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Kf 5 W( McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA 1934 McCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN. Editor and 0.wner Mattered at the Post Office at Me- Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year SI Months — .75 Three Months -- 30 FARMER COMING OUT OF THE RED. Mrs. J. A. Walls Dies In Greenwood County Council Farm Ford’s Low Price Greenwood, April 30.—Mrs. Sal- Ue Langley Walls, wife of John A. Walls, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Rush, in South Greenwood, Saturday morn ing at 8:40 o’clock after an ill ness of four weeks. Mrs. Walls was in her 60th year, Women Hold Meet ing At Meriwether Increases Sales Henry Ford’s recent statement | that the price of the Ford V-8 The Spring meeting of the Coun- would remain at its present low ty Council of Farm Women met in the Asbury Methodist Church at Meriwether on Saturday, April 21. Rev. C. Wr Brockwell conducted a very inspiring devotional, after which Miss Amelia Wideman favor having been born July 7, 1874, the e( j C0U ncii w ith special music. The county chairmen made their , There is good news for the far mer in a late Department of Ag riculture report. The farm price index, on March 15, .was at 76, as compared with 50 a year ago. (The 1909 to 1914 average equals 100.) In addition, the index* of prices tha| fanners pay for , the things they buy was 120, as compared with 100 a year ea^liei*. In other words, the price received for what the far mer sells has gone up 52 per cent iii a year—and the pttce he pays has risen but 20 per cent, leaving, him a substantial advantage. •- A great deal of the credit for that must go to the farm cooperatives. They have put in iyhat Is possibly the hardest-working,. most ag gressive year in theii: history. They have brought hpme to their mem bers the necessity of crop curtail ment. They have steadied markets, and held up price levels in the lace of strong adverse conditions. They have had\ a commanding voice in agricultural, monetary, export and other legislation affecting the pro* ducing and marketing of agricul tural commodities. Those are definite achievements. And during the present yegr, the co-ops axe carrying dn their cam paign for better, and more' farming with ungbgted and vigor. The outlook is than at any time since 1928. altitude of the average far- toward his cooperative is more understanding—and more enliaht- —ened. . . ■ f . v , Crop Control Fits daughter of the late Andrew Lang ley and Elizabeth Taylor Langley. She was reared in the White Town section of McCormick county and moved to Greenwood 12 years ago on Edgefield avenue. For the past 4 hree years the home has been on the Laurens highway. During that time she made a wide circle of friends throughout. Greenwood county who will learn with sorrow of her death. Mrs. Walls joined St. Paul Meth odist church in Plum Branch in her childhood and was a regular attendant as long as her health 1 permitted. In 1893 she was married to' John A. Walls who survives with the following children: H. L. Walls, Greenwood; Mrs. E. B. Bowie, Ab beville; John T. Walls, Newberry; Mrs. E. E. Deal, Spartanburg; W. A. Walls, Laurens; Mrs. J". P. Rush and Mrs. J. J. Scott, of Greenwood and Miss Thelma Walls of Chatta nooga, Tenn. She is also survived by one brother, E. L. Langley, Plum Branch; a half-sister, Mrs. H. L. Stone, of Miami, Fla., and 19 grandchildren. The funeral services were con ducted at Bethany Church, McCor mick county, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by the Rev. R. L. Hol- royd, Rev. Lewis M. Smith of Greenwood and Dr. A. N. Brunson of Abbeville, and interment was in the church cemetery by the side of her mother and father. reports of the year’s work, and then Mr. Tom B. Pierce of Colum bia delivered- an interesting ad dress on Rural Electrification. Lun- chedh was furnished by all of the clubs of the county and served in level despite increases announced by other manufacturers is a matter of interest to thousands of people who are considering the prurchase of an automobile this Spring, ac cording to J. T. McGrath of the McGrath Motor Co., local Ford dealers. “Mr. Ford’s statement,” said Mr. McGrath, “re-affirms the constant policy of his company to offer the public a good automobile at the lowest possible price. Over a long period of years he has been able to 1 adhere to this policy because he FORD V-8 America’s Fastest V.' ' picnic style. In the afternoon program an im- has no stockholders to satisfy and pressive memorial exercise was jg therefore free to devote his at- conducted by Mrs. L. V. Mayer for tention. exclusively to the wishes of the following departed council the automobile buying public. “When Mr. Ford talked with Hens That Lay Well Profitable in Spring Clenuon College, April 2ft.— “Those *t>o are aftrWaWaft con- trblled production Of agricultural commodities, especially cotton^ are not unmindful of the tow of sup ply and depiand; in fact, it is be cause of a recognition of the func tions of this law thft the control of production (supplyijs advocat ed,” says Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Extension jftervioe. “The definite determination of the pro duction for a particular year is an effort to adjust the supply to the demand in such a relationship as to result in a fair price to pro ducers. “There is no intention of trying to create a monopoly relative to cotton and forcing the price un duly above a fair level,” Dr. Long declares, “but simply ; recognizing the functioning of the law of sup ply* and demand in making prices Clemson College, April 28.—Many farmers make the mistake Of dis continuing the feeding of laying mash to their hens trhen the price pf eggs goes down in the spring, tays P. H. GOOding, extension poul- tryman, whose demonstration flock records over a period of six years Show that this is a bad prac tice, for even though eggs sell cheap in the spring the net profits are greater because the hens toy more eggs at this time. m most instances, Mr. Gooding explains, when eggs are selling for 35 cents in the fall it is costing 25 to 30 cents to produce these eggs, While in the spring when they are selling for 20 cents it is costing only |ive to 10 cents to produce , them. |Ience, as a rule the net profit is greater in the spring than ip the fall, and this is a point which many poultrymeh Overlook. If it is necessary to lowfer the feed bill, Mr. Gooding thinks it is best to sell part of the hens or those that have gone out of pro duction, rather than to feed the whole flock poorly. members and near relatives: Miss Louise Ryan, Mrs. J. A. Self, Mrs. E. Janie Morgan, Miss Esther Jen nings, 4-H club girl. Special men tion was made of bereavement in the home of Mrs. Bob Gilchrist. The evergreen wreath was after wards placed on the grave of Miss Louise Ryan. # > The Mt. Carmel club, with other council members 1 tAfcihg part, put on the playlette, -1 “Pretty Dreams Make Pretty Dresses.” In this play the agent’s work 6f the year was newspapermen in Detroit a short time ago and outlined his policy in regard to the automobile price sit uation he was not taking a new stand. In his book “My Life and Work,” published nearly ten years ago, he Vmade substantially th? same statements. “At that time he said: “The manufacturer is an instru ment of society and he can serve society only as he manages his en- , terprise so as to turn over to the brought out to a large extent. The p U bn c an increasingly better pro council members slhowed a great duct a t an evpr-decreasing price enthusiasm in the cbttbn dress re- ] an£ j same time to pay all vue. There were tw€ihty-four ladies ( those who have a hand in his busi- participating, out of this number The Ford V-8 has come to be known as The Car Without a Price Class because it is built to an enffineerinf ideal — not to a price. It is the fast est selling car in Amer ica because by its rug ged dependability and economy—by its unde niable beauty — by its championship perform ance, it has earned the right to be ! \<l IM ItK V-l IN Tin CAB WITHOUT . A PRICE CLASS p | /' rutttrt's t>f h ttnl -H Faunil in tut ; i tff i other ear <tr I “41 , ’ under— \ - n I’K 8-0 I INDI H I.NUNi: S2S4.» - i K VbDI.F-YKM M I D j * nm\ IM. PINION . . j . . 23. r ><) -n * iouom; h id drim: . |. . . no I I O V1IM. HI-; A It ANI.F . >. . J/ . d i;j7.> W KJ.D! I) S HFI SPOKF I Will I I S . . . -J . . 8200 I I5< for.- you lno any cai^at any prire drivr til-' f-or.l \-8 ^ I'OKI) PRICES *^2^ ‘""l "P r.rm- ihroughj .0.15, Df-lroil I iiivi-ri-a! Cm .lit Co. the winners of the four best dress es were: Mrs. J. C. Link, Bordeaux; Mrs. W. E. Kellar; Meriwether; Mrs. Fred Bass, Parksville; Mrs. Strom Culbreath, Rehoboth. They were awarded gifts by the follow ing merchants: J. R. Corley, .Browns’ Inc., Hamilton Drug Store,' and H. Drucker. After the meeting adjourned Mrs. ness an ever-increasing wage, based upon the work they do ... . If the prices of the goods are above the incomes of the people then get the prices down to the incomes . , But what business ever started with a manufacturer and ended with the consumer? Where does the money to make the wheels go round come from? From the consumer, course . . . Theh why flounder W. M. Rowland, County Exterior round waiting for good business? Beautification Chairman, conduct- Qet the costs down by better ed a tour to interesting vegetable management.* Get the prices down and flower gardens in Meriwether, to the buying power.” The council members came away| Mr. McGrath said that the sharp saying the rtreeting; was the increase in business he anticipates best they had aver attended. In ! * * ** behalf of all the members we Wish to say the hospitality of the Merl- wether-Ctorks Hill people cannot be excelled. The council wishes tb express to them its deep apprecia tion of their interest dnd kindness to everyone. Alice Talbert, County Emergency Worker. Farm Guide For May piy ana aemana m maxing prices tt t* i M and undertaking to bring the sup- Have Bought ISleW ply into proper relationship with the dezhand so that producers may realize a fair price and one that is more uniform and certain. “The prices of automobiles are much less variable than is the price of cotton, chiefly because the auto mobile manufacturer does not hesi tate to reduce the output if the supply is more than the buying world (demand) will take at a price the manufacturer thinks fair,” Dr. Long says in illustrating his point. “Fear cf losing his markets to his competitors does not deter him from making such reduction. He knov/s that if he can not sell cars at a lower price and stay in busi ness neither can his ^competitors Or if his competitors c£h sell the same value at a lower price they will eventually take fris markets anyway. That is all pngjjuction con- Type Portable X-Ray Machine I have bought what is said to be the smallest practical portable Shock Proof X-Ray Machine ever designed. *• This unit, designed and developed by The General Electric X-Ray Corporation, is so constructed that both the Coolidge X-Ray Tube and High Tension Transformer are i hermetically sealed and immersed in oil in the same container known as the Tube Head, making the ap- naratus one hundred per cent elec trically safe under all operating conditions. It is a portable unit, weighing only thirty pounds, and has a suit trol means—automobiles, cottori,’ or case arrangement for transporting whatever—adjusting the supply to ^ from one place to another. The Clemson College, April 30.—To guide busy farmers in essential farm activities in May, extension specialists make these suggestions: Agronomy “Rented acres” and acres of basic commodities permitted to be plant ed under acreage reduction' ' con tracts with the Secretary of Agri culture will be carefully checked before the second rental payment is made. Measure your land before planting. “Rented acres” must not be low er in fertility than the average for the acres planted./ The uses of “Rented acres” must conform to the provisions of the contract. Horticulture Sow tomatoes for July trans planting. Sow cabbage and eollard about May 15 for August transplanting. Mulch tomatoes heavily with straw or leaves to hold moisture and prolong fruiting. Do not cultivate beans while foliage is wet. Apply nitrate of soda to garden crops if not growing well. Do not ! cut young asparagus too closely; fertilize and manure the bed after cutting season. Agricultural Engineering Sharpen harrow disks for cutting in cover crops. Use weeder, spike-tooth harrow, or rotary hoe to break crusts form ed over young seedlings. Equip the two-horse cultivator this spring, in view of the low prices of Ford cars, 13 already be ing evidenced in increased sales. x Use of Rented Acres In Corn-Hog Contract Columbia, April 28.—The cotton contract will permit a farmer to plant all of the rented acres and the tobacco contract one-half of the rented acres to feed crops for the home consumption, but it is different with the corn-hog con tract, says A. L. DuRant, extension livestock specialist in charge of the cprn-hog reduction work in this State, pointing out that the purpose of the corn-hog contract is to take surplus com and other feed crops out of production. With this fact in mind farmers will more easily understand the permitted uses of rented corn land, which Mr. DuRant sums up as fol lows: 1. Additional permanent pasture such as alfalfa, lespedeza, clover, carpet grass, bermuda, and other permanent grasses. This newly seeded additional pasture may be grazed in 1934, provided no nurse crop is used. 2. Soil-improving and erosion- preventing crops such as cowpeas, soybeans, velvet beans, crotaloria. vetch, Austrian field peas. These crops cannot be pastured or hir-, vested, but must be turned under. I 3. For resting or fallowing the ‘ :he ' land, and in this case the land may be left idle. 4. Planting farm woodlots. 5. The contracted acres may con sist of sod land which is now part of a crop rotation. In this case it may not be grazed or cut for hay in 1934. * “The use that a farmer makes of this land rented to the government will depend on the type of land,’ Mr. DuRant concludes. “Probably the best use that the livestock far mer can make of it is to start ad- AUTIiOKf/ri) SOI Tlf EASTEKX I OKI) OKVI ERS Issue Ruling On Code Eagle For Trucking Industry Charleston, April 30.—The office of Lawrence M. Pinckney, State NRA Compliance Director, nas re ceived from the Administration in Washington a very important rul- ipg regarding the issuance of the Code Eagle to members of the trucking industry. There has evidently been some confusion^ and misunderstanding iii that certain members of the indus try have confused the application for the Code Eagle with the regis tration cif trucks with their code authorities. We quote below information re ceived in a telegram from the Ad ministration which should be self- explanatory and members of the trucking industry should govern, themselves accordingly: “The NRA code insignia is hot to be confused with the registtatipp insignia which is issued by the code authority for the trucking in dustry, anh displayed upon the ve hicles of the members of the indus try. The trucking code requires that each member of the industry register within thirty days after the effective date of the code (now ex tended from February 25, 1934, to April 29, 1934). “Failure to comply with the a- bove mentioned provision consti tutes a violation of the code. The registration insignia obtained from the trucking code authority, after registration, shall be displayed on each vehicle registered; but the NRA code insignia may only be dis played at the office or place of business of the trucking industry.” In mailing Code Eagle to each applicant of the trucking indus try, the State Director’s office will include a memorandum of these reovuvements. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a warrant Issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described prop erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, for the yi 1930, 1931, and 1932, and the same will be sold to the highest der for cash on salesday in 19H . during the legal ppi of sale in front of the Cburt H Door at McCormick, South Ck na. and thf proceeds of the pplied to the payment,of es and the cost pf sam sale, to $tt: will be api the fcajd seizure t is desi re mote qr rty of J. N. Martin, and as folic follows: (57) AOJHSS in School :k County; State , , ^ a, bounded end by land of L. N. Chamberlain; by lapds of L. N. Chamberlain McGrpth brothers; south by ' of McGrath Brothers and 1 Settles; west by land of SuS. Chamberlain, amt • .. . ST Tax Collector, McCormick McCormick, S. C., April 17, 1934.—3t. NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE NOTICE OF TAX SALE THE the 'demand in such proportion as to result in a fair price to the pro ducer.” Dr. Long thinks that controlled transformer is so constructed that it may be operated from the usual electric light service outlet. The flexibility of application is production will necessarily stabilize another inherent advantage, for prices and remove the possibility of with the elemination of all danger | the speculators and gamblers utiliz- of electric shock the Tube Head ing cotton as a speculative football may be positioned in any way dp-, regardless of the interests of the producers. It will enable the far mer to organize more intelligently his farming operations and to give more thought and attention to making the farm self-sustaining as bed, sitting or standing. • , well as Improve the Sbil, he be- DR. GARNETT TUTEN. lleves. McCormick, S. C. with disk hillers or small sweeps ditional permanent pasture, for he for early cultivations. •’ will be allowed to graze this new Keep working parts of machines p a sture this year. In cases where greased or oiled as this is cheaper a farmer does not have livestock it than repairs. ‘ • r r 1 will pay him to use soil-improving Order repairs and recondition all crops to turn under for improving machinery for the grain harvest. the land.” Recondition poultry laying * ' ^ houses. Provide screens for dwell- sired, regardless of what it may be in contact with during, the expo sure. This means the accessibility to the object from every conceiva ble angle, whether the patient be in ings, milk houses, etc. Insects and Diseases Spray fruit trees for curculio, codling moth, and diseases.: Spray pecans with Bordeaux to control scab. 4 Band apple trees far codling moth by May 15. i Control melon anthracnose with 4-4-50 Bordeaux spray. Control Irish potato and tomato diseases and insects with Bor- deaux-lead arsenate spray. To avoid serious budworm and southern cornstalk borer injury, plant com in lower South Carolina about May 5; middle South Caro- liria May 10; upper South Carolina May 20. DISTRICT COURT OF UNITED STATES WESTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE MATTER OF TILLMAN CARLTON FAULKNER, McCormick, South Carolina, McCormick County. NO. B-1527 IN BANKRUPTCY. TO THE CREDITORS OF THE A- BOVE-NAMED BANKRUPT: Take notice that on April 13, 1934, the above-named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court praying that he may be decreed by the Court to have a full dis charge from all debts provable a- gainst his estate, except such debts as are excepted by law from such discharge t and a hearing was thereupon ordered and will be had upon said petition on May 23, 1934, before said Court at Greenville, in said District, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other per sons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. W. D. WHITE, Glerk’ Dated at Greenville, S. C., April 13, 1934.—4t. Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described prop erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, for the yeais 1927, 1930, 1931 and 1932, oxvH the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday ih May, 1934, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of Francis Wilson, and is described as follows: One (1) Lot and One (1) Build ing thereon, being in School Dis trict No. 1, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by public road; east by land of John Henry Robinson; south by land of Moriah Smith; west by land of John Henry Rob inson, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector, McCormick County. McCormick, S. C., April 17, 1934.—3t. WANT ADV. -V- FCR SALE—Seventy-five bushels of white com, in the shuck, at 90 cents per bushel. B. I. Chiles, Rt. *> McCormick, S. C. WANTED—To buy a few cheap mules and horses. D. P. McCain, McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE—One seven-room house and one five-room house. Both have city lights and water, and private sewerage systems, and are on paved highway. Both are rented at a rate that will pay eight per cent on the price asked for them. W. E. Rheney, McCormick, S. C. : ' PLANTS FOR SALE CABBAGE, ONIONS, TOMATO and COLLARD PLANTS, all as sorted, 500 plants 75c; 1,000 plants $1.25, prepaid. SWEET POTATO, PEPPER and EDO PLANTS, all assorted, 509 plants $1.00; 1,000 plants $1.75, pre- jpaid. Good plants—prompt ship ment. Dorris Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga.