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TRUE TO OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Thirty-First Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, March 9, 1933
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Number 40
Roosevelt Takes
Office As President
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Frank
lin D. Roosevelt became president
today in a setting vibrant with the -
gravity of national responsibilities,
and declared in his inaugural ad
dress he was prepared to submit a
program of drastic remedies to
“ cure UitT nation’s economic ills.
Standing in front of the capitol,
before a throng of well over 100,-
600 people, Mr. Roosevelt solemnly
pledged himself to “assume unhesi
tatingly the leadership of this great
army of our people- dedicated to a
disciplined attack upon our com
mon problems.”
Text of Message
The text of President Roosevelt’s
inaugural address follows:
“I am certain that my fellow
Americans expect that on my in
duction into the Presidency I will
address them with a candor and a
decision which the present situa
tion of our Nation impels.
“This is preeminently the time
to speak the truth, the whole truth,
frankly and boldly. Nor need we
shrink from honestly facing con
ditions in our country today. This
great Nation will endure as it has
endured, will revive and will pros
per. So, first of all, let me assert
my firm belief that the only thing
we have to fear is fear itself—
nameless, unreasoning, unjustified
terror which paralyzes needed ef
forts to convert retreat into ad
vance.
“In every dark hour of our na
tional life a leadership of frank
ness and vigor has met with that
understanding and support cf the
people themselves which is essent
ial to victory. I am convinced that
you will again give that support to
leadership in these critical days.
*Tn such a spirit on my part and
nn yours we face our common diffi
culties. They concern, thank -God,
only material things. Values have
shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes
have risen; our ability to pay has
fallen; government of all kinds is
laced by serious curtailment of in
come; the means of exchange are
frozen in the currents of trade; the
withered leaves of industrial en
terprise lie on every side; farmers
tirwi no markets for their produce;
savings of many years in thou
sands of families are gone.
~ “More important, a host of un
employed citizens face the grim
problem of existence and an equal
ly great number toil with little re
turn. Only a foolish optimist can
deny the dark realities of the mom
ent.
“Yet our distress comes from no
failure of substance. We are
stricken by no plague of locusts.
Compared with the perils which
our forefathers conquered because
they believed and were not afraid,
we have still much to be thankful
for. Nature still offers her boun
ty and human efforts have multi
plied it. Plenty is at our door-
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THIRTY-FIRST PRESIDENT
of the UNITED STATES
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step, but a generous use of it lang- given to a sacred trust the likeness
ushes in the very sight of the sup-! of callous and selfish wrongdoing,
ply. Small wonder that confidence
“Primarily, this is because the' lan e uishes > for lt thrives only on
rulers of the exchange of man- hon esty, on honor, on the sacred-
! ness of obligations, on faithful pro-
OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
THURSDAY, March 9th
Bert Wheeler and Robert
Woolsev
in “HOLD ’EM JAIL”
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FRIDAY, March 10th, Only
Spencer Traev. Marion Nixonj
and Stuart Erwin J
in “FACE IN THE SKY*.
SATURDAY, March 11, On!
John Wavp-' and Noah Beei
in “THE BIG STAMPEDE!
M^n.-Tues. March 13th-14t
Edward G. Robinson and
Bebe Daniels
in “SILVER DOLLAR”
Wcd.-Thurs. March 15th-16th
Pat O'Brien and Ralph
Bellamy
In “AIR MAIL”
Considered bigger than
"Hell Divers” or “Hell’s Ang
els.” If you want to see
some of the best flying you
~ver saw—come see this pic
ture.
Coming Mon.-Tues. Mar. 20-21
Norma Shearer and Clark
Gable
in “STRANGE INTERLUDE”
Shows: 3:15; 7:15; Dally
kind’s goods have failed through
their own stubborness and their
own incompetence, have admitted
their failure, and abdicated. Prac
tices of the unscrupulous money
changers stand indicted in the
court of public opinion, rejected by
the hearts and minds of men.
“True, they have tried, but their
efforts have been cast in the pat
tern of an outworn tradition. Faced
by failure of credit they have pro
posed only the lending of more
money. Stripped of the lure of
profit by which to induce our peo
ple to follow their false leadership
they have resorted to exhortations,
pleading tearfully for restored con
fidence. They know only the rules
?f a generation of self-seekers.
They have no vision, and when
there is no vision the people perish.
“The money changers have fled
'rom their high seats in the temple
iiization. We may now
temple to the ancient
easure of the res-
for those best fitted for the land.
^he extent to which The task can be helped by definite 1 ^
1 values more noble efforts to raise the values of agri- I Schedule Of Home
etary profit. , cultural products and with this the
tection, on unselfish performance;
without them it can not live.
“Restoration calls, however, not
for changes in ethics alone. This
Nation asks for action, and action
now.
“Our greatest primary task is to
put people to work. This is no un-
solvable problem if we face it wise
ly and courageously. It can be ac
complished in part by direct re
cruiting by the Government itself,
treating the task as we would treat
the emergency of a war, but at the
same time, through this employ
ment, accomplishing greatly need
ed projects to stimulate and reor
ganize the use of our natural re
sources.
“Hand in hand with this we must
frankly recognize the overbalance
of population in our industrial cen
ters and, by engaging on a national
scale in a redistribution, endeavor
to provide a better use of the land
Legion Auxiliary
To Have Special
Meeting March 15
The local American Legion Aux
iliary urges its members to attend
a special meeting at the home of
Mrs. F. C. McCain on Wednesday,
j March 15th, at 8:30 p. m. The
department president, Miss Etta
Skipper, and vice-president, Mrs.
Leon W. Harris, will be present and
speak on the work of this organi
zation. A program will be rend
ered as follows:
Song—America.
Devotional—Mrs. C. K. Epting,
President.
Vocal solo—Mrs. Joseph Murray.
Reading—Mrs. D. W. Keller.
Vocal duet—Miss Bessie Keller
and Mrs. J. Frank Mattison.
Talks by Miss Skipper and Mrs.
i Harris.
Special music—Mrs. Garnett
Tuten.
Social hour.
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Local Inspector Is
Ready Help Farmers
Apply For Crop Loans
Regulations for 1933 governing
crop production loans have been
issued by the Secretary of Agricul
ture and are now available to far
mers in this county upon request
to J. L. Calhoun, Field Inspector of
the Crop Production Loan Office.
Mr. Calhoun’s office is in the Coun
ty Agent’s Office.
Instead of writing to Washington
or to one of the regional loan of
fices, Mr. J. L. Calhoun announced,
farmers can obtain the necessary
application blanks for loans, and
detailed information about the re
quirements, direct from him. Ap
plications will then be reviewed by
the county advisory committee,
then certified and forwarded to the
regional office at Washington for
final approval and action.
The regulations this year specify
that only those who cannot get
loans elsewhere are eligible for
loans from the $90,000,000 fund au
thorized by Congress. Loans can
be used only for crop production,
and require the borrower to reduce
his acreage of cash crops 30 per
cent under last year, unless he does
not intend to plant more than 8
acres of cotton, 21-2 acres of to
bacco, 8 acres of peanuts, 20 acres
of corn, 12 acres of sugar beets, 2
1-2 acres of truck crops, 8 acres of
potatoes, 30 acres of rice, or 40
acres of wheat.
The maximum permitted to any
one borrower this year is $300; or,
in the case of tenants, the total of
all loans to tenants of any one
landlord within a single county
cannot exceed $1200. The actual
amount advanced by the authori
ties will depend upon the borrow
er’s requirements. A first lien or
mortgage on the crop will be re
quired. The regulations require
that loans be repaid on or before
October 31, 1933. Interest at 5 1-2
per cent, deducted in advance, will
be charged.
Since the loans call for a first
lien on the crop as security, the
borrower frequently has to procure
waivers from prior mortgages or
rights. If the applicant is a ten
ant, or is farming land under con
tract for deed or so-called crop
contract, or has given a prior
mortgage on his 1933 crops, the
regulations state he must secure
the waivers of the actual owners of
the land, and | or all prior mortgage
holders. If the applicant is the
owner of the land and farms it
with tenants or share croppers,
waivers of such tenants or share
croppers must be secured. The
regulations further specify that
the person waiving his prior rights
must agree not to dispose of his
rent note, mortgage, or other se
curity without first having obtain
ed the written consent of a duly
authorized agent of the Secretary
of Agriculture.
The regulations make it unlawful
for any person to dispose of or as
sist in disposing of any crops giv
en as security for any crop loan
except for the account of the Sec
retary of Agriculture and provide
for fine and imprisonment for vio
lation of such regulation. The reg
ulations also require that each
borrower agree to plant a garden
for his home use and sufficient
acreage to furnish feed for his live
stock.
Fourth Annual
Bible Conference
In Augusta
WILL BE HELD AT CURTIS BAP
TIST CHURCH MARCH 12 TO 19
A great religious event will oc
cur in Augusta March 12 to 19,
when the Fourth Annual Bible
Conference is held at the Curtis
Baptist Church. Pastors and
Church folk from this territory wiH
attend one or more sessions. Bible
teachers and preachers who are
nationally known will assist in the
Conference program.
Rev. E. C. Sheridan, pastor and
Conference Director, announces
that Dr. W. Hersey Davis of the
Southern Baptist Seminary ill
speak daily. Dr. Davis is known
as “Greek ’ Davis because of his
knowledge of the New Tests,™ nt
in the original language. Canon
Fred E. Howitt, of the Episcopal
Church of Canada, v^ill speak 'm
the Holy Spirit. Dr. P. W. PM1-
pott, internationally known evan
gelist and teacher wjll have the
popular night services. Gosnel-
singer Arthur W. McKee of Chicago
will be the soloist and music direc
tor for the eight da^y event.
Daily sessions will be held a\
10:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., and 8:0*
p. m. The speakers and workers
will remain for the full conference,
speaking daily. The Bible Con
ference is planned for all denom
inations, and has been attended by
great gatherings made up of all
churches.
The public is urged to attend
Each one should bring a Bible and
a note book. The conference i*
not the usual study course. No?
questions are asked, no examina
tions held, but outstanding relig
ious workers bring messages from
the Bible. The atmosphere is
evangelistic and deeply spiritual
X
Local Leaders Meet
Miss Mary Shaw Gilliam, State
Clothing Specialist, Winthrop Col
lege, was present at the meeting of
the Local Leaders on Wednesday,
March 1st. Miss Gilliam gave z
most helpful lesson on “How to
meet the Future Clothing needs of
the Family.” Her lecture an*
demonstration was divided into the
following heads:
1. Plan definitely for future
needs.
2. Good buymanship is import
ant.
3. Make use of clothing on hand,
4. Practice better care of cloth
ing.
At this meeting every local lead
er except one was present with
-everal visitors. Much interest was
manifested in the subject discussed
and the local leaders with the
agent will carry the lesson to the
clubs cf the county.
For Next Week
not in the mere P° wer t° purchase the output of Demonslratioii Work
it lies in the our cities. It can be helped by pre- !
n the thrill of venting realistically the tragedy of |
joy and moral the growing loss through foreclos- ;
o longer must ure of our sma11 homes and our
mad chase of farms : u Itca" beheipedbyinsist-;
These dark €nce that the Federal » State, and
local governments act forthwith on
the demand that their cost
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m., March 13, office,
m., March 13, office,
m., March 14, Gram-
ourselvcs and to
Ion of the falsity of
Monday, a
Monday, p
«,v«w Tuesday, a
^ m inp S rfp^ S the demand thsit their cost be mar School 4-H Club.
< drastically reduced. It can be help- 1 Tuesday, p. m., March
m mistered unto ed by the unjfylng of ^ actlvl _ Carmel H D c
ties which today are often scatter- 1 Wednesday, a. m., March 15, Me
ed, uneconomical, and unequal. It Cormick 9th Grade 4-H Club.
, , can be helped by national planning Wednesday, p. m., March 15, Bor-
material wealth as the standard of j or an( j supervision of all forms of deaux 4-H and H. D. C.
success goes hand in hand with the transportation and of communica- Thursday, a. m., March 16, Plum
abandonment of the false belief tions and other utilities which have Branch Jr. and Sr. 4-H Clubs,
that public office and high political a definitely public character. There Thursday, p. m., March 16, Buf-
! position are to be valued only by are many ways in which it can be falo H. D. C.
the standards of pride of place and helped, but it can never be helped Friday, a. m., March 17, office,
personal profit; and there must be me rely by talking about it. We Friday, p. m., March 17, White
an end to a conduct in banking and j Town H. D. C.
in business which too often has I (Continued on Back Page) | Saturday, office.
Chicken Supper At
Troy School House
Tomorrow Evening
The Epworth League of Troy
Methodist Church will serve a
chicken supper at the Troy school
auditorium on Friday evening,
March 10th, beginning at 6 o’clock.
The charge will be 10 cents per
plate. The menu will consist of
chicken, salads, rice, gravy, mac- 1
aroni pie, coffee and cake.
Special music by Rev. and Mrs.
D. W. Keller and daughter, Miss
Bessie Keller.
Plenty of good entertainment
free.
GREENWOOD, S. C.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
March 9th-10th
James Dunn. Boots Mallory
and El Brendel
in
“HANDLE WITH CARE”
SATURDAY, March llth
Tom Mix in Max Brand’s
“DESTINY RIDES AGAIN”
MONDAY and TTTPSDAY
March 13th-14th
Sally Eilers, Ralph Bellamy
in Kathleen Norris’
“SECOND HAND WIFE”
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WEDNESDAY, March 15th
Spencer Tracy, Marian
Nixon and Stuart Erwin
in
“FACE IN THE SKY”
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
March 16th-17th
JOE E. BROWN
in
“YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL”
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