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IfcCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
Thursday, August 8, 1935
HrfORMirtf MR%RN(iRR of Mrs - Mitchell, and spent mojsi.of| lina. In 1892 he settled in Memphis,
VtfVvfiUVfttV^il ivilajo his boyhood days in this part of Texas, and his family joined 1 him
Fablbihed Every
Established June
boyhood day§ in this part
the country, and he taught school
in McCormick for two years.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Link and Mr.
Claude Link spent Sunday with
Mrs. Sallie Link at Bethia and at
tended church services there at the
" Presbyterian church,
at the Post Office at Me- j j^r. C. E. Simpson has been on
S. as mail matter of the sick list for some time, but is
•DMONP J. McCRACEEN,
Editor and Owner
second class.
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somewhat better now. Among those
who visited him Sunday were, Mr.
and Mrs. Cal Duncan. Mrs. Dun
can is a daughter of Mr. Simpson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Buchannan. Mis.
Buchannan is a sister of Mr. Simp
son. Mrs. Francis Hfirts, a grand
daughter, all of Pendleton, S. C.
Miss Catherine Simpson, a da ugh-
WQcliir»«Tf<vn te r of Mr - c - E - Simpson, visited
tjrCor b e wasinngioii her father the past week end she
returned to Greenville Sunday.
This is not the Fourth of Tulv, Master Clarence Parnell is visit-
Constitution Day or any of the ing his uncle, Mr. George Wide-
other traditional occasions when we man, in Calhoun Falls,
reaffirm our national faith in na- Master Fred Wilson Brown has
iioual institutions without regard been visiting his aunt, Mrs. G. C.
lb politics. But even on a hot, McIntosh and family.
«unmer day it is not too much to Mr. G. C. McIntosh, Mrs. Fred
expect that we would be interested Brown and son, Fred, and Miss
fh the following excerpts from Mary McIntosh, went to Waynes-
Washington’s Farewell address: tboro, Ga., Tuesday. Little Louise
“It is important, likewise, that | McIntosh had the misfortune to be
fhe habits of thinking in a free bitten by a snake Tuesday after-
fountry should inspire caution in noon. She was taken to McCor-
Shose entrusted with its adminis- mick for medical attention. The
fration to confine themselves with- j physician didn’t regard the bite as
*i their respective constitutional serious.
there where they made their home
until 1918 at which time they mov
ed to Dumas, Texas.
To this union were born nine
children, six boys and three girls.
Her husband, Mr. O. B. Burnett
passed away January 19, 1925, at
Dumas, Texas.
One son, H. H. Burnett, passed
away on September 27, 1932.
Surviving and all of whom were
present at the funeral, are her
sons, Mr. W. W. Burnett, Mr. Lucian
Burnett, Mr. Jim Burnett, Mr.
George Burnett, Mr. Arthur
Burnett, and daughters, Mrs. Salli=
McMurry, and Mrs. Susan Wynn,
all of whom live in Dumas and
Moore County and one daughter,
Mrs. Mary Thomas, who resides at
Memphis, Texas.
Twenty-seven grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren also sur
vive.
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Military Staff
J. ARCH TALBERT OF McCOR-
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^heres, avoiding in the exercise of
Bie powers of one department, to
onerrach upon another.
Tlie spirit of Encroachment tends
a» consolidate the powers of all the
Apartments in one, and thus to
ooeafte, whatever the form of gov-
enament, a real despotism, x x x x
If, in the opinion of the people,
tte distribution or modification of
Constitutional powers be in any
particular wrong, let it be corrected
an amendment in the way
wbfch the Constitution designates.
let there be no change by u-
mpatlon; fpr though this, in one
may tje the instrument
Wood, it is the customary weap- afternoon.
by which free governments are
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Mrs. S. C. Cade, Mr. Clifford
Cade and Mr. W. T. Slaughter spent
Tuesday night and Wednesday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
McIntosh and family.
Mr. W. G. Mitchell killed a large
snake commonly known as a
“Chicken Snake" in the nest of a
setting hen Tuesday night. The
eggs, had been disappearing from
under the hen and now the rogue
has been caught. The snake was
about six feet long.
A number of friends and rela
tives enjoyed some fine water
melons and cantaloupes with Mr.
COLUMBIA, Aug. 1.—Announce
ment was made yesterday by Gov
ernor Olin D. Johnston of the
members of his military staff, he
having appointed a chief of staff,
three colonels, as aides de camp,
and 83 lieutenant colonels.
Brig. Gen. James C. Dozier, adju
tant general of the state, was made
chief of staff and the three aides
de camp are: Frank H. Barnwell,
Florence; Luther C. Davis, post
master at Georgetown, and James
L. Rogers, Spartanburg, official of
the Spartanburg hospital, and Na
tional Guard captain. .
Among the lieutenant colonels
are: Wilton E. Hall, Anderson,
newspaper publisher; John A.
(Jakie) Todd, Due West, athletic
W. W. Lindley and family Sunday ® oa ^ h E 5! k f n ® college / Dr - c E
Mrs. G. W. Cade, Mrs.
Burts, St. Matthews, minister and
leader among the drys;. J. A. Frier,
Jtam The Augusta Chronicle..
With what promises to be one of'
Wbe best cotton crops in years nowi
nearly made, this section of Georgia
jaad South Carolina is facing
prospects for'the fall busi-
Mitchell, Mrs. ft. P. South and Miss ® 0l “" lbla ’ 1 , eader aI " on e United
Textile workers; Col. James D.
Fulp, Greenwood, administrator in
Soutfy Carolina for the ERA; Ben T.
Leppard, Greenville, chairman of
the Democratic party in South
Carolina; Albert Sottile, Charles
ton, hotel operator; R. Beverley
Herbert, Columbia, former member
of the house and a candidate in
Lettie May South w&e McCormick
visitors Tuesday afternoon.
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For Fall M^rs. Martha Burnett
Passed To Beyond
Monday Evening
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Twelve-cent cotton with plenty
of food and feed on the farm means
Suit our neighbors of the sur-
aomding agricultural communities
axe going to have money in their
■octets and in the banks. When
ttaey prosper Augusta prospers, So
strong and close are the ties that
eomnect us.
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There is no attitude of over-op-
fltedgm anywhere, but there seems
ifcr be a general feeling of confi-
4fenee and good cheer that is most
encouraging. The truth is, we have
Mad so many lean years that a fair-
lr fat one will put business hum
ming and all of our people will be
geeatly benefitted.
Tills spirit is shared in a large
measure by the editor of The El-
flerton Star who comments on the
fell outlook as follows:
“It has been a' long time since
sops in this section looked 1 more
sromlsing at this season of the
jaar. With 12 cents for cotton and
Bfisnty of food and feed crops, we
ataonld be heading in to the most
aattsfactory fall business since
This editor, like other editors in
fee surrounding cities and towns,
Knows conditions fairly accurately
ifr fils section; and none ^f them
Mites optimism in too large doses.
Hr fact, people generally hesitate
tb forecast good times now, even
feongh they feel confident, for fear
Ifiey will be disappointed. However,
this seems now to be a time when
tfieir hopes are to be -realized in
wood measure.
1930 for governor; F. H. Drew,
The Moore County News, Dumas, sheriff of Jasper county.
; Texas, July 26. J other appointments - as lieuten-
The people of Moore County were an t colonels are: Mack Nickles, Ab-
saddened at hearing of the death beville; w M smoak, Aiken; J. C.
of Mrs. Martha E. Burnett last Bush, North Augusta; Lewis Harley,
Bordeaux News
(Too Late For Last Week.)
Misses Katherine and Mary Price
ad Miss Ruth Berryman spent the
leek end with Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Monday evening. She had been ill
for several months, suffering from
a lingering illness and for the past
three weeks had been holding to
life by a bare thread.
Death occurred at 8 o’clock Mon-
Allendale; Dr. E. R. Donald, Honea
Path; James L. Guthrie, Belton; W.
E. Gallant, Anderson.
Also, F. I. Jones, Starr; Dr. John
F. Seignious, Charleston; Ray God-
shall, Gaffney; Grady Cox, Ander-
day evening at the home of her j son; O. P. Lightsey, Brunson; Scott
daughter, Mrs. Tom E. Wynn, where M. Boyle, Charleston; L. D. Long.
hardly two weeks ago she was tak
en from an Amarilio hospital where
they had given up hopes of being Dr. W
Charleston.
Kenneth Anderson, Spartanburg;
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McCORMCK, - -
r. and Mrs. Pat Rice Porter of
spent Friday and Friday
Mfcbt with Mrs. S. C. Cade and
JhmUy.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Porter, Mrs.
ML C. Cade and Mr. Ouilford Cade
to Charleston Saturday
t returned Sunday afternoon.
W. T. Slaughter returned with
and Mrs. Ported and is now the j locati
st of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mit-
0. Mr. Slaughter is the fa
able to help her any and it was just
a matter of awaiting the end.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 3 p. m. at the Dumas School
Auditorium, Rev. J. P. McBeth,
Pastor of the Dumas Baptist
Church, preaching the funeral ser
mon, assisted by Rev. W. B. Swim,
Pastor of the Dumas Methodist
Church who read the Scripture.
Mrs. Burnett was 69 years of age
and a member of the Baptist
Church of Dumas.
Pallbearers wefe Tom Mills,
Frank Anderson. Charlie Hunt, L.
D. Morton, M. Q. Beauchamp and
Charles Jameson.
Througout all of Moore County
Mrs. Burnett was known as
“Grandma" to the many, many
friends of the Burnett family,
which affection and esteem was
shown by the overcrowded audi
torium of friends and relatives who
had come to pay their last respects
and the beautiful and great num
ber of floral offerings sent wijh
tender esteem in kind expression of
regard for this dear departed
friend.
The long cortege of cars to the
Dumas Cemetery where she was
laid to rest was the final expression
of esteem at having known Grand
ma Burnett and those near and
dear to her.
Martha E. Watkins Burnett was
born March 23, 1866, at McCormick,
South Carolina, and was married to
Mr. O. B. Burnett of Abbeville,
South Carolina, Decembber 23, 1885,
the marriage being performed at
McCormick, South Carolina.
In 1889 Mr. and Mrs. Burnett
moved from South Carolina to
Cameron, Texas, living there one
year, after which Mr. Burnett de
cided to come on west looking for a
ake their home and
their three young
to South Caro-
Mrs. Susie Walker
Celebrates Birthday
Mrs. Susie Walker, together with
her children and grandchildren,
enjoyed a dinner last Sunday in
honor of her 70th birthday. Din-
ry n, au o , . . ner was , servet j un( j er the trees at
Harley, Jr., Barnwell; S. E. Mer
chant, Bamberg; W. L. DePass, Jr.,
Camden; Herman Shipman, St.
Stephens; Silas S. Seidemann,
Charleston; H. J. Groverman,
Georgetown; John Taylor, Bates-*
burg; J. E. Dudley, Bennettsville.
Mayor J. W. Earhardt, Newberry;
Ben Davis, Columbia; J. W. Ouzts,
Saluda; Dr. C. D. Boette, Charles
ton; Dr. C. A. Cromer, Laurens;
Edwin Boyle, Sumter; the Rev. Ed
ward Cantwell, Kingstree; Dr. T. H.
Dulin, York; H. E. Hicklin, Chester.
R. L. Ridgill, Manning; W. C.
Pearcy, Walterboro; Francis Col
lins, Darlington; D. W. Garvin,
Dorchester; A. C. Rebbels, Fair-
field; F. K. Rhodes, Florence;
Francis Drake, Greenville; Sheriff
F. H. Drew, Ridgeland; C. Frank
Clybum, Lancaster.
The Rev. J. Dean Crain, Green
ville; John P. Cooper, Mullins; C. A.
Shealy, Newberry; W. D. Spearman,
Seneca; Andy Faucette, Columbia;
Joel F. Dowling, Spartanburg;
Mayor Lewis H. Gault, Union; Mal
colm G. Roger, Fort Mill; R. H.
Gregory, Cheraw.
John G. Rhodes, Walterboro, R
F. D.; J. D. Brunson, Edgefield;
Babe Riddle, Greenville; L. D. Mc-
Grantt, Conway; B. C. Hough, Lan
caster; W. P. Baskin, Jr., Bishop-
ville; Eddie Hite, Batesburg; Dr. O.
B. Busbee, Springfield.
L. B. Johnson, Columbia; Herbert
Ferguson, Woodruff; J. Byers
Greer, Union; Robert Bryant, Rock
Hill; J. W. Perrin, Florence; J. S.
Wilson, Lancaster; J. Arch Talbert,
McCormick; Dr. W. R. Craig, Wal-
halla.
Herbert Newton Felton, Co
lumbia; H. M. Cleveland, Drayton
Mills; J. F. Howell, Chester; J. Earl
Bethea, Dillon; James A. Hall,
Closing Loans In Cash
August 5th The Federal Land Bank
Of Columbia Began Closing Loans
In Cash Instead Of Bonds Of
The Federal Mortgage
Corporation
COLUMBIA^ Aug. 3.—Effective
Monday, August 5, the Federal
Land Bank of Columbia began clos
ing loans in cash instead of bonds
of the Federal Farm Mortgage Cor
poration and part cash as has been
the practice for nearly a year and a
half, according to an announce
ment by Julian H. Scarborough,
president.
Mr. Scarborough said that the
Federal Farm Mortgage Corpora
tion had for some time been sell
ing small amounts of its bonds in
the market, thus securing ample
funds to pay off small creditors of
farmers in cash but using bonds to
close most of the loans. He said
that he had been advised by Gov
ernor Myers of the Farm Credit
Administration that with the ready
market for Federal Farm Mortgage
Corporation bonds which are guar
anteed by the Federal Government
both as to principal and interest,
LOST—Schaeffer Desk Fountain there will be no difficulty in sell-
Pen with tip end broken off. tog these bonds and putting the
Hugh C. Brown. McCormick, S. C. land bank and land bank commis-
■ . — . ... 11 sioner loans on a cash basis.
“The Governor stated that one of
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Walker. Mrs. Walker is the grand
mother of 30, and great-grand
mother of 7, however, of this num
ber only 17 could be present.
Those enjoying the day with her
were: Mrs. J. P. Sturkey and two
children, also Mr. Vernon Sturkey.
of Lincolnton, Ga., Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Creswell and children, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Walker and children,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Walker and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Tyra Walk
er, Mrs. H. R. Browne, also a sister-
in-law, Mrs. Lizzie Holcombe, all
of McCormick. Everyone enjoyed
the day to the fullest, and wishes
for her many more happy birth
days.
WANT ADV.
LOST—One girl’s bathing suit,
brown color, with white strings tl 16 principal reasons for using
on side. Reward for recovery, bonds in lieu of cash in making
Dr. Garnett Tuten, McCormick, land bank and Commissioner’s
g C loans,” said Mr. Scarborough, “was
to get a far-flung distribution of
Notice For Bids For
Transportation Pupils
Sealed bids will be received un
til 11 a. m. August 6, 1935, for the
transportation of pupils from the
following school districts:
Willington School District No. 2
to De la Howe State School.
Bordeaux School District No. 3
to McCormick High School.
Fiatwcods School District No. T
to Sharon School.
Milway School District No. 13 to
Greenwood High School.
Robinson School District No. 14
to McCormick High School.
Bethany School District No. 16
to McCormick High School.
Lyon’s School District No. 17 to
McCormick High School.
Hibler School District No. 18 to
McCormick High School.
Mt. Carmel School District No. 1
to Calhoun Falls School. .
Vernon School District No. 19 to
Sullivan’s School.
All bids shall be addressed to the
County Superintendent of Educa
tion, marked on outside of sealed
envelope, “Bid for Transportation
of Pupils in
School District No.
and
FOR THE SERVICE of my colored them throughout the country and
customers. I have bought a nice, s™ 11 towns “ wel1 as in the clties '
large, modem ambulance.
McCain, McCormick, S. C.
G. P.
MAN WANTED for Rawleigh Route
This has been very well accomplish
ed for about 425,000 loans have
been made by the twelve banks of
the country since the Corporation
came into existence. These bonds
shall be opened at the hour des
ignated in this advertisement. Bids
will be opened and awards made by
the County Board of Education,
who shall have the right to reject
any and all bids, and to re-adver-
tise for new and additional bids.
J. W. CORLEY,
County Supt. of Education.
McCormick, S. C.
Aug. 5, 1935.—3t.
of 800 families. Write today. . . . .. _ .
„ ... , _ ___ a» have been well received by the pub-
Rawleigh, Dept. SCH-77-SA, K
Richmond, Va.
lie in general and farmers’ credi
tors in particular. In fact during
much of the time in which they
FOB SALE—Poland China and baV e been in existence they have
Essex Pigs, all sizes. City Market, sold a t above par. The 2 3-4 per
| cent bonds are quoted at present at
^ i better than 101 1-2 bid and the 3
McCormick, S. C.
Greenwood; B. A. Holland, Son- MILCH COWS—For sale or trade 1-4 per cent bonds at nearly 104.
verse; Louis Meyerson, Spartan-J for beef cattle. Jamie L. Smith, The 3 per cent bonds are selling
burg. * 1 McCormick, S. C. I right around 102 1-2.
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