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Thursday, May 11, 1933 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER TWO McCORMICK MESSENGER 18 Killed; Scores Injured As Tornado Hit Belton Friday Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner fctered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, s. C., as mail matter of An second class. •DESCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year — $1.00 Six Months .75 Months.50 i- MOTHER’S DAY ANDERSON, May 6.—A violent tornado swept through this county early Friday afternoon, skipped over the city with only slight dam age inflicted and bore down upon the town of Belton full force, kill ing 11 persons, injuring scores of others and doing property damage estimated at $1,000,000. With more than 60 families in Belton at the Blair and Belton Mills left homeless by the storm. Mr. F. D. Pierce, chairman of the county Red Cross group, issued calls for funds to aid in sheltering the people. At the same time, prep arations for feeding the destitute unit, funds from the direct relief allotment being used to purchase supplies. Sunday. May 14, is Mother’s Day. It is her day—the day when the na tion bows in humility, showing itsl were made b y the county R. F. C reverence for the composite Mo- ther, who is typical of all that is food, loving, wholesome and sym pathetic. A deep and noble sentiment in spired the idea of Mother’s Day and It has constantly grown in its tremendous importance and its recognition everywhere. It is a splendid testimonial to human character and a definite refutation *f the common charge that people are mercenary and too practical. Graduates Urged To Wear Cottou To Boost Its Use Boat Overturns COLUMBIA, May 4.—The hope that cotton clothes will be worn by all graduates of high schools and colleges in the south at their graduation exercises this year is expressed in a statement issued by the Association for the Increased Use of Cotton from its headquar ters in Columbia. Dozens of grad uating classess all over the South have already voted to wear cot ton and the association hopes that others will take the same action. The statement of the association particularly urges the young men graduates to wear cotton. It points out that the girl graduates will be almost sure to wear cotton be cause the smartest creations this spring are in cotton and the wear ing of cotton dresses last year pav ed the way for their growing pop- Apparently originating west of ularity this year. Anderson, the big black twister) “There are many lovely cotton swooped down upon the city about suits for men on the market this 2:30 o’clock, nipped several hous-j spring,” says the association, “and es in North Anderson, rose into men over the South are going to the air and zigzagged a jumpy 10 be popular in New York City this mile course to Belton, dipping summer and some of the foremost now and then into fields and wood- figures in New York life are going ed sections. Anderson, Greenville and Laur- Mother is a word expressive of €ns counties bore the brunt of the tenderness^ and kindly sympathy Mother exemplifies the spirit of aerrtce and self-sacrificing love— a practical sort of love that shows itaeJf by giving all that it has to five It Is the spirit of sympathy, ap preciation and practicability that makes Mother unexpressibly preci- «os and has won for her the ex pression of gratitude from a thank ful people, which is expressed in a nation-wide tribute once a year on Mother’s Day. Mother will ever be Mother, for her Instincts and love are as old as the human race. The love, con cern and cafe that she manifests lor her children are as firmly em- Aeddbd in her as life itself. The idea of Mother’s Day is a fih§ Aing and everyone should make a Ewscial effort to- remember mother an that day in some special man ner, Hie very nicest way is with poor presence with her, if possible, lor it is you that she loves and. wants. But don’t let your atten- tton to her dwindle after Mother’s Day is past. Show her a bit of the love and attention that is signifi- «ant of Mother’s Day, every day, Ae year around. Make every day Day, for mother is the friend any person will ever have. -txt- SUN GOING COLD Our astronomical scientists have discovered evidences that the tem perature of the sun has fallen and they believe it is going to be cool er for about two years. The ordinary man will naturally jump to the conclusion that this means the earth is going to have a eouple of cold years. This may be a good opportunity lor a certain Professor Browne to predict again his “year without any summer.” However, the real scientist will to no farther than to say that “for the next twenty-four months the heat that issues from the sun will he somewhat below normal.” Dr. Charles C. Abbott, secretary ml the Smithsonian Institute, ex plains that this does not necessar- ly mean that the earth will have two cold years, although “it is be- jfeved” the cold years on the sun must have some effect on the wind which spent most of its fury in the mill community of Belton, 10 miles from the city of Anderson. At Belton, 11 were dead and ap proximately 60 families were home less. Many were recovering in hospitals while a few, injured more critically, were given only even chances to live. The Blair towel mill there was wrecked. Twenty or more families were homeless in the Lebanon section where five were killed near the Greenville-Laurens county line. One was dead at Barksdale. Approximately 100 had received treatment at hospitals but Satur day night only about 30 remained and the majority of these were counted out of danger. ANDERSON, May 7.—While An derson county buried the last of its storm dead today, plana went forward to bring relief to hundreds to wear them. Cotton suits are not only to be had in the prettiest patterns this spring but they are also going to be just as service able as any suit that can b bought. “One of the objections to the suits of the past, that of shrink age, has been completely removed by the sanforizing process of pre shrinking. The cotton suits that are sold this summer have been pre shrunk and it is possible to buy them guaranteed against shrink age. “Cotton suits are to be had at a most economical figure. They are cool, fit nicely, keep their crease and in every other way measure up to suits made of other materials. The wearing of them by the men and boys of the South will be help ing the South in * innumerable ways.” ' The association says that cotton suits will be obtainable in almost every city. Clothiers in every city and town in the South know where they are obtainable and left destitute by the tornado which virtually wiped out two industrial and if the men will let them Fortunately, perhaps, there are xome other things which help to make weather and climate on the «Krth. The heat of the sun goes through many influences on its way to making things grow and produce fruit on the earth. And perhaps the ordinary man won’t know anything about these eold years on the sun except what he gets in the news from scientific headquarters.—Rock Hill Herald. txt THE SAFE, SANE SYSTEM communities of Belton Friday. The Anderson unit of the Am erican Red Cross will open a cam paign tomorrow to raise $10,000 for rehabilitation of storm suffer ers. Half the amount is to be rais ed in the city of Anderson. Five hundred homeless were be ing cared for by the county relief council, drawing upon limited Re* construction Finance corporation funds for the temporary relief. Red Cross officials have estimat ed that it will be necessaiy to pro vide food, clothing, shelter and other necessaries to storm suffer ers for about two months until homes can be rebuilt and refurn ished. tXI Program Shaped For State Lions Conven tion In Spartanburg The Record, Anderson. County Agent Byars, the last decade or more in the ag ricultural history of Anderson county, points out that the farm ing system in this county and that applies to the Piedmont section as a; whole, is on a much safer basis than was the case in former years. That is to say, the farming classes Spartanburg Herald, May 7. The Spartanburg Lions Club will be hosts Monday and Tuesday, May 22-23, to the annual state con vention of Lions International which is expected to draw 300 or more delegates and visitors to the city. The convention program will con sist of the annual meeting of the state board of governors, a lun cheon given by the Spartanburg club for visiting delegates, a busi ness meeting, golf tournament, banquet and dance Monday and a business meeting Tuesday morn ing. The convention will be pre ceded Sunday evening by a Dutch party for all Lions and their ladies at a resort in the North Carolina mountains. , Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson College, will be the principal speak er at the luncheon Monday and Ben A. Ruffin, of Richmond, Va., former president of Lions Intema- reViewing; tional, will be the banquet speak er. John P. Clarkson, of Newberry, district governor, will be toast mas ter at the banquet and will intro duce Mr. Ruffin. Preliminary business of the con vention, organization and the ap pointment of committees will be taken up at the one hour business meeting Monday afternoon and of> be Raring discovered the futility of the one-crop system have to some! fleers for the hew year will extent repudiated King Cotton, not) elected, the next convention city altogether, buf' to a sufficient ex- will be chosen and committee re- tent to make the farm pprtinj in a measure. self-sup ports will be received at the busi ness meeting Tuesday morning. know that they wish cotton suits their merchants will have no difficulty in securing them, the as sociation asserts. X mt NEW SHOWN THE WAY One of the ways of increasing the returns in many farm communities is to go in for special crops and re duce acreage of staple or surplus crops. This is easier said than done. It has brought disappoint ment to many who have tried it. The reason is that the growing of any crop, no matter how simple it may seem, does actually require special experience and often spe cial requirements in the way of soil, water and storage. Preparation for market is another item. If the farmer starting a new crop will stick to it for a few years and study its culture he will usually master its production. But usual ly one year’s failure stops a man. So the problem is to work into the crop in some way to avoid failure. How this was done in a Pennsylvania community through the project of 4-H club members may give an idea to other communities. Celery growing was taken up as one of the club projects in Schuyl kill county. Pa., several years ago. Club members found that in spite of the fine prospect the crop of fered for making money it was an other thing to produce a quality of the crop which sold well. So they had to go through an experimental stage. With the aid of County Agent W. L. Bollinger and special ists from the State College they found that to produce a high qual ity of celery it had to have plenty of water. One club member solv ed this by pumping water down the furrows between the rows. This was improved upon after a time by overhead irrigation. With the experience of club members to guide them and con tinued assistance from the state specialists local farmers took up the crop. They were saved much* disappointment as a result, and got started off on the right foot. One Vinson Moragne, a colored man about 28 years of age, was found dead on the side of the road about a mile from his home about three miles southwest of McCormick Sunday evening. Coroner M. L. B. Sturkey began an inquest Monday morning. The inquest has not been completed at this time. Edgar Bibbs, a colored man about 50 years of age, was found dead in bed at his home in the Flatwoods section about ten o’clock Monday morning. Death was believed to have been caused from heart fail- ure. grower alone now puts out 70,000 plants. The past year six large irrigation systems were installed to water the celery crops * of their owners. Drowning Two GREENWOOD, May 7.—Funeral services for Carlisle Hunter, 27, and Hughey Dean, 22, who were drowned in Hunter’s fish pond in the Breeze Wood section, about ten miles from Greenwood Friday were conducted Sunday afternoon. Last rites for Dean were held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mattie Wilson Dean, here at 3 o’clock and interment was in Edge- wood cemetery. Services for Hunter were con ducted at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary Stockman Hunter, at 5 o’clock and interment was in Damascus church cemetery. The young men were drowned when a boat in which they were riding with five other passenger^ capsized in water 18 feet deep. Misses Statia Richey of Bradley, LouiSe Walker and Carrie Sue Tal bert of McCormick, J. W. Jennings of McCormick and Alfred Synder of Greenwood were rescued by i Nolan Rauton of Greenwood, who swam to them, 50 yards from the bank and assisted them until the 1 other boats arrived. Hunter was a progressive young farmer and the only son of Mrs. Mary S. Hunter and the late B. F. Hunter. Besides his mother he is survived by his widow, who was Miss Bessie Davis, a little daughter, Mary Elizabeth; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Riley of the county and Mrs. R. H. Park of Greenwood and an adopted sister, Mrs. A. L. Milling of Greenw’ood. Dean was the only child of Mrs. Mattie Wilson Dean and the late Roscoe Dean. For some time he had been connected with the Greenwood Dry Cleaning Company. 1XI Commencemen t Exercises At Clemson College, June 4,5.6 CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 9.— The 37th annual commencement .exercises of Clemson College will be hfeld on June 4, 5 and 6. This year there will be 180 candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Sci ence. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered on Sunday, June 4, at 11:30 a. m., by Dr. B. Rhett Tur- nipseed, pastor of the Buncombe Street Methodist church, of Green ville. Dr. Tumipseed is one of the state’s best known ministers, hav ing served a number of the largest churches in South Carolina, and having also been president of Lander college. He was graduated from Clemson College with the first class, in 1896. On Sunday afternoon at 6:30 on the Y. M. C. A. Green there will be a concert by the Clemson College band and an informal reception for the seniors and their guests. This will be followed by the clos ing exercises of the Y. M. C. A. with President John McSween, of Presbyterian College, as the speak er. Closing exercises of the literary societies and the award of honors will take place at 11 a. m., on Mon day. During the afternoon th alumni association will hold its annual business meeting, to be fol- owed by the annual military ex ercises on Bowman field. At 7 o’clock the Clemson College Dra matic circle will present a play at the college chapel. The alumni dinner will be held in the mess hall at 9 o’clock Monday night. Graduating exercises will take place on Tuesday morning, June 6, at 10:30. Dr. E. W. Sikes, presi dent of the college, will address the graduating class and award the de grees and honors. IXT Two Colored Men Found Dead .m i 4 >S) ‘M Ladies’ dresses and men’s suits dry cleaned and pressed on short notice. Good work at low prices. Work called for and delivered in town. I I MARSH DRY CLEANERS Gold Street — McCormick, S. C. OREGON BEAUTY PARLOR GREENWOOD, S. C. We Need Your Head In Our Business We Work Cheap—Work A-heap And Keep Everlastingly At It Giving PERMANENT WAVES —with Unexcelled Loveliness Croquighole Waves $6.50 Come in and let Mrs. Scott— one of the outstanding Perm anent Wavers in the state— tell you about the delicate softness and unusual beauty of this wave. We have 4 operators with years of experience ready to take several waves at any time. .95—$3.00—$5. Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when you have occasion to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there is no additional charge for service oat of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. l>y Rev. Cliarles E. Dutin, Lesson for May 14th. Mark 11:1-33. Golden Text: Zechariah 9:9. When Jesus entered Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday long ago. He gave His approval, for the first time, to a public recognition of His claim to he the long antici pated Messianic King. For Him it was the day of public decision. The secrecy He had hitherto insisted upon was now cast aside. We observe the Master determined to make a public stand, and then to accept the cruel fate His enemies were preparing for Him. So we watch Him riding as a King, openly hailed as such, into the very heart of His people, challenging friend and foe alike in the venerable metropolis so dear to Him. It is a day of triumph. But when we consider what fol lowed, remembering that the acclaim of Sunday ended in the shame of Friday,- the word “decision” seems preferable to the w ord “triumph.” Certainly it was a day of decision for Him. He enters the capital city in the manner of a public confession. He accepts the plaudits of the multi tude. His time has come. But it was also a day of decision for His friends and enemies. The former, in their more thoughtful moments, were asking such questions "hs these: “What shall I do with this King, Who is openly challenging His foes? How shall I follow Him? How can I he of help to Him?” And His enemies the fanatical Zealots, the conservative Herod- ians, the reactionary Sadducees and Pharisees, all were thinking of how they might best crush this strange King. On the day following Jesus’ entry an event took place that played directly into the hands of His foes. He en tered the temple, and, in protest against the fraudulent, un holy traffic there taking place in the sale of animals and the exchange of money, drove out, with a whip of cords, the merchants and money-changers, upsetting their booths, and rebuking their desecration of the sanctuary. This bold act ofr denunciation sharpened the antagonism to the Mas ter, thereby hastening the dramatic catastrophe of Hia crucifixion. . _ i Wmm A