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HcCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICBL, SOUTH CAROLJWa Thursday, June 25, 1936 HcCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of Ete second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Biz Months .75 Three Months .50 Weevils Puncture Cotton Squares Clemson, June 22.—Cotton boll 1 weevil activity for the week ending June 20 showed only slight dif- : ferences from reports for the two previous weeks, according to re ports from county farm agents re ceived by W. C. Nettles, extension entomologtet. Weevils are rather spotted and few in number, being absent in many fields or found only in restricted portions. In the coastal section a small tie has spread over the county and D. Suber says they are learning all who can are building up their the insurance value of the Agri- herds.—J. H. Harvey, Berkeley. cultural Conservation Program. From December 1, 1935, througn i j r past two years crop fail- May, 1936, sales records in our of- J ure drought might have fice show that 88 farmers sold 1,527 f or ced many farmers in Arkansas, hogs weighing 293,309 pounds and Oklahoma, and Texas out of farm- received net returns of $27,697.66.— « n g j ia( j ^ no ^ b een f 0 r payments G-. C. Meares, Dorchester. , un der the old program, Suber said. As a result of the recent work 'n 1 i S year farmers in parts of and publicity of the various agen- G eor gi a> south Carolina, and Ala- cies in regard to erosion control, bama in the Southern Region are I find the people getting more and fe e i in g the effects of drought. D. more soil-erosion conscious.—W. R. w Watkins, director of the Exten- 3ray, Greenville. S i on service in South Carolina, es- Farmers who treated cotton seed timates that on the first of June with ceresan are well pleased. E. T. there was only a io per cent stand Scarce courted 103 stalks per 100 co tton in the Piedmont section feet on treated seed, and only 23 that state, and only a 25 per per 100 on untreated seed. W. C. cen t stand of cotton for the state as a whole. Payments under the Agricultur- ANDERSON’S DEPARTMENT STORE GREENWOOD, S. C. McCarley, Kershaw. Ralph Bell has rigged up an ir- rigation plant by which to irrigate a| Volition” Program to" pi?o- au acres at a cost of $166. He has irrigated six acres of to bacco and one acre of sweet po- ducers ir. 'these drought affected states will in many cases enable , ,, _ . . , producers to save their farms and catoes, and figures t a ^ i i S _ tVl ~!to continue farming operations in ready paid for itself. T. M. Cath- , 1937 „ Suber said- while the new cart, Lee. Several poultry growers are us ing wire-floored pens for their young baby chicks and find the practice very successful in helping . , . . keep* down diseases.—R. D. Suber, percentage of squares was being Mc ^ ormick . punctured. Counts from the*upper Piedmont, while hampered by poor stands, indicate a very small pop ulation to date. Wide variations exist in ages of cotton plants, some being two months old while in the same field or adjacent one^ may be found plants just germinating, Mr. Net tles points out. From one to two generations of weevils may develop before these late-germinating plants begin fruiting, and this cre ates the greatest hazard to the late crop. It is advisable, the entomologist suggests, to poison the weevil be ginning when the first small squar es are formed and to make three to five applications of liquid poison at intervals of five days. txi Flashes From Afield With .a committee of farmers, a program does not control produc tion and thus does rot give the same degree of price insurance that was possible under the old com modity program, it does give in surance against crop failure. Payments also will make it pos- Canght From Recent Reports Of County Farm Agents During May six purebred Angus calves were delivered to 4-H club members in the county and two puretoed beef bulls were placed with farmers.—W. H. Craven, Bam berg. The interest in raising better cat- legislative delegation, which agreed to provide for two complete ter racing units and incidental equip ment.—G. H. Griffin, Oconee. In cooperation with the Ten nessee Valley Authority we have placed two cars of triple phos phate in the county to be used on pastures and grazing crops for dem onstration purposes.—L. B. Massey, Orangeburg. Henry Fox Tindal, Pinewood 4-H clubster, has placed nine purebred Duroc registered pigs in Sumter and other counties in the state.— T. O. Bowen, assistant, Sumter. Williamsburg farmers continued the marketing of hogs in April shipping seven carloads to Rich mond market, making total ship ments for the season 56 cars.—R. A. Jackson, Williamsburg. meeting was held with the county ^ lble tf those farmers whose crops are affected by drought to secure seed and credit with which to pro duce a feed crop in 1936, provided thefe is a sufficient supply of mois ture. Mr. Suber pointed out that the program does rot have to be modi fied to meet this special condition that has arisen. Provisions in the program for the Southern Region permit the production of food and feed crops for home consumption. 1X1 Proposed Campaign Schedule For County Anderson’s Department Store, Greenwood, S. C., is the place to do your shopping. Our store is well stocked with seasonable mer chandise and at reasonable prices. All on one floor, no stairs to climb this hot weather. We have plenty of electric fans to keep you cool and free ice water. We can fit the whole family. 1 ANDERSON’S DEPARTMENT GREENWOOD, S. C. STORE Drought Shows Insurance Value Of Soil Program With the farmers in the South ern Region feeling the effects of drought. Acting County Agent R. Sunday School Lesson BY REV. CHARLES E.I DUNN Lesson fot June 28tb. Acts 1:1-11. Jesus Meeting Human Nteds. Golden Text: Acts 10:3i !'eta £5lVi Jesus ministered unto thvWeak Proposed campaign meetings for and forlorn folk of his day Mause McCormick County are as follows: Youngs, July 17th. Mt. Carmel, July 24th. Washington ^Consolidated School Building, July 31st. Willington, August 7th. Plum Branch, August 14th. McCormick, August 21st. " If for any reason the above dates will not be satisfactory, please noti fy J. A. Talbert, County Chairman, or J. O. Patterson, Secty. 980,000 bushels and the average for the years 1928-32 was 575,000 bush els. The rye crop is about average, indicated production at 68,000 bushels compares with 72,000 made last year and the 1928-32 average of 67,000 bushels. No estimate of oats prvxJuQtion has been made but the June 1 con dition of 60 per cent compares with Plains. If dry weather continues in these areas there is danger of ex tensive crop failure. On the other hand, with the exception of the large acreage of winter wheat abandoned and some fields of cot ton and tobacco where no stand was secured, there has been little actual loss of crops as yet. Timely rains during the remainder of the season could still result in about i c ar beyond Price ■wvy^jrrry^yvx.-.-. Owners’ experiences show that the Ford V-8 is the best investment yon can make in an automobile A great many people do not buy an automobile every year and the true teat of car economy comes after the first year . . . And owners of Ford V-8s agree that-" The mechanical depreciation on a Ford is less than moat cars, especially after the first year.** The reason that this is true of Ford cars goes way hack to the raw materials of which they are built. • • Men who r make steel know that "Ford buys the best steel”...And fl«lq rigid insistence on extra value goes right through the whole manufacture of a Ford V-8... low-priced Ford re placement parts are built to the same high standard as in the new car. the car itself lasts longer, costs less to keep up, yet costs no more in the first place. Ford owners agree that—lhe 1936 Ford V-8 is the best automobile invest ment you can snake today, < YOUR FORD DEALER 5^/ FS'510'~ •fcarlaed Fowl Maaaee Plaaa ot tICC. The most Underpriced Car in America In No Cilier Car Under $1645 Except Ford V-8 Eitfrlne — Proved on tl»e road by over 2,500,000 Ford V-8s. Ford Braklnu Surface per pound of car welcht, greater than any other car under #3195. In No Other Car Under $1275 Except Ford The CenterpoUe Ride Pa*»enger« cradled between .prlngs on sprlngbase almoat a foot longer than wheelbase. Free Action On All 4 Wheels Transverse springs cut down tilt and side-sway. Ford Low Center of Gravity Passengers ride lower than in any other car under S1275. % Floating Rear Axle — Car weight on housing, not onlaxle shaft. Only In Cars Costing $2o0 More Than Ford Torque-Tub. Drive gives you groat or safety and roadability. Centriforeo Clutch — giving easy pedal aetion and long life. Dual Down-Draft Carburetor — for ge«o. Una oeononiy. he knew they were worth serving. “Boys in a far country,” wric>$ Dr. Fosdick, “rotten with harlotry land sunk to low estate among the s^ine —all the world called them lost and good for nothing. But the Mis ter bid his life for them.” Thus our Lord was a Good Shep herd caring, with wonderful sk: and sympathy, for the distress 84 per cent on June 1 last year and the usual production of most field. 75 per cent as the average June 1 cfops except \vheat. The condition condition. of crops and pastures and the sup- April frosts and May drought ply of soil moistufe^are not greatly have caused a below average peach different from what'^hey were at crop. Present prospects are for a this season in 1932 and egually fav- million bushels, which compares orable weather could stfN cause with a crop of 1,781,000 bushels last nearly equally heavy production. y?ar and the 1928-32 average of 1,- | The production of severalSha- 205.000 bushels. portant fruits will be rather light*- Pear prospects are for a 69,000; a ne severity of the winter caused bushel crop which is slightly below further loss of apple and peach trees last year’s production. in the North Central States and June 1. 1936 condition of other late frosts nipped fruit buds over a with average wide area, but particularly in Okla- sheep who looked to him for heal- 1 ine and comfort 1 crops as compared It is clear that crowds appealed ; co " d ‘ t ‘ on f ° llows: Tame ^ 46 hema and in the Ohio River and to him. Matthew tells us that he and 72 - Wlld Ha ^ 81 ai ’ d 70 : Al- Central Mississippi Vahey areas. “went out and saw an immense al ' a „ Hay ‘ 47 and 76 ^ Pa3ture ’ 44 Th ® peach P r ? ductl< f multitude, and felt compassion for ' nd 73 '• • 42 and 57; Iris Po- i is 40,615,000 bushels which would them, and cured those of them oes ’ an ® 72 - UNITED be slightly smaller than any peach crop since 1921. The number of ap ple trees in bearing has been de clining and the condition is tho who were out of health.” But the 1 vnuw STATES: Unusually physical needs of people did not s ^ r P changes in crop prospects wound his sensitive conscience so j ca u r red in the various States dur- much as their spiritual poverty. He in i Ma y according to the June 1 lovv ;^ fc tor f une slnce 1921 > 80 one was a restorer of bruised souls.! es ^ates of the Crop Reporting 1 of t he small e5. apple crops of re- “The Son of Man,” he declar- I Bo **d. In the southern part of the cent y ears is Iikel y- The to™ condi- ed, “is come to seek and save that Gret Plains area, from central ^ on of California grapes also ib- which is lost ” And so whi’e he Neb aska and northeastern Colo- dica.es that a light crop is probable radoto the Rio Grande, prospects and the dried P™ne crop is expect- for Ite crops and ranges were ^ d only about 80 per cent of great/ improved by the heavy gen- average. The production of plums, eral rtns, but in much of this area ! cherries and apricots should be healed diseases his primary em phasis was upon the proclamation of th- saving gospel of God’s grace In Christ. One asnect of his ministry is 1 winter wheat was too far advanced about to that usually secured, easily forgotten! and ^3 his ^—ted. Good rains also : Early reports on oranges and thoroughly magnanimous attitude 1 fel1 du, ng May ln Washington and grapefruit for the picking season toward women.. Here he was far in advance of his time. Study the ref erences to women in the gospel rec ord, especially in Luke’s narrative, and see with what dignity and sym pathy the Master dealt with them. Oregon west of the Cascades. In nearly & other parts of the coun try the ,iot dry weather of May gave moi crops a poor start. Crop P^spects.cn June 1 were 1A , markedly etter than on that date ’ tne upward trend beginning next fall show nearly average condition and an increase- ed number of trees in bearing. This suggests a further increase in cit rus fruit production, in line with during recent EL. J Indeed he championed the most in 1934. WAi this exception and the degraded of the gentler sex. Thus hay crop ftvi926 spring wheat, oats, he inaugurated a real revolution in barley, rye,hay and pastures, all man’s thinking, the results of show the Ryest June 1 condition which are visible today in the on record. ^\iter wheat production courtesy and chivalry extended is forecast s 482,000,000 bushels everywhere to women, and in the j which would e above production in extraordinary freedom they enjoy, each of the four years but far The call comes now to all who , below the preious average, are strong to bear, like their Mas- | In the Piediont section of the ter, the burdens of the weak and Carolinas and Georgia much of the helpless. This is a sorely troubled cotton shows i ragged stand and world, and needs the reconciling ! much of the P»nted seed had not and healing ministry of such vie- j sprouted by Juif i because of the torious disciples as Kagawa, Jane drought. In th&ajne states there Addams, Grenfell, and Schweitzer, has also been a Wvy loss of to’oac- May their tribe increase! |co plants after etting and as it v is now rather lat to reset in most of this area thiawm tend to de crease productions fiu-cured to bacco. In the who a rea from cen tral Alabama and 'ntral Kentucky eastward the drou^t has in ter f er red with preparatiq of the ground and the planting o|ate crops, in cluding soybeans,fcowpeas and sweet potatoes. Variig truck crops, strawberries and gardens have also suffered ra^ er seriously. During the first |n e days of June good rains andy cal sb owers ended the drought hsoHie areas and provided partial j temporary relief to a large parti * t he area where conditions on 4^ ^ were most distressing but ad^tg mois ture is still lacking in ji ar g e por tion of the area et of tbe Mississippi River and in go me northern portions of years. -1XX- Shirley Plays Sailor’s Sweetie Crop Report As Of June 1,1936 SOUTH CAROLINA: A record dry spell beginning April 11 and only partially broken to date has delay ed crop planting, caused slow germination, poor stands, and light grain yields, according to report is sued by Frank O. Black, agricul tural statistician, Columbia, S. C., June 11th. Wheat prospects dropped 101,000 bushels during May, for on May 1 the reported condition of 73 per cent indicated a crop of 909,003 bushels whereas by June 1 the con dition had dropped to 62 per cent and the probable outturn to 808,000 bushels. The 1935 production was The heart-warming story of a dimpled tot and a sweet old man— both of whom had found “the right somebody to love”—is delightfully tcld in the new Shirley Temple picture. “Captain January,” show ing at the Hollywood Theatre Fri day and Saturday, June 26th and C7th. In a delightful mixture of song, dance and comedy, -the new picture fellows the adventures of Shirley a’-d Guy Kibbee, the grizzled old lighthouse keeper, who had rescued her from the sea, and who was jealously determined to keep her for himself. Aided by another old salt, Slim Summerville, Kibbee succeeds for a time in sheltering Shirley from the vixenish truant officer. The» Shirley is taken away and all is consternation, but not for long, friends turn up to free her from Miss Haden’s grip, and the little lady and the old sailor of the light house are happily rejoined. Buddy Ebsen, of Follies fame, 1m Shirley’s dancing partner in, the new picture and is also romantic ally teamed wtth lovely June Lang. David Butler directed the picture.