McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, March 10, 1938, Image 1
TSUS TO OUSSXLVlCS, OUB NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Sixth Year
Mt. Carmel INews
EstabUshed June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938
Number 42
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam. Miss Mary
Hardaway, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. |
Scott were McCormick visitors at
the movies one evening last week.
Home Agent’s
Schedule For Week
March 11-18, 1938
Friday, Office; Meriwether H. D.
Quite a number of people fromjc., 2:30 p. m.
Anderson, Greenville, Due West,
AbbeVille and other places attended
the funeral of Mrs. J. W. Morrah
last Thursday morning.
Mrs. Emma Knox and Mr. Press-
ley Knox of Columbia and Mr.
James Thurmond of Georgia, but
a student in College in Columbia,
were visitors here Thursday.
Mrs. Mamie Baker and Mr.
Marion Tarrant of Greenwood were
visitors here Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oxner of Gaffney
and Mrs. Clayton Lovern and chil
dren of Calhoun Falls were pleas
ant guests of Mrs. Leonora Harda
way and family Sunday.
Mr. Francis Dean of McCormick
spent the week end here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott, Messrs.
Douglas Black and Tarrant Scott
were visitors of Mr. Oscar Covin
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Covin at Ware Shoals, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell and
Miss Elizabeth Russell of Augusta
were spend the day guests of Mrs.
J. W. Boyd Sunday.
Mr. John Dru Cade was a busi
ness visitor in Greenwood Monday.
Miss Mary Kennedy, who is
spending some time with Mrs.
Douglass Haggard in McCormick,
was a visitor here Sabbath, and
made quite an interesting and
helpful talk in the Sabbath School
Sunday morning. Miss. Kennedy is
planning to return to India this
year to resume her missionary work
there in service for the Master.
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Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Harris
and family of Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Bradley Morrah and family,
Mrs. M. L. Marchant and children
of Greenville were here for the
funeral of their mother, Mrs. J. W.
Morrah, last week.
Saturday, Office.
Monday, Office; Bethany H. D
C., 3 p. m.
Tuesday, Office; Rehoboth H. D.
C. , 3 p. m.
Wednesday, Columbia Confer
ence.
Thursday, Washington 4-H Club;
Sandy Branch H. D. C., 3 p. m.
Friday, Office; White Town H.
D. C^ 2:30 p. m.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
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Many Employers
Misconstrue Act
Mrs. J. W. Morrah
Claimed By Death
Columbia, March 7.—When an
employer becomes liable to the
South Carolina unemployment
compensation law he continues to
be liable, although the number of
persons on his payroll drops below
eight, until he, at the end of a cal
endar year, properly applies for
and is granted termination of
coverage by the commission, R. B.
Waters, administrator, said today.
The administrator said many
covered employers considered j happiness shall never end.
themselves relieved of liability in
Mt. Carmel, March 8.—The hearts
of all the Mt. Carmel people were
deeply grieved when the news of
the passing of Mrs. J. W. Morrah
which occurred during the early
morning hours of Wednesday,
March 2nd, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Calhoun Harris in Anderson,
S. C., where she had been since
leaving the Hospital early in the
year, reached here.
Mrs. Morrah was the youngest
daughter of the late Gen. Pat H.
Bradley and Mrs. Jane Chiles
Bradley of Bradley, S. C., and was
born Aug. 21, 1863, during the
perilous days of the Confederacy.
Born and reared in a Christian
home, in girlhood days she gave
her heart to God and united with
the A. R. P. Church and her whole
life were years of consecrated
service to her church and her God.
She was a great asset to this
town and community and always
stood for the highest ideals and
was greatly interested in the uplift
of this town and in helping her
fellowman to the higher levels of
life. She will be sadly missed in her
home, town and her church, but
we know she is waiting for her
dear loved ones and friends in a
land where sin and sorrow are no
more and v/here joy, peace, and
Funeral Services For
Leon Holliday
To Be Saturday
Funeral services for Leon Holli
day, 37, who died in Shawnee,
Okla., Monday will be conducted at
the Plum Branch Baptist Church
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock by
the pastor, Rev. O. L. Orr, and in
terment will be made in the Plum
Branch Cemetery.
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Vote On Cotton
Quotas Will Be
Held March 12
Union Services At
A. R. P. Church Next
Sabbath Evening:
Cotton producers in McCormick
county who produced cotton in
1937 will have a chance to vote for
or against cotton marketing quotas
for the 1938 crop in the marketing
quota referendum to be held Sat
urday, March 12.
If one-third or more of the farm
ers taking part in the referendum
vote against quotas, they will not
be effective. County committees of
the AAA will conduct the referen
dum.
The Union Services of the Mc
Cormick churches will be held next
Sabbath evening in the Pressly
Memorial A. R. P. Church at 7:30
o’clock.
The preacher will be the Rev.
A. Thad Persons of the Baptist
Church.
The Rev. M. E. Derrick of the
Methodist Church will conduct the
devotions.
May we unitedly seek from God
a blessing upon our entire commu
nity through these services. Every
body invited.
S. W. Reid,
Pastor.
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Cotton Marketing
Quota Referendum
1938 under terms of the act, where,
as a matter of fact, they continued
to be liable because they did not
make proper application for term
ination of coverage, were denied
termination, or did not properly
interpret the act.
Section 8b of the act says that
requests for termination of cover
age must be filed with the com
mission between January 1 and
January 5 and must be accom
panied by evidence, satisfactory to
the commission, that the employer
did not, in any twenty weeks in the
preceding calendar year, have in
his employ eight or more persons
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
March 11th and 12th, 7 p. m. and 9 p. m.
Matinee Saturday 3 p. m.
GRETA GARBO_CHARLES BOYER
m
CONQUEST
Also
MICKEY MOUSE
in
‘Hawaiian Holliday*’
MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY ,
March 14th and 15lh, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. in.
FRANK MORGAN—FLORENCE RICE
JOHN BEAL HERMAN BING
There are stars that go out in the
darkness,
But whose silvery light shineth
on
There are roses whose perfume still
lingers
When the blossoms are faded and
gone.
There are hearts full of light and
of sweetness,
When no longer their life current
flows,
Still their goodness lives on with
the living
Like the soul of the star and the
rose.
Funeral services were conducted
in her home here by her beloved
pastor, Dr. S. W. Reid, assisted by
Dr. Bigham of Anderson on Thurs-
Saturday, March 12th, is the day
announced by the Secretary of
Agriculture for cotton farmers to
vote in favor of, or against cotton
marketing quotas for the 1938 crop.
Marketing quotas are intended to eliglble to ™ te ?„ re far “ ers
who were engaged in the produc-
G. Arch Lewis
Dies Suddenly
G. Arch
McCormick
bring the cotton supply in line with
normal needs, stated R. W. Hamil
ton, state administrative officer of
the AAA.
Last year the United States pro
duced 18,700,000 bales of cotton, the
largest crop ever produced in this
country. The government loan
helped prevent a ruinous price col
lapse. Foreign countries also pro
duced a record crop of cotton in
1937 and the present world supply
is the greatest in history. Cotton
men estimate that the carryover of
American cotton on Aug. 1, 1938,
tion of cotton in 1937.
In the event two or more persons
engaged in producing cotton in
1937 jointly, in common, or in com
munity, each such person is en
titled to vote. There shall be no
voting by proxy or agent. Land
lords, renters, and share-croppers
vote. The question reads: “Do you
favor cotton-marketing quotas for
the 1938 crop?” Vote “Yes” or “No”.
One of the main questions to con
sider is: “How will the quota affect
us?”
If two-thirds majority of those
will be approximately 12 million .. . . , ...
bales, which is almost equal to a
consumption
full year’s domestic
and exports.
Cotton marketing quotas are
based on farm acreage allotments,
the quota in each case representing
the amount of cotton a farm may
farmers can receive a loan next fall
equal to 52 per cent of parity price,
for cotton. This approximately as
sures a farmer of about 8 cents
per pound for his 1938 cotton crop.
If more than one-third of those
voting vote against the quotas,
market without penalty. The .. ,
f there will be no loans to anyone.
marketing quota of a farm is the . „ . . . J ,
day at noon and a short while later production of its acreage allotment
she was tenderly laid to rest in Mt. | and a farmer may sell without pen-
Carmel cemetery near the grave of alty all the cotton he can grow on
her beloved husband, Mr. John W.
Morrah, who died 9 years ago. The
entire square was covered with the
exquisitely beautiful flowers, the
silent tribute of love from countless
relatives and friends.
his acreage allotment.
If a farmer overplants, with
quotas in effect, he must pay a
penalty of 2 cents a pound on ex
cess cotton marketed, and he also
will lose all conservation payments
Mrs. Morrah is survived by one and the cotton price adjustment
in
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BEG, BORROW OR STEAL
Also
A Crime Does Not Pay Subject
“Give Till It Hurts”
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
son, Mr. Bradley Morrah, of Green
ville, two daughters, Mrs. Calhoun
Harris, of Anderson, and Mrs. M. L.
Marchant, of Greenville, ten grand
children and cne great-grand
child.
Active pallbearers were her
randsons, Messrs. John and Pat
Harris, Bradley Morrah, Jr., Luther,
John and Francis Marchant.
Mr. G. F. Tolly, Anderson, funer
al director.
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Camp Modoc News
Camp Modoc, March 5.—The past
week has again seen the camp out
on the “Fire Line”. We began with
one fire early Monday morning
and followed up with three on
Wednesday. As a taper off, Thurs
day prod’iced still another. Seven
“Curtain Raiser” false alarms be
fore, during, and after the big day
made up our quota of fire activity
for the week. Being somewhat
jaded, we are anxiously hoping that
the long overdue and much-needed
rains will come.
A quarter of an inch of rainfall
was recorded here on Thursday but
the ground having been dry for
such a long period, it afforded us
relief for a very short time only.
In order to expedite fire control,
a smoke scout has been placed at
a salient point near the topsoiling
crew on the Prescott Road.
Topsoiling of the Prescott Road
and construction of the Key Road
has been slowed up somewhat bv
the unusual amount of fire activity.
payment on his 1937 cotton. Under
the new Act, cotton loans will not
be extended to non-cooperatbrs ex
cept on their excess cotton and che
loan rate will be 40 per cent less
than the rate of loans which may
be extended to cooperators on all
their cotton.
County committees will designate
three local farmers to serve as
election officers in each commu
nity. The polls will be opened not
later than 9 a. m. and will close at
7 p. m. Results will be certified oy
counties to the state committee o*
the AAA and the final official co-
suits will be unnoticed in Wasn-
ington. However, local committees
are authorized to make unofficial
announcements of the results in
their commqnities as soon as the
votes are tabulated.
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Card Of Thanks
The following places have been
designated by the County Commit
tee as voting boxes:
L. L. Hester’s Office, Mt. Carmel,
S. C.
McNair’s Store, Willington, S. C.
W. D. Morrah’s Home, Troy, R.
F. D.
Court House, McCormick, S. C.
Talbert’s Store, McCormick, R. F.
D.
Hollingsworth’s Store, McCor
mick, R. F. D.
Sharpton’s Store, Clarks Hill, S.
C.
Depot, Parksville, S. C.
Ralph Freeland’s Store, Plum
Branch, S. C.
Morgan’s Store, Plum Branch,
S. C.
R. D. Suber,
County Agent.
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Workers Or Heirs
File For Benefit!:
OLD-AGE INSURANCE LUMP-
SU-'M PAYMENTS COMING TO
GREENWOOD ELIGIBLES
Are you entitled to a lump-sum
payment under the old-age insur
ance provisions of the Social Se
curity Act? Through the United
States Treasury the Sccial Secum
Board has already paid over a mil-
This is to acknowledge our ap
preciation for the many acts of
kindness and sympathy manifested ^ on dollars in lump-sum payment.
during the illness and death of our
dear wife and mother, Mrs. H. M.
Schumpert.
The Family.
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Card Of Thanks
to workers in industry and com
merce. These sums have gone to
men and women who have reached
the age of 65 and to the estates or
relatives of those who have died
since the old-age Insurance system
was set up January 1, 1937.
Scattered throughout South Car
olina and the Southeast, there are
individuals who, for cne
We wish to take this opportunity
in expressing our many thanks to' many
each individual for their every act 1 reason or another, have not filed
of kindness, their kind words of their claims. This money is await-
sympathy and for the beautiful ing them. They should go to the
floral offerings that were rendered nearest Social Security Board Field
to us at the death of our dear hus- Office for information as to how
^ , band and father. May God’s rich- to file their claims. Such an office
During^ the^week rCaptains H. H. blessing rest upon each of you. is located in Greenwood at 502
Mrs. J. B. Jenning Hodges Building, and cerves the
And Children. Counties cl Greenwood,
Greenwood, S. C., Fdgefie.d. Laurens, LleCcirnl.'
March 3, 1938. ! l^cv/tcrry ar.ti Saluda.
Haig and Wm. H. Irvin were visi
tors for two days.
Game Management Smith was a
visitor here during the week.
Lewis, 73, prominent
citizen, died suddenly
at his residence here about 7
o’clock yesterday afternoon of what
physicians ascribed to a heart at
tack.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at the McCormick Baptist
church, of which he was a trustee,
at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
His pastor, Rev. A. Thad Persons,
will officiate, and interment will
follow in the McCormick cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was a native of Edge-
field, S. C., but had spent practi
cally all of his life in McCormick.
His first wife, the former Miss
Lena Bartley of Edgefield, died
several years ago.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Emma Bowen Lewis; a stepson.
Joseph Bowen, and a brother, J. H.
Lewis, of Crowley, La.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in.
charge.
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Camp Bradley News
Camp Bradley, March 5.—A mov
ing picture on the life of George
Washington was enjoyed by the
men in the recreation hall Thurs
day night. The men have also been
studying the life of General Persh
ing.
Mr. Baker and the basketball
team drove to the camp at Greer
Friday afternoon. They played a
game Friday night and spent the
night at the Greer Camp, returning
to Bradley Saturday morning.
Mr. T. A. Hightower, Superin
tendent of the Kendall Mills in
Edgefield, Mrs. Hightower, Mrs. W.
D. Allen, and Miss Margaret Allen
visited Camp Bradley and had sup
per with Superintendent Allen
Monday night.
Drivers Francis Martin, Hampton
Covington, and Henry Parish went *
to Columbia Saturday to drive back
some trucks for the Long Cane.
Friends of “Kid” Talbert are
wondering why he has taken such
an interest in High School basket
ball. It is also very strange that on
his way back from a basket Ran
game he is likely to get confused
on his directions, distance, and
sight.
Dry weather caused the fire haz->
ard to continue to rise during the
past week. The worse situation we
have had in two years was brought
about Wednesday afternoon when
two large fires were burning at the
same time. One of these fires was
east of Calhoun Mill, near Belcher's
Cross Road, and burned 14.2 acres
of Natiofial Forest land before it
was stopped by two fire crews irem.
Camp F-7. The other fire was jus;
south of Oak Grove School Ho.^e.
burning 6 acres of National Forest
-and and 278 acres of private land
before being suppressed oy Fire
Bosses Ray and Cantelou and oheir
crews. Ine crews were on both of
ines uniii a..d the
work projects were slowed up the
following day. Beth of these fires
were caused by people burning
brush and letting the fire get away_
These are caused where one hour
of fire prevention or precaution
would have saved 100 hours of lire
suppression. Other fires lought
from F-7 were caused by smokers
and negro children playing with,
matches.
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Crop Loan Office
Open Three Days
A Week
Announcement is made that The
Emergency Crop Loan Office at the
court house here will be open only
three days each week, Monday.
Thursday and Saturday, until lur-
ther notice.
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Poultry Truck Here
Last Friday
A truck loaded 3,227 pounds of
poultry March 4th at McCormick.
The total sum the shippers received
was $464.87. Forty-three different
parties sold poultry to this truck.
R. D. Suber,
County Agent.