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■Mr Thursday, December 31, 1931 McCORMlCK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA' PAGE NUMBER THRES THERE IS NEW YEAR HAPPINESS For everybody in our trade territory in the excellent merchandise service we place at your command. Best quality goods, low prices, and quick, dependable service make this a store of year around satisfaction. RESOLVE NOW—to depend on us for all of your needs during 1932. You will be more than pleased and find it most economical. We want to extend our thanks to all our old and new customers in and around "Mc Cormick for your loyal patronage during years past and especially the one now draw ing to a close, and assure you that we shall. be prepared to serve you even better in the future. * t We wish each of you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year and cordially invite you to Greenwood and to Gallant-Belk Company’s for best merchandise for less money. REHOBOTIl NEWS Happy and prosperous New Year Expenditures For School Purposes LIST OF CLAIMS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST, SEP- \ TEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1931 WILLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 , - . * —-— -— CLAIM to all the readers and the editor. DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSF « ver ^ quiet h ® re ‘ i 9—24—33—Frances J. Ware, sYlaf^ $ After Christmas Eve the weather, IMEcCORIVIlCK soffoof ± has been ideal, the. warmest at this I CLAIM McCUKM1CK SCH °OL DISTRICT NO. 4 season for many years. Even DATE NO. PAYEE E. Willis. Si 7—11—12—A. PURPOSE though times are hard ~ and few gifts were expected Santa came. 7_i4_i8—Laura B F' Robinson Salarv around and remembered all the^ 8— 8—23—J. B. Gilchrist, Repairs 8 9—12—28—J. T. Martin, Equipment 9—19—31—McGrath Brochers. Repairs 10— 31—48—J. O. Patterson, Water and Lights 11— 7—50—Miss Elizabeth J. Harris, Salary AMOUNT 45.00 AMOUNT' BUFFALO SCHOOL" DISTRICT NO. 5 PAYEE PURPOSE good children. I never saw such lovely Christmas cards, and re ceived some very fine letters that were more valuable to me than any gifts, also received several small gifts from foreign countries. Our faithful oostman spent sev eral days in Greenville with his CLAIM brother this week. The substitute DATE NO filled the place spendidly in his 9—12—26—G. . ab ^P c f'^ Tv, , j 10 — 10 — 38 — Mrs - Sue B - Britt, Salary Nr^L?j} d T MrS - ? USley and . Mlss 11—14—55—J. C. Talbert, Transportation Margaret Luxemburger spent sev- 11—17—56—Mrs. W. E. Britt Salary eral days with relatives m this sec- 11—21—59—Lottie Mims Salary y t AA o < l U A 1 T ng *he Yuietide season. 11—21—60—J. C. Talbert, Gas and OU"'"" Miss Maggie Winn was welcomed fpr Christmas. She holds a respon sible position, and is kindly remem bered by her employer with several gold pieces. Mr. C. A. Morgan spent several days last week with his family at the old home. Mrs. E. M. Morgan had all the “Morgans” with her for lunch Christmas day; bountiful dinner was served BELLVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE 7— 4— 2—Wallace Banks, Salary 7—11—17—Wallace Banks, Salary 7—14—20—Bernice L. B. White, Salary 9—15—29—McGrath Brothers, Repairs J 9—29—34—J. C. Talbert, Repairs 4 8 — 7—36—J. C. Talbert, Gas and Oil GALLANT-BELK “GREENWOOD’S LEADING PflMDAIdV ' * THE H0ME 0F DEPARTMENT STORE” utllYll Am I BETTER VALUES” WE SELL EVERYTHING AND SELL IT FQJI LESS *3E Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Freeland and io_13—41—J W Morrah Jr Salarv !children spent Sunday afternoon jGas’ana cS jin this section visiting relatives. Mrs. H. E. Freeland went with Mr. W. H. Parks and family to spend several days with relatives n^ar Augusta, Ga. Miss Lorine Moultrie is visiting 10— 27—47—R. L. Faulkner, Gas and Oil 11— 10—52—J. W. Morrah, Jr., Salary __ CLAIM DATE NO. 7— 4— 3—I' 7— 4— 4—Neil Leslie Jones. Miss Lillian Gaffney will remain through the holidays. • Miss Kate Tyler of Norway was guest of Miss Eloise Corley last week. Miss Frances Anderson of Green wood is spending the week here with her sister, Mrs. M. L. B. Stur- key. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bowen of Greenville spent the holidays with relatives in and near town. Miss Ethel and Mr. Sam Killings- worth of Rock Hill spent Christmas here with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Killings worth. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walker ahd children of Elberton, Ga., spent the past week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Price. Mr. apd Mrs. J. E. Bell and son, James, of Greenville spent the holi days here with his mother, Mrs. Mary J. Bell. Surprise Party One of the prettiest parties of the holidays was a surprise birthday party given to Miss Olga Marie Jones on Christmas night by 35 of the younger set, A sweet course was served. The cakes and candies all carried out the Christmas decor ations of green and red. Cakes were made like small Christmas trees, decorated with Christmas bans of all colors. homefolks for Christmas and was date no honored with a social Saturday , 7 4 night. ✓ 1 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Culbreath had their children with them for Christmas dinner Christmas day, also Miss Maggie Winn, j Mrs. Carrie Freeland had several of her children visit her during Christmas. She patiently waits and watches for their coming.* and en courages those with whom she makes her home. I Our little blind friend received some nice remembrances for Christmas. Glad to report Mrs. T. D. Miner feeling fairly well. She always greets her friends with a happy smile and patiently bears her af fliction as becometh a child of God. Those who are well and complain ing of hardships should look about and thank God for His blessings. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Morgan and Raymond are in Johnston this Monday afternoon. n There was no preaching service at Rehoboth Sunday afternoon on account of the absence of the pas tor. Messrs. J. P. Talbert and H. E. Freeland, who have been on the sick list, are well again now. lx :— TOTAL . . _ BOLD BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9 CLAIM PAYEE PURPOSE 6—Azalee M. Huggins, Salary * 9—22—32—M. G. & J. J. Dorn, Repairs YOUNG’S SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 CLAIM DATE NO. P^LYEE PURPOSE 7—11—13—Rosa Kinard, Salary < 7—11—14—Alva T. Anderson, Salary MILWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13 PAYEE PURPOSE Steifle, Treas., Trans. CLAIM DATE NO. 9—12—27—J. CLAIM DATE NO. ROBINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14 PAYEE PURPOSE P. Rnhin c on. ppTvsirc: DORNVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOZ 15 - $ 48.00 bum i 23.95 17.00 73.35 6.80 100.00 319.10 AMOUNT - $ 18.98 75.00 40.00 25.00 25.00 5.00 188.98 AMOUrfT - $ 30 no 8.00 45.00 119.05 8.00 14.80 10.00 2.40 10.00 - $ 297.25 AMOUNT - $ 50.00 44.00 - $ 94.00 ■»r • —— • ~\ AMOUNT - $ 55.00 40.00 - $ 95.00 AMOUNT - $ 30.00 30.00 - $ 60.00 AMOUNT - $ 42.86 ( WILLINGTON NEWS PAYEE PURPOSE 11—24—61—Mrs. Z. D. Abercrombie, Salary $ 11—28—62—J. V. Ferqueron. Repairs AMOUNT 100.00 6.00 106.00 TOTAL _ $ BETHANY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 16 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT 7— 8— 8—E. L. Hollinesworth, Sr., Trans. $ 56 OO HIBLER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 18 CLAIA4 DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT 10— 24—45—Mrs. Joe W. Hipp, Salary and Inc. $ 111.25 11— 21—58—W. F. Scott, Repairs e!o5 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Burnett and daughter. Miss Marguerite Burnett, of Atlanta, Ga., spent the Christ mas holidays here with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cowan. Mr. Samuel Perryman of Okla- TOTAL : $ 117.30 t VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 19 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE AMOUNT 7—10— 9—I. C. Reames, Trans. : i_ $ 40 OO 7—10—10—I. C. Reames, Trans. 4o!oq Mr. and Mrs. J. K. White and daughter, Miss Valeria, from Co lumbia are spending the week here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin. Mr. C. W. Patterson and family from Greenville visited relatives here the past week end. -A.- Smith-Price TOTAL PLUM BRANOH~ SCHOOL DISTRICT"NO." 24 ’ homa City, Okla., sp'ent the Christ- ' DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE mas holidays here with Mr. and 7—11—15—Willie Mae Price, Salary 10—20—43—Eugene Crawford, Salary 80.00 AMOUNT $ 45.0Q r?n s sorrel andRepairs-:::::::: 93:75 Mrs. R. W. Cowan. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mann of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Smith of Starr, S. C., aryiounce the marri age of their daughter. Miss Lois Smith to Mr. J. E. Price of Elber- ^ „ r „ ton, Ga., on the 26th day of De- 1 Glad to report Mrs. W. E. Rheney , cember, 1931, the marriage being recovering satisfactorily from her performed by Dr. Simms, oas-' illness. Miss Thacher, trained tor of the First Baptist Church of. nurse from Anderson, who has Greenwood, S. C. been here a week with Mrs. Rheney, The bride is‘the pretty and ac- Augusta spent a few days here this r eturne£l ^ er l 10111 ® this mom- complished daughter, of Mr., and weex witn his parents, Mrs. J. S. Mann. Mr. and m S. Mrs. J. O. Williams and daughter. Miss Mary Lou Williams, are visit ing relatives in Alexander City, Alabama. , j . 'i «i v . Mr. Julian L°Pov. of Tignall, Ga., formerly of Willington, recently ^merwcnt an operation at the University hospital in Augusta, and is improving. Miss Frances Edmunds of Green- wooct spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ed munds. Mrs. W. J. Connor is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. John Ken nedy, of Grovetown, Ga. Mr. H. H. Shiflet and family spent several days this week with relatives at Hartwell, Ga. Mr. Edward Britt of Bethlehem, Pa., is spending the holidays here v/ith his mother, Mrs. J. E. Britt. Hon. and Mrs. J. J. Dorn and daughter, Miss Mabel, are on a visit to Miami and othgr points in Florida. Miss Dorothy Nickles of Hodges is spending the week with rela tives in and near town. Mr. and Mrs. H. Drucker and lit tle Miss Rebecca are on a visit in Miami, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Abercrom bie and baby from Johnston City, Tenn., are spending the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Abercrombie. ’ Mr. and Mrs. J. Logan Gaffney and Misses Lillian and Caroline Gaffney of Columbia were the guests Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. J. CHILDREN CRY FOR IT— /"CHILDREN’hate to take medicine ^as a rule, but every child loves the taste of Castoria. This pure vegetable preparation is just as good as it tastes; just as bland and just as harmless as the recipe reads. \ . When Baby’s cry warns of colic, a few drops of Ca£oria have him soothed, asleep again in a jiffy. Nothing is more valuable in diarrhea. WherT coated tongue or bad breath tell of constipation, invoke its gentle aid to cleanse and regulate a child’s bowels. In colds or children’s diseases, you should use it to keep the system from clogging. Castoria is sold in every drug store; the genuine always bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature. Mrs. S. R. Smith, of Starr, fe. C Sha was first l^onor graduate in the June class of the Starr High School. 1 The groom is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Price of Me- I Cormick, S. C., and for the past | four years has made his home in Elberton, Ga.. where he holds a res- i ponsible position with the Georgia : Granite Corporation. After a short wedding trip the happy young couple will reside in Elberton, Ga., at the home of his . sister, Mrs. W. H. Walker. x McBride-Epting # A marriage of much interest throughout North and South Caro lina was thfct of Miss Louise Mc Bride of Willington to Dr. Clyde [ I Kibler Epting of McCormick, which i | was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs., J. Arch Talbert in Mc Cormick at 2 o’clock Thursday af ternoon, December 24th. The Rev. D. V. Cason, pastor of the Baptist Church, performed the ceremony in the presence of a few close friends of the contracting parties. Refreshments were served after the ceremony just prior to the de- . E arture of the young couple for a oneymoon trip to points of inter est in Florida, after which they will, | be at home in McCormick. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.; Mary Porter McBride and the late Capt. Samuel ,8. McBride of Will- 11 ington and is an attractive and ac complished young lady whose sweet disposition and pleasing personal ity have won for her many friends. The bridegroom is from a prom inent Newberry family. He has been a resident of McCormick the S ast fifteen years, practioing dent- itry, and is one of the town’s most prominent and popular citizens. He seCT^d eight years in succession as a town councilman and is now serving as mayor. Best wishes are extended by a host of Iriends. ing in Clover, is spending several days here with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Gibert. Miss Sue Gibert of Greenwood spent several days here with Mrs, J. M. Gibert. Mrs. Geo. Lawton spent last week in Anderson with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Porter were seeing friends here Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. John Pmirifoy and children, Alberta, Jean, Catherine and J, L., from Hamilton, Ohio, spent several days here with Mr, GREENWOOD, S. C. THURSDAY, December 31 Paul Lukas and ' Dorothy Jordan “THE BELOVEO BACHELOR” TOTAL WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 25 CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE PURPOSE . 7— 1— 1—W. H. Wooten, Salary _ "$ y 7— 4— 5—Central Scientific CO., Supplies 7— 4— 7—Annie P. Martin, Salary Z 7—11—11—J. A. Hamilton, Payment on note Z 7—11—16—W. K. Charles. Attorney’s Fee 7—14—19—Augusta Sporting Goods Co., Atheltics . 7— 14—21—Lillie R. Middleton, Salary ZZZ"" * 8— 1—22—Ida Willis, Adult School 8— 8—24—Alberta 'R. Gilchrist, Sak&ry 8—25—25—J. A. Hamilton, pajunentZipn note _Z_ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 8—15—30—J. A. Hamilton, paymenr on note 10— 3—35—T. J. Price, Treas., int., on bonds • 10—10—37—J. H. Drennan, Fuel ZZZZZZZ 10—10—39—J. A. Hamilton, nayment on note 10—13—40—J. H. Percival, Hauling coal ; *" < 10— 20—44—Kentucky Home Coal Co., for Fuel ZZZZZZZZ 11— 14—53—J. A. Haimilton, payment on note 188.75 ' AMOUNT 150.00 40.40' 45.00 190.64 50.00 39.30 40.00 24.00 30.00 45.60 60.42 842.10 171.75 47.50 41.25 79.78 84.74 TOTAL* $ 1,982.57 COUNTY BOARD FUND CLAIM DATE NO. PAYEE - ' PURPOSE AMOUNT 11— 3—49—McCormick School District No. 4 $ 200.00 11—10—51—T. J. Price, Treas., Payment on Note : 4,000.00 11—14—57—Otelia Bladon, Steno. Work 7.00 MIDNIGHT SHOW 11:30 THURSDAY Phillips Holmes and Sylvia Sidney in ‘CONFESSIONS OF A CO-ED’ FRIDAY, January 1st James Dunn and Linda Watkins in “SOB SISTER” SATURDAY, January 2nd Gary Cooper and Lily Damita in “FIGHTING CARAVANS” MONDAY and TUESDAY January 4th-5th Helen Hayes and Neil Hamilton in “SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET” WEDNESDAY, January 6th Thomas Meighan and Hardie Albright “SKI TOTAL $ 4,207.00 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF McCORMICK. Personally appeared before me, W. H. Parks, County Superintendent of Education and made oath in due form of law that the above is a true and correct account of the expenditures of the Superintendent of Edu cation’s office to date. \ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of December, 1931. 1 W. H. PARKS, County Superintendent of Education. J. O. PATTERSON. Notary Public for S. C, Albert Gibert and other' relatives during the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hemminger were in Augusta Monday shopping. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hemminger of Walterboro, spont Sunday and Monday here with the former’s mo ther, Mrs. Daisy Hemminger. Mr. Hemminger returned to Walter-.i boro Monday. Mrs. Hemminger, remained for a visit. Mesdames W. H. Andrews, M. R. LeRoy, C. H. Hemminger and Daisy Hemminger were shopping in Abbeville Mondav afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Statsnev and children of Anderson spent Satur day and Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. George Lawton. Mr. Albert LeRoy of New Smyrna, Fla., spent Christmas here with homefolks. | Mrs. Jimmie Boyd and children of AbbeVille spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Mollie Clink-1 / scales. Miss Leona Clinkscales spent sev eral days here with her mother, Mrs. Mollie Clinkscales, during the‘ holidays. Rev. H. B. Blakely of LaFayette, Tenn.. spent awhile very pleasantly here Friday seeing old friends. Miss Catherine Porter is visiting in Decatur, Ga. * Dr. T. F. Abercrombie, Mrs. Ab ercrombie and daughter. Miss Frances, of Atlanta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ariail and son, Bobbie, of Rutherfordton, N. C.. ReV. H. B. Blakely, D. D., Mrs. Blakely and daughter. Miss Mary Morris Blake ly, of Staunton, Va., spent Christ- rtias holidays with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Morris and were with them De cember 29, their golden wedding anniversary. Their many friends hope there will be many more hap py years for them. W