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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twenty-Eighth Year 8 Pages — All Home McCORMICK, S. C., Thursday, February 6, 1930 Established June 5, 1902 Number 36 Sessions Court Convened Monday Court of General Sessions for McCormick County convened here at 10 o’clock Monday morning with Judge John S. Wilson of Manning presiding. In his charge to the grand jury. Judge Wilson deplored the fact that so much time of the court is taken up with liquor cases, which he said is true in practically all counties. He ad monished the grand jury to do its duty, and said if each .member would analyze the oath just taken he would know just what his duty would be. This was Judge Wilson’s initial appearance as presiding judge in this county and at its completion he will have held court in every county in the state. The grand jury presented true bills in the following cases: The State vs M. A. Kisler, vio lation prohibition law. The State vs Sallie Haskel and Frank Haskell, violation prohibi tion law. * The State vs Edgar Bibbs, mur der. The* State vs Robert Callahan, violation prohibition law. The State vs Thomas Tompkins, violation prohibition law. The State vs Richard Harrison, violation prohibition law. The State vs Henry Wilson, violation prohibition law. The State vs Porter DuBose, ar son. The State vs Claude Legroon, violation prohibition law. The State vs William Driver and Villa Driver, house breaking and larceny. The State vs Ralph Freeman, assault and battery with intent to kill. ' The State vs Charlie Jones, driving car while under influence of alcoholic liquor. The State vs G. W. Tarrant, ob taining property with fraudulent intent by means of bank check. The State vs G. W. Tarrant, ob taining property with fraudulent intent by means of bank check. The following cases were de posed of: The State vs Alex Britton, Man- ley Britton, Tom Stamey, Leo Min er and Alvin Ramsey. Tom Stamey, Leo Miner and Manley Britton found guilty of assault and battery of high and aggravated nature. Sentenced to one month on chain gang or $50.00. Paid fine. Alvin Ramsey and Alex Britton, found guilty of simple assault and dis- xnissed by the court. The State vs Claude > Legroon, violation prohibition law. Found not guilty. The State vs Richard Harrison, violation prohibition law. Pleads guilty and sentenced .to 30 days or $50.00. The State vs M. A. Kisler, viola tion prohibition law. Found guilty and sentenced to 1 month or $75.00. The State vs Porter DuBose, ar son. Found guilty of burning an untenanted dwelling house. Not yet sentenced. The State vs Ralph Freeman, as sault and battery with intent to kill. Found guilty. Sentence not yet pronounced. The State vs Edgar Bibbs, mur der, now being tried. XAi A Correction Report Of The Grand Jury At February Term County of McCormick. To the Honorable John S. Wil son, Presiding Judge of the Court of General Sessions at the Febru ary, 1930, term: We, the Grand Jury, have pass ed on all bills and matters that have come before us and beg to make the following report: The committee from County Equalization Board came before us and asked that we urge the col lection of taxes and especially the delinquent personal taxes. We hereby request the sheriff to press the collection of delinquent taxes, exercising his best judgment in do ing so. We recommend retaining the chain gang for the time being and are writing our county delegation we favor the law as it is at present regarding same. Also we recommend that the suggestion of Sheriff Strom be complied with in regard to rein forcing the large upper room in jail in brder to make it sufficient to hold prisoners. We wish to urge the good citiz ens of our county to assist the of ficers in locating and bringing to justice all violators of the prohibi tion law, manufacturing, trans porting or selling illicit liquors and also operating automobiles or oth er high powered machinery while intoxicated. We wish to commend the sheriff and his force of -deputies for their untiring efforts in sup pressing crime of every nature, es pecially violators of the prohibition law. We also wish to commend the supervisor and the county board of commissioners for the efforts they are putting forth in replacing the-^4»?^ bridges destroyed during the floods of last year, also their efforts* in keeping the roads in a passable condition under the most unfavor able weather conditions that we have experienced in many years. We urge the citizens of the coun ty to bear with the supervisor and lend whatever assistance possible, as our officers can accomplish but little without the fullest co-opera tion of the citizens. The following are the commit tees for the year 1930: Committee on Roads and Bridges: W. N. Edmunds, chair man; R. L. Faulkner, H. N. Cole man, G. G. Palmer and W. L. White. Committee on Office and Of ficers: G. C. Patterson, chairman; J. C. Talbert, W. N. Edmunds, E. C. Rice and C. H. Huguley. Committee on Magistrates: R. M. Pettigrew, chairman; J. Butler Blackwell, T. W. Walker, N. G. Rankin and E. M. Morgan. Committee on Schools: E. M. Morgan, chairman; R. M. Petti grew, J. C. Talbert, L. W. Ridle- hoover and I. C. Reames. I We thank the court and the | county officials for courtesies ex- J tended to us and co-operation giv- Vlessengcr is asked to say nator Robinson erroneous- :d in a communication in >er several weeks ago that nty is paying interest on 1 bonds which are being by the highway depart- The highway department ys the interest on these en us during the term. Dated this 4th day of February, 1930. J. C. TALBERT, Foreman Grand Jury. Mr. M. T. Traylor Passes Away Mr. Moses Tollman Traylor died at an Augusta infirmary ut 10 o’clock yesterday morning, follow ing an illness of two weeks’ dur ation, during which he put up a good fight to overcome the malady that was fast sapping his life away. Loved ones and friends had held little hope of his recovery, however his death comes as a distinct shock to the community in which he. was born and had spent a life of usefulness. He was in the 49th year of his life, and had long been a member of the McCormick Baptist Church, which he served in numerous cap acities as a faithful layman. Those who knew him best have often said he was the biggest hearted man of the town, and fully realize that his passing will mean a big loss to the town and community as well as to his church. His father and mother. Dr. and Mrs. O. A. Traylor, preceded him to the grave by many years. He is survived by his wife, who was before marriage, Miss Leon Sibert, and one brother, Dr. George Albert Traylor, of Augusta, Ga., an<$ a number of other relatives. Funeral services will be conduct ed at the church this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev. W. H. Barfield, assisted by the Rev. J. A. Bledsoe and the Rev. Leon T. Pressly, and interment made in the city cemetery. XXI —. Dr. W. E. Lake Dies At Newberry Cotton Ginned By S. C. Counties COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO JANUARY 10 IN SOUTH CARO LINA: CROPS OF 1929 AND 1928 -txt- en there was the man who Jngy that he wouldn’t tell l in fear that it might get m him. tXl •ountry may be panic - it lacks a long way from let proof. -TV r bells have companions, best is the dinner bell } regularly. Judge Wilson highly compli mented the grand jury on the splendid report made and said they should have it published in the newspaper. It has been the custom of the paper to publish these reports, and since two jurors had to be drawn to fill the places made vacant by the absence of Mr. J. B. Jennings of Plum Branch j and Mr. W. A .Scott of Mt. Car- i mel, in whose places Messrs. N. G. Rankin and C. H. Huguley were drawn, the list of grand jurors for the year is published below: W. N. Edmunds N. G. Rankin L. W. Ridlehoover J. C. Talbert C. E. Wilkie T. W. Walker G. C. Patterson H. N. Coleman R. M. Pettigrew M. L. Gibert G. G. Palmer The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1929 and 1928.. The total for the state was made public Thursday, January 23, 1930. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1929 The State 809,595 Abbeville 17,570 Aiken 19,416 Allendale 6,335 Anderson 61,647 Bamberg 12,426 Barnwell 16,818 Berkeley 2,589 Calhoun 14,700 Charleston 1,826 Cherokee 21,279 Chesterfield 21,841 Chester 17,915 Clarendon 13,653 Colleton 8,771 Darlington 13,277 Dillon 20,996 Dorchester 4,927 Edgefield 15,052 Fairfield 7,342 Florence 13,486 Greenville 49,153 Greenwood 15,845 Hampton 5,521 Horry 2,155 Jasper 1,339 Kershaw 14,033 Lancaster 11,102 Laurens 28.600 Lee 15,769 Lexmgton 14.635 McCormick 7,548 Marion 9,145 Marlboro 33,059 Newberry 19,285 Oconee 18,147 Orangeburg 54,779 Pickens 22,101 Richland 7,985 Saluda 10,112 Spartanburg 78,920 Sumter 19,593 Union 16,422 Williamsburg 11,974 York 29,079 All other 1,428 1928 731,642 15.319 17,461 6,912 61.823 8,614 13,765 1,848 11,535 983 17,194 30,148 16,743 8,366 5,444 16,299 12.320 3,692 8.978 7,369 7,657 49,190 14,397 3,835 1,015 861 15,775 12,636 24.937 22,351 12.665 6,083 5 619 34.885 15,934 19.824 39,172 18,933 8,747 6,777 71,364 21,521 15,771 7,580 28,551 749 NEWBERRY, Feb. 1.—Dr. Will iam Elijah Lake, 77, son of Ben jamin Drayton Lake, and Rebecca Cornwell Lake, a prominent phy sician in Newberry and the coun ty for the past 49 years, died Fri day morning at 2:10 at his home on Harrington street after a few days’ illness. The funeral services were held some time Saturday at St. Luke’s Lutheran church, near Prosperity, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. B. Harmon. Doctor Lake had many friends in Newberry, who regret to learn of his death. He was a graduate of Newberry college and of ihe Medical college of Charleston. Doc tor Lake taught school during the. summer months in order to secure sufficient funds to attend college. Following his graduation in med icine, he had devoted practically his entire time to his profession. He was born and reared in New berry county. Besides his widow, who before marriage was Miss Julia Schroed- er, he is survived by the following children: E. O. Lake, Newberry; W. E. Lake, superintendent of the McCormick schools; Mrs. A. R. Morris, Olar; Mrs. Thomas F. Suber, Columbia; Miss Mary Ellen Lake, Troy; Mrs. T. W. Morgan, McCormick. A sister, Mrs. J. R. Perdue of. near Newberry, also sur vives. XXI Mr. A. W. Anderson, President C. & W. C Jamie L. Smith Makes 36.6 Bushels Oats Per Acre Am Dies In N. Augusta Col. Albert W. Anderson, 66, president and general manager of the Charleston & Western Carolina railway, died at 7:30 o’clock Mon day night after illness of 12 days during which he was confined to his home, 800 Georgia avenue, North Augusta, S. C. He was stricken while returning from a railroad meeting in Columbia, S. C., two weeks ago when the ques tion of leasing the C. & W. C. to the Atlantic Coast Line railway was considered. He died in an un conscious state. Col. Anderson became associated with the C. & W. C. railroad 45 years ago in a minor capacity and through successive steps rose to be its chief executive, to which office he was elected a year or two ago. His first position with the road was as local agent at Laurens, S. C., when he was a young man. Through conscienti ous endeavors he worked himself up to the superintendency in 1893, at the time the railroad had been turned over into the hands of re ceivers. He had many friends along the line who will be grieved to learn of his death. X Mr. R. W. Perryman w * Of Bordeaux Dead E. M. Morgan C. H. Huguley J. Butler Blackwell I. C. Reams R. L. Faulkner W. L .White E. C. Rice Mr. R. W. Perryman, of Bor- ieaux. died at the Abbeville Hos pital Saturday morning at 9:36 o’clock, aged 69 years. He had beer in failine: health for some time. The funeral services were con- •c»»v*^*oiix Sunday after noon at 2 o’clock. M’* Perlman w’as a prominent member of the Masonic lodge at Bordeaux and for many years wa c a successful merchant. He was twice married and is survived bv two sons of his first marriage, Robert Perryman, of Ab beville, and Sammie Perryman, of Oklahoma and one daughter by his last marriage, Miss Ruth Perry man. He also is survived by four brothers and four sisters as fol lows: G. B. Perryman. Greenwood; T. L. Perryman. C. M. Perryman and Judge C. J. Perryman. Lin- colnton, Ga.; Miss Minnie T. Perryman, Mrs. G. L. Sims, of Lin- colnton, Ga., and Mrs. R. L. Sims, of Detroit. X On a five acre oat demonstra tion conducted with Jamie L. Smith, McCormick, S. C., in 1929 a yield of 36.6 bushels of oats per acre was secured with the applica tion of 150 pounds of Chilean nit rate of soda per acre applied as top-dressing early in the spring. On the check plot where no nit rate was used the average yield was 10 bushels per acre or an in crease of 26.6 bushels -per acre in favor of nitrate top dressing. Twenty demonstrations were conducted by the Extension Serv ice throughout the state in 1929. The average yield for the 20 dem onstrations was 43.5 bushels per acre where 150 pounds of nitrate of soda was used, and 20.2 bushels per acre on the plot where no nit rate of soda was used or an aver age increase of 23.3 bushels per acre. Soil of average fertility was selected for these demonstrations. The results of these demonstra tions would indicate that the low average yield of oats for the state might be easily doubled by top dressing with quick acting nitro gen. Grants Clemency To O’Neal Sprouse CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHT ER IN McCORMICK COUNTY LEAVES PENITENTIARY O’Neal Sprouse, convicted in Mc Cormick county in October, 1927, and sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary, received clem ency yesterday at the hands of Governor Richards, the balance of his sentence being suspended dur ing good behavior. Sprouse left the penitentiary yesterday. Records at the governor’s office set forth that Sprouse, a young white man of Edgefield county, in February, 1927, shot and killed a Negro, Joe Smith, who was return ing home from church services. These records set forth that Craw ford Cook, who went from North Carolina to McCormick, furnished Sprouse with liquor which made him drunk and gave him the rifle with which the Negro was killed. Cook escaped after the killing. F. C. Robinson, senator from McCormick, said a parole would meet the approval of the citizens of McCormick. T. B. Greneksr, senator from Edgefield, recom mended clemency. Clemency was also recommended by the clerks of courts; auditors .treasurers, judges of probate, sheriffs, supervisors and superintendents of education of both Edgefield and McCormick counties and by the legislative delegations of these two counties. Judge C. C. Featherstone, who heard the case, recommended clemency. The board of pardons refused to make such recom mendation.—The State, of Sunday. -txt- 1 Total mileage of telephone wire in the United States increased 10 per cent in 1929 over 1928 and now totals soiqe 74,310,000 miles. .• found in ancient Egyptian tombs Terrace Meetings Next Wednesday County Agent Thos. W. Morgan announces that two terracing meetings will be held in the coun ty on next Wednesday, February 12, and that Mr. J. T. McAllister. Extension Agricultural Engineer from Clemson College will be pres ent at these meetings and give demonstrations as to the correct way to lay out terraces and run them up. The first meeting will be held on the farm of Mr. Kennedy Dow- tin, at ten o’clock Wednesday morning, and the second will be held on the farm of Mr. W. C. Holley, three miles out from Plum Branch, on the Rehoboth road, at three o’clock in the afternoon. All farmers of the county art urged to attend one of these meet ings. McCormick county fields arc sadly in need of terracing, anc these demonstrtions should prove very valuable to the farmers ir building terraces. TXT — Watermelon seed have beer Trustees Invited To Meeting Here On Next Monday The County Board of Education of McCormick County hereby calls a meeting of the trustees of the various school districts in McCor mick County, at the court house m McCormick, on Monday February 10th, at 10:30 a. m., for the pur pose of discussing the financial conditions of the schools through out the county, and such other matters as may properly pertain to said schools. This is a very important meeting and it is requested that every trus tee in the county be present. County Board of Education of McCormick County, By W. H. PARKS, Supt. Education. tXt— r— Georgia Man Was Talking Too Much; Didn’t Know Offers While in Augusta one afternoon last week on business, Sheriff W. T.. Strom and Clerk of Court J. A. Talbert decided to have a little tonsorial work done and forthwith entered a barber shop and took their places in the chairs, the sheriff taking the first chair and! the clerk of court the third chair, the second and fourth chairs be ing occupied by other men. Ahtf here’s where the fun began: The man in the chair between MV. Strom and Mr. Talbert began to tell his barber how to get over into South Carolina and enjoy bird hunting on the hills and fish ing in the ponds near Furey’s Fer ry. He went on to say that there were plenty of bird’s on the Caro lina side and to tell of how many he had killed and said he hatf caught a great number of nice fish out of the ponds, but a felkcn must be very careful or he would be caught by the officers who were constantly on the look out for Georgia men over the line. His - method of keeping down suspicion was to hide the guns and d<Jk as the car, keep his fishing tackle oir the right hand side of his car « that in passing or meeting can- no one could see them, and he al so had a habit of removing Ihr license tag from his car when he reached the Carolina bank, and slipped into the first side road he could get into without being no ticed, and a lot of other things ote must do to keep from being sus- picioned or caught by the Carolina officers. Everything was going fine up t* this time and all the men, es pecially Mr. Strom and Mr. Tal bert, were enjoying what this- gentleman was saying and he ap peared to believe his cleverness was the chief cause of the out bursts of laughter, especially from the two strangers. Mr. Talbert- introduced himself as the clerk of court of McCormick County and Mr. Strom as the sheriff, which the gentleman who had done the* talking, wouldn’t believe until hr saw the sheriff’s badge. Then, without giving his name, he quick ly replied: “Gentlemen, it grieves me to say so, but I must confess; that I am the biggest liar in the State of Georgia,” and as he made his way to the street, he said, “X have never been in Carolina in my life.” X H. D. Schedule Following is the Home Demon stration Schedule for next week: Monday—February 10, Rehoholli H. D. Club, 2:30 o’clock at Retoo- both Church. Tuesday—February 11, Mt. Car mel H. D. Club, 3:00 o’clock at ciuli room. Wednesday—February 12, Wash ington 4-H Club, group 1 and 2. Thursday—February 13, P.-T. A. McCormick High School. Friday—February 14, Poultry meeting. Court House. Saturday—February 15, office. X Probably ail of those arctic avi ators are trying to find oat where birds go when they go north.