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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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FURY
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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.”
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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.
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