Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' y ^ v * * > • rSUE TO OURS«LV»C8 f OUR NEIGHBORS. OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-Fifth Year Old-Age Plan To Be Decided Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK. S. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1936 •f' aA*. I ■ ‘' '■ * r •' Number 22 People To Decide Next Week Whether They Want Social Security Law Columbia, Oct. 24.—The power of the next South Carolina gener al assembly to formulate an old- age pension plan in this state lies in the balance when voters express their will on a proposed constitu tional amendment in the coming general election. »During the past session legisla tors were balked in their efforts to appropriate money for a social security program hy the provision of the constitution of 1895 which forbids payment of pensions ex cept for military and naval ser vice. Must Have Majority Instead they proposed the con stitutional amendment, which must have a majority vote of the people. A favorable decision on the proposal will be the signal en actment of the program. The t de tails including the important ques tion of a sufficient appropriation will have to be worked out by the legislature. Tn» amendment, which would allow assistance to the blind and needy children under W years as as to needy persons over 65, reads: , “Provided, however,, the gener al assembly may care for or ex tend financial assistance to needy dependent children under the age of 16 who would otherwise be deprived of support and care and $q persons who are blind, and to needy individuals who have at tained the age of 65 years and who, fjy reason of age or other infirmities, unable to support themselves and would otherwise differ; that any adult person making application for such as sistance must show that he or she has been a resident of the state of South Carolina for at least five of the last nine years, and has Hallowe’en Carnival «• • F At Plum Branch There will be a Hallowe’en Carni val at the Plum Branch School on Friday night, October 30. A program of stunts and attrac tions will be given in the audi torium beginning at 8 o’clock. There will be a small admission fee charged for this. After the enter tainment in the* auditorium, there will be side shows and concessions. Lemonade, hot dogs, candy, pea nuts, and popcorn will be sold dur ing the evening. The public is cordially invited to attend. -xx- Home Demonstration Agent’s Calendar Oct. 30- Nov. 5 Friday, Office, a. m.; Office, p. m. Saturady, Greenwood (Local Leaders Meeting). Monday, Office, a. m.; Bethany H. D. Club (School House), p. m. Tuesday, Office, a. m.; Dowtin H. D. Club (Mrs. P. W. Roper), p. m. Wednesday, Plum Branch 4-H Clubs, a. m.; Plum Branch H. D. C. (Mrs. R. M. Winn), p. m. Thursday, Office, a. m.; Willing- tor H. D. C. (Mrs. Geo. Hemming- er), p. m. resided therein continuously for one year immediately preceding the date of such application but that no individual aided under this provision shall receive more than $30 per month from any public funds.” Thp voter ,will indicate his preference* on the question by a “yes” or “no” vote. A second amendment to be passed upon November 3 would dis pense with the constitutional re striction on the size of school dis tricts in 23 counties. Gathering At Re- i. O - hoboth Church 1 Satur day Night, Oct. 31st ’ t I have been requested to an nounce there will be a gathering at Rehoboth church Saturday night, Oct. 31st, at 7 o’clock, for the purpose of bringing the gift c for the Orphanage and Lord’s acre for the church. Will serve weiners and hot coffee free. The public is invited to come. Mrs. T. C. Winn. -xx- Young’s H. D. Club Meets HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 30th and 31st, 7 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Matinee Saturday 3 p. m. GENE RAYMOND—BARBARA STANWYCK in 4 THE BRIDE WALKS OUT” Also Two Reel Comedy “Gassoloons’ and A Cartoon “Felix The Cat & Old King Cole’ MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents t ' ' , . - . ^ v>■ •; MONDAY and TUESDAY November 2nd and 3rd, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. SHIRLEY DEANE JOHNNY DOWNS in Li “THE FIRST BABY” Also MARCH OF TIME (Wc arc glad to announce that we will now start showing this) * and r T A song-hit story “Spooks"’ ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents The Young’s Home Demonstra tion club held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Misses Willie and Maggie Young Wednes day, Oct. 14, with our agent^ presi dent and 10 members and 4 visitors. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Sam Long. Scripture: Mathew-25: 1-3. Prayer, by the club. Song—Bring Back My Bonnie to me. In the country—by Miss Maggie Young. Contentment — by Miss Alma Young. A fragile thing—by Cora Goff. Roll called and minutes of last meeting were read and approved. The club gave Miss Harvey $1.14 to finish paying for the canner. The club made plans for a chicken supper. Miss Harvey took charge of the meeting and gave us a very inter esting lesson on “What Shall We Eat.” Also taught us how to make Sweet Potato Puffs. ' Misses Willie and Maggie Young were hostesses and served delicious tea and cake. Mrs. D. A. Young will entertain the club in November. , Reporter. xx Camp Bradley News Camp Bradley, Oct. 24.—Mr. J. E. Vernon of the Columbia office visited camp Monday. Mr. Clelond of Camp F-10 and the bridge pile driver arrived in our midst on Wednesday. Piles are being driven for bridges on the Flint and Key Roads. We are de lighted to have Mr. Clelond with us. Foreman Reece has just complet ed the bridge over Cow Branch on the Cuffy Road. We feel that the Cuffy and Troy Roads offer beau tiful scenic drives during the au tumn months. We are about to lose the follow ing members of our Staff: Papa Tompkins, Jake Ray, Frank Reece, Kir chen Maye, and Bob Seigler for they have been nightly visitors at the Streets of Paris and other like attractions at the Greenwood County Fair. In just what capacity they expect to serve we do not know, but we do know they would like to go. Clerk Leon Hall and Scase Johnson made a flying trip to the Fort to get a much needed water tank. The Bradley warehouse has just been completed by Foreman Cham berlain. It is not only an attractive building but it’s a joy forever to the Property Clerk. Construction work has begun on the Faulkner Mountain Tower in the eastern part of the Ranger District. Mr. H. W. Wagner, Staff As sistant from the Forest Supervisor’s office, has been in camp for a week instructing Enrollee Joe Price in the use of a motion picture ma chine. These pictures are being shown at the various schools throughout the District under the direct supervision of Ranger David. We believe a great deal of good will be derived from this educa tional and entertaining activity. Sergeant Hardigree and Milan are spending the week end in At lanta. Sergeant Edwin Strom was car ried to the Greenwood Hospital this morning for an appendix op eration. Lieutenant Mayer has returned from a two day visit at Fort Mc Pherson Assistant Ranger John B. Hatch- 3r spent two days this week on a deer hunt in the Low County, ano’ he reports the bagging of an £ point buck. Johnny seems to have been charmed with the Low Country, but you can take a mar from the wide open spaces, give him a moonlight night in October hanging moss, and a Carolina Belle will tame the wildest ones. We ex pect Johnny to go “dear” hunting in the Low Country again. We haven’t seen Mechanic Joe Reece smile as much as he did Monday morning since the night oi January 16. Joe and Mrs. Reece have a beautiful Plymouth. ixt The Junior Music Club Meets The Junior Music Club met with Elizabeth Fooshe Friday, Oct. 16th. The officers for the year were elected. 1 President, Lawrence Strom, Vice-President, Maggie Franklin, Secretary, Elizabeth Fooshe. The following program was ren dered: Minuet in G—Beethoven—Lilia Belle Rogers. A Little March—Wright—Carl Henry Strom. Bells Do Ring—Presser—Carolyn Hitt. Long, Long Ago—Williams—Ru dolph Strom. Silver Nymph — Heins—Maggie Franklin. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny— Vivian Chiles. Several games were enjoyed and refreshments of cream and cook ies were served. IX* Furman University Expects Big Crowd At Football Game Greenville, S. C., Oct. 24.—Fur man university officials are mak ing preparations for one of the largest crowds in the athletic his tory of the school to attend the Hurricane-University of South Car olina Gamecock dedication game to be played in Greenville’s new $90,000 Sirrene stadium. Approximately 15,000 people, many of them Furman alumni re turning for Home-Coming day, are expected to be in the stands for the kickoff. A mammouth parade, an alumni banquet and a buffett luncheon for honorary guests will precede the dedication exercises which begin at 1:30 o’clock. Forest Fletcher, president of the Southern conference and head of the physical education department of Washington and Lee universi ty, will make the dedicatory ad dress with Dr. B. E. Geer, presi dent of Furman, accepting the stadium for the university. Tickets to the game went on sale I in Greenville the 19th and are go- j ing with rapid pace. The ducats have been printed in a three color design on six by three cardboard to act as souvenirs of the occasion. The cards may be obtained from J. Ed Rouse, assistant graduate manager of athletics, at Furman university. WPA Will Uooperajte In Furnishing Labor ; v . , ;i i. ~ t i . . t ■ . * _ _ t * »*». * Columbia, Oct. 26.—The Works Progress Administration in South Carolina will cooperate in everj possible way with farmers of this State needing labor for the har vesting of crops, particularly the picking of cotton, Lawrence M Pinckney, State Administrator, an nounced today. Mr. Pinckney declared that the operation of Works Progress Ad ministration projects in rural areas would be curtailed, or temporarily suspended, to provide labor for harvesting. While there has been but one re quest for the release of labor from Works Progress Administration projects to meet the demand for farm labor in this State, filed with Mr. Pinckney, he said today that he is prepared to act immediately upon any additional requests com ing to his attention. Areas in which there is need for farm labor should communicate directly and immediately with Mr. Pinckney at his office at Columbia, in order that there may be no de lay in caring for any farm labor needs. As this State is in the midst of the cotton harvesting season, Mr. Pinckney declared that the Works Progress Administration is anxious to assist farmers in getting this crop from the field as quickly as possible in order to avoid damage from bad weather. -txt- The New- - " ^ * V-'r ' >’»• "J.V'.- . •' • r *■ Farm Program i! ; • £ . :* ! 3. Field: Measurements By D. W.’Watkins, Director Clem- son College Extension Service Better Farming News From Over The State Brief Stories That Show Real And Varied Progress Civil Service Exam inations Announced The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: Diorama modeler, $2,000 a year, diorama sculptor, $2,600 a year, diorama artist, $2,600 a year, diorama modeler (mechanical and electrical devices), $2,600 a year. Training supervisor, $3,800 a year, associate training supervisor, $3,200 a year, Forest Service. Full information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office or customhouse in any city which has a post office of the first or second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. In checking the compliance su pervisor’s reports we note with in terest the increased use of soil building crops’ on most farms largely through the new farm pro gram. — M. M. McCord, county agent, Georgetown. We have had excellent seasons for forage crops and apparently we will have sufficient for our live stock.—J. C. Anthony, Hampton. Construction; is well under way on two Louisiana type sweet po tato curing houses of 5,000-bushel capacity each, to be completed in time to house this year’s crop.— V. M. Johnston, Horry. Our farmers are giving more at tention to purebred breeding stock than ever before. So far this year two Southdown rams have been placed, 14 bulls, six boars, and five gilts.—J. P. Graham, Jasper. E. T. Pearce’s Ceresan demon stration showed an increase of 2( per cent in stand and an increase of 18 per cent in yield where the seed were treated with Ceresan.— W. C. McCarley, Kershaw. Fifty-eight Italian queens have been purchased by beekeepers am introduced into patented hives.—F W. Cannon, Lancaster. We have found considerable ad vantage as to earliness and yielc and uniformity of color of the Louisiana type potato over the native type of Porto Rico.—T. M Cathcart, Lee. Much interest is being shown ir the use of annual pastures thi year, and many farmers have al ready planted plots to be used fo: winter and spring grazing.—J. L King, assistant, Newberry, Interest in the soil-saving pro gram has greatly exceeded every one’s expectations, and we have more terracing work to do than we possibly can do within the nex several months. — G. H. Griffin, Oconee. The Orangeburg Soil Conserva tion Association has been formec with T. T. Traywick as president. The terracing equipment is busy with enough agreements for sever al months.—L. B. Massey, Orange burg. The most promising crop in the county is hay. Although some of it was seeded late, it has made ex cellent growth and the county will probably produce more hay than everbefore.—T. B. Lee, * Union.. Probably the most difficult phase of field work in the Agricultural Conservation Program is now under way—namely, the actual measuring of fields planted to various crops so that the extent of performance may be definitely determinecL These field measurements, made on the farms of 81,300 persons who have signed the agricultural con servation work sheet, will be used to determine the amount of the soil-conservation payment and the soil-building payment. In each county, working under the super vision of the county farm agent, the field crews of performance supervisors and chainmen have been organized. These people are personally visiting the farms of the cooperators, making the measure ments, and filling out the neces sary forms/ It must be borne in mind that the soil-conservation payment is the payment for leaving out acres 6f . soil-depleting crops such as cotton. The payment corresponds to the rental payment under the old cot ton contract of 1934 and 1935. To determine the amount of the payment, it is necessary that the planted acreage of soil-depleting crops be accurately measured; also a certain acreage of soil-conserving crops must be grown on the farm, and the acreage , on land on which legumes are growing must be meas ured. Possibly there are a great many points that the* average producer does not understand about pay ments which they can earn. Super visors or committeemen have been thoroughly acquainted with the in formation, and farmers should feel free to call on them to explain any points which are not clear. Should the supervisor be unable to give the correct answers, the informa tion can be obtained from the county agent’s office. Because of the limited amount of funds, farmers are urged to assist the measuring crews as much as possible so that they can finish their work in as short a period of time as possible. (This is the third of a series of articles by D. W. Watkins on The New Farm Program.) Weekly Cotton Grade’ And Staple Beporls For Southeastern States For Week Ending Oct. 22, 1936 Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24.—Lower grades are in evidence this week for each of the States for which weekly cotton grade; and staple reports are issued by the Atlanta office of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The proportions for the higher grades, Strict Middling and above, as reflected in cotton classed this week from current ginnings are much smaller than the proportions for these grades reported for pre vious weeks this season. For the season to date Strict Middling and higher grades include 32 per cent of the samples classed from South Carolina; 26 per cent from Georgia; 24 per cent each from Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida; and 6 per cent from Virginia. As previously reported the aver age length of staple for each of the States in the Southeast has shown a definite trend toward longer lengths as the season ad vances. The proportion for lengths 1 inch and longer for the season up to this time is 72 per cent for South Carolina; 65 per cent for North Carolina; 30 per cent for Georgia; 18 per cent for Virginia; 13 per cent for Alabama; and 5 per cent for Florida.-