McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, March 20, 1930, Image 1
TRUK TO OURSELVXS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Twenty-Eighth Year
8 Pages - All Home Print McCORMICK. S. C., Thursday, March 20, 1930 Established June 5, 1902 ~ .
Number 42
Supervisor Graves 111
Greenwood Hospital
Supervisor W. O. Graves has
been a patient at the Greenwood
Hospital since last Saturday, after
suffering something like a slight
stroke of paralysis on Friday when
he went to carry dinner from the
convict camp to the road force
several miles away. He remained
seated in his car while the men ate
their dinner. When they finished
and returned to the car they found
Mr. Graves ill and unable to speak.
He was immediately brought to
McCormick and given medical at
tention at his home. Signs of
slight improvement were notice
able early next morning when he
was taken to the hospital, and
while he was considered to be in a
rather serious condition, he has
continued to improve some.
Latest reports indicate that he is
doing as well as could be expected,
and may soon be able to return to
his home, however, it may be quite
awhile before he can be up and
about again.
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Miss Louise Remsen
Represents County
In Augusta 28th
BELLES FROM TWENTY COUN
TIES OF TWO STATES WILL BE
GUESTS OF HERALD AND
IMPERIAL AT PREMIERE
OF “VAGABOND KING”
Washington School
Agricultural Boys
Earn $2,084.39
JULIAN STONE WITH A TOTAL
INCOME OF $305.76 AND FRED
BAILEY WITH $216.11 HEAD
THE LIST
Belles of Georgia and South
Carolina will be invited to Augusta
on Friday, March 28th, to be guests
of the Imperial Theatre and The
Herald, mingle in a round of social
activities to be provided, and at
tend the Augusta premiere of “The
Vagabond King,” outstanding talk
ing picture, which will be shown
there that night at the Imperial
The atrc«
From each of the 20 counties in
the Augusta section a young wo
man will be selected by the mayor
of the county seat and the editor
of the county paper to reoresent
that county as sponsor in the col
orful event, which is planned as a
unique social meeting and get-ac
quainted program.
The young women will be chosen
from Harlem, Lincolnton, Waynes
boro, Millen, Louisville, Slyvania,
Gibson, Warrenton and Thomson
in Georgia and from McCormick
Edgefield, Aiken, Barnwell, Allen
dale, Hampton, Bamberg, Orange
burg, Beaufort and Batesburg-
Leesville in South Carolina. Editors
of the newspapers and mayors will
use their own methods of selecting
the sponsors, who will be enter
tained and feted by Augusta as a
token of appreciation for the wo
manhood of this section of the
South.
Expenses of- the young women
and their chaperons or escorts will
be borne to Augusta by The Her
ald and the Imperial Theatre,
while the editors and their wives
will also be guests at the social
activities, other entertainment
features and the showing of the
picture.
Miss Louise Remsen will repre
sent McCormick County in this
event which gives promise of being
one of the most brilliant enter
tainments of the season.
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Mt. Carmel H. D.
Club Has Meeting
THREE NEW MEMBERS GIVEN
WELCOME INTO THE CLUB
The Mt. Carmel Home Demon
stration Club met in the club room
at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon,
March 11th. Mrs. Lawrence Hes
ter, president, called the meeting
to order and conducted the devo-
tionals, reading 15th chapter of
Proverbs and after prayer, ail join
ed in singing a hvmn. The pres
ident then called for roll call and
reading the minutes by the secre
tary, Mrs. Horton.
After a very interesting little
contest of trees and flowers which
was presented by Mrs. Hester, the
meeting was turned over to our
very efficient home agent, Mrs.
Stallworth, who gave us an inter
esting demonstration of making
cream tomato soup, and also made
a splendid talk on milk as a food
and what it does for the body. We
all enjoyed the delicious soup and
crackers which were served.
We were happy to welcome three
new members, Mrs. P. L. McCelvey,
Mrs. H. S. Cason and Mrs. Ida
Black.
We played games and sang club
songs until the afternoon was al
most gone before our meeting ad
journed^
Card Of Thanks
Vocational Agriculture Students
of Washington Consolidated High
School earned over two thousand
dollars on their 1929 project work
to make a profit of $1,544.94.
Julian Stone grew 4368 pounds of
seed cotton on three acres, which
is over a bale per acre. He realiz
ed a total income of $305.76, or a
profit of $262.51. His cost per
pound of lint cotton was 9.6 cents,
including labor, cost of fertilizer,
poison, ginning, and rent of land.
Fred Bailey grew 2954 pounds of
seed cotton on three acres, 984.6
pounds per acre, to earn a total
income of $216.11 at a cost of
$31.35 excluding labor, or a labor
income of $184.76.
The most money was made on
cotton projects, with the exception
of Aubrey Price who made a gross
income of $95.30 on a quarter acre
of late string beans. He made a
labor income of $84.79. This w'ould
be a total income of $381.20 or a
labor income of $339.16 per acre.
Aubrey planted his beans July 15
thereby gathering them late to ob
tain a good price for late season
]3 eans
These few detailed reports show
that money can be made on the
farm. Other boys made splendid
records but space prohibits more
details. The boys worked a total
of twenty acres of cotton, five and
one-half acres of corn, thirteen
acres of oats, two acres of field
peas, one acre of sweet potatoes,
one fourth acre of string beans,
and cared for two brood sows, one
fattening hog, and two heifer
calves.
It can be seen by a study of
these figures that vocational agri
culture is a practical course of di
rect value to farm boys in a dol
lars and cents way. They obtahi
the best practices and methods in
the classroom and then put them
into use in the field, that is. class
room instruction is built around
the project work. It contributes
directly to solving the pupils pro
ject problems and consists of the
best practice as indicated by ex
perimental tests and the experi
ence of the best farmers.
XXI
May 1st New Limit
For Paying Taxes
PENALTY OF ONE PER CENT
WILL BE COLLECTED TO
THAT DATE
Bill Provides For
County Audit
j. o. mcdaniel, j. c. talbert
AND T. A. DOWTIN NAMED ON
COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT
AUDIT AND INVESTI
GATION
Mr. T. J. Price, county treasurer,
is in receipt of the following self
explanatory letter from Comptroll
er General A. J. Beattie:
Columbia. S. C.,
March 12, 1930.
TO ALL COUNTY AUDITORS
AND TREASURERS:
Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the General As
sembly, at its present Session, has
expressed the desire for. and au
thorized the extension of the time
for the payment of all State.
County and School taxes assessed
and uncollected for the year 1929:
THEREFORE, under authority of
Section 851, Code of Laws, 1922.
Vol. 3. and with the approval of
the Governor, the time is hereby
extended up to and including May
first 1930, without increase in pen
alty, for the payment of all taxes
assessed for the year 1929;
The penalty of one per cent,
heretofore assessed shall be col
lected up to May 1st., and after
that date all unpaid taxes shall go
into execution with all penalties
as provided by law.
A. J. BEATTIE.
Comptroller General.
Approved:
J. G. RICHARDS,
Governor.
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C. Fox Shull
Killed By Train
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
ASLEEP ON TRACK NEAR
BORDEAUX
nd Mrs. Sam E. Wideman
thank their friends and
; for the kindness shown
, the death of their little
ay God bless each one of
C. Fox Shull, a white man, 45
years of age, and said to have been
a native of Vale, N. C., was run
over and killed by a train on the
Anderson Branch of the C. & W.
C. Railroad about a mile east of
Bordeaux early Monday morning.
It is believed that he was asleep
and did not hear the train com
ing. His body was terribly mangled
and he lived only a few minutes
after the train struck him. He
had been working at a saw mill in
that section some time.
Engineer W. E. Rheney and Con
ductor M. L. Stone were in charge
of the train, and although Mr.
Rheney could not stop the train in
time to save the man’s life, he
brought it to a stop after the en
gine and six cars had passed over
the body.
Amended And Read
S. 1066—(H. 1153.—McCormick
Delegation): A Bill to provide for
an audit of the affairs of McCor
mick County for the years 1923-
1929, inclusive.
Mr. Robinson proposed the fol
lowing amendment, which was ad
opted :
Amend by striking out all after
the enacting words and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
“Section 1. That a Committee
consisting of T. O. McDanie 1 . J. C
Talbert, and T. A. Dowtin, be, and
hereby is authorized, empowered
and directed to conduct a thorough
audit and investigation of the
county offices and affairs of Mc
Cormick County over such period
as said Committee may determine
and for said purpose the said Com
mittee is hereby authorized and
empowered to make such contracts
with auditors or auditing concerns
as in the judgment of the said
Committee may be proper. That
said Committee shall fix the com
pensation for all auditors employ
ed by it in conducting said audit.
That said audit and investigation
shall be conducted during the year
1930, but not earlier than the date
of the closing of the tax books in
McCormick County. The purpose
of this audit is to co-ordinate and
bring up to date audits oreviously
made, and as to such offices
where an audit has not been made
the same shall go back to such
date as the Committee may deter
mine.
“Section 2. That said Committee
shall certify to the county auditor
the cost of conducting said audit
and investigation, which amount
shall not exceed the sum of $2,500.-
00. That upon the approval of all
bills for said investigation and
audit by the said Committee, the
County Treasurer is authorized to
pay the same from any funds in
the treasury unappropriated, or if
there be no funds available then to
negotiate a loan for said purpose
in anticipation of the collection of
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“Section 3. That it is hereby
made the duty of the Foreman of
the Grand Jury and the Legisla
tive Delegation each year in the
future, beginning with the year
1931, to conduct an annual audit
and investigation of the affairs
and county offices of McCormick
County, the same to be conducted
in the spring of each year after the
tax books are closed and to that
end the said Foreman of the
Grand Jury and Legislative Dele
gation are hereby empowered to
employ such auditors as may be
necessary annually to carry into
effect the provisions of this Act.
But, Provided, however. That the
cost of such annual audits, begin
ning in the year 1931, shall not ex
ceed the sum of Three Hundred
($300.00) Dollars per annum.
“Section 4. This Act shall take
effect upon its approval by the
Governor.”
Amend the title bv striking out
all after the word “County,” and
inserting in lieu thereof “and to
provide for payment thereof.”
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Cotton Seed Show
Low Germination
Officers Get Mash
And Stills In Raids
W. T. NOVELL PLACED IN JAIL,
LATER RELEASED ON $220.00
BOND
Sheriff W. T. Strom, Deputy
Sheriff W. L. Brown and Chief of
Police C. H. Crawford poured out
250 gallons of mash and seized a
60 gallon copper still about a mile
below Cedar Hill bridge site on
Little River last Wednesday.
On Saturday, Sheriff Strom,
Deputy Sheriff Brown, State Con
stable Henderson and Federal Con
stable Bishop seized a 60 gallon
wooden still and a 60 gallon steam
boiler with all connections and
poured out about 550 gallons of
beer about 6 miles south of Mc
Cormick on Savannah River.
That afternoon they, accompan
ied by Federal Officer Roscie, ar
rested W. T. Novell of the Winter-
seat section on charge of violation
of the prohibition law and lodged
him in McCormick jail. Novell
was later released on a $220.00
cash bond. ^
Census Taking To
Be Started Soon
SUPERVISOR SAYS HIS OFFICE
IS BUSY PL ACE MAKING
PREPARATIONS TO
START WORK
FARMERS SHOULD PLANT SEED
THAT WILL INSURE GOOD
STANDS
Thi-teen samples of cotton seed
sent from McCormick County to
Clcmson College for germination
rest, show an average of 67 per
cent, with individual samples going
as low as 38 oer cent. The general
average of 67 per cent is too low
for safety in planting at the rate
seed are generally put down in the
county, and where samples go be
low fifty, there is great danger in
getting a poor stand, according to
Thos. W. Morgan, county agent.
*'• " '” rt re peeked after
the storm last fall, or if they went
through a heat in storage, I would
advise you to send a sample of
around one pound, selected from
several places in the lot, either to
R. W. Hamilton, Extension Service.
Clemson College, S. C., or T. W.
Shealey, Commissioner of Agricul
ture. State Office Building. Colum
bia, S. C., for free genmination test.
It is dangerous to neglect this. If
your seed germinate less than 75
per cent, or, if you do not have
them germinated, plant two bush
els or more seed per acre.
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Card Of Thanks
The office of Walter S. Peterson,
Supervisor of the Census, Green
wood, is a very busy place these
davs getting ready for the census
which v;ill soon begin.
Blanks for the taking of the
census are arriving every day—in
hundreds of pounds, appointments
of enumerators are being made,
and everything is being gotten
ready for beginning the population
and farm schedules on the second
of April.
The taking of the Distribution
and Manufacturers census is now
about completed. The Supervisor
is very much gratified with the
hearty co-operation that has been
given the enumerators by the re
tail and wholesale people, also the
Manufacturers of the county. It
is believed that great benefit will
be derived as a result of this cen
sus. the first of the kind ever at
tempted. The hearty co-operation
that business men have given in
the matter shows that they are
willing to do anything that they
can to assist the government in
bettering business conditions.
The enumerators for the entire
district have been selected, and
the names of those who will serve
in our county will appear in the
next issue of this paper. •
XXI
Building Brick
Brooders For Chick
NUMBER OF POULTRYMEN SAY
THEY SERVE PURPOSE SATIS
FACTORILY
A number of poultrymen of the
county have built and are building
brick brooders for brooding this
year’s baby chicks, and those who
have them in use are highly pleas
ed with the results, according to
Thos. W. Morgan, county agent,
who says the advantages of this
type of brooder is that it is very
inexpensive to build and operate,
furnishes an abundance of well-
distributed heat for the chicks
even in the coldest weather, re
moves that danger of fire in the
brooder house when properly built
and operated, prevents crowding
>and smothering of chicks, and
helps ventilate the brooder house.
This type of brooder can be built
for less than five dollars, anr
burns hardwood, such as oak and
hickory.
Mr. R. L. Dowtin. of Trey, ha
raised a batch of 500 chicks pas*
one month old around a brick
brooder, and states that he had
plenty of heat even in the recent
cold spell. Also Mr. J. D. Dunlap
of McCormick, has had striking
success with 500 chicks around hi
brick brooder, losing a very .small
percentage, and never lacking fo
heat for the chicks. Others whe
have built or are building brie 1
brooders are H. T. Christian, L. W
Bowick, L. C. Talbert, J. C. Dren-
nan. E. C. Winn, J. M. Bussey, J
B. Holloway and J. L. Williams. Mr
Morgan states that he has conies
of the plans for the brooder in hi r
office, and will be glad to furnish
them to anyone desiring to build
a brooder of this kind.
Home Demonstration
Schedule Next Week
Monday. March 24, 9:30-12:30,
McCormick Grammar School 4-H
Clubs.
Tuesday, March 25, 2:30 p. m.,
Wideman H. D. Club at Wideman
School.
Wednesday, March 26, 3:00 p. m.,
McCormick H. D. Club in club room
at court house.
Thursday, March 27, 12:30 to
2:00 p. m., McCormick High
School, Jr.
Friday, March 28, 12:30 to 2:00 p.
m., McCormick High School, Sr.
Friday, March 28, 3:00 p. m.,
Parksville H. D. Club at the home
of Mrs. J. M. Bussey.
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State Constable
Injured In Auto
Wreck Saturday
State Contable C. M. Foster of
Greenwood suffered a serious in
jury to his hip Saturday when the
car in which he was riding with
Sheriff Strom and Deputy Brown
of 'McCormick county and State
Constable Henderson turned over
on the highway about a mile be
low McCormick. The officers were
on their way to raid a still when
Deputy Brown, who was driving,
lost control of the car as it round
ed a curve. Revenue officers who
were just behind the car took Mr.
Foster to his home. None of the
others was injured.
Joining The Five
Acre Cotton Contest
Death Of A Child
On last Thursday morning the
entire community was made sad
when the news came that the
death angel had visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Wideman
and claimed their precious .little
9 months old son.
The little darling was sick only
a week when pneumonia developed
and death came Thursday about
noon. All that medical attention
and loving hands could do was
done, but to no avail, for the death
angel came and our work must be
set aside.
Precious little Junior was just
budded cn earth to bloom in heav
en, and heaven is fairer today with
another little angel. God bless
and comfort the family, a father
mother, two sisters and one broth
er who are left behind to mourn
the loss.
The little body was laid to rest
Friday afternoon in the Wideman
Cemetery, services being conducted
by the Rev. J. H. Buzhardt of Troy.
The floral offerings were beautiful
The deepest sympathy is felt for
the family and all who are made
:ad by this bereavement.
An Aunt.
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Mr. Edmunds
Attended Meeting
Of Grand Lodge
Masonic Meeting Next
Monday Night
We wish to take this opoortunitv
to express our most sincere thanks
to all of our friends and neighbors
for the kindness shown us during
my recent illness, and also thank
Dr. C. H. Workman for his kind
attention.
| Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Henderson.
There will be a call communica
tion of Mine Lodge No. 117, A. F.
M., at 8 p. m. Monday, March 24,
1930, for the purpose of conferring
the M. M. degree. All members
urged to attend. Visiting brothers
are welcome.
J. B. BLACKWELL, W. M.
J. S. DUKES.
Spp.retarv.
PARKSVILLE, March 17, 1930—
(Special'—Our esteemed fellow
citizen, Mr. R. N. Edmunds, was in
attendance upon the one hundred
and ninety-third communication
of the Most Wqxshipful Granc
Lodge of Ancient Free Mason
which convened in the city of
Charleston on Wednesday, the 12th
instant.
Mr. Edmunds enjoys the dis
tinction of being one of the oldes
worshipful masters in point of ser
vice in the State, having serve'
more than fourteen years in thi'
capacity, the last ten years in suc
cession.
His knowledge of and interest ir
Masonry create a big demand for
his services. He is often called
upon by sister lodges to do degree
work.
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Report McCormick
Water Supply
Charleston, S. C.
March 7, 1930.
Sanitary Water Analysis No.
7774 Received March 5, 1930.
From Water Supply of McCor
mick, S. C.
Part per million
Color 5J0
Clorine 9.00
Free Ammonia 0.12
Albuminoid Ammonia 0.02
Nitrogen as Nitrites — 0.00
Nitrogen as Nitrates — 0.00
Total Solids 164.00
Bacterial Analysis
B. Coli, Negative.
Remarks: Analysis indieate
water to be of good quality and
free from contamination.
Respectfully submitted.
#F. L. PARKER, M. D.
MR. KENNEDY DOWTIN IS FIRST
IN COUNTY TO JOIN 1930
CONTEST
Mr. Kennedy Dowtin, of the
Dowtin section of the countv is the
first McCormick County farmer to
send in his application for the
State 5-Acre Cotton Contest for
1930. Applications have also been
received from J. J. Minarik and S.
H. Jones, of Meriwether, and Hairy
Ream and W. F. White of Plum
Branch.
The splendid results obtained by
the 1928 and 1929 contestants
should cause a large number of
McCormick County farmers to
try one or more five-acre piofcs in
the contest this year, states lacs.
W. Morgan, county agent, who has
charge of the contest in tL? coun
ty, and who further stater that he
has a supply of application blanks
in his office, and will be glad .o
furnish one to any farmer who da-
sires to sign up for the contest
this year.
“The Town Doctor”
DOCTOR OF TOW 7 NS SAYS:
IF YOU WANT TO HELP BUILD
McCORMICK READ THIS!
McCormick has something to
sell. That is, McCormick has some
thing to be sold unless McCormick
is want-less—unless it does not de
sire to grow, keep modem and be a
live, wide-awake, doing commun
ity.
With something to sell, it is the
desires, pleasures and demands of
those who can, will or might buy
it, that counts. Disregard that,
and sales will be limited to the
“necessity urge” only, which
means, in case of a community,
practically no sale at all.
What McCormick has to sell muy
be a location for a factory, homes
for new and more people, or any
and many things that any good,
healthy community -would want
and could use. /But reg&xdiess of
what it is, it is the buyer
boss, first, lapt and all the
and what the buyer w T ants an
way he wants it is what the sel'er
must give him.
Because so many sellers do not
recognize this, because so many
retailers try to make people buy
the way the retailers want to sell,
is one reason for so much turmoil
in retailing today: because lo
many people and communities fail
or refuse to recognize the desires
and demands of the buyfeis of that
which they have to sell, is a rea
son why so many communities
have empty factory buildings, or
sites on which there are no fac
tories.
There are five accepted requis
ites in order that a town be gen
erally considered as a good fac o *y
town: namely, accessibility of rrw
materials, advantageous market
ing of products, suitable transpor
tation, labor supply wages ai d
power. But that is not all!
There are many towns with all
five requisites but still they fail to
attract new industries or new pe..i-
ple because the people who
up and are the community, are not
“right.”
A town can be below par on
these standard requisilies, but with
the proper “spirit” it can not o dy
compete with other towns but out
distance them. Of sixteen towns
recently considered for a factory
with an annual payroll of se/nal
million dollars, eleven had betior
factory sites, better transportation,
«location as good if not better, ard
{several other better physical feat
ures than the town thst cc f £t.
These others lacked tho “spirit.”
the fire, the gumption, and peer ie
with the right attitude toward rhe
town.
Manufactures seeking locations
for new factories, people seek ng
i place to live, desire and demand
nany things which perhaps vou
'annot make possible: but you can
nake possible a favorable reply to
he ever-present question., “what
s the atMtude cf the people of
VTcCormick towards t heir commun-
tv 9 ” A question which is more
'nd more becoming a vital factor
in both industrial and commercial
community growth.
It is not a question of whether
you can—it is will you?
Next week in this column you
will be given an opportunity to do
something to “build” McCorrark.
It will cost you no more than, a
two-cent stamp, plus a willingness
to do it. In the meantime ask
your neighbor, your fellow-worker,
and all those with whom you come
in contact, to read the Tov/n Doc
tor in next week’s McCormick Mes
senger and in that way “Help
Build McCormick.”
(Copyright, 1930, A. D. Store.
Reproduction prohibited in wL.J.e
or in part. This editorial pub
lished by McCormick Messeager in
co-operation with the local Lions
Club.)
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Only a few more shopping
months before ice cream cones, ac
cording to the weather man. .