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McCOKMICK MESSEJS;,^:. ^cCORMiCK, SOUTH CAROLTiVA Thursday, October 14, 1937 NOTICE OF TAX SALE Under and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the County Treas- » urer of ivicuormick County, I have reized the following described prop erty to satisfy the taxes due the State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in November 1937, during the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Carolina, and tne proceeds of the sale will be ap plied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of Sallie Howland and is described as follows: Forty-six (46) acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 4, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by lane of Mrs. F. C. Robinson; east by land of J. G. Dillashaw; south by lands cf Sam Price and J. G. Dillashaw; west by Jim Pterrin Estate, and probably others. J. T. FOOSKE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun- ' ty. McCormick, S. C., Oct. 11, 1937.—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, for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in November, 1937, 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 ap plied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of James S. Morgan, and is described as follows: One hundred nine (109) acres of land, more or less, in School Dis trict No. 24, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by land now owned by J. C. Corley and waters of Byrd Creek; east by waters of Byrd Creek; south by waters of Byrd Creek and land now owned by Forfeit Land Commission of Mc Cormick County, formerly Orlena Cartledge land; west by land of Orlena Cartledge, Scott Ferry Road and land now owned by J. C. Corley, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C., Oct. 11, 1937.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE s i. ’ 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, for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936, and. the same will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on salesday in November, 1937,. 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 ap plied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of Hammond Chamberlain, and is described as follows: Seventy (70) acres of land, more or less, in School District No. 24, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by lands of M. G. & J. J. Dorn; east by public road and land of Sadie Adams; south by land of Marcellus Chamberlain; west by Big Stevens Creek, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C., Oct. 11, 1937.—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 uie State of South Carolina and the County of McCormick, for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936, and the same will be sold to the highest bidder lor cash on salesday in November, 1937, 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 dp- plied to the payment of the said taxes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of George Calla han, and is described as follows: Eighty-five (85) acres of land, mere or less, in School District No. 2, McCormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north by land of Willie Bibbs Estate and road to Little Mill Church; east by land of Robert Guillebeaux; south by land of Albert Gibert; west by land of Willie Bibbs, and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C., Oct. 11, 1937.—3t. NOTICE OF TAX SALE or cash on salesday in November, 937, during the legal hours of sale r» front of the Court House Door at McCormick, South Carolina, and ne proceeds of the sale will be ap plied to the payment of the said axes and the cost of said seizure and sale, to wit: The property of J. M. Minor Es tate, and is described as follows: Four hundred twenty-five (425) acres of land, more or less, in School Districts No. 4 and 24, Mc Cormick County, State of South Carolina, bounded on north and east by land of M. G. & J. J. Dorn; west by lands of J. P. Deason. J. L Smith, and M. G. & J. J. Dorn south by land of Federal Lane Bank and land formerly owned by Jim McKinney, now R. M. Fuller and probably others. J. T. FOOSHE, Tax Collector for McCormick Coun ty. McCormick, S. C., Oct. 11, 1937.—3t. Cotton Report As Of 'How Best To Destroy October L 1937 A South Carolina cotton crop o_ 875,000 bales of 500 pounds gross Cotton Stalks Shown . Clemson, Oct. 11,—HOW best to destroy cotton stalks before frost NOTICE OF ELECTION A written petition, signed by more than one-third of the resi dent electors and a like proportion of the free-holders over the age of twenty-one years from schoo district No. 19, in McCormick Coun ty, having been filed with the County Board of Education for Mc Cormick County, asking that the school tax levy in District No. 19 be increased four mills, making a total levy of eight mills, the said County Board of Education for Mc Cormick County hereby orders an election to be held in said school district, at the school house, on the second Tuesday in November, 1937. At said election the Board of Trustees shall act as Managers and the election shall be conducted as provided by law for the conduct of general elections. Each elector favoring the proposed levy shall cast a ballot containing the word YES” printed or written thereon and each elector opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word “NO” printed or written thereon. Polls shall open at eight o’clock, a. m., and close at four o’clock, p. m. E. P. BENTLEY, P. J. ROBINSON, J. L. CAUDLE, County Board of Education. 2t. Notice Business License due Oct. 1st. ast day for payment without pen alty, Oct. 31. J. O. PATTERSON, City Clerk. Trespass Notice All persons are hereby forbidden to hunt,. or trespass in any man ner on my lands. Mrs. Carrie Talbert. McCormick, S. C., Oct. 4, 1937. Treasurer’s Notice The County Treasurer’s Office will be open for the purpose of re ceiving taxes from the 15th day of September, 1937, to the 15th day of April, 1938. All taxes shall be due and pay able between the 15th day of Sep tember, 1937, and December 31, 1937. That when taxes charged shall not be paid by December 31, 1937, :he County Auditor shall proceed ;o add a penalty of one per cent or January, and if taxes are not paid on or before February 1, 1938, ;he County Auditor will proceed to add Two Per Cent for February, and if taxes are not paid on or be fore March 1, 1938, the County Au ditor shall proceed to add 3 per cent for March, and if taxes are not paid on or before April 1, 1938 ;he County Auditor shall proceed o add 4 per cent up to the 15th ol April, 1938, after which time the County Treasurer shall issue exe cutions for all unpaid taxes, plus 7 per cent penalty. ' The tax levies for the year 1937 are as follows: For State Purposes 5 mills For County Purposes 3 mills For Bonds 1 —14 mills Constitutional School Tax. 3 mills Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 2 mills Willington S. D. No. 2 5 mills Bordeaux S. D. No. 3 2 mills McCormick S. D. No. 4 and Bonds 14 mills ’Buffalo S. D. No. 5 4 mills Bellvue S. D. No. 6 10 mills V T). No. 7 00 mills Bethia S. D. No. 8 8 mills Bold Branch S. D. No. 9 —10 mills Young’s S. D. No. 10 00 mills Wideman’s S. D. No. 11 2 mills Milway S. D. No. 13 2 mills Robinson S. D. No. 14 6 mills Oornville S. D. No. 15 2 mills Bethany S. D. No. 16 3 mills Lyon’s S. D. No. 17 8 mills Hibler S. D. No. 18 6 mills Vernon S. D. No. 19 4 mills Plum Branch S. D. No. 24 and Bonds 20 mills Consolidated S. D. No. 1, Parksville, Modoc and Clarks Hill, and Bonds_18 mills All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those exempt by law, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00 each. Under and by virtue of a warrant j The law prescribes that all male issued to me by the County Treas- citizens between the ages of 21 and urer of McCormick County, I have 55 years must pay $2.00 commuta- seized'the following described prop- tion tax or work six days on the erty to satisfy the taxes due the public roads. State of South Carolina and the j Commutation tax is included in County of McCormick, for the years property tax receipt. 1934, 1935 and 1936, and the same RUTH P. DUNCAN, jrill be sold to the highest bidder • Treasurer, McCormick County. weight is forecast frpm condition? is important, for it is necessary as of October 1, according to report, that the job be done thoroughly if issued by Frank O. Black, agricul- ; the number of weevils for next tural statistician, Columbia, S. C., year’s crop is to be reduced, W. C. October 9. This is 19,000 bales above ‘ Nettles, extension entomologist, ad- the September forecast and com- vises. pares with 816,090 bales made last | “There has been much advice in year. During the past four years the past”, says Mr. Nettles, “re- he State has averaged 743,000 garding the WHY, WHEN, and bales and for the years 1923-32 the WHAT of stalk destruction. How- y(ra w as 356,000 bales. : ever, information concerning the The indicated yield per acre is 256 mechanics of cotton stalk destruc- pouiias which compares with 279 tion has been somewhat lacking, pounds made last year, 262 pounds “Suggestions by David R. Hop- average for the years 1933-36, and kins, Richland county agent, on 219 pounds for the five year period HOW to destroy cotton stalks is 1928-32. | therefore timely. The Census report shows 415,900 “On October 1, Mr. Hopkins ad- bales ginned prior to October 1, vised all Richland county farmers which is the largest number ginned as follows: T strongly urge that you to this date since 1925. Of the 115,- complete your picking and begin 1^00 bales, 273,000 were ginned from at once the destruction of cotton September 16 to October 1—the stalks. This can be done with a largest number of record for v,his stalk cutter if the blades are kept ginning period. sharp. It may be necessary in large UNITED STATES cotton to run twice to the row. If A United States cotton crop of your cotton made small growth and 17,573,000 bales is forecast by the you do not have a stalk cutter Crop Reporting Board of the available, you can destroy your Bureau of Agricultural Economics, stalks by plowing them up with a based on conditions as of October bull-tongue or the point of a turn 1, 1937. This would be the second plow.’ ” THE/te HflDmt&En BORm YEARS AGO/ largest crop on record, and com pares with 12,399,000 bales produced in 1936, 10,638,000 bales in 1935, and 14,667,000 bales, the 5-year (1923- 32) average. The indicated yield per acre for the United States of 249.3 pounds is the highest on rec ord and compares with 197.6 pounds in 1936 and 169.9 pounds, the 10-year (1923-32) average. The increase in prospective pro duction over that indicated on Sep tember 1, which is general through out the Belt, is due to better than average conditions for the matur ing of the crop, together with very light loss from boll weevils. Har vesting is progressing rapidly, al though a general shortage of pick ers is reported. awrn White L Prscidzat of The Ne- ' tioktol Federation of Busi ness and Professional Wotne*.’: Clubs, Inc. -XX- The older generation of Albanian women have removed their face veils and no longer do you see women of any age with their faces covered in the medieval fashion. This movement for greater free dom started some time ago among he younger women who refused to hide behind filmy headwear. But the older ones clung to the habit until the Albanian Parliament re cently passed a law forbidding the country’s Moslem women to veil iheir faces. It is said that much of 9ie modernization of this country, which is across the Adriatic from taly, is due to the influence of natives who have lived in Amer- ca and then returned to their ov/n ountry. Among the leaders in the new freedom are three princesses, sisters of King Zog. * * * Having mapped out an original career for herself Miss Jeanne Deyc is now recognized as a success in turning out twenty-inch manikin which travel all over ..he country Many women are interested in hci parade of manikins in the Ncv York Museum of Science and in dustry. Miss Oeyo spends abou sixteen hours on each manikin’, outfit, and she and her helper. :ake no end of pains to make the tiny garments, which are copies of advance fashions, perfect in every detail. The figures are designed b.. Lester Gaba, sculptor, and women everywhere study the poses and costume lines to learn what is to be worn the following season. * * * Millions of men and women are sought as a part of the Three-Fold Cord, a British organization seek ing to establish links by corre- spondence in all countries with world peace as the ultimate end. Miss Elizabeth Calderwood is spon sor of the movement and the prop agating center is John Masefield’s old home in Oxford. The first Englishwoman to as cend in a balloon was Mrs. L. A. Sage from St. George’s Fields, New ington Butts, on June 29, 1785. It was considered a very daring es- canade. Camp Modoc News Camp Modoc, Oct. 9.—During the last two weeks, there has been a decided change of personnel at this camp. Mr. L, A. Eodie, formerly of Camp F-3, located at Witherbee, S. C., on the Francis Marion Na tional Forest, has taken over the duties of Project Superintendent at Camp F-ll. He had previously served at Camp F s S near Edgefield and on the Nantahalla National Forest. T. C. (Red) Murray has gone back to his duties in the Su pervisor’s Office, Columbia, S. C., and in his place as camp clerk came St. J. Melchers. He hails from Camp F-15, New Bern, N. C. Camp F-ll has been alloted 4 Semi-skill ed men, among them Joe Price, formerly of Camp F-7, Bradley, S. C. Mr. Price is to take care of our telephone work. Mr. F. B. Reece has been sick with malaria for the past week. We hope Mr. Reece will be back with us soon. During the month of September, Camp F-ll completed 2 miles of the Key Read. The Key Bridge over Gundy Creek is approximately 75 per cent complete and is to be completed this month. The Key Bridge over Holmes Creek has been started and is also expected to be completed this month. The camp held its weekly Safety meeting Monday night. Mr. L. A. Bodie gave a talk on Safety Regu lations and Mr. J. T. Forrester spoke on the care of tools. Four enrollees gave talks on safety around the camp and on the proj ect. During the course of the week, we have had Ranger David and Assistant Ranger Giddings, of the Greenwood office, to visit the camp, and Mr. R. I. Purvis, Mr. H. A. Sullivan, and Mr. Archer Smith, all of the Supervisor’s staff, Co lumbia, S. C. Mr. Sullivan was here to locate a recreational area. Mr. Smith was making preparations for planting quail food in the game refuge near Key Bridge. HERB Ijou* EXTRA / Eren when railroading was in its pio neering stage - . . when 20 miles an hour was considered “speed"—‘way back in 1841-CLAUSSEN S BREAD wan a recognized source of Food Energy. Today—the fourth generation still finds CLAUSSEN'S BREAD baked of the finest; Ingredients, always uniform in quality and flaTor. Order it from, your grocer. dauSSenS -/ B ' ead : and MIL so beautiful STROM’S DRUG STORE, Phone 95 McCORMICK, S. C. Greyhound is first choice for any trip! Traveling by streamlined Super-Coach you enjoy a “close-up” view of the countryside in its most colorful garb— as well as many extra-fare comforts at ro extra fare. In fact, Greyhound fares are now lowest in history—round trip tickets between principal cities cost cn.’y slightly more than 1 cent-per-mile. Ohv 1/3 the cost of driving your car! -mwwwmnwmi'i* New Fall Merchandise AT Anderson’s Department Store Greenwood, S. C. The Nuthatch The nuthatch is a slate-colored bird whose unusual shaped head gives him a “snoopy” appearance. His travels are from the top of the trunk, head down, to the base of a tree, finding his food in the upper crevices of the bark. He also gives his attention to the heavier branches, scanning topside and un derside, creeping around in most surprising fashion. Insurance Fire Insurance And Al) Other Kinds of Insurance Ex- Life. HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. COAL I am now ready to fill your or ders for High Grade Domestic Coal. Phone 82R, or see me. G. J. SANDERS. Sr., McCormick, S. C. Anderson’s Department Store now have 1 a complete line of New 7 Fall Merchandise in Ready-to-Wear, Shoes, Hats, Shirts* Underwear, Suits, Sweaters, Men’s and Roys’ Pants, Raincoats, Dress Goods, etc. Our Lines are now complete with the season’s Newest Goods. When in Greenwood come to see us. Prices are Reasonable, Goods the Best. Anderson’s Department Store Greenwood, S. C. IMA NEW WOMAN THANKS TO PURSANG Yes, Pin>angcontains,in properly balanced proportions, such proven elements a 1 - irganic copper and iron. Quickly st uilates appetite and aids nature in i>adding rich, red blood even in can - of simple anemia. When this happ< ns, energy and strength usually return. You feel like new. Get Pursang from your druggist.