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ptf-' *■ Thirty-Eighth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUR SDAY, JUNE 22, 1939 Number 3 WftlHIMtilOM Washington, June 19.—(Auto caster)—The biggest show which Washington has ever seen wound up on Friday night, June 9, with the departure of King George and Queen Elizabeth. On the same day the Goverrt- influence in bringing about a settlement of the war debt mat ter, as well as strengthening the relations between the two nations Friendship Assured When George VI laid a wreath with his own hands on the tomb of George Washington that set tled, once for all, the question of any lurking enmity between the two nations. Those who have made the closest study of inter national affairs believe that friendship between the govern ments of Great Britain and the United States is our strongest bulwark against aggression by the totalitarian powers of Europe ment of Finland sent an official an( j j a p an notice to the Treasury that it It can be se t down definitely would pay its regular semi-annual that the personal contacts with instalment of $175,000, principal the King and Q Ueen b y all man- and interest, on the money bor rowed from the United States Government for rehabilitation of the little nation after the World War. Only one person in Washington was rude enough to ask the King of England “what about the four thousand million dollars and more your country owes us?” He was a member of Congress who sent a telegram addressed to the King at the White House, and then told the press about it. The Congress man was so obviously seeking personal publicity by this un gracious gesture that the news paper men all agreed not to mention his name. In the first place, the King of England has nothing to say about his Government's financial rela tions, and in the second place he and his wife were here merely as King and Queen of Canada, which doesn’t owe the United States anything. Moreover, they were paying a social, not an official, visit. ner of public officials, winding up with their reception by the Senators and Representatives in the rotunda of the Capitol, have left a strong impression of friend liness among many who had ex pected something like a demon stration of royal aloofness and superiority. If the rulers of the British Em pire are this sort of folks, official Washington is saying, there’s no reason why the United States should not cooperate with their country to maintain world peace and friendship between the na tions who speak the same lan guage. The King and Queen proved themselves “good fellows” in every sense of the word. They fell into the easygoing ways of America as if they were used to being treated like ordinary human beings, and seemed to enjoy it. The King grinned like a delight ed schoolboy when Vice-President Garner threw his arm around his shoulders while he talked to him, and slapped him on the back as Clarks Hill Dam Approved SENATE COMMERCE GROUP PUTS APPROVAL ON SAVAN NAH RIVER > JOB. Washington, June 20. —The Senate commerce committee ap proved today a $28,000,000 Clarks Hill dam on the Savannah river in South Carolina. Designed for flood control, pow er, and navigation, the project had been recommended by army engineers and a commerce sub committee. It now goes into an omnibus authorization bill for rivers and harbors, already passed by the house. If the Clarks Hill authori zation receives final approval the question of appropriations proba bly will come up next year. X Land Acquired By Forest Service In 1939 To Receive Payment To ask them about the debt would have been as bad manners j they parted, as to ask an invited guest at one’s Seeking Third Term house when he intended to pay Echoes of the royal visit still that $3 you lent him in 1929. ^ overshadow almost everything else However, there is a decided in the National Capital, except feeling in Washington official the prospects for the 1940 elec- “Quite a few farmers will be interested to learn of the new ruling allowing producers to re ceive full payment on land where title has been acquired by the Forest Service during 1939”, says D. Austin Shelley, County Agent. He further explains, “Where the Forestry Service has acquired title to land since the beginning of the crop year 1939 or where the Forestry Service obtains title to the land during the crop year 1939, and the producer on this land had entered into cropping arrangements for 1939 and was cooperating with the Agricultura: Adjustment Administration Pro gram, such a producer will be permitted to receive full payment for his 1939 cooperation with the -Agricultural Adjustment Ptogratn Sessions Court Convened Monday The June term of General Ses sions Court for McCormick County convened in the court house here Monday morning at 10 o’clock, with Hon. J. Strom Thurmond, of Edgefield, presiding. Cases have been disposed of during this term, as follows: The State vs. J. W. Powell, White man, indictment, for viola tion of liquor law. Case trans ferred to contingent docket. The State vs. Jim Banks, Negro man, indictment, violation of liquor law. Defendant pleads guilty. Sentence not yet imposed. The State vs. Obey Rogers, White man, indictment, assault and battery of high and aggre- vated nature. Case settled out of court. The State vs. Obey Rogers, White man, indictment, assault and battery of high and aggre- vated nature. Case settled out of court. The State vs. L. M. Jordan, White man, indictment, disposing of property under lien. Case con- inued. The State vs. Willie Turman, Negro man, indictment, accessory o murder after the fact. Case continued. The State vs. Ruby Hardaway, White woman, indictment for murder. Defendant tried found not guilty. The State vs. Mann Callaham, S. P. Morrah Claimed By Death Samuel Patrick Morrah, 81, died at his home in the Bellvue section of McCormick county at six o’clock Monday morning following a long period of declining health. A lifelong resident of this com munity Mr. Morrah was long prominent in the affairs of the county. He was a son of the late Rebecca Bradley and David Mor rah who were pioneer citizens of the Old Abbeville section of Mc Cormick county. His wife, who before her marriage was Miss Janie Wardlaw, died several years ago. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Mark E. Bradley of Clemson, and Mrs. Harold Jones, Elberton, Ga., three sons, J. W. Morrah, McCormick, D. W. Morrah and S. P. Morrah both of Greensboro, N. C.; and a number of grand children. Funeral services were conducted from Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Morrah served as an elder for a number of years, at eleven o’clock Tuesday morning in charge of the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Kerr, and Dr. S. W. Reid, pastor of Pressly Memorial Asso ciate Reformed Report Of Grand Jury At June Term Of Court STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. To His Honor, Judge J. Strom Thurmond, Presiding June term of court, McCormick County. We, the Grand Jury for said county, beg to make the following presentments. We have passed on all bills and matters handed to us by the court. There being no further business to come before us at this term, we wish to thank the court and court officials for All courtesies shown. This 20th day of June, 1939. E. C. RICE, Foreman of the Grand Jury. xx Sullivan News The Rehoboth W. M. U. held its regular monthly meeting. Thursday, June 15, in the home of Mrs. T. C. Winn. Nineteen mem bers were present. The hostess served delicious refreshments. Mrs. Virginia Bailey and Miss Presbyterian I Thelma M. Gilchrist visited Mrs. church of McCormick, and inter- I. C. Reames and Mrs. J. P. Sulli- ment was made in the church- van Saturday afternoon, yard. Mr. Morrah was also a Mr. and Mrs. William Winn and and| member of the Knights of daughter spent Sunday in the Ftythias. home of Mrs. Susie Winn. J. S. Strom, funeral director, Mr. Spann Mayson and chil- i*» circles that the royal visit’s effect tions. is likely to have a great deal of The belief that the President is HOLLYWOOD mil McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY June 23rd and 24th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:05 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. ROBERT MONTGOMERY ROSALIND RUSSELL 99 m “FAST & LOOSE Also A Walt Disney Cartoon “GOOFY & WILBUR” and ~ i ^ ' A Crime Doesn’t Pay Subject “Think It Over” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY June 26th and 27th, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M. JOAN CRAWFORD JAMES STEWART * LEW AYERS V ^ : ORIGINAL ICE FOLLIES CAST 66 . sr in ICE FOLLIES OF 1939 Also A Travel Talk “Petunia Natural Park” and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS 99 ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15. 15 cents net only seeking but preparing vigorously to go after a third nomination has grown mightily in the past few days. It got its strongest support from an article in a popular illustrated magazine by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, in which he set forth his reasons for desiring the President’s renomination, and took a crack at practically every Democrat who has been suggested as the 1940 candidate of the party. Almost simultaneously there ap peared in another widely-circu lated magazine an article by Stephen Early, chief secretary to the President, which did not men tion a third term but complained bitterly about the nature of some of the criticisms which have been levelled at Mr. Roosevelt. At the same time, however, the sentiment for the nomination of Vice-President Garner to head the party ticket is growing as fast as one of the cactus plants of his native Texas grows. In the most recent published Negro man, indictment, violation | in char g e - of liquor law. Defendant pleads guilty. Sentenced to 30 days or| Mt. Carmel News pay a fine of $25.00. The State vs. James Searles and | Miss Lilly Miller of De la Howe dren, Miss Cecyle Mayson, and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Mayson were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Mayson, in the Limestone sec tion, Sunday. Willie Ferguson, Negro men, in-1 was a visitor here Thursday and I-, l 7 1S1 ^ 0rs °* Mrs * T ‘ B ' Gilchrist dictment, housebreaking and lar- also Sunday and worshiped at the „ „ T . ay afternoon wer f : Mrs. J. ceny. Found guilty. James A. R. P. Church Sunday morning. . Mrs ' W1 T nrl l ’ Searles was sentenced to 10 Mr. W. H. Horton was a visitor Wmn and Mrs ’ J ' B * Gil " months; Willie-'Ferguson was sen- in McCormick Monday attending tenced to 4 ^noriths. court. Mr. and Mrs. James Mayson are The State vs. J. W. Smelzer, Miss Lura Jean Watson is at congratulations upon White man, indictment for for- home now. She was a member of j ^ birth ° f a daughter » Sunday, gery. Defendant pleads guilty, the graduating class at Erskine ^ un . e „ Bhe has been named Sentenced to one year in peni- College. Janie Ruth. tentiary. I Mr. Bill Fife of Atlanta spent j The State vs. J. W. Smelzer, the week end with his parents, White man, indictment for for- Mr. and Mrs. Herchel Fife, and gery. Defendant pleads guilty, other relatives. James Winn spent the week end with his aunt, Mrs. Minnie Winn. Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames Sunday, were: Sentenced to one year in peni-1 Mr. and Mrs. King and family I ?? e Rcv ' and Mrs * J * C ‘ Di 8S s ’ tentiary, sentence to run concur- of Lancaster and Mr. Harold Gil- J? 88 . ^ uth Di f5 8 ’ and J ‘ rently with other sentence im- liani of Clinton were recent visi- * Johnson > Mr ®- Albert Seigler posed this date. tors of Mrs. Cecil Gilliam. and cbildren | Miss Lynette Shelley The State vs. Johnie Young and Mrs. R. E. -Bums and children 811(1 Mr ' Cecil Reames. Robert Banks, Negro men, indict- of Greenville were recent visitors Mrs. J. E. Winn was gracious ment, violation cf liquor law. of Mrs. W. R. Boyd and Mrs. Monday afternoon, at her Johnie Young pleads guilty, and Mabel Brown. home, honoring Miss Evelyn Gil- sentenced to 30 days or pay a fine Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. D. J. Me- chri8t > who left Wednesday to of $25.00. Robert Banks case Allister, Miss Juanita Curtis and I enter the Roper Hospital. Miss nolle pressed. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney received many* useful The State vs. John Baker, and were visitors in McCormick and and lovely gifts. Mrs. Strom Arthur Patterson, Negro men, in- attended court Monday afternoon. Culbreath, Misses Trula and dictment for murder. In process Rev. Chisholm Halliday left Fri- Francis Mae Winn, and Misses of trial since yesterday morning. day for Sardis, N. C., where he Tb fl ma and Janie Gilchrist Several other cases are on assisted Rev. Paul Grier in a assisted the hostess in serving re docket for trial at this term, meeting for the week end. freshments of sandwiches, pickles, which, in all probability, will last Dr. and Mrs. Payson White of crackers, cake and tea. until tomorrow afternoon. Columbia were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Whatley, of The court ordered the sheriff to Miss Annie White. Greenwood, spent Sunday in the notify all jurors for the second The many friends of Mrs. Carrie home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. polls by the foremost organization j week term of court set to begin j Tarrant deeply sympathize with | Reames. Mr. and Mrs. W. I which tests public sentiment, Mr. [Monday, June 26th, not to appear, j her in her recent affliction, the Gilchrist Garner is shown as having at least an equal measure of public support as has the President him self. He is certain to have the backing of powerful state political organizations not only in the South but in numerous other parts of the country. Dewey Has Appeal On the Republican side the be- ief that the man whom that party will have to beat will be tfr. Roosevelt himself, is bringing about a tightening of party dis cipline and much more serious consideration of the personality and vote-getting ability of pro spective candidates. Washington’s judgment is still hat Thomas E. Dewey has the greatest popular appeal, and that seems to be shared in the demo cratic as well as the Republican ranks. X- death of her beloved sister, Mrs. and- little daughter, of Beach Mathilde Leak. Mrs. Leak is island, visited Mr. and Mrs. T. B. pleasantly remembered here as Gilchrist Sunday. Miss Mathilde Boykin and later | ^ Ab rum Seller and Miss Wilmoth Seigler visited Mrs. Seig- Lander College Alumnae Held , _ ^ ^ u , -m/j- .• XT as Mrs ' ' W ’ asc a ’ | wiimuwi oeigier visnea ivirs. oeig- Meetlllg Here we were sorry to hear of the ler . s mo ther, Mrs. J. W. Christian, ^ passing of Mr. Sam Morrah Tuesday morning Lander College Alumnae met in which occured at his home Mon- j aV nes and children the Methodist Church of McCor- day morning. We extend to the Mr8, w ' , la y ne8 and children mick Friday^ afternoon^ at* C four J bereaved family the heartfelt o'clock for the purpose of or- = thy of this town and com- ^TwsCd c ^ dre “ d ^ ganizing a Lander Club. A repre- , .. _ _ Mrs. Gladys Bowyer and son, Recent guests of Mrs. J. L. alumnae were nresent I Mr. Charles Bowyer, of Anderson. Reame8 were her sisters, Mrs. MTsLuheSh^ardField Seer J and Mr. W. L. Miller of Green-k a tie Crouch and Mrs. Maggie tary, along with Mesdames Kin- wood were visitors here Sunday. weene, ot baiuda. aid and Landis assisted with the Mr. Feaster Mauldin was a visi- The Sullivan H. D. Club held organizing. Rev. M. E. Derrick tor at Tybee Sunday. He joined its regular monthly meeting in stressed the importance of or- a P art y hi Lincolnton for the trip, the home of Mrs. Abrum Seigler, ganized endeavor for the Alma ————xx Tuesday afternoon, June 13. Mater and assured those present TTifct dnttOTl Sixteen members were present, of his heartiest support. the absence of Miss Mellette, Officers elected for a two-year BloOIUS ]Moil(lciy Mrs ‘ J * L * Reames » local leader, period were as follows: President, ^ Republican politicians consider-[ Mrs. W. P. Parks, Jr.; Vice-Presi-1 The first cotton bloom of 1939 ing the possibilities are wondering | d ent, Miss Mary Fuller; Secretary, whether it might not be better Mrs. Bill Bracknell; Treasurer, strategy to figure on Dewey for M iss Ruth Corley. Vice-President and either Senator j The third Tuesday was the day Taft or Senator Vandenberg for se t aside for the monthly meet- the head of the ticket. j ings. Any alumnae interested in There is pretty general agree- becoming members are urged to ment with Vandenberg’s declara- attend the initial meeting at tion that the candidate, whoever which time committees will be he may be, should be pledged by appointed and plans made for the the Convention to a single term, 'coming year. was sent to the Messenger office about noon Monday, June 19th, by Mr. J. E. Winn from his farm on Route 2. Later in the day, Dr. C. K. Epting brought in one from his farm on the edge of town, and Mr. A. B. Link found one on his farm at Bordeaux that afternoon. Mr. Press S. Mayson sent in one on June 21st from his farm on Route 2. gave the demonstration. The hostess served refreshments of sandwiches, cake and lemonade. Miss Carrie Mayson spent sev eral days last week in Columbia with Mrs. I. C. Harrison. Miss Mayson left Wednesday on a tour of the New York World’s Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harper, of Columbia, are spending their va cation with Mrs. Harper’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mason.