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TRUK TO OURSELV3SS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Twenty-Eighth Year
8 Pages — All Home Print
McCORMICK, S. C., Thursday, February 13, 1930 Established June 5, 1902
Number 37
F. C. Robinson Put
In Lyon’s Place
SENATE CONFIRMS GOVERN
OR’S NOMINATION
> The State of last Friday says,
Senator Frank C. Robinson of
McCormick will succed J. Fraser
Lyon of Columbia on the state tax
commission but Lyon will be re
tained for at least one year as
counsel at ,a salary of at least
$4,000, the same salary he was get-
’ ting as a member of the commis
sion; Governor Richards having
promised to pay this amount out
of the contingent fund if it were
not provided for in the appropria
tion bill. Senator Robinson’s ap
pointment was for four years, Ly
on’s unexpired tefm.
The governor said last night
that this profaiise was made pro
vided the senate felt it advisable
.to retain an attorney.
Senator Robinson said last night
that he would not qualify for the
ofhce until after the appropria
tion bill had been passed. In the
Trustees’ Meeting
Was Well Attended;
Schools Owe $25,000
At a meeting of the trustees of
the various school districts in Mc
Cormick County on Monday, Feb
ruary 10th, which was held at the
call of the superintendent of edu
cation for the purpose of discuss
ing the means of retiring a school
debt of the county, amounting to
approximately $25,000.00, the fol
lowing business was transacted.
All school districts in the coun
ty were reoresented except Beth
any. Mr. Parks, the superintend
ent of education, stated the object
of the meeting and pointed out
that the school debt of the coun
ty- at this time amounted to $25.-
000.00 and that the holders of the
note were demanding payment and
that there was no funds available
to pay the same. After a full dis
cussion of the income of school
funds by Countv Treasurer Price
and Superintendent of Education
Parks, it was moved and carried
that the county treasurer and sup
erintendent of education, with the
county delegation, undertake to
secure a renewal of the indebted
ness for the present year and fail
ing in that . that the delegation
be authorized to levy a three mill
tax for the purpose of liquidating
meantime Mr. Lyon will continue
in office. Although Mr. Lyon was the debt over a period" of five
not in Columbia yesterday, it was! years. This amount being esti-
authoritatively learned that he as sufficient,
would accept the position as coun- ^ supenntendent of education
sel to the commission.
The announcement of the con
firmation of the governor’s ap
pointment of Senator Robinson
called attention to the fact that
since the passage of the 6-0-1 law
there is no provision for the crea
tion of a county board fund, which
fund is necesstirv to take care of
current items affecting the school
was made yesterday after an districts in the county. It was
executive session of the senate moyed and carried that the dele-
Ty. . . . hn1ir ~ Ig^tion be authorized to enact leg-
which lasted more than two hours. ^ j s j ation authorizing the countv
At the same time the secrecy, treasurer to credit to the board
which had prevailed Wednesday in. fund of the superintendent of edq-
regard tp two messages from the, cation f^ per cent^of aU school
governor was dissolved. The S^v-1 j i0W g Ver d 0es not increase the
ernor in one withdrew his nomin
ation of D. L. McLaurin of Ben-
nettsville after he had been in
formed that the attorney general
had held that only one commis
sioner could come from one con
gressional district, and in the oth
er named Senator Robinson, chair
man of the finance committee of
the senate, tp fill the place.
In Harmony
Contrary to the general opinion
that the executive and senatorial
branches of the state government
have been at odds about the- whole
matter of the appointment to the
tax commission, Senator West of!
Abbeville and Senator Brown of Flllieral Services
Barnwell, both of whom were ac
tive in the proceedings, announced
last night that both branches were
in perfect harmony in regard to
the appointment.^
“We want the public to know ex
actly what our attitude has been
in regard to the appointment,”
they said, “and in making public
What we have done we shall at
the same time show that no ani
mosity exists between the two
branches.”
Senator West said that everyone
knew that he had been in favor of
retaining Mr. Lyon and that it was
equa”y evident that the governor
had first wished to place Mr. Mc
Laurin on the commission. “But
when the governor found that
taxes but only segregates a certain
amount of it.
The advisability of operating the
schools for six davs in the week
and thereby saving a month’s
teaching during the year was dis
cussed. It was moved and car
ried that a committee consisting
of the county board of education,
J. L. Bracknell and J. H. Drennan
be appointed for the nurpose of
conferring with the State super
intendent of education as to the
advisability of operating the
schools on this basis.
The meeting was fully attended
and 'the delegation was nresent.
T. L. EDMUNDS,
Secretary.
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For Mr. Traylor
Citizens’ Meeting*
Held Tuesday; Com
pliments Robinson
A citizens’ meeting was held at
the court house on Tuesday even
ing, Fifty men attended the
meeting.
Mr. J. J. Dorn stated briefly
that the purpose of' the meeting
as he saw it was to discuss the
the filling of the vacancy for State
Senate, in view of the appoint
ment of Senator F. C. Robinson
to another position and in order
that McCormick County might not
be left without a State Senator for
a whole year: that there were
problems arising from time to
time which required the services
of a senator.
A general discussion was enter
ed into, after which P. G. Fooshe.
made a motion that a committee
of three (3) be appointed to con
fer with Mr. Robinson over the
week end and ascertain his plans
in regard to resigning the sena-
torship; that if he does not in
tend to hold on as senator until
summer that he be requested to
make arrangements for an elec
tion in order that McCormick
County may not be left without a
senator. The committee named by
the chairman consists of J. J.
Dorn, C. W. Pennal and P. G.
Fooshe.
Upon motion of W. K. Charles
the meeting went on record as be
ing desirous of expressing thanks
to Senator Robinson for the serv
ices rendered by him as State Sen
ator and also extending congratul
ations upon his recent appoint
ment to his new position.
. JNO. M. BELL,
Secretary.
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A Letter From
Mr. C. J. Britt
Court Adjourned
Last Friday
Court of general sessions came
to a close here last Thursday
evening immediately after Judge
John S. Wilson, presiding judge,
had finished imposing sentences.
SeVeral civil matters were taken
up Friday, court adjourning Friday
afternoon.
Sentences not already reported
by this paper were as follows:
Porter DuBose, convicted of
burning an untenanted house, two
years. ‘“Notice of intention to ap
peal to the supreme court was
noted by attorneys.”
Ralph Freeman, convicted of as
sault and battery of a high and
aggravated nature and failure to
stop and render aid, was given a
sentence of three years.
Edgar Bibbs, indicted for mur
der, was acquitted by a jury.
Sara Collins and Lena Sims,
negresses, indicted for murder,
were acquitted by directed verdict
Sallie Hiskell, negress, con
victed of violation of the prohibi
tion law, was given a sentence of
three months or a fine of $100:
Robert Callahan, convicted of
manufacturing liquor, three
months. All defendants were
negroes.
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Bills Affecting
McCormick County
County Teachers
Meet Saturday
Funeral services for Mr. M. T.
Traylor were held at the Baptist
Church at 3:30 last Thursday af
ternoon and interment made in
the city cemetery. The services
were attended by ' a large con
course of sorrowing relatives and
friends. The Rev. W. H. Barfield
spoke of the beautiful life the de-
eea^ed brother had lived, which
had been one of service and un
selfishness. The church ?md Sun
day school complied with a re-
ouest Mr. Traylor made a number
of years, ago—that, instead of put
ting flowers on his , grave, a col
lection be taken and given to the
Connie Maxwell Orphanage. This
wn* done Sunday, when $30.00,
contributed by church members,
was > sent the orphanage. The Rev.
such an appointment was held in- ( j eori T p rRS «,i v the Rev j
valid by the attorney general, he; a . Bledsoe assisted Mr. Barfield in
did not consider it any longer.” (th° services.
. . - . i Too usher* were. John Wesley
As the tax commission felt that | j erin j 218 r S an d Emorv Bentley.
it needed full-time counsel, the | Flowers girls, Mary Remsen.
governor joined with members of T Rsr^n. Marv Holland,
T 1 , eonoto whn were in favor of Margaret Holland. Martha 'Holl-
the senate who were m “ I-nd Parrie Watkins, Frances Wat-
retaining Mr. Lyon on me com- j kinK Melba Corley Enia ^enoal.
ihission and asked their aid in Jewel Patterson. Louise Vaughn,
confirming the nomination of Selma Walker, Helen Sheriff and
senator Robinson, ^governor. H ^n Ludwlc^^^ ^ ^
convinced that the
ers. James W. Corley. P. J. Robin-
Boliva, Tqnn.
Feb. 3 1930.
To Editor McCormick Messenger:
I noticed in several back issues
that some few of our McCormick
citizens and tax payers are begin
ning to chafe- under heavy taxes,
and are complaining about the
work of our county officers, and
trying to do away with the county
chain gang.
The chain gaing is a variable
thing and my notion is the best
way to handle criminals. Might
as well talk about doing away
with our legislature. It makes the
state mighty little money, but we
have to have it because it is the
law.
I think Mr. W. O. Graves has
made as good a supervisor for our
county as anybody we ever will
get. He has put his shoulder to
the wheel, himself and has spent
more of McCormick’s money on its
own citizens than any other of
ficer that I have known in a long
time. It seems that it has been
of recent years the plan of most of
our officers to see how little money
they could spend in the county
amongst the citizens of the coun
ty and these have been impover
ishing instead of building up our
county. I think Mr. Graves has
been too hasty in his expression
against you and ought to apologize
to you for same.
The world war and deflation of
money have caused high taxes and
there is no use of falling out with
each other and # with our officers
for hard times, for these things
are inevitable.
You can print this or revise it
so vou do not change its meaning
and give me credit for it.
Yours truly,
CHAS. J. BRITT.
i Editor’s Note:—The letter is
printed as it was written, and for
Mr. Britt’s information must state
that Mr. Graves ’says he didn’t
intend saying anything against
A meeting of the white teachers
of the county will be held at Mc
Cormick high school building at
10:30 o’clock Saturday morning,
February 15th. A good attend
ance is desired.
W. E. LAKE, JR.,
President.
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Town Election
Held Tuesday
Dr. C. K. Epting was nominated
mayor by a majority of 26 votes
over his opponent, Wistar Har
mon, in the primary held Tues
day. The others on the ticket were
elected, without opposition, the
vote being as follows:
FOR MAYOR
Wistar Harmon 133
C. K. Epting 159
FOR ALDERMEN:
C. R. Strom 285
C. H. Huguley 286
J. W. Corley 285
L. N. BROWN 289
J. T. Faulkner 281
J. L. Jennings 286
Commissioner Public Works:
J. C. Brown 291
T. E. L. Social
H. D. C. Schedule
Following is the Home Demon
stration schedule for next w^ek:
Monday—February 17th, at 3:30
p. m., Mt. Carmel 4-H Club.
Tuesday—February 18th, at 3:00
p. m., Meriwether H. D. Club at
club room.
Wednesday—February 19th, vis
iting in county.
Thursday—February 20 th, 3:00
p. m„ Buffalo H. D. Club at school
house.
Friday—February 21st, Pkun
Branch 4-H Club.
Saturday—February 22nJ, at
office.
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“The Town Doctor’"
The T. E. L. Class of the Bap
tist Church met Friday afternoon,
January 31, at 3:30 o’clock in the
. Among the bills introduced in w 0 J? e , of w M wiiwfn^
the house of representative last g h "teS:
After a short business session
the program was turned over to
the social leader. A very interest
ing Abraham Lincoln program was
carried out, after which delightful
refreshments were served by the
hostesses.
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High School
Pupils Invited
In Essay Contest
■ COLUMBIA, Feb. 10.—High
school boys and girls of South
Carolina will again be invited to
compete in an essay contest to be
held under the auspices of the
week affecting McCormick County
are the following: *
H. 1152—A bill to abolish the
chain gang in McCormcik county.
Without reference.
H. 1153—A bill to provide for an
audit of the affairs of McCormick
County for the years 1923-1929 in
clusive. Without reference.
H. 1173—A bill to provide for
the levy of taxes for school and
county purposes for 1930. Refer
red to ways and means commit
tee.
The county supply bill in its
initial appearance, provides among
other things, that the superin
tendent of education publish an
itemized statement of disburse
ments from his office, but is not
so stringent as a proposed bill for
the same purpose in Anderson
County, which is published else
where in this paper.
The bills pertaining to McCor-1 South Carolina Cotton Growers’
mick County have come before the I Co-operative Association * and the
lower house one time only, and' American Cotton Growers Ex
change, Alfred Scarborough, gen-
may undergo amendments before 1
final passage.
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Two Senators
Killed In Wreck
needed Lyon tetained as counsel, sont j 0 h n T. McGrath, Dr. C. K. the paper. The man who can’t
agreed to pay his salary . out of Epting and 'Claude Hugulev. * • stand the racket hasn’t any nlace
th g e contingent fund for one year o Honora^ ^anbe^ers^ Ju^ge L in po.ltics or^wspaperworh,
in case it was not included in the strom John c Brown> c c Mor-! ^ i i ikw
appropriation bill, the salary, be- aan . Dr c p strom, J. S. Dukes.) Death Ol LoloredMan
ing for this year equal to the sal- and J. R. Corley
ary he received from being a mem
ber of the commission, $4,000 an
nually. , i
According to Senators West and
Brown, both the governor and the
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. ORANGEBURG, Feb. 8.—The
deaths of Senator W. Claude Mar
tin of this county and Senator W.
S. Legare of Charleston which oc
curred in an automobile accident
near Wolf ton in this county Fri
day afternon was the result of an
unavoidable automobile accident,
according to the verdict returned
by the coroner’s jury at the con
clusion of the inquest here this af
ternoon.
Only two eve witnesses testified.
Lewis R. Williams, a traveling
salesman and J. G. Fair, whose
car was struck by the car in which
the three members of the general
assembly were riding.
The testimony was substantially
to the effect that Fair in leaving
the filling station of Earl Price
travelled diagonally towards the
pavement in. the direction of Or-
'angeburg. As the right front
and rear wheels had just mount
ed the pavement, he heard the
noise of the aoproaching automo
bile and stooped his machine. Al
most instantly the left rear wheel
of the Chrysler struck the right
front wheel cf the Ford.
The testimoney at the inquest
was to the effect that all three
occupants of the Chrysler were
riding on the front seat of the ma
chine. Senator Legare was driv-
eral manager of the former, an
nounced today. The subject for
the contest this year will be: “How
Can the Benefits of the Agricul
tural Marketing Act be Brought to
the Cotton Farmer?”
Doctor Of Towns Says:
A MAN CAN APPRECIATE ONLY
THAT WHICH HE KNOWS
Arthur Brisbane tells a story
about a brown rat in Lincoln Park,
Chicago. This rat lives happi’y ta
his hole under a tree, never doubt
ing that the whole park was made
just for him, as some pe^pte be
lieve the whole town in which they
live was made just for them. This
rat is an agnostic: you can’t make
him believe anything that he can
not understand and prove, and as
he cannot understand or prove
very much, he is happy ‘and self-
satisfied. He is a good rat, how
ever,. minds his own business, ancU
keeps regular hours. He runs up
and down his little patl., looks
with contempt at the queer rci-
mals which live up the tree, and
some day he will die in his hole,
with his teeth grown lone, con
vinced that he has not missed a
thing that life has to offer.
Without intention 6f drav, ig
any undue comparisons, the fact
nevertheless, remains thao in
every eftmmunity there are resi
dents who, like the rat, deny what
they cannot ^understand; citizens
who .are contemptuous of that
which is near them, and that,
which could be appreciated. In
tellectually, these peopic are as
rats—rodents to the civic life of
community. These people do not
know but unlike the^pase of rats,
it does make a difference and up
on the shoulders of somebody or
seme group of somebodies is the*
responsibility of doing that which?,
is necessary to make them appre
ciative.
The voters who deter the build
ing of better schools, the pacing
of roads and streets, the making
of playgrounds, the laying of sew-
The winner of the contest in
South Carolina will represent this ers » t* 16 installation of disposal
H. D. (luh Meets
State in the National contest .at a
place yet to be designated, and at
which the winners in each state
will compete. Last year the South
ern contest was held at Baton
Rouge, La., and the previous year
at Montgomery, Ala.
For the purposes of the contest,
the State of South Carolina will
be divided into three districts and
three prizes are offered in each
district, the first prize being
$25.00, the second $15.00 and the
third $10.00. The winners of the
three district contests will then
meet in Columbia and compete for
th.e three state prizes, the first be
ing $50.00, the second $25.00 and
the third $15.00.
Following the State contests,
the winners in each state will
compete in a National contest.
The first prize in this contest will
be $75.00, second prize, $50.00, third
prize $25.00, fourth prize $15.00 and
fifth prize $10.00. A committee of
judges of national reputations sel
ected by the American Cotton
Growers Exchange.
South Carolina contestants have
won second place in the National
contest the past two years. In
1928, Miss Bruce Traywick of Cam-
General Tony, an aged colored j n g senator Martin was sitting
man, died at his home here last | in the middle and Representative
Saturday and was buried at Cedar j s ™ t 1 ^ cl ° t " r th ^Hi? 1 ht ot Charleston
Springs Baptist Church Sunday,, was present at the inquest and as- - „ , •
ii ioocpH thP The first meeting of the Homo the funeral services being conduct- sist ed Solicitor Hydrick in exam- eron won second^place in the con
senate are well pleased witn tne De:noils ^ ration C i U fo was held j n e d by his pastor, Rev. Middleton,
arrangements and harmony now t he rest room in the McCormick He was a member of Masonic
exists between the two branches County Court House on
of government.
*. ■ -X-x to have’with iis in our county Mrs. nephew, L. T. Tony of Aiken.
ining the witnesses. j test at Montgomery and in 1929
—™ ne wus U mcmuci ui xvxusuuic Representative, Smith was still | Miss Cornelia Rickenbaker, also
January Lodge, No. 415, and is survived by at as reported resting well. i of Cameron, won second place at
We are very fortunate indeed w ^ e » Fanny Tony, and one Rmicro
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HOT LUNCH
ormtemnlates an- Stallworth, our new home Stroms’ undertaking service in
Gas industry contemplates ap dea0i , s;;at0r The program was ch c
proximately $425,000,000 expend!- entertaining as well as instruc- t „ t
tures for new construction and ex- five, co-coeration, enthusiasm and
“ . „ icnn increase of about pep makes a success, so come to Making of pottery is regarded me maies ui me
pansio > Bernard our nex ^ meeting the fourth Wed- as the oldest of the arts, unless strp.tion Club v/ill serve hot lunch ty agent or home demonstration
six per cent °ve • ' nesday in February, at 3:30 o’clock you count mak i ng a living as the Friday, February 14, at the court agent and each essay must not be
^s Satlon ^ lhe C ° Urt H0USe ' Member, .oldest. !house* t more than 2.000 words in length.
Baton Rouge.
j The rules of the contest provide
! that the essays must be written
^ between April 15 and May 15 in
the presence of a teacher, county
regarded The ladies of the Home Demon- superintendent of education, coun
plants and water filtration monts;
the business people who insist an
being “storekeepers” and ‘ pooh-
pooh” the idea of clerk-training,
yet weep and wail that chain
stores and capital are ruining
their business; the resident to
-vhom a stranger says: “Tnis loofc>
like a pretty good town,” and re
plies, “Yeah, it’s all right u you
like it”; the merchant whom the
community has supported but who
refuses to belong to a service club
or civic organization, and who be
littles, runs down and decries
wery attempt on the part of any-
me to help the communh”; Mr-
average Citizen who sits back ancf
says nothing, does nothing, with
an “It’s none cf my affair” atti
tude; the ever-present per centage
who go out of their way to run
the community down maliciously;
the resident who takes no part -n
the clean-up campaign, an, or
phans’ home benefit, hospital or
other charitable' drive; the prop
erty owner, resident or otherwise,
who refuses to eradicate risible
community abominations; the
man grown old, who cares not a
whit if the swimming pool of his
forgotten boyhood joys is polluted
with the refuse of his factory; the
gossip, the civic derelict, the
knocker and the fool—these a. re
the rodents who must be shown
and taught the costliness of their
ways before, and in order that
they may appreciate.
(Copyright, 1929. A. D. Stone.
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