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' HcCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday. June 16, 1938 WcCORMlCK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 cdmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 ■Clothing From Paper During the World War the Ger mans developed paper clothing, being unable to obtain enough cotton and wool to make clothes for the civilian population. Those "“ersatz” garments proved so un satisfactory, however, that as soon as the war was over woven fabrics took their place. In Japan for centuries a con siderable proportion of the people have worn garments of various kinds, made of varnished or lac quered paper. Paper rain-coats are common in Japan, and the Japanese paper umbrellas were once common in America, but only as sunshades, not for protec tion against rain. Now a new kind of paper fabric has been developed in this coun try and is shortly to be placed on the market for clothing of all kinds. It is already in use for other purposes, including pillow cases. This new material, called Pewel, is made of wood pulp by a special process. It is neither spun nor woven. It is said to be soft, strong, as limp or silk, and has the appearance of percale or cot ton broadcloth. It can be dyed in almost any color or printed in patterns like dress fabrics. The inventors say that it can be pro duced as cheaply as paper, so that soiled clothing and other articles made from it can be thrown in the fire, since there is no way of cleaning them. We have not seen the new fabric, but it appeals to our imagi nation, like the woven glass fabrics which have also been made into dresses and even men’s clothes. Like many other modern improvements, such things tend to lessen the demand for the old staples. We wonder what effect this newest one will have on the cotton-growers. txt 44 Graduate At Newberry College cises Tuesday 20a friends of the College gathered in the American Legion Hall for the luncheon. Dr. Herman W. Hesse of Savannah, Ga., served as toastmaster. Short talks were made by President E. Z. Pence of the South Carolina Lutheran Synod; William P. Yonce of Edgefield; Butler B. Hare of Saluda; Z. F. Wright of Newberry; the new coach, William L. Laval, and John F. Clarkson of New berry. At the annual meeting of the alumni association immediately following the members heartily pledged continued support of the College. The officers were re elected: John F. Clarkson, Presi dent; Dr. Herman W. Hesse, Vice- President; Geo. K. Dominick of Newberry, Secretary; and Profes sor Jas. G. Park of Newberry, Treasurer. employers who paid the full a- mount of the Federal tax and also made full contributions to the State unemployment compensa tion funds. In such cases the Commissioner emphasized that I the taxpayers affected have the privilege of filing claims for re fund. Such claims may be filed within four years from the date the Federal tax was paid to the Collector of Internal Revenue, ana will be considered for allowance, provided the contributions to the State unemployment compensa tion funds have been made on oi before July 26, 1938. Where re funds are made under the relief provisions herein mentioned, the *aw provides that no interes. shall be allowed. Camp Modoc News Camp Modoc. June 11.—Con- 1 struction of the Dordan Road continues at a satisfactory pace. Culvert installation is now being done. The Key Road is being topsoiled above the Key Bridge. One box culvert has been installed and two thirty-inch concrete culverts are being installed this week. Traffic 1 will be turned across the box cul vert in the next ten days. Among the visitors at the camp this week were Messrs. Shanklin and Vernon, of the Columbia office, General Van Horn, Com manding General of Fort McPher son, and Captain Haag, Sub-Dis trict Inspector, also of Fort Mc Pherson. Eventually our ball club came through with a win, defeating the Newberry Camp last Saturday to the tune of ten to three. Consid erable more practice has been in dulged in by the F-ll boys with telling effects. Our garden and flowers are doing fine due to the rainfall of the past week. In about three weeks we are going to have some thing to show for the effort we have put in planting flowers to beautify the camp. 1 xi Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Calls Attention Of Employers Of 8 Or More Persons To Section 810 -XX- Cotton, 1937 Esti mates, Revised Commissioner of Internal Rev enue Guy T. Helvering in a state ment issued today called attention to Section 810 of the recently en- Newberry, June 11, 1938—Forty- acted Revenue Act of 1938. This four received degrees at the New- section is of particular interest to berry College commencement this [ employers of eight or more om- week. Honorary degrees conferred , ployees who failed to make their were: Doctor of Divinity upon contributions to the State unem- Rev. W. A. Reiser of Augusta, Ga.; 1 ployment compensation funds Doctor of Literature upon Mrs. Rosalyn Summer Sease of New with respect to the calendar year 193,6 prior to April 1, 1937. That Brunswick, New Jersey; and Doc- date marked the end of the filing tor of Laws upon Z. F. Wright of , period, as extended, with respect Newberry. to Federal returns covering the Medals awarded: George B. calendar year 1936 required of Cromer citizenship to C. W. Har- | employers under the provisions of mon, Winnsboro; Philosophy to Title IX of the Social Security Claude Workman, Jr., McCormick; Act. Music to Miss Sybil Pruitt, New- | To be entitled to receive a credit berry; English Language to Miss of ninety per cent of the Federa’ Emily Aull, Newberry; History to tax on account of contributions Luther Aull, Newberry; Freshman made to State unemployment Scholarship to Richard Croxton, compensation funds with respect Kissimmee, Fla. For meritorious | to the calendar year 1936, employ- service as president of the stu- ers were required to make such dent body and vice-president, re- contributions prior to April 1, spectively, C. W. Harmon and Miss 1937. Due to the newness of the Margaret Dodgen of Graniteville Social Security law and a failure received gold keys. | on the part of some of the tax- The address to the graduating payers to fully understand its class was delivered by Dr. W. D. provisions, various employers of Hooper, Professor of Latin in the eight or more were late in making University of Georgia. i their contributions to the States. The Rev. H. Brent Schaeffer, Therefore, the ninety per cent D. D., Columbia, S. C., preached credit could not be allowed in the the baccalaureate sermon on Sun- Federal returns under the law as day morning in the Lutheran it existed prior to the enactment Church of the Redeemer. The of the Revenue Act of 1938, Sec- pastor, Rev. E. Bryan Keisler, tion 810 of which extends the cut- D. D., served as liturgist. Sunday off date for credits against the evening in Holland Hall the Music 1936 tax from April 1, 1937, to and Department presented in recital including July 26, 1938. William E. Pugh, Jr., Jacksonville,! Commissioner Helvering explain- Fla., as organist and his instruct- ed that the relief provisions Con or, professor Paul Ensrud as tained in Section 810 of the Rev- pianist. enue Act of 1938 are applicable Saturday night the Sophomore only to the calendar year 1936. Declamation medal was won by In a great many instances em- Carlisle Fulmer of Newberry. 1 ployers of eight or more who were Monday the Junior Oratorical denied the ninety per cent credit medal was awarded to James Hare of Saluda and the KendaU Public Speaking prize was won by Man-1 Bureau of Internal Revenue na ning K. Owen of Orangeburg. Monday afternoon the Senior gave their class day exercises on In* f uvpuj. Following the graduating exer- have filed claims for abatement refund. In other instances the Information which will permit ;hc o onipt adjustment of the returns. Cori'nisskmer pointed out nov-e-or, .hit the Bureau j:oju Revised figures for South Caro lina’s 1937 cotton crop shows the largest production and the high est yield per acre of any year since 1920, according to report issued by Frank O. Black, Agricultural Statistician, Columbia, June 2. The crop totaled 1,023,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight and was 25 per cent above production in 1936 altho only about 2 per cent above the crops of 1926, 1930, and 1931. The yield per harvested acre of 289 pounds is the second highest for the State, being exceeded only by the 310 pounds of 1920, and compares with 279 pounds in 1936 and averages of 268 pounds for the 5 years 1933-37 and 218 pounds for the period 1928-32. Yields were highest in a group of northwest ern counties with an average of about 360 pounds per acre. According to available informa tion Pickens established an all time record v/ith approximately 165 pounds lint or almost a stand ard bale per acre. Greenville with an average of about 402 pounds was second and Dillon third with 385 pounds lint per acre. In all, 14 counties equalled or exceeded 300 pounds lint per acre, these being almost entirely in the Pied mont and Pee Dee section, since weather and weevil damage were adverse to high yields in most other sections. It is estimated that 1,705,090 acres were painted and 1,695.000 harvested. This is 20 per cent above the 1936 acreage and com pares with the State’s smallest harvested acreage of 1,286,009 in 1934 and the largest of 2,821,000 acres in 1918. Crop correspondents estimate that weather, insects, and plant diseases caused a 23 per cent loss from a full or normal yield in 1937, which compares with 25 per cent in 1936, and 30 per cent in 1935. Boll weevil damage of 11 per cent constituted the largest single loss and climatic conditions ac counted for 9 per cent. Assuming 65 pounds of cotton seed for each 35 pounds of lint, cottonseed production is placed at 455.000 tons in 1937 and 362,000 in 1936, Based on seasonal farm prices, the 1937 production of 1,023,000 bales is valued at approximately $44,000,000 and cottonseed at $10,- 000,000, which compares with 1936 values of $52,836,000 for lint and $12,138,000 for seed. Thus the to tal value of lint and seed in 1937 was $10,974,000 or 17 per cent be low the 1936 value. No information on the 1933 crop will be published until July 8, when an estimate of the acre age in cultivation on July 1 will be announced. Ihe first produc tion forecast will be as cf August 1, made public on the 8th. UNITED STATES In revising statistics of acreage, yield and production of the 1937 cotton crop, the Crop Reporting 1 Board estimates the area in cul- ' tivation in the United States on July 1, 1937 to have been 34,471,- 1 000 acres; the area harvested, 1 34,001,000 acres; and the yield of lint cotton to have been 266.9 pounds per harvested acre. The re port of the Bureau of the Census, published on May 19 placed final | ginnings for the 1937 crop at 18,- 945,022 equivalent 500-pound bales. The revised acreage estimate for the United States is about two- tenths of one per cent above the preliminary estimate made last December, and the revised yield per acre is about nine-tenths of one per cent above. The final production is 1.1 per cent above the December preliminary esti mate. The United States average yield per acre for 1937 of 266.9 pounds is the highest on record The next highest yield was 223 THE RSGHT SLANT ON REFRESHMENT Good things from nine sunny climes! That’s ice-cold Coca-Cola. Pure, wholesome, delicious...with a tingling taste...it’s only 5c. Go to the red cooler near you and enjoy a frosty bottle of Coca-Cola now. GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Greenwood, S. C. r siCTb3"i pounds per acre in 1898. The 1937 production was also the highest on record. The largest crop was realized in 1926 when 17,978,930 bales were produced. Each forecast made during the season showed marked improve ment in crop prospects over the preceding forecast, as the 1937 season was extraordinarily favor able for the production of cotton from spring until late fall. The forecasts during the season are necessarily based upon indication at the time the reports are pre pared, and upon the assumption that weather conditions after that time will be about average. Per centage comparisons of forecasts of cotton production made by the Crop Reporting Board during the 1937 season with final production are as follows: August 1, 17.7 per cent below final production; Sep tember 1, 15.0 per cent below; October 1, 7.2 per cent below; November 1, 3.7 per cent below; and December 1, 1.1 per cent be low final production. It was found necessary to revise the estimate of acreage in culti vation in 1936 for Oklahoma which brought about a slight re vision in the United States tota. for that year. JESTER’S CASH MARKET Phone No. 25 Main Street We Deliver McCormick, S. C. Open from 6:30 a. m. to 7 p. m. / When you are in town he sure and come hy our market and let ns suggest your meat needs for you. We will give you your choice of meats. Prices are Reasonable, Meats the Best. We carry a full line of Fresh Meats at all times and are always ready to he at your service. Special on Balentine*s Sugar Cured Sliced Break fast Bacon, per pound, 29 cents. Fresh Fish on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We highly appreciate your patronage. Before selling your cattle and hogs, see us. We pay the market price for them. o. I Learned A ^SR-CflllDmOninf/ ^Alv^ay 8 Insist on-. CfonSSeriS BcmUT Buy Office Equipment From Local Dealers Columbia, June 11.—Office equipment to be used in the state emoloyment offices by ep esenta- tives of the unemployment com pensation division of the South Carolina unemployment compen sation commission will be pur chased where possible from mer chants of the respective cities and towns where the employment of fices are located, R. Brice Waters, administrator, announced today. The manager of each full-time employment office has been asked by Mr. Waters to submit him the names cf several merchants from whom “desks, chairs and tables can be purchased”. A copy of his letter to the em ployment office managers follows: “Dear Sir: The commission wishes to make seme purchases of office equip ment for the unemployment com pensation personnel that will be located in your office. Will you kindly give us your co operation by listing on the at tached questionnaire the names of three or more local dealers from whom desks, chairs and tables can be purchased. The commission feels that it might be helpful to make the pur chase of the several items needed, from local merchants. Thanking you for your coopera tion, I am Very truly yours, R. B. WATERS. Administrator”. CLAUSSEN'S BREAD Is "Air-Conditioned"— Mrioved from ovens, cooled quickly in rwefa) cooling rooms^ where the air is dry. V-re a-ashed- then wrapped immediate:y ir^ure freshness. CLAUSSEN'S BREAD is IS ade with PLENTY ol rich milk end butteriat . . . sugar and pure vegetable shortening. Or der today from your grocer. SINCE 1841 For Nearly A Century. 'The South's Finest."* fees! LOC;-; FOR THE DROiiiii nllO YELL0U] WRAPPER • RT YOUR hdOCEift Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne In mind when you have occasion to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERYICI and there is no additional charge for service oat of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. WANT ADV. Announcing Opening Of U Tame It Service Station, Sandwich Shop and Dance Hall, Located 3 miles south of Edgefield on Dixie High way. Will open 12 o’clock noon Wednesday. June 22nd. Our specialty delicious home-made sandwiches, cold beer and drinks of all kinds, good music, ample paiking space, prompt and courte ous service. Each guest asked to submit name, winner to receive prize one week after opening date. Free Music And Dancing On Open ing Date. J. Hord Allen, 2nd. Manager; Elmer B. Talbert, Assist. Manager. faoofh- Coo/ awe/Thr/fri/ VACATIONS To all America in the luxurious GREYHOlitiD SUPER-COACH Greenville Asheville 2.8!) Knoxville __ 4.65 Greenwood .63 Augusta $ .90 Richmond 6.90 Abingdon — 5.25 Washington 7.90 Lds Angeles _ 35.6J Bristol 4.91) Big EXTRA Saving* on Round Trip Tickot* Strom’s Drug Store Phone 95 McCormick, S» __ m- ^