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TSUX TO OUBSELVJES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-First Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, August 11,1932
Judge L. G. Bell Campaign Meeting
Passes Away . At Parksville
After an illness of a few days, .
hom^herfat ^o’clock l^Thurs- COUNTY CANDIDATES TO GO TO
day night. He was 70 years of age,
and had been active and attending
to the duties of his office until the
Monday before his death when he
became ill. He had been judge of
probate ever since the county was
formed, and was a very prominent
and beloved citizen.
Mr. Bell was a son of the late J.
Milton Bell and Martha Faulkner
Bell and was born and reared : ; n
Edgefield county. After the for
mation of McCormick county he
moved to the county seat. He was
a life-long member of the Baptist
church and was active in all its in
terests. He was deacon in the
church for 40 years and chairman
of the board for 15 years. He also
was a member of the Masonic frat
ernity.
In 1896 Mr. Bell was married co
Miss Annie Middleton, of Meriwe
ther, who preceded him to
grave 22 years ago.
WILLINGTON FOR MEETING
TOMORROW, FRIDAY
AUGUST 12TH
County candidates were given a
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good hearing at the meeting at
Washington school house, midway
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Parksville and Modoc, last Friday,
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where a large number of voters of
that and other sections of the
county assembled for the second
meeting of the present campaign.
The meeting was presided over by
the Rev. J. F .Warren of Parksville,
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who introduced the speakers as
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their turn to speak came, and it
was a good meeting, with one ex-
ception—a shadow of gloom, caus-
ed by the death of Judge L. G.
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Bell the night before. In the be-
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ginning of his address, Mr. T. A.
Dowtin took, time to speak of the
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the ing of this good Christian gentlfr-
He is surviv- man for whom we all had the high-
ed by one daughter, Mrs. D. ju.
Garrison, of Woodville, two sisters,
Mrs. Sarah Strom and Mrs. Clara
Faulkner of Greenwood, and one
brother, J. M. Bell, of Edgefield.
"The funeral services were con
ducted at, the Baptist Church here
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock by
his pastor, Dr. D. V. Cason, assisted
by a former pastor, the Rev. Laurin
H. Gardner, of Murfreysboro, 111.,
and the Rev. Leon T. Pressly of Mc
Cormick A. R. P. Church and the
Rev. W. S. Henry of McCormick
Methodist Church, and interment
made in the city cemetery, with the
following nephews serving as ac
tive pallbearers: Rudolph Strom,
Eula Strom, Wilber Strom, Eddie
Strom, Sampson Strom and Ed
Beil. The honorary pall-bearers
were deacons of the Baptist church.
J. S. Strom’s service in charge.
Expresses Regret Over
Death Of Judge Bell
The Messenger received the fol
lowing letter from Hon. D. A. G.
Ousts of Greenwood on August 6th:
McCormick Messenger,
McCormick, S. C.
Gentlemen:
Please permit me to convey to
the family and friends of Luther G.
Bell my sympathy in his recent and
sudden passing away.
He has been a life long friend of
mine, and I feel it is weil dufihtf
these times of distress to pause a
moment to say a few words in re
gard to the good life that Mr. Bell
has lived among his kindred and
friends. His life to those coming
into intimate contact with him
will be a constant admiration and
a living sermon for good to those
’who may pattern in a measure
their activities after him. He will
be missed by many peo^e, but it
will be a pleasure to recall his many
virtues to aid us in our future
joumies through life.
Thanking you for giving this
small space to express my sympa
thy to the family and to call at
tention in a feeble way to his good
life spent here with us, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
D. A. G. OUZTS.
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^Charles A. Miller, Utica, N. Y.j
[banker, endorsed by Atlee Pomerene,
jODem.) Ohio, a fellow board mem-
jber, was appointed by President
Hoover to the Reconstruction Finance
[Corporation and will be elected its
jntw president. This appointment
(completes the Board’s roster.^
est regard. Just before adjourn
ing for dinner, the meeting, upon
motion of Mr. D. L. Wideman, went
on record as expressing deep re
gret over the death of Judge Bell.
DR. KILLINGS WORTH
Dr. R. G. Killingsworth, candid
ate for senate, was first speaker of
the day, and briefly outlined some
of the things he advocates, saying
he would be senator of all the peo
ple if elected, and would strive to
b*ng about economy in all places
possible. He pointed out some of
the problems of the day, and stated
that no selfish motive had prompt
ed him to make this race, and if
elected, he would be your servant
and not your master.
F. A. WISE
Mr. F. A. Wise, candidate for sen
ate, spoke of taxation and oppres
sion and said we are facing a seri
ous situation today—prices of farm
commodities have dropped consid
erably since the war and people
have to plan way ahead now to
meet their obligations. He would
stand for strict economy in govern
ment, and believes all should share
the burden and help bring about
relief He stated that he is run
ning the race on his merits and
would fight for economy, if elected.
J. J. DORN
Mr. J. J. Dorn, who is seeking re-
election to the senate, after serving
out the unexpired term of Ex-Sena
tor F. C. Robinson, stated that he
had kept the faith and made many
friends in both the upper and low
er houses and had good co-opera
tion there. He discussed at length
some of the legislation of the past
two years and various matters per
taining to the county. He said he
had done his best and had always
stood for ecenomy and would con-
inue to do so if sent back.
T. A. DOWTIN
Mr. T. A. Dowtin, candidate for
he house of representatives, , said
hat he stands for cutting expenses
wherever possible and having
hings run on a business Hke basis,
le is an advocate of good schools
nd pointed out some changes he
/ould favor in their interest. He
poke of the deplorable condition
:cnfronting us today and said he
vould do his best to bring abou
elief, if elected.
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W. D. MORRAH
Mr. W. D. Morrah, who is seeking
e-election to the house of repre
sentatives, reviewed his record in
'that body, saying, among other
things, that he had always stood
cn the side of economy and voted
for lower expenses and looked af
ter the interest of his county. He
promised, if re-elected, to continue
to do his best to serve faithfully.
Superintendent of Education
Mr. James W. Corley was first
candidate for this office to speak,
and he briefly stated that he felt
qualified to fill the place, favors
good schools and feels that they
should be run economically, and
would do his best, if elected.
Mr. Thomas Meriwether, candid
ate for this office, spoke of the ad
vantages education offers, and said
he stands for good schools and eco
nomy, and pledged faithful service
if elected.
Mr. W. H. Parks, now serving his
first term as superintendent of
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in herculean struggles of their careers in the 10th Olympic games at
Los Angeles . . . Top; Parade of All Natons which marked the opening
of the games, July 30. Lower left, Lieut. George C. Calnan, U. _ S.
Olympic team, who took the solemn Olympic oath for all nations partici
pating as the hundreds of athletes stood with raised hands, at the opening
ceremonies. Lower right, Vice-Pres. Charles Curtis, greets the crowd.
education, said he feels better qual
ified now to fill the office, and
would continue to render his best
services, if re-elected.
FOR SUPERVISOR
Mr. D. M. Blackwell was first of
the candidates for this office to
speak, and briefly made his appeal
to the voters for their support in
the primary, saying he had no
promises to make other than that
he would do the best he could with
the office, if elected.
Mr. G. H. McCain said he believes
his record justifies his asking for
the supervisor’s office and he
promised, if elected, to push the
road work and^keep in close contact
with the duties’ of the office and be
as economical as possible.
Mr. J. P. Talbert said he had had
considerable experience in road
work and bridge building and feels
that he is well qualified to handle
the office, to which he pledged his
full time and personal attention, if
elected.
Mr. J. O. Williams offered his
practical experience in road work
and bridge building as his chief
qualification for the supervisor’s
office, saying he feels that he
knows the needs of the people and
if elected, would run the office
economically.
Mr. W. O. Graves, in seeking re
election to the supervisor’s office,
briefly outlined some of the work
done in the past and said he had
re-built bridges lost in freshets and
worked roads as fast as possible.
He believes the bridges should be
looked after first and the roads
kept in passable condition and
scraped as often as possible. He
said he had done his best, and
would continue to do so, if re-
?lected.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
For this office, Mr. J. T. Fooshe,
who is serving his second term by
arncintment, was first speaker. He
offered his record as his chief quali
fication for the office, and his
thanks for the co-operation he had
received, and promised same effi-
ient service, if elected.
Mr. J. H. Lyon, candidate for tax
collector, said there were no real
issues in this race, but that he
would appreciate the support of the
voters and fulfill the duties of the
office faithfully, if elected.
Mr. W. Floyd Cothran, candidate
for tax collector, was last of the
county candidates to speak at the
meeting. He said he felt well quali
fied to do the work and would
faithfully perform the duties of the
office, if elected.
FOR SOLICITOR
Mr. McKendree Barr of Leesville,
and Mr. T. C. Callison of Lexington,
in the solicitor’s race, both address
ed the audience. Mr. Barr told the
voters he is well qualified for the
place and would faithfully dis
charge the duties of the office, if
elected. Mr. Callison, incumbent,
offered his record as the chief
qualifications upon which he is
seeking re-election and promised
that he would continue to render
Entries Opened For
Judge Of Probate
By reason of the death of Judge
Luther G. Bell here last Thursday
nightf the McCormick county dem
ocratic executive committee was
called to meet on Monday for the
purpose of opening entries for the
office of probate judge held by Mr.
Bell at the time of his death and
which term of office would nol
have expired until 1934. The en
tries opened at 12 o’clock Monday
for a three day period, closing at
12 o’clock today, Thursday, 11th in
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 8.—
The Bureau of the Census an
nounces a summary of the financial
statistics of the State of South
Carolina for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 1931. The per capita
figures for 1931 are based on an es-
■ timated population of 1,743,000.
These statistics were compiled by
Mr. E. C. Rhodes.
* Expenditures
^The payments for operation and
maintenance of the general de
partment of South Carolina
amounted to $12,617,467, or $7.24
per capita, t This includes $3,808,-
080, apportionments for education
to the minor civil divisions of the
State. In 1930 the per capita for
operation and maintenance of gen
eral departments was $8.17 and in
1917, $1.82. ' The payments for op
eration and maintenance of public
service enterprises in 1931 amount
ed to $3,194; interest on debt, $4,-
725,270; and outlays for permanent
improvements, $20,951,251. The to
tal payments, therefpre, for opera
tion and maintenance of general
departments and public service en
terprises, for interest and outlays
were $38,297,182. The totals include
all payments for the year, whether
made from current revenues or
from the proceeds of bond issues.
Of the governmental costs report
ed above, $21,419,174 was for high
ways, $828,557 being for mainten
ance and $20,590,617 for construc
tion.
• Revenues
The total revenue receipts were
$25,088,731, or $14.39 per capita.
Jhis was $7,742,800 more than the
total payments of the year, exclu
sive of the payments for perman
ent improvements, but $13,208,451
less than the total payments in
eluding those for permanent im
provements. These payments in
Number 10
Guillebeaux Family
Reunion To Be Held
Next Wednesday
HISTORIC AMERICAN FAMILY TO
MEET AT OLD HOME NEAR
BORDEAUX FOR ANNUAL
REUNION
stant.
Candidates entering the race are I excess of revenue receipts were met
Messrs. W. B. Quarles, John C. Cor- | from the proceeds of debt obliga
tions. Property and special taxes
represented 21.3 per cent of the to
tal revenue for 1931, 26.5 per cent
for 1930, and 64.4 per cent for 1917.
The increase in the amount of
property and special taxes collect
ed was 162.8 per cent from 1917 to
1931 but there was a decrease of 5.3
per cent from 1930 to 1931. The
The revival which started at the I per capita of property and special
Baptist Church here last Sunday taxes collected was $3.07 in 1931,
morning will run on through to $3.25 in 1930, and $1.24 in 1917
Sunday night. The Rev. C. Tvl. Earnings of general departments,
Coalson of Wadley, Ga., is assisting or compensation for services rend-
the pastor, Dr. D. V. Cason, in the ered by State officials, represented
meeting. Services are beihg held 5.1 per cent of the total revenue for
at 10 o’clock a. m. and 8:15 p. m., 11931, 6.5 per cent for 1930, and 21.7
ley, J. Frank Mattison, John E.
Bradley, J. Charles Talbert and
Luke N. Brown. Announcements on
back page of this paper.
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Baptist Revival Runs
Through Sunday
and are being well attended by peo
ple of the town and surrounding
community.
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Parksville Meeting
Begins August 14th
The annual revival meeting will
begin at the Parksville Baptist
Church on Sunday, August 14, anc
vill continue for one week.
There will be two services daily,
beginning at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m.
The pastor, Rev. Jno. F. Warren,
will do the preaching. The pub
lic is cordially invited to worship
with us.
Rev. Warren has been conducting
series of meetings this week at
Red Oak Grove Church, of which
le is pastor.
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Meeting At White
Town Begins On
August 14th
The revival meeting will begin at
White Town Sunday, August 14.
Preaching in the morning and ev
ening by the pastor, Rev. C. A.
Padgett. Sunday night a Sunday
school program is to be presented
by the children of the Sunday
school classes.
Everyone is invited to attend.
per cent for 1917.
Business and non-business li
censes constituted 49.9 per cent of
the total revenue for 1931, 59.9 per
cent for 1930, and 7.5 per cent for
1917.
Receipts from business licenses
consist chiefly of taxes exacted
from insurance and other incorpor
ated companies, tax on soft drinks,
The third annual session of the
Guillebeau family reunion will be
held at the old home near Bordeaux
S. C., on Wednesday, August 17th,
These gatherings of the descend
ants of this historical family have
heretofore been largely attended
and much interest has been mani
fested. It is the hope of the many
who are most concerned that the
occasion for this year will be one of
equal pleasure as those previous.
The program contains some in
teresting speakers and those who
attend will be well entertained.
Rev. Oscar L. Millican, whq wiU
be the chief speaker of the day,
comes highly recommended as a
very interesting speaker and a.
high-toned Christian gentleman.
He is a great-great-grandson of
Peter Guillebeau, Sr., and his sif
ter, Susannah Bouchillon-Moragne,
the two branches of the original
Guillebeau family of Bordeaux.
Mr. J. Arch Talbert, who will de
liver the welcome address, is wen-
known as an eloquent and gifted
speaker. He has served as Cle/fc
of Court of McCormick county for
a number of years.
Hon. R. F. Guillebeau, who will
respond to the welcome address, is
also a speaker of no small talent.
He has served his county as repre
sentative in the state legislature for
several terms. He is also widely
known as an “Inn Keeper” and
merchant in his home town.
Rev. E. F. Gettys is prominently
connected with the De la Howe In
stitute near Bordeaux, and has
many friends and admirers who
will be pleased to hear him on this
occasion.
Col. John A. Johnson, who at
tended the reunion last year, won
many friends among his relatives
who will be delighted to be associ
ated with him again. He is a gift
ed speaker^ a successful lawyer and
is prominently, identified in many
ways in the capital of the Nation.
He Jias a very charming personal
ity which presents very forcibly a
true type of a polished French gen
tleman.
As the custom has been, picnic
lunch will be served and it is ex
pected that all relatives and those
who are not relatives as well, wiii
furnish their share qf the .lunch,
unless specially invited by some
friend or who may come from a
distant state.
The program follows:
Begins at 10 o’clock.
. Song: “America The Beautiful”—
Lincoln County Chorus.
10:35 Welcome Address—Mr. J.
Arch Talbert, McCormick, S. C
10:40 Response—Hon. Robert F.
Guillebeau. Lincolnton, Ga.
10:45 Song: “Faith of Our Fa-
and sales tax on gasoline, while ) ^hers”—Lincoln County Chorus.
faithful service, if re-elected.
The next meeting will be held at
Willington tomorrow, August 12th.
This leaves a meeting at Young’s
on August 19th, one at Mt. Carmel
on August 23rd and one for Mc
Cormick on August 26th.
those from non-business licenses
comprise chiefly taxes on motor ve
hicles and amounts paid for hunt-
ng and fishing privileges. The
sales tax on gasoline amounted to
>5,902,537 in 1931 and $6,108,624 in
1930, a decrease of 3.4 per cent.
Indebtedness
The total funded or fixed debt
)utstanding December 31, 1931 was
569,973,508. Of this amount $64,-
141,630 was for highways.
The net indebtedness (funded or
fixed debt less sinking fund assets)
was $69,429,974, or $39.83 per capita.
In 1930 the per capita net debt was
$32.46 and in 1917, $3.32. The in
creased per capita for 1931 is prin
cipally on account of highways.
Assessed Valuations and Tax Levies
The assessed valuation of prop
erty in South Carolina subject to
ad valorem taxation was $407,909,-
083; the amount of State taxes lev
ied was $2,755,213; and the per
capita levy, $1.58. In 1930 the per
capita levy was $1.61 and in 1917,
$1.66.
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The heat became so intense in
Waynesburg, Pa., that bathers pi
Ten Mile Creek were nearly driven
from the stream by birds from
nearby fields swooping down into
the creek to obtain relief.
10:50 Devotional—Rev. E. F.
Gettys, Willington, S. C.
11:00 Address—Rev. Oscar Le-
Roy Millican, Cordeva, Ala.
11:45 Business.
12:00 Benediction—Col. John A.
Johnson, Washington, D. C.
Albert E. Guillebeau, Chainnarv.
Miss Alice Talbert and Mrs. Den
nis C. Talbert, Program Committee.
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Democrats’ Treasurer |
Frank C. Walker, Butte, Mont and
**'cw York, is the new treasurer of •
die Democratic National Committee. ’
Mr. Walker was pre-convention
treasurer of the Roosevelt campaign. 1