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toeCORMIC* MeiSSENOER. McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA lburs.Iay, October 6, 1938
Bales Colton
tied In McCormick
lounty To Sept. 16
tTMENT OF COMMERCE
UBAU OF THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON
)N GINNING REPORT
% ,
3us report' shows that 1,198
of cofcton were ginned in
lick ^County from the crop
prior to Sept. 16, 1938, as
ired with 616 bales for the
W37.
respectfully,
J. E, Bell,
Special Agent,
ite, Sept. 29, 1938.
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Supper At
’ Wideman School
PWA Has Com
pleted 275 Projects
In S. C. In Past
Five Years
The Rehabilitation
Loan Program
O
ladies of the . Wideman
Demonstration Club are
soring a box supper to be held
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W
on Friday evening, Oc
tober 21st, for the benefit of the
school. *
A program will be put on by the
children qf the community. The
program will begin at 7:45. All
the ladies attending are requested
to bring boxes. A prize will be
given for the most attractively
decorated box.
The public'is cordially invited to
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Modoc News
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Modoc, .Oct. ^--The camp
el and a number of visl-
enjoyed A squirrel barbecue
ajt Camp F-ll Monday
The visitors not connected
the Forest Service were Dr.
and Mr. Fred Buz-
of McCormick, Messieurs
Percivai, Harold Hines, J. R.
11 and R. A. Price of
Former Camp Corn
ier Donald Hancock and Mr.
West of Modoc. The supper
tras prepared under the supervis
ion of Mr. Robert Wood of Parks-
ville, and everyone agreed that he
should get a vote of thanks for his
efforts in making the supper a
A dance was given in camp
Friday night for the enrollees.
The sound amplifying system re
cently installed was used to fur
nish the music. The men are
looking forward to more of these
dances, as the money saved on
the music was used to furnish
transportation for the dancers.
Lt. Spearman, Medical inspector
from Fourth Corps Area Head
quarters, Atlanta, Ga., was in
camp Monday on an official in
spection. Lt. Spearman gave camp
a good rating on cleanliness, ap-
'Vetrance, etc.
Captain Kinard, Army Chaplin
for this district, was in camp dur
ing the week. We are always glad
to have Captain Kinard with us.
Chaplin Kinard has charge of the
religious services at F-ll, and is
held in high esteem by both the
personnel and enrollees.
Camp F-ll fought their first
forest fire of the fall season Sun
day night. A fire trespass case
was made against the person re
sponsible and a conviction was
secured in Magistrates’ court. We
are urging the public to cooperate
with the forest service in keeping
down this hazard. In addition to
cutting down the revenue derived
from timber sales, forest fires are
a menace to both natural and
wild life resources.
Six rehabilitation projects have
been completed by F-ll. The new
bams are being used to advantage
in storing grain, hay and feed of
different kinds. Lack of storage
space has been one of the main
handicaps to the permittees.
The camp area has been cleared
of weeds and other debris for the
fall planting of grass. New top
soil has been added and in the
next few days a lawn mixture will
be planted.
The officers and using service
personnels’ dining room has been
freshly painted. New chairs,
tables, and a rug will be pur
chased. We are striving to make
both' the quarters and dining
room more attractive.
Visitors in camp during the
week were Acting Ranger Wagner
©f Greenwood, Mr. Ed Vernon,
Associate Civil Engineer of the
Columbia Office. Mr. M. E. Nixon
of Camp Bradley and Mr. Marion
Hamilton of Camp Bradley.
Ol’-mbia. Sept. 27. — Federal
activity in South Carolina during
the period from March 1933
through June 1938 has recently
^een tabulated in order to show
the results * obtained from the
leans and expenditures made on
the work relief and public works
programs, according to a state
ment released by Lawrence M.
Pinkney, State Director for the
National Emergency Council for
South Carolina.
In listing the two major Gov
ernment agencies participating,
together with a brief summariza
tion of their activities, the state
ment points out that these Fed
eral programs have been carried
out with the cooperation of State,
county, municipal and local bodies.
The Public Works Administration,
through loans and grants has
completed 275 projects covering
the. following:. 38 schools. 6 court
houses or city halls, 53 water
works systems, 19 sewer systems
7 disposal plants, 6 hospitals and
^ther projects covering university
buildings, libraries, auditoriums,
"ecreational centers, bridges and
street paving, fire departments,
igrlcultural buildings, and school
gymnasiums. In addition, as of
June 30, 19?8, there were 14 proj
ects under construction.
The PWA has already allotted
funds to 52 (non-Federal) • new
projects (July 31, 1938) in South
Carolina. These include 9 school
buildings, 7 waterworks systems,
13 bridge'construction and street
improvements, 4 auditoriums and
other projects covering university
buildings, and heating plants,
libraries, sewer systems, gym
nasiums, and recreational centers.
The Works Progress Adminis
tration has constructed, through
its works progbam, more than 170
miles of new highways, roads, and
streets. Improvements have been
In This County Calls For Soli Im
provement And Better Tenure
Arrangements This Year.
LOCAL COMPANY W!NS
NATIONAL AWARD
“The rehabilitation loan pro
gram in this County calls for soil
improvement and better tenure
arrangements this year,” states E.
Hanvey, county rehabilitation
supervisor. “Longer leases are
necessary to make real headway
in rebuilding soils to produce a-
bundant yields.”
“The old system of leasing a
farm for one year or for a crop
ping season has been determined
one of the principal contributing
causes to the plight of many farm
"amilies and the present condition
of lands.”
“Effort* will be made to aid fam
ilies who rent lands to secure
leases* for at least three years,
and where possible for five years,
so that a soil-building program
can be included in the farm plan
for next season and for subse
quent years. Written leases will
be required detailing the agree
ment between tenant and land
lord and both will be adequately
protected by definite provisions of
the leases. By soil-building prac
tices the tenant will see improved
yields come from his labors and
the landlord will have his land
improved for future advantage,”
continued Mr. Hanvey.
Farm plans this year include a
livestock program where proper
leases are secured and a start will
be made in pasture developments.
The fine feed crop made this year
now enables many families to in
crease their herds or to make a
start if no livestock is owned at
present.
Approximately . 128 families in
;his county were aided last year
and most cf them will farm again
with the assistance of the re
habilitation program. Many of
J. G. Hofgaard. Superintendent,
of Atlantic Greyhound’s Mato*
tenance System.
Atlantic Greyhound
Lines Serving This
Area Lead Nation In
Completeness and
Efficiency of Bus
Maintenance
these families made a real jump
made to more than 2,807 miles ot upward toward security and many
other roads, and. In addition, 47, more weI1 on the w wlth
miles of road shoulders have been ample food and feed reserves.
repaired. The highway system was
further benefited by the con
struction of 232 highway bridges,
and the reconditioning of 95
others, most of which were wood
structures. Other drainage struc
tures include 1,614 new culverts,
nearly 407,460 linear feet of new
roadside ditches, 23,563 linear feet
of ngw pipe, and 30 miles of new
curb or gutter.- r
A total of 333 new public build
ings were erected on PWA proj
ects and an additional 791 were
otherwise improved. Of the 333
new buildings, 160 were schools,
77 were recreational buildings,
including auditoriums, stadiums,
grandstands, and gymnasiums;
and 7 were administrative or'of
fice buildings. More than 483 of
the 791 buildings Improved were
school buildings, and 32 were rec
reational buildings; the remainder
include 29 courthouses, offices and
Other administrative buildings.
Facilities for outdoor recrea
tional activities in South Carolina
have 4 been increased by the pro
vision through WPA projects of 19
new athletic fields, 7 playgrounds,
7 new swimming ' and wading
pools, 1 golf course, and 15 new
parks. Improvements have been
made in 64 existing athletic fields
and playgrounds and 114 parks.
The achievements of WPA
workers oh water supply and
sewage systems include the laying
of 39 miles of new water lines,
and 56 miles of trunk and lateral
sewer lines. The construction of
353 manholes and catch basins,
and 6 new sewage treatment |
plants.
WPA non-construction projects
have also contributed materially
^ oublic welfare in South Caro
lina. Sewing room projects have
produced approximately 1,8514256
varments and other articles, in
cluding about 1,496,900 garments
for men, women, and children in
need. Nearly 15,073,000 hot
lunches have been served to school
children, and housekeeping aides,
-mploved by WPA, have made
105,808 home visits to families in
need of such assistance. About 1,-
112,043 public school and library
books have been rebound and
enovated.
good workstock, tools, livestock
and their equipment almost paid
for.
Applications are now being re
ceived in the local office for
group service loans to buy needed
sires, harvesting or farming
equipment. These loans are made
to finance purchase of needed
services or equipment in any
community where fees charged for
use of same may repay purchase
loans.
Mr. Hanvey says application::
for farm loans for 1939 are now
being taken.
Old-Age Insurance
System Further Sim
plified As Employers
Form SS-3 Abolished
Attention cf employers subject
to Title VHI of the Social Security
Act is called to the Treasury De
partment’s recent decision abolish-
BUS LINE OPERATING
HERE WINS NATION
WIDE HONORS :
Local officials and employees of
Atlantic Greyhound Lines have beei
receiving congratulations from all
quarters upon their company’s win
ing Form SS-3 entitled “Employ- t n i n g the national Bus Transportation
er’s Information Return,” by Miss 1 Award for completeness and etfi-
Martha Pressly, Manager of the . cienc y in maintenance of itr buses.
There Is A Great
Opportunity To
Control Boll Weevil
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nn HENRY J. GODIN
Sight
Specialist
Eyes Examined
Spectacles And Bye Glasses
Professionally Fitted.
956 Broad Street Augusta, Ga.
Never since the boll weevil ar
rived in this section has the cot
ton been gotten cut of the field
as promptly as this year.
Never has the boll weevil done
greater damage to unpoisoned
cotton or to late cotton.
Never has intelligent active
work in poisoning paid greater
dividends than this year.
It is nothing unusual to see
fields where cotton came up late
or where no poisoning was done
which will make less than one-
fourth as much cotton as other
fields where early stands were se
cured and where poisoning was
done.
We have a great opportunity
this year to practically get rid of
all boll weevil damage to the next
crop. If every live stalk of cotton
is killed within the next ten days
the weevil will have nothing to
sustain him for several weeks
before the normal frost date and
most of them will die.
I cannot too strongly urge the
farmers to cut their stalks and rip
up the butts and to do this work
as fast as they finish picking. I
was delighted to see that several
farmers around Hartsvllle have al
ready begun doing this. It will
not only pay them handsome
dividends but will pay them
profits in the good will of their
neighbors.
I suggest that every cotton
farmer get behind this proposition
at cnce and try to create a senti
ment so strong that all farmers
will do their share in this bene
ficial work.
David R. Coker.
Hi
Social Security Board’s Green-
Yv’ood Field Office, today. Employ
ers have been required to file this
form with local collectors of in
ternal revenue when an employee
reached age 65 or died before
reaching age 65. This form was
abolished last Friday (September
SO).
“Abolishment of Form* SS-3,”
Miss Pressly says, “is another step
n the program of the Social Se
curity Board and the Treasury
department to simplify and re
duce the number of reports re
quired of employers under the
Federal old-age insurance pro
gram. Marked progress was made
in this when these agencies work
ed cut Form SS-la for the periodic
eporting of employee wages un-
ier the system. Form'SS-la com
bined three previous forms and is
equired only quarterly. It wa.
cut into use the past April for th(
report of employee wages covering
the first quarter of 1938.”
According to the Treasury De
cision, Form SS-3 should not be
Tied by employers “for any em
>loyee who dies after Septembe
i0, 1938, /or whose 65th anniver-
ary of birth occurs on or aftei
October 2, 1938.”
Miss Pressly emphasized tha
abolishment of Form SS-3 has -i:
: earing on the filing of Fora
3AC-1001 entitled “Statement o
Employer” — the final employet
wage report under the Federal
old-age insurance system. Em
ployers should continue to file this
form with the nearest Social Se
curity Board office when an em
ployee reaches age 65 or dies be
fore reaching that age.
Demon Deacons
Next Bird Foe
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Columbia, Oct. 3.—Following
F uth Carolina’s T-6 defeat at the
hands of a powerful Georgia ma
chine, Ccach Rex Enright’s Game .
cocks settled down today to re
count their mistakes, examim
heir injuries, and plan their cam
3Dign against the invasion of tV>e
sensational sophemore eleven
from Wake Forest.
True to Enright’s pre-game
predictions, it was inexperience
and offensive weakness that cost
the Birds a bitterly fought Home-
Announcenicnt of the local Grey
hound company’s victory in the na
tion-wide competition was made
when Bus Transportation magazine
presented the gold award to Atlantic
Greyhound’s officials at the National
Association of Motor Bus Operators
Convention in Chicago, September
21 23.
This marks the third time Atlantic
Greyhound has won highest honors
for its maintenance methods and
practices. The competition is held
annually and awards have been pre
sented by Bus Transportation every
year since 1930. Atlantic Greyhound
lias won the trophy every time it has
competed.
Faced with many diversified prob
lems in servicing its coaches, the
local Greyhound company has de
veloped an unrivaled degree of effi
ciency in maintenance and has been
responsible for the evolution ot num
erous shop methods and practises
now in general use by bus companies
in all parts of the country.
ic
000 MILES DAILY
W. H. McCurley &
Son Granite Co.
Monuments, Markers, Coping.
The Best Elberton Blue
Granite. Prices And Quality
Guaranteed.
ELBERTON, GA.
J. T. FAULKNER
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Representative
McCORMICK, S. C.
Treasurer’s Notice;
Ti e ,»us ».i i u lii>phy is
gi\cn :*->i \ thourngli-
ness and etficiemy in ihe systems
employed in maintaining the large
number of coaches in daily service.
The volume of facts and figures sub
mitted to the judges of the competi
tion contains scores of details that
are as in^prestiug to the general pub-
lit as to the bus operators and con
test judges.
In an industry that operates more
than 51,000 buses over 393,000 miles
of streets and highways and carries
nearly three and a half million pas
sengers a year, Atlantic Greyhound
can well be proud of being acclaimed
first. Its fleet of 223 buses travels an
average of 51,903 miles every day in
the year—that’s farther than two
trips around the world every twenty-
four hours. Twenty-one million miles
is Atlantic Greyhound’s annual total.
This one company operates 48 dif
ferent routes, covering 6,677 miles.
Last year each bus on the system
averaged 102.11! miles, facing almost
every conceivable type of 4»perating
conditions. To keep its ctxiches in
perfect shape for such service, At
lantic Greyhound maintains two
main garages and twelve secondary
garages and service points strategi*
cally located throughout the terri
tory it serves. Several hundred main-
lenance men are employed to inspect,
service, grease, wash, repair, and re-
Tondition the large fleet of Super-
'Coaches and other buses. So suc
cessfully did these men accomplish
‘their work that last .car there was
•chargeable to mainleram e only one
delay for rboui every 100,000 miles
•of operation.
coming battle with the heavier
Bulldog eleven.
Pre-game favorites with the
experts, Georgia, however, escaped
the Gamecock’s spurs by only a
The County Treasurer’s Offices
will be open for the purpose of re
ceiving taxes from the 15th day of.
September, 1938, to the 15th day
of April, 1939.
All taxes shall be due and pay
able between the 15th day of. Sept-
tember, 1938, and December 31».
1938.
That when taxes charged shall’,
not be paid by December 31, 1938,
the County Auditor shall proceed;
to add a penalty of one per cent
for January, and if taxes are; not-
paid on or before February 1, 1939*.
tne County Auditor will proceed to>
add Two Per Cent for February,
and if taxes are not paid: on Or be
fore March 1, 1939, the County Au
ditor shall proceed to add-' 3T per
cent for March, and if taxes are .
not paid on or before April 1, 1939,
the County Auditor shall proceed,
to add 4 per cent up to the 15th off
April, 1939, after whicth time the
County Treasurer shall issue exe
cutions for all unpaid taxes; plus-
7 per cent penalty.
The tax levies for the year 1938)
are as follows:
For County Purposes 9 mills
For Bonds 18 mills
Constitutional School Tax_ 3 mills
Mt. Carmel School
District No. 1 2 mills.
Willington S. D. No. 2 4 mills
Bordeaux S. D. No. 3” 2 mills
McCormick S. D. NO. 4
and Bonds 16 mills
Buffalo S. D. No. 5 4 mills
Bellvue S. D. No.. 6:' 10 mills
S. D. No. 7 00 mills
Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills
Bold Branch S. D. Ndc-9 __10 mills
Young’s S. D. NOc 10 1 00 mills
Wideman’s S. D. Noc 11 ... 2 mills
Milway S. D. Noo 13 2 mills
Robinson S. D. NO.. 14 6 millss
Dornville S. D. No. 15 ^—- 2^«jlls
Bethany S. D. NOr 16 -_„14 mUET^ ~
Lyon’s S. D. No: 17 8 mills
Hibler S. D. NO: 18' 6 mills
Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 mills
Plum Branch S7 DYNO. 24
and Bonds — 20 mills
Consolidated S. D. No. 1,
v Parksville, ModOc and
Clarks Hill, and : B0nds_18 mills
All male citizens between the
ages of 21 and 60 years, except
those exempt by law, are liable to<
a poll tax of $1.00 each.
The law prescribes that all male
citizens between tlie^ages of 21'ahd
55 years must pay $2.00 commuta
tion tax Hr work six days on the
public ro&ds.
Commutation tax is included in.
property tax receipt. v
RUTHTP: DUNCAN,
Treasurer, McCormick County.
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narrow margin of one point and
the enthusiastic thousands who.
witnessed the 60 thrill-packed
minutes, had nothing but praise
for a new, hard-hitting, hard-
fighting South Carolina, team that
apparently thrives on punish
ment-draws strength from set
backs. In the closing minutes of
the game, it was a. greatly out-
veighed Gamecock aggregation
that knocked at the gates of the
3uildogs, playing in their own *
territory, driving its determined
opponent to the wall,, and pro-
iding thrill after thrill with
ouchdown attempts.
Questioned immediately follow
ing the game. Coach Enright had
,nly approbation for his fighting
Gamecocks. “It -ras our weakness
;n offense that stopped, our plays
—we still have a long ways to go
before we are an offensive factor—
the boys showed a rugged, deter
mined style of play against a
superior team—the game was a
valuable lesson to the sophomores
and other newcomers—we must
continue building until we reach
a higher, peak of effectlypness.”
These were many of the com
ments passed by the Carolina
mentor yesterday.
A light Monday afternoon drill
was the opening item on Enright’s
program of preparation for the:
Demon Deacons of Wake Forest.
Following their 31-0 victory over
the Citadel’s Light Brigade,, tfce.
Deacons rule the favorites to whip,
the Birds in their forthcoming
p rmer in South. <Efiralina?s Capital!
Ci y this Saturday. Coach Enright
no.st piair: aa new defense to stop
the ground-gaining of Ringgold,.
Wlrtz, Edwards, and other tal
ented Deacon backs..
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