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} i Tftnr&day. August H, 1930 McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCOKMlCK, SoutH Carolina Page Number Font WHITE TOWN Candidates For U. S. NEWS Senate Here Yesterday It has been some time since we Cole L. Blease, incumbent, and have had a letter from White James F. Byrnes and Leon W. Har- Town in the Messenger, so we will ris, candidates for the U. S. Senate, write a few dots. spoke in the court house here yes- Crops are looking promising terday to the largest crowd assem- through here, after such nice rains bled here for a campaign meeting we have been having. We have in quite awhile, the building being not seen any cotton open yet in packed to overflowing. Cotton Crop Esti- State Crops Rank j Federal Aid Discussed mate 14,362,000, Second In Nation' SOUTH CAROLINA CONDITION INDICATED YIELD IN SOUTH 74, WITH TEXAS AT 61—ACRE AGE THIS YEAR CURTAIL ED TO SOME EXTENT CAROLINA EXCELLENT South Carolina stands second in !the United States on the combined In regard to the agreed princi ple by the Steering Committee of the National Advisory Committee FOR SALE—Pointer puppies, 6 on Education that ,“the Federal weeks old, subject to registration. Government should give some fin- $7.00 and $10.00 each. J. j. Hes- ancial aid to education in the; ter » Ht. 1, Troy, S. C. Itpo. states, but in a manner that will! ~~ ' week. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—An in- indicated yield per acre of all . no ^ v i°^ a ^ e ottmr fundamental edu- TAKEN UP—One calf which owner dicated cotton crop of 14,362,000 portant crops as of August ijcational, political, social and oco-J can get by describing and pay- but one place, Mr. Roy Ridlehoover,! The candidates were attentively bales of 500 pound gross weight Frank O. Black, statistician for the ! nomi ^ considerations basic to ing expenses. j. w. Loveless, was showing an open boll last listened to as they made their bids was forecast today for this year by United States department of agri- sound.pub.ic policy, tne >.allowing .Route 4, McCormick, S. C. 3t. j for votes, defended their records the department of agriculture bas- culture, announced Tuesday, from dlscUG sion was presented at the | ■ j. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Whitten, Jr., and outlined their qualifications ing its forecast on the condition of Columbia. j Iast m ^ et n i S of this Committee: WANTED—Ten first class Jersey and their little daughter, Mary, for office in pretty much the same the crop August 1, which was 62.2 | Another indication of the' ,a) Su ^ 1 a P 0 ^ 10 ^ ^ old, not Milch cows. Jamie L. Smith, Rt. visited Mr. and Mrs. George V. manner and style as done on other per cent of a normal. strength of the state’s firm agri- new * It . nas ^ he accG P ted j 1, McCormick, S. C., junction Mc- Shrine recently. : stumps in the State this summer. The August 1 condition indicates culture position is the report from P iac lce o e e eial Govern- Cormick - Greenwood - Abbeville Mr. and Mrs. Henry Quarles Mr. Harris was given a bouquet of a yield of 155.3 pounds per acre, Mr. Black that farm labor supply ment ' sm ^ i e the r re - cons tiUitiona! Highways. and little Helen spent Sunday with lovely flowers by friends of the compared with 155.0 pounds last is only 1 per cent greater than the P enod * T e simp e and direct P°l- j ^ » Mr. and Mrs. J. T. White. itown that was once his home. year and 155.1 pounds, the 1919- demand. * cy of general grants to the states WANTED—. Veal Calves. Let me Mrs. Minnie Winn and son, Paul, ! The candidates came here from 28 average yield per acre. ! “South Carolina,’ he says, “has 102 e u ^ a 1 ° n , as ^ ^ ole reraain2d | know what you have. See me at spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Saluda, and are speaking in Edge- Last year the August 1 condition escaped the disastrous drought J ‘ L * Re y n <>lds’ market or write field today. was 69.6 per cent of a normal, and prevailing elsewhere in the country e2 ?. gian ' s b e ? an to be made uo me q b smith R. F D 4 Mr- X the 1919-28 average condition on and as the season moves along to- a the state ^ for particular rather Cormick, S. C. * 3tnn F iftlo ThIIc Oil Thrift Au s ust 1 was 672 per cent. ward harvest continues to experi- than g eneral educational purpos- | —^ The indicated production w T as ence favorable weather for crop es * calculated on the basis of the area development, so that the present That simple policy of general Oilie White. A bright eyed baby girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey White on August 6. May she be a blessing to her fond parents. | caicuiarea on me oasis of the area aeveiopmem, so that the present ----- 1 ^ prices for veal rnivr<3 nnH fa* •The revival at Plum Branch was ' OVEREMPHASIS OF “SAVING” AT in cultivation July 1 this year less outlook is for the largest crop pro- g f ra f nts began u to f “ to a11 the ^ phone No 1420 rr UTC? XTrkTP WYrrUYXT nriYY? .. ... efafoe TTroc CliVkiorvf fi-k rt x 1NO. WANTED—Am paying highest largely attended. Only a few new ones were added to the church, but Christians were revived and bless ed. Our revival at White Town will begin in the near future; time yet hasn’t been set. We extend a THIS TIME NOT WITHIN THE MEANING OF TRUE THRIFT (By S. W. STRAUS, President American Society For Thrift.) There is a difference between the 10 year average abandonment duction since 1926.” states was subject to little popular call on me aTfiThne station or 44,252,000 acres. * “August 1 the combined average after the «v« War west £ McConS on AbbeSe! The crop reporting board issued yield per acre of all Important ' vhen botb the P ul P° se and *- he lla - Greenwood-McCormick highway the following statement with its crops was 11.1 per cent above th e tu ^ of n ot"greatlyTn Jamie L - Smith > Rt - McCormick,' report: average yield of the ten years,' dissent aia not greatly in- g c ’ “A United States cotton crop of 1919-1928. In this respect, South crease untU after the World War ' v v.v. « ^ u ^ ,, 14,362,000 bales is indicated by the Carolina stands second in the na-| A special p ants were multi- hearty invitation to one and all! . .« n f . .. . August cotton report of the de- tion. Arizona leading with 16.2 per p led to coyer further special pur- to attend our services. We have ._ partment of agriculture. Condition cent and Georgia coming third poses of interest to particular Sabbath school every Sabbath af ternoon at 3:30 oclock. Come out and worship with us. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and two sons, Fred and Horace, * Mr. and Mrs. Herbert White and two children and Mr. and Mrs. Claude White and five children also Mr. and Mrs. Oilie White and three children enjoyed watermelon eat ing in the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Quarles Monday last. The melons were raised on the latter’s farm and they weigh ed from 50 to 55 pounds apiece. Even if the weather has been dry Mr. and Mrs. Quarles raised the best melons in this country. We ate the melons, saved the nice seed and preserved the rinds, so you see we are practicing economy. We always enjoy letters in the paper from other neighborhoods, so all of you write often. We too have had chicken thieves in our community. Mr. Oilie White captured an opossum re cently in his chicken house. We could write lots more, but thp rnPauline S o/ 10 tnip 15 reported at 62 - 2 P er cent of nor “ with 10 * 7 P er cent above the ten- not within the meaning of true mal as compared wlth 69 6 per vear average cent a year ago and a ten year ! “Compared with last year, the average of 67.2 per cent. The indi- prospects are for 14 per cent more cated yield per acre is 155.3 pounds, tobacco; 12 per cent more cotton, thrift. It should be borne in mind that no man or woman can be consid- groups of people. Additional social, educational, and political policies, now serious- Notice, Important ered thrifty^ who . which is slightly above last year and 6 per cent more com. We made money. concerning which there can be no argument but to say that you are thrifty simply because you save money would be as ridiculous as to say that you have a fine home be cause you have built a good foun dation for it. Let us understand then that af- and the ten year average. It has been called to my atten tion that certain persons have been , , violating section 29 of the City ly questioned, were increasingly as- ordinance relating to trespassing! sociated with the special grants. abusing or mutllati public - - . - — Regardless of legal theory these property . Anyone . P tres . about 60 per cent more peaches 1 “ etb ° ds of federal a ‘ d are m passing on school property, throw- During July, unusually hot, dry;than the shrot crop of 1929 and'* act stead hy increasing the legal j ng at the sc ij 00 j buildings weather prevailed in most of the the outlook for apples is 31 per belt from Alabama west. Amount- cen t above last year. On the other ing to severe drought in some sec- hand, it has been a little dry for tions. Curtailment of the crop sweet potatoes and hay which, from this cause was particularly couples with reduced hay acreage, severe in Arkansas where the fore- renders the outlook for these crops casts are approximately 23 per about 15 per cent below the good! ter we have saved our money we i ... . J ^ „ fViwMterv. rtri+u fv»o I cent below last year’s production, crops of last year, are by no means through with the ‘ 4 ^ ' ^ , — obligation we owe to our own self- interest. We must study how to employ that money so that it will mean the most for us and we must study also how to improve our minds, conserve our physical strength, master the tasks that lie Mississippi, Oklahoma, Alabama, i The report of Mr. Black shows o or anv and psychological power of federal j act caIculated to dlsflgu “ e or de ! agencies to control education in st these properties wlll be flned the states and vice versa, gradual- accordi t0 the ly decreasing the capacity of local ; b thls section y e communities to manage their own |to g0 into the schoo , bulldin ...... . . ^ x a ^ business must first get permission with their own independent judg- ments. (c) Changing economic condit- from the school authorities. You are also warned not to park on the strip of pavement running Tennessee, and Missouri are other that the prospects in the country ions 211 the y nit ed States have in- through the town on routes No. 20 states affected by the drought, ! as a whole declined nearly 7 per; erased the income disparities of and No 43 It ig a vio i at i on Q f the with prospects below last year. cen t during July as a result 0 f states wi thout relieving them of a highway laws, it will congest traf- Should dry weather continue in drought and hot weather. | common, national, civic obligation fic and to cause accidents, these states further deterioration! His predictions for South Caro- . educa ^ e each citizen resident in crop prospects will result. On the hna include: * iwithin their boundaries. Children are warned not to play in the streets ,especially those that are paved, by skating, romping, etc. It is dangerous and it is a won’t take up so much space, and.. x * 4. xiai . V. f ing we are very apt to create a if this escapes the waste basket f . dl i mn i. S sion save vev we will try our luck again soon. ' nl f ea 1 dlng lrnp u ress10 "' 5 ^ e ’. yes ’ “Me ” but wllen you have done that you have only begun to be thrifty. This is particularly true just at this time when there may be a Statistics Of Aliens ... orion* other hand, should rain cornel “Corn: The reported condition! < d > The Federal Government, cnrrrvnnrt nt>v and in chnrt keen more than average improvement is of 78 P 61 " cent indicates a yield 0 f once dependent upen tax resources,. ^ JO ua1.5c.uus aim is a th P likely to result because of the re- ’about 16.5 bushels per acre, which not the n or now open to state col- strict violation of the ordinance. lne ! — -- ‘ lectlon - has - b y constitutional am- town authorities intend to endment legalizing a federal in- enforce the law against ders come tax on corporations and per- and those caught will be flned and sons, invaded the field of tax in- fined heavily 0ur schools wiU come once open to the states open anc j the streets will be alone. The potential taxing pow- fi i le d with chUdren going to and er of the states has. therefore, un- from school and we are not going ourselves ever moving along pathway of progress. Let us cease confounding “sav ing” and “thrift” because in so do- latively small number of weevils j compares with the final yield of present. The forecast in Texas is ■ 16 4 bushels last year. However, approximately 550,000 bales above.^e com acreage was increased the short crop of 1929. The South! about 5 per cent this year and the Atlantic states have had ample : outlook is for a total crop of 24,- rainfall and prospective production 634,000 bushels, compared with 23,- is larger than the crop produced 321,000 bushels harvested last last year. Because boll weevils are year. relatively more numerous in this j “Tobacco: The indicated crop of ♦Ho c^rno^trt sec ti° n than elsewhere, frequent 94,430,000 lbs. compares with the For Current Year!l.«n o«r in and ,•« mor. likely “,.'“f « 0 ,1 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11.— —In June last, 30,703 aliens were admitted and 25,284 departed. Dur ing the fiscal year just ended a to tal of 446,214 were admitted—241,- 700 immigrants and 204,514 non immigrants—and 272,245 departed —50,661 emigrants and 221,764 non emigrants—resulting in an increase of 173,789 in the alien population general business activity. It is well to understand that the phrases “to save” and “to be thrif ty” do not denote synonymous con ditions. If they did mean the same thing, all that any of us would need do to make personal j advancement would be to save our. money. We should need give no! a few days earlier than last year, and considerably earlier than in 1928. Fruiting is more advanced dergone a substantial reduction, while state expenditures, particul arly for educatronal purposes, have steadily increased. By custom and by wisdom, pub lic education is and should be •largely supported by local and state governfaients. But in crip- to have the lives of the citizens endangered by" speeders. C. K. EPTING, Mayor. August 12, 1930. MASTER’S SALE years 1924-1928. Although both the yield per acre and quality are reported good this year, yet the P* 211 ^ P° wer °i the states to than last year in the Carolinas. prices received since the opening. meet their own situations inde- STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,- Georgia, Tennessee and Texas but the South Carolina markets Au- iPendently. the Federal Govern- j County of McCormick, 4s less advanced in other major gust 5 have been disappointing to ment inevitably develops an add i- TH e federmI’Taotj 1 ' 1 ^ 8 ' other major states. In interpreting condition as an growers. ( tional presumption of a moral res- 3 “Tame hay: The condition of 72 Ponsibility to aid them when nec- thou/ht to matters ofheaith the Indication of probable yields, the P®r cent for all tame hay indicates ° * L ^ Iboard has made allowance for a crop of 271,000 tons, compared'. (e > The_ current method of col- : x T 4-u 4 efficient employment of time, edu-1 - ailuwai ^ c ef this country. In the previous f . ^ y probable loss due to boll weevil fiscal year, the net increase was 226,829, aliens admitted in .1929 x x, ^ , numbering 479,327 and departed “ nsta «tly be kept in mind those who are truly thrifty. X cation, travel, recreation and various other points that must by on 252.498. The number cf immigrant aliens admitted dropped from 279,678 in Public Education the fiscal year ended June 30, 1929 to 241,700 for the year just ended,! a decrease of 37,978, or 13.6 per cent. While immigration from Eu- ; WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 11 BANK OF COLUMBIA, against JIM K. DUNCAN, ET AL. Pursuant to judgment of the , .. tt 4 x o o.x x . x Court and a decree of sale in the with 313,000 last year. lecting United States income taxes above entitled cause, I will sell at Sweet potatoes: A condition of by localities fails to indicate the public auction on Salesday in Sep- = „ 78 per cent indicates a crop of 4,-! true ori g ln of national income by “““er, same being the and activity. These reports indi- 576.000 bushels, which compares states ' The economic tendency to- the Court House Door! in the city cate that if usual weather prevails with the record crop of 5,750,000. ward enlargement of business cor- . of McCormick. County and State during the remainder of the sea- bushels produced last year. ;porations through expansion, tb ® JfK 1 ^9“^ son, weevil damage will be less “Farm labor supply is reported mergers, chains, and other unit- the fol j 0 ° P ng Sri£d rial estate than last year in every state and aa 1 P er cent greater than the enlarging movements, most of to wit: which are doing business in many : All of that certain tract, piece, states, concentrates the federal ?^P?; rce L 0 ^ l and . sR uate, Jying and the basis of reports received to date concerning weevil presence son, weevil damage will be less a i • ti • Jl than last year in eve Advancing napiaiy for the United States as a wnole, ! dem and. and will be about equal to the damage in 1924 and 1926. In those txr- Annie Storaoe Hint* c ° llectl ° n 1 of taxes in a few centers county “f M°comick, stete^of OtUldgU A.IIIIlfe of capital and management. South Carolina, containing Fifty — I The states newer in settlement (50) Acres, . more or less, and Low temperature and prompt or less developed economically suf- thl^lrt^by^an^'o/F. C^Robin- rope as a whole dropped from 158,- mos ^ ra pid growth in Ameri- years reduction in yield per acre 598 in 1929 to 147,438 in 1930, a de- cail public education has occurred attributed to weevil damage was cline of 11,160 or 7 per cent, that during the past forty years, the 3.1 per cent and 7.1 per cent res- * ....... — V x xvuum- from Great Britain and northern S p ec i alis t m the secondary educa- 1 pectively. During the last ten cooling of apples are of prime im- fer most Income originating with- son Republican Church Lot and Ireland jumped from 23,576 to 36,- tion> United States office of Edll -years, in only one year, 1925, when Portance in preventing develop- m a state is often in part credited lands of ^ R g Killingsworth; 489, or 54.8 per cent, with that ca tion, Carl A. Jessen, stated re- 1 weevil damage was reported to/nent of the scald disease in S tor- [ to other states. wOTth an^ L N ^hLSata- from Italy also showing an increase ., ently (have been 4.1 per cent, has the age or ln the market, says the The federal Government in aid- South by lands of L N cha “ b „: from 18,008 to 22,327 and the Irish A g i ance at statistics between damage from this cause been less Bureau of plant Industry. Wrap- ing the states is merely returning lain and West by lands of Mrs. A. Free State from 17,672 to 17,971. ,390 and i9 28 on the number of! than in the years 1924 and 1925, P in8 a PP les in oiled P a P er wiu P re ‘ m ° ney colIected in the states. It Q; C ^? b # r, | ln ’Chamber- A record number of aUens were ,tudents enrolled, the number of,and less than the indicated prob-, vent sca,d - and storin8 the frult °“ en s*?™ 3 t0 be uslng the mone y more fully described by S ° reference deported last year, the total de- iays ^ attendance annually the able loss in 1930. in hampers, ventilated barrels, or of one state to assist another, when to a p lat thereof made by S. R. portationsforl930 reachinganun- number of schools and the‘value! ‘Low temperatures during the baskets lessens the chances of m fact, in many cases, it merely ? Q 0 £ e i^ precedented numebr of 16.631 an f al i school property, discloses winter months and dry, hot weath- scald injury. Susceptibility to returns financial power to the Jf I 2 an a d nd u b 4‘!f se t c [ le b id J e ^ I< g 1 ^ tacrease of 3,723, or 28.8 per cent, lm azing advances. er during June and July materially scald vanes Wlth the variety, and state of origination. ’ can from Sarah G Mattison by of 12,908 reached in 1929. t i i ■ - In 1890 a total of 12,722,81 chil- reduced the number of weevils season and orchard conditions. The specific method of granting deed dated October 2 5th. 1919. and dren between the ages of five and from Alabama west to Oklahoma Early P icked and P oorl y colored fed f al aid to tl " e states 1S ° f im ~ recorded in the Office of the Clerk •seventeen were enrolled in the'and prospective damage in this. fruit is extremely susceptible to Portance m rendering justice to of Court ^ on,!, nma i* locT inri scald, while well-colored, well-ma-,the states, whether the interest ° t T tb ,- tured apples are more resistant. IVTailV Sl0Tm )llbiic schools of the nation. This area is much below last year and v X u UllXaiCU. aumbei ^ increased to 25,179,696 in is similar to 1924. In the South- 1928. The total population of the eastern states the indicated loss ^ YY A V A A C4 OVXAVyVrifA VJIA 1 vyilAAivJAl w 144 * W J WMA. CAAAVA A A A A A A C4 i. m the national forests as targets, excess of 25,000,000 in 1928. ! 1928.” carve their initials in the signs, or Mr. Jessen called attention to the | The producing acreage, condition otherwise mutilate them, the For- f ac t that 68.6 per cent of the chil- , August 1, and indicated total pro- est Service is put to extra expense dr en between the ages of five and;duction by states follows: in maintaining its signs and mar- seventeen in 1890 were enrolled kers for the benefit of the public, compared with 81.5 per cent in A survey on the eastern national 1928. forests.showed as many as 89 per xxt State Acre rent of the signs mutilated in one Not every fellow who has the forest two years after they had inside track arrives at his destina- been erected. tion. Virginia 88,000 72 N. Carolina -1,696,000 74 S. Carolina .2,145,000 .74 Georgia .3,681,000 71 Florida . 100,000 72 Missouri _ 365,000 64 Con. Indie Yld. 42,000 Tennessee -1,200,000 61 464,000 Alabama .3,590,000 62 1,201,000 Mississippi _ -4,202,000 60 1,626,000 Louisiana .2,013,000 56 632,000 Texas 16,835,000 61 4,496,000 Oklahoma — -3,803,000 60 1,072,000 N. Mexico . 119,000 89 79,000 Arizona - 209,000 89 162,000 California . - GC8.000 92 224,000 All Other .. . 18,000 70 96,000 L. California 100,000 — 53,000 i i xi i « Book of Deeds No. 4 at. Page 207 .served be local or national. Some As a condition precedent to the aid is necessary in education if consideration of any bid, the Mas- both common civic burdens and ^ er shall require a deposit of One economic changes are to be taken f O n P uilring <$ any 0 b > id :DOllarS bcfore into account. The degree and man- j Terms of Sale: One-half of the ner of giving such aid is a com- accepted bid in cash and the re plicated matter requiring precise uiaining one-half on credit, pay- thnncyHf able in two eQual annual install- tnougnt. ments. Purchasers to pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master. August 12, 1930.—3t. Strong soap or soap powder 29,000 with gilt, because these ig materials may contain Lower California, Old Mexico, not substances which are injurious to 153,000 included in United States totals, gilt. Times have changed since a man wearing knickers attracted the at- I Vtcaiuig r\ mu JVC a vbi U Itention of the crowds.