McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, November 17, 1938, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

TSUI TO OUBSELVttS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD, 1 Thirty-Seventh Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1938 Number 25 Chicken Suppter And Minstrel At Commu nity House Friday Night, Nov. 18th The ladies cf the Chestnut Ridge Home Demonstration Club will serve a chicken supper at the community house in McCor mick, Friday evening, November 18th. They plan to begin serving by six o’clock. The supper will be served at 25 cents a plate and the proceeds will be used toward erec ting a community house in the Chestnut Ridge Community. Many features will be enjoyed. The public is cordially invited. Immediately after the supper a minstrel will be put on by local talent. The following is the cast: Mr. Sneezix—Middleman—S. D. Chiles. Ham Bone—Howard Watkins. Acer Spades—Charles Brown. Catnip Jones—West Chiles. Potash from Fertilizer, Tenn.— Eugene Pinson. R. F. D. Gofetchit—Tom Hart line. Half-Chick Glory — Raymond Henderson. / Rastus Vihey—Harold Pinson. Miss Cherry Blossom—Mrs. Rex Edwards. Miss Pinky Marshmallow — Mrs. J. B» Strom. ' Miss Rosy Skillett—Mrs. Horace Edwards. Miss Pansy Dew Berry—Miss Florence Pinson. Miss Snowdrop Sunshine — Miss Ludy New. Miss Pearl Goldenglow — Miss Henrietta Gilbert. Miss Susie Bell Finklestein—Miss Helen Bradley. Notice * «•—J- - 1 ■ • . > , , After Saturday, November 19th. Farmers Urged To Attend Meeting At Court House Here Friday, Nov. 18th All farmers are urged to attend a meeting at the Court House at McCormick Friday morning, No vember 18th, 10 o’clock, for the purpose of explaining the 1939 A. A. A. Farm Program. Mr. A. H. Ward, District Agent of the Ex tension Service, will be the princi pal speaker. All phases of the program will be discussed. R. D. Suber, * County Agent. X Preaching At Plum Branch Baptist Church Next Sunday Rev. George Hopkins of Orange burg will preach at the Plum Branch Baptist Church at 11:30 o’clock next Sunday morning, November 20th. S. C. Education Association Council Of Delegates Meet In Columbia Saturday -or- The Messenger To Print On Wednesday Next Week Following our usual custom. The Messenger hopes to print on Wednesday of next week instead of Thursday in order to observe Thanksgiving Day. All having articles or advertisements for next week’s paper are asked to get them to the office as early as possible^ * ' S' Trespass Notice ^ x —. Hunting, fishing, or trespassing re will not have any more gin in any other form is Hereby lays until further notice. strictly forbidden on lands. M. G. & J. J. DORN, INC. MRS. SUDIE P. EDMUNDS, McCormick, S. C. CALHOUN PALMER, HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY November 18th and 19th, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. x RICHARD DIX CHESTER MORRIS JOAN FONTAINE tin ■SKY GIANT Also i A Musical Comedy ' “Sweet Shoe” (Rita Rio & Orchestra) . - and A Pathe Sportscope “White Magic” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY November 21st and 22nd, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M. DON AMECHE—ARLEEN WHELAN v --•nr i £ i Ja i rrrv~r~ * *F ■»«r - LYLE TALROT in GATEWAY” Also A Song & Comedy Hit “ALL’S FAIR” (Cabin Kids) .and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults. 25 emts: Children up to 12, 10 cents. Children 12 to 15, 15 cents A strong delegation from Mc Cormick County and surrounding territory will go to Columbia Sat urday to aid in writing the 1938-39 legislative platform of the South Carolina Education Association. The delegation will be this sec tion’s membership in the associa tion’s council of delegates, which will meet at 10:30 a. m. in Drayton Hall of the University of South Carolina. The legislative goals for this year will be set at the meeting of the council, the legislative assem bly cf the association. The legis lative slate may include a proposal for a teacher retirement system, one of the hot issues of the last session of the state legislature. Teacher retirement, although gen erally favored, was lost in the legislative mill. E. W. Rushton, president of the South Carolina Education Asso ciation, will preside over the council of delegates. The annual meeting will attract some 350 del egates from all parts of the Pal metto state. The council is scheduled also to hear a report on South Carolina’s attendance at the last session of the National Education Associa tion. This report will be delivered by H. Odelle Harman, Lexington County Superintendent of Educa tion. A. C. Flora, superintendent of Columbia Schools and state direc tor for the N. E. A., will discuss plans for N. E. A. work in South Carolina. Mrs. W. D. Rice, of Rock Hill, will outline how counties and groups of counties can stage reading clinics. McCormick Public Schools Honor Roll Second Month 1938-39 Term ?xt- Control Of Run-Off Soil Erosion Problem Clemson, Nov. 12.—Farmers in South Carolina are beginning to realize farm terracing is only a part of the fundamental erosion- control problem involved in a complete water disposal system for the whole farm, according to E. C. Turner, Jr., soil conserva tionist of Clemson College Exten sion Service, and Ernest Carnes, state coordinator of the Soil Con servation Service. In the past, they point out, the general practice has been to dis charge water from the ends of terraces or hillside ditches onto any accessible area not in culti vation, such as abandoned fields, reads, and line ditches. Concen tration of water on these unpro tected areas, speeded up erosion and often developed gullies which worked back into the fields, de stroying the measures which were intended to protect the field. In recent years a complete soil conservation program has- been demonstrated in erosion control projects and is now being put in to effect on cooperating farms in soil conservation districts. Among other things proper emphasis is placed on the control of run-off water throughout its course, until the water reaches a point of stable grade. In many instances protected woodlands or well sodded pasture lands are accessible upon which the concentrated flow from ter races may be discharged and spread without inducing erosion. Natural drainage ways or broad field depressions, when properly stabilized with vegetation, provide the finest type of outlet. Such areas may be converted into meadow strips which will not only serve as outlets, but will also sup ply the farmer with an abundance of hay. It has been found desirable in some cases, where natural outlets are not available, to establish dis posal areas along the edge of the field by retiring a triangular shaped strip to perennial hay crops, shrubs, or trees. When ade quate cover has been established, j water may be discharged safely on such areas. J GRAMMAR SCHOOL: FIRST GRADE— - Mary Joyce Abercrombie, Margaret Ann Henderson, Ann Sanders, Doris Dorn, Johnny Schumpert, Bobby Sanders, Otis Shannon, Paul LeRoy, Bcbby Suber, Leonard Dorn, Melvin Derrick, Joe Hartline, Grover Davis. SECOND GRADE— Billy Creighton/ Mark Dillashaw. THIRD GRADE— Virginia Smith, Theresa Earnhardt, Rebecca Simpson, Doyle Abercrombie, Louise Moore, Garfield Bowick, Bobby Huguley, Marion Davis. FOURTH GRADE— Catherine Chiles, Claude Huguley. FIFTH GRADE— Belton Harmon, Bruce Jaynes, Billy Freeland. SIXTH GRADE— Frances New, Helen Fooshe, Bertha Mae Harris. SEVENTH GRADE— None. HIGH SCHOOL: EIGHTH GRADE— None. NINTH GRADE— Anne B. Seigler, Norma Holloway. TENTH GRADE— Lois Freeland, Natalie Brown, Betty Fuller. ELEVENTH GRADE— James Bell. 1XI The Dowtin H. D. Club Meets Mrs. P. W. Roper entertained nine members of the Dowtin H. D. Club at her home on Tuesday afternoon, November 1st. The meeting was presided over by the president and opened with the song, “Keep the Home Fires Burning,” followed with Scripture reading and prayer by Mrs. P. W. Roper. The topic for November was “Beautification” and Mrs. Ken Dowtin gave some interesting hints on ways of beautifying the yards by planting shrubs and flowers. Business of the club was dis cussed. In the absence of Miss Bell, Mrs. Roper gave the demonstration which was on “Chimneys and Fire-» places.” At the conclusion of the meeting the hostess served delicious re freshments. The club adjourned to meet with Miss Annie Childs in De cember. How Tariffs Affect The Export Markets Columbia, Nov. 12.—That the increase in foreign production of cctton is not the only contributing factor in the decrease of American exports of cotton is emphasized by agricultural authorities in a ques tion and answer bulletin released on the subject of tariffs, R. W. Hamilton, administrative officer of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration, pointed out today. Other countries must sell to us if we expect them to buy from us, officials explained. I. W. Duggan, director of the Southern Division, AAA, summed up the effect of high tariffs on cotton exports in this terse state ment: “We find forces with little rela tion to cotton production that are directly related to our decrease in exports. Germany, for example, increased its purchases of Brazil ian cotton while curtailing pur chases of American cotton. Ger many, however, did not do this because Brazilian cotton was bet ter or cheaper, but for the simple reason that it could not obtain dollar exchange to buy our cotton. The loss of exports to France and Italy and other countries also is tn large part due to our refusal to admit their products. They can not get dollar exchange to buy our cotton, our wheat, our com, and other farm products.” The Secretary of Agriculture, in discussing high tariffs, gives this assurance to farmers: “For a long time the South has felt the pinch of an unfair tariff system. For a long time much of the wealth of the South, like that of the Western states, has been drained off to enrich the great financial centers of the North and East. For a long time the problem of the South has been, as Presi dent Roosevelt termed it, the na tion’s economic problem No. 1. In acknowledging the importance of the problem, the President was thinking of the enormous benefits to the whole nation that a lift in the income of the South would give. To solve that problem, there must be action and I know there will be action.” “That the Administration in Washington is fully cognizant of and disposed to do something about the unfair tariff system that has long pinched the South ern farmer, should be a comforting thought to South Carolina farmers”, Mr. Hamilton said. txt T cuuncii T aNNOCXCIMENtS Helpful Facts On Old-Age Insurance <By: Martha Pressley, Manager, Greenwood Field Office, Social Security Board.) ©. What is the purpose of the Federal Old-Age Insurance pro visions of the Social Security Act? A. Federal Old-Age Insurance is designed to help prevent Old-Age dependency. Its main purpose is to provide an assured retirement income to wage earners when they have reached the age of 65. Q. Who is covered by the Fed eral Old-Age Insurance provisions of the Social Security Act? A. All employees who receive wages or salaries in what might roughly be termed industrial and commercial employment in the United States, District of Colum bia, Hawaii, or Alaska, after 1936, and before reaching the age of 65 arp envprpf! Q. When did the Federal Old- Age Insurance program begin? A. On January 1, 1937, this part of the Social Security program be came operative. It is administered entirely by the Federal Govern ment. Q. Are all employees working in covered employment required to- get a Social Security Account Number Card? A. Yes. Employees are required' to secure a Social Security Ac count Number card unless they were 65 years old before entering any employment not specifically excepted by the Act. Q. When a wage earner in cov ered employment has secured his Social Security card, what steps should he take in order to get his full benefits? A. He should give every employ er for whom he works in covered employment, his Social Security number and his name as it ap pears on his card. _ Q. How will this help to assure him of his full benefit under Fed eral Old-Age Insurance? A. When a Social Security cant is issued an account is set up in the Records Division with the name and account number as shown on the card. All wages re ceived by the employee and re ported by his employer are posted in this account. Hie employer is required to furnish these wage re ports Quarterly, with his taxes to the Collector of Internal Revenue, who later forwards them to the Records Division for posting. •1XX- Charles And Gayle To Open Law Office Here Mr. R. H. Gayle, who finished law school at the University of South Carolina, in the class of 1938, will be associated with Mr. W. K. Charles in the practice of law at McCormick. Mr. Charles has maintained an office at McCormick for the past 22 years and an office in Green wood for the past seven years. Mr. Gayle is from Columbia and teceived his B. S. in Commerce at the "University in 1936, after which he entered the University Law School. While attending law school and since his graduation he was associated with the law offices of Tobias & Turner of Columbia. Mr. Gayle will have charge of the McCormick office, location of which will be announced later. McCORMICK BAPTIST Church School 10:00 A. M. Church Worship 11:00 A. M. Sermbn: “THE CONQUEROR”. From The Book Of Revelation. Training Union __ 6:30 P. M. Evening Worship 7:30 P. M. Subject: “THE PRICE OF THE BEST”. SPECIAL SERVICE, Tuesday November 22, 7:30 P. M. A meeting of the Federated Forces For Law and Temperance of S. C. Rev. Mr. Betts, of Orange burg, will be the speaker. Do not miss this meeting for our churches and friends of McCormick County. Special mid-week service, Wed., 7:30 P. M. Picture: “THE BOOK GOES FORTH”—also A Picture Con cerning the Preaching of the Gos pel in the Home Land—Home Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention. Every one invited. A free-will offering for expense and for American Bible Society. Place: Hollywood Theatre. BETHANY BAPTIST Church School 2:30 P. M. Church Worship 3:30 P. M. A. Thad. Persons. WANT ADV. PECANS FOR SALE—fine qual ity of pecans for sale at 20 cents per pound. Best we have had in some years. Well filled out. Mary Cornelia Corley, McCormick, S. C. Cotton Report As, Of November 1, 1938 A cotton crop of 665,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight is fore cast for South Carolina from the crop situation as reported by cor respondents on November 1, ac cording to report issued Nov. 9 by Frank O. Black, agricultural sta tistician, Columbia. This figure is 10,000 bales below the October forecast and would be the smallest crop since 1922. Last year’s pro duction was 1,023,000 bales and the ten-year (1927-36) average has been 798,000 bales. The indicated yield of 243 pounds lint per acre compares with 289 pounds made last year and 231 pounds as the ten-year (1927-36) average. The P”reau cf t>e Census r^- oorts 573.9C9 running g’-ned in t^e Ctate prior to November 1, which compares with 771,000 gin- led to this date last year and 558,000 in 1936. United States A United States cotton crop of 1 2.137,000 bales is forecast by the Crop Reporting Board of the United States Department of Ag riculture, based on conditions as of November 1, 1938. This is a de cline of 75,000 bales, or six-tenths of one per cent, from the forecast of October 1, and compares with: 18,946,000 bales in 1937, 12,399,000' bales in 1936, and 13,201,000 bales* the 10-year (1927-36) average. The indicated yield per acre for the United States of 219.7 pounds compares with 266.9 pounds in 1937 and 179.8 pounds, the 10-year (1927-36) average. If this yield materializes, it will be the highest on record since 1898, with the ex ception of the record high yield of last year. Weather continued favorable for picking during the month of Oc tober and a larger proportion of the crop than usual was picked by November 1. The report of the Bureau of the Census shows 10,124,708 running bales (counting round as half bales) ginned from the crop of 1938 prior to November 1, com pared with 13,160,423 for 1937 and 9,882,530 for 1936.