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— ( (J i true to ourselves, our neighbors, our country and our god. Twenty-Seventh Year 8 Pages — All Home Print MeCORMICK, S. C., Thursday, August 16, 1928 Established June 5, 1902 Number 11 Good To Come From' South Carolina “Mas- Highway Thru County ter Farmers” Honored MR. H. C. MIDDLETON GIVES HIS OPINION OF BENEFITS V/\ Mr. H. C Middleton c€ Augusta was in McCormick last week and he spoke enthusiastically about the good the h'ghway from Augusta through McCorpiick is going. to do McCormick County, in his opinion. “This is going to give a godd route from Augusta to Atlanta via Cal houn Falls,” he said; “also the best route to Anderson, and ultimately to Knoxville. It will be six miler fur ther this way to Greenville, and five miles further to Greenwo •! than via Edgefield. But this difference in mileage can, and doubtless, will be knocked out, if the publ c officials in the different counties take the in terest which they will doubtless take in the subVct. Good highways in a locality are good for it internally; but if they connect up at the ends with big lines of traffic, trunk lines are opened, and trunk 1 ne traffic through a county like McCo’mick is going to mean a lot to this county— to $tis farm lands and towns; I have been of all the assistance I could in the development of this road chief- •ly for the good it will do McCormick County, and its pec ole. This part of the state has been somewhat isolated —the public dees not know it well. Soon it w'H be prominent. “When the road from McCor mick to the new bridge at Furey’s Ferry is finally located and graded to standard! it is likely that three and a half to four miles can be cut off the • length—by straightening the many curves, etc. Probably a mile and a half between the bridge and Clark's Hill;. half a mile between Clark's Hill and Moioc; half a mile between Modoc and Parksville; some thing between Parksv He and Plum Branch; half a mile between Plum Branch and McCormick—in straight ening the :<^ad. I am told two to throj miles could be eliminated by building straight from McCormick to Troy or Bi-adlcy. I am told one or two miles can be cut out between —co even more by a direct road from GreenwooJ to Bi'adley. That is, some peven or eight miles can bi clim’n- ated possibly between Savannah Riv er and Greenwood. That would make it nearer f.'om Augusta to Greenwood via McCormick, which would mean a good deal to this sec r tion. Men say several miles can be eliminated between Abbeville and Donalds a.:d Princeton, making this the shcotest way also from Green ville to Augusta. All that would prcVe of ult’mate value. The ‘an nouncement that this road will be graded and surface treated next year means more than will appear until such a road i". actually opened. If shortened, as it probably will be, it will mean a la:i*e foreign travel passing through hrre—:,t follows paved roads and the nearest routes. Let it be hoped Abbeville will con nect by surface treatmen;” Mrs. Emma Byrd Died Thursday CLEM SON COLLEGE, Aug. 16 - At Clemson College today as one of thp most dramatic features of “Far mers’ Week” gqfd medals and certif icates of honor are being awarded to sixteen “Master Farmers” Of South Carolina an follcKvs: R B. Watson, Saluda County. W. K. Smith, Hampton County. H. L. Lake, Aiken County. J. R. Fairey, Calhoun County. Edgar L. Culler, Orangeburg Coun- ty - W. N. Henderson, Greenwood Coun- ty- J. W. Gastov Spartanburg Coun ty. J. Wade Drake, Anderson County. Jas. R. Re d, Chester County. J. L. Gettys, Kershaw County. Wl B. Wilkerson, York County. J. F. Williams, Sumter County. C. W. Rogers, Marion County. J. B. Clarkson, Williamsburg County. S. W. Mims, Dorchester* County. A. V. Bethea, Dillon County. Special recognition is also given to 24 other South Carolina farmers who have also won notable distinction in connection w th this enterprise. These are the men who had the dis tinguished recognition cf being sel ected by their county committees as the “Master Farmer Nominees” fee their respective counties—several of whom narrowly missed being Gold Medal Master Farmers this round ard will most likely become such later on. These twenty-four Master Farmer Nominees and the count es from which they come are: B. V. SheaVy Lexington. A. D. Coiner, Barnwell. C. M. Jaudon, Jasper. Kenady Dow’tin, McCormick. J. P. Hcpkins, Union. Hayne Workman, Laurens. W. R. Hambright, Cherokee. Mr?. J. E sSenn, Ncwbeny. B. F. Freeman, Pickens. S. H. Fairies, York. F. L.'e Gaines, Anderson. J. M. Shealey. Newberry. Q A. Sherrell, Chesterfield. T. M. Verdin, Greenville. C. R. Owens, Oconee. T. L. Ross, Darlington. W. L. Newton, Georgetown. S. Mitchuna, Will'anasburg. E. L. Crawford, Berkeley. J. W. Parser, Florence. M. M. Mickells, Charleston. B. H. Hinson, Horry. Mi B. Fletchei; Marlboro. D. L. Tindal, Clarendon. -txt- Farmer Flagged And Saved Train Mrs. Emma Eliza Gardner Byrd, 71, passed quietly away about 9:30 Thursday morning at her hone in Langley, after an illness of several months' duration. Mrs. Byrd was married to Mr. P. D. Byrd in 1878. To this ' union were born eight children; only four survive her. She will always be re membered as a faithful Christian lady by all who knew her. Her greatest pleasure was to help others, and if possible, bear their buidens; always willing to lend a helping hand in tin*3 of need. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Benson of Langley at Sweet Water Baptist Church, where she united while very young, and interment macb in the church ceme tery beside a number of near rela tives- Those who survive her are her children: Mrs. D. T. LaGrdon, Mc Cormick; Mrs- E. F. Poole, Pickens; Mrs. John Mitchell, Langley; Mr. S. S„ Byrd, Schdolfield, Va.; one broth er, Mr. Henry Gardner, Augusta; one sister, Mrsv Walter Cheatham, North Augusta; beside a host of oth er relatives. Her youngest son preceded her to the grave about- five menths. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N. J.—Aug. 13.—Waving an American flag over his head while his sc-n signaled with a burlap bag, John Anklet, a farmer of Swain, rear lore, today flagged a passenger tram in time to save it from possible derailir nt. The train, a Monday morning r.pecia! «• T er a Penrsylvan'a railroad, carried about 300 passengers from Wildwood to Philadelphia. The heavy rain of yesterday un dermined some of the railroad ti-'s causing a rail (Vi the rorthbound track to buckle and snap It left a gap of several inches. The train after being stopped proceeded slowly and passed over the bi<eak without mishap. In appn eiation of Ankley’s timely warn’rg, $105 was collected among the passengers and late today when commuters returned to the seashore the train will be stopped at Swain and the fund presented to the far mer. Keowee Bank At Pickens Closed PICKENS, Aug. 13.—The Keowee Bank of this city failed to open its doors for business today. The action was said to have been ordered by the board of directors after* a run on the institution last week. The bank has been under examination by state banking officer*. J. P. Carey is president. W. Roy- don Watkins, bank examiner, is con ducting the investigation of the in stitution's affairs. HD HAL FIDDLED!!’ rtOBUCP MDNDAV Nlffl, ADD. 27 The Third Annual Fiddlers’ Con vention will be held at the McCormick High School Auditorium on Monday night, August 27, 1928. The music will start at 8:30 p. m. and will con tinue for two hours. We will have with us the Strother String Band from Lincoln County, Ga., the Willington String Band and the Winn and Seigler String Band from Rehoboth and others. Proceeds to go to McCormick School Building. ADMISSION—15 and 25 Cents. W. O. GRAVES, JR., Manager. F. C. ROBINSON, Sec. and Treas. J. A. Vaughan Killed In P. & N. Wreck Campaign Meeting Here On The 24th Mr. George W. Brown C. & W. C. Trains Not Died Last Sunday To Be Put Back Mr. Gec'rgc W. Brown passed away in death at 11 o’clock last Sunday morning at the Greenwood Hospital, where he had been taken a week be fore for an operation and treatment. Hr- appeared to be getting along very nio~ly until early Surday morning, when he tot*’: a turn for the worse and gradually passed out. Funeral services were conducted at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in McCormick at 3 o’clock Monday afiernoon by his former pastor, the Rev. I* L. Bi'amblett, of Greenwood, and interment made in McCormick cemetery G. P. McCa'n, local under taker, in charge. Mr. Brown was bom and reared near McCormick, moving a number of years ago to his home which is just inside the corporate limits of th'* town, and was known and be loved by hundreds of friend’', who ai'e made sad ove;* his departure. He was in the 79th year of his age and had always enjoyed gool health un til a shori^ while before his death. He was a trni Christian gentleman, and had f lied the various places of life as s.m, brother, husband, fa ther and friend, and filled them well, without complaint and always in\a Christ like manner, and died as he had lived—in peace and true faith. .. He is survhfM by one brother. Mr. J. L. Brown, of Parksville, and one sister, Mns. Sallie Price, of near Mc Cormick; and the following children: Mi*. W. O. Brown, Mrs. J. R. Cor ley and Miss Mary Brown of McCor mick, and Mrs. W. D. Cooper of Or lando, Fla. A number of grandchil dren also survive. Wm. E. Hickman Sentenced To Hang On 19th October LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11.—Will iam E. Hickman Thursday was ord ered hanged at San Quentin peniten tiary on October 19, next for the slaying of Maridn Parker. Judge Douglas Edmonds overrul ed nine defense objections before setting the second hanging date for the youthful kidnapper who slew the 12-year-old school girl here last De cember,. " ~ THE SUPREME COURT ASSERTS THAT TERRITORY IS ADE QUATELY SERVED COLUMBIA, Aug. 14.—The Sup reme court today denied the petition of the state railroad commission for a n order compelling the ’Charleston & Western Carolina ra lway to re store passenger trains numbers 2, 3 and 7 between Spartanburg and Au gusta and numbers 45 and 46 between Augurta and Yemassee, or between Spartanburg and Wcodlawn and Beech Island being the nearest inter state South Carolina points to Au gusta. These trains were discontinued over a year ago aftrr the rail board had denied permission for such d s- continuance. The railroad commis sion after several pubi c hearings ordered their resumption and peti tioned the supreme court fc'j a writ of mandamus to enforce its order. In considering facts in the case the court found that the territory affect ed is now adequately served by rail, ard star mail routes, and to compel .he railroad to re-establish service at a firanc al less would be confisca tory. Acting Jivtic - ' J. W. Thur mond wrote the opinion with Just ices Cothran, Blease and Stabler con curring. Justice Carter filed a dis senting op nior. while Chief Justice Watts did not participate. GREENVILLE, Aug. 11.—One person was killed and 13 were in jured here this afternoon when two trains on the Piedmont and Northern railway collided *n this city near Bun combe station. James Airxander Vaughan, of Greenville and Greenwood, motor- man on the passenger train in the eollidcn, was the person killed. None of the injured are believed to be in a seiious condition. All were taken to local hospitals. Railway offic’als declined to assign a reason for the- collision, pending an investigation. However, it was indicated by per sons in closn touch with the incident that the storm wh'ch has swept this sectico is indirectly responsible in that schedules were somewhat- dis rupted. The trains one a freight and the other a passenger, were badly smash ed. Fire broke out immed’ately af terwards but was quenched without serious damage. Rescue crews we*e put to work immediatidy tearing away the de bris. The list of injured follows: Miss Sarah Edens, Y. W. C. A., employe of John J. Ryan Cotton Company, lacerations and bruises; Miss Ella W/ard, Southern Worsted Mills, broken nose and lacerations; J. R. Garner, Greenville, lacerations and abra sons; E. W. Rogerq Green ville, biuises; Mrs. E. W. Rogers, Greenville, cuts on arm, bruises; W. A. Harbin, Greenville, bruises and minor cuts; R. L. Pearson, Spartan burg, bruises; Miss Florry, Green, Route 4, bruises; Anderson Babb, :ogro, Greenville, lacerations; Anrie Mae- Babb, negro, Greenville, bruis es; Willie Mae Jenk ns negro, Hcmea Path, Bruises; Orcar Bradley, negro, Hofges, biuises. The passenger car, being of sfe el, was telescoped by the freight cars. The Greenville fire department was called when the wreck burst into flanks and assisted in the first res cue efforts. Only four of the injur ed remained in hospitals tonight. The others were released after having the‘r wounds attonded. XXI Rev. Straton Says Smith Is Foe To Moral Progress HONORABLE FRED H. DOMINICK TO ATTEND; LAST MEETING FOR THIS YEAR The last county campaign meeting for this year is to be held in Mc Cormick o n Friday, August 24th, and all who haven’t heard the candidates are expected at this meeting. Hon. Fred H. Dominick will be in attend ance and may be called upon for a shcot talk He has no opposition, but nevertheless wants to see as many of his friends as possible. The meeting at Washington Con- sol'dated High School last Friday was well attended! though somewhat hampered by rain which began fall 5 ing in torrents about the time din ner was announced and continued throughout the afternoon. The candidates went to Yc-ung’s school house on Tuesday, the 14th, where a large crowd assembled ta hear the speeches, but pain, which be gan falling during the dinner hour, broke up the meeting. The candid ates for senate and house of repre sentatives were the ,only ones who got. to speak. -txx- Death At ‘Edgefield Of Mrs. Hugh Quarles EDGEFIELH Aug. 13.—Mys. Hugh A. Quarles died yesterday at her hone in the Red H 11 community and the interment took plac'* this mornirg at 11 o’clock at Red Hill Church, the funeral being conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. C. Sidenspin- ner. Mrs. Quarles was borp and rear ed in the community in which she died, being the daughter of Mr. Joe C. Harris. She was a member of Red Hill Church, She made her value felt in the commun'ty and church life, and the high esteem in which she was held was attested by the large number of relatives and friends who attended the funeral. Mrs. Harris is survived by her husband and seve n children, Hattie, Maggie and Mae Quarles, William, Hampy, J. P. and Tom Quarles. She is also survived by her father, Joe S. Harr’s; th lee sisters, Misses Eva and Lily Harris and Mrs. Pierce Quarles and three brother?, John, Ernest ar.d J02 Harris. REPORTER SAYS HE BOUGHT WHISKEY AT REV ( . STRAT- ON’S HOTEL ixr- Holiness Meeting Starts August 18th A series of meetings will be be gun at the Pentecostal Jloliness Church in McCormick on Friday evening, August 18th, at thq usual hour for services. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Warren of Greenville will do the' preaching and have charge of the music. The public is cccdially in vited to any or all the services. -txt- Baptists To Call Pastor Next Sunday * All members of the McCormick Baptist Church a*e urged to attend a conference at the church next Sun day morning, August 19th, at 11:30 o'clock, the purpose of which is to call a pastor for the chmteh. ALBANY, N. Y.—Aug. 14.—Gov. Smith today notified Rev. John Roach Straton that their proposed, debate on his public career must take pl&ce in Calvary Baptist Church in New York o; n<«'; at all- in a letter to the clergyman vvhc has expressed an unwillingness tc meet Smith i.n his own church the goverror said lo had no intent'on of | conducting a political debate wit! J bin* It was fri«m his pulpit that Dr. ' Straton iccently declared Smith wa the “deadliest fee to the forces of moral projress in America,” this charge leading the governor to de mand the oppo:tu..ity to reply. “Th-"' answer to my request to ap pear in your church before your par- 'shioners under the cond ticlis I men tinned is yes or no,” raid the gov ernor in his letter tolay. “Unless and until I hear from you in the af firmative the matter is closed.” The R v. John Roach Straton, pas- to;' of Calvary Baptist Church, was on the warpath today w'hen he was informed that liquor had been pur chased in his newly acquired hotel near Greenwood Lake, N. Y. The clergyman, whose recent sermon criticizing Governor Smith drew the governor’s fire took title to the hotel six months ago for the Greemvood Lake Christian Assembly. A leporter told Dr. Straton that he had bought a quart of whiskey over the hotel bar. Amazed Dr. Straton said he w r ould oust the host elry if the charge could be proved. Then he appealed to various author ities and was finally advised to swear out a warrant and have the place searched. Dr. Straton had not indicated this forenoon just wljat he would do. Weevil Infesta tion Climbs MUCH POISONING BEING DONE CLEMSON COLLEGE, Aug. 13.— During the past week the per cent- age of boll weevil infestation grad ually increased in the state, with poisoned fields shelving an average nfestation of 22 per cent, as com pared with an average cf 42 per cent in tho^fe fields where rc poison has been appli- d The area of heaviest infestatior extends from Allendale, Bamberg, Orangeburg, and Horry counties on the "ast, tc Greenwood, Chccte~ and Lancaster on the west. Within this area, although some f’-cMs still have only few woevils, the average infes tation is srous and accordingly much poise ing is being done, with good rcsultr. Several countv farm afpnts have mentioned that farmers are unusually active in combatting the weevil, and a worker who covers a wide area estimates that fully thr-e f mes as much poisoning is bc’rg . ' done as in any previous year. The western counties of Oconee, Pickens Greenville, and Spartan burg do not report weevil damage, and the injury is light in mo t of Anderson County. Senator Robinson Corrects Statement Editor Messenger: In your repdrt of the campaign meeting at Plum Branch you cor rectly report Mr. Charles as saying that Gov. Richards paid $1,165.06 for a rug and that the legislature o. ki’d the bill. The fact is the governor: paid for this rug out of his contingent fund and it was submitted to the,, general assembly as information only, and not for its endorsement. Yours respectfully, • ,. F. C. ROBINSON. i i-. fe:-