McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, July 19, 1928, Image 5
Thursday, July 19, 1928
McCORMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SoutK CaroUns.
Page Number Fiv$
PEKONll AND
LOCAL nEDS
or more with Dr. and Mrs. M. W.' ness meeting followed by song, these structures is being erected just
Bene-
Cheatham of McCormick and Mr. j “Blest be the tie that binds.
and Mrs} J. L. Bracknell of Plum diction. Adjournment.
J. W. JOHNSON,
Moderator.
Branch.
Mrs. F. E. Williams and children
spent a couple of days the past week
in Spartanburg with Mr. Rog^r Will
iams and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon, II, and Mrs. D. B. Woodward has return-
son, J. B., Ill, are spending this week ed to her home hei’e, after visiting
relatives and friends in Aiken ten
days.
with r'elatires and friends at Holly
Hill.
Mr. Joe Roper of Dallas, Texasi.
ah/:ad of the concrete work. These
towers are to provide cut t*ff gates
for the penstock and to keep trash
from getting into the wheels. Tracks
will be built on them to catch tho
debris from the river. At the bottom
of the towers are large gates which
are to control the water. Each of
these gates weighs 18 tons. There are
,, . , twc< gates to each towe: 4 , and they
The fo owing eac ers lave - cover an opening of nine by 14 feet,
elected for the McCorm.ck Schools Th(jre
for the session cf 1928-29, which , . . * ,,
Faculty Elected For
McCormick Schools
Mrs. G. S. Andersdn and children
and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers of Terrell, returned to their home in Augusta
Texas, are here on a visit tc 1 their j yesterday, after spending a few
aunt, Mrs. M A. Bartley, in the home I days here with her mother, Mrs.
of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lewis, on] Elizabeth Dcas:n. Mrs. Deason is
rapidly fee3\oring from her recent
illness.
Avenue 5.
Mrs. S- A. Bennett and children
from Meriwether were visitors here a
few hours yesterday.
Miss Marion Harmon of Waynes
boro, Ga., is spending some time here
Mr. Robert Dukes of Edgrfield
spent Sunday here with his parents,
Mr. ard Mrs. J. S. Dukes.
, . . u o i arc h conduit, and they will
opens earlv m September. Several , . ,
p s y . , opening cf ton feet by ten
changes have been made since clos
have an
opening cf ton feet by ten feet. The
, . , .. intake towe:* to be conneclod to the
ing of the past session, however the
y , . , , . arch condu.t will be 40 feet in diame
ter, while the four towers to be con-
list has been completed and given
out as follows. ’ nected to the steel pipe conduits will
H gh school: W. E. Lake, Jr., of | L _ mv.
Newberry, super ntendert; Miss
Mary Joyce. Cororaca; M’is- Su''
Barrow, Auburn, Ky.; Miss Ollie
each be 30 feet in diamter. The five
tJwers w r ill be 230 feet high.
The big dam is taking shape. Ap
proximately 686,000 cubic yards of
Farr, Chapin; Miss Evelyn Ramsey, ’
dirt have been moved from borrow
Sumter; Miss Beattie Young, Flcr-
Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Chiles of near
in the home df Mr. and Mrs. J. B. j McCormick announce the birth of a
Harmon, Sr. ; fiivi baby gill to them on Monday,
I 16th instant.
Capt. J. O. McCelvey and family
pits to the dow r nstream and upstream
thirds. This represents about 6.2 per
ence; Miss Bonita Atkinson Spar
tanburg; Miss Sara McGee, York; . , . . .
, TT .,, TT . ... , cent of the earth fill that goes into
Miss Margaret Hill, Hartsville, and £
W. A. Mason, Jr., Estill.
Grammar school: Prof.
the dam. About half of the equip
ment is now on the job and the daily
have moved f^m McCormick to. Elsewhere in this issue Mr. W K. Greeleyville; Mrs. Sara Powe,
Spartanburg to make their home McDonald announces h:s candidacy wb ; m&s Seci2lle Ellis> Sen .
Garvice
. , • • i -ur- rate c ‘f tw o ten-hour shifts is some
Taylor, Newberry principal; M.ss 10>00() cubic ds standard
IHizabcth Harris, Belton; Miss Mary . t js used throughout> but
McCord, Hodges; M.ss Florence Bnr- at the t . me materia i
betwreen that city and Augusta.
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is limited by short dumps. As soon
while he runs on a passenger train for county commissioner of McCor-, E p™beth 'Din a rX sen7ca, t ‘' e has b , c . e " diverted the
j mick County This is the last an- and : M . ss Mary Louise Heustiss> Ben . length of fill on which dumping of
1 nouncement for any office in the mater.al is to be done will be in-
Mr. W. W. Cobb of Lake Provi- present campaign, as th»e time for ( ne sv J- x ] creased and the daily rate of place-
dence. La., J. B. Cobb of Globe, entering races expired-at noon Mon- , ment will be well ove r 20,000 cubic
Arizona/*Mrs. O. L. Turner from day, 16th, the day befbne the first |Vll\ J. r. oHlgletOll S yards. The dam will contain 11,-
Greenwcod, Mrs. Eulah Stockman, campaign meeting, which was held QA|i TJaA7 cubic yards of earth.
Mrs. C. F. Garran and Clyde, Jr., at Bordeaux Tuesday. The second OUtll 13irilltld.y XJ111I ' X
from Blakedale and Mr. and Mrs. meeting is at Hdpewell today. The Kidnaped Child
J. K. Corley from Callison were Mr. itinerary is published elsewhere in Qn July 13th, a crowd of Mr. J.
LOW PRICES!
Here is a message we should like to write across
the sky in letters so big that everybody could see and
realize the truth of it:
This Is The Store Of Low Prices
and this means low prices on merchandise of the
most desirable quality. You don’t have to send out
of town to get low prices; they're here at this.store.
You can’t do better anywhere, if you get the same
quality, and nowhere, locally, will you find so many
savings, for example:
.—HOSE—
Ladies’ full fashion first quality IQ
Hose, Value $1.50, special ^ I ■ I w p er p a j r
We have just received a shipment of Felt Hats at
low prices.
Main Street McCormick, S.
and Mrs. T. J. Sibert’s guests here this paper.
Monday.
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F. Singleton’s children, grand and
great-grandchildiien enjoyed the day
£
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Miss Ernestine Graves spent a few J* P* Holloway
days in Augusta duiing the past LoSCS Bam By FirC gathered at grandfather’s house to
^ I have a good time and be with grand-
Esc^pes Harm
with him, it being hi s 80th birthday. VIGOROUS POUNDING ON DOOR £
They all carr ed picnic baskets an OF pRISON IN CO RAL GABLES
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
week.
^ T TZ T ^ J Mr. Joseph P. Holloway happened father make him feel how dear he MIA MI, Fla., July 13.—Because he Yi
Misses Ma*me and Sue Lee Keown . ^ . . . , . , - i s to all. How pleasant it was to . e •_« 0
, ,. ^ to the misfortune of losing his big , , ,. on had the presence of mmd to seize a X,
spent the past week in Atlanta and _ ‘ ,I1 „ V • mi. v know grandfather was 80 years cM , ,,, , . . , „ v
, a* j i , .. barn bv fire Sunday night. The barn, rk,, '- vv b ‘ ^ ... bottle and vigorously pound the i
Woodville with friends and relatives. . y , ,_/ ^ and at the door to meet us with a a. \
which was located some three or
Misses Mary and Louise Remsen four _ hundred jar d S ^lr°m Ws^weB-
smile and welcome, feeing so
door, Billy McAllister, 4, was restor- ^
art> on a visit to the r aunt, Mrs. W. tbe old Chan ! be h „
H. Wise, of Yemassee. | laln barn - waa nearly c » ns “ med by
: the flames befoin any one
ed to his panmts t-uay aite. Deing
, ... kidnaped last : ight a d locked in the
The morning was enjoyed with
Miss Pansye Williams, who attend- ‘Jo scene; however, W.lham An-
ed the Furman Summer School in a ‘ :o!orcd tenan - llnocked the
Grenville the past six weeks, is Jack gate down and drove out cue
spending a couple of weeks at her ho^c and two murs while three
•. , I mules^ near the m.ddle oi tho bu.ld-
homc here. . 7 ^ ^ a n
mg per shed in the flames.. A dmail
Mrs. E. K. Mosely of near Troy quantity of hay, fodder, wheat; cate
niteu "j i ... ^i« clo-et of a vacant house where he
i. j music and singing until time tor din- i. u j? xr • uu
reached ,, , . ,. • v/as held for ransom. Neighbors
ner, when all gathered n ^be din- , , , , .^
’ , . .. heard the hammering and went to
mg room and spread a picnic dinner, They , ound Bnly
after w nch a Ln ov€l 0 ‘ Is ’ harnied but very glad to hs released
Sallie Cade s to enjoy music on the „ . . , , ,
piano
visited friends here on day the past
wc-ek.
and coin were also lost, with no in
surance on the building nor the con
tents.
Dr. and Mrs. J. S. - Corley and The firemen impended to the cal.
family from Mullins spent several tbe chemical engine and a nun,,
days here last week with Mr. and ter of volunteer a.n fighters were
Mrs. T. J. Sibert. *»*“=*> bu ‘ th f.' r ser ™ eS "
needed, as the fire, which was ot un
derterm r.ed origin, had gair*od such
headway when discovered.
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McCormick Now
On Bus Line
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crawfo:d and
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bradley attend
ed the rural carriers convention, in
Columbia last week.
Mr. H. D. Wideman and family
spent Sunday and Monday with rela
tives and friends at Woodstock, Ga.
M:\ and Mrs. R. L. Christian and
daughter cf Augusta spent several
days here this week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chrisfan.
The Gree vP.V-Augusta Bus Line
began the operation last Thursday
of two^ busses, each way daily be
tween Greenwood and Augusta via
McCormick and Furey’s Ferry.
Going to Augusta, the fii^st bus
passes McCormick at 7:55 a. m. and
Mr. Jay Shaipton of Augusta i s the n ext cne at 12:00 p. m. Coming
spending the week here in tho home from Augusta tho first One reaches
of his brother, Mr. A. R. Sharpton.
Mr. Rallie Bentley of Augusta was
here Sunday for the day with his mo
ther, Mrs. Isabelle Bentley.
Miss Frances Anderson of Gree.:-
veod is spending some time here
with her sister, Mrs. M. L. B.
Sturkey.
McCormick at 11:10 a. m. and the
next one at 5:10 p. m. The fare to
Augusta from McCormick is $1.40
and the running time is an hour and
fifty minutes.
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from his dark prison. There was ro
, , , ,. ... t-ace or the abductois, who evidently
Everyone had a geod t:me until , ,, , , .
kft B lly u. - guarded while th.^y went
tl ^ sun began to sink low, whon wo
had to bid grandfather good-bye,
wishing him many more happy birth
days.
Those who enjoyed the dav were
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. S ngleton and e
to perfect arnangements ftr receiv
ing $r«000 ransem, which had been
promised by the boy’s grandmother.
Mrs. E. C. ]\JcAllistor, wealthy ho-
owner.
„ ... ,, ... i Meanwhile, police announced they
son, Mr. J. T. Singleton, Mrs. W. ’ f , ... ......
, , „ ’ had been urable to obtain a definite
W. M. Lindlcy ai.d fam.ly, Misses' r t ^
, i lead toward capture of tho kidnap-
Corno, Alma, Mary, and Aleno and
Third Division
Union Meeting
ers. The only help that Billy could
give them was there was “a fat
man and a woman.” He insisted he
had seen the man several times be
fore but could net say where and
when.
Locat'o.i of the child in the vacant
house, which is located in Coral
Gable’, a subdivision near the city,
cany? as Mrs. McAlIi-te;i had decided
to pay the ransom sought by the ab-
ductors rather than risk harm to
BTiy. Police had b3e n requested to
drop the case a'ter the grandmoth
er ^■‘ceivcd a telephone call this
morning assuring her that the boy
Goes Right Ahead would be returned unharmed in an
~ » automobile if she would pay $8,000 j
BIG EARTHeT^T HAS GROWN ‘■■rt promise to keep police away i
Billy was seized as he lay in bed
at his home about 9:00 o’clock last
night and was taken from the house
through a window under which the
Mr. George; Messrs. Tom and
P©ck Lindley, M.^s. L. A. Hoffman
and Mrs. SalLe Cade of Bordeaux,
Mr. Hunter Cauble of Gastonia, N.
C... Mrs. Bob Leonard of Lincolnton,
N. C., Mr. a d Mrs. D. W» Weeks
and : amily, Mrs. C. W. Willis and
son, Mr. James, Mrs. A. E Willis and
baby, Earnrst, «i.| Cedar Hill, and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jennings cf Sandy
Branch.
A Guest.
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Saluda Dam Work
-o- COMING TO THE -o-
-DIXIE THEATRE;:;:;
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
July 20th and 21st, at 8:30 p. m.
ONE OF THE FINEST PICTURES THE
DIXIE THEATRE HAS EVER SHOWN
“Rose Of The Golden West”
The supreme effort of the screen’s most glorious
lovers
Mary Astor
AND
Gilbert Roland
A rose—a kiss—a sigh—and a brave youth goes forth to
avenge an oppressed people. He didn't know he would have
to take the dearest thing in HER life to feturn victoriously
to his countrymen!
IS LOVE TOO GREAT A SACRIFICE WHEN THE DESTINY
OF A NATION HANGS IN THE BALANCE?
Who but a genius like George Fitzmaurice could bring into
sweeping reality all the dashing romance, daring and intrigue
ef the most colorful chapter of Old California history!
ADMISSION—Only 11 and 30 cents.
Never shown at such low prices before. Make a date to
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ALSO—PATHE WEEKLY
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INTO FORMIDABLE PILE
The Susannah Wicsley Bible Class
wiil meet at the home of Mrs. T. J.
Price on Friday afternoon at 4
The State of Monday says: Steam
and gas locomotives, trailed by, . . , , , , . , ,
, ° , , , abductois had placed a wooden horse
dump cars on temporary tracks amli , . . , . .
^ . » , , iand plank to gain ingress. His
carrying d rt from the borrow p.ts I , ,, _
J ' grandmother was the only oth?r per-
into the downstream and upstream
thirds of the dam, steam shovels dip-
leading
the cars, dinkies rushing backwards ** r nom
I and forwards on elevated tracks and ’ . ..
- , , , b rom neighbors it
The Union Meeting of the Third transporting concrete to tr» poured th ^ ^ automobile
son in the house. She heard him
MEETS WITH PLUM BRANCH * nto . £ roun d an d ^ kidnapers when she ran
rcream but found no trace of the boy
to
Dr. E. M. Poteat Is
Hurt In Car Wreck
Woman Killed
In Shooting Fray
CHURCH JULY 29TH
ANDERSON, July 15.—Dr. E. M.
Poteat, former president of Furman
University, received painful injuiies
yesterday when the automobile in
which he was riding collided with a horrj) thiee miles from here, two of
telephone post on Greenville streqt,; the neighbor?! an elderly father and
was Learned liear intersection with the Boule- his 15-year-dld daughter were slight-
with var d* Poteat remained in the ]y wounded. A 19-year-old son is in
AUGUSTA, Ga., July 14.—An
elderly spinster was killed and her
brother probably fatally wounded to
night in a shooting affray with a
neighboring family at their farm
filled
o’clock, with Mrs. J. A. Bledsoe and Division of the Edgefield Baptist] over the large steel pipes in the di- strangers had been not j ce( i circling' AnderSon County hospital Friday j ai i here
Mrs. Ruth Duncan as assistant host- 1 Association will meet with Plum version areas, steel workrrs busily* vicinity of the McAllister home n ^sbt on the adviae of his physic an. i ^he shooting occurred at the home
Branch Church July 29th, next, engaged in electing the intake tow- for gevera j evening g ^cently. A i but was to be discharged Saturday of Frank Oliver, 45, who probably
ses.
fifth Sunday, at 10:40 a. m.
Program
10:40 a. m.—Song service.
ers at the upper 'end of the pipes-
middle-aged man, whose identity was
afternoon.
all of these things are conspicuous at , , , , ,
I, ' tt , t*, • i unknown also had been seen to ap-
was fatally wounded. His sister,
the Saluda River Hydro-Electric de-
proach the child and talk to him.
He suffered a severe laceration of Miss Jessie Oliver, 42, was killed
the scalp, but there was no frac- durmg the exchange of shots.
Miss Emma Rankin is visiting in
the home ofl he r uncle, Mr. J. A.] ^ u
Bavden, of Columbia on Shendon 11:00 a. m.—Union called to order, velopment, ten miles west of Cclum- East Friday, the McAllisters’ watch-iture (Y tin skull, and there was no Oliver is said to have prpeipitated
Terraue. i L Doxciogy, followed by scrip- bia, as the Lexington W ater Power became ill and they were forced positive concussion of the brain the battle when he advanced on Ir-
: tu:^2 reading and prayer by moder- company’s project goes forward day , , Koalas the result, according to his phy- vine Cato, the youth now held cti a
Mr
. and Mrs. J. A. Barden from ator
by day.
Columbia spent the past week here
11:15 a. m.—Roll call and reports The work on the development is
'th/iTome of Mr. Md Mrs. N. G. the churches progressing rapidly and the contrac-
* , . i 11:30 a- m.—Query 1. Do we feed tors arc running on schedule time
Rankin.
lieved the kidnapers
poison to the dog.
administered i sician. The cut upon the head char ge of murder, with a pistol.
i was inflicted when Dr. Potent’s When the boy’s father J. H. Cato,
; head struck the crossbar of the car’s ran to his son’s assistance, it was
Mrs. R. E. Minus of Memphis,
our young converts on milk, meat or with their activities. The scenery No one can rel sh eating food af- ^ ^ ^
husks? Our duty in the matter, around Dreher Shoals has changed ter run over by ants. Hours P a * n '| p a ; n f u i sP rain of one shoulder.
top, when the automobole struck the said Oliver started shooting at him,
post. Dr. Poteat also suffeied a Cato falling with a slight wound.
Oliver was said to have turned on
Mrs. Poteat, who was driving the Cato’s wife then, and his sister fell
Mrs. J. W. Bussey and Mr. W. C. considerably since actual work was staking labor are spdilod. Delicious
Tenn spent the past week end here wuke begun some ten months ago. The dishes are tainted, made uneatable.! , hocked a „ d slightly when she ran in front of him. Dur-
w.th Mr. and Mrs. L. J. c ..a . j2;15 n. m.—Query 2. Are we care- four largo steel pipe conduits, which FLT -TOX kills ants. Spraying should ’ .1 , .u.. —r— r.-*- . ...
ful to do the Lord’s work decently are to divert the water from the be continued for several days be
. I bruised, but suffered no serious in- ing the melee, ydung Cato went to
juries. * She was taken to the home his home near by and returned with a
Miss Ernestine Graves Mrs. El- a , d in order? Mr. J. C. Harvley and river while the dam is being built cause ar ^ ar ^ ahvays "L v" I oTor and Mrs. 8 Warren M. Seav. at shotgun, opening fire on Oliver, with
sr Creighton and daughter) Mild- Freeland. A s-nfr or two: anH laMv not a. nanstorks for the colonies. INSIST o n I’Ll-TOX. * L Y -1 41
mer Creighton
red, are spending a few weeks in and a p ra ye r by MU. J. C.. Morgan.
York. 1:0() p. m.—Adjourn for dinner,
Mr. James Freeland. A s~ng or two; and latdr act as penstocks for the colonies, xinoioa ^ “ ,x -| narsonae-e here Dr. Po- whom the elder Cato was struggling
TON is the scientific insecticide de- the t5 a Pt*st paisonage nerc. lji.
power housft. have all been laid, riv
eted and a greater part of the con-! veloped at Mellon
2:00 p. m.—Reassemble; a short crete that goes on top of each of trial Research by Rex Fellowship.
Institute of Indus-1 teat went to the Seay home upon for possession of the pistol Oliver
being discharged from the hospital, held.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Leon Richardson SO ng service. Query 3. Exactly what them has been pouued. The arch Simple instructions on each
bottle
spent the past week end with th* (] oes it mean to love our neighbor as conduit, 48 feet in diameter and ot (blue label) lor killing ALL house-
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. ourself? Mrs. C/'orge Bussey and sufficient size to later permit two’ad- bold insects. FLY-TOX is safe,
Mr. H. E. Freeland. A song or two. ditional water wlieel units to be ? t a i n l esS » fragrant sine. E\ery bot-
3:00 p m.—Que^y 4. The place and connected to it of a size at least tie guaranteed.—Ady
Willis.
Mrs J. Q. Stilwell and Miss Eliza- power of the word. Dr W. G. Black- equal to those to be initially install
beth Stilwell of Columbia leave to- well and Rev. H. M. Hodgens. A ed, is also practically completed,
day for a visit to relatives in Birm- son*? or tws. | Work was recently started on the j
ingham, Ala* after spending a week ~
It is sa d that at least half of the
world is engaged in farming, and the
0 p. m.— Miscellaneous and buri- intake tower's. Structural steel in other half in living off of it.
and he and Mrs. Poteat will remain Young Cato opened fine on Ohver
with Dr. and Mrs. Seay unt'l their a full charge of bird shot entering
departure Monday for Atlanta. hi s right side. During the shooting.
Dr. and Mrs.' Poteat were goins Alice Cato 15, sister of the boy, re-
from Greenville to Atlanta. tAen ceived a p.stol wound.
the accident occurred. They had
been in Greenville visiting their son pit of the First Baptist Church
ard Dr. Poteat was scheduled to be there, where he is supplying until
in Atlanta Sunday to occupy the pul- September 1. ,