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I t J Mm / TRU* TO OtJR8EL v tCS» OUB NEIGHBOB8, OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. lirty-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936 Four Pages Number 32 Employment For ; 8,000 On Roads This Number To Be Given Work In The State, Pinckney Says Approximately 140 highway proj ects, to employ about 8,000 men, are now in process of preparation for South Carolina, it has been an nounced by Lawrence Pinckney, state director* for the National Emergency council. These projects, to be handled by the United States bureau of public roads, include 'elimination of rail way grade crossings, improvements to fUrm-to-market county roads and additions and improvements to the federal road system in this state. Analyses of labor requirements, prepared by the government bu reau, are being filed now with the Works Progress administration. Analyses covering 39 projects have been filed with WPA and returned to the road bureau approved, re- Mr. W. H. Boyd Claimed By Death Mt. Carmel, Jan. 7—Mr. Willie Harper Boyd, son of the late Mr. Harper Boyd and Mrs. Georgia Grant Boyd, 'passed away at his home in Hot Springs, Ark., on De- cemMsr 25th, 1935, at 8:30 p. m. Near Mt. Carmel is where his happy boyhood days were spent and a host of old schoolmates and friends were grieved to hear of his passing. In 1901 he took a business course in the Georgia, Alabama Business College at Macon, Ga., and after finishing his course there accepted quite a promising position in Charleston, S. C. f and later was promoted and transferred to Bruns wick, Ga. and later was married to Miss Lola Mae Scheoppel Mr. Boyd was a young man possessing a splendid personality and a bright, cheerful disposition, kind and generous, and a man/ with many noble traits of charac ter. Being reared in a Christian home, in early life he united with quiremerjts for this group amount ing to approximately 2,340 workers. As contracts are awarded, sue-, the A. R. P. church here, and was cessful contractors will requiSitipn always a consistent Christian, true the required labor from the Na tional Reemployment service. The projects are throughout the state. to his church and his God. He was bom on October 16, scattered 1379 His death Occurred in far away Arkansas, but his beloved wife wanted to carry out his wish and bring him back to the old home for burial. Although the weather was very inclement, they Cotton Contest Again ^ ■. -j- 1 ftOiC wettmci: was vcijr utvicui^uv, wicj A OF 111 IVoO reached here Saturday, December 28th, and on Sabbath afternoon CLEMSON, Jan. 4.—Announce- ! at 2:30 o’clock, the funeral was ment was made today by D. W. conducted by A^_L. as* Watkins, director of Extension, that 8is ^ d b Y Dr - s - ReW. at the old the State-wide Five-acre Cotton Lodimont cemetery, and he was Contest conducted during the past gently laid to rest by the side of 10 years by the Extension Service the dear mother and father, will be continued in 1936, the Cot-1 Surviving Mr. Boyd are his wife, tr>n Manufacturers’ Association of | two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Andrews, of South Carolina having offered | Willington, S. C., Mrs. Lizzie again to provide funds, amounting' Bassett, of Calhoun Falls, and a |% to $2000, to be used for prizes in ! niece, Mrs. T. M. Tucker, of Cal- the contest. The contest will, as houn Falls, S. C. in the past, be supervised by R. To the sorrowing wife and all W. Hamilton, chief agronomist of the other bereaved loved ones, we the Extension Service, cooperating extend the heartfelt sympathy of with county farm agents and cot- the town and community. Mrs. W. W. Mayson Died On Sunday Mrs. W. W. Mayson, 75, died a' the home of her son, Wallace W - Mayson, Jr., at three o’clock Sun day morning after a brief illness. Mrs. Mayson was a consistent member of Vernon Methodist church and a woman of many fine traits of character and her pass ing brings sorrow to a wide circle of relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Monday afternoon in charge of her pastor, the Rev. C. Wilbur Brockwell, and interment made in the chbrch cemetery. Surviving are her husband, W. W. Mayson, Sr., McCormick; two daughters, Mrs. A. M. Brown, Vam- ville; Mrs. Fannie Reynolds, Pleas ant Lane; five sons, Wallace W Mayson, Jr. t McCormick; J. C. May- son, Charlotte, N. C.; P. S. Mayson, Troy; D. L. Mayson, Washington, D. C.; B. M. Mayson, Greenville; and a number of grandchildren. x Union Services To Be At A. R. P. Church Next Sabbath Night The monthly Union Service of the McCormick churches will be held next Sabbath evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Pressly Memo rial A. R. P. Church. Rev. A. T. Persons of the Baptist Church will preach and Rev. D. W. Keller of the Methodist Church will lead the singing. All are invited to j^in in the enjoyment of these services. S. W. Reid, Pastor. x T. E. L. Class Enter- tained At Home Of Mrs. D. C. Talbert -JVC- W H ton growers in each county. “The contest has been an' im portant annual agricultural event during nine of the past 10 years,” says Mr. Watkins. “Several hundred fanners each year have participat ed and repented results obtained. Prizes have been won in every section of the state at one time or another. An extraordinary im provement has taken place in the quality of cotton being grown in the state .during this period. By means of this contest cooperation is ob tained among’all cotton interests including producers, seed breeders, educational agencies, buyers ana’ manufacturers to improve the qual ity of the cotton produced as well as the economy of its production. “The best work of seed breeders finds a quick outlet on farms 'of the state through this contest, and the spread of better types' of seed tc all parts of the state has Increased the value of the state’s crop very materially above the value of the crop in those regions which are still producing inferior staples.” No conditions are attached to entering this contest other than compliance with a few simple rules led by the Extension Service simulate interest in the eco- production of quality cot- is important in meeting 'at ^honre and abroad. arF expected to use a of seed #hich will produce 'Of r 'ibroti^i one inch to one 231$ one-sixteenth inches in staple lehfth. It is expected that this early an nouncement will enable many fanners to make plans for par ticipating in this contest while th best planting seed are still a able. Those planning to qualify this contest in 1933 should county i Ion Service, ter to receive ,, and those It bytheexperie have partic may secure’ ^piflysis of the wor testants from the |W. W. A. Harris, funeral director, in charge. Mt. Carmel News The many friends of Mrs. S. D. Wells will regret to hear of her very serious illness at the home of her son, Mr. Raymond Wells, near Manning, S. C. Mrs. Wells and Miss Alice Wells were visiting in Manning when Mrs. Wells became ill. Miss Reba Wells of Anderson has been with her mother since December 26th. We all hope for her recovery- We regret to have to say that Mrs. Walter Harling is also quite ill at her home in Mt. Carmel. Mrs. Harling is suffering with a severe cold. Mrs W. H. Horton has been on the sick list for over two weeks, but is better now. Miss Lura Jean : Watson of Erskine spent the Christmas holi days at her home near here. Misses Gladys Scott and Carolyn Tarrant, Messrs. Baker Tarrant, W. L. Miller, Robert Scott, Theo dore and Marion Tarrant of Green wood and Mrs. Charles BoWyer of Anderson were dinrler guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Christmas Day. * Mr. and Mrs Frank Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy and children, and otlters of • Anderson, were guests 61 Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin Christmas Day. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Neel Nelson, Mr. Clarence Nelson and Miss Nell elson of Goose Creek Valley, xas, cut their visit to South lina short on account of the je cold. They ha] reatber' Wallace Talbert To Work At Clemson Mr. J. Wallace Talbert, son of Mrs. Sallie Talbert and the late Mr. Joseph Talbert of McCormick, has resigned his position as super intendent of the Clio schools to ac cept work at Clemson College with the Extension Service. Mr. Talbert was graduated from Clemson College in the class of 1932. While a student there he was admitted to Alpha Zeta, national honorary agriculture fraternity, and Blue Key, national leadership fraternity. He was also a member of Alpha Tau Alpha, Tiger Brother hood, and the Sabre Club. He was president of the Senior class, presi dent of the student government and a cadet major in the corps. Since graduation he has been superintendent of the Clio Public Schools. , txi Chevrolet First 20 Days’ Sales in December The T. E. L. Class of the Mc Cormick Baptist church was de lightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. D. C. Talbert on Friday afternoon with Mrs. W. M. Talbert. Mrs. Jack L. Bradley, Mrs. B. L. Walton and Mrs. Calvin Parks assistant hostesses. Mrs. Talbert’s new home on Augusta Avenue Extension was un usually attractive on this occasion, with arrangements of ferns and bowls of blooming narcissus. Mrs. A. Thad. Persons conducted the devotional period with an interest ing and inspiring discussion on “What The New Year Should Mean.” After the business session was conducted by Mrs. R. L. Faulkner, First Vice President, during which the class made plans to administer charity tea local unfortunate, the hostesses conducted several games and contests provoking much fun and laughter. The guests were served an assortment of sandwiches with Russian Tea. ,—txx Misses Alice Wells And Eugenia Langley Honor Miss Myrtie Miller PLUM BRANCH, Jan. 6.—Misses Alice Wells and Eugenia Langley were joint hostesses Friday after noon, December 27th, honoring Miss Miller, charming bride-elect, with a miscellaneous shower at the home of Miss Wells. The spacious living room was lovely with its Christmas decora tions, including a beautifully orna mented tree which adorned the house. Delicious refreshments were served, the favors carrying out the color motif. Bridge and contests were en joyed. The guests registered in the bride’s book and wrote their best wishes and hints to the bride. Later, petite Marylene Wells en tered the room pushing a large doll carriage -laden with beautiful and useful gifts for the bride elect. The bride-elect’s blond beauty was enhanced by a becoming advanced spring model of black crepe trimmed with gold, the full sleeves being of chiffon. The guests were, Miss Miller, Misses Lillie Kate and Louise Bracknell, Misses Saree and Mary Frances Talbert, Misses Cornelia and Evelyn Winn, Misses Edna Miner, Frances Langley, Ellen Ridlehoover, and Mrs. Carroll Winn. x A Card Of Thanks Home Demonstration Agent’s Schedule January 10th to 16th Friday, Grammer School 4-H clubs, a. m.; Meriwether H. D. C., p. m. Saturdav. Women’s Local Lead er’s meeting, a. m.; County Choral Practice, p. m. Monday, CCfice, a. m.; Office, p. m. Tuesday, Office, a. m.; meeting at community house, p. m. Wednesday, Office, a. m.; Bor deaux 4-H and H. D. C., p. m. Thursday, Washington 4-H Club, a. m.; Sandy Branch H. D. C., p. m. DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 2.—Retail sales of Chevrolet cars and trucks in the second 10 days of December continued at a record-breaking rate, according to figures released today by Chevrolet Motor Com pany. They totaled 31,797 units, an increase of nearly 200 per cent over the same period last year, and 31 per cent over the high figure established in the preceding 10 days. These figures brought the total for the first 20 days of the month to 55,915 units, as compared with 22,792 in the first 20 days of December, 1934. Used car sales also showed a sharp upward trend. The second 10 days’ sales were 42,854 units, as compared with 26,274 in the second 10 days of December, 1934, and 36,911 in the second 10 days in 1 vember. The first 20 days’ Used sales were 77,889 units, &4. Increase of 54 per cent over the e period last year. new car schedules for JXhuary, it was announced, are 110,000 units which will require p$ak production throughout the month. In light of the fact that onflers are still arriving from deal- e& in J&rge volume, heavy output is icated through February and probably well into Spring. In our humble way we want to thank our friends for their many deeds of kindness and thoughtful ness, love and synfpathy at the death of our father and grand father, O. D. White. They shall never be forgotten, and may God richly bless each one, is our prayer. Children And Grandchildren. x Card Of Thanks Through the medium of this paper may we thank our friends and acquaintances for the lovely tributes of friendship and acts of kindness shown us during our recent sorrow. You shall ever have our deepest gratitude and heart felt appreciation^ Mrs. J. J. Dorn, Mabel Dorn. Card Of Thanks * We wish to /thank our dear friends and relatives through the columns of the Messenger for their kindness and «ympathy at the death of our husband and brother. Mrs. Lola Scheoppel Boyd, Wife, Mrs. A. B. Andrews^ Sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett, Sister, New Year Resolution For The Dairy Farmer CLEMSON, Jan. 4.—A good and sufficient resolution for the dairy farmer, suggested by C. G. Cush man, extension dairy specialist, would be: “I hereby resolve to be more determined and zealous than ever before to put into practice just a few of the principles of good dairy farming which I have always known to be good—to pro crastinate less and do more.” And here are just a few of those bed rock principles of good^ dairy farming which Mr. Cushman points out. 1. Place a well selected purebred sire at the head of the herd—a better sire than the one now in use. It should be a sire with an ancestral record throughout at least three generations of known profitable production as pictured by official records. That record should also disclose desirable type— the type that appeals to the buyer, when surplus cattle are for sale— the type that is now demanding such a substantial premium. De termine also to do a better job of growing out the offspring of that “better sire”, for without that the inheritance is lost. 2. Given good cows the dairy man’s next step is an abundance of wholesome and nutritious feeds. In that program pastures head the list, both permanent and tempo rary—worthwhile pastures that will provide abundant grazing of balanced grasses. The good dairy man will also plant a few acres close to the barns in temporary summer grazing and will follow with a heavy seeding of a mixture of small grains for winter grazing. 3. The third step will be rough- age growing. Bright, leafy, well cured legume hays in abundance such as soybeans, cowpeas, alfalfa lespedeza, oats, and vetch. If the dairyman owns five or more cows he will construct a silo, trench oi upright, in which to store great amounts of green feeds such as corn, cane, soybeans. Along with these three tenets of good dairy farming, Mr. Cushman suggests as also very important the growing of as much of the grain requirements as possible; careful feeding according to production oi each cow; careful handling of milk and its products so as to en courage greater consumption through better quality; adequate and comfortable housing for the dairy cow; careful utilization of the manure; and good general farming practices. XXt 284 Persons On WPA Projects In McCormick County Mother Walker To Be In County Tuesday, January 14th Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, the State Exterior Beautification Specialist from Winthrop College, will be in the county on Tuesday, January 14th. She will make an address at the Community House on Tues day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All men and women interested in exterior beautification are cor dially invited to attend. Senator E. D. Smith Endorses Clarks "Hill Development Dr. C. K. Epting has received in reply to a letter from him to Sen ator E. D. Smith on December 23, 1935, the following letter from Senator Smith: Florence, S. C. December 27, 1935. Mayor C. K. Epting, McCormick. South Carolina. My dear Mayor Epting: Your letter of December 23rd has been received. When I return to Washington I will contact the Georgia Senators and will join with them in an attempt to secure approval of the Clarks Hill Project. With kindest regards, I am. Very sincerely, ' E. D. Smith. White Town H. D. Club Meets A total of 284 persons, formerly on relief rolls, were employed on WPA projects in McCormick county, as of December 28, it has been an.- nounced by Lawrence M. Pinckney, state WPA administrator, at Co lumbia. The 14 counties of District 4, including McCormick, are employ ing a total of 9,663 persons former ly on relief, Mr. Pinckney said. White Town Home Demonstra tion Club met with Mrs. Harry Ream on December 20th, and such a lovely Christmas tree met our eyes as we entered the door. Devotional, led by the president Roll called and answered by “In some way we should be thank ful far Christmas.” A reading, “Is there a Santa Claus,” by Mrs. Ethan White. A Christmas poem, by Mrs. Till man White. After singing Silent Night, the beautiful tree was not all for un der it there were many nice and useful gifts for all' which were distributed by Santa Claus. At the close of the meeting the hostess served a salad and sweet course. Our club meets with Mrs. J. B; Jennings in January. ! Reporter. State Theatre GREENWOOD, S. C. PROGRAM Beginning Thursday, Jan. 9th. Births and deaths are on the decline in the province of Quebec.] Thursday, Friday, Saturday Ronald Coleman ♦ in M G M’s $1,O0QJH)O Production 6t Charles Dicken’s “A TALE OF 5TWO CITIES” Saturday, 19:40 v. Frank Morgan in •"The Perfect Gentleman’* Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs., January 13-14-15-16 Shirley Temple in “THE LITTLE REBEL” ADMISSION: 10c and 25c