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TBUB TO OUBBELVICA, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AMD OUR GOD,
Thirty-Ninth Year
Ettablished June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1940
Number - 20
Washington, Oct. 14.—In the
belief of the most careful ob
servers, the main question con
fronting the people of the United
States is whether or not. we will
get into the European war. And
that question has nothing what
ever to do with the question
speeches. The plain fact is that
Mr. Willkie is at his worst when
he is reading from a manuscript,
as a radio orator has to do, and at
his best when he is talking ex
temporaneously with only a few
notes to guide him.
Mr. Roosevelt, on the contrary,
has the gift of reading a carefully
prepared manuscript over the
radio with such tones and in
flections, pauses and hesitations,
as to give the effect that most of
it is the result of sudden in
spiration.
Mr. Willkie is learning, and his
later radio talks have been much
more effective than the first few.
He and his party are handicapped,
whether Mr. Roosevelt is reelected however, by lack of funds to pay
or Ur. Willkie is chosen to take
his place.
The next Administration, what
ever its partisan complexion, is
expected to find itself in the grip
of circumstances over which it
may have no control. The re
action of the people of the whole
United States, as reflected in the
reports which come into Wash
ington, is one of resignation to
an unpleasant ^prospect coupled
with a considerable degree of im
patience with the politicians of
Washington who are believed to
be throwing monkey-wrenches
into the machinery of defense
preparations, to serve their own
personal ends.
Roosevelt Advantage
In the light of that state of the
public mind it seems that Mr.
Roosevelt has an advantage over
MT. Willkie in the prospects for
the coming election. He has been
in a position to do things, whereas
Mr. Willkie has only been able to
say what he will do if elected.
That advantage is reflected in the
latest polls of electoral sentiment,
which indicate that the President
has regained some of the support
which, six weeks ago, he seemed
to have lost.
for time on the air. The Presi
dent has a distinct advantage. By
announcing that his talk on any
particular occasion is to be “non-
political” the broadcasting com
panies are required to give him
the time and facilities without
charge. Everything that Mr. Will
kie says is, of course, political,
and so it must be paid for. A half
hour’s time on a nation-wide
hook-up costs an incredible num
ber of thousands of dollars.
Atometary Limits
The Hatch Act limits the a-
mount of money that any political
party cai\ spend in a campaign,
with the result that fewer people
have had the opportunity to hear
Mr. Willkie over the. radio than
has been the case with any candi
date of either party since 1920,
when broadcasting was first used
in political campaigns.
The Republicans are also handi
capped by the fact that they have
no issue to compare with the issue
of preparedness for war, and on
that Mr. Roosevelt took the play
away from them. There has been
nothing to do about it from the
Republican point of view but to
accept the Administration’s policy
and criticize the manner in which
1941 Parity
Payment Regula
tions Announced
But on'the other hand Mr. Will- it Is being carried out. This would
Idle, now that he has got into his be a hopeless effort if it were not
stride, is apparently regaining the based upon a reaction against the
confidence of many who were dis- present Administration which has
appointed in his earlier radio been growing steadily for four
The provisions under which
producers of com, cotton, rice,
tobacco, and wheat may earn 1941
parity payments are essentially
the same as those in effect for the
1940 program, according to an
nouncement of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
A producer who participates in
the 1941 AAA Farm Program will
be eligible for payments if: (1)
The 1941 planted acreage of the
commodity for which payment is
made does not exceed the farm
acreage allotment for such com
modity, (2) he plants within the
total of the acreage allotments of
com, cotton, rice, tobacco, and
wheat established for his farm in
1941, (3) he does not offset his
performance by over-planting
these commodities on any other
farm, wherever located, in which
he has an interest.
As provided in the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, the 1941
parity payment rates for the five
commodities will be based on the
amount by which the returns from
the 1940 crop of each falls below
the parity income. The rate for
any crop cannot exceed the a-
mount by which the 1940 average
farm price is less than the parity
price and will be as nearly equal
to parity as the available funds
permit. Rates will be announced
later when the information upon
which they are based is available.
In 1939 and 1940 the rate of pay
ment and the average farm price
combined could not exceed 75 per
cent of parity.
As in the two previous years,
parity payments will be made on
the normal yield of the farm
acreage allotment determined for
each commodity under the 1941
nrovram.
NOTICE
Of Closing Date For Acceptance
Of Request For “Grants Of Aid”,
Form ACP-64, Under The 1940
Agricultural Conservation
Program.
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McCORMICK, S. C
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October 18th and 19th, 7:00 P. M. and 8:50 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
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' Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
■frears and which has been height
ened by the President’s effort to
be elected for a third term.
The third term and the alleged
inefficiency and extravagance of
the past seven vears constitute
really the major issue on which
the election will be decided. And
no attempt to forecast the result
is-valid, for the simple reason that
nearly 20 per cent of all the pos
sible voters are keeping their
mouths shut.
Never in private discussions nor
in response to questionnaires has
such a large proportion of the
voters refused to tell how they in
tend to vote. While there are
more people, apparently, wearing
Willkie buttons than wearing
Roosevelt buttons, there is a sur
prising number refusing to pin
any label on themselves.
Fear Reprisals
This is being interpreted by
some impartial observers as indi-
I eating that a great number of
! persons who intend to vote for
Willkie are keeping their inten
tions to themselves, because of
fear of reprisals of some sort from
some Federal Agency or other.
There may be nothing in that
idea, but it is certain that there
is not the volume of popular en
thusiasm for Mr. Roosevelt’s re-
election that was displayed in
1936.
As these dispatches have point
ed out before, the man who will
really decide this election is Adolf
Hitler. His aid is being invoked
both publicly and secretly by the
Democratic spokesmen. Publicly
the assertion is made that Hitler
wants t6 see Mr. Roosevelt de
feated. Privately, and undercover
whispering campaign has been
started against Mr. Willkie based
on nothing but the fact that his
grandparents were bom in Ger
many! It is questionable how
much effect such campaign tac
tics will have, but a good many
veteran political observers here
think that their use is evidence
that Mr. Roosevelt’s supporters
are not as confident of his re-
election as they profess to be.
At best, the election will be a
close one. All observers are agreed
on that. A few thousand votes
3 may turn the trick.
This office has received notice
that no request for “grant of aid”
can be accepted under the 1940
Agricultural Conservation Program
after November 1, 1940. This
closing date is set so that de
livery of material requested may
be obtained prior to the closing of
the 1940 Agricultural Conserva
tion Program year, said closing
date being November 30th, 1940.
Any requests for “grants of aid”
signed after November 1st, 1940,
will be carried under the 1941
Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram.
James O. Patterson, Jr.,
County Administrative Assistant.
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Regional Training
Union Meeting
AT BATESBURG BAPTIST
CHURCH OCTOBER 19TH.
The Western Regional Training
Union convention will hold its an
nual meeting with the Batesburg
Baptist church on Saturday," Oc
tober 19, starting promptly at
10:00 o'clock.
Seven associations are included
in the division as follows: The
Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Edisto
Lexington, Orangeburg and Ridge
It is hoped that many from each
of these associations will aval
themselves of this opportunity to
learn more about Baptist Train
ing Union work.
Twenty-five cents registration
from each one attending will be
appreciated, to help with the ex
penses of the meeting.
Louise Bracknell, v
President.
The program will be as follows:
THEME: The New Testament
Pattern of Church Membership.
Morning Session
10:00—Worship in Song, led by
Chorister Rev. M. B. Webb.
10:10—“Walking in Newness of
Life”, Carroll Pritchard, Granite-
ville.
10:20—Special Music, Plum
Branch Training Union.
10:30—Roll Call of Associations.
Brief Reports by Directors.
11:00—Appointment of Commit
tees, announcements.
11:10—Address, “Living Epistles
if Christ”, Rov. H. S. Sauls, Den-
nark. >
11:30—Special Music, Batesburg
Church.
11:40—Promoting the Training
Union Through the Associational
Organization:
Mr. Lewis Derrick, Johnston,
Director.
Miss Hortense Woodson, Edge-
ield. Associate Director.
Miss Magdelene Johnston, War
ren ville, Group Director.
Mrs. George Bobo, Bowan, De
partment Director.
12:00—Address, Rev. L. G. Payne,
Columbia, S. C.
Lunch.
Afternoon Session
2:00—Song and Praise Service,
ed by Rev. M. B. Webb.
2:10—“Growing in Grace and
Knowledge”, Rev. Eugene Greer.
2:20—Conferences:
For Intermediates, Young People
and Adults.
General Officers—Rev. Jas. F.
Burress.
Junior and Intermediate Leaders
and Sponsors, Miss Florrie Lee
Lawton.
Program Committee—Mrs. A. L
Bonnett.
Membership Committee—Mrs. A.
L. Hughes.
Missionary—Mrs. Jas A. Howard.
Instruction — Mrs. Crawford,
Langley, S. C.
Social—Mrs. C. W. Walker.
For Juniors—Miss Bertha Fal-
law.
3:30 —Playlet, Ridge Spring
Training Union.
4:00—Business.
4:15—Adjournment.
Mr. Nick F. Brown
Claimed By Death
Mr. Nick F. Brown, 68, died at
his residence near here late last
Thursday afternoon after an ex
tended illness. Son of the late M.
B. and Matilda Brown, he was a
native of this county and had
spent his entire life in this com
munity. He had been a life-long
member of the Red Hill Baptist
church.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock
at the graveside in McCormick
cemetery. The Rev. A. Thad.
Persons of the McCormick Baptist
church conducted the services.
Mr. Brown is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Lougena Burnett Brown;
two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton of
McCormick and Mrs. T. O. Mc
Donald of Ninety Six; two
brothers, W. T. Brown and Mack
B. Brown, both of Parksville;
three grandchildren, and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were T. J. North, W.
W. Burnett, W. L. Brown, Luther
McKinney, G. C. and A. N. Mc
Kinney.
G. P. McCain, funeral director,
in charge.
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Court Adjourned
Last Thursday
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After being in session Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday of last
week, court of General Sessions
adjourned here late Thursday
afternoon, with cases disposed of
during the term as follows:
The State vs. Hugh Middleton,
White man, indictment, non sup
port of minor child. Pleads guilty.
Sentenced to pay $15.00 per
month toward the support of
child.
The State vs. Jim Banks, Negro
man, indictment, violation of
liquor law. Pleads guilty. Sen
tenced to 30 days or pay a fine of
$100.00; all sentence suspended
during good behavior.
The State vs. Nathan Crawford,
Negro man, indictment, murder.
Tried. Found not guilty.
The State vs. Ezra Briggs, Negro
man, indictment, resisting an
officer, assault and battery. Pleads
guilty. Sentenced to 6 months on
chain gang.
The State vs. George Martin and
Buck Jones, Negro men. Indict
ment, violation of liquor law.
Plead guilty. Sentenced, 30 days
or $100.00 each, all sentence sus
pended upon payment of $50.00
each.
The State vs. Fred Searles,
Negro man, indictment, violation
of liquor law. Pleads guilty. Sen
tenced, $100.00; upon the payment
of $50.00 balance sentence sus
pended.
The State vs. Pressley Cowan
Negro man, indictment, entering
house with intent to steal. Pleads
guilty. Sentenced to 10 months
on county chain gang; upon ser
vice of 5 months, balance of sen
tence suspended during good be
havior.
The State vs. Nick Talbert,
Negro man, indictment, murder.
Tried. Found guilty of man
slaughter; sentenced to 5 years on
chain gang or in State peniten
tiary.
The State vs. W. A. Morgan,
Negro man, indictment, rape.
Pleads guilty. Sentenced to 18
months; all sentence suspended
except 10 months.
The State vs. J. Phil Tate, Whitf
man, indictment, violation of
iquor law. Tried in his absence.
Sentence sealed.
No bills were returned in follow
ing cases:
The State vs. Isaac Wilson, Jr..
Negro man, charge, assault and
battery, intent to kill. ,
NOTICE
TO ALL COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEEMEN.
All Executive Committeemen of
McCormick County precincts are
requested to meet at McCormick
County Court House on Saturday,
Oct. 19th, for the purpose of ar
ranging to take subscriptions for
the Roosevelt Campaign fund.
We urge full attendance, and if it
is impossible for you to attend, we
will ask that you send a represen
tative from your precinct.
J. A. Talbert,
County Chairman,
Mrs. Hunter McKinney,
Vice-County Chairman.
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McCracken Moss
Killed In Wreck
David McCracken Moss, 19-year-
old son of Mrs. J. D. Moss and tha
late Mr. Moss of Troy, was killed
instantly last Thursday afternoon
when the car which he was driv
ing left the highway near Bradley
and overturned, pinning Moss
underneath. There were no eye
witnesses and two passers-by came
upon the overturned car and
brought Moss to McCormick to a
physician who pronounced him
dead.
The physician, Dr. C. H. Work
man, stated that from all indica
tions death was instantaneous.
Moss was working at a saw mill
near Troy and was enroute to a
store there for repairing bolts
when the accident occurred just
across the line in Greenwood
county.
Survivors are his mother, two
sisters, Miss Lily Moss, teacher at
Springfield, Mrs. Marion Watkins,
McCormick; four brothers, Louis,
Troy; Broadus, William and Ben,
all of Augusta.
Funeral services were conducted
at 3 p. m., Saturday at Troy
Methodist church conducted... by
the Rfev. M. E. Derrick, assisted by
the Rev. R. E. Craig. Burial was
in the Troy cemetery.
Pallbearers were Fraser Moss,
Alfred White, Frank Wardlaw,
Thomas God bold, J. H. Walker,
and Harold Harris, Jr.
i. Young Moss was a graduate of
Greenwood High school having
finished last June.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
2,399 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In McCormiek
County To October 1
DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE,
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
WASHINGTON.
COTTON GINNING REPORT.
Census report shows that 2,399
bales of cotton were ginned in Mc
Cormick County, South Carolina,
from the crop of 1940 prior to Oct.
1, 1940, as compared with 4,104
bales for the crop of 1939.
Very respectfully,
J. E. BELL,
Special Agent.
Date, Oct. 12, 1940.
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Anderson Fair
November 4-9
Anderson, Oct. 16.—Free admis
sion tickets for thousands of
school children are now being
mailed out to principals and
teachers of schools in the twelve
counties embraced in the Ander
son Fair Association. These coun
ties include Anderson, Abbeville,
Greenville, Oconee, Laurens,
Greenwood and Pickens in South
Carolina; Elbert, Hart, Franklin,
Madison and Stephens in Georgia.
The State vs. John Thos. Me- | Tuesday and Wednesday of Fair
Grath, Jr., White man, charge, ■ Week have been designated as
assault and battery of high and School Days.
aggravated nature. | The Anderson Fair opens No-
The State vs. W. L. Coker, White vember 4th and continues through
man, charge, larceny. the following Saturday, November
The State vs. Claude Thurmond, 9th. In addition to hundreds of
Negro man, charge, incest. exhibits, there will be free acts
The State vs. Nita Sue Free, twice daily and midway attrac-
White girl, charge, assault and tions.
battery, intent to kill.
The State vs. Jessie
On Thursday, November 7th, the
Williams annual Dog Show will be held.
and Vergie Williams, Negro men, This show is one of the high-
charge, larceny.
lights of Fair Week.