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Thursday, June 28, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SoutM Carolina Page Number fiv# PERSONAL AND LOCAL IT1S Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McDonald mo tored fi'om Pittsburgh., Penn., to spend their vacation with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McDonald of Parksville. more June cCm this year than he has known them to plant in a num ber of years. These conditions are due to excessive rain this spiing. Mrs. E. O. DUkes has returned to her home in Augusta, after a visit he:^ to her father, Mr. L. T. Faulk ner. LOWE-HUGULEY The following announcement has been received in McCormick, the home of the groom and where the bride taught school the past three years, and is of widespread interest to many friends throughout this sec tion who join in wishing the young Mrs. Elizabeth Bussey of Hagood j C0U P^ e the best in life: is spending some time here as guest* Mrt and Mrs. Fred E. Harrell announce the marriage of their sister Miss Laura Virginia Lowe Rev. W. A. Gaugh of Estill, S. C., to will preach at McCormick Baptist' ^ r * Claude H. Huguley Afiter spendnig a few days with Church next Sunday morning at j °n Monday the twenty-fifth of June homefolks, Mr. Worth Abercrombie, n : 3o and evening at 8:30. Everybody nineteen huncjjred and twenty-tight has returned to Toledo, Ohio. Mr. John Dm Cade, Sr. of Mrs. J. J. Dorn. Miss Edna George of Swainsboro, Ga., is visiting Miss Evelyn Black- well. is invited to each service. Mrs. Veldee Jennings of Charlotte, N. C., is visiting relatives and friends in and near town. Mr. and Mrs. Mike McGrath re turned to their home here Sunday, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brown of Elberton, Ga. Miss Mary Cornelia Corley left Tuesday to be guest at a house party in Hendersonville and to visit her cousin, Mrs. M. A. Brown, of that city. Miss Ann'e Blackwell left for Chattanooga, Tcnn., Sunday to spend two weeks with friends. Prof. Gar vice Taylor of New berry spent a few days here this week with friends. Mr. Albert LeRoy of New Smyrna, Fla., spent several days here last week with his brother,, Sheriff M. R. LeRoy. Warrenton, Georgia -X- DAGNALL-FREE O n last Sabbath morning, just as the sun was brightening the eastern skies, the summons from the Master came to Mr. John Dru Cade at his home in Mt. Carmel and the news of his death was a shock and a grief to many friends, both here and throughout South Carol'na and Geor gia. Of late years Mr. Cade’s health had not been ro good, but no one dreamed that the end was so rear, for he was on the street Satu’day afternoon, lively and cheer ul af usual. For some time. Mrs. Cade ha 01 been giv.ng Mr. Cade a glass of m!lk •at 5 o’clock in the meaning, and Sabbath morning he greeted her cheerfully and enjoyed the milk. A short while afterwards, hearing him much better at this time. BAMBERG,—«A quiet, but impres sive, horn* wedding was solemnized breathire s he hastened to his bed- Glad to state that Mrs. H. j).'Monday morning at 10 c clock, when )f . f . ? found h'm rapidly passing Wideman, who has been ill at her Mis s Esther Dagnall became the away hwne here the past s^reral days, is bride of Mr * H * LeR °y Free at the M „ c a( j e) the edlcst son cf Capt. home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Ellen, D B Cade and Mrs Laura p art low where the b*de has resided for a Cad( ^ wag born in Elbcrt County, number of years since the death of Q eor gj a 1858. her mother. Only the immediate ^ jj e was an a ctive member of the members of the two j.amiLes witness- ^ ]yi ason j c Order, and several years ago ed the ceremony. The ceremony room was lovely in decorations of Shasta daisies and maidon hair fern, which were bank- The Third Quarterly Conference for the McCormick Charge will be held at Republican Church next Sun day af-e^noon, July 1st. at 4 o’clock. Rev. J. R. T. Major, preriding cider, will be present. Everybody is invit ed. $ -o- COMING TO THE -o- DIXIE THEATRE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY June 29th and 30th, at 8:30 p. m. The One Picture You Have Wanted To See Elewhere in this issue Mr. J. A. Ridlohoover announces his candidacy for cotton weigher at Plum Branch. Elewhere in this issue, Mr. G. J. Sanders announces his candidacy for sheriff of McCormick County. ably represented McCormick County ^ in the legislature. Mr. Cade was an honorable, up- l right Christian gentleman and a man Mr. William Jennings of Columbia 0 f F ran k Floyd at his home here, spent the week end here in the home of Hon. and Mib. F. C. Robinson. W. B. Nickles and family of Hodges and Miss Sara Evans of Ab beville spent Tuesday here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Faulk ner. Messrs. Willie and James Talbert and Wilton Britt were visitors in Newberry last Sunday. Mr. Edward Britt has gone to Bethlehem, Pa... where he has accept ed a position. Mr. J. R. Isaacs of Somerset, Ky., spent Tuesday night with Mr. Aust in Abei'crombie. Mr. Isaacs and Mr. Worth Abercrombie were friends in Berea College. Mr. James Reynolds of Jackson ville, Fla., is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reynolds. Mr. J. F. Sutherland of Mt. Car- n**2l was among the business visitors here Saturday. Mrs. R. S. Owens and children are on a visit to xelatives in Newberry. Capt. and Mrs. J. Q. Stilwell and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stilwell of Co lumbia spent Sunday here in the home of Dr. and Mrs. M. W. Cheat ham. Miss Elizabeth Stilwell, who accompanied them to McCormick, remained for a longer visit. ed forming an altar where the w ji b many noble traits of character young couple plighted their troth, j and had hosts of fr iends throughout The beautiful ling ceremony was the State He was a devoted husban d used, the bride’s pastor, the Rev. D. and father> always thinking of the; Arthur Phillips, pastor cf Trinity ba pp: ness of his loved ones, and hi£ | Methodist Church, offic'ating. I home was a delightful place for his; Mrs. Free is a very accomplished friends to spcnd happy hours. He' ard cultured you eg woman. She wag a man quick to se e the right graduated from Wesleyan College, in side tc . any oue stion and was always Sorry to report the serious illness Macon, Ga.. in 1927, and taught the brave and strong in advocating the past year in the McCormick, S. C.,' right He was a man Mt. Carmel high school. She is the daughter of 1 and McCormick County can ill afford Mr. and Mrs. Austin Abercrombie, E. Dagnall, prominent lawyer of j ose> jj e wa3 strong for prohibi- accompanied by their son, Wbrth, I ^ be Anderson bar. She is one of ^ or and be sad ly nr.ssed in the visited their daughter, Mrs. G. N. | R£mber g s most .popular young g*rls, com { n g campaign. DuFn of Waynesville.. N. C.; also ard b f s nuniclous friends thiough- j n ear ]y hfe, he united with the "a^xt.....i a v.o out this section. n.c.^ C'Viiiy./'.Vi oTi/t wfi!5 true WITH RICARDO CORTEZ. LC'.S WILSON, ESTELLE TAYLOR, WILLIAM POWELL, NORMAN TREVOR ' EAST SIDE—WEST SIDE— A fascinating romance of Manhattan’s night clubs -and night courts, gayeties and shadows, glories and temptations, gunmen and peacock ladies, wasters and builders. Around the love story of a poor but firmly ambitious im migrant youth and a millionaire’s beautiful daughter ebbs and flows the whole mad, clashing, flashing, intensely gripping tide ofi life of the metropolis, ALSO—PATHE WEEKLY NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARY PICKFORD IN “TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY” MONDAY AND TUESDAY—NO SHOW DISCONTINUED UNTIL LATER Messrs. Hoyt and Cecil Abercrombie of Asheville and Biltmore, respec tively, returning home Thursday. On tfy?ir return home Mr. and Mrs. Ab ercrombie saw relatives and friends at Spartanburg, Woodruff, Lanford, Gray Court and Laurens. Mr. Harold Cordell of Grovetown, Ga.. spent Sunday : here with Mr. Gray Abercrombie. Mr. and Mrs. Allen P. Willis Plum Branch were visitors here short, while Tuesday. of Mrs. Thomas W. Morgan has re turned from Newberry, where she took ' part in the Caldwell-Rc'dgers wedding on Wednesday evening, June 22nd. Miss Sadie Veale of Macon, Ga., is spending' some time here as guest of Mrs. J. S. Strom. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Abercrombie and daughter. Ruby, visited Mr. H. J. Reese and family in Augusta one day recently. Miss Weyland'McCain is on an ex tended visit to relatives and friends in Abbeville and Atlanta. Some of the latest improvements and changes about town include the painting of Mr. G. T. Baughman’s small house near the depot; a new fcoat of paint dn Mr. G. P. McCain’s dwelling on upper end of Main Street, and renovation of the build ing on Augusta Street formerly oc cupied by Mr. J. L. Reynolds’ cafe, j This bu lding is to get a concrete floor and nicely arranged glass front and will be occupied in the future by PJr. J. Press Blackwell’s meat mar ket and grocery store. Mr. Reynolds has stored his restaurant fixtures in a room near the post office. Baptist Church and was ever a true Mr. Free attended the Citadel, ard 1;aithful member. Charleston, and is one of Bamberg’s The furVra i service was conducted prominent young business men. He at his home in Mt Carmel on Mon- is the son of Mrs. Minnie E. Free day afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. and the late H. D. Free of Bamberg. Leor T p ress i y 0 f McCormick and After a n extensive honeymoon trip Rey E F Qettys of Calhoun Falls to Washington and New York, Mr. and a short while later he wa «, tend- and Mrs. Free will reside at his heme erly ard i 3V ; n gi y laid to rest beneath the beautiful flowers in the Mt. Car mel cemetery. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Jennie McKellar, one son, Mr. John Dru Cade, . Spartanburg, ■myr t | ^ f° u r daughters. Misses Sallie Meets July ottl T> and Julia Cade, Mrs. H. O. Wat- - j son, Mt. Carmel, and Mrs. William The S. I. A. will meet on Thursday Sharpe, Panama, afternoon, July 5th, at Washington Quite a number of beautiful floral on Railroad avenue. m Washington School Improvement Ass’n. School Building at 3:30 o’clock. After the meeting we w.U have a social hour with refreshments rerv- cd. Let’s have a full attendance. txt Child Health Clinic Here Tomorrow Washington School Bus W ill Bring Mothers And Children From Lower End Of The County The Parent-Teachers Association pieces attested the love and esteem in which he was held. The bereaved family have the lov ing sympathy of a host of friends. P.'ccious father, thou hast left us And thv loss we deeply feel. But ’tis God who has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. t Xl Card Of Thanks Senator F. D. West of Abbeville was a business visitor in McCormcik a short while Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jones and baby from Asheville N. C., are spending some t me in the Bellvue section with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Mt^rrah. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy and children from Grovetown, Ga., and M 's. Johnn'c Connor and daughter, Mis : Edith Connor, of Augusta spent Sunday here in the home of Mrs Keturah Conner. The Messenger requests all con tributors to the paper to please send i n articles at least one day earlier for next week’s issue, as the office will be closed all day July 4th, and the paper goes to press early Thurs day morn ng. • The sooner the copy f reaches the office., the better. X Three Days’ Meeting At A. R. P. Church Begins July 6th May we, in love and gi’atitude, through these columns, express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our many friends every where for their sweet thoughtfulness shown to , u s during cur sad beieavement in the f death cf our beloved husband and father, Mr. John Dru Cade. Also thanks for the beautiful flow ers. May God bless you all. Wife and Children. X Can all you can while you can so you can save.. We have the cans so that you can CAN. Start now and keep it up through the summer. SOLID CAR OF CANS JUST RECEIVED Nos. 2 & 3 Sanitary, Nos. 2 & 3 Sold er Top and No. 3 Wax Top. Burpee Sanitary Sealers. Soldering Fluid. Extra Can Tops too. Mail orders fill ed promptly. ...... . ~ ~ . , , 1 GAMBRELL HARDWARE CO. t Greenwood, S. C. Rev. W Miss Rueia Abercrembie spent last week with Miss Jesslyn Cordell at Grovetown, Ga. S. Patterson of Lan astm*, S. C . will begin a three days’ meet ing at the A. R. P. Church on Friday, July 6th, at eleven o’clock, preaching Friday night at 8:15, Saturday at eleven, but no preaching Saturday night; two services on Sabbath, 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m. Brother Patterson is a McCormick Messrs. Capers and Lowell Boddie County man, a fine preacher and of St. Petersburg, Fla., are visiting pastor cf one of the best A. R. P. relatives and friends here and in congregations in our Synod. Plum Branch. Ccme to hear him. You have a cordial invitation to these services. Visitors here Sunday in the home Please get the date right, July 6th, of Mr. ard Mrs. T. E. Furqueron Friday morning at 11 o’clock, were Mr. ard Mrs. E. D. Furqueron LEON T. PRESSLY. of Grr-enwood and Mr. and MrsC X The return of salmon to their home waters can be predicted almost Frank Me:tier of Lincolnton, G.a. Mr. W. A. Reynolds of Route No. to a day four years in advance. 3 was among the business visitors in l ** 1 town Tuesday. He states that crops A simple test of a child’s hearing ia his section are from two to three is his abil.ty to hear a :oucl tieking weeks late, and people are planting vatch a distance e*f f^ur feet. Health Clinic to be held this Friday, June 29th, at the McCormick Court House. Dr. Dotteaer, the Baby Spec ialist with the State Board of Health, ard Miss Ada Taylor Graham, the | Diiector of Infancy and Maternity ( work in South Carolina, will be pres- ] ent all day. All children and infants ; under school age will be examined. This is a splendid chance to take an; inventory of year children’s health possibilities, also to ask advice on alii the many problems o:' ch id care and: management. * Because it is often impossible for mothers to arrange for transporta- 1 tion in the busy reason of the crops, j we have asked fer the use of the • schorl bus of the Washington School j hereby announce myself as a District. The trustees have been candidate for Cottdn Weigher at most gracious in helping us to carry P i uni Branch and agree to abide by out our plans. The schedule is noti^he rules of the Democratic primary, yet definite. The bus will probably jf c i cc ted I also promise a fait:*"ul leave fre'm the Rowland Packing and impartial discharge of my duty Houses. Meriwether, about 7:30 n.;^ 0 a u m., and pick up mothers and chil- j dren along the highway. If those, who wish to take advantage of this • generous, offer will call on Mr. J. H. Drennan, Parksville Station,! POLTICAL CARDS COTTON WEIGHER It is a comparatively s'mple mat ter to increase the production of dairy herds through the use of puie- bred bulls until the herd averages Dairy utensils can be sterilized ef ficiently and at little cost in a gal- vanized-iron box sterilizer whei y e a steam boiler is not available. This -X- 300 pounds of butterfat a year per; sterilizer cono'sts simply of a box cow. As production increases from i with a tightly fitting lid, which can 3C0 tc 400 pounds, it becomes more | be made at reasonable cdst by any difficult to find bulls that are giod, tinsmith. The box is set on a gas or enough to increase production. A j oil sfjove, or on a concrete, brick, or study of 200 dairy bulls each having stone foundation to serve as a fire five or mci-e daughters whose yearly box. A little water is placed in the milk and butterfat records could be box and the utensils put on a slatted compared with the yearly milk and rack high enough to hold them out butterfat records of their dams of the water. If enough heat is ap- showed that of 9 bulls which were plied under the box to boil the water, used in herds where the dams avei’- steam will be generated and the tern- aged yearly 200 pounds of butterfat perature within the box will be rais er less, every one increased the pro- ed high enough to kill practically duction of the daughters over that of all the bacteria, the dams of the daughters. Of the 49 bulls which were used in herds j that averaged between 200 and 300 0ne of th<? few insects known that pounds of butterfat, 44 increa^- an f re q uer ,^| y disperse and breed 5 decreased production. Of the 8o throughout a great part of the Unifr- bulls used in heids tnat aveia^e States, only to perish at the end •from 300 to 400 pounds of butterfat, of the sunimer season> is the falI 57 increased and 28 decrease pio army WO rm, known under various duction. Of the .>7 bulls us^ in iei .> 0 ^ ber names j n different regions, that aveieged -.00 pounds utter T b { s i nsec t j s a pest of considerable economic mportance, particularly in j the lowlands of the Southern States, 1 where it occurs every year and often ! causes serious damage to crops. Ser- Nitrogen is the most expensive ious outbreaks occur at irregular in- fentilizer there is, but a crop of tervals. In the greater part of the sweet clover when plowed under will South, crops subject to damage by Chairman of the Board, or one of! 1 hereby respectfully announce my add without cost a good supply of this pest, such as grass and grass- the other membeis they can obtain cand’dacy foi< Sheriff of McCormick, nitrogen taken from the air. Sweet like plants, should be inspected dur- tho exact information. [County, subject to the rules and reg-^ clover forage is also high in protein,; ing June and July; in the North in- J. A. RIDLEHOOVER. X FOR SHERIFF fat or over 28 increased and 29 de creased production. XXX- The P.-T. A- and the State Board; ulations of the Democratic primary, of Health hope that all parents will | I shall highly appreciate your sup- take advantage of this opportunity, and we are looking forward to meet ing all of you. EMILY PASSMORE, State Field Nurse. — txt A German automobile club has of fered court judges in Hamburg free driving lessons so that they may bet ter understand automobile traffic problems. port. G. J. SANDERS. X A new island has appeared near the island of Krakatao, since the re cent eruption of Krakatao’s famous volcano. txt The total population of the United States, July 1, 1928, will be 120,013,- 000 by census estimate. which is an expensive element in vasions do not occur until later, livestock jfeeds. a second season’s [ Various mechanical methods have growth of a biennial sweet clover been found to be of value in destroy- may be grazed as pasture from early | ing the fall army worm, as well as spring until the plants are too woody chemical measures with sprays, to be palatable, which is usually dusts, and baits. The control meth- about the end of July. There is no od used depends largely upon the other plant that will furivsh as much, prevailing conditions and the chop grazing as a stand of sweet clover affected. As this pest is principally in its second season. This crop will a grassfeeding species and breeds in grow almost anywhere, provided there is sufficient lime in the soil and enough rainfall. grasses whenever possible, clean cul tural methods lessen .the danger of infestation from it.