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i l / Thursday, May 15, 1930 McCURMTCX MESSENGER, McCOKMICR, Soufll Carolina. Page Number Fi#9 SPECIAL 0! A FEW BARGAINS ARE LISTED HERE TO PROVE IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE WITH US. FOR CASH, WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING REDUCED PRICES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: POTATO PLANTS, per 1000 . - $2.25 POTATO PL ANTS, per 100 25c SUGAR, 25 lbs $1.39 GOOD FLOUR, 24 lb. sack 93c MEAL, 48 lbs $1.35 SOAP, 7 bars 25c CHEESE 27c RAISINS, Sun Maid, 2 pkgs. 25c SALMON, Pink, 1 can 15c SAUSAGE, Breakfast, 1 1-2 lb. .. 27c OATS, 5 bushels $3.65 We. have many other articles of the best mer chandise to go at bargain prices and want you to tome,see them before buying elsewhere. Those prices are in effect at our McCormick and Sandover stores. Trade at the most convenient one. If in need of potato and tomato plants, get our prices. J. CHARLES TALBERT McCORMICK, S. C SANDOVER, S. C. POULTRY TRUCK MAY 21 .Our poultry truck will be in McCormick on Wed nesday, May 21, 1930, from 9 to 12 o’clock, and at Abbeville that afternoon from 1 to 4 o’clock. We > T will pay the following cash prices for poultry: Colored Hens 18c Leghorn Hens 16c Colored Fryers, 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 lbs. 23c Leghorn Fryers, 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 lbs. 19c Old Roosters L 7c Turkeys, No. 1 • 15c Geese 7c Ducks 12c BUYER ALEX GETZ & CO. Greenville, S. C. THOS. W. MORGAN, County Agent. MRS. NELL A. STALLWORTH, Home Dem. Agt. WILLINGTON NEWS ITEMS LUCAL ITEMS The Susannah Wesley Bible Class will meet with Misses Lucy Brown, Fannie Edmunds and Mrs. J. T. Fooshe at Mrs. Fooshe’s home Fri day afternoon, May 16th, at 4:00 o’clock. Mrs. Tollie Ellis of Abbeville, S. C., and Miss Sara Mann of Char lotte, N. C., spent Mother’s Day here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mann. Mr. Joe Beasley of Augusta is spending some time here in * the homes of his nephews, Messrs. J. T. and D. M. McGrath. Mrs. E. O. Dukes of Augusta spent the past week here visiting her brothers, Messrs. A. H., J. T., T. C. and R. L. Faulkner. Mrs. Jerome Salley and son, Jerome, Jr., from Salley are here visiting in the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Quarles. Mr. Richard McKinney from Greenwood is spending a week or so here in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Newby and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Faulkner. Claude, the 7 year old son of Mrs. Henderson and the late Mr. C. M. Henderson, was painfully in jured about his legs and body .Tuesday afternoon when he burst a small torpedo between two bricks. It is thought that the torpedo was one of the kind used | on-railroads. While the injures ; are’ painful, they are not thought tp be serious. The Dixie Theatre, under man agement of Mr. E. F. Creighton, has closed down for an indefinite period for the lack of patronage, which declined to the point where expenses could not be made. Mrs. A. B. Lyon returned yester day from a visit to relatives at Mt. Carmel. Mr. Archie B. Kennedy of the U. S. Navy was here yesterday on route to Willington for a two weeks’ visit to his mother, Mrs. i Ada Kennedy. Messrs. Thomas Meriwether and F. L. Middleton of Meriwether were business visitors here a short while yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lovelace and son, J. F., Jr., from Asheville, N. C., are spending a week or more near town with his brother, Mr. J. W. Lovelace. Messrs. R. E. Clinkscales and W. R. Teasley from Willington were business visitors here Saturday. TENDER JUICY STEAKS “ What a treat. Of course, you like them who doesn’t? But, you say, the problem is to get that kind. Well, we always have them. You can de pend on that. You’ll never be disappointed if. you will let us furnish the meat for your meals. Good steak is just one of the many high lights of our meat service. We always have a complete var iety of the very best in every line. Our prices are moderate, too. You pay no pen alty for the superior quality of our meat. CITY MEAT MARKKET Phone No. 61 J. L. REYNOLDS, Prop. Augusta Street McCormick, S. C. Mrs. S. E. Moragne, Miss Cora Moragne and Mr. P. B. Moragne of Bordeaux were visitors here a short while Tuesday. How much we have enjoyed the delightfully refreshing showers of rain of the past few days. Our gardens have revived and put on new life, and now the vegetables, weeds and grasses seem vieing with each other in making new growth, i Many from our town attended the De la Howe entertainment, which was given in the auditorium of the school building Wednesday evening and a number went to Mc Cormick for the repetition of the play. All who saw the play ex- ! press themselves as being very much pleased with it. Mrs. Emma Brown is sending to town the largest spring turnips we have seen this season. Mrs. Archie Andrews was a pleasant caller Wednesday after noon in the home of Mrs. Susan LeRoy. Mrs. Milton LeRoy of McCormick was a visitor for awhile Thursday morning with her sisters, Mrs. Daisy Hemminger and Mrs. Walter Andrews. We are pleased to report little Elizabeth Gibert better, after be ing on our sick list since Friday. We do hope she may soon be fully restored to perfect health. ; Miss Sudie Cowan was a pleas ant caller Monday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Sam McBride. I Very welcome guests at dinner Sabbath day with Mr. F. P. Rush and family, were their relatives,' Mr. J. P. Rush and wife of Me- | Cormick. i We regreted very much to hear of the sickness of Mrs. Ernest Hollingsworth of Winterseat. Her trouble was an aftermath of a very serious tonsil operation. Af ter the removal of her tonsils, Fri day by Dr. Workman in McCor mick, she was carried to the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Rush of Troy, to be near Dr. Workman, in case his services should be needed. We are glad to report her much bet ter and able to be carried to her home Sunday afternoon.- Mr. R. M. Rush and Mr. A. Law- ton represented Willington in Greenwood Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Andrews and Mrs. Daisy Hemminger motoiv ed to McCormick Sabbath after noon and enjoyed a visit to their relatives, Mr. Milton LeRoy and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Hemmin ger spent awhile Sabbath afternoon with their son, Mr. Jim Hemming er and family. The many frignds of Mr. Jasper Rush of Troy will be interested to know that he is not well. His brother, R. M. has had charge of his lumber plant Monday and to day. Mrs. Archie Andrews ^as an esteemed visitor Friday afternoon to her friend, Mrs. Sam McBride. There was such an in-gathering Sabbath day in the home of Mrs. Ada Kennedy and sisters, Misses Carrie and Sudie Cowan, it re minded one of a real reunion of loved ones and friends. The call ers were Dr. and Mrs. Douglass ELING OUT AT We are offering our entire stock of staple and/ fancy groceries and other merchandise st actual cost FOR CASH. W e are selling out everything in the si ore and you can save much money by taking ad vantage of this opportunity and laying in a supply at these prices, a few of which are*listed here: BEETS, Blue Label, No. 2 19c CHERRIES, Blue Label, No. 2 .. 25c CHILE SAUCE. B. Label No. 2 23c CATSUP, Monroe, 14 oz. 17c OYSTERS, 2 cans for 25c SAUSAGE, Sunflower 25c BAKING POWDER 8c ENGLISH PEAS, Southern King, 10c LYE, Red Devil 10c 7 — RAISINS, Seedless 10c LARD, Cresent, 4 lbs. 55c LARD,'Crisco, 3 lbs. 55c SYRUP, Pure Ribbon Cane, can . 15c . DUTCH CLEANSER - • 8c JELLY, Petroleum, (perfumed) _ _ 8c FLOUR, Service $1.15 GOOD COFFEE „ 19c Overalls, Coats and Shirts at cost We are selling everything out at actual cost FOR CASH. A. H. FAULKNER Main Street McCormick, S. C. Mrs. A. J. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Brown and daughter. Eliza beth, spent the week end in Rock | Hill, S. C., and Charlotte, N. C., with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hazen H. Johnson and son, Hazen, Jr., from St. Louis, Mo., are spending some time here in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin. Mr. Claude Price, recently of the TJ. S. Navy, is spending some time here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Price. the De la Howe State School on tonight by Proctor A. Bonham of “Motherhood.” Doubtless the chil- counsel for the Southern Railway, dren will long treasure in their Hearing on the petition to in memories many things which he tervene is scheduled to come up told them of the characteristics of the latter part of May, Mr. Bon- Haggard of McCormick, Dr. Jim| mo ther in the various phases : of ham said, and in event the peti- Kennedy or General Jim Kennedy human a nd animal life.- ^ tion is allowed, the petitioning of Washington, D. C., Mr. Willie | Mrs. Susan LeRoy was a most | railroads will take part in the Britt, Mr. Leslie Britt and wife of agreeable caller in this home yes- hearing of the commission’s peti- Sandover, Mrs. J. P. Rush of Me- terday afternoon. Mrs. LeRoy. as tion for injunction seme time lat- Cormick, Miss Francis Rush of we il as this scribe, enjoys re-ler. yiis town and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie miniscing and we were living over t The seven railroads seeking to Watson of Mt. Carmel. We are the halycon days of the past, the be made petitioners with the In sure the day was full to overflow- time of her stay passed all too terstate Commerce Commission in ing with pleasure for these sisters, quickly. the case are the Southern Rail- But for one vacant, that of Mrs.| Mrs. James Gibert and dear lit- way, the Charleston and Western Kennedy’s son of the U. S. Navy, tie ones, James and Elizabeth,; Carolina Railway, the Atlantic who, was to have been with these were gladly seen in the home of Coast Line, the Louisville and good people, but from some cause Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rush last, Nashville, the Carolina, Clinchfield -txt- » Mrs. P. J. Robinson returned to her home here last week from an Augusta infirmary and is recover ing satisfactorily from her recent illness. was delayed and failed to reach we ek for an afternoon home according to his plans, all would doubtless have exclaimed at the close of the day, “We have come to the end of a perfect day.” Mr. Francis Covin spent the week end with his father and oth er relatives in Willington. ’and Ohio, the Carolina, Clinchfield “Mar.” land Ohio of South Carolina, and - the Clinchfield and Northern of Kentucky. f These roads were participants in rs* i V the Httsatton two years ago when right i • ct IN. the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion denied the Piedmont and Roads May Join Mrs. Ada Kennedy was a gladly c & W. C., CLINCH- Northern a permit to extend its ii in » * * lines in the Carolinas. Thev ioin- What a funny world this is. When our hands are not being shaken by candidates, they are be ing ordered up by bandits. X Another one of the world’s great est problems is the expert who dis cusses all of them. Our greatest national ailment is due to the fact that most people confuse success with cash. . . 1 Xt~ Advertising is the most expen- A man’s life, not his tongue, is sive’item in the business casts of | his best evidence for his Christian- tbe man who doesn’t advertise. ity . * -tx*- And now if we reduce our navy as proposed by the London Naval conference, we will be able to build up a corking prohibition fleet. Mr. Jim Rheney of the U. S. Navy, Hampton Roads, Va., is spending a couple of weeks here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rheney. seen caller Friday afternoon in the home of her friend, Mrs. F. j P. Rush. Mrs. Kennedy always | carries sunshine where ever she goes. FIELD STRIVE TO PREVENT EXTENSIONS lines in the Carolinas. They join ed the commission in opposing the extension. The Piedmont and Northern is -txt Mr. E. H. Garrison and family from Carthage, N. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wise and Mr. D. M. Wardlaw of the Bellvue sec tion. Gen. James M. Kennedy return ed to his home in Washington. D. C., ‘yesterddy after a month’s visit here to his sister, Mrs. Douglass Haggard, and other relatives. qrEENV^LLE, May 9.—Petition seeking to build a 55-mile exten- The Mother’s Day program so to permit seven affected railroads sion of its lines fiom^Spartanburg beautifully carried out Sabbath of the Carolinas, Tennessee. Ken- to Gastonia and a 76-mile link morning by the Willington Sun- tucky, Virginia and neighboring from Charlotte to Winston-Salem, beams in the Presbyterian church, states to intervene in the suit of The Spartanburg-Gastoma exten- reflected great credit on both the the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion connect existing lines of the band and their leader. Miss Fran- sion against the Piedmont and electric road. ^ cis Rush. Both the readings and Northern Railway, and thereby aid . X the songs were very impressive and in the attempt of the commission Never boil new peas, let them we believe all who listened to this to secure a permanent injunction simmer. Salt the water very light- program came away feeling that of to ppevent the extensions of the ly. Some cooks add the salt when all God’s creatures, mother is the Piedmont and Northerns lines in the cooking is half done. Do-notl one priceless jewel. The last on North and South Carolina, wUl be cover while cooking, and do not* the program was an address to the filed In United States district court cook longer than necessary for children by Rev. j. B. Bran’ch o2 here tomorrow, it was announced tenderness. * 4