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TKU* TO OUKSELV^S. OUB NEIGHBORS. OOR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Seventh Year
Plum Branch School
To Give Christmas
Operetta Dec. 20th
The primary grades of the Plum
Branch , School will present a
Christmas Operetta, “AT THE
END OP THE SANTA CLAUS
TRAIL”, on Tuesday night, De
cember 20th, beginning at 8
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1938
Number 29
Game Played At
De la Howe
December 9th
De la Howe split double header
with University High School from
Columbia on home court at open
ing game of big gymnasium.
De la Howe girls won easily over, sons » ^ r - Harvey Sanders, Mr. J
University High girls by the score Fred Buzhardt.
Wise Men—Mr. Arch Talbert.
The Nativity
Sunday evening, December 18th,
at First Baptist Church of McCor
mick at 7:30 o’clock:
Mary—Mrs. J. S. Dukes.
Joseph—Mr. J. S. Dukes.
Announcing Angel—Mrs. F. A.
Dean.
Reader—Mrs. Bertha Harris.
Shepherds—Rev. A. Thad. Per-
o’clock. The price of admission , A „ ....
... . 38 to 20. Beautiful passing was
will be 10c for school children and t ^ tandine in e i r i s * game bv De Mr - p - c - Sprawles, Mr. J. E.
15c for adults. This small charge outstanding in gins game oy ue
la Howe team. Wright, forward Youn &-
Candle of Loving Service—Mrs.
is made to help make up money
to help pay some debts that the
school has contracted.
The play should be quite enter
taining. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
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Low Excursion Fares
For HoUday
Bus Travel
The Greyhound Bus Lines today
announced special excursion rates
for travel during the holiday
season. These low rates are for
round-trip tickets to most points
on the Greyhound nation-wide
system. Travelers may leave any-
for De la Howe, was high scorer
with 32 points. Lineberger was
high scorer for University High
with 17 points. De la Howe’s team
composed of last year’s reserves
took up where their last year’s
fine team left off and gave notice
by their preformance that they
will continue to win ball games.
The De la Howe boys played
good ball, but were no match for
the fast-stepping, sharpe-shooting
Bantoms from University High
School. The entire University
High team showed good floor
work passing and shooting. All
players on the University High
team seemed to be stars. Eisen-
shmidt was high scorer for Uni
versity High team with 11 points
Barnwell equalled this record with
11 points lor De la Howe. The
time between December 12th and
January 10th. Officials of the final score of the game was 40 to
company announce that adequate
provision is being made to handle
the extra crowds that will take
advantage of these timely bus
rate reductions. A very consider
able boom in holiday traffic is
anticipated.
After the games a big party was
held for students from visiting
high schools. Approximately 300
students attended the party for
the celebration of the opening of
De la Howe’s new gymnasium.
THEM
McCORMICK, S. C.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th,
7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
Matinee 3:30 P. M.
On The Stage —
GENE MILLS & HIS TWILIGHT PLAYBOYS
WITH THE TWILIGHT SWEETHEARTS
On The Screen
“ROMANCE ON THE RUN’
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
December 16th and 17th, 7 P. M. and 8:40 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
GENE AUTRY SMILEY BURNETTE
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GOLD MINE IN THE SKY -
Also
Two Reel Comedy
‘Ears Of Experience’
and
A Musical Cotnedy
“No Sale”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
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December 19th and 20th. 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
SONJA HENIE RICHARD GREENE
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“MY LUCKY STAR
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“That Mother’s Might Live
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LATEST NEWS EVENTS
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ADMISSION: Adults. 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
D. C. Talbert.
Guardian Angels—Ella B. Faulk
ner, Virginia Wilkins.
Adult Angel Choir—40 voices.
Smaller Angel Choir—25 voices.
Missionary lights—members of
Sunday School.
Four Little Lights—Emily Wil
son, Janet Home, Bertha Mae
Harris, Louise Fooshe.
Presentation of gifts from Sun
day School to our worthy poor.
Congregation Standing—(Joy To
The World.)
Benediction.
Mrs. C. H. Fooshe, organist.
Mrs. Arch Talbert, pianist.
Mr. Morris Drucker, violinist.
Directed by Sunday Schoo
Committee.
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McCormick Public
Schools Honor Roll
For November
Community Commit
teemen And Delegates
To County Conven
tion To Be Elected
December 22nd.
FIRST GRADE—
Anne Sanders,
Mary Joyce Abercrombie,
Bettye Jane Deason,
Doris Dorn,
Margaret Ann Henderson,
Paul LeRoy,
Bobby Subei-j
Grover Davis,
Melvin Derrick,
Bobby Edmunds,
Johnny Schumpert,
Leonard Dorn, ,
Cecil McDonald,
Bobby Sanders,
Joe Hartline.
SECOND GRADE—
Frank Brown,
Billy Creighton,
Mark Dillashaw.
THIRD GRADE—
Doyle Abercrombie,
Theresa Barnhardt,
Sarah Ruth Brown,
Virginia Smith,
Virginia Seigler.
FOURTH GRADE—
Gary Brown,
S. B. Campbell,
Catherine Chiles,
Lois Edwards,
Claude Huguley,
Annie Mosley,
Betty Jean Suber.
FIFTH GRADE—
Billy Freeland,
Belton Harmon,
Bruce Jaynes.
SIXTH GRADE—
Frances New,
Helen Fooshe,
Anne Sue Banks,
Bertha Mae Harris.
SEVENTH GRADE—
None.
EIGHTH GRADE—
None. *
NINTH GRADE—
Anne Bussey Seigler,
Norma Holloway.
TENTH GRADE—
Natalie Brown,
Flla Bradley Faulkner,
Elizabeth Fooshe,
Lois Freeland.
ELEVENTH GRADE—
Annie Humphreys.
Home Agent’s Sched
ule Dec. 19-24, 1938
Community Committeemen and
delegates to the County Conven
tion are to be elected on December
22, 1938, for the 1939 A. A. A. Pro
gram. Three Committeemen and
two alternates are to be elected
at each of the four communities,
Willington, Bethany, McCormick,
and Washington. In addition to
the Committeemen, an alternate
is to be elected at each meeting
to attend the County Convention.
A delegate may or may not be a
Committeeman or alternate.
The 1938 chairman of each
community committee will be the
chairman of the meetings in their
respective communities on De
cember 22nd. They are L. L. Hes
ter, Willington, J. T. Creswell,
McCormick, H. M. Freeland, Beth
any, and C. E. Wilkie, Washington.
The County Committee for the
1939 A. A. A. Program will be elec
ted at a meeting of all delegates
during the week of December
25th.
Any member of the 1938 Asso
ciation is eligible for office or
vote. Members of the Association
are producers of cotton or those
who have shared in the produc
tion of cotton and have coop
erated with the 1938 Farm A. A. A.
Program.
The above instructions have
been received by the County
Agent’s office.
R. D. Suber,
County Agent.
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Special Program At
M. E. Church Next
Sunday Morning
The Methodist church is having
a special Christmas program Sun
day, December 18th, at the Sun
day School hour, 10 o’clock, for
the benefit of the Epworth Or
phanage in Columbia. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Handel’s “Messiah”
Township Auditorium
In Columbia Saturday
Columbia, Dec. 13.—With the
presentation of Handel’s “Messiah’^
at the Township auditorium here •
Saturday under the auspices of
The Columbia Music Festival
association Hans Schwieger, in
ternationally famous musical di
rector, will make his American
debut as conductor.
The brilliant young conductor
who arrived in this country last
spring from the Berlin State’
opera via the Japanese Imperial
Glee Club Presents
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CHURCH lr
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McCORMICK BAPTIST
Attention—important announce
ment.
Thursday (to-night) moving pic
ture, at church, 7:30 P. M.
“THE BETTER WAY”—four
reels.
Students in Southern Seminary,
Louisville, Ky., “Give a demon
stration” of the better way of
financing the kingdom. The pub
lic is cordially invited. No admis
sion charge.
Sunday School, J. S. Dukes, Supt.,
10:00 A. M.
Church Worship 11:00 A. M.
Sermon: WHEN WILL CHRIST
MAS COME?
If you happen to be a member
or a friend, suppose, for Christ’s
sake, you “attend” Sunday School
and Church Worship Sunday.
Church Conference during
morning worship. Reports con- Well, it’s nearly Christmas and
cerning Every Member Canvass, most of us are not ready for it
The Pastor believes that the com- | A let of us are not through sowing
mittees will complete their work— j grain and have a lot of stubble
see every member—and be able to that ought to be turned. The days
make the “best” report the church are short. The land is wet.
Supper And Christ
mas Tree At Buffalo
School House Dec. 28 orchestra in ne Toky P o an o e nly recently
j took over the helm of Columbia’sr
o musical life. Musicians through-
Hnv cinrYPf gtyh out the state and the nation have
Christmas tree at Buffalo school fte n exceX tU l lating H ^ T
house on December 28th. begin- h LnT^?,^ f
ning at 6:30 p. m., by the Buffa- D p r o 0na „ p tn r "° t f ° U S an a
lo-Bellvue Home Demonstration ltS de ~
'Two signal honors, recognitiorr
i of hls ablllt y and reputation, have
TbP nnhlir if rorriialiv invitpd COme ***• Schwieger in the-
The public is ^cordially invited. g hort time that he hag been ^
South Carolina. He has been of
fered the post of first conductor
of the Vienna State orchestra and
Christmas Program has received an invitation (which:
^ he has accepted), to conduct the
great New Yprk Philharmonic
On Wednesday night, Dec. 14th, orchestra in New York on Decern—
at the Methodist Church the Me- ber 30.
Cormick High School Glee Club With the eyes of music lovers all
was presented in a program of - over the state centered on Mr_
carols by Miss Vivian Adair. The Schwieger’s debut here Saturday
songs were pantomimed - and night, the many who are planning
dramatized in several different to attend “The Messiah” have
wavs. evidenced a deep interest in the
The church was beautifully dec- man who will conduct the con-
orated in white covered with ever- cert.
greens. The only light was can- i Hans Schwieger was born at;
dies carried by the chorus and Cologne in 1906. He began his
used around the chancel. musical career at the age of five
The program was as follows: ! and a half years, when he began
Processional—O, Come All Ye taking lessons on the piano. When
Faithful—Club. he was ten the young musician
Duet—There’s a Song In The developed a soprano voice of sur—
Air—Cornelia Campbell, Vivian passing beauty and sang through-
Strother. .out Germany in a Haydn opera.
Pantomime-'-Silent Night—Club, with the leading professionals ot
Chorus—It Came Upon The that day.
Midnight Clear—Club. | As early as 12 years of age he
Trio—We Three Kings of Orient learned the art of conducting, and:
Are—David Edmunds, Ashmore at only 17 he directed his first
Brown, A. C. Horne. opera. From that day on he re—
Chorus—Come With Torches— ceived one honor after another- -
Club. jin the field of conducting and by-
Shepherd Scene—Octet—Soloist,' the time he was 25 he had earned
A. B. Seigler. [the title of “General Musik Diree-
Chorus—The First Nowell—Club, tor,” the highest rank a musician.
Solo—O Quiet Night, O Holy
Night—Miss Adair.
Chorus—O Little Town of Beth
lehem—Club.
Duet—O Sanctessima—Aurelia
Caudle, Cornelia Campbell.
Chorus—Joy to the World—Club.
Recessional—Hark the Herald
Angels Sing—Club.
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Modoc News
Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Edmunds
of Augusta were week end visitors
here to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Mc
Daniel.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Clem
from Ware Shoals were visitors
here Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Clem.
Mr. T. J. Stone was a business
vLutor to Augusta on Monday of
this week.
Miss Permelia Clem left Tues
day for Columbus, Ga., where she
will spend several weeks with her
brother, Mr. Talmage Clem.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk White spent
the past week with the former’s
father, Mr. Pick White, at White
Town.
has ever received, Sunday.
Training Union, J. F. Buzhardt,
Dir., 6:30 P. M.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT, 7:30 P. M.
BETHANY
Sunday School 2:30 P. M.
Church Worship __ 3:30 P. M.
Every Member Canvass Reports
—We trust, the best report we
have ever received.
Free-will—offering for starving
and homeless Chinese.
Three cents a day will feed a
person. Tens of thousands will
starve and freeze this winter. But
the money we give will “go to
save” individual lives. It is hoped
that during the Christmas season
,hat every church in McCormick j Mr. G. C. McDaniel, Mr. E. B.
County will ask her members and Dorn and Will Homes are at Beau-
friends to contribute to this fort this week chasing the deer,
worthy cause—humanity’s call. I Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bussey are | Festival committee who interested
How can we fail God? We will here a week or so visiting their the young conductor in the possi-
do something about this”—for mothers, Mrs. Minnie Bussey and bilities of musical development irt
can attain in Germany.
From the post of assistant con
ductor in the Berlin State opera,
he went to Cassel and then t®
Augsburg, where under his musi
cal directipn \yere produced for
the first time the famous Augs
burg Festival operas. Later he be—
Monday, Office; Wideman H.
D. C.
Tuesday, Office; Rehoboth H. D.
C.
Wednesday, Office; Bordeaux H.Inis sake. This call comes through Mrs. Roseland Reese
D. C. Church Relief Committee, New Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White and
Thursday, Office; Office. York, representing all churches of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Clem spent
Friday, Office; Chestnut-Ridge the nation. Mr. Harvey Sanders Sunday with relatives at White
H. D. C. j will be glad to receive your offer- Town.
Saturday, Office. ing.
came director of the Academy of
Music in Mainz and in 1936-37 was:
made general musical director of
operas and concerts in the Free
State of Danzig.
Mr. Schwieger had just signed at:
three-year contract rs first con
ductor with the Devlin State
opera, musically speaking, the
highest position attainable in
Europe, when the principles and
methods of the Nazi government
became intolerable to him and he
began making plans to come to*
America.
An invitation from the Japanese
government to take charge of the
Imperial Orchestra of Japan gave
him the opportunity to leave
Germany and after spending a
brief time at that post in Tokyo
he came on to America. Mr_
Schwieger arrived in this country
last March and Mrs. Schwieger*
joined him in July. Immediately
upon her arrival they took out-
their first naturalization papers,,
saying that it was their desire to
become 100 per cent. Americans
just as soon as possible.
It was in New York last summer*
that an interview was arranged
between Mr. Schwieger and a.
i member of the Columbia Muskr
the South.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
A Merry Christmas.
A. Thad. Persons.
Five fountains add to the
beauty of the luxuriant Court of
i Mr. E. D. Garner from Augusta the Flowers on Treasure Island,,
made a short visit here Saturday site of the 1939 California World’s,
to Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bussey. Fair.