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'vl j Vs'-'. # 6 > rhirty-Third Year John L. Sharpton Dies In Asheville Number 32 f Sr-*- a News was received here Tuesday of the death of John L. Sharpton, 39, who died at his home in Ashe ville, N. C., that morning. Funeral services were held in Asheville, N. C., yesterday at 11 o’clock and In terment followed in Asheville, N. C. Mr. Sharpton, a native of McCor mick, was the son of the late E. B. and Fannie DiHashaw Sharpton. He served his country in the World war as a member of the Balnbow division, being one of the first in county to volunteer tor ' paving been-'disabled ir service he had been in decHnlne health for several years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Udna Creasman Sharpton; a ten- year-old son, Jack; a three- months-old daughter; seven sisters and two brothers, as follows, also survive: Mrs. Joe Christian, Mc Cormick; Mrs. Leroy Settles, At lanta, Ga.; Mrs. D. C. Timmerman Mrs. G. M. Cartledge, Mrs. TS. T. Gladden, Mrs. Jack Walsh and Mrs Jerry Curley, all of Augusta, Ga.; J. W. Sharpton, Augusta, Ga., and A. R. Sharpton, McCormick." txt—— Edgefield Production Credit Association To Meet In Edgefield Last Rites For Raymond T. Parks Last rites for Raymond Tompkins Parks, 22, who died at the Colum bia hospital Tuesday of last week after a brief illness, were conduct- the ParksV2ie Baptist church in this county by the Rev. John War ren, of Wilmington, N. C., assisted by Rev: 6. I*. Orr, pastor of the church, and interment made in the church cemetery. Mr. Parks was a native of this county and a'son of Mr. and Mrs Cftpode a. Parks, formerly of He was a graduate of the Columbia high school a mem ber ef the Shandon Baptist church Of that place and for the past five jfejurs had lifeld a position with the Standard Oil company of New Jer sey. Besides his parents, who now ipsftde in Charlotte, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Car- toll, Misses Caroline and Sarah Parka,a!l of Charlotte; one broth- Aubrey Parks, Cleveland, Ohio; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Carrie 8. Tompkins, Columbia; the' following aunts and uncles, MW. R. D. Morton, P. B. Tomp kins, Jack W. Tompkins and Joe H. Tompkins, all of Columbia, and Mrs. L. F. Dorn, devdaad, Ohio. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE. S. C. Thursday, January 10th, Joe Penner. Lanny Ross, Jack Oakie, Helen Mack and Mary Brian in “COLLEGE RHYTHM” FrMay. January 11th, Only, Kay Francis and Leslie Howard “BRITISH AGENT” Saturday. Januarv 12th, Only, •Tim McCoy . in “THE WESTERNER” r '- f ?i»*»iay Night 10:30, Sylvia Sidney and Gene Raymond in “BEHOLD MY WIFE” lH7»n.-Tues.. Jan. 14th-15th, Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchinson in “HA^TNE^ AHEAD” One of the be”* pictures of the season. See it. W^i.-T*”” — . Ja v JSth-17th,‘ Loretta Ynunft and John Foies in “THE WHITE PAR.1DZ” Shows—3:' >—7.11—3 :C3 The annual meeting of the Edge- field Productiori Credit Association, serving the counties of Edgefield and McCormick, will be held on January 22, 1935, at the court house, Edgefield, at 3 p. m., it is an nounced by G. L. Blgford, secretary of the association. Not only are all of the farmer- borrowers from the association, the holders of Class B stock expected to be present, but Mr. Blgford said that a most cordial invitation was also, extended to all other farmers in the territory served by the as sociation and that it was hoped that large numbers would accept the invitation. “Every member of the associa tion”, said Mr. Bigford “is urged to bring one or more non-members with him as ty is the desire that every farmer In this section shall acquaint himself with the credit service which our organization has to offer. \ ■ “Directors oi the association for the ensuing year will be elected at this meeting. Every member of the association is entitled to cast one vote, regardless of the number of shares he owns, and it is to his in terest to vote for men of the high est integrity and business ability, “At the meeting a complete re port of the year’s operations of the association will be submitted. The Production Credit Corporation of Columbia wilh-be" represented by Mr. Ernest Graham, president, who will outline the set-up of the Farm Credit Administration of the third district, the method of con trol and operation of the produc tion credit associations and will give an explanation of the associa tion’s operating statement from or ganization through December 31, 1934.” Mrs. Mary Lawton Dies At Willington Mrs. Mary McNair Lawton, wife of George Lawton, died at her home at Willington Saturday after noon following a week’s illness of influenza. In addition to her husband, the deceased is survived • by three daughters and two sons, as follows: Mrs. John Statsney of Andersen; Mrs. Irene Langford Frith of Cal houn Falls; Mrs. Ula Mullen of West Virginia; Walter McNair of Calhoun Falls, and Chester McNair of Willington. One sister, Mrs. Emma Hutchinson of Abbeville, and* ofte brother, w. H.’ McNair of Willington, also survive. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon from the residence and interment was made in the bid Willington cemetery, with Rev. E. F. Gettys officiating, i J. S. Strom, funeral director, in chkrge. ■ Quarterly Conference At Plum Branch Next Sunday The first Quarterly Conference will meet Sunday morning, Janu ary 13, 1935, in Saint Paul M. E Church at 11:30 o’clock. Rev. C. E Peele will bring Ufc the message of the morning; then he will preside over business session of the confer ence. All the officers of the conference are expected to be present. Let us.be at this meeting in the name of God. You need the church and the church needs you. Let each x»fficer be present to give an account of his work for the Lord since the Annual Conference met. C. WILBUR BROCKWELL, Pastor. -tXJ- Bordeaux News My wish for the readers of the Messenger is for happiness and prosperity for the year 1935. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Calhoun and children, Evelyn, Sarah and Orvflle, Jr., left for their home in Adrian, Texas, last Thursday, after spending the Christmas holidays with relatives in Bordeaux and Willington. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett Zeagler of Lone Star spent Christmas here with Mrs. Zeagler’s parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Link. Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Slaughter and daughter, Virginia Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moorer, and littkC Dan, Jr., came last Tuesday to visit relatives, And returned to their homes in Charleston x>n Thursday. Miss Jane Cade returned to Hickory Grove Saturday, after spending the holidays at home. Mrs. Millie Hodges continues very ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Lindley. Mrs. Mallie Abercrombie of 3reensbdro is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade. Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur Brockwell were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Manly Willis Sunday night. Mr. Robert Perryman of Okla homa City is visiting in Willington and Bordeaux. Mr. Perryman is in Augusta this week. Misses Billy Morrah and Henri etta Brown spent last Friday with Miss Jane Cade and enjoyed the ‘pictures” in McCormick in the evening. Miss Christine Parnell returned yesterday from a trip to Jackson ville, Fla., where she visited her brother. She was the guest here of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Parnell, re turning today to her home in Lowndesville. iXi Union Services Sunday Niglit The regular union meeting will be held at the Methodist Church next Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Preaching will be by Dr. S. W. Reid of the A. R. P- Church. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Mt, Carmel News Misses Gladys Scott, Carolyn Tarrant, Sara Curtis, . Alice Wells, Lura Jean Watson and Mrs. Cecil Gilliam spent last Saturday in Clinton with Billy and Harold Gilliam. Mr. .Walter Stevenson of Green*? wood spent, the past week end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Harling. Mrs. Jennie M. Cade and Misses Julia and Sallie T. Cade have re turned to Anderson College and Converse College. / Mrs. George Peel, who was the attractive guest of her sisters. Misses Lennie and Eliza Covin, last week, returned to- her home In Anderson Thursday. Miss Reba Wells of Anderson, who was in Mt. Carmel to attend the burial service pf Dr. D. L. Bryson on Sabbath, spent the night and Monday at her home here. Mr. and* Mrs. Floyd. Black and family of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edmunds and daughter of Au gusta and Me. and Mrs. Fred Black of Belton were all called to the home of their sister, Mrs. D. L. Bryson, by the death of her hus band, Dr. D. L. Bryson, which oc curred in Anderson Co. Hospital Saturday morning. Mrs. Ida Black and Mr. D. J. McAllister were cach ed to Anderson Saturday morning. Miss Lily Miller of De la Howe spent the past week end with Miss es Florence and Susie Patterson. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Misses Gladys Scott, Carolyn Tarrant and Mrs. J. R. Tarrant attended the funeral of Dr. Neuffeur in • Abbeville last Thursday. Miss Carolyn Tarrant is the charming guest of Miss Gladys Scott this wqek. Messrs. Jim and Billy Swift of El- berton spent the past week end with Mr. Willie Hester. IXt Kchoboth News This section has received the much needed rain. Winter gardens look very well. See cabbage, on ions, English peas and lettuce growing. Mrs. L. W. Ridlehoover entertain ed the following ladies with a din ner party in her home in Plum Branch on January 3rd: Mrs Claude White and children, Mrs. Ethan White, Mrs. H. M. Freeland Mrs. Jim Jennings, Mrs. Ruth White, Miss Bernice White, Mrs Bill McKinney, Mrs. R. M. Winn and Gladyse. Mrs. Carol Winn, Mrs. E. M. Morgan and Miss A. L. Mor gan. Miss Maggie Winn suffered a spell of flu while at home for Christmas that prolonged her stay a few days. Mrs. Kathryn Hughey enjoyed a visit from her son, Mr. J. D. Hughey and family, during the holidays. Mrs. Hughey has not been so well lately. Mrs. Margaret Doolittle has beer* sick in the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Winn, for past few days Miss A. L. Morgan enjoyed the company of her two cousins for the night Friday, Misses Bernice Whit? and Virginia Freeland. Research Helps Meet Farming Emergencies CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 5.— “The benefits of research often seem slow in materializing, and on ly when the work' is called to ac count in the meeting of an emer gency is the full significance of its achievements realized”, says Di rector H. W. Barre of the South Carolina Experiment Station, re porting on the work of the Station for the past year. Regarding the present help of research in the current agricul tural troubles Prof. Barre says further: “It is generally admitted that except for the great amount of de tailed information accumulated through the efforts of the research agencies over a long period of years the various relief programs of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration and other federal agencies would have been difficult if not impossible of accomplish ment. “At a recent national meeting of agricultural workers the leaders of farm organizations and officials in charge of relief projects all joined in paying tribute to the research and extension work of the various state colleges and experiment sta tions which they stated has pro vided the basis upon which a new deal for agriculture is being erect ed. It was the unanimous opinion that the cotton control program, ttfe com-hog, tobacco, and wheat adjustment programs, and other simijAr measures could not have been executed had the experiment stations and the extension services not already laid the ground work of accurate information and organi zation necessary for the carrying out of this work.” How the South Carolina Experi ment Station is helping in this great cause of improved agricul ture and rural betterment is told in the 47th Annual Report of the Sta tion now about ready for free dis- J. K. Ivey Dies J. K. Ivey, 69, died here Monday night, after an illness of severa months. Mr. Ivey had been a resi dent of McCormick for the last 25 years, coming here as a well drill er. He also was active in the plumb ing business as well as an expert. ?oncrete man. He came here from Union county. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside at 4 o’clock Tues day afternoon by the Rev. D. W. Keller of the Methodist church and Dr.. S. W. Reid of the A. R. P. church and interment was made in the McCormick cemetery. G. P. McCain, funeral director, in charge. -Ut . —i Three Principal Types Farm Aid “Federal action under the new administration has furnished three principal, types of agricultural re lief”, says Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, in his annual re port for 1934. These Secretary Wallace states as follows: 1. By devaluing the dollar it has caused the prices of certain farm commodities to. rise more than the prices of the Things that farmers buy, and increased their ability to meet debts and*taxes. 2. Through production adjust ments financed by'processing taxes and through marketing agreements with production-control features, it has brought the supply of farm commodities more nearly into profitable relationship with the de mand. 3. Through credit relief it has lightened and refinanced farm debt. ; In considering these farm relief measures the Secretary says fur ther: “It would not be correct to a- scribe the whole improvement in farm conditions during the last two years to Federal activities Much must be credited to the coun try's natural recuperative power Depressions tend to run theii course and to generate corrective forces spontaneously. However this is a slow find painful process “In important respects, more over, the present depression differs essentially from preceding depres sions. It Is world-wide and mark ed by an unprecedented break down in international trade in which there has been as yet no .significant revival. American agri? culture was developed largely for trade with the outside world. The farm recovery of the last two years owes little or nothing to recovery in the world market. Tt is the re sult mainly of domestic changes, in which the activities of the Federal Government have been the most ; mnortp^t, element.” First 27 Production Credit Associations To Send Annual Reports SHOW PROFIT ON THEIR FIRST YEAR’S OPERATIONS AND AN INCREASE IN VALUE OF THEIR CLASS B STOCK right,, informal manner. When Posvell sings a song in an automo- tribution, upon request, by the Pub- 'bile he makes no attempt to sing it lications Department at Clemson | in the same way he would on a College. Happiness Ahead Powell And LeRoy The Highlights 4BBEVILLE OPERA HOUSE MON DAY AND TUESDAY, JANU ARY 14TH-15TH A pleasant and heart-warming -omantic comedy, based on a formula that has been and will 'jontinue to be a very popular theme if it’s always done as well as l ^tage. and that’s good. LeRoy is ^ responsible for that too, and for many things throughout the pic ture that keep it on the human side, the sunny side, and don’t let it slip -into just too much hooey. Josephine Hutchinson makes her debut as the girl. John Halliday is too grand as the father and next to Powell, he wins all the applause. A.nd then there’s a woman named Jane Darwell who is a riot as the landlady. Also there is the usual Warner stock company cast, all of whom turn in sterling perform ances and deserve a big hand. The music is excellent. Get to COLUMBIA, S. C., Jan. 7.—Thr first twenty-seven production credit associations to send in their annual reports show a profit ox their first year’s operations and am increase in the value of their Class B stock, according to Ernest Gra ham, president dl the Productiox Credit Corporation of Columbia. The average value of the Class B stock for the 27 associations is giv en by Mr. Graham as $5.94, where as the farmer-borrowers paid oji^p $5 for it. Every, farmer who borrows frane a production credit association Sk required 'on securing his loan W take out Class B stock in thr amount of $5 for every $100 «r fraction thereof borrowed. Those who bought their stock last year- will not have to buy additionaB stock this year unless their lorn exceeds the ratio of the stock ther hold. . , The value of the stock of the 2T associations that have already serA in their annual reports follcnjisEr Waynesboro, Ga. $5.55; Thomastax,, Ga. $5.44; Tifton, Ga. $6.51; Hart well, Ga. $7.16; Calhoun, Ga. $6.Tic Statesville, N. C. $6.30; Cherryvflk-, N. C. $6.81; Lake City, S. C. $5.44,. Florence, S. C. $5.70; Wadesbonu N. C. $8.17; Marion, S. C. $5.51; Barnwell, S. C. $5.47; Hampton, SL : C: $5.66; Kingstree, S. C. $5.95; Vidalia, Ga. $5.50; Madison, Gs. $6.94; ^Fayetteville, N. C. $558;- Carthage, N. C. $5.31; Chesterfield, S. C. $6.06; Dillon, S. C. $5.48; Edge- field, S. C. $5.79; Hartsville, 8. <C-. $5.46; Louisburg, N. C. $5.90; Lave* ‘inburg, N. c: $5.46 s ; Asheville, K CL $7.21; Douglas, Ga. $5.28 and Or lando Citrus, Fla. $6.02. Members of each association wOI be informed of the value of their Class B stock at the annual meet ing of the association which win Be held during the next six weeks. ML detailed report Is given at the an nual meeting of each association eff the year’s operations. Delight is being generally ex pressed at the fine showing heiEj: made by the associations. X i New Ford V-8 Well Received. this. In thinking it over, it be comes a sort of musical “It Hap- j theatre early or you 11 miss the uened One Night,” with all the i introductor y son S- “Happiness same elements of success, plus grand songs, plus a distinct sur- nrise package in the person of one Dick Powell, who turns in a per formance that will add consider ably to his already large fan fol lowing. Ahead,” which deserves a reprise. Then there’s “Pop Goes Your Heart,” a catchy little tune and the theme song. Also a grand number sandwiched in. called “Beauty Must Be Loved,” that seems out of place, Ford dealers throughout fte Charlotte zone report overflowhsTr crowds at their showrooms during the past week, when the 1935 FotS V-8 was displayed for the first time to the public. McGrath Motor C&_ Inc., local Ford dealers, report x, total of over 3,000 visitors durmr the week. Throughout the territory covered by the Charlotte Branch of thr Ford Motor Company, dealers wiref Mr. W. C. Patterson, Ford Branct Manager, that enthusiastic crovKhr filed their showrooms. The recep tion accorded the new cars Mr** equalled only by the large crowil* that greeted the first appearance of the Model A Fords in 1928, * was said. Mr. Patterson indicated that the crowds were not the mildly curioES. but interested in purchasing new Ford cars. Orders received cr Saturday, the first day the nr*; Fords were shown, totaled sevenft thousand for the day, according it*, reports from the dealers throu^- out North Carolina and Somk. Carolina. “It augurs well for the l**tw Year,” Mr. Patterson stated yeslrr- . day. “An ambitious sales program has been set down for 1935, whick. calls for the sale of a million cr^* but it is so good it should be used First and foremost it is Dick again. And there is the famous during the year. If the opemny Powell’s picture and the boy really Kalma and Ruby window-washing days of the new car showing ana turns in a swell comedy perform— ditty that has already gained fame gny indication, this goal should ance. It is surprising how natural Hollywood parties. surpassed before the close of iket he is, and both Powell and Director All in all, it’s a grand little pic- year. ‘ And a good automobile sail* LeRoy may be credited with intro- ture that will make very merry in year means good business in count- ducing song numbers in just the any theatre. less other allied lines of business \