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TSUI TO OUB8KLVX8, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. rhirty-Third Year Colton Ginnings Given By S. C. Counties COTTON GINNED IN SOUTH CAROLINA: CROPS OF 1934 AND 1933 The Bureau of the Census an nounces the preliminary report on cotton ginned, by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1934 and 1933. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1934 1933 The State _ 684,338 728,025 Abbeville _ 9,385 11,483 Aiken 18,678 22,119 Allendale 5,710 7,176 Anderson 36,411 42,169 Bamberg _ ___ 9,438 11,708 Barnwell 12,217 14,611 Berkeley 2,440 2,287 Calhoun 13,149 14,230 Charleston — 654 608 Cherokee 11,870 14,245 Chester _ __ _ 13,386 11,854 Chesterfield __ 28,175 27,258 Clarendon . _..14,346 13,239 Colleton _ __ _ 8,051 7.251 Darlington — 19,578 18,102 Dillon 24,215 20,198 Dorchester — 6,114 6,189 Edgefield —_ 13,846 16,237 Fairfield 6,738 5,879 Florence 20,726 20,207 Greenville 28,836 39,299 Greenwood — 10,132 9,125 Hampton 5,268 6,986 Jasper _ 1,105 1,044 Kershaw 12,613 12,693 Lancaster 13,546 12,573 Laurens _ _ 17,966 21,982 Lee —1 24,184 18,896 Lexington _ 14,110 15,482 McCormick 4,769 4,964 Marion — _ 8,936 7,972 Marlboro _ 42,831 36,503 Newberry 14,620 16,930 Oconee _ 11,783 12,912 Orangeburg __ _ .47,560 ‘ 48,667 Pickens 13,380 18,213 Richland 7,854 7,042 Salttda __ 9,053 10,055 Spartanburg _ .45,296 59,953 Sumter 28,214 26,606 Union 8,608 11,293 Williamsburg . _ ..12,768 12,646 York 23,087 26,532 All other _ _ 2,392 2,577 /T=' Established June 5, 1902 Junior Class To Present Play Here Tonight McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 28 1935 The Junior Class of McCormick High School will present “The Ar rival of Kitty,” a comedy, in the high school auditorium Thursday night, March 28th, at 8:15 o’clock. The cast will include: Mary Sue Coleman, James Arrington, Audley McCain, Elizabeth Talbert, Andrew Henderson, Marvin Reames, Margaret Smith, Wilbur Strom, Catherine Scruggs. The scene is laid at a hotel in the Catskill mountains and the play promises to be full of laughs. txt Mt. Carmel News OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. h Thursday, March 28th, Irene Dunn and Donalds Woods • in “SWEET ADELINE” Friday, March 29th, Only, George Raft and Carole Lombard in “RUMBA” Remember, it may be worth $15.00 to you to be in the Opera House before 9:00 o’clock Friday night. Saturday, March 30th, Only, Fighting Bob Steele in “RANGER CODE” Added: Laurel and Hardy in “TIT FOR TAT” Saturday Night 10:30 Only, Chester Morris and Carole Lombard in “THE GAY BRIDE” Look, Monday, April 1st, Only, Beautiful Jean Parker in “SEQUOIA” (Pronounced See-Quo-Yah) Zane Grey says this is the greatest picture of the past decade. So don’t miss it. Tuesday, April 2nd, Only. Robert Montgomery and Ann Harding in “BIOGRAPHY OF A BACHELOR GIRL” Wed.-Tburs., April 3rd-4th, Joe Morrison, Dixie Lee, Geo. Bums and Gracie Allen in “LOVE IN BLOOM” The news of the passing of Mr. Charles Bowyer, which occurred Friday afternoon at his home in Anderson, was received in Mt. Car mel with profound sorrow. Mr. Bowyer had been ift declining health for some time, and for the past two weeks his death was momentarily expected. Mr. and Mrs..Bowyer made Mt. Carmel their home for some years several years ago, and countless friends of the bereaved young wife and json deep ly sympathize with them in these dark hours of sorrow. The funeral service was conducted at .his home in Anderson Sabbath morning and the interment was in the Mt. Car mel cemetery in the early after noon. Mr. Bowyer is survived by his wife, who was Miss Gladys Tar rant, one son, Charles, Jr., and a number of brothers and sisters. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells and family will regret to hear of his very critical illness at his home here. All the family were called to his bedside last week and are still with him. The heartfelt sympathy of all is extended to them. Miss Gladys Scott spent several days last week in Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson, Mrs. John McCoy and daughters and the Misses O’Neals of Anderson were guests of Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin Sabbath. Mr. S. T. Russell of Augusta was a visitor here Saturday afternoon. Misses Lura Jean and Virginia Watson, Mrs. H. O. Watson and Mrs. W. H. Horton were Willington visitors Sabbath afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Black and son, John, of Beaufort were here for the burial of Mr. Charles Bowyer Sab bath afternoon. Mrs. W. A Scott and Mrs. Cecil Gilliam v/ere Anderson visitors Wednesday afternoon and -evening. Quite a number of visitors from surrounding towns were in Mt. Carmel Sabbath afternoon to at tend the burial service of Mr. Charles Bowyer at the cemetery • here. Among them were Mrs. | Hollywood Theatre To Have Stage Show On April 3 And 4 Special attention is directed to the Hollywood Theatre adv. else where in this issue of the Mes senger vjhich carries, in addition to the regular Friday and Saturday and Monday and Tuesday show an nouncements, an announcement of a stage show for Wednesday and Thursday, April 3rd and 4th. For these two dates on the stage will be The Dancing Cowgirls and on the screen will be “The Great Hotel Murder.” Shows, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. m. Read the adv. for full particulars. txr McCormick Public v Schools Honor Roll FOR THE FOURTH SIX-WEEKS PERIOD, ENDING MARCH 8, 1935 FIRST GRADE— Aubrey Lee Earnhardt, Thelma Chiles, Billie Freeland, Belton Harmon, Carl Henry Strom, Joe Luke White, Elizabeth Holloway. SECOND GRADE— Bedola Campbell, Helen Fooshe, Ready Watson, Annie Sue Banks. THIRD GRADE— Carolyn Hitt, Cassie Mauney. \ FOURTH GRADE— Elizabeth Brock, Edwin Bradley, Mary Fooshe, Kathryn Smith, Virginia Wideman. FIFTH GRADE— Dorothy Brown, Vivian Chiles, Virginia Fooshe, Alex Hanvey, Norma Holloway, Wilma Walker. SIXTH GRADE— Natalie Brown, Lois Freeland, Betty Fuller, Selma Rush. SEVENTH GRADE—- James Bell, Aurelia Caudle, Doris Coleman. EIGHTH GRADE— Frances Cheatham. James C. Williams. NINTH GRADE— Mary Elizabeth Giles, Vivian Jaynes. TENTH GRADE— Elizabeth Brown. Rebecca Drucker, Elizabeth Harris, Eunice Rush. Margaret Smith, Elizabeth Talbert. ELEVENTH GRADE— Lorene Drennan, Virginia Freeland, Coming, Mon.-Tues., April 8-9 “DAVID COPPERFIELD” Shows—3:15—7:15—9:00 Marie Reames, Gladys Ives, Mrs. Agatha Woodson, j Annie Laurie Sturkey cf Edgefield, Mrs. Mamie Baker, Messrs. Theodore and Marion Tar rant, Robert Scott, W. L. Miller, Baker Tarrant and others from Greenwood, and quite a number from Anderson and other places. Mrs. Fannie Campbell and Miss Thelma Campbell of Anderson were visitors here Sabbath after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunaway and sons, Messrs. Curtis and Sam Dun away, of Tignall, Ga., spent Sab bath here with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Curtis. Mrs. Lillian Cason visited in Willington one night last week, and was a guest of Mrs. Arch Andrews Wednesday when she en- Requirements for honor roll: 1. General average of A or 90. 2. Not less than A or 90 on con duct. 3. No failures or conditions. 4. No unexcused absences. No ardies. 5. Not more than three sickness absences. than on this pleasant occasion and the hearty welcome accorded "Poh one made all happy to be there. The ladies spent several hours doing some hand work and crcchet. The ladies decided it would be very pleasant and profit able too to have some entertain ment with the social hour, so Mrs. tertained the Willington Commu- . y^gii Dean, Mrs. Charlie LeRoy nity Sewing Club. ; and Mrs E A McCormac were ap- Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood pointed as a committee to arrange was a visitor here one day last a program of some kind for the week. i next meeting. Quite a delicious Mrs. A. B. Andrews was hostess dinner was served at the noon to the Willington Community Sew- hour. Very few of the Mt. Carmel ing Circle last Wednesday to a ladies invited to be present were spend the day party. The attrac- able to attend on account of tive home was made more so by a sickness. About thirty ladies en- profusion of bright spring flowers, joyed the day, and all pronounced and Mrs. Andrews, always a gra- Mrs. Andrews quite an excellent cious hostess, was never more so hostess. , Garden Contest Being Conducted KEEN COMPETITION PROMISED IN LADIES’ GARDEN CONTEST Several hundred ladies through out the State have entered the garden contest sponsored by The Agricultural Development Bureau of The Barrett Company. Competi tion for the $230 in prizes promises to be keen as the memb-ers of the fair sex are “out to show the men folks a thing or two about garden ing.” Each contestant will use Ameri can nitrate of soda, one of the South’s great chemical products re cently mentioned by Dr. Charles H. Herty in his plea for “Southern fertilizers for the Southern farmer.” The ladies will follow the recom mendations of the Horticultural Department of Clemson College and their results should be instructive and helpful to their communities. Among the competitors from this district in the three divisions of the contest are: McCormick County — Women Gardeners, Mrs. Strom Culbreath, Plum Branch; Mrs. Eugene Craw ford, Plum Branch; Miss Alma Young, Troy; Mrs. J. B. Jennings, Plum Branch; Mrs. Willie Walker, McCormick. Girl Gardeners, Phrona Lee Cheatham, Troy; Mamie Louise Walker, McCormick; Mildred Gilchrist, Parksville; Pamelis Clem, Modoc. Abbeville County—Women Gar deners, Mrs. C. S. Gambrell, Don alds; Mrs. Willie Everett, Donalds; Mrs. Horace King, Abbeville; Mrs. Melvin Ashley, Honea Path. Market Gardener, Mrs. R. H. Car- wile, Abbeville. Edgefield County—Women Gar deners, Miss Corrie Cheatham, Edgefield; Mrs. Wade Derrick, Ridge Spring; Mi's. J. C. Williams, Pleas ant Lane; Miss Ivy Claxton, John ston. Girl Gardeners, Mary Mayson, Callison; Edna Timmerman, Pleas ant Lane; Frances Holmes, John ston; Martha Smith, Trenton. Greenwood County — Women Gardeners, Mrs. J. M. Hastings, Ninety-Six; Mrs. H. J. Thomas, Hodges; Mrs. W. B. Stevens, Ninety- Six; Mrs. L. B. Smith, Ninety-Six; Mrs. J. A. Bannister, Jr., Troy. Girl Gardeners, Annie Lee Wells. Greenwood; Sylvia Crocker, Green- wood; Nell Starnes, Greenwood; Helen Carroll, Greenwood. Market Gardener, Mrs. A. F Snyder, Greenwood. Laurens County—Women Gar deners, Mrs. J. C. Mahaffey, Owings; Mrs. E. G. Taylor, Honea Path; Mrs. P. G. Gambrell, Honea Path; Mrs. Beulah Patterson, Lan- ford. Market Gardener, Mrs. Thos. E. Coleman, Mountville. Saluda County—Women Garden ers, Miss Bertha Jones. Silverstreet; Mrs. Ben Coleman, Saluda; Mrs Bettis Herlong, Saluda; Mrs. D. B. Parkman, Saluda; Mrs. J. S. Cul breath, Johnston. Girl Gardeners, Bonnie Lee Smith, Saluda; Fay Padgett, Saluda; Dorcas Berry, Saluda; Liz zie Moud Corley, Batesburg. tXt * Dowtin H. D. Club Meets Four Pages Quarterly Conference At Troy M. E. Church Next Sunday 3 O’clock The Second Quarterly Conference for McCormick charge will b changed from Thursday morning to next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Troy Methodist Church. The Presiding Elder, Rev. C. E Peele, will preach, beginning at 3 o’clock. Number 43 School Survey Is Progressing ERA WORKERS GETTING FACTS AS TO EDUCATIONAL EQUIP MENT AND OTHER PHASES The Dowtin Home Demonstra tion Club held its monthly meeting with Mrs. T. J. Roberts on March 5th, and, in spite of bad weather, had a good attendance. Mrs. P. W. Roper, president, con ducted the devotional exercises, and extended to Miss Harvey a hearty welcome in behalf of the club. The meeting was then turned over to Miss Harvey, who made an interesting talk on the Thrift Shelf, giving many helpful suggestions to the housewife. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Moss Ellenberg and Misses Sallie and Dina Roberts, served a delicious sweet course with hot tea. The April meeting is to be held with Miss Annie Chiles. • Reporter. A survey of school buildings in McCormick County which is being made by the local Emergency Re lief Administration for the South Carolina Department of Education, is being carried on rapidly and thoroughly, according to an an nouncement of C. K. Epting, coun ty administrator. This survey which is a part of a state wide project of the South Carolina ERA, will yield accurate information with the respect to the condition of the properties and to their values, and will determine the physical needs of the buildings. The information when completed will be available to the public. Recommendations are made by the survey workers advising what repairs are needed to the school. A dimensional plan and two photo graphs will accompany every ques tionnaire filled out by those making the survey and will be submitted together with a map of the district showing roads, bus routes, and school child population to your Department of Education. S. P. Clemons is state director of the survey. In commenting on the activities of relief workers who are conducting the survey, Mr. Clemons said: “We are very much pleased with the progress made so far and be lieve that the survey will present a complete and vivid picture of ac tual present conditions of the schoo! plants of the state in relation to their health conditions, instruc tional efficiency, play and recrea tion efficiency, and general civic and social economic efficiency.” All of the information obtained by the workers is set down in a questionnaire, one copy of which is filed with the County Superintend ent of Education, and another 1? sent to the State Educational De partment. The report includes the enrollment, the number of teacherr the indebtedness of the school prop erty, the value of each school, num ber and kind of rooms, description of the site, description of the building, description of each class room, an inventory of equipment facilities, sanitary conveniences description of fire protection, a lis of repairs and improvement: needed, and other points of inter- st. The information is obtained both by an inspection of the schools and through interviews with school of ficials, and conferences with trustees. This is the first time a survey o' this kind has ever been undertaker before in South Carolina. Whil the information will be of interes to the public at large, it will be o' particular value to local school au thorities in supplying them with re liable information and plans on which to base future repair and re modeling programs. It will also de velop a more accurate evaluation of buildings for insurance purposes. It will also prove of value in further ing the program of consolidation and improvement of schools. In commenting further on the survey Mr. Clemons said: “It is known that hundreds of schools are being operated in build ings which are in a poorer state of repair and of a more unsatisfac tory type of construction than are to be found in the average tenant house. In many schools neither water nor toilet facilities are avail- Estimated Receipts From Farm Marketing In South Carolina According to estimates prepared by the bureau of agricultural economics total receipts from farm, marketings of principal crops and livestock and benefit payments in South Carolina were $90,063,000 ii 1934, $65,388,000 in 1933, and $46,- 219,000 in 1932, says a report issued March 20th by Frank O. Black, Agricultural Statistician, Columbia. Of these totals, receipts from live stock were $8,474,000 in 1934, $7,- 770,000 in 1933, and $7,437,000 in 1932 while benefit payment? amounted to $11,457,000 last yeai* and $4,696,000 the year before, ndn? having been paid in 1932. These estimates cover 94 per cent of the State’s crops marketed and all of the livestock marketings. The most important single item , not in cluded under crops is receipts from, forest products. As to seasonal income, the months of September, October, and November show the greatest re ceipts from crops when about 14, 16, and 11 per cent, respectively, of the 1934 total receipts from crops were realized, incident to heavy marketings of cotton and tobacco. Livestock sales are more evenly distributed throughout the year al though receipts in the months of November and December run some what above the other months. In 1934 January was the month, of largest benefit payments with $2,395,000, although the May, June. October and November payments, exceeded a million dollars each. able, and in other schools as many as 60 children are herded int# rooms little larger than the average bed room. The survey will not im mediately eliminate all unsatisfac tory conditions but it is believe* that the. data gathered through it will open the eyes of some of the school authorities and the general public as to just how badly their school buildings need to be repair ed or remodeled.” State Theatre GREENWOOD, S. C. PROGRAM WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 28TH Thursday—Last Day Clark Gable and Constance Bennett in “AFTER OFFICE HOURS” Friday and Saturday ON THE STAGE Lew Lewis Presents RADIO ON PARADE Featuring Royal Vagabonds—16 Piece Orchestra Di Carlo and De Boise, Continental Dance Artists, Angie King, Celebrated KMOX Radio Stars, Marie Alveres, Vivacious Dancer from Qld Mexico, Jimmy Moore, Featured Radio Artist of KFI, The Vagabond Trio, Mitzi, Wonder Dog. Prices: This Engagement Only, 1:30 to 6 p. m., Adults 30c., After 6 p. m., 35c., Children 10c all day. ON THE SCREEN “THE GILDED LILY” Saturday 10:40 “LIVING ON VELVET” Monday and Tuesday RUDY VALLEE in “SWEET MUSIC” Wednesday and Thursday JANET GAYNOR and WARNER BAXTER in “ONE MORE SPRING” ADMISSION: 10c and 25c