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• TKUS TO OUBSELVtfS, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. V i Thirty-Fifth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1937 Number 48 Improved Farm Homes Object Of Campaign Clcmson, April 24.—A campaign to encourage greater attention to the repair and improvement of South Carolina farm homes is now getting under way, say Extension Service specialists of Clemson Col lege and Winthrop College, who are directing the work in cooperation with the State Better Homes Com mittee. Others who will help in the movement are county home chair men, rural teachers, local leaders, and any interested persons. Extension Circular 155. The Well- Kept Farm Home, recently prepar ed by C. V. Phagan, extension ag ricultural engineer, will he used widely in the campaign. “We are hoping that after im provements have been made around the home during this cam paign, communities will join to gether and plan for cleaning up and improving the school or church building grounds, the ceme tery, and other places of public interest”, says Mr. Phagan. “Wc beUeve that if the farm people themselves join in such a program they will appreciate more fully what they will derive from a clean and attractive community than they would by having some other agency do the work for them.” Recently, the mayor of Mullins issued a proclamation urging all citizens of the county to cooperate in a “clean-up-week”, which was waged by the city council, the civic league, the county home demon stration agent, and the County Council of Farm Women, with city and county health departments co operating. All plans and codes of work undertaken were directed and planned by Mrs. Edna McPherson, home demonstration agent for Marlon county. AAA Class II Soil Rates Explained County Agent R. D. Suber this week explained how the Class II payment may be earned under the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Pro gram. “Class II payments will be made for carrying out approved soil building practices”, he said. “Such payments are limited on any farm to the soil-building allowance for that farm. The soil-building allow ance means the largest amount of money that will be paid as a Class II payment for carrying out ap proved soil-buildir^g practices on the farm. “Two methods for computing a soil-building allowance will be used, the most common method being for farms which may earn a Class I payment. “On any farm for which cotton, tobacco, peanuts, or sugar cane base is or can be established or on which the acreage in the gen eral base exceeds the acreage of food and feed crops required to meet home consumption needs for the farm, the soil-building allow ance will be determined by adding the following items: “(a) $1 for each acre of the soil- conserving base plus $1 for each acre diverted for payment in 1937; “(b) $1 for each acre in com mercial orchards on the farm on January 1, 1937; “(c) $1 for each acre of crop land on which only one crop of commercial vegetables was grown in 1936; “(d) $2 for each acre of crop land on which two or more crops of commercial vegetables were grown in 1936; and “(e) 25 cents for each acre of fenced noncrop open pasture land which is in excess of one-half of the cropland and which has a car rying capacity during the normal pasture season of at least one ani mal unit for each five acres. “The soil-building allowance will be at least $10 for such farms.” ft ft ' ^ ^ ' n •" J - f HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY ! April 30th and May 1st, 7:15 p. m. and 9:20 p. m. MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. GRETA GARBO ROBERT TAYLOR in MK. “CAMILLE” (The picture you have been waiting to see) Also . i OUR GANG COMEDY ^Reunion In Rhythm*’ and A M-G-M Minalure “Hollywood: Second Slop MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY May 3rd and 4th, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. m. SPANKY MacFARLAND Ralph Morgan Rosina Lawrence in “GENERAL SPANKY” (Don’t miss this picMirc of the Old South) 1$ Also | T CRIME DOESN’T PAY SERIES “Torture Money” a,1| i NEWS OF THE DAY k\ ADMISSION: Adults. 25 certs; Children up tc 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Dedication Service Funeral Services For At McCormick Baptist Church On May 2nd •> Members and friends of the Mc Cormick Baptist church are rejoic ing that the indebtedness on the church building has been paid in full. In the hearts of the people there is a feeling of deep gratitude for every contribution that was made. The church was built in 1919 during the pastorate of Reverend L. H. Gardner. The first to serve as pastor following Rev. Mr. Gardner was the late Rev. W. W. Sisk. Since Rev. Mr. Sisk’s death. Rev. W. H. Barfield, Dr. D. V. Cason and Rev A. Thad Persons have served as pastors. Rev. Mr. Persons has serv ed the church since September 1935. Several months ago Mr. Persons was inspired to launch a campaign to wipe out the balance of the in debtedness which was approxi mately $6,300. With one member donating $2,000 of this amount on condition that the others raise the balance, the total was soon raised. In commemoration of this vic tory the church is planning a dedi cation service Sunday May 2nd. All former pastors present will be in vited to take part on the afternoon program. Dr. Charles A. Jones, Sec retary of S. C. Mission Board, will preach the dedication sermon. The service will be held in two sessions and a picnic lunch will be served in the park at the noon hour. The committee in charge of these arrangements requests that each basket be sent to the community house by 9:30 o’clock Sunday morning, so that provisions can be made for each one to attend the services. The list suggested by the committee for each basket is: % gallon of potatoes made into salad, 1 dozen eggs devilled, 1-15 cent loaf of bread made into sandwiches (any kind), % gallon of strong tea (sweeten ed), 1 cake. Sunday school at 10 o’clock; preaching service at 11 o’clock. X Credit Loans Exceed Half Million In S. C. Columbia, S. C., April 24.—Loans made by production credit asso ciations in South Carolina through April 18 exceeded by $507,226 the loans made to same date a year ago, according to Ernest Graham, President of the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, who said that indications were that every one of these farmer-operated co operative credit organizations in (be state would show an increase in volume of business done this year. Through April 18. 1937 the asso ciations in this state had made loans totalling $3,876,643, this fig ure representing rediscounts through the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Columbia and loans made from cash funds of the as sociations. To the same date last year the associations had made loans totalling $3,369,417. In the four states comprising the Third Farm Credit Administration District—North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida—the ’oans through April 18 this year exceed by over $3,000,000 the loans to same date last year. Mrs. Sarah Moragne Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ramey Moragne, 82 years of age widow of Allen Moragne, who died at her residence in Bordeaux Wed nesday afternoon, April 21st, at 2:30 o’clock after a short illness, were held from the home last Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by her pastor, Rev. R. V. Martin interment following in old Willing- ton cemetery beside her husband who died a number of years ago. Mrs. Moragne, a native of Abbe ville county, had for more than 60 years lived in Bordeaux, now in McCormick county, where she was active in religious and civic af fairs. She was a member of the Methodist church and had served as a steward in Bordeaux church of which she was a charter mem ber. She was prominently identi fied with the Huguenot society for a number of years. Surviving are three sons, James L. Moragne, Peter B. Moragne, both of Bordeaux, A. Lester Moragne, Augusta, Ga.; four daughters. Miss Cora Moragne, Bordeaux, Mrs. Gordon Stanton, Mrs. C. H. Bachelder, both of Has tings, Fla., and Mrs. C. M. Perry man, Lincolnton, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Samuel Wardlaw, Abbeville; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. txt Records Convince Poultryinen Clemson, April 24.—Average egg production was 20.3 eggs per hen, according to the demonstration flock summary for March from the 115 farms reporting before April 15, says P. H. Gooding, extension poultryman. The hens ate 23 cents worth of feed each, and returned a total income of 48 cents, including sales of eggs and poultry, leaving an income above feed cost of 25 cents per bird for the month. Deducting the average monthly charge of 3.5 cents per hen for interest on in vestment, depreciation on equip ment, and all other costs except feed, the labor income for the month was 21.5 cents per hen. Poultrymen receiving the high est egg production in the different size flocks for March are as fol lows: Flocks smaller than 50 birds, Mrs. R. F. Carter, Miley; flocks having 51 to 200 birds, Mrs. J. W. Bair, Orangeburg; flocks having 201 to 500 birds, E. C. Cheatham, McCormick; flocks having 501 birds or more, Paul J. Dowtin, Mc Cormick. “Most people believe that hens do not pay expenses in the spring because of the low price of eggs”, says Mr. Gooding, “but the records over a period of years show that more money is made from hens in the spring than at any other time because then they are in heavy production, and usually the eggs cost only eight to ten cents per dozen to produce. On the other hand, in the fall, when eggs are selling for 40 cents, in a great many instances it costs 40 cents or more to produce them.” xx Another Outbreak Of Hog Cholera In McCormick County Farmers of the four states have bought an additional $150,000 worth of Class B stock in their production credit associations this year. Mr. Graham said, running the total amount of stock owned by the farmers of the four states in these associations to over $1,000,000. “The interest displayed by the farmers of the four states in their associations and the business-like manner in which they are operat ing them account for the steady growth which they are enjoying”, said Mr. Graham. There has been another outbreak of Hog Cholera throughout the County. All farmers who have hogs that have not yet been vaccinated should have this done immediate ly. The County Agent has been able to get Dr. W. A. Barnett, Veteri narian, on State call for this pur pose. All persons interested should ; get in touch with the County Agent’s office as soon as possible The only charge for this work will be the cost of the medicine used. R. D. Suber, County Agent. Camp Bradley JNews Camp Bradley, April 24. — The Bradley Camp baseball team will open its season "with a game with the Laurens Camp this coming Sat urday. Daily practice is rapidlj rounding the team into shape and Bradley hopes for a successful sea son this year. Mrs. J. S. Lipscomb, wife of the Commanding Officer, arrived in Bradley Monday and is now re siding in an apartment here. The canteen or post exchange has been remodeled with an eye to increased business and a more attractive recreation hall and now presents a modernistic appearance. Clarence Rickenbacker, assistant leader in charge of the work being done on the Parson’s Mountain Spur Road which leads up to the lookout tower, has recently achiev ed prominence in another field than that of road building. We un derstand that his services as a doc tor are in much demand in and near Bradley. Between January 1st and this date of last year there were 57 fires on the Long Cane District. Everybody at the Bradley Camp is very proud of the fact that for the same period this year there have been but 11. All of us feel that much of the credit for this reduction in the number of forest fires is the result of untiring ef forts on the part of ourselves and our foremen under the supervision of the office in Greenwood. If at any time we appear to be walking around on the streets of Green wood or any other town with our chests stuck out and our chins up, it isn’t because we are trying to be snobbish, it is because we feel very proud of our fire record. Some wise man many, many years ago said that “an ounce of fire prevention is worth much more than many man-days of fire sup pression work.” Yesterday each of us learned with a feeling of thankfulness that Mr. J. Kinchen Maye’s baby girl was improving after her recent very dangerous illness. Foreman Maye has had our sympathy and w r e all join in in expressing this feeling, as well as our hopes for the rapid recovery of his baby girl. The Ranger and Assistant Ranger have been spending the last two weeks on the Francis Marion National Forest, where they have been attending a school in forest management. It is understood that this school included courses in marking and scaling National For est timber which will be sold on this District some time in the near future. Seme one heard them re mark that they were exceedingly glad to get back to the Long Cane w’here they will not be troubled with smoke from forest fires and from wood ticks. 1X1 Division Of Soil Payment Explained How payments under the 193'' Agricultural Conservation Program will be divided between landlord and tenants or sharecroppers is ex plained by R. W. Hamilton, assis tant to D. W. Watkins, director o^ the Extension Service. The Class I payment, earned by diverting from the cotton base, peanut base, and general crop base will be divided as follows, says Mr. Hamilton: 37 per cent to the producer who furnishes the land. 12% per cent to the producer who furnishes the work stock and equipment. 50 per cent to be divided among the producers who are parties to the lease or operating the agree ment in the same proportion that the producers are entitled to share in those soil-depleting crops or the proceeds of these crops in connec- ion with which the Class I pay ment is made. For diverting from the tobacco base the Class I payment is divided as follows: 15 per cent to the producer who furnishes the land. 15 per cent to the producer who furnishes the work stock and equipment. 70 per cent to be divided among the producers who are parties to the lease or operating agreement • ' rr ^ i '..onortion that the producers are entitled to share in the tobacco crop, or the proceeds of the crop in connection with which the Class I payment is made. The Class II payment for carry ing out approved soil-building practices will be made to the eli gible producer determined by the county committee to have incur red the expense of carrying out the soil-building practices. If the county committee deter mines that two or more piouuowj have shared in the expense of car rying out a soil-building practice on the farm, the Class H payment for the particular acreage involved will be divided equally among them. Separate checks will be made out for each producer entitled to share in the payments, regardless of whether he is a landlord, tenant; or share-cropper. 1X2 Only One Social ; Security Number Needed, Says Postmaster Harmon Social Security record keeping is being complicated because many employees and some employers have the idea that a new number is necessary every time an em ployee changes jobs, Postmaster J. B. Harmon, Jr., declared today. “One number is all any employee will ever need,” Mr. Harmon said. “When a worker takes a new job* all in the world he needs to do is to tell the new employer the num ber on the original registration card. When new employees are hir ed, employers can be of material assistance if they will inquire if the applicant has or has had s number. If he has, nothing need be done except enter that number on the payroll. If the applicant has no number, he should be given a blank application and required fill it out and either mail it or take it to the Post Office. He will be issued a card and number and one number is all that he will ever need, even though he has a new job every week and wanders from coast to coast. This is true eve*, though a person is working for a half dozen employers at the same time. There is no possible circum stance under which more than one number is necessary.” Mr. Harmon also urged all work ers, who have not already done so, to apply immediately to their employer or the nearest Post Of fice and fill out the applicatioa form SS-5 for account number. X 46 Openings In Navy During the month of May forty six young men from the states of North and South Carolina are to be enlisted in the United States Navy as apprentice seamen. Im mediately after enlistment these young men will be sent to the U. SL Naval Training Station, Norfolk* Va., where they will receive twelve weeks instruction in Naval Life and routine, before being assigned to one of the ships of the U. S. Fleet for duty. W. A. Shriver, chief electrician’s mate, U. S. Navy, recruiter in charge of the U. S. Navy Recruit ing Station, U. S. Court House Building, Columbia, S. C., has an nounced that applications for en listment in the U. S. Navy are be ing accepted every week day be tween the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 4:30 p. m., excepting Saturday when the hours are from 9:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. x Notice We, the undersigned merchantt of the Town of Plum Branch, wiH close our places of business at $ P. M., Saturdays excepted, begin ning May 1st, and continuing un til September 1st. Your cooperation by shopping early will be appre ciated. J. L. Bracknell, J. J. Collier, W. M. Freeland. !