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' ■** ' ••t vj ■ K' - * f ^ r a TSUX TO OUB8KLVX8, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOB. Thirty-Third Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1934 Four Pages Number 18 Sessions Court Convened Monday The Ofctober term of Sessions Court for McCormick County con vened here Monday morning at 10 o’clock, with Judge T. S. Sease, of Spartanburg, presiding. Sessions court adjourned at 11 o'clock yes terday morning, with cases dis posed of as follows: The State vs. Jay Patton, charge, assault and battery with intent to kill. Settled out of court. The State vs. James Freeman, indictment, assault and battery by shooting. Pleads guilty to assault and battery of high and aggravated nature. Sentenced to 3 months on chaingang. The State vs. Robert Colter, in dictment, assault and battery with intent to kill. Pleads guilty to assault of high and aggravated na ture. Sentenced to 6 months on chaingang or pay fine of $40.00. The State vs. Willie Johnson, in dictment, murder. Found guilty of Report Of The Grand Jury October Term Of Court, 1934 ~ » STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick.- To his Honor, Judge T. S. Sease, presiding October term of Court, McCormick County, S. C.: We, the Grand Jury for said county, beg leave to make the fol lowing presentments: We have passed on all bills hand - ed to us by the Court. The Committee on County Offi cers report they have examined the books of the county officers and find them to be neatly kept and in good shape. Committee on Schools report they find the School Districts of the county in better shape finan cially than they have been in sev eral years. There being no further business to come before us at this term of Court, we wish to thank the Court and all Court Officials for all court- 'Hir- President's Mother on Her 30th Birthday <?■ ■$- V I mi m r-s? -v.- m mi Wmm I® :Sk ; : m Imh Y. E. SEIGLER, Foreman Grand Jury. x manslaughter. Sentenced to 10 1 esies shown us during this term of years on county chaingang or in Court. State penitentiary for like period. 1 The State vs. Clifton Shannon, indictment, driving car while under influence of whiskey. Found not guilty. dictment, assault with intent to kill 1 f , ' e Ma uldln spent part and present fire arms at another. I c or ^ ck ^ relatlVCS in Mc ’ fMM 1 : mi Mt. Carmel JNews Continued. Civil Court opened at 9:30 o’clock yesterday morning and was engag ed for the day in trial of the case of W. L. Wall, plaintiff, vs. State Highway Department, defendant. Verdict is for the plaintiff in the sum of $400.00. Civil Court is still in session but JrSD probably adjourn today. x - Mrs. Inman Griffin, Mr. Willie Hester, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney were dinner guests of Mr. Will Swift one evening last week. Mrs. Will McAllister, Miss Julia McAllister and friend were visitors in Mt. Carmel Sabbath afternoon. # < Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lanier, Miss es Weldon and Blakely of Calhoun (Falls High faculty and Mrs. D. L. 9AS HYDE PARK, N. Y. . . . The above portrait of the President’s mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt^ was taken at her home here on her CCnh birthday, September 21st. The President, grandchildren and three grost-grfcndchiidr^a attended the birthday luncheon. ikfr • rfi i? J 1 r 5:1115 iaeuxty anu jvixs. u. Li. JNotlCe lo Lonieaerate Bryson worshiped at the A. R. P. vt - a _ i ' church here Sabbath morning, also Veterans And Widows Mr and Mrs ^ WUbur Blake and I have just received a voucher from the Comptroller General to pay the second payment of the 1934 pension. I have drawn the checks and all that are not on the mailing list can call at rag office and get same at your earliest convenience I have had a number of Inquiries as to when the next payment will be received; I wish to say that my Information is that the third pay ment will come in sometimes after the first of January 1935, probably between the 1st and 10th. J. FRANK MATTTSON, Judge of Probate for McCormick County, S. C. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. Thursday, October 4th, Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres in “SERVANTS’ ENTRANCE’* Friday, October 5th, Only, Gertrude Michael and Leon Errol in “THE NOTORIOUS SOPHIE LANG’’ Saturday, October 6th, Only, Warner Gland and Drue Leyton in “CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON” Mon.-Tues., Oct. 8th-9th, Tracy, Alice Faye, ' Hel^n Twelvetrees and Shirley Temple in “NOW I’LL TELL” Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 10th-11th, Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard and Shirley Temple in “NOW AND FOREVER” Shows: 3:15, 7:15 and 9:00 Mrs. McCormick. We are always glad to welcome these kind friends in our midst. Mrs. Hunter McKinney entertain ed last Friday evening with a bar becue supper, celebrating the an niversary of her birth. The guests who enjoyed the evening were Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Misses Sara Curtis, Alice Wells, and Messrs. Willie Hes ter, Will Swift and others. Miss Reba Wells of Anderson is spending some time at her home here recovering from a recent op eration. # Her many friends all hope she will soon be restored to health and strength. Mrs. Virgil Dean of Willington was a pleasant visitor in Mt. Car mel Monday afternoon. Mrs. Dean is our very efficient music chair man, and is coaching the clubs in their choruses for the council meet ing at Bordeaux this month. Messrs. W. H. Horton, H. O. Wat son, J. C. Covin and others were business visitors in McCormick one (day last week.. ! Miss Gladys Scott was the {charming -guest of Miss Carolyn (Tarrant in Greenwood the past week end. Mrs. J. R. Tarrant spent part of last week with relatives in Green wood. Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood pent Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott. x Bethany H. D. Club Holds Meeting Farmers May Secure Loans On Cotton James F. Edmunds Claimed By Death James F. Edmunds, a lifelong resident of McCormick, died at his home here at 4 o'clock Sunday af ternoon from the effects of uremic poisoning from which he had been suffering for five days. He was 55 years of age, a mem ber of the McCormick Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the Spanish-American and World Wars. He is survived by four brothers and five sisters: T. A. Edmunds, Elberton, Ga.; John Z. Edmunds, McCormick; Luther H. Edmunds, Port Royal; W. F. Edmunds, Au gusta, Ga.; Mrs. W. J. Furqueron, Clinton; Mrs. M. A. Dunaway, Jack sonville, Fla.; Mrs. Henrietta Brad ley, McCormick; Mrs. Thomas J. Price, McCormick; Miss Fannie Ed munds, McCormick. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside at 11 o’clock Tues day morning by his pastor, the Rev. D. W. Keller, pastor of the Meth odist Church, assisted by Dr. S. W. Reid, pastor of the A. R. P. Church, and Di*. D. V. Cason, pastor of the Baptist Church, and interment made in McCormick city cemetery. The following six nephews serv ed as pallbearers: T. L. Edmunds. C. R. Edmunds, Andrew Edmunds, D. Edmunds, Arch Bradley and J. W. Furqueron. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. /; v x Bordeaux JNews Cotton Ginnings Are Given By S. C. Counties COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO SEP TEMBER 16 IN SOUTH CARO LINA: CROPS 1934 AND 1933. Bethany H. D. Club held its § A ys ERNEST GRAHAM, PRESI- meeting on October 1st. The chair i was occupied by Mrs. M. G. Rush, president. Program: Scripture Reading, Mrs. J. W. Seigler. Song, “All Thru The Night.” Roll Call and Minutes read. The meeting was turned over to Miss Alice Talbert who had the year calendar filled out. We are to have the state program this year. The Family Cow is the subject of the month. Mrs. Stallworth gave an instruc tive demonstration on cheese mak ing. The cheese was given to Miss Emmie Sheppard for safe keeping, to be served at next meeting. Our agent served some cheese made in August. All pronounced it delicious. We discussed the council meet ing at Bordeaux. Our club is hop ing to get up a bus load for the occasion. / Delicious punch, crackers and candy were served by the hostesses, Mrs. C. L. Williams, Mrs. M. G. Rush and Mrs. O. B. Miner. Reporter. txr DENT OF THE PRODUCTION CREDIT CORPORATION OF COLUMBIA. Washington High School News McCormick High School Senior Class News The Senior Class of McCormick High School met Monday morning, September 24th, and elected offi cers for the following term. They are as follows: President, Anna Furqueron. Vice-President, Jack Patterson. Secretary, Marie Reames. Treasurer, DAvid Keller. Reporter, Annie Laurie Sturkey. One outstanding fact about the election is that Anna Furqueron was elected to serve her fifth term as president, from 7th through the j , 11th grade. The Junior Class of the Wash ington High School held its first meeting Thursday, September 28, 1934. Officers elected are as fol lows: President, Margie Bussey. Vice-president, Carolyn Dukes. Secretary, Mildred Blackwell. Treasurer, Jack Rich. Class Poet, Elbert Dorn. Class Artist, Marjorie Reese. Class Sponsor, Miss Willis (teacher). Reporter, Carolyn Dukes. A committee of three, Marjorie Reese, Mildred Blackwell and T. R. Cartledge, was elected to help the president make plans for future entertaining. Reporter. First To Pay County Taxes First to pay 1934 taxes to McCor mick County on Monday, October 1st, when the books opened, were Mrs. Ida Black, of Mt. Carmel, Mr. COLUMBIA, Sept. 29.—Farmers of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida may secure commodity loans on their cotton from production credit associa tions, Ernest Graham, president of the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia, has announced. Loans to producers will be made on the basis of 12 cents per pound for cot ton classed low middling or better in grade and seven-eights inch or better in staple, and 11 cents pei pound for such cotton classed low middling or better in grade and be low seven-eighths inch in staple. As security for each loan the bor rower must furnish a warehouse receipt from an approved ware house. The cotton is listed on the classer’s certificate by warehouse receipt numbers and weight for each grade and staple. A blanket fire insurance policy is available to association borrowers. The interest rate will be 4 per cent per annum for the time the money is actually in use, and loans will be made to mature not later than July 31, 1935. Each borrower who is not already a member of a production credit association will be required to pur chase Class B stock in the produc tion credit association from which he secured his loan equal to 5 per cent of the amount borrowed, just as in an ordinary production credit loan. There are 116 production credit associations in the four states, and the secretaries of these associations have been instructed to begin tak ing applications for these commod ity cotton loans at once. x Public Sales Made Here Monday A little fire felt good Tuesday morning. One enjoys the cool weather after the hot September weather we’ve just experienced. Mrs. S. E. Moragne has return ed home, after spending some time in Hastings, Fla., visiting her daughters, Mrs. Gordan Stanton and Mrs. Lou Bachlar. Mr. Charles Couple and Mr. Dan Stuart, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Hoffman, have returned to their home in Lincolnton, N. C. Miss Bennie McKinney of Green wood spent’ several days with her sister, Mrs. -B. F. Hodges, during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade, Mrs. Ann Moore, Mrs. S. C. Cade, Messrs. Albert and Clifford Cade dined with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell Sunday. There was a good attendance at our prayer and song service at the church Sunday night. We were glad to have some of our Cedar Hill neighbors with us. Mr. S. T. Link and Mr. Clinton Link spent Sunday here with their homefolks. Mr. Parker Herndon and Mr. Manly Willis were business visitors in McCormick Tuesday morning. Miss Sallie Lou Cade spent the week end with Mrs. S. C. Cade. • x The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to Septem ber 16, by counties, in South Caro lina, for the crops of 1934 and 1833. The total for the State was made public on Monday, September 24. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1934 1933 The State 70,173 170,617 Abbeville 428 1,335 Aiken 2,606 9,802 Allendale 2,403 4,735 Anderson 2,236 5,423 Bamberg 3,493 7,156 Barnwell 3,435 8,921 Calhoun 2,523 6,743 Chester 281 1,291 Chesterfield 1,365 5,503 Clarendon ^^3,631 6,015 Colleton *1,312 3,187 Darlington 860 3,338 Dillon 2,525 5,290 Dorchester 1,428 ’ 3,183 Edgefield . 1,676 4,578 Fairfield L 102 387 Florence 243 2,434 Greenville 230 2,296 Greenwood 620 1,034 Hampton 1,407 3,814 Kershaw 732 2,934 Laurens 280 2,337 Lee 4,576 6,997 Lexington 1,149 4,774 McCormick 778 899 Marlboro 6,780 9,280 Newberry _i 321 2,784 Oconee ^ 265 512 Orangeburg 12,579 25,498 Richland 709 Saluda 662 Spartanburg 112 Sumter : 5,475 Williamsburg 2,289 All other 662 iXt 2,409 2,143 2,187 11,397 3,375 6.626 Mt. Carmel H .D. Club Holds Meeting Modoc News The United States supplies the 1 Mr. Watson gave an interesting' Arthur Reynolds, R. 2, McCormick world with practically all of.its talk in chapel Tuesday morning. (Mr. J. C. Harvley, Modoc and Mr jubber erasers and rubber bands. I Reporter. |c. W. Willis, of McCormick. Public sales made here Monday were as follows: Judge J. F. Mattison, master, made one sale, as follows: John Rainsford et al., against Mrs. Jessie Poore Allison and J. L. Bracknell, between 95 and 100 acres of land, to W. K. Charles, attorney, Dukes for $300.00. | Mr. and Mrs. Gip Peyton and Mr. The Six tracts of land offered by 1 and Mrs. J. B. Merritt of Augusta J. T. Fooshe, tax collector, were bid were visitors here Sunday to the in by the county. flatter’s mother, Mrs. Laura Garner. Mrs. J. M. Stone, Mr. and Mrs Mayfield Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. Coley Turner from Clinton spent a couple of days among friends and relatives here last week. Messrs. Ed Gamer and H. J Bussey were business visitors to Au gusta Saturday. Mr. G. E. Dukes spent the week end with homefolks here, after a month’s tour over the state of Florida. A goodly number from here at tended the union meeting at Red Hill Sunday. Mrs. Laura Garnett and Miss Edna Merritt were dinner guests Sunday to Mrs. E. F. Bussey. Messrs. J. C. Harvley, W. M. Nash and Cape Holson were visitors to McCormick on Monday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. McDaniel were spend the day guests Sunday to the latter’s mother, Mrs. Minnie Bus sey. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bussey of Au gusta made a short visit here Sun day evening to Mr. and Mrs. G. E. The Mt. Carmel H. D. Club met in. the club room on September 11th at 3 p. m., with nearly all members present and one visitor. Meeting called to order by the president. Song, “America The Beautiful,” by club. Scripture reading and prayer, by the president. After the roll call and reading of the minutes by the secretary she tendered her resignation as secre tary and treasurer, also publicity and finance chairman. The presi dent, Miss Susie Patterson, also resigned. September is always re organization month, sc officers were elected, as follows: Mrs. Hunter McKinney, president. Mrs. H. O. Watson, re-elected vice-president. Mrs. D. J. McAllister, secretary and treasurer. Mrs. W. H. Horton, reporter. After the election, Mrs. Stall- worth made an interesting talk on plans for the coming year’s work which promises to be very inter esting. Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin and Mrs. W. H. Horton were hostesses for the social hour and served cheese and vanilla wafers with iced tea. We were glad indeed to have Mis. Arch Andrews of Willington with us for the afternoon. After a veiy pleasant afternoon, the meeting adjourned. Card Of Thanks Editor Messenger: Please allow me space in your valuable columns to thank the good people in and around Modoc; for their thoughtfulness and kind ness to me while I was sick. I also want to thank the faithful physi cians for their untiring service. Each cheerful word and deed of kindness made my intense suffer ing more bearable. May God re ward everyone, is my prayer. MISS FRANCES WHITE. Modoc, S. C.