McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, December 11, 1930, Image 1
4
/
[■ ■■ -
m
rf
ittfConnich
THUS TO OUpSELVSS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Twenty-Ninth Year
8 Pa^es — All Home Print McCORMICK, S. ,C. Thursday, December 11, 1930 Established June 5, 1902
Number ?8
Program For Teachers Lloyd Ludwick
Meeting On Saturday j Dies In Savannah
The following programme will be
rendered at the County Teachers’
Meeting at the De la Howe School
Saturday, next, December 13, at
10:30 a. m.
Rev. E. F. Gettys will preside,
and will open the meeting with
Scripture and Prayer.
Association will sing “The Bat
tle Hymn of the Republic.’’
Miss Bessie Peatross will read a
paper on- “Progress of Education
for Women through the first two
Centuries of our History.”
Girls of the School will sing
Christmas carols. i
Mrs. J. B. Branch will read a pa
per on “Customs and Fashions of
my College Days.”
Miss Essie Guy will read a paper
in “Brickbats.”
Motion Pictures showing several
reels of the Scenic West of our
Country.
—tXX
MT. CARMEL
NEWS •
We are happy to say that Mrs.
Alice White returned home today.
The trip was made in the Ambul
ance and she is resting as well as
could be expected. She is so glad
to be at home and we are so happy
to have her back. Countless friends
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Miss Reba Wells accompanied her
home and will be with her a few
days.
• Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hester of
Calhoun Falls are receiving con-*
gratulations on the birth of a lit
tle son some time last week. The
little man will be called Jim. Both
pother and baby are doing nicely,
s. Hester is pleasantly remem
bered as Miss Fioride McCelvey:
<Mrs. W. A> Scott, Mrs. Charles
Bbwyer and others were Augusta
visitors last Thursday.
Misses Lily Mae Parker and
Juanita Curtis and Messrs. Carl
Prath and Peter Yarborough of
Royston, Ga., were Abbeville visi
tors Sabbath evening.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam spent Sabbath
with Mrs. Jim Jones in Calhoun
Falls.
Mrs. Mary Smith, little Jean
and Mr. Barnard Smith were Mc
Cormick visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister and
John were Calhoun Falls visitors
Sabbath afternoon.
Miss Juanita Curtis and Mr. Billy
Tate were Abbeville visitors Friday
evening.
Mrs. W. H. Horton was a visitor
in McCormick Tuesday.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Misses Juan
ita Curtis and Lilly Mae Parker and
Mrs. Jim Jones were Augusta visi
tors last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boyd were
Willington visitors Sabbath after
noon in the home of Mr. W. O.
Covin.
Dr. Rayson White of Gaffney was
a Mt. Carmel visitor a short while
Monday A He accompanied his mo
ther home from the Anderson Hos
pital.
Miss Juanita Curtis and Mr. Bill
Fountain of Savannah, Ga., were
visitors in Abbeville Thursday
evening. *
Mrs. D. L. Bryson spent Sabbath
with Mrs. Ida M. Black and wor
shipped at the A. R. P. church.
Mrs. Lena Hester spent Saturday
in Calhoun Falls with Mrs. James
Hester.
Miss Lilly Mae Parker spent Fri
day night with Miss Juanita .Curt
is.
Funeral services for Mr. Llovd
Ludwick, 30, were held here Mon
day afternoon at 3 o’clock and in
terment made in the city cemetery.
Mr. Ludwick died suddenly in Sav
annah, Ga., early Sunday morning.
He was reared here but had made
his home in Savannah for some
time.
He is survived by his widow, who
before marriage was Miss May-
blume McCain, of McCormick, and
two small daughters, Bebe and
Donna. His mother, Mrs. Lucy M.
Ludwick, and one brother and four
sisters also survive. Mr. Paul Lud
wick. McCormick, Mrs. N. C. Nave,
Elizabethton, Tenn., Mrs. W. N.
Smith, Mrs. Sue Rushton and Miss
Helen Ludwick, of McCormick.
Mrs. E. C. Jefferson
Plum Branch
Clubs Meet
Funeral services for Mrs. Earl C.
Jefferson, 41. were held at the As-
bury Methodist church, Meriwether.
Friday morning at 11 o’clock and
interment made in the church
yard. Services were conducted by
the Rev. Paul Kinnet, assisted by
the Rev. J. M. Culbertson.
Mrs. Jefferson died at her home
last Thursday* morning after a
long illness. Besides her husband,
Mrs. Jefferson, who was Mrs. Mona
Nelson Meriwether, is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Nelson
and two small adopted children.
REHOBOTH
Mrs. S. J. King and Miss Rebekah
Lankford entertained the H. D.
Club and School Improvement As
sociation on Wednesday afternoon,
December 3rd, 1930, in the home of
Mrs. King.
As we entered, the cheerful fire
and decorations of holly and poin-
settias reminded us of the ap
proach of the Christmas season
and everyone seemed filled with
the real spirit of Christmas.
At this time a Christmas pro
gram, consisting of scripture,
songs and a reading was carried
out. The last number on the pro
gram was a talk by Mrs. Stallworth
on “How we should spend Christ
mas.” Her talk was a most prac
tical and helpful one and she left
this thought with us: That while
we are making our friends and lov
ed ones happy in various ways, we
should not forget the less fortun
ate of our land and country.
The names of the older people
of our community were passed out
and each member is to bring a bit
of cheer to the person whose name
i they drew by sending them a
Christmas card.
I Plans were also discussed for
! beautifying our schol grounds.
We decided to meet early in the
new y^ar and put out some shrub
bery.
, At a late hour delicious refresh
ments were served.
:—x
Washington High
Schpol News
U. D. C. Chapter j Delegation Calls
Has Gpod Meeting Meeting For Dec. 20
‘’The Town Doctor”
NEWS
The Anne Carter Chapter U. D.
C. held a most enjoyable meeting
on Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Wistar Harmon, with
Mrs. Claude Huguley and Mrs. W.
S. Pipkin assisting hostesses.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, who was at
tending the State U. D. C. conven
tion in Greenville, Mrs. J. S. Strom,
vice-president, presided.
I Mrs. W. L. Acker, the secretary,
called the roll and read the min
utes of the last meeting.
First, a number of business mat
ters were discussed and arrange
ments were made for sending fruit
to the Confederate Veterans on
Christmas.
\ Next, Mrs. H. N. Coleman, as
chairman of the program commit
tee, read the program for the af
ternoon, which was most excellent;
first, a song by Miss Grace Reid,
la reading by Miss Grace McCord,
piano solo by Miss Eula Caudlo and
last, Chirstmas music by Miss Eva
Coleman at the piano and Miss
Mabel Strom and Mr. Edward
Strom violinists.
i The hostesses, assisted by Miss
McCord and Miss Burgess served
most delightful refreshments,
v
! Schedule Of Home
Demonstration Work
For Next Week
TAXPAYERS AND OTHERS IN
TERESTED ARE URGED
AT ATTEND
Senator J. J. Dorn and Repre
sentative W. D. Morrah have called
a meeting of the taxpayers and
other interested persons of the
county* to be held in the court
house on Saturday, December 20th,
at 11 o’clock a. m., to discuss mat
ters pertaining to legislation. It is
hoped that ail interested will at
tend the meeting.
x
Bishop Finlay At
Willington Sunday
Bishop Kirkman G. Finlev of Co
lumbia will preach at St. Stephens’
Episcopal Church at Willington on
next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
the service.
txti *
PLUM BRANCH
NEWS NOTES
DOCTOR OF TOWNS SAYS:
AN OPTIMIST NEVER KILLED A
GOOD TOWN AND A PESSI
MIST NEVER BU^ILT ONE*
The rise of the city and the sub
mergence of the smaller commun
ity appears as a menace only to
those who shut their minds and
cling sentimentally to old tradi
tions. There never was a time
when the small city had the op
portunity that it has today.
The only thing that ever made a
farmer ^different from any other
man was his life of isolation and
thanks to the thousands of good
newspapers all over the country
that isolation, has gone. Other
[things V have helped, but it is th£
newspaper in th eaverage commun
ity that has made the biggest hicks
on Broadway.
About the most interesting news
about here is the approaching
shower for Mrs. Lewis at the home
of Mrs. E. M. Morgan, at our next
club meeting December 16th, from
3 to 5 p. m.
There has not been much travel
ing about for several days. The
roads have been bad, but rhe sun
shine seems to promise better
roads.
The welcome guests at Woodside
cottage Sunday afternoon were
Mr and Mrs. H. M. Freeland and
children, Mrs. W. P. Culbreath, Mr.
and Mrs. B. S. Culbreath and chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mor
gan.
A telegram to Mr. C. C. Morgan
brought good news to the family
that C. A. Morgan had safely un
dergone an operation at a local
hospital in Spartanburg, his home
town, Saturday morning.
The Thanksgiving shower for
Miss Carrie Belle Freeland was
such a pleasant* surprise to her.
She composed a most beautiful let
ter and her little 12 years old
cousin, Virginia Freeland, wrote me
thanks for the shower. I shall
qijote a few paragraphs just to
show really how touchingly she ex
pressed her thanks to every 9ne.
I wish it werfe possible for all who
contributed to read the letter. “I
have $1Sl00 and a most beautiful
boudoir pillow that has been des
cribed to me that I feel I can al
most see it. It makes me happy too,
to receive the gifts and consoling
letters. I almost forget I am blind
and helpless. It makes my heart
rejoice and my soul fill with sun
shine.” Later heard the shower
has gone up to $28.00. She says
she often reads during the night
when she cannot sleep. I am sure
i each who took a part feels better
by so doing and have done the
same for the Master.
I Invitations are out to the golden
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
White on December 21, 1930.
Rehoboth.
OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE. S. C.
-XXI-
Thursday, December 11th
Cecil B. DeMille’s Production
“MADAM SATAN”
Added funny COMEDY.
FRiday, December 12th, Only
Bert Lytell and Patsy
Ruth Miller
in “LAST OF THE
LONE WOLF”
Added Cartoon and Comedy.
Saturday, December 13th only
Gilbert Roland and Barbara
Leonard
in “MEN OF THE NORTH”
Also Cartoon and Comedy.
Moil.-Tucs. Dec. 15th-16th
Elsie Ferguson, Marion Nixon
and Grant Withers
in “SCARLET PAGES”
More daring than ANY
BODY’S WOMAN more pow
erful than the COMMON
CLAY. Added NEWS and
COMEDY.
Wed.-Thurs. Dec. 17th-18th
Clara Bow, Ralph Forbes,
Charles Ruggles and Skeets
Gallagher
in “HER WEDDING NIGHT
It’s entirely a laughing matter
Shows: 3:15; 7:40; 9M Daily
WILLINGTON
NEWS ITEMS
Messrs. R. M. Push of McCormick
and Jasper Rush of Troy spent
Thursday evening here with
friends.
Mr. J. F. Myers from Double
Branches, Ga., was a business visi
tor here Thursday.
Dr. R. M. Fuller of Greenwood
was a professional visitor here last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Covin came
over last Thursday from Columbia
to visit his brother, Mr. J. O. Covin,
who continues seriously ill.
Mr. Willie Hester from Mt. Car
mel was a business visitor here Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrews and
son, Wright, Mrs. M. R. LeRoy and
Milton, Jr., and Mrs. Daisy Hem-
minger spent Sunday in Aiken
with Mr. C. H. H^emminger.
Mr. A. B. Andrews spent Mon
day in Mt. Carmel with Mr. W. R.
Boyd, who continues very ill.
Mr. Francis Covin of Taylors,
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with homefolks.
Mrs. A, B. Andrews, Sr., attend
ed services at the A. R. P. Church
at Mt. Carmel Sunday.
X. Y. Z.
X
If you have numey to bum, just
call up the colAin.
Report cards were given out last
week and work again resumed in
full on a new six weeks. The fol
lowing pupils made the honor roll:
FIRST GRADE—
Thomas Blackwell
Ray Gilchrist
Jimmie Jefferson
SECOND GRADE— <
Hazel Dukes
Amyelle Drennan
Frances Robertson
Hortense Cartledge
THIRD GRADE—
Vivian Bailey
Henry Jennings Bussey
Pamelia Edmunds
Louise Rich
FOURTH GRADE—
Geneva Wood
Edna Cartledge
FIFTH GRADE—
Mary Belle Jennings
Mary Louise Dorn
Nina Bussey
SIXTH GRADE—
T. R .Cartledge
Margie Reese
Myrtle McDaniel
Caroline Dukes
Mildred Blackwell
SEVENTH GRADE—
Mary Neoma Eckard
Mable Jennings
Esther Jennings
Dorothy Warren
Glenn Self
Margaret White
Evelyn Blackwell
Clifford Ward Robertson
EIGHTH GRADE—
Floyd Drennan
TENTH GRADE—
Louise Cassels
Alice Brown ,
Mary Frances Drennan
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Blanche McDaniel
Blanche Middleton
Davis Bussey
Monday, December 15. Mt. Car-
mel-Willington 4-H Club at Will
ington.
Tuesday, December 16th, at 2:45
p. m. Rehoboth H. D. Club, home
of Mrs. E. M. Morgan.
Wednesday, December 17th, 8:45
a. m., McCormick High School 9th
grade;3:00 p. m., Bordeaux H. D. C.
Thursday, December 18th, 2:45
p. m. Buffalo H. D. Club.
Friday, December 19th, place to
be filled later.
Saturday, December 20th, office.
: X
Card Of Thanks
We wish t ©extend our sincere
thanks to our friends, neighbors
and relatives for their many acts
of kindness and loyalty during the
illness and at the death of our
wife and mother. May God’s rich
est blessings be upon each and
everyone.
MR. J. E. PALMER,
MRS. D. M. BULLOCK,
MRS. G. C. MCKINNEY,
i WALTER M. GILLIAM,
MISS DORA C. PALMER.
4Xt
Information For
Xmas Mailing
Do not place Christmas Seals on
the addres side of letter or parcels.
Place address on one side only.
On all parcels for mailing.
• Place your return address on %11
mail so that if it is not delivered
it will be returned to sender and
not sent to the dead letter office.
On Tuesday morning in chapel
EuniceMcDaniel gave a reading
that was greatly enjoyed. The lit
tle folks of Miss McKinney’s room
entertained us on Thursday morn
ing with the following program:
Reading—“The Big Policeman”—
Earl Bridges.
Reading— “Little Chatterbox”—
Ray Gilchrist.
Reading—“The Sweetest Place”—
Frances Robertson.
Reading—“Pine Needles”—Sara
Howie.
Dialogue — “Patricia” — Addie
Bunch and Cehoy McDaniel.
Mrs. J. H. Drennan, Mrs. W. C.
Moore and Mrs. Drue Blackwell.
Membership, Chairman. Mrs. R.
N. Edmunds, Mrs. Fred Bass, Mrs.
Grover McDaniel and Mrs. Cassels.
Publicity—Chairman, Miss John
son, Mrs. Gilchrist. Mrs. Bridges,
Mrs. W. T. Self and Mrs. Marshall.
Finance—Chairman, Miss Herron.
House and Grounds—Chairman,
Mrs. Rowland. Miss Minnie Jack-
son, Mrs. Middleton Rich and Mrs.
W. McDaniel.
—Chnirm^n. Mrs. Robert
Middleton, Mrs. Eckard, Mrs. Tom
Stone and Mrs. Gales.
Library—Chairman, Mrs. Roun
tree, Miss McKinney and Miss God-
bee.
A meeting of the P.-T. A. was
held in the school auditorium on
, rTv’”"=’dav afternoon. December 4th.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. Ryan, the vice-president, Mrs.
Mayer, presided. This being the
December meeting, a most interest
ing Christmas program was givon
which consisted of the following:
Devotional—Mrs. Cassels.
Song—“Silent Night” — Mary
Frances Drennan, Ella Ree Buch
anan, Josephine Parks. Annelle
Edmunds and Blanche Wilkie.
Christmas Exercises—Intermed
iate Department.
Song—“The Christmas Bells are
Ringing”—5th. 6th and 7th grades.
Poem—“Christ Bells” — Margie
R»60S0
Play—“Santa’s Plight” — Sixth
grade.
Sitory—“The Christmas Bells”—
Dorothy Warren.
Song—“The Christmas Angel”—
5th, 6th and 7th grades.
Song—“It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear”—Everybody.
After this a business session was
held, during which time the vari
ous committees were appointed.
Program—Chairman, Mrs. Mayer,
Mr. and Mrs. Maver entertained
with a party on Friday evening in
honor of the football team. Even
though the weather was unfavor
able, yet a rather large crowd was
present. The pretty home was
thrown open for the occasion and
the young people enjoyed games
'■‘^d contests for Quite awhile. Miss
Mary Frances Drennan and Mr.
F r ed Bradshaw were the winners
of a prHe OP 1vp' n in nnn of tho
tests. During the latter part of the
evening, “nroms” were enjoyed.
After this, the host and hostess, as
sisted by their little daughter,
^ delicious salad
eourse, with ceffee and candies.
As the hour grew T late it was with
reluctance that the boys and girls
Parted for home, verv grateful to
Mr. and Mrs. Mayer for the good
time.
We were indeed sorry to hear of
the death of Mrs. Jefferson, mo
ther of Jimmie Jefferson, one of
our primary pupils. We deeply sym
pathize with the family during this
time of trouble.
The boys have started basket
ball practice and under the able
supervision and coaching of Mr.
Mayer and Mr. Wooten, they are
hoping to put out a winning team.
Mrs. A. Q. Rice of Walterboro
spent the Thanksgiving holidays in
the home of her son, Mr. E. C.
Rj ce
Mr. Charlie Bahnson has return
ed to his home in Tarnington, N.
C., after an extended visit to Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Holleman.
Mr. Dewey Livingston of Uma
tilla, Fla., spent Wednesday night
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. P.
Lankford, while en route to Char
lotte, N. C.
Misses Mildred Winn and Carrie
Reynolds of the Rehoboth section
spent the past week end as guests
of Miss Maggie Lou Parks.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Bobo return,-
ed this week from an extended vis
it to relatives in Spartanburg and
Union counties.
Miss Annie Lou Lankford of
Willington spent the past week end
here with homefolks.
Rev. J. M. Culbertson attended
'•che Methodist Conference in Spar
tanburg.
Mrs. E. C. Rice and Miss Luc' r
Brown were visitors in Greenwood
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Holleman and
children spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with relatives in North
Carolina
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was that giv
en Friday evening in the home of
Miss Rebekah Lankford, when the
T. A. O. club entertained for their
pledges and a few guests with a
lovely dinner party. The season’s
colors Were artistically carried out
in the decorations, throughout the
living room and dining room. Ten
guests enjoyed a delicious five
course dinner, after which the
evening was spent playing bridge.
Punch, and cake were served during
the game. Those present on this
occasion were:
Misses Irene Langley, Cornelia
Winn, Minnie Pearle Strother, An
nie Lou Lankford, Messrs. W. M.
Freeland, R. C. Freeland, J. A.
Price, T. E. Miner, G. E. Langley
and the hostess, Miss Reoexan
Lankford.
X
Masons Elect
Officers For Year
Mine Lodge, No. 117, A. F. M.,
recently elected the following of
ficers to serve for the ensuing
year.
Joe B. Blackwell, W. M.
* /. N. Smith, S. W.
C. H. Fooshe, J. W.
S. L. Britt, S.D .
W. W. Keown, J. D.
W. J. Franklin, S. S.
J. Andrew Jennings, J. S.
Dan A. Bell, Tyler.
Honor Roll For The
Wideman School
Common sense usualy has a hard
time of it when it is opposed to
custom. Just because a thing has,
in the past, been done a certain
way, is the best sign that there is ’*
a different and better way to do it.
When we quit changing, we’re
through.
But progress is largely, a matter
of consolidation. We change with.
much difficulty from the family tc
the tribe, from the tribe to the
nation, etc It is hard for the aver
age business man to change;/but
change he must and change he
I will, one way or the other. He will
change himself from a store keep
er to a merchant, or progress will
change him out of the store into
the street. In nature, business and
everything else, to cease to grow is
to perish.
I
It is natural to wdrk along lines
of least resistance and “take it
easy,” but it don't get anybody ex
cept the other fellow anywhere.
Few of us, sitting in a comfortable
ichair, desire to go up on the roof
in a thunderstorm because we be
lieve from there we can see the
storm better. Yet that is what
must be done if we are to know
what’s going on. The business man
that is going to stay in the run
ning will have to go up on the
roof once in awhile.
ARE YOU BUYING WHILE THE
BUYING IS GOOD? Read your
newspapers—study the advertising
and then buy what you need wl
the buying is good.
' (Copyright, 1930, A. D. Stone,
production prohibited in wh<
in oart. This editorial p^
by McCormick Messenger i^
eration with the local Lie
ixr—
Card Of Thi
We wish to express to
and relatives our since]
and appreciation for tl
and sympathy shown in
bereavement in the loss
dear husband, father arid
also for the beautiful flori
ing. May God bless each
had a part.
Mrs. Bruce B. Cheatham,
Helen, daugl
John R. Cheatham, brother.
Miss Lola Cheatham, sister.
Mrs. Louise F. Cheatham.
Paul Edmunds
Elizabeth Wideman
Mattie Spence
Blease Edmunds
Fred Edmunds
Jim Spence
Daisy Edmunds
Mattie Bowick
Janie Lou Spence
James Edmunds
Bennie Wideman
Hubert Bowick
Marion Brewer
X
GREENWOOD, S. C.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
December llth-lSth
Buster Keaton
Cliff Edwards
and
Ca/.y Filders
‘ m . I
“DOUGH BOYS”
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends for
their heroic effort in saving our
house from being burned when
Mr. Finley’s home was destroyed.
MRS. SARAH MATTISON
and son
J. F. MATTISON.
SATURDAY. December 12th
Dorothy Mackaill \|
Miltcn Sills *
and
Kenneth McKenna
in
“MAN TROUBLE”
MONDAY and TUESDAY
December 15th-16th
qfcil B. DeMille’s
“MADAM SATAN”
with
Kay Johnson
Reginald Denny
and
Lillian Roth
WEDNESDAY, December 15th
Warner Baxter
and *
Noah Beery
in •
“RENEGADES”