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TSUK TO OLR8ELVVS, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935
Four Pages
Number 15
Forest Ranger
Writes Letter On
Forest Service
Rehoboth News
(Editor’s Note: Any one
desiring information about the
Long Cane project or having
any questions concerning it
; the policies of the Forest
Service should write to the
Forest Ranger hi care of the
Messenger or direct to him at
Greenwood. The attention of
an citizens in the Long Cane
area in McCormick County is
called to the following article
by the District Forest Ranger:)
The aims and purposes of a
'pioneer in a new field have always
been the subject and the cause of
a certain amount of misunder
standing. This is especially true
when the pioneering agency is a
Governmental one. And so it is
that since its very beginning in
1176, the United States Forest Serv
ice has found the task of bearing
the banner of conservation no easy
one. Prior to that time no one
had manifested a substantial inter
est in the protection and the con
servation of natural resources and
forests, if, indeed, more than a very
small and thoughtful minority even
thought of it. Americans, as in
dividuals and as a class, were too
intent upon making the greatest
immediate profit possible from a
land ‘seemingly endowed with an
abundance. That there could ever
be a shortage or even an end never
occurred to the get-rich-quick-ers,
nor would they have cared; their
policy of exploitation of timber
lands was founded upon ,but one
premise: cut out and get out.
Nor is the loss of all of the saw
timber the only evil that follows in
the wake of a destructive lumber
ing enterprise. Barbarians of an
other day and time likened the
forest to a blanket of good; they
felt that they were safe beneath
an unbroken canopy of leaves; and
they believed that if the trees were
ever removed the Devil and Seven
Furies would come at once from a
soil shorn of its growth of trees,
.laying the works of man to waste
rand making evil cm the face of the
earth.
• It is a startling truth that these
;savages of an earlier age were ab
solutely right! The Devil that comes
from the soil that has been denud
ed is the timber loss itself. And the
first of the Seven Furies is the com-
plet lack of regard for a future
growth of trees. Private initiative
almost never thinks in terms of a
future income when it is cutting
trees. The practice of leaving seed
trees to supply tree seed for anoth
er crop of timber; proper care and
(Continued on 2nd page.)
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OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Thursday, April 18th,
RUDY VALLEE
in
“SWEET MUSIC’’
Friday, April 19th, Only,
Claudette Colbert and
Fred MacMurray
in
“THE GILDED LILLY”
Remember, it may be worth
$3G.OO to you to be in the
Opera House before 9:00
o’clock Friday night.
Saturday, April 21st, Only,
Fighting Buck Jones
in
“THE AVENGER”
Satui v *'»v Night, 10:30, Only,
Nnncy Carroll and
George Murphy
in
“I’LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS”
Moiv-Tues., April 22nd-23rd,
Cary Grant and Myrna Loy
in
'“WINGS IN THE DARK”
Wed.-Thurs., April 24th-25th,
Gary Cooper and
Franchot Tone
in
“Lives Of A Bengal Lancer
Shows—3:15—-7:15—9:00
The children, grandchildren
gr^at-grandchildren and a few close
friends surprised Mr. Pickens White
with a grand birthday dinner Sun
day, April 14th, at his home. Cars
began to come, and aroused his
curiosity, but he did not realize
for sometime the crowd, about
thirty in number, had come to
celebrate his seventy-ninth mile
stone of life. Quite a few remem
bered him with gifts.
About one o’clock there was a
game that all took part in—a de
licious lunch was spread under the
trees; there was no sign of de
pression on the table that groaned
with its load of good things, to suit
any taste, baked chicken, sausage,
boiled ham, salads of many kinds,
macaropi pies of many kinds and
cakes.
Mr. L. W. Ridlehoover’s birthday
fell on the same day as Mr. White’s,
so the two were both honored,
however, Mr. Ridlehoover is a much
younger man.
Misses Bernice White, Virginia
Freeland, Lilly Kate Bracknell and
Mrs. Roy Strother entertained with
lovely music.
The day was very pleasantly
spent and there were many wishes
for happy returns of the day.
Two or three years ago Mr. and
Mrs. White celebrated their golden
wadding. Since then Mr. and Mrs.
White have both had close calls,
I but the merciful Lord has spared
the goed pebple to set a fine ex
ample for the younger people,
j Quite a few friends called in the
! afternoon to pay their respects.
Your correspondent was among the
guests.
Pastor Gurley and family dined
in the home of Mr. J. P. Talbert
Sunday after preaching and went
to Red Hffl to preach Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. E. M. Morgan presents her
music class in a recital at the Plum
Branch High School auditorium,
April 25, 1935, 8:15 p. m. The public
is cordially invited. Come show in-
j terest in these children with your
presence. Following is the pro
gram:
Piano Duet—Military March—
Ernest Bucher—Cornelia Freeland
and Hugh Margaret Freeland.
Piano Sdlo-fl. Little Rosebud
Waltz—Walter Rolfe. 2. Evening
Song — Mildred Adair — Gladys
Winn.
Violin Solo—Tip Toe Dance—
Gail Ridgway Brown—Violin, Mill
ard Crawford, Piano, Mabel Winn.
Piano Solo—Black Boot Polka-
Carl W. Kern—Carolyn Rice.
Piano Duet—1. The Song of the
Katy-did—Carl W. Kern. 2. Ok
Susanna—Stephen Foster — Caro
lyn Rice and Margaret Bracknell.
Piano Solo—A Spanish ^Dance—
Ella Ketterer—Margaret Bracknell.
Piano Solo—1. Dreaming—Robert
Schumann. 2. Gipsy Rondo—
Franz J. Haydn—Vivian Strother.
Violin Duo—Springtime—Her
bert Sanders — Charles Crawford
and Lucile Brown with Mrs. Mor
gan at piano.
Piano Solo—Off To Camp—Bert
R. Anthony—Mabel Winn.
Rhythmic Orchestra—At The
Circus—Paul Valdemar — Sara
Frances White at piano.
Violin Solo—Iris—Pierre Renard
—Lucile Brown, Emma Bell King at
piano.
Piano Duet—Drums and Trum
pets—R. S. Morrison—Hugh Mar
garet Freeland and Mabel Winn.
Piano Solo—Lavender «nd Lace—
Frederick A. Williams — Sara
Frances White.
Piano Solo — Speed — Donald
Clafflin—Billy Banks.
Violin Solo—Forest Voices—
James Frances Cooke—Bobbie
Banks, Carolyn Freeland at piano.
Piano Trio—Bacarolle ‘Tales of
Hoffman)—J. Of fenback—Carolyn
Freeland, Emma Bell King and
Bernice White.
Violin Solo—Cradle Song—^Fred
erick Mac Murray—Bernice White,
Mrs. Morgan at piano,
j Piano Solo—Concert Polonaise—
H. Enrelmann—Emma Bell King.
I Violin Solo—Serenade — Franz
Schubert—Raymond Morgan, Mrs.
Morgan at piano.
Piano Solo—Song of Joy—Frank
Wrigley—Bernice White.
Violin Solo—Souvenir — Franz
Drdla—Ralph Winn, Mrs. Morgan
at piano.
Piano Solo—Song of the Nightin-
Quarterly Conference
At Bordeaux M. E.
Church On April 21st
The Second Quarterly Conference
of the Plum Branch Charge meets
Easter Sunday, April 21, in Bor
deaux Methodist Church at 11:3C
o’clock. Brother J. Paul Patton,
professor of Religious Education at
Lander College, will bring us the
message^of the morning.
This quarterly conference re
minds us that half the conference
year is most gone. The time is
rapidly passing. All the members
of the conference are expected to
be present. Let us not take our
task too lightly. The task of the
church is great and each of us has
a definite part in that task; if you
fail, then the church will fail in the
same proportion.
Every church member should be
in his respective church every Sun
day. Why not start with the Sun
day that marks the day our Lord
came from the grave, and was vic
torious over death? There is no
better time to come into the fold
cf God than NOW.
REV. C. WILBUR BROCKWELL,
Pastor.
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Monthly Meeting Of
Pastors At Home Of
Dr. Reid April 22nd
The monthly meeting of the
Pastors Conference in McCormick
County will meet at the home of Dr.
S. W. Reid Monday morning, April
22, at 10:00 o’clock.
Rev. Gettys of De la Howe will
lead the discussion of “The Minister
and Social Problems.” AH the
preachers of the county are invited
to come and meet with ns.
C. WILBUR BROCKWELL,
Secretary.
County Teachers’
Association Meets
Here On April 25
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The final meeting of the year of
the McCormick County Teachers’
Association will be held on Thurs
day, April 25th, at 3:30 p. m. in the
local High School Auditorium.
All teachers are urged to attend
this meeting, as several important
matters will be considered. Of
ficers for next year will be elected.
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Home Demonstration
Agent’s Schedule For
April 19th To 26th
' Friday, a. m.. Office; p. m.,
White Town H. D. C.
Saturday, a. m., County Council,
Willing ton.
Monday, a. m., Conference with
Emergency Workers: p. m., office.
Tuesday, a. m., Robinson 4-H
Club; p. m., Wideman H. D. C.
Wednesday, a. m., Plum Branch
4-H Club; p. m., Office.
Thursday, a. m., McCormick 6th
Grade 4-H Club; p. m., Parksville
H. D. C.
Strong Faculty In
McCormick B. Y.
P. U. Study Course
Rev. and Mrs. T. D. Lide, Firsl
Baptist Church, Abbeville, S. C.,
will teach in the B. Y. P. U. study
courses at the McCormick Baptist
Church beginning at 7:30 next
Monday evening. Mr. Lide will
teach the Seniors and Mrs. Lide will
teach the Intermediates.
Miss Elizabeth Johnston will lead
the Juniors in their study. The
pastor is looking for a large num
ber of young people to be enrolled
in each of these groups.
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Coming To Troy
Friday Night, Bill
Gatins’ Jug Band
See Radio’s Premier “Jugger”
in action at Troy Friday night.
April 19th, at 8 o’clock.
Comedy, fast dancing.
A big evening of fun and music
for the whole family.
Sponsored by the Ladies’ Aid
Society of Troy A. R. P. Church.
Admission, 15 and 25 cents.
White Town H.
D. Club Meets
Vaccinate Dogs
Against Rabies Here
Next Thursday
County A^ent E. L. Rogers ao-
ooM^ces that he has secured the
services of Dr. Peterson, State Vet
erinarian. to vaccinate dogs against
Rabies. Dr.JPeterson will be in Mc
Cormick on Thursday, April 25th
from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. AE
persons owning dogs are requested
to take advantage of this service,
which will cost 50 cents per dog.
gale—F. Filipovsky—Carolyn Free
land.
Violin Trio—Turkish March—W.
A. Mozart—Ralph Winn. Raymond
, Morgan and Bobbie Banks, Mrs.
Morgan at piano.
Piano Duet—1. Bridal Chorus
• From Lohengrin»—R. Wagner. 2.
Our Invincible Nation—Walter
I Rolfe—Carolyn Freeland and Em
ma Bell King.
White Town Home Demonstra
tion Club met Friday, March 15th,
with Mrs. Herbert White. Eight
members and several visitors were
present. A new member joined our
club.
Mrs. Jennings, our president, con
ducted the devotional and extend
ed a hearty welcome to Miss Har
vey, our new agent, whom I am
sure we are all going to like very
much.
The meeting was turned over to
Miss Harvey and she gave us an in
teresting talk on thrift. We didn’t
know so many useful things could
be so economically made at home.
The spring council meethig was
also discussed.
The meeting closed by singing
“Steal Away.”
The social hour was enjoyed by
all.
The hostess, assisted by two club
girls, served a delightful sweet
course.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. William McKinney.
Reporter.
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Bethany H. D.
Club Meets
The “Lord’s Supper
Will Be Admi nistered
In M. E. Church On
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Next Friday Night
In Methodist ctistoim this \roe v
is Passion Week—Our Lord Christ’s
last daps in Jerusalem, including
the crucifixion, and resurrection
Christ came to Jerusalem on last
Satuiday for the crucifixion, and
was crucified on Friday (tomor
row), and arose from the tomb of
death on Sunday morning.
Just before His arrest, some
time before day on* * Friday (tomor
row), He instituted what we call
the “Lord’s Supper,” as a memorial
of His death and passion, and
commanded His followers to ob
serve this memorial “in remem
brance of me.” It is a very simple
but significant ceremony of
thoughtfully and reverently com
muning together cf Christ’s death
and resurrection for us, while we
partake of the “bread and wine,”
which, to those who partake in the
right spirit, becomes the strength
of the broken body and shed blood
to our spiritual trust.
The Lord’s Supper, after a song,
prayers, and the reading of its in
stitution by Christ, will be observed
in the McCormick Methodist
Church at 8 o’clock on tomorrow
(Friday) evening. We will be hap
pier if all friends of our Christ will
come, meet with us, and partake of
this communion, which is the
Lord’s Supper, and therefore you
have a right there.
D. W. KELLER,
Pastor.
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Modoc News
Bethany H. D. Club met at the
school building on April 1st. The
chair was occupied by the presi
dent, Mrs. M. J. Rush.
The p/ogram was as follows:
Lord’s prayer in unison.
Song: Won’t you set us Free?
Minutes read and roll called.
“Salad arranged as pond Lilies”
—by Mrs. C. L. Williams.
Demonstration: Renovation of
clothes for children. ♦
Miss Harvey told us that economy
is not the only thing to be con
sidered in making old garments in
to clothes for children. That suit
ability of material and color were
very important. Neat, well-fitting
garments stimulate pride and self
respect in youth.
Miss Harvey had on display some
sun-suits made of remnants of
curtain scrim and dyed sacks. Also
there w r as a navy wool coat lined
with an old polkadot silk dress.
The club decided to carry two
car loads to the council meeting.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs. M. J. Rush and Mrs. G.
L. Jaynes.
Reporter.
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W. M. S. Holds
Meetimr
Angela To Entertain
Thousands Of Vi sitors
Week Of May I ?’:h
ATfaUHTA. Ox. Anri! 16.—V'-
gusta. second canital of Georgia,
founded by General James T
Oglethorpe in 1735, will entertai'i
thousands of visitors from Georgia,
and South Carolina the week <- r
May 12, at which time the citv wi 1 *
commemorate its 200th birthd^-'
with an elaborate bi-centennial
celebration covering five days. The
president and the governors of
Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia,
Alabama, Tennessee and Florida
have been invited.
Featuring the entire celebration
will be a great historical pageant,
which is to be staged at municipal
stadium cn four successive nights,
beginning Tuesday, May 14, and
extending through Friday. On each
of these evenings there will be a
display of fireworks. The pageant,
comprising 15 episodes, and tracing)
the history of Augusta from De
Soto’s visit to Silver Bluff through
the present era, will employ 3,000
people in its presentation. The
pageant is directed by Dr. Linwood
Taft, of Savannah, who directed
the Georgia Bi-Centennial pageant
in that city in 1933.
Princess Augusta and 48 other
pretty maids representing the vari
ous states will hold the spotlight
for beauty during the celebratioh.
Princess Augusta, representing the
titled Hanoverian lady for whom
the city was named and 13 atten
dants will be chosen from Augusta,
while the 35 others will be selected
from the counties in the Aiigusta
area of Georgia and South Carolina
of which this is one.
Well, we are having pretty sun
shine this week, after a few days
of cool, cloudy weather.
Mrs. Minnie Bussey and children
were dinner guests Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Bussey.
Messrs. Ben Bussey, Carrol Bus
sey, Ollie and Wilbur White were
visitors to McCormick Saturday. %
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Garner,
George Garner and Woodrow Mer
ritt were week end visitors here to
the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Garner.
Messrs. M. M. Marshall and
William Reese were visitors to Au
gusta last Sunday.
Mrs. J. O. McDaniel spent a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Talton Prince, at Edgefield.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stinson from
Macon, Ga., were visitors here last
Friday to the latter’s sister, Mrs.
T. J. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Skelton of
Augusta made a short visit here
Sunday to the latter’s parents. Mr.
and Mrs. B. M. Bussey.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Boswell from
Augusta were dinner guests here
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. G. E
Dukes.
Messrs. L. C. and J. M. Reese, Jr.
were visitors to Augusta on Monday
of this week.
Mrs. Sue J. Parks and daughter
Miss Robbie Parks, from Augusta
made a short visit here Saturday
evening to the former’s sister, Mrs.
C. H. Stone.
The many friends of Mrs. W. M.
Marshall will regret to know that
she is very ill. She is at the
University Hospital.
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21S. S. Officers And >
Teachers Attend
Study Class
-Twenty-one officers and teacher*?
of the local Baptist Sunday School
attended the study class here last
week. Dr. D. V. Cason was the
teacher and the book studied was
“Essential Factors in Character
Building.” .
The W. M. S. of the McCormick
Baptist Circles Meet
The Neal Young Circle cf the lo
cal Baptist W. M. S. met Wednes
day afternoon of last week with
Mrs. C. C. Morgan and Mrs. W. G
Huguley as hostesses. Mrs. M. C.
White, leader, presided, and the
Bible lesson was taught by Mrs. G.
C. Patterson, president of the W.
M. U. A vocal solo was rendered
by Mrs. G. A. Simpson.. Light re
freshments were served during the
social hour.
The Ann Watson Circle met at
Methodist church met at the! the home of Mrs. Carrie Talbeit
church Wednesday afternoon ol with Mrs. James Keown leading the
last week. In the absence of the devotional. The lesson was taught
president, Mrs. A. J. Hendrix. Mrs. by Mrs. J. W. Furqueron. During
D. W Keller presided. A program the social hour, hot tea and sand-
concerning work in the home field, wiches were served by the hostess,
1 was carried out. • assisted by Miss Eula Hendricks.
State Theatre
GREENWOOD, S. C.
PROGRAM WEEK
APRIL 18TH TO 25TH
Thursday—Last Day
STAGE SHOW
FANTASIES OF 1935
' 20—People—20
A pretentious Revue of
Novelties, Comedy, Singing,
Dancing and Music.
ON THE SCREEN
Edward Everet Horton
and
Karen Morley
. in
“$10 RAISE”
Prices This Attraction Only—
Afternoon 25c and Night 30c
Friday and Saturday
Myrna Loy
and
Cary Grant
in
“WINGS IN THE DARK”
Saturday, 10:40 p. nw
Nancy Carroll
and
George Murphy
in
“I’LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS”
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
in
“THE LITTLE COLONEL”
with
LIONEL BARRYMORE
ADMISSION: 10c and 25c