Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TBUS TO OURSELVififi, OU2 NEIGHBORS, OU^S COUNTRi AND OUR GOD. . Thirty-Sixth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1937 Number 27 Payroll Taxes In October Amounted To $242,509.75 Columbia, Nov. 13.—The South Carolina Unemployment C^mnen- sation Commission collected $242,- 509.75 in payroll taxes during the month of October, according to an announcement today by R. Brice j Waters, Administrator for the Com mission. The Amount collected in September was $252,024.93 and that in August $222,629.58. Administrator Waters pointed out that the total amount collected by the Commission from the date of its organization, July 1, 1936 to November 1, 1937 aggregates $3,- 620,165.59. These funds are placed in the Unemployment Trust Fund from which benefits will be paid qualified unemployed workers be ginning July 1938. The number of employing es tablishments liable for the payroll 1 tax under the law on November 1 was 4,229. Election Of Communi ty Committeemen To Be Held Nov. 30tli -txt- 84 Openings In Navy During the month of November, eighty-four young men from the states of North and South Caro lina are to be enlisted in the United States Navy as apprentice seamen. Immediately after enlistment these young men will be sent to the U. S. 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: CO a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Flection of the Community Com mitteemen of McCormick County for the year 1938 Farm Program to be held according to the follow ing schedule November 30, 1937: Willing ton 10:00 A. M. Bethany 10:00 A. M. McCormick 3:00 P. M. Washington School 3:00 P. M. Those eligible to vote, mainly, are producers who intend to take pari, in the 1938 Farm Program. R. D. Suber, County Agent. xx * Weekly Cotton Grade And Staple Report For South Carolina For Week Ending November 18, 1937 Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20.—For the last few weeks, the grade showing the largest proportion in each week’s classings was Strict Low Middling White, wdaich included about one third of the samples classed during this period. This week Middling Spotted, which rep resents approximately the came value classed as Strict Low Mid dling White, includes nearly 30 per cent of the samples classed this week, and is the grade in largest proportion. The proportion representing the longer lengths, 1 inch and longer, is only about 19 per cent this week, a smaller proportion than for any previous week this season. In some of the earlier weeks of the ginning season, the proportion of 1 inch and longer lengths was in excess of 60 per cent. For the season to date, 46 per cent of the samples classed has been 1 inch and longer. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY November 26th and 27lh, 7 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. GEORGE O’BRIEN CONSTANCE WORTH in “WINDJAMMER” Also MARCH OF TIME and Sports With Bill Comm ‘Beach Sports’ 641 99 MONDAY and TUESDAY November 29lh and 30th. 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. SPENCER TRACY LUISE RAINER in 64 -v. r 'f ' ! ^ ifTV — BIG CITY” Also A Cartoon “Bo.sko & The Cannibals" and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Camp Bradley News Camp Bradley, Nov. 20.—Fore man Ray and the rock crusher crew are now crushing approxi mately 60 yards of stone a day. This stone is pink granite and makes a very pretty road. It is expected that Number 2 stone will be finished to Hardlabor Creek by next week. The new type of sur facing that is acquired by mixing- topsoil with Number 1 crushed rock and folic wed by a thorough discing seems to be setting up niceiy and the road men are rather optimistic about it. Foreman Reece poured the last of the concrete Uo be put in the bullet-proof dynamite magazine last Wednesday. As soon as the forms are removed and the con crete dressed this five-ton mag azine will be completed. The men of the company are looking forward eagerly to the dance that is being given in the Recreation Hall the night before Thanksgiving. Hugh Barton’s or chestra will furnish the music. It has been six months since the camp has had a dance and every one is anxious for the Thanksgiv ing dance to be a success. Leon Hall, former clerk here and at Camp F-ll, who is now attend ing the University of Georgia, spent last week end in Greenwood. Kail’s j friends at Bradley, as well as in | Greenwood, always enjoy his visits. I Superintendent Stribiing from j Camp F-l on the Mountain Dis- j trict of the Sumter National For- | est, visited Camp Bradley »,his week. I Mr. Stribiing was accompanied by ; “Big Brady”, a 210-pound enrollee. ' When Superintendent Allen re marked about Brady’s size and rug- i gedness, Mr. Stribiing informed him that Brady was one of the small est men in his camp, the water boy, and that he left all of the big- men at Camp F-l. We wonder! Enrollees are looking forward to i Thanksgiving Day for various rea sons. For some of the new men it will be the first trip home since coming to Bradley; for others it will mean that the college girls will be home and for those who are on fire duty and have to stand by to guard Uncle Sam’s pine trees, it will mean just turkey with all the accessories. Cards and letters from Banks Smith, Dale Monday, Copeland, and others who transferred to Oregon, advise the men at Bradley that Oregon is a fine place but that if they were back at Bradley they would stay there. This is a comfort to those that wanted to transfer and couldn’t. caftan* X’ Mr. And Mrs. B. F. Hodges Entertain With Dinner In Honor Of Mrs. W. R. Mc Kinney’s Birthday ** •> Mr. aAd Mrs. B. F. Hodges en tertained Sunday, Nov. 7th, with a family picnic dinner in honor cf Mrs. w. R. McKinney’s birthday. A large table bad been prepared under the beautiful cak trees and at one o'clock it was loaded with everything imaginable that was goed to eat. Those present from Greenwood were Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McKinney, father and mother of Mrs. Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McKinney and little son, Mr. and Mrs. “Bill” Beil and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Frank White, Mrs. J. M. MeGraw, Lloyd and Martha Cade MeGraw, from McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Willis and four children. A number of relatives and friends ! from Bordeaux were present. It was a great day for Mr. and Mrs. Mc Kinney inasmuch as their entire family, consisting cf twenty six i was there. After enjoying the bountiful din ner and spending a very pleasant time together we left wishing Mrs. McKinney many happy returns of the day. A Guest. Thanksgiving Though Is o XX- XX- More Cotton Is Ginned This Year Washington, Nov. 22.—The census bureau reported today that cotton of this year’s grow'th ginned prior to Nov. 14 totaled 14,943,073 run ring bales, including 267,961 round bales, counted as half bales, and 5,801 bales of American-Egyptian. An estimate of 18,243,000 bales of 500 pounds each for this year’s crop was made early this month by the agriculture department. Ginnings to Nov. 14 last year to taled 10,767,140 bales, including 495 575 round bales and 7,884 bales of American Egyptian, while the total crop was 12,399,000 bales. Gin nings in 1935 to Nov. 14 were 3,- 436 538 running bales, including 167,252 round bales and 9,490 bales of American-Egyptian, with total production reaching 10,638,000 bales. Ginnings to Nov. 14 this year and last year, by states were: Alabama, 1,479,167 running bales this year, and 1,092,574 last year; Arizona 127,530 and 103,369, Ar kansas 1,429,713 and 1,148,817, Cali fornia 395,486 and 268,356, Florida 34,713 and 27,410, Georgia 1,362,600 and 981,732, Louisiana 976,195 and 730,427, Mississippi 2,112,093 and 1,- 776,367, Missouri 242,718 and 279,- 235, New Mexico 93,279 and 81,966, North Carolina 628,953 and 433,906, Oklahoma 594,233 and 254,624, South Carolina 877,117 and 640,968, Tennessee 436,708 and 376.282, Texas 4,118,882 and 2,536,478, Vir ginia 26,647 and 23,315, and all other states 13,044 and 11,314. Christmas Seal Sale .Begins November 27 J. Fred Buzhardt, county chair men of the Tuberculosis Christ mas Seal Sale, which will begin in this county November 27th is get ting everything in readiness to make this sale the best j’et. He wishes the public to know that the seals will not be sold through the schools this year dnd it is hoped that everyone will respond to the mail sale, since this is to be the major effort put forth. I Last year, he said, a great many people returned seals stating that they would buy from the school children and he wishes it to be made plain that the school chil dren will not be asked to do this work this year. The total proceeds of last year’s j sale were $205.24, including $31.51 sold by the negroes. As a result of this sale, a mobile x-ray clinic serv ed this county in April in finding- cases of tuberculosis and the ser vices of field nurses were made available in early diagnosis. Between the years 1932-36, sta tistics show that McCormick coun ty has had 54 active cases of tuberculosis yearly and an average cf 9 deaths per year from this cause. It is the hope that someday, through combined efforts of all or ganizations and people that this country may be rid of this dreaa disease. Chevrolet Service Training Special supplementary training schools will be held the w r eek of November 22 throughout nearly 10,000 Chevrolet dealerships in all parts of the United States, it was announced this week by C. W. Wood, manager of the Chevrolet service and mechanical depart ment. The schools are designed to’ sup plement the training received by dealers’ service and mechanical managers in the new product schools held for several weeks be fore the announcement of the new Chevrolet models for 1938, Mr Wood explained. Every dealer’s ser vice men will be schooled to give full and complete service on the 1938 cars at the conclusion of the training week, he said. xx County Game Warden Dan Mc Grath says the hunting season opens today, says he has placed hunting license at points all over the county, for sale. He warns all hunters to be careful of fire and other peoples rights, and not to hunt until they procure license. The dove season does not open un til Dec. 20th. “Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for he is Good; for His mercy endureth forever.” The first recorded Thanksgiving was the Hebrew feast of the taber nacles. The first English Thanksgiving was on September 3, 1588, for the defeat of the Spanish Armada. There have been two English Thanksgivings in the past century. One was on February 27, 1372, for the recovery of the Prince of Wales from illness, the other, June 21. 1887, for the Queen’s Jubilee. Governor Bradford proclaimed the first day of thanks December 13, 1621, over three hundred years ago. and it was in gratitude for 20 acres of corn, 6 acres of barley and peas that yielded well. Of course, other things contributed to their gladness; plenty of game and food, and a new hope. There were only 55 white men and women. Friendly Massasoit with 90 Indian braves came in all their holiday paint and feathers. ; About 1630 to 1680 Thanksgiving- day was held only once in every two or three years, as Indians were attacking the settlers and they were widely scattered. In 1779, after the Revolution, Congress establish ed a national day, naming Novem ber 26. But one by one the states began observing different days, al though all were- in November. Finally, Lincoln made it the last Thursday in November, and so it has remained. It is the only re ligious festival celebrated in the United States by virtue of the au thority of the civil governmeht. The New England Thanksgiving dates from 1633 when Massa chusetts Bay Colony set apart N a day for Thanksgiving. The first National proclamation for Thanksgiving was by Congress during the Revolutionary War. The first great American Thanks giving was in 1784, for the declara tion of peace. There was one more national Thanksgiving in 1789, and in 1795 President Washington pro claimed a day by authorization of Congress. A day cf Thanksgiving was observed in April 1815, cele brating peace with England at the close of the war of 1812, but that marked the last nation wide ob servance until 1863, when Presi dent Lincoln issued a national proclamation for a day of Thanks giving. “He who thanks with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart.” Matilda Bell, Co. Home Dem. Agent. ■ xx lively large cotton crop. 3 he corn crop is expected to total 25,017,000 bu. hels, wnich. would bi the largest crop since 1923, G per cent above last year’s production and ~:1 per cent above average for the years 1928-1S32. Seasons were unusually favorable ,r1 hay production and the esti mate of 506,009 tons is one cf the l largest crops ever produced in the State. The sweet pota to estimate of 4,- 869,000 bushels is about the ucani crop. Peanut production is estimated at 8,580,000 pounds, which is 5 per cent above lasr year’s crop but slightly below average. Pecan production is expected to lotol 1,169,000 pounds, which is 23 per cent below last year’s crop but 40 per cent above average outturn for the years 1928-32. Preliminary estimates indicate that 1,364,000 bushels of cowpeas and 60,000 bushels of soybeans will be gathered this fall. These esti- j mates compare with 1,446,000 bush- j els of cowpeas and 65,000 bushels of soybeans harvested last year. UNITED STATES Corn yields are exceeding earlier expectations particularly in the central eastern Corn Belt and the crop is now estimated at 2,651,000,- COO bushels, an increase of 89,000,- 000 bushels over indications a month ago. Potatoes are quite gen erally yielding slightly below ear lier expectations in late States but the average yield will still be close to previous high records and the crop of nearly 392,000,000 bushels tos slightly above average. Beans and several kinds of fruits are also yielding above the indications of a month ago but the estimates for sweetpotatoes and grain sor ghums have each been reduced about 2 per cent. Excluding cotton, crop yields are now expected to average about 5.1 per cent higher than during the 1923-32 period but they will be about 24 per cent above the very low average of the last four years. Including the exceptionally heavy yield of cotton, the composite of prospective yields of all crops, at 114.1 per cent of average, is mark edly higher than in any recent year. Even in 1920, the year of heaviest total crop production, yields were only 110.3 per cent of the same period average. This season’s high yields, par ticularly those of cotton and fruits, were due primarily to weather con ditions. However, more intensive methods of farming and good cul- tivaticn have been encouraged by the soil conservation program 'and by crop prices that were fairly high, in comparison with farm wage: rates. General Crop Report As Of Nov. 1, 1937 Columbia, Nov. 11.—In point of production, South Carolina is ex periencing one of its best crop years. On the whole, favorable sea sons have continued to date and final harvest is expected to show the largest cotton and corn crops since 1931 and 1923, respectively, and the biggest hay crop for many years. A record tobacco crop has been harvested and sold for more money than any previous tobacco crop. Outturn of food and feed crops are well above average and for the most part production of minor crops is ample for local needs. Production of all crops combined is now expected to be 12 per cent above final outturn in 1936 and 35 per cent above average for the years 1928-1932. At current estimates the com bined value of lint cotton and to bacco is approximately 63 million dollars, compared with 67 million dollars last year. Thus the present value of our principal cash crops is only about 6 per cent below that of last year despite the low price of cotton. This not greatly unfav orable comparison is mostly due to good prices for the record tobacco crop but also in part to the rela-j -xx- Camp Modoc News Camp Modoc, Nov. 20.—The Key Bridge over Holmes Creek has been completed, making all bridges and culverts finished on the Key Road from State Highway No. 23 to Stevens Creek. Grading and sur facing will be completed this month. \ Construction of the Turkey Road was started this week and it is be lieved that with favorable v/eather conditions this road will finished during the month of December. Maintenance work and land scaping have been completed for the Key Bridge lookout station. AH wood work and the inside of the cab of the tower was painted, slopes sodded and a large number of trees planted. Forest Service Clerk St. Julien Melchers left the employ of the Forest Service last Monday. He will be sincerely missed by Camp Of ficers as well as by his many local friends. Mr. Joe B. Price has been trans ferred from Camp F-ll to have his headquarters in Columbia, S. C. He will take over the duties of show ing motion pictures over the va rious Ranger Districts of the Soutli Carolina and Croatan National Forests. Again we lose a comrade. Camp visitors for the week in cluded Road Superintendent Ed Vernon, of Columbia, District Rang er David, Assistant Ranger Gid- dings, Ranger Clerk Sanders, and District Engineer Puckette.