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TRUE TO OUSSELViCS. OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. 1 Thirty-Sixth Year . Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1938 Number 52 Honor Roll McCormick Public Schools, 8th Month, 1937-1938 FIRST GRADE— Hubert Bishop, Billy Creighton, R. T. West, ‘ Johnel Caudle, Georgia Rose McCracken. SECOND GRADE— Teresa Bamhardt, Janie May Banks, Patsy Johnson, Virginia Seigler, Rebecca Simpson, Doyle Abercrombie, Bobby Huguley, Virginia Smith. FOURTH GRADE— Aubrey Lee Barnhardt, Belton Harmon, Hugh Hadsock, Carl Henry Strom, Billie Freeland, Joe Luke White. FIFTH GRADE— Thaddeus Persons, Annie Sue Banks, Bertha Mae Harris, Frances New. EIGHTH GRADE— Ahne B. Seigler, Virginia Fooshe, Norma Holloway. NINTH GRADE— v Natalie Brown, Lois Freeland, Betty Fuller. ELEVENTH .GRADE— Frances Cheatham, , Herbert Sturkey, Charles Henry Williams, James C. Williams. Notice Commencement Ex ercises McCormick Public Schools Commencement exercises for McCormick Public Schools are announced as follows: Grammar School Operetta. Thursday night. May 19th, 8:30 o’clock. Baccalaureate Service, Sunday night,* May 22nd, 8:30 o’clock. Rev. A. Thad. Persons will preach sermon. Class night, Thursday night, May 26th, 8:30 o’clock. Graduating Exercises, Tuesday night. May 31st, 8:30 o’clock. Hon. B. B. Hare of Saluda, S. C., will deliver the address. x Modoc News Well, we are having beautiful weather for cutting grain and chopping cotton. But the nights have been too cold for cotton to grow. A good bit has died the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gamer from Augusta made a short visit here and at McCormick on Monday of this week. Messrs. E. F. Bussey and T. J. Stone were visitors to McCormick on Tuesday morning. Mr. Abna Clem from Greenwood made a short visit here Saturday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bussey were week end visitors here to Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes. Miss Blanche McDaniel and Miss Permelia Clem were dinner guests here Sunday to Misses Lucy and Rosalie Bussey. Mrs. J. M. Johnson is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mattie Key, this We will close our ness in the evenings at 7 o’clock, Saturdays excepted, until further notice. Dora’s Market, Jesters’ Cash Market. One of the most enjoyable so cial events of the day was an ice cream festival given Saturday p. m. by the young people of Modoc. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. r FRIDAY and SATURDAY May 20th and 21st, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. FRANCHOT TONE GLADYS GEORGE MICKEY ROONEY in “LOVE IS A HEADACHE” Also A Cartoon “Little Bantamweight” and A Novelty “The Man In The Barn” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY May 23rd and 24th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:15 P. M. SONJA HEINIE DON AMECHE m.- in ***• t ' #. * “HAPPY LANDING” Also j-m* A Cartoon “Gandy The Goose” ~wr : and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cert f : Ch'lrtrrn up to 12, 10 cents: Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Program UNION MEETING OF EDGEFIELD ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD WITH BOLD SPRINGS BAP TIST CHURCH SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1938. 11:00—Devotional—D. L. Burnett. 11:15—Enrollment of messengers and reports from Churches. Song Service. 11:30—Sermon—Rev. Joe Dukes. Subject Missions. 12:30-2:00—Recess for dinner. 2:00 — Devotional — Rev. Thad. Persons. 2:15—Subject. Stewardship. J. H. Courtney and Rev. Thad. Persons. 2:30—Subject. Men at Work in the Church. L. T. May and W. M. Bouknight. 3:00—Subject. The Need of a Revival. Rev. O. L. Orr. Reports from committees. Adjournment. ■ xx Camp Bradley News Camp Bradley, May 14.—Mr. Norman R. ‘Hawley, of the Forest Management division of the Supervisor’s office, was at .Bradley the past week. Clerk Bussey and Truck Driver Lee Hall drove down to Sumter Tuesday, supposedly to carry trucks to be repaired, but we wonder if Bussey wasn’t on an inspection tour of a certain school down there. Camp Bradley and Ninety Six played a baseball game to a nine- nine tie Wednesday afternoon. Batters for Bradley were Warren and Hendrix. Clerk Tom Robinson seems to think variety is the spice of life. For a while it was Winthrop, then Lander, but now its Edgefield. The soft ball team of the Army and Using Service personnel took Section Number Two, the com pany champions, to the tune of 15-7 Friday. The hurling of Rem- sen looked as if the Using Service had borrowed Bob Feller for the day. The hitting of Lieutenant Muse found its only equal in the immortal Babe Ruth in his hey day. The officers and foremen are now looking for more worlds to conquer. Elmer, “The Kid”, Talbert holds the record for Junior-Senior re ceptions. To date he has attended three this season. Hollywood has its Clark Gable, but Camp Bradley has its Francis Martin. Martin has been in the receiving line at every Junior- Senior reception within a 50-mile radius of Bradley. More power to ycu. young man! “Red” Murray, the efficient ranger clerk, with his easy man ner and personality has made a place for himself and is already considered one of the fellows. Jde B. Price, the moving pic ture promoter, has shown Forest Service pictures to 3,000 people in the Long Cane District in the past 45 days. 1X1 Shift Erosible Land From Clean Culture Spartanburg, May 14.—Coopera tive farmers on approximately 3,500 farms in erosion-control areas in South Carolina are shift ing nearly 28,000 acres of their most erosible land to permanent hay, pasture, and woodland, a re port compiled by the Soil Conser vation Service shows. Other land on these farms that can safely be cultivated is being brought into crop production and is taking the place of a part of the erosible land which is being converted to *ther uses. With his steep and severely eroded land retired from crop production and with good rota tions and other sound conserva tion farming practices established on his remaining cultivated land, the erosion-control program is giving the average farmer in creased yields per acre and a bet ter balanced farming program. Horse Show At Greenwood On May 20th Greenwood, May 18.—With sev enty-five horses enter-d from the three states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, the annual Greenwood county horse show will draw a crowd of ap proximately 3,000 people next Friday, May 20th, according to estimates of those in charge. Showing this year under the aus pices of the Greenwood-Abbevill° Boy Scouts, With a regulation ring, paddocks, premium lists and horse show standards, the show will be twice as big and twice a? good as any ever held in this sec tion of the state. The afternoon performance will begin at 3, and the evening at 7 o’clock. Because of the unusually large number of entries it will be necessary to start each part of the program promptly at the time listed in the official catalogue and program.* District Scout Chairman J. A. Gresham, who has visited Au gusta, Spartanburg, Greenville, Columbia, Charlotte and other cities, reports general enthusiasm and eagerness on the part of horse owners and horse lovers that is backed by their entering horses in the show. “We really believe that this annual classic of ours is going to surprise the most sanguine this year and find for itself an even more permanent place on the annual calendar of the city, county and wider com munity.” Assured of a good show, the local officials have secured Alfred Eads of Asheville to judge the show and J. D. Massey of Green ville, secretary-treasurer of the Greenville horse show as guest announcer. Assisting Mr. Massey in the ring or at the paddocks will be C. O. White and R. H. Bramlett of Greenville. Among the well-kn6wn horsemen to enter their horses are included: 2 Jumpers owned by Allister Don aldson of Charlotte, six from the forest Hills Riding Club of Au gusta entered as Jumpers; 3 from the H. R. Stevenson stables of Greenville; also from Greenville, those by Fred A. Fuller, A. D. L. Barksdale, Ellison McKissick, R. G. Emery and C. E. Cason; from Spartanburg those of L. G. Traxler’s stables; from Columbia entries by J. S. Dunbar, Dr. C. W. Clarke, Colonel Bob Brooks and William D. Ward; from Green wood, entries by F. E. Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Moore, Loudon Brooks and W. A. Barnette. All income accruing from the sale of tickets at fifty and twenty-five cents will go to help the Boy Scouts with their annual budget. F. E. Grier is general chairman. xx Services At Cedar Springs The annual fourth Sabbath of May Communion service will be held this year at Cedar Springs with the Rev. W. L. Pressly of Greenwood preaching. Prepara tory sermons will be preached Friday and Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock. There will be morn ing and afternoon services Sab bath with a picnic dinner served on the grounds. You have a cor dial invitation. R. E. Craig. xx Brown Clan Reunion The Annual Reunion of The Brown Clan will be held at Long Cane A. R. P. Church Thursday, May 26/ program beginning promptly at 10 o’clock forenoon. All ancestors of Mathew Brown together with their friends are urged to be present. We are ex pecting you. Horace D. Brown, President. Frances Wilson, Secretary. Modoc Commedians At Washington High School Modoc Black Face Commedians will present an evening of fun at Washington High School, Friday evening. May 20, at 8:30. Spon sored by the Modoc H. D. Club. Admission: Children, 10 cents; Adults, 15 cents. H. D. Club Reporter. XX Mayor Maybank Of Charleston In Race For Governor Charleston, May 12.—Mayor Burnet R. Maybank, of Charles ton, today announced his candi dacy for governor of South Caro lina. His statement in full: “I am a candidate for Governor of South Carolina in the coming Democratic primary. “I intend to wage a vigorous campaign based on my knowledge of the needs of our State. “Many loyal friends in every county of South Carolina have voluntarily pledged me their sup port. They have done so with the knowledge that I am absolutely independent politically, and in tend to remain so; that I have entered into no deals or alliances; that I appeal for votes only on the record of what I have accom plished thus far in public office. If elected, I shall bring to the Governor’s office the experience gained as Mayor of Charleston for six years, together wi^h the knowledge gained as a member of the State Advisory Board of the Public Works Administration, the Board of Bank Control and as chairman of the South Carolina Public Service Authority. “I believe the Governor of the State should be capable of leader ship, a man of action. He should know the history and traditions of his State. He should be experi enced in problems of government. He should see to it that the rights of the humblest citizens are safe guarded, that there should be ab solute impartiality in enforcing laws, and should believe that the welfare of the State will be best served by constructive coopera tion among the several branches and departments of the State government. He should use his influence and powers to promote agricultural, industrial and com mercial prosperity, to further the progress of labor, to encourage honest capital and honest enter prise. He should do all in his power to make the State one that offers opportunities to its young people. He should not abuse the high post to which the people have elevated him, should not use it for his political or private benefit. “These are the ideals which J nresent to the Democrats of South Carolina. These constitute the course to which I pledge my efforts if I am entrusted with the office. I became Mayor of Charleston in December 1931 when the city was virtually bank rupt, the future seemed hopeless, the people were despondent. I accepted the challenge, assumed Mie leadership to which I had ’■»een called and with the coopera tion of the citv’s legislative body tvp h«ve brought Charleston to a period of prosperity, expansior and progress. Due to businesslike methods this has been effected without any increase to taxpay ers. On the contrary Charleston’r ‘axes have be°n lowered, her in debtedness greatly reduced and her credit restored. The bitter ness that featured politics f** Charleston for decades has van ished. At the expiration of my first term my administration faced no opposition. This showed what could be done by responsi ble leadership which refused to sink to the level of factional poli tics. Today Charleston is a com munity united in a manner which seems incredible to those who know how bitterly we were di-| vided in the past. “A State divided cannot pro-- gress. Useless and wasteful sec tionalism should cease. As Gover- - nor I believe I can unite the peo ple of this State to work together for its best interests. “The affairs of South Carolina are so closely linked with those of' the nation that it is necessary for the chief executive of this State to have a full knowledge of the* workings of national affairs and! be in constant contact with, and' in a position to deal with, the leading figures in our national government on intimate and friendly terms. As Mayor of Charleston, and in connection with other public enterprises, I have been closely associated with the national administration, and we have received its wholehearted support. “South Carolina has a wealth of undeveloped opportunities and resources. They can be developed,’ What is needed is action; deeds must be substituted for words. “To these purposes I pledge myself.” xx Crops For Home Use Farmers who think they wHI not be permitted to produce food and feed crops needed for hone consumption under the 1938 AAA program have gained the wron? impression, says County Agent R. D. Suber, for under the 1938 pTd- gram, he says, special emphasis is placed on production of adequate food and feed crops for home needs. Each farm has a total soil-de pleting acreage allotment which takes into consideration soil-de pleting food and feed crops need ed for home use. Food and feed crops can be produced on any acreage within the total soil-de pleting acreage allotment, Mr. Suber explains. In addition, -crop land in excess of the total aoil- depleting acreage allotment can be used for food and feed crops that are not classified as soil-de pleting such as cowpeas, soybeans, millet, and Sudan grass for hay,. and lespedeza, clovers, and alfalfa. Production of food and feed crops classified as soil-depleting on acreage in excess of the total aoil- depleting acreage allotment would result in deductions in payments on soil-depleting crops such as cotton. To illustrate the opportunities for producing food and feed crops within the provisions of the pro gram, Mr. Suber gives as an ex ample a two-horse farm with 50 acres of cropland. Assuming 'ihe cotton allotment is 15 acres aort. the total soil-depleting allotment is 40 acres, this farm would have 25 acres for general soil-depleting- crops (difference between total .soil-depleting allotment and the cotton allotment) and 10 acres for crops not classified as soil-deple ting (difference between total cropland and total soil-depleting allotment). Part of the 25 acres available for general soil-depleting crops could be used for com and, in areas where dbuble cropping is possible, the rest could be used for small grains followed by an other crop such as com, potatoes,. sorghum, or vegetables. The farmer would gain an additional acreage of food and feed crops by' double cropping. The 10 acres of cropland in excess of the total soil-depleting acreage allotment could be used to produce summer legumes for hay, or lespedesa,. clover, or alfalfa. xx Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors and the pastor, Mr. Persons, also Dr. Workman -, who was so faithful to us during the illness of our little daughter Annette who is improving rapidly. We first thank God and may His richest blessings abide wfthi all of them for their sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mercer,.