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TSUS TO OUB8KLVX8, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Fliirty-Third Year County Campaign Meeting At Plum Branch Tomorrow Candidates seeking office in Mc Cormick County will address the voters at Plum Branch tomorrow, Friday, August 17th, the meeting to open at 11 o’clock a. m. Barbecue-hash dinner will be served by the Ladies' Missionary Societies of the Baptist and Metho dist churches. Ice cream and lem onade will also be available. Following the dinner hour, there will be a baseball game, Plum Branch vs. Harmony. AH are in vited to come and spend the en tire day. The last meeting in this cam paign is scheduled for McCormick on Friday, August 24th. The ladies of the McCormick Methodist Church will serve hash dinner, and will sell hash by the quart to those desiring same, in the park near the court house on county campaign day here, Friday, August 24th. x First Open Cotton Reported The first open boll , of cotton from the 1934 crop was brought to the Messenger office last Friday August 10th, from Mr. W. O. Covin’s farm at Willington. ^ Dr. C. K. Eptlng reported open cotton on his farm at McCormick Monday, and Mr. T. L. Edmunds reported open cotton on his farm ^n the Buffalo section Tuesday. —iXt — . Perfect Record On All Points In Local Baptist Sunday School The following Sunday school teachers and pupils of the McCor- mick Baptist Sunday School had a perfect record on all the points of grading for the month of July: Beginners—Carl Henry Strom, George Dukes, Claude Huguley, Jr., Tom Fuller, Mrs. Maude Remsen, Mbs. C. H. Fooshe, Hansel Cason, Primaries—Belton Harmon, HI, Bertha Mae Harris, Miss Sallie Established June 5, 1902 McCormick County To Receive About . 15 Hundred Cows McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934 Intermediates—Billy Dukes, Mrs. J. 8. Dukes, Mrs. Bertha Harris. Young People—Joe Dukes, D. V. Cason. Adult—G. J. Sanders, Jr., Mrs. W. J. Connor, Mrs. W. B. Quarles, Mrs. B. A. Mattison, Mrs. Lou Nelson. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 WARNER BAXTER and MADGE EVANS IN “GRAND CANARY” FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, ONLY ZASU PITTS, PHILLIPS HOLMES, MARY BRIAN and LEW CODY IN “PRIVATE SCANDAL” SATURDAY, AUG. 18, ONLY FIGHTING BOB STEELE IN “NEAR THE RAINBOW’S END” MON., TUBS., AUG. 20, 21 JOAN CRAWFORD and FRANCHOT TONE IN “SADIE McKEE” WED., THURS., AUG. 22, 23 SHIRLEY TEMPLE, JAMES DUNN and CLAIRE TREVOR* IN “BABY TAKE A BOW” Coming: “OPERATOR 13,’ “MANHATTAN MELO DRAMA” and “HANDY” ANDY” McCormick County has already received 1,003 head of Western cat tle from the drought area in the Middle West to be pastured here and fattened for canning pur poses, according to Dr. C. K. Epting, Relief Administrator for McCormick County. The county’s original allotment was 500 head. The state allotment was doubled, consequently McCormick was not only doubled in number of cows al- loted, but will receive about 1500 head. McCormick County has a number of very fine pastures, considered much better than most counties; hence, the large number secured for the county. They are being placed in various sections of the county, McCormick being about the dividing line, one-half graving been alloted the area around McCor mick, Plum Branch, Parksville and Modoc and half in the vicinity of Bordeaux, Willington and Mt. Car mel. The pastures located near the Savannah RJver and near the mouth of its tributaries are con sidered best. These pastures are better and the water is bountiful in these areas. Those renting /pas ture will receive 75 cents .per head per month as a rental fee. Cattle already arrived are in fair shape and it is believed by Dr. Epting that half of the cows will be fat enough for vr slaughter by frost. We are not sure of a meat cannery for this county. However, we are hopeful that McCormick will get one, says Dr. Epting. Lack of proper facilities may make it impossible fof McCormick to se cure a cannery. Everyone is urged to conserve all the hay possible in this county. It will be needed to feed these cows for about 60 days. A fair price will be paid for hay, and besides help ing local farmers' to dispose of their hay, it will enable them to feed the cows without buying feed from other states. County Ticket For First Primary TICKETS PRINTED. AND IN THE HANDS OF COUNTY CHAIRMAN. Farm Adjustment News NOTES ON TRIPLE A ACTIVITIES TOWARD BETTER AGRI CULTURE. Cotton consigned to the cotton producers’ pool, which since July 31 may be sold at the discretion of the pool manager, subject to ap proval of the Secretary of Agricul ture, will not be dumped on the market, sacrificed or marketed in any manner calculated to unduly disturb the spot market or general economic conditions, the Agricul tural Adjustment Administration announced. Under the provisions of the pool agreement, the ap- nroximately 1,950,000 bales held by the pool could not be sold before July 31 at less than 15 cents a pound basis middling 7-8 inch. As the price of cotton has not reach ed this figure since the pool, was formed, none of the actual cotton has been sold. The tickets for the first primary election in McCormick County on August 28, 1934, have been printed by the Messenger and delivered to the county chairman. In order that voters may familiarize them selves with the ticket it is printed below: FOR CONGRESS, 3rd District: (Vote For One, Scratch Other) LEON W. HARRIS JOHN C. TAYLOR FOR-HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES: (Vote For One, Scratch Others) T. A. DOWTIN W. M. FREELAND J.^^ftcDANIEL FOW PROBATE JUDGE: (Vote For One) J. FRANK MATTISON* ’ . ■ FOR AUDITOR: (Vote For One) C. W. PENNAL FOR TREASURER: (Vote For One, Scratch Other) T. J. PRICE P. J. ROBINSON FOR CORONER: r (Vote For One, Scratch Others) A. J. HENDRIX J. L. STROTHER F. P. WHITE / Modoc News * * * Cattle purchases in drought areas at the present time are running approximately 50,000 per day, and about half of this number are be ing sent to pasture to await slaugh ter and processing in the future. The plants now engaged in pro cessing cattle purchased by the government in the drought states have a capacity of around 110,000 head per week. It is hoped in from ,wo to three weeks to step this up o 200,000 to 300,000 head per week. More than two million cattle have been purchased in 19 drought states. Actual shipments of drought i cattle up to August 2 totaled 968,- 260 head, approximately half of the total purchased to that date. More than 150,000 head have been ship ped to grazing areas to await slaughter later by state relief ad ministrations. * * * The expected pick-up in daily re ceipts of adjusted corn-hog con tracts from the various states par- FOR GAME WARDEN: •- (Vote For One) E. D. FURQUERON FOR MAGISTRATE: (McCormick Magisterial District) (To be voted on at McCormick Young’s, Clatworthy’s Cross Roads Talbert’s Store, Bethany, Lyon’s Plum Branch, White Town and Bell’s Store.) (Vote For One, Scratch Other) E. H. MILLER H. C. WALKER % FOR COTTON WEIGHER: (At McCormick) .(To be voted on at McCormick and Bethany.) (Vote For One) D. M. BULLOCK FOR MAGISTRATE: (Parksville Magisterial District) (To be voted on at Parksville, Rehoboth, Modoc and Clarks Hill.) (Vote For One, Scratch Others) T. R. BLACKWELL J. P. BRUNSON A. V. MORGAN FOR MAGISTRATE: (Willington Magisterial District) (To be voted on at Willington, Bordeaux and Mt. Carmel.) (Vote For One) J. M. GIBERT FOR COTTON WEIGHER: (At Plum Branch) • (To be voted on at Plum Branch, Rehoboth and White Town.) (Vote For One) S. W. WIDEMAN gram has begun and disbursements of the first instalment payments of approximately 130 million dollars are now going out at an increasing rate, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration reports. Payments through August 1 total $17,200,- 838.38. ♦ * * Mrs. Ella Holsqn is spending the week among relatives in Augusta, Ga. \ Mrs. M. E. Walker of Augusta spent the past few days with Mrs. J. C. Harvley. Mr. J. O. McDaniel spent a few days in Augusta among relatives and friends. Rev. O. L. Orr is conducting a re vival meeting here this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDaniel from Richmond, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis from Atlanta, Mrs. Mamie McDaniel and daughter, Miss Jen- nette McDaniel, of Augusta were dinner guests here Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McDaniel. Messrs. Henry and Monroe Craw ford from Cliffside, N. C., spent the past week end here among friends and relatives. Master J. D. Harvley, Jr;, of Au gusta is spending a week or so here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harvley. Mrs. Ella Adkins from Atlanta is spending a week or so here among relatives and friends. Mr. Geo. Gamer spent the past week here with his patents, • Mr. and Mrs. Ed Garner. . Mr. G. E. Dukes and daughters, Caroline and Emily Dukes, left last 1 Saturday for a week’s stay in New York City. . Mrs. Amos Bussey and Miss Alene Bussey of Augusta were week end visitors here to Mrs. G. E. Dukes. Miss Doris Ward is spending Four Pages .Cotton Report As Of August 1,1934 ^ Columbia, Aug. 10.—A South Carolina cotton crop of 620,000 bales is forecast by the Crop Re porting Board from conditions as of August 1 and an indicated area for harvest of 1,260,000 acres. The final outturn, however, will de pend largely upon weather condi tions during the remainder of the season, but the present outlook is for the smallest crop since 1922 when only 492,000 bales were made. The condition is reported at 67 per cent of normal and compares with 77 per cent a year ago and 64 per cent the average August 1 con dition for the years 1923-1932. The indicated yield is 235 pounds lint per acre which compares with 255 pounds made last year and a ten-year average of 208 pounds per acre. KeJ a couple of weeks here : with Miss Edna Merritt. Mr. F. M. Bussey is spending a few days this week with relatives in Augusta. txt Mt. Carmel JNews (Too Late For Last Week) Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson and Miss Clavera Mauldin of Anderson visited Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin last week. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wells and her mother of Greenville spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. Capt. and Mrs. William Sharp and Billy of Clemson College have been visiting Mrs. J. D. Cade. They will sail on the 21st for the Philip pine Islands where Capt. Sharp has been assigned to duty for his two years of foreign service. Many friends regret to see them leave, but wish them the best of luck in their new home. Mr. E. T. Lawton of La France was a visitor in Mt. Carmel Satur day. Mrs. Clara Majette and Miss Vir ginia Majette of Pensacola, Fla., were charming guests of Misses Lerinie and Eliza Covin recently. Miss Susie Patterson has re turned home from a pleasant stay with Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Patterson of Lancaster. Mr. J. F. Sutherland is spending a fr da f.f hl * h T e I weather prevailed In a Mr. “nd Mrs. Hunter McKinney. L f the belt> amounting No change in the corn loan pro gram in which producers have ob tained loans of 45 cents per bushel on sealed com is contemplated. Numerous inquiries had been re ceived by the Commodity Credit Corporation and the AAA asking whether the government planned to increase the loans during the current year. After a conference among officials it was said that ticipating In the 1934 com-hog pro- ’ there was no foundation for re- Mrs. Carrie Connor and Mrs. Joe i Curtis were Abbeville visitors one day last week. Mrs. Jack Mauldin and children, Billy and Carolyn, of Augusta, spent last week with Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin. Mr. Mauldin joined them on Friday and accompanied his amily home. Misses Elizabeth and Esther Du- Bose are visiting Miss Sara Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy and children, Georgia and Virginia, of Anderson spent the week end with Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin. Sara and Doris Alverson of Mc Cormick have been spending some time with their grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin. Mrs. J. R. Tarrant, Mrs. R. J. Mc Allister, Mrs. Ida Black, Mrs. Myr tle Mauldin and Miss Florence Pat terson spent Monday in McCoi- mick. Miss McKellar of Florence is the charming guest of her sister, Mrs. Jennie Cade. Mr. and Mrs. Joel McKellar of North Augusta visited in Mt. Car mel one day last week. ports that it was planned to crease the loan value above cents. For the State as a whole the crop got off to a poor start due to excessive rains and grassy fields, but very favorable weather since about the middle of June has greatly improved the situation. Prospects are the best in the Pee Dee and poorest in the North Cen tral counties. By sections the con dition is reported as 66 in the Northwestern group of counties; 58 in North Central; 75 in North eastern (Pee Dee); 68 in West Cen tral and Central, and'65 in*the Southern group. Up to August 1 weevil damage was below average but some weevil are present in practically every lo cality and could becoqie a serious threat with favorable weather for propagation. , The United States cotton crop of 9,195,000 bales is indicated by Au gust cotton report of the Depart ment of Agriculture. The crop as forecast is 3,852,000 bales less than last year’s crop and 5,480,000 bales less than average production in the 5-year period, 1928 to 1932. With the exception of 1921 when pro duction was below eight million bales, the indicated 1934 crop is the smallest since 1896. Condition is reported at 60.4 per cent of normal compared with 74.2 per cent a year ago and a 10-year average of 67.7 per cent. The indicated yield per acre is 160.9 pounds, which is about nine pounds less than the average from 1923 to 1932. The indicated yield per acre is above average in all major States east of the Mississippi River, and below average in all major States west of the River. The-cotton acreage figure of 27,- 371,000 acres used in this rsport represents the estimated acreage in cultivation on July 1 less ten-year average abandonment. This acre age for harvest is 8.7 per cent less than harvested in 1933, and 32.5 per cent below the 1928-1932 aver age acreage harvested. During July unusually hot, dry large part to severe drought in many sections. Cur tailment of the crop because of drought was particularly severe in Oklahoma, Texas, Western Arkan sas and parts of Louisiana. Should the drought continue in these States further decline in prospects will result. On the other hand should adequate rains come, more than average improvement is like ly to result. Conditions during July were most favorable in the eastern belt, resulting in consider able recovery from unfavorable conditions which prevaned earlier in the season. In interpreting reported condi tions in terms of probable yield per acre the Crop Reporting Board has made allowance, as in the past, for probable loss due to boll weevil on the basis of reports received to date concerning weevil presence and activity. These reports indi-! cate that the dry, hot weather of late June and July has greatly re duced the probability of material weevil damage this season. The weevil index for 1934 appears to be slightly higher than 1933, but con siderably below average. F. O. Black, Agricultural Statistician. Mrs. Mai cently enjoye with Mrs. other ladi< Self, Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. E. M. from a pleasant iir Montreat, N. a study course She was also mi the Christian treat, and th< air refresher ner vei Mrs. Qffarlie Rentz and chi and her sister, while visiting in Me" Cormick, came down in this sec tion to make calls ai%to also visit the Rehoboth cemetery one day last week. The family had almost a family reunion in McCormick at the home of Dr. C. R. Strom. Mrs. Doolittle, who is their only living aunt on the Strom side, attended. Raymond Morgan and Elmer Talbert are with the club boys at the few days’ stay at Camp Long this week. The Rehoboth Church revival be gan Sunday with a nice audience. The pastor preached Sunday. Rev. W. B. Thomason of Edgefield is do ing the preaching and bringing to the people the plain gospel in his usual forceful way^ Many former residents returned for the day Sunday. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ousley, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Ridlehoover, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parks and Miss Maggie Lou Parks, Mrs. Amie Gil christ and'sons, and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Byrd and others. Miss A. L. Morgan enjoyed an afternoon this week with Mrs. Marion Traylor and Mrs. Sudie Stone. Mrs. H. M. Freeland and Mrs. Ethan White were calling in this section last week. Miss Carrie Belle Freeland has been suffering quite a bit recently, but she is cheerful and finds pleasure in life and is interested in all that goes on around her so cially. , Mr. and Mrs. Marion Traylor hadl as their guests from Augusta Sun day Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and little daughter. Mrs. Sudie Stone enjoyed having her children, Mr. and Mrs. Adair, from Columbia with her last week end. Mrs. Virginia Sandford is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mollie Moultrie. Miss A. L. Morgan enjoyed a call from Mrs. Sud^e Stone Monday. Miss A. L. Morgan has recently been recipient of a fine German police pup, of which she is very proud. GREENWOOD, S. C. » THURS., FRL, AUG. 16, 17 WILL ROGERS IN “HANDY ANDY” SATURDAY, AUG. 18 BOB STEELE IN “THE FIGHTING CHAMP” 10:40 SATURDAY NIGHT GUY LOMBARDO AND HIS ROYAL CANADIANS BURNS & ALLEN IN “MANY HAPPY RETURNS’*' MON., TUBS., AUG. 20, 21 JOHN BARRYMORE, CAROLE LOMBARD IN “20TH CENTURY”, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22 JOHN BOLES, CLAIRE TREVOR IN “WILD GOLD”