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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, December 17, 1936 JkCORMCK ME3SENG1 Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00' Biz Months .75 Three Months .50 Sunday School Lesson « BY REY. CHARLES E. DUNN Cotton Ginnings Given By South Carolina Com) t ies COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO DE CEMBER 1 IN' SOUTH CAROLINA: CROPS OF 1936 AND 1935 The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to December 1, by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1936 and 1935. The total for the State was made public on Tuesday, December 8. (Quantities are in running bales. initial meeting early in the sum mer was held merely to stimulate nu,eresi. 'me real work came later and was responsible for the climax hat was produced in the form of a central organization. We hasten to congratulate our sister city on the opposite side of the state. Our only admonition to the civic leaders there is that they proceed slowly and effect a solid Forest Service Asks Hunters To Exercise Care In Use Of Matches It is £t this time of year that the annual slau?h^er of many of our very close friends begins. And The Supreme Gift of Love. Lesson for December 20th. 1 John 4:7-19. Golden Text: Luke 2:14. The words from the first letter of John chosen for our lesson, and •specially the glorious angelic song »et aside as the Golden Text, have a serene quality reminding one of that striking phrase of the prophet Isaiah, “Your strength is quiet faith.” But some one asks, “How can we be calm and steadfast this Christ- mas when the world is in such a dreadful condition?” First of all, let us act serenely. We pay too much attention to our feelings, and not nearly enough to action. As Prof. James reminds us, we must "kit up cheerfully, look round cheerfully, and act and speak as If cheerfulness were already there.” In the second place, we need to let close to nature, to look often at the stars and the hills. The Christ mas narrative breathes the spirit •f God’s out-of-doors. And we must never forget that Jesus was a country boy and man. He knew Intimately, as his teachings make k> clear, the birds, beasts and flow ers. • I would also recommend listening to music, and taking music our selves. Christmas is of immense help here, for it is the season of hearty and triumphant song. Some cnc has said, “There is no great art without serenity.” Well, one finds j a tranquil composure in the famil iar strains of “Holy Night” and other Christmas carols. Then again we can find peace of mind if we learn to walk in the quiet path of patience. Consider the extremely critical issue of peace. Because peace comes so slowly we say it is never going to come. How absurd! It took two cen turies to establish the King’s peace In mediaeval England, but it was done! It will take many decades of the hardest kind of work to schieve world peace, but it, too, will come to pass! And let us ever remember that Hie final decision is in God’s hands. “Rest in the Lord, and await pa tiently for Him.” xx “Natchel” Program Makes Bow On Radio organization, such as the one that,^ a fac j. among mankind’s has been formed in Augusta. txt Plans For Drive Linters are not included.) County 1936 1935 The State _ -706,292 710.^96 Abbeville ... 9,564 11,157 Aiken 26,162 21,984 Allendale - 8,450 7,568 Anderson __ -- 38,179 47,656 lamberg ___ 14,154 11,223 Barnwell _ _ 18,878 15,847 Berkeley 1,810 2,205 Calhoun 17,510 14,442 Charleston 504 499 Cherokee __ 6,123 14,045 j Chester _ - 12,060 14,938 1 1 Chesterfield _ 26,335 25,455 I Clarendon _ - 15,978 13.772 Colleton 9,831 6.735 Darlington __ 23,839 19,760 Dillon _ --- 24,082 18,237 1 Dorchester _ 7,612 6,174 Edgefield ... 13,481 14,458 | Fairfield 6,312 7,570 J Florence _ 20,893 17,838 Greenville _ 26,228 27,564 Greenwood 7,357 8,889 Hampton __ 9,728 6,479 Horry 528 454 Jasper __ 1.292 1,206 Kershaw „ 15,172 15,596 Lancaster 13,434 13,020 Laurens __ 17,713 18,512 Lee -i 26,620 23,054 Lexington „ 14,822 14,984 McCormick - 3,883 5,092! Marion — 7,219 6,222 Marlboro - 34,230 40,518 Newberry „ 14,920 15,477 Oconee __ 11,617 12,902 9 | Orangeburg 67,336 53,618 Pickens __ 16,741 15,421 i Richland 6,754 8,764 Saluda __ 7,655 8,635 Spartanburg ___ __ 31,459 46,164 Sumter 31,777 26,536 Union __ 6,959 10,546 Williamsburg — __ 17,458 13,962 York 12,116 23,245 best friends are the furred on' 1 feathered folk living in our forests. It is a sad fact and a commentary . . T11 . Tvy*n u P° n the intelligence of many Against Illiteracy Will hunters and others who visit our T3 J T l i • |native woodlands that the annual Oe IVlaae -in V^OlliniDia slaughter by shotguns and rifle 13 : Mf^Hncr ‘Rv [attended also bv the wanton de- xVieeilllg I^dlieu r>y struction caused by forest fire- 3 Gov. Johnston, I Someone has well said that the I combination of a dry day, a lot o' Supt. Hope wind, a burning match, and a big * ^ fool in the woods was the greatest . known menace to the forests of our ticn J. W. Corley has received the and . to ‘ he b ‘ rds an T d f an '- followlng letter from Governor mals Uv,ng in thes f fore ( sts ' K tak : .nrt Rt.t. es a super'squirrel or fox or tard to withstand the intense heat caus ed by the average forest fire. And Our”state has many 'things' of ^ hunters , w ° dder * hy game is which we are proud However not more P lentiful - The answer is wmcn we are Proua^ wowever, t ^ d entirely in the destruc- there is one thing of which we are 'v „ ... , . . , ° . .. tior of our native game by fire- not proud, and that is our rating 7- in reeard to literacv Therefore arms and by forest fires ' in regard to literacy. Therefore, The United States Forest Service has acquired and placed under NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer of McCormick Countv. I hav^ 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 salesday in Jan uary, 1937. during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, 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 Effie Belcher Johnson, and is described as fol io v/s: Two hundred (200) acres o? land, more or less, in School District No. 1, McCormick County, State of or less, in School District No. 24, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north and east by land of Carrie S. Strom Estate; south bv land of C. Strom Estate; west by lands of W. A. Winn and Carrie S. Strom Estate, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick. S. C., Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. 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 South Carolina, bounded on north ^ighest bv la^d of Dr. J. E. Watson Estate; bidder for cash on salesday in Jan- eastTby 'lanTof D. J.^McAm^ ; south by land of Hal Belcher Es- non? 1 * I Srfih tate: west bv land of Rallie Warf- P° or at MpCormick, South Caro lina, and the proceeds of the sale Hope: To Our South Carolina Family: we are calling certain members of 18,237 our state family to meet in a con- 6,174 management a considerable acre- ’ ference for the common good for . , , . .. ,. , 14 4581 xi. ^ * ix- i age of land in the counties of the purpose of formulating plans J* The meeting will be held in the Columbia Township auditorium, December 20, 1936, at 11 a. m. This letter is a notification of your ap- ly 83,000 acres have been transferred from private ownership to Nation al Forest land. Thi Federal Forest Service wishes to encourage the nointment as a delegate and also P roduction of S ame and birds on ?? x a ?! this enormous acreage; the Forest Service desires to do everything possible to increase and maintain ^ _ .. xw. the growth of trees on these ac- U ,v... quired lands which are suitable for an invitation to be present. We are happy to announce that the secretary of commerce, Daniel tate; west by land of Sallie Hart- field Estate, and probably others. nl be applled t0 the p3yment of Tax Collector for McCormick Coun- witT 01 ^ The property cf H. M. Freeland, r.nd is described as follows: One hundred seventeen (117) ty. McCormick. S. C.. Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 24, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, 1 bounded on north bv land of W. E. Under and by virtue of a warrant Freeland; east by Scott Ferry Road; issued to me by the County Treas- south by land 0 f j M Finley; west urer of McCormick County I have by land y of c . P white and Claude such far-reaching importance that he has accepted our invitation to come back home and discuss with us the question, “Can a Real De mocracy and Illiteracy Exist To- address the All other 1,517 txt- Augusta Cited As An Example In Livestock Movement From The Augusta Herald, Dec. 13. Columbus, Ga., a border city like spirited citizens. forest growth. This is absolutely impossible of accomplishment un less fire, the red enemy of every one, is completely eliminated from the woods. Every hunter from this communi ty who goes into the Long Cane area should bear in mind that he mse t wp 1 ‘ ad dresses' t i me "wl 11' "be * <>"» violating a Federal ven to discu^T of conditions “al law if he aUows fire to get iyen n v, ^ Q overnment land? bu t that he nd ways to remedy them. i. , . , ,. . .. - . , x X,- v. is also violating one of the first in order that there ma y be and cardinal ru i es 0( a good sports- ;rted action over the state to this man por the ^ rule Qf a good ght against illiteracy with ito at-, tsman , s that he shou i d show tendant evils of crime, poverty. ^ ortsmanshlp and {air play t o the sickness and low living standards, . , , „ . . ... . xv,il unfortunate creatures he is hun-- we are inviting to this gathering ■ the trustees of every school district, ( will MAKE A MIL LION MATCHES AND ONE MATCH WILL DESTROY A MILLION TREES. Wm. P. David, Forest Ranger. the county boards, the county dele gations, the supervisors of adult schools, the county superintendents, the presidents of the teachers’ as sociations, and a number of public- We are asking Augusta, is making a determined effort to organize the farmers of the Chattahoochee Valley. The pur pose of the movement is to promote the production of livestock. Dr. Milton P. Jarnigan, of the state college, who was so vital a factor in the formation of the Twin States Livestock Association in this territory, is quoted by The Colum bus Enquirer-Sun as having declar ed at a meeting here that “this is the most forward-looking and con structive step ever taken by the your county superintendent to act as chairmar of the transportation NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ committee. For the convenience of ’ the visitors a 25-cent Dutch lunch eon will be served at the auditori um. The program will close at 3:30. For several reasons Sunday was chosen for our get-together. To the stockholders of M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Inc.: You and each of you are hereby notified that the stockholders of M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Inc., are here- It is i by called to meet in special session Ivvl on the day of December. 1936. the religious duty of every Chris 10 o , clock ^ M ln the 0{fice of tian to be a good neighbor. South tbe said corporation at McCormick, Carolinians can go from the moun tains to the sea in one day, there fore, we have a feeling of brother- South Carolina, to consider and act upon a resolution of the Board of Directors of said corporation to de crease its capital stock from the seized the following described proo erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina a^d County of McCormick, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, 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 John Henry Mc- Grier, and is described as follows: One hundred ninety-two (192) acres of land, more or less, i r ' School District No. 1, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by land of J. J. Jordan; east and west by lands of D. J. McAllister; south bv land of Issac Martin, and nrobablv others J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick. S. C.. Dec. 14, 1936.—3t. 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- ertv to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and tne same will be sold t<? the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Tan uary, 1937. during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Doer at McCormick, South Caro lina. and the orocoeds of the sale will be applied to the payment of the sold Tf»xes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: T'^e property of T. L. Edmunds, and is described as follows: T"'o acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 4, in Town of McCormick, State cf South Car olina. having a frontage of 200 feer on Railroad Avenue and running back 435 feet, bounded on north by land formerly of J. E. Britt: east by land of J. E. Bradley: south by Railroad Avenue; west by land formerly of J. A. Talbert, and prob ably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tex Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCc-mick. S. C.. Dec. 14. 1936.—3t. New Broadcast Wins Many Listen ers As Calendar Characters “Come to Life.” Much Interest is being shown in Hie radio feature recently inaugu rated by the Natural Chilean Ni trate people, now a regular program on twelve leading southern sta- tfons. The leading characters are Uncle ITatchel and Sonny. The former is a sage old darkey whose name derives from his Intense love for “natchel things”. The latter is his small white charge, the son of Natchel’s employer, whose adven tures and schemes are those that an? natural in the life of a typical farm boy. yncle Natchel is played by Frank Wilscn, who portrayed “Moses” in bo h the stage and film version of Green Pastures. Sonny is James Frarklyn Allen, a Tennessee boy «f nine, who already has shown marked talent in radio anc^ motion picture roles. Uncle Natchel and Sonny are supported by a well balanced cast of radio players, and the many musical numbers arranged by the author, Mrs. Florence Richardson, ar authority on Southern folk lore •nd old negro songs, are especially appealing. The two leading charac ters, Uncle Natchel and Sonny, have been featured pictorially for three years on the Natural Chilean Nitrate calendars. farmers, barkers, and civic and liness larger states lack. When we j sum 0 f $300,000.00 to the sum of business leaders of this section of think of the 192,311 underprivileg- Gecrgia and South Carolina.” | ed folk between our mountains and Commenting upon the livestock our shore, we are reminded of the movement in the Augusta territory man who went down from Jerusa- the Columbus paper had this to lem to Jericho and was beset by my: “Through the activities of the grievous robbers. In this movement, NOTICE OF TAX SALE county agent and the Chamber of Commerce, a history-making meet ing was held in Augusta early in the summer of this year. At that meeting, many significant facts were brought to the attention of some 300 livestock producers, farm ers, railroad agricultural agents, county teachers of vocational agri culture and business men. An nouncement was made that the bankers were prepared to lend money at a low rate of interest with livestock as collateral.” O.'e important fact overlooked by The Enquirer-Sun is that the pro- troters of the livestock movement in this area spent a whole summer organizing this association. Bank ers, farm agents, trade board offi cials and newspaper editors visited some twenty-five counties in the Augusta trade territory and as sisted in the organization of county livestock associations so as to make possible a central organization, which was formed in Augusta early in the FJall. This Twin States Livestock As sociation was not like Topsy, “just growed.” It was well conceived and months were spent in whipping it into shape. How earnestly some of the promoters worked during the hot summer months will never be fully known or appreciated. The you, as a member of the state’s happy family will have a chance to be good Samaritans to the state’s unhappy family! What a glori ous way to usher in the birthday of Him who came that such “might have life and have it more abundantly!” We are counting on you to help along this modern cru sade! Yours for a better South Carolina, OLIN D. JOHNSTON, Governor. J. H. HOPE, State Superintendent of Education. $100,000.00, and to transfer the ex cess of the former capital stock over the reduced amount to the surplus of the corporation, and to transact such other business as 1 may properly come before the | meeting. i M. G. DORN, ; President. ; McCormick. S. C., • Nov. 23. 1936.—4t. CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION ON YOUR RADIO! Natural Chilean Nitrate PRESENTS UNCLE NATCHEL AND SONNY Famous Natural Nitrate Calendar Characters BE SURE AND LISTEN! WAPI W»FA WFLA WSB WWL WBT WPTF WIS WRVA WJOX WMC KWKM STATIONS Tun. and Thun. jartSF.JJ. Tun. Thuru. 12:15 F-JJ- M*a. antfWud. Tua.audTbur. (C.T.)4^5 F.M. Tun. and Tbur*. 12:« P.*l. Tun. aad Thura. Tun. aad Thun. Tun. aad Tbura. ■aa. aad Wad Tan. aad Tha< Tan. aad Thai Maa. aad Wad fcara. 12 *5 P.N. 5:15 P.M. 5*5 P.M. 12:10 P.M. 12:45 P.M. 12^0 P.M. 12*5 P.M. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Countv of McCormick. By J. Frank Mattison, Probate Judge: Whereas, Mary Buggs made suit to me to grant L, L. Hester Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Will Buggs; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Will Buggs, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at McCormick on December 23rd, 1936, Next, after publication hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have why the said Adminis tration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand, this 9th day of December, Anno Domini, 1933. J. FRANK MATTISON, Probate Judge. 2 t. Gin Notice We will have gin days before Christmas as follows: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17th, 18th, and 19th and Monday and Tuesday. Dec. 21st and 22nd. M. G. & J. J. DORN, Inc. Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas urer cf 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 salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, 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 Lillie Mae Har rison, and is described as follows: One hundred eighty (180) acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 19, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by Cuffietown Creek; east by land of J. E. Harrison Estate: west by land of Robert Lee Faulk ner, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE. Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick. S. C„ Dec. 14. 1936.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE White, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C., Dec. 14, 1936.tf—3t. County Auditor’s Notice FOR YEAR 1937 I will be at the different places on the dates given below to take tax returns on all kinds of personal property, by owner, or executor, ad ministrator, guardian, attorney, agent, etc., for year 1937: Office, Jan. 1st through Jan. 16th. Monday. Jan. 18th, Willington, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Monday, Jan. 18th, Mt. Carmel, 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. Tuesday. Jan. 19th, Bordeaux, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Wednesday, Jan. 20th, Joe J. Link’s, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Thursday, Jan. 21st, E. M. Mor gan’s, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Thursday, Jan. 21st, White to Freeland’s, 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Friday. Jan. 22nd, R. T. Mayson’s, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Friday, Jan. 22nd, Bethany School, 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Mondav, Jan. 25th, Young’s School. 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Tuesd^v. Jan. 26th, Clarks Hill, 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 26th, Meriwether P. O., 12 m. to 2 t>. m. Tuesday, Jan. 26th, Hines’ Filling Sta., 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Wednesday. Jan. 27th, Plum Branch, 2 p. m. to 5 o. m. Thursday. Jan. 28th, Parksville, 2 n. m. to 5 p. m. Friday, Jan. 29th, Modoc, 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Office, all of February, after then the law says add 10 ner cent penal ty to those who failed or refused to make returns. All male persons between 21 and 60 years are liable for Poll tax, and 21 to 55 years are due road tax unless exempted. So please make your returns. C. W. PENNAL, County Auditor. The Sanitary Barber Shop McCORMICK, S. C. Regular And Reliable Service A Three Days' Cough Is Your Danger Signal No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough, chest cold or bronchial irritation, you can get re lief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you can not afford to take a chance with any thing less than Creomulsion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soothe and heal the inflamed membranes as the germ-laden phlegm is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies have failed, don’t be discouraged, your druggist is j authorized to guarantee Creomulsion TT , ,. . . . . I and to refund your money if you are not Lnder and by virtue of a warrant j satisfied with results from the very first issued to me by the County Treas- J bottle.GetCreomulsionrightnow.(Adv.) urer of McCormick County, I have sebed the following described proo- erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, and the r.ame will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in Jan uary, 1937, during the legal hours of sole in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Caro lina, 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 C. B. Strom, and is described as follows: Seventy (70) acres of land, more Insurance Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance Ex- ccpt Life. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C.