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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, October 17, 1940 IcCORMICK MESSENGER k ► rablbbed Erery Thursday Established Jun* B, IMS EDMOND J. McCRACEKN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, 8. Cm as man matter of • the second class. I SUBSCRIPTION BATES: ' 'One Year $1-00 : Btz Months .75 ' Three Months AO On Seed Treatment For Wheat, Barley Cotton Ginnings Given By South Carolina Counties COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1 IN SOUTH CAROLINA; CROPS OF 1940 AND 1939. The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to October 1, by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1940 and 1939. The total for the State was made public on Tuesday, October 3. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) Clemson, Oct. 5.—inquiries re garding seed treatment for wheat and barley indicate the, growing emphasis on better production methods for these crops, says W. C. Nettles, extension entomologist, point out that there is in the United States a decided trend towards the use of organic mer cury dusts. “The most commonly used of these dusts is New Improved Ceresan”, Mr. Nettles states, ad vising that the directions and pre cautions given by the manufac turer should be followed. \ “Bluestone, which has been the standard seed treatment material for wheat in the Piedmont section for many years, is still widely used. Scarcely any two farmers apply the same amount or soak the seed for the same period of time. Hence, it is difficult to give directions. “Several experiment stations have reported injury to bluestone- treated seed. Yet during some years analyses of a limited number of wheat and barley extension demonstration records have shown the bluestone treatment to pro duce the highest yields. During other years, the mercury dust treatment has produced the high est yields. “Chemical treatment of wheat and barley seed is to destroy sur- face-bome disease spores on seeds. Covered or stinking smut of wheat and barley and barley stripe, a serious leql disease, and black loose smut of barley are controll ed by the mercury dust treatment; but neither brown loose smut of barley nor loose smut of wheat will be controlled by chemical seed treatment. These loose smuts may be controlled by hot water treatment, but most South Caro lina farmers are not equipped to perform this task.” — xx Growers Vote Dec. 7 On Cotton Marketing Quota For Next Year A national cotton marketing quota for the marketing vear be ginning August 1, 1941, the same as the one in effect this year, has been announced by Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard. The 1941 marketing quota will not become effective unless ap proved by two-thirds of the eli-' gible cotton growers who vote in a referendum to be held Saturday, December 7. The cotton marketing quota program for 1941 will be the same as that in effect for the 1938, 1939, and 1940 cotton crops. The 1940 quota was approved by 91.2 per cent of the producers who voted in the referendum held December 9, 1939. Similarly, the quota programs for the 1938 and 1939 crops were approved by a large majority of the producers voting in the two referendums. Regardless of the outcome of the December 7 referendum, the conservation phases of the AAA Farm Program will be in effect in 1941. Marketing quotas are de signed to supplement the con servation part of the program by assuring farmers who plant with in their acreage allotments that their efforts to adjust supplies will not be nullified by non-coopera tors. “With marketing quotas in ef fect, cotton farmers will have all phases of the AAA Farm Program to help hold their income nearer a fair level while working toward adjustment necessary as a result of developments in the cotton situation in recent years”, says Secretary Wickard. “In the pro gram they have acreage allot ments to help adjust supplies to demand, cotton loans that will place a floor under prices, and marketing quotas to place their commodity on the market in an ordeity fashion. At present our domestic cotton price is far above the \forid price, principally ■‘clue to tWe U wiors,” County 1940 1939 The State 402,631 566,495 Abbeville __ — 4,909 8,745 Aiken __ __ - - . 15,314 19,564 Allendale — — 7,189 8,793 Anderson — — 18,782 34,706 Bamberg __ — 10,400 11,056 Barnwell — 14,296 18,317 Berkeley — 1,557 2,127 Calhoun 11,003 14,751 Cherokee __ — 3,652 3,538 Chester __ 5,420 9,695 Chesterfield _ _ 16,628 23,778 Clarendon __ __ 12,081 14,283 Colleton 6,253 6,623 Darlington — __ 11,959 15,622 Dillon 12,500 13,127 Dorchester __ — 5,808 4,797 Edgefield __ — 8,432 11,129 Fairfield __ — 3,701 5,782 Florence - 10,101 11,401 Greenville — 7,860 17,961 Greenwood 4,416 0,386 Hampton __ — 6,426 6,918 Kershaw — 7,033 11,767 Lancaster __ — 4,998 9,946 Laurens __ — _ 10,109 16,189 Lee _ 16,188 22,308 Lexington — __ 7,975 12,003 McCormick 2,399 4,104 Marion __ __ -- 3,401 i 3,941 Marlboro — 24,108 26,009 Newberry — — 8,223 14,616 Oconee __ - - 3,886 3,556 Orangeburg __ _ 43,807 50,184 Pickens __ __ _ 4,745 9,033 Richland __ — 3,884 5,285 Saluda __ — 4,616 7,957 Spartanburg - - 14,228 29,975 Sumter — — - 20,728 25,951 Union — — — 3,581 5,463 Williamsburg __ 11,383 11,508 York 8,104 14,123 All other — _ 548 1,178 Landlords Should Think About Who WiU Farm Their Land In 1941 receives sharply limited profit.” Supervisor Hanvey said that he will be glad to explain the FSA’s flexible farm lease to. owners who are interested. In addition to suggesting early fall action on leasing matters, he urged families who are eligible for rehabilitation loans to make their application now so that work of making farm and home plans and other details may be worked out in time to be gin farming early. Landowners Wishing To Sell Are Urged To List With The FSA Now is the time of year for landlords to be thinking about who will farm their land during 1941, according to Mr. E. Hanvey, Suoervisor for the Farm Security Ac^ninistratioh in McCormick county. “There are a number of reasons whv a tenant; if he has been satisfactory, should be told at this time he may continue on the farm another year or even longer,” Mr. Hanvey said. “Not the least reason is that if the tenant knows he will farm the same place next year it is likely that he will plan for cover crops, or make other constructive plans for next year, in time for them to be effective.” Because of the excessive cost of annual moving to both tenants and landlords, Supervisor Hanvey said, many landowners in McCor mick County are giving borrowers of the Farm Security Administra tion leases of from three to five years. A check of the 142 families in the county on the FSA program reveals that 42 of them have leases of from three to five years or written leases witn renewal | clauses. These leases are helping the tenants save as much as $30 a year each in moving costs and are providing for more stable type of, land-use which benefits the land- ! lord as well as the tenant. “Own ers ought to be interested enough to see that fertility is conserved and that land doesn’t erode”. “Surveys have shown,” he con tinued, “that owners who give long-term leases have their farms in better shape and that the im provements are in good condition. We have learned that if a family knows in August or September that they will be on a farm the next year or two they will im mediately take an interest in im proving the house and barn and use better farming methods. “All FSA borrowers use approved farming methods under the gui dance of the county supervisor. Tenants who move each year usually mine the soil and leave it poorer than before. A short term lease doesn’t encourage a tenant to build uo land from which he If you have farm land in Mc Cormick county you would like to sell, and this land is fertile enough to produce a profitable crop, Mr. E. Hanvey, local Farm Security Administration supervisor has an announcement that ought to be interesting. “Sometime soon a few McCor mick county tenant farmers are going to be climbing up to the status of land owners via the gov ernment’s tenant-purchase pro gram fathered by the Bankhead- Jones act. Each of these farmers will have his eye out for a family- type farm, one that is large enough to supply food and feed for his family and stock, one that will provide enough labor to keep his family busy and one that will give him cash enough to buy other items that can’t be home-grown. “These farms must be fertile enough, too, so that the family can'save out the crop money an amount each year to meet the payment of interest, principal, taxes and insurance on the pur chase loans secured by the federal government.” “It is the applicant’s job to find his own farm. These families enter an agreement that stretches amortized interest and principal payments over a period of forty years. And forty years is a mighty long time to spend on any one farm, or in any one neighborhood if you are dissatisfied. We want to make sure that each family picks a place where it will feel not only it can make a living, but also where it feels it will ' enjoy the living it makes. “What we at the office do is to invite land owners who think they have land for sale suitable to this kind of farming tp list their properties with us. It saves the applicants a great deal of asking about. It keeps the committee of McCormick county citizens who must approve the purchase in formed about available properties. It assures every landowner that what he has to offer is given con sideration.” Landowners having larger tracts should not hesitate to list them since such places often are suit able for division into two or more farmsteads of the type needed by tenant-purchase applicants. The legislation by which the tenant-purchase program is au thorized provides that the price paid for any farm bought with these funds be no more per farm than the average valuation of farms in that same county. Also, it requires that, after the appli cant for the loan has made his selection, the chosen farm must be recommended by the local tenant- nurchase committee made of long time residents and farmers, as v/ell as receive the recommenda tion of county farm and home management supervisors. ‘ After approval by* the district special ists the application is sent to the regional office for final action by representatives of the Secretary of Agriculture. Once the agreement has been signed, a landowner selling to tenant-purchase clients finds ad vantages not always present in connection with commercial sale. If he happens to be tilling adjoin ing acres, he acquires a stable neighbor, one who will be keeping his land ditched and terraced, one who will be eager to join with him in cooperative efforts for community improvement, better marketing facilities, etc. If the landowner happens to be in business in the trading area, he will profit from added impetus to the community’s trade. If he happens to be selling out of his old home county, he can be satis fied with knowing he is leaving behind a stable, ambitous farm family that will fill his place. NOTICE Chevrolet- September Sales Detroit, Mich., Oct. 7.—During the first 10 days of the 1941 year, Chevrolet dealers sold at retail a total of 26,262 new passenger and commercial cars, it was announced here today by William E. Holler, Chevrolet general sales manager. This total, added to the sales made during the first 20 days of September, gives a net sales total for the month of 47,363 units, a gain of 65.2 per cent over the same month last year. The increase during the last 10 days over the comparable period last year is 206.5 per cent, Mr. Holler said, and 155.3 per cent over the preceding period this month. Used car sales during the last 10 days totalled 43,277, a figure which boosted the month’s total to 129,383. This latter represents a gain over last year of 13.9 per cent. FOR SALE USED POWER UNITS All Makes . . . Easy Terms We can pave you money on saw mill power. Georgia Truck & Eqp. Co. 9th & Reynolds, Augusta, Ga. BABY CHICKS Georgia U. S. approved Pollorum tested chicks. Barred Rocks, R. I. Reds, New Hamp'hires, Buff Orp., White Leghorns, White Wyn- dottes and White Rocks. GEORGIA CAROLINA HATCHERY 1025 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. . Trespass Notice Hunting, fishing or otherwise trespassing in any form is hereby strictly forbidden on our lands and guilty parties will be punish ed to extent of the law. J. A. AND M. B. TIMMONS. Troy, S. C., R. 1, Oct. 14, 1940.—3t. READ THE AD$ Along With the News ajuAvt., w&ofn. Hiatia au Itow wmck^joiA- u&£ Sand for FREE roetpo book. Addroas: Rum- ford Boking Powdor —Box F, Rumford, R. I. WANT ADV. WANTED—One good young fresh milk cow. J. M. Garnett, Plum Branch, S. C. FOR SALE—15 bu. good sound wheat. Mrs. J. E. Bradley, Phone 117, McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE—1—1940 Royal Type writer, practically new; A bar gain in this machine. Apply P. O. Box No. 102, McCormick, S. C. MASTER’S SALE Business License now due; last day for payment without penalty, October 31st. J. O. PATTERSON, Clerk. and tract of land,: situate, lying and being in the County of Mc Cormick, State of South Carolina, with all improvements thereon erected, containing in said tract of land one hundred and four and 96-100 (104.96) acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of H. M. Freeland and C. P. White; East by lands of L. W. Ridlehoover; South by lands of C. P. White, J. R. White and Dewy White; and on the West by lands of Walter Ridlehoover. TERMS OF SALE: For Cash The Purchaser is to pay for the preparation and recording of the deed, including the reouired revenue stamps. If the highest bidder should fail to immediately comply with his bid. in accordance with the terms of the decree, the premises will thereafter be resold on the same terms and at such bidder’s risk. The property will be sold sub ject to the lien of a first mort gage given by Robert Tillman White to The Federal Land Bank of Columbia, dated May 7, 1934, in the original amount of $1,000.00. recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for McCormick Countv, S. C M in mortgage book 16, at page 363. As no personal or deficiency judgment is sought in the action, the bidding will close at the sale and will not remain open for thirty days. J. FRANK MATTTSON. Master For McCormick County, s c October 15, 1940.—3t. NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. In The Court Of ‘Common Pleas. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaitiff, * VS: MRS. AMIE T. BLACKWELL MBS. AMIE T. BLACKWELL, MRS. MARIE BLACKWELL SNELLTNG: WILLIAM GAR RETT BLACKWELL, individually and as Executor of the .Estate of W. G. Blackwell; T. E. SNEL- LING, as Executor of the Estate of W. G. Blackwell, M. G. DORN. MARIE B. SNELLING, AMY ANN SNELLING, WILLIAM G. BLACKWELL. JR., AND GROVER MAXWELL BLACK- WELL. Defendants. PURSUANT to order of the Court in the above entitled mat ter, I will sell before the Court House Door in the Town of Mc Cormick, County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, on Sales Day in November, the same being +v»p 4t,b day November. 1940. during the usual hours of sale, the following described property, to wit: “All that tract of land, with im provements thereon, situate, lying and being in McCormick County, Parolin'* on the wa f ecs of Savannah River, ’ containing Seventeen hundred and sixty nvfHD Acres. n^ore or less: bounded North bv lands of J. J. & M. G. Dorn, lands of t Garrett Talbert and lands of J. W. Robert son Estate: East bv lands of W. P. Parks, laods of Rich Robertson and lands of J. L. and J. M. Bus- "“v. Ro”th tw lands ’ of United States Forestry Reserve and Twin Pity Power Comnar»v: Southwest by the Savannah River and West bv the Savannah River and lands of Twin Citv Power Comoany.” TERMS OF SALE CASH, pur chaser to pay for stamps and capers. No deficiency judgment being demanded in this matter, the bid ding will close on November 4. 1940. J. FRANK MA'TTTSON. Msster For McCormick County, R C October 14. 1940.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a war rant issued to me by the County Treasurer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described property to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in November, 1940, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Carolina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of R. T. White, and is described as follows: Forty-six & one-half (46 1-2) acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 24, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by land of R. T. White; east by land of E. R. White; west by land of T. R. Ridlehoover; south by land of M. G. & J. J. Dorn, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE. Tax Collector For McCormick County. McCormick, S. C., October 15, 1940.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a war rant issued to me by the County Treasurer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described property to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in November, 1940, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Carolina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the pay ment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of J. F. Marshall, deceased, and is described as fol lows: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the Town 6f McCormick, County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, being Lots No. 33. 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39. 40, and 41; lots No. 33, 34, and 35 fronting on Church Street and Lots 35, 36, 37, 38. 39, 40 and 41 fronting on College cjf-oet jn sp id Town of McCormick, said tract as a whole is bounded by Church Street. Col lege Street, lands of F. P. Deason and lands of Jonah "Talbert. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector For McCormick County. McCormick, S. C., October 15, 1940.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of McCormick, S: C., here tofore made and entered in the case of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff, Vs. Robert Tillman White, Defendant, I will sell on Salesday in November, 1940, being the 4th day of said month, between the legal hours of sale, before the Court House Door in the Town of McCormick, S. C., to the highest bidder the following described property, to wit: AH that certain piece, parcel STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, noun tv of McCormick. Tn The rourt, Of Common Pleas. MRS HONNTE NEWBY, O. L. MEWBV. M. GARV NEWBY, MRS. GEORGIA WALKER. MRg. in A. OARROTJ,. MQttTPGE NG’W- BY. HAROLD NEWBY. VTR- OINTTA 07.MTNT. LJKKTIE P^TTOF. AND CARRIE LEE HART, Plaintiffs, VS: F. ^ khwwby. Defendgnt. PURSUANT to Order of the Court in the above entitled mat ter. I will sell before the Court House door in the Town of Mc- normick. Countv of McCormick, State of South Carolina, on Sales Day in November, the same being the 4th day of November, 1940, in the usual hours of sale, the follow ing described property; TRACT No. 1. “AH that piece, parcel or lot of land, with im provements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town of McCor mick, Countv of McCormick. State of South Carolina, containing one (1) Acre, more or less, and bound ed by the C. & W. C. Railroad, nrooertv of the late F. E. Williams, lands of M. G. &r J. J. Dorn, Inc., and lands of McCracken.” TRACT No. 2. “All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in the County of McCormick, State of South Caro lina, containing one hundred six ty-seven (167) Acres, more or less, and bounded now or formerly by lands of the estate of Perry Hollo way. lands of George Watkins. A. B. Campbell, T. E. Deason. M. B. Duncan, Mrs. F. C. Robinson.‘and lands of the U. S Government. The bidding will be held open, as required by law, for a period of thirty days. TERMS OF SALE CASH, pur chaser to pay extra for deed and stamps. A deposit of ten per cent will be required of the highest bidder. , r J. FRANK MATTESON, Master For McCormick County, s c October 16th, 1940.—3t. _ . Under and by virtue of a war-; rant issued to me bv the Countv Treasurer of McCormick County, I have seized the following described property to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in November, 1940, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Carolina, and the proceeds of the sale will be applied to the pay ment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wR: The property of A. H. LeRoy, and is described as follows: One lot and building thereon, 14’x90\ more or less, in the Town of willington. McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded bv the Estate of W. O. Covin; highway No. 80 and land of Mrs. L. F. McNair, and orobablv others. J. T. FOOSHE. Tax Collector For McCormick County. McCormick, S. C., October 15, 1940.—3t. — ■.■■■" .ji l".." FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION SALES STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Coup tv Of McCormick. By virtue of an Act No. 796 of Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of South Caro lina. approved April 30th. 1936, the Forfeited Land Commission for McCormick County will offer, during the legal hours of sale, be fore the Court House Door at Mc Cormick, S. C.. on November 4th, 1940. the following tracts of land acquired by said Forfeited Land Commission from J. T. Fooshe, Delinouent Tax Collector for Mc- Co r mick Coimty: All of that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land situate, lying and being in School District No. 4. in the County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, measur ing and containing Two (2) Acres, more or less, and described as fol lows: Bounded on the North by lands of Bob New, East by lands of Joe Morton, South and West by lands of Dr. George A. Traylor and probablv others. Known as George Perrin tract. Air of that certain piece, parcel, lot or tract of land situate, lying and being in School District No. 3, in the County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, contain ing Twenty (20) Acres, more or less, and described as follows: Bounded on the North by lands of G. W. Cade; East by lands of Mrs. 5. C. Cade: South by Public road and U. S. Forestry lands, West by G. W. Cade and U. S. Forestry lands, and probably others. Known as the Mrs. Mary Mitchell Estate lands. FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION, C. W. PENNAL, Chairman. RUTH P. DUNCAN, Member, ~ J. A. TALBERT, Member. October 16, 1940.-3t. j