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Thursday, September 27, 1928 McCOUMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SoutH Carotin*. Collecting Delinquent Road Tax Page Number Fiv6 GIN NOTICE Delinquent road tax for 1928 is past due. All parties due to pay road tax must pay same before the 10th of October. I have arranged with J. O. l atteison, Comty Clerk, to is sue receipts to those that I fail to set) The delinquent road tax is $5.00. J.L. REYNOLDS, Road Tax Collector. Until further notice we will gin cotton for 50 cents per hundred pounds of lint. Bagging and ties $1.00 per bale / Highest market price paid for seed. J. A. & E. C. Young*. Troy, S. C. • Itpo. All kinds of guns repaired and pistols fixed by G. T. BAUGHMAN, McCormick, S. C. sms PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams and children of Spartanburg spent the past week end here with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Williams. Mrs. Lennie Hurd and daughter. Miss Mildred Hurd of Kimball, W. Va. are visiting relatives here and in Augusta. Miss Mary Connor of Iva ' spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. Keturah Conndr. At McCormick Baptist Church On Sunday evening at eight o’clock ^ ihere will be regular services at our j church. A special musical program has been arranged. The subject of the pastor’s sermon is “The World aR d You”—a discourse dealing with the problems of our young people. All the teachers and young people of ojr community are invited to attend. We were glad to see so many of our teachers in the audience last Sunday. W e hope you will worship with us every Sunday. Washington High School News- mud in bad weather ard bumping over rocks and ruts in dry weather for the past two years but new we have a pretty semi-circle driveway wide enough for all parking and leading right up to the front of the house. For this and the grading of the school grounds we are indebted ECHO LITERARY SOCIETY. | to the county road people who did all On Monday, September 17, the h ; gh grading and to the few loyal patrons school pupils met in the auditorium w ^° helped with the road’s tdp soil- to organize the litei'ary society. With Of course we could not use the Mr. Mayer acting as chairman the new roads during the two rainy days following officers were elected: because it had not settled down, but President Sallie Mae Parks setm we shall have a good entrance Vice-President Fannie Cartledge a H the time. A walkway has been Secretary and Treasurer, Ralph Gales ma de from the main highway across A male quartet from Greenwood Marshals Eubert Eckard the driveway to the front of the will sing several selections at this and Watson Pa:*ks house. Cr tic : Charles Bussey! The shrubery planted aibund the The following conmittees were ap- school house last year is very pretty service. -txi- We have just received a shipment of SWEATERS, Men’s, Women’s and Children’s, line over. 'EATHERBMD Come in and look our Come to see us for Peters “Weath- erbird” Shoes. A shoe for every * walk of life. The October meeting of the U. D C. Chapter will be held Thursday afternoon, October 4thl at 3:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. A. J. Hendrix w'th Mesdames G. C. Pat terson and E. B. Brown as assisting hostesses. All members are urged to be present as it is the regular time to elect officers. Misres Mamie Keown and Pansye Williams teachers at Woodville, near Greenville, aJ^e spend’ng sometime here with homefolks. Miss Sophia Dillashaw has re turned to Lander College Green wood, after spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dillashaw. N.G. & There will be a call meeting of the P.-T. Association Thursday after noon at 4:00 o’clock in the auditorium of the high school building. The business of the meeting is to elect a new president to succeed Mrs. C. H. Hugule.^ who resigns because of moving out of town. Preaching At Plum Branch Baptist Church Sunday ts All members of Plum Branch Bap tist Church are urged to be present Sunday morning, September 30. Rev. Guy Martin of Ninety-Six will pieach for us. Signed—PULPIT COMMITTEE. txt Bible Class Held Meeting With Mrs. Robinson now. In fact it is the pet “beauty spo 1 ; of the campus.” The weeds and grass have been, cleaned away from it and it is grow ing nicely. At the pump on the left hand side cf the school building is a decided improvement of the water drinking system. Our superintendent- Mr. Mayer, and one of our high school boys, Harold Robertson, went to the early ore morning McCORMICK, S. C. The T. E. L. Class is to meet to morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Jamie Sardc's, with Mesdames Butler Blackwell, C. R. Strom, and Y. E. Se'gler sharing as hostesses. The Susannah Wesley Bible Class met at the hone of Mrs. Frank Rob inson on September 14th. with Mrs. Rob'nson, Mrs. Georgia Talbert and Miss Lucy Brown as hostesses. In the rbser.ee of the pissident, Mrs. Ruth Duncan presided dver the meeting. After the business session, the following program was carried out: Vocal solo, by Miss Sedelle Ellis, pointed: Program committee: Goldie Hildebran Helen Gilchrist W. P. Parks, Jr. Emerson Bussey, Jr. Committee to name society: Lewis Ryan Joe Price Beryl Bass Joyce Bridges Committee to draw up a constitu- sc hool house _ tion and by laws: High School teach- a bout the time school started and put ers . a water fountain out by the pump. The f:’rst regular meeting of the Last year we had a pipe with several society was held on Friday after- boles in it to drink water from but noon, September 21, and the spirit of nr * w we have a fountain that is much interest and co-operation manifested better. It is true that we could get by the members promises a good ^afer much faster last year than {year’s work. 'The new officers pre- this year because there is only one sided with a pleasing dignity and fountain and we have to get water* efficiency. Sallie Mae Parks, our by standing in line but the improve- populrr president expressed her wish comes under the head of sani- to have the willing cc^-operatic^n of tation. every member in order that she 1 tbe left of the building is the might be able to lead the organiza- boys’ athletic field. It has just been tion more successfully. j ff ra< led md scraped and from three The program had been prepared on oclcok to five the boys and &r. Jones very short notice, but it was well are there practicing football, worth hearing. Godie Hildebran rcad| We are proud of our school and an original paper on “What It Takes f veR y year we hope to make many accompanied cm piano by, Miss Flor- to Have a Successful Literary So- improvements for we Realize that the Misses Mabel Stewart and Mai’y Louise Heustiss cf Greenville were week end guests here Of Misses Mary Joyce and Florence Burgosa. COMING TO THE DIXIE THEATRE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY September 28th and 29th, at 8:00 p. m. MARTIN HARVEY Mrs. Minie Britt and daughter, Miss Helen Bi*itt, from Spartanburg spent several days the part week with relatives and friends in and McCormick. ence Burgess. Foemi by Mrs. Claude Huguley. Instrumental solo, by Mrs. J. K. White. The meeting was then turned over to the hostesses and a delicious salad course was served. txt Young People’s Wesley Class Has Meeting ciety” after which the who’e society best school is the growing school sang “Obey the Rules and Play the MARY FRANCES DRENNAN. Game.” Nettie Thelma Bussey gave * a humorous reading in negro dialect NOTES FROM THE AGRI- crtitled “Coin’ a Fishin’ ” Mr. May- CULTURAL DEPARTMENT cr and each of the high school teach- 1 The Farmers’ Club of Parksville ers expressed a desire to be of service met Wednesday night, September 12, to the society, and Ml Jones, who is to study Experiment Station Tests with us for the first time this year, on oats. The" problems considered made a short talk on the value o’ the were: What is the best variety to tra ning received in a high school lit- sow, when is the best date to sow, erary society. how many bushels of oats should be The Young People’s Wesley Class near met Monday night with Mrs. Samp son Strom to elect officers for the quarter. It was decided that the Mrs. M. L. Carroll of Augusta is, c ’ a - s \vo.ild p’ck cotton Saturday for spending a few days berc^ with her orpj^j-.ggc day. The following of- daughteu Mrs. Joseph Blackwell. IN The Rev. R. P. Walker and Mrs. Walker, of Covington, Ga.. are visit ing Mr. and Mrs. J. S Strom. “THE ONLY WAY’ Directed by HERBERT WILCOX STIRRING. DRAMATIC. SPECTACULAR. A tremendous epic of love and heroism Blazing with suspense and emotion Crack ling with magnetism and human sympathy. SEE IT, and THRILL! ALSO—M. G. M. NEWS Coming next Friday and Saturday RICHARD BARTHELMESS LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME*’ Mr. F. A. Wise was a business vis itor in Jacksonville and St. Augus tine Fla., the past week. JXt Boimer-Faulkner fleers were elected: President, Rucia Aberc:*ombie. Vice-President Lucille Caudle. Reporter, Harriett Sturkey. Teacher, Mrs. Sampson Strom. Assistant Teacher, Mrs. Claude Huguley. After the business!, delicious re freshments were served. X Funeral For Mr. H. E. Bunch After a discussion of the different names submitted by the committee in charge, the members of the society voted to call the organization “The Echo Literary Society” because we hope that the thoughts and deeds of great men of many ages may be “echoed” in our meetings. in 661 Mr. and Mrs. Luther Leon Bonner announce the marriage of their daughter Krema, to Mr. Robert Lee! Funeral services were held for Mr. Faulkner, on Saturday, the twenty- H. E. Bunch, 73, and interment made second of September Nineteen in Clarks Hill cemetery Saturday af- Hund.'ed and Twenty-Eight, Carroll- lernooi, J. S. Strom local undertak- tor, Georg a. ! cr in charge. Mr. Bunch died Friday Will be at hdme after the first of morning following a lingering illness. October, McCormick, South Carolina. Besides his widow, he is survived by X a brother and sistc-r and a number of nieces and rephev/s. Mr. Bunch was of a quiet and un- Lindley-Coehran resuming nature and was one of the Bindley best citizens of the county. His pass- the ing :‘s greatly mourned by a large Mi*, and Mrs. W. W. M. of Bordeaux, S. C., announce marriage of their daughter. Carrie, circle cf friends, to Mr. W. S. Cochran of Abbeville, S. C. the ceremony having been per formed at De la Howe by Rev. J. B. Branch in the presence of a few close friends and relatives Wednesday af ternoon, September 12tK, at 4:15. Inn.medirtely afte" the ceremony the hapny couple left to make their heme at Abbeville, where the groom Mi ha?, a pcsition. txi sown per ac:*e. The tests were pre sented and the discussion led by the agricultural teachey, Mr. W. H. Wodten. It was interesting to note that some varieties of oats which have generally been considered as our best yielders showed in the tests, although the Appier strains, a variety that has been'popular in this section, gave the h'ghest yields. All fanners present agreed after studying the tests that the Appier or some strain of the Ap pier variety was the best to sow here. It was also agreed that dats should be sown during October and that from one and a half to three bushels of seed should be sown to the acre, depending upon the fertility of the soil. These farmers’ meetings will be held frequently at Parksville, also at with the enthusiastic and efficient ^ 0< 1 0C > Clarks Hill and Meriwether coach ng of Mr. Jones they are mak- an ^ Flat Rock. Seasonable problems ing minutes count. A number cf the w '^ studied and discussed each men of the communities have been time. It is hoped that every fanner FOOTBALL NOTES. Every day that has been suitable during the last two weeks has found the football boys and Mr. Jones out on the field training. for the games that will soon prove the metal of o.ir team. Because of holding up the buses the practice every day must necessarily be shorter than it would be if the beys were near enough to walk home from, practice and this is in some degree a handicap. How- evei', the boys are full of pep and and others interested will take ad vantage of this means of Obtaining Valuable and useful information. Card Of Thanks From Hon. W. D. Morrah You can drop in our shop and purchase your moat for youi* next meal with the confidence and assurance that you will get something eavory and appetizing whatever kind you may choose. Wc handle only the best grades of meat, handled and sold under the most sanitary conditions. A VARIETY FOR EVERY MEAL We have a most complete variety for every meal. Fancy baco: or ham '’or breakfast—chops, hamburger, sausage or cold rr.eatsl for lunch—'.steaks, roats or boiling meat for dim er. Our prices are always lower; we do not overcharge you for the excellent quality that we give. We also handle an up-to-date lieie of groceries. Harvley-Carter W.D.MORRAH. Main Street McCormick, S. C. Troy. S. C. September 24, 1928. McCracken: Flerse allow me space in your pa per to express my thanks and appre- cia-’on for the splendid vote I re ceived in second primary. Although I was defeated by a small Mit. and Mrs. J. A. Harvley of majority, I will be as loyal to my Parksville, S. C., anne«jnce the mar- county n the future as I have been riage of their daughter, Agnes Dell, in the past, and with ill will toward to Mr. Coleman E. Carter of Au-‘ no one on account of his political gusta, Ga. The marriage was quiet- preference, ly solemnized September fourth, in Johnston, S. C., Rev. J. E. Culvirson 1 officiating. j White pioe, Scotch *pine, and Euro- Mr. and Mrs. Carter are now at pean larch trees in a two-acre planta- home with their friends at the resi- tion in the town of Lee, Berkshire dence of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Me- County, Massachusetts, are reported Neill, 255 Broad Street. Augusta, Ga. by the State department of conserya- *— | tion to have reached an average “Why Grow Timber” is the title height of 60 feet in 40 years’ growth, of Miscellaneous Publication 26-M, The trees were planted G by 8 feet j recently published for free distr;bu- apart. The average diameter at tion by the Department df Agricul- breast height of the white pine is 10 , ture. ' This question is answered in inches; of the Scotch pine 11 inches; ! the publication, which sets forth and of the lai*ch 9 inches. The two good reasons for growing more timb-' acres now have a total volume of 55,- er in tlrs country. | 500 board feet. -IXI- out to watch the practice; this helps too, for the boys like to fcefl that the school and the homes are behind them, counting on them to play a square game and win. TWENTY-SIX BOYS STUDYING AGRICULTURE. CARD OF THANKS. J We have twenty-six boys enrolled The faculty and students of Wash- at present in the agricultural class ington High School wish to thank a t Washington High Schocv. These Mr. Graves and his helpers for the hoys are divided into two sections, work they did in grading the school eac h seef'dn devoting ninety minutes ground and making a new drive way. a da y to the study of vocational ag- from the highway to the building. | riculture. Mr. Wooten, our agricul- We also extend thanks to the patrons tu:*al teacher, is enthusiastic over the of the school who so will’ngly gave interest the boys are taking in their trucks, or teams, or work in top soil- work. # ing the drive way last Monday. The | ^1 e must remember that these boys top soling work has not yet been ar:! 0UR citizens of tomorrow and as completed and along with our thanks future farmers, the world rrtast event- we extend an invitation to come nally depend upon them fdr it? food again next time and bring the pat- : and clothing. For this rcar-r, we rons who were not here the first should encourage ouu boys and girls time. The date to fin’sh the work to sta y on the farm. They v. .11 not will be sorrtetime soon and we are remain on the farm however, unless expecting quite a number of volun- ! fanning will give them a good liv- teers. j ing. It will not do thio if it is not conducted on a business-like basis. Therefore, our boys are due the tech nical training which will fit them for the vocation of farming the same as BERTIE NORRIS. MISS McKINNEY WITH US AGAIN. Miss Margaret McKinney, who has boys of the cities receive trainin & for been at her home near McCormick ^' le * r chosen vocation. recuperating from an appendicitis: tXt———— operation, resumed her duties as | During the rccc..t Mexican affair, piimaiy teacher on last Monday, j severa i meji failed to vote because Mrs. L. V. Mayer has been her very they had no ammunition, efficient substitute during these first ^ two weeks. IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR CAMPUS. We wish to show our appreciatic»n to the county road cdmmissic»ners and school patrons for improving our campus. We have been wading in A man was poisc«ned the other day i from eating a hot dog. Perhaps tho hot dog went mad. t\t ‘ The rumor that there will be an other war is more than ten years old now.