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t \ \ Thursday January 15, 1931 PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Rev. W. S. Bropke, Field Man for the South Carolina Baptist Board, 'will be at McCormick Baptist Church next Sunday ftiorning. Mr. Brooke is a fine speaker and will bring a great message. All are invited to be oresent. McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FTVff The W. M. S. of the Baptist Churcl\ will meet MPnday - after noon at 3:30 in the home of Mrs. W. L. Acker. All the members are urged to attend. Miss Frances Robinson ha3 as her guest the past week end Miss Leila Bradley of Troy. GREENWOOD, S. C. THURSDAY and FRIDAY January 15th-16th Constance Bennett (Star of “Common Clay”) in “SIN TAKES A HOLIDAY” SATURDAY, January 17th Edmund Lowe and Joan Bennett in “SCOTLAND YARD” Mr. J. R. Creswell Died Monday Mr. J. D. Richardson and family left Tuesday to make* their home at Ashland, Ga. Mrs.^Tyra Walker and daughter, Miss Louse, ’will leave within the next week to make their home in Aiken, where Mr. Walker is operat ing a barber Shop. Mr. W. W. t Fuller of Edgefield sptent Tuesday here with his bro ther, Mr. Tl'i. Fuller^ , O' MONDAY and TUESDAY January 19th-20 th Ann Harding Mary Astor and Robert Ames in “HOLIDAY” WEDNESDAY, January 21st Lois Moran # J. Harold Murray in “UNDER SUSPICION” THURSDAY, January 22nd Kathleen Noris’ “PASSION FLOWER” with Kay Francis Charles Bickford •i and Kay Johnson Messrs. JVT. McGrath and H. E. Rush were visitors in Columbia 1 ' roewla y-Kr .a; I that he has served his bourne of Mr. John Robert Creswell died at his home near here Monday night, following a long illness. He was 72 years of age and a consistent member of Troy A. R. P. Church, and a Christian gentleman of many noble traits of character. Two weeks ago yesterday when his wife died, Mr. Creswell was ill and unable to attend her funeral, and since that time continued to grow weaker until the end came Monday night. . He had made his home near McCormick all his life and leaves countless friends who learn with deep sorrow of his passing. He is survived by two sons, John and Jim of McCormick, and three daughters, Mrs. W. M. Crawford of Due West, S. C., Mrs. C. E. fiumett of San Antonio, Texas, and Miss Kate Creswell of McCormick. Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. H. Buzhardt, assisted by Rev. Leon T. Pressly, at the Troy A. R. P. Church at 11 o’clock yesterday morning and in terment made at Troy cemetery. J. S. Strom’s service in charge. txt J. L. Dillashaw Died Last Night (Greenwood Index-Journal of Tuesday.) OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. “The Talk of the Country” Thursday, January 15th Gloria Swanson in “WHAT A WIDOW” Friday, January 16th, Only Jack Mulhall and Sally Starr in “FOR THE LOVE O’LIL” Saturday, January 17th, Only John Gilbert, Wallace Beery Leila Haynes and Polly Moran in “THE WAY FOR A SAILOR” Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday January 19th-20th-21st Eddie Cantor in “WHOOPEE” Beautiful—Funny—Wonderful Mat.—3:15; Nights 7:00; 9:00 Thurs.-Fri. Jan. 22nd-23rd Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in “MOROCCO” Shows—3:15; 7:00 and 9:00 Easy to Grow Roses ... Shrubs We offer 110 varieties of rose buJies and climbing roses. Guaranteed healthy stock. Thousands of other plants. You can plant your grounds at low cost. Write TODAY for cata log, containing planting directions. FRUITLAND NURSERIES DESK V-l P. o. DRAWER 910 AUGUSTA, GA. . SOUTH’S OLDEST NURSERY Richards Goes Out Of Office jan. 20 \ HAS BEEN MAGISTRATE, REPRE SENTATIVE AND ON RAILROAD COMMISSION. STARTED POL- s ITICAL CAREER IN 1892 state’s progress. Education Advance In the past four years, too, the state has been marked? State has seen marked advance in education, and especially has the fight against illiteracy been productive of great advantage to the commonwealth. At the same time there is now some clamor for COLUMBIA, Jan. 12.—Tuesday of a reduction of the cost of educa- next week, January 20, Governor tion. ing some time visiting Mr. and Mrs. John G. Richards will lay down Within the past administration’s W. R. Miner. fthe reins of office and Ibra C. quadrennium ' Blackwood will take the oath as his ploited, and through the so-called Governor Richards' will return “iodine program,” the state is, to his farm, thus ending, accord- . many believe, entering upon a new ing to his present plans, an un- era of prosperity. The Richards administration has been called upon to handle a num ber of important labor disputes. There have been numerous in- the state’s natural Mr. R. M. Winn, Cornelia and E. 1 Blackwood will take the oath as his resources have been greatly ex- C. Winn and Mr. J. L. Bracknell re- ' successor, turned Wednesday from a motor J. L. Dillashaw, highly esteemed trip to points of interest in Florida. Mr. W. C. Blackwell of Colum bia is spending a few days with usual political career. He will end .his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John on January 20 also what is regard- Blackwell. | ed as one °* m °st unusual ad- Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bracknell and ministrations the state has had in family spent Sunday with relatives recent years in Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Jr., had as their guests Sunday, Mrs. Hon F C Robinson and familv DU1 ' ma y vjruu B 1 *** 11 ' uo w m ' * . . + Harmon and Mr. Mark Har- here believe that we again shall see him an Illness of about two months. mon of McCormick. time and place on earth with us. ; citizen. died at hls home - 903 Re y- but may God grant us the faith to nolds street - last at 7:30 af ' Senator J. J. Dorn and Represen tative W. D. Morrah left Monday afternoon for Columbia to attend i - the general assembly which opened session Tuesday. BrownrCarter. r< Miss Emma Kate Brown of Troy, 33. C n atofl Mr. Marvin P. Carter of when we have “crost the bar. .X—;— •• Death Qaims Mrs. Mary.C. Brown He was 78 years of age, having been bom May 10, 1852. Mr. Dillashaw is survived by the following sons and daughters: J. W. and S. W. Dillashaw, of Calhoun Falls; J. T., B. N., G. H. and Jack Dillashaw, of Greenwood;. Mrs. W. Mrs. Mary C. Brown, wife of the T. Sutherland, of McAdenville, N. late N. G Brown, died at. the resi- p > aud Mrs* c * W. McKellar, of dence here Monday, after a month’s. Schoolfield, ’Va., He is also surviv- illness. Funeral services were held by two sisters,, Mrs. Bettie Ad- Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Collier and Mrs. Lillie E. Langley, Emanuel and Annie Mae Langley were busi* ness visitors in Greenwood Thurs- '■ jj v . ii-.. at the McCormick Methodist Gh&rlottv N. C., were married by church Tuesday afternoon at 8:30 Rev. J, Hi Buthardt; at. the;A. 'R. P^r o’clock, conducted by her pastor, January Rev. W. S. Henry, assisted by Rev. '•T(V loth. ^${ry Mrs. Ciarter is/at daughter of Mr, L. T. Presly of the A. R. P. Church, gntexfnetit was made in the city and Mfc&rJpo. A. Brown of Troy, .cemetery. G. P- McCain’s service in charge. . Mrs. Brown, who was a daughter of Berry Deason, had lived in Mc- Ghe has been in training at Hospitah&ni Charlotte, N. C„ past yeifc' ^ ;= • Mr. and Mrs. Carter; will make'Cormick all of her life, their home in Charlotte, where | She is survived by two sisters, Mr. Carter holds a position with Mrs. J. L. Walker and Mrs. R. L. the Standard Oil Company. |Smith, both of McCormick; four as pallbearers: J. H. Williams; W. They leave in this community sons, J. C. Brown, Dr. J. M. Brown, |H. Branson, W. B. Taylor, Thomas many friends who are wishing L. N. Brown and E. B. Brown, all of Cheatham, C. E. Jordan and^ R. L. suns, Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. Sallie Sharp ton of McCormick;' one bro ther, Joe Dillashaw, of McCormick; 30 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Galloway row afternoon ducted by the Rev. W, H. Beiers. assisted by the Reverend E. E. Glenn. Interment will be made in Edgewood cemetery. The following friends will serve them well. -txt- Mr. W. E. Lake Died Sunday Evening Funeral services for W. E. Lake, Jr., 39, superintendent of the Mc Cormick public schools, were held [76th year and had been in poor at Walhalla Tuesday afternoon at health a number of years, but had 3:30 o’clock. Mr. Lake died at his been up and about until a short residence here Sunday evening at while before Christmas. 6 o’clock, after an illness of six days. ; On January 5th he returned from a visit to Walhalla and resumed school duties, though complaning of being ill. About mid-day he had to leave the school building and Corley. WILLINGTON NEWS ITEMS McCormick, and three daughters, Mrs. N. G. Ballenger, Belton, S. C.; Mrs. S. B. Harper of Charleston, and Miss Lucy Brown of McCor mick. * Mrs. Brown was a life long mem ber’of the Methodist Church and a Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Grier, Sr., and Christian lady of many lovable Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Grier, Jr., and traits of character. She was in her uttie daughter of Columbia, S. C., were pleasant callers here in the home of Capt. and Mrs. S. S. Mc Bride one day last week. Mr. Grier taught school here about 20 years ago and it was a glad sur prise to see him in our town again. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McNair, Mrs. S. S. McBride, Mrs. Mollie Clinkscales and Mrs. H. S. Cason of Mt. Carmel spent Sunday at the day of last week. Mr. C. E. Wilkie and son, John, Were visitors in the lower part of the State a few days this past week. j Mrs. E. C. Rice and Miss Irene Langley visited tfriends in McCor mick Saturday. . ' X ••v MT.CARMEI. NEWS . Mrs. Cora Smith left last Wed nesday to resume her work at Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Miss Juanita Curtis spent the week end with Mrs. Ralph King.. Miss Juanita Curtis and Mr. Billy Tate of Seneca were Abbe ville visitors Monday evening. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Jdisses Juan ita Curtis and Lily Parker and Mr. W. H. Hester attended the dance at the hdhie of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade Saturday evening. . Politics Since 1892 Governor Richards has been in politics sincevi892, when he .was elected magistrate holding this of fice for eight years. From 1898 to 1909 he was a member of the house, from 1910 to 1918 he was a mem ber of the State Railroad commis sion,. In 1922 he was elected to the railroad commission again and served until elected governor. Before being elected governor in 1926 he was defeated for the gov ernorship three times, 1910, 1914 and 1918. The administration of Governor Richards has taken many steps for the progress of the state. With a good many people of the state the administration has been un popular, this being due largely to certain gubernatorial appoint ments, to the governor’s strong stand for reduction ^ in govern mental expenses, this position of ten embroiling him in controversies with educational institutions or various governmental agencies or representatives and to his strict stand for enforcement of laws, starting with the enforcement of the Sunday “blue laws.” Against Liquor In his law enforcement program the governor has been hard on liquor violators, on operators of so- called gambling devices and at the first of his administration especial ly on persons whom the governor Our latest report from Mr. Jul- . , ian McBride was that he was not regarded as violators of the Sun- Death Claims Mr. Jno. F. Palmer so well and ^pneumonia was feared. We hope he will soon recover. Miss McCullough of Iva is the charming guest of Miss Annie and day laws. The governor’s stand on this last phase of enforcement re sulted in test cases in the courts, resulting in declarations that golf Mrs. Alice White. We are glad t6 and gasoline sales are not viola- say Mrs. White is improving nicely and sat up over an hour one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson, Miss- | Pointments made by tions of Sunday statutes. In some sections of the state charges are made thaj^certaip e" iSirese stances where quick action was necessary to cope with threatened <mob violence. When the adminis tration started the governor had the so-called Aiken lynching oil his hands, the prosecution of per sons alleged to have killed a group of Aiken negroes, charged with killing. aipowUar sheriff. The gov ernor handlea the matter as thor oughly as he cqu|d, but there were no convictions. The same Is true of a Walhalla lynching, and. yet prominent Citizens have stated that as long as there is a looseness in the state’s sentiment in regard ta mob violence, there can hardly be convictions, no matter how firm a stand is taken by state’s executives. Mansion Always Open c The governor’s family -will, in departing from the Mansion, leave a large void In the community life of Columbia. The mansion, under the Richards administration^ has been open to all elements of society. Many social events have found the mansion their locale, and com munity progress have often center ed there.: Two of the governor’s nine daughters have been married there. The women in the home have taken a place of leadership in the church life of the city, as well as figuring in feminine affairs of the community. Governor Richards has many ^ political friends. At the same time he has many strong opponents. His enemies admit the state has made much progress in the years 1927-1930, but they are reluctant to give the governor credit.- They say the program would have been, noted, no matter who had been governor. Friends of the governor credit his administration of the of fice with a large measure of the uccess seen by the state and its government in the period. Some Mr. R. M. Rush of McCormick was a business visitor here Tues- John Franklin Palmer, prominent 0 f j^r. and Mrs. J. C. Schrimp take his bed, pneumonia setting in. citizen of Bradley, died at his home ' at gfc aiT g q Professor Lake had been superin- there Sunday afternoon at 4:20' tendent of the local schools for two o’clock following a month’s illness, and one-half years and was very Mr. Palmer was 67 years of age' day popular here. He was reared at and was a native of the Lebanon I Mr _ Alpx Ta^fon has returned Newberry. section of Abbeville county but had a n er i^ng two weeks m He is survived by his widow, who made his home at Bradley for the Atlanta with relatives, before marriage was Miss Rose- past several years. To mourn hisj The -womans Auxiliary of the mary Bush, of Walhalla; a daugh- -passing are his widow, who was p re sbyterian Church met at the ter, Elizabeth Lake, son, ^William !Miss Susan Talbert, of ^4cCormick church Tuesday afternoon and the Lake; his mother, Mrs. W. E. Lake, county, two daughters, Mrs. T. L.' followine officers were elected for Sr., of Newb^r^y;. one brother; E. Britt, of McCormick, and Miss th e year: Mrs. E. F. Gettys, presi- L. Lake, of Newberry; and four Mary Palmer, of Bradley, and four dent; Mrs j B Branch) secretary sisters, Mrs. T<E.,Suber, of Colum- sons, B. R. T. Palmer, of Pauline; and Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Hem- bia, Mrs. A* R* ..Morris, of Olar, Mrs. S. T. Palmer, Bradley, C. 'W. Palm- minger, Vice-president. A very Thomas W. Morgan, of Aiken, and er; Greenwood, arid It. F. Palmer, enteresting meeting was held. Mrs. F. C. Pqlhemus, of Augusta, Clemson College, also survive. ’[ v The funeral services were con- j. S. Staom prepared and deliv- ducted at Buffalo Baptist church, ered the body to Walhalla for McCormick county, Monday after burial. A number of McCormick noon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. W. H. people attended the funeral and Beiers, pastor of West Side Bap- burial. Through respect to Mr. tist church, Greenwood. Lake, school was suspended Mon- Mr. Palmer was a faithful mem- day and Tuesday: - ber of the Baptist church and a es Laura Jean and Virginia Watson were Willington visitors Sabbath tisan politics. The press as well as industrials, have criticized him governor have been based on j»r* l » ave declared that they regard it afternoon. I Mr. Herman Smith of Greenville visited his mother, Mrs. Mary .Smith, last Sabtfath. Rev. and Mrs. Chisholm Holliday and little daughter, Jane, mission aries from Mexico, who are home on a visit, spent several days last week in Anderson and Due West. severely in this direction. Progressive Moves / On 4he other hand the Richards administration has been marked by numerous important develop ments in the program of a pro gressive people. Political observers and many in high office point out Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Charles certaln remarkable advances made Bowser and Miss Gladys Scott were by the state during the past four one of the best administrations the state has ever had. In the city of Columbia are some of the gov ernor’s bitterest enemies. At the same time the capital city holds some of his strongest supporters. Governor Richards will leave office with a feeling that he has done his best for the state's welfare and that his efforts have been crc/wned with a measure of success that has won the acclaim of many of the state’s good citizens. Members of the school faculty Christian gentleman of the old and student body offer the follow- school. He was a successful planter Ing lines to ekpress the genuine and made his home in Abbeville feeling among them over Mr. Lake’s and McCormick counties until a untimely death: few years ago when he located at On Sunday, January 11, • 1931, Bradley in Greenvood county. •“the mighty physician who cures txt all ills, death” bore away to rest in Last year more than 134,000 for- Mrs. Earl Canipe has returned the shad^. of the great tree our be- est fires damaged about 46,000,000 to her home in Augusta, after loved sajperlntqndenW Mr.; W. * E. acres of forest land in the United spIfrkUng some time with her par- T ake. It/is with deep, sorrow and States. Ninety per cent of these ents, Mr. and. Mrs. G. C. Sanders, feeartachefc to the faculty, gtudent- fires were caused by man, and! Mr.-and Mrs. H. R. Miner and body and his many friends to know were preventable. 'children of Ware Shoals are spend- X. Y. Z. X— PLUM BRANCH NEWS NOTES Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Stilwell have returned to their home in Colum bia, after spending several days the past week with their daughter, Mrs. J. L. Bracknell. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rearden and little daughter of Greenwood spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Rearden. Abbeville visitors one afternoon years. They point to the highway . progress of the state and the $65,- “M^lnd Mrs. J. O. Williams and 000,000 highway Prog^n. con- CoUllty Teachers’ daughter. Miss Mary Lou Williams, celved durin 8 the Richards admin- of McCormick were Mt. Carmel jf tra «°n and st "° n ^ visitors Sabbath and worshipped at y lm- V0C . . the Presbyterian church in the af- the great- Meeting Postponed est steps forward ever taken by The county teachers’ meeting ternoon. ''“ w ~ which was scheduled to be held at Mrs. H. S. Cason spent the week the Palmetto state. A few years the Washlngton hlgh school next end with Mr. and Mrs. Will McNair ago South Carolina ran Saturday has been postponed on in Willington. highway progress. Today its Pro- account of the death of Mr w E Miss Lily Mae Parker spent Tues- eram will give it one most env a le Lake The new date wm be an _ , . a./ /■'•.«. places in the honor roll of pavea dav night with Miss Juanita Cur- ^ , , uay iiigxii/ Win highway system. Onvprnnr Rirh- tis. NOTICE Governor Rich ‘ards has himself signed $20,000,- 000 of the highway bonds. The Richards administration has given close attention to the mat ter of taxation, and considerable advance has been made in the past four years. The system of indirect A nounced later. The annual meeting of the policy holders and directors of the Abbe- ville-Greenwood Mutual Insurance Association will be held in the I taxation has been extended. Chamber of Commerce assembly i determined stand for governmental room at Greenwood, S. C., at elev-! economy has also been taken, en a. m., on Tuesday, January 20, though the state has today a large 1931. ii*.:. • tix ■ ARTHUR LEE, Secretary. deficit and there are demands in some quarters for a reduction of the costs of some phases of the GIN DAYS SET Our gin at McCormick will run on Friday and Satur day, January 16th and 17th. One or more gin days will be set later if necessary. M. G. & J. J. DORN, McCormick, S. C. i-