McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 02, 1935, Image 1
TSUS TO OURSFLVttS. OUE NEIGHB ORS, OUE COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1935
Four Paces
Number 18
Citizens’ Meeting
Held Saturday On
Forest Project
At a citizens’ meeting held here
at the court house Saturday after
noon attended by approximately
150 men and women, over which W.
D. Morrah presided, the matter of
the result of the aquisition by the
government of 176,000 acres of
land in McCormick County in the
Long Cane forest project was dis
cussed.
After some discussion a motion
was made by Joseph Murray that
t- the chairman appoint a committee
to present to the proper authorities
questions which have arisen re
garding the acquisition of land in
this comity and to try and secure
* desired information and to have
some one with authority to speak
appear before a meeting to be call
ed at a later date when most con
venient to the United States de
partment of agriculture, forest
service.
On this committee the chairman
appointed T. J. Price, county
treasurer, L. L. Hester and Joseph
Murray.. * '
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Junior-Senior
Banquet Held
At Parksville
PARKSVILLE, April 30.—On
Saturday night, April 20th, the
Juniors entertained the Seniors of
the Washington School with a
Dutch banquet in the local school
building.
The scene was laid in Holland;
sail boats being used as. place
cards, the program booklets shaped
as windmills, and the waitresses
dressed as Dutch girls. The kites,
tulips and windmills added a touch
of "“Dutch” to the entire scene.
An interesting and enjoyable
program - was carried out: Music,
Mrs. Lewis Rich; invocation, Mr.
W. P. Parks;* welcome, Margie Bus
sey; response, Glenn Self; fortunes
by seniors; song, Dutch Girls;
-to trustees, T. R. Cartledge;
&, Mr. J. D. Bunch; “Things
that have made the Seniors out
standing,” Mildred Blackwell;
song. Dutch girls; toast to faculty,
Marjorie Reese; response, Mr. A. C.
Fowler; an ice contest by all; song,
to Seniors by the Juniors; Good
night song, by all.
A delicious banquet supper was
served throughout the evening by
the attractive Dutch waitresses.
• Those attending were the Sen
iors, their guests; the Juniors,
thdii:—guests; the faculty and
trustees of the school. t
OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Thursday, May 2nd,
Lilian Harvey and Tullio
Carminati
in
“LET’S LIVE TONIGHT”
Friday, May 3rd, Only,
Charles Laughton, Mary
Boland, Charles Ruggles and
Zasu Pitts
in
“RUGGLES OF RED GAP”
Remember, it may be worth
$30.00 to you to be in the
Opera House Friday night.
Saturday, May 4th, Only,
George O’Brien and Dorothy
Wilson
in
Harold Bell Wright’s
« WHEN A MAN’S A MAN”
Saturday Night, 10:30, Only,
Jack Holt and Mona Barrie
in
“The Unwelcome Stranger”
Mom-Tues., May 8th-7th,
Constance Bennett and
Clark Gable
in
“AFTER OFFICE HOURS”
Wcd.-Thurs., May 8th-9th,
Katharine Hepburn, Joan
Bertnet, Paul Lukas, Frances
Dee, Jean Parker, Edna May
. Oliver and Douglas
Montgomery
'in
Louisa May Alcott’s
“LITTLE WOMEN”
Shows—3:15—7:15—9:00
George P. Watkins
Died Thursday Night
Funeral services were conducted
for George P. Watkins at the Press-
ly Memorial A. R. P. Church in Mc
Cormick Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock by his pastor, Dr. S. W
Reid, assisted by the Rev. E. F
Gettys, superintendent of John De
la Howe School, Dr. D. V. dason. of
the McCormick Baptist church, and
the Rev. David W. Keller, of the
McCormick Methodist church. In
terment was in the McCormick
City cemetery.
Mr. Watkins died Thursday night
at 11 o'clock after an illness of two
weeks. He was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Watkins, of
the lower Long Cane section and
spent his entire life in Abbeville
and McCormick counties, having
been for many years prominent in
religious and civic affairs. He was
employed for 14 years by J. B. Har
mon & Co., in mercantile business.
In 1910 and 1911 he was superin
tendent of the John De la Howe
Orphanage. For some time he
was connected with work in
McCormick County, having served
as foreman of the county chain-
gang for 9 years.
He was an elder in the A. R. P.
Church, and at the time of his
death was superintendent of the
Sunday- School.
Mr. Watkins is survived by his
widow, who was Miss LUcretia
Henderson; two sons, C. Marion
Watkins, of Greensboro, N. C., and
Howard Watkins, of the C. C. C.
Camp in Newberry county; three
daughters, Mrs. R. L. Hartline, Mrs.
Marshall Creswell, and Miss Fran
ces Watkins, all of McCormick; one
brother, J. Robert Watkins, of
Willington; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie
Burnett-, of Dumas, Tex., and Mrs.
Sallie Tolen, of North Augusta;
four grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephews.
The! honorary pallbearers were
J. P. Deason, J. F. Mattison, S
D. Giles, T. E. Fuller, C. A. Stuart,
P. J. Robinson, Dr. C. H. Work
man, E. N. Creswell, W. M. Har
mon, W. L. Brown, S. W. Weeks, J.
O. . Patterson, W. O. Graves, Jack
Bradley, J. R. Corley and J. B. Har
mon, Jr.; active, W. D. Morrah, G.
P. Furqueron, J. R. Crawford, John
E. Bradley, John Creswell and Arch
Bradley.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Wideman H. D.
Club Meets
On April 23rd the Wideman H.
D. Club met with Mrs. C. R. Ed
munds.
The meeting was called to order
by the president.
Song, “Won’t You Set Us Free.”
Scripture reading, the 14th chap
ter of St. John, by Mrs. L. W.
Bowick.
Lord’s prayer, led by Miss Har
vey.
Minutes read and approved.
Roll called.
The Future Life, by Miss Lizzie
Mae Edmunds.
The Garden Bug, by Miss Mattie
Mae Spence.
The method of using a mite box
was discussed by the president.
The meeting was then turned
over to Miss Harvey who gave a
demonstration on making chil
dren’s garments from left-overs.
The hostess served ice tea, cake
and sandwiches.
Reporter.
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Home Demon stralion
ent’s Schedule For
May 3rd To 9th
Ag<
Friday—County Health Contest
(McCormick), a. m.; Buffalo-Bell-
vue H. D. C., p. m.
Saturday—Office, a. m.; Office,
p. m.
Monday — Conference with
Emergency Workers, a. m.; Beth
any H. D. C., p. m.
Tuesday—Office, a. m.; Dowtin
H. D. C.,. p. m.
Wednesday—Agent’s Conference
in Columbia.
Thursday—Agent’s Conference in
Columbia.
Mt. Carmel News
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Messrs. H. O. Watson and L. L.
Hester were McCormick visitors
Tuesday. * ’ ;
’’ ’
Mr. and Mrs. vL^ Hester and
family were Greenv f 1 le visitors one
day recently. 1 _
i,.. i \ 5%.
Mr. and ^rs. .^amrV. ^tester and
children Fk) and Jimi* Hi ~ - were visi
tors here Sabbath af* V|oon.
Mrs. Carrie Connor, Mrs. Hunter
McKinney, Mrs. W. H. Horton, Mrs.
Inman Griffin and her precious
little daughter, Louise, were McCor
mick visitors Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. James Boyd and son, Julius,
and some friends of Greenville were
visitors here Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. Robert Scott and Walter
Stevenson of Greenwood were visi
tors here Sabbath afternoon.
Misses Lennie Covin, Florence
and Susie Patterson, Mrs. Smith
Scott and Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Wat
son on Friday attended the meet
ing of Synod at the A. R. P. Church
in Due West.
Mr. Enrich Blackwell of Colum
bia was a recent visitor in Mt. Car
mel. His mother, Mrs. Fannie
Blackwell, who has been spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. Ida
Black, returned home with him.
Mrs. Carrie Connor, Mrs. Hunter
McKinney and Mrs. Inman Griffin
were Abbeville visitors last Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Irene Boyd of Atlanta en
joyed a very pleasant visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. .J. W. Boyd,
the past week end. Miss Hazel
Rogers, Messrs. Robert Montcrief
and Lloyd Wiehoft of Atlanta were
guests in her home Sabbath and
Miss Boyd accompanied them on
the return trip to Atlanta.
Modoc News
Mr. T. J. Stone* Jr., who has
been in the C. C. C. Camp the past
four months at Whitmire, spent
the week end here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Garner from
Augusta were week end visitors
here to the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Garner.
Messrs. F. M. Bussey, Ollie White
and Wilbur White were visitors to
McCormick on Monday of this
week.
Mrs. Rufus Johnson from Red
Hill spent the past week here in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Johnson.
Mrs. Ollie White was a dinner
guest Monday to her daughter,
Mrs. Fred M. Bussey.
Mrs. Minnie Bussey spent a few
days this week with her daughter,
Mrs. Lunett Prince, at Edgefield.
Miss Jessie Johnson from Cold
Springs is spending a few days
here this week with her brother,
Mr. G. W. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johnson
made a short visit to Augusta on
Tuesday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur White were
dinner guests Sunday to the for
mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie
White.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Of Long Cane A. R. P.
Church Meets
The Ladies’ Aid Society of Long
Cane A. R. P. Church met Wednes-
dav pftemoon in the home of Mrs
Jennings Franklin. The meeting
was called to.order by our presi
dent. Ruth Young. Mrs. Ansel
Talbert, leader, read scripture,
Matthew 28:1-10 verse.
Prayer, by all.
1. The black night before Sun
rise. by Frances Walker.
2. The morning, by Maggie
Franklin.
3. The Lord is Risen, by Ruth
Young.
4. What does Easter mean to us
tohay? by Mftfegie Young.
The living room was beautifully
decorated with Easter flowers, yel
low and green. Mrs. Franklin and
Maggie served a sweet course in
color to match with an iced drink.
They were assisted by Imogene
Sanders.
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A Member.
Officers Elected
by McCormick County
Teachers’ Assn.
The last meeting of the McCor-
mck County Teachers’ Association
was held at the high school build
ing here last Thursday afternoon.
The principal speaker was Rev.
E. Fred Gettys, superintendent of
the De la Howe State School. He
spoke on “requirements of the Fu
ture Teacher”, bringing out the
fact that when teachers’ salaries
are increased there will be such a
surplus of teachers that school
boards will have the opportunity
of selecting teachers who have
qualifications and accomplish
ments necessary to meet the needs
of the changing world.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: president,
Supt. W. R. Watson; vice-presi
dent, Miss Elizabeth Johnston; sec
retary, Mrs. Hawthorne Banks;
membership chairman. Miss Mary
Remsen; members of the council
of delegates, Misses Elizabeth
Kennedy and Lucy Brown.
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McCormick Public
Schools Honor Roll
FOR THE FIFTH SIX-WEEKS
PERIOD, ENDING APRIL 19, 1935
FIRST GRADE—
Thelma Chiles,
Billie Freeland,
Belton Harmon,
Elizabeth Holloway,
Carl Henry Strom,
Joe Luke White. ,
SECOND GRADE—
Annie Sue Banks,
Bedola Campbell,
Helen Fooshe,
Bertha Harris,
Billy McNeill,
Lilia Belle Rogers,
Ready Watson. ;
THIRD GRADE—
Edward Campbell,
Miriam Edmonds,
Cassie Mauney,
Maurice White.
FOURTH GRADE—
Herbert Caudle, {
Graydon Dukes,
Mary Fooshe,
John McCracken,
Kathryh Smith,
Dorothy Watson,
Virginia Wideman,
John Wise.
FIFTH GRADE—
Vivian Chiles,
Mildred Creighton,
Dorothy Brown,
Virginia Fooshe,
Norma Holloway,
Hattie Pinson,
Thelma Stroud,
Wilma Walker,
Fred Buzhardt.
SIXTH GRADE—
Natalie Brown,
Douglas Bradley,
Betty Fuller,
Elizabeth Fooshe,
Lois Freeland,
Ella Bradley Faulkner,
Wistar Harmon,
Selma Rush.
SEVENTH GRADE—
James Bell,
Doris Coleman,
Lawrence Strom.
EIGHTH GRADE—
Estell Hollingsworth.
NINTH GRADE—
Vivian Jaynes.
TENTH GRADE—
Elizabeth Brown,
Mary Sue Coleman,
Nelle Fooshe,
Elizabeth Harris,
Eunice Rush,
-Margaret Smith,
William Fooshe,
Trula Winn.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Josephine Bowick,
Marie Reames,
Lorene Drennan.
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
tardies.
5. Not more than three sickness
absences.
Bi-Centennial Cele
bration In Augusta
Begins May 12 th
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 30.—Au
gusta will turn back the pages of
history 200 years, and crowd the
outstanding events of two cen
turies into five days of pageantry,
when the city stages its Bi-cen
tennial celebration the week of
May 12.
The celebration will begin Sun
day, May 12, and will continue
through Friday, May 17, with the
pageant being presented complete
on four successive nights, begin
ning Tuesday, May 14.
Governor Eugene Talmadge of
Georgia and Governor Olin D.
Johnston of South Carolina have
both accepted invitations to at
tend. A number of other notables
are expected, including the mayors
of adjacent cities and towns.
Governor Talmadge will attend
the Bi-centennial on Georgia Day,
Thursday, May 16. He will view
the parade at noon that day and
at 1 p. m. will deliver a public^ ad
dress. In the evening he will par
ticipate in the historical pageant
at Municipal Stadium, taking the
part of the governor of Georgia in
the episode depicting the signing
of the Indian treaty with the Five
Great Nations in Augusta in 1763.
Governor James Wright of Georgia
presided over this conference
which assembled the largest gath
ering of Indians for peace possibly
ever held on the American conti
nent.
Governor Olin D. Johnston of
South Carolina will attend on
South Carolina Day, Wednesday,
May 15. He will also speak in the
early afternoon and take part in
the historical pageant in the even
ing.
The pageant, consisting of 15
episodes, will employ 3000 people in
presentation. It is directed by Dr.
Linwood Taft, of Savannah, who
directed the Georgia Bi-centennial
pageant in 1933, and will trace the
history of Augusta from the time
of DeSoto’s visit in 1540 through
the present era.
A large number of people from
Savannah will attend the exercises
hare, and Judge Gordon Saussy,
who was general chairman of the
Savannah Bi-centennial, will have
the part of General James Edward
Oglethorpe in the pageant on one
of the evenings, probably Friday,
May 17. Several other Savannah
citizens will take parts in the
pageant.
Beauty will reign during the
celebration in the person of Prin
cess Augusta and her attendants
Miss Sarah Bright Gracey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Gracey, of
960 Hickman Road, has been se
lected to be Princess Augusta. Her
thirteen attendants, selected by
the Junior League, Mrs. Golden
Battey, president, are Miss Ann
Robertson, Miss Hiram Pierce
Miss Margaret Merry, Miss Eliza
beth Bailie, Miss Eleanor Gercke
Miss Anna Goodwin, Miss Cath
erine Hill, Miss Mozelle Bowen,
Miss Anna Montgomery, Miss Vir
ginia Battey, Miss Amelia Sheftall
Miss Mary Lou Beeson, Miss Cath
erine Sancken, who will represent
the thirteen original states, and
Miss Mildred Lorick, representing
Peace and Miss Betty Jones, rep
resenting America.
In addition to these 35 girls are
to be chosen from the high schools
surrounding Augusta, who are to
take the part of the other 35 states
of the union. The princess and her
attendants will form the proces
sion of states, planned to be the
most beautiful episode of the pag
eant.
High School Junior-
Senior Banquet
Held Friday Night
Th? outstanding social event of
the season here was the banquet
tendered members of the Senior
class of the local high school bv
members of the Junior class on
Friday night. The affair was held
at the Community House with
Misses Grace Reid and Eugenia
Swetenberg in charge.
The large reception room wa>
veritably transformed into a pic
turesque Japanese Flower Garden
with vari-colored Japanese lan
terns suspended from overhead. A
color scheme of pink and green was
artistically carried out in all deco
rations, mint baskets bearing place
cards, and centerpieces on tables
placed for the one hundred and
fifty guests.
The receiving line was made up
of the following: Junior class of
ficers, Miss Rebecca Drucker, Miss
Elizabeth Talbert, Miss Mary Sue
Coleman, and William Fooshe;
Senior class officers. Miss Anna
Furqueron, Miss Marie Reames,
Jack Patterson and David Keller;
Supt. and Mrs. W. R. Watson, Prof,
and Mrs. J. E. Young, Mr. and Mrs.
Wjstar Harmon, Mr. and Mrs. W.
N. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mc
Cracken, members of the school
board of trustees and wives.
With Miss Rebecca Drucker,
Junior class president, presiding,
those taking part on the program
which consisted mainly of toasts
and responses were the following:
Rev. D. W. Keller, pastor of the Mc
Cormick Methodist Church, Misses
Elizabeth Harris, Anna Furqueron,
Effie Lee Crawford, and Elizabeth
Kennedy, Dr. D. V. Cason, pastor of
the Baptist Church, Supt. Watson,
L. N. Brown, Jr., and John Nixon
Talbert.
When the third course was serv
ed the waitresses dressed in Jap
anese costumes rendered a Japa
nese chorus after which they gave
each lady present a Japanese um
brella and each gentleman a col
ored cap with a queue. Willie Dorn
as a Japanese Sandman distributed
confetti. Dancing followed, with
Morris Drucker, violinist, and Miss
Catherine Brown, pianist.
Play At Parksville
On May 9th
PARKSVILLE, April 30.—The
women of Parksville will give a
play. “The Old Maids Club,”
Thursday night, May 9th, at 8
o’clock, in ! the school auditorium.
Twenty of the women in the com
munity will give this play. The
play is full of fun and frolic. Come
and grow young. You will laugh
until your sides hurt.
A small admission fee will be
charged to be used for the local
church.
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State Theatre
GREENWOOD, S. C.
PROGRAM WEEK
MAY 2ND THRU 9TH
Thursday—Last Day
ON THE STAGE
Big Time Vaudeville
Noel Lester Presents His
Magical-Musical-Comedy
Revue
“20TH CENTURY ARABIAN
NIGHTS”
A Huge Company
21 Eye-Filling Scenes 21
Featuring
THE MYSTIC MAIDENS
ON THE SCREEN
Robert Montgomery
and
Helen Hays
in
“Vanessa—Her Love /Story”
PRICES:
(This Engagement Only)
1:30 to 6, 25c; After 6, 30c
Balcony 15c; Children 10c
Friday and Saturday
WALLACE BEERY
in M. G. M.’s
“WEST POINT OF THE AIR”
with
ROBERT YOUNG
and
MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN
Saturday, 19:49 p. m.
Guy Kibbee
and
Aline McMahon
in
“MARY JANE’S PA”
Monday and Tuesday
RUBY KEELER
and
AL JOLSON
Together For The First Time
in
“GO INTO YOUR DANCE”
Wednesday and Thursday
GINGER ROGERS
and
FRANCIS LEDERER
in
“MANHATTAN ROMANCE”
. ADMISSION: 10c and 25c