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/ TBUfi TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Twenty-Ninth Year 8 Pages — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, April 16, 1931 Established June 5, 1902 Number 46 Under The Capitol Dome (By Wyatt A, Taylor) . Nat .COLUMBIA, April 15.—Former Governor Richards protests to Chairman Raskob on proposal to modify national prohibition issue, objecting to making Democratic party “soda and whiskey’' party. . Legislature votes down proposal to reduce salaries of teachers. Legislature votes to require coun ties to retain short term prisoners on county gangs, not sending them to penitentiary. ’ ; Senate votes reduction in pay of legislators. Governor and legislative bodies send regrets on death of Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of Congress, and place flowers on casket as it passes through" Columbia. I^ouse passes bill creating mar keting bureau with seven members from each Congressional district. Legislative 1 bodies send official delegates to cotton* festival at An derson, Representatives Johnston, Suber, Williams, McElveen and Huggins, Senators Bryson, Cooper and Nicholson. . Legislative bodies express regrets on death of Col. LeRoy Springs of Lancaster. Frank T..Hines of Veterans Bu reau, Washington, announces will visit sites in South Carolina for proposed veterans hospital. Highway department reports nine persons killed in highway ac cidents during March, fewer than .usual. .^Several hundred Greeks of South Carolina meet in Columbia and present flag of Greece to state. Be fore legislative assembly Governor Blackwood accepts flag. Senate passes appropriation bill with total near eleven million, al-s most as high as last year’s bill, and measure goes to free conference committee. Bill to legalize horse racing in South Carolina under county rac ing commission introduced in house by score of members. W. R. Bradford of York intro duces resolution in House urging South Carolinians to use home grown products and employ South Carolinians. Bill to prohibit night work in cotton mills of women and minors gets majority unfavorable report of House committee. Representative Parham of Dillon introduces bill to increase gasoline t*k one cent, additional to go to State deficit. James Singleton, Berkeley negro held in penitentiary eight months in slaying of Senator Dennis, and apparently forgotten, is released when officials awake to his status. Senate passes amendment to ap propriation bill providing tax on hydro-electric power, vote being 21 to 7. Senate passes bill to allow peni tentiary to borrow $55,000 for new cells. Chesterfield County may sell to State Highway Commission :>35,- 000 of highway bonds to relieve sit uation in county caused by loss of $250,000 in defunct bank, State Senate votes. High tributes are paid to late Representative Arthur iCibler of Newberry, member of House, who died last February. House holds memorial service. Governor Blackwood sends to Senate for comfirmation names of five members of State Highway Commission appointed recently by Governor Richards. House votes down proposal to ap propriate $100,000 for dental clinics in public schools. Several scores of textile opera tives attend hearing in Columbia on textile bills pending before Sen ate committee, headed by Sena tor Hamrick of Gaffney. . Bill in Senate to increase insur ance premium tax is debated. Would raise tax from 2 to 2 3-4 per cent. Legislators began 14th week of session on April 13th with aim to adjourn sine die by end of week. Bill to abolish scholarships in state colleges, increase tuition fees fmd establish student loan funds Baptist Assembly Meets June 15-27 AT COKER COLLEGE, HARTS- VILLE, WITH SPLENDID PRO GRAM ARRANGED Rev. Orr Accepts Call To Plum Branch Baptist Church The Baptist General Assembly for South Carolina meets at Coker College, Hartsville, S. C., June 15- 27. The program, which has been announced by the summer assemb ly committee of the denomination, includes seven units: The Baptist state Sunday school convention*, June 15, 16, 17, 18; the state B. Y. P. U. convention, June 19, 20, 21; the sate B. Y. P. U. encampment, June 15-21; the state evangelistic day June 22; the W. M. U. con ference, the G. A. camp, R. A. camp, Sunbeam camp and Minist ers’ school are all arranged for the week of June 22-27. This meeting has been largely attended by Baptists from all sec tions of the state for the past sev enteen years of its history. By the comprehensiveness of its program it appeals to church workers inter ested in any phase of religious en deavor. It is the most diversified program of the denominational year. Mr. J. L. Corzine of Columbia, who is the director of the assemb ly, says, that he has made every effort to make the program of this season the equal of any program ever arranged for the assembly. Speakers will be heard during the two weeks from practically every state of the Southern Baptist Con vention. Seminary presidents and faculty members, denominational specialists in all lines, pastors, evangelist, educators, editors and leaders in all phases of the denom inational life will appear on the program during the assembly per iod. " - - All rates for board and lodging have been reduced, making the charges for this service the lowest in the history of the assembly. Preparations are being made to take care of a record attendance. is debated in Senate. Parnell Meehan, former Chester field County member of House files with State Supreme Court petition for re-hearing of case in which he was convicted of bribery and sen tenced to one year and $1,000 fine. Supreme court recently dismissed his appeal. W. E. Evans of Columbia formp company to drill oil wells on land in .Allendale County. Augusta fin anciers form two companies to drill for oil in Allendale. Tax Commission receives from Southern Railway check for $240,- 470 to settle income tax suit re cently brought by Tax Commission 'n Federal Court. Judge C. C. Featherstone of Greenwood is appointed by Gov ernor Blackwood to hold special term of court at Lancaster May 4th for trial of Rafe King, York Coun ty man charged with wife killing. This will be second trial of case. Governor Blackwood signs act al lowing State to support schools in non-denominational orphanages. State Christian Endeavor Con vention in Columbia elects Rev. John W. Davis of Kingstree as president. Appeal of Albert Floyd, Green ville man, convicted at Aiken of murdering Howard Bell is argued before Supreme Court. Joe Rouse, negro trusty at pen itentiary, is shot by another negro; in fight outside penitentiary walls. Detective J. H. M. Ashley reports to Governor that convicts of Clar endon and Horry County gangs slipped out at night and plundered surrounding lerritories. | Legislature of 1931 passes only ^alf as many bills as 1930 session, , records in office of Secretary of State W. P. Blackwell show. State Supreme Court holds April session April 20th adjourning April 22nd to attend state bar con vention in Charleston. State Bank Examiner Albert Fant takes over Exchange Bank of Newberry. Stockholders probably be paid in full. Annual conference of agricultur al teachers announced for July 6-11 in Columbia. B. Y. P. U. Rally At Edgefield Saturday WILL MEET WITH BAPTIST CHURCH ON APRIL 18 The Associational B. Y. P. U. rally will be held with the Edge- field Baptist church Saturday «*of this week, April 18, beginning at 11 o’clock. All churches of the asso- The Live At Home World Cotton Crop Exposition Helps j Is 25,500,000 Bales With Food Products ESTIMATE MAY BE TOO HIGH. TOTAL IS 800,000 BALES LESS THAN PREVIOUS YEAR MERCHANTS AND HOUSEWIVES TAKE MORE INTEREST IN MOVEMENT The Live at Home Exposition, WASHINGTON, April 11.—The world cotton crop for the 1930-31 season was estimated by the agri program : Topic: “Tithing” 11:00—Song service. 11:15—Devotional—Rev. Thomason. held in Greenville lecently, has cu ]^ ure department today at 25,- elation are requested to send a brought about an appreciation on qoo.OOO bales as compared with large representation of young peo- j the part of housewives and mer- 26,300,000 in 1929-30. pie. Picnic lunches may be brought | chants for South Carolina food j n ’ the united States the gin- and served between the morning! products, according to W. Prank nings 13,930,000 bales, a and afternoon sessions. The main | Hipp, President of the Liberty Life decrease of 313,000 under the es- [ address of the day will be made by | Insurance Company, which is spon- timate in December and 898,000 i Prof. Buel Webb, principal of Ed- , soring the movement. j ess than the final estimate of last 1 isto Academy. The following is thq Hundreds of persons who visited year > s crop the Greenville Exposition were im- The department said in most of pressed with the products of farm the principal foreign cotton pro and factory displayed there and, ducing countries recent estimates B. W. according to their remarks, in- are considerably below earlier es- , tended to become purchasers of timates for this season In the 11:30 — Welcome — Miss Azile home goods. United States and 16 foreign epun- Quarles. j Canned tomatoes, beans, okra, tries for which production statis- Response—Miss Kathleen Prince, sweet potatoes, relish and many tics are available f or the 1930-31 . 11:35—Special music by Plum other articles put up in this state season> the crop totals 23,752,000 Branch. j were displayed to advantage at bales as compare d with 24,736,000 I 11:40—Enrollment of delegates, Greenville. In addition there were last year ! with reports and demonstrations exhibits of candy, parched and, \Vhen the relationship between from unions. i salted peanuts, etc., made from th e ginnings to March 1 and the 12:00 —Special music—Rek Oak South Carolina products. 'final estimate of the last two Grove. | Many merchants from over the seasons are compared with the gin- * 12:05—Talk, “The B. Y. P. U. Piedmont section visited the Expo- nings to March x 0 f this year, the Spirit”—Rev. C. Ross Pennington, sition during the three days in department said, indications were I 12:20—Music by Edgefield Jun- which it ran, making inquiry as to ^ ba ^ this year’s estimate may still j ors j whether the goods could be ob- ‘ be too I 12:25—Some Reasons for Tithing Gained, how quickly they could be Trenton Union. i shipped, and the like. All were Rev. O. L. Orr, who has recently been called as pastor of the Plum Branch Baptist church, and is now on the field, is a native of Hend erson County, N. C. When just a lad he went to Texas and spent 13 years, during which time he entered the ministry and began his pastorate work in chat^ 12:35 Talk, “ And I will Pour You impressed with the high quality state and did quite a bit of evange- a B i essin ’g» Rev G Q Ur _ of the goods shown, and expressed j ey a desire to carry on the work by 12:50—Offering—Special | music stocking their shelves with South Carolina products. listic work which was marked with great success. His preparation for the ministry , _ ,, was made in school at Celeste, y ' e . a j ny u ^ 101 ? ^ m „ , _ Appointment of Committees. Texas, Burlespn College, at Green- ville, Texas, and the S. W. Semin ary at Fort Worth, Texas. I n 1904 he returned from Texas to. his .native home . and served^ some churches near Hendersonville for about two years, very success fully as pastor, and held, during that time, quite a few meetings. He was called to a field in Green ville in 1907, where he served with marked success and has, since then been pastor at several different places in the State, doing splendid work at each. As a builder; there are three church buildings that stand as monuments to his labors in this state and several remodeled. The last church building built during his pastorate is a handsome, commodious structure at Fort Mill, S. C., the last church he served as pastor before coming to Plum Branch. During his stay in this state he has been used by other pastors very much in revival work. He has held 9 meetings with one pastor. His schedule at Plum Branch is as follows: Preaching mornings of 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11:30; B. Y. P. U. each Sunday evening at 7:30. Ev erybody invited to all the services. Subject for Sunday morning: “Secret for Success in the Lord’s Work.” x Mrs. Dansby Dies Very Suddenly Mrs. Charles Dansby died Thurs day morning very suddenly at her home on the Lower Long Cane road and the news of her passing has carried sorrow to her wide family connections and to a host of friends. Mrs. Dansby was Miss Fannie Martin and was one of three sisters to marry three Dans by brothers. Since her marriage to Mr. Dansby she had made her home at what is known as the old Miller McCaslan place and she has reared a family of children who are Benediction. Adjourn for luncheon. Afternoon Session 2:15-—Song service. 2;25—Demonstration by Moun tain Creek Intermediates. 2:35—Special music by Edgefield Intermediates. 2:40—Playlet: “A Tale of a Tithe”—By Edgefield Members. 2:55—Special music by Antioch. 3:00—Address—Prof. Buel Webb. 3:20—Reports of Committees. Award of banners. Business. Closing Hymn. Benediction. txt Fairfield H. D. Club Meets The Fairfield H. D. Club met The Exposition has not ended Wednesday afternoon, April 8th, before gratifying results were vis- w ith twelve members present, ible, Mr. Hipp said. The interest There was no program. and enthusiasm generated by the The meeting was called to order Organize Market Corporation For State Products ASHTON WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES $100,000 COMPANY AT GREEN VILLE GREENVILLE, April 11.—Organ- ization of a $100,000 corporation for marketing South Carolina pro duce was announced here tonight by Ashton H. Williams of Florence, gubernatorial candidate in the last election. Stock has already been ExposiUon spread to all parts of by the president, Miss Alma Young, the Piedmont section, farmers, f a discussion of reports of each club merchants and housewives becom- ' chairman was made, ing interested. The Exposition at Columbia, in tended for the residents of that section of the state, will feature the same type goods as was shown in Greenville. Hundreds of per sons from all parts of the state, particularly from Columbia and the coastal regions, are expected to attend the Columbia Exposition which is also being sponsored by the Liberty Life Insurance Com pany. Coming at this season of the Roll call. Minutes read and approved. Business. Songs. The meeting was turned over to Mrs. Stallworth. She made an in teresting talk on “pellagra,” its cause and cure, also on live at home. Then she took the club members* picture. The meeting adjourned at a late hour. txt <jommg at inis season oi tne Ty| i TT ■p* year, when farmers and truckers a lUIH X>rHIlCJl Xl. U. subscribed, he said. Headquarters for the corporation will be estab- * acreage to vegetables this year are beginning to think of the 1931 crop, the Expositions will also have a tendency to encourage produc tion. In past years farmers have not always been able to dispose of their surplus crops of beans, toma toes and other vegetables but with the increased demand on the part of housewives of this state, this condition will be remedied this year. Agriculture over the state has taken on a brighter outlook be cause of the Greenville Exposition, it being generally believed that farmers who devote a part of their lished in Columbia, he said. The corporation was formed to day after conferences with com mercial leaders of the state attend ing Greenville’s food products show, Mr. Williams said. Capital ization will be increased to $1,000,- 000 later, he added, or as much as may be necessary to handle the business of marketing South Caro- ’ina products. The corporation has no connection with the proposed marketing bill which recently passed the House of Representa tives, and no stock will be sold to the public. The principal purpose of the corporation will be to sell South Carolinians their own products first, and then find markets for will have no difficulty in dispos ing of them to good* advantage. X Dowtin Club Meets With Miss Chiles The Dowtin H. D. Club held its regular meeting in the home of Miss Annie Chiles. The president, Mrs. T. A. Dowtin, presided over the meeting. Scripture—21st Psalm. Prayer by Mrs. Stallworth. Roll was called and the minutes of last meeting read and adopted. Three new members were added. Qub Met April 1 The Plum Branch H. D. Club met on Wednesday, April 1st, in the home of Mrs. W. W. Banks. It was a pleasure to have pres ent Miss Reagan, a representative of the Tennessee Soft Wheat Mill ing Company, at this meeting. Her demonstration consisted of meth ods in cake baking and cookie making. During the business session, Mrs. Stallworth urged the local chair men of the various committees to send in their reports to the coun ty chairmen before the county council meeting, which will be held at Washington Consolidated High School in April. At the conclusion of the pro gram, Miss Reagan, assisted by the hostess, served the delicious cake and cookies with coffee. County Agent Busy Mailing Out Checks County Agent E. L. Rogers an nounces that approximately half oi the applicants for the Farmers Seed Feed and Fertilizer Loan in The different committees were McCormick County have already received checks. Mr. Rogers says he will continue to mail out the checks as fast as they come in. This county was allotted by the asked to send in reports as soon as the surplus throughout the United possible. all taking their places in the world States, Mr. Williams explained. j Mrs - Dowtin turned the chair and making a success of life. The W. Frank Hipp of Greenville,' over to Mrs. Stallworth, children who survive with the hus- president of the Liberty Life In- \ Subject for the evening was band are Mrs. Ansel Talbert, of surance Company, and one of those “pellagra.” office in Washington, D. C., $10,- Troy, Mrs. Jesse Lynch of Augusta, finiancially interested, said. “Oper- ^ Mrs. Stallworth read a very in- 000 of the $2,000,000 fund. All ap- Luther and Charlie Dansby who ation of this marketing corporation teresting paper on the cause of plication blanks were used up sev- live at home and Foster Dansby will begin when satisfactory ar- pellagra, its effect and how it may eral days ago and so far Mr. Rog- who lives in Augusta. rangements have been made with he cured. ers has not been able to get any Mrs. Dansby had been a mem- the producers and packers of South Delightful refreshments were more. Applications from McCor- ber of Lower Long Cane church Carolina products and with brokers served by the hostess, assisted by mick County farmers totaled ap- all her life. Funeral services were and wholesalers.” j Mrs. R. L. Dowtin. proximately 20 to 25 thousand dol- conducted and interment made in txt———— j Mrs. P. J. Dowtin asked that the lars. It is hoped th&t this amount the church cemetery at 2 o’clock The older a man gets, the young- club meet with her in May. will be approved, although it is Friday afternoon. * er the young'people seem to be.' | Reporter, twice the original allotment.