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/ S * *W - Thursday, February 18,1932 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE JNUAUJEr. FIVE ' 'r&onaf 3E ■“Sound Your Horn,” a splendid comedy, will be presented, Friday night at seven forty-five, in the high school auditorium, by the Fidelis Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church. Price, ten cents for children and twenty cents for adults. This play will please both young and old. Be sure to come out and enjoy it. 9 Mr. Joseph B. Blackwell of Beau fort was seeing relatives and friends here and in Plum Branch over the week end. Mr. J. W. McBride of Willington was a business visitor here yester day. Mr. J. L. McAlister of the Ala bama Power Co., Birmingham, Ala., is Spending this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McAl ister. He will leave next week for Randolph Field, Texas, where he has an appointment to the U. S. Army Air Service as a flying Cadet. Mr. W. R. Miner of Plum # Branch was a business visitor here one day this jreek. Mr. apd Mrs. Jesse Holloway liave moved from Augusta to make their home here with his father, Capt. J. B. Holloway, on Avenue 5. Mrs. Roy Talbert and daughter. Miss Miriam Talbert, of Augusta, And Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy and daughters, Misses Mary Fran ces and Betty, from Grovetown, Ga., spent Sunday here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Arch Tal bert. Dr. C. K. Epting, mayor, asks that all flags in town be displayed Monday, February 22nd, from early morning until-late evening. Messrs. Sam and Robert Perry man of Bordeaux were business visitors here yesterday. Miss Katrina Morrah is visiting her sister. Miss Mary Ellen Morrah, in Columbia this week.. College students at their homes here the past week end were, Miss es Virginia Strom, . Lucile Caudle and Helen Brown, Winthrop Col- "lege; Messrs. E. P. Bentley and John Wesley Jennings S. C. Uni versity and Billie Britt Clemson College. Miss Ethel Killingsworth and Mr. Sam Killingsworth of Rock Hill spent Sunday here with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Kill ingsworth. Messrs. John B. Harmon and G. C. McIntosh of Bordeaux were busi ness visitors in town a short while yesterday. Mr. Otis Bracknell happened to the misfortune of getting one of his legs and both hands burned last Saturday morning while standing near a fire at a saw mill where he had been working for some time. Mr. 'and Mrs. J. T. Holliday an nounce the birth of a son, Febru ary 17, 1932. X — DE LA HOWE NEWS THE COLD WEATHER WE WERE LOOKING FOR t3' % LAST FALL IS HERE NOW AND WE ARE MEETING IT WITH A 1-2 PRICE EVENT. Save Money—Buy Now At i PH % Think of buying a good winter coat at 1-2 price. These coats were bought late in the season and quality at a low price, and now we offer 'them at a lower price. LADIES’ WINTER COATS $39.50 values now $19.75 $24.50 values now $12i25 $1.9.50 values now $9.75 $4.95 values now $2!48 DOLLAR DAYS Friday, Saturday and Monday FEBRUARY 19tb, 20th and 22nd At Gallant-Belk’s Sleep Warm With a Pair of These Fine BLANKETS These extra quality Blankets also have been reduced .to 1-2 price. Look What Values $4.85 Quality Now $2.43 A Double Blanket, part wool for only $1.50 GALLANT-BELK COMPANY “GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE” . WE SELL EVERYTHING AND SELL IT FOR LESS “THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES” Manning Brown. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walls were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hartline last Friday. Mrs. Bill Jennings and son of Mc Cormick spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Manning Brown. Mrs. J. Bruce Walker and little son, Gene, spent Wednesday very pleasantly with Mrs. W. T. Walker. Those on the sick list this week are Mrs. Furman Duncan, Mrs. W. T. Walker,’Carlton Deason and lit tle Jean Deason. We hope they will soon be well again. Messrs. Earle * Furqueron and Charles Jennings were dinner 'guests of. Mr. Lyn Jennings Sun day. j Callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Henderson Sunday af ternoon were Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Walker and daughters, and Mrs. G. P. Furqueron and Mrs. Clarence Owings. v | Mr. M. B. Duncan spent last week in McCormick with relatives, j 'Mr. Lyn Jennings spent awhile with Mr. Pearce Brown Wednesday afternoon. | X Meriwether-Clarks Hill News Items NICKELS —and- Mrs. Coran Bridges of Meriwether spent last week with relatives in Gilkey, N. C. , Mr. A. M. Bass and daughter, Miss Billie, spent Thursday in Au gusta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Castles of Marion, N.-C., spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Coran Bridges and family. Mrs. L. H. Hines spent last week in Leah, Ga., with her mother. Miss Mary Neoma Eckard spent a few days with Miss Joyce Bridges. Mrs. B. T. Sharpton of Baltimore, Md., is spending some months with Mrs. H. E. Bunch. _ Miss, Eleanor Roberts of Beau fort, S. C., is spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ryan Go long ways here Silk Bed Spreads, 81x105, now 4 4Q ^ach I . I O Pillow Cases 36x42, pair Sheets, the best, 81x90,each Sheeting, the best grade, 9-4, yard 1 Towels, each 5c 10c 20c Toweling per yard Ladies’ Gowns each % Men’s Overalls pair Boys’ Overalls, 6 to 16 years, pair Ladies' Spring Hats, no two Hats alike; see these before buying. Main Street McCORMICK, S. C. Yarborough MODOC NEWS OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. Thursday, February 18th £olin Clive and Mae Clark in “FRANKENSTEIN” Don’t fail to see this show. Friday, February 19th, Only Ruth Chatterton in “ONCE A LADY” Saturday, February 20th, Only John Gilbert, Madge Avens and El Brendel in “WEST OF BROADWAY” Also Laurel and Hardy com- edy. \* Mon.-Tues. Feb. 22nd-23rd Lawrence Tibbett, Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante in ‘THE CUBAN LOVE SONG’ Wed.-Thurs. Feb. 24th-25th James Dunn and Sally Eilers in “OVER THE HILL” Shows: 3:15—7:15—9:00 Daily Miss Sharpe of Abbeville is filling her place at the school. Dr. Sullivan conducted the ser- ( on Sunday we were honored with vices here Sunday afternoon. ' a visit from Mr. and Mrs. W. J. The boys’ basketball team of De Blake and* their two small chil- la Howe played the boys’ class of d r en of Calhoun Falls. -txi- WILLINGTON ’ -NEWS the Baptist Church of McCormick, here Saturday afternoon. The score was 14 to 27 in favor of McCormick. ThesSixth and seventh grade pu pils were given a Valentine party Saturday night by their teachers,' . Miss Bessie Peatross and Miss Thel- Mrs. S. S. McBride spent several ma Alexander. hours in McCormick Saturday. Miss Alberta James and Mrs. J. Messrs. Albert Gibert and J. M. B. Branch spent Monday in Green- Gibert spent Friday in Spartanburg ville. on business. • Saturday afternoon Mr. Gettys Misses Ruth Perryman and Picola carried a group of children to the Murphy of Augusta spent last week picture show in Abbeville. ^ They end here with Mrs. R. W. Cowan, were Mae Armstrong, Ida Mae Hill, Mrs. O’Neal Sanders of Aiken is Nellie Johnson, James Baldwin, spending some time here with her Gideon Long, Mary Lee Goodman, mother, Mrs. S. S. McBride. Odessa Crawley, Addie Lee Baker, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. LeRoy were Felecia Jeffords, Harriett Miller, business visitors in McCormick Sat- Fred Finley. These,children have urday. the best reports in school for the Mr. Marchant of Greenville spent year. Saturday here with Mr. J. O. Covin. Miss DeWitt gave her fourth Messrs. Robert and Samuel Per- grade class a Valentine party Fri- ryman spent Tuesday in Columbia day aftemoqn. on business. Mr. Claringer spent Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lindley with Mr. McCormack. , spent* Sunday in Bordeaux with Mrs. J\ a. Thompson has gene relative^. , hcrr.e, at Lynchbur", t*3 rccupera*-* Mrs. Walter Lawton and children firnc her illness. While she is away spent' Saturday night in Bordeaux Jr ■ with relatives. Mr. Will Lindley of Bordeaux was a business visitor here Tuesday. X. Y. Z. SWAMPJVEWS Miss Lorraine Leard spent Tues day in McCormick. Miss Mazie Ellison had as her guests Friday night, Misses Louise Price, Hattie Pinson and Emma Leard. Mr. John Lewis Jolly of Ander son spent Sunday night with his grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Jolly. Mrs. J. C. Leard and daughter, Miss Lorraine, spent last Wednes day afternoon, with Mrs. J. A. Brown of Troy. The young people of this com munity enjoyed a chicken supper at Troy Friday night. The good music was furnished by the Gib- sen band. Mrs. Parrie Reagon of Troy and Mrs. Martha Quattlebaum of Calli- son spent one day this week in the home of Mrs. Joe Leard. Sorry to report Miss Jenny Lee Leard has been very sick. She is better at this writing. Miss Kate Creswell and Mr. Jim Creswell called in the home of Mrs. E. M. Price Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Moffet Young of Greenville spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Ellison. Little Miss Julia Puckett spent Saturday with Miss Louise Price. So Long. txt SANDY BRANCH NEWS - - Misses Beulah Edmunds and Tommie Walker of McCormick spent Thursday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walker. Miss Sara Smith of near town spent Thursday night with Miss Francis Watkins. Mrs. G. P. Watkins and Mrs. Marshall Creswell were dinner guests of Mrs. Marion Schumpert Friday. Callers to see Mrs. W. R. McNeill last week were Mrs. R. L. Hartline and Mrs. Anderson Walls. Mrs. Manning Brown spent Mon- GREENWOOD, S. C. THURSDAY, February 18th “AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES” with x Douglas Fairbanks ■ ! I. . ■ I—■ ■■■■■ , FRIDAY, February 19th John Gilbert El Brendel Lois Moran and Madge Evans in “WEST OF BROADWAY” SATURDAY, February 20th Richard Arlen in . “CAUGHT” Monday - Tuesday February %22-23 James Dunn Sally Ejlers The Sears of “Bad Girl” in “DANCE TEAM” Wednesday / February 24 Charles Farrell Madge Evans and family. j - : Miss Claudia Bass spent Friday forward recehtly. night and Saturday with Missj Camden L. O. Joyce Bridges. (purchased stock arid fixtures of R. Miss Alice Bunch spent Saturday jg williams grocery store and will night with Miss Joyce Bridges. operate under name of Colonial X Food Shop. Abbeville — Plans under discus- j sion for, improvements to Abbeville County Almshouse. Inman — Hammond-Brown Jen nings Co., moved to 17 Mill St. next door to Rogers Grocery Store. St. George — 4,480 pounds of chickens sold here recently. Allendale — Windows of Allen dale County court house being re paired and painted. Kingstree — 256 farmers from surrounding communities ship ped 13,985 pounds of chickens, ducks and turkeys during recent day. C6ttb^ ginned in Darlington. County prior to January 16, 1932 was 221,285 bales for 1931 crop.— - j-qj Friends of Mr. A. P. Douglas will regret to know that he has been very ill the past few days. Misses Caroline and Emily Dukes were dinner guests last Sunday to Miss Lucy Bussey. II Mr. Homer Bussey of Augusta spent last week here with his fath er, Mr. A. V. Bussey, i . Mrs. G. W. Reese and daughter, Miss Georgia, wene the guests Sun day to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reese. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bussey and Mrs. C. H. Stone were callers Sat urday night to Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Douglas. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Barrette Edmonds were visitors to relatives here and Ha J tsv , llle VI “f n S er - at Parksville last Sunday. , n I > lrf J ax ~ W - c ; B ^ an shl PP«» Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes, Messrs. 1° head of demonstration fed hogs A. V. and F. M. Bussey were visitors from Allendale -° Ballentine Pack- to Augusta last Sunday. in V) Mr. T. J. Stone, 'Jr., spent the week end among friends at McCor mick. Mr. Charley Bussey spept the past week among relatif?s and friends at Edgefield. Mr. R. E. Bussey from Do la kowe spent the week end here and in Augusta. Messrs. H. V. Bailey and H. J. ing Co. at Greenville. Aiken — Aiken Theatre, renamed State Theatre, opened for business. Prior to January 16, there was total of 29,556 bales of cotton from 1931 crop ginned in Aiken County, as compared with total of 28,562 bales ginned same date last year.— Aiken Standard. Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties made co-operative poultry shipment during recent week to HEARTBREAK day of last week very pleasantly with Mrs. G. D. Price of McCormick. Miss Nellie Brown spent last Thursday night with her grandmo-’ ther, Mrs. Sara Price, of Cedar Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beauford of McCormick and Miss Julia Towles and others of Ninety Six were sup per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ander son Walls last Wednesday night. Mrs. Marion Schumpert of near town was seeing relatives in our community Saturday. Callers to see Mrs. J. T. Deason last Tuesday afternoon were Mrs. Joe Price of McCormick, Mrs. W. R. McNeill, Mrs. J. B. Deason and Mrs. Bussey were visitors Tuesday to Me-, _ , _ . _ . , _ , . _ , Getz Produce Co. of Chicago.-*** Cormick, Bordeaux and Mt. Carmel.' _ 6 Pickens Sentmel. Columbia — Upwards of 300,000 pounds poultry moved from farm flocks of Stated during last two weeks of January, and will net growers around $50,000, according Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were Sunday Evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Douglas. . The ybung people of our com munity had a Valentine party Sat urday night, which was well at tended. Many interesting games were played, and a goodly number of Valentines were read. S. cT WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW The following record of industrial activity lists items showing invest ment of capital, employment of la bor and business activities and op portunities. Information from which the paragraphs are prepared is from local papers,' usually of fowns mentioned, and may be con sidered generally correct. to George E. Prince, chief of divis ion of markets of extension service. There were 26,338 bales cotton, ginned in Pickens County from, crop of 1931 prior to January 16, 1932, as compared with 25,231 bales ginned to January 16, 1931.—Pick ens Sentinfel. Cost of road construction -and maintenance in Pickens County last year was $39.00 per mile.—* Pickens Sentinel. X Highway Work Moving Splendidly* Work on the Lincolnton-McCor- mick link of the Atlanta-Columbisu highway is progressing nicely con sidering the rainy weather of the past few weeks. When completed, this road will Mullins — Bank of Mullins pre paring to reopen. Belton — Building of nine class rooms as addition to local Metho- be one of the leading arteries of dist Church - edifice nearing com- travel in the Southeast, and will pletioh. mean much to the town and coun- Andrews — Shipment of poultry, ty.—Lincoln, Ga., Journal of last first one from this section, went | week.