Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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iftr a arm u csscuncf TBUI TO OUBSELVKS, OUB NEI6HBOBS. OUB COUNTRY &ND OUB GOD. Twenty-Ninth Year Blackwood Takes* Governor’s Office 8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. .C. Thursday, January 22, 1931 Established June 5, 1902 Number 34 GREAT THRONG ATTEND CERE MONIES AT STATE CAPITOL AS SPARTANBURG MAN IS IN AUGURATED COLUMBIA, Jan. 20.—Behind the flower-decked speaker’s stand in the house of representatives, Ibra C. Blackwood today took the oath that made him the 70th governor of South Carolina. In a steady, calm voice, the 54- year-old attorney repeated after Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease the promise to defend the constitution of the state. South Carolina officialdom had gathered inside the house cham ber to hear the successor to Gov. John G. Richards take his oath and make his inaugural address. While he spoke, urging strict eeohomy in state and county gov ernment, hundreds outside pushed and almost fought to gain en trance,* jammng the entrances to the main floor and tlie gallery, so that entrance and exit was prac tically impossible. So great was the crowd that five minutes before the noon hour the house sergeant reported to Speaker John K. Hamblin that the senate and gubernatorial party were ready to enter but that the people refused to clear a path for them. It was several minutes before legislative officials together with city officers were able to force back the crowd. After the official party entered, and the governor-elect and the lieut.-governor-elect took seats on the speakers stand together with Governor Richards and other high officials, prayer was offered by the Rev. W. L. Ball, D. D., of Spartanburg, pastor of the gover nor-elect. In his prayer he thanked God for “the one who has served Thee in recent years” and also “for Thy servant who comes into office and we pray Thy hand may be upon him, annointing him for his work.” , When the oath had been ad ministered, the new governor re mained standing and began his address. txi- i— Sweet Potato Contest Now Enters 3rd Year Stockholders Of The Peoples Bank Meet OFFICERS RE-ELECTED WITH ADDITION OF ONE NEW MEMBER At the annual meeting of the stockholders of The Peoples Bank of McCormick held at the bank on Monday morning the board of directors was unanimously re-elect ed for the ensuing year with the addition of Mr. M. G. Dorn as a new member, as follows: J. P. Abney, J. J. Dorn, P. G. Fooshe, J. T. Fooshe, J. E. Bell, M. G. Dorn. Officers were re-elected as fol lows: J. P. Abney, president. J. J. Dorn, vice-president. P. G. Fooshe, cashier. R. L. Dendy, asst.-cashier. The report showed cash on band and due from banks, $74,773.29; de posits, $245,817.30; outstanding loans, $157,386.20; quick assets. Schools Of State Get 6-0-1 Money $9,410 COMES TO McCORMICK COUNTY SCHOOLS Checks having a total value of $1,750,000 were sent out Monday from the office of the state sup erintendent of education to the various counties over South Caro lina where the money will be used in furthering the operation of pub lic * schools, according to The State. The money, coming as a direct appropriation of the legislature un der the provisions made by the 6-0-1 law, is sent out in semi-an-, nual payments.' Yesterday was the second time that the checks were sent out in January, a law made in 1929 providing for a payment at this time of the year. The checks were mailed out yes terday and in most cases they will be received in the various counties today. The following are the amounts sent to the county seats over the state: * # $25,000.00; overdrafts none, and | Abbeville $ 27,066 nothing owed for borrowed money Aiken 40,770 and the bank had no re-discounts. ! Allendale 7,757 Mr. P. G. Fooshe, cashier, stated Anderson 89,685 that the bank had done a good Bamberg 16,752 business the past year and had Barnwell 17,509 j made satisfactory collections on Beaufort 5,098 Grand Jurors, And Petit Jurors Drawn Grand Jurors to serve 1931 Mc Cormick County, are: I .C. Reames, Callison. G. C. Patterson, McCormick. C. H. Huguley, McCormick. R. M. Pettigrew, Mt. Carmel. E. C. Rice, Plum Branch. G. G. Palmer, McCormick. J. C. Brown, McCormick. J. T. Faulkner, McCormick. H. N. Coleman, McCormick. W. O. Covin, Willington. J. C. Dansby, Troy. J. A. Callison, Callison. G. C. McDaniel, Modoc. N. S. Scott, Mt. Carmel. T. J. Stone, Modoc. M. L. Gibert, McCormick. W. K. McDonald, McCormick. T. J. Sibert, McCormick. loans. Berkeley 24,7 It was unanimously agreed in the Calhoun 8,62 meeting thfit great care should be Charleston i 3,155 exercised in making loans this 1 Cherokee 29,776 year, and Mr. Dorn and Mr. Fooshe Chester 19,434 stated that only first class security Chesterfield 57,599 will* be considered as proper col- Clarendon 27,280 lateral, and while demands will re- 1 Colleton 33,316 ceive proper consideration, every Dillon 27,840 precaution will be taken to safe*? Darlington 34,800 guard the Interests of the institu- Dorchester 16,332 Edgefield 18,600 tion and its depositors. L x Augusta To Have; Another Newspaper J. C. McAULIFFE TO EDIT AU GUSTA OBSERVER, WEEKLY AUGUSTA, .Ga„ nouncement of Jan. 19.—An- Fairfield * 9,190 Florence 81,260 Georgetown 24,150 Greenville 161,456 Greenwood 26,832 Hampton 19,475 Horry 86,325 Jasper * 5,646 Kershaw 4. 30,205 Lancaster 41,377 a new paper to be published in Augusta was made Lee 17,761 CLEMSON COLLEGE, Jan. 20.— The Sweet Potato Contest will be conducted again this year along tho same lines followed in 1929 and 1930, the South Carolina Sweet Potato Growers Association having pledged support of this work again by appropriating $6t)0.00 for prizes to be awarded contestants during 1931, announces Prof. R. A. Mc- Ginty, horticulturist. , The purpose of this contest. Prof. McGinty explains, is to demon strate through the medium of bet ter practices, the possibilities which sweet potatoes possess as a ca'-li crop in South Carolina. Th$ results obtained during the last two years amply justify th£ con clusion that this crop can be made a profitable one if correct meth ods are : ollowed. For the purpose of the contest the state is divided into three dis tricts. and first and second prize'* of $100.00 and $53.00, respective'y. are awarded in each district. Th'"'' is also a state prize of $150.00. These prizes are awarded to the growers making the largest yields per acre of No. 1 sweet potatoes. Blanks for making application for entry in the contest will be furn ished by county agricultural agents or by L. P. Watson, extension hor ticulturist, Aiken, S. C. The results of the 1930 contest will be announced January 28 and an interpretation of the figures obtained will be issued in bulletin form in the near future. X A writer predicts that the genius of man will some day control the weather as it does the heat of a large building. This is placing a lot of faith in the thing we call Renlug. > . here'several days ago. The Paper ^ is to be called the Augusta Observ- McConnlck 9,410 er and at the start will be “an in- | Mi , r1nn ?1 ^ 74 dependent weekly of news and Marlboro V/_V."."V.V.V.V.V. 19MZ views,” according to Its capiton. Newb 38,11$ The ultimate object is the estab- • ncnnpp 7*5107 lishment of daily newspaper. It was | orangeb^T""”"."" 60,’942 de ^ ared - . 1 Pickens — 58,175 T i* e “7 P? 3r r be , edl ed by I Richland 33,844 J. C. McAuliffe, formerly to the Saluda 28110 weekly newspaper field, but for the Spartanburg ;;;;;;;;;;;;; 147 ’ >316 past several years associate, editor > q t oc <y7Q of the Augusta Chronicle. Mr. Me 1 ~ ’ Auliffe was for two terms president of the Georgia Press association and is widely known in newspaper circles. According to organizers of the new paper, which is sponsored by over 60 leading Augusta busi ness, professional and public men, there is a need for such a paper as is planned in the new enterprise. Industry, agriculture and busi-. ness will be promoted and fostered: by the new paper, it is seated, with» special attention directed to schools, highways and other move ments of progressive nature. Union 29,780 Williamsburg 31,468 York 48,727 X New Superintendent In Charge Schools MR. H. H. SHIFLET OF AU GUSTA ASSUMES DUTIES AS NEW SCHOOL HEAD Petit Jurors to serve first week of February term of 1931 court are: W. S. Clem, Plum Branch. W. H. Minor, McCormick. Lee Price, McCormick. Tom Dansby, Troy. W. H. Ryan, Meriwether. J. F. Mattison, McCormick. Jno. P. Holloway, McCormick. G. E. Carroll, McCormick. A. H. Hamlin, McCormick. C. L. Williams, McCormick. E. L. Hollingsworth, Sr., McCor mick. D. M. Bullock, McCormick. E F. Creighton. McCormick. Moses Wideman, McCormick. Yancey E. Seigler, McCormick. W. J. Bouknight, McCormick. H. D. Creswell, McCormick. Paul R. Brown, McCormick. W. J. Bruce, McCormick. W. R. McBride, McCormick. R. F. Freeland, Plum Branch. E. M. Price, McCormick. J. W. Lovelace, McCormick. „ Carl. .Willis, McCormick. - A. P. Willis, Plum Branch. J..E. Bradley, McCormick. J. M. Brown, McCormick. W. N. Smith, McCormick. D. W. Dowtin, Troy. Bussey Bo wick, McCormick. L. W. Pettigrew, Troy. * Dewey fe. Langley, McCormick. P. W. Roper, Troy. J, T. Creswell, McCormick. *W. L. White, McCormick. O. J. White, Plum Branch. —! X City Fathers Install Big Fire Sirene TOWN MAPPED OFF IN FOUR WARDS FOR PROPER SIGNALING Mr. H. H. Shiflet of Augusta was on last Thursday elected superin- An ( tendent of the McCormick schools independent editorial policy will be t0 SUCC ee d Mr. William E. Lake, de- maintained and an impartial news cease d j and assumed his new du- course followed, it is stated. The ties'Friday morning first issue will appear under date Mr shiflet has had a number of of January 30, according to present years of t e aching experience, hav- plans. Card Of Thanks Words are inadequate to express our deep appreciation to our neighbors and other good and true friends for the many acts of ing been connected with the Blythe (Ga.) schools, the Richmond academy, Augusta, and last year, the Langley-Bath schools. More i recently he has been manager of a life insurance agency with head quarters in Augusta. At a meeting of the board of trustees Monday night, Mr. Shiflet kindness to and sympathy for us outlined hJs for ^ remaind _ during our. recent sad bereave- City council has had a single phase Sterling fire sirene erected on a tall pole on the Carroll lot corner opposite The Peoples Bank building with one switch on the pole near the ground and another switch in the telephone exchange. In the telephone office is a map showing the town divided into four wards, thustly: beginning at the depot and going north, Augusta street is the line between ward 1 and 2, while Augusta street south of the depot is the line between ward 3 and 4. Ward 1 and 2 are on the north side of the railroad, while ward 3 and 4 are on the south side. • Think of this and it’s easy to re member: The Baughman house and all on that side of the rail road and Augusta street are in ward No. 4; Hotel McCormick and all on that side of the railroad and Augusta street are in ward No. 3; The Dixie Store and all on that side of the railroad and Augusta street are in ward No. 2; the depot and all on that side of the railroad and Augusta street are in ward No. 1. ments in the death of our mother, Mrs. J. R. Creswell, and our fjather, Mr. J. R. Creswell. It is impossible for us to thank each of you personally, so we trust er of the present term and said he hopes that all concerned will lend their co-operation toward main taining the high standard of the schools. He and wife and their four chil- ‘Count Your Blessings' James O. Sheppard Says Mrs. Springs Lieutenant Governor SPEECH MRS. LeROY SPRINGS NATIVE OF EDGEFIELD AND SON DELIVERED OVER RADIO STA TION WBT CHARLOTTE, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 OF FORMER GOVERNOR AS SUMES DUTIES COLUMBIA, Jan. 20.—The son of Tonight I have a simple little a f ormer governor who today be- heart to heart talk dedicated and came lieutenant governor of South addressed to the women of South Carolina, James Orlando Sheppard, Carolina. I have chosen for my of E dg e field, is a veteran of the theme the words of an old Sunday World war and has been actlve School Hymn which I remember the affalrs of the American Legion, from my chUdhood. It runs some- Hls father John Calhoun sh e p - thing like this: pard, entered the gubernatorial “Count your blessings”-“your m ansi0n from the offlce of neuten- blessings as citizens of the old an ^ governor in 1886, when he Palmetto State.” i served the remainder of the term “After having seen quite a bit of of Gov H g Thompson, resigned, the New World and certain sec- j T j :ie y 0un g Sheppard defeated tions of the Old World, I say to you Joseph E Harley of Barnwell, for that, in my opinion, for a twelve- the Democratic nomination for months residence there is no place, lle utenant governor in the 1930 on earth to compare with South prl m ary after a close race. Carolina—in health, in comfort, and in charm.” “Our climate is unsurpassed, our soil is fertile and admirably adapt ed to the growing of food stuffs, especially vegetables and fruits with their high iodine content. Our scenery is interesting and inspir ing in its variety; embracing the glorious majesty of the mountains, the inscrutable mystery of the sea, the fascination of the pine forest, and the haunting beauty of the moss-covered oaks.” “So, having everything at home, let’s live at home. Let’s each one Hancock and then was overseas have our own garden—a year-| for 17 months as army field clerk. James O. Sheppard was born in Edgefield county on Augusta 29, 1890. He was graduated from the University of South Carolina with the bachelor of science degree. He had been active in undergraduate activities. After reading law at Edgefield, he passed the state bar examina tion in 1915. The new lieutenant governor en listed for service in the world war at Charleston in August, 1917; served as chief clerk in the office of adjutant general at Camp around * garden. When we go to our grocers let’s insist upon home products. Do you realize that France is fast becoming the rich est nation in the world owing to the fact that their people produce at heme oractically everything they consume? Why cannot we do like wise, thereby making South Caro- S. O. S., Tours, France. He was a member of the house of representatives of the * state legislature from 1921 to 1924. He has been chairman of the Ameri can Red Cross for Edgefield county, chairman of the state leg islature committee of the Ameri can Legion, commander of post 30 lina one of the righest states per 0 f i e gi on anc i chairman of the capita in the union as she was be- 1 fore the Civil War?- Do you real ize that we send millions of dol lars annually out of South Caro lina for food and manufactured products—many times as much as we produce? In order to over come this condition we must have the co-operation of our public of ficers. It seems to me we should go back to the ante-bellum prac tice of conscripting for public of fice, both county and state, out standing men who will unselfishly work for the progress and welfare of South Carolina. With such un selfish public servants South Car olina can become practically self- sustaining and rich in her re sources.” * “When we go shopping for our Spring clothes let’s insist upon no thing but garments made of cotton goods. Cotton is infinitely more ra nitary and* more durable than silk and when ingeniously woven and finished and artistically made into garments, cotton is as beau tiful and smart as any material ever worn. Our club women ar- planning a cotton convention fo the next meeting of the Sout.J Carolina Federation of Women’: Clubs. I have bought my> material r -* Lancas’e- Here’s hoping t'* see every delegate to the 1931 con vention wearing cotton costumes— morning, noon, and night.” “And so I say in closing, coun your blessings—and having count ed them, use them and enjo; them.” Mrs. Springs’ speech was made a the invitation of The Natural Re sources Commission of South Car olina. The cost of the program wa- paid by the Liberty Life Insurant Company of Greenville, S. C., which is sponsoring an extensive program of radio and newspaper advertising to stimulate the pur chase and consumption of South Carolina products by South Caro- that you will accept this method of! dren w , u move lnto the rin _ expressing our most sincere thanks tendent , s cottage near the hlgh to you. May God richly reward school w . thln J One shriek of the sirene is the alarm for fire in ward No. 1, two!ii na neonle shrieks for ward No. 2, three x shrieks for ward . No. 3 and four I . m i 9 shrieks for ward No. 4. COUllty IteaCnerS It is said that the sirene can be heard at a distance of five miles. It was thoroughly tested Monday Meet On Feb. 7th each of you. The Children. 4Xt- few days. afternoon and Tuesday morning and is in tip top shape for sound- Edgefield county Democratic exe cutive committee. ' At present the state official is a member of the state advisory com mittee of the American Red Cross; the South Carolina memorial com mission for whites and a vice- president of the national Forty and Eight society. On November 24, 1920, he was married to Miss Octavia Griffin, of Newberry. . t James O. Sheppard, installed to day as lieutenant governor of South Carolina, in a brief address to the general assembly in joint called attention to the need of economy in government. “By economy I do not mean ‘false economy’ ”, he said. “Very often reformers and economists are liable to go too far to the other extreme, and do injury to various state institutions and depart ments.” The fact that the state and coun- ry is depressed financially he de clared, makss it difficult for the people to meet their tax payments’. “Therefore,” he added, “many of them are not in good humor, and this fact makes it very difficult for all men in public life.” :tXI ; Dr. C H. Workman Goes To Greenwood DR. GARNETT TUTEN LOOKING OVER FIELD WITH VIEW OF LOCATING IN McCORMICK , I These are the days when you Douglas fir trees sometimes have wonder how the coal pile can dim- |trunks twelve feet in diameter. . finish so fast. Dr. C. H. Workman, who for the past number of years has resided in Troy and maintained an office in McCormick, has given up his practice here and will locate in Greenwood. At present he is tak ing a special course in New York City, where he expects to be about ten days or two weeks, after which he and family will move to Green wood. Dr. Garnett Tuten from Furman, Hampton County, is looking over the field with a view of locating In McCormick, but has made no def inite statement up to this time. Dr. Tuten was prospecting here last summer, but was not ready just then to make a change. He is receiving much encouragement to The McCormick County Teachers’ Association will hold session at the ing an alarm. j Washington high school auditor- Every day at 12 o’clock the sirene ium, midway Parksville and Modoc, locate here and,will give the mat- will be sounded for testing pur-‘on Saturday, February 7th, begin-Iter due consideration before reach- poses. ” . Jning at 10 o’clock a. m. Jihg a decision.