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vfdf.ORMH-K VlKSS^iNtiER. SUL i h CAROLINA Thursday, December 31, 1936
Davids
New Year’s
Inspiration
Falmex 9
D AVID had escorted Dorothy
May to the New Year’s grand
ball for the last three years
and they had danced the old year
out and the New Year in, while
whispering sweet “nothings” into
each other’s ears. But this year
David was possessed with the New
■Year’s spirit. He felt a strong de
sire to naake someone else happy.
“What on earth is the matter late
ly, David, you seem to be so ex
uberantly happy?” spoke mother, in
her kindly observant way. “Has
iDot promised to marry you, or are
you contemplating a proposal from
her?”
“Something better than that,
mother. I am planning New Year’s
resolutions,” replied David.
Several days before the great holi
day, David found himself in a large
department store, buying a new
.gown for his mother. He felt rather
out of place in a ladies’ dress sec
tion, but with the aid of an under
standing saleslady, he soon found
just the thing, a golden brown floral
design, his mother’s favorite color.
Then he thought of slippers to match
and a pretty nosegay to pin upon
her dress, and he was quite finished.
He left the store simply bursting
with enthusiasm. Just as he turned
the corner toward home, he ran
into Dorothy. “Why Dot, I’m so glad
to see you.” \
“Looks like you have been shop
ping, Davy.”
“Yes, but I have something im
portant to ask you. Dot. Would
iyou mind having your brother Joe
«see you to the New Year’s ball? I
Jhave something very important to
attend to first, but I’ll be there
later.”
“Why David Merely, what do you
mean?” said Dot, indignantly. “Are
you really breaking the spell of our
annual rendezvous?” Then,before he
could reply, she continued with pre
tended indifference. “Very well,
I’ll go with Jean Raft. I know he’ll
take me. I suppose you are driving
Dolly for a ride. Well, you are
welcome to her. Good-by!”
Voices and laughter proclaimed
ithe approach of another happy New
.‘Year, as David came charging into
jthe cozy living room where his
mother was just finishing the home
rpaper.
“I have your things laid out,
IDavy, your best shirt and favorite
itie.”
“You are always so thoughtful,
Imother, never thinking of yourself,”
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Dorothy Spied Them First and
Came Charging Over.
said David, as he chuckled, con
templating the great surprise.
Some hours later David appeared,
quite ready for the evening. He
did really look charming and moth
er did not hesitate in telling him so.
“I’m off,” he shouted, and then
he was gone.
But it was not long before mother
heard the loud peal of the door bell.
“Who in the world can that be on
New Year’s eve?” thought she, hur
rying to the door. She stepped
back in surprise as she saw David,
himself, standing there smiling.
“What is it, my boy, have you
forgotten something?”
“No, mother, I am your gallant
knight, come to take you to the New
Year’s ball. The cab, without,
awaits your pleasure, Madam!”
And David laughed merrily. They
both roared with laughter,
i “To prove that I really mean it,
mother, go up and look in your
room.’*
Although she did not comprehend
iwhat it was all about, she climbed
the stairs with vague misgivings.
}But when she beheld the beautiful
outfit her son had selected for her,
she stood still and stared.
, The silence was broken by David
‘shouting impatiently from below:
“Hurry, mother, or we shall be
Ute for the ball!”
Mother called out, “All right
dear,” as she slipped into the new
■finery, truly feeling like a girl again.
;As she pinned the flower upon her
dress, she marveled at David’s in
genuity.
An hour later David and his moth
er arrived at the New Year’s ball.
Dorothy spied them first and came
charging over, flushed and excited.
“Oh, Davy, can you ever forgive
me?” she sighed, beaming upon
him, adoringly.
David’s reply was drowned out
by the Happy New Year wishes on
all sides of them, but his eyes ex
pressed the joy of an inspiration
fulfilled.
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Ev£RY day is a fresh beginning,
Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain,
And spite of old sorrow, and older sinning,
And troubles forecasted, and possible pain
Take heart with the day, and begin again^
—SUSAN COOUDGE,:
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New
Year~x
Decision:? 6 ^
by
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Katherine Edelman
THE NEW YEAR
By GEORGE COOPER
in Indianapolis News
f TT^ERHAPS it was something about
' JL the closing of the year that
brought Paul and Ethel to the
i final decision. Anyway, it was New
! Year’s eve when they talked the
( matter over in a business-like way,
r and definitely decided upon the
! break. Months of growing irrita-
' tion seemed to leave no other alter
native than the court, they agreed.
Both seemed relieved when the de-
| cision was made, and both agreed
j the quicker everything was over
: and settled, the better. They would
! begin packing up right away: the
i smaller things could be put away
(tonight.
i Outside snow was falling in thick,
| white flakes. Every now and then
j sudden gusts of wind rattled the
! doors and windows. But neither of
i them seemed to notice. Perhaps
[the tumult in their own hearts dulled
them to the fact that a storm of a
i different kind was venting its anger
, outdoors.
J “What about this old clock Uncle
Henry gave us?” Ethel asked, as
she took it down from the mantel.
• Paul laughed a little harshly.
“You keep it,” he said; “time isn’t
going to mean a thing to me from
now on.”
“But it came from your Uncle,”
Ethel protested; “he would want
you to have it.”
“I tell you I don’t give a darn
about the clock—or—or about any
thing else for that matter.” Paul
threw a pile of books that he had
just picked up across the length of
the room. “Let’s get some one
else to do this—this sort of thing
makes the whole business seem aw
ful.”
“Why, Paul, we just decided that
we would be business-like—that we
would make no fuss, or—”
“Well, I thought I felt that way,
but I was wrong. I just can’t fool
with this stuff tonight . . . Ethel,
this may sound crazy, but is there
any reason, now that we’ve decided
to part for good, why we can’t go
out and celebrate the New Year to
gether. We—we don’t have to really
like each other to do that—we can
go down and watch the crowds.
Anything to get away from this
gloom!”
“Do you really mean that?”
There was a queer little catch in
Ethel’s voice as she spoke, and her
blue eyes seemed a bit misty. “Of
course I’ll go—I’ll be glad to—
there’s too many ghosts around here
tonight; it does make packing a bit
difficult . . . But, can you get a
cab this late?”
“I'll get one.” Paul's voice was
Arm. Relief and eagerness shone
from his dark eyes. “You hurry
and doll up. I’ll see to the cab.”
In half an hour they started
away. Both were flushed, excited.
It seemed a IVt daring, adventur
ous, to go out celebrating the New
Year together, when they had de
cided only an hour ago that life
under the same roof was unbear
able any longer.
In spite of the crowds in the ho
tels and cafes, they found a little
table, with a delightful view of ev
erything that was going on. Paul
ordered a bit recklessly. Since this
was to be their last evening togeth
er, he was going to do the job right.
But when the food came, they both
ate rather silently. The small talk
that had come so easy on the way
down seemed to suddenly fail them
. . . Every once in a while Paul
glanced across the table at his wife.
What a pity, he thought, they
couldn’t make a go of things! In
his eyes Ethel was easily the best
A SONG for the Old,
While its knell is tolled.
And its parting moments fly!
But a song and a cheer
For the glad New Year,
While we watch the Old Year die!
Oh, its grief and pain.
Ne’er can come again,
And its care lies buried deep;
But what joy untold
Doth the New Year hold, ,
And what hopes within it sleep!
A song for the Old, 5
While its knell is tolled, ,
And the friends it gave so true!
But, with hearts of glee
Let us merrily
Welcome the bright, bright New!
For the heights we gained.
For the good attained.
We will not the Old despise;
But a joy more sweet.
Making life complete.
In the golden New Year lies.
A song for the Old,
While its knell is tolled!
With a grander, broader zeal.
And a forward view.
Let us greet the New,
Heart and purpose ever leal!
Let the ills we met.
And the sad regret.
With the Old be buried deep;
For what joy untold
Doth the New Year hold.
And what hopes within it sleep!
looking woman in the room—dis
tinguished, different . . . Once his
glance caught hers and held it for
a moment. They both flushed and
turned hurriedly to their plates.
Some one asked the orchestra to
play “Love’s Old Sweet Song.” As
silence followed the opening of the
familiar melody both of them were
swept by emotion . . . Their love
had been the most wonderful thing
in the world! How had it died so
soon? What had happened? That
was the question taunting both of
them as the song went on.
Looking back they saw a hundred
little things, magnified until they as
sumed tragic proportions — small
hurts left unhealed, sharp words,
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One Glance Caught Hers and Held
It for a Moment.
silence and misunderstanding.
There had been nothing terribly se
rious; neither could find any big
bitter thing accountable for th<
wreckage.
Again, Paul looked at Ethel. Thi
time she made no effort to loo
away. Tears shone in her eye?
Suddenly his hand stole across th
table and found hers. “I love yo^
Ethel,” he breathed; “can’t we b
gin again?—can’t we prove to ou
selves and to the world that ‘Love
Old Sweet Song’ is really the swee.
est song of all?”
For a moment they did not realiz.
that the orchestra had changed t.
a livelier air. Then as they sense
its swinging rhythm Paul reacheo
out his arms. In a moment they
were gliding with the happy throng
of dancers, a‘newer and deepter love
throbbing in their hearts.
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Resolution That Fails
It is sad but true that never yet
jias a New Year’s resolution paid
the Christmas bills.
120,800 Loans By The
Production Credit As
sociations Of Colum
bia District Since
Their Organization
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 21.—A total
of 120,800 loans amounting to $3/.-
900,000 have been made by produc
tion credit associations in the Co
lumbia district of the Farm Cre^i 4
Administration since their organi
zation in 1933-34, according to
figures received today by Lawrence
M. Pinckney, State Director for the
National Emergency Council, from
W. I. Myers, Governor of the FCA.
In a statement accompanying
the figures, Mr. Myers declares
that loans to farmers through the
cooperative production credit sys
tem has just passed the $500,000,000
mark. Over 574,000 loans to grow
crops and raise livestock were made
during the period. The average-size
loan was about $870.00.
Mr. Myers stated further that
the 552 production credit associa
tions in the United States have
increased their business for the
third consecutive year, lending
farmers $203,000,000 in the first
eleven months of 1936 as compar
ed to $176,000,000 for the corre
sponding period last year.
Commenting on the factors re
sponsible for the success of the new
type of short-term cash lending to
farmers, the Farm Credit Governor
said production credit had grown
most rapidly in areas where agri
cultural recovery from depression
has been most pronounced.
“This tends to disprove a popu
lar notion that farmers patronize
cooperative enterprises only in
times of financial difficulty,” he re
marked. “The production credit as
sociations in the South and some
of the western states attracted a
heavy volume of business from the
very first, due to the scarcity of
commercial bank credit in those
areas; but since then, production
credit financing in other sections
of the country has grown steadily.
Julian H. Scarborough, Columbia,
is General Agent of the Farm Cred
it Administration in South Caro
lina, and Ernest Graham, Colum
bia, is president of the Production
Credit Corporation of Columbia.
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Bordeaux 4-H
Club Meets
The Bordeaux 4-H Club held its
regular monthly meeting Wednes
day. December 16th, at the school
house with twelve present.
The lesson for the month was
“Standards in Underwear.” We
learned that the best, most ser
viceable, comfortable and useful
underwear are made from cotton
material such as Indian head,
broadcloth, muslin, long cloth,
nainsook, cotton pongee, dimity,
crepe, batiste, voiles, percales,
prints, seersucker, bleached or un
bleached muslin, or even sacks. We
also learned that cotton was not
only more serviceable but was
easier to make and launder.
We spent the recreational hour
writing letters to Santa Claus.
Reporter.
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Washington 4-H
Club Meets
The Washington Jr. and Sr. cl” v
held their monthly meeting in the
School Auditorium Thursday, De
cember 17th, with thirty-sever
The lesson for the month was
“Standards in Underwear.” We
learned that the best, most service-
ole. comfortable and useful under
wear are made from cotton mater-
U such as seersucker, bleached o
mbleached muslin, long cloth
•oinsook. Indian head, broadcloth
•otton pongee, crepe, dimity, ba-
tiste, prints, voiles, percales or
even sacks. We also learned that
eotton was not only more service
able but was easier to sew and
launder.
We spent our recreational time
writing letters to Santa Claus.
Reporter.
Feed Crops Outlook
Outlined For Farmers
Clemson, Dec. 21. — Prices of
feeds, especially feed grains and
by-product feeds, are higher now
than they were a year ago and will
probably remain relatively high
until new crops are produced, next
summer, says O. M. Clark, exten
sion agricultural economist, who
thinks that corn and oats and by
product feeds will be relatively
higher than, hay during that
period.
“The 1936 total supply of feed
grains is slightly greater than tht
very short supply of 1934 but abou
one-third less than the average fo:
the five years 1928-32” Mr. Clarr
explains. “The total supply pei
grain-consuming animal is abou
the same as in 1934 but 25 per cent
less than the 1923-32 average.
“Except for 1934, the country’s
1933 corn crop is the smallest in
over 40 years; the oat crop is small
est in 35 years except for 1933 and
1934.
“The supply of by-product feed'
is about the five-year average and
somewhat greater than that of
1934. The indications are that
wheat by-products and cottonsee
meal, the two principal by-product
feeds, will be greater for 1936 than
for 1934 or 1935 but smaller than
the five-year average. The hay sup
ply is greater than in 1934 and no'
much below normal.”
As to South Carolina feed crops.
Mr. Clark says:
“In South Carolina the supplies
of feed grains, almost entirely corn
and oats, are about normal. The
combined production of corn and
oats, while somewhat smaller than
in 1935, is slightly greater than the
average for 1928-32. The hay crop
is slightly larger than in 1935 and
about 30 per cent greater than the
average for 1928-32.
“While the prices of cern and
oats in South Carolina are now
appreciably higher than those of
a year ago, the difference is not
as great as in the country as a
whole. Hay prices are approximate
ly the same as at this time last
year.”
Production Credit
Associations Had An
Excellent Year In 1936
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 23, 1936.—
The year 1936 has been an excel
lent one for the production credit
associations of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Flor
ida, according to Ernest Graham
president of the Production Credit
Corporation of Columbia, who said
yesterday that the volume of busi
ness done by the associations dur
ing the year was the greatest since
their organization three years age
and that all the associations had
finished the year in fine shape.
Loans to farmers of the four
ricultural economist, who points
out that feed prices will probably
remain high relative to prices of
dairy prices until new crops are
produced. However, with normal
pasture conditions and normal
crops next summer, dairy products
should be in a relatively favorable
position, he thinks.
“Over a period of years the num
ber of milk cows has in general
increased as the population in
creased”, Mr. Clark explains, dis
cussing the background of the
dairying situation. “There have
been cycles in milk-cow numbers
but less' pronounced than in the
case of beef cattle numbers. The
last peak in the number of milk
cow t s, both in actual number and
in number relative to population,
was reached in 1934. The trend has
been downward since that time.
Probably the number wrill continue
to docrease for three or four years
yet.
“During the depression the con
sumption of fluid milk, cream, and
ice cream decreased. With an im
provement in the purchasing power
of consumers, the consumption of
these products is now on the in
crease. Further increase in con
sumer purchasing power is expect
ed, and over a period of the next
several years the outlook is for
further increase in* the consump
tion of fluid milk, cream, and ice
cream.
“During the next few years but
ter prices are expected to rise rel
ative to the prices of other com
modities. In this event prices of
other dairy products, as fluid milk
and butterfat, would be strength
ened. The prices of milk cows will
probably show an appreciable rise
within the next few years and will
likely be maintained at a rather
high level for four or five years.”
Farm News Briefs
A Variety of Good Farming Stories
Told in Few Words by Co. Agents
C. E. Wilkie of Plum Branch pro
duced. 70 bushels of sweet potatoes
or* one-eighth of an acre. He plans
to grow the Louisiana sweet pota
to next season for a better quality.
—R. D. Suber, McCormick.
Six 4-H tobacco club boys pro
duced an average of 907 pounds^
of tobacco per acre with an^tvdr-
age cost of 7% cent»^^«i»©{md and'
received a net profit of $139.09 per
credit system during the three
years totalled approximately $38,-
000,000, said Mr. Graham. Over
120,000 loans to grow crops and
raise livestock and for other farm
purposes were made, this district
leading all other districts in the
United States in the number of
farmers served.
The volume of business done by
the associations has increased each
year, Mr. Graham said, the loans
for 1934, the first year they oper
ated, totaling approximately $9,-
000,000. In 1935 the total jumped
to $13,000,000, while in 1936 the
loans totalled approximately $16,-
000,000.
North Carolina associations led
in the volume of loans for the three
years with a total of approximately
$12,500,000. Georgia and South
Carolina were close together with
approximately $10,000,000 each.
Mr. Graham said that the steady
growth of the associations offeree
acre.—W. R. Wells, Jr., Marion,
states through the productio:» Many farmers are interested in
reforestation. Since trees can be
bought reasonably, a number of
farmers are planning to retire
some land to trees.—J. P. Bailcs,
assistant in soil conservation,
Orangeburg.
Many farmers are gathering one
to one and one-half bales of cot
ton on an acre, a splendid hay
crop has been harvested, and an
average corn crop.—T. A. Bowen,
Pickens.
Excellent corn yields have been
obtained. Quite a few farmers will
have surplus com for sale. Others
have purchased feeder pigs as a
market for their surplus corn.—*
David R. Hopkins, Richland.
On 15 five-acre cotton contest
plots in Richland county, the aver
age cost was $29.23 per acre. The
average yield in lint cotton per‘|
acre was 631 pounds.—O. Remain
Smith, assistant, Richland.
Hightest yield and profit in the
eloquent proof of the fact that the ., . . .. :
„ . j, cotton demonstrations were made
farmers are appreciative of the
short-term credit service offered
them by these organizations and
that one of the outstanding fac
tors of their development over the
past two years has been the ad
herence of substantial farmers at
tracted by the business-like
manner which they were being
operated.
“The farmers of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Flor-
da”, said Mr. Graham, “have dem
onstrated that they are substantia)
and reliable customers by the
splendid repayment record the\
have made. Every association in the
district closed its business last year
with unimpaired capital and I am
sure that this record will be main-
tained this year.”
The annual meetings of the pro
duction credit associations of the
four states will be held during
January and over 40,000 farmers
are expected to attend them.
Dairy
ing Outlook
Fairly FavorabL
Clemson, Dec. 26.—The short
time outlook for dairying is not p
favorable as the long-time outlook,
thinks O. M. Clark, extension ag
by L. O. Thcmas, whose plot aver
aged 858 pounds of lint per acre.
These results were obtained by the
use of adapted pedigreed seeds and |
approved cultural and fertilization
practices.—R. A. Jackson, Williams
burg.
The number of farmers partici-l
pating in hog shipments has in-1
creased from 17 shipping $5,000|
worth of hogs in 1927 to 212 ship-]
ping $55,639.37 worth in 1936.-
W. McLendon, Florence.
Last spring 78 bushels of im-|
proved seed corn was secured for
the farmers of this county. The|
yields produced averaged consider
ably more than the plantings fror
mixed varieties.—W. D. WoodJ
Marlboro.
We have ordered 129,000 pine anc
locust seedlings for members ol
the Oconee County Soil Conserva
tion Association, to be planted
land badly eroded and land toe
steep for annual crops. — G. HJ
Griffin, Oconee.
Frank Mooneyhan has been de
clared Sumter county 4-H con
champion. He made 105.69 bushel^
on one acre, with Hasting’s Pi
lific. His cost was $26.54 and hi^
profit was $58.02.—T. Ol Bbwen,
sistant. Sunateir.