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JUrifettudi css enact* TRU* TO OURSELVtCS, OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirtieth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, October 8, 1931 8 Pages — All Home Print Number 19 Tax Collector’s Sales Made Monday Mr. J. T. Fooshe, tax collector for McCormick County, on Monday made sales of property, as follows: Olena Cartledge land, 415 acres, to county. 162 acres, Miss Blanche Book’s land, to H. E. Rush, for $241.40. 350 acres Rosette Erwin land, to county. 172 acres of G. W. and C. W. Tar rant land, to Mr. Marshall, for $157.80. Mrs. R. W. Cowan land, 100 acres, settled before sale. John Henry McGrier estate, 192 acres, to county. W. W. Scott estate, 170 acres, to Mrs. E. M. O’Bryant, for $212.50. James Rollinson land, 17 acres, to John O. Covin, for $28.61. Jimmie Morris land, 71 acres, to county. Sarah Morris land, 50 acres, to county. Jim Adams estate, 60 acres, to county. Charlie Bland land, 15 acres, to county. J. W. Reynolds estate, 78 acres, to county. Mattie Chamberlain land, 50 acres, to county. Marcellus Chamberlain land, 70 acres, to county. Hammond Chamberlain land, 70 acres, to county. Sadie Adams land, 15 acres, to county. • Melona Gilchrist land, 70 acres, to county. Israel Reed land, 70 acres, set tled before sale. Harrison. Philpot land, 16 acres, to county. Harper Philpot estate, 16 acres, to county. • - . X Sessions Court Opened Tuesday JUDGE JOHNSON OF ALLEN DALE IS PRESIDING. COURT NOW ENGAGED IN TRIAL OF BURTON REESE ON MUR DER CHARGE -/ Frank W. Shealy Passes At Home FORMER RAIL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN AND LEXINGTON COUNTY OFFICIAL DIES COLUMBIA, Oct. 3.—Frank W. Shealy, 61 former chairman of the state railroad commission, died yes terday at his home in Lexington county. Although Mr. Shealy had been in failing health for several weeks it was only ten days ago that his condition took a serious turn. From that time he became gradu ally worse until death came at 5 p. m. yesterday. Mr. Shealy, who served two six- year terms as a member of the railroad commission, first was elected by popular vote in 1914, taking office in 1915. He was re-elected in 1922 when selection of the commission was made by the general assembly in stead of the people at large. In that year he was made chairman of the body and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1927. Before his election to the rail road commission, he had served as treasurer and later as clerk of court of Lexington county. After his retirement from the commis sion, he was employed for a time as land agent for a railway com pany but recently had been devot ing his attention to his farming in terests. j New Chinese Minister Dr. W. W. Yen, former premier, has been appointed in place of Dr. i Wu, who has resigned. Dr. Yen re fused the post twice. The October term of General Sessions Court for McCormick County convened here at ten o’clock Tuesday morning with Judge J. Henry Johnson of Allen dale presiding. In his charge to grand jury, Judge Johnson stated that “there is a great tendency to exaggerate our condition,” saying that “we have no money, but we have everything else.” “If we work out of the financial stress which now envelopes us, it will be <Jue to the heart and cour age of every citizen,” he stated, adding that legislation can do no good. He stated that he believed removal of tariff from everything the farmer buys would aid the situation. Judge Johnson also dealt -with the homicide record of the nation, pointing out that in Ifl months more people were killed by auto mobiles than the United States lost in the World war. “If there is one ambition I hold highest,” he said, “it is the making of human life safer.” He touched upon the prohibition question, stating that he is not one who votes dry and drinks wet. He said We have a lot of that kind o people, but he is not one of them Whiskey, he said, has caused more- trouble than any other one thing in the world, ypt it is served by some prominent people at socia functions. IThis , is absolutely wrong, and is a shame and dis grace, he continued. Maybe they had light wine and beer they would serve it at their social func tions $nd leave off the whiskey Cases were as follows: The State vs G. W. Tarrant (white) indictment, obtaining property by fraudulent intent Continued. The State vs G. W. Tarrant, (white) indictment, obtaining property by fraudulent intent Continued. The State vs Lane Collins (negro woman) indictment, assault and battery, high and aggravated nature. Pleads guilty to assault and battery. Sentence not passed when the paper went to press. The State vs Bishop Jones, (negro), indictment, violation pro hibition law. Pleads guilty. Fined $50.00 and suspended sentence The State vs James Banks et al., (white), indictment, adultery. On contingent docket. The State vs Charlie Janides (white), indictment, disposing property under lien. Found guilty. Sentenced to 6 months or $100.00. The State vs .Daisy Parker, (negro woman), indictment, viola tion prohibition law. True bill. Continued. The State vs Phill Simmons (negro), indictment, setting fire to timber lands. Pleads guilty. Fined $10.00 and suspended sentence. The State vs Joe P. Holloway, (white), charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated nature. No bill. The State vs J. L. Wells, (white), charged with breach of trust, fraudulent intent, larceny. * Not handed to grand jury. The State vs Hugh Hilburn, (white), charged with bigamy. Set tled. The State vs George Martin (negro), charged with obtaining goods under false pretense. Not handed to grand jury. The State vs J. C. McDade, (white), charged with violation of prohibition law. Settled. The State vs Floyd Cothran, (white), indictment, disposing of property under lien. Mistrial ord ered. The State vs Lucious Scovan, (negro), charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated na ture. Remanded to magistrate’s court. The State vs N. F World’s Largest Airship Makes Test Flight The United States Dirigible AkrOn flew from its home field outside of Akron to Cleveland and back on its first flight with 113 persons aboard. More than 150,000 spectators turned out at the field to watch the new battleship of the skies start on its maiden trip. The ship and its hangar extended more than a third of a mile when the above ’ -»-l Grand Jury Makes M,akes Report Court STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. To His Honor, Judge J. Henry Johnson, presiding, October term of Court for McCormick County, S. C.: We, the Grand Jury, for said county, beg to make the following presentation: We have passed on all bills hand ed to us by the Court. The Committee on Roads and Bridges report that they find Coun ty Hoads badly in need of work; Mr. Morris Writes On Master Makes Sales The Cotton Question Of Brown Property IS NOT AFRAID OF COMPETI TION FROM OTHER COTTON GROWING COUNTRIES Judge L. G. Bell, master in equity, made sales Monday in the case of L. N. Brown et al., vs. J. C. Brown et al., as follows: Lot No. 2 in town of McCormick, to W. P. Greene, attorney, for $1,- 000.90. 28 acres in Bordeaux Township, Willington, S. C., October 2, 1931. Editor Messenger: “Who dat er knocking on dat ole door belo’?” “Who dat er shivering to Paul R B rown, for $100.00. in dat cold snow?” Well, it’s good 425 acres, known as the Wilson wives and helpless little ones, who j tractf on stevens creek, to Paul have nearly starved to death on R Brown, for $305.00 the meager ten to twelve dollars 390 acres kn own as the Cedar bridges in fair condition, with ex-j? er mont h rations issued to them HiII plantation, to Paul R. Brown, to make this crop on. for $530.00. ception of three, namely: Price’s , „ , , . ^ , Upper MUl Bridge, Rogue shoals . They are knocking on the door of 124 acres, known as the Self and Calhoun’s Mill Bridge. The JU f? C ^ tc J protected from being plantation, to Paul R. Brown, for condition is due to the fact that the Supervisor hasn’t sufficient funds. We recommend that if all roads cannot be kept up, that our Supervisor give preference to Mail and School Bus Routes. The Grand Jury, examined the recent audit of the books of Mc Cormick County made by W. W. Bradley, and find that the audit was incomplete, and some errors found. We recommend that the next audit date back to July 1, 1930. lye note that Auditor W. W. Bradley recommends that Tax Executions be issued for certain re ceipts for taxes 1921 to 1925 which were Nulla Bona’d. We have carefully examined list of these items and find the majority of them uncollectible. We believe the cost of collecting these would be greater than amount possible to receive. We recommend that all old Execution Books and receipts cov ering 1921 through 1925 be turned over to proper authorities. We recommend that the Trustees of the various schools in the Coun ty be as economical as possible dur ing the school year 1931-32. There being no further business to come before our Grand Jury at this time, we wish to thank the Court and Court Officials for courtesies extended us during this term. T. J. SIBERT, Foreman of Grand Jury. This the 7th day of October, 1931. robbed of this crop, for at present £551 qq prices they can see nothing ahead ^ ' )ot£ town of McCormicki but suffering for them. 1 10 p aul R B rown, for $100.00. “Five cents cotton and twelve | « ^ to c K E cents meat; how in the world will ting for $1010 00 a poor man eat?” • | 163 acr e S /known as the Seigler The ridiculers of the governor place, to Paul R. Brown, for $406.00. and the legislature are still busy 1 61 acres, formerly Freeman lands, offering advice to the farmers. A to M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Inc., for sample of such rotten stuff: “Be- $60.90. gin to buy heavy of dry goods in Lot No. 3 in town, to Paul R. order that the mills cau buy more Brown, for $225.00. cotton.” “The farmers should take j store room on Main Street, to J. their cotton seed money and buy s. Strom, for $3,622.00. up seed wheat and oats and put Lot No. 7 in town, to Paul R. in a heavy crop of grain.” They Brown, for $66.00. all throw up Egypt to us. If you L ot No. 6 in town, to Paul 3. Brown, for $641.00. don’t raise cotton Egypt will dou ble her acreage, China, India, Rus sia, all of which reminds me of tinie the other three 1 f appened m the m im ons a ]j over the world it won’t fa l of 1914 We could not sell any- amount ^ anythingi as cot . thing. Cotton went to 3 1-2 cents ton exchange in the worW must for low grade to 6 cents for good hol(1 a certaln of cooton * white cotton. Fifteen dollars a bale tect thelr contract£ just as a was al one could borrow on cotton bank must hoM a certain amount at that tune. 1 know for this was of cash to protcct lts depositors? my experience. One of the whole- i The princlpIe * the ^e. They sale grocery merchants called up d o not let that cotton go in to his traveling men Monday morning manufacture for their instructions. He told them Let , s see what there is to Egy ' p t. s they must brmg him some money., doubli her a ta the first Sell scant and collect hard Sat, , E ^ cot _ urday evening all had gotten in, t -4.V. when they with one accord made shor( st le Most of 0 ur mills heir reports. No money. He began . can , t in Egyptlan cot t on . to give them a going over about „ T * a . * a v. • • Second. Egypt is a country about their failure to bring m any mon- ^ a av. a ^ one thousand miles long by five ey. One of them turned on him with , , . .f , .. htt ab. , to ten miles wide at its widest this question: “How the heck you T a , , . . f point. It scarcely ever rains in expect us to bring you money when a ^ . ,, .. , ^ J Egypt. The Nile river flows through there are no money?” .. tat a j i j Egypt and the cultivated land is How do the wise men expect the what the Nile overflows, all in cul- people to buy heavily of cotton tivation now. goods “when there are no money?” rt' S a desert outside of the Nile’s How are the people to buy seed reach. This disposes of that “bug- wheat and oats out of the cotton aboo ’* seed money when it takes it allj. china does not make enough eot- pract.cally to pay ginning, nagging ton to , their own needs, and ties? One of my renters ^ brought me a seed ticket recently I " dlan cotton 18 80 8hort and made out at 11 cents per bushel. 8uch P 001 stuff that they have t0 After paying for the ginning would “‘f enough AmerIcan cotton with have left him sixty five cents. I had 1 t0 8pin it- him throw the seed in my house Russia can’t increase much for a and I paid him $2.00 per ton more lon & time - information is that than he was offered, and gave him the y onl y e row about 50 pounds of the money to pay his ginning and lint cotton per acre. Not much in something over for his use. ducement there. Before those seed shall be taken r saw a statement some time ago at any such price I will use them in one of °ur big dailies from a on the farm for fertilizer. They are lette r written giving advice: “The worth much more' than this for Democratic party is dead.” “Mr. fertilizer. With meat at 12 cents, Hoover will be nominated and e- compound lard at 8 cents, there is le cted.” I should wonder. If Mr. no reason or living in the thing. Hoover has done one solitary thing Why don’t these ridiculers tell the worthy of mentioning to relieve the Comptroller General i Says Counties Must j Collect Their Taxes SINKING FUND COMMISSION IS SWAMPED WITH APPLICA TIONS FOR LOANS FT CAN’T MAKE Brown, (white), charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated nature . No bill. The State vs G. T. Bladon, (white), charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated na ture. No bill. The State vs J. P. Holloway and Raymond Holloway, (white) charg ed with assault and battery of high and aggravated nature. Settled. The State vs W. S. Pipkin, (white), charged with assault and battery of high and aggravated nature with intent to kill and pointing gun. No bill. The State vs W. S. Pipkin, (white), indictment, assault and battery of high and aggravated na ture with intent to kill and point ing gun. True bill. The State vs Paul Turnage, people that very probably, in fact, distress of the people, except ap- (white), indictment, house-break- most probably, three millions of Point commissions to draw large ing and larceny. Pleads guilty, this so called surplus of cotton is salaries, I confess I have failed to Sentenced to three months. composed of linters, hollies, raked detect it. To use a western expres- The State vs Burton Reese, stuff from the plains of Texas and sion* “We are in a mell of a hess. (white), indictment, nurder. True Oklahoma, and short stuff unde- “Rufus, Rastus, Johnson Brown, bill. This case is now In process sirable for spinning. Several mil- you will never have a bit of sense COLUMBIA, Oct. 3.—A. J. Beat- tie, state comptroller general, is sued a statement today saying that if the counties of the state “expect to function,” they must collect taxes. Mr. Beattie’s statement was made* in connection with one by Malcolm,' J. Miller, secretary of the sinking: fund, who said the fund was swamped with applications fop loans and found itself at present unable to dispose of paper it al ready had. “All the counties in the state,** Mr. Beattie said “are going to have' to collect taxes if they expect to function. “If the taxes are not collected, schools will close and county ac tivities must of necessity be cur tailed. The counties will have to run on their own money. “The financial world no longer cares to handle county paper and it is extremely difficult, indeed practically impossible, to borrow money.” Ordinarily, when counties rim short of money to carry on their business they apply to local banks for loans. Banks are not making these loans now, generally speak ing, because they cannot dispose of the county paper. Turned down by their local bank ers, county officials turn to the state sinking fund commission for loans. ; “Right now, the sinking fund commission has on file applica tions for county and school loans totaling more than one million dol lars,” Mr. Miller said. “We have exhausted already all our working capital in making loans,” he continued. “In such cases, the commission is authoriz ed to rediscount notes in order to make loans, but at the present time, we can’t sell the notes. There is no market for them, and have no additional funds and we won’t have any until we can make satis factory discount arrangements, which at present is impossible. Banks have to have an outlet for the paper they handle, and there is no such outlet at present. “New York is not taking such pa per any more—this applies not on ly to South Carolina but to all sec tions of the country.” zxi L Field Agent From J Seed Loan Office ! To Be Here Oct. 15 Mr. J. B. Heath, Government Field Agent of the Farmers’ Seed Loan Office, states that he will be at the County Agent’s office Thursday, October 15, to confer with borrowers in making satis factory adjustments on their notes. Those who borrowed government money are asked to meet the field agent the 15th. I Commander of Legion | of trial and in all probability will consume the entire day. lions are being held by the farm ‘twel’ judgment day.” board and not available. By the, R. F. MORRIS. Henry L. Stevens, a country, lawyer of North Carolina, wsCs elected head of the American Legion at the Detroit convention. X A milk bottle makes a fine stand for drying and sunning a dish mop.