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Court To Convene
Here Next Monday
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The February term of General
Sessions Court for McCormick
County will corfvene here next
Monday morning, February 6th, at
10 o’clock, with Judge G. B. Greene,
■of Anderson, presiding. New cases
are given as follows:
Hie State vs. Milton Bussey,
'White, charge, assault and battery
'with intent to kill.
The State vs. Horace D. Brown,
white, charge, non-support.
The State vs. Willie Blackwell,
colored, charge, attempt to rape.
The State vs. Luther Rouse, col
ored, charge, house breaking and
larceny.
The State vs. Calvin Seigler,
white, charge, assault and battery
with Intent to kill.
The State vs. Mrs. Maude Cook,
white, charge, larceny.
The State vs. Henry Cade, col
ored, charge, house breaking and
larceny.
The St^te vs. Will Ramsey, white,
Henry Ramsey, white, et al., charge,
assault and battery with intent to
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Report On County >
Agent’s Activities
The following condensed form
shows a major part of County
Agent E. L. Rogers’ activities in his
work in McCormick County for the
year 1932:
Farm visits made, 652.
Office calls, 2,971.
Telephone calls, 1,083.
Circular letters (copies) 12,239.
Individual letters, 1,171.
Boys’ clubs organized, 4.
Membership in clubs, 35.
Club encampments held, 1.
Farm tours, 1.
Car-lot poultry .shipments, 1..
Farm meetings held, 19.
Set up organization and assisted
hr handling 688 Federal Seed, Feed
and Fertilizer Loans, amounting to
$77,129.00.
Operated Cream Station which
add 15,270 pounds butterfat' bring
ing $2,568.53. This was 100 per
cent more butterfat than in 1931.
Made co-operative purchase of 6,-
800 pounds vetch and Austrian
peas and 9,300 pounds fish
Velvet beans, soy beans.
Ac., wese also purchased
co-operatively.
Assisted local farmers in selling
classes of farm products at mar-
price. .
Assisted or furnished plans for
building of 5 new trench silos,
new self-feeders for hogs and
'plans for budding or remodeling
several poultry houses and dairy
barns.
Result demonstrations were con
ducted in all sections of the county
with co-operative farmers. These
demonstrations included cotton,
corn, poultry, hogs, soil building
■with legume, pasture, and dairy
cattle.
In addition, assistance was given
In orchard work, home mixing
hundreds of tons of fertilize
smut control, other plant
and insect pest co]
Secured the f
State veterinaria
casions to contr
contagious an
vacciftatc dogs; at
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Dixie Jubilee
Minstrel” To Be
Given At Trov
SCHOOL ON FRIDAY EVENING
FEBRUARY 3, 1933, AT 7:30
A minstrel .promising much mer
riment and fun will be presented
by the local talent of Troy at the
school auditorium, Friday evening
at 7:30. Admission: children 10c,
adults 15c. The proceeds will go
to the school.
Cast of Characters
Mr. McAboo from Missouri—Mr
Reece Young.
Mr. Joshua' Ebenezer Feye—Mr.
J. Frank White.
Rev. Ebenezer Quincey Adams
Sourtree—Mr. R. M. Rush.
Mr. Alexander Hamilton R. F. D.
Brown—Mr. Jimmy Creswell.
Hon. Julius Euphrates Jeremiah
WintCrgreen—Mr. J. M. Cox.
Mr. John the Gossiper from Af
rica—Mr. Roy Edwards.
Mr. Hosiannah Scipio Socrates
Smith—Mr. Jas. Rush.
Mr. Potash Sylvester Belshazer
Jones from Fertilizer, Tenn.—Mr. G.
L. Dove.
Mr. Rufus Samuel Ezekiel Rose
water—Mr. Forty Wardlaw.
Miz. Eliza Amanda Arabella
Rosewater—Mrs. Effie Russell.
Miss Josephine Selina Evangelene
Grubbs—Miss Claudia Ponds.
The Madam Genevieve—Miss
Pearl Robinson.
Miss Polly Ticks from Washing
ton—Miss Pearle White.
Miss Saratoga Washington from
N. Y.—Mrs. Daisy Adams.
Miss Julianna Sweetmouth—Mrs.
W. P. Long.
Miss Eliza Rosebud—Mrs, J. M.
Cox.
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Mt. Carmel News
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The young people enjoyed a
weiner roast at the home of Miss
Mary Hardaway on Friday evening.
Quite a nice little crowd was pres
ent.
Messrs. Floyd Wells and Herman
Smith returned to Greenville Tues
day.
Mr. Barnard Smith of Abbeville
was a visitor here Friday after
noon.
Miss Elizabeth Grant was visiting
the sick in Mt. Carmel one day re
cently. • . • • •
Mr. D. J. McAllister was a visitor
in Greenwood Saturday.
Messrs. W. A. Scott, N. S. Scott,
Robert Scott, L. L. Hester and bro
ther and H. O. Watson went to Co
lumbia Wednesday to meet with
the railroad commission trying to
keep the railroad agency here.
Dr. and Mrs. George Peel of An
derson and an aunt of Dr. Peel’s
were pleasant guests of Misses
Lennie and Eliza Covin Sabbath.
Dr. and Mrs. Daniels of Ander
son were pleasant guests of Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Hester last Thurs
day.
Messrs. Ashmore, Bringle and
“How The
Story Grew”
Scene
Scene
To be presented at McCormick
High School Auditorium Friday
Evening, February 3rd, at 8 o’clock.
Auspices Woman’s Bible Class M. E.
Church, group No. 4.
Cast of Characters:
Mrs. Brown Mrs. J. S. Strom
Mrs. Green Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. Bean Mrs. W. N. Smith
Mrs. Rice Miss Sue Ludwick
Mrs. Doolittle Mrs. Barnhardt
Mrs. Taylor Mrs. Abercrombie
vlrs. White Mrs. Hendrix
Mrs. Snow Mrs. J. B. Smith
Scene I—Mrs. Green’s kitchen.
Scene n—Mrs. Bean’s kitchen.
Scene in—Mrs. Doolittle’s kit
chen.
IV— Mrs. Taylor’s kitchen.
V— Mrs. Green’s sitting
room. .
Coach—Mrs. D. W. Kellar
Novelty features between acts.
Admission 10c and 15c or 50 and
75 Octagon coupons.
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Quarterly Conference
Here Next Sunday
The first quarterly conference of
the McCormick charge will be held
at the McCormick Methodist
Church Sunday morning, February
5th.
Reports will be heard from the
stewards. Trustees, Sunday School
Superintendents, Lay Leaders, Mis
sionary Society Presidents, and
Epworth League Presidents, repre
senting the three churches in this
charge, namely—McCormick, Troy
and Republican.
The Rev. C. E. Peele, Presiding
Elder of the Greenwood District,
will preside. Immediately preced
ing the conference he will preach
the morning sermon. Rev. Mr.
Peele is said by many to be one of
the strongest preachers in the con
ference. He came to this district
from the Spartanburg District
where he served for four years.
Everyone is invited to these serv
ices, since this work is of interest
to the entire church.
Bordeaux News
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hughes and
Miss Lucile Hughes of Abbeville
were visitors to Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
South last Wednesday. Miss Let-
tie May and R. F. South, Jr., re
turned with Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
and spent the week end with them.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Link spent last
Sunday in Georgia with other rela
tives to celebrate the birthday of
Mrs. Link’s brother, Mr. Fleming,
who was 91 years old.
Miss Mary Lindley is still sick,
but reported somewhat improved.
“The Singing’’ met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade last
Sunday night. A good crowd was
present and all enjoyed the even
ing. The married ladies, although
fewest in number, won in the con-
Ben Franklin of Greenwood were ,test time,
seeing friends here one evening j Mr - Broolts Parnell spent Sunday
here with his family. Mrs. Parnell
recently. I A t ^
[rs. Cecil Gilliam and Misses met in Au B u sta Saturday af-
Curtis and Mae DuBose were
To Lea<
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>rs in Clinton at Thomwell
mage for the week end.
rie Connor and Mrs. Su-
are slowly improving,
it both will soon be out
Hester and D. J. Mc-
Slberton visitors Fri-
rown of McCormick
irmel through the
F after the relief work
p on the roads around
le roads were badly in
^ork and we are all glad
Idone.
larlie Morgan of McCor-
rs a business visitor here
fay.
ternoon.
Mr. Albert Gibert, Mr. R. W.
Cowan, Miss Lankford of Willing-
ton and Miss Marguerite Burnette
of Atlanta were visitors in Bor
deaux Tuesday afternoon.
We have had some good work
done in our cemetery this week
by the new road crew, Mr. Wilbur
Link supervising the job. Mr. P.
B. Moragne turned over some of his
hands to do the work. Mr. Mor
agne is doing good work around
and in the community which is a
wonderful improvement. We hope
the work continues so we can beau
tify our place still more.
Card Of Thanks
fieneral John J.
Grand-Marshal will lead
ml parade at Washington on"
4 when President-elect Roosevelt is
ladaeted into office, announces Ad
miral Gary T. Grayson, Chairman
the Inaugural Committee. ’ L
We would like through these
columns to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the
many friends who shared our grief
! in the death of our dearly beloved
i. S. To Meet
lethlehem Church
•i 17 I 1 Af-1, ’hi tne aeatn pi our aeany oeiovea
r ITCiay, r CD. lUin step-mother, Mrs. Fannie Patter-
son, and for their sweet ministra-
/ The 3rd Division of the W. M. S. tions and attention to her we are
of the Edgefield Association will 1 very giateful. For the silent tributes
meet with Bethlehem Church at of love, the beautiful flowers, we
Clarks Hill, Friday afternoon, Feb- uiank you.
ruary 10th, at 2:30 o’clock. 1 The Family.
Excerpts From
Report Of Home
Demonstration Agent
The annual report for 1932 of
Mrs. Nell A. Stallworth, Horn
Demonstration Agent for McCor
mick County, recently submitted tc
Extension Headquarters at Win-
throp and Clemson Colleges, anc
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture in Washington, gives some in
teresting facts and figures as to the
work done by the Home Demon
stration Agent during the year ir
helping the women and girls of th
county to improve home surround
ings, to feed and clothe their fam
ilies properly on a curtailed bud
get, to raise better poultry, to mar
ket the surplus, and to actually
“Live at Home.”
Sixteen adult clubs were reor
ganized in McCormick county in
1931-32, with an enrollment of 300
members. Each of these clubs
were project clubs, and carried out
the programs as outlined under
their Major Project, “The Life Sav
ing Kitchen.”
There is an active County Coun
cil of Farm Women in the County.
This Council has an enrollment of
300 members. Each department of
the Council is well organized and is
functioning along all lines of ac
tivities. Thirteen 4-H Clubs were
organized, or reorganized with an
enrollment of 244.
The various organizations and
individuals of the town and county
continue to give hearty support to
all Extension Work. In a small
county everyone has to pull togeth
er to get any undertaking across.
Each community in which the
agent works, has its individual
plans and interests and the agent
tries to assist the people in these
communities with their various
problems. They, in turn, give
splendid co-operation to her work.
The goals for the year were as
follows: “A live at home program
on each farm, this including the
work under Production, Canning,
and Storing Campaign; more fam
ilies serving well balanced meals;
beautification of home, church, and
school grounds; and a “Life Saving
Kitchen” in each home.
The early gardens in McCormick
county were very fine this year.
The winter was so mild that every
one could have a year-round gar
den. The following garden report
was made up from information re
ceived from the various H. D. Clubs
of the county: Number fall gar
dens planted, 175; number of win
ter gardens underway, 175; number
of new fall and winter vegetables
planted in gardens, 48; number
people influenced by club members
to plant winter gardens, 105.
Exterior Beautification was not
a major project this year, but much
work was accomplished along that
line.
Three filling stations owned by
club members were beautified for
the first time this jfear, and seve
ral old ones still further beautified.
The town of McCormick is not
’arge enough to support a club
market. A few club members mar
ket in Augusta, Ga. The nearest
club is 18 miles from Augusta and
the furthest is nearly 60 miles.
Plans are now being made to help
the Home Demonstration Club
members nearest this city to mar
ket their produce, in Augusta. On
ly one poultry car was shipped this
year, but the prices were so low no
one wanted to ship. From this one
poultry shipment 4,152 pounds of
poultry was loaded from 69 cus
tomers; this brought into the
county $519.71.
Foods, Nutrition and Health, Unit
I and II was taught this year in the
4-H Clubs. In one school three
girls were found to have defective
eye-sight. One girl could read on
ly the first very large letter on the
vision chart at 20-20. An effort is
on foot to get her fitted with glass
es. One of the others did not even
know that she needed glasses until
the test was made by the agent,
tyow she has been fitted with glass
es and the family has been very
grateful to the agent for finding
..he trouble.
The major project for the adult
clubs of McCormick county this
year was the Life Saving Kitchen.
This was a local leader project. 1
From the first the club women
were pleased with this new project.
The goal for the year was: Every
kitchen improved with a new set
of curtains in each kitchen. Ev
eryone went to work with this in
view. At the close of the work, it
was found that 190 kitchens had
been improved. Some of these
were almost made over while oth
ers had only a little done on them
The number attending these pro
ject meetings was 589, with 1,042
others receiving information on the
project.
Under the demonstration on “The
Health of the Homemaker” the
most outstanding piece of work was
he raising of working surfaces,
rhese numbered 111. By re-ar
ranging the centers, many steps
vere saved. Under the subject
“Equipment,” nine tea wagons, 4?
cabinets, and 66 shelves were built
79 used the silver cleaning method
The Healthful Kitchen demonstra
tion made everyone think about
means of controlling flies and oth
er vermin. Forty-seven new san
itary garbage pails were secured.
The paint brush was kept very
busy. Quite a number painted or
white-washed the kitchen walls.
221 pieces of furniture were paint
ed, 85 curtains made, 23 kitchen
window boxes made and 77 im
proved the view from the kitchen
window.
A kitchen contest was held, with
12 members entering the contest
and 9 completing. These nine kit
chens showed very great improve
ment and the winners of first, sec
ond and third places had converted
their old kitchens into beautiful,
well-arranged kitchens at a very
small cost.
There is no Health Unit in Mc
Cormick County. The agent again
this year gave out 100 pounds of
Fleishman Dried Yeast from the of
fice. This was paid for by the
Local Red.Cross Chapter. The big
gest piece of health work done in
the county was the Baby Health
Contest, which was held in May
Another club member, who has
a poultry farm, sends in the fol
lowing report for the past year:
Number of eggs sold, around 6,215
dozen; number of hens in flock
610; Eggs sold $1,170.75 and cull
hens sold $108.64, making a total of
$1,279.39, cost of feed $679.68, mak
ing a total profit of $599.71.
The women of this county have
certainly tried to conserve all sur
plus foods this spring and summer.
The following record on the can
ning and storage of food was got
ten from the clubs of the county
This was a check up on not only
clubs, but communities: Number
of fall gardens planted, 175; num
ber winter gardens underway, 173;
number new fall and winter vege
tables planted, 48; number people
influenced by club members to
plant fall and winter gardens, 105;
number containers vegetables can
ned by women, 6,070 quarts; num
ber containers fruit canned by wo
men, 8,460 quarts; number con
tainers jelly, preserves, pickles, etc.,
4,150 quarts; number pounds fruits
and vegetables brined and dried,
1,470: number pounds meat cured,
pickled, and dried, 60,000 pounds;
number containers meat canned,
425 quarts; number women canning
according to canning budget, 70;
number women teaching others to
can, 125; number communities
reached in campaign, 16; number
negroes helped with production and
conservation, 106.
Extension work has tried to put
into the communities of the coun
ty practices which lead to “Abund
ant Living.”
In her narrative report. Mrs.
Stallworth says: “McCormick is
strictly an agricultural county and
as such the people see more need
for any help that Extension work
can give in this abnormal financial
stress. The major project for the
new year in the adult clubs is “How
Home Management Can Help in
Trying Times.” Through this work
the club members will be helped in
many lines of Home Management,
especial emphasis will be put on
Account Keeping, Marketing, Poul
try, Dairying, Gardening, Conserva
tion, Food Practices, and Clothing.
In summarizing her work the;
agent says, “The Home Demonstra
tion Work was carried on through
club meetings, demonstrations,
home visits, talks, letters, news
Resolutions
Adopted In Favor
Of Prohibition
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted at a repre
sentative meeting of McCormick
County citizens at the McCormick
Methodist Church, Wednesday ev
ening, January 25, 1933:
To our Representatives in the U. S.
Senate and House cf Representa
tives, and in the State Senate
and House:
Representatives of several Mc
Cormick County Churches, includ
ing a large number of young peo
ple, today, January 25, meeting in
the McCormick Methodist Church,
passed the following resolutions:
“First, that it is the sense of th©
assembled representatives of the
moral forces that the sentiment in
favor of the 18th amendment and
nforcement laws is far stronger
than the desire for repeal or modi
fication or weakening of the said
laws.
“Second, that our honorable rep-
resentaitves in the U. S. Congress,
and South Carolina Senate and
House of Representatives, are here
by urged to use their influence and
give their support to uphold the
present laws with adequate appro
priations to carry forward the law
enforcement program.
“Third, that we appeal to all our
citizens to . personally observe and
use their influence in prevailing
upon others to co-Operate in bring
ing about the desired and helpful
end of observance cf the prohibi
tion law, and repudiating and dis
countenancing of the sale or pur
chase or use of any outlawed intox
icating liquor, as a beverage.”
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Modoc News
A goodly number from here at
tended the union meeting last Sun
day at Plum Bi$$ch.
Miss Lucile McDaniel of Auguste
spent the week end here among
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parkman from.
Edgefield were dinner guests here
Sunday to the latter’s brother, Mr.
T. T. Bussey.
Mr. Ernest Reese made a short
visit to Augusta Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ella McDaniel from Cote-
Springs is spending the week hert-
with Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Bussey.
Friends of Mr. J. C. Harvely will
be glad to know that he is able t©
be up again, after a recent spell of
the flu.
Messrs. Homer and Emerson:
Bussey of Augusta spent Monday
here with their sister, Mrs. G. E.
Dukes.
Friends of'Mr. T. T. Bussey wiS
regret to know that he is very ill
at this writing.
Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey, Mis*
Lillian and Mr. J. M. Reese, Jr„
spent Tuesday at McCormick.
Mrs. Fred Thomson and sister;
Mrs. Hettie Lou Morgan, made a
short visit to Augusta Tuesday
night.
Miss Lucy Bussey was a visitor
to McCormick on Wednesday of thfc
week.
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To Move Office
Headquarters of the Hooper con
struction company will be moved
here from McCormick tomorrow
and will have offices on the second
floor of the Peoples State bank-
building. it was learned today. The*
company has charge of construc-
ton work <)n the .(rbbeville-McCor-
mick highway.—Abbeville Press and
Banner of Monday.
articles, bulletins, office calls, and
telephone calls. Within the past
year the agent has made 384 horns
visits and received 814 office and
telephone calls relating to exten
sion work. There have been made
228 method demonsti aticna with an
attendance cf 3,269. Forty-seven
other meetings cf an extension na
ture were he’d with an attendance
of 2,476, making a total Cf 275 inert
ings held with an attendance rf v
745. Whi’e on cffVMal Inty the
agent traveled 5,970 miles.
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