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rtf n* •»!«.'»» l.' NEIGHBORS. OUK COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1936 Four Pages Number 42 Engineers Favor Clarks Hill Plan ‘ Washington, March 17.—Immedi ate construction of the proposed $21,000,000 Claries Hill navigation, flood control and hydro-electric project on the Savannah river was recommended by a special board of engineers in a report made pub lic today. The' report, submitted to Presi dent Roosevelt l£te yesterday, sug gested four alternative plans for the project, two contemplating construction by the federal gov ernment, two proposing coopera tion between the federal govern ment and the states of South Car olina and Georgia. The report explained, however, that immediate construction could be undertaken only if the federal government assumed the project, since legislative sanction would be necessary in South Carolina, and an amendment to Georgia’s constitution probably would be necessary before that state could contribute to the cost of the under taking. The board estimated that by in vesting $21,244,000, a property “would be obtained having a value of $31,655,000, or $10,411,000 in ex cess of cost, equal to 40 per cent of the investment.” The report said the project could JLleven WPA Project? Approved For McCormick County Washington, D. C., March 14.—Eleven WPA projects involving a total expenditure of approjimately $122,516.00 have been approved for McCormick County and have either been completed or are now under way. Congressman John C. Taylor, representative of the Third District of South Carolina, has been informed in a report on WPA activities which has been submitted to him by Lawrence M. Pinckney, WPA Ad ministrator for South Carolina. While the report does not include all the projects which will eventu ally be approved. Congressman Taylor stated, it includes virtually all :completed projects and practically all which have been approved. Other •projects are being approved as fast as they can be studied, passed on and the funds be secured. Listed below are the projects approved for McCormick County, .Federal funds, sponsor’s funds and the number of people at work or the number it is planned to put to work: Active Projects In McCormick County: be completed in three years. It was submitted to the president without comment by Secretaries Dern and Ickes and Chairman Mc- Ninch of the federal power com mission, who appointed the board. Edgefield Baptist Union Meeting At Bold Spring Church March 29 • Federal Sponsors Total utes. Description— Funds Funds Workers 12:45—Recess for dinner, 1 hour Repairs to schools $ 1,723 00 $ 394.80 18 15 minutes. Making garments 11,232.00 49 2:00—Devotional, by the Rev. O. •Community sanitation 17,436.00 25,489.00 40 L. Orr, 15 minutes. < School lunches 3,303.00 8,612.00 12 2 15—Sunday School Conference, Recreational supervisors Improve farm to market 9,136.00 2,000.00 22 led by H. E. Freeland, 30 minutes. 2:45—The Baptist Courier, by the , roads Extension of water mains 22,174.00 8,868.00 160 Rev. J. S. Dukes, 15 minutes. 3,789.20 * 1284.00 ' 31 3:00—“Financing the Kingdom Construct retaining walls 2,187.00 420.00 31 Work”, (30 minutes) by the Rev. B. Promotion of general health 553.00 Recataloging government 429.00 2 W. Thomason and and J. D. Court ney, each speaker to have 15 min- records 1,620.00 6 utes. Library extension 1,864.00 7 3:30—Reports of committees, 5 minutes. $75,019.20 $47,496.80 387 3:35—Miscellaneous business, 10 minutes. The Edgefield Baotist Union will meet with Bold Spring Baptist Church Sunday. March 29, at 10:45 a. m. There will be morning and afternoon sessions, with dinner served on the church grounds. All of the churches in the association are urged to send large delegations. The following program will be rendered: 10:45—Call to Order, by the Mod erator, S. T. Strom, 5 minutes. 10:50—Devotional, by J. M. Bell, 10 minutes. 11:00—Roll call and report of the churches, 25 minutes. 11:25—Minutes of the last meet ing, 5 minutes. 11:30—The Orphanage, by W. E. Lott, 10 minutes. 11:40—Special music, 10 minutes. 11:50—Offering, 10 minutes. 12:00—Appointment of com mittees, 5 minutes. 12:05—Song, by the congregation, 10 minutes. 12:15—Sermon, by the Rev. G. W. Gurley, 25 minutes. 12:40—Announcements, 5 min- HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. . FRIDAY and SATURDAY March 20th and 21st, 7 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. LARRY BUSTER CRABBE KATHLEEN BURKE in ZANE GREY’S “NEVADA” Also Betty Boop Cartoon “Little Nobody” and “Countryside Melodies” MONDAY and TUESDAY March 23rd and 24th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. GINGER ROGERS [;& . m “IN PERSON” Also “Capital Idea” and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents v.- 3:45—Adjournment. Dr. Ellison M. Smith Selected As Director Furman University Summer School Greenville, S. C., March 10—Dr. Ellison M. Smith, graduate of the University of South Carolina, has been selected as director of the Furman University Summer School to succeed Dr. E. M. Highsmith, who resigned recently, Dr. B. E. Geer, President of the Baptist in stitution, announced yesterday. Dr. Smith received his B. A. and M. A. degrees from the University of South Carolina and his Ph. D. from Peabody College. He has also done advanced work at Columbia University, majoring in secondary education. For the past several years the new summer school director has been engaged in curriculum plan ning work. During the 1934-1935 session he was curriculum director of the city schools in Chattanooga, Tenn., and in the summer of 1935 was director of the curriculum labovatory of Mississippi State Teacher’s College. Last year he re turned to Greenville, where he served previously as Principal of the Parker High School for ten years, as curriculum adviser of the city schools. Prior to this he taught summer school at Winthrop Col lege, University of South Carolina, and Furman, and served two years as extension professor at Peabody College. Dr. Smith has already announc ed several new courses to be offer ed during the 1936 session of the Furman summer school. One of the outstanding features of the com ing session, will be a new curricu lum laboratory where individual teachers or groups of teachers will have the opportunity to study the curriculum problems of their va rious schools. There will also be a class in community organization Mt. Carmel JNcws Mt. Carmel is beautiful tonight. So many yards a mass of go.clen flowers, red and yellow shrubs peach, pear and plum trees in full bloom and all covered with a man tle of beautiful glistening snow or the 17th of March. Perhaps it i c Winter’s farewell, and we sincere ly hope the fruit crop will not be killed. Mrs. Marvin Burts of Anderson was a recent guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Curtis. Miss Beffie Hester of Anderson Co. Hospital spent the past week end at her home here. Miss Reba Wells of Anderson is spending a few days here with Mrs. D. W. Harling. Mrs. Abner Lyon of McCormick was a recent visitor in Mt. Carmel. Misses Carrie and Sudie Cowan of Willington were Mt. Carmel visitors Sabbath morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney and little Martha Jean and Mrs. Carrie Connor were McCormick visitors Saturday afternoon. Miss Eliza Covin returned home last Friday from an extended pleasant stay in Pensacola, Fla., where she spent the fall and winter with her sister, Mrs. Clara Majette, and Miss Virginia Majette. The latter accompanied her to Ander son, and will visit in Mt. Carmel later. Messrs. L. L. Hester and W. H. Horton were visitors in McCormick and Abbeville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Miss Virginia Watson were Anderson visitors Sabbath afternoon. Mrs. Edward Hammond of Elber- ton, Ga., visited her mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, last Sabbath. x Crotalaria Is Good Summer Legume For State’s Sandy Soils Columbia, March 7.—Tests at the Sandhill Experiment Station and experiences of farmers are reveal ing that crotalaria is a most valu able summer legume for soil im provement on sandy soils. Its long taproot enables it to continue growth even through dry periods, it is pointed out. The experiences with crotalaria of two Richland county farmers, as reported by County Agent D. R. Hopkins, carry valuable suggestions to other farmers. “Tom Fry, Blythewood. and T. W Motley, Pontiac, both of whom have light sandy soils, have been most enthusiastic growers of crotalaria”, says Mr. Hopkins. “Both of these men began growing this cover crop three years ago on a small scale. After seeing the benefit that resulted in the crop following crotalaria, they have become thoroughly convinced that crota laria furnishes them the means of growing our usual cash crops, cot ton, corn, and grain, at a profit, with the use of one-third to one- half the amount of commercial fertilizer necessary before they be gan to plant crotalaria. “Mr. Fry plans to plant one-half of his 150 acres to crotalaria each year, having secured excellent re sults on 50 acres in 1935 when he planted crotalaria on his small grain in late February and early March, covering the seed by using a drag harrow. Not only was this a cheap method of seeding his cover crop but it also served as a cul tivation to his small grain. When grain was harvested, the crotalaria had come up but was not high enough to be injured when the grain was cut. The crotalaria con tinued to grow through the summer until frost. “Other farmers followed the practices of sowing crotalaria seed in their corn middles at the last working. While this practice does not furnish as much growth to be turned under, it does seem to offer an excellent method for growing a cash crop and a cover crop on the same land in one season.” i Bordeaux JNcws Quarterly conference was held here Sunday. Presiding Elder Gar ret delivered a forceful message at the morning service. Then the busi ness session, and at noon a bounti ful and tempting dinner wai spread. A good sized crowd wa" present and enjoyed this occasion. We were pleased to have a number of visitors with us at this time. Mrs. L. A. Hoffman entertained at six o’clock, in honor of Mr. Hoff man’s birthday, the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell and Mr. W. D. Morrah. Mrs. Lucy Branyon is visiting her sister, Mrs. Irene Link and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon were guests of Mr. Albert Gibert at Willington Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bouchil- lon and children, Blanche, Harold and Carolyn, of Piedmont, were visitors in Bordeaux Sunday. It was a peculiar sight Tuesday to see a snow storm with peach trees and flowers in bloom, when just the day before it was comfort able without fire. Mrs. L. A. Hoffman, Mrs. John Lindley and Mrs. G. W. Cade were McCormick visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McIntosh spent Monday in Greenwood. Our pastor, Rev. Martin, had sup per with Mrs. S. E. Moragne and family Sunday night. Mr. J. C. Link was a guest also. Mr. and Mrs. Parker Herndon and two sons of Augusta were see ing friends and relatives here Sun day. We are sorry to learn of the ill ness of Mr. Tom Lindley in Will ington. We hope for him a speedy recovery. txi Home Demonstration Agent’s Calendar March 20-26 Provisions Of New Soil Conservation Act Are Outlined Friday, Office, a. m.; White Town H. D. C., p. m. Saturday, Girl’s Local Leaders meeting, a. m.; County Choral Practice, p. m. Monday, Office, a. m.; Office p. m. . Tuesday, Office, a. m.; Wideman H. D. C., p. m. Wednesday, Plum Branch 4-H Cluba, a. m.; Office, p. m. Thursday, Office, a. m.; Parks- ville H. D. C., p. m. txr Notice To Taxpayers County Treasurer T. J. Price asks that the following letter be pub lished in regard to tax penalties, which he received Saturday: T. J. Price. Treasurer, McCormick County, McCormick, S. C. Dear Sir: In accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, commencin? Mcnday, March 16, you will add an additional penalty of one per cent making a total penalty of three per cent, to all uncollected 193E property taxes. On April first you will add e penalty of four per cent, making a total penalty of seven per cen* until April 15, at which time al? 1935 prop'.rty taxes will be placec in execution. Yours very truly.. A. J. Beattie, Comptroller General. Columbia, S. C., March 14, 1936. TXT At The Opera House Theatre In Abbeville this summer which will study the make-up and activities of the out standing charitable and social or ganizations. Friday, March 20th. James Cag ney in “The Frisco Kid”, with Mar garet Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez. Saturday. March 21st, Ken May nard in “Heir to Trouble”. Late Show Saturday Night. March 21st, “So Red The Rose”, with Margaret Sulla van, Randolph Scott. Monday, March 23rd, On The Stage: 25 Radio Stars in Person, Uncle Ezra Jones Barn Dance Frol ics ... . On The Screen: “Boulder Dam”, with Ross Alexander, Lyle Talbot and Patricia Ellis. P”” c e~ , 'atin n and imorovement of r^fona! ^e^ources. reestablish— a^d maintenance of fa-me"':’’ purchasing power, assurance r f adeouate sunplies of foods an ? fibe’-s, for consumers, and the tv~- tectio^ of rivers and harbo~s against the effects of soil erosion are provided for in the Soil Con servation and Domestic Allotment Act, which was signed by the President March 1. Provisions are made for its administration by the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration. Temporary Federal aid in the form of payments direct to in dividual farmers to assist volun tary action by them designed to accomplish the soil conservation* purposes is authorized until 1938- Commencing in 1938, grants will be ijiade only to states upon ap proval of state programs by the Secretary of Agriculture. Under the temporary plan of Federal aid, the Secretary of Ag riculture is authorized to make soil conservation payments to produc ers measured by (1) their treat ment or qse of land for soil res toration,.- conservation, or erosion prevention, (2) changes in the use of their land, and (3) the domestic allotment of one or more designat ed commodities. Productivity of the land affected is to be taken into consideration in making pay ments measured by changes in use of land or treatment of land for soil conservation. The Act contains a require ment that the interest of share croppers, tenants, and small pro ducers be protected and ., ten ants and share-croppers are spe cifically included as agricultural producers. The 1909-1914 balance between agricultural and non-agricultural living standards, as measured by the relative purchasing power of the net income per person on farms and the income per person not: on farms, is the objective in reestablishing and maintaining farm income. Authorization is included for tbe> use of funds for expansion of do mestic and foreign markets or for seeking new markets or for the removal or disposition of agricul tural surpluses. STAGE & SCREEN SHOW \ V t'f i» On The Stage At 3-7-9 MONDAY-MARCH 23rd OPERA HOUSE t ABBEVILLE, S. C. Qn The Screen > . “BOULDER DAM” * with LYLE TALBOT-PATRICIA ELLIS /