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Thirty-Sixth Year
EstabUshed June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1937
Number 22
Honor Roil McCor
mick Public Schools,
First Month,
1937-1938 Term
FIRST GRADE—
None.
SECOND GRADE—
None.
THIRD GRADE—
Lois Edwards,
Claude Huguley,
Betty Jean Suber.
FOURTH GRADE—
Aubrey Lee Bamhardt,
Thelma Chiles,
Belton Harmon,
Josephine Morgan.
FIFTH GRADE—
Bertha Mae Harris,
Frances New,
Helen Fooshe.
SIXTH GRADE!—
None.
SEVENTH GRADE—
None. ,
EIGHTH GRADE—
Anne B. Seigler,
Fred Buzhaittt,
Norma Holloway.
NINTH GRADE—
None.
TENTH GRADE—
James Bell.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
None.
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Ansel W. Witt
Qaimed By Death
Funeral services for Ansel Wells
I Witt, age 35, were conducted from
ths Bethany Baptist church near
McCormick Tuesday afternoon at
3 o’clock with the pastor, Rev. A.
Thad. Persons, in charge. Inter
ment was made in the church
yard cemetery.
Active pallbearers were J. Arch
Talbert, C. W. Pennal, W. T. Strom,
John T. McGrath, R. L. Faulkner
and Dan A. Bell.
Mr. Witt had not been in the
best of health for several months
but had been critically ill for only
a few days. His death at an An
derson infirmary early Monday
morning was a shock to many
friends and relatives throughout
this section. He Uved here for a
number of years until about two
years ago when he moved to
Lowndesville.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Jennie Dillashaw; four
young children, Frances, Joe, Earl
and Ethel; his mother, Mrs. Cor
nelia Witt; two sisters, Mrs. Paul
Jennings of McCormick, and Mrs
John Tolen of Jacksonville, Fla.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
J. T. Martin
Claimed By Death
3rd Division W. M. U.
Edgefield Association
To Meet With Bethany
Baptist Church Oct. 27
The 3rd Division of the W. M. U.
Edgefield Association will meet
with the Bethany Baptist Church
Wednesday, Oct. 27th, beginning
at HR30 o’clock. The guest speakers
of the day will be Mrs. Leon S.
Holly, State Golden Jubilee Chair
man and Mrs. J. Spann Harris of
the Abbeville Association.
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2167 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In McCormick
County To Oct. 1st
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of McCormick.
Cotton: Census report shows that
there were 2167 bales of cotton
ginned in McCormick County from
the crop of 1937 prior to Oct. 1,
1937, as compared with 1057 bales
ginned to Oct. 1, 1936, crop of 1936.
Very respectfully,
JAMES E. BELL,
Special Agent.
Date, Oct. 13, 1937.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
October 22nd and 23rd, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
Matinee Saturday 3 p. m.
JEAN ARTHUR_EDWARD ARNOLD
in
“EASY LIVING”
Also
A Bettyboop Cartoon
“BE HUMAN”
and
A Musical
“Twilight On The Trail’’
MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents
John Thomas Martin, 65, died
at an Augusta infirmary last Fri
day morning at 1:30 o’clock after
a week’s illness.
• Funeral services were conducted
at the McCormick Methodist
church at 11 o’clock Saturday
morning and interment made in
the McCormick city cemetery. His
pastor. Rev. M. E. Derrick, was in
charge of the services and was as
sisted by Rev. A. T. Persons of the
McCormick Baptist church, and Dr.
S. W. Reid of the Pressley Memorial
A. R. P. church.
Mr. Martin was a native of
Lincoln county, Georgia, but mov
ed to McCormick about 35 years
ago and established a mercantile
business of which he was owner
and manager until his death. He
was a member of the Methodist
church and had served as stew
ard for a long time; a member of
W. O. W., and had served as
chairman of the board of trustees
of the McCormick school for sev
eral years. He was well known
throughout this section where he
had many friends.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Barbara Ludwick Martin, and five
daughters, Mrs. J. Klettner White,
McCormick; Mrs. Dan B. Wood
ward, Aiken; Mrs. Myrtle
Watts, Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Hazen
Johnston and Mrs. Raymond
Reeves, both of Cleveland, Ohio;
four grandchildren, Miss Valerie
White, student at Limestone col
lege, Gaffney; Miss Dorothy Wood
ward and Dan B.* Woodward, Jr.,
Aiken, and Hazen H. Johnston, Jr.,
Cleveland, and one brother, W. J.
Martin, of New Boston, Texas.
Active pallbearers were C. W.
Pennal, Dr. C. K. Epting, M. C.
White, G. C. Patterson, W. L. White
and S. E. Johnson.
The honorary escort was com
posed of his Sunday school class
the board of trustees of the school
and John T. McGrath, W. B. Quar
les, Dr. W. G. Blackwell, Dr. G
Tuten, and Dr. C. H. Workman.
J. S. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
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Ml. Carmel News
(Too Late For Last Week)
\
MONDAY and TUESDAY
October 25th and 26th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
FRED MacMURRAY FRANCES FARMER
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EXCLUSIVE”
Also
A Novelty
“The Cirrus Comes To Town’’
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults. C 'nts; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
Mrs. L. L. Hester was a visitor
in Anderson Monday.
Captain J. O. McCelvey of Spar
tanburg visited Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Hester Monday night.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Doty of Cal
houn Falls were supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott.
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Lura
Jean Watson, Messrs. H. O. Watson
and W. H. Hester attended the
Clemson-Ga. University game at
Athens Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Burts of
Anderson were spend the day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Curtis
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Scott of
Beaufort left Monday after a pleas
ant visit among relatives here and
other places.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell and
Miss Elizabeth Russell of Augusta
were visitors of Mrs. J. W. Boyd
Sunday.
Quite a number of visitors were
here Saturday for the council
meeting.
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Civil Service Exami
nations Announced
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows:
Associate refuge manager, $3,200
a year; assistant refuge manager,
$2,600 a year; junior refuge man
ager, $2,000 a year; Bureau of Bio
logical Survey.
Assistant in home economics in
formation, $2,600 a year, Bureau
of Home Economics.
Full information may be obtained
from the Secretary of the United
States Civil Service Board of Ex
aminers at the post office or cus- j
tomhouse in any city which has a
post office of the first or second!
class, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C.
Dr. Epting Appointed
Chairman Of The
Tillman Memorial
Commission For
McCormick County
Dr. C. K. Epting, who has accept
ed the Chairmanship of the Till
man Memorial Commission for Mc
Cormick County, has the following
statement to make:
An intensive drive is scheduled
to begin Oct. 25, and end Nov. 11,
for the purpose of raising funds
throughout S. C. to erect a fitting
memorial to the late Senator B. R.
Tillman. A few years ago the Gen
eral Assembly of this state ap
propriated $10,000.00 for the erec
tion of this memorial, provided a
like amount is raised by public
subscription. The quota for Mc
Cormick County is $197.00. While
I know money is not so plentiful
at this time, in McCormick County,
I sincerely hope that there are
some who would like to contribute
to this very worthy undertaking.
It is impossible for me to contact
everybody in the county, and I am
therefore requesting those wishing
to donate to this movement to
make their 'contributions to me
without personal solicitation.
There will be three receipts, one
to the donor, one to the Secretary-
Treasurer of the Commission and
one to be retained in the re
ceipt book as a permanent record.
Senator Tillman, who was a na
tive of this section of the state,
was instrumental in establishing
Clemson and Winthrop Colleges.
He was not only a staunch champion
of education, but over a long pe
riod of service and devotion to his
state, was a strong advocate of
political reform.
I feel that the part Senator Till
man played in founding Winthrop
College and Clemson College en
titles him to a ~place among the
immortals of S. C., and I especially
urge all Winthrop and Clemson
graduates to respond to this worthy
appeal. I hope to raise McCormick’s
quota by Nov. 11, 1937.
McCormick County
Council Of Farm
Women Meets
Congressman Taylor
To Make Tour
Of Third District
WILL RE IN McCORMICK AT
THE COURT HOUSE AT 10:30
A. M. OCTOBER 25TH
The McCormick County Council
of Farm Women held their semi
annual Fall Meeting in the A. R.
P. Church. Mt. Carmel, S. C., on
Oct. 9, 1937, with 124 club members
and visitors present. Andersen, Oct. 21.—Plans for hi-?
Meeting was called to order by annual scheduled tour of the Third
President, Mrs. D. J. McAllister, District were announced here to
by audience standing and reading day by Congressman John C. Tay-
the council’s creed in unison, af- lor who stated that he has made
ter which was assembly singing, plans to devote the entire week be-
Carolina. The invocation was pro- ginning October 25 to a scheduled
nounced by Dr. S. W. Reid reading tour of all Counties of the District
the scripture lesson and prayer in keeping with a plan which he
and Rev. A. L. Doty making a talk, adopted several years ago when he
after which we had a greeting or was first elected to represent this
welcome address by Mrs. Hunter District in Congress.
McKinney from the council and Like the schedule in previous
greetings of welcome by Mayor L. years, the tour this year is design-
L. Hester for the town. Response ed to carry the services of Con-
was made by Mrs. Gilbert. | gressman Taylor’s office direct to
Brief messages of greetings were the people of the District, and more
also brought by Miss Louise Flem-1 particularly to those people who
ing and Miss Pearson of Orange- are unable for one reason or an-
burg and Mrs. J. A. Jennings of other to get to his home office at
Ware Shoals. Anderson. Through previous tours
During the morning we had sev- of this kind, Congressman Taylor
eral very pretty pieces of special! has learned that he can make the
music by County Choral Club. | services of his office available to
! In memoriam was helcf in honor a larger number of people, many
of Mrs. Ethan White whose recent of whom would hot be able to con-
death was a shock to the council tact him otherwise.
members.
i Roll call by secretary requesting
the Pres, to make her report, and
According to the schedule an
nounced here today. Congressman
Taylor, accompanied by his Sec-
after all but 3 clubs had responded, retary, Z. W. Meeks, will be at the
the minutes of the last meeting courthouse in McCormick on Oc-
Modoc News
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Merritt of Au
gusta are spending this week here
with Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Garner.
Mrs. Savanna Stone is spending
a week or so with her daughter,
Mrs. G. N. Moore, at McCormick.
Mr. H. J. Bussey and T. J. Stone
made a short business visit to Au
gusta Tuesday morning.
Mr. Kirk White and B. M. Bussey
left Monday for Brunswick, Ga.,
on an extended visit.
Mrs. Lillian Bussey and children
were visitors here Sunday to Mrs.
G. E. Dukes.
Mrs. J. D. Bilton from Chester
is on an extended visit here to
her grandmother, Mrs. Laura
Garner.
Mr. W. S. Clem went carp fish
ing last Saturday and caught three
that weighed fifteen pounds.
Mr. J. O. McDaniel visited rela
tives in Augusta on Monday of this
week.
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Card Of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends for
their kind expressions of sympathy
during the illness and death of our
husband and father.
Mrs. J. T. Martin,
Mrs. D. B. Woodward,
Mrs. J. K. White,
Mrs. Myrtle Watts,
Mrs. H. H. Johnston,
Mrs. R. L. Reeves.
were read by Mrs. W. H. Horton,
Sec., time and place, nominating
and courtesy committees were ap
pointed, then Mr. Theo Vaughn of
Clemson College made a very help
ful and inspiring talk on Leader
ship in Rural Life. He stressed 3
1 points, study conditions as they
are, plan conditions as they should
be, and then strive to carry out
the plans. After more music the
meeting adjourned for lunch,
i In the afternoon after a short
business session, the day for prac
tice on County Choral Club was
changed to second and fourth
Tuesdays, and Mrs. Roper was
elected as director to fill a vacancy
caused by Mrs. Jennie Duncan’s
retirement.
The gavel was awarded to Plum
Branch Club with Willington a
| close second, by Miss Louise Flem
ing.
Tree planting ceremony on the
campus of the Community House
followed. Each club sent some dirt
from a historical spot to put
around the tree, and a history of
the spot given, after which Mr.
J. Arch Talbert of McCormick
made quite an interesting and in
spiring talk. Rev. A. L. Doty pro
nounced the benediction.
A flower exchange was held af
ter the meeting.
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Anderson Fair
November 1-6
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Card Of Thanks
To The Merchants
Of McCormick
tober 25 at 10:30 o’clock. Persons
having business to take up with
him should be at the courthouse
promptly at that hour when they
will have a chance to talk their
problems over personally with the
Congressman and get his advice
and assistance if such is desired.
On this tour through the Dis
trict, as on all previous occasions
Congressman Taylor is anxious to
be of every possible service and
at the various stops will be very
happy to see his old friends and
renew acquaintances as well as dis
cuss with constituents problems
which they may feel he can help
them solve.
It is a^;n. urged that those de
siring to see Congressman Taylor
be on hand promptly at the hour
indicated above.
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We wish to thank you for your
comforting expression of sympathy.
It will always be remembered with
deep gratitude.
Mrs. J. T. Martin,
And Family.
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Anderson, S. C., Oct. 19.— (Spe
cial).—With the opening day of the
Anderson Fair less than two weeks
away, more than two score car
penters, electricians and laborers
are busily engaged at Cater Park
getting things in shape for the
big annual event.
The Fair will be streamlined
again this year. Modernistic fronts
to the various exhibit tents will
lift the upper midway out of the
ordinary. A whiteway is even being
installed, taking the place of the
old fashioned street lights.
The lower midway, which will be
occupied by the shows, rides and
other amusement features connect
ed with the World of Mirth ex
position, will glow with neon signs
and chromium fronts.
Every inch of space in the va
rious exhibit tents has been al
located.
The Fair opens Monday morning,
November 1, and continues through!has not forgotten the trouble pe-
Saturday, November 6. Ten coun- riod that we went through in the
ties are embraced in the Anderson spring of 1936 when there were so
Fair association: Anderson, Abbe-! many fires. He is now holding the
ville, Greenville, Oconee and Pick- fire crews to the same rigid regu-
ens in South Carolina; Elbert, lations as to preparedness that he
Franklin, Hart, Madison and did in the time of very high fire
Stephens in Georgia. danger.
Camp Bradley News •
Camp Bradley, Oct. 16.—Superin
tendent Allen left Thursday night
for a short trip to Charleston.
While there he will see the Citadel-
Furman football game and visit
his son Hord Allen.
Members of the personnel over
all the Long Cane Unit regret very
much to hear of the Ranger’s re
cent illness.
Camp Bradley is rapidly return
ing to normal. Forty-six new men
reported for work Monday and were
quickly organized and used as re
placement on the various work
crews. These men are from Green
wood, McCormick and Newberry
Counties and are well acquainted
with this country and the type of
work in this area. Since the arrival
of the new men, the work projects
have been progressing nicely.
A twenty man wood detail is at
work getting in a supply of wood,
work has started on the new loca
tion of the old Key Road, south of
Highway No. 43, and the crusher
will start running as soon as we re
ceive a shipment of oak lumber.
Foreman Frank B. Reece report
ed to Camp F-7 for work Monday
morning. He is assisting Foreman
Tompkins on the Key Road.
Superintendent Allen often re
peats the observation that Great
Britain is a great nation and that
the sun never sets on her posses
sions because she never forgets and
makes the same mistake twice. Al
though we have not had a serious
ire season for some time, Mr. Allen