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X / I r J . TBUB TO OURSELVBS. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-First Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, October 27, 1932 8 Pages — All Home Print Number 21 Forty 4-BClub Girls From County mt Attend State Fair | Bar-Association Head | . Forty 4-H club girls from this county with their leader, Mrs. Nell A. Stallworth, attended the State Fair in Columbia Friday. Facii 4-H club in the county was repre sented. The girls were chosen t>v the club members themselves, after certain specifications were made. Their transportation was paid from the 4-H club fund which the girls have on hand, and they were admitted to the fair grounds free of charge. The day was spent visiting the various exhibits in the fair building and seeing and en joying midway. This was quite a treat to the girls, as many had never visited the State Fair before. This trip for the girl$ would not have been possible, but for the help of local people in the county. Nine cars were used to transport the group and the owners of the cars with a few extra chaperones as sisted in making the girls enjoy the day. These were, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Morgan, Mre. M. L. Gibert, Urs. J. O. Wrenn, Mrs. H. N. Cole man, Mrs. E. L. Rogers, Miss Gladys TVhite, Miss Cornelia Winn, Sheriff Strom, Mr. Arch Britt, Mrs. G. E. Dukes of Modoc, and Mr. James Gibert of WilHngton. The girls were: * Misses Jewel Patterson, Evelyn Winn, Eugenia Langley, Martha lang, Benzie Rankin, Frances Watkins, Evelyn Walker, Annie Laurie Sturkey, Lillian Tuten, Anna Furqueron, Henrietta Brown, Eliza beth Talbert, Elizabeth Brown, Tnda Winn, Mary Lou Williams, Bebe Ludwick, Mary Elizabeth Louise Loveless, Belle Hes ter, Mazie Ellison, Rebecca Brown, Ete-Miner, Lilhq Kate Bracknell, Mary Cathrine Self, Jane Bracknell, CaroBne Freeland, Vivian Jaynes, Ahee Rush, MUdred Blackwell, IBttgie Reese, Glenn Self, Dot- tie Warren, Mary Louise Dorn, Bdytb Robinson, Frances Strom, anxm Arrington, Billy Morrah, Katbryne Lang, Mary Sue Coleman, Mary Sue Wrenn. * Schedule Of Home Demons tration Work For Next Week Monday, October 31, office. Tuesday, November 1, morning, . office; afternoon. White Town H. \ D; Club. Wednesday, November 2, morn ing, 6th and 7th £rade 4-H Club; ’ afternoon, Plum Branch H. D. Club. Thursday, November 3, morning, Ptam Branch Jr., and Sr., 4-H Club; afternoon, Willington H. D. Club. Friday, November 4, morning, of fice; Afternoon, Bellvue H. D. Club. Saturday, November 5, office. X Clarence E. Martin, of Martins- burg, W. Va., is the new president of the American Bar Association, hav- | ing been elected at the fifty-fifth > meeting to succeed Guy E. Thomp- > son of St. Louis. ; -IXI- UEHOBOTIl NEWS . Army Coac^for 193'i j Lieut. Garrison Davidson, himself \ a noted Army gridman a few seasons ? ago, will be head coach of Wist Point ; Military Academy football team in : 19J3 to succeed Major. Ralph Sasse, i head coach in 1931-32. { . ' , ! The H. D. Club held the monthly meeting in the home*of Mrs. W. R. Gilchrist Tuesday afternoon. The gathering was a little late on ac count of some could not go until after school children came home. We re-organized with 10 mem bers. Miss A. L. Morgan, President; Mrs. E. M. Winn, Vice-President; Miss Marie Gilchrist, Secretary and Treasurer. Local Leaders, Mrs. W. R. Gilchrist, Mrs. B. S. Culbreath. The eleven chairmen have also been selected for two years. Time being limited, the agent gave a short demonstration on account keeping. After a short game, the meeting was dismissed. Glad to have with us the following visitors: Mrs. A. J. Hendrix^ Mrs. Lyon and Miss Jennie Lou Lyon. November meet ing will be held with Miss Leonra Whatley. Miss Moiline Winn has returned (o her work, after spending two weeks very pleasantly at home. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Talbert, Mr. James Talbert, Misses Mary and Dora Talbert, Mrs. Janie Morgan and Miss A. L. Morgan attended the funeral of Mrs. Narcissa Durst in Greenwood Wednesday afternoon. Good many from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Frances Parks at Parksville Saturday afternoon. The attendance was large and sor rowful. The Rehoboth Sunday School was re-organized Sunday afternoon. Two of the nominating committee Were absent on account of illness; two substituted and the election went on. The outcome is as fol lows: Superintendent, James Tal bert; Assistant, Robt. Gilchrist; Mr. H. E. Freeland Bible Class teacher and general superintendent over the whole school. Classes No. 4 and 5 were combined. All the other teachers and assistants were re-elected. . Pastor Gurley gave us a splendid ;ermon Sunday afternoon. Glad to have with us our friends, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn, at church Sunday afternoon. Mr. W. A. Winn is suffering from i very painful carbuncle. Mr. Gay was ailing and not able to attend church Sunday afternoon. The other sick of the community are ioing- fairly well. Mrs. Mary Corley is spending sometime with her daughter, Mrs. E. P. Winn. She is in bed most of the time. ' Sorry Mrs. T. B. Culbreath is not doing as well as we would like. McCormick county folk have tried out some of Miss McGirt’s recipes in the Advertiser and find them perfect. Some ginger bread baked bj 7 her recipe kept nice and fresh a week. Baptists To Mak^ Every Member Canvass NOVEMBER 27 TO DECEMBER IS TIME SET FOR SOUTH WIDE EVERY MEMBER CANVASS The Baptists of the South are now engaged in preparation work for their second south-wide every member canvass. The whole de nomination Is being organized for the purpose of enlisting the eigh teen states in. the systematic sup port of the local churches ahd the various missionary, educational and benevolent agencies of the de nomination. Dr. C. A. Jones, Gen eral Secretary-Treasurer of the Baptist denomination in South Carolina, is leading the work in this state. The task involves the organiza tion of 900 district associations and 24,000 local churches to solicit the practically 4,000,000 members of these churches. The plan calls for the presentation of every member with a pledge card and urging him to make a liberal pledge of weekly contributions for the support of all the work of the denomination. From the funds received through tills effort the world program of Southern Baptists will be support ed for 1932. This program includ es in addition to local churches, the support of 415 missionaries and 2,- 000 native workers in the fourteen countries in which the denomina tion works, also the support of ninety-one schools in the South and 350 schools in foreign lands, as well as twenty-four hospitals at home and nine abroad. , Rev. W, S. Brooks Gf Colu is state organizer for South C lina and he reports that every one of the thirty-eight associations in this state has been completely or ganized and tljat th*y arjs npw ready to begin the woite of organiz ing the local churches. Dr. C. E. Maddry, South-wide secretary, who recently visited several points in this state, says, ^South Carolina is better organizd and the outlook for a successful canvass in this state is better than in any state of the Southern Baptist Convention.” Rev. Brooke says, “Interest is much deeper in this undertaking than at this time last year. Our people are coming to see the absolute ne cessity of this canvass. I believe our people will respond in a very gratifying manner.” . . The time for the every member canvass has been set for Novem ber 27 to December 4. Between now and then the pastors are busy informing their people about the method of the work and the vital needs of the missionary, education al and benevolent program of the denomination. The canvass was first taken by this method last year and the feel ing is very general among the Bap tists that it greatly helped all phases of the denominational work. ;rrt>ia, cfco- Local Lions Club Entertains > Wit h Visitor-Ladies’ Night The local Lions Club entertain ed the Lions Clubs of Clinton, Honea Path and Greenwood her Tuesday night with a Visitor- Ladies’ Night. .liio clowu was most delightfully entertained by “Pop” Humphreys “The One Man Band” of Augusta Ga., wno played the Xylophone, ac companied by Bob Watson of Au gusta liio p.ano. Miss Merle Weeks, Head of th. Elocution Department of Lander College, gave several readings which showed her ability as a most charming artist. Other out of town notables, who were called on for short talks were: W. K. Charles of Greenwood, Inter national Chairman of District Gov ernors; Chas. Lockwood of Colum bia, Department District Gover nor; John Clarkston of Newberry, District Governor of South Caro lina Lions; R. S. Owens of Clinton, Dr. W. L. Coker of Greenwood, and the Rev. E. F. Gettys, of De la Howe State School. The chief speaker of the even ing was Col. Benj. E. Pierce of Au gusta, Ga. He payed tribute to the great work which Lions Clubs are doing over the country. This gala occasion was a Hallo we’en festival in the way of decora tions and favors. The ladies of the local Methodist Church served a three course turkey dinner to about 91 guests. txt Baptist Services Next Sunday . There will not be preaching at the Baptist Church Sunday morn ing, the pastor leaving after Sun day school to attend the fifth Sun day meeting of the Edgefield As sociation. Everyone come to Sun day school. ''Sunday evening at 7:45 the pas tor will preach on “The Clash of Age and Youth.” For Relief Work Farmers’-Taxpayers’ League To Meet Here Saturday, Nov. E> WILL ELECT OFFICERS THEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR Hallowe’en Program At Troy School Friday Evening Hallowe’en Pro- iment and fun to presented. he pupils of Troy bool on Ffiu< evening, October -IXI- Bible Class M,eets With Mrs. Workman Card Of Thanks We wish to take this opportun ity of expressing our sincere ap preciation for the many acts of kindness shown us by our friends and relatives, during the recent illness and at the death of our dear mother. The family of MrsT Frances P.~ Parks. The monthly meeting of the Susannah Wesley Bible Class was held at the home of Mrs. C. H Workman on Friday afternocn. Oc tober 14th, with Mrs. F. P. Deason and Mrs. J. P. Deason serving as joint hostesses. This meeting brought to a close the year’s work. The following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: Presdient, Mrs. J. T. Fooshe. Vice-President, Mrs. J. S. Strom. Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. J. T. Faulkner. Teacher, Mrs. Wistar Harmon. Assistant Teacher, Mrs. C. H. Workman. Reporter, Mrs. W. W. Keown, Jr. After the business was disposed of, the meeting was turned over to Come to the, gram” of ente* be School 28, 7:30 o’clock, at the school audi torium. High school boys and girls and all adults are urged to come in Hallow’e’en costumes. An admission fee of 5 cents will be charged. The proceeds will go to the school. txt Huge Increase In Cotton Spinning WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Cotton spinning during September push ed upward to 94.6 per cent of ca pacity on a single shift basis, more than 20 per cent above August and the highest peak since April, 1930. The figures announced Thursday by the census bureau compared with 72.4 in August, 87.9 in Sep tember last year, and 51.5 for July. The latter was the lowest point of activity since the census bureau be gan compiling the figures in 1921, Active spindle hours during the month totaled 6,866,031,482, or an average of 218 hours per spindle in place, as compared with 5,539,006,- 107 and 175 for August and 6.540,- 450,573 and 201 for September of last year. The cotton growing states report ed the major increases, the total for this section mounting from 4,- 971,000,000 last year to 5,327,328,- 942, Active spindle hours in the New England states rose from 1,- 364,000,000 to 1.403,612,939. North Carolina reported active spindle ’ hours of 1,507,081,464 against 1,470,000.000 in September of last year; South Carolina, 1,- against 1,703,000.000; the hostesses who entertained with Hallowe’en games. A delightful 869,627,580, time was had by all. The hostesses, Georgia, 869,671,843, against 806,- served delicious punch and crack- 000,000 and Massachusetts, 715.781,-r ers. [ 158,.against 711,400,000. Margaret Halstead, daughter of ) the American Consul-General at London, arrives home in the U. S. ; to do her bit in national relief work. Miss Halstead has scored high IP opera roles, i : x MX. CARMEL NEWS * Mr. Bradley Morrah of Green ville spent a pleasant day Sabbath with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Mor rah. Rev. and Mrs. Letm T. Pressley of McCormick werle visiting the sick and seeing ether friends in Mt. Carmel last Friday afternoon. Mrs. D. L. Bryson spent Sabbath here with her mother, Mrs. Ida Black, and worshiped at the Pres byterian Church. Mrs. G. S. Mauldin is visiting rel atives in Anderson. Messrs. Baker and Theodore Tar rant of Greenwood were Mt. Car mel visitors Monday. Mrs. Lena Hester enjoyed a pleas ant visit with Miss Elizabeth Hes ter in Anderson part of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Patterson and Miss Clavera Mauldin of Anderson were visitors here last Sabbath. Messrs. Ollie Watson, Lawrence Hester, Jr., and others were Colum bia visitors last Thursday and at tended the Carolina-Cicmson game. Messrs. N. S. and Robert Scott were visitors in Augusta one day last week. Dr. Payson White of Gaffney spent Sabbath day and night with his mother, Mrs. Alice White, and sister, Miss Annie White. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Plowden and children, James, Ethel and Reba, of Manning, spent the past week end with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells. Mrs. Carrie Connor attended the Bible Study Class at the Presby terian Church in Willington Tues day afternoon. txt S. C. Legislators To Hold Meeting COLUMBIA, Oct. 22.—J. Vaughn Gray, conference secretary of the American Legislators’ association, announced tonight a meeting of South Carolina general assembly members has been called for No vember 2 and 3 in Columbia. He said this would be the first state conference of -its kind held in the United States. Others will be arranged later. Gray, a member of the Virginia house of delegates, said the pur pose of the conference will be to discuss “some of the important questions which will engage the at tention of the legislature.” Speakers will include Henry Burke .North Carolina, budget as sistant; C. H. Morrissett, Virginia state tax collector, and Frank Bane, direcotr of the American Public Welfare association. Decision to hold state conferences was reached at a regional meeting in Asheville, N. C., attended by representatives from North Carolina, South Caro lina, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia. Members of the South Carolina council of the association are Sen ators Taylor H. Stukes, chairman, Manning; R. M. Jeffries, Waiter- boro; F. D. West, Abbeville; Edgar A. Brown, Barnwell and L. D. Lide, Marion, and Representatives Nev ille Bennett, chairman, Bennetts- ville; W. M. Manning, Sumter; A.' L. Gaston, Chester; R. Beverly Her bert,. Columbia and Calhoun Thom as, Beaufort. ! The McCormick County Unit of the Farmers’ and Taxpayer.:’ League will meet at the couii house at McCormick on Saturday, November 5th, at 3 o’clock p. m. At this time officers will be elected for another year. All members and those desiring membership arc urged to attend this meeting. Wo hope to have a good speaker on this occasion. <• ^ W. E. SHEPPARD, SR., President, County Unit. IXI Anderson Fair To Have “School Days” FAIR RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO 5TH ANDERSON, Oct 24.—Invitations in the form of free tickets are be ing sent out to approximately 50.000 school children in the Piedmont area embraced by the Anderson Fair, J. A. Mitchell, secretary, has announced. Simultaneous with the announcement that an unusually large number of free tickets are be ing given away this year, fair of ficials announced plans for the two biggest "school days" the fair has ever had. School children of Anderson county, more than 10,000 in num ber, will be guests of the Fair on Tuesday, November 1, the day the five day exhibition opens here. All schools in Anderson county will close for the event and children, teachers, and trustees are expected to attend. " J - The following day, Wednesday, November 2, will be School Day .for students of Abbeville,^ Greenwood, McCormick, Pickens, Oconee and Greenville counties of South Caro lina, Hart, Elbert, Franklin, Steph ens and Madison counties of Geor gia with large representations from air of these counties embraced by the fair.' . V Plans for the twelfth annual* An derson Fair which is to be held here five days and five nights from No vember 1 to 5 are well under way now. Tents to house the exhibi tions are being erected this week and will be ready for occupancy late this week. All exhibits are to be in the tents by Monday night, October 31. The Model Shows of America, the same entertainment which featur ed the State Fair, will arrive here during the* week end and will be ready to entertain thousands at the Fair during the day^ the exhibi tion is in progress. . . x- Girl Lead the Way , 3 Miss Ruth Dc Roo, 16 years old. the Flint, Mich., girl who startled veteran ^boatmen in her sensational driving *to win over 120 amateur S ilots. in the National Outboard !egatta held at Bay City, Mich. This performance stamped her as one of the leading drivers of 1932.