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■cCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA! Thursday, September 22, 1938
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REMEMBER
Both circles of the W. M. S. of
the Methodist church will meet
Wednesday, September 28th, at
3:30 o’clock. Circle No. 1 will meet
st the home of Mrs. Marion
Hamilton, and Circle No. 2 will
meet at the home of Mrs. Charles
Brown.
31. Drucker’s store here will be
tilosed Monday and Tuesday, Sep
tember 26th and 27th, in observ
ance of the Jewish New Year, Rosh
Hashonoh. The store will open
again on Wednesday, September
28th, at the usual hour.
Mrs. Weldon Berkley and her
aunt, Mrs. Tompson, of Augusta,
visited friends in Willin^ton Fri
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wise and ,
son, Harold, of Yemassee spent
Wednesday night here with Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Talbert. They were
ten route to Greenville where i
Harold entered Furman Universi
ty.
Mr. W. E. Jennings of New York
City arrived Sunday to spend
about two weeks with his father,
Mr. J. L. Jennings.
Mr. J. W. McBride of Willing-
♦ton was a visitor here Saturday.
Mr. W. R. Miner of Plum
Branch was a visitor here one day
the past week.
Mrs. Bert Maurice and daugh
ters, Misses Adelaide and Martha
Adams, of Washington, D. C.,
spent several days here last week)
in the home of Mrs. J. T. Martin. |
Miss Adelaide Adams is a student
at Columbia College, Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. James Faulkner of
Greenville spent 'the week end
here with relatives.
Miss Louise Remsen of Char
lotte, N. C., spent the week end
here with relatives.
Mr. W. S. Clem of Modoc was a
visitor here yesterday.
Miss Eva C olein an of Greenville
spent the week end here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Cole
man. \
Mrs. A. B. Andrews has re
turned to her home in Willington,
after spending a few days ini
Augusta with Mrs. Mary B. An
drews.
Miss Edna Duncan left Sunday
to. take up her work as teacher
in the Miley school.
Mrs. Mary B. Andrews of Augus
ta visited relatives in Wilmington
last week.
Miss Blanche Middleton of I
Columbia spent the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
71. H. Middleton, at Clarks Hill.
Miss Alice Bunch of Spartan
burg spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bunch, j
nt Clarks Hill.
Mrs. Patrick Robertson and I
young son, Patrick, Jr., of Greer, |
are spending a few days with he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coran'
Bridges, at Meriwether.
Mr. W. B. Quarles, County
Democratic Executive Committee
man, and Mr. J. E. Bell, Executive
Committeeman from McCormick
Club No. 2, attended the State
Democratic Executive Committee
meeting in Columbia on Tuesday.
You Always Save At . . .
GALLANT-BELK COMPANY
Greenwood’s Leading Department Store
Home Of Better Values
ONLY A FEW
GOOD
80x80 or 80 Sq. Sheeting
39 Indies wide.
Yard
61-2c
80x60 Good Smooth
Sheeting
72 x 84
Part Wool Blankets
$1.98 pair
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72 x 84
Part Wool Blankets
f $2.98 pair
60x76 64x76 66x80
BLANKETS
39c Each
Bargain Loft
70 x 80
BLANKETS
98c pair
Bargain .Loft
Buy Chatham All Wool
BLANKETS
at GALLANT-BELK CO.
Yard Wide Fast Color
Prints
7 1-2c
Bargain Loft
USE OUR LAY AWAY
PLAN! '
OF OUR MANY
VALUES
Men’s Work Shoes
98c
Window Shades, Each
25c
Main Flctur and Bargain Loft
10 Doz. Men’s Work Pants
98c
You will have to see these values
to appreciate them.
Our store is the only store
in Greenwood county
which has an X-Ray shoe
fitting machine for the
correct fitting of all
SHOES
We fit the feet and sell
the shoes!
Visit Our Ladies’ Ready-
to-Wear Department oil
Second Floor.
The largest and most
complete selection of
dresses to be found in
Greenwood.
A Small Payment Will
Hold Any Item For You.
tlSE OUR LAY AWAY
PLAN!
Take the elevator to our second and third floors . . . Park
your car to rear of our store.
GALLANT - BELK COMPANY
Greenwood’s Largest Department Store
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Greenwood, S. C.
Dukes-Hancock
Miss Alma Faulkner of Augusta
spent the week end here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Faulkner.
Miss Elizabeth Harris has re
turned from a stay of several
weeks in Woodstock, Mass.
Watts-Cubillas
Mrs. Barbara Martin
announces the marriage
of her daughter
Myrtle Watts
to
L. (Tin Tin) Cubillas
of Tampa, Florida.
The marriage was solemnized
In Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 1.
They are at home at the Carl-
ten Apartments, Tampa, Florida.
Of interest to a large number of
friends in this state and in Geor
gia is the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Emily Dukes of
Modoc, S. C., to Lieutenant Don
ald Hancock, which was quietly
solemnized at the Baptist pasto-
rium in McCormick, Thursday aft
ernoon, September 3, with the
Rev. A. Thad. Persons, pastor of
the McCormick Baptist church,
officiating. Only a few close
friends and relatives witnessed
the ceremony.
Mrs. Hancock is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Dukes, of Modoc. She was grad
uated from the Washington
Consolidated High school last
Jun,e and was a most popular and
active student. For her wedding
she wore a suit of sheer navy
crepe with harmonizing acces-
rrories.
Liouteciant Hancock is a na
tive of Georgia but has made his
home in South Carolina for a
number of years. For several
months he has been stationed at
the CCC camp at Modoc, where
they are making their home after
a short wedding trip.
Entertains With
Birthday Party
Miss Lottie Brown celebrated
her fourteenth birthday Saturday
night, September the tenth, at
the home of parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Creight Brown, near McCor
mick.
The room was decorated with
cut flowers and artificial roses.
A large crowd was present
Games were played and enjoyed
until a late hour, when ice lemon
ade and cake were served by Mrs
Ed Dillashaw, Mrs. Jennie Witt
and Mrs. Creight Brown.
Miss Brown received many use
ful and pretty gifts.
District Council Meet
ing In Greenwood
On Sept. 24
Meeting of the Central District
Council of Farm Women will be
held in the High School at Green
wood Saturday, September 24. A
splendid program has been plan
ned by the director, Mrs. T. E.
Hook, Lexington, Miss Bessie
Harper, District Home Demon
stration Agent, and Miss Carolyn
Avinger, Greenwood Home Dem
onstration Agent.
Dr. Warren Keith of the history
department of Winthrop College,
is to be the guest speaker. His
subject will be, “America Looks
Abroad.”
Gavels will be awarded the
County Council doing the best
work and to the one having the
largest attendance according to
miles traveled.
It has been asked that one. per
son on each bus, or in each car,
register all who are with them,
giving name of county, then
names of women. Upon arriving,
then the person goes to the
registration desk and leaves
names before going into the
building.
The meeting will begin on the
dot of 10:30, so everyone should
be on time.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Demonstration .Agent.
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Teachers Leave For
Their Work
Among the teachers leaving to
take up their work for the session
at their respective schools are:
Miss Sallie Quarles, Matthews,
N. C.,
Miss Birdie Walker, High Point,
N. C.,
Miss Josie Talbert, Abbeville,
Miss Sara Schumpert, Trenton,
Miss Sarah Louise Strom, Berk
ley Consolidated High School,
Miss Lucy Brown, Plum Branch,
Miss Mary Remsen, Washington
Consolidated High School,
Miss Margaret Patterson, Elloree,
Miss Edna Duncan, Smiley
School, Hampton,
Miss Margaret McKinney,
Washington Consolidated High
School,
Miss Ruby Abercrombie, Lees-
ville, t
Miss Marion Sturkey, Lockhart,
Miss Kathleen McKinney, Honea
Path,
Mr. Gray Abercrombie, Ridge-
land,
Mr. Welbourne Schumpert,
Goldville.
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Students Leave
For College
Among the students leaving to
* take up their studies at the vari
ous colleges are:
Limestone College, Gaffney—
I Miss Sarah Frances Duncan,
Miss Valerie White.
Winthrop College, Rock Hill—
Miss Annie Laurie Sturkey,
Miss Elizabeth Brown,
I Miss Willie McComb.
Anderson College, Anderson—
Miss Estelle Hollingsworth.
Erskine College, Due West—
Miss Lura Jean Watson,
Miss Elizabeth Harris.
Agnes Scctt College, Decatur,
Ga —
Miss Rebecca Drucker.
Coker College, Hartsville—
Miss Jane Bracknell,
Miss Nell Fooshe.
Lander College, Greenwood—
Miss Lorenne Drennan,
Miss Mary Fuller,
Miss Vivian Jaynes.
Bowling Green Business Universi
ty, Bowling Green, Ky.—
Miss Sara Frances White,
Miss Catherine Self.
Clemson College, Clemson—
Mr. John Nixon Talbert,
Mr. Raymond Morgan,
Mr. Charles Morgan,
Mr. Carl Faulkner.
The Citadel, Charleston—
Mr. Audley McCain,
Mr. Jack Scruggs, Jr.,
Mr. John William Bradley,
Mr. Lawrence Hester, Jr.
Furman University, Greenville—
Mr. George Dorn,
Mr. Wilber Strom, Jr.
Tulane University, New Orleans,
La —
Mr. Claude Workman.
University of Kentucky, Lexington,
Ky —
Mr. Lorenzo Sturkey.
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PROGRAM
cation. Rev. J. A. Hunnicutt.
2:20 — Address: Personalized
Christian Education, Dr. C. S.
Green.
2:50—Report cn W. M. U. Work,
Mrs. P. J. McLean, Jr.
3:30 — Miscellaneous Business
and Adjournment.
FRIDAY—Morning Session
10:00 — Devotional, Mr. S. L.
Brissie.
10:15—Report of the Promotion
al Committee, Rev. W. S. Cromer!
10:30—Report on Missions, State,
Home, and Foreign, Rev. P. J.
McLean, Jr.
11:00—Address: The Contribu
tion of Mission Endeavor to the
World, Dr. S. L. Watson.
11:30—Report of the Executive
Committee, Mr. W. L. Daniel.
11:45—Address: The Cooperative
Program, Dr. C. A. Jones.
12:15—Miscellaneous Business.
12:30 — Sermon, Rev. A. T.
Persons.
LrOO—Lunch.
Afternoon Session
2:00—Song Service.
2:10—Report on Evangelism,
Rev. A. T. Persons.
2:40—Digest of Church Letters.
3:00—Obituary Report, Mr. C. H.
Higgins.
3:30—Miscellaneous Business and
Adjournment.
W. B. Freeman
Claimed By Death
Mr. W. B. Freeman, 79 years of
age, died -at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Nelle F. Osborne,
in Parksville, Saturday night at
7:30 o’clock after a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
at the graveside of the Springfield
Cemetery at Greenville, S. C., with
the Rev. Foster Speer officiating.
Mr. Freeman was a native of
Pickens, s. C., where he had been,
a merchant for a number of years.
His last 11 years of his life, how
ever, were spent at Parksville. Mr.
Freeman was a very devout mem
ber of the Plum Branch Methodist
Church and was a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows.
Besides his widow and daughter,
Mr. Freeman is survived by an
other daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Durham of Gainesville, Fla.; one
sister, Mrs. John Roper of Green
ville; two brothers, Tom Freeman
of Pickens, and Bower Freeman
of Easley, S. C., and one nephew,
W. Ernest Freeman.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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Bethany H. D.
Club Meets
Sixty-ninth Annual Session of the
Abbeville Baptist Association
Held with the Abbeville First
Baptist Church, September 22,
23, 1938:
THURSDAY—Morning Session
10:00—Devotional, Rev. Frank
Snyder.
10:15—Organization and Election
of Officers.
10:30—Sunday School and Bap
tist Training Union Work—Rev.
W. S. Cromer.
11:00—Report on Benevolences,
Mr. W. B. Jeter.
11:45—Report on Public Morals
and Social Service, Dr. A. T.
Jamison.
12:15—Miscellaneous Business.
12:30 — Introductory Sermon,
Rev. P. J. McLean, Jr.
1:00—Lunch.
Afternoon Session
2:00—Song Service.
2:10—Report on Christian Edu-
The Bethany H. D. Club met
Monday afternoon. Sept. 12th, at
Bethany School house.
The following program was car
ried out:
Scripture—Psalm 92—Mrs. J. W.
Seigler.
The Lord’s Prayer was repeated
in unison.
Song—He Leadeth Me.
The meeting was a business
meeting.
The following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs. J. W. Seigler;
Vice-Pres., Miss Nannie Mae
Dunlap;
Sec.-Treas., Mrs. E. H. Christian;
Local Leaders, Mrs. J. R. Had-
sock and Mrs. E. H. Christian.
We had three \ new members.
Miss Bell asked all who would to
try and attend the district county
council meeting to be held in
Greenwood.
After the meeting we all en
joyed a picnic lunch with lemon
ade and ice tea for drinks.
Reporter.
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Home Agent’s Sched
ule Sept. 22-29, 1938
Thursday, Office; Local Leaders'
Training Meeting 2:30.
Friday, Office; Chestnut-Ridge
H. D. C., 3:00.
Saturday, Greenwood-District
Council Meeting.
Monday, Office: Bordeaux H. D.
C. , 3:00.
Tuesday, Office; Wideman H.
D. C., 3:00.
Wednesday, Office; Parksville
H. D. C„ 3:00.
Thursday, Office; Modoc H. D.
C.» 3:00.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.