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TSUI TO OUBSELVIS. OUB NEIGHBORS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1935
Four Pages
Number 37
Kehoboth News
The many friends of Miss Marie
Gilchrist will learn with interest
that she is fast improving, after
an appendix operation in Anderson
last week. She was able to leave
for home Saturday and stood the
ride home f ine.
The. following are on the sick list
this week in this section: Mrs. Roy
Ridlehoover and Miss A. L. Morgan.
Many have severe colds.
Many from here attended the
funeral of Mr. W. H. Parks at
Parksvffle Saturday morning and
the funeral of Mr. Jim Willis at
Plum Branch Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Edward Gilchrist left Sunday
to accept a position as mail carrier
from Augusta to Sandersville.
The W. M. S. completed a lovely
patch work quilt for Mrs. Bessie
• Seigler who lost her home by fire.
The quilt was made by a pattern
Mrs. Carrie Strom used in her last
quilt work. She was a former W.
M. S. president.
The H. D. Club will hold a quilt
ing at the heme of Mrs. J. E. Winn
next Wednesday.
Mrs. T. B. Culbreath is improv
ing after an attack of “flu.” Her
daughter,. Mrs. G. H. Byrd, of
Greenwood, visited her last week
end. .• -
Miss A. Lr. Morgan had the pleas
ure of having as her guests Sunday
afternoon Rev. and Mrs. C. W.
Brockwell, Mrs. H. M. Freeland and
daughters, Hugh Margaret and
Cornelia; Mrs. L. W. Ridlehoover
from Plum Branch Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Ethari White and children
and Mrs. H. M. Freeland and chil
dren were calling in this section
last Sunday.
MrS. J. P. Talbert spent several
days this week in Greenwood with
her mother who is quite ill; her
husband and children motored to
Greenwood for h^r Sunday.
^fcfrs. E. M. Morgan attended the
birthday party of little Miss Caro-
13m Rice, at her home in Plum
Branch Saturday. She is the eight
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
JSdttdn Rice. The home, was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion in
Valentine colors. After several
gajnes, contests and hunt, the hap
py iittle folks enjoyed delicious
refreshments, after which the
guests turned their faces home
ward, wishing her many happy re
turns.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Freeland have
been with their sister several days,
Mrs. W. H. Parks, in her bereave
ment. Miss Maggie Lou Parks is
holding up fine, considering her ill
ness.
W. H. Parks
Claimed By Death
Wade Hampton Parks, 58, one of
the most highly esteemed citizens
of this county, died at a hospital in
Columbia last Thursday afternoon
at two-thirty o’clock after an ill
ness of several weeks. Mr. Parks
was a native of this county and re
sided near Plum Branch. He was
the son of the late W. R. Parks and
Mrs. Frances Stone Parks of Parks-
vflle, members of well established
and prominent families of this sec
tion.
Mr, Parks had the distinction of
being McCormick County’s first
treasurer, serving in this capacity
from the formation of the County
in 1916 until he voluntarily retired
in 1927. In 1929 he again entered
politics and was elected County Su
perintendent of Education which
office he held until 1933. Mr. Parks
was always interested in the civic
and religious life of his community
and had for a number of years
been serving the Plum Branch
Baptist church as a deacon and
clerk. He was a Mason and a mem
ber of the Woodmen of the World.
In addition to his widow, Mrs.
Fannie Mae Burkhalter Parks, he
is survived by an adopted daughter,
Miss Maggie Lou Winn Parks; four
brothers, W. P. Parks and B. F.
Parks, Parksville; C. A. Parks,
Charlotfe, N. C.; J. G. Parks, Uma
tilla, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. R. J.
Boyd, Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. M. P.
I.ankford and Mrs, R. A. Price
Parksville.
Funeral services .were conducted
at Parksville Baptist Church at 11
o’clock Saturday morning by his
pastor, the Rev. O. L. Orr, assisted
by the Rev. C. Wilbur Brockwell,
pastor of St. Paul Methodist
Church, Plum Branch, and inter
ment made in the Parksville Bap
tist Church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were his neph
ews, W. P. Parks, Jr., R. J. Boyd,
Jr., j. B. Price, M. P. Lankford,
Hajppie Parks, Jr., and John Price.
Honorary pallbearers were Mc
Cormick county officers.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
Plum Branch
School News
J. W. Willis Dies At
Plum Branch Home
Workmen are now busily engaged
in covering the roof of our school
building. The old composition
roof has been torn off and high
quality tin is being used to replace
it.
New plans for conducting extra
curriculum activities have been
made. Six clubs have been formed.
Every student is a member of one
of these clubs.
The clubs with their teachers in
charge are:
Glee Club—Miss Lankford.
Sewing Club—Mrs. Banks.
Story Telling Club—Mrs. Miller.
Literary Club—Miss Huggins.
Athletic Club — Miss Frances
Langley.
Drill Club—Mr. Hughes and Mr.
Taylor.
Each student above the third
grade is required to belong to one
of these clubs and hVs the priv
ilege of joining two clubs.
There have been many students
absent with the fju and bad colds,
but, the situation seems to be get
ting better and it is hoped that
there will soon be the regular at
tendance.
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McCormick Public
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Schools Honor Roll
Funeral services for J. yV- Willis
well known citizen of Plum Branch
were held from the St. Paul Metho
dist church at Plum Branch Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, with his
pastor, the Rev C. Wilbur Brock
well, officiating, assisted by the
Rev. O. L< Orr, pastor of the Plum
Branch Baptist church. Interment
was in the family plot of Plum
Branch cemetery.
Mi. Willis was 58 years old and
had enjoyed good health until
about ten days ago when he. was
stricken with influenza. His death
occurred late Friday night.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Susannah Willis, of Plum Branch,
along with two daughters. Miss
Annie Sue Willis Graves, of McCor
mick and Miss Janie Lee Willis, of
Plum Branch; one son, David Hill
Willis, of Plum Branch; two broth
ers, A. P. Willis and J. T. Willis, of
Plum Branch; three sisters, Mrs. W.
O. Graves, McCormick, Mrs. D. M.
Benfield, York, and Mrs. G. W.
Mitchell, of Greenwood. His wife,
who was Miss Bertha Quarles, died
several years ago.
5. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Declamation Contest
At Washington School
Friday Afternoon
The county declamation contest,
beth high school and grammar
school divisions, will be held Friday,
February 15th, in the auditorium
of the Washington Consolidated
School. The exercises will begin
promptly at one o’clock.
The general topic to be discussed
by the youthful orators is, “The
Educational Conditions and Needs
in South Carolina.”
The public is cordially invited to
attend the contest.
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Mt. Carmel News
FOR THE THIRD SIX-WEEKS
PERIOD, ENDING JANUARY 25
OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE. S. C-
Thu , -sday, February 14th,
Guy Kibbee and Aline
Mac**aHon
in
BIG HEARTED HERBERT’
15th. Only,
and Mary
Friday, February
Warren William
Artor
In
“THE raSF OE THE
HOWLING DOG”
Don’t miss our sho^ Friday
it may be worth £15.00 to
you to be in The Opera House
before 9:00 o’clock.
Saturday. Feb. 16th, Only,
John Wayne
in
“THE TRAIL BEYOND”
Ellison C. Andrews
Dies At Arden, N. C.
Saturday Nieht 10:30,
Elissa Landi and Cary Grant
in
“ENTER MADAME”
Mon -Tues., Feb. 18th-19th,
Bing Crosby and Kitty
Carlisle
in
“HERE IS MY HEART”
Wednesday, Feb. 20th, Only,
Arthur Byron and Janet
Beecher
in
“The President Vanishes”
Thurs.-Fri.rVeb. 21st-22nd,
Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable
and Stepin Fetchit
in
“THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN
Another picture no one
should miss.
Shows—3:15—7:15—9 • 00
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Mr. Ellison* C. Andrews died of
pneumonia at his home at Arden,
N. C., Sunday afternoon, February
10th, after being ill about a week.
He was a World War veteran and
was in France when the armistice
was signed. Mr. Andrews was
nearly 47 years of age, having been
born at Willington April 17, 1888,
the son of the late' Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Andrews, of Willington.
Funeral services were held and
interment made at Asheville, N. C.,
Monday afternoon.
He is survived by his widow, who
before marriage was Miss Willie B j
Foster; two daughters, Eettie Lee •
and Catherine, of Arden, N. C.; |
four brothers," A. E. and W. H. J
Andrews, of Willington, S. C.; Oliver
Anchevys, of Tryon. N. C., and the
^tev. Eddie Andrews, of Cleveland.
Ohio; and three sisters, Mrs. E. N.
Joyner, of Lenoir, N. C.; Miss Marie
Andrews, of Asheville, N. C.. and
Mrs. G. O. Hemminger, of Willing-,
ton, S. C.
Sandy Brandi II. D.
Club Holds Meeting
The Sandy Branch H. D Club
held its January meeting at the
home of Mrs. J. B. Walker. The
following New Year program was j
carried out:
Devotional—Mrs. W. T. Walker, j
“New Year’s Resolutions”—Sara I
Walker. •
A Talk—Mrs. Banks.
Song, “Come All Ye Faithful”—
The Club.
Mrs. Banks gave an interesting
demonstration on culling poultry.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed by the hostess.
We were glad to receive three
new jnembers into the club, Miss tardies. ■ . k
Mildred McNeil, Mrs*. W. R. McNeil' 5. N6t more -than three sickness
and Mrs.'F. W. LaGroon. , ! absences.
FIRST GRADE-
Thelma Chiles,
Billie Freeland,
Carl Henry Strom.*
SECOND GRADE—
Bedola Campbell,
• Helen Fooshe,
Bertha May Harris,
Lilia Belle Rogers.
THIRD GRADE—
Carolyn Hitt,
Marion Knight.
FOURTH GRADE—
Elizabeth Brock,
Herbert Caudle,
Gray don Dukes,
Mary Fooshe,
Kathryn Smith,
Dorothy Watson,
Virginia Wideman,
John Wise.
FIFTH GRADE—
Dorothy Brown,
Elizabeth Cothran,
Vivian Chiles,
Virginia Fooshe,
Norma Holloway,
Frances Jennings,
Hattie Pinson,
Wilma 'Walker.
SIXTH GRADE—
Natalie Brown,
Ella Bradley Faulkner,
Elizabeth Fooshe,
Lois Freeland,
Selma Rush.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Doris Coleman,
Aurelia Caudle,
Imogene Sanders,
Lowrence Strom.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Frances Cheatham,
Herbert Sturkey.
James C. Williams,
Charles H. Williams.
NINTH GRADE—
Mary Elizabeth Giles,
Vivian Jaynes.
TENTH GRADE—
Mary Sue Coleman,
Rebecca Jrucker,
Nolle Fooshe.
Elizabeth Harris,
Eunice Rush,
Margaret Smith,
Elizabeth Brown.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Josephine Bowick,
Lmene Drennan,
Virginia Freeland,
Marie Reames,
Annie L. Sturkey.
Requirements for honor roll:
1. General average of A or 90.
2. Not less than A or 90 on con
duct.
3. No failures or conditions.
4. No unexcused absences. No
Funeral Held For Mrs.
Shannon And Bahy
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy
Shannon, age 41, wife of J. W.
Shannon, were held at the grave
side in the Wideman Cemetery near
McCormick at 2. , o’clock Monday
afternoon, with Dr. D. V. Cason,
pastor of the McCormick Baptist
church, officiating. Mrs. Shannon
was a member of the Buffalo Bap
tist church.
The deceased had been in declin
ing health for the past six months
but only recently did her condition
become grave at which time she
was carried to the Greenwood hos
pital. She died there Sunday af
ternoon. Her infant daughter,
Nancy Ann Shannon, died Sunday
night and was buried with her.
Besides her husbad she is surviv
ed by one son, James Shannon;
two daughters, Mattie Kate Shan
non and Sarah M. Shannon, all of
McCormick; one sister, Mrs. Kate
Reynolds, Greenwood; three broth
ers, Joe Bowick and Perry Bowick
of McCormick, and Edward Bowick
of Lovelace, Ga.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
charge.
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White Town H.
D. Club Meets
The club held its regular meeting
on January 18th with Mrs. J. B.
Jennings. There were 10 members
and two visitors present. We were
glad to have Mrs. Ssigler join our
club.
The meeting was called to order
and scripture reading by the presi
dent. Our song for the month,
“Oh Come All Ye Faithful,” was
sung, and the Lord’s prayer in con
cert by all. Roll call and minutes
were read by secretary, Mrs. H. M.
Freeland.
A quilting and spend-the-day
party was planned to meet with
Mrs. Jennings on the following
Friday. The quilt was made and
will be given to a needy family.
Mrs. E. R. White then presented
to Mrs. Marion Banks a cold meat
fork, a wedding gift, from the club
members. Mrs. Banks expressed
her appreciation in such a lovely
sweet manner. We all regret very
much to give up Mrs. Banks, but we
wisli for her a very successful and
happy married life. The meeting
was then turned over to the agent
who gave us a lesson and demon
stration on The Healthy Chic Pro
gram.
The social hour was pleasantly
spent. Mrs. Jennings served deli
cious cake, congealed salad, saltines,
pickle and coffee. We are to meet
with Mrs. E. R. White on February
15th.
Reporter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harling of At
lanta spent a very pleasant week
end recently with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Harling. Mt. Carmel
is the boyhood home' of Mr. Har
ling and countless friends here
were delighted to see him again,
and to meet his very charming
wife. We are hoping they will be
frequent visitors this summer.
Mr. D. J. McAllister was a recent
business visitor in Atlanta.
Messrs. H. O. Watson and W. H.
Hester were recent business visi
tors in Augusta.
Dr. Mervyn Wells of Atlanta was
a recent visitor of Mr.-and Mrs. S.
D. Wells.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Doty of Cal
houn Falls were dinner guests of
Mrs. Joe Curtis and Mrs. Cecil
Gilliam Sabbath evening. Mrs. Ida
Blac^: was also, a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hester were
Anderson visitors one day last
week. t
Miss Lennie Covin has returned
home from a visit to Dr. and Mrs.
George Peel in Anderson. We are
glad to say Mrs. Peel has about re
covered from a spell of flu.
Mr. Joe Curtis was called to Au
gusta last Thursday by the very
critical illness of his mother, Mrs.
Mary Curtis Sellers, at the home of
her son, Mr. Curtis, in Augusta.
Our latest news reported no change
for the better. Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis have the heartfelt sympathy
of their many friends in their sor
row.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney,
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Misses Alice
Wells, Gladys Scott and Sara Curtis
were Abbeville visitors one evening
last week.
Mrs. J. C. Plowden and children,
James, Ethel and Reba, of Man
ning are spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Wells.
Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood
was a recent visitor in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott.
Mrs. J. D. Dean has been spend
ing some time with Rev. and Mrs.
Virgil Dean and family at Willing
ton. We are glad to say that Mrs.
Virgil Dean was very much better
at our last report.
Mrs. Carrie Connor and Mr. Hollis
Connor are visiting Mrs. Inm^p
Griffin’ in Americus, Ga.
Messrs. L. L. Hester, Albert Le-
Roy and W. H. Horton were McCor
mick visitors Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Monroe Burriss, Mrs. Bur-
riss, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. J. R
Tarrant, Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Mrs.
J. D. Dean, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam anc
Mrs. W. H. Horton spent a very
pleasant afternoon with Mrs. Lil
lian Cason recently.
Mrs. J. C. Plowden and daugh
ters, Ethel and Reba, and Miss Alice
Wells spent Monday with Miss Reba
Wells at the Anderson County Hos
pital. Miss Reba’s many friends
are sorry to hear of her illness |nd
hope for her a speedy recovery.
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Jolly Juvenile Min
strel To Be Given
At Plum Branch
The Jolly Juvenile Minstrel, com
posed mostly of students of the
first, second and third grades, will
be given at the Plum Branch
School on Friday night, February
15th, at 3 cf’clock.
This minstrel promises.to be one
of the most delightful and enter
taining occasions of the school
year. A large cast, including the
Interlocutor, chorus girls, dancers
and the regular minstrel come
dians, will try to provide the audi
ence with merriment and laughter.
The price of admission will be 10
cents for school children and 15
cents for adults.
Everyone is cordially invited to
be present.
Makes Appeal
To All Farmers
SUPERVISOR TILLMAN ASKS
THEIR NAMES IF OVER- ,
LOOKED IN CENSUS
B. R. Tillman, farm census su
pervisor, makes the following ap
peal to farmers in this county: *
Dear Sir:
The Enumeration for the Farm
Census 1935 has been completed in
McCormick County, but in the in
terest of thoroughness and com
pleteness I make this appeal to the
individual farm operator.
It does not matter whether he. is
a tenant, a renter, a share-cropper
or owner farm operator, I want his
name and address, and township in
which his farm is located, as well
as the acreage in the farm, if one '
of our Enumerators has not already
visited him and prepared . a
schedule.
Won’t you please drop me a card
at Anderson, S. C., giving me your
name, address, number of acres im
the farm, and the township in
which your farm is located? Three
acres, or more, constitutes a farm
for Census purposes. However, a
smaller acreage producing a value
in 1934 of $250.00 or more, also con
stitutes a farm.
Respectfully,
B. R. TILLMAN,
Supervisor 3rd District
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Modoc JNews
A Correction
Dr. C. K. Epting, administrator o*’
the McCormick County Emergency
Relief Administration, asks that the
paper correct an error that was
made in the manuscript given to
the Messenger and published last
We had a nice rain here Saturday
night which was acceptable.
Mr. James Crawford, who is in
the CCC camp at Newberry, spent
the week end here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Edmunds of
Augusta were visitors here Sunday
to the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. McDaniel.
Mrs. J. O. McDaniel was the
?uest Sunday evening to Mrs. E. F.
Bussey.
Miss Lucy Bussey is spending this
week among relatives and friends
at Lincolnton, Ga.
Mrs. Laura Garner is in Augusta
this week at the bedside of her
husband, Mr. Ed. Garner! who was
injured in a wreck Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis. Mrs.
Mamie McDaniel. Miss Jennett Mc
Daniel and Mr. J. O. McDaniel at
tended the funeral Monday even
ing of little Barbary Ann McDaniel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Mc
Daniel, at Avondale, N. C.
Mr. Emerson Bussey from Lin
colnton, Ga., spent Friday night
and Saturday here among friends
and relatives.
Miss Rosalie Bussey was the guest
Sunday night and Monday to Mrs,
O McDaniel.
Mr. Austin Clem, who is with the
U. S. Army at Fort Benning, is at
home with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Clem, until March 1st.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Douglas and
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Douglas of,Au-
work in McCormick County. In
enumerating the commodities from
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week in the report of the relief gusta were visitors here Sunday in *
the home of Mrs. A. P. Douglas.
Misses Eugenia. Langley and Car-
the community garden, sweet po- | rie Sue Winn from Plum Brkiich
tatoes were listed as 4 bushels. ■ w«*re the pleasant guests to Misses
which should have been 3709 Emily and Caroline Dukes the past
pounds. week end.