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Thursday, January 8, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER EIGHT STATEMENT OP CONDITION OP THE PEOPLES BAM located at McCormick, S. C., at the close of business December 31, 1930. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts —$157,386.20 NONE 11,964.18 4,968.42 Overdrafts Bonds and Stocks Owned by Bank, Furniture and Fixtures, Banking House, 7,988.14 Other Real Estate Owned, 34,410.05 Cash on hand and due from Banks, a Checks and Cash Items, Exchanges for the Clearing House, Other Resources, Viz: Livestock account 974.03 rn NEWS 74,77? .29 NONE 47.01 NONE TOTAL $292,464.31 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid in, __$ 42,600.00 Surplus Fund, 4,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes paid, Due to Banks and Bankers, - Individual Deposits Subject to check, — 135,572.08 Savings Deposits /_ 17,893.25 Time Certificates of Deposit, 90,535.55 Cashier’s Checks, 1,816.42 Notes and Bills Re-discounted, Bills Payable, including Certificates for . Money Borrowed, __ NONE NONE TOTAL $292,464.31 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Before me came P. G. Fooshe, cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. P. G. FOOSHE. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of January, 1931. £OBT. L. DENDY, Notary Pubic for S. C. CORRECT ATTEST: J. J. DORN, J. T. FOOSHE, P. G. FOOSHE. Directors. WANT ADVS. FOR SALE—First class river bot tom Hay. $16.00 per ton. Rich Cowan, Bordeaux, S. C. 4tno. FOR SALE—Frost Proof Plants-^ Cabbage and Bermuda Onion Plants all varieties, $1.00 per 1000, 5000 lots. 75 cents per 1000. Prompt shipment. Dorris Plant Co., Val dosta, Ga. * STRAIGHT ; SALARY—$35.00 per week and Vexpenses. Man or woman with ‘. rig to introduce POULTRY MIXTURE, Eureka Mfg. Co., East St. Louis, 111. Itpo. LOST—One male Poland China Pig on Saturday before Christ mas. Weighs about 60 or 75 pounds. Reward if returned to J. S. Mann, McCormick, S. C., Rt. 1. Aforcfotten draft-Aa overneated furnace pipe—A bad loss. The smoke pipe close to the unprotected beam ge^s a trifle too hot the . wood becomes charred finally smoulders some day burst} into flame and a home is. destroyed. Many disastrous fires have been started by overheatob pipes. Protect yourself wilii adequate insurance. For sure indemnity agaimt fire loss, you can get nothing better than an insurance policy. Let this agency serve you. Telephone now for a policy in the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 McCormick My New Year wish to all the edi tors and readers is that their lives may be as free from clouds as the first day of the New Year. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ridlehoover had a party of relatives and friends spend New Year’s day with them. There were something like 25 per sons there besides the family. They have a very nice and inter- cstifig family of children that are we^rained. Mr. Ridlehoover is the^%fficient superintendent of the NONE plum Branch S. S. He is also a deacon and so is his brother, Mr. Ruben Ridlehoover, who is our effi cient postmaster. We saw no signs of hard times at the table that fairly groaned with its load of good things. There were huge bowls of fruit and po tato salad, pickles, boiled ham, baked chicken and all the trim mings, macaroni pie, ambrosia and three kinds of cake for desserts. Mrs. Ridlehoover is an expert cook as well as housekeeper and mother. The victrola music was fine along with the usual prattle and fun of a party of visitors like this. The day was all too short and one hated to leave the warm fire as well as the pleasant company. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Dewey White and family, Mrs. Ann Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Tillman White and family, Mrs. Kate Holliday, Mrs. Carrie White (Mrs. Ridlehoov- er’s mother) Mrs. Campbell and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Rid lehoover, Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Mrs. Janie Morgan and daughter. Mrs. J. P. Talbert had as guests Christmas day, Mr. and Mrs. Cur tis Corley of Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. Euler Strom of Columbia. Mrs. E. M. Morgan and Raymond, Mrs. .Janie Morgan and daughter spent one afternoon this week with Mrs. J. P. Talbert and Mrs. P. P. Doolittle. Sorry to say Mrs. Doo little is quite sick at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ousley spent several days last week with their mother, Mrs. P. P. Doolittle. Mrs. W. P. Culbreath and Mrs. B. S. Culbreath and baby were welcome guests at Woodside Cot tage one afternon this week. All glad to have Mrs. E. M. Winn with us Christmas. She and Mrs. W. A. Winn called to see Mrs. W. P. Culbreath one afternopn this week. • James Talbert, Mary and Elmer yisited at McCom^ick Sunday. Ed ward Strcqi and Preston Strom re turned home with them for a ; -short visit. . Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Winn and Mr. J. E. Winn motored to-Ajshe- vjlle for the day,‘ new year’s day to visit their sister and niece, Misses Maggie and Moline Winn. They report a fine day and viewed plenty of snow. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn, Mrs. W. P. Culbreath and Mrs. Lewis Winn have gone to visit their uncle, Mr, Richard Gillam, who is quite sick. Miss Martha Culbreath was home for the holidays. '/Mrs. Tillie Groner visited her others Christmas. The W. M. S. meeting for Decem ber 26 at the home of Mrs. W. R. Gilchrist was rained out. Mrs. J. E. Reynolds was home several days Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gilchrist gave the young folks a party one night this week. Mrs. E. M. Morgan and Raymond, Mrs. Janie Morgan and daughter spent one day last week most pleasantly in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Huguley in McCormick. The friends of Col. Talbert re joice that he is improving now. Hope he will soon regain his usual health. Several have received cards from our home, agent saying she is enjoying her visit in the land of flowers. Mrs. Strom Culbreath has as guests her two sisters and hus bands Mr. and Mrs. Tatum, Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield. WILLING TON NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrews, Mrs. George Hemminger, Mrs. M. R. Le- Roy and Milton, Jr., were in Au gusta Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Andrews had as their dinner guests on New Year’s day, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cason and family, Mr. McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boyd and fam ily and Mf. and Mrs. Jimmie Boyd and family all from Abbeville. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ariail and son, Bobbie, from Rutherfordton, N. C., spent Sunday here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morrah and family spent Sunday in Elberton, Ga., with relatives. Edward Covin has returned home, after spending part of Christmas with friends in Colum bia and Charleston. Mr. Albert LeRoy is spending sev eral days here with relatives. Mr. Pat Rice Porter of Decatur, Ga., was seeing friends here Sun day. Mr. W. B. Quarles of McCormick was a business visitor here Mon day. Mrs. Alex Lawton is visiting rela tives in Atlanta, Ga. Miss Annie Lou Lankford of Plum Branch has opened up her school here, after spending the holidays with her homefolks. X. Y. Z. X LOVERS’ LANE NEWS ITEMS Here’s wishing the editor and all the co-workers of the dear old Messenger a prosperous year in 1931. Christmas passed off very quietly in this vicinity. How many of us have made better resolutions for this year Let’s all work for a higher goal. As it has been some time since I saw any locals from this part, will send in a few items to let the readers of the Messenger know we are wide awake. Misses Elizabeth and Lula Neil Creswell spent the week end with Miss Minnie Belle Talbert. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Long and children and Mr. A. W. Young spent Sabbath in the home of their uncle, Mr. J. A. Young. Misses Claire and Bertha Young spent the week end with Miss Ruth Young. Misses Celeste and Mae Sears spent Thtft-sday night with Misses Rebecca and Marie Smith. Dr. L. W. Sheppard, J. A. Young and son, Floyd, also Manly Tim mons spent Friday with the for mer’s brother, Mr. John Sheppard, at Edgefield. Messrs. J. A. Young and E. P. Dansby spent Saturday night with Messrs. J. W. and W. K. Long. Mr. Raymond Sears from the Spartanburg T. I. I. is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sears. Mrs. E. C. Young spent Satur day in the home of Mrs. M. A. Bowen and Misses Janie and Sallie Creswell. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McCaslan and little daughter, Doris Elizabeth; spent a few days last week with relatives in Piedmont. Mr. W. T. Sears and son, Cullen, were business visitors to Green wood Friday. Misses Claire, Bertha, Maybelle, Nora and Mr. Edmond Young spent Friday most pleasantly with Misses Sara and Marguerite Price. There were other visitors in this home also. Mrs. R. E. Spence and children spent Friday with Miss Mary Spence. Mrs. Maggie Talbert and daugh ter, Miss Minnie Belle, also Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Talbert and son spent Thursday with Mrs. Belle Creswell and family at Harrisburg. Quite a number of folks both old ' and young gathered in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sears last Wed nesday and enjoyed a quilting. Af- ML. CAHMK! NEWS Hanov New Year! Here’s hoping that 1931 will be the best spiritual ly, physically, mentally, morally and financially the world has ever known. We hope that America anyway, if not all the world, will come back to the Lord. Christmas was very quiet and happy in our little town, especially in the homes where loved ones returned home. The sad tragedy in our neighboring county was deeply regretted. A wife left heart broken, two little children depriv ed of a father’s love. Misses Reba Wells and Elizabeth Hester of Anderson spent Christ mas holidays with their parents in Mt. Carmel. Dr. M. T. Wells of Atlanta spent a day or two Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Curtis, Misses Sara Curtis, Esther and Mae DuBose and Miss Cecelia Brown of Anderson attend ed the show in Abbeville Thursday evening. Dr. A. T. Logan of Elberton was a social visitor in Mt. Carmel one evening recently. Miss Juanita Curtis and Mr. Bill Tate of Seneca were Abbeville visi tors Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Seabrook and little daughters of Beaufort spent a few days of the New Year with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Horton. Rev. and Mrs. Chrisholm Holliday and little daughter of Mexico are spending some time with Mrs. F. C. and Misses Susie and Florence Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Holliday have been in Mexico for several years as missionaries and it is quite a pleasure to have them with us again. Prof. George McCelvey of York spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. P. L. McCelvey, and sister, Mrs. L. L. Hester.* Miss Irene Boyd of Atlanta spent several days Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyd and Julius of Greenville spent a short while Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boyd. Mr. J. F. Sutherland has returned home from a. pleasant visit to Rock Hill and Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Scott of Beau fort were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Boyd during Christmas, also Mrs. Henry Frierson and baby ; of Atlanta were Christmas visitors. Miss Carolyn Tarrant of Green wood spent several days last week with Miss Gladys Scott. . Mrs. G. W. Tarrant and children spent the week end with relatives in Johnston. 7 Mr. W. H. Horton was a business visitor in McCormick Tuesday. Misses Lillie Mae Parker and , Juanita Curtis, Messrs. Thornton and Hurst of Elberton were Abbe ville visitors one evening recently. Miss Ruby Smith of Greenville spent several days with her mo ther, Mrs. Cora Smith, last week. Mr. Arthur Smith of Greenville wae a Christmas visitor. Spartanburg spent several dr. •. while Miss Julia Cade of Florence and Miss Sallie T. Cade of Con verse College were here for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Wat son and family were also guests. Quite a happy family reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wells of Greenville spent the first Sabbath ?f the New Year in Mt. Carmel and worshipped at the A. R. P. Church. Miss Nell Simpson of Florence spent the Christmas holidays with her sister, Mrs. Smith Scott. .X Thousands Of Men THE GASOLINE TAX The Spartanburg Herald says in view of public interest in SouJx Carolina highway building pro gram, resting upon the income from the gasoline tax, there may be added interest in what the state tax commission reports as to> the year’s experience in that field of revenue. On this subject the. chairman of the commission Mr.. Query, says: “It is interesting to note that while for the year 1929 the gaso line consumption showed an in crease of more than 8,000,000 gal- p llt 'R af >k On TrkW lons ’ ° r almost 8 per cent over x ux -ixcu^iv v/ij preceding year, the consumption | of gasoline for the year 1930 show- CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—The railroad, ed an increase of about 1,250,000 automobile and steel industries, gallons, an increase of a little over three of the fundamentals of 1 per cent over the year 1929.” American business life, started hir- | The tax collected on gasoline in ing men by the tens of thousands 1930 was $7,172,507, as against $6,- today. By the end of the week, a na- 785,301 in 1929. Gasoline taxes for the months of tion-wide survey indicated, more 1930 were as follows: January, than 50,000 men, many of them $606,741.72; February, $528,201.07; laid off for months, will be back March, $500,982.90; April, $576,328.- at work on their old jobs. |31; May, $584,102.85; June, $620,- The new year employment ac-| 918.14; July, $578,524.06; August, tivities were general throughout $621,684.94; September, $658,553.88; the United States, but were heav-| October, $353,451.91; November, iest in the middlewest industrial $648,913.38; December, $604,104.08 centers where many plants have been working only part time and others have been shut down com pletely for year end inventories. Other cities throughout the coun try wired equally encouraging re ports concerning employment in factories, shops and municipal pro jects. The nation’s railroads also hired men by the thousands. —__X Wilkins Submarine To Be Powered By 50 Ton Battery “Think of a 50 ton battery,” ex claimed Mr. John T. Faulkner, the local Exide Dealer. To most of us whose acquaintances with batter ies is limited to automobile and radio batteries, this is a lot of bat tery! “This,” continued Mr. Faulkner, “is the weight of the big Exide sub marine battery that Sir Hubert Wilkins will take with him on his submarine trip under the Arctic seas.” “The battery will furnish the power to operate and propel the submarine while submerged under the Arctic seas. It is one of the type of Exides used for this purpose in the majority of the world’s sub marines. Installation of this big battery will commence after the first of January.” , V “The submarine has b$<?h loaned to Sir Hubert Wilkins and his par ty of scientists for a period of five years and is 175 feet long and ap proximately of 700 tons register. ,She has a erasing range of well over 7000 miles and when submerg ed, her range is 120 miles on one charge of the battery. The time re quired to fully recharge the bat tery is about six hours. Two five- hundred H. P. Diesel engines com plete the propulsion equipment. “The submarine will be fitted Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edmunds and j —ith sled deck superstructure pro- Llcie of Augusta were visitors c- U.ect ; ’~<r ail conning towers anc Mrs. Ida M. Black for the New periscopes, a-cl with drills for bor- with her two daughters. DAYS SET ,„ ^ , ,, .ter a bountiful dinner the quilt was Mrs. Susie Winn has recently flnished with muth 1;)u „ hter anc - spent severa 1 ^eKs m Orangeburg merriment; then music with an ol . square dance was had. By thi time the golden sun was sinkin; in the west and each bade Mrs. j Sears good-bye, wishing she wouk give parties more often. Miss Ruth Young and brother O. Young Thursday night. Cowan, dined with Mr. and Mrs. T Mr. Maurice Goff dined with Mr. O. R. Young Sabbath. Mr. W. T. Sears called to see Mr. Bob Smith Sabbath. Sorry to re port Mr. Smith sick. We hope for Our gin al McCormick.will run on Friday and Satur- day, January 16lh a?id 17th. One or more gin days will he set later if necessary. M. G. & J. J. DORN. J McCormick, S. C. Year, spending a few days. .Miss Betty Harrison of Calhoun Falls spent Friday night with Miss Juanita Curtis. * Mr. Alex Mitchell of Charleston was a guest in the home of Mrs. Lena Hester Christmas. Mrs. Mit chell and Alex, Jr., returned home with him. Miss Gladys Scott accompanied Miss Mary Lou Williams and Mr. and Mrs. John Williams on a pleas ure trip to Alabama. She reports a wonderful time. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Mr. Willie Hester were visitors in Calhoun Falls Sabbath afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Black and family of Beaufort and Mrs. J. R. Tarrant of Edgefield spent Satur day and night during Christmas week in Mt. Carmel returning home Sabbath afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. Payson White and hensive meteorological rtudy, Mrs. Turner of Gaffney Were visi- |eluding the polar areas a-.rl will- tors of Mrs. Alice and Miss Annie j ti p hop? that once oeiar 'lukcoro- White just before Christmas, and | logic? 1 stations are" established V. Dr. and Mrs. White spent several | will be possible to 'forecast fa- total, $7,172,507.24. While the increase in revenues from the gasoline tax continues it is evident that for the year 1930 the consumption was not as great as estimated by the alvocates of the state highway bond act. However, in 1929 the increase was in excess of estimates. In addition to the gasoline tax the revenue for road building and maintenance from license fees and other sources ex ceeds $2,000,000. With fixed charges for the year 1930 representing obli gations assumed in taking over county and road district expendi tures under reimbursement agree ments, interest on outstanding bonds, maintenance and the ex pense of operating the state high way department, in excess of $5,- 000,000, the highway department should remain in a comfortable po sition, with ample funds to meet excessive Federal aid apportion ments and contribute to its own construction fund. However, a shrinkage in revenues is a feature of the year’s experi ence entitled to the most careful consideration as the highway building program under the state highway bond act goes forward. At the moment there are many states in the position of having pushed the construction of their highway systems so rapidly, their revenues are tied up in commitments to such an extent they are finding it im possible to meet Federal aid- As to other phases of thp state’s income Mr. Query expresses him- ?eif as finding them “most disap pointing.” V “The collections of the tax ccm- mission’s departments for the cal endar year are most disappointing.” Mr. Query said. ‘It is the first ing through 'he ice if free water v not found at reqiwnt intervals One of the drills is two feet ir diameter, hollow, and way be ex tended 13 feet abo* r ? kw dwk. T will enable men to r?a°h t’w .— face of the ice even though fh submarine is under the ice an/ completely submerged. Two other drills nine inches in diameter wiF be available for use in case icc more than 13 feet is met. These nine-inch drills can be elevated b T adding from inside the vessel, ex tensions to a height of sixty fee or more, thus providing air for tlr engines and facilitating the charge of batteries without hh- uibmarine or men having to corn" to the surface. “Briefly, the powposo of the Ex pedition is to gather data in con nection with a plan for conn re time since the tax commission commenced collecting revenue Jm 1922 that the collections have not exceeded the estimates—estimates made for the benefit of the Gen eral Assembly in its preparation of the general appropriations act. “The revenues for state appro priations for 1930 are approximate ly $500,000 less than for 1929. A study of the comparative figures for the two years shows that the large decreases were in income, in heritance, bottled and fountain drinks and stamp taxes, especially in the case of tobacco products. “Another interesting development in our study of the figures shows that the falling off of revenues in the soft drinks and tobacco pro ducts taxes began in May.” X Card Of Thanks I wish to express my thanks and appreciation to the members of the American Legion Auxiliary for the many nice Christmas packages cent o my children and me. MRS. LILLIE MCDONALD, Caiiiscn, C. C., Rt. 2. ir him a speedy recovery. X. Y. Z. days after Christmas. We are hap py to say that Mrs. White is im- oroving nicely. several years in advance the sea sonal conditions, Weed and felt weather stripping properly applied helps materially o keep out cold air. Apply it on "he. outside at the opening be- ween the window sash and frame n' an sclec j ior the upper sash, or, better, on he inside for the lower sash. Tho LL: should be cFuee ennuph to win - ' "•>-? or c row *'-> i he.*., f Cfort is i c- y to move scientific data of academic Mrs. John D. Cade enjoyed quite U conomic interest from an are a happy Christmas at her home in hitherto unapp coached by a sc For Mt. Carmel. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. tific staff equipped with a comple McKellar, Messrs. Joel • and Henry scientific laboratory and facilit o tech the dow 0 V-te vi vkI tejt McKellar cf North Augusta for. the j for comfortably carrying out the: strippingTt the bottom of doors du.y, Capt. and Mrs. William Sharpe investigations and provided with reduces drafis along floor. adequate means of sustenance and is trip felting may also be ukod like and Billy of Clemson College and Mr. and Mrs. John Dru Cade of means of safe retreat.” jwood and felt stripping;.