Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mrsday, January 10, 193S McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA GALLANT-BELK COMPANY’S Annual January White Goods Sale VALUES TO SAVE YOU MONEY AND REMEMBER GALLANT-BELK CO. Home Of Better Values 81x99 Cannon Fine Muslin Sheets 98c 81x99 Rowan Sheets, Made by Cannon 81x99 Belk’s 4-year Guarantee Sheets 79c Large Heavy Turkish Bath Towel, Former Price, 48c and 39c Good Turkish Towel 10c Good Turkish Towel 15 c Yard Wide Outing, Yard ./ 2 10c 66x80 and 70x80 Part Wool Blankets $1.48 GREENWOOD'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANY THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD. S. G 3E accessories of the. same shade. Mrs. # Young is the attractive daughter of Mrs. Janie Butler and the late Mr. James Wesley Butler oi McCormick. She was educated at De la Howe and since her gradua tion has been a valued employee at i H. Drucker’s Department Store here. Mr. Young, a progressive farmer, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Young of Troy, where he and his bride will make their home. /T W alker-Maddox vivan Mrs. J. J. Dorn, Miss Mabel Dorn, Miss Julia Brown, Mrs. Wessie Sturkey Hitt, : Miss Elizabeth Johnston, and Miss Mary Remsen were visitors in Florida during the holidays. er, Mr. E. F. LaGroon, of Pleasant Lane. ' ’ Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Smith and children were recent visitors in jMillen, Ga. After spending two weeks with homefolks near town. Mr. H. S. Xjr ^ T ^ k * ^ • LaGroon and family have returned Mrs. E. L. Couc o Gr niteville is M rs N c Nave of Elizabeth ton, to their home in Waycross, Ga.; I spen ^ ln B th ‘ 3 week,here with her Tenn „ ls here on a vislt to her where Mr. LaGroon is connected dau sht e r. Mis. A. C. amhardt. mother, Mrs. Lucy Ludwick. with the Citizens Ice Co. of Way cross. Miss Bessie Keller has returned from a visit to Mrs. W. C. Zeigler at Blackville. Rev. Joseph S. Dukes, Jr., ar rived here Sunday for a week’s visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dukes. This is his third year at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Earnhardt had as guests here last week his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.’o. Earn hardt, and two sisters, Misses Ruth and Louise Earnhardt, of Concord, N. C. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Huguley last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rankin and sons, Billy and Eugene, of Anderson: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Huguley and son, Ellis, of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Morgan and son, Charles, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Huguley. Mr. and Mrs. Knox Getsinger of Greenwood were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Parks here Sunday. Mr. Bob Miller returned to his home in Cleveland, Ohio, last week,' after spending with friends. Mrs. A. B. Andrews and Mrs. J. C. Boyd left yesterday for Lees burg, Fla., to see an uncle, Mr. J. A. Boyd, who has been critically ill for some time. several days here Butler—Y oung Mrs. Joseph Murray is visiting i i relatives in Columbia this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dacus McCain spent several days recently in Columbia and Durham, N. C., with relatives. Mrs. J. E. Britt is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harold Reeves, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Fooshe and family, Mrs. Dora Reynolds; Mr. and Mrs. J. K. White and daughter, Miss Valerie White; Senator and Mr. Charles Moore has returned to Newberry, after spending a couple of weeks here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Moore. Miss Louise Walker of Anniston, Ala., spent last week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Walker. Of interest to their many friends is the announcement of the mar riage of Miss Mazie Lillian Butler and Mr. James Cowan Young, which was solemnized in the chapel at the De la Howe State School near here, Thursday afternoon, De cember 27, at 5:30 o’clock. The Rev. E. F. Gettys performed the ceremony in the presence of a gathering of relatives and friends. The bride and groom entered alone and were met by Rev. Get- Parties For Mr. And Mrs. Geddings tys at the improvised altar form PLUM BRANCH, Jan. 5.—On Monday night, December 24th, Groon and family of Waycross,' poinsettias. I Misses Annie Lou Lankford and Ga., and Mrs. Anna Seigler spent j The bride was unusually pretty Cornelia Winn entertained in the Sunday with Mr. LaGroon’s broth- in a brown wool swagger suit with home of the former for Miss Helen Mr. and Mrs. D. T. LaGroon andjed by a mass of Christmas greens two daughters and Mr. H. S. La-^ and potted plants interspersed with Coming as a surprise to their many friends in this state and Georgia was .the marriage of Miss Susan Evelyn Walker and Mr. Ray Clarence Maddox of Lincolnton, Georgia, January 1st, in Green wood, in the presence of a few intimate friends. Mrs. Maddox is the eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Walker of McCormick and has lived here all of her life. She graduated from McCormick High School in the class of ’34, and is a member of Re publican Methodist Church and has been an active worker in the church and Sunday school, and also in 4-H Club work. Mr. Maddox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Maddox of Lincoln ton, Georgia, and is a graduate of Lincolnton High School in the class of ’33. Mr. and Mrs. Maddox will make their home in New Brighton, Penn., where he has a position. x———— Miner-Geddings PLUM BRANCH, Jan. 5.—A love ly home wedding characterized by its beauty and simplicity was that of Miss Helen Miner to Cecil C. Geddings of Paxville, which was solemnized In the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Miner, on Thursday, December 27th. The impressive ring cere mony was performed by the bride’s pastor, Rev. O. L. Orr, of Plum Branch. The nuptial vows were spoken before an improvised altar of | palms, Southern smilax and ferns, interspersed with stately cande labra holding cathedral tapers. Leonard Miner, brother of the bride, was the only usher and en tered immediately before the ceremony to light the Randles. Miss Evelyn Blackwell of Laur ens, maid of honor, wore a becom ing suit of tan and a shoulder corsage of pink rosebuds. Her ac cessories were brown. The bride entered with her fa ther, Mr. W. R. Miner, who gave her in marriage. They were met at the altar: by the groom and his brother, Fi^endly S. beddings, of Paxville, who was his best man. petite brunette, the bride was lovely in an advanced spring suit of turquoise blue flannel with plat inum fox trim. With this she wore a close fitting navy turban with a brief veil, and matching navy ac cessories. . Mrs. Geddings is the only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Miner. She is a graduate, of Winthrop Col lege and is now teaching in Pax ville. An unusual charm of man ner, and friendly nature have en deared her to countless friends here who regret that her marriage will take her elsewhere to make her home. Mr. Geddings is the son of Mrs. Henrietta R. Geddings of Paxville. He received his education at the University of South Carolina. Immediately after the ceremony the happy young couple left for a short bridal trip and on their re turn will make their home in Pax ville where Mr. Geddings has re sponsible farming interests. Among the out-of-town guests on this occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Waters Koon, Saluda; Mrs. Jesse Walkins, Mrs. Henry Miner, Au gusta; Mrs. Jim Blackwell and Miss Evelyn Blackwell, Laurens; Mr. I. C. Campbell, Clio; Miss Ellie Lou Reynolds, Augusta; Mrs. James Keown, McCormick; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bowen, Miami, Fla.; Miss Louise Langley, Winterville, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Logue, and Miss Anna Logue, Edgefield; Messrs. Cecil C. Kirven and Ralph Stone, Pinewood; Friendly S. Ged dings, Paxville. ——x Page ThrBb HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. Friday, January 11th, 7 p. m. and 8:40 p. m. Saturday, January 12th, 7 p. m. and 8:40 p. m. Pat” Paterson, Lew Ayres, Peggy Fears, Reginald Denny and Alan Dinehart in “LOTTERY LOVER” Also 'Two Reel Comedy “HELLO SAILOR” Monday, January 14th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. Tuesday, January 15th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m. Joe Morrison, Helen Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel, Arline Judge and Gail Patrick • in “ONE HOUR LATE” ■' ; Also Paramount Headliner “RHYTHM ON THE ROOF” (Anson Weeks and Orchestra) * and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS COMING—“College Rhythm” ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; ' 1 Children 12 te 15,15 cents* MULES AND BROOD MARES Just received second shipment of good, sound, young, fat Tennessee mules and brood mares. Each one priced as cheap as the market permits and guar anteed to be sound and to work well. Come and inspect them before buying elsewhere. I will try, as have in the past, to serve the farmers with their livestock needs, satisfactorily and will sure ly appreciate your business. ■ 1 . ~ \ \ D. P. McCAIN McCormick, S. C. HI iS Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things in measuring the worth of a funeral director, and should be borne in mind when you have occasion to choose one DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE and there is no additional charge for service out of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. Miner, whose marriage took place hour when the guests were invited December 27th to Mr. Cecil C. Ged- into another room to see the many dings of Paxville. Bridge and danc- beautiful and useful gifts presented ing were enjoyed until a late hour, the young couple. An attractive A lovely three piece madeira linen and delicious salad course with set was presented to the honoree. coffee was served by the hostesses. A tempting salad course was serv- on Saturday morning at ten ed to about twenty-five guests. 0 , clock Mlsses Louise and prances On Friday night, December 28th, Langley were hostesses to a most Miss Louise Bracknell and Mrs. W. att;ractlve break(ast glven {or Mr M. Freeland entertained with a a nd Mrs. Cecil C. Geddings. Covers miscellaneous shower in the home of Mrs. Freeland, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Geddings. Interest ing games were enjoyed until a late were laid for ten who enjoyed a delicious three course service. Af ter breakfast several progressions of bridge were played.