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*ige Two UeCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, November 29, 1934 UeCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Tbursdmy Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. MeCRACKEN, Editor and Owner filtered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months.50 Plum Branch School News The National Exchange Bank Of Augusta IS ONE OF THE OLDEST FINAN CIAL LANDMARKS OF THIS SECTION The regular chapel program on Friday afternoon was given by the music pupils of Mrs. E. M. Morgan. The eighth grade held a debate in its extra curriculum period on Thursday. The subject was, “Re solved that it is correct to chew gum in school.” The negative side was declared the winner. Both the 9th and 10th grades gave Thanksgiving programs in their curriculum periods. The 10th grade held a class meet ing on Friday and decided to> give a weiner roast on the night of De cember 7th. The Plum Branch School will dis- fniss school on Wednesday after noon until the following Monday, to allow the students and teachers to enjoy the Thanksgiving holidays. The National Exchange Bank of Augusta is one of the oldest finan cial landmarks of this section. It was organized in 1871, and for the past sixty-three years has grown and kept pace with the ever- changing conditions of agricultural and industrial development. During these sixty-three years this institution has never failed to meet the demands of the people, and as the demands for credit and other banking facilities increase it stands ready to meet your full re quirements. In order to meet these^ require ments and give this section the banking facilities that it needs, they joined forces with the oldest Trust Company in Georgia, and through their affiliations it has become a great banking, group, giv ing the Southeast every banking service required by the people. This Bank will welcome your business, and give your credit re quirements every consideration. Read the bank’s advertisement elsewhere in this issue of The Mes senger. txt White’s Greatest Christmas Dollar Day crowds that will throng White’s in this sale. With Christmas less than a month off, it will be welcome news that gift items are largely featured in the big Dollar Day program, and thousands of toys are offered at the attractive price of $1 each. Every purchase carries White’s positive guarantee of satisfaction or your money back. AAA Cotton Payments Pass Four Millions The J. B. White & Company store in Augusta, long famous for its big Dollar Day sales, is advertising in this issue of The Messenger a Christmas Dollar Day sale for Sat urday, December 1st, in which they plan to eclipse in every way any previous sale of the kind at their store. It is interesting to know that White’s has engaged many extra salespeople for this great sale. I^iese salespeople are familiar with the methods bnd stocks of -the J. B. White store, as they have assist ed on many previous occasions, and can reader expert service on this very 1 ' busy day. Extra wrappers and cashiers will ’ also be On duty to facilitate serving the huge CLEMSON COLLEGE, Nov. 24.— Cotton payments for 1934 made to South Carolina farmers who signed acreage reduction contracts have totaled $4,332,563.48 through No vember 13, according to figures re ceived here from C. A. Cobb, chief of the cotton production section. Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration. The first payment, including checks sent out from Washington November 12, totaled $2,611,712.21. in a total of *15,856 checks. Second payment checks number ing 51,816 have so far been sent to South Carolina farmers, the total amount of these to date being $1,- 720,351.27. Payments will continue to reach the co-operating farmers as promptly as they can be handled through. AAA headquarters in Washington until the big job is completed. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, IS THE DAY The most tremendously planned one-day sale in the store’s annual program - v* Bankhead Cotton Act Vote Chi December 14 CLEMSON COLLEGE. Nov. 26.— The referendum on whether the Bankhead Cotton Control Act shall be continued into the 1935 season will be held throughout the dot- ton Belt on Friday, December 14, 1934, between 9 a. m. and 5 p. m., according to information from the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis- ifation, to D. W. Watkins, acting director of the Extension Service, who states that printed ballots and regulations governing the refer endum are now being sent to coun ty farm agents. The voting will be upon the ques- Literally thousands of wonderful dollar bargains, and hundreds of special sale items at more and less than one dollar. Augusta’s Great Gift-Buying Event! You Are Invited Augusta, Georgia. tion: “Are you in favor of continuing the Bankhead Act for next year (June 1, 1935, to May 31, 1936)?’’ A footnote to the question ex plains that “continuance of the Bankhead Act means that a tax will continue to be levied on the ginning of cotton in excess of the allotment made to meet the prob able market requirements.” Eligible voters, as defined in the Act, are those “persons who have the legal or equitable right as bwn- er; tenant, share-cropper,'or other wise to produce cotton on any ^cot ton farm, or part thereof, in’ th£ United States for the crop year 1935-36.” The referendum is provided for in the Bankhead Act, which speci fies that it will be continued in ef fect for the crop year 1935-36, if the President finds and proclaims that the economic emergency in cotton production and marketing will continue to exist so the appli cation of the Act with respect to the crop year 1935-36 is iihperative in order to carry out the declared policy of the' Act. txt W. M. S. Of Baptist Chureh Elects Officers T - - tents - 'j** Adequate? A S previously stated we are not a competitor of your local bank, but if your business requires ad ditional credit you need not suffer because of inade quate financing, no matter what your needs may be so long as the loan application meets the requirements of good banking. We have ready cash for Agricultural and Commodity Loans, Acceptances, Collateral, Commercial and Per sonal Loans; Loans under the Government Cotton plan, and the National Housing plan for remodeling and any other type of loan that can be handled by a Commer cial Bank. Our bank is always .ready to consider applications for sound loans. “The Barretts Of Wimpole Street” A Smash Success If you wish to see? tfhat will Un doubtedly be chosen one of the ten best pictures of thd year, hurry to the Abbeville Opera HOUse ^MOn- and Tuesday and relax la the lav ender and old lace iif II i of Wimpole 'Street.*^ wyn-Mayer’s new film Norma Shearer. ■' The'WMj.a.of tteJoEai Bantist 11,6 csst inoludes some of the •meJW.-WSMf thMocal Baptist^ gfeaS , st names 0( fiimdonv beaded church met at the church Wednes-. b three wtaners of'lSwSton day afternoon of last week with the president, Mrs. G. C. Patterson, presiding. Plans were discussed and com pleted for the December week of prayer services and officers elected for the coming year as follows: President, Mrs. G. C. Patterson; vice president, Mrs. Bertha Harris; secretary, Mrs. J. S. Dukes; treas urer, Mrs. W. S. Arrington; Sun beam leader, Mrs. J. L. Bradley and Mrs. Leon Traylor; G. A. leader, Mrs. J. P. Rush; R. A. leader, Mrs. E. L. Rogers; Y. W. A. leader,-Mrs. W. M. Talbert. “Clasping Hands with our South ern Neighbors” was the subject of the program with Mrs. C. C. Mor gan in charge and the following taking part: Mrs. W. J. Connor, Mrs. J. F. Mattison, Mrs. James Keown, Mrs. J. S. Dukes and Mrs. J. E. Bell. txt Civil Service Examinations \ Academy Awa trard: Nonna March- <tmd Picture Sheared Hjnn Charles Laughton. The romantic team’s beautiful presentation of an idyllic love story is all the more accentuated by the diabolical'char- acter Charles Laughton makes of the elder Barrett. » Miss Shearer Charms Never was Miss Shearer more beautiful or charming, nor March more ardent, nor Laughton more fascinating!'/ Laughton. The Im porting p ayers hold their 6Wn, even with these experts of dmna- turgy. The/ are Maureen O’Sulli van, Ralph Forbes, Una O’Coimor, Katharine Alexander, Marion Clay ton, Leo Carroll, Ian Wolfe and Ferdinand Munier—each excellent in his part. / Of Sidney Franklin’s direction, no more can be said than that it surpasses even “Smilin’ Through” and “The Guardsman.” Remember this \ picture shown at the Abbeville House Monday and Tuesday, De cember 3rd and 4th. The National Exchange Bank OF AUGUSTA AUGUSTA, GEORGIA a 0 0 D B ANK SINCE 1871 The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations as fol lows: , Senior social economist, $4,600, social economist, $3,800, associate social economist, $3,200, assistant ^ 1111 9 -L^d CIIll social economist, $2,600 a year,! Children’s Bureau, Department of Labor. Closing date, December 13, Or**, Moore, ioyefr star of the 1934 The salaries named are subject ™„ d ‘ 0 ™ guest „ artlst 0f /^ to a deduction of not to exceed 5 ^ ord Sunday Evening Hour on Sun- cent during the fiscal year day ' Decembe '- 2- The program, Grace Moore To Be On Ford Air Prou^Jmi 2 he opera, stage, motion pictures and per day, December 2. The ending June 30, 1935, as a measure ™ hic i? P re sents the music of of economy, and also to a deduc- ‘ he Pord Phony Orchestra and tion of 3 1-2 per cent toward a re- 10t t as | un er the direction of Vic- tirement annuity. Z«Z Ln £ r ? ad f st fr0m °T' All States except Iowa, Vermont, j ( h t , Hal1 ’ D ® trolt > over a coast- Virginia, Maryland, and the Dis- to-coast network of the Columbia trict of Columbia have received B , r ° ad ^ a !, tlng System, from 8 to 9 less than their quota of appoint- 0 c oc > Ea stern Standard Time. ments in the apportioned depart- In choosing Miss Moore as the mental service in Washington. O. C. ^th guest star of the radio series. Full information may be obtain-, the Pord Su h nday Ev enng Hour pays ed from the Secretary of the Unit- another tr *‘> ute ‘o Purely American ed States Civil Service Board 0 f i ““ ent - _ “ lss Moore is American Examiners at the post office or|^™ a "d bred, and with the ex customhouse in any city which has. « e P‘* on ^ “ nl y 0 <»e year of fore gn a post office of the first or the sec- s ldy ' *\ as received all her training ond class, or from the United a "^ achl « ye h all her success on this States Civil Service Commission, he Atlantic, Washington. D. C. ____ ! COUGHS Don’t let them get a strangle hold. Fight them quickly. Creomulsion combmea 7 helps in one. Powerful but harmless. Plteasant to take. No narcotics. Your own druggist is authorized to refund your money on the spot if your cough or cold ia not relieved by Creomulsion. (adv.) i Liquid - Tablets ‘ Salve - Nose Drops Checks COLDS and FEVER first day headaches in 3a minutes