McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, September 26, 1935, Image 1
TSUX ro OURSKLVttS, OUB NEIGHBORS. OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD.
Thirty-Fourth Year
Established June 5, 1902
McCORMIGK, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1935
Four Pages
Number 17
Kehoboth News.
The Rehoboth community was
again called together on a sad oc
casion, the funeral of Mr. Wallace
Seigler, who had been very ill for
a month or more. He spent the
most of his life of half a century
in this community. He is survived
by four sons and three daughters,
the youngest about ten years old,
also an aged mother who has been
a semi-invalid for several years
from a fall that fractured her hip;
several sisters and brothers. Pastor
Gurley conducted a short and im
pressive service- Several songs
were sung by relatives with a cous
in, Miss Lura Seigler, at the piano.
The,services were concluded in Re
hoboth churchyard beside the grave
of his wife who preceded him to the
grave some ten years ago. The
mound was covered with beautiful
flowers, tokens of friendship. These
heart-broken children have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community in their bereavement.
A large crowd attended the funeral.
Mrs. Kate Moultrie of Clinton
visited the old home community
last week. She received a warm
welcome- Spent one night with
a. JL. Morgan. She and her
brother’s family visited Capt. Will
Talbert and family in Augusta one
day. It will interest the friends of
Mr- and Mrs. Will Talbert to know
their son, Ansel, who is stationed
in Egypt, has recently married a
young lady from Missouri.
Several from this section spent
Saturday in Augusta, making a
short call on their cousin, Mrs. R.
L. Maddux, of near Augusta.
The W. M. S. president desires a
large attendance at the meeting
Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. E. Freeland.
Several relatives from here and
White Town enjoyed a call to Mr.
fen& Mra J. A. Self Wednesday af
ternoon.
MteR A. I*. Morgan appreciated a
call from Misses Connie and
Kathryn Cochran of Jacksonville,
Fla., also Misses Cornelia and
Gladys© Winn last week.
Byrnes Pledges
Co-operation In
River Program
Arsures Delegation He Is Interested
In Clarks Hill Power Project;
Hopes To Attend Public
Hearing In Augusta On
October 2nd.
SPARTANBURG, Sept. 21.—Unit
ed States Senator James F. Byrnes,
personal friend and trusted adviser
of President Roosevelt, assured a
delegation of Georgians and South
Carolinians here today of his
whole-hearted co-operation in ef
forts to get the Clarks Hill develop
ment project on the Savannah
river.
Pledging to commend the under
taking to the President at first op
portunity, Senator Byrnes further
promised to recommend it earnest
ly to the chief executive after his
special three-man commission re
ports on its feasibility probably in
January. He said he would do all
he could to push the development
through.
He pointed out that the project
is now in the hands of the three
commissioners, federal engineers
appointed by the president, and
that their report is the next logical
step. After they make their report,
recommendation of the river im
provement program to Washing
ton will be timely. %
The fact that money to build the
Clarks Hill dam is expected to come
from a PWA appropriation of the
next congress is distinctly encour
aging, Senator Byrnes said. He pre
dicted it would be one of the first
projects to be oansidered and in-
dgns
Diroiic
High School News
The eleventh grade of the Mc
Cormick High School held a class
meeting Thursday morning, Sep
tember 19th, for the purpose of
electing officers. The following
were elected:
Preside, t—William Fo xhe.
Vice-Presidentr—Elizabeth Harris.
Secretary and Treasurer—Eunice
Rush.
Reporter—Margaret Smith.
Other business was brought be
fore the meeting. The class rings
were discussed, but no choice was
made. *
Reporter.
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OPERA HOUSE
ABBEVILLE. S. C.
Thursday, Sept. 26th,
William Powell and Louise
Rainer
In
“ESCAPADE”
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Friday, Sept. 27th, Only,
W. C. Fields and Mary Brian
in
“Man On The Flying Trapeze”
Remember, it may be worth
$45.00 to you to be in the
Opera House before 9:00
o’clock Friday night.
Saturday, Sept. 28th, Only,
John Wayne
in
“SAGEBRUSH TRAIL”
Mon.-Tues., Sept. 30-Oct. 1,
Jeanette MacDonald and
Nelson Eddy
in
“NAUGHTY MARIETTA”
If you have not seen this
picture, don’t »niss it this
time. You’ll enjoy it.
Wed.-Thnrs.. Oct. 2nd-3!*d.
John Boles, Tean Muir and
Charles Putterworth
in
“ORCHIDS TO YOU”
Shows—3:15—7:15—9:00
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eluded in new piHfiic works monies.
Senator Byrnes believed it prac
tically impossible for Clarks Hill to
fall into the list of projects under
the present appropriation for two
reasons. There are already enough
projects to use up funds now avail
able, and projects must be under
contract by December 15 to be
eligible. The special commission’s
recommendations are not expected
before early January.
He said, however, that there un
doubtedly would be another public
works appropriation by Congress
during its next session.
The senator declared he hoped to
be present at the public hearing
which the board of investigating
engineers, headed by Col. Earl I
Brown, will hold in Augusta the af
ternoon of October 2.
The group of river development
proponents calling on Senator
Byrnes included Congressman Paul
Brown of Elberton, Ga.; Mayor
Richard E. Allen, Jr., of Augusta;
Thomas J. Hamilton, editor of The
Augusta Chronicle; L. S. Moody,
secretary of the Augusta Chamber
of Commerce; State Senator J.
Strom Thurmond of Edgefield, S.
C.; J. A. Talbert, McCormick coun
ty clerk of court; and W. T. Strom,
sheriff of McCormick county.
While the delegation was in the
senator’s office, Congressman John
C. Taylor telephoned from his
home in Anderson and Mayor Rob
ert Mealing of North Augusta call
ed, asking Senator Byrnes to give
his support to Clarks Hill.
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Recruiter Announces
Openings In Army
GREENWOOD, Sept. 24.—Ser
geant Clifford C. Floyd, U. S. Army
Recruiter, announces that he has
20 vacancies for Field Artillery,
Fort Bragg, N. C., and 5 vacancies
for 8th Infantry, Fort Moultrie, S.
C. Any young men interested are
invited to apply at the U. S. Army
Recruiting Station, Post Office
Building, Greenwood, S. C.
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Drucker’s Store To
Observe Holiday
Saturday, Sept. 28
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I H. Drucker’s store will be closed
Saturday, September 28th, on ac- 1
count of Jewish holiday. Will be
open again Monday morning, Sep
tember 30th, at the usual opening
hour.
Citizens Urged To
Attend Meeting In
Augusta October 2
On Wednesday, October 2nd, at
2 p. m., at Augusta, Georgia, there
will be a meeting of the committee
on the proposed development at
Clarks Hill on the Savannah River,
and the citizens of McCormick
County are urged to attend this
meeting in order to show our in
terest in this proposed develop
ment.
Officials of the Savannah River
Board recently appointed by Presi
dent Roosevelt to consider the
feasibility of this.project will be
there, and we should like to have
McCormick County well represent
ed. Don’t forget the date and
hour, Wednesday, October 2nd, at
2 p. m., at City Hall, Augusta,
Georgia. Go and carry your car
full of boosters for the project.
Jurors Drawn For
First Week October
Term Of Court
Petit Jurors to serve the first
week of October term of Court for
McCormick County, Court to begin
October 7th, 1935, at 10 a. m., are:
James Brown,
Fred H. Morgan,
R. T. White,
Joe H. Self,
L. W. Lyon,
G. J. Sanders, Jr.,
T. J. Franklin,
Bonner Dansby,
Roy Garnett,
O. J. White,
James J. White,
Tommie Long,
E. Hanvey,
Calvin Spence,
C. E. Brown,
John W. Morrah,
T. J. Sibert, Sr.,
W. T. Self,
Ralph C. Freeland,
Ernest H. Wood,
Joe H. Lyon,
Dewey H. Langley,
T. W. Cowan,
Watson Parks,
James W. Loveless,
Joe C. Bowick,
Grady H. Bell,
J. H. Price,
G. C. White,
R. T. McKinney,
Palmer W. Roper,
W. R. Miner,
Horace Creswell,
Sam G. Link,
F. E. Williams,
W. T. Walker.
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Mt. Carmel News
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Mrs. Mabel
Brown, Miss Sara Curtis of Mt.
Carmel and Mr. Thomas McKinney
of McCormick spent Sabbath after
noon in Clinton with Masters Har
old and Billy Gilliam.
Mrs. Charles Bowyer of Ander
son spent Tuesday in Mt. Carmel.
Mrs. Mamie Baker and Mr. Rob
ert Scott of Greenwood attended
the funeral service here Tuesday.
Mrs. Abner Lyon was a visitor
here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lofton Jones of
Pittsburgh, Pa., visited her mother,
Mrs. Mary Smith, a few days last
week. He has been transferred to
Cornith, Miss., and they were en
route to their new home. Mrs.
Jones is very much loved here and
many friends were delighted to see
her again.
Quite a number of friends and
relatives from nearby towns and
cities attended the funeral of Mr.
Joel J. McKellar Tuesday forenoon.
Among them were Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. McDavid and Mr. Earl Jones of
Columbia, Mrs. Willie Becks, Miss
Elizabeth Becks, Mr. and Mrs.
Dendy Miller, Mrs. Mamie Hark-
ness, Mrs. Marshall Leach and
many others from Abbeville;
Messrs. J. A. Talbert, J. W. Corley,
Sheriff W. T. Strom, Judge J. F.
Mattison, Dr. and Mrs. Reid and
others from McCormick; Rev. and
Mrs. Doty, Mrs. Mary McAllister, j
Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. D. L.
Bryson and others from Calhoun !
Falls. J
Mr, J. J. McKellar
Claimed By Death
MT. CARMEL, Sept. 25.—The
news of the passing of Mr. Joel J.
McKellar which occurred at his
home in North Augusta, during the
early morning hours Monday, was
received in Mt. Carmel with pro
found sorrow and grief.
While Mr. McKellar had been
ill for quite a while, and so critical
ly ill for a day or two, his death
was almost momentarily expected,
yet it came as a shock to a multi
tude of friends throughout South
Carolina and Georgia. He was in
his 63rd year.
Many years ago he entered the
railroad business, and served at
Beech Island, later coming to Mt.
Carmel, where he lived some time.
He was a man of the highest in
tegrity, and his splendid personal
ity, lovable disposition and won
derful efficiency made for him a
host of friends in all the places he
resided.
In early life he united with the
Baptist church and always re
mained true and loyal to himself,
his church and his God. During
his residence here, he was an en
thusiastic church and Sunday
school worker and earnest and
helpful in anything that was for
the uplift and betterment of hu
manity.
He was a man who stood four
square to the world and a man
with many noble traits of charac
ter. In his death the C. & W. C.
R. R. has lost a fine and efficient
official. North Augusta has lost a
fine citizen, Mt. Carmel has sus
tained the heavy loss of a true
friend.
During his early residence here
he married Miss Ida Miller of Mt.
Carmel, who, with three children,
survive, one daughter, Mrs. George
E. Florence, of Milledgeville, Ga.,
two sons, Messrs. Joel J. McKellar,
Jr., and Henry McKellar, of North
Augusta; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie
M. Cade, of Mt. Carmel, and Miss
M. E. McKellar, of Florence; two
brothers, Messrs. J. P. McKellar, of
Augusta, and W. H. McKellar, of
Sewanee, Tenn.
In the Mt. Carmel cemetery the
funeral service was conducted by
his pastor, Rev. J. P. Sheffield, at
11:30 Tuesday morning in the pres
ence of a large number of sorrow
ing relatives and friends, and a
short while after, he was gently
laid to rest beneath a mound of
many exquisitely lovely flowers,
the silent tributes of love which
attested the esteem in which he
was held.
Active pallbearers were Messrs.
E. L. Hatcher, W. D. Page, C. S.
Burkhalter, G. F. Tedards, H. G.
Page and R. W. Lamkin.
Honorary pallbearers were
Messrs. L. S. Jeffords, H. C. Harv-
ley, W. W. Whitehead, G. F. Boyd,
932 Members Attend
District Council
Of Farm Women
IN SPARTANBURG ON SATUR
DAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
Mt. Carmel News
Nine hundred and thirty-two
members of the Piedmont Council
of Farm Women representing 15
Piedmont Counties, gathered in
Spartanburg Saturday for the An
nual Convention.
Members of the Council were
welcomed to the city by Mayor
Brown, who said it was a great
pleasure to welcome such a splen
did group of farm women. He
commended the organization for
getting together to exchange ideas
on the betterment of farm life. He
pointed out that through chang
ing conditions, there was more de
sire among city people to go to the
country.
Miss Fannie Sue Hines, of Spar
tanburg, welcomed the visitors to
Spartanburg, and Mrs. Earl Work
man of Laurens responded to this
welcome.
Miss Lonny I. Landrum, State
Home Demonstration Agent, out
lined the work that is being car
ried on. Mrs. J. L. Williams, of
Ninety Six, made an. address on the
projects and aims of the organiza
tion.
Dr. Snyder spoke on the progress
of civilization and listed as the
three major steps in the develop
ment and progress of civilization
as social consciousness, social sci
ence and social understanding.
Miss Fannie Tabor, of Green
ville, made a brief address on ex
tension libraries. Miss Laura Black
man gave an interesting address on
Maternity-care. She pointed out
that during the past year 85 out of
every 1,000 babies died, and urged
the women to co-operate to reduce
the maternity death-rate.
Miss Harriet Layton awarded to
four club women of Greenwood
County, gold seals to be placed on
their diplomas. These seals were
given for splendid club work done
in the past 8 years. Miss Bessie
Harper, of Aiken, awarded to
Cherokee County, the gavel for ef
ficiency and outstanding work
done during the year. York Coun
ty was awarded a silver vase for
having the largest number present
at the council meeting.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Gordon Keys, of Belton, di
rector of. the Piedmont District.
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Ralph G. Brown
Claimed Bv Death
GREENWOOD, Sept. 21.—Ralph
G. Brown, 34, died in a Columbia
hospital Thursday morning at 7
o’clock after a three years’ illness.
He was the son of J. R. Brown and
Jennie Whitten Brown and besides
G. E. Rhodes, J. S. Dukes, W. L. jhis mother he is survived by four
Thomson, L. M. Parker, W. W. {sisters, Mrs. C. L. McFerrin, Brad-
Simpson, W. F. Kuhlkie, L. W. jley; Mrs. Brooks Parnell, Bordeaux;
Funk, D. H. Crenshaw, W. D. Me- j Mrs. Albert McNair, Allendale, and
Caig, R. B. Hare, E. Williams, J. C.
Douglas, J. W. Langston, W. S.
Crane, M. Y. Fooshe and C. D.
Bostick.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
Miss Mary Kennedy
To Speak M k t. Carmel
And McCormick A. R.
P. Churches, Oct. 6th
Miss Mary Kennedy, a Mission
ary to India, will speak, Sabbath,
October 6th, at 11 a. m., in the Mt.
Carmel A. R. P. Church, and at 8
p. m. in the McCormick A. R. P.
Church.
She will appear in native Indian
costume.
Miss Kennedy was born and
reared at Troy, S. C., and has many
kinfolk and friends in McCormick
County who will be especially in
terested in her coming.
The public is cordially invited to
hear Miss Kennedy.
S. W. REID,
Pastor.
Mrs. Hubert Smith, Newberry; two
brothers, J. W. Brown, Greenwood,
and Ross L. Brown, Elberton.
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning at 10:30 at the home
of his mother, 511 Edgefield ave
nue, conducted by the Rev. R. L.
Holroyd, and interment made in
Edgewood cemetery.
Changes Will Be Made
In Processing Tax
Rates On Tobacco
COLUMBIA, Sept. 24.—The Agri
cultural Adjustment Administra
tion has announced that changes
will be made in the processing tax
rates on tobacco, effective October
1, 1935. The changes have not yet
been made public; however, all
dealers in tobacco products should
inventory their stock of such prod
ucts as of the first moment of
October 1, 1935, inasmuch as such
inventories will be necessary in the
preparation of any claims which
may be filed, or in the preparation
of any returns which may be re
quired, as a result of the changes
|in the processing tax rates.
(Too Late For Last Week.)
Mrs. Inman Griffin and little
daughter, Louise, left last Wednes
day to visit in Atlanta, a short
while before returning home.
Mrs. George Peel, Mrs. Clara
Majette and Miss Virginia Majette
spent the past week end with Miss
es Lennie and Eliza Covin.
Messrs. Robert Scott and Theo
dore Tarrant of Greenwood were
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Scott.
Mrs. J. R. Tarrant was a busi
ness visitor in McCormick Wednes
day.
Miss Gladys Scott is visiting rela
tives and friends in Anderson this
week.
Miss Lura Jean Watson left last
Friday to enter Erskine College at
Due West.
Mrs. Jennie M. Cade and Miss
Julia Cade left last Saturday to re
sume their duties at Anderson
College. Miss Sallie T. Cade alss
returned to Converse College.
Mrs. J. B. Curtis was called to
Tignall last Friday by the very
serious illness of the infant daugli-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dun
away. We are glad to say the
baby has improved.
We are glad to say that Mix.
Myrtle Mauldin has recovered from
her recent illness and has return
ed home. Her many friends wfll
be glad to hear it.
Mrs. Clara Majette, Mrs. George
Peel, Misses Lennie and Elizs.
Covin and Virginia Majette were
welcome gbests of Mr. and Mm.
Ben Fortson near Lincolnton, Gn.
last Sabbath afternoon.
Misses Carrie and Sudie Cowan
of Willington were visitors here
Sabbath and . worshiped at the A.
R. P. Church.
1X1—
Civil Service
Examinations
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows:
Public land surveyor, $2,000 m
year, Field Service, General LanC
Office, Department of the Interioc.
Medical supervisor (psychiatric!,
$5,600 a year, Department of the
Interior.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the Secretary of the Unit
ed States Civil Service Board of
Examiners at the post office or
customhouse in any city which has
a post office of the first or the sec
ond class, or from the Unite#
States Civil Service Commissioat
Washington, D. C.
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State Theatre
GREENWOOD, S. C.
PROGRAM WEEK
Beginning Thursday, Sept. 26,
Thursday-Friday-Saturday -
BING CROSBY
in
“TWO FOR TONJTE”
with
JOAN BENNETTE
Saturday, 10:40 p. m.
ELJSSA LANDI
and
PAUL CAVANAGH
in
“WITHOUT REGRET”
Monday and Tuesday
MIRIAM HOPKINS
in
“BECKY SHARP”
Photographed Entirely In
Technicolor.
Wednesday, Only,
ON THE STAGE
Introducing Greenwood Local
Talent Amateur Nite And
* Fashion Show
ON THE SCREEN
EDMUND LOWE
in
“King Soloman Of Broadway”
ADMISSION: 10c and 25c