McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 11, 1939, Image 1
TBU* TO OUKSELVttS, OUB NBIGHB OKS, OUB COUNTRY AND OUB GOD,
Thirty-Seventh Year •
Established June 5, 1902 McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1939
Sullivan News
The R6v. and Mrs. J. C. Diggs
were dinner guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reames
Sunday.
Miss Lena Louise Gilchrist, of
Mrs. Kittie Spence Creswell. 70
died at her home near here Tues
day night following an illness of
Columbia, is spending her vaca- two months. Mrs. Creswell was a
Mrs. Kittie S. Creswell
Claimed By Death
tion with friends in Florence and
in the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Gilchrist.
Dinner guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Reames, cele
brating Mrs. Reames’ birthday,
Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Mayson, Misses Alma and Rubye
May son, Miss Jaunita Reames, Mr.
Bert Langley and Mr. Marvin
Reames.
A number of young people en
joyed a delightful birthday party
honoring Miss Mary Mayson, at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Mayson, Saturday even
ing. Games and proms were the
main features of entertainment.
The hostesses served delicious re
freshments of sandwiches, crack-
er% and punch. The honoree re
ceived many lovely gifts
lifelong resident of McCormick
county and was a daughter of the
late Samuel Spence and Kittie
Burdashaw Spence. She was a
devout member of Lower Long
Cane Associate Reformed Presby
terian church which she joined
in childhood. Funeral services
will be conducted at the graveside
in Old Miles Graveyard near Mrs.
Creswell’s home this afternoon at
3 o’clock in charge of her pas
tor, the Rev. W. C. Kerr, of Abbe
ville, assisted by the Rev. R. C.
Craig of the Troy Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church, and
Dr. S. W. Reid, pastor of Pressly
Memorial Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, McCormick.
Mrs. Creswell is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Lizzie Wideman and
Mrs. Seppie Brewer, both of Mc-
Miss Evelyn Gilchrist, of Colum- Cormick and a number of nieces
and nephews.
The following nephews will
serve as pallbearers: Ben Spence,
Francis Wideman, Zack Spence,
Calvin Spence, S. P. Brewer and
Jim Brewer.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
bia spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist.
Guests at a birthday dinner,
honoring Miss Margaret Corley
and Mr. Carl Winn, in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Winn. Sun
day, were Miss Alma Faulkner,
Miss Marie Reames, and Mr. Wil
bur Reames.
Mrs. Kate Mayson, who has
been visiting Mrs. Belle Mayson
and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pennal, in
McCormick, has returned to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. T. C.
Winn.
Mrs. James Keown, of McCor
mick. spent several days last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
R. Mb v.son Fr<ends will be glad
to know that Mrs. Keown is im
proving satisfactorily from a re
cent illness. '
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Whatley
visited the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Reames, Sunday
evening.
Week end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Reames were: Miss
Christine Carter and Miss Gladys
Reames, of Aiken, and Mr. Cecil
Reames, of Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Talbert,
Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist and Miss
Annie Lou Gilchrist- were, busi-
prtcc liters in Edgefield Friday
Afternoon.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Mayson during the week
end were: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Harper, Mr.' James Mayson, Mr.
Tommy Cline and Mr. Richard
Thomas, of Columbia.
Plum Branch School
To Present Seventh
Grade Graduating
Exercises
Miss Evelyn Calhoun
Is Awarded Interme
diate Honors At T. S.
C. W.. Denton, Texas
Ranking scholastically with the
highest eight per cent of the stu
dent body at Texas State College
for Women, Miss Evelvn Calhoun
was awarded Intermediate Honors
at the recent Honors Day assembly
program.
An A minus average in all
scholastic work qualified Miss Cal
houn for honors and placed her
name on the dean’s special honor
roll.
A sophomore at the college, Miss
Calhoun is working toward a de
gree in English.
The Plum Branch School will
present the Seventh Grade in it-
graduating exercises on the night
of Mcndav, May 15, at 8:15 o’clock.
This is the first time within the
last few years that seventh grade
exercises have been given and the
novelty is meeting with favor with
the children.
Reverend Robert E. Craig, Pas
tor of the Troy A. R. P. Church,
has been secured to give the ad
dress. , .
The public is cordially invited
to attend these exercises.
X
Savannah-V alley-
Clemson Club To
Meet May 18th
The Savannah-Valley-Clemson
Club will hold its quarterly meet
ing at the John De la Howe School
on Thursday evening, May 18th.
Dr. Sikes has been asked to ap
pear on the program, but should
not be able to come Professor
John Lane will be there. Others
from the college will be present.
Every former Clemson man in
McCormick County is urged to be
present at this meeting.
The Savannah-Valley-Clemson
Club, as you know, is composed of
Clemson men in Aiken, Edgefield,
McCormick and Richmond Coun-
iies.
v
Farmers To
*
Have Weekly
Poultry Market
Party To Be Given
At Troy On May 12
There will be a lemon part>
party given at the home of Misse
Mildred and Jennie Young oi
Troy, sponsored by the Troj
Senior 4-H Club girls on May
welfth.
Everyone is invited. Rl'ing a
.'emon and come prepared to pay
one cent (1c) for every seed in
your lemon. There will be games
played and refreshments served
The money will be strictly used
for the girls to go to camp this
summer. Come one, come all and
let’s be merry together.
The President.
x
Union Service At
Baptist Church Next
Sunday Night
The regular monthly union
service will be held at McCormick
Baptist church, Sunday evening
at 8 o’clock. Rev,. M. E. Derrick
will conduct the order of worship;
Dr. S. W. Reid will be the preacher.
Worship with us! It will do us
good.
A. Thad. Persons,
Pastor.
xx
Commencement .
Exercises For Mc
Cormick Public
Schools Announced
Beginning Tuesdav, May 16th.
the farmers of McCormick County
will have a regular market for
their poultry and eggs.
The Greenville Poultry Company
This news item is of interest to wm buy Poultry and eggs at the
marw in McCormick County, Miss Depot in McCormick next Tuesday
Calhoun being Te daughter of, between the hours of 10:00 A. M,
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Calhoun, for
mer residents of Bordeaux in this
county. The Calhoun family have
made their home in Adrian, Texas,
for the past ten years.
1EATRE
McCORMICK, S. C.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
May 12th and 13th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:25 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
CLARK GABLE NORMA SHEARER
m
“IDIOT’S DELIGHT”
Also
A Cartoon
6 ’Gandy tlic Goose in the Frame UjA
and
A Novelty
“Viking Trail’
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
MONDAY and TUESDAY
May 15th and 16th, 7:15 P. M. and 9:20 P. M.
Matinee Monday and Tuesday 3:30 P. M.
TYRONE POWER HENDRY FONDA
NANCY KELLY RANDOLPH SCOTT
199
in
r r
:
“JESSE JAMES”
Hr
.99
(In Technicolor)
Please don’t miss this!
Also
A Cartoon
‘The Goose Flies High’
and
FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
MATINEE MONDAY AND TUESDAY 3:30 P. M.
Adults 20 cents.
*
f- r —
mm
ADMISSION: Adults. 25 c^nts; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to 15, 15 cents
and 11:00 A. M. The prices will
be approved by the / marketing
division of the Extension Service
and will be in line with other
markets over the state.
The schedule will operate each
Tuesday thereafter at the same
hour and place until further
notice.
McCormick Countv farmers who
do not have a regular market for
their poultry and eggs should
take advantage of this opportuni
ty to dispose of their poultry and
eggs.
D. Austin Shelley,
County Agent.
Mt. Carmel H. D.
\ Club Meets
Mt. CamiPl Home Demonstration
Club held their regular monthly
meeting in the clubroom April
Uth at 3:30 p. m.. with 18 mem
bers and Miss Bell present.
Meeting called to order by the
president. Mrs MeKinnev.
Devotionals by Mrs. D - J. Mc-
A' ’ ^t^r.
Roll call and reading of the
minutes by the secretary, Mrs
Horton.
Mrs. McAllister, education chair
man, was in charge of the literary
vr-rram. and several interesting
and instructive selections on the
^ibiect were read bv Mrs. Horton
Airs. Black, Mrs. McKinney and
Cnvjn.
Miss Bell made an instructive
talk nn the lesson. Insect Control
and displayed a number of articles
to help in the home. Picture"
were given out and discussed
and nlans made to attend counci’
meetinff a i 50 the lunch to carry
Nine ladies decided to attend and
Bell suggested a bus.
Mns. L. L. Hester and Mrs.
Leonora Hardaway were joint
hostesses for the social hour and
served delicious refreshments of
congealed fruit salad, crackers
arH iced tea.
As a bad looking cloud was
coming up the meeting hurriedly
adjourned.
Commencement exercises for
McCormick Public Schools are an
nounced as follows:
The Baccalaureate Sermon will
be delivered at the high school
auditorium Sunday evening; Mav
21. at 8:15 o’clock. Dr. S. W. Reid
of the Pressly Memorial A. R. P.
^hurrh will spenk to the Seniors.
Special music will be furnished by
the Glee Club.
On Thursday evening. Mav 25,
at 8:30 o’clock. Class Day Exer
cises will be held.
Mr. Thomas E. Eoting of New
berry College will address the
Seniors at Commencement Exer
cises on Friday evening, May 26
at 8:30 o’clock.
Seniors graduating are:
Thelma Brown,
Aurelia Caudle,
Hettie Dowtin,
Nancv Finley.
Maggie Franklin.
Hugh Margaret Freeland,
Annie Humphreys,
Kathryn McGrath,
Georgia McGrath,
Imogene Sanders,
Frances Schumpert,
Catherine Wells,
Myrtle Wiley,
Myrtle Willis,
Mabel Winn,
.James Bell,
Ashmore Brown.
Jennings Gary Dorn,
Billy Dukes,
Billy Hanvey,
Henry Hester,
Lawrence Loveless,
James Mattison.
Thomas McComb,
Eugene Pinson,
Lawrence Strom,
Charles Wells.
Jim Neal Workman,
Thomas Minor,
Tony Patterson.
Will Your Child Be
Ready To Enter
School In Fall?
-XX-
Mt. Carmel News
Home Demonstration
Agent’s Schedule,
May 14-20, 1939
Monday. Agent’s Conference.
Tuesday. Agent’s Conference.
Wednesday, Office; Bordeaux H.
D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Russell of
\ugusta were soend the day
^’ests ^ /rrs - w - Boyd Sunday.
Mrs. Boyd accompanied them
lome for a week’s visit.
Messrs. Pat Hester and Billy
William snent the week end with
Mr. Harold Gilliam at P. C., in
Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Black of An-
lerson were guests of Mrs. Ida
Black Sunday. Mrs. Black re
mained for a week’s stay. She is
recovering rapidly from a recent
serious operation.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hester, Misses
Carolyn Hester, Frances Turner.
Opal Millwood, Helen Brewer and
Virginia Watson spent Sunday in
Brevard and Hendersonville, N. C.,
returning via Clemson to see the
Misses Matilda Bell and Ger-
trude McGrath of McCormick at
tended the Home Demonstration
Club meeting here Tuesday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd were
visitors here Sunday and worship-
The child who is to enter sch'vrt
for the first time in the fall
-bonM have a thorough examina
tion by a physician and by a
dentist in the soring or early
summer. This will allow time
during the summer for correction
of defects and fer immunization if
your child has not already been
immunized against diphtheria and
smallpox. School brings added
danger of getting communicable
diseases. If the child has not been
having half-yearly examinations
up to this time a thorough exami
nation is especially needed.
A physical defect puts a child
at a disadvantage with his school
mates. Poor sight or hearing may
make him seem dull in school and
cause him to become discouraged
and uninterested. Do not let your
child reach school age with a
handicap that can be removed.
Ask yourself these questions:
Does my child see and hear
well?
Are his teeth sound and well
kept?
Are his nose and throat in
healthy condition?
Has he been growing in height
and gaining weight? •
Are his eyes bright, his cheeks
rosy, his muscles firm, his posture
erect?
Has he been vaccinated against
smallpox and immunized agains
diphtheria (also against typhoid
fever if this is necessary)?
Has he good habits of eating
sleeping, exercise, bathing, elimi
nation, self-control, and obedi
ence?
May Day—Child Health Day is
a good time to ask yourself these
questions and to arrange to have
your child examined by a physi
cian and by a dentist.
Between the first and sixth
birthdavs children develop rapidly
and during these years they
should strengthen the foundations
of a healthv body and mind tha
have been laid during infancy.
During the preschool years the
child forms many lifetime habits
and he has many necessary things
to learn. He must learn that he
cannot have his own way all the
time, that he must take his turn
and share with others, and many
other lessons, which his parents
can teach him by good example.
The work of training children
should not be left to the mother
il'me. Parents should work to
“■ether to bring out the best in
their children.
When your child enters schoo
5 n the fall he should not only be
ohvsicallv well but he should have
learned how to share with others
take his part in study and play
and get along with other children
Gertrude McGrath.
-TXT-
S. C. Baptist Hospital
Drive Closes Sunday
Columbia, May 6.—The Rev. B.
H. Laughridge of Lancaster, di
rector of the Debt Paying and
Improvement Program now being
conducted for the Baotist Hos
pital at Columbia, has urged
workers in the Program to turn in
reports on the progress of the
drive as rapidly as possible, point
ing out that May 1, deadline for
completing the organization of the
church congregations of the State
had passed.
Citing the example set by the
Gray Court Church of the Lauren?
-in tion, which reported a
total fund subscribed amountine
o $1 00 per member, the Program
director urged that a 1 ! the Baptis*
Churches in South Carolina com
plete work on the drive and turn
; n reports v/ithout delay.
The drive, which is being carried
out bv all Baptists of South Caro
lina has a three-fold purpose, tc
nav off the total operating in
debtedness of the institution, a-
mounting to approximately $50,-
000; pay $8,500 on the hospital’s
bonded debt; and carry out a pro
gram of improvement and en
largement to the hospital plant
on Marion Street in Columbia,
The effort, bearing the endorse
ment of leaders in the Baptist
churches, as well as medical and
social circles of the State, will
come to a close with specia 1
services in all Baotist churches
oh Mother’s Day, May 14. At this
timo Program Leaders and Baotist
Officials hope the appeal will be
brought to a triumphant close.
Each Baptist Church in the
State was to have divided its con
gregation into groups of ten, each
otoiid charged with collecting
ed at the A. R. P. Church.
Work is going on rapidly on the $7.50 for the drive. In this way.
new home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. j the Key-note of the Program, “75
Scott and will be completed in a cents from each Baptist in South
r.ouole of weeks. Their home was j Carolina.” is being emphasized,
destroyed by fire just before, The deadline, for completion of
Christmas 1938. I the congregation organization was
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam and other May 1.
Thursday, Washington 4-H Club; ladies sponsored a dance at the Leading the effort is a com-
Sandv Branch H. D. C. 'community house last Thursday mittee composed of the Rev. Mr.
Friday, Office; White Town H. evening. A large crowd enjoyed Laughridge, Dr. W. M. Whiteside^
D. C. , the evening and a nice sum was superintendent of the hosoital
Number 50
Considerable Damage
By Cyclone In
McCormick County
M,onday Night
Considerable damage was done
in the Dowtin section of McCor
mick county, a short distance
from Troy Monday night at 8
o’clock by a tornado. Tom ' Tal
bert, a colored man, was killed and
the old home of the late Capt. R_
J. Robinson ' was blown down _
Further in its track the storm
struck the place of Pressley Robin
son and scattered one tenant
house over about two acres of
land. Eight persons were in the
house, but all escaped injury, none
receiving as much as a scratch.
Eleven chicken houses on L. C-
Talbert’s place were either com-
oletely destroyed or the tops
blown off. The pillars of one
cabin twisted off and the top was
badly damaged. Mr. Talbert’s
automobile house was completely
destroyed, but little damage was
done to his car. His loss on chick
ens will be heavy.
Further on the twister hit E. C_
Cheatham’s bam, damaging it
slightly. It also completely de
stroyed the birth place of John R..
Cheatham.
Saturday, Office.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
realized: and program, and members of the
| Mrs. Eula Scott was a business executive committee of the Hos-
visitor in McCormick Monday. pital Board of Trustees.
47 N Y A College Aid
Scholarships Come To
County In 3 1-2 Years
Columbia. May 9.—State Direc
tor Roger L. Cbe of the National
Youth administration reported to
day that 47 NYA college aid
scholarships went to McCormick:
county young people during the
past three and a half school yeare.
ineluding ten in 1935-36, 21 iir
1936-37, seven in 1937-38 and
nine in the first half of 1938-39.
The NYA sponsored 1.807 of
these scholarships throughout the
state during the first half of the
current school year on the basis-
of nine per cent, of enrolment afc
35 certified institutions, ranging
from three at the Lutheran semi
nary in Columbia to 148 at Clem
son college. During the oast three
and a half years, the NYA Issued
8 110 of these scholarships in the
state. \
College aid recipients earn an
average of $15 a month, working-
50 hours a month for 30 cents an
hour. A recent check showed
them engaged in 40 different
projects, including assistance in
correcting papers, laboratory and
research assistance, campus con
struction and beautification and
library work.
NYA college aid is strictly an
institutional program. The col
leges are responsible for selection
of students, assignment of proj
ects, time keeping and sending Ira
the pay roll. The NYA allocates
the funds.
1X1 ,
Dairy Cattle Clinic
At Greenville May 12
•/
Clemson, May 6.—A clinic or*
problems and diseases of dairy-
cattle, including lectures and
demonstrations, for members of
he Uoner Piedmont and Green
ville dairy herd improvement asso—
ialiens will be held in Greenville^
Friday, May 12, C. G. Cushman,
extension (dairy specialist an—
'ounces. The event, which is be—
hg sponsored by the two DHIA.
T roups. will te held at the Balsn-
ine Packing Co. plant, beginning
\t 9:30 a. m.
Discussions will cover such,
iroblems as deficiency diseases-
md proper nutrition, diseases of
he udder, internal and external
parasites, digestive disturbances-^
xnd trichmoniasis. Leading these*
liscussions and clinics will be well
known authorities including Drs.
Gon and Frank Kitchen of Green—
ulle: Dr. M. R. Blackstock of
Spartanburg; Dr. G. W. Anderson,
Prof. J. P. LaMaster, and Mr.
Cushman of Clemson; and Dr. N_
T. Ayers of Greer. *
X
For Curculio Control
Clemson, May 6.—“In some or
chards, in the Piedmont and else
where, the curculio is very numer
ous indicating that the first sum-
uer peach spray was not apoliecf
vffieient.lv early or thoroughly,
avs E. H. Rawl. extension horti
culturist, advising the picking up
of “drops” to help remedy the-
situation.
The most effective supplemen
tary control measure for curculio
s the collection and destruction of
these peach drops”, he continues.
Since most of the small peaches-
that are punctured early in the
season fall to the ground, the col-
_ection and destruction of these
drops will prevent the develop
ment of many beetles to cause
wormy peaches at harvest. Three
to five careful picking-up opera
tions should get 90 percent of the
worms that fall to the ground in
small peaches. The summer spray
schedule should of course be fol
lowed carefully.”