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TSUI TO OUR8ELVUS. OUB NEIGHBOBS. OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD. Thirty-Seventh Year Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THUI SDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1938 Number 21 J. Lewis Leslie* Dies Of Wound J. Lewis Leslie, ,45-year-old mer chant of the' Bellvue section of McCormick County who was shot from ambush Saturday night, died at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday night in the Memorial hospital at Abbeville. , Three negroes are held in the state penitentiary in connection with the shooting. Confessions have been obtained, according to Sheriff W. T. Btrom. The negroes are listed as Press Bibbs, Arthur Patterson and Willie Turman. Mr. Leslie was felled by a blast from a shotgun as he left his store about 8:30 o’clock Saturday night. Robbery was believed to have motivated the crime. Survivors are his wife, the for mer Miss Nannie Addison of Chappels; one daughter, Virginia Leslie; mother, Mrs. Brnm^i C. Leslie; two sisters, Miss Sadie Les lie and Miss Morey Leslie; and two brothers, Frank: E. and Willie D. Leslie all of McCormick. Funeral services were conducted at the graveside in Mt. Carmel cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The Rev. Mr. Wooten of Greenwood and Dr. S. W. Reid officiated. Pallbearers were J. L. Smith, L. L. Hester, William Parker, Jim McComb, Bob Pettigrew and Hunter Link. J. S. Strom, funeral director, in charge. ' - Home Agent’s Schedule Oct. 24-29,1938 -XX- Highway Representa tive To Be Here A highway representative will be at McGrath Motor Company’s show room in McCormick on Oc- *~AndL November 2nd, frornTTSO a. m. to 12 noon, and 1 p. m. to 6 p. m., for the purpose of assisting motorists in filling out application blanks for securing their licenses. Monday, Office; Office. Tuesday, Office; Wideman H. D. C. Wednesday, Plum Branch 4-H Club; Parksville H. D. C. Thursday, Office; Modoc H. D. C. Friday, Office; Chestnut-Ridge H. D. C. Saturday, Office. - Matilda Bell, Co. Home Dem. Agent. ■ txt —- Anderson Fair Opens Oct. 31 Anderson, -S. C., Oct. 12.—With !the opening of the eighteenth an nual Anderson Fair less than two weeks away, preparations for the big event are now progressing at a rapid pace. The fair opens Monday, October 31, and continues six days and six nights. Again this year the fair will be modernistic in design, according to J. A. Mitchell, secretary of the Anderson Fair association. A more elaborate lighting system is plan ned, he said. The Merchants and Manufac turers division and the Womens division will both be considerably enlarged, and the livestock divis ion expanded to include beef cat tle. The Anderson fair association is a community organization. Profits derived from the fair do not go into private pockets, but are used to improve and expand the fair and maintain it on a sound finan cial basis. The association embraces 12 counties: Anderson, Abbeville, Greenville, Oconee, Laurens, Greenwood and Pickens counties in South Carolina; Elbert, Hart, Franklin, Madison and Stephens counties in Georgia. Mt. Carmel News Dr. and Mrs. Fennell of Abbe ville were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott Sabbath afternoon. Mr. Walter Stevenson of Mont gomery was a guest of his grand father, Mr. D. W. Harling, and Miss Monnie Harling last week. Messrs. Tarrant Scott and Wright Andrews were Columbia visitors Tuesday. Mr. D. Harling, Miss Monnie Harling and Mr. Walter Stevenson were Greenwood visitors last week. Mr. Stevenson left Friday for Atlanta en route to his home in Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott of Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White were dinner guests of Mr. and Mris. W. A. Scott Sunday. Miss Susie Patterson, Mrs. L. L. Hester, Mrs. W. A. Scott, Mrs. D. J. McAllister, Mrs. Hunter McKinney, Mrs. W. H. Horton, Mrs. H. O. Watson, Miss Virginia Watson and Mrs. Tom Lindley attended the meeting of McCormick County Council of Farm Women Saturday Cotton Ginnings Given By South Carolina Counties Cotton Ginned Prior To October 1 In South Carolina: Crops Of 1938 And 1937. Berkeley at Plum Branch, and all reported Calhoun * a very pleasant day. I Cherokee ' Mrs. W. R. Boyd and Mrs. Mabel 1 Chester Brown were Abbeville visitors one chesterfield day last week. ~~ Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hunter McKinney, Scott, Mr. and Mrs. and Carolyn Hester and attended the chicken supper at the Willington community house Friday evening. X The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Cen sus, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned prior to October 1, by counties, in South Carolina, for the crops of 1938 and 1937. The total for the State was made public on Saturday, October 8. (Quantities are in running bales. Linters are not included.) County 1938 The State 358,940 Abbeville 6,179 Aiken 13,070 6,484 20,939 7,687 12,138 1,986 Allendale Anderson Bamberg Barnwell ___ , Clarendon Watson* Mrs., CoHeton Mrs. W. A. 1 L. L. Hester Program Of Union Meeting Republican Baptist Church Darlington __ __ .. Dillon __ others Dorchester __ __ Edgefield Fairfield Florence __ _ r __ Greenville Greenwood __ __ Hampton Jasper __ Kershaw Lancaster Laurens 10,713 2,015 7,340 11,803 12,134 6,234 8,885 9,042 4,972 8,134 1937 414,598 5,839 17,425 7,441 25,669 9,392 13,507 2,032 12,218 5,895 5,205 15,197 14,860 7,250 11,127 11,086 5,845 8,002 | Lexington __ __ Dukes McCormick Marlboro __ Newberry HOILVMND IMRE McCORMICK, S. C FRIDAY and SATURDAY October 21st and 22nd, 7 P. M. and 8:50 P. M. Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. Id. MICKEY ROONEY—FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW in a LORD JEFF Also Two Reel Comedy OUR GANG in r 7 ‘Billy Rose’s Casa Manana Revue’ MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents MONDAY and TUESDAY October 24th and 25th. 7:15 P. M. and 9:10 P. M. TYRONE POWER—ALICE FAYE DON AMECHE in “ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND” Also A Song & Comedy Hit “How To Dance The Shag and LATEST NEWS EVENTS “ 7 ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents; Children 12 to 15, 15 cents Devotional—Rev. J. £ (eleven A. M.) _ / ** ( Appointment of Committees, etc. —(eleven ten A. M.) , Reports from the Churches Oconee (eleven fifteen A. M.) , Orangeburg __ _ Topic for Discussion: How Shall Pickens — We Improve Public Morals. | Richland — Mr. J. H. Courtney (eleven Saluda — thirty A. M.) ! Spartanburg .. . Mr. L. T. May (eleven forty A. M.) , Sumter -- Mr. Lee Burnett (eleven fifty,Union A M ) | Williamsburg Round Table Discussion of Top ics—(twelve M.) The Every Member Canvass— Rev. B. W. Thomason (twelve fif teen P. M.) Miscellaneous Business and Ad journment (twelve thirty P. M.) Afternoon Program Baptist Training Union—Miss Louise Bracknell, Director. X All other 3,988 2,561 6,927 7,982 8,581 13,913 4,519 3,510 6,435 6,714 509 1,174 6,066 6,420 3,885 3,321 11,379 10,652 14,221 14,287 7,596 9,070 2,371 2,167 2,762 2,598 14,446 19,504 9,316 6,085 4,558 5,957 43,424 41,103 2,716 8,068 2,748 4,340 4,291 3,155 12,120 18,644 16,181 20,739 3,591 4,558 10,841 10,058 5,098 8,190 616 1,838 Uncle Natchel At State Fair Ch lean Nitrate Display At Colum bia Attracts Many Visitors Civil Service Examinations Announced The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examinations for the positions named below. Multilith operator, $1,440 a year, for appointment in Washington, D. C., only. Applicants must have had at least three months’ full time paid experience in the opera tion of a multilith machine. They Two characters, who have won friends throughout the South, are . . , ... ... .. attracting much attention at the ."’f ‘ t ^ e ^f < * ed thelr eighteenth South Carolina State - but must not have P assed the,r Fair at Columbia. They are Uncle Natchel and Sonny, who have been so widely featured by the Natural Chilean Nitrate folks in news papers, farm papers and radio. The two characters are pre sented this time in the form of an almost life-size, animated display, showing Uncle Natchel giving his little friend. Sonny, first-hand tips on the proper way to side dress cotton with Chilean Nitrate of Soda. Sonny holds a bucket and Uncle Natchel keeps a steady stream of Chilean Nitrate pouring into it. The Uncle Natchel display will remain in Columbia until the close of the State fair, when it will be moved to Orangeburg for the Orangeburg Fair, Oct. 25-29, and then to Anderson for the Anderson Fair, Oct. 31. Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our and relatives for the numerous acts of kindness during the illness and at the death Mr. Lewis Britt. fifty-third birthday. Closing dates for this examination are November 14, 1938, if applications are re ceived from States east of Colora do, and November 17, 1938, if re ceived from Colorado and States westward. • Deputy United States Game Management Agent, $1,800 a year, Bureau of Biological Survey, De partment of Agriculture. High- school education or a mental test is required; and certain game management experience or similar experience, except for the partial substitution of college work. Ap plicants must have reached their twenty-fifth but must not have passed their fortieth birthday. Closing dates for this examina tion are November 15, 1938, if re ceived from States east of Colora do, and November 18, 1938, if re ceived from Colorado and States westward. Full information may be ob tained from the Secretary of the United States Civil Service Board friends f of Examiners at the post office or customhouse in any, city which has a post office of the first or of our uncle,! second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Sixteenth Annual Exchange Club Fall Fair Starts In Augusta Oct. 24 Augusta, Ga., Oct. 18.—The sixteenth annual Exchange Club Fall Fair, featuring an unlimited number of educational and inter esting exhibits of farm products, livestock, poultry and 4-H club work, will get under way at the fair grounds here Monday for an eight-day run lasting through Tuesday, Nov. 1. Hundreds of dollars in cash prizes and many ribbons will be awarded the winners in the dif ferent contests, which will be di rected by experienced members of the club. The mammoth Johnny J. Jones Exposition, one of the greatest midway attractions traveling in this country, will furnish the carnival entertainment again this year. The Exposition is featuring more than a score rides of every discription, shows, and other a- musements for Jhe enjoyment of fair-goers. A thrilling and sensational free act, the Deteros Sensation, will be presented each night on the mid way • while a gigantic fireworks display will also be a nightly fea ture. Augusta merchants have be decked their stores for the gala occasion and have arranged special bargains for the thousands of visitors expected to visit the city during the exposition. The regular fair will last from Monday, Oct. 24, through-Saturday, Oct. 29, but a special Negro fair, featuring Negro exhibits and dem onstrations, will be held on Mon day and Tuesday, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, following the regular fair. Modoc JNews The Dowtin H. D. Club Meets The Dowtin H. D. Club met on Tuesday afternoon, October 4, in the home of Mrs. J. C. Dowtin, with ten members and two visitors present. The president called the meet ing to order and the song, “He Leadeth Me” was sung. Mrs. J, C. Dowtin conducted the devotional. The topic for October was “Ag riculture”, and a piece, “How My Garden Grows” was read by Mrs. W. E. Robinson. After the business of the club had been completed Miss Bell gave a demonstration on “Plan the House.” The picture “The Gleaners”, by Millet, was shown and the history on it was given. At the conclusion of the meet ing the hostess served delicious refreshments. Mrs. P. W. Roper will be hostess to the November meeting. . Reporter. txi Young’s H. D. Club Meets Nieces and Nephews. I Washington, D. C. The Young’s H. D. Club met in the home of Mrs. S. L. Long or Oct. 12, 1938, with 8 member.' present. Meeting was called to order by the president. Scripture, by Mrs. Long. The Lord’s Prayer, by the club. Song, “He Leadeth Me.” Minutes read and roll called. Business. Miss Bell gave an interesting talk on “Plan The House”. Our home practices were: 1. Visit a home under construc tion or one just completed. 2. Criticise a house plan. 3. Make a plan of a house you would like to have. 4. Do some repair or remodeling or help others to do so. Mrs. Long served ice cream and cake. r The meeting adjourned to meet with Misses Eva and Alma Ybung in November. Reporter. Well, it’s still dry and the farm ers are trying to sow oats and the land is so dry and hard. Miss Blanche McDaniel* was a week end visitor ( to friends in Edgefield. Misses Lucile and Jennett Mc Daniel of Augusta and their sister, Mrs. Julette Olophant, from Sa vannah were visitors here Sunday to their brother, Mr. J. O. Mc Daniel. Mr. and Mrs. Willard McDaniel from Greenwood spent Sunday here among relatives. Mrs. Nettie Thelma Baldwin has returned to her home in Savan nah after spending a week or so here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Bussey. Mrs. G. E. Dukes and daughter, Mrs. Donald Hancock, and G. E. Dukes, Jr., were visitors to Augusta Saturday. Misses Martha Hazel and Vivian Bailey had the list of girls men tioned below as their dinner guests last Sunday: Misses Ethel, Myrtle and Louise CeHoy and Eunice McDaniel, Misses Etoyl and Permelia Clem, Miss Rose Reese, Miss Lucy Bussey and Misses Caroline and Hazel Dukes. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bussey are rejoicing over a fine baby boy that was bom in their home last Friday, the 14th. His name will be Carrol Morgan. Mr. J. M. Stone returned to his home at Clinton Sunday after spending several weeks here with his mother, Mrs. C. H. Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield Copeland and Mrs. Annie Stone from Clin ton were week end visitors here to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stone. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Howie were dinner guests Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nash. x Camp Modoc News ‘ Camp Mcdoc, Oct. 15.—Super intendent L. A. Bodie went on the sick list Friday due to a severe cold contracted on an all nite forest fire. It is hoped that Supt. Bodie will be able to continue with his regular camp duties by Mon day. Lieutenant Fleet Tomlinson, Camp Commander, was , painfully burned about the face with steam while inspecting an overheated light engine. Lt. Tomlinson re ceived first aid treatment at camp and was able to continue with his official duties. Joe Price, a member of the Forest Service Personnel at F-ll, attended the dance Friday night at Camp Bradley. Price reported a swell time and says he is looking forward to more of the camp dances. Price was a former en- rollee at F-7, and always enjoys visiting with his old friends. An attractive brick entrance to the recreation hall has been com pleted at F-ll. The camp beauti fication program is temporarily held up due to the extreme dry weather, but preparations are being made for the sowing of the winter grass and planting addi tional shrubbery. Ten additional enrollees were received at F-ll during the week. These men will help to enlarge the fire crews as well as speeding up the field work. We were glad to get these additional men, and hope that they will like C.C.C. life. A crew of men will be organized at an early date to gather pine cones for seeds. These seed are threshed and sent to the nurseries for planting. Five forest fires have been fought on National Forest Land this season by Camp F-ll. Two separate cases have been tried and the responsible parties in each case were convicted in Magistrates’ Court for the setting out of fires. The fire menace is acute due to the extreme dry weather and we are asking the public to be doubly careful with matches, cigarettes, warming fires, etc. Visitors in camp during ther week were: Acting Ranger Wag ner of Greenwood; Jr. Forester Grano, of Camp Bradley; Mr. Ed Vernon, Associate Civil Engineer of the Columbia Office; Mr. L. H. Milke, Jr. Civil Engineer of the Greenwood Office.