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v }-• Oyster Supper.At Community House Here Tonight The McCormick Grammar School will have an oyster supper at the Community House here Thursday night, Jan. 12th, beginning at 6 o’clock. The proceeds will be used to buy play ground equipment for the school. 20 cents and 35 cents per stew. xx Mrs. D. J. McAllister Is Prize Winner In Contest Mrs. D. J. McAllister. Mt. Carmel, S. C., has been ‘awarded the fourth prize in Central District in Home Demonstration Better Garden Con test for Women, sponsored by the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bu reau, Inc., and Extension Service of Winthrop College. A check from the Chilean Nitrate Company for $17.00 was presented to Mrs. McAllister by the County Home Demonstratin Agent, Miss Matilda Bell. x Game At De la Howe Next Saturday Night De la Howe plays Connie Max well at De la Howe Saturday night, January 14th, at 7:30. Both schools have strong teams of boys and girls. The game Sat urday night should be tops in bas ket ball. De la Howe has built up a fine following of basket ball fans and expects the usual large crowd for the game Saturday night. - r .—;—-m-—^ Annual Convention Farmers And Taxpay ers League Jan. 18 The Farmers and Taxpayers Mrst P. P. Doolittle Died Monday Mrs. Margaret Strom Doolittle, (86, died at her home in the Reho- both section of McCormick Coun ty at six thirty Monday afternoon. | Mrs. Doolittle had been an invalid ifor a number of years. She was the widow of P. P. Doolittle who died twelve years ago. Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs. W. A. Winn of Plum Branch and Mrs. Matthew Ousley of Greenville, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from Rehoboth Baptist church of which Mrs. Doolittle had been a devout member since early child hood, in charge of the pastor, Rev. A. D. Croft, at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Pallbearers were Walter T. Strom, CharUe Strom, Eula Strom, Eddie Strom, W. M. Strom and CharUe Rentz. .J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. Home Agent’s Sched ule For Jan. 13-20 Friday, office; Meriwether H. D. C. Saturday, office. Monday, Washington 4-H Club; office. Tuesday, office; Rehoboth H. D. C. Wednesday, office; Bordeaux H. D - c * • „ J Thursday, Conference; Sandy Branch H. D. C. Friday, office; White Town H. Matilda BeU, Co. Home Dem. Agent. League will hold its annual con vention Wednesday, Jan. 18, Hotel Columbia, Columbia, S. C., at 10 o’clock. Senator Byrd of Virginia has been invited to speak on the reorganization of the government of Virginia. HOLMM THEATRE McCORMICK, S. C. FRIDAY and SATURDAY January 13th and 14th, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. CHESTER MORRIS—RITA JOHNSON m U| SMASHING THE RACKETS’ Also A Musical Comedy “Harris In The Spring” and A Sportscope “Pinehurst” MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY January 16th and 17th, 7 P. M. and 9:40 P. M. NORMA SHEARER_TYRONE POWER JOHN BARRYMORE GLADYS GEORGE in 66 MARIE ANTIONETTE” Also SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS ADMISSION: Adults. 25 c-'iits: Children up to 12. 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Mrs. R. Tillman White Claimed By Death Mrs. Everette Isabel Bush White, 43, of the White Town section of McCormick County, died in the Greenwood hospital last Thursday morning at six thirty, following an illness of several months. She was a native of the Red Oak Grove section of old Edgefield County and a daughter of W. E. Bush and the late Lucy Thurmond Bush. She is survived by her husband, R. Tillman White, to whom she was married in 1915, five sons, Car- roll White, Greenville; Robert Thurmond White, Ronnie White, John Hugh White and Rallie Ful ler White, of White Town; her fa ther and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bush, of Modoc; three half-brothers, Clarence Bush, Mo doc; J. T. Bush, Parris Island; Pat rick Bush, Brunswick, Ga.; three half-sisters, Mrs. Dewey R. White, White Town; Mrs. W. A. Wilson, Augusta, Ga., and Miss Frances Bush, Modoc. Funeral services were conducted at two thirty o’clock Friday after noon from the Plum Branch Bap tist church of which Mrs. White was a devoted member, with the Rev. A. Thad. Persons, pastor of j the McCormick Baptist church, | and the Rev. Foster Speer, pastor of ''the Plum Branch Methodist church, officiating, and interment m&de in the Plum Branch ceme tery. Pallbearers were Claude White, D. A. White, Walter Wilson, Fred White, Roy Ridlehoover and Bry ant Quarles. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. xx Dr. D. W. Youngblood ^Dies In Greenville Production Credit Association To Meet In Greenwood Jan. 27 Mt. Carmel News MR. J. L. BRACKNELL, DIRECTOR OF THE ASSOCIATION, URGES EVERY MEMBER TO BE PRESENT The fifth annual meeting of members of Greenwood Produc tion Credit Association will be held in the Court House at Greenwood on January 27th, at 10 o’clock, ac cording to an announcement by Mr. J. L. Bracknell, director of the association. Complete and detailed reports will be made by the officers of the association on its operations for the past year at this meeting, di rectors will be elected and other highly important business will be attended to, according to Mr. Bracknell, who says it is desired that every member shall be pres ent. The Greenwood Production Cred it Association serves Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick and Saluda counties and in 1938 made 702 loans totaling $256,411.51. Officers serving the association are, W. H. Stuckey, President, J. H. Watson, Vice President, J. C. Smith, Sec retary-Treasurer, J. L. Bracknell, S. F. Sherard, and V. L. Warner, Di rectors. Mr. Bracknell said it was hoped that the attendance at this meet ing would be the largest in the history of the association. Dr. Durand Wigfall Youngblood, 82, for 15 years a resident of Greenville county and for 10 years practicing physician at Conestee, died at 7:15 o’clock Monday morn ing at the residence of his daugh ter, Mrs. John R. Cheatham, in Greenville. He had been in failing health for several years, having had to retire from practice because of his ad vancing years. Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Tuesday at Mackey’s Funeral Home, Greenville, following which the body was brought to Troy for interment at 2 o’clock. Survivors include his daughter in Greenville, a brother, Arthur Youngblood, of Greenwood and four sisters, Mrs. Manly Timmons of Troy, Misses Bessie and Lellah Yougblood and Mrs. Sallie Hol lingsworth of Winter Seat; three grandchildren. Miss Mary Cheat ham, Herman and John Cheat ham, of Greenville. xx Camp Bradley News Camp Bradley, Jan. 7.—Now that the Christmas and New Year Hol idays are over, all the men are back at work and the field activ ities are once more in full opera tion. Everyone seems to be very “satisfied” and “contented” after visiting hdmefolks and friends. Camp Bradley’s basket ball squad played Calhoun Falls Friday night at Calhoun Falls. Though x good gamtf was played by both teams, Bradley was not able to hold the Calhoun Falls boys down. Supt. Allen and Squad Leader “Pete” Cantelou attended a tree planting school Thursday and Fri day of this week at the Enoree Camp near Newberry, S. C. Mr. E. A. Williams, our new ed ucational advisor, arrived at Camp Bradley Dec. 27, 1938. We are very glad to have Mr. Williams with us and hope that he will have a long and pleasant stay. The moving picture machine is back in operation on the Long 1 Cane unit. Enrollee Robert W. 1 Christie from Camp F-7 will be in charge of the machine and show “Fire Prevention” pictures over the district. Everyone is cordially invited to attend these shows. We ' feel sure that everyone will be ben- efitted by doing so. U. W. Morrah Dies Suddenly Uel Wideman Morrah, 44, prom inent citizen of the Bellvue section of McCormick County, died sud denly Sunday morning at 9 o’clock at his home from a heart attack. Funeral services were held from the Lower Long Cane A. R. P. Church, of which he was a mem ber, at noon Monday, with his pastor, Rev. W. C. Kerr, of Abbe ville, officiating. Interment fol lowed in the church cemetery. Mr. Morrah was the son of S. P. Morrah and the late Mrs. Morrah, pioneer citizens of the county, and he had spent his entire life here except for a few years at Greens boro, N. C. He was a World War veteran, serving overseas in the 118th Infantry and was a member of the American Legion. He is survived by his father; three brothers, D. W., and S. P. Morrah, Jr., of Greensboro, N. C.; J. W. Morrah, Willington; two sis ters, Mrs. M. E. Bradley, Clemson, and Mrs. H. H. Jones, Elberton, Ga. Pallbearers were David Morrah, David Robinson, Warren Cowan, J. L. Kennedy, William Parker and Will Cowan. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. xx John Cowan McComb Claimed By Death Funeral services for Mr. John Cowan McComb, 63 years of age, of Kansas City, Missouri, who died at the veterans hospital in Levan- worth, Kansas, early Sunday morning, January 8th, after an illness of over a year, were held Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a son of the late Joseph McComb, and Frances Link Mc Comb. His early life was spent in the Hopewell section of what was then Abbeville County. He united with the Hopewell church in early boyhood. His many friends and relatives in this section, who loved and respected him were grieved to hear of his passing. Although he has lived in Kansas City, Missouri, for the past thirty-five years, he paid a visit to his old home every few years. Mr. McComb is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle McComb; a son, John Cowan McComb, Jr.; a daughter, Frances Mae, both col lege students. He also leaves two brothers, James L. McComb, Sr., of Troy, S. C., and Robert S. McComb of Abbeville. There are 21 nieces and nephews, and a host of rela tives in Abbeville and McCormick counties. The loving heartfelt sympathy of this town and community is ex tended to the heart-broken father, Mr. Sam Morrah, and family, in their recent sad affliction, the death of the son and brother, Mr. Uel Morrah, which occurred at his heme Sunday morning. The ordination service for dea cons was held at the Presbyterian church here Sabbath afternoon. At this time, Messrs. J. J. White and Tarrant Scott were installed and ordained as deacons. Rev. A. L. Doty conducted this service and Rev. Mr. Telford of the Presbyte rian church at Abbeville delivered the sermon which was splendid and so plain a little child could understand it as a message of love and hope. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter McKinney and Martha Jean visited relatvies near McCormick Sunday. Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Mrs. Marvin Burts and others entertained with a pound party at the cabin in the N. Y. A. park one evening last week. Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. Carrie Tarrant and Mrs. W. H. Horton were Mc Cormick visitors Monday after noon, and also attended the funer al service of Mr. Uel Morrah at Long Cane church Monday at noon. Mr. Wylie Smith spent some time with relatives in Anderson County recently. Mrs. D. J. McAllister and John have returned home from a pleas ant visit with relatives in Cross Hill. Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin is spending some time in McCormick with Mrs. Posy Alverson and family. Mrs. George Peel of Anderson spent the week end with her sis ters, Misses Lennie and Eliza Co vin. Dr. Peel and friends came down Monday to hunt, and she re turned home with them. Mrs. Rcihard White of Oswego is the charming guest of Mrs. N. S. Scott this week. to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hor ace Smauley. Miss Lucy Bussey was dinner guest Sunday to Misses Blanche and Cehoy McDaniel. Miss Bettie Osborne of Parks- ville spent the past week end here with Miss Hazel Dukes. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bailey from Edgefield spent Saturday and Sun day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bussey made a short visit to Augusta on Satur- • day of last week. Mrs. Savannah Stone is spending a few days among relatives in Au gusta. Mr. and Mrs., Barrett Edmunds of Augusta were &eek end visitors here to the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. McDaniel. Miss Rosalie Bussey is spending a couple of weeks among friends in Augusta. Mrs. Minnie Bussey was dinner guest Sunday to her daughter, Mrs. J. O. McDaniel. Week end guests from Green wood visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. SL Clem were Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Clem, Mr. and Mrs. James Clem and Mr. Ernest Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Johnson of Swainsboro and Mrs. H. E. Jones of Augusta made a short visit here Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bussey. Miss Lucy Bussey left Tuesday for Augusta where she will spend a couple of weeks among friends. Mrs. O. J. White and Mrs. Kirk White were dinner guests on Mon day of this week to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bussey. -xx- Annual Convention S. C. Education Asso ciation Mar. 22, 23, 24 Sullivan News The Union Sunday School was reorganized Sunday afternoon. The following officers were re-elected for the coming year: Mr. J. J. May- son, superintendent; Mr. Harold Corley, assistant superintendent; mss Marie Reams, secretary and treasurer; Mr. G. P. Winn, assis tant secretary and treasurer. The Rev. A. D. Croft and Strom Quarles of Edgefield were dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winn Sunday. Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mayson Sunday after noon were Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Wil- kerson and children. Miss Daisy Claxton, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Hill and Mr. Bert Langley of Green wood. Mrs. J. J. Mayson, Miss Mary Mayson and Mr. William Mayson have returned from Columbia where they visited relatives. Mrs. J. E. Winn was a business visitor in Greenwood Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Whatley of Greenwood spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reames. Miss Lura Gilchrist of Edgefield spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist. mss Gladys Reames was a recent visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson in Aiken. Friends of mss Alma Mayson will be glad to know that she is convalescing, after a few weeks’ illness at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mayson. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Mayson and little daughter attended the funer al of ms. Chris Dalton in Green wood last Thursday. Misses Ruby Mayson and Marie Reames have returned from Green wood where they spent several days. mss Margaret Corley was a re cent visitor of Miss Trula Winn. An entirely social program com bining a banquet with entertain ment will be a brand new feature of the annual convention of the South Carolina Education Associa tion in Columbia’s Township Au ditorium, March 22, 23 and 24. One thousand of the nearly 10,- 000 member teachers, principals and superintendents will be ac commodated at the dinner to be held in the Township Auditorium. One banquet ticket for every IS members will be distributed among the county education associations, with sales to be completed by Feb ruary 15. If any dinner tickets re main, they will be re-distributed among counties desiring addition al tickets. Although only 1,000 members of the state association can attend the banquet, 3,000 more can enjoy the entertainment because the gal leries of the Township Auditorium will seat that number. The dinner and entertainment have been scheduled for 6:30 p. m, March 22, and will be the initial event of a crowded three-day con vention calendar. txt Membership In S. C. Education Associa tion Soaring To 10,000 Modoc News Well, we have had real spring weather since the new year has come in. Miss Ruby Smauley from Green wood was a week end visitors here Membership in the South Caro lina Education Association is now soaring to the 10,000 mark, J. P. Coates, Executive Secretary, has announced. The last count showed that 9,- 545 teachers, principals, superin tendents and college professors have joined the association, thus establishing an all-time enrollment record for this time of the year. Thirty-five of the state’s forty- six counties are 100 per cent in membership in the South Carolina Education Association. Eleven counties are not 100 per cent and yet several of these are just about to break into the “perfect” mem bership column/ The counties which have not reached maximum enrollment are: Aiken, Charleston, Clarendon, Dil lon, Edgefield, Georgetown, Green ville, Horry, McCormick, Spartan burg and York. Only 183 teachers in the state re main outside the association.