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ro OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS. OUB COUNTRY AND OUR
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Twenty-Ninth Year
8 Pages — All Home Print * McCORMICK, S. .C. Thursday, January 1, 1931
Established June 5, 1902
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Number 31
los. W. Morgan j Charles Calvert
Goes To Aiken Succumbs To Gunshot
E. E. ROGERS OF GREENWOOD
COMES TO MoCORMICK AS
COUNTY AGENT
C. B. Long Goes
To Abbeville Job
Wounds Friday lewis o. beauford comes to
J McCORMICK AS HIGHWAY
MAINTENANCE FOREMAN
ABBEVILLE. Dec. 27.—Charles w ^ „ T 7“. , .
Calvert, 30, who was shot Christ- who has served m
mas eve night in a cafe here, died McCormick County as State high-
Thos w Morgan who for the late today in a local hospital. His way maintenance foreman since
nast seven* veare has served as brother, William Calvert, 25, is in the death of Mr. B. B. Cheatham
past seven years nas servea as charged with the slavine nearly two months ago. has been
county agent of McConnick county, JaU charged ^tn tne siaymg transferred to Abbeville County
announces his resignation on Jan- a coroners inquest tomgni, a ipovino- tndav for hi<? new
narv i whpn hp popc to Aiken to verdict was returned that “Charles ana » leaving tooay ror nis new
a’sTmflarDofititon in A?ken Calvert came to his death bv a home in Abbeville. Mr. Long was
take a similar posmton m Aiken , . ound received from Will- doing civil engineering work here
county. He will be succeeded by R^Luvert” W [for the highwly department until
The brothers were prominently : th® death of Mr. Cheatham, and
has many friends over the county
who regret that his new duties call
Sheriff McLane testified at the
inquesrt that after his arrest Wil-
liiam said “I’m sorry I did it but
I was drunk and mad.”
Several persons who were in the
The White
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. White cele
brated their 50th wedding anni
versary December 21, 1930. All
preparations were made on Satur-
The Town Doctor”
DOCTOR OF ^OWNS SAY«:
A SUGGESTION FOR UNEM-
PLOYMENT
I have n^ver seen a town that
E. L. Rogers, who has for the past i * am Calvert,
six years served as county agent,
for Greenwood county. (Connected here. Tfccy were asso-
Mr. Morgan has been very sue- ciated in an oil business.
cessful as a leader of agriculture
in McCormick county, his out
standing Work having been done
in the promotion of the poultry and
dairying interests and the intro
duction of pure cotton seed and
improvement of cotton production
methods.
Mr. Rogers was bom and reared
on a farm near Phoenix, in Laur
ens county^ was graduated from
for his removal from the town and
county.
day and the celebration was on could, not ra&e rfioney for some
Sunday so that many could be sort of a shindig, the supposed pur-
there that could not be present pose of which was to bring trade to
any other day. There were three the community. To raise the money
R. R. D. carriers there and the it appears that it is usually neces-
fifst name of each was John. sary to have much hip-hurrah, the
There were invited about a element of chance, or a show with
hundred, and at least 75 were fireworks. Such, perhaps, makes
present, and more would have been it easier to raise the money, but it
if the weather and roads had not is the very element that often is
been so bad. It was right amusing tne cause of failure to gain the de-
to hear each one who came in sired end—permanent increase of
telling about the roads and most business.
of them got into a stall. Even in I I HAVE seen towns that WOULD
all the mud one felt a warm wel- not get going on sound, workable
Mr. Lewis O. BeaufolTi, who has come from the curling smoke from plans for consistently increasing
served in Abbeville County a num
ber of years as maintenance fore-
the chimney. community business, even when it
Then as we drew nearer the ever was imperative to do so, just be-
cafe at the time of the shooting ! man, will succeed Mr. Long in Me- greens were so artistically arranged cause it required working together,
testified at the inquest but little Cormick County and make his around the house that it took a nlam common sense, and
actual light on the motive was home in McCormick. Mr. Beau- second look to tell that they were “thinking” without “hollering.”
given. Testimony was that Char- ford is well known here and comes not growing there. Everything But perhaps this condition that
convention jrfttTWs younger
riculture in Hemingway and Nine
ty Six, apd for the past six years
has served Efficiently as county
agent of Greenwood county.
les came into the cafe to purchase one of the most efficient and
Christmas lights and entered a capable men the department has
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S. J. McIntyre
Summit J. McIntyre, aged 37,
died at his home near Modoc on
December 25th, after a brief ill
ness. Funeral services were held
at Shelby, N. : C., Sunday afternoon
and interment made in Norman
Grove cemetery . J. S. Strom’s
service in charge. The body was
shipped from McCormick Friday.
Peceased is survived by his
father and ^mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark McIntyre, of Shelby, N. C.,
and two brothers, Arthur McIntyre
off Statesville, N.' C., and Lee Mc
Intyre of Shelby, N. C.
brother, who was seated.
Witnesses said they talked quiet
ly for a few minutes. and then
William said, “you can’t say that
to me,” pulled out a pistol and
in this line of work.
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PLUM BRANCH
NEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page of
Aynor and Mr. and Mrs. Perdy Alt
man of Gallivant’s Ferry spent
Christmas holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Wideman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bracknell and
family spent Christmas day , as
guests of Capt. and Mrs. J. Q.
Stilwell in Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs- E. C. Rice and
children spent Thursday and Fri
day with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Q. Rice, of Walterboro.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parks and
daughter, Maggie Lou. visited rela
tives in Augusta during the holi
days.
Mr. G. C. Bowen of Jacksonville,
Fla., spent the past week with
friends here.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Kinnett
and daughters, Sara and Ruth and
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Blackston of
Anderson were visiting friends here
a few days this week.
Death Of Infant
_ - .... - - - Misses Virginia and Frances
was arranged as near like fifty we have brought on ourselves has Strom of McCormick were the
Lo a c rS o.^^ aS hJ°? Ib JL e ;i fr Sj?, an ?.5 d or wM,change that. If week end gU esta 0 f Misses Cornelia
was greeted by a real old spin- this “depression” has caused or- and Evelyn Winn
k!?!, tbe .o P0 „ r ^' sanizatlons composed of business) Miss Marion Harmon of At-
bride of fifty years ago said she men, or at least men in business, lanta visited in the home of Mr
would spin some for us if it had actually to think and work as a and Mrs j B Hamon Jr , the
not been Sunday.
The house was
body instead of individually guess
decorated ing, procrastinating, and passing
fired once, striking his brother 111! Bl ^falo e section 0 was 1 shirked and throu ? h - ut ^ Christmas colors, the buck as regards community af-
the heart.
Calvert is survived by his widow
and two children. William is not
married.
Card Of Thanks
the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rearden and
children of Edgefield spent Thurs
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Strother.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pratt and
We wish to use this method of
expressing our appreciation and
thanks for the many acts of kind
ness shown us during the illness
and at the death of our dear son
and brother, Samuel Everette
Bo wick. May God bless each of
you.
’ Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Bowick,
and Family.
nf thA rtStb of exce P t the reception hall, was .fairs, tnen it is almost worth
grieved to hear of ,beautifully decorated in yellow price.
^ I .ionquills, in baskets, and wall vases, There is no end of things to Mr ana Mrs Marvin Fratt ana
^ RoWii wb£h 0 nf»rnrr*»d Thnr«? * here and y° nder made everything think about and DO right now, or daughter Mary Ellen of Augusta
day nmht kt ttie GreenwoorHps: 1 ! ook festlve ' ^ ^“vised altar at least have done. We have lust and Mr ’a^Tl® w’. L RelrdS
nitaL Greenwood SC Every “ one c °™ er £ as trul y the „ ]»ad an election. At election time and little daughter, Louise, Of
thing possible was done for'hto!i°eU 0 ^ artl ^ le “inling vines S of^u^ev^Inrcreitor^Sf^th? Gre ® nwo ° d - ^ ent several days the
^ JL^rJre^t ^turKnom' fvTcouM toM wfo'JT&’^f prS lettered ^ G^T ° f ^ ^
T, 8 n- ^£ St Showing vines. The lovely advertising. Some day office seek-, mV and Mrs c ’E Langley of
cemetery fuMral seiMces ^eing 1 w ^* e bel1 suspended from the arch ers are going to be required to take winston-Satem.' N.‘ C.. visited his
conducted bv Rev W HBarfield a , ^ !, ust t for added doxro, after election, the signs, mo ther, : Mrs. LUlie E. Langley, dur-
conaucteu uy XVCV. vy. ra. oaxxicivA, ) |. 0 beauty of the occas- I cHairfare cinH rtlQOQrHc tbiav bavia i At.- °
pastor of this church.
sion.
stickers and placards they have i n g the holidays
put up before election; but that j an( j Mrs. Julian
Freeland
prS which Wl sh 8 we f d e the S high 1 lv ^ a b ^ t a l ay ;^ a %^J^ a J^ ed rf ’ a ^c^ren"hf’ GreVnviur^
esteem this family holds and the ly grey ,‘v cr ^P e » ner snowy nan in lies something to do that will visiting relatives here:
flowere wwe aX appropriate. He S, a * carled many remarked serve the community well, -to say, M r. Ind Mrs. J. L. Bracknell had
leaves father mother two brothers must have been just as nothing of giving work to deserv- as their dinner guests Sunday, Mr.
leaves latner, mowiei, twu wiutucio beautflful as years ago Mr. ing unemployed. — j ^ - ~ { -
and two sisters.
THREE DAY AFTER INVENTORY SALE AT
-Belk
GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE
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COMPARE PRICES BELOW. YOU WILL KNOW WE SELL EVERYTHING
Xnd SELL IT FOR LESS
Txn.:* ^ . . . . .. | - , . . _ , and Mrs. C. L. Harper and family
White was dressed in . a dark suit, paper, cloth, wooden, metal and an( | Mrs. J. W. Bracknell of Green-
and he wore a smile of satisfac-| other election signs are hideous wood.
tion. He was heard to say they j enough before election day, but af- Mr and Mrs S J King and
had lived in peace and harmony;ter that day they are worse. Tom, children spent the past week end
the fifty years, this alone is some- I faded, out-of-date signs of any with relatives in Trov
tiling fpr tiie younger ones to kind stuck, hung and plastered on Tuesday afternoon Mrs. J*.
around a^town are bad for every B . Harmon, Jr:, entertained with a
kind of business. They give a lovely Christmas party for her’
community a junky, messed up, guest, Miss Marion Harmon, of
littered and unkempt appearance Atlanta. The living room was at-
that repels, when all laws of good tractively decorated in festive
business and common sense de- holiday colors. Five progressions
think about.
Miss A. L. Morgan was asked to
meet the guests at the door, re
ceive the gifts and place them on
the bride’s table in the hall that
was decorated with a tiny Christ
mas tree, and yellow roses mount
ed to take the place of yellow
: candles. The presents were many.
{beautiful and useful. Most of
them were in gold color or gilt.
They were all fixed up so pretty
mands that a community nmsj 0 f bridge were enjoyed throughout-
look inviting and attractive to hold the afternoon. Miss Harmon re-
the trade it already has* and win ceived a lovely piece of lingerie. ' A
ne w customers. {delicious salad course was served
(To be continued next week.) I the following guests: Misses
in rhrictmpc rninr*- TPvprvonP (Copyright, 1930, A. D. Stone, Re- Marion Harmon, Irene, Louise and
in Christmas colors: Everyone was production prohibited in whole or Frances Lanelev Minnie Pearl
in the best of spirits. Jokes and in part. This editorial published Strother, Elizafoetii and Margaret
laughter was heard ringing by McCormick Messenger in co-op- Freeland, Cornelia Winn, Ma^y
9x12 Congoleum Rugs,
Beautiful $4.95
new patterns ^ "
9x12 Gold Seal Congoleum
Rugs, first quality, new
patterns $6.95
for only* MrUaww
No. 12 Mummie
Pongee, yard
81x90 Bleached
Sheets, each
72x90 Bleached
ShecLs, each
42x36 Bleached 1 flf*
Pillow Case, each _ * VV
Good Quality Turkish
Bath Towels 1 flf*
each ■
t
Honey Comb Fringed
Towels Rf*
2 for
39c Unbleached
Sheeting, yard -
Ladies 9 Felt Bed Room
Shoes -I Qq
pair l
80x90 Fancy Striped Bed
Spread, $1.29 QOq
value, each wlPw
Pebeco, Pepsodent and
Ipana Tooth Paste 90
50c size fcwW
Squibbs 40c size 90 f*
tooth paste fcwV
Listerine and Colgate 25c
17c
size tooth
paste
Ladies 9 Felt Hats, $1.00
and $1.95 values, reduced
for 3 days
each
50c
Lux and Lifebuoy 9Rft
Soap 4 for
Palmolive Soap 10c Eft
size, cake wW
Medium Ivory Soap Rf*
cake
Mennens Borated Talcum
Powder 25c size
for
Octagon Toilet Soap (10c
size) 3 cakes 21 c
Ladies 9 Felt Hats, $2.95
values, reduced for 3 days
r :.;r h : $i .oo
Ladies’ Cotton Jersey
Bloomers 9Rf*
pair EwC
Octagon Soap, Octagon
Washing Powder, P & G
White Soap, Swift’s Pride
Washing Powder
8 for
Men’s Good
Overalls, pair !
Triple stitched, well made
Men’s Carhardt Overalls,
Thursday, Friday, Satur
day, Monday 9C| k
pair ^
Boys’ Good AQf*
Overalls, pair “ww
nation with local Lions Club.)
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State Field Nurse
Makes Report Of
Work In This County
Association was in McCormick do
ing some health work among the
school children. The Tuberculosis
Association combines school health
work with its chest work because
COME TO GALLANT-BELK CO., FOR SAVINGS ON YOUR PURCHASES IN 1931
FOLLOW THE CROWDS TO
GALLANT-BELK
COMPANY
“GREENWOOD’S LEADING
DEPARTMENT STORE”
WE SELL EVERYTHING AND SELL IT FOR LESS
THE HOME OF
BETTER VALUES
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through the house.
Everyone that came in was ask
ed to register in a book and make
a wish for the couple.
All during the day Mesdames
Roy and James Strother, grand
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. White,
played and sang many songs of
long ago. Among them “Maggie,”
“Silver Threads Among the Gold,”
and to carry out the Christmas
spirit they sweetly sang “Silent
Night.”
At the lunch hour came an an
nouncement that was of interest
to all present. There were ar
ranged two dining rooms. One was
most beautifully decorated in yel
low, the center was a huge rose.,
Around it was gracefully placed it believes that a healthv cnild is
boughs of cedar, and the mounted ; tess likely to develop tuberculosis,
yellow roses stood as centinels Also, that a healthy chiM usually
around the center. Another ob- becomes the healthy adult who, in
ject of interest was a very natural turn, is less likely to develop tuber-
butter duck, the perfect work of culosis.
Mrs. White. She is an unusual It has been found that, childrer
ifldv W ith manv fine Christian who have physical defects are
traits, that make her a lovable hampered in physical development
neighbor. and iir scnolarship. These physical
The other dining room was in defects are not always apnarent.
Christmas colors, with poinsettas They are seldom detected by un-
and Christmas greens. The barbe- trained people, ana they are s^i-
cued hash was fine and in great dom referred to the family phvsi-
quanities. There was salad, cheese cian ’till they have caused serious
straws, cranberries, rice, and real illness. It is better to detect such
old time pound cake. There were defects and to have them correct-
people there from Fountain Inn. ed before they cause serious illness.
Greenwood, Edgefield. McCormick, A county nurse would do such
Abbeville and Plum Branch. work among our children. Such
Many attended church and then service gives us not only better
came to the wedding. Each guest health, but also better scholarship
and Martha BeU, Rebekah and
Annie Lou Lankford, Louise Brack
nell and Mrs. F. C. Rice.
The Young People’s Classes of
the Methodist Sunday School were
entertained on Saturday night by
their teachers, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Holleman. Games and contests
were enjoyed during the social
hour and each guest found a toy
upon the Christmas tree. Thfe
Recently the State field nurse presidents of each class presented
of the South Carolina Tuberculosis I teachers witr attractive and
useful gift&i
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MODOC NEWS
One grievous thing that will
come with the passing of the-
Christmas holidays, as the young
sters view it. will be the return of
school days next Monday. '
m. Jones cf Augusta is
vision": her c ister. Mrs. M. M. Mar-
sbo’l. here this week.
Mrs. E. F. Bussey and M^s. T. D-
How’e v/ere visitors Sunday to
M^s. G. E. Dukes made a short
business vi S it to Augusta on Tues
day cf this week.
Mlst Jennette McDaniel of Au-
gu'-te was a week end visitor here
to Hen. and Mrs. J. O. McDaniel.
?4r. H. J. 'Russey spent the past
dp.ve wDh his brother, Mr. G-
W. Bus c ey, at Douglas, Ga.
__ ^ Fti^nds M'r ^red Bussey will
feft with them many good wishes better citizenship. It is hoped j to know that he has been
and hopes of attending their tnat McCormick Countv will work on the sick list during the Christ-
diamond wedding. As the sun was for a county nurse for at least ma s holidays.
sinking low faces turned home- part-time during the coming year. Masters James Bussey and A!-
ward, thus ended a perfect day. Hard times are no excuse because bert Howie are spending the week
They received $19.00 in money, the services of a health nurse are among relatives at Cold Springs,
of which four were $2.50 gold doubly important during hard! . Mr - and M** 8 - E - Bussey were
pieces. Another gift was a lovely times. It is poor economy to savo dinner eniests Monday to Mr. and
gold \broach engraved inside 1880 money at the expense of health. It T.p. Howie.
White-1930 and December 21, 1930. is unwise to appropriate money for Miss May Stone is spending the
Tht*e was one couple there that education and at the same time to week here among relatives and
attended their marriage, Mr. and overlook the fact that physical de- fri , e j lds - „ „ . ,
Mrs. Jonathan Christian, sister and fects prevent the child from tak- Mr. R. E. Bussey spent the-
brother-in-law of Mr. White. Mr. ing full advantage of his time Christmas holidays here among
and Mrs. White have spent all ex- spent In school. Physical defects relatives.
cept two years of their married life frequently cause children to repeat Mr. G. C. McDaniel is taking hia
in the home they now reside in. grades. It costs money to have a annual deer hunt this week afc
A Guest. cnild repeat a grade. A health Beaufort.
X service saves the county money by , Mr. R. G. Boswell, accompanied
^ TO a 1*. decreasing the number of repeat- 5^ Nettie Bussey, visited
(Jne x 61* t CHRlty ers through having physical de- friends . and relatives Sunday
^ tt .im • fects corrected. evening aVjC!oW;_Spr4jgs.
Oil UnDRlQ 1.RX0S ! The following is a report of the Bfrtoce from
x .work done in the ■ McCormick Edgefield were visitors here to the
. I schools by the tuberculosis nurse: latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
After January 1, 1931, a penalty Children exaxnined 159, those hav- Bussey. . . .. .
of one per cent will be added to ing defective vision 10, ear troubles ' r • *. Modoc.
all unpaid 1930 taxes. - • 15,. nose and throat defects 31, de-
y ' •* » -T. J. PRICEi. fective permaAent teeth-'13, other A hunter tells us the way of the
Treasurer, McCotihlck Cbtihfy. Idefects 11. .trespasser is pretty feard. _