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Thursday, April 30, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH GAROLINA JL LEGAL Notice Of Sale STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, In Court of Common Pleas. W. SCOTT FARLEY, RECEIVER OP NATIONAL LOAN & EX CHANGE BANK, OP GREEN WOOD, Plaintiff, against J. P. ROBINSON, G. ALLEN BANKS, J. E. ASHMORE, ET AL., Defendants. Pursuant to a decree in the above stated cause. I will sell at Public Oiftcry to the highest bidder at McCormick Court House, South Carolina in front of the Court House door during the legal hours for such sales on Salesday in May, 1931, being the 4th day of said month, the following described premises, to wit: All that certain tract of land situate, lying and being in county and state aforesaid, containing Eighty-One and Five-Eighths (81 5-8) Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of J. C. Kennedy and W. M. McCue, Public Road, T. A. Dowtin, and other lands of J. P. Robinson, Tract No. 3 including in this mortgage and a part of Tract No. 2, the* upper part of. Tract No. 2 being sold to T. A. Dowtin, 25 acres of tract No. 2 in cluded in this mortgage and all of tract No. 3 of the sub-division of the Ariail and of J. C. Davis land. Terms of Sale:—Cash. The successful bidder will be required to deposit immediately in cash or certified .check the sum of $100.00, to be forfeited in the event of non compliance. Purchaser to pay for stamps and papers. If terms of sale are not complied with, said premises will be resold on same or some subse- quent salesday at risk of former purchsaer. L. G. BELL, . Master. April 13, 1931.—3t. MASTER’S SALE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, County of. McCormick, In Court of Common Pleas. T. E. DEASON, Plaintiff, against T. R. OWINGS, ELLENDER OW- INGS. MAUDE O WINGS AND THE FEDERAL LAND BANK, De fendants. L Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction on Salesday in May, 1931, (the same being the 4th’ day day of May), in front of the Court House Door, in the city of McCor mick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: AD that certain tract or planta tion of land, situate, lying and be ing in the Town of McCormick, Mc Cormick County and in the State of South Carolina, containing Ten and Forty-Nine Hundredths (10 49.100) Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of C. & W. C. R. R.; H. R. Deason, McCormick Land A^Lumber Company and Sam Giles. „ ✓ t Terms of Sale:—Cash; purchaser tojpay for papers and stamps. The purchaser, other than the Plaintiff herein, shall be required to deposit with the Master, either in cash or Cashier’s check, the sum of One Hundred and .Fifty ($150.00) Dollars, which amount shall be applied as part payment on the purchase price of said land, if the purchaser or purchasers comply with their bid in the time specified in the Decree; in the event the purchaser or purchasers shall faU to comply with the terms of the bid, the amount aforesaid, will be forfeited to the Plaintiff as Dquidated damages and the prem ises resold at the risk of the for mer purchaser or purchasers. L. G. BELL, Master. April 14, 1931.—3t. € Notice Of Election For School Trustees LEGAL MASTER’S SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick, In Court of Common Pleas. THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF COLUMBIA, against JESSE PERRIN, , MRS. ANNIE P. ROBINSON AND THE CITI ZENS NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION. Pursuant to judgment of the Court and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will sell at public auction on Salesday in May, 1931, (the same being the 4th day day of May), in front of the Court House Door, in the city of McCor mick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified 1 below, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: } All that certain piece, parcel or tract of • land containing One Hundred and Twenty (120) Acres, more or less, situate, lying and be ing on the public road, leading from McCormick to White Town community, about 1 1-2 miles southeast from the Town of Mc-» Cormick, in Bordeaux Township, County of McCormick,' state of South Carolina, having such shape, metes, courses and distances as will more fully appear by reference to a plat thereof made by C. J. Britt, surveyor, January 5, 1922, and be ing bounded on the north by the public road, lands of W. G. Hugu- ley, and lands of Jonathan Christ ian, on the east by lands of Jono- than Christian, on the south by lands of T. R. Owings and of Frank Coleman, and on the west by land of T. R. Owings; this being the same tract of land as was hereto fore conveyed to said Jesse Perrin by J. T. and J. A. Ludwick, by their deed of conveyance dated January 1, 1919, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Coiqrt for McCor mick County in Deed* Book 4, page 13. As a condition precedent to the consideration of any bid, the Mas ter shall require a deposit of One Hundred and Fifty ($150.00) Dol lars, the same to be applied on the bid should there be a compliance with the same. . Terms of Sale:—One-third of the accepted bid to be paid in cash, and the balance on credit, pay able in three equal annual install ments, with inteffist thereon from date of sale at tne rate of seven per cent per annum. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master. April 14, 1931.—3t. MASTER’S SALE On May 12th, same being the 2 ruesday in May, there will be an Section held in each school district n McCormick County for the pur- >ose of electing school trustees in he various school districts in the aid County. In school district fo. 4 there shall be three trustees elected. Two members of the pres ent Board of trustees in district to. 4 shall remain according to an kct of 1927. The regaining school listricts in the said County shall dect three (3) trustees, all of vfcom shall be elected as provided >y law. Act 1927. No. 288, except Hum Branch which shall elect 5. laid elections shall be .conducted m same rules and regulations as lemocratic primaries are conduct ed in the said County. School trustees shall act as nanagers or appoint managers of £ie said election. , The voting place bf the respec- jve school districts shall be at or lear the school house in the said listricts: polls open at 8 a. m., and dose at 4 p. m. All returns of said dection shall be filed with the bounty Board of Education in ten lays after date of election. T. J. SIBERT, W. H. PARKS, bounty Board of Education, McCormick County. £pfir21, 1931.*—3ti i STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. Court of Common Pleas. TH? FEDERAL LAND BANK OF COLUMBIA, ! against Ri M. PETTIGREW. Pursuant to judgment of th^ Court and a decree of sale in the above entitled cause, I will seD at public auction on Salefeday in May, 1931, (the same being the 4th day day of May), in front of the Court House Door, in the city of McCor mick, County and State aforesaid, during the legal hours of sale, on terms specified below, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: AD that certain piece, parcel or tract of land containing One Hundred and Sixty-Five ^ (165) Acres,, more or less, situate, lying and being on the Abbeville-McCor- mick Road, better known as the “Snake Road” twelve miles North of the Town of McCormick, in Mt. Carmel Township, County of McCormick, in the State of South Carolina, having such shape, metes, bounds, courses and distances as will more fully appear by refer ence to a plat thereof, made by R. J. Robinson, Surveyor, which said plat is recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Abbeville County in Plat Book No. 1 at page 58, and being bounded on the Northwest by lands owned by Pies Bibbs; on the Northeast by lands of M. L. Link and J. H. Link; n the Southeast by lands of Brad- ey Estate and on the Southwest by lands of L. W. Pettigrew. This being part of the same tract of land heretofore conveyed to the said R. M. Pettigrew by Nellie D. Morey on the 2nd day of January, 1914, which said deed is recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Abbeville County in Deed Book No.33. at page 561. As a condition precendent to the consideration of any bid, the Mas ter shall require a deposit in the sum of One Hundred and Fifty ($150.00) Dollars, the same to be applied on the bid should there be a compliance with the same. Terms of Sale:—One-fourth of the accepted bid to be paid in cash, and the balance on credit, payable in four equal annual installments, with interest thereon from date of sale at the-rate of seven per cent per annum. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. L. G. BELL, Master. April 14, 1931.—St. ?< ALL LIGHT CARS $6.65 WHITTLE BATTERY SERVICE 622 BROAD PHONE 1166 AUGUSTA. GA. . If men paid taxes on what they are reputed to be worth, this world would be a paradise. , OLD TESSAULT HAVING HER DAY By FANNIE HURST «S). 1930. McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) T HE manner in which Anna Tessault entered into what was practically to be her life work,’ was typical of the way in which the average life finds its major activ ity. Anna Tessault just drifted into the business which was ultimately to take on quite important proportions in the community. In the days when Hollywood was lit tle more than a bit of garden coaxed out of the edge of the desert, Anna Tessault was a dressmaker. Her father had been a gold rusher, who had left a family stranded on a mortgaged ten acres of orange grove. It was Anna Tessault’s boast that she had made dresses for the first handful of motion picture stars, back in the'days when the vast industry was an infant in swaddling clothes. That was probably true. There was a signed photograph of Mary Pickford hanging in Anna Tessttult’s walls, and one of a great robust clown of a fel low, named “Bunny.” Anna Tessault had been in at the birth of the industry, all right. Her mind was an archive for annals. She could tell you the births, the mar riages, the scahdals, the deaths, the successes, the catastrophes, the ups and the downs, throughout the history of the film colony. “Ask Tessault,” if you are in doubt about the birthday of a film star—if anyone, in this day and age, can be in doubt of anything concerning the public and private life of a film star. “Ask Tessault,” if you want to know who, back In 1909, had mar ried whom, and in what picture it was that Norma Talmadge made her first outstanding success, and what has become of Pearl Whitt, Ask Tessault. To ask Tessault, you were obliged to visit her beautiful ^nd exclusive wlde-frontage gown -diow on Holly wood boulevard. 'The rugs in the sumptuous interiors of Anna Tes sault’s three - shops - in - one, almost tripped y©u by the highness of their nap. Mirrors sent you walking into yourself on all sides, and nothing so mundane us a gown or a fur scarf or a bit of hat was permitted to strike the eye, until you had waddled across the many feet of expensive frontage into the softly lighted french-gray showrooms, where mannequins parad ed in an octagon room of mirrors, ur displayed the latest skillful wares Tessault. Tessault was a character. An«. strangely enough, in a land where the tcere suggestion of old age Is a badge of Ignominy, Tessault had allowed herself to grow old furiously. She was full of lines, deep ones that fur rowed her face, and her hair, which it is true she had tinted as it strug gled to become gray, fitted her head like a grim wig of fluted copper— hhrd—Unrelenting. * There was a fierce look of a bird about old Tessault. She reminded you of a weather-beaten eagle- S^ere was a certain grandeur to her big, bony figure; a certain power to her hooked, aquiline profile. You respect ed her for the arduous story of her accomplishments, the long, hard road from the early days of her struggle to keep over the heads of herself and frightened mother and sisters the tiny house set in the ten acres of mort gaged orange grove. Anna Tessault had won out in a big, fine fashion. Her shop was one of the most exclusive on the West coast. A corporation had offered to buy her out at an astonishing figure. She was to be reckoned with indus trially. The entire motion picture colony claimed her, affectionately, as Its own. The most brilliant, the most feted, the best dressed of its satel lites, rolled up to the triple frontage of her shops. For twenty years, the life of old Tessault had been devoted to helping create beautiful woman, and In that* period there had been lit tle time to devote to beautifying her self. The old eagle was a gaunt, grim figure, full of years, full of fatigues. And she had one major weakness. If In her powerful makeup there tvas the soft spot of aa Achilles’ heel, it lay in her secret irrepressible, dom inating love of personal adornment. Tessault loved finery! Love of It had first prompted her to hang out the little dressmaker* shingle In those days when the community was in its infancy. True, the years had given her precious little time to Indulge that predilection. People said to her, with amusement, that she was the worst dressed woman in Hollywood. She had no time. The quliHc times of af fairs were too* fast' for her. Some times, late at night, Tessault would find time to wind a bit of gauze around her grim old hair, or to hold up against her square and bony chest a bouffant frock designed for some one young and lovely. But, In the main, Tessault stumbled into her clothes of a morning, too rushed to give them thought, and out of them of an evening, too tired to care. And so the years marched by, and the life-time of Tessault, who so loved finery herself,* was" Irrevocably given over to bedecking others. Not with out pride, mind you. The clothes de signed by Tessault and hung on to the beautiful young bodies of the mo tion picture girls were gazed upon, not by thousands, but by millions. What designer in the history of the world, old Tessault used proudly to challenge, could boast so large a pub lic as hers? For every frock that left her. workrooms, millions were to gape and admire. Nightly, as Tessault laid her weary head upon her pillow, whole firmaments of eyes were feasting on the creative machinations of one Tes sault The lean rack of Tessault’s body had denied the caress of the sheer things she loved, hut on the other hand it had been granted her to create them for others. There was consolation in that, and there was a sense of service. Tes sault had given happiness to count less thousands, appeasing their eyes, counteracting the daily drabness of life, illuminating the screen with the genius of her desires. ' And yet in the end that was not suflieient. The suppressed, Inhibitive cravings of this bony, capable, grim faced woman were to battle their way to the surface. When old Tessault was sixty-four, to the stupefaction and hilarity of a young and rollicking Hollywood, the Incredible happened. An old man named Renning Wyland, who had made an enormous fortune In a brand bf chewing tobacco, moved to the West coast, built himself a big marsh mallow Moorish palace on a crag overlooking the Pacific, stocked his garage with sixteen motor cars of an imported make, bought up twenty city blocks surrounding his estate, maneu vered to have a street named for him, met, fell in love with, and married, all within a week, Anna Tessault. It was a ten-day wonder. It was a newspaper headline wonder. It was a West coast wonder. And, stcangely enough, they were mated with a rightness that was im peccable. A maid and a bachelor, both of them a result of barren, hard-working lives, had come together in the twi light. The girls for whom Tessault had sewed throughout the years, lavished her with gifts. The press of the West coast celebrated the nuptials of 2he grim old pioneer. Late, but not too late, Tessault found herself confronted with the precious assignment of designing and creating her own trousseau and no June bride ever went to her wedding filmier or finer. She was married in ivory satin, old lace, and the beautiful children of the beautiful people of the screen cast California poppies before her long, narrow feet as she strode up the aisle to the altar that had been erected in a rose garden. The scent of qrange blossoms drenched the summer scqne in sweet ness; bridesmaids with famous screen names formed a semicircle in pastel colorings as the ceremony was in toned. Tessault was living a reality that far surpassed her years of dreams. The Renning Wylands are living out that twilight in the superb se clusion of an estate that runs parallel to Wyland avenue. Old Tessault has sold the business, although it still bears her name. There are those who say she has gone rather “queer.” She dresses so outlandishly. Day after day, as she and her husband drive along the shin ing boulevards, or dine in the chic public restaurants, Tessault appears in toilettes and costumes that snag the eye, challenge the attention. More than ever, she is one of the local sights of the cbmmunity. Instead of the drab old eagle, Tessault, still with the old eagle face, appears now in cos tumes thirty years too young for her. Bouffant frocks of the type she, her self, would design for sweet eighteen. Pastel little hats, audacious furs. Old Tessault, at almost seventy, dressed after the fashion of eighteen. Bizarre, exotic and almost ridiculous. Yes, people say that old Tessault has gone a little “queer.” Renning Wyland, who loves her, knows bet ter. Secretly, he deplores her public appearances in toilettes that make them both seem ridiculous, and yet. neither by word nor manner, would he have her know it. Old Tessault is having her day. More than anything else in the world, Renning Wyland wants her to have it. And so, together, they go through the twilight a little ridiculously. Unexpected Modesty John Haynes Holmes of the Commu nity church in New York, has a favor ite story which he tells on occasions. It is the tale of a young fellow who was taking the entrance examinations at a theological seminary. One of the questions was in two parts: (a) Name the major prophets; (b) name the minor prophets. Here was a poser, but he had a stroke of inspiration which surely qualified . him for his chosen profession. What he wrote at this point on the examination blank was, ‘'Who am I to make distinctions?” —The Survey. “FruiU* r and “Vegetable*** In discussing what are fruits and what are vegetables, one must dis tinguish between the popular and scientific definitions of these terms. Certain fruits. In the scientific sense, like cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, beans, squash, pumpkins, eggplant, are popu larly called vegetables because of their ordinary table use or their taste, while such a true vegetable as the rhubarb is popularly called a fruit. In this popular usage, beans are considered vegetables. Let tRis agency Relp you Adequate insurance is simply a matter of good business the protection of your possessions against efv e r y conceivable form of disaster. The advice of a good agent has saved many a property owner from loss. Why not let us help you? PAGE NUMBER SEVEN ! done in three years. ROBIN RED BREAST. I see a robin red breast. Look! She’s in that apple tree. Watch! She’s building her nest, That Robin’s just as busy as a bee. Pretty Robin Red Breast. You’re just as saucy as a Jay, Come from your perch and sing for me, • You priss up and down that perch all day, I won’t hurt you, come and see. _ • • i Where’s your mate, Robin Red Breast, I guess he’s late isn’t he? Maybe he’s getting straw to build your nest, • > Anyway I’ll soon find out, no mat ter where he be, . Won’t I Robin Red Breast? HARVEY SHIFLET, JR. Paul J. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE 66 McCormick McCormick High School News TIMROD SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING. The Timrod Society held its reg ular meeting last Thursday. The new officers took charge at this meeting and the foDowing pro gram was carried out: President made fareweU address. Address of acceptance by new president—Billie Britt. Former Vice-president turns of fice over to new Vice-president— Roy Callison. Former Secretary’s fareweU ad dress. * i . Acceptance of book and duties of new secretary—Ruth Banins. New chairman of program com-* mittee takes charge—Mabel Lyon. Minutes and roll call—Secretary. Business. Mabel Lyon asks that James Willis and Lorenzo Sturkey help her serve on the program commit tee. The origin of Spring—Evelyn Walker. “The Voice of Spring”—by Henry Timrod—James Willis. “My Spring”—by Sidney Lanier— Leila Bradley. Story—Annie B. Langley. Debate: Resolved that spring is a more enjoyable season than aut- um. Affirmative — Jewel Patterson and Ruby White. Negative—Louise Smith and An nie Sue Graves. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative side. Music—Eula Caudle. Humor—Lois Deason. Current Events-*-Isabel White. Critic’s Report—John Morrah. After the program plans were dismissed for a debate between the two societies in the near future. SEVENTH GRADE ORGANIZED. On Friday, April 17, the members of the seventh grade organized for the purpose of making arrange ments for their Commencement Class officers, class colors, and the class flower was selected. The following officers were elect ed: President—Anna Furqueron. Vice-president—Billie Morrah. Secretary—Matilda Williams. Treasurer—Jack Patterson. Reporter—Ralph Creswell. The Dorothy Perkins rose was chosen for the class flower and black and gold as the class colors. A play—“Just Plain Dot,” will be presented on Thursday night. May 28, by the members of the grade; the commencement exercises will be held the foDowing night, Fri day, May 29. RALPH CRESWELL. ATTEND MUSIC CONVENTION. At the last meeting of the Schu bert Music Club, Eula Caudle and Katheryn Brown were . elected as delegates to attend, with Miss Coll ins, the convention of the South Carolina Federation of Music clubs held in Columbia April 24 and 25. The meeting was attended by delegates from the music clubs in South Carolina, visitors from oth er states were also present. Many helpful discussions and lectures were enjoyed/ Delegates derived much benefit fromi this convention. -txt- WHY! Wonder why Miss McCord is so fond of James Lyon, she often teUs him to see her after school. Wonder why Bill Patterson is not an African? Miss Ramsey said, I know all of you will want to hear the man from Africa tonight, BUI says, well, hear me, I’m from Af rica and intend to remain from Af rica. Wonder why Neal is so pleased with his work in geometry? He says; 'twenty-five’s the best he’s Other Big Jobs Newspapers aU over the nation recently featured the award of the contract for buUding the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. The work will take six and one-half years and will involve the expendi ture of $48,890,995. It was pointed out that this is a big job, and one that will be of ap preciable value in aiding employ ment and business conditions. So it is. But it was not pointed out that there are many other big jobs which seldom get headlines but which are of equal or greater economic and social importance than the Hoover Dam. For instance: The Pacific Gas and Electric Company, operating in central and northern California, spent $48,848,744 for new construc tion during 1930. That is almost as much as will be spent on the Hoover Dam—and it was spent in one year, not in six or seven, and simOar sums will be spent by the same company during 1931 and 1932 and years to come. Electric and gas companies are doing a tremendous job of building, not on ly once in a generation, but year after year—not only in one region, but throughout the nation—about one biDion doDars in 1930. It is interesting to speculate on what the annual expenditure of such sums by many companies is doing for employment and general business. And it might be point ed out that the money comes out of private pockets—not out of the public treasury. txt , Many producers of honey are overcoming the reduction in whole sale prices of honey by selling their produce direct to consumers or re tailers, according to) the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Some beekeepers develop markets by house-to-house canvassing . or farm-to-farm selling, and some ar range with dairymen to deliver honey with milk, cream, butter, or eggs. Others run advertisements in local newspapers and are develop ing a parcel post business. Honey may be sold by mail through cir cularizing names and addresses in telephone. directories. Roadside honey stands are also increasing in number. x ! The mechanical hen, long a fav orite exhibit at State fairs, now ' talks Spanish, and is called “la gallina mechanica.” I ~ ! " 1 * Street Taxes > Due May 1st Street taxes are due and payable* on May 1, 1931, at the office of the town clerk and treasurer 03 may be paid to Chief of Police, C. H. Crawford. Penalty will, be add ed on June 1st to all not paid* without exception. Pay promptly, and save penalty. C. K. EPTING, Mayor. J. O. PATTERSON, Clerk and Treasurer. McCormick, S. C. - < April 20, 1931.—3j.