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/ JR* 'J ttecntycv THUS TO OUBSELVV&. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirtieth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, November 5, 1931 8 Pages — All Home Print Numhet HI County Council Held Meet At Mt. Carmel WAS WELL ATTENDED AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED St th Council of Octo^r 31 i? t ; n Carmel Saturday, wooer 31, at 10 o’clock. Club sh owed 135 S “Sm" and thlrty nlne yisi - mte bytt ,° f Welcome was wai Lennie C6vin, and resnon P «^ d d ’ alS ° Mrs - Hendrix’s ^“Ponse was fine. delta of ePOr ^ made by the P resi - aud 'fl ClUb Were splendid, and rhiifT? 11 CVery man ’ woman , . Ud 111 McCormick County WW have heard just what these z!?® ^d the work they are doing n***ns to McCormick County. The Meeting adjourned at 12:45 for lunch, which was served in the school building by the Mt. Carmel z? b ‘ P 16 rooi P looked very pretty ^h® decoration of autumn leaves and Hallowe’en colors. Among the speakers for the day was Mr. E. A. McCcrmac of Cal houn Falls High Faculty, who made a splendid talk and demonstration of rspoting and growing shrubbery, roses, evergreens, etc. Miss Tarrant’s talk on music in the home was most excellent, and it is a fine thing to cultivate music in the»home. Rev. and Airs’. Virgil Dean charmed the audience by singing two selections and Miss Helen Dean’s special instrumental music was fine. Miss Juanita Cur tis was pianist for assembly sing- tog. Rev. Leon T. Pressly and Rev. A. R. Doty both made nice informal talks. Miss Tarrant made another talk, showing us how to make reports in w blch our work would show up best. Mrs. Stallworth also made a splendid talk. The gavel was pre sented to the club whose report] showed up the best, and we heart ily congratulate Bethany Club as the lucky winner. Mrs. Williams, president, sure had a splendid re port, and showed much done for that school and community. Mrs. Hendrix read the courtesy resolutions, and the invitation of Bellvue and Fairfield Clubs to meet with them at Long Cane Church for the Spring meeting, was unani mously accepted by the Council. Song—“Now The Day is Over,” and short talks of appreciation by the visiting ministers, the meeting was dismissed by Rev. Leon T: Pressly. The program, as carried out, was as follows: / 10:00 a. m.—Registration. 10:80 a. m.—Call to order, Mrs. J. M. Bussey, president. Assembly singing—America The Beautiful. / Invocation—Rev. Leon J. Pressly. Council Creed. Welcome—Miss Lennie Covin, Mt. Carmel H. D. Club. Response—Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, McCormick H. D. Club. Roll Call of Clubs. Minutes. f Appointment of Com.—Creden tial, Time and Place, Courtesy reso lutions. Address—Mr. E. A. McCornac. • Special Music—Rev. and Mrs. v Governor Shows - ' Two Clemency % MEN OF McCORMICK AND EDGE- FIELD GET RELEASES Cat Walk* 228 Mika i in Ridge- e mistress, r vacation* . to De» r ' Yesterday’s State says, two men, one serving in the state penitent iary and the other on the Edgefield chaingang, received clemency at the hands of Governor Blackwood this week, one thus getting re lease from a life term and the oth er from a term of four years. One of the men, Frank Wideman, serving at the state penitentiary, was convicted in McCormick coun ty in October, 1928, of manslaught er and wds sentenced to serve four years, it being charged that he kill ed Metz Harmon in 1927. He has served about three and one-half years of his term. Eleven of the jurors who heard the case requested that Wideman be freed, the solicitor, T. C. Calli- son, recommended clemency, and the judge, J. K. Henry, interposed no objection. The 12th juror, ac cording to records in the goverrior s office, is dead. The pardon board refused to recommend clemency. The other man, Elbert Mathis, who was convicted in Edgefield of murder with recommendation to mercy and 'faho was sentenced to a life term, began his service in July, 1928. The pardon board in Octo ber, 1931, recommended that he be paroled, during good behavior. The county physician of Edgefield filed a statement with the governor to the effect that Mathis, who is about 70 years old, was unable to work, was unable to lie down and was in bad physical condition. The recommendation from the pardon board set forth that if Mathis were paroled he would be cared for by relatives. ' The sentences of both men were suspended during good behavior. X / Mrs. Martha Turnage Succumbs To Illness World’s Longest Suspension Bridge The George Washington Bridge across the Hudson River, opened on October 24, is two-thirds of a mile long between spans. It cost $60,000,000 and took four years to build. It is expected to pay for itself by tolls, after which it will be free to traffic between New York City and Northern New Jersey. A Report Of My Trip To Columbia AS A DELEGATE TO THE STATE FUTURE PALMETTO FARMERS CONVENTION (By Floyd Drennan) Legion Plans i Armistice Day, CAPTAIN HARRY M. ARTHUR* STATE COMMANDER ISSUES CALL Mrs. Martha Turnage died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Banks, at 7 o’clock last Fri day night, following kn illness of about two months’ duration. She was 85 years of age and was up and about until two months ago when she was" stricken with a malady that gradually sapped her strength and life away. \ Funeral services were conducted by Dr. D. V. Cason, pastor of the Baptist Church, and interment made in the city cemetery at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. J. S. Strom’s service in charge. Mrs. Turnage is survived by two children, Mrs. Banks and Mr. Barney Turnage of McCormick and numerous other relatives^ in the county. Virgil Dean. Three minutes with each club: Bellvue—Mrs. J. J. Hester. Bethany—Mrs. L. C. Williams. Bordeaux—Mrs. G. W. Cade. Buffalo—Miss Alice Talbert. Dowtin—Mrs. T. A. Dowtin. Fairfield—Miss Alma Young. McCormick—Mrs. A. f. Hendrix. Meriwether—Mrs. R. A. Cobb. Modoc—Miss Lillian Reese. Mt. Carmel—Mrs. D. J. McAllister. Parksville—Mrs. Fred Bass. Plum Branch—Mrs. A. A. Holle- man. Rehoboth—Miss Annie L. Morgan. White Town—Mrs. Harry Ream. Wideman—Mrs. L. W. Bowick. Willington—Miss Carrie Cowan. - Report of Credential Committee. 12:45 a. m.—Adjourn for lunch. 2:00 p. m.—Afternoon session. Special music—Miss Helen Dean. Address—Miss Blanche Tarrant, Agent Piedmont District. Special Music—Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Dean. Synopsis of H. D. Program for New Year. Business—President’s goals for the year. Presentation of Council Gavel for best club report. Report of Committees. Song—Now The Day is Over. 2:30 p. m.—Adjourn. . * Mr. Sturkey Favors Armistice Day Joining The Farmers Services Sunday Taxpayers’ League THINKS COLLEGES SHOULD DIVIDE WITH SCHOOLS SO THERE STILL WILL BE PUPILS FOR COLLEGES Mr. Editor: Why don’t we form a Farmers’ and Taxpayers’ League in McCor- frnick County and join the other counties of the State in the ap pointment of a committee to go before the* Budget Commission and suggest some plan for a reduction of appropriations for 1932? Our county appropriations don’t deserve to be cut more, but unless considerable reductions in State appropriations, the taxes on lands especially will have to be increased on accounut of so much land being sold for taxes this fall, which is be ing bought in by the counties which will exempt it from taxes in 1932. We hear much talk of the schools having to close on account of not having sufficient money to pay the teachers. Why not get the colleges to divide their appropriations with the schools of the State, thereby en abling the schools to run? If the schools close, the colleges will eventually close for want of stu dents. Yes, there are many places where the commission can make reduc tions of appropriations. Yes, Mr. Editor, let’s get that league formed and join other coun ties in suggestions to the Budget Commission, for a reduction of ap propriations of $3,000,000 or more in 1932. M. L. B. STURKEY. . . txt Sales Made Monday By Tax Collector Mr. J. T. Fooshe, tax collector, made the following sales here Mon day: m 38 acres, Alonza Seigler land, to J. J. J)orn, for $325.84. Two lots, 84x132 feet and dwell ing, J. W. Marshall property, to Mrs. Carrie Lou Charles, for $81.26. Six acres, George T. Bladon land, to J. A. Hamilton, for $90.73. 38 acres, Mrs. Frances L. Free land land, to R. C. Freeland, for $176.99. The other tracts offered were bid in by the county. txt Among the books with unhappy endings ate check books. Dr. D. V. Cason, pastor of the McCormick Baptist Church, will preach the annual Armistice Day sermon Sunday morning at the Baptist Chufch. Special seats will be reserved for all ex-service men and all ladies eligible to mem bership in the auxiliary. Services will be at eleven o’clock, and you are earnestly and cordially urged to attend. Be on hand a few min utes before 11 o’clock and we will march in together. C. K. EPTING, Commander. XX*— Annual Legion Rally* Wednesday Evening Comrades, all ex-service men are invited to be,.on hand next Wed nesday evening, at 8 o’clock for their annual armistice meet, rally and’oyster supper. The auxiliary will serve the oysters at Judge Walker’s home. Major W. H. Welch of Greenville will be the speaker of the occas- sion. Reid Elkins, post department commander and now head of the Veterans’ Bureau in Greenville, will also be with us and talk to us on bureau laws. Any ex-service man desiring such information ori a . m. chapter reports were „ who might have complaints against land at 10:00 a. m. an able address On Tuesday ihorning, October 20, Mr. W. H. Wooten and I left Parks ville to attend the State Future Palmetto Farmers’ Convention which is held annually at Columbia. I was lucky enough to be chosen as delegate by the Washington F. P. F. chapter to represent them at the annual convention. We arrived at the . camp about eleven o’clock and busied ourselves arranging our straw bedding and bunk until dinner was served at 12:30. Boys from all over the state were in attendance at the convention. There were one hund red nine delegates from as many schools over the state. All the boys bunked in a large wooden building, in the fair grounds and ate their meals at The Eastern Star Cafeteria on the midway. After lunch, the teachers in charge of the camp conducted the boys on visits to tlie various fair exhibits. We were first carried to the farm machinery exhibits where we saw all kinds of improved farm machinery, such as four row culti vators, feed grinders, and different makes of tractors. The ne::t ex hibit visited was the poultry and rabbit classes. Here we saw many different breeds of chickens, pige ons, geese, ducks, pheasants, and rabbits. From the poultry ouilding we went to the steel building. Here we saw numerous farm crop exhib its, displays by various commercial feed and supply companies, and it was most interesting of all, a large mechanical hen that was operated by electricity to show how a live hen manufactures eggs from bal anced rations fed to her In the livestock section we saw fine cat tle of the different dairy breeds such as Guernseys, Jerseys, and Holsteins. There were also exhibits of Hereford, Black Angus, and Red Poll breeds of beef animals. Some of these animals weighed as much as a ton. We also saw fine speci mens of the different breeds of hogs and sheep. Some of the hogs looked like they would weigh a thousand pounds. We next saw a cross section of Mr. Henry Ford’s Model a “Tin Liz zie.” This car looked as if it had been sawed.into from the radiator to the rear axle and we could see exactly how each and every part is made and how it works. After visiting the different ex hibits, we ate supper and met in the assembly room afterwards where the State Farmer Degree was conferred on five boys. This degree is given to Future Palmetto boys who have done outstanding work in vocational agriculture. Wednesday, October 21, at 3:30 given the Veterans’ Bureau should attend | this meeting and take up his troubles with Commander Elkins, who will be glad to assist you. November 4-11 is American Leg ion week and Armistice day marks the last day of legion week for the re-enrollment of 1932 members. Comrades, we still have lots to do. I feel that we are responsible if child welfare work lags. We are responsible if our Americaniza tion plan is a failure. We are res ponsible if our disabled comrades are not sufficiently cared for, so let’s pay our dues promptly and show congress when they meet in December that we are determined to put across our present program. Come Wednesday night at 3 o’clock prepared to eat a fine oyster supper, prepared to pay your 1932 dues and prepared to hear some fine addresses and have a good time. Get your tickets from Comrade Frank Mattison, 50 cents per plate. C. K. EPTING, Commander. * txt New York state is replacing, without charge, trees burned in | forest fires on-*private property. was given by Mr. H. E. Saveley, State Manager of the Chilean Ni trate of Soda Bureau. Mr. Save ley, State Manager of the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Bureau. Mr. Save ley told us about a young man in Florence county who bought a farm during “hard times” for $2500 against the advice of several pes simists. At the end of three years this boy had paid Ijor the place and this same boy is today one of wealthy farmers of Florence coun ty. Mr. Saveley told this story to illustrate his statement that now is the best time for a young man oo invest money in good land. At 11:00 a. m. the various com mittees reported. We had an en gagement to meet Governor Black wood at 1:30 p. m. but were unable to do so because of the Governor’s business affairs. After dinner Wed nesday afternoon some of us at tended the Carolina - Clemson freshman football game. Thursday, October 22, at 8:30 a. m. we had a state wide Public Speaking Contest. The judges de cided that the Westminster repre sentative delivered the best speech. At 10:30 a. m. Dr. E. W. Sikes, president of Clemson College, de- UNION, Nov. 2.—Capt. Harry M. Arthur, of Union,x American Legion department commander, has ad dressed a call to Legionnaires of South Carolina urging complete ar rangements be made for the ob servance of Armistice Day, Novem ber 11, in the state. The South Carolina Legion’s commander’s appeal to members of the Legion in the state follows: “Comrades of the American Leg ion: “Armistice Day, which we shall soon observe, has become to have a significance which is steadily growing with all the people of the civilized world. “It is synonymous with peace and a continuance of peace is the pray er of millions. “The day on which the armistice was signed makes its anniversary only one of two world days. The other is Christmas. For Americans the day embodies the reverence o* Memorial Day, the joyousness of the Fourth of July, and the spirit of Thanksgiving. “To further carry out the spirit of this day, which has been so per petuated, it is requested that speakers from your post of the Am erican Legion address the students of every public school in your com munity on Armistice morning. "It is further requested that the ministers of all churches be asked to deliver a special and appropriate sermon on Sunday morning, No- i vember 8, and that the choirs’ of these churches be asked to arrange special music for the morning ser vice. “My earnest request is that you give this matter'your immediate attention, for It is desired that the movement be made state-wide, and to become an annual custom. If possible, some mention in your lo cal papers about these “special school and church services will help further to perpetuate the day. “The National American Ret! Cross has designated the period from Armistice Day to Thanksgiv ing Day as their 50th anniversary roll call. As the roll call period is so close at hand, it is suggested that you urge all individual legion naires to join the Red Cross and for your post to support the local chapter. “Community service is one of the chief aims of the American Legibn. and to support your local chapter is certainly a fine piece of community work. During, the past year the National Red Cross expended $548,- 300 In assisting disabled veterans of the world war, not to mention the countless acts of local chap ters in aiding the families of ex-, service men in hospitals. “Your earnest co-operation i^i carrying out the above program will be for the good of the Legftjn. “Faithfully yours, “(Signed) Harry M. Arthur, “Department Commander.” j Queen of Dairy Show | Viola Henry, Norwich, N. Y., 18, • aophomore ai Cornell, won from * 500 other contestants. Her father !i a farmer. livered an able address. The con vention was formally closed at this time. We attended the Carolina- Clemson football game Thursday afternoon and returned to Parks ville after the game. Vl* A v /