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/ ■JT. V U'; v TKUK TO OUBSELVifiS. OUE NEIGHBORS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD. f Thirty-Seventh Year Established June 5, 1902 McCQRMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1939 Number 52 McCormick High School Commence ment Tomorrow P. M. CLASS DAT EXERCISES THIS EVENING. Washington Consol idated High School Commencement Ex ercises Cancelled The commencement exercises of Washington High School will not ! be held due to the epidemic of Beginning the commencement; poliomyelitis that has caused so exercises of the McCormick High m any schools in the State to close. School, Dr. S. W. Reid, pastor of regret the exercises will not the local A. R. P. Church, preach- be he id but it is felt that it is ed the sermon at the high school bes t for the health of the pupils auditorium Sunday evening, May an( i the community. There are 21, at 8:15 o’clock. . no known cases in the district, On Thursday evening, May 25th, bu t cancelling the exercises was the seniors will have their class dav exercises, at 8:30. Mr. Thomas E. Epting, of New berry College, will address the senior class at their graduation 0 ^ exercises on Friday evening, May spring EommUlllOIl 26, at 8:30. ^ O merely a precautionary measure. J. C. Kemp, Supt. SXt Greenwood Office Finds Jobs For 48 Services At Cedar Springs Church The Reverend W. W. Parkinson | of Vidette, Ga., will preach at the Cedar Springs A. R. P. Church for Greenwood, May 13. — During | the spring communion services. April the South Carolina state j O n Friday, May 26th, and on employment service office here in! Saturday the hour for service will Greenwood made 48 placements be 10:30. * .. _ and contacted 4,501 persons in! At 11:00 oclock on oabbath ^^d out of the office, H. Gerard morning the Sacrament of the Hartzog, senior interviewer, an- Lord’s Supper will be observed ^nfJaV. Included in the number of person- with the last sermon of the series nreached in the afternoon. We al contacts were visits from work i invite you to these services. -xx- Club Meets applicants, job insurance claim ants, employers seeking helpers, nni.^ XT and field visits by the staff per-; i-UC 1 Ollllg S XA. LJ. sonnel. The employment service ! is a division of the unemployment compensation commission and all [ claims for benefits are filed at local offices. The Young’s H. D. Club held its TTie statement by the manager regular monthly meeting on Wed- of the office showed that 118 new nesday afternoon, May 10, 1939, applications for work were filed, I at the home of Mrs. D. A. Young. 142 applications were renewed, 519 j Ten members were present, applicatiohs for work were can- j The president called the meet- celled and 3,302 claims for benefits i ing to order. were received. In the state as a whole the service made 121,007 personal con tacts; a total of 4.730 new applica tions were received, and 3,282 placements were made. The employment service re- The devotional was conducted, roll called and the minutes of last meeting were read. The meeting was turned over to Miss Bell, who gave a review of the year’s work. The picture contest was held The Clarks Hill. Project Is Of A Different Type From The Augusta Herald, May 21. The fact that the. United States Senate has defeated the p~oposed $200,000,000 Florida canal project and has cut $120,000,000 from the rivers and harbors bill of the low er House is not any indication that the pronosed Clarks Hill de velopment, which is about to be considered by the Congress, is in any danger of meeting defeat. We dare say that the Florida project will ultimately be ap proved, although it will take sev eral years to accomplish it. Governor Maybank of South Carolina worked seven years on the Santee-Cooper project before it Was finally approved and work started. Augusta has been pro moting Clarks Hill project for four years, whereas the Florida canal undertaking has only been ^seriously agitated over a period of two years. ceived applications from all per- and the members were given a sons seeking work and does its prize. best to find suitable employment Mrs. Young served delicious for each registrant. Employers j cake and ice cream, are invited to use the service in! The meeting adjourned to meet finding qualified workers. No fees; with Miss Ruth Young next are charged for services rendered month. by the office. I Reporter. IDEM McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY May 26th and 27th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. JANE WITHERS in “ARIZONA WILDCAT (This is her best picture) Also A Cartoon “Frozen Feet” and in A Sportscope ? * • “Shooting for Par” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents % m -^r •* MONDAY and TUESDAY May 29th and 30th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. RICHARD GREEN BASIL RATHBONE WENDY BARRIE in “The Hound Of The Baskervilles” Also A Cartoon 64 The Owl and Pussycat and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15. 15 cents The Clarks Hill project is differ ent from the $23,000,000 Umatilla Dam proposed for the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington and the $12,500,000 Tombigbee and Tennessee rivers developments for he reason that the Savannah River item, which is yet to be put n the rivers and harbors bill, has the enthusiastic and unanimous endorsement of the Army Board of Engineers, which organization, has lost but one project in fifty years that it has recommended to he Congress. The Senate Commerce Commit tee will be asked this week to olace the Clarks Hill item in the Rivers and Harbors bill. From hat point it will go to the Senate, thence to the Conference Com mittee and from there to the Flonse and Senate for final ratifi cation. Rtrarlgelv enough, the Clarks Hill project has the endorsement of both President Roosevelt and he conservative group r of the Senate, who are, in so many in stances now, very much at logger- heads. No project proposed since the Wilson Dam was built on the Tennessee river has possessed so much merit for hvdro-electric purposes as does Clarks Hill. This fact is resnonsible for the enthu siastic and unanimous endorse ment of it by the army engineers. Every group that has given thought and study to the Clarks Hill development has given it un qualified approval. Some of the most conservative members of both houses of Congress have studied the project and have a- greed that it is highly meritorious and that they will support it. xx Patrick M. Storey Claimed By Death Patrick McGrath Storey, ten months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayman B. Storey of Calhoun Falls, died in the Greenwood hospital Friday morning at one fifteen o’clock following a short illness. His mother is the former Miss Lillian McGrath of McCor mick. Besides his parents he is survived by two brothers, Derry Wayne Storey, and W. Bertran Storey, Jr., Calhoun Falls; his oatemal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Storey, Williamston; his maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. John T. McGrath, McCor mick. Funeral services were conducted at. the graveside in the McCormick City cemetery at eleven o’clock Saturday morning with the Rev. Father Baum, assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic church of Anderson, officiating. Pallbearers were John Thomas McGrath, Daniel McGrath, Forest Storey and Wallace Storey. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. X Sullivan News Letter Carriers Meet May 27th. R. F. D. Men And Auxiliary To Hold Convention At Honea Path. The Third Quarterly Conference h«1d at Mt. Vomon church. Sunday, May 21. The presiding elder, the Rev. W. B. Garret, preached a fine sermon. A larqre crowd enjoyed lunch at noon The f erpn'''» was held immediately afterward. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Feames *»nd Miss Clara Greene, of Hamp- |~by Mrs. C. P. Haddon, president The Rural Letter Carriers and Ladies Auxiliary of the third con gressional district will hold their annual meeting on May 27 at the high school building in Honea Path. Every effort is being made to make this the best district meeting ever held in the third district. Each carrier and wife is urged to be present to hear Hon. Butler B. Hare and enjoy all other features of the program which follows: Convention called to order at 4 o’clock p. m., by District President, John A. Mundy. Song—^America. Devotional by the Rev. J. S. Ed wards. Welcome address by George H. Lollis, mayor of Honea Path. Welcome address by L. L. Wright. superintendent schools, Honea Path. Welcome address by J. H. Gaines, retired carrier, Honea Path. Response behalf of association by J. D. Vickery, Central. Music. Address by Hon. B. B. Hare, Congressman, third district. Music. Announcements. Adjournment joint meeting. Carriers business meeting called to order by district president. Ladies auxiliary called to order Rules For Use Of Liquid Poison The following letter has recent ly been sent to all McCormidk County farmers: “You are to be congratulated if you have on hand now sufficient calcium arsenate and sufficient cheap molasses to properly poison, vour entire 1939 cotton crop, yet there are two factors as important as having the arsenate and mo lasses on hand—(1) applying the 1-1-1 mixture properly and (21 applying it at the right time. • “I shall attempt to give you some further information in re gard to the use of the liauid poison for the control of the boll weevil in the space below: “The Mixture: One gallon of molasses, one pound of calcium arsenate, and one gallon of water. “How to Mix: To one gallon of molasses add one gallon of water and stir. Add one pound of cal cium arsenate and stir thoroughly. “When to Apply: The first ap plication is made when squares begin to appear on the plants and before they are large enough to be punctured by weevils. At least two more applications should fol low the first at intervals of 5 to 7 days. The first application is? usually made late in May or early June. “How to Apply: With any of several different boll weevil pois oners, most of which are attached to a plow stock and which apnlies the poison at the time of cultiva tion, or with a bucket and mop in the afternoon. (A satisfactory mon can be made by tying a piece of burlsp to the end of a flat ton. Arkansas, a^e spending some Ladies Auxiliary of Third District, time with the former’s parents, Dinner—served by Ladies Aid I Xadriialiikp%tipir a Mr and Mrs. L. R Reames Society of Baptist church. hlneine burtan iSto Sins? Mrs. E. W. Callison, Mrs. G. R. Special entertainment l n - n - - Duriap mW) strips). pnd Mrs. Calhoun Jordan) x attended the Bold Springs W. M “Cautions: (1). Do not mix up more poison than will be used in a day. (2). Use mop to stir mix ture in bucket frequently to pre vent settling of arsenate. (3). If the poison is washed off by rain within twenty-four hours after application, put on another appli cation as soon as weather will permit. (4). Be sure to apply mix- L> 1 | ture to under side of leaves. (5). liCRI IjOIuGRUX j Don’t be too slow when putting on poison. Walk fast and put more noison on the cotton and less ora the ground.” D. Austin Shelley, County Agent. x Clarks Hill Hearing Set For Next Week By Senate Group U. meeting at the home of Mrs. 100 0(10 Broadus Alton, Thursday after- i cci v/1 Mrs. Flovd Talbert, Mrs. Timber Cut On Lula Talbert and Miss Anne s r," d ”y ited reIatives ln Parksvllle | Government Tract Mr. and Mrs. Strom Culbreatb and children spent Sun dav in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn ond Mrs. I.. E. Winn are re ceiving congratulations upon the. _ , birth of a son. Wednesday. Mav 17. * :tv, 'enwocd. May 17.—A huge Th* Rebohoth w M IT. met in circular saw buzzed its wa' T the home of Mrs. E. P. Winn and through a shortleaf pine log and Miss Tmla Winn, Thursday after- . fir st United States Forest noon. Those from the communitv I '’e Hrrher sale on the Sumter i tot u np attending were: Mrs. J. E. Winn (Long Cane) National Forest, was World U1 lOlHOrrO'W Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist, Mrs. T. C. under way on April 24, 1939. Ap- Winn. Mrs. Kate Mavson, Mrs. Proxmmtely one hundred thousand r T n f>^ A f Virginia Bailev. Mrs. Robert Winn. board feet of pine timber was cut VV11 A lie Mrs. T. B. Gilchrist, Mrs. Janelle rn Cade Area, a Government ^ , . T . . Winn and Mrs Susie Winn. Those tract located in McCormick Coun- .r etroleum JliXHlmtlOn from the Rehoboth community ty near Bordeaux. The timbe r were: Mrs. Strom Culhreath. Mrs. I was purchased and cut bv M. G w. p. Culbreath. Mrs. W. A. Winn, * J - J Dorn, Inc., of McCormick. From The Augusta Herald, Mav 22. The senate commerce committee will consider next week an a- mendment to the rivers and harbors bill authorizing construc tion of Clarks Hill. Lester S. Moodv. secretary of the Augusta Chamber cf Commerce, said Mon- -*».v on his return from Washing ton. "Tfre project, up to this point, is n perfect shape ” he said. “Noth ing has been left undone, but there is still lots of work to be done before Clark’s Hill is defi- i Trula^Winn nitely assured.” A delegation from Augusta will annear before the commerce com mittee when the $28,000,000 proj ect is submitted for approval. Mr. Moody, who spent all o’ last week in Washington, said there is no opposition to the huge hydro-electric, flood control and navigation project. Clarks Hill has the unqualified approval of several federal groups named by President Roosevelt to study its feasibility. -xx- For Longer Life Of Farm Feneing A fence is no better than the bracing of its corner posts, end posts, and gate posts, says County Agent D. Austin Shelley, calling attention to Extension Farm Building Leaflet No. 11, “Comer Post Bracing”. This leaflet, prepared by exten sion agricultural engineering specialists, gives plans for proper setting and bracing of end and corner posts. Copies of the leaf let are available at the county agent’s office and at the Publica tions Department at Clemson. In order to insure better service and longer life from farm fencing, Mr. Shelley suggests that farmers interested in fence construction secure a copy of this leaflet for guidance. Mrs Minnie Winn Mrs. Evan About thirty per cent of the total . That the World of Tomorrow, as- Morgan. Mrs. Jim Talbert, Mrs. Volume was cut. The sale war ^ecast at the New York World’s Sallie Gilchrist, Mrs. Edward Gil- completed today and the area if ^air 1939, will be the Petroleum Christ. Mrs. Henrv Reynolds and re ady for public inspection. H- e de ^ on strated at the Mrs Mollie Moultrie Thls sale, although compara- Petroleum Industry Exhibition, ac- Friends of Mr. Nathan Long will I Nvelv small, is cf importance tc cording to a statement made by be sorrv to know that he con- I ^ocal lumbermen because it is the I, ”• • Vvalker, Representative tinues to be seriously ill at his forerunner of many timber sale? for the Standard Oil Co. of N. J., home I f ° conducted in the future by °f Greenwood, S..C. Mrs. Sidney Whatley of Green- the United States Forest Service “As far as we have been able to wood is spending several da^s Hi accordance with Forest Servic- determine,” said Mr. Walker, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. principles of cutting only as much “every new invention imaginable E. Reames. timber annually as the land i? lepends in the last analysis on Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist and Misses enable of producing, trees co bf ^ome form of machinery, and all Doris nnH Arm*e Lou Gilchrist cut were selected and marked modern machinery would be im- spent Friday with Mrs. J. E. Winn. v be practice of removing only practical without petroleum prod- Tn the afternoon they visited Mrs. trees ready for cutting and leav ucts. Walter Morgan, Mrs. Ed. Corley, I sufficient growing timber tc j “The average man usually Miss Margaret Corley and Mrs. insure a future cut. means a con- ^hinks of petroleum products as a Mary Corley. tmuous supply of timber for ohe driving power of machinery, but Among those attending the sawmill owner, a steady income tc j that use is only one of many, funeral of Mr. Tom Briggs, at null labor and woods worker? J Petroleum is absolutely indispen- Gileral church: Sunday afternoon, and the stabilization of an Indus- sa bie as the lubricating agent were: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mayson. try whose policy in the past ha? I without which it Vould be impos- mv *3nri Mrs j i. Reames. Mr. I been the ruinous^^ne ^of^c_ut outjqhie to manufacture and operate which National Forest land is lo-. , cated benefit materially for they . T oc1 ^ we lo°k upen machinery receive 25% of all money derived before the time of the Civil from National Forest timber sales. ar .. a<? . almost primitive. Yet, Iconsidering that the only lubri- I cants were animal and vegetable oils—even for locomotives and teamships—these early machines were marvelous achievements. Lit tle further progress could have been made without the develop ment of petroleum products as lu- Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames, and Mrs. E. P. Winn, xx- Program- Wideman School |(] om Near Small Grain Suffers May 19th, 8 P. M. Song—America—School. Song—A Song Of The Open Country—Group of Girls. So'sqr—Welcome, Sweet Spring- 5—GTC t • • I r neiii/ oi Bug injuries bricants. “In the more picturesque role of a driving power, petroleum is also , Clemson, May 20.—Recent 0 b- r: T ';^ rM ;;" Q 1 ! n tvnical vision time—Group of Girls. servations made in the state by of the World of Tomorrow,” ac- Selections of the Toy Orchestra w. C. Nettles, extension entomolo- cording to Mr. Walker. —Group of Boys. gist, prove that farmers who fol- ‘‘The great highways are wit- Plavlet — Epaminondas — Janie low the entomologist’s suggestion ness to the importance of gasoline Lou Spence, Daisy Edmunds and no t to plant corn adjacent to power. Railroads are finding Clyde Edmunds. small grain do not suffer severe great potentialities in the DiesseL Songs—Little Sir Echo, Grand- damage to corn from chinch bugs, engine. While the average man is father’s Clock—School. i n a survey made in Chester thinking in terms of the passing Humorous Dialogue — James coun ty t for example, it was found of the sailing vessel, and just Edmunds, Lucindy Brewer. that all the larger farmers fol- learning that the oil burning Songs—Barefoot Days, I Don’t lowed the recommendation, but steamship predominates, the motor Want To Play In Your Yard, that on some of the smaller farms ship is making its appearance. Shoemaker Song—Group of Boys, the advice was ignored. Of 10 For airplanes, any power other Minuet—Six Boys and Six Girls, farms surveyed, eight did not than that of petroleum is not to The above program was put on have an y corn planted adjacent to be contemplated. And even for by Miss Helen Bradley, teacher. sma il grain. | rocket ships petroleum derivatives assisted by Mrs. C. H. Fooshe and Mrs. C. A. Gilbert, recreational supervisors. x Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our friends for the love and kindness tendered us during the illness and at the death of our little boy. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Storey, And Family. On two farms, it was found that are the only practical fuel in corn was planted adjacent to prospect, wheat, and the wheat was severe- “Today petroleum products are lv infested by the chinch bug and used in thousands of forms in that total damage might occur if homes, offices and factories; they the weather is dry during June are carried on the person and and July. consumed in foods and drugs. The chinch bug moves from | Thousands of new uses are in small grain fields to corn by walk- prospect. To cite one examole. ing or crawling and if corn i: [consider the automobile tire separated by plowed ground, a? Synthetic rubber, involving petrol- with cotton, its progress is greatly retarded or entirely prevented, Mr. Nettles explains. eum is an actuality. It is hot at all improbable that even automo bile tires may be made of it.”