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TRUK TO OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-Second Year Established June S, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C. Thursday, December 21, 1933 Four Pages Number 27 Santa Qans And Christmas Tree Here Toinorrow The town of McConrjfck. and the American Legion Auxiliary invite you to a community Chtistmas tree Priday afternoon at 5 o'clock on Main Street. ' ' il Everyone is asked to .loin in the Christmas carol singing led by Mrs. D. W. Keller and a gro ip of young folk. ' 1 Santa Claus is exported to ar rive on the square PALS!! By Albert T. Reid talk to all the little dhUdren. Be sure to meet him there] ;re he will He expects to remain in town through Satur day and will appear at {the follow ing stores: M. G. and J. J. Dorn] Inc., * J. R. Corley, J. W; Jennings, D. C. Talbert, * Browns' Inc., A. H. Faulkner, J. L. Smith’s Meat Standard Service S mi’s Furniture S & Karry, 'H. Drucker, M. L. Gibert, Huguley’s Store, Stroms’ Drug Store, Smith’s 5 and 10c. Stfore, Dixie Store, City Market, >J. A. Hamilton, , T. C. Faulkner, j Patterson Clothing Cfl>., Sanitary Cafe, White Hardware, •, D. M. Bullock, J. T. Martin, Marsh Dry Cleaners,, Arrington Bhoe Shopj McCormick Messengef:. :X Modoc Nraws Well, we are having weather here in Decemlber. Miss Daisy Jones has her home in Augusta, a weeks’ stay here with lie and Lucv Bussey. - Mr. and * Mrs. J. spent Sunday and relatives and friends Messrs. Carrol . -rW j m j / w ■ ■ ■■■ • « a, Jf m y ,4 tf % * Ci •A \ real spring * \1 r ; V J IV ' ^r; returned to ter a three Rosa- •. V y*;i£u. ?' >v McDaniel jnday with Augusta. . Ray and kiddie Key m Saturday Mr. were visitors evening. Mr. Charlie Bussey with relatives and fri field Mr. and Mrs. H. W Mrs. G. C. McDaniel SUnday evening to, Mr. A. P. Douglas Sunday Gening to Clem. The many friends Stone w!!l regret to ' very in unis weex. Mrs. Mamie daughters, Misses Je cille, wer;e visitors here Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Bussey. Mr- Carrol Bussey, accompanied by Miss Lucy Bussey, visited in Mc Cormick Tuesday evening.* Mr. Tom Belle Bussey was a week • * 0 * k _ m *_ m . it Sunday Ids at Edge- Bailey and rere visitors P. Bailey, the guest William Mr. T. J. ■that he is iel and itt and Lu- Teachers Home For Christmas Holidays * » ' * j». » Tt*£ichers arriving this week fronj kheir schools to spend the Christ- tmfs*holidays at their homes in and near town are: Miss~Lucy Brown, Plum Branch. Miss.Mary Quarles, Ellenton. Miss Marion Sturkey, Lockhart. Miss Irene Britt, Moncks Comer. Miss Laura LeRoy, Clover. Miss Louise Langley, Clover. Miss Helen Miner, Meeting Street. &Iiss Mabel Dorn, Edgefield. yMiss Mary Remsen, Robinson’s. The Rehoboth Sunbeams held their December, meeting Sunday. They sang several Christmas longs,* "TL T o i ^ and elected a new secretary, Ray-! tIst Sun day School,, was The Christmas pageant, “The Bethlehem Inn”, given by the Bap- a great 'ollcge Students Home For Holidays j t Cn’^oofo y;f $ ojr-ivtng this week to spend the Christmas holi days at their homes in and near town are: Winthrop College, Rock Hill— Miss Selma Walker, Miss Helen Talbert, Miss Elsie Langley, Miss Mildred Britt, Miss Katharine Keller, Miss Sara Schumpert, Miss Martha Lang. University of S. C., Columbia— Miss Maude Dowtin, Mr. Mark Dowtin, Mr. J. P. Sullivan, t Mr. Roy Callison, Mr. James Willis, Mr. James King, Miss Eva Coleman, Mr. Jack Coleman, Miss Bettye Workman. Clemson College, Clemson— Mr. Billie Britt, Mr. Welbourne Schumpert, Mr. Milton Walker, Mr. Archie Langley. The Citadel, Charleston— Mr. Jim-Murray, Mr. Lorenza Sturkey. Furman University, Greenville— Mr. James Dorn. Lander College, Greenwood— Miss Eula Caudle, Miss Frances Strom, Miss Alice Lee Wells, Miss Sara Bracknell. Limestone College, Gaffney— Miss Nylena'Strom. Business University, Bowling Green, Ky— Miss Catherine Brown. Newberry College, Newberry— Miss Eugenia Langley. — x Beauty Contest Here December 29th A beauty contest will be held at the high school auditorium Friday December 29 f 'h, under the auspices of the Woman's Bible Class of the Methodist Church. Winners of the titles pf Miss Mc Cormick and Miss McCormick County will be selected. Anyone wishing to sponsor a contestant will please see Mrs. D. W. Keller. Below is a nartial list of contest ants entered by the following firms and friends. More will appear in nex|t week’s paper: / Miss Martha Lang—J. B. Harmon & Co. Miss Kathrine Brown—M. L. Gi bert. Miss Eula Caudle—J. S. Strom Furniture Store. Miss Katharine Keller—J.R. Cor ley. Miss Mabel Dorn—a friend. Miss Helen Brown—Gulf Service Station. Miss Alma Faulkner—a friend. Miss Virginia Strom—a friend. -txx- Mt. Carmel News mend Morgan; TC-aected Mlss' Mfl- success. Each member of the cast dred Gilchrist, president. put himself into the pageant so The dime shower for Miss Carri6 we n that the story seemed quite Bell Freeland and Mrs. Sudie Miner i * * * “ Miss Eloise Corley, Norway. Miss Marion Dorn, Rock Hill. Miss Nell Dowtin, Greenville. Miss.Lucille Caudle, Smythe, Miss Birdie Walker, High Point, N. C. endvtaitor her? CThls mother, Mr£ [ np ^* r ' JameS Bradley ' Moncks Cor - •** rvi v, * I Her. spent a etra- fcdves in Au- T. T. Bussey. Mrs. M. M. Marftfoidl pie Of days ' momg rel gusto last week. Miss Mamie Rena Bussey and Mies FVonie Kate Key were the •2R^s Sunday- evening to Misses “»lle Bussey. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. . Wishes All a Merry Christ- mas artd a Hapyy New Year! THURSDAY. DEC. 21st GARY CfoPER FAY W1AY In “One Sunday ifternoon” FRIDAY, DEJ. 22nd rxIVE BK>OK ALISON SKEWORTH GEORGE lAFT HELEN VISON J" “MIDNIGHT !LUB” SATURDAY, Dv- 23rd £ DUKE JOHN WAYNE a “The MAN from M^TEREY’ LOOT-’ special ^DNIGHT *11''"* SUNDAYGGHT, DFC. 24th at T :01 We Are Sho ag AL JOLSQ In “Hallelujah, i^, bum’ MON., TUBS. DEC. h. 26th The Smash Musj Hit “Moonlight With and > ze,s Cast recn. Stage and RzAU WEDNESDAY, DEci Only CHARLES B] JUDITH in “THIS DAY IE’ Shows 3:15;, 7:15; »’clock Miss Ruby Abercrombie, Saluda. Miss Josie Talbert, Batesburg. Mi. Luther Andrews, Statesville, N. C. ~ Miss Marjorie Keller, Iva, Mr. Frank Corley, Parksville- Modoc. Mr. Arthur Bradley, Bamberg. Mr. Luther Drennan, Pine wood. Mr. Wallace Talbert, Clio. Miss Lois Dowtin, Charlotte, N. C. Miss Sallie Quarles, Matthews, N. C Miss Harriett Sturkey, Johnston. Miss Rebecca Stallworth, Seneca, Miss Carrie Mayson, Sullivan’s. Miss Mary Martin, Congers, N. Y. Mr. D. L. Wideman, Osierfield, Ga. \ McCormick School Faculty On Vacation Out-of-town members of McCor mick school faculty who have gone to spend the Christmas holidays at their homes are: Miss Grace Reid, Richburg, Miss Elizabeth Johnson, Elko, Miss Catherine Wright, Johnston, Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, Lugoff, Miss Ann Harris, Belton, Miss Edna Loskoski, Anderson, Miss Lucille Miller, Greenwood. Members spending the holidays at their homes here are: Miss Margaret Patterson, Miss Martha Bell, Miss Julia Brown, Miss Edna Duncan, Miss Helen Brown, Mrs. C. H. Fooshe, Mr. E. A. Rushton, Mr. W. R. Watson. has given them lots of pleasure. Each dime has been gratefully re ceived. The ones tfho contributed from the greatest distance were Mrs. Nelson of Winnepeg, Canada, and Mr. Charlie Burkhalter of Chi cago. Both of them- have once been residents of South Carolina. The W. M. S. met with Mrs. E. M. Morgan Supday p. m. Mrs. J. P. Talbert led N the program, several readings, prayers, and Christmas songs completed the program. If Mrs. P. P. Doolittle is physically able to have the meeting in Janu ary it will meet with her, other wise will meet with Mrs. J. P. Tal bert, the president. Rehoboth was well represented at Plum Branch Sunday night. The school auditorium was packed. It was one of the best plays of the kind I ever saw. The characters were selected with great skill and each one carried out their part well. It was a beautiful and whole some entertainment. From the splendid attention, each heart must have carried back to the first Christmas. The decorations were beautiful, so like the days of Christ. The occasion was just as solemn as it was beautiful, with the walled city, the well, and tired travelers coming for water. May we each go back to Bethlehem and the babv ^ns make un if possible all our failures to Him, in better Christian lives. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Augusta were spend-the-day guests Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Traylor re cently. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Traylor and Mrs. Sudie Stone called to see Miss Carrie Bell Freeland one p. m. re cently . Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Garnett of Greenville were spend - the - day guests of Mrs. Sudie Stone a couple of Sundays ago. real. The pageant,, which was made very effective by means of its scenery, costumes, and sincerity of cast, brought home to each of the large number present the real meaning of Christmas. The Metljrfhst W. M. S. met last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. L. Langley. N The Baptist W. M. S. met last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Eugene. Crawford. Rev. J. E. Strickland has been visiting his father at Smoak, S. C. Mr. Strickland will make his home at Saluda, S. C., where he moved Monday morning. We will miss him a great deal. Miss Alice Faulkner of Plum Branch and Mr. Wilbur White of White Town were married recently. They will make their present home at the home of the groom’s par ents. Among those home for the Christmas holidays are Misses Sara Bracknell and Alice Lee Wells from Lander College, Greenwood, and Miss Eugenia Langley from New berry College. Much interest is still being shown in the Plum Branch Bridge Club. Our last meeting was held with Miss Amelia Wideman and Mrs. G. E. Langley, at the home of the latter. Miss Irene Langley made the highest score. A delicious salad course was served. Friday afternoon the Washing ton High School girls played the Plum Branch girls in a very inter esting basketball game. Again, the right spirit of the game was well remembered by both teams. The score at the close of the game was 32 to 19 in favor of Plum Branch. While the girls’ basketball game Death Of Mr. Dacus Brown Strom Culbreath ; was in progress, the boys decided , that they would like haye & game, too. By including Mr. Frank Corley in the Washington team, and Mr. Garvice L. Taylor in the Plum Branch team, they, too, en joyed a game of basketball. This game also was won by the Plum Branch team. x Cotton Option Contracts Ready For Delivery and children and Mr. W. P. Cul breath were guests of Mr. and Mrs A. M. Trayjor last Sunday. Mr. Lewis Winn has been on the sick list, but is better now x— Death Of Mr. Henry Wideman "T " Funeral services for Mr. Henry Wideman. 64. who died at his home in the Buffalo community at 5 o’clock Sunday morning following a short illness, were conducted at 12 o’clock Monday by the Rev. D. W. Keller, pastor of the McCor Fdneral services for Mr. Dacus Brown. 24, who died suddenly about 11 o’clock Saturday night at his home in the Red Hill section, were conducted at Parksville Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock by the Rev. O. L. Orr, pas tor, and interment made in the church cemetery. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife and two small children; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown, of Parksville, and six sis ters and two brothers, as follows: Mrs. Ernest Quarles, of Edgefield, Mrs. Marvin White, of Parksville, Mrs. Ward Robertson, of Parksville, Mrs. Allen Mallett, of Augusta, Ga., Mrs. Dave Jennings, of Parksville, Miss Alice Brown, of Parksville, Mr. W. L. Brown, of McCormick, and Mr. James Brown, of Parksville. G. P. McCain, funeral director. X Personals Mr. and Mrs. E. F. LaGroon and son, Mr. Clarence LaGroon, of Pleasant Lane, were visitprs in the home of the former’s brother, Mr. D. T. LaGroon, near town, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gilbert and little daughter, Mary % Frances, of Pendergrass, Ga., are spending Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Talbert, at Sandover. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all McCormick County. We want to thank our highly es-. teemed editor for his kindness to us and his patience with us during the year. We hope for him and his, also the others in the office, that the New Year will bring unlooked for happiness and unbounded prosper ity for all. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of Greenville spent Sabbath here with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Curtis. Mrs. Cora Lane Smith came down with them and will be here for the holidays. Her many friends are happy to welcome her home. Sorry to state that Mrs. .Lillian Cason is not- improving as rapidly as we were hoping. Dr. and Mrs. Sam Reid of Mc Cormick (their new home) were making, getting - acquainted calls Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson, Miss es Lura Jean and Virginia Watson 1 spent last Saturday in Augusta."**** Mr. Bradley Morrah of Greenville was a recent visitor here. Miss Lily Miller was a guest of Misses Susie and Florence Patter-, son Sabbath. Dr. and Mrs. Sam Reid were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson. Dr. Reid filled his appoint ment in the A. R. P. Church Sab bath morning. Mrs, Cecil Gilliam, Miss Sara Curtis, Laurence Hester, Jr., and others were Calhoun Falls visitors Thursday evening. Miss Juanita Curtis spent the past week-end here. Mr. Francis Dean has accepted a position in McCormick and will be gin his duties at once. Mrs. W. A. Scott and Miss Gladys Scott were Anderson visitors one day last week: Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Misses Juani ta and Sara Curtis, Mary Harda way and Gladys Scott were shop ping in Greenville Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney and Mrs. Carrie Connor were shop ping in Anderson Saturday. Mr. W. W. Medlock of the White ! Town section was a business visitor J here Monday. Miss Mary Alice McCain, a stu dent in the school of nursing at Duke University, is at home spend ing the Christmas holidays. Messrs. Osie and W. B. Nickles of Hodges were business visitors here Monday. Mr. Wm. R. Watson, superintend- 'ent of McCormick Public Schools, left this morning for the Green wood Hospital to undergo an ope ration for appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Talbert and daughter, Miss Miriam, of Augusta, spent the week-end with relatives here. GREENWOOD, S. C. THURS., FRI., DEC. 21st, 22nd SPENCER TRACY CLAIRE TREVOR in “THE MAD GAME” SATURDAY, DEC. 23rd GEORGE O BRIEN EL BRENDEL in Zane Grey’s , THE LAST TRAIL” County Agent E. L. Rogers an- w.. iviuv^ui- nounces that cotton option con- mick Methodist Church, and inter- tracts ate now in his office ready ment made in the Wideman ceme- 1 for delivery. These options cannot tery. be mailed and it is necessary that Mr. Wideman is survived by his the producer call in person at his wife; one brother. Mr. Ed. Wide- office and sign receipt for contract. The Messenger will take only one day for Christmas, the office to be closed for the day Monday. The of fice will be open again Tuesday morning when work will be started on the issue of the paper for De cember 28th. Here’s wishing one and all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. SATURDAY NIGHT, DEC. 23 at 10:45 WARNER BAXTER MYRNA LOY in “PENTHOUSE” MIDNIGHT show SUNDAY, DEC. 24th, at 12:01 LILIAN HARVEY JOHN BOLES EL BRENDEL in “MY LIPS BETRAY” NOTICE an i 1 /5 )ur sis ~ When interested’ parties are Schoo, closed "yesterday for the : Mrs! “am gence, mIL part^ holidays tind will open again on an< ? Emily Wideman, of come with the producer or else January 8, J934. i i a send a written order to release the ■ -■ v- G. P. McCain, funeral director. 1 options. ^ The Dorn Banking Company will pay par for 1934 State Teachers’ Notes. The Dorn Banking Co. McCormick, S. C. MON., TUBS., DEC. 25th, 26th ALICE BRADY JACKIE COOPER JIMMY DURANTE MADGE EVANS in “Broadway to Hollywood” WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27th “GOOD COMPANIONS”