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Cl atmick TBUV TO OUBSELVICSt OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twentv-Ninth Year 8 Pages All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C. . Thursday, September 18, 1930 Established June 5, 1902 Number 16 IMPORTANT MEETING CALLED FOR TUESDAY Farmers And Busi ness Men Asked To Meet Here Tuesday PURPOSE IS TO ACQUAINT FAR- FARMERS WITH ADVANTAGES OF CO-OPERATIVE MARKET ING OF COTTON A county-wide meeting of tho farmers and business men of Mc Cormick County will be held at the McCormick Court House on next Tuesday morning, September 23rd, at eleven o’clock to discuss the co operative marketing of cotton. Every farmer in the county is urged to attend this meeting and learn more of the present set-up and methods of the co-operative cotton marketing association as handled by the Federal Farm Board. The Federal Farm Board is mak ing wonderful progress in the or ganization of the wheat and to bacco growers and in the handling of their products, and these same methods are being applied to the organization of cotton growers this fall, with the result that the asso ciation will probably handle around three million of bales of this year’s cotton crop. : x Second Primary Recount Vote Is Ibra Blackwood Thanks People For Confidence PROMISES TO BE' GOVERNOR OF THE .WHOLE PEOPLE COLUMBIA,: Sept. 16.—Ibra C. Blackwood, Democratic nominee for governor, issued the following statement this afternoon: “I wish to express to the people of my state my sincerest Apprecia tion for their confidence in me in choosing me as the Democratic nominee for ’governor of South Carolina. It shall be my earnest effort to' ficers; Ouzts Family Reunion Held Last Friday • The second annual meeting of the. Ouzts reunion was held at Mc- Kendrie Methodist Church, Edge- field County, Friday, September 12, 1930. It was indeed a pleasure to have the pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Ciyburn, meet with us. The morning session opeped at eleven o’clock with devotionals conducted by Rev,. Clybum. The sessions were presided over by the president, D. A. G. Ouzts. The busi ness items taken up are: The election of the following of- Cards Of Thanks From Candidate! be the governor of all the people and to think first of the true inter ests of South Carolina. “I think my friends realize that I can serve them best by serving South fcarolina first. “During the next four years -there will be many grave questions to be decided for we are at a cri tical period in the history of South Carolina and I ask the confidence and support of all South Carolin ians regardless of whether they supported me or not. “The close of the campaign leaves me with no .ill feeling or animosity towards anyone and I want all our people to feel that I want to give my best service to our state. “We have a great state and a y-. • j T 1 . . great people and it shall be my JJ0X110CI J onnston ; high privilege with their help and with God’s help to make for them the best governor it is humanly possible for me to make.” txt I desire to extend to the voters of McCormick County my pro found gratitude for the handsome majority given me in the last pri mary. I will endeavor to give such service as an officer and citizen that will be appreciated by alT the good people of the county. Sincerely yours. M. L. B. STuRKEY. Census Figures Show Decrease In Farms McCORMICK COUNTY’S DE CREASE IS NEARLY ONE THIRD IN TEN YEAR PERIOD JOHNSTON APPEALS FOR “FAIR PLAY” AND SAYS MAY TAKE MATTER INTO COURT— BLACKWOOD DECLARED < NOMINEE COLUMBIA, Sepc. 16.—The state Democratic committee voted un animously today not to grant Olin D. Johnston, of Spartanburg, de-. feated candidate for governor, a recount of votes cast in the second primary September 9. At the same time the committee officially declared “Ibra C. Black wood the Democratic nominee for governor.” The first motion for the vote was 997,000 Bales Cotton Predicted For State McCORMICK COUNTY TO MAKE 9,000 THIS YEAR made at 12.15, after the committee WflOO *ales, 164,000 more than in Frank O. Black, statistician for the United States department of agriculture at Columbia, has an nounced his forecast of the pros pective 1930 cotton crop by. coun ties. He predicts a total crop of had been in session for two hours and a quarter. A half hour’s delay was encountered in discussions and differences of opinion on the way the resolution should -be worded. The resolution as it was finally passed merely said that “the peti tion for a recount of the votes in Charleston county be dismissed and Ibra C. Blackwood be named the Democratic candidate for gover nor” A ^ . Johnston left the hall immed iately after the vote. He had pre viously been quoted as saying he ifoqid take the matter “into the courts” if denied the recount. His attorney, W. E. Bowen of Green ville, said at the conclusion of the meeting “we have not decided what course we will take.” Cheers from the crowded room fleeted the unanimous vote. The successful candidate, Blackwood, was standing to the rear of Chair man Claude N. Sapp’s desk when the vote was announced. Throughout the session, Johnston cat on the secretarv’s desk or stood at his side. He frequently halted speakers to ask questions or to object to their statements. * in a final appeal for the recount the youne world war veteran said “I would be glad to have a state wide recount at my expense. I’m asking for fair play, friends.” Before the resolution was yqted on several committeemen said -no specific allegation of fraud in Charleston county had been made by the petitioners. After the recount was denied, a motion that a. committee of 15 be aopointed to revise certain sections of the primary laws was passed. The committee was instructed . to “clear up” certain passages and make laws “free of possibilities of irregularities.” The committee will be appointed by Chairman Claude N. Sapp at his leisure. _X Salmon from the Atlantic are feeing introduced into 1929. The repprt, which follows, gives September 1, county estimates of production which are based on re ports from correspondents as to probable county ginnings from the crop of 1930: Estimated 1930 crop 1929 crop Abbeville .18,000 17,965 Aiken .26,000 19v634 Allendale 7,500 6,381 Anderson _65,000 65,113 Bamberg .15,000 12,451 Barnwell ..19,000 16,868 Berkeley 2,500 1,607 Calhoun .17.000 14,816 Charleston _ 2,500 1,850 Cherokee _23,000 21,865 Chester ..21,000 18,139 Chesterfield ..34,000 22,097 Clarendon ..18,000 13,668 Colleton ..10,000 8,773 Darlington ...25,000 13,500 Dillon ..30,000 21.351 Dorchester 9.000 4.95° Edgefield ___ 16.000 15.15? Fairfield ..10,000 7,457 Florence -.16.000 13.510 Greenville ..52,000 52,395 Greenwood _ _ __ 18,000 16,308 Hampton __ 6.900 5.53° Horry --- .. 2,500 2,156 Jasper .. 2,000 1,340 Kershaw _ .25,000 14,155 Lancaster ..17,000 11,655 Laurens -.30,000 30,125 Lee - _ .30,000 16,041 Lexington .-17,000 14,784 (McCormick __ 9,900 7,652 Marion _ -.13,000 9,198 Marlboro ..45,000 33,266 Newberry ..25,000 19,353 Orangeburg ..66,000 55,122 Pickens .-22,000 23,749 Richland ..11,000 8,042 Saluda -.12,000 10,315 Spartanburg ..90,000 84,289 I Sumter 35,000 19,662 | Union — —17,000 16,725 Williamsburg ..14,000 11,975 York ..34,000 29,906 All other counties — 2,000 1,522 Vice-president, J. W. Ouzts. Mar ion, N. C. Second Vice-president, A. Leard Ouzts, Winder, Ga. Cor. Secretary, Miss Flora Ouzts. Rec. Secretary, Mrs. John T. Foo- she, McCormick, S. C. Our president gave an interest ing talk about his search on the genealogy of Deidrich Utz. He had written numerous places trying to get data on this, in the U. S. and Germany. Nothing definite was found but he secured valuable in formation that will be very help ful. Among the papers he had and read was a deed issued by the Com- mander-in-Chief in and over the Providence of South Carolina un der King George III of England in 1761 to Deidrich Ulz for 200 acres of land. It is thought that this is probably Deidrich Utz. A print of the coat-of-arms was presented. Discussion in regard to adopting the coat-of-arms were heard and it was adopted. It was voted to continue to collect data for a book, the history* of the Ouzts family, and that it be published containing the coat-of-arms and pictures of the 12 sons and 1 daughter of Peter Ouzts I, with their wives and husbands. Also, that interesting incidents be re corded in this history. In order that the search continue it is nec essary to secure funds. The fin ance committee appointed is: J. W. Ouzts, Chairman, Mar inn, N. C.; G. Albert Ouzts, Edgefield, S. C:; J. Curtis Corley, Greenwood, S. C., David Anderson, Green wood, S. C. This committee is to report in 60 days. If more money is secured than needed for this work, it was suggested that it go toward a fund to erect a memorial on the original Ouzts place in Edgefield County. The monotony of the business was broken by various ones telling amusing incidents of s the past. Mary Kellah Ouzts, Marion, N. C., read two items of interest. One a letter dated May 16, 1862 written by John Henry Ouzts, killed in the Civil War, son of Martin Ouzts, to his parents; the other an obituary of John Henry Ouzts. Reports from those appointed to write the history of each family of I want to sincerely thank the voters of McCormick County for the handsome vote given me in the recent primary, and by re electing me to the office of County Treasurer. I promise to give all the best service that I possibly can and protect the county’s interest to the best of my ability. T. J. PRICE. I am grateful to my friends for their support in the recent pri mary. My sole effort will be to prove myself worthy of the confid ence placed in me. And any time that I can be of assistance to a citizen of the county, regardless of whether he supported me or not, I will be glad to do so. I will use every means to make McCormick County one of the best in the State. W. D. MORRAH. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The number of farms in South Caro lina decreased 18.1 per cent dur ing the decade from 1920 to 1930, the director of census announced today. A farm, for census purposes, in cludes all the land which is di rectly farmed by one person, either by his own labor alone or with the assistance of members of his household, or hired employes. When a landowner has one or more ten ants, renters, croppers or manag ers, the land operated by each is considered a “farm.” Any tract of land of more than three acres used for agricultural purposes, which produced products to the value of $250 in the preceding calendar year, is classed as a “farm.” Among other Southern states showing a decrease are Georgia, 17.5 per cent; Tennessee, 2.7 per cent; and Maryland. 9.6 per cent. The figures for 1930 are prelim inary and subject to correction. They are: Vlt. Carmel H. D. Club Met Last Tuesday The Mt. Carmel Home Demon stration Club met in the club room at 3 o’clock on Tuesday afternoon with all members present, except four. The president, Mrs. Hester, called the meeting to order and lead devotionals," reading scripture and prayer. She asked for the roll call and reading of the min utes by the secretary and requested every one to respond to her name with a selection from Aunt Het, and which created quite a lot. of fun. After the approval of the min utes, Mrs. Stallworth stated that we would reorganize and elect ilew officers. Mrs. Hester asked Miss Susie Patterson to take the chair. Then she made a motion to nom inate Mrs. D. J. McAllister for president, which was seconded and carried. Mrs. McAllister also made a motion for Mrs. Hester to be re elected. Miss Susie Patterson was elected vice-president, and Mrs. W. H. Horton re-elqcted secretary and treasurer. As the reports all have to go in soon, cards and papers were handed in. Mrs. Stallworth gave an inter esting demonstration on whole grain cereal—using Quaker oats It is of great pleasure to me to take this opporutnity to thank those who supported me in the race for re-election for the House of Representative^. I want to sin cerely thank the people of McCbr- mick County for the courtesies and kind hospitality I received hi all sections of the county. I appreciate the vote-given me and my full support will be ex tended to those who were vic torious in making McCormick County one of the best in the State. 1 ‘ . j. o. McDaniel. Has Interesting Meet The Fairfield Home Demonstra tion Club met at Young’s School House last Wednesday afternoon with 10 active members present, also Mrs. Stallworth. The pro gram was gotten up by Misses Willie and Ruth Young. The meet ing was led by Miss Ruth and was as follows: Scripturue reading. Mat. 5;42:48. Prayer by the leader. Song—Onward, by the club. Be careful what you say—Miss Willie Young. Thoughts for today—Lula Belle Beauford. Aunt Het—Mrs. S. L. Long. What I live for—Bertha Young Blue Monday surprises for school the 12 sons and 1 daughter of Peter | lunch—Mrs. W. T. Sears. Ouzts I, were called for. Only two. had their histories ready to hand J in, others were not quite complet ed. Every one seemed to enjoy the social and the bountiful picnic din ner. The time for meeting in 1931 is Saturday beforev the sfirsU Sunday in August at McKendrie Church. It is hoped that everyone who is, or should be, interested will bear this date in mind and attend the third reunion. X Blease Will Run Again For Senate COLUMBIA, Sept. 16.—Senator Cole L. Blease, beaten in the Demo cratic Primary this year, by James F. Byrnes, of Spartanburg, will run again for United States Senate. In a statement today, he said: “I thank my friends and support ers for their loyalty and devotion to me and say to them that I shall again be a candidate for the Unit ed States Senate.” The next Senatorial election is in Bookcases—Mrs. R. E. Spence. Reading—Alma Young. Does it pay—Eva Young. Furniture—Mrs. T. O. Young. ' After this the business matters were discussed and decided who would go to Rock Hill Saturday. 20th instant, to the County Council meeting. Several are planning to go. Other business matters were taken up by Mrs. Stallworth. Think she has the work all mapped out for us now. After the meeting adjourned, tempting sandwiches and iced punch were served by Mrs. ^T. O. Yoilng and Mrs. R. E. Spence, as they were joint hostesses. I’m sure it was enjoyed by all. This was the time for electing or re electing officers, as the officers had served only a few months all were in favor of re-election, which was as follows: Miss Alma Young, president. Miss Willie Young, vice-president. , Mrs. D. S. Dove, secfcbt&ry and treasurer. Our club may be small in num ber, but we expect to grow. Much can we accomplish if we all pull together. Let’s try to make it one of the Counties 1930 1920 P. C. Abbeville .-.3,405 4.469 28.8 [ Aiken 1. 8,672 4,989 26.4 Allendale ...1,619 1,764 42.2 Anderson _ ..-8,204 8,910 7.9. Bamberg . _ — 1,992 2,393 21.7 Barnwell _ - __ .2.375 3,105 23.5 Beaufort _ 2,018 3,168 36.5 Berkeley _—2,180 2.691 19.0 Calhoun . .2,468 2,901 14.9 Charleston —1,937 3.850 49.2 Cherokee _3,262 3,286 0.7 Chester __ ___ 3,045 4,144 26.5 Chesterfield „ _3,553 4,487 20.8 Clarendon --4,256 5,058 15.9 Colleton —8,091 3,976 22.3 i Darlington —3,5*1 4,928 28.3 DiUon —3,066 3,440 10.9 Dorchester —.1,860 2,260 17.7 j Edgefield ___ - —2,690 3,991 32.6 [Fairfield .. _—2,269 3,980 43.0 Florence —5,648 5,821 6.1 Georgetown — —1,046 1,834 43.0 Greenville —7,076 6,762 4.6 Greenwood ___ ...3,084 4,005 23.0 Hampton _..I,403 2,003 30.0 Horr y _ _.5,284 4,687 12.7 Jasper 941 1,281 26.5 Kershaw _ -3,067 3,664 16.3 Lancaster --2,775 3,724 25.5 Laurens , —4,464 6,068 26.4 Lee ___ —2,688 4,217 36.3 Lexington —3,293 4,217 31.6 McCormick _. .—1,814 2,911 31.6 Marion ,. —2,564 2,579 0.6 MaTlboro ... ...3,468 4,477 * 23.9 Newberry __ _3,332 4,627 23.0 Oconee — _ — 4,444 4,183 6.2 Orangeburg ...7,328 8,558 14.4 Pickens . 1 3,698 3,452 7.1 Richland —2,784 3,889 28.4 Saluda _—2,986 3.917 23.8 Spartanburg .. —.8,559 3,260 19.6 Union — — _2,543 2,817 9.7 Williamsburg . —4,659 5,964 21.9 York —5,163 5.845 11.6 Total .157,894 192,693 18.1 The number farms in 1930 war 28.8 [ which w r as delicious. Mrs. F. C. Patterson was present and joined the club. Miss Annie White and Mrs. H. O. Watson were hostesses for the af ternoon and served a delicious iced fruit juice with c&ke. Although it was a rainy after noon, quite a nice crowd enjoyed the meeting. The absent members were kept away by illness in the family. At a late hour the meet ing adjourned. x ^ ; Presbyterian College Renews Program Of Deliverance For Fall 34,799 fewer than in 1920: txt 1932. The seat to be filled at that time is now held by Senatoij E. D.;best In McCormick County. agate Wal ...—W7,00e 833,054 .Sinitb. i,. One Present. Governors Precinct Goes 70-0 For Byrnes The State says, Governor Rich ards stands ready to dispute the saying, despite the fact that he is a religious man, that “a prophet is nqt without honor save in his own country.” The governor’s home precinct at Liberty Hill, Kershaw county, cast 70 votes in the second primary last Tuesday. Seventy votes out of 70 went to James F. Byrnes while Senator Cole L. Blease did not get a single vote. Olin D. Johnston, who attacked the governor on the stump during the gubernatorial campaign, did better. He received two votes, CLINTON, Sept. 13.—Rev! John McSween, President of Presbyter ian College has just announced the schedule fot renewal of the Pro gram of Deliverance of the Col lege this fall. So far as is possible, says Mr. McSween, the same organization throughout the state which work ed so diligently last fall has been requested to continue.- The objec tive of the campaign last year was $350,000.00,' the amount estimated necessary to retire the debt of the College. Of the amount approxi mately $175,000.00 was raised, and the renewed campaign this fall, au thorized by all the Presbyteries, is for the purpose of retiring the bal ance. In an effort to economize, the cost of directing the campaign has been greatly reduced and the de tails are being handled by the reg ular college force with the gratu- ituous aid of a few/ friends and with four field men who have al ready completed the setting up of the organization in each church in the state. A chairman \has been selected for each church and in many cases a committee has been selected to work with the chair man. In the continuation of the Pro gram of Deliverance there will not be an every member canvass in each church, only those members will be approached who are cap able of contributing larger amounts. Dr. McSween stated he was much encouraged by the deep interest In the college manifested throughout the state and confidently expects the program to reach its goal. The organization is as follows: Wm. P. Jacobs of Clinton, Gen eral Chairman. 1 rr Rev. John McSween, Associate Chairman. W. J. Bailey, Clinton, Treasurer. leaving 68 for Ibra C. Blackwood. In the past years Senator Blease, the governor said, received sub- and a church chairman in each lo- stantial votes at Liberty Hill. The cal church. governor and the senator have re- Field Representatives—J. A. Haf- cently become estranged and the ner, A. O’Daniel, J. M. Moore and governor voted for Byrnes. D. MCL. McDonaM. ' / 4 S , ■ ,5 ^ 3 , * ,£44 ■ VJeS I 1 v;| if ..