Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4t I I u 'urmidt One Train Each Way Between McCormick And Anderson Now POOR MAIL SERVICE SINCE CHANGE MADE; MESSENGER IS ASKING FOR STAR ROUTE BETWEEN THE TWO TERM INALS AND CONNECT ION WITH ROUTE FROM COLUMBIA Campaign Meeting At Plum Branch Tomorrow, 27th MEETING AT HOPEWELL LAST THURSDAY HAD SMALL . ATTENDANCE The C. & W. C. Railway Compaay on last Monday tdok off a train each way on the line between McCormick and Andc:son, leaving only one train daily each way between the two cities. The only train now from McCormick to Anderson leaves McCormick at 7:30 every morning, and the only one frdm Anderson arrives at McCor mick at 11:10 a. m. A train is run from Andenson to McCormick On Sundays, arriving here at 12:10 p. m. and departing at 12:40 p. m., which s immove- ment over the week day servioo. This ser'ously cripples mail serv ice between the two ^rminals, ex cept at Calhoun Falki. which also has mail service ovc-^ the Seaboard Railway. Mail taken up on routes or put in post offices at other points after 10:00 o’clock a. m., is delayed 24 hours, which means that all mail from the routes is necessarily delay ed, as nc ( ne of the route mail can be put into the post office until noon or later. .The Messenger is today writing: Congressman Fred H. Dominick con-; cerning the situation and asking that ho take the matter up with the prop- author ties and use his influence toward securing a star mail route be tween McCormick and Anderson; and, also, that th^ proposed star route from Columbia to Edgefield be ^extended to McCormick and con nect with the proposed route to An derson. 1 XT— Candler Offers' Political Advice The McCormick County candidates are slated to address the voters at Plum Branch tomorrow, Friday, July 27th, the speaking to be begun promptly at 11:00 o’clock a. m., and it is hoped that all who can w.ll ava l themselves of this opportunity t& hear what the candidates have to say. Mr. R. H. Wideman is making preparations to seiVe barbecue hash dinner to the crowd at the nominal sum of 50 cents per dinner. The attendance at the Hopewell Church meeting last Thursday was small, but the candidates and others from here enjoyed the day thorough ly and didn’t return home until late in the afternoon. tXI Seven Killed On State Highways In Past Month METHODIST BISHOP EMPHA SIZES NON-POLITICAL MIS} SION OF CHURCH ATLANTA, Ga., July 23.—In a formal stater » nt emphasizirg the “non-pol tical mi''s’on and work of the church.” \Va:Tcn A. Candler, senior bishep of the Methodist Epis copal Church, S^-uth. rocc 'tly de clared he saw no reason to dissent. The stairmeni the bishop said, was in answer to inqu : rics concern ing his personal pcs tion “on pend ing matters political and asking advice upon the same.” It came two days before the scheduled as sembly at Asheville, N. C.. of a con ference called by Bishep James Can non cif the same church, and Dr. A. J. Barton, Bapt'st leader. The Asheville meeting has been called for the purpose of laying plans “to defeat the wet Tammany cand datc fo« presides t and to se cure the election of dry Democratic congressmen ard senators.” The sponsors have emphasized that the conference is not a church affair but one “to preserve the ideals, unity and perpetuity of Southern Democ racy.” Bishop Candler’s statement quot ed at lenrvth irom bishopric letters and addresses, beginning with 1865. which contained varied expressions against any partie pation by the church in political affairs. The po sition taken, said the bishop was “in agreement with the words of our Lord, when he witnessed his good confession befc’re Pontius Pilot}, ‘my 1 kingdom is not of this world.’ ” Bishop Candler said he felt no disposition to dissent or depart from “this established and Scriptural po sition of my church.” With neference to political mat- tens, Bishop Candler said the pas toral letters of three pioneer bish ops in 1865 contained the following exortation to the preachers: “Know your high calling. Preach Christ and Him crucified. Do not preach politics. The divinity of the church is never more strikingly dis- j played than when it holds on its t ever straight forward way in the midst if worldly commotions.” X One thing about it, while human ity is wilting, the corn crop is thriving. COLUMBIA, July 21.—Careless driving continned td lead as a cause of accidents on state highways dur ing the month of June, according to reports pusented to the state h'gh- way commission. Fifty three * ac cidents caused the death of seven persons., sixteen cases of severe in jury and tvn.iy-onc of minor hurts the commissioners were tcld. Careless driving was blamed for 13 accidents, speeding for ten, reck lessness due to liquor by five* reck less driving for four and defect of machine for four, in the report which follows: “According to the reports received by the stab) highway department, there were fifty-three accidents oc- curirg on state highways in June. Seven persons were killed, s'xteen were severely injured and twenty- one received minor injuries. “There were twenty-six collisions between motor cars and five with other objects. “Twenty-one cars were turned over and three were driven off the road. Twenty-six cars were seriously dam aged and thirty-six slightly dam aged. “Thirty-three of the accidents oc curred in the day time and sixteen rj ,'ter dark. Th rty-two we:e on straight roads, eleven on curves, fifteen on paved roads, thirty-four on unpaved rJads. two on surface treated roads and one on a railway grade crossing. “Th rteen of the accidents were repo: ted as caused by careless driv ing, four by reckless driving, ten by speedingi five by ^acklessnees due to liquor, four by defect of car, two by dazzling headlights, two by no lights, two when parties lost control of car and one car burned up when it overturned. “Three persons were killed by collision of mov’ng cars, one when steeAng wheel broke causing car to turn over, ore person fell dead when stepping off moving trucks wheel of tiuck passing over his head, one was burned to c-'ath when car overturned and caught fire, and one whde step ping in iront of a moving car. X Names Delegates. To Tax Meeting HON. F. C. ROBINSON APPOINT ED WITH TWELVE OTHERS FOR SESSIONS IN STATE OF WASHINGTON Governor Richards has appointed 13 delegates from South Carolina to the annual conference of the Na tional Tax association- to be held August 27-31 at Seattle, Wash. The delegates: Julian H. Scarbor ough, state treasure: 4 ; A. J. Beat- tie, comptroller general; Walter E. Duncan, Aiken; R. M. Jefferies, Wal- terboro; F. C. Robinson, McCormick; S. A. Thompson, Mullins; S. T. D. Lancaster, Spartanburg; Thomas Crouch, Columbia; Henry Johnsch, secretary Bankers’ association, Co lumbia; John O. Dei*ham, tax com mission, Columbia; J. Fraser Lyon, tax commission, Columbia; Walter G. Query, chairman tax commission, Columbia. Mr. S. B. Strom Died Sunday Although not wholly unexpected, the passing of Mr. S. B. Strom Sun day evening at 7:10 o’clock was a shock to his many friends as well as to the family who had so tenderly rursod him through a long illness. He had the best med'eal attention obtainable in both physician and nurse and all that human hands could do was done to stay the hand of death, but as the sun was sinking in the west the light of IPp went out as the blowing out of a candle, with no struggle to be remembered by those who watched around the bed side. Mr. Striim spent most of his long life of 77 years in this community, and until he was taken with his last illness ho was jolly and spry for his years, and took an active part in the affairs of tho community. He was a deacon of Rehoboth Baptist Church for many years. He joined this church in early manhood and was a life long member here. Mr. Strom married Miss Carolyn Timmerman in early manhood. She proceeded him to the land of rest a little over two years ago, after a long illness. To this union weie born six children who have been an honor j to their pai’er.ts, and have proven their love fdr their parents in every way of marked attent'on, not only in sickness, but in health as well. Since the passing of Mrs. Strom, Mr. Strom has remained in the old home with his daughter, Mrs. W. P. Cul- bi'cath. The body of Mr. Strom was tend erly placed to rest by his wife to awa’t the resurrection of the dead when all shall receive the earned re ward. Even nature seemed to mourn, for during the night rain drops Vnderly fell as rain of tears to earth. Mr. Strom is survived by two sist ers, Mrs. P. P. Doolittle of Reho both and Mrs. Sallie Gillam of A ken. His ch.ldren are as follows: Mrs. W. P. Culbreath, Mrs. S. J. Chandler of Mir.turn, Mr. C. B. Strom of Atlanta, M:'. W*. C. Strom of McCormick, and Mr. W. T. Strom. One son, Preston, ga\o his life in the world wail, dying of pneumonia. Besides these., there is a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and fr.e.:ds to mourn his passing. July 24, 1928, at 10:30 a. m., the body was carried to its last resting place by J. S. Strom, fun- exal d recto J a nephew of Mr. St: 4 om. The many friends gathered with the silent Ukons of esteem to pay a last respect to their departed friend, who was laid to i*:st in the Rehoboth Church cemetery. “Sleep on and take thy rest, Lean gently upon Jesus’ b:east, He prepares a home for the blest. “Life’s joys and sorrows hid, Never more from storm nor tide. Wilt thou need to hide.” X 200 Poisoned By Food At Picnic State Winners In The 4-H Club WASHINGTON, July 20.—Thirty- nine women and children arc in a Washington hospital suffering from what is thought to be ptomaine pois oning as the result of a picnic given by the Central Union Gospel Mission today at Marshall, Maryland. The steamer Chai'les McAlister, which brought the 39 to the hos pital here, has gone back to Mar shall Hall for others who are ill. There aw said to be 200 stricken and some of them are reported to be in a very serious condition. Marshall Hall is an amusement park about 20 miles from Washing ton and it is said almost directly across the river from Mount Vernon. The picnic is given annually by the Central Union Gospel Mission. Several doctors and nurses were aboard the McAlister when it left the local wharves to return to Mar shall Hall. The lunches, prepared at the Cen tral Union Mission and taken to the resort in boxes, ednsisted for the most part of sandwiches and eggs. Ice caeam and soft drinks also were partaken of freely at the resort it was said. X If there is any thing in the world more changeable than a woman, it is some other woman. SPARTANBURG. July 20.—State winners in 4-H Club competition among farm boys last year were banqueted by the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce here ton ght and after be ; ng treated to a rare program of addresses were awarded prizes by the State Boys’ Club Of fice. Dr. Henry H. Sryder, president of Wofferd College, ma in the principal address, emphasized the high posi tion that agriculture holds in the business world of today and the un usual opportun'ties that science has opened befoxe the farmer. President E. W. Sikes, of Clemson College, and Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Clemson College Extension Service, made talks. The theme of all the program centered around the oppor tunities that await the club boy who will make use of them. Often re minded that they had already made a laudable start in the farming world the boys were urged to make science and other helpful agencies their ser vants, pitofiting by the experiences of generations that have already paved the way. Following is a list of contest win ners and donors of the respecive prizes: Cotton Club—Charles Childress, Pickens County, first; pr’ze, gold medal and chain offered by Neely’s Pedigreed Seed Company, Waynes boro, Ga., presented by A. M. Bras- vnll. C. D. McMillin, Spartanburg County, second; prize, gold medal offered by Haitsvillc Fertilizer Co., presented bv A. A. McKeown, dis trict farm agent, Spartanburg. Cor n Club—Wyly Campbell, York County, first; prize, gold watch of fered by Ch lean Nitrate of Soda Educational Bureau. New York City, presented by H. E. Savely, state agent, Columbia; Dan Shuler, Or angeburg County, second; prize, gold medal offered by The Barrett Com- pany» Atlanta, Ga, presented by J- C. Epting, Atlanta, Ga. Peanut Club—James W. Epps, Dil lon County first; prize, gold medal offered by H. G. Hastings Company, Atlanta, Ga. presented by S. C. Stribling, Cherolaee County Airm agent, Gaffney. Orchard Club—Clifte'n Drcnnan, McCormick County, first; prize, gold medal and chain offered by Ni agara Spraye-j Company, M'ddieport. N. Y . presented by G. O. Epps. Pig Club, Breeding Class—Vernon Epting, Newberry, first; prize, gold medal and chain ofiered by McComb and Block, livestock commission mer chants, Richmond, Va. presented by Ralph W. Coarser. Chester County farm agent. Pig Club, Fattening Class—Jc-dcan Jolly, Cherokee County, first; prize, gold medal and cha'n offered by W. H. Balentire Company, presented by W. R. Gray. Greenville County farm agent. Poultry Club—Worth Shealy, Newberry County, first; prize gold watch offered by Risser and Rabin- owitz, Inc., Philadelphia, buyers of • Jive poultry, presented bv A. H. | Wind, district agert; Aiken; Clinton j Gibson, Oconee 'County, second; nr'ze, brooder of-< : 4 ed by Buckeye Incubabt"r Company. Springfield. Ohio, presented bv Ernest Carnes, Spartanburg County farm agent. Calf Club—Robert McCarter Greenville County, fret; prize, gold rj dal and chain offered by Spartan G. J ain and Mill Company, Spartan burg, presented by C. B. Fretwcll, manager. Mills McDaniel, Chester] County, second; prize, gold medal offered and presented by farmer Senator John E. Craigi Easley. A gold medal and cha'n offered by H. G. Hastings Company, At lanta, Ga., will be mailed to Thomas Warner, Dorchester County, winner of first place in the potato club con test, who was unable to attend the banquet. Essay Prizes Awarded Winners of prizes offered by A. B. Bryan, agricultural editor of the Clemson College extension service, in a story-writing contest conducted among 4-H clubs of the stat^. were announced by T. L. Vaughan, as sistant boys’ club agent of Clemson College as follows: C. D. McMillin, Campobello, first, $5.00; Worth Shealy, If.eak, second $3.00; Janies E. Epps, Latta, thirty $2.00. Baptists Want Convention For Repeal Of Rule PERSONS ATTENDING SUMMER ASSEMBLY DRAW PETITION; REV. L. H. GARDNER TEMP ORARY CHAIRMAN South Carolina Democrats Must Support A1 Smith DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE SO RULES AT CALLED SESSION GREENVILLE, July 20.—Tenta tive draft of a petition asking the executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic party to call a special state convention to change or rejcal rule 32 binding South Car- ol'na Democrats to’ support all the party’s nominees was made today at a call meeting of upward of 30 persons attending the South Caro lina Baptist assembly at Furman University. The petition declared that the national nominee of the party had repudiated the party’s platform by his stand on the prohi- b'tion c.uestlon, and that its signers were “unwilling to be bound to sup port the nominee of the party when said nominee has openly avowed his purpose to act contrary to the par ty’s platform.” Leaders of the mowment said they planned to give the petition wide circulation and present it to the cha'rman of the state Democratic executive committee with signatures from all parts of the state. Rev. L. H. Gardner of Seneca, was named temporary chairman of an organiza tion to handle the petition. Dr. Fur man Martin, of Westminster, and C. M. Griffin were I sted as having assisted in drawing up the petition. The meeting, it was declared, was in a way a pa:t of the regular Bap tist assembly program, those taking part gathering volurtarily and act ing entirely separately frc 4 m their capacities as delegates to the as sembly. Calling on the executive commit- tm to call a special convention not later than one week prior to the date fixed for the primary election in the month of August, 1928, to con sider the advisab lity of changing or repealing ruin 32. the petition de clares: “We, the undersigned citizens cf the state of South Carolina, having carefully and pzayerfully consider ed the political situat : on as it row exists in our nation have been forc ed to realize that a paramount mor al question has been injected into the campaign by the action of the one selected as the nominee Ox the party in the com’ng rational elec tion fer the office cf president of the United State?, to wit: “l—By repudiating the platform of tlo Democratic party as adopt ed at the Houston convention by declaring that he was unchanged in his att tude toward the *18th amend ment. “2—By further stating that he considered *t the duty of a chosen leader of the party to point the way for fundamental changes in the 18th admendment and the laws to enforce the same. “3—By the selection of one to direct or manage ths party’s cam- pagin who openly avowes h% -desire to weaken or change the laws for the prohibition amendment,, and make t his primary official act as directing manager of th) campaign to address communications to the governors of the several states ask ing for co-operation in an eSort to defeat the laws so vital to the mor al we If am of the nation. . . . “We further state that we have been and now am loyal Democrats but under a good sonscience we are unwilling to be bound to support the nomiroe of the party when said nominee has openly avowed his pur pose to act contrary to the party’s platform, in oppositic'n to the stand of the party in this state and in violation of our conscience, we now ask to be allowed to participate in the primary without being bound to vote in the general election.” xxx Mr. And Mrs. J. B. Curtis To Have Hash Dinner At Mt. Carmel Campaign Meeting ■■ Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis will serve a hash dinner to the public at ( Mt. Carmel on Friday, August 3rd, the day of the county campaign meet : ng at that plaoe. 4 COLUMBIA, July 23.—The Steuth Caiolina stam democilat c executive committee, ir. called session here to day, decided fco assemble an extra state convention to consider the somewhat famous “rule thirty two,” but the committee changed its mind an hour later and revoked its prev ious action. The net result of the meeting was a firm stand that per sons voting in the democratic pri- piary are bound to support the nom inees of the party, both state and national, but added a proviso that the committee would not censure any one who participated in the primary, yet refrained from voting in the gen eral election. In other words, rule 32, which inquires support of party nominees by all who vote in the democratic primaries, stands without change, but the committee has interpreted the rule to allow the individual vot er to use his own judgment as to whether he will vote in the presi dential election. Many South Carolinians, it was re ported, do net wish to vote for A1 Smith, yet do not wish to qui„ the party, yet they had rule thrity two staring them in the face. The meeting was called to consider twc< county petitions of rather minor importance, but developed into a heated discussion of whether rule Thirty-two would stand. The meet ing voted first for another conven tion to discuss the matter, the argu ment be'ng made that A1 Smith had abandoned the platfonn adopted ii* Houston, but after lunch, the group reconsidered and adopted the com promise resolution aimed, it was said, to bring peace and harmony within the ranks of the paity. The state democratic committee is composed of dne man from each county. It is the governing body of the party between conventions. X Grants Application On Power Plant SAVANNAH RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY TO ERECT BIG ENTERPRISE WASHINGTON, July 21.—South Carolina is soon to have another big hydro-electric power plant, the secretary of war having today grant 'd the application of the Savannah River Electric Company for permis- sicn to construct its plant on the Savannah River, just across the line fxom South CiV'clina. While the ex act site of this big enterprise will be in Georg’a. many South Carolin ians are interested in it and will en joy whatever prosperity comes to that section as a result of its con- struct’on and operation. This application has been pending before the federal pov/er commission and the war department for sev eral months. Coinmissic'a officials sa : d some time ago that whTe they had no doubt ;he application would finally be granted by t!ie secretary oi war, that so many details had to be ccns.dercc: much time would nec essarily clap-re before t he matter would be completed. This has now been dene and the construction cf the b’g dam should be begun as soon as the contract is awarded anu the work completed. With the Saluda River dam, near Columbia^ this will give that sec tion of the South two of the largest power dams in the entiite country. txi Church Notice For St. Stephen’s, Willington There will be service at St. Steph en’s Church at Willington on the fifth Sunday in July at four o’clock in the afternoon. The schedule for August will be changed as follows: Sunday, August 12th, service and sermon by the minister in charge^ at four o’clock. No other services during August. The regular schedule will be re sumed beginning with the first Sun day in September.