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mult TRUK TO OUB8ELVX8, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-Second Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934 Four Pages Number 38 •CWA Force McCormick To Still Lower ' Present Trial REDUCTIONS IN WORKERS CONTINUE EACH WEEK THROUGH MARCH WHEN QUOTA IS only m “WHO KILLED WRIGHT V* WILL RE PRESENTED SUNDAY NIGHT •• # A play depicting the effects of liquor upon a home is to be pre sented next Sunday night, March Black-Eyed Susan” To Be Presented By Local Jr. O. U. A. M. reHef < administrator for McCoESkk at ‘ he “ c ?°™‘Sj t County, the force of workers on the SS^VmelMenrl wrtehtj^l^'ta- local civil works administration o, projects will be cut each week un- the ‘rial of James Pur- til March 31st, when the quota will f ?5 l h ® TS! be approximately 136. Effective March 2nd, there were only 403 workers on the rolls; effective March 9th there will be only 338; on March 16th, 272; on March 23rd, 207. and on March 30th, 136. Thus all civil v works projects will practically be at a standstill by the end of March. Dr. Epting states that orders from national head quarters are being followed out ex plicitly, and he has no knowledge as io what will take place in the near future. *xt_- - — Production Credit Loans Speeded Columbia, S. C., March 3.—Er nest Graham, oresident of the Production Credit Corporation, of Columblia, today announced a new nrocedure to speed ud and simolify loans ‘ of $50 to $500 obtained through Production Credit Associ ations. Under the new arraTio-ement farmers desiring loans for the pro duction of general agricultural crops, livestock or poultry products will fill out. all papers in connec tion with their loan at the time of application. The local associa tion will then pass on the security offered and if approved by them, forward the papers directiv to the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank for discount. According to President Graham, the applicant will he required to give a first lien on the crons to be grown, his chattels and livestock. Further, he explained, where a small balance is outstanding against a farmer’s crops, chattels or livestock and he is able to se cure an extension beyond the time of maturity of the Production Credit Association’s loan he will still be eligible to become a bor rower. “We are determined,” said Pres ident Graham. “That the Produc tion Credit Corporation through the Production Credit Associations will make it possible for every worthy fanner hi North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia and Flori da to secure the necessary credit for his agricultural production purposes this year. The arrange ment as now worked out, we be lieve, will make credit available to between 76 per cent and 80 per cent of the fanners in this dis trict.” v Mr. Graham said that at the present time the interest rate on Production Credit Association loans would be 6 per cent. He urged farmers to make their ap plications at once as the 116 as sociations serving this distreit are set up and ready to do business. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE. S. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 8th MARION DAVIES and BING CROSBY in GOING HOLLYWOOD” play is to be sponsored by the churches of McCormick in the in terest of temperance. Rev. S. W. Reid has been se lected to enact the part of the judge. The other members of the cast follow; J. A. Talbert, sheriff; Rev. D, W. Keller, bootlegger; Marshall Creswell, deputy sheriff; W. W. Keowh, court reporter; James Furqueron, the accused; Miss Grace Reid, star witness; Supt. W. R. Watson, coroner; Mrs. J. S* Dukes, defendant’s mother; Miss Edna Duncan, wife of slain man; Rey. D. V. Cason, prosecut ing . attorney, and Hayward H. Johnson, counsel for defense. Those summoned for the jury are: C. W. Pennal, J. E. Bradley, J. R. Corley, G. J. Sanders, Jr., T nhn Creswell. G. C. Patterson, Bruce Walker, W. E. Rheney, Henry neason, J. W. Corley, John Craw ford and C. R. Strom. Admission free. A voluntary of fering will be taken. x Quarterly Conference At Troy Methodist Church Sunday The second quarterly conference for the McCormick Methodist Church, including Republican and Troy, will be held at Troy Method ist Church on next Sunday after noon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. C. E. Peele, presiding elder, wjll preach and hold the confer ence. Those expected to be present are the stewards, the Sunday school superintendents, the trus tees, presidents of the Woman’s Missionary Societies and Epworth Leagues. Let each have a report of work .done since last quarterly conference* D. W. Keller, Pastor. McCormick County Teachers’ Association ■ ' Meeting Postponed ~On account of measles in the Washington school, the McCormick County teachers’ meeting is post poned from Thursday, March 15th, and will probably be held on the following Thursday, March 22nd. -tXT- W. M. U. Observes Special Season Of Prayer For Missions The week of prayer for home and foreign missions is being ob served by the W. M. U. of the Bap tist Church this week. On Monday evening a study course, “Keys of the Kingdom.” was taken bv 21 members of the W. M. S. Those teaching were Mrs. G. C. Patterson, Mrs. J. Frank Mattison and Miss Elizabeth Johnston. On Thursday night, March 15th. at 8:15, at McCormick high school auditorium, this three-act musical comedy, Wayne P. Sewell’s latest production, will delight the people of McCormick and sunrounding towns. Said to be one of the best ever shown here, “Black-Eyed Susan” is composed of McCormick’s most talented citizens, many of whom have made a reputation for them selves in former productions. The show was written to bring laughs and from advance reports it will bring laughs aplenty! The interesting plot is woven around five old maids, who are trying to find a husband. Black- Eyed Susan tries her hand at mar rying them off by inserting an ad vertisement in the paper for un married men to apply for garden ers’ jobs in her aunt’s garden. In response to the ad letters pour in from everywhere, bringing pictures of the applicants and full description of themselves. Each old maid chooses the man she likes best and a week later the unsus pecting bachelors come for a per sonal interview with the supposed ly “Miss Rowena Thom”. Prospective mates include a pro fessor of “Bugology”, a stammer ing applicant, a gardener with the “itch” and two other comic char acters, any one of which would be worth the price of the show to see. The lovely old maids are not hard to please and fall in love at first sight with the men of their choice, who are very much upset and embarrassed over the situa tion, thus bringing to the audience one roar of laughter after another. Judge Frank Mattison, as old Uncle Ed, brings down the house in his encounter with the “hants” in Miss Letty’s garden. Black-Eyed Susan (Miss Helen Ludwick) has to make love to a dummy who suddenly comes to life and hugs her. Phil Langdon, a young news paper reporter, (John T. McGrath) comes down to investigate the ad —falls in love with Susan. In addition to the romance and comical situation, the music is bright and catchy, written espe cially for the play. The eight un usually pretty choruses are per formed by 28 of the town’s most attractive young ladies in some very pretty costumes. * The aforesaid features combine to make this show the funniest, prettiest, cleanest, amateur per formance to be found anywhere. A small admission of 15 and 25 cents will be charged. Cast of Characters: Suzanne Van Cort (Black-Eyed Susan)—Miss Helen Ludwick. Phil Langdon—John T. McGrath. Miss Letty Pennyfeather — Miss Bessie Keller. Miss Lotta Neighbomews — Miss Ruby Cothran. Miss Miranda Herringbone—Miss Jewel Patterson. Miss Polly Prim — Miss Louise Walker. Miss Prudence Bodkins — Miss Virginia Strom. Abner Sniggle—“Buck” Walker. Elmer Tompkins—Fred Challis. Roscoe Sampson—Claude Work man. Jimmy Simpkins—E. P. Bentley. Prof. Hiram Catchbug — James Gibert. Old Uncle Ed — Judge Frank Mattison. - Miss Kathleen Aber- Kelioboth News Mrs. Mollie Moultrie was real sick several days last week. Her daughter, Mrs. Henrv Reynolds, spent several days with her. Mrs. Moultrie is able to spend this week end with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Reel, in the Cleora section. Mr. H. E. Freeland’s mother is visiting him this week. Mrs. Ethan White, Mrs. L. W. Ridlehoover and Mrs. T. R. Ridle- hoover spent a most pleasant day with Mrs. Carrie Talbert and Mrs. Maggie Holliday one day last week. Mr. J. P. Talbert carried his little Charleston Will Have Effective Reductions Huge Spring Festival Charleston, S. C., March 5. — Chief Crops Assured Clemson College, March 3.—Ben- Charleston this month is going to efits to American farming that will surround its famous flower t— the extend beyond the immediate ben- ;r such a festival as efits from balancing the produc- South Carolina has not known in; tion of the basic surplus crops is years. A really stupendous program | seen by Dr. W. W. Long, director for a period starting March 14th i of the Extension Service. Acreage and extending through the 24th' now being used to produce too will make this city the Mecca of much cotton, tobacco, corn, whe?.* thousands of visitors. The festival, coming at a time when the world-renowned azalea j. t'. iamen, carried ms m,ue | gardens are usually at the he i e ht of . their bloom, will be the first of Mandy crombie. Pianist man. Miss Mary Sue Cole- FRIDAY, MARCH 9th, ONLY g RICARDO CORTEZ $ ELIZABETH ALLEN \ RICHARD BENNETT S in g “BIG EXECUTIVE” ? SATURDAY, MARCH 10th TOM .KEENE in “CROSSFIRE” LOOK! Extra Show SATURDAY NITE at 10:30 RICHARD ARLEN — JUDITH t Tuesday evening members of the Troy W. M. S. presented a play at .tot i • tt» i the church which was enjoyed by; WHSIlingtOll JLilgll an appreciative audience. ' G Wednesday evening Dr. D. V. Cas on talked on missions at the mid week prayer service. This service was preceded by a program by the junior organizations. Friday after noon the last service will be held at. the church with the president, Mrs. G. C. Patterson, in charge. rxi Junior Music Club Meets School News Monday, February 26th, the fifth and sixth grades presented a very attractive program. The partici pants were: Devotional, 1 Cor. 13th chapter— Henry Bussey. “Life of Longfellow” — Louise Rich. “The Arrow and the Song”—Bill Jennings. “The Children’s Hour” — Vivian Bailey. Song, “Indian Lullaby” — Fifth pital for examination last Thurs day. He was asked to be brought back in two years after leaving the hospital after an operation. He is doing well. This hospital does wonderful work. Mrs. J. P. Talbert visitfed her mother, Mrs. Sara Strom, in Greenwood one day last week. There are several cases of mea sles in the community. This section exnerienced strong wind and much electricity Sunday night, accompanied by heavy rain and hail in some places; not much damage done however, but a gentle reminder of the hurricane of two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Freeland motored to near Greenwood Sun day afternoon to visit Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Miner. Mrs. Carrie Freeland passed the 89th milestone of her life February 22nd. She is a loval citizen and celebrates her birthday on Wash ington’s. She'received many nice gifts from her children on her birthday.'Although an invalid, she sits by the fire and is interested in all that comes and goes on around her. She has been a great reader, but her sight has failed, so she cannot read much now. Her sister, Mrs. Robertson, several years older, can read without glasses. We are hoping Mrs. Freeland will get a second vision Mrs. Janie Morgan has not been well in sometime, but was able to go with her daughter, to a spend- the-day quilting oarty at the home of Mesdames Ethan and Pickens White on Tuesday. The day was not only profitably, but pleasantly spent. A feast of many kinds of good things were spread on the long table. Anyone who has shared the hospitality of this home knows just what a feast was enjoyed. Mrs. Janie Morgan enjoyed a pleasant afternoon with Mrs. H. E. Freeland and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mollie Freeland. Mrs. E. M. Whatley is with her daughter, Mrs. Dewey Talbert, at Lincolnton, Ga., who is very ill with pneumonia. TXt Mt. Carmel News The Junior Music Club met at , the home of Miss Mary Sue Fur- | and sixth grade girls. Anna MC* CLARA BOW—PRESTON FO STER in ♦‘HOOPLA” t V/RDNESpAY MARCH Mth BENITO HUMF —ADOLPHE MENJO’J in. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Scott and little soh, Morris, Jr., of Augusta, were visiting relatives here this week. Mr. Robert Scott returned home Monday from a pleasant visit to Augusta and Florida. He left Tues day for Augusta, where he has ac cepted a position. Mrs. Carrie Connor, Mr. Hollis Connor and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney spent Friday in Au gusta. Mrs. J. J. Dorn and Miss Mabel Dorn of McCormick were visitors in Mt. Carmel Thursday afternoon. Mr. J. F. Sutherland returned home Monday afternoon from a pleasant visit in Anderson. X South Carolina Got $14,941,000 GEORGIA LED SOUTHEASTERN STATES IN PWA WITH $32,957,000 Atlanta, Feb. 28. — Henry M. Waite, deputy public works admin istrator, tonight told advisory boards of five southeastern States that $111,824,000 had been allo cated to the region by the PWA. In spite of constitutional limita tions on its borrowing power, Georgia led the others in obtain ing federal funds, getting a total of $32,957,000 for federal and non- federal projects, including federal work at Forts Benning, McPherson and Oglethorpe and navigation work on the Savannah River. Henry T. McIntosh of Albany, regional adviser, and the State boards ended their service with the meeting tonight. The field staffs what the city is to make annual events. For decades the Charleston gardens have attracted visitors from all ovef* the world. Now Charleston will add each spring a gala celebration. For the first of these, there will be a program meeting the tastes of all. Backed by the entire city the festival committee has spared nothing in arranging the festival attractions. First there will be a big-time horse show at the Johnson pagood Stadium March 14 and 15. And on the 15 th the second annual Charleston Open golf tournament, in which more than 100 players will compete, will open. The play ers will include most of the coun try’s greatest professionals, such stars as Gene Sarazen, Walter Ha gen, Johnny Farrell, Joe Kirkwood, Craig Wood, Ed Dudley, Horton Smith, Mortie Dutra, “Wiffy” Cox, Densmore Shute, Paul Runyan. The tournament will be played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 15th, 16th and 17th. On the 16th, the azalea festival, that part of the celebration apart from the sport phases, will open with a grand parade that will rival the famous parade of the New Orleans Mardi Gras. That night there will be a grand ball at the commodious Isle of Pqlms pavillion with a nationally known orchestra playing. The 17th will be known as golf day, with the grand wind-up of the big open tournament at the Charleston Country Club. That night there will be another big ball. Sunday, the 18th, will bring a pilgrimage to beautiful Summer ville, where a big program has been arranged. Monday, the 19th, will be known as “State Port Day.” This will be featured by a spectacular water pageant off the Battery, at which beauty queens from South Caro lina towns and cities will be in troduced. Marion Talley, noted coloratura soprano, whose debut in opera at the Metropolitan several years ago was a musical sensation, will give a concert at the Academy of Music Tuesday night, the 20th. This will be “Navy Day,” and the Charles ton navy yard will be thrown open to visitors. On Wednesday, the 24th, six blocks of King Street will be the scene of a monster carnival. And on this day will cpme the selection of the queen of the festival, a cere mony over which Governor Ibra C. Blackwood will preside. The next day will be “Army Day” and a beautiful pageant, “The Four Seasons,” will be given in the Johnson Hagood Stadium. The queen of the festival will have the place of honor, in this. In the evening, two nationally known boxers will head a big fight card. Friday will bring what will per haps be the most talked-of event of the festival—the Grand Colonial Ball. It will be known as “Co lonial Day,” and the program for the day will include one of the striking dress parades of the corps of cadets at the Citadel, a contest in the street among Charleston’s famous negro hucksters, a program of negro spirituals at the Academy of Music, and a fashion show. The festival will close on Satur day, “Gardens Day.” In addition to the attractions listed here, there will be events such as nightclubs, club luncheons, fashion shows, sightseeing tours of the city and environs, boat trips, band concerts, art exhibits, oyster roasts at the beaches. TXt will be taken up to some extent in larger acreages of permanent pas ture and hay crops, food crons for home consumption, and eventually in larger acreages adopted to soil building, erosion prevention and tree growing. - - Estimated acreage reductions for 1934 under the various adjustment programs are about 20 million acres in corn, 15 million in cotton, 8 million in wheat and 500 thou sand in tobacco, according to the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration. Assurance that reductions in production of major farm crops which are sought through the re tirement of more than 40 million acres in the adjustment programs for 1934 will be an actual and ef fective reduction for the United States as a whole, without the danger of mere shifts from one basic commodity* to another, is given through regulations the AAA is placing into effect for use of the land withdrawn from produc tion under growers’ contracts. “In the main, a uniform program for the use of the land withdrawn from production of basic crops has been developed”, says J. F. Cox, chief of the replacement crops sec tion of the Adjustment Adminis tration. All of the contracts, for wheat, cotton, tobacco, and com and hogs, permit the use of the re tired acres in establishing new seedings of soil-improving and erosion-preventing crops; resisting of fallowing the land, where these practices are practicable; cultiva tion to control noxious weeds, and planting to forest trees. “In View of the fact that cotton and tobacco are contract crops, produced largely by share renters and share croppers, limited use of the withdrawn acres is permitted in the cotton and tobacco con tracts for growing crops for direct consumption by the farm family or for feeding livestock contrib uting to the food requirements of the farm family.” Lions Club Holds Social Gathering Among the many delightful so cial gatherings of McCormick folk: this season was “Ladies’ Night” at the Lions Cliib on last Thursday evening at the Community House. J. Arch Talbert, president of the club, was master' of ceremonies; and a most enjoyable musical program was rendered by the fourteen “Lander College Vaga bonds”. The principal speaker of this occasion was W. K. Charles of Greenwood, who is International Director of Lions Clubs. Members; of the McCormick school faculty were guests of the club. A three- course chicken dinner was served to the 70 guests enjoying this af fair. $ Birthday Dinner For Mr. B. E. Gibert s ALLEN in T nrif} Him A Tim Mc/% ^; qxreron Friday afternoon, March 2,1 “The Psalm of Life A4v- Vhis Rhnw 0n in^ $ at 3:30 o’clock. The following pro- Seigler. 'Ill— xms snow lOc, 25c ^ grnrn rpnrip.gpd: | Wednesday. February 28th, was IUES MARCH 12 13 S • "First Polka — Presser — Vivian Francis Marion’s birthday. A very will devote their time to pushing M ’ ' Chiles. I interesting program was enjoyed the projects allocated. Col. Waite! The Birds’ Lullaby — Presser — i bv everyone present. It was as fol- urtred them to speed up construe- i There was a great rallying of the Henrietta Gilbert. lows: tion in every way possible. I elan at the home of an old and Little March—Wright—Mary Sue j Pemotional—Mr. Corley. Funds aljocated to the region 1 highly respected citizen, Mr. B. E. Furqueron. • “Life of Marion”—Harold Bussey. ( were: , I GM^ert, of Bordeaux, on February Gaily Chanting — Behr — Judith Poem. “Song of Marion’s Men— Georgia—total, $32,957,000; Fed- )8tb The occasion was to celebrate Teller M'”*eie Bussey. 'eral proiects. $20,948,000; non- his sev^otv-eiahth birthday. A Little Journey—Presser—Viv- Song, “Old Folks at Home”. I Federal. $12,800,000. | All of his children were present ian Chiles and Henrietta Gflbert. Wednesday. March 7th, “Appre- Mississippi — total. $18,634,000; ex-^t two. Among others were i>is Band March — Clarke — Carolina Program” was Federal nroiects. $16,426,000; non- brothers, sisters. grandchi’dren. $ C''*-'?'- Henry Williams. prer en ted: .Federal, $2,208,000. I great-grandchildren and a host of $ R^adinc. My Mother’s Face — Scripture—Earle Parks. ' Alabama — total, $20,176,000; j filend*. Some all vhs wa-' V yxarv Foosiie. , John C. Calhoun--Harold Busses. Federal prefects. $11,443,000; non- ac'ors the continent. \! n f Brownies—An- l^ms cf R. C. (Did You Know?) Federal, $8,728,000. j r ' U/ ' ^ ^ —Glenn Self. i Florida—total, $24 346.000; Fed- beked a hope e.i> UfosaasaaflA GREENWOOD, S. C. ^ £ THU. and FRI., MARCH 8, 9 JAYNET GAYNOR—LIONEL $ BARRYMORE in “CAROLINA” with ROBERT YOUNG and RICHARD CROMWELL SATURDAY, MARCH 10 HOOT GIBSON in “A MAN’S LAND” £ 10:40 SAT. NITE, MARCH 10 | WILLIAM POWELL —MARY ASTOR—GENE PALLETTE $ in The >RST WOMAN A* PARIS ‘ Kennel Murder Case” $ FRIDAY, MARCH in W THURSDAY. ^CH 15th LESLIE HGWATO and HEAT’TSR 'ANG^.L tlmriv Imonene Sanders. “BERKELEY SOI ARE” \ Silver Chimes — Wcttach u rwn™ ^ rciia Caudle. h, Only A Vi? iapd” y> j served. Delicious refreshments , curved. We which - were Au- i Song, “Carolina Moon”. oral proiects. $18,297,000; non- i The play. “Dying to Live”, was Federal, $6,049,000. were nres^nted at Plum Branch Friday South Carolina—total. $14,941. 03' \-rr"~ t Ah the hpH-an oro- ! vL>'* ~ far.'"' fa- $ MC-7., TUBS., MARCH 12, 13 £ “ESKIMO” £ WIFE TRADERS V - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 GEORGE ."TRENT and MAJ1-GAF.ET A INC AY in iCX I t/o W w i ’O I; IT i II L*Cll ctU a it'IJl jdi AJ IvsAA ^ J JLUCLjf OUlAl/Jl willlcx lULctl. «p A . qUnr-l. “ * j • played many games evening. March 2nd. by the juniors 000: Federal projects, $11,442,000; gether all left wishing him many.! ' interesting. wv. v and'aenibrsof-Waehtngton High. - hon-Federal, $3,498,000. jinauy happyTetums'of the day. , T* A T 4 r* r r . ia.. A- ^ Ai*. A mo