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Thursday, February 19, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER EIGHT PARKSVILLE NEWS ITEMS The senior B. Y. P. U. met Sun day night at 7 o’clock. Thirty three members were present, one new member and seven visitors. A new . group was organized, and Mr. W. H. Wooten wjus elected as - group captain. The groups decided to name themselves and the following names were selected: Group 1—The Co-ops. Group 2—Willing Workers. ^ Group 3—Ever-Ready. A Group 4—Yours for Service^ Group 3. Miss Mary Ifirances Drennan in -charge, presented the program. Those taking part were Miss Sallie Mae Parks, Miss Mar garet Robertson, Mrs. W. H. Woot en, Miss Mary Prances Drennan and Joe Price, Mr. T. R. Blackwel and Harold Robertson. A trio composed of Miss Drennan Miss Marion Herron and Harold Robertson sang “Tell Me the Old, Old Story.” Mrs. Jno. F. Warren sang a solo ‘‘He Lifted Me.” The seniors had a social last Friday night, which was greatly enjoyed by those present. Mr. L. V. Mayer was our new member Sunday night and we gave him a cordial welcome into our union. The Intermediates will meet at 3 o’clock Saturday for their regu lar program and at 4 o’clock will go to the community house for a social which has been planned by the social committee, Miss Marion Herron, Esther ' Jennings, Earl Parks and Gary Self. Misses Marion Herron, Minnie Jackson, Annie Jackson, Margaret McKinney and Mrs. Rountree mo tored to Augusta Saturday and spent the day shopping. Rey. Jno. F. Warren and son, Kenneth, spent Sunday in Green wood with relatives. Miss Nina Edmunds has return ed to her home here, after an en joyable visit to friends in York, Spartanburg, Anderson and Rock Hill. ZXt MT. CARMEL NEWS Miss Juanita Curtis and Mr. Willis Harrison of Abbeville were visitors in Elberton Sabbath even ing. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. P. K. Black and Misses Gladys Scott an Eliza Covin were visitors in Green wood Monday. ' Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Juanita Curtis and Messrs. Ray Smith and Jimmy Smith of Donalds were El berton visitors Sabbath. Mrs. Calhoun Harris of Ander son, Mr. and Mrs. Luther March- ant of Greenville visited Mrs. J. W. Morrah Sabbath. Mr. Willis Harrison of Abbeville was a visitor in Mt. Carmel Wed nesday evening. Mr. Sam Scott of Columbia, his daughters-in-law, Mrs. Scott and children of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Wilson of Abbeville visited. Mrs. Alice and Miss Annie ^Ihte last Sabbath. Miss Julia McAllister of Abbe ville visited Mrs. Ida M. Black last Sabbath. Mrs. Nell Stallworth and Mr. Rogers, our very efficient county and home agents, were business visitors in Mt. Carmel Thursday. Mrs. Ben DuBose of Lisbon, Ga., spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis. Mr. C. D. Arnette of Lincolnton, Ga., visited his daughter, Mrs. Feaster Mauldin, several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Mauldin ac companied him part of the way home. Mr. D. J. McAllister spent several days in Atlanta this week. Mrs. J. O. Williams of McCor mick was a Mt. Carmel visitor Monday. The ‘many friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Baker of Greenwood deeply sympathize with Mrs. Bak er in her sad affliction, the death of her husband, Mr. T. G. Baker. Mt. Carmel was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baker for many years, and we feel we have lost a valued friend. He was a fine man and did much for the upbuilding of Mt. Carmel and also the Metho dist church of which he was a de voted member during his sojourn here. The heart broken wife has the heartfelt sympathy of the en tire community. Mrs. J. B. Curtis entertained with an all-day quilting last Friday and quite a happy crowd enjoyed $he day. At the noon hour a boun- We Sell The Meats That Bring You Back We have always tried to give our customers the kind of meat and the kind of service that would make them want to come back again. The volume of our business seems to prove that our efforts are a success. Try it for yourself visit our shop and make a purchase, and see if you are not so well pleased that you’ll want to come back. Our prices are consistently low for the high quality that we offer you. / BEST STEAK Per Pound 20c BEEF ROAST Per Pound ■ ' * i 15c STEW BEEF . Per Pound _ _ 12'% MIXED SAUSAGE, 20c lb. QCp 2 Pounds for PORK SAUSAGE, 25c lb. 2 Pounds for 45c PORK CHOPS, 25c lb. 2 Pounds for _ 45c PORK RIBS Per Pound — 20 c CURED HAM Per Pound ' f . * 35c BOILED HAM Per Pound 50c WEINERS Per Pound 25c BEST SLICED BACON Per Pound 35c VEAL CHOPS Per Pound _ _ 25c VEAL ROAST Per Pound _ 20c VEAL STEW Per Pound 15c SOUSE MEAT Per Pound 25c BALOGNA SAUSAGE Per Pound 25c VEAL LIVER Per Pound _ 20c BEEF LIVER 20c lb. 2 Pounds for _ _ 35c SELECT OYSTERS, Pint 35c SELECT OYSTERS Quart 65c FRESH FISH 1. Per Pound 12% i.\> This market put the price of meats down in keeping with the price of cattle and hogs and still offers same high quality, well refrigerated meats at low prices. We maintain a quick delivery service at all times. Phone No. 19 and let us fill your order. Your patronage of the past is highly appreciated and a continuance of same is solicited on promise that we will make it to your interest to let us serve you. * Highest cash prices paid for Beef Cattle, Yeal Calves, Hogs and Hides. T. HOWARD SMITH’S MEAT MARKET • Gt>ld Street McCormick, S. C. In rear of T. Morton Dorn’s Store tiful and delicious dinner was served by the hostess, assisted by her daughters, Mrs. Ben DuBose, and Mrs. D. J. McAllister. While the ladies enjoyed the day socially, yet they were quite busy as one quilt was finished and two more nearly finished. Among the ladies present were Mesdames L. E. Con nor, Ida M. Black, Myrtle Mauldin, Feaster Mauldin, F. C. Patterson, Hubert Hardaway, Mary Smith, D. J. McAllister, J. W. Boyd, Rinie J. McAllister, W. H. Horton, Misses Lennie Covin, Florence Patterson, Georgia Mars and others. Miss Annie White spent a few hours in the morning and Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. P. L. McCelvey, Mrs. L. L. Hester came for the afternoon. It was a happy occasion we are hop- mg there will be more gatherings ater. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lawton of Lowndesville were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Feaster Mauldin. Rev. and Mrs. Leon T. Pressly of McCormick were visiting the sick in Mt. Carmel one afternoon ast week. Miss Reba Wells of Anderson is spending some time at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Plowden and amily of Manning spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. MODOC NEWS Mrs. Hettie Lou Morgan left Sunday for Chicago, 111., after spending two or three weeks here with her father, Mr. A. V. Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Douglas were dinner guests last Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie. Mr. Ray Bussey and Mr. R. E. Scott from Camden were week end visitors here to relatives and riends. Mr. Gordon Boswell spent the past week end with relatives in Augusta. Mrs. R. L. Ott returned Sunday to her home at Cope, S. C., after spending a week or so here with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Seigler. Messrs. H. W. Bailey, R. G. Bos well, B. M. Bussey, C. A. Seigler, Charley Bussey and T. B. Bussey were among th* visitors to McCor mick Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Harvley and children of Augusta are spending a few days here this week with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harvley. Mr. J. C. Maddox spent the past few days among relatives over in Lincoln County. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes, ac companied by the latter’s father, Mr. A. V. Bussey, made a short visit to Augusta Sunday night. Misses Georgia Reese and Nettie Thelma Bussey were dinner guests Sunday to Misses Lucy and Rosalie Bussey. Master Samuel Morgan and sist er, Martha, have returned to their home at Plum Branch, after a week or so here with their grand father, Mr. A. V. Bussey. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bailey spent Sunday here with their daughters, Mrs. G. C. McDaniel and Mrs. W. McDaniel, Jr. Mrs. J. T. Reese returned home Sunday, after spending the past week with her son, Mr. W. W. Reese of Augusta. Mr. J. M. Reese, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Seigler, made a short visit to Cope, S. C., Sunday. Mr. Bruce McClendon and Miss Mildred Craft from Anderson were visitors to Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey Sunday evening. A musical entertainment was given by Mrs. G. E. Dukes Satur day night in honor of her sister, Hettie Lou Morgan, who is visiting her from Chicago. Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey, teacher of the junior Sunday school class, entertained her class Saturday afternoon at her home by giving them a Valentine party The hall and living room were lecorated with ferns and Valentine decorations of the season which fruit salad, cake and fruits. Miss Bussey’s guests were: Misses Carolyn, Emily and Hazel Dukes, Nina and Marie Bussey, Eunice McDaniel, Reba Maddox, Martha Hazel and Vivian Bailey, Thelma Brown, Messrs. James Bussey, Henry Ellison Bailey and James McDaniel. Everyone present regretted that Misses Myrtle McDaniel and Mar gie Reese could not be present at this delightful occasion on ac count of illness. X On the afternoon of February 14th Miss Maizie Ellison of near McCormick entertained a number of her friends, from 2:30 until 1:30 with a birthday party. The home was decorated with rod and white hearts, for Valen tine, and beautiful flcwers of the season. As the guests entered they laid their gifts on the table where they could be seen by all. Then every body joined in the playing. The games that were played were tree- goal, magic music, handkerchief race, alphabet game, and newspa per race. There were two con tests carried out. Gladys Young, Sara Langley and Emma Leard were first prize winners, and Mary Ruth Price, Nan and Jim Neel Workman and Margaret Smith were second prize winners. In grouping for refreshments all the girls were asked into a room and the boys remained in the hall way. Each boy came to the door and pulled a string that was hand- 0 ,, , , ed from the room. The door came added greatly to the jovialty of ± • n ^ ^ .. . open as the strmg was pulled and the young people. Misses Martha .. . r w , . . T7 . , . TT , . T . _ ohe boy met his Valentine. As Hazel Bailey and Nma Bussey pre- cv. ^ i . , ^ they grouped themselves they pared and decorated the Valentine .„ arched int0 the dlnlng room box and assisted in the directing where the ^ was decorated with and playing of the games. , red and white hearts of The hostess read and handed out re d and white rosebuds filled with the Valentines in which Miss Emily candy, arranged in a heart-shape, Dukes received the highest number anc i a beautiful white birthday and Miss Nina Bussey received the cake with eleven red candles burn- next highest number. ji n g 0 n it and little red hearts dart- After playing games the whole ing around the sides, afternoon they all formed a line Then came in the delicious ice and marched in the dining room cream and cake, carrying out the where refreshments were served, color scheme, red and white. more happy birthdays. ' The guests were: Elsie Redden, Myra, Bobby Jean, Gladys and Johnnie Young, Leila and John Bill Bradley, Nan and Jim Neel Workman, Joe Frank White, Louis and Mac Moss, Brown, Emma, and Jennie Lee Leard, Gladys, Mary Ruth, and Louise Price, Sara and Bob Langley, Bessie and Louise Banks, Mildred Buffington, Jim Bradley and Vivian Chiles, Hattie, Harold and Helen Pinson, and Margaret and Robert Smith. XXI Willington School Notes On last Friday the third grade had charge of the chapel program, Milton LeRoy, Jr., and Thomas Morrah being chairmen of the program committee. After the program, the Valentine box was opened and many beautiful Valen tines distributed. Margaret Hemminger, Lillie Mae and Alzena Rogers, Frances and Maryena Lawton went to Mt. Car mel Monday afternoon with Mrs. Nell Stallworth to hold a joint 4-H club meeting with the girls there. A regular meeting of the Sun beams will be held at the school house Wednesday afternoon. The following program will be given with James Hemminger’s group in charge: Topic—The Jesus Way. Song—Jesus Loves Me. Sentence prayers. Spring recitation, William Law- ton. Song—Bring Them In. , Offering Story—James Gibert. Story—Miss Lankford. The American Indian—Otto Lawton. Indian Food—Joseph Bowen. Indian Dress—Calvin Lawton. Cunning Little Indian—Thomas Morrah. Indian Pudding Serving. Prayer—Jame/3 Hemminger. The following pupils have won headmarks in spelling classes dur ing the past few days: Otto Lawton (3) Calvin Lawton (2) Joseph Bowen (3) Margaret Hemminger (3) Alzena Rogers (4) Maryene Lawton (2) Frances Lav/top (2) Lillie M&e Rogers (2) James Gibert (3) Thomas Morrah (2) Milton LeRoy, Jr., (4) Evelyn Levertte (1) James Hemminger (2) We were glad to have Miss Louise McBride to teach us in the absence of Miss Lankford on last Thursday. ZXt Card Of Thanks Meeting Bethany H. D. Club I gratefully acknowledge, with sincere appreciation, the many acts of kindness and sympathy of my neighbors and other friends, t> • . i i r* 1 i . • _ fshown during the illness and at the Birthday Celebration [death of my son, John J. Prince. May God’s richest blessings rest upon each. MRS. ANN PRINCE. The table was set for 12 and the first course consisted of sand wiches and pickle, followed by FOR SALE—Onion Plants and Cabbage Plants at $1.25 per 1,000. J. B. Blackwell’s Store, McCormick, S. C. FOR SALE—Pigs, Shotes and Grad ers for sale at low prices. G. 3 Smith, McCormick, S. C. ROOFING—Best quality galvanized 5V Roofing at $3.80 per square. 3V Roofing at $3.50 per square and 1 1-4 Corrugated at $3.40 per square. Gambrell Hardware Com pany, Greenwood, S. C. 3t. FARM PRODUCE or salable art icles taken in payment on Pianos. Phonographs, accounts, tuning and overhauling instruments. John A. Holland, The Greenwood Piano Man. 4tpo. The H. D. Club met at the school house on Tuesday, February 1st. The president and vice-presi dent being indisposed, the former asked Mrs. C. L. Williams to ar range the program and act as president pro-tem. The following program was car ried out: Prayer by all. Reading—“Sacrament of the Monument”—Lucia Quarles. Song—“Drink to me Only With Thine Eyes”—By all. Reading—“Washington”— Eliza beth Hollingsworth. Reading—“Colds”—Mrs. R. H. Quarles. Jokes—Miss Mary Remsen. Minutes. Roll—Each answered by telling what she had accomplished In the way of exterior beautification. Business. Mesdames Quarles and Sheppard were appointed to write up a his tory of Liberty Hill. The meeting was turned over to Mrs. Stallworth. The subject of her talk was “The Propagation and Care of Plants.” Some important instructions were given on cutting, rooting, grafting, etc., of trees, shrubs and plants. An interesting contest, the love story of the trees, was held. Misses Mary Remsen and Lucia Quarles won the highest score. Each member was requested to make an effort to have a flower garden this summer.* Our agent asked us to bring a container of flowers next time to be judged for artistical qualities. The club decided to begin im mediately to beautify the church grounds. Since then a man was hired to prepare the grounds and the ladies set out a number of plants. Watch Bethany bloom! We feel that we should relieve the tension on our love of money and appreciate the beauties of na ture more. We would be far hap pier, more nearly contented and have loftier ideals to live up to. We are wondering if our kind editor would arrange an exchange column in his paper for club mem bers just for a few weeks. We could “swap” cuttings, bulbs, plants and garden and flower seeds. This would add spice and interest to our paper and probably some of the booty would fall at the editor’s feet to gladden his heart and fill his . An old singing master used to tell us a failure is better than nothing at all. X Wealth may be a burden but you can always get relief. X Thrift doesn’t consist so much of worrying about last month’s ex travagance as nailing down this month’s expenses. iXt Even though Americans spend more than a million dollars a year on sports, some of them are no^ good ones. X Perfumery has a language all its own, say the perfumery manufac turers, and some o ks. out loud. —tXf Another one of the country’s needs is an airplane that will do what the pilot thinks it should. x University professor says the time is not far distant when man and animals will talk to each oth er. When that time arrives, there’s a barking dog we know of liats going to have his feelings . uirt. tXT Scientist claims he can 1 add fifty years to life, but we doubt whether he knows his mathe matics. -t\t~ The modern way of burning the midnight oil is on a paved road at 60 to 75 miles an hour. x A left-handed man is at a great disadvantage because he can’t do anything right. X Asparagus production has in creased threefold since 1920. X FOR SALE—Frost Proof Plants— Cabbage and Bermuda Onion The clock makers are spreading Plants all varieties, $1.00 per 1000,; propaganda about the need of a clock in every room, but one at 6 5000 lots. 75 cents per 1000. Prompt shipment. Dorris Plant Co., Val dosta, Ga. As the hour came for the lit tle friends to part each received a souvenir and wished Maizie many INFLUENZA SPREADING Check Colds at once with 666. Take it as a preventive Use 666 Salve for Babies a. m., seems more than enough. | X A pound of good quality cotton seed meal furnishes as much di gestible protein as three pounds of wheat bran. txt Knowledge is essential to success, just as timber is necessary in building a house, but neither is at its best until well seasoned.