Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Thursday, Septemter 11, 1^30 McCURMICK MESSENGER. McCORMlGK, SoutV Carotin*. Page-NutnBer Font Now is the Storage Capacity 100,00 Bales e to Economize—Save Money o Ship Your Cotton to Us—Low Rates This organization was recently formed to take over all properties of the Atlantic States Ware house and Compress Company. We will store your cotton at most attractive rates. Further, we will arrange for you to se cure advances on such cotton up to 80 per cent •f its value, provided proper margins are main tained. The rate of interest will be most at tractive. If you like, we’il gladly sell your cotton for you at only 50c per bale commission. If you prefer to sell your stored cotton direct, there will be no commission charged. We believe you'll find here the kind of service you’ve al ways wanted. Get in touch with us at ONCE. Cotton Storage Rates for Storing Cotton First Month, per bale 30c Each Month thereafter, per bale ..25c INCLUDING INSURANCE M LANSING & LEE, President WRITE FOR FULL INFORMATION Georgia-Carollna Warehouse and Compress Co. AUGUSTA, GA. HAMILTON PIUNIZY, Vice President J. J. BRESNAHAN, Secreh.ry and Treasurer .. .• 7, M Lyle Killed In Car Accident Cotton Report As Of Septembr 1, 1930 Negro Lynched Sunday’s Greenville News carried the following account of the tragic death of A1 “Smokey Joe” Lyle, which will be read with sorrow by many friends in McCormick. Mr. Lyle had been here a number df tunes during the past ten years as comedian, coming first with a Doctor Zinnerman, later with Reno Shows and ten days ago with part of his own show* and-‘making en gagement to return here with his full outfit the first of next month. The account of the accident fol lows: ' - , Standing at the rear of his au tomobile parked on West Washing ton street extension to fasten an extra tire on the rack about 1:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Alfred Alien Lyle, of Belton, was fatally injured when he was caught be tween his own car and the radia tor of a passing machine driven by John Smith, negro, the impact crushing his body and inflicting wounds from which he died at the City hospital shortly after 4 o’clock. Had Repaired Tire Mr. Lyle had stopped with friends from Belton to fix a punc-*! ture on their light touring car on the outskirts of the city ahd had completed the task when he step ped to the rear to fasten the ex tra tire on the back. The approach ing car swung over and crashed directly into, the Lyle machine, pitching him between the two. The moving- car swerved to the other side of the . road and hit a tele phone post, both being badly dam aged in the collision. Mr. Lyle was taken to the City hospital for emergency treatment, where he was found to have a frac tured skull in addition to other ex ternal i and internal injuries. Friends of Mr. Lyle were standing on the bank near the side of the road when the'accident happened. Witnesses said that the Lyle car was out of the road in a ditch when it was hit^ The Lyle ma chine was knocked ‘ about 40 feet away by the impact. Mr. Lyle was . known to his friends as “Smokie.” He was for merly with the Van Amam shows, and has played at the Majestic theatre and at other points around the city. He was a veteran troup er, being known at various places in this section. Accelerator Jammed Sergeant M. B. Chandler and Call Officer J. L. Batson answered the call from city police head quarters and arrested Smith in connection with the collision. Smith told officers that the ac celerator on his machine did not, work easily and that it became | jammed, causing his automobile to travel at a high rate of speed. He was making an effort to release it when he hit the car, he said, and did not see the parked car. Coroner Joe Wooten investigated COLUMBIA, Sept. 3.—A cotton crop of 997,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight is indicated for South Carolina by the September 1 con dition of 66 per cent of normal. The condition a month ago was 74 per cent, and on September 1 lapt year 63 per cent, with a 10- Year average, 1919-1928, of 53 per cent of normal. The State ginned 830,000 500- pound bales last year; 726,000 in 1928 ; 730,600 irt 1927; 1,008,000 in 1926; and 889,000 in 1925. The acreage abandoned this year is placed at 40;b00 acres, or 1.8 per cent of ihe 2,205,000 acres An culti vation on July 1, leaving for har vest 2,165,000 acres on which the September forecast of 997,000 bales indicates a yield of 220 pounds lint per acre. The September 1 forecast of 67,- 000 bales more than a month ago is due almost entirely to favorable weather during August for weevil control. The crop suffered from dry weather, particularly on clay soils up-state, during the latter part of the month, but for the State as a whole the dry weather did more good than harm by con trolling weevil activity. The census report shows 5(1,000 running bales ginned from the South O nlina crop of s 1930 prior to September 1, compared with 11,- 000 last year; 3,000 in 1928; 23,000 in 1927; apd 21,000 in 1926. United States:—A cotton crop of 14,340,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight is indicated by the condit ion of 53.2 per cent of normal on September 1, which compares with the forecast of 14,362,000 bales and a condition of 62.2 per cent a month ago. The condition on Sep tember L last year was 55.4 per cent of normal, and a 10-year aver age, 1919-1928, was 56.8 per cent. The indicated yield of lint cotton per acre is 153.2 pounds, compared with a final' estimate of 155.0 pounds last year and the 10-year average of 155.1 pounds pW acre. On the basis of September 1 re ports of abandonment, the pre liminary estimate of total aband onment after July 1 is placed at 1,024,000 acres, or 2.2 per cent of the 45,815,000 acres in cultivation in the United States on July 1. This would leave for harvest this season a total of 44,791,000 acres; compared with the final estimate of 45,793,000 acres harvested in 1929. The greatest declines during Au gust' occurred in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, while the South Atlantic States show im provement over a month ago. Texas is off 175,000 bales, or 4 per cent, from the August forecast; Arkan sas, 166,000 bales, or 15 per cent; Oklahoma, 147,000 bales, or 14 per cent; and Tennessee, 27,0Qp bales, After Killing Police Chief MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED IN DARIEN, GA. Ninety Per Cent Of Market Value Of Cotton The South Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative Association announces an advance of ninety i per cent of value of cotton to all DARIEN, Ga., Sept. 8.—This vill- of its members who ship to annual | age was under military rule to- pool. This ninety per cent does not mean ninety per cent of mid dling only but means ninety per cent basis middling 7-8 plus ninety per cent of all extra staple and grade that cotton has above 7-8 middling. The shipper will be al lowed to make draft for eight and ; one half cents per pound on day J of shipment. As soon as cotton is' License Tax Due October 1st SUMMONS night after an exciting day when a band of armed men lynched a negro in his jail cell following the slaying of one officer and wound ing three others. The militia took charge of the situation under a proclamation by Governor Hardman who acted at the request of the civil authorities. Police Chief Robert L. Freeman graded a supplihientary check will i was killed and R. J. Anderson, be sent to shipper bringing the 1 deputy marshal, John Fisher, spec- total advance up to full ninety per | ial officer of Darien, and Deputy The city council in regular ses sion on September 3, 1930, adopted the annual license ordinance. Li censes become due and payable at the office of the city clerx on Oc tober 1, 1930; last day for payment is November 1, 1930. J. O. PATTERSON, City Clerk. McCormick, S. C., September 6, 1930.-3t. cent of the value of cotton. On optional pool cotton the in itial advance will be 7 1-2 cents per pound on day of shipment a supplementary check will be sent to shipper when cotton has been graded bringing the advance on 7-8 middling up to eight cents per loitering pound. Cotton having extra grade night, and- staple will be advanced for ac cording to grade and staple. The above on both annual and optional pool applies to new crop Sheriff J. H. Collins of McIntosh county, were wounded when they engaged George Grant and anoth er negro in a giA battle in nearby swamps. The negroes were wanted for shooting at a night watchman who attempted to arrest them for near a bank last mid- Grant, captured in the swamps, was shot to death in his cell by men who disregarded the pleas of Col. W. R. Neal of Savannah, in cotton only. Old crop cotton will! charge of the militia, that the ne- be given the same advance but on old cotton the association on account of so much low grade in last year’s crop will not allow ship per to make initial draft but asks that grower ship to association and let them grade and send out check in full on same basis as new crop. Optional pool cotton will be sub ject to marginal call at the discre tion of association but as associa tion has never called for margins on annual pool the shipper can take his advance in annual pool as a guaranteed advance. We are glad to announce that we have made arrangements with Standard Warehouse to store lo cal cotton for us. Any grower haul ing cotton to Greenwood can de liver his cotton to Mr. Durst at the gro not be slain. Grant’s compan ion, said to be Fred Bryan, escaped and was believed surrounded in a 150 acre territory of swamp. Coy, Neal, with a unit of guards men, rushed to the scene today shortly after news of the shooting of the officer was received in Sa vannah. Loiter, approximately 150 men of the 115th field artillery. Savannah, were sent here but to night all but 50 men and officers had been returned. Under governor’s proclamation described by Colonel Neal as “mar tial law” civilians who throughout' the day searched the swamps and gathered in groups on the streets were ordered to take their' arms home. Only a select unit of civil ians were allowed to bear arms af- How Secure Is Your House? I Or could fire sweep it away tomorrow leaving you unin sured without funds suffici ent to replace it? No home owner can afford to run the risk of losing all he has invested in his property. Every dollar should be safe guarded by adequate insurance. The best time to talk insur ance is now; tomorrow may be too late. Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 McCormick Hoot Gibson In “Courtin’ Wildcats” Standard Warehouse in fact we ask , ter 5 o’clock. that you please do this. Warehouse; Soon after 9 o’clock, Grant was receipts can be used at banks just captured. Colonel Neal and hte as bills of lading. ; forces hurried bin: to the county For the convenience of those j a il through a protecting group of wishing to join the association the armed :nen. following parties have been kind A few minutes after he had been enough to allow r us to leave mem- placed in the cell, an erroneous re- berships with them. Call at one of I port w'as received from a Bruns- these places and sign membership wick hospital that Deputy Sheriff and have your tags sent out to you. Collins had died of his wounds. Mr. Hal Sloan, Ninety Six. ! Tlie angered crowd, brandishing Bank of Greenwood, Greenwood, j shotguns, began Central Union Bank. Greenwood. Peoples Bank, Donalds. COLONLY THEATRE HERE TO SHOW NEWEST WESTERN THRILLER .. ... . . . * * j or 6 per cent. Prospects in Georgia the accident yesterday, and stated icnnan ... . . .. . «.• , . advanced 160,000 bales, or 12 per that an inquest would not likely be i . . „ .. , . ,. .. .... , .cent, during the month Alabama, held before the middle of next 1(;7nnn ^ e ’ „ 7 . of fi,o 157 ’ 000 bales ’ or 13 P er cent * South week. Smith w... being held at the , CaroHna 67 000 ba , or 7 t T?? laSt Pen f d ‘" g Mississippi, 59,000 bales, or 4 per finding of the coroner's jury at the oent; North Carolina 31 000 ba f es inquest. or 5 per cent; and Louisiana, 17,- Miss Irene Brown, G. L. Kay, qoo bales, or 3 per cent. Other Mr. J. Claud a Ashlev. Honea Path Bank of Ware Shoals, Ware Shoals. Standard Warehouse, Greenwood. Mr. Rogerc. County Agent, Greenwood. Mr. W. A. Scott, Mt. Carmel. Mr. W. O. Covin. Willington. Messrs. J. W. Bracknell and Son. Plum Branch. an immediate march toward the jail, crashed in to the structure and shot Grant to death. Grant protested to the men he was not the slayer of Freeman, but Officer Anderson said he was the man who fired the shots. Anderson, wounded in the hand, shoulder and thigh, returned to Darien from the Brunswick hospital and identified Grant as the actual killer. 1X1 Mr. Will Morrah, Troy, R. F D. first Newspaper Ads TVafr- !\/f ^ frrn y\ A crpn t. TV/Tf*.- ■*_ Brought To New York From Paris By Coste Mr. Morgan, County Agent, Me Cormick. Peoples Bank, McCormick. Mr. Si J. Harris, Troy. Mr. J. G. Mann, Lowndesville. Nance and Bradwell, Calhoun Richard Williams, and John A. j states show little change since Au- ^ a ^ s ‘ Mahaffey, all of Belton, were with Mr. Lyle when the accident oc curred. Mr. Lyle's body was taken to Bel ton last night, where funeral ar rangements will be made. J • 4X1- known to people of the twentieth century. • \ ■- XXtt—L— . # V '* <% j, T A f ' '' • *■ ?• *■ The enoqnovs, f fQsests of bam boo ih„ India are regarded as, an inexhaustible source of cellulose. NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—The first newspaper advertising copy to arrive in New York from Paris Bank of Antreville, Antreville. by airplane appeared in the New Or get in touch with P. G. Hart- York Times Wedne*sday. zog. Greenwood, Phone 906. In addition to more than twen- X ty-one columns of advertising, There’s a time and a place for Mark brought a special model dress everything, but all too often we created by Maison Callot, of Paris, don’t know the one and can’t find consigned to John Wannamaker. are reported by the Bureau of the other. Five advertisements, in all were pub- Census at 1,878,000 running bales, | f i received. They were from the dress bales to; 0 ur.worries over how to . get designers: hotel owners at Dean- to build more roads vhle and Cannes; the Hotel Con- gust 3. Production in 1929 was 14,828,000 500-pound bales; in 1928, 14,478,000 bales; in 1927, 12,955,000 bales; and in 1926, 17,977,000 bales. Ginnings prior to September 1 Out of some 50,000 books lished in the seventeenth century,' compared with 1,568,000 not more than fifty are generally September 1 last year; 957,000 bales in 1928; and 1,534,000 bales 1927. FRANK O. BLACK, Agricultural Statistician. HENRY L. RASOR, Asst. Statistican. . more money n will be over when our children are tinental; Sir Charles Higham, ad vertising agent, and from the using airplanes. 4Xt- When a man’s bigger than his job, he doesn’t have to call the attention, of the. boss to it. French government, which includ ed this message: “Come to France —Thomas Jefferson believed that every one has two countries—his own and France.” Hoot Gibson will whiz into the Dixie Theatre, Friday and Satur day, at 8:20 p. m., in “Courtin’ Wildcats,” a high-powered Univers al action picture jammed from the start to finish with laughs and vhrills. Hoot starts out as a college boy in this one, and engages in $$me lively studies not on the books. He finishes up by raising hi-jinks with a wild west show, courting a beau- , tiful man-hating lady peformer for added excitement. ! The beautiful man-hater is por trayed by charming Eugenia Gil bert, and the romance between her and Hoot is of a highly original nature. It is a romance bursting ,with action and laughs until Hoot, in a hell-for-leather auto ride, fin ally tames the two-fisted girl and persuades her to “be herself.” Hoot is up to all his old exciting tricks, with a new slant to all of them, and plenty of new ones thrown in. He does some hair-rais ing auto driving, plays tag with the police in a roadhouse raid, and puts some altogether unscheduled j “wild west” into the wild west show. Action and humor fight for place all through the film, the hu- imor being of the original, inimit- ^able Hoot Gibson brand. “Courtin’ Wildcats” has an ex- j ceptional cast, including Harry j Todd, Joseph Girard, Monty Mon tague, John Oscar, Jim Corey, Jame sFarley, Pete Morrison and Joe Bonomo. The picture was- directed by Jer ome Storm. It is based on a fam ous Saturday Evening Post story written by William Dudley Pelley. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of McCormick, r r. Court °f Common Pleas. J. S. STROM, T. J. SIBERT AND P. J. ROBINSON, AS RECEIVERS OF THE FARMERS BANK OF McCORMICK, S. C., Plaintiffs, against SADIE FINDLEY, F. M. FINDLEY AND W. K. CHARLES, Defend ants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the sub scriber at his Office at McCoi^nick, S. C., within Twenty (20) days af ter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint with in the time aforesaid, the Plain tiffs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. W. K. CHARLES, Plaintiffs’ Attorney. McCormick, S. C., September 8th, 1930. NOTICE OF MOTION TO THE DEFENDANTS, SADIE FINDLEY AND F. M. FINDLEY: YOU WILL PLEAS ETAKE NO TICE That the undersigned, as At torney for the Plaintiffs above named, will make a Motion before Hon. C. J. Ramage, at Chambers, at Saluda, S. C., on the tenth day af ter service hereof, at Ten o’clock a. m. or as soon thereafter as coun sel can be heard, for an Order ap pointing a Receiver in the above entitled matter.- The said Motion will be made upon the original records in the case. W. K. CHARLES, Plaintiffs’ Attorney. McCormick, S. C., September 8th, 1930. The original Summons, Com plaint and Notice of Motion in the above entitled matter were filed in my Office on the 8th day of Sep tember 1930. J. A. TALBERT. Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for McCor- mick County. S. C. DIXIE STORES NO. 16 McCormick. S. C. 49c. PANTRY SALE 49c Save Money — St^ck Your Pantry Take Advantage of The Many Values Offered Here. Prices Good Through Saturday. Sep tember 13th. Jewel Lard, 4 lb. bucket 49c Sugar, 10 lb. Sack 49c Octagon Soap, 13 Cakes 49c Cheese, Full Cream, 2 lbs. 49c Rice, Fancy Blue Rose, 10 lbs. 49c Hen Fefed, 16 lbs. —— 49c Wesson Oil, Quart 49c Roast Beef, 2 Cans 49c Corned Beef, 2 Cans 49c Soup, Campbell’s, 6 Cans 49c Salmon, Tall Pinks, 4 Cans 49c Selox, 4 large 25c pkgs. for 49c Toilet Tissue, 6 10c rolls 49c Tomatoes, 6 Cans 49c Milk, 12 Cans Baby Van Camp’s 49c Milk, 6 Cans Tal Van Camp’s -- 49c Coffe, Compound, ^ lbs. Red D. '49c Cream of Wheat, 2 pkgs. 49c Pie Peaches, 5 Cans No. 2 49c Syrup, Log Cabin, Large Size___ 49c Cocoa, 2 2-lb. Pkgs. 49c Syrup of Figs, or Syrup Pepsin 49c Herring, 5 Cans Salmon Size __ 49c Pork & Beans, 6 cans Bull Head Brand 49c Extract, 2 2-oz. Bottles, Lemon or Vanilla 49c Grape Juice, Welch, quart 49c School Tablets, 1 doz. Tablets and 6 1c Pencils 19c Washing Powder, 13 pkgs. Octagon — 49c Matches, 18 5c Boxes 49c Orange Juice, 2 Bottles Spark ling 49c Vienna Sausage, 6 Cans 19c Potted Meat, 12 Cans — 49c Macaroni, 6 Pkgs. Quaker 49c Thread, 12 Spools J. & P. Coats 49c Peanut Butter, 3-lb. Jars 49c Ivory Soap, 12 Cakes G. Ivory __ 49c 29 DIXIE STORES 29 McCormick, S. C. Stores No. 16 Stores Tunc in for Dixie Stores .radio program each Friday from 1:30 un til 2 o’clock over station WSPA, Spartanburg.