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TRUK TO OURSELVKS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Twenty-Ninth Year
Crop Prospects In
County Are Good
EXTENSION AGRONOMIST SAYS
THEY ARE THE BEST HE HAS
SEEN HERE IN PAST
EIGHT YEARS
8 Pages - All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C.
Thursday, August 7, 1930
Established June 5, 1902
Number 10
“McCormick county has the best
prospects for a good crop that I
have seen in the eight years X have
been coming to the county,” says
R. W. Hamilton, Extension Agron
omist, from Clemson College, who
spent Tuesday of this week with
county agent Thos. W. Morgan,
visiting a number of farms in the
county.
Mr. Hamilton is in charge of the
State 5-Acre Cotton Contest, and
jjs very well pleased with McCor
mick county’s prospects for a good
cotton crop. / Several fields visited
showed promise of high yields, and
the crop is very good througlfbut
the county. He was also very much
struck with the appearance of the
Com crop, and the abundance of
cowpeas, soy beans, and velvet
beans planted in the county.
According to Mr. Hamilton, com
and hay bid fair to bring the high
est price this fall that these crops
have brought for a number of
years. The excessive drought
through the com and hay country
has reduced the crop to almost no
thing in many places, and the price
of both com and hay have already
advanced sharply. All farmers in
McCormick county should save all
the good hay possible, he says.
The same drought is at the save
time seriously affecting the cotton
crop in the Mississippi valley
states, and in Texas, and it may be
that this situation will bring the
price of cotton higher than many
farmers are -expecting at the pres-
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Number Of Boys
Will Go To Cam p
WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL
ROTS LEAVE FOR FUTURE
PALMETTO CAMP AUGUST
EIGHTEENTH
Campaign Meeting
At • Washington
School Tomorrow
NEXT MEETING IS AT WILLING-
TON TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH
A number of boys of the'Wash
ington school district are planning
to take a week’s vacation the
eighteenth of August in the Blue
Ridge Mountains. The State Vo
cational Agricultural students have
a fine camp in the mountains at
Tamassee, S. C., which has been
built on grpund donated to them
by the Rotary Clubs of Walhalla,
Seneca and Westminster. .
Recreational plans for the Camp
include swimming, mountain
climbing, hikes, athletic contests,
and sight seeing tours. Part of a
day will be spent at Clemson Col
lege. Meals will be furnished at a
nominal price by the D. A. R. Girls’
School near the boys’ camp.
The following boys are planning
to make the trip with W. H. Woot
en, Agricultural Teacher: Robert
Gilchrist, Floyd Drennan, Harold
Bussey, Davis Bussey, Albert
Howie, Ray Bailey, Herman Bus
sey, Jack Wells, Pickens Wells, Pat
Robertson, Watson Parks and W.
P. Parks, Jr. Others wish to go but
have not definitely decided.
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Audit Of County
Books Completed
COPT ON FILE IN CLERK OF
COURT’S OFFICE
Weevil Infestation
Is Very High
DAMAGE MAY BE GREAT, ES
PECIALLY ON UNPOISONED
Helds
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Aug. 4.—
One hundred and four cotton
ty offices will address • voters at ftelds were examined in last week’s
tour of nine counties by members
of the Pee Dee Experiment Sta
tion staff. The average weevil in
festation on about half of these
fields which had not been poison
ed was 36.8 per cent, while on 26
fields where calcium arsenate dust
has been used throughout the sea
son the average infestation was
11.9 per cent. Average infestation
on all poisoned fields (mbluding
the dust and the molasses-arsenate
mixture) was 20 per cent. The
damage to the crop, particularly
on unpoisoned fields, will be very
great, in the opinion of Director
H. W. Barre, of the South Caro
lina Experiment Station.
It is quite common in the coast
al counties to find instances of
140 to 50 per cent infestation. Six-
. teen fields were found in Bamberg,
Darlington, and Florence counties
j in which the punctured squares ex
ceeded 60 per cent, eight of these
Dies In Greenwood fields showing above 70 per cent
' infestation.
Candidates for the various coun-
Washington Consolidated High
School building, midway Parksville
and Modoc, tomorrow, Friday, Au
gust 8th. The meeting, which will
open at 10 o’clock, will recess for
dinner and then re-open for the
afternoon session. A barbecue and
hash pinner will be served on the
grounds by Messrs. Blackwell and
Percival. A large crowd is expect
ed.
next meeting is slated for
Willington on Tuesday, August 12.
Then the candidates go to Plum
Branch on Friday, August 15th,
and wind up in McCormick on Fri
day, August 22nd.
Senatorial candidates — Blease,
Byrnes and Harris—speak at the
court house here next Wednesday,
August 13th.
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John T. Cheatham
John T. Cheatham, 50, popular
citizen, died at his home in Green
wood Sunday night, after a long
illifess.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Residence Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock by his pastor, Dr.
Charles F. Sims of the First Bap
tist church, Dr. John R. Jester,
Winston-Salem, N..C., and the Rev.
Paul L. Grier, pastor of the A. R.
P. _church there. ; Interment was
made in Magnolia cemetery.
Mr. Cheatham was bom in Edge-
field, now McCormick county, blit
had made his home in Greenwood
for many years. He was a member
of the firm of Rush Brothers com
pany. He was one of the outstand
ing Mascns of that city, being sec
retary and past master of ’Green
wood lodge, A. F. past high
priest of Greenwood chapter No.
37, ft. A. M.; past illustrious mas
ter of Maxwell council No. 21, R.
and S. M.; past commander of
Knights Templars and a member
of Hejaz Shrine temple.
Mr. Cheatham is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Blanche Mar
tin of Greenwood; two children,
Virginia Lee and Nellie Blanche
Chedtham; his father, W. A.
Cheatham, Greenwood; three sist
ers, Mrs. T. A. Robinson, Newberry;
Mrs. F. I. Robinson, Greenwood;
Miss Cora Lee Cheatham. Colum
bus, Ga; one brother, Ed. C. Cheat
ham, McCormick.
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The Man Who Wins
(Waverly Oil Works.)
The man who wins is an average
man.
Not built on any peculiar plan;
JJot blessed with any particular
luck:
Just steady and earnest and full
of pluck
When a^ked a question he doe~
not “guess,”
He Knows the answer’s “No” or
“Yes.”
When set a task that the rest can
not do,
He buckles down till he’s put it
through.
The paper is asked to state that so he works and waits, till one
the audit of the county books has j fine day
been completed and on Tuesday ( There’s a better job with bigger
was filed In the clerk of court’s of-
pay,
flee. The audit covers a period And the men who shirked when-
of practically seven years and was • ever they could
made by A. C. Clarkson Sf Co., C. Are bossed by the man whose work
P. A., of Columbia, at a cost of $1,- made good.
475.00. The delegation appropri
ated $2£00.00 for this purpose at For^ t
the last session of the legislature. >
It is a voluminous and compre- Who neither labor nor trouble
hen6fve document and, according shirks,
to * member of the committee. Who uses his hands, his head, his
shows the books and affairs of the | eyes—,
various offices to be in good con- The man who wins is the man who
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r^fye njan who wins is the ipan
who*'works,
In the Piedmont counties the
highest infestation was 36.7 per
cent in an unpoisoned field in
Chester county. In the Piedmont
generally the infestation remains
relatively low.
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Schedule Of Home
Demonstration Work
For Next Week
Monday, August 11th, 4 p. m.,
Bellvue H. D. C. at the home of
Mrs. I. J. Hester.
Tuesday, August 12th, 4 p. m.,
Mt. Carmel H. D. C.
Wednesday, August 13th, 9:30 a.
m., Washington 4-H Club.
Thursday, August 14th, 3:30 p.
m.. Dowttn H. D. C.
Friday, August 15th, 9:30 a. m.,
Plum Branh 4-H Club.
Friday, August 15th, 4 p. m., Mo
doc H. D. C.
Saturday, office.
Mr. Wideman Would
Oppose Pay Increase
For the benefit of the voting
public, I wish to state that as a
member bf the general assembly, I
would not vote to increase the
salaries of its members. I further
affirm that if there should be a
majority vote in favor of the same,
I positively would not accept one
penny more than the salary pres
cribed by law.
Respectfully,
D. LESTER WIDEMAN.
A. R. P. Services
Begin At Mt. Carmel
Friday, August 15th
Preaching at Mt. Carmel A. R.
P. Church beginning Friday, Aug
ust 15th, at eleven o’clock; at
night at 8 o’clock; Saturday morn
ing at 11 o’clock. No preaching
Saturday night. Two services on
Sabbath.
The celebration of the Lord’s
supper at the morning hour on
Sabbath.
You are cordially invited to all
of these services.
Rev. W. C. Kerr of Abbeville will
do the preaching.
LEON T. PRESSLY,
Pastor.
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Revival Meeting
Starts At White
Town August 10
A revival meeting will begin at
White Town Sunday, August 10th,
and will continue for at. least ten
days. There will be three services
Sunday and dinner On the ground.
After Sunday there will be no day
services. The services will begin at
8:15 o’clock every evening.
We hope to make this the best
revival we have ever had. Our
pastor. Rev. C. A. Padgett, will car
ry on the meeting. He expects
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler from Meri
wether and Mr. and Mrs. Casey
from Augusta to help him. They
are all good singers and Mr. and
Mrs. Casey play the guitar and
violin.
We cordially invite all to attend
our meeting. . ^
A Member.
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Guillebeaux Reunion
Well Attended Friday
The Guillebeaux reunion held at
the old home place midway Bor
deaux and Willington last Friday
was well attended and thoroughly
enjoyed by kinsfolk and connec
tions of the Guillebeaux, Talbert,
LeRoy and Bouchillon families. A
well planned program, hi charge of
Mr. Albert E. Guillebeaux, was car
ried out.
Judge C. J. Perryman, of Lin-
colnton, Ga., was the principal
speaker of the day. He gave the
history of the colony from the time
of departure from France, trip over
and settlement near Bordeaux,
and told of the activities of many
descendants on down to the pres
ent time. We hope to publish his
address in full at an early date.
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A few grains of pop com on top
of a plate of corn: soup gives an
attractive appearance. A spoon
ful of whipped cream is a good
garnish for clear and cream soups,
and adds to the food value.
Contractors Must
Use Home Labor
EFFORT TO HELP UNEMPLOYED
OF STATE IN SERIOUS
SITUATION
COLUMBIA, Aug. 1.—The South
Carolina Highway Commission will
not “permit its funds to be paid for
outside labor, out-of-state mater
ials and foreign-owned services
when willing South Carolinians can
be hired. South Carolina products
and materials can be bought, and
South Carolina owned services can
be secured at prices just, as reason
able and just as equitable as those
paid without the State,” said C. E.
Jones of Batesburg, Chairman of
the Commission, addressing road
contractors, material and machin
ery men, gathered here Tuesday of
last week incident to the letting of
$5,000,000.00 of highway contracts.
The Commission chairman des
cribed the present economic de
pression and the unemployment
situation, explaining in plain
language the position of the group
which he heads; that as long as
South Carolinians are unemployed
the practice of bringing labor in
to this State and buying materials
and products in other states must
and will be stopped. He called at
tention to clauses in all construc
tion contracts requiring that pref
erence be given to labor, materials
and services of this state, showing,
in the matter of hauling, thous
ands of farmers* trucks are idle
and ready for hire.
In explaining how the highway
establishment since 1928 had util
ized every persuasion to have the
General Assembly safeguard all
highway activities, which checks
the Commission voluntarily had
applied by resolution, Mr. Jones
went into the question of writing
surety bonds and claimed that no
person directly or indirectly con
nected with the highway establish
ment had ever been guilty of an
infraction of the law or of any oth
er unethical conduct.
He paid his respects to the op
ponents of the bond issue for per
manent highways with the follow
ing language:
“During the past few months of
controversy many implied charges
and insinuations have been made
against those connected directly
and indirectly with the Highway
establishment. Many of these
charges were absurd; none of them
was based on fact. The presence
of you gentlemen here today to my
mind is an ample refutation of
those notoriety seekers and delud
ed apostles of hate who would tear
down a great constructive %eve-
ment for personal power or because
of petty, envious spite. Those of
us against whom the attacks have
been directed have borne with
equanimity the ludicrous charges
made because we know that we are
right: we have looked with con
temptuous pity upon our traducerr
because we know that they are
^ , wrong, some of them repeatedly
“The Town Doctor”
DOCTOR OF TOWNS SAYS:
BUSINESS
LY A
DEPRESSION LARGE-
STATE OF MIND
BARBECUE
| We will serve a barbecue and hash dinner at
Washington High School, Midway Parksville and
Modoc, o n FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930, county
campaign day at this place. Come and meet the
candidates and enjoy a good old fashioned barbecue
and hash dinner.
BLACKWELL & PERCIVAL
Managers
PARKSVILLE, S. C.
There have been given a thous
and on^ reasons by as many ex
perts for the recent falling off of
business. Twice as many articles
have been written and published
expounding and giving “reasons
why” for this business depression,
and easily three times as man?
speeches and talks have been made
before business organizations ex
plaining cause and effect. All of
these opinions admit and agree
that there is a depression.
In the face of, and irrespective
of all this, I make so bold as to*
say that all so-called “lack of busi
ness,” this admitted “business de
pression,” is 90 per cent mental;
and that the elimination of the
hazard lies in proving that it is
mental, which requires nothing
more than selling—“1930 Selling *
Not selling as it is popularly con
strued and thought of; not just
the motions of one person making
transfer of ownership of a pro
duct, service or thing, in exchange
for a consideration; but “1930 In
fluencing.”
There is no intent to make de-
nial of the fact that as a whole the
consumer is not consuming as he
once did; that business is not as
good as it once was. But the fault
lies, not with “business,” but with
the people who are in business ani
those with whom they do business.
Ninety-nine and a fraction per
cent of all of us are naturally and
instinctively lazy, especially when
it comes to continued physical ex
ertion. and more especially when
it comes to that exercise common
ly known as “fhmk^hg7 , We are
constantly looking for an alibi t*>
“let down” and an excuse to worry;
which in itself is an alibi for fail
ure to do real constructive think
ing.
We are not only lazy by nature,
we are all more or less cowards—a
bunch of ,scaredy cats, afraid t*
disagree with the crowd—one rea
son for which is that to be dif
ferent requires brain work.
Many who ’ read this will* say;
“This fellow is crazy. He dont
know what he is talking about. The
idea of saying this depression,
which is as plain as day—which
everyone knows as an existing con
dition—is a myth! ”
Others will say: “You can’t tell
me that I merely “imagine’ that,
business is not what it used to be,
when I see it every day, right be
fore my eyes.”
Well it is often the case that to
many, what is, isn’t at all. Often
that which seems to be, is not &
reality except to those who refuse?
to look for reality. Many a mirage
is more plain than the real. You
can’t make a crazy man believe
you are Napoleon if he thinks hr
is.
This picture, which so many peo
ple have of business, is a mirage;
but it might as well be a fact uni
the real thing, and it will be just
that, as long as they refuse to look
at anything but the mirage.
There is just as much business
as there ever was. And there is
just as much money^as there ever
was, too. You hayen’t heard of
any catastrophe that has destroyed
or obliterated the coin of the
realm, have you? You haven’t
read of any of the country’s money
being burned up, and certainly thr
people of these United States have
not reverted to the customs and
ways of doing things of those of
the Stone Age. As long as there
is money and people there IS
plenty of business.
This lack of business is all in our
heads. It started in the head,
continues in the head, and in thtr
head lies the ending of it.
Tr™ (Copyright, 1930, A. D. Stone. Re-
‘ • p ’ g ’production prohibited in whole or
Sunday, August 10, and continuing
throughout the week. Services at
11 a. m., and 8:15 p. m. daily. The
pastor will be assisted by the Rev.
j wrong for the bolstering of
own selfish purposes.”
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Pavement Open To
Traffic In Town
The half mile of pavement on
Maiif Street was opened last Sat
urday to traffic and the nearly
jhalf mile on Gold Street, or Route
43 within the town limits, was op-
jened up yesterday. The contrac
tors are out about 9 miles on Route
43 paving back this way as fast as
possible.
Revival Starts At
Troy August 10th
There will be a revival at the
W. H. Barfield.
cordially invited.
Tlie public is
J. L. BOBO,
Pastor.
in part. This editorial published
by McCormick Messenger in co
operation with the Lions Club.)
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i Some people are so dumb they
think Myrtle Beach is the name
of a girl. / v * ;