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1 ! sir ft i & TSUK TO OURSSLVKJ5, OUR NEIGHBORS, lUife COiiMfcti AND OUR GOD. riiirty-Sixth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1938 Number 31 The Dowtin H. D. Club Meets The Dowtin H. D. club held Its regular monthly meeting on Tues day afternoon, January 4, at 2:30 o’clock, with Mrs. P. W. Roper as hostess. The president called the meeting to order and the project song, “Morning Comes Early”, was sung. Mrs. J. C. Dowtin conducted the devotional. Ten members answered roil call with their favorite cake. The duties of citizenship were given by one of the members and a very appropriate poem for the new year was read. Miss Bell discussed the outlook for 1938. Purchasing power is no greater, therefore farm women would have to plan carefully. Miss Bell gave valuable points on how this could be done. The picture, “Sistine Madonna”, by Raphael was shown and the history on it was given. During the social hour hot choc olate and gipsey were served. Fol lowing many enjoyable chats among the members, all adjourned to meet with Mrs. E. B. Smith in February. Reporter. 1 xi Home Dem. Agent’s Schedule For Week Civil Service Exami nations Announced The United States Civil Service Ccm mission has announced open competitive examinations for the following positions: Junior graduate nurse, $1,620 a iyear, U. S. Public Health Service, and Veterans’ Administration. Associate wool technologist, $3,- 200 a year,, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. t Industrial classification analyst, I and senior, asociate, and assistant industrial classification analysts, : $2,600 to $4,600 a year, Social Se curity Board. j Full information may be obtain- ! ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board of i Examiners at the post office cr customhouse in any city which has a post office of the first or second i class, or from the > United States Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. Of Jan. 14-20 Friday, a. m., office; Meriwether H. D. C., 2:30 p. m. Saturday, a. m., office. Monday, a. m., office; Afternoon, office. Tuesday, a. m., office; Rehoboth H. D. C., 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, a. m., office; Bor deaux H. D. C., 2:30 p. m. - — Thursday, a. m., Washington 4-H Clubs, Jr. and Sr.; Sandy Branch H. D. C., 2:30 p. m. Matilda Bell, Home Dem. Agent. -txt- Report McCormick Water Supply Charleston, S. C. December 31,' 1937. Sanitary Water Analysis No. 13228, Received December 28, 1937. From Water Supply of McCor mick, McCormick, S. C. Parts per million Color 25.00 Chloride __ 13.00 Free Ammonia 0.02 Albuminoid Ammonia _ 0.03 Nitrogen as Nitrites __ 0.00 Nitrogen as Nitrates __ 0.00 Total Solids 130.00 Bacterial Analysis B. Coli, Negative. Gas forming organisms, Absent. Remarks: Analyses indicate water to be of good quality and free from contamination. Respectfully submitted, F. L. PARKER, M. D. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY January 14th and 15th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. ROBERT MONTGOMERY ROSALIND RUSSELL ROBERT BENCHLEY in 66 LIVE, LOVE & LEARN Also MARCH OF TIME and A Musical Comedy “A Frozen Affair** MONDAY and TUESDAY January 17th and 18th, 7 p. m. and 8:40 p. m. JAMES DUNN—WHITNEY BOURNE in 66 t / “¥1 mzrvr LIVING ON LOVE Also A Two Reel Comedy “Locks & Bonds” and Sports With Bill Corum “Royal Steeds’ 99 ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents James B. Jennings Claimed By Death James B. Jennings, 73, died a his home in the White Town sec tion of McCormick county at three o’clock Tuesday morning from a heart attack. He was ill only a short while having been in his usual health Monday. He was a native oi that section of McCor mick county formerly in Abbeville county and was the son of the late Coleman Jennings and Martha Brown Jennings. For a number of years he had been engaged in farming in the White Town sec tion. Mr. Jennings was a lifelong mem ber of the Methodist church and his funeral was conducted Wed nesday afternoon at two thirty o’clock from the Plum Branch church in charge of the pastor, the Rev. Foster Speer, and inter ment made in the adjoining ceme tery. Mr. Jennings was first married to Miss Bessie Holloway who died some years ago. By this union he is survived by three sons, J. Clay Jennings, Guy Jennings and James B. Jennings, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth White and Mrs. Jesse Ridlehoover all of McCormick county. Mr. Jennings’ second wife was Miss Lou Adams. He is surviv ed by his widow, Mrs. Effie Porter Jennings, of Plum Branch, and by one sister, Mrs. Rena Edmunds, of Harlem, Ga. Pallbearers were Claude White, Manning Freeland, Cliff Finley, Fred White, Dewey White, Johnny Freeland, George Smith and Cal vin Rhodes. G. P. McCain, funeral director, in charge. 1 xi usta Fat Cattle ~ Show And Sale February 22 And 23 / Augusta, Ga., Jan. 10.—The Au gusta Fat Cattle Show and Sale on February 22 and 23 is to be staged on a scale commensurate with that of last year, which was a pace-setter for the Southeast, according to plans announced by D. H. Johnson, president of the Twin States Livestock association, which is sponsoring the event in cooperation with the • Augusta Chamber of Commerce. David E. Lilienthal, director of the Tennessee Valley authority, and one of the nation’s foremost au thorities on agricultural diversifi cation, will deliver an address on Wednesday, February 23, which is expected to be heard by thousands of farmers, farm youths, and busi ness men of this section of Georgia and South Carolina. Continuing the policy of featur ing the livestock program among the farm youth, the association will have as its guests on February 23 larni toys and girls, between \he ages of 12 and 22 years, who re side in the 24 counties of the as sociation. To make it possible for the largest possible number to at tend, county and school authorities will be requested to grant them a noliday on that day and to pro vide school buses to transport them to Augusta. Officials are expecting a larger number of entries in the Fat Cat tle show than last year, with an increase in the quality of cattle shown. Camp Bradley INews Camp Bradley. Jan. 7- to determine whether or not a business or an enterprize has bee a success we must first be familiar with the pufpose for which it wa. organized or established. Every on knows that the Civilian Conserva tion Corps was organized for two steel workers, rodmen, and me chanics who received Aieir training it Camp Bradley. A itbough there v r)---' a f — men who could not read and write to enter Camp Bradley but there times these men advance as far as the fifth grade while in C^mp. All men have been taught such subjects as Citizenship, First Aid, purposes. First, to provide employ- ^ anc j re gular High School subjects, irent for thousands of young men j The work program at Camp who were idle in cities, towns and Bradley covers the protection and rural sections of the country. Sec- improving of the Long Cane ond, to protect and conserve Amer- Ranger District of the Sumter Na- ica s forest and lands, which in- tional Forest. The following list cidently, are two of her most im- 0 f accomplishments speaks for it- portant and valuable resources. sel f. However, the purpose of the j Constructed 70 miles telephone Corps can be expressed in one ii nes word: Conservation Not only che ( constructed 40 miles Forest Ser- conserving of forests and lands but vice r0 ads conservation of the most valuable ( constructed 1 single track bridge asset a Nation can possibly possess, 42 ft long over Curl t a ii Creek, that is Young Men. With this, constructed 1 double track thought in mind the CCC was k r i ( jge f 17 ft. long over Horsepen brought into being but it was not Branch the intention of the founders of ( Constructed 1 double track the corps to keep the young men brid g e> 17 ft . i ong over Hibler in camps until-they were old men R rancb but to give them an opportunity Constructed 1 single track bridge, to find themselves, to get a new ^ long over Cow Branch, start in many cases a chance to constructed 1 multiple arch ' regain self-respect that had been brid g e> 2 0 ft. long over Beaver Dam lost after many months of unem- creek ployment and certainly to let them constructed 1 multiple arch earn enough money to support bridge> 15 ft . long ove r Seigler themselves and their dependents R rancb until such time that they could Constructed i multiple arch lluIIle Ilere n , again go out in the business or in- Q ft lrmo . T ittiP Rrnnuh , c c UJ dustrial world and secure emnlov- bridge > 9 ft ; 1 ° ng over Llttle B ff' ncn -1 bringing gifts in keeping with the jCmsmai wona ana secure employ Constructed 1 single track bridge 1 anniversary ^ For those young men who had 343 ft ' l0nS ° V f r Hardlabor Cre ® k -1 A long table beautifully appoint- *or tno^e young men who naa The 63 piles that were used under ed ^ th th season’s minrs anri not been fortunate enough to learn bridge were driven in 8 davs ^ tne season s colors and a trade before coming to the camns th b dg J * Y ^ . decorations, was set in the dining a traae oeiore coming to tne camps constructed 1 standard 30 ft.' room ^033 seated to pni — - provisions were made for vocation- x 6a ft Forest Service Ware house. feast ' 0{ turk ev ‘nd aJl its al training. This was meant to train Construct e d 2 steel lookout tow- - - -.7 a d . - - !t ! that body. He said this type of relief had been used by millions of farmers in the past ten years, thus enabling them to plant their crops and live on their own farms, with out any cr very little expanse to the Federal Government. In urging the passage of his pro posal, the veteran legislator plead ed for early passage of this pro gram so that the farmers would have ample time in which to make arrangements for their spring planting. The bill now goes to the House where it is assured early considera tion, as this measure is very pop ular in the Lower Branch, and has always in the past gone through the legislative channels cn that side of the Capitol with practically l\o opposition. xx Golden Wedding Anniversary Of Mr. And Mrs. J. H. Mc Neill Celebrated Most extraordinary of all holi day celebrations held in McCormick this season was the Golden Wed ding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James H. McNeill celebrated Christ mas Day. Fifty people, including, their children, grandchildren and other relatives gathered at the home here on Pine Street, all Aug men to actually do a certain type ers 100 feet high of work efficiently. Illiterates were to be taught reading and writing and as much elementary work as they were capable of absorbing. As stated before it was planned that as fast as business would ab- sories were: Mr. and Mrs. McNeill, : Mr. and Mrs. Will C. McNeill, Misses over 5000 yards of stone, (Surfaced sorb the young men that were in three miles o( rtjads l camps they would be discharged Coimructed 4!u square yards in order that they might accept arklng area at lookout cab i ns . Constructed 2 steel lookout .ov/- ' j enn j e and sallie Woodhurst of Ab- beville and Mr. W. W. Mayson, of Edgefield. Other guests were serv ed buffet style. The gold candle holders used on the table were gifts which Mrs. ers 73 feet high. Constructed four two-room look out dwellings. Set up rock crusher and crushed employment with a private con cern. It was the duty of the enroll ed men, the Officers, and the Technical men to look for openings ' of ~~ g "" d "ed Gathered 650 bushels pine cones. Tnreshed 70 pounds pine seed. McNeill’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Woodhurst, of Abbeville. S. C., received at the celebration of their golden wedding anniver sary November 29, 1904. The glass- Gathered and cleaned 10 pounds ware used was given to the honored -xx- Modoc H. D. Club Meets The Modoc H. D. Club held their December meeting in the home of Mrs. W. McDaniel. Scripture, by the president. Prayer, by all. Several interesting Christmas se lections were read by Myrtle Mc Daniel, Pamelia Clem, Blanche and Cehoy McDaniel. A contest, ‘‘Unraveling the Christ mas Stocking”, was enjoyed by all. Christmas gifts were exchanged by each of the club members. Miss Bell being absent, the host ess then served delicious pound cake and ambrosia. Reporter. for the men in private business and to do all they could to get the Set out 250 ornamental shrubs. couple at their wedding fifty years years ago, Dec. 21st, which took men off the Government’s payroll , a Howe Forest Worked 4 experiment plots in De pi ace a t the home of the bride’s and on the payroll of business men as quickly as possible. After the Government or tax payers had gone to the expense tnat was necessary to create this Suppressed 230 forest fires. Investigated 725 false alarms. 40 acres seeded to black locust. Set out 132 acres pine seedlings. One census and economic survey huge organization the men that _ over 5.300 contacts for fire pre were benefited by it were to give | ven ti 0 n. value received for their salaries. 1 Erec ted 250 fire prevention signs Consequently many work projects! over Q n it were opened up and the men from | Maintained 70 miles telephone Jie camps were sent out daily to ; ij nes earn their money by improving the ‘ Ma i nt ained 40 miles of roads. three towers and Maintain ea cabins. national forests and by checking the erosion from wind and rain that is yearly ruining acre after acre of private and public owned land. Have these things been done at Camp Bradley as the organizers j with steel bullet proof dynamite and Mrs< McNeill very much that 10 Useless houses dismantled. 20 houses repaired and painted fer special use permittees. parents in Abbeville, with Dr. J. O Lindsay officiating. The McNeill family has enjoyed three other golden anniversary celebrations: Mr. and Mrs. Will C. McNeill, brother and sister-in-law of the host, celebrated in 1935; Mr. and Mrs. James R. Woodhurst, brother and sister-in-law of the hostess, in 1930; and the one pre viously mentioned of the hostess* parents in 1904, after which they lived twelve years. All members of the immediate family were present on this occa sion except the oldest son, Fred O. McNeill, and family of Conway, S. C. When the reason for their ab- Cne five-ton concrete reinforced sence w T as explained, it pleased Mr. intended that they should be done? magazine. Have the men been trained to do, iw,v after lookng over what was their daughter, Miss Frances Wini fred McNeill, incidentally, the old- iiii-igs that they could not do be- ! expected cf a CCC Camp and vhe es t grandchild and first to marry, fore coming here? Have the illiter- ' output and results of Camp Brad • ates been taught to write their j i e y it appears that the Camp has names and have they been given be en a success. What made it a suc- elementary education? Has every ce ss? The whole-hearted coopera tion of the enrolled men, the edu cational department, the Army of ficers, and the Project Superin tendent and staff of the U. S. For est Service, have made it a success. Making a CCC camp a success is a game of give and take and every improve- man a t Camp Bradley has shown a willingness to do this in a highly commendable spirit. X Senate Passes Smith Seed Loan Bill eitoit been made to fit the men of this camp for employment and to place them in the business world? While these men were supporting their families and being trained to make better citizens were they ac tually accomplishing anything in the way of work and ments? Approximately two hundred and fifty men have left Camp Brad ley in the last two years to accept outside employment. Of these ap proximately seventy five learned their trade either in the kitchen, wood work shop, garage, or offices Washington, Jan. 5.—The Senate within Camp Bradley or on some today passed without a diss^ntJ^ of the construction work being car- vote. Senator Smith’s Seed Loan ried on in the field. Twelve men Bill, which appropriates the sum have been hired out of the ranks of fifty million dollars to be loaned by the Forest Service for technical during the present year to farmers jobs such as Telephone Foremen, for crop production, cultivation, Machine Operators, Carpenters and and purchase of farm supplies. Office Men. Several of these men Senator Smith, in explaining the after getting their first appoint- measure on the Floor of the Sen- ment have been promoted. This a te, said that in his opinion this reflects very favorably on their bill was one of the most construc- training. Contractors have also tive and beneficial pieces of legis- hired Linesmen, concrete workers, lation that had ever come before had chosen this anniversary of her grandparents as her wedding day. She was married to Mr. Hudson Moore of Conway, S. C. During the afternoon many others called to extend greetings and congratulations to these be loved people who have spent these years in loving service to their fam ily, friends and community. • xx r Hunting And Fishing Licenses The United States Forest Service office in Greenwood reports that many hunting and fishing permits have been issued during the past few weeks to hunters and fisher men who wish to enjoy these sports on National Forest land located in the Long Cane Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest. These hunting and fishing permits are issued free of charge by the For est Ranger and the only require ments are that the applicant for a remit to hunt and fish on Gov ernment land must have his Coun- ty or State license and must be careful with fire while in the woods.