Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Thursday, August 1, 1935 IfeCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA \ GALLANT-BELK COMPANY MMML summer clearance sue s It only happens once a year. Values given you dur ing our Annual Summer Clearance Sale are not of fered by the Belk Stores but once a year . . . and are not offered elsewhere at any time. : In order to better accommodate and serve you, we have made 3 large openings or archways on our Sec ond Floor between our two stores. These two large additional archways will give you easy access to any department on our Second Floor making your shop ping easier and more comfortable. In order for you to become familiar with our new ar rangements we are offeing unusual values at this time. Buying direct from the manufacturer and selling for cash .... one price to all.... enables us to pass this savings on to our customers. The success of otlr Company is built upon the policy that our customers must be satisfied and our customers always come first. Come expecting to find hundreds of bargains in every department. Plenty of electric fans so that you may shop comfortably. Refrigerated ice water. Free parking space to the rear of our store. GALLANT-BELK GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE COMPANY THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES GREENWOOD, S. G I [visit before returning to her home in Columbia,'.- Misses Louise, Jeannette and Wenonah McKinney spent the past week end in Abbeville. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney of Mt. Carmel spent the past week end with Mrs. W. H. McKinney and family. Mr. James A. Lyon returned to Columbia Friday, after a week’s vacation at Myrtle B^ach and with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abner Lyon. ) Miss Frances Buzhardt of Green wood spent the week end here with her brother, Mr. Fred Buzhardt. Miss Ellen Bosdell, who is on a visit to relatives in Chattanooga, Tenn., underwent an operation for appendicitis at a hospital there one day last week. She is getting along very nicely. Mrs. Mary Smith and son, Mr. Barnard Smith, were Visitors here Friday. Miss Carrie Sue Talbert returned to Columbia Sunday after spending her vacation here with her mother, Mrs. Georgia Talbert. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reeves and Mrs. Hazen Johnson, accompanied by Mrs. Myrtle Watts, returned to Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday after spending several days here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bentley and son, Billie, left yesterday for Balti more, Md., after spending a week {here with his mother, Mrs. Isabelle Bentley. Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Blackwell have returned home from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Snellings in Charlotte, N. C. i • I Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Young an nounce the birth of % a daughter Janice Ernestine, on July 25th. Smith-Haynes ^Peiypana7\ The Rev. L. H. Gardner, former pastor here, will preach in the Baptist Church here next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock and that evening at 8:30. Everybody is cordially invited. a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Huguley for the past two weeks, returned to their home at Warren- ton with them. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith have announced the marriage of their daughter, Lelia Roberta, to Mr Thomas J. Haynes of Hope, Ark- Sfifl j ansas, on April 20th, 1935. The J ceremony was performed by the Mrs. D. B. Woodward and daughter, Miss Dorothy Woodward, of Aiken spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin. Mrs. B. L. Talbert returned to her home in Augusta last Friday after noon, after spending three weeks among relatives in and near town. Mrs. Herbert Hammond Greenville is here on a visit Mrs. Fannie Kate McCain. Misses Mabel Dorn and Julia Brown returned Monday from a six weeks’ tour of the West. Their journey carried them to the South- Prof. Luther Andrews has re turned from Atlanta where he stud ied piano for a term at the At lanta Conservatory of Music. Dur ing the remainder of his vacation he will play with an Augusta Orchestra. Messrs. Paul R. Brown, of McCor mick, James Britt, of Sandover and ern coast of California and around ! Tom Carpenter of Greenville spent through Yellowstone National Park where they spent four days. of to Mrs. R. H. Talbert, who has been ill at her home here the past two weeks, is somewhat better at this time. Mrs. John L. Kennedy and daughters, Misses Betty and Mary Frances of Grovetown, Ga., spent last Friday here with Mrs. W. J. Connor. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Carpenter and little daughter, Miriam, have re turned to their home in Green- Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cole and j vine, after a ten days’ visit in the children, Mr. Claude Cole, Jr., and home of Mrs. T. J. Britt. Miss Miss Bettye Cole of Spartanburg, Irene Britt accompanied them spent Sunday here with Mr. and home for a two weeks’ visit. Mrs. D. P. McCain. TT " ,Rev. J. Floyd Helms, pastor of the months ago, but is able to use her shandon Baptist church, in Colum hand now without suffering any hia s C pain * ' Mrs. Haynes is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and a young woman of many personal charms She graduated from the local high school and attended Lander Col lege in Greenwood. She has been employed in the local relief of fice since it was first begun here. Mr. Haynes is the son of the late H. J. and Mrs. M. L. Haynes of Hope, Arkansas. He graduated from the high school at Stevens- ville, Texas. For the past several years he has been employed by the W. R. Knight Construction Com pany. They were located in Me Cormick for several months, but at present are at Laurens, S. C. At present Mr. and Mrs. Haynes are making their home here with the bride’s parents on upper Main Street. TXT several days last week at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. J. S. Heiss returned to her home in Liberty last Friday, after spending three weeks with her mother, Mrs. W. J. Connor. She was accompanied home by her nieces, Misses Betty Kennedy and Miriam Talbert, for a visit. Mrs. Jerome Sally and son, Jerome, Jr., of Sally, S. C., are here on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Quarles. Town Is Named For Chevrolet Miss Mary Cornelia Corley has returned from a two weeks’ visit to relatives in Spartanburg, S. C., and Gainesville, Ga. Mr. James Faulkner has return- Miss Mary Remsen has returned from a visit to relatives in At- to her home here, after attending i an t a . summer school at Statesboro, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams and children of Alexander City, Ala., spent last week here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Williams. Mrs. E. L. Rogers has as her •kk+ vrro w vr 'ToiKorf HaH w —, Miss Louise McKinney of Colum- Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Talbert had guest her niece, Miss Edna Shell, of bia is snendine a few davs with as their guests for the week end Grav Court s P encur ^ a tew da y s wl th Mrs. A. M. Thompson, Miss Belle ^ Gray C ° Urt * relatives near town Thompson, Mrs. S. W. Williamson and Mr. Kibler Williamson of New berry. Mrs. J. Arch Talbert, Mrs. W. K. Mrs. E. B. Brown has returned from a two weeks’ visit near Hend ersonville, N. C. Miss Nellie Hughes of Lexington is here on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. D. C. Talbert. After spending ten days at Glenn Charles and son, Master Bill gp r higs, Spartanburg and Green- Charles, and Master Grady Strom, yme, Mrs. Jack Connor has return- spent several days last week at ed home. Myrtle Beach. Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Jr., and son, Mrs. Wistar Harmon had as h er : Belton, III, spent last week with her guest several days last week her! mo ther, Mrs. Nina Felder, at Holly aunt, Miss Emma Harris, of Abbe- uhl. Mr. Harmon went down Satur- v *H e ' day and they returned home with " him Sunday. j lfr. and Mrs. J. D. Adkins and son, Aaron, of Thomson, Ga., and Mrs. Sarah Mattison returned Mr. A. N. Reese of Warrenton, Ga., home Tuesday from a six weeks’ Miss Evelyn Jennings of Tryon, N. C., has returned home, after spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jen nings, of the White Town section. Mrs. Paul Miller of Annapolis, Md., spent last week end here at- There are plenty of instances in which an automobile has been named after a town; but when a town is named after an automobile —well, that’s news. At least, so thought a tourist who, bowling over a fine stretch of new .highway a few miles from Harlan, Ky., found himself in a small coal-mining settlement and noted a modest frame building bearing the sign: “Post Office— Chevrolet, Ky.’’ Scenting a story, he explored the place, which did not take long, and was done, then sought out the postmaster, who obligingly gave him the facts. Up to a few years ago, his. in formant explained, the Blue Dia mond Coal Company camp, which is now the town of Chevrolet, was inaccessible except on mule-back. Page HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY August 2nd" and 3rd, 7:15 p. m. and 9:00 p. m. JAMES DUNN. Mae Clark and Neil Hamilton m “THE DARING YOUNG MAN” Don’t Miss Thif —Short Subjects— Cartoon “HOT SANDS’’ “HOLLYWOOD GAD ABOUT” MONDAY and TUESDAY August Sth and 6th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:00 p. m. WARNER GLAND, “PAT” PATTERSON, Thomas Beck, Rita Cansino and Stepin Fetchit in “CHARLIE CHAN IN EGYPT” You’ll tremble with suspense and shake with laughter! —Short Subjects— A Song Hit Story . 7 “MOUNTAIN MELODY” Also FOX MOVIETONE NEWS ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents iii V.u Goodyear*> ktfi* raputat**n far quality daaan't maan Goudyaar Tirai cast mara manay — it maans yau fat mara valua at campctHiva pncasl Detective Faurot’a famous investiga tion' proved Goodyear’s sensational “G-3” All-Weather delivers lowest- cost-per-mile service. And we can back that up with actual footprint records of “G-3’s” driven right here in town: evidence of better thgn 43% LONGER NON-SKID MILEAGE AT NO EXTRA COST—ON THE SAME ROADS YOU DRIVE .u-- FOOTPRINTS THAT PROVE EXTRA MILEA6E These tread iTWat- ads« prints mad* by ^O-S” tires — after the long mileage* sam^r**** left In thei for thousands miles of ssft U. S. Mail, Special Delivery Colorado Springe, Colo. .>v/ "Prices that prove EXTRA 10,345 nile* William Waite Foreman Beverly, Maes. W i v u ■ —drive away on a I T H A guaranteed GOODYEAR L i n r* n e ■ Speedway. A value that 1 D El If A L only the world’s largest w n a n r* ■ ai tire maker could build TRAIIC b IN end sell at thii low price. Al I AUf AimC Goodyear quality con- MLLU vVHiluEi struction—new rubber— i road>grtpping tread — ; #11 Supertwist body. . I U — CASH PRICES — 4.40-SI 4.50-SI 4.75-19 30 x 3Vi $ j.20 $ j.70 $0.05 DON'T BE FOOLED by trick discounts from padded price lists. Buy no tires until you see how much more quality Goodyear gives you for tha same money—OR LESSl Prices subject to change without notice State sales tax additional Gulf Service Station J. T. FAULKNER, Prop. McCormick, S. C. Experience Service Facilities Those are the important things jQf. 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 there is no additional charge for service ont of town J. S. STROM Main Street McCormick, S. C. of a name came up, and it was agreed that the place would be named after the first car seen on its streets. And that Is just what Chevrolet now has 800 residents. There are some 60 cars in town. And, as might be expected, fully half of them are Chevrolets. tending to business matters, and Though only five miles from Har- was guest of Mrs. W. J. Connor while here. Ian, it might as well have been 5,- 000, so far as automobiles were concerned. Mountaineers came in 666 Miss Elizabeth Talbert returned on foot or aboard their long-eared spgnt Sunday here with Mr. and visit to her sister, Mrs. Belton Wat- home this week after a five weeks’ mounts to report “another auto Mm? <P- H. Huguley. Mioses Mary son, of Anderson. Mrs. Watson, stay in the mountains of North stuck, trying to get up here.” i _ . Catherine and, Marion Reese and who is nearly 81 years of age, fell Carolina. Miss Marjorie Jones ac- Then the town grew large enough Iqu D ' rop * e s Arthur Reese, Jr., who had been on and broke a wrist about two companied her home for a week's to need a postoffice. The subject Salve - Nose ... I , i checks MALARIA in 3 days COLDS first day. TONIC AND LAXATIVE I BTLIOPSIIESS WANT ADV. MAN WANTED for Rawleigh Route of 800 families. Write today. Rawleigh, Dept. SCH-77-SA, Richmond, Va. FOR SALE—Poland China and Essex Pigs, all sizes. City Market, McCormick, S. C. MILCH COWS—For sale or trade for beef cattle. Jamie L. Smith* McCormick, S. C. .