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TRUK TO OURSELVKS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD, Twenty-Ninth Year 8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C. Thursday, October 9, 1930 Established June 5, 1902 Number 19 Col. W. J. Talbert Celebrates 84th Birth day Anniversary Report Of The Grand Jury COUNTY OF McCORMICK. To the Honorable Hayne F. Rice, Presiding Judge of the Court of The children, grandchildren and General Sessions at the October, great-grandchildren, together with 1930, term: a few old friends, gathered at the We, the Grand Jury, have passed home of Col W. J. Talbert Sunday on all bills and matters that have to do homage to this venerable come before us, and beg to make gentleman on his 84th birthday, the following report: ' . i Tbe day was bright and beauti- Upon examination of our jail we'ful and all nature seemed to re find an opening through brick wall joice on this happy occasion, sufficient for a man to crawl The Col. seemed fairly well and through, which we have been in- was a hie to sit with his guests on formed has been there two or more the front porch; especially did he years, and we again urgently rec- enjoy watching the little tots as w ^ Vlljuy WcltUIllIlg bUlb db ommend that the jail be made se- ( they frolicked in the play-house cure to take care of and keep our anc j on the lawn. As he watched prisoners. Court Convened Here Monday Sessions court for McCormick county convened here Monday morning, Judge Hayne F. Rice, of Aiken, presiding. True bills were rendered by the grand jury as fol lows: K. E. White, white, murder; Thomas Tucker, negro, murder; Isaac Belcher, Henry Wilson and John Crawford, negroes, house breaking and larceny; Issac Bel cher, John Wideman and John Crawford, negroes, housebreaking and larceny; Lane Collins, negress, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; Jesse Howling, Lewis McDuffie, George Mattox and Ecarly Allen, negroes, violation of the prohibition law; E. H. Wood, J. C. Driver and Frank Hodges, whites, violation of the prohibition law; James Freeman (two counts) and George Callahan, negroes, housebreaking and larceny; Fur man McDonald, white, non-support of wife and children. All bills handed by Solicitor Cal- ***«*»«** ^ iieaeraie reoei, ias ne auooea mui- lisan were disposed of. The follow- them, and unless our sheriff se 2 f ) was receiving loving messages ing entered guilty pleas and re- makes substamtial progress m re- 0 f congratulations from absent ceived sentences as follows: Henry ducing the tax executions by the fiends and relatives, some of Wilson, violation of the prohibition j beginning of another year, we rec- w hich caused the tears to roll down law, ten months; George Mattox, ipmmend that our delegation pro- c heeks, showing the emotions violation of the prohibition law, t vide for a tax collector. of a noble and tender heart that is two months; Early Allen, violation I We recommend the installation st m pulsating in his peaceful of the prohibition law, two months; \o* a cash book in the sheriff’s of- breast ^ Lewis McDuffie, violation of the ; there being no such record m j c 0 i^ tho’ feeble in health, prohibition law, four months; Hen- existence at the present time. The : seeine (j hilarious on this occasion, ry Wilson, housebreaking and lar- jtax collector, however, used such a an( ^ j^jg usua i jovial way, caused ceny. six months; Thomas Thomp- , 1S 0111 ?P ml o^ that merr y peals of laughter, son, found guilty of violation of this is the only way in which a | f ab i e s were arranged in the the prohibition law, ten months; record may be maintained ; g^g-g 0 f a T ’neath the shade of Frank Hodges, found guilty of vio- and allow for a thorough audit. ' the trees in the back yard, and lation of the prohibition law, eight commend the sheriff : were heavily laden with good months. Thompson gave bond on and his deputies in their efforts things to eat, which each one an appeal which will be carried to ^ ST ^PP^ss seemed to enjoy. By request, Mr. On information from our treas urer, we find that our delinquent tax list is growing at an alarming the happy little ones, he remarked to one sitting near him, that his only regret was, that he could not live to see them grown, however, Associational B. Y. Plum Branch H. P. U. Rally at Red j Hill October 18 D. Club Meets Victor’s Band To Play At State Fair ucw*. —live io see uiem grown, nuwever, rate, and we find according to Act was perfectly resigned to God’s 32 of 1925 that the sheriff or tax wll j collector should and must make returns on tax executions within All through the day, this old, un- The Plum Branch Home Demon- stration Club held its regular The Edgefield Associational B. Y. monthly meeting on Wednesday P. U. rally will be held at Red Hifi afternoon, October 1st, in the home church on Saturday, October 18th, E * 9* ^ ce * . , when the newly elected officers will The meeting was called to order be in charge, with G. H. Paul, pres- by the president, Mrs. S. J. King, ident in the chair. All churches in After singing “America, the devo- the association are invited to send tional was led by Miss Lucy Brown, large delegations of young people, after which we were led in prayer and each union will delegate some by Mrs. Lillie Langley. We were one to give a report. When re- then favored witn a piano ports are made, the unions will tion by Miss Rebekah Lankford, have the opportunity of presenting which was followed by the reading a demonstration of their own of the minutes of last meeting and choice. This proved a successful roll call.’ „ ^ ^ ^ feature of the last meeting and will i Airs. Stallworth asked us to res- be continued. All who come are pond to the roll call by naming a asked to bring picnic baskets as tree or shrub from the woods which usual, so the meeting will not be a could be transplanted to our home burden to the hostess church. Ban- grounds. ners for efficiency during the past Miss gave a quarter and for attendance at the report of the district meeting which v — rally will be awarded. The keynote was hekl recently at Wintnrop col- p a j r one Q f bes t; features is the the meeting Will be* vi'-kTtT'i Vi CT •X^’irlTTTQtr v»rVnai»<a oor^ to Last year Victor’s Nationally known Band played at the State Fair, and Paul V. Moore, Secretary, is pleased that he has been abl^ to secure a return engagement of this musical organization for the 1930 State Fair, which takes place Oc tober 20-25. Secretary Moore believes that a good band is essential to a good fair and while Victor’s Band is ex pensive, he feels that the cost is worth while for the added attrac tiveness it gives to the week’s pro gram. Victor’s Band has long had an enviable reputation for good music and fair visitors of 1929 will recall with pleasure the concerts they heard during their visit here. No matter what one thinks of Carnivals on other occasions, ev erybody is agreed that at the State returns on tax executions within re _ CO n S tru C ted, unterrified con- 0 f the meeting will be: “Growing lege. , ^ J ... ’Midway, where age is forgotten, six month after they are received i fec j era t e rebe i, (as he dubbed him- Through Christian Efficiency,” and We are looking forward with a! anc j a u are children again “just tor Vvcr onH unlace rmr* cn avitt i-v • • «■ • — . ° « « x* t Er* •f Vio to il x • x* tonight.’ Therefore, the State Fair is al- the program as arranged by the great deal of interest to the fall committee is as follows: meeting of The County Council for , — __ „ 11:00 a. m.—Song service led by Farm Women of McCormick Coun-| ways particular that only the very chorister. ty, which will meet at Plum Branch, b est carnival be engaged, and Ssc- 11:15—Devotional—Efficiency in on the first day of November.! j-gtary Paul V. Moore, is glad that the Bible—Rev. G. C. Seidenspin- Plans are in the making for this he can offer Rubin & Cherry Mod- ner. ‘ meeting and with the co-operation • el shows this season. ' 11:30—Welcome Address Maude Smith. the supreme court by his attorney, F A Wise. •' Frank Hodges and Lewis McDuf fie posted bond until December 1st, nature, and to assure him of our hearty co-operation at all times. We also wish to commend our supervisor for the progress he has next, in order that they might have made in getting our roads and time to finish gathering their bridges back in the shape they are in, considermg the funds and equipment he has had to work with this year, but we also wish to stress the importance of continuing to use the utmost economy. The grand jury' wishes to thank our commissioner, Mr. R. N. Ed munds, for his good work in super vising road work during Mr. Graves’ illness. In regard to our school situation, we find that the future looks very dark and unless a substantial re- crops. Tuesday and vesterdav were tak en up on the Kirk White case. The case had not gone to the jury when our forms closed. Cotton Co-op. Deliv eries 9 Times Greater Than Last Year j duction is made in school exoendi- Receipts during the past week by i tures we are utimately facing a ones“shaii'’m“eet as one unbroken the South Carolina Cotton Growers forced shortening of school terms around God’s throne in glory. Co-operative Association have been or a temporary shut down. DtUlu - — - • ~ - the heaviest since the first year of I The committee authorized at the the Association, according to Asso- | mass meeting last January to have elation officials. A total of 12,215 an audit made of the various coun- >ales were received last week mak- i ty offices report that this audit has ng an average of a little more than been made, and that only a few 2000 bales daily. The largest daily receipts this season were on Octo ber 1st, when slightly .over 2500 bates were received, but this record was broken the following day when more than 2800 bales were re ceived. The Association reports that through October 4th its receipts this year total 25,144 bales as com pared with 2746 bales which had been received up through the same date last year. Large numbers of new members are being received into the Association daily, and shipments of bale tags arp being sent out in each mail. Interest has never been quite so great as at the present time. During the past week farmer meetings were held at Barnwell, Allendale, Bennettsville, Aiken, Or angeburg, Anderson, Newberry, Laurens and other points through- minor irregularities existed. The above covers the report of the various committees. We thank the court and the county officials for courtesies ex tended to us and co-operation giv en us during the term. J. C. TALBERT, Foreman Grand Jury. Dated this the 7th day of Octo ber, 1930. Hold over grand jurors for 1931 were urawn, as follows: I. C. Reames, G. C- Patterson, Huguley, R. 'M. Pettigrew, Rice and G. G. Palmer. IXI c. E. H. C. Jollies Of 1931 . ““ mpptinffs The Lions Club of Greenwood will Ut hv ^flsted and present the Jollies of 1931 at the rere ^ “il-tHigh School Auditorium in McCor- cpresentetlve growere who were, m » k next Mondav October 13th. mar-‘ at 8 ; 30 p. m. This show is given irepnt co-o^ative to { ‘ t<^p r the auspices of the Thomas he^UnrteSwhlch^the 1 Association ^on Lyon Post No. 19 of Me- S ^ eP A r f J ^i^finn n announr^d n todav T* 1 * 8 production is a minstrel r,!* 1 u^ definite olans for musical extravaganza bringing in ^ ctessin- everything from grand onera to opening three branch » ragtime and back again. The show in Greenville °P ens U P a beautiful prelude. BenreUsville going fvom there into an overture Jp^tanburg and Bennettsville. with seventy five trained voices ^ rlassers and will g ivin g ful1 vent to their vocal tal " ^ classe en ts. Then comes a series of black- the delivery of their face songs and sweet ballads in- full au- terspersed with iokes, wise crack? otton and in drawing tne lull au anf 3 rnniri hv Pirrht burnt horized advances which the Asso- y g lation is able to make because of c °rK arasis , b to , ts affiliation with the American ca i r e ^e ^aturfne sateen “"Sweet :otton Co-operative Association ^^vue fcaturing^ixteen^Swcct seemed to enjoy. By request, Mr. Motte Parker presided at the head of the table and a beautiful and touching prayer was offered by T. Garrett Talbert, The large birth day cake with its 84 candles graced the center of the table and as it was sliced, each one penned a wish regarding the Col.’s future happi- II CSS* Now, in conclusion, let me say, to the writer, the Col.’s mind seems as bright and active as tho’ he were 50 instead of 84 years of age. These 84 years have been well spent in the service of his coun try and his Master, and our wish for him is that he may live to en joy many more happy birthdays and when his mission here is end ed, that he, and each of his loved ones shall meet as one unbroken band around God’s throne in glory. A Friend and Guest. *» Without question and without exageration. it can be said thal- Ifaia carnival ranks at the very top of midway attractions. It has been a feature at the greatest fairs in this Country and in Canada. A long string of afc- - Miss of the other clubs in the county, we feel that it will be a success Response—Miss Annie Sue Miller, from every standpoint. A most Music by Red Hill Union. cordial welcome is extended to each 11:40—Roll call of Unions (re- club member and we hope to have i ports and demonstrations from a large number present on tha- each union.) day. 12:00—Development of Key-Note' Mrs. Stallworth talked to as j tractive shows and rides will greet —(1) Solo, “Satisfied With Jesus” about beautifying the entrances to: state Fair visitors, and “a G. H. Paul. our homes and told us to have the i good time will be had by all” on (2) —Does Efficient B. Y. P. U. walks, drives, etc., in the most con- j the gay Midway, October 20-25. Work Pay?—Prof. J. M. Cherry. .venient places and to make them) IX x (3) —An Efficient Church Pro-i as attractive as possible. ! , * rr\ r* i Julian °EllMiberg P U ‘ WOrk - Pr ° f -1 cdintowftTq"^ o/entCusil | Mabel T. Boardlliail Rev 4) ¥ E W C TS C o y mison Bible Study ~ | ^ visZ/^J^ fr^MccSrl i To AddrCSS Red ClOSS (5)—An Efficient Weekly Meet-j mick : anci to add Mrs. J. B. Har- ing-Mrs. John R. Griffis. Icon’s name to the roll. 12:45—Offering. The hostess served a delicious Solo—“Give of Your Best to the 1 fruit drink with cakes. Master”—Miss Lucy Scurry. Announcement of committees. Hymn. Benediction. 1:00—Adjourn for lunch. MRS. R. M. WINN. Vice-president. -X Regional In S. G. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7.— Miss Mabel T. Boardman, national director of volunteer service and secretary of the Red Cross, will I address delegates attending the McCormick County 2:00—Reassemble with song ser-jm i - Tiirct' re Sfo na l conference to be held at vice.. I i-rauiu. X not Ridgewood County Club in Co- Qofni'rlav !umbia on October 10, at which an 310611 Ilg oaturaay ^Red Cross chapters in the State will be represented. „ _ . , . Associated with the late William The McCormick County Teachers H Taft in reorganizing the Red Jordan Reunion A surprise to their mother, Mrs. Tiny Jordan on her 73rd birthday. All the children arrived at the home of her elder son, Mr. George Jordan, about eleven o’clock. Her sister, Mrs. Georgia Reese, and son, Morgan, and daughter, Georgia Reese, all from Modoc, arrived at nine o’clock. The children all carried picnic lunch. John and Mammie Jordan from Lexington brought their mother a birthday cake. It had 73 candles on it which were beautifully trim med in white icing. Had “Mother” in the center. Mrs. Minnie Winn brought one which was a beauty, trimmed in pink icing, her name “Tiny,” age 73. Mother had both cut and ev ery one present had a slice of each cake The lunch was served in the beautiful grove of Mr. and Mrs. George Jordan. Mother’s pastor, Rev. Wilkes and nnfe. and sweet baby were there for dinner. When lunch was ready to serve mother’s sister. Mrs. Georgia Reese, and her daughter, Mrs. Janelle Winn, carried her out of the sitting room to the table in the prrovo where we all had a de- JteMfui feast. Those present were. Mr. and Mrs. George Jordan. and daughters. Myrtle and Jewel Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan of Lexington, S. C.: Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jordan and children. Estelle, Edward, Marion, Walton. Ruby Mae and Roxie Coop er Jordan from Greenwood: Mrs. Minnie Winn and three children, Lewis, Sailie and Mildred Winn, Plum Branch. S. C.: Mrs. Janelle Winn and six children, Edith Mae, 2:15—True Stories from China by Plum Branch Union, followed by song—“Jesus Loves Me.” 2:30—The Meaning of the B. Y. P. u.—Edgefield Juniors. 2:40—Demonstration by Mt. Creek Intermediates: (1) —What B. Y. P. U. Members Can Do. • (2) —Ten Points on Killing a B. Y. P. U. (3) —How to Enlist New Members. Association will hold its first meet- Cross in 1905, while he was secie- Saturday. October j of war> Miss Boardman has i 11 ! Hi? • McCo1 ™ since served as a full-time voiun- School Auditorium. ITie meeting ^eer. During the last summer she made a tour of Europe, revisiting the headquarters of the vaxioos Award of Banners. Miscellaneous business. Closing song. Prayer. x Tickets Selling Caro- lina-Clemson Game COLUMBIA, Oct. 7.—Tickets for the Carolina-Clemson Football Classic, which is a high spot in Big Thursday at the State Fair, Oc tober 23, have gone on sale through the Committees, mail orders now being received. Within a few days, however, the public sale will start. The demand for tickets is strong. prepared for him. and to lend his voice, thought and influence to the discussions of the problems that confront us. Let’s keep our asso ciation an A Grade Association. W. E. LAKE, JR., President McCormick Teachers* Association. X Month’s Report Shows Increase In Crimes will begin promptly at 10:30 o’clock. McCormick County expects every teacher in the county to be present na tional Red Cross societies parUc- 2:50—Reports of Committees and o^^^^to^profit oy^uie^programs u j ar 2y^ with a view to studying ~~ “ ‘ their various types of volunteer work. Miss Boardman will be in troduced by Mrs. J. C. Coulter. State Regent, of the D. A. R. At the morning session, over which Alan Johnstone, roll call chairman of Newberry chapter, wfll preside, the Hon. L. B. Owens, May or of Columbia, will extend greet ings to visitors and delegates, fol lowing the invocation by the Kev. F. C. Helms. . William Carl Hunt of the national Red Cross staff will speak on the service of the Red Cross in the home. The Log an school of Columbia will send a young delegate to tell how the Junior Red Cross program is used in the school. This will be follow ed by a discussion on roll call methods, led by George E. Myer. special field representative from the national Red Cross headquart ers. Dr. F. M. Routh, chairman of the Richland county chapter, will preside at the luncheon session, at which the Rev. N. A. Murphy will pronounce a blessing. The feature of the luncheon is the talk by Miss Boardman. At the afternoon session, with the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan occupy ing tb tt ch°ir, P’*. James A. Havne, state health officer, will discuss the pellagra situation in Sooth Carolina. There will follow a dra matic demonstration of home hy giene and care of the sick under the leadership of Miss Olive Strat- the WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 7.— Showing an increase in seven class- as it always is, and it is very likely es of criminal offenses “known to that all the seats will be sold long! the police” during the month of before the game. However, there are still several thousand seats available and so football fans who wish to see the game still have ample opportunity to secure the coveted pasteboards. The seating capacity of the State August, the first monthly report of crime statistics has been recently issued by the Bureau of Investiga tion of the Department of Justice, it having undertaken the collection of *his data on September 1. The crime statistics have beer Fair Stadium will be approximately; collected in a bulletin issued unde~ the same as last year—in round}the direction of the Director. J numbers 15,000. A few hundred seats are being added which will give just that many more fans an opportunity to see the contest. Last vear perhaps 10,000 people who .wanted to see the game were turn ed away. _. - i ttorm Rnard in oixtcens in some clever Washington. u^^introcSre^durin^this^eene W L Jr.. Virginia. James and Fm- One or two other classing offices ^^ mie Winn, also little Willie Nell, re being planned for this year, _ a Mr - and Mrs * Tee Baile y and chi1 " jiderson vrill probably get one and f^ S i a ^ d dren » Tilman, William and Raloh here is possibility that Sumter will th ? f a8t . iBaile y’ Mr - and Mrs * wm Rambo ualtfy for this special Association Emma.^arioTanS The long time program of the jnhhs U Vtmnv^okcs Annie Kambo, Rev. Wilkes and wife ussoclation contemplates the estab- f y J k r "‘~ t — Ishment of such offices in'many ana dancing galore. f the more important cotton pro- X ucing sections of the State. Only , beginning is being made thLs ear. Other points will be, added : n the future as experi :nce and re-! ults justify. Edgar Hoover. A similar bulletin will be issued each month, Mr Hoover has announced. During August, the report shows, there was an increase over July in all offenses except rape, large in creases being recorded for murder. The State Fair Authorities are manslaughter and robbery. A arranging a fine high school game' comparison with the firrures coi- for Friday of Fair Week—School ■ lected for July by the Intemation- ^ ^ Day. ! &1 Association of Chiefs of Police ton, a Red Cross nurse from j Fair week visitors are fast get- from whom the work was take** 'health department of Orangeourg iting back into the habit of staying over, is said to indicate a gain County. Pupils from the •Spring- over-night. It used to be that slightly less than 10 per cent forifteld schools will take part in the great numbers of people came to all offenses. demonstration. ! Columbia for the whole week, or j For August petit larceny ac- i for several days, but with the com- , counted for 34.6 per cent of all the ! ing of the automobile a habit grew crimes, automobile thefts for 25 per J ~-* —cent, burglary fo 1 ** 19.9 per cent. errand larceny for 6.1 per cent, rob bery for 5.3 nor cent, aggravated up of making just a one day visit. This, however, did not satisfy, the visitors remembering with great X- Wideman H. D. Club Meets Bible Class Meeting and baby, Mr. Clint Timmerman and sister, Maggie Timmerman; grandchildren absent, Minnie Lee and Calvin Winn, Do la Howe; Laura Jordan, Epworth Orphan- 'age; Calhoun Jordan. Kentucky; 'Howard Jordan. Texas: Otis Winn, The Susannah Wesley Bible Class! Air Corpse, Montgomery. Ala.: meets Friday afternoon at 3:30 Francis Mae, Paul and Pauline and o’clock at the home of Mrs. W. O. Willie Morgan *Winn of Plum Vrr T cen ter r ( y—.-v r.t- Graves. Since it is necessary that Branch, S. C.; Moline Winn, Ashe- to keep the meeting adjourn by five orjvi^ 1 ^ N C off-fft.rv, five-thirty o’clock, please try to be 1 We all had a grand time and ,^w w * - * fc ’ 4 ““ on time so that we can begin hope to surprise mother on her promptly at 3:30. This is one of next mile stone. Mother is a great Chinese i^conrc is made from!the most important meetings of dee 1 better than she has been. ;entcd weeds, tea seeds and char-.the year: it is hoped that each! Written by one of the children, 3ai dust. > .member will be present. ) JANELLE WINN. pleasure the good times had in Co- assault for 4.6 per cent, murder lumbia on Fair Week Nights, and ; and non-negligent, manslaughter; so each year now more and more for 0.6 per cent, rape for 0.5 ner, The ladies of the Wideman Home people are taking up the old cus-jcent, and manslaughter by neglig-j Demonstration Club had their reg- tom of making it more than a one- .ence for 0.4 per cent. Inter monthly meeting on August ( daj r affair. Indications this year: X i26th. The meeting was called to ,are that great numbers will make AT1 H ,-nnHnpnt* of tvi#* world order bv Mrs. Luther Bowick, the ! their trips for two or three days or p r od U ce s 0 me s?rt of fur pSts use- President, reading , the 125 psalm, . longer. f f clothing purposes* and a very interesting program i In addition to the attractions at, 1 Tixt-1-—.carried out. ' the Fair Grounds, which include After this the meeting was turn- Fireworks, Midway, Vaudeville Acts * Slogans are good things to have ed over to Mrs. Stallworth. She land the Exhibits many side feat- lying around if they are put into Rave us demonstrations *>n fruit ures are arranged. For instance. oractice. it is always a gay week socially in - ;the Capital City, and this year the I famous Friedbcrg Passion Play will j Home is that building which -txt- drinks, also a talk of the duties of a club chairman. After the meet ing we served cake and ice cream, is This was enjoyed by all and then. be at the Columbia Theatre all nn the front nari of the lot we returned to our home. I week, and all the picture houses »» tne Ircn ' P art or jot MATTIE SPENCE, I have booked extra good bills. .which the garage is situated. . , Secretary.