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Thursday, June 19, 1930
McCOTtMTCK MESSENGER. McCGV.MTCK, SoufR Carotin*
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HcGORMICK MESSENGER
state which had to be met while sions cf the Legislature.
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
Free Legislature From Local
Legislation
Half of the time the Legisla-
the back of landowners was at che
breaking point. But despite its
sincerity and common sense this
newspaper was heavily penalized ture is taken up in passing on lo- j
by opponents of nuisance taxes, cal county matters. What does the
The State expected those taxes to Legislature know about ♦local mat- ,
Entered at the Post Office at Me- ^ on jy temporary. They should ters in Pickens or Horry or Jasper
Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of ^ Qnl y temporary. Besides being Counties, and why should the rep-
the second class. a jt is not good for the resentatives of the Counties be sent
DISPLAY ADVERTISING—
reputation of a state to have taxes to Columbia to pass on their local
25 cents per inch for eac upon so mtLny articles of trade. County matters. Therefore, I ad-
ton, no m S e ^ s a ? 11vriri But there is no hope of getting rid vocate a change in the law so as to
accep or ® fnr these nuisance tavees so long as have these local matters all passed
, there is not radical reform m on at home where the people are
Positions given at ONE-THIRD methods of raising revenue; reform interested in them. This will give
extra charge porviding sound basis for logical more efficient government at home
BUSINESS READING NOTICES: taxation; for removal of the in- and at the same time free the
< per cent per line for each inser- justice of inequalities; for lighten- legislature from the great burden
tion, average of 6 words to line. * n g the burden where it presses of local legislation and give time
WANT ADVS., 6 cents per line heavily, and putting it where it is for consideration of state-wide
for each insertion, average of 6 not “burdensome ” for giving the matters.
words to line. county exclusive control of its Workmen’s Compensation
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT, 6 cents property for taxation.
I stand for justice to labor and
per line, 6 words to line.
And that is the essence of Mr. justice requires that we enact a
All advs, set in body type, 6 Herbert’s tax reform program.
cents per single column line; extra x
charges for big type on all single t> T> 1 tt 1
column advs., except head and K. Beverly Herbert*
signature.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
— Strictly Cash Hi Advance —
One Year $1.00
Six Months .75
Three Months.50
In Governor’s Race,
Gives His Platform the fostering care "of the State.
I fair workmen’s compensation law.
A large part of our population is
employed in the textile industry,
which has advanced rapidly in the
State. The true interest and wel
fare of these people must receive
THE TEMPER OF THE, PEOPLE
AND MR. HERBERT’S TAX
REFORM PROGRAM
OHM*
(The Columbia State.)
Mobilize For Progress
R. Beverly Herbert, candidate for We can anci must mobolize every
governor of South Carolina, gives ^ esource South Carolina has
this platform, which is as follows: | for P r °S ress - Our men, our wo
men, our schools and churches, the
people of bbth races, in the cities
and in the country, must join in
an effort to live at home on South
Tax Reform
Tax reform is absolutely neces
sary before South Carolina can go
forward in agriculture and indus
try. Our tax levies are now f r0 m j Carolina P r °ducts, and by their in-
three to eighteen per cent. It is ^ e ^iS6nt work bring back prosper-
Unless all signs fail there is a true our valuations are low but the to our state - 1 refuse to believe
more general and genuine interest effect is to discourage the fanner i ^ a ^ million people, with pro-
by the people of South Carolina in and the home owner and to pre- Active soil and temperate climate,
“government” this year than there vent capital from coming to the | und ® r a ^ ree government,
has been for decades. It is likely State to invest.
that many thoughtful citizens who-
have and had little incentive to at-
I advocate taking off the State
wide property tax for the following
tend state campaign meetings for a reasons:
are incapable of progress, devel-
opmont and prosperity. But we
cannot have these with a worn out j
tax system and unbusiness like!
It will simplify our tax system so me thods.
long time will go to the meetings
during the next six or seven weeks .that only the Counties and Towns
to hear the gubernatorial candi- will tax property,
dates speak. It will relieve the farms, the
Unless all signs fail the people of homes and the factories from a
South Carolina are iet upon a part of their heavy burden,
change; a change of methods, a j It will do away with the strife
change of “politios.” They have between the counties and give
been content heretofore with a lot South Carolina unity of spirit and
of chaff—and they are sorely purpose.
hungry after a long diet of chaff.' Classification Of Property
They know now that they need I advocate the adoption of the
bread and meat. Instead of indeS- constitutional amendment provid-
inite promises by men without the ing for classification of intangible
leadership to make their promises property passed at the last legisla-
bear fruit, they wish some assur- ture. This will enable the State
ance of construction; something to tax at a low rate much property
Forest And Water Power Must
Be Developed
South Carolina with her long
growing seasons and natural tim
ber supply, has a vast opportunity
for wealth in the development of
her forests., and I advocate for
them the most careful attention.
Our water powers must be de
veloped for the benefit of South
Carolina, and rural electrification
mils: be assisted in every practical
way.
I air not opposing any man or
g.'oup of men. I am advocating
what I think is best for the/State
and in the coming campaign I
solid in the way of reform. | such as stocks and bonds owned by
This is not going to be a year people best able to pay and thus shall present the issues as I see
when the campaign orator with a 1 relieve some of those now taxed them.
few jokes and many personalities beyond endurance.
Hold Down Local Taxes
I advocate a law providing that
is going to prosper. Such may get
a hand” from the idle auditor
with small understanding of, or
conqern in, the serious problems of
government which so greatly need
solution and which have not been
before the Counties and Cities can
raise their levies that notice be
given and a public hearing be held
and that each year the County ex
given earnest consideration by'penses be published in parallel
candidates, but the men and wo-' columns with the previous year so
men who know there must be re- that the people may know how-
forms of magnitude, if their con- their money is being spent.
dition is to be bettered, are tired of
froth.
It is our judgment that Mr. Her
bert’s tax reform program is going
to command attention in country
and town. It cannot help doing
Economy
R. BEVERLEY HERBERT,
Announced 14th May, 1930. Can
didate for Governor.
txt
RED ROW
NEWS '
Callers in the home of Misses
Alice and Willie Mae Wkieman
Our people must learn that Tuesday morning were Messrs,
neither State, County nor Town ^ Clara and Reba Findley and Lily
governments are gold mines to be Colman.
Mrs. Jessie Mosley has returned
tapped, and that high salaries,
roads, streets, schools and build-j to Greenwood, after spending
*o because it proposes genuine re- ] ings all cost money and mean some time with relatives,
form in methods. We all know. higher taxes and must not be in- | Mrs. Janie Spence and son, Roy,
what the old plan has done; where'dulged in except for the necessary are spending awhile in Greenwood
it has failed; where it has dealt in’good of the many and not for the with her brother, Mr. Tatum Wide-
inequalities and imposed hard- benefit of the few. Our schools man.
ships, and we know what Mr. Her- and institutions must be supported | Callers in the home of Mrs.
bert’s program has done when ap- but this does not mean extravag- Napoleon Wideman Wednesday
pligd elsewhere^ We know what ance or waste.
logic and commonsense dictate.
Balance The Budget
night were Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Wideman and children and Miss
Mr. Herbert is going to the peo- j I advocate a law giving the Gov- Reber Findley and Mr. Ralph
pie with his plan for reforms in emor power to reduce the appro- Wideman.
taxation after having won the leg- priation to well within the revenue Mrs. Wallace Reynolds and Miss
islature to its support; the support raised and requiring that he do so. Reber Findley left Saturday for
of the members of the house of This will make the State live with- their home in Honea Path,
representatives being overwhelm- in her income. | Mrs. Katie Mae Wideman and
! Limit Bond Issues children spent Sunday afternoon
For forty-odd long years the» Believing as I do that we are very pleasantly with Mrs. Lizzie
people of South Carolina have living beyond our means and bor- Wideman.
been talking about “problems of rowing too much money, I advocate Misses Alice and Willie Mae
taxation;” for forty-odd long years a law forbidding the issuing of ad- Wideman spent the week end with
they have been crying out against ditional bonds by Counties, Town- Mrs. Herbert Wideman of McCor-
the tax burdens upon the land; ships or Municipalities until the mick.
for forty-odd long years they have issue is passed on by competent Messrs. Ralph and Jim Wideman
been demanding reforms. But in authority to determine whether or spent Sunday with Mrs. Lizzie
all that time they have not voted not it is necessary and can be rea- Wideman.
for a definite, clear cut, common- sonably supported and whether. Misses Alice and Willie Mae
sense plan for reform in taxation proper slaking fund retirements Wideman spent Thursday evening
methods. This is not their fault, have been provided. with Mrs. Kittie Creswell.
for not before this year have they State-Wide Bond Issue ! Miss Elizabeth Wideman spent
hed the issue so clearly set before A good system of highways is es- awhile Thursday afternoon with
them, with an earnest and intelli- sential to the development and Miss Kate Spence,
gent advocate of reform asking to progress of South Carolina, and I ; Misses Alice and Maude and Mr.
be given the authority to act as heartily supported the sixty-five Jim Wideman spent a few hours
their leader and champion in million dollar bond issue, but I with Mrs. Leon Wideman Tuesday
bringing about the sorely needed fought to reduce it from seventy-| night.
The farmers are very busy after
the rain with their crops. Lots of.
changes in the system of taxation, five to sixty-five million dollars
Four years ago a leading issue in and I advocate the issuing of these
the campaign was over the so-call- bonds only upon the showing that 'them are busy with their grain,
ed nuisance taxes—especially the the gasoline tax will amply support i Mr. Alvin Walker of Lincolnton,
tax on soft drinks and tobacco pro- them. We simply cannot nm any !Ga., was a pleasant guest of Mr. C.
di ets. The State advocated those risk where the credit and financial R. Edmunds Sunday,
taxed, not because it liked them, stability of South Carolina are in- The people are at work and
not because It wanted them, but volved. • there is not much visiting. I will
because we knew there were irre- Biennial Sessions stop and hope to call again,
ducible fixed charges upon the I heartily, endorse biennial ses-j Red Row.
This Week
b Arthur Brisbans
Power, More of It
Leisure and Money
Some Gangster, Napoleon
Welcome to Brazil
Important to the human race are
physical power and mental power.
Mental power has stood still for about
two thousand years. Physical power
is constantly increasing.
A German has found a way to in
crease the power of engines, ga-soline,
Diesel or steam, from 20 to 60 per
cent, his new kind of turbine using
the power of exhaust gases.
Lufthansa, great German air com
pany, has ordered a Diesel engine
built on the new plan for airplane
experiment. Fuel oil will be used.
Germany leads the world in me
chanical invention and in chemistry.
Professor Claude, one of the world’s
most distinguished physicists, informs
the French Academy of Science that
he is making progress in his effort to
utilize power from the ocean.
A small fraction of the tides’ powers
would make all other power unnec
essary. The tides, once harnessed,
would run our machinery as long as
the sun and moon combine to raise
and drop the waters of the ocean.
Professor Claude’s experiments use
the warm water at the surface of
tropical seas to operate a turbine,
the water being converted to steam
by means of a vacuum. Cold water
from the depths of the sea is used to
recondense the steam and renew the
vacuum.
It is complicated for the nonscienti-
fic mind, but if there is “an inex
haustible store of power in tropical
sea water,” that certainly will make
a great difference to enormous popula
tions living near the equator in com
parative idleness.
The death of Sir Henry Segrnve,
brilliant, courageous Englishman, will
be regretted everywhere.
He had developed new speeds in
motorboats and automobiles, and was
killed when a beat in which he was
going 100 miles an hour turned over
and sank.
Mr. Nelson Rockefeller, grandson of
John D. Rockefeller, writes on “The
Use of Leisure,” in the Dartmouth
alumni magazine. The article is well
written, serious.
In time the young man’s problem
will be “the use of money.” His fa
ther and grandfather do not live ex
travagantly. They give away a great
deal, but compound interest is more
powerful than their giving. With any
sort of 'management the third genera
tion of Rockefellers should have at
least five billions ^of dollars. A large
sum to use satisfactorily.
Napoleon said ills government could
not last if he allowed liberty to the
press.
Chicago gangsters seem to have
heard about that. A gangster irullet
in the back of the head killed Alfred
Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter.
Lingle, it seems, knew more about,
gang criminals than a reporter ought
to know, according to gang standards.
Chicago takes seriously this latest
killing. But conviction is improbable.
The killer, probably, was some youth
in his teens, fortified with cocaine.
Paid for the job, he did not know the
name of the man he killed, perhaps
doesn’t know it yet.
It is hard for detectives to work in
the absence of any motive.
President-Elect Julio Prestes de Al
buquerque of Brazil, coming to visit
us, will be welcome everywhere. As
head of Brazil’s government, he rep
resents a gigantic empire, magnifi
cently typical of wealth and greatness
in America.
Larger than the United States, with
one water power much more powerful
than Niagara, a soil of fertility inde
scribable, diamond mines whose blue-
white products surpass all others, and,
most important, an intelligent, pa
triotic, hard-working people, our guest
from Brazil speaks for a nation of
whose friendship this country may be
proud.
Wall Street continues to worry small
fish, and reflect the actions of bigger
men.
Little ones worry, and sell. Bigger
ones, that have been turning out
stocks, tens of millions of shares at
a time, do not want any “violence,”
so they let the market slide down hill
a little while, then steady it.
Thus you may see a tender father
gently catch his little child as it
jumps from a height.
But one of these days the child may
be seriously bumped.
New York city clinics announce
“free plastic surgery.” If you don’t
like your face the city will change it
for you if you have a good reason.
No beauty parlor business will be
done, no face lifting to hide wrinkles.
The idea is to improve faces that
interfere with securing employment.
Deformed noses, “cauliflower” ears,
torn lips, caved-in cheek bones that
make faces repulsive, will be at
tended to.
Grover Alexander, famous baseball
pitcher, is “unconditionally released”
by the Philadelphia National league
club. It means that his day ia done.
Such is fame, when you acquire it
This Week
by Arthur Brisbans
J. D. Jr. Gives $12,000,000
Fear, Strange Thing
Salary, One Million?
Ocean Air Travel, Perhaps
The world needs little and big
things.
It needs little brooks to create love
liness; great Niagara to create power.
It needs little fortunes. for millions
of happy and useful families; big for
tunes, with power, to do really big
things.
OATS—Feed Oats per bushel, 65
i cents. J. b. Blackwell’s Store,
McCormick, S. C.
FOR SALE—Large Cooking Range
and Kitchen Cabinet, cheap. Mrs
L. L. Rankin, McCormick, S. C.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. has offered
to New York cit.\ land for parks and
buildings to the value of $12,000,060.
One enormous tract of fifty-six
acres in Manhattan could not be
duplicated.
Seven million dollars’ worth of land
and five million dollars’ worth of
buildings, Including the magnificent
new building for ,the Gothic art treas
ures of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art,* make a considerable‘.gift. You
must have many millions to do that.
I
IFGR SALE—258 Acre Tract Pluir
Branch Township, $900.00. Doug
las Featherstone, Greenwood, S
C * 2t.
Saturday Specials
At City Market
Fear Works strangely.
Amy Johnson, English girl, twenty-
three, flew all alone in her little Gypsy
Moth plane from England to Australia,
ten thousand miles, without fear or
hesitation.
Hurricanes, lightning, fogs, wide
oceans, deserts, jungles; all meant
nothing to that girl.
But when a radio hookup was all
arranged and the world was listening,
little Miss Johnson ran away.
“I’m afraid,” said she.
On Saturday, June 21st, we are
offering the following spe*ials to
out customers and other friends
and will be glad to have you take
advantage of the offer:
Steak, 1 pound 23c
Steak, 2 pounds 45c
Stew Meat, per pound 15 C
Mixed Sausage, 1 pound 18c
Mixed Sausage, 2 pounds 35c
Bread, per loaf gc
FISH—Croakers, Mullet and Trout
at low prices.
Henry Ford says business conditions
are improving rapidly. “A lot of these
fellows were fooling around with the
stock market, and they got caught—
badly caught. They had to go to work
again. Nqwt they have been at work,
and they are beginning to enjoy It.”
Business is improving, according to
Mr. Ford, because intelligent people
Mint were gambling are now working.
CITY MARKET
J. L. Reynolds, Prop.
Augusta St., McCormick, S.
CAROLINA
THEATRE
GREENWOOD, S. C.
John D. Rockefeller lives quietly,
plays golf, leaving men younger than
ninety-one to run Standard Oil. But
he keeps track of the world and when
ho advises he advises wisely. Much
/wisdom was condensed unto the few
words ho said to a player in his four
some, “Be deliberate” and “Talk less
and play better.” That Is a good
“How to succeed” recipe.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
VAN ani SCHENCK
•and BESSIE LOVE
in
“THEY LEARNED ABOUT
WOMEN”
Young ladies, graduating in a col
lege for women, are urged by Rev.
Dr. Robert Parrish to “be brain and
money women.”
We owe much of education, science
and art to rich men, says the doctor,
vnd must not “despise wealth.”
No tendency to despise wealth is
visible in this country. But many
still maintain that the “brain and
money woman” is not as desirable as
the “charm and baby woman.”
MON., TUBS., WED.
DENNIS KING
_ JEANNETTE MacDONALD _
in
“THE VAGABOND KING”
Entertainment as one could
hardly expect. Now here in
an all color and song ro
mance.
Eugene G. Grace, president of the
Bethlehem Steel company, Charles M.
Schwab’s creation, declined to answer
questions about his salary. Lawyers
asked: “Is your salary more than one
million a year?”
Mr. Grace replied, in substance:
“None of your business.”
Once the mention of a $1,600,000
salary would have shaken the stars
in their courses, almost. Now if
shakes nobody. Everything is a mat
ter of percentage. If you earn $5,000
a year for your employer, you are
worth about $2,500.
If you earn $5,000,000 a year, you
are worth $250,000. If you earn
$50,000,000 a year, yoq are worth
$2,500,000.
THURSDAY ONLY
LAWRENCE GREY
in
“CHILDREN OF PLEASURE”
A song writer lives his love
sogno in real life.
S U M M O N S
/
Doctor Eckener’s recent exploit,
flying from Friedrichshafen to Brazil,
to the United States, and home across
the Atlantic, may mean the beginning
of ocean travel for everybody. Before
the Zeppelin sailed Charles E. Mitchell,
head of the National City bank of
New York, Colonel Deeds of the
United Aircraft company, and others,
discussed seriously with Doctor FiCke-
ner the proposition of regular trans
atlantic air travel.
The boy that invested one dollar
in a derby lottery and won $149,000
“split the money three ways.” His
brother got $35,000, he kept $35,000
and gave h'is father $79,000.
There was no quarrel. Each felt
that he was getting about all the real
money in the world.
Everything is comparative. Many
men in the United States would call
the total $149,000 “not worth thinking
about.”
The London Daily Mail is agitated
because 8,IKK) men inarched through
the street at Poona, in India, “openly
abusing the government, carrying a
portrait of King George, Emperor of
India, decorated with old shoes, in
token of contempt.”
The Mail correspondent thinks
something should he done to make
the Hindus respect their British
emperor.
The fact that not very much is
done shows how wise the British are.
Great Britain will let you talk to your
heart’s content, if you don’t act.
In Hyde Park, a few blocks from
Buckingham palace, you may say
whatever you think about King George.
Nobody will disturb you while you
only talk.
A wise nation knows enough not to
sit on the safety valve. Man’s mouth
is his safety valve.
4 fr*, f tl’O ?Cl*»4r IP*# t tiir a e
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick, *
In Court of Common Pleas.
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF
COLUMBIA, Plaintiff,
against
T. B. WOOD, THE AMERICAN
BANK OF GREENWOOD, THE
CITIZENS & SOUTHERN
BANK, T. W. PICKENS AND THE
WESTERN CAROLINA NA
TIONAL FARM LOAN ASSO
CIATION, Defendant.
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to answer the com
plaint in this action, of which a
copy is herewith served upon you,
and to serve a copy of your answer
to the said complaint on the sub
scriber at his office, McCormick,
S. C., within twenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the day
of such service; and if you fail to
answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in the com
plaint.
Dated at McCormick, S. C.. the,
4th day of June 1930.
W. K. CHARLES,
Plaintiff’s Attorney.
TO T. W. PICKENS, non-resident
Defendant:
YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE That
the Summons and Complaint in
this Action, which is for the fore
closure of a real estate mortgage
affecting the lands described in
the Complaint was filed in the Of
fice of the Clerk of Court for Mc
Cormick County, S. C„ on the 2l3t
day of April 1930.
i W. K. CHARLES.
Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Attest:
J. A. TALBERT. ' ’ r
Clerk of Court for McCormick
County.
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