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csscuncJ* X THUS TO OURSELVjGS» OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirtieth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, May 19, 1932 8 Pages — All Home Print Number 50 McCormick County Organizes Child* Welfare Association In accordance with plans formu lated by President Hoover’s White Hoose Conference held in Wash ington recently to aid the under- privilege child, a group of citizens representing all sections of McCor mick County met in the" Court Hoose last Friday afternoon and perfected an organization known as the McCormick County Child Wel fare Association, with Rev. E. F. Gettys, President, Mrs. Af J. Hend rix, Secretary, Dr. C. K. Epting, Publicity Officer, with the follow ing committees to assist in making a general survey and report on con ditions as they are found in their respective communities: Committee on Public Service and Administration—Mrs. Nell A. Stall- worth, Chairman, Dr. Garnette Ttrten, Mrs. Ida Black, Mrs. Marion Winn, Rev. Leon T. Pressly, Mr. E. I*. Rogers and Mrs. W. M. Rowland. Committee on Education and Training—Mrs. C. H. Huguley, Chairman, Mrs. L. V. Mayer, Mrs. 1*. Lu Hester, Miss Alice Talbert and Annie Lou Morgan. Committee on The Handicapped dtibs—Mrs. J. B. Branch, Chair man, Mrs.*' W. H. Ryan, Mrs. J. M. Miss Ellen Morrah Died Yesterday FUNERAL AT LOWER LONG CANE AT 11 O’CLOCK TODAY Miss Ellen Morrah died at the home of her brother, Hon. W. D. Morrah, of the Bellvue community, with whom she had made her home for a number of years, at 7 o’clock yesterday morning. She had been in bad health several years, but seriously ill only about a week be fore her death. She was 69 years of age and a life long- member of Lower Long .Cane A. R. P. Church, and was a Christian lady of many noble traits that endeared her to all who know her. She was a daughter of the late Mr. David Morrah and Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Morrah, and ?s survived by two brothers, Mr. S. P. Morrah and Hon. W. D. Morrah of the Bellvue community. Funeral services will be conduct ed at Lower Long Cane Church this morning at 11 o’clock by her pastor, the Rev. W. C. Kerr, assist ed by the Rev. Leon T. Pressly, pas tor of McCormick A. R. P. Church, and interment in the church ceme tery. G. P. McCain’s service in charge. X Hemminger, Mrs T. A. Dowtin and South CaroHna Crops As Of May 1,1932 JDr. C. K. Epting. It was pointed out at this meet- bag that while there were nd funds available at this time for this par~ ticular work, there Was some pos sibility of Congress appropriating to establish child health and care of the under priv- child throughout the coun- try. In case Congress appropriated money for this purpose, McCormick Comity through an organization of tUs kind would be in better posi tion to obtain their allotment. The meetings of t^e association axe to be held quarterly, the time andl place, to be designated by the president of the association. - ^ \ Return Home COLUMBIA, May 11.—Dry weath er during April retarded germina tion and plant growth and the con dition Of South Carolina crops on May 1 was below average. The condition of 70 per cent for wheat indicates a yield of 9:5 bush els per acre and a total crop of about 560,000 bushels. The con- indicates a crop of 58,060 bushels which compart* With 7MO0 burfi- eis harvested in Oats are reported at 69' per cent compared with 79 per cent last year and a - five-year average 09 79 per cettt. Correspondents esti- Mrs. W. C. Reedy and family of ’Henderson, N. C., Rev. and Mrs. H. .mate T6 per cent of this year’s acre- iynw»jg Dendy, of Cairo, Ga., and ag£ faXi-ScMm and 94 per cent Mr. and Mrs. Wistar Harmon df McCormick have all returned to tfcrfr respective homes after corn ing here last week to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. May Harris Hill. Mrs. T. Woody Evans, Roanoke, Va., will remain here spring-sown. Hay stocks on farms are esti mated at 50,060 tons compared with 28,000 last year and a five- year average of 34,000 tons. The condition Of peaches at 50 per cent indicates a crop of 1,078,- two weeks with her father, Mr. 000 bushels. Last year the May 1 C. A. Haigter-—Abbeville Press and condition was 79 per cent and the Banner of Monday. — m- Card Of Thanks •To our kind friends, neighbors loved ones, we wish to express our appreciation and gratitude for 3ent ] ast y. 2ar an d the average May their thoughtfulness of us at the j condition of 78 per cent. final estimate 1,784,000 bushels. The condition of tame hay and pastures at 80 per cent and 65 per cent, respectively, are about 20 per cent below usual. The Irish Potato condition of 60 per cent compares with 82 per death of our infant daughter, Mary Jacquelin. May God’s richest blessing be with each of you. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Rush. X Heir to Billion if i «• tm Y- 7 The supply of Farm Labor is re ported at 60 per cent greater i,han the demand. A year ago the sup ply was 44 per cent above demand. FRANK O. BLACK, Agricultural Statistician. txt Plan Finals At De la Howe School COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES MAY 29TH AND 30TH PROGRAM MRS. CHARLES H. FOOSHE —Presents— PIANO PUPILS IN RECITAL AT McCORMICK HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, MAY 20, 1932, 8:15 P. M. Tripping Over the Lawn Rand EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD, EUNICE RUSH AND NELL FOOSHE Airy Fairies Spaulding ^ CORNELIA CAMPBELL Minuet in G Beethoven SARAH LOU WIDEMAN Little Boy Blue March _* Englemann EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD AND NELL FOOSHE Star of the Sea Kennedy ' MARY ELIZABETH GILES Iris * Renard ' NELL FOOSHE Little Haymakers Smallwood EUNICE RUSH AND MARY ELIZABETH GILES Sailor Boy’s Dream Le Hache EFFIE LEE CRAWFORD In the Dell Waddington EUNICE RUSH Sylvan Sprites Englemann Alice Lee Wells, Sarah Lou Wideman and Elizabeth Deason Silver Nymph Heins REBECCA DRUCKER Love Dreams Brown ELIZABETH DEASON Song of the Bathers Wach , ALICE LEE WELLS Postillion D’Amour Behr ALMA FAULKNER AND MARY SUE COLEMAN Music Among the. Pines Wyman MATILDA WILLIAMS Marche De Concert -— Wollenhaupt LILLIAN TUTEN Concert Polka Lansing HELEN CRAWFORD, ALMA FAULKNER AND EULA CAUDLE Marche Hongroise Kowalski MARY SUE COLEMAN In a Rose Garden 3wing LILLIAN TUTEN AND MATILDA WILLIAMS Shower of Stars Wach ALMA FAULKNER Last Hope - Gottschaik LILLIAN TUTEN Qui Vive — Danz MARY 'SUE COLEMAN AND REBECCA DRUCKER Cake Making Demonstration Here Monday, May 23 AT HOME OF MRS. H. C. WALK ER AT 2 O’CLOCK P. M. UNDER AUSPICES OF McCORMICK H. D. CLUB dition on May 1 last year was 80 cent and the final crattun* Hungarian Concert Polka Alfoldy HELEH CRAWFbRD per 689,000 bushels. , .. ^ _ The rye condition of per cedC tfdfka De Concerf ■- Bartlett EULA CAUDLE March Processional __ r Rathbun EULA CAUDLE AND HELEN CRAWFORD PROGRAM lOttLE AND FLAG PRESENTATION TO McCORMICK HIGH SCHOOL McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1932, AT 3:30 P.M. CALHOUN COUNCIL NO. 179, J. O. U. A. M. Song, “America” : School and Audience Invocation 1 Rev. Leon T. Pressly Song, “Onward Christian Soldiers” School and Audience Presentation of Bible Hon. Leon W. Harris Acceptance of Bible Dr. D. V. Cason Music Miss Collins Evolution of Old Glory and Presentation of Flag *_ Hon. George Belle Timmerman Acceptance of Flag Prof. H. H. Shiflet Song, “Star Spangled Banner” School and Audience Benediction Rev. W. S. Henry Subscriptions For Victory Campaign WILL BE TAKEN BY THE MES SENGER AND FORWARDED TO HEADQUARTERS. LIST TO BE PUBLISHED REGULARLY mm ti • Ml John D. Rockefeller, Third, grand son of the oil magnate, as he appeared in court where he served as juror in •a petty larceny case. Commencement exercises of the De la Howe State School at Mc Cormick will be held at the school on May 29th and 30th, it was an nounced Saturday by Rev. E. F. Gettys, acting superintendent. The graduating class is made up of five girls and four boys and is the seventh and largest class to graduate in the history of the school. Rev. C. T. Squires of Greenville, will preach the baccalaureate ser mon Sunday afternoon May 29th and Monday morning May 30 the address to graduates will be deliv ered by Mr. Fred D. West of Abbe ville. “Open House” will be ob served on this day and friends of the school are given a cordial in vitation to be present. The Messenger is accepting sub- ; scriptions to the Victory Campaign ; of the Democratic party, the money j collected to be used in electing a ! Democratic president this year and ! Democratic candidates to congress, j Names of those making dona tions, with the amount subscribed, will be printed by The Messenger at intervals . Checks or money orders should be made payable ic Senator R. M. Cooper, Jr., secretary and treasurer, who is in active charge of the campaign in Carolina. All donations forwarded to him at the Columbia headquarters, where a detailed rec ord of subscribers and the amount given will be kept. All state and national Demo cratic leaders are enthusiastically behind the Victory Campaign. Nev er before, they declare, have pros pects of electing a president and controlling the national congress been brighter. “While Democrats are assured of victory in South Carolina,” Gov. South will ce Ibra C. Blackwood said, “this does not relieve members of the party in this state of their duty of con tributing their share of the fund needed for national success and the consequent benefits to the people of this state. Some of these states i will have to be won over to the i Democratic banner this fall if the party is to be successful national- ; ly. And, it will take organization to bring this about and organiza tion requires funds. While dis tressing economic conditions pre vent many from giving, others can and will donate their full share.” John W. Davis, Democratic presi dential nominee in 1924, is nation al chairman of the campaign. Democratic leaders in every state are contributing their efforts tow ard its success. X There will be a demonstration on cake making on Monday after noon, May 23, at 2 o’clock, in the home of Mrs. H. C. Walker, Mc Cormick. .. This demonstration will be given by Miss Mary Ellen Eaves, Home Demonstration' Agent of Green wood County. Miss Eaves has re cently received her degree in Home Economics at George Peabody Col lege, Nashville, Tenn., and comes to this state from Charlotte, N. C., where she held the position of Home Economics teacher in the city schools. Miss Eaves will make angel food cake and also give a demonstration on pastry making. This meeting will be under the auspices of the Home Demonstra tion club of McCormick, and will take the place of the regular monthly meeting of this club. All H. D. club members of McCormick County and any others interested in the demonstration work are in vited to be present. MRS. A. J. HENDRIX, President. MRS. NELL A. STALLWORTH, Home Demonstration Agent. X Executive Committee To Meet Soon Democratic Executive Commit teemen from the various precincts in the county are: Mt. Carmel, H. O. Watson. Willington. W. D. Morrah. Bordeaux, J. B. Harmon. Young’s, E. C. Young. Clatworthy’s, E. H. Hanvey. McCormick, No. 1, T. E. Deason. McCormick. No. 2, T. L. Edmunds. Lyon’s, C. L. Williams. Talbert’s, J. C. Kennedy. Liberty Hill, W. E. Sheppard, Sr. Rehoboth, J. P. Talbert. Plum Branch, L. W. Lyon. White Town, L. W. Ridlehoover. Parksville, W. P. Parks. Clarks Hill, Thos. Meriwether. Bell’s Store, T. B. Bell. Modoc, M. M. Marshall. A meeting of the Executive Com mittee will be called following the State convention. Each commijtV teeman will be notified by letter. J. O. PATTERSON, Secretary. I-r Meriwether-CIarks Hill Club Meets V Plum Branch H. D. Club Meets The Plum Branch H. D. Club held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon, May 4th, in the home of Mrs. Lillie Langley. Our president, Mrs. Collier, ap pointed Miss Irene Langley to ar range the program Xor^tlajs n»tetir ing. Her topic was “Tfre care and training of children.” After the devotional exercises, very interest ing readings were given by Mes- dames Crawford and Rice, along the line of child training. Mrs. Stallworth then talked to us about Achievement Day. Each club in the county is to furnish a part of the entertainment on this day which will be the latter part of June in McCormick. Plans for a music memory con test were also discussed. At the close of the meeting deli cious refreshments were served by the hostess. Club Reporter. Sweet Potato Outlook Is Not Discouraging While Card Of Thanks Through The Messenger we wish to express our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors and loved ones for their many acts of kindness shown us during our trouble with the mad dog bite, and the illness of my wife. I feel assured that a star has been added to each one’s crown. May God bless each one of you. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Brock, and Family. CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 7.— the price of sweet potatoes is low as compared with the aver age price for the last 10 years, it is j relatively high as compared with the pre-war price of this crop says O. M. Clark, extension econ omist, discussing the present out look for sweet potatoes. The aver age price to South Carolina pro ducers on April 15 was 73 cents a bushel, which though only about 60 per cent of the average price foi the previous 10 years is about tin same as the pre war price, Mr Clark explains. Growers of sweet potatoes report ed intention to plant an acreage about 15 per cent great :r than cha of last year. Allowing for the us ual inability to carry out intentions, the average probably will be about six or seven per cent greater than that har fasted in 1931. The acre age will likely be about the same or somewhat less than the average for the last five years. The increase, Mr. Clark thinks, will be largely in plantings for home use as the acreage in the commercial sweet potato area of the South Atlantic states will prob ably be reduced. The acreage of Irish potatoes in the surplus late Irish potato states, the crop with which our commercial sweet pota toes compete, is expected to be ap- j proximately the same as that of last year. j A very interesting meeting of the Meriwether-CIarks Hili H. D. Club was held Friday, May 13th, in the school building, seven members and two visitors being present. Since Mrs. Stallworth could not attend, it would have been ‘ Hamlet With out Hamlet,” had not Miss Frances Rush, a visitor, proven to be a splendid understudy. Mrs. Cobb presided, reading an. inspirational scripture and offering a heartfelt prayer. Mrs. J. M. Rich read the min utes, and roll cal) was responded to by observations relative to kitch en efficiency and comfort. After much'' discussion pro and con,' it'^was decided to hold the flower show, an annual spring all- the-clubs-participating affair at Mrs. L. H. Bunch’s on June 10th, so aR’ clubs please take note, and urge the flowers to bloom, that it muy be a worthy show, and then come. A warm welcome awaits all. Details were worked out for participation in the meeting to be held in McCormick June 26th. The n«me of this day eludes us, but it has a long, big high sounding name, and promises some grand entertainment with unique features worthy of that name. Our fea ture will be “revelations.” Bet ter come! Several amusing brain-teasing games were enjoyed, after which delightful refreshments were serv ed by Mesdames W. E. Keller and R. A. Cobb. Club Reporter. x tm Former President Cooltdge mo tored down to Connecticut the other day and caught a dozen brook trout like the one he’s holding.