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OTTB NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Second Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK,
S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1934 Four Pages
Number 36
McCormick Public j Use The Rented Acres
Schools Honor Roll For The Land’s Sake
FOR FOURTH MONTH, ENDING
FEBRUARY 2, 1934
-FIRST GRADE—
Bedola Campbell,
T^’en Tooshe,
Lilia Belle Rogers,
Katheryne Schumpert,
Ready Watson.
SECOND GRADE—
Carolyn Hitt,
Ernest Willis.
THIRD GRADE—
Mary Fooshe,
Dorothy Smith,
Jamie Sanders.
FOURTH GRADE—
Inez Cosey,
Hattie Pinson,
Wilma Walker, *
Elizabeth Weeks,
Helen Willis,
Vivian Chiles,
Mildred Creighton,
Virginia Fooshe,
Mildred Holliday,
Norma Hdlloway,
Frances Jennings,
Rudolph Strcm.
.FIFTH GRADE—
Douglas Bradley,
Natalie Brown.
SIXTH GRADE—
Maggie Franklin,
Imogene Sanders,
Frances Schumpert,
James Bell,
Lawrence Strom.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Herbert Sturkey,
Margaret Holloway.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Vivian Jaynes,
C. L. Williams.
NINTH GRADE—
Mary Sue Coleman,
Rebecca; Drucker,
Elizabeth Brown,
_ Trula Winn.
TENTH GRADE— >
£.ura Gilchrist,
Juanita Chamberlain,
Annie Laurie Sturkey,
Marie Reames.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Alma Faulkner, -
Martha Major,
Gladys Price,
Trances Robinson,
Sara Louise Smith,
Claude Workman.
Requirements for honor roll:
1. General average of A or 90.
2. Not less than A or 90 on con
duct.
3. No failures or conditions.
4. No unexcused absences. No
tardies.
5. Not more than two sickness
absences.
OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE. S. C.
THURSDAY, FEB. 22nd
FOUR MARX BROTHERS
in
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DUCK SOUP
FRIDAY, FEB. 23rd, Only
DCROTHY WIECK
in §
"CRADLE SONG" %
i mu i«ii^ ii^ -i ii !■■■ » ' ■** .i i
SATURDAY, FEB. 24th, Only ^
Randolph Scott &
Esther Ralston—Noah Beery
in *
Zane Grey’s Story
‘TO THE LAST MAN”
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LOOK! Extra Show
SATURDAY NITE at 10:30 $
Bruce Cabot—Arline Judge
$ cm; Ldwards—Ralf Bellamy |
3 in t
| “"LYING DEVILS” ^
\ Admission 10c and 25c \
| MON. and TUES., FEB. 26, 27 *
£ Marie Dressier—John, Lionel
Barrymore — Wallace Beery
^ and Jean Harlow in
S ‘DINNER at EIGHT
^ WED., THURS., Feb. 28. Mar. 1 4 j
$ Jack Haley—Ginger Rogers £
and Jack Oakie in
$ “SETTING PRETTY
^ Girls—Music—Dancing ^
Clemson College, Feb. 17.—To the
many cotton farmers who have
failed to provide adequately for
the family living and . livestock
feedstuffs from the farm, Dr
W. W. Long, director of the Ex
tension Service, calls attention
again to the fact that the cotton
contract being signed by farmers
permits and encourages the pro
duction of food and feed for home
supplies on the rented acres. Since
low yields from lands set aside
heretofore for growing home sup
plies are partly responsible for this
shortage of home-grown foods and
feeds, Dr. Long suggests that a
double result of soil enrichment
and food and feed production nay
be accomplished by increasing leg
ume crop?, permanent pasture, etc.
In this connection here is what
J. Phil Campbell of the replace
ment crops section, AAA, says as
to use of contracted acres:
“Any farmer whose land pro
duces less than one-half bale of
cotton per acre will make a serious
mistake if he does not plant the
contracted acres in lespedeza,
cowpeas, soybeans, or other leg
ume crops.
“Legume crops include many va
rieties. There is a legume suitable
for almost every part of the cotton
belt. Lespedeza is widely adapted
to cotton grov/ing lands. There is
an abundance of lespedeza seed
available. The method of seeding
is simple, and the time of planting
in the cotton belt will range fi 3 om
January 15 to March 15. This is
the time of the year when the
farm labor is available for terrac
ing and planting to'soil-improying
and erosion-preventing crops. No
crop will fit into this program bet
ter than lespedeza.
“Erosion dr washing removes
about twenty times as much soil
fertility per acre as crops taken
out each year. Wherever in the
South the soil is not held by freez
ing, the loss of plant food from
erosion in the winter is serious.
“Improved pastures are needed
and would more than pay their
way in almost every cotton-grow
ing region. Both permanent and
temporary pastures might well be
grown on much of the contracted
cotton acreage.”
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Meat Canning
Program Goes
Steadily Forward
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During the month of January
the Emergency Relief Meat Can
ning Program went steadily for
ward under the direction of Mrs.
Stallworth, the home agent, and
the emergency worker.
As a continuation of the project
for this month, several meat can
ning demonstrations have already
been held and other engagements
are scheduled for the nex: few
weeks.
The people cf McCormick Coun
ty are realizing the fact that foods
raised and canned at home mean
money saved and better living. It
has been tested by food authorities
that canned food is wholesome.
The canning process does not
change the food value of starches,
fats, proteins, etc.
Mrs. Stallworth, according to in
structions from Winthrop College,
set aside her regular schedule and
devoted the whole time of January
to meat canning. So far all dem
onstrations held have been suc
cessful. The people have expressed
their opinion of being glad of this
sound and economical opportunity
to get their meat canned.
Through the support of the lo
cal CWA the above plan has ad
vanced. They put on the emergen
cy worker and have purchased two
new steam pressure cookers, an
automatic sealer and other neces
sary equipment.
The following is a list of No. 3
containers of meat and vegetables
ca.incd since January 6: Ribs, 10;
roast, 111; steak, 104; stew, 37;
sausage, 25; hash, 341; soup stock,
3; greens, 4; potatoes, 4.
Miss Alice Talbert,
Emergency Worker,
‘Cool Knights”
A musical comedy in three acts to be pre
sented by the Woman’s Bible Class of the Meth
odist Church at McCormick high school audi
torium Friday evening, February 23rd, at 8
o’clock.
Admission: children 15 cents; adults, 30 cents.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
PhR Sheridan—of football fame Fred Chnllis
Reuben Carter—true to his name.-Hugh Brown
Sl'm Saunders—who has a
hunch James Furqueron
Handsome Harry—shiek of the
bunch James Patterson
Percival Hall—his sister’s
double Johnnie McGrath
Prof. Gray—who starts the trouble—D. P McCain
Sam (blackface)—head steward of
Ozark University Frank Mattison
Betty Page—the college
beauty Miss Helen Brown
Helen Marsh—keen on dntv—Miss Virginia Strom
Mabel Thorne—of a studious
mind Miss Edna Loskoski
Tomboy Lake#—not so
inclined Miss Elizabeth Kennedy
Olive Branch—with a family
tree Miss Jewel Patterson
Miss Dora Dean—of the
faculty Miss Bessie Keller
SCENES
Act I—Fraternity House, Ozark University
Act II—Moon Island—Middle Pacific Ocean
Act III—Same as Act I
MATRONS OF THE CLASS OF 1893
Mrs. A. C. Pamhardt Mrs. W. N. Smith
Mrs. N. C. Nave Mrs. D. W. Keller
Mrs. J., B. Smith Mrs. C. H. Workman
Miss Kathleen Abercrombie
COLLEGIATE CHORUS:
Misses Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Talbert,
; Alma Faulkner, Mary Fuller, Henrietta Brov/n,
. Catherine Lang, Billie Mcrrah, Mary Ellen Ed-
«= munds, Sarah Louise Strom, Benzie Rankin,
Matilda Williams, Annie Laura Sturkey, Mary
Sue Coleman, Elizabeth Deason, Valera Whit^,
Frances Robinson, Martha Major, Kathrine
Scruggs, Louise Smith, Eunice Rush, Rebecca
Drucker and Annie Brown McGrath.
MUD-PIE CHORUS:
Natalie Brown, Irma Arlington, Thelma
Brown, Henrietta Gilbert, Mamie Louise Walker,
Vivian Chiles, Betty Fuller, Selma Rush, Mar
garet Creswell, Kathrine Smith, Mildred Holli
day and Virginia Fooshe.
HULA CHORUS:
Catherine Smith, Lilia Belle Rogers, Helen
. Fooshe, Catherine West, Kathryne Schumpert,
Doris Floyd, Bedola Campbell, Jo Smith, Caro
lyn Hitt, Margie McCain and Elizabeth Walker.
Director, Miss Penelope Cowper.
Pianist, Mrs. J. K. White.
Assistant Pianist, Miss Mary Sue Coleman.
Susannah Wesley
Bible Class Meets
With Mrs. Fooshe
The Susannah Wesley Bible
Class of the Methodist Church was
delightfully entertained at the
home of Mrs. Perrin G. Fooshe on
Friday afternoon of the past week.
Mrs. D. W: Keller had charge of
the devotional, with Mrs. J. K.
White, Mrs. C. H. Workman, Miss
Alma Faulkner and Miss Melba
Corley taking part.
During the social hour imme
diately following the business
session, several games were en
joyed in keeping with Valentine
Day. Mrs. Fooshe, assisted by
Mrs. A. H. Faulkner, Mrs. John T.
Faulkner and Mrs. John T. Fooshe,
served a sweet course in Valentine
colors.
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Mr. and Mrs. Rush
Entertain With
Vanishing Party
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rush enter
tained about fifteen couples Fri
day night at the first of a series
of vanishing parties being spon
sored by members of the Susannah
Wesley Bible Class for the benefit
of the new Methodist Church
building fund. Decorations and
every detail of the entertainment
were suggestive of the Valentine
season. Assisting Mrs. Rush in the
entertainment was Mrs. D. W.
Keller. A delicious sweet course
was served at the close of the
evening and a silver offering made
by those present.
Taylor Appoints
Men To Academy
THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESS
MAN APPOINTS THREE TO
NAVAL INSTITUTION
Washington, Feb. 14. — Repre
sentative Taylor (D., S. C.) today
nominated three South Carolin
ians, with alternates, for appoint
ments to the* Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md., they are:
James Lewis Cantrell of Central,
a Citadel student, principal. Mar
vin Ledford of Seneca, Herbert W.
Gasque of Walhalla and John S.
Nicholson of Edgefield, alternates.
Walter M. Rodgers of Green
wood, a Clemson student, princi
pal. James M. Murray of McCor
mick, Raymond F. Mayer of
Pomaria and Richard M. Godsey
of Greenwood, a United States ma
rine, alternates.
C. V. Pierce of Honea Path, prin
cipal. Richard W. Robinson of
Anderson, Emmett. Compton of
Greenwood County and J. N. King
of Williamston, alternates.
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McCormick Students
Prominent In S. C.
University Activities
McCormick County students are
prominent in activities at the
University of South Carolina.
Mark Dowtin, McCormick, has
recently been elected an associate
managing editor of The Gamecock,
University weekly.
J. P. Sullivan and Roy and
Woodrow Callison, McCormick,
were with the glee club during its
tour of Northern cities. j
1,150 Workers To Be
Dropped From CWA
DR. C. K. EPTING STATES RE
DUCTION MUST BE MADE
FEBRUARY 23
Following out instructions from
headquarters, Relief Administra
tor C. K. Epting states that
approximately 1,150 workers will
be dropped from the civil works
administration rolls of McCormick
County, and that this number will
be removed Friday, February 23.
The CWA will come to a close on
May 1, 1934.
In compliance with orders sent
out by Harry L. Hopkins, federal
civil works administrator, 70,000
workers are to be taken from this
State’s roll by February 23. This
will take approximately 1,150 off
the rolls of McCormick County at
that time. ,
According to C. K. Epting,
administrator, there were 2,100
workers on the rolls of McCormick
County CWA last week, including
drivers of their own teams and
trucks. About 40 of these were
automatically removed by Mr.
Hopkins when he ordered certain
federal projects abandoned.
The original quota for McCor
mick County was 1,078 but by stag
gering of workers, the addition of
employees engaged on federal
projects, and the hiring of team
and truck drivers, the number had
grown to 2,200.
Under the new order, the total
number of employees, including
drivers of teams and trucks will
likely be less than 1,000 in this
county. * ,
Mr. Hopkins’ instructions are to
first lay off all workers in whose
immediate family another member
is working. This means where an
other member of the immediate
family is working for the CWA, or
at any other gainful occupation.
Also to remove immediately those
workers having other resources
and those having seasonal oppor
tunities for employment.
Investigations are to begin on
that group of workers who have
never been investigated before,
leaving direct relief clients to be
investigated last.
New employment for replace
ment is to be made on the basis of
need. This means that all cases in
the future are to be authorized by
the bureau of investigation.
Dr. Epting yesterday received
the following bulletin, dated Feb.
20th:
“With further reference to our
bulletin F-100, the new quota for
your county after deducting the
employees to be dropped in accord
ance with the federal administra
tor’s instructions, will be 539, ef
fective February 23rd. Note that
this covers all employees including
administrative, federal, local and
state; drivers of their own team
and trucks; but does not include
the Transient Department staff.
You must absorb in this quota al
Says Acreage Sign-Up
Nearly 109 Per C er.-t
SOME ADJBF.’r.IENTT —>
TO HARMONIZE AVERAGES
IN ACREAGES AND YIELDS
Clemson College, F_b. 19._DoI-
Ipw the close ef the cotton acreaT3
reduction sign-up in which
tically 100 per cent of e’teib'o-
farmers signed contracts, coun'y
agents and committsemen are :it"7
'.n<meed in adjustment of con
tracts where necessary to bring
contract figures on acreage and
yield* in^o harmony with aver
ages for the base period.
The totals for acreage and pro
duction and average yield of con
tract signers is very close to the
figures of the crop estimating
board for the base period, says
R. W. Hamilton, assistant to Di
rector W. W. Long, in charge of
the campaign. In some counties
which have overrun their quotas,
all contracts are being returned tp
signers for revision. Continued co
operation in quickly revising ex
cessive figures is urged by Mr.
Hamilton since delay on the part
of farmers in making the revision
will necessarily delay the first
rental payments.
Considering that all necessary
data of acreage and yields were
obtained by farmers and commit
teemen agreeing upon something
that took place as far back as six
years ago with no written records
to go by, it is a remarkable tribute,
Mr. Hamilton asserts, to the hon
esty and willingness of farmers to
co-operate for the welfare of all
that the total figures for the State
are such a small per cent in excess
of official figures. It is necessary,
however, before the State can be
accepted by the Washington au
thorities that even the small over
run must be eliminated.
Metz Dillashaw
Dies In Tampa, Fla.
Tampa (Fla.) Times, Feb. 18.
Funeral services for Metz Dilla*>
shaw, 31, of 2704 1-2 Florida Ave
nue, who died Friday, will be con
ducted from the J. L. Reed & Son
funeral home Monday afternoon at
2 o’clock by the Rev. E. C. Nance
of the First Christian Church. In
terment will be in the Orange Hill
cemetery. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Lettie Chapman Dilla
shaw; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Dillashaw of McCormick, S. C^
and two brothers, Frank and
Claude Dillashaw of South Caro
lina. Pallbearers: W. B. Sellers,
Herbert Schmid, Carl Gibbons,
Glenn Sellers, Herbert Gibben and
W. Gibbs.
GREENWOOD, S. C.
,11 in &
workers on approved federal pi’oj- [ THURS. and FRL, FEB. 22, 23
ects to the extent of the presen' I £
reduced number of workers, on I $
those approved projects as showr
in bulletin F-98 and subsequent
telegrams.
Rotation or staggering of differ
ent groups of employees is hereby
prohibited.
In accomplishing the reductior
necessary to arrive at this quota
use first all available data which
may have been gathered by the
Bureau of Social Service. Then se.
that instructions contained in Mr
Hopkin’s telegram are issued to al
persons who have any authority
in dropping workers from our rolls
in order that they may conform
to the procedure outlined therein.'
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Kills Eagle
Near Modoc
JEAN HARLOW
in
BLONDE BOMBSHELL’
with
Franchot Tone—Lee Tracy
Una Merkel
SATURDAY, FEB. 24
Randolph Scott—Esther
Ralston — Buster Crabbe
Jack LaRue—Noah Beery
in
Zane Grey’s
TO THE LAST MAN”
4 SAT. NITE, FEB. 24, at 10:40
1%. Barbara Stanwick — Ralph
^ Bellamy — Otto Kruger
in
Mr. Will Clem of Modoc was dis
playing an eagle here which he
killed with a shotgun near Modoc £
one day last week. The bird had a
wing spread of 6 feet 4 inches from
tip to tip, was brown with feathers ^
on to its feet. Mr. Clem says he £
saw two more eagles, one ci vv:ug-
EVER in MY HEART
J MON. and TUBS., FEB. 26, 27
GARBO
& in
| “QUEEN CHRISTINA”
^ John Gilbert — Lewis Stone
An Keith — Elizabeth Allen
saw two more eagles, one ci wnu... vj wim otars 4
was larger than the one he killc*’
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28
Lewis Carroll’s
“Alice in Wonderland”
with 22 Stars