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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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