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TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twenty-Ninth Year * 8 Pages - All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C. Thursday, July 3, 1930 Established June 5, 1902 t * Number 5 Co-Receivers Named For Farmers Bank ROBINSON, SIBERT AND STROM NAMED TO WIND DP AFFAIRS At a meeting of depositors and unsecured creditors of The Far mers Bank of McCormick held in the court house last Friday the following three men were named as co-receivers of the now defunct Farmers Bank: Paul J. Robinson, assistant cashier and bookkeeper of the bank; T. Jeff Sibert, farm er and former county tax collec tor; a nd J. Sampson Strom, local business man and member of the board of commissioners of public works. An effort will be made by the receivers, as soon as appointed, to obtain a court order immediately which will enable farmers to se cure unpaid balances, which had been borrowed for the purpose of making a crop. It is thought that a great deal of distress can be re lieved by this step. Mr. Fant stated that this has been done in one in stance only in the State. The following summary shows the status of the bank at the time its doors were closed June 11, ac cording to Mr. Fant’s audit: As sets—loans, $216,251.02; overdrafts, $1,116.38; stocks and bonds, $30,- 667.80; banking house, $4,000; furniture and fixtures, $1,500; cash, $12,405.36; expenses, $8,991.85. La bilities—Capital stock, $40,000; sur plus fund, $10,000; profits, $12,086.- 75; deposits, $204,500.09; bills pay able, $40,000; totals, $306,665.52. Mr. Albert S. Fant, State Bank Examiner, presided over the meet ing, which began-at 11 oclock a. m. and continued until 6:30 p. in. without recess. He stated that his office had been in close touch with the bank the past two years. a nd that careful examination had convinced him that the acts of the bank’s officials and the records and books were as white as snow. However, when some of the deposi tors kept drawing so heavily on the institution he deemed it best to close so that all might have an equal chance to get their money. In the course of his talk Mr. Fant said, in effect: “There is nothing crooked a bout this bank. If there had been, I would have put them in jail. You need not doubt that one bit. I have 14 in fail now and 16 more to go.” Ex-Senator F. C. Robinson, who had been cashier of the bank from its establishment in 1905, express ed his sorrow over the closing of the bank and stated that his be lief and prayer was th a t the posi- tors w6iild get back the greater part of their money, if not all of it. He said he and the others connect ed with the institution had done their best, but had had a ha^d fight to keen it goin*? since the year 1920, when, he said, you all know what happened. He further st a ted that if there had ever beer a crooked transaction in the bank he didn’t know it. The employee* had been receiving small salaries and he hasn’t received any salary from the bank since January 1930. Dr. W. G. Blackwell from Parks- ville, Mr. J. C. Harviey from Mo doc, Rev. Leon T. Pressly of Mc Cormick, Rev. J. B. Branch, super intendent of De la Howe State School, and others, spoke of their faith and friendly relations with the old institution and were loud in their praise of Mr. Paul J. Rob inson, in whom they still have the utmost faith and confidence. Mr. Frederick A. Wise, member of the local bar, briefly stated in the outset, when outside aid was offered to wind up the affairs of the institution, th a t he believed McCormick people could take care of the situation themselves and he could conceive of no good reason for going out of the county for help. Mrs. Leslie Britt, who wanted the liquidation of the bank hand led here at home, requested that the names of those who had made the slow and silent run on the Legion Members Enjoy Barbecue The Thos. J. Lyon, Jr., Post No. 19, of the American Legion cele brated with a barbecue in honor of the State Officers of the Legion at the old county camp near Mc Cormick on ipst Thursday after noon, June 26, with an attendance of around 100 Legionnaires. The Abbeville post co-operated with the local post in putting on the event, and came around 20 strong to join in the festivities. Music was furn ished throughout the evening by the band from the Greenwod Nat ional Guard unit. Among the Department officers and other distinguished guests present are listed as follows: Felix Goudelock, Union, Department Ad jutant; Henry Cappleman, Colum bia, State Service Officer; Dr. A. H. Hayden, Columbia, Cammander Richland Post; Sid Groeschel, of the Veterans Bureau; Major Welch, Greenwood; Grover Henderson, Post Adjutant, Greenwood; and R. H. Chalmers, Greenwood.* Several inspiring addresses were made during the evening. Rev. W. H. Barfield, McCormick, Depart ment Chaplain, made the address of welcome for the ' McCormick post, £nd> received a response from Felix Goudelock. Henry Capple man gave valuable information on Welch cf Greenwood made hfs us ual inspiring talk to the veterans, veterans compensation, and Major Dr. Hayden of Columbia outlined plans v the Richland post is making for the Department convention in July. A telegram was received from Oscar Doyl, of Anderson, Depart ment Commander, stating that on account of a death in his family he was unable to attend. *Xt Card Of Thanks Weevils More Active Situation Critical I wish to take this method, through the columns of the Mc Cormick Messenger, of thanking all of those who so willingly helped me in the Augusta Chronicle Con test by subscribing to the paper and also clipping the coupons. It would be impossible to see all of you personally, so I wish to say to my numerous of friends—your work was greatly appreciated. MRS. W. S. PIPKIN. bank be read out in the meeting. She was told by Mr. Fant th a t names were not included in the re port and the only way to get this information was to go to the bank’s books. Mr. F. C. Robinson stated that checks handled by the bank numbered as high as 500 a day, and that while deposit with drawals were heavy the past sev eral weeks, no list of names had been made. Mrs. Britt and several others highly complimented The Peoples Bank, the only banking in stitution left in the county, and believed the logical thing to do wa* elect it to wind up the affairs of the defunct institution. Mr. J. C. Blackwell, Western Un ion telegraph operator at the lo cal depot, and business man ad dressed the meeting and strongly urged those interested to not leave home to find a receiver. Mr. J. S. % Dukes, local depot agent, addressed the meeting, an^ was one among many others who wanted the matter handled here at home. Mr. J. W. Thurmond, member of the Edgefield bar, addressed the gathering and was strong for hav ing McCormick men as co-receiv ers. The court house was packed to overflowing, white people occupy ing the court room and colored peo pie the balcony. Practically every nook and comer of the county was represented, while many who could not attend were represented by proxy. In the balloting 580 votes were cast, as follows: Paul J. Robinson 531 T. Jeff Sibert 478 J. Sampson Strom 380 The Peoples Bank 189 John C. Corley 118! James M. Gibert j 43 j CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 1.— Report prepared at the Pee Dee Experiment Station at Florence by Prof. H. W. Barre, director of the South Carolina Experiment Sta tion, from information obtained from 90 fields in 10 counties throughout the state shows that weevil damage is increasing in the fields in all sections of the state. Square infest a tion has increased in all sections since last week. In Florence and Darlington counties many fields have above 20 per cent of the squares infested. One farm in Bamberg county showed 48, one in Orangeburg 32, and one in Aiken 44 per cent in fested squares.* In Chester coun ty the square infestation ranged from two to 24 per cent. The gen eral aver a ge in all fields examined was 13 per cent infestation. Weevils are numerous in some fields in the Piedmont section. In Union county there were 475 wee vils per acre on one farm. Even as far west as Clemson College the weevils are active and are begin ning to infest squares. In the eastern part of the state the first generation of new wee vils is now coming out of the fall en squares and a rapid increase in infestation is to be expected. The situation is critical. The recommendation made last week is repeated that every far mer examine each of his fields carefully from day to day a nd dust the places where the weevils are abundant enough to justify using poison. Even a situation like this does not justify indiscriminate use of calcium arsenate dust where there are no weevils. tXt Death J. R. Jennings Mr. J. Robert Jennings, aged 60 years, died at the home of his son, Leonard Jennings, in Augusta, Ga., June 24, 1930. Mr. Jennings was bom in what is now McCormick county and had lived here all his life until a few months ago when he went to live in Augusta. He was well thought of in his community and was a great believer in God. He was married twice, first to Miss Alpha McKetrick of McCormick. She died hi 1913. Later he was married to Mrs. Bessie Robertson of Plum Branch, S. C. He leaves two sons by his first marriage, Bradley Jennings of Washington, D. C., and Leonard Jennings, Augusta, Ga., also three brothers, J. B. Jennings of Greenwood, S. C., W. C. Jen nings of McCormick and G. L. Jen nings, Ocoree, Fla., one sister Mrs. Rena Edmonds of Harlem, Ga. Burial was made at Republican church cemetery last Thursday afternoon. X McCormick H. D. Club Meet! Bethany Club Will Give Party The Bethany Home Demonstra tion Club will give a Community Party at Bethany school house on Friday evening, July 11th, begin ning at 8:30 o’clock. There will be a short program which will include a talk by T. W. Morgan, after which every one will join in an hour of recreation consisting of jolly songs and games. Ice cream will be sold by the ladies of . this club, the proceeds of which will be used to fix up a club room in the school building. Everyone is invited to come. There will be fun and frolic enough for all. MRS. E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH, President. MISS EMMIE SHEPPARD, Secretary. Fairfield H. D. * Club Has Meeting Fairfield H. D. Club met at Young’s school house Monday af ternoon, June 23rd, at 3 o’clock, with all members but two present. Meeting was called to order and devotionals led by Mrs. D. S. Dove, secretary. Then a literary program was carried out. The meeting then was turned over to our efficient home agent, Mrs. Stallworth, who prepared an interesting subject, Vase painting. The entire crowd was interested and enthused. Quite a number of articles were trans formed into lovely vases. Mrs. J. L. Russell was a visitor. Miss W. M. Young and Miss Ruth Troy A. R. P. Church To Have Revival Dr. T. W. Sloan, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, S. C., will begin a protracted meet ing at Troy A. R. P. Church on Monday, July 7th, at 8:00 o’clock in the evening. The meeting will continue a week. Two services each day. One at ten o’clock in the morning and> one at eight in the evening. Dr. Sloan was for many years pastor of this church. He left Troy nearly thirty years ago. He is an outstanding preacher in the Southern Presbyterian Church. We consider ourselves very fortun ate in having him as the preacher for our meeting. We welcome all to these services. tit Fireworks Show A Big Attraction PLANS COMPLETED FOR AMERI CAN LEGION EVENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS Boll Weevils Doing Considerable Harm COUNTY AGENT URGES USE OF 1-1-1 POISON Details for the American Legion spectacular fireworks display for Friday and Saturday evenings at Anderson have been completed. A large force of men started to work Monday morning getting the grounds in shape for the mam moth production. Extra lights have been installed in the grand stand and bleacher seats for the convenience of the public. The large force of men consisting of fireworks, polytechnical experts, Young were hostesses and served carpenters and decorators have very refreshing sandwiches and been worfeing and announce chat ice tea. After a few games were played the meeting adjourned af ter It Wfts decided to continue vase painting at our July meeting when Mrs. Stallworth will be away for a short course. MRS. D. S. DOVE, Secretary. X the details are completed. The American Legion Committee of An derson who is sponsoring this spectacular fireworks display wish to announce to the citizens of the Piedmont section that the brilliant fireworks production will be the greatest ever shown in this section and the mammoth produc tion will be staged at the Ameri can Legion Memorial Field in An derson. This unusual fireworks production is coming to Anderson direct from record breaking tours Following a prolonged illness, 1 of the larger eastern and southern Miss Mattie Giles passed away in ; cities. Arrangements have been Miss Mattie Giles Died Saturday I McCormick H. D. Club held its regular monthly meeting Wednes day afternoon, June 25, 1930, at the court house. Twenty-eight members and several visitors were present. After devotional exercises, the roll was called, which was answer ed with quotations on different subjects, mostly on food values. No special demonstration was put on, but different subjects were brought up and discussed before the club. One of them was a sug gestion and carried as a vote that the ladies have a recreation after noon or evening and each invite one prospective member. The planning of meals was a feature and this was also asked to be carried out four times before next meeting to see that we were getting our share of calories or getting proper diet each day. A few games were played, while the hostesses, Mrs. Jack Bradley, Mrs. Edmond McCracken and Mrs. Willie Talbert, served refresh ments. Mrs. Edmond McCracken, * Reporter. death here at 7 o’clock last Satur day evening at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Manning Brown, who, with others near and dear to the little 11 year old girl, had done all in their power to help her over come the ravages of the malady that was sapping away her young life. Funeral services were conducted at Buffalo Baptist Church by her pastor, the Rev. W. H. Barfield, at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon and interment made in the church cemetery. She is survived by her father, Mr. J. C. Giles of Willmgton, and two brothers, Ralph and Edwin, and a number of other relatives in the county. X Holiday Notice The paper is asked to state that Monday, July 7, 4:00 p. m., Dow- The Peoples Bank of McCormick, tin ^ Club, will be closed tomorrow, July 4thJ Tuesda y> Jul y P- m -» Mt in observance of Independence Carmel D * club made by the Legion Committee to accomodate 8,000 people. Persons planning on witnessing the fire works display show from the high way or from various points out side of the Memorial Field will be disappointed as the fireworks de signs will be constructed near th^ grandstand and bleacher seats, the show will be visible only to those inside of the Memorial Field. You are invited to join a big crowd as ample provisions have been made to entertain one of the largest crowds ever to assemble in Ander son. tit Schedule Of Home Demonstration Wort For Next Week Day. 1XX- Wednesday, July 9, Agent’s Con ference, Greenwood. t> -i t • i * Thursday, July 10, Agent’s Con- Bllllaing Bridge At jference, Greenwood. 1 T*11 I Friday, July 11, 4:00 p. m„ Meri- iJiamberlam s Mill wether h. d. ciub. | Friday, July 11, 8:30 p. m., Beth- Work was started Monday on the any Community Party. erection of a flat bridge across Little river at the old Chamber lain’s or Searles’, mill site. The bridge is being built over the mill pond, less than a hundred yards above the old bridge site, and will be rushed to completion. tXt Saturday, office. X- Mr. Barney Weeks Has Good Cotton Card Of Thanks Mr. Barney Weeks exhibited a few stalks of cotton around town Saturday to prove that he had some about three feet high and We wish to express our thanks to with bolls nearly grown. It has The boll weevil situation in Mc Cormick county continues serious, according to Thos. W. Morgan, County Agent, who states that many farmers who ate sitting steady believing they have no wee vils, will soon awake to find their prospects for a crop ruined. A great majority of the farmers in the county are poisoning their cot ton and taking no chances on los ing it. A number of fields examined during the past week have shown infestations ranging from 19 to 50 per cent. In some instances in old cotton, the first generation of wee vils is due to hatch out of the squares in the next week. The most of the cotton in this class is in the lower section of the county, with scattered fields all over the coun ty. Many farmers who used the 1-1-1 poison early in the season, as was recommended have b^en unable to find weevils in th^ir fields since. Many farmers have cotton right now in the stage to use the molasses poison, and, if they use it regularly for three re plications not more than a week apart, will be able to control tl ir infestation until migration time, when they will have a large part of their cotton crop made. The next month will tell the tale. Poisoning put off until too late Is as bad as poisoning not done at all. Every man is his own doctor. Pois on that young cotton with 1-1-1 mixture until it is too large. Then, if a dusting machine is available, dust the cotton every week for two or three weeks, using four to si*: pounds of calcium arsenate ner acre. If no dusting equipment is to be had, put on another applica tion of molasses and hope for the best. —x Cotton Louse Controlled By Nico tine Sulphate The addition of nicotine sul phate to calcium arsenate when the latter is applied to control the boll weevil will keep down infesta tions of the cotton louse, say en tomologists of the United States Department of Agriculture, who have observed, as many cotton growers have, that dusting cotton with calcium arsenate to poison weevils is often followed by a marked increase in cotton lice. In experiments to determine the reasons for such a tendency J. W. Folsom and F. F. Bondy, entomolo gists of the department, found that the calcium arsenate meant for the boll weevil also kills off cer tain parasitic enemies of the cot ton louse which would otherwise hold it in check. They found also that the White color of the dust attracts the louse to the treated plants. Other white dusts, such as calcium car bonate, starch, or flour, also at tracted them. To test this theory of phototropism the investigators dusted some plants with calcium arsenate that had been colored green. These plants remained uninfested for a time, whereas ad>- jacent plants dusted with wl ite arsenate became infested in three days. In five to 10 days, however, the green arsenate faded to almost white and infestaiton set in. A complete discussion of the study appears hi Circular llo-C. just issued by the Department, and Leaflet 53-L gives detailed instruc tions for control of the cotton louse. These may be had upon request from the United States Department of Agriculture, Wash ington, D. C. iXt Airplanes are comparatively a our friends and neighbors for their been well fertilized and poisoned j late invention, but there were high many acts of kindness during the twice, but has been attacked by fliers even in grandfather’s day. illness and at the death of our lit- boll weevils and hoppers, however, tie cousin and niece, Mattie Giles, he believes he still has chance to Mrs. Manning Brown make a good crop on his four horse and Family. . farm. -tXT- If all of the cars were placed end to end, the second fellow in the lead would be tooting his horn.