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\ M K f / THUS TO OUBSELVXS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirtieth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, June 25, 1931 8 Pages All Home Print Number 4 Sessions Court Convened Monday DAY AND A HALF GIVEN TO CRIMINAL MATTERS. EQUITY CASE ARGUED TUESDAY \ AFTERNOON AND CIVIL COURT OPENED WED NESDAY MORNING , BOSDELL GETS VERDICT FOR $700.<ty Court of General Sessions for McCormic^ County convened here Monday morning and was adjourn ed about noon Tuesday. A matter in equity was argued before the presiding judge, Hon. C. J. Ram- age, of Saluda, Tuesday afternoon, an;! common pleas court opened Wednesday morning. Grand jury Makes Report To Court VARIOUS COMMITTEE REPORTS CONTINUED UNTIL OCTOBER TERM STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. To His Honorable C. J. Ramage, Guillebeau Family Reunion Aug. 12th AT OLD HOME BETWEEN BOR DEAUX AND WILLINGTON An occasion which promises to be one of much genuine interest is the reunion of the descendants of the Guillebeau’s and Bouchillions, Presiding Judge of June term of ( the two branches of the original Court, 1931, at McCormick, Sj C. | Guillebeau family of South Caro- We, the Grand Jury, beg leave lina, which is to be held at the old to make the following report: | Guillebeau home near Bordeaux, S. We have passed on all bills and C., on August 12th. matters handed us by the Court. As all nur vajjous committees will make their respective reports at the October term, we beg to continue these reports until the October term. We wish to thank the Court N and all Court officers for courtesies ac- The various branches of this his torical old Huguenot family met at this place last year and celebrated the first known general reunion of the family. It was so thoroughly enjoyed and was such a decided success that many have requested that it be repeated this year. It is to be conducted on the same gen eral principles ks it was last year, which will be a program of ad dresses, recitations, music and scngs in the forenoon to begin at duties. However, he wanted to months on chain gang. ^ en o’clock. At noon a picnic congratulate McCormick County The state vs. Joseph P. Holloway, lunch will be served, then the af- for its law observance, and he felt w hite, charged with assault and temoon will be spent socially, that the small number of bills pre r battery. Witness ill and unable to | The leading speaker for the oc- sented the grand jury was a com- attend court, and case not present- casion will be Rev. Oliver Johnson, In his charge to the grand jury Monday morning, Judge Ramage 1 corded us during this term, was very brief, saying that the j T. J. SIBERT, grand Jury had been charged at a Foreman of Grand Jury, former session and he was sure the j June term 1931. gentlemen were familiar with their, 1 — plimept to the people of the coun- ed"to grand jury, ty. He paid a compliment to the The state vs. CharUe Janidees, officers of the law by Saying that white, charged with disposing of if he were inclined to violate the property under lien. Continued on law he didrt’t think he would do it account - of illness of defendant, in Spartanburg, Anderson or Me- T he State vs. Phill Simmons, Cormick Counties. \ negro, charged with setting fire to His Honor shares the view of a woodlands. Not presented to the great writer in believing that peo- grand jury. pie make two big mistakes—dur- j T he State vs. Jim Banks, et al., ing hard times they seem to think white, charged with adultery. True prosperity will never return, and bill found by grand j ury . Case during prosperous times they ap- continued at request of solicitor, pear, to believe that there will nev- j T he State vs. Bishop Jones, er be any more spells of depression, negro, charged with violation of They should, however, not expect ^ be prohibition law. Continued on government to help the individual, mo tfon of ^defendant’s attorney, but should realise that each indi- The state vs George Martln vidual should do his part to bring negro charged wlth jisposing of back prosperity to the land. property under Hen. Continued at Cases in sessions court were dis- est of jlalntlff posed of as follows: : The State vs. Dave Broadwater Tom Hartfield, colored, charged et al.. negroes, charged with throw- f lth violation of the prohibition ing rock into train. Broadwater, a law - t , F ° und Motion for young boy, plead guilty and was new t trial overruled, defendant sentenced to two months in Jail. sentenced to * erve 12 “°“ths on Charges withdrawn against otoen, <*°n «rviee of three in this case j months, ha tonne of sentence sus- The State* vs. Furman McDonald, > P ended * Notice of appeal to sup- white, charged with abandonment reme court fded * and non support of wife and chil dren. Agreement reached ' during trial and placed on contingent docket. The # State vs. G. W. Tarrant, white, charged with obtaining property by fraudulent intent by means of bank check. Continued on motion of defense counsel.. The State vs. Lane Colljns, negro, charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated nature. Continued on account of illness of defendant. The State vs. Ernest Wood, white, charged with violation of prohibi tion law. Pleads guilty and is sen tenced to 6 months on chain gang and fine of $50.00; sentence sus pended upon payment of fine. The State vs. Isaac Belcher, negro, charged with house break ing and larceny. Pleads guilty and is sentenced to four months on chain gang. The State vs.. J. C. McDade, white, charged with violation of the prohibition law. Was not pre sented to grand Jury. The State vs. Daisy Parker, negress, charged with violation of the prohibition law. Continued on motion of solicitor. • The State vs. John Crawford, negro, charged with murder. No bill found by grand jury. The State vs. J. M. Wood, Jr., white, charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated na ture. Pleads guilty and is sen tenced to 60 days on chain gang The State vs. Willie Marshall, colored boy 11 years of age, charg ed with rape. Sentenced to State reformatory for colored boys until 21 years of age or discharged through due process of -law. The State vs. J. G. Welch, white, charged with obtaining goods un der false pretense. Not presented to the grand jury. The case of James W. Cook, peti tioner, vs. Susie Bussey and Thom as Bussey,* respondents, in re the custbdy of Howard William Cook, was argued before the court Tues day afternoon. The court ruled that the respondents retain pos session gf the child. Civil court jury cases were begun yesterday morning, the first one being that of J. L. Bosd^ll vs. Dixie Stores Comoanv. in which Bosdell asked $10,000.00 damages on sland er charge. The jury went to the room on this case at 4:30 yesterday ‘ afternoon and at the opening of court this morning, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $700.00. Motion noted for new trial. Court ic now engaged in the case of Heath, Bolster Si Turner vs. W. C. Strom, the suit being brought on notes executed in the sum of $305.80. Court opened at 9:30 this morning for today’s session. The next case to come up is Mrs. Janie Bell Rush vs. Gulf Refining Company and R. L. Faulkner. D. D. of Winnsboro, S. C..., who is a descendant of the Bouchillon branch of the family. He is one of South Carolina’s brilliant and brainy scholars and ranks among the. most prominent gospel minist ers of the state. He is a very elo quent and interesting speaker. In addition to Dr. Johnson’s address, a very sentimental and inspiring pro gram is being arranged, the theme of which will be “Childhood’s Mem ories,” to be rendered by represen tatives of the different branches of the family, therefore those who attend may be well assured of something worthwhile. While this is to be called a fam ily reunion, it does not mean that others who feel interested will not be welcomed. Anybody will be wel comed provided they bring well filled baskets of picnic lunch, which is the simple requirement of All who attend. All those of Huguenot descent have a special invitation to join in and co-operate with the family in,making this an occasion long to be remembered. It is earnestly requested that ev erybody be on hand promptly. Be gin now to notify all relatives who are included. A complete program will be pub lished later. Albert E. Guillebeau. xxt "Will Observe July Fourth On Sixth Heavy Weevil Count Mr. Garnett Wants In Pee De<? Region Schools Closed PEST NOW SHOWING UP IN SAYS PEOPLE AR£ NOT ABLE TO SOME PIEDMONT COUNTIES CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 22.— During the week ending June 20, a total of 82 fields in eight coun- PAY TAXES AND SHOULD HAVE TIME TO CATCH UP Plum Branch. S. C. June 22, 1931. ties, examined by South Carolina to the School Trustees of McCor- Experiment Station workers, show ed an average of 93 weevils par acre. While this average is some- mick County: I have been thinking seriously over our financial condition in Mc- what less than reported .one week Cormick County. People are not ago, it is about five times greater than the minimum number at which the Southern Cotton Coun cil recommends beginning early poisoning, says H. W. Barre, direc tor of the station. Some egg punctures were observ ed during the week and a half grown larva was found in Darling ton county. In Florence county practically able to pay their taxes and the way I see it the best thing I can see to do is to cut out all schools for the next year and let the peo ple catch hold and when you start again go back to the rural school system with about one half the teachers we have now and cut their salaries half or more than what they are getting now. I can hear some of the present McCORMICK MERCHANTS AND OTHER BUSINESS MEN TO CLOSE PLACES ON MON DAY, JULY 6TH We, the undersigned merchants and business men of the city of McCormick, S. C., do hereby agree to close our places of business every field examined was heavily; teachers say, yes and you won’t infested and the average number; get any teachers. There will be of weevils per acre was 122. Last|pi en t y of them that can be had at year on this date, with only 63 $50.00 per month. We used to get weevils per acre in Florence, wee vil damage was heavy and profit able gains were had from poison ing. Nine of 13 fields examined in Darlington county averaged 4(1 or more weevils per acre six fields ranging between 100 and 420, the county average being 101. Other counties were relatively as heavily infested and there is no doubt that with the exception of a few fields the coast and south central areas are facing heavy weevil dam age unless steps are taken to pre vent it. Cotton in the Piedmont while growing rapidly is yet small ancl the immediate situation is not so serious although the number of weevils per acre is large. An aver age of 77 was found in Chester, 37 in Greenwood, and 36^ in Aiken. x Miss Ruby White Receives Medal HON. FRANK C. ROBINSON. DON OR, MAINTAINS HIS INTER EST IN McCORMICK SCHOOL t Hon. Frank C. Robinson, former State Senator from McCormick County, but now member of the State Tax Commission, has just purchased a medal for Miss Ruby White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White of Troy, and mem ber of the 1931 graduation class of McCormick High School. Miss White made the highest average for four years in the McCormick school and consequently is recipi ent of the medal offered by Mr. Robinson some time ago. Her av erage was 94.7. The school of ficials offer congratulations to the young lady, and at the same time extend to Mr. Robinson their thanks for his continued interest in the school. X as good ones at this price as we have now. We farmers don’t get enough to live on scarcely. We have to watch all the corners and stint an all sides to live. The whole trend of our school system is to make country life less desirable, all wanting to leave home on the farm and go to town. As long as farmers are willing to tax themselves to maintain costly, very costly, high schools we need not look for any better times. The best schooling a boy ever gets is to go to school one year and work in the field the next. Teach him something besides frolicking and baseball. J. M. GARNETT. txt Hens Keep Wolf From Farm Door EGGS FROM DEMONSTRATION FLOCKS NET 13.4 CENTS IN MAY Monday, July 6th, in observance of | C licta - ,1 thp Fourth, which falls on Satur-. OllbldllltMl IIIICICM Shown In Better the Fourth, which falls on Satur- j day. J. C. Talbert. J. B. Harmon & Co. H. . )rucker. J. S. Strom. N. G. Brown & Son. M. L. Glbert. W. G. Huguley. Dixie Stores, No. 16. Patterson Clothing Co. J. T. Martin. White Hardware Co. D. M. Bullock. McGrath Bros. Smith’s 5 & 10c Store. T. H. Smith. T. Carlton Faulkner. J # B. Smith. Following this is the case of Mrs. C. K. Epting Sophia T. Buchanan vs. C. & W. C. or in State penitentiary. After jRy. Co. service of 30 days, balance of sen- i court will probably run through tence suspended. i today and tomorrow. The State vs. Hugh Hilburn, I tXI—— white, charged with oigamy. Not | gunbaths are fine for young chil- presented to the grand jury. dren if they are accustomed to The State vs. J. L. Wells, white, them very gradually, but care charged with dispute over account, should be taken not to burn tender Not presented to the grand jury. skin. Excessive tanning should al- The State vs. Afton Dillashaw, so be avoided because it prevents white, charged witl\ violation of the ultra-violet rays from pene- the prohibition law. Pleads guilty trating the skin, and therefore A. H. Faulkner. M. M. Major. J. R. Corley. Corley Bros. J. 3. Blackwell. McCormick Messenger. 1—>■ Quality Cotton CLEMSON COLLEGE^jfune 20.— Over 500 farmers have entered the 1931 five-acre cotton contest being conducted for the sixth year by the Extension Service of Clemson Col lege, and sponsored again by the South Carolina Cotton Manufac turers’ Association, says R. W. Hamilton, extension agronomist. look it is indicative of progress that so many farmers show this interest in producing better quality cotton at low cost. Since the primary purpose is to encourage the production of qual ity cotton of the most desirable staple lengths so that South Caro lina will regain its world reputa tion for cotton, it is most encour aging, Mr. Hamilton thinks, that xxiuugh most beef cows do not' county farm agents report thous- need supplemental feed if they are ands of bushels of pedigreed cot grazing on good growing pasture, ton seed planted this spring to- those that are milked often bring gether with a great increase in better returns if they are fed grain acreage planted with seed only daily at the rate of about 2 pounds one or two years from the breed- who feels that with the present low price and discouraging out- Lkeepers C. B. Simpson of Rodman CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 20.— The summary of demonstration poultry flocks for the month of May shows that on the 96 farms reporting before June 15 represent ing a total of 12,968 hens, the average production was 17 eggs per hen, according to P. H. Good ing, extension poultryman. The hens ate 25 cents worth of feed each and returned a total Income of 45 cents, leaving an income above feed cost of 20 cqpts per bird for the month. The average mdnthly charge for interest on in vestment, depreciation on equip ment, and all other costs except feed, is approximately 6.6 cents per hen, according to records of previ ous years. Deducting this amount from income above feed cost, the labor income per hen for the month was 13.4 cents. Record keepers, Mr. Gooding ex plains, are divided into three classes according to the size of ohe flock. In the backyard class which consists of flocks with less :han 50 birds, Mrs. J. B. Hill o Kathwood made vhe best record. Her flock of 47 Barred Rock hen: aid 23.1 eggs each. C. A. Vincent of Lynchburg made the best rec ord in the farm flock class. Hi: flock of 122 White Leghorns laic 24.3 eggs each during the nonth in the commercial class W. B Nickles of Hodges made the bes record, which was 19.8 eggs each from a flock of 829 White Leg- lorns. * Among the calendar flock record Hunting Solution Of The Vexatious Tax Problem FARMERS AND TAXPAYERS LEAGUE CALLS STATE WILE MEETING IN COLUMBIA JULY 14X31 received the highest egg produc tion, which was 23 eggs each from a flock of 158 White Leghorn hens. Experiments conducted by the U. S, Department of Agriculture, comparing grass alone and grass supplemented with corn and cot tonseed meal for fattening 2-year- old steers, showed that steers fed on grass with com and cottonseed meal gave the best returns. and receives sentence of two makes the sunbaths less effective. 1 to each gallon of milk. : ers. Tlie average tax per acre on farm real estate declined slightly in 1930, but increased somewhat in comparison to market value. The second annual meeting of the Farmers’ and Taxpayers Lea gue will be held at the state house in Columbia on July 14 at’. 11 o’clock, according to a statement given out by A. B. Langley, Chair man of the Committee on Organ ization of the League. The Committee is anxious that every county in the State take an active part in drawing up this program and realize that the solu tion of the vexatious tax problem will involve the far-sighted intelli gence of the state’s leading citi zens. To clarify in the minds of the citizens of South Carolina the pro gram as outlined by the Farmers and Taxpayers League the com mittee on Organization issues the following call: The trend of the times for the past several years has been tov/ard extravagance, and the time has come when the tax burden on at least a portion of our citizens, is unbearable. It is time that we stop and take stock of ourselves and about face and return to the practice of econ omy and set about for the neces sary tax reform to relieve real es tate of some of its burdens, par ticularly the farm owner and mod est home owner, and to do this needs that we enlist the best tal ent and brain in the State to con stitute a research board to accum ulate the necessary data to help us solve our very vexatious ta?: problem. If we are to progress, we must hfive a fair and equitable tax sys tem, so that each class of citizen ship bears its just portion of the tax burden and no particular class be burdened beyond its ability to pay. We need to develop a program, first: for tax reform, to include sources of tax revenues, conserva tion of sinking funds; second: for governmental reform, to include' consolidation of departments, com missions and institutions; and third: for political reform, to in clude changes in the primary sys tem to insure honest voting, the candidacies of able men, and cam paigns based on issues. The realization of this program would necessitate legislation bv ^he General Assembly in two or more sessions and the action of a Constitutional Convention which would be necessary for funda mental changes to simplify and modernize our governmental struc ture. T v ‘ 4r ’ is sUioendour undertaking, but it can and will be accomplish ed if people will rally to this stand ard. The Farmers and Taxpayers Lea gue is organized for the purpose of bringing about these reforms and a meeting has been called lor July 14th at 11:00 a. m. in the State House in Columbia. We ask that each county or ganize a unit of the Farmers and Taxpayers League and send repre sentation to the meeting on July • 14th; but, if you cannot organize regularly, send representatives any way, because it is you the 4 League is endeavoring to serve. Address your communications to the Chairman. Box 424, Columbia, S. C. A. B. LANGLEY. Chairman. DR. CARL EPPS. DR. WADE STACKHOUSE X H. D. Club To Meet With Mrs. Mayer The Parksville Home Demonstra tion Club will meet Friday after noon at 3:30 o’clock for their reg ular monthly meeting. Mrs. Jno. F. Warren and Mrs. L. V. Mayer will be joint hostesses. The meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Mayer.