McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, September 18, 1930, Image 1
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Presbyterian College
Renews Program Of
Deliverance For Fall
34,799 fewer than in 1920:
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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.
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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.
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