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Thursday, May 28, 1931
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
FACE NUMBER FIVE
PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norris and Mr.
“and Mrs. S. O. Hamilton of Green
wood spent Sunday here in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Newby.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kennedy
and children from Grovetown, Ga.,
spent Sunday here in the home of
his sister, Mrs. J. E. Britt.
Mr. ?. J. Smoak of Orangeburg
and Mr. H. H. Smoak, 3r., and H.
H., Jr., from Meggetts spent the
week end here in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. McCain.
Mr. Archie Boggs Kennedy of
San Francisco, Calif., is spending
some time here with his aunt, Mrs.
Onnie Kennedy Haggard, and oth
er relatives in and near town.
Mr. and Mrs. Metz Price of
Greenville spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Mr. G. H. McCain and family at
tended the funeral of their oroth-
er-in-law, Mr. A. A. Way, near
Orangeburg last Wednesday. It
will be remembered that Mr. Way
Was shot by a negro at his filling
station on Saturday night, May 16,
the wounds proving fatal the fol
lowing Monday.
Mrs. W. M .Talbert is spending
a week or more with relatives at
Helena, Newberry County.
Miss Janie Mcllwain, Mrs. W. B.
Nickles, Miss Dorothy Nickles and
Master Winston Nickles from
Hodges were visitors here Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. JSrnest Hollingsworth, Sr.,
who has been a patient at an in
firmary in Augusta the past sev
eral weeks, had improved suffici
ently to return to his home near
Bethany Tuesday.
Mr. G. H. McCain and family left
this morning for Glenn Springs to
open their boarding house for the
summer.
MORE SILKS AND
BETTER SILKS
1,500 yards of beautiful Silks, our portion of a big lot of print
ed and flat Crepes, bought during the past week at about 1-2
price and being sold the same way. This is the rfeal $1.50 qual
ity, our special price is per yard
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500 yards of the beautiful New Silks. All the new spring
shades and patterns, the same quality you paid $2.50 and $2.95
per yard for not long ago
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You can actually buy Silks at GALLANT-BELK CO. at just
about 1-2 the price you paid for the same materials only a
short time ago.
Another big lot of Beautiful Silks, $2.00 values, but our special
price is only, per yard !
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Come look through our big stock of Silks and Piece Goods of
all descriptions. ,
WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
GALLANT-BELK
“GREENWOOD’S LEADING
DEPARTMENT STORE’
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COMPANY
‘"THE HOME OF
BETTER VALUES”
WE SELL EVERYTHING AND SELL IT FOR LESS
very delicious and refreshing eats
v/ere served, pink and Arhite crack
ers with marshmallow ;ops. and a
fruit drink was much enjoyed. The
dining room was fresh and pretty
with white linen cloths, and bowls
of pink primrose on lovely crochet
ed centerpieces. The afternoon was
all to short. We meet the third
Tuesday in June in the home of
Mrs. W. It. Gilchrist. There were
about twenty present and several
of these were visitors. Always :!lad
to nave visitors.
The W. M. S. met with Mrs. J. P.
Talbert Friday afternoon. A Tood
programme was carried out with
the president, Mrs. E. M. Winn, in
charge. As people are so busy now
there were only about 10 present.
Mrs. Talbert, with the help of her
young daughter, served refreshing
scuppanong drink with cake. Any
who have grapes should can some
for drinks; it’s lelicious.
We regret that the sick list is in
creasing. Our oldest member, Mrs.
Kathryn Hughey, continues luite
sick at her home and her daughter,
Mrs. L. E. White, is there ill. Mr.
W. A. Winn is still unable to come
home from Greenwod hospital.
Fear the loss of an eye. He now
thinks a cinder from a passing
train blew into his eye. He has
suffered terribly. Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Gilchrist have two very ^sick
children
OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
THURSDAY, May 28th
Marion Davies
in “IT’S A WISE CHILD”
FRIDAY, May 29th
Jackie Cooper, Robert
Coogan and Mitzi Green
in “SKIPPY”
SATURDAY, May 30th
Edward G. Robinson, Glenda
Farrell and Douglas
Fairbanks, Jr.
in “LITTLE CAESAR”
Mon.-Tues. June lst-2nd
Norma Shearer and Robert
Montgomery
in “STRANGERS MAY KISS”
Don’t miss this picture.
Wed-Thurs. June 3rd-4th
Richard Dix
in “CIMARRON”
Shows: 3:15; 7:00 and 8:45
house, with some damage to the
roof. The fire being on top and
not many ladders available, it was
hard to get at, and at one time it
looked like it would burn. We are
indeed thankful, for no one knows
how many homes would have bura-
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gil- ed.
Christ called there Saturday night. I Misses Virginia Majette, Juanita
It is thought that the crisis is past Curtis, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and Mr.
and we hope for speedy recovery. | Willie Hester enjoyed the dance
Mr. and Mrs. Frank White have at the Edgefield Playground last
been cick.
Mr. F. P. White
is improving
Friday evening.
Miss Gladys Scott spent several
from a very painful fall from a days in McCormick last week with
truck last week. Is still in bed, Mrs. T. O. Williams. '
but able to enjoy the housefull of | Mrs. G. S. Mauldin returned
company who gathered to see Aim home Saturday from an extended
Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.' visit to relatives in Anderson.
J. A. Self, Mrs. Maude Miner, Mrs. | Mr. J. F. Sutherland is visiting
Lyon, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Talbert in Anderson chis week.
and children, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Morgan and son, Mrs. Janie Mor-
Mr. Herman Smith of Greenville
visited Iris nether. Mrs. Mary
gan and daughter, Mr. Clay Ten- Smith, .ast Sabbath.
nings and others called during the
h.ay.
Pastor Gurley preached a fine
sermon Sunday afternoon. He has
just Returned from helping in a
meeting at Hartsville that . was
successful. We were glad to have
our friends, Mrs. Nenie Winn, Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Winn and others
frem Plum Branch worship with us
Sunday afternoon.
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W. T. Strom of McCor
mick was a Mt. Carmel business
visiter Monday and Tuesday.
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WILLINGTON
NEWS ITEMS
Mr. W. K. Charles has changed
his office days here from Wednes
days and Fridays td Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
Miss Edna Allen from Ruther
ford ton, N. C., is visiting here in
the home of Misses Isabel and
Ruby Cothran.
BORDEAUX
' NEWS-
Mrs. Eula Stockman of Blake-• hostess,
dale spent a ew Jays aere this | no program had been
week with Mr. and Mrs.^ T. J. arranged, the meeting was turned
Sibert. over ^rs. Stallworth.
A round table discussion on
screening unsightly places around
the home was held, which was
MODOC NEWS
We had a nice rain in our^burg
Tuesday night, which was very ac
ceptable.
The H. D. Club held its May i Mr. J. C. Maddox is spending a
meeting in the home of Mrs. Rob- few days in Lincoln County, Ga.,
ert Perryman bn Monday after- this week.
noon with Mrs. L. A. Hoffman as- Miss Nettie Thelma Bussey was a
week end visitor co McCormick
Rev. and Mrs.. Wilkes Dendy of
Cairo, Ga., and Mr. Bill Haigler of
Abbeville are spending a few days helpful to each member.
here with Mr. and Mrs. Wistar
Hannon.
Prof. W. C. Crow of Auburn, Ala.,
was seeing friends in and
town the oast week end.
After the business session, sand
wiches and iced tea were served by
the hostesses. ,
Mr. Tucker, pastor of the Metho-
near' dist church here, spent last Thurs
day night in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P. B. Parnell. * * ’
Mrs. J. C. Parks and son, Bobbie, Mrs. S. C. Cade is at home, af-
from Greenwood spent the week ter spending several days in Au
gend here In the homer of her fa- gusta.
ther, Mr. D. M. Bullock.
Dr. J. B. Adams and Mr. t
Armstrong from FountaiiNpn were da y ni g ht - A lar S e crowd attend-
vlsitors here a short while yester- ea - and every one enjoyed it very
day afternoon. .nuch.
Mrs. James Link called to see
Gibbon
Mr. and Mrs. King entertained
the people of this community with
a dance, at their home, last Thurs-
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Prather and “ rs ' S ^ llie Moragne awhile Thurs-
daughter. Miss Carrie Lou, and da ?l. aft ® r "° 0 ^' ' .
Mrs Mamie Willoughby from Pra- Q M f Ru ‘ h Perryman came home
ther, Ga., and Mrs. W. P. Truitt of Su ^ after spending a few days
Tignali, Ga.. spent Sunday here in ° " ’
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. near McCormick.
Huguley. .
Those who attended the fish
fry at Cade’s Mill Saturday night
were, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade,
Messrs. Roy and Guilford Cade,
George Lindley, Wright Andrews,
Rev. John T . Warren of Parks-
ville will preach at McCormick
Baptist bhurch next Sunday night wllb * r Link ^j r and Mrs Rober t
at 8:30 o’clock. The public is Perryman Mr and Mrs L A Hoff _
cordially invited to the service. man Misses Sallie Lou Cade> Mar _
tXt Hoffman, Christine Parnell and
cl J 1 ‘ Winona McMahan. After supper the
bclieaule Home crowd was invited to the Cade
w-v ■ . . • YY/^^JL home for a radio party.
DeniOllS tl cltlOIl Worfej Mrs L. A. Hoffman and Mrs.
XT' „ Robert Perryman visited Miss Ben-
ror IN ext Week nie McKinney of Calhoun Falls
—— Sunday.
Monday—June 1, office. I Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade visited
Tuesday—June 2, Plum Branch friends and relatives in Elberton,
4-H Club. Afternoon Bethany H. Ga., Sunday.
D. Club. * I Mr. and Mrs. Lester Moragne of
Wednesday — June 3, Plum Augusta spent Sunday with Mrs.
Branch H. D. Club. S. E. ( Moragne.
■raurs&ay—June *, through June Miss Christine Parnell and Wln-
12 State Short Course at Winthrop.
Saturday-^Jiine 13, office.
bha McMahan have returned
their home in Lowndesville.
to
among friends.
Mrs. B. M. Bussey and children
were dinner guests ast Sunday to
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie.
Mrs. Jennie Bussey and Miss
Evelyn Bussey from Augusta were
visitors here Sunday among rela
tives.
Miss Ellen Bosdell from McCor
mick spent Sunday and Monday
here with Vliss Nettie Thelma Bus
sey.
Master Marion Bussey from Au
gusta spent the past week end
here with Master James Bussey.
Miss Maggie Nash from Lincoln-
ton, Ga., is spending the week here
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Douglas.
Friends of Mr. James A. Craw
ford will regret to know that he
had to be taken to the University
Hospital Monday to undergo an
other operation.
Miss Caroline Dukes is spending
the week among relatives in Au
gusta.
Mr. F. P. Bailey from over in the
Red Hlil section spent Sunday here
among relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Self from
Plum Branch were visitors here
Tuesday evening to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bailey.
Miss Margie Bussey, Jennings
and Henry Shaw Bussey of Au
gusta were week end visitors here
to Misses Emily and Caroline
Dukes.
Mrs. W. M. Nash spent a few
days in Augusta this week.
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SWAMP NEWS
Mrs. J. C. Leard and daughter,
Miss Lorraine, spent Saturday af
ternoon’ with Miss Belle Leard of
Troy.
Miss Mary Ruth Price spent the
past week end with her grand
mother, Mrs. S. E. Rosenswike.
Messrs. John and«Torn’ Spence
were calling in this community one
evening last week.
Mr. Jim and Miss Kate Creswell
spent Sunday in McCormick with
Mr. and Mrs. John Creswell.
Miss Jenny Lee Leard spent
Monday night with her aunt, Mrs.
Parrie Reagan.
Mrs. Moffct Young spent Fri-
lay with her mother, Mrs. Vance
Jllison.
Mrs. John Jolly spent Sunday
and Monday with her daughter,
Mrs. Manson Browne.
Mr. Frank White and children
vere callers in the home of Mr.
Frank Pinson Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Leland McAlister, who has
been .spending several weeks with
bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mc
Alister, left Monday to take up his
work.
We are sorry to write that Mr.
Broadus Moss is suffering from a
oruised foot.
Mrs. Mary Price is spending a
few days this week with her mo-
.her.
The farmers in this vicinity will
soon be busy cutting their grain.
There is lots to be cut.
All the children are glad that
school is closing this week. Af
ter nine months of study, they are
worthy of a vacation.
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Messrs. J. Arch Talbert and W.
K. Charles were business visitors
There will be no Sunday School here Wedn3sday evening.
SB at Rehoboth Sunday, as several | Mr g P Morrah, Mr. Uel Mor-
families are interested in the | ra j 1 Miss Emma Wardlaw, Mrs. J.
school closing at Washington and. Morrah and little daughter, Re-
McCormick, and then the .union |j eccai spent Wednesday in Elber-
meeting to. It will convene at ^ on -j a
Bold Springs instead of Modoc, as and Mrs - M Boyd> Mr.
was announced by the pastor. , 1 and Mr3 c c 3onds of M t. Car-
• There is some very fine grain in mel and Mr and V Irs. R. E. Bums
this section; some already harvest- cf GreenvU i a . sp3 nt Sunday with
ed and some still green. The gar- Mr and Mrs 4 3 Andrews, Sr.
dens are coming by leaps and, Mr w c Crow of Auburn , Ala.,
bounds now and the strawberries was a p leasant visitor here Thurs-
are about gone; sad the parting da y
but chickens will soon be ripe. | Miss Laura LeRoy is visiting rela-
Glad to have Mr. and Mrs. Will tives in G a>
Corley worship with us Sunday af- Miss Fr anci3 Rush of McCor-
ernoon. mick spent the week end here with
1 Messrs. E. M. Morgan, H. E. Free- Mr ^ T ^ 3i b 3 r t. * ’
land and E. R. White and Marvin Mrs /Chester McNair spent Sun-
enjoyed a fieh dinner cn the river day with rela tive3 in Starr,
one day last week. I Mrs Ra y m ond Broome and chil-
We are sad over the death of Mr. d j.0j^ spent \4cnday here with her
Lewis Chamberlain, who was our mother> Mrs . Chester McNair.
game warden for many years.
Rehoboth.
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MT. CARMEL
NEWS
REHOBOTH
NEWS
The Home Demonstration Club
had a very pleasant meeting last
Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Min
nie Winn. She met her guests
with her usual smiling face. After
a short business session the meet
ing was turned over to Mrs. Stall-
worth, who ably lectured on
“Screening of unsightly places
around the homes.” Vines were dis
cussed mostly. Mrs. Stallworth
gave five minutes to see who could
write the most names of vines in
five minutes. Most of them work
ed in pairs. Mrs. W. A. Winn^and
your correspondent wrote 23 names
in five minutes. Mrs. J. P. Talbert
and Mrs. B. S. Culbreath came
next with 19 vines, all these vines
would hide a lot of short coming.
Suggestion was made to. raise
gourds and mixed seed have been
Mrs. Thomas Lindley and little
daughter, Lena, have returned to
her home, after spending some
mie relatives in Anderson.
Mrs. H. A. Cason spent Tuesday
here with Mrs. VV. H. McNair.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott and
children and Miss Florence Patter
son of Mt. Carmel attended the
In last week's letter, the date for installation services here at the
the services in the Mt. Carmel A. p res byterian Church Sunday night.
R. P. Church should have been the, Quite a number from here at-
first Friday, June the 5th. Rev.' tended the baccalaure ate sermon
W. S. Henry of the Methodist at De la Howe school Sunday . T he
church, McCormick, will preach at Rey Mr Long of clln t 0 n conduct-
11 o'clock, Friday morning and 3:30^ the services
o’clock Friday evening, and also
11 o’clock Saturday morning.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Leon
T. Pressly, Sabbath morning at 11
o’clock and communion services af
ter the sermon. Everybody cordial
ly invited to come.
Misses Sara Curtis and Gladys
Scott entertained a few of their
young friends last Thursday even
ing at the home of Miss Scott.
Among those present were Misses
Carolyn Morris, Francis McAllister,
Messrs. Bill Dotey, Edward Cheat
ham, Frank Milford, Ernest Land
er and Hugh McLanaham of Cal
houn Falls.
Mrs. W. A. Scott and Miss Gladys
Scott were visitors in Greenwood
Monday and Tuesday.
Quite a little excitement in Mt.
Carmel Monday was caused by the
alarm of fire. The home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Boyd caught fire
from falling pieces when the kitch
en chimney caught on fire and
burned out. As the fire was dis
ordered from FlorUt fark. Anoth
er use the gourds can ;make nice ; covered at once, faithful work on
bird houses. After fthe meeting part of the citizens saved the
The Rev. Mr. Copeland of New
berry and Dr. Woods of Clinton
were here Sunday night and as
sisted in the installation services-
of Dr. C. E. Sullivan as pastor of
the Presbyterian Church here.
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Parksville H. D.
Club Holds Meeting
The May meeting of the Parks
ville H. D. Club was held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Drew Blackwell. Twelve members
were present.
The meeting was presided over
by the president, Mrs. J. M. Bus
sey. After the business Mrs. Jno.
F. Warren sang a solo, followed by
a talk by Mrs. Stallworth on.
screening of unsightly objects
around the home.
At the close of the meeting de
lightful refreshments were served,
by the hostesses, Mrs. Blackwell
and Mrs. Fred Bass.
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