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TRUE TO O.UR8ELVJC8, OUS NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
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Tliirty-Seventh Year .
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUB SDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938
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Number 20
armers Receive
Subsidy Checks
1107 McCormick County farmers
Ihave received their subsidy checks
[on the 1937 cotton crop. The total
amount of the payment to the
county to date is $49,677.00. Ap
proximately £00 other farmers are
yet to receive their checks, bring
ing the • total payment to the
county to almost $60,000.00.
R. D. Suber,
County .Agent.
At Willington! Claimed By Death
The ladies of the Willington
Home Demonstration Cl\*b will
serve a chicken supper at the Wil
lington community house Friday
evening, Oct. 14th; time, 7:30;
Plates, 25 cents.
The public is cordially invited.
Come get a good supper and help
out a good cause.
Reporter.
HOILWOOD THEATRE
McCORMIGK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
October 14th and 15th, 7 P. M. and 8:50 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M. '
WALLACE BEERY MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN
FRANK MORGAN JOHN BEAL
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“PORT OF THE SEVEN SEAS
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SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
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MONDAY and TUESDAY
October 17th and 18th, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
BARBARA STANWYCK—HERBERT MARSHALL
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“ALWAYS GOQDBYE”
Also
A Miniature
“An Optical Poem” ^ *
and
LATEST NEWS EVENTS
ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
JESTER’S CASH MARKET
Phone No. 25 We Deliver
Main Street McCormick, S. C.
-When you are in town be sure and come by our
market and let us suggest your meat needs for you.
We will give you your choice of meats.
Prices afe Reasonable, Meats the Best.
We ctfrry a full line of Fresh Meats at all times
and are always ready to be at your service.
Special prices on Pure Pork Sausage, 1 Qf*
per pound WV
(Money Back Guarantee)
Special prices on Mixed Sausage, 1 Cfa
per pound ww
(Money Back Guarantee)
Special, on Armour’s Dexter Sliced Break
fast Bacon, per pound
Armour’s Best Star Boiled Ham, Special,
per pound
Fresh Oyster* rt all times. 0
Fresh Fish on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
We highly appreciate your patronage.
Before selling your cattle and hogs, see us. We
pay the market price for them.
John Belton Harmon, beloved
citizen of McCormick, died at his
residence here Sunday afternoon
jat 4:30 o’clock, after a long illness.
Mr. Harmon was born July 2, 1863,
in that part of McCormick county
that was formerly Abbeville county
and was a son of the late Cather
ine Jennings and William Harmon
who were among the pioneer
families of this section.
Mr. Harmon came to the town
of McCormick in 1884 and estab
lished one of the first mercantile
establishments here and for a
number of years was the leading
merchant of this section. He was
a large land owner and farmer.
He was one of the incorporators
of the Farmers Bank of McCor
mick in 1907 and served as its only
president.
Always taking an active interest
in the activities of this section
Mr. Harmon took an important
part in the first agitation for the
creation of McCormick county and
was one of the two delegates to
the Constitutional Convention of
1895 to present the wisdom of
creating a new county from por
tions of Abbeville, Edgefield and
Greenwood counties. Nothing
came of this movement but Mr.
Harmon did not neglect oppor
tunities to keep the matter alive
during the twenty years that fol
lowed until the new county of
McCormick was finally created in
1916. He was chairman of the
courthouse commission and it was
largely due to his efforts that the
present structure was erected and
dedicated in September 1923.
Besides his business Mr. Harmon
was deeply interested in the af
fairs of his church. He was a
charter member of the McCormick
Methodist church and served for
a number of years as a trustee and
member of its board of stewards.
He was also a teacher in the Sun
day school until his health failed.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Clara Robinson Harmon to whom
he was married in 1888, two sons,
W. Mark Harmon and J. B. Har
mon, Jr., postmaster at McCormick
and three grandchildren, Miss
Clara Robinson Harmon, Bristol,
R. I., Wistar Harmon and J. B.
Harmon, III, of McCormick. Mr.
Harmon had two other sons, Dr. J.
Carl Harmon who died in 1922 and
Wistar Harmon who died March
27, 1938.
Funeral services were conducted
at four o’clock Monday afternoon
from the McCormick Methodist
church in charge of the pastor, the
Rev. M. E. Derrick, and interment
followed in the McCormick City
Cemetery. ’
Six nephews, Paul R. Brown,
Hugh C. Brown, G. J. Sanders, Jr.,
Harvey G. Sanders, all of McCor
mick, W. Hal Harmon, Greenville,
and Frank Harmon of Swainsboro,
Ga., served as active pallbearers
and the honorary escort was com
posed cf J. L. Jennings, J. P. Hollo
way, J. L. Self, T. A. Dowtin, J. R.
Corley, W. O. Graves, J. S. Dukes
and J. O. Patterson.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
Council Of Farm
Women Meets Oct. 15
Willington H. D.
Club Meets
The Willington H. D. Club met
at the club room on Oct. 6th with
14 members and 2 visitors present.
One new member was added to
the club roll.
The meeting was opened with
Scripture reading by the presi
dent; the Lord’s prayer by the
club, report and roll call by the
secretary.
Plans were made to put on a
chicken supper Friday night, Oct.
14th.
The meeting was then turned
pver to Miss Bell who discussed
the Home and Convenient Ar
rangement. Then a song, “He
iLeadeth Me”, after which a deli
cious salad course with coffee and
cocoa was served by Mrs. Chester
McNair and Mrs. Reginald Lawton
who were joint hostesses.
Reporter.
The Fall Meeting of the McCor
mick County Council of Farm
Women will meet on Saturday,
Oct. 15, 1938, Plum Branch Baptist
Church. Mrs. Harriett F. Johnson,
Girls’ 4-H Club Agent, Winthrop
College, will^ be the principal
speaker. She will speak on
“Youth”, stressing 4-H Club work.
The program for the day will be
as follows:
10:00—Registration.
10:30—^Meeting called to Order—
Mrs. L. C. Rich, President.
Song—Carolina.
Devotional—Rev. Foster Speer,
Pastor Methodist Church.
Special Music.
Council Creed in Unison.
Welcome—Mr. O. L. Sturkey,
Mayor.
Welcome—Mrs. R. H. Banks,
President Plum Branch Home
Demonstration Club.
Response—Mrs. R. H. Ryan,
President Meriwether Home Dem
onstration Club.
Appointment of Committees:
Nominating, Credential, Courtesy
Resolutions, Time and Place.
Special Music.
Roll Call—by Clubs:
Bethany,
Bordeaux,
Buffalo-Bellvue,
Chestnut-Ridge,
Dowtin,
Meriwether,
Modoc, .
Mt. Carmel,
J’arksville.
Plum Branch,
Rehoboth,
Sandy Branch,
White Town,
Wideman,
Willington,
Youngs.
Minutes—Mrs. W. E. Kellef,
Secretary.
Talk—Virginia Freeland.
Music—Plum Branch 4-H Club
Girls.
Address— M Youth’*—Mrs. Harriet
F. Johnson, Girls’ 4-H Club Agent,
Winthrop College.
Assembly Singing.
Report of Club Presidents.
Announcements.
1:00—Lunch. •*
2:00—Assembly Singing.
Report of Committees: Time,
Place, Credentials, Resolutions and
Nominating. v
Report:
State Council—Mrs. W. R. Gil
christ. . /
District Council.
Garden Contest—Miss Emily
Chiles.
Library—Mrs. W. R. Rowland.
Treasurer—Mrs. A. J. Hendrix.
Executive Committee—Mrs. W.
Keller, Secretary.
Awarding of Gavel—Miss Laura
Mellette, Edgefield Home Dem.
Agent.
Adjourn.
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John De la Howe
School Organizes
Student Government
F’or the first time in the history
of the school the students of De
la Howe are to conduct the affair?
of the school by means of a stu
dent government. With a great
deal of enthusiasm the student?
elected the following representa
tives for student council:
Seventh Grade—Helen Brewer,
Blease Droze, Hildreth Gettys;
Eighth Grade—Letha Droze,
Avery Home, Eva Nabors;
Ninth Grade—Irene Busbee,
Johnny Griffin, Emmit Stephen
son;
Tenth Grade—James Hemminger,
Myrtle Perkins, Minnie Lee Sharp-
ton;
Eleventh Grade—Willie Barn
well, Ruby Crowley, Bill Dead-
wyler.
At a meeting of student council
the following officers were elected:
Willie Barnwell, president; Bill
Deadwyler, vice president; Ruby
Crowley, secretary-treasurer.
Mt. Carmel News
Mrs. H. O. Watson, Miss Virginia
Watson, Mrs. W. A. Scott and Mr
Tarrant Scott were Augusta visi
tors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell of
4ueusta snent Sunday with Mrs
J. W. Boyd.
We are glad to say that Mrs
Glennie Hardaway is improving
nicely, after undergoing an opera
tion in the Anderson Hospital this
week. She is expected home Sun
day.
Mrs. Joe B. .Curtis is still im
proving, but not able to be out
yet.
Miss Virginia Majette and Mrs.
Clara Majette of Pensacola and
Mrs. George Peel of Anderson
spent part of last week with
Misses Lennie and Eliza Covin.
They were visitors of Misses
Georgia Mars and Clara Widemen
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. William Sharp of Fort Mc
Pherson visited her mother, Mrs.
Jennie M. Cade, last week and
carried her down to visit Miss
Julia Cade at State Park. We are
glad to say she is doing nicely.
Mrs. Willie Seeks of Abbeville is
spending some time with Mrs.
Jennie M. Cade.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Doty were
dinner guests of Mrs. J. R. Tar
rant Sabbath evening.
Miss Emma Wardlaw was a
visitor in Mt. Carmel Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White were
visitors in Newberry last week.
Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Reid of Mc
Cormick were seeing friends here
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White repre
sented the Calhoun Falls Grange
at a State Grange meeting, which
was held at the Willow Brook
community house in Newberry
October 8-7th. For the outstand
ing work of the Grange, and the
largest net increase in member
ship for the year 1938, the county
and State banner was awarded to
Calhoun Falls Grange. We hearti
ly congratulate Calhoun Falls for
this splendid work.
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Mt. Carmel H. D.
Club Meets
Bethany H. D.
Club Meets
The Bethany H. D. Club met at
Bethany school house on Monday,
Oct. 9th, and carried out the fol
lowing program.
Scripture—37th Psalm.
Prayer—by Mrs. J. W. Seigler.
Roll call and minutes read by
secretary.
Business.
Miss Bell took charge of th3
meeting and gave us some inter
esting points on Gov. Maybanks*
talk at the district council rtieeting
at Greenwood.
Our topic for the month was
“Let The Housekeeper Plan The
House”, which was discussed
fully.
Our picture for the month, “The
Gleaners”, by Jean Francois Mil
let, was discussed.
Our meeting adjourned by sing
ing, “He Leadeth me.”
Reporter.
The Bethany H. D. Club is.hav
ing a call •meeting Monday after
noon, Oct. 17, at 3 o’clock. AH
members are urged to be present.
Glass Cut And Fitted To
Any Size. John Thomas Mc
Grath, McCormick, S. C.
Mt. Carmel Home Demonstra
tion Club met in the clubroom
October 11th at 3:30 p. m. with 15
members, one visitor and the
Home Agent, Miss Bell, present.
Meeting called to order by Pres.
Assembly Singing—America.
Devotionals—Scripture reading
and prayer by Miss Susie Patter
son, agriculture chairman in
charge.
Roll <*,all and ^reading oft thf
minutes by Sec., and a*new name
was added to the roll, Mrs. Willie
Beeks, guest of Mrs. Jennie M
Cade, and we are so glad to have
her.
Business was called, and Mrs
Watson suggested some ways of
raising money, and a discussior
followed about having a chicker
supper and a playlet or something
for amusement, and the club de
cided to have it, and a discussion
of where to store the dishes, glass
ware, stove and table in the club-
room during the remodeling of
the building.
The program on agriculture
followed.
Mother Walker’s Oct. Letter—
Mrs. W. H. Horton.
Farm Management—Mrs. D. J.
McAllister.
Selection, by Miss Lennie Covin.
Story, by Mrs. Hunter McKinney
Then Miss Bell made a very
interesting talk on Planning The
House. Blue prints of a planned
house were looked ever and all
the good things wanted in a home
planned.
This month’s picture and history
and all the home practices and
song were given out.
Then planning a lunch was
amusing and interesting,
Mrs. H. O. Watson and Mrs. W.
A. Scott were hostesses for the
social add recreational hour. They
served delicious sandwiches and
iced ginger ale for refreshments,
and adjournment followed.
2,371 Bales Of Cotton
Ginned In McCormick
County To Oct. 1st
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF CENSUS
WASHINGTON
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Census report shows that 2,371
bales of cotton were ginned in
McCormick County from the crop
of 1938 prior to Oct. 1, 1938, as
compared with 2,167 bales for the
crop of 1937.
Very respectfully,
J. E. Bell,
Special Agent.
Date, Oct. 11, 1938.
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Postponement Of Box
Supper At Wideman
School To Oct. 28th
The ladies of the Wideman
Home Demonstration Club are
sponsoring a box supper to be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Bowick on Friday evening, Oc
tober 28th, for the benefit of the
school.
A program will be put on by the
children of the community. The
program will begin at 7:45. All
the ladies attending are requested
to bring boxes. A prize will be
given for the most attractively
decorated box.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The date was changed from
October 21st to October 28th on
account of next week being State
Fair week and Greenwood County
Fair week.
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CHUHCH
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AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
A. Thad. Persons, Pastor
10:00 a. m.—Church School. Mr.
J. S. Dukes, Supt.
11:00 a. m.—Church Worship.
Sermon Subject: Religious Train
ing Of Children.
(Our Superintendent has sug
gested that the Pastor preach m
special sermon concerning the co
operation between Parents and
Teachers. Fathers and Mothers
and their Children and Teachers
will be present at S. S. Families
may sit “together” during Church
Worship.)
Afternoon — Visitation By The
S. S.
6:30 p. m. — Baptist Training
Union. Mr. J. Fred Buzhardt,
Director.
7:30 p. m.—Evening Worship.
Sermon: Entering Into Life, fol
lowed by the administration of the
ordinance of Baptism.
Let the people of 'McCormick
worship God in their Churches,
Sunday.