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I T7 y i * rsci ro »oR^ICLv*c&, due NEIGHBORS, i»Uk tJOUNTBY AND OUE GOD. Thirty-Fiflli Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK. S. C., THURSDAY, APR.L 8, 1937 Number 45 ’37 Soil Building Rates Explained Bv Countv Agent How payments for diversion may Union Service At Baptist Church Sunday Evening ■ ■ i n ii im* ■ ■ mi Regular Union. Service at Mc Cormick Baptist Church Sunday be earned under the 1937 Agricul- evening at 8 o’clock. Rev. M. E. tural conservation Program is ex- Derrick preacher. A hearty wel- r>ip ine d by County Agent R. D. Suber. “In the case of cotton a produc er may receive pavment for divert ing up to 35 per cent of his cotton base, provided certain conditions are met”, says the agent. “However on farms with a base of two acres or less the entire base may be di verted for payment. On farms with a base of two to 5.7 acres as much as two acres may be diverted for Friday office, a. m ; Meriwether pa .^ en ^ 8 case of tobacco , the an Club. p. m„ (Mrs. Laura maxjmum dlverslon ls 25 ^ ce nt e o f the base acreage. For peanuts Council ot Fann^Women, a m. an ^ 1 the maxlmum diversion Is 15 per _ __ - ; cent. “For general soil-depleting crops, such as com, small grains, sor- j ^ . , ghums, truck crops, etc., the maxi- Tuesday, Wideman 4-H Club, a. s .XI i tt w ™..v. _ L i mum diversion is 15 per cent, pro vided that the acreage of such crops is not reduced below that necessary for home-consumption needs of the farm. come to every one! A. Thad. Persons, Pastor. txt Home Demonstration Agent’s Calendar 9-15 April p. m. Monday, office, a. m.; office, p. m. m.; Mt. Carmel H. D. Club, p. m. Wednesday, office, a. m.; Young’s H. D. Club, p. m., (Mrs. Wiley’s). Thursday, Washington Jr.-Sr. 4-H dubs, a. m.; Sandy Branch H. D. Club, p. m. x— Chestnut Ridge H. D. Club Meets Buffalo-Bellevue , H. D. Club Meets The Buffalo-Bellevue Home Demonstration Club met in the home of Mrs. T. W. Gable at 3 o’clock March 11, with 9 club mem bers and two visitors present. Meeting was called to order and devotionals by the president, Mrs. T. L. Britt. Song—“Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms”, by all. Roll call and minutes read, by Miss Eloise Britt. Business was taken up and sev eral ’paid their Marie Cromer Scholarship dues. Reports were completed and given to Miss Harvey. “What a club chairman should do”, was read by Mrs. T. L. Britt. All were urged to go to the Coun ty Council meeting at Long Cane church. A lesson on Food budget was given by Miss Harvey. During the recreational and so cial hour Mrs. Gable, assisted by Mrs. Lillie Mae Dillashaw and Mrs. Jim Lovelace, served Honor Roll McCor mick Public Schools, Month Of March FIRST GRADE— Theresa Earnhardt, Roy Hartline, Virginia Smith. SECOND GRADE— Lois Edwards, Claude Huguley, Annie Moseley. THIRD GRADE— Billie Freeland, Belton Harmon, Elizabeth Holloway. FOURTH GRADE— Annie Sue Banks, Louise Dillashaw, Helen Fooshe, Bertha May Harris, Frances New, Thaddeus Persons, Kathryne Schumpert, Jo Smith. FIFTH GRADE— Carolyn Hitt, Dale Moseley, delicious SIXTH GRADE— sandwiches, cakes with hot choco late. Mrs. John Palmer from near Greenwood and Mrs. R. M. Rush cf Troy met with the club. We regret very much that Miss Harvey will not be with us any longer, but hope that she will be very happy in her new home. Reporter. “The rate for diverting from cot ton is five cents a pound; from flue-cured or Burley tobacco five cents a pound; from peanuts 1 Vi cents a pound; and from the gen eral soil-depleting base about $7 an acre for the Southern Region, but varying from farm to farm, de- The Home Demonstration Club pending on the productivity of the of Chestnut Ridge met Friday af- land. temoon, March 26th, in the home | “The total, acreage of soil-con- of Miss Mary Moss with Mrs. F. serving crops on the farm in 1937 M. Pinson and Mrs. J. E. Strom as- j should equal at least the sum of sisting hostesses. : the acres in the soil-conserving Miss Harvey made a very in- base plus the acres diverted for le I f on ' For eXa ” P !f'*' a .™ bale Christmas time a tuberculosis nurs “A Pood and Feed Budget for Farm Ing a 20-acre soil conserving base am l5 ^ carried on Families.” and a 20-acre diversion for pay- > ^ ° Tuberculosis Nursing Program Being Car ried On In County As a result of the splendid seal sale in McCormick county at John Wise. EIGHTH GRADE— Natalie Brown, Lois Freeland, Betty Fuller, Irma Arrington, Elizabeth Fooshe. NINTH GRADE— James Bell, Frances Schumpert. TENTH GRADE— Herbert Sturkey. ELEVENTH GRADE— Edward Reams, Vivian Jaynes. iXt After the business and social ment should have 40 acres in soil- hour a delightful sweet course was conserving crops on the farm in served. 1937. For each acre less than 40 Reporter. a deduction of $3 will be made. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. dr FRIDAY and SATURDAY April 9th and 10th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:20 p. m. MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. GARY COOPER JEAN ARTHUR in “THE PLAINSMAN” Also A POPEYE CARTOON “Little Swee’ Pea“ and A* Paramount Headliner “Knock, Knock, Who*s There?*’ # (Vincent Lopez & Orchestra) MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. lM. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY April 12th and 13th. 7:15 p. m. and 9:10 p. m. SYLVIA SIDNEY SPENCER TRACY m 66 FURY r wr Also A Fitzpatrick Travel Talk “India On Parade” and NEWS OF THE DAY ADMISSION: Adult* ?5 children up tc 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents This work is very much needed. The death rate here is 70 per cent per 100,000 population, which is one of the higher death rates in the state. For the last year 8 persons have died with this most dreaded disease. For every death it is estimated that there are 9 active cases and 20 contacts. That Tobacco Outlook Favorable Despite Increased Acreage Clemson, April 3.—The tobacco market outlook continues favor able for growers even though pro ducers are planning a 15 per cent increase in acreage above last year’s harvested area, says O. M Clark, Extension farm management means there are 72 active cases and specialist, in discussing the spring outlook report issued by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Camp Bradley News 160 persons who will likely develop tuberculosis soon. The very nature of this disease makes it difficult to locate these cases. The early signals of tuber culosis such as cough, indigestion, loss of weight and energy are usu ally so mild that they go unnotic ed, often, by the patient himself. Modern methods, however, are making it possible for us to find them. These methods are; 1. The tuberculin testing of all school children and all contacts. 2. The X-Raying of all positive reactors. 3. The hospitalization of all ac tive cases. 4. The curing of patients by treatment such as Rest, Fresh air, Wholesome food, and sunshine; or training of chronic patients in protection of family and communi ty. It is believed, if these ideal means of fighting tuberculosis ;ould be carried out and the cen ters of infection located that the disease could be controled. South Carolina has taken Two forward steps in fighting for a control of Tuberculosis this year. 300 new beds are now being built for hos pitalizing of more patients at State Park, and the services of a veil trained Field X-Ray clinition lave been secured. This means that i portable X-Ray machine used for the purpose of uncovering early cases can be brought into McCormick county. Surely, with the aid which is being given so generously by the local doctors in tuberculin testing and the prospect of field X-Ray clinics in the near future, much progress can be made in wiping out the Great white Plague in this county and in making homes safe from tuberculosis, the disease which is taking the lives of more young people than any other con- tageous disease. “No Home is Safe until all Homes are Safe”. Eloise Miller, R. N., , Tuberculosis Field Nurse. Tobacco consumption is increas ing, and stocks of most types are expected to be smaller this year than at the beginning of the 1936 marketing season. Growers of flue-cured tobacco indicate an increase in acreage of 10 per cent, and the Bureau of Ag ricultural Economics says that with the indicated acreage there is some uncertainty in the outlook for flue-cured. “The outlook will de pend almost entirely on the yields obtained on the intended increas ed acreage”, says Clark. “Yields materially above the average would bring about a production in excess of expected requirements, and probably result in corresponding ly lower prices.” -txt- Civil Service Exami nations Announced The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: Assistant chief, mechanical sec tion, $3,200 a year, Social Security Board. Psychologist (public relations) $3,800 a year. Forest Service. All States except Colorado, Iowa Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota. Mis souri, Nebraska, South Dakota Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, and the District of Columbia have received less than their quota of appointments in the apportioned departmental service at Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board cf 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. of last year was 223.8 per cent. _!XI Outlook For Potatoes, Asparagus, And Melons been a visitor here several ..ies during t:?e past week. We p • al- ^ ways glad to see Firsi Lieutenant Gam” SradlBjr, April 3.-Work on Bush when he can get away f.-om the landscaping of lookout tower the arduous task cf building now sites has been progressing rapidly camp and it should not be many weeks Camp BradIe -, ho ; ds t ‘ he best ve0 . before the appearance of these crd cf any carap in the Sumt grounds will be considerably im- croatan and Francis Marion STa- proved by the new growth which tional Porests for the promotion or has been transplanted. The fifth safety. We were recently advised tower to be erected on the Long that our camp was first with ;he Cane District by members of the fewest number of lost _ tlme acci . Bradley Camp is also completed. dents of cours . e we are all This tower is located on Faulkner proud of thls retord Mt., just a few miles east of Boles’ t ^ t Mt. or Strom Mt., between Edge- TJ , field and Greenwood. Standing on UneiTiploylUCUt Totcll the top of this tower, 100 feet T? J j higher than the mountain itself, Jt\0CIUC0(l which rises hundreds of feet above - the surrounding area, one can see Columbia, S. C., April 3.—Place- many, many miles in all directions, ments by the National Reemploy- All of the five lookout towers ment service in South Carolina on the District are now manned by during the month of February, re lookouts who are continually duced the total of unemployed by searching for the telltale wisp of 3,873, according to information re smoke which indicates that a for- ceived by Lawrence M. Pinckney, est fire is burning. The fire organi- State Director for the National zation on the Long Cane District Emergency Council, is exceedingly well organized and Of this number 2,038 persons there has been an enormous re- were absorbed by private industry, duction in the number of fires up which figure was a gain of 66 per to this date as compared with a cent over the total for the previous similar period last year. Up until month and in excess of the num- April 3 last year there were 41 for- ber being given public employment, est fires on the Long Cane District; | For the first time since the ex- this year there have been nine, istence of the National Reemploy- The acreage burned by the fires ment Service the National total of last year was considerably greater persons receiving position in pri- than that which has burned this vate employment exceed the total year. On the whole, the fire sea- of public replacements and assign- son has been quite satisfactory as ments on relief work. Despite the a result of the intensive fire pro- 1 short month 250,249 placements tection efforts which were made were made, of which 158,013 were by the members of the Forest Serv- in private employ. The gain noted ice personnel during the winter i n February over the same period and spring months. In addition to contacting every family residing within the Long Cane Ranger District, motion pic tures were shown at fifty-eight schools and churches and to a total of 5088 people. Circular letters and Government publications have been mailed to everyone within the District on three different oc casions. Hundreds upon hundreds of people have been personally contacted with regard to fire pre vention and no opportunity is ever lost to stop and talk to a hunter. Numerous newspaper articles have been written and these have ap peared in the newspapers of Greenwood, Abbeville, McCormick and Edgefield at regular intervals throughout the entire year. In addition to all of the above, each Saturday morning several of the foremen at the Bradley Camp are assigned certain areas on the Long Cane District in which they are to contact each and every family, leaving printed material regarding forest fire damages and becoming thoroughly acquainted with the people in the Long Cane communi ties. Immediately after each fire tha burns inside of the District, the Ranger and his assistants spend a great deal of time trying to fine’ out how the fire started and en deavoring to fasten the guilt, ii my, noon those responsible for the fire. Numerous families are con tacted in the area where each fire bums in order to prevent a re currence of this kind. Leon Hall, clerk at the Bradley Camp, has been given a promotion and a new assignment at the camp which is being established near Modoc. Hall has been assigned the job of under clerk at this camp, with a rating among the Forest Service personnel. All of the mem bers of the company at Bradley deeply regret Hall’s departure and at the same time extend to him congratulations upon his promo tion. We sincerely wish for him the best of luck in his new job. Recent departures included that of Grady James, able leader at the Bradley camp for the past three years. Grady has been honorably discharged to accept private em ployment. During the past week an im- Columbia, March 27.—Calling at tention to a big increase in Irish potato acreage, a slight increase in watermelon acreage, and a de crease in asparagus acreage, George E. Prince, chief of the Di vision of Markets of the Extension Service, gives briefly the produc tion and market prospects for these three important truck crops. The acreage planted to potatoes this year is estimated at 15,000 as compared with 10,000 last year, or an increase of 50 per cent. Ala bama, Louisiana, and Texas (prin cipal competitors of South Caro lina) also show increases. North Carolina, which -follows closely on the South Carolina season, shows an increase from 31,000 to 42,003 acres. The farm value of the South Carolina Irish potato crop was estimated to be more than two million dollars in 1936 as compar ed with $739,000 in 1935. The state ihipped 2,3 TO cars last year and vith average yields will probably market 3,500 cars this year. Reports from growers in th* Southeastern states indicate an in mease of six per cent in the acre- ige to be planted to watermelons n the second early states this year rs compared with 1936. Prices received by growers in the Southeastern states last year were very satisfactory, around $150 per car as compared with $90 per car in 1935. The acreage in South Carolina is forecast at 21,000 acres as com pared with 20,000 acres last year. In 1936 South Carolina shipped 4,100 cars as compared with 3,300 in 1935. The farm value of t?*e mel on crop in South Carolina in 193$ was estimated at $710,000 as com pared with $368,000 in 1935. The asparagus acreage in South Carolina this year is estimated at 8,800 as compared with 9,500 acres in 1936. Production is forecast at 317,000 crates as compared with portant visitor to the camp was 304,000 crates in 1936. tlte R6gion&l ECW inspector, Mr. M. T. Maxwell. Inspector Maxwell Shipments from South Carolina will be heavy by early April. The went over the camp work from state shipped 387 cars last year A to Z and it is hoped that he gave an( j ma y exceed this total this us a good rating in connection with year. Prices in February were high, his inspection. indicating that the season as a The officer in charge of build- whole may be profitable for the ing the new camp at Modoc has South Carolina producers. ______