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4 JfUCflt'tuttlt csscnact^ TBUX TO OUKSELVXS, OUB NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-First Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. .Thursday, January 19, 1933 Four Pages Number 33 Farmers’-Taxpayers’ League Held Meeting Saturday Afternoon -■V A meeting of the McCormick Oounty Unit of the State Fanners’ 4&nd Taxpayers’ League was held at Use Court House here last Saturday afternoon and well attended by people from various sections of the county. Mr. W. E. Sheppard, county president, presided, and Mr. T£. H. Miller, served as secretary. "Hie following resolutions were ad opted: That the county delegation for HfcCormick County abolish the of- fice of tax collector for said coun ty ami place this duty on the sheriff and his deputy. That the county delegation give the sheriff of said county a deputy sheriff to assist the sheriff in the collection of taxes and other duties •devolved on the sheriff. Abolish the 6-0-1 law and substi tute instead of said law a better law. Reduce the license tags on all motor vehicles. Reduce salaries of all State of- ficers by 50 per cent and that the railroad commission and judges be elected by the people. That a committee be appointed from the Taxpayers’ League of Mc Cormick County for the purpose of •fcaMng up with bondholders the matter of re-writing the bonded in debtedness of McCormick County at a lower rate of interest and over a longer period of time and that thte committee work with the coun ty delegation to this end. That we endorse a 33 L3 per cent reduction on property valuation. - ' Mrs. J. T. Dillashaw Died Sunday Night Mrs. J. T. Dillashaw died at her home here Sunday night at 9 o’clock of pneumonia which de veloped after she had been ill sev eral days with influenza. She was 57 years of age, a member of the McCormick A. R. P. Church and a Christian lady of many noble traits. Gbe is survived by her. husband, three daughters, Mrs. R. E. Ed munds and-Miss Myrtis Dillashaw McCormick and Mrs. J. H. Sprouse of Abbeville; four sons, Messrs. Milford, Hugh and Mark Dillashaw of McCormick and Porter Dillashaw of Harlem, Ga.; four brothers, Messrs. W. H. Palmer of Troy, G. G., S. B. and Calhoun Palmer of McCormick; and four sisters, Mrs. Addle Cothran, Mrs. ■J. Z. Edmunds and Mrs. Hallie Robinson of McCormick and Mrs. P. T. Young of Troy. Funeral services were held at the graveside in McCormick ceme tery Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. "Leon T. Pressly, assisted by the Rev. D. W. Kellar, pastor of Mc Cormick Methodist Church. G. P. McCain’s service in charge. TXT Ann Carter Chapl U. D. ~ " PROGRAM Woman’s Missionary Union, Auxili ary to the Abbeville Baptist As- sncintion, Saturday. January 21, 1933, 10 a. m., First Baptist Church, McCormick, S. C. rhe Ann Carter chaj t Thursday aftei at the home of ■om. The meeti ig, prayer and re isident, Mrs. A. J. ed. Splendid reports ious committees a] s cf business brot ipter. Subject of >gram was Stones i James LongstreetJ Hendrix leading, ij s. J. S. Strom, leade noon program. Mrs., d in a very interes > “The last Battle o] jkson.” Then folk 6. Marzarka—1 mh Louise Strom, s. J. T. Fooshe, “Ac} nerai Longstreet,” rhe program was ,iano solo, “The ss Mary Fuller. A lowed, during which ved tempting. chocolate h fruit cake and coffee. ilRS. R. G. KILLINGSWOR' Reporter. THEME: “Bridging the Chasms of W. M. U.” Hymn—Jesus Calls Us. Devotional—Luke 5:4, Dr. D. V. Cason. Hymn—Stand Up For Jesus. Greetings—Mrs. D. V. Cason; Response* Mrs. E. W. Hagan. Introduction of Visitors. Roll Call of Societies by Presi dents of Divisions. W. M. S. Pres idents report on whht the Society has done to bridge the Chasm in 1932. Recognition of Full Graded A-l Unions and A-l Societies. Hymn. What Was Done to Bridge the Chasms in 1932. (Reports) In the General Work—Super intendent. In the Divisions—Presidents of Divisions, Mrs. C. J. Brown, Mrs. W. O. Self, Mrs. R. L. Dowtin. In the Mission Study Depart ment—Supt. of, Mission Study, Mrs. J. M. Marshall. 'In the Personal Service De partment—Personal Service Chairman, Miss Emma Mar tin. In the Finance—Treasurer, Mrs. Lucy M. Sigwald. Special Music—Mrs. Garnet Tut- en. Bridging the Chasms of W. M. U. in Western Division, Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, Vice-President of Western Division. Message—Bridging the Chasm through Extension and Enlistment, Miss Vonnie Lance, State Cor. Sec retary. ‘ Talk—Mission Study, Mrs. Chas. A. Jones, State Supt. Mission Study. Hymn. Inspirational Message; — Miss Mary E. Lawton, State Y. P. Sec retary. Appointment of Committees: (a) Time and Place, (b) Resolutions. Election of Nominating Committee. Offering. Song. Prayer. Lunch. Afternoon Session Hymn—Jesus Shall Reign. Devotional—Miss Ruth Hughes. ^ §oll Call of Young People’s Or ganizations by Department Supts. What the Associate Superintend ents Have Done to Bridge the Chasm in the W. M. U.—Brief Talks, Mrs. D. A. G. Ouzts (Sun beams); Mrs. Clarence Darby (Y. W. A. and G. A.:); Miss Ruth Hughes (R. A.) Special Music—Miss Grace Reid. Inspirational Message — Mrs. Chas. M. Griffin, State Supt. Sun beams. Bridging the Chasms of W. M. U. Through— 1. W. M. U. Training School, Mrs. C. F. Sims. 2. The Margaret Fund, Mrs. W. . Self. nnie Maxwell Orphanage. Jeannette Murdoch, jiure, Mrs. Geo. M. An- Mrs. Vera ;s, Miss Emma on Time jpointment i: Training id, Connie Literature, ries. Ion Resolu- >ciety Meets [Aid Society of the lo- iThurch held its regular Teeting at the pastorium Fftemoon with a good at- Mrs. Sarah Mattison, ^^ident, conducted the devotional exercises which were followed by the business session. The “Sun shine Plan” was adopted as a means of raising funds. Mt. Carmel News Misses Juanita Curtis, Sara Cur tis, Mary Hardaway, Mae Du Bose and Mrs. Cecil Gilliam were Abbe ville visitors Monday evening at the movies. Rev. and Mrs. James Pressly and son and Miss Kathryn Pressly of Statesville, N. C., were Mt. Carmel visitors last Wednesday. Mrs. J. J. Dorn and Mrs. Nell Stallworth of McCormick were see ing friends here and visiting the sick and bereaved last Tuesday af ternoon. The club meeting was called off on account of illness, so they came up to help the sick and cheer the lonely ones. Always glad to see them. We are glad to see Messrs. Rob ert and Tarrant Scott able to be out, after an attack of influenza. Our last report from Miss Susie Patterson stated she was improv ing. Miss Susie has been critically ill, and it will take some time for her to recover. Mrs. G. C. McKinney is able to be up, also Eula Mae. Mr. Thomas McKinney is still confined to the bed, but we hope he will soon be better. Mrs. Joe Curtis is on our sick list now. She had to go to bed today, but her many friends hope she will soon be well again. Mrs. S. S. Major and Rev. and Mrs. Leon T. Pressly of McCormick were visiting the sick here last Tuesday. Mrs. Abner Lyon of McCormick was a visitor here last Wednesday. Mrs. Floyd Wells was called to her home in Greenville last week by illness of her brother. Mrs. Carrie Connor has about recovered from her recent illness. Mr. Smith Scott is able to be out again, after an attack of the flu. Mrs. Scott is also much better. Mr. J. F. Sutherland is a visitor in Anderson this week. txt Dowtin H. D. Club Meets The Dowtin H. D. club held its new year’s meeting in the home of Mrs. T. A. Dowtin on Thursday af ternoon, January 12, 1933. The meeting was opened with “Stand Up For Jesus.” The devo tional was led by Mrs. R. L. Dow tin. The roll was called, but the sec retary being absent, the minutes of the last meeting were not read. Unfinished business was taken up and discussed. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Stall- worth. Mrs. Stallworth gave us an in teresting talk on early gardening. She stressed the necessity of a year-round garden, also recom mended preparing the soil in Jan uary. Turn under your cover crop and be prepared to plant vegetables every month of the year. By so doing we will have an abundance of nice fresh vegetables without | buying them. ‘ Mrs. Stallworth asked each club member to make a hot bed and raise their early plants instead of buying them. She advised testing seed between two wet blotters be fore sowing them to see if they are good. A sweet course was served by the hostess, after which the club ad journed to meet v/ith Mrs. T. J. Roberts on February 9, 1933. Reporter. Forestry Demonstra tion Tomorrow At Mr. W. L. White’s Farm Mr. A. V. Bussey Dies At Modoc “Timber is a crop” will be the subject of a demonstration in the proper methods of woodland man agement to be held on the tarm of Mr. V/. L. White of McCormick Rt. 2, at 2 p. m., Friday, January 20, according to County Agent E. L. Rogers. In reporting the plans for this demonstration, the County Agent points out that in many ^ases more than 40 per cent of a farm’s area is in woodland and ab andoned lands found unsulted for field crops. This type of land, ac cording to the Agent, will bear pro fits by way of timber crops and will allow many other benefits such as game, pine straw, wind and storm protection if it is managed with the same intelligence as other crop lands. H. Y. Forsythe, District Forester for the State Forest Service, will co-operate with County Agent Rog ers in putting on the demonstra tion, and conducting the meeting. Mr. Forsythe states that instruc tions will be given in Fire Break Construction allowing those who attend the meeting, the opportun ity to use up-to-date fire fighting equipment; instructions in planting forest trees upon idle lands In cludes the planting of several trees by each one in attendance in order to emphasize the ease with which the small trees are set out. The demonstration also includes the proper methods to be used in thin ning old field pine thickets, and the methods to be employed in forest improvement by cutting trees of no market value for fuel and other inferior uses will also be brought out. County Agent Rogers is desirous that an unusually large number of farmers and landowners come to this meeting since limited person nel, on the part of the State Forest Service, will permit but one meet ing of its kind in McCormick Coun ty this year. It is also requested that those desiring to attend this meeting assemble at Mr. White’s farm, on highway No. 43. txt W. C. T. U. Holds Meeting -TXT- Womans Missionary Society Meets The Womans Missionary Society of the local Baptist church met at the pastorium here Monday after noon with twenty-two members at tending. With the president, Mrs. G. C. Patterson, presiding, a most inter esting and inspiring program was given, using the theme “Lord Send a Revival.” During the business session plans were completed for the Annual Meeting of the W. M. U. of the Ab beville Association which will be held at the Baptist church here Saturday, January 21st. . Mrs. J. L. Mims, State President of the Woman s Christian,Temper ance Union,' accompanied by Mrs. W. L. Dunovant, State Correspond ing Secretary, of Edgefield, met with the local union at the Baptist pastorium here Thursday after noon of the past week. Mrs. Mims explained the work of this organi zation and pointed out the need of such in our county. She showed how the union may help in the education of youth concerning the evil effects of alcohol. Mrs. J. S. Dukes was elected president of the local union, Mrs. D. V. Cason treasurer and Mrs. J. L. Bradley secretary. A delightful social half hour fol lowed, during which light refresh ments were served. Mr. Americus V. Bussey died at his home at Modoc Tuesday morn ing at 4:10 o’clock. He had been in declining health for some time, but the immediate, cause of his death was bronchial pneumonia which developed about a week ago. He was 74 years of age, a member of Modoc Baptist Church, the Woodmen of the World and the Masonic Order. He has been agent for the C .& W. C. Railway Co. and postmaster at Modoc for the past forty years. Mr. Bussey is survived by three daughters, Mrs. G. E. Dukes of Mo doc, Mrs. Hettie Lou Morgan of Chicago, HI. ,and Mrs. Fred Thomp son of Augusta; and four sons, Messrs. Homer, Bela and Emerson Bussey of Augusta and Fred Bus sey of Modoc. Funeral services were conducted at the residence yesterday after noon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. O. L. Orr and interment made in the Mo- doc cemetery. J. S. Strom’s service in charge. XXI Washington High School News Jr. O. U. A. M. District Meeting To Be Held Here The district meeting of the Jun ior Order will be held with Calhoux Council, No. 179, on Thursday night, January 26th. Ail memberi of the council are requested to b& present. All of the councils in ou? district will be represented anc there will be a number of inter esting speakers from the various councils. This is the first tim* that the district meeting has beet held at McCormick and we hoj» to have a large attendance on this night. There will be a call meeting of the Calhoun Council Thursday night, January 19th, concerning some matters in regard to the dis trict meeting on January 26th. Calhoun Council No. ITS. Quarterly Confer ence At Plum Branclr On Next Sunday Mrs. L. V. Mayer has been called to Gadsden, Ala., on account of the serious illness of her mother. Quite a number of students have been absent recently on account of influenza. The agricultural class of Wash ington entertained their fathers at the annual Father and Son Ban quet last Friday night, January 13, in the agriculture hall. Mr. Gettys, superintendent of De la Howe, gave an interesting talk on “The Co-operation of Father and Son.” This was followed by another inspiring talk given by Mr McCormack, agriculture teacher of De la Howe. This is an occasion looked for ward to by the boys and one that was much enjoyed by all present. Susannah Wesley Bible Class Meets -IXt- Foresters To Assist In Unem ployment Relief District Foresters employed by the State Forest Commission will be available in so far as possible tc unemployment relief committees of South Carolina according to a statment just issued by Horace L. Tilghman of Marion, Chairman ol the State Forest Commission and himself a member of the Marion County Council. The assistance of the Foresters, said Mr. Tilghman, would of necessity be limited to technical advice where relief work contemplated would include shade tree removal and replacement in cities and along highways, general reforestation and the construction of firebreaks when such work was approved by the central committee within the County. With only four District men in the State Mr. Tilghman called at tention to the fact that the work The Susannah Wesley Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. W. O. Graves Friday afternoon of the past week. Mrs. J. L. Caudle. Mrs. E. F. Creighton and Mrs. W. E. Chamberlain were assistant host esses. A short devotional was conducted by h^rs. Wistar Harmon, the subject of which was “The Whole Year for Christ.” A duet was sung by Mrs. A. C. Earnhardt and Miss Kathleen Ab ercrombie. Mrs. J. S. Strom gave an interesting talk on hymn study which course has been adopted by the class for the year’s study. A delightful social hour followed during which games were played and cocol with sandwiches war served. In view of the withdrawal of Mrs C. H. Huguley from our church and class, We, the members of the Susannah Wesley Bible Class do unanimously adopt the following resolutions: Resolved, That we heartily en dorse the action of Mrs. Huguley in placing her membership witlr her husband. Be it further resolved, That th: class record our sincere apprecia tion of her sterling worth, her un tiring zeal, her unwavering fidelity to every interest of the class and the church, and her deep personal devotion to her Lord and ours. Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mrs. Huguley, a copy be published in the McCormick Messenger, also a copy be recorded in the minutes of Susannah Wesley Bible Class of January, 1933. MRS. J. T. FOOSHE, President. MRS. J.,T. FAULKNER, i ~ r* Secretary. Rev. C. E. Peele, presiding elder of the Greenwood district of Met Methodist Episcopal Church, SoutA. will preach at Plum Branch Sun day, January 22, at 11:00 o’clock: m., and hold quarterly cohferer.rs of the Plum Branch charge whi*;k is composed of Asbuiy, Barr’a. Chapel, Bordeaux and St. Paal Churches. All officials of these churches ets expected to attend and the publir is cordially invited to attend tat public worship services. All win will are invited to join In the bast?* luncheon to be served on thfc church grounds. J. E. STRICKLAND, Pastor. W. M. S. Meets The January .meeting of the UL M. S. of the local Methodist Chnriii met at the parsonage here Monfej afternoon. After a short devotional led by Mrs. A. J. Hendrix, vice-president the Rev. D. W. Kellar gave an In teresting review of the book to be- studied by the society this year, “Christ and the Coming Kingdom.” The following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: President—Mrs. D. W. Kellar. Vice-President—Mrs. A. J. Heiut- rix. Corresponding Secretary— J. T. Fooshe: Recording Secretary—Mrs. J. 3L. Smith. Treasurer—Mrs. J. S. Strom. Social Service Leader—Mrs. Wn- :ar Harmon. Publicity Leader—Mrs. Rutk. Duncan. Agent for “World Outlook”—Mis~ T. J. Price. GREENWOOD, S. C. THURSDAY and FRIDAY January 19th-2Gtb Richard Bathelmess Dorothy Jordan and Bette Davis in “CABIN IN THE COTTON’* SATURDAY, January 21irt Buck Jones in “WHITE EAGLE” would necessarily be limited, but in so far as possible the full co-opera tion of the Commission would be extended to the Committees. MONDAY and TUESDAY January 23rd-24th ALL STAR CAST in “IF I HAD A MILLION" WEDNESDAY, January 25th Carole Lombard in “NO MORE ORCHIDS” THURSDAY and FRIDAY January 27th-28th Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper i in “A FAREWELL TO ARMS”