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M 8 hS*'’’. _ 1 B;' Jfc r [ 1 i i i f-> :Js m.. fTburstlay, November 12, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR McCORMICK MESmm^rS^r^°4n Wee the ! Appointments _ Made Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 heaviest losers through deaths, and Methodist Conference beville circuit, D. R. Roof; Butler, a majority of the vacancies i? ipffrnat: Greenwood .-^rpn- EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner V have j been filled by men of opposite pol- •litical faith to those who occupied the seats in the last session. This changed lineup is going to have an important effect on the THE REV. W. S. HENRY IS RE TURNED TO McCORMICK ■titered at the Post Office at Me Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of national policy of the Government. | ”‘ ext today brought to a cli GREENWOOD, Nov. 9.—Reading of the assignment of ministers for D. E. Jeffcoat; Greenwood, Gren- del, E. E. Glenn; Lowell Street and Cambridge, B. B. Black; Main Street, E. R. Mason; Greenwood circuit, W. F. Johnson; Kinard, M. K. Mcdlock; McCormick, W. S. Henry; McKendree, R. M. DuBose; the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: —r- Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months.50 - ARMISTICE DAY These are many things on which max the annual meeting of the Newberry, Central, J. F. Lupo; Ep- Congress must act promptly, such j Up per South Carolina conference, as raising more funds for the na- Methodist Episcopal church. South, tion, either by added taxes or oyj shortly y after the assignments Newberry impost duties, while international were i ssuec j py Bishop Warren A. matters, like the Hoover Moratoi- c anc ji er 0 f Atlanta, the presiding ium, also require legislative action, officer) the conference, having that cannot be deferred. Observers j transacted its other business, ad here realize that many of tie ac- j ournec j to meet next year at tions of the two Houses of Congress Greenville Thirteen years ago the greatest will go directly against the ?resi-, The assi g nme nts, always eagerly war in all history came to a sudden dent s wishes and his use of „he awaited were received with keen termination with whe declaration of veto pov/er is likely to be nore ex- in t e r e st both at the conference the Armistice on November 11, tensive than has been the case mee ti n g and throughout the con- 1918. The hopes of die world ran since President Cleveland’s second ference territory, high. This was to be the last* of term, when he had to work with a j Before the reading of the assign- | ting and Oakland, S. B, White; O’Neall Street, J. E. Merchant; circuit, H. A. Whitten; Ninety Six, J. A. Barrett; Pheonix, E. A. Wilkes; Plum Branch, R. M. Tucker; Pomaria, T. D. George; Prosperity, G. H. Pearce; Saluda, W. F. Harris; Waterloo, A. Q. Rice; Whitmire, J. W. Lewis; president Lander college, R. H. Bennett; pro fessor in Lander college, Paul Pat ton; student Emroy university, D. A. Clyburn; student Guke univers ity, G. S. Duffie. Rock Hill District ments, officers for various church functions were named. These in cluded: The Rev. H. C. Ritter, Columbia, secretary of the Christian educa tion board, succeeding the Rev. ft. E. Stackhouse; J. E. Brown, Green war. The Peace Treaty was to be Republican majority in both such a masterpiece of statesman- branches of the Congress, ship that all future grounds for The Country may expect lots of war would be eliminated. Our friction between Capitol Hill and soldiers came back from France the White House in the next few with the feeling that they had weeks. This is a' condition that played a victorious part in a war could be expected if the reverse was to end war. the case and a Democratic Presi- After thirteen years, hoV^ far has dent was in office with both Houses the world got toward ending war? safely Republican. Every nation in the world, includ- Farm relief is going to come mto ing our own, is staggering under a its own when Congress meets. That bers hi p ° 0 f the conference, crushing burden of taxation to does not mean that the farmers maintain greater armies and navies are going to get any relief but than ever before. As we write this jnerely that they will oe talked the machinery set up by the Treaty about, sympathized with and gen- ef Versailles for the prevention of erally told how important they are war is being subjected to its first for the prosperity of the whole serious test, and it is still in doubt country. This is the way poli- whether war between Japan and ticians see it here. China can be averted. President j They point to the fact that the Hoover’s effort to reduce the cost national elections are less than a of keeping up a larger navy than year away and that the politicians A. E. Holler, presiding elder. Blacksburg, Henry Stokes, Ches ter, Baldwin and Eureka, B. H. Harvey; Bethel^ L. E. Wiggins; Chester circuit, G. W. Burke; Clover, R. H. Chambers; Fort Lawn, G. T. Hughes; Fort Mill, D. ville, extension secretary of the w - Keller * Great Falls, J. D. Grif- board; G. H. Hodges, Laurens, ««»; Hickory Grove, J. A. Chand- treasurer, of a commission to sup- ler Lathan > supernumerary), ervise group insurance for mem- Lancaster, East Lancaster, A. E. Smith; First church, F. C. Beach; Grace, W. A. Duckworth; ftichburg, J. T. Fraiser; Reck Hill, Bethel, J. Most of the remainder of today’s session was taken up with commit tee and statistical reports. The appointments follow by dis tricts: Anderson District M. T. Wnarton, presiding elder. Anderson, Bethel, W. F. Gault; Orrville, A. J. Bowling; St. John W. D. Kilgo; Park circuit, R. E. Sharpe; Rock Hill circuit, 3. H. Booth; St. John, A. M. Brtinson; West Main Street, J. L. Jett; Van Wyck, J. B. Kilgore; Winnsboro, First church, J. L. Daniel; Gordon Memorial, J. P. Byars; York, L. D. E. Gunter; Belton, C. W. Watson; we are ever likely to have use for have to get across their views to the Calholm Palls PauI H K innett; has aroused a storm of protest on the part of people who fail to real ize that preparation for war al ways breeds war. It is absurd to believe that any nation can train hundreds of thousands of fighting ihen and :oot create a “war party” which will welcome any excuse to put mis military and naval train ing into practice. There are circumstances under which no nation can refuse to go voters in the few months remain ing. The real business of the coun try will halt until all this propa ganda for vote purposes has sub sided, when some of the much needed legislation can be expected T L Bryson; Princeton, Thomas B. to follow. . ✓ The more astute politicians here are beginning to wonder, and many of'them to predict, that Governor; Franklin Roosevelt’s boom for the I B. Garrett; Toxaway and Gluck, O. Gillespie; Student Temple uni versity, H. W. Sanders. Spartanburg District C. E. Peele, presiding elder. Buffalo, L. W. Johnson; Chesnee, J. A. McGraw; Clifton, W. C. Kelly; Cowpens, J. W. Cooley; Cros^ An chor, J. M. Culbertson; Duncan' cir cuit,-R. L. Keaton; Enoree E. F, Moseley; Gaffney, Buford Street, L. j Central, J. M. Mason; Clemson, J. O. Smith; Honea Path, J. H. Brown; Lovvndesville, T. A. Ina- binet; Pelzer, A. M. Doggett; Pendleton, D. D. Jones; Piedmont, Wilkes; Salem, E. Gravely; Starr, R. C. Pettus; Town ville, W. •G. Smith; Walhalla circuit, J. H. , , ^ x ‘Bell; Walhalla and Seneca, W. A. presidency got under way too soon pai Ware Sh0a i s and chlquo i a , to war, just as there are circum- and that it is beginning to subside | w y Cooley . Westminster B S atances under which a man must already. A lot of them assert that j Drennan . w u liamston , N . a. Page! fight whether he wishes to or not, ] Newton D. Baker is oegmnmg to , but those circumstances .so seldom loom large on the political horizon arise, and their consequences when and that, if he would allow his Lonsdale and Newry. W. S. Pettus; i p * McGee; Limestone Street, J. F. Ford; Glendale, J. F. Farr; Inman and Gramling, G. C. Leonard; In man Mills, J."C. Diggs; Jonesville, they do arise are so disastrous even to the victor, that the sober thought of the whole world is turn ing more and more against war ^s a means of settling international disputes. When war was merely no sign that he is not willing to a glorious adventure for youthful fighters, and had no serious effect friends complete leeway, he would be the leading contender for the Democratic leadership. So far he has stopped his friends from ad vancing his name, although that is Columbia District R. F. Morris, presiding elder. Aiken and Williston, P. B. Wells; W. M. Owings; Kelton. M. A. Cleck- ley; Landrum, J. B. Connelly; Lockhart, C. 6. Dorn; Lyman and Tucapau, R. A. Husky; Pacolet; Montgomery Memorial, B. H. Tuck er; Pacolet circuit, J. A. Bledsoe; Batesburg, W. H. Polk; Columbia, Spartanburg, Bethel, A. L. Gunter make the race. He is too shrewd a campaigner to waste all his am- upon the rest of the population, it munition in preliminary skirmish es, as some fear Roosevelt has done. A lot of politicians here are hop ing that the Democrats will be had a romantic appeal. But war today touches every man, woman and child, and we believe that we are expressing the thought of those who participated in the *ast war, •ks well as of the vast majority of others, when we hope that our ’ sive, liberal and radical politicians country shall never again have to like La Follette, Johnson, Brook- go to war. hart, Norris and Pinchot will be forced to unite and put a third ticket in the field. Such a ticket would draw votes from both par ties and make the outcome of the election much more uncertain than it now appears to be. If the Demo crats nominate a regular party (H. L. Kingman, junior preacher); Beaumont, L. D. Bolt; Central, F. E. Dibble; Drayton, W. F. Hedge- path; Duncan, N. M. Phillips; El Bethel, A. W. Barr; Saxon and Ar cadia, A. M. Smith; Trinity, J. M. Rast; Whitney, J. M. Younginer; Union, Bethel, H. B. Hardy; Grace, D. E. Camak; Green Street, A. C. Holler (J. B. Chick, supernumer- WASHINGTON BY RADFORD MOBIEY (Special to The Messenger.) Brookland, T. C. Cannon; Edge- wood, H. E. Bullington; Green Street, R. W. Wilkes; Main Street, R. L. Holroyd; Shandon, J. W. Speake; Washington Street, W. L. Mulliken; Waverly, O. M. Abney; Whaley Street, A. B. Ferguson, Jr.; Edgefield and Trenton, R. C. Grif fith; Fairfield, T. F. Reid; GUbert, C. H. Hatchett; Graniteville, M. W. Lever; Irmo/R. A. Hughes; J. M. 1 ar y) I Union circuit, Foster opeer, forced into nommatmg Owen D. Metze> supernuiherary; j 0 hnston Woodruff, J. G. Huggin; professor Young for President They figure Harm j H Kohler; L ang-1 Wofford college, A. M. Trawick; that if he is named, the progres-j ley> j w McElrath; L eesville, j.' professor Wofford college, C. C. M. Steadman; Leesville circuit, J. E. Norton; president Textile Indus- Strickland; Lexington* M. M. f r i al institute, R. B. Burgess, con- Brooks; North Augusta, J. K. Wal- ference secretary of missions, A. -i. ker', Pelion, R. L. Hall; Richland, T. Gunter; transferred to the South H. Montgomery; Ridge Springs and Spann, B. L. Kilgo; Ridgeway, M. E. Derrick; Swansea, N. K. Polk; Wagener, W. S. Goodwin; Warren- ville, C. D. Goodwin; professor at , , . ,, Columbia college, R. O. Lawton; ^ ^ +1 secretary on industry, J. W. Speake. Greenville District J. R. T. Major, presiding elder. Clinton, Bailey Memorial, J. Q. Tomlinson; Broad Street, H. O. Chambers; Lydia, to be supplied by C. R. Anderson; Easley, First church and Alice, M. B. Patrick; North Easley, C. H. Sullivan; South Easley, J. H. Manley; Fountain Carolina bert. conference, C. Her- draw votes only from the Republi can ticket and make the re-election of President Hoover more uncer tain. The “cotton outlook” meeting held in Memphis at the instigation of the Farm Board succeeded in in troducing a new and powerful fac tor in farm planning—the bankers. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWS WASHINGTON WINS HOTLY CONTESTED GAME WITH RIDGE SPRINGS SCORE OF 7 TO 6 ^ WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10.— President Hoover has started an ^ -Ananias Club” of his own, nom-IThe Inn, J.' R Edwards; Gray Court, Washington came from behind Friday to win by a margin of one point, a game of football that at first looked like a walk away for inating William Howard Gardiner, how unitedly the bankers would Iiead of the Navy League as his first candidate for the dubious lionor of becoming a member. The President’s ire was aroused by the charge of Mr. Gardiner that hum anitarian and pacific intentions work to force a reduction of acre- A. Jeffcoat; Greenville, Bethel, H. ^ , , .. B. Coon; Brandon, F. C. Owen; age by withholding loans from the,_ ’ _. . _’ m 7 / t B uncombe Street, B. R. Turnip- planters. In addition, the meeting I choice Street and Mission D ' - was used to impress all farmers ’ ... n * ’ ‘ ‘ Ridge Springs recovered. A pass with the advantage of planting j W-S • „ • J” S ‘ n .? 1 f ‘ : with Ridge Springs' captain on the er Ridge Springs kicked off to Washington. Wilmer Parks re ceived the punt, but fumbled on Washington’s thirty yard line. other crops so they could live off ton; Judson, R. O. Webb; Mona receiving end advanced the ball to ton. The results obtained from the meeting are to be made public, nu luwuiMUiio j phnn and Wondsirip C f TTarric- had led Mr. Hpover into exhibiting their land and not be entirely de- loe and Union bleacherv R W Washington’s 15 yard line. A series abysmal ignorance” of why‘pendent upon cash from their <=ot- gammeth StPaulTc Rooer- of llne bucks wa3 g00d ‘"fVT. 11 ' J T’ho foc.iifct nKfainod frnm trip oammein, raui. j. c. Roper, d Ridge Springs kicked for Triune, P^L. Bouknight; Greenville f^xtra point but ft went- wide. circuit, G. F. Clarkson, Greer, g was Ridge Springs 6, Wash- Concord' and Appalache, A. H. ^ ^ 5 ’ Bouknight; Memorial, J. D. Holder in ^ ^ firsfc quarte r ended, Pat (J ' 1°’ C unningl \ ar “; supernumer- Robertson received Ridge Springs’ ary); Victor and Ebenezer, W. H. on bis gg y ar d line and re- 'Lewis; Laurens, G. H. Hodges; t ed the bai i to his opponents’ «n navies are maintained Fpr almost the first time since he entered the White House, Mr. shortly Hoover failed to sleep on a prob lem before taking action. Instead lie immediately dictated a hot re ply, insisting that Gardiner had ut tered untruths and distortions of fact. His friends-fully approve of FOR SALE On Friday, November 20, 1931, .. Laurens circuit> x T Lawrence; This was one of 11 o’clock a. m., I will sell to the p rr”“ 'dTibprtv 7 1^7777 fort y y ard strip his prompt rejoinder and feel that highest bidder, for cash, at my cireuit to be sunnbert hi the most thrUmig OI It lne he has given ? roof that he has home on the Martha Thomas place D p Hudson; Simpsonville, L w Washmgt.on's backfie d alternated more fight in his system than has near McCormick, the following shealy . Travelers Rest and s , ate in carrying the pigskin tor been attributed to him. Meanwhile property: c. W. 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Bailey, Lankford and the brilliant offensive of Watson Parks and Robertson deserve special mention. One 7-Passenger Buick Touring n ' ^ quarter ended with the .Ritter, extension secretary, board that the Democrats will have a ma-j jprity in both houses when Coh-| Car, One Wagon, One Lot of Hay, One Lot of Farm Implements. JOHN BELL, ttpo. , . of Christian education, J. E. Brown; director superannuate endowment fund, B. R. Tumipseed. Greenwood District P. F. Kilgo, presiding elder. ball in on the Washington’s possession eight yard line. On the first play in the second quarter, Robertson wept oyer right tackle for a touchdown. Watson Parks drove the line like a pile Washington Buchanan Agner Wilmer Parks Lankford Willis Bailey LE LT LG Ridge Springs Carson * Holstein Gunter Adams Olin Bussey Body FB Substitutes: Washington—Bussey H. for Savage at left end. Score by periods: 12 3 4 Washington 0 7 0 0 Ridge Springs 6 0 0 0 Savage Robertson Wells Watson Parks RG RT RE QB RH LH Bush Thirkill Walker Jones Carson Edwards » - : O* The P.-T. A. held its regular meeting Thursday. November 5. A goodly number enjoyed the special educational program given as fol lows: Subject: Schools of Today and Tomorrow. Spng—“America the Beautiful.” Devotional—Mr. Warren. The Schools and Enrichment of Human Life—Mr. Warren. Vocational Guidance—Mr. Woot en. Piano Solo—Mrs. Lewis Rich. Schools of Tomowow and the Future of America—Mr. Mayer. As Mr. Pierce’s room had the greatest number of mothers present the traveling picture will remain in his room for the month of Novem ber. Mrs. De Alva Rountree, , Misses Margaret McKkirrey/ Minnie and Annie Jackson spent - Saturday in Augusta shopping.'