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T McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA; STKursiay, September 7, 1939 REMEMBER — YOU ALWAYS SAVE AT GALLANT-BELK CO. Greenwood’s Leading Department Store HOME OF BETTER VALUES With purchase of $1.00 or more in our Store during our Back to School Sale from September 5th to September 16th we will give you one free ticket to State Theatre good for Saturday morning Show, 9 a. m., Saturday, September 16, 1939. Back to School Sale, Back to School Savings and Free School Tablet also Free Ticket to Picture Show if you Shop and Save at Gallant-Belk Co. Visit each of our Five Floors. We have many other values just as good as those mentioned here. . . Bring Octagon Coupons to our 3rd floor and secure Wonderful Premiums. JUST READ A FEW OF THE WAYS YOU SAVE AT GALLANT-BELK CO. $1.98 will buy at Gallant*Belk Co. one 32-piece set of China which would ordinarily cost y° u $3.95 ! In order to get this $3.95 value for only $1.98 all you have to do is save and bring in $15.00 worth of duplicate sales tickets. $39.50 Mahogany Rocker is offered you for $15.95 with $50.00 in duplicate sales tickets. $19.95 High wing hack chair is offered you for 95 ^0*00 in duplicate sales tickets. White Electric Sewing Machine; $79.00 value for $35.95 and $100.00 in duplicate sales tickets. Save $43.05 on one machine! ' White Pedal Sewing Machine for $29.50 and $75.00 in duplicate sales tickets! Back To School Time Is Blanket Time! You Buy Belks Top Hat 72 x 84 Blankets <•$2.95 at Home of Better Values Use Our Lay Away Plan Lux, Lifebuoy, Camay, Medium Ivory Soap 5c 3 for l4c Concentrated Super Suds 2 Pk6S 15c Cakes Palmolive Soap Octagon , Laundry Soap 5 for 9c 10 for 18c 15 for 27c Large OK Soap 3 for 10 c Small OK Soap 6 for 10c OK Washing Powder 15 for 25c Octagon Washing Powder 5 for 9c 10 for 18c 15 for 27c Bring Octagon Coupons to our third floor and secure wonderful premiums! Free Tablets given to all children who in our Boys’ Department or Girls’ Department on Second Floor make a pur chase of $1.00 or more. Also those who in our Shoe Department buy a pair of shoes at $1.00 or above. USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN BUY SHOES AND SCHOOL CLOTHES from Gallant-Belk Co. for less and get free your SCHOOL TABLETS Young Men’s and Men’s Suits of better value $ j 0.9S $ <| 4.95 $0.95 Men’s Shirts & Shorts Each 4 Ap Bargain Loft I wW 2500 Yds. of Broad cloth Prints, Curtain Goods, Play Cloth Yard Cf* Bargain Loft ww 80 x 80 Sq. Good Smooth Sheeting 6 1-2c Yd See our better values in Men’s Clothing and Men’s Shoes USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN ' Big Lot New Fall Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN Hanes Shirts & Shorts Each Children’s Shoes for Fall and Winter Properly fitted with X-ray by men who know how! First Quality 9 x 12 Felt Base Rugs $3.95 Same rug advertised for $4.95 in another nearby town this date and yester day. USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN 9 x 12 Gold Seal Rugs $5.95 *" d . $4.95 9 x ioy 2 Gold Seal Rugs $4.95 USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN Children’s Shoes & Oxfords Pair Bargain Loft 98c Men’s & Women’s Oxfords & Shoes Pair Bargain Loft USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN 98c Children’s Vat Dye Fast Color Wash School Dresses 48 c Each ^ Boys’ Good and Better Overalls Each Pr. 49c Come here for all school apparel for Boys & Girls >* * USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN BUY WINTER SHOES NOW AND SAVE GALLANT-BELK CO. Greenwood’s Leading Department Store GREENWOOD, S. C. Miss Margaret Christian has re turned to her home in Montgom ery, Ala., after spending about six weeks with Misses Helen and Effie Lee Crawford. Mrs. Annie J. Andrews spent several days of last week with her sister, Mrs. Mamie E. Smith, of Evans, Ga. Miss Lillian Tuten and her visitor. Miss Madge Stogner, spent last week end at Myrtle Beach. ment at the home of Mr. Jamei W. Corley on Augusta Street. Mr. Dean attended Tulane University at New Orleans, where he took, x course in social work, and has re sumed his duties here as director of the McCormick County De partment of Public Welfare. Miss Ruby Abercrombie is on a visit of several days to Rev. and Mrs. G. N. Dulin in Andrews, N. C. Mr. James J. Collier of Plum Branch was among the business. visitors here yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. O. Graves spent the past week in Spartanburg in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Connor. Miss Alma Faulkner of Augusta, Ga., spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Faulkner. Mr. William Blackwell ' and family of Macon, Ga., spent Sun day night here with his mother, Mrs. W. G. Blackwell. Mr. L. L. Hester of Mt. Carmel was a visitor here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Robinson of Columbia were week end visitors here. Mr. J. W. Robertson of the Re- hoboth community was among the visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Faulkner of Spartanburg spent the week end here in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Faulkner and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Coleman. Mr. J. A. Young of Troy was a visitor here a short while Tuesday. Miss Rebecca Crawford, Wash ington, D. C., Mr. Robert Wesley Crawford, Loris, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Christian, and daughter, Connie, of Chattanooga, Tennes see, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crawford during this week. Mrs. J. A. Hamilton, who under went an operation at the Green wood Hospital last Thursday morning, continues to improve satisfactorily and expects to re turn home Sunday. The W. M. S. of the Baptist Church will observe a special season of prayer for State mis sions on Wednesday, September 13th, at 3:30, at the church. Mr. and Mrs. Rex M. Edward ? of near town announce the birth of a son, James Paul, on August 27th. txt Bright Spots In The Farm Scene Judge A. B. Andrews of Willing- ton was a visitor here Tuesday morning. Mrs. J. A. Christian is spending several weeks in Chattanooga Tennessee, with Mr. and Mrs. R L. Christian. Mrs. W. G. Blackwell has return ed home from a several weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs. T. E Snelling, and Mr. Snelling, of Charlotte,'N. C. Mr. and Mrs Snelling and daughters spent the week end here with her. Mr. J. M. Hemminger of Willing- ton was among the visitors here Tuesday. Mrs. D. M. McGrath returned home Saturday from a two weeks’ visit to relatives in Greenville. Her many friends will be sorry to learn of her illness. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White of Mt. Carmel were visitors here a short while Monday afternoon. # Mr. Curtis Bullock of Evans, Ga., spent the week end here with relatives. 1.. Mr. Luther Andrews, after serv ing as music director at Camp Greenville, Cedar Mountain, N. C., spent the past week here with his mother, Mrs. Annie J. Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Connor and children, Irma Joan and Klugh, Jr., of Spartanburg were week end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Graves and Mrs. Sue Connor. Mr. E. F. Bussey of Modoc was among the visitors here yesterday morning. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Talbert and daughter, Angeline, of Spar tanburg, returned to their home last Thursday, after spending a week with his mother, Mrs. Sallie Talbert, of the Buffalo commu nity.. Aiken, Aug. 19.—Two fine ex amples of top success with aspar agus in Aiken county are reported by Clair Guess, assistant counts agent. Ashton Head produced slightly more than 700 crates or. 12 acres, 36 per cent of this yield grading Colossal. A large part of this crop was sold on the local market at prices from $9.00 for some Colossal to $2.50 for . mixed crates. J. R. Corder of Monettn produced 555 crates on 4 acres, more than 35 per cent gradin'; Colossal. Both farmers jsay thrt asparagus is a crop that helps balance the farm income. Columbia, Aug. 19.—Acreage planted to crotalaria in Richland county has been largely increased, according to reports from County Agent D. R. Hopkins. “Crotalaria seed production has come to be considered one of our cash crops,” the agent says. “Approximately 20,000 pounds of seed were sold by our farmers from last year’s crop. If the seed from the present crop can all be harvested, we will have twice that amount for sale nex; spring. Those farmers who have been growing crotalaria for tw>. or more years can see the results in soil building.” Walhalla, Aug. 19.—In the Oconee county 2-acre wheat pro duction contest in which 40 farm ers participated, A. D. Bowen, of Oakway, using Boggs variety, with an official yield of 29.6 bushels per acre, won first prize of $15.00; Mrs. B. V. Martin, also of Oakway, with a yield of 25.9 bushels* won' second prize of $10.00; and Alonzo P. Martin, also of Oakway, with a yield of 25.8 bushels, won third pjcjtee of $5.00. Mrs. Martin an* ’“&izo Martin planted Marett's uS Straw, Strain 2. The average official yield of the 40 contestants was 16.27 bushels per acre, nearly double the average yield for th? county. v Orangeburg, Aug. 19.—County Agent R. D. Suber reports that in the year's business $294,974.35 was received from the sale of hogs. Payments to the shippers a- mounted to $291,622.15. Fifty-two shipments were made in 288 car ets, 1253 shippers having sold hogs through the Orangeburg livestock Association during the year. These shippers paid $2,947.- 14 as commissions but got back one-half of this in patronage divi dends. This year’s business was a substantial increase over that of he previous 15 months in which 2,641 hogs were sold for $189,- 267.65. Misses Louise and Audrey Love less have returned to their home in the Buffalo community from a week’s visit in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rheney and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ferguson spent Sunday at a family reunion at the home of Mr. Rheney’s sis ter, Mrs. A. M. Bailey, of Harlem, Ga. ' 81,209 MALARIA Oases reported in the U. S. in 1938! DON’T DELAY! 666 START TODAY with 666 Checks Malaria in seven da's. Insurance Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Dean have returned from a stay of several months in New Orleans, La., and are again occupying an apart- Fire Insurance And All Other Kinds of Insurance In cluding Life Insurance. 4 HUGH C. BROWN, McCORMICK, S. C. .