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Thursday, June 29, 1933 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER TVO McCORMICK MESSENGER * - Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered aft the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. ago. Now these game species ex- Agriculture. cept the fox are unheard of in this In South Carolina the State De- section, and the fox may be be- partment of Agriculture, the S. C. coming too abundant in some sec- Cotton Co-operative Association, tions, not having been killed out and the State Grange will also as- like the other game. The same source gives us the in sist in the campaign. Within a period of time to SUBSCRIPTION RATES: —— Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year * $1.00 Months .75 Months.50 GIVE THE KIDS A BREAK School's out! Thousands of chil dren all over the country are pour ing forth from the classrooms to spend their days out of doors dur ing the summer months. It’s time for motorists to be more alert than ever—unless they are, many of these children will be injured or even killed as they traverse the streets and highways to fields and playgrounds. | The schools have done a fine job training youngsters to watch out for themselves. In consequence, when the statistics of adult and child pedestrian accidents are com pared, the children are shown to be better. They are more safety con- ' scious. In spite of this good work 3,400 boys and girls between the ages of i five and fourteen were killed last year and 152,550 were injured, ac cording to the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. Drivers, give these youngsters the right of way; drive sloyly and cau tiously through residential dis tricts; and watch out for the child who darts out from behind a park ed car. Every daylight hour should be a safety hour now that school is closed. Help to reduce child fat alities, and give the kids a break! txt Will Publish Harry Hampton Articles Beginning today The Messenger will run a series of brief articles written by Harry Hampton, secre tary-treasurer of the South Caro lina Game and Fish Association, and author of the Woods and Wat ers column in The State, Columbia. These articles contain informa tion which their author feels should be interesting to the people of the state on whom he believes the sub ject has a direct bearing. The sole purpose of the articles ( is to give the people an idea of the; value to the entire populace of ! game and fish as a natural re- j source properly used, some history, of wild life in this state, its former abundance, what depleted it, how it has been restored elsewhere and how it can be restored in South Carolina, together with information on the present game system in South Carolina and how it differs from plans that have been success- j ful in conservation, both elsewhere and in this state. The author asks that all readers of The Messenger interested in the* progress of the state carefully read this series of articles, believing they will get therefrom considerable in formation of interest and import ance to the welfare of the common wealth. formation that ducks and geese prescribed and published by the frequented all the rivers and ponds Secretary, these agencies will con- of the state and swarmed our coast- fer with such producers for the al rice fields in winter, while the purpose of presenting the propo- woodcock and the snipe swarmed sals of the Agricultural Adjust- the bottom lands at every cold ment Administration and of ascer- snap. Nearly 400 of the last have; taining to what extent such pro- been killed in a day by a single ducers will sign binding offers for hunter. ' t* 16 reduction of cotton acreage. In the mountainous regions of , The Administration now submits- northwestern South Carolina ruff- to cotton producers for acceptance ed grouse, locally called “pheasant” or rejection the following proposals, in North and South Carolina, were which, if and when signed by grow- then plentiful. Wild, or Passenger, ers and by the Secretary, will con- Pigeons, now extinct, and plover, stitute a contract, practically so, arrived in clouds, (a) That the producer agrees to “darkening the sky.” take out of cotton production a We’ve more recent information certain acreage now planted to from Mr. C. L. Newman, associate cotton. editor of the Progressive Farmer, (b) That as a consideration for Raleigh, N. C., who has kept rec- the abandonment of such acreage, ords of his kills and catches of 25 the grower shall receive the fol- or 30 years ago. Among them are lowing: the following from South Carolina: , Payments With Option “Twenty-seven brook (mountain) (1) A cash payment with cotton trout in three hours in Oconee option as stated in such offer County.” v 1 signed by the producer. The am- “Eighteen Bob Whites in two ount of such cash payment is to be hours in Pickens County.” | on a per acre basis, subject to the Today the big game has been regulations prescribed by the Sec- wiped out from all of upper South retary, and in accordance with the f Carolina, and the fish practically i following schedule: so, while the small game is negli- Yield per acre Benefit payment gible in the whole northwestern section of the state. -x Cotton Reduction Campaign Started PLANS FOR APPLYING THE AG RICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT TO THE 1933 COTTON CROP SURPLUS MUST BE REDUCED “The present cotton surplus must be wiped out.” That, in effect, is the immediate concern of Cully A. Cobb, in charga of administering the Agricultural Adjustment Act as it applies' to cotton. The surplus of cotton ac cumulated through years of good crops and accentuated by reason of the world-wide depression stands like an impenetrable barrier on the road to better prices for the cotton grower. This surplus began to accumulate back in 1929 when the carry-over of American cotton in the world was some 4,500,000 bales. By August 1932, the carry-over had reached the total of 13,000,000 bales. And in that year a 13,000,009 bale crop was produced making a supply of 26,000,000 bales. This year, 1933, per acre with Pounds 100-124 125-149 150-174 option Cash plus option on Govt, cotton at 6 cents a pound Dollars $ 6.00 7.09 8.00 175-224 10.00 225-274 11.00 275- and over 12.00 Payments In Cash Only (2) A cash benefit without cot ton option as stated in such offer when signed by the producer. The amount of such benefit payment is to be on a per acre basis, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, and in accordance with the following schedule: Yield per acre Payment per acre without option Pounds Dollais 100-124 $ 7.00 125-149 9.00 150-174 11.00 175-224 14.00 225-274 17.00 275-and over — 20.00 These voluntary agreements above referred to, are to be in a form prescribed by the Secretary which when signed by the produc- indications are now for an excell ent crop and the low rate of con- ers j s to constitute an irrevocable sumption promises another huge 1 of f er f or a limited, specified period a s4 4- x-v 4-1-\ v-k r* n i fY . • « • X. carry-over to add to the crop being grown. There has been some rise in the price of spot cotton recently due to various factors but always there looms in the back-ground a sur- of time during which the Secretary may accept or reject it. How It Works The contracts which are to b3 signed by cotton growers provide that for a definite consideration OUR NEGLECTED ASSETS (By Harry Hampton) 1. Game—Former Abundance When South Carolina was first settled by the white man, it swarm- Mi with game, fish and wild life of •very sort from the mountains to the sea—an apparently inexhaust ible supply. Th#re are no records, of course, of the actual numbers of these species, but there are many old records that give us an idea by which we can compare them to the present suop’.y. Thus it is recorded that ithe bis on, or buifalo, was once a plenti ful game animal in South Carolina. Simms’ Geography, published in 1843, tells us that in the early days it was easy for a group of hunters to kill in a few minutes enough buffaloes to supply their families with meat for the winter. We all know that the buffalo is now ex tinct except for a few domesticated herds. Another record, found in an old diary, written by a traveler through upper South Carolina, relates that he was awakened before daylight every morning and kept awake “by the incessant crowing of the tur key cocks.” Simms’ Geography relates that the panther or Mountain Lion, the wolf, deer, fox and wild turkey were all plentiful in the upper dis tricts of South Carolina 90 years plus above present needs. For this the co tton producer offers to retire reason, cotton growers are urged to from production a described por- replace with soil-building crops tion of his co tton acreage. Each some of the cotton now growing, farmer may take out of production Government officials estimate that not mor e than 40 per cent of his between two and three million bales land now planted to cotton. The must be removed from production secretary of Agriculture will prob- this season in the effort to reduce ably reject offers of less than 25 the surplus existing. To remove per cent of the acreage of any pro- this cotton will mean a greater ducer unless such acreage is very prosperity for the Southern farmer. conV enient to check or the yield is 1 The removal will not be regarded un u S ually high. If a sufficient as a sacrifice when it is fully un- number 0 f these offers to lease are, derstood that the Government received by the Agricultural Ad-‘ plans to pay each co-operating j US tment Administration, the Sec- ! grower a fair rental for the land r etary of Agriculture will declare taken from the production of cot- pi a n operative and proceed with ton and will also give him an op- disbursement of the payment tion on as mUch cotton as he re- an d distribution of options under moves, thus assuring him of hav- the revised Smith option plan, ing his usual amount of cotton to The application which the cotton sell this fall without the further producer is asked to sign will con- expense of producing part of it. stitute an irrevocable offer from The Plan Outline him to the Secretary of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture, ij ia ^ b e will remove from produc- with the approval of the President, a certain specified portion of announces the following plan of co- co tt on land for cash payments ment of agriculture. At the meeting he wO find that he may get cash fer plowing up part of his crop. Three acres would be about the amount that Secretary Wallace would like him to take out of pro duction for that sized farm. Upon acceptance of his offer, by Wallace, a contract would be pre sented to him and he would finu that, since his production was be tween 175 and 224 pounds to the acre, he would be entitled to four teen dollars cash rent Tor each o the acres plowed under or a tota of $42/ Or, he might choose instead to take $10 an acre, a total of $30 for the three acres, and an option on GOO pounds of lint cotton to which his acreage and reduction would entitle him. This 600 pounds would be equal to the amount of cotton which his three acres would be expected to produce. He could get the option without paying out any money. He would simply be credited with 600 pounds of cotton at six cents a pound. He would be entitled to any sum over six cents a pound that cotton was sold for at any time he decided it ought to be sold. There will be some regulations later telling him just how to go about that. Anyway, he would receive the cottqn at six cents and it is selling in the markets today for from eight to nine cents. The cotton may be 1,200 miles away but it is John’s for the time he holds the option. In either case, before John gets the money, a representative of the county committee will be around to see that he has plowed up the three acres. He may plant something else on that part of his patch so long as it is eaten on the farm—or he may let it lie idle. He will not be permitted to spend the money he took in to put a lot of extra fertilizer on the rest of his patch but must go right on with his ordinary plans for the other seven acres picking it and selling it as he desires. txt CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: Junior Park Naturalist, $2,000 a year, less a deduction not to ex ceed 15 per cent as a measure of economy and a retirement deduc tion of 3 1-2 per cent; National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Senior Highway Construction Supervisor, $4,600 to $5,400 a year. Senior Highway Design Engineer, $4,600 to $5,400 a year, less a de duction not to exceed 15 per cent as a measure of economy and a re tirement deduction of 3 1-2 per cent; Bureau of Public Roads, De partment of Agriculture, Washing ton, D. C. Cost and Production Superin tendent (Shpe Factory), $2,000 a year, less a deduction not to exceea 15 per cent as a measure of eco nomy and a retirement deduction of 3 1-2 per cent; Federal Peniten tiary, Leavenworth, Kans. All States except Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia have received less than their share of appointments in the apportioned departmental service at Washing ton. Full information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board ot Examiners at the post office in an:-- city which has a post office of the first or the second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. OLD FASHION BECUE AND •* . . * 1 lio UULLUIl X\JL IsClOAl operation between the Government averaging between $8 and $9 per and the cotton growers of the Unit- ' - ed States for bringing supply and Under acre, plus an option at 6 cents a pound on Government-held cotton. The amount of cotton optioned to bringing prices to the parity con- eac j 1 producer will be based on th x 4>V-»« 1 o i . .. . , demand into better balance and for bringing prices to the templated by the law. amount that the acreage taken out Through the instrumentality of ^ production would ordinarily pro- the federal and state farm exten sion services, vocational teachers, volunteer committees set up in the cotton belt, and other available duce. A Simple Illustration Here is how the plan would work cotton oeiu, ana out in the case of John Doe who agencies, he Administration will ^ a l0 acre of coMon ascertain to what extent the pro- ' ducers of cotton are willing to take John has been getting an aver- out of production lands now plant- ^ of 200 pounds of lint cotton to ' ed to cotton in consideration of. the acre for some years and his benefit payments, or options plus crop looks good for that amount benefit payments, in accordance again this year, with its proposals. The willingness When the campaign for reducing 'of the producers is to be expressed acreage gets underway John will ' In the form of signed offers pre- attend a meeting called by his I pared in conformity with regula- county agricultural agent or some tions prescribed by the Secretary of 1 other representative of the depart- Need More Iron in Their Blood! CIiiMron who are thin and pale and who lack, appetite are usually suffering from a deficiency of iron. When the blood lacks iron it becomes thin and poor and fails to nourish. Then a child loses appetite and becomes still thinner and weaker—and easy prey to disease! To build up your child, give him Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. It contains iron which makes for rich, red blood. It also contains tasteless quinine which tends to purify the blood. These two effects make it an exceptional medicine for young and old. A few days on Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic will work wonders in your child. It will sharpen his appetite, improve his color and build up his pep and energy and increase his resistance to disease. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic is pleasant to take. Children like it and it’s absolutely safe for them. Contains noth ing harmful. All stores sell Grove’s Taste less Chill Tonic. Get a bottle toda*- and see how your child will benefit from U, At Old Historic Calhoun Roller Mill JULY 4TH BARBECUE, HASH AND COLD DRINK rnrr fishing, swimming, rilLL MOTOR BOAT RIDING Cold Drinks, Candy and Ice Cream DANCING FROM 9-1 GREENWOOD ORCHESTRA COME AND SPEND THE DAY IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SPOT THREE MILES NORTH OF MT. CARMEL, S. C. I J. D. CADE, Manager No after-lunch fVSINESS Refresh yourself Bounce back to normal You’re always glad if you choose a refreshing lunch. With ice-cold Coca-Cola, of course. Delicious and re* freshing, it is the natural partner of so many good things to eat. Keep it ready to serve in your refrigerator. TTreemvood Coca-Cola Bottling Company Greenwood, S. C. SB-150-23 WK* Y'< ‘ ‘ Lone Star * ’ failed to diet . .. and as a result she was awarded a trip to the World Fair at Chicago. “Lone Star” claims the title of the “World’s Largest Cow”. She is owned by Miss Jeanne of San Antonio Tex., weighs 2300 pounds, stands 73 inches high and measures 15 feet, nose to end of tail. Shown above she is ridden by Miss Frances Green as she features the animal exhibition at the fair. Her owner offers a $500 reward for proof of a cow larger than ‘ ‘ Lone Star ’