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I • Thursday, February 5, 1931 McC( CK M > i'NGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER SEVEN Expenditures For School Purposes List of Claims Approved by the County Superintendent of Edu cation for the Month of December, 1930 i» >• i - WILLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 4 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE Dec. 13 104 Frances J. Ware, Salary —. Dec. 30 125 Frances J. Ware, Salary AMOUNT $ 40.00 50.00 CLAIM DATE NO. Dec. 23 123 CLAIM DATE NO. Dec. 9 103 Dec. 9 105 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 . 116 Dec. 19 V 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19‘ 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 116 Dec. 19 118 Dec. 19 119 Dec. 19 120 Dec. 22 121 Dec. 23 122 Dec. 23 124 Dec. 30 127 Dec. 30 /128 Dec. 30 129 Dec. 30 130 TOTAL , BORDEAUX SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. S PAYEE PURPOSE Emma L. Martin, Salary McCORMICK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 PAYEE PURPOSE MfcGrath Bros., Gas, Oil and Repairs McGrath Bros., Gas, Oil and Repairs W. E. Lake, Jr., Supt., Salary — $ 222.22 Evelyn Ramsey, Salary 110.00 Elizabeth Kennedy, Salary 100.00 Elizabeth Johnston, Salary 105.00 Grace Reid, Salary 100.00 Louise Corbin, Salary 100.00 Sara Bowles, Salary 100.00 Grace McCord, Salary 7 100.00 Garvice Taylor, Salary 150.00 Elizabeth Harris, Salary ' 100.00 Virginia Ligon, Salary 100.00 Florence Burgess, Salary 100.00 Margaret Cook, Salary 95.00 Lizzelle Tucker, Salary 100.00 Annie Harris, Salary 25.00 Bertha Mabry, Salary 90.00 $ 1,767.22 Porter Dillashaw, Salary Com. of Pub. Wks. Water and Lights A. E. Willis, Salary Peoples Bank, Interest W. E. Lake, Jr., Supt., Janitor Salary J. B. McCrorey, Salary T. J. Price, Treas., Int. on Bonds T. J. Price, Treas., Int. on Bonds Laura B. F. Robinson, Salary Helen J. Holmes, Salary -1 $ 90.00 AMOUNT $ 50.00 AMOUNT $ 102.54 61.77 1,767.22 30.00 7.57 30.00 11.78 56.00 166.66 120.30 902.25 50.00 50.00 TOTAL $ 3,356.09 BELL VUE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 CLAIM ’DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 18 114 Wallace Banks, Salary $ 39.50 Dec. 30 McCormick School District, Tuition — 311.67 TOTAL $ 351.17 BOLD BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 30 McCormick School District, Tuition $ 165.00 WIDEMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 CLAIM ' ^DATE NO. PAYEE * PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 2 101 Mrs. Avis T. Britt, Salary, and Incidentals— $ 110.60 Dec. 6 102 M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Fixtures 26.00 TOTAL $ 136.60 ROBINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 18 113 Mary Abrams, Salary and Incidentals $ 100.60 BETHANY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 16 ’ CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 13 109 E. L. Hollingsworth, Transportation $ 52.00 Dec. 30 131 Maria C. Radden, Salary 50.00 TOTAL — PLUM BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 24 CLAIM DATE NO. Dec. 18 115 r -I Dec. 19 117 Dec. 30 132 Dec. 30 133 Dec. 30 134 Dec. 30 135 Dec. 30 137 PAYEE PURPOSE Robert F. Banks, Salary $ ' 125.00 Mrs. M. P. Lankford, Salary 100.00 Miss Irene Langley, Salary 100.00 Miss Lucy Brown, Salary 100.00 . J. M. R. Coleman, Salary 20.00 J. M. R. Coleman, Incidentals — 3.20 Eugene Crawford, Salary 50.00 Strom Culbreath, Salary 40.00 Gas, Oil and Repairs 79.70 Eugene Crawford, Salary Ruth Elizabeth Holmes, Salary L. E. Martin, Salary Hattie L. Adams, Salary Annie Brown, Salary T. J. Pric6, Treas„ Int. on Bonds $ 102.00 AMOUNT $ 617.90 50.00 47.50 52.50 45.00 47.50 721.80 TOTAL u $ 1,582.20 WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 25 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 12 106 L. V. Mayer, Supt., Salaries $ 1,041.66 Dec. 12 107 W. H. Wooten, Salary - 150.00 Dec. 13 108 L. V. Mayer, Salary 166.66 Dec. 15 112 South Carolina Power Co., Water, Lights — 4.05 Dec. 30 126 McGrath Bros., Repairs on Trucks 241.67 Dec. 31 136 L. V. Mayer, Salary 166.66 TOTAL $ 1,770.70 COUNTY BOARD FUND CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT Dec. 13 111 Mozelle A. Taggart, Salary $ 35.00 Dec. 13 110 T. J. Price, Treas., Insurance 572.78 TOTAL $ 607.78 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, / County of McCormick. Personally appeared before me, W. H. Parks,.County Superintendent of Education and made oath in due form of law that the above is a true and correct account of the expenditures of the Superintendent of Edu cation’s office to date. * W. H. PARKS, County Superintendent of Education. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of January, 1930. . * K J. O. PATTERSON, Notary CuMfl fes. C. • V : f • , ■. i . - I SWEET MUSIC The man in the want-ad booth of the newspaper office was puzzled. “See here,** he objected. “You don’t want to put this ad for a cash register under the head of ’Musical Instru ments' do you?” “Sure,” said the gentleman on the other side of the counter. “That .is what it is to me, boy!”—New York Central Magazine. Appeared in a Mystery Play The Girl—I should just love to go on the stage. The Man—Yes, it's rather nice. I once appeared at the Alhambra. The Girl—Oh, how topping! What sort of act was it? The Man—A little mystery play. I left the audience to help a conjurer with a card trick. BIG BENEFIT She—What did you ever do to bene fit any other man? He—Gosh! Didn’t I marry you? New One on Them "You tell those tooting fools,** Growled father, who was sore, •’About our doorbell—and Tell ’em what it’s for!" Playing a Sure Thing Mrs. Just wed—But how am I to know when Ferdinand has been flirt ing? Her Mother—Charge him with it ev ery time he comes home, then you won’t miss the times when he’s been guilty. Worth While Employer—Why are you discharged from your last place? Applicant—For good behavior. Employer—What do you mean? Applicant—They took three months off my sentence. Moan Brut# “Here is a headline that asks 'What do women think about?’ M remarked Mrs. Grouch. “Huh!” growled her husband, “after listening to their gab I’d say about once in a long time.” His Endeavors Thwarted Visitor—Why didn’t you try to keep out of jail? Convict—I did, ma’am. And I got two months extra for resisting the police.—Stray Stories. A Technicality The Counselor—You’ve been indict ed for attempted manslaughter. The Prisoner—That oughta be easy to defend, cause it wasn’t a man but a dame that I beat up. WORM WILL TURN First Girlie—Why do you call him a worm? Second Girlie—When he passes me he always turns. Changing the Cast Politico has made us -fret As this rule it teaches: Other orators we get To make the same old speeches. All Prepared far the Shock Voice (over phone)—Madam, pre pare yourself for a great shock. Your husband has been killed, and we are bringing his remains home. Widow—Isn’t it lucky that I got my marcel this morning?—The Pathfinder. LATE AGAIN The city business man was spending a few days holiday in the country, but by four o’clock in the morning of the first day could not sleep, so he decided to dress and go for a long walk. “They may talk about the country folk being early risers,” he told him self, “but I reckon I’ve scored off them this time.” Presently he came upon a farm la borer trimming the hedges. “ ’Morning,” said the city man airily. “Nice morning.” “You be right, sor,” replied the oth er, “but it were real cold first thing.” Beloved by Patients “How is it you have such a large practice and are so beloved by your patients, doctor?” “I tell those who are really 111 that they are quite well and those that imagine that they are ill that they are very ill.” WHAT SHE GOT He—Do you get enough out of col lege to compensate for the tuition? She—Well, Including what I get through my in-tuition—yes. Mathematical Statesmanship To eloquence they will not stick. V/hen phrases should be pat. They hand us an arithmetic And say, “Now study that!’* Tiresome for Both “How long,” asked a troublesome prisoner, leaning over the dock rail, of his solicitor, “is this business going on?” “A couple of hours for me. About a couple of years for you.” Of Decided Views “My girl,” he said, “is a decided blond.” “Yes,” said another girl. “I was with her when she decided.”—Stray Stories. Plumber's Emblem ' A teacher asked her class—Whose emblem is the leek? A bright pupil raised his hand and replied, eagerly, “Please, miss, the plumber’s!” Passed Examinations “ 'Ow’s your daughter getting on with ’er breach of promise case?” “Oh, fine. She’s passed all ’er cross- examinations.” BEST HE EVER HUGGED She—“Don’t you think the dance music is just grand?” He—“I’ll say so —best I ever hugged to in my life.” * Shifting Relationships In politics we often see Strange cause for woe. The friends of yesterday may be Tomorrow’s foe. Limited Publicity Angelina—Why won’t you let me announce our engagement? You keep saying you’ll tell the world you love me. Edwin—Darling, you know you’re all the world to me. He’ll Improve Foreman—Well, everything all right? Night Watchman—Yes, I haven’t done so bad for the first night. I’ve checked off everything, and there’g only one thing missing—the steam roller.—The Humorist. Total Loss Blinks—That fat old hen spends a lot of money on her clothes. Jinks—Yes. but she is like some salads—not even the dressing im proves her. No Road Map “Do you know where you are?” de manded the tourist’s wife. “No,” he admitted, “I’m as lost as the average American Is when he starts on the third verse of the na tional anthem.” Ring That Bell! “I hear you rode on the cowcatcher of a locomotive once. I bet you were scared.” “You bet. I didn’t know what min ute I was going to be hit by an auto.” Down to Brass Tacks Howell—All’s not gold that glisters. Powell—You seem to be getting down to brass tacks. THINGS WORTH KNOWING An acre planted in bananas yields 32,000 pounds of food. The deepest mines in the world are copper and gold mines. There are about 25,000 wild goats on the Catalina islands, descended from domestic Spanish goats brought there in the sixteenth cen-< tury. The most powerful British loco motive weighs 398,804 pounds. Fifty thousand bears live un der protection of our national for ests. The weight of an inch of rain on an acre of ground would be 226,512 pounds. Owners of radios in Japan pay a fee of 80 cents a month to the Tokio municipal station. The so-called iron crown of the king of Italy is made of gold and precious stones set in a thin ring of iron. The average age of enlisted men in the United States navy is twen ty-five years. New Dutch 75-cent air mail stamps are to bear a picture of Van der Hoop, the Dutch aviator who first flew from Holland to Java, in 1924. A recent discovery of a silk co coon dating back to 3000 B. C. showed that the silk industry in China is at least 1,000 years old er than had been supposed. An old Japanese warship has been rebuilt for use as a floating prison for delinquent boys, wbo will be taught navigation and fish ing and kept usefully busy while on board. The state china factory at Le ningrad, where once china was made only for the imperial family and the Russian court, is now turning out complicated scientific apparatus as well as art works. The Chinese attach bamboo whistles to the tails of pigeons and listen to the music produced as the pigeons fly about. There are 125,000 men in the United States prisons, more than are in the standing army. Thirty tons of kukui nuts, used by ancient Hawaiians for candles, have \>een sent to a Pacific coast oil extracting plant for experi mental purposes. As a test of innocence or guilt a man suspected of a crime in In dia is sometimes given rice to chew, on the theory that if he is guilty his mouth will dry from fear and he will be unable to swallow the dry rice. Ignaz Moscicki, president of the Polish republic, is an enthusiastic radio fan. Whether tea is known as black or green depends on the method of preparing the leaves. Mere than one-third of Ameri can-made typewriters are sold in foreign markets. Motor bus service between Bag dad and Beirut follows a route of 900 miles across the Syrian desert. There were 724 deaths from sunstroke in one week in New York city in August, 1901. Coyotes, wolves, mountain lions and wildcats cost stock raisers in this country about $10,000,000 a year. The first orchestra baton was used in France about 200 years ago, to keep time by banging on the floor. * Methods of making Turkish rugs have changed very little in the last eight centuries. As many fatal accidents occur in homes in the United States as in all American industries combined. A foam rubber recently develop ed is considerably lighter than cork. txt There are many arguments in favor of matrimony, the best be ing an old maid and an old bache lor. SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, Court of Common Pleas. MISSOURI STATE LIFE INSUR ANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against SARAH C. GILMER AND J. J. GIL MER, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOUR ARE HEREBY SUMMON ED AND REQUIRED to answer the complaint in the above entitled ac tion, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a ccpv of your answer on the Sub scriber at his office in the City of Greenwood, South Carolina within TWENTY DAYS after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ^md if you fail to answer within the , time aforesaid, the plaintiff herein will apply unto the Court for the relief demanded in < the complaint. W. H. NICHOLSON, Attorney for Plaintiff. Greenwood, S. C., December 31st, 1930. NOTICE TO THE NON-RESIDENT DE FENDANT, J. J. GILMER: YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE that the original summons and com plaint of which the foregoing is a copy, in the above entitled action,, was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for McCormick County on the 27th day of January, 1931, and the same is now on file in said of fice. W. H. NICHOLSON, • Attorney for Plaintiff. Greenwood, S. C., December 31st, 1930.—3t. Recent exchanges of lands have netted the national forests a gain of 544,306 acres. In some cases national forest stumpage was ex changed in the deals. By stump- age is meant timber in standing trees. Legend has it that the tern* was originated by lumbermen who used to pay for timber by count ing the stumps when a tract was cut over. Eyes examin ed. Spectacles, Eye Glasses, and Artificial Eyes fitted without Drugs, Drops or Danger. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Optometrist! 956 Broad Street Augusta. Ga. Here's a good tutti-frutti sauce for ice cream or blanc mange: Strain the juice from 4 slices of canned pineapple, add sufficient water to make 1 pint, and combine with 1-4 cup of sugar and 1-4 tea spoon of salt. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the syrup is fair ly thick. Break 1-2 cup of blanch ed almonds in halves, cut the sliced pineapple into thin pieces, and add to the syrup with 1 cup of candied cherries and 1-2 cup of. citron, both cut in small pieces. Boil for a few minutes, chill and serve with the dessert. 666 LIQUID or TABLETS Cure Cold, Headaches, Fever 6 6 6 SALVE CURES BABY’S COLD Many farmers are prejudiced against the use of seed potatoes grown under irrigation, believing that the irrigation water injures the vigor and vitality of the seed, but experiments by the U. S. De partment of Agriculture show that irrigation water has little or no effect on the seed. Seed grown for 15 years under irrigatipn produced yields comparable with those from nonirrigated seed, provided it pos sesses the same freedom from dis ease. ALL LIGHT CARS $6.65 , WHITTLE BATTERY SERVICE 622 BROAD PHONE 1166 AUGUSTA, GA. From the standpoint of nutrition, the egg is really two foods, rather than one. The white part is almost a pure watery solution of certaim ^proteins of high quality for body building and maintenance. The yolk furnishes not only fat and protein of fine quality, but has an unusually rich store of the miner als and vitamins necessary for growth and development. Children need an egg a day, if possible. IXI When introducing new foods into a child’s diet, give only one food at a time, and that in small quant ity, well cooked and nicely served*