Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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u rau* ro ork^rtv*c&. our nkigbbor3. oisr country and our god. Thirty-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1930 Nm tii.j; Quarterly (ionterence At M. E. Church Here Next Sunday The Third Quarterly Conference for the McCormick and Troy Meth odist Churches will be held on Sun day morning. May 10, at the Mc Cormick Methodist church im mediately after preaching, by Rev. W. B. Garrett, the presiding elder of Greenwood District. This is Mother’s Day and let every one make arrangements to be there. The officers of the churches will make reports. D. W. Keller, Pastor. Home Demonstration Agent’s Schedule May 8-14 Sunday Is Hospital Day With Baptists Plum Branch, S. C., May 5, 1936. Sunday is hospital day with the Baptists of this state and we hope that a erood offerin'* will be taken in each church and Sunday School for this purpose. Already I have sent envelopes to every church for this purpose in the Edgefield As sociation. I am anxious that we raise the entire amount we are asked for. O. L. Orr, Hospital Representative. JXt 4-H Club News Friday, Grammar School 4-H Club, a. m.; Meriwether H. D. C., p. m. Saturday, Greenwood (Conf. Miss Avinger), a. m.; Office, p. m. Monday, Columbia, a. m.; Colum bia, p. m. . Tuesday, McC. 11th Grade 4-H Club, a. m.; Mt. Carmel H. D. C., p. m. Wednesday, Office, a. m.; Youngs H. D. C., p. m. Thursday, McC. Hi-School 4-H Clubs, a. m.; Buffalo-Bellevue H. D. C., p. m. c^temories by A. B. Caapin Requests all to Attend Services At Rehoboth Church Sunday All the people in Rehoboth com munity are requested to attend services at Rehoboth Church next Sunday, May 10th. Important busi ness to be attended to. ti ll. E. Freeland. The monthly meeting of the Mc Cormick 4-H Club was held Fri day. After the president called ‘the meeting to order the acting county agent, Mr. Suber, was in troduced to the club. The secretary called the roll and the minutes of the last meeting were read, followed by the club’s business. The following program was car- rield out: 1. Vocational plans of High School students not expecting to go to college—William Fooshe. 2. Attractive and unattractive conditions of farm life—Andrew Henderson. 3. Reasons for young rural peo ple leaving the farm—Audley Mc Cain. 4. Keeping young people from leaving the farm—Mr/ J. E. Young, Local Leader. 5. Mothers Day poem—Sid Ar rington. 6. Points toward successful marketing—James Bell. 7. Practices of Bales to the acref Farmers—James Bell. This was followed by an interest ing talk by Mr. Suber on The New Farm Program and Opportunities open to club members. After this the meeting adjourned. Reporter. OLD SONGS THAT VEk . U6W flu. ;■ -*t.* ..xi\ W. L. Miller of Greenwood cert the p«st week end with !Tr. V. A. Scott. Harold and Billy Gilliam of Thornwell were recent visitors oi' heir mother, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam. Mr. L. L. Hester was a visitor n McCormick Monday. We are heartily wishing to see ome rain now, as vegetation and verything needs it, and the dusi s awfully bad. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY * » May 8th and 9th, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. m. MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. WARNER BAXTER ALICE FAYE JACK OAKIE in ‘ THE KING OF BURLESQUE” Don't miss this! Also Two Reel Comedy “KISS THE BRIDE” MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents , MONDAY and TUESDAY t May 11th and 12th, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. m. fc FRED MacMURRAY JOAN BENNETT If&: ZASU PITTS County Convention Held Here Monday in 44 THIRTEEN HOURS BY AIR” ' WJ ! i This is plenty good! Also A Paramount Pictorial and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents The McCormick County Demo cratic Convention with 57 dele gates present met at the court house here Monday morning at 11 o’clock and elected J. Arch Talbert and James O. Patterson as temporary president and secretary, respective ly, after which their election was made permanent. Mr. Talbert was then made county chairman and Mrs. Guilford W. Cade, vice-chair man, and J. O. Patterson, secre tary-treasurer. W. B. Quarles was elected state executive committee man and the following as delegates to the State Convention: Senator M. Gary Dorn. T. J. Price, Wilbur M. Strom and W. M. Freeland, the senator being designated as credentials committeeman. On motion of Joseph Murray the following resolutions were unani mously adopted: “Be it Resolved, That the McCormick County Demo- ciatic Convention opposes any at tempt to abolish the two-thirds rule in the National Convention.” Also, “That the McCormick County Dem ocratic Convention goes on record as opposing any move to send dele gates to the National Convention instructed to vote for any man or party clique and that it is the ^on^ensus of this convention that 5uch delegates go uninstructed, free-handed and to vote as they see fit”. On motion of Joseph Murray a resolution was unanimously adopt ed memorializing the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States for passage in that body of Senate Bill No. 376r entitled “An Act to authorize the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion to make loans secured by re ceipts on account of National For est reserves, and for other pur poses,” and likewise asking the South Carolina Legislature to pass legislation enabling school districts, counties or the State to benefit under the provisions of said Act. On motion of Joseph Murray a committee composed of Mr. Mur ray, J. Lawrence Caudle and James O. Patterson was named by the chairman to draw up appropriate resolutions commending the late Senator J. Jennings Dorn for his efficient services in the State Sen ate and regret for his untimely I death. J. L. Caudle called the at tention of the Convention to the 1 memorial exercises to be held in the Senate Chamber of Columbia on Wednesday evening. May 6th, at 9 o’clock for the late Senator Dorn. i 4-H And Home Demonstration Oubs To Broadcast On Monday, May 11th McCormick 4-H and Home Dem onstration Clubs will broadcast a program over the Radio from Sta tion WIS in Columbia, Monday, May 11th, at 11:15-11:30 o’clock. The following program will be broad- cast: Song—A Song of The Open Country—by Choral Club. Talk—Activities of County Coun cil of Farm Women—Alice Talbert. Talk—My Experience in Club Work—by Eunice Rush. Talk—The Spread of Communi ty Spirit Through Extension Work —by Mrs. C. A. Gilbert. Song—Mother Machree—by Cho ral Club. iXt Baby Bonds To Go Out June 15 Congressman Taylor’s Office Gives Out Figures On Bonus As To Third District And State As Whole and when he was reelected in 1934 The actual figures for the Third District of South Carolina, gather ed by the Veterans Administration the Statistical Division of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and from other sources places payment to veterans in Congressman Tay lor’s district at $3,216,717.80, it was revealed. This amount represents the most approximate figures ob tainable on the total amounts due veterans of the Third District at the present time. Many veterans have already borrowed at least fifty per cent of their ‘bonus’. The figures by counties in the Third District are as follows: Abbeville $257,765.80 Anderson 894,648.35 Edgefield 213,590.96 Greenwood 398,734.06 McCormick 126.777.5C Newberry 383,294.42 Oconee 368,783.14 Pickens 372,551.87 Saluda 200,571.70 Washington, April 30.—More than $3,000,000 in baby bonds of $50 de nominations in full settlement of the Veterans Adjusted Service Certificates will be ready for mail ing to the veterans of the Third District of South Carolina on June 15. Congressman John C. Taylor, representative of that district in Congress, has been advised by thr Treasury Department. These bond? will go out in registered letters tc all veterans whose application for ‘he ‘bonus’ has been approved. While it is estimated that in 'ctual figures, veterans of the nine counties of the Third District o' South Carolina will eventually re ceive $3,216,717.80, officials of the Treasury Department feel that not all applications from the Third Dis trict will have been approved by June 15, the day on which pay ments will be made to 2,000,00f veterans in all parts of the United States. Payment of the ‘bonus’ will bring to a climax a battle for payment which was started about five years ago. As a member of Congress since 1933, when Roosevelt was Total $3,216,717.80 The 35,747 veterans from South Carolina who served during the war will receive an approximate total of $19,316,831.04 according tc the same figures from which statis tics for the Third District were secured. 1 x i Mt. Carmel News Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mr. Tarrant Scott were Abbeville visitors one evening recently. Quite a number of ladies enjoy ed a pleasant afternoon with Mrs. N. S. Scott Saturday afternoon. Mr. Feaster Mauldin spent Sab bath at his home here. Mrs. T. B. Frazier, Mrs. D. L. Bryson and Mrs. Claude Lanier of Calhoun Falls visited Mrs. Ida Black Sabbath afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson and Miss Virginia Watson attended the May Day Festival as Erskine Col lege last Saturday. Mrs. L. L. Hester, Mrs. D. J. Mc Allister, Mrs. Ida Black, Miss Susie Patterson and Mr. Lawrence Hes ter, Jr., attended the Silver Tea at the High School in Calhoun Falls last Friday afternoon. Mr. J. F. Sutherland is spending a few days in Mt. Carmel. Mrs. W. H. Horton was a visitor in McCormick Saturday. McCormick County 4-H Clubs Enjoy Achievement Day The 4-H girls and boys club Achievement Day was held on Saturday, May 2, in the McCor mick High School Auditorium with 190 boys and girls present. During the morning, a program was carried out by which the Project studied during the year was explained through Playletts and Talks—The junior clubs stud ied, “My Part in The Home;” the clubs illustrated the following sub jects: Myself as a Member, Better Table Manners, Better Bed-Mak ing, Daily Dish-washing.” The Senoir Clubs have studied Rcom Improvement, the room, studied being the Living Room. The following subjects were ex plained : Living Room Centers* Pictures for the Living Room* Living Room Furniture, Window? for the Living Room and Out-docr Living Rooms. Since Health is one of the main phases of 4-H Club Work, the Bordeaux Club gave a very interesting Playlette, explaining the importance of a balanced diet. A report of work done by clubn was read by a member of eacii club. At the close of the program, the following Were awarded prize* for best Note Books kept: Dorothy Watson, Mary Cornelia Jennings, Ella Bradley Faulkner, Imogen e Sanders, Lois Walker, Eunice Rush. Lettie Mae South, Betty Osborne^ Louise Rich, Doris Henderson. Edna Miner and Ann Bussey Seig- lei. 162 certificates and 9 diploma* were awarded for last year’s clu'» work. Each club exhibited articles that they made during the year. Th* followdng were awarded Blue Ribbons: For -best individual exhibit, Eunice Rush; best all round exhibit, Plum Branch Senior Club; Variety of exhibits, Bordeaux Club; Perfect attendance, McCo:- mick 6th Grade; Best Note Booi:* and Records Cards kept, McCor mick 6th Grade; Best Note Books, Eunice Rush, Nell Fooshe an! Louise Rich. After lunch, the boys and girl* enjoyed a 'Picture Show in the- Theatre in McCormick. XXI Animal Summer Session Of Newberrv ml College Begins June 16 And Runs Six Weeks Newberry, S. C., May 5.—Thfr seventeenth annual summer session of Newberry College will begin cn June 16 and run for six weeks a* usual. A well-trained faculty will offer a variety of courses to meet the demands of present-day edu cation. Since the majority of the stu dents attending Newberry are pub ic school teachers many of th«» courses will be in the field of Edu cation. A wide range of subject-* enables teachers to secure certifi cation credit in primary, inter mediate and high school grades. A number of courses for college* credit will be offered also. These courses are offered to accommc- date students who desire to con tinue their studies towards a degree- Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stone and during the summer, elected. Congressman Taylor has Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sizemore of) President James C. Kinard an- voted consistently for payment of Greenwood spent Sabbath with nounces that requests for reserva- the ‘bonus’. Payment of these bene- Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Harling. We tions are coming in daily and in- fits to the veterans was one of regret to have to say that Mrs. dications are that there will be the pledges of Congressman Tay-1 Harling is still confined to her a large enrolment representing lor when he was elected In 1932 i bed from a recent attack of the every section of the state.