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ITEurss’day, McCORMlCK MESSENGER. MeCORMICK. SoufR Carolina. Page Numbei -o- COMING TO THE -o- ""DIXIE THEATRE:;:; FRIDAY AND SATURDAY At 8:20 p. m. May 4th and 5th At Last. Her Greatest— NORMA TALMADGE IN * . * * “KIKI” WITH RONALD COLMAN There’s a note of sadness—a lot of gladness in little Kiki who came from somewhere to fill the heart of the “oest catch in Paris. Kiki caught him all right! .Caught him and held him—and loved him. And how cou'd he help but love Kiki.? YOU’LL LOVE KIKI—YOU CANT HELP IT! Because Kiki in Norma Talmadge—and Norma Talmadge is Kiki. That’s the finest thing that can be said of any actress —'n any part—and there isn’t anything too fine to say about Norma Talmadge in this great, great picture. ADMISSION—Only li cents and 30 ceitts ALSO—PATHE WEEKLY MONPAY AND TUESDAY At 8:30 p. m. May 7th and 8th “THE EAGLE OF THE SEA” WITH Florence Vidor Ricardo Cortez A SPIRITED swashbuckling melodrama of the sea, based upon the romantic career of Jean Lafitte, last of the Mexican Gulf buccaneers. The elegant, chivalrous, daring pirate who won a beautiful girl and braved nr«, mutiny and the combined British and Spanish navies to hold her! * Look After Your Subscription Now It w Every family of your acquaintance spends about seventy per cent of its in come just for living, according to eco nomic experts. Think what this means—seven dol- ■ ■ i- ‘ r • 4 ’ , • ’ lars out of every ten invested in food, clothing, household utilities and all the multitude of things that keep a family comfortable and happy. It’s a big job to ’spend so much money wisely and well. It requires careful business methods to get the best possible returns from each dollar that leaves the family purse. The clever woman goes for help to the advertising columns of her news paper. There she finds a directory of buying and selling. She learns about the offerings of merchants. She com pares values. She weighs quality and price. She takes this opporunity of judging and selecting almost anything she needs to feed, clothe, amuse, in struct and generally bring up her fam : %• Do you read the advertisements? You will find them willing and able to serve you in the regular business of purchase. Advertisements Are Guardians Of Your Pocket book. PERSDNAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. S. E. Rosenswike of Troy spent part of last week with her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Walker of Route 1. Other visitors in this home during the week were Mrs. J. L. \yalker cf McCormick, Mr. S. E. Rosenswike and Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Price of Troy. His many friends' were glad to see Mr. J. J. Langley of Plum Branch back in McCormick yesterday, which was his first visit here since he was badly hurt in an automobile wreck about five months ago. It || SALE OF ME GOODS AND SILKS AT G. BfflN S SON’S The U. D. C. Chapter meets this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. H. N. Coleman. Mr. W. E. Whaltey of Plum Branch Route 2 was a business vis itor here one day this week. Capt. Johnnie* Connor of Augusta is spending a few days here wivh his mother, Mrs. Keturah Connor. Miss Frances Browning, student at Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga., spent the week end here as guest of her cousin, Miss Sue Barrow. The season for sheer materials and Silks has ar rived, and we have for your selection popular and practical fabrics for underwear, dresses, etc. Fine quality dotted Swiss, pretty designs; rich in high lustre plain organdies; cross bar dimity in wide and narrow checks; good quality Voiles, Nainsooks, etc. All are high grade materials. » We have a good assortment of Silks with a wide range of price. This is an opportunity for the thrifty mother to purchase the season’s supply for herself and chil dren at small cost. LEGAL Notice Of Disoliitii ; J Of Partners] Notice is hereby given that tl partnership composed of W. A*. Scot and W. L. Miller, doing business un der the firm name and style of Scott & Miller, at Mt. Carmel, County of McCormick, State of South Carolina, was dissolved by mutual consent on the first day of May, 1928, and the sole owner thereof is W. A. Scott of the said former firm. All persons indebted to Scott & Miller will make payment to W. A. Scott and all persons having claims against the said former firm of Scott & Miller will presest same to W. A. Scott who has assumed the payment of all indebtedness of the said for mer firm of Scott & Miller. W. A- SCOTT, W. L. MILLER. M".. Carmel, S. C., . * 1928—5t. May z. Notice Of Application For Stock Certificate Mr. L. L. Rankin Of Aiken Sunday here with his family. spent Miss Florence Burgess spent the Main Street McCormick, S. C. zier entertained at rook for them week end at Clemson with her sister, ^at evening Mrs. Adam Loskoski of Anderson is here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Ji. L. Caudle. Mr .and Mrs. Wilkes Brown of High Point, N. O, are visiting rela tives here and in Lincoln Cdunty, Ga. Mrs. Mike McGrath is spending, Hon. Fred H. Dominick announces .his week in Elberton, Ga., with her mother. his candidacy for re-election to Con gress elsewhere in this issue. Tuesday. Mr. J. L. Russell of Troy was t This is no riddle, even the’ it is among the business visitors here puzzling: Judge L. G. Bell was seen one day last week hauling a piano to his home, and it is generally ’ known that he is soon going to paint his house and plant a garden and lots of flcnvers. But now, for what, or for whom.? Needn’t say it, for we have guessed the same thing many Mrs. Lillian McKie of Augusta was attending to business here Tuesday. Misses Mary and Martha Bell, teachers near Charlotte, N. C., the past sessic*n, arrived Tuesday j^ames in the past ten years and spend the summer vacation at their homes here. mirsed it every time. *} Mr. J. H. Banks makes formiU an nouncement elsewhere in this paper of his candidacy ^for County Coyi- missioner. Norma Talmadge as “Kiki” dances After spending some time in Me- ^ way into the heart of the man Cormick and Troy, Mrs. I. White she loved Dixie Theatre Friday and left yesterday for her home in De- s a t ur day. catur, Ga. * Just as the American eagle reigns supreme among other birds, sc does “The Eagle of the Sea” excel all other sea productions. Dixie Theatre Monday and Tuesday. X STC WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Mr. and Mr$. H. E. Buffington of near town announce the birth of a son to them on April 20th. His many friends were glad to see Rev. W. W. Sisk able to go out rid ing Saturday afternoon. On account of poor health, Rev. Mr, Sisk has lesigned as pastor of McCormick Baptist Church and he and Mrs. R;dg ei an d — 6-mile stretch of Sisk on Monday moved into their cot- Cc . astal Highway from Great Swamp tage near the church, where he hopes; bri(Jgc to this place will be pave d to take a good rest and recuperate from his iliness. We are glad to state that Mr. L. T. Faulkner is recovering satisfact orily from his recent illness, being f 0r construction able to be up a portion of the time ( Yarns Corporation of America’s tex- soon. Lancaster—$30,000 bdnd issue vot ed for additional street paving in this city. Spartanburg — Contract awarded of first unit of already entered South Carolina il 4 State 5-Acre Cotton contest. Bethune — Cotton planting is wild er of the day in this vicinity. Florence — New Colonial Theatre here opened recently. . Sumter—Burned Banner warehouse will be rebuilt. 20 cars of fertilizer purchased for J. A. W. Moore plantation in Marl boro County. Central—Re-modelment of front of Evans Cage completed. Pickens—City mail delivery will begin here on May 1st. Central — Sidewalk improvements being made in Central. Union—New bridge across Broad River at Fish Dam Ferry nearing completion, ^ Orangeburg—Construction of new county courthouse here nears com pletion. Columbia—Bids opened recently for road and bridge construction pro jects in 10 counties of state. Gaffney—“Clean-Up” drive in pro gress here. Lexington -— Road leading from Lexington to dam site on Saluda River is in excellent condition. Construction of Chesnee-Gaffney highway making fine progress. Denmark—Shipping season for as paragus and radishes now at its peak. Newberry County will build 8-mile highway on route cf old Columbia road. Hartsville — 7,500,000-candlepower electric air beacon installed. Spartanburg — $100,000 Masonic Temple completed. South Carolina cotton mills hold first place in American production. X— Experimeiit^Show When To Side- Dress The # Cotton NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cert'ficate No. 8 for Four Shares of Capital Stock in McCormick Tele phone Company, dated December 27, 1910, issued to J. V E. Britt, and Cer tificate No. 9 for Eight Shares of Capital Stock in McCormick Tele phone Company, dated January 3, 1914, issued to J. E. Britt, have been lost or destroyed, and the same can not be found, and that the under signed, as executrix de bonis non, will, on the 8th day of June 1928, make application to the McCormick; Telephone Company for new Certi ficates of said stock in lieu of tho above, which have been lost or des troyed. 4 MRS. JANIE BELLE BRITT, Executrix, de bonis non, Estate of J. E. Britt, deceased. . May 2, 1928.-6t. Y ■ V ’ # COTTON— Good Middling 20 3-1 1 Strict Middling 20 1-2 * Middling 20 1-4 Cotton SMd, ta. 2. 00 ett Breakfast Bacon 50 per IK Eggs per dozen 25 eta. Bacon per lb. 12 1-2 to 18 eta. Meal per bu $1.50 to f 1.75 Flour per barrel —’ $8.00 to $11.04 Butter per lb. 50 cts* Green Coffee, per lb. 30 to 60 cts. Roasted Coffee, per lb. .30 to 55 eta. Rice, per lb 7 to 10 eta. Grist, per lb. 4 eta. Molasses per gal. 50 to $1.00' Com per bu. $1.35 Fine feed. 57 lbs. $2.10 Oats per bu. 90 eta. Wheat per bu. $1.50 Cheese, per lb. 1. 40 eta. and go riding occassionally. Dr. John A. Underhill, tien druggist here for Pipkin’s Drug Store the past seven months, has re vile plant here. Sumter—Bank clearings here for prescrip- month of March were $1,208,772, compared to $1,060,851 fer February. Union — Farmers in this vicinity signed and will leave Monday for busy plowing. Wake Forest, N. C., where he has ac-1 Sumter—Ninth carload of hogs cepted a position with the Wiggins since Jariuary 1st, shipped from here Drug Store. to Richmond recently. Walterboro — Hardsurfacing of CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 2.— When cotton is side-dressed with readily-available forms of ammonia within two weeks after chopping, the plant seems to be able to make the most efficient use of the soluble plant food, according to experimental evidence secured by the S. C. Exper iment Station and practical experi ence of many farmers. Since readily available ammonia ire throats Rub Vicks on throat and chest. Relieves two ways at once— absorbed, inhaled. VaroRub Over 21 Million jars UsedYearly HWSURAKCeI Rev. J. A. Bledsoe, Messrs. O. Coastal Highway through Colleton b&s the effect of stimulating growth, |Wi. Pennal, G. H.* McCain and Carl County progressing rapidly, j Willis attended a meeting of the Contract for construction of Page- Cokesbury District Conference at' land-Monroe highway will be award- Emory Chapel near Saluda on Tues- e d May 1. day as delegates from the miick charge. it should be applied when rapid growth commences, says Prof. T. S. Buie, chief agronomist of Clemson College v “The exact timefyould de- COME HERE FOR ADVICE McCor- Stokes—Farmers in this commun- pend on the amount and source of material applied, the soil type and Do you realize that this agency is in a position to give you valuable ity busy planting corn and cotton. Southeastern Power & Light Com- moisture conditions before and after advice—possibly saving Watch next week’s paper for an- P an y purchases Edisto Public Service | the application. | you many dollars? * A slight change in build- neuncement of Nyal’s 2 for 1 sale at Company, of New York City. | “W|here more than 100 pounds of Stroms’ Drug Store on May 10th, Camden—WJ. H. and Wl T. Ratcliff nitrate of soda or 75 pounds of sul- 11th and 12th. constructing new ginnery here. Beaufort—Western Union Tele- phate of ammonia are applied per acre, it may be well to make two ap- Mr. John Covin of Mt. Carmel was Krap ( h Co . mp ? ny . wi ' 1 . l . OCCUP . y " eW plicatio " s ' ' spe , c ,;f 1Iy U f ht . sandy business visitor here yesterday, i ' |uart€rs ln Junker bulld,nK by May ‘-''P 65 ° f so' 1 - Wbe " th '“ P la " « f°>- first. lowed the second should be made ' Georgetown—Prospects bright for a bout the time the first blooms ap- MlSS Belle Thompson of Newberry strawberry industry in Georgetown pear. Late applications of readily vt! s P cnt . the P ast week end here with County this season. , her sister, Mrs. Sarah Powe. McCORMlCK, S. C. Read The Advs. In The Messenger available nitrogenous fertilizer may Andrews — Georgetown County pay if there is a heavy rainfall fol- Poultry Association held meeting lowing the first application, and also Supt. and Mrs. S. P. Clemons had here recently. on certain soil types it may be advis- as their guests for the week end Mr. Georgetown—'Ferryboat “Cornwall- able to make a late application. It and Mrs. D. L. Guy, Mrs. Louella is” again in service after thorough must be remembered, however, that Maeres and Marion Beattie of Me- overhauling. the early flowers are the ones which ~ | Bee. Mrs. Clemons was hostess at Denmark—Plans making for estab-- determine the crop, and late fruiting rock party Saturday afternoon in lishment of mail airport here. has but little effect upon the total -t r honor, and Miss Virginia Do- 24 Cherokee County farmers'here i yield.” fj M ■ a ing construction or home equipment can be made to mean a saving. The Hart ford Fire Insurance Com pany will help make your building safer. » Come here for insurance advice Frank C. Robinson Insurance Agency PHONE NO. 66 McCormick, S. C.