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/ *V it TBUS TO OUK8KLVVS, OUS NEIGHB OKS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD. Thirty-Seventh Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939 Number 53 Checking Perform ance Under Agri cultural Program Begins Today * Performance reporters are today beginning the checking of compli ance under .the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program according to a report from County Agent D. Austin Shelley. . . Performance reporters who have been certified to by the County Committee and who have passed the prescribed examination are:- County Performance Reporter— O. L. Sturkey, Plum Branch, S. C. • Performance Reporters— G. C. McDaniel, Modoc, S. C. C. W. Robertson, Parksville, S. C. J. R. Wilkie, Plum Branch, S. C. J. P. Deason, McCormick, S. C. W. R. McNeill, McCormick, S. C. J. B. Walker, McCormick, S. C. ' W. A. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. L. E. Reames, McCormick, S. C. ' J. W. Morrah. McCormick, S. C. -i L. L. Hester, Mt. Carmel, S. C. In order that the work may be greatly facUitated, each farmer is asked to cooperate in every way with the performance reporter. The majority of the work should be completed by July 1st. tXl Mt. Carmel News Modoc News Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell of Auensta were visitors here Sab bath afternoon. Miss Mary Hardaway was a visitor in McCormick last Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney were visitors in McCormick Tues day. Mr. McKinney had the mis fortune to cut off part of one finger Tuesday while working on his car. Dr. Tuten dressed it and he is doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Fife of Atlanta are spending some time with her brother. Mr. James Miller. Mrs. Lola S. Boyd and Miss Ruby Schoeppel of Brunswick, Ga., are the attractive and charm ing guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Andrews. Mr. Lawrence Hardaway has re turned to his work in Rock Hill, S. C. Mr. James Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fife spent Sunday in Ware Shoals with their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fife and attended the dedication of the new Presby terian church there Sabbath morning. We had a nice rain here Sunday evening, for which we all give thanls, for it was badly needed. Miss Rosalie Bussey from Au gusta is spending this week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bussey. Mrs. Donald Hancock from Jef ferson, Ga., is spending the week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes. Mr. Mack Glanton from Au gusta is spending the week here among friends and relatives. Mrs. Mamie McDaniel and daughter, Miss Lucile, were visi tors here Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McDaniel. Mr. J. S. McDaniel from Red Hill made a visit here Sunday to his sister, Mrs. Minnie Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper McDaniel from Greenwood spent Sunday here in the home of Mrs. Rose- land Reese. Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Corley from TYenton and Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Bailey were dinner guests here Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. W. McDaniel. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bussey from Newberry were week end visitors here to homefolks. The many friends of Mrs. Roseland Reese will be glad to know that she is getting on nicely since undergoing an opera tion. -xx- Annual Baptist Assembly Meetings Are Cancelled Columbia, May 29.—J. L. Cor- zine, state director of Sunday school and Training Union work for Uie Baptist churches of this state; with offices here, announc ed that the annual Baptist Assem bly will not be held this year. This action was taken in an effort to co-operate with the state health authorities in stamping out infantile paralysis. The Assembly is one of the im portant phases of Baptist church life in the Palmetto State and yearly several hundred children and adults gather for the program which extends over a period of two weeks. This year the sessions were to have been held at Coker College, Hartsville, with camps, study groups and conferences fill ing the days from June 12 to 24. It was deemed wise to cancel the meetings for this year. Sullivan News THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY June 2nd and 3rd, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. DENNIS O’KEEFE CECILIA PARKER HARRY CAREY m “BURN ’EM UP O’CONNOR’’ 9 . Also A Captain & The Kids Cartoon “Honduras Hurricane” and A Pete Smith Specialty “Grid Rules” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY June 5th and 6th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. Matinee Tuesday 3:30 P. M. ELEANOR POWELL—ROBERT YOUNG BURNS & ALLEN in HONOLULU’’ T (Don’t miss this) f fj ~ A1SO A Walt Disney Cartoon “Society Dog Show ’ and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS Matinee Tuesday 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15. 15 cents A large crowd attended preach ing services at Sullivan school house Sunday evening. The Rev. A. D. Croft delivered a fine sermon. Mrs. Abrum Seigler, Miss Martha Seigler and sister were business visitors in McCormick Saturday afternoon. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Talbert and children and Miss Ann Bonnell will be interested to know that they have moved to Cross Hill where Mr. Talbert is employed. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Reames, Miss Clara Greene, Misses Marie and Jaunita Reames and Miss Mary MaySon spent Thursday night and Friday in Columbia in the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Harrison. Miss Carrie Mayson, a teacher in Lake City, is spending her va cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mayson. Friends of Mrs. Kate Mayson will be sorry to know that she is ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. C. Winn. Very pleasant, surprise visitors to Mrs. E. W. Callison on Mother’s Dav were her sister, Mrs. G. L. Hollingsworth and family, of Greenville, S. C. Spend the day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. May- son, Sunday, were: Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reames, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Reames, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Whatley, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Reames, Misses Alma and Rubye Mavson, Misses Marie. Jaunita and Janie Reames, Miss Clara Greene, and Messrs. Wilbur, Mar vin, Edward and Curtis Reames. Mrs. Janelle Winn, Miss Minnie Lee Winn, and James and Edgar Winn recently visited Mrs. Blanche Rambo, who is a patient in the Greenwood Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. ^ Julian Reames and Miss Clara Greene have re turned to their home in Hampton, Arkansas, after spending some time with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reames. Mr. A1 Appelt, of Greenwood, spent several days last week with Wilbur and Edward Reames. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Talbert and family were spend the day guests of Mrs. Talbert and Miss Leonora Whatley Sunday. Miss Virginia Winn is spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Winn. txr Miss Louise Rich Awarded Medal At Washington School At the commencement exercises of the Washington Consolidated High School in this county held on last Friday evening Miss Louise Rich, valedictorian of the class of 1939, was awarded the J. Arch Talbert medal offered by J. Arch Talbert, Clerk of Court for McCor mick county, for the highest scholastic rating for the four years of high school work. Miss Rich was associate editor of the school naper “Washington Hi-Lights” during 1937-1938 and served as its editor in chief during the past year and took an active part in aB school activities. She is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Rich of Clarks Hill and also was awarded Josten’s “Art and Literature” award. X Ice Cream Supper At Home Of Mrs. D. A. Young, June 2 The Ladies’ Aid Society of Long Cane A. R. P. Church is having an ice cream supper at the home of Mrs. D. A. Young, near Troy, Fri day night, June 2. The public is cordially invited. Proceeds will go to Long Cane Church. X McCormick Public Schools Close 3 i The 1938-39 session of the Mc Cormick Public Schools came to a close with the exercises in the high school auditorium last Friday evening, at which time the ad dress to the senior class at their graduation was delivered by Mr. Thomas E. Epting of Newberry College. The program was as follows: Processional. Salutatorv, Annie Humphries. Special Music. Glee Club. Valedictory, James Bell. Introduction of Speaker, Mr. J. E Young. Address, Mr. Thomas E. Enting. Awarding of Medals, Mr. W. Y. Webb. Delivery of Diplomas, Mr. J. E. Young. , „ Medals were awarded as follows: The F. C. Robinson Scholarship Medal—highest 4 year average— James Bell. All other medals were offered by the high school faculty. Highest average for 1938-39— Norma Holloway. Activities— Student taking most jrcminent part in school activities —Aurelia Caudle. Athletic — Outstanding athlete •or year 1938-39—Tony Patterson. YEARLY HONOR ROLL. FIRST GRADE— Anne Sanders, Bettye Jane Deason, Mary Joyce Abercrombie, Grover Davis, Johnny Schumpert, Melvin Derrick, Leonard Dorn, Bobbie Sanders, Paul LeRoy. SECOND GRADE— Billy Creighton. THIRD GRADE— Virginia Smith. '? '* r FOURTH GRADE— Catherine Chiles. FIFTH GRADE— Billie Freeland, Belton Harmon, Bruce Jaynes. SIXTH GRADE— Frances New, Helen Fooshe, Bertha May Harris. SEVENTH GRADE— ' Lillie Belle Bowick, Carolyn Hitt. EIGHTH GRADE— " ’’ ' Helen Willis. » • NINTH GRADE— I Norma Holloway, Nettie Louise Morgan, Anne Bussey Seigler. TENTH GRADE— Natalie Brown, Ella Bradley Faulkner, Elizabeth Fooshe, Lois Freeland. ELEVENTH GRADE— James Bell, Annie Humphreys. PERFECT ATTENDANCE. FIRST GRADE— Grover Davis, Wilson Hadsock. SECOND GRADE— None. THIRD GRADE— Marion Davis. FOURTH GRADE— Vera Jennings, Lillie Belle Faulkner. FIFTH GRADE— Billie Freeland, Juliette Price, Hugh Hadsock. SIXTH GRADE— Willie Ethel Brown,- Emily Chiles. Mattie Mae Henderson. HIGH SCHOOL— Graydon Dukes, J. R. Hadsock, Virginia Fooshe, Lois Freeland. HONOR ROLL FOR MAY. FIRST GRADE— Janet Caudle, Mary Joyce Abercrombie, Bettye Jane Deason, Ann Sanders, Nell Henderson, Johnny Schumpert, . Melvin Derrick, Leonard Dorn, Bobbie Sanders, Bobby Edmunds, Grover Davis, Paul LeRoy, Joe Hartline. SECOND GRADE— Billy Creighton, R. T. West, Grady Young, Johnel Caudle, Georgia Rose McCracken, Dorothy Newby. THIRD GRADE— Doyle Abercrombie, Virginia Smith, Rebecca Simpson, Louise Moore. FOURTH GRADE— Garv Brown, Catherine Chiles, Lois Edwards, Claude Huguley, Janet Horne. FIFTH GRADE— Billie Freeland, Belton Harmon. SIXTH GRADE— Frances New, Helen Fooshe, Bertha Mav Harris. SEVENTH GRADE— Carolyn Hitt. EIGHTH GRADE— Helen Willis. NINTH GRADE— Norma Holloway, Nettie Louise Morgan, Anne Bussev Seigler. TENTH GRADE— Natalie Brown. Ella Bradlev Faulkner, Elizabeth Fooshe, Lois Freeland. ELEVENTH GRADE— Charles Wells. -tXl- Change In Poultry Prices For June 6th Due to a decline in the poultry market, the Greenville Poultry Company will make some changes in price schedule for Tuesday, June 6th. The following prices will be paid: ^ , ,, _ Colored Fryers (not less than 2 lbs. each) 16c per pound. Leghorn Fryers (not less than 2 lbs. each) 15c ner pound. Heavy hens, 10c per pound. Leghorn hens, 9c per pound. Turkey toms, 13c per pound. Turkey hens, 17c per pound. Capons. 18c per pound. Eggs, 14c per doz. The hour is from 10:00 A. M. to 11:00 A. M. at the depot. D. Austin Shelley, , j r County Agent, De la Howe School Finals Will Begin On Sunday, June 4 Closing exercises at the John De la Howe school will begin on Sunday morning, June 4th, at eleven o’clock when the sermon to the seniors will be delivered by the Rev. E. Gettys, returned mission ary of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church who has been in India for a number of years. The Rev. Mr. Gettys is a brother of the Rev. E. F. Gettys, superin tendent of the school. On Sunday morning soecial music will be furnished by the glee club under the direction of Mrs. Lloyd Hen drix. On Monday morning, June 5th, at eleven o’clock the graduating exercises will be held and Hon. John W. Crews of Columbia will deliver the address to % the grad uating class of seventeen. Immediately following the com mencement exercises the corner stone of the school’s new adminis tration building will be laid and Superintendent Gettys has asked Mr. Preston Finley of McCormick to place the metal box containing papers and mementoes in the stone. Mr. Finley, who is past worshipful master of Mine Lodge, No. 117, A. F. M., McCormick, is the oldest living former student of “Lethe” the name of the original De la Howe school which . was founded in 1797 by the late Dr. John De la Howe. ,'. The John De la Howe School is the oldest manual training foun dation in America and there will be on display during the com mencement days, Sunday and Monday, an interesting exhibit of work done by the boys in the shops and the girls in the sewing classes. Each class of the school will have a separate exhibit that will show the progress being made at this state institution in train ing the hands as well as the minds of the children entered there. Mr. Lloyd B. Hendrix is princi pal of the school. A large part of the exhibit will be sold on Monday at a very low cost. The students will use the money to buy material for use next year. xx Many Weevils Out To Get Cotton Crop Data from Pee Dee Station Show Need for Real Fight on Pest. Florence, May 29.—“Indications point to heavy initial boll weevil infestation this season”, says E. E. Hall, superintendent of the Pee Dee Experiment Station here. “Emergence counts at the station are much larger than last year and field examinations show a .large number of weevils already in the small cotton.” Weevil emergence from cages this year during the period May 1 to May 23 totaled 559 weevils as compared with 216 weevils during the longer period May 1 to May 31 in 1908, Mr. Hall’s records show. Similarly, 3,582 weevils were found in woods trash this year as com pared with 1,476 in 1938. Counts made by station workers on six fields near woods showed 195, 150, 285, 1575, 750, and 690 weevils respectively per acre, or an average of 607 weevils per acre. These emergence, woods trash, and field infestation counts indi cate clearly the real need for im mediate poisoning to help protect the cotton crop from destruction by the weevil. txt Bronchitis In Chicks Sandy Branch H. D. Club Meets Clemson, May 29.—Chick bron chitis, caused by a filterable virus and only recently identified, at tacks birds of all ages but princi pally young chicks under six weeks of age and often appears during the first days of brooding, warns John W. Matthews, assis tant extension poultryman. The principal symptom is breathing through the mouth and gasning for air, the specialist ex plains. Sharp crackling sounds also may be heard in the chicks lungs, which help to distinguish bronchitis from colds and other respiratory disorders. To keep chicks with bronchitis quiet and comfortable, dust should e kept out of the brooder house V sprinkling the litter with water and dampening the feed. Also, nowdered or liquid chlorine should be puffed or sprayed over the chicks several times a day to assist in removing the mucus which collects in the air passages. When the birds have been re moved from the brooder house, the remaining virus of the disease is easily destroyed by disinfecting. Since recovered birds may remain carriers of the disease for some time, susceptible chicks and pul lets should not be brought in con tact with them. Where outbreaks of bronchitis have been occunng in pullets four to six months oi age, control can be had by vacci nation when the chicks are abcui 10 weeks old. The Sandy Branch H. D. Club met May 18th with Mrs. Frank Holloway. Fifteen members were present. Devotional was conducted by Mrs. Dozier Brown. As this was the summary meet ing we did not have the usual lesson. Miss Bell gave instead a brief summary of all of the lessons for the past two years. The hostess served delicious sandwiches and iced tea. After a delightful social hour the meeting adjourned. Reporter. xx Students Seeking Jobs Need Social Security Cards As the graduation season draws to a close high school and college students were advised today to ob tain social security account num bers before seeking employment. This advice was given by Martha Pressly, Manager of the Social Security Board Field Office in Greenwood. “Many employers now insist that a new worker show his or her social security number before taking a job,” Miss Pressly said. “It is much easier to get a number before applying for work, whether temporary or permanent, „ full-time or part-time, than it is to have to go to our office later and get a card. Meanwhile, the job may be taken by someone else who already has a number. Num bers should be obtained even though there is no immediate certainty of work. “Any person who works in busi ness, commerce or industry is covered by the Federal old-age in surance system, except in a few specific cases. There is no age limit on the down side, so far as coverage is concerned. Workers who reach age 65 no longer are covered under old-age insurance, as the social security law now stands, and deductions from their pay cease at that age.” Social Security account numbers may be obtained easily, quickly and without charge at Miss Press- ly’s office at 502 Hodges Building. The Greenwood office serves the following counties: Abbeville, Edgefield, Newberry, McCormick, Laurens, Saluda and Greenwood. X A. H. McCain And L. L. Hester Hon- ored At Citadel , Charleston, S. C., May 25.—A- mong the tentative appointments of cadet officers and non-com missioned officers for the 1939- 1940 session in the corps of cadets at The Citadel, the Military Col lege of South Carolina, the names of McCormick boys figure promi nently. Cadet Audley Hill McCain, of McCormick, was promoted from staff sergeant to second lieutenant and supply officer of the 2nd (Comnosite) battalion. Majoring in Chemistry, Cadet McCain is continuing an excellent record at The Citadel. Cadet Lawrence L. Hester, of Mt. Carmel, was appointed platoon sergeant in Co, “B” of the Infan- t.rv battalion. Promoted from guidon corporal in that company. Cadet Hester is majoring in the ore-medical course. Selections of cadets for rank are made according to an absolute scale, in which appropriate per centile values are placed upon scholarship, conduct, personality, military bearing, dependability, leadership, participation in ath letics, and part taken in the ex tensive extra-curricular program at the college. Personal favor and “pull” are conspicuous by their absence from the selection system at The Citadel, where each cadet’s record alone determines the mili tary rank he will hold. . At the opening of the session npxt fall orders will be issued con firming appointments of cadets in grades, for which final determi nations of academic and conduct marks place them. -X- Death Stops Payments There is no provision in the unemnloyment compensation law whereby the unemployment com- nensation commission may pay benefits to the estate of a claim ant who died before receiving all compensation shown on the “ini tial determination” statement previously mailed him by the benefit section. The law says, that a claimant, in qualifying for bene fits. must be phvsicallv and mentally able to work, and avail able for work. Weekly payments are discontinued as soon as the claimant fails to meet this re quirement.