Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Thursday, October 16, 1930 McCOKMWh Mii V vf /•» - /x \ » T Page Nmnber PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS Miss Pansye Williams leaves to-! day for a visit to relatives in Spar tanburg. <* OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. Thursday, Oct. 16th Lon Chaney Talks in “THE UNHOLY THREE” His first and last TALKING PICTURE. So Don’t Miss It. Miss Florence Kibler of New berry is spending some time here as guest of Mrs. W. M. Talbert. One Day, Friday Oct. 17th Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon in “ALIAS FRENCH GERTIE” been teaching in the city schools and Mrs. W. W. Medlock and Mrs. I tt r» IC .1 . s- , , of McCormick. Kate Morgan recently. 'Oil IliillV JT. U. OO li 1 !l (.jUj'Olllltl v j Club Meets Mr. Youngblood is from Florence • Mr. and Mrs. Winston Campbell where he is a popular and promi- 1 p.nd children from Abbeville, Mr. nent young business man. It is and Mrs. Luther Ridlehoover and children and Mr. and Mis. Ruby Ridehoover visited Mrs. Carrie White and Mrs. Kate Holliday last Sunday. Allow us to wish Mrs. Tiny Jor- there they will make their home. Wise-Ben tie v Mr. E. F. Creighton was a busi ness visitor in Columbia days this week. several Mr. Dan A. Bell is serving as juror in federal court in Green- ville this week. One Day, Saturday Oct. 18th Warner Gland and Jean Arthur in “THE RETURN OF FU MANCHU” Added News, Cartoon and Comedy. The following announcement will don and Col. W. J. Talbert many be of much interest here: 'more bright and happy birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wise of Louis- We saw the account of their birth- ville, Ky., announce the marriage day celebrations in The Messenger, of their daughter, Marjorie Lucille, i We had Rev. and Mrs. Casey to Mr. Thomas Rallie Bentley of St. with us Saturday night and Sun- Paul, Minnesota, formerly of Me- day. They are both fine musicians, Cormick, S. C., on September 13th. and he is a preacher. The music At home, 307 Arlington apart- was good on Sunday afternoon, ments, St. Paul. Bethany H. D. Club met on Tues day, October 7th, with eleven mem bers present. . The meeting was called to order and devotional led by president. Prayer by Mrs. Stallworth. Roll call and minutes read. Each member answered the roll with the name of a shrub that could be transplanted from the woods to the yard. The chief business was that of an Grow Asparagus \ ery Prof i tably BABBIT INDUSTRY HERE ALSO HAS MANY ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER SECTIONS The history of asparagus grow ing in South Carolina may be re peated in the development of an other industry which, already firm ly established on the Pacific Coast, is being introduced in the South eastern States. There was a time Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McGee and daughter, Frances Jayne, of Ander son. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy' and daughters, Mary Frances and Betty, of Grovetown, Ga., Mr. and j Mrs. B. B. Bleckley, Jr., and son, j Ben Gee, of Clemson, spent Sun- i Mon.-Tues.-Oct. 20th-21st Claudette Colbert and Fredric March in “MANSLAUGHTER” One of the Greatest Talking Pictures ever made. Added News and Screen Song. day in the home Britt. of Mrs. J. E. Messrs. C. C. Morgan and T. L. Britt served as federal court jurors in Greenville last week. Mrs. Mike McGrath and baby, Frances from Elberton, Ga., are vis itors here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rush. Mr. A. K. Britt of Newberry spent Sunday at Buffalo with his father, Mr. W. H. BHtt. Mrs. Jennie Newby, Mrs. C. E. Newby, Miss Elsie Durham, Mrs. J. T. Faulkner and children, Miss Alma and Master James Faulkkner spent Sunday in Greenwood with Mr. Richard McKinney and family. Capt. and Mrs. J. Q. Stilwell of Columbia spent the week end at Plum Branch with their daughter, Mrs. J. L. Bracknell. Miss Pearle Ludwick from Lum- berton, N. C., was here for' the week end as guest of Miss Neal Connor. Dr.* and Mrs. 'Alfred Burnside and son from Columbia and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Barron, Jr., and son from Rock Hill spent the week Wed.-Thurs.-Oct. 22nd-23rd The Four Marx Brothers in “ANIMAL CRACKERS” If you saw THE COCOANUTS you must see Animal Crack ers. Remember you can al ways see the BEST ONES and HEAR THEM BETTER AT THE ABBEVILLE OPERA HOUSE. -X- WILLINGTON NEWS ITEMS getting the farm women to sub- tt ^ . scribe to a farm paper. One new .when it was thought that asoara- can ^ ^ ° r " member was added to the roll and gus could only be produced com- both M f' and t Mrs - Case y one visitor was present. 'mercially on the Pacific Coast. Our P wo , rin ? I1 f S rUm ' I Tlle meeting was then turned own growers are today equalling _, ]rn Cre °J Una . te „„ ln . Setting over to Mrs. Stallworth, who made the yield and quality of the Coast f ‘ t e i” 8 ' 01 a a ‘‘'° Tov ' a interesting talks on drives, walks product with marked advantages in u . A ' PaClgett and lawns - lower shipping rates to the Eastern o mess preacher, and she also urged all the members markets. Mr. Curtis Hemminger, Mrs. W. we extend a hearty invitation to' H. Andrews and Mcs. M. R. LeRoy 0 ne and all to rnme anri to try to attend the Count y Coun -' The rabbIt industry is an enter- were visitors in Columbia Wednes- W ith us Our ores chine Cil Meetin & of Farm Women to be prise of major importance on the „ * c B in g ounday pi um Branch on Novem- Pacific Coast today. Our climate is .ideal for year round rabbit breed- -X ing. Our proximity to the large Eastern markets with their unlim- j^cBride "Wednesday ^ ^ _x. , , , c vt ited demand for dressed rabbit at visitors day - was fourth Sunday, but this year Colonel Hanvey and Mrs. Mary it doubtless will be changed here- Kennedy of Abbeville were callers after. We have Sunday school ev- 1 — In the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. ery Sabbath afternoon. Herbert WlitCS sweet baby boy came to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Schrimp of Greenwood Hospital to be an in- Starr were visitors here Wednesday. ma te in the home of Mr. and Mrs They were dinner guests of Mr. and Tillman White. Both mother and Mrs. W. H. McNair. baby doing well and expect to be Mrs. Ada Kennedy, Miss Carrie home in a few days. Cowan and Mrs. J. W. Monah at- j Rev. and Mrs. Casey, Mr. and tended the society at De la Howe Mrs. Clay Jennings and children, Wednesday. also Mrs. Henry Quarles and little “ - 1 IIIIIIIIZl Mr * R - M * Rush was a business girl, Helen, were Sunday guests of visitor here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White. Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Cowan mo-| Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Reynolds tored to Anderson Thursday. i called to see Mr. John Prince and Messrs. Albert Gibert and J. W. mother Sunday afternoon. Morrah left Tuesday for Stevens | Floyd, Herman and Wilton Cole- Creek, where they will fish for man and Mr. Mack Padgett from several days. Edgefield were Saturday night Messrs. J. M. Hemminger and guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Clem. Tom Lindley were business visitors If we see this in print we will in Lincolnton, Ga,. Saturday. be calling again. ■ profitable prices and the constant- Of Amendment ly increasing use of rabbit skins for fur purposes, provided an interest ing and renumerative addition to a DISCUSSES CLASSIFICATION OF diversification program for South PROPERTY Carolina. Recent developments in the pro- ~ ^ ^ + duction of rabbit furs have result- R. Beverly Herbert, a candidate ed , n pelts which leadlng The best place to live in Dixie is in Carolina. The best place to trade in Carolina is at the 29 niYIF 29 STORES 111 A 11 STORES say cease to be imitations and be come duplications of the best fura in existence today including Sea 1, Special offerings for FRIDAY and SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH and 18TH TOMATOES Chestnut Hill Brand, 3 No. 2 cans 25c, PEANUT BUTTER 2 Lb. Glass Barrel 33c end here in the Georgia Talbert. home of Mrs. Mrs. R. L. Faulkner has returned from a week’s visit to relatives in Carrollton, Ga. Mr. C. W. Bagby of Augusta was a visitor here Monday. in our Produce Department Fancy Large LEMONS Doz 21c CELERY, Large Crisp 2 Stalks 15c Honey Dew MELONS, Each 25c LETTUCE, Large Head 10c CARROTS, Bunch 10c No. 1-IRISH POTATOES, 7 lbs. 25c COCOANUT, Lb. 35c MATCHES, 6 bozes ,15c BROOMS, A value, 4 sew 29c FLOUR, 5 Lbs. 30c Sun Dried APPLES, 2 Lbs. 25c DRY BEANS, Pintos. Great Northern, Pinks, 3 Lbs. 25c Mr. J. F. Myers from Double Branches, Ga., was here on busi ness Friday. Miss Alberta James of De la Howe was guest of Mrs. Daisy Hemminger Sunday, j Mrs. A. B. Andrew’s spent Sun day afternoon with Mrs. H. S. Cason. Mrs. S. S. McBride has returned ‘Amanthus.’ X REHOBOTH NEWS for governor in the recent primary in South Carolina, and an advocate for tax reform, has prepared a statement explaining clearly the Ermlne Mole and Chlnchma ^ purposes of an amendment w uc new t y pe Qf j ur ls as Rejc will be submitted to the people of fur and Mimosa Warrens of Land . the state at the general election in November, according to The State of Sunday. His statement follows: Under this constitutional amend- Pastor Gurley gave us an excel- ' ment the legislature will have pow- lent sermon on the depth of Christ- , er t- 0 P u ^ intangible property, such ^ ^ ^ ^ * ™ ian living. Many Christians were as stocks, bonds, notes, etc. in a sentatives of the Warrens, who will from Clarks Hill, where she visited (i ee p t some were knee deep, a separate class and levy a state tax on g roun( j d ur i n g the week er daughter, Mrs. L. C. Rich. few waist deep, but few^ reached against it of not exceeding five^of the Fair. rum, S. C., will have on display at the coming State Fair a unique ex hibit of those short furred rabbits. , _ The exhibit will include prize win- At the general election held on ners at th(! i ea(Ung shows of ^ November 4, the constitutional Europe and America most of ^ amendment giving the power to the , in dlv i duals belng imported from general assembly to classify in- pj-aneg In addition to the live specimens there will also be an exhibit of dressed furs of both the long and short haired rabbits. Proper meth ods of housing, feeding and rearing rabbits will be explained by repre tangible property for the purpose of taxation will be submitted to the voters. Miss Louise McBride attended the the stage where the water is too minstrel at McCormick Monday deep to wade or the swimming evening. stage. After the sermon he gave a Misses Marion Herron and Annie Jackson, teachers in Washington school, midway ParksVille and Mo doc spent the week end here as guests of Mrs. T. C. Faulkner. Miss Mamie Keown is spending this week with friends in Wood- ville, Ga. Combination Sale 1 Pkg. A. J. Pancake Flour 1 Can Table Size Log Cabin Syrup, Both for 39c 3 Pkgs. Octagon Powder 3 Bars Octagon Soap All for 22c j Mr. R. F. Morris has returned proposition for any who wanted to to his home itt Clarendon, Texas. d0 more for the Lord and to be I Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrews and used 0 f t j le L 0rd to come and give son, Wright, spent Sunday in Au- b j m h j S balM j an< j as a SO ng was gusta, Ga„ with Mrs. Will Andrews. sun g quite a few went. The pas- • Dr - Sullivan of Columbia has tor and wife dine d in the home of consented to supply the Presbyter-j Mr and Mrs E M wha ti ey S un- ian church as pastor until Presby- tery meets next spring. He will; T j ie sim beams reorganized Sun- preach morning and evening on day> w rj 1 eleven members. Three the second and fourth Sundays. j th em we re new members. Five iXt promisd to tithe for one year. The mills. If the state should pass such i The history of the Rex rabblts an act, this property could not be which wiU consti t ut e one of the taxed by the counties or towns. As unique exhibits at the forthcoming a matter of fact, it is not being taxed at all at the present time, so the counties and towns would lose no revenue. It will be remembered that this constitutional amendment was passed by the last general assemb ly after very full discussion by an overwhelming vote. It was dis cussed on the campaign during the recent primary and every candid ate for governor, with the possible WHITE TOWN leader knew in a year’s time they j exception of Mr. McMahan, indors- NEWS It has been quite a long since we have had a letter time from would have the habit that they. ed would want to tithe. Several prom- I Many other states provide for ised to read the bible every day, if State Fair in Columbia, October 20-25, is extremely interesting. la 1919 a French villager, Desire Call- lon, living in the Department of the Sarthe, found in a litter of rab bits bom to a common gray doe a strange, naked little rabbit, which, in time developed a coat of short, silky fur wholly different from those of its litter mates. In the next litter bom to the same doo appeared a second short furred youngster. The two strange rab bits, one a buck, the other a doe, reached maturity, were mated and Messrs. Leon and Julian Ellis of Abbeville were visitors in McCor-! mick Tuesday. FLOUR- FLOUR Miss Ruth Williams has gone to Mobile, Alabama, to work for Dr. | Mulherin, a baby specialist there. Dixie Special Plain or Self Rising .48 lbs. $1.58 Dixie Special Plain or Self Rising 24 lbs. .80 Dixie Special Plain or Self Rising 12 lbs. .46 ij White Leader Plain or only a few verses. Mary Talbert was unamiously elected president, and Bernard Gilchrist secretary White Town in The Messenger, so Mar ^ e Gilchrist has been a very here goes for a few items. i faithful sunbeam, and although The beautiful October days are she has passed the sunbeam age , lovely. The farmers are all busy she has promised to aid them ^ gathering their crops. Cotton and any way s j le can The leader pre corn are real good through here, gg^ed to her a mission study book While the price of cotton isn’t so for her faithfulness good as we thought it would be still, ^ Hallowe . en party comml tte.. this classification of property and produced young similar to them- levy a moderate tax on intangibles selves. without In any way disturbing cap- I The French Abbe Gillet gave a Ital or causing a burden on anyone, name to this new breed of rabbits. As to just what intangibles should be taxed is a question which the He called it “Castorrex” (Castor, Frei^b, beaver; rex, Latin, King.) general assembly must decide, but Th<rg§sential character of this new in no event can the tax be more Rex Pelt lies in the absence of than one-half of one per cent. guard hairs projecting beyond the There are two excellent reasons dense and soft under-fur. Labora- why the constitutional amendment tory studies have shown that the should be adopted. The Ladies Aid Society of the McCormick Baptist Church will serve an oyster supper on Thurs-, day night, October 23rd, in the vacant store next to J. B. Black-. well’s. The public is cordially in vited. Self Rising 48 lbs. $1.95 have so much to be thankful for. ma i C j n g plans for the party on (1) If it is adopted and the gen- White Leader Plain or Self Rising 24 lbs White Leader Plain or .Self Rising 12 lbs Winsum Plain or Self ^ Lord, help us to be more thankful Hallowe’en nieht It will be for! eral assembly puts intangibles in a i much 1.00 I for the many blessings of life. both the B Y p 'y social and the We all rejoiced with Mr. and Mrs. annual H f,. Club party. guard hairs are present in the rud imentary form, but they are of .55 Will Freeland and family to know Mr. C. I. Gay leaves Wednesday ^ that their son, William Freeland, f or a s ^. a y his daughter in Rising 48 lbs. $1.48 was improving in a hospital in Lake M i ami F i a Winsum Plain or Self S City, Fla. We hope he will be able i ^ little girl has come to abide Rising 24 lbs .75 $ to come home soon. \ in the home of Mr and Mrs H M Winsum Plain or Self vl Miss Carrie Belle Freeland is do- Fre eiand Rising 12 lbs .43 | ing very well. Her sunny disposi- , Mr and Mrs E M Morgan, Ray- tion and sweet smiles make us mond and Mrs Janie Morgan spent No. DIXIE STORES No. v> l° ve her as our own. a s hort time very pleasantly in the 16 McCormick, S. C. 16 ^ Quite a good many from White home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Free- Town attended court at McCormick j and Fr ihay afternoon after school. mick, was thoroughly enjoyed by a last week. | There has been a home demon- the same structure and separate class, one may then make j length of the hairs of the under- an honest tax return setting out coat. A typical Rex Pelt has the- “Jollies of 1930,” a minstrel | staged in McCormick school audi- | torium Monday evening by the Lions Club of Greenwood, under auspices of Thomas J. Lyon, Jr., Post of American Legion, McCor- this property and paying a moder ate tax on it, whereas, at the pres ent time he avoids taxation through false returns. texture of deep piled velvet or vel our, it is soft and silky, about sev en-eighths of an inch in length and does not fly back when strok- (2) It will bring on the tax ed “the wrong way.” A good Rex books a reasonable amount of prop- 1 pelt requires no shearing or pluck- erty to be taxed at a moderate ing, operations which tend to im- rate and will thereby supplement pair the strength and wearing the state revenues and should be qualities of standard rabbit pelts, a step in relieving real estate of j The exhibit at the State Fair will the heavy burden which it now include ten varieties of the Rex carries. With this revenue the rabbits. There will also be on dis- large crowd from ft^cCormick and nearby towns. ■— X Mrs. Kate Morgan has been quite jstration club organized in White | state should shortly be able to re- i play the long haired varieties of sick with flu, but is slowly improv- Town with fourteen ladies. All move the five mill property tax these same rabbits so that it will the home of the bride Sunday af- ing. these i adies are interested in the i wit h greatly resulting benefits to be possible to see the remarkable ( temoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. Warren j Mr . and Mrs. J. H. White and work and a good club is e ted our tax system. It has been pointed out that this McCormick Seay performing the beautiful ring children visited Mr. and Mrs. Rich Mrs L d ]j e White is president and , r . ceremony. Only the immediate Gable Sunday last. •Mrs. L. W. Ridlehoover secretary i is a lon S ste P the direction of Teacher iviarnes families and a few close friends | a bright eyed baby girl came last and treasurer. | real tax reform in South Carolina. were invited. week to be an inmate in the home' [The report of Judge Marion, who The bride wore a girlish and of Mr. and Mrs. Manning Free- _ j headed a commission looking into dainty ensemble of white flat crepe land. | WuSllillljtOIl VS jthe tax situation, strongly indorsed Mrs. George Shrine and little! ^ i**j such a constitutional amendment sons, George, Jr., and Lonnie, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Medlock Anderson Daily Mail: The following announcement has which was most becoming to her been made and will be of cordial type. interest to the many friends of the two families: Mrs. Youngblood is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McGee, well Tuesday, last. Edgefield Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. McGee known Andersenians. She lived announce the marriage of their here for a few years witii her par- The Washington eleven will meet , Mr. Johnnie Prince is about the Edgefield Friday at 3:30 o’clock at same at this writing. Dr. W. G. Washington School. This is the transformation that has taken place as a result of the “Rexing” of the furs. 1X1 Sure Remedy such a constitutional amendment Mr. George D. Price has the suro with the statement that the con- remedy for breaknig hogs from eat- stitution must be amended in this ing chickens—and he believes it to daughter Sarah Lois to Edward W.Jents. who moved to York, yhere Blackwell is treating him, and,his first home game, and should be a Youngblood, Sunday *' October the sh^riiade a host of friends by her deviated mother is ever by his sidh good one.'" Edgefield beat Washing- twelfth; 1930. At home, F!oren^|tf^BMMu^^and charming jfer- to administer to his every need. ,torE the first game of the season, S. C. L Mrs. oilie White and two girls, but the boys are out for revenge. respect before real tax reform may be had in South Carolina. I would like to ask that the press of the state give such publicity to this constitutional amendment as wiU fcring it before the voters so that they may inteUigently vote on ;es a%d Aminee, visited Mr. Come out and yell for your team, it in the next general election. be the only remedy—that is to kill the hog. That’s what he did on* day recently to a hog he had jusfc bought. The animal was kept up> several days and offered variou* kinds of food, but would eat no* thing but chickens, so he applied the sure remedy.