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a iJi'inklt MORRAH, PRICE AND STURKEY ELECTED Schools Opened Last Thursday Morning The opening exercises lor the 1930-1931 session of the McCor mick Public Schools were held in the high school auditorium Thurs day, September 4th. The program opened with the singing of Am erica, followed by prayer lead by Rev. J. A. Bledsoe. Miss Grace Mc Cord, a new member of the high school faculty,- gave a delightful reading*, after which Miss Grace Reid, also a new member of the faculty, rendered a vocal solo. Rev. Leon T. Pressly gave an inspiring address urging th^t advantage be taken of the opportunities offer ed. Miss Louise Collins, the new music teacher, next gave a piano selection, after which Mr. Lake welcomed the members of the faculty and introduced our county superintendent c£ education, Mr. W. H. Parks. The new members of the faculty were introduced as follows: Miss Grace McCord, Greenwood, English in high school; Miss Grace Reid, Richburg, French; Miss Bertha Mabry, Greenwood, first grade; Miss Louise Corbin, Tennessee, commercial courses; Miss Louise Collins, Columbia, music; and Miss Sara Bowles, Columbia, history. Mr. Lake further stated that the prospects for the year were exceed ingly bright and the co-operation of the pujiils and parents would make the school year the best that could be hoped for. The exercises closed with the benediction by Rev. Leon T. Press ly. Four hundred and sixty pupils enrolled on opening day, which is the largest first day enrollment the schools have ever had. There are, however, others yet to start, and the enrollment will probably reach 550 or more within the next few weeks, k X Call To Cotton Co-ops SOME RADICAL CHANGES DIS CUSSED AT MEETING IN COLUMBIA, SEPT. 12TH BYRNES AND BLACKWOOD CARRY COUNTY Unofficial returns from all of McCormick County’s 17 boxes in Tuesday’s primary give Blease 628 votes; Byrnes, 839; Black wood, 868, and Johnston, 599. In the county races, Hon. W. D. Morrah was elected to the | house of representatives, T. J. Price re-elected as treasurer and |M. L. B. Sturkey elected coroner; the total vote being, Morrah 913, Dowlin 580; Prioe 895, Robinson 597; Sturkey 1009 and Lyon 474. The returns will be canvassed today. The un official vote by precincts is given below: r-H CM ! ! • o & Hi» it. • PQ P *-■'< 1 ' ! >>■3 ! CJ CJ ; £ U Oh HH 00 s s o o p • u CJ o Oh FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES: * t i T. A. DOWTIN • ! 104) 144 64 W. D. MORRAH ! 192)223 80 FOR TREASURER: 1 I T. J. PRICE ; 181:205 83 PAUL J. ROBINSON 11101162 60 FOR CORONER: l 1 ! T. J. LYON 1001 96 I I 37 M. L. B. STURKEY I I . 192i263 | 107 PQ 1 CQ C9 ^ W FOR U. S. SENATE: COLE L. BLEASE JAMES F. BYRNES * ^OR GOVERNOR: IBRA C. BLACKWOOD OLIN D. JOHNSTON ! 13011801 49 i ! i !155il82| 93 192 2171100 92j 146! 42 t i !• 1 I I 1 1 1 4 181 1 83 38 81 | io; 30! 9 11 !6 5 15 580) i 94 56 7 29 44' 1 33 | 13; l 1 13 17 25 1 28 20 36 1 2 913 72 45 36 50 1 32 1 29 | 28 10 33 26 24 12 15 8 895 26 29 55 17 | 20 14! 15': i 12 ' 9 10 5 24 26 9 597 36 23 26 29 23 2 3 : 1 5 18 25 11 : 17 14 9 474 62 51 64 37 29 41 1 40: i * 17 23 u 18 18 27 8 1009 34 19 26 36 25 5 . 1 6! 6 23 4 21 23 29 10 6 628 58 1 55 62 30 26 i 37 37! i 1 16 19 15 6 7 30 11 839 46 j 57 23 44 15 37 CO CO 16 * 28 18 7 1 26 43 1 i 868 i 46 1 17 64 22 | 36 ; 6 5'! 6 14 18 22 35! H{ 14 599| CLEMSON COLLEGE, Sept. 3.— Carl Williams, cotton member of the Federal Farm Board, will be present at a statewide cotton co operative meeting in Columbia, Friday, September 12, to discuss the new plans for the co-operative handling of cotton throughout the Southern States, says D. W. Wat kins, Assistant Director of Exten sion, and acting Public Director for the South Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association. The work of re-organization of the state cotton co-operative as sociations which has been in pro gress for some time under the sup ervision of the Federal Farm Board is now about completed and plans are about ready to be announced for the handling of this season’s crop, Mr. Watkins announces. The newly created sales organ ization called the American Cotton Co-operative Association headed by E. F. Creekmore with headquarter; in New Orleans will be explained The creation of this sales organi- sfc'ion was fostered by the Farm Board and its directorate is made up of representatives from each cotton state. The functions o' State associations and plans for re ceiving, grading, and selling cot ton are to be discussed at the Co lumbia meeting. Members of the South Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Asso ciation are invited to come to this meeting and get first-hand infor mation regarding plans for coming year. Also cotton growers not yet members are invited to be present. The meeting Will be held at the Jefferson Hotel. — ttt SusannaK Wesley Bible Class Meeting There is to be an important teeting of the Susannah Wesley ible Class at the church Friday smoon at 4 o’clock. Each mem- urged to be present. . , Cotton Crop Estimate Is 14,340,000 Bales • SHOWS DECREASE OF 22,000 BALES SINCE REPORT OF MONTH AGO WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—Cotton production this year as indicated by the condition of the crop Sep tember 1 was announced today by the department of agriculture to be 14,340,000 bales of 500 pounds ^ross weight, as compared with 14,- 362,000 bales indicated a month ago, and 14,828,000 bales ginned in the 1929 crop. Of 1930 ginned prior to Septem ber 1, was announced today by the census bureau as having totaled 1,878,253 running bales, including 43,309 round bales, counted as half bales, and excluding linters. To that date last year 1,568,434 bales, including 36,912 round bales, had been ginned and two years ago 956,577 bales including 43,794 round bales. The condition of the crop on September 1 was 53.2 per cent of a normal, compared with 62.2 on Au gust 1 this year, 55.4 a year ago and 56.8, the September 1 ten-year average, indicating a yield of 153.2 oounds per acre, compared with 155.3 pounds on August 1, 155.0 pounds last year and 155.1 pounds the ten vear average. The total abandonment of acre age after July 1 was placed at 2.? per cent, leaving 44,791,000 acres for picking, on which acreage the department’s estimate of the in dicated total production was based. The area in cultivation July 1 was 45,815,000 acres, ?nd the average abandonment after that date for the ten years 1920-29 was 3.5 per cent. The acreage to be picked, based on the average abandonment used a month ago in computation of the August indicated production, was 44,252,000 acres. Ginning by states to Septmeber 1, were: Alabama, 146,983. Arizona, 2,999. Arkansas, 8,816. California, 350. Florida, 19,225. Georgia, 302,725. Louisiana, 138,428. Mississippi, 83,266. Oklahoma, 4,876. South Carolina, 49,525. Texas, 1,120,441. All other states 619. x The Protestant state church of Saxony has issued new hymn- books from which all references to the royal house and the old mon archy have been eliminated. Cards Of Thanks From Candidates Lester Wideman expresses grate ful appreciation for the support he received in the recent primary and pledges his co-operation toward the common good of his county and State. Plum Branch, S. C. September 3, 1930. Must Get License To Operate Car AGENT COMING TO McGRATH BROTHERS’ SHOP TO HELP APPLICANTS SECURE LICENSE I want to thank the people of the Parksville Magisterial district for their support by electing me to serve them as magistrate for the next two years and promise to give all the best service that I can. I made the race on my merits and have no hard feelings toward any one. Respectfully yours to serve, A. V. MORGAN. I want to sincerely thank the voters of McCormick County for the handsome vote given me in the recent primary, and to say I have only the kindest feeling toward all. Yours very truly, JOHN C. CORLEY. COLUMBIA, Sept. 10.—'Special to the Messenger—The Motor Ve hicle Division of the State Highway To the Voters of McCormick Coun ty. I wish to express my apprecia tion for the nice vote received in the first primary. I made a clean race and hold no malice toward any one. Very respectfully, YANCEY E. SEIGLER. I wish to thank those who voted for me in the race for treasurer. During this campaign I have con ducted myself in the best manner possible. I appreciate the nice vote you gave me. PAUL J. ROBINSON. I wish to take this opportunity to thank those who supported me in the race for the senate. The courtesies and kind reception that I received in all^ sections of the county are very highly appreciated The election is now over, and our sole effort should be in working with those who were successful to make McCormick County one of the best in the State; and my full support will be extended to those who should take the lead in the matter. W. K. CHARLES. IXt- “Crime Wave Sweeps On,’’ says a newspaper headline, but it is not a clean sweep. County Wide: j Poultry Meeting Wednesday, 17th A county-wide poultry meeting will be held at the poultry farm of Mr. Kennedy Dowtin, of the Dow- tin section of the county on next Wednesday afternoon, September 17, at three o’clock, according to an Department has set its machinery announcement by Thos. W. Mor in motion to issue by October first gan, county agent, and Mrs. Nell motor vehicle driver’s licenses to | Stallworth, home demonstration the hundreds of thousands of op erators of motor vehicles in the State. According to a law passed by the last General Assembly every driv er and operator of a motor vehicle in South Carolina is required to have a driver’s license before oper ating any motor vehicle upon the highways or streets in the State af ter October first. The law is re garded as a safety measure to con trol and prevent the increasing number of motor vehicular acci dents upon the highways. . Licenses issued now by the High way Department will be good until June 30th, 1933, unless revoked for good cause. Under the provisions of the law an operator v/ill be re quired to have his or her license on his or her person at all times while driving a motor vehicle. A fine of fro m$10 to $100 is provided for driving without a license. In passing the law the General Assembly attempted to make this worth while piece of legislation as simple as possible to the many au tomobile owners and operators, and under its terms there will be no hardship to any one, e/ther in a financial way or in red tape to wards securing the license. A fee of 50 cents is required for the li cense until June, 1933. Where there are more than two member." of a family, that is—mother and | father and a child or children be- i tween the ages of 12 and 21, thr total fee for the entire family is $1.00. An agent of the motor vehicle division of the highway depart ment wil Ibe in this section at the following places and dates to assist! ap applicants in securing their li- 1 Secretary censes. Place—McGrath Brothers. Hour—8:00 to 11:00. Dates—September 11, 17, 23. tXI agent. Mr. P. H. Gooding, Extension Poultryman, from Clemson College, will be present at the meeting, and all practical phases of poultry pro duction will be discussed. Demon strations in culling and selecting birds for breeding purposes will be given. According to Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Stallworth, poultry raising, when managed right, has proved to be the most profitable side-line to general farming yet discovered in the county, and every farmer and farm woman should be inter ested in securing a purebred flock for their farm. X Bethany H. D. Club Meets With ' Full Attendance Bethany H. D. Club met Tues day, September 2, with a full at tendance. We feel very proud o' our club which began in Decem ber, 1929, with six members. Nov we have twenty members. We fee sure it is due to our efficient agen A Mrs. Stallworth. The meeting was called to ord n and the devotional led by tb president. The club decided to giv f two books to the public library Then the election of officers fo the coming year. Those electee w r ere. Plesident, Mrs. E. L. Hollings worth. Vice-president Miss Nannie Mae Miss After a girl goes out, and worries beca V. “comes out,’’ she then her mother e she stays out No matter whether you start a thing right or wrong, you will have plenty of imitators. X The great drawback to practical jokes is that they are all too often imprai Piedmont t)is- trict Meeting The District Council of Farm Wo men will meet in Rock Hill on September 20th. It is hoped that a delegation from each Home Dem onstration Club in the county will be able to attend this meeting. Saturday, September 20, 1930 10:30 a. m.—Call to order—Mrs. Wesley Welborn, Dist. Director. Song—Carolina. Invocation. Welcome—Mrs. W. E. Templeton, President York Council. Response—Mrs. B. B. Godfrey, President Cherokee Council. Greetings—Miss Lonny I. Laifd- rum, State .Agent. 11:00—Appointment of commit tee. Music. Reading of Council Creed. Minutes. Roll call by counties. Report of District Director. 11:15—Address—Dr. B. R. Tur- nipseed.. Assembly singing. Reports of County Council Pres idents. York—Mrs. W. E. Templeton. Union—Mrs. Douglas Edwards. Spartanburg—Mrs. *L. L. Mitchell. Saluda—Mrs. B. F. Cromley. Pickens—Mrs. Wilbur K. Reed. Oconee—Mrs. S. L. Burriss. ^ Newberry—Mrs. Minnie Caldwell. Report of Credential Committee. 1:00 p. m.—Adjourn for lunch. 2:00 p. m.—Afternoon .Session. Music. Reports of County Council Presi dents. McCormick—Mrs. Kennedy Dow tin. Laurens—Mrs. Annie H. Dunlap. Greenwood—Mrs. F. C. Wells. Greenville—Mrs. A. D. Tanner. Fairfield—Mrs. W. H. Wylie. Cherokee—Mrs. B. B. Godfrey. Anderson—Mrs. Wesley Welboum Abbeville—Mrs. J. B. Holman. Address—Mrs. J. Whitman Smith S. C. President of F. W. C. Message from State Chairman. Business. Presentation of Gavel—Miss Blanche Tarrant. Report of Committees. Song. 3:30 p. m.—Adjoilm. i ' XXI Plum Branch H.D. Club Has Good Meeting The Plum Branch Home Dem onstration Club held its ' regular monthly meeting on Wednesday p. m., September 3rd. in the home of Mrs. Eugene Crawford. 1 The meeting watf called to order by our acting president. Mrs. S. J. King, and the following program rendered: Song—Work, for the Night is Coming. —Mvs. F. L. Langley. Paper—Mrs. T. L. Bracknell. Roll Call and Minutes of last meeting—By Mrs. Ethan White. Mrs. Stallworth % demonstrated creamed cabbage and oat meal and gave us a very instructive talk about vegetables and cereals. She also urged the mothers to preoare lunches for their children to take to school, especially those who go on the bus and do not go home for lunch. ^ Next, we went into the election of officers for another year and the following were elected: President^—Mrs. S. J. King. Vice-president—Mrs. R. M. Winn. Secretary and Treasurer—Mrs. Eugene Crawford. Mrs. Stallworth then called for reports from the various commit tees and seemed very much pleased with the work that had been done. We were indeed glad to * have and Treasurer, Emmie ^Sheppard. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Stallworth, who g.Ave two helpful talks and demonstra tions on vegetables and cereals, several members present from the She urged as many as possible to McCormick and Rehoboth clubs, try to attend the district clubj The hostess, assisted by Miss meeting to be held at Rock Hill, Louise Bracknell, served refresh- Saturday, September 20th. ing iced tea. The hostesses, Mrs. W. K. Me- | Our next meeting will be held in Donald and Mrs. J. L/ Williams, the home of Mrs. E. C. Rice on the served delicious refreshment first Wednesday in October. by all. i Vice-president. I . V '