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TRUB TO OUE8ELVUS, OUB NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Thirty-Sixth Year
Established June 5,1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1937
Number 24
Mass Meeting At
Court House At 3:00
P. M. Friday
Ther* will be a mass meeting of
all the citizens % of McCormick
Comity at the Court House at 3:00
o’clock Friday afternoon, November
?*. At this meeting the tax situa
tion confronting McCormick Coun
ty will be discussed and every in
terested tax payer of McCormick
County is urged to attend.
County Choral
Club Meets
American Legion
To Have Armistice
Celebration Here
November 11th
The county choral club will meet
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 3:30 o’clock at the
Community House. Every member
is requested to be present. /
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
Civil Service Exami
nations Announced
With Dr. C. K. Entine chairnmn
of the program commi^ee. work
ing with Commander O. L. Sturkey,
plans are being made for a ’rousing
rally of the Thos. J. Ly(>n, Jr., post
of American Legion to be held on
the evening of Novembfr ll, at the
McCormick community house.
R. K. Wise, promimnt attorney
of Columbia, will be present to
make the principal address and an
unusual musical program is being
arranged. Mr. Wise is an outstand
ing Legionnaire, serving as a de
partment officer and much in de
mand as a speaker. The local post
feels that they have been fortu
nate to secure him for this occa
sion which is to be a joint cele
bration with the local auxiliary
unit. An oyster nipper will be
served immediately before the pro
gram at 7:30 o'clock
Tim United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows:
Associate meteorologist, $3,200 a
year; assistant meteorologist, $2,600
a year. Weather Bureau, Depart
ment'of Agriculture.
Junior medical officer (rotating
interneship), $2,000 a year; junior
medical officer (psychiatric resi
dent), $2,000 a year, St. Elizabeths
Hospital, Department of the In
terior, Washington, D. C.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the Secretary of the United
States Civil Service Board of Ex
aminers at the post office or cus
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.
Ml Carmel News
Mr. and Mrs. Dode Philips and
son, David, and ML. Samuel Boyd
of Greenville visited Mrs. J. W.
Boyd Sabbath afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Harris and
Miss Alice Childs Harris of Ander
son spent Sabbath with Mrs. J. W.
Morrah. Mrs. Clara Majette of Pen
sacola, Fla., a guest of Mrs. George
Peel in Anderson, accompanied
them and spent the day with her
sisters. Misses Lennie and Eliza
Covin.
Misses Smoak, McNair and
Etheridge of the Faculty of Cal
houn Falls High School, and Mrs.
D. L. Bryson worshiped at the A.
R. P. church Sabbath morning and
were dinner guests of Mrs. Ida
Black. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bruce
of Pendleton spent the afternoon
with them.
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. C
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
November 5th and 6th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M.
JAMES ELLISON MARSHA HUNT
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ANNAPOLIS SALUTE
Also
Sports With Bill Corum
“The Big League”
Two Reel Comedy
“Bridal Griefs” ^ '
and
PATHE TOPIC
MATINEE SATURDAY 3 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
November 8th and 9th, 7 p. m. and 8:45 p. m.
BOBBY BREEN
(The Star of Rainbow On the River)
F BASIL RATHBONE
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MAKE A WISH
Also
Two Reel Comedy
Bad Housekeeping
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
Charles Shrine Is
Claimed By Death
Charles Shrine, $9, died here Mon
day morning about 11 o’clock at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Louise
Brown, after an Illness of five
weeks.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Ware Shoals Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock with
the Rev. A. Thad. Persons, pastor
of the McCormick Baptist church,
in charge, assisted by the pastor
6f the Ware Shoals Presbyterian
church. Interment was made in the
Upper Long Cane cemetery in Ab
beville county.
Mr. Shrine was a native of Hoff,
Germany, coming to America about
53 years ago. His wife, who was
Miss Anna Elizabeth Ethridge, of
Abbeville, died nine years ago.
Since that time he has made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. J. T.
Whitten, of Ware Shoals, who sur
vives along with Mrs. Brown and
one son, George Shrine, of Plum
Branch; nine grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
He was a member of the Rocky
River Baptist church.
Camp Bradley News Notice To Service Men
Home Agent’s
Schedule For Week
Nov. 5-11,1937
Friday, McCormick High School
4-H Clubs.
Saturday, a. m., office.
Monday, a. m., Wideman 4-H
Club; Monday, p. m., office.
Tuesday, a. m., Judging at Green
wood fair; Mt. Carmel H. D. C. t 3
p. m.
Wednesday, a. m., office; Wed
nesday, 3 p. m., Youngs H. D. C.
Thursday, a. m., McCormick
Grammar 4-H Club; Buffalo-Bell-
vue, H. D. C., 3 p. m.
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The Bethany H. D.
Club Meets
The Bethany H. D. Club met
Monday. November 1, at Bethany
School house.
Scripture, by vice-president.
Lord’s Prayer in unison.
Roll call and minutes read of last
meeting.
Business. A Christmas party was
planned for our next meeting;
each one is supposed to bring a
simple gift and also a pound of
candy, crackers, or fruit. We are
hoping that every one will be pres
ent.
Song, Sweet and Low and Come
Ye Thankful People.
Mrs. R. H. Quarles, Sr., read sev
eral short pieces pertaining to
beautification.
Mrs. J. W. Seigler read an in
teresting piece on, “How to Prevent
Diphtheria”.
Miss Bell then took charge of
the meeting, discussing, “Window
Treatment”.
We are having such interesting
programs, hoping everybody in the
community will join our club.
Reporter.
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Opening In Marines
The Savannah Marine Corps Re
cruiting Station has been author
ized to enlist thirty-five recruits
during November for service in the
Marines according to announce
ment by Captain A. C. Small, Re
cruiting Officer.
The new recruits will be trans
ferred to Parris Island, S. C., for
a few weeks intensive training be
fore being assigned to some school,
ship or Marine Barracks, for duty.
The Marine Corps offers many
educational advantages both scho
lastic and scenic. Some men are se
lected for aviation, radio and cler
ical work upon completion of pre
liminary instructions. Many are
assigned to ships and stations in
the United States, and a few to
foreign lands.
Applications for enlistment will
be mailed upon request.
Camp Bradley, Oct. 30.—Super
intendent Allen left camp Thurs
day night for his home in Edge-
field. He was on leave for the bal
ance of the week and attended the
Orangeburg Fair and the Carolina-
Citadel football game. During Mr.
Allen’s absence, Foreman James W.
Ray is acting Superintendent.
Ranger David left Friday night
for Atlanta to attend the funeral
of his grandfather, and will prob
ably be in Atlanta several days.
The men at Camp Bradley extend
their sincerest sympathy to Mr.
David in his bereavement.
The company strength rose again
Monday at midnight when 35 new
men came in from the Augusta
procurement station. This is prob
ably the best group of men we have
received in the last year as they
are tough, stalwart men from the
North Georgia hills. Superinten
dent Allen lost no time in getting
clerk Bussey out among these men
in a search for truck drivers, trac
tor drivers, grader operators, clerks,
carpenters, and painters. The group
was quite rich in their type of tal
ent as most of the men have been
working for some time. The only
job that we have been unable to
fill at F-7 is sign painting, but
-there are several excellent house
painters in the company and some
of them will be encouraged to learn
sign painting.
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Edwards, and
Mr. J. H. Allen drove up from Edge-
field Wednesday afternoon to visit
Superintendent Allen. The party
went to the rock quarry, Hardlabor
Bridge, and Parson’s Mountain. The
mountain is probably the prettiest
spot in this section of the country
now as the trees are covered with
beautifully colored autumn leaves.
During the past six months pe
riod several different enrolled men
have been in charge of maintain
ing the Forest Service roads and
bridges in the upper part of the
Long Cane but these men have all
been transferred and discharged,
so it is necessary to arrange an
other maintenance crew. Leader
Marvin Self is being put in charge
of this job and will have a picked
crew of ten men, a dump truck
and necessary hand tools.
Mr. Loveridge and Mr. Fitzwater,
Assistants to the Chief Forester,
Mr. Silcox, in Washington, spent
Friday and Saturday on the Long
Cane. Assistant Regional Forester
Kramer and Chief Regional Engi
neer Pidgeon from Atlanta, and
Forest Supervisor Sears, from Co
lumbia, were with the gentlemen
from Washington. The rehabilita
tion project was the biggest at
traction for these gentlemen but
While here they also looked over
other phases of Forest Develop
ment being carried on on the Long
Cane Ranger District and quite a
bit of time was devoted to making
plans for timber management.
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Sandy Branch H. D.
Club Meets
I particularly urge all Ex-Service
men to attend a call meeting of
the Legion Tuesday night, Nov. 9
in Dr. Epting’s office, for the pur
pose of electing officers and to dis
cuss final plans for the Armistice
celebration.
O. L. Sturkey,
Commander.
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Rev. E. F. Gettys To
Preach At Methodist
Church Sunday
In the absence of the pastor,
Rev. M. E. Derrick, who is attend
ing the annual Conference which
is meeting in Newberry, the Rev.
E. F. Gettys, Supt. of De la Howe
School, will preach at the Metho
dist church here Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock.
T. E. L. Class
Entertained
Greenwood County
Fair Nov. 8-13
The T. E. L. Class of the McCor
mick Baptist church held its regu
lar monthly business and social
meeting at the home of Mrs. Porter
Caswell Dorn, Jr., on Wednesday
afternoon of last week with Mrs.
Claude H. Huguley, Miss Sallie
Price and Miss Geneva Price as
joint hostesses with thirty five
present.
A short business session was in
charge of the class president, Mrs.
A. Thad. Persons, after which an
interesting program on “Steward-
1 ship” was given in charge of Mrs.
Dennis C. Talbert and Mrs. G.
Clarence Patterson.
Amusing Hallowe’en games and
contests were conducted by Miss
Eloise Britt during the social hour
and the hostesses served hot choc
olate and toasted cheese sand
wiches.
Modoc H. D.
Chib Meets
The Sandy Branch H. D. Club
met with Mrs. J. B. Walker on Fri
day, Oct. 29, with eleven members
and several visitors present.
The meeting was called to order
and devotional conducted by Mrs.
W. R. McNeil.
Club song for the month, Sweet
and Low.
After business and devotional
Miss Bell gave an interesting lesson
on room arrangement, taking the
living room for example, and using
paper rooms and furniture, each
member planned a comfortable and
convenient living room.
After refreshments were served
the meeting adjourned to meet
next month with Mrs. J. B. Hollo
way.
Reporter.
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Card Of Thanks
We want to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
friends and loved ones for their
kind expressions of love and sym
pathy at the death of our husband
and father.
Mrs. Ruth P. White,
And Family.
The Modoc H. D. Club held its
regular meeting Oct. 28, in the
home of Mrs. H. W. Bailey with six
members and Miss Bell present, al
so four new members.
The following program was car
ried out:
Scripture by President.
Prayer by all.
Song.
Mrs. L. C. Rich, Misses Margie
Reese and Lucy Bussey read sev
eral interesting selections on ag
riculture.
Minutes and roll call were read
by the secretary.
Miss Bell then demonstrated ar
ranging furniture in a room.
The hostess served delicious ba
nanas and candy.
Reporter.
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Reduced Cotton Goal
Because Of Big Crop
Clemson, Oct. 30.—A 2,000,000-
acre reduction in the cotton acre
age goal for 1938 established by
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration sets the acreage limits
at 27,000,000 to 29,000,000 instead
of 29,000,000 to 31,000,000 acres
AAA officials have announced.
“This reduction in the cotton
goal was decided upon because of
the unusually large 1937 crop, the
official estimate of which has oeen
revised upward to 17,500,000 bales”,
says R. W. Hamilton, state ad
ministrative officer AAA. “The re
vised goal will put the 1938 cotton
acreage more in line with needs
in view of the increased indicated
supply of cotton.
“In view of the change in the
goal for cotton the rate of payment
for cotton in 1938, which had been
fixed tentatively at two cents a
pound, has been increased to 2.4
cents a pound on the normal yield
of each acre in the cotton goal”, \
Mr. Hamilton states.
All school children of McCor
mick county will be admitted free
to the Greenwood County
Fair on School Day this
year, according to A. T.
Pinson, secretary and manager of
the fair committee of Greenwood
Post No. 20 of the American Legion,
who are sponsoring the annual
event again this year. The date 5
are Monday, Nov. 8, through the
following Saturday, with Friday,
Nov. 12, being set aside as School
Day. No question will be asked of
any child appearing at the gates
from the time they are opened at
9:30 that morning until they are
closed that night.
Plans have been completed for
the presentation of the greatest
array of educational and enter
taining features ever brought to
Greenwood for this event. The mid
way will be ably taken care of by
Marks Shows, Inc., presenting 16
stupendous shows in air-cooled,
waterproof tents, 14 of the newest
riding devices and a troupe of 659
talented entertainers.
Some special attraction has been
arranged for each day. At 3 o’clock
Monday afternoon the gates swing
open on Opening Day. Agriculture
Day will begin at noon Tuesday,
special emphasis being put on the
farm exhibits that afternoon and
night.
Governor Olin D. Johnston and
Col. Wyndham M. Manning will ad
dress the throng Wednesday on
American Legion Day. J. Earle
Bethea, recently installed as State
Commander of the American Le
gion will be present, attending the
meeting of the third District Le-
pion In Greenwood at five o’clock.
At 6:45 the Fair will be
host to all the legion
naires, who are admitted free.
all this day, at a barbecue on the
fair grounds. A horse show will
be staged in front of the grand
stand immediately after the ad
dresses of the two noted guests.
The Connie Maxwell Orphanage
Children will be admitted free as
special guests Thursday, designat
ed as Con 1e Maxwell Day in their
honor. A dog show will be held in
front of the grandstand at 7:30
p. m.
Friday is being devoted to School
Day, all children of school age in
Greenwood and the surrounding
counties being admitted free. Sat
urday is closing day, the gates
again opening at 9:30.
Mr. Pinson says that he expects
at least 50,000 persons to view the
spectacle this year, not including
the 15,000 school children who will
probably come on Friday as guests
ox uie fair committee.
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Permits For Hunting
In Forests
William P. David, forest ranger
in the Long Cane District, made
the following announcement Oct.
27:
Any one wishing to hunt on Na
tional Forest land inside of the
Long Cane Ranger District can ob
tain permits free of charge from
the office of the Forest Ranger in
Greenwood. These permits author
ize the holder to hunt on National
Forest land during the period for
which his hunting license is grant
ed. No National Forest hunting
permit is issued unless the appli
cant has bought his State and | or
County license. Any one desiring
a permit should enclose with his
application either his hunting,
license button or his hunting per
mit from the State or County is
suing it.
It is, of course, understood that
these permits do not cover hunt
ing or fishing on the area inside
the game refuge near the Key
Bridge section.
Each hunter to whom a Federal
permit is issued signs the permit,,
thereby agreeing to do all in his;
power to suppress forest fires; to-
carefully observe the Federal, and.
State, fire, fish and game laws;
to do no damage to Government
property, and to report any tres
passing or violation which he majr
observe of Federal or State laws, it
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