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TSUS TO OUS8ELW8, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Eighth Year
EstabUshed June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939
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DOUHIIMION
Washington, July 17.—(Auto
caster)—Whether or not the Presi
dent won a victory over Congress
in the second round of the mone
tary battle remains to be seen.
After the defeat of the Adminis
tration in the all-night session at
the close of the fiscal year, enough
pressure was put upon Senators
and Representatives to induce
them, to enact a new statue renew
ing the Presidential powers to de
value the dollar, maintain a cur
rency stabilization fund, buy
domestic silver at the fixed price
of 70 cents an ounce and to set
the price at which the Treasury
jpould buy foreign silver.
r ' r Tn every respect except that of
fixing the price of domestic silver,
the new act gives the President all
the control over money and cur
rency that he had before his for
mer authorization expired.
Lawyers of both parties in both
houses, however, contend that the
new law will not stand up under
court scrutiny, if anybody brings
up the issue.
At the same time, a strong
movement is forming to take away
the Presidential power to buy for
eign silver at anything but the
world market price. The United
States has been practically sup
porting the Mexican Government
by its purchases of silver, and
that is objected to on Capitol Hill.
Battle of the Session
The fight over amending the
neutrality law to make it more
acceptable to the President will
be the battle of the session, from
present indications. “ Thirty-four
Senators are lined up under the
leadership of Senators Borah and
Nye to fight to the last ditch a-
galnst repealing the present law
prohibiting the sale of arms and
ammunition by Americans t
nations at war.
The idea behind this is the be
lief that the United States was
dragged into the World War be-
j cause so many Americans hac
been making money in huge sums
supplying the Allies with fighting
material, and that if we allowed
that sort of thing to go on we
would be dragged into the next
war.
The war alarm had begun to
subside by early July, though the
Government’s observers abroad
are reported to have warned the
State Department against over
optimism.
Hpw the provision in the new
W.P.A. law requiring every worker
to put in 130 hours a month for
the money he or she gets will re
act upon their personal chances
for reelection is a question which
is worrying some members of Con
gress.
The situation disclosed by W.P.A.
officials and Congressional inves
tigators, that a large number of
people on relief were drawing from
$50 to $90 a month for working
only fifty or sixty hours a month
was too tough for Congress to
swallow.
Shock To Members
The WP.A. was intended to pro
vide work at bare subsistence
wages for such as could not find
jobs in private employment. The
discovery that the “prevailing
rate” of hourly union wages was
being paid in many cities to
W.P.A. workers came as a shock to
many of the members, and the
outlook is that the majority in
Congress will stand pat against
all the political pressure by labor
organizations a!nd W.P.A. worker
organizations.
The death of the Secretary of
the Navy, Claude Swanson, was
not unexpected. Mr. Swanson was
77 and had been seriously ill for
more than two years. Fortunately,
the Assistant Secretary, Charles
Edison, son of the great inventor,
has recovered from, the illness
which kept him inactive for sev-
G. W. Parks
Claimed By Death
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon for Mr. George
William Parks, 66-year-old retired
telegraph operator who was one
of Parksville’s most outstanding
and well-liked citizens. He died
last Thursday morning at his
home after a ten-day illness
Services were held at the Parks-
ville Baptist Church. The Rev.
G. P. Lanier officiated and inter
ment followed in the church ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers were Fred
Bass, James Brown, D. M. Black-
well, J. H. Stone, W. T. Ricken-
backer and C. W. Robertson.
The following served as honor
ary pallbearers: Frank Parks, T.
R. Cartledge, Sr., R. N. Edmunds,
W. T. Strom, Frank Mattison, J. P.
Brown, Dr. Garnett Tuten, J. A.
Harvely, A. C. Bradshaw, D. W.
Trammell, W. B. Adams, W. P.
Parks, Arthur Morgan and J. M.
Bussey.
Mr. Parks is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Minnie Estelle Dorn
Parks; four sons, G. T. Parks of
Anniston, Ala., J. C. Parks of Au
gusta; Jim Parks and Carl Parks,
)oth of Parksville; four daughters,
Mrs. G. D. Dorn and Mrs. R. O.
Rhodes of Woodruff, S. C.; Mrs.
L. B. Pierce, Kingstree, S. C.; and
Mrs. R. A. Ellison, Jr., of Augusta;
one sister, Mrs. J. H. Drennan,
Woodruff; and ten grandchildren.
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Law Against
Seining In County
Notice
We will not close our Barber
Shops on Wednesday afternoons
after July 19th, 1939.
FRED MORGAN,
T. W. WALKER.
HOlimOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
July 21st and 22nd, 7:15 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
WALLACE BEERY
TOM BROWN ALAN CURTIS
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“SERGEANT MADDEN’
Also
^ A Walt Disney Cartoon
“Sea Scouts”
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A Captain & The Kids Cartoon
“Seal Skinners”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
July 24th and 25th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
i RICHARD GREENE ANITA LOUISE
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“LITTLE PRINCESS
Also
A Cartoon
“The Village Blacksmith
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
eral rnonm ; _
The largest naval construction
program in all the nation’s history
is getting well under way, and
much of the credit must be given
to Mr. Swanson, who had been an
advocate of a powerful and mod
ern navy since his years of service
in the House and the Senate on
the naval affairs committees.
That Mr. Edison is the logical suc
cessor to his place in the Cabinet
is not proof, however, that he will
be chosen by the President.
The belief that Germany has
eyes on a part of the Antarctic
Continent as a possible^ flying
base is partly responsible nfor the
President’s order to Rear Admiral
Richard Byrd to make another
trip to the frozen South and stake
out claims in the name of the
United States to the territory
which he discovered cn his £wo
famous voyages to the South
Pclar regions.
The idea is to establish at least
three aviation bases for naval air
craft and personnel, as a further
means of defending the Monroe
Doctrine of no European sov- j
ereignty over any part of the
County Game. Warden D. M.
McGrath asks that we publish the
copy of the Act “To Prohibit
Seining in any of the Waters or
Streams of McCormick County,
passed at the recent session of
the General Assembly and ap
proved by the governor on the
15th day of June, 1939, which Mr
McGrath says he expects to strict
ly enforce. The Act is as follows:
NO. 560—AN ACT—TO PROHIBIT
SEINING IN ANY OF THE
WATERS OR STREAMS OF Me
CORMICK COUNTY.
SECTION I: BE IT ENACTED
BY the General Assembly of the
State of South Carolina: That
from and after the passage of this
Act it shall be unlawful for any
person to use a seine for the
catching of fish in any of the
streams or waters of McCormick
County. PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the provisions of this Act
shall not apply to Savannah River
which constitutes a boundary be
tween the State of South Carolina
and the State of Georgia.
SECTION 2: Anyone violating
the provisions of this Act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined for a sum of not less
than Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars and
for imprisonment for not more
than thirty (30) days.
SECTION 3: All Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent with the pro
visions of this Ajct are hereby re
pealed.
SECTION 4: This Act shall take
effect upon its approval by the
Governor.
T. J. Roberts
Claimed By Death
Modoc News
Thomas Jefferson Roberts, well-
known farmer, died at his home
near Troy Friday afternoon at
two o’clock following a long period
of declining health and a critical
illness of six weeks.
Mr. Roberts, a son of T. J. Rob
erts and Mrs. Annie McBride
Roberts of McCormick, was 67
years of age the 23rd of December.
He was a resident of the Troy
community all of his life, having
resided in the home in which he
died for the past thirty-five years.
He was a faithful member of the
Methodist church of Troy.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Carrie Rus
sell, of Greenwood county, four
children, one son, George Roberts,
three daughters, Mrs. Moss Ellen-
berg, Mrs. Otis Goff, and Miss Di
ana Roberts, all of Troy; five sis
ters, Miss Susie Roberts, Mrs. Belle
Gable, Miss Maude Roberts, Troy;
Mrs. Kate Gable, McCormick, and
Mrs. Addie Beasley, Greenwood,
and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday morning at ten o’clock
from the graveside in the Troy
cemetery, conducted by his pastor,
the Rev. M. E. Derrick, assisted by
the Rev. R. E. Craig.
Active pallbearers were J. F.
Mattison, J. A. Talbert, J. M. Cox,
Frank White, J. P. Robinson, and
Kennedy Dowtin.
Honorary pallbearers were C. W.
Pennal, W. T. Strom, Dr. C. H.
Workman, J. R. Corley, Clifton
Edwards, Joseph Young and T. A.
Dowtin.
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Plum Branch News
Sullivan News
Well, it surely is hot and dry.
The gardens have failed and the
xcm oqw tatfjjiing up. Unless it
rains real soon I am afraid" 1£6me'
of us will go hungry another year,
for there is going to be very little
corn made.
Mrs. Essie Nesbitt from Green
ville spent the past week here with
her sister, Mrs. H. W. Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were
dinner guests Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Nash.
Mr. Louis Coleman from Edge-
field was a visitor here Friday
night and Saturday to Mr. W. S
Clem.
Mrs. C. H. Stone is spending
some time among relatives in Au
gusta.
Mrs. Donald Hancock from Jef
ferson, Ga., is spending this week
here with her mother, Mrs. G. E
Dukes.
Miss Rosalie Bussey is spending
several weeks among relatives at
Laurens.
Mrs. Myrtle Thompson from
Grovetown is spending this week
'-•ere with her sister, Mrs. J. T.
Clem.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bussey spent
Sunday here with their mothers,
Mrs. Roseland Reese and Mrs.
Westerii Hemisphere. | Minnie Bussey. -
Other Nations Have Claims Mr. and Mrs. G. E
Some other nations have possi
ble claims to Antarctic territory,
notably Norway, whose explorer
Roald Amundsen, was the first to
reach the South Pole, and Eng
land, which has sent several ex
peditions into the frozen wastes.
Plans are shaping up for an
anti-trust drive against builders,
manufacturers of building sup
plies and practically everybody
concerned with building opera
tions.
Washington believes that build
ing costs are much too high, es
pecially for the low-income home-
buyer, and that much of the high
cost of housing is due to illegal
restrictions and combinations in
restraint of trade. The No. 1 trust-
buster, Assistant Attorney General
Thurman Arnold, has been work
ing up a case against a very large
number of diversified interests in
the building field, and expects to
begin shooting pretty soon.
Political observers here now
leave all other Presidential can
didates out of consideration until
the President makes a definite
move which will clearly show
whether he wants a third term or
not. All calculations of both
•1 parties hinge upon that decision.
Dukes spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hancock at Jefferson, Ga.
Mrs. Maggie Groves from Del
Reo, Texas, arrived today to spend
several weeks here with her
brother, Mr. W. M. Nash.
Mr. Willie Prince from Edgefield
spent the past week here with his
grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Bussey.
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Card Of Thanks
McKIE, JOHN GARRETT. We,
the family of the late John Gar
rett McKie, acknowledge with
deep appreciation the floral trib
utes and other expressions of
sympathy and kindness extended
by relatives and friends during
our recent bereavement. We are
deeply grateful to the community
in general, to our colored friends,
and to all who in any way assisted
to lighten the burden at the pass
ing of our beloved one.
Mrs. John G. McKie,
Mrs. J. L. Mobley,
Mrs. Bennett Barnes,
John G. McKie, Jr.,
Mrs. Shirley Stephens,
Mrs. Minnie McKie Smith,
Julian McKie.
The members of the Home
Demonstration Club and others in
the community enjoyed a delight
ful picnic together, Tuesday even
ing* at Sullivan school house.
Everyone enjoyed the fellowship
of his neighbor, and the climax
was reached when a delicious
lunch was served on the grounds.
The young people enjoyed a straw
ride afterwards.
Mrs. R. T. Mayson, Mrs. J. J.
Vlayson, Mrs. I. C. Reames and
Miss Rubye Mayson visited Mr.
J. J. Mayson, at the Columbia
Hospital, Thursday. Friends will
be glad to know that Mr. Maysoh
is now at his home, where he is
convalescing from his recent op
eration.
Mrs. W. T. Strom, of McCormick,
tfrs. R. M. Winn and daughters.
Jttee and Gladys, of Plum
: Branch, and Mrs. Godsey, of
Greenwood, visited Mrs. J. EL
Winn Tuesday afternoon.
Friends of Miss Alma Mayson
and Mr. Bert Langley, of Green
wood, were interested to learn of
their marriage, Tuesday, July II,
ui Greenville. They have returned
rom a wedding trip to the moun
tains of North Carolina and
Tennessee. Mrs. Langley is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Mayson, of this community.
Mr. Joe Corley, who has employ
ment with Brown’s Furniture Co.,
Greenwood, visited his father, Mr.
Clyde Corley, during the week end.
Mrs. J. H. Seigler and Miss Mar
tha Seigler spent Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Talbert and
family, in Cross Hill.
Mrs. Kate Mayson, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
C. W. Pennal, in McCormick, has
returned to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. T. C. Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Callison and
Mr. Franklin McKellar, of Green
wood, visited Mr. Clyde Corley
and family Sunday afternoon. —
A large number from this sec
tion attended the centennial cele
bration in Edgefield, Friday, where
they enjoyed a fine program, re
newal of acquaintances, and a
delicious lunch. Everyone joins in
Town.
Rev. G. P. Lanier is
Fire of undetermined origin de
stroyed the warehouse of Mr. J. L.
Bracknell on Friday afternoon,
July 44th. One ... hundred, and
twenty bales of cotton stored in
the warehouse was a complete loss.
The Plum Branch school library,
containing about twelve hundred
volumes, is being extensively
patronized. Mrs. Lilly Langley has
been in charge for several years, , .
and is largely responsible for Its congratulating the citizens of
present usefulness. Edgefield county for making the
Messrs. Charles Wells and W. M. wonderful day possible.
Freeland are studying telegraphy. I Mr - and Mrs ‘ Jam i* Ke0 'Y"’ and
Mrs. Georgia Campbell has re- 1118568 Carn f and f d " a “f/ 8011
moved with her family to White 8 P ent 8ev6ral da y 8 „ la8 i ® eek „ m
the mountains of North Carolina.
doing his Spend the day guests of Mr. and
own preaching in a special meet- Mrs - J * L ' Sunday, were .
ing at Bethlehem, Clark’s Hill, Mr - Eu & er J e Rea ”J es ’ of Mor J ck *
this week. Services only at night. c * Qrner ’ y, rS ’ ^ ^
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Mack Reames * of Pittsburgh, and Mr-
Brown, July 7, a son. and Mrs - Alb ? rt Seigler and chil "
Miss Annie Humphries, daughter dren - ! ^ .
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Humphries, mss Grace Gilchrist has re-
and a graduate of the McCormick turned from an enjoyable trip to
High School, ’39, will enter Win- Hot s P nn e s * Arkansas, and other
throp College in September. P° ints of interest, with a party of
Special service at the Plum Greenwoodians.
Branch Methodist Church will be- ^ x
gin Sunday, July 23rd. Rev. E. S. Chevrolet— \
Jones, - of North Augusta, will be _ o i tt *
the preacher. At the Baptist J Ulie J^clleS U p
Church special services are sched- rr /im r\ moo
uled to begin August 6, Rev. 05.0% Over 1900
Charles Vermillion, of Spartan- j
burg, preaching. In each church Detroit, July 10.—Retail sales of
there will be services morning and 29,459 units in the final 10 days of
evening. June gave Chevrolet dealers an
Billy Banks and George Lanier, increase of 66.5 per cent over their
two of Plum Branch’s young men oerfcrmance in the same period
were visitors at home from the 0 f 1938, and raised their new car
C. C. Camps last week end. and truck total for the month to
Mr. and Mrs. David Dover, ol 75 561 units, W. E. Holler, general
Blacksburg, S. C., who were mar- sa i es manager, announced here
ried at Blacksburg July 2, were today. The June sales represented
recent visitors at the home of Mr. J an increase of 65.6 per cent over
and Mrs. Eugene L. Langley, the those for June 1938.
parents of the bride. Mr. Dover is Sales of used cars in June were
an employee of the Duke Power 153,453 units, a gain of 29,732
Company, while Mrs. Dover has j units or 24 per cent over the 123,-
been teaching for some time in 731 gold i n June last year. The
the Blacksburg High School. j^t 10 days accounted for a heavy
Most of the farmers in this I share of the volume, 59,355 units
section report that their fields are being sold in that time, as against
only slightly infested with boll 43247 in the same period in 1938.
weevil. Combined sales of new and used
Mrs. Virginia Gaylor, of Alex- cars f or the last 10 days were 88,-
andria, Virginia, was a recent 314 units, and for the month,
visitor in the home of her parents, 229,024.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Langley.
Dr. u. L. King, a this year’s] . .
graduate of the S. C. Medical Col
lege at Charleston, is serving an
internship at the Columbia Hos
pital.
Mrs. H. M. Self, who has been
painfully ill for several weeks, is
now convalescing.
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