “The Place of Education in the State’s Program.” According to inquiries reaching local hotels and the chamber of commerce, this year’s convention will be well attended, as many rooms in hotels have already been reserved. The merchants of Co lumbia have made arrangements to offer unusually attractive stocks of new and seasonal merchandise to the teachers who are in Colum bia at this time. X A windowless building in Ger many serves as a studio for the production of motion pictures. txt When California Goes in for Winter Sports ■niis remarkable snow scene was photographed at Soda Springs, in the High Sierras near Lake Tahoe. The girl is Malema Jank, Europe’s woman, champion cross-country ski-er. M,iss Layton Attends Local Leaders Meet Miss Hariette B. Lstyton, assist ant State Home Demonstration Agent, was in the county last Thursday, February 25th, for the fourth Local Leaders Meeting. Miss Layton gave the lesson on “The Healthful Kitchen,” in which the following points were discussed: , 1. Lighting. 2. Ventilation. 3. Flies and Vermine. 4. Screening. 5. Disposal of waste material. 6. Removal of unnecessary art icles. A demonstration was given on cleaning silver. The following Local Leaders were present: Plum Branch, Mrs. Eugene Crawford and Mrs. S. J. King. White Town, Mrs. Ethan White and Mrs. Tillman White. Rehoboth, Mrs! E. M. Morgan, Mrs. W. R. Gilchrist and Mrs. W. P. Culbreath. Bethany, Mrs. R. H. Quarles and Miss^ Emmie Sheppard. / . Parksville, Mrs. J. M. Bussey and Mrs. Fred Bass. McCormick, Mrs. W. T. Strom and Mrs. A. J. Hendrix. Buffalo, Mrs. Lee Edmunds. 1 Fairfield, Miss Alma Young and Mrs. S. L. Long. 1X1 Alfalfa Proves Value For Hay In Piedmont McCORMICK, Feb. 27.—That al falfa properly seeded and given good care is a superior hay crop for Piedmont soils is shown in various instances reported from McCor mick farmers by E. L. Rogers, coun ty farm agent, who tells especially of the alfalfa plantings of the De la Howe School at Willington and K. Dowtin at Troy. Mr. Rogers says that many McCormick farm ers have watched the success of these and other alfalfa fields under dry weather conditions, have been surprised at the good yields, and will profit by the object lessons. The De la Howe School, Mr. Rog ers relates, had six acres of alfalfa that was badly infested with weeds dnd was apparently sod-bound. The manager followed Extension recom mendations and by use of a tractor disc 'at the proper times and a top dressing of nitrate of soda after each cutting, secured three cut- Dowtin H. D. Club Meets The Dowtin H. D. Club met Feb ruary 11, 1932, in the home of Mrs. T. J. Roberts. The meeting was called to order and the devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. T. A. Dowtin. Song — Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen. Roll call. Minutes read and approved. ' Mrs. R. L. Dowtin read an article on George Washington. The demonstration was on. The selection and place of kitch en equipment. This was discussed by Mrs. Stallworth, assisted by lo cal leaders. Many useful articles were shown and discussed. The reports 'were given to the project leaders. Refreshments were served by the hostess. All Officers Home Economics Association Wer^ Re-elected AT ANNUAL MEETING IN CO LUMBIA All officers of the Home Eco nomics Association for this year were re-elected to serve another year, at the .concluding session of the annual meeting on last Satur day. Miss Jane Ketchen, Win- throp College, President; Miss Thelma Mallard, Columbia, Vice- President; Miss Jeannette Biggs, Greenville Woman’s College, Secre tary and Treasurer, ‘ and Miss Saidee Stark, Winthrop College, Councilor. ; The meeting with an unusually large attendance was held at the ?zr7———-———Trr!!!!!rrrr m !r^ Columbia Hotel in Columbia on Rpv TT W Willtfllcpr Februar y 19th-20th'./ Seventy-five * - * A ^ 1 tajvc; attended the opening banquet, and approximately 100 were present for (The Newberry Observer.) —i The Rev. Hugh Walker Whitaker, 83, retired Methodist minister, old est in the conference both in point of age and service, died at his hoipe here Thursday after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Schumpert, the Rev. J. F. Lupo of ficiating. Interment was in Rose-< mont cemetery. Mr. Whitaker, who had been in the ministry for the past 61 years was widely known in both Carolin- as, having served many pastorates luring that period. His last charge had been at Cottageville. He was the son of the Rev. Lorenzo Whit aker of Anderson. Surviving are hig widow, former ly Miss Carry Sligh of Newberry and the following sons and daugh- After singing Farewell To Thee, -Schumpert, Mrs. the club adjourned to meet with Mrs. P. W. Roper on March 10th, at 2:30. Reporter. X Charleston Host To Mrs. Hoover CHARLESTON, Feb. 25.—Mrs. Herbert Hoover saw Charleston’s historic buildings and show places in a quick tour of the city and en virons during a brief visit here to day. The first lady of the land came here with a party of friends to board the department of commerce motorship, Sequoia, for a southern cruise. Finding three hours be tween their arrival and the time set for the ship’s departure, they devoted the time to seeing the city tourist fashion. Their first stop was the city hall to see the portrait of George Wash ington by John Trumbull, noted American painter. The portrait, the property of the city, was paint ed to commemorate Washington’s visit here in 1791. From the city hall they rode down historic Meeting street, saw many of the places here which fig ured in the early history of the col onies and then visited Magnolia and Middleton Place gardens, which annually attract thousands of visitors. Although the gardens are far from their zenith which comes lat er in the season, Mrs. Hoover and her friends still found them im- formal beauty. tings, the first good and the last two lighter because of dry weather, pressive in their the total being three tons of hay City officials conducted the tour, per acre, which was over three X times as much as from any other summer hay crop. Mr. Dowtin has three acres of second-year alfalfa in which weeds were very bad in the spring. Mr. Dowtin had his negroes pull out the weeds by hand, then he har rowed lightly and top-dressed after Monday, March 7, office, each cutting. He also averaged Tuesday, March 8, a. m. Gram- three tons per acre, one ton at each m ar School 4-H Club. ~" ~ cutting. Mr. Dowtin expected to h. D. Club, 2:30 p. m. Schedule Of Home Demonstration Work For Next Week Mt. Carmel Minnie Maddem Fiske, America’s ost famous actress, died of heart sease at 67 She had been on the age since she was three. . seed two more acres last fall, but could not get land prepared on ac count of the drought. X The quail crop this season is so acutely small that emergency measures to halt hunting have been taken in a good many reg ions. • - Wednesday, March 9, a. m. 11 Grade 4-H Club. Fairfield H. D. piub, 2:30 p. m. Thursday, March 10, <i. m. Plum Branch Jr., and Sr., 4-H Club. Dow tin H. D. Club, 2:30 p. m. Friday, March 11, Meriwether H. D. Club, 2:30 p. m. Saturday, March 12, office. O. H. Lane, H. D. and W. S. Whit aker of Newberry; E. W. Whitaker of Williston, Paul Whitaker of Bamberg, the Rev. M. B. Whitaker of Lakeland! Fla., and Lander Whitaker of Augusta, Ga. One brother, the Rev. G. R. Whitaker of Corning, Ark., also survives. 1X2 Tobacco Company Uses Cotton Cloth For Stationery WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Feb. 29. —In line with the South’s efforts to increase the use of cotton in all forms, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem, N. C., has announced that its stationery is now being made of cotton cloth. The Reynolds Company, manu facturers of Camel Cigarettes, Prince Albert smoking tobacco and other tobacco products, does a world-wide business and is one of the largest, if not the largest busi ness firm in the country to go cot ton. The cotton cloth stationery is used exactly like paper, and readi ly takes ink, typewriting and print ing. Cotton stationery used by the Reynolds Company is purchased in wholesale lots and advertises the United States’ cotton crop to business associates in all parts of the world. —: x MEDICAL OFFICER EXAMINA TIONS ANNOUNCED The United States Civil Service Commission has announced that until March 22 it will accept appli cations for positions of senior med ical officer, and associate medical officer qualified in cancer diagnosis and treatment, to fill vacancies in the United States Veterans’ Admin istration throughout the United States. The entrance salary for senior medical officer is $4,600 a year, for medical officer $3,800 a year, and for associate medical officer $3,- 200 a year. Full information may be obtain- j ed from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Ex aminers at the post office in any city which has a post office of the first or the second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. the other meetings. Miss Ketchen presided at all meetings. Miss Ketchen expressed her deep gratityde at the growth shown by the association this year. The membership now consists of Research workers, high school teachers, college teachers, super visors, extension workers, and homemakers. The inspirational part of the meeting was brought by Miss Jessie Harris, Director of the De partment of Home Economics of the University of Tennessee, who spoke twice on “What Next in Home Economics” in which mes sage she brought a challenge to the home economists of the* state, and on “The Changing Home.” Interesting reports were brought to the group on The White House Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership by Miss Bessie Harper, a member of one of the committees oh this conference, on “What is being Done fof Better Rural Housing and Village Hous ing,” by Mrs. Blanche Clark Lew- ton, of Washington, D. C., Field Representative of Better Homes in America, and on the State Confer ence on Child Care and Protection, by Dr. Lesesne Smith, South Caro lina Medical Association. The theme of the conference was “Home Economists and Their Con tribution to the Present Day Home.” Miss Ketchen urged every member to attend the national meeting in June in Atlanta. This is the first time in a number of years that the national group has met in the South, and is an oppor tunity that no home economist in South Carolina should miss. x Sales License Removed By Asheville Council Two Important Meetings Next Week For The Farmers POULTRY MEETING MARCH 3TH; FERTILIZER AND OUTLOOK MEETING MARCH 11TH ~ r—: * Two county wide farmers meet ings have been arranged for next week by County Agent E. L. Rog ers. - Poultry Meeting: Tuesday, Mar-ch 8th, 2:30 p. m. at the court house. Mr. P. H. Gooding, Extension Poul try Specialist of Clemson Coljege will be with Mr. Rogers at t&is meeting to discuss the different phases of incubating, broodifig, feeding and management of baby chicks and care of the laying flock. The latest successful practices of poultrymen anS experiment sta tions should prove beneficial to aH interested in poultry. This meet ing is as important to the owners of small back yard flocks as to the commercial poultryman. SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS MAY SELL IN CITY WITH- . " OUT $50 PERMIT COLUMBIA, Feb. 27.—Growers of South Carolina vegetables and fruits may hereafter market their produce in the city of Asheville without the necessity of paying a city license of $50.00 provided they have a certificate from the coun ty farm agent or some county of ficer that they are bona fide grow ers, says George E. Prince, chief of the Extension Service Division of Markets here. Asheville city authorities have been requiring that South Carolina truckers secure a license of $50.00 for each truck operated for sale of produce in that city. T. A. Cole agent in marketing, one of Mr. Prince’s assistants, called recently on R. W. Grigsby, city manager of Asheville, regarding the matter, and secured his promise to urge the city council of Asheville to consider a petition for removal of the res triction. Mr. Grisby has now writ ten Mr. Prince that his city coun cil has granted the petition. This will be welcome news to numerous South Carolina growers, thinks Mr. Prince, who adds that it is expected of course that South Carolina municipal authorities will give the same consideration to North Carolina growers. Fertilizer and “Outlook” Meet ing, Friday, March llth, 2:30 p. im at the court house. Mr. “Bob” Hamilton, Extension Agronomist of Clemson will lay stress on how to get the greatest amount of plant food for the least money in 1932 through commercial fertilizer; home mixing of fertil izers; home grown fertilizers and- soil improvement methods. Mr. lA . H. Ward, District Agent, will discuss the present outlook and a suggested general program rec ommended by the county agent and Agricultural Advisory Board of Mc Cormick County. Mr. Rogers thinks this will be the most important meeting to be held in* the county this year as both speakers are two of the best qualified men in the State for dis cussion of these particular lines. It is hoped that a targe crowd- will at tend these meetings. ' -x- Loan Blanks To Arrive This Week SENATOR SMITH ADVISES COUN TY AGENTS WILL RECEIVE BLANKS TJIIS WEEK Thfe Messenger Saturday receiv ed the following from Senator K D. Smith: The Secretary of Agriculture advises me that application blanks for farm loans will be forwarded to county agents «forly this week., Mr. Couch, a member of the Re construction Corporation, advised me in a conference this morning (Friday) that the corporation had made arrangements to furnish, twenty-five million dollars addi tional to the fifty million dollars already available to the Secretary of Agriculture for farm loan pur poses and that more will be made available from time to time if nec essary. The limit under my amendment is two hundred million dollars. I am urging that there be no furth er delay in making loans to farm ers. I and others are seeking have the regulations made more liberal. E. D. SMITH, U. S. Senator. Great Jurist Benjamin N Cardozo. celebrated: Chief Judge of the New York Court . of Appeals, appointed to the U. S. 1 Supreme Court to succeed Justice Holmes, is regarded by lawyers as ! one of the greatest American judge* j