McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, July 10, 1930, Image 1
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NEIGHBORS, OUB
COUNTRY AND OUR
GOD.
Twenty-Ninth Year .
8 Pages - All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C.
Thursday,
July 10, 1930
Established June 5, 1902
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Number 6
County Campaign
Opens July 29th
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CANDIDATES MUST FILE
PLEDGE BEFORE 12 O’CLOCK
MERIDIAN, JULY 28TH
The County ^ Democratic Execu
tive Committee has fixed July 29th
as the opening date for the coun-
ty campaign. Under the rules of
the party, all candidates are re
quired to file their pledge and pay
their assessment by twelve o’clock
meridian of the day preceding the
Of the campaign. There
on candidates entering the
try are required to file their
with the County Chairman
pay the assessment of his* of
fice not later than twelve o’clock
of July 28, 1930. This is very im
portant, as there is no provision by
which a candidate may be allowed
to enter the primary after the
closing of enteries.
The itinerary for the County
Campaign is as follows:
Youngs, Tuesday, July 29.
Clatworthy, Tuesday, August 5.
Plum Branch, Friday, August 3.
Willington, Tuesday, August 12.
Parksville, Friday, August 15.
McCormick, Friday, August 22.
W. X. CHARLES,
County Chairman.
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(Dwelling Destroyed
\ By Fire Tuesday
Co*receivers Of Bank
Express Appreciation
We, the undersigned, wish to
take this opportunity to thank
those interested in the Farmers
Bank of McCormick for their vote
and confidence they have in us in
electing us to liquidate the affairs
of the bank.
As you know, we cannot tell at
this juncture just how much or
what per centage the bank will be
able to pay, but we assure you we
expect to make the bank pay every
cent possible and every person in
terested will receive his or her per
centage 'of the collection^ as rapid
ly as we can disburse same.
We wish to maintain your con
fidence and every person with
whom we have dealing will receive
fair dealing from us.
Under the 1929 State banking
law three receivers get the same
pay as would go to one. We, as
receivers, are to get a stipulated
per centage, and the length of
time required'to do the work has
nothing whatsoever to do with the
amount we receive for our services.
Your indulgence is solicited until
we can make some collections.
P. J. ROBINSON,
J. S. STROM,
T. J. SIBERT.
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Big Saluda Dam
Is Now Completed
Stabbing 1$ Fatal JHHHHHI
* AO x pong JNegrO the big dam. This will take
, Tom Tucker is in the county jail
and Tom Dunlap is dead, as a re
sult of a fight which occurred be
tween the two young negroes near
Mt. Carmel about 2 o’clock Sunday
morning; according to information
given out by Sheriff Strom. De
tails of the affair* are meagre.
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156,056 Vets
To Be Benefited
By New Pension
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WASHINGTON, July 5.—The new
^ World War pension act will bring
relief this year to about 155,056 dis
abled veterans who never before
have received compensation from
the government, it was estimated
today.
The number of veterans benefit
ing by the measure is expected to
increase annually until a maxi
mum of 380,622 is reached in 1935.
Analysis of the bill which pass-
C'X congress and x was signed by
President Hoover during the clos-
h'ur's if ’hi les^ion. disclose 0
that it was de^tened primarily to
those disabled veterans un
able to trace their disabilities to
^rvice origin.
Thus with the bill in force, a
veteran totally disabled will re
ceive compensation of $40, even
though his illness or injuries were
received since the war.
For a man 75 per cent disabled,
’ the compensation is $24 a month;
•for 50 per cent, $18 a month; and
for 25 per cent, $12, a month. Vet-
The home and a number of out
hduses of Mr. A. J. Hendrix in the! COLUMBIA, July 5.—The Saluda
eastern part of town were destroy- dam, Columbia’s wonder of the
ed by fire about 2 o’clock Tuesday, world, has been completed. The
morning. The fire department was. Arundel Corporation pf Baltimore
called out and again made a good which built the dam is putting the
showing, but the fire, which was touches on now. The last
of undertermineef origin, had gain- dirt was hauled today. This week
ed too mufch headway when dis-;the Arundel forces will be busy
covered for the flames to be ex-;with machinery and making ar-
tinguished before ruining the i rangement for their removal to the
buildings. Information is that i Lake Murray area,
only a small amount of insurance! Margin Firror, general superin-
was carried on the buildings and. tendent for the Arundel Corpora-
Itoir contents. ition, stated today that within two
’ weeks his office will be closed here.
The Barstow organization will
remain at work on the power
hoi&e which nestles at the foot of
sev
eral months yet to complete. Pow
er will be produced early in the
fall, it Is now expected.
The highway across the dam
will be of top soil construction at
first. It will be oiled to keek down
dust and prevent damage from
the elements. In about a year, af
ter the 4 earth has had time to set
tle, it will be paved.
The WHi^r in the big lake which
will extend 32 miles up the Saluda
valley, is now 318 1-2 feet deep.
The complete depth, when filled,
will be 350 feet. Though more than
half of the lakes depth is already
covered with water, less than half
the volume of the lakes water has
flowed into the basin, the remain
ing 31 1-2 feet of depth will take
care of more than half the lake's
volume.
Mr. Firror stated today that the
Slauda dam is the biggest dirt
project his company has ever tack
led./ “It is the biggest dirt job
ever, next to the Panama canal,’’
Mr. Firror added.
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Atlanta Pastor
Quits Abruptly
ATLANTA, July 6.—Dr. Len G.
Broughton today submitted his
resignation as pastor of the Bap
tist Tabernacle effective Septem
ber 1, with ttfe statement that
“under existing conditions I can
not longer attempt the responsibil
ities of the pastorate of the Tab
ernacle church.”
The statement, however, offered
erans suffering from illness of!™ explanation of the “conditions”
service origin, of course are still!which prompted the resignation,
entitled to the higher rates pro-! Officials of the church will meet
vided by the original World War Tuesday night to consider the
ac f. | resignation. Dr. Broughton said
The bill also carried a provision he would continue to live in Ac-
granting $25 a month above all ^ an t a an d would enter general
other compensation to the veteran evangelistic Arork.
handicapped by the loss of an funded the tabernacle ..ii
arm or a leg or by both arms and ye a rs ago and has been pastor of
~ / it for a total of fifteen years.
VOTERS MOST REGISTER
BEFORE TUESDAY, JULY 22
ENROLLMENT BOOKS IN TOWN PLACED IN PATTERSON'S AND
HUGULEY’S STORES
At a meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committee
recently, the following Enrollment Committees, together with
place of enrollment were fixed.
Books of Enrollment opened in the respective precincts on
the first Tuesday in.June and will remain open until the last
Tuesday in July, which is the 22nd.
Under the rules of the party a new enrollment is required;
all persons who desire to vote will enroll in the precinct in
which they reside.
The respective Enrollment Committees are requested to se
cure a full enrollment, and to have each voter sign the Enroll
ment Book rather than to make his mark wherever it is prac
tical.
The Enrollment Committees ap> requested by the Executive
Committee that Books of Enrollment must remain at the place
designated in the notice and it is not desired that the Books
shall be carried around. Such procedure, however, is per
mitted in case of aged and infirm persons who are unable,
without great inconvenience, to get to the place of enrollment
before the Books are closed. Such matters are left to the
discretion of the Enrollment Committees. In Wards One
and Two, McCormick, Books of Enrollment shall not leave
their place until after the clpsing hours of the office in which
they are located, and in no instance and under no circum
stances shall the Enrollment Books be sent out without it is
accompanied by one of the Enrollment Committee.
Enrollment Committees and places of enrollment for 1930
are:
McCormick No. 1: J. O. Patterson, D. A. Bell and J. L.
Caudle. Place of enrollment, Patterson Clothing Company’s
Store.
McCormick No. 2: P. J. Robinson, J. S. Strom and T. J. Sibert.
Place of enrollment, W. G. Huguley’s store.
Plum Branch: W. M. Freeland, W. R. Miner and J. J. Collier.
Places of enrollment, Bracknell’s Store and Freeland’s Store.
Young’s: S. L. Long, R. C. Young and J. C. Young. Place
of enrollment, J. A. Young’s residence. ^ -
Mt. Carmel: W. A. Scott, S. D. Wells and W. H. Horton.
Place of enrollment, W. A. Scott’s store.
Parksville: J. P. Brunson, W. T. Self and W. P. Parks.
Places of enrollment, Parks & PercivaFs and Brunson’s stores.
Lyon’s: Grady Bell, R. T. McKinney and C. L. Williams.
Place of enrollment, R. T. McKinney’s.
Dowtin’s: T. A. Dowtin, J. P. Robinson and J. F. Langley.
Plane of enrollment, T. A. Dowtin’s store.
1 TOIHngton: J. If. Gttett, J. J. Hester and A. B. Andrews.
Place of emoUment, S. E. Cowan’s store.
C3atworthy*s Cross Roads: Charlie Dansby, Ernest Hanvey
and J. J. Link. Place of enrollment, J. J. Link’s store.
Rehoboth:' E. M. Morgan, J. P. Talbert and W. A. Winn.
Place of enrollment, Morgan’s store.
White Town: F. P. White, R. H. Wideman and Mrs. Sallie
Holley. Place of enrollment, Farmers Supply Co.
Clarks Hffi: L. C. Rich, Jeff Sharpton and W. J. Hines.
Places of enrollment, Sharpton’s store, Clarks Hill; Bennett
MercantHe Co., Meriwether.
Bell’s Store: T. B. Bell, J. A. Callison and D. L. Burnett.
Place of enrollment. Bell’s store.
Bordeaux: A. S. Cade, John b! Harmon and Mrs. v G. W.
Cade. Place of enrollment, O. G. Calhoun’s store.
Modoc: G. C. McDaniel, M. M. Marshall and A. V. Bussey.
Place of enrollment, McDaniel’s store.
Bethany: R. H. Quarles, Sr., E. L. Hollingsworth and W. K.
McDonald. Places of enrollment, Quarles’ and Hollingsworth’s
stores.
Nobody can vote in the August primary this year, whose
name is not put by himself or herself on the enrollment book
of his or her club this year. Enrollment two or four years
ago is valueless as, under the party law, new roll books nriust
be made up this year. If you value a vote in the Demo
cratic primary, which' detennines who shall be your public
servants, do not neglect to enroll, as otherwise you disfranchise
yourself. It is the duty of every good citizen who regards
himself or herself a Democrat to enroll and vote in the pri
mary. Do not put off enrolling ’till the last minute. Some
thing might happen then to prevent getting your name on
your club roll. Attend to this important matter now.
It is said that registering is heavier over the county than
here in town, however, people don’t seem to be taking any un
usual amount of interest in the matter. Voting is not only,
a privilege; it is a duty. So, go on and register and be pre
pared to vote in the primaries. Tuesday, July 22nd, is the
last day to register. Do it now!
Agricultural Teachers
Attend Conference
Messrs. W. H. Wooten and J. B.
McCrorey, agricultural teachers of
the Washington Consolidated and
McCormick high school, attended
the annual vocational agricultural
teachers* conference at Tamassee,
S .C., last week.
At this meeting the past year’s
work was discussed and plans for
future activities were made by the
150 agricultural teachers of this
state. Several interesting and
helpful talks were made by the of
ficials and agricultural leaders of
Clemson College.
The teachers stayed at the state
F. P. F. Camp, but took their meals
at the D. A. R. school. At this
camp the agricultural boys of this
state have an opportunity of
spending one week of recreation
each summer.
First Generation
Weevils Cause Heav
ier Infestation
j CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 7.—
The first generation of weevils is
1 now out and active, and conse-
jquently infestation shows a mark-
led increase in many of the 80
fields in nine counties examined
during the week ending July 5, by
members of the Pee Dee Experi
ment Station staff, in an effort to
determine the current status of
the weevil.
Sixty-two per cent of the squares
were found infested in a Bamberg
county field, and 54 per cent in one
Aiken field; while fields in Flor
ence, Darlington, Orangeburg,
Greenwood; and' Chester were
found with over 30 per cent infes
tation.
On the other hand, says Prof. H.
W M Barre, director of the Experi
ment Station ,in discussing the re
port, some fields are found in each
county where infestation is quite
low, emphasizing again the neces
sity for careful daily examination
of fields to make square infesta
tion the basis for poisoning.
Since frequent heavy applica
tions of calcium arsenate might
cause trouble, it is very important
that every cotton grower find out
where the weevils are before at
tempting to poison them.
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Negro Minstrel
At Bethia School
Tomorrow Night
“The Chocolate Wedding” comi
cal negro minstrel, will be present-
!ed at Bethia school house Friday
evening, July 11, 8:30 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
■Admission, 10 and 25 cents.
“Black Clouds” amusing dialogue
will also be given at this time.
Added attractions of dancing and
j singing and music by local musi
cians.
Leading characters are: Frances
Wilson, John B. Wilson, Joe Wil-
Go to the place in your
precinct wjiere the enroll
ment book is kept and
write your name so you
can have a say so in the
primary this summer. Do
this before Tuesday, July
22nd. or you may regret it.
son, Mary Cason, Norman Cason,
Ramey Cason, Margaret Dansby,
Ruth Dansby, Rebecca Dansby,
David Dansby. Bonner Dansby,
Thelma Hall, Fressly Hall, Mary
Gable, Mattie L. Gable, Fannie
Gable, Evelyn Gable and Coleman
Gable.
Protracted Meeting
Starts At Willington
Church July 13th
Protracted meeting starts at the
Presbyterian church in Willington
on Sunday, July 13th. Rev. D. J
Woods, D. D., of Clinton, S. C..
will do the preaching. The public
is cordially invited to attend thr
services.
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Three Magistrates
To Be Nominated
Coming Primaries
The 1929 Acts of the Genera
Assembly creating two lew Magis
terial Districts in McCormic’
County provide among othe
things, that in the primary elec
tion of 1930 and every two year
thereafter, that there shall o
| nominated three Magistrates, cn
to maintain office in the Town o'
McCormick and shall be voted la
in the following precincts: McCor
mick, Young’s, Clatworthy, Tal
bert's Store. Bethany, Lyon’s, Plum
Branch, and White Town: one V
Parksville, to be voted for in the
following precincts: Parksville, Re
hoboth, Modoc and Clarks Hill, and
one at Willington, to be voted for
in the following precincts: Will
ington, Bordeaux and Mt. Carmel.
The candidates for magistrate
from the various sections of the
county will take due notice of the
foregoing.
W. K. CHARLES,
County Chairman.
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■ Sometimes we wonder how the
(recording angel keeps count of all by McCormick Messenger in co-jp-
(the fish stories. ieration with the Lions Club.) '
“The Town Doctor”
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TO BE AMERICAN MEANS TO GO
PLACES AND SEE THINGS?
The average American believes
that to travel is to live. We come
by that belief honestly. It is a
part of our make up and dates
back to time of the beginning of
this good ol’ &. S. A.
If Columbus hadn’t had tke
“urge” to go places and see thing*-;
he would never been able to “seR”
Queen Elizabeth on the idea of
rigging up a few sail boats for Mm
to go put to Sea, to see what tlieie
was to see. Coldhibus was a sales
man. He wanted to gc places, sjjd.
he wanted so badly to go that he
got what he wanted.
Everybody that followed Colum
bus across the briny deep had this
same “urge.” They heard about
this land of red men, wild chick
ens, buffalo and honey; and*\nat
being stick-in-the-muds, afraid to
do something different from thiHr
fathers and grandfathers before
them did, they started and kept
going until they arrived.
After they had seen about nil
there was to see where they first
made contact with the promised
land they still had the “urge”—
they wanted to see how much more
there was to see.
At first they walked. Then tliey
rode creatures whiqh walked. They
next rode behind those creatures
which walked until, desiring to ree
more of that which there was tv
see more quickly—and desiring trris
earnestly enough—they invented
that means—steam locomotion.
But that fell short of filling Uic
bill, for these people were the loiid
of people that were never sati
They wanted to see all there
to see when they pleased and haw
-they-pleased. So -came -antofro—
biles.
And here we are in this wonder
ful day of 1930, with all Americ/ ris
going where they please, wl*c*n.
they please, as they please, wtJch
makes “Going Places” the greatest
and largest business in all t?ze
world. And this is the average
American community’s oppotfam-
ity.
Regardless of your line of busi
ness, or what you do to makt: a
living, you are affected by meter
travel. Therefore it is good busi
ness on your part to , encourage
and do what you cau to help Mc
Cormick get as much as possible
of the business to be had from
traffic.
The problem that confronts most
communities is not to get traffic,
but to induce that traffic to step.
Automobiles on a highway are to
a town what pedestrians on ine
sidewalk are to a store. The sf ^xe
cannot sell the passerby unless
people come into the store; like
wise a town cannot sell the motor
ist unless the car is stopped and
the passengers alight therefrom.
This necessitates a place for tbe
motorist to stop or leave his car—
and therein is the problem. Nit
an unsolvable one however, if that,
which is commonly referred to as
the noodle” is used. The blggr. it
problem is to get the people in tDe
community to use “the noodle.”
There has been repeatedly giv*;n
in this column facts and figurer
on the value of motor traffic-
facts that are proven, showing th.it
with hundreds of communities the
possible or potential cash value is
equal to and above the total pay
roll of the communities.
Like everything else worth while; -
a community cannot sell itself to
Motor Traffic, nor can a commun
ity get the thousands and thoa-
sands of dollars obtainable fr^m.
this traffic, if they do not work
and DO SOMETHING to get it.
Other towns have taken he^d
and ARE getting this business—
ARE selling themselves to i!ie*
traveler. McCormick can do like
wise if the people, business er*i-
cerns and business organizat.
will take advantage of the oppar-
tunity, “take telling,” and get go
ing to go get it.
(Copyright, 1930, A. D. Stone. Re
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