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Twenty-Ninth Year
8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C. Thursday, September 4, 1930
Established June 5, 1902
Number 14
SECOND PRIMARY COMES OFF TUESDAY, 9th
Totals Of County Vote * 1 Official Vote Of
Officially Given
SECOND RACES FOR HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, TREASUR
ER AND CORONOR
The official canvass of the Pri
mary Election ballots of August
26th, shows the following totals:
State Races
United States Senate—
Blease, 588.
Byrnes, 544.
Harris, 183.
Governor—
Blackwood, 143.
Herbert, 35.
Johnston, 350.
Lever, 172.
McMahan, 24.
Smoak, 40.
Williams, 181.
Lt.-Goveraor—
Harley, 421.
Sheppard, 1,144.
Secretary of State—
Blackwell, 357.
Calhoun, 534.
Attorney General—
Daniel, 1002.
Sullivan, 308.
Wolfe, 291.
Treasurer—
Scarborough, 1,610.
Comptroller General—
Beattie, 466.
Searson, 364.
Superintendent Education—
Hope, 651.
Swearingen, 700.
Wilkes, 238.
Commissioner of Agriculture—
McAdams, 395.
Shealey, 915‘
Smith 257.
Adjutant General—
Dozier, 1,586.
County Races
State Senate—
Charles, 108.
Dorn, 960.
Killin^sworth, 249.
House of Representatives—
Dowtin, 416. ,
McDaniel, 265.
Morrah, 788.
Wideman, 140.
Probate Judge—
Beil, 833.
Corley, 778.
Treasurer—
Price, 805.
Robinson, 442.
Seigler, 366.
Auditor—
Edmunds, 356.
Pennal, 1,257.
Coronor—
Goff, 192.
Lyon, 483. ,
Sturkey, 601.
White 335.
Magistrate, McCormick—
Holloway, 548.
Walker, 651.
Magistrate, Parksville—
Morgan, 112.
Bodie, 107.
Cotton Weigher, Plum Branch—
Freeland, 105.
Wideman, 131.
The following were declared
elected:
State Senate—J. J. Dorn.
Auditor—C. W. Pennal.
Probate Judge—L. G. Bell.
Magistrate, McCormick—H. C.
Walker.
‘Magistrate, Parksville—A. V.
Morgan.
Magistrate, Willington—J. M
Gibert.
Cotton Weigher, McCormick—D
M. Bullock.
Cotton Weigher, Plum Branch—
S. W. Wideman.
A second race was declared in the
following races between candidates
as listed:
House of Representatives:
T. A. Dowtin.
W. D. Morrah.
Treasurer:
T. J. Price.
• P. J. Robinson. \ ?
Coronor:
T. J. Lyon.
; M. L. B. Sturkey.
Very few discrepancies in returns
were found, the most notable be
ing at the Bordeaux box, which ac
cording to published report _gave
*Mr. Dom 24 votes and should have
gead 14, and at the Rehoboth box
State Election
BYRNES AND BLEASE, BLACK
WOOD AND , JOHNSTON IN
SECOND PRIMARY NEXT
TUESDAY
COLUMBIA, Sept. 2.—The rtate
democratic executive committee,
meeting here today, received re
ports from county executive com
mittees on the official vote in the
August 26 primary and named can
didates who will enter a second
primary September 9th.
J Wilson Gibbes, secretary, in
his compilation of official returns,
showed that approximately ten
thousand more votes were cast in
the race for the United States sen
ate than for the governorship. The
senate total was 245,743, compared
with 235,665 in the latter. This is
approximately 47,000 more than
was cast in 1928 and the largest
number of voters ever to express
their choice in a South Carolina
primary.
'The official vote follows:
U. S. Senate: Senator Cole L.
Blease, 111,989; James F. Byrnes,
of Spartanburg, 94,242; Solicitor
Leon W. Harris, of Anderson, 39,-
512. Blease and Byrnes will enter
a second primary.
Governor: Olin D. Johnston, of
Spartanburg, 58,653; Ibra C. Black
wood, Spartanburg, 43,859; A.
Frank Lever, Lexington, 39,477;
Ashton H. Williams, Florence, anti
prohibitionist, 36,488; W. H. Keith,
Greenville, 28,780; R. Beverly Her
bert, Columbia, 17,102; W. W.
Smoak, of Walterboro, 10,193; and
John J. McMahan, Columbia, 1,113.
Johnston and Blackwood will en
ter the second primary.
Lieutenant-Governor: J. E. Har
ley, Barnwell, 115,453; and Tames
O. Sheppard, Edgefield, 121,576.
Secretary of State: W. P. Black-
well, incumbent, 163,416, and Harry
D. Calhoun, Denmark, 72,921.
Attorney General: John M. Dan
iel, incumbent, 173,783; J. H. Sulli
van, Laurens, 60,187; and S. M.
Wolfe, Anderson, 45,306.
State Treasurer: Julian H. Scar
borough, unopposed, 242,104.
Comptroller General: A. I. Beat-
tie, incumbent, 172,339, and Louis
A. Searson, of Allendale, 67,819.
Adjutant General: James C.
Dozier, unopposed, 242,131.
Superintendent of Education: J.
H. Hope, incumbent, 125,690; J. E.
Swearingen. Columbia, 82,186; and
M. M. Wilkes, Florence, 34,594.
Commissioner of Agriculture: T.
W. Shealy, incumbent, 137,654; R.
H. McAdams, Due West, 55,457; and
D. L. Smith, Walterboro, 48,148.
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Will Canvass Returns
Two Days After The
Second Primary
A meeting of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee is call
ed for Thursday, September 11. at
10:00 a. m., at the court house, the
purpose of this meeting being to
canvass the returns of che ''eeond
primary. A full attendance is urg
ed.
W. X. CHARLES,
County Chairman.
Same Managers Serve
In Second Primary
Cards Of Thanks
From Candidates
I wish to thank the voters of Mc
Cormick County for the splendid
evidence of confidence expressed
by ballot in the recent primary.
In the short time between the
elections it will be impossible for
me to see every voter, but I want
to say to them that I shall regard
their further support in the second
primary as a sacred trust to com
mand my best efforts to serve
them.
W. D. MORRAH.
I wish to take this opportunity
to thank the voters for the nice
vote given me in the first primary
as candidate for Coronor for Mc
Cormick County, and I will appre
ciate your vote on the 9th day of
September.
T. J. LYON.
Candidate for Coronor.
Harris Thanks
His Supporters
To Parents Of School
Children Of State
Appreciation of the support ac- The foremost questions before us
corded him in the Democratic pri- today are these: How can we eco-
mary of August 26th, in which he nomize and how can we keep
was eliminated in the three-eor- healthy? There are no two ques-
nered race for the U. S. Senatorial j tions more closely related than
nomination, is voiced in a formal these. To economize it is necessary
statement issued by Leon W. Har- to keep healthy. In 1927 sicknesr
ris, solicitor of the tenth judicial cost America over six billion dol-
circuit, of Anderson. Senator Cole: lars. The best medical authori-
Editor: Please allow me, through
The Messenger to express my grati
tude to those who supported me in
the last primary election. I shall
never forget their kindness during
my magisterial administration. .
I am most sincerely,
J. B. HOLLOWAY.
Editor: I beg you for space in
i the columns ofoyour paper to thank
! the voters of McCormick County
!for the support given me on Au-
jgust 26th, and I will certainly ap
preciate their continued support
on the 9th of September.
Very truly,
M. L. B. STURKEY.
Blease and Former Congressman ties are
James F. Byrnes will contest for
the nomination in the second pri
mary September 9.
The statement, copies of which
were forwarded newspapers of the
state, follows:
“I am profoundly grateful for
the vote given me on Tuesday in
my race for U. S. senator, and for
the many courtesies shown me by
the press of the state during my
campaign.
“I was the first candidate to en
ter the race for this important of
fice. I made the race for Leon
W. Harris, of Anderson, and for
no other person or interests. I
shall ever be mindful of the many
friends I made throughout the
! state in my campaign and my
j ambition is to so conduct my pri-
Ivate life as to merit the confi-
! dence they have placed in me.”
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agreed that 4-5 of thir
could have been prevented and
those who have made a close study
in connection with Mr. Hoover’s
White House Commission are
agreed that at least 50 per cent of
it could have been prevented by
seeing that the individual visited
a competent dentist once a year
for examination and such treat
ment as he advised.
From the beginning of time
thinking man has considered his
health as of first consideration. An
ancient monarch stated that “The
health of the people is the supreme
law.” Calvin Coolidge recently ex
pressed this same thot in a differ
ent way when he wrote, “Good
health is one of our national as
sets.” One of the youth’s leading
newspapers recently carried an ed
itorial from which I will quote,
“The greatest thing on earth today
is the children of men. Compared
to them everything else pales into
insignificance. It naturally fol-
“The Town Doctor
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DOCTOR OF TOWNS SAYS:
WHAT APPLIES TO PEOPLE, AP
PLIES TO A COMMUNITY
Byrnes Thanks
His SuDDOrterS lows > therefore, that anything per-
k J 1 ^ taining to children ought to be giv
en first consideration.”
I take this method of thanking
the people of McCormick County
for their support on August 26th. I
consider it my compliment; the
I people have been good to me and
II appreciate it. With good will to
all and malice toward none, I am,
Sincerely,
L. G. BELL.
j James F. Byrnes, former repres-
'entative, candidate for the Demo-
irratic nomination for the United
j States senate, has issued the fol
lowing statement:
“I am profoundly grateful to the
It is nearly time for your chil-
idren to enter school. It is your
privilege to have a healthy child
in school, a child who will be reg
ular in attendance and with a
clear brain, for his body, and teeth,
The same managers who served
in the first primary will serve at
the various precincts in the sepond
primary to be held on September
9th.
V/. K. CHARLES,
County Chairman.
voters of the state for the magnif- , . ,
icent support given me in the and strong. A c i
first primary. Since August 26th °f this ^ win be respected and
I have received numerous assur-, 10 ^^ by teachers and h . ls * e .“
ances from so many people who low P u P iis > be wd * keep up with ns
voted against me in the first pri
mary that they will in the second
I wish to thank the people of Mc
Cormick County for the splendid
vote I received August 26th. I feel
that I owe you my best services as
an officer, also as a citizen. To
those who voted for Mr. Edmunds,
I have the kindest feeling, and it
will be a pleasure for me to serve
you at any time. Thank you all.
C. W. PENNAL.
To the voters of McCormick
County:
I anr indeed grateful for the
splendid vote given me in the re
cent primary in my race for the
office of County Treasurer and for
the many courtesies shown me
during my canvas of the county.
I earnestly solicit your continued
support in the election to be held
next Tuesday, September 9th.
PAUL J. ROBINSON.
primary support me, that I feel
confident we will win provided my
i friends actively interest themselves !
| in urging the people to vote in the
| second primary.”
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Southeastern So
ciety Agronomist
TO MEET WITH NORTH CARO
LINA IN 1931
To the voters of McCormick
County:
I wish to extend to you my sin
cere thanks for the splendid vote
given me on last Tuesday and the
many kindnesses shown me.
I respectfully ask that you again
give me your support in the com
ing primary.
T. A. DOWTIN.
Mr. Corley’s total should have been
14 instead of 24. #
At the request of candidate T. J.
Price a recount was made of all
ballots in the treasurer’s race by a
committee from the Executive
committee composed of the follow
ing: D. A. Beil, T. J. Sibert, O. L.
Sturkey and J. M. Bell.
JNO. M. BELL,
County Secretary.
I wish to thank the people of Mc
Cormick County for their support
in the recent Democratic primary,
as the result of which I am in the
second race for County Treasurer.
I promise and pledge myself, if
re-elected, to this important of
fice, to give McCormick County an
honest, intelligent, and progressive
administration.
I earnestly solicit the support
and influence of the people of Mc
Cormick County on September 9,
j1930.
T. J. PRICE.
CLEMSON COLLEGE, Sept. 2.—
The Southeastern Society of Ag
ronomist will meet • with North
Carolina Experiment Station for
their fifth annual summer meet
ing in 1931. This was made known
today by Dr. H. P. Cooper, agrono
mist here, who stated that at the
recent fourth annual summer
meeting with the South Carolina
Experiment Station, they accepted
the invitation from C. B. Williams,
agronomist from North Carolina, to
meet there.
After a short business meeting
the 65 members present visited the
college and Agronomy Farms, then
went to Laurens to inspect fertil
izer plots at Ramage Farm.
On the second day a study was
made of the work at the Sand Hill
Experiment Station. The third day
was spent at the Pee Dee Experi
ment Station and Coker’s Pedi
greed Seed Farms.
11th hour false reports, upon my
merits and not upon the demerits
of any one.
R. L. BODDIE.
I wish to thank the people of Mc
Cormick County foj the fine vote
given me in the first primary. I
greatly appreciate this honor and
will do everything in my power to
uphold the confidence placed in
me.
J. J. DORN.
1 hereby desire to thank the vot
ers of the Parksville district, ehch
and all, for their support in my
magisterial race here, especially the
Parksville people, who gave me
nearly two to one, 54, votes to 30.
I ran the humble race for magis
trate in a fair and gentlemanly
manper without resorting to any
This is to extend to the voters
my thanks and appreciation for
the splendid vote you gave me. on
August the 26th in nominating me
magistrate for the McCormick
Magisterial District. I am sincerely
yours for law enforcement.
H. C. WALKER.
Communities are people. What
applies to the “improvement” of
people applies to the improvement
of communities.
One of the best things any indi
vidual can do for his or her im
provement and general good—fin
ancially, socially, and, yes, morallr
—is to go tb some 'disinterested
person who knows “people” and be
told frankly, impartially and
truthfully where he is weak anc!
where strong. You sit down and
listen, and learn the things that
make people like or dislike you.
Get the unvarnished truth. See
and know yourself as others see
and know you.
You may be the finest kind of a
person, but other people may con
sider you a crab, a grouch, an ag
nostic. Have you ever asked your
self why you can’t make friend*
with certain people? Do ycu ever
wonder why some people avoid you
—even snub you sometimes?
Did you ever sit down and talk
with someone about yourself? That
is, say to someone exactly wnat
you think—sorta think out loud?
If you have never done this you
are not the man or woman it is in
you to be for two reasons:
First, without doing such you ars
blind to many of your own powers.
You are too close to yourself—so
close to your own picture that yon
can’t see the frame.
Second, without doing such you
are more or less an individualist
as far as yoursejf is concerned. An
individualist has a one-track mind.
He thinks a thing so long that to
him it becomes fact. There are-
more individualists in insane^ asy
lums than any one other class of
people.
There are people—and business ■
people too—who are afraid of the
truth about themselves. They
would rather live on in ignorance.
Ignorance is not “bliss”—today, Ig
norance is a “blister.”
It is worth a hundred-dollar bill
of any person’s money to know
himself—to be told what others
see in him, what people like and
dislike. You dont have to pay that,,
but its worth it.
You can’t actually see yourself
as others see you. When you look
in a mirror what you see is alto
gether different from what other?
see when they look at you. They
look from the oqtside in, you look
at yourself from the inside oi't.
To get the most out of life—any
way you want to look at life—-you
must know yourself. To know your
self you must be “big” enough,
have nerve enough, gumption
enough and sense enough to seek
the truth about yoi'rself—to ask
for. listen to, and then stand the
gaff of “taking” what’s the mat
ter with you.
“Little” people are afraid to dc
work, his attendance will be regu
lar and his parents can. be proud
of him. If his teeth are bad or his
body diseased the picture will be
the opposite of the above. Instead
of pride, the parents will be
searching for excuses for his lack
of regular attendance, his failure
to keep up with his classes and the
lack of popularity. In such a case
I advise that you first search for
physical or dental defects. *
In 1929 South Carolina spent
$60.06 for each child enrolled in her
public schools. There were so
many children absent that i the cost
was increased to $104 for each
child present for a full year. Thus
we see that there was spent $44
for child enrolled that did no good.
This was no fault of the school
system but of the parent. The child
was absent from school. We all
know that the vast majority of
these absentees was the result of
sickness of the teeth or some oth
er part of the body. If a child
failed to be promoted we must
spend another $60 for him to be
educated through that grade. Ir
addition to this loss to che State
and thus the taxpayer, there is los !it> and excuse themselves on the
‘ground that such is a lot or
“hooey.” They say, “that may be
all right for ‘so and so’ but I have
been getting along for upteen ytarr
without it, and am beyond all
that.” : .
They are not beyond it; t hey
never have caught up with it. If
they are not offering an alibi they
are just plain dumb. You need it,
I need it, and they need it. And
just the same every community
needs to see itself as it looks tc
those who are not a part of it.
(Copyright, 1930, A. D. Stone.
Reproduction prohibited in whole
or in part. This editorial publish
ed by McCormick Messenger in co
operation with the Lions Club.)
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Error Corrected
Ballot Boxes Will Be Our attention has been called to
xj iJ-TJ Cv an error in dat;e f? r receiving;
Jrteauy tjy oatlirday bids for transportation of pupils In
ithe Mt. Carmel school district. Tbe
Ballot boxes will be ready for dis- notice by the superintendent of
tribution on Saturday, September | education was correctly inserted
6th. Managers are requested to j the first time, but the Messenger
call at the office of the County ( force got the date confused on the
Chairman for same. jnext go ’round. While we regret
exactly one useful year from the
child’s life.
If you would reduce your own
worry, make your child happy,
lower taxes and develop useful cit
izens, your children must be
healthy.
I urge that you immediately car
ry your children to a competent
dentist and physician for examina
tion and such treatment as they
advise. They will then enter school
with perfect, teeth and a healthy
body and will be capable of carry
ing on their work as it should be.
E. A. EARLY, D. D. S.
Director Dental Clinics S. C. State
Board of Health.
Columbia, S. C.,
September 1, 1930.
W. K. CHARLES,
County Chairman.
making the error, we take pleasure
in absolving Mr. Parks from blame.