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TO OURSELVES, OUR: NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-First Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, October 13, 1932 8 Pages — All Home Print |
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Number 19
Plan Collateralizing
Government Crop
.Loans Is Explained
Mr. J. L. Calhoun, field inspector
for McCormick County, for the
Crop Production Loan Office, h a s
handed us the following statement
sent out from Washington. '
y Mr. Calhoun w ishes it*thorough
ly understood by the borrowers in
McCormick County who take ad
vantage of this plan of collateraliz
ing their loans that this does not
mean that the borrower is selling
his cotton to the government for
9 1-2 cents, nor does it mean that
the government is accepting pay
ment or* his debt on this b a sis, and
^hen the cotton is finally sold if it
does not bring enough to pay the
borrower’s note in full the balance
will remain an obligation of the
^borrower.
The statement is as follows:
“At the request of a large num
ber of Senators and Congressmen,
co-operative associations, and indi
viduals in the cotton growing
states, the Secretary of Agricul
ture h a s agreed to liberalize the
terms of the Crop Production Loans
in these states for the relief of the
distressed cotton farmers. The
plan will ease the burden of re
payment of such loans and should
result in improving the cotton
market.
“The purpose of this plan is to
encourage the storage of cotton, re
lieve the pressure on the market,
and assist the farmers, to care for
their families, during the coihing
winter. This action is also t a ken
in furtherance of the efforts of the
Administration to aid the farmers
■ of the country. *
“Cotton will be accepted as col-
lateral for crop production loans of
ISirtNBRrunpaid balances on loans
made priorHo 1932 on the basis of
9 1-2 cents per pound middling, 7-8
inch. Borrowers who wish to take
adv a ntage of the collateral plan
wlH be required, to deliver their
cotton to the Cotton Co-operative
Associations or to Federal Bonded
Warehouses. When delivered to
the latter, cotton must be insured
and warehouse receipts will be re
quired to be delivered to authoriz
ed field agents of the Secretary or
to the Regional Collection office on
sufficient cotton to collateralize
the loan at the price above men
tioned rather than on the quantity
required a t current market prices.
“Differentials will be prepared to
provide premiums for staple'longer
than 7-8 inch and grades better
than middling and likewise dis
counts for short staple and lower
grades. All cotton deposited as col
lateral must be graded by Federal
licensed classers.
“When cotton is stored as col
lateral a n agreement must be
signed by the borrower whereby
he reserves the right of selling such
cotton at any time prior to March
1933 and authorizes the Secre-
Lry to sell same in his discretion
Glorious Heroine
^ Sarah McCloskey, 8 years old. and
weighing only 40 pounds, afflicted
with infantile paralysis since a baby,
presented herself at the Camden
(N. J.) Health Department, offering
t pint of her blood that an infantile
«erum might be made. Deemed safe
*o her welfare by the physicians, the
*£ans tudori- wii.made..
State Fair Opens
Next Monday
COLUMBIA, Oct. 11.—Paul V.
Moore, Secretary 'of the South
Carolina State Fair, is urging visi
tors to stay„over night for several
reasons, one of which is to see the
magnificent out of doors Revue
that has been arranged for each
evening of the Fair. Last year the
Fair brought a great musical ex
travaganza to Columbia to be pre
sented nightly in front of the
Grandstand, and the show made
such a whale of a hit that a sim
ilar Revue was booked for this
year, which Mr. Moore knows will
be larger and better than last
year’s, though the 1931 Sensations
was top-notch. Another reason,
Mr. Moore wants the people to
stay over, is so they can have more
time to see the splendid exhibits
that have been assembled from all
sections of the State.
The Carolina-Clemson game at
noon Thursday tops the athletic
bill, but a high school game Friday
afternoon between New Brookland-
Cayce and Sumter, and a Horse
Show Wednesday and Friday morn
ings are outstanding added attrac
tions.
Mr. Moore believer in urging the
people of the State to join the mer
ry throng in Columbia, October 17-
22 inclusive.
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Mr. John Bowick
Died Sunday
County Council
Of Farm Women
Hold Meeting
LARGE NUMBER OF COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND VISITORS
PRESENT
I.
Mr. John Bowick died at his
home in the # Red Row section of
any time” subsequent To”''that McCormick County at 11 o’clock last
tc • Sunday morning, after an illness of
Warehouse receipts will be re-| ^vcral days. He was 70 years of
qqred on sufficient cotton to cov-; 8 & c and a member of Buffalo Bap
er the amount of the loan toge- j t l ^ t , Chur _ ch J.
ther with storage and insurance
He is survived by his wife and
ciuirges a nd any advance which three sons - ^ Ies * r ®- *J oe ’ . ® dd and
mftv be made for picking and gin- Perr y Bowick of McCormick; and
ning expenses. When the cotton lwo daughters, Mrs. J. W. Shanno i
is finally sold the borrower will be °, f McCormick, and Mrs. J. W.
<robed with the proceeds of the Reynolds of Honea Path,
fale. In the event that the proceeds Funeral services were conducted
of sales are more than sufficient the home at 2 o clock Monday
to pay the loan and the interest, afternoon by Dr. D. V. Cason, pas-
ihe balance will be refunded. tor of McCormick Baptist Church,
“Tbe above plan will permit far- and interment made in the Wide-
nert to fully collateralize their man cemetery.
Jo-ns from the Secretary and at the G - p - McCain’s service in charge.
*;uiie time permit them to dispose X
«»* 1 » nce of thelr crops ‘ or 2,435 Bales Ginned
cadi.
The McCormick County Council
of Farm Women held its fall meet
ing at Bethany Church on Satur
day, October 8th, with a large
number of council members and
visitors present. Dr. D. V. Cason
opened the meeting with devotion
al, and as pastor of the church,
welcomed the audience to Bethany
with a few well chosen remarks
and a short talk. Mrs. C. L. Will
iams, as president of the Bethany
club, gave a most cordial welcome
to all. Mrs. C. H. Huguley res
ponded to this in her usual graci
ous manner. At this time Miss
Amelia Wideman favored the audi
ence with the song “Look For The
Silver Lining.”
The yearly club reports which
were read in the morning showed
much work done in each depart
ment of the County Council. Four
teen out of sixteen clubs’ reports
were read. This year much inter
est centered around the presenta
tion of the gavel to the club which
had dene the best club work. Last
ytar the gavel was won by Beth
any club; this year Mt Carmel
carried off the honor with Rehc-
both club coming second.
The main address of the morn
ing was made by A. H. Ward, Dis
trict Agent, Aiken. Mr t Ward talk
ed on Taxation, using chart illus
trations to show just how the
state’s money is spent. This talk
was most instructive and clear.
Rev. Leon T. Pressly, who for
three years has favored us by ap
pearing on our " County Council
program, was again with us and
led the afternoon devotional. His
presence is always a benediction
and his message did not fail to
again inspire one to try to live a
more abundant life.
Theo Vaughan, Assistant State
Boys’ Club Agent, Clemson College,
was on the afternoon program, and
entertained the audience with a
most interesting talk on Recrea
tion in the Home and Community.
Mrs. J. Wesley Welbome, Pied
mont District Director, talked on
County Council work and set high
er goals for this council to work
for.
Mrs. Nell A. Stallworth, Home
Demonstration Agent, gave an out
line for her Plan of Work for the
New Year, and Mes. J. M. Bussey
County Council President, present
ed the Plan of Work for the Coun
cil.
Mrs. T. A. Dowtin, who was the
voting delegate at the State Coun
cil meeting, was sick and could not
read her report of the Shoit
Course, and this was read by Mrs.
P. W. Roper, member of Dowtin
Club. ,
Miss Amelia Wideman was again
on the afternoon program. This
lime she sang “Smiling Through.”
This is the second Council Program
on which Miss Wideman has ap
peared, and again and again she
shall be wanted, for as someone
safys, her voice grows even more
sweet each time she sings.
During the business hour Mrs. y.
O. Watson was elected the voting
delegate at the State Short
Course next year. An invitation
Organize To Raise
Democratic Funds
CHAIRMEN APPOINTED FOR
VARIOUS PRECINCTS OVER
COUNTY
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Hon. J. J. Dorn, who was recently
appointed financial director for
McCormick County to raise funds
for the Democratic party, called a
meeting at the court house Mon
day afternoon, at which Mrs. A. C.
Earnhardt was made president of
che comity campaign committee
and Mr. J. O. Patterson secretary.
Chairmen were then appointed
for the various precincts of the
county with authority to appoint
as many as they desire to help with
the work. The campaign closes
on Saturday, October 22nd. The
chairmen are:
McCormick, Mrs. J. J. Dorn.
Plum Branch, Mrs. J. L. Bracknell
Parksville, Mr. J. ?. Brunson.
Modoc, Mrs. G. E. Dukes.
Clarks Hill, Mrs. L. C. Rich.
Meriwether, Mrs. W. H. Ryan.
White Town, Mrs. E. R. White.
Rchoboth, Mrs. J. P. Talbert.
Bordeaux, Mrs. W. G. Mitchell.
Willington, Mrs. W. H. McNair.
Mt. Carmel. Mrs. W. H. Korton
Young’s, Mrs. Jack Gable.
Clatworthy’s Cross Roads, Miss
Mary McComb.
Lyon’s, Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth,
Jr.
Talbert’s, Hon. T. A. DowTin.
Bethany, Mrs. E. L. Hollings
worth, Sr.
Bell s Store, Mrs. G. D. Bell.
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Ann Carter Chapter,
U. D. C. Meets With
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Airs. C. C. Patterson
Virginia Memorial
Here is the beautiful memorial to
her world war dead which Virginia
will dedicate on October 15. It is a
carillon with 66 bells which will ring
out for the first time in dedication, as
General Pershing, all V’irginia world-
war commanders and other distin
guished guests attend. It is located at
Richmond, Va.
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Demonstrations On
Mr. White’s Farm
The Ann Carter Chapter, U. D C.;
met Thursday afternoon, October
6th, at the home of Mrs. G. C. Par-
terson. The president, Mrs. A. J.
Hendrix, presided.
The meeting opened with song
and roll call. Splendid reports were
given by various committees and
officers were elected for the en
suing year. Mrs. Hendrix then
turned the meeting over to the his
torian, Mrs. J. E. Britt. Mrs. Britt
presented the following program:
Reading, by Mrs. J. E. Bradley,
of John C. Calhoun’s famous
speech before the Senate in 1850.
Mrs. Herbert Coleman read a
sketch of how the slaves were re
garded by the white men.
Mrs. J. S. Strom related the facts
of the reconstruction.
After singing “Old Black Joe,” in
concert, the meeting was turned
over to the hostess, who, assisted by
her sister, Mrs. Leon Traylor, serv
ed a delicious salad course with
^coffee.
MRS. R. G. KILLINGSWORTH,
Reporter.
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Old Fashioned
Quilting Party
One of the most enjoyable events
of recent months took place last
Friday when the members of the
W. M. U. of Plum Branch Baptist
Church met in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Rearden to have an old
time quilting.
At a previous meeting the W. M.
U. decided to give a quilt to Connie
Maxwell Orphanage and each
was extended to the Council to 1 mem b e r was asked to give a square,
meet with the Buffalo, Dowtin and when the ladies met to join the
McCormick clubs as joint hostesses quUt t hey found that enough
next spring. The invitation was S q Uare s had been sent in to make
accepted. The meeting will oe tw0 q U iits instead of one.
held at Buffalo Church.
District Forester H. Y. Forsythe
of Aiken, is engaged at the present
time in lecating an area Sipon a
farm in McCormick County where
demonstrations in the utilization of
forest lands on lands%unfit for ag
riculture may be carried on this
fall in co-operation with County
Agent E. L. Rogers and the Exten
sion Service.
According'to Mr. Forsythe, dem
onstrations will be made in Tree
Planting, Thinning Practice, Im
provement Cutting and Fire Break
.Construction and announcements
as to the program and date of the
meeting will be made through the
County Agriculture Agent shortly
befor^ each demonstration. Far
mers attending this demonstration
will be given the opportunity to
assist in the establishment of the
demonstration plots and study the
approved methods of forestry
practice as advocated by the State
Forest Service. )
For McCormick County the dem
onstrations will be put on in co
operation with W. L. White on his
farm about 8 miles north of Mc
Cormick where nearly ideal con
ditions are available for demon
strating the various phases of for
estry practice. Land owners who
wish to get additional information
as to the handling of their sub
marginal lands are requested to get
in touch with District Forester For
sythe so that a greater variety of
demonstrational areas will oe avail
able for selection next year. In
Local Legion Post
Elects Officers
MR. M. c. WHITE SUCCEEDS DR-
C. K. EPTING
The annual election of officeis
of Thomas J. Lyon Post of Amerir
can Legion was held Jast Tuesday
night at a Dutch barbecue given for
members of the post. The follow
ing officers for the ensuing tem
were elected:
M. C. White, Commander.
C. R. Strom, 1st vice-Commander_
J. M. Cox, 2nd vice-Commander.
Dr. C. K. Epting, Service officer.
G. E. Campbell, Adjutant.
R. L. Dendy, Finance officer.
L. O. Beauford, Historian.
Dr. Epting, the retiring com
mander, expressed appreciation for
the fine co-operation the members
had given him, and urged that thf
same co-operation be given the-
new commander. Mr. White, in.
his acceptance speech, emphasized
the necessity of every ex-service
man joining the legion in order
that the work the legion was doin<r
D behalf of the disabled man.
would not be hindered.
It was decided to call off the reg
ular meeting in November an<t
combine this meeting with their
annnal Armistice Celebration ir
the form of an oyster supper on the-
evening of November 11, 193L
Cards will be sent to all ex-servic*
men for this occasion.
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Prospects Are For
610,000 Bales In
Stale This Year
CONDITION OF COTTON CRQ?
IS REPORTED TO BE 50 PER
CENT OF NORMAL
The forecast^ for the South Caro
lina cotton crop of 1932 as ot Oc
tober 1, is 610,000 bales, according
ho figures given out Monday by
Frank O. Black, Columbia, agricul
tural statistician of the United
States department of a griculture.
This estimate is 11,000 bales more-
than a month earlier but is 395.-
000 bales below the 1931 crop.
“The condition” of the crop, ac
cording to this forecast, “is report
ed as 50 per cent of normal and tht
probable yield as 166 pounds linJ.
per acre. The average condition
for the ten years 1921-30 has beein
48 per cent and the a verage yield
165 pounds lint per acre.
“The estimate of 1,755,000 acres
to be picked this fall is 11.5 ptr
cept below that harvested last
year and 1 per cent less than the
1,970,000 acres planted this spring.
“The census report shows 295,OOf
running bales ginned in South
Carolina prior to October 1, which
compares with 371,000 ginned lo»
this date last year and the a veragr
of 273,000 bales for the five yearo
1927-1931.
... . “A cotton crop of • 11,425,000 is
this manner it is possible that some (orecast for the Unlted gtates by
of tVoo lorir? mvnprs will nnvp '1pm- !
the United States department of
agriculture, based on conditions as:
of the land owners will have item
onstiaticns carried on on Ji2ir own
farms in the work in which chey
are particularly interested.
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Mrs. Sallie Miner
' Died Sunday Night
of October 1. This represents
an increase of 115',000 bales, or 1
per cent above the September 1
forecast ....
“Most of the increase from last
month has t a ken place in Missis
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Ok
lahoma, where tfhe first thref
weeks of September were favorable
to maturing the crop. These in-
WANT ADV.
I,OS®—-$22.95 in a small sack, some-
Vhete between my filling station
an4 my house. Will pay reward
to finder. J. M. Brown, McCor-
ilC$» 8. C.
I SALE—Pure Beardless Barley
} -t 85 cents per bushel; Pedigreed
Appier Oats at 40 cents per
j ushel; Red May Wheat, 90 cents
k j. c bushel. T. A‘ Dowtin, Rt. 1,
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In County October 1
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D. C.,
October 8, 1932.
Mr. Austin Abercrombie,
McCormick, S. C.,
Dear Sir:
The tabulation of the card re
ports show telegraph summary to
be correct. There were 2,435 bales
of cotton, countirif round as half
bales, ginned in McCormick Coun- J
(ty, frem the crop of 1932 pr^ tnl
Mrs. Sallie Miner died in Green
ville Sunday night, after an illness
of several weeks. She was 60 years!creases are partly offset by slight,
of age and a life long member of declines in Texas and Tennessee.
Republican Methodist Church and In most parts of the belt the
spent most of her life near McCor- crop is matured and a large por-
mick. She was the widow of the tion of the bolls are open. Picking;
This was quite a pleasant sur- late Mr. Samuel Miner, Sr. is progressing somewhat slower
Bethany, Rehoboth and White p r j se to them, so they soon found she is survived by two sons. Mr. than might be expected, because
Town were joint hostesses at this out that a number of ladies who Will Miner of Greenville and Mr. growers are hiring fewer picker*
meeting and the success of the day were no t members of the society Sam Miner of Abbeville, and one than usual. Most growers ar?
is largely due to their untiring ef- ha d made squares and sent in. daughter, Mrs. Henry Miner of picking their crop with the labor
forts to make everyone have a They are indeed grateful to these Augusta; two brothers, Mr. Mack available on their own farms^
good time. A most bountiful din- j ac iies for the squares and also ap- Singleton of Douglass, Ga., and Mr. rather than hiring additional helii.
ner, not lunch, was served out on p re ciate their help in quilting. J. T. Singleton of Texas; and four This retarding in picking wouLS
the long table under the old his- The q U iit s were presented on sisters, Mrs. Charlie Willis, Mrs. result in losses to the opep cottoi* v
toric oaks of Bethany. Wednesday, October 12th, the day Dell Weeks and Mrs. Crate Brown in the event of prolonged vreU
‘■ ^ se t for the shower for Connie Max- of McCormick and Mrs. Dozier weather later in the season.”
October 1, 1932, as compared with we p Brown of Modoc. I tXX
2,302 bales ginned to October 1, At the noon hour a real picnict Funeral services were conducted Captain Harry- Wooding,; agt*
1931. lunch was served along with hot at McCormick Methodist Church at eighty-nine, has completed hh-
You will please furnish these to- co ff e e and iced tea. 3:30 Monday afternoon by the pas- thirty-eighth consecutive year
tals to all newspapers in your dis
trict. x , ,
Very respectfully,
W. M. STEUART,
i" . , Director.
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The affair was delightful in ev- tor, the Rev. W. S. Henry, assisted mayor of Danville, Va.
cry detail and will bring back by the Rev. Leon T. Pressly, pastor | '
pleasant memories to each one of the A. R. P. Church, and in- The United States has 3,000,00*
present. terment made in city cemetery. colonies of bees at work producinj-
w A Member/.^G. P. MeCain’s.service,in.chajgc honey. „ .