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% TRUK TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twenty-Eighth Year 8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. C., Thursday, May 1, 1930 Established June 5, 1902 Number 48 William G. Blackwell Dies Of Injuries On the afternoon of April 24 our little town and community of Parksville was shocked and grav ed to hear of the accident which occurred on the railroad about a mile above town when the motoi car of our section foreman, Mr. D. F. Gaines, jumped the track and injured all of its occupants more or less seriously. As a result oi this tragic accident our young friend and neighbor whom we all loved, Willie G. Blackwell, passed away at the University Hospital in Augusta Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. On Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock a sorrow-stricken concourse of rel atives and friends gathered at Parksville Baptist Church to pay a last tribute of respect to Willie who was tenderly laid to rest be neath a mound of choice flowers after a sad, sweet funeral service in the church of which he was a member. The beautiful floral of ferings and large crowd, too large to to accommodated in the church, bore testimony to the esteem in which Willie’s friends held him. Willie wa^ in the 29th year of his life and had been married several years, his wife having been Miss Sallie Belle Wood of Plum Branch before their marriage. Willie had served several years in the U. S. Navy, but had made his home in Parksville since his mar riage. He leaves besides his widow, his mother, Mrs. S. B. Holley of Plum Branch, two brothers, T. R. and 0. M. Blackwell of Parksville, and a sister, Mrs. D. W. Trammel of Parksville. To these and a host of other grief-stricken relatives we extend heart-felt sympathy, and com mend them to the God of all grace who will sustain them in oven this dark hour. A Friend. Rural Population Shows Loss Census A report from Atlanta shows in dustry in the South is drawing heavily upon rural population, a study of census reports from nine states reveals. Population of towns and cities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina /Tennessee, Georgia, Ala bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas show surprising in creases due largely to industrial expansion in those states, authori ties on the question said. However, while the centers of population grew rapidly from 1920 to 1930, the rural sections either lost population or barely held their own. The situation is very much the same' in all southern states except Florida which had a general in crease. Its urban centers almost doubled their population in many cases while its rural sections show ed steady growth. Lakeland, for ir nie Town Doctor DOCTOR OF TOWNS SAYS: ABOUT VACANT LOTS, STORES AND FACTORIES example, which is one of the few ; cities cf more than 10,000 to report, has a population of 18,544, an in crease of 165 per cent during the ten years. Citrus Industry Aids Growth of the citrus industry and popularity of Florida’s cities as reports are directly responsible for the great increase, census su pervisors said. In other southern states, how ever, the lack of growth of rural sections and the amazing increase of cities’ population are the early features of census returns. Southern cities have enjoyed excellent natural growth and have received a goodly share of foreign capital. Annexation pfograms in many cities also contributed. Many ■negroes, who left southern farms [several years ago to go north and I take jobs immigrants filled until Wherever you find vacant houses, vacant sioi-.s, and vacun. factory buildings, you usually fine vacant heads. Vacant lots al. overgrown with weeds, rubbish- heaped and otherwise generally disreputable, near buildings where people work, do business, or dwell, is a symbol of “contemptuous fam iliarity,” and proof that some one or group of someones has failed to apply known rules of good busi ness. Anything vacant, empty or un tenanted re’pels, detracts, depresses and looks bad. Anything vacant casts a pall. It is too closely asso ciated with things gone never to return—apt to give an impression too much like a skull and cross bones—and that’s bad for business, bad for happin ;ss, bad for every- -txt- Forty Registered Jerseys To Be Sold At Newberry GREENVILLE, April 26.—Forty sgistered Jerseys carefully select- d by a sales committee consisting f W. R. Gray, Greenville; John S. latthews, Florence; R. D. Steer, partanburg; and T. F. Cooley, fewberry, will be auctioned at [ewberry in the fourth annual lie of “Palmetto quality” regis- sred Jerseys at noon on Monday, lay 5. These animals, all from herds of xembers of the Jersey Cattle Club, re chiefly young cattle born in 929, and each has passed the lists for contagious abortion of aberculosis. Taese young animals, ays Prof. J. P. LaMaster, chief of be dairy division, offer a special pportunity to boys , and girls tailing in calf club work, and lie nd other extension workers hope bat many of them will be secured y calf club members. It is a fine pportunity also for Gaiiymcn and aimers to add good sound indi- iduals to their herds. Breeders who have consigned an nals to this sale are Dr. N. G. ,yers, Greer; D. A. & J. M. Bridges, [eath Springs ;J. C. Bussey, Mo- oc; C. T. Carson, Manning; W. P. lonnely, Ninety Six; W. J. Du- tose, Lamar; J. E. Faulkenberry, [eath Springs; F. C. Fleming, ,aurens; C. B. Fretwell, Spar bun- urg; W. C. Graham, Pamplico; !. F. Hammond, Kershaw; Ray linson, Heath Springs; S. E. Jef- ords, Timmonsville; G. W. Jones, treenville; J. D. Kemp, Edgefield; l. S. Kirk, Heath Springs; W. H. ficholson, Greenwood; John L. >xner, Leesville; F. F. Rainsford, ’renton; G. D. Rankin, Saluda; :iaude Rothell, Jr., Saluda; E. P. iteele, Jr., Rock Hill; H. K. Stover, [ershaw; Wheeler Bros., Saluda; I. I. Wood, Greer; F. H. Young, Tim- lonsville; Dairy Division, Clemson Jollege; B. H. Bull & Sons, Brant- n, Ontario. | barred by government restriction, [returned to the South and warm 1 weather. But instead of going back to the farm, they went to the cities to do public work. Lynch burg, Va., for example, an ol(T southern city, underwent an indus trial revival during the ten years and now shows a population of 40,559, an increase of more than 10,000. Roanoke in the same state increased its population 18,- 254 and now has a count of 69,096. Textile Centers All textile centers in North Carolina show remarkable in creases.- None of the large cities has reported. In that state rural sections held their own generally, possibly because of good market for tobacco, authorities said, the same situation existed in South Carolina. Spartanburg increased its population 26 per cent to 28,- 525, and other cities grew in pro portion. There were decreases in many Georgia rural sections, but the cities had a healthy growth. Atlanta, excluding the boroughs, j which form greater Atlanta, had a [count of 266,557, an increase of 36.6 per cent. Columbus has 42.- 371 residents, an increase of 37. , i per cent. Preliminary reports showed Nash ville, Tenn., enjoyed a growth tc 147.945, an increase of 24 per cent while Jackson, a hustling little railroad city in west Tennessee, had 22.118 residents, an increase of 3,258. tXt — Plum Branch Club Meets The P/um Branch Democratic Club met Saturday afternoon at 3:30. Tne following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. W. Bracknell, chairman; S. J. King, vice-chairman; W. M. Free land, secretary; O. L. Sturkey, ex ecutive committeeman. Or. a motion by D. L. Wideman the chairman appointed the fol- If I lived in McCormick I’d go to the first meeting of any organiza tion I belonged to, or could get in to, and say: “Folks, there are some empty store buildings in this town that tend to make our town look too much like a grave yard. They spoil the good stores' we do have, and it makes it appear to others that things are not so good around here'. Now, I’m not a mer chant, and I don’t own any busi ness property; but anything that hurts or takes away from McCor mick is costing me money, and in asmuch as it doesn’t cost any money to correct this particular liability, I for one, would like to see those places cleaned uf>, and the windows decorated, so that they will attract people, and at the same time make us all feel better by not having something ugly staring us in the face every time we walk down the street.” It wouldn’t make any difference to me just what kind of a meeting it was as long as there were some people there. It could be a gath ering of the Chamber of Com merce, a service club or any other civic organization; lodge, city council, property owner’s associa tion, or anything else. And if I were a lady I’d do the same thing at my Women’s Club, sewing circle, ladies aid society, study club; yes,‘I’d even say it at my bridge, pinochle or flinch club. And right here let me add that if I were a woman I wouldn’t wait for the men to take action on it; for the looks, welfare and what other people thought and said about McCormick would be just as important to me, as much of ‘ my business,” as that of any man in town. Perhaps you cannot take it upon yourself to clean up a factory building that might,be standing somewhere in the outskirts of Mc Cormick, all ghastly, spooky and forlorn; but you CAN use your in fluence to get somebody ’ else to clean up around the building ,or you can start the ball roiling to put through a city ordinance com pelling the owners, receivers or whoever is in control of it, to keep it from being an out-and-out lia bility to you and all the other good people of McCormick. As far as vacant lots are con cerned you can do plenty if your town is spotted and pock-marked with such. Get busy and clean them up. If the lot is a walled-in, barren plot down town, the best and most inexpensive way to hide it from view is to erect an orna mental fence. A few vines planted along it would help. If a lot is exposed, or on a corner, get to gether with a few other thinking residents and spade it, rake it, sow it to grass, add a fow flowers and make it so that it will invite business, and at the same time make your days brighter, happier and more content. In every section of America there Entertainment At De la Howe May 8 The De la Howe State School will give an entertainment in the High School auditorium Thursday nightf-May 8th, at 8:30. Please bear in mind that this entertainment will begin promptly. One of che reasons for a sharp beginning is that the school has little children in the entertainment who, when through with their parts, will re turn immediately to the institu tion in order that they may go to their rest. It will greatly please the management cf the institution if all persons desiring to enjoy this entertainment will be in their seats by 8:30, the time of the curtain rising. It is hoped that the parts, in cluding speech and song, will be heard by the audience, and for this reason it will be desirable that there be no noise during the en tertainment. The entertainment will last slightly more than one hour. Everybody in McCormick is invited. It is designed to please boht old and young. It gives the superintendent of the institution pleasure to present this entertain ment free to any who desire to see it. You will in this way observe many of the older children of the institution and appreciate the care that is being given to their train ing. Please, if possible, be in your seats by 8:30. Blease Talks Of Coming Primary CITIZENS WHO DIDN’T FOR AL SMITH VOTE Minutes McCormick Town Council 1885 WILL FIGHT ANY MOVE TO BAR IviR. J. O. PATTERSON, CLERK, FINDS FORTY FIVE YEAR CLD RECORD SHOWING SOME INTERESTING EVENTS -txt- Board Of Directors Of County Council Meet^ A meeting of the Board of Direc tors of McCormick County Council of Farm Women was held at the court house, April 24th, with seven members present. The following chairmen of com mittees were elected: Religion and Welfare, Miss Annie Lou Morgan, Bethany. Health, Mrs. L. L. Rankin, Mc Cormick. Education, Miss Clara Wideman, Bellvue. Recreation, Mrs. R. A. Cobb, Meriwether. Music, Mrs. W. L. Acker, McCor mick. Publicity, Mrs. F. P. Rush, Will- ington. Citizenship, Mrs. G. W. Cade. Bellvue. Legislation, Mrs. W. H. Ryan, Meriwether. Agriculture, Mrs. Avis T. Britt, Buffalo. Exterior Beautification, Mrs. E. C. Rice, Plum Branch. Membership, Miss Emmie Shep pard, Bethany. Finance, Miss Irene Langley, Plum Branch. The directors voted to assist with fair should the county put on one this fall. It is hoped the club wo men will make plans for exhibits at the fair. MRS. BOB DOWTIN. Secretary, McCormick County Council of Farm Women. txx “I am going to oppose to the last ditch any effort to deprive any white man or woman who is a bona fide citizen of the state from par ticipating in the Democratic pri mary this summer,” declared Unit ed States Senator Cole L. Blease in Columbia a few days ago while discussing rumors that efforts would be made to prevent those who refused to vote for Governor Alfred E. Smith in 1928 from tak ing part in the primary this year, according to The S. C. Gazette. In discussing his strong opposi tion to the movement to bar cer tain citizens from the primary, the junior senator said: “I believe in a white primary in South Carolina, and in abiding by its results. We have only one party and any per son deprived of participating in that party’s primary is virtually disfranchised and is thereby de prived of his or her privilege as a citizen in selecting the city, coun ty and state officials.” Senator Blease expects to be in i streets properly laid out and drain- South Carolina for the State Dem- j ed and put in thorough condition ocratic convention in May. He j and supplying us with a map and says he favors leaving Rule 32 just 'lamps; as it is. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolv- Against Smith ed, 1st. That we gratefully ap- The Democratic party could not preciate the kindness of Mr. Mc- make a more serious mistake than to nominate Governor Smith again,” declared the senator and adds the opinion that should he be | manifested towards us; named it “will be a great deal more j RESOLVED 2nd. That this nre- difficult to hold South Carolina in | amble and resolution be spread up line than ever before.” ion our minutes, that a copy oc “I think Raskob and Shouse furnished to the Advance for pub- should never have been elected to lication and a copy sent to Mr. the positions they occupy and they McCormick. both ought to get out,” said Sena- Done in Council assembled this The Messenger is indebted to Mr. J. O. Patterson, town clerk, for the following interesting article v/hich he furnished the paper from the McCormick Town Council Muiute Book of 1885. The book, which has not been seen in a number cf yeers, was found one day last 'week by Mr. Patterson, who promises to furnish the paper with some of the most interesting minutes, the first of which appears below: \ “McCormick, S. C., April 24, 1885. Town Council in regular session: S. B. Smith. Mayor Pro Tern, called the meeting to order and of fered the following preamble and resolution: WHEREAS. Mr. C. H. McCormick of Chicago. 111., has constantly manifested and testified his inter est in the welfare and prosperity of the Town of McCormick by his many acts cf kindness and benev olence; Notably: in having our Cormick and that our thanks are due and are hereby tendered him for his many deeds of kindness as tor Blease. “They have had their ! day in court and the American j people have spoken in no uncertain I terms, and in the face of this ver- idict they should retire.” Governor’s Race “I think this race for governor is anybody’s race so far,” stated the senator. “There are some good men mentioned. I propose to take care of my own race unless I am op posed to someone who wants to draw factional lines. If they put • up some man and say it is a Blease [ and anti-Blease fight we will con- [ centrate on some man for gover- ! nor, and I will fight for our crowd, j I prefer to see the campaign con- j ducted along high lines and every- one work for the best interest of [ the state.” Chance for Lewis the 24th dav of April, 1885. S. B. SMITH, Mayor Pro Tern. ATTEST; T. A. ANDREWS, Clerk and Treasurer. X Miss Workman Wins First Place In Essay Miss Betty Workman of Troy won first place in the county for writing the best essay on the s ea- ject “Why South Carolinians Should Eat Home Grown Vege tables.” Miss Workman is a Tim ber of the ninth grade of the Mc Cormick High School. Second place was won by Miss Felicia Jef fords, member of the 8th grade of ... .. .... . . ; the De la Kowe State School. Asked regarding political devel- _ . n ... „ * • ti,- . „ . Each essay was well written and. opments in Illinois, Senator Blease j . , ' . , . . .. . , ^ ^ ’many interesting facts about gort- declared that former Senator J j , _ TT ^ ^ TT , w _ . __ . . er m the United States and the Hamilton Lewis. Democrat, has ~ wonderful chance to defeat M"s. Ruth Hanna McCormick for * the United States Senate at the gener al election next November. Now that Mrs. McCormick has defeated Senator Deneen for the Republican ! nomination for the senate and Mr. iodine content in South Carolina, grown vegetables were orougnt out. These essays have been forwarded to Dr. Roc E. Pennington of Char leston, where they will be entered in the State essay contest. The county prizes for these es- lowing delegates to the county are people who are going to go |convention: J. L, Bracknell, D. L. places this summer. Many of these Wideman, R. F. Freeland, B. C. people will come to, and go Sanders, W. E. Crawford, W. R. Itlnough, McCormick. All the way Winn and W. M. Freeland. J from ten to twenty per cent of This is the season of the year when one may brush up his prem ises by removing the brush. these people are looking for, or can be sold, a new location. Do you want them to “get sold” on Mc Cormick? Did you ever take a fancy to anything that didn’t look good? If you are to make more money, McCormick has to make more money. McCormick can’t make more money unless it grows. You or no one else can make it grow unless new people are attracted to it, and you know and everybody else knows that there are few bet ter ways to interest people in any thing, than to make it look good. Whether McCormick looks “like the deuce” or “like a million dol lars” depends on what you are do ing, and are going to get done, from now on; and there is no bet ter time to start than right now. (Copyright, 1930, A. D. Stone. Reproduction prohibited in whole or in part. This editorial publish ed by McCormick Messenger in co operation with the Lions Club.) „ . , , . ... iSays will be awarded at the annual Lew* has been nominated by the commencement of the school in faemocrats these two will face each, wh . ch th , winnlng essays origin . other in the general election. ated and tl)ese essays win be pub . I think former Senator Ham jjghed later in the local paper. [Lewis has a wonderful chance to [win in Illinois. I don’t think De- neen has influence enough to hold -i \ i Another sign of spring is when , vou wonder whether you hear an in line for Mrs. McCormick. Lewis air pi ane or a mosquito. has a better chance to defeat Mrs. McCormick than if he faced Sen ator Deneen,” Senator Blease returned Washington Sunday afternoon and was in the senate Monday when the question of unemployment savs Senator Blease ! lon Ser than 12 months if he decid- ; ed to remain here he should file his application for citizenship. II he did not he should not be allow ed to remain in America.” “Hard to Understand’ came up for discussion. Asked his speaking of efforts made by him opinion regarding this problem he i j iave S onate pass a bill call- , : i mg for registration of aliens at j “I would put every man who is’the port of entry, Senator Bloase ] not an American citizen out of a 1 declared it was “hard for him to |job, and put an American in his ! un d e rstand why on all occasions, I pla.ee. And every man who has | regardless of what the resolution of ; been in this country 12 montnr, a bil i may w hen immigration land nas not applied for citizenship J j S mentioned some are on their fset I would put him on a boat a nd [ re sist any and all efforts and i start him back home. I ready to fight for the foreigners.” ! “When a man comes to this j “I believe in fairness and pro- i 1.— i-- —u i—. —i ...i.'',- tection for the foreigners but as country he should be asked where he is going and how long he ex- ! pects to stay. At the expiration Sof his visit, which should not be between him and the Amorican I am for the American and I am for America for Americans.”