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Thursday, May SO, 1935 UcCOBMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROUNX Pag8 TErt* GALLANT-BELK COMPANY HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. OUR HELP WILL CONTINUE TO WORK SAME HOURS AS WHEN CODE WAS IN FORCE AND WILL BE PAID SAME SALARY. OUR POLICY IS TO PROPERLY SERVE OUR PATRONS. NEW WASH DRESSES 50c SILK UNDERWEAR Step Ins, Panties STICK BROOMS WS>W^-; LADIES’ NEW WHITE SHOES Oxfords, Ties and Straps 98c MEN’S SCOUT SHOES 98c MEN’S GOOD OVERALLS _ . _. Triple Stitched 75c and his bride will reside in Knox ville, Tenn. j Immediately following the cere mony Mr. awi Mrs. Corley enter tained at an informal reception for the members of the immediate families and a few intimate friends who were the only guests. Assist ing in the dining room were Misses Bessie Keller and Nelle Fooshe, who served attractive refreshments of ice cream molded in the shape of pink roses with individual iced cakes. During the evening the bride changed to a modish tailored suit j of triple sheer in navy "With match ing accessories. After a wedding jtrip, Mr. and Mrs. Titus will reside in Knoxville, Tepn. | Out of town' guests included Major Elton L. Titus and Mrs. Titus, parents of the groom, of [Iowa City, la.; Mr. T. Fred Challis, of Tipton, la., and Knoxville, Tenn.; Mrs. R. L. Humphries, of Atlanta, Ga., a cousin of the bride; Mj\ Frank Corley, of Johnston, a brother of the bride, and Miss Eloise Corley, of Warrenville, cousin of the bride. GALLANT-BELK GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANY THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. C. Britt-Miller The Andersen Independent, May 26. Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank McG6e announce the engagement of their niece, Mary Elizabeth Britt, and Robert Claremont Miller, of Lima, Ohio. The wedding to be in June. This announcement was made Saturday afternoon at a pretty contract bridge party given by Mrs. Ben Bleckley, Jr., formerly Miss Edna McGee, at her home on North Main street, when she entertained 'a number of close friends of the bride-elect. Mrs. Bleckley handed the guests ( the score cards in the shape of a ( book and when they opened the ( book the announcement of the en gagement was written inside. Then there was a game of contract with five tables in play which was con tinued for two hours. A lovely gift was presented Miss Britt, as HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY MAY 31ST and JUNE 1ST, 7:15 p. m. and 9:00 p. JOHN BEAL and GLORIA STUART ln • Gene Stratton-Porter’s • “LADDIE” Also Two I?eel Comedy “BLASTED EVENT” and A Color Cartoon “GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK” m. Both of These Pictures Are Good. Don’t Miss Them MONDAY and TUESDAY JUNE 3RD and 4TH, 7:15 p. m. and 9:00 p. m. BING CROSBY, W. C. FIELDS. Joan Benriett, Gail Patrick “MISSISSIPPI” Also “MELODY MAGIC” (Johnny Green and His Orchestra) and FOX MOVIETONE NEWS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Experience Service Facilities Those are the importoat 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 theft is no additional charge for service out of town STROM 'honor guest. | Mrs. Bleckley was assisted by her .young sister, Miss Frances Jane McGee, and Mrs. Robert Ginn, Jr., in serving an ice course with san<f- ,wlches and cakes. Main Street McCormick, S. C. Miss Britt is the second daughter of Mrs. James Edward Britt and the latevMr. Britt of McCormick. 1X1- Li ttle Miss Eugenia Ann Rush Is Winner In Health Contest . ly fyrw QLarl** E. PfttMB* . * . .ill Our Day of Worship Lesson for June 2nd. Psalm 100. 'enswii H. R. Augustine Greenwood. and children of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Penn were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cole- Kaiama and his Royal Hawaiians man Sunda y will appear at the High School Auditorium Thursday evening. May 30th, under the auspices of the Susannah Wesley Bible Class of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murray are attending commencement exercises at The Citadel, Charleston. Their son, Cadet Jim Murray, is the youngest member of the graduating class. He will receive his B. S. degree in chemistry at the age of 19 years. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mercier and children of Waynesboro, Ga., spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Sanders. Mrs. R. L. Smith has returned home from a visit to her daughters. Mrs. F. E. Shealy, of Mauldin, S. C., and Mrs. B. W. Best, of Be- thune, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Campbell and son, S. B., Jr., of Pleasant Lane were visitors here Monday. Mrs. B. L. Walton this week in Union and relatives. is spending with friends Mr. W. J. Hines of Meriwether was a business visitor here Monday afternoon. Mrs. J. P. Burnett and baby re turned home Sunday from a week’s visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. P. Sturkey, of near Lincolnton, Ga. Mrs. E. F. Canipe and baby, Ann, of Augusta spent the past week end in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Sanders. Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. D- Price here for the day Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Price and baby and Mrs. J. C. Price of Elberton, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Nickles and children, Miss Evelyn and Messrs. Bradley and Winston Nickles, from Hodges, spent Sunday with rela tives in and near McCormick. Mr. Bill Arrington of Tavares, Fla., is spending some time here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Arrington. X Corley-Titus Characterized by its beauty and simplicity was the wedding of Miss Melba Thomas Corley and Elwin Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robert Corley, on Virginia street. An improvised altar of fern, 1 southern smilax and white roses interspersed with lighted cathedral ! candles formed an effective set- |ting for the impressive ring cere mony which was performed by the bride’s pastor, the Rev. David Wil son Keller, of the McCormick Methodist church. Prior to the ceremony the candles were lighted by J. Robert Corley, Jr., young brother of the bride. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Corley, is a graduate of Winthrop College, Rock Hill, where she specialized in music, entered alone and was met at the altar by the groom. She TROY, May 27.—The Baby Festi val held recently in Greenwood was the culmination of a very in teresting Health Contest conduc ted by the Junior Order of the city. The days before the festival were busy and anxious ones for a large number of contestants, each eager to be the winner on the eventful night of the Festival. On the evening of the Festival some fifty babies were the center of attrac tion to many interested relatives and friends. These .fifty babies had each a health record of over ninety-six per cent, and each dar ed hope that the sealed verdict of the doctor and nurses held victory for him or her. Golden Text: John 4:24. Three hundred and eighty-five babies were entered in the Health Contest, which was the main fea ture of the Baby Festival. Little Miss Eugenia Ann Rush of Troy, S. C., claimed the distinction of be ing the most nearly perfect baby in the county, her record being ninety-nine per cent. This is an „ c elder unusua i record. The Director of the Contest and Festival, who conducts such contests all over the country stated, in introducing little Miss Rush to the audience, that she had We ar<s all well aware of the marked change in the observance 5^^ ’ a f as hYon of Sunday. We have swung far away from the strict habits of our J forefathers. In some ways our modern Sunday is an improvement. Fcr example, we do not frown on the play of children as did the Puritans. “Children,” declared In crease Mather, “must net be allow ed to play on the Sabbath.” This prohibition we rightly consider ab surd. Neither do we tolerate today the long services of the past in unheat ed churches. Nor do we harbor that marked dislike for fine music which was so characteristic of our call God “Fdther,” and surely His colonial period. And we are hap- Day ought to be a family day. pily removed from the yoke of those j Finally, the Lord’s Day should harsh “Blue Laws” the fanataical be devoted to public worship, rigor of which was such that a Bos- While we love God always, Sunday ton husband was once set in the is a special occasion when we draw stocks for two hours for kissing his unusually close to Him. wife on Sunday, after an absence from home of three years! On the other hand there is nor doubt that the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of a Sunday that is essentially a secular holiday. “A free Sunday for free Americans” is the slogan of the hour, and this is interpreted in that the highest values of the day are Idst. Certain standards can be upheld. First of all. the Lord's Day should be observed as a day of rest. Disraeli said that the Sabbath is the corner-stone of civilization. Secondly, Sunday should be a time for the cultivation of the per sonal life. “Know thyself,” said Socrates. It is a good practice to get away from the crowd on the Lord’s Day. In the third place, Sunday should be a day of the home. We . made the most perfect record in mnriAi r,f any contest held during the last eight years of his eleven years ex- perienc.s with such contests. He . , . . T * le weddin g also stated that in his experience music was furnished by Miss Eloise model of flesh pink mousseline de sole and her flowers were orchids and valley lilies. Corley, a cousin of the bride. Mrs. Corley, mother of the bride, was gowned in poudre blue crepe with a shoulder corsage of sweet peas. Mrs. Titus, mother of the groom, wore green lace with a shoulder corsage of rosebuds. The groom is the only child of Major Elton L. Titus of the Medical Corps of the United States Army, and Mrs. Titus, of Iowa City, la., and was educated at the they had never found a perfect baby, and only once had they found a “ninety-nine plus” baby. Greenwood County should be proud of this unusual record, as little Miss Rush becomes a record Health Baby not only in the county, but over a much larger territory. In addition to the large loving cup and corsage of roses and sweet At seven months of age this ycung lady was judged the most perfect baby in a Better Babies’ Contest in McCormick County. She is now three and a half years old. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Dalton of Bradley, S. C., Mrs. Allie Pruitt Rush and the late Frank P. Rush of Troy. Her mother before marriage was Miss Lois Dalton, of Bradley. in this county in the past three years. The money will go to help the disabled World War veterans. -x- 1934 Cotton Crop Is Below Normal Sale Of Poppies More Than $30.00 In McCormick County Miss Willie Young, Chairman of Poppy Day, reports the poppy sales were approximately peas presented to the winner of the Health Contest, little Miss Rush al- Saturday so won two honors in the popular $30.00. State University of Iowa where he voting contest; one a gold ring, the | She was assisted by received a B. S. in engineering and other a small loving cup given each Epting at McCormick, Mrs. C. K. M rs Cecil of the School of Engineering of the week to the baby receiving the larg- Gilliam at Mt. Carmel, Milton Le- Q . . . „ f® me universlt y where he received est number of votes during the Roy, Jr., at Willington, Horace y J itUS wh . ch w f, s master ’ s degree. He is a mem- week 'Creswell at Plum Branch and Miss Wednesday evening, May 22, 1935, jber of the engineering staff of the Eugenia Ann is ifce daughter of Ruth Young at Youngs, at th® home of the bride’s parents, Tennessee Valley Authority and he Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Rush of Troy. This is the largest sale of poppies WASHINGTON, May 25—The- bureau of agricultural economics said today the 1934 cotton crop was 42.56 per cent below normal production for the acreage planted, and 20.7 per cent of the cut was due to drought. This compared with 6.8 per cent due to dry weather in 1933; 8 per cent in 1932 and 8.3 per cent in 1931. Most of the remainder of the reduction in yield was accounted for by excessive moisture, “other climatic causes,” and boll weevil damage. The bureau’s revised estimates placed the 1934 crop at 9,636,00a bales, compared with 13,407,000 in 1933.