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TSUS TO OUBSELVlfiSt OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Sixth Year
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937
Number 14
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Mt. Carmel l\ews
Mrs. Mary Smith, Mr. Barnard
Smith and Jean are visiting in El-
bferton and Atlanta, Ga., this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Russell of At
lanta, Ga., accompanied Cynthia
Conner to Mt. Carmel Sabbath.
Cynthia will visit her aunt, Mrs.
Hunter McKinney, a few days be
fore returning to her home in
Charleston.
Mr. Harold Gilliam of Presby
terian College is visiting his moth
er, Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, this week.
Mrs. Luther Marchant, Miss Mary
Marchant, Messrs. John and Fran
cis Marchant and Bradley Morrah,
Tuniw Cora Turner Morrah of
Greenville and Mr. and Mrs. Cal
houn Harris of Anderson were
guests of Mrs. J. W. Morrah Sab
bath.
Quite a nice crowd from Mt.
Carmel and Willington enjoyed a
very pleasant picnic at the park
"The Haven” In Mt. Carmel Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McCrorey of
Rock Hill and Mr. J. F. Sutherland
Of Anderson were visitors in Mt.
Carmel Friday.
Mtss Kittle Morrah of Anderson
is visiting Mrs. J. W. Morrah this
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Henderson of
Charlotte, N. C., were recent vis
itors at the home of Mrs. Lillian
Cason.
Mrs. Ida Black and Mrs. D. L.
Bryson visited Mrs. Bryson in
Winnsboro, S. C., last week.
Mrs. T. H. Seabrook and chil
dren, Harriett, Mary Paschal and
Dorothy Thomas of Beaufort, S.
C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Horton this week.
Mrs. J. C. Plowden, Miss Ethel
Plowden and Mr. James Plowden
of Manning, S. C., were visiting
in Mt. Carmel Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. R. Tarrant $pent last
week end in the mountains of N.
C., with friends from Anderson, S.
C.
Mr. Drennan Brown left Tuesday
for Camden to enter his junior
year in The Camden High School.
Revival Services To
Begin At Baptist
Church Here Sunday
A special series of services will
begin at the McCormick Baptist
church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. The pastor. Rev. A. Thad.
Persons, will be assisted by the
Rev. Walter Coker of Greenwood.
There will be two services daily,
one at 10:30 in the morning and
one at 8 o’clock in the evening. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
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Modoc News
Mr. and Mrs. Bela Bussey of Au
gusta spent Sunday here in the
heme of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes.
Mrs. W. M. Nash and Mrs. T. D.
Howie were visitors to Columbia
last Saturday.
Mr. T. J. Stone, Jr., from Athens,
Ga., was a week end visitor here
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Stone, Sr.
Miss Maggie Nash returned Sun
day to her home at Lincolnton,
Ga., after a two weeks’ stay here
with her aunt, Mrs. W. M. Nash.
Jdiss Edna Merritt is spending
this week with her sister, Mrs. J.
D. Bilton, at Hodges.
Miss Mamie Rena and Nina
Bussey are spending the week with
their sister, Mrs. C. E. Skelton, at
Aiken.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bussey were
visitors here Sunday to the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Mc
Daniel.
Mr. Kirk White, who has been
working in Greenville the past two
weeks, spent the week end here
with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Skelton from
Aiken were visitors here Sunday
to the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. M. Bussey.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Merritt are
spending a few days here this week
with the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Garner.
Mrs. J. R. Palmer
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Mattie Corrie Creswell Pal
mer, wife of J. Rufus Palmer, died
at her home near Troy Tuesday
morning at 7 o’clock after an ill
ness of 21 months.
Mrs. Palmer was 51 years of age
and was the daughter of Mrs. Fan
nie Talbert Creswell and the late
J. S. Creswell, of the Troy section
of McCormick county.
Besides her husband and mother
she is survived by one sister, Mrs
Julian O. Wrenn, of Columbia; four
brothers, Sam C. Creswell, of High
lands, N. C., John H. Creswell,
J. Charlie Creswell and J. Walter
Creswell, all of Troy.
Mrs. Palmer was a devout mem
ber of the Troy A. R. P. church,
having been a teacher in the Sab
bath school for ten years. She also
was an active member of the Auxil
iary of the Thomas Jefferson Lyon,
Jr., post of the American Legion.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Troy A. R. P. church Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by
her pastor, the Rev. R. E. Craig,
assisted by Dr. James P. Pressly,
pastor of the Due West A. R. P.
church, and the Rev. O. L. Orr,
pastor of the Troy Baptist church.
Interment was made in Troy
cemetery with the following serv
ing as pallbearers: Active—Dennis
C. Talbert, J. Arch Talbert, W. M.
Talbert, Wilbur Talbert, Charlie
Palmer, Sam Palmer, John and Jim
Creswell; honorary—elders and
deacons of the Troy A. R. P.
church, and W. T. Strom, J. F.
Buzhardt, Dr. C. K. Epting, John
T. Faulkner, G. H. McCain, Dr. C.
H. Workman, J. F. White and I. A.
Puckett.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
August 27th and 28th, 7:15 p. m. and 9 p. m.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 p. m.
CLAUDETTE COLBERT—MELVIN DOUGLAS
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“I MET HIM IN PARIS”'
Also
A Popeye Cartoon
“I’m In The Army Now”
and
A Grantland Rice Sportlight
“The Sporting Quiz”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
August 30th and 31st, 7 p. m. and 9:10 p. m.
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SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
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ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
John Thomas Richey
Claimed By Death
John Thomas Richey, 13-year-old
son of John D. and Mrs. Annie
Gable Richey, of the De la
Howe section of McCormick county,
died at the Greenwood Hospital
late Monday night after an illness
of three weeks.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Buffalo Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock with the Rev. A. Thad
Persons, pastor, officiating. He was
assisted by the Rev. Rex V. Martin,
pastor of the Plum Branch Metho
dist church.
Besides his parents, he is surviv
ed by two sisters, Mrs. P. B.
Moragne of Bordeaux, and Miss
Nettie Ruth Richey, and three
brothers, Robert, David and Wil
liam Henry Richey, all of the De
la Howe section.
Pallbearers were Henry Young,
Irvin Franklin, Henry Wiley,
Claude Gable, James Gable and
Sam Wiley.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Senator Smith
To Speak At Exten
sion Conference
Clemson, Aug. 24.—Senator E. D.
Smith, chairman of the Senate
agriculture committee, will speak
at Clemson on the program of the
Fvtension workers school Thurs
day, Aug. 26, at 2 p. m., according
to announcement of D. W. Watkins,
director of the Extension Service.
Senator Smith, who will discuss
pending agricultural legislation,
takes the place on the program of
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace who wired Director Wat
kins Monday afternoon that it
would be impossible for him to be
at Clemson.
Dr. H. R. Tolley, administrator
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration, and Dr. C. W. War-
burton, director of the Extension
Service, D. S. Department of Ag
riculture, will make addresses on
the Wednesday program of the Ex-
5 tenion school.
McCormick Public
Schools To Open
September 6th
The McCormick Public Schools
will open on Monday, September
6, with formal exercises at the high
school auditorium beginning at 9
o’clock.
Supt. S. E. Johnson, who enters
upon his second term here, will be
in charge and all patrons and
friends of the school are invited to
attend.
The faculty is as follows:
First Grade: Miss Ruby Plyler,
Lancaster, S. C. Second Grade and
principal of Grammar School: Miss
Anne Harris, Belton, S. C. Third
Grade: Miss Margaret Patterson,
McCormick. Fourth Grade: Miss
Martha Bell, McCormick. Fifth
Grade: Miss Ruth Kemp, Edgefield,
S. C. Sixth Grade: Mrs. Bertha
Harris, McCormick. Seventh Grade:
Miss Lillie Mae Inman, .Union, S. C.
High School: Principal and
Science: J. E. Young, McCormick.
History: Miss Martha Johnson,
Edgefield, S. C. Social Science and
English: Miss Winona Welsh, Ab
beville, S. C. English-Latin-libra-
rian: Miss Ruth McKee, Anderson,
S. C. Mathematics and coach: W.
Yates Webb, Saluda, S. C. Commer
cial subjects: Miss Mary Miller
Moss, Trenton, S. C.
Willington News
Mrs. J. R. Burnett of Atlanta,
Ga., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. R
W. Cowan.
Miss Ellen Covin returned home
Friday after visiting relatives at
Anderson and Pendleton.
Miss Alberta Peurifoy returned
home Saturday after spending sev
eral davs in Anderson with Miss
Mattie Lee Woodward.
ivass Margaret Hemminger spent
several days in Anderson last week
with her aunt, Mrs. Woodward.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Broome
and children of Honea Path spent
Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs.
Chester McNair, Mrs. Broome’s par
ents.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McNair and
little daughter, Lucy, of Greenwood
spent Sunday here with the for
mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
McNair.
Mrs. J. G. Hemminger spent last
week end with her sister, Mrs. M.
R. LeRoy, of Pickens.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Lawton
and children of New York City are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Reginald
Lawton here.
Mrs. J. W. Morrah was the spend
the day guest of Mrs. R. W. Cowan
Friday. N
Mrs. R. W. Cowan spent Thurs
day night with Mrs. J. W. Morrah.
De la Howe State
School Opens Aug. 30
Commercial And Home Economics
Course Have Been Added
This Fall
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Annual W. M. U. Meeting, Peace
Haven Church, Wednesday,
September 1st, 1937.
Mrs. Mamie N. Tillman, Superin
tendent, Presiding.
10 A. M.—Devotions—Mrs. W. J.
Hatcher.
10:15—Greetings—
Response — Mrs. Mark
Toney.
10:25—Roll call of Societies, each
giving outstanding work
of the year.
Awards to A-l Societies.
10:40—Reports of Vice Presidents
of -pivisions:
Mrs. W. W. Fuller,
Mrs. Douglas Wise,
Mrs. S. J. King.
10:55—Vocal Solo—Miss Louise
Bracknell.
11:05—Report on Mission Study,
Mrs. W. W. Griffis.
11:10—Mission Study, Mrs. Char
les A. Jones; State Super
intendent.
11:30—Connie Maxwell Orphan
age, Mrs. MacLeod.
11:40—Violin Selection, Miss Sa
brina Timmerman.
11:45—Remarks by Superinten-
v dent.
11:55—The Promise and Power of
Youth, Miss Edith Outzs;
Cornell University.
12:15—Appointment of Commit
tees;
Time and Place.
Nominations.
Resolutions.
Report on Personal Ser
vice, Mrs. R. D. Seigler.
12:25—Hymn—“Am I a Soldier
of the Cross.”
12:30—Report of Treasurer; Miss
Kellah Fair.
12:35—Address, Miss Pauline
White, Missionary to Bah
ia, Brazil.
Ad j ournment—Dinner.
Afternoon
Young Peoples Session, in
charge of Mrs. D. D. Brun
son, Superintendent, Y.
W. A.; G. A.
Mrs. W. C. Tompkins, Su
perintendent of Sun
beams.
Mrs. J. S. Dukes, Super
intendent of R. A.
2 P. M—Devotions.
Reports.
Special Music.
Stewardship Demonstra
tion.
Ridge Crest Echoes.
Report of Committees.
Obituary Report, Mrs. W.
E. Lott.
Adjournment.
Horse Shoe Pitching
Tournament Here
Friday Morning
There will be a horse shoe pitch
ing tournament in the McCormick
City Park Friday morning, August
27th, at 10 o’clock. Participants
will come from McCormick, Green
wood and Abbeville Counties. They
are asked to meet at the Communi
ty House here at 9:30 o’clock. The
tournament will be under the di
rection of Mrs. C. A. Gilbert and
Mrs. Sallie Lou Mitchell and the
public is cordially invited.
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Community Party
At Community House
Here Saturday
Evening
Saturday evening beginning at 8
o’clock, a Community Party will be
held at the Community House here.
Under the direction of Mrs. Charles
H. Fooshe, Supervisor of the Fed
eral Music Project in this county,
a musical program will be render
ed. This program will be followed
by community singing, folk dancing
and other forms of entertainment
conducted by Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs.
Mitchell. The public is cordially
invited.
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Revival Services At
Bethany Baptist
Church This Week
A special series of revival services
is being held at the Bethany Bap
tist church near McCormick this
week with the pastor. Rev. A. Thad
Persons, in charge. Dr. Durward
V. Cason, former pastor, who i:
now pastor of the First Baptist
church of Washington, Ga., is do
ing the preaching, and large
crowds are attending.
Beginners’ Clinic
To Be Held At
Plum Branch School
August 30th
Parents who have children be
ginning Plum Branch school this
fall for the first time are asked
to bring them to the school house
Monday morning, Aug. 30th, at 10
o’clock for a physical examination
and vaccination. A local physican
will be in charge.
The purpose of these examina
tions are to find any defect which
may hinder the child in his school
work.
Anne Bradley Babb, R. N.,
County Nurse.
Supt. E. F. Gettys of the De la
Howe state school announces the
opening of school there on August
30. All children who have been
away on summer vacation will ar
rive August 28. There are 230 stu
dents at De la Howe and 100 cf
these have spent the summer or a
part of it with relatives or friends.
Lloyd Hendricks, of Pickens,
principal of the high school, will
teach mathematics and general
science. Other members of the fac
ulty are: Mrs. Nora P. Branch,
English and Latin; Miss Rachel
Norris, Hartwell, Ga., chemistry;
Miss Carrie Waters, Saluda, eco
nomics; Miss Ida Berger, St. Mat
thews, commercial subjects; E. A.
McCormac, agriculture; Miss Thel
ma Alexander, Commerce, Ga.,
sixth grade; Miss Mable Lyon,
Troy, fifth grade; Miss Lueile
Price, Marion, fourth grade; Miss
Estelle Powell, Lumber City, Ga.,
primary teacher.
This is the first year De la Howe
has had a home economics depart
ment and .a commercial depart
ment.
Recently De la Howe has made
a place for a resident agriculture
camp of the National Youth Ad
ministration. Arrangements have
been made for 50 boys from over
the state to live and study there.
Four hours of school work will
be given the group including a
course in citizenship, agriculture,
wood work and dairying. The re
maining hours of each day will be
given to work and recreation. Every
boy who has not been through the
third grade in school will be given
a chance to learn more of the three
“R’s”
The interior of the main dormi
tory has been renovated while the
children were away this summer
and the new class rooms have
been completed. Work has also
started on a large gymnasium
which is being constructed with
WPA labor.
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Rev. M. E. Derrick
To Occupy His
Pulpit Sunday
The Reverend M. E. Derrick, pas
tor of the Methodist Church, an
nounces that he will occupy his
pulpit Sunday, August 29. The fol
lowing services will be held:
Church School, 10:00; preaching,
11:00; Epworth League, 7:00. There
will be no preaching at night.
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AAA Poultry Chief
To Speak At Clemson
Short Course Sept. 2
Clemson, Aug. 23. — W. D..
Termohlen, chief of Poultry Sec
tion, Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration, Washington, D. C.,
will talk to poultrymen attending
the Poultry Short Course at Clem
son, September 2, P. H. Gooding,
extension poultryman, announces.
Mr. Termohlen, who has been ap
pointed by Secretary of Agricul
ture Henry A. Wallace as secretary
of a committee to represent the U.
S. Department of Agriculture in
planning for the seventh World’s
Poultry Congress, will discuss the
participation that states can make
in the World’s Poultry Congress
which will be held at Cleveland.
Ohio, in 1939. He will also talk to
members of the S. C. Poultry Coun
cil, and in the afternoon he will
have a conference with a group
of farmers relative to working out
means whereby poultrymen may
derive more benefits from the AAA.
The Poultry Short Course, Mr.
Gooding reminds those interested,
begins Tuesday, Aug. 31 and ex
tends through Sept. 2, with an ex
amination on the morning of Sept.
3 for those wishing to qualify as
flock-selecting agents to select
flocks in compliance with the Na
tional Poultry Improvement Plan,