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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE NUMBER TWO
McCORMICK MESSENGER
Published Every Thursday
Established June 5, 1902
EDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
Entered at the Post Office at Mc
Cormick', S. C., as mail matter of
the second class.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
We do weH to wish one another a
hanpy New Year, but haopiness can
not be guaranteed, perhaps ought
not to be expected. But it is with
in the power of any inan, within
his own sphere, to make it a noble
New Year, which is much better.
It is the old question of “redeem-
iner the time, because the days are
evil.” As men march out of the
nast. through the present and into
the future, they ought to reach
higher ground, and breathe a purer
x air. It is a truism to say that the
future will be jgst what mankind
makes it. But though this is a
truism, many people act and live
as though it were not true—and
that is the trouble.
The future is only another name
for opportunity, and opportunity
carries with it responsibilities. It
is not a time for trifling, but then
neither is it a time for hopeless
gloofti, or surrender in the face of
difficulties. So th^ needed mes
sage at this season seems to be one
of hope.
Strength, may be had—and hope,
too—from the sacred memories
which all lives have, and so it is
impossible to think wisely of the
future, or to face it as it should be
faced, except as related to the past,
and having a. vital connection with
it.
A happy New Year? Yes, surely
hut better yet a New Year conse
crated to truth, and to the service
of man, for that will bring, if not
happiness, blessedness. The eld
and the new unite, the present, and I
life is one and continuous. What
sort of old year will the new year,
on which we are about to enter,
be? ; 1
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Radio Is Not
Responsible For
Drought And Flood
Radio broadcasting, however,
much it may be affected by at
mospheric conditions, in no wav
influences the weather, says Dr. W.
J. Humphreys, of the United States
Weather Bureau.- Therefore, he
points out, suppression pf the radio,
many appeals for which are re
ceived by Weather Bureau officials,
on thfe score of its adverse effect
on the climate, would prevent
neither droughts nor. floods.
Some of the pleas for abolishing
the lAdio afe based on the suooo-
J itfbn that wireless . ; broadcasting
•urns up the water vapor 0 f the
air, thus causing > disastrous
droughts. Others apparently are
inspired by a belief that radio gives
rise to excessive i precipitation,
wHch ^nds in a^ftood.
The fallacy, of both these ideas
is apparent from a careful analysis {
"f thl wav nature makes rain. 1
Rain, Doctor Humphreys explains,
is caused bv (1) evaporation of
water, which depends on the tem
perature of the evaporating water,
on the area of the evaporating'sur
face, on wind velocity, and on the
dryness of the air, and (2) con
densation of water vapor, which
depends on the presence of ex
cessively small particles of seg salt,
land dust, or Other substances that
take «p water vapoi^ and on ah
adeouate cooling of the vvapor.
Obviously, Doctor Humphreys ob-
, serves, radio can have no effect on.
ans of these factors that ^nter in
to* evaporation of water from the
, earth’s surface or into the con-
densation of atmospheric vapor.
Attributing droughts and floods to
radio, in his :oplnion, Is just an
other instance'of the common hu
man habit of ascribing a little un-
derstood occurrence to something
that is even more mysterious.
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NOTHING NEW THIS HARD
TIftlES TAtK
(Greenwood-Index Journal of
December 22, 193j.)
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The Index-Journal has published
from time to time various accounts
pf previous so-called periods of de
pression in this and other counties,
i of them being in such words
th*t they seem to have been wrii-
particularly* for the period in
which we are now living. These
accounts or reports have been cop
ied from other papers and period
icals.
Here is an original discovery, if It
may *be so-called. It is an extract
iiw*ii uu; • uiarv of a Methodist
meacher, the Rev. Williams H.
Wills, who made a trip in tne sum
mer of 1840 into Mississippi and
Alabama. Apparently he claimed
Edgecombe county in North Caro
lina as his homd. He was a close
observer and his diary published in
(he Southern Historical Associa
tion’s monthly for Januray. 1904; is
exceedingly interesting. Here is
gtfiat he has to say about “the
situation” in Mississippi in the
ytar, 1840:
f “We have hard jtimes in No.
Ca.:i hard times in the East,
hard times everywhere, but the
Miss. (Mississippi! exceeds
‘lint all. . Same of the finest
A new year is dawning. What
it holds in store depends greatly
on what we put into it. Now is
the time to resolve to live and do
as we think best, and carry out
those resolutions. But he that as
it may, the personnel of this bank
wishes you a happy and prosper
ous 1932.
MAY WE SERVE YOU?
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You could choose no better
time to become acquainted with
this institution and the fine serv
ice it offers you. No matter what
your requirements may be or
what phase of our broad service
may interest you, we are ready to
serve you pleasingly and effici
ently.
IKE PEOPLES BANK
McCORMICK, S. C.
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ENJOY A HAPPY NEW YEAR
by depending on this store for all of your hardware
needs during the year. You will save money, time
and energy, and he better'satisfied in every way.
So we look forward to a happy New Year and
closer friendship with you.
WHITE HARDWARE CO.
MAIN STREET McCORMICK. S. C.
DON’T NEGLECT A COLD
Colds are not only disagreeable, but dangerous if
allowed to gain headway. It is easy to get rid of
them at first but difficult if allowed to linger.
We have a most complete stock, of cold remedies
for your choosing.
STROMS’ DRUG STORE
MAIN STREET
McCORMICK, S. C.
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LEGAL
NOTICE OF TAX SALE
Under and by virtue of a warrant
issued to me by the County Treas
urer of McCormick County, I have
seized the following described prop
erty to satisfy the taxes due the
State of South Carolina and the
County of McCormick, and the
same will be sold to the highest
bidder for cash on sales day in
January 4, 1932, during the legal
hours of sale in front of the Court
House Door at McCormick, South
Carolina, and the proceeds of the
sale will be applied to the payment
of the said taxes and the cost of
said seizure and sale, to wit:
The property of F. A. Miller and
is described as follows:
One House and Lot in the Town
of Plum Branch, School District No.
24. McCormick County, S. C., con
taining One (1) Acre, more or less,
formerly known as the residence of
Mrs. Katie Miller. Bounded on the
West by Main Street and now for
merly known as the Miner Lots, on
the North by Edgefield Street;
East and South by lots of J. A.
Ridlehoover, A. L. Sturkey and
probably others.
T. T. FOOSHE.
Tax Collector, McCormick County.
McCormick, S. C.,
December 15, 1931.—3t.
LEGAL
NOTICE OF TAX SALE
Under and by virtue of a warrant
issued to me by the County Treas
urer of McCormick County, I have
seized the following described prop
erty to satisfy the taxes due the
State of South Carolina and the
County of McCormick, and the
same will be sold to the highest
bidder for cash on sales day in
January 4, 1932, during the legal
hours of sale in front of the Court
House Door at McCormick, South
Carolina, and the proceeds of the
sale will be applied to the payment
of the said taxes and the cost of
said seizure and sale, to wit:
The property of Allen J. Sullivan
and is described as follows:
Fifty-Three (53) Acres, more or
less, in School District No. 16, Mc
Cormick County, S. C., bounded on
the North by lands of the estate of
Mrs. Jim Williams; East by lands
of the Christian estate; South by
lands of W. A. Cheatham and West
by lands of The Peoples Bank of
McCormick and probably others.
J. T. FOOSHE,
Tax Collector, McCormick County.
McCormick, S. C.,
December 15, 1931.—3t.
MASTER’S SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick.
Court of Common Pleas.
w - ^JJARKS AND W. H. PARKS.
AS EXECUTORS OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF W,
j R. PARKS, DECEASED.
against
A. C. BRADSHAW AND MRS.
LAURA H. BUNCH.
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 Jan
uary, 1932, (the same being the 4th
day of January), in front of the
Court House Door, in the city of
McCormick, County and State
aforesaid, during the legal hours of
sale, on terms specified below, the
following described real estate to
wit:
All that tract or Plantation of
land situate, lying and being in the
County of McCormick, State of
South Carolina, being in the Town
of Parksville, containing Two (2)
Acres, more or less, with improve
ments thereon, and bounded on the
North bv lands of J. A. Harveley,
and A. S. Wilson, Trustee; on the
East by Church Street in the Town
!of Parksville; on the South by
lands of the estate of the said W.
R. Parks, deceased, for a distance
I of about one hundred (100) feet
land by lands of the said W. R.
Parks and on the West by lands of
the said W. P. Parks, and the
Charleston and Western Carolina
Railroad.
i Terms of Sale: Cash—Purchaser
to pay for papers and stamps.
L. G. BELL,
Master.
Dec. 15, 1931.—3t.
LEGAL
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE
District Court of the United States
Western District of South Carolina
IN THE MATTER OF McGrath
Brothers, a Partnership composed
^f -Tohn Thomas McGrath and
Daniel Michael McGrath, Co-part
ners; and John Thomas McGrath
and Daniel Michael McGrath, In
dividually, McCormick, S. C. t Bank
rupt.
No. B-1356, B-1357, B-1358, IN
PANKRUPTCY.
To the Creditors of the above nam
ed Bankrupt:
Take notice that on December 7,
1931, the above-named bankrupt
filed his petition in said Court
praying that he may be decreed by
the Court to have a full discharere
from all debts provable against fiis
estate, except such debts as are
excepted by law from such dis
charge, and a hearing was there
to oruered and will be had up
on said petition on January 13,
1932, before said Court at Green
ville. in said District, at n o’clock
in the forenoon, at which time and
place all known creditors and otn-
er persons in interest may appear
anu snow cause, if any they have,
^ T hv the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
D. C. DURHAM.
C/loirk
Dated at Greenville, S. C.,
December 7, 1931.~^4t.
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Auditor’s Notice
NOTICE OF TAX SALE
Under and by virtue of a warrant
issued to me by the County Treas
urer of McCormick County, I have
seized the following described prop
erty to satisfy the taxes due the
State of South Carolina and the
County of McCormick, ahd the
same will be sold to the highest
bidder for cash on salesday,
January 4, 1932, during the legal
hours of sale in front of the Court
House Door at McCormick, South
Carolina, and the proceeds of the
sale will be applied to the payment
of the said taxes and the cost of
said seizure and sale, to wit:
The property of Nick Sterghns,
and is described as follows:
Ninety-Seven (97) Acres of land
more or less, in School Districts No.
7 and 6. in the County of McCor
mick, State of South • Carolina,
bounded on the North by public
road leading from Louis Lesley’s to
highway No. 10, East by lands of
J. M. Yarbrough, South and
West by lands of W. D. Morrah and
Federal Land Bank and probably
others. .
J. T. FOOSHE.
Tax Collector, McCormick County.
McCormick. S. C.,
December 15, 1931.—3t.
MASTER S SALE
lands in Madison and Hinds
county may now be bought for
comparatively nothing. Those
that once commanded from
thirty to fifty dolls, (dollars)
,pr. acre, may now be bought for
three to five dollars and that
with considerable improve
ments, while many have been
sold at Sheffs. (Sheriff’s)
sales at fifty cents that were
considered worth from ten to
Twenty dolls, (dollars) per acre
—the people too, are running
their Negroes to Texas and to
Alabama, and leaving their real
est. (estate) and perishable
property to be sold or rather
sacrificed. In the commun
ity where I am, it may prob
ably be said that THAT NOT
ONE MAN IN FIFTY, ARE
SOLVENT and probably a les
ser number than this but what
are more or less involved. So
great is the panic and so
dreadful the distress that there
are a great many farms pre
pared to receive Crops and
some of them actually planted
and yet deserted, not a human
being to be found upon them.
I had prepared myself to see
hard times here, but unlike
most Cases, the actual condit
ion of affairs is much worse
than the report. The Society
(Methodist church organiza
tion) is dreadful, nothing like
religion and indeed not much
of common honesty. Still I
am of opinion that the present
and the next twelve months
will be the most favorable
times for those who ever think
of migrating from the North
ern and Eastern States. Lands
are not only low, but I think a
grand revolution must ensue.
The dishonest and the insolv
ent must leave the State, when
I think others will come in
more prudent and prepared to
act upon different principles
from those who preceded
them.”
And what this itinerant Method
ist preacher thought would hap
pen, did happen and it will hap
pen again wherever the same con
ditions obtain.
The burdens on real estate must
be lifted and when this relief
comes and “others more prudent”
take hold there must be a real re
vival of values in this class of
property.
It is up to the legislative bodies
of South Carolina and other States
to consider well and carefully the
state of affairs and move quickly
to bring about the restoration of
interest in and of values in farm
lands.
That picture of 1840, ninety-one
years ago, in Mississippi is rather
familiar today, eh?
Important Notice
To Taxpayers
This is to notify all those who
have not paid their 1931 town tax
es that a penalty of 5 per cent will
be added January 1, 1932, and a 2
per cent penalty will be added
March 1, 1932. These taxes must
be collected to enable the town to
meet the interest on bonds without
further levy of mills.
Also, those who have not paid
their 1930 taxes are urged to do so
at once. On the first of January
we have obligations to meet and
unless these taxes are paid between
now and the first, execution costs
will be added and steps will be tak
en to collect same. i
J. O. PATTERSON,
Clerk.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick,
Court of Common Pleas.
J. S. STROM, T. J. SIBERT AND P.
J. ROBINSON, AS RECEIVERS
OF THE FARMERS BANK OF
McCORMICK, S. C.,
aerainst
JAMES EDWARDS
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 Janu
ary, 1932 (the same being the 4th
day of January), in front of the
Court House Door, in the City of
McCormick, County and State
aforesaid, during the legal hours of
sale, on terms specified below,* the
following described real estate, to
wit:
All that tract or parcel or lot of
land situate, lying and being in
State and County aforesaid and
containing Forty-nine and One-
half (49 1-2) Acres, more or less,
and bounded as follows:
On the North by lands of C. J.
Letman: on the East by lands of
M. M. Wall; on the South and
West by lands of Estate of A J
Searles.
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, before considering any bid ex
cept such as may be made by
Plaintiffs or their Attorney
Terms of Sale: Cash; purchaser
to pay for papers and stamps
L. G. BELL,
Dec. 15, 1931.—3t. MaSter ‘
MASTER’S SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick, •
Court of Common Pleas.
J. S. STROM. T. J. SIBERT AND P.
J. ROBINSON, AS RECEIVERS
OF THE FARMERS BANK OF
McCORMICK, S. C.,
against
G. T. BAUGHMAN, MRS. J. J. GIL
MER AND MISSOURI STATE
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
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 Janu
ary, 1932 (the same being the 4th
day of January), in front of the
Court House Door, in the City of
McCormick, County and State
aforesaid, during the legal hours of
sale, on terms specified below, the
following described real estate, to
wit:
All of those certain lots or tracts
of land situate, lying and being in
the Town of McCormick, County of
McCormick and State of South
Carolina, designated as Lots Nos. 1,
2, 3 and 4 in Block “P” according
to a Plat thereof, recorded in Book
5 at page 799 in Office of Clerk of
Court, Abbeville County. Each of
said lots having a frontage of thir
ty (30) Feet on Main Street and
running thence back One Hundred
(100) Feet to an alley.
As a condition precedent to the
consideration of any bid, the Mas
ter shall require a deposit of One
Hundred Fifty ($150.00) Dollars, be
fore considering any bid except
such as may be made by Plaintiffs
or their Attorney.
Terms of Sale: Cash: purchaser
to pay for papers and stamps.
L. G. BELL. ♦
Master.
Dec. 15. 1931.—3t.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT AND DISCHARGE
On January 5th, 1932, we will
make a final settlement of all debts
against the estate of John L. Jolly
in the office of the Judge of Pro
bate at McCormick Court House at
11 o’clock a. m. and ask for a dis
charge of liabUity of all debts only
against said estate. All persons
holding claims should present
them before that date.
W. L. JOLLY,
LILLIAN R. JOLLY,
Executor and Executrix.
Dec. 5. 1931.—4t.
I will be at the following places
on dates named to take tax re
turns for 1932, on all personal
property, including monies, credits,
etc., by owner, trustee, guardian,
administrator, attorney, agent, etc.:
Office, January 1st to 18th.
Joe J. Link’s, January 19th, 9 to
11 a. m.
J. C. Talbert’s, January 19th, 3 to
5 p. m.
R. T. Mayson’s, January 20th, 10
to 12 a. m.
' Quarles’ Store, January 20th, 2 to
5 p. m.
E. M. Morgan’s Store, January
21st, 10 to 12 a. m.
Farmer’s Supply Company, Jan
uary 21st, 2 to 4 p. m.
Plum Branch, January 22nd, 2 to
5 p. m.
Office, January 23rd to 25th.
Willington, January 26th, 10 to
12 a. m.
Mt. Carmel, January 26th, 1 to 4
p. m.
Meriwether, January 27th, 10 to
12 a. m.
Clark’s Hill, January 27th, 2 to 4
p. m. %
Modoc, January 28th, 10 to 12
a. m.
Parksville, January 28th, 2 to 4
p. m.
Bordeaux, January 29th, 10 to 12
a. m.
Young’s School House, January
29th, 2 to 4 p. m.
Office', January 30th to February
20th.
After that date penalty will be
charged to those that refused to
make returns. All male persons
from 21 to 55 years are liable for
road tax. All from 21 to 60 years
are liable for poll tax, and should
make returns for road and poll.
C. W. PENNAL,
Auditor. McCormick County.
TREASURER’S NOTICE
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Professional Card
W. K. CHARLES i
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Attorney-At-Law |
office. Farmers Bank Building j
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WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS I
3 RULES
big help to BOWELS
What a joy to have the bowels move
like clockwork, every day! It’s easy, if
you mind these simple rules of a famous
old doctor:
1. Drink a big tumblerful of water
before breakfast, and several times
a day.
2. Get plenty of outdoor exercise with
out unduly fatiguing yourself.
3. Try for a bowel movement at
exactly the same hour every day.
Everyone’s bowels need help at times,
but the thing to use is Dr. Caldwells’
Syrup Pepsin. You’ll get a thorough
cleaning-out, and it won’t leave your
insides weak and watery. This family
doctor’s prescription is just fresh laxa
tive herbs, pure pepsin, and other helpful
ingredients that couldn’t hurt a child.
But how it wakes up those lazy bowels!
How good you feel with your system rid
of all that poisonous waste matter.
2 mill
5 mill
2 mill
Dr. W. B. Caldwell’s
SYRl'P PEPSI IM
A Doctor's Family Laxative
The County Treasurer’s Office
will be open for the purpose of re
ceiving taxes from the 1st daj
of October. 1931, to the 15th daj
of March, 1932.
All taxes shall be due and pay
able between the 1st day of Octo
ber 1931 and December 31, 1931.
That when taxes charged shal
not be paid by December 31, 1931
the County Auditor shall proceed
to add a penalty of one per cent
for January, and if taxes are not
paid on or before February 1, 1932
the County Auditor will proceed tc
add Two Per Cent l and Five Pei
Cent from the 1st of March to the
15th of March, afttr which time
unpaid taxes will be collected bj
the Tax Collector.
The tax levies for the year 1931
are as follows:
For State Purposes 5 milk
For County Purposes 14 milk
For Bonds io milk
Constitutional School Tax 3 milk
6-0-1 Law 4 milk
Mt. Carmel School
District No. 1 __
Willington S. D. No. 2 ___
Bordeaux S. D. No. 3
McCormick S. D. No. 4
and Bonds 24 mill
Buffalo S.D. No. 5 10 mill
Bellvue S. D. No. 6 10 mill
S. D. No. 7 00 mill
Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mill
Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 __ 10 mill
Young’s S. D. No. 10 2 mill
Wideman’s S. D. No. 11 2 mill
Milway S. D. No. 13 8 mill
Robinson S. D. No. 14 10 mill
Dornville S. D. No. 15 8 mill
Liberty Hill S. D. No. 16 __ 8 mill
| Lvon’s S. D. No. 17 8 mill
Hibler S. D. No. 18 8 mill
' Vernon S. D. No. 21 4 mill
i Plum Branch S. D. No. 24
and Bonds 24 mill:
Consolidated S. D. No. 1.
Parksville, Modoc and
Clarks Hill, and Bonds __17 mill
All male citizens between th<
ages of 21 and 60 years, excep
those exempt by law, are liable t<
a noil tax of $1.00 each.
The law prescribes that all mah
citizens between the ages of 21 anc
55 years must pay $2.00 commuta
tion tax or work six days on th<
public roads.
Commutation tax is included ir
property tax receipt.
T J PRICE
Treasurer. McCormick County.
Mr. M. L. B. Sturkey, real estat
agent, sold a dwelling and lot i]
the town of Plum Branch to Mi
G. C. Sanders last Saturday.