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TBU* TO OURSELVICS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
A
Thirtv-Sixth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938
Number 33
Union Services At
The Methodist Church
Sabbath Evening
The regular monthly union ser
vice of the three local churches
will be held at the Methodist
Church Sabbath evening at 7:30
o’clock. Dr. S. W. Reid will preach.
The Rev. A. Thad Persons will
lead the prayer.
Will you help fill the church?
Will you pray God to bless you in
this service?
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Greenwood Produc
tion Credit Associa
tion Meeting On
January 13
Stockholders of the Greenwood
Production Credit Association will
hold their annual meeting in Court
House at Greenwood on Thursday
morning, January 13, at 10 o’clock,
according to an announcement by
J. L. Bracknell, Director of the as
sociation, who says that it is de
sired that every member of the
association shall be present.
At this meeting, complete and
detailed reports will be made by
the officers of the association on
its operations for the past year,
directors will be elected and other
highly important business trans
acted.
Mr. Bracknell in announcing the
date of tl^ annual meeting said
that it #as hoped to make the at
tendance at this year’s meeting the
largest of any of the meetings yet
held. He said that these annual
meetings afforded the stockholders
an opportunity to learn every de
tail of the operations of their as
sociation and that it was their
duty to attend.
The Greenwood Production Credit
Association serves McCormick, Ab
beville, Greenwood, and Saluda
counties and in 1937 made loans
totalling $225,000.00.
Home Dem. Agent’s
Schedule For Week
January 7th-13th
Friday, a. m., McCormick 4-H
Clubs McCormick High school; p.
m., office.
Saturday, a. m., Radio News.
Monday, a. m., office; Bethany
H. D. C., 2:30 p. m.
Tuesday, a. m., Wideman 4-H
Clubs; Mt. Carmel, H. D. C., 2:30
p. XXL.
Wednesday, a. m., office; Youngs,
H. D. 2:30 p. m.
Thursday, a. m., McCormick 4-H
Clubs, Grammar School; Buffalo,
H. D. C., 2:30 p. m.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
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Sandy Branch
H. D. Club Meets
The Sandy Branch H. D. Club
met on December sixteenth in the
home of Mrs. Sudie Jennings with
Mrs. C. E. Newby 'assistant hostess.
Ten members and two visitors were
present.
Devotional was conducted by
Mrs. B. C. Owings.
Roll call and minutes read by
secretary.
Song, Hark the Herald Angels
Sing.
As this was the Christmas meet
ing we did not have a lesson for
this month, but Miss Bell gave an
interesting demonstration on the
different kinds of sewing threads
and how to use them to make a
neat and durable finish for our
garments.
During the social hour we had
a contest called unraveling the
Christmas stocking.
We had a lovely Christmas tree
and after the hostesses had served
refreshments Santa Claus unload
ed the Christmas tree and every
one had a nice gift to carry home.
Reporter.
Mt. Carmel JNews
Happy New Year to all.
Miss Lura Jean Watson returned
to Erskine College Monday after
spending a pleasant Christmas at
home.
Cadet Lawrence Hester, Jr., re
turned to Charleston Sunday to
resume his studies at The Citadel
for the second semester.
Mr. Frank Cason spent a pleas
ant week with Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Cason and family last week.
Mrs. Mabel Brown and Miss
Sarah Curtis visited in Anderson
the past week end.
Our last report from Mrs. J. W.
Morrah who is with Mr. and Mrs.
Calhoun Harris in Anderson, says
she is doing moderately well.
Mr. Willie Hester accompanied
Cadet Lawrence Hester to Charles
ton Sunday and spent the night
with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mitchell
at Mount Pleasant.
Prof, and Mrs. Jim Dean and
Tribunal Rules In
Favor Of Government
In Power Cases
Loans Declared Constitutional—
Ickes Says Decision Will Affect
Construction Of 52 Power
Projects Costing $84,026,288
Washington, Jan. 3.—The Su
preme Court ruled today the gov
ernment could make loans and
grants for publicly-owned electric
plants.
Secretary Ickes, the public works
administrator, said the decision
would affect construction of 52
power projects costing $84,026,288
for which his agency had allotted
$30,191,944 as loans to be repaid
Joseph F. Edmonds
Passes Away At Home
After Long Illness
From The Press and Banner, Ab
beville, Jan. 3.
Joseph Franklin Edmonds, high
ly esteemed Abbeville citizen passed
away at his home on Parker
Street Sunday afternoon at 2:15
o’clock following an illness of sev
eral weeks. Mr. Edmonds had been
in ill health for several months
and last year underwent an opera
tion at the Guynes Hospital, oper
ated by a son-in-law, at Mathis,
Texas. He returned home greatly
improved in health but suffered
another attack several weeks ago.
Mr. Edmonds was Deacon in the
Change In Law
and $21,674,408 as federal grants.
Constitutionality of the govern- First Baptist Church of Abbeville
ment’s activity was challenged by ’ and was a devout Christian gen-
the Alabama Power Company and tleman. He came to Abbeville as
the Duke Power Company. They a wheelwright and followed this
little daughter of Norway were re- | S0U S ht ^ enjoin federal financing trade for a number of years. Later
cent visitors of Mr and Mrs i of projects in four Alabama mu- he represented a marble works and
D. Dean. I nici P a ltties and at Buzzard Roost more recently he has conducted
Prof. Jordan Dean and Miss in Greenwood county. South Caro- the Morning Glory Dairy.
lina - ! Mr. Edmonds was bom March
Justice Sutherland delivered the 17> 1862> a t McCormick, at the time
opinion of the court. He dealt 0 f hi S death being in his 75th year.
first with the cases brought by the He was a son of Alex and Elizabeth employe during each week, except
Alabama Power Company. White Edmonds and was one of a! where workers are paid on a semi-
The Justice announced no dis- family of 19 brothers and sisters, monthly or monthly basis when
sent and said that Justice Black Edmonds had been a resident employment reports are made to
concurred in the result. 0 f Abbeville for thirty-five years, accord with the facts.
The court affirmed a decree by During his life here he took an | under terms of the proposed
the circuit court holding chat pri- ao ti ve interest in the civic affairs amendment, quarterly employmfent
vate power companies had no 0 f cit y and county as well as reports would be substituted for
Myrtle Dean of Clemson College
have returned to their work after
a pleasant visit at home.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Messrs. Harold
Gilliam and Lawrence Hardaway
were Abbeville visitors Saturday.
Mr. Hardaway was en route to the
CCC Camp at Rock«Hill and Mr.
Gilliam returned to P. C. at Clin-'
ton.
Mrs. Ben Fortson, Miss Carol
Will Be Asked
Columbia, Jan. 6.—Enactment of
legislation which would greatly re-
uot-o cohered emplovers of many
of the burdensome details in mak
ing employment reports to the
South Carolina Unemployment
comoensation commission will be
asked of the general assembly when
it ronve^ps this month, R. Brica
Waters, administrator for the com
mission, said today.
Mr. Waters said the senate, at
the last session of the general as
sembly, approved an amendment
which would make the change in
the reporting system possible. The
measure was also given one read
ing in the house of representatives
and, therefore, needs only two more
readings before being ready for
ratification.
A number of employers, the ad
ministrator said, have expressed
themselves as favoring a simpler
reporting system. At present all
employers covered by the law are
required to make monthly employ
ment reports, giving weeklv wages
payable and hours worked by each
Fortson and Mr. Majette Fortson Ichallenge the action of j n church,
of Lincoln County, Ga.. were vis- j the government In making pro-
itors of Misses Lennie and Eliza loans and grants
Covin Thursday afternoon.
Miss Elizabeth Hester was called
to Anderson professionally Satur
day.
Dr. and Mrs. Archie Watson and
In his opinion, Sutherland said
that the competition with the
municipalities was “entirely law
ful.”
“While the loan,” he continued,
‘might frustrate complainant’s
famUy of Greenville spent a pleas-I Edmonds Columbia- Mrs D E
ant riav with Mr and Mr«? w o hopes of a profitable investment Eclmonas > Columbia, Mrs. D. e
Z it would not violate any legal Estes ’ Chester; Miss Elizabeth Ed-
[HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
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FRIDAY and SATURDAY
January 7th and 8th, 7 p. m. and 8:40 p. m.
LARRY CRABBE JUNE MARTEL
in
Zane Grey's
FORLORN RIVER”
Also
A POPEYE CARTOON
Morning, Noon & Night Club”
and
BETTY-BOOP CARTOONS
The Impractical Joker'
and
Pudgy Picks A Fight*
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
January 10th and 11th, 7 p. m. and 8:40 p. m.
BARBARA STANWYCK HERBERT MARSHALL
in
“BREAKFAST FOR TWO
Also
A MICKEY MOUSE CARTOON
?
“Plutos Quintuplets”
and
rr
A M-G-M Miniature
“Pacific Paradise”
ADMISSION: Adult-. 25 e-nts; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
day _
Watson Sunday. j . would
Mr. and- Mrs. Marvin Burts of right-
Anderson, Mrs. Gladys Smith of |
Honea Path and Mr. Bill Cochran 1 January Farming
of Greenwood brought Miss Sara ^ °
Curtis home from Anderson Sunday
and were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Curtis Sunday evening.
Misses Esther, Elizabeth and
Mae DuBose of Lisbon, Ga., return
ed home Friday after a pleasant
stay in Mt. Carmel.
Misses Florence and Susie Pat
terson spent a pleasant day Thurs
day with Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Reid
in McCormick.
Mrs. Mary Smith, Jean and Mr.
Barnard Smith visited in Atlanta,
Elberton and Bordeaux during the
holidays.
Mr. Harold Gilliam of P. C. at
Clintcm spent the holidays with
his mother, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam.
Miss Lilly Miller of De la Howe
State School spent a few days with
her cousins, Misses Florence and
Susie Patterson. Mr. James Miller
of Augusta was also a week end
guest.
Miss Gladys Scott returned to
her work at Davidson College last
Wednesday.
Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. J. it. l ari ant, Mrs. W. A.
Scott and Mr. Tarrant Scott were
visitors in Edgefield Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin was a recent
.is-ior in Anderson.
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Farmers Outlook
Meeting To Be Held
At Court House
Here Jan. 10th
not violate any legal Estes - Chester; Miss Elizabeth Ed
monds, Selma, Ala.; Mr. Joe F. Ed
monds, Jr., Orangeburg; J. A. Ed
monds, Washington, D. C.; Robert
F. Edmonds, Anderson; Mrs.
tt* . 1 Charles H. Martin, Houston, Texas;
XllllIS Mrs w A Guynes, Mathis, Texas;
! and Mrs. David Hutchens, of
For greater smicess in farming Mathis, Texas. He is also survived
in 1938 County Farm Agent R. D. j by 23 grandchildren and two great-
Suber makes these important sug- 1 grandchildren,
gestions for January. J of the large family of 19 broth-
Agronomy ers anc j sisters only three brothers
Be sure your cotton planting seed survive, R. N. Edmonds, Parksville;
for 1938 was bred to produce staple j p p Edmonds, Spartanburg, anc
at least one inch in length and w< j. Edmonds of York.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
First Baptist Church and interment
was in Melrose Cemetery. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev.
Phillip J. McLean assisted by the
Rev. T. D. Lide, former pastor of
the church.
preferably longer.
If sufficient oats was not planted
during fall to meet farm needs,
plant this month, weather permit
ting.
Clean up hedge rows and wood
patches between fields.
Horticulture
Prepare hotbeds and coldframes
for cabbage, tomato, pepper, etc.
Plant English peas (in lower part
of state) if soil is in condition.
Prepare land for Irish potatoes,
and order certified seed.
Prune fruit trees and vines
preparatory to spraying with iirne-
culfur or oil-Bordeaux.
Plant fruit trees at once, if soil
is in condition.
Terrace all new orchard land be
fore planting.
Agricultural Engineering
Plan to lower production costs
in 1938 by more efficient use of
labor, power, and machinery.
Arrange sheds and farm shop
for better care of equipment.
Check over farm machinery and
make needed repairs.
Make needed repairs and im
provements on buildings, fences,
and gates.
Insects and Diseases
Plan to treat cotton seed before
planting.
Continue cleaning orchards to
destroy fallen fruit and limbs to
control diseases.
Prune grapes to remove and
burn disease-harboring vines
the monthly employment reports.
Mr. Edmonds was a member of All references to hours of employ-
the Masonic order, che Junior Or- ment would be eliminated, thus
der United American Mechanics saving employers much time and
and the Knights of Pythias. | worry. The only information re-
He married Miss Mattie Brunson quired would be one figure for
of Edgefield and she with the fol- eac ^ employe, showing the total
lowing children survive: Mr. W. C. j wf ' ^ nay able to him during the
quarter.
Final adoption of the amend
ment would result in no change
in the method of making contribu
tion reports. These, Mr. Waters ex
plained, will be due monthly, just
as under existing regulations, at
the same time contributions are
submitted.
The administrator said the com
mission had notified covered em
ployers to temporarily withhold
their employment report covering
the month of January, pending
definite action by the house on the
amendment. They will be required
to maintain in their files, however,
a complete record of hours of em
ployment and wages payable to
each employe on their payrolls so
that this data may be available
to the commission if and when
needed.
Of course, if the amendment if
finally approved, it will no longer
be necessary for the employer to
keep records of hours of employ
ment and the information as to
wages paid workers during the
quarter will be reduced to one
fionire for each employe. Mr. Waters
said.
The lawmakers will Le asked to
give the proposed amendment
priority on their 1938 calendar so
at the commission may soon
know whether or not it will be
necessary to call for the January
report.
The unemployment compensation
commission was established by the
legislature in 1936 to administer
a statewide system of unemploy
ment compensation. Under terms
of the legislative act, and the na
tional social security law, the com
mission is now collecting contribu
tions with which to pay unem
ployment benefits after July 1 to-
unemployed workers who have been
engaged in covered employment.
During the first two years ah con
tributions are going into an un
employment fund from which the
benefits will be paid.
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Improviiig Poultry
By Hatcheries Plan
Clemson, Dec. 27.—One of the
most outstanding phases of poul
try progress in South Carolina ir
1937 has been the work with hatch
eries complying with the National
Poultry Improvement, Plan. Exten
sion Poultcyman P. H.\>ooding actf
as state inspector for the South
Carolina Poultry Improvement As
sociation, which is the official state
agency administering the National
Poultry Improvement plan.
Hatcherymen complying with the
plan have their supply flocks cull
ed by someone who had attended
the poultry short course at Clem
son College and passed an exami
nation in culling. The birds are
tested for pullorum disease by the
Clemson College Livestock Sanitary
Department.
Hatcheries must be kept open to
inspectors, and all eggs set must
average 24 ounces or more per
dozen. These requirements enable
Clean up trash about edges of hatcherymen to offer to purchas-
fields and gardens to kill hibernat- ers a quality of chicks that should
ing insects. ! live and grow into profitable birds.
Do not burn woods to control in
Notice
Farmers Outlook Meeting for 1938
is to held at the McCormick Coun
ty Court House Monday morning,
January 10th, at 10:30 o’clock.
Everyone interested in studying the
likely marketing of his crops and
livestock for 1938 is urged to at
tend The proposed farm program,
as it now stands, will probably be
explained. Mr. A. H. Ward, District
Agent of the Extension Service,
will be in charge of the meeting.
Remember the time, Monday
morning, January 10th, at 10:30 |^ rees f° r San Jose scale and leaf
o’clock, and place, McCormick curl - , . ... ^, ,
County Court House. Fumigate, If necessary with car- 'W™ hens suppUed e f g * ‘° theS * Portance to come before the Lodge
R. D. Suber, bon disulfide to save grain, peas, hatcheries. Eleven hatcheries wi j. e. Bell, W. M.
County Agent. and beans. comply with the plan in 1938.’ j W. N. Smith, Sec’y.
i The next regular Communication
“Eight hatcheries with a total Qf mne Lodge, No. 117, A. F. M.,
j sects. incubating capacity of 235,460 eggs will on Monday night, Jan.
AddIv dormant snrav to neach com P lied vdth the plan in South 1Q 193g t 7;3 q 0 » c i oc k me m-
1 PP y dormant spray t0 peach Carolina in 1937", says Mr. Good- be ’ rs , jr( , cd ^ present as
ing, “and flock owners with 29,537 ^ iere a matter of special im-
Fumigate, if necessary with car-