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« * r C55CU TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. rhirty-Third Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934 __ r Four Pae;es Number 27 Association To Meet Here December 13th * t \ - The second meeting of the Mc Cormick County Teachers’ Associa tion will be held on Thursday after noon, December 13th, at 3:30 o’clock in the local high school building. The faculty of the Plum Branch school will be in charge of the program. All teachers of the county are urged to be present. • The teachers of McCormick County are very proud of the fact that every teacher in the county is Ur member of the State Education Ration. Only nine counties in the State have reached the 100 per cent standing. txt Precincts Named For Voting On Bankhead Act, December 14th The county committee who is in charge of the Referendum oh the Bankhead Act for McCormick County has designated fourteen precincts at which a vote will be taken on the Bankhead Act De cember 14th, between the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. All land- owners, share-croppers, and rent ers, both white and colored, are en titled to vote. The precincts are as follows: * ‘.McCormick. Plum Branch, ' Parksville, Modoc, Meriwether, • Y. E. Seigler’s Store, Mt. Vernon, B. N. Talbert’s Store, ; J. J. Link’s Store, Bordeaux, Willington, Mt. Carmel, ; ‘ Young’s, E, M. Morgan’s Store. These places were formerly com munity headquarters for making application for Tax Exemption Cer tificates. So far as possible,"it is requested that farmers vote at the they made application fofVftese certificates. There will be*a’tamhiittee of three fanners — x Pounding For Rev. D. W. Keller * . The .Methodist parsonage, occu pied b^JRcv. D. W. Keller, was vis ited by memBci^-^Qf - Republican church on yesterday and when they left a bounteous pounding of good things from their farms and pantries was apparent. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. Thursday, December 6th, Dick Powell. Gineer Rogers and Four Mills Brothers in “20 Million Sweethearts” Friday, December 7th, Only. “THE FIRST WORLD WAR” Secret Films From Nations Archives Edited bv Lawrence Stallings. Authentic — Offi- C ial—Uncensored. Every Ex- Service Man, Father, Mother and Child should see this Ed ucational Picture. Saturday. December 8, Only, Fighting Bob Steele in “THE GALLANT FOOL” LOOK—Extra Show Satur- d'v Night at 10:30. Showing Gertrude Michael in “MENACE” Mon-Tues and Wed. December 10th-llth-12th, Grace Moore, Tullio Carmi- nati and Lyle Talbot in “QNE NIGHT OF LOVE” One of the finest pictures ever made. Don’t miss this show. Shows—3:15; 7:15 and 9:0(h To Be 10 Cents Up COLUMBIA, Dec. 2.—With the 3G-cent an hour minimum dropped FERA wage scales over most of South Carolina have been fixed at one-half to one-third of the for mer minimum. Reports of action taken by coun ty wage scale committees indicated yesterday that a majority of them found 10 to 15 cents ah hour a minimum more in keeping with the local scale for common labor in private enterprises. New pay scales graduated up ward on this basis have been pre pared and submitted to the state relief headquarters here. Propor tionate allowances are being made for semi-skilled and skilled work ers. Fred M. Baker, state relief ad ministrator, said today that the state administration “will make ad justments in the wage scale where- ever there is any need of correc tion.” The state administrator express ed opinion that the new arrange ment would prove satisfactory to persons on FERA rolls and would bring federal pay in line with that of private concerns. The 30-cent an hour minimum was rescinded effective November 30 upon order of Harry L. Hop kins,- national administrator, after it had been complained that its comparatively high figure made it difficult^ to secure farm and un skilled labor. The minimum for unskilled la bor in rural districts ranged from 10 to 12 1-2 or 15/cents an hour with a slightly larger minimum for unskilled workers in municipal dis tricts under, the new order of things in many counties. Richland county put its rural minimum at 10 cents. Anderson and Greenwood, typical of upstate counties, fixed theirs at 12 cents in rural areas and 15 cents in cities. Both retained the 30-cent an hour scale for cannery workers. In Anderson and other counties, it was provided that skilled labor be paid “at the prevailing union wage scale.” The scale In McCormck County has been set at 10 cents an hour for common labor and ranged up ward for skilled and semi-skilled labor. txt Will Work To Remedy Defects Cotton Law CLEMSON COLLEGE, Dec. 3.— Cotton growers of South Carolina may rest assured that in deciding on the plan to be used in 1935 ev ery effort possible will be made by ‘he cotton production section of the \gricultural Adjustment Adminis- ■-ration to eliminate injustices, in- I equalities, and defects of operation. | 'avs D. W. Watkins, acting director | of the Extension Service. His state ment is made on the strength of ecert communications and confer ences with authorities in Washing ton. Mr. Watkins points out the fact hat delays and inconveniences vere unavoidable this year due to : ate start, because the Act did not become law until April 21 and amendments thereto making it necessary to rework the entire ap- elic^tion did not pass until the last week of Congress late in June The'-e things will automatically be avoided next year. “The cotton production section is aware of questions in the minds of cotton producers regarding pro cedure to be used in making allot ments if the Bankhead Act is in ef fect in 1935”, says Mr. Watkins, and on this point he quotes the state ment accompanying the ballot, by the Secretary of Agriculture say- mg, “Cotton farmers have had one 'season’s experience with the type of control embodied in the Bank- head Act. Numerous difficulties ob viously have been encountered. It is reasonable to expect that with more latitude in the Act for the coming year many of these diffi culties can be avoided.” Vote Is Explained The McCormick County commit tee of the Cotton Production Con trol Association will be in charge of the Bankhead Act referendum in this county according to County Agent E. L. Rogers, reminding farmers that the vote on continu ance pf the Bankhead Act will be held throughout the South Decem ber 14. The county committee will desig nate voting places, arrange for public notices of the time and place for voting, designate three local producers as a community commit tee in charge of each voting place, and furnish each community com mittee with a list of individuals in the community who are eligible to vote in the referendum. Ballot forms and forms for tab ulating results of the vote will be furnished to chairmen of commu nity committees by the county com mittee. Instructions for conduct ing the voting, tabulating the bal lots, and certifying the results will also be furnished.. Results of community voting will be forwarded to the county com mittee who will tabulate the coun ty results and report on certified forms to the State Allotment Board. Tabulated results of the vote by states will be forwarded to the Cotton Production Section of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration. Ballots cast in each county, together with register forms and community summaries, will be held on file under seal by the county agent, and copies of state reports will be held on file by the State Allotment Board. tXI : Mt. Carmel News .Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Lura Jean Watson, Messrs. H. O. Watson, ■\Villie Hester and Lawrence Hes- tqr, Jr., attended the Clemson- Furman game at Clemson College Thursday. Mrs. J. C. Plowden and children, Jim, Ethel and Reba, and Raymond Wells, Jr., of Manning spent part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. Mrs. W. A. Scott spent Wednes day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowyer in Anderson. . Mr. and Mrs. Otis Black and children, Beneva, Jimmie and John, of Beaufort spent part of the week end here. Mrs. Black visited Mr. and Mrs. Bowyer in Anderson while Mr. Black was a business visitor in Greenville. Mrs. Emma Pressly of Great Falls visited Misses Susie and Florence Patterson and Mrs. H. O. Watson a few days last week. Ev erybody was so glad to see Mrs. Pressly again, and we all wish she could have stayed longer. Rev. and Mrs. S. W. Reid and Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Doty were visi tors here Thanksgiving day. Mr. Reid filled the pulpit in the A. R. P. church and brought us a very help ful message. Both pastors were pounded and a delicious dinner was served in the community building by several ladies. Mrs. Ben DuBose and children. Elizabeth, Esther Mae and Jack, of Lisbon, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway and sons, Curtis and Sam. of Tignall, Ga., and Mr. Ar thur Smith of Greenville were •iucsts of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Curtis Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Praler and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Burts of Anderson spent Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson and Miss Clavera Mauldin of Anderson were expected guests of Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin Thursday. Mrs. Calhoun Harris of Anderson and Mrs. M. L. Marchant and chil dren of Greenville were recent visi tors of Mrs. J. W. Morrah. Dr. and Mrs. Humphries of Cam den visited Mrs.' Rebecca Boyd for Thanksgiving. Mr. Walter Stevenson of Green wood spent several days last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harling. Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood W. A. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell and daughter, Elizabeth, of Augusta 'pent Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boyd. Messrs. Harling and Robert Scott of Greenwood were recent visitors here. The many friends of Mrs. Cecil Gilliam extend to her their loving sympathy in her double bereave-, ment in the recent death of Mrs. Taylor of near Bradley and the death of her brother, Mr. Ralph King, which occurred Saturday morning at Anderson. Funeral service was held at Anderson and interment at Hartwell, Ga. Quite a number of Mrs. Gilliam’s friends attended both services. Mrs. D. J. McAllister and John spent a very pleasant Thanksgiv ing with her father and sisters near Cross Hill. We are glad to say that her father is improving from in juries received in a recent fall. The hosts of friends of Miss Flor ence Patterson will regret to hear that her condition necessitated a stay in a hospital. Rev. W. S. Pat terson of Lancaster came over Thursday night and carried her to Anderson Hospital Friday. Miss Floyence is very dearly beloved in Mt, Carmel and we all are hoping that the many prayers offered in her behalf may be answered by her recovery. The sister at home has the love and sympathy of every one. High Producer Returns Aim Of Cotton Program O Modoc INevvs We had some nice showers of rain here last week which were badly needed. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Bussey were shopping visitors to Augusta on Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. McDaniel spent Sunday among relatives near Cold Springs. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash, Mrs. Mattie Key and Miss Lucy Bussey were visitors to Augusta Monday. Miss Jessie Johnson from Cold Springs is spending the week here with Mrs. G. W. Johnson. Messrs. M. M. Marshall, H. W. Bailey and G. C. McDaniel were visitors to Augusta on Monday of this week. , Rev. O. L. Orr filled his regular appointment here Sunday evening, delivering a very able sermon. Mr. H. J. Bussey spent the past week end among friends in Au gusta. Messrs. Rufus and G. W. Johnson made a short visit to Florida this week. Miss Rosalie Bussey was the guest Tuesday night and. Wednes day to Mrs. W. M. Nash. Mr. Talmadge Clem, who has been in the U. S. Army several years, is home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem, on a 90 day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hornsby were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone Tuesday night and Wednesday. Mr. J. O. McDaniel spent the week end here with homefolks. x Kehoboth News CLEMSON COLLEGE, Dec. 1.— “The cotton adjustment program which has been announced for 1935 seems to offer the best opportunity for the cotton farmer to receive the greatest returns for his labor and investment, and to guard against recurrence of the disastrous days of 1931 and 1932”, says D. W. Watkins, acting director of the Extension Service. The approximately 1,004,000 two- year contracts, signed in the early part of 1934, which have been made effective for 1935, provide for a re duction of 25 per cent from the base acreage as compared with a reduction of about 40 per cent which was accomplished in 1934. One-year contracts for 1935 will al so be offered producers who did not sign two-year contracts. * It is estimated that rental and benefit payments to be disbursed under the 1935 program will total $94,230,000. The program is self- liquidating as it will be financed by the processing tax of 4.2 cents per pound on raw cotton. Rental pay ments will be made at the rate of 3 1-2 cents per pound on the aver age yield of lint cotton per acre for the base-period years 1928-1932 with a maximum rental of $18 per acre. Parity payments t will be made at the rate of not less than 11-4 cents per pound on the farm allotment. As a matter of greater conve nience to producers in makng their farm plans, individuals will be al lowed to reduce acreage as much as 30 per cent from the base and will be allowed benefit payments on re ductions of this amount. With av erage yields and average abandon ment a total crop of about 12 mil lion bales is expected in 1935 as compared with the November 1 estimate of the 1934 crop of 9,637,- 000 bales. Commenting on the 1935 cotton production adjustment program Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Ag riculture, said, “It is the nearest approach to balance that can be devised under the contract and from our present knowledge of ex isting circumstances. It should result in a continued, ample supply of American cotton that can be purchased by foreign and domestic consumers at prices which, judged by past standards, are not unrea sonable. At the same time, this program seeks to avoid piling up new and disastrous surpluses.” The latest news of this com munity is the marriage of Miss Mildred Winn and Mr. Roy Ridle- hoover. The bride is the second daughter of Mrs. Minnie Winn and the late W. E. Winn. Mildred is a pretty girl with many noble traits of character that endear her to her many friends. Mr. Ridlehoover is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ridlehoover and is a young man of sterling character. He is a prosperous farmer. They will make their home near this com munity. We all wish this happy young couple a long and happy life. Another marriage of much inter est in this section is that of Miss Irene Langley and Mr. William Freeland of Plum Branch. They were married at her home Novem ber 28th. The heme was beauti fully decorated for the occasion. Their pastor, Rev. C. W. Brockwell, performed the ceremony, using the ring ceremony. The bride was beautifully attired, that becoming to her brunette beauty. Mrs. Free land has taught in the Plum Branch School for a number of years and is very popular. The groom is a fine business man and is in the mercantile business. They went away for a honeymoon trip, returning in time for school Mon day. They are at home with her mother, Mrs. Lily Langley, near Plum Branch. There were quite a few Thanks giving visitors in the community among them Mr. and Mrs. Matthev, Ousley. and Eugene Paul of Green ville, Mr. James Talbert from C. C. Camp, Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield of Augusta. Mr. J. S. Arrington of Mc Cormick. Mr. Strom Culbreath and family were week end visitors in Augusta. Mrs. J. P. Talbert and children visited relatives in Greenwood Sun day. Mrs. E. M. Morgan and Miss A L. Morgan enjoyed a most pleasant day last Wednesday in the home of Mrs. Carrie Talbert. She was a former teacher of the latter. Mrs. Talbert is a generous hostess. She and Miss Hendrix served a splendid dinner of many good eats. Mrs. Talbert’s nephew. Mr. Ansel Tal bert, was there. He always is jolly and can converse on any subject intelligently. He bears his cross as becometh a child of God. Miss A. L. Morgan enjoyed hav ing Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Culbreath for the day Sunday, also Mrs. Ed Reynolds for the afternoon, and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Freeland and children for the afternoon. Weekly Cotton Grade And Staple Reports Week Ending Nov. 29 ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 1.—The grades for cotton ginnings in the Southeastern States this season are higher than last season in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and South Caro lina, according to weekly reports is sued by the Atlanta office of the Department of Agriculture. Grades for cotton ginned in North Carolina and Virginia this season are scarce ly as good as last season. The proportion for Strict Mid dling and better grades (White and Extra White) for the season to date is 44 per cent for Georgia, 40 per cent for Alabama, 35 per cent for South Carolina, 27 per cent for North Carolina, 9 per cent for Vir ginia, and 39 per cent for Florida (last report for Florida was on No vember 3). The length of staple this season has shown considerable improve ment over last season in each of the Southeastern States except Alabama. The proportion repre senting cotton 1 inch and longer this season to date is 54 per cent for South Carolina, 46 per cent for North Carolina, 22 per cent for Georgia, 7 per cent for Virginia, 5 1-2 per cent for Alabama, and 2 1-2 per cent for Florida (last report for Florida was on November 3.) The samples from South Caro lina gins classed this week are bet ter in both grade and staple than the samples classed last week. . Middling and above White and Extra White cotton comprises 68 per cent of samples this week, in comparison with 54 per cent last week. This week 41 per cent is 1 inch and longer, against 34 per cent last week. For the season to date 19 per cent is reported as 7-8 inch, 26 per cent 15-16 inch, 34 per cent 1 inch, and 21 per cent 1 1-16 inches and long er. rxt Civil Service Examinations The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: Field examiner, $2,600, claims ex aminer, $2,000 a year, United States Employees’ Compensation Commission. Appropriate experi ence, or experience and legal edu cation, required. Closing date, December 22, 1934.’ The salaries named are subject l o a deduction of not to exceed 5 oer cent during the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1935, as a measure of "'conomy, and also to a deduction of 3 1-2 per cent toward a retire ment annuity. AH States except Iowa, Vermont, Virginia, Maryland, and the Dis trict of Columbia have received less than their quota of appointments n the apportioned departmental :ervice in Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtained from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Ex aminers at the post office or cus tomhouse in any city which has a post office of the first or the sec ond class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. x Mr. And Mrs. H. N. Coleman Entertain With Turkey Dinner Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Coleman en tertained with a three course tur key dinner at their home here at 6:30 o’clock Sunday evening. Tall, pink tapers cast a soft glow over the beautifully appointed table which had for its centerpiece an attractive arrangement of pink rose buds. Red chrysanthemums were used elsewhere in the dining room and in the living room. Seated at the table with Mr. and Mrs. Coleman were the following guests: Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Work man, Prof, and Mrs. J. E. Young and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Faulkner. r > - r ft i V