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Thursday, May 29, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carotin*. Page Nuiiibei Eight S?= LITICAL CARDS FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce my candidacy >r re-election as magistrate of the teCormick Magisterial District, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. Having had 14 years’ experience, which is a valuable equipment, I leel that I am qualified to fill the office, and I shall highly appre ciate all suppoprt and influence I receive in the coming primary. J. B. HOLLOWAY. POLITICAL CARDS FOR STATE SENATE I hereby announce my candidacy for State senator from McCormick County, subject to the rules and Governor Pleased Over Endorsement 40 Per Cent Wet Vote In Final Digest Report „„ IT , rr , T r"—- J „ O F | COLUMEiA, May 22.—Friends of 31 PER CENT DRY, 29 PER CENT Rlc hard S were crowding MOIST—5 STATES GIVE RE- , . ‘ Ce H , n 0da J l '° co »sratulate PEAL MAJORITIES f . . f th endors ^nt his ad- ministration received yesterday in NEW YORK, May 24.—Forty vot- the South Carolina state domo- ers out of every hundred ir> the cra tic convention. United States desire the repeal of They were jubilant at what they regulations of the Democratic par- y~” ' Y. ' r tration forpp<? ty-nine prefer modification of the iorces. the eighteenth amendment, twen- ' v ^ c ^ or y ^ or adminis- I highly appreciate the en nent received in the past and earnestly solicit your suffrage Ferry Road To Be Fixed Soon CONNECTS AUGUSTA AND Mc CORMICK VIA FUREY’S FERRY BRIDGE Efficiency Men Hold Meeting C. & W. C. ASSOCIATION CON FERENCE IS LARGELY AT TENDED HERE (Augusta Chronicle) (Greenwood Index-Journal of A contract for relocation of Sunday.) Scuth Carolina highway No. 20 be- Seventy-three agents, members tween Parksville and the Savan- of agency forces and invited guests nah river at Fureys Ferry bridge attended the meeting and banquet dorsement° received in the past,;Volstead law, and thirty-one stand b -- * for strict enforcement, according wy aao wj i will probably be let by the South of the C. & W. C. Efficiency As- The endorsement motion carried Carolina highway commission at sociation at the Oregon Hotel last 34 vote, but not before its June meeting, according to Sen- night. A delightful dinner was FOR MAGISTRATE I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Magistrate of the McCormick Magisterial District, subject to the rules of the Demo cratic primary, and shall highly appreciate the siiffrage and influ ence of the voters. H. C. WALKER. arw-R in tbp rnminty mM-1 to the Literary Digest’s final re- ^ he conv ention had been thrown ator Frank C. Robinson, of McCor- served at 7:30 c^’clock following port on its nation-wide poll, to be 111 an uproar from the heated arg- mick. This will eliminate twe , which the railroad men, with J. J. mary. W. K. CHARLES. FOR STATE SENATE published in Saturday issue of Yiat UI ^ en ^ over its passage. railroad crossings and several bad McKellar, agent at Augusta and magazine. Naturally, I am very pleased,” curves. chairman of the association, pre- A grand total of 4,806,464 of the governor said today. “My i Route 20 is the alternate high- siding, discussed mutual problems 20,000,000 ballots sent out came frie ^ds certainly stood back of way from Augusta to Greenville at length, the meeting not ad- t iipr hv Qnnnnnrv* ^ aclc properly marked as follows: me * via Furey’s Ferry, McCormick and journing until 10 o’clock. It was x _ eu- + ~ + J j. For enforcement, 1,464,098 oi governor declared he would Abbeville. At Abbeville, it makes voted one of the best meetings the x/r^r- 1 a e ir < n ^ 6 S H na f 6 f Tv? 1 30.46 per cent. have felt his four years had been connection with Route 18 to An- association has ever held. For modification, 1,399,314 or successfu l if the motion had car- derson, forming a part of the great I Employees of the railroad on the T cHoiv Hio-Viixr vntp 29 - n P er ceilt - lied ^ ten 0r fifteen v °tes,” but highway which some day will go main line between Spartanburg g y PP For repeal, 1,943,052 or 40.43 per majority with which it from Augusta to the Great Smoky and Augusta and on the Green- was carried when finally the con- Mountain National Park and j ville and Anderson branches were vention was reduced to a sem-^thence to Knoxville, offering by in attendance with the following FOll PROBATE JUDGE I hereby announce my candidacy tor re-election to the office of pro bate judge for McCormick County, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. I highly appreciate the splendid sup port I have always received at the hands of the voters and trust Jthat my honest efforts to faithfully per form the duties of said office meet With your approval, and that I again receive your support and in fluence. L. G. BELL. and influence of the people in the coming election:. R. G. KILLINGSWORTH. cent. “An unparalled return this, from FOR STATE SENATE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for State senator from McCormick County, subject to the , s ™: rules of the democratic party. Yo\ir the 20,000,000 blank ballots which blai ^ ce or order was “most flatter- far the shortest and most interest- began their outflowing pulsations ing ' ing route between this city and the through the mail routes of the en- The entire disturbance was stir- East Tennessee metropolis. At Mc- tire country in the last days of 1 ed up by a very few P erson s, the Cormick, it also connects with James* F. Davis, first agent of the winter and the first days of g ovcin o r said he believed. |Route 10 to Greenwood and thence road in Greenwood; W. J. R. Ken- special guests: M. G. McDonald and Albert C. Todd, general soli citors; Mayor DeVore Andrews, support will be highly appreciated. J. J. DORN. i “The harvest of votes far ex ceeds the fruits of all the Digest’s •tXj. THE RESOLUTION to Laurens and Spartanburg. Frank C. Robinson for several years represented McCormick county in the upper house of the FOR PROBATE JUDGE most famous and disputed presi- " 11 were n f 80 completely rldi- „ , dential polls. Does not this indi- culous ’ a S reat many of the people south Carolina general assembly, nrsxTTo*' ’ cate that the American people are T 16 / ^ ere re P resentin § at the having for the last se veral years FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES more deeply stirred by the existing state^Democratic convention jvould j se rved as chairman of the senate r ... . * . _ 1 prohibition situation thaii they be thoroughly ashamed of the finance committee, the most pow- am a candidate for house of were eyen Hoover-Smith an t lcs of their delegates for the er f u i committee in the legislature, representatives from McCormick cont W hose astonishing out _ turm011 and confusion that . fol- Recent i y> however, he resigned County, subject to the rules of the 1 J ,tl -- ’ principles which promote the wel fare of cqunty and State. I earn estly solicit the support and Influ- ! ence of all the voters of the coun ty. D. LESTER WIDEMAN. *- FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES nerly, former agent; M. M. Wells, former agent and S. I. Horne, for mer operator all of Greenwood. The following members of the association were present: J. J. McKellar, agent; E. L. Hatcher, assistant agent; J. B. Al exander, clerk; V. J. Lamb, general car foreman; J. C. Douglas, store keeper; W. L. Humphrey, superin tendent car service; A. M. Houston, chief clerk; B. G. Page, traveling auditor; D .E. Bennett chief clerk; Warren Thomas, clerk; Lane Hum phrey, clerk; W. B. Page, chief I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of*, probate judge of McCormick County, subject to the rules of the Derftocratic party. I shall highly appreciate the suf frage and influence of the voters j Representatives from McCormick ti T#- i f ^ th ? come was so categorically forecast | awed the introduction of a resolu- from the senat e to assume his du- emocratic party. If elected, I . Qur ig28 tion endorsing the admmistrtion of ^ es as a member of the state tax p e ge myse f in defense of those Previous Poll Compared \ Governor John G. Richards. ! commission, to which he was ap- “Compare the totals. The Hoo- Personally we cannot get all hot pointed by Governor Richards. ver-Smith poll of some 19,000,009 ^ d bothared °ver what Governor | senator Robinson is and has. ballots brought a return of *^,767,- RlChards - las achieved since he has p een a staunch advocate of South clerk; O. B. Inman, machine fore- 263 votes. That was unprecedented been ln office ’ *f ut on the other Carolina’s highway program. He man; R. C. Dickerson, patrolman; but it fades perceptibly in the band » we cannoo get excited over was one the senators who help- M. Y. Fouche, special agent, all of presence of our prohibition poU the consec l ucnces of another reso- ed t o put through the bond issue Augusta; W. C. Hughston, chief harvest of^ver 4 750 000 out of iution more or le5S - Resolutions, as and was one 0 f the mainstays of clerk! w J Soekell car insnertnr- 20,000,000.” ’ ‘ we know them are generally pret-! the advocat es of good roads for Five states—Arkansas, Kansas . ty ? armless and tame anair3 ’i the Palmetto state. He was one of I hereby announce my candidacy 1 North Carolina Oklahoma and whether they be passed by a state i the moving spirits in the building ! for re-election to the House of Tennessee-registered a majority conventlcn - a P° st of the American cf Fme yg, Ferry bri dg e . In the coming election. JOHN C. CORLEY. FOR TREASURER I hereby announce my candidacy lor the office of treasurer of Mc Cormick County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. Due to varied business experiences I feel that I am fully competent to handle the affairs of the office, and if elected I shall conduct the aame in a fair and impartial man ner. I am a World War veteran, having served my country two years, one year in France and Italy. I shall highly appreciate the support and influence of the vot ers. YANCEY E. SEIGLER. FOR COUNTY TREASURER I hereby announce my candidacy lor re-election to the office of C^ounty Treasurer for McCormick County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic par ty. I highly appreciate the splendid support I received at the hands of the voters four years ago. Since elected to this office, I have en deavored to discharge the duties in an economical, courteous and ef ficient manner, and if re-elected will continue to prptect the inter ests of the taxpayers of McCor mick County to the best of my ability. I earnestly solicit your suffrage and influence in the com ing primary. T. J. PRICE. County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic par ty. I greatly appreciate the won derful vote given me two years ago, and earnestly solicit your suffrage in the next primary. J. O. McDANIEL. FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES vote for strict enforcement, as previously reported; and five gave a majority for repeal—Connecti cut, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey and Rhode Island. The two ex tremes by the final figures, con tinue almost neck and neck—going in opposite directions: Kansas, Legion, or the ladies of thg. aux iliary of the seventeenth Presby terian church. As a rule they are just resolutions, and nothing more. It is however, the custom it seems, that where one political party has the inside track and has a governor in office at the time of „ . , XT , c „ its convention, to resolute an en- 57.67 per cent dry Nevada, 57.61 - ± _ ^ ^ dorsement of the man they put in office. So far so good. It is just per cent wet. v Thirteen states gave over 40 per cent of their votes for en simply a little mark of courtesy, a I hereby respectfully announce my candidacy for House of Rep- resentatives from McCormick ""oVado'" jowaT'Kansas',” Matoe! party as wel1 as for , * he direct re - happened to be a coach, rolled off forcement: Arkansas sort of pat 011 back * or t]be Alabama, County, subject to the rules of the 1 P^[ ado ’ Q "rTrn cipient of said resolutions. Democratic primary. The support Missnsrppi, Nebraska, North Caro-, Chevrolet Company . Tm ’ns Out Seven Millionth Car DETROIT, Mich., May 28.—.The seven millionth car built by the Chevrolet Motor Company is on its way to its owner somewhere in America. The epochal car, which the assembly line Wednesday rTr;r~ ;“-^^h, na Oklal { oma South Carolina, I We cannot say that it made a m ornlng, May 28, in t£e company’s and influence of the voters shall be particle of difference to us wheth- huge p ]ant at PUllt highly appreciated in the coming election. W. D. MORRAH. FOR CORONER I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as Coroner of Mc Cormick County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. I shall greatly appreciate your sup port in the coming election. T. J. LYON. FOR MAGISTRATE <L Tennessee and Texas. i 1 ' ““ piani ac mm, ivucn. The The Georgia vote was 14,290 for er or not , the convention endors- car was the 1,845,938 six-cylinder enforcement: for modification 10,- f d l * le Rl chards administration. car produced by Chevrolet since 080; repeal, 11,566; a total of 35,- We t believe it made much this model was brought out in 836 more difference to the governor .j anuary 1929. Eighteen states are more than himself, and what we fail to un-| Chevrolet’s newest record-mak- 40 per cent for repeal: Connect!- derstand is how after a full day er arr j Ved without benefit of cere- cut, Deleware, Florida, Illinois, of convention, otherwise intelh- j mony exce pt for the cheers of the „ ’ . T \ igent delegates could have raised' - - Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,^ " . ... w iY. 4-4. **4 Miccmri such a disturbance over such a lit- Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, .. . ^ -r ^ tie and inconsequential pain. Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, A . , ,. ’ And after all, the resolution was New Ybrk, Pennsylvania, Rhode , . t ’ „ r adopted.—Anderson Daily Mail. Island, Wisconsin, Wyoming—and ^ the District of Columbia. One for Modification Washington state is the only LONDON—Secrets have been rc- one to give even a slightly larger VGaled rcgai . ding the ne w speed -tXT- ENGLAND’S NEW SPEED BOAT workmen along the final assembly line who halted work long enough to give it welcome and watch it be ing driven to the loading docks for shipment. Then work was resum ed and not many seconds later Car No. 7,000,001 went to join its his toric companion. Various dates in the life of the Chevrolet Motor Company on * which the millionth car mark? I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election as Magistrate of the Parksville Magisterial District, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. I shall highly appreciate J‘YY- YY m^dificarion include The craft is fitt?d with tW0 Rolls -jby the company to its poistion V • ’ 'Sriy co!S! R ° yCe . airp!ane ****** , deV ^ PinS J^-cylinder leadership in the indus- vote for light wines and beer than boat _ Miss England with which but the e stetes 0r «ia^ e cas° approxi- Great Britain P lans t0 challenge have been passed furnish a graphic matei 30 per S of theh" bai- 1Y YYl I Picture of the rapid strides made your support in the coming elec tion. A. V. MORGAN. 4000 horsepower. The length of the boat is 40 feet and the weight try—namely: Arizona, California, • ~ r " - - • ^ ry - FOR TREASURER Michigan, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA New Hampshire, New Jersey, New , Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Vir- I hereby ’ announce myself as SCHOLARSHIP AND gmia and Wisconsin, candidate for Treasurer of McCor- ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS A generous portion of the Liu- Columbia, S. C. D. M. DOUGLAS, President Colorado, Connecticut, District of “ T h Ytail whYch stands 1 NearIy 12 years lapsed after the Columbia Illinois Indiana Iowa 4 1-2 t0nS ‘ T “ e tal1 ’ wn , stan . as company’s organization before the Columbia, I “ so ta Nebraska out of the Water ’ reSembl£S an alr ‘ one millionth car was built, on Minnesota, Nebraska. plane rudder The screw i S 15 in- February 27, 1923, but the second ches in diameter, and a speed oi millionth car rolled off the assem- 120 miles an hour is claimed. bly line less than two years and The present record of 96.3 'nilcs n ve m0 nths later, on July 20, 1925 an hour is held by the American A year and six months later on racer. Gar Wood. y clerk; W. J. Sockell, car inspector; S. J. Lanier, car foreman; A. C. Mitchell, clerk; H. A. Brakefield, cashier; M. D. Thornton, clerk; W. W. Whitehead, agent; W. A. Kin- ard, commercial agent, of Spartan burg; H. C. Harvley, agent; Geo. T. Bryan, general agent, of Green ville; J. T. Tolbert, agent; Cecil I Knight, clerk, of Enoree; S. • P. j Blackwell, agent, Fountain Inn; G. F. Boyd, agent, Anderson; M. Cromer, cashier, Anderson; W. F. Rollins, clerk; D. C. Jones, switch man; W. L. Thompson, agent; W. H. Harvley, operator; J. W. Garner, car inspector; E. H. Lewis, switch man; R. M. Godsey, yard foreman, H. S. Morrow, switchman; A. M.. Carter, engineer; Miss Lois Pettit, clerk; Miss Carol Brown, secretary; Miss Sophronia King, secretary, of Greejttppod; L. M. Horne, agent, Troy; E. L. Clardy, clerk, Fountain* Inn; J. D. McLees, clerk, Maxwell Yard; L. M. Parker, agent, Cal houn Falls; J. S. Dukes, agent, Mc Cormick; H. G. Crim, agent, Moores; P. R. Thompson, agent. Woodruff; A. P. Walden, agent r Switzer; J. M. Fleming, agent, Lan- ford; J. L. McClintock, agent, Ora; A. C. Cfout, clerk, Woodruff; M. Drennan, agent, Verdery; J. R. Henderson, visitor, Verdery; W. L. Miller, agent, Mt. Carmel; J.» M. Smith, agent, Waterloo; G. C. Tur ner, agent, Gfay Court; H. Mont- ioy, agent, Bradley; J. B. Timmer- ma'i agent, Simpsonville; C. F. Harvin, agent, Laurens; H. B. Fos- ter, agent, Roebuck; P. B. Parnell, agent, Willington; R. B. Lawson, clerk: W. O. Barksdale, tickket agent; W. P. Shealy, warehouse- nan, of Laurens. X Joan Crawford Does Brand New Taiujo mick County, subject to the rules Examinations for award of va- erar y Digest’s editorial comment hear YOUR OWN LANG- of the Democratic party. I feel cant scholarships in the University i* 1 i ssue ^ devoted to thank- that I am capable of handling the and for entrance will be held at in £ tbe P res s of the country and affairs of this office, and if elect- the County Court House Friday, ad those on both sides who have Something new in tangoes is of- January 13, 1927, the three mill- lfered by Joan Crawford and Ric- ionth car was produced. Thereaf- ardo Cortez in a party scene of ter less than a year was required | “Montana Moon,” Miss Crawford’s LAGE IN BUENOS AIRES £ 0 reach each of the succeeding latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star- ^ ^ ~ million marks. The four millionth ring vehicle at the Abbeville Opera A J tr, BUENOS AIRES, Arg.—“Strang- was produced> on January 11, 1928, House, Friday and Saturday, May ed, promise to do so in a fair and July 11, 1930, at 9 a. m. Applicants helped to mcke the poll a succeso ers » Hall” has been established in in 3^3 days . t i le five millionth on 30 and 31st business-like manner. I shall high- must be 16 years of age. 11 says: the general post office here, and Sep tember 8, 1928, in eight months i The new ballroom tango, pre- ly appreciate the suffrage and in- Scholarships are vacant in the “To the Digest it is a deep sal virtually every spoken language is three days . the slxth mllllonth on sagin g a new vogue in this type of fluence of the voters in the com- following counties: Abbeville, Al- isfaction to have grappled sue- understood by the postal clerks. June 25 1929 in 9 month<? 37 d popular dance was created for the 4 n nr AlA/t+lswt A ilmvi A rl T3 o /vAacfllllv M/ltVl tills 1TY1TYI AIT t H ck A r\trt rr ■f i tro i I +1AOYY* cdlfOO _ Ing election. PAUL J. ROBINSON. FOR AUDITOR lendale, Aiken, Anderson, Bam- cessfully with this immense task well, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charles- But all our hard labor and lavis ton, Cherokee, Chester, Chester- expenditure would have been o field, Florence, Laurens, McCor- little use without the eager co-op mick, Marion, Oconee, Williams- eration of those who marked an I hereby announce my candidacy biftrg, York. returned their ballots. To th:r for re-election for county auditor, Applicants for scholarships 4,806,464 public-spirited American subject to the rules of the Demo- should write to Committee on Nor- of both sexes we proffer thank cratic primary. Your confidence mal Scholarships for application and congratulations. They are th and support will be appreciated, blanks, to be returned by July 9th. poll! U L t* A a. Among the first to avail themselves rjr^ e seve>n millionth mark, just picture by Sammy Lee, former of this new service were two Poles. p ass ed, was reached in 10 months, Ziegfield dance coach and includes a German, a Chinese, a French- 25 days. , a number of terpsichorian novel- man, a Lithuanian and three Eng- Commenting on the production ties. lishmen, none of whom could 0 f seven millionth Chevrolet, Miss Crawford and Cortez re speak Spanish. All came out beam- w. S. Knudsen, president and gen- hearsed the number between ing with satisfaction. era i manager of the company, do- scenes of the musical Western. dared that building a million C • The new picture was directed by the national attitude that they cylinder cars in less than a ye.^ * Malcolm St. Clair from an original beseiged us with pleas for ballots is an outstanding indication of tk * story by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank pleas to which we were obliged enthusiasm with which the pub!* • Butler. You have been very kind to me, for Scholarships worth $100 plus tui- “in all fairness the Dige which I feel grateful. If possible, tion and term fees. Next session congratulates imd thanks those to turn a deaf ear, since the very has received a 6-cylinder car In tk * will try to give even better service will open September 17, 1930. In the future. SUMMER SCHOOL C. W. PENNAL. 1 June 18 to July 30, 1930 other thousands who received no essence of our polling system is lowest priced field. This class, h- the quality and performance for- , ballots but were so keen on vot- the wholly impersonal drafting of explained, offers to buyers to a merly available ♦only in cars of jing in this sweeping expression of the’names and addresses. .greater extent than ever before higher price