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TBUE TO OURBELVKS, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Thirty-Eighth Year
Establish^ June 5, 1902 ' McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1939
Number 22
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Washington, Nov. 1.— (Auto
caster)—With the practical cer
tainty that the Administration’s
amendments to the Neutrality Act
will have passed by Armistice Day
or thereabouts, Washington is
turning attention to domestic poli
tics again. The exact date of the
intensive phase of the 1940 Presi
dential campaign can be predicted
with certainty. It will be the day
upon which the hew Neutrality
Law is sent by Congress to the
President for . his signature.
The lid will be off and the field
wide open for the candidates for
the nominations of both parties to
start their organizations in high
gear. How much momentum any
of the leading aspirants of either
party have gained as a result of
; the Neutrality discussion is rather
difficult to appraise.
If the general public accepts the
new law as finally enacted as be
ing the measure best calculated to
keep the United States out of war,
then on the Democratic side the
edge will go to President Roosevelt,
who is responsible more than any
one else for the Neutrality amend
ments.
Politically speaking, on the Re
publican side the advantage will be
rather with Senator Taft of Ohio,
who has favored repeal ' of the
. arms embargo from the beginning,
than with Senator Vandenberg of
Michigan, who has vigorously op- Douglas is much more likely to
American ships on the high seas.
The amendments agreed upon by
the Senate committee relax those
restrictions materially, leaving the
whole Pacific Ocean and most of
the Atlantic open to American
shipping and trans-oceanic air
craft.
There will, however, doubtless be
sharp differences of opinion as to
the merits of the new law, not all
based on partisanship. Therefore,
there is a growing opinion among
political observers in Washington
that the candidates for the Presi
dential nominations of the two
great parties who will have the
best chance may well be men who
have not taken an active part in
the Neutrality program or com
mitted themselves to support of
any phase of it.
Swing Toward Douglas
If we leave the President him
self out of consideration, which
more and more close scrutinizers
of public affairs are inclining to
do, the tendency is to believe that
the newer of the Administration
will be thrown behind some Demo
crat who has not been too closely
identified with the New Deal.
There is a feeling that Paul V.
McNutt is by no means so sure of
Presidential support as his friends
have believed him to be, and that
Frank Murphy, the Attorney-Gen
eral, is out of the running. Talk
is swinging toward Supreme Court
Justice William O. Douglas, for
merly head of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as a likely
candidate for the Presidential ac
colade as the successor to Mr.
Roosevelt. This is taken quite
seriously in some well-informed
Quarters, who do not believe the
President will seek a third term
for himself.
It is pointed out that Justice
posed repeal.
Considered Shadow-Boxing
The belief of most Washington
observers is that the general pub
lic has come around to acceptance
of what Washington analysts have
felt from the start of the contro
versy, that neither repeal nor re
tention of the embargo will make
the slightest practical difference if
the nation really comes face to
face wral the issue of participa
tion in Europe’s war. All the de
bates on this point are regarded
by realists here as so much
shadow-boxing.
Of considerably more impor
tance. in the minds of the most
realistic observers, are the “cash-
and-carry” provisions, with their
accompanying restrictions upon
the freedom of .'Movement of
command the support of anti-New
Deal Democrats than anvbodv else
who has been close to the White
House in the past few years, and
that he has not had any part in
the Neutrality discussion.
That might create the interest
ing situation of two former class
mates of Columbia University Law
School running against each other
for the Presidency; for on the
political dope-sheets District At
torney Thomas E. Dewey of New
York stands out not only in public
estimation based on past perform
ances, but as the one leading Re
publican Presidential candidate
who has not been tangled up in
any way in the Neutrality discus
sions. Both Mr. Dewey and Jus
tice Douglas graduated from Co
lumbia Law School in 1925, though
the latter is nearly four years old-
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Mrs. S. W. Reid
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Moriat Martin Reid, wife of
Dr. Samuel Watson Reid, pastor of
Pressly Memorial A. R. P. church,
died at her home here Monday
morning at 6:10 o’clock followine
a heart attack. Mrs. Reid fell
about two weeks ago and sustained
a fractured hip and was a patient
in an Augusta hospital until last
Thursday when she returned to
her home here. She was thought
to be all right and her sudden
nassing has shocked the entire
community where she has lived
since 1933. She was a highly cul
tured and charming woman and
was loved and admired by all who
were privileged to know her.
Mrs. Reid was bom in Newberry,
and was a daughter of the late
Sarah Blair Martin and J. N. Mar
tin who were pioneer residents of
Newberry county. She was edu
cated at Ashley Hall, Charleston,
and always took an active interest
in the civic and religious affairs
of the communities in which she
resided. In 1915 she was married
to Dr. Reid while he was pastor of
the Associate Reformed Presby
terian church in Atlanta where
they lived until 1923. For ten
years they were in Tampa, Fla.,
and in 1933 dame to McCormick
and both Dr. and Mrs. Reid have
endeared themselves to the people
of McCormick and the surround
ing communities.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Reid
is survived by four sisters. Mrs. T.
W. Sloan, Greenville; Miss Lalla
Martin, a member of the city
school faculty in Spartanburg;
Mrs. H. H. Sweets, Louisville, Ky.;
and Mrs. G. L. Kerr, Winston-
Salem, N. C.: and one brother, J.
N. Martin, Charlotte.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock
from the Pressly Memorial Asso
ciate Reformed Presbyterian
church here in charge of the Rev..
J. W. Carson of Newberry A. R. P.
church, a former pastor, the Rev.
W. C. Kerr, pastor of Abbeville A;
R. P. church, the Rev.’ A. Thad,
Persons, pastor of McCormick Bap
tist church and the Rev. M. E,
Derrick, pastor of McCormick
Methodist church. Burial was
made in the family plot in Rose-
mont cemetery in ^ Newberry at
three o’clock.
Members of the church session
acting as pallbearers were John R.
Crawford, John A. Creswell, E. N.
Creswell, Marshall Creswell. Hor
ace Creswell and Paul J. Robinson.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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Mr. Gus Covin
Claimed By Death
Mt. Carmel. Oct. 31,—The pass
ing of Mr. Gus Covin which oc
curred in the Anderson Co. Hospi
tal early Sabbath morning was a
shock and grief to a host of rela
tives and friends throughout the
county and state.
Mr. Covin was the second son of
the late Mr. James Lewis Covin
and Mrs. Rachel Shanks Covin and
was 67 years of age.
He was born and reared in Mt.
Carmel. In early life he united
with the A. R. P. Church here
when Rev. A. L. Patterson was the
beloved nastor and always remain
ed true to his church and his
Lord. For manv years he has
served his church as elder.
He was quiet and unassuming
in manner, possessed a fine per
sonality and an ardent desire to
help his fellowman. which made
for him a host of friends. He al
ways stood for the right.
The funeral serrvice was con
ducted in the A. R. P. Church
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock by
Rev. Mr. Kerr of Abbeville A. R. P.
Church, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Pressley of the Anderson A. R. P.
Church and Dr. Nabors of the
Greenville A. R. P. Church, in the
presence of a very’large crowd of
sorrowing relatives and friends,
and a little later he was laid to
rest in the Mt. Carmel cemetery
beneath the beautiful flowers, the
silent tributes of love.
He is survived by two brothers,
Messrs. Clarence and John Walter
Covin of Mt. Carmel, and five sis
ters, Mrs. Clara Majette, Pensa
cola. Fla.. Mrs. Ben Fortson, Lin-
colnton, Ga., Mrs. George Peel.
Anderson. S. C., Misses Lennie and
Elisa Covin, Mt. Carmel. S. C.
. Funeral director, McDougall-
Johnson, of Anderson.
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Honor Roll Of McCor
mick Public Schools
For September
Court Expenses To
Be Paid Friday
At the October term of Court all
witnesses and jurors were requested
by the Circuit Judge to hold their
pay vouchers until the County
could secure the money with which
to pay them. Mr.* W. O. Graves,
County Supervisor, states today
that arrangements have been made
to pay these claims on Friday,
November 3, and that they may be
cashed on or after that day.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to use this method to
express to our neighbors and
other friends our most sincere
appreciation for the many acts of
, kindness to us during the illness
and at the death of our wife and
1 mother, Mrs. D. M. McGrath.
D. M. McGrath,
And Children.
East.
or than Mr. Dewey. He went into
the teaching of law at Yale while
Mr. Dewey went into the practice
of law in New York.
Age Objections Discounted
Stranger things have happened
^hfm that those two old class
mates should find themselves run
ning for the Presidency against
each other. The acceotance a-
mong manv seasoned politicians of
the idea of putting Justicb Doug
las forward as the Democratic
candidate is regarded here as suf
ficient evidence that the objec
tions raised to Mr. Dewey on ac
count of his youth are so much
bunk. Between 43 and 40, which
will be the respective ages of
Douglas and Dewey when the next
President is inaugurated, there is
not enough difference to count.
The prevailing political idea in
Washington now is to keep the
war out of the Presidential cam
paign. No one now believes that
a situation threatening to involve
the United States across the At
lantic can arise before the 1940
elections. Across the Pacific the
outlook is regarded as better than
it has been for the past year. The
carefully-calculated speech of Am
bassador Joseph C. Grew, on his
return to Tokyo from a visit to
Washington, has had a decided 3,273 bales for the crop of 1938.
effect, Washington believes, in J Very respectfully,
minimizing the possibility of our
armed embroilment in the Far.
J Date, 10-30-39,
FIRST GRADE—
Patricia Price,
Bettv Frances Edwards,
Phyllis Chamberlain,
• Betty Jean Butler,
Cecil A1 verson,
Doris West,
Mary Dansby,
Sondley Robinson,
Joseph Duncan,
Ken Dowtin,
Bobby Holloway,
Billy Parker,
Jimmy Strom,
'Charles Simpson,
Robert Lee Brown,
Joe Brown.
SECOND GRADE—
Anne Sanders,
Lillie Ellen Wise,
Betty Jane Deason, ”
Frances Ann Dansby,
Bobby Sanders,
Paul LeRoy,
Melvin Derrick,
Grover Davis,
Bobby Edmonds,
Leonard Dorn, *
Janet Caudle.
THIRD GRADE—
Billy Creighton,
Grady Young,
Georgia R. McCracken.
FOURTH GRADE—
Bobby Huguley,
Rebecca Simpson,
Theresa Barnhardt,
Marion Davis,
Virginia Smith.
FIFTH GRADE—
Lois Edwards,
Claude Huguley.
SIXTH GRADE—
None.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Helen Fooshe,
Bertha Mae Harris,
Frances New.
EIGHTH GRADE—
None.
NINTH GRADE—
None.
TENTH GRADE—
Anne B. Seigler,
N. Louise Morgan,
Mildred Rodgers,
Norma Holloway.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Ella Bradley Faulkner,
Lois Freeland,
Natalie Brown,
Betty Fuller.
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5,326 Bales Cotton
Ginned In McCormick
County To October 18
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
BUREAU OF CENSUS.
WASHINGTON.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Messenger,
McCormick, S. C.
Census report shows that 5,326
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County, South Caro
lina, from the crop of 1939 prior
to Oct. 18, 1939, as compared with
Exchange Club’s
Annual Fair In
Augusta Nov. 6-11
Augusta, Ga.. Oct. 31.—Opening
here on November 6 for a full week
of showing, the Exchange Club’s
seventeenth annual fair and ex
position this fall promises to
ecliose all previous attractions.
Hundreds of dollars in cash
prizes, in addition to yards of red.
blue and white ribbons and
scholarships, will be distributed
among livestock, poultry, and hog
producers and 4-H club and farm
club groups rewarding them for
their efforts to improve and
diversify the rural industries. •
Bright McConnell, Richmond
county farm agent, said that he
expected a banner fair for the
agricultural leaders in the twin-
states area. Already hundreds of
entries have been posted in the
cattle, poultry, hog and farm ex
hibit contests, he said.
Featuring the midway this fall
will be the nationally known
world of Mirth Shows, a huge
three-train extravaganza of rides,
sideshows, freaks and amusements.
This is the first appearance of the
shows in Augusta—but officials of
the fair vouch for the company’s
honesty and cleanliness.
Free aerial acts by the daring
“Flying Comets” and fireworks
displays will be staged each night
in the midway for the benefit of
the thousands of fair-goers and
sight-seers expected to throng the
grounds during the exposition last
ing from November 6 through
November 11.
Sullivan News
White Town H. D.
Club Reorganizes
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames. Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Reames and Betty
Jean, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reames,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson and
Ramona, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Seigler and children, Mr. and Mrs-
Cecil Reames, Miss Gladys Reames
and Mr. Eugene Reames attended
the Simmons, Simpson and Walker
reunion at Poplar Springs church,
Sunday.
Misses Cecyle and Azilee Mayson
spent Wednesday night in the
home of Miss Fannie Sullivan,,
near Trenton.
Miss Edith Mae Winn, of Colum
bia, spent the week end with her -
mother, Mrs. Janelle Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winn are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a daughter, on Tuesday,
October 24. She has been named
Mary Lucretia, for both of her
grandmothers.
Mrs. Lula Talbert spent last
week in the home of Mrs. J. B.
Gilchrist.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. Mayson, Sunday, were:
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Harrison and 1
Miss Rubye Mayson, of Columbia,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cannon, of
Augusta, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lang
ley and Mrs. Sidney Whatley, of
Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. I. C.
Reames and children, Misses Marie-
and Jaunita Reames, Miss Trula.
Wiph, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seagle
John Bangle, of
Rehoboth Bap
tist church are observing orphan
age night, Friday evening, Novem
ber 3, at the church. An interest
ing program will be given by the
young people. Hot dogs will be
sold to obtain funds for purchas
ing gifts for the orphanage.
Mr. W. W. Mayson, Sr., has re
turned home from a visit of sev
eral months to his son, Mr. Moody
Mavson. in Washington, D. C.
Mr! L. E. Reames and Messrs.
Reorganization” was the topic j WiJbur and Edward Reames we^e
of our October meeting which met | business visitors in Saluda, N. C.,
on/rvidav afternoon, October 20th, W ef hiesdav. *
at the home of Mrs. Harry Ream. • Those from this community at-
The following officers .were t£ n cling the union meeting at Red
elected: f . ^ JOak Grove church, Sunday, were
•tPresident, Mrs. Harrv Ream. - | Hr- and Mrs. J. E. Winn, .Mr,, and
Vice' President, Mrs. 1 H.' M. Mrs. E... P Winn, Misses i TOelma
Freeland, .v* ' ' '' .. j - T anie Gilchrist , and Miss-Truls
Secretary and Treasurer, ^iks.j Whin.
Bryant Quarles. - 1 Mrs. R. T. Mayson and Miss
Departmental Chairmen: Jaunita Reames spent several days
Agriculture, Mrs. Claud White. last week in Columbia with Mr.
Publicity, Mrs. H. M. Freeland. and Mrs. I. C. Harrison.
Beautification. Mrs. Harry Ream. Mr- R- T. Mayson, Mr. J. J. May-
Religibn and Welfare, Mrs. Bry- son, Mr. W. F. Mayson and ’Mr.
ant Quarles. Marvin Harper attended the last
Citizenship, Mrs. Herbert White. I quarterly conference at Bethel
Finance, Mrs. Bryant Quarles. church, Sunday afternoon.
. Membership, Mrs. Gladys Free- Callers in the home of Mr. amf
land. Mrs. J. E. Winn Thursday evening
Education. Mrs. Bill McKinney, were: Mkvahd Mrs. Strom. Col-
Health, Mrs. Ruth White* breath, Mbs Trula Winn*
Music and Recreation, Mrs. H. Cart, G. P., J. E., and Max-
M. Freeland. cie Winn.
Legislation, Mrs. Janet Seigler. Miss Corrie Cheatham and Miss
j. Local Leaders appointed are Hattie Brunson spent the week
Mfs. Ream and Mrs. Freeland. end with Miss Brunson’s relatives.
We’re proud of the fact that one Miss Lena Louise Gilchrist, ef
of our members, Mrs. Harry Ream, I Columbia, spent the week end
won second place on their scrap- with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T..
book at the short course at Win-IB. Gilchrist.
throp College. Another member, | Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames are
Mrs. Bryant Quarles, won fourth I spending several days this week
place in the canning contest. I * >e l zer with Mr. „ and Mrs. J. C-
Our club has completed a silk | Reafnes.
scrap quilt. We’re planning to sell | Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harper, of
this ouilt and put the proceeds on Columbia spent the week end
the Marie Cromer Scholarship and with the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Baptist Church Building fund of Mrs. J. J. Mayson.
Plum Branch. Spend the day miests in the
Miss Bell gave us a most inter- I home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Winn
esting lesson on “Planting the Tuesday, were Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist,,
home yard.” Mrs. Henry Reynolds and Billy,.
Gur hostess served frozen jellied I and Mr Ed. Reynolds,
fruit salad, angel food cake and | Miss Virginia Winn spent last-
•.ea.
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Mt. Carmel News
week with her aunt, Mrs. W. A.
Winn.
Miss Eileen Morgan was the*
guest of Miss Trula Winn, Wed
nesday.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Tames
Mavson will be interested to know
that thev are with the former’s
*/Me S Miller of De la Howe I parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mayson.
was a week end visitor here. after having been in Greenwood
M r s. Jennie Cade and Miss Julia I several months.
Cade were Anderson visitors Mon- Mr. Cal Seigler snent Saturday
dav. in Belvedere with Mr. and Mrs.
Quite a laree crowd of oeonlr j Abrum Seigler.
fr^m the nearbv towns and citie" I Mrs. Bob Quarles. Jr., and baby
attended the funeral ser v ice of I snent Saturdav with her parents,.
M’*. Gus Covin at the A. R. P I Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reynolds
The manv friends of Miss Janie-
Reames will be sorry to know that-.
she has been ill for the past week..
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James E. Bell,
Special Agent.
f'ihin-rb v>pre Mondav afte”noon
Among tham were Mr. and Mrs
Calhoun Farris. Miss Kittie Mor-
r ab. Mrs. John McCoy, Mrs. Oladyr
Wnwvon Mrs. J^ck We’r. Mrs. i l i
Campbell. Miss Thelma CampbeJ’| listers l^elebrate
and others of Anderson. Mr. and
Mrs. Bradlev Morrah and Mrs. M I
L. Marchant of Greenville and -DiniHldyS
many others.
Quite a number of Mt. Carme’
people attended the funeral serv- I The home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C-
ice of Mrs. s. w Reid at the A. R McKinney was a scene of fall
P. Church in McCormick Tuesday loveliness, Sunday, October 29th,
afternoon. Among those who at- when Mrs. McKinney and Mrs. F.
tended the burial in Rosemont S. Robinson celebrated their birth-
cemetery. Newberry. S. C.. were days. The living room and dining
Mrs. H. O. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. White and Mrs. W. If. Horton.
Dr. and Mrs. George Peel of An
derson, Mrs. Ben Fortson and sons.
Messrs. Fortson, of Lincolnton.
Ga., Mrs. Clara Majette and Miss
Virginia Majette of Pensacola.
Fla., were here for the funeral of
Mr. Gus Covin Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Banks of
Lincolnton, Ga., were visitors here
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis, Misses
Juanita and Sara Curtis were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dun-
fcway Sunday.
room were beautifully decorated
with fall flowers and pot plants.
Conversation was enioved until
12 o’clock when a bountiful dinner
was served. The birthday cake
was the center of attraction. It
has been a custom for the sisters
to celebrate together for a number
of years.
After having a grand time,
everyone left wishing Mrs. Mc-
Kinnev and Mrs. Robinson many
more happy birthdays.
They received many useful and
appropriate gifts.
A Friend, i