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Teachers Home For
Christmas Holidays
Teachers arriving this week from
their schools to spend the Christ
mas holidays at their homes in
and near town are:
Miss Helen Talbert, Union,
Miss Lucy Brown, Plum Branch,
Miss Louise Langley, Clover,
Miss Mary Remsen, Washington
High School,
Miss Edna Duncan, Wideman’s,
Miss Eloise Corley, Warrenville,
Miss Marion Dorn, Rock Hill,
Miss Nell Dowtin, Greenville,
Miss Lucile Caudle, Great Falls,
Miss Ruby Abercrombie, Leesville,
Miss Josie Talbert, Lake View,
Miss Carrie Mayson, Lake City,
Miss Birdie Walker, High Point,
N. C.,
Mr. Luther Andrews, Greenville,
Miss Sallie Quarles, Matthews, N.
C.,
Miss Helen Brown, Dillon,
Miss Elsie Langley, Caves,
Mr. Roy Callison, Edgefield,
Mr. James Willis, Pine wood,
Miss Bettye Workman, Prosperity,
Miss Julia Brown, Whitmire,
Miss Lillie Moss, Langley,
Miss Irene Britt, Moncks Comer.
Bordeaux 4-H
Club Meets
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Modoc Home Demon
stration Club Meets
The Bordeaux 4-H Club held its
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. P. B. Parnell with all mem
bers and three visitors present. We
sang the regular monthly song
and Scripture Reading and Prayer
was had by the president; roll call
and reading of minutes by secre
tary.
The lesson for the month was
“Cutting Garments by Patterns.’
Patterns were given to each mem
ber by which to cut their aprons.
Charts were shown, showing the
correct way to make a flat fel'.
seam, cut, join and sew on bias
binding and the proper way of
working a button hole and sewing
on a button.
The girls started their yearly
record cards and were given sug
gestions of note book material.
The recreational hour was spent
playing games.
Reporter.
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Washington 4-H
Club Meets
College Students
Home For Holidays
The Modoc Home Demonstration
Club held its regular meeting Wed-
nesday, November 25th, at the
iMme of Mrs. E. F. Bussey with
, twelve members and three visitors
The demonstration was cooking
fruit cake in the steam pressure
cooker. Five cakes were baked fori
’’Three members of the club. I
As all of the time was taken up!
in cake baking no program was
carried out.
The next meeting will be held
Jaunary 28.
Reporter.
The Washington Jr. and Sr. 4-H
Clubs held their regular monthly
meeting in the School Auditorium
on Oct. 15th. The club song for the
month, “4-H Field Song”, was sung
after which a program was carried
out by the club members.
The lesson for the month was
“Equipping the Sewing Basket.’
From this lesson we learned the
different kinds of thread, needles,
etc., to be used on different ma
terials. Apron making was also dis
cussed. Several apron styles were
shown and we learned with great
pleasure that aprons can be made
vwjr~attractively from cotton sacks,
unbleached muslin, prints, or ging
ham.
After the lesson discussion quite
a few games were engaged in and
enjoyed by all.
Reporter.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
December 23rd and 24th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
ROBERT YOUNG BETTY FURNESS
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THREE WISE GUYS
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
December 25th and 26th, 7 p. m. and 9 p. m.
GARY COOPER MADELEINE CARROLL
in
“THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN
MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
December 28th and 29th, 7 p. m. and 9:15 p. m.
KATHERINE HEPBURN FREDRIC MARCH
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‘MARY OF SCOTLAND
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
December 30th and 31st, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
WARNER BAXTER ANN LORING
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“ROBIN HOOD OF EL DORADO”
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
WITH EACH PROGRAM
ADMISSION: AduRs. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
College students arriving tb ?
week to spend the Christmas holi
days at their homes in and near
town are:
Mississippi State College, State
College, Miss.—
Mr. James Furqueron.
Coker College, Hartsville—
Miss Nell Fooshe.
Winthrop College, Rock Hill—
Miss Willie McComb,
Miss Sara Schumpert,
Miss Annie Laurie Sturkey,
Miss Elizabeth Brown,
Miss Elizabeth Talbert,
Miss Ruth Hanvey.
Clemson College, Clemson—
Mr. William Patterson,
Mr. John James Hester, Jr.,
Mr. Julian Reams,
Mr. John Nixon Talbert.
The Citadel, Charleston—
Mr. Lorenza Sturkey,
Mr. Jack Scruggs,
Mr. Audley McCain,
Mr. William Bradley.
Furman University, Greenville—
Mr. Wiley Coleman,
Mr. James Dorn,
Mr. George Dorn,
Mr. Wilber Strom, Jr.
Lander College, Greenwood—
Miss Mary Fuller,
Miss Virginia Freeland,
Miss Sara Bracknell.
Miss Phronie Lee Cheatham,
Miss Lorene Drennan,
Miss Bernice White,
Miss Mae Coleman,
Miss Kate Bracknell.
Limestone College, Gaffney—
Miss Sara Louise Strom,
Miss Sara Frances Duncan,
Miss Catherine Scruggs,
Miss Valerie White.
Newberry College, Newberry—
Miss Evelyn Winn,
Mr. Claude Workman.
Greenville Woman’s College, Green-
vllle—
Miss Frances Cook Robinson.
Anderson College, Anderson—
Miss Nan Workman.
Erskine College, Due West—
Miss Elizabeth Harris,
Miss Lura Jean Watson.
Wofford College, Spartanburg—
Mr. Fred Young.
Bowling Green University, Bowling
Green, Ky.—
Miss Mary Sue Coleman.
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.—
Miss Rebecca Drucker.
to spend the holidays at their re
spective homes. Much merriment
always comes to the school on the
last day when the tree is glis
tening with gifts for everyone and
Santa is all ready to distribute
fruit to every pupil. The Christ
mas spirit prevails throughout the
chapel program and all leave with
happy thoughts for the bright and
prosperous New Year.
Mr. Bryant had as his visitor
Sunday and Monday, December 13
and 14, Mr. McCoy of Orangeburg.
Instead of the usual meeting of
the P. T. A. on Dec. 4, the Daddies
were entertained at the school
building, when a special program
was presented in honor of “Dad
dies Night.” The following pro
gram was carried out in the audi
torium :
Invocation Miss Willis
Toast to the Daddies __ Mr. Wil
liams
Reading Mrs. J. M. Rich
Reading Eugene Keller
Songs by all “To the Daddies”.
After this program, an oyster
supper was served in one of the
class rooms.
Dec. 17, 1936.
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Modoc News
Washington High
School News
HONOR ROLL
FIRST GRADE—
Willie Joe Trammell.
SECOND GRADE—
Dell McDaniel.
THIRD GRADE—
Margie Osborne.
SIXTH GRADE—
Vera Middleton.
SEVENTH GRADE—
Rose Reese,
Nettie Louise Morgan.
NINTH GRADE—
Louise Rich.
TENTH GRADE—
Mary Bussey.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Mary Louise Dorn.
The Junior class presented a
three act comedy, “A BIRD IN A
CAGE,” Friday night, December
11. in the school auditorium. The
bird was found to be Geneva
Wood, who so successfully proved
that she could win her way out of
the cage. The hero tress, Mary
Bussey, and master, Reginold
Sharpton, Bewildered. All the char
acters portrayed their parts well,
delighting their audience with bits
of humor and advice on men.
The proceeds go to the Junior
class.
Misses Mildred and Marion Hipp
motored to Clinton, Saturday, De
cember 12. They were supper
guests of Mrs. John Little, who
entertained in honor of the birth
day of Mr. T. H. Little.
Mr. F. C. Bryant, Misses Marion
Hipp and Helena Willis were din-'
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams. Tuesday night.
Christmas holidays begin De
cember 18 and continue through
January 3. The faculty expects
Well, we are having pretty sun
shine after a long dreary spell.
Miss Ethel McDaniel is spending
a couple weeks in Augusta.
Misses Margie and Edna Merritt
are spending the week with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Merritt,
of Augusta.
Mr. James W. Bussey from Ax-
endria, Va., is spending this week
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Bussey.
Mr. Clarence Howie from the C.
C. C. camp at Bradley, was a week
end visitor here , to his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie.
Mrs. Laura Gamer spent the past
week among relatives in Augusta.
Miss Blanche McDaniel was a
visitor the past week to Mrs. C. E.
Skelton at Aiken, S. C.
Mr. Ray Bussey, who is with the
H. W. Dept, at Laurens, spent the
past week end here with his moth
er. Mrs. Minnie Bussey.
Mr. Richard Key and sister, Miss
Fannie Kate Key, were visitors
Sunday to their sister, Mrs. J. M
Johnson, at Liberty, S. C.
Mr. G. E. Dukes will leave the
latter part of the week for N. Y.
City where he will spend a few
days.
Mr. Homer Bussey of Augusta
was a week end visitor here to his
brother, Mr. F. M. Bussey.
89 Retail Stores In
McCormick County
Did $783,000 Business
Last Year
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 16.—Dur
ing the year 1935 there were a
total of 89 retail stores in McCor
mick County that did a business
amounting to $783,000, according
to information received by Law
rence M. Pinckney, State Director
for the National Emergency Coun
cil, from William L. Austin, Direc
tor of the Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
The figures, contained in a Cen
sus of Business in South Carolina
for 1935, also shows that in Mc
Cormick County a total of 79 em
ployees were employed in the re
tail stores, and that the total an
nual payroll amounted to $45,000.
The payroll figure, it is pointed
out in the report, does not include
the compensation for proprietors
of unincorporated businesses.
The number of employees in
cludes full-time as well as part-
time help.
The retail sales for the State as
a whole showed an increase of
thirty-three per cent in 1935 as
compared to sales in 1933. The re
port shows that there were 16,686
retail stores in the State during
1935.
Bryan L. Walpole, of Charleston,
is Supervisor of the First District,
Department of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census.
Mt. Carmel News
Merry Christmas and Happy Nev
Year to all. ^ h
be no little empty stockings, and
no little hearts sad and disappoint
ed. We hope the spirit of Christ
mas will be manifested in McCor
mick county by service to the One
whose birthday we celebrate.
Mr. Clarence Covin has been on
the sick list last week, but we are
glad to say he is able to be out
again.
Miss Gladys Scott of Greenwood
spent Sunday here with her pai-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott.
Mrs. Ida M. Black spent Satur
day night with Mrs. D. L. Bryson
in Calhoun Falls.
Mr. L. L. Hester was a business
visitor in Abbeville Friday.
Mrs. Mabel Brown, Mrs. Cecil
Gilliam, Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. H.
O. Watson and Miss Mary Harda
way were shopping in Augusta last
Thursday.
Miss Sara Curtis and Mr. Ben
Boyd were visitors in Lisbon and
Tignall, Ga., last Sabbath after
noon.
Miss Mary Hardaway, Mrs. Cecil
Gilliam and others entertained
with a dance at the community
building last Friday evening. Al
though the weather was very bad,
quite a nice crowd enjoyed the
evening.
Mr. James Boyd and son, Jul
ius, of Greenville visited his moth
er, Mrs. J. W. Boyd, recently.
A very interesting, pretty and in
structive picture show was given
at the community building Mon
day evening by young men of the
CC Camp at Bradley. The pictures
displaying the works of nature
were beautiful and also pictured
how the needs of mankind came
from these sources, and how they
contributed to industries, etc. As
it was not vprw v/ - : .ii known, the
audience wdt as large as it
would have b£.ii. We thank these
young men very heartily for the
pleasant, interesting and instruc
tive hours, and the splendid talk
by one of the young men.
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Camp Bradley News
Camp Bradley, Dec. 19. — The
ever tenor of the ways at the
Eradley camp was completely up
set last week by the necessity for
having to brand and stamp all
tools with Government markings.
One was reminded of the scenes in
the movies that show the annual
roundup of cattle. Everywhere men
were going around with branding
irons and stamping on thousands
of pieces of property the letters
USFS, indicating that the owner
of this ax or that shovel was the
United States Forest Service.
Everyone at camp F-7 is pleased
over the splendid rating given this
camp during the recent inspection
by Captain White. Captain White
is one of those hard-boiled inspec
tors who does a thorough job when
ever he examines a camp. Camp
Bradley’s grade of 94 was tops for
the entire sub-district, which in
cludes camps from Anderson
Laurens, Greer, Switzer, Star Fort
and elsewhere. Captain Givens, the
Commanding Officer at Bradley
is to be congratulated.
Speaking of Captain Givens re
minds us that he has a very restec
look after his recent week end ir
Orangeburg. Captain Givens work
hard on his job and everyone was
glad that he and Mrs. Givens hac
the opportunity to make this trip
In order to prime the men am
to put them in the right spirit for
Christmas, the District Chaplain
Lieutenant Wood, visited camp Fri
day night. His short talk was en
joyed by everyone. This Chaplain
is one Sky Pilot who does not go
around with a long face and con
tinually bemoan the fact that the
world is going to the dogs. He is
a likable fellow and everyone
seems to approve of him, as well
as the angle at which he holds
the dime cigars which are given
him.
It is the week before Christmas
and all through the camp the boys
are feeling merry and looking for
ward to the brief interruption
from work which they will get dur- j
ing the holiday season. Everyone
o . ’ e fi
->f t*™ h-nirr-: that Sa ita Class
will bring some s-.ow or ra n so
t.h"'. v •’» t r
this Christmas.
Recent departures from the
were those of Assistant Leader*
Lumpkin, Crafton Holmes, and
Welch. These men were discharg
ed to accept jobs in civil life. Since
they were good men and conscien
tious, hard-workers, they leave
with the best wishes of everyone
at Bradley.
If Lieutenant Mayer ever get;
through talking about his radio*
and builds one, he is going to be
requested to send out an S. O. S.
broadcast so as to learn the
whereabouts of “Bate” Bussey.
“Bate” has been missing since the
morning of December 11. Anv in
formation as to his whereabouts
will be rewarded by the presenta
tion of several ECW Forms 7,
many Forms 26, and numerous
other reports which must be com--
pie ted by the end of the month..
Now that Lander College has
closed up for the Christmas vaca
tion, it is wondered if Elmer Tbl--
bert will call or visit in Green
wood as often as he has been do
ing. Elmer is not the only one that
has gone collegiate; another young
man who is seen so frequently at
a certain college that everyone
wonders if the school has turned
co-educational is T. Edwin Strom.
It is understood by everyone
that the interest betrayed by these
two would-be students is not
purely academic.
There was a time when Uncle
Bob Seigler did not have very far
to carry his fiddle in order to en
tertain a certain somebody; now
this fiddle is becoming very worn
from the long hauls to Greenwood
and back to Bradley.
Sickness at Christmas time al
ways seems worse than it does on
any other day of the year. Every
one sympathizes with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Chamberlain because of
the serious illness of Mrs. Cham
berlain's father. The best Christ
mas wishes of all go with the ex
pressions of sympathy which are
extended at this time to Doctor
Peak.
The recent pressure of work:
and the reduced temperatures are
causing Superintendent Allen to
forget all about the red sails In
the sunset that he saw so vividly
last summer; he was recently
heard to mumble to himself, para
phrasing Tiny Tim: “God help us
everyone.” u
The Higher Meaning
Of Christmas
Christmas lights the fire of
spiritual love and happiness within
the soul of mankind, and fids his
heart with sympathy and kindness
toward all of God’s creatures. It
also, makes him feel that all men
are brothers, the world over, which
rives him the common touch of
humanity. More than nineteen
hundred years ago, as shepherds
kept watch over their flocks by
night, they lifted their eyes to
heaven, and beheld the beautiful
star of Bethlehem/they heard the
Angels singing, “Glory to God in
the highest, and on earth, peace,
good will to men,” which foretold
the birth of Jesus Christ, the Sav
ior of the lost world. The Wise^Mcn
of the East saw the same staL and
they went forth to search for the
new-born king, and found him in
a manger, among the lowing-
cows and bleating sheep, for
there was no room for him at the
inn.
The Wise Men poured out their
treasures at the feet of the Christ-
child. They blessed Him, and gave
thanks to God for His unspeak
able gift.
Let us, upon this Christmas in
the year of 1936 worship God upon
our hearth-stones, and anchor His
love deep within our hearts, and'
give thanks to Him for His precious
gift, the Son of Light and the
Prince of Peace. If we should do
this, all will be well with ns. as
a people and as a nation.
Ansel F. Talbert.
Dec. 19th, 1936.