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TBUS TO OUSSELVXS, OUK NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-First Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK*.. S. C. Thursday, September 22, 1932
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8 Pages — All Home Print
Number 16
Farm Women Held
District Meeting In
Anderson Saturday
thirteen members of coun
cil OF FARM WOMEN FROM
McCORMICK COUNTY
. ATTENDED
Jurors-Drawn For
October Term Court
Thirteen members of the Coun
cil of Farm Women attended the
district meeting which was held in
Anderson on Saturday, September
17th. Mrs. J. M. Bussey, president
of the McCormick council, made a
report of the work accomplished in
this county for the past year. By
request the report was restricted to
one type written pagq, therefore,
only the most * outstanding work
could be given.
Those attending from McCor
mick County, were:
Mrs. J. M. Bussey, |Mrs. Lilly
Lftfcgley, Mrs. Eugene Crawford,
Mrs. E. L. Langley, Mrs. S. J. King,
Mrs. J. A. Ridlehoover, Mrs. W.
H. Horton, Mrs, H. O. Watson, Mrs.
D. J. McAllister, Miss Alice Talbert,
Miss Lenhie .Covin, Miss Alma
Young, Miss Susie Patterson,
Misses LUra Jean and Virginia
Watson and Mrs, Nell A. Stall-
worth.
The report was as follows:
The McCormick County Council
of Farm Womfen, iriay still be in its
infancy as to age, but it is "begin
ning to feel rather grown up when
the year’s accomplishments are re
viewed and recorded, and even if
all goals were not reached we feel
that we.have grown in experience'
and accomplished some worth
while undertakings, c {
McCormick County was repre
sented ‘ .at •' District meeting at
Greenville with a report. The an
nual report, accompanied with a
: narafive, was, seht, .to District Di
rector before May i, 1932.
Our Board of Directors met in
spring and fall to plan the work of
the year. *'
County Council held a spring and
a fall meeting with a combined at
tendance of 336. j At the fall meet-
tag the club presidents read re
ports of year’s work. At the spring
meetings the eleven departmental
chairmen gave reports of work ac- |
ccBnplished. Active chairmen
were at work in each of the depart-
ments and the plan of work as pre
sented to the Council by its presi
dent at the faD meeting was splen
didly carried out as follows:
AGRICULTURE: Year-round
gardens, 204; purebred poultry, 65
flocks; thirty-seven planted wheat
for home use Urhlgh is much more
than - was planted the previous
year.
CTriZENSHlF: Sixteen sermons,
or programs given. One special
county-wide meeting held at coun
ty scat where a sermon on citiaen-
ship was preached.
EDUCATION: Supported a Marie
Cromer Scholarship of $75.00, $63.00
of which has been paid.
EXTERIOR BEAUTIFICATION:
Highways, 6 miles; school grounds,
8: church grounds, 13; homes, 200.
Shrubs valued at $45.00 wer$ pre
sented to the county by FrUitland
Nurseries. These were used on
church, school, court house, and
home grounds, each club receiv
ing its shark The county chair
man of Exterior Beautification had
charge of the distribution.
FINANCE: Annual dues tyere
Petit jurors to serve first week of
October term of court,' beginning
October 3rd, 1932, at 10 a. m., are:
Monroe Simpson
Paul D. Holloway
G. P. Furqueron
H. M. Shaw
J. W. Britt
Claude Holloway
R. T. Mayson
E. L. Hollingsworth
T. B. Goff
T. M. Henderson
John T. Wiley
J. B. Curtis i
W. A. Brough
J. W. Goff
S. E. Wilson
D. M. McGrath
T. W. Gable
Jesse R. Jennings
Gary Young
J. Bruce Walker
A. W. Witt
J. C. Brown
J. B. Smith I
B. P. Talbert
B. T. Spence
W. M. Coleman
J. W.^Corley
Oscar McLane
O. Reese Young
Nick McKinney
G. L. Sharpton
Roy Strother /
J. Ed Wiley
Joe P. Holloway
J. C. Young
G. V. Shrine
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Enjoyed Meeting Of,
Council Farm Women
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Last Saturday I had the pleasure
of attending the meeting of. the
Piedmont District of the South
Carolina Council of Farm Women,
which was held at Anderson Col
lege, with the Anderson Council as
hostess.
About 650 women full of interest
and enthusiasm in this work were
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present, and it was a treat to hear
the very splendid reports from each
county read by their presidents.
The entire day was filled up with
a very interesting program. Among
other things, addresses by Dr.
D. W. Watkins of Clemson College,
and Mrs. J. Whitman Smith, pres
ident of State Council, were splen
did and very inspiring, and I wish
every one in McCormick County
could have heard them.
Sec. of Mt. Carmel Club.
| Labor Adds Beauty
World Series Baseball Again
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South Carolina
Products Exposition
Week of October 3-8
WILL BE HELD IN CHARLESTON
AT THE FORT SUMTER HOTEL
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The schedule has been completed for baseB^H’s annual world series,
first two games to be played at Yankee stadium. New York, September 28
and 29. Anticipating the triumph of the Chicago Cubs in the National
League pennant race, the next two games are scheduled at Chicago on
I October 1 and 2. . . . Photos, show (left) Charley Grimm playing first-
;baseman manager of the Chicago Cubs and (right) Joe McCarthy, manager
! of the New York Yankees—former manager of the Cubs and the only
^manager ever to have won a league pennant in both major leagues.
Lets Contracts
Other Projects
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RE
CEIVES FEDERAL APPROVAL
(The State, of yesterday.)
1 f The American Federation of La
bor has granted a first charter to the
new Artists and Models Union, or
ganised at Chicago and electing Miss.
Bernice Argast, (above) its presi
dent. ‘ ' • :Ti
paid as follows: State dues, $10.00;
Johnson-Walker Scholarship, $3.00;
minutes, $1.00; school and church
grounds beautified, $60.00; paid
Marie'Cromer scholarship, $63.00.
HEALTH: Yeast, which was pur
chased by local Red Cross, was dis
tributed to pellegra patients. A
Baby Health Clinic was- held in
May. We were assisted in this by
local Legion Auxiliary. One rep
resentative from Board of Health,
three local nurses, and three coun
ty physicians, with assistance of
County Health Chairman and
Council members, conducted this
clinic. Seventy-one babies were
given physical" examinations.
Special drive to screen farm
homes was put on. *
LEGISLATION: Petitioned coun
ty delegation to continue Exten
sion Work in the county.
MEMBERSHIP: Old members,
210; new members, 51; junior
councils, 1; individual demonstra
tors, 1. v
MUSIC AND RECREATION:
Recreation parties, 21. One George
Washington program and party.
American music and composers
studied in 9 clubs, and preliminary
contest work done, county music
chairmen assisting agent.
Council members put on pro
gram on afternoon of Achievement
Day. Several clever playlets were
given. County music chairman
trained and directed a splendid
kitchen orchestra which furnish
ed music for the day. - This or
chestra has also played at a coun
ty-wide meeting. v
PUBLICITY: Articles in coun
ty papers, 104; other papers, 5.
RELIGION AND WELFARE: Re
lief for the unfortunate, $531.50;
Christian Seal Sale, $21.52.
Upon receiving notice df approval
yesterday morning from federal au
thorities, the state highway depart
ment let the remaining contracts
for bridge and road construction
projects in South Carolina which
are to be financed with federal un
employment relief funds, Charles H.
Moorefield, chief engineer for the
department, announced.
These prefects, with the several
for which contracts were awarded
following the meeting of the high
way commission last week/are to be
completed at a cost of approxi
mately $1,500,000. Bids for other
projects costing about $1,000,000,
also to be paid for with federal aid,
are to be received before October
and contracts for several of these
are to be let before November, it
was announced.
• List of Awards
A complete list of the awards is
as follows
Chester county: The bituminous
surfacing of 9.445 miles of route,No.
5 from York county line to Fort
Lawn, $65,581.77; Boyle Road and
Bridge company, Sumter.
Clarendon - Florence counties:
The bituminous surfacing of 21.645
miles of route No. 4 from intersec
tion with Route 26 north of Man
ning to the present bituminous sur
facing in Olanta, Boyle Road and
Bridge company, Sumter, $132,782.-
67.
Union - Cherokee counties: The
bituminous surfacing of 12.662 miles
of Route 11 between Jonesville and
the present pavement north of
Gaffney; R. B. Tyler company.
Louisville, Ky., $71,130.90.
Edgefield county: The bitumin
ous surfacing of 6.471 miles of
Route 39 between Edgefield city
limits and Johnston city limits;
Boyle Road and Bridge company,
$45,187.81.
McCormick - Abbeville counties:
The bituminous surfacing of 19.18
miles of Route 20 from Route 7
south of Abbeville to Route 10 north
of McCormick; Hooper Construction
company, Bunnell, Fla., $199,288 51.
Union-Newberry counties: The
bituminous surfacing of 15.754 miles
of Route 176 between Union and
Whitmire; R. B. Tyler company,
Louisville, Ky., $84,242.51.
Williamsburg county: The bit
uminous surfacing of 23.224 miles
of Route 26 between Andrews and
Kingstree, and 16.951 miles from
Andrews to Bryan’s Cross south of
Black river and 6.273 miles from
Kingstree to Bryan’s Cross roads
south of Black river, L. M. Gray,
Gainesville, Fla., $160,146.76.
Jasper county: The bituminous
surfacing of 11.932 miles of Route
33 from the Hampton county line to
Tillman; C. G. Fuller, Barnwell;
$81,435.45.
Kershaw-Lee counties: The bit
uminous surfacing of 20.3 miles of
Route 34 from the intersection of
United States Route No. 1 near
Camden to Bishopville; C. G. Fuller,
Barnwell, $152,778.47.
Bamberg - Orangeburg counties:
The bituminous surfacing of 14.359
miles of Route 33 from end of pave
ment near Orangeburg to end of
pavement at Bamberg; C. G. Fuller,
$119,174.82.
Chesterfield county: The bitum
inous surfacing of 10.327 miles of
Route 601 from the intersection of
United States route Nos. 1 and doi
near Cheraw to the Darlington
county line; Boyle Road and Bridge
company, Sumter, $51,547.49.
Chesterfield county: The bitum
inous surfacing of 16 miles of Route
Nb. 9 from the end of the pave
ment west of Chesterfield to a
point west of Pageland; Boyle Road
and Bridge company, $82,193.01.
Greenwood-Newberry counties:
The construction of 20.876 miles of
top soil surfacing on Route 22 be
tween Ninety-Six and the intersec
tion with Route 10 near Silver
Street; L. D. Law Construction
company, Gainesville, Fla., $137,-
632.13.
Bridge Work .
Kershaw county: The construc
tion of a, 200-foot reinfdfced con
crete bridge ov6r Big Pine creek on
Route 34 between Bishopville and
Camden; C. D. Fulmer, Leesville,
$10,729.52.
Orangeburg - Bamberg counties:
The construction of two 300-foot
reinforced concrete bridges in
South Edisto river swamp and the
widening of two existing concrete
bridges on Route 33 between Bam
berg and Orangeburg; Rickenback-
2r Construction company, Union,
$31,036.31.
Union-Cherokee counties: Th:
construction of a reinforced con
crete and steel bridge over Pacolet
river and a reinforced bridge over
Thicketty creek on Route 1 between
Jonesville and Gaffney; C. Y.
Thomason, Greenwood, $97,310.20.
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Mrs. Jennings
Goes To New York
COLUMBIA, Sept. 17.—Mrs. L. H
Jennings of Columbia, national
democratic executive committee-
woman left yesterday for New York
to serve in the women’s activities
division of the national committee.
Mrs. Jennings was called tc
New York by Nellie Tayloe Ross
women’s vice-chairman of the na
tional committee. She will remair
at the New York headquarters un
til the November election.
Claud N. Sapp, state chairman,
said the work of Mrs. Jennings in
organization among women in the
democratic campaign four years
ago had come to the attention of
party leaders and they were so.
pleased with it that they asked her
to serve this year at the national I
headquarters. . j
White Town H.
D. Club Meets
The impressive variety and qual
ity of articles made in the Palmetto
State will be a revelation to those
who attend the South Carolina Pro
ducts Exposition which is to be
held in Charleston the week of Oc
tober 3-8, at the Fort Sumter Hotel.
Sponsored by The News & Cour
ier, endorsed by Governor I. C.
Blackwood, and receiving the
hearty co-operation of civic organ
izations throughout the state, the
event promises to be one of unusuol
interest, coming at a time when
South Carolinians are being urged
to lift their state out of the de
pression by patronizing home in
dustries and businesses.
The Exposition will be enlivened
by various features that will }' ,Qlv
make the event a gala one. The
products are to be displayed at
the Fort Sumter Hotel, overlooking
the harbor and Atlantic ocean.
Band music will be rendered on the
battery adjoining the hotel
grounds. Motor boat racing and
water sports are planned. A fash
ion review each evening) under the
auspices of the Junior League w.ill
display the newest styles, colors and
materials with emphasis on such
ready-to-wear as has been pro
duced in part or in whole in South
Carolina. The merchants of the
city will display South Carolina
products throughout the week and
attractive prices on these goods will
be offered.
South Carolinians do not realize
that many articles in every day use
are produced and manufactured in
their own state.. This fact will be.
brought home convincingly to them
as they view an amazing variety of
exhibits such as fine printed cloths,
hosiery, shirts, handkerchiefs, tow
els, women’s dresses, wall cleaning
materials, antiseptics, statuary,
canned fruit and vegetables, cheese,
butter, toys, window shades, drap
eries, bed spreads, mattresses,
paints and varnishes, asbestos pro
ducts, bagging for wrapping cotton,
novelty and bedroom furniture,
chairs, and numerous other goods.
The City of Charleston, manu
facturers of the state, chambers of
commerce, luncheon clubs, and
other civic agfencies are according
the Exposition their enthusiastic
support, appreciating the fact that
it will be of edueational value and
of economic importance to the
public.
The federal government, through
the (Charleston district office of the
U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, is to participate
in the Exposition. Hotels of Char
leston hdve announced special rates
to accommodate visitors, many oi
whom are expected here from all
parts of South Carolina.
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August Exports,
Imports Higher
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Both
exports and imports increased in
August and gave the United States
a favorable trade balancS of $18,-.
000,000 to compare with an unfav
orable balance of $1,871,000 in the
same month of 1931.
The Commerce department an
nounced August exports totaled
$109,000,000 as compared with $106,-
842,000 in July, and $114,259,000 in
June. Imports increased to $91,-
000,000 from $79,420,000 in July. In
June they stood at $110,200,000. In
August of last year exports were
valued at $164,808,000 and imports
at $166,679,000.
For the eight months of the
year exports were valued at $1,-
056,769,000 and imports at $917,-
105,000. The exports for the eight
months were $604,778,000 less than
for the same months of 1931 and
the imports $531,185,000 less.
The increase in exports in Au
gust as compared with the previous
months was due to a gain in cot
ton which totaled $18,112,608 as
compared with $15,85o,uo0 in July.
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Even a suggestion of blue laws
make some folks see red.
The White Town H. D. Club held
its monthly meeting on September
16th at the home of Mrs. L. W.
Ridlehoover with nine members
and one visitor present.
The devotional was conducted by
the president.
The club was re-organized, the
following officers being elected:
President—Mrs. E. R. White.
Vice-President—Mrs. H. M. Free
land.
Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. R.
T. White.
Local Leaders—Mesdames R. T.
White and Harry Reams.
Club chairmen were appointed
for the eleven departments.
Club business—Mrs. Stallworth. 1
We were very glad at this time to
have with us Miss McMaster, healtli
nurse on T. B., who gave us a most
helpful talk on symptoms and pre
ventions of this disease. She an
nounced a class on “How to care
for and make comfortable the T. B.
patient.”
These series of demonstrations
will begin on Tuesday of this week
in the school building at Plum
Branch and then on Friday after
noon, the hours being from 3 to
4:30 o’clock.
Miss McMaster expects to be in
the county for two weeks. As ev
erybody is invited to these classes,
much good is expected from them.
At this time I wish to mention
the H. D. recreation party given
Friday night, September 16th, at
the White Town school house. A
good number was present and ev
eryone seemed to enjoy the games
led by Mrs. Stqllworth.
GENEVA RIDLEHOOVER,
' Reporter^
Welfare Agents
Of Nation Ready
To Latinch Work
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Lead
ers in the country’s welfare work
returned homeward Friday, mobil
ized nationally for an autumn drive
for funds to meet the winter's re
lief needs.
Twenty-nine social service or
ganizations were in the mobiliza
tion directed by Newton D. Baker,
former war secretary. Representa
tives of all in conference Thursday
had received President Hoover's
charge that “no man, woman Or
child shall go hungry or unshelter
ed” during the cold months.
Baker told the relief agencies,
organized-^^der the. National citi
zens’ committee of the welfare-and’
relief mobilization which he heads.,
that to public relief aids “must be
added a devotion of every private
resource.”
Atlee Pomerene, chairman of the
Reconstruction Corporation, which
is handling a $300,000,000 federal
relief fund, said “the ultimate res
ponsibility for furnishing relief
and work relief to people in dis
tress does and should rest with the
states, the political subdivisions of
the states and the municipalities.”
The committee sets October 17 to
November 28 for its campaign to
raise relief funds. The national
conference members will conduct
an informative campaign to stimu
late local communities ?n attacking
heir relief problems. s
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Over the phone from Reno, Fay
Webb Vallee. learned that she still •
loved her “Vagabond Lover” hus- *
band and radio crooner so they long- :
distantly kissed and made up. “Just ,
a foolish quarrel and so senseless."’ ’
says Fay. , . >