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TBUS TO OURBELVICS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
rbirty-Third Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1935
Four Pages
Number 51
Commencement
Exercises Of
Local Schools
DR. B. E. GEER TO DELIVER
GRADUATION ADDRESS FRI
DAY EVENING, MAY 24TH,
AT 8:30
Last Thursday evening in the
high school auditorium Mrs. C. H.
Pooshe presented her music pupils
in a very enjoyable recital, reveal
ing obviously the commendable
'work accomplished in this depart
ment during the year.
Sunday morning the McCormick
w*gh School graduates received an
Inspirational sermon from pr. 8. W.
Reid, pastor of the Pressly Me
morial A. R. P. Church. Speaking
impressively of visions in the fu
ture, that what one sees will de
termine what one is, he brought a
most worthwhile baccalaureate
message.
‘"Climb Though The Rocks Be
Rugged,** a very entertaining class
play, was the program at the sen
iors Tuesday evening.
At 8:3d o'clock Friday evening.
May 24th, in the high school audi
torium the graduate exercises will
b0 held, at which thftft* diplomas
and merits of honor w#l ^e award
ed. Dr. B. E. Geer, president of
Furman University, will deliver the
giaduatieh address to the follow
ing graduates:
Jk,
Connie Lee 1 Brown,
Henrietta Brown,
Phrona Lee' Cheat
Lorene Drennan,
Sara Frances Duncan,
Mary Edmonds,
Virginia Jfteeland, *
Mary F^er, -
Anna
Ruth
Iris Js
Kathryn Lang,
Mary Sue Langley,
Lois McComb,
Annie Brown McGrath,
Mary Elizabeth McGrath,
MyrtteKOSeL,
Btatt Morrah,
Marie Reames,
-Annie Laurie Sturkey,
Lillian Tuten,
Betty Walker,
Ralph Creswell,
James Dillashaw,
David Keller,
rack Patterson,
Rush,
Raymond Sanders,
Jack Scruggs,
John Nixon Talbert,
Fred Young.
Mrs. W. G. Mitchell, correspond
ent to The Messenger, has return
ed home, after an absence of two
months. Mrs. Mitchell went to
Charleston on a visit to her
daughter and other relatives. After
being there two weeks, she was
taken suddenly very sick and con
tinued so for eight weeks. Mrs.
Mitchell wants to thank all those
that were so thoughtful of her dur
ing her illness, and she feels that
it is in answer to prayers that her
life has been spared. - Miss Jane
Cade returned home with her
mother, Mrs. Mitchell.
Miss Montague Parnell of Lownd-
esville is visting Mr. and Mrs. P. B.
Parnell.
Mrs. P. B. Parnell, Sr., is con
valescing after being sick for some
time.
Rev. and Mrs. Brockwell, Mr. and
Mrfc. W. G. Mitchell, Miss Jane
Cade and Miss Sallie Lou Cade
dined with Mrs. S. C. Cade Sunday.
Mrs. Mallie Abercrombie and lit
tle Son, Milo, are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade.
Loftg ig' with ' ‘•her
r, Mr. G. C. McIntosh and
family^' •* ; - •-> *
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Link attended
tlte closing exercises of the Sharon
school near Abbeville the past week
ehti; spending the time with their
! daughter, Mrs. W. J. Evans and
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OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
Thursday, May 23rd,
Katharine Hepburn and
John Beal
in
“THE LITTLE MINISTER”
Friday, Mav. 24th.. Only,
Paul Liikas, Alison Skipworth
and Ted Healy
in
“The Casino Murder Case”
Added Vitaphone. Act. Re
member, it may' be worth
$15.00 to you to be in the
Opera House Friday night.
Saturday, May 25th, Only,
Fighting Bob Steele
in
“KID COURAGEOUS”
Batu^ vr Night, 10:30, Only,
Spacer Tracy and
Wendy Barrie
in
tIT’S A SMALL WORLD”
.1 4, # i • J % «
Mon.-Tues.. Msv 27th-28th,
Fred Astaire. Ginger Rogers,
Edward Everett Horton and
Alice Brady
in
“THE GAY DIVORCEE”
.-Th’ -s., May 29th-30th,
>e Shirley, Tom Brown and
, O. P. Heggie
In
“ANNE OF GREEN GABLES”
Sbowt»—3:15—7:15—9:00
Play To Be Given
At Plum Branch
School On May 23
The play, “The Old Maids’ Club,”
by Parksville W. M. S., which was
to have been given at Plum
Branch on May 24th at 8:15, will
be given on Thursday, May 23rd, in
stead, so as not to conflict with
McCormick’s commencement.
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Bordeaux News
Modoc News
The farmers are somewhat busy
at the present. Their grain is ripe
and needs to be cut, their cotton is
ready to be chopped and a lot of
com to be planted. A very busy
time indeed.
Miss Sallie May McDaniel is
spending a couple of weeks in Au
gusta with her aunt, Mrs. L. C.
Hammond.
• Miss Blanche Thurmond was a
week end visitor here to Misses
Emily and Caroline Dukes.
• Friends of Mr. W. M. Nash will
regret to know that he is on the
sick list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bailey were
visitors Sunday to the former’s
father, Mr. F. P. Bailey, who has
been ill for some time.
Mr. John Burnett from near
Edgefield spent the past few days
here in the home of Mr. B. M. Bus
sey.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were
spend the day guests Sunday to
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash.
Mr. John Self, Jr., from Plum
Branch was a week end visitor here
to his cousin, Henry Ellison Bailey.
Miss Edna Merritt is spending
the week in Augusta with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Merritt.
Mrs. Minnie Bussey was dinner
guest on Tuesday of this week to
Mrs. M. M. Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur White are
happy over the arrival of a son
bom in their home. He will be
called James O'Neal.
Commencement Ex
ercises Begin May 26,
Washington School
Sunday, May 26, at eleven o’clock,
the baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev. J. P. Sheffield of
North Augusta Baptist Church.
Thursday night, at 8:30 o’clock,
the Grammar School will present
an operetta “Sunny of Sunnyside.”
The Seventh Grade will receive
certificates.
Friday night, at 8:30 o’clock, the
graduation exercises.
Those graduating are:
Evelyn Blackwell,
Mary Neoma Eckard,
Alice Bell Buchanan,
Earl Parks,
Pamelia Clem,
Glenn Self,
James Bussey,
Clifford Robertson,
George Bunch.
Over 200 Boys And
Girls Attend 4-H Club
Achievement Day Ex
ercises Here Saturday
The McCormick County girls and
boys .4-H Club Achievement Day
exercises were held Saturday, May
18th, in the McCormick High
School building with over two
hundred attending. The meeting
was presided over by two out
standing club members. Miss
Lorene prennan and Mr. James
Faulkner.
The following program was car
ried out:
Devotional—Rev. D. W. Keller.
Club Songs—Mrs. Johnson, lead-
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Welcome Address—Mr. J. A. Tal
bert.
Response—Nina Bussey.
Address—Citizenship—Rev. V. A.
Dean.
Talk—Boys 4-H Club Work-
Jam es Faulkner.
Roll Call of Clubs.
1. Playlette — Making Reports—
McCormick 8th-9th Grades.
2. Folk Dance—McCormick 4th
Grade.
3. Motion Song—Washington Jr.
Club.
4. 4-H Ritual—Bordeaux 4-H
Club.
5. Piano Solo, by Mildred Black-
well of Washington Sr. Club.
6. Talk—Pictures in the Home—
Annie L. Sturkey, 11th Grade.
7. Song — Dreaming — Plum
Branch Jr. Club.
8. Playlette—Health Playmates—
McCormick 6th Grade.
9. Playlette—And I Don’t Mean
Maybe—McCormick 7th Grade.
10. Song—The Health Song—
McCormick 5th Grade.
11. Song—Bethany 4-H Club.
12. Playlette—Putting Pep in
Your Motor — McCormick 10th
Grade.
After this, certificates were deliv
ered to the girls who have com
pleted one year of 4-H Club work,
and diplomas awarded to girls com
pleting 4 years of 4-H Club work.
These were delivered by Mrs. Har
riett F. Johnson, State 4-H Club
leader, from Winthrop College.
Lunch was served at the Com
munity House, after which an hour
of recreation was enjoyed.
Home Demonstration
Agent’s Schedule For
May 24th To 30 th
Friday and Saturday, Leadership
Conference in Aiken.
Monday, Conference with Emer
gency Workers, a. m.; Office, p. m.
Tuesday, Robinson 4-H Club, a.
m.: Wldeman H. D. C., p. m.
Wednesday, Plum Branch 4-H
Club, a. m.; Young’s H. D. C., p. m.
Thursday, Office, a. m.; Parks
ville H. D. C., p. m.
Rehoboth News
Several from this section were
calling in White Town Sunday af
ternoon. Visited Mrs. Carrie Free
land and also called on Mr. and
Mrs. F. P. White.
Mrs. E. M. Morgan, Raymond
Morgan and Miss A. L. Morgan
spent a very pleasant afternoon
last week with Mrs. Cole Berry near
Johnston.
Mrs. Ethan White entertained
several of the teachers frdm Plum
Branch and other friends Saturday
with a spend the day party.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. White had
with them Sunday their sisters,
Mrs. Kate Holliday and Miss Lou
White. Mr. Pomp White was also
a visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Cheatham
from Greenwood, accompanied by
Poppy Day To Be
Observed Here
Saturday, May 25
Saturday, May 25th, the United
States will pay its annual tribute
to its World War dead by wearing
their flower, the poppy.
Millions of Americans in almost
every city and town throughout the
country will wear the blood-red
memorial poppy to show that they
still honor and are grateful for the
services of those men who gave
their lives in defense of the nation
seventeen years ago. In purchas
ing the popples, they will con
tribute to the welfare of the dis
abled veterans and the families
left in distress by the death or dis
ability of a veteran.
Women from Thos. J. Lyon, Jr.,
Unit of the American Legion Aux
iliary will be on the streets here all
day distributing the memorial
flowers. They will be part of an
army of nearly 100,000 women
which will carry out the Auxiliary’s
nation-wide distribution of poppies.
Fully 10,000,000 of the little red
blooms are expected to be given
out, with $1,000,000 received in con
tributions in exchange for them.
The poppies have been made by
disabled veterans working in 56
different government hospitals and
convalescent workrooms located in
forty states. TTie flowers which
will be distributed here were made
at Veterans’ Hospital, Columbia.
They will be offered on the
streets by a corps of seven volun
teer workers under the leadership
of Miss Willie Yyung, chairman of
the Auxiliary’s Poppy Day commit
tee. ,
No price will be asked for the
poppies, each person being’ free to
contribute as little or as much as
he chooses for hiS flower. All lunds
received will be expended in the
welfare activities of the American
Lgion and Auxiliary among dis
abled veterans and needy families
of veterans during the coming
year. The bulk of the money will
remain right here in McCormick to
be used in the work of the- local
Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit.
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100 Per Cent Pupils
In McCormick Baptist
S. S. In April
Maurice White, Jr., Rebecca
Hamilton, George Dukes, Joe Luke
White, Hansel Cason.
Imogene Sanders, Lawrence
Strom, Irma Arrington, Graydon
Dukes, Rudolph Strom.
Elizabeth Harris, Mrs. J. S. Dukes,
Mrs. M. T. Traylor, G. J. Sanders,
Jr., D. V. Cason.
Mrs. Mary Payne, was calling in
White Town Sunday afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Alma Jen
nings and Mr. William White Sat
urday evening at the Methodist
parsonage in Plum Branch will be
of interest to their many friends.
Wishing the happy young couple a
long, happy and prosperous life.
Miss Loucille Burkhalter from
Greenwood spent the week end
with her two sisters, Mrs. Fannie
Mae Parks and Mrs. H. E. Free
land. * .
Mrs. H. E. Freeland and Mrs.
Fannie Mae Parks visited their
aunt, Miss Genie Hammond, near
Augusta one day last week. Miss
Hammond has been right sick.
Several from here attended the
baccalaureate sermon in McCor
mick Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Adair of Columbia
spent the week end with their
mother, Mrs. Sudie Stone.
Hear of several in this section
who have planted an acre for the
Lord. The grain crop in this sec
tion is the best for several years
and is much needed. This section
enjoyed a much needed rain a few
days ago. j
Mr. Will Freeland and family
spent Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lindsay. . i
Mr. Kirkland White is with his
relatives for the summer, arriving
frem Florida Saturday, where he
was engaged in truck farming
through the winter. {
Meeting Held Here
Last Saturday
On Forest Project
With W. D. Morrah, chairman,
presiding, a meeting was held in th?
county court house here last Sat
urday afternoon for a further dis
cussion of the purchase by the gov
ernment of lands in McCormick
county as a part of the Long Cane
forest. A report of the committee
appointed at a former meeting to
obtain information regarding the
probable effect of the purchase of
this land by the government with
reference to taxation was made by
Joseph Murray. Mr. Murray said
that the committee had not tried
to gather evidence for or against
the purchase of this area in Mc
Cormick county but had tried to
get in touch with those in author
ity and enlighten the people as to
the conditions. He read letters
from Senator E. D. Smith, Senator
James F. Byrnes, Congressman
John C. Taylor, H. M. Sears, forest
supervisor, A. H. McConville, of the
legal department of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Joseph C. Kirchner, regional for
ester, and others.
After discussion the same com
mittee composed of L. L. Hester,
T. J. Price and Joseph Murray, were
asked to continue their efforts in
getting further information.
Poppy Day
Proclamation
Special Show At
Hollywood Theatre
Saturday, May 25th, was pro
claimed Poppy Day in McCormick
in a proclamation issued yesterday
by Acting Mayor C. R. Strom. The
proclamation urged all citizens to
honor the World War dead by wear
ing the American Legion and Aux
iliary memorial poppy on that day,
and to aid the war’s living victims
by contributing to the Legion and
Auxiliary welfare funds. The proc
lamation follows:
“The City of McCormick during
the great crisis of the World War
sent forth its sops in response to
the nation’s call. They served gal
lantly in the nation’s defense, and
of their numbers some were called
upon to lay down their lives in that
service. The memory of their pa
triotic sacrifice should always be
held dear by the citizens of McCor
mick.
“Others of these brave young
men were called upon to sacrifice,
not life, but the health and
strength which makes life worth
while. Their families and the fam
ilies of the dead also were required
to make heavy sacrifices. These
disabled and dependents are stU
paying the human price of our na
tion’s World War jyictory.
“From the battle front in France
our returning soldiers brought the
poppy as the symbol of sacrifice
and the memorial flower of the
dead.' Each year on the Saturday
before Memorial Day the men of
the American Legion and the
women of the American Legion
Auxiliary ask us to wear this flower
The Hollywood Theatre will have
a special show Friday night. May
24th, at 10:45 in addition to the
7:15 and » p. m. shows, showing
Will Rogers in “Life Begins at 40.”
This is being done in order to give
those who go to the commence
ment exercises a chance to see this
picture afterwards.
Cows Make Records
On Production Tests
CLEMSON, May 18.—Led by the
herd of J. B. Guess, Jr., Denmark,
South Carolina cows , in April again
broke previous records on official
test for production, says W. H. Pad
gett, superintendent of Advanced
Registry testing. The Guess herd
of five Guernseys averaged 70.89
pounds of butterfat for the month,
highest herd average on record.
Out of the 136 cows on test, 64
made the honor roll by producing
50 or more pounds of butterfat dur
ing the month, another record.
Three of the Guess cows won
places among the 10 highest pro
ducers and these with their plac-
ings and productions were: first,
Jeweller’s Connie, 85.69 pounds;
second, Fannie of Edisto Farms,
82.61 pounds; fifth, Ruth of Edisto
Farms, 67.59 pounds.
Second highest herd average,
58.54 pounds per cow, was made by
the five Guernseys of R. B. Cald
well, Chester, and three of these
appear on the list of 10 highest
producers. They were: third.
Hazelwood’s Pearl, 70.38 pounds;
eighth, Hazelwood’s Primrose, 66.69
pounds; and tenth, Hazelwood’r
Mary, 66.31 pounds.
Others among the 10 highest
were: fourth, Observer’s Treva
Jersey owned by Wheeler Brothers
Saluda, 70.21 pounds; sixth, Myrtle-
dale’s Floella, Guernsey, J. F. Haw
kins, Newberry, 67.58 pounds; sev
enth, Appin’s Charity, Guernsey, C.
S. McCall, Bennettsville, 67.31
pounds; ninth, Josie of Cedar
Crest, Guernsey, N. G. Roosevelt,
Moncks Corner, 66.35 pounds.
Other outstanding herd averages
were made by five Holsteins owned
by the Estate of V. M. Montgomery,
Spartanburg, third place with 56.82
pounds; fourth, nine Jerseys in
Wheeler Brothers’ herd, 53.32
pounds; fifth, 12 Holsteins in the
South Carolina State Hospital herd
at Columbia, 52.84 pounds; sixth,
10 Guernseys owned by C. S. Mc
Call, 51.50 pounds.
in tribute to the nation’s fallen de
fenders and to give in exchange for
the flower a contribution to aid the
war’s living victims.
“Therefore, I, C. R. Strom, Acting
Mayor of McCormick, urge all cit
izens to honor the dead and aid the
living by wearing the American
Legion wand American Legion Aux
iliary memorial poppy on Saturday,
May 25th.
“And to that end, I do hereby
proclaim Saturday, May 25th, Pop
py Day in the City of McCormick*
C. R. STROM,
Acting Mayor, City of McCormick.
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Card Of Thanks :
McCormick Messenger:
We want to use the columns of
your paper to express our gratitude
to our friends, relatives and neigh
bors for their kindness and help
during the long illness and death
of our daughter and sister, Carrie
Belle. May God’s richest blessings
rest with each and every one that
has contributed in any manner
towards her happiness and welfare
is our wish.
Respectfully,
W. E. Freeland*
And Family.
State Theatre
GREENWOOD, S. C.
PROGRAM WEEK
BEGINNING MAY 23RD
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
WILL ROGERS
in
“LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY”
Monday and Tuesday •
GALA STAGE SHOW
“PALAIS ROYALE REVUE”
19—Artists—19
ON THE SCREEN
Warner Bros. Latest Musical
Hit.
DOLORES DEL RIO
and
PAT O’BRIEN
in
“IN CAUENTE”
J * . v *
Wednesday and Thursday
Two Great Stars in a Swell
Picture.
MYRNA LOY
ahd
WARNEft BAXTER
j ‘ in
“BROADWAY BILL”
ADMISSION: 10c and 25c