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TRUE TO OURSKLVtCS. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. — Thirty-Fourth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935 Four Pages Number T Important Commu nity Meeting At Plum Branch Tonight Free Canning School To Be Conducted In County July 25-26 Grange At Troy Elects Officers STATE MASTER MAKES TALK AT BI-MONTHLY MEETING Bordeaux Huguenots Will Hold Annual Reunion August 7 Ouzts Reunion At McKendries Church Friday, July 26th Pension Money Re ceived Here For Vet erans And Widows There will be a meeting of citi zens of Plum Branch community at the school huose on Thursday even ing, July 18th, at 8:15 o’clock, for the purpose of learning of the Grange and what it may do to serve the people and community of Plum Branch. For scores of years the northern and western states have been well organized in Grange work and through its many activities the rural community life of these sec tions has been greatly enriched and elevated. In recent years the south has heen awakening to the call of the Grange, and we are proud of the fact that in the last twelve months South Carolina stood third •among all the states in Grange growth. This is a tribute to the intelligence of the people -of rural South Carolina. Mr. D. B. Anderson, Master of the State Grange, is expected to bring some interesting facts concerning the Grange to those attending this important meeting. • All men and women, as well as the young folks 15 years 'df age and over, are urged to be at the meeting. tXX Preaching Services At Baptist Church Here Next Sunday Dr. J. S. Corpening of Lancaster will preach at the McCormick Baptist Church Sunday morning, July‘Hrft, at 11:00 o’clock, and that evening at 8:15. A cordial in vitation CS extended to all to at tend either or both of these serv ices. *X* Confederate Veterans Reunion In Colnmbia July 30,31, And Aug. 1 COLUMBIA, July 15.—South Carolina Confederate Veterans will hold their annual reunion at the University of South Carolina July 30, 31, and August 1, according to an announcement by Dean F. W. Bradley of the University. Plans for the reunion include a parade beginning at 7 p. m. Thurs day, July 31, and meals to be served by four state chapters of the U. D. C. The gathering will be sponsored by the Palmetto Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans. OPERA HOUSE ABBEVILLE, S. C. Thursday, July 18th, Robert Tavlor and Jean Parker in “MURDER IN THE FLEET” Remember, it may be worth $45.00 to you to be In the Opera House before 9:00 Thursday night. Fri.-Sat., July 19th-20th, \ Wallace Beery, Maureen O’Sullivan and Robert Young in “WEST POINT OF THE AIR” NOTICE — Our Saturday night 10:30 show will be dis continued until further no tice. Mon.-TueSs, July 22nd-23rd, Beautiful Shirley Temple in “OUR LITTLE GIRL" Wed.-Thurs., Ju’y 24th-25th, Mae West in “COIN’ TO TOWN” Shows—3:15—7:15—9:00 The extension division of Mc Cormick County has been very fortunate in securing Miss Dicksie Lee Lewis, a representative from the Ball Brothers Company, Muncie, Indiana, to be in this county two days next week, Thurs day and Friday, July 25th-26th, to conduct a free canning school.. Miss Lewis is a Home Economics graduate of Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee. Before her college work was completed she had entered her chosen profession of dietitian. During the school year she was in demand as super visor for numerous banquets given for large groups of college or city folk. One season was spent as super visor for the beautiful Wonderland Park Club dining room, located in what later became the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Another summer was spent in the study of foods and food marketing in New York City. She then be came assistant to the supervisor of the college dining room, serving between five and six hundred stu dents for three meals daily. Her Extension Service experience began in Kentucky as Home Dem onstration Agent. The following activities were included in this work: Adult classes in Foods and Nutrition, Child’s Care in Feeding, Simple Menu Planning, Keeping the Family Fit, Buying and Pre serving of Foods, Canning and Garden Budgets, School Lunches, and Girls classes in Foods and Nu trition. She introduced the canning of meat by both Pressure Cooker and Water Bath methods. She has giv en much time and effort to the study of meat canning, both as a source of better food and as an economic measure to the farm home. She has frequently appeared be fore Women’s Clubs as speaker and demonstrator, supervised numerous foods exhibits, judged fair exhib its and has written weekly newspa per articles on foods and nutrition. Recently Miss Lewis has conduct ed a series of meat canning dem onstrations in the drought areas in co-operation with the Iowa State College and the State Relief Ad ministration. Through this pro gram, cattle that would have been a total loss to the farmer before the season had passed were con verted into much needed food. Thousands of women have learned that delicious meat may be can ned right in their own kitchens and that a wide variety of meats may be placed on their pantry shelves each year by the canning of beef, hogs and poultry that would otherwise be sold on the market at a loss. In these demonstrations the women actually canned a cow in a day and were so trained that they were able to repeat the demonstra tion in their own communities. She understands the needs of the farm family and the problems in canning that the average farm woman must meet. Through her demonstrations in canning each step is made simple. Women are taught to use the equipment found in their homes for their home can ning, thus eliminating the cost of expensive equipment. A charming personality and the ability to understand the problems of others and to respond to their request for assistance in an alert, sympathetic manner, has gone far toward making her professionally successful. Born in New Mexico, she has lived in several of the Southland’s most picturesque states, where she studied and lived the life of the South. Later, her interest in foods and customs of other sections led her into the North, East and Middle-West where she lived and worked and became familiar with the food habits and food requirements in many states. Her message of “Good food, with the least effort and at the lowest cost” appeals to the housewife of today. She is their friend. The Agent is very anxious es-; pecially for each member of the Home Demonstration Clubs, to at- At its regular bi-monthly meet ing, members of the Troy Grange enjoyed a buffet supper and social hour in the dining room of the Troy graded school building. Special guests on the occasion were Mr. D. B. Anderson, Master of the State Grange, and Bryan Martin, County Grange Master. Everyone had such a good time that it was plan ned to have another such event soon, to which special invitations would be extended to the masters and their wives from the other county Grange units. The business session of the Grange was held in the fraternal room of the building. Mr. Ander son delivered an address on “The Call of the Grange,” after which of ficers were elected and installed, as follows: ' Master, I. A. Puckett, Lecturer, Mary Frances Rush, Secretary, Manly B. Timmons, Overseer, W. B. Price, Chaplain, R. M. Rush, Steward, R. A. Russell, Assistant Steward, R. M. Bell, Lady Assistant Steward, Mabel Lyon, Flora, Mrs. J. R. Palmer, Ceres, Mrs. J. F. Rush, Pomona, Mrs. W. B. Price, Executive Committee, Margaret Lyon, Mrs. Parrie Reagan, J. W. Steifle. T .... Annual July Clearance Sale At Gallant-Belk Co. Attention is called to Gallant- Belk Company’s advertisement elsewhere in this issue of the Mes senger, in which they invite you to visit their store in Greenwood and purchase high grade merchandise at drastic savings for every mem ber of the family. They are of fering big values in every depart ment. They will get for you any item or article that you desire and which is not on hand at the time from their Charlotte or New York office without delay. tend this school, at the nearest place which this demonstration is being held. Demonstration will be held at the following places: Thursday a. m.—Community House, McCormick, at 10:30. Thursday p. m.—Plum Branch School House at 3:30. Friday a. m.—Mt. Carmel School House fit 10:30. Friday p. m.—Meriwether School House at 3:30. This school is open not only to H. D. members, but to all ladies in the county who are interested in canning. The ladies of McCormick are cordially invited to attend the demonstration at the Community House. Following is an outline of the Subject Matter of her demonstra tion: Advantages of Home Canning, Methods of Canning; Open Ket tle, Cold Pack, Hot Pack. Definition of Terms— Blanch, Cold Dip, Pre-cook, Pro cess, Seal Bacteria. Steps in Canning— Selection of Material, Selection of Canning Method. Testing and Preparation of Jars, Caps and Rubbers, Sorting and Grading of Material, Preparing the Material, Packing Material into Jars, Processing as affected by Char acter and Ripeness of prod uct; Size of Product; Solid ity of Pack; Temperature, Sealing, Testing Seal, Storing, Acid in Vegetables, Syrups for Canning Fruits. Processing Equipment— Water Bath, Steamer, Oven, Pressure Cooker. Other Equipment and Conveni ences— Scoring Canned Goods, Utility and Exhibit Pack, Success Pointers and Modem Practices, Variety in the use of Canned Foods. , _ According to an announcement by Albert E. Guillebeaux, chairman of the program committee, the an nual reunion of the Bordeaux Huguenots will be held at the Bor deaux Methodist Church on Wed nesday, August 7. The program, consisting of music, singing and talks will begin at 10 a. m. Governor Olin D. Johnston has been invited to be the principal speaker of the day. All the Huguenot connections are requested to bring along any heir looms, antiques, etc., and present the chairman with a brief written history of each. Later, these his tories will be incorporated in the history of the reunion. Music for the day will be furnished by a gift ed band from Georgia under the di rection of Reid B. Guillebeaux, who is well known to the people in this section. Local talent of Bordeaux will also take part in the musical program. Picnic lunch will be fur nished by all who attend. A wel come is extended to all who wish to come and bear their part in the en tertainment. There are some in teresting historical places around Bordeaux. This reunion was organized as the Guillebeaux Reunion in August, 1930. It meets for one day each year in August. It was first or ganized in honor of Andre Guille beaux and his wife, Mary Roque- more Guillebeaux, two of the orig inal members of the little colony of Huguenots which founded and set tled Bordeaux, S. C. (now in Mc Cormick County) in 1764. In this group of Huguenots were found the Giberts, Covins, Rogers, Bouchil- lons, LeRoys, Hemmingers and Pettigrews, along with Guillebeaux and others. In this group which began its immigration from France in 1760, was Dr. John De la Howe, eminent French physician and gentleman farmer, who donated 2,- 000 acres of land and other prop erty in founding the De la Howe State School near the site of the original settlement. At the last session it was voted to change the reunion to the Bor deaux Huguenot Reunion and a well ordered constitution and by laws composed by one of the en thusiastic members, were adopted. Its purpose now is (1) To co-ordi nate and stimulate interest in the perpetuation of memories and lo cal history of the early French set tlers in and around Bordeaux, S. C. (2) To unite the descendants and friends of the early French settlers into a mutual social organization. (3) To provide a forum for the full and free discussion of all matters of public interest to descendants and friends of early French settlers, partisan politics and sectarian re ligion alone excepted. The above purposes are contained in the con stitution. X Mt. Carmel IMews We are glad to say that Mis? Myrtle Dean is able to be up again, after her recent illness. Her many friends will be glad to hear this and all hope for her a speedy re covery. Prof. Jordan Dean of Lebanon, Tenn., is spending his vacation at his home here. Mrs. Clara Majette of Pensacola, Fla., is the charming guest of her sisters, Misses Lennie and Eliza Covin. We are sorry to say that Mr. L. A. Covin is on the sick list again. Under the skillful nursing of his sister, Mrs. Majette, he has im proved. We all hope for him a speedy recovery. Dr. Tuten of McCormick has treated quite a number of people to prevent typhoid. It certainly is a great thing, and everybody would do well to take it. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson, Miss Virginia Watson and Mrs. Jennie M. Cade spent Sabbath at Bon darken with Miss Lura Jean Wat son. Miss Eliza Covin spent part of The descendants of Diedrich Uts and his son Peter Uts, now spelled Ouzts, who came to this state from Frankfort on the Main, 1761, will hold a reunion at McKendries church in Edgefield County Friday, July 26th. The usual program of an all day meeting will be observed, speaking in the morning, com mencing at 10 o’clock, dinner at the church, with all the good things and a watermelon cutting in the afternoon. A number of these re unions have been held and each one is always the best. The devotional will be conducted and some songs sung by good sing ers. Speakers invited to come, Gov ernor Johnston, Attorney General Daniel, Columbia, who will be on his native heath, he being bom near this vicinity. These two have promised to come and other speak ers from Edgefield, including for mer Senator T. B. Greneker, and some out of state descendants will be back to renew old ties and com radeship. An interesting program of recitations by the young de scendants will be enjoyed by all. It is hoped to erect a suitable marker in the near future to the memory of these pioneers in this settlement. All are invited to come and bring well filled baskets and enjoy this occasion. D. A. G. OUZTS, President and Treasurer. Greenwood, S. C., July 16, 1935. * Forty-Two Apply For Degrees At University Of S. C. COLUMBIA, July 15.—Forty-two students, 25 men and 17 women, have applied for degrees at the University of South Carolina sum mer school, according to John A. Chase, Jr., registrar. Degrees will be presented at commencement exercises July 25. Applications in the various schools are as follows: A. B. in the school of Arts and Sciences, 6 men and 6 women; A. B. in Education, 2 women; A. B. in Journalism, 1 man and 1 wo man; Bachelor of Science, 2 men; Bachelor of Science in Education, 2 men; Bachelor of Science in Commerce, 2 men; Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, 2 men; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 2 men; Master of Arts, 8 men, 7 women; Master of Science. 2 men, 1 woman. last week in Anderson with her sister, Mrs. George Peel. She at tended the services conducted by Dr. George W. Truitt and enjoyed them very much. Her sister, Mrs. Clara Majette, of Pensacola, Fla., was also a guest of Mrs. Peel. She accompanied Miss Covin home for a short visit. • Messrs. Wright Andrews of Will- ington and Tarrant Scott returned home Friday from a visit to Beau fort, Walterboro and Orangeburg. Mt. Carmel is getting some very badly needed rain now, but we haven’t had a good season yet. Mrs. Joe Curtis spent part of last week with Mrs. Marvin Burts in Anderson. Mr. Arthur Smith of Greenville spent several days here last week with his mother, Mrs. Cora Smith Mrs. D. J. McAllister and son, John, and Miss Sara Curtis were visitors in Abbeville Saturday. Mr. Dode Philips of Moultrie, Ga., spent the past week end with his wife and sen at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boyd. Mrs. Evans of Marion is visiting her mother. Mrs. R. J. McAllister, and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister. Her many friends are glad to see her. again. Miss Ella Grant of Florence is spending her vacation at her home near Mt. Carmel. Prof, and Mrs. Jim Dean and little daughter of Norway are visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dean. _ Have received voucher from the Comptroller General for the 1935 pensions for old soldiers and wid ows. This year you will receive it all in one payment. Those not on mailing list will please can my office at your earliest convezu- ence and get your check. Veterans are receiving $240jQG this year instead of $204.00. Wid ows are receiving the same as last year, $136.00, except the ones that have attained the age of 90 axttil were married prior to or during the war, who will receive $240.00, the same as veterans. J. FRANK MATTTSON, Probate Judge. x Bordeaux News Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Link and two children, Jimmie and Mary Clint on, returned Tuesday from Camp- obella where they spent severe! days with Mrs. Link’s mother. Mrs. Ray Stone and family ixmee returned to Waynesboro, after spending a week here with Mrs. Stone’s sister, Mrs. G., C. McIn tosh and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell, Miss Martha Hoffman and Mr. Robert Perryman attended a fam ily reunion of the Mitchell family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grader Price Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore BouehU- lon and three children. Miss Blanche Bouchillon, Harold and baby Carolyn, spent Tuesday wifii Mr. and Mrs. W. G. MitcheU. Mrs. W. G. Mitchell dined vrith Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cade Saturday. Mr. George Lihdley of Augusta spent Tuesday and Tuesday night here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lindley. Mr. G. T. Parnell from Calhoun Falls spent Sunday here with. Mr_ and Mrs. P. B. Parnell. Mrs. Ola Parnell returned home Sunday, after spending some time with relatives in Lowndesville and. Calhoun Falls. - •, Mrs. P. B. Parnell, Mrs. J. H Lindley and Mrs. G. W. Cade vsese Greenwood visitors Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Cochran and Mrs. Parker Herndon were McCter- mick visitors last Wednesday. Mrs. Cochran went to consult a physi cian. She has been right sick fear the past three weeks. x Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Parnell and family are visiting relatives in Calhoun Falls this week. Mrs. S. C. Cade and Mr. Cliffcid Cade were Augusta visitors Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Ramey, Mrs. Annie McAllister and Mrs. Sue Wardlaw of Abbaville were visitors to Mrs. S. E. Moragne and famOy Sunday. State Theatre GREENWOOD, S. C. PROGRAM WEEK BEGINNING JULY 18 Thursday, July 18th, Franchot Tone and Una Merkle in “ONE NEW YORK NITE” Fri.-Sat., July 19th-20th, JOE E. BROWN in “ALIBI IKE” — Saturday Night 10:40, July 29, Kay Frances and George Brent in “STRANDED” Mon.-Tues., July 22nd-23rd, Katherine Hepburn and Charles Boyer in < “BREAK OF HEARTS” s Wed.-Thrus., July 24th-25th, Ann Harding and Herbert Marshall in “THE FLAME WITHIN” ADMISSION: 10c and 25c Vi 3