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TBUI TO OUR8ELVICS. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Thirty-Eighth Year
Modoc News
Sowing' grain and digging pota
toes is the order of the day in our
section at P^atoes are
am usually good this year.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Dukes and
Mr. and Mrs. Amose Bussev visited
Mr. and Mrs
4-H Club Members
From County Attend
State Fair 4-H Rally
Sunday up in the mountains of
N. C
^ ^ On Wednesday,' October 18th,
Donald Hancock one hundred and twenty McCor
mick- County 4-H Club members
attended the State Fair and State
Mr. Jim Clem from Greenwood! 4-H Club Rally Day exercises in
spent the past week end here with Columbia.
his brother, Mr. W. S. Clem
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. White and
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. White were the
guests Sunday to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred M. Bussey.
Messrs. Lee and Ralph
from Augusta made a short visit
here Saturday evening to their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Smauley.
Misses Permelia and Etoyle
Clem, MT. Ben F. Bussey and Mr.
William McDaniel were dinner
guests Sunday to Misses Caroline
and Hazel Dukes.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burnett from
Red HiU section were week end
guests here to Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
Bussey.
Messrs. Grover, Jr., James and
W. P. McDaniel, Mr. Barrett Ed-
rnuuds end Misses Ethel, Blanche,
Louise, Eunice and Myrtle Mc
Daniel from here attended the
birthday celebration of Mr. Euley
Dorn Sunday.
Miss Rosalie Bussey returned
home on Tuesday evening of this
week, after spending several weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Corry of
Augusta.
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Modoc H. D.
Club Meets
Approximately 5,000 boys and
girls from throughout the State
assembled in the grandstand at
11 o’clock to hear brief talks by
Honorable A. F. Lever, Co-Author
of the Smith-Lever Act, and
Honorable Burnet R. Maybank.
After the introduction of such
distinguished guests as Dr. Shel
ton Phelps, President of Winthrop
College; Mother Dora Dee Walker,
one of the oldest Extension work
ers in the nation and much be
loved by club members in every
part of the state; Dan Lewis,
State Boys’ Club Agent; Mrs. Har
riet Johnson, State Girls’ Club
Agent; and others long interested
in club work in this state, those
attending the rally witnessed a
parade which showed the organi
zation of 4-H Club work in the
state and some of the results of
4-H Club work. The McCormick
County Club boys and girls re
ported a very interesting and en
joyable trip.
D. Austin Shelley,
County Agent.
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Mt. Carmel News
The regular meeting of the
Modoc H. D. Club was held Mon
day afternoon, Oct. 23rd, in the
home of Mrs. H. W. Bailey with
eight members and one visitor
present.
Scripture reading was read by
vice-president, Miss Lucy Bussey.
The Lord’s prayer was repeated
by the club.
One of the project songs, Amer
ica The Beautiful, was sung.
The history of this patriotic
hvrnn was read by Miss Martha
Bailey.
A most helpful demonstration
on beautification was given by one
of the local leaders, Miss Lucy
Bussey, In the absence of Miss
Bell.
During the social hour the
hostess served delicious ice cream
and cake.
Reporter.
Mr. Joel Morse and sisters, the
Misses Morse, were visitors here
last Sabbath afternoon. Mr. Morse
made quite an interesting and
helpful talk on the minister’s an
nuity fund at the Presbyterian
church.
Capt. and Mrs. J. O. McCelvey
of Spartanburg visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Hester last week.
Cadet Lawrence Hester, Jr., of
The Citadel spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
L. Hester.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Scott of
Beaufort are visiting Mrs. Rebecca
Boyd and family.
Scott and Mrs.
Union Meeting
Of The Edgefield Baptist Associa
tion, Red Oak Grove Church,
Sunday, October 29th.
The regular Fifth Sunday Union
Meeting of the Edgefield Baptist
Association will be held on Sun
day, October twenty ninth, with
the Red Oak Grove Church. An
interesting program has been pre
pared, which appears elsewhere in
this paper. All churches are urged
to have delegates at this meeting,
and to prepare reports of their
work.
All church members of the asso
ciation are urged to attend, and
visitors are cordially welcomed.
The morning program will be
given over to discussion and an
address, and the afternoon pro
gram will deal with various phases
of the Baptist Training Union
work, under the leadership of Miss
Louise Bracknell, the Associational
B. T. U. Director. Dinner will be
served by the Red Oak Grove
Church. Come, and enjoy this
union meeting with us.
A. D. Croft,
For The Committee.
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Program Of The
Union Meeting
Edgefield Baptist Association, Red
Oak Grove Church. Sunday,
October 29th.
11 A. M.—Devotional—Rev. G. P.
La^ie 1 * H5 minutes.)
11:15—Roll Call and report of
the churches (15 minutes.)
Topic for discussion, “Christian
Attitudes **
11:30—“The Christian Attitude
Toward Temperance”, Mr. D. L.
Burness—(10 minutes.)
11:40—“The Christian Attitude
Toward Sabbath Observance”, Mr.
S. T. Strom—(10 minutes.)
11:50—“The Christian Attitude
Toward Immorality Within the
Church”, Mr. J. H. Courtney—
(10 minutes.)
12 M. — Inspirational address.
Rev. Yates Frady—(25 minutes.)
12:25 P. M.—Miscellaneous busi-
Mrs. D. M. McGrath
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Hettie Lois Creswell Mc
Grath, 60, wife of Daniel M. Mc
Grath, game warden of McCormick
county, died at her home here
Friday morning at ten o’clock fol
lowing an illness of three months.
A daughter of the late J. P. Cres
well and Mary Frances Brown
Creswell, she was bom April 11,
1879. in the Long Cane section of
McCormick county and had been
a resident of this section all her
life and had lived in the town of
McCormick since her marriage to
Mr. McGrath on September 6, 1905.
She was a devoted wife and mother
and a woman of many sterling
nullities and her death has cast a
pall of sadness over the whole
community. She was a devout
member of the Roman Catholic
church.
Besides her husband Mrs. Mc
Grath is survived by one son,
Michael McGrath, McCormick; five
daughters, Mrs. J. C. Massey,
Greenville: Miss Helen McGrath,
McCormick; Miss Hettie McGrath,
Greenville; Miss Annie McGrath,
Charlotte, N. C.; and Miss Georgia
King McGrath, McCormick; two
brothers, E. N. Creswell, McCor
mick; F. B. Creswell, Rock Hill;
McCormick County
Likely Get Rural
Electric Lines
County Agent D. Austin Shel
ley today said that farmers living
on or near Highway No. 43, in the
Dowtin community, on Highway
No. 104, in the Chestnut Ridge
community, and in the Sandy
Branch community are now sign
ing contracts for electric service
with the Aiken County Electric
Cooperative Association.
The Aiken Association is now
constructing approximately J50
miles of lines in Edgefield County
and will begin constructing the
lines in McCormick County im
mediately after Christmas should
the lines in this county be ap
proved.
The county agent today urged
all farmers on the proposed lines
interested in securing .electricity
for their farm to sign up at once.
It is absolutely necessary that
everyone on the proposed lines
sign up before Saturday, November
4th.
Committees appointed for the
different sections are: Highway
No. 43, E. L. Hollingsworth, W. E
Number 21
October Beauti
fication Letter
Sheppard, Jr.; Dowtin section and
and two sisters. Mrs. ’ W. D. Purdy Highway No. 104, L. C. Talbert and
and Mrs. J. C. Leard, both of p * J - Dowtin; Sandy Branch com-
— - munity, J. B. Walker and J. E.
Bell; and Chestnut Ridge, J. T.
Creswell.
See your committeeman at once.
Mrs. W. A.
Hiftiter McKinney were shopping ness, and adjournment for lunch,
in Augusta Friday. 2 P. M.—Afternoon program,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Watson, JMrs.J Baptist Training Union, Miss
Cecil Gilliam and Mr. Willie Hes
ter were visitors at the State Fair
and the Clemson and South Caro
lina ball game last Thursday.
Misses Lura Jean Watson and
Virginia Watson spent the
week end at home.
)uise Bracknell, director.
Greensboro, N. C
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence at three o’clock
Sunday afternoon in charge of the
Rev. Father H. L. Speisman of An
derson and interment made in the
McCormick City cemetery. •
Active nallbearers were six neph
ews: John Thomas McGrath, Jr.,
Daniel E. McGrath, Horace C.
Creswell, Bradley Creswell, L. D.
Cooper, Jr., of Augusta, Ga., and
Lawrence Cooper, Augusta, Ga.
Honorary pallbearers were the
Rev. A. Thad. Persons, the Rev. M.
E. Derrick, Dr. Henry Ross. Dr. C.
K. Epting. J. Fred Buzhardt, Sen
ator M. G. Dorn, R. L. Faulkner,
W. L. Brown. Mayor T. J. Sibert,
H. E. Rush. J. Frank Mattison, W.
M. Strom, W. T. Strom, C. A. Stu
art, J. O. Patterson, J. A. Talbert,
J. L. Caudle and J. P. Deason.
J. S. Strom, funeral director,
in charge.
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Mt. Carmel News
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Union Meeting And
past I Training Union Rally
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
McCORMICK, S. G
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
October 27th and 28th, \P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
Matinee Saturday 3:30 P. M.
GENE AUTRY_SMILEY BURNETTE
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MEXICALI ROSE
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OUR GANG COMEDY
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“Duel Personalities”
and
A Musical Comedy
“Somewhat Secret”
MATINEE SATURDAY 3:30 P. M. Adults 20 cents
Union Meeting and Training
Union Rally of Edgefield .Associa
tion to meet Sunday, October 29,
with Red Oak Grove Baptist
Church. The following is the
afternoon program:
Theme: Looking Unto Jesus For
Power to Reach and Hold People,
9:nn—Song Service.
2:10 — Devotional — Miss Sara
Frondes Bussey.
2:20—Roll call of churches,
Business Announcements.
2:45—Talk—Strengthen B. Y. P,
H. Membership — Miss Hortense
Woodsen.
2:55—Special Music.
3:00—Talk—How to Hold New
Members—Miss Betty Osborne.
3:10—Special Music—Miss Anne
Bussey Seigler.
3:15—Playlet—Aunt Sallie Hears
the Macedonian Call — Plum
Branch Training Union.
3:30—Song—Benediction.
B. T. U. Convention
Sullivan News
The Sullivan Home Demonstra
tion Club Is sponsoring a Hallo
we’en party and oyster sunper at
Sullivan school house, Tuesday
night, October 31. The delicious
supper will be served at 7:30
o’clock by the club members.
Everyone come to Sullivan for a
big Hallowe’en celebration!
guests
(Written For Last Week)
Mrs. Cecil Gilliam, Miss Juanita
Curtis, Jim Pat Hester and John
McAllister were Greenwood visitors
Friday evening attending the
Thornwell-Greenwood Hi Football
game.
Mrs. Todd was a visitor in Mc
Cormick Tuesday. •
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Watson at
tended the game in Due West
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Dewey Ivey of Lincoln ton.
Ga.,‘ was an attractive week end
guest of Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin.
Mrs. D. J. McAllister and Miss
Mary Hardaway were Abbeville
visitors Friday afternoon.
Mrs. H. O. Watson, Mrs. Tom
Lindley, Mrs. IT. J. McAllister and
Mrs. W. H. Horton attended the
meeting of the County Council of
Farm Women in the high school
building in McCormick Saturday.
A large crowd, an interesting pro
gram and bountiful lunch at noon
were all very much enjoyed. Mt.
Carmel club won in the canning
contest which gives $15.00 to the
Marie Cromer Scholarship Fund.
Mrs. McAllister’s jar of mixed
son, Sunday, were the latter’s
sisters, Mrs. G. L. Coleman an<
Mrs. G. T. Ouzts, of Calllson, am
a niece, Mrs. Madge Henderson, o
Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Winn were
business visitors in Augusta, Mon
day.
Preaching services were held a
Sullivan school house, Sunday
evening. The Rev. A. D. Croft de
livered a fine message to the large
audience.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Reames are
spending this week in Marion
S. C., with the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Shelley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Seigler and
children and Mr. Elliott Seigler
visited relatives in Anderson, Sun
day.
A large number from this com
munity attended the State Fair
and the Greenwood County Fair
In week.
- 1 - 11 u/UL. Mr. Roy Callison, of Marietta,
j Ga.. and Mr. Woodrow Callison, of
fT-u nr 4. on , rrr TT 1 Columbia, spent the week end
The Western Sectional B. T. U.
Convention will meet in Aiken
anH w 1 r-oiu 6 1 ve 8*tables, and Mrs. Scott’s jar of
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Calli-1 peaches were the prize winners.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
October 30th and 31st, 7 P. M. and 8:45 P. M.
JAMES DUNN ROCHELLE HUDSON
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SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
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FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
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ADMISSION: Adults, 25 cents; Children up to 12, 10 cents;
Children 12 to *5, 15 cents
^atu^dav. October 28. Dr. Vincent
Brushwyler of Newark, N. J.. Mr.
E. I,. Carnet of the Baptist Bible
Institute, New Orleans, La.. Miss
Florrie Lee Jjawton. Mr. J. L. Cor-
zine, and others will speak.
Seven associations are included
! n the division, as follows: The
Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Edisto,
Lexington, Orangeburg, and Ridge.
The convention will open at
10:30 and continue through an
afternoon session.
It is hoped that many from
Edgefield Association will attend
this convention and avail them
selves of this opportunity to learn
more about Baptist Training Union
work.
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Hallowe’en Party
At Plum Branch
Friday Night
The P. T. A. of the Plum Branch
School will sponsor a Hallowe’en
' , '>mival on Friday Night, October
27.
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Callison.
The Rev. A. D. Croft and Mr.
Strom Quarles, of Edgefield, were
supper guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Winn, Sunday.
Mr. Charles Culbreath of the
Rehoboth community left Sunday
for Thomaston, Ga.. to accept a
nosition with the Chevrolet Com
pany.
Callers in the home of Mrs. I. C.
Reames, Tuesday afternoon, were:
Mrs. J. E. Winn and children.
Misses Hattie Brunson, Corrie
Cheatham, Marie and Juanita
Reames, Mrs. Albert Seigler and
Mrs. Cecil Reames.
Miss Mary Mayson spent several
days last week in Columbia with
her sister, Mrs. W. M. Harper.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson and
Ramona, of Aiken, were week end
guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Reames.
Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist, Miss Annie
Lou Gilchrist, Mrs. J. E. Winn and
Miss Hazel Winn visited Mrs. B. P.
Talbert, Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Talbert is convalescing from a
recent tonsillectomy.
Miss Margaret Corley, Thomas
and Dick Corley are spending this
week in Greenwood, with their
Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy and
daughters were recent visitors of
Mrs. Myrtle Mauldin.
We are .glad to say Miss Monnie
Harling, who hgjs been ill for two
weeks, is improving.
The many friends of Dr. and
Mrs. Reid deeply sympathize with
them in the recent accident to
Mrs. Reid which resulted in a
fractured hip. Dr. and Mrs. Reid
are very much beloved in Mt.
Carmel and a host of friends here
are hoping for a speedy recovery.
We believe this necessitates Dr.
Reid’s absence from the Fall
meeting of Presbytery, the first
absence during his ministry. That
sure is a fine record.
We all regretted very much to
see Mr. and Mrs. Herchel Fife
leave Mt. Carmel to make their:
home in Ware Shoals for the living in Ware Shoals. We wish
winter anyway. Their sons, j them all the best of luck in their
Messrs. Alex and Billy Fife, are ; new home.
October is invariably marked
by serious preparations for winter,
but it is a splendid month for
work, for its brisk days carry a
zest completely unknown to other
mopths. The season ends with a
rush and there are. many tasks,
for many things can be done now
to relieve the strenuousness of
next spring.
Many things happen this month.
For instance, the Hunting Moon,
of historic lore, and last, but by
no means least, Hallowe’en comes
in all glory, to be made an oc
casion of great pleasure, with the
apple-bobbing, and the nut roast
ing festivities.
It is quite appropriate at this
period to study perennials, and of
the multitude which may be con
sidered the Peony makes the first
appeal. This is one of the most
popular and satisfactory of garden
perennials.
The blooms are showy without
being coarse and range in color
from white, through pink and
red, to the darkest purple, with a
few yellow among the new types.
Their foliage is decorative from,
early spring to fall and they are
absolutely hardy. They are ef
fectively used in the border in
combination with other perennials
and especially grouped as accen
tuations. There are six types of
peonies, namely: Single. Japanese,
Bomb, Semi-Double, Crown and
Rose.
Single has few petals and a few
stamens. Japanese has wider and
more conspicuous stamens. Bomb,
has some of the stamens changed
to narrow petals. Semi-Double,
has a number of the stamens
changed to broad petals. Crown
has both stamen and carpels con
verted into petals.
All Peonies thrive best in a
medium soil, not too heavy, which
has been well pulverized and en
riched. They should be planted in
the soring so that their buds or
“eyes” are not covered more than
three inches deep.
As Peonies are gross feeders it is
well to give them an annual to
dressing of well decomnosed ma
nure mixed with rich soil from the
compost heap.-
Sometimes Peonies do not pro
duce characteristic blooms the
first year after planting; but when
once established and properly fed,
they will increase in size and pro
duce beautiful blooms for 10 or 12
years.
Chief enemies of Peonies are
.blight,,, leaf blotch, and nomatode
root knot. Tb obliterate the
first three troubles spray with
weak Bofdleaux mixture several
times in - the spring, beginning
when the first tips begin to show.
Nomatode Toot knot is caused
by eel worms causing the roots to
become gnarled and knotted,
making weak, stunted plants die.
Dig suspicious looking plants in
the fall, remove all infected roots,
divide the healthy portions and
replant them, avoiding soil where
the disease has occurred.
The Peony has few insect pests.
The rose chafer is worst and can
be removed by hand picking. Ants
destroy the scale. Propagation is
done by division of the clumps in
Iso by
the
the
the fall, alsd by seed, but
seedings do not bloom until
third year.
Trusting a continuation of
studies in perennial flowers will be
pleasing.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
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There will be a short program H , yf'
given in the auditorium, side j gr f5)^ m 2^ le 1 r ’ Mrs ‘ J ' W. Callison.
shows, bingo, and other forms of Mlss Thelma Jo Gilchrist, of
entertainment. Peanuts, hot dogs, Edgefield, spent the week end with
candy and popcorn will also be her mother, Mrs. J. B. Gilchrist,
sold. ! The Rev. J. C. Diggs was the
t 1 The public is cordially invited dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
■' to come and enjoy the evening. • k Mayson Monday.
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Make way for the Toast
Trio! We’re the Three
Loaves of Bread EVERY
family should keep on
hand — Claussen’s new
“99” Bread—the all-pur
pose loaf; Claussen’s Old
Timey Bread: and Claus-
s«n’s Sandwich Bread.
We’re Kitchen Fresh!
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