McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, January 01, 1931, Image 2
Thnrsday^ January I, 193T
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Papje Number Tit#
McCORMICK MESSENGER MI(S. J. R. CRF died YESTERDAY
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
—— Strictly Cash In Advance —
One Year $1.00
Six Months : .75
Months .50
Three
! M**'*. j. Kober* Creswell died at
. her home near here yesterday af- |
I ^moon, following a short illness.,
She was 72 yedrs of age and a con
sistent member of Troy A. R. P.
Church, and a Christian lady of ,
many lovable traits. * i
* She is survived by her husband,!
two sons, John and Jim of McCor- i
mick, and three daughters, Mrs. W.;
M. Crawford of Due West, S. C., j
Mrs. C. E. Burnett of San Antonio,
Texas, and Miss Kate Creswell of
. • McCormick. |
All of us make good resolutions— Funeral services will be conduct-
ff not in public, then to ourselves, ed by her pastor, Rev. J. H. Buz-
Not all of us do our resolving the hardt, at the Troy A. R. P. Church
first of the year. Some of us re- at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon and
solve every day that we will do bet- interment made at Troy,
ter along some lines. j. s. Strom’s service in charge.
All of. us have our illusions, too, n ■ - tXt i- ^
and a good share of prejudices. .
THREE WAYS TO HELP
Improved Uniform International
Carelessness-Gasoline
used near an open fire-
A frightful accident i
In the kitchen, not far from
the stove a cleaning iob is be-
Lesson
(Bv REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.. Mem
ber of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute
of Chlcafio.)
((c). 1930. Westeru .Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for January 4
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE
BAPTIST
LEGAL
SHERIFF’S SALE
Sale Of Sheriff
TAX EXECUTION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
■ County of McCormick,
,W. T. STROM, Sheriff,
against
W. S. PIPKIN.
ana a gooa snare oi prejudices. • • of-
Even the most skeptical of people vrinillllffS SllOW
• t Ty « twiiuw ixuvv ia»i uiai Kina oi
Ixam ln Kepart spreads. If it happened
carry in their hearts a belief in
something or other that keeps
them going. . ,
Many folks possess an earnest
desire to “save
uesirc lu save” or “reform” or The Department of Commerce, j •] j
help other people. And some make through the Bureau of the Census, surance money and rebuild
headway, but in the final analysis announces the preliminary report —or would it be a disastrous
there isn’t much one person can on cotton ginned prior to Decern- l 0 c S ?
do for another except be fair and ber 13, by counties, in South Caro- * .
kind and exert a helpful influence lina, for tne crops of 1930 and All through the last century
W „ oppor ? unl . ty com ? s - 192 ?- The totai for the state was insurance payments have been
We might all resolve to practice made public Saturday, December , r ,
kindness, fairness and helpfulness 20. rebuilding burned i houses.
TAX EXECUTION
W. T. STROM, Sheriff.
against
LANKFORD & WOOD
I By virtue of a Tax Execution to By virtue of Tax Execution to me
me directed, I have levied on and directed, I have distrained and
will sell to the highest bidder, at levied upon and will sell to the
Public Auction, within the legal highest bidder at public auction
hours of sale, at McCormick Court within the legal hours of sale at
House, on Monday, the 1st day of McCormick Court House on Mon-
December A. D., 1930, the following day, the 5th day of January. A. D.
described property, to wit: 1931, the following described prop-
| All that tract or parcel of Land, eity, to wit:
situate, lying and being in Wash- All fixtures including Soda
. ington School District, No. 25, in Fountain, Show Cases, Cabinets
lesson text—Luke 1:8-17, so. i the County of McCormick, South etc., also, all of the stock of goods
golden text—And thou, child, Carolina, and known as Part of the consisting of Medicines, Toilet
J rri 1 ! . - call 1 e . d , th Lir r ~ P , h ^pf« 0 r f p the W - R * Park s Estate, and containing Articles, cigars, tobaccos, etc., of
mg done. The bottle tips over, *t the to ^epl?e hfs way*. One Lot and One Building, more the said W. S. Pipkin now located
the fumes ignite well you primary topic — Gratitude for or less, and bounded by lands of— bis Drug Store on Main Street,
L,™ L r f * 1 • J ’r Godly Parents. East, by Public Highway; North, by in ^he town of McCormick, County
Know now tast that Kind ot tire junior topic—Gratitude for Godly c. C.Osborne and W. G. Blackwell; and State aforesaid.
• n Parents. . ^ West > b y w - G - Blackwell; South, Distrained and levied on and to
i ii ii . ^ntermed^te and SENmR it P- by j q Parks and others. be sold as the property of the said
your house, would you collect ^-^ e e d nt 0 f t or p t h h > e s,c ^ ) , r d“ woru ' Levied on and to be sold as the W. S. Pipkin to satisfy the afore-
young people and adult top- property of Lankford & Wood to said Execution and costs,
ic—value of Training in the Desert. satisfy the aforesaid Execution and Terms of Sale:—Cash.
costs. W. T. STROM,
Terms:—Cash. Sheriff of McCormick County,
W. T. STROM, i South Carolina,
Sheriff, McCormick County. ! Dec. 9, 1930.-4t.
days of Herod the King
., , — were of the priestly line, the priest-
durmg the new year, and make (Quantities are in running bales. Telephone today, for insurance hood was very corrupt dnd the rulin
an honest effort to stick to the Linters are not included.) • i t ,>10*^* m/iut vvlr*lrorl ZnehnrhlS lin
I. The Parents of John the Baptist
( T When they itved (v. 5 ). nn the 'Sherhf's 0^1^ McC^micrC "h. !
vs of Herod the Kmc. While both « n i-v oi. !
S. C.,
Dec. 16, 1930.—3t.
better community and it wo
prosper and grow.
But isn’t it remarkable h
earnestly we can resolve, and tli
forget most of our resolutions?
x -
WHAT IS THE ANSWER?
(Spartanburg Herald.)
On Monday members of
the
propriations for worthy p
causes. But the burden of
the
this time, heightened somewhat
bv subnormal business conditions
with the industrial establishments
of the country.
ness -that may be effected; but
County
1930
1929 1
The State
981,265
749,952 a
Abbeville
17,120
15,585
Aiken J
. 28,499
18,762
Allendale 1
7,034
6,271
Anderson
62,945
53.090
Bamberg
15,188
12,328
Barnwell
19,495
16,609
Berkeley
3,354
2,569 ,
Calhoun
16,638
14,141 j
Charleston _ _ _ _
1,590
1,810
Cherokee — —
20,558
18,833 \ 5
Chester
23,148
17,304 I
Chesterfield
33,287
20,892 .
Clarendon
19,554
13,594
Colleton
10,414
8,747
Darlington
19,954
12,776
Dillon
27,423
20,648
Dorchester
6,549
4,913 ,
Edgefield
18,965
14,623
Fairfield -
10,609
7,195
Florence
19,836
13,387
Greenville __
54,036
42,589
Greenwood j_
17,689
14.432
Hampton
7,233
5,507
Horry —
2,065
2,100
Jasper
1,886
1,336
Kershaw
21,542
13,675
Lancaster j.'.
15,096
10,579
Laurens
33,257
24,432
Lee
27,426
15,190
Lexington
17,736
14,371
McCormick
7,426
7,330
Marion
10,436
9,012
Marlboro __
44,078
31,286 -
Newberry —
23,619
17,986
Oconee
19,684
15,083 ^
Orangeburg
62,530 -
53,757
Pickens
24,699
18,840
Richland -
8,614
7,861
Saluda
12,636
9,528
Spartanburg —
83397 .
67,540
Sumter
31,814
18,926
Union %—
18,793
15,622 '
Williamsburg —
16,317
11,910 |
York: J
34,547
25,563
AH other *
2,049
1,420
Frank C. Robinson
Insurance Agency
PHONE 66
McCormick
CITATION FOR LETTERS
MASTER’S SALE
ty and school district. >
The Oreehville County delegation
has recently held its public meeU
ing for a discussion of couhty af
fairs and heard from some of the
county’s ablest citizens urging ap
peals to. reduce taxes. Among the
gentlemen speaking were Messrs.! __ _ "
i:iChevrolet Sixes Range
oSM" j From $475 To $650 In
bat we are told they retired with- Q PacciorwHxi- M/^rliJc
out leaving with the delegation a ' xaSSCIlgCr iVlOQClo
solution of the tax question.
While tax reform, to be effective
hv affording relief, must begin in
How extensively automobile
prices are receding in the face of
Jp. ( ? unties 1 ( as any student of ex- constantly improving quality is
penditures knows, the problem is aptly illustrated by a comparison
22L one * to 5®. sol y. ed . ai iy ori 2 ! of prices of the new 1931 Chevro-
sittine: of a delegation A studv of jet six as against prices in 1928
the situation should begin with a whe n the old four cylinder car was
review of expenditures for educa- built -
tiona! purposes, since that vrepre-j Following the extensive reduc-
sel ? s +i he largest . k? 1 * tions at the time the 1931 line was
and then go into highway costs, announced, the six today ranges
where the next largest item of ex- from $475 to $650 for the nine dif-
penditures appears. If the nyesent f eren t passenger models, while the
delegation resists the temptation to four cylinder car at the time of
increase expenditures it^ will make the change from a four to a six
some contribution And we may [ranged f ^ m $495 up ^ $715 for
feel certain that it will seek to be seven body types. In other words,
wise and prudent under existing the six with its two extra cylinders
financial conditions. jg priced lower throughout the
, line—except for the phaeton, which
CITATION OF LETTERS 'is built primarily for the overseas
OF ADMINISTRATION market—than was the smaller, less
* i economical and less refined car.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: * A . model-by-model price com-
Countv of McCormick. parison reveals that every model
BY L. G. BELL, PROBATE JUDGE: popular in the domestic market is
WHEREAS, A. B. Lyon made suit ^ least $20 lower today than was
to me to grant Thomas Jefferson th e corresponding four cylinder
Lyon letters of Administration of m odel, and that the price differ-
the Estate and effects of Thomas ential varies as much as $120 in
J. Lyon, deceased, favor of the new 1931 sport coupe
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to which replaced the old four-cylin-
cite and admonish all and singu- s P 0 ,^ o cabriolet in the 1928 line
lar the Kindred and Creditors of The 1931 roadster, at $475, is $20
the said Thomas J. Lyon, deceased, l"wer than the roadster of the
that they be and appear before me, 1928 line. The coach, now $545, is 1
in the Court of Probate, to be held $40 lower, and the present six-
at McCormick Court House, Me- cylinder standard coupe lists at
Cormick, S. C., on January 10th, $535, or $60 less tnan its four-
1931, next, after publication here- cylinder prototype of two years
of, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, a g°* At the top of the four-cylin-
to show cause, if anv they have, d er price range stood the convert-
why the said Administration landau, priced at $715. while
should not be granted. today the special sedan is the aris-
GIVEN under my hand this 29th tocrat of the six-cylinder line and
day of December, Anno Domini, lists at only $650, or a reduction of
30. — -
"Before I started talcing Black-
Draught, three years age, my
health was very bad,” writes Mrs.
C. C. Carson, 945 Concord St,
Beaumont, Texas. *1 suffered
constantly from constipation. I
had headache when I got up in
the morning, and I felt dull and
sluggish. I hardly ate a meal
that my food agreed'with mo.
Frequently I would have gas bn
t my stomach, and felt awful.
, "I read about Black-Draught,
and I thought it might help me.
After I had taken it a little while,
I frit much better. It relieves
constipation. I keep it on hand
so when I need a laxative I will
have it. In the three years I
havo been taking it, I have never
found anything as good for con
stipation.’’
Fbr^CONSTIPATION
mPI«STI0lCEBlLl0UiME*8~
:.Oosts:Ohh£13PqfrZgD8Bg=
E-US
WOMEN who are run-down, nervous,
or suffer every month, should take
CARDUL Used for over 50 years.
classes most wicked. Zacharius and
his wife lived in a time when it was
Their* 0 character (v C) “They STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
f‘'eir cha acte '.• '* ,, | County of McCormick. -• — w
were both righteous .before God. By L G BELL PROBATE JUDGE: | THE ESTATE OF B. F. MAULD-
Many appear to be righteous before , WHEREAS, Earle C. Jefferson! IN, DECEASED. Plaintiff,
men who are not righteous before ma de suit to me to grant him Let- against ^
God. They were so mated that they iters of Administration of the Es- EMILY MORAGNE. LESTJ^k MOR-
OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick,
Court of Common Pleas.
J. M. PAGET, AS EXECUTOR OF
AGNE, MAGGIE MORAGNE
GARSTRELF, ROBT. B. MOR
AGNE MAMIE aWRAGNE,
THELMA MORAGNE, Eff AL De
fendants. j
Pursuant to judgment of the
walked iu the commandments of the , tate of and effects of Mrs. Mona M.
Lord blameless. The highest good in Jefferson,
wedded life can be attained only when THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite
both are united in Jesus Christ. •John and admonish all and singular the i
the Baptist had a godly heritage. an d creditors of the said j
Thpv were childless (v 7) 1 Mrs * M ona M. Jefferson, deceased,' _ _
rru i crviitv tha t they be and appear before me, Court and a decree of sale in the
i hough this godly couple posse.se j in tl:ie Court of p ro bate, to be held above entitled cause, I will sell at
the joy of the Lord, there w^is a real m y 0 ffi ce McCormick, S. C., public auction on Salesday in Jan-
lack on their home. No home is quite i January 3, 1931, after publication uary, 1931 (the same being the 5th
infp nuinh rhiifi hna r-omp thereof, at 11 o’clock in the fore- day of January, 1931), in front of
noon, to show cause, if any they the Court House Door, in the city
have, why the said administration of McCormick, County and State
should not be granted. aforesaid, during the legal hours
GIVEN under my Hand, this 15th of sale, on terms specified below,
day of December, Anno Domini, the following described real estate.
ideal into which no child has come.
II. The Birth of John the Baptist
Promised (vv. 8-17).
1. By whom? (v. 11 cf. v. 19). The
angel Gabriel appeared and made
known the good news to Zacharh.s.
2. When? (vv. 8-14). While ollicl-
ating as priest this good news came
to blip.
3. Characteristics of the child (vv.
15-17).
(1) “He shall be great in the sight
of the Lord” (v. 15). He was highly
esteemed by the Lord. This Is infi
nitely better than If he had been high
ly esteemed In the eyes of men or in
his own eyes. , . -
(2) “Shall drink neither wine nor
strong drink” (v. 15). The child was
to be a Nazarlte, separating himself
from sensuous things and de<iieating' ,
himself to the service of God;
(3) “He shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost” (v. 15). The energy of
the Divine Spirit would enable him to
lead people to repentance (v. 16).
(4) “Shall go In the spirit and power
of Elijah” (v. 17). In this power he j
1930.
L. G. BELL.
Probate Judge.
McCormick, S. C.,
Dec. 17. 1930.—2t.
SUMMONS
to wit:
| All that tract or plantation of
land situate, lying and being in
;the County of McCormick, State of
' South Carolina, containing all that
• certain tract, parcel or plantation
of land situate, lying and being in
ithe incorporate limits of the town
of Willington, McCormick County,
in the State of South < Carolina,
containing One Hundred and Six
teen (116) Acres, more or less and
i bounded by lands of G. O. Hem-
‘minger, Geo. Lawton, &: S. ^Mc
Bride, J. H. Rollinson, Mill Creek
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMON-
was to prepare the people for the ED AND REQUIRED to answer the
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick,
Udurt ef Common Pleas.
C. R. DAVENPORT, Plaintiff,
against
M. ALICE BROWN, W. T. BROWN, and others, and being the tract of
INTERNATIONAL AGRICUL- land conveyed to J. P. Moragne by
TURAL CORPORATION, VICTOR R. F. Morris by deed dated Novem-
OIL COMPANY, THE CITIZENS ber 10, 1919.
& SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser
OF AUGUSTA, AND W. T. DORN, to pay for deed and stamps. *
~ ‘ ‘ L. G. BELL,
Master.
December 15, 1930.-3t. "
Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED:
coming of the Saviour and the salva
tion which he was to bring.
III. Zacharias Asking for a Sign
(vv. 18-23).
Although the aged priest was ear-
, . ^ 4 ^ w ^ NOTICE OF EXECUTOR’S SALE
complaint m the above entitled m
action, copy of which is herewitn c p nATF of* qott'tm pa rot tna
served upon you, and to serve a STA £r i i5 ) £
copy of your answer upon the sub- | underhand 1 'by 0 vtetue ' of au-
scribers hereto at their ofice in 1 unaer antl Dy vlrtue 01 a “
the Commercial Bank Building, thority vested in me as Executor
nestly praying for the salvation | Greenwood, S. C., within Twenty of the last will and Testament of
Israel, the gracious promise of | (20) dajrs after the service hereof, Mrs. A. A. Edmunds, deceased,
angel, which was the beginning of exclusive of the day of such serf I will sell at public auction to the
that salvation, staggered his faith. ‘
*rv • * >
m
p 'C»
L. G. BELL,
Probate Judge.
ALL LIGHT CARS
$6.65
., WHITTLE BATTERY
SERVICE
822 BROAD PHONE 1166
AUGUSTA, GA.
666
is a doctor’s Prescription for
COLDS and HEADACHES'
1930. $85. Similarly, the present snort
coupe at $575 represents a reduc
tion over the four-cylinder sport
cabriolet of $120.
Receding nrices do not tell the
complete story, however. While
prices have come down, quality has
consistently climbed, and many
accessories which formerly were
extra are now included as standard
equipment such as wire wheels
and shock absorbers wnich former
ly cost the buyer $40 and $25 res
pectively.
While the six, when it was first
publicly displayed in December,
1928, was priced slightly higher
than the four, increasing volume
coupled with . improved manufac
turing ' methods and lower com
modity prices have made possible
several price reductions which
bripg the average^ Chevrolet level
It is the moat soeedy remedy known today considerably lower than any
prices at whicn a Chevrolet, either^
666 also in Tablets
four or sin, has ever sold.
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err
vice, failing in which the plan/ highest bidder in or in front of the
appl ? . the 9® urt fo 1 r I'* 1 . 6 county Court House at McCormick,
rell ^AyT a & nd FEATHlRST 0 ON P E amt - S ^ the hours of sale
Attorneys for Plaintiff. ° n . Salesday In January, the same
October 18, 1930. being the 5th day of January, 1931,
TO THE DEFENDANT VICTOR following described real estate
OIL COMPANY: * to wit:
r YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that certain tract or par-
When the time came for the birth that the above summons and tne . 9^ situate, lying and be-
of John, Elisabeth brought forth h complaint in this matter were filed County of McCormick,
son, and the neighbors rejoiced with jin the Office of the Clerk of Court f tate South Carolina, about 1.
her. On the eighth day they circum-|for McCormick County on October
He was unable to believe that his fond
hope and prayer would be realized.
The angel gave to Zacharias a sign.
He was smitten with dumbness which
was to ,continue until the fulfillment
of the promise.
IV. The Promise Fulfilled (vv. 57-G3).
21, 1930.
MAYS & FEATHERSTONE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
December 15, 1930.-3t.
MASTER’S SALE
cised the child and gave him a name
according to the instruction of the
angel. The name “John” was con
trary to family usage. By means of
writing Zacharias made known the
name which the child by divine in
struction was to have. At this time
God opened the mouth of Zacharias
and lie offered praise. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
V. John's Growth (v. 80). j County of McCormick.
Tliis is a fine picture of a boy dedi- • Court of Common Pleas,
cated to the Lord’s service. JANIE L. CALLAHAN,
.\T.'’ e S a l e ' V ! th FLORENCE CALLAHAN, ET- AL.
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IT ■ A B TO BB 'GOOD'
TO «BT'VrHKKB IT IS
Cormick, and lying along both sides
of the Savannah Valley Railroad,
and containing One Hundred Forty
two (142) Acres, more or less, and
known as the Henderson Place,
bounded on the North by lands of
J. L. Smith and T. A. Dillashaw, on
the East by the Box Place and J.
B. Smith, and on the South by T.
J. Price and J. Z. Edmunds and on
the West by J. G. Dillashaw and
Estate of J. A. Dillashaw.
ALSO
All that tract or plantation of
land situate, lying and being in the
the County of McCormick. State “of
on him. How beautiful to see rim- . p ursuan t to judgment of „ „
dren grow up with the stamp of heav- court and a decree of sale in the South Carolina, containing Seven-
en upon them. above entitled cause, I will sell at ty-three (73) Acres, more or less
2. Physical development. “The child public auction, on Salesday in an d bounded by the lands of M. G.
grew.” This literally means “kept January, 1931, (the same being the & J. J. Dorn, the Estate of Henry
growing.” In this holy environment 5th day of January,) in front of Thomas, Estate of Mrs. Martha A.
his plain fare as a Nazarite and his Court House Door, in the city Brown, and J. E. Strom,
temperate habits gave him a robust of McCormick, County and State The successful bidder at the time
constitution, thus fitting him for his aforesaid, during the legal hours of his bid is accepted, will be required
life of toil and hardship. sate, on terms specified below, the to deposit with the Executor cash
0 QJniritnni deveionment “Waxed following described real estate, to or certified check in the sum of
3. bpiritual (ie\eiopment. \\axed wit: Two Hundred ($ 2 00.00) as evidence
strong in bp.nt. hs in ard man ^ certain piece, parcel, of the bona fide of his bid.
,;ept pace with \gutward growth. tract or plantation of land sit- Terms of Sale: Cash.
4. Ui&fred to the desert. Hfs her!- uate, lying and being in the Coun- : T. J. PRICE,
* ta^ from his parents, the special ty of McCormick and State of Executor ,of the Estate of Mrs. A.
gr|U*e of the Spirit, needed the silence South Carolina, containing One A. Edmunds, Deceased.
^imitethe austerity ot the desert for its Hundred Eighty (180) Acres, more December 15, 1930.—3t.
^fcompletion. There God had an oppor- ° r less, bounded on the North by ... : —^
tunity to speak'to him. He not only lands of J. L. Self, Corley and
had an opportqnity to become ac- Ptojp a kly others; f on ^eEast by W. |
rely upon Ood. \i West by Savannah River . |
As a condition precedent to the ,
consideration of any bid, the Mas-
Professional Card
Ideals
Ideals are like the stars; you will ter shall require a deposit of One
not succeed in touching them with Hundred and Fifty ($150.00) Dol-
your hands, but like the seafaring man i a F?'. am ount to be for-
on the desert ot waters, you choose chasers^a^suc^sal'e^hal^tail U [o
them as your guides, ago Allowing com piy w jth the terms of the bid
J. STROM THURMOND
Attorney At Law
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
Trespass Notice
- u ^ xtaK ' ^ v^x**** All persons are hereby warned
^hn;/ 0 ” reaeh y0Ur de8 l0y '~ Car , within five days thereafter, but if not to hunt, either by day or night. -
benurz. v... , i a compliance is made with such ™ tanHc •
bid, then the said amount to be or otherwise trespass on my lands,
credited thereon. j Guilty parties will be prosecuted to
Terms of Sale: Cash; purchaser the fullest extent of the law.
G. W. CAt>E. :
F«»r Gives Way to Faitk
Nothing so demoralizes the forces . _ ^
of the soul as fear. Onlyjaa*ir* r4alH t0 *°r papers ancLs^aqips.
ize the presence of the Lord doee fear L ’ U * ^r^L’
^ - J. -Dec. 15, i93}._3t.
Bordeaux, S. C.,
Dec. 15,-1930.—3t.