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TBU* TO OURSELVIOS. OUB NEIGHBORS. OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD. Thirty-Fifth Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937 Number 50 Home Demonstration ;Time Limit For Agent’s Calendar May 14-20 Friday, office, a. m.; Meriwether H. D. Cluh, 3 p. m., (Mrs. W. M. Rowland). Saturday, office, a. m.; office, p. m. Monday, office, a. m.; Modoc H. D. Club, 3 p. m., (Mrs. Nash). Tuesday, office, a. m.; Rehoboth H. D. Club, 3 p. m., (Mrs. Mollie Moultrie). Wednesday, office, a. m.; Buf- falo-Bellevue H. D. Club, 3 p. m., (Mrs. M. K. Britt). Thursday, Washington 4-H Clubs, a. m.; Sandy Branch H. D. Club, 3 p. m., (Mrs. J. M. Schumpert). Washington School, Junior-Senior Banquet On Saturday night, May 8. the Junior Class of Washington High School entertained the Senior Class in the school building at a carnival and banquet. Vari-colored stream ers of paper, clowns, and festoons of balloons adorned the room in which tables were laid for the guests. The waiters and waitresses were dressed as clowns in suits of green and yellow, the class colors. A three course dinner was served and the following program was carried out : Music—Miss Nellie Gunter. Invocation—Mr. E. A. Williams. Welcome—Lewis Rich. Response—Sara Parks. “Animal Crackers In My Soup”— Waiters and Waitresses. Fortune Telling. Carnival Band—Willie Reed and J. H. Fowler. Toast to Seniors—Gary S^lf. Response—Annie Laurie Wood. Farewell—Seniors. Good-Night, Seniors—Juniors. 1937 Sign Up May 31st is the last day to sign up for tho 1937 Farm Program. Every producer, who has not, and is planning to sign a work-sheet this year call by the County Agent’s office before the above date. This information has been received from State authorities and applies to the whole State of South Caro lina. R. D. Suber, County Agent. McCormick, S. C. x Mt. Carmel JNews Mr. and Mrs. Fred Black spent Mother’s Day here. Mrs. Lillian Cason returned home from Anderson and is now spend ing some time with Mrs. A. B. An drews. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam spent Sabbath in Anderson, S. C. Miss Gladys Scott left Sunday morning for Davidson College, Davidson, N. C., where she has ac cepted a very promising position. Mr. W. L. Miller of Greenwood was here for Mother’s Day. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Humphries and Drennan Brown of Camden spent the week end with Mrs. Re becca Boyd and carried Mrs. Boyd home with them for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Burts of Anderson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis for Mother’s Day. Miss Elizabeth Hester of An derson Hospital visited Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hester and family Sab bath. Mrs Gladys Bowyer of Anderson spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott. Hqt son, Charles, was a visitor for the day. Mrs: Calhoun* Harris <and Mrs. Luther Marchant were week end I guests of Mrs. J. W. Morrah. They all attended the unveiling at Bor deaux and Miss Lennie Covin and Mrs. George Peel accompanied them. Mrs. Rebecca A. Wide- Julian L. Mims, man Passes Away Mrs. Rebecca A. Wideman died at her home in the Long Cane sec tion, five miles west of Troy, Mon day night at eight-thirty o’clock following a stroke of paralysis suffered on Saturday, April tenth, two days after her seventy-fifth birthday. Her condition was critical from the beginning. She did not regain consciousness and pneumonia de veloped Monday morning. Mrs. Wideman was the daughter of the late Dr. E. E. Boyce and Mrs. Rachel McElwee Boyce and was a native of Gaston county. North Carolina. She had made her home in the Troy section since her marriage to the late Willaim P. Wideman more than fifty years ago. Mr. Wideman died on Thanks giving Day, 1909. During all these years Mrs. Wide man was a religious and civic lead- Prominent Editor, Passes Head of Edgefi-ld Advertiser for 35 Years Marker Designating Site Of (]alhoxm Massacre To Be Dedicated Sunday Edgefield, May 8.—Julian Lan drum Mims, for 35 years editor of the Edgefield Advertiser, South Carolina’s oldest newspaper, died Friday at 12:30 o’clock in the Bap tist hospital in Columbia, after a two weeks’ illness. He was born September 8, 1872, in the Meeting Street section of Edgefield county, the son of Matthew Hansford and Kate Landrum Mims. He attend ed county schools and The Citadel in Charleston, being for years a member of the board of visitors of the latter institution. Mr. Mims served in the state legislature 1918-1920. Was former- er in her community and her in- ' ly chairman of the Edgefield Coun- 0 HOLLYWOOD THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY May 11th and 15th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:15 p. in. Matinee Saturday 3 p. m. VICTOR McLAGLEN PRESTON FOSTER IDA LUP1NO in “SEA DEVILS Also Two Reel Comedy “Had Medicine*’ and World On Parade “Heart Of The Sierra’s” MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents fluence for Christian living will be a monument to her memory. Gen tle and kind, as she was, she was beloved by all who knew her. Mrs. Wideman is survived by two daughters, Miss Jennie Wideman, a registered nurse of New York, who has been at her mother’s bed side since her illness, and Miss Clara Wideman, of Troy; one son, Boyce Wideman, of Columbia; one brother, Samuel N. Boyce, and one sister, Mrs. Carrie Kennedy, both of Gastonia. The funeral services were con ducted at Long Cane Associate Re formed Presbyterian church Wed nesday morning at eleven o’clock by her pastor, the Rev. W. C. Kerr of Abbeville, and Dr. James P. Pressly of Due West. Interment was made in the church cemetery. XX--• Represent McCormick In State Contests MONDAY and TUESDAY May 17th and 18th, 7:15 p. m. and 9:15 p. m. WILLIAM POWELL JOAN CRAWFORD ROBERT MONTGOMERY m “THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY Also A Pete Smith Specialty “Bar*Rac’s Night Out” and LATEST NEWS EVENTS 'mm ADMISSION: AdnUc ?fS r^vts; Children up tc 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents " J*:- \ McCormick may soon be on the map in the world of radio and beauty contests. Or, at least, it has a good chance to be so with Miss Lula Wiggins, Miss Vivian Chiles and Mr. Morris Drucker represent ing this city in the state-wide beauty contest and amateur show being held at Camden on May 21st, 1937. Miss Wiggins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Wiggins, was the winner of the local beauty contest held here some time back, and will now represent McCormick County in the state pageant. This state contest will be gala affair, with entrants from a large number of South Carolina towns. The v/inner will receive a silver loving cup as “Miss South Carolina of 1537”, and will be given a trip to the “Miss United States” contest, to be held scon. In addition, she, as well as ail other entrants, will receive a free screen test by experts from Hollywood. Miss Chiles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barney I. Chiles, and Mr. Drucker, son of Mr. A. M. Drucker, competing in thfe state amateur contest, also to be held at Camden on the same date, were the winners of the local contest. The winner of the state contest will get rhe chance to compete in the United States contest, as well as receiving a radio audition. Expenses of all contestants while at Camden will be paid by the All- State Beauty Show Features, Inc., the national organization sponsor ing the show, which has its home office at Warm Springs, Ga. It is a golden opportunity for Misses Wiggins and Chiles and Mr. Drucker, and citizens of McCor mick will do well to attend and cheer on our representatives. Chamber Of Com merce To Meet May 18 There will be a regular meeting of the McCormick Chamber of Commerce at the Court House on Tuesday evening, May 18. All members are requested to attend as several out of town speakers will be present and important mat ters will be discussed. J. Fred Buzhardt, Secretary. ty Democratic convention and for about 11 years was a member of the State Democrtaic executive committee. He was president of the South Carolina Press Association one term; past chancellor local Knights of Pythias and was a member of the Junior Order and Woodmen of the World. During the World War he was chairman of the Edgefield coun ty selective service board and chairman of the county tax equal ization board for a number of years. Mr. Mims was a member of the Edgefield Baptist church. He had served as deacon. * October 6, 1897, he married Miss Florence Adams, daughter of Mr and Mrs. T. J. Adams, and in 1902 he succeeded his father-in-law as (editor of the Advertiser, serving ' Continuously since that time as editor. Last year he issued a cen tennial edition of 80 pages. He is survived by his wife, who is a member of the state board of education and president of the South Carolina W. C. T. U.; two sons, Matthew Hansford Mims, a member of the state legislature from his county, and William Wal ton Mims of Greenwood, two daughters, Miss Florence Mims, in structor at Winthrop college and Mrs. Orrie Hanson of Charleston; one grandchild, two brothers, E. J. Mims and J. E. Mims, both of Edgefield. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the graveside at Willow Brook cemetery by the Rev. B. W. Thomason, assisted by Dr. England, the Rev. Mr. Holler and the Rev. Mr. L’heureux. txi Exercises Will Be Held in Town oT Trov at 3:30 p. m., With Joe F. Chalmers. Commander of Green weed Port of American Legion, Presiding From The Index-Jcumal, Green wood, May 10. The marker designating the spo^ where a number of settlers were massacred by the Cherokee Indian^ on February 1, 1760, known as the Long Canes or Calhoun massacre, will be unveiled at the railroad crossing in the town of Troy nex Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The marker was purchased by Greenwood post No. 20 of the American Legion and will be erect ed this week. The local post is the first in the state to place an historical marker in the campaign being conducted by the Department of South Caro lina for the marking of spots of special historical interest in the state. Joe F. Chalmers, commander of the post, will be master of cere monies and the program will in- a granite cross, marking the site elude music by the 263rd Coast 0 f the church of the original Hu- conserving crops in order to qualify for full diversion payments. Many farmers have had difficul ty in procuring sufficient logum» seed this season because of the scarcity of some varieties and the lack ef cash at planting time. One of the best methods of avoiding these difficulties in 1938 is to grov/ and save enough seed this yea: to take care of next year’s plant ings. Farmers can harvest the seed cr cut the hay from legumes wltnovr. affecting their diversion payments. If they choose to plow under th' 4 legume crops in order to qualify for a soil-building payment, they still may harvest the seed before turning the crops under. Thus, regardless of what a farm er may decide to do with his leg umes, he can get seed from those crops without in any way interfer ing with his full participation in the program. This home-grown seed will then be available for planting next year. More Than 600 Attend Unveiling Of Huguenot Marker At Bordeaux Sunday Artillery Band; invocation by the post chaplain; address, Highway Markers, Purpose and Possibilities, by Oscar H. Doyle, of Anderson; Historical Background of Long Canes Massacre by Miss Nora M. Davis, of Troy; presentation of marker by William Osce Coleman, past commander of Greenwood post; unveiling of marker by Bertha Mae Harris and Margaret Dial Calhoun, Calhoun descen dants; taps, 263rd Coast Artillery Band; acceptance of marker for the state by Senator W. H. Nichol son of Greenwood; appreciation of county cooperation by F. C. Robin son, chairman of the McCormick County Historic Spots Committee, and Star Spangled Banner by the band. Special guests invited are mem bers of the Greenwood, Abbeville, McCormick and Edgefield Ameri can Legion posts; history classes and all other pupils of the Troy, Greenwood, McCormick and Ab beville schools; presidents of the civic and patriotic clubs of Green wood, Abbeville and McCormick legislative delegations and all county and city officials of Green wood, McCormick and Abbeville counties. XXI Dog Vaccination Day Cotton Contest 1936 Reported In Circular Clemson, May 8.—“Cotton pro ducers of the United States are yearly meeting in the world’s cot ton markets stronger competition from producers in foreign coun tries”, says R. W. Hamilton, exten sion agronomist. “If we are suc cessfully to meet and overcome this competition it must, in the end, be upon the basis of offer ing a high quality of cotton at a price that will permit a reasonable standard of living”, he states. Pointing out South Carolina cot ton growers have a distinct market advantage in that the cotton man ufacturing plants of the state con sume annually more high quality cotton than is produced in the state, Mr. Hamilton calls at tention to the purposes and re sults of the five-acre cotton con tests towards better yields and staple values. Mr. Hamilton’s report on the 1936 cotton contest has been publish ed in Extension Circular 156, which may be had free through county farm agents or from the Publica tions Department at Clemson Col lege. The report discusses the pur poses. results, and practical lessons of the contests and lists the 659 contestants who completed records in 1936, with varieties, staple Saturday, May 15th, dogs will be vaccinated against rabies in Me Cormick. Dr. Barnett will be pres ent to do the vaccinating. A fee of 50 cents per dog will be charged for the medicine used. Time will be from 9 o'clock a. m to 3 o’clock p. m. Place will be on lot back of J. T. Martin’s store. Every dog owner is urged to have their dogs vaccinated. R. D. Suber, County Agent. McCormick, S. C. 1X1 AAA Urges County Farmers To Plant Summer Legume? McCormick county farmers whr are participating in the Agricul tural Conservation Program are urged by R. D. Suber, county farm agent, to plant summer legumes such as soybeans, cowpeas, or vel vet beans as early as possible in order to qualify for full AAA pay ments and to have an adequate seed supply for 1938. In addition to the acreage nor mally planted to soil-conserving crops, it is necessary that each farmer plant as many acres to soil-ccnseiving crops as he diverts from soil-depleting crops. For ex ample, a farmer with a 100-acre cotton base diverts 35 acres to soil-conserving crops. If this farm- guenot settlement at New Bor deaux, near McCormick, was dedi cated Sunday by the Huguenot So ciety of South Carolina. Alex S. Salley, secretary of the state historical commission, made the principal address of the exercises, relating the history of the French Huguenot group from its original settlement in 1764 until it became firmly established in the vicinity that was the scene of Sun day’^ celebration. “Many of the descendants of these Frenchmen are loyal and honorable citizens of South Caro lina today”, Mr. Salley said, "and it is gratifying to those of us who take a pride in the history of this state and the achievement^ of its people that the Huguenot Society of South Carolina has seen fit to revive interest in the establishment of the French colony here by the erection of this monument.” Many notable visitors from all sections of South Carolina and Georgia joined with the members of the South Carolina Huguenot Society and their friends in this section in the exercises held for the unveiling. The meeting was called to order by Charles S. Dwight of Charles ton, president of the society. The invocation was by the Right Reverend Albert S. Thomas, L. L. D., S. T. D., chaplain of the society. The Rev. A. F. Doty, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Williugto’a read the 104th Psalm. Hon. Albert Gibert of Willington, chairman of the New Bordeaux Committee, of the South Carolina Huguenot Society, introduced Mr. Salley. The inscription on the granite cross was written by Miss Kath erine B. Mazyck, Charleston, his torian of the South Carolina So ciety, and the marker was unveil ed by four girls, Elizabeth Gibert of Abbeville, Carolyn Moragne of Augusta, Katherine LeRoy of Tig- nall, Ga., and Margaret Gibert Sherard of Abbeville, who are di rect descendants of the band of Huguenots who founded the town of New Bordeaux in 1764. Watt’s famous hymn, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”, was sung and the benediction pronounced by Bishop Thomas. Among the distinguished guesis was General Charles Peloit Sum- merall of The Citadel, Charleston, and many others. More than six hundred attended the exercises and were served a bountiful picnic lunch and barbe cue at the elose of the exercises. The committee in charge of ar rangements included: Albert Gi bert, Willington, chairman; J. Arch Talbert. McCormick, vice chair man; M. L. Gibert, McCormick; John A. Gibert, Calhoun Falls; J. C. Talbert, McCormick; J. M. Hem- lengths, and yields for these con- to scil-conserving crops he must er normally plant 15 acres minger, Willington; J. F. Mattiscn, testants. have a total of 50 acres of soil- McOormick, and P. B. Moragne, Bordeaux. \ .A