McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 27, 1937, Image 1
TSUI TO OURSELVUS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Fifth Year
Commencement
Exercises Will Begin
May 30th At
De la Howe School
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1937
Number 52
According to an announcement
by the Rev. E. F. Gettys, Superin
tendent of the De la Howe State
School, commencement exercises
will begin Sunday afternoon, May
30, at 4 o’clock when the bac
calaureate sermon will be deliver
ed by Dr. H. A. McCullough, pastor
of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
of Columbia.
Closing exercises will be held in
the chapel Monday morning, May
31, at 11 o’clock when fourteen
young people will receive state
high school diplomas. The address
to tb** graduates will be delivered
by State Superintendent of Educa
tion, James H. Hope. The public
is extended a cordial invitation to
attend these exercises.
The class roll is as follows: Della
Smith, Chester, S. C.; Rosa Lee
Hyott, Walterboro; Martha Hoff
man, Bordeaux; Mary Cheek,
Greenville; Marie Johnson, Ben-
neau; Mildred Holsenback, Green
wood; Sadie Avant, Georgetown;
TOm a. Holsenback, Greenwood;
Robert McCullough, Abbeville;
Gideon Long, Union; Jack Tim
mons, Columbia; Elsie Elmore,
Florence; Ruby Hall, Johnston;
and Charles Evans, Columbia.
Plum Branch H. D.
Club To Meet June 2
Plum Brahch, May 24.—The Plum
Branch H. D. Club will hold its
regular meeting Wednesday, June
2, at 3:30 p. m., at the school build
ing here. All members are urged
to be present for this will be the
last meeting before Sept, and it will
be an important business meeting.
Reporter.
Camp Bradley INews
Camp Bradley, May 22.—Camp
Bradley put on her best bib anc
tucker Wednesday afternoon and
had her picture taken. Photographs
were made of the interior of the
mess hall, one of the barracks and
the recreation hall. Pictures were
also made of the rock crusher and
quarry, the camp area, as well as
the Forest Service, Army and en
rolled personnel. These pictures
will be on exhibit at the Bradley
Camp.
Camp Educational Advisor Dun-
nigan is attending a meeting of
the District Educational Advisors
at Clemson College this week.
Leader Joe Price, who is in
charge of the road maintenance
crew in the upper District of the
Long Cane, is spending this week
at home with his parents. Charlie
Shipp is acting in Price’s place
during the latter’s absence.
Construction work on the 347-ft.
bridge being built by the Bradley
Camp was well under way at the
close of the week’s work. Twenty-
seven pieces of piling have already
been driven during this past week
and the work is moving along sat
isfactorily. The pile driver operator
has averaged one piece of piling
per hour in his driving.
Visitors during the past week
were Mr. Gerhart, from the Super
visor’s office, who spent Wednes
day on this District in connection
with an inspection of Special Use
and Land Use work, and Captain
White and Captain McKinnon.
Drivers Parish, Johnson and
Dukes were sent to Ridgeville,
South Carolina, Wednesday, along
with their trucks, to transport
buildings to Camp F-ll. These men
have been placed under detached
service and will probably be gone
several days.
Last Monday the Forest Super
visor sent for Mechanic Joe Reece
to come to Columbia and do some
welding. Assistant Mechanic Wal
lace Shuler is carrying on during
Mr. Reece’s absence.
Union Service And
Baptist Training
Union Rally, Sunday.
May 30, Ebenezer
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The Susannah Wesley
Bible Class Meets
The Susannah Wesley Bible class
of the McCormick Methodist
^ i m church was delightfully entertain-
Church, Trenton, S. C. ed at home of the teacher, Mrs.
| Wistar Harmon, Wednesday after-
The following is the program for noon » ^ rs ' A> Hendrix > Ml ’ s
the day:
Morning Session
10:00 o’clock—Sunday School.
10:45—Song Service.
11:00—Devotional led by Mr. H.
E. Freeland.
11:15—Report of program from
fchurches.
11:35—Business and appointment
of committees.
11:45—Music.
11:50—Sermon by Rev. A. D.
Croft.
12:30—Adjournment for dinner.
Afternoon Session
1:45—Song Service.
2:00—Devotional led by Miss
Fannie Laurrie Black.
2:15—Roll call of churches, busi
ness, announcements.
2:45—The B. Y. P. U.’s contribu
tion to the church—Miss Evelyn
Graves. x
3:00—What the B. Y. P. U. can
mean to an Intermediate — Miss
Anna Bess Ethridge.
3:10—Special Music.
3:20—The Service Ideal of the
Five-Year Program — Mr. Lewis
Derrick.
3:45—Song and Benediction.
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Home Demonstration
Agent’s Calendar
28-June 4
May
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
May 28th and 29th, 7:15 p. m. and 8:45 p. iji.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 p. m.
LARRY CRABBE JOE COOK
m
ZANE GREY’S
“ARIZONA MAHONEY
Also
Two Reel Comedy
‘Who’s Looney Now?”
and
PATHE TOPIC
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
May 31st and June 1st, 7:15 p. m. &nd 9:10 p. m.
EDWARD ARNOLD_GAIL PATRICK
* FRANCINE LARRIMORE
f in
\ “JOHN MEADE’S WOMAN”
Also
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
“A Day With The DIONNE QUINTUPLETS”
Wtlr Two Reels
UESPP and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cer ts; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15. 15 cents
Friday, Aiken, Agent’s Confer
ence, a. m., and p. m.
Saturday. McCormick, 4-H
Achievement Day, a. m.
Monday, office, a. m.; office, p
m.
Tuesday, office, a. m.; Dowtin H
D. Club, 3:00 p. m.
Wednesday, office, a. m.; office
p. m.
Thursday, office, a. m.; Willing-
ton H. D. Club. 3:30 p. m. (School
House).
Friday, office, a. m.; office, p. m
C. A. Gilbert, Mrs. W. O. Graves
and Mrs. Jennings Franklin serv
ing as assistant hostesses.
Following a short business ses
sion, conducted by Mrs. J. S. Strom,
class president, an interesting and
helpful program was presented
with Mrs Elmer Creighton in
charge. The subject discussed by
Mrs. A. C. Earnhardt, Mrs. Paul
R. Brown and Mrs. G'. E. Campbell
was “How Adult Classes May Help
Extend the Kingdom at Home”.
With Mrs. J. K. White at the
piano, Mrs. S. E. Johnson gave a
vocal solo. Under the direction of
Miss Sallie Lou Cade, Recreation
Director, a round of entertaining
games was conducted. The hostess
es served a delicious sweet course.
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Card Of Thanks
Farm Prosperity
Needed To Assure
National Stability
A long-time farm policy that will
best serve agriculture and at the
same time safeguard national
stability must provide for prepar
edness against disaster arising
either from crop failure or price
collapse, and place farmers in a
position to go forward on a sound
and healthy basis according to H.
R. Tolley, AAA Administrator. “The
best guarantee of national stabili
ty”, he says, “is the erection of
safeguards against another boom
and burst.”
Mr. Tolley believes that the pres
ent soil-conserving program should
go on and should be supplemented
by other provisions that wil T
further stabilize the agricultural
industry. These other provisions
would Include commodity loans
modification of the conservation
program when necessary to keep
production of special commodities
in balance with demand, and posi
tive commodity control in case sur
pluses become unmanageable by
Tther means. These measures, com
bined with crop insurance such as
now is being considered for wheat,
would make possible the establish
ment of an ever-normal granary.
This long-time farm program
would protect both producers and
ccnsumers. By means of this policy,
Mr. Tolley holds that business sta
bility would be promoted, and the
business man, the worker, and the
farmer would be brought into a
better-balanced relationship.
“Probably all of these measures”,
he says, “insofar as direct appro
priations are needed, could be fi
nanced with the amount of money
now earmarked by Congress under
existing legislation for carrying on
programs now administered by the
AAA.”
Words are inadequate to express
my deep appreciation to my rela
tives and friends for the many
thoughtful acts of kindness be
stowed upon me during my pro
longed illness here at home and
while in the Baptist Hospital in
Columbia.
To Dr. Workman and Dr. Fuller
who ministered so beautifully and
untiringly to me, I am also very
grateful.
These ministrations of mercy
have indeed been a great comfort
to me, and helped me to bear my
suffering with greater fortitude.
I trust that our Heavenly Father
may be ever near each of you.
Mrs. W. CUfton Strom.
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Newberry College
Has Library Course
Will Have Library Science Added
To Summer School Curriculum
Mt. Carmel News
Newberry, May 20.—Because of
many requests for the course, New
berry College will offer in its sum
mer session this year an adequate
curriculum in Library Science to
meet the requirements of the State
Department of Education. , This
training is required of those teach
ers who would serve in the public
school libraries of the state.
An increased teaching staff and
a more extensive curriculum are
the outstanding features of the
summer session at Newberry this
year. The enrollment steadily grows
each year and there is expected
a larger attendance for the coming
summer.
Courses are offered for teachers
in all the public school grades. A
feature of the work in Education
is demonstration class work in the
field of Elementary Education.
This is always one of the most
popular courses in the school.
There will be in attendance also
a large number of college students
pursuing regular courses toward a
degree.
Mrs. John D. Cade and Miss
Julia Cade of Anderson College,
and Miss Sallie T. Cade of Con
verse College, returned home this
week for their vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White were
shopping and visiting relatives in
Augusta Monday.
Mr. Roy Wells spent the past
week end in Anderson.
Quite a number of the Mt. Car
mel people enjoyed the picnic at
the Memorial Bridge on Savannah
River near Calhoun Falls Monday
evening. This gathering was in
honor of the Calhoun Falls High
faculty.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson en
tertained Monday evening in honor
of the faculty of the Sharon High
School.
Mrs. John Morrah, Misses Sara
Curtis, Leona Clinkscales and Mary
Jane Morrah were Anderson visi
tors Friday.
Prof. George McCelvey of York,
S. C., came over Tuesday to attend
the Commencement exercises at
Calhoun Falls High School on
Tuesday evening. Mr. Lawrence
Hester, Jr., won the distinction of
first honor and delivered the
Valedictory. He has made a splen
did record all through school and
Mt. Carmel feels justly proud of
him. We wish him the best of luck.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Russell
of Atlanta were recent visitors in
Mt. Carmel.
Mrs. Lillian Cason has returned
Modoc News
The farmers in our s^cti^n are
very busy this week harvesting
their wheat and oats.
Mr. Jim Garner of Augusta was
a visitor here Sunday to his son,
Mr. Ed. Garner.
Mr. Clarance Howie from Camp
Bradley was a week end visitor
here to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. D. Howie.
Mrs. G. E, Dukes and children
and Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bussey
spent Sunday among relatives in
Augusta.
Mr. Tom Belle Bussey was a week
end visitor here to his mother,
Mrs. Minnie Bussey.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Glanton
of Augusta were visitors here and
at Red Hill Sunday.
Mrs. W. J. Baldiii from Savanna
is on an extended visit here to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Bussey.
Mr. T. J. Stone was a visitor to
Augusta on Tuesday of this week.
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Increasing Com
Production
3. SELECTION OF SEED
(By R. W. Hamilton, Extension
Agronomist)
If South Carolina farmers are to
increase the yield of com per acre
they must use good seed of adapt-
to her home here from Anderson ed varieties. The variety tests con-
Hospital where she was a patient; ducted annually by the South Car-
a few days. Her many friends hope olina Experiment Station show
she will improve very rapidly. | that there are several varieties of
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister corn of about equal rank in yield,
were recent visitors in Anderson, j all well adapted to South Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. John Banks and soils and climatic conditions. Coun
children, Jean, Ray and Miss ty farm agents will be glad to help
Opal Banks, spent Sabbath in farmers select a suitable variety.
Lincoln County, Ga.
*JU—
May
31st Last
Day For Signing
1937 Work-Sheets
In addition to widely recognized
varieties, there are varieties or
strains developed by selection that
have high standing in particular
localities. These corns are generally
known locally by the name of the
farmer who has developed
them or grown them for
the longest period. Although
... ^ , their origin or pedigree is general-
Monday, May 31st is the closing when such a strala
date lor the 1937 Farm Program meets the requlrements of a locall _
sign-up. Every one farming who
wishes to sign a work-sheet may
ty, has uniform characteristics,,
and is satisfactory in yield there
call at the County Agent's office j ts nQ necesslty for changing to a
and do so by the closing date,
Monday. This sign-up does not ob
ligate any person.
R. D. Suber,
County Agent.
McCormick, S. C.
S. C. Poultry Council
Actively Points For
World Poultry Meet
.)
76 Openings In Navy
During the month of June
seventy-six young men from the
states of North and South Caro-
ina are to be enlisted in the
United States Navy as apprentice
seqmen. Immediately after enlist
ment these young men will be sent
to the U. S. Naval Training Station,
Norfolk, Va., where they will re
ceive twelve weeks instruction in
Naval Life and routine, before be
ing 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.
Spartanburg, May 17.—J.' C. Har
rell of Spartanburg, chairman of
the South Carolina Poultry Coun
cil, today announced the appoint
ment of the various committee
chairmen of the Council, an organ! -
zation composed of representatives
interested in all phases of poultry
and its development.
C. B. Fretwell of Spartanburg
was named chairman of the com
mittee on feeds and feeding: W.
T. Brooker, Jr., of Columbia, breed
ing and improvement committee;
O. M. Clark of Clemson, finances
and economics committee; C. L.
Morgan of Clemson, committee on
research and teaching; Eleanor
Carson of Winthrop College, 4-H
club committee; Verd Peterson of
Columbia, vocational education
committee; E. H. Talbert of Co
lumbia, marketing committee; Jack
Wooten of Clemson, publicity com
mittee; Myra Reagan of Winthrop
College, consumption committee;
and J. H. Hammond of Columbia,
legislative committee.
One of the main objectives of the
Poultry Council this year is to
lay the ground work for South
Carolina’s participation in the
more widely known variety unless
this better known variety proves
superior in tests conducted in this
particular locality.
Seed corn should be obtained as
near at hand as possible. It is a
great mistake to import a variety
from a different latitude. The
yield of corn is quickly affected
by change in inviroment.
A farmer, having once obtained
a satisfactory variety or strain,
should endeavor to keep up its
high-yield qualities by careful field
selection based on characteristics
of stalk, ear, and grain. The gen
erally practiced method of crib se
lection tends always towards the
development of single-ear types
rather than prolific types. Corn is
very easily cross-pollinated, thus
causing a mixture of varieties.
When this occurs, new seed stock
should be obtained from a repu
table breeder.
Because yellow corn contains
vitamin A, which white corn does
not carry, yellow corn is now be
ing strongly recommended for
feeding hogs, poultry, and dairy
animals. For several years much
attention has been given to breed
ing varietes of yellow com adapt
ed to South Carolina conditions
and several good varieties are now
available.
(This is the third of a series of
articles on Corn Production in
South Carolina.)
Street Tax Notice
Street Tax due May 1st. Last day
for payment June 30th. Penalty of
Seventh World’s Poultry Congress I 50 cents or six days’ work on the
and Exposition to be held in the streets will be imposed after June
United States in 1939. According 30th.
to Mr. Harrell, many countries and i
a majority of the states in Ainer- J
lea will have exhibits at
World’s Poultry Congress.
the
J. o. fatterson,
City Clerk.
McCormick, S. C.
May 11, 1937.-3t.
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