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I v / t Union Service At Methodist Church Next Sunday Evening The regular monthly union .«en T - Ice of the local churches win be held Sunday evenine at 8:00 o’clock at the Methodist church. Dr. S. W. Reid will preach. The Rev. A. Thad Persons will read the scripture and lead in prayer. Everybody is invited to attend this service. M. E. Derrick, Pastor. -f Tt- District Missionary Meeting At Methodist Church Here May 12 Agent’s Calendar May 7-13 To Start Sunday Friday, McCormick 4-H, a. m.; office, p. m. Saturday, 4-H Rally Day, a. m.; Flower Show (Greenwood) p. m., County Choral Practice, p. m. . Monday, office, a. m.; office, p. m. Tuesday, Wideman 4-H Club, a. m.; Mt. Carmel H. D. Club, 3:00 p. m. Wednesday, office, a. m.; Youngs The finals of the Plum Branch Hi-School Sc hool will begin Sunday Morning, May 9, when the baccalaureate sermon will be preached by the Rev. Rex V. Martin, pastor of the Plum Branch Methodist Church. The sermon will be at 11:30 o’clock. On the following Friday Evening at 8:15, the graduating exercises will be held. The address to the graduating class will be delivered by Dr. R. C. Grier, President of Erskine College. At this time state H. D. Club, 3:00 p. un. Thursday, McCormick Gr. School hl S h school diplomas will be given 4-H Club, a. m.; Buffalo-Bellevue members. H. D. Club, 3:00 p. m. X Recreation Institute Held Here Tuesdav The Methodist Missionary Snrine A one day institute for the Rec reation workers of McCormick This year marks the second in which Plum Branch has been a fully accredited high school. It is felt that a very successful year’s work has been accomplished. The public is cordially invited to attend all the commencement ex ercises. Death Of R. L. Walton Rally of the Greenwood District County was h e i d here Tuesday with will be held at the McCormick Methodist Church Wednesday, May 12, beginning at 10:00 o’clock in the monMn*. Mrs. L. G. McCullough, of Newberry, the District Secretary, will have charge of an interesting program. All the ladies of the church are urged to be present. Lunch will be served at the Com munity House. Signing Of Work Sheets To Continue In Countv Agent’s Office The County Agent’s office will be open from 8:30 A. M. until 5:30 P. M. each day for any producer who wishes to sign a work ifie^tiffcation. for the 1937 Farm Program. This work will go on until notice of its discontinuance. R. D. Suber, County Agent. McCormick, S. C. Washington School News Mrs. Sarah H. Reedy, Area Director of Recreation, in charge. During the morning session Mrs. Reedy brought an inspiring and instruc- TT „ „ „ tive message on the place of play i ... in the human life. She brought out j Term Endm g A P nl 23 - the necessity of pioneering in the FIRST GRADE— field of recreation which is being entered into more heartily by the American people than ever before Six-Week Sara Ruth Brown, Doris Bussey, Willie Jo Trammel. in its history. The economic status SECOND ^jrRADE— has given people more leisure time and they must be taught and led into the proper use of such time. James Perry Brown, Jasper Buchanan, Sara Prince. She stated that the quality of the THIRD GRADE— recreational program is determined by the skills, attitude and ex- Josephine Morgan, Mariorie Osborne. periences of those engaged. It was FOURTH GRADE— said that Miss Dorothy Cline, Training Specialist of Washington, had especially stressed woodcraft and art as invaluable aids in rec- After a luncjheon served by the local staff, the afternoon session was entered into with each worker demonstrating some phase of the work being done in his or her com munity. HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY May 7th and 8th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:25 p. m. Matinee Saturday Starting 2 p. m. WILLIAM POWELL MYRNA LOY in “AFTER THE THIN MAN” Also A Tabloid Musical “Dancing On The Ceiling’ , and A Pete Smith Specialty “Gilding The Lily” Special .Matinee Saturday, Starling 2 p. m. Adults 20c ■ WE HOPE YOU WON’T MISS EITHER OF THESE PICTURES. BOTH OF THEM ARE PLENTY GOOD. MONDAY and TUESDAY May 10th and 11th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:10 p. m. BOBBY BREEN (This little hoy is a wonderful singer) with MAY ROBSON_CHARLES BUTTERWORTH in “RAINBOW ON THE RIVER Also Two Reel Comedy “Lalapaloosa” and LATEST NEWS EVENTS ADMISSION: Adult?;. 25 certs; Children up tc 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Betty Middleton. FIFTH GRADE— Betty Bunch, Hazel Powell. SIXTH GRADE— Vera Middleton, Betty Osborne, Lillian Seigler, Charles Stone, Gene Williams. SEVENTH GRADE— Rae Gilchrist, Nettie Louise Morgan, Rose Reese. NINTH GRADE— Henry Bussey, Willie Reed Fowler, Louise Rich. TENTH GRADE— Edna Cartledge. Graduating Exercises Begin May 30 Dr. M. M. McFerrin of Greene Street Presbyterian Church, Au gusta, Ga., will deliver the Bac calaureate Sermon Sunday, May 30, Funeral services for B. L. Walton who died in Union, S. C., at an early hour last Thursday, April 29, were held from the First Baptist church of Union Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock with interment follow ing in the Grace Methodist Ceme tery. The Rev. C. G. Campbell, pastor, was in charge assisted by the Rev. F. W. Brandt, of Union, and the Rev. A. Thad Versons, pas tor of the McCormick Baptist church of which Mr. Walton was a member. Mr. Walton was a native of Sa luda, S. C., but had made his home in McCormick for the past several years, serving the Standard Oil Company as local agent. About two months ago he was stricken ill, later being carried to the home of Mrs. Walton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. Carlisle, of Union, where his death occurred. Mr. Wal ton was only 36 years of age and had made a host of friends in Mc Cormick who mourn his untimely passing. Previous to coming here he was Standard Oil agent at Union. Besides his widow, Mrs. Gladys Carlisle Walton, his mother, Mrs. M. L. Walton, Saluda, survives, along with five brothers, T. P., John, Roy, Luther, and William, all of Saluda; four sisters, Mrs. Neva Martin, Misses Polly and Emmie Walton of Saluda, and Miss Mary Alice Walton of Columbia. A large crowd of McCormick people went to Union for the funeral services Friday. x McCormick Baptist Church Building Dedicated Sunday Mt. Carmel News Messrs. Carlisle Hammond and -^Charles Bowyer of Anderson were visitors here Sabbath afternoon. Mrs. Fannie Blackwell is spend ing a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McAllister. Mr. J. F. Sutherland of Anderson was a business visitor here Tues day. Mrs. Lillian Cason spent several days in Anderson recently. Mrs. J. R. Tarrant visited Mrs. Gladys Bowyer and son Charles the past week end. Mr. W. H. Horton is able to be out again after his recent illness of last week. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam spent a pleas ant week end visiting her sons in Clinton. 1XI at eleven o’clock. Grammar school Grow Yellow Corn exercises Tuesday night, June 1; graduating exercises Wednesday, June 2, at 8:30. Supplement Pasture With Barn Feeding For The Hen’s Sake Clemson, May. 1.—Yellow corn is better than white for all classes of livestock, but since chickens are smaller units and very sensitive to lack of the right ingredients, Clemson, May 1.—Improved per- minerals, and vitamins in the ra- manent pastures should have a j tion, farmers are advised by P. H. very definite influence on economy : Gooding, extension poultryman, to 1 of milk production, yet pastures grow at least enough yellow corn often do as much harm as good to feed their chickens, because of mismanagement, as! “Yellow corn contains vitamin shown by dairy herd improvement A, which white corn does not con- association work in South Caro-! tain”, says Mr. Gooding. “This lina, says C. G. Cushman, exten sion dairyman. Mcst dairymen lean too heavily on their pastures, especially the low-yielding sort, and expect too vitamin is necessary to make hens lay well; to make the eggs hatch best; to make chicks grow fastest; and to prevent an eye disease known as ophthalmia or nutritional much from them, Mr. Cushman, roup, which is very similar to com- explains. As a consequence, milk yields drop and cows fall off in flesh. Consequently, when the herd goes into winter feeding condi tions, barn feeding must be so heavy to overcome these two hand- mon roup except that the discharge from the eye is whiter and does not have the disagreeable odor as in common roup. About 45 bushels of yellow corn together with other ingredients leaps that a great part of what- will be required to brood 300 chicks ever benefit came from pasture is and grow 100 pullets out of this nullified. j brood to laying age, and one bushel Cushman advises that sufficient j is required lor each hen in the bdrn feeding should supplement flock per year. F’rom these facts pasture all during the season to and the approximate yield of corn keep the herd in thrifty condition per acre, the farmer can tell how and in normal milk flow. The dairy much corn to pant for poultry, cow should, following the sixth Yellow corn, as a rule, is an early week after freshening, have a nor- maturing corn and to get the larg- mal drop in milk production of two est yield it should be grown on and one-half per cent per week or fertile soil. Many farmers claim about 10 per cent per month. Any that yellow varieties will not yield drop in excess of that, loss of flesh, as well as the white varieties, but or both, should be a warning signal it seems that if seed is used from that the pasture is insufficient yellow corn which has been grown and that barn feeding is needed in the state for some years the to supplement it. It will save grief yield is as good as that obtained during the winter months. from white corn. About five hundred people in cluding many former members ^nri friends of the McCormick Baptist Church gathered here Suxday to dedicate the magnificent church building with impressive services. The Rev. A. Thad Persons, pastor since September 1935, was in charge. The deacon body composed of: T. J. Sibert, Sr., Chairman; J. E. Strom, C. R. Strom, C. H. Hu- guley, J. Arch Talbert, D. C. Tal bert, H. G. Sanders, James Keown, J. Fred Buzhardt, J. S. Dukes, W. G. Blackwell, C. C. Morgan, and G. C. Patterson, were seated in a body and each called on for re marks. T. J. Sibert, Chairman, gave a short history of the church tell ing how in 1878, soon after the C. & W. C. Railway was constructed through here, a group of citizens organized the McCormick Baptist church, completing the first house and dedicating same in 1883. As time moved on and people pro gressed materially and socially, there was also spiritual growth ana a need for a better place of wor ship. In 1919, under the leadership of the Rev. W. R. Smith, pastor, a movement was begun for a new church building. During the pastorate of the Rev. L. H. Gardner, the present • beauti ful structure was begun. The first service in the new building wai held in the spring of 1921. During the past 16 years it has been a hard struggle to meet the quarter ly payments and on April 1st when the balance of approximately $6,300 was paid, there was great rejoic- The dedication sermon was preached by Dr. Charles A. Jones, Secretary of the South Carolina Mission Board which has* been ac tive in helping the local church to meet its obligations. Dr. Jones brought a powerful message on the place the church should fill in the hearts and lives of the people. Using the text Gen. 28-17, “And he was afraid and said. How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven,” he brought out the fact that the church should be a place of worship, a place of salvation, a place of instruction,- and a place of service. ✓ Placing emphasis on the supreme place the church should fill in the life of an individual and in the community, he said, “The only organization to which I find ii necessary to belong is the First Baptist Church of Columbia, S. C. It meets my every need, socially, fraternally and spiritually.’.’ The dedicatory prayer was of fered by the Rev. Mr. Persons fol lowing vows of dedication spoken by the membership. At the noon hour everyone was invited to the city park nearby where a bountiful picnic lunch was served. During the afternoon session two former pastors, the Rev. Mr Gardner of Candler, N. C., and Dr. D. V. Cason, of Washington, Ga. brought inspirational messages paying tribute to sacrifices of those who made the dedication of thi building possible, including those faithful ones who have passed away. These were referred to a: a “cloud of witnesses” hovering over the hallowed scene of theii immortal services. Rev. Mr. Gard ner spoke of the lessons learned through the years of sacrificial service, and the dangers and op portunities now stretched out ahead. Dr. Cason in speaking of the op portunities now facing the church, since the debt is paid, exhorted that the “whole armor of Christ” be put on by each individual mem- 1 ber. He said that if this were done, there would be no limit to what the church could accomplish for Christ and the spirit of righteous ness and salvation would burst through all walls and go forth in- Robert L. Dow tin Claimed By Death Robert Lee Dowtin, widely-kncwr* farmer cf the Dowtin section of McCormick county and an out standing citizen of his community, died at his home at 3 o’clock last Thursday afternoon, following an: illness of seventeen months. He was a son of the late Da’ i J W. Dowtin and Sallie Watson Do* : - tin and was forty-nine years of age, having been born June 29, 1887. Mr. Dowtin was one of the coun ty’s most progressive farmers, mak ing a speciality of diversified crops, and also specialized in poultry, having a very fine flock of white* leghorns. He was a loyal member of Horeb Baptist church near Troy and a member of the board of deacons, on which he had served for many* years. His wife, who was Miss Clifford Chiles, survives him, with one daughter, Miss Maude Dowtin, Winnsboro, one sister, Mrs. W. L- Burnside, Troy; five brothers, Thos. A. Dowtin, Troy; J. B. Dowtin, Mi ami, Fla.; Kennedy Dowtin, D. W. Dowtin and Paul J. Dowtin, Mc Cormick. Funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon at Trojr cemetery conducted by his pastor. Rev. J. W. Bass, assisted by Rev, Mr. Dunn of Greenville. Interment was made in Troy cemetery. -XX-- Camp Bradley News Camp Bradley, May 1.—During the month of April the fire crews at Bradley were called only once to fight forest fires while during the month of April, 1936, they were called on to fight twenty-one fires- This record indicates the progress that is being made on the Long Cane District in the matter of fire prevention work and Camp Brad ley is extremely proud of its share in that program. Until this past month the Bradley Camp has had to do all the fire suppression work: throughout the Long Cane Dis trict and there is a great deal of pleasure to be gained from know ing that the fire gong is rung only one-fifth as often as it was rung last year. The men however are still cooperating with Superinten dent Allen in crossing their fingers because last year the month of May was the worst fire month of the season and. produced forty- eight fires for the month. We all certainly hope to do better than, that this year. Once more the Army officers have decided to change Command ing Officers at Bradley. We are all very sorry that Lieutenant Lipscomb is going to leave so soon, for he has only been at Bradley for about two months and has made these months most profit able for Bradley. Lieutenant Lips comb is leaving to take command of the camp at Laurens and the Commanding Officer at Laurens, Captain Piper, is coming to Brad ley. Ranger David’s sister, Miss; Maude David, accompanied by Miss Moore and Miss Lacey, visited, camp last Monday. The various? camp activities proved to be quite as interesting as the Troy and Parson’s Mt. Towers which thej*- also had an opportunity to see. Superintendent and Mrs. Allene had the pleasure of enjoying a spaghetti supper in Greenwood. Thursday evening given by Ranger David for the Project Superin tendents and Company Command ers. Mr. Ivo Miller of the Colum bia office also attended this sup per and it is felt that an enjoy able evening was had by all. to all the world. Expressions of commendation and appreciation were also made by Mrs. D. V. Cason, Mrs. L. H, Gardner, Rev. R. B. Seals, Dr. A. T. Jamison, Supt. Connie Maxwell Orphanage, and others. Music for the occasion was furnished by pianist, Mrs. Chas. H. Fooshe, and a large choir directed by Mrs. A... Thad Persons.