Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Thursday, July 24, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carotin*. Page Number Eight MX. CARMEL NEWS' A letter from Mrs. Connor dated 19th states that Mr. Hollis Connor seemed to be just a little better. His many friends sympathize with him in his illness and hope for a speedy recovery. Rev, W. S. Patterson and son, William Storey, of Lancaster, re turned home Tuesday, after a short pleasant stay with his sisters, Misses Florence and Susie Patter son and Mrs. F. C. Patterson. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and sons, Harold and Billy, spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King of Calhoun Falls. Mrs. Alex Mitchell and little son, Alex, Jr., were the charming guests of Mrs. Lena Hester a few days last week, returning to their home in Mtf Pleasant on Sabbath. Capt. and Mrs. William Sharpe returned to Mt. Carmel last Friday from a visit to Clemson College, Atlanta and other places. Mrs. Mary Smith §nd little Jean and Mr. Herman Smith spent a few days last week with Mrs. Ed ward Hammond in Elberton. Mrs. Hammond and son, Jimmie, re turned home with them for a short visit. Rev. and Mrs. Leon T. Pressly of McCormick were dinner guests of Misses Patterson last Sabbath.^ Mrs. Roy Edmunds and daughter, Elsie, of Augusta are visiting Mrs. P. K. Black. Elsie won the distinc tion of making the honor roll every month and making a perfect re port for the entire year in the first grade. Quite an honor for a little girl. Hope she will always do as Well. Mrs. Harry Scruggs of Washing ton City was the charming guest Of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton for a sl^ort while last week. Mrs. Scruggs is pleasantly remembered in the county as Miss Lula Horton, and a host of friends were delight ed to see her again. It has been many years since she visited South Carolina, and she expected to visit the old home in Bellvue and see all the old schoolmates and friends, but we were having our nice rainy spell then, which prevented the trip. Mr. and Mrs. John Du Rus sell of Atlanta accompanied her. As we sit out at night to enjoy the cool breeze, I notice so much the menace to traffic on the high ways in so many cars and trucks not carrying the lights required by law. Quite a number fail to show Blackwood Prophesies He Will Lead In Race The Spartanburg Herald says: Declining to make any comment as to which gubernatoral candi date will be in the second race With him, Ira C. Blackwood, Spar tanburg county solicitor and can didate for governor yesterday ex pressed assurance that he would lead the ticket in the first run off. Mr. Blackwood returned to the city yesterday morning from a week’s canvass of 25 counties in the southeastern part of the state. He appears to be exceedingly op timistic over his prospects of being elected. Mr. Charles Loses Brother-In-Law Preaching Notice There will be preaching in the ; Methodist church next Sunday Friends, here will sympathize | mornlng and alsQ the first Sunday with Mr. W. K. Charles over the morning in August, after which death of his brother-in-law last week. The following account wa.s sent out from Timmonsville on July 15th: Funeral services for George W. Gosney, who died at his home here Saturday evening after a long ill ness, were held Sunday evening at 6 o’clock from the Gosney resi dence, in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The Rev. George Rogers, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated and was assisted by the Rev. R. B. Mc- “I have engaged in a number of Queen, pastor of the Presbyter- political contests but never have I ian church. “The Old Rugged met with more encouragement in Cross” was sung by Mrs. Earl any race than in my present one Truett. During the interment at for governor,” Solicitor Blackwood Byrd cemetery “Absence” was read £a id. by the Rev. Mr. McQueen and a The candidate announced no quartet sung “Abide With Me.” Mr. speaking dates for the next ten Gosney was bom in Danville, Va., days during which time it is ex- in 1864. Early entering the tobacco pected that the majority of candi- business he came to Timmonsville dates will rest and prepare for the at the opening of the market here strenuous campaigning to precede in 1879 and at one time was presi- the primary in August. dent of the tobacco board of trade. State political bally-hooing end- In 1908 he was married to Miss ed temporarily Friday and candi- Irene Charles, daughter of Mr. and dates seeking to pilot the state Mrs. K. D. Charles. Mr. Gosney governmental locomotive shut off ( £ad many friends and was a man steam at Bishopville, side track- there will be no preaching until September. J. A. BLEDSOU,. Pastor. College Men In Railroad Work (A. C. L. Ry., Bulletin) ing their divers cars of campaign talk to their own baliwicks. . X Cars Play Part In Crime Prevention And Detection <5* high ideals, greatly beloved by those who knew him well. Besides his widow he is survived by four children, Linwood Gosney of Washington, D. C.; George Keith Gosney of Columbia; William Charles and Miss Louise Gosney; one brother, Thomas J. Gosney of Danville, Va., and three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Shackleford, Kinston, N. C., Mrs. I. T. Hall, Danville, Va., and Mrs. James H. Gosney, Ra- The college graduate who is willing to work his way up from the bottom will find in railroad work an opportunity for a success- i^l career as great as in any in- du2try, M. J. Gormley, Executive . Vice-President of the American ONEIDA, N. Y., July 21.—The au tomobile. as a necessary adjunct to leigh, N. C. crime uetection and prevention. The active pallbearers were: C. plays an integral part in activities Ray Smith, C. L. Sjnith, John Hec- at the New York State Police bar- tor McSween, S. J. Cole, Julian racks here. , Pendergrass, H. A. Smith, Florence; The State Troopers, under Major Dr. W. R. McLeod and W. C. Law. John Warner, now operate 180:Honorary pallbearers included: T. cars, ofVhich 82 are Chevrolets, |o. Pepper of Winston-Salem; J. M. and many of the duties the cars | Hite, Dr. T. H. Houck, J. M. Par- are called on to perform rival the ker, Rock Hill; W. T. Coker, Dr. E. tests on an automobile manufac turer’s proving ground. Yearly mileages up to "40,000 or 50,000 miles, much of it at high speeds, are common, and the sud den starting and stopping to which the Troopers’ cars are con stantly subjected, put the mechan ical features of the cars to unusual strain, it was pointed out. An unusually spectacular feat ip which the cars recently partici pated was in getting the local unit a rear light and some no light at to Auburn in quick time during the all. If a person doesn’t care any thing about the danger to him self, he has no right to endanger other people. t Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson, Miss Clavera Mauldin of Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mauldin Spent Sabbath with Mrs. George Mauldin and Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldin. X . Gasoline Altered To Meet Changing Seasonal Demands NEW YORK, July 21.—Veteran motorists who long for that “good old fashion gasoline” apparently are longing for something they could not well see if they had it. Tests made by the U. S. Bureau of Standards show that the old style gasoline which felt cold to the Auburn prison riot. The distance between the two towns, 58 miles, was covered by 0 * Chevrolets in 55 minutes, local officers reported. The New York State Police are only one of many federal, state and municipal police forces throughout the country using Chevrolets extensively in battling the criminal element. The satis factory service rendered by Chev rolet dealers has been a major fac tor it was explained, in the exten sive use of this make of car by lo cal Troopers^during the past few years. X The Editor’s “Merchandise” A. Simmons, J. E. Patterson, W. S. Carter, N. E. Moore, W. H. Low- man, M. H. Purvis and H. D. Epps. X Ford Buys An Old Spinning Machine CAROLINA THEATRE Greenwood, S. C. Last Today “PARAMOUNT ON PARADE” FRIDAY and SATURDAY July 25th-26th JOAN CRAWFORD in “MONTANA MOON” The “untamed” girl in an other unconventional role you will call her best! MONDAY and TUESDAY July 28th-29th CLARA BOW in “TRUE TO THE NAVY” Clara sings—with voice, her eyes, her whole body! In a fleet full of sweethearts. She finds there’s only one who matters. WEDNESDAY and THURS. July 30th-31st WILLIAM POWELL in “THE DENSON MURDER CASE” Murder done before your eyes; Vance right on the scene! Five suspects defy you to pick the guilty person! CAROLINA THEATRE Greenwood, S. C. Railway Association recently de clared in an addicss before the Mechanical Division of that Asso- caition. • “The railroads,” said Mr. Gorm ley, “want the college trained :nan. Th e y are constantly looking for poses '' to do in the best talent that can be obtain- Need Of Saving Timber Stressed N. T. BARRON, DISTRICT FOR ESTER, OUTLINES WORK HE PROPOSES FOR UP-STATE DISTRICT “South Carolina cannot success fully grow timber until we . can prevent and suppress all forest fires in the State,” declared N. T. Barron, district forester for^lfteen of the upper counties in the state,, in an interview he gave a Journal reporter today, outlining the work that the forestry commission pro- Power-Farming Tour Shows Fine Results ed, but they do not judge a man by the number of academic de grees he possesses. They judge him finally by his ability, his initiative and his willingness to work. The man who has a college education may be expected to have an ad vantage over the one ./ho has not, not only from the standpoint of his training in college to think clearly, to ascertain facts and base his judgment on them, but in the matter of prestige as well. . “College is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. Presumab ly it fits a man to meet the prob lems of life and cope with them more successfully than his less fortunate brother. To the extent that any man can do that, fie com mands consideration, regardless of whether his ability comes as a re sult of college training, inherent brilliancy, or what not. “Success is an elusive thing. About the only thing we can say about it is that it depends on the man. Certain it is that a college education is not an unfailing rec ipe for it. Our greatest universi ties can not make a success of an unwilling student, yet the man .with inherent ability will succeed, whatever the limitations have beerf Ion his education. “A man to be successful needs education, plus a well-balanced personality. The college graduate we must assume, has the educa tion. The first five years out of college are perhaps the most im portant period of his life from the standpoint of development of a CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 22.— The valuable service of labor-sav ing machinery on South Carolina farms was so clearly and strikingly shown on the power-farming tour conducted by J. T. McAlister, ex- balanced personality. During the tension agricultural engineer, in f 0ur years of college he has lived the central and Pee Dee sections on ba an academic and to some ex- t ^ I July 8, 9 and 10, that it has been theoretical world. Upon his AH SpartanDurg decided to hold a one-day tour for ability to fit himself in with the — *. j interested Piedmont area fanners practical problems of whatever Snartanburg: The Journal savs* on July 31 » when there wil1 be business he may enter depends his *, An old-time spinning machine, I demonstrations on cotton on ter- success . estimated to be at least 150 years old, and one of the few in the en tire country, has been sold to Hen ry Ford for his museum by Louis W. Anderson, of Moore, S.. C., who operates an antique shop on East most of its history, was purchased. mechanical P° wer ’* and they hear for Mr. Ford by J. A. Humberstone, s ° me of tlie r e c° rds obtained as of Dearborn, Mich., for the Ford S iven by farmers conducting re museum, and it is to be shipped within the next two or three days. The sfrinhftig machine, which Mr. Anderson contends is the^ er acre »” ueciarea J. Evereu,, “next step following We spinning, who is one of the ei ^ bt fanners wheel,” was originally owned byi 0 P erat f ng power-farming ef l ai P" John Hyman, of Spartanburg coun- j ment in Marlboro cai ^ y * 18 ty. It was sold at the Hyman sa ie 1 demonstration consisted of hand- in the year 1860 to R. R. Williams > llng a11 operations on a 100-acre demonstrations. “We have just finished the fifth cultivation at a cost of 15 cents declared J. B. Everett, If you have accepted chain store advertising from a neighboring town and a local merchant came bustling into the shop charging touch and evaporated readily is i disloyalty to the home town, what would you do about it? This dilemna confronted Ray Norman, editor of the Oklahoma Clarion, and this is the way he an swered the merchant. First, the editor asked the mer chant if he would sell a sack of flour to the manager of a chain store. Of course he would, because that was merchandise. Then Mr. Norman opened his newspaper, spread it on the table before the merchant. “The pages of my paper are my stock in groceries, the column rules my shelves, and on these shelves stand my stock of goods. This is what I have to sell.” The merchant promptly left the shop,—Kentucky Press. X Card Of Thanks not well suited to modem motors because of those very character istics. In other words, it burns too quickly to assure full power de velopment and it is likely to pro duce vapor lock, or a tendency to boil in the fuel line, resulting in motor stoppage. Modem fuels must be adapted to the uses to which they are to be put, or rather to the season in which the motor is operated. High ly volatile gasolines assure quick starting, burn quickly and produce less power. Less volatile fuels bum slowly, increasing the power out put, but have a tendency to cause crankcase dilution and hard start ing. Refiners have struck a happy medium and given to motorist con tinuing satisfactory service from his motor by altering their pro ducts to meet seasonal demands. Gasoline marketed in winter has We wish to express our thanks greater volatility, or evaporating to our friends and neighbors, both qualities, permitting cold starting white and colored, for their many in low temperatures. That mar- acts of kindness at the death of ! Perhaps congress raised the ta- raced land in Anderson county and i “Any college graduate who is on the Clemson College farms. | willing to start in railroad work The goodly number of South U p 0 n graduation in the same posi- Carolina farmers, together with tjon in which any one would be some from Georgia and North required to start, and who ap- ^ Carolina, who went on the power- pro^hes the field with a willing- Main street where the old Rex I armin 8 tour last week bad oppor- ness to go through fifteen years theatre is located. jtunity to see at first hand what 0 f hard work, will find that the The spinning machine, con- was done and the methods rewards at the end of that period ceraing which Mr. Anderson has used in growing row crops ^with are as great hi the railroad serv- “ ' J ice as in any other industry. They will be greater than in many in dustries. ^ “It should always be remembered that the most important thing in a railroad career is to learn the art of dealing with your fellow em ployees in such a way as to have their confidence and to be able to direct and handle them in a prop er way when* a position of author-. ^ ity is obtained. The success of an who, after his death in 1883, left field of cotton with a S eneral P ur “J officer depends more on this thing the relic to his son, T. J. L. Will- P ose tractor - A power duster with iams. The latter Mr. Williams dis- a capacity of 75 rows at a time was posed of the machine at a sale of bein ? used to tbe bo wcevi the Williams estate, and it was on this cotton. purchased from him by Mr. Ander-' In Lee county ha son this year what seemed to be the finest crop “We trace the age of this ma- of cotton aihong the demonstrators chine beginning with 1860” said Mr. visited on the tour. There was an Anderson, “because we have au- unusually good stand, and grout then tic records of its possession wa s even and fruiting heavy. Many from that year on, but as a mat- visitors declared that it already ter of fact, Mr. Hyman was an 1 old bad a ba l e acre made. Mr. man at his death, and I am told shaw believes firmly that one o that it was handed down to him. the fact °rs contributing to ohis That would make it certainly much £ ood cr °P was the borou £ P ie ^ - over a hundred years old, but I am aration of the seedbed with the doing my calculating more than, tractor. anything else from the workman- i Two fine crops of corn were ship on the machine and the wood- seen tbat had been hand . C 1 , > i 1 work, which will reveal the age of Orators on three and one- a oo the machine more than any othe rows. These were in Sum er an factor.” Mr. Anderson has been engage: Barnwell counties, the one in Barnwell being entered in the state in the handling of antiques for tlK live-acre corn contest. past five years or more, havin This is the second year of these than on anything else.’ X- collected valuables from six dif- P° wer ” farming demonstrations ferent states, and his collection i. conducted under the supervision of of great historic value. He has extension agricultural en * made a study of antiques for sev- £i nee r- Records o a opera ons eral years, and is considered as an are bein S k ® bt to de ermine e authority on the subject. exact cost of Production by the use of this power equipment. X X- keied in summer has lower vola- our husband and father, Jno. R. riff on peanuts in* order to restrict t They used to ring the curfew tility and consequently bums Freeman. the product of a type of politics of back in the oldeft days, but now it more slowly, thus providing full jpower development Carrie B. Freeman and Family. which they form the chief ingred- is just at the time that the young- ient. sters are starting out. The Bigger They Are- One of the most difficult things about getting out a newspaper is getting everything correct, the facts exact and everybody’s name and initials just right. We were called last week about initials Sofry. Only the knowledge that a piece of news copy handed in re cently by Ex-President Coolidge for publication in the syndicated matter of the dailies contained eleven errors gives us any comfort. —Mound City -fMo.) News-Inde pendent. X Real-estate dealers say that a good, dry, light cellar adds from $500 to $1,000 to the value of a dwelling. Of first importance is the site for a building, says the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads. Choose a site moderately elevated so that there is a fall in at least one direc tion. The soil and subsoil should be open and porous so that air and Mr. Barron, who is a native of Michigan and who has had several years extensive study in forest preservation, opened his head quarters here this week office space being given him in the Chamber of Commerce located in the Montgomery Building, Spar tanburg, according to The Journal. The newly appointed district for ester has been in the South since the fall of 1925, and has engaged in forestry work for the federal government. For the past three years he has been in similar work in Arkansas and has been in South Carolina since June 1st. The general assembly of South Carolina passed a law in April, 1927, which provided for the crea tion of a state forest commission. Shortly afterwards, L. E. Staley was appointed as state forester, and since his appointment the staff has been enlarged to include an assistant state forester and two district foresters. Besides Mr. Barron, the other district forester makes his headquarters at Flor ence. “In addition to the preservation of forest -timber, the commission has a state forest tree nursery lo cated at Camden,” said Mr. Bar ron. “Our first problem, of course, is to prevent forest fires. The method we are going to use is that we shall endeavor to organize what are to be called Co-operative Forest Fire Protective associations in each of the counties of the state. These organizations will be work ed up between the state, the large timberland owners and the far mer. Eventually, we want to es tablish fire observation towers and telephone lines at central points in the state, build fire-breaks, ■ and construct the necessary roads in to the inaccessible areas.” “That is one step in our work. Other plans we have in mind are that in order to make the people of the state generally realize the value of their forest lands, we. mm conduct a certain amount of educational work, that is, we must institute an educational campaign which shall sart in the various vo^- cational schools in the state, and also the agricultural institutions. “We also shall endeavor to es tablish what are known as dem onstration plots, especially near agricultural schools, in order to show the people just what to grow and how to grow it most profitab ly. We want to encourage the tim berland owner and the fanher to do a certain amount of planting, when it will be practicable and to his own advantage. “I have just been informed that we are going to have available for planting in the state between December 15 and February 15 a to tal of about 2,712,000 seedlings of the following varieties: Longleaf pine, shortleaf, loblolly pine, slash pine, white pine, yellow locust and red maple. These seedlings are to cost $3.00 per thousand.” Concerning forest fires in South Carolina, Mr. Barron quoted the law relative to persons who start such fires ’ that annually' r;cause millions of dollars loss, and des troy many thousands of acres, of forest land. “As to forest fires,’’ he continued, “there was an act passed providing a fine and im prisonment for any person who maliciously set woods afire on someone else’s property and who carelessly lets it burn from their property to that of someone else. The fine upon conviction is not less than $5.00 nor more than $500, or imprisonment of not more than one year in the county jail. Besides that, the guilty party shall be liable to prosecution by any person who may have sustain ed damage as a result therefrom. Last year we estimate that the state of South Carolina lost more water are admitted readily. Sand gravels, and loams are good soil'* than three million acres df rich timber land as a result of fire. The big fact is simply this: We cannot successfully grow timber until we can prevent and suppress all forest fires in the State.” *■ There should be good, deep, nat ural drainage, so that during the wet season of the year the ground water will be at least 10 feet below the ground surface.