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Thirty-Fifth Year
Home Demonstration
Agent’s Calendar
Felt. 26-March 4
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUR SD AY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937
Number 39
Friday, office, a. m.; Chestnut
Ridge H. D. Club, p. m., (Mrs.
Charles Brown).
Saturday, Local Leader’s Meet
ing, a. m.; "County Choral Practice,
p. m.
Monday, ‘Agent’s Conference,
Greenwood, a. m. and p. m.
Tuesday, office, a. m.; Dowtin
H. D. Club, p. m., (Mrs. Roberts)!
Wednesday, office, a. m.; Plum
Branch H. D. Club, p. m., (Mrs.
Rearden’s).
Thursday, office, a. m.; Willing-
ton, H. D. Club, p.-m., (Miss Viola
Lawton).
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Buffalo-Bellevue
Willington H. D.
Club Meets
The Willington Home Demon
stration Club met at the home of
Mrs. W. H. Andrews Feb. 4th with
12 members present.
Meeting called to order by our
president, Mrs. C. T. LeRoy.
, Prayer by the club, led by Miss
Carrie Cowan.
Club Song, “Massa’s in de cold,
cold ground,” led by Mrs. J. M.
Hemminger.
Roll call and reading of the
minutes, by the Sec., Mrs. R. W.
Cowan.
The lesson this month was keep
ing the record of expenditures in
the farm home outlook for 1937.
Mrs. Andrews served a delicious
salad course with coffee.
Mrs. F. P. White
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Sarah Theresa Reynolds
White, 75, died at her home in the
White Town section of McCormick
county at nine thirty o’clock on
Monday evening. Although in de
clining health for several years.
Mrs. White was only critically ill
for a few days prior to her death.
She was a member of a family
long prominent in the affairs of
this county and a devoted member
of the Plum Branch Baptist
church. Besides her husband,
Francis Pickens White, Mrs. White
is survived by six sons: Ethan R.
White, Kirk E. White, W. Frank
White, Phun Branch; A. P. White,
Greenwood; J. Dan White, Pierce
L. White, Miami, Fla.; two broth
ers, R. A. Reynolds, Parksville,
Activities Of McCor
mick Rural Women
At a meeting held last April cc
which representatives from all
Home Demonstration Clubs in ttv
county were invited, Mrs. W. M
Rowland was asked to make a tall
and to suggest some things sir
thought Rural Women might dc
towards County Betterment. Among
some of the suggestions were: A
Circulating Library and the estab
lishing of a Flower Exchange
whereby women all over the coun
ty might exchange plants and
shrubs and thus be an inducement
towards making rural homes and
roadsides more attractive. At this
time interesting comments and
suggestions were made by Mrs. J.
M. Bussey, Mrs. J. J. Minarik and
The meeting adjourned to meet Henry Reynolds, Abbeville; twenty- Mrs - A - J- Hendrix, all of whom
HomC* Demonstration '^ith Mrs. S. S. McBride in March, one grandchildren and twelve are experienced club women and
Club Meets
On the afternoon of February
11, the Buffalo-Bellevue Home
Demonstration Club met with
Mrs. Leslie Britt, with nine mem
bers, Miss'Harvey and one visitor,
Mrs. R. M. Rush, of Troy, present.
The following program was ren
dered:
Scripture—23 Psalm—Mrs. T. L.
Edmonds.
Prayer—Lord’s Prayer—AI^
Song—‘‘Massa’s in the cold, cold
ground.”
Roll call and minutes, by Miss
Eloise Britt.
Mrs. T. L. Britt asked all who
could to meet at the community
house on Saturday with the choral
club.
Miss Harvey gave an outlook les-
son.
Miss Eloise Britt conducted sev
eral games during the social hour.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. J.
C. Bo wick, served fruit cake, sand
wiches, coffee with whipped cream.
..The club will meet with Mrs. T.
W. Gable in March.
Reporter.
Reporter
Nutrition Specialist
Holds Meeting
great-grandchildren. have contributed much towards the
Funeral services were conducted Betterment of McCormick County,
at the graveside in the Plum ( Soon after this meeting, work
Branch cemetery on Tuesday af- 1 was begun on the Library project,
ternoon at three o’clock in charge Those appointed to serve on a
of her pastor, the Rev. O. L. Orr, committee with Mrs. Rowland were
. assisted by the Rev. R. V. Martin, Miss Elnita Harvey, Mrs. J. J. Mi-
With Agents pastor of the Plum Branch Meth- narik, Mrs. L. C. Rich, Mrs. C. K.
* 0 odist church, with Mrs. White’s six Epting and Mrs. Marion Winn.
; sons serving as pallbearers. Contributions from 5 clubs in the
The Agents from Greenwood., j s strom, funeral director, in county amounted to thirty dollars
Saluda, Abbeville and McCormick charge. , ($30.00) and The American Legion
Counties with their local leaders | — txx and Legion Auxiliary donated five
joyed an interesting meeting in ^ \¥7: c ^ lYT^w dollars ($5.00) which made a total
the Home Agent’s office in McCor- Ur. VrCOrgt, W Ibe i>ie\V of thirty five dollars ($35.00). With
White Town H. D.
Club Meets
The White Town Home Demon
stration Club met with Mrs. Claude
White on last Friday afternoon.
We had a full attendance, and
after listening to a short devotion
al by our president, Mrs. Harry
Ream, roll call, old and new busi
ness discussed, our leader gave us
two lessons on ‘‘Table Service” and
“The Outlook for 1937.”
These talks and demonstrations
were very inspiring. Each member
resolved to make this club year
the best we’ve ever had.
At the close of the meeting de
licious refreshments of jello, whip
ped cream and delicious cake were
served by the hostess.
Our meeting in March is to be
with Mrs. Herbert White.
Reporter.
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mick on Thursday, February 18,
with Miss Myra Ragean, Nutrition
Specialist, of Winthrop College.
Miss Ragean, in a very interesting
manner, presented the Foods Proj
ect Lesson for March, which was
Associate Diaryman this amount 80 volumes were pur-
«/ chased—and that was the begin
ning of McCormick County Cir-
Clemson, Feb. 20. Dr. George H. cu i a ti n g Library. Mr. and Mrs. W.
Wise, native of Saluda county, Rowland gave 50 volumes; sev-
alumnus of Clemson College, and eral members of the different clubs
‘‘Fodd and Storage Budget.” In Ph. D. graduate of the University gave instead of m oney; 100
this lesson, she discussed the Food of Minnesota, has accepted ap- volumes W er e donated by the Lend
and Food Budget for farm famihes. pointment and begun his duties a Hand Mission of Boston-
A Planting Plan, Canning Budget as associate dairyman of the South
and Food Budget for a Family of
Five was worked opt.
Carolina Experiment Station, re
ports Prof. J. P. LaMaster, head
At this meeting, we were delight-' of the Dairy Department. The ap
ed to have the Supervisor of Adult pointment fills the vacancy caused
JJducation and her home-makini by the resignation some months
teachers to enjoy this lesson with
us.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
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February 26th and 27th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 p. m.
JACK HALEY ; BETTY FURNESS
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MISTER CINDERELLA
Also
Two Reel Comedy
“A Girl’s Best Years*’
and
A Tabloid Musical
“Annie Laurie”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
March 1st and 2nd, 7 p. m. and 9:10 p. in.
GLADYS GEORGE ARLINE JUDGE
in
'Vi
“Valiant Is The Word For Carrie”
Also
“Music Over Broadway”
(George Hall & His Orchestra)
and
NEWS OF THE DAY
ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
and at the personal request of
Mrs. F. B. Heitkamp (Mrs. Row
land’s daughter) 100 volumes were
donated by The Scarsdale Library
of New York. At the present time
we have 370 volumes and we hope
; to add more each year. Miss Elnita
ago of E. C. Elting, who is now
with tbe Eureaa of Dairy Industry Harvey takes The^e "books" to the
of the U. S. Department of Agri- varlous clubs oyer the county
when she meets with them each
Department of Agri
culture.
"Dr Wise comes to Glemsonexcep- month A rumber of b00ks and
tionally well prepared for his duties . , , . .
in the Dairy Department”, says | magazines have been loaned to the
Prof. LaMaster. ‘•Besides his train- llbral >' b V the PhUomathic Club
ing at Clemson, he has not only
had training Under the late, famous
Dr. C. H. Eckles, at the University
of Minnesota, but has had during
the last three years both teaching
and research experience on the
staff of the Dairy Department of
the University of Minnesota.”
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Treat Cotton Seed
A memeographed circular on
dust treatment of cotton seed dem
onstration results in 1936, written
by W. C. Nettles, Clemson College
extension entomologist, is now in
the hands of R. D. Suber, county
farm agent, and is available to
farmers interested in treating their
cotton seed with ceresan.
This illustrated circular gives
the actual results of each of the
64 farmers who kept records on
dust treatment of cotton seed dem
onstrations during the year. It al
so contains information on the
procedure of cotton seed treat
ment, time of treating, data on
aomparison of root systems, as well
as the interpretation of results ob
tained by* the demonstrations.
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Set Protection Plants.
Blackberry and elderberry bush
es growing around the farm on
areas where erosion is hot a par
ticular problem can be transplant
ed at this season to areas where
they will be of real value in erosion
control, R. D. Suber, county farm
agent, points out. Terrace outlets,
gullies and galled areas are es
pecially desirable sites for such
plantings.
Other shrubs like privet, which
with blackberry and elderberry are
valuable for wildlife food and cov-
of Augusta.
During the fall of the past year
we had our first Flower Exchange
which was a decided success. Near
ly 200 shrubs, bulbs and packages
of home grown seed were exchang
ed. Much of the success of the
Flower Exchange was due to Mrs.
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Jennings Dorn who contributed
shrubs of all kinds and who help
ed arrange for the place to dis
play the flowers. Another Ex
change had been planned for Jan
uary but due to the inclement
weather it was postponed. The Ex
change is to be a semi-annual
event. Our county agent, Mr. R.
D. Suber, is at present experiment
ing with long leaf pines and
azaleas brought from the lower
part of the state to see if they
will grow well here. He has had
quite a bit of experience with the
propagation of plants and is al
ways willing to help with work of
this kind.
It should be most gratifying to
Mrs. Rowland to know that two
of the projects she suggested last
April have been so successfully
carried out. However, without her
tireless efforts as a leader and
without the splendid cooperation
she has received from other womeij
over the county—and especially
Miss Harvey—they would never
have succeeded. That is one im
portant phase of Extension work—
the joining together of various
communities for a common good.
There are some very capable Rural
women in McCormick County who
will probably suggest other bene
ficial things that can be done
from time to time—let us continue
to cooperate and work together as
we have during the past year. We
are grateful to Mr. McCracken who
Camp Bradley News
Camp Bradley, Feb. 20.—Camp
Bradley points with great pleasure
to the blue pennant flying beneath
“Old Glory” on the camp flagpole,
for this is an indication that Camp
Bradley has been adjudged the best
camp in the Sub-District. This rat
ing is based on the Army inspec
tions and the men in camp have
been working hard to bring this
pennant here. Needless to say the
entire company is very much pleas
ed and intends to keep it here as
long as possible.
During the past week the camp
has been inspected by General
George Van Horne and his aide as
well as Captain White, the Sub-
District inspector.
A most cordial welcome is ex
tended to Lieutenant and Mrs. C.
E. Sheen. Lieutenant Sheen has
been assigned to Camp Bradley
a?d will replace Lieutenant Mayer
as second in command. We trust
.Lieutenant and Mrs. Sheen will
enjoy their stay at Bradley. It is
with regret that we learned of
plans for a new assignment for
Lieutenant Mayer as he has be
come an important part of the life
of the camp.
A number of men from the For
est Supervisor’s office have visit
ed camp during the past week. Mr.
George Otto and Mr. J. E. Vernon
were here on Wednesday while Mr.
Ivo W. Miller and Mr. Murray
spent most of the week here in con
nection with land acquisition work
on the Long Cane.
The dance which is to be given
on Friday night, February 26, is
arousng considerable interest in
camp. This dance will be the last
of the winter season and Luke
Chaney will be here to furnish the
music. Present plans indicate that
this will be one of the most suc
cessful ever held here.
The cabin on Parsons Mt. is now
being occupied by the two look
outs assigned to this tower, Gus
Collins and Webb. Running up and
down the tower and inhaling the
bracing mountain air has whetted
Gus’ appetite to the point where
the food supply becomes a problem
of major proportions.
Camp Bradley extends a cordial
welcome to Mr. R. M. Hamilton,
of Atlanta, Ga., the new clerk as
signed to Ranger David’s office in
Greenwood. We hope his official
connection with the Forest Serv
ice and with the Long Cane Rang
er District in particular will be
most pleasant and profitable.
The Camp Bradley basketball
team won the game from the Camp
Selleck team, of Abbeville, by the
score of 51 to 41. Hardegree and
James played an excellent game
for Bradley while Grey starred for
the Abbeville team. By winning
this game, Camp Bradley goes to
the finals for the championship
of Sub-District No. 6, which tour
nament is to be held at Fort Mc
Pherson on March 6 and 7.
Young’s H. D.
Club Meets
The Young’s Home Demonstra
tion Club met with Mrs. S. L. Long,
Feb. 10, with seven members and
three visitors present.
The club was called to order by
the president, Mrs. S. L. Long.
The following program was car
ried out: *
Scripture—Psalm 24—Mrs. S. L.
Long.
I’rayer—All.
Song — Massa’s In The Cold
Ground.
You can not set the whole world
right—Miss Eva Young.
Life’s Objective — Miss Alma
Young.
Our Missionaries Need — Mrs.
D. A. Young.
Ten Good Rules of Life—Miss
Maggie Young.
After business was discussed, the
meeting was turned over to Miss
Harvey who gave a demonstration
on the outlook for the year of 1937.
During the social hour refresh
ments of sandwiches, pickle, cake
and coffee were served by the
hostess.
The club adjourned to meet next
month with Mrs. J. C. Young.
Reporter.
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Modoc News
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Merritt or
Augusta were visitors here Mon
day night and Tuesday to the lat
ter’s mother, Mrs. Laura Gamer.
Miss Beatrice Seigler from Parks
ville spent the week end here with
her sister, Mrs. T. J. Clem.
Mr. Tom Belle Bussey spent sev
eral days in Greenwood this week.
Miss Margie Merritt is spending
a few days this week among rela
tives in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan Reese
spent the past week end among
relatives in South Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McDaniel
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
G. E. Dukes Sunday evening.
Mr. George Gamer of Augusta
is spending the week here with his
mother, Mrs. Laura Garner.
Messrs. Ray Bussey and Richard
Key spent the past week end here
with homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Edmonds
were week end visitors here to the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. McDaniel.
Mr. J. O. McDaniel spent Monday
and Tuesday among relatives in
Augusta.
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Civil Service Exami
nations Announced
er, can also be transplanted to
these areas to advantage. Also. has 80 klndly Blven us .. s , pace in
poplar cuttings, and in moist bls P a P er for varl ° us . artlCles COn -
places willow cuttings, will aid in cern * n S these projec s.
erosion control if set out at this Emily Chiles,
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time.
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Publicity Chairman.
Selleck
Kay, 12
Grey, 16
Thompson,
Gilbert, 6
Bowen, 4
Bradley
Milam, 16
Hardegree, 32
Fain, 2
Warren, 1
James, 0.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows :
Park ranger, $1,860 a year, Na
tional Park Service.
Senior educationist (senior spe
cialist in elementary education),
$4,600 a year, Office of Education.
Department of Interior.
Principal, Indian community and
boarding schools, $2,000, $2,600, and
$3,200 a year, Indian Field Service
(including Alaska), Department of
Interior.
Junior warder ^female), $1,320
a year. Federal Industrial Institu
tion for Women, Department of
Justice, Alderson, West Virginia.
Medical technician (tissue cul
ture), $1,620 a year, National In
stitute of Health, U. S. Public
Health Service.
Chief accountant, $5,600 a year,
assistant chief accountant, $4,600
a year, principal accountant, $3,800
a year, accountant and auditor,
$3,200 a year, Commodity Exchange
Administration, Department of Ag
riculture.
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, $r from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C.