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/ - A Thursday, April 3d, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR I> fonp as that now used. which are uncollectible and the sermon Sunday afternoon, his sub- SECTION 4. The Treasurer for Auditor shall so mark it on the tax ject being ‘-props,” pointing out every warrant issued shall add books. He shall assist the County how we should be props for the such cost and fees in the follow- Auditor in placing upon the tax leaders. ing manner: Treasurer, $1.00, and bQoks any and all property liable to Misses Edith Mae and Virginia the Tax Collector herein provided taxes and escaping taxation: Winn spent Wednesday night with shall levy and collect from such PROVIDED, Further, the Sheriff viiss Azile Ouzts. t M - defaulter » 111 addition to the taxes of McCormick County shall turn Mr. J. E. Reynolds and daughter Entered at the Post ° ^ a due and Treasurer's costs of one over to the Tax Collector herein called to see Mrs. E. M. Whatley Cormlck, S. as ma ma r <i 0 ii ar as aforesaid, the following provided for, all tax executions in an d daughters one afternoon last fees in the execution of his office, his hand as soon as practicable af- week. to-wit: For serving each warrant ter the appointment of said Col- Sorry to report the serious ill- $1.00, and mileage at the rate of lector and the passage of this Act. ness of Mrs. Kathryn Hughey. Her five (5) cents for each mile SECTION 8. All Acts or parts of daughter, Mrs. L. E. White, is actually traveled in executing Acts inconsistent herewith are spending several days with her. the warrant; for advertising sale, hereby repealed. Misses Azile Ouzts and Truler twenty-five (25) cents; the actual SECTION 9. This Act shall take Winn visited Miss Sara Kathryn cost of advertising the sale; for effect upon the approval of the 0 ne afternoon last week. HctORMICK HESSENG1 Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and*Owner the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: — Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 OUR LANGUAGE GAINS making sale and executing deed of Governor.’ It is commonly believed that conveyance and putting purchaser language is as old as humanity. ^ possession $3.00; and for all Some people assert that speech has sums levied as aforesaid, five per evolutionized with the human cent, and the said Tax Collector is species; that pre-historic man was prohibited from demanding or limited in his means for convey- collecting any greater sum there- ance of ideas. The truth of the tor than is hereby allowed, and no matter is of especial concern to an- Tax CoUector or Treasurer herein thropologists. sha11 charge and receive any fees -IXX- REHOBOTI1 • NEWS ' Mrs. Bena Cheatham and her two daughters, Misses Corrie and Ethel, spent one day last week with Mrs. R. T. West and Mrs. Hughey. Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Mrs. Janie Morgan and daughter spent one afternoon last week in the homo of Mrs. E. M. Whatley. Mrs. E. M. Whatley spent one HOME OF PERFECT SOUND GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA The Rehoboth Sunbeam Leader night last week with Mrs. ! lathryn An observation that can be made upon nulla bona returns: PROVID- having read quite a bit about Rev. Hughey, with certainty is that the babel of further. All fees herein charg- Jacob Gartenhaus, the converted Mr. and Mrs. Will Mayson were languages is in a revolutionary ed against said execution, except Jew and the only missionary the welcome guests in the home of period. Of the 3,000 existent the fees charged by the County Baptists have to the Jews, Christ’s Mrs. E. M. Whatley last week, languages four are predominant in Treasurer and the actual costs of people, after considerable thought Several from here attended the international communication. They advertising the sale, shall be paid and prayer, knowing the financial spring meeting of the McCormick are French, German, Spanish and the said Tax Collector for his serv- depression all over the land, hesi- County Farm Women’s Council at English. Of these the latter is ices: PROVIDED, further, That the tated to even mention the desire the lovely building of the Washing- more nearly universally employed suid County may by majority vote to raise some money for the cause ton Consolidated school. The at- owing to the spread of occidental of Legislative Delegation sup- or to help Rev. Gartenhaus visit his tendance was not as large as usual culture through the orient. plement the fees of the said Tax parents whom he has not seen in on account of such an unlikely The English language is becom- Collector, by salary to be provided so long with the hope of convert- day, however, one felt a welcome ing widely used for several rea- 4x1 t* 16 County Supply Bill or oth- ing them to Christ. Finally vhe as soon as the cars were parked, sons. One is the popularity of the orwise. leader decided to buy materials, get Several smiling faced 4-H club girls American talking pictures. Another SECTION 5. Under and by virtue a good neck tie pattern and make met the guests. The lovely shrub- important reason is the continuous of said Warrant or execution, the neck ties and ask the children to bery was so pretty and green it scientific, technical and political said Tax Collector shall seize and help sell them at a bargain price, even seemed to extend a welcome, exploration by English-speaking take exclusive possession of so Two dollars was sent to a sister- The flowers so artistically arranged ndtions. And always there has been much of the defaulting taxpayer’s in-law in a large town to select all around the front weilded a sufficient coinage of English words estate, real or personal, or both as designs and materials suitable to friendly atmosphere, for use in newly-discovered fields, may be necessary to raise the sum make pretty and serviceable ties. No one I am syre could feel any- F6r this very technical reason of money named therein and said She kindly sought the bargain thing but at home after such Spanish can not compete with charges thereon and proceed to ad- counters, finding good bargains; wonderful welcome address by Mrs. English. The Spanish have not vertise and sell same- as is pro- materials cut to advantage as Minarik, of the Meriwether club, entered into the competitive field vided for Sheriff’s sale under Sec- always does everything we ask God The well worded response was an- . sciences as noticeably as have tion 22 of the Code of .Laws, 1922, to go with us into. The children other evidence that we all felt at other nations; consequently viheir Volume and their mothers showed interest home. Most of the morning was expression is confined largely to SECTION 6. It is understood and ^ the ties and complimefcted them taken up with the reports from the | wars, mysticism and imaginative declared by this Act that all both ^ the makin g and colors, different council chairmen. Every literature. France and especially powers and duties now vested in The y sold readil y* A small prize report was good. McCormick and Germany have entered the field the Sheriff of McCormick County ^ as & iven the child who sold the White Town lead in the exterior very actively bpt have * not en- as to collection of deiinquent^taxes, most ties - A pound of pure cream beautification in the clubs. Mrs.’ couraged intercommunication as" seizure and sale of property etc candies was the prize. > ’ Herbert Coleman , makes a fine have England and America. no t inconsistent with this ^ct ar^ Two little boys, Harold Winn and chairman of the exterior beautifi- j ^ A—J- hereby conferred upon the Tax Walter Culbreath, almost tied in cation. * Collector herein provided for and dumber of ties sold. The leader Bellvue club ran ahead of the he is h eby given full power and divided the candy between them, rest in welfare and religion.. Re- Collector For Countv authority to execute all processes for their faithful work, and there hoboth and Meriwether about .led, V^ouecior r or county and the Jaws now pertaini ng to Ji3 a™* others as faithful but did -lot We,are indebted to Miss Ketchen execution of delinquent taxes, a3 sell as many ties. Today’s mail is for two fine'addresses. She was' (Senator J. J.,Dom and Repre- sheriffs are authorized to do and caxT ying the $5.00 collected for ties presented with a lovely container tentative W. D. Morrah have fum- Sheriff of McCormick County to M ^ s - C ‘ M * Ward > Darlington, S. of sweet peas grown by qur exterior ished The Messenger with copies of j S relieved from the collection of C *’ wbo is collectin & the sioirey. beautification chairman, Mrs. Herb al! local bills passed at this, session delinquent taxes after the oassa^e The H * D * club held their Aionth- bert Coleman, of McCormick club, of the general assembly. The bill 0 f this Act. The said Tax Col- ly meetin o Tuesday afternoon. Af- We are all sad to know our faith- oreating a tax collector is publish- lector shall within ten days afte’* ter the scri P ture reading by the ful council president, Mrs. Ken ed below and the others will be ^ a ppointment to duch office P resident and prayefr, roil call and Dowtin, has had to give up the published in the paper next week. jemand upon the County business » ths hieeting was turned work on account of her health. She Editor.) , Treasurer cf McCormick County over to Mrs * stallworth ’ who abl y is 1x1 the hospital now and a prayer “AN ACT—TO provide a Tax for lists of all tax executions issued lectured on the dread disease of was offare d in her behalf. The Collector in the County of McCor- by him and then ^ tbe bands of pellagra. It is her desire to stamp nominating committees nominated mick, define his duties and powers, t be sheriff of McCormick County lhe disease out with the right diet Mrs." J >: M. Bussey cf Parksville and to fix his compensation. and the Treasurer of McCormick as ths doctors claim wil1 cure lt; club P reS M«*t, and Mrs. J. J. Min- * * Thursday, April 30th JOHN GILBERT and LOUIS WOLHEIM . in ‘ GENTLEMAN’S FATE” with LEILA HYAMS and ANITA PAGE Friday-Saturday, May lst-2nd AMOS N ANDY * Back Again In CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK” with Duke Ellington’s Band—Sue Carol—Irene Rich 66 Monday-T uesday-W ednesday May 4th-5th-6th Terrific as all Creation! Egna Ferber’s Colossal “CIMARRON” Like a flame-shot meteor swirling to •" , arth! Tender as the touch of loving hands. Yet bursting across the screen With the almighty power of Creation’s unlocked fury! with f< RICHARD DIX—IRENE DONNE—ESTELLE TAYLOR * IN A CAST OF 40,000 Thursday-Friday, May 7th-8th JOE ,E. BROWN and WINNIE LIGHTNER m 66 SIT TIGHT 99 PRICES EFFECTIVE MONDAY, MAY 4TH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 1 Until 2 25c 2 Until 6 30c After 6 40c Children Under 12, 10 cents at all times JSS Bill Creating Tax SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED by bounty is hereby directed and re- Two colored cases were reported arik of Meriwether director. ‘ The the General Assembly of the State* quired to suc yi i ist or and steps to help them will be house unanimously elected them. Df South Carolina* THAT there ~ * * r rVih/atv* lr»frf»lv Wp fppl nrmirf nf t.ViPQP turn finp» of tax executions, with the names taken: There were several lovely We feel proud of these two fine POMY TRUCK MAY 5Ul We have opened our regular weekly truck schedule as last year. We will give you the same honest Weights add highest prices possible * according to New York, at the same places and on same day will be at the following towns: Our poultry truck will be in McCormick on Tues day, May 5th, 1931, from 9:30 to 11:30; Abbeville that afternoon from 12 to 2 o’clock; Iva from 2:30 to 3:30 and Starr from 4 to 4:30. We will pay the following cash prices for poultry: Colored Hens-L 18c v Leghorn Hens 17c Colored Fryers 25c Leghorn Fryers 2. 22c Cox 08c Turkeys No. 1 18c Turkeys No. 2 ' 13c Geese 06c Ducks 08c Truck broke down and couldn’t reach McCormick last Tuesday. GETZ POULTRY & EGG CORPORATION Greenville, S. C. shall be appointed for the County J of . the delinquents dates and vases flowers displayed; the most ladies and know they will make of McCormick a discreet person *s ! amount* tn’+hp beautiful was a clear glass vase good leaders. They are both cap- Tax Collector, whose term of of- ^Collector within ten (10) days afte- filled with P ur P le iris arran S ed by able and willing, flee, duties and powers shall be as such dem and Is made upon him! Mrs ’ P \ C J Ulbre i th : i The ^T 3 „ Tbe atte " dai ! ce * as near a heremafter provided. The appoint- and w h e n such-lists'have been was decorat8d with flowers, zhe hundred with about 90 per cent ment shall be made by the Gover- furnished the said Tax Collector by color sch£me being purple and yel - dressed in cotton and would ' ikely nor, upon the recommendation of tho Treasurer as herein re- low * 11 was interestin S lo 110te have been 100 P er cent had the the majority of the Legislative'^"^ s h a u ma ke immediate the different flowers; the hearts- weather not been so cool. • The Delegation from McCormick £omi-I d(amand u _ on 0^0^ 0 f m c _ ease in purple and yellow, the courtesy committee was beautifully ty. He shall give bond in the sum ~ P ~ ’ drooping wisteria in its beauty, the expressed. of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) Dol-. ^ ormxck County for all tax execu- dinging yellow jessamine, purple Time and place committee decid lars in a Surety Company condit^ tions ^ hands of said Sheriff, ver b en a filled a glass basket jn me ed on Mt. Carmel for the autumn I |L ioned for the faithful performance and ^ he said within (10) t; ab i e and even the cake plates haa meeting; time to be decided. A 'M of his duties. The premium for the days after suc b demand is made p Ur p] e an d yellow flowers on them, pleasant and profitable day was bond shall be paid out of the ord _ I u P° n him,-.is hereby directed and c rac k e rs and a delicious fruit drink spent. inary fund of the county. ’ required to turn over to the said were served. A finp paper on lhe sweet music both vocal and SECTION 2. The term of office Tax Collec ‘ :or ali bax executions in fi 0 wer arrangement, written by*‘a instrumental added much to oc- for the said Tax Collector shall be ^ hands of every kind and of ev ’ 4-H club girl was read. Tnird casion. for one year from the date of his ery year and datfe whatsoever; and Tuesday in May we meet with Mrs. Rehoboth. appointment and until his succes- l'* 18 said Tax Collector shall with- Mi nn i e ^vinn. * x sor shall have been appointed and in ^ 3n days a f tei ] ^he Sheriff Tile w m. S. held their monthly qualified; and he shall be subject has turn8d oyer to him such tax mee ting in the home of Mrs. P. P. to removal by the Governor upon 8X8Cutions » make a full report of Doolittle Friday afternoon. She the written request of a majority same ^he County Treasurer, me j. g U es$g a t the door with a ©f the Legislative Delegation from saine t '° be checked by the said sm ii e The home was spotless, said County. Treasurer and to become charge- Mrs.. Doolittle and Miss Mary SECTION 3. Within sixty days able against the Tax Collector for Christie decorated with vases of after the expiration of ihe time collection; and the said Sheriff flowers all about in the home. A Misses Marion Herron,* Minnie their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. allowed by law for the payment of °* McCormick County is hereby nice little programme was carried Jackson and Mrs: Rountree r,pent Harvely. < WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27- taxes' of any year in the County of directed and required to make out, led by the president, Mrs. S. Saturday shopping in Augusta. • Mr. Lewis Hill and Mr. Robert Relief loans, approved in behalf of McCormick the County Treasurer within fifteen (15) days after the m. Winn. Delicious refreshments Rev. and Mrs. Jno. F. Warren yarns of Augusta visited in Parks- farmers, *>ut of Federal appropria- ©f said< County shall issue in the passage of this Act, a full^ and were served in the dining room, and son, Kenneth, have returned V in e Sunday. tions made during the drought name of the State a warrant or complete settlement of all taxes consisting of sweets and a drink home, after spending a few days Rey Jno F Warren p re ached at emergency, totaled $35,332,944 on execution in duplicate against such collected by him with the County made of pure fruit juices. The in Macon, Ga. the mornin g ' se rvice at the Bap- April 14 * the Department of Agri- defaulting taxpayer or taxpayers in Treasurer of McCormick County next meeting is in the home of Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Percival an- tist Church Sunday and at 3 o’clock culture stated on that day. This his County, signed by him in his and to P a Y over aU moneys collect- j. p. Talbert on May 4th, Friday, nounce the birth of a son bn April at the Baptist church at Modoc am o un t was allotted in 254,162 official capacity, directed to the ed b y 1x11x1 40 the said Treasurer. Mrs. Susie Winn visited her chil- 25th. 0n the lst Sunday he will preach loans > and included all advances PARKSVILLE NEWS ITEMS were the guests of their parents, the two losing groups. Much in- Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Parks, on Sun- terest has been manifested in this day. contest. A large attendance was Mrs. L. A. Jackson and Mr. Ar- present Sunday night and there thur Jackson of Abbeville spent were quite a number of visitors. Sunday afternoon, with Misses An- X 1— nie and Minnie Jackson. C CLJLlvl ..VjLililllC • 7 dUIVovJll. m ^ a • j Misses Helen and Ruth Harvely a <11*111 AlQ LjOcHIS and Mrs. Kenneth McNeil of Au- 'Tritnl 1YT*11* a Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wooten, gusta spent the week end with Dldl OD iVLlillOllS Tax Collector provided for in Sec- SECTION 7. The Tax Collector dren in Orangeburg last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cox and a t il o’clock at “The Grove * made from the total of the appro- tion.one of this Act, and requiring shall be required to make settle- Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Winn and Misses Lena Holcombe and Maggie pi 0 h t ed P riations of $45,000,000, of $20,000,- and commanding him to levy the ment with the Treasurer on the family visited the beautiful mag- Mattison of Belton spent Sunday Mr * Clyde Sava S e nas um a 000 and of $2,000,000, respectively, same by distress and sale of so first of every month and make a nolia garden in Charleston last as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. hol ^ e » aft8r a st j ay severa wee s made available by the last session much of the defaulting taxpayer’s written report upon all executions week. Drennan. m Hams ur S» of Congress. estate; real or personal, or both, as with respect to. non-payments, er- Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Culbreath Mr. J. P. Brunson was a visitor Miss Willie Mae Glenn of Tay- crop production loans to farmers may be sufficient to satisfy the rors, nulla bona returns or any and Mrs. G. H. Byrd visited Mrs. in Greenwood on Thursday. tors is the guest of Miss Ethel advanced from the $45,000,000 ap- taxes, 'State, School, County, or other necessary report, so that the J. E. Winn last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Carter of Au- Savage. propriation, numbered 209,126 *>n Special, of such defaulter, specify- County Auditor or other ' officer Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Freeland vis- gusta spent the past week with The contest which has been held April 14 and involved an approved ing therein the correct amount of charged with ths^t duty may check ited Miss Jeanie Hammond Sunday, their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. by the Senior B. Y. P. U. v ended amount of $31,76,1,776, according to all his taxes as tufHI a$ the amount up^with the Treasurer. He shall They were greatly missed at church Harvely. * Sunday night. Groups 2* and* 4 the Department.' Loans to finqhcie of eadr fimd; ; ^ich warrant or also from time to time report to Sunday afternoon. ' Mr. and'Mrs. J. H. Tompkins and \fre*e the winners ahd they will be agricultural credit corporations \ execution shall be substantitally in the County Auditor any executions Pastor Gurley preached a fine Mr. W. P. Parks, Jr., of Columbia, entertained" at an early date by amounted to $237,939.